<ARTICLE> 9 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 463,079 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 0 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 199,200 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 26,092 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 2,271,282 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 2,269,676 <LOANS> 4,996,770 <ALLOWANCE> 81,902 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 8,351,978 <DEPOSITS> 7,127,282 <SHORT-TERM> 488,012 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 80,324 <LONG-TERM> 12,150 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 11,392 <OTHER-SE> 632,818 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 3,851,978 <INTEREST-LOAN> 209,856 <INTEREST-INVEST> 61,938 <INTEREST-OTHER> 4,763 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 276,557 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 116,715 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 9,533 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 150,309 <LOAN-LOSSES> 3,664 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 0 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 145,401 <INCOME-PRETAX> 53,552 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 53,552 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 34,176 <EPS-PRIMARY> 3.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 3.00 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 7.66 <LOANS-NON> 14,589 <LOANS-PAST> 4,503 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 81,439 <CHARGE-OFFS> 7,312 <RECOVERIES> 3,988 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 81,902 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 81,902 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0