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Development Bond Finance Reference Guide...




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About the Development Bond Finance Reference Guide
The Development Bond Finance Reference Guide provides practitioners with a solid foundation for understanding the use of tax-exempt bonds, with an emphasis on small issue industrial development bonds and 501(C)(3) bonds. This guide covers municipal and industrial development bonds, governmental and qualified private activity bonds, small issue tax-exempt bond financing (IDBs, IDRBs, IRBs), 501(c)(3) bonds, role of bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel, role of the trustee, bond ratings and credit analysis, structuring and sizing bond issues, and how bonds are sold. Also included is a glossary of municipal finance terms.

The Development Bond Finance Reference Guide is the primary curriculum for CDFA's Intro Bond Finance Course.

Chapter 1: Governmental and Qualified Private Activity Bonds
Covering: Governmental Bonds, Private Activity Bonds, Volume Cap, Cost of Issuance, Arbitrage and Rebate, TEFRA Hearing and Approval Procedures

Chapter 2: The Role of Bond Counsel
Covering: History of Bond Counsel, Role of Bond Counsel, Documents Prepared by Bond Counsel

Chapter 3: Small Issue Tax-Exempt Bond Financing
Covering: Industrial Development Bonds, General Guidelines Defining Manufacturing, Limitation on Capital Expenditures

Chapter 4: 501(c)(3) Bonds
Covering: Tax Exemption of 501(c)(3) Organizations, Qualified 501(c)(3) Bonds, Private Activity Bond Requirements, Institutional Fundraising and Arbitrage Relationships

Chapter 5: The Role of Underwriter's Counsel
Covering: Role of Underwriter's/Placement Agent's Counsel, Rule 15c2-12 Requirements and Exceptions, Disclosure, The SEC and MSRB

Chapter 6: The Role of the Trustee
Covering: Legal Definition of a Trustee, Origin of Trustees, Role of the Trustee, Trustee Fees

Chapter 7: Bond Ratings and Credit Analysis
Covering: Significance of Ratings, Bond Rating Criteria, Bond Rating Categories, Letter of Credit Criteria

Chapter 8: Structuring and Sizing Bond Issues
Covering: Structuring a Bond Issue, Types of Security, Credit Enhancement, Fixed vs. Variable Rate Debt, Interest Rate Structure Options, Sizing the Issue

Chapter 9: How Bonds Are Sold
Covering: Competitive vs. Negotiated Sale, Private Placement, Role of Finance Professionals, Bringing a Negotiated Issue to Market, Bank Qualified, Low Floater Bonds, Investment of Bond Proceeds

Glossary of Municipal Finance Terms
175 municipal finance terms explained in glossary format

Resources & References
Detailed information about the guide with recommended web sites for more information

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