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Republican Bid to End Virus Lending Slows Relief Deal.
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Jerome Powell Sees Fed’s Limits and Punts to Congress.
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California Health Facilities Financing Authority’s $500 million Housing Bond Wins Deal of the Year.
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Fitch Ratings Updates Criteria for U.S. Public Finance Prerefunded Bonds.
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Fitch: US State Revolving Fund and Municipal Finance Pool Sector Performance Remains Strong
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Fitch Ratings Updates Completion Risk Criteria.
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Fitch Ratings Updates Coronavirus Scenarios for U.S. State and Local Governments.
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Fitch: Vaccine Mitigates Downside for US Public Finance; Risks Remain
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Fitch: Employment Growth Slowing for U.S. States
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S&P: U.S. Charter School Medians In 2019 Were Stable Pre-COVID-19, But Disparity Grows Between Higher And Lower Rated Schools
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Rating Actions, November 2020.
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Municipal Volumes Cut in Half from October to November.
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Moody’s Talks – Outlook Connections Podcast Series
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Migration to Low Tax States and the Muni Market.
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What Investors Should Expect from 2021’s Municipal Bond Market.
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2020 Takeaway For Muni Market Is Resilience: Kazatsky (Radio)
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S&P U.S. Public Finance 2020 Year In Review: One Like No Other
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S&P U.S. State Ratings And Outlooks: Current List
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S&P History Of U.S. State Ratings.
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Fitch: Coronavirus Fallout to Worsen for U.S. Higher Education in 2021
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Fitch: Strong Bal. Sheets, Fed Subsidies May Cushion Housing in 2021
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S&P: The Opioid Crisis Is A Credit Risk For U.S. Local Governments, Especially After COVID-19
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S&P Medicaid Diagnosis: U.S. States’ Growing Caseloads Come With Rising Costs
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Fitch: U.S. NFP Hospitals Brace for a Tough 2021
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Fitch: Stable Outlook for U.S. NFP Life Plan Communities in 2021
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Fitch: U.S. Water & Sewer Utilities Stable in 2021
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Fitch: Operating and Financial Resilience Key for U.S. Public Power in 2021
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The Emergency Funding Ideas That Could Help Keep Transit Alive.
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Wisconsin Public Finance Authority – More Scandal.
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Rent-A-Muni Issuer Scored Market Access for Bond Now at 11 Cents.
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Nashville Stadium Bond Deal Tests Future of Spectator Sports.
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How To Avoid Stepping Into Hazardous Municipal Bond Issues Caused By Covid-19.
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Municipal Funds-Of-Funds Are Not A Slam Dunk.
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Wall Street Muni Underwriters Poised for Record Year in 2020.
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Wall Street Diverges on Muni Sales as Citi Sees $550 Billion.
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PFN Releases Advance Refunding Myth Buster: NABL
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NSAA Requests Single Audit Extension.
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PRAC Releases Agile Toolkit.
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In Blue States and Red, Pandemic Upends Public Services and Jobs.
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Nobody Is Going to Conventions. Convention Centers Are Growing Anyway.
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A Framework for Analyzing Municipal Climate Risk.
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State of Local Government Survey of U.S. Cities and Counties Reveals Trends Around COVID, Remote Work, and Digital Infrastructure Investments.
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Muni Bonds Battered by Covid Rally With Market Eyeing Recovery.
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3 Reasons Why The Senate Race Matters For Municipal Bonds.
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Fitch: U.S. States’ Path to Economic Recovery (Declining Fiscal Support, Slowing Employment Revival and Resurging Coronavirus Expected to Extend Road to Recovery)
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Powell Questions Treasury Actions: Discussion of Stimulus Resurfaces
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States and Cities Plead for More Time to Spend Federal Covid Aid.
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Powell, Mnuchin Embrace New Stimulus After Fed Lending Rift.
