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iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as a finance company focusing on the commercial real estate industry. The company provides custom-tailored financing to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate. Its financing products include senior and mezzanine real estate debt, senior and mezzanine corporate capital, corporate net lease financing, and equity. The company also involves in corporate tenant leasing business, which provides capital to corporations and others who control facilities leased primarily to single creditworthy customers. As of December 31, 2007, iStar Financial owned 407 office and industrial, entertainment, hotel, and retail facilities in 40 states. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York. With 133.77 million shares outstanding and 34.45 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of SFI. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 1,917,816 shares of SFI that were failing-to-deliver as of March 13, 2008.
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 no longer a failure to deliver in shares of TPX. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 3,379,919 shares of TPX that were failing-to-deliver as of March 26, 2008.
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 13.37 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of WHI. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 2,768,348 shares of WHI that were failing-to-deliver as of December 10, 2007.
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) a development stage company, engages in the commercialization of certain photovoltaic (PV) technology developed by ITN Energy Systems, Inc. for space satellite, near-space, and terrestrial markets. Its PV modules use a thin film copper-indium-gallium-diselenide semiconductor material on a flexible plastic substrate. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Littleton, Colorado. With 18.43 million shares outstanding and 2.48 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of ASTI. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 776,725 shares of ASTI that were failing-to-deliver as of June 29, 2007.
Community Bancorp (NASDAQ: CBON | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as the holding company for Community Bank of Nevada and Community Bank of Arizona, which provides commercial banking products and services to small business and professional customers in Nevada. The company offers a range of deposits products, including regular checking, savings, negotiable order of withdrawal, and money market deposit accounts; fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail CDs ranging in terms from 30 days to two years; and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans, construction loans, land acquisition and development loans, commercial and industrial loans, and small business administration loans. As of December 31, 2007, the company operated thirteen full-service branches in greater Las Vegas, Nevada; and three full-service branches, an administrative office, and a loan production office in greater Phoenix, Arizona. It primarily offers its services to developers, contractors, professionals, distribution and service businesses, local residential home builders, and manufacturers. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 10.25 million shares outstanding and 2.28 million shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of CBON. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 138,424 shares of CBON that were failing-to-deliver as of May 8, 2008.
CTI Industries Corp. (NASDAQ: CTIB | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, markets, and sells novelty products, specialty and printed films, and flexible containers. The company's products include metalized balloons, latex balloons, punch balls, and related latex toy products; films for packaging applications; and flexible containers for packaging and storage applications. It also operates systems for the production, lamination, coating, and printing of films used for food packaging and other commercial uses, as well as for conversion of films to flexible packaging containers and other products. The company sells its products through distributors, wholesalers, and independent sales representatives, as well as retail outlets, including general merchandise, discount and drugstore chains, grocery chains, card and gift shops, party goods stores, and florists and balloon decorators. It operates in the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. CTI Industries Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Barrington, Illinois. With 2.79 million shares outstanding and 4,400 shares declared short as of September 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of CTIB. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 277,015 shares of CTIB that were failing-to-deliver as of September 19, 2005.
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