FINOVA GROUP INC
S-3, 1996-11-04
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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 4, 1996
                                                     REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                             THE FINOVA GROUP INC.
                              FINOVA FINANCE TRUST
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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         DELAWARE                                        86-0695381
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)
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                           1850 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
                                 P.O. BOX 2209
                          PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85002-2209
                                 (602) 207-4900
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of registrant's principal executive offices)
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                             SAMUEL L. EICHENFIELD
                CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                             THE FINOVA GROUP INC.
                           1850 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
                                 P.O. BOX 2209
                          PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85002-2209
                                 (602) 207-4900
           (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)
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                                With copies to:
 
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             RICHARD LIEBERMAN                             GARY P. CULLEN                             PAUL C. PRINGLE
         ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL                     SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,                          BROWN & WOOD LLP
           THE FINOVA GROUP INC.                     MEAGHER & FLOM (ILLINOIS)                     555 CALIFORNIA STREET
         1850 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE                     333 WEST WACKER DRIVE                SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104-1715
               P.O. BOX 2209                        CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606-1285
        PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85002-2209
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    APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
 
    If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
 
    If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. [ ]
 
    If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
 
    If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
 
    If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [X]
 
                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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TITLE OF EACH CLASS                                                 PROPOSED MAXIMUM      PROPOSED MAXIMUM
OF SECURITIES TO BE                              AMOUNT TO BE      OFFERING PRICE PER    AGGREGATE OFFERING        AMOUNT OF
REGISTERED                                        REGISTERED              UNIT                 PRICE           REGISTRATION FEE
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Convertible Trust Originated Preferred
  Securities(SM) of FINOVA Finance Trust.....     2,300,000(1)          $50.00(2)         $115,000,000(2)           $34,851
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Convertible Subordinated Debentures of The
  FINOVA Group Inc...........................          (3)                 --                    --                   --
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of
  The FINOVA Group Inc.......................          (4)                 --                    --                   --
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Preferred Securities Guarantee (5)...........          --                  --                    --                   --
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Junior Participating Preferred Share Purchase
  Rights (6).................................          --                  --                    --                   --
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        Total................................       2,300,000           $50.00(2)         $115,000,000(2)           $34,851
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(1) Includes 300,000     % Convertible Trust Originated Preferred Securities(SM)
    (the "Convertible TOPrS(SM)" or "Preferred Securities") that may be issued
    pursuant to exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option.
(2) Estimated solely for purpose of determining the registration fee in
    accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933.
(3) Up to $115,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of     % Convertible
    Subordinated Debentures (the "Convertible Debentures") of The FINOVA Group
    Inc. (the "Company") to be issued and sold to FINOVA Finance Trust (the
    "Trust") in connection with the issuance by the Trust of the Preferred
    Securities. The Convertible Debentures may be distributed, under certain
    circumstances, to the holders of Preferred Securities for no additional
    consideration.
(4) Such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may be issuable upon
    conversion of the Preferred Securities registered hereunder. Shares of
    Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Securities will be
    issued without the payment of additional consideration. This Registration
    Statement also covers such shares as may be issuable pursuant to
    anti-dilution adjustments.
(5) Includes the rights of holders of the Preferred Securities under the
    Preferred Securities Guarantee and certain back-up undertakings consisting
    of obligations of the Company to provide certain indemnities in respect of,
    and pay and be responsible for certain expenses and debts of, the Trust as
    described in this Registration Statement. No separate consideration will be
    received for the Preferred Securities Guarantee and the back-up
    undertakings.
(6) Each share of Common Stock will be accompanied by one junior participating
    preferred share purchase right.
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    THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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                             SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
                 PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 4, 1996
PROSPECTUS
                                                                         LOGO(R)
 
                         2,000,000 PREFERRED SECURITIES
 
                              FINOVA FINANCE TRUST
                       % CONVERTIBLE TRUST ORIGINATED PREFERRED
                    SECURITIES(SM) ("CONVERTIBLE TOPRS(SM)")
                (LIQUIDATION AMOUNT $50 PER PREFERRED SECURITY)
                 GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN BY,
                     AND CONVERTIBLE INTO COMMON STOCK OF,
 
                            THE FINOVA GROUP INC.(R)
                            ------------------------
 
    The     % Convertible Trust Originated Preferred Securities(SM) (the
"Convertible TOPrS (SM)" or "Preferred Securities") offered hereby represent
preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of FINOVA Finance Trust,
a statutory business trust formed under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the "Trust"). The FINOVA Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), will directly or indirectly own all the common securities (the
"Common Securities" and, together with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust
Securities") representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust. Upon an event of a default under the Declaration (as defined herein), the
holders of Preferred Securities will have a preference over the holders of the
Common Securities with respect to distributions and payments upon redemption,
liquidation and otherwise. The Trust exists for the sole purpose of issuing the
Trust Securities and investing the proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount of
  % Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2016 (the "Convertible Debentures")
of the Company. The Preferred Securities have no maturity date, although they
are subject to mandatory redemption upon the repayment at maturity of the
Convertible Debentures as described below.
 
    Each Preferred Security is convertible in the manner described herein at the
option of the holder thereof, at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the close
of business on the Business Day (as defined herein) immediately preceding the
date of repayment of such Preferred Security, whether at maturity or upon
redemption, and (ii) the close of business on the Conversion Termination Date
(as defined herein), if any, into shares of the Company's common stock, par
value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), at a conversion rate of       shares
of Common Stock for each Preferred Security (equivalent to a conversion price of
$    per share of Common Stock), subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.
See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Conversion Rights." The Common
Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") under the symbol
"FNV." On November 1, 1996, the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on
the NYSE was $62 per share. The Trust intends to list the Preferred Securities
on the NYSE. See "Underwriting."
                                                        (Continued on next page)
 
      SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 14 OF THIS PROSPECTUS FOR CERTAIN
INFORMATION RELEVANT TO AN INVESTMENT IN THE PREFERRED SECURITIES.
                            ------------------------
 
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
    EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
       COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
         PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
           OFFENSE.
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                                                        PRICE TO        UNDERWRITING      PROCEEDS TO
                                                       PUBLIC(1)       COMMISSION(2)      TRUST(3)(4)
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Per Preferred Security.............................       $50.00            (3)              $50.00
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Total(5)...........................................    $100,000,000         (3)           $100,000,000
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(1) Plus accrued distributions, if any, from           , 1996.
 
(2) The Trust and the Company have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against
    certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
    as amended. See "Underwriting."
 
(3) In view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred
    Securities will be invested in Convertible Debentures, the Company has
    agreed to pay to the Underwriters as compensation (the "Underwriters'
    Compensation") for their arranging the investment therein of such proceeds
    $        per Preferred Security (or $        in the aggregate). See
    "Underwriting."
 
(4) Before deducting expenses of the offering payable by the Company, estimated
    to be $        .
 
(5) The Trust and the Company have granted the Underwriters an option,
    exercisable for 30 days from the date of this Prospectus, to purchase up to
    300,000 additional Preferred Securities solely to cover over-allotments, if
    any. If the option is exercised in full, the total Price to Public,
    Underwriters' Compensation and Proceeds to Trust will be $115,000,000,
    $        and $115,000,000, respectively. See "Underwriting."
                            ------------------------
 
    The Preferred Securities offered hereby are offered by the Underwriters, as
specified herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by the Underwriters and
subject to their right to reject any order in whole or in part. It is expected
that delivery of the Preferred Securities will be made only in book-entry form
through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, on or about           ,
1996.
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MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
                            MONTGOMERY SECURITIES
 
                                                 MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
                                                        INCORPORATED
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                The date of this Prospectus is           , 1996.
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(SM) "Convertible Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "Convertible TOPrS"
     are service marks of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 
     The information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A
     registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor
     may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement
     becomes effective. This Prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or
     the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these
     securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
     unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws
     of any such State.
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     Holders of the Preferred Securities are entitled to receive cumulative cash
distributions at an annual rate of      % of the liquidation amount of $50 per
Preferred Security, accruing from             , 1996 and payable quarterly in
arrears on             ,             ,             and             of each year,
commencing             , 199 . See "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Distributions." The payment of distributions out of moneys held by
the Trust and payments on liquidation of the Trust or the redemption of
Preferred Securities, as described below, are guaranteed by the Company (the
"Guarantee") to the extent described under "Description of the Guarantee." The
Guarantee covers payments of distributions and other payments on the Preferred
Securities only if and to the extent that assets of the Trust are available for
distribution to holders of Preferred Securities. The Guarantee, when taken
together with the Company's obligations under the Convertible Debentures and the
Indenture (as defined herein) and its obligations under the Declaration,
including its obligations to pay costs, expenses, debts and liabilities of the
Trust (other than with respect to the Trust Securities), provide a full and
unconditional guarantee of amounts due on the Preferred Securities. See "Risk
Factors -- Rights Under the Guarantee." The obligations of the Company under the
Guarantee are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of the Company and pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock issued, from time to time, if any, by the Company. The
obligations of the Company under the Convertible Debentures are subordinate and
junior in right of payment to all present and future Senior Indebtedness (as
defined herein) of the Company and rank pari passu with the Company's other
general unsecured creditors. At September 30, 1996, the Company had no Senior
Indebtedness outstanding. The obligations of the Company under the Convertible
Debentures and the Guarantee are also effectively subordinated to all existing
and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of the
Company's subsidiaries. At September 30, 1996, the indebtedness and other
liabilities of such subsidiaries aggregated approximately $6.73 billion. The
Convertible Debentures purchased by the Trust may be subsequently distributed
pro rata to holders of the Preferred Securities and Common Securities in
connection with the dissolution of the Trust upon the occurrence of certain
events.
 
     The distribution rate, distribution payment dates and other payment dates
for the Preferred Securities will correspond to the interest rate, interest
payment dates and other payment dates on the Convertible Debentures, which will
be the sole assets of the Trust. As a result, if principal or interest is not
paid on the Convertible Debentures, no amounts will be paid on the Preferred
Securities. If the Company does not make principal or interest payments on the
Convertible Debentures, the Trust will not have sufficient funds to make
distributions on the Preferred Securities, in which event the Guarantee will not
apply to such distributions until the Trust has sufficient funds available
therefor.
 
     The Company has the right to defer payments of interest on the Convertible
Debentures by extending the interest payment period on the Convertible
Debentures at any time for up to 20 consecutive quarters (each, an "Extension
Period") during which no interest shall be due and payable; provided, that no
such Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity date of the Convertible
Debentures. If interest payments are so deferred, distributions on the Preferred
Securities will also be deferred. During such Extension Period, distributions
will continue to accrue, compounded quarterly at the distribution rate (to the
extent permitted by applicable law), and during any Extension Period, holders of
Preferred Securities will be required to include such deferred interest income
in their gross income for federal income tax purposes in advance of receipt of
the cash distributions with respect to such deferred interest payments. There
could be multiple Extension Periods of varying lengths throughout the term of
the Convertible Debentures. See "Risk Factors -- Option to Extend Interest
Payment Periods," "Description of the Convertible Debentures -- Option to Extend
Interest Payment Periods" and "Certain Federal Income Tax
Considerations -- Interest Income and Original Issue Discount."
 
     If for at least 20 trading days within any period of 30 consecutive trading
days ending on or after             , 1999, including the last trading day of
such period, the Closing Price (as defined herein) of the Common Stock exceeds
120% of the then applicable conversion price of the Preferred Securities, the
Company may, at its option, terminate the right to convert the Convertible
Debentures into Common Stock, in which case the right to convert the Preferred
Securities into Common Stock will likewise terminate. To exercise this
conversion termination option, the Company must cause the Trust to issue a press
release announcing the date upon which conversion rights will expire (the
"Conversion Termination Date"), prior to the opening of business on the second
trading day after a period in which the condition in the preceding
 
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sentence has been met, but in no event may such press release be issued prior to
            , 1999. The Conversion Termination Date shall be a date not less
than 30 and not more than 60 days following the date of the press release
described above. See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Conversion
Rights."
 
     In the event that, at any time after the Conversion Termination Date (if
any), the number of outstanding Preferred Securities is less than 10% of the
number of Preferred Securities originally issued (including any Preferred
Securities issued upon exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option), the
Company shall have the right, at its option, to redeem the Convertible
Debentures, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date
fixed for redemption. The Convertible Debentures are also redeemable by the
Company at its option, in whole but not in part, in certain circumstances upon
the occurrence of a Tax Event (as defined herein) at a redemption price equal to
100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to
the date fixed for redemption. If the Company redeems Convertible Debentures,
the Trust must redeem the Trust Securities at a redemption price of $50 per
Preferred Security plus accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to the date
fixed for redemption (the "Redemption Price"). See "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Redemption." The Convertible Debentures mature on             ,
2016 at which time the Trust must redeem the Trust Securities in whole. In
addition, upon the occurrence of a Special Event (as defined herein), unless the
Convertible Debentures are redeemed in the limited circumstances described
herein, the Trust shall be dissolved, with the result that the Convertible
Debentures will be distributed to the holders of the Trust Securities, on a pro
rata basis, in lieu of any cash distribution. If the Convertible Debentures are
distributed to the holders of the Preferred Securities, the Company will use its
best efforts to have the Convertible Debentures listed on the NYSE or on such
other exchange as the Preferred Securities are then listed. See "Description of
the Preferred Securities -- Tax Event or Investment Company Event Redemption or
Distribution" and "Description of the Convertible Debentures."
 
     In the event of the involuntary or voluntary dissolution, winding up or
termination of the Trust, the holders of the Preferred Securities will be
entitled to receive for each Preferred Security, after satisfaction of
liabilities of the Trust to its creditors, a liquidation amount of $50 plus
accrued and unpaid distributions thereon (including interest, if any, thereon)
to the date of payment, unless, in connection with such dissolution, winding up
or termination of the Trust, the Convertible Debentures are distributed to the
holders of the Preferred Securities. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution."
 
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     IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS THAT STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE PREFERRED
SECURITIES AND OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK AT LEVELS ABOVE THOSE WHICH MIGHT
OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED ON THE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET OR OTHERWISE. SUCH
STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
     The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the securities offered
by this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not contain all the information set
forth in the Registration Statement and exhibits thereto. In addition, certain
documents filed by the Company with the Commission have been incorporated in
this Prospectus by reference. See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference." For further information with respect to the Company and the
securities offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement,
including the exhibits thereto, and the documents incorporated herein by
reference. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of any
instrument, agreement or other document do not purport to be complete and in
each instance reference is made to the copy of such instrument, agreement or
other document, copies of which are available from the Company as described
below, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference.
 
     The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy and information statements and other information
with the Commission. Such reports, proxy and information statements and other
information can be inspected and copied at Room 1024 at the public reference
facilities maintained by the Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20549, as well as the Regional Offices of the Commission at Citicorp
Center, Suite 1400, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511 and 7
World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048, and copies can be obtained by mail
from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. The Commission also maintains a
World Wide Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the
Commission. The address of such site is http://www.sec.gov. The Common Stock of
the Company is listed on the NYSE. Reports and other information concerning the
Company can also be inspected at the office of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New
York, New York 10005.
 
     No separate financial statements of the Trust have been included herein.
The Company does not consider that such financial statements would be material
to holders of Preferred Securities because (i) all of the voting securities of
the Trust will be owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, a reporting
company under the Exchange Act, (ii) the Trust has no independent operations and
exists for the sole purpose of issuing securities representing undivided
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds
thereof in the Convertible Debentures issued by the Company and (iii) the
obligations of the Trust under the Trust Securities are fully and
unconditionally guaranteed by the Company to the extent that the Trust has funds
available to meet such obligations. See "FINOVA Finance Trust," "Description of
the Guarantee" and "Description of the Convertible Debentures."
 
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                INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
 
     Incorporated herein by reference are the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 (the "1995 Form 10-K"),
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1996, June 30,
1996 and September 30, 1996 and Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 23,
1996, April 16, 1996, July 16, 1996, October 16, 1996 and October 21, 1996 filed
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act with the Commission.
 
     All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering
of the securities offered hereby shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
 
     The Company will provide without charge upon written or oral request by any
person to whom this Prospectus is delivered a copy of any or all of the
documents described above which have been incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents. Such request should be
directed to the Company at its principal executive offices, to the attention of
Robert J. Fitzsimmons, Senior Vice President-Treasurer, The FINOVA Group Inc.,
1850 N. Central Avenue, P.O. Box 2209, Phoenix, Arizona 85002-2209, telephone
number (602) 207-4900.
 
               SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
     Certain of the statements contained in documents incorporated herein by
reference and under the captions "Prospectus Summary -- The Company," "Risk
Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations," "Business" and elsewhere in this Prospectus that are not
historical facts, including, without limitation, statements of future
expectations, projections of results of operations and financial condition,
statements of future economic performance and other forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ
materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. In
addition to the specific matters referred to herein, including, without
limitation, those noted under the caption "Risk Factors," important factors
which may cause actual results to differ from those contemplated in such
forward-looking statements include: (i) the results of the Company's efforts to
implement its business strategy; (ii) the effect of economic conditions and the
performance of borrowers; (iii) actions of the Company's competitors and the
Company's ability to respond to such actions; (iv) the cost of the Company's
capital, which may depend in part on the Company's portfolio quality, ratings,
prospects and outlook; (v) changes in governmental regulation, tax rates and
similar matters; and (vi) other risks detailed in the Company's other filings
with the Commission.
 
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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
     The following summary information is qualified in its entirety by the more
detailed information appearing elsewhere in, or incorporated by reference into,
this Prospectus. See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference." Unless
otherwise expressly stated, all information in this Prospectus assumes that the
over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters is not exercised. See
"Underwriting."
 
                                  THE COMPANY
 
     The FINOVA Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), is a
financial services company which, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
provides collateralized financing and leasing products to commercial enterprises
in focused market niches, principally in the United States. The Company extends
revolving credit facilities, term loans and equipment and real estate financing
to "middle-market" businesses with financing needs falling generally between
$500,000 to $35 million. The Company also offers sales financing programs to
manufacturers, distributors, vendors and franchisors which facilitate sales of
their products to customers. The Company currently operates primarily in 14
specific industry or market niches in which its expertise in evaluating the
creditworthiness of prospective customers and its ability to provide value-added
services enables it to differentiate itself from its competitors and to command
product pricing which provides a satisfactory spread over the Company's
borrowing costs.
 
     The Company seeks to maintain a high quality portfolio and to minimize
nonearning assets and write-offs by using clearly defined underwriting criteria,
stringent portfolio management techniques and by diversifying its lending
activities geographically and among a range of industries, customers and loan
products. Because of the diversity of the Company's portfolio, the Company
believes it is better able to manage competitive changes in its markets and to
withstand the impact of deteriorating economic conditions on a regional or
national basis, although there can be no assurance that competitive changes,
borrowers' performance or economic conditions will not result in an adverse
impact on the Company's results of operations or financial condition.
 
     The Company is the successor to the former financial services business of
The Dial Corp ("Dial"). On March 18, 1992, Dial consummated the spin-off (the
"Spin-Off") of the Company (at that time known as GFC Financial Corporation) to
its stockholders. Following the Spin-Off, the Company decided to focus its
resources and capital on its domestic commercial finance activities. The Company
embarked on a program of selling or winding down those activities included in
the Spin-Off that were not associated with the Company's core businesses. The
Company concentrated on redeploying the capital previously invested in such
businesses and raised additional capital to support internal portfolio growth
and to make complementary acquisitions. This strategy has resulted in (i) the
managed liquidation and sale of FINOVA Capital Limited ("FCL"), Dial's former
European financial business, and the Latin American loan portfolios, (ii) an
increase (excluding acquisitions) in the Company's domestic loan portfolio each
year, (iii) the acquisition of the asset based lending activity of U.S. Bancorp,
(iv) the sale of Verex Corporation, Dial's discontinued mortgage insurance
subsidiary, (v) the acquisition of Ambassador Factors Corporation
("Ambassador"), the former factoring and asset based lending subsidiary of Fleet
Financial Group, Inc., (vi) the acquisition of TriCon Capital Corporation
("TriCon"), the former commercial finance and leasing subsidiary of Bell
Atlantic Corporation, (vii) portfolio purchases of $262 million in 1995, (viii)
the acquisition of LINC Financial Services, Inc. ("LINC"), a provider of
accounts receivable financing to health care providers, (ix) the acquisition of
Financing for Science International, Inc. ("FSI"), a specialty leasing company
servicing the high technology, life sciences, health care and environmental
technology industries and (x) the pending sale of the Company's Manufacturer &
Dealer Services business as described below under "-- Recent Developments."
 
     The Company's strategy of focusing its efforts on its domestic core lending
activities through internal growth and acquisitions has resulted in increasing
the Company's total assets to approximately $7 billion at December 31, 1995,
representing a compounded annual growth rate of 39% compared with total assets
of $2.6 billion at December 31, 1992. During the same three year period
subsequent to the Spin-Off, income from continuing operations grew at a
compounded annual growth rate of 38% to $98 million in 1995 compared with $37
million in 1992. Management believes the Company now ranks among the largest
independent commercial finance companies in the United States based on total
assets.
 
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     The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 1850 North
Central Avenue, P.O. Box 2209, Phoenix, Arizona 85002-2209, and its telephone
number is (602) 207-4900.
 
                              RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
 
     On October 21, 1996, the Company announced that it had entered into a
definitive agreement to sell its Manufacturer & Dealer Services business ("MDS")
to Green Tree Financial Corporation for approximately $610 million, including
the assumption of certain liabilities. The purchase price reflects a premium of
approximately $58 million over the book value of MDS's assets, prior to
allocation and accrual of related costs and expenses. MDS is a provider of
vendor-oriented sales finance programs involving small-ticket leasing and
financing products for commercial end-user customers. The transaction, which is
subject to certain closing conditions, including compliance with the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, has a scheduled closing
date of November 30, 1996.
 
                                  THE OFFERING
 
The Issuer.................  FINOVA Finance Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware
                             statutory business trust. The assets of the Trust
                             will consist solely of the Convertible Debentures
                             of the Company.
 
Securities Offered.........  2,000,000   % Convertible Trust Originated
                             Preferred Securities(SM) (the "Convertible
                             TOPrS(SM)" or the "Preferred Securities"). The
                             Trust and the Company have granted the Underwriters
                             an option, exercisable within 30 days after the
                             date of this Prospectus, to purchase up to an
                             additional 300,000 Preferred Securities at the
                             initial public offering price solely to cover
                             over-allotments, if any.
 
Distributions..............  Distributions on the Preferred Securities will
                             accrue from           , 1996 (the "Original Issue
                             Date") and will be payable at the annual rate of
                               % (the "distribution rate") of the liquidation
                             amount of $50 per Preferred Security. Subject to
                             the extension of distribution payment periods
                             described below, distributions will be payable
                             quarterly in arrears on each           ,
                                       ,           and           (each, a
                             "distribution payment date"), commencing
                                       , 199 . Because distributions on the
                             Preferred Securities will constitute interest (or
                             original issue discount) for federal income tax
                             purposes, corporate holders thereof will not be
                             entitled to a dividends-received deduction. See
                             "Certain Federal Income Tax
                             Considerations -- Interest Income and Original
                             Issue Discount."
 
Option to Extend
Distribution Payment
  Periods..................  The ability of the Trust to pay distributions on
                             the Preferred Securities is solely dependent on its
                             receipt of interest payments from the Company on
                             the Convertible Debentures. The Company has the
                             right to defer interest payments from time to time
                             on the Convertible Debentures for successive
                             periods not exceeding 20 consecutive quarters for
                             each such Extension Period during which no interest
                             shall be due and payable; provided that no such
                             Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity
                             date of the Convertible Debentures. Prior to the
                             termination of any Extension Period of less than 20
                             consecutive quarters, the Company may further
                             extend such Extension Period; provided that no such
                             Extension Period, together with all previous and
                             further extensions thereof, may exceed 20
                             consecutive quarters or extend beyond the maturity
                             date of the Convertible Debentures. Upon the
                             termination of any Extension Period and the payment
                             of all amounts then due, the Company may select a
 
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                             new Extension Period, subject to the conditions
                             described herein. As a consequence of any such
                             extension, quarterly distributions on the Preferred
                             Securities would be deferred by the Trust (but
                             would continue to accrue, compounded quarterly at
                             the distribution rate (to the extent permitted by
                             law)) during any such Extension Period. See "Risk
                             Factors -- Option to Extend Interest Payment
                             Periods," "Description of the Preferred
                             Securities -- Distributions" and "Description of
                             the Convertible Debentures -- Option to Extend
                             Interest Payment Periods." If an extension of an
                             interest payment period occurs, the holders of the
                             Preferred Securities will continue to accrue income
                             for federal income tax purposes in advance of any
                             corresponding cash distribution. See "Risk
                             Factors -- Option to Extend Interest Payment
                             Periods" and "-- Trading Characteristics of
                             Preferred Securities" and "Certain Federal Income
                             Tax Considerations -- Interest Income and Original
                             Issue Discount."
 
Rights Upon Extension of
  Distribution Payment
  Periods..................  During any Extension Period, interest on the
                             Convertible Debentures will continue to accrue and
                             will be compounded quarterly, and quarterly
                             distributions (compounded quarterly at the
                             distribution rate) will continue to accrue on the
                             Preferred Securities. As more fully described below
                             under "-- Convertible Debentures," the Company has
                             agreed that, during an Extension Period, it will
                             not, among other things, declare or pay dividends
                             on or repurchase or redeem any of its capital
                             stock, subject to certain exceptions. See
                             "Description of the Guarantee -- Certain Covenants
                             of the Company" and "Description of the Convertible
                             Debentures -- Option to Extend Interest Payment
                             Periods."
 
Conversion into Common
  Stock....................  Each Preferred Security is convertible at the
                             option of the holder thereof, at any time prior to
                             the earlier of (i) the close of business on the
                             Business Day (as defined herein) immediately
                             preceding the date of repayment of such Preferred
                             Security, whether at maturity or upon redemption,
                             and (ii) the close of business on the Conversion
                             Termination Date (if any) into shares of Common
                             Stock at a conversion rate of      shares of Common
                             Stock for each Preferred Security (equivalent to a
                             conversion price of $     per share of Common
                             Stock), subject to adjustment in certain
                             circumstances. On November 1, 1996, the last
                             reported sale price of the Common Stock on the NYSE
                             was $62 per share. In connection with any
                             conversion of a Preferred Security, the Conversion
                             Agent (as defined herein) will exchange such
                             Preferred Security for the appropriate principal
                             amount of Convertible Debentures held by the Trust
                             and immediately convert such Convertible Debentures
                             into shares of Common Stock. No fractional shares
                             of Common Stock will be issued as a result of
                             conversion, but in lieu thereof such fractional
                             interest will be paid by the Company in cash. See
                             "Description of the Preferred
                             Securities -- Conversion Rights." In addition, no
                             additional shares of Common Stock will be issued
                             upon conversion of the Preferred Securities to
                             account for any accrued and unpaid distributions on
                             the Preferred Securities at the time of conversion;
                             provided, however, that if notice of redemption of
                             Preferred Securities is mailed or otherwise given
                             to holders of Preferred Securities or the Trust
                             issues a press release announcing a Conversion
                             Termination Date, then, if any holder of
 
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                             Preferred Securities converts any Preferred
                             Securities into Common Stock on any date on or
                             after the date on which such notice of redemption
                             is mailed or otherwise given or the date of such
                             press release, as the case may be, and if such date
                             of conversion falls on any day from and including
                             the first day of an Extension Period through and
                             including the record date for the payment of the
                             distributions on the Preferred Securities which
                             have been deferred as a result of such Extension
                             Period, such holder shall be entitled to receive
                             all accrued and unpaid distributions on such
                             Preferred Securities (including compounded
                             distributions, if any) to the most recent
                             distribution payment date prior to the date of such
                             conversion, whether or not such distribution
                             payment date falls in such Extension Period (or, if
                             the date of such conversion is (i) during an
                             Extension Period, (ii) on or prior to a
                             distribution payment date as to which the payment
                             of distributions is to be deferred as a result of
                             such Extension Period and (iii) after the
                             distribution record date for the distribution
                             payment date referred to in clause (ii) of this
                             sentence, all accrued and unpaid distributions on
                             such Preferred Securities (including compounded
                             distributions, if any) to such distribution payment
                             date). See "Description of the Convertible
                             Debentures -- Optional Redemption," "Description of
                             the Preferred Securities -- Conversion Rights" and
                             "-- Redemption."
 
Termination of Conversion
  Rights...................  If for at least 20 trading days within any period
                             of 30 consecutive trading days ending on or after
                                       ,1999, including the last trading day of
                             such period, the Closing Price (as defined herein)
                             of the Common Stock exceeds 120% of the then
                             applicable conversion price of the Preferred
                             Securities, the Company may, at its option,
                             terminate the right to convert the Convertible
                             Debentures into Common Stock, in which case the
                             right to convert the Preferred Securities into
                             Common Stock will likewise terminate. To exercise
                             this conversion termination option, the Company
                             must cause the Trust to issue a press release
                             announcing the date upon which conversion rights
                             will expire (the "Conversion Termination Date"),
                             prior to the opening of business on the second
                             trading day after a period in which the condition
                             in the preceding sentence has been met, but in no
                             event may such press release be issued prior to
                                       , 1999. The Conversion Termination Date
                             shall be the close of business on a date not less
                             than 30 and not more than 60 days following the
                             date of the press release described above. See
                             "Description of the Preferred
                             Securities -- Conversion Rights."
 
Liquidation Amount.........  In the event of the liquidation of the Trust,
                             holders will be entitled to receive, after
                             satisfaction of liabilities of the Trust to its
                             creditors, $50 per Preferred Security plus an
                             amount equal to any accrued and unpaid
                             distributions thereon to the date of payment,
                             unless Convertible Debentures are distributed to
                             such holders. See "Description of the Preferred
                             Securities -- Liquidation Distribution Upon
                             Dissolution."
 
Redemption.................  In the event that, at any time after the Conversion
                             Termination Date (if any) the number of outstanding
                             Preferred Securities is less than 10% of the number
                             of Preferred Securities originally issued
                             (including any Preferred Securities issued upon
                             exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment
                             option), the Company shall have the right, at its
                             option, to redeem the Convertible Debentures, in
                             whole but not in part, at a
 
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                             redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
                             amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest
                             thereon to the date fixed for redemption. The
                             Convertible Debentures are also redeemable by the
                             Company at its option, in whole but not in part, in
                             certain circumstances upon the occurrence of a Tax
                             Event (as defined herein), at a redemption price
                             equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus
                             accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date
                             fixed for redemption. If the Company redeems
                             Convertible Debentures, the Trust must redeem the
                             Trust Securities at a redemption price of $50 per
                             Preferred Security plus accrued and unpaid
                             distributions thereon to the date fixed for
                             redemption (the "Redemption Price"). See
                             "Description of the Preferred
                             Securities -- Redemption" and " -- Special Event
                             Redemption or Distribution." The Preferred
                             Securities have no maturity date, although they are
                             subject to mandatory redemption upon repayment of
                             the Convertible Debentures at their stated maturity
                             (which is           , 2016), and upon acceleration
                             or earlier redemption of the Convertible
                             Debentures. See "Description of the Preferred
                             Securities -- Redemption" and "Description of the
                             Convertible Debentures -- Redemption."
 
Guarantee..................  The Company will irrevocably guarantee, on a
                             subordinated basis and to the extent set forth
                             herein, the payment in full of (i) any accrued and
                             unpaid distributions on the Preferred Securities to
                             the extent of funds of the Trust available
                             therefor, (ii) the Redemption Price to the extent
                             of funds of the Trust available therefor and (iii)
                             generally, the liquidation amount of the Preferred
                             Securities to the extent of the assets of the Trust
                             available for distribution to holders of Preferred
                             Securities. The Guarantee will be unsecured and
                             will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of
                             payment to all other liabilities of the Company
                             except any liabilities that may be made pari passu
                             expressly by their terms, (ii) pari passu with the
                             most senior preferred or preference stock issued
                             from time to time by the Company and with any
                             guarantee now or hereafter entered into by the
                             Company in respect of any preferred or preference
                             stock or preferred securities of any affiliate of
                             the Company and (iii) senior to the Common Stock.
                             Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
                             the Company, its obligations under the Guarantee
                             will rank junior to all of its other liabilities,
                             except as aforesaid, and, as a result, funds may
                             not be available for payment under the Guarantee.
                             See "Risk Factors -- Ranking of Subordinate
                             Obligations Under the Guarantee and Convertible
                             Debentures" and "Description of the Guarantee."
 
Voting Rights..............  Holders of the Preferred Securities will have
                             limited voting rights. See "Description of the
                             Preferred Securities -- Voting Rights."
 
Tax Event or Investment
  Company Event
  Distribution;
  Tax Event Redemption.....  Upon the occurrence of a Tax Event or an Investment
                             Company Event (each as defined herein and each a
                             "Special Event"), except in certain limited
                             circumstances, the Company will cause the Issuer
                             Trustees (as defined herein) to liquidate the Trust
                             and cause Convertible Debentures to be distributed
                             to the holders of the Preferred Securities. In
                             certain circumstances involving a Tax Event, the
                             Company will have the right to redeem the
                             Convertible Debentures, in whole but not in part,
                             at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and
                             unpaid interest, in lieu of a distribution of the
                             Convertible Debentures, in which event the Trust
 
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                             Securities will be redeemed at the Redemption
                             Price. See "Description of the Preferred
                             Securities -- Special Event Redemption or
                             Distribution."
 
Convertible Debentures.....  The Convertible Debentures will mature on
                                         , 2016 and will bear interest at the
                             rate of    % per annum, payable quarterly in
                             arrears. The Convertible Debentures will have
                             provisions with respect to interest, redemption,
                             conversion into Common Stock and certain other
                             terms substantially similar or analogous to those
                             of the Preferred Securities. See "Description of
                             the Convertible Debentures." Interest payment
                             periods may be extended from time to time by the
                             Company for successive periods not exceeding 20
                             consecutive quarters for each such period (during
                             which interest will continue to accrue and compound
                             quarterly). Prior to the termination of any
                             Extension Period of less than 20 consecutive
                             quarters, the Company may further extend such
                             Extension Period; provided that such Extension
                             Period, together with all previous and further
                             extensions thereof, may not exceed 20 consecutive
                             quarters and may not extend beyond the maturity
                             date of the Convertible Debentures. Upon the
                             termination of any Extension Period and the payment
                             of all amounts then due, the Company may commence a
                             new Extension Period, subject to the preceding
                             sentence. No interest shall be due and payable
                             during an Extension Period. During an Extension
                             Period, the Company has agreed (a) not to declare
                             or pay dividends on, or make a distribution with
                             respect to, or redeem or purchase or acquire, or
                             make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of
                             its capital stock (other than (i) purchases or
                             acquisitions of shares of Common Stock (or Common
                             Stock equivalents) in connection with the
                             satisfaction by the Company of its obligations
                             under any employee benefit plans or the
                             satisfaction by the Company of its obligations
                             pursuant to any contract or security requiring the
                             Company to purchase shares of Common Stock (or
                             Common Stock equivalents) (provided that such
                             contract is in effect or such security is
                             outstanding at least 60 days prior to the
                             commencement of such Extension Period), (ii)
                             purchases of shares of Common Stock (or Common
                             Stock equivalents) from officers or employees of
                             the Company or its subsidiaries upon termination of
                             employment or retirement not pursuant to any
                             obligation under any contract or security requiring
                             the Company to purchase shares of Common Stock (or
                             Common Stock equivalents) (provided that such
                             purchases by the Company upon termination of
                             employment or retirement shall be made at a price
                             not to exceed the market value on the date of any
                             such purchase and shall not exceed $7.5 million in
                             the aggregate for all officers and employees),
                             (iii) as a result of a reclassification of the
                             Company's capital stock or the exchange or
                             conversion of one class or series of the Company's
                             capital stock for another class or series of the
                             Company's capital stock, (iv) dividends or
                             distributions of shares of Common Stock on Common
                             Stock or (v) the purchase of fractional interests
                             in shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant
                             to the conversion or exchange provisions of such
                             capital stock or the security being converted or
                             exchanged (or make any guarantee payments with
                             respect to the foregoing)), (b) not to make any
                             payment of interest, principal or premium, if any,
                             on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
                             securities (including guarantees) issued by the
                             Company that rank pari passu with or junior to the
                             Convertible Debentures and (c) not to make any
                             guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing
                             (other than pursu-
 
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                             ant to the Guarantee). The obligations of the
                             Company under the Convertible Debentures are
                             subordinate and junior in right of payment to all
                             present and future Senior Indebtedness (as defined
                             herein) of the Company and rank pari passu with the
                             Company's other general unsecured creditors. At
                             September 30, 1996, the Company had no Senior
                             Indebtedness outstanding.
 
Holding Company
Structure..................  The Company is a holding company which conducts
                             substantially all of its operations through
                             subsidiaries. As a result, the ability of the
                             Company to pay the principal of and interest on the
                             Convertible Debentures, and therefore the ability
                             of the Trust to make distributions and other
                             payments on the Preferred Securities, will depend
                             in large part upon the Company's ability to obtain
                             funds from its subsidiaries. In addition, the
                             ability of certain subsidiaries to provide funds to
                             the Company is subject to contractual and other
                             limitations, is contingent upon results of
                             operations and financial condition of such
                             subsidiaries, and is subject to various other
                             business considerations. In particular, the
                             Company's principal subsidiary, FINOVA Capital
                             Corporation ("FINOVA Capital"), is limited in its
                             ability to pay dividends to the Company pursuant to
                             various restrictive covenants contained in certain
                             of its debt instruments. See "Risk
                             Factors -- Holding Company Structure" and "Price
                             Range of Common Stock and Dividends."
 
                             The obligations of the Company under the
                             Convertible Debentures and the Guarantee are
                             effectively subordinated to all existing and future
                             indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade
                             payables, of the Company's subsidiaries. At
                             September 30, 1996, the indebtedness and other
                             liabilities of such subsidiaries aggregated
                             approximately $6.73 billion. See "Risk
                             Factors -- Ranking of Subordinate Obligations under
                             the Guarantee and Convertible Debentures,"
                             "-- Holding Company Structure," "Capitalization"
                             and "Description of the Convertible Debentures."
 
Form of Preferred
Securities.................  The Preferred Securities will be represented by a
                             global certificate or certificates (each a "Global
                             Preferred Security") registered in the name of Cede
                             & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company
                             ("DTC"). Beneficial interests in the Preferred
                             Securities will be evidenced by, and transfers
                             thereof will be effected only through, records
                             maintained by the participants in DTC. Except under
                             the limited circumstances described herein,
                             Preferred Securities in certificated form (each a
                             "Certificated Preferred Security") will not be
                             issued in exchange for Global Preferred Securities.
                             See "Description of the Preferred
                             Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
                             Depository Trust Company."
 
Use of Proceeds............  All of the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred
                             Securities will be invested by the Trust in the
                             Convertible Debentures. The Company intends to
                             contribute the net proceeds from the sale of the
                             Convertible Debentures to FINOVA Capital, which
                             intends to use such net proceeds to repay
                             commercial paper or other indebtedness. See "Use of
                             Proceeds."
 
Listing....................  The Trust intends to list the Preferred Securities
                             on the NYSE. See "Underwriting."
 
Risk Factors...............  See "Risk Factors" for a discussion of certain
                             risks involved in the purchase of Preferred
                             Securities.
 
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                  SUMMARY SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The following summary selected consolidated financial data as of and for
the five years ended December 31, 1995 have been derived from the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries.
References to the Company contained in the footnotes below mean the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries. The following summary selected consolidated
financial data as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996
have been derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the
Company which, in the opinion of management, include all normal recurring
adjustments necessary to present fairly the information required to be set forth
therein. Results of operations and financial condition as of and for the nine
months ended September 30, 1996 do not purport to be indicative of results of
operations or financial condition to be expected for the year ending December
31, 1996. The following data should be read in conjunction with "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
the Company's consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto
incorporated by reference herein. See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference." Per share data for income and dividends and average outstanding
common and equivalent shares has not been presented in 1991, as the Company was
not a publicly held company prior to the Spin-Off from Dial in 1992.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      AS OF AND FOR THE
                                      NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                        SEPTEMBER 30,                      AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                  --------------------------   ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     1996           1995          1995          1994          1993          1992          1991
                                  -----------    -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   ----------
                                                           (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S>                               <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Interest and income earned
    from financing
    transactions..............    $   640,462    $   551,737   $   761,855   $   503,351   $   255,216   $   243,337   $  251,472
  Interest margins earned.....        295,154        244,989       339,815       244,414       124,847       104,699       93,912
  Provision for possible
    credit losses(1)..........         38,800         28,800        47,300        16,670         5,706         6,740       77,687
  Gains on sale of assets.....         10,253         11,699        19,726         9,045         5,439         3,362        6,684
  Income (loss) from
    continuing operations.....         85,005         71,147        97,629        74,313        37,846        36,750      (38,742)
  Income from continuing
    operations per common and
    equivalent share..........    $      3.04    $      2.56   $      3.51   $      2.94   $      1.80   $      1.71
  Dividends declared per
    common share..............    $       .68    $       .62   $      0.84   $      0.74   $      0.68   $      0.42
  Average outstanding common
    and equivalent shares.....     27,971,000     27,845,000    27,832,000    25,307,000    20,332,000    20,464,000
FINANCIAL POSITION:
  Funds Employed..............    $ 7,635,276    $ 6,609,220   $ 6,819,057   $ 5,667,644   $ 2,846,571   $ 2,428,523   $2,281,872
  Nonaccruing assets..........        172,766        169,180       167,872       168,761       102,607       100,422      111,296
  Reserve for possible credit
    losses(1).................        156,339        131,564       140,333       122,233        64,280        69,291       87,600
  Total assets................      7,875,848      6,773,647     7,036,514     5,821,343     2,834,322     2,641,668    2,414,484
  Deferred income taxes.......        247,574        202,561       209,512       188,887       178,972       172,727      198,366
  Total debt..................      6,350,043      5,403,323     5,649,368     4,573,354     2,079,286     1,883,709    1,750,178
  Stockholders' equity........        896,581        805,313       825,184       770,252       503,300       488,396      371,576
  Managed assets(2)...........      7,970,193      6,742,271     7,122,361     5,921,030     2,846,571     2,428,523    2,281,872
RATIOS:
  Ratio of earnings to fixed
    charges(3)................           1.46x          1.43x         1.43x         1.55x         1.50x         1.34x     (3)
  Reserve for possible credit
    losses/ending managed
    assets....................            2.0%           2.0%          2.0%          2.1%          2.3%          2.9%         3.8%
  Nonaccruing assets/ending
    managed assets............            2.2%           2.5%          2.4%          2.9%          3.6%          4.1%         4.9%
  Total debt to stockholders'
    equity....................            7.1x           6.7x          6.8x          5.9x          4.1x          3.9x         4.7x
  Return on average equity
    (annualized)..............           13.2%          12.0%         12.2%         11.1%          7.5%         11.4%       (12.9)%
</TABLE>
 
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(1) In 1991, the Company recorded a special provision for possible credit losses
    of $65 million and recorded write-offs of $15 million related to nonearning
    assets in the FCL portfolio and a $47.8 million write-down to reduce Latin
    American assets to current market value.
 
(2) Managed assets consist of funds employed and assets sold under
    securitization agreements that are managed by the Company.
 
(3) For purposes of the computation of these ratios, earnings consist of income
    before income taxes and fixed charges; and fixed charges include interest
    and related debt expense and a portion of rental expense determined to be
    representative of interest. For the year ended December 31, 1991, earnings
    were inadequate to cover combined fixed charges by $37.0 million.
 
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                                  RISK FACTORS
 
     Prospective purchasers of Preferred Securities should carefully review the
information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus and should, in particular,
consider the following risk factors.
 
RANKING OF SUBORDINATE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE GUARANTEE AND CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES
 
     The Company's obligations under the Guarantee are subordinate and junior in
right of payment to all liabilities of the Company (except any liabilities that
may be made pari passu expressly by their terms) and pari passu with the most
senior preferred or preference stock issued, from time to time, if any, by the
Company. The obligations of the Company under the Convertible Debentures are
subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future Senior
Indebtedness of the Company and pari passu with obligations to or rights of the
Company's other general unsecured creditors. No payment of principal of
(including redemption payments, if any) or interest on the Convertible
Debentures may be made if (i) any Senior Indebtedness of the Company is not paid
when due and any applicable grace period with respect to such default has ended
with such default not having been cured or waived or ceasing to exist, or (ii)
the maturity of any Senior Indebtedness has been accelerated because of a
default. At September 30, 1996, the Company had no Senior Indebtedness
outstanding, but it continues to have access to a $25 million line of credit
which, if drawn upon, would constitute Senior Indebtedness. In addition, because
the Company's operations are conducted through its subsidiaries and the
subsidiaries have not guaranteed the payment of the Convertible Debentures, all
liabilities of such subsidiaries, including trade payables, are effectively
senior to the Convertible Debentures and the Guarantee. See "-- Holding Company
Structure" below. There are no terms in the Preferred Securities, the
Convertible Debentures or the Guarantee that limit the Company's or any
subsidiary's ability to incur additional indebtedness, including indebtedness
that ranks senior to the Convertible Debentures and the Guarantee. See
"Description of the Guarantee -- Status of the Guarantee; Subordination" and
"Description of the Convertible Debentures -- Subordination."
 
HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE
 
     The Company is a holding company which conducts substantially all of its
operations through subsidiaries. As a result, the ability of the Company to pay
the principal of and interest on its indebtedness (including the Convertible
Debentures) and to pay amounts due in respect of its other obligations
(including the Guarantee), and therefore the ability of the Trust to make
distributions and other payments on the Preferred Securities, will depend in
large part on the results of operations of the Company's subsidiaries and the
distribution of funds by such subsidiaries to the Company. The ability of
certain subsidiaries to provide funds to the Company is subject to contractual
and other limitations, is contingent upon results of operations and financial
condition of such subsidiaries, and is subject to various other business
considerations. In particular, the Company's principal subsidiary, FINOVA
Capital, is limited in its ability to pay dividends to the Company pursuant to
various restrictive covenants contained in certain of its debt instruments. See
"Price Range of Common Stock and Dividends."
 
     The obligations of the Company under the Convertible Debentures and the
Guarantee are effectively subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness
and other liabilities, including trade payables, of the Company's subsidiaries.
At September 30, 1996, the indebtedness and other liabilities of such
subsidiaries aggregated approximately $6.73 billion. See "-- Ranking of
Subordinate Obligations under the Guarantee and Convertible Debentures."
 
RIGHTS UNDER THE GUARANTEE
 
     The Guarantee will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"). Fleet National Bank will
act as indenture trustee under the Guarantee (the "Guarantee Trustee") for the
purposes of compliance with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act. The
Guarantee Trustee will hold the Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the
Preferred Securities.
 
     The Guarantee guarantees to the holders of the Preferred Securities the
payment of (i) any accrued and unpaid distributions that are required to be paid
on the Preferred Securities, to the extent the Trust has funds
 
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available therefor, (ii) the Redemption Price, including all accrued and unpaid
distributions with respect to Preferred Securities called for redemption by the
Trust, to the extent the Trust has funds available therefor, and (iii) upon a
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust
(other than in connection with the distribution of Convertible Debentures to the
holders of Preferred Securities or a redemption of all the Preferred
Securities), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all
accrued and unpaid distributions on the Preferred Securities to the date of the
payment, to the extent the Trust has funds available therefor, or (b) the amount
of assets of the Trust remaining available for distribution to holders of the
Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust. The holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Guarantee Trustee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred
upon the Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the Company has failed to make a payment under the Guarantee, any holder of
Preferred Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding directly against
the Company to enforce the obligations of the Company under the Guarantee
without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust, the Guarantee
Trustee or any other person or entity. If the Company were to default on its
obligation to pay amounts payable on the Convertible Debentures, the Trust would
lack available funds for the payment of distributions or amounts payable on
redemption of the Preferred Securities or otherwise, and, in such event holders
of the Preferred Securities would not be able to rely upon the Guarantee for
payment of such amounts. Instead, holders of the Preferred Securities would rely
on the enforcement by (i) the Property Trustee of its rights as registered
holder of the Convertible Debentures against the Company pursuant to the terms
of the Convertible Debentures or (ii) such holder of its right against the
Company under certain circumstances to enforce payments on Convertible
Debentures. See "-- Enforcement of Certain Rights by Holders of Preferred
Securities," "Description of the Guarantee" and "Description of the Convertible
Debentures." The Declaration provides that each holder of Preferred Securities,
by acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Guarantee, including the
subordination provisions thereof, and the Indenture.
 
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS BY HOLDERS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
 
     If a Declaration Event of Default (as defined herein) occurs and is
continuing, then the holders of Preferred Securities would rely on the
enforcement by the Property Trustee of its rights as a holder of the Convertible
Debentures against the Company. In addition, the holders of a majority in
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the
time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Property Trustee or to direct the exercise of any trust or power conferred
upon the Property Trustee under the Declaration, including the right to direct
the Property Trustee to exercise the remedies available to it as a holder of the
Convertible Debentures. If the Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights
under the Convertible Debentures, any holder of Preferred Securities may
directly institute a legal proceeding against the Company to enforce the
Property Trustee's rights under the Convertible Debentures without first
instituting any legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or any other
person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Company to pay interest or principal on the Convertible
Debentures on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in
the case of redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Preferred
Securities may directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of payment to
such holder of the principal of or interest on the Convertible Debentures having
a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities of such holder (a "Direct Action") on or after the respective due
date specified in the Convertible Debentures. In connection with such Direct
Action, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such holder of Preferred
Securities under the Declaration to the extent of any payment made by the
Company to such holder of Preferred Securities in such Direct Action. The
holders of Preferred Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other
remedy available to the holders of the Convertible Debentures. The Indenture
provides that the Indenture Trustee (as defined herein) shall give holders of
the Convertible Debentures notice of all uncured defaults or events of default
within 30 days after occurrence. However, except in the case of a default or an
event of default in payment on the Convertible Debentures, the Indenture Trustee
is protected in withholding such notice if its officers or
 
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directors in good faith determine that withholding of such notice is in the
interest of the holders. See "Description of the Convertible
Debentures -- Events of Default."
 
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIODS; CERTAIN TAX CONSEQUENCES
 
     The Company has the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest
on the Convertible Debentures by extending the interest payment period at any
time, and from time to time, on the Convertible Debentures. As a consequence of
such an extension, quarterly distributions on the Preferred Securities would be
deferred by the Trust (but despite such deferral would continue to accrue,
compounded quarterly at the distribution rate) during any such extended interest
payment period. Such right to extend the interest payment period for the
Convertible Debentures is limited to a period not exceeding 20 consecutive
quarters, during which no interest shall be due and payable, provided, that no
such Extension Period may extend beyond the maturity date of the Convertible
Debentures. In the event that the Company exercises this right to defer interest
payments, the Company has agreed (a) not to declare or pay dividends on, or make
a distribution with respect to, or redeem or purchase or acquire, or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (i)
purchases or acquisitions of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock
equivalents) in connection with the satisfaction by the Company of its
obligations under any employee benefit plans or the satisfaction by the Company
of its obligations pursuant to any contract or security requiring the Company to
purchase shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) (provided that
such contract is in effect or such security is outstanding at least 60 days
prior to the commencement of such Extension Period), (ii) purchases of shares of
Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) from officers or employees of the
Company or its subsidiaries upon termination of employment or retirement not
pursuant to any obligation under any contract or security requiring the Company
to purchase shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) (provided that
such purchases by the Company upon termination of employment or retirement shall
be made at a price not to exceed the market value on the date of any such
purchase and shall not exceed $7.5 million in the aggregate for all officers and
employees), (iii) as a result of a reclassification of the Company's capital
stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the Company's
capital stock for another class or series of the Company's capital stock, (iv)
dividends or distributions of shares of Common Stock on Common Stock or (v) the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the
security being converted or exchanged (or make any guarantee payments with
respect to the foregoing)), (b) not to make any payment of interest, principal
or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities
(including guarantees) issued by the Company that rank pari passu with or junior
to the Convertible Debentures and (c) not to make any guarantee payments with
respect to the foregoing (other than pursuant to the Guarantee). Prior to the
termination of any such Extension Period, the Company may further extend the
interest payment period, provided that such Extension Period, together with all
previous and further extensions thereof, may not exceed 20 consecutive quarters
or extend beyond the maturity date of the Convertible Debentures. Upon the
termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all amounts then due, the
Company may commence a new Extension Period, subject to the above requirements.
See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Distributions" and "Description
of the Convertible Debentures -- Option to Extend Interest Payment Periods."
 
     Should the Company exercise its right to defer payments of interest by
extending the interest payment period or should the Convertible Debentures be
deemed to have originally been issued with original issue discount ("OID"),
under recently issued Treasury regulations, each holder of Preferred Securities
would be required to accrue in income (as OID) the amount of the deferred stated
interest allocable to its Preferred Securities for federal income tax purposes,
which will be allocated but not distributed, to holders of record of Preferred
Securities. As a result, each such holder of Preferred Securities will recognize
income for federal income tax purposes in advance of the receipt of cash and
will not receive the cash from the Trust related to such income if such holder
disposes of its Preferred Securities prior to the record date for the date on
which distributions of such amounts are made. Similarly, all payments of stated
interest made thereafter will be treated as OID. The Company has no current
intention of exercising its right to defer payments of interest by extending the
interest payment period on the Convertible Debentures. However, should the
Company determine to exercise such right in the future, the market price of the
Preferred Securities is likely to be
 
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affected. A holder that disposes of its Preferred Securities during an Extension
Period, therefore, might not receive the same return on its investment as a
holder that continues to hold its Preferred Securities. In addition, as a result
of the existence of the Company's right to defer interest payments, the market
price of the Preferred Securities (which represent an undivided beneficial
interest in the Convertible Debentures) may be more volatile than other
securities on which OID accrues that do not have such rights. See "Certain
Federal Income Tax Considerations -- Original Issue Discount."
 
SPECIAL EVENT DISTRIBUTION; TAX EVENT REDEMPTION
 
     Upon the occurrence of a Special Event, the Trust shall be dissolved,
except in the limited circumstance described below, with the result that
Convertible Debentures would be distributed to the holders of the Trust
Securities in connection with the liquidation of the Trust. In the case of a
Special Event which is a Tax Event, the Company shall have the right in certain
circumstances to redeem the Convertible Debentures, in whole but not in part, in
lieu of a distribution of the Convertible Debentures by the Trust, in which
event the Trust will redeem the Trust Securities. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
 
     Under current federal income tax law, a distribution of Convertible
Debentures upon the dissolution of the Trust would not be a taxable event to
holders of the Preferred Securities. A dissolution of the Trust in which holders
of the Preferred Securities receive cash would be a taxable event to such
holders. See "Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations -- Receipt of
Convertible Debentures or Cash Upon Liquidation of the Trust."
 
     There can be no assurance as to the market prices for the Preferred
Securities or the Convertible Debentures that may be distributed in exchange for
Preferred Securities if a dissolution or liquidation of the Trust were to occur.
Accordingly, the Preferred Securities that an investor may purchase, whether
pursuant to the offer made hereby or in the secondary market, or the Convertible
Debentures that a holder of Preferred Securities may receive on dissolution and
liquidation of the Trust, may trade at a discount to the price that the investor
paid to purchase the Preferred Securities offered hereby. Because holders of
Preferred Securities may receive Convertible Debentures upon the occurrence of a
Special Event, prospective purchasers of Preferred Securities are also making an
investment decision with regard to the Convertible Debentures and should
carefully review all the information regarding the Convertible Debentures
contained in this Prospectus. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution" and "Description of the
Convertible Debentures -- General."
 
TERMINATION OF CONVERSION RIGHTS
 
     On and after           , 1999, the Trust may, subject to certain
conditions, at its option, cause the conversion rights of holders of Preferred
Securities to terminate, provided that the Closing Price of the Common Stock
exceeds 120% of the then applicable conversion price of the Preferred Securities
for a specified period. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Termination of Conversion Rights."
 
PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
 
     On March 19, 1996, President Clinton proposed certain legislation (the
"Proposed Legislation") that would, among other things, generally deny corporate
issuers a deduction for interest in respect of certain debt obligations with a
maximum term of more than 20 years that are not shown as indebtedness on the
consolidated balance sheet of the issuer and that are issued on or after
December 7, 1995. On March 29, 1996, Senate Finance Committee Chairman William
V. Roth, Jr. and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer issued a
joint statement (the "Joint Statement") indicating their intent that the
Proposed Legislation, if adopted by either of the tax-writing committees of
Congress, would have an effective date that is no earlier than the date of
"appropriate Congressional action." In addition, subsequent to the publication
of the Joint Statement, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Representatives Sam
M. Gibbons and Charles B. Rangel wrote letters to Treasury officials concurring
with the views expressed in the Joint Statement (the "Democrat Letters"). Based
upon the Joint Statement and the Democrat Letters, it is
 
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expected that if the Proposed Legislation were to be enacted, such legislation
would not apply to the Convertible Debentures because they will be issued prior
to the date of any "appropriate Congressional action." Furthermore, even if the
Proposed Legislation were enacted in its current form with effective date
provisions making it applicable to the Convertible Debentures, it would not
affect the Company's ability to deduct the interest payable on the Convertible
Debentures because their maximum term will not exceed 20 years. There can be no
assurance, however, that any proposed legislation enacted after the date hereof
will not adversely affect the ability of the Company to deduct the interest
payable on the Convertible Debentures. Accordingly, there can be no assurance
that a Tax Event will not occur. See "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
 
LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS
 
     Holders of Preferred Securities will have limited voting rights and will
not be entitled to vote to appoint, remove or replace, or to increase or
decrease the number of, trustees of the Trust (the "Issuer Trustees"), which
voting rights are vested exclusively in the holder of the Common Securities. See
"Description of the Preferred Securities -- Voting Rights."
 
TRADING CHARACTERISTICS OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
 
     The Preferred Securities may trade at a price that does not fully reflect
the value of accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the underlying
Convertible Debentures. In addition, as a result of the Company's right to defer
interest payments, the market price of the Preferred Securities (which represent
an undivided interest in the Convertible Debentures) may be more volatile than
other similar securities where the issuer does not have such right to defer
interest payments. To the extent that a holder sells Preferred Securities at a
price that is less than the holder's adjusted tax basis, and assuming that the
Preferred Securities are held as capital assets by such holder, such holder will
generally recognize a capital loss. Subject to certain limited exceptions,
capital losses cannot be applied to offset ordinary income for federal income
tax purposes. See "Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations -- Original Issue
Discount" and "-- Sales of Preferred Securities."
 
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                              FINOVA FINANCE TRUST
 
     FINOVA Finance Trust is a statutory business trust formed under the laws of
the State of Delaware pursuant to (i) a declaration of trust executed by The
FINOVA Group Inc., as sponsor of the Trust, and the Issuer Trustees and (ii) a
certificate of trust filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
Prior to the issuance of the Preferred Securities, such declaration will be
amended and restated in its entirety (as so amended and restated, the
"Declaration") substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. The Company will directly or
indirectly acquire Common Securities in an aggregate liquidation amount equal to
3% of the total capital of the Trust. The Common Securities will rank pari
passu, and payment will be made thereon pro rata, with the Preferred Securities,
except that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of
default under the Declaration, the rights of the holders of the Common
Securities to payment in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation,
redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the holders of
the Preferred Securities. The assets of the Trust will consist solely of the
Convertible Debentures. The Trust exists for the exclusive purpose of (i)
issuing the Trust Securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust, (ii) investing the gross proceeds of the Trust Securities
in the Convertible Debentures and (iii) engaging in only those other activities
necessary or incidental thereto.
 
     Pursuant to the Declaration, the number of Issuer Trustees will initially
be four. Two of the Issuer Trustees (the "Regular Trustees") will be individuals
who are employees or officers of or who are affiliated with the Company. The
third trustee will be a financial institution that is unaffiliated with the
Company (the "Property Trustee"). The fourth trustee will be an entity that
maintains its principal place of business in the State of Delaware (the
"Delaware Trustee"). Initially, Fleet National Bank, a national banking
association, will act as Property Trustee and First Union Bank of Delaware, a
Delaware banking corporation, will act as Delaware Trustee, until, in each case,
removed or replaced by the holder of the Common Securities. Fleet National Bank
will also act as indenture trustee under the Guarantee (the "Guarantee Trustee")
and under the Indenture (the "Indenture Trustee"). See "Description of the
Preferred Securities" and "Description of the Guarantee."
 
     The Property Trustee will hold title to the Convertible Debentures for the
benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities and will have the power to
exercise all rights, powers and privileges under the Indenture as the holder of
the Convertible Debentures. In addition, the Property Trustee will maintain
exclusive control of a segregated non-interest bearing bank account (the
"Property Account") to hold all payments made in respect of the Convertible
Debentures for the benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities. The Guarantee
Trustee will hold the Guarantee for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred
Securities. The Company, as the holder of all the Common Securities, will have
the right to appoint, remove or replace any of the Issuer Trustees and to
increase or decrease the number of trustees, provided, that the number of
trustees shall be at least two. The Company will pay all fees and expenses
related to the Trust and the offering of the Preferred Securities. See
"Description of the Convertible Debentures."
 
     The rights of the holders of the Preferred Securities, including economic
rights, rights to information and voting rights, are as set forth in the
Declaration and the Delaware Business Trust Act, as amended (the "Trust Act").
See "Description of the Preferred Securities." The Declaration, the Indenture
and the Guarantee also incorporate by reference the terms of the Trust Indenture
Act.
 
     The place of business and the telephone number of the Trust are the
principal executive offices and telephone number of the Company.
 
                              ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
 
     The financial statements of the Trust will be reflected in the Company's
consolidated financial statements, with the Preferred Securities shown herein as
"Convertible Preferred Securities of Company-Owned Trust." See "Capitalization."
 
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                                USE OF PROCEEDS
 
     The proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Securities offered hereby will
be invested by the Trust in the Convertible Debentures. The Company intends to
contribute the net proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Debentures,
estimated to be approximately $          million ($          million if the
Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) to FINOVA Capital,
which intends to use such net proceeds to repay commercial paper or other
indebtedness. As of September 30, 1996, the weighted average of interest rates
on such borrowings was 6.69% per annum.
 
                   PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS
 
     The Common Stock of the Company is traded on the NYSE. The following tables
summarize the high and low sale prices per share of Common Stock as reported on
the NYSE Composite Tape and the cash dividends declared per share of Common
Stock for the periods indicated.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      CASH
                                                                                    DIVIDENDS
                                                                   HIGH     LOW     DECLARED
                                                                   ----     ---     ---------
    <S>                                                            <C>      <C>     <C>
    1994:
    First Quarter................................................. $33  3/4 $28 1/4   $ .18
    Second Quarter................................................  34  3/8  29 1/8     .18
    Third Quarter.................................................  39       33 1/8     .18
    Fourth Quarter................................................  35  7/8  29 1/8     .20
    1995:
    First Quarter................................................. $34      $30 5/8   $ .20
    Second Quarter................................................  38  1/2  31 3/4     .20
    Third Quarter.................................................  45  3/4  34 7/8     .22
    Fourth Quarter................................................  49  1/2  44 5/8     .22
    1996:
    First Quarter................................................. $56      $46 1/4   $ .22
    Second Quarter................................................  56  3/8  48         .22
    Third Quarter.................................................  60  1/2  48 1/4     .24
    Fourth Quarter (through November 1, 1996).....................  64       59 5/8      --
</TABLE>
 
     As of November 1, 1996, there were approximately 25,000 holders of record
of the Common Stock. The last reported sale price of the Common Stock on the
NYSE as of a recent date is set forth on the cover pages of this Prospectus.
 
     Following the Spin-Off, the Company has paid quarterly dividends on the
first business day of each calendar quarter. It is anticipated that the Company
will continue to pay regular quarterly dividends on the first business day of
January, April, July and October. The declaration of dividends and their amounts
will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company, and there
can be no assurance that additional dividends will be declared.
 
     FINOVA Capital, the Company's principal subsidiary, is limited in its
ability to pay dividends to its sole stockholder, the Company. The agreements
pertaining to long-term debt of FINOVA Capital include various restrictive
covenants and require the maintenance of certain defined financial ratios with
which FINOVA Capital has complied. Under one of these covenants, dividend
payments are generally limited to 50% of the sum of accumulated earnings and
proceeds from equity issued after December 31, 1991.
 
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                                 CAPITALIZATION
 
     The following table sets forth the unaudited consolidated capitalization,
including deferred income taxes, of the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries at September 30, 1996, and as adjusted to give effect to the sale
of the Preferred Securities offered hereby and the application of the estimated
net proceeds therefrom as described in "Use of Proceeds." The table should be
read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements of the
Company and related notes included in the 1995 Form 10-K and the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996. See
"Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference."
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
                                                                    ---------------------------
                                                                                         AS
                                                                      ACTUAL          ADJUSTED
                                                                    ----------       ----------
                                                                      (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                                                 <C>              <C>
Senior Debt.......................................................  $6,350,043       $6,250,043
Deferred income taxes.............................................     247,574          247,574
Convertible Preferred Securities of Company-Owned Trust(1)........          --          100,000
Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock-- $.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares;
     none outstanding.............................................          --               --
  Common stock -- $.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares;
     28,422,000 shares issued(2)..................................         284              284
  Additional capital..............................................     684,493          684,493
  Retained income.................................................     250,758          250,758
  Cumulative translation adjustments..............................      (5,228)          (5,228)
  Common stock in treasury (951,000 shares).......................     (33,726)         (33,726)
                                                                    ----------       ----------
     Total stockholders' equity...................................     896,581          896,581
                                                                    ----------       ----------
       Total capitalization.......................................  $7,494,198       $7,494,198
                                                                    ==========       ==========
</TABLE>
 
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(1) As described herein, the sole assets of the Trust will be Convertible
    Debentures with an original principal amount of approximately $103 million
    and, upon redemption thereof, an equal amount of the Preferred Securities
    will be mandatorily redeemable.
 
(2) Does not include approximately 1,767,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for
    issuance under the Company's 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and the shares of
    Common Stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred
    Securities.
 
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                      SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
 
    The following selected consolidated financial data as of and for the five
years ended December 31, 1995 have been derived from the audited consolidated
financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. References to the
Company contained in the footnotes below mean the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries. The following selected consolidated financial data as of and for
the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996 have been derived from the
unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company which, in the opinion
of management, include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present
fairly the information required to be set forth therein. Results of operations
and financial condition as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 1996
do not purport to be indicative of results of operations or financial condition
to be expected for the year ending December 31, 1996. The following data should
be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" and the Company's consolidated financial
statements and the notes thereto. See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference." Per share data for income and dividends and average outstanding
common and equivalent shares has not been presented for 1991, as the Company was
not a publicly held company prior to the Spin-Off from Dial in 1992.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       AS OF AND FOR THE
                                          NINE MONTHS
                                      ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,                  AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                   -------------------------   ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      1996          1995          1995          1994          1993          1992          1991
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   ----------
                                                           (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S>                                <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
OPERATIONS:
Interest and income earned from
  financing transactions.........  $   640,462   $   551,737   $   761,855   $   503,351   $   255,216   $   243,337   $  251,472
Interest expense.................      298,158       267,857       366,822       222,200       123,853       136,107      157,560
Depreciation.....................       47,150        38,891        55,218        36,737         6,516         2,531           --
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Interest margins earned..........      295,154       244,989       339,815       244,414       124,847       104,699       93,912
Provision for possible credit
  losses(1)......................       38,800        28,800        47,300        16,670         5,706         6,740       77,687
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Net interest margins earned......      256,354       216,189       292,515       227,744       119,141        97,959       16,225
Gains on sale of assets..........       10,253        11,699        19,726         9,045         5,439         3,362        6,684
Selling, administrative and other
  operating expenses.............      129,992       112,578       155,001       113,018        58,158        50,728       59,923
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Income before income taxes.......      136,615       115,310       157,240       123,771        66,422        50,593      (37,014)
Income taxes.....................       51,610        44,163        59,611        49,458        28,576        13,843        1,728
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Income (loss) from continuing
  operations.....................      $85,005  $    71,147   $    97,629   $    74,313   $    37,846   $    36,750   $  (38,742)
                                   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
Income per common and equivalent
  share:
  Income from continuing
    operations before preferred
    dividends....................  $      3.04   $      2.56   $      3.51   $      2.94   $      1.86   $      1.80
  Preferred dividends............           --            --            --            --           .06           .09
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
  Income from continuing
    operations...................  $      3.04   $      2.56   $      3.51   $      2.94   $      1.80   $      1.71
                                   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
  Dividends declared per common
    share........................  $       .68   $       .62   $       .84   $       .74   $       .68   $       .42
  Average outstanding common and
    equivalent shares............   27,971,000    27,845,000    27,832,000    25,307,000    20,332,000    20,464,000
Ratio of earnings to fixed
  charges (2)....................         1.46x         1.43x         1.43x         1.55x         1.50x         1.34x         (2)
FINANCIAL POSITION:
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents........  $    56,852   $    20,293   $    90,280   $    49,875   $       929   $    18,203   $   37,903
Investment in financing
  transactions:
  Loans and other financing
    contracts, net...............    5,041,061     4,707,898     4,794,181     4,034,648     2,343,755     1,919,371    1,739,978
  Direct finance leases..........    1,016,546       758,763       828,713       774,834        71,812       138,871      201,327
  Operating leases...............      506,399       431,297       460,798       412,782       147,222       100,911       75,204
  Leveraged leases...............      456,898       323,760       366,196       287,518       283,782       269,370      265,363
  Factored receivables...........      614,372       387,502       369,169       157,862
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                     7,635,276     6,609,220     6,819,057     5,667,644     2,846,571     2,428,523    2,281,872
Less reserve for possible credit
  losses(1)......................     (156,339)     (131,564)     (140,333)     (122,233)      (64,280)      (69,291)     (87,600)
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Investment in financing
  transactions - net.............    7,478,937     6,477,656     6,678,724     5,545,411     2,782,291     2,359,232    2,194,272
Investment in and advances to
  Verex Corporation..............                                                                            221,312      152,171
Other assets and deferred
  charges........................      340,059       275,698       267,510       226,057        51,102        42,921       30,138
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Total assets.....................  $ 7,875,848   $ 6,773,647   $ 7,036,514   $ 5,821,343   $ 2,834,322   $ 2,641,668   $2,414,484
                                   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
  EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued
  expenses.......................  $    94,057   $120,987....  $   125,349   $   134,501   $    49,131   $    42,774   $   58,151
Due to clients...................      255,827       208,614       181,548       116,639            --            --           --
Due to The Dial Corp.............                                                                                          10,727
Interest payable.................       31,766        32,849        45,553        37,710        23,633        29,062       25,486
Senior and subordinated debt.....    6,350,043     5,403,323     5,649,368     4,573,354     2,079,286     1,883,709    1,750,178
Deferred income taxes............      247,574       202,561       209,512       188,887       178,972       172,727      198,366
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                     6,979,267     5,968,334     6,211,330     5,051,091     2,331,022     2,128,272    2,042,908
Redeemable preferred stock.......           --            --            --            --            --        25,000           --
Stockholders' equity.............      896,581       805,313       825,184       770,252       503,300       488,396      371,576
                                   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Total liabilities and
  stockholders' equity...........  $ 7,875,848   $ 6,773,647   $ 7,036,514   $ 5,821,343   $ 2,834,322   $ 2,641,668   $2,414,484
                                   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========   ===========
</TABLE>
 
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(1) In 1991, the Company recorded a special provision for possible credit losses
    of $65 million and recorded write-offs of $15 million related to nonearning
    assets in its FCL portfolio and a $47.8 million write-down to reduce Latin
    American assets to current market value.
(2) For purposes of the computation of these ratios, earnings consist of income
    before income taxes and fixed charges; and fixed charges include interest
    and related debt expense and a portion of rental expense determined to be
    representative of interest. For the year ended December 31, 1991, earnings
    were inadequate to cover combined fixed charges by $37.0 million.
 
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<PAGE>   24
 
          MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                           AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
                             THE FINOVA GROUP INC.
 
     For purposes of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations only, references to "FINOVA" or the "Company" mean,
collectively, The FINOVA Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, including FINOVA
Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, "FINOVA Capital").
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 Compared to Nine Months Ended September
30, 1995
 
     Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 was $85.0 million
($3.04 per common and equivalent share), compared to $71.1 million ($2.56 per
common and equivalent share) for the first nine months of 1995, representing a
19% increase in net income and earnings per share. The increase in earnings was
primarily due to portfolio growth, higher interest margins earned, lower
nonearnings and improved operating efficiencies (operating expenses as a
percentage of interest margins earned), as detailed below.
 
     Interest Margins Earned.  Interest margins earned, which represent the
difference between (a) interest and income earned from financing transactions
and operating leases and (b) interest expense and depreciation, were $295.2
million for the nine months ended September 30, 1996, compared with $245.0
million during the same period in 1995, an increase of 20%. The increase in
interest margins earned was primarily due to a 19% growth in average managed
assets (funds employed and assets sold under securitization agreements that are
managed by the Company) and an increase in the interest margin as a percentage
of average earning assets, which increased to 5.9% for the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 from 5.8% for the same period in 1995.
 
     Non-Interest Expense.  The provision for possible credit losses, which
increases the reserve for possible credit losses, increased to $38.8 million for
the first nine months of 1996 from $28.8 million in 1995, primarily due to the
increase in managed assets. The reserve for possible credit losses as a
percentage of nonaccruing assets increased to 90.5% at September 30, 1996 from
77.8% at September 30, 1995.
 
     Selling, administrative and other operating expenses were higher during the
first nine months of 1996 than in 1995, due primarily to the growth in managed
assets and higher incentive compensation expenses related to the Company's
improved results and stock performance. As a percentage of interest margins
earned, these expenses decreased to 44.0% in the first nine months of 1996, from
46.0% during the same period in 1995.
 
     Gains on Sale of Assets.  Gains on sale of assets were lower in 1996
compared to 1995, primarily due to the amount and type of assets coming off
lease during the respective periods. The timing of such gains is sporadic in
nature.
 
     Income Taxes.  Income taxes increased during the nine months ended
September 30, 1996, primarily due to the increase in pre-tax income, partially
offset by a lower effective tax rate. The lower effective tax rate, which
decreased from 38.3% in 1995 to 37.8% in the first nine months of 1996, was
primarily related to lower foreign tax effects and increased tax exempt
municipal income.
 
  1995 Compared to 1994
 
     Net income increased 31% during 1995 to $97.6 million ($3.51 per common and
equivalent share) from $74.3 million ($2.94 per common and equivalent share) in
1994. The 1994 results include income from Ambassador and Tri-Con from the
acquisition dates.
 
     Interest Margins Earned.  Interest margins earned increased by 39% in 1995
to $339.8 million from $244.4 million in 1994. This increase was driven by a 20%
growth in managed assets which included Ambassador (which the Company acquired
on February 14, 1994) and TriCon (which the Company acquired on April 30, 1994)
for the entire year. The primary source of the growth in managed assets was new
business,
 
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<PAGE>   25
 
which totaled $2.6 billion for 1995 compared to $1.8 billion for 1994, an
increase of 43%. Also contributing to the improved margins were the fees
associated with the factoring business, which recorded factoring volume of $1.1
billion in 1995 compared to $847 million in 1994 and the inventory finance
business, which recorded floor planning volume of $898 million in 1995 compared
to $283 million in 1994.
 
     Interest margins earned as a percentage of average earning assets were 5.8%
in 1995, compared to 6.0% in 1994. This reduction in the interest margin
percentage was expected in 1995 primarily due to the cost of hedges that the
Company entered into to lock in the spread between its lending and borrowing
rates on $1.5 billion of its floating-rate debt and to the diminishing ratio of
the higher yielding business relative to the total portfolio. Growth in interest
margins earned more than offset the higher provisions for possible credit losses
and the higher selling, administrative and other operating expenses in the 1995
period.
 
     Non-Interest Expense.  Loss provisions, which increase the reserve for
possible credit losses, were greater by $30.6 million during 1995 compared to
1994 primarily due to the growth in managed assets. See Note D of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 1995 Form 10-K incorporated
herein by reference.
 
     Selling, administrative and other operating expenses increased by $42
million in 1995 due to the growth of the Company, the large volume of new
business added and the inclusion of TriCon and Ambassador for the full year. As
a percentage of interest margins earned, these costs decreased to 45.6% in 1995
from 46.2% in the previous year. See Note M of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements in the Company's 1995 Form 10-K incorporated herein by reference.
 
     Gains on Sale of Assets.  Gains on sale of assets were $10.7 million higher
in 1995 compared to 1994 primarily due to the inclusion of TriCon for the full
year and the amount and type of assets coming off lease. The 1994 gains of $9.0
million included $4.0 million (pre-tax) from the securitization of assets in
June 1994.
 
     Income Taxes.  Income taxes for 1995 increased to $59.6 million from $49.5
million in 1994. This increase was caused by the increase in pre-tax income,
partially offset by certain tax credits recognized during 1995. The 1995 overall
effective income tax rate for the Company approximated 37.9% compared to 40.0%
in 1994. The decrease in the effective rate is primarily related to lower
foreign tax effects and an increase in tax exempt municipal income. See Note I
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 1995 Form 10-K
incorporated herein by reference.
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
     Managed assets grew by $847.8 million during the first nine months of 1996
and totaled $7.97 billion at September 30, 1996. The increase was attributable
primarily to new business of $2.10 billion during the period, compared to $1.69
billion for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and the addition of $318
million of acquired portfolios through the acquisition of LINC and FSI,
partially offset by portfolio prepayments and amortization.
 
     The reserve for possible credit losses increased to $156.3 million at
September 30, 1996 from $140.3 million at December 31, 1995, primarily due to
the increase in managed assets. Write-offs during the nine months ended
September 30, 1996 were $31.0 million compared to $22.9 million during 1995,
while recoveries increased to $2.1 million for the first nine months of 1996
from $1.7 million in 1995. Nonaccruing assets increased to $172.8 million at
September 30, 1996, compared to $167.9 million at the end of 1995; however,
nonaccruing assets as a percentage of managed assets decreased to 2.2% from 2.4%
at December 31, 1995.
 
     Growth in funds employed is generally financed by the Company's internally
generated cash flow and new borrowings. During the nine months ended September
30, 1996, FINOVA Capital issued $565 million in new long-term borrowings and
recognized a net increase in commercial paper borrowings of approximately $467
million. Repayments of long-term debt totaled $586 million during the first nine
months of 1996. The Company had total debt of $6.35 billion at September 30,
1996 compared to year-end 1995 debt of $5.65 billion. At September 30, 1996, the
Company also had deferred income taxes of $247.6 million, generally used to
reduce debt and, therefore, help finance lending activities.
 
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<PAGE>   26
 
     FINOVA satisfies a significant portion of its cash requirements from a
diversified group of worldwide funding sources and is not dependent upon any one
lender. Additionally, FINOVA relies on the issuance of commercial paper as a
major funding source. During the first nine months of 1996, FINOVA Capital
issued $16.4 billion of commercial paper (with an average of $2.5 billion
outstanding during the nine-month period) and raised $565 million, as noted
above, through new long-term financings of one to 10 year durations. At
September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995, commercial paper and short-term bank
borrowings totaling $2.9 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively, were supported
by available unused revolving credit lines which, if not renewed, are
convertible to long-term debt at FINOVA's option.
 
     In 1995, FINOVA Capital filed a shelf-registration statement with the
Commission that allowed for the issuance of $1.5 billion of senior debt
securities, $800 million of which remained available as of September 30, 1996.
Also in 1995, the Company, under a securitization agreement, sold a $200 million
undivided proportionate interest in a loan portfolio totaling approximately
$610.5 million; and in the first quarter of 1996, the Company sold an additional
$100 million under the same securitization agreement. See Note C of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 1995 Form 10-K incorporated
herein by reference.
 
     FINOVA Capital currently maintains three five-year revolving credit
facilities with numerous lenders, in the aggregate principal amount of $2.4
billion. Separately, FINOVA Capital also has a 364-day revolving credit facility
with the same lenders in the aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion. These
facilities support FINOVA's outstanding commercial paper and short-term
borrowings. The Company intends to borrow under the revolving credit agreements
to refinance commercial paper and short-term bank loans to the extent that it
experiences significant difficulties in rolling over its outstanding commercial
paper and short-term bank loans. The Company has rarely borrowed under these
facilities. The 364-day $1.0 billion revolving credit facility will be subject
to renewal in 1997, while the five-year credit facilities are subject to renewal
in 2001.
 
     The agreements pertaining to long-term debt of FINOVA Capital include
various restrictive covenants and require the maintenance of certain defined
financial ratios with which FINOVA Capital has complied. Under one such
covenant, dividend payments are limited to 50 percent of accumulated earnings
after December 31, 1991.
 
     FINOVA Capital's aggregate cost of funds decreased to 6.8% for the first
nine months of 1996 from 7.2% for 1995 partially as a result of maturing of
higher coupon debt, a ratings upgrade and the expiration of certain hedges. The
Company's cost of and access to capital is dependent, in a large part, on its
credit ratings. FINOVA Capital has maintained investment grade ratings since
1976, and received an upgrade in those ratings from Standard & Poor's Ratings
Group in 1995 and 1996 and Moody's Investor Service, Inc. in 1995. FINOVA
Capital currently has investment-grade ratings from the following agencies:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         COMMERCIAL   SENIOR
                                                                           PAPER       DEBT
                                                                         ----------   ------
    <S>                                                                  <C>          <C>
    Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.....................................    D1-        A-
    Fitch Investors Service, L.P.......................................    F1         A
    Moody's Investors Service, Inc.....................................    P2         Baa1
    Standard & Poor's Ratings Group....................................    A2         A-
</TABLE>
 
     At September 30, 1996, FINOVA Capital had outstanding 55 interest rate
conversion agreements with notional principal amounts totaling $3.2 billion.
Twenty-one agreements with notional principal amounts of $954 million were
arranged to effectively convert certain floating interest rate obligations into
fixed interest rate obligations and require interest payments on the stated
principal amount at rates ranging from 4.21% to 9.10% (remaining terms of one
month to five years) in return for receipts calculated on the same notional
amounts at floating interest rates. In addition, 27 agreements with notional
principal amounts of $1.35 billion were arranged to effectively convert certain
fixed interest rate obligations into floating interest rate obligations and
require interest payments on the stated principal amount at the three month or
six month London interbank offered rates ("LIBOR") (remaining terms of six
months to 10 years) in return for receipts calculated on the same notional
amounts at fixed interest rates of 5.51% to 7.59%. FINOVA Capital has also
entered into seven basis swap agreements with notional principal amounts of $878
million and remaining terms of three months to two years.
 
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<PAGE>   27
 
     In 1995, FINOVA Capital hedged $750 million of floating-rate debt through
five basis swap agreements expiring through 1998, to lock in a spread between
its lending and borrowing rates. FINOVA's assets are primarily prime based while
a significant portion of its liabilities are tied to the 30-day commercial paper
composite rate. The agreements enable FINOVA to hedge against a narrowing of the
spread between the prime rate (lending rate) and its borrowing rate (30-day
commercial paper). See Note F of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in
the Company's 1995 Form 10-K incorporated herein by reference.
 
     The Company announced in 1992 that it intended to repurchase its securities
on the open market, from time to time, to fund its obligations pursuant to
employee stock options, benefit plans and similar obligations. Under this
program, 611,600, 602,800 and 349,909 shares were acquired during the years
ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively, and no shares were
acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 1996. The program may be
discontinued at any time.
 
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<PAGE>   28
 
                                    BUSINESS
 
GENERAL
 
     The Company is a financial services holding company incorporated in
Delaware in December 1991, which through its direct and indirect subsidiaries is
primarily engaged in providing collateralized financing and leasing products to
commercial enterprises in focused market niches, principally in the United
States. Through its principal subsidiary, FINOVA Capital, the Company has been
engaged in collateralized lending and equipment leasing and financing for over
42 years.
 
     The Company extends revolving credit facilities, term loans and equipment
and real estate financing to "middle-market" businesses with financing needs
falling generally between $500,000 to $35 million. The Company also offers sales
financing programs to manufacturers, distributors, vendors and franchisors which
facilitate sales of their products to customers. The Company currently operates
primarily in 14 specific industry or market niches in which its expertise in
evaluating the creditworthiness of prospective customers and its ability to
provide value-added services enables it to differentiate itself from its
competitors and to command product pricing which provides a satisfactory spread
over the Company's borrowing costs.
 
     The Company seeks to maintain a high quality portfolio and to minimize
nonearning assets and write-offs by using clearly defined underwriting criteria,
stringent portfolio management techniques and by diversifying its lending
activities geographically and among a range of industries, customers and loan
products. Because of the diversity of the Company's portfolio, the Company
believes it is better able to manage competitive changes in its markets and to
withstand the impact of deteriorating economic conditions on a regional or
national basis, although there can be no assurance that competitive changes,
borrowers' performance or economic conditions will not result in an adverse
impact on the Company's results of operations or financial condition.
 
     The Company generates interest income, other income and gains through
charges assessed on outstanding loans, loan servicing, leasing and other fees
and disposition of equipment upon termination of leases or in other
circumstances. The Company's primary expenses are the costs of funding its loan
and lease business (including interest paid on debt), provisions for possible
credit losses, marketing expenses, salaries and employee benefits, servicing and
other operating expenses and income taxes.
 
LINES OF BUSINESS
 
     The Company's activities currently include the following principal lines of
business:
 
     - Commercial Equipment Finance offers equipment leases, loans and "turnkey"
       financing to the supermarket, manufacturing, packaging and general
       aviation industries. Through its acquisition of FSI (now known as FINOVA
       Technology Finance), the Company offers equipment leasing and other
       financing products to the high technology, life sciences, health care and
       environmental technology industries. Typical transaction sizes are
       $500,000 to $15 million.
 
     - Commercial Finance offers collateral-oriented revolving credit facilities
       and term loans for manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and service
       companies. Typical transaction sizes range from $500,000 to $3 million.
 
     - Commercial Real Estate Finance provides cash-flow-based financing
       primarily for acquisitions and refinancings to experienced real estate
       developers and owner/occupants of income-producing properties in the
       United States. The Company concentrates on secured financing
       opportunities, generally between $5 million and $25 million, involving
       senior mortgage term loans on owner occupied commercial real estate. The
       Company's portfolio of real estate leveraged leases is also managed as
       part of the commercial real estate portfolio.
 
     - Communications Finance specializes in radio and television financing.
       Other markets include cable television, print and outdoor media services
       in the United States. The Company extends secured loans to communications
       businesses requiring funds for recapitalizations, refinancings or
       acquisitions. Loan sizes generally are from $1 million to $40 million.
 
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<PAGE>   29
 
     - Corporate Finance provides financing, generally in the range of $2
       million to $40 million, focusing on middle market businesses nationally,
       including distribution, wholesale, specialty retail, manufacturing and
       services industries. The group's lending is primarily in the form of
       revolving credit facilities and term loans secured by the assets of the
       borrower, with significant emphasis on the borrower's cash flow as the
       source of repayment of the secured loan.
 
     - Factoring Services provides full service factoring and accounts
       receivable management services for entrepreneurial and larger firms,
       operating primarily in the textile and apparel industries. The annual
       factored volume of these companies is generally between $5 million and
       $25 million.
 
