MBIA unit sells $374M PREPA bankruptcy claims
MBIA Inc., through its National subsidiary, disclosed that on August 14, 2025, National sold Custodial Receipts (CRs) representing bankruptcy claims in the PREPA Title III case.
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MBIA Inc., through its National subsidiary, disclosed that on August 14, 2025, National sold Custodial Receipts (CRs) representing bankruptcy claims in the PREPA Title III case. The sale transferred ownership of approximately $374 million face amount of CRs, which equals about 47% of the principal amount of National’s current bond claims in the PREPA proceeding. The underlying bonds had already been fully satisfied by National’s insurance claim payments.
The company states that this transaction reduces potential volatility and ongoing risk of remediation around National’s remaining PREPA exposure, which it describes as still uncertain. National had previously completed similar transactions in October 2021 and January 2022, involving an aggregate of about $430 million face amount of bonds. Following this latest sale of PREPA bankruptcy claims through CRs, National reports that it does not retain any additional CRs for sale.
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