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Fed finds most areas improving, with different sectors showing greta variation in activity.

Credit rating agencies have done relatively few credit downgrades.

A senior Federal Reserve official said an expansion of the MLF won’t happen unless the program is extended into 2021.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's new CEO plans to improve the quality of data on its site.

Groups said regulation would not be helpful in encouraging more disclosure.

Despite "robust" progress, it will take "some time" for the economy to return to pre-pandemic levels, according to Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida.

Debt Program Manager, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Democratic members of the Congressional Oversight Commission say the Federal Reserve has treated municipalities unfairly compared to private entities.

The majority of the spending was $21.36 million devoted to lobbying members of Congress and federal agencies over the 12 months that ended June 30.

A painful reality of the current environment is that headcount is a target for cost reduction despite that demands have never been greater — compliance, client demands and the need to access and leverage data and information to avoid a competitive disadvantage.