The MSRB is accepting applications for its Board of Directors. The Board sets the strategic direction of the organization, makes policy decisions, authorizes rulemaking and market transparency initiatives, and oversees MSRB operations.

Illinois, Connecticut, and Puerto Rico had population losses and, as a result, lower PAB volume caps for this year, based on recent data published by the U.S. Census Bureau the Internal Revenue Service's formula for PABs.

The CDFI Fund today opened the fiscal year (FY) 2016 application period for the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.

The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) has approved $15.7 million in loan and bond financings for commercial, agricultural and energy projects totaling $37.5 million throughout Vermont.

For a fifth-straight year, investors saw more bonds leaving the municipal market than being sold by states and localities. Net issuance is ending the year at about negative $15 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The biggest tax regulatory issue for municipal market participants in 2016 are the issue price rules and what changes the Treasury and IRS will make as they finalize them, dealer and issuer group representatives said in interviews about the coming year.

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans have been available in Florida since 2010, but lending as well as securitization of these loans has lagged far behind California, largely due to a series of lawsuits challenging the program's validity.

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The State of Washington released its allocation of private activity bond volume cap for 2016.

The Rural Financing Best Practices by CDFA explores how rural communities can leverage a wide range of tools and approaches to build on their assets, protect their resources, and make strategic investments that offer long-term benefits for residents and local businesses.

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