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Texas Capital joined the ranks of firms like Crews & Associates adding public finance talent, while SIFMA and Arteria AI partnered on a new platform in May.

In April, WisdomTree launched two new exchange-traded funds, Nuveen debuted a high-income separately-managed account product and more.

The legislation would create a bond-financed reinsurance program to stabilize the homeowner's insurance market, which has been impacted by wildfires.

With eye-popping infrastructure needs, market participants discussed how this will influence issuers' plans, from demand to disclosure.

A bill would allow homeowners to receive the interest accrued on insurance payments for lost or damaged property, rather than lenders.

The president suggested federal aid could be sent directly to states instead of through FEMA.

As state and local governments are charged with funding 3/4ths of the country's infrastructure, the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles highlight even more the municipal bond market's vital role in keeping the U.S. competitive globally and maintaining the heart of fiscal federalism at home.

Lifting the SALT cap is one of several thorny issues Republicans hope to iron out as part of a larger reconciliation bill by March.

Congress has created recovery bonds for specific disasters in the past, and the CDFA wants the tool to become a permanent private activity bond category.