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Most Shares Sold Short
Institution Position
1 U.S. Bancorp 7,072,510
2 Olympic Financial 3,515,367
3 Charter One Financial 2,560,581
4 Sovereign Bancorp 2,113,429
5 Rochester Community 2,098,326
6 Boatmen's Bancshares 1,960,131
7 Huntington Bancshares 1,823,123
8 First Commerce Corp. 1,735,388
9 Roosevelt Financial Group 1,684,423
10 Meridian Bancorp 1,555,488
Most Days to Cover*
Institution Days
1 Old National Bancorp 42.1
2 Sun Bancorp 39.3
3 FNB Corp. 33.3
4 Bank of Granite Corp. 27.9
5 Ameriana Bancorp 26.1
6 Piedmont BankGroup 25.8
7 Regional Acceptance 25.3
8 First Commerce Corp. 22.3
9 Great Southern Bancorp 21.7
10 Charter One Financial 21.3
Largest Unit Increases
Institution Unit Chg.
1 U.S. Bancorp 1,135,219
2 Huntington Bancshares 855,776
3 Rochester Community 486,032
4 Charter One Financial 402,421
5 Olympic Financial 210,685
6 Aames Financial Corp. 99,051
7 Fourth Financial Corp. 97,820
8 Leader Financial Corp. 97,510
9 Union Acceptance Corp. 95,133
10 Midlantic Corp. 86,072
Largest Unit Decreases
Institution Unit Chg.
1 Bank South Corp. 349,623
2 West One Bancorp 324,568
3 BayBanks Inc. 237,759
4 Fifth Third Bancorp 173,587
5 CNB Bancshares 160,561
6 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 137,443
7 Trust Company of New Jersey 129,554
8 ADVANTA Corp. Class A 125,709
9 GreenPoint Financial Corp. 113,907
10 Washington Federal 98,920
Largest Percent Increases
Institution Pct. Chg.
1 CB Bancorp 34759.20%
2 U.S. Pawn Inc. 16548.40%
3 CSB Financial Corp. 3876.60%
4 Conservative Savings Corp. 3159.60%
5 Capitol Bancorp 2553.70%
6 Permanent Bancorp 1802.20%
7 Capital Associates Inc. 1460.60%
8 Security First Corp. 1416.70%
9 First Patriot Bankshares 1374.70%
10 Riverside National Bank 458.80%
Largest Percent Decreases**
Institution Pct. Chg.
1 United National Bancorp 98.7%
2 First Liberty Financial Corp. 93.1%
3 Sunrise Resources Inc. 92.8%
4 Sho-Me Financial Corp. 92.3%
5 ISB Financial Corp. 91.8%
6 Citizens Bancorp 91.4%
7 Mountain Parks Financial Corp. 91.3%
8 Premier Bancorp 86.6%
9 UST Corp. 85.7%
10 Mississippi Valley Bancshares 83.9%
