- ACA
- ACA insures principal and interest payments on low-investment grade and non-investment
grade municipal debt obligations. The insurance is provided by ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation which is rated "A" by Standard and Poor's Corporation.
- AMBAC
- AMBAC provides financial guarantee
insurance and financial services to clients to both the public and the private
sectors.
- Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
(FGIC)
- Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
(FGIC), a GE Capital Company, is a leading provider of financial guaranties for
a variety of debt securities. The company guarantees timely payment of
principal and interest on the securities that they insure, for both new issues
and those traded in the secondary markets.
- Fitch
- Fitch is a leading global rating agency. The Fitch Ratings Public Finance Group
analyzes and prepares comprehensive rating reports on the strengths and risks of the complex
areas of the tax-exempt bond market. The Public Finance Group also rates the debt of state and
local governments and their authorities, as well as the tax-exempt debt of not for-profit issuers.
- FSA
- FSA is a financial guaranty insurance
company that provides guarantees for municipal, asset-backed and
mortgage-backed securities in markets throughout the world.
- MBIA
- MBIA insures financial obligations for municipalities, not-for-profit organizations,
banks, insurance and finance companies, and other private-sector entities in the primary and secondary markets.
- Moody's
- Moody's Investors Service publishes
ratings, current research and economic commentary.
- Radian
- Radian Asset Assurance Inc. (formerly Asset Guaranty Insurance Co.) is a AA-rated direct financial guarantor. With a focus on investment-grade securities that may not qualify for coverage from the AAA financial guaranty insurance companies, Radian plays a unique role in extending the benefits of credit enhancement to an important, under-served segment of the municipal marketplace in the United States. Radian-insured bonds are either rated Aa3 by Moody's Investors Service, AA by Standard & Poor's or AA by Fitch Ratings.
- Standard and
Poor's Rating Services
- Standard & Poor's is the largest
global bond rating agency, specializing in evaluating credit links in the
world's capital markets. Standard & Poor's is a division of the McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., a leading worldwide information publisher for business,
financial, educational, professional, and consumer markets.
- XL Capital
- XL Capital Assurance Inc., rated triple-A by Moody’s Investors Service,
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, and Fitch Ratings, is a full-service monoline financial guaranty company
focusing on U.S. public finance, global infrastructure, power & utilities, consumer and commercial asset
securitization, and structured investment products.
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