FRANKLIN BANK CORP FBTX (last ticker on record)
CIK 1207070Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- Bankruptcy
- Went dark (not a red flag)
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 4
- Newest began Nov 2008
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Oct 2006 to Oct 2010
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Bracewell LLPFirst linked Oct 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 247 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Aug 2003 · Named in a filing · 889 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.07× · 95% wipeout 0.59×
- Loeb & Loeb LLPFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 838 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.99× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- Silver, Freedman, Taff & Tiernan LLPFirst linked Aug 2003 · Text search only · 190 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.27× · Went dark 0.39× · 95% wipeout 0.34×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracewell LLP | Oct 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 247 | 0.93 | 0.31 | 1.03 |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Aug 2003 | Named in a filing | 889 | 1.31 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
| Loeb & Loeb LLP | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 838 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 1.10 |
| Silver, Freedman, Taff & Tiernan LLP | Aug 2003 | Text search only | 190 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.34 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- David F. TaylorLocke LordFirst linked Apr 2006 · Named in a filing · 35 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 1.10× · 95% wipeout 2.68×
- JOHN R. BRANTLEYBracewell LLPFirst linked Apr 2005 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.83× · Went dark 1.36× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Craig M. WassermanWachtell Lipton Rosen & KatzFirst linked Aug 2003 · Named in a filing · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.49× · Went dark 1.05× · 95% wipeout 0.66×
- John F. KennedyFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 190 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Stephen M. EgeElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.First linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 9 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.34× · Went dark 2.39× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David F. TaylorLocke Lord | Apr 2006 | Named in a filing | 35 | 1.52 | 1.10 | 2.68 |
| JOHN R. BRANTLEYBracewell LLP | Apr 2005 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 0.83 | 1.36 | 0.86 |
| Craig M. WassermanWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | Aug 2003 | Named in a filing | 33 | 1.49 | 1.05 | 0.66 |
| John F. Kennedy | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 190 | 1.52 | 0.60 | 1.17 |
| Stephen M. EgeElias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P. | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 9 | 3.34 | 2.39 | 1.20 |