Private activity bonds

The USDOT's approval of the allocation triggered threats from opponents that legal action will be taken.

The urgency for healthcare issuers to sell tax-exempt bonds is gone after private activity bonds survived tax reform.

When the future of tax-exempt bonds for nonprofits was unclear, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York unleashed many end-of- year transactions.

Indiana’s experience provides a roadmap for what can go wrong in a private partnership, though it's not indicative that the funding technique is flawed.

Market experts see less municipal bond volume next year, far fewer bank loans, new buyers of bonds, and more volatility if the tax bill is enacted as expected.

Approval of the tax reform bill led the Florida Development Finance Corp. to cancel its Monday meeting to approve a deal for the train project.

Colorado and its private partners on redevelopment of a 10-mile section of Interstate 70 are in the market with $116.9 million of PABs.

The future accessibility of private activity bonds and stadium bonds is the massive tax bill's gift to the municipal market this holiday season. However, the bill also brings coal in the form of a year-end halt to advance refundings and a drop in the corporate tax rate.

Concerned about the tax bill before Congress, the private passenger train owners want to issue bonds by Dec. 31.

Muni issuers are being forced to take action on tax-exempt private activity draw-down bonds and commercial paper because of the House tax bill.

Some of the proceeds will refund tax-exempt bonds issued for the university through St. Joseph County.

With the fate of private activity bonds in flux, D.C.'s Housing Finance Agency is forging ahead with plans for its largest offering by the end of the year.

Many states use PABs to offer low-rate mortgages and down payment assistance for first-time buyers.

Wayne State University's partnership with a private developer may serve as a model -- especially if the pending tax law bans private activity bonds.

House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady said the private-activity bond provision was included in the House tax bill so lawmakers would have more time to discuss these bonds.

The bonds for Florida’s Brightline train project are rated BB-minus by Fitch.

Regional consolidation would boost business investments and fend off needless duplication and competition, a fiscal watchdog said.

The California Debt Limit Allocation Committee wants to allocate $900 million in remaining private activity bond capacity.

As the political gears churn, issuers and borrowers should huddle with legal counsel and financial advisors to consider the possibility of worst-case scenarios in which some or all of the proposed tax reform legislation is enacted.

The impact of tax reform is on the minds of all participants in the municipal bond market. The Bond Buyer’s Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Hume joins Contributing Editor John Hallacy in breaking down what the House and Senate plans will mean for state and local governments as well as the effect it will have on underwriters and dealers, bond counsel and financial advisors. Hosted by Chip Barnett.