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Jefferson County, Alabama undertook a series of risky financial maneuvers in 2003 that included issuing large amounts of variable rate and auction rate securities as well as engaging in numerous interest rate swaps in order to lower the burgeoning costs of repairing its sewer system to comply with federal regulations. These complex financial instruments, intended to lower debt service costs on the countyʼs $3 billion in outstanding sewer warrants, led the county to financial bankruptcy in the wake of the financial markets collapse. This paper explores the choice of securities by analyzing the risk of adjustable rate securities and interest rate swaps, examining the Jefferson County case in detail, and providing some lessons for future financial management within the context of unexpected events such as the current recession

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  • Dwight V. Denison
  • J. Bryan Gibson

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  • Dwight V. Denison & J. Bryan Gibson, 2013. "Jefferson County, Alabama undertook a series of risky financial maneuvers in 2003 that included issuing large amounts of variable rate and auction rate securities as well as engaging in numerous inter," Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 25(2), pages 311-345, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jpbafm:jpbafm-25-02-2013-b004
    DOI: 10.1108/JPBAFM-25-02-2013-B004
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