Shelly Sigo

The Securities and Exchange Commission says its case against former JPMorgan bankers Charles LeCroy and Douglas MacFaddin should go to trial.

Cobb County, Ga., is being asked to delay Tuesday's agreement to provide $300 million in public funds toward a $672 million stadium for the Atlanta Braves.

Moody's said Monday that a lawsuit filed to challenge Atlanta's two-year-old pension reform is a credit negative because of the uncertainty it creates.

U.S. Bankruptcy Attorney Thomas Bennett issued a 79-page Friday confirming his verbal approval of Jefferson County, Ala.'s Chapter 9 exit plan.

Standard & Poor's upped Baton Rouge, La.'s sales tax revenue bonds to triple-A noting the city's role as an economic center and improving debt service coverage.

Two years after filing what was then the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country, Jefferson County, Ala., Thursday won approval of its plan to emerge from Chapter 9.

After successful pricing of $1.8 billion in sewer debt, a hearing on Jefferson County, Ala.'s bankruptcy plan could lead the county out of Chapter 9 this week.

Florida-based Community Capital's portfolio manager Julie Egan and chief investment officer Barbara VanScoy will take new positions with industry groups January.

Running up against a deadline that could bring federal fines, Miami-Dade County commissioners demanded to know why their massive sewer plan isn't farther along.

Bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala., sold $1.8 billion of new sewer warrants following a three-day pricing, County Commission President David Carrington said Tuesday night.

Fitch Ratings affirmed ratings on Miami's bond issues citing improved finances but said there is fiscal uncertainty due to legal challenges.

An agreement to finance a $672 million baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves is expected to be considered by Cobb County, Ga., commissioners on Nov. 26.

There is no legal basis for the judge overseeing Jefferson County, Ala.'s bankruptcy case to reject the opinions of expert witness James White, argue opponents of the county's plan to exit Chapter 9.

Louisville, Ky.'s KFC Yum! Center bonds dropped farther into junk territory when Moody's Investors Service downgraded the senior lien bonds to Ba3 from Ba2.

Georgia competitively priced $173 million of general obligation bonds Nov. 13 with a blended true interest cost of 3.16%.

As Jefferson County, Ala., began to sell sewer warrants on Friday, analysts said they remained concerned about the rate increases needed to repay the debt.

Bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala.'s former financial advisor James White revealed "privileged" information and violated his fiduciary duties, attorneys for the county claim.

Bankrupt Jefferson County, Ala.'s $1.7 billion of new sewer warrants should be rated in the speculative grade B category, Moody's Investors Service said in a special comment.

Pro baseball teams in the Southeast are scoring new ball parks with mixed-use entertainment districts to enhance the fan experience in and outside of the game.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said net tax collections for October totaled $1.46 billion, an increase of 5.9% percent compared to October 2012.