CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS INC
10-Q, 1997-05-13
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                                 UNITED STATES
            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                        Form 10-Q


     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
          OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997


                          Commission file number 0-8829


                      CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         	      Virginia                            	        54-1091649
       (State of incorporation)           	 (I.R.S. Employer               
							Identification No.)

              1021 East Cary Street             	    23219
               Richmond, Virginia                          (Zip Code)   
      (Address of principal executive offices)

                                     (804) 782-4000
          (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)      




     Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. (1) has filed all report required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.


     As of May 6, 1997, the latest practicable date, Central Fidelity
Banks, Inc. had 56,596,035 shares of its Common Stock outstanding.
This is the only class of outstanding shares.
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        CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                         FORM 10-Q

                 FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,1997

<CAPTION>
       				                                                              Page
<S>                                   			                                 <C>

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         Item 1.Financial Statements                  			                3-4
                Consolidated Balance Sheet                            	      	      5-6
                Statement of Consolidated Income                                        7
                Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows                                 8
                Statement of Changes in Consolidated Shareholders' 
                  Equity                                                                                   9
                Supplemental Data to Financial Statements:
                    Consolidated Financial Highlights                                  10
                    Average Balances and Interest Rates (Taxable 
                       Equivalent Basis)                                                     11-12
                    Selected Loan Loss Data                                                  13
                    Nonperforming Assets and Past-due Loans                     14

Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial        
   Condition and Results of Operations                                     15-22

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

           Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                 23

SIGNATURES                                                                                      24

EXHIBIT INDEX                                                                                  25

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                           PART I
                        -----------

                   FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                -----------------------------------------
      
                CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 1997, the statement of
consolidated income, the statement of consolidated cash flows and the
statement of changes in consolidated shareholders' equity for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 are unaudited and
do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally
accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended March
31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ending December 31, 1997. For further information,
refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996 which is the source of the Company's balance sheet
as of that date.

ACCOUNTING CHANGE
- ------------------------------------
Change in Accounting Principles
- ----------------------------------------------

     On January 1, 1997, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing
of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," (SFAS 125), which
requires companies to recognize the financial and servicing assets it
controls and the liabilities it has incurred after a transfer of financial 
assets, and derecognize financial assets when control has been surrendered, and
derecognize liabilities when extinguished. In addition, a transfer of financial
assets in which the transferor surrenders control over those assets is
accounted for as a sale to the extent that consideration other than 
beneficial interests in the transferred assets is received in exchange.
The adoption of SFAS 125 is not expected to have a material impact on
the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
						3


     The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 (SFAS 128), "Earnings Per
Share," in  February, 1997. SFAS 128 supersedes APB Opinion No. 15,
"Earnings Per Share," and specifies the computation, presentation, and
disclosure requirements for earnings per share (EPS) for entities with
publicly held common stock. SFAS 128 replaces primary EPS and fully
diluted EPS with basic EPS and diluted EPS, respectively. It also
requires dual presentation of basic EPS and diluted EPS on the face of
the income statement for all entities with complex capital structures and
requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic
EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS
computation. The Company will implement the new disclosures at
December 31, 1997, as required. The adoption of SFAS 128 will not have
a material effect on the Company's EPS.

     The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 129 (SFAS 129), "Disclosure of
Information about Capital Structure," in February, 1997. SFAS 129 requires
all entities, public and nonpublic, that were subject to the requirements of
APB Opinions No. 10, "Omnibus Opinion," No. 15, "Earnings Per Share,"
and FASB Statement No. 47, "Disclosure of Long-Term Obligations" to
disclose certain information about its capital structure. The Company will
implement the new disclosures at December 31, 1997, as required. The
adoption of SFAS 129 is not expected to have a material impact on the
financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
(In thousands, except share data)   
<CAPTION>
                                           March 31,  December 31,
                     		                         1997        1996
<S>                                   		    <C>         <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and due from banks                      $261,680    $304,661
Temporary investments:
  Federal funds sold and securities purchased
    under agreements to resell                   260,150       96,515
  Other money market investments                    --        50,000
  Trading account securities                         1,804          4,061
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total temporary investments             261,954      150,576
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets available for sale:
  Securities                          	           2,929,675   3,069,624
  Loans                                                  	      19,219        26,085
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total assets available for sale        2,948,894    3,095,709
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans                                     		6,788,875    6,690,751
  Allowance for loan losses                    (110,000)    (110,000)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net loans                       	           6,678,875   6,580,751
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Accrued interest receivable                       60,617         61,819
Premises and equipment, net                   161,933      157,119
Due from customers on acceptances           6,576         11,009
Other assets                                 	    189,127      178,716
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total assets                     	       $10,569,656 $10,540,360
- ------------------------------------------ ==========  ==========
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<CAPTION>  	                                March 31,  December 31,
LIABILITIES        	                           1997        1996
<S>                                   		    <C>         <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Deposits:
  Demand                                  		 $1,194,357  $1,189,808
  Savings and other time                          6,360,495   6,393,420
  Certificates of deposit $100,000 
     and over                                                 462,571     488,226
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total deposits                       	   8,017,423   8,071,454
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Borrowings:
  Federal funds purchased and securities sold
    under agreements to repurchase          1,016,152     907,875
  Other short-term borrowings                      63,699       72,274
  Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings      396,661     400,080
  Long-term debt                           	       150,299     150,324
  Capitalized lease obligations                 	 7,325         7,334
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total borrowings                    	     1,634,136   1,537,887
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends payable                               		12,897        13,059
Accrued interest payable                      	 32,018       29,160
Bank acceptances outstanding                  	   6,576       11,009
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities        44,422       31,292
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total liabilities               		       9,747,472   9,693,861
- ------------------------------------------------------------------

