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$0.27 0.05 (22.68%)
10/13/2008 2:44 PM

Franklin Bank Corp. (FBTX)

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A savings & loan holding company, which through its subsidiary, Franklin Bank, provides products & services community banking & commercial banking services to corporations & other business clients & originate single family residential mortgage loans.

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Ticker Tags

Loans (101), Micro Cap (4824), Savings & Loans (182)
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Franklin Bank Corp. At A Glance

Current Price: $0.27
Last Trade Time: 10/13/2008 2:44 PM
Open: $0.30
Previous Close: $0.22
Daily Range: $0.26 - $0.34
52-Week Range: $0.21 - $8.74
Volume: 235,307
Market Cap: $5.58M
P/E Ratio: 8.40
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Franklin Bank Corp. (FBTX)

Avatar harrison5046 (95.47) Submitted: 12/12/06 4:27 PM

A small but growing Texas bank, discliplined in accretive acquisitions, does not overpay. Run by former Bank One team that generated substantial profits for its shreholders prior to selling to Washington Mutual at big profit. Franklin Bank will be a takeover target one day as the Texas banking mar...More

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Avatar antichrononology (< 20) Submitted: 12/10/07 5:37 PM : Outperform Start Price: $5.99 FBTX Score: -58.47

Short interest and november tax loss done... will rise over the next few months at least to readjust for over selling

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Avatar barkbark100 (43.57) Submitted: 10/18/07 5:28 PM : Outperform Start Price: $7.97 FBTX Score: -59.20

Lew and friends have bought a pocketful of shares down here. He is a pretty good investor.

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Avatar jlmjlm77 (84.91) Submitted: 9/23/07 10:54 PM : Outperform Start Price: $9.66 FBTX Score: -60.06

Inside buys.





Texas is still one of the few areas of the country that you can buy residential property and make positive cash flow on rent.





Home equity lending is limited to 80% LTV.





Property taxes drop by new state law in 2008.





If they are lending for Texas Real Estate then their assets should be fairly safe.

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Avatar Smeadly (60.54) Submitted: 9/06/07 12:44 PM : Outperform Start Price: $9.02 FBTX Score: -61.68

Market has painted this stock with too broad a brush. Turmoil in mortgage market leads to rare opportunities for this group to take advantage in MSB, Servicing, as well as their growing commercial business book.

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Avatar insiderbuys (< 20) Submitted: 7/02/07 3:05 AM : Outperform Start Price: $14.90 FBTX Score: -61.69

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