Citigroup’s muni-market exit sows fears of a Wall St retreat


“A voluntary carbon credit can be blended into a green transaction as a first-loss layer,” Citi's Collins said. — Bloomberg

New York: For years, small investment banks have been pulling out of the business of underwriting US municipal bonds, leaving the job of raising money for US state and local governments dominated by Wall Street’s giants.

Now, there’s concerns that the big banks may start dropping away, too.

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