UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Commission File Number 0-9756

RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(202) 835-4309
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes X .   No __.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes X .   No __.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Transitional Small Business
Format   Yes __.   No   x   .

RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “Riggs” and the “Company” refer to Riggs National Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-UNAUDITED

The Accompanying Notes Are An Integral Part Of These Statements

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RIGGS NATIONAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1.            BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The interim consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and follow general practice within the banking industry. These principles have been applied on a consistent basis and include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. The preparation of financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for all of 2004. For comparability, certain prior period amounts may have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

NOTE 2.            CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

As noted above, management of the Company has prepared the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applied on a consistent basis and which follow general practice within the banking industry. Accordingly, management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that it believes to be reasonable based upon the information available. These estimates, judgments and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net interest income, the provision for loan losses, noninterest income and noninterest expense during the periods presented. Based on its consideration of accounting policies that involve the most complex and subjective estimates and assumptions, as well as its analysis of whether and to what extent such estimates and assumptions will have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, management has identified the following critical accounting policies. Due to uncertainty inherent in these matters, actual results of future operations could differ from the estimates, judgments and assumptions used in applying these critical accounting policies.

Reserve for Loan Losses
The reserve for loan losses is maintained at a level deemed adequate to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio. The determination of the adequacy of the reserve for loan losses is based upon an on-going, analytical review of the loan portfolio. This analysis requires application of judgment, subjective evaluation of economic uncertainties and assessment of business conditions that may change. Because of these and other factors, adjustments to the reserve for loan losses may be required.

The analytical review of the loan portfolio performed to determine the adequacy of the reserve for loan losses includes a review of loans with balances over $250 thousand for impairment, an analysis of historical loss experience by loan type, an evaluation of current economic conditions and other factors considered pertinent to the analysis. Impaired loans are defined as those credits where the Company has determined it probable that all amounts due in accordance with the loan agreements will not be collected or recovered from the disposition of collateral. Impaired loans are generally commercial and financial loans and commercial real estate loans and are usually on non-accrual status. Each impaired loan with an outstanding balance equal to or greater than $250 thousand has a specific, identified loan loss reserve associated with it or has been written down to its estimated net realizable value. Impaired loans do not include groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans with similar collateral characteristics, such as residential mortgage and home equity loans. Loss reserves for these types of loans are established on an aggregate basis using historical loss experience and other factors deemed relevant to the analysis. Balances related to impaired loans for which there are specific reserves are excluded when applying historical loss ratios to determine loan loss reserves.

The specific reserves for impaired loans, if any, are included in the reserve for loan losses. Impaired loans are valued based upon the fair value of the related collateral if the loans are collateral dependent. For all other impaired loans, the specific reserves are based on the present values of expected cash flows discounted at each loan’s initial effective interest rate.

Provisions to the reserve for loan losses are charged against, or credited to, earnings in amounts necessary to maintain an adequate reserve for loan losses. Commercial loans are charged-off when it is determined that they cannot be fully recovered and non-commercial loans are generally charged- off or loan foreclosure proceedings begun upon becoming 120 days delinquent or at such time as permitted by law or other regulations. Recoveries of loans previously charged-off are credited to the reserve for loan losses.

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The Company maintains its reserve for loan losses in accordance with a policy approved by the Board of Directors. The Company has an established methodology for analyzing its reserve for loan losses that includes an internal loan classification policy. The Company periodically evaluates the appropriateness of its loan loss methodology to ascertain that it produces accurate assessments of probable loan losses. Domestic and international loans are subjected to similar review procedures.

While the Company believes its credit monitoring procedures are adequate, credit losses are, however, inherent to the business, and it is possible there may be unidentified losses in the loan portfolio at March 31, 2004 that may become apparent at a later date pursuant to additional internal analysis or pursuant to comment following regulatory examination. The establishment of loan loss reserves for problem credits that are currently unidentified or unanticipated would negatively impact future earnings. A charge, if any is needed, would generally be recorded in the segment in which the loan is recorded.

