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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings
entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Basswood Partners, L.L.C.
Address: 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Form 13F File Number: 28-04683
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Matthew Lindenbaum
Title: Managing Member
Phone: (212) 521-9500
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum New York, N.Y. November 15, 1999
_______________________ ________________ _________________
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of
this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
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[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in
this report, and all holdings are reported by other
reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the
holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this
report and a portion are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
28-
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 3
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 58
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $491,013
[thousands]
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file
number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect
to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this
report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the
column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1. 28- Basswood Capital Management, LLC
2. 28- Bennett Lindenbaum
3. 28- Matthew Lindenbaum
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Basswood Partners
Combination Report
September 30, 1999
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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INVESTMENT DISCRETION VOTING AUTHORITY
(c)
TITLE CUSIP MARKET SHRS OR (a) (b) SHARED OTHER (a) (b) (c)
NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS NUMBER VALUE PRN AMT SOLE SHARED OTHER MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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American Express
Co.(AXP) Common 025816109 6,484,995 48,037 X 1,2,3 X
Associates First
Captial (AFS) Common 046008108 20,897,640.00 580,490 X 1,2,3 X
Astoria Financial
Corp.(ASFC) Common 046265104 11,941,516.50 388,342 X 1,2,3 X
Banc One Corp. (ONE) Common 06423A103 20,383,833 585,532 X 1,2,3 X
Bank of New York (BK) Common 064057102 9,602,815 287,187 X 1,2,3 X
Bay View Capital
Corp. (BVC) Common 07262L101 1,232,144 92,992 X 1,2,3 X
Bear Stearns (BSC) Common 073902108 21,244,937 552,714 X 1,2,3 X
Capital Corp. of
the West (CCOW) Common 140065103 3,627,788 299,199 X 1,2,3 X
Citigroup Inc. (C) Common 172967101 10,536,328 239,462 X 1,2,3 X
City National Corp.
(CYN) Common 178566105 3,618,574 107,816 X 1,2,3 X
Comerica, Inc. (CMA) Common 200340107 8,369,831 165,330 X 1,2,3 X
Community State Bank
(TNEK) Common 204136105 612,736 42,999 X 1,2,3 X
Compucredit Corp.
(CCRT) Common 20478N100 7,799,963 420,200 X 1,2,3 X
Conseco Inc. (CNC) Common 208464107 76,608 4,032 X 1,2,3 X
Countrywide Credit
(CCR) Common 222372104 12,351,750 383,000 X 1,2,3 X
Fifth Third Bancorp
(FITB) Common 316773100 4,151,494 68,232 X 1,2,3 X
Financial Federal
Corp. (FIF) Common 317492106 10,957,388 584,394 X 1,2,3 X
Finova Corp. (FNV) Common 317928109 11,409,973 312,602 X 1,2,3 X
First Community Bank
of the Desert(FCDE) Common 31983J104 920,568 230,142 X 1,2,3 X
First Union Corp.
(FTU) Common 337358105 987,596 27,722 X 1,2,3 X
Foothill Independent
Bancorp (FOOT) Common 344905104 6,305,969 531,029 X 1,2,3 X
Freddie Mac (FRE) Common 313400301 10,972,000 211,000 X 1,2,3 X
Gentra, Inc. (GTA-CN) Common 37245E874 5,450,525 604,144 X 1,2,3 X
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Golden State Bancorp
(GSB) Common 381197102 2,513,008 140,098 X 1,2,3 X
Golden West Financial
(GDW) Common 381317106 2,540,788 25,844 X 1,2,3 X
Hibernia Corp (HIB) Common 428656102 3,750,516 322,625 X 1,2,3 X
Household International
(HI) Common 441815107 1,521,099 37,909 X 1,2,3 X
IMC Mortgage Co.
(IMCC) Common 449923101 21,057 263,216 X 1,2,3 X
Imperial Bancorp
(IMP) Common 452556103 92,443 4,350 X 1,2,3 X
MBNA Corp. (KRB) Common 55262L100 6,303,162 276,303 X 1,2,3 X
Mellon Financial Corp.
(MEL) Common 58551A108 14,008,679 416,615 X 1,2,3 X
Merrill Lynch Co.
(MER) Common 590188108 11,612,418 172,355 X 1,2,3 X
Mid-State Bancshares
(MDST) Common 595440108 1,417,807 46,296 X 1,2,3 X
National City Corp.
(NCC) Common 635405103 312,991 11,728 X 1,2,3 X
National Discount
Brokers (NDB) Common 635646102 1,052,265 39,802 X 1,2,3 X
National Mercantile
Bancorp (MBLAD-PFD) Preferred 636912305 142,519 15,002 X 1,2,3 X
Nextcard, Inc. (NXCD) Common 65332K107 1,748,933 71,385 X 1,2,3 X
North County Bancorp
(NCBH) Common 658810106 2,164,405 108,901 X 1,2,3 X
Northern Trust Corp.
(NTRS) Common 665859104 21,052,688 252,128 X 1,2,3 X
Pacific Capital
Bancorp (SABB) Common 69404P101 1,910,804 55,486 X 1,2,3 X
Pacificamerica Money
Center Inc. (PAMM) Common 694935107 747 2,658 X 1,2,3 X
Pointe Financial Corp.
(PNTE) Common 73084P100 378,469 36,700 X 1,2,3 X
Professional Bancorp
(MDB) Common 743112104 1,778,027 154,611 X 1,2,3 X
Providian Financial
Corp. (PVN) Common 74406A102 45,593,272 575,763 X 1,2,3 X
Republic Bancshares
(REPB) Common 759929102 6,078,052 419,176 X 1,2,3 X
Southern Pacific
Funding Corp (SFCFQ) Common 843576109 8,126 162,529 X 1,2,3 X
Sovereign Bancorp
(SVRN) Common 845905108 7,339,242 807,060 X 1,2,3 X
State Street Corp.
(STT) Common 857477103 5,299,250 82,000 X 1,2,3 X
Summit Bancorp (SUB) Common 866005101 30,993,383 955,480 X 1,2,3 X
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TCF Financial Corp.
(TCB) Common 872275102 22,290,175 780,400 X 1,2,3 X
Toronto Dominion
Bank (TD) Common 891160509 20,656,740 1,059,320 X 1,2,3 X
UnionBancal Corp.
(UB) Common 908906100 8,144,795 224,684 X 1,2,3 X
US Bancorp (USB) Common 902973106 4,910,057 162,652 X 1,2,3 X
Wachovia Corp. (WB) Common 929771103 1,511,173 19,220 X 1,2,3 X
Washington Mutual
(WM) Common 939322103 19,881,229 679,700 X 1,2,3 X
Wells Fargo & C0.
(WFC) Common 949746101 25,487,196 643,210 X 1,2,3 X
Westamerica Banc
(WABC) Common 957090103 6,994,738 231,231 X 1,2,3 X
Western Bancorp
(WEBC) Common 957683105 21,565,883 558,340 X 1,2,3 X
Total $491,013,105
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