November 3, 2014

This week we start with a review of our proprietary Geo Score and highlight some ups and downs as well as provide you a link to get the scores themselves.  We then focus on the limited disclosure around the NYSTA’s Tappan Zee bridge and conclude with a brief comment around where, based on […]

October 27, 2014

This week we take a look at the Philly Fed Coincident Index at the State level and highlight where things are good and not so good and look at counties within the not so good that demonstrate poor Geo Scores.  We use our mapping and filtering functions to look at State Unemployment. We […]

October 14, 2014

Last week, I attended the Bond Buyer’s California Public Finance Conference in San Diego and spoke on a panel focused on Climate Change (remarks excerpted below).   Hot topics at the conference were direct lending by banks, alternative financing from hedge funds, pensions, 15c2-12 and the MCDC initiative.

Also discussed were predictions for future supply […]