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so far, so good:cool:

I'm long going into expiry. Not sure why. LOL:D

MBIA may benefit from new insurance arm Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:20pm EDT By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - MBIA Inc's investors are betting that the company will set up a new bond insurance subsidiary, reviving the fortunes of the parent company, though this will likely...

MBIA shares gain following letter from CEO Thursday June 12, 4:45 pm ET MBIA shares rise after chief executive's letter pledges efforts to increase shareholder value NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of MBIA Inc. rallied Thursday after the beleaguered bond insurer's chairman and chief executive sent...

Citigroup, Merrill, UBS Face Further Writedowns, Whitney Says By Jeff Kearns June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. and UBS AG may post further writedowns of $10 billion on their debt holdings after the two biggest bond insurers were stripped of their AAA rankings...

Mortgage Bonds Resume Stumble; Some Debt Nears Lows By Jody Shenn June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Some of the U.S. mortgage bonds at the center of the yearlong credit crisis are slipping toward new lows, as climbing gas prices, unemployment and interest rates deepen concern that homeowner defaults...

Dinallo reported to be talking bailout again as per Gasparino. Mentioned possibility of split co's again as well as more capital? the saga continues....

mbi abk ironically probably buys now into run off. No need to raise capital now. Muni bond holders another story.

ABK AMBAC Fincl and MBIA ratings lowered at S&P (2.30 -0.21) -Update- S&P lowered its financial strength ratings on Ambac Assurance and MBIA Insurance(MBI) to 'AA' from 'AAA' and placed the ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications. The ratings on the holding companies, Ambac...

10 months and counting...ABX indices mostly @ all time lows except for AAA's and the odd AA. how can BBB's be worth 4.80-5 cents on the dollar!!??? are these homes made of toothpicks?

Moody's may downgrade Ambac, MBIA ratings Wednesday June 4, 12:54 pm ET Moody's places Ambac, MBIA ratings on review for possible downgrade NEW YORK (AP) -- Moody's Investors Service says it may downgrade the ratings on bond insurers MBIA and Ambac. Moody's says it is reviewing the AAA...

Thank you

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FASB changes US accounting rules for bond insurers NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - The main U.S. accounting rule maker said on Friday bond insurers will have to recognize claim liabilities when the bonds they have insured have experienced deterioration, in a move that will likely force bond...

wow 3.3 trillion!..wait mutual funds are 26 trillion and pension funds are 20 trillion. 3.3 trillion? .........yawn

Banks Start New ABX Contracts to Value Subprime Debt Better By Jody Shenn and Sarah Mulholland May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Securities firms are creating new ABX derivative contracts that will help value their holdings of some AAA rated subprime-mortgage debt. The ABX contracts trading for...

can't downgrades be far off? The ABX indices are spelling alot of trouble ahead again with new lows in everything but the Bernanke AAA's. Funny how the mkt has completely discounted the risks to the muni mkt if these insurers get dg'ed.

Did you listen to MBIA call? Those guys were touting a best case(credit crisis over, housing mkt bottom) for their loss estimates. Looks like the market saw through it.

give it time:D

MBIA Posts Loss of $2.4 Billion as CDO Slump Deepens (Update1) By Christine Richard May 12 (Bloomberg) -- MBIA Inc., the bond insurer that lost 87 percent of its market value in the past year, posted a net loss of $2.4 billion as the slump in mortgage securities deepened. The...