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FINRA found the firm should have disclosed late payments and other material information to investors in COPs linked to Brogdon projects.

Dealers want to change some of the language in the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-17 interpretive guidance.

The inability to award new contracts with federal funds could delay some projects for several months, a state official said.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is postponing its Series 54 pilot examination by a month to March 2019.

As the federal government shutdown draws close to a month in length, the District of Columbia is coping fairly well.

Three lawsuits claiming fraud in the variable-rate demand obligation market are headed toward key court rulings in coming weeks.

Federal formula aid and grants have been cut off for providers ranging from small rural agencies to the nation's biggest mass transit systems.

Muni bonds are giving younger investors the opportunity to put their money to work in ways that they value.

Moody’s Investor’s Service said the shutdown “has had minimal impact on municipal credits,’’ but warned that “economic disruption will grow as the shutdown lingers.”

The government shutdown limits the SEC's ability to answer issuers' questions on continuing disclosure requirements that take effect Feb. 27.

The next generation of Congress should start with an issue that affects every voter in every district.

Federal subsidy payments made to issuers of Build America Bonds are continuing even as Congress remains deadlocked over funding for government agencies.

The proposed settlement involves the Jan. 3 issuance of $7.3 million in transportation development refunding revenue bonds that are being used in the hope of resolving the tax audit of $9.55 million in tax-exempt bonds issued in 2009 for construction of a parking garage.

The National Association of State Treasurers has a new 2019 leadership roster.

It’s unclear if monthly federal subsidy payments on Build America Bonds will be made.

Investors, bond lawyers, and other market participants are grappling with how to approach the issue of climate change.

Treasury is requiring both more and less specificity in the public approval process for private activity bonds.

Emily Brock, director of GFOA’s federal liaison center, said restoration of advance refundings and increasing the limit on bank qualified debt to $30 million also are among the legislative priorities for 2019.

Municipal enforcement cases including SEC vs. Dwayne Edwards are among those that have been halted.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is looking to fill five spots for its Board of Directors, important roles influencing the municipal market.