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There is an emotional and human aspect in all relationships and that holds true for the bond between individuals and brands. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought both the strengths and weaknesses in customer experience under the spotlight. This episode will focus on how connecting with customers and ensuring they have a positive experience with a company is paramount, particularly in a pandemic-driven world. Join our host, Brooke Worden, President of The Rudin Group and guest speaker, Virgil Miller, Chief Operating Officer of Aflac U.S. and President of Aflac Group in a discussion that will highlight how and why Aflac is emphasizing three key aspects of the customer experience in 2020.

The Empire State's general obligation bonds revised to negative from stable by rating agency due to heightened budget risks.

Munis firmed Friday, only the second time in December they weren't flat, and more than a few participants are waiting on yields to rise before getting involved, particularly given the rich muni/treasury ratios and low absolute yields.

Nelson, a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry, joins Hilltop's Encino, California, office.

The number of issuers using a temporary exemption jumped to 101 in October from 35 the previous month.

Clark County, Nevada's reserve draw, brought about by low hotel tax revenues, has no rating impact on the limited tax general obligation bonds, Moody's said.

City Council-approved residential construction tax and changes to a property tax abatement program paves the way for a borrowing plan that would aid the city’s poorest communities.

The GFOA Debt Committee is working on issuing a similar Libor advisory in advisory in January or February.

Increases in producer and consumer prices on an annual basis, with a 0.3-point gain compared to last year may be a signal inflation will emerge and might force the Federal Reserve to act, economists said.

California overcame a legal challenge to use bond authority to provide housing for homeless people suffering from mental illness.

The deal helped pave the way for the reopening of the capital markets for not-for-profit health systems amid the then-insurgent COVID-19 pandemic.

Daily report for December 11, 2020.

Pinned into a corner from the economic effects of COVID-19, the mass transit agency tapped its remaining amount available through the Municipal Liquidity Facility, which expires at year's end.

Wisconsin will use new pools for negotiated transactions starting next year

As co-director of the Enforcement Division, Stephanie Avakian oversaw charges the SEC made against municipal bond “flipping” schemes.

Hawaii's governor announced that state employees would be furloughed two days a month; the state sold $750 million of GO bonds in October to fund operations.

Bid list volume is trending higher into the end of the year, but its share as measured against overall high demand does not pose much of a threat, analysts say. Refinitiv Lipper reports $992 million of inflows.

The largest tranche of the deal, $706 million with a 5% coupon in 2047, yielded 4.15%, a 275 basis point spread over triple-A paper.

The $1,000 denomination Liberty Bond deal aimed to lure socially conscious, retail investors to broaden its investor base.

For taking proactive measures to update city infrastructure during the height of pandemic, Tampa, Florida's $362.8 million water and wastewater systems revenue and refunding revenue bond transaction earned The Bond Buyer's Deal of the Year for the Southeast Region.