1.   Issuers are able to deduct the interest they pay on TOPrs and similar securities because they are debt.

2.   If the bond is trading below par, the issuer is likely to repurchase the bond in the market.

3.   Attorneys for Monogram argue that the credit card issuer is technically a bank that is federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

4.   Bond issuers were concerned about unsolicited ratings even if they were not lower than those for which a fee was paid.

5.   A few card issuers may be headed for trouble, said James Chessen, an economist for the American Bankers Association in Washington.

6.   After a while, the issuer is more likely to boost your credit line, and other card companies will solicit your business.

7.   But he insisted credit card issuers are the main villains.

8.   But issuers are loath to admit they do this.

9.   Corporate issuers are hands-down winners in tracking stocks.