Low Yields No Help In August
August 31, 2010 Record low yields failed to spur issuers to action in August, as total municipal volume fell 25.1% from a year ago, with...

U.S. Bancorp's New Muni Group Adds Bijou and Bingham
August 18, 2010 The new municipal underwriting group at U.S. Bancorp Investments continues to expand its ranks, adding Leon Bijou as the...

Derivatives Specialist Donovan Joins Deutsche Bank
August 16, 2010 Deutsche Bank Securities Thursday confirmed the hiring of muni derivatives specialist Ryan Donovan as a director within the...

Chapter 11 Should Not Impact Ambac Policyholders
August 16, 2010 Moody's Investors Service reiterated Monday that the possible bankruptcy of Ambac Financial Group is unlikely to affect...

Syncora Reports Positive Income for Second Quarter
August 13, 2010 Defunct bond insurer Syncora Guarantee Inc. last week reported positive net income for the second quarter, reflecting the...

N.Y. Court Rejects Credit Suisse Move to Dismiss MBIA Claims
August 12, 2010 The New York Supreme Court on Monday denied Credit Suisse Securities’ motion to dismiss MBIA Insurance Corp.’s...

MBIA Talks 2Q Gain; Ambac Still Warns of Bankruptcy
August 10, 2010 MBIA Inc. chief executive officer Jay Brown told investors Tuesday that the past two and a half years have proven the...

Ambac Financial Posts 2Q Loss of $57.6M
August 9, 2010 Insurance holding company Ambac Financial Group reported a net loss in the second quarter, despite big gains in the value of...

MBIA Inc. Posts 2Q Net Income of $1.3 Billion
August 9, 2010 Insurance holding company MBIA Inc. on Monday reported net income of $1.3 billion in the second quarter, but the huge advance...

U.S. Bancorp. Taps MBIA Vet Tim McKeon
August 9, 2010 U.S. Bancorp. continues to grow its municipal bond platform with the recent addition of Tim McKeon, who is charged with...