MBIA says Ackman's model has major deficiencies
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MBIA Inc  said that Bill  Ackman's estimate that the bond insurer faces more than $11  billion of potential losses is based on faulty assumptions, and  is clearly intended to help Ackman's bet that the company's  shares will drop.
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Diversification kept things from being even worse for this investment banker.
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Failing to admit its problems in a timely manner is making the company's situation worse.
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MBIA said it has exposure to $30.6 billion of collateralized debt obligations it insures, including a large exposure to risky bonds, sending its stocks plummeting 22 percent in early trading.
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Competition and merchandise are posing some big problems.
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Countrywide, the nationâs largest mortgage lenders, has been struggling to deal with the troubles in the mortgage industry.
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MBIA Inc,  a bond insurer  struggling to maintain the top credit ratings necessary for its  business, posted a quarterly loss on Thursday after a $3.5  billion writedown.
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Federal regulators question the ability of the company's management to correct its extensive problems.
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Third Point continues to press its point about management's weakness.
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The proposed rules for auto insurance competition in Massachusetts were met yesterday with skepticism from consumer advocates and caution from at least some insurers.
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Some experts said the measure, which is opposed by the restaurant industry, would be a model for other cities.
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If Bank of America wanted to make a good impression with customers in Massachusetts after buying Fleet Bank in the spring, it has done a poor job of it.
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Under attack from critics who describe the company as effectively insolvent, MBIA presented a spirited defense in a four-hour conference call with investors and analysts Thursday.
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MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, slashed its dividend 62 percent on Wednesday and said it would sell $1 billion of debt to preserve capital and the "triple-A" ratings it needs to operate normally in a mortgage market under siege.
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Some experts say American policymakers are confusing tactical adjustments with a strategy.
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The speech-recognition specialist has a gap in its GAAP numbers.
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New Jersey's former insurance commissioner said it will be difficult to attract national automobile insurance carriers to Massachusetts without allowing them to use such socioeconomic factors as credit history, homeownership, occupation, or education.