Extra Credit: S&p Global Ratings Public Finance Podcast

In this week's Extra Credit, Associate Scott Nees discusses our rating on Hillview, KY and Director Ken Rodgers talks about our rating action on the University of Oklahoma.

In this week's Extra Credit, Managing Director Peter Murphy addresses GARVEE bonds, Senior Director Ted Chapman talks about PRASA, and Anna Uboytseva discusses our rating action on Pike County Schools.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Senior Directors Larry Witte and Dave Hitchcock discuss rating trends over the past 30 years and our recent action regarding Puerto Rico’s bond payment default, respectively, and Associate Tim Little explains our rating action on Atlantic City.

In this week’s Extra Credit, credit analyst Ann Richardson discusses the findings from our report card on Texas property tax infrastructure districts, and credit analyst Christina Marin highlights the key takeaways from our report forecasting credit conditions for state and local governments.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Associate Director Shivani Singh discusses our median ratio reports on public and private universities and colleges.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Senior Director Dave Hitchcock explains our recent rating action on Puerto Rico and Senior Director Michael Stock discusses tax increment ratings after the California Redevelopment Agency dissolution.

In this edition of Extra Credit, Senior Director Larry Witte discusses the key takeaways from our quarterly ratings roundup, and Director Caroline West explains what’s behind our ratings on Allen Park, MI., including how a distressed exchange could affect the entity.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Senior Director John Sugden provides our take on recent court rulings regarding states’ pension plans, including New Jersey.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Senior Director Mikiyon Alexander explains the criteria we use to rate community development financial institutions and provides some rating examples.

In this week’s edition of Extra Credit, Managing Director Martin Arrick provides an in-depth look at provider-sponsored health plans.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Managing Director Gabe Petek talks about the current rating on California and Associate Director John Sauter discusses what's behind our ratings on Detroit Public Schools.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Associate Director Debra Boyd and Senior Director Jessica Matsumori focus on higher education, specifically our recent rating actions on Morehouse College and the California Institute of Technology.

In this Extra Credit, Director Lindsay Wilhelm discusses our ratings on Atlantic City, N.J., and Senior Director Larry Witte highlights the key takeaways from our 2014 default and rating transition report.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Senior Director Dave Hitchcock discusses our recent rating action on Puerto Rico and Director Sussan Corson and Associate Director Debra Boyd explain the rationale behind our rating actions on Louisiana’s universities.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Director Jessica Wood discusses our outlook revision on Colorado State University’s bonds and Associate Director Tim Tung discusses the impact of California’s drought and water rationing on its water utility revenue bonds.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor’s Senior Director Lisa Schroeer reviews this week’s rating actions and Senior Director Matthew Reining explains the rationale behind our rating action on Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. of Arizona’s subordinated excise tax bonds.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Director Bianca Gaytan-Burrell discusses our request for comment for rating not-for-profit public and private colleges and universities.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Associate Director Carol Spain discusses how declining oil prices are affecting North Dakota’s municipalities, and Senior Director David Bodek explains what’s behind our recent rating action on California Department of Water Resources’ power bonds.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor’s Senior Director Kate Choban discusses our recent rating action on Willacy County LGC’s jail revenue bond and Director John Kenward explains what’s behind Chicago Public School’s rating and our thoughts on swap termination payments.

In this week’s Extra Credit, Standard & Poor’s Managing Director Robin Prunty and Senior Director John Sugden discuss our outlook on state pensions, and Director Sussan Corson explains what’s behind our rating on Sweet Briar College.