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HFAs have been quite active in the secondary and are now originating more mortgages to retain on their balance sheets, according to Florence Zeman, associate managing director, Moody's Investors Service. Down payment assistance is a common feature of these mortgages. Spread is all important. Delinquencies have been manageable. Learn about RAD. John Hallacy hosts.

The gas tax has fallen short of meeting infrastructure needs, and cities need new solutions.

Officials say the guidelines 'memorialize' the extensive debt management constraints under state and local laws, and the city's fiscal objectives.

Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in Four Twenty Seven, a provider of data and analysis on climate risks.

With pressing issues, including pensions, tax reform, climate change facing states, Ted Hampton, vice president/senior credit officer explains how Moody's evaluates such credits. John Hallacy hosts.

The groundings of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and tariffs with China could have an impact on revenue growth among ports and airports.

A 2018 high court decision has been positive for state and local government budgets, but not as much a boost as some of the estimates had predicted.

Governance and economics, rather than cutting benefits, are increasingly seen as key to solving pension funding woes.

Four states will become the latest to require out-of-state e-commerce retailers to collect sales tax on Jan. 1 while 10 others aren’t expected to do so until later in 2019.

Moody’s said the plant closure would have “a pronounced negative effect on Trumbull County’s economy.”

Growth in "eds and meds" has bolstered the Rhode Island capital, the rating agency said in a comparison with New Jersey's capital.

The dollar value of net pension liabilities rose in 43 states while the dollar value of outstanding tax-supported debt rose in 17 states, the report said.

While S&P, Moody's and Fitch still provide ratings on about 92% of municipal bonds, market participants say they don’t rely on the rating agencies as they once did. Part 2 of The Bond Buyer’s series on the decade after the financial crisis.

The new GASB standards apply to Other Post-Employment Benefits, or OPEB, which mostly pertain to retiree health benefits, but also can include dental, vision, disability and death benefits.

Moody's Investors Service said Jacksonville's litigation to repudiate a power contract raises questions about its willingness to make good on obligations.

The amount of outstanding variable rate demand bonds rose to $142.4 billion in the second quarter of this year, a gain over $142.2 billion in the first quarter and the end of a decade-long decline, Moody’s Investor Service said in a recent report.

Quantifying the related financial damage will take time, said the rating agency.

Demand for public-private partnerships in higher education is on the rise, particularly for student housing and parking, according to a report issued by Fitch Ratings.

Wilshire Consulting said the aggregate funded ratio for U.S. state pension plans remained unchanged between and first and second quarters of 2018 at 70.8%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous 12 months.

Rural governments continue to lose economic ground, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.