The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (stylized as PNC) is an American

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and financial services corporation based in

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. Its

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ing subsidiary, PNC Bank, operates in 27 states and the

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, with 2,629

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and 9,523 ATMs. PNC Bank is on the

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by assets and is one of the largest banks by number of branches, deposits, and number of ATMs. The company also provides financial services such as asset management,

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, loan servicing, and information processing. PNC is one of the largest

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lenders and one of the largest

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issuers. It also provides asset-based lending to

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s and middle market companies. PNC operates one of the largest

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businesses and the second largest lead arranger of asset-based

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s in the United States. Harris Williams & Co., a subsidiary of the company, is one of the country's largest

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advisory firms for

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. Midland Loan Services, a division of PNC Real Estate based in

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and founded in 1991, is ranked by

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as the 2nd largest master and primary servicer of commercial bank and savings institution loans. The name "PNC" is derived from the initials of both of the bank's two predecessor companies: Pittsburgh National Corporation and Provident National Corporation, which merged in 1983. PNC Mortgage (formerly National City Mortgage) is credited with funding the first mortgage in the

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and has offices across the country.

History

PNC Financial Services traces its history to the Pittsburgh Trust and Savings Company which was founded in

on April 10, 1845. Due to the long recovery from the Great Fire of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Trust and Savings was not fully operational until January 28, 1852. It originally opened offices at Liberty Avenue and 12th Street. The bank was renamed The Pittsburgh Trust Company in 1853. In 1858, the company located its corporate offices to the corner of Fifth Avenue and Wood Street in Pittsburgh, where they remain to this day. The bank changed its name to First National Bank of Pittsburgh in 1863 after it became the first bank in the country to apply for a national charter as part of that year's

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. It received the 48th charter on August 5, 1863, with other later banks receiving charters sooner due to paperwork problems and the fact that the bank was already in business. In 1946, First National merged with Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Company, with whom it had worked closely since the 1930s, to form Peoples First National Bank & Trust. In 1959, Peoples First merged with Fidelity Trust Company to form Pittsburgh National Bank. At this time, the bank adopted the first version of its present logoa stylized triangle representing the city's

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. In 1969, the bank reorganized as a holding company, Pittsburgh National Corporation. Another branch of the current bank, the

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-based Provident National Corporation, dates back to 1865. In 1982, Pittsburgh National Corporation and Provident National Corporation, both with PNC as their abbreviations, merged into a new entity named PNC Financial Corporation. It was the largest bank merger in American history at the time and created a company with $10.3 billion in assets. Between 1991 and 1996, PNC purchased more than ten smaller banks and financial institutions, including the $30 billion dollar merger of Midlantic Bank of Edison New Jersey in 1996, that at the time, was one-third the size of PNC. That broadened its market base from

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to the

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. Since 1984, PNC has compiled the

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, a humorous

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which estimates the prices of the items found in the song "

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". In 1998, PNC acquired Hilliard Lyons for $275 million in cash and stock. Hilliard Lyons was sold in 2008. In 1998, PNC sold its credit card business to Metris (now

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) and

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. In 2000, the company adopted a new brand image and changed its name to PNC Financial Services Group. In 2001, PNC sold the original PNC Mortgage to

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due to volatility in the market. In 2004, PNC acquired United National Bancorp based in

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for $321 million in cash and 6.6 million shares of its common stock. In 2005, PNC acquired Riggs National Corporation of

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Riggs had been fined after aiding Chilean dictator

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in money laundering. PNC became one of the largest banks in the

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. In 2005, PNC began outsourcing mortgages to

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. In August 2006, PNC got back into the credit card business by marketing and issuing credit cards under the MasterCard brand in partnership with U.S. Bancorp. After the National City merger (see below) in 2008, the U.S. Bancorp products were converted to PNC Bank products. On March 2, 2007, PNC acquired Maryland-based Mercantile Bankshares, making PNC the 8th largest bank in the United States by deposits. On October 26, 2007, PNC acquired Yardville National Bancorp, a small commercial bank centered in central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. On September 15, 2007, PNC Bank acquired Citizens National Bank of

