Brokerages and Investment, Specialty Lenders, and Thrifts

June 01, 2000, 1:00 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

BROKERAGES AND INVESTMENT BANKS
Industry Rank	Overall Rank	Company Name, Headquarters	Total Score
1	18	Jefferies Group, Los Angeles	145
2	21	A.G. Edwards, St. Louis, MO	160
3	22	Southwest Securities Group, Dallas	165
4	28	Franklin Resources, San Mateo, CA	205
5	30	Raymond James Financial, St. Petersburg, FL	208

SPECIALTY LENDERS
Industry Rank	Overall Rank	Company Name, Headquarters	Total Score
1	7	Doral Financial Corp., San Juan, PR	103
2	9	R & G Financial Corp., Hato Rey, PR	112
3	51	Ryder System, Miami	313
4	66	Advanta Corp., Spring House, PA	352
5	85	Comdisco Inc., Rosemont, IL	473

THRIFTS
Industry Rank	Overall Rank	Company Name, Headquarters	Total Score
1	11	Flagstar Bancorp, Bloomfield Hills, MI	122
2	24	MAF Bancorp, Clarendon Hills, IL	178
3	36	Webster Financial Corp., Waterbury, CT	254
4	39	Downey Financial Corp., Newport Beach, CA	275
5	41	People's Bank, Bridgeport, CT	281
6	44	Washington Federal, Seattle, WA	289
7	58	FirstFed Financial Corp., Santa Monica, CA	333
8	59	PBOC Holdings, Los Angeles	335
9	67	Westcorp, Irvine, CA	352
10	80	Haven Bancorp, Westbury, CT	405
11	83	Coastal Bancorp, Houston	429
12	86	Ocwen Financial Corp., West Palm Beach, FL	479
13	99	BankUnited Financial Corp., Coral Gables, FL	581

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