Venture Capital Investments
Venture capital investments are accounted for at fair value with gains and losses included in noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

At March 31, 2004, the Company valued its venture capital portfolio at $43.3 million. This valuation was arrived at using a variety of factors including, but not limited to: market prices, where available, and discounted, if necessary, to reflect trading history, lock-up provisions, lack of market liquidity and other factors; cost, if there is no readily determinable market price and there has not been a material event, such as a follow-on round of financing or strategic sale; a value higher than cost if indicated by additional financing which fulfills certain requirements; an offer to purchase; and analysis and commentary from a fund’s Investment Manager/General Partner. The largest investment in the venture capital portfolio is valued at $3.7 million at March 31, 2004.

Since the Company has no present intention to sell or liquidate the venture capital portfolio, the valuation of venture capital investments is subject to uncertainty in that it does not represent a negotiated value between the Company, as seller, and an independent, willing buyer that has the necessary knowledge and financial ability to complete the purchase. Additionally, if the Company attempted to sell its venture capital portfolio, particularly if it deemed it necessary to liquidate the investments within a short period of time, the actual proceeds from the sale could differ significantly from the recorded carrying value. The market for the type of venture capital investments Riggs holds has since 2000 been impacted by a slow economy, a depressed domestic equity market in which, notwithstanding the recent recovery of stock prices, the values of publicly traded companies have declined. Because of these market conditions, there has been a decline in the number of initial public offerings and acquisitions of private companies by publicly traded firms. The gradual improvement in these sectors has begun to afford the Company better liquidation opportunities and it continues to actively manage the portfolio to maximize current valuations. Although these and other factors have been assessed in determining current values, because of the subjectivity in determining values, it is possible that the Company would experience a loss if it chose to liquidate its venture capital portfolio, particularly if it attempted to do so quickly. The loss, if any, would be recorded in the Riggs Capital Partners segment.

Deferred Taxes
The Company records a provision for income taxes based upon the amount of current taxes payable (or refundable) and the change in net deferred tax assets or liabilities during the year. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax effects of differing carrying values of assets and liabilities for tax and financial statement reporting purposes that will reverse in future periods. When substantial uncertainty exists concerning the recoverability of a deferred tax asset, the carrying value of the asset is reduced by a valuation allowance. Establishing a valuation allowance results in an increase in income tax expense.

Unrealized losses in venture capital operations have resulted in the maintenance of $12.0 million of deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2004. These assets can be utilized to reduce taxes payable on future capital gains but must be utilized within five years of the year in which the loss is realized for tax return purposes. Because of continuing losses in the venture capital portfolio and the lack of current suitability of alternatives to generate capital gains, Riggs has established a valuation allowance of $6.9 million against the deferred tax asset at March 31, 2004. The Company believes that the unreserved deferred tax asset balance of $5.1 million at March 31, 2004, which includes a deferred tax asset related to realized losses of $3.2 million, will be realized through generation of future net capital gains within its venture capital operations or the implementation of alternative business strategies that generate net capital gains. Management has identified several alternative business strategies that could produce sufficient capital gains to allow the unreserved deferred tax asset balance to be realized.

If sufficient net capital gains within the Company’s venture capital operations are not realized in a timely manner, or if business conditions or other factors make it impossible, impractical or imprudent to implement alternative strategies, an additional valuation allowance, resulting in a charge against income for that portion of the deferred tax asset which will not be utilized, will be recorded in the Other segment.

Contingencies
The Company evaluates gain and loss contingencies in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 (Accounting for Contingencies) and, when necessary, FASB Interpretation No. 14 (Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5).

Gain contingencies are not recognized in the financial statements until the gain is realized but the Company does evaluate the need to disclose such contingent gains in the notes to the financial statements. Loss contingencies are categorized as remote, reasonably possible or probable of occurring. Contingent losses for which chances of occurrence are remote are neither recognized nor disclosed in the financial statements. Possible contingent losses are those events which may or may not occur. Reasonably possible loss contingencies are not recorded in the financial statements but, if material, are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. Loss contingencies that are more likely than not to occur are deemed probable of occurring. Probable loss contingencies that are material are recorded as liabilities in the financial statements at the estimated amount of the loss if such loss can be reasonably estimated. If no reasonable estimate of the loss can be made, but a range of possible losses can be reasonably ascertained, the minimum estimated loss will be accrued and the Company describes in its disclosure the remaining loss contingency.

