EXHIBIT 25.4

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                                    FORM T-1

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                           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 BANK OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

         New York                                       13-5160382
  (State of incorporation                            (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                        identification no.)

     One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                      10286
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip code)

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                            ALLFIRST FINANCIAL INC.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                       52-0981378
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. employer
 incorporation or organization)                      identification no.)


         25 South Charles Street
          Baltimore, Maryland                               21201
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip code)

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                  Series B Capital Trust Guarantee Agreement
                      (Allfirst Preferred Capital Trust)
                      (Title of the indenture securities)

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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.

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         Name                      Address
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    Superintendent of Banks of the State of  2 Rector Street, New York,
    New York                                 N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

    Federal Reserve Bank of New York         33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                             N.Y.  10045

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation    Washington, D.C. 20429

    New York Clearing House Association      New York, New York  10005

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

    Yes.

2.  Affiliations with Obligor.

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

    None.

16. List of Exhibits.

    Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are
    incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-
    29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R.
    229.10(d).

    1.  A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly
        Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to
        commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust
        powers.  (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with
        Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed
        with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed
        with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

    4.  A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1
        filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

    6.  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
        (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)

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

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                                   SIGNATURE



    Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York,
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 16th day of September, 1999.


                                  THE BANK OF NEW YORK



                                  By:   /s/ MICHAEL CULHANE
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                                      Name:   MICHAEL CULHANE
                                      Title:  VICE PRESIDENT


                      Consolidated Report of Condition of
                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                   of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                    And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business June 30, 1999,
published 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 Thousands
                                                                   
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

 Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.......               $ 5,597,807
 Interest-bearing balances................................                 4,075,775
Securities:
 Held-to-maturity securities..............................                   785,167
 Available-for-sale securities............................                 4,159,891
Federal funds sold and Securities purchased under
 agreements to resell.....................................                 2,476,963
Loans and lease financing receivables:
 Loans and leases, net of unearned
 income...................................................                38,028,772
 LESS: Allowance for loan and
 lease losses.............................................                   568,617
 LESS: Allocated transfer risk
 reserve..................................................                    16,352
 Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and
  reserve.................................................                37,443,803
Trading Assets............................................                 1,563,671
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)..                   683,587
Other real estate owned...................................                    10,995
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated
 companies................................................                   184,661
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
 outstanding..............................................                   812,015
Intangible assets.........................................                 1,135,572
Other assets..............................................                 5,607,019
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Total assets..............................................               $64,536,926
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
 In domestic offices......................................               $26,488,980
 Noninterest-bearing......................................                10,626,811
 Interest-bearing.........................................                15,862,169
 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and
  IBFs....................................................                20,655,414
 Noninterest-bearing......................................                   156,471
 Interest-bearing.........................................                20,498,943
Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under
 agreements to repurchase.................................                 3,729,439
Demand notes issued to the U.S.Treasury...................                   257,860
Trading liabilities.......................................                 1,987,450
Other borrowed money:
 With remaining maturity of one year or less..............                   496,235
 With remaining maturity of more than one year through
  three years.............................................                       465
 With remaining maturity of more than three years.........                    31,080
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding..                   822,455


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Subordinated notes and debentures.........................                 1,308,000
Other liabilities.........................................                 2,846,649
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Total liabilities.........................................                58,624,027
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..............................................                 1,135,284
Surplus...................................................                   815,314
Undivided profits and capital reserves....................                 4,001,767
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on..................
 available-for-sale securities............................                    (7,956)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.......                   (31,510)
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Total equity capital......................................                 5,912,899
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Total liabilities and equity capital......................               $64,536,926
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     I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above-
named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                                                Thomas J. Mastro

     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 instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.

Thomas A. Reyni
Alan R. Griffith              Directors
Gerald L. Hassell