Bank Equities Short Interest: National Association of Securities

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Shares Sold Unit Chng Pct Chng Average Days

Short as from from Daily to Institution 3/15/96 2/15/95 2/15/95 Volume *Cover* ADVANTA Corp. Class A 415,558 -71,403 -14.70% 165,462 2.5 ADVANTA Corp. Class B 238,980 115,686 93.8 148,383 1.6 Aegis Consumer Funding Group 253,164 198,423 362.5 38,291 6.6 ALBANK Financial Corp. (S,R) 40,456 -10,872 -21.2 59,439 0.7 American Federal Bank 3,041 -10,955 -78.3 26,871 0.1 Astoria Financial Corp. 34,267 31,8151297.50% 114,330 0.3 BankAtlantic Bancorp 37,483 15,076 67.3 55,415 0.7 Bay View Capital Corp. 12,006 -348 -2.8 66,797 0.2 BayBanks Inc. 406,594 -8,163 -2 140,839 2.9 Boatmen s Bancshares Inc. 2,693,25-165,634 -5.8 566,199 4.8 Boston Bancorp 15,261 2,616 20.70% 40,384 0.4 California Bancshares 747 -13,401 -94.7 36,993- Carolina First Corp. 577 -75,634 -99.2 96,928- CCB Financial Corp. 16,581 273 1.7 46,977 0.4 Center Financial Corp. 124,258 4,455 3.7 55,844 2.2 Central Fidelity Banks Inc. 69,200 4,737 7.30% 63,041 1.1 Charter Bank 3,590 -14,932 -80.6 48,984- Charter One Financial 641,052 114,850 21.8 298,619 2.1 Collective Bancorp 82,528 34,135 70.5 143,508 0.6 Commerce Bancorp 2,389 -13,595 -85.1 30,965- Commerce Bancshares Inc. 49,330 -538 -1.10% 35,140 1.4 Commonwealth Savings Bank 58,238 -16,200 -21.8 43,859 1.3 Community First Bankshares 37,356 -45,138 -54.7 52,482 0.7 Compass Bancshares Inc. 98,122 -1,290 -1.3 61,618 1.6 Consumer Portfolio Services (S,R 100,664-145,728 -59.1 92,745 1.1 Credit Acceptance Corp. 1,380,04 -87,694 -6.00% 191,841 7.2 CSB Financial Corp. 10,778 10,2862,090.70 26,796 0.4 CTL Credit Inc. 120,735 53,718 80.2 36,239 3.3 Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. 18,557 -470 -2.5 57,762 0.3 D&N Financial Corp. 77,708 -11,527 -12.9 38,216 2 Dauphin Deposit Corp. 78,199 8,638 12.40% 30,581 2.6 Deposit Guaranty Corp. 22,888 -7,508 -24.7 33,919 0.7 Eagle Bancshares 14,300 -2,231 -13.5 30,821 0.5 Eagle Finance Corp. 325,555 73,978 29.4 40,606 8 EZCORP 114,735 -58,461 -33.8 47,480 2.4 Fifth Third Bancorp 3,531,582,362,89 202.20% 756,357 4.7 First American Corp. 82,423 -41,241 -33.3 131,835 0.6 First Bell Bancorp 31,007 -1,420 -4.4 116,091 0.3 First Commerce Corp. 818,871-144,357 -15 83,737 9.8 First Fed Bancshares Eau Claire 35,505 390 1.1 27,344 1.3 First Federal Savings (CO) 72,939 -11,866 -14.00% 99,910 0.7 First Financial Corp. (WI) 45,305 5,606 14.1 57,006 0.8 First Hawaiian Inc. 23,144 -5,296 -18.6 37,652 0.6 First Merchants Acceptance 340,208 76,516 29 69,212 4.9 First Palm Beach Bancorp 17,693 -1,184 -6.3 54,341 0.3 First Savings Bank (WA) 76,071 4,690 6.60% 95,180 0.8 First Security Corp. (S,R) 597,271 109,025 22.3 290,022 2.1 First Tennessee National Corp. (2,438,16-170,375 -6.5 294,400 8.3 FirstMerit Corp. 26,265 -9,301 -26.2 29,158 0.9 Great Financial Corp. 144,973-118,414 -45 43,976 3.3 Greater New York Savings Bank 35,988 -2,461 -6.40% 69,874 0.5 GreenPoint Financial Corp. 394,113 -74,271 -15.9 135,646 2.9 Haven Bancorp 48,831 -363- 104,805 0.5 Home Financial Corp. 575,481 -42,792 -6.9 124,568 4.6 Hubco Inc. 426,579 189,457 79.9 79,217 5.4 Huntington Bancshares Inc. 662,814-372,888 -36.00% 261,628 2.5 IBS Financial Corp. (S,R) 192,247 851- 56,715 3.4 Imperial Bancorp 178,849 25,411 16.6 48,702 3.7 Imperial Credit Industries 33,809 -19,252 -36.3 54,201 0.6 ISB Financial Corp. 7,321 -12,575 -63.2 29,812 0.2 