<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
The schedule contains summary information extracted from the September 30, 1998
Form 10-Q for BankAmerica Corporation and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                                          0000070858                       
<NAME>                                         BANKAMERICA CORPORATION          
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1998               
<PERIOD-END>                    SEP-30-1998               
<CASH>                          24,715                      
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>           6,692             
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                30,725                 
<TRADING-ASSETS>                34,509                 
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>     67,959              
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>           4,180              
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>             3,935             
<LOANS>                        351,982                 
<ALLOWANCE>                     (7,215)                  
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 594,673                  
<DEPOSITS>                     345,756                  
<SHORT-TERM>                   111,772                  
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>             42,286                  
<LONG-TERM>                     47,552                 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                0                 
<PREFERRED>                         84           
<COMMON>                        15,939                 
<OTHER-SE>                      31,284                 
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 594,673                
<INTEREST-LOAN>                  7,084              
<INTEREST-INVEST>                1,105               
<INTEREST-OTHER>                 1,419              
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                 9,608               
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>               2,830              
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>               5,164              
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>            4,444              
<LOAN-LOSSES>                    1,405            
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                 280              
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                  4,583             
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    416              
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>         416            
<EXTRAORDINARY>                      0            
<CHANGES>                            0          
<NET-INCOME>                       374          
<EPS-PRIMARY>                     0.21            
<EPS-DILUTED>                     0.21             
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                    3.60             
<LOANS-NON>                      2,582              
<LOANS-PAST>                       540           
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                     0          
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                      0          
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                 6,778              
<CHARGE-OFFS>                    2,371              
<RECOVERIES>                       448            
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                7,215              
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                 0          
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                  0          
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>              0          
        
<FN>
<F1> Allownace-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>