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Most Shares Sold Short
Institution Position
1 U.S. Bancorp 8,140,743
2 Olympic Financial 3,547,296
3 Charter One Financial 2,929,672
4 RCSB Financial 2,315,004
5 Sovereign Bancorp 2,190,564
6 Boatmen's Bancshares 1,948,720
7 Roosevelt Financial Group 1,930,492
8 First Commerce Corp. 1,710,894
9 Huntington Bancshares 1,579,004
10 Meridian Bancorp 1,554,592
Most Days to Cover
Institution Days
1 Charter One Financial 24.4
2 U.S. Bancorp 17.4
3 First Commerce Corp. 12.8
4 Huntington Bancshares Inc. 12.3
5 Sovereign Bancorp 10.7
6 RCSB Financial Inc. 9.9
7 Olympic Financial Ltd. 9.1
8 First Tennessee National Corp. 8.7
9 Fourth Financial Corp. 6.9
10 ADVANTA Corp. Class A 6.2
Largest Unit Increases
Institution Unit Chng
1 U.S. Bancorp 1,068,233
2 Charter One Financial 369,091
3 Midlantic Corp. 332,447
4 First Security Corp. 310,228
5 Roosevelt Financial Group 246,069
6 Washington Mutual Inc. 242,372
7 RCSB Financial Inc. 216,678
8 Northern Trust Corp. 158,212
9 Long Island Bancorp 154,370
10 Compass Bancshares Inc. 117,073
Largest Unit Decreases
Institution Unit Chng
1 Huntington Bancshares -244,119
2 People's Bank -180,998
3 ADVANTA Corp. Class A -155,634
4 West One Bancorp -154,106
5 Citfed Bancorp -144,109
6 Union Acceptance Corp. -94,043
7 Money Store Inc. -73,278
8 Bank South Corp. -67,138
9 Magna Group Inc. (MO) -64,368
10 Imperial Bancorp -60,237
Largest Percent Increases
Institution Pct Chng
1 Great American Bancorp 3,430.60
2 Aegis Consumer Funding Group 2,582.90
3 Provident Bancorp 2,380.70
4 SGV Bancorp 1,787.50
5 Premier Bancorp 985.4
6 Provident Bankshares Corp. 741
7 Associated Banc Corp. 603.4
8 Lafayette American Bank 582
9 Conestoga Bancorp 520.6
10 AMCORE Financial Inc. 492.8
Largest Percent Decreases
Institution Pct Chng
1 Union Acceptance Corp. -98.9
2 Palfed Inc. -91.4
3 Eagle Finance Corp. -90.4
4 American Pacific Bank -84.6
5 Monterey Bay Bancorp -79.6
6 Citfed Bancorp -75.8
7 West One Bancorp -52.9
8 Money Store Inc. -52.8
9 Magna Group Inc. (MO) -49.5
10 Central Fidelity Banks Inc. -48.5
* Number of days to cover short interest, assuming average daily trading