Huntington Bancshares

Infobox Company
company_
company_name = Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
company_type = Public (nasdaq|HBAN)
company_slogan = A bank invested in people.
foundation = 1866 , P.W. Huntington
location=Columbus, Ohio
key_people = Thomas Hoaglin, Chairman, President and CEO (2001)
num_employees = 12,500
industry = Finance and Insurance
products = Banking
revenue =
homepage = [http://www.huntington.com/ www.huntington.com]

Huntington Bancshares Inc. (nasdaq|HBAN) is a $55 billion Midwestern bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.Citation
last=Brickey
first=Homer
date=2007-07-01
title=Largest homegrown bank in area becomes part of Huntington
publisher=The Blade (newspaper)
url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070701/BUSINESS03/706300380&SearchID=73286068091625
accessdate=2007-07-03 ] It is the 29th largest American bank.

The company's banking affiliate, Huntington National Bank, provides retail and commercial financial services in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Huntington also provides retail services online. There also are selected financial service activities in other states, including offices in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Acquisitions

On December 20, 2006, Huntington Bancshares announced they would buy Sky Financial Group Inc. based out of Bowling Green, Ohio. [ [http://www.investquest.com/iq/h/hban/ne/finnews/hban122006sky.htm Huntington Bancshares and Sky Financial Group Inc. announce merger agreement] ] This merger was completed on July 1, 2007, although Sky branches did not change their branding until late September. [ [http://www.investquest.com/iq/h/hban/ne/finnews/hban070207.htm Huntington Bank and Sky Financial complete merger] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.huntington.com/ Huntington National Bank]