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The document titled "Market Statistics" provides market indicators related to bonds, including the Municipal Bond Index, Average Yield to Par Call, Average Yield to Maturity, and the 30-Day Visible Supply. It also presents data on the Bond Buyer Revenue Index and New-Issue Sales of long-term bonds and short-term notes. The document aims to assist researchers in understanding the current state of the bond market. The data is sourced from Refinitiv Municipal Market Data and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It includes information on bond yields, market performance, and ratings for different municipalities and corporations. The document also provides a list of bond ratings for various cities and states in the United States, as well as weekly yields for the 20-Bond GO Index and Treasury securities. The Municipal Bond Index is scheduled to be updated on December 29, 2023. The document also includes information on the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, as well as evaluated and priced municipal bond prices by Standard & Poor's Securities Evaluations Inc. The table includes bond ratings, bid prices, changes in bids, and yields to worst case for various bonds in different sectors. The document concludes with a note about rounding figures and a copyright statement. [Extracted from the article]

During the auction, no bidder will see any other bidder's bid, nor will see the status of their bid relative to other bids (e.g., whether their bid is a leading bid). During the auction, no bidder will see any other bidder's bid, nor will see the status of their bid relative to other bids (e.g., whether their bid is a leading bid). The last bid submitted by a bidder prior to the deadline for the receipt of bids will be compared to all other final electronic and facsimile bids, as more fully described herein, to determine the winning bid. The last bid submitted by a bidder prior to the deadline for the receipt of bids will be compared to all other final electronic and facsimile bids, as more fully described herein, to determine the winning bid. [Extracted from the article]

Purchasers of the Bonds will not receive certificates representing their ownership interest in the Bonds and ownership interest in the Bonds will be transferred pursuant to the book entry system. If less than all of the Bonds of any maturity are to be redeemed, the particular Bonds of such maturity to be redeemed shall be selected by the Village by lot in any customary manner of selection as determined by the Village Treasurer. $14,947,778 VILLAGE OF MAMARONECK, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT (SERIAL) BONDS, 2023 NOTICE OF BOND SALE Proposals will be received and considered by the undersigned Village Treasurer of the Village of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York (the "Village"), via Fiscal Advisors Auction electronic bids submission website ("Fiscal Advisors Auction") accessible at www.FiscalAdvisorsAuction.com or by facsimile transmission at (315) 930-2354, until 11:00 A.M., Prevailing Time, on the 2nd day of February, 2023, at which time and place bids will be opened, for the purchase IN FEDERAL FUNDS at not less than par and accrued interest of $14,947,778 Village of Mamaroneck, New York Public Improvement (Serial) Bonds, 2023 (the "Bonds"). Following the sale of the Bonds, the successful bidder will be required to provide to the Village certain information regarding the reoffering price to the public of each maturity of the Bonds. [Extracted from the article]

During the auction, no bidder will see any other bidder's bid, nor will see the status of their bid relative to other bids (e.g., whether their bid is a leading bid). The deposit of the Bonds with DTC under a book-entry system requires the assignment of CUSIP numbers prior to delivery It shall be the responsibility of the County's municipal advisor to obtain CUSIP numbers for the Bonds within one day after distribution of the Notice of Sale of the Bonds. OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SALE $6,460,000 *(Subject to adjustment as described below) DANIELS DRAIN DRAINAGE DISTRICT (County of Ingham, State of Michigan) DRAIN BONDS, SERIES 2021 (General Obligation Limited Tax) BIDS for the purchase of the above bonds (the "Bonds") will be received by an agent of the undersigned on the 26th day of August, 2021, until 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time, by the Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan (the "MAC") at which time they will be publicly read. AWARD OF BONDS: The Bonds will be awarded to the bidder whose bid produces the lowest true interest cost to the Drainage District. [Extracted from the article]

The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids (regardless of the interest rate bid), to reject any bid not complying with this official Notice of Sale and, so far as permitted by law, to waive any irregularity or informality with respect to any bid or the bidding process. During the auction, no bidder will see any other bidder's bid, nor will see the status of their bid relative to other bids (e.g., whether their bid is a leading bid). During the auction, no bidder will see any other bidder's bid, nor will see the status of their bid relative to other bids (e.g., whether their bid is a leading bid). Procedures for Bidding Submission of Bids Each proposal must state the amount bid for the Bonds (not less than $6,583,093) and must state in multiples of one-eighth (1/8 th) or one-hundredth (1/100th) of one percent (1%) the rate or rates of interest per annum which the Bonds are to bear. [Extracted from the article]