     - Franchise Finance offers equipment, real estate and acquisition financing
       programs for operators of established franchise concepts. The equipment
       leased to the ultimate end-user is typically purchased by the Company
       from the equipment manufacturer, vendor or dealer selected by the
       end-user. Typical transaction sizes range from $500,000 to $15 million.
 
     - Government Finance provides primarily tax-exempt financing to state and
       local governments and non-profit corporations. Typical transaction sizes
       range from $100,000 to $5 million.
 
     - Inventory Finance provides inventory financing, combined
       inventory/accounts receivable lines of credit and purchase order
       financing for equipment distributors, value-added resellers and dealers.
       Transaction sizes generally range from $500,000 to $30 million.
 
     - Manufacturer & Dealer Services provides point-of-sale financing programs
       and support services for regional and national manufacturers,
       distributors and vendors of equipment classified as "small ticket" in
       transaction size (generally transactions with an equipment cost of less
       than $100,000). The equipment which the Company leases to the ultimate
       end-user is typically sold to the Company by the vendor participating in
       the financing program. On October 21, 1996, the Company announced that it
       had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Manufacturer & Dealer
       Services business. See "Prospectus Summary -- Recent Developments."
 
     - Medical Finance offers a full range of equipment and real estate
       financing and asset management services for the U.S. health care
       industry, targeting middle market health care providers in the United
       States. Through the acquisition of LINC, the Company now finances medical
       accounts receivable. Transaction sizes typically range from $500,000 to
       $25 million.
 
     - Rediscount Finance offers $1 million to $35 million revolving credit
       lines to regional consumer finance companies, which in turn extend credit
       to consumers. The Company's customers provide credit to consumers to
       finance home improvements, automobile purchases, insurance premiums and a
       variety of other financial needs.
 
     - Resort Finance focuses on successful, experienced resort developers,
       primarily of timeshare resorts, second home resort communities, golf
       resorts and resort hotels. Extending funds through a variety of lending
       options, Resort Finance provides loans and lines of credit ranging from
       $5 million to $30 million for construction, acquisitions, receivables
       financing and purchases and other uses. Through FINOVA Portfolio
       Services, Inc., Resort Finance offers expanded convenience and service to
       its customers. Professional receivables collections and cash management
       give developers the ability of having loan-related administrative
       functions performed for them by the Company.
 
     - Transportation Finance/Capital Services structures secured financings for
       specialized areas of the transportation industry, principally involving
       domestic and foreign used aircraft, some new aircraft, as well as
       domestic short-line railroads including new and used rail equipment.
       Typical transactions range from $5 million to $30 million and involve
       financing up to 80% of the fair market value of used equipment and as
       equity participants in leveraged lease transactions. Traditionally
       focused on the domestic marketplace, FINOVA Transportation Finance has
       been active in international aircraft lending and leasing since 1992
       through an office in London, England. Through its Capital Services
       activity, FINOVA also provides leveraged lease financing on
       transportation equipment.
 
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<PAGE>   30
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
 
     The total assets under management of the Company consist of the Company's
net investment in financing contracts plus certain assets that are owned by
others but managed by the Company which are not reflected on the Company's
balance sheet. A breakdown of the Company's investment in financing transactions
by line of business as of September 30, 1996 was as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        TOTAL
                                                                   CARRYING AMOUNT
                             LINE OF BUSINESS                   (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
            --------------------------------------------------  ----------------------
            <S>                                                 <C>
            Transportation Finance............................        $1,222,595
            Resort Finance....................................         1,096,100
            Commercial Real Estate Finance....................           765,932
            Corporate Finance.................................           705,820
            Manufacturer & Dealer Services....................           576,970
            Medical Finance...................................           557,960
            Commercial Equipment Finance......................           517,520
            Communications Finance............................           505,994
            Rediscount Finance................................           412,868
            Franchise Finance.................................           365,080
            Inventory Finance.................................           275,920
            Factoring Services................................           240,247
            Commercial Finance................................           202,051
            Government Finance................................           139,481
            Other.............................................            50,738
                                                                      ----------
              Total...........................................        $7,635,276
</TABLE>
 
     The Company's geographic portfolio diversification at September 30, 1996
was as follows:
 
<TABLE>
            <S>                                                 <C>
            Midwest...........................................             15.6%
            Northeast.........................................             22.9%
            Southeast.........................................             23.6%
            Southwest.........................................             13.8%
            West..............................................             24.1%
                                                                         ------
              Total...........................................              100%
</TABLE>
 
BUSINESS STRATEGY
 
     Following the Spin-Off, the Company decided to focus its resources and
capital on its core domestic commercial finance activities. The Company embarked
on a program of selling or winding down those businesses included in the
Spin-Off not associated with the Company's core businesses. The Company has
concentrated on redeploying the capital previously invested in such businesses
and raised additional capital to support internal portfolio growth and to make
complimentary acquisitions. This strategy has resulted in (i) the managed
liquidation and sale of FCL and Latin American loan portfolios, (ii) an increase
(excluding acquisitions) in the Company's domestic loan portfolio, (iii) the
acquisition of the asset based lending activity of U.S. Bancorp, (iv) the sale
of Verex Corporation, Dial's discontinued mortgage insurance subsidiary, (v) the
acquisition of Ambassador, the former factoring and asset based lending
subsidiary of Fleet Financial Group, Inc., (vi) the acquisition of TriCon, the
former commercial finance and leasing subsidiary of Bell Atlantic Corporation,
(vii) portfolio purchases of $262 million in 1995, (viii) the acquisition of
LINC, a provider of accounts receivable financing to healthcare providers, (ix)
the acquisition of FSI, a specialty leasing company servicing the high
technology, life sciences, health care and environmental technology industries
and (x) the pending sale of the Company's Manufacturer & Dealer Services
business as described under "Prospectus Summary -- Recent Developments."
 
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     The Company seeks to achieve superior financial performance on a consistent
basis by adhering to certain fundamental principles in managing its commercial
finance business:
 
     - Niche Focus.  The Company seeks to compete in industry or market niches
       in which its expertise in evaluating the creditworthiness of prospective
       customers and its ability to provide value-added services enables the
       Company to differentiate itself from its competitors and command loan
       pricing which provides a satisfactory spread over the Company's borrowing
       costs. The Company generally avoids competing solely on the basis of the
       interest rate or fees charged to the customer for the Company's loan
       products and services. The Company makes a determination of return on
       equity for each new financing transaction which it funds. The
       determination of the expected return on equity on any one transaction
       takes into account loan origination and administration costs, historical
       write-off experience in each of the Company's business segments, overhead
       allocations, the size and expected term of the financing and the
       effective tax rate.
 
     - Maintenance of Asset Quality.  The Company seeks to maintain a high
       quality loan portfolio and to minimize nonearning assets and write-offs
       by using clearly defined underwriting criteria for each of the Company's
       business segments, a stringent underwriting process and limited
       delegation of credit authority. In addition, the Company actively manages
       its portfolio by diversifying its financing activities geographically and
       among a range of industries, customers and loan products. Because of the
       diversity of the Company's portfolio, the Company believes it is better
       able to manage competitive changes in its markets and to withstand the
       impact of deteriorating economic conditions on a regional or national
       basis.
 
     - Asset/Liability Management.  The Company seeks to maintain a match-funded
       position in its financing transactions and borrowings so as to minimize
       exposure to changing interest rates. The Company generally follows a
       policy of funding floating rate assets with floating rate borrowings and
       funding fixed rate assets with fixed rate debt, deferred tax liabilities
       and with its equity capital. Substantially all of the Company's floating
       rate assets are priced using the prime rate, which is set by major U.S.
       banks, while its floating rate debt is generally priced using LIBOR,
       which is dictated by market conditions. From time to time, the Company
       hedges against a contraction in favorable spreads between prime and
       LIBOR. Management believes that the Company's results of operations
       should not be materially affected by changing interest rates because of
       its asset/liability management policies.
 
     - Cost Controls.  The Company actively attempts to maximize employee
       productivity and to manage selling, administrative and other operating
       expenses actively so as to optimize earnings and to enhance its
       competitive position. Management believes its operating costs are lower
       than many of its competitors when viewed either as a percentage of total
       assets or as a percentage of net interest margins earned. As a result,
       while certain of the Company's larger competitors may enjoy a lower cost
       of funds, management believes that advantage is often offset, at least in
       part, by the Company's lower operating costs.
 
     - Acquisitions.  Management considers selective acquisitions which
       complement the Company's core commercial finance businesses to be an
       element in its overall business strategy. Acquisitions permit the Company
       to secure a presence in a particular industry or market niche quickly
       while simultaneously giving the Company a seasoned loan portfolio,
       experienced management and an existing loan origination, underwriting and
       administrative infrastructure. The Company does not anticipate making any
       significant acquisitions during the balance of 1996. However, management
       will consider appropriate opportunities as they arise, and acquisitions
       are expected to continue to represent one component of the Company's
       longer-term growth strategy.
 
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                    DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED SECURITIES
 
     The Preferred Securities will be issued pursuant to the terms of the
Declaration. The Declaration will be qualified as an indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act. The Property Trustee, Fleet National Bank, will act as Indenture
Trustee for the Preferred Securities under the Declaration for purposes of
compliance with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act. The terms of the
Preferred Securities will include those stated in the Declaration and those made
part of the Declaration by the Trust Indenture Act. The following summary of
certain terms and provisions of the Preferred Securities does not purport to be
complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
Declaration, a form of which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.
 
GENERAL
 
     The Preferred Securities will be issued in fully registered form without
interest coupons. Bearer Preferred Securities will not be issued.
 
     The Declaration authorizes the Regular Trustees to issue the Trust
Securities on behalf of the Trust. The Preferred Securities represent undivided
beneficial ownership interests in the assets of the Trust and entitle the
holders thereof to a preference in certain circumstances with respect to
distributions and amounts payable on redemption or liquidation over the Common
Securities, as well as other benefits as described in the Declaration.
 
     All of the Common Securities will be owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Company. The Common Securities rank pari passu, and payments will be made
thereon on a pro rata basis, with the Preferred Securities, except that upon the
occurrence of a Declaration Event of Default, the rights of the holders of the
Common Securities to receive payment of periodic distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the
holders of Preferred Securities. See "-- Subordination of Common Securities."
Title to the Convertible Debentures will be held by the Property Trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the Trust Securities. The Declaration does not permit
the issuance by the Trust of any securities other than the Trust Securities or
the incurrence of any indebtedness by the Trust. The payment of distributions
out of money held by the Trust, and payments upon redemption of the Preferred
Securities or liquidation of the Trust, are guaranteed by the Company to the
extent described under "Description of the Guarantee." The Guarantee will be
held by Fleet National Bank, the Guarantee Trustee, for the benefit of the
holders of the Preferred Securities. The Guarantee does not cover payment of
distributions when the Trust does not have sufficient available funds to pay
such distributions. In such event, the remedy of a holder of Preferred
Securities is to (i) vote to direct the Property Trustee to enforce the Property
Trustee's rights under the Convertible Debentures or (ii) if the failure of the
Trust to pay distributions is attributable to the failure of the Company to pay
interest or principal on the Convertible Debentures, to institute a proceeding
directly against the Company for enforcement of payment to such holder of the
principal of or interest on the Convertible Debentures having a principal amount
equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such
holder on or after the respective due date specified in the Convertible
Debentures. See "-- Voting Rights."
 
DISTRIBUTIONS
 
     Distributions on Preferred Securities will be fixed at a rate per annum of
     % of the stated liquidation amount of $50 per Preferred Security.
Distributions in arrears for more than one quarter will bear interest thereon at
a rate per annum of      % thereof compounded quarterly. The term "distribution"
as used herein includes any such interest payable unless otherwise stated. The
amount of distributions payable for any period will be computed on the basis of
a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
 
     Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be cumulative, will accrue
from the Original Issue Date and will be payable quarterly in arrears on each
          ,           ,           and           , commencing           , 199 ,
when, as and if available for payment, by the Property Trustee, except as
otherwise described below. The Company has the right under the Indenture to
defer interest payments from time to time on the Convertible Debentures for
successive periods not exceeding 20 consecutive quarterly interest periods
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which no interest shall be due and payable; provided, that no such Extension
Period may extend beyond the maturity date of the Convertible Debentures. As a
consequence of such extension, quarterly distributions on the Preferred
Securities would be deferred (although such distributions would continue to
accrue, compounded quarterly at the distribution rate). In the event that the
Company exercises this right, then, during such Extension Period the Company has
agreed (a) not to declare or pay dividends on, or make a distribution with
respect to, or redeem or purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment with
respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) purchases or acquisitions
of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) in connection with the
satisfaction by the Company of its obligations under any employee benefit plans
or the satisfaction by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any contract
or security requiring the Company to purchase shares of Common Stock (or Common
Stock equivalents) (provided that such contract is in effect or such security is
outstanding at least 60 days prior to the commencement of such Extension
Period), (ii) purchases of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents)
from officers or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries upon termination
of employment or retirement not pursuant to any obligation under any contract or
security requiring the Company to purchase shares of Common Stock (or Common
Stock equivalents) (provided that such purchases by the Company upon termination
of employment or retirement shall be made at a price not to exceed the market
value on the date of any such purchase and shall not exceed $7.5 million in the
aggregate for all officers and employees), (iii) as a result of a
reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of
one class or series of the Company's capital stock for another class or series
of the Company's capital stock, (iv) dividends or distributions of shares of
Common Stock on Common Stock or (v) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged
(or make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing)), (b) not to make
any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase
or redeem any debt securities (including guarantees) issued by the Company that
rank pari passu with or junior to the Convertible Debentures and (c) not to make
any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other than pursuant to the
Guarantee). Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company
may further extend such Extension Period; provided that such Extension Period,
together with all previous and further extensions thereof, may not exceed 20
consecutive quarters or extend beyond the maturity date of the Convertible
Debentures. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all
amounts then due, the Company may select a new Extension Period, subject to the
above requirements. Consequently, there could be multiple Extension Periods of
varying lengths throughout the term of the Convertible Debentures. See
"Description of the Convertible Debentures -- Interest" and "Description of the
Convertible Debentures -- Option to Extend Interest Payment Periods." If
distributions are deferred, the deferred distributions and accrued interest
thereon shall be paid to the holders of record of Preferred Securities as they
appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of businesses on the
record date next following the termination of such deferral period.
 
     Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be made to the extent that
the Trust has funds available for the payment of such distributions in the
Property Account. Amounts available to the Trust for distribution to the holders
of the Preferred Securities will be limited to payments received by the Trust
from the Company on the Convertible Debentures. See "Description of the
Convertible Debentures." The payment of distributions out of funds held by the
Trust is guaranteed by the Company to the extent set forth under "Description of
the Guarantee."
 
     Because the Company is a holding company substantially all of whose
operations are conducted through its subsidiaries, the ability of the Company to
pay the principal of and interest on the Convertible Debentures, and therefore
the ability of the Trust to pay distributions on the Preferred Securities, will
depend in large part upon the ability of such subsidiaries to provide funds to
the Company. The ability of certain subsidiaries to provide funds to the Company
is subject to contractual and other limitations, is contingent upon the results
of operations and financial condition of such subsidiaries, and is subject to
various other business considerations. See "Risk Factors -- Holding Company
Structure" and "-- Ranking of Subordinate Obligations Under the Guarantee and
Convertible Debentures."
 
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     Distributions on the Preferred Securities will be payable to the holders
thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the relevant
record dates, which, so long as the Preferred Securities remain solely in
book-entry form, will be one Business Day prior to the relevant payment dates.
In the event that the Preferred Securities do not continue to remain solely in
book-entry form, the record date for each distribution shall be the day 15
calendar days prior to the relevant payment date; provided that, if such record
date does not conform to the rules of any securities exchange on which the
Preferred Securities are then listed, such record date shall be changed by the
Trust to conform to the rules of such securities exchange. Subject to any
applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such
payment will be made as described under "-- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company" below. In the event that any date on which
distributions are payable on the Preferred Securities is not a Business Day,
payment of the distribution payable on such date will be made on the next
succeeding day which is a Business Day (without any interest or other payment in
respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next
succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on such date. A "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday
or any other day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or in
Wilmington, Delaware are authorized or required by law to close.
 
CONVERSION RIGHTS
 
     General.  Preferred Securities will be convertible at any time prior to the
earlier of (i) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding
the date of repayment of such Preferred Securities, whether at maturity or upon
redemption, and (ii) the close of business on the Conversion Termination Date
(if any), at the option of the holders thereof and in the manner described
below, into shares of Common Stock at the conversion rate set forth on the cover
page of this Prospectus, subject to adjustment as described under "-- Conversion
Price Adjustments" below. The Trust will covenant in the Declaration not to
convert Convertible Debentures held by it except pursuant to a notice of
conversion delivered to the Property Trustee, as conversion agent (the
"Conversion Agent") by a holder of Preferred Securities.
 
     A holder of a Preferred Security wishing to exercise its conversion right
shall deliver an irrevocable conversion notice, together, if the Preferred
Security is a Certificated Preferred Security, with such Certificated Preferred
Security, to the Conversion Agent which shall, on behalf of such holder,
exchange such Preferred Security for an equivalent amount of the Convertible
Debentures and immediately convert such Convertible Debentures into Common
Stock. Holders may obtain copies of the required form of the conversion notice
from the Conversion Agent. So long as a book-entry system for the Preferred
Securities is in effect, however, procedures for converting book-entry Preferred
Securities into shares of Common Stock will differ, as described under
"-- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The Depository Trust Company."
 
     Holders of Preferred Securities at the close of business on a distribution
record date will be entitled to receive the distribution payable on such
Preferred Securities on the corresponding distribution payment date
notwithstanding the conversion of such Preferred Securities following such
distribution record date but prior to such distribution payment date. Except as
provided in the immediately preceding sentence, neither the Trust nor the
Company will make, or be required to make, any payment, allowance or adjustment
for accumulated and unpaid distributions, whether or not in arrears, on
converted Preferred Securities; provided, however, that if notice of redemption
of Preferred Securities is mailed or otherwise given to holders of Preferred
Securities or the Trust issues a press release announcing a Conversion
Termination Date, then, if any holder of Preferred Securities converts any
Preferred Securities into Common Stock on any date on or after the date on which
such notice of redemption is mailed or otherwise given or the date of such press
release, as the case may be, and if such date of conversion falls on any day
from and including the first day of an Extension Period through and including
the record date for the payment of the distributions on the Preferred Securities
which have been deferred as a result of such Extension Period, such holder shall
be entitled to receive all accrued and unpaid distributions on such Preferred
Securities (including compounded distributions, if any) to the most recent
distribution payment date prior to the date of such conversion, whether or not
such distribution payment date falls in such Extension Period (or, if the date
of such conversion is (i) during any Extension Period, (ii) on or prior to a
distribution payment date as to which the payment of distributions is to be
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such Extension Period and (iii) after the distribution record date for the
distribution payment date referred to in clause (ii) of this sentence, all
accrued and unpaid distributions on such Preferred Securities (including
compounded distributions, if any) to such distribution payment date). See
"Description of the Convertible Debentures -- Redemption," and "Description of
Preferred Securities -- Conversion Rights." The Company will make no payment or
allowance for distributions on the shares of Common Stock issued upon such
conversion, except to the extent that such shares of Common Stock are held of
record on the record date for any such distributions. Each conversion will be
deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the
day on which the related conversion notice was received by the Conversion Agent.
 
     No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued as a result of
conversion, but in lieu thereof such fractional interest will be paid by the
Company in cash based on the last reported sale price of Common Stock on the
date such Preferred Securities are surrendered for conversion.
 
     Until the Rights Distribution Date (as defined below under "Description of
Capital Stock -- Shareholder Rights Plan") or the earlier expiration, exchange
or redemption of the Rights (as defined under such caption), one Right will be
issued with each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred
Securities. See "Description of Capital Stock -- Shareholder Rights Plan."
 
     Conversion Price Adjustments -- General.  The conversion price is subject
to adjustment in certain events, including (a) the issuance of shares of Common
Stock as a dividend or a distribution with respect to Common Stock, (b)
subdivisions, combinations and reclassification of Common Stock, (c) the
issuance to all holders of Common Stock of rights or warrants entitling them
(for a period not exceeding 45 days) to subscribe for or purchase shares of
Common Stock at less than the then Current Market Price (as defined below) of
the Common Stock, (d) the distribution to all holders of Common Stock of
evidences of indebtedness, capital stock, cash or assets (including securities,
but excluding those rights, warrants, dividends and distributions referred to
above and dividends and distributions paid exclusively in cash), (e) the payment
of dividends (and other distributions) on Common Stock paid exclusively in cash,
excluding cash dividends if the annualized per share amount thereof does not
exceed 15% of the Current Market Price of Common Stock as of the trading day
immediately preceding the date of declaration of such dividend, and (f) payment
to holders of Common Stock in respect of a tender or exchange offer (other than
an odd-lot offer) by the Company for Common Stock at a price in excess of 110%
of the then Current Market Price of Common Stock as of the trading day next
succeeding the last date tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such
tender or exchange offer.
 
     "Current Market Price" means the average of the daily Closing Prices (as
defined below) for the five consecutive trading days selected by the Company
commencing not more than 20 trading days before, and ending not later than, the
earlier of the day in question or, if applicable, the day before the "ex" date
with respect to the issuance or distribution in question.
 
     The Company from time to time may reduce the conversion price of the
Convertible Debentures (and thus the conversion price of the Preferred
Securities) by any amount selected by the Company for any period of at least 20
days, in which case the Company shall give at least 15 days' notice of such
reduction. The Company may, at its option, make such reductions in the
conversion price, in addition to those set forth above, as the Company deems
advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock
resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock (or rights to acquire
stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes. See "Certain
Federal Income Tax Considerations -- Adjustment of Conversion Price."
 
     No adjustment of the conversion price will be made upon the issuance of any
shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the
reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Company and
the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under
any such plan. No adjustment of the conversion price will be made upon the
issuance of Rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement (as defined herein) or upon
the issuance of similar rights issued under any analogous successor shareholder
rights plan. No adjustment in the conversion price will be required unless
adjustment would require a change of at least one percent (1%) in the price then
in effect; provided, however, that any adjustment that would not be required to
be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent
adjustment. If any action would require adjustment of the conversion price
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one of the provisions described above, only one adjustment shall be made with
respect to that action and such adjustment shall be the amount of adjustment
that has the highest absolute value to the holder of the Preferred Securities.
 
     Conversion Price Adjustment -- Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of
the Company.  In the event that the Company shall be a party to any transaction
(including, without limitation, and with certain exceptions, (a) a
recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Stock, (b) consolidation of
the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other person, or any merger
of another person into the Company, (c) any sale, transfer or lease of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company or (d) any compulsory share
exchange) pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into the right to
receive other securities, cash or other property (each of the foregoing being
referred to as a "Transaction"), then the holders of Preferred Securities then
outstanding shall have the right to convert the Preferred Securities into the
kind and amount of securities, cash or other property receivable upon the
consummation of such Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Securities immediately prior to
such Transaction.
 
     In the case of a Transaction, each Preferred Security would become
convertible into the securities, cash or property receivable by a holder of the
number of shares of the Common Stock into which such Preferred Security was
convertible immediately prior to such Transaction. This change could
substantially lessen or eliminate the value of the conversion privilege
associated with the Preferred Securities in the future. For example, if the
Company were acquired in a cash merger, each Preferred Security would become
convertible solely into cash and would no longer be convertible into securities
whose value would vary depending on the future prospects of the Company and
other factors.
 
     Conversion price adjustments or omissions in making such adjustments may,
under certain circumstances, be deemed to be distributions that could be taxable
as dividends to holders of Preferred Securities or to the holders of Common
Stock. See "Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations."
 
     Termination of Conversion Rights.  On and after           , 1999, and
provided the Trust is current in the payment of distributions on the Preferred
Securities (except to the extent that the payment of distributions may have been
duly deferred as the result of an Extension Period), the Company may, at its
option, terminate the right to convert the Convertible Debentures into Common
Stock, in which case the right to convert the Preferred Securities into Common
Stock will likewise terminate. The Company may exercise this option only if for
at least 20 trading days within any period of 30 consecutive trading days ending
on or after             , 1999, including the last trading day of such period,
the Closing Price of the Common Stock exceeds 120% of the then applicable
conversion price of the Preferred Securities. To exercise this conversion
termination option, the Company must cause the Trust to issue a press release
for publication on the Dow Jones News Service or on a comparable news service
announcing the Conversion Termination Date prior to the opening of business on
the second trading day after a period in which the condition in the preceding
sentence has been met, but in no event may such press release be issued prior to
          , 1999. The press release shall announce the Conversion Termination
Date and provide the current conversion price and the current market price of
the Preferred Securities and the Common Stock, in each case as of the close of
business on the trading day next preceding the date of the press release.
 
     Notice of the termination of conversion rights will be given by first-class
mail to the holders of the Preferred Securities not more than four Business Days
after the Trust issues the press release. The "Conversion Termination Date" will
be the close of business on a date selected by the Trust not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days after the date on which the Trust issues the press release
announcing its intention to terminate conversion rights of Preferred Security
holders. In the event the Company has not exercised its conversion termination
option and the Preferred Securities are otherwise called for redemption, the
last day on which such Preferred Securities are convertible will be the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding the scheduled date for such
redemption.
 
     "Closing Price" of any security on any day means the last reported sale
price, regular way, on such day or, if no sale takes place on such day, the
average of the reported closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way,
in either case as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape, or, if such security is
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trading on the NYSE, on the principal national securities exchange on which such
security is listed or admitted to trading, or if such security is not listed or
admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, on the National Market
System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or, if such
security is not quoted or admitted to trading on such quotation system, on the
principal quotation system on which such security is listed or admitted to
trading or quoted, or, if not listed or admitted to trading or quoted on any
national securities exchange or quotation system, the average of the closing bid
and asked prices of such security in the over-the-counter market on the day in
question as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or a similar
generally accepted reporting service, or, if not so available in such manner, as
furnished by any NYSE member firm selected from time to time by the Board of
Directors of the Company for that purpose or, if not so available in such
manner, as otherwise determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
 
REDEMPTION
 
     The Preferred Securities have no stated maturity date but will be redeemed
upon the repayment of the Convertible Debentures at their maturity or to the
extent that the Convertible Debentures are redeemed or repaid upon acceleration.
The Convertible Debentures will mature on           , 2016. In addition, in the
event that, at any time after the Conversion Termination Date (if any), the
number of outstanding Preferred Securities is less than 10% of the number of
Preferred Securities originally issued (including any Preferred Securities
issued upon exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option), the Company
shall have the right, at its option, to redeem the Convertible Debentures, in
whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date fixed for
redemption. The Convertible Debentures are also redeemable by the Company at its
option, in whole but not in part, under certain circumstances upon the
occurrence of a Tax Event at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date fixed for
redemption. Upon the repayment of Convertible Debentures, whether at maturity or
upon redemption or acceleration, the Trust must redeem the Trust Securities at
the Redemption Price; provided that holders of Trust Securities shall be given
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice of such redemption. See
"Description of the Convertible Debentures -- Redemption."
 
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION OR DISTRIBUTION
 
     If, at any time, a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event shall occur and
be continuing, the Trust shall, unless the Convertible Debentures are redeemed
in the limited circumstances described below, be dissolved with the result that,
after satisfaction of creditors, if any, of the Trust, Convertible Debentures
with an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation
amount of, with an interest rate identical to the distribution rate of, and
accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, and
having the same record date for payment as, the Preferred Securities and the
Common Securities outstanding at such time would be distributed on a pro rata
basis to the holders of the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities in
liquidation of such holders' interests in the Trust, within 90 days following
the occurrence of such Special Event; provided, however, that in the case of the
occurrence of a Tax Event, as a condition of such dissolution and distribution,
the Regular Trustees shall have received an opinion of nationally recognized
independent tax counsel experienced in such matters (a "No Recognition
Opinion"), which opinion may rely on published revenue rulings of the Internal
Revenue Service, to the effect that the holders of the Preferred Securities will
not recognize any income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a
result of such dissolution and distribution of Convertible Debentures; and,
provided, further, that if at the time there is available to the Trust the
opportunity to eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking
some ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election, or
pursuing some other similar reasonable measure which in the sole judgment of the
Company has or will cause no adverse effect on the Trust, the Company or the
holders of the Trust Securities and will involve no material cost, the Trust
will pursue such measure in lieu of dissolution. Furthermore, if in the case of
the occurrence of a Tax Event, (i) the Regular Trustees have received an opinion
(a "Redemption Tax Opinion") of nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters that, as a result of a Tax Event, there is more than
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insubstantial risk that the Company would be precluded from deducting the
interest on the Convertible Debentures for Federal income tax purposes even if
the Convertible Debentures were distributed to the holders of Preferred
Securities and Common Securities in liquidation of such holders' interests in
the Trust as described above or (ii) the Regular Trustees shall have been
informed by such tax counsel that a No Recognition Opinion cannot be delivered
to the Trust, the Company shall have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days' notice, to redeem the Convertible Debentures, in whole but not in
part for cash, within 90 days following the occurrence of such Tax Event, and
promptly following such redemption, the Preferred Securities and Common
Securities will be redeemed by the Trust at the Redemption Price; provided,
however, that if at the time there is available to the Company or the Trust the
opportunity to eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Tax Event by taking
some ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election, or
pursuing some other similar reasonable measure which in the sole judgment of the
Company has or will cause no adverse effect on the Trust, the Company or the
holders of the Trust Securities and will involve no material costs, the Company
or the Trust will pursue such measure in lieu of redemption.
 
     "Tax Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have received an opinion
of nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters (a
"Dissolution Tax Opinion") to the effect that as a result of (a) any amendment
to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws or any
regulations thereunder of the United States or any political subdivision or
taxing authority thereof or therein, (b) any amendment to, or change in, an
interpretation or application of any such laws or regulations by any legislative
body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (including the
enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or
regulatory determination), (c) any interpretation or pronouncement that provides
for a position with respect to such laws or regulations that differs from the
theretofore generally accepted position or (d) any action taken by any
governmental agency or regulatory authority, which amendment or change is
enacted, promulgated, issued or announced or which interpretation or
pronouncement is issued or announced or which action is taken, in each case, on
or after the date of this Prospectus (collectively, a "Change in Tax Law"),
there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be
within 90 days of the date thereof, subject to federal income tax with respect
to interest accrued or received on the Convertible Debentures, (ii) the Trust
is, or will be within 90 days of the date thereof, subject to more than a de
minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges or (iii)
interest payable by the Company to the Trust on the Convertible Debentures is
not, or within 90 days of the date thereof will not be, deductible by the
Company for Federal income tax purposes.
 
     "Investment Company Event" means that the Regular Trustees shall have
received an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel experienced in
practice under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),
that as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or a change
in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body,
court, governmental agency or regulatory authority (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"),
there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be considered
an "investment company" which is required to be registered under the 1940 Act,
which Change in 1940 Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of this
Prospectus.
 
     On the date fixed for any distribution of Convertible Debentures upon
dissolution of the Trust, (i) the Preferred Securities will no longer be deemed
to be outstanding, (ii) DTC or its nominee, as the record holder of the
Preferred Securities held in book-entry form, will receive a registered global
certificate or certificates representing the Convertible Debentures to be
delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any certificates representing
Preferred Securities not held by DTC or its nominee will be deemed to represent
beneficial interests in Convertible Debentures having an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an interest
rate identical to the distribution rate of, with accrued and unpaid interest
equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, and having the same record date
for payment as, such Preferred Securities until such certificates are presented
to the Company or its agent for transfer or reissuance.
 
     There can be no assurance as to the market price for either the Preferred
Securities or the Convertible Debentures which may be distributed in exchange
for Preferred Securities if a dissolution and liquidation of the Trust were to
occur. Accordingly, the Preferred Securities that an investor may purchase,
whether pursuant to the offer made hereby or in the secondary market, or the
Convertible Debentures, which an investor may subsequently receive on
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price that the investor paid to purchase the Preferred Securities offered
hereby. If the Convertible Debentures are distributed to the holders of the
Preferred Securities, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the
Convertible Debentures to be listed on the NYSE or on any such other national
securities exchange or similar organization as the Preferred Securities are then
listed or quoted.
 
REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
 
     If the Trust gives a notice of redemption in respect of Preferred
Securities (which notice will be irrevocable), and if the Company has paid to
the Property Trustee a sufficient amount of cash in connection with the related
redemption or maturity of the Convertible Debentures, then, by 12:00 noon, New
York time, on the redemption date, the Trust will irrevocably deposit with DTC
funds sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all Global Preferred Securities
and will give DTC irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Redemption
Price in respect of the Global Preferred Securities (see "Book-Entry Only
Issuance -- The Depository Trust Company"), and, in the event that the Preferred
Securities are not solely in book-entry form, the Trust will irrevocably deposit
with the paying agent for the Preferred Securities funds sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price in respect of any Certificated Preferred Securities and will
give such paying agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the
Redemption Price to the holders of Certificated Preferred Securities upon
surrender of their certificates. If notice of redemption shall have been given
and funds are deposited as required, then upon the date of such deposit all
rights of holders of such Preferred Securities so called for redemption will
cease, except the right of the holders of such Preferred Securities to receive
the Redemption Price, but without interest on such Redemption Price. In the
event that any date fixed for redemption of Preferred Securities is not a
Business Day, then payment of the Redemption Price payable on such date will be
made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (without any interest or
other payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day
falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day. In the event that payment of the Redemption Price in
respect of Preferred Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
either by the Trust or by the Company pursuant to the Guarantee described under
"Description of the Guarantee," distributions on such Preferred Securities will
continue to accrue at the then applicable rate, from the original redemption
date to the date of payment, in which case the actual payment date will be
considered the date fixed for redemption for purposes of calculating the
Redemption Price.
 
     Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without limitation,
United States federal securities laws), the Company or its subsidiaries may, at
any time and from time to time, purchase outstanding Preferred Securities by
tender, in the open market or by private agreement.
 
SUBORDINATION OF COMMON SECURITIES
 
     Payment of distributions on, and the amount payable upon redemption of, the
Trust Securities, as applicable, shall be made pro rata based on the liquidation
amount of the Trust Securities; provided, however, that, if on any distribution
date or redemption date a Declaration Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, no payment of any distribution on, or amount payable upon
redemption of, any Common Security, and no other payment on account of the
redemption, liquidation or other acquisition of any Common Security shall be
made unless payment in full in cash of all accumulated and unpaid distributions
on all outstanding Preferred Securities for all distribution periods terminating
on or prior thereto, or in the case of payment of the amount payable upon
redemption of the Preferred Securities, the full Redemption Price in respect of
all outstanding Preferred Securities shall have been made or provided for, and
all funds available to the Property Trustee shall first be applied to the
payment in full in cash of all distributions on, or the amount payable upon
redemption of, Preferred Securities then due and payable.
 
     In the case of any Declaration Event of Default, the holder of Common
Securities will be deemed to have waived any such Declaration Event of Default
until all such Declaration Events of Default with respect to the Preferred
Securities have been cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until any such
Declaration Events of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities have been
so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Property Trustee shall act solely
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Common Securities, and only the holders of the Preferred Securities will have
the right to direct the Property Trustee to act on their behalf.
 
LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION
 
     In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution,
winding-up or termination of the Trust (each a "Liquidation"), the then holders
of the Preferred Securities will be entitled to receive out of the assets of the
Trust, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors, distributions in an
amount equal to the aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $50 per
Preferred Security plus accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to the date of
payment (the "Liquidation Distribution"), unless, in connection with such
Liquidation, Convertible Debentures in an aggregate principal amount equal to
the aggregate stated liquidation amount of, with an interest rate identical to
the distribution rate of, with accrued and unpaid interest equal to accrued and
unpaid distributions on, and having the same record date for payment as, the
Preferred Securities have been distributed on a pro rata basis to the holders of
the Preferred Securities.
 
     If, upon any such Liquidation, the Liquidation Distribution can be paid
only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full
the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the
Trust on the Preferred Securities shall be paid on a pro rata basis. The holders
of the Common Securities will be entitled to receive distributions upon any such
dissolution pro rata with the holders of the Preferred Securities, except that
if a Declaration Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Preferred
Securities shall have a preference over the Common Securities with regard to
such distributions.
 
     Pursuant to the Declaration, the Trust shall terminate (i) on November 1,
2021, the expiration of the term of the Trust, (ii) upon the bankruptcy of the
Company or the holder of the Common Securities, (iii) upon the filing of a
certificate of dissolution or the equivalent with respect to the Company or the
holder of the Common Securities, the filing of a certificate of cancellation
with respect to the Trust after having obtained the consent of at least a
majority in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities, voting together as a
single class, to file such certificate of cancellation, or the revocation of the
charter of the Company or the holder of the Common Securities and the expiration
of 90 days after the date of revocation without a reinstatement thereof, (iv)
upon the distribution of all of the Convertible Debentures upon the occurrence
of a Special Event, (v) upon the entry of a decree of a judicial dissolution of
the Company or the Trust or the holder of the Common Securities, or (vi) upon
the redemption of all the Trust Securities.
 
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR AMALGAMATION OF THE TRUST
 
     The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety, to any corporation or other entity,
except as described below. The Trust may, with the consent of a majority of the
Regular Trustees and without the consent of the holders of the Trust Securities,
the Property Trustee or the Delaware Trustee consolidate, amalgamate, merge with
or into, or be replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of any State
of the United States; provided, that (i) if the Trust is not the survivor, such
successor entity either (x) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the
Trust under the Trust Securities or (y) substitutes for the Preferred Securities
other securities having substantially the same terms as the Preferred Securities
(the "Successor Securities"), so long as the Successor Securities rank the same
as the Preferred Securities rank with respect to distributions, assets and
payments upon liquidation, redemption or otherwise, (ii) the Company expressly
acknowledges a trustee of such successor entity possessing the same powers and
duties as the Property Trustee as the holder of the Convertible Debentures,
(iii) the Preferred Securities or any Successor Securities are listed, or any
Successor Securities will be listed upon notification of issuance, on any
national securities exchange or with another organization on which the Preferred
Securities are then listed or quoted, (iv) such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement does not cause the Preferred Securities (including
any Successor Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization, (v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
replacement does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of
the holders of the Preferred Securities (including any Successor Securities) in
any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of the holders'
interest in the new entity), (vi) such successor entity has a purpose
substantially identical to that of the Trust, (vii) the Company guarantees the
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of such successor entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent
provided by the Guarantee, (viii) prior to such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement, the Company has received an opinion of a nationally
recognized counsel to the Trust reasonably acceptable to the Property Trustee
experienced in such matters to the effect that: (A) such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement will not adversely affect the rights, preferences
and privileges of the holders of the Trust Securities (including any Successor
Securities) in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution of
the holders' interest in the new entity), (B) following such merger,
consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, neither the Trust nor such successor
entity will be required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act
and (C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, the
Trust (or such successor trust) will be treated as a grantor trust for United
States Federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust
shall not, except with the consent of holders of 100% in liquidation amount of
the Trust Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be
replaced by any other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace it, if such consolidation,
amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or the successor
entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for federal income tax
purposes.
 
DECLARATION EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
     An event of default under the Indenture (an "Indenture Event of Default")
constitutes an event of default under the Declaration with respect to the Trust
Securities (a "Declaration Event of Default"); provided, that pursuant to the
Declaration, the holder of the Common Securities will be deemed to have waived
any Declaration Event of Default with respect to the Common Securities until all
Declaration Events of Default with respect to the Preferred Securities have been
cured, waived or otherwise eliminated. Until such Declaration Events of Default
with respect to the Preferred Securities have been so cured, waived or otherwise
eliminated, the Property Trustee will be deemed to be acting solely on behalf of
the holders of the Preferred Securities and only the holders of the Preferred
Securities will have the right to direct the Property Trustee with respect to
certain matters under the Declaration and, therefore, the Indenture.
 
     If the Property Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Convertible
Debentures after a holder of Preferred Securities has made a written request,
such holder of record of Preferred Securities may directly institute a legal
proceeding against the Company to enforce the Property Trustee's rights under
the Convertible Debentures without first instituting any legal proceeding
against the Property Trustee or any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if a Declaration Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
such event is attributable to the failure of the Company to pay interest or
principal on the Convertible Debentures on the date such interest or principal
is otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption, the redemption date), then a
holder of Preferred Securities may directly institute a proceeding for
enforcement of payment to such holder directly of the principal of or interest
on the Convertible Debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such holder on or after the
respective due date specified in the Convertible Debentures. In connection with
such Direct Action, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such holder
of Preferred Securities under the Declaration to the extent of any payment made
by the Company to such holder of Preferred Securities in such Direct Action. The
holders of Preferred Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other
remedy available to the holders of the Convertible Debentures.
 
     Upon the occurrence of a Declaration Event of Default, the Property Trustee
as the sole holder of the Convertible Debentures will have the right under the
Indenture to declare the principal of and interest on the Convertible Debentures
to be immediately due and payable. The Company and the Trust are each required
to file annually with the Property Trustee an officer's certificate as to its
compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Declaration.
 
VOTING RIGHTS
 
     Except as described herein, under the Trust Act, the Trust Indenture Act
and under "Description of the Guarantee -- Amendments and Assignment," and as
otherwise required by law and the Declaration, the holders of the Preferred
Securities will have no voting rights.
 
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     Subject to the requirement of the Property Trustee obtaining a tax opinion
in certain circumstances set forth in the last sentence of this paragraph, the
holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Property Trustee, or direct the
exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Property Trustee under the
Declaration, including the right to direct the Property Trustee, as holder of
the Convertible Debentures, to (i) exercise the remedies available to it under
the Indenture as holder of the Convertible Debentures, (ii) waive any past
Indenture Event of Default that is waiveable under the Indenture, or (iii)
exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all
the Convertible Debentures shall be due and payable; provided, however, that
where a consent or action under the Indenture would require the consent or act
of the holders of more than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
Convertible Debentures affected thereby, only the holders of the percentage of
the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities which is at
least equal to the percentage required under the Indenture may direct the
Property Trustee to give such consent or take such action. If the Property
Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Convertible Debentures after a
holder of record of Preferred Securities has made a written request, such holder
of record of Preferred Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding
directly against the Company to enforce the Property Trustee's rights under the
Convertible Debentures without first instituting any legal proceeding against
the Property Trustee or any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if a Declaration Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
such event is attributable to the failure of the Company to pay interest or
principal on the Convertible Debentures on the date such interest or principal
is otherwise payable (or in the case of redemption on the redemption date), then
a holder of Preferred Securities may directly institute a proceeding for
enforcement of payment to such holder of the principal of or interest on the
Convertible Debentures having a principal amount equal to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities of such holder on or after the
respective due date specified in the Convertible Debentures. The Property
Trustee shall notify all holders of the Preferred Securities of any notice of
default received from the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Convertible
Debentures. Such notice shall state that such Indenture Event of Default also
constitutes a Declaration Event of Default. Except with respect to directing the
time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy, the Property
Trustee shall be under no obligation to take any of the actions described in
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above unless the Property Trustee has obtained an
opinion of independent tax counsel to the effect that as a result of such
action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a grantor trust for federal
income tax purposes and each holder will be treated as owning an undivided
beneficial interest in the Convertible Debentures.
 
     In the event the consent of the Property Trustee, as the holder of the
Convertible Debentures, is required under the Indenture with respect to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Convertible
Debentures, the Property Trustee shall request the direction of the holders of
the Trust Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination
and shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as
directed by a majority in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities voting
together as a single class; provided, however, that where a consent under the
Indenture would require the consent of the holders of more than a majority of
the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Debentures, the Property
Trustee may only give such consent at the direction of the holders of at least
the same proportion in aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Trust
Securities. The Property Trustee shall be under no obligation to take any such
action in accordance with the direction of the holders of the Trust Securities
unless the Property Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the effect
that for the purposes of United States Federal income tax the Trust will not be
classified as other than a grantor trust.
 
     A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default will constitute a waiver of the
corresponding Declaration Event of Default.
 
     Any required approval or direction of holders of Preferred Securities may
be given at a separate meeting of holders of Preferred Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the holders of Trust Securities or pursuant
to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any meeting at
which holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter
upon which action by written consent of such holders is to be taken, to be
mailed to each holder of record of Preferred Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth the following information: (i) the date of
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such action is to be taken; (ii) a description of any resolution proposed for
adoption at such meeting on which such holders are entitled to vote or of such
matter upon which written consent is sought; and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents. No vote or consent of the holders of Preferred
Securities will be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Preferred
Securities or distribute Convertible Debentures in accordance with the
Declaration.
 
     Notwithstanding that holders of Preferred Securities are entitled to vote
or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the Preferred
Securities that are owned at such time by the Company or any entity directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common
control with, the Company, shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall,
for purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if such Preferred Securities
were not outstanding.
 
     The procedures by which holders of Global Preferred Securities may exercise
their voting rights are described below. See "-- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The
Depository Trust Company."
 
     Holders of the Preferred Securities will have no right to appoint or remove
the Regular Trustees, who may be appointed, removed or replaced solely by the
Company as the indirect or direct holder of all of the Common Securities.
 
MODIFICATION OF THE DECLARATION
 
     The Declaration may be modified and amended if approved by the Regular
Trustees (and in certain circumstances the Property Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee), provided, that if any proposed amendment provides for, or the Regular
Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect
the powers, preferences or special rights of the Trust Securities, whether by
way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise or (ii) the dissolution,
winding-up or termination of the Trust other than pursuant to the terms of the
Declaration, then the holders of the Trust Securities voting together as a
single class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such
amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of at
least a majority in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities affected thereby;
provided, that if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above
would adversely affect only the Preferred Securities or the Common Securities,
then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or
proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the
approval of a majority in liquidation amount of such class of Securities.
 
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification may be made to
the Declaration if such amendment or modification would (i) cause the Trust to
be classified for purposes of United States Federal income taxation as other
than a grantor trust, (ii) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of
the Property Trustee or (iii) cause the Trust to be deemed an "investment
company" which is required to be registered under the 1940 Act.
 
BOOK-ENTRY ONLY ISSUANCE -- THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
 
     The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") will act as securities depository for
the Preferred Securities. The Preferred Securities will be issued only as
fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's
nominee), except under the limited circumstances described below. One or more
fully-registered Global Preferred Securities certificates, representing the
total aggregate number of Preferred Securities, will be issued and will be
deposited with DTC.
 
     The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of
securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Such laws
may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in the Global Preferred
Securities.
 
     DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking
Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of New York Banking Law, a
member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC
holds securities that its participants ("Participants") deposit with DTC. DTC
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securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities
through electronic computerized book-entry changes in Participants' accounts,
thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates.
Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is owned
by a number of its Participants and by the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange,
Inc., and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC
system is also available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, banks
and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with
a Participant, either directly or indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). The
rules applicable to DTC and its Participants are on file with the Commission.
 
     Purchases of Preferred Securities within the DTC system must be made by or
through Participants, which will receive a credit for the Preferred Securities
on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of Preferred
Securities ("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be recorded on the Participants'
and Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written
confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but Beneficial Owners are expected to
receive written conformations providing details of the transactions, as well as
periodic statements of their holdings, from the Participants or Indirect
Participants through which the Beneficial Owners purchased Preferred Securities.
Transfers of ownership interests in the Preferred Securities are to be
accomplished by entries made on the books of Participants and Indirect
Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not
receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Preferred
Securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the
Preferred Securities is discontinued.
 
     DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Preferred
Securities; DTC's records reflect only the identity of the Participants to whose
accounts such Preferred Securities are credited, which may or may not be the
Beneficial Owners. The Participants and Indirect Participants will remain
responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
 
     So long as DTC, or its nominee, is the registered owner or holder of a
Global Preferred Security, DTC or such nominee, as the case may be, will be
considered the sole owner or holder of the Preferred Securities represented
thereby for all purposes under the Declaration and the Preferred Securities. No
beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Preferred Security will be able to
transfer that interest except in accordance with DTC's applicable procedures, in
addition to those provided for under the Declaration.
 
     DTC has advised the Company that it will take any action permitted to be
taken by a holder of Preferred Securities (including the presentation of
Preferred Securities for exchange as described below) only at the direction of
one or more Participants to whose account the DTC interests in the Global
Preferred Securities are credited and only in respect of such portion of the
aggregate liquidation amount of Preferred Securities as to which such
Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there
is a Declaration Event of Default under the Preferred Securities, DTC will
exchange the Global Preferred Securities for Certificated Preferred Securities
which it will distribute to its Participants.
 
     Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Participants, by
Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Participants and Indirect
Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them,
subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from
time to time.
 
     Redemption notices in respect of the Global Preferred Securities will be
sent to Cede & Co.
 
     Although voting rights with respect to the Preferred Securities are
limited, in those cases where a vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co.
will itself consent or vote with respect to the Preferred Securities. Under its
usual procedures, DTC would mail an Omnibus Proxy to the Trust as soon as
possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s
consenting or voting rights to those Participants to whose accounts the
Preferred Securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing
attached to the Omnibus Proxy).
 
     Distributions on the Global Preferred Securities will be made to DTC in
immediately available funds. DTC's practice is to credit Participants' accounts
on the relevant payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown
on DTC's records unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive
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on such payment date. Payments by Participants and Indirect Participants to
Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices and will be the responsibility of such Participants and Indirect
Participants and not of DTC, the Trust or the Company, subject to any statutory
or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of
distributions to DTC is the responsibility of the Trust, disbursement of such
payments to Participants is the responsibility of DTC, and disbursements of such
payments to the Beneficial Owners is the responsibility of Participants and
Indirect Participants.
 
     Except as provided herein, a Beneficial Owner of an interest in a Global
Preferred Security will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of
Preferred Securities. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the
procedures of DTC to exercise any rights under the Preferred Securities.
 
     Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate
transfers of interest in the Global Preferred Securities among Participants, DTC
is under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures, and
such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither the Company, the Trust
nor the Trustee will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its
Participants or Indirect Participants under the rules and procedures governing
DTC. DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository with
respect to the Preferred Securities at any time by giving notice to the Trust.
Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities depository is
not obtained, Preferred Security certificates are required to be printed and
delivered. Additionally, the Trust (with the consent of the Company) may decide
to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through DTC (or a
successor depository). In that event, certificates for the Preferred Securities
will be printed and delivered. In each of the above circumstances, the Company
will appoint a paying agent with respect to the Preferred Securities.
 
PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENCY
 
     Payments in respect of the Global Preferred Securities shall be made to
DTC, which shall credit the relevant accounts at DTC on the applicable
distribution dates or, in the case of Certificated Preferred Securities (if
any), such payments shall be made by check mailed to the address of the holders
entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Register (except that
payments due upon redemption of Certificated Preferred Securities shall be made
against surrender of such Certificated Preferred Securities at the office of the
Paying Agent). The Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign as Paying Agent
upon 30 days' written notice to the Issuer Trustees. In the event that Fleet
National Bank shall no longer be the Paying Agent, the Regular Trustees shall
appoint a successor to act as Paying Agent (which shall be a bank or trust
company).
 
REGISTRAR, TRANSFER AGENT, PAYING AGENT AND CONVERSION AGENT
 
     The Property Trustee will initially act as Registrar, Transfer Agent,
Paying Agent and Conversion Agent for the Preferred Securities.
 
     Registration of transfers of Preferred Securities will be effected without
charge by or on behalf of the Trust, but upon payment (with the giving of such
indemnity as the Trust or the Company may require) in respect of any tax or
other government charges which may be imposed in relation to it.
 
     The Trust will not be required to register or cause to be registered the
transfer of Preferred Securities after such Preferred Securities have been
called for redemption.
 
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
 
     Fleet National Bank, the Property Trustee, is a participant in FINOVA
Capital's credit facilities. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations." In addition, certain of the
Company's subsidiaries maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking
transactions with Fleet National Bank or its affiliates in the ordinary course
of their business. The Property Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a default
with respect to the Trust Securities, undertakes to perform only such duties as
are specifically set forth in the Declaration and, after default, shall exercise
the same degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise in the conduct of
his or her own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Property Trustee is
under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the
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any holder of Preferred Securities, unless offered reasonable indemnity by such
holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred
thereby. The holders of Preferred Securities will not be required to offer such
indemnity in the event such holders, by exercising their voting rights, direct
the Property Trustee to take any action following a Declaration Event of
Default.
 
GOVERNING LAW
 
     The Declaration and the Preferred Securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware.
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
     The Regular Trustees are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of
and to operate the Trust in such a way that the Trust will not be deemed to be
an "investment company" required to be registered under the 1940 Act or
characterized as other than a grantor trust for Federal income tax purposes so
that the Convertible Debentures will be treated as indebtedness of the Company
for Federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the Regular Trustees are
authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the
certificate of trust or the Declaration that the Regular Trustees determine in
their discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes as long as such
action does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Preferred
Securities.
 
     Holders of the Preferred Securities have no preemptive rights.
 
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                          DESCRIPTION OF THE GUARANTEE
 
     Set forth below is a summary of certain terms of the Guarantee which will
be executed and delivered by the Company for the benefit of the holders from
time to time of Preferred Securities. The following summary of certain terms of
the Guarantee does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Guarantee, a form of which has
been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
is a part. The Guarantee incorporates by reference the terms of the Trust
Indenture Act. The Guarantee will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
Fleet National Bank, as the Guarantee Trustee, will hold the Guarantee for the
benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities.
 
GENERAL
 
     Pursuant to and to the extent set forth in the Guarantee, the Company will
irrevocably and unconditionally agree to pay in full to the holders of the
Preferred Securities (except to the extent paid by such Trust), as and when due,
regardless of any defense, right of set off or counterclaim which the Trust may
have or assert, the following payments (the "Guarantee Payments"), without
duplication: (i) any accrued and unpaid distributions that are required to be
paid on the Preferred Securities to the extent the Trust has funds available
therefor, (ii) the Redemption Price, with respect to any Preferred Securities
called for redemption by the Trust, to the extent the Trust has funds available
therefor and (iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, winding-up or
termination of the Trust (other than in connection with the distribution of
Convertible Debentures to the holders of Preferred Securities or the redemption
of all the Preferred Securities), the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the
liquidation amount and all accrued and unpaid distributions on the Preferred
Securities to the date of payment to the extent the Trust has funds available
therefor and (b) the amount of assets of the Trust remaining available for
distribution to holders of Preferred Securities upon the liquidation of the
Trust. The holders of a majority in liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee Trustee or to direct the
exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under the
Guarantee. Any holder of Preferred Securities may directly institute a legal
proceeding against the Company to enforce the obligations of the Company under
the Guarantee without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust,
the Guarantee Trustee or any other person or entity. If the Company were to
default on its obligation to pay amounts payable on the Convertible Debentures,
the Trust would lack available funds for the payment of distributions or amounts
payable on redemption of the Preferred Securities or otherwise, and in such
event holders of the Preferred Securities would not be able to rely upon the
Guarantee for payment of such amounts. Instead, a holder of the Preferred
Securities would be required to rely on the enforcement (1) by the Property
Trustee of its rights, as registered holder of the Convertible Debentures,
against the Company pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Debentures or (2)
by such holder of Preferred Securities of its right against the Company to
enforce payments on Convertible Debentures. See "Description of the Convertible
Debentures." The Declaration provides that each holder of Preferred Securities,
by acceptance thereof, agrees to the provisions of the Guarantee, including the
subordination provisions thereof, and the Indenture.
 
     The Guarantee will be a guarantee on a subordinated basis with respect to
the Preferred Securities from the time of issuance of such Preferred Securities
but will not apply to any payment of distributions or Redemption Price, or to
payments upon the dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Trust, except to
the extent the Trust shall have funds available therefor. If the Company does
not make interest payments on the Convertible Debentures, the Trust will not pay
distributions on the Preferred Securities and will not have funds available
therefor. See "Description of the Convertible Debentures." The Guarantee, when
taken together with the Company's obligations under the Convertible Debentures,
the Indenture and the Declaration, including its obligations to pay costs,
expenses, debts and liabilities of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Trust Securities), will provide a full and unconditional guarantee on a
subordinated basis by the Company of payments due on the Preferred Securities
issued by the Trust.
 
     The Company has also agreed separately to irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantee the obligations of the Trust with respect to the Common Securities
(the "Common Securities Guarantee") to the same extent as the Guarantee, except
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Default, holders of Preferred Securities shall have priority over holders of
Common Securities with respect to distributions and payments on liquidation,
redemption or otherwise.
 
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
 
     In the Guarantee, the Company has covenanted that, so long as any Preferred
Securities remain outstanding, if (i) there shall have occurred and be
continuing any event that constitutes or, with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time or both, would constitute an Indenture Event of Default, (ii) the
Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under
the Guarantee, or (iii) the Company has exercised its option to defer interest
payments on the Convertible Debentures by extending the interest payment period
and such period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, then the Company
(a) shall not declare or pay dividends on, or make a distribution with respect
to, or redeem or purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect
to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares
of Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) in connection with the
satisfaction by the Company of its obligations under any employee benefit plans
or the satisfaction by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any contract
or security requiring the Company to purchase shares of the Common Stock (or
Common Stock equivalents) (provided that such contract is in effect or such
security is outstanding at least 60 days prior to the commencement of such
Extension Period), (ii) purchases of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock
equivalents) from officers or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries upon
termination of employment or retirement not pursuant to any obligation under any
contract or security requiring the Company to purchase shares of Common Stock
(or Common Stock equivalents) (provided that such purchases by the Company upon
termination of employment or retirement shall be made at a price not to exceed
the market value on the date of any such purchase and shall not exceed $7.5
million in the aggregate for all officers and employees), (iii) as a result of a
reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of
one class or series of the Company's capital stock for another class or series
of the Company's capital stock, (iv) dividends or distributions of shares of
Common Stock on Common Stock or (v) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged
(or make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing)), (b) shall not
make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay,
repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including guarantees) issued by the
Company that rank pari passu with or junior to the Convertible Debentures and
(c) shall not make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other
than pursuant to the Guarantee).
 
     As part of the Guarantee, the Company will agree that it will honor all
obligations described therein relating to the conversion of the Preferred
Securities into Common Stock as described in "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Conversion Rights."
 
AMENDMENTS AND ASSIGNMENT
 
     Except with respect to any changes that do not materially adversely affect
the rights of holders of Preferred Securities (in which case no vote will be
required), the Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
holders of at least a majority in liquidation amount of all the outstanding
Preferred Securities. The manner of obtaining any such approval of holders of
the Preferred Securities will be as set forth under "Description of the
Preferred Securities -- Voting Rights." All guarantees and agreements contained
in the Guarantee shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and
representatives of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the holders of
the Preferred Securities then outstanding. Except in connection with any
permitted merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or
any permitted sale, transfer or lease of the Company's assets to another entity
as described under "Description of the Convertible Debentures -- Consolidation,
Merger and Sale of Assets," the Company may not assign its rights or delegate
its obligations under the Guarantee without the prior approval of the holders of
at least a majority of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Preferred
Securities then outstanding.
 
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TERMINATION OF THE GUARANTEE
 
     The Guarantee will terminate as to each holder of Preferred Securities (i)
upon full payment of the Redemption Price of all Preferred Securities; or (ii)
upon distribution of the Convertible Debentures held by the Trust to the holders
of the Preferred Securities; or (iii) upon liquidation of the Trust; or (iv)
upon the distribution of Common Stock to such holder in respect of conversion of
such holder's Preferred Securities into Common Stock, and will terminate
completely upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the
Declaration. The Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated,
as the case may be, if at any time any holder of Preferred Securities must
restore payment of any sum paid under such Preferred Securities or such
Guarantee.
 
STATUS OF THE GUARANTEE; SUBORDINATION
 
     The Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Company and
will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of the Company except any liabilities that may be pari passu
expressly by their terms, (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock issued from time to time by the Company and with any guarantee
now or hereafter entered into by the Company in respect of any preferred or
preference stock or preferred securities of any affiliate of the Company and
(iii) senior to the Common Stock. The terms of the Preferred Securities provide
that each holder of Preferred Securities by acceptance thereof agrees to the
subordination provisions and other terms of the Guarantee. See, also, "Risk
Factors -- Holding Company Structure" and "-- Ranking of Subordinate Obligations
Under the Guarantee and Convertible Debentures."
 
     The Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection
(that is, the guaranteed party may directly institute a legal proceeding against
the Company to enforce its rights under the Guarantee without instituting a
legal proceeding against any other person or entity).
 
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
 
     The Guarantee Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a default with respect to
the Guarantee, undertakes to perform only such duties as are specifically set
forth in the Guarantee and, after default with respect to the Guarantee, shall
exercise the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise in the
conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to such provision, the Guarantee
Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the
Guarantee at the request of any holder of Preferred Securities unless it is
offered reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that
might be incurred thereby.
 
     See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Information Concerning the
Property Trustee" for information as to the relationship between the Guarantee
Trustee and the Company.
 
GOVERNING LAW
 
     The Guarantee will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York.
 
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                   DESCRIPTION OF THE CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
 
     Set forth below is a summary of certain terms of the Convertible Debentures
in which the Trust will invest the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the
Trust Securities. The following summary of certain terms of the Convertible
Debentures does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to, the Indenture (the "Indenture") between the
Company and Fleet National Bank, as trustee (the "Indenture Trustee"), a form of
which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus is a part. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in the
Indenture.
 
     Under certain circumstances involving the dissolution of the Trust
following the occurrence of a Special Event, Convertible Debentures may be
distributed to the holders of the Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust.
See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Special Event Redemption or
Distribution."
 
     If the Convertible Debentures are distributed to the holders of Preferred
Securities, the Company will use its best efforts to have the Convertible
Debentures listed on the NYSE or on such other national securities exchange or
similar organization on which the Preferred Securities are then listed or
quoted.
 
GENERAL
 
     The Convertible Debentures will be issued as unsecured debt under the
Indenture. The Convertible Debentures will be limited in aggregate principal
amount to approximately $103,092,784 million ($118,556,701 million if the
Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full), such amount being the
sum of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Preferred Securities and
the Common Securities.
 
     The Convertible Debentures are not subject to a sinking fund provision. The
entire principal amount of the Convertible Debentures will become due and
payable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including
Compounded Interest (as defined herein), if any, and Additional Interest (as
defined herein), if any, on           , 2016.
 
     The Convertible Debentures, if distributed to holders of Preferred
Securities in liquidation of such holders' interests in the Trust, will
initially be issued in the same form as the Preferred Securities that such
Convertible Debentures replace. See "-- Book-Entry and Settlement." Under
certain limited circumstances, Convertible Debentures may be issued in
certificated form ("Certificated Convertible Debentures") in exchange for
Convertible Debentures in book-entry form ("Global Convertible Debentures"). In
the event that Convertible Debentures are issued in certificated form, such
Convertible Debentures will be in denominations of $50 and integral multiples
thereof and may be transferred or exchanged at the offices described below.
 
     Payments on Global Convertible Debentures will be made to DTC, a successor
depositary or, in the event that no depositary is used, to a Paying Agent for
the Convertible Debentures. In the event Convertible Debentures are issued in
certificated form, principal and interest will be payable, the transfer of the
Convertible Debentures will be registrable and Convertible Debentures will be
exchangeable for Convertible Debentures of other denominations of a like
aggregate principal amount at the corporate trust office of the Indenture
Trustee in The City of New York; provided, that unless the Convertible
Debentures are held by the Trust or any successor permissible under "Description
of the Preferred Securities -- Merger, Consolidation or Amalgamation of the
Trust," payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check
mailed to the address of the persons entitled thereto or by wire transfer to an
account appropriately designated by the holder entitled thereto.
 
     There are no covenants or provisions in the Indenture that afford holders
of Convertible Debentures protection in the event of a highly leveraged
transaction or other similar transaction involving the Company that may
adversely affect such holders.
 
INTEREST
 
     Each Convertible Debenture will bear interest at the rate of           %
per annum from the Original Issue Date, payable quarterly in arrears on
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          and                          (each, an "Interest Payment Date"),
commencing                          , 199 , to the person in whose name such
Convertible Debenture is registered, subject to certain exceptions, at the close
of business on the Business Day next preceding such Interest Payment Date. In
the event that the Convertible Debentures do not continue to remain solely in
book-entry form, the record date for each payment of interest thereon shall be
the day 15 calendar days prior to the relevant interest payment date; provided
that, if such record date does not conform to the rules of any securities
exchange on which the Convertible Debentures are then listed, if any, such
record date shall be changed to conform to the rules of such securities
exchange.
 
     The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for
any period shorter than a full quarterly period for which interest is computed
will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed. In the event
that any date on which interest is payable on the Convertible Debentures is not
a Business Day, then payment of the interest payable on such date will be made
on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (without any interest or other
payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in
the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on such date.
 
OPTION TO EXTEND INTEREST PAYMENT PERIODS
 
     The Company shall have the right at any time during the term of the
Convertible Debentures to defer interest payments from time to time by extending
the interest payment period for successive periods not exceeding 20 consecutive
quarters for each such period; provided, no Extension Period may extend beyond
the maturity date of the Convertible Debentures. At the end of each Extension
Period, the Company shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid (including
Additional Interest, if any) together with interest thereon compounded quarterly
at the rate specified for the Convertible Debentures to the extent permitted by
applicable law ("Compounded Interest"); provided, that during any Extension
Period, the Company (a) shall not declare or pay dividends on, or make a
distribution with respect to, or redeem or purchase or acquire, or make a
liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock (other than (i)
purchases or acquisitions of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock
equivalents) in connection with the satisfaction by the Company of its
obligations under any employee benefit plans or the satisfaction by the Company
of its obligations pursuant to any contract or security requiring the Company to
purchase shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) (provided that
such contract is in effect or such security is outstanding at least 60 days
prior to the commencement of such Extension Period), (ii) purchases of shares of
Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) from officers or employees of the
Company or its subsidiaries upon termination of employment or retirement not
pursuant to any obligation under any contract or security requiring the Company
to purchase shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) (provided that
such purchases by the Company upon termination of employment or retirement shall
be made at a price not to exceed the market value on the date of any such
purchase and shall not exceed $7.5 million in the aggregate for all officers and
employees), (iii) as a result of a reclassification of the Company's capital
stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the Company's
capital stock for another class or series of the Company's capital stock, (iv)
dividends or distributions of shares of Common Stock on Common Stock or (v) the
purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company's capital stock
pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the
security being converted or exchanged (or make any guarantee payments with
respect to the foregoing)), (b) shall not make any payment of interest,
principal or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
securities (including guarantees) issued by the Company that rank pari passu
with or junior to the Convertible Debentures and (c) shall not make any
guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other than pursuant to the
Guarantee). Prior to the termination of any such Extension Period, the Company
may further extend such Extension Period; provided that such Extension Period,
together with all previous and further extensions thereof, may not exceed 20
consecutive quarters or extend beyond the maturity date of the Convertible
Debentures. Upon the termination of any Extension Period and the payment of all
amounts then due, the Company may select a new Extension Period, subject to the
above requirements. No interest shall be due and payable during an Extension
Period. The Company has no current intention of exercising its right to defer
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by extending the interest payment period on the Convertible Debentures. If the
Property Trustee shall be the sole holder of the Convertible Debentures, the
Company shall give the Regular Trustees and the Property Trustee notice of its
selection of such Extension Period at least one Business Day prior to the
earlier of (i) the date the distributions on the Preferred Securities are
payable or (ii) the date the Trust is required to give notice to the NYSE (or
any applicable self-regulatory organization) or to holders of the Preferred
Securities of the record date or the date such distribution is payable, but in
any event not less than ten Business Days prior to such record date. The Company
shall cause the Trust to give notice of the Company's selection of such
Extension Period to the holders of the Preferred Securities. If the Property
Trustee shall not be the sole holder of the Convertible Debentures, the Company
shall give the holders of the Convertible Debentures notice of its selection of
such Extension Period at least ten Business Days prior to the earlier of (i) the
Interest Payment Date or (ii) the date the Company is required to give notice to
the NYSE (or any applicable self-regulatory organization) or to holders of the
Convertible Debentures of the record or payment date of such related interest
payment, but in any event not less than two Business Days prior to such record
date.
 
PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
 
     On March 19, 1996, President Clinton proposed certain legislation (the
"Proposed Legislation") that would, among other things, generally deny corporate
issuers a deduction for interest in respect of certain debt obligations, with a
maximum term of more than 20 years that are not shown as indebtedness on the
consolidated balance sheet of the issuer and that are issued on or after
December 7, 1995. On March 29, 1996, Senate Finance Committee Chairman William
V. Roth, Jr. and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer issued a
joint statement (the "Joint Statement") indicating their intent that the
Proposed Legislation, if adopted by either of the tax-writing committees of
Congress, would have an effective date that is no earlier than the date of
"appropriate Congressional action." In addition, subsequent to the publication
of the Joint Statement, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Representatives Sam
M. Gibbons and Charles B. Rangel wrote letters to Treasury officials concurring
with the views expressed in the Joint Statement (the "Democrat Letters"). Based
upon the Joint Statement and the Democrat letters, it is expected that if the
Proposed Legislation were to be enacted, such legislation would not apply to the
Convertible Debentures because they will be issued prior to the date of any
"appropriate Congressional action." Furthermore, even if the Proposed
Legislation were enacted in its current form with effective date provisions
making it applicable to the Convertible Debentures, it would not affect the
Company's ability to deduct the interest payable on the Convertible Debentures
because their maximum term will not exceed 20 years. There can be no assurance,
however, that any proposed legislation enacted after the date hereof will not
adversely affect the ability of the Company to deduct the interest payable on
the Convertible Debentures. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a Tax
Event will not occur. See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Special
Event Redemption or Distribution."
 
ADDITIONAL INTEREST
 
     If the Trust would be required to pay any taxes, duties, assessments or
governmental charges of whatever nature (other than withholding taxes) imposed
by the United States, or any other taxing authority, then, in any such case, the
Company will pay as additional interest ("Additional Interest") such additional
amounts as shall be required so that the net amounts received and retained by
the Trust after paying any such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental
charges will be not less than the amounts the Trust would have received had no
such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges been imposed.
 
CONVERSION OF THE CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
 
     Convertible Debentures will be convertible at any time prior to the earlier
of (i) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date
of repayment of such Convertible Debentures, whether at maturity or upon
redemption, and (ii) the close of business on the Conversion Termination Date
(if any), into Common Stock at the option of the holders of the Convertible
Debentures at the conversion price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus, subject to the conversion price adjustments described under
"Description of the Preferred Securities -- Conversion Rights." The Trust will
covenant not to convert Convertible Deben-
 
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tures held by it except pursuant to a notice of conversion delivered to the
Conversion Agent by a holder of Preferred Securities. Upon surrender of a
Preferred Security to the Conversion Agent for conversion, the Trust will
distribute $50 principal amount of the Convertible Debentures to the Conversion
Agent on behalf of the holder of the Preferred Security so converted, whereupon
the Conversion Agent will convert such Convertible Debentures into Common Stock
on behalf of such holder. The Company's delivery to the holders of the
Convertible Debentures (through the Conversion Agent) of the fixed number of
shares of Common Stock into which the Convertible Debentures are convertible
(together with the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional shares) will be
deemed to satisfy the Company's obligation to pay the principal amount of the
Convertible Debentures so converted, and the accrued and unpaid interest thereon
attributable to the period from the last date to which interest has been paid or
duly provided for; provided, however, that if any Convertible Debenture is
converted after a record date for payment of interest, the interest payable on
the related Interest Payment Date with respect to such Convertible Debenture
shall be paid to the Trust (which will distribute such interest to the holder of
such Convertible Debentures on the record date) or other holder of Convertible
Debentures on the record date, as the case may be, despite such conversion;
provided, further, that, if notice of redemption of Convertible Debentures is
mailed or otherwise given to holders of Convertible Debentures or the Trust
issues a press release announcing a Conversion Termination Date, then, if any
holder of Convertible Debentures converts any Convertible Debentures into Common
Stock on any date on or after the date on which such notice of redemption is
mailed or otherwise given or the date of such press release, as the case may be,
and if such date of conversion falls on any day from and including the first day
of an Extension Period through and including the record date for the payment of
the interest on the Convertible Debentures which has been deferred as a result
of such Extension Period, such holder shall be entitled to receive all accrued
and unpaid interest on such Convertible Debentures (including Additional
Interest, if any, and Compounded Interest, if any) to the most recent Interest
Payment Date prior to the date of such conversion, whether or not such Interest
Payment Date falls in such Extension Period (or, if the date of such conversion
is (i) during an Extension Period, (ii) on or prior to an Interest Payment Date
as to which the payment of interest is to be deferred as a result of such
Extension Period and (iii) after the record date for the Interest Payment Date
referred to in clause (ii) of this sentence, all accrued and unpaid interest on
such Convertible Debentures (including Additional Interest, if any, and
Compounded Interest, if any) to such Interest Payment Date), which amount shall
be simultaneously distributed to the holders of the Preferred Securities so that
any holder of Preferred Securities who delivers such Preferred Securities for
conversion under the circumstances and during the periods described above will
be entitled to receive accumulated and unpaid distributions in a corresponding
amount. See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Conversion Rights" and
"-- Redemption."
 
     On and after             , 1999, the Company may, at its option, terminate
the conversion rights of holders of the Convertible Debentures if (i) the
Company is then current in the payment of interest on the Convertible Debentures
(including Additional Interest and Compounded Interest, if any) (except to the
extent that the payment of any such interest has been duly deferred as the
result of an Extension Period) and (ii) for at least 20 trading days within any
period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on or after             , 1999,
including the last trading day of such period, the Closing Price of the Common
Stock shall have exceeded 120% of the then applicable conversion price of the
Convertible Debentures. In order to exercise this conversion termination option,
the Company must cause the Trust to issue a press release for publication on the
Dow Jones News Service or on a comparable news service announcing the Conversion
Termination Date prior to the opening of business on the second trading after a
period in which the condition in the preceding sentence has been met, but in no
event prior to             , 1999. The press release shall announce the
Conversion Termination Date and provide the current conversion price and the
current market price of the Preferred Securities and the Common Stock, in each
case as of the close of business on the trading day next preceding the date of
the press release. The Company is also required to give notice by first-class
mail to holders of the Convertible Debentures in the manner provided for holders
of Preferred Securities under "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Conversion Rights -- Termination of Conversion Rights." The
Conversion Termination Date will be the close of business on a date selected by
the Company which is not less than 30 nor more than 60 calendar days after the
date on which such press release is issued. In the event that the Company has
not exercised its conversion termination option and the Convertible Debentures
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otherwise called for redemption, the last day on which such Convertible
Debentures are convertible will be the close of business on the Business Day
immediately preceding the scheduled date for such redemption and in any other
case will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the
stated maturity date of the Convertible Debentures.
 
REDEMPTION
 
     In the event that, at any time after any Conversion Termination Date (if
any), the number of outstanding Preferred Securities is less than 10% of the
number of Preferred Securities originally issued (including any Preferred
Securities issued upon exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option), the
Company may, at its option, redeem the Convertible Debentures, in whole but not
in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof
plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any, and
Compounded Interest, if any) to the date fixed for redemption. The Convertible
Debentures also may be redeemed, at the option of the Company, in whole but not
in part, in certain circumstances upon the occurrence of a Tax Event as
described under "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Special Event
Redemption or Distribution," at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional
Interest, if any and Compounded Interest, if any) to the date fixed for
redemption. Any redemption of Convertible Debentures shall be made on not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice to the holders of the Convertible
Debentures. Upon the repayment of the Convertible Debentures, whether at
maturity or upon redemption, the proceeds from such repayment shall
simultaneously be applied to redeem Trust Securities having an aggregate
liquidation amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible
Debentures so repaid or redeemed at the Redemption Price.
 
SUBORDINATION
 
     The Indenture provides that the Convertible Debentures are subordinate and
junior in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Indebtedness of the
Company. No payment of principal of (including redemption payments, if any) or
interest on the Convertible Debentures may be made if (i) any Senior
Indebtedness of the Company is not paid when due and any applicable grace period
with respect to such default has ended and such default has not been cured or
waived or ceased to exist or (ii) the maturity of any Senior Indebtedness of the
Company has been accelerated because of a default. Upon any distribution of
assets of the Company to creditors upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation
or reorganization, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or other proceedings, all principal of, and premium, if
any, and interest due or to become due on all Senior Indebtedness of the Company
must be paid in full before the holders of the Convertible Debentures are
entitled to receive or retain any payment. Upon satisfaction of all claims
related to all Senior Indebtedness of the Company then outstanding, the rights
of the holders of the Convertible Debentures will be subrogated to the rights of
the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company to receive payments or
distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness until all amounts owing on the
Convertible Debentures are paid in full.
 
     The Indenture does not limit the amount of indebtedness, including Senior
Indebtedness, which may be incurred by the Company. At September 30, 1996, the
Company had no Senior Indebtedness outstanding.
 
     The term "Senior Indebtedness" shall mean, with respect to the Company: (i)
the principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of (A) indebtedness of
such obligor for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by securities,
debentures, bonds or other similar instruments issued by such obligor, (ii) all
capital lease obligations of such obligor, (iii) all obligations of such obligor
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional
sale obligations of such obligor and all obligations of such obligor under any
title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the
ordinary course of business), (iv) all obligations of such obligor for the
reimbursement on any letter of credit, banker's acceptance, security purchase
facility or similar credit transaction, (v) all obligations of the type referred
to in clauses (i) through (iv) above of other persons for the payment of which
such obligor is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, and
(vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) above of
other persons secured by any lien on any property or asset of such obligor
(whether or not such obligation is assumed by such obligor), except for (1) any
such indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to or pari passu with the
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its affiliates, including all other debt securities and guarantees in respect of
those debt securities, issued to any other trust, or a trustee of such trust,
partnership, limited liability company or other entity affiliated with the
Company that is a financing vehicle of the Company (a "financing entity") in
connection with the issuance by such financing entity of preferred securities or
other securities that rank, or the Company's guarantee of which ranks, pari
passu with, or junior to, the Preferred Securities or the Guarantee,
respectively. Such Senior Indebtedness shall continue to be Senior Indebtedness
and be entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions irrespective of
any amendment, modification or waiver of any term of such Senior Indebtedness.
 
     In addition, the Company is a holding company which conducts substantially
all of its operations through subsidiaries. As a result, the obligations of the
Company under the Convertible Debentures are effectively subordinated to all
existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade
payables, of the Company's subsidiaries. At September 30, 1996, the indebtedness
and other liabilities of such subsidiaries aggregated approximately $6.73
billion. See "Risk Factors -- Holding Company Structure."
 
CERTAIN COVENANTS
 
     In the Indenture, the Company has covenanted that, so long as any
Convertible Debentures are outstanding, if (i) there shall have occurred and be
continuing any event that constitutes or, with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time or both, would constitute an Indenture Event of Default, (ii) the
Company shall be in default with respect to its payment of any obligations under
the Guarantee, or (iii) the Company has exercised its option to defer interest
payments on the Convertible Debentures by extending the interest payment period
and such period, or any extension thereof, shall be continuing, then the Company
(a) shall not declare or pay dividends on, or make a distribution with respect
to, or redeem or purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect
to, any of its capital stock (other than (i) purchases or acquisitions of shares
of Common Stock (or Common Stock equivalents) in connection with the
satisfaction by the Company of its obligations under any employee benefit plans
or the satisfaction by the Company of its obligations pursuant to any contract
or security requiring the Company to purchase shares of the Common Stock (or
Common Stock equivalents) (provided that such contract is in effect or such
security is outstanding at least 60 days prior to the commencement of such
Extension Period), (ii) purchases of shares of Common Stock (or Common Stock
equivalents) from officers or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries upon
termination of employment or retirement not pursuant to any obligation under any
contract or security requiring the Company to purchase shares of Common Stock
(or Common Stock equivalents) (provided that such purchases by the Company upon
termination of employment or retirement shall be made at a price not to exceed
the market value on the date of any such purchase and shall not exceed $7.5
million in the aggregate for all officers and employees), (iii) as a result of a
reclassification of the Company's capital stock or the exchange or conversion of
one class or series of the Company's capital stock for another class or series
of the Company's capital stock, (iv) dividends or distributions of shares of
Common Stock on Common Stock or (v) the purchase of fractional interests in
shares of the Company's capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange
provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged
(or make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing)), (b) shall not
make any payment of interest, principal or premium, if any, on or repay,
repurchase or redeem any debt securities (including guarantees) issued by the
Company that rank pari passu with or junior to the Convertible Debentures and
(c) shall not make any guarantee payments with respect to the foregoing (other
than pursuant to the Guarantee).
 
     The Company will covenant (i) to maintain 100% ownership, directly or
indirectly, of the Common Securities of the Trust; provided however, that any
permitted successor of the Company under the Indenture may succeed to the
Company's ownership of such Common Securities, (ii) to use its reasonable
efforts to cause the Trust (x) to remain a statutory business trust, except in
connection with the distribution of Convertible Debentures to the holders of
Trust Securities in liquidation of the Trust, the redemption of all of the Trust
Securities of the Trust, or certain mergers, consolidations or amalgamations,
each as permitted by the Declaration, and (y) to otherwise continue to be
classified as a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes and
(iii) to use its reasonable efforts to cause each holder of Trust Securities to
be treated as owning an undivided beneficial interest in the Convertible
Debentures.
 
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CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS
 
     The Indenture provides that the Company will not consolidate with or merge
into any other corporation or convey, transfer or lease its assets as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety unless (a) if the Company is not the
survivor, the successor is a corporation organized in the United States and
expressly assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest
(including Additional Interest and Compounded Interest, if any) on all
Convertible Debentures issued thereunder and the performance of every other
covenant of the Indenture on the part of the Company and (b) immediately
thereafter no Indenture Event of Default and no event which, after notice or
lapse of time, or both, would become an Indenture Event of Default, shall have
happened and be continuing. Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance,
transfer or lease, the successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted
for the Company under the Indenture and thereafter (except in the case of a
lease) the predecessor corporation shall be relieved of all obligations and
covenants under the Indenture and the Convertible Debentures.
 
BOOK-ENTRY AND SETTLEMENT
 
     If distributed to holders of the Preferred Securities in connection with
the involuntary or voluntary dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Trust
as a result of the occurrence of a Special Event, the Convertible Debentures
will be issued in the same form as the Preferred Securities which such
Convertible Debentures replace. Any Global Preferred Security will be replaced
by one or more Global Convertible Debentures registered in the name of the
depositary or its nominee. Except under the limited circumstances described
below, the Global Convertible Debentures will not be exchangeable for, and will
not otherwise be issuable as, Certificated Convertible Debentures. The Global
Convertible Debentures described above may not be transferred except by the
depositary to a nominee of the depositary or by a nominee of the depositary to
the depositary or another nominee of the depositary or to a successor depositary
or its nominee.
 
     The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of
securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such
laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in such a Global
Convertible Debenture.
 
     Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in such a Global
Convertible Debenture will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of
Convertible Debentures in definitive form and will not be considered the holders
thereof for any purpose under the Indenture, and no Global Convertible Debenture
shall be exchangeable, except for another Global Convertible Debenture of like
denomination and tenor to be registered in the name of the depositary or its
nominee or a successor depositary or its nominee. Accordingly, each Beneficial
Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC or, if such person is not a
Participant, on the procedures of the Participant and, if applicable, Indirect
Participant through which such person owns its interest to exercise any rights
of a holder under the Indenture.
 
THE DEPOSITARY
 
     If Convertible Debentures are distributed to holders of Preferred
Securities in liquidation of such holders' interests in the Trust and a Global
Convertible Debenture is issued, DTC will act as securities depositary for such
Global Convertible Debenture. For a description of DTC and the specific terms of
the depositary arrangements, see "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Book-Entry Only Issuance -- The Depository Trust Company." As of
the date of this Prospectus, the description therein of DTC's book-entry system
and DTC's practices as they relate to purchases, transfers, notices and payments
with respect to the Preferred Securities apply in all material respects to any
debt obligations represented by one or more Global Convertible Debentures held
by DTC. The Company may appoint a successor to DTC or any successor depositary
in the event DTC or such successor depositary is unable or unwilling to continue
as a depositary for the Global Convertible Debentures.
 
     None of the Company, the Trust, the Indenture Trustee, any paying agent and
any other agent of the Company or the Indenture Trustee will have any
responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global
Convertible Debenture or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records
relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
 
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DISCONTINUANCE OF THE DEPOSITARY'S SERVICES
 
     A Global Convertible Debenture shall be exchangeable for Certificated
Convertible Debentures registered in the names of persons other than DTC or any
successor depositary (each, a "Depositary") or its nominee only if (i) the
Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a
depositary for such Global Convertible Debenture and no successor depositary
shall have been appointed within 90 days of such notification, (ii) the
Depositary at any time, ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the
Exchange Act at which time the Depositary is required to be so registered to act
as such depositary and no successor depositary shall have been appointed, (iii)
the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that such Global Convertible
Debenture shall be so exchangeable or (iv) there shall have occurred an
Indenture Event of Default with respect to such Convertible Debentures. Any
Global Convertible Debenture that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding
sentence shall be exchangeable for Certificated Convertible Debentures
registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct. It is expected that
such instructions will be based upon directions received by the Depositary from
its Participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in such
Global Convertible Debenture.
 
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
     The Indenture provides that any one or more of the following described
events, which has occurred and is continuing, constitutes an "Indenture Event of
Default" with respect to the Convertible Debentures: (i) failure for 30 days to
pay interest on any Convertible Debentures, including any Additional Interest
and Compounded Interest in respect thereof, when due, provided that a valid
extension of an interest payment period will not constitute a default in the
payment of interest (including any Additional Interest and Compounded Interest)
for this purpose; or (ii) failure to pay principal of any Convertible Debentures
when due, whether at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or otherwise; or
(iii) failure to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the
Indenture for 90 days after notice to the Company by the Indenture Trustee or by
the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Convertible Debentures; or (iv) failure by the Company to deliver shares of
Common Stock upon an election by a holder of Preferred Securities to convert
such Preferred Securities; or (v) the dissolution, winding up or termination of
the Trust, except in connection with the distribution of Convertible Debentures
to the holders of Preferred Securities in liquidation of the Trust upon the
redemption of all outstanding Preferred Securities or in connection with certain
mergers, consolidations or amalgamations permitted by the Declaration; or (vi)
certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company.
 
     The Indenture Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the outstanding Convertible Debentures may
declare the principal of and interest on the Convertible Debentures due and
payable immediately on the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default;
provided, however, that, after such acceleration, but before a judgment or
decree based on acceleration is obtained, the holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Convertible Debentures may, under certain
circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration if all Indenture Events of
Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal and interest, have
been cured or waived as provided in the Indenture.
 
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Indenture Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the
Company to pay interest or principal on the Convertible Debentures on the date
such interest or principal is otherwise payable, the Company acknowledges that,
in such event, a holder of Preferred Securities may institute a Direct Action
for payment on or after the respective due date specified in the Convertible
Debentures. The Company may not amend the Indenture to remove the foregoing
right to bring a Direct Action without the prior written consent of all the
holders of Preferred Securities. Notwithstanding any payment made to such holder
of Preferred Securities by the Company in connection with a Direct Action, the
Company shall remain obligated to pay the principal of and interest on the
Convertible Debentures held by the Trust or the Property Trustee and the Company
shall be subrogated to the rights of the holder of such Preferred Securities
with respect to payments on the Preferred Securities to the extent of any
payments made by the Company to such holder in any Direct Action. The holders of
Preferred Securities will not be able to exercise directly any other remedy
available to the holders of the Convertible Debentures.
 
