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• Crisis of Confidence Hits Regional Bank Shares

  By Jonathan Spicer and Juan LagorioNEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of regional banks sank on Monday, with Sovereign Bancorp SOV and National City Corp NCC down 60 percent, as investors feared the sector would be steamrolled by the deepening global credit crisis.As Wall Street sagged after the House of Representatives...

  News items 2008-09-29

  Tags: Bank, Financial, Sovereign Bancorp Inc., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Fifth Third Bancorp, Firstfed Financial Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., KeyCorp, National City Corp., Wachovia Corp.

• The Fundamental Upside of the Short Sale Ban

  Philip Gvinter submits: While the artificial nature and blatant bull-biased market manipulation and resulting historic short squeeze caused by the short sale ban are disturbing and in my opinion bad for the market there is one serious upside to this bit of government intervention. The upside lies in the...

  External links 2008-09-23

  Tags: Financial, Capital One Financial Corp., Firstfed Financial Corp.

• S&P 1500 Stocks With The Highest Short Interest

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Yesterday's release of the bi-monthly short interest figures showed that short sellers trimmed their bets for the third period in a row.  As of August 29th, the average short interest as a percentage of float for stocks in the S&P 1500 declined to...

  External links 2008-09-11

  Tags: US Market, ArthroCare Corp., Corus Bankshares Inc., Firstfed Financial Corp., Greenhill & Co., Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., MarineMax Inc., Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., Life-Time Fitness Inc., Blue Nile Inc., NutriSystem Inc., Sears Holdings Corp., True Religion Apparel Inc., Under Armour Inc.

• The Option Arm Triplets: Dead Banks Walking

  Greg Weston submits: I am continually surprised that people are willing to hold, at any price, the common stock of regional Option-ARM mortgage disasters Downey Financial DSL, BankUnited Financial Corporation BKUNA, and FirstFed Financial FED.  They are dead banks walking. The big investment banks, money center banks, insurance companies, and...

  External links 2008-08-28

  Tags: Financial, Downey Financial Corp., Firstfed Financial Corp.

• Short Thesis Still Intact at FirstFed

  Prudent Speculations submits: I have been bearish on FirstFed Financial FED for sometime and despite the stock’s recent run up and what would appear at first glance to be a slight improvement in the company’s underlying fundamentals, I believe that the short case for the company bears reiteration.  FirstFed,...

  External links 2008-08-27

  Tags: Financial, Firstfed Financial Corp.

• A Short Update on My 4 Short Ideas

  Greg Weston submits: So far I have written four “Short Ideas” for Seeking Alpha, and my track record has been stellar. My article on Crystal River CRZ was submitted when the stock was around 3.5, and as I write it is now at 2.18, down nearly 40%. In it...

  External links 2008-08-14

  Tags: Financial, Crystal River Capital Inc., Firstfed Financial Corp., Maguire Properties Inc., Redwood Trust Inc.

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• FirstFed Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2008

  LOS ANGELES -- FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED), parent company of First Federal Bank of California, today announced lower loan loss provisions and a decline in single family loans less than 90 days delinquent in the second quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2008. "While there can be...

  Articles 2008-08-06

• FirstFed Financial Corp. Announces Appointment of Nicholas C. Biase as Director

  LOS ANGELES -- The Board of Directors of FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED) today announced that Nicholas C. Biase has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company to a seat on the Board. Biase currently serves as a representative and a Member of the Board of...

  Articles 2008-07-25

• First Federal Bank of California Opens New Branch in Buena Park

  LOS ANGELES -- First Federal Bank of California today announced the opening of its newest banking office in Buena Park. Located at 7872 Valley View Street, this branch will provide the local community with a full array of both consumer and business banking products and services. ...

  Articles 2008-06-30

• First Federal Bank of California Opens Two New Branches in Southern California

  LOS ANGELES -- First Federal Bank of California, the wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED), today announced the opening of two new branch office locations. Located in Westlake Village and Irvine, both branches are full-service, providing a complete range of both consumer and commercial banking products and services. ...

  Articles 2008-06-04

• FirstFed Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2008

  LOS ANGELES -- FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED), parent company of First Federal Bank of California, today announced a net loss of $69.8 million or $5.11 per diluted share of common stock for the first quarter of 2008 compared to net income of $8.4 million or $0.61 per diluted share of...

  Articles 2008-04-30

• FirstFed Reports Estimated Losses at March 31, 2008

  LOS ANGELES -- FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED), parent company of First Federal Bank of California, today announced that they expect to substantially increase their allowance for single family loan losses at March 31, 2008. The Bank's total provision for loan losses for the current quarter is expected to be between...

  Articles 2008-04-25

• FirstFed Reports Preliminary Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2007

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED), parent company of First Federal Bank of California, today announced net income of $8.4 million or $0.61 per diluted share of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2007 compared to net income of $23.0 million or $1.57 per diluted share for...

  Articles 2008-01-25

• FirstFed Reports Rising Delinquencies at December 31, 2007

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED), parent company of First Federal Bank of California, today announced that, due to rising single family loan delinquencies, the provision for loan losses for the current quarter is expected to be between $20 million and $23 million, compared with $4.5 million that...

  Articles 2008-01-15

• Babette E. Heimbuch Establishes Heimbuch Family Foundation

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Babette E. Heimbuch, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of FirstFed Financial Corp. and First Federal Bank of California (NYSE: FED), has established the Heimbuch Family Foundation, a charitable foundation of which she is the sole trustee. On November 30, 2007, Ms. Heimbuch made...

  Articles 2007-12-03

• FirstFed Financial Corp. Ranked #4 in Bank Director Magazine's 2007 Top 150 Performers

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED), parent company of First Federal Bank of California is proud to announce its #4 ranking in Bank Director magazine's 2007 Top 150 Performers. This is the magazine's third annual Bank Performance Scorecard, which measures the performance of the country's...

  Articles 2007-11-29

• First Federal Bank of California Opens In-Store Branch in Albertsons, Mission Viejo

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- First Federal Bank of California, the fourth largest Los Angeles-based financial institutiona, today announced the opening of its newest retail banking office in the Albertsons supermarket at 23072 Alicia Parkway in Mission Viejo. This branch is First Fed's second in-store branch, and, as...

  Articles 2007-11-05

• FirstFed Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2007

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- FirstFed Financial Corp. (NYSE:FED), parent company of First Federal Bank of California, today announced net income of $23.0 million or $1.56 per diluted share of common stock for the third quarter of 2007 compared to net income of $29.1 million or $1.74 per...

  Articles 2007-10-26

• Five Top Earners in 2007

  Barbara Desoer Chief Technology and Operations Officer Bank of America Salary: $800,000Non-equity incentive compensation: $3,575,000Total compensation: $4,375,000 Amy Brinkley Global Risk Executive Bank of America Salary: $800,000Non-equity incentive compensation: $3,450,000Total compensation: $4,250,000 Carrie Toldstedt...

  Articles 2007-10-01

• Stock Pick

  FirstFed Financial is the holding company for First Federal Bank of California, which provides everydiing from checking and savings accounts, to loans for residential and commercial real estate. It also sells annuities through its Oceanside Insurance Agency subsidiary. The recent meltdown in the mortgage banking industry hasn't touched FirstFed, which...

  Articles 2007-09-07