Munis

The municipal bond primary was winding down on Thursday as the last of the week’s deals were hitting the screens.

School bonds for Wilson and Sulphur schools passed during Tuesday's special elections.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers's letter to lawmakers emphasized the infrastructure benefit of protecting the muni market.

While public corporations are required to file an annual audit within 60 days after the close of the year, municipal bond borrowers often take close to triple that time or longer.

Municipal CUSIP requests increased in January on a year-over-year basis as new deals swarmed into the market.

More new supply hit the screens led by general obligation deals from the District of Columbia and Delaware.

The Fort Madison School Board on Monday adopted a resolution ordering a special election on the issuance of a $30 million general obligation bond.

While American politicians on both sides of the aisle have been mostly silent as the U.S. deficit swells toward $1 trillion and beyond, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the lack of attention won’t last.

The private passenger train operation that debuted as Brightline says it will stay private for now.

An SEC muni office official discussed 15c2-12 and more on Tuesday.

Scott Andreson plans to work with the SEC to improve disclosure.

Richard Neal, D-Mass., raised optimism among state treasurers that advance refunding of municipal bonds may be part of "a combination of funding sources."

Angelica Valencia is considered integral to the firm's California and Puerto Rico practices.

Michigan State sold taxable bonds to finance a legal settlement in the Larry Nassar sexual abuse cases.

None of the 12 recommendations require congressional action and all are within the scope of the administrative powers of the IRS, according to NABL.

The Fort Madison School District this spring will, for a fourth time since 2016, ask voters to approve the issuance of a multimillion-dollar general obligation bond to build a new elementary building to replace its two existing ones.

A warm reception is likely for the new issue supply that will be coming into the market.

Issuers are still seeking clarity on new SEC rules as a Feb. 27 deadline approaches.

Libor based municipal debt stood at $47.6 billion at the end of 2018, or about 1.3% of the overall muni market.

The District of Columbia will be headlining next week's new issue slate with a $940 million deal.