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NOTE 3.            EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share computations are as follows:

Approximately 2.4 million and 3.7 million stock options were outstanding at the end of March 2004 and 2003, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of these options were greater than the average market price of the common shares for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 and, therefore, the effect would be antidilutive. The weighted average exercise price for these options was $20.52 per share and $18.79 per share at the end of the same respective periods.

Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plans
At March 31, 2004 the Company had five stock-option plans which are described more fully in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in its 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company accounts for these plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25 (Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees), SFAS 148 (Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement 123) and related interpretations. There is no stock-based compensation expense for these plans reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as all options granted under these plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The Company has also awarded time vested and performance based shares. Expense related to time-vested and performance-based stock awards are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 (Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation) to stock-based employee compensation.

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NOTE 4.            OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Tax (expense) benefit reflects a blended tax rate of 35% for the gain (loss) recorded in the U.S. and 30% for the gain (loss) recorded in the U.K.

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) BALANCES

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NOTE 5:            SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that provide diverse products and services within the financial services industry. Riggs has five reportable segments: Banking, International Banking, Treasury, Riggs Capital Partners (venture capital) and Other.

Except for the utilization of funds transfer pricing and cost allocation methodologies, the accounting policies for the segments are substantially the same as those described in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Riggs accounts for intercompany transactions as if the transactions were to third parties under market conditions. Overhead and support expenses are allocated to each operating segment based on number of employees, service usage and other factors relevant to the expense incurred. Geographic financial information is provided in Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Revenue and expense allocation formulas and funds transfer pricing methodologies may change. If necessary, prior periods are restated to reflect material changes in the components of the segments. Prior periods are not restated, however, to reflect changes in revenue and cost allocations or funds transfer pricing methodologies. In addition, revenues and expenses which are unusual or noncontrollable may be reflected in the Other segment, which is consistent with internal financial reporting, if management believes such presentation most accurately represents the remaining operating segments’ performance. Beginning in the first quarter of 2004, the segment previously reported as Riggs & Co. is, due to an organizational realignment, included in the Banking segment. Prior periods have been adjusted to reflect this change.

Reconciliations are provided from the segment totals to the consolidated financial statements. The reconciliations of noninterest income and noninterest expense offset as these items result from intercompany transactions and the reconciliation of total average assets represents the elimination of intercompany transactions.

Following are brief descriptions of the segments:

Banking
The Banking segment provides both community and wholesale banking services. Community banking includes traditional branch banking operations, private banking to high net worth individuals, small business banking, trust and broker-dealer services, mortgage and consumer lending and merchant card services. Wholesale banking provides banking services for middle market and commercial real estate customers, not-for-profit organizations, government contractors and embassy and diplomatic customers. Wholesale banking also provides cash management services, investment management services (through Riggs Investment Advisors) and (through its Multi-Employer Property Trust unit) trustee to a commingled real estate fund.

The Banking segment operations at March 31, 2004 are primarily conducted through 48 branch offices and 145 ATMs in and around Washington, D.C.

International Banking
The International Banking segment includes the Washington-based embassy banking business, the London banking subsidiary, Riggs Bank Europe Ltd. (RBEL) and an Edge Act chartered subsidiary in Miami. Among the services provided are letters of credit, foreign exchange, taking of deposits, private banking and cash management. The International Banking segment also includes an international private-client services division, which has offices in London and in Jersey (Channel Islands), and Riggs Bank & Trust Company (Channel Islands), which provides credit, treasury and investment management services to affluent international clients.

Treasury
The Treasury segment is responsible for asset and liability management throughout the Company including management of the securities portfolio, foreign exchange activities, wholesale funding, overall management of interest rate risk and facilitation of the funds transfer pricing component for segment reporting.

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Riggs Capital Partners
Riggs Capital Partners represent the Company’s venture capital operations, which specialize in equity investments in privately-held high-tech and high-growth companies.

Other
The Other segment consists of unallocated parent company income and expense, net interest income from unallocated equity, long-term debt, trust preferred securities, foreclosed real estate activities and other revenue or expenses not attributable to one of the other segments.

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NOTE 6:            ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVES

See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report on Form 10K for a discussion of the Company’s accounting policies related to derivatives.

The Company has the following hedging instruments at March 31, 2004:

Fair Value Hedges - The Company enters into pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swaps to hedge changes in fair value of fixed rate loans attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates. At March 31, 2004 and 2003 Riggs had no fair value hedges.

