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Contact: Jennifer A. Galloway, Chief Communications Officer
                  (703) 797-6600
                  jgalloway@msrb.org  

MSRB PRODUCES SHORT VIDEO ABOUT THE MUNICIPAL MARKET  

Alexandria, VA – The  Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) today released a short video that tells the story of the organization and explains the MSRB’s role in the $3.7 trillion municipal securities market. The MSRB plays a unique role in the financial market that raises capital for state and local governments to build roads, schools, bridges, hospitals and other public purpose facilities. 

Using motion graphics to illustrate the market’s participants and operations, The Municipal Bond Market and the MSRB explains the development of the municipal finance market and how the MSRB was created by Congress to protect investors and state and local governments and other municipal entities.

The video is the first in a series of educational videos the MSRB plans to make available as part of its digital strategy to promote municipal market education. Future videos will highlight how investors can prepare to invest in municipal securities and use the MSRB’s Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA®) website, among other topics.

The MSRB currently provides free online toolkits for investors and for state and local governments to help them navigate the process of purchasing and issuing municipal securities. An education center on the EMMA website provides additional resources for anyone interested in the municipal securities market. All of the MSRB educational materials provide objective and independent information for municipal market participants.

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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) was established by Congress in 1975 with the mission to protect investors, issuers and the public interest and to promote efficiency, competition and capital formation. MSRB is a private, self-regulatory organization governed by an independent board of directors with market knowledge and expertise. MSRB does not receive federal appropriations and is funded primarily through fees paid by regulated entities. MSRB is overseen by Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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