Bond Indentures
Bond covenants or indentures are legal documents signed between a bond holder and a bond issuer that is meant to protect the interests of both parties. It specifies in detail the terms and condition of the bond and provides an avenue for arbitration in case of a dispute. The disclosure information shown in the fine print may include an arbitration provision for resolving disputes with an arbitrator thus denying the consumer the opportunity to go to court. Some of the information in the fine print may be unfair or misleading to the average consumer in that some of the details may be coached in technical jargon difficult to understand.
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