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                                                                   Exhibit 10.21

                          INVESTMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT

     This INVESTMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of the 3rd
day of April, by and between RAM REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD, a Bermuda insurance
company (the "Client"), and MBIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP., a Delaware
corporation (the "Advisor") and shall become effective on May 1, 2003 (the
"Effective Date").

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Client seeks investment advisory services in connection with
certain assets owned by it; and

     WHEREAS, Advisor is in the business of providing investment advisory
services; and

     WHEREAS, Client desires to retain Advisor to render advice and services to
Client pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Advisor is
willing to furnish such advice and services.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and the mutual promises
hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

     1.   Authority of the Advisor. (a) Advisor shall have full power to manage
          and direct the investments of and for Client's account (the
          "Account"), without prior consultation with Client, subject, however,
          to the limitations referred to in clause (b) of this paragraph 1 and
          paragraph 5 hereof. This discretionary authority makes the Advisor
          agent and attorney-in-fact with full power and authority on behalf of
          the Account (i) to buy, sell, exchange, convert and otherwise trade in
          any and all stocks, bonds and other securities and investments as the
          Advisor may select; and (ii) to establish and deal through accounts
          with one or more securities brokerage firms, dealers or banks as
          Advisor may select; provided, however, that none of such firms,
          dealers or banks shall be a person or entity that controls, or is
          controlled by, or is under common control with, Advisor. This
          discretionary authority shall remain in full force and effect for the
          duration of this Agreement or until the Advisor receives written
          notice from Client of its termination in accordance with the terms of
          this Agreement. Advisor will not be responsible for giving client
          investment advice or taking any other action with respect to any
          assets of Client not included in the Account.

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     (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, it is
          understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that Client shall at
          all times have ultimate control of and responsibility with respect to
          the functions which Client is delegating to Advisor pursuant to the
          terms of this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, Advisor
          shall follow the instructions of Client's Chief Executive Officer.
          Chief Financial Officer or Chief Underwriting Officer in connection
          with the management and investment of Account.

     2.   Custody of Assets. Client has appointed Fleet National Bank and
          Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as its custodians (the
          "Custodians"). The Custodians will take and have possession of the
          assets of the Account. Advisor shall not act as custodian for Client's
          Account or take or have possession of any of the assets thereof, but
          may issue instructions to the Custodian of such assets as required in
          connection with the settlement of transactions effected by Advisor
          hereunder. Accounts and records maintained by Advisor in connection
          with this Agreement shall be the property of the Client.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, or any other provisions of this
          Agreement to the contrary, Client and Advisor acknowledge and agree
          that Advisor shall at all times own and have custody of its own
          general corporate accounts and records. Client shall pay all fees of
          Custodians.

     3.   Brokerage. To the extent permitted in paragraph 1 of this Agreement,
          Advisor may place orders for the execution of transactions for the
          Account with or through such brokers, dealers, or banks as Advisor may
          select and, complying with Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934, may select brokers-dealers charging a commission in
          excess of the commission another broker-dealer would have charged. The
          Advisor and other clients advised by the Advisor may benefit from any
          information received from broker-dealers selected in connection with
          Client's Account. Advisor may (but is not obligated to) purchase or
          sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same
          time and combine or batch such orders. This may result in differences
          in prices and commissions or other transaction costs from those that
          might have been obtained had such orders been placed independently.

     4.   Administrative Services. The Client hereby engages the Advisor to
          provide those administrative and securities management services
          described in Exhibit A attached hereto.

     5.   Legal Proceedings. Advisor will not advise or act for Client in any
          legal proceedings, including bankruptcies or class actions, involving
          securities

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          held in the Account or issuers of those securities. Advisor will
          provide Client with notice of the bankruptcy of such issuer and of any
          class action in which Client as owner of a security or investment held
          in the Account would be eligible to participate as a plaintiff.

     6.   Risk. Advisor cannot guarantee the future performance of the Account,
          promise any specific level of performance or promise that its
          investment decisions, strategies or overall management of the Account
          will be successful. The investment decisions Advisor will make for
          Client are subject to various market, currency, economic, political
          and business risks, and will not necessarily be profitable.

     7.   Investment Manager Independent. For all purposes of this Agreement,
          the Advisor shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall
          have no authority to act for, bind or represent the Client or the
          Client's shareholders in any way, except as described herein, and
          shall not otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Client. Nothing
          contained herein shall create or constitute the Advisor and the Client
          as a member of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate,
          unincorporated business or other separate entity, nor shall anything
          contained herein be deemed to confer on any of them any express,
          implied, or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on
          behalf of any other person.

     8.   Sub-Advisors and Consultants. Advisor may, at its own expense, employ
          other persons to furnish to Advisor statistical and other factual
          information, advice regarding economic factors and trends, information
          with respect to technical and scientific developments, and such other
          information, advice and assistance as Advisor may desire; provided,
          however, that such sub-advisors and consultants shall not have
          authority to make investment decisions for Client's Account.

     9.   Investment Objectives and Guidelines. Client has provided Advisor with
          a written Statement of Investment Guidelines (the "Guidelines") in the
          form attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by
          reference. Advisor agrees to at all times be in compliance with the
          Guidelines when making investments for Client's Account. Client shall
          give Advisor prompt written notice of any investments made for
          Client's Account which Client believes to have been made outside the
          Guidelines. Client may change or modify the Guidelines from time to
          time by providing the Advisor reasonable advance written notice of
          such change or modification provided, that Client may not amend the
          Guidelines to impose additional monitoring, reporting, or other
          material obligations on the Advisor without the Advisor's written
          consent. Neither Advisor's acceptance of the

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          Guidelines, nor any other provision of this Agreement shall be
          considered a guaranty that any specific investment performance result
          will be achieved. In the event of an amendment to the Guidelines, the
          parties shall mutually agree to an appropriate fee schedule for any
          additional asset class not contemplated hereunder, and if the parties
          cannot mutually agree in good faith to an appropriate fee schedule
          within 10 days of the receipt of notice by the Advisor, Client shall
          have the right to select another investment manager for the applicable
          portion of the Account, provided however, that in such event the
          Client shall provide the Advisor with written notice of the identity
          of such other investment manager.

     10.  Allocation of Charges and Expenses, (a) Advisor shall furnish at its
          own expense executive, supervisory and other personnel services,
          office space, equipment, utilities and telephone services in
          connection with supplying the investment management, advisory,
          statistical, analytical and research services contemplated by this
          Agreement.

     (b)  Custodian fees, transfer agent fees and brokerage costs, fees and
          commissions will be charged to Client's Account.

     (c)  For all reasonable expenses not otherwise covered in subsections (a)
          and (b) above, it is understood that Client will pay or reimburse
          Advisor for such expenses, including, without limitation, governmental
          fees, interest charges, taxes, fees and expenses of independent
          auditors, legal fees and other expenses connected with the execution
          of security transactions or the purchase or sale of any assets in the
          Account or the performance by Advisor of any other duties under this
          Agreement or any actions taken by Advisor at the request of Client.
          Except for taxes, governmental fees and any other expenses outside of
          Advisor's control, Advisor will notify Client not less than five (5)
          business days prior to incurring any individual expense under this
          subsection (c) and Client shall have five (5) business days from
          receipt of such notice within which to notify Advisor of its
          disapproval of any such expense. Failure of Client to so notify
          Advisor of its disapproval within five (5) business days shall be
          deemed Client's approval of such expense.

     (d)  Advisor shall provide Client, no later than ten (10) business days
          following the end of each calendar month, with a (i) summary of the
          investment transactions and (ii) all monthly reports listed on Exhibit
          A attached hereto for that month.

     (e)  Advisor shall provide Client, quarterly in arrears, with a statement
          of any fees and expenses chargeable to Client pursuant to subsections
          (b) and (c)

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          above. Any undisputed amounts shall be paid by Client within fifteen
          (15) days of receipt of said statement.

     11.  Compensation of Advisor. The compensation of Advisor for its services
          under this Agreement shall be an annual fee of 20 basis points,
          payable quarterly in arrears based on the average market value of the
          assets under management for such quarter.

     12.  Valuation. In computing the market value of any security held in the
          custody account:

     (a)  Each security listed on any national securities exchange, for which
          recent market quotations are readily available, shall be valued at the
          last reported sale price on the principal exchange on which such
          security is traded, or, if there has been no recently reported sale,
          at the last reported bid price;

     (b)  Unlisted securities shall be valued at the then current bid price, if
          market quotations are readily available;

     (c)  Any other security or asset shall be valued in a manner determined in
          good faith by Advisor to reflect its fair market value and such
          valuation shall be determinative.

     13.  Records. Advisor shall maintain accurate and detailed records of all
          transactions in connection with the Account, which shall be subject to
          inspection by the Client upon reasonable notice during Advisor's
          regular business hours. It is understood and acknowledged that such
          records are the property of the Client and shall be returned to the
          Client upon termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, however, it is understood that the Advisor is permitted to
          disclose information contained in such records pursuant to the
          requirements of applicable law or of any banking, insurance or
          securities regulatory agency. Moreover, Advisor will be permitted to
          keep and maintain one copy of such record. On request, representatives
          of Advisor shall meet with the Client's officers and directors and the
          officers and directors of the Client's parent company to discuss
          investment performance and other matters relating to Advisor's
          obligations under this Agreement.

     14.  Duration and Termination. (a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph
          13 hereof, this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and
          shall continue until terminated (i) by mutual consent of Advisor and
          Client or (ii) as hereinafter provided. Fees will be prorated to the
          date of

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          termination and any unearned portion of repaid fees will be refunded
          to Client.

     (b)  Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon at least
          thirty (30) days prior written notice.

