Municipal bond insurance volume rose 4% in 2025 year-over-year, according to LSEG data. The top two municipal bond insurers wrapped over $42.828 billion in 2025, up slightly from $41.166 billion in ...

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"More insured bond volumes overall suggest better financial metrics for the companies themselves, plus improved liquidity for insured paper," said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics.

The debt securities category will always be the first choice for risk-averse investors because this class of instruments ...

Nuveen says housing muni issuance rose 198% since 2016 to about 7% of the $4.4T muni market, and 2025 returns led munis.

Wells Fargo Investment strategists have upgraded municipal bonds (NYSEARCA:TFI), (BATS:ITM), (BATS:MLN), (NYSEARCA:SHM) to “favorable” from “neutral,” citing their unique combination of stability, ...

When it comes to investing, there are various ways to assess risk versus reward, depending on the asset class. Unlike evaluating corporate stock risks, which involve similar variables, municipal bond ...

David Loesch, Principal/Co-owner, Fixed-Income Money Manager The DRL Group, specialists in Municipal & Corporate Securities. The DRL Group. JavaScript is disabled ...

(Bloomberg) -- AllianceBernstein LP plans to convert three of its fixed-income mutual funds into exchange-traded funds, underscoring the growing popularity of the lower-cost investment product. The ...

Many investors — especially high-income ones living in high-tax states — benefit from owning state and local municipal bonds for their tax advantages. The interest investors make on munis is exempt ...

Public finance lobbyists and bankers breathed a sigh of relief as the key federal subsidy underpinning municipal bonds appeared unscathed in a bill House tax writers released Monday. The tax package ...