Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

As Detroit’s bankruptcy battles unfold, an important ally of muni investors is emerging: bond insurers. Yes, the companies that unwisely strayed from their...

As many municipal bond market participants warned, Detroit’s Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s proposed bankruptcy plan has had a negative impact on the ability...

Investors are demonstrating increased confidence in Puerto Rico debt as commonwealth leaders move to balance its budget and shore up its pension system. The...

The city of Detroit, which filed for bankruptcy July 18th, will continue to pay secured creditors, including water and sewer bondholders, according to credit...

Do you feel like Superman? You should. Individual investors, according to an article in the industry publication The Bond Buyer, stepped in and reversed the...

Remember the on-again off-again plan to tax Washington, D.C. residents on their out-of-state municipal bonds? It’s off again. Included in its recently...

Holders of insured Detroit bonds should be paid in full, according to a newly released debt restructuring plan issued by Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. ...

Have you heard the clucking? It’s the sound of Chicken Little returning to the municipal bond market. In 2008, he paid a visit during the mortgage crisis. At...

Defending the muni-tax exemption – and the fiscal health of state and local governments – seems to be bridging Washington’s great divide. In an unusual...

The storm clouds have finally lifted for holders of bonds insured by National Public Finance Guaranty Corporation (NPFG). On Wednesday, May 8th, Standard...