     (c)  At its discretion, Client may immediately terminate this Agreement by
          written notice to Advisor upon the occurrence of any one of the
          following events:

     (i)  The insolvency of Advisor, the inability of Advisor to pay debts as
          they mature, the making of an assignment by Advisor for the benefit of
          creditors, the dissolution of Advisor, the appointment of a receiver
          or liquidator for Advisor or for a substantial part of Advisor's
          property, or the institution of bankruptcy, reorganization,
          arrangement, insolvency or similar proceedings by or against Advisor
          under the laws of any jurisdiction; or

     (ii) The default under or any violation of the terms of this Agreement by
          Advisor which is not cured by Advisor within fifteen (15) days after
          receipt by Advisor of notice of such default from Client of the
          failure of Advisor to perform satisfactorily its duties as set forth
          in this Agreement.

     (d)  At its discretion, Advisor may immediately terminate this Agreement by
          written notice to Client upon the occurrence of any one of the
          following events:

     (i)  The insolvency of Client, the inability of Client to pay debts as they
          mature, the making of an assignment by Client for the benefit of
          creditors or the dissolution of Client, the appointment of a receiver
          or liquidator for Client or for a substantial part of Client's
          property, or the institution of bankruptcy, reorganization,
          arrangement, insolvency or similar proceedings by or against Client
          under the laws of any jurisdiction;

     (ii) The default under or any violation of the terms of this Agreement by
          Client which is not cured by Client within fifteen (15) days after
          receipt by Client of notice of such default from Advisor of the
          failure of Client to perform satisfactorily its duties as set forth in
          this Agreement.

     (e)  Upon termination of this Agreement, if Client so elects and for a
          period not exceeding the earlier of two (2) months or the date on
          which Client appoints a successor to Advisor, Advisor shall be
          obligated to perform those investment services which are necessary to
          ensure the proper management of Client's Account. Termination of this
          Agreement shall

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          not relieve either party of liability for the performance of
          obligations imposed upon such party during the effective period of
          this Agreement which have not been performed at the time of
          termination thereof. It is specifically agreed to and acknowledged
          that Advisor shall be entitled to fees referred to in paragraph 11 for
          services rendered pursuant to this subparagraph (e).

     15.  Non-Exclusive Contract. The services of the Advisor to Client are not
          to be deemed to be exclusive. Advisor is free to render service to
          others. Client agrees that Advisor may give advice and take action
          with respect to any of its other clients which may differ from advice
          given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to Client's
          Account. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to impose upon the
          Advisor any obligation to purchase or sell or to recommend for
          purchase or sale by or for Client any security or other property which
          Advisor, its officers, employees or affiliates may purchase or sell
          for their own accounts or which the Advisor may purchase or sell for
          the account of any other client. Client recognizes that transactions
          in a specific security may not be accomplished for all or any other
          clients at the same time or at the same price.

     16.  Representations. (a) The Advisor represents and warrants that it is
          registered as an investment advisor with the Securities and Exchange
          Commission pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as amended.

     (b)  Advisor represents and warrants that this Agreement has been duly
          authorized in accordance with Advisor's governing documents and when
          executed and delivered will be binding upon Advisor in accordance with
          its terms.

     (c)  Client represents and warrants that this Agreement has been duly
          authorized by Client's Board of Directors in accordance with Client's
          governing documents and when executed and delivered will be binding
          upon Client in accordance with its terms.

     (d)  Client represents and warrants that it has received a copy of
          Advisor's Form ADV Part II as required by Rule 204-3 under the
          Investment Advisers Act of 1940 at least 48 hours prior to the date of
          execution of this Agreement.

     17.  Applicable Laws. Advisor shall comply with all securities laws and
          other laws applicable to investment managers, including, without
          limitation, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Advisor
          shall comply with the guidelines in providing its services hereunder,
          and, except for

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          monitoring compliance with the provisions of law referred to in the
          Guidelines, shall have no independent duty or responsibility to assure
          that investments permitted by Client's Guidelines qualify as permitted
          investments under applicable insurance laws.

     18.  Voting Rights. Decisions on voting of proxies will be made by Client.

     19.  Liability of Advisor. In providing Client with investment advice and
          other services as herein provided, neither Advisor nor any officer,
          director, employee or agent thereof shall be held liable to Client,
          its creditors or its stockholder(s) for errors of judgment or any
          losses suffered by any of them related to this Agreement and the
          transactions contemplated hereby, provided such losses did not arise
          out of Advisor's action or inaction constituting willful malfeasance,
          bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or
          reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the terms of
          this Agreement. It is further understood and agreed that Advisor may
          rely upon information furnished to it reasonably believed to be
          accurate and reliable and upon any instructions of Client. Nothing
          herein shall constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights which the
          Client may have under any federal securities laws.

     20.  Indemnification. Client shall indemnify and hold harmless Advisor and
          its shareholders, employees, agents and affiliates from and against
          any losses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of or in
          connection with Advisor's entry into this Agreement or any act or
          inaction (or any alleged act or inaction) on behalf of Client
          hereunder, other than acts or failures to act that constitutes willful
          misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of
          Advisor's duties or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties
          under the terms of this Agreement.

     21.  Confidential Relationship. Each of the Client and the Advisor agrees
          that the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all information and
          advice furnished by either party under this Agreement and any records
          generated by this Agreement (collectively, the ("Information") are
          confidential and agrees to: (i) hold and treat the Information in
          strict confidence, (ii) take all reasonable measures to keep the
          Information secret and confidential, and (iii) disclose the
          Information only as required by law or applicable regulatory
          requirement or stock exchange rule. Each party under this Agreement
          will inform its respective officers, directors, employees, legal
          counsel and auditors that the Information is confidential and direct
          them to keep it confidential.

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     22.  Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
          writing and shall be delivered by hand, telecopier, or mailed by
          registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the parties
          at the following addresses and shall be deemed given on the date on
          which such notice is received:

     To Client at:        RAM Renaissance Company Ltd.
                          RAM Re House
                          46 Reid Street
                          Hamilton HM12, Bermuda
                          Attention: Carolyn Thoms
                                     Chief Financial Officer

     Or by telecopier at: 441 -296-6509

     To Advisor at:       MBIA Capital Management Corp.
                          113 King Street
                          Armonk, NY 10504
                          Attention: Clifford D. Corso
                                     President

     Or by telecopier at: 914-765-3375

Either party may change its address or telecopier number for purposes of this
paragraph by giving the other party written notice of the new address or
telecopier number in the manner set forth below.

     23.  Waiver. Waiver by either party of any obligation of the other party
          does not constitute a waiver of any further or other obligation of the
          other party.

     24.  Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by an
          instrument in writing signed by duly authorized representatives of
          both Advisor and Client.

     25.  Agreement not Assignable. This Agreement is not assignable by either
          Client or Advisor.

     26.  Cumulative. All rights, powers and privileges conferred hereunder upon
          the parties shall be cumulative and shall not restrict those given by
          law.

     27.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
          which so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such
          counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same contract,
          which shall be sufficiently evidenced by any such original
          counterpart.

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     28.  Construction; Governing Law. The captions used in this Agreement are
          for convenience only, and shall not affect the construction or
          interpretation of any of its provisions. Each of the provisions of
          this Agreement is severable, and invalidity or inapplicability of one
          or more provisions, in whole or in part, shall not affect any other
          provision. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
          laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the provision
          thereof relating to conflicts of law and is subject to the provisions
          of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and
          regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     29.  Dispute Resolution. Any disputes arising under this Agreement shall be
          settled by arbitration in New York City in accordance with the
          American Arbitration Association rules then in effect, any award
          rendered thereon shall be enforceable in any court of competent
          jurisdiction. The parties each irrevocably waive, to the fullest
          extent permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter
          have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in any
          such court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such
          court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The parties each
          agree that final judgement in any such suit, action or proceeding
          brought in such a court shall be conclusive and binding on it and may
          be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which it is subject by
          a suit upon such judgment.

     30.  Entirety of Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
          between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
          supersedes and cancels any prior understandings and agreements between
          the parties.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused the signatures of their duly
authorized offices to be hereto affixed.

By: /s/                                 By: /s/
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Title: Chief Financial Officer          Title: President
               "Client"                                 "Advisor"

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                             ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Advisor will provide the following securities support functions:

-    Settlement/Custody Control

     Daily coordination of any securities purchased or sold with investment
     manager, brokers and clearance bank. Confirmation of funds movement upon
     receipt/delivery of securities. Reconciliation of asset position between
     custody bank and investment operations.

-    Transaction Processing

     Daily recording of individual security transactions on trade date.

-    Income Collection

     Daily collection and recording principal (maturity/redemption) and interest
     payments. Follow up on overdue payments.

-    Bank Reconciliation

     Monthly reconciliation of all cash transactions in demand deposit accounts.

-    Market Valuation of Assets

     Assets priced monthly by an outside service.

-    Investment Accounting Staff Support

     Staff support will be provided to assist the Client in responding to audit,
     tax or other regulatory interrogatories related to investment transactions
     as reported.

Independent administrative services which are not provided by Advisor under this
Agreement include:

     --   Custody services.

     --   Outside audit services.

The following reports will be provided to the Client and will include
transaction reports and investment management reports prepared monthly or
quarterly, as the case may be:

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(a)  Transaction Reporting:

     (i)  Monthly detail reports on all transactions including an Income Earned
          Report, Stat Transaction Report, Stat Valuation Report, a report
          detailing cash reconciliations with custodians and a report detailing
          purchases and sales.

     (ii) Transactional information on investments, as needed, to support tax
          return preparation.

