UNITED STATES
                                   
                  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) August 1, 1997
                                   
                                   
                             CCB Financial Corporation
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                   
                                   
                                   
       North Carolina         0-12358           56-1347849
     (State or other       (Commission File   (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of          Number)        Identification No.)
     incorporation)
                                   
                                   
      111 Corcoran Street, Post Office Box 931, Durham, NC  27702
               (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   
                                   
                                   
Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (919) 683-7777
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                          N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
     
Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

      On August 1, 1997, the Registrant's merger with American Federal
Bank,  FSB  ("American Federal"), of Greenville, South  Carolina,  was
completed.   American Federal had assets totaling $1.3 billion  as  of
June  30,  1997.   The  transaction, which has an indicated  value  of
approximately  $410.3  million,  was consummated  through  a  tax-free
exchange  of  stock  accounted  for  as  a  pooling-of-interests.   In
accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, .445 shares of  the
Registrant's  common  stock  was issued for  each  share  of  American
Federal  outstanding  or approximately 4.9 million  shares.   American
Federal  will  continue  to operate as a separate  subsidiary  of  the
Registrant.


Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.


          (a)  Financial statements of businesses acquired

       The   following   financial  statements  are  incorporated   by
       reference:
      
       (i)   Audited  consolidated  financial statements  of  American
             Federal  Bank, FSB as of December 31, 1996 and  1995  and
             for   the  three  years  ended  December  31,  1996   are
             incorporated  by  reference  from  Exhibit  99.1  of  the
             Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated  April  21,
             1997.
       
       (ii)  Unaudited  interim  balance sheets  of  American  Federal
             Bank,  FSB  as of March 31, 1997, December 31,  1996  and
             March   31,  1996  and  the  related  unaudited   interim
             statements  of income and cash flows for the  three-month
             periods  ended  March 31, 1997 and 1996 are  incorporated
             by  reference  from  Exhibit  99.1  of  the  Registrant's
             Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 13, 1997.
      
     (b)  Pro forma financial information
      
       The  following  unaudited  pro forma financial  statements  are
       incorporated  by  reference from pages 52  through  58  of  the
       Registrant's  Pre-Effective Amendment  No.  1  to  Registration
       Statement No. 333-25705 on Form S-4:
      
       (i)   Pro   forma  combined  condensed  balance  sheet  of  CCB
             Financial  Corporation and subsidiaries as of  March  31,
             1997.
       
       (ii)  Pro  forma combined condensed statement of income of  CCB
             Financial  Corporation and subsidiaries  for  the  three-
             month period ended March 31, 1997.
       
       (iii) Pro  forma combined condensed statement of income of  CCB
             Financial  Corporation and subsidiaries  for  the  three-
             month period ended March 31, 1996.
       
       (iv)  Pro  forma combined condensed statement of income of  CCB
             Financial  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  for  the  year
             ended December 31, 1996.
       
       (v)   Pro  forma combined condensed statement of income of  CCB
             Financial  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  for  the  year
             ended December 31, 1995.
       
       (vi)  Pro  forma combined condensed statement of income of  CCB
             Financial  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  for  the  year
             ended December 31, 1994.
       
      (c)  Exhibits
      
        2    Agreement   and  Plan  of  Reorganization   between   CCB
             Financial Corporation and American Federal Bank,  FSB  is
             incorporated  by  reference  from  Appendix  A   of   the
             Registrant's   Pre-Effective   Amendment   No.    1    to
             Registration Statement No. 333-25705 on Form S-4.
        
        10.1 Employment agreement between William L. Abercrombie,  Jr.
             and CCB Financial Corporation.
        
        10.2 Employment agreement between William L. Abercrombie,  Jr.
             and American Federal Bank, FSB.
        
        10.3 Employment agreement between Michael A. Trimble  and  CCB
             Financial Corporation.
        
        10.4 Employment agreement between Michael A. Trimble and
             American Federal Bank, FSB.
        
        99.1 Press release by CCB Financial Corporation dated August
             1, 1997.

                           SIGNATURES

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


                              CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION



Date:  August 7, 1997         By: /s/   W. HAROLD PARKER, JR.
                                   W. Harold Parker, Jr.
                                   Senior Vice President and
                                   Controller


                             EXHIBIT INDEX
        
Exhibit No.
     
     2     Agreement  and Plan of Reorganization between CCB Financial
           Corporation  and American Federal Bank, FSB is incorporated
           by  reference  from  Appendix A of  the  Registrant's  Pre-
           Effective  Amendment  No. 1 to Registration  Statement  No.
           333-25705 on Form S-4.
     
     10.1  Employment  agreement between William L.  Abercrombie,  Jr.
           and CCB Financial Corporation.
     
     10.2  Employment  agreement between William L.  Abercrombie,  Jr.
           and American Federal Bank, FSB.
     
     10.3  Employment  agreement between Michael A.  Trimble  and  CCB
           Financial Corporation.
     
     10.4  Employment   agreement  between  Michael  A.  Trimble   and
           American Federal Bank, FSB.
     
     99.1  Press release by CCB Financial Corporation dated August 1, 1997.