Credit Conditions in 2013

March 20, 2013 12:45 PM

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Dick Larkin, senior vice president and director of credit analysis for HJ Sims & Co., says municipal credit conditions are stabilizing while acknowledging hot spots for risk and the potential for large-scale default by a major local government.

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