The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 10 US Mortgage Investment Companies had their average stock prices drop by a massive 75% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 10 US Mortgage Investment Companies have increased by a spectacular 733% through January 30, 2014. Six of the ten had stock price increases above 700%.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 10 US Mortgage Investment Companies must be extremely pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state caused by the 2008 US financial meltdown.
Below here are the market prices of each of these 10 US Mortgage Investment Companies on January 30, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 30, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Mortgage Investment Companies | HQs | 1-30-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-30-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| KKR Financial Holdings | San Francisco | CA | 12.38 | 0.48 | 14.05 | 2479% | -97% |
| Arlington Asset Investment Corp | Arlington | VA | 26.39 | 2.60 | 62.80 | 915% | -96% |
| Marlin Business Services Corp | Mount Laurel | NJ | 26.15 | 2.92 | 12.06 | 796% | -76% |
| Fannie Mae | Washington | DC | 3.11 | 0.36 | 39.98 | 764% | -99% |
| Freddie Mac | McLean | VA | 3.00 | 0.36 | 34.07 | 733% | -99% |
| Tree.Com | Charlotte | NC | 32.40 | 3.97 | 7.32 | 716% | -46% |
| Walter Investment Management | Tampa | FL | 31.18 | 6.50 | 19.00 | 380% | -66% |
| Hercules Technology Growth Capital | Palo Alto | CA | 16.11 | 3.62 | 12.42 | 345% | -71% |
| BRT Realty Trust | Great Neck | NY | 7.41 | 2.59 | 12.64 | 187% | -80% |
| America First Multifamily Investors LP | Omaha | NE | 5.87 | 5.03 | 6.44 | 17% | -22% |
| Average % Change all 10 | 733% | -75% |
