“Losing tax-exempt bonds would devastate American communities and set economic development efforts back decades,” said Toby Rittner, president and CEO of the Council of Development Finance Agencies. ”Communities use bonds to finance their built environment, infrastructure, schools and future growth needs. The housing industry uses bonds for affordable, senior and workforce housing. There are no alternatives
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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21620339/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Thursday, as U.S. Treasury yields rallied and equities ended up. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Thursday was at 63%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 67% and the 30-year at 86%, according to Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST read. ICE Data Services had
Sweetwater Union High School District broke ground in May on Castle Park High School’s football stadium. The project is funded partly by the district’s municipal bond program.Sweetwater Union High School District A San Diego-area high school district barred from market access four years ago will ride in Wednesday with a lift from a ratings upgrade
“This budget resolution provides the fiscal framework for what will be one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in modern history and the principal legislative vehicle for delivering on President Trump’s America First agenda,” House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, said.Allison Robbert/Bloomberg The House Budget Committee late Thursday passed a partisan budget resolution that clears
MSRB Chief Economist Simon Wu A report published by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Thursday identified yields and market volatility as key drivers of secondary market trading volume in the municipal securities market, which has seen a record number of trades in each of the past three years. For their report, authors Simon Wu and
“A key credit risk for airports is financial exposure from litigation, which is generally mitigated by insurance,” said Kurt Forsgren, US Public Finance Managing Director, S&P Global Ratings. ”While safety concerns could weaken an airport’s desirability and demand over the long term, this hasn’t been observed for major US airports.”S&P Global Ratings A history of close
Scott Mitchell has been appointed CEO of InspereX after the firm experienced a banner year. Scott Mitchell, a 20-year veteran of J.P. Morgan, has joined InspereX as its CEO, succeeding former CEO John DesPrez III. “The firm just has great people, and a really unique culture, even then, and even more so now, the breadth
PREPA bondholders said if the board continues its current approach there will be years more of litigation with outcomes showing the board’s positions are “baseless.” Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders told the bankruptcy court they may challenge all Oversight Board’s advisory fees. The group of opposing bondholders, which hold or insure 61% of PREPA’s
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21638175/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer ahead of a smaller new-issue calendar, as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended mixed. “A solid January employment report already halted the Treasury market rally last Friday,” while this week’s consumer price index report caused more “bear steepening” of the Treasury curve, said BofA strategists.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in 2017 led the charge to save tax-exempt private activity bonds that had been axed in an early House draft of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Al Drago/Bloomberg House and Senate tax staff and members seemed receptive to the Bond Dealers of America’s plea to preserve the municipal bond tax
North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner said addressing the state health plan’s looming defict is one of his highest priorities. The North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees took a step toward a salary-based employee health insurance premium contribution system, as a way to avoid a looming $1.3 billion deficit in the government’s health plan
&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21524058/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals were weaker out long, while U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down after a mixed jobs report. Ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, UST yields fell another eight basis points this week, making it a 33-basis-point rally from Jan. 14, said Barclays strategist Mikhail Foux. Munis had
“In Texas, resilient growth is expected to continue in 2025 at about the same pace as 2024,” Dallas Federal Reserve Vice President Labor Economist Pia Orrenius said, adding risks to the outlook include, tariffs, sharply lower immigration, and a rollback in federal government spending. Dallas Federal Reserve Job growth will continue to trend lower in
“I’m concerned that we’re getting too close to a time when, without drastic cuts or a new revenue, I won’t be able to certify the next budget, even if I want to,” Houston Controller Chris Hollins told the Cty Council. Michael Dorman Houston officials raised concerns on Wednesday over a $100 million budget hit from
&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21471238/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals were slightly firmer as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities rebounded. Muni yields were bumped up to three basis points, depending on the curve, while UST yields fell four to five basis points. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the
“I think that would be incredibly unfair to punish bondholders in that way when they in good faith thought they were buying tax-exempt instruments,” said Rich Moore, tax attorney at Orrick, of the potential for Congress to eliminate the tax exemption on outstanding bonds. The threat that Congress will eliminate the tax exemption on future
Adobe Stock Terie Gelberg has lived at the Harborside, a retirement community on Long Island’s North Shore, for almost two decades. It was supposed to be the last home for the 99-year-old wheelchair user with memory issues, but plans to sell the bankrupt municipal bond financed facility to a private equity firm threaten to upend her
The Transportation Corridor Agencies is executing on a multi-year strategic plan to pay down debt early.Transportation Corridor Agencies The San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency in Orange County, California, paid off $200 million in bond debt early saving the agency approximately $203 million in future interest payments. The Transportation Corridor Agencies, which operates both the
MSRB CEO Mark Kim The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s quarterly board meeting included discussion regarding the launch of a “holistic review” of MSRB’s municipal advisor rules, MSRB CEO Mark Kim confirmed. The meeting, which was held on Wednesday and Thursday, was the board of directors’ second quarterly meeting of MSRB’s 2025 fiscal year. It’s been
Michigan’s White Lake Township, after a 2024 bond pricing was halted by a hack, is returning to the market to sell the debt.White Lake Township White Lake Township, Michigan, plans to bounce back from the hack that forced it to cancel a bond sale with new bond plans to finance construction of a civic center.