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S&P U.S. Public Finance Annual Reviews Processed.
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S&P U.S. Municipal Water And Sewer Utilities Rating Actions, Third Quarter 2024
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S&P Sustainability Insights: Rising Insurance Costs And Mounting Affordability Challenges Could Weigh On Some U.S. Governments’ Creditworthiness
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Presidential Election Puts Muni Bonds in Focus.
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When to Consider Munis From Outside Your Home State.
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Bloomberg: JPMorgan, Baird Keen on Muni Bonds Ahead of Election Sale Dip.
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Passive Indexing Takes a Backset to Active: Bloomberg Masters of the Muniverse
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NLC City Fiscal Conditions 2024.
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GFOA Disaster Finance Resource Center.
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S&P U.S. Brief: Hurricane Milton And Extraordinary Optional Municipal Bond Redemptions
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Public Finance Impact of Hurricanes’ One-Two Punch is Still Taking Shape.
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Climate Change Reshapes Cities, Both Environmentally and Financially.
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Catastrophe-Bond Funds Suffered Virtually No Losses From Hurricane Milton.
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Outstanding Ratings and Outlooks as of Sept. 30, 2024
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S&P U.S. States’ Fiscal 2023 Liabilities: Stable Debt, With Pension And OPEB Funding Trending Favorably
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More States are Planning for the Coming Retirement Surge.
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Fitch: Reversal of Pension Benefit Actions Could Pressure State Liabilities
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Municipal Bond Infrastructure Sales Near $250 Billion to Smash Record.
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Municipal Utilities and the Persistent Push to Privatize.
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Biden Administration Doles Out $4.2 Billion for Big-Ticket Infrastructure Projects.
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Muni Bankers Shrug Off Citi’s Exit and Celebrate Deal Bonanza.
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Jefferies, Truist Surge on Competitive Muni Bond Deals.
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Barclays, JPMorgan Say Munis’ Worst Week in 2024 Is Time to Buy.
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Muni Rout Sends Prices Plunging With Worst Day in Two Years.
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Barclays, JPMorgan Say Munis’ Worst Week in 2024 Is Time to Buy.
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Why Muni Bond ETFs Make Sense in 2025.
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The Fed Is Cutting Rates: It’s Bonds’ Time To Shine – J.P. Morgan
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Maximizing Returns With Long-Dated Municipal Bonds in a Normalizing Yield Curve.
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NASBO: Key Differences Between State and Federal Fiscal Processes
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Going into 2025, Cities Plan for Leaner Budgets.
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Fitch Community Development Financial Institution Sector Monitor.
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Fitch: U.S. CDFIs Set for Headwinds as Pandemic Aid Fades Away
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Fitch: 2024 Election’s Impact on U.S. Healthcare Ratings
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Fitch: U.S. Healthcare Credits Likely Unaffected by Upcoming Elections
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Fitch U.S. and Canadian Ports – Peer Review (Attribute Assessments, Metrics and Ratings)
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Fitch: US and Canadian Ports Able to Withstand Recent Disruptions
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S&P: Hurricanes Helene And Milton Add To U.S. Public Finance Issuers’ Climate And Financial Challenges
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Is Flooding Protection Infrastructure Worth It?
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Ensuring Resilient Water Infrastructure Requires Creative Financing.
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Muni-Bond Sales Surge by the Most Since Last US Election Rush.
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Brave New World of Active Muni ETFs: Bloomberg Masters of the Muniverse
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Corporate and Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Slow in September.
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GFOA: Stand-Alone Financial Reporting for Government Departments
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Fitch: Pressure Mounts for U.S. Colleges As Students Head Back to School
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A Recipe for Getting the Finances Right.
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S&P: Interconnection Queue Backlog Adds Risks For U.S. Not-For-Profit Power Sector
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Short-Dated Muni Bonds Swoon as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Revised.
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Municipal Revenue Bonds Offer Low Cost Way to Fund Fiber Networks.
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Munis on the Rise: Better State Finances and High Yields Offer a Bond Market Win
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Morgan Stanley On How Natural Disasters Could Impact the US Municipal Bond Market.