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferred stock, none issued                  		     --          --
Common stock, par value $5 per share, authorized 
  100,000,000 shares, shares issued: 58,599,425
  and 59,378,319, respectively               	 292,997     296,892
Capital surplus                               		 152,158     171,926
Unamortized deferred compensation                    (750)             --
Retained earnings                           		  385,953     368,457
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available 
  for sale, net of income taxes              		    (8,174)        9,224
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total shareholders' equity           	            822,184     846,499
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total liabilities and shareholders' 
          equity                                               $10,569,656 $10,540,360
- ------------------------------------------ ==========  ==========
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME               
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
For the three months ended March 31,
<CAPTION>
                                           1997        1996
<S>                             		       <C>         <C>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Income From Earning Assets
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Interest and fees on loans                $148,058    $139,161
Interest on securities available for sale:
  U.S. Government and agencies          30,600      36,211
  States and political subdivisions          1,334        1,501
  Other                                                   15,970      18,802
Interest on loans available for sale            308           242
Interest on money market investment       991        1,568
Interest on trading account securities          67             13
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Total income from earning assets   197,328    197,498
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
Interest Expense
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Interest on deposits                    	            77,510      81,336
Interest on federal funds purchased and securities
  sold under agreements to repurchase    11,224      12,701
Interest on other short-term borrowings       759          977
Interest on medium-term notes                        --        2,500
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank 
  borrowings                                                5,976       6,137
Interest on long-term debt                          2,510       2,502
Interest on capitalized lease obligations        147          170
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Total interest expense               	     98,126     106,323
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest income                       	     99,202       91,175
Provision for loan losses               	     14,233       10,307
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Net income from earning assets            84,969       80,868
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest Income
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Trust income                               	        4,495        4,295
Deposit fees and charges                  	        9,937        9,363
Profits on securities available for sale and
  trading account securities, net                    1,465           156
Other income                                 	         8,633        6,825
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Total noninterest income              	       24,530      20,639
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest Expense
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Personnel expense                          	        37,540      34,316
Occupancy and equipment expense             11,988      11,546
FDIC insurance expense      	                       394            654
Other real estate expense                   		   181            887
Other expense                              	        14,384        13,065
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Total noninterest expense             	        64,487        60,468
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes                	        45,012        41,039
Income tax expense                         	        14,619        13,058
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Net income                        		      $30,393      $27,981
- ---------------------------------------   ========    ========
Earnings Per Share
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                 	          $0.52          $0.47
Average shares outstanding                   58,864,168  60,292,019
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
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STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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(In thousands) For the three months ended March 31, 
<CAPTION>
                                                   		1997       1996
<S>                                               	 <C>        <C>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                        	 $30,393    $27,981
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
  by operating activities:
    Provision for loan losses                      	 14,233     10,307
    Depreciation of premises and equipment           4,275      3,950
    Net amortization of premium and accretion of discount 
      on securities available for sale                (209)      (210)
    Gains on securities available for sale          (1,223)      (320)
    Deferred income taxes                             (535)      (764)
    (Increase) decrease in trading account 
       securities                                                   2,257     (2,064)
    Originations of loans available for sale       (33,429)   (34,543)
    Purchases of loans available for sale          (21,915)   (31,383)
    Proceeds from sales of loans available for 
       sale                                                               62,291     55,387
    Decrease in accrued interest receivable          1,202        946
    Increase (decrease) in accrued interest 
       payable                                                         2,858     (2,403)
    Other, net                                    		  12,611     12,892
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Net cash provided by operating activities    72,809     39,776
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Purchases of securities available for sale        (151,670)  (148,040)
Proceeds from sales of securities available 
   for sale                                                              80,327    146,616
Proceeds from maturities and repayments of securities
  available for sale                           		    185,958    167,819
Net increase in loans                            		 (116,454)   (62,677)
Purchases of premises and equipment                 (9,105)    (5,879)
Proceeds from the disposition of premises 
   and equipment                      			         5      1,215
Proceeds from the disposition of foreclosed 
   properties						     4,182      1,376
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Net cash provided (used) by investing 
           activities 					    (6,757)   100,430
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net decrease in demand, interest checking and
  regular savings deposits                        	(649,664)   (15,316)
Net decrease in consumer certificates              (71,422)   (22,800)
Net increase (decrease) in money market accounts   692,710     (6,076)
Net decrease in certificates of deposit $100,000
     and over						   (25,655)  (143,064)
Net increase in short-term borrowings               99,702     11,664
Payments on medium-term notes                           --   (150,000)
Proceeds from FHLB borrowings                       23,381     57,200
Payments from FHLB borrowings                      (26,800)        --
Payments on long-term debt and capitalized 
    lease obligations				      (110)      (124)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock               3,263      5,294
Common stock purchased                             	(27,744)   (15,226)
Cash dividends                                     		(13,059)   (12,052)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Net cash provided (used) by financing 
            activities					     4,602   (290,500)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Increase (decrease) in cash and cash 
            equivalents					    70,654   (150,294)
        Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
            of year					   451,176    571,314
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Cash and cash equivalents at end of 
            period					   521,830    421,020
- ------------------------------------------------  ========   ========
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------
<CAPTION>
 
