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Mbia Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/20 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Monday, 5/11/20, at 4:53pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1193125-20-139189   ·   File #:  1-09583

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/11/20  Mbia Inc                          10-Q        3/31/20   88:19M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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14: R4          Consolidated Statements Of Operations (Unaudited)   HTML    123K 
41: R5          Consolidated Statements Of Operations (Unaudited)   HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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                (Loss) (Unaudited)                                               
63: R7          Consolidated Statements Of Changes In               HTML     74K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited)                                 
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70: R14         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments                 HTML    791K 
79: R15         Investments                                         HTML    344K 
49: R16         Derivative Instruments                              HTML    176K 
18: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML     47K 
68: R18         Business Segments                                   HTML    138K 
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26: R25         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML    782K 
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82: R27         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML    168K 
34: R28         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     36K 
23: R29         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    124K 
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67: R33         Business Developments And Risks And Uncertainties   HTML     36K 
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19: R34         Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Narrative)        HTML     45K 
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51: R35         Variable Interest Entities (Narrative) (Detail)     HTML     49K 
76: R36         Variable Interest Entities (Summary Of              HTML     93K 
                Nonconsolidated VIEs Assets And Liabilities)                     
                (Detail)                                                         
66: R37         Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (Loss     HTML     40K 
                And LAE Activity) (Narrative) (Detail)                           
21: R38         Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML     56K 
                (Schedule Of Losses And Loss Adjustment Expenses                 
                Reserves and Recoveries) (Detail)                                
50: R39         Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML     47K 
                (Schedule Of Loss And Loss Adjustment Expenses                   
                Reserves) (Detail)                                               
28: R40         Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML     40K 
                (Schedule Of Insurance Loss Recoverable) (Detail)                
37: R41         Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves           HTML     96K 
                (Schedule Of Financial Guarantees And Related                    
                Claim Liability) (Detail)                                        
88: R42         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Narrative)     HTML     43K 
                (Detail)                                                         
59: R43         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Quantitative   HTML     82K 
                Information Regarding The Significant Unobservable               
                Inputs For Certain Assets And Liabilities Measured               
                At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Detail)                     
27: R44         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Company's      HTML    253K 
                Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On                 
                Recurring Basis) (Detail)                                        
36: R45         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Fair Value     HTML     81K 
                Hierarchy Table Presents The Company's Assets And                
                Liabilities At Fair Value Not Recorded On The                    
                Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet) (Detail)                   
87: R46         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Changes In     HTML    171K 
                Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair                  
                Value On A Recurring Basis) (Detail)                             
58: R47         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Realized And   HTML     50K 
                Unrealized Gains And Losses Included In Earnings                 
                Pertaining To Level 3 Assets And Liabilities)                    
                (Detail)                                                         
29: R48         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Gains And      HTML     55K 
                Losses On Fair Value Option Included In The                      
                Company's Consolidated Statements Of Operations)                 
                (Detail)                                                         
35: R49         Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Aggregate      HTML     59K 
                Fair Value And Remaining Contractual Principal                   
                Balance Outstanding On Fair Value Option) (Detail)               
40: R50         Investments (Narrative) (Detail)                    HTML     48K 
13: R51         Investments (Amortized Cost And Fair Value Of       HTML    104K 
                Available-For-Sale and Held-To-Maturity Investment               
                Portfolios) (Detail)                                             
62: R52         Investments (Distribution By Contractual Maturity   HTML     91K 
                Of Available-For-Sale and Held-To-Maturity                       
                Investments) (Detail)                                            
72: R53         Investments (Gross Unrealized Losses Related To     HTML     79K 
                Available-For-Sale And Held-To-Maturity                          
                Investments) (Detail)                                            
43: R54         Investments (Distribution Of Securities By          HTML     55K 
                Percentage Of Fair Value Below Book Value By More                
                Than 5% For A Continuous Twelve Month Period Or                  
                Longer) (Detail)                                                 
15: R55         Investments (Securities Held In Unrealized Loss     HTML     37K 
                Position And Insured By Financial Guarantor)                     
                (Detail)                                                         
65: R56         Investments - (Summary of Allowance for Credit      HTML     49K 
                Losses on HTM Investments) (Detail)                              
75: R57         Investments (Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings   HTML     33K 
                Related To OTTI Losses Recognized In Accumulated                 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Detail)                      
46: R58         Investments (Net Realized Gains (Losses) From       HTML     36K 
                Sales Of Available-For-Sale Securities) (Detail)                 
12: R59         Investments (Portion Of Unrealized Gains And        HTML     37K 
                Losses On Equity Investments Held) (Detail)                      
56: R60         Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Detail)         HTML     37K 
83: R61         Derivative Instruments (Credit Derivatives Sold)    HTML     63K 
                (Detail)                                                         
38: R62         Derivative Instruments (Total Fair Value Of         HTML     70K 
                Company's Derivative Assets And Liabilities By                   
                Instrument And Balance Sheet Location, Before                    
                Counterparty Netting) (Detail)                                   
30: R63         Derivative Instruments (Effect Of Derivative        HTML     41K 
                Instruments On Consolidated Statements Of                        
                Operations) (Detail)                                             
57: R64         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail)                   HTML     41K 
84: R65         Income Taxes (Income Taxes And Related Effective    HTML     38K 
                Tax Rates) (Detail)                                              
39: R66         Business Segments (Narrative) (Detail)              HTML     29K 
31: R67         Business Segments (Summary Of Company's Segment     HTML    122K 
                Results) (Detail)                                                
55: R68         Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Detail)             HTML     29K 
86: R69         Earnings Per Share (Computation Of Basic And        HTML     54K 
                Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Detail)                             
71: R70         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Changes In  HTML     50K 
                The Components Of AOCI) (Detail)                                 
61: R71         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details Of  HTML     46K 
                The Reclassification From AOCI) (Detail)                         
16: R72         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Detail)  HTML     32K 
47: R73         Commitments and Contingencies (Lease Disclosures)   HTML     39K 
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