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SIFMA US Municipal Bonds Statistics.
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Obligate It or Lose It! Preparing for the Upcoming ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline.
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Fitch Ratings Updates Criteria for U.S. Public Finance Prerefunded Bonds.
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Fitch: US Public Finance Credits Resilient Amid Hurricane Helene Recovery
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S&P U.S. And Canadian Public Port Facilities Ratings And Outlooks As Of Oct. 1, 2024
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S&P U.S. Community College District Fiscal 2023 Medians: A Reason For Optimism As A New School Year Gets Under Way
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Small Water Utilities Cannot Achieve PFAS Cleanup On Their Own.
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WSJ: Why Investors Are Putting More Money in State-Specific Muni ETFs
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What State Hiring Trends, Fed Rate Cuts Mean for Munis.
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Examining the Rally in Both the Treasury and Municipal Bond Markets.
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Fidelity Plans Latest Mutual Fund-to-ETF Flip in Muni Market.
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Transportation Infrastructure 2023 Medians: Demand And Revenue Growth Improved Financial Medians To Post-Pandemic Highs
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Fitch State Housing Finance Agencies Sector Monitor: 2024
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The New “New Normal”: Trends In U.S. Higher Education Post-Pandemic Versus Post-Recession – S&P
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Fitch: Fed Rate Cut Primes U.S. State Housing Agencies to Build Off Resurgent 2023
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NFMA Releases Final State Revolving Fund Paper.
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Muni Bond Refinancing Wave Bolstered by Fed Interest Rate Cuts.
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Muni Bonds Set for Best Third Quarter Since 2011 on Surprise Rally.
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The Coming Policy Backwash from the COVID Revenue Wave.
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Vanguard, AllianceBernstein Sue Over Sports Park That Failed.
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Influx of Air Travelers Fuels Muni Borrowing Boom.
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WSJ: Extreme Weather Is Hitting Americans in the Wallet
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One Cost of Extreme Weather: Decades of Payments for a Week-Long Storm
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This Piece of the Tax-Exempt Bond Market is a Hot One – If You Manage the Risk.
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Fundamentals Remain Strong For Muni Bond ETF Strategies.
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Wealth and Taxes: The Potential Benefits of Municipal Bond Investing.
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Corporate and Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Surge in August.
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What the Federal Reserve’s Policy Shift Means for State and Local Budgets.
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Fitch: US State Budgets Poised for Slower Growth After Fed Rate Cuts
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S&P U.S. Mortgage Revenue Bond Program Medians: Solid Foundations Underpin Strong Credit Quality
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Cramped Airports Fuel Muni Borrowing Boom as Travel Surges.
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Fitch: No Labor Shortage Quick Fix in Sight for U.S. Life Plan Communities
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EPA Announces $7.5 Billion in Water Infrastructure Loans: Holland & Knight
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Water-Challenged State Uses AI, Satellites to Find Leaks.
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Green Bonds Aren’t Driving Climate Action in US, Study Says.
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How the Fed’s 50 Bps Rate Cut Impacts Muni Bonds.
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Muni Bonds to Stay Cheap After Rate Cuts.
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Delayed Vacations, Long Hours Are Reasons to Be Cheerful for Muni Bond Pros.
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Muni Buyers Pounce on Profusion of Bond Sales Ahead of Fed Cut.
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Muni Bond Enthusiasm Rises Ahead of Fed Rate Cuts.
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Don’t Shy Away From Munis to Avoid Election Volatility.
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What’s Missing from Passive Muni ETFs?
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BlackRock Reshapes Two Muni Bond Funds for ETF Market.
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NASBO Summaries of Fiscal Year 2025 Enacted Budgets.
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Fitch: US State Budgets Downshift Into a Slower New Normal
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S&P U.S. Public Finance: Methodology For Rating U.S. Governments
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S&P Institutional Framework Assessments For U.S. Local Government Portfolios.
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S&P U.S. Public Finance RFC: Methodology For Rating U.S. Governments
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Posh Real Estate Deals Boom in High-Flying Junk Muni Market.
