Puerto Rico

Lower-rated issuers like Puerto Rico have been slower to rebound from past natural disasters, municipal analysts said.

A U.S. district court on Tuesday rejected that bond insurer Ambac Financial was liable for allegedly overly optimistic and misleading statements it had made about its insured Puerto Rico bonds.

Puerto Rico Title III bankruptcy judge Laura Taylor Swain has decided to address the dispute between Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. bondholders prior to other Title III matters.

Activists protested what they called Aurelius Capital Management’s support for austerity in Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s clash with Gov. Ricardo Rosselló escalated as the panel said one of his government's new healthcare laws may be too expensive.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board filed an adversary complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief to force cost-saving measures.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed a negotiated debt restructuring deal for the Government Development Bank Thursday, affecting $4.1 billion in bond debt.

Puerto Rico will get at least $112 million from the federal government for road projects starting this fall.

Title III bankruptcy judge Laura Taylor Swain approved hiring Phoenix Management Services LLC as financial advisor for the mediation process.

Puerto Rico’s July revenues were above budget partly because of unexpectedly high non-resident withholding inflow.

The simultaneous drop in Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate and employment reflects the flight of workers from the island.

The region's slipping volume reflected a national trend.

The Oversight Board has asked the bankruptcy judge to approve compensation for a team led by Martha Kopacz, who served in a similar role in Detroit's bankruptcy.

The restructuring deal for the Government Development Bank applies to $4.8 billion of debt.

The Puerto Rico Title III judge signaled she may reject a motion that would open the door to bondholders taking over the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

The judge in the Puerto Rico Title III bankruptcy cases is scheduled to weigh motions by Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Puerto Rico Sales Tax Finance Corp. (COFINA) bondholders at a hearing Wednesday.

Puerto Rico’s June economic activity declined 0.5% compared to May and 2.1% compared to a year earlier.

The move, approved unanimously by the Board on Friday, sets up a conflict with the island's leaders.

The University of Puerto Rico will seek to reduce its debt-service costs through a consensual agreement with its creditors as the commonwealth plans to cut the school’s appropriations by $3.5 billion through 2026.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board announced it was planning an investigation of the island’s public sector debt.