Municipal Bond Credit Research: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, threatened with state takeover
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: A North Carolina city with tens of millions of dollars in outstanding debt is threatened with a state takeover because of what state officials call…
Municipal Bond Credit Research: Bitcoin-backed bonds receive first rating
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority’s $100 million of bitcoin-backed bonds received a provisional rating from Moody’s Ratings… Link to Story
Municipal Bond Credit Research: Facing budget gaps, Pennsylvania, New Jersey governors turn to reserves
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: Budgeting was a bigger challenge than usual for governors this year. Federal spending and a strong economy made for years of easy budgeting, and while many…
Municipal Bond Credit Research: Corpus Christi water crisis creeps closer
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: Corpus Christi could be closer to a water emergency that has sparked credit concerns, according to scenarios presented to the city council on Tuesday… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Research: States consider cutting gas tax
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: The war in Iran has crude oil prices flirting with $100 a barrel, as tankers are attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and states are…
Municipal Bond Credit Research: Jackson Hospital bondholders offered less than 19% recovery
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: Jackson Hospital & Clinic, Alabama, bondholders are being offered what would be, at best, an 18.7% recovery for the par outstanding in the facility’s Chapter…
Municipal Bond Credit Research: California school bonds retain resilience despite headwinds
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: California school district municipal bonds are still a good risk-adjusted value despite a growing list of headwinds, including declining enrollment, according to a Los Angeles-based…
Municipal Bond Credit Research: Georgia bills to slash property taxes take center stage
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: Bills to cut Georgia property taxes, with potential major impacts on local and state government, are at the center of attention in this year’s Georgia…
Municipal Bond Credit Research: Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6% for the First Time Since 2022
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: Mortgage rates fell below 6% this week for the first time in more than three years, welcome news for waves of house hunters heading into the busy…
Municipal Bond Credit Research: Los Angeles utility lawsuits underscore climate liability risk
Municipal Bond Credit Research Report: The ongoing legal challenges the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power faces after a devastating 2025 wildfire are setting a “precedential” course for California, highlighting…
