Bank Short Interest Highlights: Month Ending August 15, 1995

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Most Shares Sold Short

Institution Position

1 Fleet Financial Group Inc. 20,674,674

2 PNC Bank Corp. 17,612,075

3 Citicorp 15,754,962

4 Norwest Corp. 10,822,990

5 Bank of New York 9,276,219

6 First Union Corp. 5,905,132

7 BankAmerica Corp. 4,681,310

8 First USA Inc. 4,388,896

9 Glendale Federal Bank 4,190,279

10 National City Corp. 4,058,240

Most Days to Cover*

Institution Days

1 Fleet Financial Group Inc. 45.9

2 Lomas Financial Corp. 38.1

3 First National Bancshares 35.6

4 Park National Corp. 33.1

5 National City Corp. 22.8

6 Southern National Corp. 21

7 TCF Financial Corp. 20.5

8 Norwest Corp. 15.9

9 First Republic Bancorp 15.8

10 PNC Bank Corp. 15.6

Largest Unit Increases

Institution Unit Chg.

1 PNC Bank Corp. 12,157,352

2 First Union Corp. 3,284,419

3 NationsBank Corp. 1,116,286

4 NBD Bancorp 1,006,476

5 Banc One Corp. 668,842

6 Chase Manhattan Wrnts-6/96 391,577

7 Dime Bancorp Inc. 367,212

8 First USA Inc. 358,774

9 First Interstate Bancorp 355,346

10 American Express Co. 347,670

Largest Unit Decreases

Institution Unit Chg.

1 Citicorp -6,496,019

2 BankAmerica Corp. -1,547,464

3 Republic New York Corp. -1,354,269

4 Chase Manhattan Corp. -1,338,749

5 Bank of New York -1,177,927

6 Comerica Inc. -816,202

7 National City Corp. -726,560

8 First Chicago Corp. -604,860

9 Countrywide Credit Inds. -468,566

10 Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. -427,586

Largest Percent Increases

Institution Pct. Chg.

1 First Citizens BancStock 11450.00%

2 Finova Group Inc. 1484.80%

3 Chase Manhattan Wrnts-6/96 314.50%

4 PNC Bank Corp. 222.90%

5 Star Banc Corp. 218.70%

6 First Union Corp. 125.30%

7 First of America Bank Corp. 112.20%

8 Centura Banks Inc. 106.50%

9 NBD Bancorp 92.80%

10 Texarkana First Fin'l Corp. 92.70%

Largest Percent Decreases**

Institution Pct. Chg.

1 Republic New York Corp. -87.90%

2 Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 -63.50%

3 Capstead Mortgage Corp. -63.00%

4 Golden West Fin'l Corp. -55.30%

5 Valley National Bancorp -54.70%

6 First Chicago Corp. -49.20%

7 Dean Witter Discover & Co. -46.00%

8 Chase Manhattan Corp. -41.60%

9 North Fork Bancorp -39.70%

10 Citadel Holding Corp. -38.90% === AMEX listing. *-Number of days to cover short interest, assuming average daily trading volume holds constant and that all volume is used in settlement of short positions. **-Ranking limited to issues with open short positions at current and prior settlement dates. S-Figures adjusted for stock split or dividend. R-Prior figures revised. Sources: New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange. Compiled by American Banker

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