The IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 (“Rev. Proc. 2020-44”) which provides helpful relief to taxpayers by providing that if a contract referencing an IBOR is modified to incorporate specific ISDA or AARC...more
On June 3, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced an expansion in the number and type of Eligible Issuers authorized to use the Municipal Lending Facility (MLF) program. Eligible Issuers now include “Designated Cities,”...more
On May 18, 2020 the New York Federal Reserve released additional information regarding the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) program, including (i) a sample application to the MLF program and (ii) multiple form documents...more
State and local governments frequently finance capital projects such as airports and utility systems by issuing tax-exempt qualified tender bonds (also commonly called variable rate demand obligations or “lower-floaters”) and...more
This alert updates and replaces an April 10, 2020, alert based on an April 27 Federal Reserve Board announcement that expanded the scope and duration of the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). Any capitalized terms used in...more