Date updated:05-16-2007
Second Curve Capital is an $800 million dollar hedge fund focused on the financial services sector. It was launched in 2000 by award-winning stock analyst Tom Brown who also had a brief stint at Tiger Management.
Brown was interviewed in the December 4th issue of Barron's. According to the article, the 48 year old likes to take a hands on approach to analyzing the companies he invests in. This approach has led to 20% annualized returns after fees since inception and a year-to-date return of 17%.
Here is a list of stocks Brown mentioned in the interview along with his comments on them.

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TNCC
Tennessee Commerc - $6.50
- 0.00%
- $N/A
"Tennessee Commerce Bancorp focuses so effectively on the small-business customer that it more than compensates for its exposure to the yield curve. They can grow their earnings rapidly despite the difficult interest rate enviornment."

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COF
Capital One Finan - $24.45
- 0.00%
- $24.64
"It is viewed today as a credit card company. By the end of '07, credit cards will be less than half their earnings. The other half will be banking

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RNR
Renaissancere Hol - $47.80
- 0.00%
- $46.61
"The devastation that took place in the industry as a result of the hurricane seasons in 2004 and 2005 has meant that pricing for reinsurance coverage rose dramatically in Jan 1 and continued to rise for the business that got renewed on June and July 1 of 2006." "All of our contacts indicate pricing remains very strong"

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CCRT
Compucredit Corpo - $3.11
- +1.97%
- $3.04
No Analysis added

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MRH
Montpelier Re Hol - $14.04
- 0.00%
- $13.82
No Analysis added

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PRAA
Portfolio Recover - $38.86
- +3.71%
- $37.40
No Analysis added

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ECPG
Encore Capital Gr - $13.29
- -4.04%
- $13.70
No Analysis added

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PRS
Primus Guaranty L - $2.89
- 0.00%
- $2.80
No Analysis added
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