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The state plans a $4.5 billion negotiated sale and $1.5 billion competitive sale.

The board approved the reallocation of $1 billion for emergency funding to recover from Hurricane Maria.

Weekly volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to almost reach $10 billion in what should be the busiest week in 14 weeks – just in time to close out the third quarter on a good note.

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

The story behind a state’s rainy day fund should be weighed heavily, some municipal analysts said at a recent event.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York is prepping another large bond deal as part of a busy 2017 for the conduit issuer.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s $9.92 billion new issue calendar.

Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which has a hefty number of competitive and negotiate bond offerings slated for sale.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was higher to 4.01% from 3.98% last week.

Top quality municipal bonds ended mixed on Thursday, traders said, as the market saw the University of Virginia come to market with a 100-year taxable bond offering.