25 / PRNewswire-FirstCall / -- FBR Capital Markets Corporation ( Nasdaq : FBCM ) ( FBR Capital Markets ) , a leading investment bank serving the middle market , today reported a net after-tax loss of $ 130.7 million , or $ 2.23 per share ( diluted ) , for the quarter ending December 31 , 2008 , compared to a net after-tax loss of $ 27.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2007 . For the year ending December 31 , 2008 , FBR Capital Markets reported a net loss of $ 194.7 million after tax , or $ 3.09 per share ( diluted ) , compared to net after-tax earnings of $ 5.2 million , or $ 0.08 per share ( diluted ) , in 2007 .