AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ?bb+? to Insurance Company Alatau City Garant JSC. The ratings reflect Alatau?s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and marginal enterprise risk management.
Investors most recently added $2.33 billion to mutual funds for the week ending May 27, bringing positive flows to date to almost $40 billion, according to LSEG Lipper.
S&P lifted Graham's general obligation bond and certificates of obligation rating to A from BBB due to the city's earlier-than-projected financial turnaround.
TORRANCE, Calif., June 03, 2026 -- Virco Mfg. Largely because of the reduction in revenue and related lower factory output and overhead absorption, gross margin for the first quarter declined from 47.5% to 41.4%. Inventories have been adjusted to reflect current demand levels, declining 7.7% from $74.0 million last year to $68.3 million this year.
The status of the war in Iran is confusing, Hennion & Walsh's James Pruskowski said, but high absolute rates are giving the muni market a strong start to June.
Issuers using cash basis accounting pay a yield premium to sell bonds, according to a new paper, and their bonds are less likely to trade in the secondary.
BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (DMB) today announced a distribution of $0.0500 per share of common stock, payable on July 1, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2026. The Fund intends to make regular monthly distributions to its common shareholders at a level rate based on its projected performance.
The quartet of accelerated deals is among at least 25 additional unique credits above $100 billion coming to market, a major contributor to the surging supply of $18 billion to $20 billion this week.
Moody's Ratings has announced a credit rating downgrade to A2 from A1 for AU, due to operating pressure which comes on the heels of a 4% tuition hike earlier this spring.
Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton notes that coupon selection is often a strategy decision, not a price preference, and explains why premium coupons can help mitigate adverse price moves while giving investors flexibility through higher ongoing tax-free income.
Multiple municipal bond offerings this week have a high exposure to climate risk, specifically high Flood Scores, according to ICE Climate Data. A $16 million offering from Greenpoint Union Free School District, N.Y., records a Flood Risk Score of 5.0 out of 5.0, ICE reports.
CHICAGO, June 1, 2026 Ziegler is pleased to announce the successful closing of Christian Living Communities Obligated Group's $41,200,000 Series 2026 Bonds issued through the Colorado Health Facilities Authority. Christian Living Neighborhoods, is a three-community senior living organization located in Denver, Colorado. Christian Living Communities is the sole member of CLN.
"When FINRA and MSRB rules which cover similar functions differ in their application, it raises compliance costs for dealers and raises the risk of inadvertent noncompliance," the Bond Dealers of America said in its letter.
This week will see continued stability, given the recent bumps on deals in the primary market last week and the lack of negative headlines about the war with Iran, said Elaine Brennan, executive director of the public finance department at Roosevelt & Cross.
The New York Convention Center Development Corporation is coming to market for the first time in more than a year, with bonds backed by a hotel surcharge.
The muni market is experiencing "some short-term optimism," said Hilltop Securities' Tom Kozlik, but there are still "pressures that could potentially be with us for not just weeks, but months."
CHICAGO, May 29, 2026 Ziegler is pleased to announce the successful closing of Londonderry Village's $30,750,000 Series 2026A and 2026B Bonds issued through the West Cornwall Township Municipal Authority, collectively referred to as the. Londonderry Village, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, is a single-site Life Plan Community located on approximately 146 acres in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.
KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AAA with a Stable Outlook to the New Mexico Finance Authority State Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 2026A. Key Credit Considerations The rating actions reflect the following key credit considerations: Credit Positives Credit Challenges Rating Sensitivities For Upgrade. For Downgrade. To access ratings and relevant documents, click here.
The Maryland Economic Development Corporation and the Internal Revenue Service have reached a resolution in a tax squabble over a bond issuance where proceeds of the sale were not spent within a three-year time window.
June redemptions are $44.4 billion. July and August will see $37.7 billion and $38.4 billion returned, respectively, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 28, 2026 American Century Investments, a $330 billion global asset manager*, expands its exchange traded fund platform with the launch of American Century Securitized Credit ETF, an actively-managed solution designed to complement core bond allocations with diversification benefits.
Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton explains why energy prepays have become a popular SMA allocation for yield and diversification, while warning that financial institution counterparty concerns and "guilt-by-association" bank headlines can still trigger episodic spread widening.
The muni market's gains are likely a continuation of Tuesday, Charles Schwab's Cooper Howard said, but markets could turn sour after personal consumption expenditures data is released Thursday.
KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AA with a Stable Outlook to the State of Louisiana General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2026-B. Key Credit Considerations The rating action reflects the following key credit considerations: Credit Positives. Credit Challenges. Rating Sensitivities For Upgrade. For Downgrade. To access ratings and relevant documents, click here.
Issuers are watching Washington D.C. gearing up for a water bill reauthorization, along with decisions on state revolving funds, appropriation levels and the future of WIFIA.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today announced that it has priced the previously announced remarketing of $15.0 million aggregate principal amount of New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2014R-2.
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. announced today that BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (DSM) and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (LEO) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund's common shares as summarized below. Important Information BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., the investment adviser for each Fund, is part of BNY Investments.
Municipal finance professionals surveyed by The Bond Buyer said unrealistic revenue projections were the top driver of problems for public-private partnership deals.
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to five serial bonds and one term bond issued by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Residential Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Financing Green Revenue Bonds, Series 2026A, a $47.59 million asset-backed securitization collateralized by residential solar loans and home improvement loans originated by New York State Energy Research and Dev...
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