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JC Penney, MBIA, NRG Energy among big movers (AP)

biz.yahoo.com | Aug 15, 2008

JC Penney, MBIA, NRG Energy among big movers. - NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

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www.chron.com | Aug 9, 2008

Bond insurer MBIA reported a surprise second-quarter profit Friday and said it had no need to take additional reserves on mortgage-related guarantees.<img src="http://feeds.chron.com/~a/houstonchronicle/business?i=R7HuRk"

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MBIA 2nd-quarter profit soars on hefty gains

www.iht.com | Aug 8, 2008

MBIA earned $1.7 billion, or $7.14 per share, during the second quarter, compared with earnings of $211.8 million, or $1.61 per share, during the same quarter last year. Operating earnings, which exclude special non-cash gains and charges, totaled $228.

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MBIA second-quarter profit soars

money.cnn.com | Aug 8, 2008

Bond insurer MBIA Inc. said Friday its second-quarter profit swelled due to non-cash gains on a portfolio of complex insurance contracts.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/08/news/companies/mbia.ap/index.htm

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Awarded Global Monoline of the Year by Infrastructure Journal Awarded #1 Financial Guarantor by Infrastructure Journal Ranked #1 in Net Margin for 4th Consecutive Year by BusinessWeek Listed in The 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2006 by Business Ethics Other Awards and Transactions

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AGO: Conference call regarding Assured Guaranty Ltd. Issues Statement In Response to Announcement

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Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE : AGO) will host a conference call regarding Assured Guaranty Ltd. Issues Statement In Response to Announcement of Ratings Review for Possible Downgrade by Moody's Investors Service.Call Details When : Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Webcast : Click Here to Listen Phone # :

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San Diego - – Published today by ICON Group International, Ltd. Two of the most comprehensive studies to date on labor productivity and vertical gap analysis benchmarks for Ambac Financial Group (NYSE: ABK).

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Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. Sets Date of Special Shareholders' Meeting - Zibb.com

Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. ("GAFC") (Pink Sheets: GAFC.PK) announced today that its Board of Directors has set September 4, 2008, as the date of its Special Meeting of Shareholders to vote on the Company's pending merger with Summit Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMMF).

The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m., local time, and will be held at the Crowne Plaza Tysons Corner, 1960 Chain Bridge Road, in McLean, Virginia. The voting record date is July 28, 2008, and shareholder proxy materials will be mailed on or about August 7, 2008.

Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. is the holding company for Greater Atlantic Bank, a federally-chartered savings bank. We offer traditional banking services to customers through our bank branches located throughout the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. had approximately $230 million in assets at March 31, 2007.

Summit Financial Group, Inc. has filed a registration statement containing a prospectus-proxy statement that will be sent to shareholders of Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. and other relevant documents concerning the proposed merger with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). WE URGE SHAREHOLDERS TO READ THE PROSPECTUS-PROXY STATEMENT TO BE SENT TO THEM, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND GREATER ATLANTIC FINANCIAL CORP. WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Investors are able to obtain these documents free of charge at the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). In addition, documents that Summit Financial Group, Inc. files with the SEC are available free of charge at its web site (http://www.summitfgi.com) and from the Investors Relations Department, Summit Financial Group, 300 North Main Street, Moorefield, West Virginia 26836. Documents that Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. files with the SEC are available free of charge at its web site (http://www.gab.com) and from the Corporate Secretary, Greater Atlantic Financial Corp., 10700 Parkridge Boulevard, Reston, Virginia 20191.

The directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management of Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. may be soliciting proxies in favor of the proposed merger from the shareholders of Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. For information about these directors, executive officers, and other members of management, shareholders are asked to refer to the most recent proxy statement that Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. has issued, which is available on its web site or at the address provided in the preceding paragraph.

SOURCE Greater Atlantic Financial Corp.

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Companies: Greater Atlantic Financial Corp. (GAFC), Summit Financial Group, Inc. (SMMF)

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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend - Zibb.com

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) (Ambac) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 3, 2008 to stockholders of record on August 11, 2008.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a holding company whose affiliates provide financial guarantees and financial services to clients in both the public and private sectors around the world. Ambac's principal operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation, a guarantor of public finance and structured finance obligations, has earned a Aa3 rating from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and a AA rating from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services; Moody's rating is on negative outlook while Standard & Poor's maintains a credit watch negative. Ambac Financial Group, Inc. common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol ABK).

SOURCE: Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
Investor/Media:
Vandana Sharma, 212-208-3333
vsharma@ambac.com
or
Fixed Income:
Peter Poillon, 212-208-3222
ppoillon@ambac.com

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Ambac Announces Decision to Terminate Ratings Contract with Fitch Ratings Inc. - Zibb.com

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) (Ambac) today announced its decision to terminate its ratings contract with Fitch Ratings Inc. (Fitch). In conjunction with this action, Ambac issued the following statement:

Our decision to refocus and realign our business around our core expertise in the public finance and infrastructure sectors has led us to re-evaluate our ratings needs. As part of this review, we have asked Fitch to remove its ratings on Ambac and all its subsidiaries effective immediately.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a holding company whose affiliates provide financial guarantees and financial services to clients in both the public and private sectors around the world. Ambac's principal operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation, a guarantor of public finance and structured finance obligations, has earned triple-A ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and a double-A rating from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services; Standard & Poor's maintains a credit watch negative while Moody's ratings is on review for possible downgrade. Ambac Financial Group, Inc. common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol ABK).

SOURCE: Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
Investor/Media:
Vandana Sharma, 212-208-3333
vsharma@ambac.com
or
Fixed Income:
Peter Poillon, 212-208-3222
ppoillon@ambac.com

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Paul DeRosa Appointed to Ambac Board of Directors - Zibb.com

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) (Ambac) announced today that Paul DeRosa, a principal of Mt. Lucas Management Corporation, a hedge fund management firm located in Princeton, New Jersey, has joined its Board of Directors effective July 7, 2008. The addition of Mr. DeRosa to the Ambac Board increases its membership to seven. Of the seven, other than the Chief Executive Officer, all are non-employee directors.

Commenting on the appointment, Ambac President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Callen, stated, "The addition of Mr. DeRosa to our Board further enhances its depth and expertise. His skills will be particularly valuable to Ambac at this time. I've known Paul for over 30 years and I look forward to working with him on the challenges facing Ambac."

During the past 30 years, Mr. DeRosa has served in a variety of positions, starting as a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In 1975, he joined Citibank NA., where he was responsible for developing Citibank's business in financial derivatives in the early 1980's and was also the head of the bank's proprietary bond trading. In addition to his line responsibilities, Mr. DeRosa authored Citibank's interest rate risk management system, which subsequently became the model for the system adopted by the BIS. Mr. DeRosa then co-founded Eastbridge Capital Inc., a bond trading company and primary dealer in United Treasury bonds, becoming CEO of the holding company in 1995. He joined Mt. Lucas in 1998.

Mr. DeRosa holds a PhD from Columbia University and is the author of several books and articles on subjects in economics.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a holding company whose affiliates provide financial guarantees and financial services to clients in both the public and private sectors around the world. Ambac's principal operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation, a guarantor of public finance and structured finance obligations, has earned a Aa3 rating from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and a AA rating from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services; Moody's rating is on negative outlook while Standard & Poor's maintains a credit watch negative. Ambac Financial Group, Inc. common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol ABK).

SOURCE: Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
Investors / Media:
Vandana Sharma, 212-208-3333
vsharma@ambac.com
or
Fixed Income:
Peter Poillon, 212-208-3222
ppoillon@ambac.com

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