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Thirty states told the Council of Development Finance Agencies they issued mortgage revenue bonds in 2017 compared to only 18 that issued mortgage credit certificates.
September 21 -
States reported a 20.2% jump in the issuance of private activity bonds from the $20.4 billion issued in 2016.
September 19 -
Monthly new-issue volume surpassed the $30 billion mark for the fourth time this year in August, helping keep third-quarter issuance close to last year's pace and potentially setting the stage for a more robust season of issuance in the Fall.
August 31 -
Issuance was down 27% in the region from the first half of 2017, and almost 30% in California, its largest market.
August 23 -
The region's volume numbers were supported by favorable market conditions that drove several large gas prepay deals.
August 22 -
Volume was off in eight of the region's 11 states in the wake of tax reform and the end of advance refundings.
August 21 -
Bond volume in the region fell sharply in the first half of 2018, though one expert saw the 16% drop as better than anticipated.
August 20 -
Municipal bond volume is running 18.1% lower than last year’s historic level, in line with analyst expectations given the enormous impact the new tax legislation has had on the market.
August 20 -
Northeast municipal bond issuance sank 11.7% in the first half of 2018 compared to a year earlier, reflecting a national trend driven by federal tax changes.
August 17 -
For the first time this year, the municipal bond market generated more volume than it did in the same month of 2017, as July issuance edged 1.3% higher.
July 31