[ARTICLE] 9                                      
[CIK] 0000351155                                 
[NAME] WEST ONE BANCORP                          
[MULTIPLIER] 1000                                
                                          
                                                        
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                                   Dec-31-95 
[PERIOD-START]                                      Jan-01-95 
[PERIOD-END]                                        Jun-30-95 
[PERIOD-TYPE]                                           6-MOS 
[CASH]                                               529,144  
[INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS]                                     0  
[FED-FUNDS-SOLD]                                     186,384  
[TRADING-ASSETS]                                           0  
[INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE]                        1,163,333  
[INVESTMENTS-CARRYING]                               600,655  
[INVESTMENTS-MARKET]                                       0  
[LOANS]                                            6,418,737  
[ALLOWANCE]                                          (83,038) 
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                     9,156,113  
[DEPOSITS]                                         6,861,916  
[SHORT-TERM]                                       1,191,250  
[LIABILITIES-OTHER]                                   88,816  
[LONG-TERM]                                          321,970  
[COMMON]                                              36,888  
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY]                                      0  
[PREFERRED]                                                0  
[OTHER-SE]                                           655,273  
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY]                     9,156,113  
[INTEREST-LOAN]                                      283,059  
[INTEREST-INVEST]                                     50,157  
[INTEREST-OTHER]                                       2,698  
[INTEREST-TOTAL]                                     335,914  
[INTEREST-DEPOSIT]                                   122,694  
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   154,409  
[INTEREST-INCOME-NET]                                181,505  
[LOAN-LOSSES]                                          6,470  
[SECURITIES-GAINS]                                      (148) 
[EXPENSE-OTHER]                                      156,255  
[INCOME-PRETAX]                                       81,267  
[INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY]                            81,267  
[EXTRAORDINARY]                                            0  
[CHANGES]                                                  0  
[NET-INCOME]                                          57,016  
[EPS-PRIMARY]                                           1.55  
[EPS-DILUTED]                                           1.47  
[YIELD-ACTUAL]                                             0  
[LOANS-NON]                                                0  
[LOANS-PAST]                                               0  
[LOANS-TROUBLED]                                           0  
[LOANS-PROBLEM]                                            0  
[ALLOWANCE-OPEN]                                           0  
[CHARGE-OFFS]                                              0  
[RECOVERIES]                                               0  
[ALLOWANCE-CLOSE]                                          0  
[ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC]                                       0  
[ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN]                                        0  
[ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED]                                    0