												Unrealized
              Gains 
												(Losses)
                                                                                               Unamortized                   on 
												Securities    Total
(In thousands)                         Common   Stock       Capital    Deferred        Retained    
												Available    Shareholders
For the three months ended 
  March 31, 1996                       Shares    Amount     Surplus   Compensation Earnings     for 
													Sale       Equity
<S>                                <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------
Balance at beginning of period      40,193   $200,964   $195,151          $--   $406,567       
$23,865      $826,547
Net income                             		 -- 	        -- 	        --           --     27,981  	          
- --        27,981
Common stock issued under Plans        206      1,034      4,260         	  -- 	        --          
	  --       5,294
Common stock purchased                (449)    (2,247)   (12,979)         	 --  	       --  	          
- --       (15,226)
Cash dividends declared on common 
   stock					     --         -- 		        --           --    (12,030) 	          
- --       (12,030)
Change in unrealized gains on securities                     
  available for sale, net of income 
   taxes of $13,056  			   --	         -- 	        --           --   	      --  	     
(24,247)      (24,247)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------
Balance at end of period            39,950   $199,751   $186,432          $--   $422,518         
($382)     $808,319
- -----------------------------------=======   =========  =========   =========   
=========    =========     
=========

For the three months ended March 31, 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------
Balance at beginning of period      59,378   $296,892   $171,926          $--   $368,457        
$9,224      $846,499
Net income                            		  --	         -- 	        --           --  	   30,393            
- --        30,393
Common stock issued under Plans        178        893    	  2,370           --   	      --   	         
- --         3,263
Grant of shares of restricted stock 
    awards					    32        158  	      660         (818)        --  	          
- --            --
Amortization of deferred 
    compensation				     --  	       -- 	        --           68   	      --   	         
- --            68
Common stock purchased             	   (989)    (4,946)   (22,798)          -- 	        --   	         
- --       (27,744)
Cash dividends declared on common 
   stock					     --  	       --  	       --          	 --  	  (12,897)  	         
- --       (12,897)
Change in unrealized gains on securities 
   available for sale, net of income 
   taxes of $9,368   				     --         -- 		        --           -- 	        --   	    
(17,398)      (17,398)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------
Balance at end of period            58,599   $292,997   $152,158        ($750)  $385,953       
($8,174)     $822,184
- -----------------------------------=======   =========  =========   =========   
=========    =========     
=========
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
<CAPTION>
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
For the three months ended March 31,                                                1997          1996        	Change
<S> 			                                                                            <C>           <C>        <C>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
Results Of Operations
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)                                         $100,883       $92,936         8.6 %
Provision for loan losses                                                            14,233        10,307         38.1
Noninterest income                                                                   24,530        20,639         18.9
Noninterest expense                                                                  64,487        60,468          6.6
Net income                                                                           30,393        27,981          8.6

Per Share Data
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
Net income                                                                            $0.52         $0.47         10.6 %
Book value                                                                            14.04         13.49          4.1

Average Daily Balance
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
Assets                                                                          $10,313,121   $10,468,948         (1.5)%
Loans                                                                             6,735,133     6,335,868          6.3
Earning assets                                                                    9,798,524     9,936,202         (1.4)
Deposits                                                                          7,917,348     7,819,641          1.2
Shareholders' equity                                                                823,761       822,450          0.2
Common shares                                                                    58,864,168    60,292,019         (2.4)

Balance At Quarter-End                                                                                       
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
Assets                                                                          $10,569,656   $10,534,452          0.3 %
Loans                                                                             6,808,094     6,376,365          6.8
Earning assets                                                                    9,999,723     9,973,720          0.3
Deposits                                                                          8,017,423     7,798,642          2.8
Shareholders' equity                                                                822,184       808,319          1.7
Common shares                                                                    58,599,425    59,921,747         (2.2)

Key Performance Ratios (Basis point change)                                                                     
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
Return on average assets                                                               1.18 %        1.07 %       0.11
Return on average shareholders' equity                                                14.76         13.61         1.15
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)                                             4.18          3.76         0.42
Efficiency                                                          	                  51.88         52.53        (0.65)
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans                                  1.62          1.73     (0.11)
Equity to total assets                                                                 7.78          7.67         0.11
Risk-based capital                                                                    13.09         13.17        (0.08)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
COMMON STOCK PERFORMANCE AND DIVIDENDS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
                                                                  Common Stock Prices
                                        ----------------------------------------------------                      Dividends
                                                   1997                       1996                                Per Share
                                        ----------------------------------------------------  -------------------------
                                           High          Low          High          Low           1997         1996           
                               -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------
First Quarter                      $30.25       $25.13        $23.00        $21.09         $.22         $.20
Second Quarter                                                        23.67         22.00               		   .22
Third Quarter                                                         25.38         21.50                 		.22
Fourth Quarter                                                        27.50         24.00                		.22
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------
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AVERAGE BALANCES AND INTEREST RATES (Taxable Equivalent Basis)
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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- -

