The Washington region has become fertile for the financial industry over the past couple of decades, home to giants such as Fannie Mae, Carlyle Group and investment bank Friedman, Billings, Ramsey. Mid-level lenders such as Allied Capital and CapitalSource grew up here. There's even a crop of ven... -
Area's Big Financiers Brace for 'a Serious Shakeout'
The Washington region has become fertile for the financial industry over the past couple of decades, home to giants such as Fannie Mae, Carlyle Group and investment bank Friedman, Billings, Ramsey. Mid-level lenders such as Allied Capital and CapitalSource grew up here. There's even a crop of ven...-
By Thomas Heath