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Friedman Billings Ramsey Group Inc. (FBR)At 2:09PM ET: 1.91  Down 0.02 (1.04%)  
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Friedman Billings Ramsey Group Inc.
1001 Nineteenth Street North
Arlington, VA 22209
United States - Map
Phone: 703-312-9500
Fax: 703-469-1081
Web Site: http://www.fbr.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Financial
Industry:Investment Brokerage - Regional
Full Time Employees:1,025

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company, through its subsidiaries, provides investment banking, institutional brokerage and research, and asset management and merchant banking services in the United States and Europe. It invests in mortgage securities, whole mortgage loans, and other mortgage assets, as well as in merchant banking opportunities, including equity securities, mezzanine debt, and senior loans. The company's mortgage-related investments include securities backed by residential mortgage loans, non-conforming residential mortgage loans, and securities backed by non-conforming residential mortgage loans. Its investment banking activities include underwritings; public and private capital raising transactions; and financial advisory services in merger, acquisition, restructuring, and strategic partnering transactions. The company's institutional brokerage and research activities comprise the provision of research and institutional sales, and trading services to equity and high-yield investors. It executes securities transactions for institutional investors, such as mutual funds, insurance companies, hedge funds, banks, money managers, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The company's asset management activities consist of managing a range of pooled investment vehicles, including mutual funds, hedge funds, venture capital and private equity funds, and separate accounts. Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group qualifies as a real estate investment trust and would not be subject to federal income tax, provided that it distributes at least 90% of taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Friedman Billings Ramsey Group Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Aug-08 is better than 63.3% of Russell 3000 companies and 50.5% of Real Estate companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Eric F. Billings , 55
    Co-Founder, Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Chairman of FBR Capital Markets, Chairman of FBR Asset Investment Corp. and Chief Exec. Officer FBR Capital Markets
    N/A N/A
    Mr. J. Rock Tonkel Jr.,
    Pres, Chief Operating Officer
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Kurt Ross Harrington CPA, 55
    Chief Financial Officer, Exec. VP and Member of Exec. Committee
    N/A N/A
    Mr. William John Ginivan , 57
    Chief Legal Officer, Exec. VP and Member of Exec. Committee
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Dorian A. Prosdocimi ,
    Chief Exec. Officer of International Bus. for London and Managing Director of International Bus. for London
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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