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AIG and Feds Reach Agreement to Clear $53.5B Per Regulatory Filing w SEC, Website

By John Darer

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced December 2, 2008 via its website that a financing entity recently created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) and designed to mitigate AIG's liquidity issues in connection with its credit default swaps and similar derivative instruments (CDS) written on multi-sector collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) has been launched. The new entity, "Maiden Lane* II, LLC", which was announced on November 10, is designed to purchase CDOs on which AIG Financial Products Corp. (AIGFP) has written CDS contracts. AIGFP has been publicized in the press as the AIG subsidiary company at the eye of the storm.

To date, the new entity has entered into agreements with AIGFP's CDS counterparties to purchase approximately $53.5 billion principal amount of CDOs. To date, $46.1 billion principal amount of such CDOs have been purchased, and the associated notional amount of CDS transactions have been terminated in connection with such purchases.

AIG has provided $5 billion in equity funding, and the FRBNY will provide up to approximately $30 billion in senior funding to the financing entity, of which approximately $15.1 billion has been funded to effect purchases of CDOs. The entity will collect cash flows from the assets it owns and pay a distribution to AIG for its equity interest once principal and interest owing to the FRBNY on the senior loan have been paid down in full. Upon payment in full of the FRBNY's senior loan and AIG's equity interest, all remaining amounts received by the entity will be paid 67 percent to the FRBNY and 33 percent to AIG.

Federal Reserve Board Press Release November 10, 2008

* for those who may be curious, Maiden Lane is major street in the New York City financial district.

Full post as published by Structured Settlements 4Real on December 03, 2008 (boomark / email).