Ruling Against Texas Hospital Swap May Put Similar Deals in Jeopardy

  DALLAS -- A recent ruling that the El Paso County, Tex., Hospital District
illegally entered into an interest rate swap in late 1996 may imperil attempts
by other county health care providers to issue similar hedges, according to
officials familiar with ...

Published by: The Bond Buyer
Date: 07/26/1999
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