The BDA is the established advocate and thought leader in Washington, DC for the US bond markets. No other group is as focused or aggressive and below is an example of the BDA’s bond market policy focus as we roll into 2021 For more information please visit www.bdamerica.org or contact us at 202-204-7900. 2021 Federal…
Author: Bond Dealers of America
“BONDING TIME” Podcast with the President of DPC Data, Ken Hoffman
NOW Available: BDA podcast with the President of DPC Data, Ken Hoffman History of DPC Data Obligor Mapping Tool Variety of Services / Products for Muni Bond Dealers Ken Hoffman, President, DPC Data
Powell Questions Treasury Actions: Discussion of Stimulus Resurfaces
Following Treasury’s announcement of the closure of serval emergency lending facilities at years end including the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF), Fed Chairman Jay Powell has continued to publically rebuke the action. Yesterday, testifying alongside Treasury Secretary Mnuchin during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Powell stated: “The risk of overdoing it is less than the risk of…
Fixed Income Insights – BDA’s Quarterly E-Magazine
~ Click on the image above to launch Fixed Income Insights ~ We’re proud to announce and launch the only quarterly magazine solely dedicated to the US bond markets. Fixed Income Insights features interviews with industry leaders. It features articles on the markets, on business conditions, on new technologies, on regulation, on politics, and on the BDA’s advocacy…
FI-Insights: Post Election Update on 2021 Legislative Outlook
BDA to SEC: Let the MA Exemption Expire
BDA today sent a letter to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on the Temporary Conditional Exemption the SEC issued in June related to the role of Municipal Advisors on certain municipal private placements. In our letter, we asked Chairman Clayton to allow the Exemption to expire at the end of the year as scheduled. The letter can be…
The Washington Weekly: Lame Duck Session Begins
This week, the lame-duck session of Congress begun and has more than lived up to its name. Following a tightly contested election, one that has resulted in at least 2 more years of divided government, both Chambers have recessed for Thanksgiving with zero major (even minor) legislative achievements, but with ample pessimism emanating from both…
Fixed Income – Insights: BDA Policy Brief – Post Election Update on GSE Reform
FHFA Submits Final Capital Proposal for Fannie and Freddie
Follows BDA Capital Building Recommendation Yesterday, Mark Calabria, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the final capital proposal for mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie and the potential dangers they pose to the mortgage market. In a major advocacy win for the BDA, the final rule included the “capital building” a position laid out the BDA’s 2019…