In the event the Purchaser obtains bond insurance, the bond insurer shall not be entitled to be designated as an addressee of any bond counsel opinion related to the Bonds, nor shall the bond insurer be entitled to a reliance letter associated with the same. BOND INSURANCE: In the event the Purchaser elects to obtain bond insurance for the Bonds, all costs and expenses related to such bond insurance shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser. TERM BOND OPTION: The initial purchaser of the bonds may designate any one or more maturities from May 1, 2022 through the final maturity as term bonds and the consecutive maturities on or after the year 2022 which shall be aggregated in the term bonds. $1,880,000* CITY OF ESCANABA COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF MICHIGAN 2021 REFUNDING BONDS (LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION) *Subject to adjustment as provided in this Notice of Sale Bids for the purchase of the above bonds will be received in the manner described in this Official Notice of Sale on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 until 11:00 a.m., prevailing Eastern Time, at which time and place said bids will be publicly opened and read. [Extracted from the article]

All bids must be submitted electronically via PARITY, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Full Notice of Sale for the Bonds and shall comply with the terms and conditions of such Full Notice of Sale for the Bonds, which Full Notice of Sale for the Bonds is incorporated in full by this reference herein. During the auction, no bidder will see any other bidder's bid, nor will they see the status of their bid relative to other bids (e.g., whether their bid is a leading bid). The Bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering such interest rate or rates which will produce the lowest true interest cost to the Borough over the life of the Bonds. NOTICE OF BOND SALE $17,350,010 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT (SERIAL) BONDS, 2021 CITY OF SCHENECTADY SCHENECTADY COUNTY, NEW YORK (CALLABLE)(NON-BANK QUALIFIED) Notice is given that the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, (the "City") will receive electronic and facsimile bids, as more fully described below, for the purchase IN FEDERAL FUNDS, at not less than par and accrued interest of $17,350,010 Public Improvement (Serial) Bonds, 2021 (the "Bonds"). [Extracted from the article]

Some in the industry already use AI to help determine fair bid and offer prices and to summarize new-issue offering statements, but full integration into all aspects of the market is a ways away. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some dealers say pennying is not a widespread enough problem to warrant regulation, while other dealers say it happens enough to hurt the integrity of the municipal market. FINRA is continuing to coordinate with the MSRB as it reviews its comments from October, a FINRA spokesperson said. Dealers need to be able to see the auction prices, but it's also important that dealers don't undercut prices to the extent it would threaten the integrity of the auction process, Decker added. [Extracted from the article]

The average rating of the 20 bonds is roughly equivalent to Moody's Investors Service's Aa2 and Standard & Poor's Corp.'s AA. Source: Refinitiv (Feb. 01) Explanation of the Indexes The Municipal Bond Index The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index is a daily price index based on 40 long-term municipal bonds. The average rating of the 11 bonds is roughly equivalent to Moody's Aa1 rating and S&P's AA-plus. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents several sales notices of bonds of different institutions including bonds of Charlevoix Public Library, Brockport Central School District and Carson City-Crystal Area Schools. It describes various aspects of these sale offerings including their sealed bids, electronic bids and registration details.

The market appears to be moving toward some semblance of normal conditions as the new-issue pricings and moderating bid volume create a more stable tone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The market appears to be moving toward some semblance of normal conditions as the new-issue pricings and moderating bid volume create a more stable tone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The market appears to be moving toward some semblance of normal conditions as the new-issue pricings and moderating bid volume create a more stable tone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on a graphical presentation of statistics related to municipal bond market. It gives the description of daily and weekly bond index. The column titled 30-Day Visible Supply reflects the total dollar volume of bonds to be offered at competitive bidding and through negotiation over the next 30 days. There is another column related to short-term tax-exempt yields, municipal market data general obligation yields, new-issue balances, reoffering yields and Merrill Lynch corporate bond indexes.

The article reports on the failure of an auction of a $240 million portfolio of nonperforming loans by H&R Block Inc. in 2009 in Washington. Mortgages offered for auction belonged to H&R Block Inc.'s subprime division, Option One Mortgage Corp. According to an observer, there was strong interest in the portfolio, but the bid price was low.

