Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights: New York & American Stock

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Shares SolUnit Chg. Pct. Chg.

Short as o from from

Institution 5/15/98 4/15/98 4/15/98

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 8,008,175 511,999 6.80%

American Bank of Connecticu 14,362 -23,618 -62.2

American Express Co. 4,019,065 -164,502 -3.9

AmeriCredit Corp. 1,368,722 -246,540 -15.3

Amsouth Bancorp. (S,R) 1,638,053 600,482 57.9

Bancorpsouth Inc. 1,991 -20,829 -91.3

Bank of New York 2,305,235 -999,757 -30.2

BankAmerica Corp. 6,321,445 -528,699 -7.7

Bankers Trust New York Corp1,763,142 199,464 12.8

Beneficial Corp. 685,362 -318,012 -31.7

Bridge View Bancorp 17,940 -2,387 -11.7

Capital One Financial Corp. 839,407 -700,058 -45.5

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 3,859,445 196,871 5.4

Centura Banks Inc. 113,798 -73,562 -39.3

Chase Manhattan Corp. 3,441,919 353,569 11.4

Citicorp 4,243,219 -2,017,692 -32.2

City National Corp. 323,894 -135,942 -29.6

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 130,305 -38,020 -22.6

Comerica Inc. 1,026,176 -143,345 -12.3

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 223,832 35,668 19

Commercial Federal Corp. 696,643 18,062 2.7

Community Bankshares Inc. 8,414 -50,772 -85.8

Countrywide Credit Industri1,215,569 70,786 6.2

Crestar Financial Corp. 298,524 -207,098 -41

CVB Financial Corp. 10,957 10,516 N/M

Dime Bancorp Inc. 717,639 -30,242 -4

Downey Financial Corp. 218,641 84,606 63.1

Essex Bancorp 20,000 -600 -2.9

FBL Financial Group (S,R) 371,000 167,311 82.1

Financial Federal Corp. 436,000 432,970 N/M

Finova Group Inc. 531,110 256,010 93.1

First Alliance/Banc 59,530 14,151 31.2

First Chicago NBD Corp. 2,488,690 -565,360 -18.5

First Commonwealth Financia 22,273 893 4.2

First Empire State Corp. 15,347 -11,342 -42.5

First Federal of Alabama 30,339 648 2.2

First Union Corp. 13,901,288-11,307,90 -44.9

First Virginia Banks Inc. 1,904,319 -52,218 -2.7

Firstar Corp. 1,510,344 233,191 18.3

Firstfed Financial Corp. 259,554 103,268 66.1

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 3,324,508 -1,169,404-26.00%

