Higher education bonds

The bonds are coming in three tranches, mixing tax-exempt new money and a taxable refunding.

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Ratings analysts see a darker outlook for higher education in 2021 as the effects of the pandemic continue to erode revenues and enrollment.

The university will begin its two-day retail order period Friday.

A school official called the coronavirus-related hit "a temporary blip," and said the rating agency moved too quickly.

University of Idaho's P3 could be a model for future university deals, according to Wells Fargo bankers.

Moody’s Investors Service revised the outlook on its Aa2 rating to negative ahead of the $96 million deal.

Declining occupancy levels at privatized student housing projects are likely to continue into early 2021 as the sector confronts headwind from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to analysts.

Bond restructurings are expected to save Virginia's public colleges and universities $300 million by deferring debt service payments for two years.

Florida State University's voluntary disclosure on lower dormitory occupancy is an example of providing timely information, Moody's Investors Service said.