Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 27, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements of BlackRock, Inc. appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of BlackRock, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (the Corporation) for the year ended December 31, 2008, in the following Registration Statements of the Corporation:
| Forms S-8 relating to the Corporations 1997 Long-Term Incentive Award Plan (formerly the Corporations 1987 Senior Executive Long-Term Incentive Award Plan, as amended, the 1992 Long-Term Incentive Award Plan ) (Nos. 33-28828, 33-54960, 333-53806, and 333-110758) |
| Forms S-3 relating to the Corporations Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (Nos. 333-136807 and 333-156345) |
| Forms S-8 relating to the Corporations Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Nos. 333-25867 and 333-156540) |
| Forms S-8 relating to the Corporations Incentive Savings Plan (formerly The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan and PNC Retirement Savings Plan) (Nos. 33-25140, 333-03901, 333-65042, and 333-139347) |
| Forms S-8 relating to the Corporations Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan and the Corporation and Affiliates Deferred Compensation Plan (Nos. 333-18069, 333-65040, and 333-136808) |
| Form S-8 relating to the National City Savings and Investment Plan, the Corporations Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan, and the Corporation and Affiliates Deferred Compensation Plan (No. 333-156886) |
| Forms S-3 relating to the shelf registration of capital securities of PNC Capital Trust C, PNC Capital Trust D, PNC Capital Trust E and PNC Capital Trust F, fully and unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent described therein, by the Corporation (Nos. 333-50651, 333-50651-01, 333-50651-02, 333-50651-03, and 333-50651-04) |
| Form S-8 relating to the Corporations 1996 Executive Incentive Award Plan (No. 333-74666) |
| Form S-8 relating to the PFPC Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (No. 333-115388) |
| Form S-3 relating to the shelf registration of securities of the Corporation that may be offered for sale from time to time by shareholders of the Corporation who acquired those shares in connection with the Corporations acquisition of Harris Williams & Co. (No. 333-130744) |
| Forms S-8 relating to the Corporations 2006 Incentive Award Plan (Nos. 333-134169, 333-139345 and 333-143182) |
| Form S-3 relating to the shelf registration of debt securities and warrants to be issued by PNC Funding Corp and common stock, preferred stock, purchase contracts, units, warrants, guarantees, and depository shares to be issued by the Corporation (Nos. 333-139912 and 333-139912-01) |
| Form S-3 relating to the shelf registration of capital securities of PNC Capital Trusts E, F, G and H (Nos. 333-139913, 333-139913-04, 333-139913-03, 333-139913-02, and 333-139913-01) |
| Form S-4 relating to the Corporations acquisition of National City Corporation (No. 333-155248) |
| Form S-8 relating to various National City plans (No. 333-156527) |
| Form S-4 relating to the Corporations acquisition of Sterling Financial Corporation (No. 333-149076) |
| Form S-8 relating to the Sterling Financial Corporation 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (No. 333-149076) |
| Form S-4 relating to Yardville Capital Trust II (No. 333-149333) |
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
February 27, 2009