Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights: New York & American Stock

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Shares SoldUnit Chg. Pct. Chg.

Short as offrom from

Institution 2/13/98 1/15/98 1/15/98

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 12,436,529 1,709,456 15.90%

American Express Co. 4,227,503 -61,720 -1.4

AmeriCredit Corp. 2,526,740 -411,426 -14

Amsouth Bancorp. 1,059,744 85,843 8.8

Bancorpsouth Inc. 35,304 -4,000 -10.2

Bank of New York 6,903,075 -454,816 -6.2

BankAmerica Corp. 6,431,019 1,213,696 23.3

Bankers Trust New York Corp. 1,823,103 -36,482 -2

Beneficial Corp. 1,165,712 -37,393 -3.1

Capital One Financial Corp. 1,824,194 20,151 1.1

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 3,745,071 837,994 28.8

Centura Banks Inc. 347,118 189,152 119.7

CFX Corp. 132,646 -78,697 -37.2

Chase Manhattan Corp. 4,529,967 1,184,575 35.4

Citicorp 4,935,214 399,623 8.8

City National Corp. 712,496 300,233 72.8

Coast Savings Financial Inc. 483,502 -334,309 -40.9

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 215,761 32,703 17.9

Comerica Inc. 1,490,721 604,346 68.2

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 82,178 62,019N/M

Commercial Federal Corp. 550,402 -17,183 -3

Community Bankshares Inc. 58,978 408-

CoreStates Financial Corp. 1,611,585 -780,055 -32.6

Countrywide Credit Industries 1,465,988 -531,195 -26.6

Crestar Financial Corp. 612,865 48,294 8.6

Dime Bancorp Inc. 2,174,396 1,047,132 92.9

Downey Financial Corp. 259,223 89,655 52.9

Essex Bancorp 27,500 -5,976 -17.9

FBL Financial Group 185,000 3,300 1.8

Financial Federal Corp. 104,520 2,070 2

Finova Group Inc. 418,604 -11,933 -2.8

First Alliance/Banc 24,537 12,543 104.6

First Chicago NBD Corp. 2,411,821 -155,292 -6

First Commonwealth Financial 23,862 -2,974 -11.1

First Empire State Corp. 185,411 75,621 68.9

First Federal of Alabama 29,639- -

First of America Bank Corp. 512,027 137,897 36.9

First Union Corp. 17,566,998 321,507 1.9

First Virginia Banks Inc. 1,353,293 -23,340 -1.7

Firstar Corp. 1,332,404 -58,500 -4.2

Firstfed Financial Corp. 90,419 18,119 25.10%

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 4,607,589 -3,033,600 -39.7

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 25,226 24,677N/M

Fund American Enterprise 43,730 -10,047 -18.7

Golden West Financial Corp. 369,402 -155,014 -29.6

Hibernia Corp. 1,392,041 657,998 89.6

Household International 1,595,557 371,346 30.3

Imperial Bancorp (S,R) 593,333 217,259 57.8

J.P. Morgan & Co. 2,391,306 667,595 38.7

JW Charles Financial Svcs. 15,169- -

Keycorp 2,306,353 -252,531 -9.9

MBNA Corp. 17,296,760 2,187,934 14.5

Mellon Bank Corp. 4,923,621 -615,875 -11.1

Mercantile Bancorp 1,558,422 14,192-

Mercury Finance Co. 10,242,366 -43,719-

MidSouth Bancorp 12,456 -12,397 -49.9

National City Corp. 8,546,724 1,839,249 27.4

NationsBank Corp. 15,841,955 -4,179,216 -20.9

New York Bancorp 70,308 -14,100 -16.7

North Fork Bancorp 3,924,787 404,736 11.5

Norwest Corp. 15,594,422 -7,725,664 -33.1

Park National Corp. 32,645 -5-

Piedmont Bancorp 20,500 -87-

PNC Bank Corp. 3,458,370 134,105 4

Professional Bancorp (PA) 17,132 1,001 6.2

Redwood Empire Bancorp 197,120 134,851N/M

Republic New York Corp. 561,435 46,725 9.1

Star Banc Corp. 2,892,527 146,932 5.4

Student Loan Corp. 16,300 -6,575 -28.7

Summit Bancorp 2,148,860 -16,891-

SunTrust Banks Inc. 1,805,723 148,493 9

Synovous Financial Corp. 5,333,178 -150,168 -2.7

TCF Financial Corp. 1,322,348 -171,029 -11.5