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     The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the outstanding Convertible Debentures may, on behalf of the holders of all the
Convertible Debentures, waive any past defaults except (a) a default in payment
of the principal of or interest on any Convertible Debentures and (b) a default
in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which cannot be amended
or modified without the consent of the holder of each Convertible Debenture;
provided, however, that if the Convertible Debentures are held by the Trust or a
trustee of such Trust, such waiver or modification to such waiver shall not be
effective until the holders of a majority in aggregate liquidation amount of
Trust Securities shall have consented to such waiver or modification to such
waiver; provided, further, that if the consent of the holder of each outstanding
Convertible Debenture is required, such waiver shall not be effective until each
holder of the Trust Securities shall have consented to such waiver.
 
     A default under any other indebtedness of the Company or the Trust would
not constitute an Indenture Event of Default.
 
     Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the
Indenture Trustee in case an Indenture Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, the Indenture Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of
its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any
holders of Convertible Debentures, unless such holders shall have offered to the
Indenture Trustee reasonable indemnity. Subject to such provisions for the
indemnification of the Indenture Trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the Convertible Debentures then outstanding will have the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred on the Indenture Trustee with respect to such series.
 
     No holder of any Convertible Debenture will have any right to institute any
proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless
(i) such holder shall have previously given to the Indenture Trustee written
notice of a continuing Indenture Event of Default, (ii) if the Trust is not the
sole holder of Convertible Debentures, the holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Convertible Debentures then outstanding shall also have
made written request, (iii) such holder has offered reasonable indemnity to the
Indenture Trustee to institute such proceeding as Indenture Trustee, (iv) the
Indenture Trustee shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days
of such notice, and (v) the Indenture Trustee shall not have received from the
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Convertible Debentures a direction inconsistent with such request. However, such
limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of a Convertible
Debenture for enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on such
Convertible Debenture on or after the respective due dates expressed in such
Convertible Debenture.
 
     The Company is required to file annually with the Indenture Trustee and the
Property Trustee a certificate as to whether or not the Company is in compliance
with all the conditions and covenants under the Indenture.
 
MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS OF THE INDENTURE
 
     The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Indenture
Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Convertible Debentures, to modify
the Indenture or the rights of the holders of Convertible Debentures; provided,
however, that no such modification may, without the consent of the holder of
each outstanding Convertible Debenture affected thereby, (i) extend the stated
maturity of the Convertible Debentures or reduce the principal amount thereof,
or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or (ii)
adversely affect the right to convert Convertible Debentures or modify the
provisions of the Indenture with respect to subordination of the Convertible
Debentures in any manner adverse to the holders or (iii) reduce the percentage
in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Convertible Debentures, the holders
of which are required to consent to any such supplemental indenture.
 
     In addition, the Company and the Indenture Trustee may execute, without the
consent of any holder of Convertible Debentures, any supplemental indenture to
cure any ambiguities, comply with the Trust Indenture Act and for certain other
customary purposes.
 
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GOVERNING LAW
 
     The Indenture and the Convertible Debentures will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
 
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE
 
     The Indenture Trustee, prior to default, undertakes to perform only such
duties as are specifically set forth in the Indenture and, after default, shall
exercise the same degree of care as a prudent individual would exercise in the
conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to such provision, the Indenture
Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers vested in it by the
Indenture at the request of any holder of Convertible Debentures, unless offered
reasonable indemnity by such holder against the costs, expenses and liabilities
which might be incurred thereby. The Indenture Trustee is not required to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the
performance of its duties if the Indenture Trustee reasonably believes that
repayment or adequate indemnity is not reasonably assured to it.
 
     See "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Information Concerning the
Property Trustee" for information as to the relationship between the Indenture
Trustee and the Company.
 
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             EFFECT OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
                               AND THE GUARANTEE
 
     As set forth in the Declaration, the sole purpose of the Trust is to issue
the Trust Securities evidencing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of
the Trust, and to invest the proceeds from such issuance and sale in the
Convertible Debentures.
 
     As long as payments of interest and other payments are made when due on the
Convertible Debentures, such payments will be sufficient to cover distributions
and payments due on the Trust Securities because of the following factors: (i)
the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Debentures will be equal to the
sum of the aggregate stated liquidation amount of the Trust Securities; (ii) the
interest rate and the interest and other payment dates on the Convertible
Debentures will match the distribution rate and distribution and other payment
dates for the Preferred Securities; (iii) pursuant to the Indenture, the Company
shall pay all, and the Trust shall not be obligated to pay, directly or
indirectly, any, costs, expenses, debt and obligations of the Trust other than
with respect to the Trust Securities; and (iv) the Declaration further provides
that the Issuer Trustees will not cause or permit the Trust to, among other
things, engage in any activity that is not consistent with the purposes of the
Trust.
 
     Payments of distributions (to the extent funds therefor are available) and
other payments due on the Preferred Securities (to the extent funds therefor are
available) are guaranteed by the Company as and to the extent set forth under
"Description of the Guarantee." If the Company does not make interest payments
on the Convertible Debentures purchased by the Trust, it is expected that the
Trust will not have sufficient funds to pay distributions on the Preferred
Securities. The Guarantee is a guarantee on a subordinated basis with respect to
the Preferred Securities from the time of its issuance but does not apply to any
payment of distributions unless and until the Trust has sufficient funds for the
payment of such distributions.
 
     The Guarantee covers the payment of distributions and other payments on the
Preferred Securities only if and to the extent that the Company has made a
payment of interest or principal on the Convertible Debentures held by the Trust
as its sole asset. The Guarantee, when taken together with the Company's
obligations under the Convertible Debentures and the Indenture and its
obligations under the Declaration, including its obligations to pay costs,
expenses, debts and liabilities of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Trust Securities), will provide a full and unconditional guarantee of amounts on
the Preferred Securities.
 
     If the Company fails to make interest or other payments on the Convertible
Debentures when due (taking account of any Extension Period), the Declaration
provides a mechanism whereby the holders of the Preferred Securities, using the
procedures described in "Description of the Preferred Securities -- Book-Entry
Only Issuance -- The Depository Trust Company" and "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Voting Rights," may direct the Property Trustee to enforce its
rights under the Convertible Debentures. If the Property Trustee fails to
enforce its rights under the Convertible Debentures, any holder of Preferred
Securities may directly institute a legal proceeding against the Company to
enforce the Property Trustee's rights under the Convertible Debentures without
first instituting any legal proceeding against the Property Trustee or any other
person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Declaration Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is attributable to the
failure of the Company to pay interest or principal on the Convertible
Debentures on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable (or in
the case of redemption, on the redemption date), then a holder of Preferred
Securities may institute a Direct Action for payment on or after the respective
due date specified in the Convertible Debentures. In connection with such Direct
Action, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such holder of Preferred
Securities under the Declaration to the extent of any payment made by the
Company to such holder of Preferred Securities in such Direct Action. The
Company, under the Guarantee, acknowledges that the Guarantee Trustee shall
enforce the Guarantee on behalf of the holders of the Preferred Securities. If
the Company fails to make payments under the Guarantee, the Guarantee provides a
mechanism whereby the holders of the Preferred Securities may direct the
Guarantee Trustee to enforce its rights thereunder. If the Guarantee Trustee
fails to enforce the Guarantee, any holder of Preferred Securities may directly
institute a legal proceeding against the Company to enforce the Guarantee
Trustee's rights under the Guarantee without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Trust, the Guarantee Trustee, or any other person or
entity.
 
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                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
 
     The following summary of certain provisions of the Common Stock, the
Preferred Stock, the Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the Rights does
not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by
reference to, the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended
(the "Certificate of Incorporation"), the certificate of designation for the
Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the Rights Agreement dated as of
February 15, 1992, as amended and restated as of September 14, 1995 (the "Rights
Agreement"), between the Company and Bank One, Arizona, N.A., as Rights Agent,
copies of which have been filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part, and are available
from the Company as described under "Available Information," and which are
incorporated herein by reference.
 
     The Company is authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation to issue an
aggregate of 105,000,000 shares of stock, consisting of 5,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Preferred Stock"), and 100,000,000
shares of Common Stock. As of September 30, 1996, there were 27,471,000 shares
of Common Stock outstanding (excluding 951,000 treasury shares held by the
Company) and no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding. However, the Company has
authorized 600,000 shares of Junior Participating Preferred Stock which have
been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Rights.
 
COMMON STOCK
 
     The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share. The
Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting in the
election of directors. Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to such
dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors (the
"Board") from funds legally available therefor, and upon liquidation are
entitled to receive pro rata all assets of the Company remaining after payment
or provision for liabilities and amounts owing in respect of any outstanding
Preferred Stock. The holders of shares of Common Stock do not have preemptive
rights to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock or other
securities of the Company.
 
PREFERRED STOCK
 
     Under the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board is authorized, without
stockholder action, to cause the issuance of Preferred Stock in one or more
series, with such designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications,
limitations and restrictions as shall be determined by the Board. Thus, the
Board, without stockholder approval, could authorize the issuance of Preferred
Stock with voting, conversion and other rights that could adversely affect the
voting power and other rights of the holders of the Common Stock or that could
make it more difficult for another company to effect certain business
combinations with the Company. See "-- Certain Other Provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and Delaware Law -- Preferred Stock"
below.
 
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
 
     In 1992, a dividend of one junior participating preferred share purchase
right (a "Right") was paid in respect of each then outstanding share of Common
Stock. Likewise, until the Rights Distribution Date (as defined below) or the
expiration, exchange or redemption of the Rights as described below, one Right
has been and will be issued with each newly issued share of Common Stock
(including Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Securities).
Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company 1/100th
of a share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share
(the "Junior Participating Preferred Stock"), of the Company at a price of $135
per 1/100th of a share (the "Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase
Price"), subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The terms of the
Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement.
 
     Until the earlier to occur of (i) 10 days following a public announcement
(the "Shares Acquisition Date") that a person or group of affiliated or
associated persons (an "Acquiring Person") has acquired beneficial ownership of
20% or more of the then outstanding shares of the Common Stock or (ii) 10
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days (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board prior to
such time as any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person) following the
commencement of, or announcement of an intention to make, a tender offer or
exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial
ownership by a person or group of 20% or more of the outstanding shares of the
Common Stock (the earlier of such dates being called the "Rights Distribution
Date"), the Rights will be evidenced by the certificates representing shares of
Common Stock. The Rights Agreement provides that, until the Rights Distribution
Date (or earlier redemption, exchange or expiration of the Rights), the Rights
will be transferred with and only with the shares of Common Stock.
 
     The Rights will not be exercisable until the Rights Distribution Date. The
Rights will expire on February 28, 2002 (the "Final Expiration Date"), unless
the Final Expiration Date is extended or unless the Rights are earlier redeemed
or exchanged by the Company, in each case, as described below.
 
     Because of the nature of the dividend, liquidation and voting rights of
Junior Participating Preferred Stock, the value of the 1/100th interest in a
share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise of each
Right should approximate the value of one share of Common Stock.
 
     In the event that any person or group of affiliated or associated persons
becomes an Acquiring Person (unless the event causing such person to become an
Acquiring Person is an acquisition of Common Stock pursuant to a tender or
exchange offer for all outstanding Common Stock at a price and on terms
determined to be fair and otherwise in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders by the independent directors), proper provision will be made so
that each holder of a Right, other than Rights beneficially owned by the
Acquiring Person (which will thereafter be void), will thereafter have the right
to receive upon exercise thereof at the then current exercise price that number
of shares of Common Stock having a market value of two times the exercise price
of the Right (such right being referred to as a "Flip-in Right"). In the event
that, at any time on or after the date that any person has become an Acquiring
Person, the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination
transaction (unless (i) the acquisition of Common Stock was pursuant to a tender
or exchange offer for all outstanding Common Stock at a price determined to be
fair and otherwise in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders by
the independent directors, (ii) the price per share of Common Stock offered is
not less than the price per share of Common Stock paid to all holders of Common
Stock whose shares were purchased pursuant to such tender or exchange offer and
(iii) the form of consideration being offered to the remaining holders of Common
Stock pursuant to such transaction is the same as the form paid pursuant to such
tender or exchange offer, in which case all Rights shall expire) or 50% or more
of its consolidated assets or earning power are sold, proper provision will be
made so that each holder of a Right will thereafter have the right to receive,
upon the exercise thereof at the then current exercise price of the Right, that
number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company which at the time of
such transaction will have a market value of two times the exercise price of the
Right.
 
     At any time after any person or group of affiliated or associated persons
becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by such person or group
of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Board may exchange
the Rights (other than Rights owned by such person or group which will have
become void), in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share of Common
Stock, or 1/100th of a share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock, per Right
(subject to adjustment).
 
     At any time prior to the earlier of (i) the close of business on the
fifteenth day following the Shares Acquisition Date or (ii) the Final Expiration
Date, the Board may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of
$.01 per Right (the "Junior Preferred Stock Redemption Price"). The redemption
of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such
conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. The Board may at
its option, pay the Redemption Price in cash, Common Stock or any other form of
consideration it deems appropriate. Immediately upon any redemption of the
Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of
the holders of Rights will be to receive the Junior Preferred Stock Redemption
Price.
 
     Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no
rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right
to vote or to receive dividends.
 
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     The Rights have certain antitakeover effects. The Rights will cause
substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire the Company
and thereby effect a change in the composition of the Board on terms not
approved by the Board, including by means of a tender offer at a premium to the
market price, other than an offer conditioned on a substantial number of Rights
being acquired. The Rights should not interfere with any merger or business
combination approved by the Board since the Rights may be redeemed by the
Company at the Junior Preferred Stock Redemption Price prior to the time that a
person or group has become an Acquiring Person.
 
     In the event that the Rights become exercisable, the Company intends to
register the shares of Junior Preferred Stock for which the Rights may be
exercised, in accordance with applicable law.
 
CERTAIN OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, THE BYLAWS AND
DELAWARE LAW
 
     The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain certain provisions that
could make more difficult the acquisition of the Company by means of a tender
offer, a proxy contest or otherwise. The description set forth below is intended
as a summary only, does not purport to be complete, and is subject to, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Certificate of Incorporation and
the Bylaws of the Company, which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to
the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.
 
     Delaware law permits a corporation to eliminate or limit the personal
liability of its directors to the corporation or to any of its stockholders for
monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (i) for
breach of the director's duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) for certain unlawful dividends and stock purchases and redemptions or (iv)
for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director
will be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary
damages for any breach of his fiduciary duty as a director, except as provided
by Delaware law.
 
     Classified Board of Directors.  The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the Company provide that the Board will be divided into three classes of
directors, with the classes to be as nearly equal in number as possible. The
Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws provide that one class of directors
will be elected each year for a three-year term.
 
     The classification of directors will have the effect of making it more
difficult for stockholders to change the composition of the Board. At least two
annual meetings of stockholders, instead of one, will generally be required to
effect a change in a majority of the Board. Such a delay may help ensure that
the Company's directors, if confronted by a holder attempting to force a proxy
contest, a tender or exchange offer, or an extraordinary corporate transaction,
would have sufficient time to review the proposal as well as any available
alternatives to the proposal and to act in what they believe to be the best
interest of the stockholders. The classification provisions will apply to every
election of directors, however, regardless of whether a change in the
composition of the Board would be beneficial to the Company and its stockholders
and whether or not a majority of the Company's stockholders believe that such a
change would be desirable.
 
     The classification provisions could also have the effect of discouraging a
third party from initiating a proxy contest, making a tender offer or otherwise
attempting to obtain control of the Company, even though such an attempt might
be beneficial to the Company and its stockholders. The classification of the
Board could thus increase the likelihood that incumbent directors will retain
their positions. In addition, because the classification provisions may
discourage accumulations of large blocks of the Company's stock by purchasers
whose objective is to take control of the Company and remove a majority of the
Board, the classification of the Board could tend to reduce the likelihood of
fluctuations in the market price of the Common Stock that might result from
accumulations of large blocks. Accordingly, stockholders could be deprived of
certain opportunities to sell their shares of Common Stock at a higher market
price than might otherwise be the case.
 
     Number of Directors; Removal; Filling Vacancies.  The Certificate of
Incorporation provides that, subject to any rights of holders of Preferred Stock
to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of
directors will be fixed in the manner provided in the Bylaws. The Bylaws provide
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any rights of holders of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified
circumstances, the number of directors will be fixed from time to time
exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by directors constituting a
majority of the total number of directors that the Company would have if there
were no vacancies on the Board (the "Whole Board"), but must consist of not more
than seventeen nor less than three directors. In addition, the Bylaws provide
that, subject to any rights of holders of Preferred Stock, and unless the Board
otherwise determines, any vacancies will be filled only by the affirmative vote
of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum.
Accordingly, absent an amendment to the Bylaws, the Board could prevent any
stockholder from enlarging the Board and filling the new directorships with such
stockholder's own nominees.
 
     Under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "Delaware Law"), unless
otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, directors serving on a
classified board may only be removed by the stockholders for cause. In addition,
the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company provide that
directors may be removed only for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of
holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all the then outstanding shares
of stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors ("Voting
Stock"), voting together as a single class.
 
     No Stockholder Action by Written Consent; Special Meetings.  The
Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws provide that, subject to the rights
of any holders of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified
circumstances, stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special
meeting of stockholders and prohibit stockholder action by written consent in
lieu of a meeting. The Bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of holders of
any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified
circumstances, special meetings of stockholders can be called only by the
Chairman of the Board or by the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a
majority of the Whole Board. Stockholders are not permitted to call a special
meeting or to require that the Board call a special meeting of stockholders.
Moreover, the business permitted to be conducted at any special meeting of
stockholders is limited to the business brought before the meeting pursuant to
the notice of meeting given by the Company.
 
     The provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws
prohibiting stockholder action by written consent may have the effect of
delaying consideration of a stockholder proposal until the next annual meeting
unless a special meeting is called by the Chairman or at the request of a
majority of the Whole Board. These provisions would also prevent the holders of
a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock from unilaterally using the
written consent procedure to take stockholder action and from taking action by
consent. Moreover, a stockholder could not force stockholder consideration of a
proposal over the opposition of the Chairman and the Board by calling a special
meeting of stockholders prior to the time the Chairman or a majority of the
Whole Board believes such consideration to be appropriate.
 
     Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Nominations and Stockholder
Proposals.  The Bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders to
make nominations of candidates for election as directors, or bring other
business before an annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the
"Stockholder Notice Procedure").
 
     The Stockholder Notice Procedure provides that only persons who are
nominated by, or at the direction of, the Board, or by a stockholder who has
given timely written notice to the Secretary of the Company prior to the meeting
at which directors are to be elected, will be eligible for election as directors
of the Company. The Stockholder Notice Procedure provides that at an annual
meeting only such business may be conducted as has been brought before the
meeting by, or at the direction of, the Chairman or the Board or by a
stockholder who has given timely written notice to the Secretary of the Company
of such stockholder's intention to bring such business before such meeting.
Under the Stockholder Notice Procedure, for notice of stockholder nominations to
be made at an annual meeting to be timely, such notice must be received by the
Company not less than 70 days nor more than 90 days prior to the first
anniversary of the previous year's annual meeting (or, if the date of the annual
meeting is advanced by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 70 days, from
such anniversary date, not earlier than the 90th day prior to such meeting and
not later than the later of (x) the 70th day prior to such meeting and (y) the
10th day after public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the number of directors to be
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and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for directors or
specifying the size of the increased Board made by the Company at least 80 days
prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting, a
stockholder's notice will be timely, but only with respect to nominees for any
new positions created by such increase, if it is received by the Company not
later than the 10th day after such public announcement is first made by the
Company. Under the Stockholder Notice Procedure, for notice of a stockholder
nomination to be made at a special meeting at which directors are to be elected
to be timely, such notice must be received by the Company not earlier than the
90th day before such meeting and not later than the later of (x) the 70th day
prior to such meeting and (y) the 10th day after public announcement of the date
of such meeting is first made.
 
     Under the Stockholder Notice Procedure, a stockholder's notice to the
Company proposing to nominate a person for election as a director must contain
certain information, including, without limitation, the identity and address of
the nominating stockholder, the class and number of shares of stock of the
Company which are owned by such stockholder, and all information regarding the
proposed nominee that would be required to be included in a proxy statement
soliciting proxies for the proposed nominee. Under the Stockholder Notice
Procedure, a stockholder's notice relating to the conduct of business other than
the nomination of directors must contain certain information about such business
and about the proposing stockholder, including, without limitation, a brief
description of the business the stockholder proposes to bring before the
meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at such meeting, the name and
address of such stockholder, the class and number of shares of stock of the
Company beneficially owned by such stockholder, and any material interest of
such stockholder in the business so proposed. If the Chairman of the Board or
other officer presiding at a meeting determines that a person was not nominated,
or other business was not brought before the meeting, in accordance with the
Stockholder Notice Procedure, such person will not be eligible for election as a
director, or such business will not be conducted at such meeting, as the case
may be.
 
     By requiring advance notice of nominations by stockholders, the Stockholder
Notice Procedure will afford the Board an opportunity to consider the
qualifications of the proposed nominees and, to the extent deemed necessary or
desirable by the Board, to inform stockholders about such qualifications. By
requiring advance notice of other proposed business, the Stockholder Notice
Procedure will also provide a more orderly procedure for conducting annual
meetings of stockholders and, to the extent deemed necessary or desirable by the
Board, will provide the Board with an opportunity to inform stockholders, prior
to such meetings, of any business proposed to be conducted at such meetings,
together with any recommendations as to the Board's position regarding action to
be taken with respect to such business, so that stockholders can better decide
whether to attend such a meeting or to grant a proxy regarding the disposition
of any such business.
 
     Although the Bylaws do not give the Board any power to approve or
disapprove stockholder nominations for the election of directors or proposals
for action, they may have the effect of precluding a contest for the election of
directors or the consideration of stockholder proposals if the proper procedures
are not followed, and of discouraging or deterring a third party from conducting
a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or to approve its
own proposal, without regard to whether consideration of such nominees or
proposals might be harmful or beneficial to the Company and its stockholders.
 
     Preferred Stock.  The Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board to
establish one or more series of Preferred Stock and to determine, with respect
to any series of Preferred Stock, the terms and rights of such series, including
(i) the designation of the series, (ii) the number of shares of the series,
which number the Board may thereafter (except where otherwise provided by the
terms of such series) increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares
thereof then outstanding), (iii) whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative
or noncumulative and the dividend rate of the series, if any, (iv) the dates at
which dividends, if any, will be payable, (v) the redemption rights and price or
prices, if any, for shares of the series, (vi) the terms and amounts of any
sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series,
(vii) the amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any voluntary
or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the
Company, (viii) whether the shares of the series will be convertible into shares
of any other class or series, or any other security, of the Company or any other
corporation, and, if so, the specification of such other class or series or such
other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates, any adjustments
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convertible and all other terms and conditions upon which such conversion may be
made, (ix) restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of any
other class or series, and (x) the voting rights, if any, of the holders of such
series.
 
     The Company believes that the ability of the Board to issue one or more
series of Preferred Stock will provide the Company with flexibility in
structuring possible future financings and acquisitions, and in meeting other
corporate needs which might arise. The authorized shares of Preferred Stock, as
well as shares of Common Stock, will be available for issuance without further
action by the Company's stockholders, unless such action is required by
applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system
on which the Company's securities may be listed or traded. The NYSE currently
requires stockholder approval as a prerequisite to listing shares in several
instances, including where the present or potential issuance of shares could
result in an increase in the number of shares of common stock, or in the amount
of voting securities, outstanding of at least 20%, subject to certain
exceptions. If the approval of the Company's stockholders is not required for
the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, the Board may
determine not to seek stockholder approval.
 
     Although the Board has no intention at the present time of doing so, it
could issue a series of Preferred Stock that could, depending on the terms of
such series, impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover
attempt. The Board will make any determination to issue such shares based on its
judgment as to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The
Board, in so acting, could issue Preferred Stock having terms that could
discourage an acquisition attempt through which an acquiror may be able to
change the composition of the Board, including a tender offer or other
transaction that some, or a majority, of the Company's stockholders might
believe to be in their best interests or in which stockholders might receive a
premium for their stock over the then current market price of such stock.
 
     Merger/Sale of Assets.  The Certificate of Incorporation provides that
certain "business combinations" (as defined) must be approved by the holders of
at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the shares not owned by an "interested
shareholder" (as defined), unless the business combinations are approved by the
"Continuing Directors" (as defined) or meet certain requirements regarding price
and procedure.
 
     Amendment of Certain Provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws.  Under the Delaware Law, the stockholders have the right to adopt, amend
or repeal the bylaws and, with the approval of the board of directors, the
certificate of incorporation of a corporation. In addition, if the certificate
of incorporation so provides, the bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by
the board of directors. The Certificate of Incorporation provides that the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the
outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, is
required to amend provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation relating to the
prohibition of stockholder action without a meeting; the number, election and
term of the Company's directors; the removal of directors; with the vote of the
holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Voting
Stock required to amend all other provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation. The Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the Bylaws
may be amended by the Board or by the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least 80% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting
together as a single class. These 80% voting requirements will have the effect
of making more difficult any amendment by stockholders of the Bylaws or of any
of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation described above, even if a
majority of the Company's stockholders believe that such amendment would be in
their best interests.
 
     Antitakeover Legislation.  Section 203 of the Delaware Law provides that,
subject to certain exceptions specified therein, a corporation shall not engage
in any business combination with any "interested stockholder" for a three-year
period following the date that such stockholder becomes an interested
stockholder unless (i) prior to such date, the board of directors of the
corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which
resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, (ii) upon
consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an
interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the
voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction
commenced (excluding certain shares), or (iii) on or subsequent to such date,
the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the
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outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
Except as specified in Section 203 of the Delaware Law, an interested
stockholder is defined to include (x) any person that is the owner of 15% or
more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation, or is an affiliate or
associate of the corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding
voting stock of the corporation, at any time within three years immediately
prior to the relevant date and (y) the affiliates and associates of any such
person.
 
     Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the Delaware Law makes it more
difficult for a person who would be an "interested stockholder" to effect
various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period,
although the stockholders may elect to adopt an amendment to a corporation's
certificate of incorporation or bylaws excluding the corporation from the
restrictions imposed thereunder. However, the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws do not exclude the Company from the restrictions imposed under Section
203 of the Delaware Law. It is anticipated that the provisions of Section 203 of
the Delaware Law may encourage companies interested in acquiring the Company to
negotiate in advance with the Board, since the stockholder approval requirement
would be avoided if a majority of the directors then in office approve either
the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder
becoming an interested stockholder.
 
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                   CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
GENERAL
 
     The following is a summary of certain of the material United States federal
income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, disposition and conversion
of Preferred Securities. Unless otherwise stated, this summary deals only with
Preferred Securities held as capital assets by holders who purchase the
Preferred Securities upon original issuance. This summary addresses the United
States Federal income tax considerations to holders of Preferred Securities who
are citizens or residents of the United States, corporations, partnerships or
other entities created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or
any political subdivision thereof or therein, or estates or trusts the income of
which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its
source or other holders who are otherwise subject to United States federal
income taxation on a net income basis with respect to Preferred Securities
(collectively "U.S. Holders") and does not address the tax consequences to
holders of Preferred Securities who are not U.S. Holders. This summary does not
deal with special classes of holders such as banks, thrift institutions, real
estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, insurance companies,
dealers in securities or currencies, tax-exempt investors, or persons that will
hold the Preferred Securities as other than a capital asset. This summary also
does not address tax consequences to persons that have a functional currency
other than the U.S. Dollar or the tax consequences to shareholders, partners or
beneficiaries of a holder of Preferred Securities. Further, it does not include
any description of any alternative minimum tax consequences or the tax laws of
any state or local government or of any foreign government that may be
applicable to the Preferred Securities. This summary is based on the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), Treasury regulations thereunder
and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, as of the date hereof,
all of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
 
CLASSIFICATION OF THE CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
 
     In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Debentures, Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, tax counsel to the Company, will render its
opinion to the effect that, under then current law and assuming full compliance
with the Indenture, the Convertible Debentures will be classified for United
States federal income tax purposes as indebtedness of the Company. An opinion of
tax counsel, however, is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS")
or the courts. Prospective investors should note that no rulings have been or
are expected to be sought from the IRS with respect to any of these issues, and
no assurance can be given that the IRS will not take contrary positions. No
assurance can be given, however, that any of the opinions expressed herein will
not be challenged by the IRS or, if challenged, that such a challenge would not
be successful.
 
CLASSIFICATION OF THE TRUST
 
     In connection with the issuance of the Preferred Securities, Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, tax counsel to the Company and the Trust, will render
its opinion generally to the effect that, under then current law and assuming
full compliance with the terms of the Declaration and the Indenture (and certain
other documents), and based on certain facts and assumptions contained in such
opinion, the Trust will be classified for United States federal income tax
purposes as a grantor trust and not as an association taxable as a corporation.
Accordingly, for United States federal income tax purposes, each holder of
Preferred Securities generally will be considered the owner of an undivided
interest in the Convertible Debentures, and each holder will be required to
include in its gross income any interest (including OID accrued) with respect to
its allocable share of those Convertible Debentures.
 
INTEREST INCOME AND ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
 
     Under recently issued Treasury regulations applicable to debt instruments
issued on or after August 13, 1996 (the "Regulations"), a "remote" contingency
that stated interest will not be timely paid will be ignored in determining
whether a debt instrument is issued with OID. The Company believes that the
likelihood of its exercising its option to defer interest payments is remote
within the meaning of the Regulations. Based on the
 
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foregoing, the Company believes that, although the matter is not free from
doubt, the Convertible Debentures will not be considered to be issued with OID
at the time of their original issuance and, accordingly, that a holder of the
Preferred Securities should include in gross income such holder's allocable
share of interest on the Convertible Debentures in accordance with such holder's
method of tax accounting.
 
     Under the Regulations, if the option to defer any payment of interest was
determined not to be "remote" or if the Company exercised such option, the
Convertible Debentures would be treated as issued with OID at the time of
issuance or at the time of such exercise, as the case may be, and all stated
interest on the Convertible Debentures would thereafter be treated as OID as
long as the Convertible Debentures remained outstanding. In such event, all of a
holder's taxable interest income with respect to the Convertible Debentures
would constitute OID that would have to be included in income on an economic
accrual basis before the receipt of the cash attributable to the interest,
regardless of such holder's method of tax accounting, and actual distributions
of stated interest would not be reported as taxable income. Consequently, a
holder of Preferred Securities would be required to include in gross income OID
even though the Company would not make any actual cash payments during an
Extension Period.
 
     No rulings or other interpretation have been issued by the IRS which have
addressed the meaning of the term "remote" as used in the Regulations, and it is
possible that the IRS could take a position contrary to the interpretation
herein.
 
     Because income on the Preferred Securities will constitute interest (or
OID), corporate holders of Preferred Securities will not be entitled to a
dividends-received deduction with respect to any income recognized with respect
to the Preferred Securities.
 
RECEIPT OF CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES OR CASH UPON LIQUIDATION OF THE TRUST
 
     Under certain circumstances, as described under the caption "Description of
the Preferred Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution," the
Convertible Debentures may be distributed to holders in exchange for the
Preferred Securities and in liquidation of the Trust. Under current law, such a
distribution, for United States federal income tax purposes, would be treated as
a nontaxable event to each holder, and each holder would receive an aggregate
tax basis in the Convertible Debentures equal to such holder's aggregate tax
basis in its Preferred Securities. A holder's holding period in the Convertible
Debentures so received in liquidation of the Trust would include the period
during which the Preferred Securities were held by such holder.
 
     Under certain circumstances described under "Description of the Preferred
Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution," the Convertible
Debentures may be redeemed for cash and the proceeds of such redemption
distributed to holders in redemption of their Preferred Securities. Under
current law, such a redemption of the Convertible Debentures would, for United
States federal income tax purposes, constitute a taxable disposition of the
redeemed Preferred Securities, and a holder could recognize gain or loss as if
it sold such redeemed Preferred Securities for cash. See "-- Sales of Preferred
Securities."
 
SALES OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
 
     A holder that sells Preferred Securities will recognize gain or loss equal
to the difference between its adjusted tax basis in the Preferred Securities and
the amount realized on the sale of such Preferred Securities. Assuming the
Convertible Debentures are not deemed to be issued with OID, a holder's adjusted
tax basis in the Preferred Securities generally will be its initial purchase
price. If the Convertible Debentures are deemed to be issued with OID (either
upon original issuance or at the time the Company exercises its option to defer
interest payments), a holder's tax basis in the Preferred Securities generally
will be its initial issue price, increased by OID previously includible in such
holder's gross income to the date of disposition and decreased by payments
received on the Preferred Securities from and including the date the Convertible
Debentures were deemed to be issued with OID. Such gain or loss generally will
be a capital gain or loss and generally will be a long-term capital gain or loss
if the Preferred Securities have been held for more than one year.
 
                                       68
<PAGE>   70
 
     If the Preferred Securities are deemed to include OID, such Preferred
Securities may trade at a price that does not accurately reflect the value of
accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the underlying Convertible
Debentures. In such event, a holder who disposes of his Preferred Securities
between record dates for payments of distributions thereon will be required to
include accrued but unpaid interest on the Convertible Debentures through the
date of disposition in income as ordinary income and to add such amount to his
adjusted tax basis in his pro rata share of the underlying Convertible
Debentures deemed disposed of. To the extent that a holder sells Preferred
Securities at a price that is less than the holder's adjusted tax basis (which
will include, in the form of OID, all accrued but unpaid interest) a holder will
generally recognize a capital loss. Subject to certain limited exceptions,
capital losses cannot be applied to offset ordinary income for United States
federal income tax purposes.
 
CONVERSION OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
 
     A holder of Preferred Securities generally will not recognize income, gain
or loss upon the conversion, through the Conversion Agent, of its Preferred
Securities into Common Stock. A holder will, however, recognize gain upon the
receipt of cash in lieu of a fractional share of Common Stock equal to the
amount of cash received less the holder's tax basis in such fractional share. A
holder's tax basis in the Common Stock received upon exchange and conversion
will generally be equal to the holder's tax basis in the Preferred Securities
delivered to the Conversion Agent for exchange less the basis allocated to any
fractional share for which cash is received, and a holder's holding period in
the Common Stock received upon exchange and conversion will generally begin on
the date the holder acquired the Preferred Securities delivered to the
Conversion Agent for exchange.
 
ADJUSTMENT OF CONVERSION PRICE
 
     Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 305 of the Code would treat
holders of Preferred Securities as having received a constructive distribution
from the Company in the event the conversion ratio of the Convertible Debentures
were adjusted if (i) as a result of such adjustment, the proportionate interest
(measured by the quantum of Common Stock into or for which the Convertible
Debentures are convertible or exchangeable) of the holders of the Preferred
Securities in the assets or earnings and profits of the Company were increased,
and (ii) the adjustment was not made pursuant to a bona fide, reasonable
antidilution formula. An adjustment in the conversion ratio would not be
considered made pursuant to such a formula if the adjustment was made to
compensate for certain taxable distributions with respect to the Common Stock.
Thus, under certain circumstances, a reduction in the conversion price for the
holders may result in deemed dividend income to holders to the extent of the
current or accumulated earnings and profits of the Company. Holders of the
Preferred Securities would be required to include their allocable share of such
deemed dividend income in gross income but would not receive any cash related
thereto.
 
PROPOSED TAX LEGISLATION
 
     On March 19, 1996, President Clinton proposed certain legislation (the
"Proposed Legislation") that would, among other things, generally deny corporate
issuers a deduction for interest in respect of certain debt obligations with a
maximum term of more than 20 years that are not shown as indebtedness on the
consolidated balance sheet of the issuer and that are issued on or after
December 7, 1995. On March 29, 1996, Senate Finance Committee Chairman William
V. Roth, Jr. and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer issued a
joint statement (the "Joint Statement") indicating their intent that the
Proposed Legislation, if adopted by either of the tax-writing committees of
Congress, would have an effective date that is no earlier than the date of
"appropriate Congressional action." In addition, subsequent to the publication
of the Joint Statement, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Representatives Sam
M. Gibbons and Charles B. Rangel wrote letters to Treasury officials concurring
with the views expressed in the Joint Statement (the "Democrat Letters"). Based
upon the Joint Statement and the Democrat Letters, it is expected that if the
Proposed Legislation were to be enacted, such legislation would not apply to the
Convertible Debentures because they will be issued prior to the date of any
"appropriate Congressional action." Furthermore, even if the Proposed
Legislation were enacted in its current form with effective date provisions
making it applicable to the Convertible Debentures, it would not affect the
Company's ability to deduct the interest payable on the Convertible Debentures
because their maximum term will not exceed 20
 
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<PAGE>   71
 
years. There can be no assurance, however, that any proposed legislation enacted
after the date hereof will not adversely affect the ability of the Company to
deduct the interest payable on the Convertible Debentures. Accordingly, there
can be no assurance that a Tax Event will not occur. See "Description of the
Preferred Securities -- Special Event Redemption or Distribution."
 
INFORMATION REPORTING AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING
 
     Generally, income on the Preferred Securities will be reported to holders
on Forms 1099, which forms should be mailed to holders of Preferred Securities
by January 31 following each calendar year.
 
     Payments made on, and proceeds from the sale of, the Preferred Securities
may be subject to a "backup" withholding tax of 31% unless the holder complies
with certain identification requirements. Any withheld amounts will be allowed
as a credit against the holder's United States Federal income tax, provided the
required information is provided to the Internal Revenue Service on a timely
basis.
 
     THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH ABOVE IS INCLUDED FOR GENERAL
INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE DEPENDING UPON A HOLDER'S PARTICULAR
SITUATION. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX
CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE PREFERRED
SECURITIES, INCLUDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER
TAX LAWS AND THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR OTHER
TAX LAWS.
 
                                       70
<PAGE>   72
 
                                  UNDERWRITING
 
     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a purchase agreement (the
"Purchase Agreement"), the Trust has agreed to sell to each of the Underwriters
named below, and each of the Underwriters has severally agreed to purchase the
number of Preferred Securities set forth opposite its name below. In the
Purchase Agreement, the several Underwriters have agreed, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all the Preferred Securities
offered hereby if any of the Preferred Securities are purchased. In the event of
default by an Underwriter, the Purchase Agreement provides that, in certain
circumstances, the purchase commitments of the nondefaulting Underwriters may be
increased or the Purchase Agreement may be terminated.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                NUMBER OF
                                                                                PREFERRED
                                   UNDERWRITERS                                 SECURITIES
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------
    <S>                                                                         <C>
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                 Incorporated.................................................
    Montgomery Securities.....................................................
    Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated.........................................
                                                                                ---------
                 Total........................................................  2,000,000
                                                                                =========
</TABLE>
 
     The Underwriters propose initially to offer the Preferred Securities in
part directly to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on
the cover page of this Prospectus, and in part to certain dealers at such price
less a concession not in excess of $.  per Preferred Security. The Underwriters
may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess of $.  per
Preferred Security on sales to certain other dealers. After the initial public
offering, the public offering price, concession and discount may be changed.
 
     The Company has granted to the Underwriters an option, exercisable within
30 days after the date of this Prospectus, to purchase up to an additional
300,000 Preferred Securities solely to cover over-allotments, if any. To the
extent that the Underwriters exercise their option, each Underwriter will have a
firm commitment, subject to certain conditions, to purchase approximately the
same percentage of such additional Preferred Securities as the number set forth
next to such Underwriter's name in the preceding table bears to the total number
of Preferred Securities shown in such table.
 
     In view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred
Securities will be used to purchase the Convertible Debentures of the Company,
the Purchase Agreement provides that the Company will pay as compensation
("Underwriters' Compensation") to the Underwriters, for the Underwriters'
arranging the investment therein of such proceeds, an amount in same day funds
of $       per Preferred Security (or $       in the aggregate, or $       in
the aggregate if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full)
for the accounts of the several Underwriters.
 
     The Trust and the Company have agreed that they will not, for a period of
90 days after the date of the Prospectus, except with the prior written consent
of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, directly or indirectly
sell, offer to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of,
(a) any trust certificates or other securities of the Trust (other than the
Preferred Securities offered hereby and the Common Securities issued to the
Company), (b) any preferred stock or any other security of the Company that is
substantially similar to the Preferred Securities, (c) any shares of any class
of common stock of the Company (other than (i) shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the Preferred Securities or pursuant to the exercise of
options or warrants outstanding on the date of this Prospectus, and (ii) the
grant of stock options or other stock-based awards (and the exercise thereof) to
directors, officers and employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) or
(d) any debt securities of the Company that are substantially similar to the
Convertible Debentures (other than the Convertible Debentures issued to the
Trust). In addition, Mr. Samuel L. Eichenfield, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, has agreed, subject to certain exceptions,
that he will not, for a period of 90 days after the date of this Prospectus,
except with the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, directly or indirectly sell, offer
 
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<PAGE>   73
 
to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of, any shares
of Common Stock or any securities which are convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, Common Stock.
 
     The Trust intends to list the Preferred Securities on the NYSE. Prior to
this offering, there has been no public market for the Preferred Securities. To
meet one of the requirements for listing the Preferred Securities on the NYSE,
the Underwriters will undertake to sell lots of 100 or more Preferred Securities
to a minimum of 400 beneficial holders.
 
     The Company and the Trust have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters
against, or contribute to payments that the Underwriters may be required to make
in respect of, certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
 
                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
     Certain legal matters with respect to the Company will be passed upon for
the Company by William J. Hallinan, Esq., Senior Vice President -- General
Counsel of the Company. Certain legal matters with respect to the Preferred
Securities, the Convertible Debentures, the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion thereof and the Guarantee will be passed upon for the Company and the
Trust by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (ILLINOIS) and Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Brown & Wood LLP, San Francisco, California will act
as counsel for the Underwriters. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (ILLINOIS)
and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP have from time to time represented,
and may continue to represent, certain of the Underwriters.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
     The financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995
have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in
their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and have been so
incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority
as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
                                       72
<PAGE>   74
=======================================================
  NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE
BY THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS
MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR THE
UNDERWRITERS. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE
HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS
NOT BEEN ANY CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF. THIS
PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION BY ANYONE IN ANY STATE
IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON
MAKING SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO ANYONE TO WHOM
IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
                               ------------------
                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        PAGE
                                        ----
<S>                                     <C>
Available Information.................    4
Incorporation of Certain Documents By
  Reference...........................    5
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
  Statements..........................    5
Prospectus Summary....................    6
Risk Factors..........................   14
FINOVA Finance Trust..................   19
Accounting Treatment..................   19
Use of Proceeds.......................   20
Price Range of Common Stock and
  Dividends...........................   20
Capitalization........................   21
Selected Consolidated Financial
  Data................................   22
Management's Discussion and Analysis
  of Financial Condition and Results
  of Operations.......................   23
Business..............................   27
Description of the Preferred
  Securities..........................   31
Description of the Guarantee..........   46
Description of the Convertible
  Debentures..........................   49
Effect of Obligations under the
  Convertible Debentures and the
  Guarantee...........................   59
Description of Capital Stock..........   60
Certain Federal Income Tax
  Considerations......................   67
Underwriting..........................   71
Legal Matters.........................   72
Experts...............................   72
</TABLE>
======================================================




====================================================== 
 
 
                         2,000,000 PREFERRED SECURITIES
 
                                    LOGO(R)
 
                              FINOVA FINANCE TRUST
 
                               % CONVERTIBLE TRUST
                              ORIGINATED PREFERRED
                    SECURITIES(SM) ("CONVERTIBLE TOPRS(SM)")
 
                            GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT
                            SET FORTH HEREIN BY, AND
                                CONVERTIBLE INTO
                                COMMON STOCK OF,
 
                            THE FINOVA GROUP INC.(R)
 
                          ---------------------------
                                   PROSPECTUS
                          ---------------------------
 
                              MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
 
                             MONTGOMERY SECURITIES
 
                              MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
       INCORPORATED
 
                                           , 1996
======================================================
<PAGE>   75
 
                                    PART II
 
                   INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
 
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
 
     The estimated amounts of the expenses of and related to the offering are as
follows:
 
<TABLE>
    <S>                                                                         <C>
    Registration Fee -- Securities and Exchange Commission....................  $  34,851
    NYSE listing fee..........................................................     29,500
    NASD filing fees..........................................................     12,000
    * Fees of rating agencies.................................................     75,000
    * Printing and engraving expenses.........................................
    * Accounting fees and expenses............................................     25,000
    * Legal fees and expenses.................................................    185,000
    * Trustees' fees and expenses.............................................     10,000
    * Miscellaneous...........................................................  $
                                                                                ----------
         * Total..............................................................  $
                                                                                ==========
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
* Estimated
 
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
 
     The General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the state of
incorporation of the Company, and the Certificate of Incorporation and the
Bylaws of the Company provide for indemnification of directors and officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation law provides generally that a
person sued as a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation may be
indemnified by the corporation for reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees, if, in cases other than actions brought by or in the right of the
corporation, he or she has acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation (and in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause
to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful). Section 145 provides that no
indemnification for any claim or matter may be made, in the case of an action
brought by or in the right of the corporation, if the person has been adjudged
to be liable, unless the Court of Chancery or other court determines that
indemnity is fair and reasonable despite the adjudication of liability.
Indemnification is mandatory in the case of a director, officer, employee or
agent who has been successful on the merits, or otherwise, in defense of a suit
against him or her.
 
     Directors and officers of the Company are covered under policies of
directors' and officers' liability insurance with coverage aggregating
$100,000,000. The directors serving the Company are parties to Indemnification
Agreements with the Company (the "Indemnification Agreements"). The
Indemnification Agreements provide substantially the same scope of coverage
afforded by provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws and
are designed to provide greater assurance to the directors that indemnification
will be available because as contracts, the Indemnification Agreements may not
be unilaterally modified by the Company's Board of Directors or stockholders.
The Indemnification Agreements are generally intended to provide indemnification
for any amounts a director is legally obligated to pay because of claims arising
out of the director's service to the Company or any other subsidiary of the
Company.
 
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION
- -----------    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>            <S>
    1.1 *      Form of Purchase Agreement
    4.1        Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference
               from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
               1994 (the "1994 Form 10-K")
    4.2        Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference from the
               Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995,
               Exhibit 3.B)
    4.3        Specimen Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference from the 1994 Form
               10-K, Exhibit 4.B)
    4.4        Amended and Restated Rights Agreement between the Company and Bank One, Arizona,
               N.A. (incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K,
               dated September 22, 1995, Exhibit 4.1)
    4.4A       Form of Junior Participating Preferred Share Purchase Right (included as an
               exhibit to Exhibit 4.4 above)
    4.4B       Acceptance of Successor Trustee to Appointment under Rights Agreement
               (incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
               November 30, 1995)
    4.5        Certificate of Trust of FINOVA Finance Trust
    4.6 *      Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of FINOVA Finance Trust
    4.7 *      Form of Indenture between The FINOVA Group Inc. and Fleet National Bank, as
               Indenture Trustee
    4.8 *      Form of Preferred Security (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.6 above)
    4.9 *      Form of Convertible Debenture (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.7 above)
    4.10*      Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement between The FINOVA Group Inc.,
               as Guarantor, and Fleet National Bank, as Guarantee Trustee
    5.1 *      Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (ILLINOIS)
    8.1 *      Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
   12.0 *      Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
   23.1        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
   23.2 *      Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (ILLINOIS) (included in its
               opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
   23.3 *      Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in its opinion
               filed as Exhibit 8.1)
   24.1        Power of Attorney (included on page II-4)
   25.1        Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Fleet
               National Bank, as Indenture Trustee
   25.2        Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Fleet
               National Bank, as Property Trustee under the Declaration of Trust
   25.3        Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Fleet
               National Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
* To be filed by amendment
 
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
 
     (a) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), each filing
of the Company's Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
 
                                      II-2
<PAGE>   77
 
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
 
     (b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
     (c) The Company hereby undertakes that:
 
     (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Act, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of
the time it was declared effective.
 
     (2) For purposes of determining any liability under the Act, each
post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
 
                                      II-3
<PAGE>   78
 
                                   SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on November 4, 1996.
 
                                          THE FINOVA GROUP INC.
 
                                          By: /s/ SAMUEL L. EICHENFIELD
 
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                   Samuel L. Eichenfield
                                               Chairman, President and Chief
                                                      Executive Officer
 
                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature to this
Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Samuel L.
Eichenfield, Robert J. Fitzsimmons and William J. Hallinan, or any one or more
of them, as such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full
power of substitution for such person and in such person's name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this
Registration Statement, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as
such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute therefor, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the
capacities on November 4, 1996.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 SIGNATURES                                       CAPACITY
- --------------------------------------------    --------------------------------------------
<C>                                             <S>
            /s/ G. ROBERT DURHAM                Director
- --------------------------------------------
              G. Robert Durham
         /s/ SAMUEL L. EICHENFIELD              Director, Chairman, President and
- --------------------------------------------    Chief Executive Officer
           Samuel L. Eichenfield
            /s/ JAMES L. JOHNSON                Director
- --------------------------------------------
              James L. Johnson
             /s/ L. GENE LEMON                  Director
- --------------------------------------------
               L. Gene Lemon
            /s/ KENNETH R. SMITH                Director
- --------------------------------------------
              Kenneth R. Smith
           /s/ ROBERT P. STRAETZ                Director
- --------------------------------------------
             Robert P. Straetz
</TABLE>
 
                                      II-4
<PAGE>   79
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 SIGNATURES                                       CAPACITY
- --------------------------------------------    --------------------------------------------
<C>                                             <S>
              /s/  SHOSHANA B. TANCER           Director
- --------------------------------------------
             Shoshana B. Tancer
                      /s/  JOHN W.              Director
                   TEETS
- --------------------------------------------
               John W. Teets
             /s/  BRUNO A. MARSZOWSKI           Senior Vice President-Controller and
- --------------------------------------------    Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
            Bruno A. Marszowski                 and
                                                Accounting Officer)
</TABLE>
 
                                      II-5
<PAGE>   80
 
                                   SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3, and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on November 4, 1996.
 
                                          FINOVA FINANCE TRUST
 
                                          By: THE FINOVA GROUP INC.,
                                            as Sponsor
 
                                          By: /s/ BRUNO A. MARSZOWSKI
 
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name: Bruno A. Marszowski
                                            Title:
                                                Senior Vice President --
                                                Chief Financial Officer and
                                                    Controller
 
                                      II-6
<PAGE>   81
 
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION
- -----------    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<C>            <S>
    1.1 *      Form of Purchase Agreement
    4.1        Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference
               from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
               1994 (the "1994 Form 10-K")
    4.2        Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference from the
               Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995,
               Exhibit 3.B)
    4.3        Specimen Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference from the 1994 Form
               10-K, Exhibit 4.B)
    4.4        Amended and Restated Rights Agreement between the Company and Bank One, Arizona,
               N.A. (incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K,
               dated September 22, 1995, Exhibit 4.1)
    4.4A       Form of Junior Participating Preferred Share Purchase Right (included as an
               exhibit to Exhibit 4.4 above)
    4.4B       Acceptance of Successor Trustee to Appointment under Rights Agreement
               (incorporated by reference from the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
               November 30, 1995)
    4.5        Certificate of Trust of FINOVA Finance Trust
    4.6 *      Form of Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of FINOVA Finance Trust
    4.7 *      Form of Indenture between The FINOVA Group Inc. and Fleet National Bank, as
               Indenture Trustee
    4.8 *      Form of Preferred Security (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.6 above)
    4.9 *      Form of Convertible Debenture (included as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.7 above)
    4.10*      Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement between The FINOVA Group Inc.,
               as Guarantor, and Fleet National Bank, as Guarantee Trustee
    5.1 *      Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (ILLINOIS)
    8.1 *      Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
   12.0 *      Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
   23.1        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
   23.2 *      Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (ILLINOIS) (included in its
               opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
   23.3 *      Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in its opinion
               filed as Exhibit 8.1)
   24.1        Power of Attorney (included on page II-4)
   25.1        Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Fleet
               National Bank, as Indenture Trustee
   25.2        Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Fleet
               National Bank, as Property Trustee under the Declaration of Trust
   25.3        Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Fleet
               National Bank, as Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee
</TABLE>
 
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* To be filed by amendment

<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.5


                            CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF
                              FINOVA FINANCE TRUST

        This Certificate of Trust of FINOVA Finance Trust (the "Trust"), dated
November 1, 1996, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as
trustees, to form a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12
Del. C. Sections 3801 et seq.).

        1.  Name.  The name of the business trust formed hereby is FINOVA
Finance Trust.

        2.  Delaware Trustee.  The name and business address of the trustee of
the Trust with a principal place of business in the State of Delaware are:
First Union Bank of Delaware, One Rodney Square, 1st Floor, 920 King Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19899.

        3.  Effective Date.  This Certificate of Trust shall be effective as of
November 1, 1996.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the trustees of the Trust,
have executed this Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written.

                                SAMUEL L. EICHENFIELD, not in his
                                individual capacity but solely as Trustee

                                /s/ SAMUEL L. EICHENFIELD
                                ----------------------------------


                                FLEET NATIONAL BANK, not in its individual
                                capacity but solely as Trustee

                                By: /s/ MICHAEL M. HOPKINS
                                ----------------------------------
                                    Name:  Michael M. Hopkins
                                    Title: Vice President


                                FIRST UNION BANK OF DELAWARE, not in
                                its individual capacity but solely as Trustee

                                By: /s/ STEPHEN J. KABA
                                ----------------------------------
                                    Name:  Stephen J. Kaba
                                    Title: Vice President

<PAGE>   1
 
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of The FINOVA Group Inc. and FINOVA Finance Trust on Form S-3 of our report
dated February 16, 1996, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The
FINOVA Group Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1995 and
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Prospectus.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
November 1, 1996

<PAGE>   1
                                                                  EXHIBIT 25.1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM T-1

                                   ----------


              STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION UNDER THE
                  TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION
                          DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                                   ----------

                    / / CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
             ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(B)(2)


                            FLEET NATIONAL BANK
          ---------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>
       Not applicable                               04-317415
- -------------------------------             -----------------------------
   (State of incorporation                       (I.R.S. Employer
    if not a national bank)                     Identification No.)


 One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA                    01102
- ----------------------------------------    -----------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>


    Pat Beaudry, 777 Main Street, Hartford, CT  06115 (203) 728-2065
     --------------------------------------------------------------
       (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)



                            THE FINOVA GROUP INC.
             ---------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>

         Delaware                                   86-0695381
- -------------------------------             -----------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)



1850 North Central Avenue, P.O. Box 2209, Phoenix, Arizona 85002-2209
- ----------------------------------------    -----------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>


                        Preferred Securities Guarantee
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                     (Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>   2

Item 1.         General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

          (a)   Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
                which it is subject,

                        The Comptroller of the Currency,
                        Washington, D.C.

                        Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
                        Boston, Massachusetts

                        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                        Washington, D.C.

          (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise
                corporate trust powers:

                        The trustee is so authorized.

Item 2.         Affiliations with obligor and underwriter.  If the obligor or
                any underwriter for the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee,
                describe each such affiliation.

                None with respect to the trustee.



Item 16.        List of exhibits.

                List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of
                eligibility and qualification.

                (1)  A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as
                     now in effect.

                (2)  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the trustee
                     to do business.

                (3)  A copy of the Certification of Fiduciary Powers of the
                     trustee.

                (4)  A copy of the By-Laws of the trustee as now in effect.

                (5)  Consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
                     of the Act.

                (6)  A copy of the latest Consolidated Reports of Condition
                     and Income of the trustee published pursuant to law or
                     the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.




                                    NOTES


In as much as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the trustee
of all facts on which to base answers to Item 2, the answers to said Items are
based upon imcomplete information.  Said Items may, however, be considered
correct unless amended by an amendment to this Form T-1.





<PAGE>   3


                                   SIGNATURE



               Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
the trustee, Fleet National Bank, a national banking association organized and
existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement of
of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Hartford, and State of
Connecticut, on the 31st day of October, 1996.

                                         FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
                                         AS TRUSTEE




                                   By:  /s/  Michael M. Hopkins
                                        -------------------------
                                        Michael M. Hopkins
                                        Vice President







<PAGE>   4









                                   EXHIBIT 1


                            ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
                                     OF
                              FLEET NATIONAL BANK


FIRST.  The title of this Association, which shall carry on the business of
banking under the laws of the United States, shall be "Fleet National Bank."

SECOND.  The main office of the Association shall be in Springfield, Hampden
County Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  The general business of the Association
shall be conducted at its main office and its branches.

THIRD.  The board of directors of this Association shall consist of not less
than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25) shareholders, the exact number of
directors within such minimum and maximum limits to be fixed and determined
from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or
by resolution of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof.
Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, any vacancy in the
board of directors for any reason, including an increase in the number thereof,
may be filled by action of the board of directors.

FOURTH.  The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors
and the transaction of whatever other business may be brought before said
meeting shall be held at the main office or such other place as the board of
directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefore in the
bylaws, but if no election is held on that day, it may be held on any
subsequent day according to the provisions of law; and all elections shall be
held according to such lawful regulations as may be prescribed by the board of
directors.

FIFTH.  The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be
eight million five hundred thousand (8,500,000) shares of which three million
five hundred thousand (3,500,000) shares shall be common stock with a
par value of six and 25/100 dollars ($6.25) each, and of which five million
(5,000,000) shares without par value shall be preferred stock.  The capital
stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, in accordance with
the provisions of the laws of the United States.

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall
have any pre-emptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any
class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to
any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued or sold, nor
any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board
of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such
price as the board of directors may from time to time fix.



<PAGE>   5
The board of directors of the Association is authorized, subject to limitations
prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article, to provide for the
issuance from time to time in one or more series of any number of the preferred
shares, and to establish the number of shares be included in each series, and
to fix the designation, relative rights, preferences, qualifications and
limitations of the shares of each such series.  The authority of the board of
directors with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to,
determination of the following:

a.  The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive
    designation of that series;

b.  The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be
    cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and whether they shall be
    payable in preference to, or in another relation to, the dividends payable
    to any other class or classes or series of stock;

c.  Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting
    rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

d.  Whether that series shall have conversion or exchange privileges, and,
    if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including
    provision for the adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such
    events as the board of directors shall determine;

e.  Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so,
    the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the manner of
    selecting shares for redemption if less than all shares are to be redeemed,
    the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the
    amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under
    different conditions and at different redemption dates;

f.  Whether that series shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to
    be applied to the purchase or redemption of shares of that series, and, if
    so, the terms and amounts of such sinking fund;

g.  The right of the shares of that series to the benefit of conditions and
    restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Association or any
    subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional stock (including additional
    shares of such series or of any other series) and upon the payment of
    dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase,
    redemption or other acquisition by the Association or any subsidiary of
    any outstanding stock of the Association;

h.  The right of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or
    involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Association and
    whether such rights shall be in preference to, or in another relation to,
    the comparable rights of any other class or classes or series of stock; and

i.  Any other relative, participating, optional or other special rights,
    qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that series.

Shares of any series of preferred stock which have been redeemed (whether
through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or which, if convertible
or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of stock of
any other class or classes shall have the status of authorized and unissued
shares of preferred stock of the same series and may be reissued as a part of
the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified and
reissued as part of a new series of preferred stock to be created by resolution
or resolutions of the board of directors or as part of any other series or
preferred stock, all subject to the conditions and the restrictions adopted by
the board of directors providing for the issue of any series of preferred
stock and by the provisions of any applicable law.

Subject to the provisions of any applicable law, or except as otherwise
provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series
of preferred stock, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock shall
exclusively possess voting power for the election of directors and for all
purposes, each holder of record of shares of common stock being entitled to one
vote for each share of common stock standing in his name on the books of the
Association.

Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issue of any series of preferred stock, after payment shall have been made to
the holders of preferred stock of the full amount of dividends to which they
shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issue of any other series of preferred stock, the holders of common stock shall
be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of preferred stock of any and all
series, to receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by the
board of directors.

Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions for the issue
of any series of preferred stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Association, whether voluntary or involuntary, after
payment shall have been made to the holders of preferred stock of the full
amount to which they shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issue of any series of preferred stock the
holders of common stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of
preferred stock of any and all series, to share, ratable according to the
number of shares of common stock held by them, in all remaining assets of the
Association available for distribution to its shareholders.

The number of authorized shares of any class may be increased or decreased by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the
Association entitled to vote.
<PAGE>   6

SIXTH.  The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of
this Association, who shall be chairman of the board, unless the board appoints
another director to be the chairman.  The board of directors shall have the
power to appoint one or more vice presidents; and to appoint a secretary and
such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business
of this Association.

The board of directors shall have the power to define the duties of the
officers and employees of the Association; to fix the salaries to be paid to
them; to dismiss them; to require bonds from them and to fix the penalty
thereof; to regulate the manner in which any increase of the capital of the
Association shall be made; to manage and administer the business and affairs of
the Association; to make all bylaws that it may be lawful for them to make; and
generally to do and perform all acts that it may be legal for a board of
directors to do and perform.

SEVENTH.  The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of
the main office to any other place within the limits of the City of Hartford,
Connecticut, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to the
approval of the Comptroller of the Currency; and shall have the power to
establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the Association
to any other location, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to
the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.

EIGHTH.  The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until
terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States.

NINTH.  The board of directors of this Association, or any three or more
shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent (10%) of the
stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any
time.  Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, a notice of
the time, place and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the
shareholders shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at
least ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting to each shareholder of
record at his address as shown upon the books of this Association.

TENTH. (a)  Right to Indemnification.  Each person who was or is made a party
or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was a director, officer or employee of the Association or is or was
serving at the request of the Association as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, trust, or other enterprise, including service with respect
to an employee benefit plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Association to the fullest extent authorized by the law of the state in which
the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated, except as provided
in subsection (b).  The aforesaid indemnity shall protect the indemnified
person against all expense, liability and loss (including attorney's fees,
judgements, fines ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in
settlement) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such a
proceeding.  Such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased
to be a director, officer or employee and shall inure to the benefit of his or
her heirs, executors, and administrators, but shall only cover such person's
period of service with the Association.  The Association may, by action of its
Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification to agents of the
Association and to any director, officer, employee or agent of any of its
subsidiaries with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification
of directors and officers.

(b)   Restrictions on Indemnification.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no
person shall be indemnified hereunder by the Association against expenses,
penalties, or other payments incurred in an administrative proceeding or action
instituted by a federal bank regulatory agency which proceeding or action
results in a final order assessing civil money penalties against that person,
requiring affirmative action by that person in the form of payments to the
Association, or removing or prohibiting that person from service with the
Association, and any advancement of expenses to that person in that proceeding
must be repaid; and (ii) no person shall be indemnified hereunder by the
Association and no advancement of expenses shall be made to any person
hereunder to the extent such indemnification or advancement of expenses would
violate or conflict with any applicable federal statute now or hereafter in
force or any applicable final regulation or interpretation now or hereafter
adopted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") or the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").  The Association shall comply with any
requirements imposed on it by any such statue or regulation in connection with
any indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder by the Association.
With respect to proceedings to enforce a claimant's rights to indemnification,
the Association shall indemnify any such claimant in connection with such a
proceeding only as provided in subsection (d) hereof.

(c)   Advancement of Expenses.  The conditional right to indemnification
conferred in this section shall be a contract right and shall include the
right to be paid by the Association the reasonable expenses (including
attorney's fees) incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final
disposition (an "advancement of expenses"); provided, however, that an
advancement of expenses shall be made only upon (i) delivery to the Association
of a binding written undertaking by or on behalf of the person receiving the
advancement to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined
that such person is not entitled to be indemnified in such proceeding,
including if such proceeding results in a final order assessing civil money
penalties against that person, requiring affirmative action by that person
in the form of payments to the Association, or removing or prohibiting that
person from service with the Association, and (ii) compliance with any other
actions or determinations required by applicable law, regulation or OCC or FDIC
interpretation to be taken or made by the Board of Directors of the Association
or other persons prior to an advancement of expenses.  The Association shall
cease advancing expenses at any time its Board of Directors believes that any
of the prerequisites for advancement of expenses are no longer being met.

(d)   Right of Claimant to Bring Suit.  If a claim under subsection (a) of the
section is not paid in full by the Association within thirty (30) days after
written claim has been received by the Association, the claimant may at any time
thereafter bring suit against the Association to recover the unpaid amount
of the claim.  If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a
suit brought by the Association to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant
to the terms of an undertaking, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also
the expense of prosecuting or defending such claim.  It shall be a defense to
any such action brought by the claimant to enforce a right to indemnification
hereunder (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for an advancement
of expenses where the required undertaking, if any, has been tendered to the
Association) that the claimant has not met any applicable standard for
indemnification under the law of the state in which the Association's ultimate
parent company is incorporated.  In any suit brought by the Association to
recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the
Association shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final
adjudication that the claimant has not met any applicable standard for
indemnification standard for indemnification under the law of the state in
which the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated.

(e)   Non-Exclusivity of Rights.  The rights to indemnification and the
advancement of expenses conferred in this section shall not be exclusive of any
other right which any person may have or hereafter acquired under any statute,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

(f)   Insurance.  The Association may purchase, maintain, and make payment or
reimbursement for reasonable premiums on, insurance to protect itself and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Association or another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense,
liability or loss, whether or not the Association would have the power to
indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the law of
the state in which the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated;
provided however, that such insurance shall explicitly exclude insurance
coverage for a final order of a federal bank regulatory agency assessing civil
money penalties against an Association director, officer, employee or agent.

ELEVENTH.  These articles of association may be amended at any regular or
special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of
greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the
holders of such greater amount.  The notice of any shareholders' meeting at
which an amendment to the articles of association of this Association is to be
considered shall be given as hereinabove set forth.

I hereby certify that the articles of association of this Association, in their
entirety, are listed above in items first through eleventh.


                                                   Secretary/Assistant Secretary
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Dated at                                         ,  as of                      .
         ---------------------------------------           --------------------




Revision of February 15, 1996






<PAGE>   7


                                   EXHIBIT 2

[LOGO]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Washington, D.C. 20219



                                  CERTIFICATE


I, Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify
that:

(1)       The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes
324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession,
custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation and
supervision of all National Banking Associations.

(2)       "Fleet National Bank", (Charter No. 1338), is a National Banking
Association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized
thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this Certificate.

                                       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
                                       subscribed my name and caused my seal of
                                       office to be affixed to these presents at
                                       the Treasury Department, in the City of
                                       Washington and District of Columbia, this
                                       3rd day of October, 1996.


                                       /s/ EUGENE A. LUDWIG
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       Comptroller of the Currency




<PAGE>   8
                                  EXHIBIT 3


[LOGO]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Washington, D.C. 20219



                       Certification of Fiduciary Powers

I, Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify
the records in this Office evidence "Fleet National Bank",
(Charter No. 1338), was granted, under the hand
and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities
authorized under the provisions of The Act of Congress approved
September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 U.S.C. 92a.  I further certify the
authority so granted remains in full force and effect.


                                       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
                                       subscribed my name and caused my seal of
                                       Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                       to be affixed to these presents at the
                                       Treasury Department, in the City of
                                       Washington and District of Columbia, this
                                       3rd day of October, 1996.


                                       /s/ EUGENE A. LUDWIG
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       Comptroller of the Currency




<PAGE>   9

                                   EXHIBIT 4


                        AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF

                              FLEET NATIONAL BANK

                                   ARTICLE I

                            MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS


Section 1. Annual Meeting.  The regular annual meeting of the shareholders for
the election of Directors and the transaction of any other business that may
properly come before the meeting shall be held at the Main Office of the
Association, or such other place as the Board of Directors may designate, on
the fourth Thursday of April in each year at 1:15 o'clock in the afternoon
unless some other hour of such day is fixed by the Board of Directors.

If, from any cause, an election of Directors is not made on such day, the Board
of Directors shall order the election to be held on some subsequent day, of
which special notice shall be given in accordance with the provisions of law,
and of these bylaws.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called
at any time by the Board of Directors, the President, or any shareholders
owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the stock of the Association.

Section 3. Notice of Meetings of Shareholders.  Except as otherwise provided
by law, notice of the time and place of annual or special meetings of the
shareholders shall be mailed, postage prepaid, at least ten (10) days before
the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat
at his address as shown upon the books of the Association; but any failure to
mail such notice to any shareholder or any irregularity therein, shall not
affect the validity of such meeting or of any of the proceedings thereat.
Notice of a special meeting shall also state the purpose of the meeting.

Section 4. Quorum; Adjourned Meetings.  Unless otherwise provided by law, a
quorum for the transaction of business at every meeting of the shareholders
shall consist of not less than two-fifths (2/5) of the outstanding capital
stock represented in person or by proxy; less than such quorum may adjourn the
meeting to a future time.  No notice need be given of an adjourned annual or
special meeting of the shareholders if the adjournment be to a definite place
and time.

Section 5. Votes and Proxies.  At every meeting of the shareholders, each
share of the capital stock shall be entitled to one vote except as otherwise
provided by law.  A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question
or matter submitted to the shareholder at any meeting, unless otherwise
provided by law or by the Articles of Association or these By-laws.  Share-
holders may vote by proxies duly authorized in writing and filed with the
Cashier, but no officer, clerk, teller or bookeeper of the Association may act
as a proxy.




<PAGE>   10

Section 6. Nominations to Board of Directors.  At any meeting of shareholders
held for the election of Directors, nominations for election to the Board of
Directors may be made, subject to the provisions of this section, by any share-
holder of record of any outstanding class of stock of the Association entitled
to vote for the election of Directors.  No person other than those whose names
are stated as proposed nominees in the proxy statement accompanying the notice
of the meeting may be nominated as such meeting unless a shareholder shall have
given to the President of the Association and to the Comptroller of the
Currency, Washington, DC written notice of intention to nominate such other
person mailed by certified mail or delivered not less than fourteen (14) days
nor more than fifty (50) days prior to the meeting of shareholders at which
such nomination is to be made; provided, however, that if less than twenty-one
(21) days' notice of such meeting is given to shareholders, such notice of
intention to nominate shall be mailed by certified mail or delivered to said
President and said Comptroller on or before the seventh day following the day
on which the notice of such meeting was mailed.  Such notice of intention to
nominate shall contain the following information to the extent known to the
notifying shareholder: (a) the name and address of each proposed nominee; (b)
the principal occupation of each proposed nominee; (c) the total number of
shares of capital stock of the Association that will be voted for each proposed
nominee; (d) the name and residence address of the notifying shareholder; and
(e) the number of shares of capital stock of the Association owned by the
notifying shareholder. In the event such notice is given, the proposed nominee
may be nominated either by the shareholder giving such notice or by any other
shareholder present at the meeting at which such nomination is to be made.
Such notice may contain the names of more than one proposed nominee, and if
more than one is named, any one or more of those named may be nominated.

Section 7. Action Taken Without a Shareholder Meeting.  Any action requiring
shareholder approval or consent may be taken without a meeting and without
notice of such meeting by written consent of the shareholders.


                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DIRECTORS



Section 1. Number.  The Board of Directors shall consist of such number of
shareholders, not less than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25), as from
time to time shall be determined by a majority of the votes to which all of its
shareholders are at the time entitled, or by the Board of Directors as
hereinafter provided.

Section 2. Mandatory Retirement for Directors.  No person shall be elected a
director who has attained the age of 68 and no person shall continue to serve
as a director after the date of the first meeting of the stockholders of the
Association held on or after the date on which such person attains the age of
68; provided, however, that any director serving on the Board as of December
15, 1995 who has attanined the age of 65 on or prior to such date shall be
permitted to continue to serve as a director until the date of the first
meeting of the stockholders of the Association held on or after the date on
which such person attains the age of 70.

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Section 3. General Powers.  The Board of Directors shall exercise all the
coporate powers of the Association, except as expressly limited by law, and
shall have the control, management, direction and dispositon of all its
property and affairs.

Section 4. Annual Meeting.  Immediately following a meeting of shareholders
held for the election of Directors, the Cashier shall notify the directors-
elect who may be present of their election and they shall then hold a meeting
at the Main Office of the Association, or such other place as the Board of
Directors may designate, for the purpose of taking their oaths, organizing the
new Board, electing officers and transacting any other business that may come
before such meeting.

Section 5. Regular Meeting.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held without notice at the Main Office of the Association, or such other
place as the Board of Directors may designate, at such dates and times as the
Board shall determine.  If the day designated for a regular meeting falls on a
legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day.

Section 6. Special Meetings.  A special meeting of the Board of Directors may
be called at anytime upon the written request of the Chairman of the Board, the
President, or of two Directors, stating the purpose of the meeting.  Notice of
the time and place shall be given not later than the day before the date of the
meeting, by mailing a notice to each Director at his last known address, by
delivering such notice to him personally, or by telephoning.

Section 7. Quorum; Votes.  A majority of the Board of Directors at the time
holding office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business,
except when otherwise provided by law, but less than a quorum may adjourn
a meeting from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without
further notice.  If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative
vote of a majority of Directors present is the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 8. Action by Directors Without a Meeting.  Any action requiring
Director approval or consent may be taken without a meeting and without notice
of such meeting by written consent of all the Directors.

Section 9. Telephonic Participation in Directors' Meetings.  A Director or
member of a Committee of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of
the Board or of such Committee may participate in a meeting of the Board or of
such Committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications
equipment enabling all Directors participating in the meeting to hear one
another, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person
at such a meeting.

Section 10. Vacancies.  Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by
the remaining members of the Board at any regular or special meeting of the
Board.

Section 11. Interim Appointments.  The Board of Directors shall, if the share-
holders at any meeting for the election of Directors have determined a number
of Directors less than twenty-five (25), have the power, by affirmative vote of
the majority of all the Directors, to increase such number of Directors to not
more than twenty-five (25) and to elect Directors to fill the resulting
vacancies and to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or the
next election of Directors; provided, however, that the number of Directors
shall not be so increased by more than two (2) if the number last determined
by shareholders was fifteen (15) or less, or increased by more than four (4) if
the number last determined by shareholders was sixteen (16) or more.

Section 12. Fees.  The Board of Directors shall fix the amount and direct the
payment of fees which shall be paid to each Director for attendance at any
meeting of the Board of Directors or of any Committees of the Board.



                                  ARTICLE III

                            COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Section 1. Executive Committee.  The Board of Directors shall appoint from its
members an Executive Committee which shall consist of such number of persons as
the Board of Directors shall determine; the Chairman of the Board and the
President shall be members ex-officio of the Executive Committee with full
voting power.  The Chairman of the Board or the President may from time to time
appoint from the Board of Directors as temporary additional members of the
Executive Committee, with full voting powers, not more than two members to serve
for such periods as the Chairman of the Board or the President may determine.
The Board of Directors shall designate a member of the Executive Committee to
serve as Chairman thereof.  A meeting of the Executive Committee may be called
at any time upon the written request of the Chairman of the Board, the President
or the Chairman of the Executive Committee, stating the purpose of the meeting.
Not less than twenty four hours' notice of said meeting shall be given to each
member of the Committee personally, by telephoning, or by mail.  The Chairman of
the Executive Committee or, in his absence, a member of the Committee chosen by
a majority of the members present shall preside at meetings of the Executive
Committee.


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The Executive Committee shall possess and may exercise all the powers of the
Board when the Board is not in session except such as the Board, only, by law,
is authorized to exercise; it shall keep minutes of its acts and proceedings
and cause same to be presented and reported at every regular meeting and at any
special meeting of the Board including specifically, all its actions relating
to loans and discounts.

All acts done and powers and authority conferred by the Executive Committee,
from time to time, within the scope of its authority, shall be deemed to be,
and may be certified as being, the acts of and under the authority of the
Board.

Section 2. Risk Management Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its
members a Risk Management Committee which shall consist of such number as the
Board shall determine.  The Board shall designate a member of the Risk
Management Committee to serve as Chairman thereof.  It shall be the duty of the
Risk Management Committee to (a) serve as the channel of communication with
management and the Board of Directors of Fleet Financial Group, Inc. to assure
that formal processes supported by management information systems are in place
for the identification, evaluation and management of significant risks inherent
in or associated with lending activities, the loan portfolio, asset-liablity
management, the investment portfolio, trust and investment advisory activities,
the sale of nondeposit investment products and new products and services and
such additional activities or functions as the Board may determine from time
to time; (b) assure the formulation and adoption of policies approved by the
Risk Management Committee or Board governing lending activities, management of
the loan portfolio, the maintenance of an adequate allowance for loan and lease
losses, asset-liability management, the investment portfolio, the retail
sale of non-deposit investment products, new products and services and such
additional activities or functions as the Board may determine from time to time
(c) assure that a comprehensive independent loan review program is in place for
the early detection of problem loans and review significant reports of the loan
review department, management's responses to those reports and the risk
attributed to unresolved issues; (d) subject to control of the Board, exercise
general supervision over trust activities, the investment of trust funds, the
disposition of trust investments and the acceptance of new trusts and the terms
of such acceptance, and (e) perform such additional duties and exercise such
additional powers of the Board as the Board may determine from time to time.

Section 3.  Audit Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its members and
Audit Committee which shall consist of such number as the Board shall determine
no one of whom shall be an active officer or employee of the Association or
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. or any of its affiliates.  In addition, members of
the Audit Committee must not (i) have served as an officer or employee of the
Association or any of its affiliates at any time during the year prior to their
appointment; or (ii) own, control, or have owned or controlled at any time
during the year prior to appointment, ten percent (10%) or more of any
outstanding class of voting securities of the Association.  At least two (2)
members of the Audit Committee must have significant executive, professional,
educational or regulatory experience in financial, auditing, accounting,
or banking matters.  No member of the Audit Commitee may have significant
direct or indirect credit or other relationships with the Association, the
termination of which would materially adversely affect the Association's
financial condition or results of operations.

The Board shall designate a member of the Audit Committee to serve as Chairman
thereof.  It shall be the duty of the Audit Committee to (a) cause a continuous
audit and examination to be made on its behalf into the affairs of the
Association and to review the results of such examination; (b) review
significant reports of the internal auditing department, management's responses
to those reports and the risk attributed to unresolved issues; (c) review the
basis for the reports issued under Section 112 of The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Improvement Act of 1991; (d) consider, in consultation with the
independent auditor and an internal auditing executive, the adequacy of the
Association's internal controls, including the resolution of identified material
weakness and reportable conditions; (e) review regulatory communications
received from any federal or state agency with supervisory jurisdiction or
other examining authority and monitor any needed corrective action by
management; (f) ensure that a formal system of internal controls is in place
for maintaining compliance with laws and regulations; (g) cause an audit of the
Trust Department at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months
of the last such audit or, in liew thereof, adopt a continuous audit system and
report to the Board each calendar year and within 15 months of the previous
report on the performance of such audit function; and (h) perform such
additional duties and exercise such additional powers of the Board as the Board
may determine from time to time.

The Audit Committee may consult with internal counsel and retain its own
outside counsel without approval (prior or otherwise) from the Board or
management and obligate the Association to pay the fees of such counsel.





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Section 4. Community Affairs Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its
members a Community Affairs Committee which shall consist of such number as the
Board shall determine.  The Board shall designate a member of the Community
Affairs Committee to serve as Chairman thereof.  It shall be the duty of the
Commmunity Affairs Committee to (a) oversee compliance by the Association with
the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder; and (b) perform such additional duties and exercise such
additional powers of the Board as the Board may determine from time to time.

Section 5. Regular Meetings.  Except for the Executive Committee which shall
meet on an ad hoc basis as set forth in Section 1 of this Article, regular
meetings of the Committees of the Board of Directors shall be held, without
notice, at such time and place as the Committee or the Board of Directors may
appoint and as often as the business of the Association may require.

Section 6. Special Meetings.  A Special Meeting of any of the Committees of
the Board of Directors may be called upon the written request of the Chairman
of the Board or the President, or of any two members of the respective
Committee, stating the purpose of the meeting.  Not less than twenty-four
hours' notice of such special meeting shall be given to each member of the
Committee personally, by telephoning, or by mail.

Section 7. Emergency Meetings.  An Emergency Meeting of any of the Committees
of the Board of Directors may be called at the request of the Chairman of the
Board or the President, who shall state that an emergency exists, upon not
less than one hour's notice to each member of the Committee personally or by
telephoning.

Section 8. Action Taken Without a Committee Meeting.  Any Committee of the
Board of Directors may take action without a meeting and without notice of such
meeting by resolution assented to in writing by all members of such Committee.

Section 9. Quorum.  A majority of a Committee of the Board of Directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at any meeting of such
Committee.  If a quorum is not available, the Chairman of the Board or the
President shall have power to make temporary appointments to a Committee of-
members of the Board of Directors, to act in the place and stead of members who
temporarily cannot attend any such meeting; provided, however, that any
temporary appointment to the Audit Committee must meet the requirements for
members of that Committee set forth in Section 3 of this Article.

Section 10. Record.  The committes of the Board of Directors shall keep a
record of their respective meetings and proceedings which shall be presented
at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors held in the calendar month
next following the meetings of the Committees.  If there is no regular Board
of Directors meeting held in the calendar month next following the meeting of
a Committee, then such Committee's records shall be presented at the next
regular Board of Directors meeting held in a month subsequent to such Committee
meeting.

Section 11. Changes and Vacancies.  The Board of Directors shall have power
to change the members of any Committee at any time and to fill vacancies on any
Committee; provided, however, that any newly appointed member of the Audit
Committee must meet the requirements for members of that Committee set forth in
Section 3 of this Article.

Section 12. Other Committees.  The Board of Directors may appoint, from time
to time, other committees of one or more persons, for such purposes and with
such powers as the Board may determine.



                                   ARTICLE IV

                          WAIVER OF NOTICE  OF MEETINGS

Section 1. Waiver.  Whenever notice is required to be given to any shareholder,
Director, or member of a Committee of the Board of Directors, such notice may
be waived in writing either before or after such meeting by any shareholder,
Director or Committee member respectively, as the case may be, who may be
entitled to such notice; and such notice will be deemed to be waived by
attendance at any such meeting.






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                                 ARTICLE V

                             OFFICERS AND AGENTS

Section 1. Officers.  The Board shall appoint a Chairman of the Board and a
President, and shall have the power to appoint one or more Executive Vice
Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a
Cashier, a Secretary, an Auditor, a Controller, one or more Trust Officers and-
such other officers as are deemed necessary or desirable for the proper
transaction of business of the Association.  The Chairman of the Board and the
President shall be appointed from members of the Board of Directors.  Any two
or more offices, except those of President and Cashier, or Secretary, may be
held by the same person.  The Board may, from time to time, by resolution
passed by a majority of the entire Board, designate one or more officers of the
Association or of an affiliate or of Fleet Financial Group, Inc. with power to
appoint one or more Vice Presidents and such other officers of the Association
below the level of Vice President as the officer or officers designated in such
resolution deem necessary or desirable for the proper transaction of the
business of the Association.

Section 2. Chairman of the Board.  The chairman of the Board shall preside at
all meetings of the Board of Directors.  Subject to definition by the Board of
Directors, he shall have general executive powers and such specific powers and
duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned to him by the
Board of Directors.

Section 3. President.  The President shall preside at all meetings of the
Board of Directors if there be no Chairman or if the Chairman be absent.
Subject to definition by the Board of Directors, he shall have general
executive powers and such specific powers and duties as from time to time may
be conferred upon or assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

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Section 4. Cashier and Secretary.  The Cashier shall be the Secretary of the
Board and of the Executive Committee, and shall keep accurate minutes of their
meetings and of all meetings of the shareholders.  He shall attend to the
giving of all notices required by these By-laws.  He shall be custodian of the
corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the Association.  He shall
have such powers and perform such duties as pertain by law or regulation to the
office of Cashier, or as are imposed by these By-laws, or as may be delegated
to him from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board
or the President.

Section 5. Auditor.  The Auditor shall be the chief auditing officer of the
Association.  He shall continuously examine the affairs of the Association and
from time to time shall report to the Board of Directors.  He shall have such
powers and perform such duties as are conferred upon, or assigned to him by
these By-laws, or as may be delegated to him from time to time by the Board
of Directors.

Section 6. Officers Seriatim.  The Board of Directors shall designate from
time to time not less than two officers who shall in the absence or disability
of the Chairman or President or both, succeed seriatim to the duties and
responsibilities of the Chairman and President respectively.

Section 7. Clerks and Agents.  The Board of Directors may appoint, from time
to time, such clerks, agents and employees as it may deem advisable for the
prompt and orderly transaction of the business of the Association, define
their duties, fix the salaries to be paid them and dismiss them.  Subject to
the authority of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the
President, or any other officer of the Association authorized by either of them
may appoint and dismiss all or any clerks, agents and employees and prescribe
their duties and the conditions of their employment, and from time to time
fix their compensation.

Section 8. Tenure.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors and the President
shall, except in the case of death, resignation, retirement or disqualification
under these By-laws, or unless removed by the affirmative vote of at least two-
thirds of all of the members of the Board of Directors, hold office for the
term of one year or until their respective successors are appointed.  Either
of such officers appointed to fill a vacancy occurring in an unexpired term
shall serve for such unexpired term of such vacancy.  All other officers,
clerks, agents, attorneys-in-fact and employees of the Association shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Board of Directors or of the officer or
committee appointing them respectively.


                                   ARTICLE VI

                                TRUST DEPARTMENT

Section 1. General Powers and Duties.  All fiduciary powers of the Association
shall be exercised through the Trust Department, subject to such regulations as
the Comptroller of the Currency shall from time to time establish.  The Trust
Department shall be to placed under the management and immediate supervision
of an officer or officers appointed by the Board of Directors.  The duties of
all officers of the Trust Department shall be to cause the policies and
instructions of the Board and the Risk Management Committee with respect to the
trusts under their supervision to be carried out, and to supervise the due
performance of the trusts and agencies entrusted to the Association and under
their supervision, in accordance with law and in accordance with the terms of
such trusts and agencies.




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                                  ARTICLE VII

                                 BRANCH OFFICES

Section 1. Establishment.  The Board of Directors shall have full power to
establish, to discontinue, or, from time to time, to change the location of any
branch office, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.

Section 2. Supervision and Control.  Subject to the general supervision and
control of the Board of Directors, the affairs of branch offices shall be
under the immediate supervision and control of the President or of such other
officer or officers, employee or employees, or other individuals as the Board
of Directors may from time to time determine, with such powers and duties as
the Board of Directors may confer upon or assign to him or them.


                                   ARTICLE VIII

                                 SIGNATURE POWERS

Section 1. Authorization.  The power of officers, employees, agents and
attorneys to sign on behalf of and to affix the seal of the Association shall
be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the Executive Committee or by
both; provided that the President is authorized to restrict such power of any
officer, employee, agent or attorney to the business of a specific department
or departments, or to a specific branch office or branch offices.  Facsimile
signatures may be authorized.


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                                  ARTICLE IX

                       STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS

Section 1. Stock Records.  The Trust Department shall have custody of the
stock certificate books and stock ledgers of the Association, and shall make
all transfers of stock, issue certificates thereof and disburse dividends
declared thereon.

Section 2. Form of Certificate.  Every shareholder shall be entitled to a
certificate conforming to the requirements of law and otherwise in such form
as the Board of Directors may approve.  The certificates shall state on the
face thereof that the stock is transferable only on the books of the
Association and shall be signed by such officers as may be prescribed from time
to time by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee.  Facsimile signatures
may be authorized.

