PNC Changes Prime Rate
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PITTSBURGH

PNC announced a decrease of 1/2 percent in its prime lending rate. The new rate of 7.50 percent will be effective Thursday, April 19, 2001.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), headquartered in Pittsburgh, is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations, providing regional banking, corporate banking, real estate finance, asset-based lending, wealth management, asset management and global fund services.

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SOURCE: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Contact: Patrick McMahon of PNC, 412-762-2477 or
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