Union Planters Corp. 1,429,148 -87,192 -5.8

United Cos Finl Corp 8,308,414 1,009,809 13.8

US Bancorp 4,336,342 43,448 1

Bank-Related Totals 182.16 Mil. -3,879,001 -2.10%

NYSE Exchange Totals 3.73 Bil. 161,375,892 4.50%

AMEX Exchange Totals 169.87 Mil. 2,184,033 1.30%

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Avg. DailyDays

Trading to

Institution Volume Cover*

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 782,895 15.9

American Express Co. 1,257,370 3.4

AmeriCredit Corp. 254,045 9.9

Amsouth Bancorp. 184,335 5.7

Bancorpsouth Inc. 16,820 2.1

Bank of New York 823,555 8.4

BankAmerica Corp. 2,498,100 2.6

Bankers Trust New York Corp. 506,115 3.6

Beneficial Corp. 239,890 4.9

Capital One Financial Corp. 378,075 4.8

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 337,950 11.1

Centura Banks Inc. 39,275 8.8

CFX Corp. 59,160 2.2

Chase Manhattan Corp. 2,395,095 1.9

Citicorp 2,646,685 1.9

City National Corp. 140,815 5.1

Coast Savings Financial Inc. 216,325 2.2

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 42,585 5.1

Comerica Inc. 314,230 4.7

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 27,060 3

Commercial Federal Corp. 77,530 7.1

Community Bankshares Inc. 365 161.6

CoreStates Financial Corp. 428,315 3.8

Countrywide Credit Industries 467,195 3.1

Crestar Financial Corp. 302,955 2

Dime Bancorp Inc. 644,210 3.4

Downey Financial Corp. 42,255 6.1

Essex Bancorp 6,180 4.4

FBL Financial Group 8,810 21

Financial Federal Corp. 24,090 4.3

Finova Group Inc. 133,505 3.1

First Alliance/Banc 214,400 0.1

First Chicago NBD Corp. 959,150 2.5

First Commonwealth Financial 12,515 1.9

First Empire State Corp. 9,720 19.1

First Federal of Alabama 6,535 4.5

First of America Bank Corp. 185,580 2.8

First Union Corp. 2,039,055 8.6

First Virginia Banks Inc. 93,990 14.4

Firstar Corp. 183,145 7.3

Firstfed Financial Corp. 52,965 1.7

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 1,071,560 4.3

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01 17,760 1.4

Fund American Enterprise 2,605 16.8

Golden West Financial Corp. 184,065 2

Hibernia Corp. 549,385 2.5

Household International 495,945 3.2

Imperial Bancorp (S,R) 93,305 6.4

J.P. Morgan & Co. 1,236,380 1.9

JW Charles Financial Svcs. 9,680 1.6

Keycorp 562,355 4.1

MBNA Corp. 1,611,230 10.7

Mellon Bank Corp. 1,137,485 4.3

Mercantile Bancorp 214,720 7.3

Mercury Finance Co. 820,385 12.5

MidSouth Bancorp 1,265 9.8

National City Corp. 512,745 16.7

NationsBank Corp. 2,552,865 6.2

New York Bancorp 38,735 1.8

North Fork Bancorp 255,995 15.3

Norwest Corp. 1,385,265 11.3

Park National Corp. 2,205 14.8

Piedmont Bancorp 2,750 7.5

PNC Bank Corp. 460,230 7.5

Professional Bancorp (PA) 2,940 5.8

Redwood Empire Bancorp 12,275 16.1

Republic New York Corp. 166,765 3.4

Star Banc Corp. 152,540 19

Student Loan Corp. 5,365 3

Summit Bancorp 1,212,035 1.8

SunTrust Banks Inc. 232,945 7.8

Synovous Financial Corp. 252,295 21.1

TCF Financial Corp. 261,030 5.1

Union Planters Corp. 167,650 8.5

United Cos Finl Corp 352,225 23.6

US Bancorp 431,095 10.1

Bank-Related Totals 32.26 Mil. 5.6

NYSE Exchange Totals 768.26 Mil 4.9

AMEX Exchange Totals 37.10 Mil. 4.6

Totals for all 113$52,827.00 $43,185.20 3,243

Data Source: The data were provided by Lipper Analytical Services Inc., Summit, NJ, from its mutual funds data base. A proprietary fund is a fund over which the bank exercises management discretion or that was formed or founded by the bank. (*) - in the c ===

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