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                                  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


                                  JULY 15, 1999
                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)



                                 PNC BANK CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                          COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-9718


               PENNSYLVANIA                               25-1435979
     (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

                                  ONE PNC PLAZA
                                249 FIFTH AVENUE
                       PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15222-2707
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (412) 762-1553
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS

           Second Quarter 1999 Financial Results

           On July 15, 1999, PNC Bank Corp. ("Corporation") reported results of
           operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999. A copy
           of the earnings press release issued by the Corporation is attached
           as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

           Information on the Corporation's businesses for the six months ended
           June 30, 1999 and 1998, which reflects organizational and business
           changes made during 1999 as part of the Corporation's operating
           strategy, is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by
           reference.

ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

           (c) Exhibits

           The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index on page 3 of this Form 8-K
           are filed herewith.


                                   SIGNATURES


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

                                                PNC BANK CORP.
                                                (Registrant)


           Date: July 26, 1999              By: /s/ Robert L. Haunschild
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                                                Robert L. Haunschild
                                                Senior Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1     Earnings press release issued by the Corporation on July 15, 1999, with
         respect to results of operations for the three and six months ended
         June 30, 1999, filed herewith.

99.2     Business information for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998
         filed herewith.








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