litigation
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Ambac settles RMBS claims against Bank of America for $1.84 billion; expects gain of ~$390M
OCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INC
- AAC settled all RMBS claims against Countrywide/Bank of America entities for $1.84 billion.
- Estimated pre-tax gain of ~$390 million, net of reinsurance, discount accretion, and call premiums.
- Proceeds to repay ~$1.21B in Sitka Notes and ~$213M in Tier 2 Notes.
- Funds expected within 10 days after satisfaction of conditions including litigation dismissal.
- Settlement materially exceeds the $1.38B subrogation recovery recorded as of 2Q 2022.