Munis

The subsidy payments for direct-page bonds are claimed using IRS Form 8038-CP, which is a "smart form" designed to prevent entry errors.

This week's big municipal bond deals got a warm reception from buyers as two New York issuers came to market.

An electric cooperative’s cross claim could upend the South Carolina Public Service Authority’s ability to collect nuclear-related costs.

With lawmakers failing to address a $1 billion budget deficit, S&P said “uncertainty about fiscal 2019 now looms over Louisiana.”

A sweeping bank regulatory bill under debate in the Senate is very close to achieving something the muni market has been fighting for since 2014: the inclusion of municipal bonds as high-quality liquid assets.

College of DuPage's accreditation is no longer on probation.

Pension policy decisions made to improve funding levels are putting financial pressure on school districts through higher contributions.

The focus in the municipal bond market Thursday was on New York as two issuers sold big deals in the competitive arena.

Support is scarce in rural parts of the district, suggesting an urban-rural divide.

NABL favors shortening to seven from 14 days the advance notice requirement for a public hearing about the issuance of PABs.

Steep enrollment declines sunk Sage College in Albany, N.Y. to Moody's Caa1 rating.

A trade war would bring risks for states that do major business with Canada and Mexico, Fitch Ratings said after a seventh round of talks ended with no resolution.

A $30 million Wagoner Public Schools bond issue, which included a new elementary school, failed to get enough votes to pass during Tuesday's election.

After failing to approve new revenue in a special session, lawmakers now must pass a fiscal 2019 budget without enough revenue to fund state priorities.

The transaction will mark the university’s first new-money series for this credit in 16 years.

Enrollment pressures are manageable while pension costs should stabilize long-term, Fitch Ratings said.

Analysts have noticed a definite hesitance of issuers to talk to them one-on-one and blame the MSRB's market advisory warning issuers against revealing material information to select investors.

Lawmakers voted Saturday to chip in more state cash for two of Oregon's signature higher education projects.

The acquisition by the national giant is the latest in a nonprofit healthcare consolidation wave.

Investors will be rewarded for their patience with the year's biggest weekly issuance calendar, including a deal from the market's No. 1 issuer.