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Government 'Fixes'...Unintended Consequences
Bruce Krasting • Wed, Jan 12, 2011
Ambac Finally Files for Chapter 11
The Fundamental Analyst • Tue, Nov 9, 2010 • 1 Comment
Two Months Later, The Market Finally Fears an Ambac Bankruptcy
Dr. Duru • Thu, Jun 10, 2010 • 2 Comments
Ambac Plunges on Wider Loss
Zacks Investment Research • Thu, May 20, 2010 • 1 Comment
JPMorgan Analysts Halt Ambac's Bizarre Resurrection
Dr. Duru • Wed, Apr 14, 2010 • 10 Comments
Ambac Unit Now Essentially Junk
Zacks Investment Research • Fri, Mar 26, 2010 • 1 Comment
Ambac: CDS Triggered?
Rubicon Associates • Fri, Mar 26, 2010 • 6 Comments
Shorts Rise in Anticipation of Ambac's Liquidity Problems
Data Explorers • Thu, Nov 12, 2009 • 2 Comments
Ambac: Now It Warns of Bankruptcy?
Edward Harrison • Tue, Nov 10, 2009 • 6 Comments
Ambac Pressured Amid Dire Reports
optionMONSTER • Tue, Nov 10, 2009
Counterintuitive Accounting: Ambac Edition
Donald Marron • Thu, Nov 5, 2009 • 3 Comments
Ambac's Earnings Disappoint Again
Zacks Investment Research • Tue, Aug 11, 2009 • 2 Comments
Ambac Options: Bulls Charge In
optionMONSTER • Tue, Jun 23, 2009
After Ambac Downgrade: How Will Treasuries Fare?
SA Editor Judy Weil • Thu, Nov 6, 2008 • 5 Comments
Earnings Preview: Ambac Financial Group
Theflyonthewall • Tue, Nov 4, 2008 • 1 Comment
What Should Ambac's Connie Lee Be Rated?
David Merkel • Wed, Sep 3, 2008 • 7 Comments
Ambac Profits Send Bears Scurrying
Todd Sullivan • Wed, Aug 6, 2008 • 3 Comments
Will Muni Bond Market Embrace Connie Lee?
Michael Shedlock • Wed, Aug 6, 2008 • 4 Comments
Earnings Preview: Ambac Financial
Theflyonthewall • Tue, Aug 5, 2008 • 3 Comments
Evaluating Ambac: Intrinsic Value Withstanding Market Volatility
Sean Farinaccio • Sun, Jul 27, 2008 • 13 Comments

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Bond Insurer Win Bad News For Banks
Weiss Ratings • Fri, Jun 22, 2012 • 6 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
SA Editor Yigal Grayeff • Fri, Jul 15, 2011 • 18 Comments
The Death Knell for Insured Muni Bonds?
George Fisher • Thu, Jan 27, 2011 • 27 Comments
Are Municipal Bond Markets Collapsing?
Bruce Vanderveen • Mon, Nov 15, 2010 • 31 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
SA Editor Rachael Granby • Wed, Nov 10, 2010 • 11 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
SA Editor Rachael Granby • Tue, Nov 9, 2010 • 18 Comments
You Could See This Coming: Ambac Files for Bankruptcy
Edward Harrison • Tue, Nov 9, 2010 • 4 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
SA Editor Rachael Granby • Tue, Nov 2, 2010 • 34 Comments
Assured Guaranty: A Buy in Spite of S&P Rating Action
Tom Armistead • Tue, Oct 26, 2010 • 26 Comments
Thoughts on Fed QE2, A Hawkish ECB and the Foreclosure Mess
Erwan Mahe • Wed, Oct 20, 2010
Banks vs. Insurance Companies: Representations and Warranties
Tom Armistead • Fri, Oct 15, 2010 • 47 Comments
Thursday Options Recap
Frederic Ruffy • Thu, Oct 14, 2010 • 1 Comment
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
SA Editor Rachael Granby • Thu, Oct 7, 2010 • 35 Comments
Why Gold and Silver Will Gain From Mortgage Fraud Tsunami
Chris Mack • Wed, Oct 6, 2010 • 24 Comments
Big Banks May Be Forced to Buy Back Bad Mortgage Loans
Money Morning • Fri, Sep 24, 2010 • 37 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
SA Editor Rachael Granby • Tue, Aug 31, 2010 • 37 Comments
Assured Guaranty Could Double if U.S. Cities, States Manage to Avoid Default
StreetAuthority • Tue, Aug 10, 2010 • 4 Comments
Tuesday Options Recap
Frederic Ruffy • Tue, Jul 27, 2010
Big Banks May Not Be Able to Evade Responsibility for MBS
Tom Armistead • Wed, Jul 21, 2010 • 7 Comments
Visualizing the 5 Most Shorted Industries
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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 4, 2009 • 3 Comments
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Aug 7, 2009
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, May 11, 2009
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Wed, Feb 25, 2009
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 5, 2008
Ambac Financial Group Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 • 1 Comment
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 23, 2008
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Jan 23, 2008

