Higher education bonds

Moody’s Investors Service moved the outlook to negative in advance of a $40 million revenue bond sale.

The university has overspent by $25 million annually for four years, its president says.

The Santa Fe Community College Governing Board on Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to hold a joint election with Santa Fe Public Schools, in which voters will be asked to renew a combined $95 million worth of bonds for campus improvements.

State-related and other schools are taking a good, hard look at their business models.

The Santa Fe school board voted to hold a joint election with Santa Fe Community College, with both entities asking for about $95 million in GOs.

Federal allegations of basketball recruiting violations could lead to sanctions that reduce revenues for the Louisville Arena Authority's bonds.

Irresponsible practices by policymakers drove debt to $11.7 billion, according to a report refuted by a pension official.

S&P Global Ratings cited concerns about operating margins at the Philadelphia university.

The university and its foundation are on review because of allegations into recruiting violations.

The new state budget provides funding certainty, but the universities' struggles will linger.

Northwestern was assigned a negative outlook on one of its triple-A ratings.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York is prepping another large bond deal as part of a busy 2017 for the conduit issuer.

It is back to school season, which is a good occasion to examine the market of muni obligors offering bonds in the Education Sector, one of the top two sectors in terms of number of obligors offering bonds and also holdings of CUSIPs by institutional investor.

Barclays Capital plans to price the Cal regents deal Tuesday.

Longtime bond attorney Jeremy A. Spector has retired as executive director for the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority after nearly two years leading the higher education conduit issuer through record volume.

The system reported strong investor demand for $350 million of taxable debt earlier in the week.

The new money and refunding bonds are being sold Wednesday.

A dearth of state paper bodes well for the sale, says state finance director Sandi Thompson.

Strong demand for New York State’s new free public college tuition program could disrupt the private higher education landscape.

The action by the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is a response to enrollment challenges.