Bonds

Two reports from House staff and the Government Accountability Office paint an unflattering portrait of the executive branch's administration of grant programs that benefit bond issuers.

Municipal issuers are benefiting from lower interest rates and investor demand that seem at least partly driven by the nearly constant talk of tariffs and trade wars.

Steven Gibson became president last year and is the deputy city manager in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

It's time for municipalities to rethink the way they're spending on water infrastructure, experts said this week.

During the kickoff to infrastructure week, the National League of Cities president said the market will take a hit if an infrastructure bill doesn't pass.

Bankers, lobbyists, issuers and lawyers aren't necessarily optimistic on an infrastructure bill passing this year.

Municipal bond industry veteran Mark McGruder has joined BOK Financial as head of municipal bond underwriting and trading.

Among the beneficiaries is a bond-financed bus line in Portland, Oregon.

With a trillion dollar infrastructure deficit looming and a bill not yet on the table, many are wondering how pension funds could help.

In a recent Fitch Ratings report, analysts studied ways autonomous vehicles could impact parking structures in cities.

The pilot program began in May, but was not officially announced by the IRS until last week.

GASB is accepting comments through Nov. 2 on its proposal to clarify the definition of a conduit debt obligation.

The Bond Dealers of America has formed a Fixed Income Market Structure Working Group to advise regulators, lawmakers and market participants on structural changes in the fixed income industry and marketplace.

Roisman is officially back at the SEC, but this time as a commissioner.

The Senate voted 85 to 14 on Wednesday, mostly along party lines, to confirm Republican Elad Roisman to become a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2023.

Republican Elad Roisman appears to be moving toward confirmation to the SEC without being paired with a Democrat.

President Trump's nominee Elad Roisman is a step closer to becoming an SEC commissioner.

The U.S. Territorial Relief Act of 2018 would give territories the option to terminate their debt obligations while authorizing $7.5 billion in federal funds to compensate mainland creditors who are individual investors, trade unions, pension plans, and open-end mutual funds.

A newly released research paper found that the probability that a state general obligation bond will be rated higher after the Dodd-Frank Act is 2.7 times greater than before the law was enacted.

Arkansas sees an economic payoff for its $125 million of general obligation bonds that helped it land a $1.1 billion steel mill on the banks of the Mississippi River.