EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY PNC BANK CORP. REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned Executive Officers of PNC Bank Corp. (the "Corporation"), a Pennsylvania Corporation, hereby names, constitutes and appoints Walter E. Gregg, Jr., John F. Fulgoney and Kathleen Clover, or each of them, with full power of substitution, such person's true and lawful attorney-in -fact and agent to execute in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Registration Statement to be filed by the Corporation on Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the shares of the Corporation's Common Stock that may be issued in connection with the proposed merger of Hilliard Lyons, Inc. with and into the Corporation. Such persons hereby ratify and confirm all that any said attorney or attorney-in-fact, or any substitute, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. WITNESS the due execution hereof by the following persons in the capacities indicated, as of September 22, 1998. Name/Signature Capacity - -------------- -------- /s/ ROBERT L. HAUNSCHILD Senior Vice President and Chief - ------------------------ Financial Officer Robert L. Haunschild /s/ SAMUEL R. PATTERSON Senior Vice President and Controller - ----------------------- Samuel R. Patterson POWER OF ATTORNEY PNC BANK CORP. REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned Directors and/or Executive Officers of PNC Bank Corp. (the "Corporation"), a Pennsylvania corporation, hereby names, constitutes and appoints Walter E. Gregg, Jr., John F. Fulgoney and Kathleen Clover, or each of them, with full power of substitution, such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to execute in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, the Registration Statement to be filed by the Corporation on Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the shares of the Corporation's Common Stock that may be issued in connection with the proposed merger of Hilliard Lyons, Inc. with and into the Corporation. Such persons hereby ratify and confirm all that any said attorney or attorney-in-fact, or any substitute, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. WITNESS the due execution hereof by the following persons in the capacities indicated, as of September 18, 1998. Name/Signature Capacity - -------------- -------- /s/ THOMAS H. O'BRIEN Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and - --------------------- Director Thomas H. O'Brien /s/ PAUL W. CHELLGREN Director - --------------------- Paul W. Chellgren /s/ ROBERT N. CLAY Director - ------------------ Robert N. Clay /s/ GEORGE A. DAVIDSON, JR. Director - --------------------------- George A. Davidson, Jr. /s/ DAVID F. GIRARD-DICARLO Director - --------------------------- David F. Girard-diCarlo Name/Signature Capacity - -------------- -------- /s/ WALTER E. GREGG, JR. Senior Executive Vice President and - ------------------------ Director Walter E. Gregg, Jr. /s/ WILLIAM R. JOHNSON Director - ---------------------- William R. Johnson /s/ BRUCE C. LINDSAY Director - -------------------- Bruce C. Lindsay /s/ W. CRAIG MCCLELLAND Director - ----------------------- W. Craig McClelland /s/ JANE G. PEPPER Director - ------------------ Jane G. Pepper /s/ JACKSON H. RANDOLPH Director - ----------------------- Jackson H. Randolph /s/ JAMES E. ROHR President, Chief Operating Officer and - ----------------- Director James E. Rohr /s/ RODERIC H. ROSS Director - ------------------- Roderic H. Ross /s/ RICHARD P. SIMMONS Director - ---------------------- Richard P. Simmons /s/ THOMAS J. USHER Director - ------------------- Thomas J. Usher /s/ MILTON A. WASHINGTON Director - ------------------------ Milton A. Washington /s/ HELGE H. WEHMEIER Director - --------------------- Helge H. Wehmeier