Public finance

ARIZONACasa Grande (City)Jul 20, 2009 . . . . . . $19,000,000

CALIFORNIALivermore Redevelopment AgencyJul 10, 2009 . . . . . . $16,640,000

NEW JERSEYLeonia BoroughJul 17, 2009 . . . . . . $4,000,000

ARIZONAAmphitheater Unified School District No. 10Jul 17, 2009 . . . . . . $29,000,000

Municipalities plan a moderate slate of new deals this week during the seasonally slow summer period.

Municipal bond mutual funds continue to bore into uncharted territory at an unprecedented speed.

COLORADOColoradoJul 16, 2009 . . . . . . $255,000,000

ALABAMACalera Waterworks BoardJul 1, 2009 . . . . . . $3,790,000

The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes declined this week, as strength during the early stages of the week held off weakness permeating the market during the last few sessions.

Investors last week withdrew the most cash from municipal bond money-market funds since April as minuscule returns continued to chase unparalleled sums of money out of the industry.

CONNECTICUTFairfield (Town)Jul 15, 2009 . . . . . . $25,390,000

CALIFORNIAABAG Finance Authority For Nonprofit CorporationsJul 15, 2009 . . . . . . $140,000,000

ARIZONATolleson (City)Jul 14, 2009 . . . . . . $3,590,000

ALABAMAOxford Water Works and Sewer BoardJun 30, 2009 . . . . . . $4,675,000

Municipalities borrowing short term are increasingly taking on "refinancing risk" - a risk that used to fall on the investor, according to a Fitch Ratings report released yesterday.

ILLINOISWestchester Park DistrictJul 13, 2009 . . . . . . $1,800,000

ALABAMAWoodstock Public Building AuthorityJun 24, 2009 . . . . . . $860,000

KENTUCKYMuhlenberg CountyJun 30, 2009 . . . . . . $9,215,000

CALIFORNIACulver (City)Jul 10, 2009 . . . . . . $20,085,000

Municipal bond sales are set to pick up this week following an unusually light slate of offerings last week.