Press Release

COHEN & COMPANY SECURITIES ANNOUNCES AN ADDITION TO THE MORTGAGE SALES TEAM

New York, NY – January, 2010 – Cohen & Company Securities, LLC (“Cohen & Company Securities”), Cohen & Company’s registered broker-dealer, is pleased to announce the hiring of Kevin Lind as a Managing Director in the Mortgage Securities Department. Most recently Kevin covered institutional mortgage securities investors for GMAC Rescap. At Rescap Kevin consistently ranked as one of the top three producers in mortgage sales. Prior to Rescap Kevin spent time in the mortgage departments at Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan. Kevin will be based in New York.

About Cohen & Company
Cohen Brothers, LLC (d/b/a Cohen & Company) is an investment firm specializing in credit related fixed income investments. Through Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, the company also provides institutional broker-dealer services focused on debt securities. With offices in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Boston, Paris, London and Tokyo, Cohen & Company serves a diverse international network of institutional and individual clients. For more information about Cohen & Company, we encourage you to visit www.cohenandcompany.com.

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