EXHIBIT 23.6


                    CONSENT OF BERKSHIRE CAPITAL CORPORATION

         We hereby consent to the use of our opinion letter to the Board of
Directors of Hilliard-Lyons, Inc., included as Appendix B to the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of PNC Bank Corp. ("PNC"), which forms part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4, relating to the proposed merger of PNC and
Hilliard-Lyons, Inc., and to the references therein to such opinion under the
caption "Proposed Merger-Opinion of Financial Advisor."

         In giving such consent, we do not admit and we hereby disclaim that we
come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do we hereby admit that we
are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the
meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder.

                                              /S/ BERKSHIRE CAPITAL CORPORATION 
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                                                  Berkshire Capital Corporation

New York, New York
September 29, 1998