Moody's Upgrades National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

ARMONK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation (National), an indirect subsidiary of MBIA Inc. MBI, today announced that Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has upgraded its insurance financial strength rating to ‘A3' from ‘Baa1'. The outlook for the rating is stable. Moody's upgrade of National reflects, among other things, its strong stand-alone capital profile and its improving prospects for generating new business in the U.S. public finance insurance market.

“We're pleased that Moody's has recognized the improvement in National's credit profile,” said Bill Fallon, National's Chief Executive Officer. “The upgrade provides immediate benefits to holders of National-insured bonds and, together with recently announced ratings from Standard and Poor's and Kroll Ratings in the double-A range, puts National in a strong position to resume new business activities and serve the credit enhancement needs of the U.S. public finance market.”

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National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation, headquartered in Armonk, New York is the world's largest U.S. public finance-only financial guarantee insurance company, with offices in New York and San Francisco. Please visit National's website at www.nationalpfg.com.