(In thousands) For the three months ended March 31,    1997                                1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
                                          Average               Yield/      Average                  Yield/
                                          Balance    Interest    Rate       Balance      Interest     Rate
<S>                                     <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>           <C>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
Assets
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
Interest-earning assets:                                        
  Loans:
    Commercial and commercial 
       real estate  		 $2,136,595    $43,368     8.23 %  $1,994,064       $42,090     8.49 
%
    Construction                            318,291      7,306     9.31       285,169         6,495     9.16
    Residential real estate               1,617,680     30,346     7.61     1,607,454        29,363     
7.35
    Consumer second mortgage                778,077     18,348     9.56       622,031        15,122     
9.78
    Installment                           1,032,942     22,128     8.69     1,044,530        22,260     8.57
    Bank card                               836,094     27,276    13.23       769,608        24,659    12.89
- -------------------------------------------------------------------       -------------------------- 
                                          6,719,679    148,772     8.98     6,322,856       139,989     8.90
  Assets available for sale:
    Securities:
      U.S. Government and agencies        1,902,033     30,600     6.52     2,233,721        
36,211     6.52
      States and political subdivisions      96,925      2,036     8.40       112,704         2,309     
8.20
      Other                                 989,402     16,228     6.65     1,134,828        18,842     6.68
- -------------------------------------------------------------------       -------------------------- 
                                          2,988,360     48,864     6.63     3,481,253        57,362     6.63
    Loans                                    15,454        308     8.09        13,012           242     7.49
- -------------------------------------------------------------------       -------------------------- 
                                          3,003,814     49,172     6.64     3,494,265        57,604     6.63
  Money market investments                   72,554        991     5.54       118,134         1,649     
5.61
  Trading account securities                  2,477         74    12.12           947            17     7.09
- -------------------------------------------------------------------       -------------------------- 
        Total interest-earning assets     9,798,524   $199,009     8.24 %   9,936,202      
$199,259     8.07 %
- ----------------------------------------------------  ========            ------------     ========
Noninterest-earning assets:
  Cash and due from banks                   248,295                           267,549
  Premises and equipment, net               158,957                           152,978
  Other assets                              217,345                           222,219
  Allowance for loan losses                (110,000)                         (110,000)
- ----------------------------------------------------                      ------------ 
        Total assets                    $10,313,121                       $10,468,948
- ---------------------------------------- ==========                        ==========  
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<CAPTION>

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                   1997                                1996
<S>                                     <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>           <C>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Interest checking                        $721,166     $3,602     2.03 %    $684,446        $3,433     
2.02 %
  Regular savings                           727,711      4,752     2.65       733,436         4,982     2.73
  Consumer certificates                   3,909,039     53,432     5.54     4,121,389        58,936     
5.75
  Money market accounts                   1,023,147      9,908     3.93     1,056,627        10,499     
4.00
  Certificates of deposit $100,000 
     and over					    442,260      5,816     5.33       253,209         3,486     
5.54
  Federal funds purchased and repos         897,063     11,224     5.07       987,229        12,701     
5.17
  Other short-term borrowings                61,165        759     5.03        79,795           977     
4.93
  Medium-term notes                              --         --       --       176,426         2,500     5.70
  Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings         397,915      5,976     6.09       386,458         
6,137     6.39
  Long-term debt                            150,312      2,510     6.77       150,376         2,502     6.69
  Capitalized lease obligations               7,266        147     8.20         7,686           170     8.90
- -------------------------------------------------------------------       -------------------------- 
        Total interest-bearing 
           liabilities				  8,337,044    $98,126     4.77 %   8,637,077      
$106,323     4.95 %
- ----------------------------------------------------  ========            ------------     ========
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                         1,094,025                           970,534
  Other                                      58,291                            38,887
- ----------------------------------------------------                      -----------------
        Total noninterest-bearing 
            liabilities			  1,152,316                         1,009,421
Shareholders' equity                        823,761                           822,450
- ----------------------------------------------------                      -----------------
        Total liabilities and 
           shareholders' equity	$10,313,121                       $10,468,948                
- ---------------------------------------- ==========                        ==========
Net interest earnings                                 $100,883                              $92,936
- ----------------------------------------              ========                             ========
Net interest spread                                                3.47 %                               3.12 %
- ----------------------------------------                         ======                               ======
Net interest margin                                                4.18 %                               3.76 %
- ----------------------------------------                         ======                               ======
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>
<TABLE>

SELECTED LOAN LOSS DATA
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION
(In thousands) For the three months ended 
    March 31,					    1997        1996
<S>			                                  <C>         <C>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at beginning of period                  $110,000    $110,000
Provision charged to expense                      14,233      10,307
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 124,233     120,307
Loans charged off:
  Commercial and commercial real estate            2,919       1,539
  Construction                                        92         500
  Residential real estate                             93         138
  Installment                                      4,930       4,646
  Bank card                                       10,461       7,580
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total charge-offs                             18,495      14,403
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
  Commercial and commercial real estate              853         670
  Construction                                       131         702
  Residential real estate                              2           2
  Installment                                      2,229       1,900
  Bank card                                        1,047         822
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total recoveries                               4,262       4,096
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net charge-offs                               14,233      10,307
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of period                        $110,000    $110,000
- ---------------------------------------------  =========   =========
Average loans                                 $6,735,133  $6,335,868
Loans at period-end                           $6,808,094  $6,376,365
Ratio of provision for loan losses to 
   average loans				       0.85%       0.65%
Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans           0.85%       0.65%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to loans 
   at period-end					      1.62%       1.73%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>

NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND PAST-DUE LOANS
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(In thousands)
<CAPTIO                                   March  31, 		December 31,
                                                 1997        1996       		 1996
<S>                                              <C>         <C>         <C>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonperforming Assets
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonaccrual loans:
  Land acquisition, land development
    or construction:
      Commercial                                  $3,727      $6,131      $3,912
      Residential                                  9,904      11,603      12,060
  Residential real estate                          7,204       4,957       6,100
  Commercial real estate                           8,467       9,988       8,480
  Commercial and industrial                        8,208       8,772       8,020
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nonaccrual loans                        37,510      41,451      38,572
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Restructured loans                                    --          --          --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nonperforming loans                     37,510      41,451      38,572
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Foreclosed properties:
  Land and developed lots:
    Commercial                                     2,009       2,640       2,010
    Residential                                    9,748       9,742       7,917
  Residential real estate                          3,252       3,982       4,448
  Commercial real estate                             836       1,880       1,081
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total foreclosed properties                   15,845      18,244      15,456
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total nonperforming assets                   $53,355     $59,695     $54,028
- ---------------------------------------------    =======     =======     =======
Ratio of nonperforming assets to 
  loans and foreclosed properties                   0.78%       0.93%       0.80%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Past-due Loans (90 days or more and still accruing)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Commercial and construction                       $759      $1,147      $2,451
  Residential real estate                          8,406       6,623       7,508
  Installment                                      4,981       3,832       5,795
  Bank card                                       10,292       8,262      10,192
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total past-due loans                         $24,438     $19,864     $25,946
- ---------------------------------------------    =======     =======     =======
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
                     CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.

     ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

     This discussion is intended to provide information about the
Company's financial condition and results of operations which may not
be readily apparent from the consolidated financial statements and
tables included in this report. Reference should be made to those
statements and tables and other selected financial data presented
elsewhere in this report for an understanding of the following discussion
and analysis.

Results of Operations
- -----------------------------

     Net income for the first three months ended March 31, 1997 was
$30.4 million, 8.6% higher than the $28.0 million earned in the first three
months of 1996. On a per share basis, net income increased 10.6% to
$.52 from $.47.

     On a tax-equivalent basis, net interest income for the three months
ended March 31, 1997 was $100.9 million, an 8.6% increase from the net
interest income earned in the corresponding 1996 period.  The net
interest margin was 4.18% for the three months ended March 31, 1997, up
42 basis points from 3.76% during the same period in 1996. The growth in
net interest income and net interest margin during the first three months of
1997 were impacted by the higher yield on earning assets and a reduced
cost of interest-bearing liabilities. For the first three months of 1997,
average earning assets and interest earned on earning assets declined
$137.7 million and $250,000, respectively, from the level recorded in the
first three months of 1996.  The declines in average earning assets and
interest earned on earning assets were due primarily to the lower
levels in securities available for sale and money market investments
during the first three months of 1997. The yield on average earning
assets increased 17 basis points. The average interest-bearing
liabilities declined $300,000, or 3.5% from the three months ended March
31, 1996. Interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities declined $8.2
million to $98.1 million, or 7.7%,  from the corresponding 1996 period, and
the cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined 18 basis points.
						15

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 1997, the Company's
interest rate swap activities resulted in declines in interest income of
$283,000 and interest expense of $469,000 compared to a $197,000
decrease in interest income and a $126,000 increase in interest
expense for the corresponding period in 1996. The Company's interest
rate swap activities resulted in increase of net interest income of
$186,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and reduction of net
interest income of $323,000 for the same period in 1996.

     The provision for loan losses was $14.2 million for the three months
ended March 31, 1997 compared with $10.3 million recorded for the
corresponding period in 1996. The increase in the provision was
prompted by a higher level of net charge-offs. The higher levels of net
charge-offs for the first three months of 1997 resulted principally from
continued losses in consumer portfolios and a $2.3 million nonrecurring
loss in the commercial loan portfolio.

     Noninterest income totalled $24.5 million for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 compared with $20.6 million for the same period in 1996,
representing an increase of 18.9% The increase resulted from higher
trust income and profits on securities available for sale and trading
account securities, and growth in deposit fees and charges and other
miscellaneous fee categories.

     Noninterest expense grew 6.6% to $64.5 million for the first three
months of 1997 compared with the same period in 1996. The growth in
noninterest expense was due primarily from higher personnel,
occupancy and equipment costs.

