Capital markets

Fitch Ratings cut Vermont's general obligation bonds to AA-plus, citing slower growth prospects driven by an aging population that isn't growing.

RBC Capital Markets added Ian Parker as it positions itself to help issuers bring to market billions of dollars in authorized affordable housing debt.

Persistent enrollment declines at Daemen College led Fitch Ratings to assign a negative outlook to the western New York school.

The tax hike should provide new recurring revenue that restores structural balance after years of weak reserve levels, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Former Hilltop Securities bankers Chris Allen and Gabriella Briceno have joined RBC Capital Markets in Houston where they will seek to grow RBC's financial advisory business.

The Massachusetts Port Authority expects to price $461 million of revenue bonds through a negotiated sale primarily to accommodate growth at New England's largest airport.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot tapped aviation finance chief Reshma Soni for comptroller and elevated debt manager Jack Brofman to deputy CFO.

It's reinvestment season and the market is poised to consume about $7 billion, with California State University and San Jose on the menu.

California retained its top spot in total volume, but New York State dominated with deal size, with two deals in the top five and five in the top 10.

The top municipal bond underwriters have outperformed their 2018 first halves in both volume and transactions year over year.

Moody's Investors Service revised the outlook on its A2 rating for Yonkers, New York, to negative from stable.

The recorded conversations document Nuveen's efforts to choke off Preston Hollow's access to capital and block what it considered predatory lending practices.

Municipal bond issuance for the year so far is within a percentage point of volume in the first half of 2018.

As Stephen Heaney retires from Stifel Financial, Betsy Kiehn is stepping up to a new capital markets position at the firm.

A progressive income tax may not boost the state's near-junk rating unless revenue is used to address the pension problem.

Citi is losing another top-tier employee to retirement, as Ward Marsh announced his intention to call it quits after 45 years,

Submissions are now open for the Bond Buyer’s fourth class of Rising Stars, an honor which showcases the brightest young minds in the municipal bond industry.

Heading into the midway point of 2019, munis continue to be in a good place and show no signs of slowing in terms of strong technicals.

Gedale B. Horowitz, a Wall Street and muni veteran of more than 60 years, has decided to call it a career at the age of 87.

Cook County, Illinois president says new taxes or fees are on table to close the shortfall.