(b)  Portfolio Review:

     Monthly summary and detail on the Client's holdings will be provided. This
     report will include market values, overall quality ratings, portfolio yield
     and a summary review of market conditions and portfolio strategy. The
     Client's holdings will be reported separately for each Regulation 114 trust
     account and each uncollateralized account, and for all accounts in the
     aggregate.

(c)  Performance Reporting:

     Quarterly performance results on both yields on new commitments and total
     return for the portfolio will be provided. Performance will be measured
     against agreed upon indices.

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                                   EXHIBIT B

                          RAM REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
                STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES & GUIDELINES

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.22

                         COMPREHENSIVE AUTOMATIC TREATY
                              REINSURANCE AGREEMENT

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE
           Preamble......................................................     2
1          Acquisition...................................................     2
2          Commencement And Termination..................................     2
3          Termination Of Any Prior Agreement............................     5
4          Business And Territory Covered................................     7
5          Exclusions....................................................     8
6          Retention And Limit...........................................     9
7          Definitions...................................................    10
8          Premium And Commission........................................    11
9          Accounts, Reports And Payments................................    12
10         Claims And Losses.............................................    13
11         Salvage And Subrogation.......................................    14
12         Reinsurance Follows Original Policies.........................    14
13         Taxes.........................................................    14
14         Federal Excise Tax............................................    15
15         Access To Records.............................................    15
16         Currency......................................................    16
17         Service Of Suit...............................................    16
18         Arbitration...................................................    17
19         Indemnification And Errors And Omissions......................    18
20         Insolvency....................................................    19
21         Security......................................................    19
22         Reserves And Risk Limits......................................    21
23         Confidentiality...............................................    22
24         Offset........................................................    23
25         Governing Law.................................................    23
26         Participation.................................................    23
27         Assignment....................................................    23
28         Notice........................................................    24

EXHIBITS
           Exhibit No. 1.................................................    29
           Exhibit No. 2 - Issuers or Sellers/Servicers and Maximum
           Assumed Amount Per Issue Under Exclusion B....................    30
           Exhibit No. 3 - Company Risk Codes............................    31
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                         COMPREHENSIVE AUTOMATIC TREATY
                              REINSURANCE AGREEMENT

                    (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement")

                      made and entered into by and between

          MBIA Insurance Corporation, Armonk, New York; and/or MBIA Assurance
          S.A., Paris, France; and/or MBIA UK Insurance Limited, London,
          England; and/or Capital Markets Assurance Corporation, Armonk, New
          York; and/or any other insurance or reinsurance company subsidiaries
          of MBIA Inc. listed in Exhibit No. 1 attached to this Agreement
          (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), and

                          RAM REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
                  (hereinafter referred to as the "Reinsurer").

In consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained and other
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as
follows:

                                   ARTICLE 1

                                   ACQUISITION

In the event that, following the execution of this Agreement, the Company
notifies the Reinsurer of a proposed acquisition by the Company of an insurance
company (a "Target") and provides the Reinsurer as soon as practicable with full
particulars as to how such affiliation is likely to affect this Agreement and
such due diligence information as the Reinsurer may reasonably request with
respect thereto (the "Information"), the Reinsurer shall provide, within 30 days
following receipt of the Information, a written notice to the Company which
notice shall state whether or not the Reinsurer will consent to the inclusion of
such Target as a reinsured hereunder upon consummation of the acquisition of
such Target by the Company. If the Reinsurer consents to the inclusion of a
Target as a reinsured hereunder, such Target shall be included in the term
"Company" from and after the date on which the Company's acquisition of the
Target is consummated, and the Company shall prepare and deliver to the
Reinsurer an addendum to this Agreement that revises Exhibit No. 1 to include
the name of such Target thereon. The 30 day period referred to in this paragraph
shall not commence until all of the information reasonably requested by the
Reinsurer has been received by the Reinsurer.

                                   ARTICLE 2

                          COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION

Covering the liabilities for Proportionate Share of Net Loss and Net Allocated
Loss Adjustment Expenses on Policies attaching on or after 12:01 a.m. (in the
time zone in which the Policy is issued), July 1, 2005 (the "Effective Time").
This Agreement may be terminated on a run-off

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basis by the Company or by the Reinsurer as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time,
July 1, 2006 or any July 1 thereafter by one party giving to the other at least
120 days' prior notice of termination (the "Termination Time"). Notice of
termination must be provided in writing by certified letter. In addition, this
Agreement shall automatically terminate on a run-off basis on or after July 1,
2006, as of the effective time and date of any replacement Comprehensive
Automatic Reinsurance Treaty entered into by the Company with respect to the
Policies described under "Business and Territory" below.

In the event of termination on a run-off basis (and until any termination on a
cut-off basis as provided herein), the Reinsurer will be entitled to receive its
Proportionate Share of all premiums paid after the Termination Time with respect
to, and will remain liable for the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of Losses,
Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses and applicable reserves with respect to, all
Policies ceded hereunder prior to the Termination Time until the natural
expiration of such Policies.

Only the Company shall have the right to terminate the Policies covered by this
Agreement on a cut-off basis (whether or not this Agreement has been previously
terminated on run-off basis) or run-off basis at any time by written notice to
the Reinsurer in the event:

A.   that a Reinsurer Downgrade Event (as defined below) has occurred; provided
     that the foregoing shall not be deemed an event of termination if the
     Reinsurer, within 90 days of the occurrence of such Reinsurer Downgrade
     Event, either (1) restores the Reinsurer's Standard & Poor's and Moody's
     financial strength ratings and/or financial enhancement ratings to the
     ratings in effect as of the Effective Time, or (2) provides such additional
     security or takes any additional action that restores the reinsurance
     credit that the Company receives under any Applicable Rating Agency or
     regulatory method with respect to this Agreement as of the Effective Time,
     it being agreed that all costs and expenses related to such efforts shall
     be the sole responsibility of the Reinsurer,

B.   that the Policyholders' Surplus of the Reinsurer is less than the amount
     required in order for the Company to be entitled to credit for the
     reinsurance provided by this Agreement by any Applicable Rating Agency,
     regulatory body of any jurisdiction in which the Company legally operates
     or to which it submits its statutory financial statements; or

C.   there is a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Reinsurer,
     provided that the Company shall have first given written notice by
     certified letter to the Reinsurer of such breach and the Reinsurer shall
     not have cured such breach within 30 Business Days following receipt of
     such notice from the Company; or

D.   of a Change in Control (as defined below), provided that the Company gives
     written notice by certified letter of its intention to terminate within 120
     Business Days of becoming aware of the Change of Control or of receipt of
     the notice set forth below. The Reinsurer shall be required to notify the
     Company in writing (by certified letter) of any Change of Control within no
     more than 15 Business Days after the Reinsurer becomes aware of such Change
     of Control. For the purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" will
     be deemed to occur when (x) an individual person, corporation or other
     entity acquires directly or indirectly more than forty-nine percent (49%)
     of the voting

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     securities of the Reinsurer or the Reinsurer's intermediate or ultimate
     parent or obtains the power to vote (directly or through proxies) more than
     forty-nine percent (49%) of the voting securities of the Reinsurer or the
     Reinsurer's intermediate or ultimate parent or (y) an individual person,
     corporation or other entity who is a monoline insurance company who issues
     financial guarantee or similar policies or a multiline insurance company
     that issues financial guarantee or similar policies acquires directly or
     indirectly more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voting securities of
     the Reinsurer or the Reinsurer's intermediate or ultimate parent or obtains
     the power to vote (directly or through proxies) more than twenty-five
     percent (25%) of the voting securities of the Reinsurer or the Reinsurer's
     intermediate or ultimate parent; provided, however, that a "Change of
     Control" shall not be deemed to have occurred pursuant to this paragraph D
     if (i) such individual person, corporation or other entity is under common
     control with the Reinsurer or the Reinsurer's intermediate or ultimate
     parent or (ii) as a result of a merger, exchange offer, or similar
     transaction, the holders of the voting securities of the ultimate
     controlling person or persons of the Reinsurer exchange such securities
     for, or such securities are converted into the right to receive, an
     equivalent amount of voting securities of a newly-formed holding company;
     or

E.   the Reinsurer undertakes, as a new line of business, to write, on a primary
     basis, financial guaranty or similar policies in direct competition with
     the business the Company is engaged in as of the date of this Agreement;
     provided that such activities shall expressly not include any reinsurance
     business, any retrocessions accepted by the Reinsurer or any financial
     guaranty or similar policy written incidentally to the Reinsurer's
     reinsurance business; and provided further that the Company shall have
     first provided written notice by certified letter to the Reinsurer of such
     competitive activity and requesting that it cease and the Reinsurer shall
     not have ceased such business activity within a period of 60 days following
     receipt of such notice from the Company.

As used in this Agreement, "Reinsurer Downgrade Event" shall have the following
meaning:

"Reinsurer Downgrade Event' shall mean, with respect to the Reinsurer, either
(i) a downgrade of the Standard & Poor's financial strength rating below the
rating in effect as of the Effective Time (or, with respect to any Prior
Agreement, the Effective Time of such Prior Agreement), (ii) a downgrade of the
Moody's financial strength rating below the rating in effect as of the Effective
Time (or, with respect to any Prior Agreement, the Effective Time of such Prior
Agreement), (iii) a downgrade or withdrawal of the Standard & Poor's financial
enhancement rating below the rating in effect as of the Effective Time, (or,
with respect to any Prior Agreement, the Effective Time of such Prior
Agreement), (iv) the Reinsurer is no longer rated by the Applicable Rating
Agencies, or (v) a deterioration in any additional security provided or
additional action taken by the Reinsurer if such deterioration results in the
failure to maintain the reinsurance credit that the Company receives under any
applicable rating agency or regulatory method for this Agreement or (vi) there
is more than a ten (10%) percent decrease in the reinsurance credit that the
Company receives under any applicable rating agency or regulatory method for
this Agreement and the Reinsurer has failed to cure such decrease within 30 days
of receipt of written notice of such decrease, except that such decrease shall
not constitute a Reinsurer Downgrade Event if it arose out of the failure of the
Company to file any required report or to promptly inform the Reinsurer of any
information not otherwise available to the

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Reinsurer that, if known by the Reinsurer, would have assisted the Reinsurer in
taking steps necessary to maintain the applicable amount of credit.

