Pricing Supplement Number 157 Dated [ ]

This pricing supplement, which is not complete, relates to an automatically effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We may not sell the notes until we deliver a final pricing supplement. This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these notes in any jurisdiction where such an offer would not be permitted.

Subject to completion, dated December 11, 2006

Prudential Financial InterNotes®, Due One Year or More from Date of Issue

Filed under Rule 424(b)(3), Registration Statement(s) No. 333-132469, 333-132469-01 and 333-132469-02

Pricing Supplement Number 157 Dated [                    ]

(to Prospectus dated March 16, 2006 and Prospectus Supplement dated March 16, 2006)

Investors should read this pricing supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement.

 

CUSIP Number  

  Aggregate  

Principal
Amount

  Selling
Price
  Gross
Concession
  Net Proceeds     Coupon  
Type
    Coupon  
Rate
  Coupon
  Frequency  
    Maturity  
Date
  1st
Coupon
Date
  1st
Coupon
Amount
  Survivor’s
Option
  Product
Ranking
    Moody’s  
Rating
    S &
P  
Rating

74432ARQ5

  [            ]   100.000%   1.200%   [            ]   FIXED   5.350%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
  12/15/2013   06/15/2007   $25.86   YES   Senior
Unsecured
Notes
  A3   A

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 12/15/2007 and every interest payment date thereafter.

Joint Lead Managers and Lead Agents: Banc of America Securities LLC, INCAPITAL, LLC Agents: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Citigroup, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., Fidelity Capital Markets Services, Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Ramirez & Co., Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Wachovia Securities, LLC

The Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes will be subject to redemption at the option of Prudential Financial, Inc., in whole on the interest payment date occurring any time on or after 12/15/2007 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes, plus accrued interest thereon, if any, upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the noteholder and the trustee, as described in the prospectus.

 

CUSIP Number  

  Aggregate  

Principal
Amount

  Selling
Price
  Gross
Concession
 

Net

Proceeds

    Coupon  
Type
    Coupon  
Rate
  Coupon
  Frequency  
  Maturity
Date
  1st
Coupon
Date
  1st
  Coupon  
Amount
    Survivor’s  
Option
  Product
Ranking
    Moody’s  
Rating
  S & P
Rating

74432ARR3

  [          ]   100.000%   2.500%   [            ]   FIXED   5.800%   SEMI-
ANNUAL
  12/15/2031   06/15/2007   $28.03   YES   Senior
Unsecured
Notes
  A3   A

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 12/15/2011 and every interest payment date thereafter.

Joint Lead Managers and Lead Agents: Banc of America Securities LLC, INCAPITAL, LLC Agents: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Citigroup, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., Fidelity Capital Markets Services, Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Ramirez & Co., Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., UBS Securities LLC, Wachovia Securities, LLC

The Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes will be subject to redemption at the option of Prudential Financial, Inc., in whole on the interest payment date occurring any time on or after 12/15/2011 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes, plus accrued interest thereon, if any, upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the noteholder and the trustee, as described in the prospectus.

 

 

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.    

  

Offering Dates: December 11, 2006 through December 18, 2006

 

Trade Date: Monday, December 18, 2006 @12:00 PM ET

 

Settlement Date: Thursday, December 21, 2006

 

Minimum Denomination/Increments: $1,000.00/$1,000.00

 

Initial trades settle flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry only

 

DTC number: 0235 via RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.

 

If the maturity date or an interest payment date for any note is not a Business Day (as defined in the Prospectus), principal, premium, if any, and interest for that note is paid on the next Business Day, and no interest will accrue from, and after, the maturity date or interest payment date.

 

The Prudential Financial, Inc. InterNotes will be represented by a master global note in fully registered form, without coupons. The master global note will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, as depository, or another depository as may be named in a subsequent pricing supplement.

 

InterNotes® is a registered trademark of Incapital Holdings LLC. All rights reserved

  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

$2,500,000,000.00 Prudential Financial Retail

Medium-Term Notes, including

 

Prudential Financial InterNotes®

 

Prospectus dated March 16, 2006 and the Prospectus Supplement dated March 16, 2006