NASDAQ Short Interest

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Shares SoldUnit Chg.Pct. Chg.

Short as of from from

Institution 4/15/98 3/13/98 3/13/98

Advanta-A 1,030,530 199,267 24.00%

Advanta-B 744,955 -502,115 -40.3

Associated Banc-Corp. 276,046 -8,722 -3.1

Astoria Financial Corp. 921,595 568,251 160.8

BankAtlantic Bancorp 302,377 108,472 55.9

Bay View Capital 770,022 22,611 3

Charter One Financial 890,505 184,391 26.1

Cincinnati Financial 962,322 -16,674 -1.7

Cityscape Financial Corp. 5,209,506 302,882 6.2

Compass Bancshares 681,044 -212,795 -23.8

Credit Acceptance Corp. 2,784,093 77,874 2.9

Fifth Third Bancorp 4,135,611 1,158,939 38.9

First American Tenn 2,780,161 473,165 20.5

First Comm La 642,530 -5,311 -0.8

First Merchant Acceptance 790,792 -44,797 -5.4

First Savings Bank of NJ 193,424 156,706 426.8

First Security Utah 2,088,780 131,909 6.7

First Tennessee National 5,602,751 -31,523 -0.6

Flushing Financial 283,898 58,711 26.1

Fulton Financial 319,013 -171,320 -34.9

HFNC Financial Corp. 575,419 -6,214 -1.1

Huntington Bancshares 1,138,375 -242,433 -17.6

IMC Mortgage 1,333,340 130,558 10.9

Imperial Credit 1,551,505 -13,807 -0.9

Keystone Financial 383,316 17,653 4.8

Long Beach Financial Corp 586,017 -125,481 -17.6

Long Island Bancorp 878,105 138,545 18.7

Marshall & Ilsley 300,816 -39,186 -11.5

Mercantile Bkshs 795,896 615,475 341.10%

New Century Financial 259,475 -35,494 -12

Northern Trust Corp. 1,130,493 -162,727 -12.6

Old Kent Fin 355,417 -219,803 -38.2

Old National Bancorp 135,678 -410,286 -75.1

Peoples Bancorp (S,R) 610,685 371,701 155.5

Peoples Bank 394,968 -91,062 -18.7

Peoples Heri Fin Gp 1,109,495 -1,040,47 -48.4

Provident Bankshares 601,908 -124,959 -17.2

Regions Financial 2,298,433 293,972 14.7

Riggs National Corp. 268,400 -7,468 -2.7

Roslyn Bancorp 1,678,268 272,489 19.4

Southtrust Corp. 719,855 -320,268 -30.8

Sovereign Bancorp (S,R) 10,533,028 862,677 8.9

St Paul Bancorp 242,299 43,549 21.9

Trustco Bank NY 250,856 -2,249 -0.9

UST Corp. 2,279,070 838,016 58.2

US Trust Corp. 235,565 51,735 28.1

WFS Financial 1,622,574 74,721 4.8

Washington Federal 336,788 27,267 8.8

Washington Mutual 14,522,896 6,732,950 86.4

Webster Financial Corp. ( 1,122,382 -741,408 -39.8

Westamerica Bancorp 336,439 14,378 4.5

Westernbank P.R. 1,331,431 8,323 0.6

Zions Bancorp 914,691 335,759 58

Bank-Related Totals 82.24 Mil. 8,287,515 11.20%

Nasdaq 1.99 Bil. 64,223,05 3.30%

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Avg. Dai Days

Trading to

Institution Volume Cover*

Advanta-A 143,572 7.2

Advanta-B 297,090 2.5

Associated Banc-Corp. 117,648 2.3

Astoria Financial Corp. 322,288 2.9

BankAtlantic Bancorp 100,676 3

Bay View Capital 165,196 4.7

Charter One Financial 330,500 2.7

Cincinnati Financial 73,307 13.1

Cityscape Financial Corp.427,801 12.2

Compass Bancshares 280,695 2.4

Credit Acceptance Corp. 150,733 18.5

Fifth Third Bancorp 317,982 13

First American Tenn 269,903 10.3

First Comm La 214,818 3

First Merchant Acceptance 78,427 10.1

First Savings Bank of NJ 281,110 0.7

First Security Utah 545,164 3.8

First Tennessee National 474,381 11.8

Flushing Financial 39,809 7.1

Fulton Financial 52,408 6.1

HFNC Financial Corp. 65,636 8.8

Huntington Bancshares 393,712 2.9

IMC Mortgage 337,340 4

Imperial Credit 193,472 8

Keystone Financial 45,832 8.4

Long Beach Financial Corp205,008 2.9

Long Island Bancorp 652,625 1.3

Marshall & Ilsley 172,807 1.7

Mercantile Bkshs 254,185 3.1

New Century Financial 71,094 3.6

Northern Trust Corp. 363,453 3.1

Old Kent Fin 153,724 2.3

Old National Bancorp 12,155 11.2

Peoples Bancorp (S,R) 654,785 0.9

Peoples Bank 116,402 3.4

Peoples Heri Fin Gp 137,682 8.1

Provident Bankshares 171,748 3.5

Regions Financial 317,994 7.2

Riggs National Corp. 104,838 2.6

Roslyn Bancorp 353,748 4.7

Southtrust Corp. 607,491 1.2

Sovereign Bancorp (S,R) 1,196,00 8.8

St Paul Bancorp 125,389 1.9

Trustco Bank NY 28,784 8.7

UST Corp. 150,397 15.2

US Trust Corp. 42,882 5.5

WFS Financial 89,118 18.2

Washington Federal 233,076 1.4

Washington Mutual 3,139,75 4.6

Webster Financial Corp. (151,238 7.4

Westamerica Bancorp 207,189 1.6

Westernbank P.R. 93,428 14.3

Zions Bancorp 321,872 2.8

Bank-Related Totals 15.85 Mi 5.2

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