Public finance

INDIANALake Station Community School CorporationDec 14, 2009 . . . . . . $1,908,000

ALABAMAMobile Industrial Development BoardDec 9, 2009 . . . . . . $23,500,000

Municipal Market Data's TM3 Web site implemented a number of changes yesterday to cope with a rapidly shifting landscape in municipals.

Investors who own bonds floated by public power utilities are political junkies by necessity, a new report says.

INDIANAHancock CountyDec 10, 2009 . . . . . . $10,720,000

ALABAMARainsville (City)Dec 11, 2009 . . . . . . $2,175,000

Table as of: 12/11/2009 17:53 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

Two large note deals and a handful of long-term financings will come to market this week as part of an estimated $4.69 billion in new volume, according to Ipreo LLC and The Bond Buyer.

The tide of money washing into municipal bond mutual funds picked up again last week, offering hope that mutual funds will continue to provide a pillar of support to municipals.

ARIZONAPayson (Town)Dec 10, 2009 . . . . . . $1,525,000

The municipal bond industry might be catching an early glimpse into what the “new normal” will look like.

Phil Fischer, for decades one of the predominant voices in public finance, is retiring.

The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week, as gains experienced through Wednesday withstood yesterday’s losses.

For the first time since early October, tax-exempt money market funds generated inflows for the week ending Dec. 7 as total assets rose by $2.59 billion and settled at $408.73 billion for the week ending Dec. 7, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

ALASKAUniversity of AlaskaDec 8, 2009 . . . . . . $14,045,000

ALABAMABirmingham Water Works BoardDec 8, 2009 . . . . . . $73,890,000

In raising more cash to placate the rating agencies, Assured Guaranty Ltd. also pleased bondholders.

ARKANSASFort Smith School District No. 100 of Sebastian CountyDec 8, 2009 . . . . . . $6,980,000

ALABAMATarrant (City)Dec 7, 2009 . . . . . . $535,000

Table as of: 12/08/2009 15:01 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval