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Banks

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
Amsouth Bancorporation (No Longer Covered)ASO
Associated Banc-CorpASBCIN LINE
Astoria FinancialAFOUTPERFORM17-Sep-07
Bancorp SouthBXSIN LINE12-Aug-08
Bank of America CorpBACOUTPERFORM5-Jan-09
Bank of Hawaii Corp.BOHIN LINE
Bank of New York MellonBKIN LINE
BankAtlantic BancorpBBXIN LINE
BankUnited Financial CorporationBKUNANOT RATED29-Aug-08
BB&T CorporationBBTIN LINE
Central Pacific FinancialCPFIN LINE
CitigroupCIN LINE
City National CorpCYNIN LINE
Colonial BancGroup Inc.CNBIN LINE29-Apr-08
Comerica IncCMAIN LINE
Commerce BancorpCBHNOT RATED31-Mar-08
Commerce Bancshares, IncCBSHIN LINE
Community BancorpCBONIN LINE
Cullen Frost BankersCFRIN LINE
CVB Financial Corp.CVBFUNDERPERFORM8-Jan-08
Dime CommunityDCOMOUTPERFORM17-Sep-07
Fifth Third BancorpFITBUNDERPERFORM
First Commonwealth Fin'l.FCFIN LINE6-Oct-08
First Financial Bankshares Inc.FFININ LINE
First Horizon National Corp.FHNOUTPERFORM3-Jun-08
First Niagara Financial GroupFNFGIN LINE5-Nov-07
FirstMerit CorporationFMERIN LINE
Greater Bay BancorpGBBKNOT RATED1-Oct-07
Guaranty Bancorp (formerly Centennial Bank)GBNKIN LINE31-Jan-08
Huntington BancsharesHBANIN LINE18-Jul-08
JP Morgan Chase & Co.JPMOUTPERFORM26-Sep-08
KeyCorpKEYOUTPERFORM10-Oct-08
M&T Bank CorporationMTBIN LINE19-Sep-08
Marshall & Ilsley CorporationMIUNDERPERFORM5-Dec-08
Mellon Financial (No Longer Covered)MEL
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation (no longer covered)MRBK
National City CorpNCCNOT RATED27-Oct-08
North Fork Bancorporation (no longer covered)NFB
Northern Trust CorporationNTRSOUTPERFORM
Pacific Capital BancorpPCBCNOT RATED30-Sep-08
PacWest Bancorp (formerly First Community Bancorp)PACWIN LINE
Placer Sierra Bancshares (no longer covered)PLSB
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.PNCOUTPERFORM
Prosperity BancsharesPRSPOUTPERFORM15-Jun-07
Provident Bankshares CorpPBKSIN LINE
Regions Financial CorporationRFIN LINE15-Oct-08
Renasant CorpRNSTIN LINE12-Aug-08
Seacoast Banking CorporationSBCFUNDERPERFORM9-Aug-07
Signature BankSBNYIN LINE7-Apr-08
Sky Financial Group Inc (No Longer Covered)SKYF
South Financial GroupTSFGOUTPERFORM5-May-08
Sovereign Bancorp IncSOVOUTPERFORM30-Sep-08
State Street CorporationSTTOUTPERFORM
Sterling BancsharesSBIBIN LINE
SunTrust Banks, IncSTIIN LINE
Susquehanna BancsharesSUSQIN LINE6-Oct-08
SVB Financial Group SIVBIN LINE
Synovus Financial Corp.SNVIN LINE
TCF Financial CorporationTCBIN LINE
Texas Capital BancsharesTCBIIN LINE
Texas Regional Bancshares (no longer covered)TRBS
U.S. BancorpUSBIN LINE11-Mar-08
Umpqua HoldingsUMPQIN LINE
UnionBanCal CorpUBNOT RATED29-Sep-08
United Community Banks IncUCBIIN LINE6-Dec-07
Valley National BancorpVLYNOT RATED4-Apr-08
Wachovia CorporationWBNOT RATED30-Sep-08
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFCOUTPERFORM11-Mar-08
Westamerica BancorporationWABCOUTPERFORM14-Jul-08
Western Alliance Bancorp.WALUNDERPERFORM4-Sep-07
Whitney Holding Corp.WTNYUNDERPERFORM8-Jan-08
Wilmington TrustWLIN LINE
Zions BancorpZIONIN LINE19-Sep-08

