<ARTICLE> 9 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <CASH> 299,006 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 0 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 113,585 <TRADING-ASSETS> 226 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 488,693 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 1,353,632 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 1,370,670 <LOANS> 2,572,091 <ALLOWANCE> 62,000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,992,592 <DEPOSITS> 3,530,045 <SHORT-TERM> 932,983 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 50,812 <LONG-TERM> 0 <COMMON> 14,546 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 464,206 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 4,992,592 <INTEREST-LOAN> 225,645 <INTEREST-INVEST> 115,881 <INTEREST-OTHER> 6,815 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 348,341 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 112,374 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 161,545 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 186,796 <LOAN-LOSSES> 2,439 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 323 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 152,484 <INCOME-PRETAX> 91,340 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 91,340 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 59,758 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.71 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.71 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 4.31 <LOANS-NON> 10,055 <LOANS-PAST> 1,810 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 65,014 <CHARGE-OFFS> 9,490 <RECOVERIES> 4,037 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 62,000 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 37,090 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 24,910