Muni Lowdown: Pricing perplexity

A Florida-based senior living project with a technical default and a chunk of subordinate bonds that are valued higher than the senior debt illustrates the sometimes-opaque nature of municipal bond pricing, several market participants say. Debtwire Municipals’ Maria Amante, Caitlin Devitt and Kathie O’Donnell discuss the specifics of this trend. In our latest research report, Debtwire Municipals evaluates near-term prospects for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA’s) transportation revenue bonds and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority’s (TBTA’s) general revenue bonds. These are the two most important financing vehicles for the MTA, with USD 30.2bn and USD 8.7bn of debt outstanding, respectively. Debtwire Municipals Head of Research Greg Clark breaks it all down. Yong Lim, the Debtwire Municipals desk editor, is the moderator of the podcast. The Muni Lowdown is a weekly podcast recapping the previous week's significant news developments in the municipal bond market. For comments or questions contact [email protected]