Bank Equities Short Interest

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Shares Sold Unit Chg.

Short as of from

Institution 5/15/96 4/15/96

New york and american stock exchanges

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 1,710,266 -170,710

American Express Co. 3,228,455 366,424

AmeriCredit Corp. 155,304 -119,107

Amsouth Bancorp. 675,056 -321,058

AT&T Capital Corp. 15,198 3,898

Banc One Corp. 16,867,438 -1,349,976

Bancorp Hawaii 459,662 77,769

Bank of Boston Corp. 6,439,567 544,972

Bank of New York 9,861,715 549,126

BankAmerica Corp. (R) 4,902,135 -1,112,888

Bankers Trust New York Corp. 3,067,121 40,798

Barnett Banks Inc. 552,372 -218,304

Beneficial Corp. 728,719 -135,804

Capital One Financial Corp. (R) 2,297,789 -1,045,258

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 243,692 95,561

Citicorp (R) 4,375,518 -679,881

City National Corp. 395,498 77,581

Coast Savings Financial Inc. 522,114 -131,486

Comerica Inc. 864,907 -93,590

Commercial Federal Corp. 75,783 -29,156

CoreStates Financial Corp. 2,285,668 -986,548

Countrywide Credit Industries 1,865,197 -67,534

Crestar Financial Corp. 204,404 16,606

Dean Witter Discover & Co. 1,733,895 1,279,793

Dime Bancorp Inc. (R) 904,957 -771,024

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1,343,281 326,202

Financial Federal Corp. ? 15,750 14,696

Finova Group Inc. 50,608 -13,710

First Bank System Inc. 6,631,926 2,608,482

First of America Bank Corp. 831,564 18,761

First Union Corp. 4,538,790 161,689

First USA Inc. 5,449,710 -141,974

First Virginia Banks Inc. 353,741 55,265

Firstar Corp. 765,794 146,831

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 8,193,213 -131,422

Glendale Federal Bank 6,026,078 750,786

Golden West Financial Corp. 522,454 73,389

Great Western Financial Corp. (R) 1,782,493 479,540

Hibernia Corp. 534,614 20,238

Household International 923,699 184,609

J.P. Morgan & Co. 3,382,082 2,394,326

Keycorp 2,080,484 -72,441

MBNA Corp. 1,519,804 -136,722

Mellon Bank Corp. 1,805,593 153,018

Mercantile Bancorp 808,023 373,777

Mercury Finance Co. 1,655,293 849,790

National City Corp. 2,788,450-10,362,737

NationsBank Corp. 3,293,353 -77,209

North American Mortgage Co. 192,570 10,866

North Fork Bancorp 128,936 -18,803

Norwest Corp. 5,644,506 -1,063,899

PNC Bank Corp. 9,803,659 -17,902

Republic New York Corp. 385,906 -56,469

Signet Banking Corp. 535,265 -5,395

Southern National Corp. 2,940,191 -293,065

Standard Federal Bank 80,754 -41,267

State Street Boston Corp. 605,081 -509,790

Student Loan Mktg. Assn. 470,600 -19,171

Suntrust Banks Inc. 934,138 229,033

Synovous Financial Corp. 511,103 -22,746

TCF Financial Corp. 839,010 -23,506

Union Planters Corp. 2,033,157 -14,238

Wachovia Corp. 1,344,039 -150,099

Wells Fargo & Co. 1,838,289 -346,216

Bank-Related Totals 126.84 Mil. -7,076,702

NYSE Exchange Totals 2.31 Bil. 110,695,927

AMEX Exchange Totals 122.28 Mil. 1,708,924

National association of securities dealers

1st United Bancorp 18,650 5,401

Advanta Corp. Class A 776,756 110,341

Advanta Corp. Class B 155,722 78,406

Aegis Consumer Funding Group 266,365 34,820

Albank Financial Corp. 82,909 13,656

Astoria Financial Corp. 20,145 -1,072

Bankers Corp. 101,366 -2,043

Banknorth Group Inc. 11,401 -34

BanPonce Corp. 17,111 -16,834

Bay View Capital Corp. 44,070 5,005

BayBanks Inc. 129,022 -104,033

Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. 2,941,624 47,625

Boston Bancorp 22,495 8,195

Branford Savings Bank 12,890 12,172

Carolina First Corp. 240 -29,037

Center Financial Corp. 62,541 -7,292

Central Fidelity Banks Inc. 169,289 53,779

Charter One Financial 711,425 128,693

Cole Taylor Financial Group 24,895 7,312

Collective Bancorp 81,685 27,853

Commerce Bancshares Inc. 61,802 10,794

Community First Bankshares 2,307 -68,251

Compass Bancshares Inc. 89,340 2,160

Consumer Portfolio Services 166,030 -20,904

Credit Acceptance Corp. 870,059 -273,277

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 27,028 25,409

D&N Financial Corp. 72,425 -7,597

EZCORP 102,890 -5,701

FFY Financial Corp. 18,504 4,044

Fifth Third Bancorp 2,950,440 -219,210

First American Corp. 143,564 23,736

First Commerce Corp. 863,168 307,379

First Commercial Bancorp (CA) 20,214 18,214

First Fed Bancshares Eau Claire 54,341 18,176

First Federal Savings (CO) 54,485 -9,509

First Federal Savings (OH) 17,592 16,293

First Financial Corp. (WI) 43,934 -1,389

First Hawaiian Inc. 6,625 -20,140

First Merchants Acceptance 273,072 -43,094

First Palm Beach Bancorp 17,867 -10,139

First Savings Bank (WA) 73,913 903

First Security Corp. 687,694 100,113

First State Bancorp. 17,306 -10,141

First Tennessee National Corp. 2,667,782 124,939

FirstMerit Corp. 45,463 6,229

FSF Financial Corp. 10,039 9,673

Great Financial Corp. 319,558 86,651

Greater New York Savings Bank 30,600 -5,339

Haven Bancorp 54,295 5,970

Home Financial Corp. 444,267 -88,488

Hubco Inc. 428,309 20,974

Huntington Bancshares Inc. 1,202,544 -193,242

IBS Financial Corp. 156,438 2,380

Imperial Bancorp 119,261 -55,827

Imperial Credit Industries 54,935 23,862

JSB Financial Inc. 23,322 -5,937

Keystone Financial Inc. 43,999 5,499

Klamath First Bancorp 20,338 -881

Leader Financial Corp. 98,912 -13,827

Life Bancorp 115,350 -6,461

Long Island Bancorp 361,982 -14,438

Magna Group Inc. (MO) 137,347 1,636

Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 568,297 332,515

Mercantile Bankshares Corp. 194,323 -54,534

Money Store Inc. 1,314,337 -155,913

National Commerce Bancorp. 73,029 -4,118

Northern Trust Corp. 359,439 9,280

Norwalk Savings Society 24,000 0

Old Kent Financial Corp. 26,271 1,797

Old National Bancorp 411,451 37,388

ONBancorp 142,306 -32,845

Pennfed Financial Services Inc. 51,098 3,258

People's Bank 135,171 -9,067

Peoples Heritage Financial Group 352,002 -9,142

Provident Bankshares Corp. (S,R) 76,241 22,941

Ramapo Financial Corp. 15,631 6,408

RCSB Financial Inc. 2,149,135 -15,124

Regional Acceptance 196,030 -384,242

Regions Financial Corp. 607,837 183,285

Reliance Bancorp 74,048 306

Republic Bancorp (MI) 72,798 14,392

Resource Bancshares Mortgage 115,908 -10,066

Riggs National Corp. 55,210 -17,254

Roosevelt Financial Group 2,120,480 41,925

Silicon Valley Bancshares 72,017 1,419

SouthTrust Corp. 289,726 -136,567

Sovereign Bancorp 2,482,214 221,158

Standard Financial Inc. 28,797 21,632

Statewide Financial Corp. 8,850 -1,578

Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. 11,644 10,166

TFC Enterprises 44,227 8,202

TR Financial Corp. 60,431 -1,536

U.S. Bancorp 3,046,430 83,750

UST Corp. 34,589 -5,072

Bank-Related Totals 38.90 Mil. -379,865

NASDAQ Market Totals 966.55 Mil. 47,919,733

Pct. Chg. Avg. Daily Days

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New york and american stock exchanges