Ambac Agrees to Terms of IRS Settlement

Business Wire (Apr 8, 2013)
Ambac Reminds Investors That Its Common Stock Will Be Cancelled upon Emergence from Bankruptcy

Business Wire (Mar 27, 2013)
Ambac Receives Consent to Extend Period to Satisfy Condition to the Effectiveness of the Reorganization Plan

Business Wire (Mar 7, 2013)
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2012 Results

Business Wire (Feb 28, 2013)
How to Profit From a Muni Bond Crisis

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Financial Stocks: Financials lead broad market lower

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Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

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MBIA reports quarterly loss of $213 mln

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Ambac Financial files for bankruptcy

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Financials cool after five-session winning streak

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After Hours: Ambac tumbles, LDK Solar shines in late trade

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Financial Stocks: Financials end higher on lift from earnings

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Lock Up Profits in Prison Stocks: Analyst

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Financial Stocks: Financial stocks rattled by probe reports

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Movers & Shakers: Monday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks

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Bond insurance shrinks to industry of one

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Stocks End Mixed Ahead of Elections

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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks up slightly ahead of midterms, Fed

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Stocks Pare Losses Ahead of Close; Banks Fall

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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (“Ambac”), headquartered in New York City, is a holding company whose subsidiaries, including its principal operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation (“Ambac Assurance”), Everspan Financial Guarantee Corporation, and Ambac Assurance UK Limited, provided... More

