The Palmyra-Eagle Area School District is now saddled with a junk rating amid fiscal and leadership turmoil.

The dealer group has opposed the proposed order from the start, and is keeping the pressure on as the SEC appears poised to approve the proposal in some form.

If demand to fly declines domestically, it may affect airports' credit ratings, analysts say.

Since the Great Recession, many states have almost doubled their reserve levels.

Bond Dealers of America sent the SEC a long list of requests to limit municipal advisors' roles in private placements.

At the start of 2020, banks once again have a new reason to consider their muni portfolios due to potential regulatory changes.

The board is considering whether it should allow dealer-affiliated municipal advisors to count towards the MA board seat requirement on a smaller board.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Monday detailed plans to reduce its board size and alter its composition.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has received criticism for the large size of its board and its selection of public board members.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will discuss voluntary disclosure and buy-side perspectives among other topics in March.

The state sold tax-exempt refunding debt at 2019 rates but won't deliver them until 2021 when the call date of the original bonds is reached.

The Securities and Exchange Commission wll work with the market to change secondary disclosure habits without a mandate, issuers and analysts said.

Sources say Hopper has considerable experience with municipal securities in her many years at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Nicole Byrd, a senior investment professional at Nationwide Mutual Insurance, will be the National Federation of Municipal Analysts chair for the next year.

An increased debt load compared with its peer schools drove a downgrade to Barnard College ahead of a new borrowing.

The board will, among other things, review comments on a proposed order that would allow municipal advisors to participate in some private placement activities.

The median time it takes for municipal bond borrowers to complete their annual audits was 156 days for fiscal 2018: equal to the slowest time in the past 11 years.

Atlantic City’s recent fiscal progress under state control provided a lift for two municipal issuers tied to the Jersey Shore gambling hub.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's assets dropped by $8.5 million.

At issue is the so-called "public disclosure bar," which prevents a whistleblower from pursuing a lawsuit based on publicly available information.