Average Annual Rate of Muni Defaults To Rise

June 5, 2013 1:58 PM

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Anne Van Praagh, chief credit officer for public sector ratings at Moody's Investors Service discusses the increase in the average annual rate of defaults, pressure on local credits, and recovery rates

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