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Face-amount certificate

A Debt security issued by a Type of mutual Fund called a face amount Certificate company. The Debt holder makes payments periodically to the issuer, and the Issuer agrees to pay to the holder the face value at Maturity (or a different amount if the security is called prior to maturity).

Related Terms: 14 Call, Certificate, Debt, ECU, Face amount, Fund, FICA, Issuer, Maturity, Mutual fund, Rent, SEC, Sue, Type
Other Related Pages: Category: Mutual_Funds Starting With: F
Additional Related Terms: 10-K, Average collection period, Accreted value, Accrual of discount, Agency security, Amortization of premium, Amortized value, Asset-backed security, At par, All or any part