The Bond Buyer articles from January 2007

The Bond Buyer archives from January 2007

Tuesday.
January 2, 2007... Regions THE NEW YORK State Environmental Facilities Corp. plans to competitively sell $37.4 million of Riverbank State Park special obligation refunding revenue bonds on Jan. 9 to refund outstanding bonds issued in 1996 that mature in 2016...

Outlook 2007: All Eyes on Tax Regulation: Market to Focus on IRS, Treasury Guidance.
January 2, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The municipal bond market will concentrate on forthcoming tax regulations this year, as several crucial projects are in the works at the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service. While muni market advocates always...

Pa. Estimates OPEB Liability to Be $13.8 Billion.
January 2, 2007... Pennsylvania is coming to terms with a recent estimate that its other post-employment benefits, or OPEBs, total $13.8 billion. But the situation was recently complicated by publication of an apparently extrapolated figure that state officials...

Volume in '06 a Near Record: Strong 4Q Helps Volume Hit $383.4B.
January 2, 2007... Thanks to a booming fourth quarter and a December that saw 10 issues worth more than $700 million, the total municipal volume for 2006 was just 6.1% off the record set in 2005. In a year that started out slow, state and local governments...

In Brief: Help-Wanted Ad Index Unchanged at 30 in December.
January 2, 2007... The Help-Wanted Advertising Index remained unchanged at 30 in December from an unrevised reading in November, The Conference Board reported Friday. The index, which measures the volume of help-wanted ads in newspapers across the United...

In Brief: NAPM-NY BCI Rises To 443.4 in December.
January 2, 2007... The National Association of Purchasing Management-New York said Friday that its Business Conditions Index rose to 443.4 in December from 441.6 in November. In December 2005, the BCI stood at 354.2; in December 2004, the index was at 316.3....

Munis Unchanged as Participants Eye Holiday.
January 2, 2007... The municipal market finished unchanged on Friday, as market participants had little data to move on and many investors were out early for the New Year's Day three-day weekend, which is to be followed by an abbreviated session today. A trader...

Economic Indicators This Week.
January 2, 2007... Day Indicator Last Report Forecast Wednesday ISM Index Nov.: 49.5 Dec.: 50.0 Wednesday Construct Spending Oct.: -1.0% Nov.: -0.6% Thursday Initial Jobless Claims 12/23: 317,000 12/30: 315,000 Thursday Continuing...

Friday's Data.
January 2, 2007... Government Securities Prices 10-year: 9912/32 to yield 4.70%, down 2/32 30-year: 955/32 to yield 4.81%, up 2/32 Municipal Bond Index 1163/32, down 1/32 The Bond Buyer's ...

N.Y. Environmental Facilities Corp. To Refund $37.4M of Park Bonds.
January 2, 2007... The New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. plans to competitively sell $37.4 million of Riverbank State Park special obligation refunding revenue bonds on Jan. 9 to refund outstanding bonds issued in 1996 that mature in 2016 and 2022....

The Week Ahead: Three Mid-Sized Deals Welcome New Year.(Calendar)
January 2, 2007... The municipal market may seem hung over at the start of the year with primary market supply less than $1 billion amid a heavy economic calendar. Three mid-sized deals out of New York and Georgia will pave the way for the New Year. This...

Competitive Bond Offerings.
January 2, 2007... Letter F next to the issuer's name signifies the Official Notice of Sale is available on the internet! Go to www.bondbuyer.com A letter "P" signifies that a link to the POS is on the Bond Buyer Online's Competitive Bond Offering Calendar....

Competitive Note Offerings.
January 2, 2007... Tentative dates for negotiated sales of $1 million or more. Letter F next to the issuer's name signifies the Official Notice of Sale is available on the internet! Go to www.bondbuyer.com A letter "P" signifies that a link to the POS is...

Negotiated Bond Offerings.
January 2, 2007... Tentative dates for negotiated sales of $1 million or more. ISSUER ST DESCRIPTION AMOUNT ($000s) LEAD MANAGER FINANCIAL ADVISER INSURER MDY'S S&P FITCH FIRST APPEARED Week Of January 1 Solana Beach...

