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Amendment to the Cinergy Corp Nonqualified Deferred Incentive Comp Plan

 Exhibit 10.70 
 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 CINERGY CORP. NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 The Cinergy Corp. Nonqualified Deferred Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective as of December 1,
1996, as amended (the “Plan”), is hereby amended effective as of December 19, 2007. 
  

	(1)	Explanation of Amendment 

 The Plan is
amended to provide that certain amounts that are subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be distributed in a single lump sum as soon as administratively practicable following a participant’s separation from service. 
  

	(2)	Amendment 

  

	 	(a)	Article V of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 

 “The Committee may, in its sole discretion, require a mandatory lump sum payment of amounts deferred under the Plan that are subject to
Section 409A of the Code and that do not exceed the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code, which payment shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following the Participant’s separation from
service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), provided that the payment results in the termination of the entirety of the Participant’s interest under the Plan, including all agreements, methods, programs, or other arrangements
with respect to which deferrals of compensation are treated as having been deferred under a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Section 409A of the Code. No payments shall be made under this paragraph to an individual who is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code prior to the first business day of the seventh month following his or her separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), or if
earlier, upon the Participant’s death.” 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cinergy Corp. has caused this Amendment to be executed and approved
by its duly authorized officer as of December 19, 2007. 
  

			
	By:	 	 \s\ Karen R. Feld

		 	Karen R. Feld
		 	Vice President, Corporate Human ResourcesAmendment to the Cinergy Corp 401(k) Excess Plan

 Exhibit 10.71 
 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 CINERGY CORP. 401(K) EXCESS PLAN 
 The Cinergy Corp. 401(k) Excess Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby amended effective as of December 19, 2007. 
  

	(1)	Explanation of Amendment 

 The Plan is
amended to provide that certain amounts that are subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be distributed in a single lump sum as soon as administratively practicable following a participant’s separation from service. 
  

	(2)	Amendment 

  

	 	(a)	Article V of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 

 “The Committee may, in its sole discretion, require a mandatory lump sum payment of amounts deferred under the Plan that are subject to
Section 409A of the Code and that do not exceed the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code, which payment shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following the Participant’s separation from
service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), provided that the payment results in the termination of the entirety of the Participant’s interest under the Plan, including all agreements, methods, programs, or other arrangements
with respect to which deferrals of compensation are treated as having been deferred under a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Section 409A of the Code. No payments shall be made under this paragraph to an individual who is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code prior to the first business day of the seventh month following his or her separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), or if
earlier, upon the Participant’s death.” 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cinergy Corp. has caused this Amendment to be executed and approved
by its duly authorized officer as of December 19, 2007. 
  

			
	By:	 	 \s\ Karen R. Feld

		 	Karen R. Feld
		 	Vice President, Corporate Human ResourcesAmendment to the Cinergy Corp Excess Profit Sharing Plan

 Exhibit 10.72 
 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 CINERGY CORP. EXCESS PROFIT SHARING PLAN 
 The Cinergy Corp. Excess Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby amended effective as of December 19, 2007. 
  

	(1)	Explanation of Amendment 

 The Plan is
amended to provide that certain amounts that are subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be distributed in a single lump sum as soon as administratively practicable following a participant’s separation from service. 
  

	(2)	Amendment 

  

	 	(a)	Article V of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: 

 “The Committee may, in its sole discretion, require a mandatory lump sum payment of amounts deferred under the Plan that are subject to
Section 409A of the Code and that do not exceed the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code, which payment shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following the Participant’s separation from
service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), provided that the payment results in the termination of the entirety of the Participant’s interest under the Plan, including all agreements, methods, programs, or other arrangements
with respect to which deferrals of compensation are treated as having been deferred under a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Section 409A of the Code. No payments shall be made under this paragraph to an individual who is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code prior to the first business day of the seventh month following his or her separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), or if
earlier, upon the Participant’s death.” 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cinergy Corp. has caused this Amendment to be executed and approved
by its duly authorized officer as of December 19, 2007. 
  