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Private College And University Fiscal 2019 Median Ratios: Changing Landscape Leads To Weakening Credit Measures
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S&P: U.S. Public College And University Fiscal 2019 Median Ratios Remain Generally Stable Although Operating Stress Looms
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Fitch: CDC Coronavirus Vaccine Priorities Positive for Senior Living
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Fitch: New No Cruise Order Would Be Neutral for US Cruise Lines, Ports
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Here’s What the Water Sector Wants from Congress and President-Elect Biden.
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Federal Relief Proposals Aren’t Enough to Thwart Some of the Worst Transit Cuts.
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The MTA Could Be the Last to Tap the Fed’s Muni Facility. Wall Street Watchers Fret Its End.
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From Service Cuts to Budget Shortfalls: What Is in Store for American Transportation Agencies?
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‘Existential Peril’: Mass Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S.
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Fitch: Coronavirus Muddies 2021 Outlook for U.S. Transportation Infrastructure
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The Fastest-Growing Fixed Income Sector: Taxable Muni Bonds
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Demand for Taxable Munis To Continue in 2021: Kazatsky (Radio)
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Why Taxable Municipal Bonds Are Booming and How to Invest in Them.
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BAB: Taxable Munis Still Offering Value
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Future Returns: Insured Munis Offer Stable Income and Peace of Mind
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Premium Bonds As a Cushion for Rising Rates.
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S&P: Approval Of Nontraditional Revenues Dominates Recent Ballot Measures For U.S. State And Local Governments.
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Fitch Ratings Releases U.S. Public Finance Transition and Default Study.
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Fitch Ratings Updates Criteria for US NFP Hospitals & Health Systems and State Revolving Funds.
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S&P: COVID-19 Activity In U.S. Public Finance
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GFOA Elected Official’s Guides – Understanding the Fiscal Health of Your Community
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S&P: The Post-Election Landscape For U.S. Public Finance
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U.S. 2020 Election Investment Pulse: Neutral To Positive For Municipals.
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Fitch: US Election Largely Credit-Neutral to Healthcare Sectors
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S&P: The Post-Election Landscape For U.S. Public Finance
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Don’t Discount States for U.S. Climate Progress.
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What Cities Need From the Biden Administration in the First 100 Days.
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Congress is Forcing Cities to Defund the Police, Firefighters, and Schools.
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Cities Still Need Their Lifeline From the Fed.
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Congress Splits Along Party Lines Over Fed-Facilities Move.
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Treasury-Fed Clash Exposes Broader Policy Stress.
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Without Fed’s MLF, Stakeholders Warn of a Fragile Future for Munis.
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Credit, Muni Markets Shrug Off Treasury Threat to End Fed Programs.
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Investors Say Fed ‘Backstops’ Removed by Treasury Were Little Used but Lifted Confidence.
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Muni Market Faces Test With Cut to Fed Lifeline That Ended Crash.
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Fed to Return Lending-Backstop Funds to Treasury as Requested.
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This Fed-Treasury Public Fight Has No Winners.
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Treasury Seeks Unused Funds From Fed in Clash With Central Bank.
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The Treasury Is Asking the Fed for Its Money Back. Here’s What It Means for Markets.
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Biden Needs to Fix Mnuchin’s Big Mistake.
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Steven Mnuchin’s Finest Hour.
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Letter from Chair Powell to Secretary Mnuchin Regarding Emergency Lending Facilities.
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Mnuchin-Powell Split Shows Rare Discord as Economy Struggles.
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Municipal CUSIP Request Volume Continues to Surge.
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Agencies Provide Temporary Relief to Community Banking Organizations.
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Stakeholders Expect Next DOT Secretary to Have a Muni Edge.
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Public Infrastructure/Private Service Model For 21st Century Broadband Proves Worthy.
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EPA Receives 67 New Requests for WIFIA Financing.
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Ready or Not, 5G is Coming: Governments Need To Be Prepared Today.
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Still See Continual Inflows Into Muni Market: Kazatsky (Radio)
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HY Munis Worth A Look Vs. HY Corporate Credit Right Now.
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Municipal Bonds: The State Of The States
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Amid a Spate of New Issuance, Municipal Bonds Stand Strong.
