Municipal Bond Credit Report: Rhode Island pension arbitration ruling a cautionary tale
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Fallout from an arbitration ruling that Warwick, Rhode Island, must stop using its two-tiered pension system for firefighters is “a cautionary tale on both sides,” said…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago and Illinois reap benefits of cash-rich market
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago and Illinois poured more than $1 billion of their high-yielding, low-investment-grade rated general obligation paper into the market on the same day and a cash-flush…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Ruling on Puerto Rico revenue bonds may be 'game changer' on mainland
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Credit analysts and ratings agencies said this week’s federal court decision in Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy may have implications for special revenue bonds across the nation… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: California wildfire rating risks spread to public utilities
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The wildfire liabilities that sent investor-owned Pacific Gas & Electric into Chapter 11 are beginning to have a rating impact on California’s public electric utilities… Link…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: DFW airport seeks foreign investors for taxable bonds
Municipal Bond Credit Report: DALLAS — Fresh off a whirlwind of meetings with investors in Europe and Asia, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is pursuing a new marketing strategy for more…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Amazon’s ‘muted’ impact on New York, Northern Virginia
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Amazon’s “second” world headquarters will have “at most a muted impact” on the economies and credit quality of Arlington County, Virginia, and New York City, Fitch…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: A Chicago suburb is cut four notches over pension burden
Municipal Bond Credit Report: CHICAGO — The southern Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn took a four-notch rating cut over budget and pension strains. S&P Global Ratings dropped the village’s rating…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Wildfire’s destruction of California town creates uncharted credit territory
Municipal Bond Credit Report: The deadly wildfire that left the town of Paradise, California, in ruins may become a test case for the municipal bond market.“The situation casts doubt on…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Fitch finds state pension liabilities rise faster than debt
Municipal Bond Credit Report: WASHINGTON — Net pension liabilities as a share of personal income rose in 40 states in fiscal 2017 while tax-supported debt rose by the same measure…
Municipal Bond Credit Report: University in Ohio readies unrated bonds
Municipal Bond Credit Report: Columbus based Ohio Dominican University is readying a $49 million issue of unrated bonds to fund projects as it works to turnaround enrollment.The unrated bonds will…
