Find out about what municipal bonds are. Learn about the different types available, the benefits and risks involved, and how ...

Three firms—Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, and Standard & Poor’s—rate the municipal bonds issued by school districts, cities, and other public agences. The higher the rating ...

If you're looking for a safe, tax-advantaged investment, you may have come across municipal bonds. But what are municipal ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer’s campaign to get a AAA-credit rating ...

When Ambac lost its sterling credit rating last fall, tens of thousands of municipal bonds backed by the insurer also lost their "AAA" ratings, sending many investors running for the hills. But ...

Thrivent Municipal Bond Fund earns an Above Average Process Pillar rating. The leading factor in the rating is its parent firm's superior long-term risk-adjusted performance, as shown by the firm ...

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The move, which will take effect on July 1, comes amid further cuts in the credit ratings of bond insurers. US insurance companies hold $420bn of municipal bonds, and $145bn are insured by bond ...

Winnetka`s general obligation municipal bond credit rating was boosted to AAA from AA by Moody`s Investors Service Inc. The north suburb becomes the third Illinois municipality to be rated AAA, alo… ...

From school districts to cities to water authorities, municipal debt in these regions retain high credit ratings. Yet, applying the ACRe measures, the ESG score is low. Arrows in opposite ...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency argues that environmental, social and governance scores based on subjective metrics that are not correlated to credit risk do not have a place in their credit ratings ...

The higher a muni bond’s credit rating, the less likely it is to change, according to a study published yesterday by Standard & Poor’s. Publishing the third municipal bond default study in the ...