Cash Flow Hedges - Riggs uses interest rate swaps to hedge its exposure to variability in expected future cash outflows on floating rate liabilities attributable to changes in interest rates. At March 31, 2004, Riggs had 7 such interest rate swaps with a total notional value of $47.2 million compared to 6 swaps with a total notional of $42.7 million at March 31, 2003. The Company also uses foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the foreign exchange risk associated with principal and interest payments on loans denominated in a foreign currency. At March 31, 2004, there were no foreign currency forward contracts compared to 2 such contracts with a total notional value of $7.9 million at March 31, 2003.

For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, there was no impact to Other Noninterest Income in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the ineffective portion of all cash flow hedges.

Gains or losses on derivatives that are reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to income are included in the line in the Consolidated Statement of Operations in which the income or expense related to the hedged item is recorded. At March 31, 2004, there are no deferred net losses on derivative instruments in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to be reclassified as expense during the next twelve months compared to $15 thousand of deferred net losses at March 31, 2003. The maximum term over which Riggs was hedging its exposure to the variability of cash flows was 15 months as of March 31, 2004 and 27 months as of March 31, 2003.

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The Company uses forward exchange contracts to hedge substantially all of its net investment in a foreign subsidiary. The purpose of this hedge is to protect against adverse movements in currency exchange rates, in this case for pounds sterling. At March 31, 2004, $227 thousand of net losses related to the existing net investment forward exchange contract are included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income compared to $506 thousand of net losses at March 31, 2003. The corresponding notional values for these periods was $77.7 million and $72.0 million, respectively.

As of March 31, 2004 and 2003 the Company had certain derivative instruments used to manage interest rate risk that were not designated to specific hedge relationships. The carrying value of these items is a net liability of $116 thousand and $591 thousand at March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income from these swaps was a gain of $85 thousand for the first three months of 2004 and a loss of $10 thousand for the same period in 2003. At March 31, 2004, Riggs had 8 interest rate contracts and 8 forward contracts with a total notional value of $32.6 million compared to 24 interest rate contracts and 8 forward contracts with a total notional value of $88.5 million at March 31, 2003. These instruments are marked to market through current period earnings.

NOTE 7:     CONSENT ORDER, NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS

In July 2003, the Bank entered into a Stipulation and Consent to the Issuance of a Consent Order and a Consent Order (collectively the Consent Order) with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The provisions of the Consent Order are effective until such time as they are amended, suspended, waived or terminated by the OCC. The Consent Order requires the Bank to take various actions to ensure compliance and improve the monitoring of compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and related rules and regulations (BSA). The Consent Order allows the OCC to take whatever future actions it deems necessary to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities. These actions could include a civil money penalty.

The OCC advised the Bank that primarily as a direct result of its BSA criticisms, it expected to designate the Bank as being in a “troubled condition.” The OCC has now formally advised the Bank that it is designated as being in a “troubled condition.” A bank that is classified as being in a “troubled condition” must have any new director or executive officer approved in advance by the OCC and is subject, along with its holding company, to restrictions on making severance payments to the Bank’s directors, officers and employees under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s “golden parachute rule.”

On March 2, 2004, the OCC advised the Bank that it was considering whether to institute a civil money penalty action against the Bank and that such action would be based upon the OCC’s allegations that the Bank (1) violated the BSA and related rules and regulations, (2) failed to comply with the Consent Order discussed above and (3) failed to implement adequate controls to ensure that the Bank operates in a safe and sound manner with respect to BSA compliance. The amount of the civil money penalty being considered was not specified by the OCC. Many of the regulatory violations alleged by the OCC predate the Consent Order. Under OCC procedures, the Bank is afforded the opportunity to submit information bearing on the appropriate amount of any penalty to be assessed before the imposition of such a penalty. The Bank made its submission to the OCC in April 2004.