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. On April 4, 2008, PNC acquired Sterling Financial Corporation, a commercial and consumer bank with accounts and branches in central Pennsylvania, northeastern Maryland and Delaware. On October 24, 2008, during the

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, the

National City acquisition by PNC The National City acquisition by PNC was the deal by PNC Financial Services to acquire National City Corp. on October 24, 2008 following National City's untenable loan losses during the subprime mortgage crisis. The deal received much controve ...

for $5.2 billion in stock was completed. The acquisition was financed with

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sold to the

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as part of the

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implemented as part of the

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. The stock issued to the U.S. Treasury was repurchased in 2010. PNC then became the 5th largest bank in the United States by deposit and fourth largest by branches. On August 14, 2009, PNC took over Dwelling House Savings & Loan and its only branch location in Pittsburgh's

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after Dwelling House suffered from

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and was placed under receivership by the

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(FDIC). Dwelling House had been known in Pittsburgh to provide loans to low-income

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s that other banks would deny. The branch was closed and accounts were transferred to the existing PNC branch in the Hill District. In July 2010, PNC sold its Global Investment Servicing (GIS) subsidiary to

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to repay funds from the

, which had been used for the National City acquisition (see above) in 2008. GIS, established in 1973 and with 4,700 employees, was the second-largest full-service

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transfer agent in the U.S and the second-largest full-service accounting and administration provider to U.S. mutual funds. GIS serviced $1.9 trillion in total assets and 58 million shareholder accounts. It was known as PFPC until July 2008. In January 2011, PNC acquired BankAtlantic's

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branches. In December 2011, PNC acquired 27 branches in the northern

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suburbs with $240 million in deposits and $42 million in book value from

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. In 2012, PNC acquired

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from Royal Bank of Canada for $3.45 billion. RBC Bank had a 426 branches in southern

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, and

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. Prior to the acquisition, PNC had slipped (due to mergers and growth in other firms) from its ranking following the 2008 National acquisition; this 2012 acquisition made PNC the 5th largest bank by branches behind

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, and U.S. Bancorp and the 6th largest by total assets behind the aforementioned four banks and Citibank. On July 30, 2012, PNC announced plans to put ATMs in 138

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grocery stores in the Carolinas, plus 53 other stores. In September 2014, PNC acquired Solebury Capital Group, a capital markets advisory firm, for $50 million. On October 2, 2015, the bank opened

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, its new headquarters on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Wood Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. It was first announced in 2011. The building, owned by PNC and designed by

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, won awards for its environmentally friendly features. In April 2017, the company acquired the U.S. equipment finance business of

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for $1.3 billion. In November 2017, the company acquired The Trout Group, an

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and strategic advisory firm servicing the

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. In 2018, the company acquired Fortis Advisors, which provides post-merger shareholder services. The company ranked 165th on the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue. In 2018, PNC began opening "Solution Centers", a hybrid between traditional bank branches and ATM-only services, mostly serving new markets. Through this method, PNC expanded its retail footprint into

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, Kansas City, Nashville, and several markets in Texas including Austin,

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, &

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. Two of PNC's "Big Four" competitors,

and

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, have both also been expanding into new markets through this method, including into PNC's home market of Pittsburgh. In August 2019, PNC launched a

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incubator subsidiary called "numo" that functions as an internal startup. Its first development included indi, an instant payment and mobile banking company for gig workers. In May 2020, the company sold its stake in

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. On June 1, 2021, PNC acquired

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for $11.6 billion in cash. The acquisition significantly boosted its presence in Colorado and Texas, complemented its presence in Alabama and Florida, and introduced the bank to the

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, and

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markets. In 2021, PNC originated nearly 95,000 mortgages worth $34.8 billion. This is a 23% increase vs prior year and stands as their highest origination volume to date.

