The agencies are overstepping their statutory authority in trying to force the market to adopt a new securities identifier, says the American Bankers Association.

Moodys says it is placing additional weight on the states' Aaa ratings in determining the Garvee ratings.

A report by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association shows that the move to a T+1 settlement cycle has struck the right balance between increasing efficiencies and mitigating risk.

House Republicans are once again careening towards a government shutdown

Fitch cited economic and demographic factors in explaining the downgrade.

Robin Prunty, who retired Aug. 31 as S&P's chief analytical officer for governments, took on a role on its U.S. board the next day.

Fitch also upgraded the city's Georgia Municipal Association certificates of participation (city of Atlanta public safety projects) to AA-plus from AA.

Environmental regulations under fire in California.

South Dakota voters will have the opportunity to end the state tax on groceries this November.

Patrick Harker, the longest serving regional reserve bank president, will leave office in June 2025. Directors at the Fed bank have started the search for his replacement.

LINXS, the private developer consortium, and Los Angeles World Airports struck an agreement on a timeline for completion of the people mover project, pushing Fitch Ratings' outlook higher.

With Chairman Tom Carper retiring, the key committee will be under new leadership regardless of the election outcome.

Committee Chair Sherrod Brown is facing a tough election.

Dealers are welcoming the widening of the exceptions to manual trades and de minimis trading activity but are still asking regulators to prove why such a move is necessary.

Charter school bond issuance have leveled off as issuers consider labels and alternative structures.

The rating agency estimated the cost of college and university capital needs at $750 billion to $950 billion over the next decade.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said she has concerns about an uptick in inflation and will need to see more positive data before supporting an interest rate cut.

Proposed guidelines for federal tax credits could undermine the effort to build a clean hydrogen market, critics say.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority adds Morgan Stanley to the growing list of firms charged with mark-up and mark-down failures on municipal securities transactions.

The state's year-old rules ban broker-dealers and investment advisors from using non-financial criteria in investment strategies.