<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary information extracted from the June 30, 1997 Form 10-Q for NationsBank Corporation and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 10,024 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 1,524 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 8,940 <TRADING-ASSETS> 26,952 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 19,716 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 1,548 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 1,549 <LOANS> 150,446 <ALLOWANCE> (2,790) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 240,362 <DEPOSITS> 135,049 <SHORT-TERM> 51,003 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 8,866 <LONG-TERM> 25,474 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 101 <COMMON> 9,223 <OTHER-SE> 10,646 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 240,362 <INTEREST-LOAN> 6,095 <INTEREST-INVEST> 745 <INTEREST-OTHER> 1,296 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 8,136 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 1,993 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,198 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 3,938 <LOAN-LOSSES> 380 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 72 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 3,610 <INCOME-PRETAX> 2,298 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 2,298 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,471 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.02 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.96 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 3.86 <LOANS-NON> 1,117 <LOANS-PAST> 315 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 2,315 <CHARGE-OFFS> 510 <RECOVERIES> 142 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 2,790 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 0<F1> <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0<F1> <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0<F1> <FN> <F1> Allowance-Domestic, Allowance-Foreign and Allowance-Unallocated are only disclosed on an annual basis in the Corporation's Form 10-K and are therefore not included in this Financial Data Schedule. </FN>