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Financial Guarantees in Force (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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Summary of Financial Guarantee Portfolio Diversification by Type of Guaranteed Bond

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the guarantee portfolio was diversified by type of guaranteed bond as shown in the following table:

		Net Par Amount Outstanding
		Successor Ambac				Predecessor Ambac
		2013				2012
Public Finance:
Lease and tax-backed revenue		$	41,858,000			$	50,415,000
General obligation			29,115,000				34,623,000
Utility revenue			14,933,000				18,651,000
Transportation revenue			9,653,000				13,892,000
Higher education			7,810,000				10,382,000
Housing revenue			7,439,000				8,176,000
Health care revenue			3,903,000				5,266,000
Other			1,351,000				1,613,000
Total Public Finance			116,062,000				143,018,000
Structured Finance:
Mortgage-backed and home equity			16,026,000				19,117,000
Investor-owned utilities			5,881,000				7,071,000
Student loan			4,357,000				5,411,000
Asset-backed(1)			2,361,000				2,905,000
CDOs			897,000				5,941,000
Other			1,890,000				1,914,000
Total Structured Finance			31,412,000				42,359,000
International Finance:
Investor-owned and public utilities			9,595,000				10,314,000
Sovereign/sub-sovereign			7,394,000				7,289,000
Asset-backed(1)			6,884,000				8,702,000
Transportation			5,021,000				6,002,000
CDOs			822,000				3,191,000
Mortgage-backed and home equity			484,000				1,268,000
Other			1,418,000				1,490,000
Total International Finance			31,618,000				38,256,000
Total		$	179,092,000			$	223,633,000

(1) At December 31, 2013 and 2012, all asset-backed net par amounts outstanding relate to commercial asset-based transactions.

Summary of International Finance Guaranteed Portfolio

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the International Finance guaranteed portfolio is shown in the following table by location of risk:

		Net Par Amount Outstanding
		Successor Ambac				Predecessor Ambac
		2013				2012
United Kingdom		$	21,282,000			$	22,585,000
Australia			3,331,000				4,820,000
Italy			2,412,000				3,068,000
Austria			967,000				943,000
New Zealand			526,000				529,000
Internationally diversified(1)			1,918,000				3,968,000
Other international			1,182,000				2,343,000
Total International Finance		$	31,618,000			$	38,256,000

(1) Internationally diversified obligations represent pools of geographically diversified exposures which may include components of U.S. exposure.

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