Raymond James has agreed to acquire SumRidge Partners, a fixed income market maker dealing in investment-grade and high-yield municipal bonds.

Democrats still want to move President Biden’s five Federal Reserve picks together through the full Senate. But the chamber’s rules will make that tough to accomplish unless Sarah Bloom Raskin can come to terms with GOP lawmakers opposed to her nomination.

The two Michigan-based systems completed their merger amid stepped-up federal anti-trust scrutiny but have not yet announced any changes to their existing debt portfolios.

Loop acquired an investment advisory firm from BMO.

The fiscally stressed Chicago suburb offered terms, including a 20-year maturity extension for a possible bond exchange, as it looks to restructure debt.

The number of hospital mergers and acquisitions dropped last year and the pandemic and federal government's actions may influence the 2022 picture

FactSet will become the CUSIP system's second operator on behalf of the American Bankers Association.

The nation's second most populous state plans to expand debt issuance despite the continuing pandemic.

The $2.5 trillion increase is expected to get the U.S. through 2023.

KBRA says the deal will allow for expansion.