What did PNC used to be called?

Written by Editorial Team | Last Updated: August 2026

PNC originated as PNC Financial Corporation, which was established following the historic 1983 corporate merger between Pittsburgh National Corporation and Provident National Corporation. The holding company operated under variations of that name before officially streamlining its corporate identity to PNC Bank Corp. and later to The PNC Financial Services Group.

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