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America's CarMart Inc (NASDAQ: CRMT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. The company focuses on the buy here/pay here segment of the used car market. It primarily sells older model used cars, as well as various trucks and sport utility vehicles; and provides financing for its customers. As of April 30, 2008, the company operated 91 stores located primarily in small cities in the South-Central United States. It purchases vehicles principally through wholesalers, new car dealers, individuals, and from auctions. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. With 11.73 million shares outstanding and 989,600 shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of CRMT. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 50,512 shares of CRMT that were failing-to-deliver as of August 8, 2007.
Citizens & Northern Corp (NASDAQ: CZNC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as the holding for Citizens & Northern Bank and First State Bank, which provide various banking and mortgage services to individual and corporate customers in north central Pennsylvania and southern New York. Its deposit products include various checking accounts, passbook and statement savings, money market accounts, interest checking accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposits, as well as non-insured Repo Sweep accounts. The company's loan portfolio comprises mortgage loans, commercial loans, and consumer loans, as well as specialized instruments, such as commercial letters-of-credit. It also provides trust and financial management services, including administration of trusts and estates, such as estate planning, estate settlements, and asset management; and 401(k) plans, retirement plans, other employee benefit plans, and investment management services, as well as various personal and commercial insurance products, as well as mutual funds, annuities, educational savings accounts, and other investment products through registered agents. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. With 8.97 million shares outstanding and 24,700 shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of CZNC.
Farmers Capital Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: FFKT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) a financial holding company, offers banking and bank-related services to individuals, corporations, and other customers in central and northern Kentucky. It accepts various deposit products, such as non-interest bearing deposits, savings accounts, time deposits, checking accounts, and term certificate accounts. The company offers various lending products, which include commercial, financial, and agricultural loans; real estate loans, such as construction loans, residential loans, and loans for farmland and other commercial enterprises; installment loans; and personal loans and lines of credit. In addition, it provides cash management services, safe deposit box rental, and funds transfer services. Further, the company serves as an agent in providing credit card loans; and operates as a trustee of personal trusts, executor of estates, trustee for employee benefit trusts, and registrar, transfer agent, and paying agent for bond issues. As of March 31, 2008, it had 36 banking locations in 23 communities throughout central and northern Kentucky to individual, business, agriculture, government, and educational customers. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky. With 7.35 million shares outstanding and 14,400 shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of FFKT. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 13,156 shares of FFKT that were failing-to-deliver as of August 17, 2007.
Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: IDIX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral and other infectious diseases in the United States and Europe. It develops nucleoside/nucleotide polymerase inhibitors, including IDX102 and IDX184, which are in late-stage preclinical development; protease inhibitors; and non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitors for the treatment of hepatitis C virus. The company also develops IDX899 that has completed a phase I dose-escalation study for the treatment of HIV-1 from the class of compounds known as non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. In addition, Idenix Pharmaceuticals holds licenses for Tyzeka and Sebivo products for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a subsidiary of Novartis Pharma AG. With 56.34 million shares outstanding and 3.11 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of IDIX. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 15,957 shares of IDIX that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
Life Partners Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LPHI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiary, Life Partners, Inc., operates as a financial services company that provides purchasing services for life settlements in the United States. The company facilitates life settlement transactions by identifying, examining, and purchasing the policies as an agent. Its financial transactions involve the purchase of life insurance policies at a discount to their face value for investment purposes. The purchasers of life settlements include high net worth individuals and institutional purchasers. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Waco, Texas. With 11.89 million shares outstanding and 1.06 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of LPHI. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 295,544 shares of LPHI that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
Orion Energy Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) designs, manufactures, markets, and implements energy management systems primarily energy efficient lighting systems, controls, and related services. The company offers Compact Modular, a high intensity fluorescent (HIF) lighting system, which operates at lower temperatures than high intensity discharge fixtures and other legacy lighting fixtures in commercial and industrial facilities. Its Compact Modular product line also includes modular power pack, which enables to customize the customers' lighting systems to achieve their specified lighting and energy savings goals. The company's products also comprise intelite motion control and ambient light sensors, which turn individual fixtures on and off based on user-defined parameters regarding motion and/or light levels in a given area; Apollo Light Pipe, a lens-based device that collects and focuses renewable daylight; and wireless control devices, which allows users to remotely communicate with and give commands to individual light fixtures through Web-based software. In addition, it offers various other HIF fixtures to address lighting and energy management needs, including fixtures designed for agribusinesses and private label resale. Further, the company provides energy management services, including site assessment, site field verification, utility incentive and government subsidy management, engineering design, project management, installation services, and recycling in connection with its retrofit installations. It primarily sells its products directly to commercial and industrial customers; and indirectly through their electrical contractors or distributors. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Plymouth, Wisconsin. With 27.01 million shares outstanding and 4.08 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of OESX.
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