Bank/Thrift/Finance Equities Short Interest for NYSE/AMEX

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Share Sold Unit.Chg. Pct Chg. Avg.Daily Days

Short as of from form Trading to

Insititution 3/14/97 2/14/97 2/14/97 Volume Cover*

Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co. 5,163,193 1,117,913 27.60% 1,649,168 3.1

American Express Co. 6,778,574 721,419 11.9 1,490,631 4.5

AmeriCredit Corp. 1,115,444 383,284 52.3 143,052 7.8

Amsouth Bancorp. 790,076 -95,158 -10.7 141,547 5.6

Banc One Corp. 44,734,259 13,389,217 42.7 2,104,647 21.3

Bancorp Hawaii 396,327 44,926 12.8 85,936 4.6

Bank of Boston Corp. 1,704,549 -241,626 -12.4 670,510 2.5

Bank of New York 7,229,157 785,185 12.2 1,030,078 7

BankAmerica Corp. 3,487,458-1,790,606 -33.9 1,277,726 2.7

Bankers Trust New York Corp.

1,037,964 288,050 38.4 375,368 2.8

Barnett Banks Inc. 16,696,956 -185,340 -1.1 519,105 32.2

Beneficial Corp. 962,182 418,184 76.9 183,031 5.3

Capital One Financial Corp.

1,180,062 -74,139 -5.9 195,978 6

Capstead Mortgage Corp. 323,906 -2,515N.M. 116,047 2.8

Chase Manhattan Corp. 3,842,302 271,777 7.6 2,338,910 1.6

Citicorp 6,043,992 43,390N.M. 1,996,663 3

City National Corp. 867,159 -25,410 -2.8 137,042 6.3

Coast Savings Financial Inc.

991,589 92,205 10.3 124,626 8

Colonial BancGroup Inc. (S,R)

108,659 33,246 44.1 44,189 2.5

Comerica Inc. 655,012 -110,344 -14.4 318,868 2.1

Commerce Bancorp Inc. 69,570 -10,312 -12.9 30,873 2.3

Commercial Federal Corp. 90,453 6,985 8.4 58,784 1.5

Community Capital Corp. 213,508 -16,053 -7 26,778 8

CoreStates Financial Corp.

3,497,468-1,569,623 -31 411,752 8.5

Countrywide Credit Industries

1,373,321 -287,488 -17.3 280,931 4.9

Crestar Financial Corp.

770,038 125,045 19.4 168,594 4.6

Dean Witter Discover & Co.

1,338,600-2,572,486 -65.8 1,260,036 1.1

Dime Bancorp Inc. 1,938,155 774,984 66.6 628,810 3.1

Downey Financial Corp. 28,850 -1,900 -6.20% 56,889 0.5

Finova Group Inc. 173,572 63,380 57.5 78,615 2.2

First Bank System Inc. 3,134,606 -233,633 -6.9 220,842 14.2

First Chicago NBD Corp.3,465,192-1,326,214 -27.7 876,947 4

First of America Bank Corp.

824,928 46,365 6 80,300 10.3

First Republic Bancorp 29,901 -455,578 -93.8 117,889 0.3

First Union Corp. 4,159,105 -378,278 -8.3 767,415 5.4

First USA Inc. 9,664,935 876,427 10 1,061,415 9.1

First Virginia Banks Inc.

422,865 -34,376 -7.5 31,852 13.3

Firstar Corp. (S,R) 1,167,069 424,735 57.2 279,278 4.2

Firstfed Financial Corp. 109,000 35,900 49.1 52,673 2.1

Fleet Financial Group Inc.

5,890,459 481,476 8.9 1,139,663 5.2

Fleet Financial Wrnts-1/01

97,033 -5,769 -5.6 29,773 3.3

Glendale Federal Bank 5,311,883 1,002,337 23.3 494,173 10.7

Golden West Financial Corp.

319,002 70,209 28.2 172,826 1.8

Great Western Financial Corp.

1,681,972 -315,678 -15.8 2,359,110 0.7

Hibernia Corp. 591,319 -507,440 -46.2 346,700 1.7

Household International 798,846 67,973 9.3 304,815 2.6

Imperial Bancorp 239,041 -6,974 -2.8 141,952 1.7

J.P. Morgan & Co. 1,128,240 -57,481 -4.8 837,178 1.3

Keycorp 2,254,405 17,148 N.M. 417,194 5.4

Mark Twain Bancshs. 17,643 265 1.5 36,863 0.5

MBNA Corp. 3,009,613 -720,500 -19.3 1,192,478 2.5

Mellon Bank Corp. 2,921,791 276,711 10.5 503,184 5.8

Mercantile Bancorp 5,041,287 2,242,373 80.1 178,757 28.2

Mercury Finance Co. 2,379,343 -777,894 -24.6 4,225,642 0.6

National City Corp. 2,142,302 890,571 71.1 364,168 5.9

NationsBank Corp. (S,R)24,846,267 14,040,472 129.9 2,309,694 10.8

New York Bancorp 119,377 34,747 41.10% 25,078 4.8

North American Mortgage Co.137,400 53,130 63 77,747 1.8

North Fork Bancorp 1,279,406 254,933 24.9 116,752 11

Norwest Corp. 7,130,326 222,019 3.2 673,221 10.6

PNC Bank Corp. 5,920,859- 1,406,883 -19.2 611,510 9.7

Republic New York Corp. 546,185 -50,454 -8.5 107,057 5.1

Seacor Holdings Inc. 712,794 -186,458 -20.7 164,731 4.3

Signet Banking Corp. 1,234,460 24,593 2 174,584 7.1

Southern National Corp. 3,355,688 1,653,658 97.2 80,768 41.5

Standard Federal Bank 184,200 138,900 306.6 108,189 1.7

Star Banc Corp. 1,564,243 278,510 21.7 126,842 12.3

State Street Boston Corp. 515,203 -8,813 -1.7 244,300 2.1

Student Loan Mktg. Assn. 764,436 -33,111 -4.2 177,584 4.3

Summit Bancorp 2,820,277 1,288,627 84.1 377,542 7.5

SunTrust Banks Inc. 1,210,747 -201,614 -14.3 263,331 4.6

Synovous Financial Corp. 382,955 30,582 8.7 74,131 5.2

TCF Financial Corp. 782,023 225,194 40.4 114,742 6.8

Union Planters Corp. 1,673,441 -259,121 -13.4 184,378 9.1

United Cos Finl Corp 4,129,176 834,326 25.3 306,357 13.5

Wachovia Corp. 1,250,418 139,144 12.5 279,357 4.5

Wells Fargo & Co. 1,528,639 -109,036 -6.7 285,289 5.4

Bank-Related Totals 174.21 Mil. 14,893,751 9.30%3 5.68 Mil. 4.9

NYSE Exchange Totals 3.10 Bil. 173,502,25 5.90%60 3.50 Mil 5.1

AMEX Exchange Totals 148.25 Mil. 12,400,271 9.10%2 5.32 Mil. 5.9 ===

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