Results of Negotiated Sales.
January 2, 2007... ILLINOIS Hawthorn Woods Village Dec 26, 2006 $3,950,000 Special Service Area Number Four Special Tax Bonds, Series 2006 (bank qualified) (book entry) Dated Dec 15, 2006. Due Dec 15, 2016 to 2026. First coupon Jun 15,...

Deal In Focus: San Antonio Public Services To Sell $127M in One of State's First Deals.
January 2, 2007... DALLAS -- San Antonio City Public Services is expected to come to market next week with one of the first big Texas deals of the year -- a $127 million offering of revenue bonds that will take out debt initially issued with a taxable status. ...

Southwest Invisible Supply.
January 2, 2007... Approval Underwriter Expected Issuer and purpose Amount* status choice sale date ARIZONA AzDOT/Maricopa County $3,043 P negotiated 2007-20 Maricopa County CCD $951 A negotiated 2007-15 ...

Visible Supply by State.
January 2, 2007... Dec. 29, 2006 Dec. 22, 2006 State Issues Amount Issues Amount Chg in Amt Arizona 0 $0 0 $0 $0 Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado 5 52,680,000 4 43,450,000 9,230,000 Kansas 2 16,480,000...

Plain/Insured GO Yield Curves for Dec. 28, 2006*.
January 2, 2007... State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 3.51 / 3.52 3.58 / 3.64 3.72 / 3.81 4.09 / 4.16 Colorado NR/AA-/NR 3.52 / 3.52 3.63 / 3.62 3.78 / 3.79 4.15 / 4.14 New Mexico...

ARKANSAS: Agency Gets S&P Spike.
January 2, 2007... Standard & Poor's last week raised the Arkansas Development Finance Authority's issuer credit rating to A-plus from A, and also raised the authority's outlook to positive from stable. The upgrade applies to all debt supported by the...

ARKANSAS: Texarkana Tax Study.
January 2, 2007... Officials in Texarkana, a city that has roots in both Texas and Arkansas, have asked the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Institute for Economic Advancement to study its tax situation, which takes into account tax laws in both of the...

COLORADO: Denver Hit Again.
January 2, 2007... The second major blizzard to hit Colorado in as many weeks is expected to cost Denver International Airport tens of thousands of dollars in landing fees and concessions revenues, officials said last week. The news that the airport could...

COLORADO: Owens' New Venture.
January 2, 2007... Gov. Bill Owens, the departing, term-limited Republican, has joined with two new business partners to form JCB Group LLC, a new company that will develop and invest in residential and commercial projects in the western U.S., Europe, and the...

TEXAS: Payments, Jail Repairs on Track.
January 2, 2007... Officials in Nueces County announced last month they will not have difficulty meeting debt service on about $34 million of certificates of obligation and paying for repairs to the county jail that are required in order to continue to house...

TEXAS: Morales Out of Prison.
January 2, 2007... Former Democratic Attorney General Dan Morales was released last week from federal prison in Texarkana to a San Antonio halfway house. The 50-year-old Morales served as attorney general from 1991 through 1998. During his tenure, the state...

Mutual Funds: Weekly Reporters Post Net Inflow of $360M.
January 2, 2007... Weekly reporting municipal bond mutual funds had a net inflow of $360 million during the week ending Dec. 27, AMG Data Services reported. The results were up from an inflow of $260 million during the previous week, and represent the 23d...

Auditors: Fla.'s Riviera Beach May Have Misused Tax Dollars.
January 2, 2007... BRADENTON, Fla. -- Florida auditors on Thursday said that Riviera Beach, on the southeast coast in Palm Beach County, may have improperly pledged a portion of its half-cent sales tax revenues to repay debt that was spent on operational costs...

New-Issue Volume Notes.
January 2, 2007... The new-issue volume tables are based on information compiled by The Bond Buyer from Thomson Financial's database on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. All figures are preliminary and subject to revision. Long-term bonds have final stated maturities of...

Long-Term Bond Sales: Full Year.
January 2, 2007... 2006 2005 Volume No. of Volume No. of Pct. ($000s) Issues ($000s) Issues Chg TOTAL $383,425,900 12,498 $408,265,600 13,948 -6.1 % January 18,712,300 716 22,522,700 817 -16.9 February...

