Finance

The bonds will finance projects in the UConn 2000 Infrastructure Improvement Program, a $4.6 billion, 32-year initiative.

Fitch said Chicago's modernization plans may not protect O'Hare against rating pressures as debt levels swell.

The imbalance of supply and demand continues to crimp activity for some municipal bond professionals.

Lanny Schwartz brings varied experience to a new role at the MSRB, including with the derivatives that could be poised to make a comeback because of the prohibition on advance refundings.

Municipal bonds remained stronger as a high-grade deal from Charlotte, N.C., came to market.

Foreign investors and insurance companies are expected to drive California's all-taxable sale

Data released by CUSIP suggests municipal issuance may be strong in the second quarter of the year.

An MSRB study gauges the effect exchange-traded funds may have on muni market liquidity, a key question in the minds of some regulators.

The Georgia Legislature’s plan to cut the city of Stockbridge in half, without its consent, brought warnings of litigation from bondholders and potential damage to the state's triple-A rating.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Wednesday as new deals from New York City and Clark County, Nev., came to market.

The old saw that rising rates are bad for bonds may not really be the case, one new report says.

Illinois lawmakers returned to work this week with less than two months to settle on a budget.

Despite the previous technical difficulties of supply and demand, municipals are poised for a potentially stronger second quarter, according to Jeffrey Lipton, managing director of credit research at Oppenheimer & Co.

Though the legal setback is "harmful" to the Chicago Park District's plan to increase pension funding, it doesn't cause a budgetary crisis, S&P said.

Traders and muni professionals said it was a typical light Monday in the municipal market — with favorable market technicals mixed with some underlying concern on the political front.

Morgan Stanley will run the books on several negotiated deals that are part of about $360 million in local government borrowing planned.

Retail buyers of municipal bonds got first shot at New York City’s big general obligation bond sale on Monday.

Weekly municipal market volume is expected to sink back below $5 billion in the coming week, making it harder for investors to price bonds.

Employers in New York also are allowed to implement a 5% payroll tax as a way of paying some of their employees’ state income taxes.

Atlantic City's state overseer sees a “major” breakthrough following a $49 million bond sale.