51.   Such talk alarms the world of municipal finance.

52.   That is just one of a string of municipal finance cases that the SEC has brought.

53.   Swensen himself is particularly proud of spearheading the probe against Mark S. Ferber for fraud and kickbacks, a case that led to reform of the municipal finance industry.

54.   That was the largest settlement ever in municipal finance.

55.   The ban proposed for lawyers is nearly identical to the one imposed on municipal finance bankers.

56.   The case reflects a new emphasis by the SEC on cleaning up municipal finance, which has long been plagued by political payoffs and other forms of corruption.

57.   The case, to be decided shortly by the state supreme court, has implications for Orange County, Calif., and other municipal finance calamities.

58.   The incoming mayors received lessons in municipal finance and attended lectures on how to resolve conflicts peacefully.

59.   The reforms are being hotly debated in municipal finance circles.

60.   The site cataloged articles and primary source materials about abuses in the municipal finance market.