Also on March 2, 2004, the Bank was advised by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the United States Department of the Treasury that it was evaluating whether it is appropriate for FinCEN to assess a civil monetary penalty and/or take additional enforcement action against the Bank for alleged apparent willful violations of the BSA and related rules and regulations. FinCEN generally categorizes its concerns as (1) failure to establish and implement an adequate anti-money laundering program, (2) failure to properly prepare and file suspicious activity reports, and (3) failure to file accurate currency transaction reports. The amount of the civil money penalty being considered was not specified by FinCEN. Under FinCEN’s procedures, before it makes a determination as to the existence and willfulness of the Bank’s violations, the Bank is allowed to submit further information that is relevant to FinCENs evaluation of whether a civil money penalty and/or additional enforcement action is warranted for the alleged violations. The Bank made its submission to FinCEN in April 2004.

As also previously disclosed, the OCC and FinCEN are considering the imposition of civil money penalties against Riggs for various BSA related matters. Riggs has now concluded that it is probable that the OCC and FinCEN will seek to impose a civil money penalty against the Bank. Riggs has enquired but to date has not been advised by the OCC or FinCEN of the proposed amount or the potential range of amounts of any such penalty. In accordance with FAS 5 and FIN 14, the Company has considered all information available to determine if an amount or ranges of amounts of a potential penalty can be reasonably estimated. In the absence of such advice from the OCC and FinCEN, the Company believes that there is not a reasonable basis to quantify a specific amount or range of amounts. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2004 no accrual has been recorded. The ultimate amount of any penalty, which is expected to be known in the second quarter, could be material to the financial condition and/or results of operations of the Company. The Bank has been advised by the OCC that it intends to modify the Bank’s existing Consent Order or impose a new Consent Order on the Bank that is intended to enhance the existing enforcement action. The Bank has not been provided with any modification or new order.

The OCC is also continuing to review the involvement of employees, officers and directors of the Bank in connection with its compliance with anti-money laundering laws and regulations and its Consent Order with the OCC and is considering whether to institute a civil money penalty proceeding against such individuals. In connection with that review, the Bank’s directors and certain officers, as well as two former officers, have been afforded the opportunity by the OCC to submit information to the OCC and have done so.

The Federal Reserve has advised Riggs that it will request the Company and Riggs International Banking Corporation, a Miami-based Edge Act corporation subsidiary of the Bank regulated by the Federal Reserve, to enter into an enforcement order. Although Riggs has not been provided with any order, Riggs understands that the enforcement order may include a requirement that the Company obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve prior to declaring and paying dividends, including dividends on its trust preferred securities, and interest at the holding company level. The Federal Reserve has approved Riggs’ first quarter common stock dividend. The entry by Riggs into the enforcement order may, depending upon the terms, result in it being considered to be in a “troubled condition” as well with the same consequences at the holding company level as at the Bank level.

Riggs expects these regulatory actions to increase its costs of doing business but cannot quantify the amount of the increases.

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NOTE 8:            RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Prior to and during the three months ended March 31, 2004 the Company entered into various transactions with officers and directors of the Company and its affiliates as well as with their associates. These transactions were of a similar nature to those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. At March 31, 2004, the Company had $206.2 million of debt payable to Riggs Capital II, an unconsolidated subsidiary.

NOTE 9:            NEW FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

On March 9, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 105 (“SAB 105”), Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments. SAB No. 105 provides guidance regarding loan commitments accounted for as derivative instruments, and is effective for quarters beginning April 1, 2004. The Company is currently retaining substantially all of the loans it originates and therefore SAB No. 105 is not expected to have a material impact.

NOTE 10:          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 7, 2004 and April 28, 2004, Company shareholders filed substantially similar purported derivative actions in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County against the Company’s Board of Directors. The complaints each allege that the Board violated its fiduciary duties in relation to a variety of matters, including, among others, the compliance by the Bank with various anti-money laundering laws and various aspects of the Bank’s international and embassy businesses. The lawsuits each seek, on behalf of the Company, among other things, monetary damages and certain types of equitable relief.

In light of the changed global risk environment post 9/11 and the Company’s strategy of building its domestic banking business in the growing Greater Washington, D.C. marketplace, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the implementation of management’s plan for substantially reducing Riggs’ risk exposure. The plan involves, among other things, Riggs exiting or selling most of its international banking businesses and focusing its embassy banking relationships on a more select client base. Accordingly, Riggs will pursue a buyer for its London and Channel Islands operations, close its Miami office, sell the corporate aircraft used in support of its international operations, and exit embassy banking accounts that do not meet strict risk-related criteria recently adopted by its Board and management. Riggs said that it expects to substantially curtail its international business activity by the end of the third quarter of 2004, although it expects to maintain the Bank’s London branch, which has assets of approximately $200 million, to service customers who meet Riggs’ risk criteria.

