high-cost debt

(b)For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term “high-cost debt” means securities or similar obligations issued before, that mature on or after, and bear a rate of interest in excess of the then current market rate for similar securities or obligations. (c)The Assistance Board shall authorize a certified institution to issue amounts of preferred stock undersufficient to—

Source

12 USC § 2278a-5(b)


Scoping language

For purposes of subsection
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