Rules for bond interest rates, prices, and sales

(a) The bonds shall bear interest at rates payable at times that the corporation, with the approval of the governor, may determine except for deeply discounted bonds that are subject to redemption or retirement at their accreted value; provided that the discounted value of the bonds shall not exceed ten per cent of any issue; and provided further that no bonds may be issued without the approval of the director of finance and the governor. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the corporation, subject to the approval of the director of finance and the governor, may issue bonds pursuant to section 201H‑72, in which the discounted value of the bonds exceeds ten per cent of the issue. (b) The corporation may include the costs of undertaking and maintaining any housing project or projects or loan program for which the bonds are issued in determining the principal amount of bonds to be issued. In determining the costs of undertaking and maintaining the housing projects, the corporation may include the cost of studies and surveys; insurance premiums; underwriting fees; financial consultant, legal, accounting, and other services incurred; reserve account, trustee, custodian, and rating agency fees; and interest on the bonds for a period determined by the corporation, or the estimated expenditure of borrowed funds for any loan program for which the bonds are issued.