Legal issues

Overcharging of Black and Hispanic Borrowers by National City Bank, Before Its Acquisition by PNC

In December 2013, the Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that they had reached an agreement with National City Bank to resolve allegations that the bank had charged Black and Hispanic borrowers higher prices for mortgages between 2002 and 2008, before the acquisition by PNC. Regulators claimed that National City had violated the Fair Housing Act and

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by charging more than 75,000 borrowers higher loan rates based on their race or ethnicity rather than their risk level. National City's lack of pricing guidelines resulted in black borrowers being charged an average of $159 more in extra upfront fees or higher interest than white borrowers. Black borrowers also paid an average of $228 more annually over the life of the loan than white borrowers. Hispanics paid $125 more upfront and $154 more annually than white borrowers. Under the terms of the settlement, PNC was required to pay victims $35 million.

Retailer breach forced PNC to reissue customer cards

In March 2006, PNC and other large banks were forced to reissue hundreds of debit cards to customers after card numbers were disclosed by a breach at an unknown retailer.

Lawsuit from Military Channel

Also in March 2006, PNC Bank was sued by Paul Bariteau, an investor in the

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. Bariteau claimed PNC let the chairman of the Military Channel make unauthorized withdrawals of millions of dollars from the company's account for personal use.

Securities fraud settlement

In June 2003, PNC Bank agreed to pay $115 million to settle federal securities fraud charges after one of its subsidiaries fraudulently transferred $762 million in bad loans and other venture capital investments to an AIG entity in order to conceal them from investors.

Overtime claim by loan officers

In 2017, PNC agreed to pay $16 million to settle claims of overtime wages by loan officers under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

National Prearranged Services Fraud

According to a lawsuit, funds entrusted to National Prearranged Services (NPS), a St. Louis-based company that sold prepaid funerals, were diverted and embezzled. PNC Bank is the successor to Allegiant Bank, which served as a trustee for NPS from 1998 to 2004. In 2015, a jury ordered PNC to pay $391 million. In 2017, a federal judge overturned the decision.

Municipal bonds disclosure violations

In 2015, PNC was one of 22 companies that violated disclosure requirements for municipal bonds by failing to divulge that the issuers had filed late financial reports. It was fined $500,000.

Controversies

Funding of mountaintop removal mining

Beginning in 2010, until it changed its policy in February 2015, PNC was the subject of protests by the Earth Quaker Action Team, led by George Lakey, and the

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due to its funding of companies engaged in

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in Appalachia. The protests included

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s at branches and offices and the annual general meeting, fasting, and boycotts.

Notable corporate buildings

* The

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(current corporate headquarters) *

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in Pittsburgh *

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in Pittsburgh *

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in Pittsburgh * U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh (PNC is a major tenant) * PNC Bank Building at 1600 Market Street,

* PNC Bank Building in Columbus, Ohio * PNC Bank Building in

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* PNC Bank Building in

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* PNC Center in

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* PNC Center in

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(former headquarters of National City Corp.) * PNC Center & Hyatt Regency Indianapolis in Indianapolis * PNC Center in

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(PNC is a major tenant) *

PNC Plaza PNC Plaza is a skyscraper in Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky and located at 500 West Jefferson Street. Owned by Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank, the 31-story, high structure was designed by architect Welton Becket and was completed in 1971. A not ...

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southe ...

* PNC Tower in Cincinnati * PNC Tower in Louisville (PNC is a major tenant) *

One Tampa City Center One Tampa City Center, formerly known as GTE Center and Verizon Building, is an office skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. It was the tallest building in the state for three years and the tallest building in the city until the completion of the Bank o ...

Tampa, Florida Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...

(PNC holds the naming rights and is a major tenant) *

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, Pittsburgh File:PNC Tower new.JPG, PNC Tower,

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wi ...

