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Barclays joins UBS and Citigroup in being prohibited from underwriting state and local government bonds under Texas laws aimed at protecting the fossil fuel and firearms industries.
January 26 -
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board is seeking the return of fees connected with Puerto Rico bonds and swaps.
September 21 -
The office of Rob Bonta filed its objection to the dismissal with a California appellate court in San Francisco May 19.
May 20 -
The top muni underwriters accounted for $406.51 billion in 10,582 transactions in 2019 compared to $320.35 billion in 8,549 deals in 2018. There was only one change in the top five year-over-year but spots six through 10 saw three changes. Barclays and Stifel both had big improvements in the rankings, while Raymond James dropped the most.
January 8 -
Municipal underwriters saw increased business, as demand for muni bonds jumped through the roof. Top muni underwriters accounted for $267.51 billion in 7,310 deals, up from $239.33 billion in 6,406 transactions in the first nine months of 2018.
October 7 -
The legal teams for Baltimore and Philadelphia asked the court to reject the banks’ plausibility argument as well as their claim that the suit is barred by a four-year statute of limitations.
October 1 -
Two courts have interpreted a legal question key to the VRDO lawsuits very differently.
August 29 -
The amended lawsuit references inside sources who allegedly confirm that the banks worked together in violation of antitrust law.
June 3 -
Adding $374 million alleged in New York to the three other cases also filed by Johan Rosenberg brings the total damages claimed to $1.58 billion.
May 22 -
Philadelphia awarded a $190 million general obligation deal to banks the city is suing, alleging collusion on variable-rate debt.
April 29