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More High-Yield Muni Borrowers Are Defaulting but Investors Still Want In.
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The Mnuchin-Powell Dream Team Faces Its Biggest Test.
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What Does President-Elect Joe Biden’s Presidency Mean for Municipal Debt Markets?
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Municipal Bonds Faring Well Despite Election/Pandemic Uncertainty.
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Public Finance Sector Optimistic about Biden Presidency.
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What Does President-elect Joe Biden’s Presidency Mean for Municipal Debt Markets?
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Five Ways The Biden Administration May Affect U.S. Transportation.
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States and Localities Shouldn’t Count on More Federal Aid.
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Fed’s Mester Says All Emergency Lending Facilities Should Be Extended.
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Federal Reserve’s Emergency Loan Programs at Center of Political Fight.
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Political Battle Looms Over Fed’s Emergency Loan Programs.
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With the Election Over, Will Covid Stimulus Actually Move Forward?
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Divided Government May Push the Fed to Go Bigger. Here’s What That Might Look Like.
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Here Are All The Coronavirus Relief Programs Expiring At The End Of The Year.
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Pelosi Touts Possible Bipartisan Cooperation on Infrastructure After Election.
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Transforming Municipal Water Performance.
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COVID-19 Recovery: WIFIA’s Role
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SEC Commissioner Lee: SEC Must Address Systemic Financial Risk Posed by Climate Change – Cooley
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Climate Change Lawsuit Reaches the US Supreme Court.
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Take an Active ETF Approach to Navigate the Municipal Bond Market.
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Ability to Address ESG Risk Will Increasingly Differentiate Credit Quality After Pandemic: Moody’s
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In re: The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico – SIFMA Amicus Brief
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Tighter Municipal Budgets Shrink Retiree Health Benefits.
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S&P U.S. State Ratings And Outlooks: Current List
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Muni Bonds Falter on Prospect of Divided Government in Washington.
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Munis Rally Despite Election Suggesting ‘Least Bullish’ Outcome.
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In Election Dispute, Citi Sees Munis Lagging in Flight to Safety.
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Wall Street Bets On Biden Win, GOP Senate, And Smaller Stimulus.
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Democratic Senators Call for Expansion of Fed Lending Programs.
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Divided Government May Push the Fed to Go Bigger. Here’s What That Might Look Like.
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Emptied Sports Stadiums Tackle Losses With New Experiences.
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Voters Back at Least $26.7 Billion of Municipal Borrowing Plans.
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Cracks Form in the Fragile Muni Bond Market.
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Municipal Bond Market Update – November Edition
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Get Short-Term Municipal Bond Exposure in 2021 with “BSML”
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HYD: High Yield Munis Still Face Plenty Of Headwinds
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Fitch Ratings: ESG in Public Finance 2020 White Paper
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Moody’s: Supply Chain Changes Due to COVID-19 to Cause Hospital Costs to Increase
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CUSIP Global Services Links Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Data with Municipal Bond Identifiers in Two New Mapping Files.
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Treasury Publishes Updated FAQs – Coronavirus Relief Fund Payments for State, Local, and Tribal Governments – Ballard Spahr
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S&P: Mounting Pressures Threaten Stability Of 20 Largest U.S. Cities’ Pension Funding
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S&P U.S. Public Finance Report Card: What A Difference A Decade Makes: Housing Finance Agency Rating Stability In Uncertain Times
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Infrastructure After COVID-19: Risk Of Another Lost Decade Of U.S. State Government Capital Investment
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S&P: U.S. Not-For-Profit Senior Living Sector Showed Pre-Pandemic Stability In 2019 But Rating Pressures Loom
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COVID-19 Activity In U.S. Public Finance as of 10/30/20
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S&P Global Not-For-Profit Transportation Infrastructure Enterprises: Methodologies And Assumptions
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S&P Extreme Weather Events: How We Evaluate The Credit Impacts In U.S. Public Finance
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Clean Water Initiatives Are Vital for Infrastructure ETFs.