Bond Sales by State: Full Year.
January 2, 2007... 2006 2005 Volume Volume Percentage State Rank ($000s) Rank ($000s) Change Alabama 29 $4,308,200 31 $3,171,500 +35.8 % Alaska 36 2,279,900 44 1,296,500 +75.9 Arizona 24 5,407,100 13 9,241,100 -41.5 ...

Largest Bond Sales in 2006.
January 2, 2007... Amount Issuer Date $3,050.0 Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (TAX) Jun 28 2,805.4 New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, mass transit (ref) May 23 2,800.0 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Finance Corp. (TAX) Jul...

Long-Term Bond Sales: December.
January 2, 2007... 2006 2005 Volume No. of Volume No. of Pct. ($000s) Issues ($000s) Issues Chg TOTAL $43,433,300 1,176 $31,572,100 1,192 +37.6 % Development 740,200 32 934,700 57 -20.8 Education 12,918,800 355 8,954,100 360 +44.3 ...

Municipal Market Data General Obligation Yields.
January 2, 2007... Aaa Aaa (pure) (ins) Aa A Baa 2007 3.50 3.53 3.53 3.59 3.75 2011 3.54 3.65 3.63 3.75 3.88 2016 3.68 3.81 3.79 3.94 4.07 2021 3.87 4.01 3.98 4.13 4.26 2026 3.97 4.10 4.07 4.22 4.35 2031 4.03 4.13 4.12 4.26...

U.S. Securities Prices.
January 2, 2007... Prices as of 3 p.m. ET. Source: GovPx Inc. Treasury Bills Yesterday's Prev. Day's Yesterday's (in percent of discount) Bid/Offer Bid/Offer Bid Yield 1M -- 1/25/2007 4.648/638 4.650/640 4.726 3M -- 3/29/2007 4.895/885...

Short-Term Tax-Exempt Yields.
January 2, 2007... Dec 29, 2006 Dec 28, 2006 Dec 30, 2005 Selected MIG-1/SP-1+ Notes California Rans 4 1/2s (June 07) 3.45 3.42 3.15 Los Angeles Co Trans 4 1/2s (June 07) 3.45 3.42 3.15 Michigan GO 4 1/4s (Sept 07) 3.52 3.52 n.a. Texas...

Market Indicators.
January 2, 2007... Dollar amounts are in millions Day's 2006 2006 Daily Yesterday Change High Date Low Date Municipal Bond Index 116-03 -1/32 118-12 (12/1) 111-05 (7/5) 40 Average Dollar Price 100.17 -0.02 104.98 (11/30) 99.68 (7/5) ...

Placement Ratio.
January 2, 2007... No. Total Amt. Sales from Placement New New Accts. New Accts. Ratio Accts. ($000s) ($000s) (%) 2006 12/29 0 0 0 n.m. 12/22 8 205,963 193,326 93.9 12/15 16 1,079,217 1,031,260 95.6 12/08 35 2,794,818...

Visible Supply.
January 2, 2007... Competitive Negotiated Total ($000s) ($000s) ($000s) Weekly Averages 12/29/06 807,126 1,316,864 2,123,990 12/22 551,450 4,376,897 4,928,347 12/15 1,188,937 7,321,749 8,510,686 12/8 2,251,790 9,124,106 11,375,896 ...

General Obligation Bond Prices.
January 2, 2007... For Friday, December 29, 2006 Intermediate Long-Term Bond and Ratings (Moody's/S&P's/Fitch) Dated Cpn Maturity Yield Price Prev Chg Cpn Maturity Yield Price Prev Chg STATES Alabama Series 2005A (Aa2/AA/AA) 2/1/05 3.000% 2/1/11...

New-Issue Balances.
January 2, 2007... (,000 Omitted) *Since initial reoffering +Revised upward since last report Amount Date RECENT OFFERINGS Sold Balance $27,805 12/14 Hamilton Co., Ohio $12,000 All Sold 23,660 12/6 Winchester, Va. 3,000 4,500 10,000...

