Type: Public
On the web: http://www.capitalsource.com
Employees: 562
Employee growth: 2.6%

CapitalSource is a real estate investment trust (REIT) with segments devoted to commercial finance, health care leasing, residential mortgage investing, and banking. Its commercial lending arm provides tailored financing and lending products to middle-market businesses. Its healthcare unit provides lease financing to skilled-nursing facilities and invests in long-term care facilities. The residential mortgage division invests in home loans backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. It acquired the asets of Fremont Investment & Loan from troubled Fremont General in 2008. CapitalSource is active mainly in the US, but also has clients in Canada and the UK.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $1,584.0M
One year growth: 26.2%
Net income: $176.3M
Income growth: (36.9%)

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: John K. Delaney
President and COO: Dean C. Graham
SVP and CFO: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Competitors:
CIT Corporate Finance
Citigroup
GECF