MSRB Gets Earful on Abuses
September 15, 2009 WASHINGTON — Retail order periods are often gamed so that retail investors do not get many bonds and dealers or...

Treasury Allocates $1B for Tribes; Allows BAB Option
September 15, 2009 In a surprising development, the Treasury Department announced yesterday that tribal governments in 19 states allocated $1...

Treasury MMF Guarantee Program Expires
September 18, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department’s guarantee program for money market funds expired Friday after generating $1.2...

MSRB Plans Compliance Sessions With SIFMA, Web Seminar Series
September 22, 2009 The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans later this year and next to host two compliance seminars with the Securities...

Treasury To Boost HFA Bonds
September 28, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is preparing to announce that it will provide $35 billion to help state and local...

BABs May Have Permanent Effect on Tax-Exempts, Expert Says
September 30, 2009 Congress has potentially changed the structure of the tax-exempt bond market by creating a taxable Build America Bond program...

Key House Committee Ready to Begin Voting on Derivatives Bill
October 13, 2009 The House Financial Services Committee is expected to begin voting today on derivatives and other regulatory reform...

Treasury to Announce HFA Assistance
October 19, 2009 The Treasury Department is expected to announce today that it will provide $30 billion to help state and local housing finance...

Obama Aims to Help HFAs
October 19, 2009 WASHINGTON —The Obama administration yesterday unveiled a long-awaited temporary bond purchase and liquidity program...

MSRB Unveils EMMA Updates, Including New Search Feature
October 26, 2009 WASHINGTON — The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board yesterday announced several improvements to its Electronic...