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Debt Management
GFOA Recommended Practices
Research Resources
Best Practices Examples
Sample Illustrations & Policies
Debt Policies
Debt Affordability
GFOA Publications & Products

Leading Organizations & Web sites

  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
    NABL members are lawyers who provide expert legal advice and objective legal opinions with respect to the validity and tax-exemption of state and local government debt offerings.
    http://www.nabl.org/

  • The Bond Buyer
    The Bond Buyer is a subscriber-based daily newspaper committed to serving the municipal bond industry. Provides market coverage, commentary, a daily new-issue calendar, and statistical data.
    http://www.bondbuyer.com/

  • Municipal Securities Rule Making Board (MSRB)
    The MSRB makes rules regulating dealers who deal in municipal bonds, municipal notes, and other municipal securities. The MSRB web site contains useful information for municipal securities investors, dealers, and the public.
    http://www.msrb.org

  • National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA)
    NFMA is a not-for-profit association with the goals of promoting professionalism in municipal credit analysis and providing an informed perspective in the formulation of legal matters relating to the municipal finance industry.
    http://www.nfma.org/

  • The Bond Market Association (TBMA)
    The Bond Market Association represents securities firms and banks that underwrite, trade and sell debt securities, both domestically and internationally. Presents market statistics and a seven-day municipal swap index.
    http://www.bondmarkets.com/

  • GFOA Public Policy Statements - Debt Management
    http://www.gfoa.org/services/policy/

  • IRS Webpage: Information for the Tax-Exempt Bonds Community:
    http://www.irs.gov/govt/content/0,,id=96167,00.html

Bond Rating Agencies

Credit Enhancers

Market Information

Disclosure

  • E-Muni (Electronic Municipal Statistics)
    E-Muni (Electronic Municipal Statistics) serves the needs of bond issuers and investors alike for timely and complete municipal bond market information. By acting as both a Dissemination Agent and an Electronic Library for up-to-date information, E-Muni expedites the information stream for all parties. For issuers and their advisors, E-Muni's Dissemination Agent service provides a convenient way to electronically disseminate disclosure information in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-12.
    http://www.emuni.com/

  • Muni IRIS, DPC Data
    MuniIRIS (Municipal Image Retrieval/Information System) is a comprehensive collection of municipal bond offering documents, escrow documents and document amendments distributed monthly on CD-ROM to subscribers. The main source of the document images in the MuniIRIS collection is the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Municipal Securities Information Library, from which DPC DATA receives daily data feeds. DPC DATA also augments the MuniIRIS collection with other documents from its own SEC-designated national repository.
    http://www.muniiris.com/iris/s_iris.cfm

  • Securities and Exchange Commission
    The Securities and Exchange Commission lists Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repositories (NRMSIRs) and State Information Repositories (SIDs) for bond disclosures.
    http://www.sec.gov/info/municipal/nrmsir.htm

  • Municipal Advisory Council of Texas
    The purpose of the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas is to promote effective and efficient investment banking, underwriting, trading and sales of municipal debt by collecting, maintaining and distributing information relating to issuing entities within the State of Texas.
    http://www.mactexas.com/

  • Digital Assurance Certification
    DAC, an Ernst & Young LLP Company, specializes exclusively in investor relations programs and compliance reporting for the municipal securities industry. DAC has developed an easy to use compliance reporting platform which assists issuers and other market participants in the required disclosures in accordance with SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended.
    http://www.dac-ey.com
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