Bank Equities Short Interest Highlights: New York Stock Exchange

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Shares Sold Unit Chg. Pct. Chg.

Short as of from from

Institution 3/15/99 2/15/99 2/15/99

Aames Financial Corp. 5,242,764 38,463 0.70%

American Express Co. 4,125,434 838,430 25.5

AmeriCredit Corp. 1,406,365 -557,409 -28.4

AmSouth Bancorp. 3,544,161 1,166,690 49.1

Associate First Capital Co 4,261,835 681,863 19

BancorpSouth Inc. 19,643 400 2.1

BancWest Corp. 455,415 306,470 205.8

Bank of New York Co. 3,625,515 -1,412,280 -28

Bank One Corp. 11,001,509 -730,018 -6.2

BankAmerica Corp. 16,626,709 1,476,203 9.7

BankAtlantic Bancorp 3,689,636 -38,279 -1

BankBoston Corp. 3,169,818 1,619,089 104.4

Bankers Trust Corp. 2,035,499 33,440 1.7

BB&T Corp. 4,955,631 -374,216 -7

Capital One Financial Corp 1,103,365 192,822 21.2

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 390,051 5,510 1.4

CCB Financial Corp. 116,668 58,655 101.1

Centura Banks Inc. 296,624 -43,106 -12.7

Chase Manhattan Corp. 7,538,992 933,416 14.1

Citigroup Inc. 20,491,643 558,909 2.8

City National Corp. 168,134 41,894 33.2

CNB Bancshares Inc. 67,954 -41,570 -38

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 520,894 -53,208 -9.3

Comerica Inc. 1,048,432 126,835 13.8

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 368,843 -126,281 -25.5

Commercial Federal Corp. 493,873 -21,498 -4.2

Countrywide Credit Industr 505,716 161,734 47

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 30,290 -12,328 -28.9

Dime Bancorp Inc. 1,264,817 27,626 2.2

Downey Financial Corp. 57,446 219 0.4

Finova Group Inc. 1,209,238 -413,873 -25.5

First Bancorp 24,713 1,759 7.7

First Commonwealth Financi 76,033 3,180 4.4

First Republic Bank 19,250 6,713 53.5

First Union Corp. 13,433,612 -1,033,056 -7.1

First Virginia Banks Inc. 938,970 -321,345 -25.5

Firstar Corp. 2,889,034 -210,740 -6.8

FirstPlus Financial Group 6,389,622 -295,412 -4.4

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 5,859,619 -820,705 -12.30%

Golden State Bancorp Inc. 6,064,631 400,367 7.1

Golden West Financial Corp 585,945 -103,219 -15

Greenpoint Financial Corp. 4,400,346 925,183 26.6

Hibernia Corp. 778,580 -389,357 -33.3

Household International In 5,374,407 -853,684 -13.7

Imperial Bancorp 472,941 131,321 38.4

KeyCorp 4,169,326 -317,919 -7.1

MBNA Corp. 6,917,821 1,882,841 37.4

Mellon Bank Corp. 1,836,841 -1,058,876 -36.6

Mercantile Bancorp 1,583,016 257,198 19.4

Morgan (JP) & Co. Inc. 2,554,287 145,718 6

National City Corp. 1,398,903 -800,394 -36.4

North Fork Bancorp 2,403,097 40,809 1.7

Ocwen Financial Corp. 851,762 64,534 8.2

Old Kent Financial Corp. 1,698,376 2,000 0.1

One Valley Bancorp 72,609 34,310 89.6

Oriental Financial Group 74,448 -252 -0.3

Pacific Century Financial 833,874 -235,052 -22

PNC Bank Corp. 2,741,518 514,196 23.1

Republic New York Corp. 1,146,236 36,652 3.3

State Street Corp. 1,898,629 580,075 44

Student Loan Corp. 2,823 -22,507 -88.9

Summit Bancorp 2,567,410 401,029 18.5

SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2,194,726 -774,712 -26.1

