Debt securities generally offer a higher rate of interest than bank deposits, and equities may offer the prospect of capital growth.

Debt securities are generally issued for a fixed term and redeemable by the issuer at the end of that term.

Debt securities may be protected by collateral or may be unsecured, and, if they are unsecured, may be contractually " senior " to other unsecured debt meaning their holders would have a priority in a bankruptcy of the issuer.

* Debt held by the public includes Treasury securities held by investors outside the federal government, including that held by individuals, corporations, the Federal Reserve System and foreign, state and local governments.

* Debt held by government accounts or intragovernmental debt includes non-marketable Treasury securities held in accounts administered by the federal government that are owed to program beneficiaries, such as the Social Security Trust Fund.

Debt held by government accounts represents the cumulative surpluses, including interest earnings, of these accounts that have been invested in Treasury securities.

* Gilt-edged securities, also known as " gilts ", government bonds issued in the United Kingdom for HM Treasury by the UK Debt Management Office

* Debt securities that the enterprise has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as " held-to-maturity " securities and reported at amortized cost less impairment.

* Debt and equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as " trading " securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings.

* Debt and equity securities not classified as either held-to-maturity securities or trading securities are classified as " available-for-sale " securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of shareholders ' equity ( Other Comprehensive Income ).

* New Zealand Debt Market ( NZDX ), for corporate and government bonds and fixed-income securities.

Additionally, Federal Reserve Banks, acting as Treasury ’ s fiscal agents, operate critical systems in support of Public Debt Programs and perform a variety of processing and customer service functions in marketable and savings securities.

Note that the responsibility for issuing new U. S. Treasury securities lies with the Bureau of the Public Debt.

Debt holdings may also offer some measure of control to the investor if the company is a fledgling start-up or an old giant undergoing ' restructuring '.

In June 2010, the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan published the report ' Unpaid Debt ', arguing why Lundin may have been complicit in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

' In his Pagans Debt and Dowry ( 1651 ; 1671, a reply to Thomas Barlow ), which led to a controversy with Obadiah Howe, he argues that without the letter of the gospel heathens may be saved.

Debt levels may therefore be about $ 100 trillion.

Debt is often issued with a repayment plan ( a " time to maturity " in some cases ), repayment times may be between a few days ( interbank cash flow management ) and 50 years or longer ( consumer real estate debt ).

Debt collectors who work on commission may be highly motivated to convince debtors to pay the debt ; These practices are highly regulated by The Fair Debt Collection Practices act, State laws to protect consumers, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ), the Federal Trade Commission, and State regulatory agencies.

* Debt stigma: Debt collectors not aware that a debtor has moved out of a particular residence may continue their pursuit at the same location, resulting in harassment to innocent subsequent occupiers.

As an alternative to bankruptcy a debtor may propose an Individual Voluntary Arrangement ( IVA ) to his creditors ( see Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 ) or a Debt Relief Order if debts do not exceed a certain threshold.

International Debt will reach 25 % of the GDP by 2010, down from 35 % in 2006, and will be only 12 % of the GDP by 2015.

Thus creating value for the firm, as Debt is thought to be a cheaper source of finance.

Debt bondage can be passed on from generation to generation, with children required to pay off their parents ' debt.

Assuming Chavez was approximately 10 years old in 1979, that places the events of Debt of Honor to be in or near 2000, although the overall technology presented in the novel and its successive novels Executive Orders and Rainbow Six ( especially in regards to the sophistication of internet technology ) are more consistent with the mid-1990's.

A 3rd-party collector for a hospital bill would be covered under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

The purpose of this conversion was similar to the old one: Debt holders and annuitants might receive less return in total but a difficult to sell investment was transformed into shares which could be readily traded.

Debt bondage can be passed on from generation to generation.

The resulting debt became known as the " California War Debt " or " Army Appropriations Bill " and in 1854-though not entirely clear why, as Secretary of War Jefferson Davis wrote California that their ' war ' expenditures could not be authorized without the original bills of sale to verify the purpose was one intended by congress ; the bill of sale for the bounty was the head.