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CARES ACT – Coronavirus Relief Fund: The Prime Recipient Perspective – GFOA
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BDA and Greenwich Associates Partner on Research Report – Fixed Income in an Unprecedented Year
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Fitch: Federal Aid, Local Markets Drive Uneven NFP Hospital Financials
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Introducing the Fitch Analytical Comparative Tool (FACT) D-Trend for U.S. State Demographic and Economic Analysis (Description and User Guide)
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Fitch: Coronavirus Pressures Ratings for Some U.S. Toll Roads
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Fitch: US Higher Education Revenue Pressures Accelerated by Coronavirus
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Muni Sales Surge 22% Past Old Record in Rush to Beat Election.
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Investors Demand More Transparent Green Munis.
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Will the Lack of Federal Financial Support Impact Municipal Financing?
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Why a Blue Wave Could Boost the Municipal Bond Market.
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What’s at Stake for Local Governments in the Presidential Election.
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Fitch 2020 State Liability Report.
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Fitch: Employment Growth Slows for U.S. States as COVID-19 Cases Rise
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U.S. States Face Biggest Cash Crisis Since the Great Depression.
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Pandemic’s Impact on State Revenues Less Than Earlier Expected But Still Severe.
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Reauthorize The Fed’s Muni Lending Powers Or Risk Another Market Crisis.
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City And State Budget Squeeze Could Drag Down Muni Market, Putting New Pressure On The Fed.
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These Bonds Could Benefit From a Democratic Sweep.
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Voters Will Consider $45 Billion of Bond Proposals in Election.
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Lawsuits Over Protest Brutality Pile Up, Adding to Cities’ Police Costs.
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Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez Offer Bill to Create National Public Banking System.
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Shorten Up On Duration With High-Yield Munis.
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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Municipal Debt Market.
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US State Liability Burdens Fall to 5%; Five States Top 20% Driven by Pensions – Fitch
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Fitch Ratings Launches Comparative Tool for U.S. State & Local Government.
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State Websites Offer Fiscal Data on Local Governments.
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Stressed Cities Strike Billions in Debt Plans From Ballots.
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Muni Bond Insurers See Demand Grow Amid Pandemic Worries.
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Bond Insurance Returns to the Muni Market in a Big Way.
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Fitch Ratings Updates Airports Rating Criteria.
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Fitch Proposed U.S. Public Finance Not-For-Profit Life Plan Community Rating Criteria (Exposure Draft Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs))
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Fitch U.S. Public Finance Not-For-Profit Life Plan Community Rating Criteria (Summary of Exposure Draft)
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Fitch Project Financing in the U.S. Higher Education Sector (Debt Structure and University Relationship Determine Criteria Application)
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Empty Dorms Put Squeeze on Colleges to Bail Out Billions in Debt.
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Police Rethink Policies as Cities Pay Millions to Settle Misconduct Claims.
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The Covid-19 Crisis Is Starting To Hurt State Bond Ratings. What Does This Mean For Your Investments?
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Election 2020: A Win-Win For The Municipal Bond Market?
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Should Congress Destroy the Municipal Bond Market?
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Muni Market Not Buying Recovery For Airports: Kazatsky (Radio)
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Blue Wave Would Be Bullish For Munis: Federated’s Gallo (Radio)
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Treasury Opposes Extending Fed’s Municipal Lending Program.
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Treasury not Expected to Extend Municipal Liquidity Facility.
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Munis to the MAAX: Getting Tactical With Municipal Bonds
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Rising Sea levels Investment Risks for Municipal Bonds, says Moody Report.
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Corporate and Municipal CUSIP Request Volume Surges in September.
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American Airports That Binged on Debt See Travel Slowly Revive.
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Shaky U.S. Hospitals Risk Bankruptcy in Latest Covid Wave.
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S&P U.S. Public Finance Report Card: The Not-So-Secret Sauce In State Housing Finance Agency Programs’ Stability
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S&P Pension Brief: POBs See Increasing Activity In Low-Interest-Rate Environment
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The Fiscal Future of American Cities Beyond 2020.
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