By 2006 MBIA had plunged into the much riskier business of guaranteeing collateralized debt obligations, or C.D.O. 's.

到2006年，MBIA开始参与到风险更高的为担保债务凭证提供担保的业务中。

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Bond insurers such as MBIA and Assured Guaranty, which took hits on mortgage securities they had “wrapped” with credit enhancement, are becoming more active too.

债券承保人，例如MBIA 和 ASSURED GUARANTY也参与按揭证券，为其包装并增加信用度，现在也行动起来。

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The American International Group, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, General Electric and the municipal bond guarantors Ambac Financial and MBIA all had triple-A ratings.

美国国际集团、房丽美、房地美、通用电气、市立债券担保人——美国债券保险公司、MBIA都曾经拥有3A的评级。

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Without the Fed and its emergency measures, MBIA would have been toast long ago.

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There are almost certain to be billion-dollar settlements from lawsuits by MBIA Inc.

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In 2007, 47% of municipal bonds were insured, with MBIA taking 22% of the market.

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