Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

Lower interest rates are generally seen as a boon to municipal bond issuers and a bane to investors. But for holders of individual munis, the current...

How rare are defaults in the municipal bond market? During the most recent period, 2010-2011, there were only 11 defaults out of the 17,700 bond issues...

A number of financial Web sites are posting excerpts from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Global Investment Committee Report for February. The municipal bond...

Despite the ax falling recently on California's 400 redevelopment agencies, officials paved the way for the groups to wind down their business and we expect...

Does the White House want to limit the tax benefits of municipal bonds? It’s hard to tell. In a story Monday, The Bond Buyer, quoting unnamed "senior White...

When thinking of “credit enhancement,” most investors think of bond insurance. But there is another tool used by local governments and school districts that...

It wasn’t exactly a “man-bites-dog” story, but a recent article in USA Today will surely catch many investors by surprise. Over the past 30 years, bonds have...

When Jefferson County, Alabama declared bankruptcy, the bashers had a ball. Soothsayers, whose earlier predictions of a widespread muni market collapse didn't...

The municipal bond insurance industry appears to be regaining some of its financial credibility, as reflected in recent rating actions by Standard &...

Bold action to tackle a significant shortfall in its pension liabilities could make Rhode Island a model for fiscal reform across the country. Under a bill...