Municipal Bond Index Update.
January 2, 2007... The list of bonds used to calculate the Municipal Bond Index was revised after the Dec. 29 pricing. The new coefficient is 1.0395. It was derived by dividing the Dec. 29 index (116.107830) by the average converted price of the new set of...

Municipal Market Yields.
January 2, 2007... Values at 12/29/2006 -- Basis Point Change from 12/22/2006 Aaa Aa A Baa 2007 3.56 -04 3.68 -04 3.86 -04 4.07 -03 2011 3.57 -04 3.69 -04 3.86 -04 4.06 -03 2016 3.75 -04 3.88 -04 4.04 -04 4.25 -03 2021 3.99 -04 4.12 -04...

Municipal Bond Prices.
January 2, 2007... These 40 Bonds are evaluated and priced daily by Standard & Poor's Securities Evaluations Inc. All figures are rounded to the nearest eighth when reported in this table. "Change in Bid" is rounded after calculation. Dollar...

Municipal Bond Index.
January 2, 2007... Current Day Previous Day Week Ago Month Ago Year Ago The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index 116-03 116-04 116-22 118-12 114-10 Friday, December 29, 2006 Maturity Par Call Dollar Conversion Converted Date Date Price Factor Price ...

Ohio's Departing Taft Signs His Last Capital Budget.
January 2, 2007... CHICAGO -- Ohio Gov. Bob Taft on Thursday signed his final capital bill as governor - a $1.77 billion spending plan for the 2007-2008 biennium that includes an increase in funding from tobacco settlement revenue for the state's ongoing school...

Wednesday.
January 3, 2007... News MARKET PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE GRAPPLED with the Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt bond audit program have been trying to decide how to appropriately mark the retirement of controversial field operations manager Charles Anderson....

Anderson's Parting Words: Justice Probe Will Yield Key Details, He Says.
January 3, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Indictments from the Justice Department's criminal investigation of the municipal bond market may reveal a wealth of key information about bad practices in the industry, with serious political and regulatory ramifications,...

Citigroup Still First at End of '06: UBS No. 2, But Both Ceded Market Share.
January 3, 2007... The list of last year's top senior managers looks much like 2005's, as Citigroup Investment Banking, UBS Securities LLC, and Merrill Lynch & Co. repeated as the three busiest banks in public finance. Citigroup held on to the top spot,...

Legislative Issues Abound for Airports.
January 3, 2007... WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers are gearing up to reauthorize the expiring law that governs the Federal Aviation Administration, airport operators are mobilizing to urge them to increase the surcharge that airports tack on to airfares to help pay...

In Brief: Weekly T-Bills Go At 4.930%, 4.900% Highs.
January 3, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills, auctioned yesterday, were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 4.930% high rate, up from 4.875% last week, and as the six-months incurred a...

In Brief: Treasury 4-Week Bills To Pay Down $10B.
January 3, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department yesterday said it will sell $8 billion of four-week discount bills today. The 28-day bills will pay down $10 billion and refund $18 billion of maturing bills. (c) 2007 The Bond Buyer and SourceMedia,...

In Brief: Rancho Cordova, Calif., Raised to A-Minus by S&P.
January 3, 2007... Standard & Poor's raised its rating to A-minus from BBB-plus on Rancho Cordova, Calif.'s appropriation debt, reflecting a history of good financial performance during its first three years of incorporation and continued strong economic growth....

In Brief: S&P Drops Calif. Multifamily Bonds.
January 3, 2007... Standard & Poor's lowered its ratings to BBB-plus from A and to BBB-minus from BBB on the California Statewide Communities Development Authority's Series 2002 E-1 and E-3 multifamily revenue refunding bonds, respectively, for the Quail Ridge...

New Year Starts Without a Bang.
January 3, 2007... Light trading of tax-exempt bonds continued through the market session yesterday prompting little movement along the yield curve to start off the new year. In observance of a national day of mourning to honor former President Gerald Ford,...

Calif. Treasurer Angelides Touts Successes As He Leaves Office.
January 3, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO -- California Treasurer Phil Angelides yesterday said goodbye to the public sector -- at least for now. Angelides leaves office Jan. 8 after serving the full two terms allowed by California law. In his farewell press...

