Iowa Code 261A.18 – Refunding bonds — purpose — proceeds — investment of proceeds
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1. The authority may issue its obligations for the purpose of refunding obligations then outstanding, including the payment of a redemption premium on the obligations and interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or a subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of the obligations.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 261A.18
- Authority: means the Iowa higher education loan authority created by this chapter, and "members of the authority" means those persons appointed to the authority pursuant to section 261A. See Iowa Code 261A.4
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Institution: means a nonprofit educational institution located in Iowa not owned or controlled by the state or any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district, or city of the state, which is authorized by law to provide a program of education beyond the high school level and which meets all of the following requirements:a. See Iowa Code 261A.4
- Obligations: means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the authority, including interest coupons pertaining thereto, issued under this chapter, including refunding bonds. See Iowa Code 261A.4
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The proceeds of obligations issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding obligations may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of the outstanding obligations either on their earliest or a subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or at the maturity of the obligations and may, pending an application, be placed in escrow to be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on a date determined by the authority.3. Any escrowed proceeds, pending their use, may be invested and reinvested in direct obligations of the United States of America, maturing at times as appropriate to assure the prompt payment of the principal of and interest and redemption premium, if any, on the outstanding obligations to be refunded. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on an investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding obligations to be refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, a balance of the proceeds and interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments shall be returned to the institution of higher education for use by it in any lawful manner.4. Refunding obligations are subject to this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter.