Financials that have not collapsed

[Biggus Piggus]

Here are some financials with market capitalizations higher today than they were on Dec. 31 of last year:

CRD.B   Crawford & Co. (Cl B)   296%
BPSG   Broadpoint Securities Group Inc.   208%
STEL   StellarOne Corp.   142%
ACC   American Campus Communities Inc.   86%
RBCAA   Republic Bancorp Inc. (Kentucky) (Cl A)   74%
THFF   First Financial Corp. (Indiana)   60%
PVTB   PrivateBancorp Inc.   58%
NPBC   National Penn Bancshares Inc.   54%
FBP   First Bancorp Of Puerto Rico   52%
CFFN   Capitol Federal Financial   51%
WIBC   Wilshire Bancorp Inc.   51%
UB   UnionBanCal Corp.   50%
CIA   Citizens Inc. (Cl A)   50%
HOMB   Home BancShares Inc.   47%
SWS   SWS Group Inc.   46%
UVSP   Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania   45%
PHLY   Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Co.   44%
SBP   Santander Bancorp   43%
OCN   Ocwen Financial Corp.   43%
STBA   S&T Bancorp Inc.   43%
TOWN   Towne Bank   42%
FNB   F.N.B. Corp.   42%
ECPG   Encore Capital Group Inc.   39%
ORIT   Oritani Financial Corp.   37%
FFIN   First Financial Bankshares Inc.   36%
SBSI   Southside Bancshares Inc.   36%
OFG   Oriental Financial Group Inc.   35%
NBTB   NBT Bancorp Inc.   33%
HTLF   Heartland Financial USA Inc.   33%
SRCE   1st Source Corp.   33%
HBHC   Hancock Holding Co.   33%
CSFL   Centerstate Banks of Florida Inc.   33%
FNLC   First Bancorp Inc.   33%
SF   Stifel Financial Corp.   33%
WHG   Westwood Holdings Group Inc.   32%
UMBF   UMB Financial Corp.   31%
ONB   Old National Bancorp   31%
AEC   Associated Estates Realty Corp.   31%
DR   Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc.   31%
CHFC   Chemical Financial Corp.   30%
WSBC   WesBanco Inc.   30%
MPW   Medical Properties Trust Inc.   30%
ATLO   Ames National Corp.   30%
EXR   Extra Space Storage Inc.   30%
CVBF   CVB Financial Corp.   30%
UBNK   United Financial Bancorp Inc.   29%
AMCP   AmCOMP Inc.   28%
MSFG   MainSource Financial Group Inc.   28%
OHI   Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.   28%
CZNC   Citizens & Northern Corp.   27%
CDR   Cedar Shopping Centers Inc.   27%
IBOC   International Bancshares Corp.   27%
YSI   U-Store-It-Trust   27%
WABC   Westamerica Bancorp   27%
INDB   Independent Bank Corp.   26%
SNH   Senior Housing Properties Trust   25%
PSA   Public Storage   25%
GBCI   Glacier Bancorp Inc.   25%
LPHI   Life Partners Holdings Inc.   25%
NARA   Nara Bancorp Inc.   24%
KBW   KBW Inc.   24%
TMP   Tompkins Financial Corp.   24%
OFC   Corporate Office Properties Trust   24%
HRB   H&R Block Inc.   24%
CAC   Camden National Corp.   23%
LRY   Liberty Property Trust   23%
FFBC   First Financial Bancorp (Ohio)   23%
MAA   Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.   22%
PGC   Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.   22%
CTBI   Community Trust Bancorp Inc.   22%
FNFG   First Niagara Financial Group Inc.   22%
IRET   Investors Real Estate Trust   21%
CHCO   City Holding Co.   21%
CBU   Community Bank System Inc.   21%
BNCL   Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc.   21%
TRST   TrustCo Bank Corp.   21%
GRNB   Green Bankshares Inc.   20%
R   Ryder System Inc.   20%
BMR   BioMed Realty Trust Inc.   20%
WRLD   World Acceptance Corp.   20%
AMSF   AMERISAFE Inc.   19%
EPR   Entertainment Properties Trust   19%
RCKB   Rockville Financial Inc.   19%
