Bank Equities Short Interest: New York and American Stock Exchanges

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Shares Sold Unit Chg.

Short as of from

Institution 12/15/95 11/15/95

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 2,478,766 -298,566

American Express Co. 2,142,052 207,784

AmeriCredit Corp. 461,373 -19,923

Amsouth Bancorp. 2,049,990 1,067,565

AT&T Capital Corp. 59,800 -3,800

Banc One Corp. 5,825,848 433,981

Bancorp Hawaii 399,510 -38,051

Bank of Boston Corp. 468,935 53,101

Bank of New York 5,726,093 882,737

BankAmerica Corp. 5,118,422 700,013

Bankers Trust New York Corp. 2,351,416 -196,311

Barnett Banks Inc. 1,568,397 180,347

Beneficial Corp. 873,526 405,235

Capital One Financial Corp. 184,470 -49,967

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 227,560 88,289

Centura Banks Inc. 94,743 -28,413

CFX Corp. 34,750 -154

Chase Manhattan Corp. 1,958,742 -131,911

Chase Manhattan Wrnts-6/96 39,631 -7,101

Chemical Banking Corp. 6,359,814 1,559,817

Citadel Holding Corp. 46,400 -2,000

Citicorp 8,473,584 -3,484,678

City National Corp. 130,429 -11,202

Coast Savings Financial Inc. 1,035,364 416,022

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 13,570 117

Comerica Inc. 555,506 104,557

Commercial Federal Corp. 94,129 -19,120

CoreStates Financial Corp. 1,321,686 -81,583

Countrywide Credit Industries 2,790,267 274,764

Crestar Financial Corp. 1,062,985 -85,438

Dean Witter Discover & Co. 517,539 256,679

Downey Financial Corp. 8,400 -60,015

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1,951,167 784,577

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 1,254,606 115,078

Financial Federal Corp. 11,506 1,955

Finova Group Inc. 48,249 17,685

First Bank System Inc. 5,096,438 -751,325

First Commonwealth Financial 11,300 800

First Fidelity Bancorp. 1,171,826 34,745

First Interstate Bancorp 1,047,730 281,016

First National Bancshares 17,837 -9,642

First of America Bank Corp. 261,615 -30,162

First Republic Bancorp 555,070 6,815

First Union Corp. 10,920,754 1,461,106

First USA Inc. 4,966,340 -117,452

First Virginia Banks Inc. 221,795 -2,910

Firstar Corp. 934,359 225,240

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 10,748,371 -14,014,725

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 118,927 -25,296

Fund American Enterprise 61,477 1,700

Glendale Federal Bank 7,094,926 1,575,703

Golden West Financial Corp. 257,084 -12,569

Great Western Financial Corp. 1,356,865 220,764

Hibernia Corp. 377,195 84,548

Household International 862,868 166,019

Integra Financial Corp. 155,480 -6,671

J.P. Morgan & Co. 1,491,060 194,953

MBNA Corp. 946,644 94,569

Mellon Bank Corp. 2,262,252 26,861

Mercantile Bancorp 644,081 140,151

Mercury Finance Co. 2,686,928 -206,868

MidSouth Bancorp 20,712 -504

National Auto Credit 114,200 -4,300

National City Corp. 8,431,366 1,814,845

NationsBank Corp. 7,835,123 792,869

New Iberia Bancorp 49,004 175

New York Bancorp 171,748 -41,614

North American Mortgage Co. 199,307 -119,938

North Fork Bancorp 40,431 6,887

Norwest Corp. 4,673,921 -68,780

Park National Corp. 36,735 462

Piedmont Bancorp 26,906 26,906

PNC Bank Corp. 40,322,564 4,805,689

Republic New York Corp. 548,420 235,124

Santa Monica Bank 13,000 -9,200

SC Bancorp (CA) 8,300 -69,300

Signet Banking Corp. 620,764 -5,745

Southern National Corp. 2,357,806 11,299

Standard Federal Bank 184,191 12,657

Star Banc Corp. 220,944 56,325

State Street Boston Corp. 787,860 -97,601

Student Loan Corp. 24,464 4,712

Student Loan Mktg. Assn. 777,518 70,106

Suntrust Banks Inc. 636,850 -20,491

Synovous Financial Corp. 234,833 -29,184

TCF Financial Corp. 931,776 394,483

Texarkana First Financial 3,764 -13,389

UJB Financial Corp. 1,790,795 606,637

Union Planters Corp. 1,248,444 36,163

Valley National Bancorp 64,497 -912

Wachovia Corp. 1,428,343 -220,271

Wells Fargo & Co. 1,280,351 249,406

Bank-Related Totals 174.10 Mil. -588,410

NYSE Exchange Totals 2.06 Bil. 64,146,307

AMEX Exchange Totals 112.43 Mil. 4,844,630

