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The Fed Throws a Cash Flow Lifeline to State and Local Governments

The Federal Reserve Board’s New Municipal Liquidity Facility - On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced a new Municipal Liquidity Facility loan program (the Facility) authorized under Section 13(3) of the...more

Act 47: Pennsylvania Says Enough Is Enough. Or Is It?

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett today signed House Bill 1773 (HB 1773) into law, significantly overhauling the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, known as Act 47. Enacted in the 1980s to provide assistance to...more

Federal Government Steps Up Monitoring of Distressed Municipalities

Multiple news outlets have reported that the U.S. Treasury Department has created an Office of State and Local Finance tasked with monitoring the distressed local government sector of the municipal finance market. Kent...more

SEC Enforcement Division Encourages Self-Reporting by Municipal Securities Issuers and Underwriters

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division introduced an initiative to encourage self-reporting by municipal securities issuers and underwriters of possible securities law violations...more

Additional Pay-to-Play Disclosure Required of Municipal Securities Dealers

Brokers, dealers, and municipal securities dealers are now required to disclose additional information about their bond ballot contributions under amendments to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s (MSRB) “pay-to-play”...more

Government Finance Officers Association Issues Guidelines For Pension Funding

As market regulators press for stricter reporting guidelines for state and local governments concerning pension disclosure in public offerings, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) is advocating that funding...more

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