The NAFOA, founded as the Native American Finance Officers Association, announced that Cory M. Blankenship will take over the helm as the organization pushes the Tribal Tax & Investment Reform Act, which would free up tribal bond issuance.   “NAFOA has been working with Congresswoman Gwen Moore D-Wisc. and Congressman David Schweikert’s R-Ariz. offices to help
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The muni bond market grew in the second quarter as ownership by household and exchange-traded funds grew, while U.S. banks and insurers continued to reduce their holdings, the latest Federal Reserve data shows. The face amount of munis outstanding ticked up to $4.129 trillion, a 1.1% increase from the first quarter of this year and
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In this article IMXI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Company: International Money Express (IMXI) Business: International Money Express is an omnichannel money remittance services company. IMXI offers money transfer services digitally through a network of agent retailers in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy and Germany. It
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After just 20 months on the job, Federal Highway Administration head Shailen Bhatt has departed for the private sector. Bhatt announced Thursday that he’s taken a position at Montreal-based engineering services firm AtkinsRéalis. He joins as senior vice president and chief operating officer for the U.S., Latin America and Minerals & Metals. Current FHWA Deputy
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Municipals were lightly traded and little changed Friday ahead of a much smaller calendar and the Federal Open Market Committee meeting during which the first rate cut in four years is expected. U.S. Treasuries and equities closed out a volatile week in the black. Triple-A muni yields barely budged across the yield curve while USTs
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In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Despite the increasingly partisan sentiment in the cryptocurrency industry, bitcoin will thrive over the long term regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election in November. That’s a view many crypto investors are coming to accept, as the
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Recent signs of cooling inflation are paving the way for the Federal Reserve to cut rates when it meets next week, which is welcome news for Americans struggling to keep up with the elevated cost of living and sky-high interest charges. “Consumers should feel good about [an interest rate reduction] but it’s not going to
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The American Bankers Association is pushing back hard against proposed rule for the controversial Financial Data Transparency Act, accusing the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies of overstepping their authority in seeking to replace the current identifier system for financial securities, including municipal bonds. The proposed FDTA rule, unveiled Aug. 1, would replace
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In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ajit Jain at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Ajit Jain, Warren’s Buffett’s insurance chief and top executive, sold more than half of his stake in Berkshire Hathaway, a new regulatory filing showed. The 73-year-old vice
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Jacksonville, Florida, public utility JEA plans to bring $476.6 million in electric system revenue bonds next week in a deal designed to sharply reduce the system’s exposure to variable-rate debt and derivatives. “This transaction will result in a significant simplification of JEA’s Electric System balance sheet,” the utility said in an online investor presentation. “Upon
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