The article reports that Kazkommertsbank (KKB) has launched a tender offer up to $175 million for seven tranches backed by diversified payment rights (DPR) on March 23, 2009. It tells that the tender will expire on March 31, 2009 and is set at a floor of $820 and a ceiling of $920 for each of the $1000 notes. It adds that Kazakh Bank is making a single offer for varied notes, with Asian Development Bank wrapping the $100 million via WestLB Bank and Merrill Lynch & Co.

The article reports on the closure of the wholesale network of the Mortgage Lenders Network USA Inc. (MLN) in Connecticut. The company confirmed that it is closing its wholesale network, which accounts for 90% of its fundings. MLN plans to auction off a piece of its servicing portfolio that will be sold less than $5 billion with bids due as early as January 9, 2007.

The article reports that the private placement business continues to look up in Australia. Citigroup Inc. circled an upsized $400 million private placement last week for Orica Ltd., the largest chemical company in Australia and New Zealand. The deal, upsized from an initial $250 million, received more than Australian $l billion (U.S. $772 million) in bids, which resulted in tighter margins than anticipated, several industry sources said. The deal for the Australian publicly listed firm featured mixed currencies.

The article reports that Marsh & McLennan Co. CEO Michael Cherkasky emphatically denied during the company's earnings call that Putnam Investments is for sale. Marsh, which reported a fourth-quarter loss of $676 million, is cutting its quarterly dividend in half and slashing up to 2,500 jobs to pay for settlements over allegations that its insurance brokerage unit rigged bids. However, Cherkasky and company reportedly face considerable dissent from officials at Putnam who believe a breakaway would greatly help the firm, which saw clients withdraw roughly $105 billion in the 15 months since regulators unearthed illegal trading activities by its money managers.

The article presents some news from the securities industry. The country of Belize is in the market with a wrapped private placement. Price talk on Steinhoff Europe AG's $100 million placement was heard in the 125 basis points to 150 basis points over area for possible seven- and 10-year tranches. Terry Martin has taken over for Joel Glasky at the private placement group at JPMorgan Securities. Glasky announced in December 2004 he was retiring from the firm after years of service in the private placement industry. Martin has migrated to the private placement desk after time spent in JPMorgan's mezzanine business, sources said.

The article reports that Computershare Ltd.'s placement prices were tighter than spread talk. The zeal for a fresh face, the drive for industry diversification, and the glee over the Australian market place by investors all rolled up into a tightly executed private placement package for Computershare Ltd. last week, sources said. The Royal Bank of Scotland was the sole agent on the $318 million deal for Computershare, which priced tighter than spread talk, said multiple market sources. Sources reported the deal was oversubscribed--by as much a six times--and upsized at its circle.

Reports on the impact of MGM Mirage Inc.'s successful multimillion-dollar bid to acquire Mandalay Resort Group Inc. on several banks that heretofore have run bond and loan deals for MGM. Solidification of the deal on MGM's dominance of the Las Vegas Strip gaming market; Financial advisers of the company; Largest gaming sector merger since MGM's $6.4 billion purchase of Mirage in 2000.

Widespread use of the bid-wanted process as a price discovery tool could hurt market integrity, the MSRB believes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With about $12 billion of new deals on tap, muni investors will have plenty of bonds to choose from. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses rise in the secondary market of the mortgage assets which was earlier considered stalled. It is mentioned that reluctant lenders are getting offers from money lenders and private investors for selling the assets. It is mentioned that there was a wide gap between ask price and bid price of the assets earlier.

The article reports on the price talk established by Credit Suisse on the first-lien term loans for Atlantic Broadband Finance.

The article reports on the price talk established by Bank of America Merrill Lynch on a term loan for managed-care company Aveta Inc.

The author reflects on the disagreement of Mission Capital Advisors LLC principal David Tobin on the attendees of the "Buying and Selling Distressed Mortgage Portfolios Conference" who said that the gaps between the bid and asked price are too big in the mortgage loan sector.

The article reports on the increase in the Standard & Poor's/Loan Syndications and Trading Association U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 index in July 2009. The index posted a year-to-date total return of 34.1 percent, with weighted averaged bid price of loans closing at 80.08 on July 9. Meanwhile, investments into high yield bond mutual funds increased to 454.3 million U.S. dollars for the week ended June 10.

