<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
The schedule contains summary information extracted from the March 31, 1998
Form 10-Q for NationsBank Corporation and is qualified in its entirety by 
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
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<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-1998
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                        900
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<CHANGES>                                                0
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<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                                     0<F1>
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<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                                  0<F1>
<FN>
<F1> Allowance-Domestic, Allowance-Foreign and Allowance-Unallocated are only
     disclosed on an annual basis in the Corporation's 10-K and are therefore 
     not included in this Financial Data Schedule.
</FN>