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The former FTN Financial increased its underwriting numbers in 2019 and parent First Horizon National merged with Iberiabank of Louisiana, adding more heft.

The last-ditch attempt to settle Preston Hollow Capital's lawsuit against Nuveen failed this week.

Nonfarm payrolls gained a less-than-expected 145,000 in December, and the unemployment rate held at 3.5%. Slow wage growth suggests the economy will not overheat and the Fed can maintain rates.

The muni market saw the last issuance of the week come and go; the front end of the curve were stronger than the long-end.

Huntington Beach approved a resolution to refinance up to $436 million of public employee pension debt with pension obligation bonds.

While Fed officials repeated their contention that monetary policy is appropriate and rates can be held if the outlook remains as expected, the situation with Iran could cause preemptive cuts, one noted economist suggests.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released its annual Risk Monitoring and Examinations Priorities letter Thursday.

As interest in climate change and its impact on munis have both skyrocketed, data and research providers hope to move the needle further on those issues for the muni investment world.

The authority is making an investor push ahead of two upcoming deals.

It's been a few weeks since the market has seen "normal" issuance, but investor demand picked up right where it left off before the holidays.