Financial Guaranty

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
Ambac Financial GroupABKIN LINE
Assured GuarantyAGOIN LINE
MBIA Inc.MBIOUTPERFORM23-Jul-07
RAM HoldingsRAMRIN LINE15-Sep-06
Syncora Holdings Ltd (formerly known as Security Capital Assurance)SCAIN LINE

Financial Technology

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
Alliance Data Systems CorpADSIN LINE
Fidelity National Information Services, IncFISIN LINE
First Data Corp.FDCNOT RATED25-Sep-07
Global Payments Inc.GPNOUTPERFORM
Total Systems Services, Inc.TSSIN LINE

Insurers

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
21st Century Insurance GroupTWNOT RATED1-Oct-07
ACE LtdACEOUTPERFORM
AFLAC Inc.AFLIN LINE9-Oct-07
Allied World AssuranceAWHOUTPERFORM
Allstate CorporationALLOUTPERFORM
American Equity Investment LifeAELIN LINE
American Financial GroupAFGOUTPERFORM
American International GroupAIGIN LINE24-Sep-08
American Physicians Capital Inc.ACAPIN LINE
Ameriprise (No Longer Covered)AMP
Amerisafe Inc.AMSFOUTPERFORM
AmTrust Financial Services Inc.AFSIOUTPERFORM
AON CorporationAOCOUTPERFORM
Arch Capital Group LtdACGLOUTPERFORM
Arthur Gallagher and Co.AJGIN LINE
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.AHLOUTPERFORM21-Aug-07
Assurant, Inc.AIZOUTPERFORM
AXIS Capital Holdings LimitedAXSOUTPERFORM18-Dec-08
Berkley W.R. CorpWRBOUTPERFORM2-Oct-08
Berkshire HathawayBRKAIN LINE
Brown & Brown, Inc.BROIN LINE
Castlepoint Holdings Ltd.CPHLOUTPERFORM
Chubb CorporationCBOUTPERFORM
Cincinnati Financial CorpCINFIN LINE
CNA Financial Corp.CNAIN LINE
Conseco IncCNOIN LINE
CRM Holdings Ltd.CRMHOUTPERFORM
Darwin Professional UnderwritersDRNOT RATED21-Oct-08
Delphi Financial GroupDFGIN LINE23-Apr-08
Donegal Group Inc.DGICAOUTPERFORM
Employers Insurance GroupEIGOUTPERFORM13-Oct-08
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.ENHIN LINE
Enstar Group LtdESGROUTPERFORM8-Jul-08
Erie IndemnityERIEIN LINE
Everest Re Group, LtdREOUTPERFORM
First Mercury FinancialFMROUTPERFORM
Flagstone ReinsuranceFSRIN LINE
FPIC Insurance GroupFPICIN LINE
GenworthGNWIN LINE7-Nov-08
Greenlight Capital ReGLREIN LINE
Harleysville Group Inc.HGICIN LINE
Hartford Financial Services Group, IncHIGIN LINE30-Oct-08
HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.HCCOUTPERFORM
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs HRHNOT RATED2-Oct-08
Horace Mann Educators Corp.HMNIN LINE
Infinity Property & Casualty CorpIPCCIN LINE31-Jan-08
IPC Holdings, Ltd.IPCROUTPERFORM11-Nov-08
KINGSWAY FINANCIALKFSUNDERPERFORM
Lincoln National CorporationLNCOUTPERFORM6-Sep-07
Maiden Holdings Ltd. MHLDOUTPERFORM19-Aug-08
Markel CorporationMKLIN LINE
Marsh & McLennan CompaniesMMCIN LINE27-Oct-08
Max Capital GroupMXGLOUTPERFORM18-Dec-08
Mercury GeneralMCYUNDERPERFORM
MetLifeMETOUTPERFORM15-May-08
MGIC Investment Corp.MTGIN LINE23-Oct-08
