Thursday, August 28th, 2008

MBIA Inc (MBI) sparks the financials

MBIA Inc Reinsuring $184B portfolio of investment-grade US public finance credits insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, receiving unearned upfront premiums of about $741M
- The public finance portfolio consists exclusively of investment grade credits, primarily in the general obligation, water and sewer, tax-backed and transportation sectors, and does not contain any credit default swap contracts, […]