Riggs expects to incur a one-time, pre-tax charge of between approximately $15 million and $21 million in the second quarter of 2004 in connection with exiting or selling these businesses and relationships. In addition, the Company will expense employee severance and retention benefits over the period that the operations are wound down.

Riggs believes that these and previously initiated actions could reduce deposits by up to approximately $1.05 billion, including the previously disclosed approximately $360 million of deposits from a relationship that Riggs terminated, and assets by up to approximately $185 million. The Bank expects to fund this reduction in deposits through its principal sources of liquidity, which consist of its customer deposit base, its portfolio of free (i.e., not pledged as collateral) securities, other liquid assets such as federal funds sold and borrowings under a Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit. The Bank plans to supplement these liquidity sources with the sale of brokered deposits. As of March 31, 2004, the Bank had approximately $937 million of free securities, approximately $371 million in federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and approximately $455 million remaining on its Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit for total liquid assets and lines of approximately $1.76 billion.

The Federal Reserve has advised Riggs that it will request the Company and Riggs International Banking Corporation, a Miami-based Edge Act corporation subsidiary of the Bank regulated by the Federal Reserve, to enter into an enforcement order. Although Riggs has not been provided with any order, Riggs understands that the enforcement order may include a requirement that the Company obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve prior to declaring and paying dividends, including dividends on its trust preferred securities, and interest at the holding company level. The Federal Reserve has approved Riggs’ first quarter common stock dividend being announced today. The entry by Riggs into the enforcement order may, depending upon the terms, result in it being considered to be in a “troubled condition” as well with the same consequences at the holding company level as at the Bank level.

The Bank serves as trustee for the MEPT. The MEPT governing document provides for amendment of the trust. Such amendments may include the naming of a new trustee and subsequent transitioning of the trusteeship from Riggs to another entity. Based on recent conversations with participants in the trust, Riggs has reason to believe that this transition may occur. The transition would result in a reduction of revenue of approximately $8.5 million annually, partially offset by any consideration received and by approximately $2.0 million in annual expense reductions.

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NOTE 11:            NET PERIODIC PENSION COST

The Company’s net periodic costs for the pension plan and postretirement health and life insurance benefits are as follows:

Components of Net Period Benefit Cost
(IN THOUSANDS)

The Company did not make any contributions to the pension plan during the three month periods ending March 31, 2004 and 2003. The Company has not yet determined whether it will make a contribution to the pension plan in 2004.

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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that reflect the Company’s current expectations and projections about future results, performance, prospects and opportunities, and include, without limitation, the references in this 10-Q to earnings from venture capital, implementation of business strategies, hedging activities and the Company’s trust and investment advisory income. The Company has attempted to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “could” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities in 2004 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, certain risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development, growth projections and results of the business. More specifically, these risks include the growth of (or decline in) the economy, changes in credit quality or interest rates, changes in value of venture capital investments in the technology and other sectors, timing of technology enhancements for products and operating systems, the impact of competitive products, services and pricing, customer business requirements, Congressional legislation, regulatory oversight, investigations, general economic conditions-both domestic and international-and similar matters. In addition, the continuing impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and global economy, the possibility of additional attacks, and international political conditions also may be an important factor or make the occurrence of one or more of the aforementioned risks or factors more likely.

Do not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by federal securities law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

OVERVIEW

The following discussion and analysis should be read along with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As noted above, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.

Riggs National Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Company engages in a variety of banking and financial services including community, commercial and international banking, trust and investment management services and venture capital investing. Riggs conducts its activities through five reportable segments: Banking, International Banking, Treasury, Riggs Capital Partners (venture capital) and Other. With the exception of venture capital investing the activities of the Company are conducted through its principal operating subsidiary, Riggs Bank, and its subsidiaries and divisions. Venture capital investing is performed through two subsidiaries of the Company, Riggs Capital Partners and Riggs Capital Partners II.