Bad Debt is a loan that can not ( partially or fully ) be repaid by the debtor.

Debt allows people and organizations to do things that they would otherwise not be able, or allowed, to do.

It was Cambon who made the initial suggestion for the state debt to be " rendered republican and uniform " and it was he who proposed to convert all the contracts of the creditors of the state into an inscription in a great book, which should be called the " Great Book of the Public Debt ".< ref > Adolphe Thiers, George Thomas, Frederic Shoberl.

The reason why the funds couldn't be raised through the Riksbank was that its notes had to be backed by Silver ( commodity money ) to two thirds, while no such restrictions applied for the promissory notes ( credit money ) issued by the Debt office.

Debt was to be avoided and not used to finance consumption, but only when in need.

Debt consolidation can simply be from a number of unsecured loans into another unsecured loan, but more often it involves a secured loan against an asset that serves as collateral, most commonly a house.

The ECGD has been the subject of criticism by UK-based NGOs ; the Cornerhouse ( see The Corner House ( organisation )) has claimed that the ECGD has in effect provided public subsidy for bribery ; Campaign Against Arms Trade has argued that the ECGD provides excessive levels of support for arms sales ; Jubilee Debt Campaign has argued that the cancellation of debts owed to the ECGD should not be counted towards UK Official Development Assistance figures ; World Wide Fund for Nature argues that excessive greenhouse gases are emitted from ECGD-supported projects and that this is inconsistent with wider UK environmental policy.

This was intended to be applied to the repayment of the National Debt but was instead mainly used for day-to-day necessities.

European involvement began with the creation of the Public Debt Administration, after which a relatively peaceful period meant no wartime expenditures and the budget could be balanced with lower levels of external borrowing.

Lord North recommended " the Creation of a Fund, to be appropriated, and invariably applied, under proper Direction, in the gradual Diminution of the Debt.

In their song " 債 " ( Debt ), they stated that many Chinese parents send their children to the opposite side of the world only to have them grow up to be " Caucasians with yellow skin " ( Cantonese lyrics: "") while the parents have distanced themselves with their children and are not assuming the responsibilities of raising them.

The Economist called her a " scintillating wordsmith " and an " expert literary critic ", but commented that her logic does not match her prose in Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, a book which commences with the conception of debt and its kinship with justice.

Stynes wasted no time attempting to change the club's direction and eliminate debt, introducing a drive called " Debt Demolition ", beginning with a call for members to sign-up.

* Debt forgiveness was also found in Ancient Athens, where in the 6th century BCE, the lawmaker Solon instituted a set of laws called seisachtheia, and which canceled all debts and retroactively canceled previous debts that had caused slavery and serfdom, freeing debt slaves and debt serfs.

4646, called the Debt Free America Act that would introduce a 1 % financial transaction tax and eliminate federal income tax.

Debt issued by government-backed agencies is called an agency bond.

The agreement came into force in July 2006 and has been called the " Multilateral Debt Reduction Initiative ", MDRI.

Still reeling from the financial Panic of 1819, state politicians had split into two camps: those who supported legislation favorable to debtors ( the Debt Relief Party ) and those who favored the protection of creditors ( typically called Anti-Reliefers.

Stamp was often called to serve on public commissions, committees and boards: he was a member of the Royal Commission on Income Tax, 1919, the Northern Ireland Finance Arbitration Committee, 1923 – 24, the Committee on Taxation and National Debt, 1924, the Dawes Reparation Commission's Committee on German Currency and Finance, 1924, the Young Committee in 1929 and the Economic Advisory Council, 1930-39.

In sum, under Georgia law, execution of a mortgage ( called a " Deed to Secure Debt " or " Security Deed ") by one co-tenant does not sever the joint tenancy.

The show's bonus round was played in two stages called " Get Out of Debt " and " Bet Your Debt ".

During 2005 she wrote a column for The Village Voice called " Generation Debt: The New Economics of Being Young ".

* In an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit called " Debt ", the detectives fight against a snakehead gang.