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MBIA to Aid Troubled Bond Insurer MBIA agreed to take control of nearly $200 billion of municipal bonds currently backed by a rival bond insurer, in a move that could help its competitor avoid bankruptcy. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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MBIA keeps top ratings, markets relieved - Reuters EarthtimesMBIA keeps top ratings, markets relievedReuters - 1 hour agoBy Dan Wilchins NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc (MBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's largest bond insurer, held onto its top credit ratings from Standard & Poor's on Monday, a development tha Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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MBIA Sells Stock to Aid Rating and Raises $1 Billion The bond insurer MBIA raised $1 billion on Thursday by selling shares at $12.15 each in an effort to protect its AAA insurance rating. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Bond Insurer MBIA Reports $1.7 Billion Profit MBIA, the bond insurer, posted a $1.7 billion quarterly profit because of an accounting change that turned credit problems into a gain. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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MBIA 2Q Profit Reflects Sign Of Credit-Market Recovery (AHN) (AHN) - Bond insurer MBIA Inc. reported the second quarter profit from derivatives. - Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:15:01 GMT Home > Rss Directory > Business > AllHeadline |
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Fitch mulls MBIA downgrade - BusinessWeek New YorkerFitch mulls MBIA downgradeBusinessWeek - 2 hours agoFitch Ratings is considering slashing its rating on MBIA Inc., the ratings agency said Tuesday, posing the latest threat to the beleaguered bond insurance industry and the trillions of dollars in debt it pr Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Bond insurer FGIC plans to split in two - Reuters SabahBond insurer FGIC plans to split in twoReuters - 1 hour agoBy Dan Wilchins NEW YORK (Reuters) - FGIC Corp, a bond insurer that has lost its top credit ratings, has told New York regulators it wants to split into two companies, a spokesman for the state insurance r Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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How Do You Spell 'Crisis'? MBIA As the largest bond insurer fights to save its credit ratings, investors head for the door. Home > Rss Directory > Business > Forbes |
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MBIA Replaces Chief and Considers Split The bond insurer replaced its chief executive with its retired chairman, Joseph W. Brown Jr., who said he would consider splitting up the company’s insurance business to restore confidence. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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MBIA Posts Loss of $2.4 Billion in Quarter The bond insurer said on Monday that unrealized losses on insured derivatives skyrocketed in the first quarter, pushing the company into a sharp quarterly loss. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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MBIA Earnings Jump, but Downgrades Weigh The bond insurer said that quarterly net income rose to $1.7 billion on gains on derivatives, but said that business had suffered from downgrades by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Plan to Rescue Bond Insurers Is Outlined - New York Times EarthtimesPlan to Rescue Bond Insurers Is OutlinedNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recapitalization of bond insurers hit by the subprime crisis may occur soon, but if it fails, insurers can be forced to separate riskier activities from t Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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MBIA to Sell Stock in Effort to Ensure AAA Bond Rating The bond insurance company MBIA said on Wednesday that it planned to sell $750 million in common stock as it tries to maintain its crucial AAA credit rating. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Berkshire's offer to MBIA On Tuesday, Warren Buffett disclosed that his Berkshire Hathaway holding company would help bail out the nation's three largest bond insurers - Ambac, MBIA, and FGIC Corp. -- with an offer to reinsure $800 billion of municipal bonds. Below is the text of the letter sent by Ajit Jain, president of Be Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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A Bond Insurer Ousts Its Chief After Taking a Big Write-Down Michael A. Callen will succeed Robert J. Genader as chief executive of the Ambac Financial Group, after the bond insurer cut its dividend 67 percent. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Berkshire Hathaway to Expand Bond Insurer Nationwide Warren E. Buffett’s holding copmany Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed to expand its new bond insurer nationwide in exchange for faster licensing. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Finger pointing over bond insurer crisis Congress waded into the bond insurer saga Thursday as lawmakers tried to assign blame and prescribe a remedy for the evolving crisis. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Bond Insurer Ponders Its Options FGIC, a money-losing bond insurer owned by the Blackstone Group and the PMI Group, is seeking investors and may consider selling the company. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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MBIA and Ambac Fall on Ratings Fear Shares of two bond insurers, MBIA Inc. and the Ambac Financial Group, fell sharply on concern they would lose their AAA credit ratings. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Moody’s May Downgrade Ratings of MBIA and Ambac Units Moody’s said that it was likely to cut the top ratings of the bond insurance arms of MBIA and Ambac Financial, in a move that may cripple their ability to write new insurance. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |