Municipal Bond Credit Report: University of Akron tweaks debt profile to create savings
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The University of Akron in Ohio is eliminating its outstanding student housing lease revenue debt in a bid to level its debt service and better manage…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Salt River Project deal arrives with boost from upgrade
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Arizona’s Salt River Project expects strong demand for $436 million of public power revenue bonds that represent the utility’s first new-money issue in two years… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Michigan hospital system bonds to consolidate administration
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Michigan-based Spectrum Health System plans to use a chunk of the proceeds from $450 million of taxable, new money and refunding bonds it is pricing Tuesday…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Puerto Rico board says future may be bleaker than expected
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board said there may less money to pay bondholders than it has projected and Puerto Rico’s $18 billion in bank accounts allows for…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Yield Curve Responses to Introducing Negative Policy Rates
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Given the low level of interest rates in many developed economies, negative interest rates could become an important policy tool for fighting future economic downturns……
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Arizona stadium tax survives legal challenge
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The The Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority has regained a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings after a legal threat to its revenues died before the U.S.…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: California gets its second upgrade in two months
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The California received further evidence in a ratings upgrade that it has recovered from the bad old days of a decade ago when the state was…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Cook County, Illinois, offers up painless budget
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a $6.2 billion 2020 easy-to-swallow budget that closes a minor gap without any new taxes and fully funds…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: FHA debt paydowns spur Moody’s boost for New York-Presbyterian
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The A significant reduction of Federal Housing Administration insured debt landed New York-Presbyterian Hospital a bond upgrade ahead of a planned $500 million taxable sale… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Why Illinois’ rating stability remains fragile
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Illinois’ rating stability remains fragile due to spending and economic strains on the horizon, S&P Global Ratings’ lead Illinois analyst Carol Spain warned in a…
