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 - $4.18
- -5.00%
- $4.40
"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 - $37.70
- -1.67%
- $38.01
"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 Ltd - $54.13
- -0.33%
- $54.17
"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 Holdi - $2.88
- -2.37%
- $2.95
No Analysis added

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MRH
Montpelier Re Hld - $17.20
- +0.58%
- $17.01
No Analysis added

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PRAA
Portfolio Recover - $47.43
- -2.81%
- $48.85
No Analysis added

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ECPG
Encore Capital Gr - $16.56
- -1.60%
- $16.85
No Analysis added

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PRS
Primus Guaranty L - $3.50
- +1.16%
- $3.44
No Analysis added
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