Bank Equities Short Interest: New York and American Stock Exchanges

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Shares Sold Unit Chg. Pct. Chg.

Short as of from from

Institution 1/15/96 12/15/9512/15/95

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 2,290,462 -188,304 -7.60%

American Express Co. 1,409,073 -732,979 -34.2

AmeriCredit Corp. 479,852 18,479 4

Amsouth Bancorp. 1,482,945 -567,045 -27.7

AT&T Capital Corp. 65,200 5,400 9

Banc One Corp. 4,433,092-1,392,756 -23.90%

Bancorp Hawaii 405,119 5,609 1.4

Bank of Boston Corp. 1,120,523 651,588 139

Bank of New York 6,042,925 316,832 5.5

BankAmerica Corp. 4,144,567 -973,855 -19

Bankers Trust New York Corp. 2,365,123 13,707-

Barnett Banks Inc. 1,128,391 -440,006 -28.1

Beneficial Corp. 471,108 -402,418 -46.1

Capital One Financial Corp. 839,791 655,321 355.2

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 189,006 -38,554 -16.9

Centura Banks Inc. 86,507 -8,236 -8.70%

CFX Corp. 762 -33,988 -97.8

Chase Manhattan Corp. 1,714,752 -243,990 -12.5

Chase Manhattan Wrnts-6/96 49,829 10,198 25.7

Chemical Banking Corp. 7,668,466 1,308,652 20.6

Citadel Holding Corp. 46,400- -

Citicorp 10,346,848 1,873,264 22.1

City National Corp. 210,695 80,266 61.5

Coast Savings Financial Inc. 632,772 -402,592 -38.9

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 13,577 7-

Comerica Inc. 898,516 343,010 61.70%

Commercial Federal Corp. 123,784 29,655 31.5

CoreStates Financial Corp. 1,284,130 -37,556 -2.8

Countrywide Credit Industries 2,862,600 72,333 2.6

Crestar Financial Corp. 263,235 -799,750 -75.2

Dean Witter Discover & Co. 749,230 231,691 44.80%

Dime Bancorp Inc. 911,671 105,648 13.1

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1,764,668 -186,499 -9.6

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 733,595 -521,011 -41.5

Financial Federal Corp. 2,556 -8,950 -77.8

Finova Group Inc. 49,765 1,516 3.10%

First Bank System Inc. 3,997,341-1,099,097 -21.6

First Commonwealth Financial 20,322 9,022 79.8

First Empire State Corp. 12,755 12,0631,743.20

First Interstate Bancorp 878,549 -169,181 -16.1

First National Bancshares 9,268 -8,569 -48.00%

First of America Bank Corp. 189,352 -72,263 -27.6

First Republic Bancorp 585,885 30,815 5.6

First Union Corp. 5,108,447-5,812,307 -53.2

First USA Inc. 5,823,706 857,366 17.3

First Virginia Banks Inc. 224,588 2,793 1.30%

Firstar Corp. 1,088,794 154,435 16.5

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 9,774,428 -973,943 -9.1

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 27,112 -91,815 -77.2

Fund American Enterprise 46,992 -14,485 -23.6

Glendale Federal Bank 8,047,270 952,344 13.40%

Golden West Financial Corp. 554,663 297,579 115.8

Great Western Financial Corp. 1,393,325 36,460 2.7

Hibernia Corp. 427,580 50,385 13.4

Household International 802,995 -59,873 -6.9

Integra Financial Corp. 161,010 5,530 3.60%

J.P. Morgan & Co. 778,858 -712,202 -47.8

Keycorp 1,573,793 -609,124 -27.9

MBNA Corp. 1,657,913 711,269 75.1

Mellon Bank Corp. 1,415,698 -846,554 -37.4

Mercantile Bancorp 809,024 164,943 25.60%

Mercury Finance Co. 3,881,247 1,194,319 44.4

MidSouth Bancorp 20,715 3-

National City Corp. 9,732,517 1,301,151 15.4

NationsBank Corp. 4,812,846-3,022,277 -38.6

New Iberia Bancorp 49,785 781 1.60%

New York Bancorp 155,960 -15,788 -9.2

North American Mortgage Co. 138,204 -61,103 -30.7

North Fork Bancorp 108,091 67,660 167.3

Norwest Corp. 6,958,555 2,284,634 48.9

Park National Corp. 31,742 -4,993 -13.60%

Piedmont Bancorp 1,914 -24,992 -92.9

PNC Bank Corp. (R) 14,250,608-25,751,55 -64.4

Republic New York Corp. 311,012 -237,408 -43.3

Santa Monica Bank 6,665 -6,335 -48.7

Signet Banking Corp. 614,768 -5,996-

Southern National Corp. 2,396,644 38,838 1.6

Standard Federal Bank 228,091 43,900 23.8

Star Banc Corp. 106,424 -114,520 -51.8

State Street Boston Corp. 628,813 -159,047 -20.2

Student Loan Corp. 23,720 -744 -3.00%

Student Loan Mktg. Assn. 701,028 -76,490 -9.8

Suntrust Banks Inc. 614,256 -22,594 -3.5