Set 2 of 2

Pct. Chg. Avg. Daily Days

from Trading to

Institution 11/15/95 Volume Cover*

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co -10.80% 519,414 4.8

American Express Co. 10.7 868,361 2.5

AmeriCredit Corp. -4.1 118,852 3.9

Amsouth Bancorp. 108.7 117,276 17.5

AT&T Capital Corp. -6 24,723 2.4

Banc One Corp. 8.00% 592,228 9.8

Bancorp Hawaii -8.7 41,785 9.6

Bank of Boston Corp. 12.8 357,657 1.3

Bank of New York 18.2 600,576 9.5

BankAmerica Corp. 15.8 1,228,228 4.2

Bankers Trust New Yo -7.70% 514,976 4.6

Barnett Banks Inc. 13 200,195 7.8

Beneficial Corp. 86.5 100,533 8.7

Capital One Financia -21.3 199,314 0.9

Capstead Mortgage Co 63.4 59,495 3.8

Centura Banks Inc. -23.10% 14,166 6.7

CFX Corp. - 12,042 2.9

Chase Manhattan Corp -6.3 817,009 2.4

Chase Manhattan Wrnt -15.2 45,904 0.9

Chemical Banking Cor 32.5 914,400 7

Citadel Holding Corp -4.10% 26,761 1.7

Citicorp -29.1 2,097,076 4

City National Corp. -7.9 97,333 1.3

Coast Savings Financ 67.2 128,909 8

Colonial BancGroup I - 10,490 1.3

Comerica Inc. 23.20% 485,057 1.1

Commercial Federal C -16.9 37,309 2.5

CoreStates Financial -5.8 302,109 4.4

Countrywide Credit I 10.9 901,133 3.1

Crestar Financial Co -7.4 45,061 23.6

Dean Witter Discover 98.40% 387,990 1.3

Downey Financial Cor -87.7 29,476 0.3

Federal Home Loan Mo 67.3 327,561 6

Federal National Mor 10.1 634,766 2

Financial Federal Co 20.5 1,771 6.5

Finova Group Inc. 57.90% 52,985 0.9

First Bank System In -12.8 356,385 14.3

First Commonwealth F 7.6 4,452 2.5

First Fidelity Banco 3.1 152,614 7.7

First Interstate Ban 36.7 430,785 2.4

First National Bancs -35.10% 661 27

First of America Ban -10.3 64,028 4.1

First Republic Banco 1.2 18,933 29.3

First Union Corp. 15.4 496,547 22

First USA Inc. -2.3 305,557 16.3

First Virginia Banks -1.30% 23,100 9.6

Firstar Corp. 31.8 96,528 9.7

Fleet Financial Grou -56.6 685,219 15.7

Fleet Financial Wrnt -17.5 11,433 10.4

Fund American Enterp 2.8 14,204 4.3

Glendale Federal Ban 28.50% 238,547 29.7

Golden West Financia -4.7 65,771 3.9

Great Western Financ 19.4 449,085 3

Hibernia Corp. 28.9 206,585 1.8

Household Internatio 23.8 432,000 2

Integra Financial Co -4.10% 94,771 1.6

J.P. Morgan & Co. 15 429,585 3.5

MBNA Corp. 11.1 333,838 2.8

Mellon Bank Corp. 1.2 309,947 7.3

Mercantile Bancorp 27.8 76,414 8.4

Mercury Finance Co. -7.10% 279,547 9.6

MidSouth Bancorp -2.4 676 30.6

National Auto Credit -3.6 35,228 3.2

National City Corp. 27.4 211,890 39.8

NationsBank Corp. 11.3 657,428 11.9

New Iberia Bancorp - 419 117

New York Bancorp -19.5 12,638 13.6

North American Mortg -37.6 113,309 1.8

North Fork Bancorp 20.5 36,204 1.1

Norwest Corp. -1.5 732,171 6.4

Park National Corp. 1.30% 2,190 16.8

Piedmont Bancorp New 210,333 0.1

PNC Bank Corp. 13.5 877,985 45.9

Republic New York Co 75 94,757 5.8

Santa Monica Bank -41.4 3,376 3.9

SC Bancorp (CA) -89.30% 14,066 0.6

Signet Banking Corp. - 205,904 3

Southern National Co - 86,585 27.2

Standard Federal Ban 7.4 104,985 1.8

Star Banc Corp. 34.2 26,161 8.4

State Street Boston -11.00% 163,147 4.8

Student Loan Corp. 23.9 3,004 8.1

Student Loan Mktg. A 9.9 352,709 2.2

Suntrust Banks Inc. -3.1 81,452 7.8

Synovous Financial C -11.1 40,533 5.8

TCF Financial Corp. 73.40% 49,914 18.7

Texarkana First Fina -78.1 2,619 1.4

UJB Financial Corp. 51.2 207,200 8.6

Union Planters Corp. 3 58,219 21.4

Valley National Banc -1.4 14,809 4.4

Wachovia Corp. -13.40% 178,438 8

Wells Fargo & Co. 24.2 119,776 10.7

Bank-Related Totals -0.30%21.00 Mil. 8.3

NYSE Exchange Totals 3.20%444.41 Mil. 4.6

AMEX Exchange Totals 4.50%22.19 Mil. 5.1 ===

Table limited to issues shorted at least 10,000 shares at either current or prior settlement date. - 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. Start - Rise from a prior base of zero. Clear - Prior short position falls to zero. New - Listed since last settlement date. 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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