A termination on a cut-off basis shall be effective as of the date specified in
the written notice of termination, which date shall be no less than 25 Business
Days after the Reinsurer's receipt of the written notice of termination in the
case of a termination pursuant to subparagraphs A., B., C. or E. and no less
than 60 Business Days after the Reinsurer's receipt of the written notice of
termination in the case of termination pursuant to subparagraph D. In the event
of a termination on cut-off basis, (i) the Reinsurer will pay to the Company on
the effective date of the cut-off termination an amount equal to its
Proportionate Share of the reserves (including but not limited to Net Loss and
Net Allocated Loss Adjustment Expense reserves) and the unearned premium
reserve, net of applicable ceding commission and the Reinsurer's Percentage
Share of the anticipated salvage carried on the books and records of the
Company, as respects Policies covered hereunder which are in force at such date;
and (ii) immediately upon the payment referred to in clause (i) of this
sentence, the Company shall grant the Reinsurer a complete and final release
with respect to this Agreement, and all liabilities of the Reinsurer whatsoever,
whether such liabilities are known or unknown at the time of the termination,
arising out of this Agreement and all Policies shall be discharged and the
Reinsurer shall not be entitled to any premiums earned with respect to any
period of time after the effective date of termination. It is understood and
agreed that the Company will assume all liabilities hereunder unless prohibited
by any regulatory body of a jurisdiction in which the Company legally operates
or to which it submits its statutory financial statements.

Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement as herein provided, the
provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply to all Policies covered
hereunder to the end that all obligations and liabilities assumed by the
Reinsurer hereunder prior to such termination other than such obligations and
liabilities as are reassumed by the Company in connection with a termination on
a cut-off basis, shall be fully performed and discharged.

Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies, and
privileges provides in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights, powers, remedies, and privileges provided by law.

In addition to its right to terminate this Agreement on a cut off basis upon the
occurrence of the events specified above, the Company shall, upon the occurrence
of any such events, have the right to terminate on a cut off basis all, but not
less than all, other reinsurance agreements between the Company and the
Reinsurer, whether facultative or treaty, by giving notice in the manner
prescribed, and on the same basis, as set forth above.

                                   ARTICLE 3

                       TERMINATION OF ANY PRIOR AGREEMENT

The Company may terminate any one or more Prior Agreements on a cut-off basis
(whether or not the Prior Agreement has been previously terminated on run-off
basis) by written notice to the Reinsurer in the event that a Reinsurer
Downgrade Event has occurred.

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A termination of a Prior Agreement on a cut-off basis shall be effective as of
the date specified in the written notice of termination, which date shall be no
less than 25 Business Days after the Reinsurer's receipt of the written notice
of termination. In the event of such a termination of a Prior Agreement on a
cut-off basis, (i) the Reinsurer will pay to the Company on the effective date
of the cut-off termination an amount equal to the Reinsurer's Proportionate
Share of reserves (including but not limited to loss and allocated loss
adjustment expense reserves) and the unearned premium reserve, net of applicable
ceding commission and the Reinsurer's Percentage Share of the anticipated
salvage carried on the books and records of the Company, as respects the Subject
Prior Policies which are in force at the effective date of the cut-off
termination; and (ii) immediately upon the payment referred to in clause (i) of
this sentence, the Company shall grant the Reinsurer a complete and final
release with respect to the Subject Prior Policies being reassumed by the
Company, and all liabilities of the Reinsurer whatsoever, whether such
liabilities are known or unknown at the time of the termination, arising out of
the Subject Prior Policies being reassumed by the Company shall be discharged,
and the Reinsurer shall not be entitled to any premiums earned with respect to
any period of time after the effective date of termination. It is understood and
agreed that the Company will assume all liabilities with respect to any Policies
under each Subject Prior Agreement terminated pursuant to this Agreement unless
prohibited by any regulatory body of a jurisdiction in which the Company legally
operates of to which it submits its statutory financial statements.

Notwithstanding the termination of a Prior Agreement as herein provided, the
provisions of each Subject Prior Agreement shall continue to apply to all
Subject Prior Policies covered under each the Subject Prior Agreement to the end
that all obligations and liabilities assumed by the Reinsurer under the Subject
Prior Agreement prior to such termination, other than such obligations and
liabilities under the Subject Prior Agreement as are reassumed by the Company in
connection with a termination on a cut-off basis under this Article, shall be
fully performed and discharged.

As used in this Article, the following terms have the following respective
meanings:

     "Reserve," "loss reserve," "allocated loss adjustment expense reserve,"
     "unearned premium reserve" and "ceding commission" shall have the meanings
     set forth in the Subject Prior Agreement under which the Subject Prior
     Policy is ceded.

     "Prior Agreement" shall mean any reinsurance agreement under which the
     Company cedes reinsurance to the Reinsurer which is (i) classified by the
     Company, in its sole judgment, as surplus reinsurance, and (ii) which
     originally became effective prior to the Effective Time.

     "Prior Policies" shall mean any binder, policy, surety bond or contract of
     insurance of reinsurance or amendment or endorsement thereto issued by the
     Company and constituting business ceded under a Prior Agreement.

     "Recoveries" shall mean any amount received by the Company in respect of
     any loss and allocated loss adjustment expense covered by the Reinsurer
     under a Subject Prior Agreement whether by subrogation, salvage,
     reimbursement or other recovery from the Issuer (or from an underlying
     obligor of that Issuer).

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     "Subject Prior Agreement" shall mean a Prior Agreement subject to
     termination on cut-off basis under this Article.

     "Subject Prior Policies"' shall mean the Prior Policies ceded under a
     Subject Prior Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 4

                         BUSINESS AND TERRITORY COVERED

(a) This Agreement shall cover all Policies that provide insurance against
financial loss by reason of nonpayment of obligations arising under Issues sold
or otherwise issued by Issuers or Sellers/Servicers.

(b) In the event of a refinancing (whether by refunding or otherwise) of the
obligations insured under a Policy (the "Refinanced Obligations") by the
issuance of new obligations that are insured by the Company (the "Refinancing
Obligations"), (i) undertaken, in the sole judgment of the Company, to mitigate,
prevent or improve the Company's position in respect of a claim or loss under
the Policy or (ii) undertaken, in the sole judgment of the Company, to improve
the credit quality or credit risk profile of the related Policy or exposure, or
(iii), structured with terms or pricing that, in the sole opinion of the
Company, are less attractive than current market terms or pricing for such a
transaction but are undertaken because the pricing or terms in the Company's
sole opinion, are superior to the original structure, the Reinsurer shall
automatically assume under this Agreement the Proportionate Share of the
Refinancing Obligations as is designated by the Company, regardless of whether
the par amount of such Refinancing Obligations exceeds $175,000,000, provided,
however; that such Proportionate Share of the Refinancing Obligations shall not
exceed the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share assumed with respect to the
Refinanced Obligations. Any Policy issue by the Company in respect of the
Refinancing Obligations shall be deemed to be a Policy hereunder to the same
extent as that of the original Policy.

(c) The liability of the Reinsurer shall be subject in all respects to and shall
not be affected by all the general and specific stipulations, clauses, waivers,
extensions, modifications, amendments and endorsements of any of the Policies,
subject to the exclusions set forth below and the other terms and conditions of
this Agreement as set forth herein.

(d) The Reinsurer shall be bound by the judgment of the Company as to the
obligation(s) and liability(ies) of the Company under any original insurance or
reinsurance in accordance with Article 12 hereof. The Reinsurer acknowledges the
Company's obligations to make payment under its Policies or Prior Policies are
unconditional, irrevocable and non-cancellable by the Company for any reason and
that the Company has waived, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
and agreed not to assert any and all rights (whether by counterclaim, set-off or
otherwise) and defenses (including, without limitation, any defense of fraud
(other than fraud by the related beneficiary) or any defense based or
misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or non-disclosure of information by any
person) whether acquired by subrogation, assignment or otherwise to the extent
such rights and defenses may be available to the Company to avoid

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payment of its obligations under any Policy or Prior Policy in accordance with
the express provisions of any Policy or Prior Policy.

                                    ARTICLE 5

                                   EXCLUSIONS

The following general exclusions apply in respect of all Policies ceded to the
Reinsurer under this Agreement:

A.   All liability of the Company arising by agreement, operation of law, or
     otherwise from its participation or membership, whether voluntary or
     involuntary, in any Insolvency Fund. "Insolvency Fund" includes any
     Guaranty Fund, Insolvency Fund, Plan, Pool, Association, Fund, or other
     arrangement, howsoever denominated, established or governed, which provides
     for any assessment of, or payment, or assumption by the Company of part or
     all of any claim, debt, charge, fee, or other obligation of an insurer, or
     its successors, or assigns which has been declared by any competent
     authority to be insolvent or which otherwise is deemed unable to meet any
     claim, debt, charge, fee, or other obligation in whole or in part.

