Caitlin Devitt has covered the municipal bond market since 2008. She began her journalism career at the Herald Newspapers on the South Side of Chicago, starting as a reporter and rising to Managing Editor. While at The Bond Buyer, she covered the Detroit bankruptcy among other Midwest-based stories. Devitt joined Debtwire Municipals in 2016, where she covered the high-yield municipal bond market for five years, before returning to the Bond Buyer as Senior Infrastructure Reporter. She lives in Chicago with her family.
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"It is the first step but that doesn't mean there's a second step," said John Bagley, the MSRB's chief market structure officer.
January 13 -
The management team sees opportunity in pockets that other investors avoid, like American Dream, Midwestern private colleges and senior living facilities.
January 10 -
Alabama-based Frazer Lanier failed to detect a $500 political contribution by one of the firm's muni finance professionals from a joint checking account, FINRA said.
January 9 -
The state's treasurer and retirement system warned the legislation would lead to decreased revenues.
January 9 -
The comments come after SEC asked for feedback on the collection of information in Rule 15c2-12.
January 8 -
The legislative track pursued by Republicans will set the timeline for the tax reform debate closely watched by the municipal market.
January 6 -
It's the latest mark of distress for proton treatment centers financed with speculative-grade municipal bonds.
January 3 -
The debate over the debt limit has exposed rifts among Republicans, who will take full control of Congress on Friday.
December 31 -
"It's an unfortunate part of doing business," said an investor.
December 30 -
The Trump administration will bring a shift in infrastructure priorities.
December 24 -
The NFMA has floated best disclosure practices for public power agencies that ask for more data on climate and resiliency goals.
December 18 -
The continuing resolution through mid-March is expected to include $$90 billion in disaster funding.
December 17 -
Justices appeared open to narrowing the scope of federal environmental impact reviews during oral arguments on a bond-financed Utah railway to move crude oil.
December 17 -
Operator ports, which rely on shipping volume for revenue, are more exposed to trade policy shifts than landlord ports, analysts said.
December 11 -
Wednesday marks the 10-year anniversary of Detroit's exit from bankruptcy. Its Chapter 9 declaration in 2013 was the largest municipal bankruptcy in the U.S.
December 11 -
California's high-speed train has become one of the nation's most politicized infrastructure projects.
December 10 -
The legislation sends unobligated dollars from the TIFIA program to the popular Surface Transportation Block Grant.
December 9 -
"I'm going to call her the GOAT because she opened doors for women," a county commissioner said of Catherine McClary, a co-founder of Michigan Women in Finance, who died Monday.
December 5 -
The company hopes to come to market after completing negotiations on $6 billion of senior bank financing.
December 4 -
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., also said implementation of the data standards law may be tricky with the change of administrations.
December 3
