The date on which the principal must be paid to investors, which is later than
the expected maturity date.
Not exact matches
The Refunding Bonds are
expected to mature on June 1, 2018 through and including June 1, 2022 and are
expected to be subject to optional redemption prior to
maturity with first optional redemption
dates ranging from June 1, 2014 through and including June 1, 2017, depending on the specific bonds.
The
maturity date of the loan is
expected to occur in 2041.
Since the credit union
expects to use your money for a fixed period there is an «early withdrawal» penalty for deposits withdrawn before the
maturity date.
That's where the YTM comes in: it factors in both the coupon payments and the
expected capital loss and tells you what your total return will be if you hold the bond (or the ETF) until its
maturity date.
For individual bonds, there is a
maturity date at which you can
expect to receive the face value of the bond (the issuer's creditworthiness is important here).
Interestingly, the most recently published holdings included a Puerto Rico long bond with
maturity date of 2035, a risky position an investor would probably not
expect in this global equity fund.
As would be
expected, the yields of these funds — interest and dividends after expenses divided by average net asset value — increase as the target
date approaches
maturity.
Rating agencies are taking action in response to their view of the increased risk that certain FFELP ABS bonds will not be paid in full on their legal final
maturity dates as a result of slower than
expected repayment rates on FFELP student loans.
Once the
maturity date has been reached, the lender
expects the balance to be repaid in full, no matter how high or low that balance might be at the
maturity date.
If the issuer can buy back their bonds before the
maturity date, this will affect any interest payments that you
expect to get over the life of the bond.