B.   The amount by which the portion of the Reinsurer's Percentage Share of the
     Pro Rata Share of Par Amount per Issue under a Policy covering an Issue
     sold by an Issuer to Seller/Servicer to be identified in Exhibit No. 2
     attached to and forming part of this Agreement exceeds the "Maximum Assumed
     Amount Per Issue" (to be either zero or a stated dollar amount) specified
     in Exhibit No. 2 provided that Exhibit No. 2 may be amended only with the
     prior consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably
     withheld and which consent shall not be required if such amendment is based
     on regulatory or rating agency limitations applicable to the Reinsurer or
     the Reinsurer's internal risk limits. Any such amended Exhibit No. 2; shall
     (x) be in electronic form; (y) be in the format provided in Exhibit No. 2;
     and (z) include in its text its effective date substantially similar in
     form to the following: "This Amended Exhibit No. 2 Effective as of July 1,
     2005"; and shall identify, for each Issuer or Seller/Servicer, the name of
     the Issuer or Seller/Servicer and the applicable "Maximum Assumed Amount
     Per Issue" for that Issuer or Seller/Servicer (to be either zero or a
     stated dollar amount). No amendment to Exhibit No. 2 shall be effective
     with respect to any Issue for which the Company has issued a written
     mandate letter or other similar written evidence of commitment prior to the
     delivery of such amendment.

C.   The Company maintains the right in its sole discretion to exclude any
     Policy that would have otherwise been ceded hereunder. The Company shall
     provide a list of any such Policies to the Reinsurer on a quarterly basis.
     The Reinsurer shall have the right, upon written notice to the Company
     given no later than 15 Business Days after receipt of such quarterly list
     of excluded Policies, to assume the Reinsurer's Percentage Share of the Pro
     Rata Share of the liabilities for Net Loss and Net Allocated Loss
     Adjustment Expense of any such excluded Policy. In the event the Reinsurer
     exercises such right, the Pro Rata Share with respect to such Policy shall
     be determined by the Company in accordance with the terms hereof.

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D.   No Policy shall be ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder if the Issuer, Seller
     or Servicer under such Policy is listed on the Company's most current
     Caution List; provided, however, that this Section D shall not apply with
     respect to Refinancing Obligations.

E.   Nothing in this Agreement requires the Company to cede any CDO business
     covered hereunder that has already been ceded to another reinsurance cover.

                                    ARTICLE 6

                               RETENTION AND LIMIT

The Company shall cede and the Reinsurer shall accept the Reinsurer's
Proportionate Share of each Issue relating to Policies covered hereunder. In
addition to being liable for its Proportionate Share of any Net Loss, the
Reinsurer shall be liable for its Proportionate Share of Net Allocated Loss
Adjustment Expense.

With respect to Policies for which the Par Amount of the Issue exceeds [ * ],
the Company shall cede to the Reinsurer the Reinsurer's Percentage Share of a
Pro Rata Share of Par Amount, which Pro Rata Share shall, at the Company's
election, be [ * ] In the event that the Company maintains a minimum net
retained share of gross insured outstanding principal under all Issues for such
an Issuer, Seller or Servicer equal to at least 50% (excluding Issues that have
been advance refunded), the Company shall cede to the Reinsurer the Reinsurer's
Percentage Share of a Pro Rata Share up to [ * ] of each Issue for such Issuer.]

With respect to any Policy ceded by the company hereunder, the Reinsurer's
Proportionate Share of the Pro Rata Share of Par Amount of any Issue related to
such Policy shall not exceed the Single Issue Limit set forth in the table below
next to the "Business Class" applicable to such Policy, as classified by the
Company (pursuant to the Company's risk codes attached hereto as Exhibit No. 3
and made a part hereof):

[ * ]

*    Confidential treatment requested for redacted portion.

The Company and/or its affiliates maintain the right to purchase non
proportional and excess of loss reinsurance (or similar types of loss
protection) with respect to Policies. Such reinsurance shall inure to the sole
benefit of the Company or its affiliates. The Company shall be able to obtain
loss protection for a Policy which may inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer,
regardless of whether the Reinsurer has consented to the purchase thereof and
the Company shall be entitled to deduct the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of
the cost of such loss protection from any amount payable to the Reinsurer
hereunder. The Company agrees to notify the Reinsurer in writing, after the end
of each calendar quarter, in the event that its net exposure to any Policy ceded
hereunder is zero; provided that the failure to provide such notice shall not
affect any rights or obligations of any party under this Agreement.

The parties agree that Exhibit No. 3 may be amended by the Company effective the
first day of any calendar quarter, provided that (i) the Company submits an
amended Exhibit No. 3 to the Reinsurer at least 30 Business Days prior to the
effective date of the amended Exhibit No. 3 and

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(ii) the amended Exhibit No. 3 is (x) delivered to the Reinsurer in electronic
form, (y) is in the format provided in Exhibit No. 3, and (z) includes in its
text its effective date substantially similar in form to the following: "This
Amended Exhibit No. 3 Effective as of July 1, 2005."

                                    ARTICLE 7

                                   DEFINITIONS

A.   "Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses" as used in this Agreement means all
     court costs, interest upon judgments, and mitigation, investigation,
     adjustment, and legal expenses chargeable to or incurred in: (i) the
     mitigation, investigation, negotiation, settlement of or defense against a
     Loss, (ii) loss prevention, mitigation or investigation in respect of
     Policies as to which the Company has posted a loss reserve, (iii) the
     investigation, prevention and workout of a potential Loss, or (iv) the
     protection, perfection and exercise of any subrogation or salvage or
     reimbursement rights or security interests with respect to a Policy.
     Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses shall exclude all office expenses,
     salaries and other compensation and expenses of officials and employees of
     the Company, and all expenses (including, but not limited to, travel and
     costs and expenses incurred in respect of the outside consultants and
     independent contractors) attributable to routine surveillance activities.

B.   "Applicable Rating Agencies" as used in this Agreement mean Moody's and
     Standard and Poor's.

C.   "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday on
     which banks in New York, New York and Hamilton, Bermuda are not open for
     business.

D.   "Issue" as used in this Agreement means all obligations of one Issuer sold
     or created simultaneously which are covered by a Policy or several related
     Policies and which may be secured by a single revenue source (with
     essentially the same structure), accepting credit risk on a common pool of
     reference credits or obligations, or in the case of structured finance or
     asset-backed securities, secured by a common pool of assets. The Company
     shall be the sole judge of what constitutes one Issue.

E.   "Issuer"" as used in this Agreement means, with respect to an Issue, the
     entity issuing the bonds, notes, or other instruments comprising the Issue
     or the entity whose obligations are the subject of a Policy or several
     related Policies. The Company shall be the sole judge of what constitutes
     one Issuer.

F.   "Loss" as used in this Agreement means the aggregate amount of payments for
     which the Company is liable with respect to a claim under a Policy.

G.   "Moody's" as used in this Agreement means Moody's Investors Services, Inc.

H.   "Net" as used in this Agreement means, with respect to any Policy, after
     giving effect to other Policy specific facultative and/or quota share or
     other non-proportional reinsurance in effect with respect to such Policy
     inuring to the benefit of this Agreement.

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I.   "Net Premium" as used in this Agreement means, with respect to any Policy,
     all premium received by the Company in respect of such Policy, less premium
     paid by the Company for other Policy specific facultative and/or treaty
     reinsurance in effect with respect to such Policy inuring to the benefit of
     this Agreement.

J.   "Par Amount" as used in this Agreement means the face amount of an Issue or
     Issues, except in the case of zero coupon or originally issued discount
     bonds or notes, in which case the Par Amount shall exclude the accreted
     interest component of the face amount.

K.   "Policy" as used in this Agreement means each binder, policy, surety bond
     or contract of insurance or reinsurance or amendment or endorsement thereto
     issued by the Company and constituting business covered as defined in the
     Business and Territory Covered Article. The Company shall be the sole judge
     of what constitutes a Policy under this Agreement.

L.   "Proportionate Share" as used in this Agreement with respect to any Policy
     means the Reinsurer's Percentage Share times the Pro Rata Share applicable
     to that Policy.

M.   "Pro Rata Share" as used in this Agreement means the percentage specified
     as such by the Company with respect to a particular Policy at the time the
     Policy is ceded to the Reinsurer.

N.   "Reinsurer's Percentage Share" as used in this Agreement means the
     percentage specified in Article 26 of this Agreement.

O.   "Seller" as used in this Agreement means a selling or servicing
     organization that originates and/or services assets that back asset-backed
     or mortgage-backed securities.

P.   "Servicer" as used in this Agreement means a servicing organization that
     services assets that back asset-backed or mortgage-backed securities.

Q.   "Standard & Poor's" or "S&P" as used in this Agreement means Standard &
     Poor's Rating Services, Inc.

                                    ARTICLE 8

                             PREMIUM AND COMMISSION

The Company shall pay to the Reinsurer its Proportionate Share of the Net
Premium after deducting from such Net Premium a flat ceding commission equal to
the amount set forth below. Such ceding commission shall be based on the
then-current reinsurance credit which the Company receives with respect to the
reinsurance provided by the Reinsurer under the applicable rating agency method,
whichever is lower. In addition, the Company may, in its sole discretion,
immediately adjust the ceding commission with respect to any policies reinsured
under any other reinsurance agreement between the Company and the Reinsurer in
line with the then current reinsurance credit which the Company receives under
the applicable rating agency method, whichever is lower.

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[ * ]

*    Confidential treatment requested for redacted portion.

At any time, the Reinsurer may adjust the ceding commission by either (x)
restoring of increasing the Reinsurer's Standard & Poor's and Moody's financial
strength or financial enhancement ratings such that the Company receives an
increase in capital credit, or (y) providing such additional security as would
be necessary to restore or increase the reinsurance credit that the Company
receives under the rating agency method, it being agreed that all costs and
expenses related to such efforts shall be the sole responsibility of the
Reinsurer.

