FBR Capital Markets Research Analysts Recognized as Industry Leaders

Analysts Receive Accolades from the Financial Times / StarMine, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.com

ARLINGTON, Va., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — FBR Capital Markets Corporation (Nasdaq: FBCM) (FBR Capital Markets), a leading investment bank serving the middle market, today announced that its research analysts have been recognized by the Financial Times / StarMine, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.com for their industry-leading earnings estimation and stock-picking performance in 2008.

Those recognized among the 2009 Financial Times / StarMine World’s Top Analysts include:

• Paul Miller – #1 Earnings Estimator in Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
• Alex Rygiel – #1 Stock Picker in Construction & Engineering
• Patrick Scholes – #1 Earnings Estimator in Hotels & Leisure
• Matthew Snowling – #1 Earnings Estimator in Capital Markets and among the overall Top-Ten Earnings Estimators
• Randy Binner – #2 Earnings Estimator in Insurance
• Craig Berger – #3 Earnings Estimator in Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Robert MacKenzie – #3 Earnings Estimator in Energy Equipment & Services

This is the second consecutive year that Paul Miller has been recognized as the #1 Earnings Estimator within Thrifts & Mortgage Finance.

Analysts recognized among The Wall Street Journal’s Best on the Street 2009 include:

• Deane Dray – #1 Stock Picker, General Industrials
• Randy Binner – #4 Stock Picker, Life Insurers

Analysts receiving 2009 Forbes.com Blue Chip Analyst Awards include:

• Paul Miller – #1 Banks & Thrifts
• Craig Berger – #2 Semiconductors
• Robert MacKenzie – #2 Oilfield Machinery & Services
• Scott Valentin – #2 Finance
• Bijan Moazami – #3 Insurance
• Matthew Snowling – #4 Investment Brokers & Managers
• Rehan Rashid – #5 Oil Exploration & Production
• Alex Rygiel – #5 Construction & Building Materials
• Heath Terry – #5 Computer Software & Services

This is the second consecutive year that Paul Miller has been ranked the #1 Forbes.com Blue Chip Analyst for Banks & Thrifts and the second consecutive year that Robert MacKenzie, Alex Rygiel and Scott Valentin have been ranked among the top-five analysts in their respective sectors.

“Quality, insightful research is of critical importance to investors, especially as they navigate the volatility in the current market,” said David M. Khani, CFA, Director of Research and Senior Managing Director at FBR Capital Markets. “We continually strive to differentiate our research from consensus, identify unique investment opportunities and generate added value for clients.”

FBR Capital Markets Corporation (Nasdaq: FBCM) provides investment banking, merger and acquisition advisory, institutional brokerage and research services through its subsidiary FBR Capital Markets & Co. FBR Capital Markets focuses capital and financial expertise on seven industry sectors: consumer; diversified industrials; energy & natural resources; financial institutions; insurance; real estate; and technology, media & telecom. Asset management services are provided by FBR Investment Management, Inc., and mutual funds are provided by FBR Fund Advisers, Inc.; both companies are subsidiaries of FBR Capital Markets Corporation. FBR Capital Markets is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with offices throughout the United States and in London. For more information, please visit www.fbrcapitalmarkets.com.

SOURCE FBR Capital Markets Corporation