On May 18, 2020 the New York Federal Reserve released additional information regarding the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) program, including (i) a sample application to the MLF program and (ii) multiple form documents...more
State and local governments frequently finance capital projects such as airports and utility systems by issuing tax-exempt qualified tender bonds (also commonly called variable rate demand obligations or “lower-floaters”) and...more
To accommodate COVID-19-related social distancing requirements, the IRS on May 4, 2020, released Revenue Procedure 2020-21, which provides temporary relief from the in-person public hearing requirement for tax-exempt...more
This alert updates and replaces an April 10, 2020, alert based on an April 27 Federal Reserve Board announcement that expanded the scope and duration of the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). Any capitalized terms used in...more
On April 9, 2020, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin approved the establishment of a Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) aimed at helping the flow of credit to states, counties and cities impacted by the COVID-19...more