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Planning for a Daunting New Normal of Flood Risk.
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The Potential for Increased Municipal Debt Activity as Interest Rates Decline in CY 25-26.
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The Case for Long-Term Munis: Positioning for Rate Cuts
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Don’t Let an Election Year Keep You From Munis.
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It’s a Great Time to Invest in Munis: Franklin Templeton’s Johnston
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SIFMA US Municipal Bonds Statistics.
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How City Governments Can Navigate the Fiscal Cliff.
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Muni Debt Sales Set to Surge to Four-Year High Ahead of Election.
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Municipal-Bond Market Boom in Mega-Deals Shows No Sign of Stopping.
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Muni-Bond Market Faces September Slump as Supply Outpaces Demand.
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Current Market Conditions Bode Well For Munis, Nuveen Says.
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Quick Shot: Municipal Ratios are Close to the Highest Level of 2024.
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4 Reasons to Snap Up Muni Bonds Amid Flashing Recession Signals, According to Charles Schwab.
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Raymond James Climbs Muni Manager Rankings After Hiring Spree.
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Fitch Places 18 U.S. Life Plan Communities Under Criteria Observation.
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Fitch Feedback Report: U.S. Public Finance Not-for-Profit Life Plan Community Rating Criteria
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S&P Sustainability Insights Research: No Quick Fix For The U.S. Affordable Housing Shortage
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How Two States Have Spent Their Share of the $1B in Cybersecurity Grants.
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Climate Change is messing with City Sewers — And the Solutions are Even Messier
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Credit Work Takes Front Seat: Bloomberg Masters of the Muniverse
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Investing in Aging: Senior Living Bonds as a High-Risk, High-Reward Strategy
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Active Muni ETFs Are Rapidly Gaining Traction.
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Corporate and Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Fall for Second Consecutive Month in July.
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Citi, UBS Leave Behind $50 Billion Muni Opportunity for Rivals.
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Shelved Muni Sales Return to Market After Volatility Eases.
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Record Hiatus of Muni Bankruptcies Cheers Market — for Now
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Rare Zoo Bond Joins Muni Bond Sales Surge to Fund Expansion.
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Fitch: U.S. NFP Hospitals May Be Nearing Return to ‘Neutral’
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Fitch: US Not for Profit Hospitals and Health Systems on a Slow Mend
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Fitch: US NFP Children’s Hospital Medians Hold Steady Even as Profits Fall Again
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Fitch 2024 Median Ratios for Not-for-Profit Children’s Hospitals.
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S&P: What The Loper Decision May Mean For U.S. Public Finance
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NaCo AI County Compass: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Local Governance and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence
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New Tools Help Governments Tap Clean Energy Windfall.
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America Has a Hot Steel Problem.
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Biden Administration Announces More Than $2 Billion in Grants to Boost US Power Grid.
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Airports to Get $566M More for Improvements.
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Congress Could Ease Rules for Small Cities Seeking Transportation Money, Experts Say.
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California Schedules $2.5 Billion Tax-Exempt Bond Offering.
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Rockefeller Joins Muni ETF Boom With Three High-Yield Funds.
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Vanguard is Joining the Active Muni ETF Fray.
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NASBO: Most States End Fiscal 2024 Near Revenue Forecast
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What Cyberattacks Do To Municipal Issuers’ Borrowing Costs: Brookings
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Children’s Hospital Median Financial Ratios – 2023
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Acute Health Care Speculative-Grade Median Financial Ratios – 2023
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Small Stand-Alone Hospital Median Financial Ratios – 2023
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care Stand-Alone Hospital Median Financial Ratios – 2023
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Health Care System Median Financial Ratios – 2023
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Acute Health Care 2023 Medians: Remarkably Level With Prior Year, But Performance Remains Notably Below Historical Norms
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Brookings: Why Does Building and Maintaining Highways In the US Cost So Much?
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The 5 Coastal States That Face the Most Devastating Flood Risk.
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Cyberattacks Still Ravage Schools, Defying White House Efforts Launched Last Year.
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US Colleges’ Debt Strains Mount in One of Worst Years Since 2009.
