Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights: New York & American Stock

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Shares SoldUnit Chg.Pct. Chg.

Short as of from from

Institution 10/15/98 9/15/98 9/15/98

American Express Co. 4,376,302 1,044,132 31.30%

AmeriCredit Corp. (s) 3,689,206 1,822,245 97.60%

Amsouth Bancorp. 2,106,264 73,437 3.60%

Bancorpsouth Inc. 7,251 -45,140 -86.20%

Bank of New York 9,005,274 943,807 11.70%

BankAmerica Corp. 19,018,271 1,685,283 9.70%

Bankers Trust New York Cor 5,238,045 1,984,143 61.00%

Bridge View Bancorp 16,000 0 0.00%

Capital One Financial Corp 1,868,532 -157,757 -7.80%

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 1,854,334 -381,399 -17.10%

Centura Banks Inc. 312,827 53,479 20.60%

Chase Manhattan Corp. 8,227,250 2,318,238 39.20%

Citigroup 25,196,549 -4,024,64-13.80%

City National Corp. 337,578 -41,992 -11.10%

Colonial BancGroup Inc. (S 285,840 10,932 4.00%

Comerica Inc. 771,718 -754,301 -49.40%

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 404,799 -9,052 -2.20%

Commercial Federal Corp. 972,415 -342,219 -26.00%

Community Bankshares Inc. 7,538 153 2.10%

Countrywide Credit Industr 777,535 150,017 23.90%

Crestar Financial Corp. 741,266 522,720 239.20%

CVB Financial Corp. 7,201 -11,611 -61.70%

Dime Bancorp Inc. 1,293,395 -69,915 -5.10%

Downey Financial Hldg. Co. 158,620 -159,344 -50.10%

FBL Financial Group 364,000 -97,300 -21.10%

Finova Group Inc. 439,901 74,835 20.50%

First Alliance/Banc 467,350 -34,220 -6.80%

First Federal of Alabama 29,720 -923 -3.00%

First Union Corp. 14,243,661 -1,771,72-11.10%

First Virginia Banks Inc. 1,734,717 -162,096 -8.50%

Firstar Corp. 1,962,451 -175,267 -8.20%

Firstfed Financial Corp. 114,436 -117,154 -50.60%

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 6,294,561 2,028,054 47.50%

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 44,100 -5,850 -11.70%

Golden West Financial Corp 759,157 170,817 29.00%

Hibernia Corp. 652,622 -511,465 -43.90%

Household International 8,116,108 -270,849 -3.20%

Imperial Bancorp 439,890 -96,862 -18.00%

J.P. Morgan & Co. 3,364,537 1,293,289 62.40%

Keycorp 6,963,291 -51,811 -0.70%

MBNA Corp. (S) 17,741,469 7,067,769 66.20%

Mellon Bank Corp. 3,437,951 -228,888 -6.20%

Mercantile Bancorp 2,230,299 -170,799 -7.10%

MidSouth Bancorp 13,200 0 0.00%

National City Corp. 2,393,400 -791,913 -24.90%

North Fork Bancorp 2,247,067 -192,469 -7.90%

Norwest Corp. 29,726,469 7,782,004 35.50%

PAB BancShares 24,373 2,373 10.80%

Park National Corp. 27,350 -2,990 -9.90%

Piedmont Bancorp 22,135 1,634 8.00%

PNC Bank Corp. 2,567,698 -98,885 -3.70%

Professional Bancorp (PA) 21,152 -500 -2.30%

Redwood Empire Bancorp 140,477 23 0.00%

Republic New York Corp. 945,946 136,366 16.80%

Star Banc Corp. 6,602,294 169 0.00%

Student Loan Corp. 13,144 -4,100 -23.80%

Summit Bancorp 2,348,638 75,048 3.30%

SunTrust Banks Inc. 14,860,224 3,284,318 28.40%

Surety Capital Corp. 10,000 0 0.00%

Synovous Financial Corp. 6,463,609 -552,299 -7.90%

TCF Financial Corp. 536,334 -192,690 -26.40%

Union Planters Corp. 1,993,387 928,878 87.30%

United Cos Finl Corp 6,284,256 -779,817 -11.00%

US Bancorp 11,919,456 -2,683,88-18.40%

Bank-Related Totals 245.23 M 18,462,03 8.10%

NYSE Exchange Totals 4.15 B -54,796,875 2.90%

AMEX Exchange Totals 195.35 M -8,277,41 -0.7% ===

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