Tuesday, November 11, 2008

FBR: F*cked Beyond Repair


Are any former FNLC'ers still holding on to their FBR stocks? Might as well claim them as a loss for tax purposes:




ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (FBR Group) (NYSE: FBR ) today announced that on November 4, 2008, it was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it was not in compliance with an NYSE continued listing standard in that the average price of its stock had fallen below $1.00 per share for a consecutive 30 trading-day period.

FBR Group intends to cure the deficiency and is exploring alternatives for curing the deficiency and restoring compliance with this continued listing standard. Under NYSE rules, FBR Group has six months from the date of the NYSE notice to do so.

FBR Group's common stock remains listed on the NYSE under the symbol FBR, but will be assigned a ".BC" indicator by the NYSE until compliance has been restored.

FBR Group's business operations, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, credit agreements, other debt obligations and its subsidiaries, including FBR Capital Markets Corporation (FBR Capital Markets) (Nasdaq: FBCM), are unaffected by this notification. FBR Capital Markets is a separately traded and managed public company.

Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (NYSE: FBR) invests in mortgage-related assets and merchant banking opportunities. FBR is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For more information, please visit http://www.fbr.com/.
Wow - I wonder how money much Daddy and the Juniors lost thanks to their former corporate parents!