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                   FIRST OF AMERICA BANK CORPORATION

                           POWER OF ATTORNEY


     Each of the undersigned directors of First of America Bank
Corporation does hereby authorize each of Richard F. Chormann and
Thomas W. Lambert and each of them to execute in his or her behalf and
sign his or her name to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997, of the said corporation to the Securities and
Exchange Commission and any amendment or amendments thereto and
appoints the Richard F. Chormann and Thomas W. Lambert and each of
them as attorney in fact to sign in his or her behalf individually and
as a director of said corporation such report and any amendments
thereof. 

/S/  DANIEL R. SMITH 
 
/S/  JOSEPH J. FITZSIMMONS 
 
/S/  MARTHA M.MERTZ 
 
/S/  JOEL N. GOLDBERG 
 
/S/  ROBERT L. HETZLER 
 
/S/  JAMES S. WARE 
 
/S/  LEY S. SMITH 
 
/S/  CLIFFORD L. GREENWALT 
 
/S/  DOROTHY A. JOHNSON 
 
/S/  JON E. BARFIELD 


Dated: January 21, 1998