Extra Credit: S&p Global Ratings Public Finance Podcast

In this edition of Extra Credit, Standard & Poor's Senior Director David Hitchcock explains what's behind our rating on Puerto Rico, and host Lisa Schroeer reviews rating trends in the U.S. public finance sector and our quarterly ratings roundup.

This week's segment features Standard & Poor’s Associate Meggi McNamara, who looks at the U.S. not-for-profit senior living sector’s key ratios and rating trends, and Director Robert Hannay, who explains what's behind our rating on Vallejo’s water revenue bonds.

In this week’s segment, Standard & Poor’s Director Lisa Schroeer reviews our latest rating actions and reports, including the District of Columbia’s Institutional Framework, and Director Kevin Holloran explains the ratings impact of mergers in the not-for-profit healthcare sector.

This week's segment features Standard & Poor’s Director Liz Sweeney, who discusses what’s behind our recent rating action on Catholic Health Initiatives, and Director Steve Tencer, who explains how a deal with a soft put option works.

This week, host Lisa Schroeer reviews our quarterly forecast for U.S. state and local government credit quality, Senior Director John Sugden and Director Joseph Pezzimenti explain the possible credit implications of the federal shutdown, and Managing Director Horacio Aldrete-Sanchez discusses our rating action on Texas.

This week, “Extra Credit” focuses on the U.S. infrastructure and power sectors with Standard & Poor's Director Jeff Panger discussing the potential credit implications of recent EPA regulations and Associate Director Jennifer Garza explaining the impact of delayed capital projects on governments.

This week’s segment focuses on credit reviews based on Standard & Poor's recently revised local government general obligation criteria. In addition, Director Helen Samuelson explains the pension pressures that led to our outlook revision on Chicago, and Director John Kenward discusses Illinois’s complex local government structure.

“Extra Credit” focuses on developments in affordable housing and higher education this week, as host Lisa Schroeer discusses rating trends for housing finance agencies with Associate Directors Moraa Andima and Stephanie Morgan. In addition, Director Jessica Matsumori talks about S&P’s view on how private universities are handling rising tuition and new questions about affordability.

In this week’s segment, Director Robert Hannay explains our rating action on Portland’s wastewater revenue bond, Associate Directors Ken Gacka and Jessica Goldman review recent health care commentaries, and Associate Director Santos Souffront discusses the New York Development Corp.’s housing deal issuance.

Standard & Poor's analysts assess emerging trends in the state and local government sector in this week’s episode of Extra Credit. Linda Yip explains what's behind our outlook revision on Allegheny County and the evolution of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area's economy. Also, Andrew Teras identifies our concerns about proposals to end popular tax programs, which may indirectly raise borrowing costs for state and municipalities.

This week’s episode focuses on infrastructure. Standard & Poor’s Director James Breeding explains the developments that led to our rating action on Atlanta’s water and wastewater debt. In addition, Directors Ted Chapman and Judith Waite examine credit quality in the public power sector, including the recent issues from the Tennessee Valley Authority and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

In this episode of “Extra Credit”, our mobile municipal finance podcast, Standard & Poor’s Associate Director Bryan Moore explains the rationale behind our recent rating action on North Las Vegas, and Senior Director Gabe Petek discusses our second-quarter ratings roundup and California’s revenue anticipation notes issuance.

In this episode of “Extra Credit”, our mobile municipal finance podcast, Standard & Poor’s Associate Director Chris Morgan explains our rating action on San Francisco Community College District’s general obligation bonds and Associate Sarah Sullivant discusses the trends shaping tax and revenue anticipation note issuance.

In this episode of “Extra Credit”, our mobile municipal finance podcast, Standard & Poor’s Director Larry Witte discusses our outlook for U.S. housing finance agencies and Associate Director Jessica Wood explains what’s behind our public and private university median ratios. In addition, host Lisa Schroeer reviews the week’s rating actions.

In this special edition of "Extra Credit", our mobile municipal finance podcast, Standard & Poor's credit analyst Jane Ridley discusses Detroit’s recent bankruptcy filing and our rating responses.

In this episode of “Extra Credit”, our mobile municipal finance podcast, municipal enterprise group analyst Robert Dobbins explains our recent downgrade on an Idaho charter school. And credit analysts Dave Hitchcock, Henry Henderson, and Jane Ridley discuss the different roles for state support using Central Falls, RI, and Detroit as examples.

In this episode of “Extra Credit”, Standard & Poor’s mobile municipal finance podcast, credit analyst Andrew Teras discusses the unusual credit characteristics that spurred our rating action on the city of Pittsburgh. In addition, credit analyst Gabriel Petek explains the broad implications of California’s recently enacted budget.

In this second episode of “Extra Credit”, our mobile municipal finance podcast, infrastructure analyst Scott Garrigan discusses Detroit’s water and sewer system and the differences between the city’s general obligation and revenue debt. In addition, credit analyst John Sugden explains Rhode Island’s moral obligation pledge for the controversial 38 Studios project.

Extra Credit”, our new weekly podcast, delivers a mobile overview of trends, rating actions, and credit commentary on the week's most pressing municipal market issues. In this first segment, analyst Jane Ridley discusses our downgrade of Detroit, and analyst Jessica Wood examines pensions, state funding, and credit quality in Illinois’ higher education sector.