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 ...

"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.

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, ...

David Loesch, Principal/Co-owner, Fixed-Income Money Manager The DRL Group, specialists in Municipal & Corporate Securities. The DRL Group. Municipal bonds offer a unique advantage: Interest is ...

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 ...

Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund A Shares (without sales charge*) posted a return of -0.09% in Q4 2025. The Fund underperformed the S&P Short Duration Municipal Index.

Despite offering historically attractive aftertax yields, municipal bonds were one of the worst-performing sectors in the fixed-income market through the first nine months of 2025. It’s been a ...

Municipal bonds, or "muni bonds," comprise debt securities that are issued by various states, cities, counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build roads, schools and a host of ...

A guaranteed bond is a debt security that promises that, should the issuer default, its interest and principal payments will be made by a third party.

If a political subdivision fails to file required financial statements in a timely manner and that failure results in the withdrawal of a credit rating by a nationally recognized rating organization, ...