Investments

Radian Group Inc. is seeking to sell bond insurer Radian Asset and Assured Guaranty or MBIA may turn out to be the buyer.

State housing finance authorities will deleverage their bond programs, build equity and improve financial ratios, according to Fitch Ratings.

Credit Suisse Group settled a three-year-old lawsuit by Assured Guaranty accusing the bank of misrepresenting the quality of loans in mortgage-backed securities it insured.

A renewed interest in subdivisions that stalled during the recession is likely the main reason the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission reported doubling of refunding volume in land-secured Mello-Roos bonds from fiscal year 2011-12 to 2012-13, according to government consultant Larry Kosmont.