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The "risk to the tax exemption appears to have dropped sharply as of last week ... taking with it the hypothetical risk of a supply surge ahead of any end-date for borrowers' exemption access," said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics.
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Congress needs to lift limitations on tax-exempt private activity bonds, say transportation advocates.
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The Phoenix-based university will not have to pay a $37.7 million fine after the U.S. Department of Education dropped its case.
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Chicago is "diligently preparing" to sell debt, now that the bond market has mostly recovered from April's turmoil, Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski said.
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Paul BrodyPaul Brody is Global Blockchain Leader for EY (Ernst & Young). Under his leadership, EY is established a global presence in the blockchain space with a particular focus on public blockchains, assurance, and business application development in the Ethereum ecosystem. He can be found on X at
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Brooke Ybarra is senior vice president for Innovation and Strategy at the American Bankers Association.
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The forum's annual awards went to Joseph A. Branca of BofA Securities, Jim Reynolds of Loop Capital Markets and Sarah K. Sanders, Connecticut deputy treasurer.
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The Municipal Forum of New York presented three awards to industry leaders and veterans at its annual awards and leadership fellows fundraising dinner.
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"We have got to keep the money coming in to transit," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren D- Mass.
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Texas Capital joined the ranks of firms like Crews & Associates adding public finance talent, while SIFMA and Arteria AI partnered on a new platform in May.
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Some bills seeking to restrain local government debt issuance are still alive as the Texas Legislature's 2025 session heads towards its home stretch.
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"Munis are no longer moving on headlines; they're reacting to rates and supply," which is playing out again Monday after a choppy March and April, said James Pruskowski, chief investment officer at 16Rock Asset Management.
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Dana Edwards is focused on designing and developing digital products for the US and UK Simply Business businesses. He has a track record of running product, technology, and data teams using the latest customer-centric, agile practices.
His passion is helping engineers, business teams, product teams, data teams, and enterprises work in a way that produces high quality products for customers. This drives him to create an environment of empowerment and inclusivity.
Dana joined Simply Business in 2022 with an extensive background in financial services. Previously, he held roles as Chief Technology Officer for firms such as PNC Financial Services and MUFG Union Bank. His career started with roles in product and technology development, and academicsMay 19 -
The Federal Open Market Committee will meet on June 17-18. While no rate cuts are expected at this point, things can change quickly. Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist at ITR Economics, provides her take on the meeting the new Summary of Economic Projections and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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The bondholders and board faced off over the creditors' belief they they are due the administrative expense claim.
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Sam Rea is the chief technology officer at Aspire General Insurance, bringing over 20 years of experience leading IT organizations in the insurance industry. Prior to joining Aspire, he served as CTO for the PEAK6 InsurTech portfolio, overseeing technology across an agency franchise, MGA, SaaS platform, BPO service, and a national flood insurance processor. He previously held senior roles at National General Insurance as EVP and CIO, and at Zurich Insurance as assistant vice president.
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