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 79,468 19,231 31.9

Fund American Enterprise 61,527 12,847 26.4

Golden West Financial Corp. 516,354 246,269 91.2

Hibernia Corp. 836,208 -4,427 -

Household International 7,134,688 2,195,738 44.5

Imperial Bancorp 528,970 -47,422 -8.2

J.P. Morgan & Co. 1,493,028 -234,229 -13.6

JW Charles Financial Svcs. 15,269 100 -

Keycorp 6,947,466 213,500 3.2

MBNA Corp. 12,745,564 -562,223 -4.2

Mellon Bank Corp. 3,658,844 -572,373 -13.5

Mercantile Bancorp 2,096,245 -759,515 -26.6

Mercury Finance Co. 10,227,284 38,664 -

National City Corp. 1,622,096 -2,343,613 -59.1

NationsBank Corp. 14,447,278 52,397 -

North Fork Bancorp 1,576,356 -481,196 -23.4

Norwest Corp. 12,804,538 -343,122 -2.6

Park National Corp. 32,202 -2,576 -7.4

Piedmont Bancorp 20,502 -89 -

PNC Bank Corp. 3,202,686 91,263 2.9

Professional Bancorp (PA) 19,457 -1,998 -9.3

Redwood Empire Bancorp 140,509 -45,164 -24.3

Republic New York Corp. 368,067 -219,780 -37.4

Star Banc Corp. 2,087,009 1,580,892 312.4

Student Loan Corp. 20,501 -5,122 -20

Summit Bancorp 1,930,779 153,868 8.7

SunTrust Banks Inc. 2,277,849 169,566 8

Synovous Financial Corp. 5,264,566 -20,446 -

TCF Financial Corp. 644,358 182,618 39.5

Union Planters Corp. 3,013,721 -19,962 -

United Cos Finl Corp 7,496,606 -537,373 -6.7

US Bancorp 3,636,152 48,059 1.3

Bank-Related Totals 158.01 Mil-16,394,57 -9.40%

NYSE Exchange Totals 3.93 Bil. 75,361,157 2.00%

AMEX Exchange Totals 191.12 Mil12,158,091 6.80%

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Avg. Daily Days

Trading to

Institution Volume Cover*

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 838,818 9.5

American Bank of Connecticu 8,131 1.8

American Express Co. 1,743,377 2.3

AmeriCredit Corp. 300,309 4.6

Amsouth Bancorp. (S,R) 183,463 8.9

Bancorpsouth Inc. 12,090 0.2

Bank of New York 1,059,572 2.2

BankAmerica Corp. 2,659,254 2.4

Bankers Trust New York Corp 381,909 4.6

Beneficial Corp. 420,422 1.6

Bridge View Bancorp 1,881 9.5

Capital One Financial Corp. 427,986 2

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 260,890 14.8

Centura Banks Inc. 23,150 4.9

Chase Manhattan Corp. 1,781,804 1.9

Citicorp 2,000,877 2.1

City National Corp. 118,754 2.7

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 45,481 2.9

Comerica Inc. 340,681 3

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 43,190 5.2

Commercial Federal Corp. 63,327 11

Community Bankshares Inc. 1,113 7.6

Countrywide Credit Industri 415,936 2.9

Crestar Financial Corp. 272,800 1.1

CVB Financial Corp. 7,250 1.5

Dime Bancorp Inc. 331,563 2.2

Downey Financial Corp. 75,136 2.9

Essex Bancorp 3,727 5.4

FBL Financial Group (S,R) 24,327 15.3

Financial Federal Corp. 69,700 6.3

Finova Group Inc. 133,877 4

First Alliance/Banc 49,504 1.2

First Chicago NBD Corp. 1,256,095 2

First Commonwealth Financia 12,127 1.8

First Empire State Corp. 14,109 1.1

First Federal of Alabama 10,518 2.9

First Union Corp. 3,043,400 4.6

First Virginia Banks Inc. 81,636 23.3

Firstar Corp. 289,513 5.2

Firstfed Financial Corp. 55,731 4.7

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 1,374,040 2.4

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 15,872 5

Fund American Enterprise 2,350 26.2

Golden West Financial Corp. 223,727 2.3

Hibernia Corp. 351,850 2.4

Household International 700,790 10.2

Imperial Bancorp 184,809 2.9

J.P. Morgan & Co. 735,513 2

JW Charles Financial Svcs. 11,204 1.4

Keycorp 1,050,613 6.6

MBNA Corp. 1,265,481 10.1

Mellon Bank Corp. 2,433,127 1.5

Mercantile Bancorp 200,440 10.5

Mercury Finance Co. 660,304 15.5

National City Corp. 615,695 2.6

NationsBank Corp. 3,043,354 4.7

North Fork Bancorp 286,981 5.5

Norwest Corp. 1,459,886 8.8

Park National Corp. 2,286 14.1

Piedmont Bancorp 3,600 5.7

PNC Bank Corp. 666,736 4.8

Professional Bancorp (PA) 3,613 5.4

Redwood Empire Bancorp 10,327 13.6

Republic New York Corp. 109,686 3.4

Star Banc Corp. 200,540 10.4

Student Loan Corp. 2,945 7

Summit Bancorp 478,986 4

SunTrust Banks Inc. 329,372 6.9

Synovous Financial Corp. 183,313 28.7

TCF Financial Corp. 335,100 1.9

Union Planters Corp. 247,200 12.2

United Cos Finl Corp 223,413 33.6

US Bancorp 462,859 7.9

Bank-Related Totals 32.64 Mil. 4.8

NYSE Exchange Totals 765.58 Mil 5.1

AMEX Exchange Totals 41.11 Mil. 4.6

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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