Rule:  424(b)(3)
                                                           File No:  333-00701


                PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 6 DATED SEPTEMBER 19, 1997
               (To Prospectus Supplement dated March 27, 1996 and
                        Prospectus dated March 25, 1996)

                           FLEET FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
                     DUE 9 MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE
                                 FIXED RATE NOTE

                    Series J (Senior) [ ]    Series K (Subordinated)   [x]



                                                                                             
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:       $25,000,000.00      ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (OID) NOTE:               [ ] Yes     [x]  No
                                            ----------------------------------
                                            Total Amount of OID:
PRICE TO PUBLIC:        See below           Yield to Maturity:
                                            Initial Accrual Period OID:
NET PROCEEDS:           97.50%
                                            IF OTHER THAN USD:
TRADE DATE:             9/19/97             Specified Currency:
                                            Authorized Denominations:
ISSUE DATE:             9/30/97             Option to Receive Payments in Specified Currency: [ ]  Yes    [ ]   No
                                            Place of Payment:
MATURITY DATE:          10/15/12

INTEREST RATE:          7.00% per annum

INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: Monthly on the 15th of each month commencing October 15, 1997

RECORD DATES:                       The first calendar day of each month

AGENT:                              Merrill Lynch & Co.
                                    AGENT'S CAPACITY:  [x] As Principal            [ ]    As Agent

REDEMPTION:
     [ ]    The Notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity.

     [x]    The Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity.

            TERMS OF REDEMPTION:
            The  Notes  will be  subject  to  redemption  at the  option  of the
            Company, in whole, on the Interest Payment Date occurring on October
            15,  2001 and  each  Interest  Payment  Date  occurring  in April or
            October  thereafter  at a  redemption  price  equal  to  100% of the
            principal  amount  of the Notes  upon at least 30 New York  business
            days' notice.

ADDITIONAL TERMS:
The Notes may be sold at varying prices related to prevailing market conditions.

SUBORDINATION:
The Notes will be unsecured and will be  subordinate  and junior in the right of
payment,  to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Indenture dated as of
October 1, 1992, between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago,  as
trustee,  as amended by a First Supplemental  Indenture dated as of November 30,
1992 (such indenture, as amended, the "Subordinated  Indenture"),  to all Senior
Indebtedness   and  Other  Financial   Obligations   (each  as  defined  in  the
Subordinated  Indenture) of the Company.  The  Subordinated  Indenture  does not
limit the aggregate amount of Senior Indebtedness or Other Financial Obligations
that may be issued or entered into by the Company.  As of June 30, 1997,  Senior
Indebtedness  and  Other  Financial   Obligations  of  the  Company   aggregated
approximately  $1.9 billion  (holding  company only).  In addition,  because the
Company is a holding company, the Notes will be effectively  subordinated to all
existing  and  future  liabilities  of  the  Company's  subsidiaries,  including
depositors.