Commercial banking

Daily report for October 02, 2025

If the shutdown lingers, disruption to key economic data releases could increase market uncertainty, said Tom Kozlik of HilltopSecurities.

Summit Utilities Oklahoma used reserve funds to help cover an Oct. 1 payment on taxable bonds sold in 2022 through the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority.

SIFMA looks forward to "the SEC approving this rate card, and the resulting fee reductions," Leslie Norwood said.

Supply is expected to rebound in October, when BofA Securities estimates that issuance will reach $58 billion.

Donna M. Massanova is EBP Center of Excellence global lead at Makosi, where she is also a member of the company's Advisory Board. She retired as a partner from Baker Tilly with over 30 years of experience in public accounting. She built and led one of the largest employee benefit plan audit practices in the U.S. and spearheaded the Philadelphia market's construction and real estate practice.

Sophisticated issuers and investors shared insights into how they navigate the complexities of the municipal bond market at The Bond Buyer Infrastructure event.

The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that federal agencies would lose $400 million each day during a shutdown.

Four hired as counsel and seven other staff members are bulking up the team's D.C. and New York offices. 

Two months after property tax payments would normally be due, Cook County, Illinois, is still struggling to send out accurate bills for the second part of 2024.

Nearly $29 billion of the $30 billion cap has been allocated, said Morteza Farajian, director of the Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau.

Daily report for October 01, 2025

How are issuers meeting the growing needs for upgrades of existing infrastructure

October has historically not been "particularly kind to the municipal market, as it tends to be one of the heavier supply months of the year," said Daryl Clements, a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein.

Water challenges abound across the country