The First Marblehead Corp (FMD)

TMFInvestorpoet (93.08) Submitted: 7/10/07 11:33 AM : Start Price: $37.26 FMD Score: -76.74

First Marblehead basically underwrites, securitizes, and services private student loans. However, they do very little of this directly with students. They partner with schools, banks, and other entities that deal directly with students and their pare...

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o2n2y (< 20) Submitted: 1/01/08 2:13 PM : Start Price: $15.46 FMD Score: 71.39

Still working on "fundamentals" to figure out if there's a safe entry point with real $$$!!!


In the interim, I'm beginning to wonder about some of the commentary in Caps postings!





1) An amazing # of "outperformers...

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tycoonbull (30.24) Submitted: 4/14/08 10:27 PM : Start Price: $7.85 FMD Score: -62.50

FMD's loss of a $1 billion credit facility, provided by an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, is a cause for significant concern. FMD's access to the credit facility would have eased liquidity concerns stemming from the turmoil in the credit markets.

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dcookie (< 20) Submitted: 6/28/06 4:46 AM : Start Price: $35.47 FMD Score: -95.22

Many banks turn to companies such as First Marblehead (FMD) to help them evaluate, service, and securitize private student loans. As gov't student loan programs are cut, FMD is moving into with direct-to-customer loans and increasing the number of cu...

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SureBeatsWorking (75.28) Submitted: 4/29/07 8:53 PM : Start Price: $36.34 FMD Score: -78.45

Will admit I don’t really know how Sallie Mae acquisition will affect this company going forward. Even if BOM and JMP leave which is not foregone conclusion it appears FMD should still do ok. People like Tom Brown still buying after Sallie Mae sale! ...

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MKArch (< 20) Submitted: 11/29/06 10:42 PM : Start Price: $42.57 FMD Score: -86.45

Lets see private student loans represent about 8% of the student loan market but are growing their share fast as they become more well known, at the same time college tuition cost continue to escalate faster than inflation and government backed loans...

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NetscribeFinServ (< 20) Submitted: 2/05/07 8:04 AM : Start Price: $53.54 FMD Score: 83.01

First Marblehead helps meet the growing demand for private education loans by providing an integrated suite of services for student loan programs. They do not serve as a lender, guarantor or loan servicer, but instead receive fees for the services pr...

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SpaceMonkey01 (76.50) Submitted: 3/06/08 8:14 PM : Start Price: $14.86 FMD Score: -77.51

OK....as of tomorrow I am going into this with real dollars. Read all the previous pitches from top fools on this stock, they have said it better than I. It's pretty much trading at book value, so I don't see much downside left. Will this stock pull ...

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Terok1313 (99.66) Submitted: 4/23/08 4:15 PM : Start Price: $4.74 FMD Score: -44.98

I've lost a lot of points, and a little bit of accuracy, on this dog as I've repeatedly tried to catch a bottom, only for some new disaster to strike (TERI, BofA, etc...) each and every time. But I simply don't believe that they're going bankrupt. ...

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TMFTaurean (24.44) Submitted: 7/05/06 6:48 PM : Start Price: $28.68 FMD Score: -91.36

Heck, I've got a daughter who just finished her junior year in high school...and she wants to be a doctor. I figure that just her student loans alone should be enough to boost FMD's profits enough to warrant the outperform rating ;-)

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