With the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's new amendments to Rule G-27 and the future of the tax-exempt status afforded to municipal bonds in the balance, there are many noteworthy policy developments.

Recent career moves are providing firms the opportunity to expand their markets.

The top five bond financings came in above $8 billion.

The top five bond financings came in above $1 billion.

The newcomers, Greenberg Traurig, Bryant Rabbino and Ballard Spahr, knocked Bracewell, Nixon Peabody and Gilmore & Bell, out of the top 10.

With joint proposed rulemaking details unavailable and bond issuance growing, these are top issues experts need to know.

The top 5 competitive underwriters remained in the same ranking positions as 1H 2023, while there was some shuffling with the remaining in the Top 10.

Kaufman Hall & Associates, Caine Mitter & Associates, KNN Public Finance entered the Top 10, while CSG Advisors, Estrada Hinojosa and Columbia Capital Management were bumped.

Half of the top 10 issuers are from New York, California issuers hold two spots on the list.

Raymond James was the sole new entrant in the Top 10, knocking out Citi — which formally exited the muni market by the end of Q1 2024.