Top 10 Best-Performing Specialty Finance Stocks Year-to-Date: AGM, TAL, NEWS, TGH, INSW, LOAN, CISG, MRLN, QUOT, TCAP (Jul 08, 2010)

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 06:11 AM PDT

Below are the top 10 best-performing Specialty Finance stocks year-to-date. One Chinese company (CISG) is on the list.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:AGM) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 96.01% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 216.59% for the last 52 weeks. TAL International Group, Inc. (NYSE:TAL) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 71.50% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 128.04% for the last 52 weeks. NewStar Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWS) is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 63.52% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 270.52% for the last 52 weeks. Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 50.41% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 137.57% for the last 52 weeks. InsWeb Corporation (NASDAQ:INSW) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 44.62% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 58.25% for the last 52 weeks.

Manhattan Bridge Capital Inc. (NASDAQ:LOAN) is the 6th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 36.99% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 59.29% for the last 52 weeks. CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG) is the 7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 36.21% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 98.48% for the last 52 weeks. Marlin Business Services Corp. (NASDAQ:MRLN) is the 8th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 35.56% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 113.72% for the last 52 weeks. Life Quotes Inc (NASDAQ:QUOT) is the 9th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 32.33% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 120.56% for the last 52 weeks. Triangle Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:TCAP) is the 10th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 19.93% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 34.14% for the last 52 weeks. 

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