Thursday, February 26, 2009

Bloomberg: AIG Rescue May Include Credit-Default Swap Backstop

The government is going to shore up AIG's inability to pay on Credit Default Swaps.

To the tune of.....?
AIG provided protection on more than $300 billion of assets through credit derivatives as of Sept. 30. Credit-default swaps pay the buyer face value on their debt holdings in exchange for the underlying securities if the borrower fails to meet its obligations. It wasn’t immediately clear how many of the swaps would be backed by the U.S., and talks are continuing, the person said.

(H/t Calculated Risk)

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