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. -9.10% 657,413 2.6

American Express Co. 12.8 1,188,286 2.7

AmeriCredit Corp. -43.4 83,963 1.8

Amsouth Bancorp. -32.2 68,018 9.9

AT&T Capital Corp. 34.5 30,090 0.5

Banc One Corp. -7.40% 750,318 22.5

Bancorp Hawaii 20.4 64,554 7.1

Bank of Boston Corp. 9.2 549,840 11.7

Bank of New York 5.9 1,253,290 7.9

BankAmerica Corp. (R) -18.5 1,232,500 4

Bankers Trust New York Corp. 1.30% 309,831 9.9

Barnett Banks Inc. -28.3 232,500 2.4

Beneficial Corp. -15.7 139,831 5.2

Capital One Financial Corp. (R) -31.3 236,204 9.7

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 64.5 91,259 2.7

Citicorp (R) -13.40% 1,995,859 2.2

City National Corp. 24.4 100,963 3.9

Coast Savings Financial Inc. -20.1 43,104 12.1

Comerica Inc. -9.8 375,709 2.3

Commercial Federal Corp. -27.8 34,740 2.2

CoreStates Financial Corp. -30.10% 575,181 4

Countrywide Credit Industries -3.5 616,527 3

Crestar Financial Corp. 8.8 127,672 1.6

Dean Witter Discover & Co. 281.8 452,963 3.8

Dime Bancorp Inc. (R) -46 235,836 3.8

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 32.10% 552,809 2.4

Financial Federal Corp. ? 1,394.30 29,345 0.5

Finova Group Inc. -21.3 42,768 1.2

First Bank System Inc. 64.8 289,859 22.9

First of America Bank Corp. 2.3 62,559 13.3

First Union Corp. 3.70% 516,013 8.8

First USA Inc. -2.5 302,404 18

First Virginia Banks Inc. 18.5 36,831 9.6

Firstar Corp. 23.7 170,890 4.5

Fleet Financial Group Inc. -1.6 726,268 11.3

Glendale Federal Bank 14.20% 254,104 23.7

Golden West Financial Corp. 16.3 115,477 4.5

Great Western Financial Corp. (R) 36.8 642,613 2.8

Hibernia Corp. 3.9 260,150 2.1

Household International 25 319,945 2.9

J.P. Morgan & Co. 242.40% 834,109 4.1

Keycorp -3.4 348,195 6

MBNA Corp. -8.3 639,231 2.4

Mellon Bank Corp. 9.3 452,413 4

Mercantile Bancorp 86.1 91,300 8.9

Mercury Finance Co. 105.50% 858,950 1.9

National City Corp. -78.8 511,081 5.5

NationsBank Corp. -2.3 765,150 4.3

North American Mortgage Co. 6 258,940 0.7

North Fork Bancorp -12.7 85,468 1.5

Norwest Corp. -15.90% 620,131 9.1

PNC Bank Corp. - 606,150 16.2

Republic New York Corp. -12.8 168,990 2.3

Signet Banking Corp. - 274,486 2

Southern National Corp. -9.1 85,304 34.5

Standard Federal Bank -33.80% 93,127 0.9

State Street Boston Corp. -45.7 217,718 2.8

Student Loan Mktg. Assn. -3.9 346,054 1.4

Suntrust Banks Inc. 32.5 117,636 7.9

Synovous Financial Corp. -4.3 61,872 8.3

TCF Financial Corp. -2.70% 126,500 6.6

Union Planters Corp. - 77,077 26.4

Wachovia Corp. -10 267,836 5

Wells Fargo & Co. -15.8 346,490 5.3

Bank-Related Totals -5.30%21.50 Mil. 5.9

NYSE Exchange Totals 5.00%539.45 Mil. 4.3

AMEX Exchange Totals 1.40%34.17 Mil. 3.6

National association of securities dealers

1st United Bancorp 40.80% 29,395 0.6

Advanta Corp. Class A 16.6 220,109 3.5

Advanta Corp. Class B 101.4 234,206 0.7

Aegis Consumer Funding Group 15 84,114 3.2

Albank Financial Corp. 19.7 108,543 0.8

Astoria Financial Corp. -5.10% 122,618 0.2

Bankers Corp. -2 37,437 2.7

Banknorth Group Inc. - 25,431 0.4

BanPonce Corp. -49.6 40,608 0.4

Bay View Capital Corp. 12.8 37,076 1.2

BayBanks Inc. -44.60% 112,493 1.1

Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. 1.6 473,079 6.2

Boston Bancorp 57.3 63,995 0.4

Branford Savings Bank 1,695.30 26,527 0.5

Carolina First Corp. -99.2 114,080-

