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Feb. 9, 2016 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA+/NR 0.43 1.02 1.88 2.96 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.39 0.94 1.75 2.81 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.4 1 1.84 2.94 Kansas Aa2/AA/NR 0.38 0.98 1.84 2.9 New Mexico Aaa/AA+/NR 0.38 0.93 1.75 2.84 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.4 1 1.86 2.94 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.4 0.97 1.8 2.88 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.38 0.88 1.65 2.72

2/8/2016 2/1/2016 State Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Arizona 4 $90,900 5 76,555 $14,345 Arkansas 3 41,490 1 9,205 32,285 Colorado 2 14,730 1 10,830 3,900 Kansas 9 83,370 10 151,110 -67,740 New Mexico 4 178,150 4 42,930 135,220 Oklahoma 15 72,325 12 79,115 -6,790 Texas 22 1,614,485 30 1,369,356 245,129 Utah 6 159,315 4 129,175 30,140

Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. will pay $850,000 to settle securities fraud charges brought by Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander over the firm's underwriting of $39 million of bonds issued for a failed artificial sweetener plant.

Puerto Rico's economic activity index declined by 0.6% in December from November.

There is a better way for bringing fiscal stability to Puerto Rico than a Federal control board, the Puerto Rico think tank Center for a New Economy said Monday.

Jon Kaiman, who has chaired Nassau County's fiscal control board since September 2013, is stepping down to run for Congress.

Government

A House committee will hear Treasury's Antonio Weiss discuss an analysis of Puerto Rico on Feb. 25, as lawmakers coalesce around a bill that would give the territory's authorities bankruptcy access in return for creation of a financial stability council.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Monday that it established a new cargo volume record in 2015.

Thomas Schuette has been promoted to Partner and Co-Head of Portfolio Management at Gurtin Fixed Income Management LLC, the firm announced on Monday. Schuette's promotion is aimed at bringing the credit research and portfolio management teams closer together.

Standard & Poor's credit analysts say they will closely watch how Oklahoma resolves its $900.8 million shortfall in a depressed energy market that has drained the state's coffers.

Top-quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Monday, according to traders, with yields on some maturities weakening by as much as four basis points. In the primary, the market is set to see the busiest week of the year, as over $9 billion of new muni supply is ready to be priced.

Minnesota is offering $350 million of its high-grade state revolving paper in a competitive sale set for Tuesday.

The Internal Revenue Service has dropped its audit of Alaska student loan bonds after concluding there were no tax violations warranting any change to the tax-exempt status of the bonds.

The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF) earned returns of 2.1% in 2015,and ended the year with a balance of $68.7 billion.

Dallas-based Hilltop Securities has hired five investment bankers in the Midwest, including four from the Edward Jones team that quit doing negotiated deals in 2015.

General Services Administration is looking for partners to build a new FBI building in exchange for current headquarters.

A California redevelopment successor agency achieved 25% savings on a $33.7 million tax allocation bond refunding.