Illinois Begins First Bond Sale as Worst-Rated U.S. State
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Illinois sold $800 million of general-obligation bonds, its first offer since becoming Standard & Poor’s lowest-rated U.S. state.
The yield penalty on some debt was almost triple the levels achieved in a deal last month by California, with a credit grade one step higher. Bank of America Merrill Lynch bought the Illinois bonds, rated A-, sold via auction.