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Tab_12November 3, 2016 Alaska Municipal Bond Bank 333 Willoughby Avenue Juneau, Alaska 99811 RBC Capital Markets Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200 San Francisco, California 94111 $6,985,000 Alaska Municipal Bond Bank General Obligation and Refunding Bonds, 2016 Series Three (Insured Maturities due December 1, 2029 through December 1, 2037) $4,430,000 Alaska Municipal Bond Bank General Obligation and Refunding Bonds, 2016 Series Four (AMT) (Insured Maturities due December 1, 2034 through December 1, 2035) Ladies and Gentlemen: I am General Counsel of National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Corporation"), and have acted as counsel to the Corporation in connection with the issuance of Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy Nos. NP1404500 and NP1404510 (the "Policies") relating to $6,985,000 Alaska Municipal Bond Bank, General Obligation and Refunding Bonds, 2016 Series Three (Insured Maturities due December 1, 2029 through December 1, 2037) and $4,430,000 Alaska Municipal Bond Bank, General Obligation and Refunding Bonds, 2016 Series Four (AMT) (Insured Maturities due December 1, 2034 through December 1, 2035) (the "Bonds"). In so acting, I have examined a copy of the Policies and such other relevant documents as I have deemed necessary. Based upon the foregoing, I am of the following opinion: 1. The Corporation is a financial guaranty insurance company, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of New York and is licensed and authorized to issue the Policies under the laws of the State of New York and the State of Alaska. 2. The Policies have been duly executed and are valid and binding obligations of the Corporation enforceable in accordance with their terms except that the enforcement of the Policies may be limited by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 3. The Policies are not required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Very truly yours, Daniel E. McManus, Jr. General Counsel