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Naming rights and sponsorships

PNC owns corporate

naming rights Naming rights are a financial transaction and form of advertising or memorialization whereby a corporation, person, or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, object, location, program, or event, typically for a defined period of t ...

to the following: *

PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). It was opened during the 2001 MLB season, after the controlled implosion of the Pira ...

, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team *

PNC Arena PNC Arena (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly the RBC Center) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The arena seats 18,680 for ice hockey and 19,722 for basketball, including 61 suites, 13 loge boxes a ...

. Home of the North Carolina State University men's basketball team and the NHL's

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

PNC Field PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRi ...

, home of the

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (often abbreviated to SWB RailRiders) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They are located in Moosic, Pennsylvania, in the ...

Triple A team *

PNC Bank Arts Center The PNC Bank Arts Center (originally the Garden State Arts Center) is an amphitheatre in Holmdel, New Jersey. About 17,500 people can occupy the venue; there are 7,000 seats and the grass area can hold about 10,500 people. Concerts are from May t ...

an outdoor amphitheatre in

Holmdel Township, New Jersey Holmdel Township (usually shortened to Holmdel) is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The township is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region, being within the regional and cultural influence of the Raritan Baysh ...

PNC Music Pavilion PNC Music Pavilion (originally Blockbuster Pavilion and formerly Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) is an outdoor amphitheatre, amphitheater in Charlotte, North Carolina, that specializes in hosting large concerts. The venue largely replaced the Caro ...

, an outdoor amphitheater in

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

* PNC Sports Complex in

Emmitsburg, Maryland Emmitsburg is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, Frederick County, Maryland, United States, south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania. Founded in 1785, Emmitsburg is the home of Mount St. Mary's University. The town ...

Dallas, TX Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County wi ...

PNC Stadium PNC Stadium (formerly BBVA Compass Stadium then BBVA Stadium) is an American multi-purpose stadium located in Houston, Texas that is home to Houston Dynamo FC, a Major League Soccer club, the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League ...

, formerly

BBVA Stadium Shell Energy Stadium (formerly BBVA Compass Stadium, BBVA Stadium, then PNC Stadium) is an American multi-purpose stadium located in Houston, Texas that is home to Houston Dynamo FC, a Major League Soccer club, the Houston Dash of the National ...

PNC is a sponsor of: *

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas ...

- Official Partner of the American Airlines Center. * Chip Ganassi Racing - Primary sponsor on the #9

Honda is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ...

of driver

Scott Dixon Scott Ronald Dixon (born 22 July 1980) is a professional racing driver from New Zealand, who competes in the NTT IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing. Dixon has won the IndyCar championship six times: in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 202 ...

in the NTT

IndyCar Series The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices o ...

. * Chicago Bears - Official Bank of the Chicago Bears. * Cincinnati Reds - Official Bank of the Cincinnati Reds. *

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and were founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minne ...

- Official Partner of the Dallas Stars. *

Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...

- Official Bank of the Washington Nationals. * Pittsburgh Pirates - Official Bank of the Pittsburgh Pirates. * Pittsburgh Steelers - Official Bank of the Pittsburgh Steelers. *

- Official Bank of the Carolina Hurricanes. * North Carolina State University - Official Bank of NC State. *

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...

- Official Bank and official wealth management partner of NASCAR. *

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...

- Official Partner of Sesame Street.

Chief executives

* William S. Demchak April 23, 2013 – present * Jim Rohr CEO May 1, 2000 – April 23, 2013, Chairman May 2001 – April 2014 * Thomas H. O'Brien CEO of PNC April 1, 1985 – May 1, 2000 ** Robert C. Milsom CEO of Pittsburgh National 1985 – December 31, 1989 * Merle E. Gilliand November 1968 – April 1, 1985

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1852 establishments in Pennsylvania Banks based in Pennsylvania Economy of the Eastern United States Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange American companies established in 1852 Banks established in 1852 Mortgage lenders of the United States Online brokerages Companies based in Pittsburgh