$15.65

1.21 (8.38%)

11/21/2008 4:05 PM

Astoria Financial Corp (AF)

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The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Astoria Federal, attracts retail deposit and invests those deposits, together with funds generated from operations, principal repayments on loans and securities and borrowings.

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Total Members

23 Outperforms

64 Underperforms

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4 Outperforms

30 Underperforms

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Ticker Tags

Small Cap (1354), Loans (83), Thrifts and Mortgage Finance (176)
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Astoria Financial Corp At A Glance

Current Price:	$15.65
Last Trade Time:	11/21/2008 4:05 PM
Open:	$14.62
Previous Close:	$14.44
Daily Range:	$14.31 - $15.88
52-Week Range:	$13.59 - $30.00
Volume:	2,691,193
Market Cap:	$1.38B
P/E Ratio:	19.78
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Other News Headlines for AF

Hudson City prospers in 2008 despite credit crisis
10/17/2008 3:51:00 PM - AP
Movers roundup: Ariad Pharmaceuticals, US Bancorp
9/22/2008 6:29:00 PM - AP
Astoria Financial gives back recent gains
9/22/2008 2:29:00 PM - AP
Clarification: Small banks story
9/12/2008 4:37:00 PM - AP

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Avatar hey4ndr3w (99.57) Submitted: 6/19/08 10:59 AM

WSJ says banks are becoming increasingly creative at masking loan losses, by doing things such as lengthening the time thresholds at which point debt is considered troubled, and moving toxic assets over to non-balance-sheet subsidiaries. "Spending all the time gaming the system rather than addressin...More

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Recs 0 (AF) SwordAgain (44.15) Submitted: 10/09/08 10:46 AM : Start Price: $16.93 AF Score: -14.10 10/16/08, 10:00 AM Bank stock that will experience some serious pain as they mark down their holdings. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (AF) cyncoot (95.57) Submitted: 7/24/08 9:41 PM : Start Price: $21.28 AF Score: -13.28 real estate....says it all. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (AF) tixareforkids (96.41) Submitted: 7/15/08 6:51 PM : Start Price: $16.76 AF Score: -31.11 Tied to success of retailers...not a good model in the near-term. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 2 (AF) hey4ndr3w (99.57) Submitted: 6/19/08 10:59 AM : Start Price: $20.93 AF Score: -18.35 WSJ says banks are becoming increasingly creative at masking loan losses, by doing things such as lengthening the time thresholds at which point debt is considered troubled, and moving toxic assets over to non-balance-sheet subsidiaries. "Spending all the time gaming the system rather than addressing the problems doesn't reflect well on the institutions," Moody's David Fanger says. Banks cited include AF, BBX, WB, WM and CNB. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (AF) NWTOGME (< 20) Submitted: 5/30/08 6:46 PM : Start Price: $23.25 AF Score: -13.09 Stock isn't popping, Insiders cashing out meltdown expected, wheat is growing thin and London is calling. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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