Section 3. Transfers of Stock.  Transfers of stock shall be made only on the
books of the Association by the holder in person, or by attorney duly
authorized in writing, upon surrender of the certificate therefor properly
endorsed, or upon the surrender of such certificate accompanied by a properly
executed written assignment of the same, or a written power of attorney to
sell, assign or transfer the same or the shares represented thereby.

Section 4. Lost Certificate.  The Board of Directors or Executive Committee
may order a new certificate to be issued in place of a certificate lost or
destroyed, upon proof of such loss or destruction and upon tender to the
Association by the shareholder, of a bond in such amount and with or without
surety, as may be ordered, indemnifying the Association against all liability,
loss, cost and damage by reason of such loss or destruction and the issuance
of a new certificate.

Section 5. Closing Transfer Books.  The Board of Directors may close the
transfer books for a period not exceeding thirty days preceding any regular
or special meeting of the shareholders, or the day designated for the payment
of a dividend or the allotment of rights.  In lieu of closing the transfer
books the Board of Directors may fix a day and hour not more than thirty days
prior to the day of holding any meeting of the shareholders, or the day
designated for the payment of a dividend, or the day designated for the
allotment of rights, or the day when any change of conversion or exchange of
capital stock is to go into effect, as the day as of which shareholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at such meetings or entitled to such dividend
or to such allotment of rights or to exercise the rights in respect of any
such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, shall be determined, and
only such shareholders as shall be shareholders of record on the day and hour
so fixed shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to
receive payment of such dividend or to receive such allotment of rights or to
exercise such rights, as the case may be.

                              ARTICLE X

                          THE CORPORATE SEAL

Section 1. Seal.  The following is an impression of the seal of the
Association adopted by the Board of Directors.

                              ARTICLE  XI

                             BUSINESS HOURS

Section 1. Business Hours.  The main office of this Association and each
branch office thereof shall be open for business on such days, and for such
hours as the Chairman, or the President, or any Executive Vice President, or
such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time to time
designate, may determine as to each office to conform to local custom and
convenience, provided that any one or more of the main and branch offices or
certain departments thereof may be open for such hours as the President, or
such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time to time designate,
may determine as to each office or department on any legal holiday on which
work is not prohibited by law, and provided further that any one or more of
the main and branch offices or certain departments thereof may be ordered
closed or open on any day for such hours as to each office or department as
the President, or such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time
to time designate, subject to applicable laws regulations, may determine when
such action may be required by reason of disaster or other emergency condition.

                                ARTICLE IX

                              CHANGES IN BY-LAWS

Section 1. Amendments.  These By-laws may be amended upon vote of a majority
of the entire Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board, provided ten (10)
day's notice of the proposed amendment has been given to each member of the
Board of Directors.  No amendment may be made unless the By-law, as amended, is
consistent with the requirements of law and of the Articles of Association.
These By-laws may also be amended by the Association's shareholders.


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                                  EXHIBIT 5



                             CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
                           REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b)
                       OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939


     The undersigned, as Trustee under the Indenture to be entered into between
FINOVA Finance Trust and Fleet National Bank, as Trustee,
does hereby consent that, pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, reports of examinations with respect to the undersigned by Federal,
State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.


                                           FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
                                           AS TRUSTEE


                                       By   /s/ Michael M. Hopkins
                                            -------------------------------
                                             Michael M. Hopkins
                                             Its: Vice President



Dated:  October 31, 1996




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                                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
                                OMB Number: 7100-0036
                                Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                                OMB Number: 3064-0052
                                Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                OMB Number: 1557-0081
                                Expires March 31, 1999

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
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[FEDERAL FINANCIAL              Please refer to page i,                 [1]
INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION        Table of Contents, for
COUNCIL LOGO]                   the required disclosure
                                of estimated burden.

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CONSOLIDATED REPORTS OF CONDITION AND INCOME FOR
A BANK WITH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN OFFICES--FFIEC 031
                                                      (960630)
REPORT AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 30, 1996        -----------
                                                     (RCRI 9999)

This report is required by law: 12 U.S.C. Section 324 (State member banks);
12 U.S.C. Section 1817 (State nonmember banks); and 12 U.S.C. Section 161
(National banks).

This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and consolidated
subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions, Edge or Agreement
subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated foreign subsidiaries, or
International Banking Facilities.

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NOTE: The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by an authorized
officer and the Report of Condition must be attested to by not less than two
directors (trustees) for State nonmember banks and three directors for State
member and National banks.

I, Giro S. DeRosa, Vice President
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   Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

of the named bank do hereby declare that these Reports of Condition and
Income (including the supporting schedules) have been prepared in conformance
with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority
and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

/s/ Giro DeRosa
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Signature of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

July 25, 1996
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Date of Signature

The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with
Federal regulatory authority instructions. NOTE: These instructions may in
some cases differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) and declare that it has
been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.

/s/
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Director (Trustee)

/s/
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Director (Trustee)

/s/
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Director (Trustee)

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For Banks Submitting Hard Copy Report Forms:

State Member Banks: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank.

State Nonmember Banks: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return
address envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data
systems, 2127 Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

National Banks: Return the original only in the special return address envelope
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

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FDIC Certificate Number  | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 |               Banks should affix
                         ---------------------                the address label
                             (RCRI 90150)                       in this space.

                                            CALL NO. 196    31    06-30-96

                                            STAR: 25-0590 00327 STCERT: 25-02490

                                            FLEET NATIONAL BANK
                                            ONE MONARCH PLACE
                                            SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102


       Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit
        Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

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FOR BANKS SUBMITTING HARD COPY REPORT FORMS:

STATE MEMBER BANKS: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank.

STATE NONMEMBER BANKS: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

NATIONAL BANKS: Return the original only in the special return address envelope
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

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                              (RCRI 9050)                      CALL NO. 196               31                   06-30-96

                                                               STBK: 25-0590 00327      STCERT: 25-02499

                                                               FLEET NATIONAL BANK
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                                                               SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency





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Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for
A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SIGNATURE PAGE                                                             Cover

REPORT OF INCOME

Schedule RI--Income Statement...........................................RI-1,2,3
Schedule RI-A--Changes in Equity Capital....................................RI-4
Schedule RI-B--Charge-offs and Recoveries and
  Changes in Allowance for Loan and Lease
  Losses..................................................................RI-4,5
Schedule RI-C--Applicable Income Taxes by
  Taxing Authority..........................................................RI-5
Schedule RI-D--Income from
  International Operations..................................................RI-6
Schedule RI-E--Explanations...............................................RI-7,8

REPORT OF CONDITION

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet................................................RC-1,2
Schedule RC-A--Cash and Balances Due
  From Depository Institutions..............................................RC-3
Schedule RC-B--Securities...............................................RC-3,4,5
Schedule RC-C--Loans and Lease Financing
  Receivables:
    Part I. Loans and Leases..............................................RC-6,7
    Part II. Loans to Small Businesses and
      Small Farms (included in the forms for
      June 30 only).....................................................RC-7a,7b
Schedule RC-D--Trading Assets and Liabilities
  (to be completed only by selected banks)..................................RC-8
Schedule RC-E--Deposit Liabilities....................................RC-9,10,11
Schedule RC-F--Other Assets................................................RC-11
Schedule RC-G--Other Liabilities...........................................RC-11
Schedule RC-H--Selected Balance Sheet Items for
  Domestic Offices.........................................................RC-12
Schedule RC-I--Selected Assets and Liabilities
  of IBFs..................................................................RC-13
Schedule RC-K--Quarterly Averages..........................................RC-13
Schedule RC-L--Off-Balance Sheet Items...............................RC-14,15,16
Schedule RC-M--Memoranda................................................RC-17,18
Schedule RC-N--Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans,
  Leases, and Other Assets..............................................RC-19,20
Schedule RC-O--Other Data for Deposit
  Insurance Assessments.................................................RC-21,22
Schedule RC-R--Regulatory Capital.......................................RC-23,24
Optional Narrative Statement Concerning the
  Amounts Reported in the Reports of
  Condition and Income.....................................................RC-25
Special Report (TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL BANKS)
Schedule RC-J--Repricing Opportunities (sent only to
  and to be completed only by savings banks)

DISCLOSURE OF ESTIMATED BURDEN

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is
32.2 hours per respondent and is estimated to vary from 15 to 230 hours per
response, depending on individual circumstances. Burden estimates include the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required
form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for
compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a
respondent's activities. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden
estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, D.C. 20503, and to one of the following:

Secretary
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Washington, D.C. 20551

Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C. 20219

Assistant Executive Secretary
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C. 20429

For information or assistance, National and State nonmember banks should
contact the FDIC's Call Reports Analysis Unit, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington,
D.C. 20429, toll free on (800) 688-FDIC (3342), Monday through Friday between
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern time. State member banks should contact their
Federal Reserve District Bank.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-1
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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Consolidated Report of Income
for the period January 1, 1996 - June 30, 1996

All Report of Income schedules are to be reported on a calendar year-to-date
basis in thousands of dollars.

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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Income Statement                                                                              _________
                                                                                                          |  I480   |
                                                                                              ______________________
                                                             Dollar Amounts in Thousands      | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou  |
______________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|
<S>                                                                                           <C>                  <C>
1. Interest income:                                                                           | //////////////////  |
   a. Interest and fee income on loans:                                                       | //////////////////  |
      (1) In domestic offices:                                                                | //////////////////  |
          (a) Loans secured by real estate .................................................. | 4011       616,395  | 1.a.(1)(a)
          (b) Loans to depository institutions .............................................. | 4019           588  | 1.a.(1)(b)
          (c) Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ........... | 4024           286  | 1.a.(1)(c)
          (d) Commercial and industrial loans ............................................... | 4012       562,807  | 1.a.(1)(d)
          (e) Acceptances of other banks .................................................... | 4026           261  | 1.a.(1)(e)
          (f) Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures:    | //////////////////  |
              (1) Credit cards and related plans ............................................ | 4054         9,643  | 1.a.(1)(f)(1)
              (2) Other ..................................................................... | 4055        97,346  | 1.a.(1)(f)(2)
          (g) Loans to foreign governments and official institutions ........................ | 4056             0  | 1.a.(1)(g)
          (h) Obligations (other than securities and leases) of states and political          | //////////////////  |
              subdivisions in the U.S.:                                                       | //////////////////  |
              (1) Taxable obligations ....................................................... | 4503             0  | 1.a.(1)(h)(1)
              (2) Tax-exempt obligations .................................................... | 4504         5,232  | 1.a.(1)(h)(2)
          (i) All other loans in domestic offices ........................................... | 4058        84,576  | 1.a.(1)(i)
      (2) In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 4059         1,981  | 1.a.(2)
   b. Income from lease financing receivables:                                                | //////////////////  |
      (1) Taxable leases .................................................................... | 4505        75,341  | 1.b.(1)
      (2) Tax-exempt leases ................................................................. | 4307           791  | 1.b.(2)
   c. Interest income on balances due from depository institutions:(1)                        | //////////////////  |
      (1) In domestic offices ............................................................... | 4105           914  | 1.c.(1)
      (2) In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 4106           142  | 1.c.(2)
   d. Interest and dividend income on securities:                                             | //////////////////  |
      (1) U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations ... | 4027       209,142  | 1.d.(1)
      (2) Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S.:                 | //////////////////  |
          (a) Taxable securities ............................................................ | 4506             0  | 1.d.(2)(a)
          (b) Tax-exempt securities ......................................................... | 4507         2,953  | 1.d.(2)(b)
      (3) Other domestic debt securities .................................................... | 3657        12,164  | 1.d.(3)
      (4) Foreign debt securities ........................................................... | 3658         3,348  | 1.d.(4)
      (5) Equity securities (including investments in mutual funds) ......................... | 3659        10,212  | 1.d.(5)
   e. Interest income from trading assets.................................................... | 4069           360  | 1.e.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-2
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Continued
                                                                                   ________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands       | Year-to-date |
___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________
<S>                                                                          <C>                    <C>
 1. Interest income (continued)                                              | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
    f. Interest income on federal funds sold and securities purchased        | ////////////////// |
       under agreements to resell in domestic offices of the bank and of     | ////////////////// |
       its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .................... | 4020        24,925 |  1.f.
    g. Total interest income (sum of items 1.a through 1.f) ................ | 4107     1,719,407 |  1.g.
 2. Interest expense:                                                        | ////////////////// |
    a. Interest on deposits:                                                 | ////////////////// |
       (1) Interest on deposits in domestic offices:                         | ////////////////// |
           (a) Transaction accounts (NOW accounts, ATS accounts, and         | ////////////////// |
               telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts) .............. | 4508         8,583 |  2.a.(1)(a)
           (b) Nontransaction accounts:                                      | ////////////////// |
               (1) Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................... | 4509       133,915 |  2.a.(1)(b)(1)
               (2) Other savings deposits .................................. | 4511        26,678 |  2.a.(1)(b)(2)
               (3) Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ........ | 4174        88,690 |  2.a.(1)(b)(3)
               (4) All other time deposits ................................. | 4512       214,225 |  2.a.(1)(b)(4)
       (2) Interest on deposits in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement       | ////////////////// |
           subsidiaries, and IBFs .......................................... | 4172        50,022 |  2.a.(2)
    b. Expense of federal funds purchased and securities sold under          | ////////////////// |
       agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of       | ////////////////// |
       its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .................... | 4180       152,094 |  2.b.
    c. Interest on demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury, trading         | ////////////////// |
       liabilities, and other borrowed money ............................... | 4185       121,525 |  2.c.
    d. Interest on mortgage indebtedness and obligations under               | ////////////////// |
       capitalized leases .................................................. | 4072           361 |  2.d.
    e. Interest on subordinated notes and debentures ....................... | 4200        26,110 |  2.e.
    f. Total interest expense (sum of items 2.a through 2.e) ............... | 4073       822,203 |  2.f.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 3. Net interest income (item 1.g minus 2.f) ............................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4074 |      897,204 |  3.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 4. Provisions:                                                              | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    a. Provision for loan and lease losses ................................. | ////////////////// | RIAD 4230 |       21,672 |  4.a.
    b. Provision for allocated transfer risk ............................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4243 |            0 |  4.b.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 5. Noninterest income:                                                      | ////////////////// |
    a. Income from fiduciary activities .................................... | 4070       144,614 |  5.a.
    b. Service charges on deposit accounts in domestic offices ............. | 4080       111,736 |  5.b.
    c. Trading revenue (must equal Schedule RI, sum of Memorandum            | ////////////////// |
       items 8.a through 8.d)...............................................   A220        10,646    5.c.
    d. Other foreign transaction gains (losses) ............................ | 4076           247 |  5.d.
    e. Not applicable                                                        | ////////////////// |
    f. Other noninterest income:                                             | ////////////////// |
       (1) Other fee income ................................................ | 5407       372,950 |  5.f.(1)
       (2) All other noninterest income* ................................... | 5408       211,593 |  5.f.(2)
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    g. Total noninterest income (sum of items 5.a through 5.f) ............. | ////////////////// | RIAD 4079 |      851,786 |  5.g.
 6. a. Realized gains (losses) on held-to-maturity securities .............. | ////////////////// | RIAD 3521 |            1 |  6.a.
    b. Realized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............ | ////////////////// | RIAD 3196 |       16,126 |  6.b.
                                                                                                    ___________________________
 7. Noninterest expense:                                                     | ////////////////// |
    a. Salaries and employee benefits ...................................... | 4135       322,146 |  7.a.
    b. Expenses of premises and fixed assets (net of rental income)          | ////////////////// |
       (excluding salaries and employee benefits and mortgage interest) .... | 4217       114,912 |  7.b.
    c. Other noninterest expense* .......................................... | 4092       631,554 |  7.c.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    d. Total noninterest expense (sum of items 7.a through 7.c) ............ | ////////////////// | RIAD 4093 |    1,068,612 |  7.d.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 8. Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary items and other      | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    adjustments (item 3 plus or minus items 4.a, 4.b, 5.g, 6.a, 6.b, and 7.d)| ////////////////// | RIAD 4301 |      674,833 |  8.
 9. Applicable income taxes (on item 8) .................................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4302 |      280,303 |  9.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
10. Income (loss) before extraordinary items and other adjustments           | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    (item 8 minus 9) ....................................................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4300 |      394,530 | 10.
                                                                             _________________________________________________
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*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-3
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Continued
                                                                                 ________________
                                                                                 | Year-to-date |
                                                                           ______ ______________
                                               Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________
<S>                                                                        <C>                    <C>
11. Extraordinary items and other adjustments:                             | ////////////////// |
    a. Extraordinary items and other adjustments, gross of income taxes* . | 4310             0 | 11.a.
    b. Applicable income taxes (on item 11.a)* ........................... | 4315             0 | 11.b.
    c. Extraordinary items and other adjustments, net of income taxes      | ////////////////// |__________________________
       (item 11.a minus 11.b) ............................................ | ////////////////// | RIAD 4320 |            0 | 11.c.
12. Net income (loss) (sum of items 10 and 11.c) ......................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4340 |      394,530 | 12.
                                                                           _________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
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                                                                                                                  |  I481  |
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Memoranda                                                                                                   | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                      ______ ______________
                                                                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                    <C>
 1. Interest expense incurred to carry tax-exempt securities, loans, and leases acquired after        | ////////////////// |
    August 7, 1986, that is not deductible for federal income tax purposes .......................... | 4513         1,798 | M.1.
 2. Income from the sale and servicing of mutual funds and annuities in domestic offices              | ////////////////// |
    (included in Schedule RI, item 8) ............................................................... | 8431        20,910 | M.2.
 3.-4. Not applicable                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
 5. Number of full-time equivalent employees on payroll at end of current period (round to            | ////        Number |
    nearest whole number) ........................................................................... | 4150         9,852 | M.5.
 6. Not applicable                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
 7. If the reporting bank has restated its balance sheet as a result of applying push down            | ////      MM DD YY |
    accounting this calendar year, report the date of the bank's acquisition ........................ | 9106      00/00/00 | M.7.
 8. Trading revenue (from cash instruments and off-balance sheet derivative instruments)              | ////////////////// |
    (sum of Memorandum items 8.a through 8.d must equal Schedule RI, item 5.c):                       | ////  Bil Mil Thou |
    a. Interest rate exposures ...................................................................... | 8757         1,428 | M.8.a.
    b. Foreign exchange exposures ................................................................... | 8758         9,218 | M.8.b.
    c. Equity security and index exposures .......................................................... | 8759             0 | M.8.c.
    d. Commodity and other exposures ................................................................ | 8760             0 | M.8.d.
 9. Impact on income of off-balance sheet derivatives held for purposes other than trading:           | ////////////////// |
    a. Net increase (decrease) to interest income.....................................................| 8761        (5,575)| M.9.a.
    b. Net (increase) decrease to interest expense ...................................................| 8762        (5,752)| M.9.b.
    c. Other (noninterest) allocations ...............................................................| 8763          (172)| M.9.c.
10. Credit losses on off-balance sheet derivatives (see instructions).................................| A251             0 | M.10.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-4
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-A--Changes in Equity Capital

Indicate decreases and losses in parentheses.                                                               _________
                                                                                                            |  I483 |
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                                                                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________|
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                    <C>
 1. Total equity capital originally reported in the December 31, 1995, Reports of Condition           | ////////////////// |
    and Income ...................................................................................... | 3215     1,342,473 |  1.
 2. Equity capital adjustments from amended Reports of Income, net* ................................. | 3216             0 |  2.
 3. Amended balance end of previous calendar year (sum of items 1 and 2) ............................ | 3217     1,342,473 |  3.
 4. Net income (loss) (must equal Schedule RI, item 12) ............................................. | 4340       394,530 |  4.
 5. Sale, conversion, acquisition, or retirement of capital stock, net .............................. | 4346             0 |  5.
 6. Changes incident to business combinations, net .................................................. | 4356     4,161,079 |  6.
 7. LESS: Cash dividends declared on preferred stock ................................................ | 4470             0 |  7.
 8. LESS: Cash dividends declared on common stock ................................................... | 4460       490,634 |  8.
 9. Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles from prior years* (see instructions         | ////////////////// |
    for this schedule) .............................................................................. | 4411             0 |  9.
10. Corrections of material accounting errors from prior years* (see instructions for this schedule)  | 4412             0 | 10.
11. Change in net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................ | 8433       (46,607)| 11.
12. Foreign currency translation adjustments ........................................................ | 4414             0 | 12.
13. Other transactions with parent holding company* (not included in items 5, 7, or 8 above) ........ | 4415    (1,003,722)| 13.
14. Total equity capital end of current period (sum of items 3 through 13) (must equal Schedule RC,   | ////////////////// |
    item 28) ........................................................................................ | 3210     4,357,119 | 14.
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*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.


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Schedule RI-B--Charge-offs and Recoveries and Changes
               in Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

Part I. Charge-offs and Recoveries on Loans and Leases

Part I excludes charge-offs and recoveries through
the allocated transfer risk reserve.
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                                                                                                               |  I486  |
                                                                              __________________________________________
                                                                              |      (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |     Charge-offs    |     Recoveries     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              |         Calendar year-to-date           |
                                                                               _________________________________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Loans secured by real estate:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4651        35,701 | 4661         8,412 | 1.a.
   b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4652             0 | 4662             0 | 1.b.
2. Loans to depository institutions and acceptances of other banks:           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. banks and other U.S. depository institutions .................. | 4653             0 | 4663             0 | 2.a.
   b. To foreign banks ...................................................... | 4654             0 | 4664             0 | 2.b.
3. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ...... | 4655             2 | 4665            22 | 3.
4. Commercial and industrial loans:                                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4645        38,139 | 4617        19,005 | 4.a.
   b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4646             0 | 4618           102 | 4.b.
5. Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   expenditures:                                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Credit cards and related plans ........................................ | 4656         1,137 | 4666           733 | 5.a.
   b. Other (includes single payment, installment, and all student loans) ... | 4657         7,864 | 4667         2,681 | 5.b.
6. Loans to foreign governments and official institutions ................... | 4643             0 | 4627             0 | 6.
7. All other loans .......................................................... | 4644           826 | 4628           541 | 7.
8. Lease financing receivables:                                               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4658         3,729 | 4668         3,241 | 8.a.
   b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4659             0 | 4669             0 | 8.b.
9. Total (sum of items 1 through 8) ......................................... | 4635        87,398 | 4605        34,737 | 9.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-5
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-B--Continued

Part I. Continued

Memoranda

                                                                              __________________________________________
                                                                              |      (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |     Charge-offs    |     Recoveries     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              |         Calendar year-to-date           |
                                                                               _________________________________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1-3. Not applicable                                                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
4. Loans to finance commercial real estate, construction, and land            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   development activities (not secured by real estate) included in            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RI-B, part I, items 4 and 7, above .............................. | 5409           383 | 5410         1,374 | M.4.
5. Loans secured by real estate in domestic offices (included in              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RI-B, part I, item 1, above):                                     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Construction and land development ..................................... | 3582           189 | 3583           253 | M.5.a.
   b. Secured by farmland ................................................... | 3584           145 | 3585           131 | M.5.b.
   c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by 1-4 family residential         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          properties and extended under lines of credit ..................... | 5411         2,650 | 5412           108 | M.5.c.(1)
      (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties ...... | 5413        13,892 | 5414         1,231 | M.5.c.(2)
   d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties ............. | 3588           837 | 3589           395 | M.5.d.
   e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties .......................... | 3590        17,988 | 3591         6,294 | M.5.e.
                                                                              |_________________________________________|
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Part II. Changes in Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    _____________________

                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                  <C>
1. Balance originally reported in the December 31, 1995, Reports of Condition and Income.......... | 3124       266,943 | 1.
2. Recoveries (must equal part I, item 9, column B above) ........................................ | 4605        34,737 | 2.
3. LESS: Charge-offs (must equal part I, item 9, column A above) ................................. | 4635        87,398 | 3.
4. Provision for loan and lease losses (must equal Schedule RI, item 4.a)......................... | 4230        21,672 | 4.
5. Adjustments* (see instructions for this schedule) ................................ ............ | 4815       636,497 | 5.
6. Balance end of current period (sum of items 1 through 5) (must equal Schedule RC,               | ////////////////// |
   item 4.b) ..................................................................................... | 3123       872,451 | 6.
                                                                                                   |____________________|
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*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.



Schedule RI-C--Applicable Income Taxes by Taxing Authority

Schedule RI-C is to be reported with the December Report of Income.
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               |  I489  | <-
                                                                                                    ____________ ________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
1. Federal ....................................................................................... | 4780           N/A | 1.
2. State and local................................................................................ | 4790           N/A | 2.
3. Foreign ....................................................................................... | 4795           N/A | 3.
4. Total (sum of items 1 through 3) (must equal sum of Schedule RI, items 9 and 11.b) ............ | 4770           N/A | 4.
                                                                       ____________________________|                    |
5. Deferred portion of item 4 ........................................ | RIAD 4772 |           N/A | ////////////////// | 5.
                                                                       __________________________________________________

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-6
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-D--Income from International Operations

For all banks with foreign offices, Edge or Agreement subsidiaries, or IBFs where international operations
account for more than 10 percent of total revenues, total assets, or net income.

Part I. Estimated Income from International Operations

                                                                                                             __________
                                                                                                             |  I492  | <-
                                                                                                       ______ ________
                                                                                                       | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                 ______ ______________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income and expense booked at foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,       | ////////////////// |
   and IBFs:                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
   a. Interest income booked ................................................................... | 4837           N/A | 1.a.
   b. Interest expense booked .................................................................. | 4838           N/A | 1.b.
   c. Net interest income booked at foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs   | ////////////////// |
      (item 1.a minus 1.b) ..................................................................... | 4839           N/A | 1.c.
2. Adjustments for booking location of international operations:                                 | ////////////////// |
   a. Net interest income attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices .. | 4840           N/A | 2.a.
   b. Net interest income attributable to domestic business booked at foreign offices .......... | 4841           N/A | 2.b.
   c. Net booking location adjustment (item 2.a minus 2.b) ..................................... | 4842           N/A | 2.c.
3. Noninterest income and expense attributable to international operations:                      | ////////////////// |
   a. Noninterest income attributable to international operations .............................. | 4097           N/A | 3.a.
   b. Provision for loan and lease losses attributable to international operations ............. | 4235           N/A | 3.b.
   c. Other noninterest expense attributable to international operations ....................... | 4239           N/A | 3.c.
   d. Net noninterest income (expense) attributable to international operations (item 3.a        | ////////////////// |
      minus 3.b and 3.c) ....................................................................... | 4843           N/A | 3.d.
4. Estimated pretax income attributable to international operations before capital allocation    | ////////////////// |
   adjustment (sum of items 1.c, 2.c, and 3.d) ................................................. | 4844           N/A | 4.
5. Adjustment to pretax income for internal allocations to international operations to reflect   | ////////////////// |
   the effects of equity capital on overall bank funding costs ................................. | 4845           N/A | 5.
6. Estimated pretax income attributable to international operations after capital allocation     | ////////////////// |
   adjustment (sum of items 4 and 5) ........................................................... | 4846           N/A | 6.
7. Income taxes attributable to income from international operations as estimated in item 6 .... | 4797           N/A | 7.
8. Estimated net income attributable to international operations (item 6 minus 7) .............. | 4341           N/A | 8.
                                                                                                 ______________________
<CAPTION>
Memoranda                                                                                        ______________________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Intracompany interest income included in item 1.a above ..................................... | 4847           N/A | M.1.
2. Intracompany interest expense included in item 1.b above .................................... | 4848           N/A | M.2.
                                                                                                 ______________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Part II. Supplementary Details on Income from International Operations Required
by the Departments of Commerce and Treasury for Purposes of the U.S.
International Accounts and the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts
                                                                                                       ________________
                                                                                                       | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                 ______ ______________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income booked at IBFs .............................................................. | 4849           N/A | 1.
2. Interest expense booked at IBFs ............................................................. | 4850           N/A | 2.
3. Noninterest income attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices        | ////////////////// |
   (excluding IBFs):                                                                             | ////////////////// |
   a. Gains (losses) and extraordinary items ................................................... | 5491           N/A | 3.a.
   b. Fees and other noninterest income ........................................................ | 5492           N/A | 3.b.
4. Provision for loan and lease losses attributable to international operations booked at        | ////////////////// |
   domestic offices (excluding IBFs) ........................................................... | 4852           N/A | 4.
5. Other noninterest expense attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices | ////////////////// |
   (excluding IBFs) ............................................................................ | 4853           N/A | 5.
                                                                                                 ______________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-7
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-E--Explanations

Schedule RI-E is to be completed each quarter on a calendar year-to-date basis.

Detail all adjustments in Schedules RI-A and RI-B, all extraordinary items and other adjustments in Schedule RI, and all
significant items of other noninterest income and other noninterest expense in Schedule RI. (See instructions for details.)
                                                                                                              __________
                                                                                                              |  I495  | <-
                                                                                                        ______ ________
                                                                                                        | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                  ______ ______________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
 1. All other noninterest income (from Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2))                                 | ////////////////// |
    Report amounts that exceed 10% of Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2):                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Net gains on other real estate owned ..................................................... | 5415             0 | 1.a.
    b. Net gains on sales of loans .............................................................. | 5416             0 | 1.b.
    c. Net gains on sales of premises and fixed assets .......................................... | 5417             0 | 1.c.
    Itemize and describe the three largest other amounts that exceed 10% of                       | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2):                                                                    | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 4461 | Income on Mortgages Held for Resale                                          | 4461        81,194 | 1.d.

    e. | TEXT 4462 | Gain From Branch Divestitures                                                | 4462        77,976 | 1.e.
        ___________
    f. | TEXT 4463 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4463               | 1.f.
       _____________
 2. Other noninterest expense (from Schedule RI, item 7.c):                                       | ////////////////// |
    a. Amortization expense of intangible assets ................................................ | 4531       135,939 | 2.a.
    Report amounts that exceed 10% of Schedule RI, item 7.c:                                      | ////////////////// |
    b. Net losses on other real estate owned .................................................... | 5418             0 | 2.b.
    c. Net losses on sales of loans ............................................................. | 5419             0 | 2.c.
    d. Net losses on sales of premises and fixed assets ......................................... | 5420             0 | 2.d.
    Itemize and describe the three largest other amounts that exceed 10% of                       | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI, item 7.c:                                                                        | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    e. | TEXT 4464 | Intercompany Corporate Support Function Charges                              | 4464       143,184 | 2.e.
        ___________
    f. | TEXT 4467 | Intercompany Data Processing & Programming Charges                           | 4467       158,034 | 2.f.
        ___________
    g. | TEXT 4468 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4468               | 2.g.
       _____________
 3. Extraordinary items and other adjustments (from Schedule RI, item 11.a) and                   | ////////////////// |
    applicable income tax effect (from Schedule RI, item 11.b) (itemize and describe              | ////////////////// |
    all extraordinary items and other adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
           _____________
    a. (1) | TEXT 4469 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4469               | 3.a.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4486 |               | ////////////////// | 3.a.(2)
           _____________                                              ____________________________
    b. (1) | TEXT 4487 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4487               | 3.b.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4488 |               | ////////////////// | 3.b.(2)
           _____________                                              ____________________________
    c. (1) | TEXT 4489 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4489               | 3.c.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4491 |               | ////////////////// | 3.c.(2)
                                                                      ____________________________
 4. Equity capital adjustments from amended Reports of Income (from Schedule RI-A,                | ////////////////// |
    item 2) (itemize and describe all adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4492 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4492               | 4.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4493 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4493               | 4.b.
       _____________
 5. Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles from prior years (from                  | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI-A, item 9) (itemize and describe all changes in accounting principles):           | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4494 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4494               | 5.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4495 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4495               | 5.b.
       _____________
 6. Corrections of material accounting errors from prior years (from Schedule RI-A,               | ////////////////// |
    item 10) (itemize and describe all corrections):                                              | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4496 |                                                                                4496               | 6.a.
        ___________|______________________________________________________________________________
    b. | TEXT 4497                                                                                  4497               | 6.b.
       ____________|____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                            Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-8
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-E--Continued
                                                                                                        ________________
                                                                                                        | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                  ______ ______________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
 7. Other transactions with parent holding company (from Schedule RI-A, item 13)                  | ////////////////// |
    (itemize and describe all such transactions):                                                 | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4498 |  Fleet National Bank Surplus Distribution to FFG                             | 4498   (1,003,722) | 7.a.
        __________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
    b. | TEXT 4499 |                                                                              | 4499               | 7.b.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________
 8. Adjustments to allowance for loan and lease losses (from Schedule RI-B, part II,              | ////////////////// |
    item 5) (itemize and describe all adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
       _____________                                                                              |                    |
    a. | TEXT 4521 |  12/31/95 Ending Balance of Pooled Entities                                  | 4521               | 8.a.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
    b. | TEXT 4522 |                                                                              | 4522               | 8.b.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
                                                                                                   ____________________
 9. Other explanations (the space below is provided for the bank to briefly describe,             |   I498   |   I499  | <-
                                                                                                  ______________________
    at its option, any other significant items affecting the Report of Income):
               ___
    No comment |X| (RIAD 4769)
               ___
    Other explanations (please type or print clearly):
    (TEXT 4769)
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RC-1
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial
and State-Chartered Savings Banks for June 30, 1996

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars.  Unless otherwise indicated,
report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
                                                                                                             __________
                                                                                                             |  C400  | <-
                                                                                                 ____________ ________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                     <C>
ASSETS                                                                                           | ////////////////// |
 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):                     | ////////////////// |
    a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ................................... | 0081     4,130,928 |  1.a.
    b. Interest-bearing balances(2) ............................................................ | 0071        46,521 |  1.b.
 2. Securities:                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A) .............................. | 1754       257,441 |  2.a.
    b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) ............................ | 1773     7,250,067 |  2.b.
 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices   | ////////////////// |
    of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Federal funds sold ...................................................................... | 0276        17,428 |  3.a.
    b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell ......................................... | 0277             0 |  3.b.
 4. Loans and lease financing receivables:                           ____________________________| ////////////////// |
    a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C) | RCFD 2122 |    31,278,251 | ////////////////// |  4.a.
    b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ................... | RCFD 3123 |       872,451 | ////////////////// |  4.b.
    c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ....................... | RCFD 3128 |             0 | ////////////////// |  4.c.
                                                                     ____________________________
    d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income,                                                 | ////////////////// |
       allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ..................................... | 2125    30,405,800 |  4.d.
 5. Trading assets (from schedule RC-D )........................................................ | 3545        71,354 |  5.
 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................................... | 2145       534,844 |  6.
 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ............................................... | 2150        34,546 |  7.
 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ... | 2130             0 |  8.
 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............................... | 2155        16,634 |  9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................................... | 2143     2,283,414 | 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .......................................................... | 2160     3,978,638 | 11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ................................................... | 2170    49,027,615 | 12.
                                                                                                 ______________________
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(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-2
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC--Continued
                                                                                               ___________________________
                                                                   Dollar Amounts in Thousands | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                            <C>                         <C>
LIABILITIES                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
13. Deposits:                                                                                  | /////////////////////// |
    a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E,               | /////////////////////// |
       part I) ............................................................................... | RCON 2200    34,110,580 | 13.a.
                                                                   ____________________________
       (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ................................ | RCON 6631      10,202,036 | /////////////////////// | 13.a.(1)
       (2) Interest-bearing ...................................... | RCON 6636      23,908,544 | /////////////////////// | 13.a.(2)
                                                                   ____________________________
    b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E,      | /////////////////////// |
       part II) .............................................................................. | RCFN 2200     1,745,663 | 13.b.
                                                                   ____________________________
       (1) Noninterest-bearing ................................... | RCFN 6631             400 | /////////////////////// | 13.b.(1)
       (2) Interest-bearing ...................................... | RCFN 6636       1,745,263 | /////////////////////// | 13.b.(2)
                                                                   ____________________________
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic     | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Federal funds purchased ............................................................... | RCFD 0278     4,302,800 | 14.a.
    b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ........................................ | RCFD 0279       566,036 | 14.b.
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .............................................. | RCON 2840        14,411 | 15.a.
    b. Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) .............................................. | RCFD 3548        57,446 | 15.b.
16. Other borrowed money:                                                                      | /////////////////////// |
    a. With a remaining maturity of one year or less.......................................... | RCFD 2332       487,435 | 16.a.
    b. With a remaining maturity of more than one year........................................ | RCFD 2333       893,259 | 16.b.
17. Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases ........................... | RCFD 2910        11,561 | 17.
18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ................................. | RCFD 2920        16,634 | 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................................ | RCFD 3200     1,213,219 | 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................................... | RCFD 2930     1,251,452 | 20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ........................................... | RCFD 2948    44,670,496 | 21.
                                                                                               | /////////////////////// |
22. Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus ......................................... | RCFD 3282             0 | 22.
EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                                 | /////////////////////// |
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................................ | RCFD 3838       125,000 | 23.
24. Common stock ............................................................................. | RCFD 3230        19,487 | 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................................. | RCFD 3839     2,551,927 | 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................................ | RCFD 3632     1,693,408 | 26.a.
    b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................ | RCFD 8434       (32,703)| 26.b.
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ...................................... | RCFD 3284             0 | 27.
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ........................................ | RCFD 3210     4,357,119 | 28.
29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22,  | /////////////////////// |
    and 28) .................................................................................. | RCFD 3300    49,027,615 | 29.
                                                                                               ___________________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the                     Number
    most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external            __________________
    auditors as of any date during 1995 ............................................................... | RCFD 6724  N/A | M.1.
                                                                                                        __________________
<S>                                                              <C>
1 = Independent  audit of the  bank conducted  in  accordance    4 = Directors'  examination  of the  bank  performed  by other
    with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified        external  auditors (may  be required  by state  chartering
    public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank        authority)
2 = Independent  audit of the  bank's parent  holding company    5 = Review of  the bank's  financial  statements  by  external
    conducted in accordance with  generally accepted auditing        auditors
    standards  by a certified  public  accounting  firm which    6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external
    submits a  report  on the  consolidated  holding  company        auditors
    (but not on the bank separately)                             7 = Other  audit procedures  (excluding tax  preparation work)
3 = Directors'   examination  of   the  bank   conducted   in    8 = No external audit work
    accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing  standards
    by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by
    state chartering authority)
</TABLE>
____________
(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
    deposits.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-3
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-A--Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions
Exclude assets held for trading.
                                                                                                              __________
                                                                                                              |  C405  | <-
                                                                             _________________________________ ________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
                                                                             |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                             ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Cash items in process of collection, unposted debits, and currency and    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   coin .................................................................... | 0022     3,402,522 | ////////////////// | 1.
   a. Cash items in process of collection and unposted debits .............. | ////////////////// | 0020     2,655,163 | 1.a.
   b. Currency and coin .................................................... | ////////////////// | 0080       747,539 | 1.b.
2. Balances due from depository institutions in the U.S. ................... | ////////////////// | 0082       500,301 | 2.
   a. U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks (including their IBFs) ... | 0083             0 | ////////////////// | 2.a.
   b. Other commercial banks in the U.S. and other depository institutions   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      in the U.S. (including their IBFs) ................................... | 0085       500,373 | ////////////////// | 2.b.
3. Balances due from banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks .. | ////////////////// | 0070         7,902 | 3.
   a. Foreign branches of other U.S. banks ................................. | 0073           690 | ////////////////// | 3.a.
   b. Other banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks ........... | 0074         7,948 | ////////////////// | 3.b.
4. Balances due from Federal Reserve Banks ................................. | 0090       265,916 | 0090             0 | 4.
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (total of column A must equal            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC, sum of items 1.a and 1.b) .................................. | 0010     4,177,449 | 0010     4,176,641 | 5.
                                                                             ___________________________________________
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  ______________________
Memorandum                                                            Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
1. Noninterest-bearing balances due from commercial banks in the U.S. (included in item 2,        | ////////////////// |
   column B above) .............................................................................. | 0050       453,780 | M.1.
                                                                                                  ______________________
</TABLE>



Schedule RC-B--Securities
Exclude assets held for trading.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                                   _______
                                                                                                                  | C410  | <-

                                       ___________________________________________________________________________ ________
                                      |             Held-to-maturity            |            Available-for-sale           |
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                      |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                      |   Amortized Cost   |     Fair Value     |   Amortized Cost   |    Fair Value(1)   |
                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. U.S. Treasury securities ......... | 0211           250 | 0213           250 | 1286     1,274,624 | 1287     1,252,546 | 1.
2. U.S. Government agency             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   and corporation obligations        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (exclude mortgage-backed           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   securities):                       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Issued by U.S. Govern-          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      ment agencies(2) .............. | 1289             0 | 1290             0 | 1291             0 | 1293             0 | 2.a.
   b. Issued by U.S.                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      Government-sponsored            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      agencies(3) ................... | 1294             0 | 1295             0 | 1297           498 | 1298           505 | 2.b.
                                      _____________________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE>
_____________
(1) Includes equity securities without readily determinable fair values at
    historical cost in item 6.c, column D.
(2) Includes Small Business Administration "Guaranteed Loan Pool Certificates,"
    U.S. Maritime Administration obligations, and Export-Import Bank
    participation certificates.
(3) Includes obligations (other than mortgage-backed securities) issued by the
    Farm Credit System, the Federal Home Loan Bank System, the Federal Home
    Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the
    Financing Corporation, Resolution Funding Corporation, the Student Loan
    Marketing Association, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-4
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-B--Continued

                                    _____________________________________________________________________________________
                                    |             Held-to-maturity            |            Available-for-sale           |
                                     _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                    |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                    |   Amortized Cost   |     Fair Value     |   Amortized Cost   |    Fair Value(1)   |
                                     ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
        Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>                  <C>
3. Securities issued by states      | ////////////////// |/ //////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   and political subdivisions       | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   in the U.S.:                     | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. General obligations ......... | 1676       150,357 |1677       150,242 | 1678             0 | 1679            0  | 3.a.
   b. Revenue obligations ......... | 1681         8,887 |1686         8,889 | 1690             0 | 1691            0  | 3.b.
   c. Industrial development        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      and similiar obligations .....| 1694             0 |1695             0 | 1696             0 | 1697            0  | 3.c.
4. Mortgage-backed                  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   securities (MBS):                | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Pass-through securities:      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   (1) Guaranteed by                | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       GNMA ....................... | 1698             0 |1699             0 | 1701       861,176 | 1702      852,929  | 4.a.(1)
   (2) Issued by FNMA               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       and FHLMC  ................. | 1703           908 |1705           908 | 1706     4,854,605 | 1707    4,831,023  | 4.a.(2)
   (3) Other pass-through           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ///////////////////| /////////////////  |
       secruities ................. | 1709             4 |1710             4 | 1711             0 | 1713            0  | 4.a.(3)
  b.  Other mortgage-backed         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       securities (include CMO's,   | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       REMICs, and stripped         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       MBS):                        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed     | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           by FNMA, FHLMC,          | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           or GNMA ...............  | 1714             0 |1715             0 | 1716             0 | 1717            0  | 4.b.(1)
       (2) Collateralized           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           by MBS issued or         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           guaranteed by FNMA,      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           FHLMC, or GNMA ........  | 1718             0 |1719             0 | 1731             0 | 1732            0  | 4.b.(2)
       (3) All other mortgage-      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// |  ////////////////  |
           backed securities .....  | 1733             0 |1734             0 | 1735           518 | 1736          518  | 4.b.(3)
5. Other debt securities:           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Other domestic debt           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities..................  | 1737             0 |1738             0 | 1739           817 | 1741          812  | 5.a.
   b. Foreign debt                  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities .................  | 1742        97,035 |1743        78,878 | 1744             0 | 1746            0  | 5.b.
6. Equity securities:               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Investments in mutual         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      funds ......................  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1747             0 | 1748            0  | 6.a.
   b. Other equity securities       | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      with readily determin-        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      able fair values ...........  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1749             0 | 1751            0  | 6.b.
   c. All other equity              | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities (1) .............  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1752       311,734 | 1753      311,734  | 6.c.
7. Total (sum of items 1            | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   through 6) (total of             | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   column A must equal              | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   Schedule RC, item 2.a)           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   (total of column D must          | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   equal Schedule RC,               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   item 2.b) .....................  | 1754       257,441 | 1771      239,171 | 1772     7,303,972 | 1773    7,250,067  | 7.
                                    |__________________________________________________________________________________|
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1) Includes equity securities without readily determinable fair values at
   historical cost in item 6.c, column D.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                          Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-5
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-B--Continued


<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              ___________
Memoranda                                                                                                     |   C412  | <-
                                                                                                   ___________ _________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________  ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
1. Pledged securities(2) ......................................................................... | 0416     2,308,912 | M.1.
2. Maturity and repricing data for debt securities(2),(3),(4) (excluding those in                  | ////////////////// |
   nonaccrual status):                                                                             | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate debt securities with a remaining maturity of:                                     | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less ................................................................... | 0343        72,490 | M.2.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months .................................................... | 0344        77,125 | M.2.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year through five years ....................................................... | 0345     2,734,577 | M.2.a.(3)
      (4) Over five years ........................................................................ | 0346     2,925,207 | M.2.a.(4)
      (5) Total fixed rate debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.a.(1) through 2.a.(4)) ..... | 0347     5,809,399 | M.2.a.(5)
   b. Floating rate debt securities with a repricing frequency of:                                 | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently ........................................................... | 4544       531,365 | M.2.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly ........................ | 4545       855,010 | M.2.b.(2)
      (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than annually ................. | 4551             0 | M.2.b.(3)
      (4) Less frequently than every five years .................................................. | 4552             0 | M.2.b.(4)
      (5) Total floating rate debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.b.(1) through 2.b.(4)) .. | 4553     1,386,375 | M.2.b.(5)
   c. Total debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.a.(5) and 2.b.(5)) (must equal total debt   | ////////////////// |
      securities from Schedule RC-B, sum of items 1 through 5, columns A and D, minus nonaccrual   | ////////////////// |
      debt securities included in Schedule RC-N, item 9, column C) ............................... | 0393     7,195,774 | M.2.c.
3. Not applicable                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
4. Held-to-maturity debt securities restructured and in compliance with modified terms (included   | ////////////////// |
   in Schedule RC-B, items 3 through 5, column A, above) ......................................... | 5365             0 | M.4.
5. Not applicable                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
6. Floating rate debt securities with a remaining maturity of one year or less(2),(4) (included in | ////////////////// |
   Memorandum items 2.b(1) through 2.b.(4) above)................................................. | 5519         3,700 | M.6.
7. Amortized cost of held-to-maturity securities sold or transferred to available-for-sale or      | ////////////////// |
   trading securities during the calendar year-to-date (report the amortized cost at date of sale  | ////////////////// |
   or transfer ................................................................................... | 1778             0 | m.7.
8. High-risk mortgage securities (included in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale          | ////////////////// |
   accounts in Schedule RC-B, item 4.b):                                                           | ////////////////// |
   a. Amortized cost ............................................................................. | 8780             0 | M.8.a.
   b. Fair Value ................................................................................. | 8781             0 | M.8.b.
9. Structured notes (included in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale accounts in           | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC-B, items 2, 3, and 5):                                                              | ////////////////// |
   a. Amortized cost ............................................................................. | 8782             0 | M.9.a.
   b. Fair Value ................................................................................. | 8783             0 | M.9.b.
                                                                                                   ----------------------
</TABLE>
____________
(2) Includes held-to-maturity securities at amortized cost and
    available-for-sale securities at fair value.
(3) Exclude equity securities, e.g., investments in mutual funds, Federal
    Reserve stock, common stock, and preferred stock.
(4) Memorandum items 2 and 6 are not applicable to savings banks that must
    complete supplemental Schedule RC-J.




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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK:  25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                              Page RC-6
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

Schedule RC-C--Loans and Lease Financing Receivables

Part I. Loans and Leases
                                                                                                              _________
Do not deduct the allowance for loan and lease losses from amounts                                            |  C415  | <-
reported in this schedule.  Report total loans and leases, net of unearned   _________________________________|________|
income.  Exclude assets held for trading.                                    |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
                                                                             |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 1. Loans secured by real estate ........................................... | 1410    11,754,916 | ////////////////// |  1.
    a. Construction and land development ................................... | ////////////////// | 1415       433,880 |  1.a.
    b. Secured by farmland (including farm residential and other             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       improvements) ....................................................... | ////////////////// | 1420         2,172 |  1.b
    c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by 1-4 family residential       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           properties and extended under lines of credit ................... | ////////////////// | 1797     2,022,596 |  1.c.(1)
       (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties:     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           (a) Secured by first liens ...................................... | ////////////////// | 5367     4,418,239 |  1.c.(2)(a)
           (b) Secured by junior liens ..................................... | ////////////////// | 5368       492,952 |  1.c.(2)(b)
    d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties ........... | ////////////////// | 1460       559,373 |  1.d.
    e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties ........................ | ////////////////// | 1480     3,825,704 |  1.e.
 2. Loans to depository institutions:                                        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To commercial banks in the U.S. ..................................... | ////////////////// | 1505       143,682 |  2.a.
       (1) To U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks .................. | 1506             0 | ////////////////// |  2.a.(1)
       (2) To other commercial banks in the U.S. ........................... | 1507       143,682 | ////////////////// |  2.a.(2)
    b. To other depository institutions in the U.S. ........................ | 1517             0 | 1517        12,345 |  2.b.
    c. To banks in foreign countries ....................................... | ////////////////// | 1510           672 |  2.c.
       (1) To foreign branches of other U.S. banks ......................... | 1513           149 | ////////////////// |  2.c.(1)
       (2) To other banks in foreign countries ............................. | 1516           523 | ////////////////// |  2.c.(2)
 3. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers .... | 1590         5,889 | 1590         5,889 |  3.
 4. Commercial and industrial loans:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ....................................... | 1763    12,446,547 | 1763    12,402,858 |  4.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1764        83,521 | 1764        54,074 |  4.b.
 5. Acceptances of other banks:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Of U.S. banks ....................................................... | 1756             0 | 1756             0 |  5.a.
    b. Of foreign banks .................................................... | 1757             0 | 1757             0 |  5.b.
 6. Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    expenditures (i.e., consumer loans) (includes purchased paper) ......... | ////////////////// | 1975     2,217,352 |  6.
    a. Credit cards and related plans (includes check credit and other       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       revolving credit plans) ............................................. | 2008       161,652 | ////////////////// |  6.a.
    b. Other (includes single payment, installment, and all student loans).. | 2011     2,055,700 | ////////////////// |  6.b.
 7. Loans to foreign governments and official institutions (including        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    foreign central banks) ................................................. | 2081             0 | 2081             0 |  7.
 8. Obligations (other than securities and leases) of states and political   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    subdivisions in the U.S. (includes nonrated industrial development       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    obligations) ........................................................... | 2107       167,100 | 2107       167,100 |  8.
 9. Other loans ............................................................ | 1563     2,146,172 | ////////////////// |  9.
    a. Loans for purchasing or carrying securities (secured and unsecured).. | ////////////////// | 1545       156,275 |  9.a.
    b. All other loans (exclude consumer loans) ............................ | ////////////////// | 1564     1,989,897 |  9.b.
10. Lease financing receivables (net of unearned income) ................... | ////////////////// | 2165     2,300,055 | 10.
    a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ....................................... | 2182     2,300,055 | ////////////////// | 10.a.
    b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 2183             0 | ////////////////// | 10.b.
11. LESS: Any unearned income on loans reflected in items 1-9 above ........ | 2123             0 | 2123             0 | 11.
12. Total loans and leases, net of unearned income (sum of items 1 through   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    10 minus item 11) (total of column A must equal Schedule RC, item 4.a).. | 2122    31,278,251 | 2122    31,205,115 | 12.
                                                                             ___________________________________________
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<S>                                                                              <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                        Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                             Page:  RC-7
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-C--Continued

Part I. Continued
                                                                             ___________________________________________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
Memoranda                                                                    |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                  <C>
 1. Commercial paper included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above .............. | 1496             0 | 1496             0 | M.1.
 2. Loans and leases restructured and in compliance with modified terms      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above and not reported as past due   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    or nonaccrual in Schedule RC-N, Memorandum item 1):                      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Loans secured by real estate:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1687           511 | M.2.a.(1)
       (2) To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............................... | 1689             0 | M.2.a.(2)
    b. All other loans and all lease financing receivables (exclude loans    | ////////////////// |
       to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures)| 8691             0 | M.2.b.
    c. Commercial and industrial loans to and lease financing receivables    | ////////////////// |
       of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) included in Memorandum item 2.b     | ////////////////// |
       above ............................................................... | 8692             0 | M.2.c.
 3. Maturity and repricing data for loans and leases(1) (excluding those     | ////////////////// |
    in nonaccrual status):                                                   | ////////////////// |
    a. Fixed rate loans and leases with a remaining maturity of:             | ////////////////// |
       (1) Three months or less ............................................ | 0348    10,215,575 | M.3.a.(1)
       (2) Over three months through 12 months ............................. | 0349       369,421 | M.3.a.(2)
       (3) Over one year through five years ................................ | 0356     3,479,742 | M.3.a.(3)
       (4) Over five years ................................................. | 0357     5,791,166 | M.3.a.(4)
       (5) Total fixed rate loans and leases (sum of                         | ////////////////// |
           Memorandum items 3.a.(1) through 3.a.(4)) ....................... | 0358    19,855,904 | M.3.a.(5)
    b. Floating rate loans with a repricing frequency of:                    | ////////////////// |
       (1) Quarterly or more frequently .................................... | 4554     8,960,876 | M.3.b.(1)
       (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly . | 4555     1,848,295 | M.3.b.(2)
       (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than     | ////////////////// |
           annually ........................................................ | 4561       250,031 | M.3.b.(3)
       (4) Less frequently than every five years ........................... | 4564        12,721 | M.3.b.(4)
       (5) Total floating rate loans (sum of Memorandum items 3.b.(1)        | ////////////////// |
           through 3.b.(4)) ................................................ | 4567    11,071,923 | M.3.b.(5)
    c. Total loans and leases (sum of Memorandum items 3.a.(5) and 3.b.(5))  | ////////////////// |
       (must equal the sum of total loans and leases, net, from              | ////////////////// |
       Schedule RC-C, part I, item 12, plus unearned income from             | ////////////////// |
       Schedule RC-C, part I, item 11, minus total nonaccrual loans and      | ////////////////// |
       leases from Schedule RC-N, sum of items 1 through 8, column C) ...... | 1479    30,927,827 | M.3.c.
    d. FLOATING RATE LOANS WITH A REMAINING MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS     | ////////////////// |
       (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEMS 3.b.(1) THROUGH 3.b.(4) ABOVE)......... | A246     1,543,411 | M.3.d.
 4. Loans to finance commercial real estate, construction, and land          | ////////////////// |
    development activities (NOT SECURED BY REAL ESTATE) included in          | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RC-C, part I, items 4 and 9, column A, page RC-6(2) ........... | 2746       271,706 | M.4.
 5. Loans and leases held for sale (included in Schedule RC-C, part I,       | ////////////////// |
    above .................................................................. | 5369             0 | M.5.
                                                                             | ////////////////// |_____________________
 6. Adjustable rate closed-end loans secured by first liens on 1-4 family    | ////////////////// | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
    residential properties (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, item          | ////////////////// | ___________________|
    1.c.(2)(a), column B, page RC-6) ....................................... | ////////////////// | 5370     1.655.898 | M.6.
                                                                             |_________________________________________|
</TABLE>
_____________________________
(1) Memorandum item 3 is not applicable to savings banks that must complete
    supplememtal Schedule RC-J.
(2) Exclude loans secured by real estate that are included in Schedule RC-C,
    part I, item 1, column A.


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<S>                                                                             <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK:  25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                             Page RC-7a
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

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<TABLE>

<S>                                                                                                 <C>

Schedule RC-C--Continued

Part II. Loans to Small Businesses and Small Farms

Schedule RC-C, Part II is to be reported only with the June Report of Condition.

Report the number and amount currently outstanding as of June 30 of business loans with "original amounts" of $1,000,000 or less
and farm loans with "original amounts" of $500,000 or less. The following guidelines should be used to determine the "original
amount" of a loan: (1) For loans drawn down under lines of credit or loan commitments, the "original amount" of the loan is the
size of the line of credit or loan commitment when the line of credit or loan commitment was most recently approved, extended, or
renewed prior to the report date. However, if the amount currently outstanding as of the report date exceeds this size, the
"original amount" is the amount currently outstanding on the report date. (2) For loan participations and syndications, the
"original amount" of the loan participation or syndication is the entire amount of the credit originated by the lead lender.
(3) For all other loans, the "original amount" is the total amount of the loan at origination or the amount currently
outstanding as of the report date, whichever is larger.

Loans to Small Businesses

</TABLE>

<TABLE>

<S>                                                                                                  <C>
1.  Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your
    bank's "Loans secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C,
    part I, item 1.e, column B, and all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your bank's
    "Commercial and industrial loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C,       __________
    part I, item 4.a, column B, have original amounts of $100,000 or less (If your bank has no loans  ________|  C415  | <-
    outstanding in both of these two loan categories, place an "X" in the box marked "NO" and go to  | RCON YES      NO|
    Item 5; otherwise, see instructions for further information.)..................................  | 6999 |  |///| x | 1.
                                                                                                     ___________________

If YES, complete items 2.a and 2.b below, skip items 3 and 4, and go to item 5.
If NO and your bank has loans outstanding in either loan category, skip items 2.a and 2.b,
complete items 3 and 4 below, and go to item 5.                              _____________________
                                                                             |   Number of Loans  |
2.  Report the total number of loans currently outstanding for each of the   |____________________|
    following Schedule RC-C, part I, loan categories:                        | RCON  |/////////// |
    a. "Loans secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties" in domestic      | ////////////////// |
       offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.e, column B.......  | 5562          N/A  | 2.a.
    b. "Commercial and industrial loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic      | ////////////////// |
       offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4.a, column B ......  | 5563          N/A  | 2.b.
                                                                             ______________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             ___________________________________________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |                    |        Amount      |
                                                                             |                    |      Currently     |
                                                                             |   Number of Loans  |     Outstanding    |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  | ///////////| RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________

<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 3. Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans secured by nonfarm     | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.
    nonresidential properties" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.a.
    part I item 1.e, column B (sum of items 3.a through 3.c must be less     | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.e, column B):                  | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.b
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less ........................... | 5564         1,988 | 5565        76,370 |  3.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000 ........ | 5566         2,805 | 5567       332,639 |  3.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $1,000,000 ...... | 5568         2,736 | 5569       952,476 |  3.c.
 4. Number and amount currently outstanding of "Commercial and industrial    | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    part I, item 4.a, column B (sum of items 4.a through 4.c must be less    | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4.a, column B):             | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less ........................... | 5570        11,433 | 5571       337,759 |  4.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000 ........ | 5572         2,127 | 5573       228,713 |  4.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $1,000,000 ...... | 5574         1,968 | 5575       601,126 |  4.c.
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<S>                                                                                   <C>
Legal Title of Bank:   FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                            Call Date: 6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:               ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                Page RC-7b
City, State  Zip:      SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.:  |0|2|4|9|9|
                       ___________
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Schedule RC-C -- Continued

Part II.  Continued

Agricultural Loans to Small Farms
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<S>                                                                                                 <C>          <C>
5. Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether all or substantially all of the
   dollar volume of your bank's "Loans secured by farmland (including farm residential
   and other improvements)" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item
   1.b, column B, and all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your bank's
   "Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers" in domestic
   offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B, have original amounts
   of $100,000 or less (If your bank has no loans outstanding in both of these two                          YES        NO
   loan categories, place an "X" in the box marked "NO" and do not complete items 7                 _______________________
   and 8; otherwise, see instructions for further information.)...................................  | 6860 |    | /// | X | 5.
                                                                                                    |_____________________|

If YES, complete items 6.a and 6.b below and do not complete items 7 and 8.
If NO and your bank has loans outstanding in either loan category, skip items 6.a and 6.b
and complete items 7 and 8 below.
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<S>                                                                               <C>
                                                                                    ______________________
                                                                                    |   Number of Loans  |
6.  Report the total number of loans currently outstanding for each of the          |____________________|
    following Schedule RC-C, part I, loan categories:                               | RCON |//////////// |
    a. "Loans secured by farmland (including farm residential and other             |______|             |
       improvements)" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I,        | ////////////////// |
       item 1.b, column B........................................................   | 5576           N/A | 6.a.
    b. "Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers" in     | ////////////////// |
       domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B......   | 5577           N/A | 6.b.
                                                                                    |____________________|
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<S>                                                                             <C>                   <C>
                                                                                _____________________________________________
                                                                                |      (Column A)     |     (Column B)       |
                                                                                |                     |       Amount         |
                                                                                |                     |      Currently       |
                                                                                |   Number of Loans   |     Outstanding      |
                                                                                |_____________________|______________________|
                                                Dollar Amounts in Thousands     | RCON  |/////////////| RCON  Bil Mil Thou   |
________________________________________________________________________________| ______|             |_____________________ |
7.  Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans secured by farmland       | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    (including farm residential and other improvements)" in domestic offices    | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.b, column B (sum of items 7.a     | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    through 7.c must be less than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.b,  | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    column B):                                                                  | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less............................... | 5578             18 | 5579             292 | 7.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000............ | 5580              8 | 5581             850 | 7.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $500,000............ | 5582              4 | 5583           1,030 | 7.c.
8.  Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans to finance agricultural   | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    production and other loans to farmers" in domestic offices reported in      | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B (sum of items 8.a through 8.c       | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    must be less than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B):     | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less............................... | 5584             46 | 5585             992 | 8.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000............ | 5586             17 | 5587           1,877 | 8.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $500,000............ | 5588              4 | 5589           1,054 | 8.c.
                                                                                |_____________________|______________________|

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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-8
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

Schedule RC-D--Trading Assets and Liabilities

Schedule RC-D is to be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets or with $2 billion or more in par/notional
amount of off-balance sheet derivative contracts (as reported in Schedule RC-L, items 14.a through 14.e, columns A through D).

                                                                                                                  __________
                                                                                                                  | C420    |
                                                                                                  __________________________
                                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands      | //////////  Bil Mil Thou|
__________________________________________________________________________________________________| ________________________|
<S>                                                                                                <C>                       <C>
ASSETS                                                                                            | /////////////////////// |
 1. U.S. Treasury securities in domestic offices ................................................ | RCON 3531             0 |  1.
 2. U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations in domestic offices (exclude mortgage-     | /////////////////////// |
    backed securities) .......................................................................... | RCON 3532             0 |  2.
 3. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S. in domestic offices ...... | RCON 3533             0 |  3.
 4. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in domestic offices:                                         | /////////////////////// |
    a. Pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ..................... | RCON 3534             0 |  4.a.
    b. Other mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA              | /////////////////////// |
       (include CMOs, REMICs, and stripped MBS) ................................................. | RCON 3535             0 |  4.b.
    c. All other mortgage-backed securities ......................................................| RCON 3536             0 |  4.c.
 5. Other debt securities in domestic offices ................................................... | RCON 3537             0 |  5.
 6. Certificates of deposit in domestic offices ................................................. | RCON 3538             0 |  6.
 7. Commercial paper in domestic offices ........................................................ | RCON 3539             0 |  7.
 8. Bankers acceptances in domestic offices ..................................................... | RCON 3540             0 |  8.
 9. Other trading assets in domestic offices .................................................... | RCON 3541             0 |  9.
10. Trading assets in foreign offices ........................................................... | RCFN 3542             0 | 10.
11. Revaluation gains on interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity     | /////////////////////// |
    contracts:                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
    a. In domestic offices ...................................................................... | RCON 3543        66,696 | 11.a.
    b. In foreign offices ....................................................................... | RCFN 3544         4,658 | 11.b.
12. Total trading assets (sum of items 1 through 11) (must equal Schedule RC, item 5) ........... | RCFD 3545        71,354 | 12.
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  ___________________________
                                                                                                  ___________________________
                                                                                                  | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
LIABILITIES                                                                                       | ________________________|_
<S>                                                                                                <C>                        <C>
13. Liability for short positions ............................................................... | RCFD 3546             0 | 13.
14. Revaluation losses on interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity    | /////////////////////// |
    contracts ................................................................................... | RCFD 3547        57,446 | 14.
15. Total trading liabilities (sum of items 13 and 14) (must equal Schedule RC, item 15.b) ...... | RCFD 3548        57,446 | 15.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-9
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-E--Deposit Liabilities

Part I. Deposits in Domestic Offices
                                                                                                                __________
                                                                                                                |  C425  | <-
                                                          ______________________________________________________ ________
                                                          |                                         |   Nontransaction   |
                                                          |          Transaction  Accounts          |      Accounts      |
                                                           _________________________________________ ____________________
                                                          |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |     (Column C)     |
                                                          |  Total transaction |    Memo: Total     |        Total       |
                                                          | accounts (including|  demand deposits   |   nontransaction   |
                                                          |    total demand    |   (included in     |      accounts      |
                                                          |      deposits)     |     column A)      |  (including MMDAs) |
                                                           ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                       <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
Deposits of:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
1. Individuals, partnerships, and corporations .......... | 2201     8,615,650 | 2240     8,158,203 | 2346    22,594,478 | 1.
2. U.S. Government ...................................... | 2202        58,650 | 2280        58,605 | 2520        42,512 | 2.
3. States and political subdivisions in the U.S. ........ | 2203       818,151 | 2290       706,072 | 2530       702,686 | 3.
4. Commercial banks in the U.S. ......................... | 2206       836,005 | 2310       836,005 | 2550           771 | 4.
5. Other depository institutions in the U.S. ............ | 2207       221,571 | 2312       221,571 | 2349         2,968 | 5.
6. Banks in foreign countries ........................... | 2213        18,445 | 2320        18,445 | 2236             0 | 6.
7. Foreign governments and official institutions          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (including foreign central banks) .................... | 2216           108 | 2300           108 | 2377             0 | 7.
8. Certified and official checks ........................ | 2330       198,585 | 2330       198,585 | ////////////////// | 8.
9. Total (sum of items 1 through 8) (sum of               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   columns A and C must equal Schedule RC,                | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 13.a) ........................................... | 2215    10,767,165 | 2210    10,197,594 | 2385    23,343,415 | 9.
                                                          ________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    ______________________
Memoranda                                                               Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                    <C>
1. Selected components of total deposits (i.e., sum of item 9, columns A and C):                    | ////////////////// |
   a. Total Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Keogh Plan accounts ......................... | 6835     2,735,425 | M.1.a.
   b. Total brokered deposits ..................................................................... | 2365     1,636,611 | M.1.b.
   c. Fully insured brokered deposits (included in Memorandum item 1.b above):                      | ////////////////// |
      (1) Issued in denominations of less than $100,000 ........................................... | 2343         2,350 | M.1.c.(1)
      (2) Issued EITHER in denominations of $100,000 OR in denominations greater than $100,000      | ////////////////// |
          and participated out by the broker in shares of $100,000 or less ........................ | 2344     1,634,261 | M.1.c.(2)
   d. MATURITY DATA FOR BROKERED DEPOSITS:                                                          | ////////////////// |
      (1) BROKERED DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN $100,000 WITH A REMAINING          | ////////////////// |
          MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEM 1.c.(1) ABOVE)................. | A243           171 | M.1.d.(1)
      (2) BROKERED DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100,000 OR MORE WITH A REMAINING            | ////////////////// |
          MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEM 1.b ABOVE)..................... | A244       509,265 | M.1.d.(2)
   e. Preferred deposits (uninsured deposits of states and political subdivisions in the U.S.       | ////////////////// |
      reported in item 3 above which are secured or collateralized as required under state law) ... | 5590       457,587 | M.1.e.
2. Components of total nontransaction accounts (sum of Memoranda items 2.a through 2.d must         | ////////////////// |
   equal item 9, column C above):                                                                   | ////////////////// |
   a. Savings deposits:                                                                             | ////////////////// |
      (1) Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................................................... | 6810    10,738,339 | M.2.a.(1)
      (2) Other savings deposits (excludes MMDAs) ................................................. | 0352     2,655,659 | M.2.a.(2)
   b. Total time deposits of less than $100,000 ................................................... | 6648     7,247,099 | M.2.b.
   c. Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ............................................ | 6645     2,702,318 | M.2.c.
   d. Open-account time deposits of $100,000 or more .............................................. | 6646             0 | M.2.d.
3. All NOW accounts (included in column A above) .................................................. | 2398       569,571 | M.3.
4. Not applicable
                                                                                                    ______________________
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<S>                                                                                <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-10
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
Schedule RC-E--Continued

Part I. Continued

Memoranda (continued)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
5. Maturity and repricing data for time deposits of less than $100,000 (sum of                     | ////////////////// |
   Memorandum items 5.a.(1) through 5.b.(3) must equal Memorandum item 2.b above):(1)              | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a remaining maturity of:                 | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less.................................................................... | A225     1,684,248 | M.5.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months..................................................... | A226     3,493,722 | M.5.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year........................................................................... | A227     2,002,999 | M.5.a.(3)
   b. Floating rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a repricing frequency of:             | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently............................................................ | A228        66,130 | M.5.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly......................... | A229             0 | M.5.b.(2)
      (3) Less frequently than annually........................................................... | A230             0 | M.5.b.(3)
   c. Floating rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a remaining maturity of               | ////////////////// |
      one year or less (included in Memorandum items 5.b.(1) through 5.b.(3) above)............... | A231        45,084 | M.5.c.
6. Maturity and repricing data for time deposits of $100,000 or more (i.e., time certificates      | ////////////////// |
   of deposit of $100,000 or more and open-account time deposits of $100,000 or more)              | ////////////////// |
   (sum of Memorandum items 6.a.(1) through 6.b.(4) must equal the sum of Memorandum               | ////////////////// |
   items 2.c and 2.d above):(1)                                                                    | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a remaining maturity of:                   | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less ................................................................... | A232       534,657 | M.6.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months .................................................... | A233       754,429 | M.6.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year through five years ....................................................... | A234     1,282,541 | M.6.a.(3)
      (4) Over five years ........................................................................ | A235        36,761 | M.6.a.(4)
   b. Floating rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a repricing frequency of:               | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently ........................................................... | A236        31,182 | M.6.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly ........................ | A237        37,950 | M.6.b.(2)
      (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than annually ................. | A238        24,798 | M.6.b.(3)
      (4) Less frequently than every five years .................................................. | A239             0 | M.6.b.(4)
   c. Floating rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a remaining maturity of                 | ////////////////// |
      one year or less (included in Memorandum items 6.b.(1) through 6.b.(4) above)............... | A240        19,186 | M.6.c.
                                                                                                   ______________________
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(1) Memorandum items 5 and 6 are not applicable to savings banks that must
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                             Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-11
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-E--Continued

Part II. Deposits in Foreign Offices (including Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries and IBFs)

                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFN  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
Deposits of:                                                                                       | ////////////////// |
1. Individuals, partnerships, and corporations ................................................... | 2621     1,730,162 | 1.
2. U.S. banks (including IBFs and foreign branches of U.S. banks) ................................ | 2623             0 | 2.
3. Foreign banks (including U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, including their IBFs).... | 2625             0 | 3.
4. Foreign governments and official institutions (including foreign central banks) ............... | 2650             0 | 4.
5. Certified and official checks ................................................................. | 2330             0 | 5.
6. All other deposits ............................................................................ | 2668        15,501 | 6.
7. Total (sum of items 1 through 6) (must equal Schedule RC, item 13.b) .......................... | 2200     1,745,663 | 7.

Memorandum
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands |RCFN   Bil Mil Thou |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Time deposits with a remaining maturity of one year or less (included in Part II, item 7 above) |A245      1,745,263 | M.1.
                                                                                                   ______________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-F--Other Assets
                                                                                                                   __________
                                                                                                                   |  C430  | <-
                                                                                                  _________________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. Income earned, not collected on loans ........................................................ | RCFD 2164       167,538 | 1.
2. Net deferred tax assets(1) ................................................................... | RCFD 2148             0 | 2.
3. Excess residential mortgage servicing fees receivable ........................................ | RCFD 5371       134,288 | 3.
4. Other (itemize and describe amounts that exceed 25% of this item)............................. | RCFD 2168     3,676,812 | 4.
      _____________                                                    ___________________________
   a. | TEXT 3549 | Mortgages held for Resale                          | RCFD 3549 |    1,858,683 | /////////////////////// | 4.a.
      _________________________________________________________________|           |              |                         |
       ___________
   b. | TEXT 3550 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3550 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.b.
       ___________
   c. | TEXT 3551 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3551 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.c.
      _____________
                                                                       ___________________________
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, item 11) ........................... | RCFD 2160     3,978,638 | 5.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
<CAPTION>
Memorandum                                                                                        ___________________________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. Deferred tax assets disallowed for regulatory capital purposes ............................... | RCFD 5610             0 | M.1.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-G--Other Liabilities
                                                                                                                   __________
                                                                                                                   |  C435  | <-
                                                                                                  _________________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. a. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits in domestic offices(2) ............................ | RCON 3645        58,011 | 1.a.
   b. Other expenses accrued and unpaid (includes accrued income taxes payable) ................. | RCFD 3646       594,954 | 1.b.
2. Net deferred tax liabilities(1) .............................................................. | RCFD 3049       119,644 | 2.
3. Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries ............................................... | RCFD 3000             0 | 3.
4. Other (itemize and describe amounts that exceed 25% of this item)............................. | RCFD 2938       478,843 | 4.
      _____________                                                    ___________________________
   a. | TEXT 3552 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3552 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.a.
       ___________
   b. | TEXT 3553 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3553 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.b.
       ___________
   c. | TEXT 3554 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3554 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.c.
      _____________
                                                                       ___________________________
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, item 20) ........................... | RCFD 2930     1,251,452 | 5.
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____________
(1) See discussion of deferred income taxes in Glossary entry on "income taxes."
(2) For savings banks, include "dividends" accrued and unpaid on deposits.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-12
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-H--Selected Balance Sheet Items for Domestic Offices
                                                                                                                 __________
                                                                                                                 |  C440  | <-
                                                                                                     ____________ ________
                                                                                                     |  Domestic Offices  |
                                                                                                      ____________________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                     <C>
1. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................... | 2155        16,634 |  1.
2. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ........................................ | 2920        16,634 |  2.
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell .......................... | 1350        17,428 |  3.
4. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase ...................... | 2800     4,868,836 |  4.
5. Other borrowed money ............................................................................ | 3190     1,380,694 |  5.
   EITHER                                                                                            | ////////////////// |
6. Net due from own foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 2163           N/A |  6.
   OR                                                                                                | ////////////////// |
7. Net due to own foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ....................... | 2941     1,669,058 |  7.
                                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
8. Total assets (excludes net due from foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs) . | 2192    48,946,123 |  8.
                                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
9. Total liabilities (excludes net due to foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs)| 3129    42,919,946 |  9.
                                                                                                     ______________________

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Items 10-17 include held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities in domestic offices.          ______________________
                                                                                                     | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                                                      ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                     <C>
10. U.S. Treasury securities ....................................................................... | 1779     1,252,796 | 10.
11. U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations (exclude mortgage-backed                      | ////////////////// |
    securities) .................................................................................... | 1785           505 | 11.
12. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S. ............................. | 1786       159,244 | 12.
13. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS):                                                                | ////////////////// |
    a. Pass-through securities:                                                                      | ////////////////// |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ............................................ | 1787     5,684,860 | 13.a.(1)
       (2) Other pass-through securities ........................................................... | 1869             4 | 13.a.(2)
    b. Other mortgage-backed securities (include CMOs, REMICs, and stripped MBS):                    | ////////////////// |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ............................................ | 1877             0 | 13.b.(1)
       (2) All other mortgage-backed securities..................................................... | 2253           518 | 13.b.(2)
14. Other domestic debt securities ................................................................. | 3159           812 | 14.
15. Foreign debt securities ........................................................................ | 3160        97,035 | 15.
16. Equity securities:                                                                               | ////////////////// |
    a. Investments in mutual funds ................................................................. | 3161             0 | 16.a.
    b. Other equity securities with readily determinable fair values ............................... | 3162             0 | 16.b.
    c. All other equity securities ................................................................. | 3169       311,734 | 16.c.
17. Total held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities (sum of items 10 through 16) .......... | 3170     7,507,508 | 17.
                                                                                                     ______________________

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<CAPTION>
Memorandum (to be completed only by banks with IBFs and other "foreign" offices)

                                                                                                     ______________________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                    <C>
   EITHER                                                                                            | ////////////////// |
1. Net due from the IBF of the domestic offices of the reporting bank .............................. | 3051             0 | M.1.
   OR                                                                                                | ////////////////// |
2. Net due to the IBF of the domestic offices of the reporting bank ................................ | 3059           N/A | M.2.
                                                                                                     ______________________
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<CAPTION>

<S>                                                                                 <C>         <C>       <C>             <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-13
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                                <C>
Schedule RC-I--Selected Assets and Liabilities of IBFs

To be completed only by banks with IBFs and other "foreign" offices.                                             __________
                                                                                                                 |  C445  | <-
                                                                                                     ____________ ________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCFN  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
 1. Total IBF assets of the consolidated bank (component of Schedule RC, item 12) .................  | 2133             0 | 1.
 2. Total IBF loans and lease financing receivables (component of Schedule RC-C, part I, item 12,    | ////////////////// |
    column A) .....................................................................................  | 2076             0 | 2.
 3. IBF commercial and industrial loans (component of Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4, column A) ....  | 2077             0 | 3.
 4. Total IBF liabilities (component of Schedule RC, item 21) .....................................  | 2898             0 | 4.
 5. IBF deposit liabilities due to banks, including other IBFs (component of Schedule RC-E,          | ////////////////// |
    part II, items 2 and 3) .......................................................................  | 2379             0 | 5.
 6. Other IBF deposit liabilities (component of Schedule RC-E, part II, items 1, 4, 5, and 6) .....  | 2381             0 | 6.
                                                                                                     ______________________
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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                            <C>                          <C>

Schedule RC-K--Quarterly Averages (1)
                                                                                                                __________
                                                                                                                |  C455  |  <-
                                                                                               _________________ ________
                                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
ASSETS                                                                                         | /////////////////////// |
 1. Interest-bearing balances due from depository institutions ..............................  | RCFD 3381        10,737 |  1.
 2. U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations(2) ......  | RCFD 3382     6,349,267 |  2.
 3. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S.(2) ...................  | RCFD 3383       155,938 |  3.
 4. a. Other debt securities(2) .............................................................  | RCFD 3647        98,458 |  4.a.
    b. Equity securities(3) (includes investments in mutual funds and Federal Reserve stock).  | RCFD 3648       347,675 |  4.b.
 5. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic         | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .............  | RCFD 3365       812,114 |  5.
 6. Loans:                                                                                     | /////////////////////      // |
    a. Loans in domestic offices:                                                              | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Total loans ......................................................................  | RCON 3360    31,884,320 |  6.a.(1)
       (2) Loans secured by real estate .....................................................  | RCON 3385    14,940,513 |  6.a.(2)
       (3) Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ..............  | RCON 3386         5,935 |  6.a.(3)
       (4) Commercial and industrial loans ..................................................  | RCON 3387    12,923,362 |  6.a.(4)
       (5) Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures ......  | RCON 3388     2,224,980 |  6.a.(5)
    b. Total loans in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ............  | RCFN 3360        70,458 |  6.b.
 7. Trading assets ..........................................................................  | RCFD 3401       105,824 |  7.
 8. Lease financing receivables (net of unearned income) ....................................  | RCFD 3484     2,231,479 |  8.
 9. Total assets (4) ........................................................................  | RCFD 3368    52,282,230 |  9.
LIABILITIES                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
10. Interest-bearing transaction accounts in domestic offices (NOW accounts, ATS accounts,     | /////////////////////// |
    and telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts) (exclude demand deposits) ............  | RCON 3485       965,535 | 10.
11. Nontransaction accounts in domestic offices:                                               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................................................  | RCON 3486     9,210,475 | 11.a.
    b. Other savings deposits ...............................................................  | RCON 3487     3,907,216 | 11.b.
    c. Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more .....................................  | RCON 3345     2,653,452 | 11.c.
    d. All other time deposits ..............................................................  | RCON 3469     7,513,443 | 11.d.
12. Interest-bearing deposits in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs..  | RCFN 3404     1,765,593 | 12.
13. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic     | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .............  | RCFD 3353     6,363,286 | 13.
14. Other borrowed money ....................................................................  | RCFD 3355     2,670,145 | 14.
                                                                                               ___________________________
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(1) For all items, banks have the option of reporting either (1) an average of
    daily figures for the quarter, or
    (2) an average of weekly figures (i.e., the Wednesday of each week of the
    quarter).
(2) Quarterly averages for all debt securities should be based on amortized
    cost.
(3) Quarterly averages for all equity securities should be based on historical
    cost.
(4) The quarterly average for total assets should reflect all debt securities
    (not held for trading) at amortized cost, equity securities with readily
    determinable fair values at the lower of cost or fair value, and equity
    securities without readily determinable fair values at historical cost.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-14
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-L--Off-Balance Sheet Items

Please read carefully the instructions for the preparation of Schedule RC-L.  Some of the amounts
reported in Schedule RC-L are regarded as volume indicators and not necessarily as measures of risk.            __________
                                                                                                                |  C460  |  <-
                                                                                                    ____________ ________
                                                                        Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                     <C>
 1. Unused commitments:                                                                             | ////////////////// |
    a. Revolving, open-end lines secured by 1-4 family residential properties, e.g., home           | ////////////////// |
       equity lines ............................................................................... | 3814     1,637,875 |  1.a.
    b. Credit card lines .......................................................................... | 3815        32,940 |  1.b.
    c. Commercial real estate, construction, and land development:                                  | ////////////////// |
       (1) Commitments to fund loans secured by real estate ....................................... | 3816       648,369 |  1.c.(1)
       (2) Commitments to fund loans not secured by real estate ................................... | 6550       383,022 |  1.c.(2)
    d. Securities underwriting .................................................................... | 3817             0 |  1.d.
    e. Other unused commitments ................................................................... | 3818    18,626,522 |  1.e.
 2. Financial standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees ............................. | 3819     2,337,268 |  2.
                                                                         ___________________________
    a. Amount of financial standby letters of credit conveyed to others  | RCFD 3820 |      158,029 | ////////////////// |  2.a.
                                                                         ___________________________
 3. Performance standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees ........................... | 3821       175,703 |  3.
    a. Amount of performance standby letters of credit conveyed to                                  | ////////////////// |
                                                                         ___________________________
       others .......................................................... | RCFD 3822 |       12,580 | ////////////////// |  3.a.
                                                                         ___________________________
 4. Commercial and similar letters of credit ...................................................... | 3411       176,335 |  4.
 5. Participations in acceptances (as described in the instructions) conveyed to others by          | ////////////////// |
    the reporting bank ............................................................................ | 3428        16,524 |  5.
 6. Participations in acceptances (as described in the instructions) acquired by the reporting      | ////////////////// |
    (nonaccepting) bank ........................................................................... | 3429         7,409 |  6.
 7. Securities borrowed ........................................................................... | 3432             0 |  7.
 8. Securities lent (including customers' securities lent where the customer is indemnified         | ////////////////// |
    against loss by the reporting bank) ........................................................... | 3433             0 |  8.
 9. Loans transferred (i.e., sold or swapped) with recourse that have been treated as sold for      | ////////////////// |
    Call Report purposes:                                                                           | ////////////////// |
    a. FNMA and FHLMC residential mortgage loan pools:                                              | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3650       246,244 |  9.a.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3651       246,244 |  9.a.(2)
    b. Private (nongovernment-issued or -guaranteed) residential mortgage loan pools:               | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3652        33,550 |  9.b.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3653        33,550 |  9.b.(2)
    c. Farmer Mac agricultural mortgage loan pools:                                                 | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3654             0 |  9.c.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3655             0 |  9.c.(2)
    d. Small business obligations transferred with recourse under Section 208 of the                | ////////////////// |
       Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994:                         | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of small business obligations transferred                  | ////////////////// |
           as of the report date................................................................... | A249             0 | 9.d.(1)
       (2) Amount of retained recourse on these obligations as of the report date.................. | A250             0 | 9.d.(2)
10. When-issued securities:                                                                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Gross commitments to purchase .............................................................. | 3434             0 | 10.a.
    b. Gross commitments to sell .................................................................. | 3435             0 | 10.b.
11. Spot foreign exchange contracts ............................................................... | 8765       622,366 | 11.
12. All other off-balance sheet liabilities (exclude off-balance sheet derivatives) (itemize and    | ////////////////// |
    describe each component of this item over 25% of Schedule RC, item 28, "Total equity capital")  | 3430             0 | 12.
    a. | TEXT 3555 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3555 |             | ////////////////// | 12.a.

    b. | TEXT 3556 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3556 |             | ////////////////// | 12.b.
        ___________
    c. | TEXT 3557 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3557 |             | ////////////////// | 12.c.
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 3558 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3558 |             | ////////////////// | 12.d.
       _____________                                                       _______________________________________________


                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands                     RCFD  Bil Mil Thou
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. All other off-balance sheet assets (exclude off-balance sheet derivatives) (itemize and         | ////////////////// |
    describe each component of this item over 25% of Schedule RC,item 28,"Total equity capital")    | 5591             0 | 13.