Synovous Financial Corp. 250,401 15,568 6.6

TCF Financial Corp. 1,112,763 180,987 19.4

UJB Financial Corp. 2,425,019 634,224 35.40%

Union Planters Corp. 1,192,872 -55,572 -4.5

Valley National Bancorp 65,409 912 1.4

Wachovia Corp. 1,241,175 -187,168 -13.1

Wells Fargo & Co. 1,759,217 478,866 37.4

Bank-Related Totals 146.37 Mil.-29,109,90 -16.60%

NYSE Exchange Totals 1.97 Bil. -72,447,61 -3.50%

AMEX Exchange Totals 104.43 Mil.-6,982,265 -6.30%

PART 2 OF 2

Avg. Daily Days

Trading to

Institution Volume Cover*

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 384,388 6

American Express Co. 1,279,700 1.1

AmeriCredit Corp. 66,033 7.3

Amsouth Bancorp. 103,494 14.3

AT&T Capital Corp. 25,705 2.5

Banc One Corp. 632,411 7

Bancorp Hawaii 64,994 6.2

Bank of Boston Corp. 964,533 1.2

Bank of New York 633,616 9.5

BankAmerica Corp. 1,061,738 3.9

Bankers Trust New York Corp. 398,544 5.9

Barnett Banks Inc. 249,177 4.5

Beneficial Corp. 144,122 3.3

Capital One Financial Corp. 251,216 3.3

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 42,138 4.5

Centura Banks Inc. 22,761 3.8

CFX Corp. 13,327-

Chase Manhattan Corp. 999,294 1.7

Chase Manhattan Wrnts-6/96 32,377 1.5

Chemical Banking Corp. 1,137,733 6.7

Citadel Holding Corp. 40,927 1.1

Citicorp 2,116,683 4.9

City National Corp. 73,694 2.9

Coast Savings Financial Inc. 95,744 6.6

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 9,577 1.4

Comerica Inc. 336,533 2.7

Commercial Federal Corp. 32,022 3.9

CoreStates Financial Corp. 286,522 4.5

Countrywide Credit Industries 674,911 4.2

Crestar Financial Corp. 60,633 4.3

Dean Witter Discover & Co. 862,216 0.9

Dime Bancorp Inc. 224,566 4.1

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 431,183 4.1

Federal National Mortgage Assn. 1,018,944 0.7

Financial Federal Corp. 3,155 0.8

Finova Group Inc. 55,116 0.9

First Bank System Inc. 358,183 11.2

First Commonwealth Financial 11,122 1.8

First Empire State Corp. 3,677 3.5

First Interstate Bancorp 360,666 2.4

First National Bancshares 672 13.8

First of America Bank Corp. 88,322 2.1

First Republic Bancorp 14,594 40.1

First Union Corp. 477,516 10.7

First USA Inc. 427,911 13.6

First Virginia Banks Inc. 27,527 8.2

Firstar Corp. 136,077 8

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 1,116,477 8.8

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 9,394 2.9

Fund American Enterprise 9,027 5.2

Glendale Federal Bank 439,066 18.3

Golden West Financial Corp. 105,933 5.2

Great Western Financial Corp. 317,983 4.4

Hibernia Corp. 174,566 2.4

Household International 346,177 2.3

Integra Financial Corp. 106,311 1.5

J.P. Morgan & Co. 535,472 1.5

Keycorp 384,761 4.1

MBNA Corp. 539,116 3.1

Mellon Bank Corp. 397,088 3.6

Mercantile Bancorp 111,811 7.2

Mercury Finance Co. 374,050 10.4

MidSouth Bancorp 333 62.2

National City Corp. 218,377 44.6

NationsBank Corp. 816,505 5.9

New Iberia Bancorp 288 172.9

New York Bancorp 13,577 11.5

North American Mortgage Co. 93,044 1.5

North Fork Bancorp 72,788 1.5

Norwest Corp. 662,861 10.5

Park National Corp. 2,388 13.3

Piedmont Bancorp 13,133 0.1

PNC Bank Corp. (R) 1,322,227 10.8

Republic New York Corp. 163,866 1.9

Santa Monica Bank 6,838 1

Signet Banking Corp. 187,477 3.3

Southern National Corp. 89,672 26.7

Standard Federal Bank 102,705 2.2

Star Banc Corp. 29,400 3.6

State Street Boston Corp. 166,322 3.8

Student Loan Corp. 3,261 7.3

Student Loan Mktg. Assn. 248,633 2.8

Suntrust Banks Inc. 100,988 6.1

Synovous Financial Corp. 29,866 8.4

TCF Financial Corp. 74,588 14.9

UJB Financial Corp. 237,733 10.2

Union Planters Corp. 48,166 24.8

Valley National Bancorp 31,172 2.1

Wachovia Corp. 214,394 5.8

Wells Fargo & Co. 165,516 10.6

Bank-Related Totals 24.41 Mil. 6

NYSE Exchange Totals 464.57 Mil. 4.2

AMEX Exchange Totals 22.87 Mil. 4.6

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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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