Capital markets

Its $1.5 billion unrated deal will be sold to qualified institutional buyers to finance Florida’s privately owned passenger train project.

Private placements and direct bank loans allow more direct investor communication for issuers of all stripes, advocates say.

Platte County wants a court to confirm its decision to walk away from an appropriation pledge.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 3.96 from 3.99% the week before.

Federal transportation officials authorized another $950 million in private activity bonds for Brightline, also known as Virgin Trains USA.

Next week's Illinois GO sale will be a muni market referendum on the governor's budget, tax and pension proposals.

S&P Global Ratings boosted its outlook to positive from stable ahead of an $850 million GO bond sale.

The Bond Buyer will be rolling out some changes to how we cover and communicate with the professionals and the leaders who work in and around municipal finance.

The upstate New York college has combined two undergraduate institutions and boosted enrollment a year after sinking to deep junk territory.

Preston Hollow's accusations against Nuveen of bully tactics underscore the cutthroat competition for market share.

In the week ended March 14, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 3.99% from 4.04% the previous week.

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Pennsylvania to Ba1 from Baa3.

D.A. Davidson will expand its presence in Oklahoma and Texas with the acquisition of Wells Nelson.

Birmingham, Alabama's general obligation bond rating was lowered one notch by Fitch due to growing pension liabilities.

Chicago's CFO says investor outreach will stress fiscal controls that make it difficult for the city to backslide on its progress under Rahm Emanuel.

Scott Mitnick, who was county administrator of Sutter County, California, will be a director at financial advisory firm KNN Public Finance.

Shawn Wooden expects his proposal to fix to state teachers’ pension system to kick-start an agenda that includes infrastructure, improved returns and financial literacy.

Moody's boost at Aa1 means lower borrowing costs, additional savings and a more diverse market for the city's bonds, according to Melanie Hartzog.

J.B. Pritzker will defend his fiscal 2020 budget and pension proposals as well as his gamble on waiting for voters to approve graduated income tax rates.

Victor Quiroga Jr. previously was a vice president at Frost Bank.