Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights: New York & American Stock

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Shares SoldUnit Chg. Pct. Chg.

Short as of from from

Institution 8/14/98 7/15/98 7/15/98

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 5,248,171 -901,780 -14.70%

American Express Co. 4,030,844 -108,923 -2.6

AmeriCredit Corp. 878,131 -447,042 -33.7

Amsouth Bancorp. 1,434,979 -106,587 -6.9

Bancorpsouth Inc. 11,282 1,544 15.9

Bank of New York 4,504,581 1,413,241 45.70%

BankAmerica Corp. 5,158,342 -1,377,745 -21.1

Bankers Trust New York Corp 2,124,404 532,900 33.5

Bridge View Bancorp 18,421 2,421 15.1

Capital One Financial Corp. 1,508,812 -256,938 -14.6

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 1,732,577 -2,394,883-58.00%

Centura Banks Inc. 115,310 31,224 37.1

Chase Manhattan Corp. 6,094,422 91,785 1.5

Citicorp 4,680,588 102,669 2.2

City National Corp. 525,609 77,018 17.2

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 142,984 13,765 10.70%

Comerica Inc. 973,953 -145,818 -13

Commerce Bancorp Inc. (S,R) 264,534 54,776 26.1

Commercial Federal Corp. 2,376,074 1,639,474 222.6

Community Bankshares Inc. 10,804 1,446 15.5

Countrywide Credit Industri 562,948 -467,333 -45.40%

Crestar Financial Corp. 290,049 -85,905 -22.8

Dime Bancorp Inc. 1,067,867 -28,368 -2.6

Downey Financial Corp. 385,859 75,490 24.3

FBL Financial Group 444,509 -90,091 -16.9

Finova Group Inc. 511,578 83,361 19.50%

First Alliance/Banc 299,967 44,775 17.5

First Chicago NBD Corp. 2,405,367 71,641 3.1

First Commonwealth Financia 134,667 116,015 622

First Federal of Alabama 30,639 -119 -

First Union Corp. 14,544,222 -986,800 -6.40%

First Virginia Banks Inc. 1,819,154 469,318 34.8

Firstar Corp. 1,592,146 37,634 2.4

Firstfed Financial Corp. (S 245,400 81,579 49.8

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 3,766,090 205,661 5.8

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 51,400 -11,700 -18.50%

Fund American Enterprise 58,888 6,425 12.2

Golden West Financial Corp. 385,644 -183,493 -32.2

Hibernia Corp. 1,130,913 152,258 15.6

Household International 7,457,933 -3,851,843 -34.1

Imperial Bancorp 607,616 -176,198 -22.50%

J.P. Morgan & Co. 1,686,149 219,324 15

Keycorp 6,005,538 -50,467 -

MBNA Corp. 7,739,288 1,086,034 16.3

Mellon Bank Corp. 3,533,641 -47,490 -1.3

Mercantile Bancorp 2,035,546 73,618 3.80%

National City Corp. 1,884,883 224,878 13.5

NationsBank Corp. 14,720,942 -3,422,214 -18.9

North Fork Bancorp 2,351,784 95,134 4.2

Norwest Corp. 16,657,126 2,949,697 21.5

PAB BancShares 22,174 -7,091 -24.20%

Park National Corp. 27,900 -4,400 -13.6

Piedmont Bancorp 20,501 -78 -

PNC Bank Corp. 2,540,627 114,886 4.7

Professional Bancorp (PA) 21,663 -6,456 -23

Redwood Empire Bancorp 140,454 -2 -

Republic New York Corp. 658,413 -284,340 -30.2

Star Banc Corp. 7,590,569 1,151,738 17.9

Student Loan Corp. 8,079 -19,231 -70.4

Summit Bancorp 2,245,107 116,705 5.5

SunTrust Banks Inc. 8,264,699 5,291,459 178.00%

Synovous Financial Corp. 7,210,222 -393,729 -5.2

TCF Financial Corp. 692,301 -64,901 -8.6

Union Planters Corp. 1,180,853 -513,951 -30.3

United Cos Finl Corp 6,648,202 -527,362 -7.3

US Bancorp 13,415,924 273,504 2.10%

Bank-Related Totals 170.73 Mil. -38,671 0.00%

NYSE Exchange Totals 4.08 Bil. 20,908,143 0.50%

AMEX Exchange Totals 200.54 Mil.6,237,245 3.20%

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Avg. Dail Days

Trading to

Institution Volume Cover*

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 742,536 7.1

American Express Co. 1,572,463 2.6

AmeriCredit Corp. 230,631 3.8

Amsouth Bancorp. 177,731 8.1

Bancorpsouth Inc. 18,977 0.6

Bank of New York 881,831 5.1

BankAmerica Corp. 1,826,290 2.8

Bankers Trust New York Corp 480,213 4.4

Bridge View Bancorp 1,354 13.6

Capital One Financial Corp. 447,945 3.4

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 783,227 2.2

Centura Banks Inc. 43,913 2.6

Chase Manhattan Corp. 3,242,886 1.9

Citicorp 2,398,981 2

City National Corp. 91,477 5.7

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 45,759 3.1

Comerica Inc. 280,713 3.5

Commerce Bancorp Inc. (S,R) 30,700 8.6

Commercial Federal Corp. 214,659 11.1

Community Bankshares Inc. 859 12.6

Countrywide Credit Industri 324,354 1.7

Crestar Financial Corp. 991,281 0.3

Dime Bancorp Inc. 387,995 2.8

Downey Financial Corp. 65,172 5.9

FBL Financial Group 21,590 20.6

Finova Group Inc. 184,131 2.8

First Alliance/Banc 30,100 10

First Chicago NBD Corp. 1,012,936 2.4

First Commonwealth Financia 16,695 8.1

First Federal of Alabama 29,554 1

First Union Corp. 1,908,822 7.6

First Virginia Banks Inc. 113,313 16.1

Firstar Corp. 548,427 2.9

Firstfed Financial Corp. (S 36,313 6.8

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 651,950 5.8

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 9,722 5.3

Fund American Enterprise 4,186 14.1

Golden West Financial Corp. 152,295 2.5

Hibernia Corp. 451,740 2.5

Household International 1,027,377 7.3

Imperial Bancorp 80,795 7.5

J.P. Morgan & Co. 938,786 1.8

Keycorp 1,163,627 5.2

MBNA Corp. 1,077,290 7.2

Mellon Bank Corp. 1,077,881 3.3

Mercantile Bancorp 296,981 6.9

National City Corp. 516,504 3.6

NationsBank Corp. 2,293,704 6.4

North Fork Bancorp 338,031 7

Norwest Corp. 1,616,554 10.3

PAB BancShares 1,654 13.4

Park National Corp. 2,931 9.5

Piedmont Bancorp 3,286 6.2

PNC Bank Corp. 833,195 3

Professional Bancorp (PA) 5,045 4.3

Redwood Empire Bancorp 2,895 48.5

Republic New York Corp. 352,813 1.9

Star Banc Corp. 347,104 21.9

Student Loan Corp. 8,454 1

Summit Bancorp 406,331 5.5

SunTrust Banks Inc. 1,000,645 8.3

Synovous Financial Corp. 165,563 43.5

TCF Financial Corp. 260,295 2.7

Union Planters Corp. 276,650 4.3

United Cos Finl Corp 230,750 28.8

US Bancorp 1,062,000 12.6

Bank-Related Totals 32.25 Mil 5.3

NYSE Exchange Totals 809.96 Mi 5

AMEX Exchange Totals 37.37 Mil 5.4 ===

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