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Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War

SEC Charges City of Harrisburg with Fraud

by Michael Wiener | Holland & Knight LLP on 5/14/2013

On Monday, May 6, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with securities fraud "for its misleading public statements when its financial condition was deteriorating and...more

SEC Charges Municipal Bond Issuer with Securities Fraud for Misleading Statements on Issuer’s Website

by Michael Barnes, George Magnatta | Saul Ewing LLP on 5/9/2013

For the first time, the Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a municipality with securities fraud for misleading statements made outside of the municipality's securities disclosure documents....more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/3/2013

April 2 (Bloomberg Law) -- Although Stockton, California established the right to be in a Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, the judge warned the city that victory may be short-lived if bondholders prove that pensioners must...more

You Don’t Have to Pay for a Post Issuance Compliance Policy…But Have You Adopted One Yet?

by Laura McAloon, Scott McJannet, David Thompson, Cynthia Weed | K&L Gates LLP on 1/14/2013

A number of municipal entities have been receiving a solicitation to purchase a post-issuance debt policy and procedure manual. The advertisement suggests that having such a policy is required by the Internal Revenue Service...more

Detroit's "Fiscal Cliff" and Michigan's Response

by William W. Kannel, Adrienne Walker | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 12/15/2012

Detroit’s increasingly distressed financial condition has created a dynamic and rapidly evolving situation where the potential of a Chapter 9 filing appears to be the subject of renewed discussion and legislative attention. ...more

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Municipal Bonds › Municipalities

SEC Charges City of Harrisburg with Fraud

SEC Charges Municipal Bond Issuer with Securities Fraud for Misleading Statements on Issuer’s Website

Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War [Video]

You Don’t Have to Pay for a Post Issuance Compliance Policy…But Have You Adopted One Yet?

Detroit's "Fiscal Cliff" and Michigan's Response

Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War [Video]

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