       _____________                                                      __________________________
    a. | TEXT 5592 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5592 |             | ////////////////// | 13.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 5593 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5593 |             | ////////////////// | 13.b.
        ___________
    c. | TEXT 5594 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5594 |             | ////////////////// | 13.c.
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 5595 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5595 |             | ////////////////// | 13.d.
       _____________
                                                                          ________________________________________________

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<CAPTION>
  Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
  Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                 Page RC-15
  City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
  FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|


Schedule RC-L -- Continued

                                                                                                              _____________
                                                                                                              |    C461   | <-
                                        _________________________________________ ____________________________|___________|
                                       |     (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                       |   Interest Rate   |   Foreign Exchange | Equity Derivative  | Commodity and other|
                                       |     Contracts     |     Contracts      |    Contracts       |     Contracts      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands  |Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  |
   _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                    <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                   <C>
   |  Off-balance Sheet Derivatives    | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   |      Position Indicators          | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   ____________________________________| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
14. Gross amounts (e.g., notional      | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    amounts) (for each column, sum of  | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    items 14.a through 14.e must equal | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    sum of items 15, 16.a, and 16.b):  |___________________|____________________|___________________ |____________________|
   a. Futures contracts .............  |         1,229,392 |                  0 |                  0 |             36,486 | 14.a.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |     RCFD 8693     |      RCFD 8694     |       RCFD 8695    |    RCFD 8696       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   b. Forward contracts .............  |         2,576,500 |          1,931,682 |                  0 |             21,832 | 14.b.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |     RCFD 8697     |      RCFD 8698     |       RCFD 8699    |    RCFD 8700       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   c. Exchange-traded option contracts:| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (1) Written options ..........  |                 0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.c.(1)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8701    |      RCFD 8702     |       RCFD 8703    |    RCFD 8704       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (2) Purchased options ........  |           450,000 |                  0 |                  0 |              2,206 | 14.c.(2)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8705    |      RCFD 8706     |       RCFD 8707    |    RCFD 8708       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
d. Over-the-counter option contracts:  | //////////////////| /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////   |
       (1) Written options ..........  |         1,324,980 |              3,887 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.d.(1)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8709    |      RCFD 8710     |      RCFD 8711     |    RCFD 8712       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (2) Purchased options ........  |        10,131,934 |              3,887 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.d.(2)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8713    |      RCFD 8714     |      RCFD 8715     |    RCFD 8716       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
e. Swaps ............................  |        19,502,262 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.e.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 3450    |      RCFD 3826     |      RCFD 8719     |    RCFD 8720       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
15. Total gross notional amount of     | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts held for      | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    trading .........................  |         3,386,305 |          1,939,456 |                  0 |              2,206 | 15.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD A126    |      RFD A127      |      RCFD 8723     |    RCFD 8724       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
16. Total gross notional amount of     | ///////////////// |  ////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts held for      | ///////////////// | /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
    purposes other than trading:       | ///////////////// | /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
    a. Contracts marked to market ...  |         4,202,500 |                 0  |                  0 |             36,486 | 16.a.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8725    |     RCFD 8726      |      RCF 8727      |     RCFD 8728      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
    b. Contracts not marked to market  |        27,626,263 |                 0  |                  0 |             21,832 | 16.b.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8729    |     RCFD 8730      |      RFD 8731      |     RCFD 8732      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
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<CAPTION>
  Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                          Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
  Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                Page RC-16
  City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
  FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|

Schedule RC-L -- Continued

<CAPTION>
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                      |     (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands |   Interest Rate   |   Foreign Exchange | Equity Derivative  | Commodity and other|
   ___________________________________|     Contracts     |     Contracts      |    Contracts       |     Contracts      |
   |  Off-balance Sheet Derivatives   |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   |      Position Indicators         |RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  |
   |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                   <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                   <C>
17. Gross fair values of              | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts:             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading:                       | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8733       29,782 | 8734       41,523  | 8735             0 | 8736            58 | 17.a.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8737       20,932 | 8738       36,511  | 8739             0 | 8740             0 | 17.a.(2)
    b. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       purposes other than            | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading that are marked        | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       to market:                     | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8741          524 | 8742             0 | 8743             0 | 8744         1,452 | 17.b.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8745        2,834 | 8746             0 | 8747             0 | 8748             0 | 17.b.(2)
    c. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       purposes other than            | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading that are not           | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       marked to market:              | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
        fair value .................. | 8749       64,085 | 8750             0 | 8751             0 | 8752           100 | 17.c.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8753      111,703 | 8754             0 | 8755             0 | 8756             0 | 17.c.(2)
                                      |__________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  ______________________
Memoranda                                                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                  <C>
1. -2. Not applicable                                                                               | ////////////////// |
3. Unused commitments with an original maturity exceeding one year that are reported in             | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC-L, items 1.a through 1.e, above (report only the unused portions of commitments      | ////////////////// |
   that are fee paid or otherwise legally binding) ................................................ | 3833    16,829,602 | M.3.
   a. Participations in commitments with an original maturity                                       | ////////////////// |
      exceeding one year conveyed to others ................................|RCFD 3834  | 1,310,691 | ////////////////// | M.3.a.
                                                                            ________________________
4. To be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets:                           | ////////////////// |
   Standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees (both financial and performance) issued  | ////////////////// |
   to non-U.S. addressees (domicile) included in Schedule RC-L, items 2 and 3, above .............. | 3377       341,139 | M.4.
5. Installment loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures that     | ////////////////// |
   have been securitized and sold without recourse (with servicing retained), amounts outstanding   | ////////////////// |
   by type of loan:                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
   a. Loans to purchase private passenger automobiles (to be completed for the                      | ////////////////// |
      September report only)....................................................................... | 2741           N/A | M.5.a.
   b. Credit cards and related plans (TO BE COMPLETED QUARTERLY)................................... | 2742             0 | M.5.b.
   c. All other consumer installment credit (including mobile home loans)(to be completed for the   | ////////////////// |
      September report only........................................................................ | 2743           N/A | M.5.c
                                                                                                    |____________________|
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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date: 06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                           Page RC-17
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                |  C465     |
                                                                                                       _________|___________|
 Schedule RC-M--Memoranda                                                                              |                    |
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  |
 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________|
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                   <C>
1.  Extensions of credit by the reporting bank to its executive officers, directors, principal        | ////////////////// |
    shareholders, and their related interests as of the report date:                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Aggregate amount of all extensions of credit to all executive officers, directors, principal   | ////////////////// |
       shareholders and their related interests ..................................................... | 6164       605,294 | 1.a.
    b. Number of executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders to whom the amount of all  | ////////////////// |
       extensions of credit by the reporting bank (including extensions of credit to                  | ////////////////// |
       related interests) equals or exceeds the lesser of $500,000 or 5 percent                Number | ////////////////// |
                                                                           ___________________________| ////////////////// |
       of total capital as defined for this purpose in agency regulations. | RCFD 6165 |           24 | ////////////////// |
                                                                           ___________________________| ////////////////// | 1.b.
2. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell with U.S. branches          | ////////////////// |
   and agencies of foreign banks(1) (included in Schedule RC, items 3.a and 3.b) .................... | 3405             0 | 2.
3. Not applicable.                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
4. Outstanding principal balance of 1-4 family residential mortgage loans serviced for others         | ////////////////// |
   (include both retained servicing and purchased servicing):                                         | ////////////////// |
   a. Mortgages serviced under a GNMA contract ...................................................... | 5500    28,855,729 | 4.a.
   b. Mortgages serviced under a FHLMC contract:                                                      | ////////////////// |
      (1) Serviced with recourse to servicer ........................................................ | 5501        55,604 | 4.b.(1)
      (2) Serviced without recourse to servicer ..................................................... | 5502    32,340,522 | 4.b.(2)
   c. Mortgages serviced under a FNMA contract:                                                       | ////////////////// |
      (1) Serviced under a regular option contract .................................................. | 5503       190,640 | 4.c.(1)
      (2) Serviced under a special option contract .................................................. | 5504    38,282,672 | 4.c.(2)
   d. Mortgages serviced under other servicing contracts ............................................ | 5505     8,508,320 | 4.d.
5. To be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets:                             | ////////////////// |
   Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding (sum of items 5.a and 5.b must        | ////////////////// |
   equal Schedule RC, item 9):                                                                        | ////////////////// |
   a. U.S. addressees (domicile) .................................................................... | 2103        16,297 | 5.a.
   b. Non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................................................ | 2104           337 | 5.b.
6. Intangible assets:                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
  a. Mortgage servicing rights .....................................................................  | 3164     1,483,959 | 6.a.
  b. Other identifiable intangible assets:                                                            | ////////////////// |
     (1) Purchased credit card relationships .......................................................  | 5506             0 | 6.b.(1)
     (2) All other identifiable intangible assets ..................................................  | 5507       126,463 | 6.b.(2)
   c. Goodwill ...................................................................................... | 3163       672,992 | 6.c.
   d. Total (sum of items 6.a through 6.c) (must equal Schedule RC, item 10) ........................ | 2143     2,283,414 | 6.d.
   e. Amount of intangible assets (included in item 6.b.(2) above) that have been grandfathered or    | ////////////////// |
      are otherwise qualifying for regulatory capital purposes ...................................... | 6442             0 | 6.e.
7. Mandatory convertible debt, net of common or perpetual preferred stock dedicated to                | ////////////////// |
   redeem the debt ...................................................................................| 3295        75,000 | 7.
                                                                                                      ______________________
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(1) Do not report federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
    to resell with other commercial banks in the U.S. in this item.


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Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                  Call Date:  06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                       Page RC-18
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|

Schedule RC-M--Continued                                                                      ________________________
                                                           Dollar Amounts in Thousands        |           Bil Mil Thou|
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ |_______________________|
<S>                                                                                          <C>                      <C>
 8. a. Other real estate owned:                                                              | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ......................... | RCFD 5372             0 |  8.a.(1)
       (2) All other real estate owned:                                                      | /////////////////////// |
           (a) Construction and land development in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5508         4,537 |  8.a.(2)(a)
           (b) Farmland in domestic offices ................................................ | RCON 5509             0 |  8.a.(2)(b)
           (c) 1-4 family residential properties in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5510         8,067 |  8.a.(2)(c)
           (d) Multifamily (5 or more) residential properties in domestic offices .......... | RCON 5511           740 |  8.a.(2)(d)
           (e) Nonfarm nonresidential properties in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5512        21,202 |  8.a.(2)(e)
           (f) In foreign offices .......................................................... | RCFN 5513             0 |  8.a.(2)(f)
       (3) Total (sum of items 8.a.(1) and 8.a.(2)) (must equal Schedule RC, item 7) ....... | RCFD 2150        34,546 |  8.a.(3)
    b. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies:                  | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ......................... | RCFD 5374             0 |  8.b.(1)
       (2) All other investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ... | RCFD 5375             0 |  8.b.(2)
       (3) Total (sum of items 8.b.(1) and 8.b.(2)) (must equal Schedule RC, item 8) ....... | RCFD 2130             0 |  8.b.(3)
    c. Total assets of unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ................ | RCFD 5376             0 |  8.c.
 9. Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus included in Schedule RC,     | /////////////////////// |
    item 23, "Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus" ............................... | RCFD 3778       125,000 |  9.
10. Mutual fund and annuity sales in domestic offices during the quarter (include            | /////////////////////// |
    proprietary, private label, and third party products):                                   | /////////////////////// |
    a. Money market funds .................................................................. | RCON 6441        55,245 | 10.a.
    b. Equity securities funds ............................................................. | RCON 8427       108,359 | 10.b.
    c. Debt securities funds ............................................................... | RCON 8428        13,250 | 10.c.
    d. Other mutual funds .................................................................. | RCON 8429             0 | 10.d.
    e. Annuities ........................................................................... | RCON 8430       102,292 | 10.e.
    f. Sales of proprietary mutual funds and annuities (included in items 10.a through       | /////////////////////// |
    10.e. above) ........................................................................... | RCON 8784       150,100 | 10.f.
                                                                                              _________________________
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<CAPTION>
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                                                               |
                                                                                                  ______________________
|Memorandum                                                           Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |        |
 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
|1. Interbank holdings of capital instruments (to be completed for the December report only):     | ////////////////// |        |
|   a. Reciprocal holdings of banking organizations' capital instruments ........................ | 3836           N/A | M.1.a. |
|   b. Nonreciprocal holdings of banking organizations' capital instruments ..................... | 3837           N/A | M.1.b. |
                                                                                                  ______________________
|                                                                                                                               |
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-19
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-N--Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans, Leases,
               and Other Assets

The FFIEC regards the information reported in                                                               __________
all of Memorandum item 1, in items 1 through 10,                                                            |  C470  | <-
column A, and in Memorandum items 2 through 4,        ______________________________________________________ ________
column A, as confidential.                            |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |    (Column C)      |
                                                      |      Past due      |    Past due 90     |    Nonaccrual      |
                                                      |   30 through 89    |    days or more    |                    |
                                                      |   days and still   |     and still      |                    |
                                                      |      accruing      |     accruing       |                    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 1. Loans secured by real estate:                     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1245               | 1246        71,390 | 1247       223,962 |  1.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1248               | 1249             0 | 1250             0 |  1.b.
 2. Loans to depository institutions and              | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    acceptances of other banks:                       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. banks and other U.S. depository        | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       institutions ................................. | 5377               | 5378             0 | 5379             0 |  2.a.
    b. To foreign banks ............................. | 5380               | 5381             0 | 5382             0 |  2.b.
 3. Loans to finance agricultural production and      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    other loans to farmers .......................... | 1594               | 1597           385 | 1583           531 |  3.
 4. Commercial and industrial loans:                  | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1251               | 1252        11,945 | 1253       108,334 |  4.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1254               | 1255             0 | 1256             0 |  4.b.
 5. Loans to individuals for household, family, and   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    other personal expenditures:                      | /////              | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
    a. Credit cards and related plans ............... | 5383               | 5384         1,187 | 5385           669 |  5.a.
    b. Other (includes single payment, installment,   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       and all student loans) ....................... | 5386               | 5387        22,600 | 5388         8,465 |  5.b.
 6. Loans to foreign governments and official         | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    institutions .................................... | 5389               | 5390             0 | 5391             0 |  6.
 7. All other loans ................................. | 5459               | 5460        14,909 | 5461         1,919 |  7.
 8. Lease financing receivables:                      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1257               | 1258            95 | 1259         6,544 |  8.a.
    b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1271               | 1272             0 | 1791             0 |  8.b.
 9. Debt securities and other assets (exclude other   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    real estate owned and other repossessed assets) . | 3505               | 3506             0 | 3507        85,778 |  9.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

Amounts reported in items 1 through 8 above include guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of past due and nonaccrual loans and
leases.  Report in item 10 below certain guaranteed loans and leases that have already been included in the amounts reported in
items 1 through 8.

                                                      ________________________________________________________________
                                                      | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
10. Loans and leases reported in items 1              |                    |                    |                    |
    through 8 above which are wholly or partially     | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    guaranteed by the U.S. Government ............... | 5612               | 5613        18,447 | 5614        21,415 | 10.
    a. Guaranteed portion of loans and leases         | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       included in item 10 above .................... | 5615               | 5616        18,250 | 5617        16,952 | 10.a.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-20
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-N--Continued
                                                                                                            __________
                                                                                                            |  C473  | <-
                                                      ______________________________________________________ ________
                                                      |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |    (Column C)      |
                                                      |      Past due      |    Past due 90     |    Nonaccrual      |
                                                      |   30 through 89    |    days or more    |                    |
                                                      |   days and still   |     and still      |                    |
Memoranda                                             |      accruing      |     accruing       |                    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 1. Restructured loans and leases included in         | /////              | /////////////////// | ///////////////// |
    Schedule RC-N, items 1 through 8, above (and not  | /////              | ////                |                   |
    reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, Memorandum     | /////              | ////                |                   |
    item 2) ......................................... | 1658               | 1659                |                   | M.1.
 2. Loans to finance commercial real estate,          | /////              | ////                |                   |
    construction, and land development activities     | /////              | ////                |                   |
    (not secured by real estate) included in          | /////              | /////////////////// | ///////////////// |
    Schedule RC-N, items 4 and 7, above ............. | 6558               | 6559            826 | 6560        7,043 | M.2.
                                                      |____________________|____________________ |___________________
 3. Loans secured by real estate in domestic offices  | RCON               | RCON   Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou|
                                                      |___________________ |____________________ ____________________
    (included in Schedule RC-N, item 1, above):       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Construction and land development ............ | 2759               | 2769         1,100 | 3492        26,422 | M.3.a.
    b. Secured by farmland .......................... | 3493               | 3494           161 | 3495             0 | M.3.b.
    c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:  | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           1-4 family residential properties and      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           extended under lines of credit ........... | 5398               | 5399         5,114 | 5400        17,374 | M.3.c.(1)
       (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           residential properties ................... | 5401               | 5402        58,079 | 5403        75,430 | M.3.c.(2)
    d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more)             | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       residential properties ....................... | 3499               | 3500           521 | 3501        12,491 | M.3.d.
    e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties . | 3502               | 3503         6,415 | 3504        92,245 | M.3.e.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
                                                      ___________________________________________
                                                      |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |
                                                      |    Past due 30     |    Past due 90     |
                                                      |  through 89 days   |    days or more    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________
                                                      | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 4. Interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other   | /////              | ////////////////// |
    commodity and equity contracts:                   | /////              | ////////////////// |
    a. Book value of amounts carried as assets ...... | 3522               | 3528             0 | M.4.a.
    b. Replacement cost of contracts with a           | /////              | ////////////////// |
       positive replacement cost .................... | 3529               | 3530             0 | M.4.b.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-21
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   ______________________
Schedule RC-O--Other Data for Deposit Insurance Assessments                                        |       C475         |
                                                                                                   |____________________|
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                  <C>
 1. Unposted debits (see instructions):                                                            | ////////////////// |
    a. Actual amount of all unposted debits ...................................................... | 0030           216 |  1.a.
       OR                                                                                          | ////////////////// |
    b. Separate amount of unposted debits:                                                         | ////////////////// |
       (1) Actual amount of unposted debits to demand deposits ................................... | 0031           N/A |  1.b.(1)
       (2) Actual amount of unposted debits to time and savings deposits(1) ...................... | 0032           N/A |  1.b.(2)
 2. Unposted credits (see instructions):                                                           | ////////////////// |
    a. Actual amount of all unposted credits ..................................................... | 3510           216 |  2.a.
       OR                                                                                          | ////////////////// |
    b. Separate amount of unposted credits:                                                        | ////////////////// |
       (1) Actual amount of unposted credits to demand deposits .................................. | 3512           N/A |  2.b.(1)
       (2) Actual amount of unposted credits to time and savings deposits(1) ..................... | 3514           N/A |  2.b.(2)
 3. Uninvested trust funds (cash) held in bank's own trust department (not included in total       | ////////////////// |
    deposits in domestic offices) ................................................................ | 3520       101,763 |  3.
 4. Deposits of consolidated subsidiaries in domestic offices and in insured branches in           | ////////////////// |
    Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions (not included in total deposits):             | ////////////////// |
    a. Demand deposits of consolidated subsidiaries .............................................. | 2211       206,111 |  4.a.
    b. Time and savings deposits(1) of consolidated subsidiaries ................................. | 2351        20,089 |  4.b.
    c. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits of consolidated subsidiaries ...................... | 5514             8 |  4.c.
 5. Deposits in insured branches in Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions:              | ////////////////// |
    a. Demand deposits in insured branches (included in Schedule RC-E, Part II) .................. | 2229             0 |  5.a.
    b. Time and savings deposits(1) in insured branches (included in Schedule RC-E, Part II) ..... | 2383             0 |  5.b.
    c. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits in insured branches                                 | ////////////////// |
       (included in Schedule RC-G, item 1.b) ..................................................... | 5515             0 |  5.c.
                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                                                   ______________________
 Item 6 is not applicable to state nonmember banks that have not been authorized by the            | ////////////////// |
 Federal Reserve to act as pass-through correspondents.                                            | ////////////////// |
 6. Reserve balances actually passed through to the Federal Reserve by the reporting bank on       | ////////////////// |
    behalf of its respondent depository institutions that are also reflected as deposit liabilities| ////////////////// |
    of the reporting bank:                                                                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Amount reflected in demand deposits (included in Schedule RC-E, item 4 or 5, column B)..... | 2314             0 |  6.a.
    b. Amount reflected in time and savings deposits(1) (included in Schedule RC-E, Part I,        | ////////////////// |
       item 4 or 5, column A or C, but not column B).............................................. | 2315             0 |  6.b.
 7. Unamortized premiums and discounts on time and savings deposits:(1)                            | ////////////////// |
    a. Unamortized premiums ...................................................................... | 5516           769 |  7.a.
    b. Unamortized discounts ..................................................................... | 5517             0 |  7.b.
                                                                                                   ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                                                             |
|8.  To be completed by banks with "Oakar deposits."                                                                          |
                                                                                                   ______________________
|    Total "Adjusted Attributable Deposits" of all institutions acquired under Section 5(d)(3) of  | ////////////////// |     |
|    the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (from most recent FDIC Oakar Transaction Worksheet(s)) .... | 5518     2,188,589 |  8. |
                                                                                                   ______________________
|                                                                                                                             |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                   ______________________
 9. Deposits in lifeline accounts ................................................................ | 5596 ///////////// |  9.
10. Benefit-responsive "Depository Institution Investment Contracts" (included in total            | ////////////////// |
    deposits in domestic offices) ................................................................ | 8432             0 | 10.
                                                                                                   ______________________

______________
(1) For FDIC insurance assessment purposes, "time and savings deposits" consists of nontransaction
    accounts and all transaction accounts other than demand deposits.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-22
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-O--Continued

                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                  <C>
11. Adjustments to demand deposits in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-E for              | ////////////////// |
    certain reciprocal demand balances:                                                           | ////////////////// |
a.  Amount by which demand deposits would be reduced if reciprocal demand balances                | ////////////////// |
    between the reporting bank and savings associations were reported on a net basis              | ////////////////// |
    rather than a gross basis in Schedule RC-E .................................................. | 8785             0 | 11.a.
b.  Amount by which demand deposits would be increased if reciprocal demand balances              | ////////////////// |
    between the reporting bank and U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks were               | ////////////////// |
    reported on a gross basis rather than a net basis in Schedule RC-E .......................... | A181             0 | 11.b.
c.  Amount by which demand deposits would be reduced if cash items in process of                  | ////////////////// |
    collection were included in the calculation of net reciprocal demand balances between         | ////////////////// |
    the reporting bank and the domestic offices of U.S. banks and savings associations            | ////////////////// |
    in Schedule RC-E ............................................................................ | A182             0 | 11.c.
                                                                                                   ____________________

Memoranda (to be completed each quarter except as noted)             Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________   ___________________________|____________________|
1.  Total deposits in domestic offices of the bank (sum of Memorandum it   ems 1.a. (1) and        | ////////////////// |
    1.b.(1) must equal Schedule RC, item 13.a):                                                    | ////////////////// |
    a.  Deposits accounts of $100,000 or less:                                                     | ////////////////// |
        (1) amount of deposit accounts of $100,000 or less ....................................... | 2702    19,755,631 | M.1.a.(1)
        (2) Number of deposit accounts of $100,000 or less (to be                           Number | ////////////////// |
            completed for the June report only) .............................|RCON 3779  3,742,107 | ////////////////// | M.1.a.(2)
    b.  Deposit accounts of more than $100,000:                                                    | ////////////////// |
        (1) Amount of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 ..................................... | 2710    14,354,949 | M.1.b.(1)
                                                                                            Number | ////////////////// |
        (2) Number of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 ................|RCON 2722     27,062 | ////////////////// | M.1.b.(2)
2.  Estimated amount of uninsured deposits in domestic offices of the bank:
    a.  An estimate of your bank's uninsured deposits can be determined by mutiplying the
        number of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 reported in Memorandum item 1.b.(2)
        above by $100,000 and subtracting the result from the amount of deposit accounts of
        more than $100,000 reported in Memorandum item 1.b.(1) above.


Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether your bank has a method or
procedure for determining a better estimate of uninsured deposits than the                   ____________YES_______NO__
estimated described above .................................................................. |     6861|      |///| x | M.2.a.

                                                                                                 ____________________
    b.  If the box marked YES has been checked, report the estimate of uninsured deposits        |RCON  Bil Mil Thou|
        determined by using your bank's method or procedure .................................... | 5597         N/A | M.2.b.





_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                   |  C477  | <-
Person to whom questions about the Reports of Condition and Income should be directed:                             __________

PAMELA S. FLYNN, VICE PRESIDENT                                                        (401) 278-5194
___________________________________________________________________________________    ______________________________________
Name and Title (TEXT 8901)                                                             Area code and phone number (TEXT 8902)

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                            Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-23
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-R--Regulatory Capital

This schedule must be completed by all banks as follows:  Banks that reported total assets of $1 billion or more in Schedule RC,
item 12, for June 30, 1995, must complete items 2 through 9 and Memoranda items 1 and 2.  Banks with assets of less than
$1 billion must complete items 1 through 3 below or Schedule RC-R in its entirety, depending on their response to item 1 below.
<S>                                                                                                                       <C>
                                                                                                             ____________
                                                                                                             |   C480   | <-
1. Test for determining the extent to which Schedule RC-R must be completed.  To be completed           _____|__________|
   only by banks with total assets of less than $1 billion.  Indicate in the appropriate                | YES        NO |
   box at the right whether the bank has total capital greater than or equal to eight percent___________ _______________
   of adjusted total assets ............................................................... | RCFD 6056 |     |////|    | 1.
                                                                                            _____________________________
     For purposes of this test, adjusted total assets equals total assets less cash, U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Government
   agency obligations, and 80 percent of U.S. Government-sponsored agency obligations plus the allowance for loan
   and lease losses and selected off-balance sheet items as reported on Schedule RC-L (see instructions).
     If the box marked YES has been checked, then the bank only has to complete items 2 and 3 below.  If the box marked
   NO has been checked, the bank must complete the remainder of this schedule.
     A NO response to item 1 does not necessarily mean that the bank's actual risk-based capital ratio is less than eight
   percent or that the bank is not in compliance with the risk-based capital guidelines.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |Subordinated Debt(1)|       Other        |
_________________________________________________________________             |  and Intermediate  |      Limited-      |
| NOTE:  All banks are required to complete items 2 and 3 below  |            |   Term Preferred   |    Life Capital    |
|        See optional worksheet for items 3.a through 3.f.       |            |       Stock        |    Instruments     |
|________________________________________________________________|             ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
2. Subordinated debt(1) and other limited-life capital instruments (original  |                    |                    |
   weighted average maturity of at least five years) with a remaining         |                    |                    |
   maturity of:                                                               |                    |                    |
   a. One year or less ...................................................... | 3780        25,737 | 3786             0 | 2.a.
   b. Over one year through two years ....................................... | 3781           737 | 3787             0 | 2.b.
   c. Over two years through three years .................................... | 3782        10,745 | 3788             0 | 2.c.
   d. Over three years through four years ................................... | 3783             0 | 3789             0 | 2.d.
   e. Over four years through five years .................................... | 3784             0 | 3790             0 | 2.e.
   f. Over five years ....................................................... | 3785     1,101,000 | 3791             0 | 2.f.
3. Amounts used in calculating regulatory capital ratios (report amounts      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   determined by the bank for its own internal regulatory capital analyses):  | ////////////////// | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
   a. Tier 1 capital......................................................... | ////////////////// | 8274     3,590,367 | 3.a.
   b. Tier 2 capital......................................................... | ////////////////// | 8275     1,755,646 | 3.b.
   c. Total risk-based capital............................................... | ////////////////// | 3792     5,346,013 | 3.c.
   d. Excess allowance for loan and lease losses............................. | ////////////////// | A222       297,250 | 3.d.
   e. Risk-weighted assets................................................... | ////////////////// | A223    45,718,856 | 3.e.
   f. "Average total assets"................................................. | ////////////////// | A224    51,482,775 | 3.f.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
Items 4-9 and Memoranda items 1 and 2 are to be completed                     |       Assets       |   Credit Equiv-    |
by banks that answered NO to item 1 above and                                 |      Recorded      |    alent Amount    |
by banks with total assets of $1 billion or more.                             |       on the       |   of Off-Balance   |
                                                                              |   Balance Sheet    |   Sheet Items(2)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>
4. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items assigned   |                    |                    |
   to the Zero percent risk category:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet:                                   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Securities issued by, other claims on, and claims unconditionally   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          guaranteed by, the U.S. Government and its agencies and other       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          OECD central governments .......................................... | 3794     2,147,648 | ////////////////// | 4.a.(1)
      (2) All other ......................................................... | 3795     1,115,265 | ////////////////// | 4.a.(2)
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3796       101,488 | 4.b.
                                                                              ___________________________________________

</TABLE>
_____
(1) Exclude mandatory convertible debt reported in Schedule RC-M, item 7.
(2) Do not report in column B the risk-weighted amount of assets reported in
    column A.



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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                          <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                     Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                           Page RC-24
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-R--Continued
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |       Assets       |   Credit Equiv-    |
                                                                              |      Recorded      |    alent Amount    |
                                                                              |       on the       |   of Off-Balance   |
                                                                              |   Balance Sheet    |   Sheet Items(1)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
5. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 20 percent risk category:                                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet:                                   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Claims conditionally guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          agencies and other OECD central governments ....................... | 3798       714,375 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(1)
      (2) Claims collateralized by securities issued by the U.S. Govern-      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          ment and its agencies and other OECD central governments; by        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies; and        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          by cash on deposit ................................................ | 3799             0 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(2)
      (3) All other ......................................................... | 3800     8,774,345 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(3)
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3801       791,065 | 5.b.
6. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 50 percent risk category:                                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet .................................. | 3802     5,265,173 | ////////////////// | 6.a.
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3803       409,680 | 6.b.
7. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 100 percent risk category:                                 | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet .................................. | 3804    31,799,547 | ////////////////// | 7.a.
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3805    10,122,631 | 7.b.
8. On-balance sheet asset values excluded from the calculation of the         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   risk-based capital ratio(2) .............................................. | 3806        83,713 | ////////////////// | 8.
9. Total assets recorded on the balance sheet (sum of                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   items 4.a, 5.a, 6.a, 7.a, and 8, column A)(must equal Schedule RC,         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 12 plus items 4.b and 4.c) .......................................... | 3807    49,900,066 | ////////////////// | 9.
                                                                              ___________________________________________



Memoranda
                                                                                                 ______________________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
1.Current credit exposure across all off-balance sheet derivative contracts covered by the        | ///////////////// |
  risked-based capital standards .................................................................| 8764       135,825| M.1.
                                                                                                  |___________________|

                                             _____________________________________________________________________
                                             |                   With a remaining maturity of                     |
                                             |____________________________________________________________________|
                                             |     (Column A)       |      (Column B)      |      (Column C)      |
                                             |                      |                      |                      |
                                             |  One year or less    |    Over one year     |    Over five years   |
                                             |                      |  through five years  |                      |
                                             |______________________|______________________|______________________|
                                             |RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|
                                             |______________________|______________________|______________________|
2. Notional principal amounts of             |                      |                      |                      |
   off-balance sheet derivative contracts(3):|                      |                      |                      |
a. Interest rate contracts ................. | 3809       8,320,956 | 8766      18,597,686 | 8767         801,055 | M.2.a.
b. Foreign exchange contracts .............. | 3812       1,578,420 | 8769         101,907 | 8770               0 | M.2.b.
c. Gold contracts .......................... | 8771          15,291 | 8772               0 | 8773               0 | M.2.c.
d. Other precious metals contracts ......... | 8774           8,748 | 8775               0 | 8776               0 | M.2.d.
e. Other commodity contracts ............... | 8777               0 | 8778               0 | 8779               0 | M.2.e.
f. Equity derivative contracts ............. | A000               0 | A001               0 | A002               0 | M.2.f.
                                             |____________________________________________________________________|

</TABLE>
_________________
1) Do not report in column B the risk-weighted amount of
assets reported in column A.

2) Include the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost of
available-for-sale securities in item 8 and report the amortized cost of these
securities in items 4 through 7 above.  Item 8 also includes on-balance sheet
asset values (or portions thereof) of off-balance sheet interest rate, foreign
exchange rate, and commodity contracts and those contracts (e.g., futures
contracts) not subject to risk-based capital.  Exclude from item 8 margin
accounts and accrued receivables as well as any portion of the allowance for
loan and lease losses in excess of the amount that may be included in Tier 2
capital. 3) Exclude foreign exchange contracts with an original maturity of 14
days or less and all futures contracts.


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<PAGE>   56
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                             Call Date: 06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
City, State, Zip:     SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102                                                           Page RC-25
FDIC Certificate No.:  02499
</TABLE>

              Optional Narrative Statement Concerning the Amounts
                Reported in the Reports of Condition and Income
                        at close of business on June 30, 1996

FLEET NATIONAL BANK                    SPRINGFIELD     ,   MASSACHUSETTS
- -------------------                    -----------------   -------------
Legal Title of Bank                    City                State

The management of the reporting bank may, if it wishes, submit a brief
narrative statement on the amounts reported in the Reports of Condition and
Income.  This optional statement will be made available to the public, along
with the publicly available data in the Reports of Condition and Income, in
response to any request for individual bank report data.  However, the
information reported in column A and in all of Memorandum item 1 of Schedule
RC-N is regarded as confidential and will not be released to the public.
BANKS CHOOSING TO SUBMIT THE NARRATIVE STATEMENT SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE
STATEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE NAMES OR OTHER IDENTIFICATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
BANK CUSTOMERS, REFERENCES TO THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS
IN SCHEDULE RC-N, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HAVE
MADE PUBLIC OR THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.  Banks
choosing not to make a statement may check the "No comment" box below and
should make no entries of any kind in the space provided for the narrative
statement; i.e., DO NOT enter in this space such phrases as "No statement,"
"Not applicable," "N/A," "No comment," and "None."

The optional statement must be entered on this sheet.  The statement should
not exceed 100 words.  Further, regardless of the number of words, the
statement must not exceed 750 characters, including punctuation, indentation,
and standard spacing between words and sentences.  If any submission should
exceed 750 characters, as defined, it will be truncated at 750 characters with
no notice to the submitting bank and the truncated statement will appear as the
bank's statement both on agency computerized records and in computer-file
releases to the public.

All information furnished by the bank in the narrative statement must be
accurate and not misleading.  Appropriate efforts shall be taken by the
submitting bank to ensure the statement's accuracy.  The statement must be
signed, in the space provided below, by a senior officer of the bank who
thereby attests to its accuracy.

If, subsequent to the original submission, material changes are submitted for
the data reported in the Reports of Condition and Income, the existing
narrative statement will be deleted from the files, and from disclosure; the
bank, at its option, may replace it with a statement, under signature,
appropriate to the amended data.

The optional narrative statement will appear in agency records and in release
to the public exactly as submitted (or amended as described in the preceding
paragraph) by the management of the bank (except for the truncation of
statements exceeding the 750-character limit described above).  THE STATEMENT
WILL NOT BE EDITED OR SCREENED IN ANY WAY BY THE SUPERVISORY AGENCIES FOR
ACCURACY OR RELEVANCE.  DISCLOSURE OF THE STATEMENT SHALL NOT SIGNIFY THAT ANY
FEDERAL SUPERVISORY AGENCY HAS VERIFIED OR CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.  A STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT WILL APPEAR ON ANY
PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE OPTIONAL STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
REPORTING BANK.
__________________________________________________________________________
No comment |X| (RCON 6979)                                  | c471 | C472 |<-

BANK MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (please type or print clearly):
(TEXT 6980)


/s/__Gero DeRosa_______________________________         ___7/25/96________
Signature of Executive Officer of Bank                  Date of Signature


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<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 25.2

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM T-1

                                   ----------


              STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION UNDER THE
                  TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION
                          DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                                   ----------

                    / / CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
             ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(B)(2)


                             FLEET NATIONAL BANK
          ---------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>
       Not applicable                               04-317415
- -------------------------------             -----------------------------
   (State of incorporation                       (I.R.S. Employer
    if not a national bank)                     Identification No.)


 One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA                    01102
- ----------------------------------------    -----------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>


    Pat Beaudry, 777 Main Street, Hartford, CT  06115 (203) 728-2065
     --------------------------------------------------------------
       (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)


                             FINOVA FINANCE TRUST
             ---------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>

         Delaware                                   Applied For
- -------------------------------             -----------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)


      c/o The FINOVA Group Inc., 
1850 North Central Avenue P.O. Box 2209,
          Phoenix, Arizona                           85022-2209
- ----------------------------------------    -----------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>

                       Convertible Preferred Securities
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                     (Title of the indenture securities)

<PAGE>   2

Item 1.         General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

          (a)   Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
                which it is subject,

                        The Comptroller of the Currency,
                        Washington, D.C.

                        Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
                        Boston, Massachusetts

                        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                        Washington, D.C.

          (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise
                corporate trust powers:

                        The trustee is so authorized.

Item 2.         Affiliations with obligor and underwriter.  If the obligor or
                any underwriter for the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee,
                describe each such affiliation.

                None with respect to the trustee.



Item 16.        List of exhibits.

                List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of
                eligibility and qualification.

                (1)  A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as
                     now in effect.

                (2)  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the trustee
                     to do business.

                (3)  A copy of the Certification of Fiduciary Powers of the
                     trustee.

                (4)  A copy of the By-Laws of the trustee as now in effect.

                (5)  Consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
                     of the Act.

                (6)  A copy of the latest Consolidated Reports of Condition
                     and Income of the trustee published pursuant to law or
                     the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.




                                    NOTES


In as much as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the trustee
of all facts on which to base answers to Item 2, the answers to said Items are
based upon imcomplete information.  Said Items may, however, be considered
correct unless amended by an amendment to this Form T-1.





<PAGE>   3


                                   SIGNATURE



               Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
the trustee, Fleet National Bank, a national banking association organized and
existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement of
of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Hartford, and State of
Connecticut, on the 31st day of October, 1996.

                                         FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
                                         AS TRUSTEE




                                   By:  /s/  Michael M. Hopkins
                                        -------------------------
                                        Michael M. Hopkins
                                        Its Vice President







<PAGE>   4









                                   EXHIBIT 1


                            ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
                                     OF
                              FLEET NATIONAL BANK


FIRST.  The title of this Association, which shall carry on the business of
banking under the laws of the United States, shall be "Fleet National Bank."

SECOND.  The main office of the Association shall be in Springfield, Hampden
County Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  The general business of the Association
shall be conducted at its main office and its branches.

THIRD.  The board of directors of this Association shall consist of not less
than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25) shareholders, the exact number of
directors within such minimum and maximum limits to be fixed and determined
from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or
by resolution of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof.
Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, any vacancy in the
board of directors for any reason, including an increase in the number thereof,
may be filled by action of the board of directors.

FOURTH.  The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors
and the transaction of whatever other business may be brought before said
meeting shall be held at the main office or such other place as the board of
directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefore in the
bylaws, but if no election is held on that day, it may be held on any
subsequent day according to the provisions of law; and all elections shall be
held according to such lawful regulations as may be prescribed by the board of
directors.

FIFTH.  The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be
eight million five hundred thousand (8,500,000) shares of which three million
five hundred thousand (3,500,000) shares shall be common stock with a
par value of six and 25/100 dollars ($6.25) each, and of which five million
(5,000,000) shares without par value shall be preferred stock.  The capital
stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, in accordance with
the provisions of the laws of the United States.

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall
have any pre-emptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any
class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to
any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued or sold, nor
any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board
of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such
price as the board of directors may from time to time fix.



<PAGE>   5
The board of directors of the Association is authorized, subject to limitations
prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article, to provide for the
issuance from time to time in one or more series of any number of the preferred
shares, and to establish the number of shares be included in each series, and
to fix the designation, relative rights, preferences, qualifications and
limitations of the shares of each such series.  The authority of the board of
directors with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to,
determination of the following:

a.  The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive
    designation of that series;

b.  The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be
    cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and whether they shall be
    payable in preference to, or in another relation to, the dividends payable
    to any other class or classes or series of stock;

c.  Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting
    rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

d.  Whether that series shall have conversion or exchange privileges, and,
    if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including
    provision for the adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such
    events as the board of directors shall determine;

e.  Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so,
    the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the manner of
    selecting shares for redemption if less than all shares are to be redeemed,
    the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the
    amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under
    different conditions and at different redemption dates;

f.  Whether that series shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to
    be applied to the purchase or redemption of shares of that series, and, if
    so, the terms and amounts of such sinking fund;

g.  The right of the shares of that series to the benefit of conditions and
    restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Association or any
    subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional stock (including additional
    shares of such series or of any other series) and upon the payment of
    dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase,
    redemption or other acquisition by the Association or any subsidiary of
    any outstanding stock of the Association;

h.  The right of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or
    involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Association and
    whether such rights shall be in preference to, or in another relation to,
    the comparable rights of any other class or classes or series of stock; and

i.  Any other relative, participating, optional or other special rights,
    qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that series.

Shares of any series of preferred stock which have been redeemed (whether
through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or which, if convertible
or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of stock of
any other class or classes shall have the status of authorized and unissued
shares of preferred stock of the same series and may be reissued as a part of
the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified and
reissued as part of a new series of preferred stock to be created by resolution
or resolutions of the board of directors or as part of any other series or
preferred stock, all subject to the conditions and the restrictions adopted by
the board of directors providing for the issue of any series of preferred
stock and by the provisions of any applicable law.

Subject to the provisions of any applicable law, or except as otherwise
provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series
of preferred stock, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock shall
exclusively possess voting power for the election of directors and for all
purposes, each holder of record of shares of common stock being entitled to one
vote for each share of common stock standing in his name on the books of the
Association.

Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issue of any series of preferred stock, after payment shall have been made to
the holders of preferred stock of the full amount of dividends to which they
shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issue of any other series of preferred stock, the holders of common stock shall
be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of preferred stock of any and all
series, to receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by the
board of directors.

Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions for the issue
of any series of preferred stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Association, whether voluntary or involuntary, after
payment shall have been made to the holders of preferred stock of the full
amount to which they shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issue of any series of preferred stock the
holders of common stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of
preferred stock of any and all series, to share, ratable according to the
number of shares of common stock held by them, in all remaining assets of the
Association available for distribution to its shareholders.

The number of authorized shares of any class may be increased or decreased by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the
Association entitled to vote.
<PAGE>   6

SIXTH.  The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of
this Association, who shall be chairman of the board, unless the board appoints
another director to be the chairman.  The board of directors shall have the
power to appoint one or more vice presidents; and to appoint a secretary and
such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business
of this Association.

The board of directors shall have the power to define the duties of the
officers and employees of the Association; to fix the salaries to be paid to
them; to dismiss them; to require bonds from them and to fix the penalty
thereof; to regulate the manner in which any increase of the capital of the
Association shall be made; to manage and administer the business and affairs of
the Association; to make all bylaws that it may be lawful for them to make; and
generally to do and perform all acts that it may be legal for a board of
directors to do and perform.

SEVENTH.  The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of
the main office to any other place within the limits of the City of Hartford,
Connecticut, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to the
approval of the Comptroller of the Currency; and shall have the power to
establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the Association
to any other location, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to
the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.

EIGHTH.  The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until
terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States.

NINTH.  The board of directors of this Association, or any three or more
shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent (10%) of the
stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any
time.  Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, a notice of
the time, place and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the
shareholders shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at
least ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting to each shareholder of
record at his address as shown upon the books of this Association.

TENTH. (a)  Right to Indemnification.  Each person who was or is made a party
or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was a director, officer or employee of the Association or is or was
serving at the request of the Association as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, trust, or other enterprise, including service with respect
to an employee benefit plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Association to the fullest extent authorized by the law of the state in which
the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated, except as provided
in subsection (b).  The aforesaid indemnity shall protect the indemnified
person against all expense, liability and loss (including attorney's fees,
judgements, fines ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in
settlement) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such a
proceeding.  Such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased
to be a director, officer or employee and shall inure to the benefit of his or
her heirs, executors, and administrators, but shall only cover such person's
period of service with the Association.  The Association may, by action of its
Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification to agents of the
Association and to any director, officer, employee or agent of any of its
subsidiaries with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification
of directors and officers.

(b)   Restrictions on Indemnification.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no
person shall be indemnified hereunder by the Association against expenses,
penalties, or other payments incurred in an administrative proceeding or action
instituted by a federal bank regulatory agency which proceeding or action
results in a final order assessing civil money penalties against that person,
requiring affirmative action by that person in the form of payments to the
Association, or removing or prohibiting that person from service with the
Association, and any advancement of expenses to that person in that proceeding
must be repaid; and (ii) no person shall be indemnified hereunder by the
Association and no advancement of expenses shall be made to any person
hereunder to the extent such indemnification or advancement of expenses would
violate or conflict with any applicable federal statute now or hereafter in
force or any applicable final regulation or interpretation now or hereafter
adopted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") or the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").  The Association shall comply with any
requirements imposed on it by any such statue or regulation in connection with
any indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder by the Association.
With respect to proceedings to enforce a claimant's rights to indemnification,
the Association shall indemnify any such claimant in connection with such a
proceeding only as provided in subsection (d) hereof.

(c)   Advancement of Expenses.  The conditional right to indemnification
conferred in this section shall be a contract right and shall include the
right to be paid by the Association the reasonable expenses (including
attorney's fees) incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final
disposition (an "advancement of expenses"); provided, however, that an
advancement of expenses shall be made only upon (i) delivery to the Association
of a binding written undertaking by or on behalf of the person receiving the
advancement to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined
that such person is not entitled to be indemnified in such proceeding,
including if such proceeding results in a final order assessing civil money
penalties against that person, requiring affirmative action by that person
in the form of payments to the Association, or removing or prohibiting that
person from service with the Association, and (ii) compliance with any other
actions or determinations required by applicable law, regulation or OCC or FDIC
interpretation to be taken or made by the Board of Directors of the Association
or other persons prior to an advancement of expenses.  The Association shall
cease advancing expenses at any time its Board of Directors believes that any
of the prerequisites for advancement of expenses are no longer being met.

(d)   Right of Claimant to Bring Suit.  If a claim under subsection (a) of the
section is not paid in full by the Association within thirty (30) days after
written claim has been received by the Association, the claimant may at any time
thereafter bring suit against the Association to recover the unpaid amount
of the claim.  If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a
suit brought by the Association to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant
to the terms of an undertaking, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also
the expense of prosecuting or defending such claim.  It shall be a defense to
any such action brought by the claimant to enforce a right to indemnification
hereunder (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for an advancement
of expenses where the required undertaking, if any, has been tendered to the
Association) that the claimant has not met any applicable standard for
indemnification under the law of the state in which the Association's ultimate
parent company is incorporated.  In any suit brought by the Association to
recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the
Association shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final
adjudication that the claimant has not met any applicable standard for
indemnification standard for indemnification under the law of the state in
which the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated.

(e)   Non-Exclusivity of Rights.  The rights to indemnification and the
advancement of expenses conferred in this section shall not be exclusive of any
other right which any person may have or hereafter acquired under any statute,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

(f)   Insurance.  The Association may purchase, maintain, and make payment or
reimbursement for reasonable premiums on, insurance to protect itself and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Association or another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense,
liability or loss, whether or not the Association would have the power to
indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the law of
the state in which the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated;
provided however, that such insurance shall explicitly exclude insurance
coverage for a final order of a federal bank regulatory agency assessing civil
money penalties against an Association director, officer, employee or agent.

ELEVENTH.  These articles of association may be amended at any regular or
special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of
greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the
holders of such greater amount.  The notice of any shareholders' meeting at
which an amendment to the articles of association of this Association is to be
considered shall be given as hereinabove set forth.

I hereby certify that the articles of association of this Association, in their
entirety, are listed above in items first through eleventh.


                                                   Secretary/Assistant Secretary
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Dated at                                         ,  as of                      .
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Revision of February 15, 1996






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                                   EXHIBIT 2

[LOGO]

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COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
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Washington, D.C. 20219



                                  CERTIFICATE


I, Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify
that:

(1)       The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes
324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession,
custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation and
supervision of all National Banking Associations.

(2)       "Fleet National Bank", (Charter No. 1338), is a National Banking
Association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized
thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this Certificate.

                                       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
                                       subscribed my name and caused my seal of
                                       office to be affixed to these presents at
                                       the Treasury Department, in the City of
                                       Washington and District of Columbia, this
                                       3rd day of October, 1996.


                                       /s/ EUGENE A. LUDWIG
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       Comptroller of the Currency




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                                  EXHIBIT 3


[LOGO]

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COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
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Washington, D.C. 20219



                       Certification of Fiduciary Powers

I, Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify
the records in this Office evidence "Fleet National Bank",
(Charter No. 1338), was granted, under the hand
and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities
authorized under the provisions of The Act of Congress approved
September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 U.S.C. 92a.  I further certify the
authority so granted remains in full force and effect.


                                       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
                                       subscribed my name and caused my seal of
                                       Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                       to be affixed to these presents at the
                                       Treasury Department, in the City of
                                       Washington and District of Columbia, this
                                       3rd day of October, 1996.


                                       /s/ EUGENE A. LUDWIG
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       Comptroller of the Currency




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                                   EXHIBIT 4


                        AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF

                              FLEET NATIONAL BANK

                                   ARTICLE I

                            MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS


Section 1. Annual Meeting.  The regular annual meeting of the shareholders for
the election of Directors and the transaction of any other business that may
properly come before the meeting shall be held at the Main Office of the
Association, or such other place as the Board of Directors may designate, on
the fourth Thursday of April in each year at 1:15 o'clock in the afternoon
unless some other hour of such day is fixed by the Board of Directors.

If, from any cause, an election of Directors is not made on such day, the Board
of Directors shall order the election to be held on some subsequent day, of
which special notice shall be given in accordance with the provisions of law,
and of these bylaws.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called
at any time by the Board of Directors, the President, or any shareholders
owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the stock of the Association.

Section 3. Notice of Meetings of Shareholders.  Except as otherwise provided
by law, notice of the time and place of annual or special meetings of the
shareholders shall be mailed, postage prepaid, at least ten (10) days before
the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat
at his address as shown upon the books of the Association; but any failure to
mail such notice to any shareholder or any irregularity therein, shall not
affect the validity of such meeting or of any of the proceedings thereat.
Notice of a special meeting shall also state the purpose of the meeting.

Section 4. Quorum; Adjourned Meetings.  Unless otherwise provided by law, a
quorum for the transaction of business at every meeting of the shareholders
shall consist of not less than two-fifths (2/5) of the outstanding capital
stock represented in person or by proxy; less than such quorum may adjourn the
meeting to a future time.  No notice need be given of an adjourned annual or
special meeting of the shareholders if the adjournment be to a definite place
and time.

Section 5. Votes and Proxies.  At every meeting of the shareholders, each
share of the capital stock shall be entitled to one vote except as otherwise
provided by law.  A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question
or matter submitted to the shareholder at any meeting, unless otherwise
provided by law or by the Articles of Association or these By-laws.  Share-
holders may vote by proxies duly authorized in writing and filed with the
Cashier, but no officer, clerk, teller or bookeeper of the Association may act
as a proxy.




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Section 6. Nominations to Board of Directors.  At any meeting of shareholders
held for the election of Directors, nominations for election to the Board of
Directors may be made, subject to the provisions of this section, by any share-
holder of record of any outstanding class of stock of the Association entitled
to vote for the election of Directors.  No person other than those whose names
are stated as proposed nominees in the proxy statement accompanying the notice
of the meeting may be nominated as such meeting unless a shareholder shall have
given to the President of the Association and to the Comptroller of the
Currency, Washington, DC written notice of intention to nominate such other
person mailed by certified mail or delivered not less than fourteen (14) days
nor more than fifty (50) days prior to the meeting of shareholders at which
such nomination is to be made; provided, however, that if less than twenty-one
(21) days' notice of such meeting is given to shareholders, such notice of
intention to nominate shall be mailed by certified mail or delivered to said
President and said Comptroller on or before the seventh day following the day
on which the notice of such meeting was mailed.  Such notice of intention to
nominate shall contain the following information to the extent known to the
notifying shareholder: (a) the name and address of each proposed nominee; (b)
the principal occupation of each proposed nominee; (c) the total number of
shares of capital stock of the Association that will be voted for each proposed
nominee; (d) the name and residence address of the notifying shareholder; and
(e) the number of shares of capital stock of the Association owned by the
notifying shareholder. In the event such notice is given, the proposed nominee
may be nominated either by the shareholder giving such notice or by any other
shareholder present at the meeting at which such nomination is to be made.
Such notice may contain the names of more than one proposed nominee, and if
more than one is named, any one or more of those named may be nominated.

Section 7. Action Taken Without a Shareholder Meeting.  Any action requiring
shareholder approval or consent may be taken without a meeting and without
notice of such meeting by written consent of the shareholders.


                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DIRECTORS



Section 1. Number.  The Board of Directors shall consist of such number of
shareholders, not less than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25), as from
time to time shall be determined by a majority of the votes to which all of its
shareholders are at the time entitled, or by the Board of Directors as
hereinafter provided.

Section 2. Mandatory Retirement for Directors.  No person shall be elected a
director who has attained the age of 68 and no person shall continue to serve
as a director after the date of the first meeting of the stockholders of the
Association held on or after the date on which such person attains the age of
68; provided, however, that any director serving on the Board as of December
15, 1995 who has attanined the age of 65 on or prior to such date shall be
permitted to continue to serve as a director until the date of the first
meeting of the stockholders of the Association held on or after the date on
which such person attains the age of 70.

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Section 3. General Powers.  The Board of Directors shall exercise all the
coporate powers of the Association, except as expressly limited by law, and
shall have the control, management, direction and dispositon of all its
property and affairs.

Section 4. Annual Meeting.  Immediately following a meeting of shareholders
held for the election of Directors, the Cashier shall notify the directors-
elect who may be present of their election and they shall then hold a meeting
at the Main Office of the Association, or such other place as the Board of
Directors may designate, for the purpose of taking their oaths, organizing the
new Board, electing officers and transacting any other business that may come
before such meeting.

Section 5. Regular Meeting.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held without notice at the Main Office of the Association, or such other
place as the Board of Directors may designate, at such dates and times as the
Board shall determine.  If the day designated for a regular meeting falls on a
legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day.

Section 6. Special Meetings.  A special meeting of the Board of Directors may
be called at anytime upon the written request of the Chairman of the Board, the
President, or of two Directors, stating the purpose of the meeting.  Notice of
the time and place shall be given not later than the day before the date of the
meeting, by mailing a notice to each Director at his last known address, by
delivering such notice to him personally, or by telephoning.

Section 7. Quorum; Votes.  A majority of the Board of Directors at the time
holding office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business,
except when otherwise provided by law, but less than a quorum may adjourn
a meeting from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without
further notice.  If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative
vote of a majority of Directors present is the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 8. Action by Directors Without a Meeting.  Any action requiring
Director approval or consent may be taken without a meeting and without notice
of such meeting by written consent of all the Directors.

Section 9. Telephonic Participation in Directors' Meetings.  A Director or
member of a Committee of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of
the Board or of such Committee may participate in a meeting of the Board or of
such Committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications
equipment enabling all Directors participating in the meeting to hear one
another, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person
at such a meeting.

Section 10. Vacancies.  Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by
the remaining members of the Board at any regular or special meeting of the
Board.

Section 11. Interim Appointments.  The Board of Directors shall, if the share-
holders at any meeting for the election of Directors have determined a number
of Directors less than twenty-five (25), have the power, by affirmative vote of
the majority of all the Directors, to increase such number of Directors to not
more than twenty-five (25) and to elect Directors to fill the resulting
vacancies and to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or the
next election of Directors; provided, however, that the number of Directors
shall not be so increased by more than two (2) if the number last determined
by shareholders was fifteen (15) or less, or increased by more than four (4) if
the number last determined by shareholders was sixteen (16) or more.

Section 12. Fees.  The Board of Directors shall fix the amount and direct the
payment of fees which shall be paid to each Director for attendance at any
meeting of the Board of Directors or of any Committees of the Board.



                                  ARTICLE III

                            COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Section 1. Executive Committee.  The Board of Directors shall appoint from its
members an Executive Committee which shall consist of such number of persons as
the Board of Directors shall determine; the Chairman of the Board and the
President shall be members ex-officio of the Executive Committee with full
voting power.  The Chairman of the Board or the President may from time to time
appoint from the Board of Directors as temporary additional members of the
Executive Committee, with full voting powers, not more than two members to serve
for such periods as the Chairman of the Board or the President may determine.
The Board of Directors shall designate a member of the Executive Committee to
serve as Chairman thereof.  A meeting of the Executive Committee may be called
at any time upon the written request of the Chairman of the Board, the President
or the Chairman of the Executive Committee, stating the purpose of the meeting.
Not less than twenty four hours' notice of said meeting shall be given to each
member of the Committee personally, by telephoning, or by mail.  The Chairman of
the Executive Committee or, in his absence, a member of the Committee chosen by
a majority of the members present shall preside at meetings of the Executive
Committee.


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The Executive Committee shall possess and may exercise all the powers of the
Board when the Board is not in session except such as the Board, only, by law,
is authorized to exercise; it shall keep minutes of its acts and proceedings
and cause same to be presented and reported at every regular meeting and at any
special meeting of the Board including specifically, all its actions relating
to loans and discounts.

All acts done and powers and authority conferred by the Executive Committee,
from time to time, within the scope of its authority, shall be deemed to be,
and may be certified as being, the acts of and under the authority of the
Board.

Section 2. Risk Management Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its
members a Risk Management Committee which shall consist of such number as the
Board shall determine.  The Board shall designate a member of the Risk
Management Committee to serve as Chairman thereof.  It shall be the duty of the
Risk Management Committee to (a) serve as the channel of communication with
management and the Board of Directors of Fleet Financial Group, Inc. to assure
that formal processes supported by management information systems are in place
for the identification, evaluation and management of significant risks inherent
in or associated with lending activities, the loan portfolio, asset-liablity
management, the investment portfolio, trust and investment advisory activities,
the sale of nondeposit investment products and new products and services and
such additional activities or functions as the Board may determine from time
to time; (b) assure the formulation and adoption of policies approved by the
Risk Management Committee or Board governing lending activities, management of
the loan portfolio, the maintenance of an adequate allowance for loan and lease
losses, asset-liability management, the investment portfolio, the retail
sale of non-deposit investment products, new products and services and such
additional activities or functions as the Board may determine from time to time
(c) assure that a comprehensive independent loan review program is in place for
the early detection of problem loans and review significant reports of the loan
review department, management's responses to those reports and the risk
attributed to unresolved issues; (d) subject to control of the Board, exercise
general supervision over trust activities, the investment of trust funds, the
disposition of trust investments and the acceptance of new trusts and the terms
of such acceptance, and (e) perform such additional duties and exercise such
additional powers of the Board as the Board may determine from time to time.

Section 3.  Audit Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its members and
Audit Committee which shall consist of such number as the Board shall determine
no one of whom shall be an active officer or employee of the Association or
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. or any of its affiliates.  In addition, members of
the Audit Committee must not (i) have served as an officer or employee of the
Association or any of its affiliates at any time during the year prior to their
appointment; or (ii) own, control, or have owned or controlled at any time
during the year prior to appointment, ten percent (10%) or more of any
outstanding class of voting securities of the Association.  At least two (2)
members of the Audit Committee must have significant executive, professional,
educational or regulatory experience in financial, auditing, accounting,
or banking matters.  No member of the Audit Commitee may have significant
direct or indirect credit or other relationships with the Association, the
termination of which would materially adversely affect the Association's
financial condition or results of operations.

The Board shall designate a member of the Audit Committee to serve as Chairman
thereof.  It shall be the duty of the Audit Committee to (a) cause a continuous
audit and examination to be made on its behalf into the affairs of the
Association and to review the results of such examination; (b) review
significant reports of the internal auditing department, management's responses
to those reports and the risk attributed to unresolved issues; (c) review the
basis for the reports issued under Section 112 of The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Improvement Act of 1991; (d) consider, in consultation with the
independent auditor and an internal auditing executive, the adequacy of the
Association's internal controls, including the resolution of identified material
weakness and reportable conditions; (e) review regulatory communications
received from any federal or state agency with supervisory jurisdiction or
other examining authority and monitor any needed corrective action by
management; (f) ensure that a formal system of internal controls is in place
for maintaining compliance with laws and regulations; (g) cause an audit of the
Trust Department at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months
of the last such audit or, in liew thereof, adopt a continuous audit system and
report to the Board each calendar year and within 15 months of the previous
report on the performance of such audit function; and (h) perform such
additional duties and exercise such additional powers of the Board as the Board
may determine from time to time.

The Audit Committee may consult with internal counsel and retain its own
outside counsel without approval (prior or otherwise) from the Board or
management and obligate the Association to pay the fees of such counsel.





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Section 4. Community Affairs Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its
members a Community Affairs Committee which shall consist of such number as the
Board shall determine.  The Board shall designate a member of the Community
Affairs Committee to serve as Chairman thereof.  It shall be the duty of the
Commmunity Affairs Committee to (a) oversee compliance by the Association with
the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder; and (b) perform such additional duties and exercise such
additional powers of the Board as the Board may determine from time to time.

Section 5. Regular Meetings.  Except for the Executive Committee which shall
meet on an ad hoc basis as set forth in Section 1 of this Article, regular
meetings of the Committees of the Board of Directors shall be held, without
notice, at such time and place as the Committee or the Board of Directors may
appoint and as often as the business of the Association may require.

Section 6. Special Meetings.  A Special Meeting of any of the Committees of
the Board of Directors may be called upon the written request of the Chairman
of the Board or the President, or of any two members of the respective
Committee, stating the purpose of the meeting.  Not less than twenty-four
hours' notice of such special meeting shall be given to each member of the
Committee personally, by telephoning, or by mail.

Section 7. Emergency Meetings.  An Emergency Meeting of any of the Committees
of the Board of Directors may be called at the request of the Chairman of the
Board or the President, who shall state that an emergency exists, upon not
less than one hour's notice to each member of the Committee personally or by
telephoning.

Section 8. Action Taken Without a Committee Meeting.  Any Committee of the
Board of Directors may take action without a meeting and without notice of such
meeting by resolution assented to in writing by all members of such Committee.

Section 9. Quorum.  A majority of a Committee of the Board of Directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at any meeting of such
Committee.  If a quorum is not available, the Chairman of the Board or the
President shall have power to make temporary appointments to a Committee of-
members of the Board of Directors, to act in the place and stead of members who
temporarily cannot attend any such meeting; provided, however, that any
temporary appointment to the Audit Committee must meet the requirements for
members of that Committee set forth in Section 3 of this Article.

Section 10. Record.  The committes of the Board of Directors shall keep a
record of their respective meetings and proceedings which shall be presented
at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors held in the calendar month
next following the meetings of the Committees.  If there is no regular Board
of Directors meeting held in the calendar month next following the meeting of
a Committee, then such Committee's records shall be presented at the next
regular Board of Directors meeting held in a month subsequent to such Committee
meeting.

Section 11. Changes and Vacancies.  The Board of Directors shall have power
to change the members of any Committee at any time and to fill vacancies on any
Committee; provided, however, that any newly appointed member of the Audit
Committee must meet the requirements for members of that Committee set forth in
Section 3 of this Article.

Section 12. Other Committees.  The Board of Directors may appoint, from time
to time, other committees of one or more persons, for such purposes and with
such powers as the Board may determine.



                                   ARTICLE IV

                          WAIVER OF NOTICE  OF MEETINGS

Section 1. Waiver.  Whenever notice is required to be given to any shareholder,
Director, or member of a Committee of the Board of Directors, such notice may
be waived in writing either before or after such meeting by any shareholder,
Director or Committee member respectively, as the case may be, who may be
entitled to such notice; and such notice will be deemed to be waived by
attendance at any such meeting.






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                                 ARTICLE V

                             OFFICERS AND AGENTS

Section 1. Officers.  The Board shall appoint a Chairman of the Board and a
President, and shall have the power to appoint one or more Executive Vice
Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a
Cashier, a Secretary, an Auditor, a Controller, one or more Trust Officers and-
such other officers as are deemed necessary or desirable for the proper
transaction of business of the Association.  The Chairman of the Board and the
President shall be appointed from members of the Board of Directors.  Any two
or more offices, except those of President and Cashier, or Secretary, may be
held by the same person.  The Board may, from time to time, by resolution
passed by a majority of the entire Board, designate one or more officers of the
Association or of an affiliate or of Fleet Financial Group, Inc. with power to
appoint one or more Vice Presidents and such other officers of the Association
below the level of Vice President as the officer or officers designated in such
resolution deem necessary or desirable for the proper transaction of the
business of the Association.

Section 2. Chairman of the Board.  The chairman of the Board shall preside at
all meetings of the Board of Directors.  Subject to definition by the Board of
Directors, he shall have general executive powers and such specific powers and
duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned to him by the
Board of Directors.

Section 3. President.  The President shall preside at all meetings of the
Board of Directors if there be no Chairman or if the Chairman be absent.
Subject to definition by the Board of Directors, he shall have general
executive powers and such specific powers and duties as from time to time may
be conferred upon or assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

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Section 4. Cashier and Secretary.  The Cashier shall be the Secretary of the
Board and of the Executive Committee, and shall keep accurate minutes of their
meetings and of all meetings of the shareholders.  He shall attend to the
giving of all notices required by these By-laws.  He shall be custodian of the
corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the Association.  He shall
have such powers and perform such duties as pertain by law or regulation to the
office of Cashier, or as are imposed by these By-laws, or as may be delegated
to him from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board
or the President.

Section 5. Auditor.  The Auditor shall be the chief auditing officer of the
Association.  He shall continuously examine the affairs of the Association and
from time to time shall report to the Board of Directors.  He shall have such
powers and perform such duties as are conferred upon, or assigned to him by
these By-laws, or as may be delegated to him from time to time by the Board
of Directors.

Section 6. Officers Seriatim.  The Board of Directors shall designate from
time to time not less than two officers who shall in the absence or disability
of the Chairman or President or both, succeed seriatim to the duties and
responsibilities of the Chairman and President respectively.

Section 7. Clerks and Agents.  The Board of Directors may appoint, from time
to time, such clerks, agents and employees as it may deem advisable for the
prompt and orderly transaction of the business of the Association, define
their duties, fix the salaries to be paid them and dismiss them.  Subject to
the authority of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the
President, or any other officer of the Association authorized by either of them
may appoint and dismiss all or any clerks, agents and employees and prescribe
their duties and the conditions of their employment, and from time to time
fix their compensation.

Section 8. Tenure.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors and the President
shall, except in the case of death, resignation, retirement or disqualification
under these By-laws, or unless removed by the affirmative vote of at least two-
thirds of all of the members of the Board of Directors, hold office for the
term of one year or until their respective successors are appointed.  Either
of such officers appointed to fill a vacancy occurring in an unexpired term
shall serve for such unexpired term of such vacancy.  All other officers,
clerks, agents, attorneys-in-fact and employees of the Association shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Board of Directors or of the officer or
committee appointing them respectively.


                                   ARTICLE VI

                                TRUST DEPARTMENT

Section 1. General Powers and Duties.  All fiduciary powers of the Association
shall be exercised through the Trust Department, subject to such regulations as
the Comptroller of the Currency shall from time to time establish.  The Trust
Department shall be to placed under the management and immediate supervision
of an officer or officers appointed by the Board of Directors.  The duties of
all officers of the Trust Department shall be to cause the policies and
instructions of the Board and the Risk Management Committee with respect to the
trusts under their supervision to be carried out, and to supervise the due
performance of the trusts and agencies entrusted to the Association and under
their supervision, in accordance with law and in accordance with the terms of
such trusts and agencies.




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                                  ARTICLE VII

                                 BRANCH OFFICES

Section 1. Establishment.  The Board of Directors shall have full power to
establish, to discontinue, or, from time to time, to change the location of any
branch office, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.

Section 2. Supervision and Control.  Subject to the general supervision and
control of the Board of Directors, the affairs of branch offices shall be
under the immediate supervision and control of the President or of such other
officer or officers, employee or employees, or other individuals as the Board
of Directors may from time to time determine, with such powers and duties as
the Board of Directors may confer upon or assign to him or them.


                                   ARTICLE VIII

                                 SIGNATURE POWERS

Section 1. Authorization.  The power of officers, employees, agents and
attorneys to sign on behalf of and to affix the seal of the Association shall
be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the Executive Committee or by
both; provided that the President is authorized to restrict such power of any
officer, employee, agent or attorney to the business of a specific department
or departments, or to a specific branch office or branch offices.  Facsimile
signatures may be authorized.


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                                  ARTICLE IX

                            STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS

Section 1. Stock Records.  The Trust Department shall have custody of the
stock certificate books and stock ledgers of the Association, and shall make
all transfers of stock, issue certificates thereof and disburse dividends
declared thereon.


Section 2. Form of Certificate.  Every shareholder shall be entitled to a
certificate conforming to the requirements of law and otherwise in such form
as the Board of Directors may approve.  The certificates shall state on the
face thereof that the stock is transferable only on the books of the
Association and shall be signed by such officers as may be prescribed from time
to time by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee.  Facsimile signatures
may be authorized.

Section 3. Transfers of Stock.  Transfers of stock shall be made only on the
books of the Association by the holder in person, or by attorney duly
authorized in writing, upon surrender of the certificate therefor properly
endorsed, or upon the surrender of such certificate accompanied by a properly
executed written assignment of the same, or a written power of attorney to
sell, assign or transfer the same or the shares represented thereby.

Section 4. Lost Certificate.  The Board of Directors or Executive Committee
may order a new certificate to be issued in place of a certificate lost or
destroyed, upon proof of such loss or destruction and upon tender to the
Association by the shareholder, of a bond in such amount and with or without
surety, as may be ordered, indemnifying the Association against all liability,
loss, cost and damage by reason of such loss or destruction and the issuance
of a new certificate.

Section 5. Closing Transfer Books.  The Board of Directors may close the
transfer books for a period not exceeding thirty days preceding any regular
or special meeting of the shareholders, or the day designated for the payment
of a dividend or the allotment of rights.  In lieu of closing the transfer
books the Board of Directors may fix a day and hour not more than thirty days
prior to the day of holding any meeting of the shareholders, or the day
designated for the payment of a dividend, or the day designated for the
allotment of rights, or the day when any change of conversion or exchange of
capital stock is to go into effect, as the day as of which shareholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at such meetings or entitled to such dividend
or to such allotment of rights or to exercise the rights in respect of any
such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, shall be determined, and
only such shareholders as shall be shareholders of record on the day and hour
so fixed shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to
receive payment of such dividend or to receive such allotment of rights or to
exercise such rights, as the case may be.


                              ARTICLE X

                          THE CORPORATE SEAL

Section 1. Seal.  The following is an impression of the seal of the
Association adopted by the Board of Directors.


                              ARTICLE  XI

                             BUSINESS HOURS

Section 1. Business Hours.  The main office of this Association and each
branch office thereof shall be open for business on such days, and for such
hours as the Chairman, or the President, or any Executive Vice President, or
such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time to time
designate, may determine as to each office to conform to local custom and
convenience, provided that any one or more of the main and branch offices or
certain departments thereof may be open for such hours as the President, or
such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time to time designate,
may determine as to each office or department on any legal holiday on which
work is not prohibited by law, and provided further that any one or more of
the main and branch offices or certain departments thereof may be ordered
closed or open on any day for such hours as to each office or department as
the President, or such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time
to time designate, subject to applicable laws regulations, may determine when
such action may be required by reason of disaster or other emergency condition.


                                ARTICLE IX

                              CHANGES IN BY-LAWS

Section 1. Amendments.  These By-laws may be amended upon vote of a majority
of the entire Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board, provided ten (10)
day's notice of the proposed amendment has been given to each member of the
Board of Directors.  No amendment may be made unless the By-law, as amended, is
consistent with the requirements of law and of the Articles of Association.
These By-laws may also be amended by the Association's shareholders.




A true copy

Attest:



                                        Secretary/Assistant Secretary
- ---------------------------------------



Dated at                                         , as of                       .
         ---------------------------------------         ----------------------

Revision of January 11, 1993






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                                  EXHIBIT 5



                             CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
                           REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b)
                       OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939


     The undersigned, as Trustee under the Indenture to be entered into between
FINOVA Finance Trust and Fleet National Bank, as Trustee,
does hereby consent that, pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, reports of examinations with respect to the undersigned by Federal,
State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.


                                           FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
                                           AS TRUSTEE


                                       By   /s/ Michael M. Hopkins
                                            -------------------------------
                                             Michael M. Hopkins
                                             Its: Vice President



Dated:  October 31, 1996




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                                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
                                OMB Number: 7100-0036
                                Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                                OMB Number: 3064-0052
                                Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                OMB Number: 1557-0081
                                Expires March 31, 1999

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
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[FEDERAL FINANCIAL              Please refer to page i,                 [1]
INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION        Table of Contents, for
COUNCIL LOGO]                   the required disclosure
                                of estimated burden.

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CONSOLIDATED REPORTS OF CONDITION AND INCOME FOR
A BANK WITH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN OFFICES--FFIEC 031
                                                      (960630)
REPORT AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 30, 1996        -----------
                                                     (RCRI 9999)

This report is required by law: 12 U.S.C. Section 324 (State member banks);
12 U.S.C. Section 1817 (State nonmember banks); and 12 U.S.C. Section 161
(National banks).

This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and consolidated
subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions, Edge or Agreement
subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated foreign subsidiaries, or
International Banking Facilities.

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NOTE: The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by an authorized
officer and the Report of Condition must be attested to by not less than two
directors (trustees) for State nonmember banks and three directors for State
member and National banks.

I, Giro S. DeRosa, Vice President
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

of the named bank do hereby declare that these Reports of Condition and
Income (including the supporting schedules) have been prepared in conformance
with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority
and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

/s/ Giro DeRosa
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Signature of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

July 25, 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date of Signature

The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with
Federal regulatory authority instructions. NOTE: These instructions may in
some cases differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) and declare that it has
been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.

/s/
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Director (Trustee)

/s/
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Director (Trustee)

/s/
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Director (Trustee)

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For Banks Submitting Hard Copy Report Forms:

State Member Banks: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank.

State Nonmember Banks: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return
address envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data
systems, 2127 Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

National Banks: Return the original only in the special return address envelope
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

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FDIC Certificate Number  | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 |               Banks should affix
                         ---------------------                the address label
                             (RCRI 90150)                       in this space.

                                            CALL NO. 196    31    06-30-96

                                            STAR: 25-0590 00327 STCERT: 25-02490

                                            FLEET NATIONAL BANK
                                            ONE MONARCH PLACE
                                            SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102


       Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit
        Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

<PAGE>   20

FOR BANKS SUBMITTING HARD COPY REPORT FORMS:

STATE MEMBER BANKS: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank.

STATE NONMEMBER BANKS: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

NATIONAL BANKS: Return the original only in the special return address envelope
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

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                                                          ___                                                            ___
FDIC Certificate Number | 0  | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 |           |     Banks should affix the address label in this space.          |
                        ______________________
                              (RCRI 9050)                      CALL NO. 196               31                   06-30-96

                                                               STBK: 25-0590 00327      STCERT: 25-02499

                                                               FLEET NATIONAL BANK
                                                               ONE MONARCH PLACE
                                                               SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
                                                         |___                                                            ___|
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency





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                                                                       FFIEC 031
                                                                       Page i
                                                                          /2/
Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for
A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices
________________________________________________________________________________

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SIGNATURE PAGE                                                             Cover

REPORT OF INCOME

Schedule RI--Income Statement...........................................RI-1,2,3
Schedule RI-A--Changes in Equity Capital....................................RI-4
Schedule RI-B--Charge-offs and Recoveries and
  Changes in Allowance for Loan and Lease
  Losses..................................................................RI-4,5
Schedule RI-C--Applicable Income Taxes by
  Taxing Authority..........................................................RI-5
Schedule RI-D--Income from
  International Operations..................................................RI-6
Schedule RI-E--Explanations...............................................RI-7,8

REPORT OF CONDITION

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet................................................RC-1,2
Schedule RC-A--Cash and Balances Due
  From Depository Institutions..............................................RC-3
Schedule RC-B--Securities...............................................RC-3,4,5
Schedule RC-C--Loans and Lease Financing
  Receivables:
    Part I. Loans and Leases..............................................RC-6,7
    Part II. Loans to Small Businesses and
      Small Farms (included in the forms for
      June 30 only).....................................................RC-7a,7b
Schedule RC-D--Trading Assets and Liabilities
  (to be completed only by selected banks)..................................RC-8
Schedule RC-E--Deposit Liabilities....................................RC-9,10,11
Schedule RC-F--Other Assets................................................RC-11
Schedule RC-G--Other Liabilities...........................................RC-11
Schedule RC-H--Selected Balance Sheet Items for
  Domestic Offices.........................................................RC-12
Schedule RC-I--Selected Assets and Liabilities
  of IBFs..................................................................RC-13
Schedule RC-K--Quarterly Averages..........................................RC-13
Schedule RC-L--Off-Balance Sheet Items...............................RC-14,15,16
Schedule RC-M--Memoranda................................................RC-17,18
Schedule RC-N--Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans,
  Leases, and Other Assets..............................................RC-19,20
Schedule RC-O--Other Data for Deposit
  Insurance Assessments.................................................RC-21,22
Schedule RC-R--Regulatory Capital.......................................RC-23,24
Optional Narrative Statement Concerning the
  Amounts Reported in the Reports of
  Condition and Income.....................................................RC-25
Special Report (TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL BANKS)
Schedule RC-J--Repricing Opportunities (sent only to
  and to be completed only by savings banks)

DISCLOSURE OF ESTIMATED BURDEN

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is
32.2 hours per respondent and is estimated to vary from 15 to 230 hours per
response, depending on individual circumstances. Burden estimates include the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required
form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for
compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a
respondent's activities. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden
estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, D.C. 20503, and to one of the following:

Secretary
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Washington, D.C. 20551

Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C. 20219

Assistant Executive Secretary
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C. 20429

For information or assistance, National and State nonmember banks should
contact the FDIC's Call Reports Analysis Unit, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington,
D.C. 20429, toll free on (800) 688-FDIC (3342), Monday through Friday between
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern time. State member banks should contact their
Federal Reserve District Bank.


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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-1
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>

Consolidated Report of Income
for the period January 1, 1996 - June 30, 1996

All Report of Income schedules are to be reported on a calendar year-to-date
basis in thousands of dollars.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Income Statement                                                                              _________
                                                                                                          |  I480   |
                                                                                              ______________________
                                                             Dollar Amounts in Thousands      | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou  |
______________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|
<S>                                                                                           <C>                  <C>
1. Interest income:                                                                           | //////////////////  |
   a. Interest and fee income on loans:                                                       | //////////////////  |
      (1) In domestic offices:                                                                | //////////////////  |
          (a) Loans secured by real estate .................................................. | 4011       616,395  | 1.a.(1)(a)
          (b) Loans to depository institutions .............................................. | 4019           588  | 1.a.(1)(b)
          (c) Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ........... | 4024           286  | 1.a.(1)(c)
          (d) Commercial and industrial loans ............................................... | 4012       562,807  | 1.a.(1)(d)
          (e) Acceptances of other banks .................................................... | 4026           261  | 1.a.(1)(e)
          (f) Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures:    | //////////////////  |
              (1) Credit cards and related plans ............................................ | 4054         9,643  | 1.a.(1)(f)(1)
              (2) Other ..................................................................... | 4055        97,346  | 1.a.(1)(f)(2)
          (g) Loans to foreign governments and official institutions ........................ | 4056             0  | 1.a.(1)(g)
          (h) Obligations (other than securities and leases) of states and political          | //////////////////  |
              subdivisions in the U.S.:                                                       | //////////////////  |
              (1) Taxable obligations ....................................................... | 4503             0  | 1.a.(1)(h)(1)
              (2) Tax-exempt obligations .................................................... | 4504         5,232  | 1.a.(1)(h)(2)
          (i) All other loans in domestic offices ........................................... | 4058        84,576  | 1.a.(1)(i)
      (2) In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 4059         1,981  | 1.a.(2)
   b. Income from lease financing receivables:                                                | //////////////////  |
      (1) Taxable leases .................................................................... | 4505        75,341  | 1.b.(1)
      (2) Tax-exempt leases ................................................................. | 4307           791  | 1.b.(2)
   c. Interest income on balances due from depository institutions:(1)                        | //////////////////  |
      (1) In domestic offices ............................................................... | 4105           914  | 1.c.(1)
      (2) In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 4106           142  | 1.c.(2)
   d. Interest and dividend income on securities:                                             | //////////////////  |
      (1) U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations ... | 4027       209,142  | 1.d.(1)
      (2) Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S.:                 | //////////////////  |
          (a) Taxable securities ............................................................ | 4506             0  | 1.d.(2)(a)
          (b) Tax-exempt securities ......................................................... | 4507         2,953  | 1.d.(2)(b)
      (3) Other domestic debt securities .................................................... | 3657        12,164  | 1.d.(3)
      (4) Foreign debt securities ........................................................... | 3658         3,348  | 1.d.(4)
      (5) Equity securities (including investments in mutual funds) ......................... | 3659        10,212  | 1.d.(5)
   e. Interest income from trading assets.................................................... | 4069           360  | 1.e.
                                                                                              ______________________
</TABLE>
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(1) Includes interest income on time certificates of deposit not held for
    trading.



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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-2
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Continued
                                                                                   ________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands       | Year-to-date |
___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________
<S>                                                                          <C>                    <C>
 1. Interest income (continued)                                              | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
    f. Interest income on federal funds sold and securities purchased        | ////////////////// |
       under agreements to resell in domestic offices of the bank and of     | ////////////////// |
       its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .................... | 4020        24,925 |  1.f.
    g. Total interest income (sum of items 1.a through 1.f) ................ | 4107     1,719,407 |  1.g.
 2. Interest expense:                                                        | ////////////////// |
    a. Interest on deposits:                                                 | ////////////////// |
       (1) Interest on deposits in domestic offices:                         | ////////////////// |
           (a) Transaction accounts (NOW accounts, ATS accounts, and         | ////////////////// |
               telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts) .............. | 4508         8,583 |  2.a.(1)(a)
           (b) Nontransaction accounts:                                      | ////////////////// |
               (1) Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................... | 4509       133,915 |  2.a.(1)(b)(1)
               (2) Other savings deposits .................................. | 4511        26,678 |  2.a.(1)(b)(2)
               (3) Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ........ | 4174        88,690 |  2.a.(1)(b)(3)
               (4) All other time deposits ................................. | 4512       214,225 |  2.a.(1)(b)(4)
       (2) Interest on deposits in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement       | ////////////////// |
           subsidiaries, and IBFs .......................................... | 4172        50,022 |  2.a.(2)
    b. Expense of federal funds purchased and securities sold under          | ////////////////// |
       agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of       | ////////////////// |
       its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .................... | 4180       152,094 |  2.b.
    c. Interest on demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury, trading         | ////////////////// |
       liabilities, and other borrowed money ............................... | 4185       121,525 |  2.c.
    d. Interest on mortgage indebtedness and obligations under               | ////////////////// |
       capitalized leases .................................................. | 4072           361 |  2.d.
    e. Interest on subordinated notes and debentures ....................... | 4200        26,110 |  2.e.
    f. Total interest expense (sum of items 2.a through 2.e) ............... | 4073       822,203 |  2.f.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 3. Net interest income (item 1.g minus 2.f) ............................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4074 |      897,204 |  3.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 4. Provisions:                                                              | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    a. Provision for loan and lease losses ................................. | ////////////////// | RIAD 4230 |       21,672 |  4.a.
    b. Provision for allocated transfer risk ............................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4243 |            0 |  4.b.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 5. Noninterest income:                                                      | ////////////////// |
    a. Income from fiduciary activities .................................... | 4070       144,614 |  5.a.
    b. Service charges on deposit accounts in domestic offices ............. | 4080       111,736 |  5.b.
    c. Trading revenue (must equal Schedule RI, sum of Memorandum            | ////////////////// |
       items 8.a through 8.d)...............................................   A220        10,646    5.c.
    d. Other foreign transaction gains (losses) ............................ | 4076           247 |  5.d.
    e. Not applicable                                                        | ////////////////// |
    f. Other noninterest income:                                             | ////////////////// |
       (1) Other fee income ................................................ | 5407       372,950 |  5.f.(1)
       (2) All other noninterest income* ................................... | 5408       211,593 |  5.f.(2)
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    g. Total noninterest income (sum of items 5.a through 5.f) ............. | ////////////////// | RIAD 4079 |      851,786 |  5.g.
 6. a. Realized gains (losses) on held-to-maturity securities .............. | ////////////////// | RIAD 3521 |            1 |  6.a.
    b. Realized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............ | ////////////////// | RIAD 3196 |       16,126 |  6.b.
                                                                                                    ___________________________
 7. Noninterest expense:                                                     | ////////////////// |
    a. Salaries and employee benefits ...................................... | 4135       322,146 |  7.a.
    b. Expenses of premises and fixed assets (net of rental income)          | ////////////////// |
       (excluding salaries and employee benefits and mortgage interest) .... | 4217       114,912 |  7.b.
    c. Other noninterest expense* .......................................... | 4092       631,554 |  7.c.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    d. Total noninterest expense (sum of items 7.a through 7.c) ............ | ////////////////// | RIAD 4093 |    1,068,612 |  7.d.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 8. Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary items and other      | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    adjustments (item 3 plus or minus items 4.a, 4.b, 5.g, 6.a, 6.b, and 7.d)| ////////////////// | RIAD 4301 |      674,833 |  8.
 9. Applicable income taxes (on item 8) .................................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4302 |      280,303 |  9.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
10. Income (loss) before extraordinary items and other adjustments           | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    (item 8 minus 9) ....................................................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4300 |      394,530 | 10.
                                                                             _________________________________________________
</TABLE>
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*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-3
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Continued
                                                                                 ________________
                                                                                 | Year-to-date |
                                                                           ______ ______________
                                               Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________
<S>                                                                        <C>                    <C>
11. Extraordinary items and other adjustments:                             | ////////////////// |
    a. Extraordinary items and other adjustments, gross of income taxes* . | 4310             0 | 11.a.
    b. Applicable income taxes (on item 11.a)* ........................... | 4315             0 | 11.b.
    c. Extraordinary items and other adjustments, net of income taxes      | ////////////////// |__________________________
       (item 11.a minus 11.b) ............................................ | ////////////////// | RIAD 4320 |            0 | 11.c.
12. Net income (loss) (sum of items 10 and 11.c) ......................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4340 |      394,530 | 12.
                                                                           _________________________________________________
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                  __________
                                                                                                                  |  I481  |
                                                                                                            _______________
Memoranda                                                                                                   | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                      ______ ______________
                                                                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                    <C>
 1. Interest expense incurred to carry tax-exempt securities, loans, and leases acquired after        | ////////////////// |
    August 7, 1986, that is not deductible for federal income tax purposes .......................... | 4513         1,798 | M.1.
 2. Income from the sale and servicing of mutual funds and annuities in domestic offices              | ////////////////// |
    (included in Schedule RI, item 8) ............................................................... | 8431        20,910 | M.2.
 3.-4. Not applicable                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
 5. Number of full-time equivalent employees on payroll at end of current period (round to            | ////        Number |
    nearest whole number) ........................................................................... | 4150         9,852 | M.5.
 6. Not applicable                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
 7. If the reporting bank has restated its balance sheet as a result of applying push down            | ////      MM DD YY |
    accounting this calendar year, report the date of the bank's acquisition ........................ | 9106      00/00/00 | M.7.
 8. Trading revenue (from cash instruments and off-balance sheet derivative instruments)              | ////////////////// |
    (sum of Memorandum items 8.a through 8.d must equal Schedule RI, item 5.c):                       | ////  Bil Mil Thou |
    a. Interest rate exposures ...................................................................... | 8757         1,428 | M.8.a.
    b. Foreign exchange exposures ................................................................... | 8758         9,218 | M.8.b.
    c. Equity security and index exposures .......................................................... | 8759             0 | M.8.c.
    d. Commodity and other exposures ................................................................ | 8760             0 | M.8.d.
 9. Impact on income of off-balance sheet derivatives held for purposes other than trading:           | ////////////////// |
    a. Net increase (decrease) to interest income.....................................................| 8761        (5,575)| M.9.a.
    b. Net (increase) decrease to interest expense ...................................................| 8762        (5,752)| M.9.b.
    c. Other (noninterest) allocations ...............................................................| 8763          (172)| M.9.c.
10. Credit losses on off-balance sheet derivatives (see instructions).................................| A251             0 | M.10.
</TABLE>

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*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.