HME   Home Properties Inc.   19%
UDR   UDR Inc.   19%
HCN   Health Care REIT Inc.   19%
SFNC   Simmons First National Corp. (Cl A)   19%
SCBT   SCBT Financial Corp.   19%
PNFP   Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc.   19%
MBI   MBIA Inc.   18%
UBA   Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (Cl A)   18%
ESSA   ESSA Bancorp Inc.   18%
PRSP   Prosperity Bancshares Inc.   18%
NHI   National Health Investors Inc.   18%
DCOM   Dime Community Bancshares   17%
DHIL   Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc.   17%
BRKL   Brookline Bancorp Inc.   17%
DLR   Digital Realty Trust Inc.   17%
BRE   BRE Properties Inc.   17%
FCNCA   First Citizens Bancshares Inc. (Cl A)   17%
HCP   HCP Inc.   17%
SHBI   Shore Bancshares Inc.   16%
EMCI   EMC Insurance Group Inc.   16%
PSEC   Prospect Capital Corp.   16%
EGP   EastGroup Properties Inc.   16%
IPCC   Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.   15%
NWLIA   National Western Life Ins Co. (Cl A)   15%
NAL   NewAlliance Bancshares Inc.   15%
MMC   Marsh & McLennan Cos.   15%
HIW   Highwoods Properties Inc.   15%
WRE   Washington Real Estate Investment Trust   15%
EQR   Equity Residential   14%
SKT   Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.   14%
NYM   NYMAGIC INC.   14%
UBSH   Union Bankshares Corp.   14%
GHL   Greenhill & Co.   14%
JEF   Jefferies Group Inc.   14%
ESS   Essex Property Trust Inc.   14%
SUBK   Suffolk Bancorp   14%
SYBT   S.Y. Bancorp Inc.   14%
FCBC   First Community Bancshares Inc. (Nevada)   14%
STFC   State Auto Financial Corp.   13%
ELS   Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc.   13%
OCFC   OceanFirst Financial Corp.   13%
AFP   United Capital Corp.   13%
HOME   Home Federal Bancorp Inc.   12%
FPIC   FPIC Insurance Group Inc.   12%
IBKC   IBERIABANK Corp.   12%
PRAA   Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc.   12%
LTC   LTC Properties Inc.   11%
CSH   Cash America International Inc.   11%
FCF   First Commonwealth Financial Corp. (Pennsylvania)   11%
FISI   Financial Institutions Inc.   11%
STBC   State Bancorp Inc.   11%
NFBK   Northfield Bancorp Inc.   11%
TNS   TNS Inc.   11%
NFS   Nationwide Financial Services Inc. (Cl A)   11%
BXS   BancorpSouth Inc.   11%
VLY   Valley National Bancorp   11%
WFC   Wells Fargo & Co.   11%
NHP   Nationwide Health Properties Inc.   11%
PCBK   Pacific Continental Corp.   10%
CSBK   Clifton Savings Bancorp Inc.   10%
HRH   Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.   10%
UBSI   United Bankshares Inc.   10%
BANF   BancFirst Corp.   10%
HCBK   Hudson City Bancorp Inc.   10%
YAVY   Yadkin Valley Financial Corp.   10%
PNC   PNC Financial Services Group Inc.   9%
USB   U.S. Bancorp   9%
ORH   Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.   9%
CSWC   Capital Southwest Corp.   9%
PICO   Pico Holdings Inc.   9%
PRK   Park National Corp.   9%
NNI   Nelnet Inc.  (Cl A)   8%
NGPC   NGP Capital Resources Co.   8%
LAZ   Lazard Ltd.   7%
MBFI   MB Financial Inc.   7%
LKFN   Lakeland Financial Corp.   7%
AJG   Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.   7%
BKMU   Bank Mutual Corp.   7%
UHT   Universal Health Realty Income Trust   7%
ALX   Alexander's Inc.   7%
WTBA   West Bancorp   7%
ARE   Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.   7%
NEWS   NewStar Financial Inc.   7%
