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The San Diego-area system is issuing municipal debt to fund its acquisition of for-profit Northcentral University.

Weaker operating results led S&P Global Ratings to lower its outlook for the Evanston, Illinois-based university.

Municipal primary volume will surge to $7.2 billion in the week of Feb. 4 from a revised total of $3.8 billion the previous week.

Enright, who died of bone cancer at 72, held fiscal positions with local governments before starting a nearly 30-year investment banking career.

PFM says the acquisition will broaden its reach into special districts and land-secured municipal financings in Florida and across the country.

A year after fighting with lawmakers over new taxes, Gov. Phil Scott pitched $18 million of revenue raisers in his $6.1 billion budget proposal.

A lawsuit alleging fraud accusing banks and broker-dealers of fraud in the variable-rate demand obligation market will proceed, an Illinois judge ruled.

With extreme weather more frequent, investors and rating agencies are scrutinizing the effects of resiliency measures on municipal budgets and reserve levels.

Ipreo forecasts weekly bond volume will surge to $7.2 billion from a revised total of $3.8 billion this week.

The Institute for Supply Management index unexpectedly rose last month.

The University of Michigan’s final January sentiment index fell to a two-year low.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard applauded the central bank’s shift away from its policy of raising interest rates.

Shields, fired by Wells Fargo in December, joined Loop Capital Markets LLC as a managing director this week.

U.S. hiring in January topped all forecasts as wage gains cooled.

The compromise does not include a full federal takeover of the New York City Housing Authority, which the federal agency had threatened.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was unchanged from 4.11% the week before.

Ruling may lead to the requirement to pay interest on the bonds despite the Employees Retirement System bankruptcy.

The N.Y. Metropolitan Transportation Authority sold over $1 billion of securities Thursday as munis ended stronger.

Mt. Pleasant, Racine County, and the Wisconsin state government all face risks if the Taiwanese manufacturer can't deliver on its big promises.

S&P Global Ratings says Detroit's Local Development Finance Authority's collections haven't been enough to cover debt service payments on subordinate bonds issued in 1997.