Balance Sheet
- --------------------

     Total assets as of March 31, 1997 were $10.6 billion, a modest
increase from $10.5 billion at the end of 1996. Total loans at March 31,
1997 were $6.8 billion, or 1.4% higher than at December 31, 1996,
representing growth primarily in both the commercial and consumer
mortgages of the portfolio. Total deposits were $8.0 billion at March 31,
1997, flat from year-end 1996's level. Shareholders' equity at March
31, 1997 was $822.2 million, or 7.8% of total assets. At December
31, 1996, shareholders' equity was $846.5 million, or 8.0% of total assets.
Book value per share declined from $14.26 at December 31, 1996 to 
$14.04 at March 31, 1997, due principally to the acquisition and retirement
of shares under the Company's Stock Repurchase Program.

     The return on average total assets during the first three months of
1997 was 1.18% compared to 1.07% for the comparable 1996 period.
The return on average shareholders' equity was 14.76% versus 13.61%
in 1996.
						16

Asset Quality
- -----------------

     Nonperforming assets as of March 31, 1997 were $53.4 million, or
 .50% of total assets, compared to $54.0 million or .51% of total assets at
December 31, 1996 and $59.7 million or .57% of total assets at March 31,
1996. At March 31, 1997, nonperforming assets were .78% of loans and
foreclosed properties, compared to .80% at December 31, 1996 and
 .93% at March 31, 1996. The lower level of nonperforming assets was
primarily a result of overall improved quality in the loan portfolio.

     The allowance for loan losses was $110.0 million at March 31, 1997,
December 31, 1996 and March 31, 1996. At March 31, 1997, the
allowance for loan losses was 1.62% of loans, compared to 1.64% at
December 31, 1996 and 1.73% at March 31, 1996. At March 31, 1997, the
allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets was 2.06x,
compared to 2.04x at December 31, 1996 and 1.84x at March 31, 1996.
Net loan charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 1997 were
$14.2 million, representing .85% of average loans on an annualized
basis. Net loan charge-offs were $11.9 million or .71% of average loans
for the three months ended December 31, 1996 and $10.3 million or .65%
of average loans for the three months ended March 31, 1996.

     The allowance for loan losses represents management's estimate of
an amount adequate to absorb potential losses inherent in the loan
portfolio. In assessing the adequacy of the allowance, management
relies predominately on its ongoing review of the lending process and
the risk characteristics of the portfolio in the aggregate. Among other
factors, management considers the Company's loan loss experience,
the amount of past-due and nonperforming loans, current and
anticipated economic conditions, and the estimated current values of
collateral securing loans in assessing the level of the allowance for loan
losses.

     While it is the Company's policy to charge off in the current period
loans for which a loss is considered probable, there are additional risks
of future losses which cannot be quantified precisely or attributed to
particular loans or classes of loans. Because these risks include the
state of the economy as well as conditions affecting individual
borrowers, management's judgment of the allowance is necessarily
approximate and imprecise. It is also subject to regulatory examinations
and determinations as to its adequacy.
						17

Capital Resources
- -------------------------

     At March 31, 1997, the Company's risk-based capital and leverage
ratios exceeded the Federal Reserve's minimum guidelines. At March
31, 1997, the Company's Tier 1 and total risk-based capital were $772.5
million and $1.0 billion, as compared to $778.2 million and $1.0 billion at
December 31, 1996, and $746.1 million and $990.2 million at March 31,
1996, respectively. The ratios of Tier 1 and total risk-based capital to
risk-weighted assets were 9.91% and 13.09% at March 31, 1997,
compared to 10.09% and 13.29% at year-end 1996, and 9.92% and
13.17% at March 31, 1996, respectively. At March 31, 1997, the Company's
leverage ratio was 7.53%, compared to 7.57% at December 31, 1996 and
7.17% at March 31, 1996. At March 31, 1997, the Bank's total risk-based
capital and leverage ratios were 12.85% and 7.36%, respectively.

     Based upon the risk-based capital and leverage requirements, 
Central Fidelity's capital structure places it well above the Federal
Reserve Board's minimum guidelines and in the well capitalized
category when measured against FDIC criteria. The Company will
continue to review and monitor the asset mix and pricing, and other areas
determined to be most affected by these capital requirements.

     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company 
purchased and retired 989,000 shares of its common stock for a total of
$27,744,000 under the Stock Repurchase Program and has 3.4 million
shares authorized for future buybacks. Repurchases under the 
program may be discontinued or interrupted at any time.

     On May 1, 1997, the Company entered into an accelerated stock 
repurchase program under which 2,000,000 shares of its outstanding
common stock were acquired and cancelled for an initial amount of
$55,810,000; final settlement on this transaction is expected to occur in the
third quarter 1997. The amount of the settlement is not presently known,
however, its effect upon the capital accounts of the Company is expected
to be immaterial. The source of funds for this transaction was the sale on
April 23, 1997 of $100,000,000 of Trust Preferred Securities sold by a
newly created special purpose subsidiary.
						18

Off-Balance-Sheet Derivatives 
- ------------------------------------------

     In the context of its asset/liability management, the Company is a
limited end-user of off-balance-sheet financial derivatives as a
cost-efficient vehicle for managing interest rate sensitivity. Interest rate
swaps have been the main derivative instrument used to modify the
repricing characteristics of various balance sheet assets and liabilities.
The interest rate swaps entered into by the Company are essentially
commitments to participate in cash settlements with a counterparty at
various future dates as agreed to in the swap contract.  These cash
settlements result from movements in interest rates and are based on
differences in specific rate indexes as applied to the notional principal
amount of the contract. 

