The recent ratings downgrades by both Moody's and S&P Global Ratings have placed the State of Illinois general
obligation bonds on the edge of becoming junk.
Illinois postponed a sale of $ 500 million of general
obligation bonds on Jan. 30 after a ratings downgrade increased the cost of financing.
The recent ratings downgrades by both Moody's and S&P Global Ratings have placed the State of Illinois general
obligation bonds on the edge of becoming junk.
Not exact matches
Although no state has defaulted
on general
obligation bonds in over 80 years, the 19 th century witnessed numerous instances in which states - and the Florida territory - defaulted
on their debts or even repudiated them outright.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, the city initially classified its general
obligation bonds as unsecured debt before settling with creditors for less than 100 cents
on the dollar.
an interest - bearing promise to pay a specified sum of money (the principal amount)
on a specific date;
bonds are a form of debt
obligation; categories of
bonds are corporate, municipal, treasury, agency / GSE
They decided to focus
on selecting
bonds issued by the government of Puerto Rico and its public corporations, which could include infrastructure
bonds backed by alcohol taxes and general
obligation bonds.
Credit ratings are published rankings based
on detailed financial analyses by a credit bureau specifically as it relates the
bond issue's ability to meet debt
obligations.
The settlement specifically pertains to unlimited - tax general
obligation bonds, Orr said
on «Squawk
on the Street.»
It depends
on the interest rate of the United States Treasury
bond, which is considered the «risk - free» rate because Congress can always tax people or print money to wipe out those
obligations (each has its problems, but the theory here is sound).
Despite the threat of a Lake in the Hills condemnation lawsuit to buy the Hoffman Farm
on Illinois Highway 31, the Cary Park District voted Thursday night to issue $ 12 million in general
obligation bonds to finance the acquisition of the farmland.
Sportsplex would take
on the bulk of the construction cost - about $ 5.5 million - and the Park District would issue general
obligation bonds to finance the remainder.
HOFFMAN ESTATES — The Hoffman Estates Park District Board
on Tuesday night voted unanimously to issue $ 17.7 million in general
obligation bonds for the design and construction of the Prairie Stone Community Center.
ELMHURST — The Elmhurst Park District board
on Monday authorized issuing $ 975,000 in general
obligation bonds for improvements, including repair of a ceiling in the Courts, its health facility
on West Avenue.
O'Reilly
on Twitter Monday called Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos a «prison punk» after the Long Island Republican provided a congratulatory quote
on a press release from Gov. Andrew Cuomo
on the historic improvement of the state's general
obligation bond rating.
It has a permanent tax base, so in theory it can time - shift its debt
obligations indefinitely - without even reducing the
bond - rating by simply shifting the ratio of revenue spent
on debt servicing versus every other
obligation.
Notably, in June 2012, Standard and Poor's Ratings Services lowered the county's long - term general
obligation bond rating to «BBB - «from «BBB +» and rated the management practices as «vulnerable» based
on overly optimistic budgeting.
Pension costs, including payments
on pension
obligation bonds, totaled $ 504 million, the report indicted.
If the film were described as a tutorial
on MBS (Mortgage - backed Securities), CDO (Collateralized Debt
Obligations), Credit Default Swaps, Tranches,
Bond Ratings, and Sub-Prime ARMs, most people's eyes would glaze over and they would keep skimming for showtimes of other new movie releases.
On the other hand, a secured
bond is a
bond in which specific assets are pledged to bondholders if the company can not repay the
obligation.
While covered
bonds are secured by a pool of assets, there is no guarantee that the cover pool will adequately or fully compensate investors in the event that an issuer defaults
on its payment
obligations.
A corporate
bond also comes with the risk that the company will not make good
on its
obligations, known as credit risk.
an interest - bearing promise to pay a specified sum of money (the principal amount)
on a specific date;
bonds are a form of debt
obligation; categories of
bonds are corporate, municipal, treasury, agency / GSE
So, unless something truly catastrophic happens (like the US government defaulting
on its
bonds) or people in the company break the regulations (which would invovle all kinds of serious crimes and require complicity or complete failure of the auditors), your premiums and the contractual
obligation to you would still be there, and would be absorbed by a different insurance company that takes over the defunct company's business.
For example, the annual return
on long - term US Treasury
bonds is likely to be very different from the return reported for high - yield corporate
bonds or general
obligation (GO) municipal
bonds.
The Capital Base included in CPR is also likely to be overstated because the investment assets of the
bond insurers consist primarily of
bond insurer guaranteed
obligations that are valued inclusive of the guarantee, when they should be valued
on an unwrapped basis.
