House Transportation & Infrastructure committee leaders released the long-awaited bipartisan bill Sunday night.
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Bond parties said U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain's arguments against a claim were wrong on several bases.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton explains why proposals targeting wealth, property, and income taxes matter for municipal credit, and outlines what investors should watch in revenue replacement capacity, reserves, political willingness, and legal security structures.
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The SEC is now focused on "quality of cases versus quantity," the SEC chairman said during a discussion held as part of the 2026 FINRA Annual Conference.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton distinguishes impairment from default in unenhanced conduit multifamily credits and explains how occupancy declines, covenant breaches and reserve draws can trigger severe price discovery long before a payment miss occurs.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton argues MRBs can add value to conservative muni sleeves, but warns that extraordinary redemption features, prepayment behavior, loan origination performance and liquidity constraints can make redemption analysis just as important as credit analysis.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton revisits the taxable muni market's expansion from the 1986 tax reforms through the BAB era, showing how call features, policy changes and rate cycles influence issuance, and why taxable munis remain a flexible tool for issuers and investors.
Rate hikes appear to be more realistic following this week's hotter-than-expected consumer price index and producer price index data, said Kevin McGuigan, director at Municipal Market Analytics.
The pace of New York budget negotiations appears to be accelerating, six weeks into the fiscal year, but announcements so far have been light on fiscal policy.
The $6 billion federal loan for the West Coast bullet train would set a bad precedent, opponents told the Department of Transportation.
The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank. Warsh will take the reins from Jerome Powell, who said he will remain on the Federal Reserve Board.
Clark Stockton Lord has joined Greenberg Traurig's public finance and infrastructure practice as a shareholder in its Houston office.
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While fixed-spread tenders may be a novelty for tax-exempt bonds, they have been around for over 40 years for corporate bonds.
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With large language models parsing EMMA filings and investor relations sites, municipal issuers must modernize their disclosure so both humans and algorithms can accurately understand their credit story and avoid unintended red flags.
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Serving on MSRB's Board of Directors over the past four years has been a privilege and an honor.
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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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The National League of Cities rolled out the results of an infrastructure survey showing less reliance on municipal bonds and a move towards cash-based funding.
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Among the reasons S&P cited for the upgrades are "very high activity levels and long history of favorable enplanement trends."
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"If successful in its motion, the trustee will harm not only patients, but also likely completely devalue all the bondholders' investments," Crossroads Health Management LLC said in a court filing.
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As SMAs have garnered attention, they shifted demand further down the yield curve into one- to five- or one- to 10-year area, though SMAs go out 15 or 20 years.
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Alaska Housing Finance Corp. had its Aa1 ratings affirmed by Moody's ahead of plans to issue debt.
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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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ON-DEMAND VIDEOSean Snaith, Director of the Institute for Economic Forecasting at the University of Central Florida, will provide insight into the FOMC meeting.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOMonetary policy remains the key to the markets. The Federal Open Market Committee predicts one rate cut in 2026, but the panel will get a lot of data before
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