JSB Financial Inc. 15,899 -2,254 -12.40% 26,333 0.6 Keystone Financial Inc. 39,631 -1,936 -4.7 47,467 0.8 Klamath First Bancorp 27,050 -3,786 -12.3 50,434 0.5 Lafayette American Bank 14,141 -6,843 -32.6 64,482 0.2 Leader Financial Corp. 95,336 38,929 69 76,897 1.2 Life Bancorp 150,604 11,703 8.40% 44,822 3.4 Long Island Bancorp 336,799 62,346 22.7 343,953 1 MAF Bancorp 419,182 133,913 46.9 28,520 14.7 Magna Group Inc. (MO) 132,654 8,929 7.2 94,934 1.4 Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 191,302 -36,333 -16 160,438 1.2 Medford Savings Bank 662 -15,916 -96.00% 27,757- Mercantile Bankshares Corp. 292,515 -63,788 -17.9 91,554 3.2 Meridian Bancorp 787,870-500,637 -38.9 332,762 2.4 Money Store Inc. 1,854,95-537,438 -22.5 715,599 2.6 Monterey Bay Bancorp 4,252 -10,693 -71.5 25,209 0.2 North Side Savings Bank 12,692 6,072 91.70% 40,701 0.3 Northern Trust Corp. 492,433 -74,185 -13.1 163,460 3 NS Bancorp 93,932 816- 64,201 1.5 Old Kent Financial Corp. 45,053 -9,495 -17.4 76,015 0.6 Olympic Financial Ltd. 4,774,86-219,429 -4.4 607,294 7.9 ONBancorp 177,123 42,921 32.00% 119,551 1.5 One Valley Bancorp (WV) 320,187 212,210 196.5 45,074 7.1 Pennfed Financial Services Inc. 47,994 46,0182,328.80 45,523 1.1 People s Bank 290,933 -41,548 -12.5 110,832 2.6 Peoples Heritage Financial Group1,071,40 164,279 18.1 115,080 9.3 Queens County Bancorp 4,964 -5,150 -50.90% 30,422 0.2 RCSB Financial Inc. 2,099,18 20,878 1 114,818 18.3 Regional Acceptance 790,865 28,123 3.7 30,078 26.3 Regions Financial Corp. 450,781-418,932 -48.2 205,482 2.2 Reliance Bancorp 82,743 11,645 16.4 55,167 1.5 Republic Bancorp (MI) 57,214 7,127 14.20% 50,825 1.1 Republic Security Financial 85,329 50,525 145.2 53,960 1.6 Resource Bancshares Mortgage 88,300 7,500 9.3 131,948 0.7 Riggs National Corp. 66,990 4,302 6.9 124,395 0.5 Roosevelt Financial Group 1,985,88 25,431 1.3 203,470 9.8 Somerset Savings Bank 5,560 -7,140 -56.20% 36,705 0.2 SouthTrust Corp. 1,582,51 332,528 26.6 213,876 7.4 Sovereign Bancorp 1,934,97 81,515 4.4 350,554 5.5 St. Paul Bancorp 16,407 5,374 48.7 94,465 0.2 Standard Financial Inc. 8,926 -3,223 -26.5 64,397 0.1 Statewide Financial Corp. 12,710 2,670 26.60% 26,009 0.5 TFC Enterprises 45,385 6,890 17.9 71,522 0.6 TR Financial Corp. 63,682 -1,310 -2 83,231 0.8 U.S. Bancorp 2,406,31-155,490 -6.1 841,625 2.9 UST Corp. 38,321 -7,806 -16.9 33,853 1.1 Washington Federal Inc. 143,915 36,455 33.90% 158,705 0.9 Washington Mutual Inc. 1,802,97-285,190 -13.7 517,378 3.5 Webster Financial Corp. 309,122 5,750 1.9 29,847 10.4 Wilmington Trust Corp. 28,624 -16,340 -36.3 110,442 0.3 World Acceptance Corp. 16,149 9,059 127.8 54,850 0.3 Zions Bancorp. 127,168-123,070 -49.20% 27,495 4.6 Bank-Related Totals 49.16 Mi 392,364 0.80%17.97 Mi 2.7 NASDAQ Market Totals 964.51 M7,220,98 0.80%414.49 M 2.3 === Table limited to issues shorted at least 25,000 shares at either current or prior settlement date and having an average daily trading volume of at least 10,000 shares. * Number of days to cover short interest, assuming average daily trading volume holds constant and that all volume is used in settlement of short positions. Start - Rise from a prior base of zero. New - Listed since last settlement date. S - Figures adjusted for stock split or dividend. R - Prior figures revised. NA - Not applicable. Source: National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. Compiled by American Banker

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