EXHIBIT 12.1

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings

to Fixed Charges (1)

 

    Nine Months Ended     Year Ended December 31  
Dollars in millions   September 30, 2008     2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  

Earnings

           

Pretax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees

  $ 1,450     $ 1,806     $ 3,913     $ 1,962     $ 1,745     $ 1,600  

Add:

           

Distributed income of equity investees

    118       124       20        

Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits

    840       1,267       841       662       357       346  

Less:

           

Minority interest in pretax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

    91       101       33       20       10       32  

Earnings excluding interest on deposits

    2,317       3,096       4,741       2,604       2,092       1,914  

Interest on deposits

    1,152       2,053       1,590       981       484       457  

Total earnings

  $ 3,469     $ 5,149     $ 6,331     $ 3,585     $ 2,576     $ 2,371  

Fixed charges

           

Interest on borrowed funds

  $ 787     $ 1,197     $ 777     $ 599     $ 298     $ 258  

Interest component of rentals

    53       69       64       63       58       59  

Amortization of notes and debentures

      1           1       1  

Distributions on mandatorily redeemable capital securities of subsidiary trusts

                                            28  

Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits

    840       1,267       841       662       357       346  

Interest on deposits

    1,152       2,053       1,590       981       484       457  

Total fixed charges

  $ 1,992     $ 3,320     $ 2,431     $ 1,643     $ 841     $ 803  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

           

Excluding interest on deposits

    2.76 x     2.44 x     5.64 x     3.93 x     5.86 x     5.53 x

Including interest on deposits

    1.74       1.55       2.60       2.18       3.06       2.95  

 

(1) As defined in Item 503(d) of Regulation S-K.