Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-8721

  • Bonds: means bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority issued under this chapter. See Idaho Code 67-8702
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
In connection with, or incidental to, the issuance or carrying of bonds, but only for the purpose of reducing the amount or duration of payment, interest rate, spread or similar risk, or to result in a lower cost of borrowing, and not for purposes of investment or speculation, the authority may enter into contracts which the authority determines to be necessary or appropriate to hedge such risk or to place the obligation of the bonds, in whole or in part, on the interest rate, cash flow, or other basis desired by the authority, including without limitation, contracts commonly known as interest rate swap agreements, interest rate caps or floors, forward payment conversion agreements, futures or hedge contracts.