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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has placed the long-term ratings and assessments of U.S. Bancorp and its subsidiaries (USB), including its bank subsidiary, U.S. Bank National Association,…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Worker filings for jobless claims rose to 744,000 last week, pausing a downward trend amid other signs of recent labor-market improvement… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: President Biden unveiled a $2.3 trillion plan aimed at boosting the nation’s infrastructure, creating new jobs and tackling climate change. It is the first of a…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. hiring surged in March as the economic recovery accelerated, the start of what economists say could be a sustained run of job growth to industries,…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The massive natural-gas bills incurred during the Texas freeze have kicked off a spate of lawsuits around the country as companies argue over who is responsible…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: On April 1, 2021, Municipal Assurance Corp. (MAC) completed its previously disclosed merger with and into its affiliate Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM), with AGM as…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Illinois could counter the COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on motor fuel tax revenue by funneling some of its incoming federal relief funds to infrastructure projects, a policy…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Two recent lifts to Illinois rating outlooks cast a more favorable light on its bonds but whether the momentum leads to upgrades hinges on the state…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: A private hospital system in Honolulu that has struggled for more than a decade saw the long-term rating on its bonds downgraded to CCC from B-minus…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Home-price growth accelerated to a 15-year high in January, as the supply of homes for sale dropped to a new low… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose in March to its highest level since the pandemic started a year ago, with Americans expressing more optimism about business…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The damage COVID-19 caused for the not-for-profit hospital sector runs deep, with recovery prospects clouded even with the help of federal aid and a ramping up…