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Duncan Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: DEP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) engages in gathering, transporting, marketing, and storing natural gas, as well as in transporting and storing natural gas liquids (NGLs) and petrochemicals in the United States. It operates through four segments: NGL and Petrochemical Storage Services, Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines and Services, Petrochemical Pipeline Services, and NGL Pipelines and Services. The NGL and Petrochemical Storage Services segment owns and operates 33 storage caverns with an aggregate underground storage capacity of approximately 100 million barrels (MMBbls), and a brine system with approximately 20 MMBbls of above-ground storage pit capacity, as well as 2 brine production wells, which receive, store, and deliver NGLs and petrochemical products for industrial customers located along the upper Texas Gulf Coast. The Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines and Services segment consists of the Acadian Gas System, which is an onshore natural gas pipeline system that gathers, transports, stores, and markets natural gas in south Louisiana utilizing approximately 1,000 miles of transmission lines, and smaller diameter lateral and gathering lines. The Petrochemical Pipeline Services segment operates 2 petrochemical pipeline systems, including Lou-Tex Propylene Pipeline, a 263-mile pipeline used to transport chemical-grade propylene from Sorrento, Louisiana to Mont Belvieu, Texas; and Sabine Propylene Pipeline, a 21-mile pipeline used to transport polymer-grade propylene from Port Arthur, Texas to an interconnect with Lake Charles propylene pipeline in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The NGL Pipelines and Services segment owns a 286-mile intrastate pipeline system used to transport NGLs from south Texas to Mont Belvieu, Texas. DEP Holdings, LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Duncan Energy Partners is based in Houston, Texas. With 20.3 million shares outstanding and 102,800 shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of DEP. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 50,155 shares of DEP that were failing-to-deliver as of August 14, 2007.
Horizon Lines Inc. (NYSE: HRZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiaries, engages in container shipping and integrated logistics operations. The company offers inland transportation and logistics services through its own trucking operations and relationships with third-party truckers, railroads, and barge operators in the United States. It ships consumer and industrial items ranging from foodstuffs to household goods, and auto parts to building materials and various materials used in manufacturing industries. Horizon Lines serves various customers primarily consumer and industrial products companies. It also serves various agencies of the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense and the U.S. Postal Service. The company operates its own terminals in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico; and contracts for terminal services in its six ports in the continental U.S. and in its ports in Guam, Hong Kong, Yantian, and Taiwan. As of December 23, 2007, it operated 21 vessels and approximately 22,000 cargo containers. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. With 29.92 million shares outstanding and 5.36 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of HRZ. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 22,263 shares of HRZ that were failing-to-deliver as of September 27, 2007.
Imperial Capital Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: IMP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as the bank holding company for Imperial Capital Bank that provides commercial banking products and services primarily in California. The company offers various deposit products, including certificates of deposits, money market, passbook, and demand deposit accounts. Its lending activities consist of originating and purchasing real estate loans secured by income producing properties or properties under construction; and entertainment finance loans. As of December 31, 2007, the company operated 6 retail branch locations in California; 1 retail branch located in Carson City, Nevada; 1 retail branch located in Baltimore, Maryland; and 25 origination offices serving the western United States, the southeast, the mid-Atlantic states, the Ohio Valley, the Metro New York area, and New England. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California. With 5.43 million shares outstanding and 752,000 shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of IMP.
Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiaries, provides credit-related insurance coverage and financial services in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Mortgage Insurance, Financial Guaranty, and Financial Services. The Mortgage Insurance segment offers credit protection for mortgage lenders and other financial services companies on residential mortgage assets through traditional mortgage insurance, as well as other mortgage-backed structured products. This segment serves mortgage originators, such as mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, and savings institutions. The Financial Guaranty segment insures and reinsures municipal bonds and other credit-based risks, and provides synthetic credit protection on various asset classes through credit default swaps. This segment serves financial institutions that structure, underwrite, or trade securities issued in public finance and structured finance obligations. The Financial Services segment specializes in credit card and bankruptcy-plan consumer assets, as well as in credit-sensitive, residential mortgage assets, and residential mortgage-backed securities investment. The company was founded in 1977. It was formerly known as CMAC Investment Corporation and changed its name to Radian Group, Inc. in 1999. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With 80.43 million shares outstanding and 18.29 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of RDN. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 39,486 shares of RDN that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
United Rentals Inc. (NYSE: URI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as an equipment rental company. It offers approximately 2,900 classes of rental equipment to construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners, and others. The company's rental equipment includes general construction and industrial equipment comprising backhoes, skid-steer loaders, forklifts, earth moving equipment, material handling equipment, compressors, pumps, surface preparation and remediation equipment, and generators; aerial work platforms, such as scissor lifts and boom lifts; general tools and light equipment, including pressure washers, water pumps, heaters, and hand tools; and trench safety equipment consisting of trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, slide rails, crossing plates, construction lasers, and line testing equipment. United Rentals also sells new and used rental equipment, as well as related contractor supplies, parts, and services. As of December 31, 2007, its network consisted of approximately 697 rental locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. With 86.41 million shares outstanding and 16.45 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of URI. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 46,801 shares of URI that were failing-to-deliver as of September 20, 2007.
W Holding Company Inc. (NYSE: WHI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as the holding company for Westernbank Puerto Rico, which offers business and consumer financial services in Puerto Rico, the United States. It accepts time deposits, savings deposits, and interest and non-interest bearing demand deposits. The company's loan portfolio includes commercial real estate mortgage, residential real estate mortgage, construction mortgage, and consumer and others loans, as well as commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans. The company, through its other subsidiaries, offers investment, trust, brokerage, and treasury services. In addition, W Holding Company, through its subsidiary, operates as a general insurance agent, providing property, casualty, life, and disability insurance. As of December 31, 2006, the bank operated 56 bank branches, including 33 in the western and southwestern regions, 14 in the San Juan metropolitan area, 7 in the Northeastern region, and 2 in the Eastern region in Puerto Rico, as well as offers its services through online. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. With 164.9 million shares outstanding and 12.97 million shares declared short as of July 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of WHI. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 718,157 shares of WHI that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
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