Commercial banking

In this panel from The Bond Buyer's recent Southeast Public Finance event, top public finance officials from Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Alabama, and Florida share how they evaluate bankers, bond counsel, and municipal advisors, and what makes a pitch fall flat.

To borrow an additional $70 billion, Mamdani would need state approval, said Howard Cure, director of municipal bond research at Evercore Wealth Management.

The $247.75 million of unrated tax-exempt bonds will finance public infrastructure and projects for an initial development on state-owned land.

Daily report for June 24, 2025

Meghan Loomis is a principal with Baker Tilly's digital solutions practice. She has spent her career helping clients drive back-office transformations using technology as an enabler of change. During her time with Baker Tilly, she has championed and led the research, development and growth of several key technology alliances. She drives transparent communication in building new relationships and works to ensure mutual benefit and success.

Courtney Csik is a director with Baker Tilly's digital solutions practice. With more than twelve years of experience, Courtney has worked with organizations, big and small, across industries in the commercial and public sectors to define their Cloud strategies, implement modern technologies and achieve digital transformation.

Lawrence Sprung, CFP, is the founder and wealth advisor of Hauppauge, New York-based Mitlin Financial.

He has more than a quarter-century of experience in the wealth management field.

So far, the financial market reaction has been limited, said Paul Christopher, head of global investment strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

Oregon's Senate president altered the make-up of the transportation committee to get the massive tax bill passed.

"The market itself should want to look at this because no one wants to give the perception of impropriety," said an investor of Stefanik's allegation that Harvard withheld material information regarding its ongoing conflict with the Trump administration.

A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against the U.S. Department of Transportation's attempt to withhold federal funds from states judged to be in noncompliance with the Trump administration's immigration policies.