Bonds

Muni Bankers Shrug Off Citi’s Exit and Celebrate Deal Bonanza

Issuers have sold $423 billion of long-term municipal bonds so far this year, a more than 40% increase from the same period in 2023.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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In San Francisco this week, municipal-bond bankers weren’t fretting about industry concerns or the departure of giant Citigroup Inc. earlier this year.

Instead, they were celebrating the deals they’ve picked up amid a record pace of new state and local government bond sales this year.