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Public Finance

The Baker Group is a registered municipal advisor and a broker-dealer, whose Public Finance Division provides comprehensive underwriting and financial advisory services tailored to meet our clients’ specific needs.

We specialize in helping government entities access capital to build and maintain essential infrastructure in the communities they serve. Our professionals provide expertise across a broad range of debt underwriting, private placement, financial advisory, municipal credit analytics, and continuing disclosure services.

We take the time to listen to your unique situation and understand your specific needs. We work with you to identify solutions that are best for your community and guide you through the process to accomplish your objectives.

Municipal Underwriting
The Baker Group’s Public Finance Division has the necessary experience and expertise to help communities access the capital they need to grow and thrive.

Municipal Advisory
As a registered municipal financial advisor with both the SEC and MSRB, The Baker Group can guide your public entity through the complex financial, legal, and regulatory challenges all municipalities face.

Municipality Portfolio Management
Strategic planning, cash flow management, and investment recommendations, provided with strict policy adherence, are the pillars of our approach to municipal portfolio management.

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Community Bank Bond Portfolios Are Finally Turning the Corner

  For more than a decade, community bank bond portfolios languished under the weight of the Fed’s zero interest rate policy, or ZIRP. Portfolios filled…
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Playing Under Par

Something that may have gone unnoticed over the last few months is that the book price for the average community financial institution’s bond portfolio has…
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Baker Market Update 2026-04-10

As expected, inflation surged in March, marking the first clear transmission of geopolitical risk into U.S. consumer prices. This morning’s release of the Consumer Price…
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Baker Market Update 2026-04-03

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The Week Ahead Vlog Apr 6-10, 2026

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The Week Ahead Vlog Mar 30-Apr 3, 2026

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1601 NW Expressway, 21st Floor
Oklahoma City, OK 73118

Phone: 405.415.7200
Toll-Free: 800.937.2257
Fax: 405.415.7392

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