Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

As muni bond investors know, bonds that fulfill important public purposes receive special consideration when under stress. So it should be no surprise to...

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. is bolstering its Connie Lee subsidiary in a bid to separate its municipal bond insurance business from exposure to the sub-prime...

The auction-rate securities saga is back on center stage, with UBS Securities LLC. playing the lead role. Massachusetts filed a lawsuit charging the...

Bond insurers MBIA and Ambac are the latest "AAA" guarantors to lose their gilt-edged ratings. Moody's reduced MBIA's rating to "A2," while at the same time...

In an eagerly awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court  ruled that Kentucky may continue to exempt municipal bonds issued within the state, while continuing...

    Investment Guide Supercharged Munis From Forbes: Bernard Condon 06.02.08, 12:00 AM ET Conventional wisdom says buy muni bonds in cautiously...

It is no longer news to municipal bond investors that the once-pristine bond insurers have found themselves in perilous straits since straying from their core...

Bondholders can expect to see upgraded ratings in their municipal bond portfolios following a major review by Standard &Poor’s of its rating criteria....

In a bid to help fix the housing crisis, the House of Representatives is considering a bill that would ease rules governing the use of tax-exempt bonds. Among...

The tobacco industry won a big victory after an appeals court in New York rejected the class-action status of a potentially costly lawsuit. The lawsuit, known...