Position Statements

NFMA Comments on Municipal Regulations

• NFMA Comment Dated June 4, 2009
• Press Release  Dated June 9, 2009

NFMA Position Paper on Underlying Ratings of Municipal Bond Issuers

• NFMA Position Paper on Underlying Ratings of Municipal Bond Issuers Dated June, 2008

NFMA Comment on the Current Market Dialogue Regarding Municipal Bond Ratings

• NFMA Comment
• Press Release Dated May 1, 2008

NFMA Position Paper on GASB and its importance to municipal credit analysis

• NFMA position paper on GASB and its importance to municipal credit analysis.
• Press Release Dated March 17, 2008

Comment letter to MSRB - RE: MSRB Notice 2008-05: MSRB Begins Planning for Continuing Disclosure Component of the New Electronic Municipal Market Access System (EMMA)

• NFMA comment letter Dated March 10, 2008

Brief for the NFMA, as Amicus Curiae in support of neither party
RE: Kentucky v. Davis

• Amicus Brief Dated July 19, 2007

NFMA Position Paper on Recommended Responses by Municipalities to Disasters

• NFMA position paper on recommended responses by municipalities to disasters
• Press Release  Dated March 29, 2007

Comment letter to GASB regarding the exposure draft on Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pollution Remediation Obligations

• NFMA comment letter Dated May 17, 2006

NFMA Position Paper on Coerced Tenders

• NFMA position paper on Coerced Tenders Dated June 20, 2005

Top 25 Reasons to Disclose Information

• The leading reasons why it is highly advantageous for all governmental issuers to provide complete, timely and accurate information to municipal analysts and investors
  Dated October 29, 2004

NFMA Position Paper on Voluntary Interim Disclosures by State and Local Governments

• NFMA position paper endorsing a recent proposal put forth by the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers
• Press Release Dated October 26, 2004

NFMA Position Paper on proposed regulations regarding tax opinions under IRS Circular 230

• NFMA position paper  Dated March 4, 2004

Comments on Exposure Draft of Guiding Principles to the Bond Market Association

• Comments on Exposure Draft of Guiding Principles Dated February 11, 2004

NFMA Position Paper on re-characterization of airline special facilities leases in bankruptcy

• NFMA position paper Dated August 6, 2003

Press Release

• NFMA Releases Results of Disclosure Survey, Dated May 23, 2002 

Press Release

• NFMA Releases Results of Member Survey, Dated November 30, 2001 

NFMA Letter to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board [MSRB] on Improving the State of Disclosure

• NFMA comment letter Dated August 13, 2001

Comment on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's Notice and Draft Interpretive Guidance in connection with both electronic and traditional municipal securities transactions

• Notice and Draft Interpretive Guidance on Dealer Responsibilities in Connection with Both Electronic and Traditional Municipal Securities Transactions
  Dated December 1, 2000

NFMA Comment Letter to The Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Use of Electronic Media

• NFMA comment letter Dated June 19, 2000

NFMA Comment Letter to The Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Selective Disclosure and Insider Trading

• NFMA comment letter  Dated March 27, 2000

NFMA Letter to The National Association of Bond Lawyers [NABL] regarding the Proposed Form Indenture Project

• NFMA position paper  Dated December, 1999

NFMA Letter to The Bond Market Association regarding Proposed Official Statement Disclaimer Language

• NFMA position paper  Dated December 9, 1999

NFMA Letter to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board regarding Infrastructure Reporting Issues

• NFMA position paper  Dated May 17, 1999

NFMA Comments On Yield Burning

• NFMA comments  Dated Summer, 1998

NFMA Position Paper On 1994 Amendments To Rule 15C2-12

• NFMA position paper  Dated Spring, 1998

NFMA Response to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board's Exposure Draft related to the Basic Financial Statements--and Management's Discussion and Analysis--for State and Local Governments

• Reprint of NFMA position statement
  Dated July 7, 1997