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Commentary: Just Wipe Out Public Debt! — Not a Solution for Puerto Rico or Anyone Else

- by James Spiotto With the end of the flurry of Congressional activity over impeachment, followed by a general yearning for the end to partisan conflicts, we now look to this year and what issues can be addressed before the national election. There remain lingering...

Vermont Bond Bank; $22 Million in College System Bonds

- by Robert Crump The Vermont Bond Bank (VBB) is scheduled to issue $22 million in State College System Bonds this week. Series 2020A is scheduled for a negotiated sale with Morgan Stanley as Senior Manager. Proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used to...

Chronically Late Municipal Bond Audits Further Delayed in FY 2018

By Richard A. Ciccarone, President of Merritt Research Services, an Investortools, Inc. Company Every year since 2007, Merritt Research Services1 (Merritt Research) reports the time it takes for municipal bond borrowers to complete their annual financial audits. The...

Featured Bond: New Jersey Economic Development Authority, $500 million in Transportation Project Bonds

-by Robert Crump Our first featured bond of the new decade comes from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), which is scheduled to issue $500 million in Transportation Project Bonds this coming week. The negotiated sale is scheduled for January 9th...

Featured Bond, 12/2: Metro Pier and Exposition Authority (Illinois) to issue $923 Million in Refunding Bonds

by Robert Crump The Metro Pier and Exposition Authority (the Authority) is scheduled to issue $923,210,000 in Refunding Bonds in order to refinance its debt on outstanding bonds. The negotiated sale is planned for sale on December 4th with Goldman Sachs and Morgan...

Featured Bond – Utah Transit Authority $551 Million

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is scheduled to issue $511 in Sales Tax Revenue Bonds and Sales Tax Refunding Bonds with Wells Fargo as the lead manager. The negotiated sale is scheduled for November 6th, 2019. Each of the three Series has unique characteristics, so...

Featured Bond – New York Housing Finance Authority $100 million

New York State Housing Finance Authority is scheduled to issue $100 million in Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds in two series to provide mortgage loans and fund housing construction in the state. The Bond is scheduled for sale on October 17th with JP Morgan, Bank of...

Featured Bond – City of New York $930 million in General Obligation Bonds

The City of New York is expected to issue $850 million in General Obligation Bonds to finance its 2020 budget and various capital projects planned for the new year. The sale is scheduled between October 1st to the 3rd, with Jefferies as the lead underwriter and many...

Featured Bond – Week of September 9th, 2019; City of Austin to Issue $233 million in Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds

The City of Austin is scheduled to issue $233 million in bonds to finance its debt and to fund in whole or in part several voter-approved capital projects. The bonds are expected to be scheduled for sale on September 10, 2019  with Ramirez & Co., Inc. as the lead...

Featured Bond – Week of September 2nd, 2019: State of California to Issue $2.3 Billion Dollars in General Obligation Bonds

The State of California is scheduled to issue $2.3 billion dollars in Various Purpose General Obligation bonds in two parts. In order to refinance its outstanding debt, the state will issue $1.65 billion in Refunding Bonds.  Proceeds from the remainder of the total,...

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