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SEC muni enforcement lawyers have become sophisticated and have a wealth of data to mine.

Some lawyers like the more targeted process, others have concerns,

Treasury and the IRS said they may propose more targeted guidance on political subdivisions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will issue a new series of educational materials.

The breach occurred in 2016, but was not publicly addressed by the SEC until Sept. 20.

Multifamily housing bond issuance more than doubled in 2016 to $14 billion.

South Dakota has no state income tax and is more reliant on sales taxes for its budget than most states.

C. Willis Ritter wrote initial muni rules at Treasury and developed many financing techniques.

The MSRB said its rules prohibit municipal advisors from passing on fees to municipal issuers.

IRS examiners will focus on compliance with arbitrage, PAB requirements for munis.

Municpal advisor firms would have to pay $500 rather than $300 annually for each MA professional.

Lucy Hooper, a member of the MSRB since 2014, will take the helm as chair effective Sunday.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez says Trump's 10-day waiver of Jones Act won't help Puerto Rico.

The proposed rules would be updated to cover all PABs and recognize electronic communications.

The tax reform plan does not mention munis and market participants would rather see it in writing than have assurances from the White House.

Republicans say they would offset repeal of SALT deduction by increasing the standard deduction.

The Title III bankruptcy case omnibus hearing has been indefinitely postponed.

Effort to help Puerto Rico hampered by logistics, such air traffic control system damage.

Underwriters are "holding the price" for five days even if they don't need to.

Each FHLB regional bank has its own selection criteria, but they look for a real estate portfolio.