Fitch Not Rating Insured Debt Without Underlying Ratings
October 20, 2009 Insurance does not make a bad bond good, though an investor could be forgiven for thinking that it does. For years investors...

Market Close: Munis Unch to Firmer; Ala. Prices $680M Refunding
October 21, 2009 NEW YORK – The municipal market remained unchanged to slightly firmer today, as the Alabama Public School & College...

Market Close: Catholic Health Initiatives Price $1.1B Revs; Munis Remain Flat
October 22, 2009 NEW YORK – Catholic Health Initiatives led the municipal market with a multi-faceted issuance of more than $1.1 billion...

Yields Mixed; Refundings Pulled From Primary
October 22, 2009 The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes were mixed this week, as municipals were little changed following last week’s...

Patricia A. Garrison-Corbin
October 22, 2009

Market Close: Munis Finish Flat
October 23, 2009 NEW YORK – The municipal market was mostly unchanged today, in fairly light activity. To read the column in its...

TD Securities Brings in Tishelman, Wyckoff to Run Public Finance Group
October 23, 2009 TD Securities, the wholesale division of TD Bank Financial Group, is adding to its arsenal in the municipal market along the...

Private Investment Firm First NY Launches Public Finance Division
October 23, 2009 First New York Securities LLC, a privately owned investment firm with more than 200 money managers in Manhattan, is expanding...

Market Close: Munis Flat to Weaker at Close
October 26, 2009 NEW YORK – The municipal market was unchanged to slightly weaker today, kicking off what’s expected to be a...

BoA Vet Chisholm Helps Wells Fargo Grow Its Muni Unit
October 27, 2009 Wells Fargo & Co., currently ranked eighth among underwriters of municipal bonds by Thomson Reuters, is taking steps to up its...