city credit quality

Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities – Part Three: Long-Term Liabilities beyond Pensions

Apr 7, 2015 | Cities, Cities & States, Fiscal Distress, Municipal Bankruptcy, Municipal Bond - Pricing/Analytics, Municipal Bond Trading & Underwriting, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bonds, Credit Quality and Disclosure, Municipal Finance, Municipal Finance - General, Public Pensions

By Richard A. Ciccarone City Financial Challenges Beyond Pensions When Assessing the Credit Quality of America's Cities, pensions aren't the only big long term liability facing America's cities. Add to the list bonded indebtedness, other post-employment benefits...

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...

Assessing the Credit Quality of America’s Cities – Part Three: Long-Term Liabilities beyond Pensions

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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