Midland Co.MLANNOT RATED8-Apr-08
Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.MRHIN LINE7-Dec-07
National Atlantic Holdings CorporationNAHCNOT RATED4-Aug-08
National Financial PartnersNFPIN LINE26-Sep-08
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.NFSIN LINE
Navigators GroupNAVGOUTPERFORM
NYMagic IncNYMIN LINE16-Jul-08
Odyssey Re Holdings CorpORHIN LINE
Old Republic InternationalORIIN LINE
OneBeacon Insurance GroupOBIN LINE
PartnerRe Ltd.PREOUTPERFORM21-Aug-07
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.PHLYNOT RATED2-Dec-08
Phoenix Companies (No Longer Covered) PNX
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.PTPOUTPERFORM
PMA Capital Corp.PMACAIN LINE
Principal Financial Group (No Longer Covered)PFG
ProAssurance Corp.PRAOUTPERFORM
Progressive CorporationPGRIN LINE
Protective LifePLIN LINE
Prudential Financial Inc.PRUOUTPERFORM13-Oct-08
Quanta Capital HoldingsQNTA
Reinsurance Group of AmericaRGAOUTPERFORM3-Apr-08
RenaissanceRe Holdings LtdRNRIN LINE
RLI Corp.RLIIN LINE
SAFECO CorpSAFNOT RATED23-Sep-08
Scottish Re Group (No Longer Covered)SCT
SeaBright Insurance HoldingsSEABOUTPERFORM
Selective Insurance Group IncSIGIIN LINE
Specialty Underwriters' Alliance Inc.SUAIUNDERPERFORM8-Aug-08
Stancorp Financial GroupSFGIN LINE
State Auto Financial CorpSTFCIN LINE
Sun Life FinancialSLF.TO
The Hanover Insurance GroupTHGOUTPERFORM
The Travelers Companies Inc.TRVIN LINE
Torchmark CorporationTMKOUTPERFORM7-Jan-08
Tower Group Inc.TWGPOUTPERFORM
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.TRHIN LINE
Triad Guaranty Inc. (No Longer Covered)TGIC
United America Indemnity, Ltd.INDMIN LINE29-Apr-08
Unitrin Inc.UTRIN LINE
Universal American Financial Corp.UAMNOT RATED10-Nov-08
Unum GroupUNMOUTPERFORM12-Nov-07
USI Holdings (No Longer Covered)USIH
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.WTMIN LINE
Willis Group HoldingsWSHOUTPERFORM6-Oct-08
XL Capital Ltd.XLIN LINE29-Jul-08
Zenith National InsurancezntOUTPERFORM

Investment Banks & Brokers

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
A.G. EdwardsAGENOT RATED1-Oct-07
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.BSCNOT RATED8-Jul-08
Charles SchwabSCHWIN LINE10-Oct-07
CitigroupCIN LINE
Cowen GroupCOWNIN LINE
E*TradeETFCIN LINE
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.GSIN LINE
Jefferies Group Inc.JEFIN LINE
JMP GroupJMPOUTPERFORM
JP Morgan Chase & Co.JPMOUTPERFORM26-Sep-08
KBW Inc.KBWIN LINE
Merrill Lynch & Co. IncMERIN LINE30-Jul-08
Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.MERRIN LINE10-Oct-08
Morgan StanleyMSIN LINE
Piper JaffrayPJCIN LINE
Raymond JamesRJFIN LINE
Rodman & Renshaw Capital GroupRODMOUTPERFORM29-Oct-07
Stifel Financial CorpSFOUTPERFORM
TD AmeriTrade Holding CorporationAMTDIN LINE
Thomas WeiselTWPGOUTPERFORM