You might use them to fund a future
obligation on a specific date: if you know that you will need your money in 2015 for a down payment, you could buy the RBC Target 2015 ETF instead of putting it in a savings account or buying a four - year
bond or GIC.
The U.S. territory also is grappling with $ 70 billion in debt, ratings firms have downgraded its
bonds to one notch above junk and investors fear it could default
on its
obligations.
* Review focused
on bonds issued by and are the general
obligation of counties and cities.
When you own a
bond, your name is just
on someone's temporary
obligation.
Unlike corporate
bonds or municipal
bonds, Treasuries are considered to have a zero chance of default; markets assume that the U.S. will always make good
on its financial
obligations.
the dollar amount of all interest earned
on government and corporate debt
obligations and short - term certificates of deposit, as well as interest earned from cash in a brokerage account; for
bond ladders it represents the estimated annual income that will be received from the securities that make up the rung; the income is calculated by multiplying the coupon rate by the quantity of
bonds (face value)
a type of municipal
bond backed by the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the issuer, specifically its ability to collect taxes; only entities that have the right to levy and collect taxes can issue general
obligation bonds; certain governmental entities are subject to legal limits
on the amount of taxes that they can impose, and their issues are called limited - tax general
obligation bonds; unlimited - tax
bonds are issued by government entities that are not subject to those limits
On the other hand, from the point of view of a distressed
bond buyer seeking to reorganize the company, the market price of the debt
obligation (particularly as a percentage of claim) becomes the key number.
The credit ratings are published rankings based
on detailed financial analyses by a credit bureau specifically as it relates to the
bond issue «rs ability to meet debt
obligations.
Surety
bonds, like most
bond issues, tend to be quite large and therefore the issuing organization assumes more risk should the company which took
on the debt go out of business or fail to meet financial
obligations of the issuance.
Puerto Rico municipal
bonds have enjoyed a positive bounce in 2016 however the general
obligation bonds are still a small anchor
on performance of the high yield municipal
bond market as the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to - d
bond market as the S&P Municipal
Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to - d
Bond Puerto Rico General
Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to - date.
The second type, credit derivatives, is based
on credit risk, or the probability of a
bond issuer defaulting
on an
obligation.
A
bond option is the right, but not
obligation, to buy (via a call) or sell (via a put) a specified face value of
bonds at an agreed price (the strike price)
on or before the option expiration date (in the case of American - style options) or only
on the expiration date (for European - style options).
The risk for
bond investors that the issuer will default
on its
obligation (default risk) or that the
bond value will decline and / or that the
bond price performance will compare unfavorably to other
bonds against which the investment is compared due either to perceived increase in the risk that an issuer will default (credit spread risk) or that a company's credit rating will be lowered (downgrade risk).
Interest
on private - activity
bonds [other than 501 (c)(3)
obligations] issued after August 7, 1986, is used for such a calculation.
For purposes of state income tax, interest
on United States savings
bonds, United States treasury bills, and various other
bonds or
obligations of the United States and U.S. territories are exempt.
If the issuer of a
bond does not default
on its
bond obligations, but makes other financial mistakes that lower the issuer's credit rating, the value of the
bonds likely drops.
Municipal
Bond Risk (Municipal
Bond Fund only): The value of municipal
bonds that depend
on a specific revenue source or general revenue source to fund their payment
obligations may fluctuate as a result of changes in the cash flows generated by the revenue source (s) or changes in the priority of the municipal
obligation to receive the cash flows generated by the revenue source (s).
Listed companies must also give information
on their
bonds to the ASX as part of their disclosure
obligations.
The election
on April 4 will ask voters in Kansas City a simple yes or no for Question 3, which would approve a general
obligation bond package that includes the shelter and «Americans with Disabilities Act improvements to public buildings and structures.»
The American Bar Association's (ABA) Forum
on Construction Law event focused
on the key insurance and surety
bond products available to transfer risk and
on issues concerning the relationship between those insurance products and contract provisions and performance
obligations.
The event focused
on the key insurance and surety
bond products available to transfer risk and
on issues concerning the relationship between those insurance products and contract provisions and performance
obligations.
Arik focuses his practice
on public finance in a variety of capacities, including
bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, borrower's counsel and credit enhancer's counsel in connection with the issuance of tax - exempt
bonds and taxable
obligations.
For the most part, however, because enforcing debts against state governments is so difficult, transactions are structured as much as possible to prevent the need to enforce debts in that way through (1) legal limitations
on governmental liability, (2) legislative budget rules requiring interest
on debt and currently due principal payments to be made first, (3) third - party
bonding of state and local governmental construction projects, (4) the creation of publicly owned corporations whose debts can only be collected out of the corporation's assets and revenues, and (5) avoidance of trade credit
obligations by paying bills in cash.