EX-25.(a)
                              Form T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                      UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
                  OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY
                 OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ___

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                       THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 A National Banking Association                             36-0899825
                                                          (I.R.S. employer
                                                       identification number)

One First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois                  60670-0126
 (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

                       The First National Bank of Chicago
                      One First National Plaza, Suite 0286
                          Chicago, Illinois 60670-0286
             Attn: Lynn A. Goldstein, Law Department (312) 732-6919
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                           Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


          Rhode Island                                       05-0341324
(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. employer
 incorporation or organization)                        identification number)

        One Federal Street
       Boston, Massachusetts                                  02110
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

                          Subordinated Debt Securities
  Preferred Securities Guarantee of Fleet Capital Trust I Preferred Securities
  Preferred Securities Guarantee of Fleet Capital Trust II Preferred Securities
 Preferred Securities Guarantee of Fleet Capital Trust III Preferred Securities
  Preferred Securities Guarantee of Fleet Capital Trust IV Preferred Securities
  Preferred Securities Guarantee of Fleet Capital Trust V Preferred Securities
                         (Title of Indenture Securities)



Item 1.   General Information.  Furnish the following
          information as to the trustee:

          (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
          which it is subject.

          Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance
          Corporation, Washington, D.C., The Board of Governors of the Federal
          Reserve System, Washington D.C.

          (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2.   Affiliations With the Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the 
          trustee, describe each such affiliation.

          No such affiliation exists with the trustee.


Item 16.  List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this
          Statement of Eligibility.

          1.   A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in
               effect.*

          2.   A copy of the certificates of authority of the trustee to
               commence business.*

          3.   A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate
               trust powers.*

          4.   A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee.*

          5.   Not Applicable.

          6.   The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.


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          7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
               pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or
               examining authority.

          8.   Not Applicable.

          9.   Not Applicable.


          Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
          amended, the trustee, The First National Bank of Chicago, a national
          banking association organized and existing under the laws of the
          United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of
          Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
          duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on
          the 26th day of November, 1996.


               The  First National Bank of Chicago, 
               Trustee

               By /s/ Steven M. Wagner
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                  Steven M. Wagner
                  Vice President

* Exhibit 1, 2, 3 and 4 are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibits bearing
identical numbers in Item 12 of the Form T-1 of The First National Bank of
Chicago, filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
SunAmerica Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October
25, 1996 (Registration No. 333-14201).


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                                    EXHIBIT 6


                       THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED
                          BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT


                                               November 26, 1996



Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

Gentlemen:

In connection with the qualification of (i) an indenture between Fleet Financial
Group, Inc. ("Fleet") and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, (ii)
the Preferred Securities Guarantee of Fleet for the benefit of the holders of
Preferred Securities of Fleet Capital Trust I, (iii) the Preferred Securities
Guarantee of Fleet for the benefit of the holders of Preferred Securities of
Fleet Capital Trust II, (iv) the Preferred Securities Guarantee of Fleet for the
benefit of the holders of Preferred Securities of Fleet Capital Trust III, (v)
the Preferred Securities Guarantee of Fleet for the benefit of the holders of
Preferred Securities of Fleet Capital Trust IV, and (vi) the Preferred
Securities Guarantee of Fleet for the benefit of the holders of Preferred
Securities of Fleet Capital Trust V, the undersigned, in accordance with Section
321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the
reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities
authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to
the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.


                                          Very truly yours,

                                          The First National Bank of Chicago



                               By: /s/ Steven M. Wagner
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                                       Steven M. Wagner
                                       Vice President



                                   EXHIBIT 7

Legal Title of Bank: The First National Bank of Chicago      Call Date: 06/30/96
Address:             One First National Plaza, Ste 0460  ST-BK:17-1630 FFIEC 031
City, State  Zip:    Chicago, IL  60670                                Page RC-1
FDIC Certificate No.:  0/3/6/1/8                       

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial
and State-Chartered Savings Banks for June 30, 1996

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, report the amount outstanding of the last business day of the
quarter.