If the reinsurance credit the Company receives is either increased or decreased
as set forth above, the revised ceding commission figure shall be applied to any
Net Premium paid to the Reinsurer and to the amount of the unearned premium
reserve from and after the time of the occurrence of the event which
precipitated such increase or decrease.

No exercise of any right pursuant to this Article 8 and no failure or delay by
the Company in exercising any right, power or privilege arising under this
Agreement, including, without limitation the Company's ability to terminate this
Agreement and other reinsurance agreements on a run-off or cut-off basis as set
forth in Article 2 hereof, will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single
or partial exercise of any right under this Article 8 preclude any other or
further exercise of any right, power or privilege of the Company arising under
this Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement shall entitle the Reinsurer to receive any
compensation other than as may described in this Article 8 and any such
compensation shall be limited to the compensation to be received by the
Reinsurer as set forth in this Article 8 and Article 11.

                                    ARTICLE 9

                         ACCOUNTS, REPORTS AND PAYMENTS

A.   The Company shall furnish to the Reinsurer monthly accounts of Policies
     ceded hereunder within 25 days after the close of each calendar month,
     showing premiums due the Reinsurer, adjustments to premium reserves, if
     any, and ceding commission, Federal Excise Tax, if any, the Proportionate
     Share of paid Losses and Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses due from the
     Reinsurer, supported by statistical details as set forth herein.

     The net balance shown shall be payable by the debtor party at the time the
     account is rendered, if the Company is the debtor party, and within 10 days
     of the Reinsurer's receipt of the account, if the Reinsurer is the debtor
     party.

B.   The statistical details referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be
     comprised of the following:

     1.   Net Premiums ceded during the month;

     2.   Less ceding commissions with respect to Policies ceded during the
          month;

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     3.   Less U. S. Federal Excise Tax, to the extent applicable;

     4.   Less the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of Net Losses paid during the
          month;

     5.   Less the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of Net Allocated Loss
          Adjustment Expenses paid by the Company during the month;

     6.   Plus the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of Net subrogation, salvage
          and other recoveries received by the Company on Net Losses and Net
          Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses under the Policies;

     7.   Net balance due the Reinsurer or the Company, as the case may be.

C.   In addition to the monthly account required by Section B of this Article,
     with respect to all in-force business covered by this Agreement, the
     Company shall provide to the Reinsurer within 45 days of the close of each
     calendar quarter, (i) quarterly reports showing the Reinsurer's
     Proportionate Share of all Net contingency, Loss, Allocated Loss Adjustment
     Expenses, and unearned premium reserves maintained by the Company (ii) any
     "credit watch" or "caution list" reports prepared by the Company with
     respect to such ceded Policies, and (iii) such additional statistics as may
     reasonably be required by the Reinsurer on such ceded Policies.

D.   All reports delivered pursuant to this Article 9 shall itemize Allocated
     Loss Adjustment Expenses so that such expenses are separately identifiable
     by (i) Policy or, (ii) if more than one Policy covers the same Issuer,
     Seller or Servicer, by Issuer, Seller or Servicer (as the case may be).

E.   The Reinsurer shall provide the Company with such information as the
     Company may reasonably request.

                                   ARTICLE 10

                                CLAIMS AND LOSSES

(1)  The Company shall have complete and sole control of and direction of all
     efforts to: (i) mitigate, investigate, negotiate, settle or defend a Net
     Loss, (ii) prevent, mitigate, or investigate a probable Net Loss under
     Policies as to which the Company has posted a loss reserve, (iii)
     investigate and work out a potential Net Loss, and (iv) to protect, perfect
     and exercise any subrogation, salvage or reimbursement rights or security
     interests with respect to any Policy, and may take any action as it may
     deem advisable with respect thereto. All Net Loss settlements by the
     Company, all salvage and subrogation settlements, and all settlements with
     an Issuer (or with an underlying obligor of that Issuer), shall be final,
     conclusive and unconditionally binding upon the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer
     hereby agrees to be bound by any determination made by the Company
     hereunder.

(2)  The Company will give to the Reinsurer at least three Business Days' notice
     of Net Loss that the Company will require a cash loss payment for all Net
     Losses; and such payment

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     is due within one Business Day of receipt by the Reinsurer of such notice
     of Net Loss. The Reinsurer shall effect payment by wire transfer of federal
     funds to the party designated by the Company in the notice. Details of the
     Net Loss will be provided to the Reinsurer by the Company promptly by mail,
     or by such other means as requested by the Reinsurer.

(3)  The Reinsurer shall pay to the Company the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share
     of any Net Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses paid by the Company at the
     times and in the manner specified in the Accounts, Reports and Payments
     Article.

                                   ARTICLE 11

                             SALVAGE AND SUBROGATION

(1)  The Company shall pay the Reinsurer the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of
     any Recovery in respect of any Net Loss covered by the Reinsurer under this
     Agreement at the times and in the manner specified in the Accounts, Reports
     and Payments Article.

(2)  "Recovery" as used in this Agreement means any amount received by the
     Company in respect of any Net Loss covered by the Reinsurer under this
     Agreement whether by subrogation, salvage, or reimbursement from the Issuer
     (or from an underlying obligor of that Issuer).

                                   ARTICLE 12

                      REINSURANCE FOLLOWS ORIGINAL POLICIES

This Agreement shall be construed as an honorable undertaking between the
parties hereto and shall not be defeated by technical legal construction, it
being the intention of this Agreement that the fortunes of the Reinsurer with
respect to a Net Loss covered by the Reinsurer under this Agreement or with
respect to any exercise by the Company pursuant to the first paragraph of
Article 10 hereunder shall follow the fortunes of the Company. Nothing herein
shall in any manner create any obligations or establish any rights against the
Reinsurer in favor of any third parties or any persons not parties to this
Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 13

                                      TAXES

The Company shall be liable for all taxes due on the Premiums paid with respect
to the Policies. For any portion of the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of
Premium due to the Reinsurer pursuant to Article 8 hereof which is subject to
U.S. Federal Excise Tax, the Company shall act as the withholding agent and
remit such tax to the United States Internal Revenue Service as set forth in
Article 14 hereof.

The Company shall not be liable for any taxes (including, without limitation,
any United Kingdom Insurance Premium Tax or similar tax on reinsurance premiums
that may apply or be imposed prospectively by any taxing authority or
jurisdiction) imposed on the Reinsurer's

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Proportionate Share of Premium due or paid by the Company to the Reinsurer
pursuant to this Agreement. The Reinsurer shall not be liable for any taxes that
may be imposed on ceding commissions due or paid by the Reinsurer to the Company
pursuant to this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 14

                               FEDERAL EXCISE TAX

(This Article applies only to those reinsurers domiciled outside of the United
States of America who are not exempt from the Federal Excise Tax.)

In the event that any United States Federal Excise Tax is due with respect to
any premium due under this Agreement, the Company agrees to withhold and remit
such tax to the United States Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the
Reinsurer.

For any reinsurance premium payments made to a foreign reinsurer, the Company is
required under the Internal Revenue Code to withhold, for U.S. Federal Excise
Tax purposes, 1% of the gross premiums paid on policies of reinsurance that
cover risks wholly or partly within the United States unless:

     1.   the reinsurance premiums paid to the foreign reinsurer are exempt from
          U.S. Federal Excise Tax pursuant to an applicable U.S. income tax
          treaty; or

     2.   the foreign reinsurer elects under Internal Revenue Code Section
          953(d) to be treated as a U.S. insurance company for all purposes of
          the Internal Revenue Code.

The Company must receive a signed statement on an annual basis from an officer
of the foreign reinsurance company certifying that it qualifies under either of
the foregoing exceptions in order for the Company not to withhold the 1% U.S.
Federal Excise Tax on the reinsurance premiums that it pays to the foreign
reinsurer.

The foreign reinsurer must provide written notice to the Company to the extent
that the reinsurer retrocedes to a foreign reinsurer any risk undertaken with
respect to any Policy.

In the event of any return of premium becoming due hereunder, the Reinsurer will
deduct the percentage specified by United States law from the amount of the
return and the Company or its agent should take steps to recover the Tax from
the United States Government.

                                   ARTICLE 15

                                ACCESS TO RECORDS

The Reinsurer and its duly designated representatives shall have the right to
inspect at all reasonable times the books, records, and documents of the Company
with respect to its participation in the insurance or reinsurance provided by
the Company. In addition, the Company shall, and shall cause its affiliates and
agents to make available any director, officer or employee of the Company and/or
its affiliates and agents, to interview in connection with this Agreement

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and the Policies; The Reinsurer's rights under this provision shall survive
termination of this Agreement and shall continue to exist as long as one of the
parties hereto has a claim against any other arising from this Agreement. The
Reinsurer hereby agrees that it will, at least 90 days in advance of undertaking
an activity in competition with the Company's primary financial guaranty
insurance business, notify the Company of any such planned activity (including
defining the areas to be included in such activity and the proposed extent
thereof), and under such circumstances the Company may limit or restrict
Reinsurer's access to its books, records and documents that are related to any
such activity to the extent that the Company believes such information to be
proprietary, confidential, integral or essential to its business and which it
believes is not essential to the Reinsurer's business or operations covered by
this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 16

                                    CURRENCY

Where the word "dollars" and/or the sign "$" appear in this Agreement, they
shall meal United States dollars.

For purposes of this Agreement, where the Company receives premiums or pays
losses in currencies other than United States dollars, any payments of such
amounts, or portions, thereof, to the Reinsurer may be remitted in either the
original currency received by the Company or in United States dollars; provided,
however, where the Company receives premiums or pays losses in currencies other
than United States dollars, to the extent the Company converts such premiums or
losses into United States dollars, such premiums of losses shall be converted
into United States dollars at the actual rates of exchange at which these
premiums or losses are entered in the Company's books.

