Capital markets

The Fitch Ratings upgrade to A-plus applies to $80 million in debt issued for the University of Portland in Oregon.

The underwriters filed a defense to the court earlier this month and analysts are skeptical of MBIA’s chances of prevailing.

Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read called off a lottery bond sale planned in 2020 after lottery revenues cratered because of pandemic-related business closures.

Montebello Unified priced a $12.2 million tax-exempt refunding, but didn't execute a planned taxable tranche.

Firms remain uncertain about how state laws that apply litmus tests for banks and others seeking contracts with governmental entities impact them.

Underwriters sidelined by the state's new litmus test on firearms policies have bought many past Texas TRANs, but the state won't need to issue any this year.

The city is pricing $168 million of subordinate wastewater revenue bonds on Tuesday. The system's main plant spilled raw sewage into Santa Monica Bay last year.

Moody’s said MEAG's upgrade reflects the upgrade of Florida’s JEA Electric Enterprise ratings on Monday. JEA is to be a major customer of MEAG's nuclear units.

Moody's said its rating upgrades reflect the Jacksonville, Florida, utility's sound financial performance and governance changes.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will bring its first new money issue since 2017 to the municipal bond market next week, buoyed by an rating upgrade.

The California Health Facilities Finance Authority will price the final authorization of $1.05 billion from the $2 billion program on Tuesday.

Moving beyond its goals for the ownership makeup of a deal team, Wisconsin pushed for diversity among the lead contacts working on a recent transaction.

The MSRB has issued a warning that with the rise in interest rates in recent months, bonds trading at a discount may be less liquid than those trading at par.

As hospital margins recover from the latest surge, Moody's warns of challenges from the pandemic-driven acceleration of the trend away from in-hospital care.

Idaho will bring its inaugural issuance tapping a new transportation funding stream supported by sales taxes.

S&P's upgrade moved Detroit's unenhanced GO rating higher in the speculative grades but also lifted a portion of its priority lien debt to investment grade.

Lawmakers in other red states are trying to follow Texas' footsteps with bills to subject banks to a litmus test over their treatment of the firearm industry.

The firm's special district group is up to 30 public finance professionals with the addition of seven members since January.

Moody's raised the Chicago Board of Education's rating by one notch to Ba2.

The 18-member group will be headed by Eric Scroggins, co-head of debt advisory and restructuring, and Bill Reisner, head of public finance investment banking.