Top 10 Bank Stocks with Highest Short Interest: BANR, OZRK, ZION, CVBF, UBSI, STSA, PCBC, WHI, CPF, FBP (Mar 19, 2010)

Below are the top 10 Bank stocks with the highest short interest as a percentage of total shares outstanding.

Banner Corporation (NASDAQ:BANR) has the 1st highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 24.6% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 29, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (NASDAQ:OZRK) has the 2nd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 23.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 34.96, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION) has the 3rd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 22.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.75, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) has the 4th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 21.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 18.85, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBSI) has the 5th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 21.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 29.22, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

Sterling Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:STSA) has the 6th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 21.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 9.01, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Pacific Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ:PCBC) has the 7th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 21.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 7.06, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. W Holding Company, Inc. (NYSE:WHI) has the 8th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.6% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 32.35, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE:CPF) has the 9th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.4% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 8.05, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) has the 10th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 10.95, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.