Special Report

Midyear 2012 in Statistics

Debt Refinancing Fuels the Market.

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Bank-Qualified Bond Issuers Go on a Refinancing Kick

By Jennifer DePaul |  Aug 20

Issuers that can sell bank-qualified bonds took advantage of low interest rates to refinance debt during the first half of this year.

Taxable Muni Issuance Takes a Dive of Over 20%

By Jennifer DePaul |  Aug 20

Investors interested in taxable munis were confronted with less supply in the first half of 2012 as issuance of the bonds fell more than 20% compared to the same time last year.

Insurers Had a Busy First Half, Struggling and Suing

By Robert Slavin |  Aug 20

Bond insurers struggled, germinated and went to court in the first half of 2012.

All Debt Sectors See Increase, But Some More Than Others

By Jim Watts |  Aug 20

A rising bond market has resulted in increased debt sales across the board in 2012, with some sectors rising higher than others.

Northeast mid year 2012 Tables

Southwest mid year 2012 Tables

Midwest mid year 2012 Tables

Southeast mid year 2012 Tables

Far west mid year 2012 Tables