Securitization

Bank of America Merrill Lynch and TD Securities won the bidding for Massachusetts’ $600 million of general obligation bonds while Citigroup won the gilt-edge Fairfax County, Va., bonds.

The municipal bond market springs to life on Tuesday as several large competitive sales hit the screens, led by issuers in Massachusetts, Virginia and Minnesota.

The municipal bond market was quiet Monday as traders waited for this week’s new issue sales to get underway with competitive deals on Tuesday from Massachusetts and Fairfax County, Va.

The municipal bond market on Monday is patiently waiting for this week’s new issue sales to get underway with competitive sales on Tuesday from Massachusetts and Fairfax County, Va.

Municipal bond traders are back at work in earnest as they get set to take on a new issue slate dominated by competitive sales on Tuesday and taxable deals on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC is seeking a tender exchange for up to $435 million of bonds.

The municipal bond market is looking ahead to a $3.3 billion new issue slate that will be dominated by competitive sales from Massachusetts and taxable negotiated deals.

The municipal bond market is looking ahead to next week’s $3.3 billion new issue slate which is dominated by GO sales from Massachusetts and taxable negotiated deals.

After a week that saw few deals come to market, municipal bond traders will see the calendar perk up a bit next week as several issues of size are set to hit the screens.

Municipal bonds turned mixed on a cold and snowy day in the Northeast as stocks surged to historic highs on Thursday.

Municipal bonds were mixed at midday as the primary was set to heat up the despite cold weather and snow in the Northeast.

The municipal primary heats up on Thursday as the New Jersey Economic Development Authority gets ready to come to market with $381.195 million of state lease revenue bonds.

While Wall Street firms agree that municipal bond volume will drop from 2017, their estimates of how much range from 8% to 34%.

Municipal bonds are mixed at mid-session as the market awaits the start of this week's new issue activity.

The municipal bond market is waiting to see this week’s new issues as bonds traded mixed in early activity.

As stocks surged and Treasuries swooned, municipal bond traders gauged the direction of yields as they looked ahead to what may be a downturn in issuance this year.

As stocks surge and Treasuries swoon, municipal bond traders bide their time gauging the direction of yields.

Municipal bond traders were returning to their desks on Tuesday with their eyes fixed on falling yields as they await a rather quiet primary market.

The municipal bond market will see a shortage of new supply kicking off the new year, after experiencing a record-breaking month in which almost $63 billion of bonds sold.

The municipal bond market will see a shortage of new supply going into the new year, after experiencing a record-breaking month in which more than $61 billion of bonds sold.