Synovus Financial Corp. 4,662,173 -684,531 -12.8

TCF Financial Corp. 1,486,472 502,097 51

Triangle Bancorp Inc. 47,336 3,350 7.6

Union Planters Corp. 2,200,347 -245,951 -10.1

US Bancorp 9,750,492 486,843 5.3

Washington Mutual Inc. 8,768,415 -1,654,068 -15.9

Wells Fargo & Co. 14,707,292 731,865 5.2

Bank-Related Totals 223,708,846 43,131,006 23.90%

NYSE Exchange Totals 3,683,866,2258,833,187 1.60%

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Avg. Daily Days

Trading to

Institution Volume Cover*

Aames Financial Corp. 368,375 14.1

American Express Co. 1,814,070 1.8

AmeriCredit Corp. 299,030 6.6

AmSouth Bancorp. 1,183,285 2

Associate First Capital Co 1,911,875 1.9

BancorpSouth Inc. 22,276 0.9

BancWest Corp. 45,975 3.2

Bank of New York Co. 1,785,095 2.8

Bank One Corp. 2,585,625 4.5

BankAmerica Corp. 4,570,000 3.3

BankAtlantic Bancorp 55,440 67.2

BankBoston Corp. 1,370,320 1.1

Bankers Trust Corp. 474,320 4.2

BB&T Corp. 422,785 12.6

Capital One Financial Corp 491,480 1.9

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 192,135 2

CCB Financial Corp. 60,517 1

Centura Banks Inc. 36,449 9.3

Chase Manhattan Corp. 4,106,740 1.6

Citigroup Inc. 10,393,575 1.9

City National Corp. 107,031 1.2

CNB Bancshares Inc. 38,277 2.9

Colonial BancGroup Inc. 138,969 4.1

Comerica Inc. 427,080 2.2

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 41,634 11.9

Commercial Federal Corp. 137,122 3.8

Countrywide Credit Industr 437,218 0.8

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 59,710 0.7

Dime Bancorp Inc. 312,705 4

Downey Financial Corp. 57,509 1

Finova Group Inc. 394,810 4.1

First Bancorp 32,537 0.7

First Commonwealth Financi 15,639 4.7

First Republic Bank 29,640 0.4

First Union Corp. 2,882,185 5

First Virginia Banks Inc. 62,340 20.2

Firstar Corp. 528,410 5.9

FirstPlus Financial Group 1,254,965 5.3

Fleet Financial Group Inc. 1,277,040 5.2

Golden State Bancorp Inc. 506,305 11.2

Golden West Financial Corp 196,340 3.5

Greenpoint Financial Corp. 297,995 11.7

Hibernia Corp. 463,905 2.5

Household International In 1,705,935 3.7

Imperial Bancorp 134,056 2.5

KeyCorp 854,285 5.3

MBNA Corp. 1,669,565 3

Mellon Bank Corp. 1,008,620 2.9

Mercantile Bancorp 351,280 3.8

Morgan (JP) & Co. Inc. 976,050 2.5

National City Corp. 908,535 2.4

North Fork Bancorp 349,735 6.8

Ocwen Financial Corp. 70,650 11.1

Old Kent Financial Corp. 165,365 10.3

One Valley Bancorp 35,121 1.1

Oriental Financial Group 16,347 4.6

Pacific Century Financial 195,190 5.5

PNC Bank Corp. 804,085 2.8

Republic New York Corp. 476,535 2.3

State Street Corp. 437,490 3

Student Loan Corp. 5,415 4.7

Summit Bancorp 332,845 6.5

SunTrust Banks, Inc. 518,240 5.7

Synovus Financial Corp. 228,125 23.4

TCF Financial Corp. 243,350 4

Triangle Bancorp Inc. 16,249 2.7

Union Planters Corp. 224,760 10.9

US Bancorp 1,843,955 5

Washington Mutual Inc. 1,693,445 6.2

Wells Fargo & Co. 4,081,080 3.4

Bank-Related Totals 53,007,177 3.41

NYSE Exchange Totals 749,292,905 4.84 ===

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