Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights: New York & American Stock

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Shares SoldUnit Chg. Pct. Chg.

Short as offrom from

Institution 11/14/97 10/15/9710/15/97

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 9,701,792 1,626,669 20.10%

American Express Co. 4,528,409 -961,111 -17.5

AmeriCredit Corp. 1,480,362 242,961 19.6

Amsouth Bancorp. 1,417,971 333,791 30.8

Bank of New York 5,919,171 -856,253 -12.6

BankAmerica Corp. 6,214,956 -498,175 -7.40%

Bankers Trust New York Cor 2,783,874 -524,722 -15.9

Barnett Banks Inc. 2,751,277 -862,161 -23.9

Beneficial Corp. 1,038,764 8,291-

Capital One Financial Corp 1,656,113 -1,193,362 -41.9

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 813,373 373,504 84.90%

Centura Banks Inc. 60,694 -52,723 -46.5

CFX Corp. 299,105 203,091 211.5

Chase Manhattan Corp. 4,313,323 -517,445 -10.7

Citicorp 6,839,187 2,010,893 41.6

City National Corp. 367,717 33,591 10.10%

Coast Savings Financial In 843,572 178,277 26.8

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 190,329 11,460 6.4

Comerica Inc. 780,649 167,912 27.4

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 37,696 18,107 92.4

Commercial Federal Corp. 365,421 -70,589 -16.20%

CoreStates Financial Corp. 3,364,994 -2,078,386 -38.2

Countrywide Credit Industr 1,006,758 119,212 13.4

Crestar Financial Corp. 950,332 499,271 110.7

Dime Bancorp Inc. 1,928,205 -4,189,318 -68.5

Downey Financial Corp. 255,099 116,922 84.60%

Essex Bancorp 40,500 -3,600 -8.2

Finova Group Inc. 413,152 69,424 20.2

First Chicago NBD Corp. 3,117,432 -70,520 -2.2

First of America Bank Corp 646,842 -122,374 -15.9

First Union Corp. 22,074,766 1,790,416 8.80%

First Virginia Banks Inc. 1,399,422 -7,448-

Firstar Corp. 1,474,855 16,201 1.1

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 6,058,482 105,111 1.8

Golden West Financial Corp 419,347 -307,108 -42.3

Hibernia Corp. 859,293 106,315 14.10%

Household International 1,615,448 460,500 39.9

Imperial Bancorp 569,945 226,878 66.1

J.P. Morgan & Co. 2,552,470 1,404,427 122.3

JW Charles Financial Svcs. 21,069 -4,700 -18.2

Keycorp 2,653,488 53,247 2.00%

MBNA Corp. 16,485,022 404,107 2.5

Mellon Bank Corp. 5,314,473 -121,905 -2.2

Mercantile Bancorp 1,481,142 -275,890 -15.7

Mercury Finance Co. 10,345,775 1,430,914 16.1

National City Corp. 1,582,995 204,860 14.90%

NationsBank Corp. 27,616,571 1,249,242 4.7

New York Bancorp 115,019 -30,591 -21

North Fork Bancorp 2,819,893 334,640 13.5

Norwest Corp. (S,R) 21,778,233 10,968,964 101.5

PNC Bank Corp. 4,368,006 -431,131 -9.00%

Republic New York Corp. 534,542 -37,568 -6.6

Signet Banking Corp. 972,767 -101,604 -9.5

Star Banc Corp. 1,982,148 391,760 24.6

Summit Bancorp 2,483,158 -178,962 -6.7

SunTrust Banks Inc. 2,125,992 -24,585 -1.10%

Synovous Financial Corp. 684,054 -12,984 -1.9

TCF Financial Corp. 694,185 -194,332 -21.9

Union Planters Corp. 2,321,823 -80,422 -3.3

United Cos Finl Corp 6,399,929 564,614 9.7

US Bancorp 5,567,599 659,823 13.40%

Bank-Related Totals 197.39 Mil.12,189,882 6.60%

NYSE Exchange Totals 3.56 Bil. 147,483,83 4.30%

AMEX Exchange Totals 192.07 Mil.10,108,887 5.60%

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Avg. DailyDays

Trading to

Institution Volume Cover*

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 607,159 16

American Express Co. 1,181,445 3.8

AmeriCredit Corp. 185,740 8

Amsouth Bancorp. 157,809 9

Bank of New York 800,777 7.4

BankAmerica Corp. 1,968,081 3.2

Bankers Trust New York Cor 473,845 5.9

Barnett Banks Inc. 662,931 4.2

Beneficial Corp. 181,050 5.7

Capital One Financial Corp 395,095 4.2

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 173,422 4.7

Centura Banks Inc. 34,236 1.8

CFX Corp. 114,972 2.6

Chase Manhattan Corp. 2,288,027 1.9

Citicorp 2,332,495 2.9

City National Corp. 71,268 5.2

Coast Savings Financial In 143,450 5.9

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 30,690 6.2

Comerica Inc. 207,927 3.8

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 29,995 1.3

Commercial Federal Corp. 42,745 8.5

CoreStates Financial Corp. 725,263 4.6

Countrywide Credit Industr 224,031 4.5

Crestar Financial Corp. 305,859 3.1

Dime Bancorp Inc. 1,108,400 1.7

Downey Financial Corp. 50,363 5.1

Essex Bancorp 33,000 1.2

Finova Group Inc. 87,259 4.7

First Chicago NBD Corp. 832,963 3.7

First of America Bank Corp 144,036 4.5

First Union Corp. 1,447,713 15.2

First Virginia Banks Inc. 32,195 43.5

Firstar Corp. 140,754 10.5

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 981,495 6.2

Golden West Financial Corp 120,486 3.5

Hibernia Corp. 409,804 2.1

Household International 552,595 2.9

Imperial Bancorp 108,286 5.3

J.P. Morgan & Co. 762,609 3.3

JW Charles Financial Svcs. 35,636 0.6

Keycorp 414,713 6.4

MBNA Corp. 1,078,795 15.3

Mellon Bank Corp. 1,537,059 3.5

Mercantile Bancorp 170,386 8.7

Mercury Finance Co. 1,582,081 6.5

National City Corp. 410,031 3.9

NationsBank Corp. 1,826,163 15.1

New York Bancorp 125,777 0.9

North Fork Bancorp 228,209 12.4

Norwest Corp. (S,R) 1,031,463 21.1

PNC Bank Corp. 479,550 9.1

Republic New York Corp. 132,295 4

Signet Banking Corp. 164,918 5.9

Star Banc Corp. 115,127 17.2

Summit Bancorp 353,327 7

SunTrust Banks Inc. 255,240 8.3

Synovous Financial Corp. 135,190 5.1

TCF Financial Corp. 120,940 5.7

Union Planters Corp. 154,500 15

United Cos Finl Corp 388,804 16.5

US Bancorp 460,513 12.1

Bank-Related Totals 28.61 Mil. 6.9

NYSE Exchange Totals 716.68 Mil 5

AMEX Exchange Totals 41.16 Mil. 4.7 ===

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