EXHIBIT 25(b)
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C.  20549
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                                   FORM  T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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              CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
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                            THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


NEW YORK                                            13-4994650
(State of incorporation                         (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                        identification No.)

270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                     10017
(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

                               William H. McDavid
                                General Counsel
                                270 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                              Tel:  (212) 270-2611
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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                          FIRST CHICAGO NBD CAPITAL I
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE                                         APPLIED FOR
(State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                 identification No.)

ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS                                      60670
(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

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                             PREFERRED SECURITIES
                      (Title of the indenture securities)
                                        

 
                                    GENERAL

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.
 
       New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York  12110.

       Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551
 
       Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New
       York,     N.Y.

       Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.


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

       Yes.


Item 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor.

     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

     None.

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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 as now in effect,
including the  Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated
February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement  No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).

      2.  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference.  On July 14, 1996,
in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).

      3.  None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained
in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

      4.  A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).

      5.  Not applicable.

      6.  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with
the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association),
Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).

      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.

                                   SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 31ST day of DECEMBER, 1996.
 
                            THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK


                            By /s/  P. Kelly              
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                               P. Kelly
                               Vice President
 

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                             Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

                                Bank Call Notice

                             RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                      CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                            The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
                     and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
                    a member of the Federal Reserve System,

                at the close of business September 30, 1996, in
        accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
        District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 
 
                                                                  DOLLAR AMOUNTS
           ASSETS                                                  IN MILLIONS

                                                                
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and
  currency and coin .............................................    $ 11,095
  Interest-bearing balances .....................................       4,998
Securities:......................................................
Held to maturity securities......................................       3,231
Available for sale securities....................................      38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
  agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
  bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
  and in IBF's:
  Federal funds sold.............................................       8,018
  Securities purchased under agreements to resell................         731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income........    $130,513
  Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses.......       2,938
  Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve...........          27
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  Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
  allowance, and reserve.........................................     127,548
Trading Assets...................................................      48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
  leases)........................................................       2,850
Other real estate owned..........................................         300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
  associated companies...........................................          92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
  outstanding....................................................       2,777
Intangible assets................................................       1,361
Other assets.....................................................      12,204
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TOTAL ASSETS.....................................................    $261,859
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                                  LIABILITIES

 
                                                                
Deposits
  In domestic offices............................................    $ 80,163
  Noninterest-bearing ............................    $30,596
  Interest-bearing ...............................     49,567
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  In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
  and IBF's......................................................      65,173
  Noninterest-bearing ............................    $ 3,616
  Interest-bearing................................     61,557
 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and 
 of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
  Federal funds purchased........................................      14,594
  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase.................      14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.........................       2,200
Trading liabilities..............................................      30,136
Other Borrowed money:
  With a remaining maturity of one year or less..................      16,895
  With a remaining maturity of more than one year................         449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under 
 capitalized leases..............................................          49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.........       2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures................................       5,471
Other liabilities................................................      13,997
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES................................................     246,001
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Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus.................         550

                                 EQUITY CAPITAL

Common stock.....................................................       1,209
Surplus..........................................................      10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves...........................       4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
 on available-for-sale securities................................        (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments..............          19
 
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL.............................................      15,308
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK
 AND EQUITY CAPITAL..............................................    $261,859
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I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
                    JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.

                    WALTER V. SHIPLEY            )
                    EDWARD D. MILLER             )DIRECTORS
                    THOMAS G. LABRECQUE          )
 
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