Gov. Spitzer Announces Initiatives to Help Depressed Upstate N.Y. Economy.
January 3, 2007... New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer yesterday proposed a series of initiatives designed to spur economic growth throughout the depressed upstate region. The proposal, which includes property tax breaks, expanding state aid to struggling cities,...

As Anderson Departs, Lawyers Offer Up Grudging Respect.
January 3, 2007... WASHINGTON -- Market participants who have grappled with the Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt bond audit program have been trying to decide how to appropriately mark the retirement of controversial field operations manager Charles...

Competitive Bond Offerings.
January 3, 2007... Letter F next to the issuer's name signifies the Official Notice of Sale is available on the internet! Go to www.bondbuyer.com A letter "P" signifies that a link to the POS is on the Bond Buyer Online's Competitive Bond Offering Calendar....

Competitive Note Offerings.
January 3, 2007... Tentative dates for negotiated sales of $1 million or more. Letter F next to the issuer's name signifies the Official Notice of Sale is available on the internet! Go to www.bondbuyer.com A letter "P" signifies that a link to the POS is...

Negotiated Bond Offerings.
January 3, 2007... Tentative dates for negotiated sales of $1 million or more. ISSUER ST DESCRIPTION AMOUNT ($000s) LEAD MANAGER FINANCIAL ADVISER INSURER MDY'S S&P FITCH FIRST APPEARED Week Of January 1 Solana Beach...

Results of Negotiated Sales.
January 3, 2007... CALIFORNIA California Statewide Communities Development Authority Dec 19, 2006 $20,000,000 Variable Rate Demand Senior Living Revenue Bonds (Southern California Presbyterian Homes), Series 2006B (Letter of Credit Issued by Bank of...

Municipal Bond Elections.
January 3, 2007... This table lists bond elections involving $500,000 or more and gives the dates when the voters are scheduled to cast their ballots (,000 omitted). Tuesday, January 09, 2007 $33,645 Kay Co ISD #71, OK $1,500 Kay Co ISD #71, OK ...

Trends in the Region: Illinois Faces Tax-Hike Talks AmidWarning of 'Financial Implosion'.
January 3, 2007... CHICAGO -- Illinois lawmakers will reconvene next week amid a growing chorus to raise taxes in order to boost school funding, pay off Medicaid bills, and address the state's formidable unfunded pension liability and retiree health care...

Trends in the Region: Midwest Invisible Supply.
January 3, 2007... Approval Underwriter Expected Issuer and purpose Amount* status choice sale date ILLINOIS Cook County GOs $400 P 2007 Chicago GO TIF bonds $353 A Siebert Jan. State GOs $300 A competitive 1Q ...

Visible Supply by State.
January 3, 2007... Jan. 2, 2007 Dec. 26, 2006 State Issues Amount Issues Amount Chg in Amt Illinois 5 $380,025,000 3 $23,115,000 $356,910,000 Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa 2 23,770,000 1 3,770,000 20,000,000 Michigan 7...

Plain/Insured GO Yield Curves for Dec. 29, 2006*.
January 3, 2007... State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 3.50 / 3.51 3.56 / 3.59 3.70 / 3.75 4.07 / 4.13 Minnesota Aa1/AAA/AAA 3.50 / 3.55 3.55 / 3.62 3.70 / 3.76 4.09 / 4.12 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 3.52 /...

INDIANA: Dems: Review P3 Contracts.
January 3, 2007... Some Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation to increase scrutiny of Gov. Mitch Daniels' efforts to privatize government functions. HB 1062 would create a 15-member review committee made up of lawmakers and labor, business, and...

MICHIGAN: Emerson Is New Budget Chief.
January 3, 2007... Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm last week announced the appointment of outgoing Senate Minority Leader Bob Emerson to be budget director. Emerson, a Democrat, takes the spot left vacant by Mary Lannoye, who will become Granholm's chief...

MINNESOTA: Moody's Warns HealthEast.
January 3, 2007... Moody's Investors Service last week affirmed HealthEast Care System's low investment-grade rating of Baa3, but warned that the system could fall back into junk-bond territory based on a revised five-year management plan that calls for capital...

