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Issuers say a variety of factors make it difficult to get audits in any faster.

Trade reporting and supervisory failures were behind FINRA's action against the New York-based firm.

The Center for Retirement Research said the situation is worth monitoring closely because optimistic return expectations could yield required contributions that are ultimately inadequate to meet benefit obligations.

A top House Democrat warned the Trump administration not to engage in debt limit brinksmanship that could halt trading in state and local government securities.

Broker-dealers can avoid fines if they self-report 529 savings plan supervisory violations by April 1.

Days after the government reopened temporarily, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board extended the effective date for new advertising requirements.

Until a clarification is issued, bond lawyers are requiring that the rental units be open to all who qualify without any preferences for special groups such as veterans.

With Rule 15c2-12 amendments taking effect at the end of February, issuers expressed confusion about their impact on continuing disclosure responsibilities.

GFOA’s goal is to get a majority of House members to sign a letter pledging not to touch the tax exemption as they debate new infrastructure funding proposals.

Many mayors were not sympathetic about the federal budget showdown, contrasting it to their own mandate to balance budgets and deliver services.

The idea of XBRL makes sense, sources said, but the issue is balancing costs and benefits.

Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky wants to end automatic across-the-board budget cuts that include a reduction in the subsidy for direct-pay Build America Bonds.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will begin preliminary conversations about SEC Chair Jay Clayton's disclosure comments.

Mayors said they've stepped in to help fill funding gaps for everything from housing loans to airport security for the Super Bowl.

The Water Infrastructure Improvement Act signed into law earlier this month gave relief to mayors battling to shore up aging infrastructure.

BondWave’s Municipal AA QCurve is among four third-party yield curves on MSRB’s EMMA site.

The legislation would leverages $8 billion in federal investment into $226 billion worth of bond authority over the next 10 years.

The program was expected to be heavily-attended and would address advertising rules and test prep for the Series 54 Exam.

Public housing and a raft of social service programs are at serious risk with a continued federal government shutdown, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

New York will require out-of-state retailers with annual sales of more than $300,000 or 100 transactions in the state to collect and remit sales tax.