Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

Get used to hearing a new name in bond insurance: BAM. Licensed in 12 states so far, including New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Michigan, BAM (Build America...

The muni bond tax-exemption has existed since the federal income tax was established in 1913, but if anyone in Washington is forgetting just how important it...

The state of California, bedeviled by a decade of acute budget deficits – including a whopping $15.7 billion shortfall last year – is looking to make a fiscal...

While there are many question marks in the battle between Congress and the Administration over avoiding the “fiscal cliff,” one thing is certain: municipal...

Despite the estimated $50 billion economic loss in the Northeast from Hurricane Sandy, Moody’s does not expect any payment defaults on rated municipal bonds...

Ohio’s fiscal health is improving, and it may be contagious. The Buckeye State’s debt, which suffered the steepest drop in the nation four years ago, has...

Suffering from sticker shock in a lower-interest rate environment? The pros aren’t. They’re jumping in with both feet. As of June 30, banks across the country...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has some advice for tax-free bond investors: Go long! Well, he didn’t say those exact words, and he’s certainly not...

Although mired in a tough economic environment, U.S. cities are deploying a wide-range of strategies designed to improve their finances, according to a report...

Driven by their status as safe havens for battered international investors, a massive Federal Reserve effort to spark a sluggish economy and other factors,...