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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BUDNICK NEIL G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MBIA INC [MBI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MBIA, 113 KING STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2005 (Street) ARMONK, NY 10504 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/16/2005   A   18,864 (1) A $ 58.84 97,114.69 D   Common Stock 02/16/2005   A   35,000 (2) A $ 58.84 132,114.69 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option

$ 58.84

02/16/2005

A

100,000

(3)

02/16/2015

Common Stock

100,000

$ 58.84

100,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BUDNICK NEIL G C/O MBIA 113 KING STREET ARMONK, NY 10504			Vice President

Signatures

/s/Leonard I. Chubinsky, Attorney-in-Fact		02/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock granted pursuant to a long-term incentive award under 16b-3 exemption. The restricted stock has a three year cliff vesting period. The number of shares of restricted stock that will ultimately vest will be tied to the growth in the Modified Book Value (MBV) of the Company during the period 1/1/05 to 12/31/07. If the MBV target growth rate of 30% appreciation from 1/1/05 to 12/31/07 is achieved, then all of the restricted stock will vest. If the MBV appreciation is 0 from 1/1/05 to 12/31/07, then no restricted stock will vest at the end of the vesting period, with intermediate levels of vesting to be determined by linear interpolation (e.g. MBV appreciation of 15% will result in 50% of the restricted stock vesting).
(2)	Restricted stock granted pursuant to a one-time long-term incentive award under 16b-3 exemption in recognition of Mr. Budnick's being named President of MBIA Insurance Corporation and his increased role in generating increased profitable premium. The restricted stock will have a five year vesting period. The number of shares of restricted stock that will ultimately vest will be tied to growth in the Modified Book Value (MBV) of the Company from January 1 2005 to the end of the restricted period. If MBV appreciation from January 1, 2005 is zero, then no restricted stock will vest and if MBV appreciation is 50% then 100% of the restricted stock will vest, with intermediate levels of vesting to be determined by linear interpolation (e.g. MBV appreciation of 25% will result in 50% of restricted stock vesting).
(3)	Options have 5 year cliff vesting. 100% vests on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant.

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