Puerto Rico debt News

A second lawsuit over Puerto Rico’s debt default will be joined with a similar suit in order to save time and money and avoid inconsistent rulings, a U.S. federal judge said on Thursday. Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., or FGIC, sued …

Allied World Assurance Co. is the top backer of MatlinPatterson Global Advisers’ bets on Puerto Rico’s rebound, according to a person familiar with the arrangement. The insurer provided more than half of the $150 million that MatlinPatterson invested in the …