Exhibit 5.2

RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER

A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

ONE RODNEY SQUARE

920. NORTH KING STREET

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19801

(302) 651-7700

FAX: (302) 651-7701

WWW.RLF.COM

February 21, 2008

Yardville Capital Trust II

c/o The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

One PNC Plaza

249 Fifth Avenue

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Delaware counsel for The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), and Yardville Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), in connection with the matters set forth herein. At your request, this opinion is being furnished to you.

For purposes of giving the opinions hereinafter set forth, our examination of documents has been limited to the examination of originals or copies of the following:

(a) The Certificate of Trust of the Trust, as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Secretary of State”) on June 1, 2000, (the “Certificate of Trust”);

(b) The Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated as of May 25, 2000, between Yardville National Bancorp (“Yardville”) and the trustee named therein;

(c) The Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-4 relating to the Series B Capital Securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust, including the prospectus (the “Prospectus”) as filed by the Company, the Trust and others with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about February 21, 2008;

(d) The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust, dated as of June 23, 2000 among the Company (successor by merger to Yardville), as sponsor, the trustees of the Trust named therein, and the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (the “Trust Agreement”);

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(e) The Registration Rights Agreement; and

(f) A Certificate of Good Standing for the Trust, dated February 19, 2008, obtained from the Secretary of State.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in the Trust Agreement.

For purposes of this opinion, we have not reviewed any documents other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (f) above. In particular, we have not reviewed any document (other than the documents listed in paragraphs (a) through (f) above) that is referred to in or incorporated by reference into the documents reviewed by us. We have assumed that there exists no provision in any document that we have not reviewed that is inconsistent with the opinions stated herein. We have conducted no independent factual investigation of our own but rather have relied solely upon the foregoing documents, the statements and information set forth therein and the additional matters recited or assumed herein, all of which we have assumed to be true, complete and accurate in all material respects.

With respect to all documents examined by us, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as authentic originals, (ii) the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies or forms, and (iii) the genuineness of all signatures.

For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed (i) that, at the time of each issuance of the Capital Securities, the Trust Agreement and the Certificate of Trust were or will be in full force and effect and were not and will not have been amended, (ii) except to the extent provided in paragraph 1 below, the due creation or due organization or due formation, as the case may be, and valid existence in good standing of each party to the documents examined by us under the laws of the jurisdiction governing its creation, organization or formation, (iii) the legal capacity of each natural person who is a party to the documents examined by us, (iv) that each of the parties to the documents examined by us has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, such documents, (v) the due authorization, execution and delivery by all parties thereto of all documents examined by us, (vi) that each Person to whom Series B Capital Securities are to be issued by the Trust (the “Preferred Security Holders”) will receive an appropriate Series B Capital Securities Certificate evidencing ownership of such Series B Capital Securities against receipt of Series A Capital Securities surrendered in exchange therefor, in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Exchange Offer, (vii) that the Series B Capital Securities are issued to the Preferred Security Holders in accordance with the Trust Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, and (viii) that all conditions precedent to the issuance of the Series B Capital Securities will be satisfied prior to any such issuance. We have not participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and assume no responsibility for its contents.

This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding the securities laws and blue sky laws of the State of Delaware), and we have not considered and express no opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction, including federal laws and rules and regulations relating

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thereto. Our opinions are rendered only with respect to Delaware laws and rules, regulations and orders thereunder that are currently in effect.

Based upon the foregoing, and upon our examination of such questions of law and statutes of the State of Delaware as we have considered necessary or appropriate, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing as a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C. § 3801, et seq.).

2. The Series B Capital Securities will represent valid and, subject to the qualifications set forth in paragraph 3 below, fully paid and nonassessable undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust.

3. The holder of the Series B Capital Securities, as a beneficial owner of the Trust, will be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We note that the holder of the Series B Capital Securities may be obligated to make payments as set forth in the Trust Agreement.

We consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In addition, we hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. In giving the foregoing consents, we do not thereby admit 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. Except as stated above, without our prior written consent, this opinion may not be furnished or quoted to, or relied upon by, any other Person for any purpose.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Richards, Layton & Finger

DKD/JWP