BAM Mutual is a mutual bond insurance company that operates for the benefit of its mutual members – the bond issuers and infrastructure project sponsors that use our insurance to achieve reliable and efficient market access. BAM is managed to maintain strong capital resources and ratings stability. BAM Mutual is committed to the highest level … Continued
S&P Global Ratings’ decision to place BAM’s rating on CreditWatch Negative represents a departure from their stated criteria and previous communications to the market. BAM’s managing directors said they intend to engage with S&P during the CreditWatch period to demonstrate that BAM’s financial strength and low-risk, low-volatility strategy of insuring only U.S. municipal bonds from essential public purpose issuers supports BAM’s current rating.
NEW YORK, August 4, 2026 – S&P Global Ratings affirmed BAM Mutual’s AA rating and Stable outlook, the highest rating S&P assigns to any active bond insurer. In its report, S&P said “BAM has excellent capital adequacy, with a buffer above our ‘AAA’ stress level,” and “exceptional” liquidity. “BAM is the only bond insurer focused … Continued
New data tools are providing a never-before-seen look at the state of infrastructure owned by cities nationwide … with potentially major implications for future borrowing needs and credit quality. In the latest episode of The Muni CreditCast, veteran municipal analyst Richard Ciccarone joins BAM’s Suzanne Finnegan and Mike Stanton to discuss the new Infrastructure Cost … Continued
NEW YORK, March 17, 2025 – Kroll Bond Rating Agency upgraded its rating on Fidus Re’s $150 million Series 2021-1 Notes (Fidus II) from AA to AA+, and affirmed its AA rating on Fidus Re’s $150 million Series 2022-1 Notes (Fidus III) and recently-issued $275 million Series 2025-1 Notes (Fidus IV). All of the transactions … Continued
The fiscal outlook for US colleges and universities remains uncertain, clouded by broad factors like macroeconomic conditions and demographic shifts, as well as questions about impacts from policy changes in response to deteriorating long-term Federal budget forecasts. To help listeners understand the dynamics — and how financial leaders are responding — we welcomed Liz Clark, … Continued
Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned a positive outlook to its AA rating on Fidus Re’s $150 million Series 2021-1 Notes (Fidus II), and affirmed its AA+ rating on Fidus Re’s $100 million Series 2018-1 Notes (Fidus I) and AA rating on Fidus Re’s $150 million Series 2022-1 Notes (Fidus III).
S&P Global Ratings has published its full annual report on Build America Mutual and affirmed BAM’s AA rating and Stable outlook, the highest rating S&P assigns to any active bond insurer. The report recognized BAM’s “excellent capital adequacy with a buffer above its current rating” and the fact that BAM only insures U.S. municipal bonds, noting that “it has a broad presence across the U.S., and is only exposed to lower-risk sectors … We view BAM’s liquidity as exceptional based on the lack of any credit-sensitive liabilities or collateral-posting requirements, as well as the high-quality investment portfolio.”
Kroll Bond Rating Agency upgraded its rating on Fidus Re’s $100 million Series 2018-1 Notes (Fidus I) to AA+ and affirmed its AA rating on Fidus Re’s $150 million Series 2021-1 Notes (Fidus II). The transactions were sold to fund collateralized excess-of-loss reinsurance agreements that provide additional claims-paying resources for Build America Mutual.
S&P Global Ratings has published its full annual report on Build America Mutual and affirmed BAM’s AA rating and Stable outlook, the highest rating S&P assigns to any active bond insurer.
S&P Global Ratings published its full annual analysis of Build America Mutual and affirmed BAM’s AA rating and stable outlook, the strongest rating S&P assigns to any active bond insurer.
Kroll Bond Rating Agency today affirmed its AA rating and Stable outlook for Fidus Re Ltd.’s $100 million of principal-at-risk variable-rate notes, which were sold to fund a $100 million collateralized excess of loss reinsurance policy that provides additional claims-paying resources for Build America Mutual