KCLI   Kansas City Life Insurance Co.   7%
DUF   Duff & Phelps Corp. (Cl A)   7%
HNBC   Harleysville National Corp.   7%
WRI   Weingarten Realty Investors   7%
SSS   Sovran Self Storage Inc.   7%
IRC   Inland Real Estate Corp.   7%
STC   Stewart Information Services Corp.   6%
CUZ   Cousins Properties Inc.   6%
BHLB   Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc.   6%
GMT   GATX Corp.   6%
CFR   Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.   6%
PBCT   People's United Financial Inc.   6%
FIF   Financial Federal Corp.   5%
GLAD   Gladstone Capital Corp.   5%
VTR   Ventas Inc.   5%
AROW   Arrow Financial Corp.   5%
SPG   Simon Property Group Inc.   5%
RLI   RLI Corp.   5%
NITE   Knight Capital Group Inc. (Cl A)   5%
PSB   PS Business Parks Inc.   5%
FRME   First Merchants Corp.   5%
BFSB   Brooklyn Federal Bancorp Inc.   5%
CASS   Cass Information Systems Inc.   5%
BOH   Bank of Hawaii Corp.   5%
DEI   Douglas Emmett Inc.   4%
WFD   Westfield Financial Inc.   4%
LXP   Lexington Realty Trust   4%
SAFT   Safety Insurance Group Inc.   4%
RPT   Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust   4%
HR   Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.   4%
AACC   Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.   4%
STL   Sterling Bancorp   4%
FBNC   First Bancorp (North Carolina)   4%
MGRC   McGrath RentCorp   3%
PFS   Provident Financial Services Inc.   3%
PCH   Potlatch Corp.   3%
ISBC   Investors Bancorp Inc.   3%
VPFG   ViewPoint Financial Group   3%
OKSB   Southwest Bancorp Inc.   3%
WSFS   WSFS Financial Corp.   2%
TAXI   Medallion Financial Corp.   2%
MTB   M&T Bank Corp.   2%
TCBI   Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.   2%
SIVB   SVB Financial Group   2%
PCL   Plum Creek Timber Company Inc.   1%
BBT   BB&T Corp.   1%
LBAI   Lakeland Bancorp Inc.   1%
PMACA   PMA Capital Corp. (Cl A)   1%
UBFO   United Security Bancshares   1%
BMTC   Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.   1%
ABBC   Abington Bancorp Inc   1%
TCBK   TriCo Bancshares   1%
KRNY   Kearny Financial Corp.   1%
KIM   Kimco Realty Corp.   1%
COF   Capital One Financial Corp.   1%
ADVNB   Advanta Corp. (Cl B)   1%
CBSH   Commerce Bancshares Inc.   1%
CRE   Care Investment Trust Inc.   0%
CMO   Capstead Mortgage Corp.   0%
SBCF   Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida   0%
FFKT   Farmers Capital Bank Corp.   0%
COBH   Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp Inc.   0%
CPF   Central Pacific Financial Corp.   0%
NWSB   Northwest Bancorp Inc.   0%
TFSL   TFS Financial Corp.   0%

[kgr]

The big bank of scotland has weathered the same problem that caused the collapse of the beliquie bank, and HSBC also seems to be holding out o.k.

[Porkys Revenge]

If you absolutely HAD to invest in something right now, what would it be?

[Biggus Piggus]

If you absolutely HAD to invest in something right now, what would it be?

unlevered, high ROIC, high free cash flow generators.

[Masshog]

Great list to begin screening from.  Thanks Biggus. 

[HognotinMemphis]

Several REITS in that list, including some apartment REITS. At first glance, you'd think apartments would be a good thing since home ownership is declining and folks are going to be moving into apartments. On the other hand, may be a lot of evictions from apartments due to lower incomes and/or loss of jobs. Which way to go here?