MINNESOTA: Hospitals' $1B Charity Work.
January 3, 2007... The state's nonprofit hospitals provide nearly $1 billion of community benefits annually, an amount equal to a little more than 8% of their operating expenses, according to a report released late last year by the Minnesota Hospital Association....

WISCONSIN: RTA May Vote on Sales Tax.
January 3, 2007... The Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority may vote next week to ask for state legislative approval to give southeastern counties authority to impose a new sales tax for a commuter train line and to shift how the agency pays for its public buses...

WISCONSIN: School District Gets Boost.
January 3, 2007... Moody's Investors Service last week upgraded to Baa2 from Baa3 its rating on Mineral Point School District's $6 million of outstanding general obligation unlimited-tax debt. The district was awarded the upgrade due to its improved financial...

VDOT Begins Turnover of Dulles Toll Road to Airports Agency.
January 3, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The Virginia Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority signed documents last week that began the process of ceding control of the Dulles Toll Road to the MWAA, both agencies said. The...

Top Senior Managers: All Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Full Credit to Bookrunner (Equal to Each) Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $52,347.2 540 2 UBS Securities LLC 39,889.4 713 3 Merrill Lynch & Co. 35,413.2 399 ...

Top Financial Advisers: All Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Equal Credit to Each Adviser Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Public Financial Management Inc. $35,444.5 711 2 First Southwest Co. 19,009.2 582 3 Public Resources Advisory Group 18,539.8 115...

Top Financial Advisers: Competitive Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Equal Credit to Each Adviser Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Public Financial Management Inc. $9,476.4 329 2 Public Resources Advisory Group 8,749.9 47 3 First Southwest Co. 3,847.7 258 4 Ehlers & Associates...

Top Senior Managers: Small Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Full Credit to Bookrunner (Equal to Each) Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 RBC Capital Markets $1,631.0 294 2 Morgan Keegan & Co. 1,351.1 255 3 Piper Jaffray & Co. 1,101.7 282 4 Stifel Nicolaus & Co. 910.6...

Top Senior Managers: Competitive Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Full Credit to Bookrunner (Equal to Each) Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Merrill Lynch & Co. $16,047.3 186 2 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 8,945.2 213 3 Morgan Stanley 5,512.9 105 4 UBS Securities LLC...

Top Financial Advisers: Small Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Equal Credit to Each Adviser Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Public Financial Management Inc. $1,359.1 261 2 First Southwest Co. 1,223.2 261 3 Ehlers & Associates 939.0 313 4 Stauder Barch & Associates 630.4...

Top Financial Advisers: Negotiated Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Equal Credit to Each Adviser Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Public Financial Management Inc. $25,968.1 382 2 First Southwest Co. 15,161.5 324 3 Public Resources Advisory Group 9,790.0 68 4 RBC Capital...

Top Co-Managers: All Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Equal Credit to Each Co-Manager Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $12,003.2 720 2 UBS Securities LLC 11,546.3 612 3 RBC Capital Markets 10,045.8 357 4 Banc of America Securities...

Top Issuers: All Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 California (State) $4,583.8 8 2 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp. 4,150.0 2 3 New York City 3,667.8 14 4 New York State Dormitory Authority 3,624.6 32 5...

Top Senior Managers: Negotiated Issues.
January 3, 2007... Full Year 2006 - Full Credit to Bookrunner (Equal to Each) Rank Firm Amount Issues 1 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $43,402.0 327 2 UBS Securities LLC 34,548.8 519 3 Goldman, Sachs & Co. 23,216.3 177 4 JPMorgan 19,577.0...

Municipal Market Data General Obligation Yields.
January 3, 2007... Aaa Aaa (pure) (ins) Aa A Baa 2007 3.51 3.54 3.54 3.60 3.76 2011 3.55 3.66 3.64 3.76 3.89 2016 3.71 3.84 3.82 3.97 4.10 2021 3.88 4.02 3.99 4.14 4.27 2026 3.98 4.11 4.08 4.21 4.34 2031 4.03 4.13 4.12 4.26 4.38...