NU Online News Service, July 13, 9:00 a.m. EDT

National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. says it has $33 million in municipal bond exposure to the city of San Bernardino, Calif., as the city becomes the third in the state this year to file for bankruptcy protection.

The company, a subsidiary of financial guarantee insurer Armonk, N.Y.-based MBIA, Inc., says its exposure consists of more than $18.5 million to the San Bernardino City Joint Powers Financing Authority leases for municipal properties and less than $15 million to San Bernardino city sewer.

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