Exhibit 12
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
(in thousands of dollars)   2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  
 
Earnings:
                                       
Income before taxes
  $ 543,574     $ 552,666     $ 523,987     $ 522,705     $ 95,477  
 
Add: Fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits
    243,239       191,648       179,903       169,788       299,872  
 
Earnings available for fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits
    786,813       744,314       703,890       692,493       395,349  
Add: Interest on deposits
    446,919       257,099       288,271       385,733       654,056  
 
Earnings available for fixed charges, including interest on deposits
  $ 1,233,732     $ 1,001,413     $ 992,161     $ 1,078,226     $ 1,049,405  
 
 
                                       
Fixed Charges:
                                       
Interest expense, excluding interest on deposits
  $ 232,435     $ 178,842     $ 168,499     $ 157,888     $ 285,445  
Interest factor in net rental expense
    10,804       12,806       11,404       11,900       14,427  
 
Total fixed charges, excluding interest on deposits
    243,239       191,648       179,903       169,788       299,872  
Add: Interest on deposits
    446,919       257,099       288,271       385,733       654,056  
 
Total fixed charges, including interest on deposits
  $ 690,158     $ 448,747     $ 468,174     $ 555,521     $ 953,928  
 
 
                                       
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                       
Excluding interest on deposits
    3.23x       3.88x       3.91x       4.08x       1.32x  
Including interest on deposits
    1.79x       2.23x       2.12x       1.94x       1.10x