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California finds itself in a familiar spot, with the most muni issuance through the first three months of the year. The rest of the rankings show a mix of usual suspects and new faces.
April 4 -
Municipal underwriters jockey for position as business increased 21.9% from the first quarter of last year.
April 4 -
The region's 2018 new money bond sales were up 2% year-over-year, but refundings fell 57%.
February 28 -
The surge in gas deals couldn’t overcome the region’s sharp decline in refundings, which led to an overall 22.6% volume decline.
February 27 -
Refunding volume in the Midwest was down 57% in 2018, while new money deals rose just 1.8%, leaving the region down more than 28%.
February 26 -
While the municipal bond insurers suffered from the curtailment of issuance under newly effective U.S. tax laws, the insurance penetration rate ticked higher.
January 16 -
The top municipal FA's accounted for 20% less volume, as their par amount of deals handled dropped to $273.869 billion from $345.829 billion. The number of transactions fell by 1,199.
January 16 -
The top muni bond counsel firms accounted for $318.67 billion in 8,474 transactions in 2018, down from $407.47 billion in 10,519 deals the year before.
January 16 -
Municipal bond issuance totaled $320.25 billion in 2018, as New York issuers led the charge.
January 16 -
Municipal bond underwriters suffered from muted issuance under the new tax laws, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch remained on top of the year-end rankings.
January 16