Session 14: Fixed Income: Valuation Concepts Reading 51: General Principles of Credit Analysis
LOS h: Explain how the creditworthiness of municipal bonds is assessed and contrast the analysis of tax-backed debt with the analysis of revenue obligations.
Which of the following statements regarding the comparison of "general obligation" and "revenue" municipal bonds is FALSE?
A) |
Revenue bonds must be evaluated with respect to their covenants such that revenues from the project are not redirected toward other uses within the community. | |
B) |
Revenue bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the issuing municipality. | |
C) |
General obligation bonds must be evaluated with respect to the issuer's existing debt structure and the ability of the local government to generate the requisite level of taxes to repay the debt. | |
The cash flows (revenue) from the project that the revenue bond funded are used to service the bond. |