Munis

Municipal bond volume is set to start final quarter of the year with a bang, with two issuers accounting for $3.3 billion,

The third quarter ended with a whimper, leaving year-to-date issuance 15% behind last year's pace.

Moody's boosted its outlook for the University of Illinois to stable from negative ahead of the deal.

The state's chief auditor said the program to install high-speed internet across Kentucky is plagued with "botched" procurements.

The Sacramento County Office of Education rejected the Sacramento City Unified School District budget because of deficit spending.

Municipal bond supply jumps next week as the last quarter of the year begins.

The Internal Revenue Service has taken no action regarding tax-exempt refunding bonds that were issued for Gettysburg College in 2010, after closing an audit that appears to have been randomly initiated.

SEC and MSRB officials responded to the concerns and frustrations of bond lawyers who were meeting in Chicago.

Municipal yields strengthened for maturities beyond three years, even though President Trump expressed concern.

The municipal bond market remained in quiet mode a day after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates.

SIFMA is publishing a new model document that it says should help underwriters avoid regulatory risk.

Investor-owned Georgia Power made concessions to secure public power owners' agreement to continue construction of the Plant Vogtle nuclear project.

The two regulatory agencies are working to ensure a seemless transition to another benchmark when Libor is phased out in 2021.

The amount of outstanding variable rate demand bonds rose to $142.4 billion in the second quarter of this year, a gain over $142.2 billion in the first quarter and the end of a decade-long decline, Moody’s Investor Service said in a recent report.

Linda Howard was tapped for her broad financial experience, said the Orlando-based wholesale power agency.

While the impacts to the Carolinas are still being determined, one expert says the lessons learned from catastrophic events like Florence can be mitigated.

The authority, one of the largest municipal bond issuers, will use the new benchmark to reduce its exposure to Libor, which is slated to sunset.

Incoming NABL president Dee Wisor wants the group to be more active in Washington.

The MSRB is hoping that new guidelines will encourage more conversation between its staff and the broker-dealers and muni advisors it regulates.

One proposal is to use the Chicago water system to fund the Windy City’s public employee pension plans.