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Date Issued   8/17/2015Shares Issued  20,000,000  Overallotment shares  3,000,000S&P Rating   BB+   Moodys Rating   Baa3Security Ticker Symbol   COF-F   OTC Temp Ticker   CPTFPMarket Traded ON   NYSEDividend Payment Paid on the 1st of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/01/2015Quarterly Dividend   .3875   Annual Dividend   1.55Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 12/01/2020 for a redemption price…

The stock market recently has been bobbing up and down by a 1/2% or so each day going nowhere to speak of--which pretty much mirrors the economy in the U.S.  Seems like we are pretty much settling into an economic 'funk'--or maybe it is just the dog days of summer. With our portfolios pretty much locked into issues that we…

Insurance company National General Holdings has sold a new $25 baby bond offering.Details of the offering are here.This issue will likely NOT trade on the OTC market prior to NASDAQ trading. The exact date when shares will begin trading is not known--sometime in the next 2 weeks is probable.National General Holdings has 2 outstanding perpetual preferreds with similar coupons--these new…

Date Issued   8/18/2015Shares Issued   4,000,000  Overallotment Shares  600,000S&P Rating   NR   Moodys Rating   NRSecurity Ticker Symbol   NGHCZ  OTC Temp Ticker - Likely will not trade OTCMarket Traded On   NASDAQInterest Payment Paid on the 15th of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/15/2015Quarterly Interest   .477   Annual Interest   1.906Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 9/15/2020 for a redemption price…

Large data center owner Digital Realty Trust (ticker:DLR) has sold a new investment grade cumulative preferred offering.Details of the offering are here.This issue will begin to trade on the OTC grey market today or MondayIf you are unaware of how to buy preferred stocks at 'wholesale' prices on the OTC market  you can get the details here .Digital Realty Trust has 4 other…