     Market values of derivatives transactions fluctuate based upon
movements in the underlying financial indices such as interest rates. 
Market values are monitored on a monthly basis through external
pricing mechanisms and then tested by using internal calculations.  The
Company's objective measurement system together with risk limits and
timely reporting to senior management help to mitigate the possibility of
any gain or loss recognition on the Company's interest rate swaps.  Any
change in market value fluctuation generally correspond to market
fluctuation in the underlying asset or liability being hedged. In the event
that a derivative product is terminated prior to its contractual maturity, it is
the Company's policy to recognize the resulting gain or loss over the
remaining life of the underlying hedged asset or liability.

     Financial derivatives may expose the Company to credit risk to the
extent of the fair value gain of an instrument should the counterparty
default on its obligation to perform.  The Company seeks to reduce
credit risk by dealing only with highly rated counterparties and by setting
exposure limits based on independent industry ratings from the major
rating agencies and other relevant criteria.  Furthermore, the Company
uses bilateral netting agreements and collateral arrangements to
reduce credit risk.  Collateral is delivered by either party when the fair
value of the transaction exceeds established thresholds of credit risk.

     The Company has also entered into a limited number of interest rate
swap agreements to accommodate the needs of commercial
customers.  In order to offset the interest rate risk of customer swaps, the
Company has executed offsetting transactions with third parties.  

     The Company intends to continue using off-balance-sheet financial
derivatives as a limited end-user in the prudent management of interest
rate sensitivity.         
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
SUMMARY OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  The weighted average variable rates are based upon the contractual rates in effect at 
March 31, 1997:

(In Thousands) March 31, 1997
<CAPTION>

                                                                                          Average  Year-To-Date
                                  Notional    Weighted Average Rate  Maturity    Interest              
Unrecognized
                                   Amount     Receive         Pay            In Year  Income/(Expense) Gains 
(Losses)
<S>                                   <C>       <C>       <C>                       <C>            <C>	
	<C>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company Hedging Swaps
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay fixed/receive variable:
  Variable rate medium-term 
      borrowings                 $50,000    5.59 % (1)  6.42 %      0.18           ($108)        ($86)
  Securities available for sale         --      --          --          --            (162)          --
  Fixed rate commercial loans           --      --          --          --             (67)          --
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
    Total pay fixed/receive
        variable		  50,000    5.59        6.42        0.18            (337)         (86)
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
Receive fixed/pay variable:
  Fixed rate subordinated debt     150,000    7.10        5.54   (1)  5.63             577        1,119
  Variable rate commercial loans        --      --          --          --             (54)          --
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
    Total receive fixed/pay 
       variable				 150,000    7.10        5.54        5.63             523        1,119
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
    Total company hedging swaps   $200,000    6.72 %      5.76 %      4.27            $186       
$1,033
- ----------------------------------========                                        ========     ========
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Customer Hedging Swaps
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay fixed/receive variable          $4,500    5.45 % (1)  9.11 %      1.06            $165        
($269)
Receive fixed/pay variable           4,500    9.20        5.45   (1)  1.06            (164)         274
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
    Total customer hedging swaps    $9,000    7.33 %      7.28 %      1.06              $1           $5
- ----------------------------------========                                        ========     ========

  The weighted average variable rates are based upon the contractual rates in effect at 
March 31, 1996:

(In Thousands) March 31, 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company Hedging Swaps
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay fixed/receive variable:
  Variable rate medium-term 
       borrowings			$100,000    5.34 % (1)  5.47 %      1.53            ($26)       
($336)
  Securities available for sale     15,943    5.70   (2)  9.00        3.49            (422)        (588)
  Fixed rate commercial loans       22,904    5.42   (1)  6.83        3.45             (79)        (523)
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
    Total pay fixed/receive 
        variable			 138,847    5.39        6.11        2.08            (527)      (1,447)
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
Receive fixed/pay variable:
  Fixed rate subordinated debt     150,000    7.10        5.25   (1)  6.63             588        4,996
  Fixed rate medium-term 
      borrowings			 100,000    4.69        5.25   (1)  0.21            (266)        (226)
  Variable rate commercial loans   100,000    4.77        5.47   (1)  0.81            (118)        
(886)
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
    Total receive fixed/pay 
         variable			 350,000    5.74        5.31        3.13             204        3,884
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
    Total company hedging swaps   $488,847    5.64 %      5.54 %      2.83           ($323)      
$2,437
- ----------------------------------========                                        ========     ========
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Customer Hedging Swaps
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay fixed/receive variable          $4,500    5.36 % (1)  9.11 %      2.06            $163        
($413)
Receive fixed/pay variable           4,500    9.20        5.36   (1)  2.06            (162)         421
- ------------------------------------------------                            -------------- -------------
    Total customer hedging swaps    $9,000    7.74 %      7.71 %      2.06              $1           $8
- ----------------------------------========                                        ========     ========
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Variable rate is tied to London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with designated 3-
month maturity.
(2)  Variable rate is tied to London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with designated 1-
month maturity plus 60 basis 
points.
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
INTEREST RATE SWAPS - NOTIONAL AMOUNT ROLLFORWARD
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- -------------------------------------------------------------------