Mortgage Finance

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
Countrywide Financial CorporationCFCNOT RATED
Fannie MaeFNMNOT RATED8-Sep-08
Freddie Mac FRENOT RATED8-Sep-08
GenworthGNWIN LINE7-Nov-08
IndyMac Bancorp IncIMBSuspended
MGIC Investment Corp.MTGIN LINE23-Oct-08
PMI Group, Inc.PMIIN LINE8-Jan-08
Radian Group IncorporatedRDNUNDERPERFORM24-Sep-08
Triad Guaranty Inc. (No Longer Covered)TGIC
Washington MutualWMNOT RATED26-Sep-08

Mortgage REITs

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
American Capital Agency AGNCOUTPERFORM12-Sep-08
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLYOUTPERFORM
Anworth MortgageANHOUTPERFORM4-Feb-08
Capstead Mortgage CorpCMOOUTPERFORM4-Feb-08
Impac Mortgage Holdings IncIMHNOT RATED25-Nov-08
Newcastle Investment CorpNCTUNDERPERFORM10-Jan-08
Redwood TrustRWTOUTPERFORM
Saxon Mortgage Inc. (no longer covered)SAX

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CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
CME GroupCMEIN LINE5-Oct-07
Interactive Brokers Group IBKROUTPERFORM
Intercontinental ExchangeICEOUTPERFORM17-Oct-08
NASDAQ OMX GroupNDAQOUTPERFORM9-Jan-08
NYSE EuronextNYXOUTPERFORM9-Jan-08
OptionsXpressOXPSIN LINE
TradeStation Group, Inc. TRADIN LINE20-Feb-08

Specialty Finance

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
American Express CompanyAXPOUTPERFORM14-Jul-08
AmeriCredit Corp. (No Longer Covered)ACF
Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.AACCIN LINE21-Nov-08
Capital One Financial Corporation COFIN LINE13-Oct-08
CIT Group Inc.CITOUTPERFORM20-Sep-07
Discover Financial ServicesDFSOUTPERFORM9-Aug-07
MasterCard Inc.MAOUTPERFORM9-Sep-08
Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc.PRAAOUTPERFORM12-Sep-08
Visa Inc.VIN LINE28-Apr-08

US Asset Managers

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. AMGIN LINE13-Oct-08
Alliancebernstein Holding LP ABIN LINE13-Oct-08
BlackRockBLKUNDERPERFORM13-Oct-08
Eaton Vance Corp.EVIN LINE
Federated InvestorsFIIOUTPERFORM13-Oct-08
Franklin Resources Inc.BENIN LINE9-Jan-08
Janus Capital CorporationJNSIN LINE9-Jan-08
Legg Mason Capital ManagementLMOUTPERFORM13-Oct-08
T. Rowe Price Group Inc.TROWUNDERPERFORM13-Oct-08

US Business Development Corporations

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
Allied Capital Corp.ALDIN LINE10-Oct-08
American Capital StrategiesACASIN LINE31-Mar-08
Apollo Investment Corp.AINVOUTPERFORM10-Oct-08
Ares Capital Corp.ARCCUNDERPERFORM10-Oct-08
GSC Investment Corp.GNVIN LINE10-Oct-08
Prospect Capital Corp.PSECOUTPERFORM10-Oct-08

US Homebuilders

CompanySymbolLatest RatingLatest Rating Change
Centex CorpCTXUNDERPERFORM14-Oct-08
DR Horton IncDHIUNDERPERFORM14-Oct-08
KB HomeKBHIN LINE14-Oct-08
Lennar Corp.LENUNDERPERFORM14-Oct-08
Pulte Homes IncPHMIN LINE14-Oct-08
Ryland Group Inc.RYLIN LINE14-Oct-08
Toll Brothers Inc.TOLOUTPERFORM14-Oct-08