                                   ARTICLE 17

                                 SERVICE OF SUIT

(This Article shall apply only if the Reinsurer is domiciled outside of the
United States of America or if the Reinsurer is not authorized in the State of
New York.)

(1)  In the event of the failure of the Reinsurer to pay any amount claimed to
     be due hereunder, the Reinsurer, at the request of the Company, will submit
     to the jurisdiction of a court of competent jurisdiction within the United
     States of America. Nothing in this Article constitutes or should be
     understood to constitute a waiver of the Reinsurer's rights to commence an
     action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States of
     America, to remove an action to a district court of the United States of
     America, or to seek a transfer of a case to another court as permitted by
     the laws of the Unites States of America or of any State in the United
     States of America. It is further agreed that service of process on the
     Reinsurer in such suit may be made upon Messrs Mendes & Mount, 750 Seventh
     Avenue, New York, New York 10019-6829 or other agent previously designated
     by the Reinsurer which designation has been previously notified to the
     Company), and that in any suit instituted against the Reinsurer, the
     Reinsurer will abide by the final decision of such court or, in the case of
     an appeal, the appellate court.

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(2)  The above-named firm is authorized and directed to accept service of
     process on behalf of the Reinsurer in any such suit and/or upon the request
     of the Company to give written undertaking to the Company that such firm
     will enter a general appearance upon the Reinsurer's behalf in the event
     such a suit shall be instituted.

(3)  Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the
     United States of America which makes provision therefor, the Reinsurer
     hereon hereby designates the superintendent, commissioner or director of
     insurance or other officer specified for that purpose in the statute, or
     his successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon
     whom may be served any lawful process in action, suit or proceeding
     instituted by or on behalf of the Company or any beneficiary hereunder
     arising out of this Agreement, and hereby designates the above named as the
     person to whom the said officer is authorized to mail such process or a
     true copy thereof.

                                   ARTICLE 18

                                   ARBITRATION

(1)  As a condition precedent to any right of action hereunder, any dispute
     arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be finally settled by
     arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted by a board of arbitration
     composed of two arbitrators and an umpire, meeting in Armonk, New York,
     unless otherwise agreed.

(2)  The members of the board of arbitration shall be active or retired
     disinterested officials of insurance or reinsurance companies. Each party
     shall appoint its arbitrator, and the two arbitrators shall choose an
     umpire before instituting the hearing. If the respondent fails to appoint
     its arbitrator within four weeks after being requested to do so by the
     claimant, the latter shall also appoint the second arbitrator. If the two
     arbitrators fail to agree upon the appointment of an umpire within four
     weeks after their nominations, the umpire shall be selected by the regional
     director of the American Arbitration Association in New York, New York, or
     the regional director's delegate. The arbitration shall be conducted in the
     English language.

(3)  The claimant shall submit its initial brief within 20 days from appointment
     of the umpire. The respondent shall submit its brief within 20 days after
     receipt of the claimant's brief and the claimant shall submit a reply brief
     within 10 days after receipt of the respondent's brief.

(4)  The board shall make its decision with regard to the custom and usage of
     the insurance and reinsurance business. The board shall issue its decision
     in writing based upon a hearing in which evidence may be introduced without
     following strict rules of evidence but in which cross-examination and
     rebuttal shall be allowed. The board shall make its decision within 60 days
     following the termination of the hearings unless the parties consent to an
     extension. The majority decision of the board shall be final and binding
     upon all parties to the proceeding. Judgment may be entered upon the award
     of the board in any court having jurisdiction thereof or having
     jurisdiction over the parties or their assets.

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(5)  If more than one reinsurer is involved in the same dispute, all such
     reinsurers shall constitute and act as one party for purposes of this
     Article and communications shall be made by the Company to each of the
     reinsurers constituting the one party; provided, however, that nothing
     herein shall impair the rights of such reinsurers to assert several, rather
     than joint, defenses or claims, nor be construed as changing the liability
     of the reinsurers under the terms of this Agreement from several to joint.

(6)  Each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and shall jointly
     and equally bear with the other party the expense of the umpire. The
     remaining costs of the arbitration proceedings shall be allocated by the
     board.

(7)  Unless prohibited by applicable law, an arbitral award hereunder and any
     judgment thereon shall bear interest from the date the arbitral award was
     rendered at the rate equal from time to time to the rate publicly announced
     by Citibank, N. A., as its base rate plus 2%.

(8)  The parties consent to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State
     of New York, County of New York, and of the United States District Court
     for the Southern District of New York, for all purposes in connection with
     such arbitration, including without limitation any application to compel
     arbitration or to confirm an arbitration award. The parties consent that
     any process or notice of motion or other application to either of said
     Courts, and any paper in connection with arbitration, may be served by
     certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service or in such
     other manner as may be permissible under the rules of the applicable court
     or panel provided a reasonable time for appearances is allowed. Service
     upon the Company shall be directed to the Company, in care of the Company's
     General Counsel. Service upon the Reinsurer shall be directed to the
     Reinsurer in care of its General Counsel.

                                   ARTICLE 19

                    INDEMNIFICATION AND ERRORS AND OMISSIONS

Any recitals in this Agreement to the terms and provisions of any original
insurance or reinsurance are merely descriptive. The Reinsurer is reinsuring, to
the amount herein provided, the obligations of the Company under any original
insurance or reinsurance. The Company, shall be the sole judge as to:

     (a)  what shall constitute a claim or loss covered under any original
          insurance of reinsurance written by the Company;

     (b)  the Company's liability thereunder; and

     (c)  the amount or amounts which it shall be proper for the Company to pad
          thereunder.

The Reinsurer shall be bound by the judgment of the Company as to the
obligation(s) an( liability(ies) of the Company under any original insurance or
reinsurance.

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Any inadvertent error, omission or delay in complying with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall not be held to relieve either party hereto
from any liability which would attach to it hereunder if such error, omission or
delay had not been made, provided such error, omission or delay is rectified
immediately upon discovery.

                                   ARTICLE 20

                                   INSOLVENCY

(1)  In the event of the insolvency of the Company, reinsurance provided by this
     Agreement shall be payable by the Reinsurer on the basis of the liability
     of the Company under the Policies ceded without diminution because of the
     insolvency of the Company or because its liquidator, receiver, conservator
     or statutory successor (hereinafter referred to as the "Liquidator") has
     failed to pay all or a portion of any claim. The Liquidator shall give
     written notice to the Reinsurer of the pendency of a claim against the
     Company under any Policy ceded to Reinsurers and covered by this Agreement
     within a reasonable time after such claim is filed in the conservation or
     liquidation proceeding or in the receivership. During the pendency of such
     claim, the Reinsurer may investigate such claim and interpose at its own
     expense, in the proceeding where such claim is to be adjudicated, any
     defense or defenses that it may deem available to the Company or the
     Liquidator. The expense thus incurred by the Reinsurer shall be chargeable,
     subject to the approval of the court, against the Company as part of the
     expense of conservation or liquidation to the extent of a Proportionate
     Share of the benefit which may accrue to the Company solely as a result of
     the defense undertaker by the Reinsurer.

(2)  Where two or more Reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority
     in interest elect to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be
     apportioned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though such
     expense has been incurred by the Company.

(3)  In the event of the insolvency of the Company, the reinsurance provided by
     this Agreement shall be payable directly by the Reinsurer to the Company or
     to the Liquidator, except (a) where the Policy specifically provides
     another payee of such reinsurance in the event of the insolvency of the
     Company, or (b) where the Reinsurer with the consent of the direct
     insured(s) has assumed the obligations of the Company under the Policies as
     the direct obligations of the Reinsurer to the payees under such Policies
     and in substitution for the obligations of the Company to such payees.

                                   ARTICLE 21

                                    SECURITY

(1)  When a governing body of any jurisdiction in which the Company legally
     operates or to which it submits, requires as a condition to credit for the
     reinsurance provided by this Agreement that the Reinsurer post a Letter of
     Credit for the benefit of the Company, establish a Trust Account for the
     benefit of the Company or deposit funds under the control of the Company
     then the Reinsurer, at its option, shall either (a) post and maintain

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     such a Letter of Credit, or (b) establish such a Trust Account, or (c)
     deposit such funds in the form and amount necessary to permit the Company
     to avoid on any statutory financial statement filed by the Company the
     penalty to surplus which would result from the loss of credit for the
     reinsurance. In addition, with respect to the reinsurance ceded hereunder
     of any Policy issued by MBIA Assurance S.A. and/or MBIA UK Insurance
     Limited, the Reinsurer, at its option, shall either (a) post and maintain a
     Letter of Credit, or (b) establish a Trust Account, or (c) deposit funds in
     the form and amount necessary to permit the Company, under the applicable
     laws and regulations in the State of New York, to avoid on any statutory
     financial statement filed by the Company the penalty to surplus which would
     result from the loss of credit for the reinsurance for such Policies if the
     Company had issued such Policies and ceded the reinsurance directly to the
     Reinsurer hereunder.

(2)  The Reinsurer and Company agree that the Letters of Credit provided by the
     Reinsurer pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement may be drawn upon at
     any time, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and be
     utilized by the Company or any successor, by operation of law, of the
     Company including, without limitation, any liquidator, rehabilitator,
     receiver or conservator of the Company for the following purposes, unless
     otherwise provided for in a separate trust agreement:

     (a)  to reimburse the Company for the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of
          Net Losses and Net Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses paid by the
          Company under this Agreement;

     (b)  if this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to the Commencement and
          Termination Article, to reimburse the Company for unearned premium due
          to the Company;

     (c)  to fund an account with the Company in an amount at least equal to the
          deduction allowed for the reinsurance provided by this Agreement, from
          the Company's liabilities for Policies ceded under the Agreement, such
          amount to include, if applicable, but not be limited to, amounts for
          net contingency reserves, loss reserves for paid, reported and
          incurred but not reported losses, allocated loss adjustment expense
          reserves and unearned premium reserves; or

     (d)  to pay any other amounts the Company claims are due under the
          Agreement.

