Municipal bond volume currently stands at $372.991 billion in 2026, up only 0.8% from $370.022 billion at the same time last year.
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Student housing bonds trade wide for a reason: declining college-age populations, private competition and non-recourse structures make demand, disclosure, university commitment and stress-testing the signals investors need to validate, writes Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
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Lobbyists and lawyers are both watching three pieces of legislation that would expand the use of private activity bonds in housing, transportation infrastructure, and student loans.
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In 2015, the SEC brought a complaint against Brogdon, alleging fraudulent conduct.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says muni investors should treat July as a reset, not a retreat, with positive flows, compelling taxable-equivalent yields and selective repricing supporting modest single-digit returns by yearend.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says overreliance on financial ratios can obscure forward-looking credit risks, making qualitative factors such as political willingness, management strategy, cyber-threat preparedness, legal security and economic and policy change essential to muni decision-making.
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Volume-cap allocations can reveal which projects will gain access to tax-exempt financing and which may be crowded out, making private-activity bond rules a practical signal for issuers, advisors and investors, according to Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
The professionals are expected to strengthen Raymond James' abilities in land-secured public finance.
Wisconsin's WHEFA will issue $75.985 million of tax-exempt bonds for a developer to convert two Milwaukee apartment buildings to affordable housing.
The inspector general warned in a report that the California bullet project could run out of money for construction by December 2027.
Use of a Missouri economic development tool has raised questions about whether Chapter 100 IRBs are an appropriate financing mechanism for data centers.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Ashlee Gabrysch, formerly senior director at Fitch Ratings, to serve as chief financial officer.
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Although the proposal ultimately didn't become law, that disconnect created an attractive entry point for investors because prices reflected tax policy fears — not deteriorating municipal credit.
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The AI can work overnight. It can absorb administrative volume. But it cannot sit at the council table.
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Treat AI like the best junior analyst you have ever hired, and manage it like one.
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Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest Muni Hall of Famers who will be honored at an awards dinner in Boston on Sept. 30, 2025.
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"I have been very fortunate to contribute to a fascinating sector of the financial industry that is full of ambiguous issues and data," said Tom Doe. "I am flattered to be included in the Hall of Fame, it is a wonderful capstone to my career."
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Over nearly 40 years, investment banker Diana Hoadley built a legacy of far-ranging vision and collaboration that left a trail of professional admirers.
"I love solving complicated problems faced by our local governmental clients," Leslie Bacon. "We come up with strategic solutions that have a real impact on our communities."
"The intersection between the public impact and the financial markets is unique and it brings a lot of good people to the same place. I really enjoy being a part of this community," Connor Benoit said.
Roosevelt & Cross president and executive director of public finance Elaine Brennan receives the 2025 Freda Johnson Award for the private sector.
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Tens of thousands of acres have burned in central Oregon and in the Spokane region of eastern Washington.
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The bonds and notes will be used to build a Mobile River Bridge for Interstate 10 and do some work on the Bayway.
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Lighter market activity is customary for a Monday, SWBC's Chris Brigati said, especially as issuers prepare to price $15 billion.
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The muni market produced $294.884 billion of debt issuance in the first half of 2026, up 5.8% from the previous record of $278.694 billion in the first half of 2025, according to LSEG data.
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Another sizable new-issue calendar this week will bring August's total to nearly $50 billion, around where the previous two August supply figures ended, said Kim Olsan, senior fixed income portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOJosé Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers, breaks down the FOMC decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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