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When Climate Funds Pay for Highway Expansion.
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Stuck Bridges, Buckling Roads – Extreme Heat is Wreaking Havoc on America’s Aging Infrastructure.
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$2.2B in Resiliency Grants Awarded to Upgrade the US Electric Grid by DOE – Duane Morris
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Expanding User Fees for Transportation: Roads and Beyond.
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WSJ: What Economic Dangers Is the Bond Market Pricing In?
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Competitive Underwriters Face Mounting Pressure, Competition.
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Growing Supply of Active Municipal Bond ETFs.
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With Muni Bonds, Active Management Holds Appeal.
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Munis See Biggest Rout in Nearly a Year as Economic Views Swing.
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Former BlackRock Manager Gets 20% Return at Muni Bond Hedge Fund.
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Municipal Bonds: Where to Find Opportunities in a Volatile Market
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SIFMA US Municipal Bonds Statistics.
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Long Fiscal COVID: The Lingering Governmental Disease
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The Costs and Benefits to Municipal Bond Issuers of Close Ties to Banks.
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Fitch: U.S. States’ Resilience Remains High Despite Two Years of Weak Tax Revenue
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Fitch: Rising Negative Outlooks Reflect Weaker U.S. 2H24 Credit Environment
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S&P 2024 Biannual Rating Actions For U.S. Municipal Retail Electric, Gas, And Wholesale Electric Utilities.
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2024 Mid-Year Update: Are Municipal Bonds on the Road to Recovery?
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Munis Extend Rally as Jobs Miss Cements Path to Fed Rate Cut.
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Municipal Bonds Rally Most Since May as Fed Seen Slow to Cut.
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Bond ETFs Amass Record $39 Billion in July in Big Rate-Cut Bet.
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Fitch: US Slowdown Looms Amid Heightened Political and Geopolitical Uncertainty
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After Several Years of Rapid Growth, State Budgets are Downsizing.
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S&P U.S. State Ratings And Outlooks: Current List
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S&P: Criteria Released To Clarify Method For Determining Ratings-Based Inputs
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S&P Criteria | Governments | U.S. Public Finance: U.S. Public Finance Long-Term Municipal Pools: Methodology And Assumptions
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S&P U.S. Public Finance Annual Reviews Processed.
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Fitch Ratings Introduces New U.S. Local Government Data Comparator.
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New $255M Federal Grant Will Help State, Local Public Health Agencies Modernize Data Systems.
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How Cities Are Using Biden’s $4.3B Climate Pollution Reduction Grants.
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Would a 10% Cash Buffer on Open-End Bond Funds Reduce Fire Sales?
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Hefty Demand for $269 Billion of Muni Sales Has Buyers on Hunt.
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Free Funds! (For Now) and a Life Beyond Bonds.
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New York Life Buys Muni-Bond Funds With $1.2 Billion From Aquila.
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Goldman Sachs Adds Muni Bond Funds to ETF Lineup.
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Goldman Sachs Makes Bigger Bet on $129 Billion Muni ETF Market.
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Ex-Preston Hollow Duo Start Their Own High-Yield Muni Firm.
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S&P U.S Public Finance 2024 Midyear Outlook: A Cooldown Ahead
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U.S. Not-For-Profit Private College And University Fiscal 2023 Medians: Inflated Expenses, Deflated Support Contribute To Weaker Margins
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S&P U.S. Not-For-Profit Public College And University Fiscal 2023 Medians: Rising State Funding Offers Hope Amid Continued Demand Pressures
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Disaster-Struck Cities Fight for Aid as FEMA Runs Low.
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Major Federal Bridge Grants Jump-Start Long-Stalled Projects.
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The Election Could Have a ‘Massive Impact’ On the Municipal Bond Market, Analyst Says.
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Muni Funds See Biggest Inflow Since May as Rate-Cut Bets Build.
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Muni Bond Sales Surge With Debt Met by Eager Investor Demand.
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WSJ: Some Investors Are Still Paying High Prices for Munis
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Fitch: Policy Outcomes of U.S. Election Could Matter for Credit
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