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Our Latest Bond Offering

Issue: Metropolitan Washington, D.C.
Type: Airports
Coupon: 4.125%
Price: $105.00
Call Date: 10/01/2020 @ 100
Maturity Date: 10/01/2028 @ 100
Yield To Worst: 3.438%
Yield To Maturity: 3.716%
Moody's/S&P Aa3/AA-
Other: Non – AMT

 

Bonds are subject to availability and price change. Minimum purchases may apply. Information as of 4/16/12. Yields represent yield to maturity or yield to worst call as indicated. Prices and yields are subject to change based upon market conditions and availability. A credit rating of a security is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Ratings do not remove market risk.

Credit quality ratings are assigned by Moody's Investor Service and Standard & Poor's. See table below for a description of the various ratings

Insurance, if specified, relates to the timely payment of principal and interest. Insurance does not guarantee market value or protect against fluctuations in bond prices. No representation is made as to the insurer's ability to meet its financial commitments.

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Bond Ratings

Moody's Investor's Service, Inc.

Standard & Poor's Corp.

Rating Description

Aaa

Highest quality. Considered to have minimal credit risk.

Aa

High quality. Considered to have very low credit risk.

A

Upper-medium grade. Considered to have low credit risk.

Baa 

Medium grade. Considered to have a moderate level of credit risk and may have some speculative qualities.

Ba

Below investment grade. Considered to have significant credit risk and has speculative qualities.

B

Below investment grade. Considered to have a high level credit risk and is speculative in nature.

Caa

Below investment grade. Considered to have a very high level of credit risk and is in poor standing.

Ca

Below investment grade. Considered highly speculative and may be in default or near default.

C

Below investment grade. Usually in default with little chance of paying back principal and/or interest.

Moody's Investors Services
Note: Moody's applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

Rating Description

AAA

Highest rating. Issuers ability to repay principal and interest is extremely strong.

AA

Issuer's ability to repay principal and interest is very strong.

A

Issuer's ability to repay principal and interest is strong. However, the issuer is more vulnerable to economic conditions.

BBB

Issuer's ability to repay principal and interest is adequate. However, the issuer is more vulnerable to economic conditions or changing circumstances

BB

Below investment grade. Issuer has the ability to repay principal and interest. However, adverse business, financial or economic conditions may impair the issuer's ability to repay principal and interest.

B

Below investment grade. Issuer has the ability to repay principal and interest. However, repayment may be difficult during times of adverse business, financial or economic conditions.

CCC

Below investment grade. Issuer vulnerable to not repaying principal and/or interest. Repayment is dependent on favorable business, financial and/or economic conditions. The issuer may have a difficult time repaying principal and/or interest.

CC

Below investment grade. Issuer highly vulnerable to not repaying principal and/or interest.

C

Below investment grade. Issuer very vulnerable to not repaying principal and/or interest. Could also be an issuer during bankruptcy filing, but is still making payments.

D

Below investment grade. Issuer is currently in default.

Standard & Poor's
Plus (+) or minus (-)
The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.



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