SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                        
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                        
                       ___________________________________
                                        
                                    FORM 8-K
                                        
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                        
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                October 14, 1998
                                        
                             BANKAMERICA CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                        
                                    Delaware
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
                                        
                                     1-6523
                            (Commission File Number)
                                        
                                   56-0906609
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)
                                        
                             100 North Tryon Street
                            Charlotte, North Carolina
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                        
                                      28255
                                   (Zip Code)
                                        
                                 (704) 386-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
     ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

      Release  of  Third  Quarter Earnings.  On October  14,  1998,  BankAmerica
Corporation, the registrant (the "Registrant"), announced financial results  for
the  third  quarter  of  fiscal 1998, reporting earnings  of  $893  million  and
earnings per common share of $0.50.  A copy of the press release announcing  the
results of the Registrant's fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1998 is filed  as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form  8-K.

     ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)  Exhibits.

          The following exhibits are filed herewith:

     EXHIBIT NO.         DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

        99.1        Press  Release dated October 14, 1998 with respect  to
                    the  Registrant's financial results for the  fiscal  quarter
                    ended September 30, 1998.

                           SIGNATURE


      Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,  as
amended,  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its  behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                              BANKAMERICA CORPORATION



                              By:  /s/ Paul J. Polking
                                       Paul J. Polking
                                       Executive Vice President and
                                        General Counsel




Dated:         October 19, 1998