Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17
Bank of America Eyes AI for 1 Municipal Bond Underwriting Push
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17

Bank of America Eyes AI for 1 Municipal Bond Underwriting Push

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 17

Summary

  • Matthew McQueen, who runs Bank of America’s public finance unit, is exploring artificial intelligence to widen the bank’s municipal bond underwriting reach across the US.
  • Thousands of state and local issuers regularly seek bankers through request-for-proposal processes, creating a fragmented market that is hard for banks to cover comprehensively.
  • The AI effort is aimed at helping Bank of America identify and pursue more of those underwriting opportunities, expanding its presence in public finance nationwide.

Insights

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