Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The Citizens Budget Commission says deficits could compromise Chairman Joseph Lhota's subway improvement plan.

The municipal bond market is getting set for the Thanksgiving holiday as it looks ahead to next week’s $11.73 billion new issue calendar.

Underwriters priced the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2 billion advance refunding deal for institutions on Tuesday, the last big offering of the week.

The MTA tapped a transportation professional with experience in Toronto and London to spearhead the modernization of New York's subway and bus system.

Underwriters priced the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2.2 billion advance refunding deal for institutions on Tuesday. In secondary trading, municipals turned weaker.

Underwriters priced the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2.2 billion advance refunding deal for institutions on Tuesday. The green bonds were offered to retail buyers on Monday, who ordered about $770 million of the bonds, according to a market source.

The MTA offered $2.2 billion of green bonds to retail buyers, looking to save on borrowing costs with a type of sale that may be banned under pending tax legislation.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2.2 billion deal was offered to retail buyers. In secondary trading, municipals were trading mixed at mid-session.

With the future of advance refundings and private activity bonds up in the air, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has decided to take action and advance refund debt while they still can. Given the uncertainty, the MTA’s move could be repeated by many other issuers in position to do so, elevating issuance for the rest of the year.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority heads to market on Monday with the week’s biggest deal — a $2 billion green bond offering.