			
	 By:
	 	 \s\ Karen R. Feld

		 	Karen R. Feld
		 	Vice President, Corporate Human ResourcesExhibit 10.26

 Exhibit 10.26 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO 
 CORPORATE AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CORPORATE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of April 5, 2007, by and between FBR CAPITAL
MARKETS CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation (“FBR Capital Markets”), and FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC., a Virginia corporation (“FBR Group”). 
 WHEREAS, FBR Capital Markets and FBR Group are parties to that certain Corporate Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2006, as the same is amended hereby
and may be further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (the “Corporate Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 7.3 of the Corporate Agreement, the parties desire to amend the Corporate Agreement as provided in this Amendment; and 
 WHEREAS, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Corporate Agreement. 
 NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, FBR Capital Markets and FBR Group hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment are as defined in the Corporate Agreement. 
 2. Amendments to the Corporate Agreement. 
 (a) Section 1.1 of the Corporate Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the defined term “Finally Determined” a new defined term, which reads as follows: 
 ““Fully-Diluted Ownership Percentage” means, at any time, the fraction, expressed as a percentage and rounded to
the next highest thousandth of a percent, whose numerator is the number of shares of the Applicable Stock and whose denominator is the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of FBR Capital Markets on a fully-diluted basis; provided,
however, that any shares of Common Stock issued by FBR Capital Markets in violation of its obligations under Article V of this Agreement shall not be deemed outstanding for the purpose of determining the Ownership Percentage.”

 (b) Section 5.1(b) of the Corporate Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows: 
 “The provisions of Section 5.1(a) hereof notwithstanding, the Option granted pursuant to
Section 5.1(a) shall not apply and shall not be exercisable in connection with the issuance by FBR Capital Markets of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any stock option or other director, executive or employee benefit or
compensation plan maintained by FBR Capital Markets unless such issuance would cause the Fully-Diluted Ownership Percentage to decrease to 50% or less.” 

 (c) Section 7.8 of the Corporate Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows: 
 “Governing Law. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND
INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOMESTIC LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 
 3. Representations and Warranties. 
 (a) FBR Capital Markets represents and warrants to FBR Group that:
(i) FBR Capital Markets has taken all action necessary to permit it to execute and deliver this Amendment and to carry out the terms hereof; (ii) this Amendment, when duly executed and delivered by FBR Capital Markets, will constitute a
valid and binding obligation of FBR Capital Markets, enforceable against FBR Capital Markets in accordance with its terms; and (iii) FBR Capital Markets is not required to obtain any order, consent, approval or authorization of, or to make any
declaration or filing with, any third party or governmental authority in connection with the execution and delivery of this Amendment or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such order, consent, approval,
authorization, declaration or filing as which has been obtained or made. 
 (b) FBR Group represents and warrants to FBR
Capital Markets that: (i) FBR Group has taken all action necessary to permit it to execute and deliver this Amendment and to carry out the terms hereof; (ii) this Amendment, when duly executed and delivered by FBR Group, will constitute a
valid and binding obligation of FBR Group, enforceable against FBR Group in accordance with its terms; and (iii) FBR Group is not required to obtain any order, consent, approval or authorization of, or to make any declaration or filing with,
any third party or governmental authority in connection with the execution and delivery of this Amendment or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such order, consent, approval, authorization, declaration or filing as
which has been obtained or made. 
 4. No Other Change. Except as otherwise provided herein, all of the terms, covenants and other
provisions of the Corporate Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. After the date hereof, all references to the Corporate Agreement shall refer to the Corporate Agreement, as amended by
this Amendment. 
 5. No Waiver or Consent. Except as specifically set forth herein, the execution and delivery hereof by the parties
hereto shall not constitute a consent or waiver of any provisions of the Corporate Agreement. No waiver by any party of any breach or violation or, default under or inaccuracy in any representation, warranty or covenant hereunder or under the
Corporate Agreement, whether intentional or not, will be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent breach, violation, default of, or inaccuracy in, any such representation, warranty or covenant 

  

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hereunder or thereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence. No delay or omission on the part of any
party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Amendment or the Corporate Agreement will operate as a waiver hereof or thereof. 
 6. Counterparts. For the convenience of the parties, any number of counterparts of this Amendment may be executed by any two or more parties hereto, and each such executed counterpart shall be, and shall be deemed to be, an original,
but all of which shall constitute, and shall be deemed to constitute, in the aggregate but one and the same instrument. 
 7. Governing
Law. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOMESTIC LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW
OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 1 to Corporate
Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
  

	
	 FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY GROUP, INC.

	
	By: /s/ J. Rock Tonkel, Jr.
	 Name: J. Rock Tonkel, Jr.
 Title: President and Chief Operating Officer

	
	 FBR CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION

	
	By: /s/ Richard J. Hendrix
	 Name: Richard J. Hendrix

	 Title: President and Chief Operating Officer

 [Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Corporate Agreement]

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