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Tuesday, June 11, 12:09 PM It's no surprise Detroit is set to seek bondholder concessions, but what exactly is the exposure of bond insurers Ambac (AMBC), Assured Guaranty (AGO), and MIBA (MBI)? The raw numbers look imposing for Assured and MBIA, writes Mark Palmer, but much of their exposure is through utility and water and sewer bonds - presumably these would continue to flow even in a bankruptcy, and their revenues along with them. The exposure for Ambac is minimal. Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, May 16, 4:33 PM Recently emerged from bankruptcy, Ambac Financial (AMBC) gains 1.3% AH as BTIG's Mark Palmer initiates with a Buy and $31 price target. View the company less as a monoline insurer back on its feet and more as a long-dated call option on numerous sources of value - $4B in NOLs, the tolling agreement between the holding company and its operating sub, and potential recoveries of losses on MBS it insured. 2 Comments [Financials]
Monday, April 22, 3:42 PM Judge Richard Kramer drops Moody's (MCO +0.2%) and Fitch from a lawsuit against Ambac (ABKFQ.PK +6.7%), after the plaintiff's lawyer says claims against the two ratings agencies "have been resolved." Several cities and counties filed suit against Ambac in 2008 alleging a conspiracy to compel municipalities to purchase unnecessary insurance. Comment!
Tuesday, April 9, 11:28 AM Ambac (ABKFQ.PK) and its affiliates have agreed to pay $101.9M to resolve claims brought by the IRS related to its treatment of credit-default swaps. The settlement could pave the way for the bond insurer to emerge from bankruptcy. Read the official notice here: (Legal Motion) Comment! [Financials, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 4:54 PM San Bernardino's creditors square off with a group of Wall Street bondholders arguing they should have the same status as Calpers in the city's bankruptcy proceedings. Among the creditors are Ambac and a unit of MBIA (MBI). A loss by the creditors would have major repercussions for municipal finance - look for the case to make its way to the Supreme Court at some point. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 10:44 AM The stakes are raised as Calpers moves to sue San Bernardino over the bankrupt city's decision to halt its bi-weekly payments to the fund. The precedent-setting case will have major implications for the way bondholders and insurers are treated in a municipal bankruptcy. If Calpers loses - good for creditors. If Calpers win - not so good. It's hard to imagine this not making its way to the Supreme Court. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, July 14, 2011, 3:47 PM A NY appeals court restores Ambac's (ABKFQ.PK) $1B lawsuit against JPMorgan (JPM) over an investment vehicle that suffered major losses because of its exposure to subprime debt. The court says Ambac "has sufficiently alleged gross negligence" by JPM. Comment! [Financials]
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 2:54 PM Ambac (ABK) sues the U.S. to block seizure of $700M of tax refunds that it says could destroy its ability to reorganize in bankruptcy court (earlier). Ambac seeks a court order letting it keep the refunds, declaring it has no tax liability from 2003 to 2008. 1 Comment
Monday, November 8, 2010, 6:08 PM Ambac (ABK) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (.pdf). Shares -63.5% to $0.19 AH. 5 Comments
Monday, November 8, 2010, 4:55 PM Ambac (ABK) shares plummet after hours on a Bloomberg report that the bond insurer may file for bankruptcy as early as this week. Ambac missed a debenture interest payment last week and said it may file for bankruptcy by the end of the year because it has been unable to raise new capital. ABK -23.1% AH. 6 Comments
Thursday, November 4, 2010, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: AERL +16%. SRZ +12%. URRE +11%. WFMI +10%. QCOM +8%. UL +7%. TSEM +7%. GPS +6%. AUY +6%. FBC +6%. CRH +6%. WEN +5%. HBC +5%. URZ +5%. BHP +5%. RIO +5%. GOLD +5%. SLW +4%. BCS +4%. GFI +4%. PAL +4%. GBG +4%. SVM +4%. MU +4%. NG +4%. FCX +4%. ABK +4%.
Losers: PPO -7%. HDY -7%. ALU -6%. MAKO -5%. BIG -4%. GEL -4%. POT -4%. Comment!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 9:20 AM Premarket gainers: ARTG +47%. BPI +15%. RDN +10%. MPEL +9%. NVMI +7%. PLG +7%. TSEM +5%. ABK +4%. LGND +4%. NBG +4%. MT +4%. MA +4%.
Losers: MSPD -17%. MVIS -10%. ENR -9%. ESLR -8%. PCBC -8%. TRS -7%. CLX -7%. TLCR -5%. HK -5%. ADM -5%. SWI -4%. TLK -4%. Comment!
Monday, November 1, 2010, 1:06 PM With the toxic part of Ambac's (ABK -40.5%) business seized earlier this year, and competitors clearing out, "only child" Assured Guaranty (AGO +0.9%) has the bond insurance market to itself - so why's it down 12% this year? The business itself may be terminal, with little long-term viability to be seen. (earlier: ABK plunges) Comment!
Monday, November 1, 2010, 9:43 AM Zero Hedge sticks it to Jim Cramer, lambasting the CNBC pundit's earlier pitch to chase the "animal spirits" in Ambac (ABK -51.2%), now nearing bankruptcy: Those who followed his clarion call "are now facing yet another complete loss... as Cramer-espoused momentum trading is proven once again to lead to nothing but financial ruin." 19 Comments
Monday, November 1, 2010, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: AVNR +114%. XCO +38%. FTNT +27%. YRCW +20%. SUR +19%. JKS +16%. NGD +4%. ACOR +4%. RTN +4%. CTIC +4%.
Losers: ABK -48%. WL -44%. ANAD -17%. NBG -4%. Comment!
Monday, November 1, 2010, 8:21 AM Ambac (ABK) plunges 40% after its board decides not to make today's interest payment on its 2023 notes. "To date, the Company has been unable to raise additional capital as an alternative to seeking bankruptcy protection. As such, the Company is currently pursuing, with an ad-hoc committee of senior debt holders, a restructuring of its outstanding debt through a prepackaged bankruptcy proceeding." 1 Comment

Michael Bryant
Ambac Financial Group (AMBC) looks like free money with the $1 billion lawsuit. http://reut.rs/qS844I
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timtrading
Doji pattern stocks $AAP,$AMBC,$ACAS,$ACE,$AEE,$AEZS,$AGYS,$ATRS,$ALL,$AMD
6/29/11
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CRUDE GOLD
The AMBC 6 months chart will become a classical for US financial stock. Both JPM and HSBC will pay for gold manipulation. GS will stand up.
11/9/10
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CRUDE GOLD
AMBC DESTROYING SHAREHOLDERS SAVINGS. SINCE INCEPTION.
11/8/10
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Andrew Shapiro
$AMBC Ambac files for bankruptcy relief. Too bad for those who followed Cramer into this one too.
11/8/10
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jason2713
AMBC is bankrupt and its up 5%. Interesting times.
11/8/10
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David White
MBI may see some selling today after AMBC said it may file for bankruptcy.
11/1/10
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David White
AMBC shares fell by about 50% after it said it missed a Nov. 1 interest payment. It warned it may file for bankruptcy. Not exactly a shock!
11/1/10
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tunaman4u2
AMBC bankrupt... rally on
11/1/10
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jason2713
AMBC getting hosed, can't make its interest payment and if not paid will default. I was trying to short this equity on friday, but u cant :(
11/1/10
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