Center Financial Corp. -10.40% 75,610 0.8

Central Fidelity Banks Inc. 46.6 57,983 2.9

Charter One Financial 22.1 377,402 1.9

Cole Taylor Financial Group 41.6 52,382 0.5

Collective Bancorp 51.7 46,115 1.8

Commerce Bancshares Inc. 21.20% 53,446 1.2

Community First Bankshares -96.7 26,787-

Compass Bancshares Inc. 2.5 96,122 0.9

Consumer Portfolio Services -11.2 79,167 2.1

Credit Acceptance Corp. -23.9 339,705 2.6

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 1569.40% 52,107 0.5

D&N Financial Corp. -9.5 30,264 2.4

EZCORP -5.2 25,611 4

FFY Financial Corp. 28 32,572 0.6

Fifth Third Bancorp -6.9 248,030 11.9

First American Corp. 19.80% 126,738 1.1

First Commerce Corp. 55.3 70,514 12.2

First Commercial Bancorp (CA) 910.7 63,631 0.3

First Fed Bancshares Eau Claire 50.3 33,652 1.6

First Federal Savings (CO) -14.9 74,380 0.7

First Federal Savings (OH) 1254.30% 72,634 0.2

First Financial Corp. (WI) -3.1 89,420 0.5

First Hawaiian Inc. -75.2 44,447 0.1

First Merchants Acceptance -13.6 97,994 2.8

First Palm Beach Bancorp -36.2 34,971 0.5

First Savings Bank (WA) 1.20% 104,133 0.7

First Security Corp. 17 356,793 1.9

First State Bancorp. -36.9 27,925 0.6

First Tennessee National Corp. 4.9 219,745 12.1

FirstMerit Corp. 15.9 44,670 1

FSF Financial Corp. 2642.90% 44,437 0.2

Great Financial Corp. 37.2 78,319 4.1

Greater New York Savings Bank -14.9 49,750 0.6

Haven Bancorp 12.4 115,917 0.5

Home Financial Corp. -16.6 97,047 4.6

Hubco Inc. 5.10% 37,989 11.3

Huntington Bancshares Inc. -13.8 109,300 11

IBS Financial Corp. 1.5 72,790 2.1

Imperial Bancorp -31.9 66,286 1.8

Imperial Credit Industries 76.8 233,816 0.2

JSB Financial Inc. -20.30% 25,717 0.9

Keystone Financial Inc. 14.3 26,343 1.7

Klamath First Bancorp -4.2 81,482 0.2

Leader Financial Corp. -12.3 61,642 1.6

Life Bancorp -5.3 49,268 2.3

Long Island Bancorp -3.80% 180,423 2

Magna Group Inc. (MO) 1.2 46,148 3

Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 141 190,278 3

Mercantile Bankshares Corp. -21.9 97,550 2

Money Store Inc. -10.6 407,668 3.2

National Commerce Bancorp. -5.30% 44,233 1.7

Northern Trust Corp. 2.7 191,257 1.9

Norwalk Savings Society - 39,449 0.6

Old Kent Financial Corp. 7.3 81,295 0.3

Old National Bancorp 10 31,415 13.1

ONBancorp -18.80% 156,032 0.9

Pennfed Financial Services Inc. 6.8 49,738 1

People's Bank -6.3 65,112 2.1

Peoples Heritage Financial Group -2.5 82,344 4.3

Provident Bankshares Corp. (S,R) 43 28,691 2.7

Ramapo Financial Corp. 69.50% 73,350 0.2

RCSB Financial Inc. - 106,473 20.2

Regional Acceptance -66.2 56,116 3.5

Regions Financial Corp. 43.2 183,334 3.3

Reliance Bancorp - 42,334 1.7

Republic Bancorp (MI) 24.60% 39,562 1.8

Resource Bancshares Mortgage -8 95,651 1.2

Riggs National Corp. -23.8 50,177 1.1

Roosevelt Financial Group 2 201,303 10.5

Silicon Valley Bancshares 2 33,231 2.2

SouthTrust Corp. -32.00% 162,706 1.8

Sovereign Bancorp 9.8 188,387 13.2

Standard Financial Inc. 301.9 53,238 0.5

Statewide Financial Corp. -15.1 27,950 0.3

Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. 687.8 78,091 0.1

TFC Enterprises 22.80% 39,707 1.1

TR Financial Corp. -2.5 88,632 0.7

U.S. Bancorp 2.8 569,132 5.4

UST Corp. -12.8 75,388 0.5

Bank-Related Totals -1.00%13.68 Mil. 2.8

NASDAQ Market Totals 5.20%463.07 Mil. 2.1 ===

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