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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-4
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-A--Changes in Equity Capital

Indicate decreases and losses in parentheses.                                                               _________
                                                                                                            |  I483 |
                                                                                                      _____________________
                                                                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________|
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                    <C>
 1. Total equity capital originally reported in the December 31, 1995, Reports of Condition           | ////////////////// |
    and Income ...................................................................................... | 3215     1,342,473 |  1.
 2. Equity capital adjustments from amended Reports of Income, net* ................................. | 3216             0 |  2.
 3. Amended balance end of previous calendar year (sum of items 1 and 2) ............................ | 3217     1,342,473 |  3.
 4. Net income (loss) (must equal Schedule RI, item 12) ............................................. | 4340       394,530 |  4.
 5. Sale, conversion, acquisition, or retirement of capital stock, net .............................. | 4346             0 |  5.
 6. Changes incident to business combinations, net .................................................. | 4356     4,161,079 |  6.
 7. LESS: Cash dividends declared on preferred stock ................................................ | 4470             0 |  7.
 8. LESS: Cash dividends declared on common stock ................................................... | 4460       490,634 |  8.
 9. Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles from prior years* (see instructions         | ////////////////// |
    for this schedule) .............................................................................. | 4411             0 |  9.
10. Corrections of material accounting errors from prior years* (see instructions for this schedule)  | 4412             0 | 10.
11. Change in net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................ | 8433       (46,607)| 11.
12. Foreign currency translation adjustments ........................................................ | 4414             0 | 12.
13. Other transactions with parent holding company* (not included in items 5, 7, or 8 above) ........ | 4415    (1,003,722)| 13.
14. Total equity capital end of current period (sum of items 3 through 13) (must equal Schedule RC,   | ////////////////// |
    item 28) ........................................................................................ | 3210     4,357,119 | 14.
                                                                                                      ______________________
</TABLE>
____________
*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-B--Charge-offs and Recoveries and Changes
               in Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

Part I. Charge-offs and Recoveries on Loans and Leases

Part I excludes charge-offs and recoveries through
the allocated transfer risk reserve.
                                                                                                               __________
                                                                                                               |  I486  |
                                                                              __________________________________________
                                                                              |      (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |     Charge-offs    |     Recoveries     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              |         Calendar year-to-date           |
                                                                               _________________________________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Loans secured by real estate:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4651        35,701 | 4661         8,412 | 1.a.
   b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4652             0 | 4662             0 | 1.b.
2. Loans to depository institutions and acceptances of other banks:           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. banks and other U.S. depository institutions .................. | 4653             0 | 4663             0 | 2.a.
   b. To foreign banks ...................................................... | 4654             0 | 4664             0 | 2.b.
3. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ...... | 4655             2 | 4665            22 | 3.
4. Commercial and industrial loans:                                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4645        38,139 | 4617        19,005 | 4.a.
   b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4646             0 | 4618           102 | 4.b.
5. Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   expenditures:                                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Credit cards and related plans ........................................ | 4656         1,137 | 4666           733 | 5.a.
   b. Other (includes single payment, installment, and all student loans) ... | 4657         7,864 | 4667         2,681 | 5.b.
6. Loans to foreign governments and official institutions ................... | 4643             0 | 4627             0 | 6.
7. All other loans .......................................................... | 4644           826 | 4628           541 | 7.
8. Lease financing receivables:                                               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4658         3,729 | 4668         3,241 | 8.a.
   b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4659             0 | 4669             0 | 8.b.
9. Total (sum of items 1 through 8) ......................................... | 4635        87,398 | 4605        34,737 | 9.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-5
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-B--Continued

Part I. Continued

Memoranda

                                                                              __________________________________________
                                                                              |      (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |     Charge-offs    |     Recoveries     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              |         Calendar year-to-date           |
                                                                               _________________________________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1-3. Not applicable                                                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
4. Loans to finance commercial real estate, construction, and land            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   development activities (not secured by real estate) included in            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RI-B, part I, items 4 and 7, above .............................. | 5409           383 | 5410         1,374 | M.4.
5. Loans secured by real estate in domestic offices (included in              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RI-B, part I, item 1, above):                                     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Construction and land development ..................................... | 3582           189 | 3583           253 | M.5.a.
   b. Secured by farmland ................................................... | 3584           145 | 3585           131 | M.5.b.
   c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by 1-4 family residential         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          properties and extended under lines of credit ..................... | 5411         2,650 | 5412           108 | M.5.c.(1)
      (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties ...... | 5413        13,892 | 5414         1,231 | M.5.c.(2)
   d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties ............. | 3588           837 | 3589           395 | M.5.d.
   e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties .......................... | 3590        17,988 | 3591         6,294 | M.5.e.
                                                                              |_________________________________________|
</TABLE>

Part II. Changes in Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    _____________________

                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                  <C>
1. Balance originally reported in the December 31, 1995, Reports of Condition and Income.......... | 3124       266,943 | 1.
2. Recoveries (must equal part I, item 9, column B above) ........................................ | 4605        34,737 | 2.
3. LESS: Charge-offs (must equal part I, item 9, column A above) ................................. | 4635        87,398 | 3.
4. Provision for loan and lease losses (must equal Schedule RI, item 4.a)......................... | 4230        21,672 | 4.
5. Adjustments* (see instructions for this schedule) ................................ ............ | 4815       636,497 | 5.
6. Balance end of current period (sum of items 1 through 5) (must equal Schedule RC,               | ////////////////// |
   item 4.b) ..................................................................................... | 3123       872,451 | 6.
                                                                                                   |____________________|
</TABLE>
____________
*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.



Schedule RI-C--Applicable Income Taxes by Taxing Authority

Schedule RI-C is to be reported with the December Report of Income.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               |  I489  | <-
                                                                                                    ____________ ________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
1. Federal ....................................................................................... | 4780           N/A | 1.
2. State and local................................................................................ | 4790           N/A | 2.
3. Foreign ....................................................................................... | 4795           N/A | 3.
4. Total (sum of items 1 through 3) (must equal sum of Schedule RI, items 9 and 11.b) ............ | 4770           N/A | 4.
                                                                       ____________________________|                    |
5. Deferred portion of item 4 ........................................ | RIAD 4772 |           N/A | ////////////////// | 5.
                                                                       __________________________________________________

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-6
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-D--Income from International Operations

For all banks with foreign offices, Edge or Agreement subsidiaries, or IBFs where international operations
account for more than 10 percent of total revenues, total assets, or net income.

Part I. Estimated Income from International Operations

                                                                                                             __________
                                                                                                             |  I492  | <-
                                                                                                       ______ ________
                                                                                                       | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                 ______ ______________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income and expense booked at foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,       | ////////////////// |
   and IBFs:                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
   a. Interest income booked ................................................................... | 4837           N/A | 1.a.
   b. Interest expense booked .................................................................. | 4838           N/A | 1.b.
   c. Net interest income booked at foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs   | ////////////////// |
      (item 1.a minus 1.b) ..................................................................... | 4839           N/A | 1.c.
2. Adjustments for booking location of international operations:                                 | ////////////////// |
   a. Net interest income attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices .. | 4840           N/A | 2.a.
   b. Net interest income attributable to domestic business booked at foreign offices .......... | 4841           N/A | 2.b.
   c. Net booking location adjustment (item 2.a minus 2.b) ..................................... | 4842           N/A | 2.c.
3. Noninterest income and expense attributable to international operations:                      | ////////////////// |
   a. Noninterest income attributable to international operations .............................. | 4097           N/A | 3.a.
   b. Provision for loan and lease losses attributable to international operations ............. | 4235           N/A | 3.b.
   c. Other noninterest expense attributable to international operations ....................... | 4239           N/A | 3.c.
   d. Net noninterest income (expense) attributable to international operations (item 3.a        | ////////////////// |
      minus 3.b and 3.c) ....................................................................... | 4843           N/A | 3.d.
4. Estimated pretax income attributable to international operations before capital allocation    | ////////////////// |
   adjustment (sum of items 1.c, 2.c, and 3.d) ................................................. | 4844           N/A | 4.
5. Adjustment to pretax income for internal allocations to international operations to reflect   | ////////////////// |
   the effects of equity capital on overall bank funding costs ................................. | 4845           N/A | 5.
6. Estimated pretax income attributable to international operations after capital allocation     | ////////////////// |
   adjustment (sum of items 4 and 5) ........................................................... | 4846           N/A | 6.
7. Income taxes attributable to income from international operations as estimated in item 6 .... | 4797           N/A | 7.
8. Estimated net income attributable to international operations (item 6 minus 7) .............. | 4341           N/A | 8.
                                                                                                 ______________________
<CAPTION>
Memoranda                                                                                        ______________________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Intracompany interest income included in item 1.a above ..................................... | 4847           N/A | M.1.
2. Intracompany interest expense included in item 1.b above .................................... | 4848           N/A | M.2.
                                                                                                 ______________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Part II. Supplementary Details on Income from International Operations Required
by the Departments of Commerce and Treasury for Purposes of the U.S.
International Accounts and the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts
                                                                                                       ________________
                                                                                                       | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                 ______ ______________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income booked at IBFs .............................................................. | 4849           N/A | 1.
2. Interest expense booked at IBFs ............................................................. | 4850           N/A | 2.
3. Noninterest income attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices        | ////////////////// |
   (excluding IBFs):                                                                             | ////////////////// |
   a. Gains (losses) and extraordinary items ................................................... | 5491           N/A | 3.a.
   b. Fees and other noninterest income ........................................................ | 5492           N/A | 3.b.
4. Provision for loan and lease losses attributable to international operations booked at        | ////////////////// |
   domestic offices (excluding IBFs) ........................................................... | 4852           N/A | 4.
5. Other noninterest expense attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices | ////////////////// |
   (excluding IBFs) ............................................................................ | 4853           N/A | 5.
                                                                                                 ______________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-7
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-E--Explanations

Schedule RI-E is to be completed each quarter on a calendar year-to-date basis.

Detail all adjustments in Schedules RI-A and RI-B, all extraordinary items and other adjustments in Schedule RI, and all
significant items of other noninterest income and other noninterest expense in Schedule RI. (See instructions for details.)
                                                                                                              __________
                                                                                                              |  I495  | <-
                                                                                                        ______ ________
                                                                                                        | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                  ______ ______________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
 1. All other noninterest income (from Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2))                                 | ////////////////// |
    Report amounts that exceed 10% of Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2):                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Net gains on other real estate owned ..................................................... | 5415             0 | 1.a.
    b. Net gains on sales of loans .............................................................. | 5416             0 | 1.b.
    c. Net gains on sales of premises and fixed assets .......................................... | 5417             0 | 1.c.
    Itemize and describe the three largest other amounts that exceed 10% of                       | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2):                                                                    | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 4461 | Income on Mortgages Held for Resale                                          | 4461        81,194 | 1.d.

    e. | TEXT 4462 | Gain From Branch Divestitures                                                | 4462        77,976 | 1.e.
        ___________
    f. | TEXT 4463 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4463               | 1.f.
       _____________
 2. Other noninterest expense (from Schedule RI, item 7.c):                                       | ////////////////// |
    a. Amortization expense of intangible assets ................................................ | 4531       135,939 | 2.a.
    Report amounts that exceed 10% of Schedule RI, item 7.c:                                      | ////////////////// |
    b. Net losses on other real estate owned .................................................... | 5418             0 | 2.b.
    c. Net losses on sales of loans ............................................................. | 5419             0 | 2.c.
    d. Net losses on sales of premises and fixed assets ......................................... | 5420             0 | 2.d.
    Itemize and describe the three largest other amounts that exceed 10% of                       | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI, item 7.c:                                                                        | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    e. | TEXT 4464 | Intercompany Corporate Support Function Charges                              | 4464       143,184 | 2.e.
        ___________
    f. | TEXT 4467 | Intercompany Data Processing & Programming Charges                           | 4467       158,034 | 2.f.
        ___________
    g. | TEXT 4468 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4468               | 2.g.
       _____________
 3. Extraordinary items and other adjustments (from Schedule RI, item 11.a) and                   | ////////////////// |
    applicable income tax effect (from Schedule RI, item 11.b) (itemize and describe              | ////////////////// |
    all extraordinary items and other adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
           _____________
    a. (1) | TEXT 4469 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4469               | 3.a.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4486 |               | ////////////////// | 3.a.(2)
           _____________                                              ____________________________
    b. (1) | TEXT 4487 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4487               | 3.b.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4488 |               | ////////////////// | 3.b.(2)
           _____________                                              ____________________________
    c. (1) | TEXT 4489 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4489               | 3.c.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4491 |               | ////////////////// | 3.c.(2)
                                                                      ____________________________
 4. Equity capital adjustments from amended Reports of Income (from Schedule RI-A,                | ////////////////// |
    item 2) (itemize and describe all adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4492 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4492               | 4.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4493 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4493               | 4.b.
       _____________
 5. Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles from prior years (from                  | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI-A, item 9) (itemize and describe all changes in accounting principles):           | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4494 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4494               | 5.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4495 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4495               | 5.b.
       _____________
 6. Corrections of material accounting errors from prior years (from Schedule RI-A,               | ////////////////// |
    item 10) (itemize and describe all corrections):                                              | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4496 |                                                                                4496               | 6.a.
        ___________|______________________________________________________________________________
    b. | TEXT 4497                                                                                  4497               | 6.b.
       ____________|____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                            Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-8
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-E--Continued
                                                                                                        ________________
                                                                                                        | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                  ______ ______________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
 7. Other transactions with parent holding company (from Schedule RI-A, item 13)                  | ////////////////// |
    (itemize and describe all such transactions):                                                 | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4498 |  Fleet National Bank Surplus Distribution to FFG                             | 4498   (1,003,722) | 7.a.
        __________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
    b. | TEXT 4499 |                                                                              | 4499               | 7.b.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________
 8. Adjustments to allowance for loan and lease losses (from Schedule RI-B, part II,              | ////////////////// |
    item 5) (itemize and describe all adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
       _____________                                                                              |                    |
    a. | TEXT 4521 |  12/31/95 Ending Balance of Pooled Entities                                  | 4521               | 8.a.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
    b. | TEXT 4522 |                                                                              | 4522               | 8.b.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
                                                                                                   ____________________
 9. Other explanations (the space below is provided for the bank to briefly describe,             |   I498   |   I499  | <-
                                                                                                  ______________________
    at its option, any other significant items affecting the Report of Income):
               ___
    No comment |X| (RIAD 4769)
               ___
    Other explanations (please type or print clearly):
    (TEXT 4769)
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RC-1
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial
and State-Chartered Savings Banks for June 30, 1996

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars.  Unless otherwise indicated,
report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
                                                                                                             __________
                                                                                                             |  C400  | <-
                                                                                                 ____________ ________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                     <C>
ASSETS                                                                                           | ////////////////// |
 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):                     | ////////////////// |
    a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ................................... | 0081     4,130,928 |  1.a.
    b. Interest-bearing balances(2) ............................................................ | 0071        46,521 |  1.b.
 2. Securities:                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A) .............................. | 1754       257,441 |  2.a.
    b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) ............................ | 1773     7,250,067 |  2.b.
 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices   | ////////////////// |
    of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Federal funds sold ...................................................................... | 0276        17,428 |  3.a.
    b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell ......................................... | 0277             0 |  3.b.
 4. Loans and lease financing receivables:                           ____________________________| ////////////////// |
    a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C) | RCFD 2122 |    31,278,251 | ////////////////// |  4.a.
    b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ................... | RCFD 3123 |       872,451 | ////////////////// |  4.b.
    c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ....................... | RCFD 3128 |             0 | ////////////////// |  4.c.
                                                                     ____________________________
    d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income,                                                 | ////////////////// |
       allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ..................................... | 2125    30,405,800 |  4.d.
 5. Trading assets (from schedule RC-D )........................................................ | 3545        71,354 |  5.
 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................................... | 2145       534,844 |  6.
 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ............................................... | 2150        34,546 |  7.
 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ... | 2130             0 |  8.
 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............................... | 2155        16,634 |  9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................................... | 2143     2,283,414 | 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .......................................................... | 2160     3,978,638 | 11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ................................................... | 2170    49,027,615 | 12.
                                                                                                 ______________________
</TABLE>
____________
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-2
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC--Continued
                                                                                               ___________________________
                                                                   Dollar Amounts in Thousands | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                            <C>                         <C>
LIABILITIES                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
13. Deposits:                                                                                  | /////////////////////// |
    a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E,               | /////////////////////// |
       part I) ............................................................................... | RCON 2200    34,110,580 | 13.a.
                                                                   ____________________________
       (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ................................ | RCON 6631      10,202,036 | /////////////////////// | 13.a.(1)
       (2) Interest-bearing ...................................... | RCON 6636      23,908,544 | /////////////////////// | 13.a.(2)
                                                                   ____________________________
    b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E,      | /////////////////////// |
       part II) .............................................................................. | RCFN 2200     1,745,663 | 13.b.
                                                                   ____________________________
       (1) Noninterest-bearing ................................... | RCFN 6631             400 | /////////////////////// | 13.b.(1)
       (2) Interest-bearing ...................................... | RCFN 6636       1,745,263 | /////////////////////// | 13.b.(2)
                                                                   ____________________________
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic     | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Federal funds purchased ............................................................... | RCFD 0278     4,302,800 | 14.a.
    b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ........................................ | RCFD 0279       566,036 | 14.b.
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .............................................. | RCON 2840        14,411 | 15.a.
    b. Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) .............................................. | RCFD 3548        57,446 | 15.b.
16. Other borrowed money:                                                                      | /////////////////////// |
    a. With a remaining maturity of one year or less.......................................... | RCFD 2332       487,435 | 16.a.
    b. With a remaining maturity of more than one year........................................ | RCFD 2333       893,259 | 16.b.
17. Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases ........................... | RCFD 2910        11,561 | 17.
18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ................................. | RCFD 2920        16,634 | 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................................ | RCFD 3200     1,213,219 | 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................................... | RCFD 2930     1,251,452 | 20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ........................................... | RCFD 2948    44,670,496 | 21.
                                                                                               | /////////////////////// |
22. Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus ......................................... | RCFD 3282             0 | 22.
EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                                 | /////////////////////// |
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................................ | RCFD 3838       125,000 | 23.
24. Common stock ............................................................................. | RCFD 3230        19,487 | 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................................. | RCFD 3839     2,551,927 | 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................................ | RCFD 3632     1,693,408 | 26.a.
    b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................ | RCFD 8434       (32,703)| 26.b.
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ...................................... | RCFD 3284             0 | 27.
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ........................................ | RCFD 3210     4,357,119 | 28.
29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22,  | /////////////////////// |
    and 28) .................................................................................. | RCFD 3300    49,027,615 | 29.
                                                                                               ___________________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the                     Number
    most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external            __________________
    auditors as of any date during 1995 ............................................................... | RCFD 6724  N/A | M.1.
                                                                                                        __________________
<S>                                                              <C>
1 = Independent  audit of the  bank conducted  in  accordance    4 = Directors'  examination  of the  bank  performed  by other
    with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified        external  auditors (may  be required  by state  chartering
    public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank        authority)
2 = Independent  audit of the  bank's parent  holding company    5 = Review of  the bank's  financial  statements  by  external
    conducted in accordance with  generally accepted auditing        auditors
    standards  by a certified  public  accounting  firm which    6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external
    submits a  report  on the  consolidated  holding  company        auditors
    (but not on the bank separately)                             7 = Other  audit procedures  (excluding tax  preparation work)
3 = Directors'   examination  of   the  bank   conducted   in    8 = No external audit work
    accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing  standards
    by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by
    state chartering authority)
</TABLE>
____________
(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
    deposits.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-3
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-A--Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions
Exclude assets held for trading.
                                                                                                              __________
                                                                                                              |  C405  | <-
                                                                             _________________________________ ________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
                                                                             |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                             ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Cash items in process of collection, unposted debits, and currency and    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   coin .................................................................... | 0022     3,402,522 | ////////////////// | 1.
   a. Cash items in process of collection and unposted debits .............. | ////////////////// | 0020     2,655,163 | 1.a.
   b. Currency and coin .................................................... | ////////////////// | 0080       747,539 | 1.b.
2. Balances due from depository institutions in the U.S. ................... | ////////////////// | 0082       500,301 | 2.
   a. U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks (including their IBFs) ... | 0083             0 | ////////////////// | 2.a.
   b. Other commercial banks in the U.S. and other depository institutions   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      in the U.S. (including their IBFs) ................................... | 0085       500,373 | ////////////////// | 2.b.
3. Balances due from banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks .. | ////////////////// | 0070         7,902 | 3.
   a. Foreign branches of other U.S. banks ................................. | 0073           690 | ////////////////// | 3.a.
   b. Other banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks ........... | 0074         7,948 | ////////////////// | 3.b.
4. Balances due from Federal Reserve Banks ................................. | 0090       265,916 | 0090             0 | 4.
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (total of column A must equal            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC, sum of items 1.a and 1.b) .................................. | 0010     4,177,449 | 0010     4,176,641 | 5.
                                                                             ___________________________________________
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  ______________________
Memorandum                                                            Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
1. Noninterest-bearing balances due from commercial banks in the U.S. (included in item 2,        | ////////////////// |
   column B above) .............................................................................. | 0050       453,780 | M.1.
                                                                                                  ______________________
</TABLE>



Schedule RC-B--Securities
Exclude assets held for trading.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                                   _______
                                                                                                                  | C410  | <-

                                       ___________________________________________________________________________ ________
                                      |             Held-to-maturity            |            Available-for-sale           |
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                      |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                      |   Amortized Cost   |     Fair Value     |   Amortized Cost   |    Fair Value(1)   |
                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. U.S. Treasury securities ......... | 0211           250 | 0213           250 | 1286     1,274,624 | 1287     1,252,546 | 1.
2. U.S. Government agency             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   and corporation obligations        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (exclude mortgage-backed           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   securities):                       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Issued by U.S. Govern-          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      ment agencies(2) .............. | 1289             0 | 1290             0 | 1291             0 | 1293             0 | 2.a.
   b. Issued by U.S.                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      Government-sponsored            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      agencies(3) ................... | 1294             0 | 1295             0 | 1297           498 | 1298           505 | 2.b.
                                      _____________________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE>
_____________
(1) Includes equity securities without readily determinable fair values at
    historical cost in item 6.c, column D.
(2) Includes Small Business Administration "Guaranteed Loan Pool Certificates,"
    U.S. Maritime Administration obligations, and Export-Import Bank
    participation certificates.
(3) Includes obligations (other than mortgage-backed securities) issued by the
    Farm Credit System, the Federal Home Loan Bank System, the Federal Home
    Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the
    Financing Corporation, Resolution Funding Corporation, the Student Loan
    Marketing Association, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-4
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-B--Continued

                                    _____________________________________________________________________________________
                                    |             Held-to-maturity            |            Available-for-sale           |
                                     _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                    |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                    |   Amortized Cost   |     Fair Value     |   Amortized Cost   |    Fair Value(1)   |
                                     ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
        Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>                  <C>
3. Securities issued by states      | ////////////////// |/ //////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   and political subdivisions       | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   in the U.S.:                     | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. General obligations ......... | 1676       150,357 |1677       150,242 | 1678             0 | 1679            0  | 3.a.
   b. Revenue obligations ......... | 1681         8,887 |1686         8,889 | 1690             0 | 1691            0  | 3.b.
   c. Industrial development        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      and similiar obligations .....| 1694             0 |1695             0 | 1696             0 | 1697            0  | 3.c.
4. Mortgage-backed                  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   securities (MBS):                | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Pass-through securities:      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   (1) Guaranteed by                | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       GNMA ....................... | 1698             0 |1699             0 | 1701       861,176 | 1702      852,929  | 4.a.(1)
   (2) Issued by FNMA               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       and FHLMC  ................. | 1703           908 |1705           908 | 1706     4,854,605 | 1707    4,831,023  | 4.a.(2)
   (3) Other pass-through           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ///////////////////| /////////////////  |
       secruities ................. | 1709             4 |1710             4 | 1711             0 | 1713            0  | 4.a.(3)
  b.  Other mortgage-backed         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       securities (include CMO's,   | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       REMICs, and stripped         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       MBS):                        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed     | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           by FNMA, FHLMC,          | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           or GNMA ...............  | 1714             0 |1715             0 | 1716             0 | 1717            0  | 4.b.(1)
       (2) Collateralized           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           by MBS issued or         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           guaranteed by FNMA,      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           FHLMC, or GNMA ........  | 1718             0 |1719             0 | 1731             0 | 1732            0  | 4.b.(2)
       (3) All other mortgage-      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// |  ////////////////  |
           backed securities .....  | 1733             0 |1734             0 | 1735           518 | 1736          518  | 4.b.(3)
5. Other debt securities:           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Other domestic debt           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities..................  | 1737             0 |1738             0 | 1739           817 | 1741          812  | 5.a.
   b. Foreign debt                  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities .................  | 1742        97,035 |1743        78,878 | 1744             0 | 1746            0  | 5.b.
6. Equity securities:               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Investments in mutual         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      funds ......................  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1747             0 | 1748            0  | 6.a.
   b. Other equity securities       | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      with readily determin-        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      able fair values ...........  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1749             0 | 1751            0  | 6.b.
   c. All other equity              | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities (1) .............  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1752       311,734 | 1753      311,734  | 6.c.
7. Total (sum of items 1            | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   through 6) (total of             | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   column A must equal              | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   Schedule RC, item 2.a)           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   (total of column D must          | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   equal Schedule RC,               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   item 2.b) .....................  | 1754       257,441 | 1771      239,171 | 1772     7,303,972 | 1773    7,250,067  | 7.
                                    |__________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
____________
1) Includes equity securities without readily determinable fair values at
   historical cost in item 6.c, column D.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                          Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-5
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-B--Continued


<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              ___________
Memoranda                                                                                                     |   C412  | <-
                                                                                                   ___________ _________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________  ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
1. Pledged securities(2) ......................................................................... | 0416     2,308,912 | M.1.
2. Maturity and repricing data for debt securities(2),(3),(4) (excluding those in                  | ////////////////// |
   nonaccrual status):                                                                             | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate debt securities with a remaining maturity of:                                     | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less ................................................................... | 0343        72,490 | M.2.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months .................................................... | 0344        77,125 | M.2.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year through five years ....................................................... | 0345     2,734,577 | M.2.a.(3)
      (4) Over five years ........................................................................ | 0346     2,925,207 | M.2.a.(4)
      (5) Total fixed rate debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.a.(1) through 2.a.(4)) ..... | 0347     5,809,399 | M.2.a.(5)
   b. Floating rate debt securities with a repricing frequency of:                                 | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently ........................................................... | 4544       531,365 | M.2.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly ........................ | 4545       855,010 | M.2.b.(2)
      (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than annually ................. | 4551             0 | M.2.b.(3)
      (4) Less frequently than every five years .................................................. | 4552             0 | M.2.b.(4)
      (5) Total floating rate debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.b.(1) through 2.b.(4)) .. | 4553     1,386,375 | M.2.b.(5)
   c. Total debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.a.(5) and 2.b.(5)) (must equal total debt   | ////////////////// |
      securities from Schedule RC-B, sum of items 1 through 5, columns A and D, minus nonaccrual   | ////////////////// |
      debt securities included in Schedule RC-N, item 9, column C) ............................... | 0393     7,195,774 | M.2.c.
3. Not applicable                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
4. Held-to-maturity debt securities restructured and in compliance with modified terms (included   | ////////////////// |
   in Schedule RC-B, items 3 through 5, column A, above) ......................................... | 5365             0 | M.4.
5. Not applicable                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
6. Floating rate debt securities with a remaining maturity of one year or less(2),(4) (included in | ////////////////// |
   Memorandum items 2.b(1) through 2.b.(4) above)................................................. | 5519         3,700 | M.6.
7. Amortized cost of held-to-maturity securities sold or transferred to available-for-sale or      | ////////////////// |
   trading securities during the calendar year-to-date (report the amortized cost at date of sale  | ////////////////// |
   or transfer ................................................................................... | 1778             0 | m.7.
8. High-risk mortgage securities (included in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale          | ////////////////// |
   accounts in Schedule RC-B, item 4.b):                                                           | ////////////////// |
   a. Amortized cost ............................................................................. | 8780             0 | M.8.a.
   b. Fair Value ................................................................................. | 8781             0 | M.8.b.
9. Structured notes (included in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale accounts in           | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC-B, items 2, 3, and 5):                                                              | ////////////////// |
   a. Amortized cost ............................................................................. | 8782             0 | M.9.a.
   b. Fair Value ................................................................................. | 8783             0 | M.9.b.
                                                                                                   ----------------------
</TABLE>
____________
(2) Includes held-to-maturity securities at amortized cost and
    available-for-sale securities at fair value.
(3) Exclude equity securities, e.g., investments in mutual funds, Federal
    Reserve stock, common stock, and preferred stock.
(4) Memorandum items 2 and 6 are not applicable to savings banks that must
    complete supplemental Schedule RC-J.




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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK:  25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                              Page RC-6
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

Schedule RC-C--Loans and Lease Financing Receivables

Part I. Loans and Leases
                                                                                                              _________
Do not deduct the allowance for loan and lease losses from amounts                                            |  C415  | <-
reported in this schedule.  Report total loans and leases, net of unearned   _________________________________|________|
income.  Exclude assets held for trading.                                    |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
                                                                             |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 1. Loans secured by real estate ........................................... | 1410    11,754,916 | ////////////////// |  1.
    a. Construction and land development ................................... | ////////////////// | 1415       433,880 |  1.a.
    b. Secured by farmland (including farm residential and other             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       improvements) ....................................................... | ////////////////// | 1420         2,172 |  1.b
    c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by 1-4 family residential       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           properties and extended under lines of credit ................... | ////////////////// | 1797     2,022,596 |  1.c.(1)
       (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties:     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           (a) Secured by first liens ...................................... | ////////////////// | 5367     4,418,239 |  1.c.(2)(a)
           (b) Secured by junior liens ..................................... | ////////////////// | 5368       492,952 |  1.c.(2)(b)
    d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties ........... | ////////////////// | 1460       559,373 |  1.d.
    e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties ........................ | ////////////////// | 1480     3,825,704 |  1.e.
 2. Loans to depository institutions:                                        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To commercial banks in the U.S. ..................................... | ////////////////// | 1505       143,682 |  2.a.
       (1) To U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks .................. | 1506             0 | ////////////////// |  2.a.(1)
       (2) To other commercial banks in the U.S. ........................... | 1507       143,682 | ////////////////// |  2.a.(2)
    b. To other depository institutions in the U.S. ........................ | 1517             0 | 1517        12,345 |  2.b.
    c. To banks in foreign countries ....................................... | ////////////////// | 1510           672 |  2.c.
       (1) To foreign branches of other U.S. banks ......................... | 1513           149 | ////////////////// |  2.c.(1)
       (2) To other banks in foreign countries ............................. | 1516           523 | ////////////////// |  2.c.(2)
 3. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers .... | 1590         5,889 | 1590         5,889 |  3.
 4. Commercial and industrial loans:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ....................................... | 1763    12,446,547 | 1763    12,402,858 |  4.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1764        83,521 | 1764        54,074 |  4.b.
 5. Acceptances of other banks:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Of U.S. banks ....................................................... | 1756             0 | 1756             0 |  5.a.
    b. Of foreign banks .................................................... | 1757             0 | 1757             0 |  5.b.
 6. Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    expenditures (i.e., consumer loans) (includes purchased paper) ......... | ////////////////// | 1975     2,217,352 |  6.
    a. Credit cards and related plans (includes check credit and other       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       revolving credit plans) ............................................. | 2008       161,652 | ////////////////// |  6.a.
    b. Other (includes single payment, installment, and all student loans).. | 2011     2,055,700 | ////////////////// |  6.b.
 7. Loans to foreign governments and official institutions (including        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    foreign central banks) ................................................. | 2081             0 | 2081             0 |  7.
 8. Obligations (other than securities and leases) of states and political   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    subdivisions in the U.S. (includes nonrated industrial development       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    obligations) ........................................................... | 2107       167,100 | 2107       167,100 |  8.
 9. Other loans ............................................................ | 1563     2,146,172 | ////////////////// |  9.
    a. Loans for purchasing or carrying securities (secured and unsecured).. | ////////////////// | 1545       156,275 |  9.a.
    b. All other loans (exclude consumer loans) ............................ | ////////////////// | 1564     1,989,897 |  9.b.
10. Lease financing receivables (net of unearned income) ................... | ////////////////// | 2165     2,300,055 | 10.
    a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ....................................... | 2182     2,300,055 | ////////////////// | 10.a.
    b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 2183             0 | ////////////////// | 10.b.
11. LESS: Any unearned income on loans reflected in items 1-9 above ........ | 2123             0 | 2123             0 | 11.
12. Total loans and leases, net of unearned income (sum of items 1 through   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    10 minus item 11) (total of column A must equal Schedule RC, item 4.a).. | 2122    31,278,251 | 2122    31,205,115 | 12.
                                                                             ___________________________________________
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<S>                                                                              <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                        Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                             Page:  RC-7
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-C--Continued

Part I. Continued
                                                                             ___________________________________________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
Memoranda                                                                    |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                  <C>
 1. Commercial paper included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above .............. | 1496             0 | 1496             0 | M.1.
 2. Loans and leases restructured and in compliance with modified terms      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above and not reported as past due   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    or nonaccrual in Schedule RC-N, Memorandum item 1):                      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Loans secured by real estate:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1687           511 | M.2.a.(1)
       (2) To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............................... | 1689             0 | M.2.a.(2)
    b. All other loans and all lease financing receivables (exclude loans    | ////////////////// |
       to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures)| 8691             0 | M.2.b.
    c. Commercial and industrial loans to and lease financing receivables    | ////////////////// |
       of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) included in Memorandum item 2.b     | ////////////////// |
       above ............................................................... | 8692             0 | M.2.c.
 3. Maturity and repricing data for loans and leases(1) (excluding those     | ////////////////// |
    in nonaccrual status):                                                   | ////////////////// |
    a. Fixed rate loans and leases with a remaining maturity of:             | ////////////////// |
       (1) Three months or less ............................................ | 0348    10,215,575 | M.3.a.(1)
       (2) Over three months through 12 months ............................. | 0349       369,421 | M.3.a.(2)
       (3) Over one year through five years ................................ | 0356     3,479,742 | M.3.a.(3)
       (4) Over five years ................................................. | 0357     5,791,166 | M.3.a.(4)
       (5) Total fixed rate loans and leases (sum of                         | ////////////////// |
           Memorandum items 3.a.(1) through 3.a.(4)) ....................... | 0358    19,855,904 | M.3.a.(5)
    b. Floating rate loans with a repricing frequency of:                    | ////////////////// |
       (1) Quarterly or more frequently .................................... | 4554     8,960,876 | M.3.b.(1)
       (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly . | 4555     1,848,295 | M.3.b.(2)
       (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than     | ////////////////// |
           annually ........................................................ | 4561       250,031 | M.3.b.(3)
       (4) Less frequently than every five years ........................... | 4564        12,721 | M.3.b.(4)
       (5) Total floating rate loans (sum of Memorandum items 3.b.(1)        | ////////////////// |
           through 3.b.(4)) ................................................ | 4567    11,071,923 | M.3.b.(5)
    c. Total loans and leases (sum of Memorandum items 3.a.(5) and 3.b.(5))  | ////////////////// |
       (must equal the sum of total loans and leases, net, from              | ////////////////// |
       Schedule RC-C, part I, item 12, plus unearned income from             | ////////////////// |
       Schedule RC-C, part I, item 11, minus total nonaccrual loans and      | ////////////////// |
       leases from Schedule RC-N, sum of items 1 through 8, column C) ...... | 1479    30,927,827 | M.3.c.
    d. FLOATING RATE LOANS WITH A REMAINING MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS     | ////////////////// |
       (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEMS 3.b.(1) THROUGH 3.b.(4) ABOVE)......... | A246     1,543,411 | M.3.d.
 4. Loans to finance commercial real estate, construction, and land          | ////////////////// |
    development activities (NOT SECURED BY REAL ESTATE) included in          | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RC-C, part I, items 4 and 9, column A, page RC-6(2) ........... | 2746       271,706 | M.4.
 5. Loans and leases held for sale (included in Schedule RC-C, part I,       | ////////////////// |
    above .................................................................. | 5369             0 | M.5.
                                                                             | ////////////////// |_____________________
 6. Adjustable rate closed-end loans secured by first liens on 1-4 family    | ////////////////// | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
    residential properties (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, item          | ////////////////// | ___________________|
    1.c.(2)(a), column B, page RC-6) ....................................... | ////////////////// | 5370     1.655.898 | M.6.
                                                                             |_________________________________________|
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_____________________________
(1) Memorandum item 3 is not applicable to savings banks that must complete
    supplememtal Schedule RC-J.
(2) Exclude loans secured by real estate that are included in Schedule RC-C,
    part I, item 1, column A.


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<S>                                                                             <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK:  25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                             Page RC-7a
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

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<S>                                                                                                 <C>

Schedule RC-C--Continued

Part II. Loans to Small Businesses and Small Farms

Schedule RC-C, Part II is to be reported only with the June Report of Condition.

Report the number and amount currently outstanding as of June 30 of business loans with "original amounts" of $1,000,000 or less
and farm loans with "original amounts" of $500,000 or less. The following guidelines should be used to determine the "original
amount" of a loan: (1) For loans drawn down under lines of credit or loan commitments, the "original amount" of the loan is the
size of the line of credit or loan commitment when the line of credit or loan commitment was most recently approved, extended, or
renewed prior to the report date. However, if the amount currently outstanding as of the report date exceeds this size, the
"original amount" is the amount currently outstanding on the report date. (2) For loan participations and syndications, the
"original amount" of the loan participation or syndication is the entire amount of the credit originated by the lead lender.
(3) For all other loans, the "original amount" is the total amount of the loan at origination or the amount currently
outstanding as of the report date, whichever is larger.

Loans to Small Businesses

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<S>                                                                                                  <C>
1.  Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your
    bank's "Loans secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C,
    part I, item 1.e, column B, and all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your bank's
    "Commercial and industrial loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C,       __________
    part I, item 4.a, column B, have original amounts of $100,000 or less (If your bank has no loans  ________|  C415  | <-
    outstanding in both of these two loan categories, place an "X" in the box marked "NO" and go to  | RCON YES      NO|
    Item 5; otherwise, see instructions for further information.)..................................  | 6999 |  |///| x | 1.
                                                                                                     ___________________

If YES, complete items 2.a and 2.b below, skip items 3 and 4, and go to item 5.
If NO and your bank has loans outstanding in either loan category, skip items 2.a and 2.b,
complete items 3 and 4 below, and go to item 5.                              _____________________
                                                                             |   Number of Loans  |
2.  Report the total number of loans currently outstanding for each of the   |____________________|
    following Schedule RC-C, part I, loan categories:                        | RCON  |/////////// |
    a. "Loans secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties" in domestic      | ////////////////// |
       offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.e, column B.......  | 5562          N/A  | 2.a.
    b. "Commercial and industrial loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic      | ////////////////// |
       offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4.a, column B ......  | 5563          N/A  | 2.b.
                                                                             ______________________
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<CAPTION>
                                                                             ___________________________________________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |                    |        Amount      |
                                                                             |                    |      Currently     |
                                                                             |   Number of Loans  |     Outstanding    |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  | ///////////| RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________

<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 3. Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans secured by nonfarm     | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.
    nonresidential properties" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.a.
    part I item 1.e, column B (sum of items 3.a through 3.c must be less     | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.e, column B):                  | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.b
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less ........................... | 5564         1,988 | 5565        76,370 |  3.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000 ........ | 5566         2,805 | 5567       332,639 |  3.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $1,000,000 ...... | 5568         2,736 | 5569       952,476 |  3.c.
 4. Number and amount currently outstanding of "Commercial and industrial    | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    part I, item 4.a, column B (sum of items 4.a through 4.c must be less    | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4.a, column B):             | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less ........................... | 5570        11,433 | 5571       337,759 |  4.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000 ........ | 5572         2,127 | 5573       228,713 |  4.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $1,000,000 ...... | 5574         1,968 | 5575       601,126 |  4.c.
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<S>                                                                                   <C>
Legal Title of Bank:   FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                            Call Date: 6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:               ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                Page RC-7b
City, State  Zip:      SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.:  |0|2|4|9|9|
                       ___________
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Schedule RC-C -- Continued

Part II.  Continued

Agricultural Loans to Small Farms
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<S>                                                                                                 <C>          <C>
5. Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether all or substantially all of the
   dollar volume of your bank's "Loans secured by farmland (including farm residential
   and other improvements)" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item
   1.b, column B, and all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your bank's
   "Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers" in domestic
   offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B, have original amounts
   of $100,000 or less (If your bank has no loans outstanding in both of these two                          YES        NO
   loan categories, place an "X" in the box marked "NO" and do not complete items 7                 _______________________
   and 8; otherwise, see instructions for further information.)...................................  | 6860 |    | /// | X | 5.
                                                                                                    |_____________________|

If YES, complete items 6.a and 6.b below and do not complete items 7 and 8.
If NO and your bank has loans outstanding in either loan category, skip items 6.a and 6.b
and complete items 7 and 8 below.
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<S>                                                                               <C>
                                                                                    ______________________
                                                                                    |   Number of Loans  |
6.  Report the total number of loans currently outstanding for each of the          |____________________|
    following Schedule RC-C, part I, loan categories:                               | RCON |//////////// |
    a. "Loans secured by farmland (including farm residential and other             |______|             |
       improvements)" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I,        | ////////////////// |
       item 1.b, column B........................................................   | 5576           N/A | 6.a.
    b. "Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers" in     | ////////////////// |
       domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B......   | 5577           N/A | 6.b.
                                                                                    |____________________|
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                             <C>                   <C>
                                                                                _____________________________________________
                                                                                |      (Column A)     |     (Column B)       |
                                                                                |                     |       Amount         |
                                                                                |                     |      Currently       |
                                                                                |   Number of Loans   |     Outstanding      |
                                                                                |_____________________|______________________|
                                                Dollar Amounts in Thousands     | RCON  |/////////////| RCON  Bil Mil Thou   |
________________________________________________________________________________| ______|             |_____________________ |
7.  Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans secured by farmland       | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    (including farm residential and other improvements)" in domestic offices    | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.b, column B (sum of items 7.a     | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    through 7.c must be less than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.b,  | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    column B):                                                                  | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less............................... | 5578             18 | 5579             292 | 7.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000............ | 5580              8 | 5581             850 | 7.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $500,000............ | 5582              4 | 5583           1,030 | 7.c.
8.  Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans to finance agricultural   | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    production and other loans to farmers" in domestic offices reported in      | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B (sum of items 8.a through 8.c       | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    must be less than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B):     | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less............................... | 5584             46 | 5585             992 | 8.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000............ | 5586             17 | 5587           1,877 | 8.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $500,000............ | 5588              4 | 5589           1,054 | 8.c.
                                                                                |_____________________|______________________|

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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-8
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

Schedule RC-D--Trading Assets and Liabilities

Schedule RC-D is to be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets or with $2 billion or more in par/notional
amount of off-balance sheet derivative contracts (as reported in Schedule RC-L, items 14.a through 14.e, columns A through D).

                                                                                                                  __________
                                                                                                                  | C420    |
                                                                                                  __________________________
                                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands      | //////////  Bil Mil Thou|
__________________________________________________________________________________________________| ________________________|
<S>                                                                                                <C>                       <C>
ASSETS                                                                                            | /////////////////////// |
 1. U.S. Treasury securities in domestic offices ................................................ | RCON 3531             0 |  1.
 2. U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations in domestic offices (exclude mortgage-     | /////////////////////// |
    backed securities) .......................................................................... | RCON 3532             0 |  2.
 3. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S. in domestic offices ...... | RCON 3533             0 |  3.
 4. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in domestic offices:                                         | /////////////////////// |
    a. Pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ..................... | RCON 3534             0 |  4.a.
    b. Other mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA              | /////////////////////// |
       (include CMOs, REMICs, and stripped MBS) ................................................. | RCON 3535             0 |  4.b.
    c. All other mortgage-backed securities ......................................................| RCON 3536             0 |  4.c.
 5. Other debt securities in domestic offices ................................................... | RCON 3537             0 |  5.
 6. Certificates of deposit in domestic offices ................................................. | RCON 3538             0 |  6.
 7. Commercial paper in domestic offices ........................................................ | RCON 3539             0 |  7.
 8. Bankers acceptances in domestic offices ..................................................... | RCON 3540             0 |  8.
 9. Other trading assets in domestic offices .................................................... | RCON 3541             0 |  9.
10. Trading assets in foreign offices ........................................................... | RCFN 3542             0 | 10.
11. Revaluation gains on interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity     | /////////////////////// |
    contracts:                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
    a. In domestic offices ...................................................................... | RCON 3543        66,696 | 11.a.
    b. In foreign offices ....................................................................... | RCFN 3544         4,658 | 11.b.
12. Total trading assets (sum of items 1 through 11) (must equal Schedule RC, item 5) ........... | RCFD 3545        71,354 | 12.
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  ___________________________
                                                                                                  ___________________________
                                                                                                  | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
LIABILITIES                                                                                       | ________________________|_
<S>                                                                                                <C>                        <C>
13. Liability for short positions ............................................................... | RCFD 3546             0 | 13.
14. Revaluation losses on interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity    | /////////////////////// |
    contracts ................................................................................... | RCFD 3547        57,446 | 14.
15. Total trading liabilities (sum of items 13 and 14) (must equal Schedule RC, item 15.b) ...... | RCFD 3548        57,446 | 15.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-9
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-E--Deposit Liabilities

Part I. Deposits in Domestic Offices
                                                                                                                __________
                                                                                                                |  C425  | <-
                                                          ______________________________________________________ ________
                                                          |                                         |   Nontransaction   |
                                                          |          Transaction  Accounts          |      Accounts      |
                                                           _________________________________________ ____________________
                                                          |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |     (Column C)     |
                                                          |  Total transaction |    Memo: Total     |        Total       |
                                                          | accounts (including|  demand deposits   |   nontransaction   |
                                                          |    total demand    |   (included in     |      accounts      |
                                                          |      deposits)     |     column A)      |  (including MMDAs) |
                                                           ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                       <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
Deposits of:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
1. Individuals, partnerships, and corporations .......... | 2201     8,615,650 | 2240     8,158,203 | 2346    22,594,478 | 1.
2. U.S. Government ...................................... | 2202        58,650 | 2280        58,605 | 2520        42,512 | 2.
3. States and political subdivisions in the U.S. ........ | 2203       818,151 | 2290       706,072 | 2530       702,686 | 3.
4. Commercial banks in the U.S. ......................... | 2206       836,005 | 2310       836,005 | 2550           771 | 4.
5. Other depository institutions in the U.S. ............ | 2207       221,571 | 2312       221,571 | 2349         2,968 | 5.
6. Banks in foreign countries ........................... | 2213        18,445 | 2320        18,445 | 2236             0 | 6.
7. Foreign governments and official institutions          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (including foreign central banks) .................... | 2216           108 | 2300           108 | 2377             0 | 7.
8. Certified and official checks ........................ | 2330       198,585 | 2330       198,585 | ////////////////// | 8.
9. Total (sum of items 1 through 8) (sum of               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   columns A and C must equal Schedule RC,                | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 13.a) ........................................... | 2215    10,767,165 | 2210    10,197,594 | 2385    23,343,415 | 9.
                                                          ________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    ______________________
Memoranda                                                               Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                    <C>
1. Selected components of total deposits (i.e., sum of item 9, columns A and C):                    | ////////////////// |
   a. Total Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Keogh Plan accounts ......................... | 6835     2,735,425 | M.1.a.
   b. Total brokered deposits ..................................................................... | 2365     1,636,611 | M.1.b.
   c. Fully insured brokered deposits (included in Memorandum item 1.b above):                      | ////////////////// |
      (1) Issued in denominations of less than $100,000 ........................................... | 2343         2,350 | M.1.c.(1)
      (2) Issued EITHER in denominations of $100,000 OR in denominations greater than $100,000      | ////////////////// |
          and participated out by the broker in shares of $100,000 or less ........................ | 2344     1,634,261 | M.1.c.(2)
   d. MATURITY DATA FOR BROKERED DEPOSITS:                                                          | ////////////////// |
      (1) BROKERED DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN $100,000 WITH A REMAINING          | ////////////////// |
          MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEM 1.c.(1) ABOVE)................. | A243           171 | M.1.d.(1)
      (2) BROKERED DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100,000 OR MORE WITH A REMAINING            | ////////////////// |
          MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEM 1.b ABOVE)..................... | A244       509,265 | M.1.d.(2)
   e. Preferred deposits (uninsured deposits of states and political subdivisions in the U.S.       | ////////////////// |
      reported in item 3 above which are secured or collateralized as required under state law) ... | 5590       457,587 | M.1.e.
2. Components of total nontransaction accounts (sum of Memoranda items 2.a through 2.d must         | ////////////////// |
   equal item 9, column C above):                                                                   | ////////////////// |
   a. Savings deposits:                                                                             | ////////////////// |
      (1) Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................................................... | 6810    10,738,339 | M.2.a.(1)
      (2) Other savings deposits (excludes MMDAs) ................................................. | 0352     2,655,659 | M.2.a.(2)
   b. Total time deposits of less than $100,000 ................................................... | 6648     7,247,099 | M.2.b.
   c. Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ............................................ | 6645     2,702,318 | M.2.c.
   d. Open-account time deposits of $100,000 or more .............................................. | 6646             0 | M.2.d.
3. All NOW accounts (included in column A above) .................................................. | 2398       569,571 | M.3.
4. Not applicable
                                                                                                    ______________________
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<S>                                                                                <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-10
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
Schedule RC-E--Continued

Part I. Continued

Memoranda (continued)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
5. Maturity and repricing data for time deposits of less than $100,000 (sum of                     | ////////////////// |
   Memorandum items 5.a.(1) through 5.b.(3) must equal Memorandum item 2.b above):(1)              | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a remaining maturity of:                 | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less.................................................................... | A225     1,684,248 | M.5.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months..................................................... | A226     3,493,722 | M.5.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year........................................................................... | A227     2,002,999 | M.5.a.(3)
   b. Floating rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a repricing frequency of:             | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently............................................................ | A228        66,130 | M.5.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly......................... | A229             0 | M.5.b.(2)
      (3) Less frequently than annually........................................................... | A230             0 | M.5.b.(3)
   c. Floating rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a remaining maturity of               | ////////////////// |
      one year or less (included in Memorandum items 5.b.(1) through 5.b.(3) above)............... | A231        45,084 | M.5.c.
6. Maturity and repricing data for time deposits of $100,000 or more (i.e., time certificates      | ////////////////// |
   of deposit of $100,000 or more and open-account time deposits of $100,000 or more)              | ////////////////// |
   (sum of Memorandum items 6.a.(1) through 6.b.(4) must equal the sum of Memorandum               | ////////////////// |
   items 2.c and 2.d above):(1)                                                                    | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a remaining maturity of:                   | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less ................................................................... | A232       534,657 | M.6.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months .................................................... | A233       754,429 | M.6.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year through five years ....................................................... | A234     1,282,541 | M.6.a.(3)
      (4) Over five years ........................................................................ | A235        36,761 | M.6.a.(4)
   b. Floating rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a repricing frequency of:               | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently ........................................................... | A236        31,182 | M.6.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly ........................ | A237        37,950 | M.6.b.(2)
      (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than annually ................. | A238        24,798 | M.6.b.(3)
      (4) Less frequently than every five years .................................................. | A239             0 | M.6.b.(4)
   c. Floating rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a remaining maturity of                 | ////////////////// |
      one year or less (included in Memorandum items 6.b.(1) through 6.b.(4) above)............... | A240        19,186 | M.6.c.
                                                                                                   ______________________
</TABLE>
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(1) Memorandum items 5 and 6 are not applicable to savings banks that must
    complete supplemental Schedule RC-J.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                             Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-11
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-E--Continued

Part II. Deposits in Foreign Offices (including Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries and IBFs)

                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFN  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
Deposits of:                                                                                       | ////////////////// |
1. Individuals, partnerships, and corporations ................................................... | 2621     1,730,162 | 1.
2. U.S. banks (including IBFs and foreign branches of U.S. banks) ................................ | 2623             0 | 2.
3. Foreign banks (including U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, including their IBFs).... | 2625             0 | 3.
4. Foreign governments and official institutions (including foreign central banks) ............... | 2650             0 | 4.
5. Certified and official checks ................................................................. | 2330             0 | 5.
6. All other deposits ............................................................................ | 2668        15,501 | 6.
7. Total (sum of items 1 through 6) (must equal Schedule RC, item 13.b) .......................... | 2200     1,745,663 | 7.

Memorandum
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands |RCFN   Bil Mil Thou |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Time deposits with a remaining maturity of one year or less (included in Part II, item 7 above) |A245      1,745,263 | M.1.
                                                                                                   ______________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-F--Other Assets
                                                                                                                   __________
                                                                                                                   |  C430  | <-
                                                                                                  _________________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. Income earned, not collected on loans ........................................................ | RCFD 2164       167,538 | 1.
2. Net deferred tax assets(1) ................................................................... | RCFD 2148             0 | 2.
3. Excess residential mortgage servicing fees receivable ........................................ | RCFD 5371       134,288 | 3.
4. Other (itemize and describe amounts that exceed 25% of this item)............................. | RCFD 2168     3,676,812 | 4.
      _____________                                                    ___________________________
   a. | TEXT 3549 | Mortgages held for Resale                          | RCFD 3549 |    1,858,683 | /////////////////////// | 4.a.
      _________________________________________________________________|           |              |                         |
       ___________
   b. | TEXT 3550 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3550 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.b.
       ___________
   c. | TEXT 3551 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3551 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.c.
      _____________
                                                                       ___________________________
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, item 11) ........................... | RCFD 2160     3,978,638 | 5.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
<CAPTION>
Memorandum                                                                                        ___________________________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. Deferred tax assets disallowed for regulatory capital purposes ............................... | RCFD 5610             0 | M.1.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-G--Other Liabilities
                                                                                                                   __________
                                                                                                                   |  C435  | <-
                                                                                                  _________________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. a. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits in domestic offices(2) ............................ | RCON 3645        58,011 | 1.a.
   b. Other expenses accrued and unpaid (includes accrued income taxes payable) ................. | RCFD 3646       594,954 | 1.b.
2. Net deferred tax liabilities(1) .............................................................. | RCFD 3049       119,644 | 2.
3. Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries ............................................... | RCFD 3000             0 | 3.
4. Other (itemize and describe amounts that exceed 25% of this item)............................. | RCFD 2938       478,843 | 4.
      _____________                                                    ___________________________
   a. | TEXT 3552 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3552 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.a.
       ___________
   b. | TEXT 3553 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3553 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.b.
       ___________
   c. | TEXT 3554 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3554 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.c.
      _____________
                                                                       ___________________________
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, item 20) ........................... | RCFD 2930     1,251,452 | 5.
</TABLE>
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(1) See discussion of deferred income taxes in Glossary entry on "income taxes."
(2) For savings banks, include "dividends" accrued and unpaid on deposits.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-12
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-H--Selected Balance Sheet Items for Domestic Offices
                                                                                                                 __________
                                                                                                                 |  C440  | <-
                                                                                                     ____________ ________
                                                                                                     |  Domestic Offices  |
                                                                                                      ____________________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                     <C>
1. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................... | 2155        16,634 |  1.
2. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ........................................ | 2920        16,634 |  2.
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell .......................... | 1350        17,428 |  3.
4. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase ...................... | 2800     4,868,836 |  4.
5. Other borrowed money ............................................................................ | 3190     1,380,694 |  5.
   EITHER                                                                                            | ////////////////// |
6. Net due from own foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 2163           N/A |  6.
   OR                                                                                                | ////////////////// |
7. Net due to own foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ....................... | 2941     1,669,058 |  7.
                                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
8. Total assets (excludes net due from foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs) . | 2192    48,946,123 |  8.
                                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
9. Total liabilities (excludes net due to foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs)| 3129    42,919,946 |  9.
                                                                                                     ______________________

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Items 10-17 include held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities in domestic offices.          ______________________
                                                                                                     | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                                                      ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                     <C>
10. U.S. Treasury securities ....................................................................... | 1779     1,252,796 | 10.
11. U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations (exclude mortgage-backed                      | ////////////////// |
    securities) .................................................................................... | 1785           505 | 11.
12. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S. ............................. | 1786       159,244 | 12.
13. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS):                                                                | ////////////////// |
    a. Pass-through securities:                                                                      | ////////////////// |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ............................................ | 1787     5,684,860 | 13.a.(1)
       (2) Other pass-through securities ........................................................... | 1869             4 | 13.a.(2)
    b. Other mortgage-backed securities (include CMOs, REMICs, and stripped MBS):                    | ////////////////// |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ............................................ | 1877             0 | 13.b.(1)
       (2) All other mortgage-backed securities..................................................... | 2253           518 | 13.b.(2)
14. Other domestic debt securities ................................................................. | 3159           812 | 14.
15. Foreign debt securities ........................................................................ | 3160        97,035 | 15.
16. Equity securities:                                                                               | ////////////////// |
    a. Investments in mutual funds ................................................................. | 3161             0 | 16.a.
    b. Other equity securities with readily determinable fair values ............................... | 3162             0 | 16.b.
    c. All other equity securities ................................................................. | 3169       311,734 | 16.c.
17. Total held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities (sum of items 10 through 16) .......... | 3170     7,507,508 | 17.
                                                                                                     ______________________

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Memorandum (to be completed only by banks with IBFs and other "foreign" offices)

                                                                                                     ______________________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                    <C>
   EITHER                                                                                            | ////////////////// |
1. Net due from the IBF of the domestic offices of the reporting bank .............................. | 3051             0 | M.1.
   OR                                                                                                | ////////////////// |
2. Net due to the IBF of the domestic offices of the reporting bank ................................ | 3059           N/A | M.2.
                                                                                                     ______________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                                                                                 <C>         <C>       <C>             <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-13
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                                <C>
Schedule RC-I--Selected Assets and Liabilities of IBFs

To be completed only by banks with IBFs and other "foreign" offices.                                             __________
                                                                                                                 |  C445  | <-
                                                                                                     ____________ ________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCFN  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
 1. Total IBF assets of the consolidated bank (component of Schedule RC, item 12) .................  | 2133             0 | 1.
 2. Total IBF loans and lease financing receivables (component of Schedule RC-C, part I, item 12,    | ////////////////// |
    column A) .....................................................................................  | 2076             0 | 2.
 3. IBF commercial and industrial loans (component of Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4, column A) ....  | 2077             0 | 3.
 4. Total IBF liabilities (component of Schedule RC, item 21) .....................................  | 2898             0 | 4.
 5. IBF deposit liabilities due to banks, including other IBFs (component of Schedule RC-E,          | ////////////////// |
    part II, items 2 and 3) .......................................................................  | 2379             0 | 5.
 6. Other IBF deposit liabilities (component of Schedule RC-E, part II, items 1, 4, 5, and 6) .....  | 2381             0 | 6.
                                                                                                     ______________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                            <C>                          <C>

Schedule RC-K--Quarterly Averages (1)
                                                                                                                __________
                                                                                                                |  C455  |  <-
                                                                                               _________________ ________
                                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
ASSETS                                                                                         | /////////////////////// |
 1. Interest-bearing balances due from depository institutions ..............................  | RCFD 3381        10,737 |  1.
 2. U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations(2) ......  | RCFD 3382     6,349,267 |  2.
 3. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S.(2) ...................  | RCFD 3383       155,938 |  3.
 4. a. Other debt securities(2) .............................................................  | RCFD 3647        98,458 |  4.a.
    b. Equity securities(3) (includes investments in mutual funds and Federal Reserve stock).  | RCFD 3648       347,675 |  4.b.
 5. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic         | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .............  | RCFD 3365       812,114 |  5.
 6. Loans:                                                                                     | /////////////////////      // |
    a. Loans in domestic offices:                                                              | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Total loans ......................................................................  | RCON 3360    31,884,320 |  6.a.(1)
       (2) Loans secured by real estate .....................................................  | RCON 3385    14,940,513 |  6.a.(2)
       (3) Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ..............  | RCON 3386         5,935 |  6.a.(3)
       (4) Commercial and industrial loans ..................................................  | RCON 3387    12,923,362 |  6.a.(4)
       (5) Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures ......  | RCON 3388     2,224,980 |  6.a.(5)
    b. Total loans in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ............  | RCFN 3360        70,458 |  6.b.
 7. Trading assets ..........................................................................  | RCFD 3401       105,824 |  7.
 8. Lease financing receivables (net of unearned income) ....................................  | RCFD 3484     2,231,479 |  8.
 9. Total assets (4) ........................................................................  | RCFD 3368    52,282,230 |  9.
LIABILITIES                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
10. Interest-bearing transaction accounts in domestic offices (NOW accounts, ATS accounts,     | /////////////////////// |
    and telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts) (exclude demand deposits) ............  | RCON 3485       965,535 | 10.
11. Nontransaction accounts in domestic offices:                                               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................................................  | RCON 3486     9,210,475 | 11.a.
    b. Other savings deposits ...............................................................  | RCON 3487     3,907,216 | 11.b.
    c. Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more .....................................  | RCON 3345     2,653,452 | 11.c.
    d. All other time deposits ..............................................................  | RCON 3469     7,513,443 | 11.d.
12. Interest-bearing deposits in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs..  | RCFN 3404     1,765,593 | 12.
13. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic     | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .............  | RCFD 3353     6,363,286 | 13.
14. Other borrowed money ....................................................................  | RCFD 3355     2,670,145 | 14.
                                                                                               ___________________________
</TABLE>
_______________
(1) For all items, banks have the option of reporting either (1) an average of
    daily figures for the quarter, or
    (2) an average of weekly figures (i.e., the Wednesday of each week of the
    quarter).
(2) Quarterly averages for all debt securities should be based on amortized
    cost.
(3) Quarterly averages for all equity securities should be based on historical
    cost.
(4) The quarterly average for total assets should reflect all debt securities
    (not held for trading) at amortized cost, equity securities with readily
    determinable fair values at the lower of cost or fair value, and equity
    securities without readily determinable fair values at historical cost.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-14
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-L--Off-Balance Sheet Items

Please read carefully the instructions for the preparation of Schedule RC-L.  Some of the amounts
reported in Schedule RC-L are regarded as volume indicators and not necessarily as measures of risk.            __________
                                                                                                                |  C460  |  <-
                                                                                                    ____________ ________
                                                                        Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                     <C>
 1. Unused commitments:                                                                             | ////////////////// |
    a. Revolving, open-end lines secured by 1-4 family residential properties, e.g., home           | ////////////////// |
       equity lines ............................................................................... | 3814     1,637,875 |  1.a.
    b. Credit card lines .......................................................................... | 3815        32,940 |  1.b.
    c. Commercial real estate, construction, and land development:                                  | ////////////////// |
       (1) Commitments to fund loans secured by real estate ....................................... | 3816       648,369 |  1.c.(1)
       (2) Commitments to fund loans not secured by real estate ................................... | 6550       383,022 |  1.c.(2)
    d. Securities underwriting .................................................................... | 3817             0 |  1.d.
    e. Other unused commitments ................................................................... | 3818    18,626,522 |  1.e.
 2. Financial standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees ............................. | 3819     2,337,268 |  2.
                                                                         ___________________________
    a. Amount of financial standby letters of credit conveyed to others  | RCFD 3820 |      158,029 | ////////////////// |  2.a.
                                                                         ___________________________
 3. Performance standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees ........................... | 3821       175,703 |  3.
    a. Amount of performance standby letters of credit conveyed to                                  | ////////////////// |
                                                                         ___________________________
       others .......................................................... | RCFD 3822 |       12,580 | ////////////////// |  3.a.
                                                                         ___________________________
 4. Commercial and similar letters of credit ...................................................... | 3411       176,335 |  4.
 5. Participations in acceptances (as described in the instructions) conveyed to others by          | ////////////////// |
    the reporting bank ............................................................................ | 3428        16,524 |  5.
 6. Participations in acceptances (as described in the instructions) acquired by the reporting      | ////////////////// |
    (nonaccepting) bank ........................................................................... | 3429         7,409 |  6.
 7. Securities borrowed ........................................................................... | 3432             0 |  7.
 8. Securities lent (including customers' securities lent where the customer is indemnified         | ////////////////// |
    against loss by the reporting bank) ........................................................... | 3433             0 |  8.
 9. Loans transferred (i.e., sold or swapped) with recourse that have been treated as sold for      | ////////////////// |
    Call Report purposes:                                                                           | ////////////////// |
    a. FNMA and FHLMC residential mortgage loan pools:                                              | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3650       246,244 |  9.a.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3651       246,244 |  9.a.(2)
    b. Private (nongovernment-issued or -guaranteed) residential mortgage loan pools:               | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3652        33,550 |  9.b.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3653        33,550 |  9.b.(2)
    c. Farmer Mac agricultural mortgage loan pools:                                                 | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3654             0 |  9.c.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3655             0 |  9.c.(2)
    d. Small business obligations transferred with recourse under Section 208 of the                | ////////////////// |
       Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994:                         | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of small business obligations transferred                  | ////////////////// |
           as of the report date................................................................... | A249             0 | 9.d.(1)
       (2) Amount of retained recourse on these obligations as of the report date.................. | A250             0 | 9.d.(2)
10. When-issued securities:                                                                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Gross commitments to purchase .............................................................. | 3434             0 | 10.a.
    b. Gross commitments to sell .................................................................. | 3435             0 | 10.b.
11. Spot foreign exchange contracts ............................................................... | 8765       622,366 | 11.
12. All other off-balance sheet liabilities (exclude off-balance sheet derivatives) (itemize and    | ////////////////// |
    describe each component of this item over 25% of Schedule RC, item 28, "Total equity capital")  | 3430             0 | 12.
    a. | TEXT 3555 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3555 |             | ////////////////// | 12.a.

    b. | TEXT 3556 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3556 |             | ////////////////// | 12.b.
        ___________
    c. | TEXT 3557 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3557 |             | ////////////////// | 12.c.
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 3558 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3558 |             | ////////////////// | 12.d.
       _____________                                                       _______________________________________________


                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands                     RCFD  Bil Mil Thou
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. All other off-balance sheet assets (exclude off-balance sheet derivatives) (itemize and         | ////////////////// |
    describe each component of this item over 25% of Schedule RC,item 28,"Total equity capital")    | 5591             0 | 13.

       _____________                                                      __________________________
    a. | TEXT 5592 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5592 |             | ////////////////// | 13.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 5593 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5593 |             | ////////////////// | 13.b.
        ___________
    c. | TEXT 5594 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5594 |             | ////////////////// | 13.c.
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 5595 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5595 |             | ////////////////// | 13.d.
       _____________
                                                                          ________________________________________________

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
  Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                 Page RC-15
  City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
  FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|


Schedule RC-L -- Continued

                                                                                                              _____________
                                                                                                              |    C461   | <-
                                        _________________________________________ ____________________________|___________|
                                       |     (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                       |   Interest Rate   |   Foreign Exchange | Equity Derivative  | Commodity and other|
                                       |     Contracts     |     Contracts      |    Contracts       |     Contracts      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands  |Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  |
   _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                    <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                   <C>
   |  Off-balance Sheet Derivatives    | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   |      Position Indicators          | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   ____________________________________| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
14. Gross amounts (e.g., notional      | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    amounts) (for each column, sum of  | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    items 14.a through 14.e must equal | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    sum of items 15, 16.a, and 16.b):  |___________________|____________________|___________________ |____________________|
   a. Futures contracts .............  |         1,229,392 |                  0 |                  0 |             36,486 | 14.a.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |     RCFD 8693     |      RCFD 8694     |       RCFD 8695    |    RCFD 8696       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   b. Forward contracts .............  |         2,576,500 |          1,931,682 |                  0 |             21,832 | 14.b.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |     RCFD 8697     |      RCFD 8698     |       RCFD 8699    |    RCFD 8700       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   c. Exchange-traded option contracts:| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (1) Written options ..........  |                 0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.c.(1)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8701    |      RCFD 8702     |       RCFD 8703    |    RCFD 8704       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (2) Purchased options ........  |           450,000 |                  0 |                  0 |              2,206 | 14.c.(2)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8705    |      RCFD 8706     |       RCFD 8707    |    RCFD 8708       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
d. Over-the-counter option contracts:  | //////////////////| /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////   |
       (1) Written options ..........  |         1,324,980 |              3,887 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.d.(1)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8709    |      RCFD 8710     |      RCFD 8711     |    RCFD 8712       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (2) Purchased options ........  |        10,131,934 |              3,887 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.d.(2)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8713    |      RCFD 8714     |      RCFD 8715     |    RCFD 8716       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
e. Swaps ............................  |        19,502,262 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.e.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 3450    |      RCFD 3826     |      RCFD 8719     |    RCFD 8720       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
15. Total gross notional amount of     | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts held for      | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    trading .........................  |         3,386,305 |          1,939,456 |                  0 |              2,206 | 15.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD A126    |      RFD A127      |      RCFD 8723     |    RCFD 8724       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
16. Total gross notional amount of     | ///////////////// |  ////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts held for      | ///////////////// | /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
    purposes other than trading:       | ///////////////// | /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
    a. Contracts marked to market ...  |         4,202,500 |                 0  |                  0 |             36,486 | 16.a.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8725    |     RCFD 8726      |      RCF 8727      |     RCFD 8728      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
    b. Contracts not marked to market  |        27,626,263 |                 0  |                  0 |             21,832 | 16.b.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8729    |     RCFD 8730      |      RFD 8731      |     RCFD 8732      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
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<CAPTION>
  Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                          Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
  Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                Page RC-16
  City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
  FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|

Schedule RC-L -- Continued

<CAPTION>
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                      |     (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands |   Interest Rate   |   Foreign Exchange | Equity Derivative  | Commodity and other|
   ___________________________________|     Contracts     |     Contracts      |    Contracts       |     Contracts      |
   |  Off-balance Sheet Derivatives   |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   |      Position Indicators         |RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  |
   |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                   <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                   <C>
17. Gross fair values of              | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts:             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading:                       | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8733       29,782 | 8734       41,523  | 8735             0 | 8736            58 | 17.a.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8737       20,932 | 8738       36,511  | 8739             0 | 8740             0 | 17.a.(2)
    b. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       purposes other than            | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading that are marked        | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       to market:                     | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8741          524 | 8742             0 | 8743             0 | 8744         1,452 | 17.b.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8745        2,834 | 8746             0 | 8747             0 | 8748             0 | 17.b.(2)
    c. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       purposes other than            | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading that are not           | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       marked to market:              | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
        fair value .................. | 8749       64,085 | 8750             0 | 8751             0 | 8752           100 | 17.c.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8753      111,703 | 8754             0 | 8755             0 | 8756             0 | 17.c.(2)
                                      |__________________________________________________________________________________|
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                  ______________________
Memoranda                                                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                  <C>
1. -2. Not applicable                                                                               | ////////////////// |
3. Unused commitments with an original maturity exceeding one year that are reported in             | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC-L, items 1.a through 1.e, above (report only the unused portions of commitments      | ////////////////// |
   that are fee paid or otherwise legally binding) ................................................ | 3833    16,829,602 | M.3.
   a. Participations in commitments with an original maturity                                       | ////////////////// |
      exceeding one year conveyed to others ................................|RCFD 3834  | 1,310,691 | ////////////////// | M.3.a.
                                                                            ________________________
4. To be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets:                           | ////////////////// |
   Standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees (both financial and performance) issued  | ////////////////// |
   to non-U.S. addressees (domicile) included in Schedule RC-L, items 2 and 3, above .............. | 3377       341,139 | M.4.
5. Installment loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures that     | ////////////////// |
   have been securitized and sold without recourse (with servicing retained), amounts outstanding   | ////////////////// |
   by type of loan:                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
   a. Loans to purchase private passenger automobiles (to be completed for the                      | ////////////////// |
      September report only)....................................................................... | 2741           N/A | M.5.a.
   b. Credit cards and related plans (TO BE COMPLETED QUARTERLY)................................... | 2742             0 | M.5.b.
   c. All other consumer installment credit (including mobile home loans)(to be completed for the   | ////////////////// |
      September report only........................................................................ | 2743           N/A | M.5.c
                                                                                                    |____________________|
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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date: 06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                           Page RC-17
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                |  C465     |
                                                                                                       _________|___________|
 Schedule RC-M--Memoranda                                                                              |                    |
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  |
 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________|
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                   <C>
1.  Extensions of credit by the reporting bank to its executive officers, directors, principal        | ////////////////// |
    shareholders, and their related interests as of the report date:                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Aggregate amount of all extensions of credit to all executive officers, directors, principal   | ////////////////// |
       shareholders and their related interests ..................................................... | 6164       605,294 | 1.a.
    b. Number of executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders to whom the amount of all  | ////////////////// |
       extensions of credit by the reporting bank (including extensions of credit to                  | ////////////////// |
       related interests) equals or exceeds the lesser of $500,000 or 5 percent                Number | ////////////////// |
                                                                           ___________________________| ////////////////// |
       of total capital as defined for this purpose in agency regulations. | RCFD 6165 |           24 | ////////////////// |
                                                                           ___________________________| ////////////////// | 1.b.
2. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell with U.S. branches          | ////////////////// |
   and agencies of foreign banks(1) (included in Schedule RC, items 3.a and 3.b) .................... | 3405             0 | 2.
3. Not applicable.                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
4. Outstanding principal balance of 1-4 family residential mortgage loans serviced for others         | ////////////////// |
   (include both retained servicing and purchased servicing):                                         | ////////////////// |
   a. Mortgages serviced under a GNMA contract ...................................................... | 5500    28,855,729 | 4.a.
   b. Mortgages serviced under a FHLMC contract:                                                      | ////////////////// |
      (1) Serviced with recourse to servicer ........................................................ | 5501        55,604 | 4.b.(1)
      (2) Serviced without recourse to servicer ..................................................... | 5502    32,340,522 | 4.b.(2)
   c. Mortgages serviced under a FNMA contract:                                                       | ////////////////// |
      (1) Serviced under a regular option contract .................................................. | 5503       190,640 | 4.c.(1)
      (2) Serviced under a special option contract .................................................. | 5504    38,282,672 | 4.c.(2)
   d. Mortgages serviced under other servicing contracts ............................................ | 5505     8,508,320 | 4.d.
5. To be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets:                             | ////////////////// |
   Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding (sum of items 5.a and 5.b must        | ////////////////// |
   equal Schedule RC, item 9):                                                                        | ////////////////// |
   a. U.S. addressees (domicile) .................................................................... | 2103        16,297 | 5.a.
   b. Non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................................................ | 2104           337 | 5.b.
6. Intangible assets:                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
  a. Mortgage servicing rights .....................................................................  | 3164     1,483,959 | 6.a.
  b. Other identifiable intangible assets:                                                            | ////////////////// |
     (1) Purchased credit card relationships .......................................................  | 5506             0 | 6.b.(1)
     (2) All other identifiable intangible assets ..................................................  | 5507       126,463 | 6.b.(2)
   c. Goodwill ...................................................................................... | 3163       672,992 | 6.c.
   d. Total (sum of items 6.a through 6.c) (must equal Schedule RC, item 10) ........................ | 2143     2,283,414 | 6.d.
   e. Amount of intangible assets (included in item 6.b.(2) above) that have been grandfathered or    | ////////////////// |
      are otherwise qualifying for regulatory capital purposes ...................................... | 6442             0 | 6.e.
7. Mandatory convertible debt, net of common or perpetual preferred stock dedicated to                | ////////////////// |
   redeem the debt ...................................................................................| 3295        75,000 | 7.
                                                                                                      ______________________
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(1) Do not report federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
    to resell with other commercial banks in the U.S. in this item.


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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                  Call Date:  06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                       Page RC-18
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|

Schedule RC-M--Continued                                                                      ________________________
                                                           Dollar Amounts in Thousands        |           Bil Mil Thou|
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ |_______________________|
<S>                                                                                          <C>                      <C>
 8. a. Other real estate owned:                                                              | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ......................... | RCFD 5372             0 |  8.a.(1)
       (2) All other real estate owned:                                                      | /////////////////////// |
           (a) Construction and land development in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5508         4,537 |  8.a.(2)(a)
           (b) Farmland in domestic offices ................................................ | RCON 5509             0 |  8.a.(2)(b)
           (c) 1-4 family residential properties in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5510         8,067 |  8.a.(2)(c)
           (d) Multifamily (5 or more) residential properties in domestic offices .......... | RCON 5511           740 |  8.a.(2)(d)
           (e) Nonfarm nonresidential properties in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5512        21,202 |  8.a.(2)(e)
           (f) In foreign offices .......................................................... | RCFN 5513             0 |  8.a.(2)(f)
       (3) Total (sum of items 8.a.(1) and 8.a.(2)) (must equal Schedule RC, item 7) ....... | RCFD 2150        34,546 |  8.a.(3)
    b. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies:                  | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ......................... | RCFD 5374             0 |  8.b.(1)
       (2) All other investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ... | RCFD 5375             0 |  8.b.(2)
       (3) Total (sum of items 8.b.(1) and 8.b.(2)) (must equal Schedule RC, item 8) ....... | RCFD 2130             0 |  8.b.(3)
    c. Total assets of unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ................ | RCFD 5376             0 |  8.c.
 9. Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus included in Schedule RC,     | /////////////////////// |
    item 23, "Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus" ............................... | RCFD 3778       125,000 |  9.
10. Mutual fund and annuity sales in domestic offices during the quarter (include            | /////////////////////// |
    proprietary, private label, and third party products):                                   | /////////////////////// |
    a. Money market funds .................................................................. | RCON 6441        55,245 | 10.a.
    b. Equity securities funds ............................................................. | RCON 8427       108,359 | 10.b.
    c. Debt securities funds ............................................................... | RCON 8428        13,250 | 10.c.
    d. Other mutual funds .................................................................. | RCON 8429             0 | 10.d.
    e. Annuities ........................................................................... | RCON 8430       102,292 | 10.e.
    f. Sales of proprietary mutual funds and annuities (included in items 10.a through       | /////////////////////// |
    10.e. above) ........................................................................... | RCON 8784       150,100 | 10.f.
                                                                                              _________________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                                                               |
                                                                                                  ______________________
|Memorandum                                                           Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |        |
 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
|1. Interbank holdings of capital instruments (to be completed for the December report only):     | ////////////////// |        |
|   a. Reciprocal holdings of banking organizations' capital instruments ........................ | 3836           N/A | M.1.a. |
|   b. Nonreciprocal holdings of banking organizations' capital instruments ..................... | 3837           N/A | M.1.b. |
                                                                                                  ______________________
|                                                                                                                               |
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-19
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-N--Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans, Leases,
               and Other Assets

The FFIEC regards the information reported in                                                               __________
all of Memorandum item 1, in items 1 through 10,                                                            |  C470  | <-
column A, and in Memorandum items 2 through 4,        ______________________________________________________ ________
column A, as confidential.                            |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |    (Column C)      |
                                                      |      Past due      |    Past due 90     |    Nonaccrual      |
                                                      |   30 through 89    |    days or more    |                    |
                                                      |   days and still   |     and still      |                    |
                                                      |      accruing      |     accruing       |                    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 1. Loans secured by real estate:                     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1245               | 1246        71,390 | 1247       223,962 |  1.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1248               | 1249             0 | 1250             0 |  1.b.
 2. Loans to depository institutions and              | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    acceptances of other banks:                       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. banks and other U.S. depository        | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       institutions ................................. | 5377               | 5378             0 | 5379             0 |  2.a.
    b. To foreign banks ............................. | 5380               | 5381             0 | 5382             0 |  2.b.
 3. Loans to finance agricultural production and      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    other loans to farmers .......................... | 1594               | 1597           385 | 1583           531 |  3.
 4. Commercial and industrial loans:                  | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1251               | 1252        11,945 | 1253       108,334 |  4.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1254               | 1255             0 | 1256             0 |  4.b.
 5. Loans to individuals for household, family, and   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    other personal expenditures:                      | /////              | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
    a. Credit cards and related plans ............... | 5383               | 5384         1,187 | 5385           669 |  5.a.
    b. Other (includes single payment, installment,   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       and all student loans) ....................... | 5386               | 5387        22,600 | 5388         8,465 |  5.b.
 6. Loans to foreign governments and official         | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    institutions .................................... | 5389               | 5390             0 | 5391             0 |  6.
 7. All other loans ................................. | 5459               | 5460        14,909 | 5461         1,919 |  7.
 8. Lease financing receivables:                      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1257               | 1258            95 | 1259         6,544 |  8.a.
    b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1271               | 1272             0 | 1791             0 |  8.b.
 9. Debt securities and other assets (exclude other   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    real estate owned and other repossessed assets) . | 3505               | 3506             0 | 3507        85,778 |  9.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

Amounts reported in items 1 through 8 above include guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of past due and nonaccrual loans and
leases.  Report in item 10 below certain guaranteed loans and leases that have already been included in the amounts reported in
items 1 through 8.

                                                      ________________________________________________________________
                                                      | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
10. Loans and leases reported in items 1              |                    |                    |                    |
    through 8 above which are wholly or partially     | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    guaranteed by the U.S. Government ............... | 5612               | 5613        18,447 | 5614        21,415 | 10.
    a. Guaranteed portion of loans and leases         | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       included in item 10 above .................... | 5615               | 5616        18,250 | 5617        16,952 | 10.a.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-20
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-N--Continued
                                                                                                            __________
                                                                                                            |  C473  | <-
                                                      ______________________________________________________ ________
                                                      |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |    (Column C)      |
                                                      |      Past due      |    Past due 90     |    Nonaccrual      |
                                                      |   30 through 89    |    days or more    |                    |
                                                      |   days and still   |     and still      |                    |
Memoranda                                             |      accruing      |     accruing       |                    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 1. Restructured loans and leases included in         | /////              | /////////////////// | ///////////////// |
    Schedule RC-N, items 1 through 8, above (and not  | /////              | ////                |                   |
    reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, Memorandum     | /////              | ////                |                   |
    item 2) ......................................... | 1658               | 1659                |                   | M.1.
 2. Loans to finance commercial real estate,          | /////              | ////                |                   |
    construction, and land development activities     | /////              | ////                |                   |
    (not secured by real estate) included in          | /////              | /////////////////// | ///////////////// |
    Schedule RC-N, items 4 and 7, above ............. | 6558               | 6559            826 | 6560        7,043 | M.2.
                                                      |____________________|____________________ |___________________
 3. Loans secured by real estate in domestic offices  | RCON               | RCON   Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou|
                                                      |___________________ |____________________ ____________________
    (included in Schedule RC-N, item 1, above):       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Construction and land development ............ | 2759               | 2769         1,100 | 3492        26,422 | M.3.a.
    b. Secured by farmland .......................... | 3493               | 3494           161 | 3495             0 | M.3.b.
    c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:  | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           1-4 family residential properties and      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           extended under lines of credit ........... | 5398               | 5399         5,114 | 5400        17,374 | M.3.c.(1)
       (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           residential properties ................... | 5401               | 5402        58,079 | 5403        75,430 | M.3.c.(2)
    d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more)             | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       residential properties ....................... | 3499               | 3500           521 | 3501        12,491 | M.3.d.
    e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties . | 3502               | 3503         6,415 | 3504        92,245 | M.3.e.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      ___________________________________________
                                                      |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |
                                                      |    Past due 30     |    Past due 90     |
                                                      |  through 89 days   |    days or more    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________
                                                      | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 4. Interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other   | /////              | ////////////////// |
    commodity and equity contracts:                   | /////              | ////////////////// |
    a. Book value of amounts carried as assets ...... | 3522               | 3528             0 | M.4.a.
    b. Replacement cost of contracts with a           | /////              | ////////////////// |
       positive replacement cost .................... | 3529               | 3530             0 | M.4.b.
                                                      ___________________________________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-21
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   ______________________
Schedule RC-O--Other Data for Deposit Insurance Assessments                                        |       C475         |
                                                                                                   |____________________|
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                  <C>
 1. Unposted debits (see instructions):                                                            | ////////////////// |
    a. Actual amount of all unposted debits ...................................................... | 0030           216 |  1.a.
       OR                                                                                          | ////////////////// |
    b. Separate amount of unposted debits:                                                         | ////////////////// |
       (1) Actual amount of unposted debits to demand deposits ................................... | 0031           N/A |  1.b.(1)
       (2) Actual amount of unposted debits to time and savings deposits(1) ...................... | 0032           N/A |  1.b.(2)
 2. Unposted credits (see instructions):                                                           | ////////////////// |
    a. Actual amount of all unposted credits ..................................................... | 3510           216 |  2.a.
       OR                                                                                          | ////////////////// |
    b. Separate amount of unposted credits:                                                        | ////////////////// |
       (1) Actual amount of unposted credits to demand deposits .................................. | 3512           N/A |  2.b.(1)
       (2) Actual amount of unposted credits to time and savings deposits(1) ..................... | 3514           N/A |  2.b.(2)
 3. Uninvested trust funds (cash) held in bank's own trust department (not included in total       | ////////////////// |
    deposits in domestic offices) ................................................................ | 3520       101,763 |  3.
 4. Deposits of consolidated subsidiaries in domestic offices and in insured branches in           | ////////////////// |
    Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions (not included in total deposits):             | ////////////////// |
    a. Demand deposits of consolidated subsidiaries .............................................. | 2211       206,111 |  4.a.
    b. Time and savings deposits(1) of consolidated subsidiaries ................................. | 2351        20,089 |  4.b.
    c. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits of consolidated subsidiaries ...................... | 5514             8 |  4.c.
 5. Deposits in insured branches in Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions:              | ////////////////// |
    a. Demand deposits in insured branches (included in Schedule RC-E, Part II) .................. | 2229             0 |  5.a.
    b. Time and savings deposits(1) in insured branches (included in Schedule RC-E, Part II) ..... | 2383             0 |  5.b.
    c. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits in insured branches                                 | ////////////////// |
       (included in Schedule RC-G, item 1.b) ..................................................... | 5515             0 |  5.c.
                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                                                   ______________________
 Item 6 is not applicable to state nonmember banks that have not been authorized by the            | ////////////////// |
 Federal Reserve to act as pass-through correspondents.                                            | ////////////////// |
 6. Reserve balances actually passed through to the Federal Reserve by the reporting bank on       | ////////////////// |
    behalf of its respondent depository institutions that are also reflected as deposit liabilities| ////////////////// |
    of the reporting bank:                                                                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Amount reflected in demand deposits (included in Schedule RC-E, item 4 or 5, column B)..... | 2314             0 |  6.a.
    b. Amount reflected in time and savings deposits(1) (included in Schedule RC-E, Part I,        | ////////////////// |
       item 4 or 5, column A or C, but not column B).............................................. | 2315             0 |  6.b.
 7. Unamortized premiums and discounts on time and savings deposits:(1)                            | ////////////////// |
    a. Unamortized premiums ...................................................................... | 5516           769 |  7.a.
    b. Unamortized discounts ..................................................................... | 5517             0 |  7.b.
                                                                                                   ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                                                             |
|8.  To be completed by banks with "Oakar deposits."                                                                          |
                                                                                                   ______________________
|    Total "Adjusted Attributable Deposits" of all institutions acquired under Section 5(d)(3) of  | ////////////////// |     |
|    the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (from most recent FDIC Oakar Transaction Worksheet(s)) .... | 5518     2,188,589 |  8. |
                                                                                                   ______________________
|                                                                                                                             |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                   ______________________
 9. Deposits in lifeline accounts ................................................................ | 5596 ///////////// |  9.
10. Benefit-responsive "Depository Institution Investment Contracts" (included in total            | ////////////////// |
    deposits in domestic offices) ................................................................ | 8432             0 | 10.
                                                                                                   ______________________

______________
(1) For FDIC insurance assessment purposes, "time and savings deposits" consists of nontransaction
    accounts and all transaction accounts other than demand deposits.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-22
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-O--Continued

                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                  <C>
11. Adjustments to demand deposits in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-E for              | ////////////////// |
    certain reciprocal demand balances:                                                           | ////////////////// |
a.  Amount by which demand deposits would be reduced if reciprocal demand balances                | ////////////////// |
    between the reporting bank and savings associations were reported on a net basis              | ////////////////// |
    rather than a gross basis in Schedule RC-E .................................................. | 8785             0 | 11.a.
b.  Amount by which demand deposits would be increased if reciprocal demand balances              | ////////////////// |
    between the reporting bank and U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks were               | ////////////////// |
    reported on a gross basis rather than a net basis in Schedule RC-E .......................... | A181             0 | 11.b.
c.  Amount by which demand deposits would be reduced if cash items in process of                  | ////////////////// |
    collection were included in the calculation of net reciprocal demand balances between         | ////////////////// |
    the reporting bank and the domestic offices of U.S. banks and savings associations            | ////////////////// |
    in Schedule RC-E ............................................................................ | A182             0 | 11.c.
                                                                                                   ____________________

Memoranda (to be completed each quarter except as noted)             Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________   ___________________________|____________________|
1.  Total deposits in domestic offices of the bank (sum of Memorandum it   ems 1.a. (1) and        | ////////////////// |
    1.b.(1) must equal Schedule RC, item 13.a):                                                    | ////////////////// |
    a.  Deposits accounts of $100,000 or less:                                                     | ////////////////// |
        (1) amount of deposit accounts of $100,000 or less ....................................... | 2702    19,755,631 | M.1.a.(1)
        (2) Number of deposit accounts of $100,000 or less (to be                           Number | ////////////////// |
            completed for the June report only) .............................|RCON 3779  3,742,107 | ////////////////// | M.1.a.(2)
    b.  Deposit accounts of more than $100,000:                                                    | ////////////////// |
        (1) Amount of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 ..................................... | 2710    14,354,949 | M.1.b.(1)
                                                                                            Number | ////////////////// |
        (2) Number of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 ................|RCON 2722     27,062 | ////////////////// | M.1.b.(2)
2.  Estimated amount of uninsured deposits in domestic offices of the bank:
    a.  An estimate of your bank's uninsured deposits can be determined by mutiplying the
        number of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 reported in Memorandum item 1.b.(2)
        above by $100,000 and subtracting the result from the amount of deposit accounts of
        more than $100,000 reported in Memorandum item 1.b.(1) above.


Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether your bank has a method or
procedure for determining a better estimate of uninsured deposits than the                   ____________YES_______NO__
estimated described above .................................................................. |     6861|      |///| x | M.2.a.

                                                                                                 ____________________
    b.  If the box marked YES has been checked, report the estimate of uninsured deposits        |RCON  Bil Mil Thou|
        determined by using your bank's method or procedure .................................... | 5597         N/A | M.2.b.





_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                   |  C477  | <-
Person to whom questions about the Reports of Condition and Income should be directed:                             __________

PAMELA S. FLYNN, VICE PRESIDENT                                                        (401) 278-5194
___________________________________________________________________________________    ______________________________________
Name and Title (TEXT 8901)                                                             Area code and phone number (TEXT 8902)

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                            Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-23
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-R--Regulatory Capital

This schedule must be completed by all banks as follows:  Banks that reported total assets of $1 billion or more in Schedule RC,
item 12, for June 30, 1995, must complete items 2 through 9 and Memoranda items 1 and 2.  Banks with assets of less than
$1 billion must complete items 1 through 3 below or Schedule RC-R in its entirety, depending on their response to item 1 below.
<S>                                                                                                                       <C>
                                                                                                             ____________
                                                                                                             |   C480   | <-
1. Test for determining the extent to which Schedule RC-R must be completed.  To be completed           _____|__________|
   only by banks with total assets of less than $1 billion.  Indicate in the appropriate                | YES        NO |
   box at the right whether the bank has total capital greater than or equal to eight percent___________ _______________
   of adjusted total assets ............................................................... | RCFD 6056 |     |////|    | 1.
                                                                                            _____________________________
     For purposes of this test, adjusted total assets equals total assets less cash, U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Government
   agency obligations, and 80 percent of U.S. Government-sponsored agency obligations plus the allowance for loan
   and lease losses and selected off-balance sheet items as reported on Schedule RC-L (see instructions).
     If the box marked YES has been checked, then the bank only has to complete items 2 and 3 below.  If the box marked
   NO has been checked, the bank must complete the remainder of this schedule.
     A NO response to item 1 does not necessarily mean that the bank's actual risk-based capital ratio is less than eight
   percent or that the bank is not in compliance with the risk-based capital guidelines.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |Subordinated Debt(1)|       Other        |
_________________________________________________________________             |  and Intermediate  |      Limited-      |
| NOTE:  All banks are required to complete items 2 and 3 below  |            |   Term Preferred   |    Life Capital    |
|        See optional worksheet for items 3.a through 3.f.       |            |       Stock        |    Instruments     |
|________________________________________________________________|             ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
2. Subordinated debt(1) and other limited-life capital instruments (original  |                    |                    |
   weighted average maturity of at least five years) with a remaining         |                    |                    |
   maturity of:                                                               |                    |                    |
   a. One year or less ...................................................... | 3780        25,737 | 3786             0 | 2.a.
   b. Over one year through two years ....................................... | 3781           737 | 3787             0 | 2.b.
   c. Over two years through three years .................................... | 3782        10,745 | 3788             0 | 2.c.
   d. Over three years through four years ................................... | 3783             0 | 3789             0 | 2.d.
   e. Over four years through five years .................................... | 3784             0 | 3790             0 | 2.e.
   f. Over five years ....................................................... | 3785     1,101,000 | 3791             0 | 2.f.
3. Amounts used in calculating regulatory capital ratios (report amounts      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   determined by the bank for its own internal regulatory capital analyses):  | ////////////////// | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
   a. Tier 1 capital......................................................... | ////////////////// | 8274     3,590,367 | 3.a.
   b. Tier 2 capital......................................................... | ////////////////// | 8275     1,755,646 | 3.b.
   c. Total risk-based capital............................................... | ////////////////// | 3792     5,346,013 | 3.c.
   d. Excess allowance for loan and lease losses............................. | ////////////////// | A222       297,250 | 3.d.
   e. Risk-weighted assets................................................... | ////////////////// | A223    45,718,856 | 3.e.
   f. "Average total assets"................................................. | ////////////////// | A224    51,482,775 | 3.f.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
Items 4-9 and Memoranda items 1 and 2 are to be completed                     |       Assets       |   Credit Equiv-    |
by banks that answered NO to item 1 above and                                 |      Recorded      |    alent Amount    |
by banks with total assets of $1 billion or more.                             |       on the       |   of Off-Balance   |
                                                                              |   Balance Sheet    |   Sheet Items(2)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>
4. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items assigned   |                    |                    |
   to the Zero percent risk category:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet:                                   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Securities issued by, other claims on, and claims unconditionally   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          guaranteed by, the U.S. Government and its agencies and other       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          OECD central governments .......................................... | 3794     2,147,648 | ////////////////// | 4.a.(1)
      (2) All other ......................................................... | 3795     1,115,265 | ////////////////// | 4.a.(2)
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3796       101,488 | 4.b.
                                                                              ___________________________________________

</TABLE>
_____
(1) Exclude mandatory convertible debt reported in Schedule RC-M, item 7.
(2) Do not report in column B the risk-weighted amount of assets reported in
    column A.



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<S>                                                                          <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                     Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                           Page RC-24
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-R--Continued
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |       Assets       |   Credit Equiv-    |
                                                                              |      Recorded      |    alent Amount    |
                                                                              |       on the       |   of Off-Balance   |
                                                                              |   Balance Sheet    |   Sheet Items(1)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
5. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 20 percent risk category:                                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet:                                   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Claims conditionally guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          agencies and other OECD central governments ....................... | 3798       714,375 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(1)
      (2) Claims collateralized by securities issued by the U.S. Govern-      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          ment and its agencies and other OECD central governments; by        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies; and        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          by cash on deposit ................................................ | 3799             0 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(2)
      (3) All other ......................................................... | 3800     8,774,345 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(3)
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3801       791,065 | 5.b.
6. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 50 percent risk category:                                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet .................................. | 3802     5,265,173 | ////////////////// | 6.a.
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3803       409,680 | 6.b.
7. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 100 percent risk category:                                 | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet .................................. | 3804    31,799,547 | ////////////////// | 7.a.
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3805    10,122,631 | 7.b.
8. On-balance sheet asset values excluded from the calculation of the         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   risk-based capital ratio(2) .............................................. | 3806        83,713 | ////////////////// | 8.
9. Total assets recorded on the balance sheet (sum of                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   items 4.a, 5.a, 6.a, 7.a, and 8, column A)(must equal Schedule RC,         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 12 plus items 4.b and 4.c) .......................................... | 3807    49,900,066 | ////////////////// | 9.
                                                                              ___________________________________________



Memoranda
                                                                                                 ______________________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
1.Current credit exposure across all off-balance sheet derivative contracts covered by the        | ///////////////// |
  risked-based capital standards .................................................................| 8764       135,825| M.1.
                                                                                                  |___________________|

                                             _____________________________________________________________________
                                             |                   With a remaining maturity of                     |
                                             |____________________________________________________________________|
                                             |     (Column A)       |      (Column B)      |      (Column C)      |
                                             |                      |                      |                      |
                                             |  One year or less    |    Over one year     |    Over five years   |
                                             |                      |  through five years  |                      |
                                             |______________________|______________________|______________________|
                                             |RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|
                                             |______________________|______________________|______________________|
2. Notional principal amounts of             |                      |                      |                      |
   off-balance sheet derivative contracts(3):|                      |                      |                      |
a. Interest rate contracts ................. | 3809       8,320,956 | 8766      18,597,686 | 8767         801,055 | M.2.a.
b. Foreign exchange contracts .............. | 3812       1,578,420 | 8769         101,907 | 8770               0 | M.2.b.
c. Gold contracts .......................... | 8771          15,291 | 8772               0 | 8773               0 | M.2.c.
d. Other precious metals contracts ......... | 8774           8,748 | 8775               0 | 8776               0 | M.2.d.
e. Other commodity contracts ............... | 8777               0 | 8778               0 | 8779               0 | M.2.e.
f. Equity derivative contracts ............. | A000               0 | A001               0 | A002               0 | M.2.f.
                                             |____________________________________________________________________|

</TABLE>
_________________
1) Do not report in column B the risk-weighted amount of
assets reported in column A.

2) Include the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost of
available-for-sale securities in item 8 and report the amortized cost of these
securities in items 4 through 7 above.  Item 8 also includes on-balance sheet
asset values (or portions thereof) of off-balance sheet interest rate, foreign
exchange rate, and commodity contracts and those contracts (e.g., futures
contracts) not subject to risk-based capital.  Exclude from item 8 margin
accounts and accrued receivables as well as any portion of the allowance for
loan and lease losses in excess of the amount that may be included in Tier 2
capital. 3) Exclude foreign exchange contracts with an original maturity of 14
days or less and all futures contracts.


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<S>                                                                                  <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                              Call Date: 06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
City, State, Zip:     SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102                                                                            Page RC-25
FDIC Certificate No.:  02499
</TABLE>

              Optional Narrative Statement Concerning the Amounts
                Reported in the Reports of Condition and Income
                        at close of business on June 30, 1996


FLEET NATIONAL BANK                    SPRINGFIELD     ,   MASSACHUSETTS
- -------------------                    -----------------   -------------
Legal Title of Bank                    City                State

The management of the reporting bank may, if it wishes, submit a brief
narrative statement on the amounts reported in the Reports of Condition and
Income.  This optional statement will be made available to the public, along
with the publicly available data in the Reports of Condition and Income, in
response to any request for individual bank report data.  However, the
information reported in column A and in all of Memorandum item 1 of Schedule
RC-N is regarded as confidential and will not be released to the public.
BANKS CHOOSING TO SUBMIT THE NARRATIVE STATEMENT SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE
STATEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE NAMES OR OTHER IDENTIFICATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
BANK CUSTOMERS, REFERENCES TO THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS
IN SCHEDULE RC-N, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HAVE
MADE PUBLIC OR THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.  Banks
choosing not to make a statement may check the "No comment" box below and
should make no entries of any kind in the space provided for the narrative
statement; i.e., DO NOT enter in this space such phrases as "No statement,"
"Not applicable," "N/A," "No comment," and "None."

The optional statement must be entered on this sheet.  The statement should
not exceed 100 words.  Further, regardless of the number of words, the
statement must not exceed 750 characters, including punctuation, indentation,
and standard spacing between words and sentences.  If any submission should
exceed 750 characters, as defined, it will be truncated at 750 characters with
no notice to the submitting bank and the truncated statement will appear as the
bank's statement both on agency computerized records and in computer-file
releases to the public.

All information furnished by the bank in the narrative statement must be
accurate and not misleading.  Appropriate efforts shall be taken by the
submitting bank to ensure the statement's accuracy.  The statement must be
signed, in the space provided below, by a senior officer of the bank who
thereby attests to its accuracy.

If, subsequent to the original submission, material changes are submitted for
the data reported in the Reports of Condition and Income, the existing
narrative statement will be deleted from the files, and from disclosure; the
bank, at its option, may replace it with a statement, under signature,
appropriate to the amended data.

The optional narrative statement will appear in agency records and in release
to the public exactly as submitted (or amended as described in the preceding
paragraph) by the management of the bank (except for the truncation of
statements exceeding the 750-character limit described above).  THE STATEMENT
WILL NOT BE EDITED OR SCREENED IN ANY WAY BY THE SUPERVISORY AGENCIES FOR
ACCURACY OR RELEVANCE.  DISCLOSURE OF THE STATEMENT SHALL NOT SIGNIFY THAT ANY
FEDERAL SUPERVISORY AGENCY HAS VERIFIED OR CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.  A STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT WILL APPEAR ON ANY
PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE OPTIONAL STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
REPORTING BANK.
__________________________________________________________________________
No comment |X| (RCON 6979)                                  | c471 | C472 |<-

BANK MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (please type or print clearly):
(TEXT 6980)





/s/__Gero DeRosa_______________________________         ___7/25/96________
Signature of Executive Officer of Bank                  Date of Signature


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                                                                  EXHIBIT 25.3

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM T-1

                                   ----------

              STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION UNDER THE
                  TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION
                          DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                                   ----------

                    / / CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
             ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(B)(2)


                             FLEET NATIONAL BANK
          ---------------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

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<S>                                         <C>
       Not applicable                               04-317415
- -------------------------------             -----------------------------
   (State of incorporation                       (I.R.S. Employer
    if not a national bank)                     Identification No.)


 One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA                    01102
- ----------------------------------------    -----------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>


    Pat Beaudry, 777 Main Street, Hartford, CT  06115 (203) 728-2065
     --------------------------------------------------------------
       (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)



                            THE FINOVA GROUP INC.
             ---------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


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<S>                                         <C>

         Delaware                                   86-0695381
- -------------------------------             -----------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)



1850 North Central Avenue, P.O. Box 2209,
       Phoenix, Arizona                              85002-2209
- ----------------------------------------    -----------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)
</TABLE>

                    __% Convertible Subordinated Debentures
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                     (Title of the indenture securities)
<PAGE>   2

Item 1.         General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

          (a)   Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
                which it is subject,

                        The Comptroller of the Currency,
                        Washington, D.C.

                        Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
                        Boston, Massachusetts

                        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                        Washington, D.C.

          (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise
                corporate trust powers:

                        The trustee is so authorized.

Item 2.         Affiliations with obligor and underwriter.  If the obligor or
                any underwriter for the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee,
                describe each such affiliation.

                None with respect to the trustee.



Item 16.        List of exhibits.

                List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of
                eligibility and qualification.

                (1)  A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as
                     now in effect.

                (2)  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the trustee
                     to do business.

                (3)  A copy of the Certification of Fiduciary Powers of the
                     trustee.

                (4)  A copy of the By-Laws of the trustee as now in effect.

                (5)  Consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b)
                     of the Act.

                (6)  A copy of the latest Consolidated Reports of Condition
                     and Income of the trustee published pursuant to law or
                     the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.




                                    NOTES


In as much as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the trustee
of all facts on which to base answers to Item 2, the answers to said Items are
based upon imcomplete information.  Said Items may, however, be considered
correct unless amended by an amendment to this Form T-1.





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                                   SIGNATURE



               Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
the trustee, Fleet National Bank, a national banking association organized and
existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement of
of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Hartford, and State of
Connecticut, on the 31st day of October, 1996.

                                         FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
                                         AS TRUSTEE




                                   By:  /s/  Michael M. Hopkins
                                        -------------------------
                                        Michael M. Hopkins
                                        Its Vice President







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                                   EXHIBIT 1


                            ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
                                     OF
                              FLEET NATIONAL BANK


FIRST.  The title of this Association, which shall carry on the business of
banking under the laws of the United States, shall be "Fleet National Bank."

SECOND.  The main office of the Association shall be in Springfield, Hampden
County Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  The general business of the Association
shall be conducted at its main office and its branches.

THIRD.  The board of directors of this Association shall consist of not less
than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25) shareholders, the exact number of
directors within such minimum and maximum limits to be fixed and determined
from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or
by resolution of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof.
Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, any vacancy in the
board of directors for any reason, including an increase in the number thereof,
may be filled by action of the board of directors.

FOURTH.  The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors
and the transaction of whatever other business may be brought before said
meeting shall be held at the main office or such other place as the board of
directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefore in the
bylaws, but if no election is held on that day, it may be held on any
subsequent day according to the provisions of law; and all elections shall be
held according to such lawful regulations as may be prescribed by the board of
directors.

FIFTH.  The authorized amount of capital stock of this Association shall be
eight million five hundred thousand (8,500,000) shares of which three million
five hundred thousand (3,500,000) shares shall be common stock with a
par value of six and 25/100 dollars ($6.25) each, and of which five million
(5,000,000) shares without par value shall be preferred stock.  The capital
stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, in accordance with
the provisions of the laws of the United States.

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall
have any pre-emptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any
class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to
any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued or sold, nor
any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board
of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such
price as the board of directors may from time to time fix.



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The board of directors of the Association is authorized, subject to limitations
prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article, to provide for the
issuance from time to time in one or more series of any number of the preferred
shares, and to establish the number of shares be included in each series, and
to fix the designation, relative rights, preferences, qualifications and
limitations of the shares of each such series.  The authority of the board of
directors with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to,
determination of the following:

a.  The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive
    designation of that series;

b.  The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be
    cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and whether they shall be
    payable in preference to, or in another relation to, the dividends payable
    to any other class or classes or series of stock;

c.  Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting
    rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

d.  Whether that series shall have conversion or exchange privileges, and,
    if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including
    provision for the adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such
    events as the board of directors shall determine;

e.  Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so,
    the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the manner of
    selecting shares for redemption if less than all shares are to be redeemed,
    the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the
    amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under
    different conditions and at different redemption dates;

f.  Whether that series shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to
    be applied to the purchase or redemption of shares of that series, and, if
    so, the terms and amounts of such sinking fund;

g.  The right of the shares of that series to the benefit of conditions and
    restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Association or any
    subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional stock (including additional
    shares of such series or of any other series) and upon the payment of
    dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase,
    redemption or other acquisition by the Association or any subsidiary of
    any outstanding stock of the Association;

h.  The right of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or
    involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Association and
    whether such rights shall be in preference to, or in another relation to,
    the comparable rights of any other class or classes or series of stock; and

i.  Any other relative, participating, optional or other special rights,
    qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that series.

Shares of any series of preferred stock which have been redeemed (whether
through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or which, if convertible
or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of stock of
any other class or classes shall have the status of authorized and unissued
shares of preferred stock of the same series and may be reissued as a part of
the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified and
reissued as part of a new series of preferred stock to be created by resolution
or resolutions of the board of directors or as part of any other series or
preferred stock, all subject to the conditions and the restrictions adopted by
the board of directors providing for the issue of any series of preferred
stock and by the provisions of any applicable law.

Subject to the provisions of any applicable law, or except as otherwise
provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series
of preferred stock, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock shall
exclusively possess voting power for the election of directors and for all
purposes, each holder of record of shares of common stock being entitled to one
vote for each share of common stock standing in his name on the books of the
Association.

Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issue of any series of preferred stock, after payment shall have been made to
the holders of preferred stock of the full amount of dividends to which they
shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issue of any other series of preferred stock, the holders of common stock shall
be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of preferred stock of any and all
series, to receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by the
board of directors.

Except as otherwise provided by the resolution or resolutions for the issue
of any series of preferred stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Association, whether voluntary or involuntary, after
payment shall have been made to the holders of preferred stock of the full
amount to which they shall be entitled pursuant to the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issue of any series of preferred stock the
holders of common stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of
preferred stock of any and all series, to share, ratable according to the
number of shares of common stock held by them, in all remaining assets of the
Association available for distribution to its shareholders.

The number of authorized shares of any class may be increased or decreased by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the
Association entitled to vote.
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SIXTH.  The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of
this Association, who shall be chairman of the board, unless the board appoints
another director to be the chairman.  The board of directors shall have the
power to appoint one or more vice presidents; and to appoint a secretary and
such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business
of this Association.

The board of directors shall have the power to define the duties of the
officers and employees of the Association; to fix the salaries to be paid to
them; to dismiss them; to require bonds from them and to fix the penalty
thereof; to regulate the manner in which any increase of the capital of the
Association shall be made; to manage and administer the business and affairs of
the Association; to make all bylaws that it may be lawful for them to make; and
generally to do and perform all acts that it may be legal for a board of
directors to do and perform.

SEVENTH.  The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of
the main office to any other place within the limits of the City of Hartford,
Connecticut, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to the
approval of the Comptroller of the Currency; and shall have the power to
establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the Association
to any other location, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to
the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.

EIGHTH.  The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until
terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States.

NINTH.  The board of directors of this Association, or any three or more
shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent (10%) of the
stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any
time.  Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, a notice of
the time, place and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the
shareholders shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at
least ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting to each shareholder of
record at his address as shown upon the books of this Association.

TENTH. (a)  Right to Indemnification.  Each person who was or is made a party
or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was a director, officer or employee of the Association or is or was
serving at the request of the Association as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, trust, or other enterprise, including service with respect
to an employee benefit plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Association to the fullest extent authorized by the law of the state in which
the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated, except as provided
in subsection (b).  The aforesaid indemnity shall protect the indemnified
person against all expense, liability and loss (including attorney's fees,
judgements, fines ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in
settlement) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such a
proceeding.  Such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased
to be a director, officer or employee and shall inure to the benefit of his or
her heirs, executors, and administrators, but shall only cover such person's
period of service with the Association.  The Association may, by action of its
Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification to agents of the
Association and to any director, officer, employee or agent of any of its
subsidiaries with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification
of directors and officers.

(b)   Restrictions on Indemnification.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no
person shall be indemnified hereunder by the Association against expenses,
penalties, or other payments incurred in an administrative proceeding or action
instituted by a federal bank regulatory agency which proceeding or action
results in a final order assessing civil money penalties against that person,
requiring affirmative action by that person in the form of payments to the
Association, or removing or prohibiting that person from service with the
Association, and any advancement of expenses to that person in that proceeding
must be repaid; and (ii) no person shall be indemnified hereunder by the
Association and no advancement of expenses shall be made to any person
hereunder to the extent such indemnification or advancement of expenses would
violate or conflict with any applicable federal statute now or hereafter in
force or any applicable final regulation or interpretation now or hereafter
adopted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") or the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").  The Association shall comply with any
requirements imposed on it by any such statue or regulation in connection with
any indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder by the Association.
With respect to proceedings to enforce a claimant's rights to indemnification,
the Association shall indemnify any such claimant in connection with such a
proceeding only as provided in subsection (d) hereof.

(c)   Advancement of Expenses.  The conditional right to indemnification
conferred in this section shall be a contract right and shall include the
right to be paid by the Association the reasonable expenses (including
attorney's fees) incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final
disposition (an "advancement of expenses"); provided, however, that an
advancement of expenses shall be made only upon (i) delivery to the Association
of a binding written undertaking by or on behalf of the person receiving the
advancement to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined
that such person is not entitled to be indemnified in such proceeding,
including if such proceeding results in a final order assessing civil money
penalties against that person, requiring affirmative action by that person
in the form of payments to the Association, or removing or prohibiting that
person from service with the Association, and (ii) compliance with any other
actions or determinations required by applicable law, regulation or OCC or FDIC
interpretation to be taken or made by the Board of Directors of the Association
or other persons prior to an advancement of expenses.  The Association shall
cease advancing expenses at any time its Board of Directors believes that any
of the prerequisites for advancement of expenses are no longer being met.

(d)   Right of Claimant to Bring Suit.  If a claim under subsection (a) of the
section is not paid in full by the Association within thirty (30) days after
written claim has been received by the Association, the claimant may at any time
thereafter bring suit against the Association to recover the unpaid amount
of the claim.  If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a
suit brought by the Association to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant
to the terms of an undertaking, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also
the expense of prosecuting or defending such claim.  It shall be a defense to
any such action brought by the claimant to enforce a right to indemnification
hereunder (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for an advancement
of expenses where the required undertaking, if any, has been tendered to the
Association) that the claimant has not met any applicable standard for
indemnification under the law of the state in which the Association's ultimate
parent company is incorporated.  In any suit brought by the Association to
recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the
Association shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final
adjudication that the claimant has not met any applicable standard for
indemnification standard for indemnification under the law of the state in
which the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated.

(e)   Non-Exclusivity of Rights.  The rights to indemnification and the
advancement of expenses conferred in this section shall not be exclusive of any
other right which any person may have or hereafter acquired under any statute,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

(f)   Insurance.  The Association may purchase, maintain, and make payment or
reimbursement for reasonable premiums on, insurance to protect itself and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Association or another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense,
liability or loss, whether or not the Association would have the power to
indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the law of
the state in which the Association's ultimate parent company is incorporated;
provided however, that such insurance shall explicitly exclude insurance
coverage for a final order of a federal bank regulatory agency assessing civil
money penalties against an Association director, officer, employee or agent.

ELEVENTH.  These articles of association may be amended at any regular or
special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of
greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the
holders of such greater amount.  The notice of any shareholders' meeting at
which an amendment to the articles of association of this Association is to be
considered shall be given as hereinabove set forth.

I hereby certify that the articles of association of this Association, in their
entirety, are listed above in items first through eleventh.


                                                   Secretary/Assistant Secretary
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Dated at                                         ,  as of                      .
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Revision of February 15, 1996






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                                   EXHIBIT 2

[LOGO]

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COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
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Washington, D.C. 20219



                                  CERTIFICATE


I, Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify
that:

(1)       The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes
324, et seq., as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1, et seq., as amended, has possession,
custody and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation and
supervision of all National Banking Associations.

(2)       "Fleet National Bank", (Charter No. 1338), is a
National Banking Association formed under the laws
of the United States and is authorized thereunder to
transact the business of banking on the date of this
Certificate.

                                       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
                                       subscribed my name and caused my seal of
                                       office to be affixed to these presents at
                                       the Treasury Department, in the City of
                                       Washington and District of Columbia, this
                                       3rd day of October, 1996.


                                       /s/ EUGENE A. LUDWIG
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       Comptroller of the Currency




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                                  EXHIBIT 3


[LOGO]

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COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
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Washington, D.C. 20219



                       Certification of Fiduciary Powers

I, Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify
the records in this Office evidence "Fleet National Bank",
(Charter No. 1338), was granted, under the hand
and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities
authorized under the provisions of The Act of Congress approved
September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 U.S.C. 92a.  I further certify the
authority so granted remains in full force and effect.


                                       IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
                                       subscribed my name and caused my seal of
                                       Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                       to be affixed to these presents at the
                                       Treasury Department, in the City of
                                       Washington and District of Columbia, this
                                       3rd day of October, 1996.


                                       /s/ EUGENE A. LUDWIG
                                       ----------------------------------
                                       Comptroller of the Currency




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                                   EXHIBIT 4


                        AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF

                              FLEET NATIONAL BANK

                                   ARTICLE I

                            MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS


Section 1. Annual Meeting.  The regular annual meeting of the shareholders for
the election of Directors and the transaction of any other business that may
properly come before the meeting shall be held at the Main Office of the
Association, or such other place as the Board of Directors may designate, on
the fourth Thursday of April in each year at 1:15 o'clock in the afternoon
unless some other hour of such day is fixed by the Board of Directors.

If, from any cause, an election of Directors is not made on such day, the Board
of Directors shall order the election to be held on some subsequent day, of
which special notice shall be given in accordance with the provisions of law,
and of these bylaws.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called
at any time by the Board of Directors, the President, or any shareholders
owning not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the stock of the Association.

Section 3. Notice of Meetings of Shareholders.  Except as otherwise provided
by law, notice of the time and place of annual or special meetings of the
shareholders shall be mailed, postage prepaid, at least ten (10) days before
the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat
at his address as shown upon the books of the Association; but any failure to
mail such notice to any shareholder or any irregularity therein, shall not
affect the validity of such meeting or of any of the proceedings thereat.
Notice of a special meeting shall also state the purpose of the meeting.

Section 4. Quorum; Adjourned Meetings.  Unless otherwise provided by law, a
quorum for the transaction of business at every meeting of the shareholders
shall consist of not less than two-fifths (2/5) of the outstanding capital
stock represented in person or by proxy; less than such quorum may adjourn the
meeting to a future time.  No notice need be given of an adjourned annual or
special meeting of the shareholders if the adjournment be to a definite place
and time.

Section 5. Votes and Proxies.  At every meeting of the shareholders, each
share of the capital stock shall be entitled to one vote except as otherwise
provided by law.  A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question
or matter submitted to the shareholder at any meeting, unless otherwise
provided by law or by the Articles of Association or these By-laws.  Share-
holders may vote by proxies duly authorized in writing and filed with the
Cashier, but no officer, clerk, teller or bookeeper of the Association may act
as a proxy.




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Section 6. Nominations to Board of Directors.  At any meeting of shareholders
held for the election of Directors, nominations for election to the Board of
Directors may be made, subject to the provisions of this section, by any share-
holder of record of any outstanding class of stock of the Association entitled
to vote for the election of Directors.  No person other than those whose names
are stated as proposed nominees in the proxy statement accompanying the notice
of the meeting may be nominated as such meeting unless a shareholder shall have
given to the President of the Association and to the Comptroller of the
Currency, Washington, DC written notice of intention to nominate such other
person mailed by certified mail or delivered not less than fourteen (14) days
nor more than fifty (50) days prior to the meeting of shareholders at which
such nomination is to be made; provided, however, that if less than twenty-one
(21) days' notice of such meeting is given to shareholders, such notice of
intention to nominate shall be mailed by certified mail or delivered to said
President and said Comptroller on or before the seventh day following the day
on which the notice of such meeting was mailed.  Such notice of intention to
nominate shall contain the following information to the extent known to the
notifying shareholder: (a) the name and address of each proposed nominee; (b)
the principal occupation of each proposed nominee; (c) the total number of
shares of capital stock of the Association that will be voted for each proposed
nominee; (d) the name and residence address of the notifying shareholder; and
(e) the number of shares of capital stock of the Association owned by the
notifying shareholder. In the event such notice is given, the proposed nominee
may be nominated either by the shareholder giving such notice or by any other
shareholder present at the meeting at which such nomination is to be made.
Such notice may contain the names of more than one proposed nominee, and if
more than one is named, any one or more of those named may be nominated.

Section 7. Action Taken Without a Shareholder Meeting.  Any action requiring
shareholder approval or consent may be taken without a meeting and without
notice of such meeting by written consent of the shareholders.


                                   ARTICLE II

                                   DIRECTORS



Section 1. Number.  The Board of Directors shall consist of such number of
shareholders, not less than five (5) nor more than twenty-five (25), as from
time to time shall be determined by a majority of the votes to which all of its
shareholders are at the time entitled, or by the Board of Directors as
hereinafter provided.

Section 2. Mandatory Retirement for Directors.  No person shall be elected a
director who has attained the age of 68 and no person shall continue to serve
as a director after the date of the first meeting of the stockholders of the
Association held on or after the date on which such person attains the age of
68; provided, however, that any director serving on the Board as of December
15, 1995 who has attanined the age of 65 on or prior to such date shall be
permitted to continue to serve as a director until the date of the first
meeting of the stockholders of the Association held on or after the date on
which such person attains the age of 70.

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Section 3. General Powers.  The Board of Directors shall exercise all the
coporate powers of the Association, except as expressly limited by law, and
shall have the control, management, direction and dispositon of all its
property and affairs.

Section 4. Annual Meeting.  Immediately following a meeting of shareholders
held for the election of Directors, the Cashier shall notify the directors-
elect who may be present of their election and they shall then hold a meeting
at the Main Office of the Association, or such other place as the Board of
Directors may designate, for the purpose of taking their oaths, organizing the
new Board, electing officers and transacting any other business that may come
before such meeting.

Section 5. Regular Meeting.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held without notice at the Main Office of the Association, or such other
place as the Board of Directors may designate, at such dates and times as the
Board shall determine.  If the day designated for a regular meeting falls on a
legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day.

Section 6. Special Meetings.  A special meeting of the Board of Directors may
be called at anytime upon the written request of the Chairman of the Board, the
President, or of two Directors, stating the purpose of the meeting.  Notice of
the time and place shall be given not later than the day before the date of the
meeting, by mailing a notice to each Director at his last known address, by
delivering such notice to him personally, or by telephoning.

Section 7. Quorum; Votes.  A majority of the Board of Directors at the time
holding office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business,
except when otherwise provided by law, but less than a quorum may adjourn
a meeting from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without
further notice.  If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative
vote of a majority of Directors present is the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 8. Action by Directors Without a Meeting.  Any action requiring
Director approval or consent may be taken without a meeting and without notice
of such meeting by written consent of all the Directors.

Section 9. Telephonic Participation in Directors' Meetings.  A Director or
member of a Committee of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of
the Board or of such Committee may participate in a meeting of the Board or of
such Committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications
equipment enabling all Directors participating in the meeting to hear one
another, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person
at such a meeting.

Section 10. Vacancies.  Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by
the remaining members of the Board at any regular or special meeting of the
Board.

Section 11. Interim Appointments.  The Board of Directors shall, if the share-
holders at any meeting for the election of Directors have determined a number
of Directors less than twenty-five (25), have the power, by affirmative vote of
the majority of all the Directors, to increase such number of Directors to not
more than twenty-five (25) and to elect Directors to fill the resulting
vacancies and to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or the
next election of Directors; provided, however, that the number of Directors
shall not be so increased by more than two (2) if the number last determined
by shareholders was fifteen (15) or less, or increased by more than four (4) if
the number last determined by shareholders was sixteen (16) or more.

Section 12. Fees.  The Board of Directors shall fix the amount and direct the
payment of fees which shall be paid to each Director for attendance at any
meeting of the Board of Directors or of any Committees of the Board.



                                  ARTICLE III

                            COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Section 1. Executive Committee.  The Board of Directors shall appoint from its
members an Executive Committee which shall consist of such number of persons as
the Board of Directors shall determine; the Chairman of the Board and the
President shall be members ex-officio of the Executive Committee with full
voting power.  The Chairman of the Board or the President may from time to time
appoint from the Board of Directors as temporary additional members of the
Executive Committee, with full voting powers, not more than two members to serve
for such periods as the Chairman of the Board or the President may determine.
The Board of Directors shall designate a member of the Executive Committee to
serve as Chairman thereof.  A meeting of the Executive Committee may be called
at any time upon the written request of the Chairman of the Board, the President
or the Chairman of the Executive Committee, stating the purpose of the meeting.
Not less than twenty four hours' notice of said meeting shall be given to each
member of the Committee personally, by telephoning, or by mail.  The Chairman of
the Executive Committee or, in his absence, a member of the Committee chosen by
a majority of the members present shall preside at meetings of the Executive
Committee.


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The Executive Committee shall possess and may exercise all the powers of the
Board when the Board is not in session except such as the Board, only, by law,
is authorized to exercise; it shall keep minutes of its acts and proceedings
and cause same to be presented and reported at every regular meeting and at any
special meeting of the Board including specifically, all its actions relating
to loans and discounts.

All acts done and powers and authority conferred by the Executive Committee,
from time to time, within the scope of its authority, shall be deemed to be,
and may be certified as being, the acts of and under the authority of the
Board.

Section 2. Risk Management Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its
members a Risk Management Committee which shall consist of such number as the
Board shall determine.  The Board shall designate a member of the Risk
Management Committee to serve as Chairman thereof.  It shall be the duty of the
Risk Management Committee to (a) serve as the channel of communication with
management and the Board of Directors of Fleet Financial Group, Inc. to assure
that formal processes supported by management information systems are in place
for the identification, evaluation and management of significant risks inherent
in or associated with lending activities, the loan portfolio, asset-liablity
management, the investment portfolio, trust and investment advisory activities,
the sale of nondeposit investment products and new products and services and
such additional activities or functions as the Board may determine from time
to time; (b) assure the formulation and adoption of policies approved by the
Risk Management Committee or Board governing lending activities, management of
the loan portfolio, the maintenance of an adequate allowance for loan and lease
losses, asset-liability management, the investment portfolio, the retail
sale of non-deposit investment products, new products and services and such
additional activities or functions as the Board may determine from time to time
(c) assure that a comprehensive independent loan review program is in place for
the early detection of problem loans and review significant reports of the loan
review department, management's responses to those reports and the risk
attributed to unresolved issues; (d) subject to control of the Board, exercise
general supervision over trust activities, the investment of trust funds, the
disposition of trust investments and the acceptance of new trusts and the terms
of such acceptance, and (e) perform such additional duties and exercise such
additional powers of the Board as the Board may determine from time to time.

Section 3.  Audit Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its members and
Audit Committee which shall consist of such number as the Board shall determine
no one of whom shall be an active officer or employee of the Association or
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. or any of its affiliates.  In addition, members of
the Audit Committee must not (i) have served as an officer or employee of the
Association or any of its affiliates at any time during the year prior to their
appointment; or (ii) own, control, or have owned or controlled at any time
during the year prior to appointment, ten percent (10%) or more of any
outstanding class of voting securities of the Association.  At least two (2)
members of the Audit Committee must have significant executive, professional,
educational or regulatory experience in financial, auditing, accounting,
or banking matters.  No member of the Audit Commitee may have significant
direct or indirect credit or other relationships with the Association, the
termination of which would materially adversely affect the Association's
financial condition or results of operations.

The Board shall designate a member of the Audit Committee to serve as Chairman
thereof.  It shall be the duty of the Audit Committee to (a) cause a continuous
audit and examination to be made on its behalf into the affairs of the
Association and to review the results of such examination; (b) review
significant reports of the internal auditing department, management's responses
to those reports and the risk attributed to unresolved issues; (c) review the
basis for the reports issued under Section 112 of The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Improvement Act of 1991; (d) consider, in consultation with the
independent auditor and an internal auditing executive, the adequacy of the
Association's internal controls, including the resolution of identified material
weakness and reportable conditions; (e) review regulatory communications
received from any federal or state agency with supervisory jurisdiction or
other examining authority and monitor any needed corrective action by
management; (f) ensure that a formal system of internal controls is in place
for maintaining compliance with laws and regulations; (g) cause an audit of the
Trust Department at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months
of the last such audit or, in liew thereof, adopt a continuous audit system and
report to the Board each calendar year and within 15 months of the previous
report on the performance of such audit function; and (h) perform such
additional duties and exercise such additional powers of the Board as the Board
may determine from time to time.

The Audit Committee may consult with internal counsel and retain its own
outside counsel without approval (prior or otherwise) from the Board or
management and obligate the Association to pay the fees of such counsel.





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Section 4. Community Affairs Committee.  The Board shall appoint from its
members a Community Affairs Committee which shall consist of such number as the
Board shall determine.  The Board shall designate a member of the Community
Affairs Committee to serve as Chairman thereof.  It shall be the duty of the
Commmunity Affairs Committee to (a) oversee compliance by the Association with
the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder; and (b) perform such additional duties and exercise such
additional powers of the Board as the Board may determine from time to time.

Section 5. Regular Meetings.  Except for the Executive Committee which shall
meet on an ad hoc basis as set forth in Section 1 of this Article, regular
meetings of the Committees of the Board of Directors shall be held, without
notice, at such time and place as the Committee or the Board of Directors may
appoint and as often as the business of the Association may require.

Section 6. Special Meetings.  A Special Meeting of any of the Committees of
the Board of Directors may be called upon the written request of the Chairman
of the Board or the President, or of any two members of the respective
Committee, stating the purpose of the meeting.  Not less than twenty-four
hours' notice of such special meeting shall be given to each member of the
Committee personally, by telephoning, or by mail.

Section 7. Emergency Meetings.  An Emergency Meeting of any of the Committees
of the Board of Directors may be called at the request of the Chairman of the
Board or the President, who shall state that an emergency exists, upon not
less than one hour's notice to each member of the Committee personally or by
telephoning.

Section 8. Action Taken Without a Committee Meeting.  Any Committee of the
Board of Directors may take action without a meeting and without notice of such
meeting by resolution assented to in writing by all members of such Committee.

Section 9. Quorum.  A majority of a Committee of the Board of Directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business at any meeting of such
Committee.  If a quorum is not available, the Chairman of the Board or the
President shall have power to make temporary appointments to a Committee of-
members of the Board of Directors, to act in the place and stead of members who
temporarily cannot attend any such meeting; provided, however, that any
temporary appointment to the Audit Committee must meet the requirements for
members of that Committee set forth in Section 3 of this Article.

Section 10. Record.  The committes of the Board of Directors shall keep a
record of their respective meetings and proceedings which shall be presented
at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors held in the calendar month
next following the meetings of the Committees.  If there is no regular Board
of Directors meeting held in the calendar month next following the meeting of
a Committee, then such Committee's records shall be presented at the next
regular Board of Directors meeting held in a month subsequent to such Committee
meeting.

Section 11. Changes and Vacancies.  The Board of Directors shall have power
to change the members of any Committee at any time and to fill vacancies on any
Committee; provided, however, that any newly appointed member of the Audit
Committee must meet the requirements for members of that Committee set forth in
Section 3 of this Article.

Section 12. Other Committees.  The Board of Directors may appoint, from time
to time, other committees of one or more persons, for such purposes and with
such powers as the Board may determine.



                                   ARTICLE IV

                          WAIVER OF NOTICE  OF MEETINGS

Section 1. Waiver.  Whenever notice is required to be given to any shareholder,
Director, or member of a Committee of the Board of Directors, such notice may
be waived in writing either before or after such meeting by any shareholder,
Director or Committee member respectively, as the case may be, who may be
entitled to such notice; and such notice will be deemed to be waived by
attendance at any such meeting.






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                                 ARTICLE V

                             OFFICERS AND AGENTS

Section 1. Officers.  The Board shall appoint a Chairman of the Board and a
President, and shall have the power to appoint one or more Executive Vice
Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a
Cashier, a Secretary, an Auditor, a Controller, one or more Trust Officers and-
such other officers as are deemed necessary or desirable for the proper
transaction of business of the Association.  The Chairman of the Board and the
President shall be appointed from members of the Board of Directors.  Any two
or more offices, except those of President and Cashier, or Secretary, may be
held by the same person.  The Board may, from time to time, by resolution
passed by a majority of the entire Board, designate one or more officers of the
Association or of an affiliate or of Fleet Financial Group, Inc. with power to
appoint one or more Vice Presidents and such other officers of the Association
below the level of Vice President as the officer or officers designated in such
resolution deem necessary or desirable for the proper transaction of the
business of the Association.

Section 2. Chairman of the Board.  The chairman of the Board shall preside at
all meetings of the Board of Directors.  Subject to definition by the Board of
Directors, he shall have general executive powers and such specific powers and
duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned to him by the
Board of Directors.

Section 3. President.  The President shall preside at all meetings of the
Board of Directors if there be no Chairman or if the Chairman be absent.
Subject to definition by the Board of Directors, he shall have general
executive powers and such specific powers and duties as from time to time may
be conferred upon or assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

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Section 4. Cashier and Secretary.  The Cashier shall be the Secretary of the
Board and of the Executive Committee, and shall keep accurate minutes of their
meetings and of all meetings of the shareholders.  He shall attend to the
giving of all notices required by these By-laws.  He shall be custodian of the
corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the Association.  He shall
have such powers and perform such duties as pertain by law or regulation to the
office of Cashier, or as are imposed by these By-laws, or as may be delegated
to him from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board
or the President.

Section 5. Auditor.  The Auditor shall be the chief auditing officer of the
Association.  He shall continuously examine the affairs of the Association and
from time to time shall report to the Board of Directors.  He shall have such
powers and perform such duties as are conferred upon, or assigned to him by
these By-laws, or as may be delegated to him from time to time by the Board
of Directors.

Section 6. Officers Seriatim.  The Board of Directors shall designate from
time to time not less than two officers who shall in the absence or disability
of the Chairman or President or both, succeed seriatim to the duties and
responsibilities of the Chairman and President respectively.

Section 7. Clerks and Agents.  The Board of Directors may appoint, from time
to time, such clerks, agents and employees as it may deem advisable for the
prompt and orderly transaction of the business of the Association, define
their duties, fix the salaries to be paid them and dismiss them.  Subject to
the authority of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the
President, or any other officer of the Association authorized by either of them
may appoint and dismiss all or any clerks, agents and employees and prescribe
their duties and the conditions of their employment, and from time to time
fix their compensation.

Section 8. Tenure.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors and the President
shall, except in the case of death, resignation, retirement or disqualification
under these By-laws, or unless removed by the affirmative vote of at least two-
thirds of all of the members of the Board of Directors, hold office for the
term of one year or until their respective successors are appointed.  Either
of such officers appointed to fill a vacancy occurring in an unexpired term
shall serve for such unexpired term of such vacancy.  All other officers,
clerks, agents, attorneys-in-fact and employees of the Association shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Board of Directors or of the officer or
committee appointing them respectively.


                                   ARTICLE VI

                                TRUST DEPARTMENT

Section 1. General Powers and Duties.  All fiduciary powers of the Association
shall be exercised through the Trust Department, subject to such regulations as
the Comptroller of the Currency shall from time to time establish.  The Trust
Department shall be to placed under the management and immediate supervision
of an officer or officers appointed by the Board of Directors.  The duties of
all officers of the Trust Department shall be to cause the policies and
instructions of the Board and the Risk Management Committee with respect to the
trusts under their supervision to be carried out, and to supervise the due
performance of the trusts and agencies entrusted to the Association and under
their supervision, in accordance with law and in accordance with the terms of
such trusts and agencies.




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                                  ARTICLE VII

                                 BRANCH OFFICES

Section 1. Establishment.  The Board of Directors shall have full power to
establish, to discontinue, or, from time to time, to change the location of any
branch office, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.

Section 2. Supervision and Control.  Subject to the general supervision and
control of the Board of Directors, the affairs of branch offices shall be
under the immediate supervision and control of the President or of such other
officer or officers, employee or employees, or other individuals as the Board
of Directors may from time to time determine, with such powers and duties as
the Board of Directors may confer upon or assign to him or them.


                                   ARTICLE VIII

                                 SIGNATURE POWERS

Section 1. Authorization.  The power of officers, employees, agents and
attorneys to sign on behalf of and to affix the seal of the Association shall
be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the Executive Committee or by
both; provided that the President is authorized to restrict such power of any
officer, employee, agent or attorney to the business of a specific department
or departments, or to a specific branch office or branch offices.  Facsimile
signatures may be authorized.


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                                  ARTICLE IX

                            STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS

Section 1. Stock Records.  The Trust Department shall have custody of the
stock certificate books and stock ledgers of the Association, and shall make
all transfers of stock, issue certificates thereof and disburse dividends
declared thereon.


Section 2. Form of Certificate.  Every shareholder shall be entitled to a
certificate conforming to the requirements of law and otherwise in such form
as the Board of Directors may approve.  The certificates shall state on the
face thereof that the stock is transferable only on the books of the
Association and shall be signed by such officers as may be prescribed from time
to time by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee.  Facsimile signatures
may be authorized.

Section 3. Transfers of Stock.  Transfers of stock shall be made only on the
books of the Association by the holder in person, or by attorney duly
authorized in writing, upon surrender of the certificate therefor properly
endorsed, or upon the surrender of such certificate accompanied by a properly
executed written assignment of the same, or a written power of attorney to
sell, assign or transfer the same or the shares represented thereby.

Section 4. Lost Certificate.  The Board of Directors or Executive Committee
may order a new certificate to be issued in place of a certificate lost or
destroyed, upon proof of such loss or destruction and upon tender to the
Association by the shareholder, of a bond in such amount and with or without
surety, as may be ordered, indemnifying the Association against all liability,
loss, cost and damage by reason of such loss or destruction and the issuance
of a new certificate.

Section 5. Closing Transfer Books.  The Board of Directors may close the
transfer books for a period not exceeding thirty days preceding any regular
or special meeting of the shareholders, or the day designated for the payment
of a dividend or the allotment of rights.  In lieu of closing the transfer
books the Board of Directors may fix a day and hour not more than thirty days
prior to the day of holding any meeting of the shareholders, or the day
designated for the payment of a dividend, or the day designated for the
allotment of rights, or the day when any change of conversion or exchange of
capital stock is to go into effect, as the day as of which shareholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at such meetings or entitled to such dividend
or to such allotment of rights or to exercise the rights in respect of any
such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, shall be determined, and
only such shareholders as shall be shareholders of record on the day and hour
so fixed shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to
receive payment of such dividend or to receive such allotment of rights or to
exercise such rights, as the case may be.


                              ARTICLE X

                          THE CORPORATE SEAL

Section 1. Seal.  The following is an impression of the seal of the
Association adopted by the Board of Directors.


                              ARTICLE  XI

                             BUSINESS HOURS

Section 1. Business Hours.  The main office of this Association and each
branch office thereof shall be open for business on such days, and for such
hours as the Chairman, or the President, or any Executive Vice President, or
such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time to time
designate, may determine as to each office to conform to local custom and
convenience, provided that any one or more of the main and branch offices or
certain departments thereof may be open for such hours as the President, or
such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time to time designate,
may determine as to each office or department on any legal holiday on which
work is not prohibited by law, and provided further that any one or more of
the main and branch offices or certain departments thereof may be ordered
closed or open on any day for such hours as to each office or department as
the President, or such other officer as the Board of Directors shall from time
to time designate, subject to applicable laws regulations, may determine when
such action may be required by reason of disaster or other emergency condition.


                                ARTICLE IX

                              CHANGES IN BY-LAWS

Section 1. Amendments.  These By-laws may be amended upon vote of a majority
of the entire Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board, provided ten (10)
day's notice of the proposed amendment has been given to each member of the
Board of Directors.  No amendment may be made unless the By-law, as amended, is
consistent with the requirements of law and of the Articles of Association.
These By-laws may also be amended by the Association's shareholders.




A true copy

Attest:



                                        Secretary/Assistant Secretary
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Dated at                                         , as of                       .
         ---------------------------------------         ----------------------

Revision of January 11, 1993






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                                  EXHIBIT 5



                             CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
                           REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b)
                       OF THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939


     The undersigned, as Trustee under the Indenture to be entered into between
The FINOVA Group Inc. and Fleet National Bank, as Trustee,
does hereby consent that, pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, reports of examinations with respect to the undersigned by Federal,
State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities
to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.


                                           FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
                                           AS TRUSTEE


                                       By   /s/ Michael M. Hopkins
                                            -------------------------------
                                             Michael M. Hopkins
                                             Its: Vice President



Dated:  October 31, 1996




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                                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
                                OMB Number: 7100-0036
                                Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                                OMB Number: 3064-0052
                                Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                                OMB Number: 1557-0081
                                Expires March 31, 1999

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
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[FEDERAL FINANCIAL              Please refer to page i,                 [1]
INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION        Table of Contents, for
COUNCIL LOGO]                   the required disclosure
                                of estimated burden.

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CONSOLIDATED REPORTS OF CONDITION AND INCOME FOR
A BANK WITH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN OFFICES--FFIEC 031
                                                      (960630)
REPORT AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 30, 1996        -----------
                                                     (RCRI 9999)

This report is required by law: 12 U.S.C. Section 324 (State member banks);
12 U.S.C. Section 1817 (State nonmember banks); and 12 U.S.C. Section 161
(National banks).

This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and consolidated
subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions, Edge or Agreement
subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated foreign subsidiaries, or
International Banking Facilities.

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NOTE: The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by an authorized
officer and the Report of Condition must be attested to by not less than two
directors (trustees) for State nonmember banks and three directors for State
member and National banks.

I, Giro S. DeRosa, Vice President
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   Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

of the named bank do hereby declare that these Reports of Condition and
Income (including the supporting schedules) have been prepared in conformance
with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority
and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

/s/ Giro DeRosa
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Signature of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

July 25, 1996
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Date of Signature

The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with
Federal regulatory authority instructions. NOTE: These instructions may in
some cases differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) and declare that it has
been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.

/s/
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Director (Trustee)

/s/
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Director (Trustee)

/s/
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Director (Trustee)

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For Banks Submitting Hard Copy Report Forms:

State Member Banks: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank.

State Nonmember Banks: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return
address envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data
systems, 2127 Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

National Banks: Return the original only in the special return address envelope
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

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FDIC Certificate Number  | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 |               Banks should affix
                         ---------------------                the address label
                             (RCRI 90150)                       in this space.

                                            CALL NO. 196    31    06-30-96

                                            STAR: 25-0590 00327 STCERT: 25-02490

                                            FLEET NATIONAL BANK
                                            ONE MONARCH PLACE
                                            SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102


       Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit
        Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

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FOR BANKS SUBMITTING HARD COPY REPORT FORMS:

STATE MEMBER BANKS: Return the original and one copy to the appropriate Federal
Reserve District Bank.

STATE NONMEMBER BANKS: Return the original only in the special return address
envelope provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

NATIONAL BANKS: Return the original only in the special return address envelope
provided. If express mail is used in lieu of the special return address
envelope, return the original only to the FDIC, c/o Quality Data Systems, 2127
Espey Court, Suite 204, Crofton, MD 21114.

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FDIC Certificate Number | 0  | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 |           |     Banks should affix the address label in this space.          |
                        ______________________
                              (RCRI 9050)                      CALL NO. 196               31                   06-30-96

                                                               STBK: 25-0590 00327      STCERT: 25-02499

                                                               FLEET NATIONAL BANK
                                                               ONE MONARCH PLACE
                                                               SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency





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                                                                       FFIEC 031
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Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for
A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices
________________________________________________________________________________

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SIGNATURE PAGE                                                             Cover

REPORT OF INCOME

Schedule RI--Income Statement...........................................RI-1,2,3
Schedule RI-A--Changes in Equity Capital....................................RI-4
Schedule RI-B--Charge-offs and Recoveries and
  Changes in Allowance for Loan and Lease
  Losses..................................................................RI-4,5
Schedule RI-C--Applicable Income Taxes by
  Taxing Authority..........................................................RI-5
Schedule RI-D--Income from
  International Operations..................................................RI-6
Schedule RI-E--Explanations...............................................RI-7,8

REPORT OF CONDITION

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet................................................RC-1,2
Schedule RC-A--Cash and Balances Due
  From Depository Institutions..............................................RC-3
Schedule RC-B--Securities...............................................RC-3,4,5
Schedule RC-C--Loans and Lease Financing
  Receivables:
    Part I. Loans and Leases..............................................RC-6,7
    Part II. Loans to Small Businesses and
      Small Farms (included in the forms for
      June 30 only).....................................................RC-7a,7b
Schedule RC-D--Trading Assets and Liabilities
  (to be completed only by selected banks)..................................RC-8
Schedule RC-E--Deposit Liabilities....................................RC-9,10,11
Schedule RC-F--Other Assets................................................RC-11
Schedule RC-G--Other Liabilities...........................................RC-11
Schedule RC-H--Selected Balance Sheet Items for
  Domestic Offices.........................................................RC-12
Schedule RC-I--Selected Assets and Liabilities
  of IBFs..................................................................RC-13
Schedule RC-K--Quarterly Averages..........................................RC-13
Schedule RC-L--Off-Balance Sheet Items...............................RC-14,15,16
Schedule RC-M--Memoranda................................................RC-17,18
Schedule RC-N--Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans,
  Leases, and Other Assets..............................................RC-19,20
Schedule RC-O--Other Data for Deposit
  Insurance Assessments.................................................RC-21,22
Schedule RC-R--Regulatory Capital.......................................RC-23,24
Optional Narrative Statement Concerning the
  Amounts Reported in the Reports of
  Condition and Income.....................................................RC-25
Special Report (TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL BANKS)
Schedule RC-J--Repricing Opportunities (sent only to
  and to be completed only by savings banks)

DISCLOSURE OF ESTIMATED BURDEN

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is
32.2 hours per respondent and is estimated to vary from 15 to 230 hours per
response, depending on individual circumstances. Burden estimates include the
time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required
form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for
compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a
respondent's activities. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden
estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, D.C. 20503, and to one of the following:

Secretary
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Washington, D.C. 20551

Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C. 20219

Assistant Executive Secretary
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C. 20429

For information or assistance, National and State nonmember banks should
contact the FDIC's Call Reports Analysis Unit, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington,
D.C. 20429, toll free on (800) 688-FDIC (3342), Monday through Friday between
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern time. State member banks should contact their
Federal Reserve District Bank.


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Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-1
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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Consolidated Report of Income
for the period January 1, 1996 - June 30, 1996

All Report of Income schedules are to be reported on a calendar year-to-date
basis in thousands of dollars.

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Schedule RI--Income Statement                                                                              _________
                                                                                                          |  I480   |
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                                                             Dollar Amounts in Thousands      | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou  |
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1. Interest income:                                                                           | //////////////////  |
   a. Interest and fee income on loans:                                                       | //////////////////  |
      (1) In domestic offices:                                                                | //////////////////  |
          (a) Loans secured by real estate .................................................. | 4011       616,395  | 1.a.(1)(a)
          (b) Loans to depository institutions .............................................. | 4019           588  | 1.a.(1)(b)
          (c) Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ........... | 4024           286  | 1.a.(1)(c)
          (d) Commercial and industrial loans ............................................... | 4012       562,807  | 1.a.(1)(d)
          (e) Acceptances of other banks .................................................... | 4026           261  | 1.a.(1)(e)
          (f) Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures:    | //////////////////  |
              (1) Credit cards and related plans ............................................ | 4054         9,643  | 1.a.(1)(f)(1)
              (2) Other ..................................................................... | 4055        97,346  | 1.a.(1)(f)(2)
          (g) Loans to foreign governments and official institutions ........................ | 4056             0  | 1.a.(1)(g)
          (h) Obligations (other than securities and leases) of states and political          | //////////////////  |
              subdivisions in the U.S.:                                                       | //////////////////  |
              (1) Taxable obligations ....................................................... | 4503             0  | 1.a.(1)(h)(1)
              (2) Tax-exempt obligations .................................................... | 4504         5,232  | 1.a.(1)(h)(2)
          (i) All other loans in domestic offices ........................................... | 4058        84,576  | 1.a.(1)(i)
      (2) In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 4059         1,981  | 1.a.(2)
   b. Income from lease financing receivables:                                                | //////////////////  |
      (1) Taxable leases .................................................................... | 4505        75,341  | 1.b.(1)
      (2) Tax-exempt leases ................................................................. | 4307           791  | 1.b.(2)
   c. Interest income on balances due from depository institutions:(1)                        | //////////////////  |
      (1) In domestic offices ............................................................... | 4105           914  | 1.c.(1)
      (2) In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 4106           142  | 1.c.(2)
   d. Interest and dividend income on securities:                                             | //////////////////  |
      (1) U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations ... | 4027       209,142  | 1.d.(1)
      (2) Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S.:                 | //////////////////  |
          (a) Taxable securities ............................................................ | 4506             0  | 1.d.(2)(a)
          (b) Tax-exempt securities ......................................................... | 4507         2,953  | 1.d.(2)(b)
      (3) Other domestic debt securities .................................................... | 3657        12,164  | 1.d.(3)
      (4) Foreign debt securities ........................................................... | 3658         3,348  | 1.d.(4)
      (5) Equity securities (including investments in mutual funds) ......................... | 3659        10,212  | 1.d.(5)
   e. Interest income from trading assets.................................................... | 4069           360  | 1.e.
                                                                                              ______________________
</TABLE>
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-2
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Continued
                                                                                   ________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands       | Year-to-date |
___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________
<S>                                                                          <C>                    <C>
 1. Interest income (continued)                                              | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
    f. Interest income on federal funds sold and securities purchased        | ////////////////// |
       under agreements to resell in domestic offices of the bank and of     | ////////////////// |
       its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .................... | 4020        24,925 |  1.f.
    g. Total interest income (sum of items 1.a through 1.f) ................ | 4107     1,719,407 |  1.g.
 2. Interest expense:                                                        | ////////////////// |
    a. Interest on deposits:                                                 | ////////////////// |
       (1) Interest on deposits in domestic offices:                         | ////////////////// |
           (a) Transaction accounts (NOW accounts, ATS accounts, and         | ////////////////// |
               telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts) .............. | 4508         8,583 |  2.a.(1)(a)
           (b) Nontransaction accounts:                                      | ////////////////// |
               (1) Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................... | 4509       133,915 |  2.a.(1)(b)(1)
               (2) Other savings deposits .................................. | 4511        26,678 |  2.a.(1)(b)(2)
               (3) Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ........ | 4174        88,690 |  2.a.(1)(b)(3)
               (4) All other time deposits ................................. | 4512       214,225 |  2.a.(1)(b)(4)
       (2) Interest on deposits in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement       | ////////////////// |
           subsidiaries, and IBFs .......................................... | 4172        50,022 |  2.a.(2)
    b. Expense of federal funds purchased and securities sold under          | ////////////////// |
       agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of       | ////////////////// |
       its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .................... | 4180       152,094 |  2.b.
    c. Interest on demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury, trading         | ////////////////// |
       liabilities, and other borrowed money ............................... | 4185       121,525 |  2.c.
    d. Interest on mortgage indebtedness and obligations under               | ////////////////// |
       capitalized leases .................................................. | 4072           361 |  2.d.
    e. Interest on subordinated notes and debentures ....................... | 4200        26,110 |  2.e.
    f. Total interest expense (sum of items 2.a through 2.e) ............... | 4073       822,203 |  2.f.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 3. Net interest income (item 1.g minus 2.f) ............................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4074 |      897,204 |  3.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 4. Provisions:                                                              | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    a. Provision for loan and lease losses ................................. | ////////////////// | RIAD 4230 |       21,672 |  4.a.
    b. Provision for allocated transfer risk ............................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4243 |            0 |  4.b.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 5. Noninterest income:                                                      | ////////////////// |
    a. Income from fiduciary activities .................................... | 4070       144,614 |  5.a.
    b. Service charges on deposit accounts in domestic offices ............. | 4080       111,736 |  5.b.
    c. Trading revenue (must equal Schedule RI, sum of Memorandum            | ////////////////// |
       items 8.a through 8.d)...............................................   A220        10,646    5.c.
    d. Other foreign transaction gains (losses) ............................ | 4076           247 |  5.d.
    e. Not applicable                                                        | ////////////////// |
    f. Other noninterest income:                                             | ////////////////// |
       (1) Other fee income ................................................ | 5407       372,950 |  5.f.(1)
       (2) All other noninterest income* ................................... | 5408       211,593 |  5.f.(2)
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    g. Total noninterest income (sum of items 5.a through 5.f) ............. | ////////////////// | RIAD 4079 |      851,786 |  5.g.
 6. a. Realized gains (losses) on held-to-maturity securities .............. | ////////////////// | RIAD 3521 |            1 |  6.a.
    b. Realized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ............ | ////////////////// | RIAD 3196 |       16,126 |  6.b.
                                                                                                    ___________________________
 7. Noninterest expense:                                                     | ////////////////// |
    a. Salaries and employee benefits ...................................... | 4135       322,146 |  7.a.
    b. Expenses of premises and fixed assets (net of rental income)          | ////////////////// |
       (excluding salaries and employee benefits and mortgage interest) .... | 4217       114,912 |  7.b.
    c. Other noninterest expense* .......................................... | 4092       631,554 |  7.c.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    d. Total noninterest expense (sum of items 7.a through 7.c) ............ | ////////////////// | RIAD 4093 |    1,068,612 |  7.d.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
 8. Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary items and other      | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    adjustments (item 3 plus or minus items 4.a, 4.b, 5.g, 6.a, 6.b, and 7.d)| ////////////////// | RIAD 4301 |      674,833 |  8.
 9. Applicable income taxes (on item 8) .................................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4302 |      280,303 |  9.
                                                                                                   ___________________________
10. Income (loss) before extraordinary items and other adjustments           | ////////////////// |
                                                                                                   ___________________________
    (item 8 minus 9) ....................................................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4300 |      394,530 | 10.
                                                                             _________________________________________________
</TABLE>
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*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-3
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI--Continued
                                                                                 ________________
                                                                                 | Year-to-date |
                                                                           ______ ______________
                                               Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________
<S>                                                                        <C>                    <C>
11. Extraordinary items and other adjustments:                             | ////////////////// |
    a. Extraordinary items and other adjustments, gross of income taxes* . | 4310             0 | 11.a.
    b. Applicable income taxes (on item 11.a)* ........................... | 4315             0 | 11.b.
    c. Extraordinary items and other adjustments, net of income taxes      | ////////////////// |__________________________
       (item 11.a minus 11.b) ............................................ | ////////////////// | RIAD 4320 |            0 | 11.c.
12. Net income (loss) (sum of items 10 and 11.c) ......................... | ////////////////// | RIAD 4340 |      394,530 | 12.
                                                                           _________________________________________________
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                  __________
                                                                                                                  |  I481  |
                                                                                                            _______________
Memoranda                                                                                                   | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                      ______ ______________
                                                                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                    <C>
 1. Interest expense incurred to carry tax-exempt securities, loans, and leases acquired after        | ////////////////// |
    August 7, 1986, that is not deductible for federal income tax purposes .......................... | 4513         1,798 | M.1.
 2. Income from the sale and servicing of mutual funds and annuities in domestic offices              | ////////////////// |
    (included in Schedule RI, item 8) ............................................................... | 8431        20,910 | M.2.
 3.-4. Not applicable                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
 5. Number of full-time equivalent employees on payroll at end of current period (round to            | ////        Number |
    nearest whole number) ........................................................................... | 4150         9,852 | M.5.
 6. Not applicable                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
 7. If the reporting bank has restated its balance sheet as a result of applying push down            | ////      MM DD YY |
    accounting this calendar year, report the date of the bank's acquisition ........................ | 9106      00/00/00 | M.7.
 8. Trading revenue (from cash instruments and off-balance sheet derivative instruments)              | ////////////////// |
    (sum of Memorandum items 8.a through 8.d must equal Schedule RI, item 5.c):                       | ////  Bil Mil Thou |
    a. Interest rate exposures ...................................................................... | 8757         1,428 | M.8.a.
    b. Foreign exchange exposures ................................................................... | 8758         9,218 | M.8.b.
    c. Equity security and index exposures .......................................................... | 8759             0 | M.8.c.
    d. Commodity and other exposures ................................................................ | 8760             0 | M.8.d.
 9. Impact on income of off-balance sheet derivatives held for purposes other than trading:           | ////////////////// |
    a. Net increase (decrease) to interest income.....................................................| 8761        (5,575)| M.9.a.
    b. Net (increase) decrease to interest expense ...................................................| 8762        (5,752)| M.9.b.
    c. Other (noninterest) allocations ...............................................................| 8763          (172)| M.9.c.
10. Credit losses on off-balance sheet derivatives (see instructions).................................| A251             0 | M.10.
</TABLE>

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-4
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-A--Changes in Equity Capital

Indicate decreases and losses in parentheses.                                                               _________
                                                                                                            |  I483 |
                                                                                                      _____________________
                                                                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________|
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                    <C>
 1. Total equity capital originally reported in the December 31, 1995, Reports of Condition           | ////////////////// |
    and Income ...................................................................................... | 3215     1,342,473 |  1.
 2. Equity capital adjustments from amended Reports of Income, net* ................................. | 3216             0 |  2.
 3. Amended balance end of previous calendar year (sum of items 1 and 2) ............................ | 3217     1,342,473 |  3.
 4. Net income (loss) (must equal Schedule RI, item 12) ............................................. | 4340       394,530 |  4.
 5. Sale, conversion, acquisition, or retirement of capital stock, net .............................. | 4346             0 |  5.
 6. Changes incident to business combinations, net .................................................. | 4356     4,161,079 |  6.
 7. LESS: Cash dividends declared on preferred stock ................................................ | 4470             0 |  7.
 8. LESS: Cash dividends declared on common stock ................................................... | 4460       490,634 |  8.
 9. Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles from prior years* (see instructions         | ////////////////// |
    for this schedule) .............................................................................. | 4411             0 |  9.
10. Corrections of material accounting errors from prior years* (see instructions for this schedule)  | 4412             0 | 10.
11. Change in net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................ | 8433       (46,607)| 11.
12. Foreign currency translation adjustments ........................................................ | 4414             0 | 12.
13. Other transactions with parent holding company* (not included in items 5, 7, or 8 above) ........ | 4415    (1,003,722)| 13.
14. Total equity capital end of current period (sum of items 3 through 13) (must equal Schedule RC,   | ////////////////// |
    item 28) ........................................................................................ | 3210     4,357,119 | 14.
                                                                                                      ______________________
</TABLE>
____________
*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-B--Charge-offs and Recoveries and Changes
               in Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

Part I. Charge-offs and Recoveries on Loans and Leases

Part I excludes charge-offs and recoveries through
the allocated transfer risk reserve.
                                                                                                               __________
                                                                                                               |  I486  |
                                                                              __________________________________________
                                                                              |      (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |     Charge-offs    |     Recoveries     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              |         Calendar year-to-date           |
                                                                               _________________________________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Loans secured by real estate:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4651        35,701 | 4661         8,412 | 1.a.
   b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4652             0 | 4662             0 | 1.b.
2. Loans to depository institutions and acceptances of other banks:           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. banks and other U.S. depository institutions .................. | 4653             0 | 4663             0 | 2.a.
   b. To foreign banks ...................................................... | 4654             0 | 4664             0 | 2.b.
3. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ...... | 4655             2 | 4665            22 | 3.
4. Commercial and industrial loans:                                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4645        38,139 | 4617        19,005 | 4.a.
   b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4646             0 | 4618           102 | 4.b.
5. Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   expenditures:                                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Credit cards and related plans ........................................ | 4656         1,137 | 4666           733 | 5.a.
   b. Other (includes single payment, installment, and all student loans) ... | 4657         7,864 | 4667         2,681 | 5.b.
6. Loans to foreign governments and official institutions ................... | 4643             0 | 4627             0 | 6.
7. All other loans .......................................................... | 4644           826 | 4628           541 | 7.
8. Lease financing receivables:                                               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ......................................... | 4658         3,729 | 4668         3,241 | 8.a.
   b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ..................................... | 4659             0 | 4669             0 | 8.b.
9. Total (sum of items 1 through 8) ......................................... | 4635        87,398 | 4605        34,737 | 9.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RI-5
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-B--Continued

Part I. Continued

Memoranda

                                                                              __________________________________________
                                                                              |      (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |     Charge-offs    |     Recoveries     |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              |         Calendar year-to-date           |
                                                                               _________________________________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1-3. Not applicable                                                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
4. Loans to finance commercial real estate, construction, and land            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   development activities (not secured by real estate) included in            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RI-B, part I, items 4 and 7, above .............................. | 5409           383 | 5410         1,374 | M.4.
5. Loans secured by real estate in domestic offices (included in              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RI-B, part I, item 1, above):                                     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Construction and land development ..................................... | 3582           189 | 3583           253 | M.5.a.
   b. Secured by farmland ................................................... | 3584           145 | 3585           131 | M.5.b.
   c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:                           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by 1-4 family residential         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          properties and extended under lines of credit ..................... | 5411         2,650 | 5412           108 | M.5.c.(1)
      (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties ...... | 5413        13,892 | 5414         1,231 | M.5.c.(2)
   d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties ............. | 3588           837 | 3589           395 | M.5.d.
   e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties .......................... | 3590        17,988 | 3591         6,294 | M.5.e.
                                                                              |_________________________________________|
</TABLE>

Part II. Changes in Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    _____________________

                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                  <C>
1. Balance originally reported in the December 31, 1995, Reports of Condition and Income.......... | 3124       266,943 | 1.
2. Recoveries (must equal part I, item 9, column B above) ........................................ | 4605        34,737 | 2.
3. LESS: Charge-offs (must equal part I, item 9, column A above) ................................. | 4635        87,398 | 3.
4. Provision for loan and lease losses (must equal Schedule RI, item 4.a)......................... | 4230        21,672 | 4.
5. Adjustments* (see instructions for this schedule) ................................ ............ | 4815       636,497 | 5.
6. Balance end of current period (sum of items 1 through 5) (must equal Schedule RC,               | ////////////////// |
   item 4.b) ..................................................................................... | 3123       872,451 | 6.
                                                                                                   |____________________|
</TABLE>
____________
*Describe on Schedule RI-E--Explanations.



Schedule RI-C--Applicable Income Taxes by Taxing Authority

Schedule RI-C is to be reported with the December Report of Income.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               |  I489  | <-
                                                                                                    ____________ ________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
1. Federal ....................................................................................... | 4780           N/A | 1.
2. State and local................................................................................ | 4790           N/A | 2.
3. Foreign ....................................................................................... | 4795           N/A | 3.
4. Total (sum of items 1 through 3) (must equal sum of Schedule RI, items 9 and 11.b) ............ | 4770           N/A | 4.
                                                                       ____________________________|                    |
5. Deferred portion of item 4 ........................................ | RIAD 4772 |           N/A | ////////////////// | 5.
                                                                       __________________________________________________

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-6
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-D--Income from International Operations

For all banks with foreign offices, Edge or Agreement subsidiaries, or IBFs where international operations
account for more than 10 percent of total revenues, total assets, or net income.

Part I. Estimated Income from International Operations

                                                                                                             __________
                                                                                                             |  I492  | <-
                                                                                                       ______ ________
                                                                                                       | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                 ______ ______________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income and expense booked at foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,       | ////////////////// |
   and IBFs:                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
   a. Interest income booked ................................................................... | 4837           N/A | 1.a.
   b. Interest expense booked .................................................................. | 4838           N/A | 1.b.
   c. Net interest income booked at foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs   | ////////////////// |
      (item 1.a minus 1.b) ..................................................................... | 4839           N/A | 1.c.
2. Adjustments for booking location of international operations:                                 | ////////////////// |
   a. Net interest income attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices .. | 4840           N/A | 2.a.
   b. Net interest income attributable to domestic business booked at foreign offices .......... | 4841           N/A | 2.b.
   c. Net booking location adjustment (item 2.a minus 2.b) ..................................... | 4842           N/A | 2.c.
3. Noninterest income and expense attributable to international operations:                      | ////////////////// |
   a. Noninterest income attributable to international operations .............................. | 4097           N/A | 3.a.
   b. Provision for loan and lease losses attributable to international operations ............. | 4235           N/A | 3.b.
   c. Other noninterest expense attributable to international operations ....................... | 4239           N/A | 3.c.
   d. Net noninterest income (expense) attributable to international operations (item 3.a        | ////////////////// |
      minus 3.b and 3.c) ....................................................................... | 4843           N/A | 3.d.
4. Estimated pretax income attributable to international operations before capital allocation    | ////////////////// |
   adjustment (sum of items 1.c, 2.c, and 3.d) ................................................. | 4844           N/A | 4.
5. Adjustment to pretax income for internal allocations to international operations to reflect   | ////////////////// |
   the effects of equity capital on overall bank funding costs ................................. | 4845           N/A | 5.
6. Estimated pretax income attributable to international operations after capital allocation     | ////////////////// |
   adjustment (sum of items 4 and 5) ........................................................... | 4846           N/A | 6.
7. Income taxes attributable to income from international operations as estimated in item 6 .... | 4797           N/A | 7.
8. Estimated net income attributable to international operations (item 6 minus 7) .............. | 4341           N/A | 8.
                                                                                                 ______________________
<CAPTION>
Memoranda                                                                                        ______________________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Intracompany interest income included in item 1.a above ..................................... | 4847           N/A | M.1.
2. Intracompany interest expense included in item 1.b above .................................... | 4848           N/A | M.2.
                                                                                                 ______________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Part II. Supplementary Details on Income from International Operations Required
by the Departments of Commerce and Treasury for Purposes of the U.S.
International Accounts and the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts
                                                                                                       ________________
                                                                                                       | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                 ______ ______________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                    <C>
1. Interest income booked at IBFs .............................................................. | 4849           N/A | 1.
2. Interest expense booked at IBFs ............................................................. | 4850           N/A | 2.
3. Noninterest income attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices        | ////////////////// |
   (excluding IBFs):                                                                             | ////////////////// |
   a. Gains (losses) and extraordinary items ................................................... | 5491           N/A | 3.a.
   b. Fees and other noninterest income ........................................................ | 5492           N/A | 3.b.
4. Provision for loan and lease losses attributable to international operations booked at        | ////////////////// |
   domestic offices (excluding IBFs) ........................................................... | 4852           N/A | 4.
5. Other noninterest expense attributable to international operations booked at domestic offices | ////////////////// |
   (excluding IBFs) ............................................................................ | 4853           N/A | 5.
                                                                                                 ______________________
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-7
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-E--Explanations

Schedule RI-E is to be completed each quarter on a calendar year-to-date basis.

Detail all adjustments in Schedules RI-A and RI-B, all extraordinary items and other adjustments in Schedule RI, and all
significant items of other noninterest income and other noninterest expense in Schedule RI. (See instructions for details.)
                                                                                                              __________
                                                                                                              |  I495  | <-
                                                                                                        ______ ________
                                                                                                        | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                  ______ ______________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
 1. All other noninterest income (from Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2))                                 | ////////////////// |
    Report amounts that exceed 10% of Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2):                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Net gains on other real estate owned ..................................................... | 5415             0 | 1.a.
    b. Net gains on sales of loans .............................................................. | 5416             0 | 1.b.
    c. Net gains on sales of premises and fixed assets .......................................... | 5417             0 | 1.c.
    Itemize and describe the three largest other amounts that exceed 10% of                       | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI, item 5.f.(2):                                                                    | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 4461 | Income on Mortgages Held for Resale                                          | 4461        81,194 | 1.d.

    e. | TEXT 4462 | Gain From Branch Divestitures                                                | 4462        77,976 | 1.e.
        ___________
    f. | TEXT 4463 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4463               | 1.f.
       _____________
 2. Other noninterest expense (from Schedule RI, item 7.c):                                       | ////////////////// |
    a. Amortization expense of intangible assets ................................................ | 4531       135,939 | 2.a.
    Report amounts that exceed 10% of Schedule RI, item 7.c:                                      | ////////////////// |
    b. Net losses on other real estate owned .................................................... | 5418             0 | 2.b.
    c. Net losses on sales of loans ............................................................. | 5419             0 | 2.c.
    d. Net losses on sales of premises and fixed assets ......................................... | 5420             0 | 2.d.
    Itemize and describe the three largest other amounts that exceed 10% of                       | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI, item 7.c:                                                                        | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    e. | TEXT 4464 | Intercompany Corporate Support Function Charges                              | 4464       143,184 | 2.e.
        ___________
    f. | TEXT 4467 | Intercompany Data Processing & Programming Charges                           | 4467       158,034 | 2.f.
        ___________
    g. | TEXT 4468 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4468               | 2.g.
       _____________
 3. Extraordinary items and other adjustments (from Schedule RI, item 11.a) and                   | ////////////////// |
    applicable income tax effect (from Schedule RI, item 11.b) (itemize and describe              | ////////////////// |
    all extraordinary items and other adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
           _____________
    a. (1) | TEXT 4469 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4469               | 3.a.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4486 |               | ////////////////// | 3.a.(2)
           _____________                                              ____________________________
    b. (1) | TEXT 4487 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4487               | 3.b.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4488 |               | ////////////////// | 3.b.(2)
           _____________                                              ____________________________
    c. (1) | TEXT 4489 |__________________________________________________________________________| 4489               | 3.c.(1)
           _____________
       (2) Applicable income tax effect                               | RIAD 4491 |               | ////////////////// | 3.c.(2)
                                                                      ____________________________
 4. Equity capital adjustments from amended Reports of Income (from Schedule RI-A,                | ////////////////// |
    item 2) (itemize and describe all adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4492 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4492               | 4.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4493 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4493               | 4.b.
       _____________
 5. Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles from prior years (from                  | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RI-A, item 9) (itemize and describe all changes in accounting principles):           | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4494 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4494               | 5.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 4495 |______________________________________________________________________________| 4495               | 5.b.
       _____________
 6. Corrections of material accounting errors from prior years (from Schedule RI-A,               | ////////////////// |
    item 10) (itemize and describe all corrections):                                              | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4496 |                                                                                4496               | 6.a.
        ___________|______________________________________________________________________________
    b. | TEXT 4497                                                                                  4497               | 6.b.
       ____________|____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                            Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RI-8
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RI-E--Continued
                                                                                                        ________________
                                                                                                        | Year-to-date |
                                                                                                  ______ ______________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RIAD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
 7. Other transactions with parent holding company (from Schedule RI-A, item 13)                  | ////////////////// |
    (itemize and describe all such transactions):                                                 | ////////////////// |
       _____________
    a. | TEXT 4498 |  Fleet National Bank Surplus Distribution to FFG                             | 4498   (1,003,722) | 7.a.
        __________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
    b. | TEXT 4499 |                                                                              | 4499               | 7.b.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________
 8. Adjustments to allowance for loan and lease losses (from Schedule RI-B, part II,              | ////////////////// |
    item 5) (itemize and describe all adjustments):                                               | ////////////////// |
       _____________                                                                              |                    |
    a. | TEXT 4521 |  12/31/95 Ending Balance of Pooled Entities                                  | 4521               | 8.a.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
    b. | TEXT 4522 |                                                                              | 4522               | 8.b.
       ___________________________________________________________________________________________|                    |
                                                                                                   ____________________
 9. Other explanations (the space below is provided for the bank to briefly describe,             |   I498   |   I499  | <-
                                                                                                  ______________________
    at its option, any other significant items affecting the Report of Income):
               ___
    No comment |X| (RIAD 4769)
               ___
    Other explanations (please type or print clearly):
    (TEXT 4769)
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  Fleet National Bank                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              One Monarch Place                                                                                   Page RC-1
City, State   Zip:    Springfield, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial
and State-Chartered Savings Banks for June 30, 1996

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars.  Unless otherwise indicated,
report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet
                                                                                                             __________
                                                                                                             |  C400  | <-
                                                                                                 ____________ ________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                     <C>
ASSETS                                                                                           | ////////////////// |
 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):                     | ////////////////// |
    a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1) ................................... | 0081     4,130,928 |  1.a.
    b. Interest-bearing balances(2) ............................................................ | 0071        46,521 |  1.b.
 2. Securities:                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A) .............................. | 1754       257,441 |  2.a.
    b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) ............................ | 1773     7,250,067 |  2.b.
 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices   | ////////////////// |
    of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Federal funds sold ...................................................................... | 0276        17,428 |  3.a.
    b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell ......................................... | 0277             0 |  3.b.
 4. Loans and lease financing receivables:                           ____________________________| ////////////////// |
    a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C) | RCFD 2122 |    31,278,251 | ////////////////// |  4.a.
    b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses ................... | RCFD 3123 |       872,451 | ////////////////// |  4.b.
    c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ....................... | RCFD 3128 |             0 | ////////////////// |  4.c.
                                                                     ____________________________
    d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income,                                                 | ////////////////// |
       allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) ..................................... | 2125    30,405,800 |  4.d.
 5. Trading assets (from schedule RC-D )........................................................ | 3545        71,354 |  5.
 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................................... | 2145       534,844 |  6.
 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ............................................... | 2150        34,546 |  7.
 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) ... | 2130             0 |  8.
 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............................... | 2155        16,634 |  9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ..................................................... | 2143     2,283,414 | 10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) .......................................................... | 2160     3,978,638 | 11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) ................................................... | 2170    49,027,615 | 12.
                                                                                                 ______________________
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____________
(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-2
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC--Continued
                                                                                               ___________________________
                                                                   Dollar Amounts in Thousands | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                            <C>                         <C>
LIABILITIES                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
13. Deposits:                                                                                  | /////////////////////// |
    a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E,               | /////////////////////// |
       part I) ............................................................................... | RCON 2200    34,110,580 | 13.a.
                                                                   ____________________________
       (1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ................................ | RCON 6631      10,202,036 | /////////////////////// | 13.a.(1)
       (2) Interest-bearing ...................................... | RCON 6636      23,908,544 | /////////////////////// | 13.a.(2)
                                                                   ____________________________
    b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E,      | /////////////////////// |
       part II) .............................................................................. | RCFN 2200     1,745,663 | 13.b.
                                                                   ____________________________
       (1) Noninterest-bearing ................................... | RCFN 6631             400 | /////////////////////// | 13.b.(1)
       (2) Interest-bearing ...................................... | RCFN 6636       1,745,263 | /////////////////////// | 13.b.(2)
                                                                   ____________________________
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic     | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Federal funds purchased ............................................................... | RCFD 0278     4,302,800 | 14.a.
    b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ........................................ | RCFD 0279       566,036 | 14.b.
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury .............................................. | RCON 2840        14,411 | 15.a.
    b. Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) .............................................. | RCFD 3548        57,446 | 15.b.
16. Other borrowed money:                                                                      | /////////////////////// |
    a. With a remaining maturity of one year or less.......................................... | RCFD 2332       487,435 | 16.a.
    b. With a remaining maturity of more than one year........................................ | RCFD 2333       893,259 | 16.b.
17. Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases ........................... | RCFD 2910        11,561 | 17.
18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ................................. | RCFD 2920        16,634 | 18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................................ | RCFD 3200     1,213,219 | 19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) ................................................... | RCFD 2930     1,251,452 | 20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) ........................................... | RCFD 2948    44,670,496 | 21.
                                                                                               | /////////////////////// |
22. Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus ......................................... | RCFD 3282             0 | 22.
EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                                 | /////////////////////// |
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ............................................ | RCFD 3838       125,000 | 23.
24. Common stock ............................................................................. | RCFD 3230        19,487 | 24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................................. | RCFD 3839     2,551,927 | 25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves ................................................ | RCFD 3632     1,693,408 | 26.a.
    b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ................ | RCFD 8434       (32,703)| 26.b.
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ...................................... | RCFD 3284             0 | 27.
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27) ........................................ | RCFD 3210     4,357,119 | 28.
29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital (sum of items 21, 22,  | /////////////////////// |
    and 28) .................................................................................. | RCFD 3300    49,027,615 | 29.
                                                                                               ___________________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the                     Number
    most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external            __________________
    auditors as of any date during 1995 ............................................................... | RCFD 6724  N/A | M.1.
                                                                                                        __________________
<S>                                                              <C>
1 = Independent  audit of the  bank conducted  in  accordance    4 = Directors'  examination  of the  bank  performed  by other
    with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified        external  auditors (may  be required  by state  chartering
    public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank        authority)
2 = Independent  audit of the  bank's parent  holding company    5 = Review of  the bank's  financial  statements  by  external
    conducted in accordance with  generally accepted auditing        auditors
    standards  by a certified  public  accounting  firm which    6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external
    submits a  report  on the  consolidated  holding  company        auditors
    (but not on the bank separately)                             7 = Other  audit procedures  (excluding tax  preparation work)
3 = Directors'   examination  of   the  bank   conducted   in    8 = No external audit work
    accordance  with generally  accepted  auditing  standards
    by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by
    state chartering authority)
</TABLE>
____________
(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
    deposits.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-3
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-A--Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions
Exclude assets held for trading.
                                                                                                              __________
                                                                                                              |  C405  | <-
                                                                             _________________________________ ________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
                                                                             |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                             ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. Cash items in process of collection, unposted debits, and currency and    | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   coin .................................................................... | 0022     3,402,522 | ////////////////// | 1.
   a. Cash items in process of collection and unposted debits .............. | ////////////////// | 0020     2,655,163 | 1.a.
   b. Currency and coin .................................................... | ////////////////// | 0080       747,539 | 1.b.
2. Balances due from depository institutions in the U.S. ................... | ////////////////// | 0082       500,301 | 2.
   a. U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks (including their IBFs) ... | 0083             0 | ////////////////// | 2.a.
   b. Other commercial banks in the U.S. and other depository institutions   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      in the U.S. (including their IBFs) ................................... | 0085       500,373 | ////////////////// | 2.b.
3. Balances due from banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks .. | ////////////////// | 0070         7,902 | 3.
   a. Foreign branches of other U.S. banks ................................. | 0073           690 | ////////////////// | 3.a.
   b. Other banks in foreign countries and foreign central banks ........... | 0074         7,948 | ////////////////// | 3.b.
4. Balances due from Federal Reserve Banks ................................. | 0090       265,916 | 0090             0 | 4.
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (total of column A must equal            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC, sum of items 1.a and 1.b) .................................. | 0010     4,177,449 | 0010     4,176,641 | 5.
                                                                             ___________________________________________
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  ______________________
Memorandum                                                            Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
1. Noninterest-bearing balances due from commercial banks in the U.S. (included in item 2,        | ////////////////// |
   column B above) .............................................................................. | 0050       453,780 | M.1.
                                                                                                  ______________________
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Schedule RC-B--Securities
Exclude assets held for trading.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                                   _______
                                                                                                                  | C410  | <-

                                       ___________________________________________________________________________ ________
                                      |             Held-to-maturity            |            Available-for-sale           |
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                      |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                      |   Amortized Cost   |     Fair Value     |   Amortized Cost   |    Fair Value(1)   |
                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
1. U.S. Treasury securities ......... | 0211           250 | 0213           250 | 1286     1,274,624 | 1287     1,252,546 | 1.
2. U.S. Government agency             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   and corporation obligations        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (exclude mortgage-backed           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   securities):                       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Issued by U.S. Govern-          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      ment agencies(2) .............. | 1289             0 | 1290             0 | 1291             0 | 1293             0 | 2.a.
   b. Issued by U.S.                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      Government-sponsored            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      agencies(3) ................... | 1294             0 | 1295             0 | 1297           498 | 1298           505 | 2.b.
                                      _____________________________________________________________________________________

</TABLE>
_____________
(1) Includes equity securities without readily determinable fair values at
    historical cost in item 6.c, column D.
(2) Includes Small Business Administration "Guaranteed Loan Pool Certificates,"
    U.S. Maritime Administration obligations, and Export-Import Bank
    participation certificates.
(3) Includes obligations (other than mortgage-backed securities) issued by the
    Farm Credit System, the Federal Home Loan Bank System, the Federal Home
    Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the
    Financing Corporation, Resolution Funding Corporation, the Student Loan
    Marketing Association, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-4
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-B--Continued

                                    _____________________________________________________________________________________
                                    |             Held-to-maturity            |            Available-for-sale           |
                                     _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                    |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                    |   Amortized Cost   |     Fair Value     |   Amortized Cost   |    Fair Value(1)   |
                                     ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
        Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>                  <C>
3. Securities issued by states      | ////////////////// |/ //////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   and political subdivisions       | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   in the U.S.:                     | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. General obligations ......... | 1676       150,357 |1677       150,242 | 1678             0 | 1679            0  | 3.a.
   b. Revenue obligations ......... | 1681         8,887 |1686         8,889 | 1690             0 | 1691            0  | 3.b.
   c. Industrial development        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      and similiar obligations .....| 1694             0 |1695             0 | 1696             0 | 1697            0  | 3.c.
4. Mortgage-backed                  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   securities (MBS):                | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Pass-through securities:      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   (1) Guaranteed by                | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       GNMA ....................... | 1698             0 |1699             0 | 1701       861,176 | 1702      852,929  | 4.a.(1)
   (2) Issued by FNMA               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       and FHLMC  ................. | 1703           908 |1705           908 | 1706     4,854,605 | 1707    4,831,023  | 4.a.(2)
   (3) Other pass-through           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ///////////////////| /////////////////  |
       secruities ................. | 1709             4 |1710             4 | 1711             0 | 1713            0  | 4.a.(3)
  b.  Other mortgage-backed         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       securities (include CMO's,   | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       REMICs, and stripped         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       MBS):                        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed     | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           by FNMA, FHLMC,          | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           or GNMA ...............  | 1714             0 |1715             0 | 1716             0 | 1717            0  | 4.b.(1)
       (2) Collateralized           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           by MBS issued or         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           guaranteed by FNMA,      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
           FHLMC, or GNMA ........  | 1718             0 |1719             0 | 1731             0 | 1732            0  | 4.b.(2)
       (3) All other mortgage-      | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// |  ////////////////  |
           backed securities .....  | 1733             0 |1734             0 | 1735           518 | 1736          518  | 4.b.(3)
5. Other debt securities:           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Other domestic debt           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities..................  | 1737             0 |1738             0 | 1739           817 | 1741          812  | 5.a.
   b. Foreign debt                  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities .................  | 1742        97,035 |1743        78,878 | 1744             0 | 1746            0  | 5.b.
6. Equity securities:               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   a. Investments in mutual         | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      funds ......................  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1747             0 | 1748            0  | 6.a.
   b. Other equity securities       | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      with readily determin-        | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      able fair values ...........  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1749             0 | 1751            0  | 6.b.
   c. All other equity              | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
      securities (1) .............  | ////////////////// |////////////////// | 1752       311,734 | 1753      311,734  | 6.c.
7. Total (sum of items 1            | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   through 6) (total of             | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   column A must equal              | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   Schedule RC, item 2.a)           | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   (total of column D must          | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   equal Schedule RC,               | ////////////////// |////////////////// | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
   item 2.b) .....................  | 1754       257,441 | 1771      239,171 | 1772     7,303,972 | 1773    7,250,067  | 7.
                                    |__________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
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1) Includes equity securities without readily determinable fair values at
   historical cost in item 6.c, column D.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                          Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-5
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-B--Continued


<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              ___________
Memoranda                                                                                                     |   C412  | <-
                                                                                                   ___________ _________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________  ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
1. Pledged securities(2) ......................................................................... | 0416     2,308,912 | M.1.
2. Maturity and repricing data for debt securities(2),(3),(4) (excluding those in                  | ////////////////// |
   nonaccrual status):                                                                             | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate debt securities with a remaining maturity of:                                     | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less ................................................................... | 0343        72,490 | M.2.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months .................................................... | 0344        77,125 | M.2.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year through five years ....................................................... | 0345     2,734,577 | M.2.a.(3)
      (4) Over five years ........................................................................ | 0346     2,925,207 | M.2.a.(4)
      (5) Total fixed rate debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.a.(1) through 2.a.(4)) ..... | 0347     5,809,399 | M.2.a.(5)
   b. Floating rate debt securities with a repricing frequency of:                                 | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently ........................................................... | 4544       531,365 | M.2.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly ........................ | 4545       855,010 | M.2.b.(2)
      (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than annually ................. | 4551             0 | M.2.b.(3)
      (4) Less frequently than every five years .................................................. | 4552             0 | M.2.b.(4)
      (5) Total floating rate debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.b.(1) through 2.b.(4)) .. | 4553     1,386,375 | M.2.b.(5)
   c. Total debt securities (sum of Memorandum items 2.a.(5) and 2.b.(5)) (must equal total debt   | ////////////////// |
      securities from Schedule RC-B, sum of items 1 through 5, columns A and D, minus nonaccrual   | ////////////////// |
      debt securities included in Schedule RC-N, item 9, column C) ............................... | 0393     7,195,774 | M.2.c.
3. Not applicable                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
4. Held-to-maturity debt securities restructured and in compliance with modified terms (included   | ////////////////// |
   in Schedule RC-B, items 3 through 5, column A, above) ......................................... | 5365             0 | M.4.
5. Not applicable                                                                                  | ////////////////// |
6. Floating rate debt securities with a remaining maturity of one year or less(2),(4) (included in | ////////////////// |
   Memorandum items 2.b(1) through 2.b.(4) above)................................................. | 5519         3,700 | M.6.
7. Amortized cost of held-to-maturity securities sold or transferred to available-for-sale or      | ////////////////// |
   trading securities during the calendar year-to-date (report the amortized cost at date of sale  | ////////////////// |
   or transfer ................................................................................... | 1778             0 | m.7.
8. High-risk mortgage securities (included in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale          | ////////////////// |
   accounts in Schedule RC-B, item 4.b):                                                           | ////////////////// |
   a. Amortized cost ............................................................................. | 8780             0 | M.8.a.
   b. Fair Value ................................................................................. | 8781             0 | M.8.b.
9. Structured notes (included in the held-to-maturity and available-for-sale accounts in           | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC-B, items 2, 3, and 5):                                                              | ////////////////// |
   a. Amortized cost ............................................................................. | 8782             0 | M.9.a.
   b. Fair Value ................................................................................. | 8783             0 | M.9.b.
                                                                                                   ----------------------
</TABLE>
____________
(2) Includes held-to-maturity securities at amortized cost and
    available-for-sale securities at fair value.
(3) Exclude equity securities, e.g., investments in mutual funds, Federal
    Reserve stock, common stock, and preferred stock.
(4) Memorandum items 2 and 6 are not applicable to savings banks that must
    complete supplemental Schedule RC-J.




