PNC is a bank holding company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and says it is one of the largest diversified financial institutions in the United States. It has businesses in retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, and asset management. It serves individuals and businesses with deposits, loans and fee-based services, and offers specialized services for corporations and government entities, including real estate finance and asset-based lending, plus wealth management. Its retail branch network runs coast to coast, and it has offices in four other countries.
It does most of its business through PNC Bank, a national bank chartered in Wilmington, Delaware. A bank makes money mainly from the difference between interest it earns on loans and pays on deposits, plus fees. At the end of 2025, PNC's total assets were $573.6 billion and its total deposits were $440.9 billion. Its non-bank subsidiaries do market-making, securities underwriting and advisory work.
On January 5, 2026, PNC completed its purchase of FirstBank Holding Company in Colorado. At closing FirstBank had $26.4 billion of assets. PNC plans to merge FirstBank into PNC Bank. PNC is closely regulated, mainly by the Federal Reserve and the OCC, and by the CFPB and FDIC on some matters.