Credit quality

Enrollment and inflation-adjusted net tuition trends are negative.

The departure of Maryland's second-longest serving state treasurer will leave a void in the public finance community.

“Chandra has built a reputation as an innovator at Moody’s,” said Tim Blake, managing director of public finance.

Experts explore the tangible and intangible costs of cyber breaches and potential risk mitigation strategies.

The changes could affect up to 20% of the 3,000 districts that Moody’s rates by one notch.

The policy case for federal support is strong: in the coronavirus era, the U.S. is looking at an emergency that is the equivalent of 50 states worth of hurricanes, fires and floods, lasting more than two years, with a very slow economic rebound.

Technical and fundamental concerns surrounding credit and supply could present challenges for the market going forward but participants tepidly welcomed signs of stability.

A big New York State Empire Development Corp. private placement is likely to be followed by more until the municipal primary starts functioning again.

Municipal fund managers are betting on lower credit quality paper and lower coupon bonds as they take advantage of the swell in supply.

About 27% of public and private universities will see a decline in net tuition per student in fiscal year 2020.