EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated February
17, 2003 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the change in the method of accounting for
goodwill and other intangible assets), incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. for the year ended
December 31, 2002 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

                            /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 8, 2003