Special Briefing: COVID-19 and the Federal Reserve Municipal Liquidity Facility

Penn IUR and the Volcker Alliance will host an online briefing to discuss the latest developments in the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) and how states, counties, cities, and public agencies may be able to access MLF credit to help offset revenue shortfalls.

Moderated by William Glasgall, Senior Vice President and Director of State and Local Initiatives, Volcker Alliance, and Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter, this briefing will be the fifth in a series of 60-minute online conversations featuring experts from the Volcker Alliance’s national research network and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and fiscal policy leaders from around the U.S.

This special briefing will feature Patrick Brett, Managing Director, Municipal Debt Capital Markets and Capital Solutions, Citi; Emily Swenson Brock, Director, Federal Liaison Center,  Government Finance Officers Association; and Peter Hayes, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Municipal Bonds Group, BlackRock.