Firms including PNC, FHN and Texas Capital are hiring to build their public finance teams and increase their presence across the country.

Issuance of housing bonds for the first half of the year was at $22.243 billion in 357 issues, up 31.7% from 1H 2023's figure of $16.891 billion in 381 issues.

The top 10 underwriters for healthcare issuance accounted for $20.056 billion in the first half of 2024.

The top 10 financial advisors for housing deals accounted for $12.595 billion in the first half of 2024.

The top 10 issuers of housing deals accounted for more than a third of total housing issuance.

The top five bond financings came in above $9 billion.

The top 10 bond counsel for healthcare deals accounted for $12.32 billion in 63 deals in the first half of 2024.

The top 10 healthcare issuers accounted for $11.52 billion in 52 deals in the first half of 2024 as the sector deals with rising costs and staffing shortages.

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe was the top bond counsel, accounting for $42.15 billion in 277 issues for an 11.3% market share.

RBC Capital Markets was the top underwriter for healthcare issuance in 1H

October's roundup of pressing items in the bond markets includes a spate of lawsuits involving municipal bonds, issuers weighing in on the Financial Data Transparency Act and more.

The results of the Nov. 5 polls will address many key municipal market policies.

The 10 largest issuers of electric power issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $8.224 billion.

The 10 largest underwriters of electric power issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $8.68 billion.

Top 10 electric power bond counsel of electric power issuance accounted for $9.36 billion in 38 deals in the first half of 2024.

The 10 largest underwriters of education issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $48.172 billion.

The 10 largest bond counsels of education issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $28.829 billion.

The 10 largest issuers of education issuance in the first half of 2024 accounted for $15.219 billion.

Education issuance in the first half of 2024 rose 27% year-over-year, increasing to $64.516 billion across 1,646 issues from $50.796 billion in 1,559 transactions from 1H 2023.

The top five bond financings came in above $7 billion.