Ullman is reportedly planning to reinstate many of the sales and coupon tactics Johnson had done away with, then later brought back in more limited ways.
But on EA's official forum, Origin's community manager Sam Houston said the company would "honour all sales made with the coupon code over the weekend and hope fans enjoy their games".
The most popular and widely held munis are general obligations of the issuer, and its coupon interest is usually paid by specific revenues such as water usage or sales tax revenues.
Better yet, by acquiring several coupon circulars each week, consumers will have multiple coupons to use during sales and be able to stock up on their favorite items at low prices.
The loss is only real if you decide to sell the bond before it matures, therefore forgoing the future coupon payments that would offset the loss in principal, and lock in that sales price below par.