PNC Bank 2005 Annual Report Download - page 294

EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports relating to the consolidated financial statements
of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and management’ s report on the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting dated March 3, 2006 appearing in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2005 in the following
Registration Statements:
• Forms S-8 relating to the Corporation’ s 1997 Long-Term Incentive Award Plan (formerly the
Corporation’ s 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)
• Form S-3 relating to the Corporation’ s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (No. 333-
19003)
• Form S-8 relating to the Corporation’ s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (No. 333-25867)
• Forms S-8 relating to the Corporation’ s Incentive Savings Plan (formerly The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan and PNC Retirement Savings Plan) (Nos. 33-25140,
333-03901, and 333-65042)
• Forms S-8 relating to the Corporation’ s Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan and the Corporation
and Affiliates’ Deferred Compensation Plan (Nos. 333-18069 and 333-65040)
• 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)
• Forms S-3 relating to the shelf registration of debt securities of PNC Funding Corp.,
unconditionally guaranteed by the Corporation, and/or warrants to purchase such debt securities,
and/or common stock and/or preferred stock and/or depository shares of the Corporation and/or
warrants to purchase such common stock, preferred stock and/or depository shares (Nos. 333-
69576 and 333-69576-01)
• Form S-8 relating to the Corporation’ s 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 debt securities of PNC Funding Corp, unconditionally
guaranteed by the Corporation, and/or warrants to purchase such debt securities, and/or common
stock and/or preferred stock and/or depositary shares of the Corporation and/or warrants to
purchase such common stock, preferred stock and/or depositary shares and purchase contracts
which include an indeterminate number of shares of common stock, preferred stock, or depositary
shares, as applicable, issuable upon settlement of such contracts and units comprised of a
combination of any of the other securities (Nos. 333-126294 and 333-126294-01)
• 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 Corporation’ s acquisition of Harris Williams & Co. (No. 333-130744)
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 14, 2006