FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORP
10-Q, EX-12, 2000-08-11
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                                   EXHIBIT 12
                        FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                  COMPUTATION OF CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS
                    TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

                         EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
                              (dollars in millions)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Six      Three
                                                months     months
                                                 ended      ended
                                              June 30,    June 30,                       Year ended December 31,
                                                  2000        2000          1999        1998       1997       1996       1995
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Earnings:
  Income before income taxes                    $3,113      $1,496        $3,426      $3,776     $3,762     $3,185     $2,354
Adjustments:
   (a)  Fixed charges:
         (1)  Interest on borrowed funds         1,662         806         2,794       2,240      1,788      1,686      2,492
         (2)  1/3 of rent                           40          19           103          96         92         95         90
   (b)  Preferred dividends                         34          17            85          97        157        183        129
                                                ------      ------        ------      ------     ------     ------     ------
   (c)  Adjusted earnings                       $4,849      $2,338        $6,408      $6,209     $5,799     $5,149     $5,065
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======

Fixed charges and preferred dividends           $1,736      $  842        $2,982      $2,433     $2,037     $1,964     $2,711
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======

Adjusted earnings/fixed charges                   2.79x       2.78x         2.15x       2.55x      2.85x      2.62x      1.87x
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======
</TABLE>

                         INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
                              (dollars in millions)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Six      Three
                                                months     months
                                                 ended      ended
                                              June 30,    June 30,                       Year ended December 31,
                                                  2000        2000          1999        1998       1997       1996       1995
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Earnings:
  Income before income taxes                    $3,113      $1,496        $3,426      $3,776     $3,762     $3,185     $2,354
Adjustments:
  (a)  Fixed charges:
         (1)  Interest on borrowed funds         1,662         806         2,794       2,240      1,788      1,686      2,492
         (2)  1/3 of rent                           40          19           103          96         92         95         90
         (3)  Interest on deposits               1,781         884         3,516       3,706      3,339      3,433      3,517
   (b)  Preferred dividends                         34          17            85          97        157        183        129
                                                ------      ------        ------      ------     ------     ------     ------
   (c)  Adjusted earnings                       $6,630      $3,222        $9,924      $9,915     $9,138     $8,582     $8,582
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======

Fixed charges and preferred dividends           $3,517      $1,726        $6,498      $6,139     $5,376     $5,397     $6,228
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======

Adjusted earnings/fixed charges                   1.89x      1.87x          1.53x       1.62x      1.70x      1.59x      1.38x
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

                             EXHIBIT 12 (continued)
                        FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                  COMPUTATION OF CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS
                                TO FIXED CHARGES

                         EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
                              (dollars in millions)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Six      Three
                                                months     months
                                                 ended      ended
                                              June 30,    June 30,                       Year ended December 31,
                                                  2000        2000          1999        1998       1997       1996       1995
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Earnings:
  Income before income taxes                    $3,113      $1,496        $3,426      $3,776     $3,762     $3,185     $2,354
Adjustments:
  (a)  Fixed charges:
         (1)  Interest on borrowed funds         1,662         806         2,794       2,240      1,788      1,686      2,492
         (2)  1/3 of rent                           40          19           103          96         92         95         90
                                                ------      ------        ------      ------     ------     ------     ------
  (b)  Adjusted earnings                        $4,815      $2,321        $6,323      $6,112     $5,642     $4,966     $4,936
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======

Fixed charges                                   $1,702      $  825        $2,897      $2,336     $1,880     $1,781     $2,582
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======

Adjusted earnings/fixed charges                   2.83x       2.81x         2.18x       2.62x      3.00x      2.79x      1.91x
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======
</TABLE>

                         INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
                              (dollars in millions)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Six      Three
                                                months     months
                                                 ended      ended
                                              June 30,    June 30,                       Year ended December 31,
                                                  2000        2000          1999        1998       1997       1996       1995
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Earnings:
  Income before income taxes                    $3,113      $1,496        $3,426      $3,776     $3,762     $3,185     $2,354
Adjustments:
  (a)  Fixed charges:
         (1)  Interest on borrowed funds         1,662         806         2,794       2,240      1,788      1,686      2,492
         (2)  1/3 of rent                           40          19           103          96         92         95         90
         (3)  Interest on deposits               1,781         884         3,516       3,706      3,339      3,433      3,517
                                                ------      ------        ------      ------     ------     ------     ------
  (b)  Adjusted earnings                        $6,596      $3,205        $9,839      $9,818     $8,981     $8,399     $8,453
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======

Fixed charges                                   $3,483      $1,709        $6,413      $6,042     $5,219     $5,214     $6,099
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======

Adjusted earnings/fixed charges                   1.89x       1.88x         1.53x       1.62x      1.72x      1.61x      1.39x
                                                ======      ======        ======      ======     ======     ======     ======
</TABLE>



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