                                Pay fixed/ Pay variable   Total
(In thousands)                   receive     receive       All
<CAPTION>                        variable     fixed       Swaps
<S>                               <C>         <C>       <C>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Notional Amount
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
Company Swaps:
  Beginning balance, January 1,
       1997		    $72,150    $250,000    $322,150
  New swaps                             --          --          --
  Terminated swaps                 (21,886)         --     (21,886)
  Matured swaps                         --    (100,000)   (100,000)
  Amortization of swaps               (264)         --        (264)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Ending balance, March 31, 
       1997			    $50,000    $150,000    $200,000
- -------------------------------   ========    ========    ========
Customer Swaps:
  Beginning balance, January 1,
      1997			     $4,500      $4,500      $9,000
  New swaps                             --          --          --
  Terminated swaps                      --          --          --
  Matured swaps                         --          --          --
  Amortization of swaps                 --          --          --
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Ending balance, March 31, 
       1997			     $4,500      $4,500      $9,000
- -------------------------------   ========    ========    ========
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
EXPECTED MATURITIES OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. and Subsidiaries
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<CAPTION>
                                    Due   After One    After Two    After Three   After Four
                     		             Within        Through      Through     Through     Through      
After
(In Thousands) March 31, 1997    One Year Two Years Three Years Four Years Five Years 
Five Years  Total
<S>                             		 <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company Hedging Swaps
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay fixed/receive variable:
  Notional amount                 $50,000       --        --        --        --        --  $50,000
  Weighted average pay rate          6.42%      --        --        --        --        --     6.42%
  Weighted average receive rate: 
    Contractual rate*                5.59%      --        --        --        --        --     5.59%
    Forward yield curve**            5.78%      --        --        --        --        --     5.78%

Receive fixed/pay variable:
  Notional amount                      --       --        --        --        --  $150,000 $150,000
  Weighted average pay rate: 
    Contractual rate*                  --       --        --        --        --      5.54%    5.54%
    Forward yield curve**              --       --        --        --        --      7.07%    7.07%

  Weighted average receive rate        --       --        --        --        --      7.10%    7.10%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Customer Hedging Swaps
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pay fixed/receive variable:
  Notional amount                      --   $4,500        --        --        --        --   $4,500
  Weighted average pay rate            --     9.11%       --        --        --        --     9.11%
  Weighted average receive rate: 
    Contractual rate*                  --     5.45%       --        --        --        --     5.45%
    Forward yield curve**              --     6.33%       --        --        --        --     6.33%

Receive fixed/pay variable:
  Notional amount                      --   $4,500        --        --        --        --   $4,500
  Weighted average pay rate:
    Contractual rate*                  --     5.45%       --        --        --        --     5.45%
    Forward yield curve**              --     6.33%       --        --        --        --     6.33%

  Weighted average receive rate        --     9.20%       --        --        --        --     9.20%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*  The weighted average variable rates are based upon the contractual rates in effect at 
March 31, 1997.
** The weighted average variable rates are projected based upon the implied forward yield 
curve from date of analysis through maturity.
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
                          PART II
                        -----------

                     OTHER INFORMATION
             ----------------------------------

                CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.


ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

                A. Exhibits:

                    Exhibit 11 - Statement re computation of per share earnings
                                27 - Financial data schedule

                B. Reports on Form 8-K:

                   A report on Form 8-K was filed on March 7, 1997 announcing 
the authorization by the Company's Board of Directors to purchase up to an
additional 3,000,000 shares of its common stock under a repurchase
program that commenced in January, 1996. The 3,000,000 authorized
shares together with the remaining 400,000 shares under the 1996
authorization represent approximately 5.8% of the Company's shares
outstanding at March 6, 1997. The purchases under the program, when
and if commenced,  may be discontinued or interrupted at any time.
						23

<PAGE>

                      SIGNATURES
                 --------------------

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC.
- -----------------------------------------------
                 (Registrant)



/s/ Charles W. Tysinger
Charles W. Tysinger
Corporate Executive Vice President and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)



/s/ James F. Campbell
James F. Campbell
Senior Vice President & Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: May 13, 1997
						24

<PAGE>

                          EXHIBIT INDEX
                     ------------------------

Exhibit No.                Description
- -----------             ------------------

    11     Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings
    27     Financial Data Schedule


						25	


<PAGE>
<TABLE>

                            EXHIBIT 11
                       CENTRAL FIDELITY BANKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

(In Thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                 For the Three 
                                                     Ended March 31,
                                           --------------------
                                              1997      1996
                                             ------    ------
<S>                                          <C>       <C>
Earnings:
  Net income                                 $30,393   $27,981
                                             =======   =======
Shares:
  Weighted average number of common shares used
    in computing primary earnings per share   58,864    60,292

  Dilutive stock options - based on treasury stock
    method                                     1,241       994
                                           --------------------
  Weighted average number of common shares used
    in computing fully diluted earnings 
    per share				   60,105    61,286
                                             =======   =======

Earnings per share:
  Primary earnings per share                   $0.52     $0.47

  Fully diluted earnings per share             $0.51     $0.46

</TABLE>



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<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
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<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1997
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                                          0
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