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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK:  25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                              Page RC-6
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

Schedule RC-C--Loans and Lease Financing Receivables

Part I. Loans and Leases
                                                                                                              _________
Do not deduct the allowance for loan and lease losses from amounts                                            |  C415  | <-
reported in this schedule.  Report total loans and leases, net of unearned   _________________________________|________|
income.  Exclude assets held for trading.                                    |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
                                                                             |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 1. Loans secured by real estate ........................................... | 1410    11,754,916 | ////////////////// |  1.
    a. Construction and land development ................................... | ////////////////// | 1415       433,880 |  1.a.
    b. Secured by farmland (including farm residential and other             | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       improvements) ....................................................... | ////////////////// | 1420         2,172 |  1.b
    c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by 1-4 family residential       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           properties and extended under lines of credit ................... | ////////////////// | 1797     2,022,596 |  1.c.(1)
       (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family residential properties:     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           (a) Secured by first liens ...................................... | ////////////////// | 5367     4,418,239 |  1.c.(2)(a)
           (b) Secured by junior liens ..................................... | ////////////////// | 5368       492,952 |  1.c.(2)(b)
    d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties ........... | ////////////////// | 1460       559,373 |  1.d.
    e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties ........................ | ////////////////// | 1480     3,825,704 |  1.e.
 2. Loans to depository institutions:                                        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To commercial banks in the U.S. ..................................... | ////////////////// | 1505       143,682 |  2.a.
       (1) To U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks .................. | 1506             0 | ////////////////// |  2.a.(1)
       (2) To other commercial banks in the U.S. ........................... | 1507       143,682 | ////////////////// |  2.a.(2)
    b. To other depository institutions in the U.S. ........................ | 1517             0 | 1517        12,345 |  2.b.
    c. To banks in foreign countries ....................................... | ////////////////// | 1510           672 |  2.c.
       (1) To foreign branches of other U.S. banks ......................... | 1513           149 | ////////////////// |  2.c.(1)
       (2) To other banks in foreign countries ............................. | 1516           523 | ////////////////// |  2.c.(2)
 3. Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers .... | 1590         5,889 | 1590         5,889 |  3.
 4. Commercial and industrial loans:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ....................................... | 1763    12,446,547 | 1763    12,402,858 |  4.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1764        83,521 | 1764        54,074 |  4.b.
 5. Acceptances of other banks:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Of U.S. banks ....................................................... | 1756             0 | 1756             0 |  5.a.
    b. Of foreign banks .................................................... | 1757             0 | 1757             0 |  5.b.
 6. Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal           | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    expenditures (i.e., consumer loans) (includes purchased paper) ......... | ////////////////// | 1975     2,217,352 |  6.
    a. Credit cards and related plans (includes check credit and other       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       revolving credit plans) ............................................. | 2008       161,652 | ////////////////// |  6.a.
    b. Other (includes single payment, installment, and all student loans).. | 2011     2,055,700 | ////////////////// |  6.b.
 7. Loans to foreign governments and official institutions (including        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    foreign central banks) ................................................. | 2081             0 | 2081             0 |  7.
 8. Obligations (other than securities and leases) of states and political   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    subdivisions in the U.S. (includes nonrated industrial development       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    obligations) ........................................................... | 2107       167,100 | 2107       167,100 |  8.
 9. Other loans ............................................................ | 1563     2,146,172 | ////////////////// |  9.
    a. Loans for purchasing or carrying securities (secured and unsecured).. | ////////////////// | 1545       156,275 |  9.a.
    b. All other loans (exclude consumer loans) ............................ | ////////////////// | 1564     1,989,897 |  9.b.
10. Lease financing receivables (net of unearned income) ................... | ////////////////// | 2165     2,300,055 | 10.
    a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ....................................... | 2182     2,300,055 | ////////////////// | 10.a.
    b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 2183             0 | ////////////////// | 10.b.
11. LESS: Any unearned income on loans reflected in items 1-9 above ........ | 2123             0 | 2123             0 | 11.
12. Total loans and leases, net of unearned income (sum of items 1 through   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    10 minus item 11) (total of column A must equal Schedule RC, item 4.a).. | 2122    31,278,251 | 2122    31,205,115 | 12.
                                                                             ___________________________________________
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<S>                                                                              <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                        Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                             Page:  RC-7
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-C--Continued

Part I. Continued
                                                                             ___________________________________________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |    Consolidated    |      Domestic      |
Memoranda                                                                    |        Bank        |      Offices       |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                  <C>
 1. Commercial paper included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above .............. | 1496             0 | 1496             0 | M.1.
 2. Loans and leases restructured and in compliance with modified terms      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, above and not reported as past due   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    or nonaccrual in Schedule RC-N, Memorandum item 1):                      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Loans secured by real estate:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................... | 1687           511 | M.2.a.(1)
       (2) To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............................... | 1689             0 | M.2.a.(2)
    b. All other loans and all lease financing receivables (exclude loans    | ////////////////// |
       to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures)| 8691             0 | M.2.b.
    c. Commercial and industrial loans to and lease financing receivables    | ////////////////// |
       of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) included in Memorandum item 2.b     | ////////////////// |
       above ............................................................... | 8692             0 | M.2.c.
 3. Maturity and repricing data for loans and leases(1) (excluding those     | ////////////////// |
    in nonaccrual status):                                                   | ////////////////// |
    a. Fixed rate loans and leases with a remaining maturity of:             | ////////////////// |
       (1) Three months or less ............................................ | 0348    10,215,575 | M.3.a.(1)
       (2) Over three months through 12 months ............................. | 0349       369,421 | M.3.a.(2)
       (3) Over one year through five years ................................ | 0356     3,479,742 | M.3.a.(3)
       (4) Over five years ................................................. | 0357     5,791,166 | M.3.a.(4)
       (5) Total fixed rate loans and leases (sum of                         | ////////////////// |
           Memorandum items 3.a.(1) through 3.a.(4)) ....................... | 0358    19,855,904 | M.3.a.(5)
    b. Floating rate loans with a repricing frequency of:                    | ////////////////// |
       (1) Quarterly or more frequently .................................... | 4554     8,960,876 | M.3.b.(1)
       (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly . | 4555     1,848,295 | M.3.b.(2)
       (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than     | ////////////////// |
           annually ........................................................ | 4561       250,031 | M.3.b.(3)
       (4) Less frequently than every five years ........................... | 4564        12,721 | M.3.b.(4)
       (5) Total floating rate loans (sum of Memorandum items 3.b.(1)        | ////////////////// |
           through 3.b.(4)) ................................................ | 4567    11,071,923 | M.3.b.(5)
    c. Total loans and leases (sum of Memorandum items 3.a.(5) and 3.b.(5))  | ////////////////// |
       (must equal the sum of total loans and leases, net, from              | ////////////////// |
       Schedule RC-C, part I, item 12, plus unearned income from             | ////////////////// |
       Schedule RC-C, part I, item 11, minus total nonaccrual loans and      | ////////////////// |
       leases from Schedule RC-N, sum of items 1 through 8, column C) ...... | 1479    30,927,827 | M.3.c.
    d. FLOATING RATE LOANS WITH A REMAINING MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS     | ////////////////// |
       (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEMS 3.b.(1) THROUGH 3.b.(4) ABOVE)......... | A246     1,543,411 | M.3.d.
 4. Loans to finance commercial real estate, construction, and land          | ////////////////// |
    development activities (NOT SECURED BY REAL ESTATE) included in          | ////////////////// |
    Schedule RC-C, part I, items 4 and 9, column A, page RC-6(2) ........... | 2746       271,706 | M.4.
 5. Loans and leases held for sale (included in Schedule RC-C, part I,       | ////////////////// |
    above .................................................................. | 5369             0 | M.5.
                                                                             | ////////////////// |_____________________
 6. Adjustable rate closed-end loans secured by first liens on 1-4 family    | ////////////////// | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
    residential properties (included in Schedule RC-C, part I, item          | ////////////////// | ___________________|
    1.c.(2)(a), column B, page RC-6) ....................................... | ////////////////// | 5370     1.655.898 | M.6.
                                                                             |_________________________________________|
</TABLE>
_____________________________
(1) Memorandum item 3 is not applicable to savings banks that must complete
    supplememtal Schedule RC-J.
(2) Exclude loans secured by real estate that are included in Schedule RC-C,
    part I, item 1, column A.


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<S>                                                                             <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK:  25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                             Page RC-7a
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

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<S>                                                                                                 <C>

Schedule RC-C--Continued

Part II. Loans to Small Businesses and Small Farms

Schedule RC-C, Part II is to be reported only with the June Report of Condition.

Report the number and amount currently outstanding as of June 30 of business loans with "original amounts" of $1,000,000 or less
and farm loans with "original amounts" of $500,000 or less. The following guidelines should be used to determine the "original
amount" of a loan: (1) For loans drawn down under lines of credit or loan commitments, the "original amount" of the loan is the
size of the line of credit or loan commitment when the line of credit or loan commitment was most recently approved, extended, or
renewed prior to the report date. However, if the amount currently outstanding as of the report date exceeds this size, the
"original amount" is the amount currently outstanding on the report date. (2) For loan participations and syndications, the
"original amount" of the loan participation or syndication is the entire amount of the credit originated by the lead lender.
(3) For all other loans, the "original amount" is the total amount of the loan at origination or the amount currently
outstanding as of the report date, whichever is larger.

Loans to Small Businesses

</TABLE>

<TABLE>

<S>                                                                                                  <C>
1.  Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your
    bank's "Loans secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C,
    part I, item 1.e, column B, and all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your bank's
    "Commercial and industrial loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C,       __________
    part I, item 4.a, column B, have original amounts of $100,000 or less (If your bank has no loans  ________|  C415  | <-
    outstanding in both of these two loan categories, place an "X" in the box marked "NO" and go to  | RCON YES      NO|
    Item 5; otherwise, see instructions for further information.)..................................  | 6999 |  |///| x | 1.
                                                                                                     ___________________

If YES, complete items 2.a and 2.b below, skip items 3 and 4, and go to item 5.
If NO and your bank has loans outstanding in either loan category, skip items 2.a and 2.b,
complete items 3 and 4 below, and go to item 5.                              _____________________
                                                                             |   Number of Loans  |
2.  Report the total number of loans currently outstanding for each of the   |____________________|
    following Schedule RC-C, part I, loan categories:                        | RCON  |/////////// |
    a. "Loans secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties" in domestic      | ////////////////// |
       offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.e, column B.......  | 5562          N/A  | 2.a.
    b. "Commercial and industrial loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic      | ////////////////// |
       offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4.a, column B ......  | 5563          N/A  | 2.b.
                                                                             ______________________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             ___________________________________________
                                                                             |     (Column  A)    |     (Column B)     |
                                                                             |                    |        Amount      |
                                                                             |                    |      Currently     |
                                                                             |   Number of Loans  |     Outstanding    |
                                                                              ____________________ ____________________
                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  | ///////////| RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________

<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 3. Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans secured by nonfarm     | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.
    nonresidential properties" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.a.
    part I item 1.e, column B (sum of items 3.a through 3.c must be less     | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.e, column B):                  | /////////////////////////////////////// |  1.b
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less ........................... | 5564         1,988 | 5565        76,370 |  3.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000 ........ | 5566         2,805 | 5567       332,639 |  3.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $1,000,000 ...... | 5568         2,736 | 5569       952,476 |  3.c.
 4. Number and amount currently outstanding of "Commercial and industrial    | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    loans to U.S. addressees" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    part I, item 4.a, column B (sum of items 4.a through 4.c must be less    | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4.a, column B):             | /////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less ........................... | 5570        11,433 | 5571       337,759 |  4.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000 ........ | 5572         2,127 | 5573       228,713 |  4.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $1,000,000 ...... | 5574         1,968 | 5575       601,126 |  4.c.
                                                                             ___________________________________________

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<S>                                                                                   <C>
Legal Title of Bank:   FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                            Call Date: 6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:               ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                Page RC-7b
City, State  Zip:      SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.:  |0|2|4|9|9|
                       ___________
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Schedule RC-C -- Continued

Part II.  Continued

Agricultural Loans to Small Farms
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                                 <C>          <C>
5. Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether all or substantially all of the
   dollar volume of your bank's "Loans secured by farmland (including farm residential
   and other improvements)" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item
   1.b, column B, and all or substantially all of the dollar volume of your bank's
   "Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers" in domestic
   offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B, have original amounts
   of $100,000 or less (If your bank has no loans outstanding in both of these two                          YES        NO
   loan categories, place an "X" in the box marked "NO" and do not complete items 7                 _______________________
   and 8; otherwise, see instructions for further information.)...................................  | 6860 |    | /// | X | 5.
                                                                                                    |_____________________|

If YES, complete items 6.a and 6.b below and do not complete items 7 and 8.
If NO and your bank has loans outstanding in either loan category, skip items 6.a and 6.b
and complete items 7 and 8 below.
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                               <C>
                                                                                    ______________________
                                                                                    |   Number of Loans  |
6.  Report the total number of loans currently outstanding for each of the          |____________________|
    following Schedule RC-C, part I, loan categories:                               | RCON |//////////// |
    a. "Loans secured by farmland (including farm residential and other             |______|             |
       improvements)" in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I,        | ////////////////// |
       item 1.b, column B........................................................   | 5576           N/A | 6.a.
    b. "Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers" in     | ////////////////// |
       domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B......   | 5577           N/A | 6.b.
                                                                                    |____________________|
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                             <C>                   <C>
                                                                                _____________________________________________
                                                                                |      (Column A)     |     (Column B)       |
                                                                                |                     |       Amount         |
                                                                                |                     |      Currently       |
                                                                                |   Number of Loans   |     Outstanding      |
                                                                                |_____________________|______________________|
                                                Dollar Amounts in Thousands     | RCON  |/////////////| RCON  Bil Mil Thou   |
________________________________________________________________________________| ______|             |_____________________ |
7.  Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans secured by farmland       | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    (including farm residential and other improvements)" in domestic offices    | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.b, column B (sum of items 7.a     | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    through 7.c must be less than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 1.b,  | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    column B):                                                                  | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less............................... | 5578             18 | 5579             292 | 7.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000............ | 5580              8 | 5581             850 | 7.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $500,000............ | 5582              4 | 5583           1,030 | 7.c.
8.  Number and amount currently outstanding of "Loans to finance agricultural   | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    production and other loans to farmers" in domestic offices reported in      | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B (sum of items 8.a through 8.c       | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    must be less than or equal to Schedule RC-C, part I, item 3, column B):     | ////////////////////////////////////////// |
    a. With original amounts of $100,000 or less............................... | 5584             46 | 5585             992 | 8.a.
    b. With original amounts of more than $100,000 through $250,000............ | 5586             17 | 5587           1,877 | 8.b.
    c. With original amounts of more than $250,000 through $500,000............ | 5588              4 | 5589           1,054 | 8.c.
                                                                                |_____________________|______________________|

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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-8
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________

Schedule RC-D--Trading Assets and Liabilities

Schedule RC-D is to be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets or with $2 billion or more in par/notional
amount of off-balance sheet derivative contracts (as reported in Schedule RC-L, items 14.a through 14.e, columns A through D).

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                                                                                                                  | C420    |
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                                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands      | //////////  Bil Mil Thou|
__________________________________________________________________________________________________| ________________________|
<S>                                                                                                <C>                       <C>
ASSETS                                                                                            | /////////////////////// |
 1. U.S. Treasury securities in domestic offices ................................................ | RCON 3531             0 |  1.
 2. U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations in domestic offices (exclude mortgage-     | /////////////////////// |
    backed securities) .......................................................................... | RCON 3532             0 |  2.
 3. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S. in domestic offices ...... | RCON 3533             0 |  3.
 4. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in domestic offices:                                         | /////////////////////// |
    a. Pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ..................... | RCON 3534             0 |  4.a.
    b. Other mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA              | /////////////////////// |
       (include CMOs, REMICs, and stripped MBS) ................................................. | RCON 3535             0 |  4.b.
    c. All other mortgage-backed securities ......................................................| RCON 3536             0 |  4.c.
 5. Other debt securities in domestic offices ................................................... | RCON 3537             0 |  5.
 6. Certificates of deposit in domestic offices ................................................. | RCON 3538             0 |  6.
 7. Commercial paper in domestic offices ........................................................ | RCON 3539             0 |  7.
 8. Bankers acceptances in domestic offices ..................................................... | RCON 3540             0 |  8.
 9. Other trading assets in domestic offices .................................................... | RCON 3541             0 |  9.
10. Trading assets in foreign offices ........................................................... | RCFN 3542             0 | 10.
11. Revaluation gains on interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity     | /////////////////////// |
    contracts:                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
    a. In domestic offices ...................................................................... | RCON 3543        66,696 | 11.a.
    b. In foreign offices ....................................................................... | RCFN 3544         4,658 | 11.b.
12. Total trading assets (sum of items 1 through 11) (must equal Schedule RC, item 5) ........... | RCFD 3545        71,354 | 12.
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                                                                                                  ___________________________
                                                                                                  | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
LIABILITIES                                                                                       | ________________________|_
<S>                                                                                                <C>                        <C>
13. Liability for short positions ............................................................... | RCFD 3546             0 | 13.
14. Revaluation losses on interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other commodity and equity    | /////////////////////// |
    contracts ................................................................................... | RCFD 3547        57,446 | 14.
15. Total trading liabilities (sum of items 13 and 14) (must equal Schedule RC, item 15.b) ...... | RCFD 3548        57,446 | 15.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-9
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-E--Deposit Liabilities

Part I. Deposits in Domestic Offices
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                                                                                                                |  C425  | <-
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                                                          |                                         |   Nontransaction   |
                                                          |          Transaction  Accounts          |      Accounts      |
                                                           _________________________________________ ____________________
                                                          |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |     (Column C)     |
                                                          |  Total transaction |    Memo: Total     |        Total       |
                                                          | accounts (including|  demand deposits   |   nontransaction   |
                                                          |    total demand    |   (included in     |      accounts      |
                                                          |      deposits)     |     column A)      |  (including MMDAs) |
                                                           ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                       <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
Deposits of:                                              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
1. Individuals, partnerships, and corporations .......... | 2201     8,615,650 | 2240     8,158,203 | 2346    22,594,478 | 1.
2. U.S. Government ...................................... | 2202        58,650 | 2280        58,605 | 2520        42,512 | 2.
3. States and political subdivisions in the U.S. ........ | 2203       818,151 | 2290       706,072 | 2530       702,686 | 3.
4. Commercial banks in the U.S. ......................... | 2206       836,005 | 2310       836,005 | 2550           771 | 4.
5. Other depository institutions in the U.S. ............ | 2207       221,571 | 2312       221,571 | 2349         2,968 | 5.
6. Banks in foreign countries ........................... | 2213        18,445 | 2320        18,445 | 2236             0 | 6.
7. Foreign governments and official institutions          | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   (including foreign central banks) .................... | 2216           108 | 2300           108 | 2377             0 | 7.
8. Certified and official checks ........................ | 2330       198,585 | 2330       198,585 | ////////////////// | 8.
9. Total (sum of items 1 through 8) (sum of               | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   columns A and C must equal Schedule RC,                | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 13.a) ........................................... | 2215    10,767,165 | 2210    10,197,594 | 2385    23,343,415 | 9.
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                                                                                                    ______________________
Memoranda                                                               Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                    <C>
1. Selected components of total deposits (i.e., sum of item 9, columns A and C):                    | ////////////////// |
   a. Total Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Keogh Plan accounts ......................... | 6835     2,735,425 | M.1.a.
   b. Total brokered deposits ..................................................................... | 2365     1,636,611 | M.1.b.
   c. Fully insured brokered deposits (included in Memorandum item 1.b above):                      | ////////////////// |
      (1) Issued in denominations of less than $100,000 ........................................... | 2343         2,350 | M.1.c.(1)
      (2) Issued EITHER in denominations of $100,000 OR in denominations greater than $100,000      | ////////////////// |
          and participated out by the broker in shares of $100,000 or less ........................ | 2344     1,634,261 | M.1.c.(2)
   d. MATURITY DATA FOR BROKERED DEPOSITS:                                                          | ////////////////// |
      (1) BROKERED DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF LESS THAN $100,000 WITH A REMAINING          | ////////////////// |
          MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEM 1.c.(1) ABOVE)................. | A243           171 | M.1.d.(1)
      (2) BROKERED DEPOSITS ISSUED IN DENOMINATIONS OF $100,000 OR MORE WITH A REMAINING            | ////////////////// |
          MATURITY OF ONE YEAR OR LESS (INCLUDED IN MEMORANDUM ITEM 1.b ABOVE)..................... | A244       509,265 | M.1.d.(2)
   e. Preferred deposits (uninsured deposits of states and political subdivisions in the U.S.       | ////////////////// |
      reported in item 3 above which are secured or collateralized as required under state law) ... | 5590       457,587 | M.1.e.
2. Components of total nontransaction accounts (sum of Memoranda items 2.a through 2.d must         | ////////////////// |
   equal item 9, column C above):                                                                   | ////////////////// |
   a. Savings deposits:                                                                             | ////////////////// |
      (1) Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................................................... | 6810    10,738,339 | M.2.a.(1)
      (2) Other savings deposits (excludes MMDAs) ................................................. | 0352     2,655,659 | M.2.a.(2)
   b. Total time deposits of less than $100,000 ................................................... | 6648     7,247,099 | M.2.b.
   c. Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more ............................................ | 6645     2,702,318 | M.2.c.
   d. Open-account time deposits of $100,000 or more .............................................. | 6646             0 | M.2.d.
3. All NOW accounts (included in column A above) .................................................. | 2398       569,571 | M.3.
4. Not applicable
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<S>                                                                                <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-10
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
Schedule RC-E--Continued

Part I. Continued

Memoranda (continued)
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
5. Maturity and repricing data for time deposits of less than $100,000 (sum of                     | ////////////////// |
   Memorandum items 5.a.(1) through 5.b.(3) must equal Memorandum item 2.b above):(1)              | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a remaining maturity of:                 | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less.................................................................... | A225     1,684,248 | M.5.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months..................................................... | A226     3,493,722 | M.5.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year........................................................................... | A227     2,002,999 | M.5.a.(3)
   b. Floating rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a repricing frequency of:             | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently............................................................ | A228        66,130 | M.5.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly......................... | A229             0 | M.5.b.(2)
      (3) Less frequently than annually........................................................... | A230             0 | M.5.b.(3)
   c. Floating rate time deposits of less than $100,000 with a remaining maturity of               | ////////////////// |
      one year or less (included in Memorandum items 5.b.(1) through 5.b.(3) above)............... | A231        45,084 | M.5.c.
6. Maturity and repricing data for time deposits of $100,000 or more (i.e., time certificates      | ////////////////// |
   of deposit of $100,000 or more and open-account time deposits of $100,000 or more)              | ////////////////// |
   (sum of Memorandum items 6.a.(1) through 6.b.(4) must equal the sum of Memorandum               | ////////////////// |
   items 2.c and 2.d above):(1)                                                                    | ////////////////// |
   a. Fixed rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a remaining maturity of:                   | ////////////////// |
      (1) Three months or less ................................................................... | A232       534,657 | M.6.a.(1)
      (2) Over three months through 12 months .................................................... | A233       754,429 | M.6.a.(2)
      (3) Over one year through five years ....................................................... | A234     1,282,541 | M.6.a.(3)
      (4) Over five years ........................................................................ | A235        36,761 | M.6.a.(4)
   b. Floating rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a repricing frequency of:               | ////////////////// |
      (1) Quarterly or more frequently ........................................................... | A236        31,182 | M.6.b.(1)
      (2) Annually or more frequently, but less frequently than quarterly ........................ | A237        37,950 | M.6.b.(2)
      (3) Every five years or more frequently, but less frequently than annually ................. | A238        24,798 | M.6.b.(3)
      (4) Less frequently than every five years .................................................. | A239             0 | M.6.b.(4)
   c. Floating rate time deposits of $100,000 or more with a remaining maturity of                 | ////////////////// |
      one year or less (included in Memorandum items 6.b.(1) through 6.b.(4) above)............... | A240        19,186 | M.6.c.
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(1) Memorandum items 5 and 6 are not applicable to savings banks that must
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                             Call Date:  6/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-11
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA  01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-E--Continued

Part II. Deposits in Foreign Offices (including Edge and
Agreement subsidiaries and IBFs)

                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFN  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
Deposits of:                                                                                       | ////////////////// |
1. Individuals, partnerships, and corporations ................................................... | 2621     1,730,162 | 1.
2. U.S. banks (including IBFs and foreign branches of U.S. banks) ................................ | 2623             0 | 2.
3. Foreign banks (including U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, including their IBFs).... | 2625             0 | 3.
4. Foreign governments and official institutions (including foreign central banks) ............... | 2650             0 | 4.
5. Certified and official checks ................................................................. | 2330             0 | 5.
6. All other deposits ............................................................................ | 2668        15,501 | 6.
7. Total (sum of items 1 through 6) (must equal Schedule RC, item 13.b) .......................... | 2200     1,745,663 | 7.

Memorandum
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands |RCFN   Bil Mil Thou |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Time deposits with a remaining maturity of one year or less (included in Part II, item 7 above) |A245      1,745,263 | M.1.
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-F--Other Assets
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                                                                                                  _________________ ________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. Income earned, not collected on loans ........................................................ | RCFD 2164       167,538 | 1.
2. Net deferred tax assets(1) ................................................................... | RCFD 2148             0 | 2.
3. Excess residential mortgage servicing fees receivable ........................................ | RCFD 5371       134,288 | 3.
4. Other (itemize and describe amounts that exceed 25% of this item)............................. | RCFD 2168     3,676,812 | 4.
      _____________                                                    ___________________________
   a. | TEXT 3549 | Mortgages held for Resale                          | RCFD 3549 |    1,858,683 | /////////////////////// | 4.a.
      _________________________________________________________________|           |              |                         |
       ___________
   b. | TEXT 3550 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3550 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.b.
       ___________
   c. | TEXT 3551 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3551 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.c.
      _____________
                                                                       ___________________________
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, item 11) ........................... | RCFD 2160     3,978,638 | 5.
                                                                                                  ___________________________
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Memorandum                                                                                        ___________________________
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. Deferred tax assets disallowed for regulatory capital purposes ............................... | RCFD 5610             0 | M.1.
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-G--Other Liabilities
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                                                                                                                   |  C435  | <-
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                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ////////// Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                         <C>
1. a. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits in domestic offices(2) ............................ | RCON 3645        58,011 | 1.a.
   b. Other expenses accrued and unpaid (includes accrued income taxes payable) ................. | RCFD 3646       594,954 | 1.b.
2. Net deferred tax liabilities(1) .............................................................. | RCFD 3049       119,644 | 2.
3. Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries ............................................... | RCFD 3000             0 | 3.
4. Other (itemize and describe amounts that exceed 25% of this item)............................. | RCFD 2938       478,843 | 4.
      _____________                                                    ___________________________
   a. | TEXT 3552 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3552 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.a.
       ___________
   b. | TEXT 3553 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3553 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.b.
       ___________
   c. | TEXT 3554 |____________________________________________________| RCFD 3554 |              | /////////////////////// | 4.c.
      _____________
                                                                       ___________________________
5. Total (sum of items 1 through 4) (must equal Schedule RC, item 20) ........................... | RCFD 2930     1,251,452 | 5.
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(1) See discussion of deferred income taxes in Glossary entry on "income taxes."
(2) For savings banks, include "dividends" accrued and unpaid on deposits.


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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-12
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-H--Selected Balance Sheet Items for Domestic Offices
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                                                                                                     |  Domestic Offices  |
                                                                                                      ____________________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                     <C>
1. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .................................... | 2155        16,634 |  1.
2. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ........................................ | 2920        16,634 |  2.
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell .......................... | 1350        17,428 |  3.
4. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase ...................... | 2800     4,868,836 |  4.
5. Other borrowed money ............................................................................ | 3190     1,380,694 |  5.
   EITHER                                                                                            | ////////////////// |
6. Net due from own foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ..................... | 2163           N/A |  6.
   OR                                                                                                | ////////////////// |
7. Net due to own foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ....................... | 2941     1,669,058 |  7.
                                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
8. Total assets (excludes net due from foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs) . | 2192    48,946,123 |  8.
                                                                                                     | ////////////////// |
9. Total liabilities (excludes net due to foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs)| 3129    42,919,946 |  9.
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<CAPTION>
Items 10-17 include held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities in domestic offices.          ______________________
                                                                                                     | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                                                      ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                     <C>
10. U.S. Treasury securities ....................................................................... | 1779     1,252,796 | 10.
11. U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations (exclude mortgage-backed                      | ////////////////// |
    securities) .................................................................................... | 1785           505 | 11.
12. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S. ............................. | 1786       159,244 | 12.
13. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS):                                                                | ////////////////// |
    a. Pass-through securities:                                                                      | ////////////////// |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ............................................ | 1787     5,684,860 | 13.a.(1)
       (2) Other pass-through securities ........................................................... | 1869             4 | 13.a.(2)
    b. Other mortgage-backed securities (include CMOs, REMICs, and stripped MBS):                    | ////////////////// |
       (1) Issued or guaranteed by FNMA, FHLMC, or GNMA ............................................ | 1877             0 | 13.b.(1)
       (2) All other mortgage-backed securities..................................................... | 2253           518 | 13.b.(2)
14. Other domestic debt securities ................................................................. | 3159           812 | 14.
15. Foreign debt securities ........................................................................ | 3160        97,035 | 15.
16. Equity securities:                                                                               | ////////////////// |
    a. Investments in mutual funds ................................................................. | 3161             0 | 16.a.
    b. Other equity securities with readily determinable fair values ............................... | 3162             0 | 16.b.
    c. All other equity securities ................................................................. | 3169       311,734 | 16.c.
17. Total held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities (sum of items 10 through 16) .......... | 3170     7,507,508 | 17.
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<CAPTION>
Memorandum (to be completed only by banks with IBFs and other "foreign" offices)

                                                                                                     ______________________
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                    <C>
   EITHER                                                                                            | ////////////////// |
1. Net due from the IBF of the domestic offices of the reporting bank .............................. | 3051             0 | M.1.
   OR                                                                                                | ////////////////// |
2. Net due to the IBF of the domestic offices of the reporting bank ................................ | 3059           N/A | M.2.
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<CAPTION>

<S>                                                                                 <C>         <C>       <C>             <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-13
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                                <C>
Schedule RC-I--Selected Assets and Liabilities of IBFs

To be completed only by banks with IBFs and other "foreign" offices.                                             __________
                                                                                                                 |  C445  | <-
                                                                                                     ____________ ________
                                                                       Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCFN  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
 1. Total IBF assets of the consolidated bank (component of Schedule RC, item 12) .................  | 2133             0 | 1.
 2. Total IBF loans and lease financing receivables (component of Schedule RC-C, part I, item 12,    | ////////////////// |
    column A) .....................................................................................  | 2076             0 | 2.
 3. IBF commercial and industrial loans (component of Schedule RC-C, part I, item 4, column A) ....  | 2077             0 | 3.
 4. Total IBF liabilities (component of Schedule RC, item 21) .....................................  | 2898             0 | 4.
 5. IBF deposit liabilities due to banks, including other IBFs (component of Schedule RC-E,          | ////////////////// |
    part II, items 2 and 3) .......................................................................  | 2379             0 | 5.
 6. Other IBF deposit liabilities (component of Schedule RC-E, part II, items 1, 4, 5, and 6) .....  | 2381             0 | 6.
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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                            <C>                          <C>

Schedule RC-K--Quarterly Averages (1)
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                                                                                               _________________ ________
                                                                 Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | /////////  Bil Mil Thou |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________
ASSETS                                                                                         | /////////////////////// |
 1. Interest-bearing balances due from depository institutions ..............................  | RCFD 3381        10,737 |  1.
 2. U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agency and corporation obligations(2) ......  | RCFD 3382     6,349,267 |  2.
 3. Securities issued by states and political subdivisions in the U.S.(2) ...................  | RCFD 3383       155,938 |  3.
 4. a. Other debt securities(2) .............................................................  | RCFD 3647        98,458 |  4.a.
    b. Equity securities(3) (includes investments in mutual funds and Federal Reserve stock).  | RCFD 3648       347,675 |  4.b.
 5. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic         | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .............  | RCFD 3365       812,114 |  5.
 6. Loans:                                                                                     | /////////////////////      // |
    a. Loans in domestic offices:                                                              | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Total loans ......................................................................  | RCON 3360    31,884,320 |  6.a.(1)
       (2) Loans secured by real estate .....................................................  | RCON 3385    14,940,513 |  6.a.(2)
       (3) Loans to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers ..............  | RCON 3386         5,935 |  6.a.(3)
       (4) Commercial and industrial loans ..................................................  | RCON 3387    12,923,362 |  6.a.(4)
       (5) Loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures ......  | RCON 3388     2,224,980 |  6.a.(5)
    b. Total loans in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ............  | RCFN 3360        70,458 |  6.b.
 7. Trading assets ..........................................................................  | RCFD 3401       105,824 |  7.
 8. Lease financing receivables (net of unearned income) ....................................  | RCFD 3484     2,231,479 |  8.
 9. Total assets (4) ........................................................................  | RCFD 3368    52,282,230 |  9.
LIABILITIES                                                                                    | /////////////////////// |
10. Interest-bearing transaction accounts in domestic offices (NOW accounts, ATS accounts,     | /////////////////////// |
    and telephone and preauthorized transfer accounts) (exclude demand deposits) ............  | RCON 3485       965,535 | 10.
11. Nontransaction accounts in domestic offices:                                               | /////////////////////// |
    a. Money market deposit accounts (MMDAs) ................................................  | RCON 3486     9,210,475 | 11.a.
    b. Other savings deposits ...............................................................  | RCON 3487     3,907,216 | 11.b.
    c. Time certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more .....................................  | RCON 3345     2,653,452 | 11.c.
    d. All other time deposits ..............................................................  | RCON 3469     7,513,443 | 11.d.
12. Interest-bearing deposits in foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs..  | RCFN 3404     1,765,593 | 12.
13. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic     | /////////////////////// |
    offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs .............  | RCFD 3353     6,363,286 | 13.
14. Other borrowed money ....................................................................  | RCFD 3355     2,670,145 | 14.
                                                                                               ___________________________
</TABLE>
_______________
(1) For all items, banks have the option of reporting either (1) an average of
    daily figures for the quarter, or
    (2) an average of weekly figures (i.e., the Wednesday of each week of the
    quarter).
(2) Quarterly averages for all debt securities should be based on amortized
    cost.
(3) Quarterly averages for all equity securities should be based on historical
    cost.
(4) The quarterly average for total assets should reflect all debt securities
    (not held for trading) at amortized cost, equity securities with readily
    determinable fair values at the lower of cost or fair value, and equity
    securities without readily determinable fair values at historical cost.


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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-14
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-L--Off-Balance Sheet Items

Please read carefully the instructions for the preparation of Schedule RC-L.  Some of the amounts
reported in Schedule RC-L are regarded as volume indicators and not necessarily as measures of risk.            __________
                                                                                                                |  C460  |  <-
                                                                                                    ____________ ________
                                                                        Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                     <C>
 1. Unused commitments:                                                                             | ////////////////// |
    a. Revolving, open-end lines secured by 1-4 family residential properties, e.g., home           | ////////////////// |
       equity lines ............................................................................... | 3814     1,637,875 |  1.a.
    b. Credit card lines .......................................................................... | 3815        32,940 |  1.b.
    c. Commercial real estate, construction, and land development:                                  | ////////////////// |
       (1) Commitments to fund loans secured by real estate ....................................... | 3816       648,369 |  1.c.(1)
       (2) Commitments to fund loans not secured by real estate ................................... | 6550       383,022 |  1.c.(2)
    d. Securities underwriting .................................................................... | 3817             0 |  1.d.
    e. Other unused commitments ................................................................... | 3818    18,626,522 |  1.e.
 2. Financial standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees ............................. | 3819     2,337,268 |  2.
                                                                         ___________________________
    a. Amount of financial standby letters of credit conveyed to others  | RCFD 3820 |      158,029 | ////////////////// |  2.a.
                                                                         ___________________________
 3. Performance standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees ........................... | 3821       175,703 |  3.
    a. Amount of performance standby letters of credit conveyed to                                  | ////////////////// |
                                                                         ___________________________
       others .......................................................... | RCFD 3822 |       12,580 | ////////////////// |  3.a.
                                                                         ___________________________
 4. Commercial and similar letters of credit ...................................................... | 3411       176,335 |  4.
 5. Participations in acceptances (as described in the instructions) conveyed to others by          | ////////////////// |
    the reporting bank ............................................................................ | 3428        16,524 |  5.
 6. Participations in acceptances (as described in the instructions) acquired by the reporting      | ////////////////// |
    (nonaccepting) bank ........................................................................... | 3429         7,409 |  6.
 7. Securities borrowed ........................................................................... | 3432             0 |  7.
 8. Securities lent (including customers' securities lent where the customer is indemnified         | ////////////////// |
    against loss by the reporting bank) ........................................................... | 3433             0 |  8.
 9. Loans transferred (i.e., sold or swapped) with recourse that have been treated as sold for      | ////////////////// |
    Call Report purposes:                                                                           | ////////////////// |
    a. FNMA and FHLMC residential mortgage loan pools:                                              | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3650       246,244 |  9.a.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3651       246,244 |  9.a.(2)
    b. Private (nongovernment-issued or -guaranteed) residential mortgage loan pools:               | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3652        33,550 |  9.b.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3653        33,550 |  9.b.(2)
    c. Farmer Mac agricultural mortgage loan pools:                                                 | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of mortgages transferred as of the report date ........... | 3654             0 |  9.c.(1)
       (2) Amount of recourse exposure on these mortgages as of the report date ................... | 3655             0 |  9.c.(2)
    d. Small business obligations transferred with recourse under Section 208 of the                | ////////////////// |
       Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994:                         | ////////////////// |
       (1) Outstanding principal balance of small business obligations transferred                  | ////////////////// |
           as of the report date................................................................... | A249             0 | 9.d.(1)
       (2) Amount of retained recourse on these obligations as of the report date.................. | A250             0 | 9.d.(2)
10. When-issued securities:                                                                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Gross commitments to purchase .............................................................. | 3434             0 | 10.a.
    b. Gross commitments to sell .................................................................. | 3435             0 | 10.b.
11. Spot foreign exchange contracts ............................................................... | 8765       622,366 | 11.
12. All other off-balance sheet liabilities (exclude off-balance sheet derivatives) (itemize and    | ////////////////// |
    describe each component of this item over 25% of Schedule RC, item 28, "Total equity capital")  | 3430             0 | 12.
    a. | TEXT 3555 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3555 |             | ////////////////// | 12.a.

    b. | TEXT 3556 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3556 |             | ////////////////// | 12.b.
        ___________
    c. | TEXT 3557 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3557 |             | ////////////////// | 12.c.
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 3558 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 3558 |             | ////////////////// | 12.d.
       _____________                                                       _______________________________________________


                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands                     RCFD  Bil Mil Thou
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. All other off-balance sheet assets (exclude off-balance sheet derivatives) (itemize and         | ////////////////// |
    describe each component of this item over 25% of Schedule RC,item 28,"Total equity capital")    | 5591             0 | 13.

       _____________                                                      __________________________
    a. | TEXT 5592 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5592 |             | ////////////////// | 13.a.
        ___________
    b. | TEXT 5593 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5593 |             | ////////////////// | 13.b.
        ___________
    c. | TEXT 5594 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5594 |             | ////////////////// | 13.c.
       _____________
    d. | TEXT 5595 |______________________________________________________| RCFD 5595 |             | ////////////////// | 13.d.
       _____________
                                                                          ________________________________________________

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
  Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                 Page RC-15
  City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
  FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|


Schedule RC-L -- Continued

                                                                                                              _____________
                                                                                                              |    C461   | <-
                                        _________________________________________ ____________________________|___________|
                                       |     (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
                                       |   Interest Rate   |   Foreign Exchange | Equity Derivative  | Commodity and other|
                                       |     Contracts     |     Contracts      |    Contracts       |     Contracts      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands  |Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  | Tril Bil Mil Thou  |
   _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                    <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                   <C>
   |  Off-balance Sheet Derivatives    | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   |      Position Indicators          | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   ____________________________________| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
14. Gross amounts (e.g., notional      | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    amounts) (for each column, sum of  | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    items 14.a through 14.e must equal | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    sum of items 15, 16.a, and 16.b):  |___________________|____________________|___________________ |____________________|
   a. Futures contracts .............  |         1,229,392 |                  0 |                  0 |             36,486 | 14.a.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |     RCFD 8693     |      RCFD 8694     |       RCFD 8695    |    RCFD 8696       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   b. Forward contracts .............  |         2,576,500 |          1,931,682 |                  0 |             21,832 | 14.b.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |     RCFD 8697     |      RCFD 8698     |       RCFD 8699    |    RCFD 8700       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   c. Exchange-traded option contracts:| ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (1) Written options ..........  |                 0 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.c.(1)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8701    |      RCFD 8702     |       RCFD 8703    |    RCFD 8704       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (2) Purchased options ........  |           450,000 |                  0 |                  0 |              2,206 | 14.c.(2)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8705    |      RCFD 8706     |       RCFD 8707    |    RCFD 8708       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
d. Over-the-counter option contracts:  | //////////////////| /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////   |
       (1) Written options ..........  |         1,324,980 |              3,887 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.d.(1)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8709    |      RCFD 8710     |      RCFD 8711     |    RCFD 8712       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
       (2) Purchased options ........  |        10,131,934 |              3,887 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.d.(2)
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8713    |      RCFD 8714     |      RCFD 8715     |    RCFD 8716       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
e. Swaps ............................  |        19,502,262 |                  0 |                  0 |                  0 | 14.e.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 3450    |      RCFD 3826     |      RCFD 8719     |    RCFD 8720       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
15. Total gross notional amount of     | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts held for      | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    trading .........................  |         3,386,305 |          1,939,456 |                  0 |              2,206 | 15.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD A126    |      RFD A127      |      RCFD 8723     |    RCFD 8724       |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
16. Total gross notional amount of     | ///////////////// |  ////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts held for      | ///////////////// | /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
    purposes other than trading:       | ///////////////// | /////////////////  | /////////////////  | ////////////////// |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
    a. Contracts marked to market ...  |         4,202,500 |                 0  |                  0 |             36,486 | 16.a.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8725    |     RCFD 8726      |      RCF 8727      |     RCFD 8728      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
    b. Contracts not marked to market  |        27,626,263 |                 0  |                  0 |             21,832 | 16.b.
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
                                       |      RCFD 8729    |     RCFD 8730      |      RFD 8731      |     RCFD 8732      |
                                       |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                          Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
  Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                Page RC-16
  City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
  FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|

Schedule RC-L -- Continued

<CAPTION>
                                       _________________________________________ _________________________________________
                                      |     (Column A)    |     (Column B)     |     (Column C)     |     (Column D)     |
          Dollar Amounts in Thousands |   Interest Rate   |   Foreign Exchange | Equity Derivative  | Commodity and other|
   ___________________________________|     Contracts     |     Contracts      |    Contracts       |     Contracts      |
   |  Off-balance Sheet Derivatives   |___________________|____________________|____________________|____________________|
   |      Position Indicators         |RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  |
   |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                   <C>                 <C>                  <C>                  <C>                   <C>
17. Gross fair values of              | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    derivative contracts:             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading:                       | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8733       29,782 | 8734       41,523  | 8735             0 | 8736            58 | 17.a.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8737       20,932 | 8738       36,511  | 8739             0 | 8740             0 | 17.a.(2)
    b. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       purposes other than            | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading that are marked        | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       to market:                     | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8741          524 | 8742             0 | 8743             0 | 8744         1,452 | 17.b.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8745        2,834 | 8746             0 | 8747             0 | 8748             0 | 17.b.(2)
    c. Contracts held for             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       purposes other than            | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       trading that are not           | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       marked to market:              | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Gross positive             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
        fair value .................. | 8749       64,085 | 8750             0 | 8751             0 | 8752           100 | 17.c.(1)
       (2) Gross negative             | ///////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       fair value ................... | 8753      111,703 | 8754             0 | 8755             0 | 8756             0 | 17.c.(2)
                                      |__________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  ______________________
Memoranda                                                              Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                                                                                 <C>                  <C>
1. -2. Not applicable                                                                               | ////////////////// |
3. Unused commitments with an original maturity exceeding one year that are reported in             | ////////////////// |
   Schedule RC-L, items 1.a through 1.e, above (report only the unused portions of commitments      | ////////////////// |
   that are fee paid or otherwise legally binding) ................................................ | 3833    16,829,602 | M.3.
   a. Participations in commitments with an original maturity                                       | ////////////////// |
      exceeding one year conveyed to others ................................|RCFD 3834  | 1,310,691 | ////////////////// | M.3.a.
                                                                            ________________________
4. To be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets:                           | ////////////////// |
   Standby letters of credit and foreign office guarantees (both financial and performance) issued  | ////////////////// |
   to non-U.S. addressees (domicile) included in Schedule RC-L, items 2 and 3, above .............. | 3377       341,139 | M.4.
5. Installment loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures that     | ////////////////// |
   have been securitized and sold without recourse (with servicing retained), amounts outstanding   | ////////////////// |
   by type of loan:                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
   a. Loans to purchase private passenger automobiles (to be completed for the                      | ////////////////// |
      September report only)....................................................................... | 2741           N/A | M.5.a.
   b. Credit cards and related plans (TO BE COMPLETED QUARTERLY)................................... | 2742             0 | M.5.b.
   c. All other consumer installment credit (including mobile home loans)(to be completed for the   | ////////////////// |
      September report only........................................................................ | 2743           N/A | M.5.c
                                                                                                    |____________________|
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                       Call Date: 06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                           Page RC-17
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|                                                                               _____________
                                                                                                                |  C465     |
                                                                                                       _________|___________|
 Schedule RC-M--Memoranda                                                                              |                    |
                                                                         Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCFD Bil Mil Thou  |
 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________|
<S>                                                                                                   <C>                   <C>
1.  Extensions of credit by the reporting bank to its executive officers, directors, principal        | ////////////////// |
    shareholders, and their related interests as of the report date:                                  | ////////////////// |
    a. Aggregate amount of all extensions of credit to all executive officers, directors, principal   | ////////////////// |
       shareholders and their related interests ..................................................... | 6164       605,294 | 1.a.
    b. Number of executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders to whom the amount of all  | ////////////////// |
       extensions of credit by the reporting bank (including extensions of credit to                  | ////////////////// |
       related interests) equals or exceeds the lesser of $500,000 or 5 percent                Number | ////////////////// |
                                                                           ___________________________| ////////////////// |
       of total capital as defined for this purpose in agency regulations. | RCFD 6165 |           24 | ////////////////// |
                                                                           ___________________________| ////////////////// | 1.b.
2. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell with U.S. branches          | ////////////////// |
   and agencies of foreign banks(1) (included in Schedule RC, items 3.a and 3.b) .................... | 3405             0 | 2.
3. Not applicable.                                                                                    | ////////////////// |
4. Outstanding principal balance of 1-4 family residential mortgage loans serviced for others         | ////////////////// |
   (include both retained servicing and purchased servicing):                                         | ////////////////// |
   a. Mortgages serviced under a GNMA contract ...................................................... | 5500    28,855,729 | 4.a.
   b. Mortgages serviced under a FHLMC contract:                                                      | ////////////////// |
      (1) Serviced with recourse to servicer ........................................................ | 5501        55,604 | 4.b.(1)
      (2) Serviced without recourse to servicer ..................................................... | 5502    32,340,522 | 4.b.(2)
   c. Mortgages serviced under a FNMA contract:                                                       | ////////////////// |
      (1) Serviced under a regular option contract .................................................. | 5503       190,640 | 4.c.(1)
      (2) Serviced under a special option contract .................................................. | 5504    38,282,672 | 4.c.(2)
   d. Mortgages serviced under other servicing contracts ............................................ | 5505     8,508,320 | 4.d.
5. To be completed only by banks with $1 billion or more in total assets:                             | ////////////////// |
   Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding (sum of items 5.a and 5.b must        | ////////////////// |
   equal Schedule RC, item 9):                                                                        | ////////////////// |
   a. U.S. addressees (domicile) .................................................................... | 2103        16,297 | 5.a.
   b. Non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ................................................................ | 2104           337 | 5.b.
6. Intangible assets:                                                                                 | ////////////////// |
  a. Mortgage servicing rights .....................................................................  | 3164     1,483,959 | 6.a.
  b. Other identifiable intangible assets:                                                            | ////////////////// |
     (1) Purchased credit card relationships .......................................................  | 5506             0 | 6.b.(1)
     (2) All other identifiable intangible assets ..................................................  | 5507       126,463 | 6.b.(2)
   c. Goodwill ...................................................................................... | 3163       672,992 | 6.c.
   d. Total (sum of items 6.a through 6.c) (must equal Schedule RC, item 10) ........................ | 2143     2,283,414 | 6.d.
   e. Amount of intangible assets (included in item 6.b.(2) above) that have been grandfathered or    | ////////////////// |
      are otherwise qualifying for regulatory capital purposes ...................................... | 6442             0 | 6.e.
7. Mandatory convertible debt, net of common or perpetual preferred stock dedicated to                | ////////////////// |
   redeem the debt ...................................................................................| 3295        75,000 | 7.
                                                                                                      ______________________
</TABLE>

- ------------
(1) Do not report federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
    to resell with other commercial banks in the U.S. in this item.


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<CAPTION>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                  Call Date:  06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                       Page RC-18
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|

Schedule RC-M--Continued                                                                      ________________________
                                                           Dollar Amounts in Thousands        |           Bil Mil Thou|
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ |_______________________|
<S>                                                                                          <C>                      <C>
 8. a. Other real estate owned:                                                              | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ......................... | RCFD 5372             0 |  8.a.(1)
       (2) All other real estate owned:                                                      | /////////////////////// |
           (a) Construction and land development in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5508         4,537 |  8.a.(2)(a)
           (b) Farmland in domestic offices ................................................ | RCON 5509             0 |  8.a.(2)(b)
           (c) 1-4 family residential properties in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5510         8,067 |  8.a.(2)(c)
           (d) Multifamily (5 or more) residential properties in domestic offices .......... | RCON 5511           740 |  8.a.(2)(d)
           (e) Nonfarm nonresidential properties in domestic offices ....................... | RCON 5512        21,202 |  8.a.(2)(e)
           (f) In foreign offices .......................................................... | RCFN 5513             0 |  8.a.(2)(f)
       (3) Total (sum of items 8.a.(1) and 8.a.(2)) (must equal Schedule RC, item 7) ....... | RCFD 2150        34,546 |  8.a.(3)
    b. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies:                  | /////////////////////// |
       (1) Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures ......................... | RCFD 5374             0 |  8.b.(1)
       (2) All other investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ... | RCFD 5375             0 |  8.b.(2)
       (3) Total (sum of items 8.b.(1) and 8.b.(2)) (must equal Schedule RC, item 8) ....... | RCFD 2130             0 |  8.b.(3)
    c. Total assets of unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ................ | RCFD 5376             0 |  8.c.
 9. Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus included in Schedule RC,     | /////////////////////// |
    item 23, "Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus" ............................... | RCFD 3778       125,000 |  9.
10. Mutual fund and annuity sales in domestic offices during the quarter (include            | /////////////////////// |
    proprietary, private label, and third party products):                                   | /////////////////////// |
    a. Money market funds .................................................................. | RCON 6441        55,245 | 10.a.
    b. Equity securities funds ............................................................. | RCON 8427       108,359 | 10.b.
    c. Debt securities funds ............................................................... | RCON 8428        13,250 | 10.c.
    d. Other mutual funds .................................................................. | RCON 8429             0 | 10.d.
    e. Annuities ........................................................................... | RCON 8430       102,292 | 10.e.
    f. Sales of proprietary mutual funds and annuities (included in items 10.a through       | /////////////////////// |
    10.e. above) ........................................................................... | RCON 8784       150,100 | 10.f.
                                                                                              _________________________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                                                               |
                                                                                                  ______________________
|Memorandum                                                           Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |        |
 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                    <C>
|1. Interbank holdings of capital instruments (to be completed for the December report only):     | ////////////////// |        |
|   a. Reciprocal holdings of banking organizations' capital instruments ........................ | 3836           N/A | M.1.a. |
|   b. Nonreciprocal holdings of banking organizations' capital instruments ..................... | 3837           N/A | M.1.b. |
                                                                                                  ______________________
|                                                                                                                               |
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-19
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-N--Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans, Leases,
               and Other Assets

The FFIEC regards the information reported in                                                               __________
all of Memorandum item 1, in items 1 through 10,                                                            |  C470  | <-
column A, and in Memorandum items 2 through 4,        ______________________________________________________ ________
column A, as confidential.                            |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |    (Column C)      |
                                                      |      Past due      |    Past due 90     |    Nonaccrual      |
                                                      |   30 through 89    |    days or more    |                    |
                                                      |   days and still   |     and still      |                    |
                                                      |      accruing      |     accruing       |                    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                     <C>
 1. Loans secured by real estate:                     | ////////////////// | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1245               | 1246        71,390 | 1247       223,962 |  1.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1248               | 1249             0 | 1250             0 |  1.b.
 2. Loans to depository institutions and              | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    acceptances of other banks:                       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. banks and other U.S. depository        | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       institutions ................................. | 5377               | 5378             0 | 5379             0 |  2.a.
    b. To foreign banks ............................. | 5380               | 5381             0 | 5382             0 |  2.b.
 3. Loans to finance agricultural production and      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    other loans to farmers .......................... | 1594               | 1597           385 | 1583           531 |  3.
 4. Commercial and industrial loans:                  | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. To U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1251               | 1252        11,945 | 1253       108,334 |  4.a.
    b. To non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1254               | 1255             0 | 1256             0 |  4.b.
 5. Loans to individuals for household, family, and   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    other personal expenditures:                      | /////              | ////////////////// | /////////////////  |
    a. Credit cards and related plans ............... | 5383               | 5384         1,187 | 5385           669 |  5.a.
    b. Other (includes single payment, installment,   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       and all student loans) ....................... | 5386               | 5387        22,600 | 5388         8,465 |  5.b.
 6. Loans to foreign governments and official         | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    institutions .................................... | 5389               | 5390             0 | 5391             0 |  6.
 7. All other loans ................................. | 5459               | 5460        14,909 | 5461         1,919 |  7.
 8. Lease financing receivables:                      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Of U.S. addressees (domicile) ................ | 1257               | 1258            95 | 1259         6,544 |  8.a.
    b. Of non-U.S. addressees (domicile) ............ | 1271               | 1272             0 | 1791             0 |  8.b.
 9. Debt securities and other assets (exclude other   | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    real estate owned and other repossessed assets) . | 3505               | 3506             0 | 3507        85,778 |  9.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================================

Amounts reported in items 1 through 8 above include guaranteed and unguaranteed portions of past due and nonaccrual loans and
leases.  Report in item 10 below certain guaranteed loans and leases that have already been included in the amounts reported in
items 1 through 8.

                                                      ________________________________________________________________
                                                      | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
10. Loans and leases reported in items 1              |                    |                    |                    |
    through 8 above which are wholly or partially     | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    guaranteed by the U.S. Government ............... | 5612               | 5613        18,447 | 5614        21,415 | 10.
    a. Guaranteed portion of loans and leases         | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       included in item 10 above .................... | 5615               | 5616        18,250 | 5617        16,952 | 10.a.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-20
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-N--Continued
                                                                                                            __________
                                                                                                            |  C473  | <-
                                                      ______________________________________________________ ________
                                                      |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |    (Column C)      |
                                                      |      Past due      |    Past due 90     |    Nonaccrual      |
                                                      |   30 through 89    |    days or more    |                    |
                                                      |   days and still   |     and still      |                    |
Memoranda                                             |      accruing      |     accruing       |                    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
                          Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 1. Restructured loans and leases included in         | /////              | /////////////////// | ///////////////// |
    Schedule RC-N, items 1 through 8, above (and not  | /////              | ////                |                   |
    reported in Schedule RC-C, part I, Memorandum     | /////              | ////                |                   |
    item 2) ......................................... | 1658               | 1659                |                   | M.1.
 2. Loans to finance commercial real estate,          | /////              | ////                |                   |
    construction, and land development activities     | /////              | ////                |                   |
    (not secured by real estate) included in          | /////              | /////////////////// | ///////////////// |
    Schedule RC-N, items 4 and 7, above ............. | 6558               | 6559            826 | 6560        7,043 | M.2.
                                                      |____________________|____________________ |___________________
 3. Loans secured by real estate in domestic offices  | RCON               | RCON   Bil Mil Thou | RCON  Bil Mil Thou|
                                                      |___________________ |____________________ ____________________
    (included in Schedule RC-N, item 1, above):       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
    a. Construction and land development ............ | 2759               | 2769         1,100 | 3492        26,422 | M.3.a.
    b. Secured by farmland .......................... | 3493               | 3494           161 | 3495             0 | M.3.b.
    c. Secured by 1-4 family residential properties:  | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       (1) Revolving, open-end loans secured by       | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           1-4 family residential properties and      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           extended under lines of credit ........... | 5398               | 5399         5,114 | 5400        17,374 | M.3.c.(1)
       (2) All other loans secured by 1-4 family      | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
           residential properties ................... | 5401               | 5402        58,079 | 5403        75,430 | M.3.c.(2)
    d. Secured by multifamily (5 or more)             | /////              | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
       residential properties ....................... | 3499               | 3500           521 | 3501        12,491 | M.3.d.
    e. Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties . | 3502               | 3503         6,415 | 3504        92,245 | M.3.e.
                                                      ________________________________________________________________
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<CAPTION>
                                                      ___________________________________________
                                                      |     (Column A)     |    (Column B)      |
                                                      |    Past due 30     |    Past due 90     |
                                                      |  through 89 days   |    days or more    |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________
                                                      | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                       ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                    <C>
 4. Interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and other   | /////              | ////////////////// |
    commodity and equity contracts:                   | /////              | ////////////////// |
    a. Book value of amounts carried as assets ...... | 3522               | 3528             0 | M.4.a.
    b. Replacement cost of contracts with a           | /////              | ////////////////// |
       positive replacement cost .................... | 3529               | 3530             0 | M.4.b.
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                  Page RC-21
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   ______________________
Schedule RC-O--Other Data for Deposit Insurance Assessments                                        |       C475         |
                                                                                                   |____________________|
                                                                      Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                               <C>                  <C>
 1. Unposted debits (see instructions):                                                            | ////////////////// |
    a. Actual amount of all unposted debits ...................................................... | 0030           216 |  1.a.
       OR                                                                                          | ////////////////// |
    b. Separate amount of unposted debits:                                                         | ////////////////// |
       (1) Actual amount of unposted debits to demand deposits ................................... | 0031           N/A |  1.b.(1)
       (2) Actual amount of unposted debits to time and savings deposits(1) ...................... | 0032           N/A |  1.b.(2)
 2. Unposted credits (see instructions):                                                           | ////////////////// |
    a. Actual amount of all unposted credits ..................................................... | 3510           216 |  2.a.
       OR                                                                                          | ////////////////// |
    b. Separate amount of unposted credits:                                                        | ////////////////// |
       (1) Actual amount of unposted credits to demand deposits .................................. | 3512           N/A |  2.b.(1)
       (2) Actual amount of unposted credits to time and savings deposits(1) ..................... | 3514           N/A |  2.b.(2)
 3. Uninvested trust funds (cash) held in bank's own trust department (not included in total       | ////////////////// |
    deposits in domestic offices) ................................................................ | 3520       101,763 |  3.
 4. Deposits of consolidated subsidiaries in domestic offices and in insured branches in           | ////////////////// |
    Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions (not included in total deposits):             | ////////////////// |
    a. Demand deposits of consolidated subsidiaries .............................................. | 2211       206,111 |  4.a.
    b. Time and savings deposits(1) of consolidated subsidiaries ................................. | 2351        20,089 |  4.b.
    c. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits of consolidated subsidiaries ...................... | 5514             8 |  4.c.
 5. Deposits in insured branches in Puerto Rico and U.S. territories and possessions:              | ////////////////// |
    a. Demand deposits in insured branches (included in Schedule RC-E, Part II) .................. | 2229             0 |  5.a.
    b. Time and savings deposits(1) in insured branches (included in Schedule RC-E, Part II) ..... | 2383             0 |  5.b.
    c. Interest accrued and unpaid on deposits in insured branches                                 | ////////////////// |
       (included in Schedule RC-G, item 1.b) ..................................................... | 5515             0 |  5.c.
                                                                                                   ______________________
                                                                                                   ______________________
 Item 6 is not applicable to state nonmember banks that have not been authorized by the            | ////////////////// |
 Federal Reserve to act as pass-through correspondents.                                            | ////////////////// |
 6. Reserve balances actually passed through to the Federal Reserve by the reporting bank on       | ////////////////// |
    behalf of its respondent depository institutions that are also reflected as deposit liabilities| ////////////////// |
    of the reporting bank:                                                                         | ////////////////// |
    a. Amount reflected in demand deposits (included in Schedule RC-E, item 4 or 5, column B)..... | 2314             0 |  6.a.
    b. Amount reflected in time and savings deposits(1) (included in Schedule RC-E, Part I,        | ////////////////// |
       item 4 or 5, column A or C, but not column B).............................................. | 2315             0 |  6.b.
 7. Unamortized premiums and discounts on time and savings deposits:(1)                            | ////////////////// |
    a. Unamortized premiums ...................................................................... | 5516           769 |  7.a.
    b. Unamortized discounts ..................................................................... | 5517             0 |  7.b.
                                                                                                   ______________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                                                             |
|8.  To be completed by banks with "Oakar deposits."                                                                          |
                                                                                                   ______________________
|    Total "Adjusted Attributable Deposits" of all institutions acquired under Section 5(d)(3) of  | ////////////////// |     |
|    the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (from most recent FDIC Oakar Transaction Worksheet(s)) .... | 5518     2,188,589 |  8. |
                                                                                                   ______________________
|                                                                                                                             |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                   ______________________
 9. Deposits in lifeline accounts ................................................................ | 5596 ///////////// |  9.
10. Benefit-responsive "Depository Institution Investment Contracts" (included in total            | ////////////////// |
    deposits in domestic offices) ................................................................ | 8432             0 | 10.
                                                                                                   ______________________

______________
(1) For FDIC insurance assessment purposes, "time and savings deposits" consists of nontransaction
    accounts and all transaction accounts other than demand deposits.

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                           Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-22
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-O--Continued

                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                                              <C>                  <C>
11. Adjustments to demand deposits in domestic offices reported in Schedule RC-E for              | ////////////////// |
    certain reciprocal demand balances:                                                           | ////////////////// |
a.  Amount by which demand deposits would be reduced if reciprocal demand balances                | ////////////////// |
    between the reporting bank and savings associations were reported on a net basis              | ////////////////// |
    rather than a gross basis in Schedule RC-E .................................................. | 8785             0 | 11.a.
b.  Amount by which demand deposits would be increased if reciprocal demand balances              | ////////////////// |
    between the reporting bank and U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks were               | ////////////////// |
    reported on a gross basis rather than a net basis in Schedule RC-E .......................... | A181             0 | 11.b.
c.  Amount by which demand deposits would be reduced if cash items in process of                  | ////////////////// |
    collection were included in the calculation of net reciprocal demand balances between         | ////////////////// |
    the reporting bank and the domestic offices of U.S. banks and savings associations            | ////////////////// |
    in Schedule RC-E ............................................................................ | A182             0 | 11.c.
                                                                                                   ____________________

Memoranda (to be completed each quarter except as noted)             Dollar Amounts in Thousands   | RCON  Bil Mil Thou |
_____________________________________________________________________   ___________________________|____________________|
1.  Total deposits in domestic offices of the bank (sum of Memorandum it   ems 1.a. (1) and        | ////////////////// |
    1.b.(1) must equal Schedule RC, item 13.a):                                                    | ////////////////// |
    a.  Deposits accounts of $100,000 or less:                                                     | ////////////////// |
        (1) amount of deposit accounts of $100,000 or less ....................................... | 2702    19,755,631 | M.1.a.(1)
        (2) Number of deposit accounts of $100,000 or less (to be                           Number | ////////////////// |
            completed for the June report only) .............................|RCON 3779  3,742,107 | ////////////////// | M.1.a.(2)
    b.  Deposit accounts of more than $100,000:                                                    | ////////////////// |
        (1) Amount of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 ..................................... | 2710    14,354,949 | M.1.b.(1)
                                                                                            Number | ////////////////// |
        (2) Number of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 ................|RCON 2722     27,062 | ////////////////// | M.1.b.(2)
2.  Estimated amount of uninsured deposits in domestic offices of the bank:
    a.  An estimate of your bank's uninsured deposits can be determined by mutiplying the
        number of deposit accounts of more than $100,000 reported in Memorandum item 1.b.(2)
        above by $100,000 and subtracting the result from the amount of deposit accounts of
        more than $100,000 reported in Memorandum item 1.b.(1) above.


Indicate in the appropriate box at the right whether your bank has a method or
procedure for determining a better estimate of uninsured deposits than the                   ____________YES_______NO__
estimated described above .................................................................. |     6861|      |///| x | M.2.a.

                                                                                                 ____________________
    b.  If the box marked YES has been checked, report the estimate of uninsured deposits        |RCON  Bil Mil Thou|
        determined by using your bank's method or procedure .................................... | 5597         N/A | M.2.b.





_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                   |  C477  | <-
Person to whom questions about the Reports of Condition and Income should be directed:                             __________

PAMELA S. FLYNN, VICE PRESIDENT                                                        (401) 278-5194
___________________________________________________________________________________    ______________________________________
Name and Title (TEXT 8901)                                                             Area code and phone number (TEXT 8902)

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<S>                                                                                 <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                            Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590  FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                                   Page RC-23
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-R--Regulatory Capital

This schedule must be completed by all banks as follows:  Banks that reported total assets of $1 billion or more in Schedule RC,
item 12, for June 30, 1995, must complete items 2 through 9 and Memoranda items 1 and 2.  Banks with assets of less than
$1 billion must complete items 1 through 3 below or Schedule RC-R in its entirety, depending on their response to item 1 below.
<S>                                                                                                                       <C>
                                                                                                             ____________
                                                                                                             |   C480   | <-
1. Test for determining the extent to which Schedule RC-R must be completed.  To be completed           _____|__________|
   only by banks with total assets of less than $1 billion.  Indicate in the appropriate                | YES        NO |
   box at the right whether the bank has total capital greater than or equal to eight percent___________ _______________
   of adjusted total assets ............................................................... | RCFD 6056 |     |////|    | 1.
                                                                                            _____________________________
     For purposes of this test, adjusted total assets equals total assets less cash, U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Government
   agency obligations, and 80 percent of U.S. Government-sponsored agency obligations plus the allowance for loan
   and lease losses and selected off-balance sheet items as reported on Schedule RC-L (see instructions).
     If the box marked YES has been checked, then the bank only has to complete items 2 and 3 below.  If the box marked
   NO has been checked, the bank must complete the remainder of this schedule.
     A NO response to item 1 does not necessarily mean that the bank's actual risk-based capital ratio is less than eight
   percent or that the bank is not in compliance with the risk-based capital guidelines.
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |Subordinated Debt(1)|       Other        |
_________________________________________________________________             |  and Intermediate  |      Limited-      |
| NOTE:  All banks are required to complete items 2 and 3 below  |            |   Term Preferred   |    Life Capital    |
|        See optional worksheet for items 3.a through 3.f.       |            |       Stock        |    Instruments     |
|________________________________________________________________|             ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
2. Subordinated debt(1) and other limited-life capital instruments (original  |                    |                    |
   weighted average maturity of at least five years) with a remaining         |                    |                    |
   maturity of:                                                               |                    |                    |
   a. One year or less ...................................................... | 3780        25,737 | 3786             0 | 2.a.
   b. Over one year through two years ....................................... | 3781           737 | 3787             0 | 2.b.
   c. Over two years through three years .................................... | 3782        10,745 | 3788             0 | 2.c.
   d. Over three years through four years ................................... | 3783             0 | 3789             0 | 2.d.
   e. Over four years through five years .................................... | 3784             0 | 3790             0 | 2.e.
   f. Over five years ....................................................... | 3785     1,101,000 | 3791             0 | 2.f.
3. Amounts used in calculating regulatory capital ratios (report amounts      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   determined by the bank for its own internal regulatory capital analyses):  | ////////////////// | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
   a. Tier 1 capital......................................................... | ////////////////// | 8274     3,590,367 | 3.a.
   b. Tier 2 capital......................................................... | ////////////////// | 8275     1,755,646 | 3.b.
   c. Total risk-based capital............................................... | ////////////////// | 3792     5,346,013 | 3.c.
   d. Excess allowance for loan and lease losses............................. | ////////////////// | A222       297,250 | 3.d.
   e. Risk-weighted assets................................................... | ////////////////// | A223    45,718,856 | 3.e.
   f. "Average total assets"................................................. | ////////////////// | A224    51,482,775 | 3.f.
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
Items 4-9 and Memoranda items 1 and 2 are to be completed                     |       Assets       |   Credit Equiv-    |
by banks that answered NO to item 1 above and                                 |      Recorded      |    alent Amount    |
by banks with total assets of $1 billion or more.                             |       on the       |   of Off-Balance   |
                                                                              |   Balance Sheet    |   Sheet Items(2)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                                              | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                          <C>                  <C>                    <C>
4. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items assigned   |                    |                    |
   to the Zero percent risk category:                                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet:                                   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Securities issued by, other claims on, and claims unconditionally   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          guaranteed by, the U.S. Government and its agencies and other       | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          OECD central governments .......................................... | 3794     2,147,648 | ////////////////// | 4.a.(1)
      (2) All other ......................................................... | 3795     1,115,265 | ////////////////// | 4.a.(2)
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3796       101,488 | 4.b.
                                                                              ___________________________________________

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(1) Exclude mandatory convertible debt reported in Schedule RC-M, item 7.
(2) Do not report in column B the risk-weighted amount of assets reported in
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<S>                                                                          <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK                                     Call Date:  06/30/96  ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                                                           Page RC-24
City, State   Zip:    SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102
FDIC Certificate No.: |0|2|4|9|9|
                      ___________
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Schedule RC-R--Continued
                                                                              ___________________________________________
                                                                              |     (Column A)     |     (Column B)     |
                                                                              |       Assets       |   Credit Equiv-    |
                                                                              |      Recorded      |    alent Amount    |
                                                                              |       on the       |   of Off-Balance   |
                                                                              |   Balance Sheet    |   Sheet Items(1)   |
                                                                               ____________________ ____________________
                                                  Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________
<S>                                                                           <C>                  <C>                    <C>
5. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 20 percent risk category:                                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet:                                   | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
      (1) Claims conditionally guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          agencies and other OECD central governments ....................... | 3798       714,375 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(1)
      (2) Claims collateralized by securities issued by the U.S. Govern-      | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          ment and its agencies and other OECD central governments; by        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies; and        | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
          by cash on deposit ................................................ | 3799             0 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(2)
      (3) All other ......................................................... | 3800     8,774,345 | ////////////////// | 5.a.(3)
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3801       791,065 | 5.b.
6. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 50 percent risk category:                                  | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet .................................. | 3802     5,265,173 | ////////////////// | 6.a.
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3803       409,680 | 6.b.
7. Assets and credit equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items            | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   assigned to the 100 percent risk category:                                 | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   a. Assets recorded on the balance sheet .................................. | 3804    31,799,547 | ////////////////// | 7.a.
   b. Credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet items ................... | ////////////////// | 3805    10,122,631 | 7.b.
8. On-balance sheet asset values excluded from the calculation of the         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   risk-based capital ratio(2) .............................................. | 3806        83,713 | ////////////////// | 8.
9. Total assets recorded on the balance sheet (sum of                         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   items 4.a, 5.a, 6.a, 7.a, and 8, column A)(must equal Schedule RC,         | ////////////////// | ////////////////// |
   item 12 plus items 4.b and 4.c) .......................................... | 3807    49,900,066 | ////////////////// | 9.
                                                                              ___________________________________________



Memoranda
                                                                                                 ______________________
                                                                     Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD  Bil Mil Thou |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________
1.Current credit exposure across all off-balance sheet derivative contracts covered by the        | ///////////////// |
  risked-based capital standards .................................................................| 8764       135,825| M.1.
                                                                                                  |___________________|

                                             _____________________________________________________________________
                                             |                   With a remaining maturity of                     |
                                             |____________________________________________________________________|
                                             |     (Column A)       |      (Column B)      |      (Column C)      |
                                             |                      |                      |                      |
                                             |  One year or less    |    Over one year     |    Over five years   |
                                             |                      |  through five years  |                      |
                                             |______________________|______________________|______________________|
                                             |RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|RCFD Tril Bil Mil Thou|
                                             |______________________|______________________|______________________|
2. Notional principal amounts of             |                      |                      |                      |
   off-balance sheet derivative contracts(3):|                      |                      |                      |
a. Interest rate contracts ................. | 3809       8,320,956 | 8766      18,597,686 | 8767         801,055 | M.2.a.
b. Foreign exchange contracts .............. | 3812       1,578,420 | 8769         101,907 | 8770               0 | M.2.b.
c. Gold contracts .......................... | 8771          15,291 | 8772               0 | 8773               0 | M.2.c.
d. Other precious metals contracts ......... | 8774           8,748 | 8775               0 | 8776               0 | M.2.d.
e. Other commodity contracts ............... | 8777               0 | 8778               0 | 8779               0 | M.2.e.
f. Equity derivative contracts ............. | A000               0 | A001               0 | A002               0 | M.2.f.
                                             |____________________________________________________________________|

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1) Do not report in column B the risk-weighted amount of
assets reported in column A.

2) Include the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost of
available-for-sale securities in item 8 and report the amortized cost of these
securities in items 4 through 7 above.  Item 8 also includes on-balance sheet
asset values (or portions thereof) of off-balance sheet interest rate, foreign
exchange rate, and commodity contracts and those contracts (e.g., futures
contracts) not subject to risk-based capital.  Exclude from item 8 margin
accounts and accrued receivables as well as any portion of the allowance for
loan and lease losses in excess of the amount that may be included in Tier 2
capital. 3) Exclude foreign exchange contracts with an original maturity of 14
days or less and all futures contracts.


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<S>                                                                                  <C>
Legal Title of Bank:  FLEET NATIONAL BANK
Address:              ONE MONARCH PLACE                                              Call Date: 06/30/96 ST-BK: 25-0590 FFIEC 031
City, State, Zip:     SPRINGFIELD, MA 01102                                                                            Page RC-25
FDIC Certificate No.:  02499
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              Optional Narrative Statement Concerning the Amounts
                Reported in the Reports of Condition and Income
                        at close of business on June 30, 1996


FLEET NATIONAL BANK                    SPRINGFIELD     ,   MASSACHUSETTS
- -------------------                    -----------------   -------------
Legal Title of Bank                    City                State

The management of the reporting bank may, if it wishes, submit a brief
narrative statement on the amounts reported in the Reports of Condition and
Income.  This optional statement will be made available to the public, along
with the publicly available data in the Reports of Condition and Income, in
response to any request for individual bank report data.  However, the
information reported in column A and in all of Memorandum item 1 of Schedule
RC-N is regarded as confidential and will not be released to the public.
BANKS CHOOSING TO SUBMIT THE NARRATIVE STATEMENT SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE
STATEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE NAMES OR OTHER IDENTIFICATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
BANK CUSTOMERS, REFERENCES TO THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS
IN SCHEDULE RC-N, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HAVE
MADE PUBLIC OR THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.  Banks
choosing not to make a statement may check the "No comment" box below and
should make no entries of any kind in the space provided for the narrative
statement; i.e., DO NOT enter in this space such phrases as "No statement,"
"Not applicable," "N/A," "No comment," and "None."

The optional statement must be entered on this sheet.  The statement should
not exceed 100 words.  Further, regardless of the number of words, the
statement must not exceed 750 characters, including punctuation, indentation,
and standard spacing between words and sentences.  If any submission should
exceed 750 characters, as defined, it will be truncated at 750 characters with
no notice to the submitting bank and the truncated statement will appear as the
bank's statement both on agency computerized records and in computer-file
releases to the public.

All information furnished by the bank in the narrative statement must be
accurate and not misleading.  Appropriate efforts shall be taken by the
submitting bank to ensure the statement's accuracy.  The statement must be
signed, in the space provided below, by a senior officer of the bank who
thereby attests to its accuracy.

If, subsequent to the original submission, material changes are submitted for
the data reported in the Reports of Condition and Income, the existing
narrative statement will be deleted from the files, and from disclosure; the
bank, at its option, may replace it with a statement, under signature,
appropriate to the amended data.

The optional narrative statement will appear in agency records and in release
to the public exactly as submitted (or amended as described in the preceding
paragraph) by the management of the bank (except for the truncation of
statements exceeding the 750-character limit described above).  THE STATEMENT
WILL NOT BE EDITED OR SCREENED IN ANY WAY BY THE SUPERVISORY AGENCIES FOR
ACCURACY OR RELEVANCE.  DISCLOSURE OF THE STATEMENT SHALL NOT SIGNIFY THAT ANY
FEDERAL SUPERVISORY AGENCY HAS VERIFIED OR CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.  A STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT WILL APPEAR ON ANY
PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE OPTIONAL STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
REPORTING BANK.
__________________________________________________________________________
No comment |X| (RCON 6979)                                  | c471 | C472 |<-

BANK MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (please type or print clearly):
(TEXT 6980)





/s/__Gero DeRosa_______________________________         ___7/25/96________
Signature of Executive Officer of Bank                  Date of Signature


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