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Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE: WM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer and small business banking company in the United States. It operates in four segments: Retail Banking Group, Card Services Group, Commercial Group, and Home Loans Group. The Retail Banking Group segment offers deposit and other retail banking products and services, which include checking and interest-bearing checking, personal checking, savings, money market deposit, and time deposit accounts to consumers and small businesses; loan products comprising home loans, home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, and mortgage loans; and investment advisory and brokerage services. The Card Services Group segment's operations consist of issuing credit cards, holding outstanding balances on credit cards in portfolio or securitizing and selling them, servicing credit card accounts, and providing other cardholder services. The Commercial Group segment provides finance to developers and investors for multi family dwellings and other commercial properties, services multi family and other commercial real estate loans, and provides limited deposit services to commercial customers. The Home Loans Group segment originates, fulfills, and services home loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit; manages capital market operations; and holds the company's held for investment portfolios of home loans, home equity loans, and home equity lines of credit made to higher risk borrowers through the subprime mortgage channel. This segment also offers real estate secured residential loan products and services, as well as markets annuities and other insurance products. As of December 31, 2007, the company operated 2,257 retail banking stores and 233 lending stores and centers in 36 states. Washington Mutual, Inc. was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. With 1.71 billion shares outstanding and 382.36 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is a failure to deliver in shares of WM. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 14,870 shares of WM that were failing-to-deliver as of September 25, 2007.
Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified hospitality and entertainment company in the United States. The company focuses on large group meetings segment of the lodging market. It owns and operates the Gaylord Hotels branded hotels, which include the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee; the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida; and the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. The company also owns and operates the Radisson Hotel at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition, Gaylord Entertainment Company is developing a hotel, known as the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center located on the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland. Further, it operates the Nashville-based tourist attractions, which comprise the Grand Ole Opry, a live country music variety show; the General Jackson Showboat, a 300-foot, four-deck paddle wheel showboat, on the Cumberland river; the Wildhorse Saloon, a country music performance venue; the Ryman Auditorium, a venue for concerts and musical productions; and the Gaylord Springs Golf Links, a golf course located near the Opryland complex. Additionally, the company offers Corporate Magic, which specializes in the production of creative events in the corporate entertainment marketplace, as well as in the ownership and the operation of the WSM-AM radio station. Gaylord Entertainment Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. With 40.85 million shares outstanding and 8.08 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is a failure to deliver in shares of GET. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 21,841 shares of GET that were failing-to-deliver as of August 22, 2007.
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: PFD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund primarily invests in traditional DRD-eligible preferred securities, common stocks, and debt securities. The company also invests in utilities, banks, insurance, financial, services, oil and gas, REIT, and other industrial sectors. Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated serves as the Fund's investment advisor. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Pasadena, California. With 10.55 million shares outstanding and 132,400 shares declared short as of September 2008, there is a failure to deliver in shares of PFD. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 18,900 shares of PFD that were failing-to-deliver as of August 27, 2007.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. (NYSE: RBA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as an auctioneer of industrial equipment primarily to the used construction, transportation, and agricultural equipment sectors worldwide. The company sells, through unreserved public auctions, a range of industrial equipments, trucks, and other assets used in the construction, transportation, mining, forestry, petroleum, material handling, marine, real estate, and agricultural industries. It also offers rbauctionBid-Live services that enable the customers to bid live and in real-time over the Internet. As of December 31, 2007, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers operated from approximately 110 locations, including 37 auction sites in approximately 27 countries. Its customers include contractors, truck and equipment dealers and brokers, finance companies, and rental companies. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada. With 104.71 million shares outstanding and 4.46 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is a failure to deliver in shares of RBA. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 12,924 shares of RBA that were failing-to-deliver as of August 17, 2007.
TempurPedic International Inc. (NYSE: TPX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) engages in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of bedding products worldwide. Its products include pillows, mattresses, and adjustable beds, as well as various cushions and other comfort products. The company markets its products through furniture and bedding, and specialty stores, as well as department stores; direct response and Internet; chiropractors, medical retailers, hospitals, and other healthcare markets; and third party distributors. Tempur Pedic International sells its products under TEMPUR and Tempur-Pedic brand names. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Lexington, Kentucky. With 74.83 million shares outstanding and 44.44 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is a failure to deliver in shares of TPX. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 22,751 shares of TPX that were failing-to-deliver as of September 26, 2007.
Teche Holding Co (AMEX: TSH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as the holding company for Teche Federal Bank that offers various financial services in Louisiana, the United States. The company primarily engages in generating deposits and originating loans. Its deposit products include regular savings, demand accounts, NOW accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company's lending activities comprise land loans; mortgage loans, including one- to four-family loans and multi-family loans; construction loans; commercial real estate loans; commercial non-real estate loans; and consumer loans consisting of loans secured by deposits, home equity loans, automobile loans, mobile home loans, and unsecured personal consumer loans. As of November 30, 2007, it operated 20 offices in the Louisiana parishes of St. Mary, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Landry, East Baton Rouge, and Ascension. The company was founded in 1934 and is based in New Iberia, Louisiana. With 2.11 million shares outstanding and 16,600 shares declared short as of September 2008, there is a failure to deliver in shares of TSH.
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