Thursday, June 7, 2007

CIFG AAA Ratings Outlook Lowered by S&P, Affecting $80 Billion in Bonds

(Bloomberg) -- CIFG Cos., a top AAA-rated bond
insurer, had the outlook on the financial strength ratings of
its insurance units lowered to ``negative'' from ``stable'' by
Standard & Poor's, potentially affecting more than $80 billion
of bonds.

S&P revised its outlook on the ratings of CIFG Guaranty,
CIFG Europe, and CIFG Assurance North America Inc. because of
concerns over parent company Natixis SA's degree of long-term
support for the insurer, according to a statement from S&P
today. S&P also questioned the effectiveness of the company's
board and succession planning.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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