Capital markets

Northwestern was assigned a negative outlook on one of its triple-A ratings.

Issuance of municipal bonds fell 33.9% to $26.7 billion compared to $40.4 billion in September 2016.

Keys Energy Services estimates $32 million in damages from Hurricane Irma, and FEMA will cover most of it.

The rating agency cited the backing of the authority's transportation revenue bonds by a gross lien on operating revenues.

The firm, which returned this year to public finance, hired five bankers in Texas, Florida, Illinois and New York.

Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas monetized all but one payment of the $2.17 billion they expected to receive from Toshiba.

The rating agency says Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual are open to a traditional bond refinancing, not a bond restructuring or a haircut.

Fitch Ratings said it has withdrawn its ratings for the United States Virgin Islands and the USVI Public Finance Authority.

Luke Bronin called the latest multiple-notch downgrades no surprise.

The city says for now it has all the capital market access it needs.

The spending plan still relies heavily on sales tax growth, according to S&P Global Ratings.

CFO Jack Wetzler said analysts’ emails were accidentally overlooked, prompting the negative rating action.

The rating agency calls on the commonwealth to match recurring revenues with expenses.

The toll revenue bond deal will put the authority's debt under one indenture.

Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual presented city and state officials with an alternative to bankruptcy.

The state plans a $4.5 billion negotiated sale and $1.5 billion competitive sale.

Weekly volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to almost reach $10 billion in what should be the busiest week in 14 weeks – just in time to close out the third quarter on a good note.

Each FHLB regional bank has its own selection criteria, but they look for a real estate portfolio.

The story behind a state’s rainy day fund should be weighed heavily, some municipal analysts said at a recent event.

House Majority Leader Dave Reed blames 'a small group of unknown people' at S&P for the state's downgrade while the Senate rejects a House revenue plan.