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Exhibit 12.1
STATEMENTS REGARDING COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
                                                         
    Three     Six        
    Months     Months        
    Ended     Ended        
    June 30,     June 30,     Year ended December 31,  
(In thousands)   2011     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
     
Earnings:
                                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ (48,659 )   $ (53,274 )   $ (29,216 )   $ 25,836     $ 16,649     $ 41,958     $ 37,578  
Fixed charges excluding interest from securities operations
    10,473       20,913       33,310       12,535       5,911       5,193       4,420  
     
Subtotal
    (38,186 )     (32,361 )     4,094       38,371       22,560       47,151       41,998  
Interest expense from securities operations
    8,999       17,253       22,269       34,279       90,699       140,077       89,429  
     
Total
  $ (29,187 )   $ (15,108 )   $ 26,363     $ 72,650     $ 113,259     $ 187,228     $ 131,427  
     
Fixed charges:
                                                       
Interest expense on long-term debt
  $ 9,787     $ 19,498     $ 30,829     $ 10,344     $ 3,854     $ 2,894     $ 2,951  
Interest factor in rents and other interest-bearing liabilities
    686       1,415       2,481       2,191       2,057       2,299       1,469  
     
Subtotal
    10,473       20,913       33,310       12,535       5,911       5,193       4,420  
Interest expense from securities operations
    8,999       17,253       22,269       34,279       90,699       140,077       89,429  
     
Total
  $ 19,472     $ 38,166     $ 55,579     $ 46,814     $ 96,610     $ 145,270     $ 93,849  
     
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:
                                                       
Including interest expense from securities operations
    (a )     (a )     0.5       1.6       1.2       1.3       1.4  
Excluding interest expense from securities operations
    (b )     (b )     0.1       3.1       3.8       9.1       9.5  
 
(a)   Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $29.2 million and $15.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.
 
(b)   Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges excluding interest expense from securities operations by $38.2 million and $32.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.