Article: MOODY'S DOWNGRADES MBIA'S RATING TO A2; OUTLOOK IS NEGATIVE

Article: Moody's: MBIA Aaa, Outlook Negative.
The Bond Buyer;  February 27, 2008 ;     500 words ......insured portfolio, Moody's said. In evaluating the risks in MBIA's portfolio, Moody's said MBIA could incur $4...To that end, Moody's said MBIA's business prospects...public finance. Moody's did say it will take some time for MBIA to rebound. However...

Article: Moody's sees danger in recent EETC repurchase by MBIA.(enhanced equipment trust certificate)
Asset Securitization Report;  April 14, 2003 ;     334 words ......financial guarantors for Moody's. Moody's uses the action MBIA took as a case example...provider. In this case, Moody's claims, MBIA's repurchase allows...resale of the securities, Moody's states in the report. Whether MBIA resells the securities...

Article: Moody's Sees More MBIA Risk: Rater Says Shortfall 'Somewhat Likely'.
The Bond Buyer;  December 6, 2007 ;     498 words ...MBIA Insurance Corp. is...than first expected, Moody's Investors Service...capital shortfall. The Moody's report did not clarify which aspects of MBIA's RMBS portfolio had...report, according to Moody's spokesman John Cline...analysts speculated that MBIA's exposure to $17.7...

Article: MBIA Cleans Up With US Airways Equipment Trust Certificate Deal.
The Bond Buyer;  April 10, 2003 ;     496 words ......According to the Moody's report being released today, MBIA took advantage of...Qian, an analyst with Moody's who covers MBIA. First, the issuer...Qian added. However, Moody's said in its reports...underlying risk to MBIA is of the airline...

Article: NTTA Closes on $3B, Including $373M of MBIA-Backed Debt.
The Bond Buyer;  April 7, 2008 ;     534 words ......the parent holding company of MBIA Insurance, to A from AA, while...NTTA closed on its deal with MBIA on Thursday, one day before the Fitch downgrade. Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's still rate MBIA triple-A, though Moody's maintains a negative outlook on MBIA. The ...

Article: Market Review on MBIA Inc.
M2 Presswire;  May 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......May 14, 2008, -- MBIA learned with the market that Moody's is again revising...assumptions may have on MBIA, we believe that...pools referenced in Moody's report and the...negative outlook from Moody's Investors Service. Please visit MBIA's Web site at www...

Article: MBIA, Ambac Answer Moody's Warnings on Mortgage Securities.
The Bond Buyer;  May 15, 2008 ;     655 words ......capital levels. Both MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group countered Moody's claims with detailed...already exceeded Moody's stress case targets. In some cases, both MBIA and Ambac said they...loans made in 2007. MBIA said it expects Moody's to take these discrepancies...

Article: Ambac, MBIA Put On Watch Moody's Puts Ambac, MBIA on Downgrade Watch: Moody's Cites Exposure Fears.
The Bond Buyer;  June 5, 2008 ;     674 words ......Assurance Corp. and MBIA Insurance Corp. were...downgrade yesterday by Moody's Investors Service...insurers' parents, MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial...part to the actions. Moody's said the review...municipal business. MBIA will discuss the option...Standard & Poor's and Moody's before ...

Article: Moody's Affirms MBIA's Triple-A Rating Despite Recent Wells Notice.
The Bond Buyer;  August 24, 2005 ;     436 words ...Moody's Investors Service late Monday affirmed MBIA Insurance Corp.'s Aaa rating and...does not precipitate a change in Moody's view about MBIA's credit, the rating agency said...charges or try to reach a settlement. Moody's said MBIA's financial condition remains strong...

Article: MBIA hurt by competition, subprime issues
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  July 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ......suffered a blow when Moody's Investors Service dropped MBIA's longtime AAA rating by five notches. Moody's also gave it a...percent last year. Moody's said the decline in MBIA's stock price makes...market deterioration, Moody's believes losses...Street rating on MBIA shares is ...

Article: Bond Insurers: MBIA Shares Rise on Report of Settlement With SEC, N.Y. AG.
The Bond Buyer;  November 3, 2005 ;     589 words ......bond insurance subsidiary, MBIA Insurance Corp., did not trade...guarantors. At the end of 2004, MBIA insured about $367 billion...We continue to believe that MBIA operates in a fashion consistent...has good overall governance, Moody's Investors Service said in...prior members of management, ...

Article: Moody's Withholds MBIA's A2 Rating From Reinsured FGIC Debt.(News)
The Bond Buyer;  October 30, 2008 ;     392 words ...Byline: Jack Herman Moody's Investors Service will not assign MBIA Insurance Corp.'s...without a payment to MBIA prevents it from meeting Moody's requirements for...valuing a bond with an MBIA wrap, Rourke said. And [Moody's] didn't give it...

Article: MBIA Sees $2.4 Billion 1st Q Loss.
National Mortgage News;  May 19, 2008 ;     470 words ......perform materially worse than MBIA is projecting. Jay Brown, MBIA chairman and chief executive officer, said, We have ample...statement subsequent to its earnings results in response to Moody's Investors Services' revision to its assumptions on 2005-20...what impact, if any, the revised assumptions may ...

Article: Bond Insurers: MBIA, Regulators Reveal Terms of Settlement.
The Bond Buyer;  January 30, 2007 ;     653 words ......declined to comment further. The investigations began when MBIA received subpoenas from the SEC and New York's attorney general in November 2004. In August of that year, MBIA received a Wells Notice from the SEC, saying it was considering civil charges relating to re-insurance policies that MBIA had ...