Topic: Evaluating Credit Risk in the Muni Market
June 16, 2015
@ 1:00 pm Eastern
The City of Chicago credit downgrade has put the municipal bond industry on alert and brought new questions to the forefront about the role of credit ratings in the bond financing process. What do cities, states, and conduit issuers need to know about credit risk in today’s municipal bond market? During this installment of the CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, hear our expert panel discuss credit trends, factors to know when seeking a credit rating, and the perspectives of the ratings agencies on the current legislative and regulatory environments.
Moderator
Rena Nakashima
Senior Product Manager
The Bank of New York Mellon
Speakers
Rachel Cortez
Vice President/Senior Analyst/Manager
Public Finance Group
Moody’s Investor Service
Laura Kuffler-Macdonald
Senior Director
Standard & Poor’s
Richard Raphael
Managing Director
Fitch Ratings
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