Munis

While the top three remain the same, changes were plentiful in the rest of the top 10, including five new firms making their way there.

The top municipal bond underwriters of the first quarter of 2021 are well ahead of last year's record pace, as the country is starting to finally see the light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel.

These so-called American Renewal Bonds would help finance a national infrastructure initiative until the economy sufficiently recovers from the pandemic.

Kansas City will follow up a GO sale from last month with $186 million of tax-exempt, taxable new money and refunding special obligation bonds Wednesday.

Crumbaker has experience representing bondholders and corporate trust companies in cases related to distressed or defaulted high-yield tax-exempt bonds.

S&P raised CPS' junk rating by one notch, saying federal funds will boost an "already positive financial trajectory."

Over the weekend, prominent senators criticized President Biden's infrastructure plan, with some more moderate senators' votes hanging in the balance.

Monday’s announcement came at the halfway mark of fiscal 2021 after only one other priority -- arbitrage violations -- had been announced since the Oct. 1 start of the federal fiscal year.

With its growth only slightly hindered by the pandemic, the University of Texas System aims for savings with refunding deal.

The authority appears ready to take advantage of market conditions following a successful December refunding.

The current prohibition against tax-exempt advance refunding was used as a minor pay-for in the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that cut personal and corporate tax rates.

The first quarter of 2021 concludes with $102.1 billion, slightly higher than the $95.3 billion that the market saw in the COVID-ravaged first quarter of 2020.

Merritt Research Services highlights "unsung disclosure heroes" while reporting little change in most issuers' sluggish pace at releasing audited financials.

The bill comes days before the Biden administration will reveal its infrastructure plan. Sources have said municipal bond provisions are likely to be included in an infrastructure package.

The National Federation of Municipal Analysts said its white paper is a disclosure template for future events such as large-scale tropical storms and wildfires.

Buttigieg's support of PAB financing comes days before the Biden administration plans to unveil its infrastructure proposal.

The savings from the March 19 bond sale will be dedicated to Guam’s tourism recovery efforts as well as debt service.

With a traffic rebound in the offing, the Austin-based Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's $510 million of bonds and notes were 20 times oversubscribed.

The public notice filed on EMMA is the first report by any issuer in calendar 2021 of any type of IRS audit communication.

Republican opposition to tax increases supporting an infrastructure bill may hamper the advancement of hoped-for muni tax provisions.