Bankruptcy

Regulators will hear claims that ratepayers face hikes from a “bungled” nuclear reactor project.

Sean Carney, director and head of municipal strategy at BlackRock, talks about municipal issuance in the first half of 2017 and makes some predictions on how the second half of the year will look. He also discusses distressed states — which state could recover first and why and how a downgrade of Illinois would be a big deal for the market. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman in a conversation recorded on June 29.

A group of hedge funds that owns $3.3 billion of Puerto Rico bonds disclosed in court documents the amount that each of them holds.

The county’s 25-year, $339 million refunding sold with an all-in, true-interest cost of 3.38%.

As the crisis in Puerto Rico continues to drag on, Paul Kwiatkowski, managing director at Kroll Bond Rating Agency discusses the differences between municipal and corporate creditors in bankruptcies and how we can look back at Detroit for clues on how things might turn out. Hosted by Aaron Weitzman.

A collaborative effort is needed to keep Hartford out of bankruptcy, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

The county plans to price $344 million of limited obligation refunding warrants, with a new 1% local sales tax supporting debt service.

Junk status underscores the need for a 'far-sighted restructuring,' according to Luke Bronin.

Hartford, Conn., on the brink of insolvency, hired Greenberg Traurig LLP as restructuring counsel.

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bonds were slashed to D Thursday by Fitch Ratings in the wake of the utility’s bankruptcy filing.