All of the foregoing should be applied without diminution because of insolvency
on the part of the Company or Reinsurer.

(3)  If the Reinsurer elects to provide a Letter of Credit under section (1) of
     this Article, the Reinsurer shall cause the Letter of Credit to be issued,
     in place and effective no later than the "as of date" of the first
     quarterly filing prepared by the Company for the appropriate regulatory
     authority after the Effective Time.

(4)  The Reinsurer may comply with section (1) of this Article by entering into
     a trust agreement to establish a Trust Account for the benefit of the
     Company that meets the requirements of New York Insurance Department
     Regulation 114 to cover an amount

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     equal to or greater than reserves to be maintained by the Reinsurer. The
     assets deposited in such trust account shall be valued according to their
     fair market value and shall consist only of cash (United States legal
     tender), certificates of deposit (issued by a United States bank and
     payable in United States legal tender), and investment of the types
     specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8) and (10) of New York Insurance
     Law Section 1404(a), provided that such investments are issued by an
     institution that is not a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of either the
     Reinsurer or the Company. Prior to depositing assets with the trustee, the
     Reinsurer shall execute assignments, endorsements in blank, or transfer
     legal title to the trustee of all shares, obligations or any other assets
     requiring assignments, in order that the Company, or the trustee upon the
     direction of the Company, may whenever necessary negotiate any such assets
     without consent or signature from the Reinsurer or any other entity. All
     settlements of account under such a trust agreement between the Company and
     the Reinsurer shall be made in cash or its equivalent. The Reinsurer and
     the Company agree that the assets in the trust account may be withdrawn by
     the Company at any time and be used and applied by the Company or any
     successor by operation of law of the Company, including, without
     limitation, any liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or conservator of the
     Company, without diminution because of insolvency of the Company or the
     Reinsurer, only for the following purposes:

     (a)  to reimburse the Company for the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of
          Net Losses and Net Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses paid by the
          Company under this Agreement;

     (b)  if this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to the Commencement and
          Termination Article, to reimburse the Company for unearned premium due
          to the Company;

     (c)  to fund an account with the Company in an amount at least equal to the
          deduction allowed for the reinsurance provided by this Agreement, from
          the Company's liabilities for Policies ceded under the Agreement, such
          amount to include, if applicable, but not be limited to, amounts for
          Net contingency reserves, loss reserves for paid, reported and
          incurred but not reported losses, allocated loss adjustment expense
          reserves and unearned premium reserves; or

     (d)  to pay any other amounts the Company claims are due under the
          Agreement.

All of the foregoing should be applied without diminution because of insolvency
on the part of the Company or Reinsurer.

                                   ARTICLE 22

                            RESERVES AND RISK LIMITS

When a regulatory body of any jurisdiction in which the Company legally operates
or to which it submits its statutory financial statements requires as a
condition to credit for the reinsurance provided by this Agreement that the
Reinsurer establish and maintain certain reserves (including but not limited to
contingency, unearned premium, loss and loss expense reserves upon the

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liabilities ceded under this Agreement) and risk limits, the Reinsurer shall
establish and maintain those reserves and risk limits. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Reinsurer hereby acknowledges that in order for
the Company to obtain credit for the reinsurance provided by this Agreement in
determining its reserves and risk limits under the New York and Florida
Insurance Laws, the Reinsurer must establish and maintain a reserve in an amount
equal to the Reinsurer's Proportionate Share of the amount by which the Company
reduces its contingency reserves attributable to the Policies covered by the
Agreement and the Reinsurer agrees to establish such a reserve. The amount of
reserves to be established by the Reinsurer to meet these requirements will be
reported quarterly by the Company pursuant to the Accounts, Reports, and
Payments Article.

                                   ARTICLE 23

                                 CONFIDENTIALITY

As a condition to receiving any information from MBIA with respect to any Policy
(the "MBIA Information") the Reinsurer agrees to: (i) hold and treat the MBIA
Information in strict confidence, (ii) use it solely for the purpose of its
reinsurance pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) take all reasonable measures to
keep the MBIA Information secret and confidential, (iv) disclose the MBIA
Information only to (a) those officers, directors, employees, advisors, legal
counsel and auditors (collectively, "Representatives") who "need to know" in
order to evaluate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) any
rating agency in connection with their rating of the Reinsurer, (c) regulatory
authorities having applicable jurisdiction over the Reinsurer or the transaction
to which such MBIA Information relates, but only as may be required or requested
by such regulatory authorities, and (d) as may be necessary or appropriate in
connection with any retrocession; provided, that (1) in the case of disclosure
pursuant to (a) - (d) above the Reinsurer will inform such Representatives or
other persons set forth in this clause (iv) that the MBIA Information in
confidential and direct them to keep it confidential, and (2) in the case of
disclosure pursuant to (d) above, receipt by the Reinsurer, which will be made
available to MBIA upon request of a written obligation of confidentiality that
covers the MBIA Information from any proposed retrocessional reinsurer
containing provisions substantially similar to those set fort in this paragraph,
and further that the Reinsurer shall remain liable hereunder for any breach by
such prospective retrocessional reinsurer, and (v) not disclose or otherwise
make available any of the MBIA Information to any third party, except as set
forth in (iv) above without MBIA's written consent. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, any MBIA Information which is in the public
domain (through no breach of this paragraph by Reinsurer or any of its
Representatives of the obligations set forth in this paragraph), (2) was
lawfully in Reinsurer's or any of its Representatives' possession at the time of
disclosure; or (3) MBIA Information which was lawfully received from a third
party that, to the Reinsurer's or any of its Representatives' knowledge, was not
under an obligation of confidentiality, directly or indirectly, to MBIA will not
be deemed confidential. If the Reinsurer is requested or required in connection
with a judicial or governmental proceeding or by applicable law or regulation to
disclose any MBIA Information, unless prohibited by applicable law, court order,
subpoena or similar legal process, the Reinsurer shall provide MBIA with timely
notice of such request so that MBIA can seek, at MBIA's expense, an appropriate
protective order. It is understood and agreed that MBIA would be irreparably
injured by a breach of these conditions, that money damages would not be a
sufficient remedy for any breach, and

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that, in addition to MBIA's remedies available at law for losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses suffered or incurred in connection with a
breach of this Confidentiality provision, or in equity, MBIA will be entitled to
seek, and to obtain, specific performance and injunctive or other equitable
relief as a remedy for any breach.

                                   ARTICLE 24

                                     OFFSET

Each party hereto shall have, and may exercise at any time and from time to
time, the right to offset any balance or balances, whether on account of Net
Premiums or on account of Net Losses or otherwise, due from such party to the
other party hereto under this Agreement or under any other reinsurance agreement
heretofore or hereafter entered into by and between them, and may offset the
same against any balance or balances due or to become due to the former from the
latter under the same or any other reinsurance agreement between them. The party
asserting the right of offset shall have and may exercise such right whether the
balance(s) due or to become due to such party from the other are on account of
premiums or on account of Losses or otherwise and regardless of the capacity,
whether as assuming reinsurer or as ceding company, in which each party acted
under this Agreement. In the event of the insolvency of a party hereto, offsets
shall be allowed only in accordance with the provisions of Section 7427 of the
Insurance Law of the State of New York.

                                   ARTICLE 25

                                  GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

                                   ARTICLE 26

                                  PARTICIPATION

[ * ]

*    Confidential treatment requested for redacted portion.

                                   ARTICLE 27

                                   ASSIGNMENT

The Reinsurer may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of the Company.

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                                   ARTICLE 28

                                     NOTICE

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices, requests, demands,
instructions, consents or other communications provided for hereunder shall be
in writing and delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail or by
overnight courier or by facsimile communication, in each case prepaid and
addressed to the intended recipient at its address for notices specified in
paragraph B of this Article.

All notices, requests, demands, consents, approvals or other communications
under this Agreement shall be addressed as follows (or to any other address as
may be designated in writing by the recipient):

If to the Company:

                     MBIA Insurance Corporation
                     113 King Street
                     Armonk, New York 10504
                     Attention: Reinsurance Group
                     Facsimile: (914) 765-3410
                     Telephone: (914) 765-3046

                     With a copy to the Company's General Counsel.

If to the Reinsurer:

                     RAM Reinsurance Company Ltd
                     RAM Re House
                     46 Reid Street
                     Hamilton HM 12
                     Bermuda
                     Attention: Chief Risk Manager
                     Facsimile: (441) 296-6509
                     Telephone: (441) 296-6501

                     With a copy to the Company's General Counsel.

The Company and Reinsurer shall provide each other, with wiring instructions
promptly after execution of this Agreement and at the time of any change in such
instructions.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto, by their respective duly authorized
officers, have executed this COMPREHENSIVE AUTOMATIC TREATY REINSURANCE
AGREEMENT, in triplicate, as of the dates recorded below:

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ACCEPTED:\

At: Hamilton, Bermuda

Reinsurer:              RAM Reinsurance Company Ltd.

Authorized Signature:
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Date:
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At: Armonk New York

Company:                MBIA Insurance Corporation

Authorized Signature:
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Date:
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Company:                MBIA Assurance S.A.

Authorized Signature:
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Date:
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Company:                MBIA UK Insurance Limited

Authorized Signature:
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Date:
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Company:                Capital Markets Assurance Corporation

Authorized Signature:
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Date:
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