The article reports that the nonperforming loans worth $240 million offered by H & R Block Inc. failed to sell during an auction. According to an observer, the mortgage portfolio offered, which was belonged to the company's Option One Mortgage Corp., has strong interests but low bid price. Professionals who were in the nonperforming loans space note that large nonperforming loans are hard to get deals due to the changing rules on accounting frmo the Financial Acounting Standards Board.

The article reports on the move by Ford Motor Credit to increase the cash amount of a tender offer for its senior secured term loan debt to 1 billion U.S. dollars from 500 million dollars in 2009. The company decided to use a Dutch auction for the tender offer, which allowed lenders to submit bids to sell their debt within a price range of 38% to 47%. It said that it also extended the offer after its March 19, 2009 expiration date based on lender response.

The article reports on the move of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to widened its ongoing auction rate securities (ARS) probe with a sweep letter in the U.S. As stated, the letter contains a list of requests stating that firms must produce all documents, with arrangement to ARS issuers and auction agents to sell bids for the securities. It also states that the allegations have focused on internal communications which detail problems with the auction rate securities.

The article reports that Mission Capital Advisors LLC (MCA) is accepting bids for portfolio of nonperforming commercial mortgage loans and real estate-owned properties with a balance of more than $55 million in the U.S. On behalf of an undisclosed identity of a Southeast bank client, MCA is soliciting indicative bids from prospective bidders of residential and commercial properties. The initial bids begin in August 21 with final bids on September 11, 2008.

The article reports on the acceptance of bids by Mission Capital Advisors LLC for a $108 million portfolio of 20 subperforming and nonperforming commercial mortgage loans that are secured by commercial and residential real estate in Florida and Minnesota. The portfolio is being sold on behalf of an unidentified Midwest bank client with a presence in the Florida market and is divided into 20 single asset pools.

The article reports that Franklin Credit Management Corp. (FCM) has been notified by the Nasdaq Stock Market in the U.S. The notification has been due to the failure of FCM to maintain a minimum bid price of $1 per share or more for 30 days in the Nasdaq market. With that, the company faces a delisting threat from the market domain effective August 18, 2008. However, the FCM will be restored in the position if it does manage to close a $1 or more bid price per share for 10 consecutive days.

The article reports that Elite Pacific Properties organized a multiproperty auction that was held at the Hawaii Convention Center in Waikiki on July 14, 2007. It auctioned over 20 different properties that compresses the typical real estate marketing process in a shorter time period. The sellers expected to bid above the minimum, while buyers are turned out hoping for a good deal. It could also be noted that it conducted individual sealed bid property auctions early in 2007.

The article reports on the acquisition of the servicing portfolio of Irwin Mortgage Corp. by Citigroup, Inc. Citigroup bought 60 percent of the company's receivables and three other buyers acquiring the rest. Known bidders on the smaller pieces of Irwin include ABN Amro Mortgage, Ann Arbor, Michigan and EverBank, Florida. Irwin announced the sale publicly but would not identify the winning bidders.

The article reports that the U.S. Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board proposed a change to Rule G-14. The proposed rule change would expand the definition of list offering price transactions and require the reporting of those transactions as list offering price/takedown transactions. The board has proposed a January 8, 2007 effective date for the rule change.

Discusses the provisions of a guidance on alleged pricing violations issued by the U.S. Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) in 2004. Source of information of bond buyers in evaluating bids; Cost of settlement fee demanded by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) from several brokerages that failed to ensure their customers' receipt of fair municipal bond pricing; Impact of the penalties imposed by the NASD on financial firms in the country.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.980% high yield, a price of 99.923778. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Treasury Department auctioned $28 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 1/8% coupon and a 2.130% high yield, a price of 99.967545. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Treasury Department auctioned $34 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 7/8% coupon, a 1.911% high yield, a price of 99.829191. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Treasury Department auctioned $13 billion of one-year 10-month floating rate notes at a 0.060% spread. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Treasury Department Friday sold $20 billion 7-day cash management bills, dated Sept. 8, due Sept. 15, at a 1.010% high tender rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Treasury Department said it will auction $20 million 7-day cash management bills on Sept. 8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 182-day discount bills incurred a 1.115% high rate, unchanged from 1.115% the week before. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 1.040% high rate, down from 1.070% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 1.140% high rate, up from 1.130% the week before. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $40 billion of four-week bills at a 0.950% high yield, a price of 99.926111. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Coupon equivalents were 1.062% and 1.152%, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]