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Should Congress Pass HR 870 Allowing Puerto Rico to Authorize Its Municipalities Including Public Corporations to File Chapter 9?

Feb 25, 2015 | Municipal Finance

by James Spiotto As had been noted in numerous articles in MuniNetGuide.com and other publications, Puerto Rico and its municipalities and public corporations are facing a significant financial challenge. Last year, as part of Puerto Rico’s response to the fiscal...

Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities – Part Two: The Achilles Heel to the Fiscal Condition of Cities – Public Pensions

Feb 19, 2015 | Cities, Cities & States, Cities, Towns & Villages, Fiscal Distress, Municipal Bankruptcy, Municipal Bond - Pricing/Analytics, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bonds, Credit Quality and Disclosure, Municipal Finance, Municipal Finance - General, Municipal Finance - Public Pension Funds, Public Pensions

In the second part of our series on city credit quality, the spotlight shifts to the Achilles heel for many cities: public pensions. by Richard A. Ciccarone Governmental credit quality is a byproduct of both the underlying economy and the cumulative...

Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities – Part One: Focus on Bond Ratings

Feb 3, 2015 | Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bonds, Credit Quality and Disclosure, Municipal Finance

How close to the fiscal distress edge are America's cities? This article, the first in a series, Assessing the Credit Quality of America's Cities, examines the financial health of cities against a backdrop of high ratings issued by the three major credit rating...

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Should Congress Pass HR 870 Allowing Puerto Rico to Authorize Its Municipalities Including Public Corporations to File Chapter 9?

Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities – Part Two: The Achilles Heel to the Fiscal Condition of Cities – Public Pensions

Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities – Part One: Focus on Bond Ratings

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