<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> (Replace this text with the legend) </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001074681 <NAME> RAMPART CAPITAL <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 12-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-1-1998 JAN-1-1997 JAN-1-1999 JAN-1-1998 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 DEC-31-1997 MAR-31-1999 MAR-31-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 1 1 1 <CASH> 583,629 21,514 260,176 52,359 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 525,000 0 1,414,375 28,738 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 4,659,222 5,755,074 5,166,096 4,831,623 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 0 0 0 <PP&E> 828,898 446,476 2,899,957 446,477 <DEPRECIATION> 60,493 45,100 72,107 47,926 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,011,708 6,245,871 9,894,287 5,375,498 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 0 0 0 <BONDS> 3,740,488 5,664,311 6,097,488 3,608,165 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 22,500 22,500 22,500 22,500 <OTHER-SE> 2,506,284 431,829 3,179,869 1,398,884 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 7,011,708 6,245,871 9,894,287 5,375,498 <SALES> 6,099,296 2,555,363 1,328,197 2,570,076 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 6,843,785 2,935,283 1,616,083 2,717,139 <CGS> 2,319,364 1,118,956 396,431 1,047,616 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,319,364 1,118,956 396,431 1,047,616 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,548,895 1,544,120 468,712 389,016 <LOSS-PROVISION> (77,662) 15,088 (3,550) (34,588) <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 494,142 642,600 118,709 148,040 <INCOME-PRETAX> 2,559,046 (385,481) 635,781 1,167,055 <INCOME-TAX> 484,591 (325,020) (37,804) 200,000 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 2,074,455 (60,461) 673,585 967,055 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,074,455 (60,461) 673,585 967,055 <EPS-BASIC> 0.92 (0.03) 0.30 0.43 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.92 (0.03) 0.30 0.43