The Company has 48 branch locations and 145 ATMs in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and a bank in the United Kingdom. It has additional operations or subsidiaries in London (England), Miami (Florida), Jersey (Channel Islands) and Nassau (Bahamas). The Company serves an array of customers including individuals, partnerships, corporations, foundations, not-for-profit organizations and foreign embassies and delegations.

In light of the changed global risk environment post 9/11 and the Company’s strategy of building its domestic banking business in the growing Greater Washington, D.C. marketplace, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the implementation of management’s plan for substantially reducing Riggs’ risk exposure. The plan involves, among other things, Riggs exiting or selling most of its international banking businesses and focusing its embassy banking relationships on a more select client base. Accordingly, Riggs will pursue a buyer for its London and Channel Islands operations, close its Miami office, sell the corporate aircraft used in support of its international operations, and exit embassy banking accounts that do not meet strict risk-related criteria recently adopted by its Board and management. Riggs said that it expects to substantially curtail its international business activity by the end of the third quarter of 2004, although it expects to maintain the Bank’s London branch, which has assets of approximately $200 million, to service customers who meet Riggs’ risk criteria.

Riggs expects to incur a one-time, pre-tax charge of between approximately $15 million and $21 million in the second quarter of 2004 in connection with exiting or selling these businesses and relationships. In addition, the Company will expense employee severance and retention benefits over the period the operations are wound down.

Riggs believes that these and previously initiated actions could reduce deposits by up to approximately $1.05 billion, including the previously disclosed approximately $360 million of deposits from a relationship that Riggs terminated, and assets by up to approximately $185 million. The Bank expects to fund this reduction in deposits through its principal sources of liquidity, which consist of its customer deposit base, its portfolio of free (i.e., not pledged as collateral) securities, other liquid assets such as federal funds sold and borrowings under a Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit. The Bank plans to supplement these liquidity sources with the sale of brokered deposits. As of March 31, 2004, the Bank had approximately $937 million of free securities, approximately $371 million in federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and approximately $455 million remaining on its Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve lines of credit for total liquid assets and lines of approximately $1.76 billion.

For a discussion of the more significant risk factors that impact Riggs, or could impact Riggs, see Item 7 of the 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly report on form 10Q for a discussion of the Company’s more significant accounting policies and estimates.

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                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company recorded net income of $3.9 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2004 compared to net income of $5.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2003. The decrease in earnings in the first quarter of 2004 was due primarily to decreases in net interest income which decreased $7.1 million. Noninterest income, which decreased $596 thousand year to year, and noninterest expense, which increased from $58.9 million in 2003 to $60.3 million in the current quarter, also contributed to lower earnings. Return on average assets was .25% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared to .35% for the same period a year ago and return on average shareholders’ equity was 4.15% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared to 6.13% for the same period in March 2003.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis (net interest income plus an amount equal to the tax savings on tax-exempt interest) totaled $42.3 million in the first quarter of 2004, a $7.1 million (or 14.4%) decrease from the $49.4 million for the same quarter in 2003. This decrease was attributable to both a decrease in interest income on interest-earning assets and an increase in interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Despite a small increase in the rate earned on earning assets, from 4.30% in 2003 to 4.34% in 2004, interest income on a tax equivalent basis declined $4.8 million, or 7%, in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the first quarter of 2003. As further discussed below, this decline in interest income is attributable to a $547.1 million decrease in average interest-earning assets from the first quarter of 2003 to the comparable period of 2004. Similarly, and as discussed below, average interest-bearing liabilities also declined from the first quarter of 2003 to the comparable period of 2004. Average first quarter interest-bearing liabilities declined by $438.0 million from 2003 to 2004 while the rate on these liabilities increased from 1.19% to 1.47%.

