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NORWEST FINANCIAL, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Exhibit (12)
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2000 |
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Years Ended December 31, |
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1998 |
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| Net income | $ | 54,137 | $ | 265,361 | $ | 238,604 | $ | 269,450 | $ | 276,331 | $ | 267,941 | ||||||
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| Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest including amortization of debt expense | 143,545 | 520,063 | 485,784 | 401,736 | 372,859 | 359,079 | ||||||||||||
| One-third of rentals* | 3,187 | 13,974 | 13,406 | 12,107 | 10,748 | 10,317 | ||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | 146,732 | 534,037 | 499,190 | 413,843 | 383,607 | 369,396 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 31,596 | 149,190 | 121,668 | 144,082 | 148,096 | 147,873 | ||||||||||||
| Total net earnings, fixed charges and income taxes—"Earnings" | $ | 232,465 | $ | 948,588 | $ | 859,462 | $ | 827,375 | $ | 808,034 | $ | 785,210 | ||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.58 | 1.78 | 1.72 | 2.00 | 2.11 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||
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