Bulletin: Ambac Assurance Corp. Rating Unaffected By CDO Termination - 2008/11/20 - S&P Credit Research

Report title: Bulletin: Ambac Assurance Corp. Rating Unaffected By CDO Termination

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NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 20, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today its ratings on Ambac Assurance Corp. (A/Negative) are unaffected by the company's announcement late Wednesday of a settlement to commute certain mortgage-backed collateralized debt obligations contracts. Ambac benefits from the commutation because it is paying $1 billion to terminate transactions for which it had booked greater mark-to-market and impairment reserves. The difference will be recorded as positive adjustments to these accounts in the fourth quarter. The potential for these commutations to be completed was factored into our analysis when we reviewed the ratings on Ambac earlier this week (see the research update published Nov. 19, 2008, on RatingsDirect). In our opinion, while the company benefits from

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RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Bulletin: Ambac Assurance Corp. Rating Unaffected By CDO Termination Publication date: 20-Nov-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: Dick P Smith, New York (1) 212-438-2095; dick_smith@standardandpoors.com Media...

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Bulletin

Ticker:

3432Z

Issuer:

Ambac Assurance Corp.

GICS:

Property & Casualty Insurance (40301040)

Sector:

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper, Asset-Backed Securities, Collateralized Debt Obligations, Commercial MBS, Corporations, Financial Institutions, Global Issuers, Insurance, International Public Finance, Public Finance, Residential MBS, Structured Finance, Utilities

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United States

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United States

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