1. Depfa is refinancing its loans mainly via collateralized fixed-income bonds called pfandbriefe. 2. -- Allstate Corp ., $ 250 million of 100-year quarterly income bond securities. 3. By contrast, the average taxable fixed-income bond fund return 16 percent last year. 4. A regular income bond will earn 16 percent, paid half-yearly, and mature after 10 years. 5. Transamerica Finance Corp ., 10 million $ 25 senior quarterly income bond securities due in 2028. 6. If you had deflation, you'd be better off in a fixed-income bond than in an inflation-index bond. 7. Suppose also that this country can issue debt using a fixed-income bond with a coupon of 7 %. 8. "I'm comfortable with Sprint, " said John Bianchi, who runs the $ 1.25 billion Smith Barney High-Income Bond Fund. 9. Northwest Airlines, $ 100 million of $ 25 quarterly income bond securities due 2039, Ba2 / BB /-- -. 10. One bond fund manager who unloaded his holdings even earlier is Gregory Lobo at the HGK Fixed-Income Bond fund.