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It's the third short-term spending bill Congress has passed since fiscal 2024 began Oct. 1.

Smaller issuers will find it easier to tell their stories to investors who are looking to customize their portfolios.

The MSRB board member has joined the Institute's public finance team.

The second board meeting of FY 2024 will also see the board mull whether it should modernize its dealer supervision rule.

A bill with House and Senate support would change LIHTC bond requirements

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's 2023 audited financial statement shows the board collected an additional $19 million in revenue as compared with the 2022.

Increasing the costs for banks to hold municipal bonds would be passed down to cities and states in the form of higher financing costs, industry advocates said.

"I believe policy is set properly," Waller said. "It is restrictive and should continue to put downward pressure on demand to allow us to continue to see moderate inflation readings."

The filing cuts the current 15 minutes standard reporting window down to one minute in what the MSRB describes as an effort to improve transparency.

The firm settled charges with FINRA over failing to include the Non-Transaction Based Compensation indicator for 91,059 reports of municipal securities transactions over a five year period.