Net interest income in 2004 compared to 2003 was adversely impacted by a mid-year change in 2003 in the methodology by which the U.S. Treasury compensates financial agent banks, such as Riggs. Prior to July 14, 2003, and therefore including the first quarter of 2003, Riggs as a financial agent bank was compensated by net interest earned on interest-bearing U.S. Treasury deposits. These deposits required collateral to be pledged against the deposits. Hence, for the first quarter of 2003 the methodology by which the U.S. Treasury compensated financial agent banks affected the average balance of interest-earning assets, interest bearing liabilities and, as a result, net interest income. Beginning on July 14, 2003 and through February 28, 2004, Riggs utilized non-interest bearing U.S. Treasury deposits to purchase a non-marketable, U.S. Treasury-issued depositary compensation security (DCS) for the same amount as the U.S. Treasury deposits. The DCS and deposit balances were netted in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and in accordance with FIN 39 (Offsetting of Amount Related to Certain Contracts) and therefore were not included in either average interest-earnings assets or average interest-bearing liabilities during the first quarter of 2004. Effective March 2004, the U.S. Treasury neither maintains funds at Riggs to compensate it as a financial agent bank nor does Riggs hold a U.S. Treasury DCS. Rather, commencing in March 2004, Riggs invoices the U.S. Treasury on a monthly basis for services performed as a financial agent bank. Income earned by Riggs in its capacity as a financial agent bank in the first quarter of 2004 was $2.3 million and is reflected as a component of noninterest income. The average balance of deposits maintained by the U.S. Treasury to compensate Riggs as a financial agent bank during the first quarter of 2003 was approximately $1.13 billion.

During the first quarter of 2003, guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures were reported, net of the amount of these securities which had been repurchased by the Company, as minority interest. Accordingly, the expense of these debentures was included in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the period ended March 31, 2003 as minority interest in income of subsidiaries, net of taxes. During the first quarter of 2003, therefore, these debentures had no impact on the reported net interest income of the Company. On October 1, 2003, however, the Company adopted FIN 46R (Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities) and therefore ceased consolidating Riggs Capital and Riggs Capital II, the business trusts which had issued its Series A and Series C debentures. On April 26, 2004, banking regulators extended its interim rule until July 1, 2004 which allows entities with variable interest entities, including Riggs, to include these variable interest entities in risk-based capital requirement calculations.

Riggs Capital II, the issuer of $200 million of 8.875% Series C debentures, remains an unconsolidated entity at March 31, 2004 and, accordingly, the $206.2 million of Riggs National Corporation (Parent Company) debt payable to Riggs Capital II is a liability to the Company at this date. Interest on this debt for the first quarter of 2004 in the amount of $4.6 million is included in long-term interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income. At March 31, 2004, the Company owned $49.9 million of the Series C debentures which are classified as securities held to maturity on the Consolidated Statements of Condition. The average of Series C debentures owned by the Company during the first quarter of 2004 was $48.8 million and the income earned on these securities was $1.1 million. Therefore the deconsolidation of Riggs Capital II had a $3.5 million adverse impact on net interest income in the quarter ended March 31, 2004 when compared to the first quarter of 2003.

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                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Riggs Capital, the issuer of $150 million of 8.625% Series A debentures, was also deconsolidated upon the adoption of FIN 46R in 2003. In February 2004, however, the Company, which had been acquiring these securities, acquired sufficient Series A debentures so that it owned more than 50% of all such debentures and, accordingly, reconsolidated this entity as the Company is the primary beneficiary of Riggs Capital. As a result, the debt payable by Riggs National Corporation (Parent Company) to Riggs Capital at March 31, 2004 and the related interest expense since reconsolidation have been eliminated in consolidation. Interest expense on this debt which was incurred prior to reconsolidation amounted to $1.1 million and is included in interest expense on long-term debt in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Prior to reconsolidation, the Series A debentures owned by the Company were classified as held to maturity securities in the Consolidated Statements of Condition. These securities had an average balance of $29.9 million for the first quarter of 2004 and $0.5 million of interest income on these securities is included in interest income for the quarter prior to reconsolidation. Therefore the deconsolidation of Riggs Capital had a $0.6 million adverse impact on net interest income in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the comparable quarter of the prior year.

At March 31, 2004, the Series A debentures outstanding are netted against the Series A debentures owned by the Company and reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Condition as guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures.

An analysis of the changes in interest income and expense attributable to volume and rate changes follows:

NET INTEREST INCOME CHANGES (1)

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The dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to changes in rate/volume (change in rate multiplied by change in volume) has been allocated between rate and volume variances based on the percentage relationship of such variances to each other. Income and rates are computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a Federal income tax rate of 35% and local tax rates as applicable.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

An analysis of the changes in the Company’s average Statements of Condition and changes to its margin for the quarters ended March 31 follows: