Bank/Thrift/Finance Equities Short Interest for NASDAQ

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Share Sold Short as of Percent Avg.Daily Institution 3/14/97 2/14/97 Chang Volume

Advanta Cl-a 2,983,929 2,569,104 16.10% 848,673

Advanta Cl-b 1,854,617 2,281,742 -18.7 849,755

Alliance Bancorp 169,784 82,743 105.2 27,415

BankAtlantic Bncp A (S,R) 376,836 256,156 47.1 25,442

Bankers Corp 393,466 400,683 -1.8 84,581

Charter One Finl Inc 448,328 493,682 -9.2 199,662

Cincinnati Financial 853,198 721,810 18.2 116,849

Cityscape Financial Corp 3,035,153 2,833,475 7.1 186,362

Commonwealth Bancorp 95,899 16,190 492.3 76,239

Compass Bancshares 210,115 142,051 47.9 165,306

Credit Acceptance Cp 2,950,765 2,557,174 15.4 220,101

Fifth Third Bncp 1,529,589 1,401,100 9.2 348,400

First Colorado Bncp 876,758 874,815 0.2 50,772

First Commerce La 204,767 183,163 11.8 131,844

First Merchant Acceptance 1,063,205 1,021,205 4.1 86,014

First Michigan Bank Corp 711,027 7,363,490 -3.4 23,534

First Savings Bank of NJ 84,400 204 N.M. 15,538

First Security Utah 599,253 664,751 -9.9 270,506

First Tennessee National 2,880,834 2,725,618 5.7 450,223

HFNC Financial 1,430,185 1,208,144 18.4 132,917

Huntington Bancshares 1,411,214 1,590,842 -11.30% 238,782

IMC Mortgage 742,440 481,331 54.2 70,243

Imperial Credit Inds 798,188 460,355 73.4 203,622

Jayhawk Acceptance 601,657 395,779 52 239,889

Keystone Financial Inc. 867,527 802,224 8.1 53,001

Long Island Bncp Inc 485,371 501,237 -3.2 200,126

Marshall & IIsley 1,304,014 1,612,328 -19.1 102,910

Mid Am Inc 159,859 256,849 -37.8 10,398

NAL Financial Group 458,332 331,822 38.1 291,742

Northern Trust Corp 739,356 1,222,894 -39.5 364,437

Old National Bancorp 549,245 502,811 9.2 20,120

Onbancorp 180,582 64,127 181.6 139,629

Peoples Heritage Financial Gp.

371,562 378,634 -1.9 162,577

Provident Bankshares 85,028 7,452 N.M. 42,109

RAC Financial Group 3,987,751 3,236,751 23.2 368,097

Redwood Trust Inc. 1,866,062 903,479 106.5 236,397

Regions Financial (R) 341,285 295,810 15.4 208,059

Reliance Acceptance 1,028,137 371,107 177 148,223

Riggs Natl 489,750 255,291 91.8 198,414

Roosevelt Finl Group 3,151,597 3,038,032 3.7 390,505

Roslyn Bancorp (N) 1,183,780 813,676 45.50% 523,858

Southtrust Corp 577,317 458,308 26 318,202

Sovereign Bancorp (S,R) 6,910,331 5,429,302 27.3 588,987

St Paul Bancorp 146,123 35,277 314.2 153,860

Money Store 5,689,794 3,765,163 51.1 583,920

Trustco Bank Corp NY 220,473 205,948 7.1 22,764

U S Bancorp Oregon 1,350,721 1,364,255 -1 546,444

UST Corp 383,082 402,214 -4.8 105,355

US Trust Corp (S,R) 258,126 252,562 2.2 86,433

Vallicorp Hldgs Inc 293,711 290,627 1.1 54,380

Washington Federal 239,482 228,073 5 222,841

Washington Mutual Inc 3,677,897 1,478,885 148.7 1,715,918

Westamerica Bancorp 396,259 371,924 6.5 71,727

Westernbank P R (S,R) 428,177 311,507 37.5 148,441

World Acceptance Corp 204,162 255,037 -19.9 42,238

Zions Bancorp 121,677 197,606 -38.4 28,537

Banks/Thrifts/Finance 64,452,177 60,366,819 6.80%

Nasdaq 1,443,088,7 1,359,336,116 6.20% ===

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