Face-Amount Certificate Companies
A face-amount certificate company issues debt securities, called face-amount certificates. The certificates are backed by offering the company’s assets, such as real property or other securities as collateral. Issuers of face-amount certificates promise to pay a stated amount (the face amount) to the investor at a specified time in the future. In return, investors pay the issuer a fixed amount of money, either as a lump sum payment or in periodic installments.
With a face-amount certificate, the issuer agrees to repay the invest