Schedule RC--Balance Sheet



                                                                               Dollar Amounts in                 C400
               (-                                                                      Thousands      RCFD    BIL MIL THOU
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ASSETS
1.   Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule
     RC-A):
     a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1)...........                               0081      3,572,641      1.a.
     b. Interest-bearing balances(2)....................................                               0071      6,958,367      1.b.
2.   Securities
     a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A).......                               1754              0      2.a.
     b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)....                               1773      1,448,974      2.b.
3.   Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to
     resell in domestic offices of the bank and its Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
     a. Federal Funds sold..............................................                               0276      5,020,878      3.a.
     b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell.................                               0277        918,688      3.b.
4.   Loans and lease financing receivables:
     a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule
     RC-C)..............................................................     RCFD 2122 19,125,160                               4.a.
     b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.......................     RCFD 3123    379,232                               4.b.
     c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve...........................     RCFD 3128          0                               4.c.
     d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and
     reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c)...............................                               2125     18,745,928      4.d.
5.   Assets held in trading accounts....................................                               3545      9,599,172      5.
6.   Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)...........                               2145        623,289      6.
7.   Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M).............                                         2150          8,927      7.
8.   Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated
     companies (from Schedule RC-M).....................................                               2130         57,280      8.
9.   Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding.......                               2155        632,259      9.
10.  Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M).............................                               2143        156,715     10.
11.  Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)..................................                               2160      1,592,088     11.
12.  Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)...........................                               2170     49,335,206     12.

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(1)  Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2)  Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.



Legal Title of Bank:   The First National Bank of Chicago   Call Date:  06/30/96
Address:               One First National Plaza, Ste 0460                       
City, State  Zip:      Chicago, IL  60670              ST-BK:  17-1630 FFIEC 031
FDIC Certificate No.:  0/3/6/1/8                                       Page RC-2



Schedule RC-Continued                                                  Dollar Amounts in
                                                                             Thousands                    Bil Mil Thou
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LIABILITIES
13.  Deposits:
     a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C
        from Schedule RC-E, part 1)...........................                                 RCON 2200    16,878,870    13.a.
        (1) Noninterest-bearing(1)............................         RCON 6631  7,855,880                               13.a.(1)
        (2) Interest-bearing..................................         RCON 6636  9,022,990                               13.a.(2)
     b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, 
        and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II)................                                 RCFN 2200    12,677,057    13.b.
        (1) Noninterest bearing...............................         RCFN 6631    766,936                               13.b.(1)
        (2) Interest-bearing..................................         RCFN 6636 11,910,121                               13.b.(2)
14.  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under 
     agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank 
     and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
     a. Federal funds purchased...............................                                 RCFD 0278     1,318,968    14.a.
     b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase........                                 RCFD 0279     1,197,589    14.b.
15.  a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury..............                                 RCON 2840       104,546    15.a.
     b. Trading Liabilities...................................                                 RCFD 3548     6,431,784    15.b.
16.  Other borrowed money:
     a. With original maturity of one year or less............                                 RCFD 2332     4,437,636    16.a.
     b. With original  maturity of more than one year.........                                 RCFD 2333        75,308    16.b.
17. Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
     leases...................................................                                 RCFD 2910       283,041    17.
18.  Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding..                                 RCFD 2920       632,259    18.
19.  Subordinated notes and debentures........................                                 RCFD 3200     1,275,000    19.
20.  Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)...................                                 RCFD 2930       892,947    20.
21.  Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)...........                                 RCFD 2948    46,205,005    21.
22.  Limited-Life preferred stock and related surplus.........                                 RCFD 3282             0    22.
EQUITY CAPITAL
23.  Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus............                                 RCFD 3838             0    23.
24.  Common stock.............................................                                 RCFD 3230       200,858    24.
25.  Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).                                 RCFD 3839     2,349,164    25.
26.  a. Undivided profits and capital reserves................                                 RCFD 3632       584,878    26.a.
     b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on 
        available-for-sale securities.........................                                 RCFD 8434        (3,951)   26.b.
27.  Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments......                                 RCFD 3284          (748)   27.
28.  Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27)                                         RCFD 3210     3,130,201    28.
29.  Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and 
     equity capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28).............                                 RCFD 3300    49,335,206    29.


Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
1.   Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that 
     best describes the  most comprehensive level of auditing work performed
     for the bank by independent external                      Number
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     auditors as of any date during 1995 ....RCFD 6724 .....   N/A
           M.1.                                                -----------
1  =  Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance 
      with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public
      accounting firm which submits a report on the bank
2  =  Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company            
      conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing          
      standards by a certified public accounting firm which             
      submits a report on the consolidated holding company              
      (but not on the bank separately)                                  
3  =  Directors' examination of the bank conducted in                   
      accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
      by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by
      state chartering authority)
4. =  Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors 
      (may be required by state chartering authority)
5  =  Review of the bank's financial statements by external       
      auditors                                                    
6  =  Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external  
      auditors                                                    
7  =  Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)     
8  =  No external audit work                                      
                                                                  
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(1)  Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
     deposits.