Public finance

Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual presented city and state officials with an alternative to bankruptcy.

Municipal market participants are gearing up for the busiest week in a while, as they prepare to see nearly $10 billion of new issuance.

The state plans a $4.5 billion negotiated sale and $1.5 billion competitive sale.

The board approved the reallocation of $1 billion for emergency funding to recover from Hurricane Maria.

Weekly volume in the primary municipal bond market is expected to almost reach $10 billion in what should be the busiest week in 14 weeks – just in time to close out the third quarter on a good note.

Each FHLB regional bank has its own selection criteria, but they look for a real estate portfolio.

The budget Gov. Scott Walker signed authorizes more than $700 million in borrowing.

The story behind a state’s rainy day fund should be weighed heavily, some municipal analysts said at a recent event.

The city must now negotiate terms of the terminal redevelopment project with the development group.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York is prepping another large bond deal as part of a busy 2017 for the conduit issuer.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were stronger at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s $9.92 billion new issue calendar.

Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which has a hefty number of competitive and negotiate bond offerings slated for sale.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, was higher to 4.01% from 3.98% last week.

Iowa's projected gap can be closed without legislative action, the governor says.

The city council continues to delay a vote on where to draw its water from long-term.

Top quality municipal bonds ended mixed on Thursday, traders said, as the market saw the University of Virginia come to market with a 100-year taxable bond offering.

Strong demand was reported for the $68.3 million transaction.

A new financial recovery plan was submitted to the Federal Transit Administration.

Top quality municipal bonds were mixed at md-session, traders said, as the market prepares for a few big deals as activity winds down ahead of next week’s more robust slate.

Just two weeks after announcing 19 hires to bolster its public finance roster, UBS Wealth Management Americas announced another new addition in Andrew Nakahata.