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Huntington Bank Participates in FDIC Renewal of Unlimited Insurance Protection Program

 Huntington Bank provides unlimited insurance coverage on certain business
   accounts through FDIC's optional Transaction Account Guarantee Program
                                   (TAGP)

    COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Huntington
National Bank has chosen to continue its participation in the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) Transaction Account Guarantee
Program (TAGP). Created in 2008 under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee
Program (TLGP), the TAGP program was recently extended for six months,
through June 30, 2010. The extension is valid only to financial
institutions that choose to remain in the program.

    "Huntington has been involved with the TAGP since the very beginning,
and we are pleased that the FDIC has decided to extend this program," said
Stephen D. Steinour, chairman, president and chief executive officer of
Huntington Bank. "Coupled with Huntington's strong capital position, our
participation in the TAGP enhances our ability to provide a safe, sound and
secure banking experience for all customers."

    The TAGP provides insurance coverage in addition to and separate from
the coverage provided through the FDIC's general deposit insurance fund,
which covers balances up to $250,000 per depositor through December 31,
2013.

    The TAGP provides unlimited insurance protection for:



    --  Commercial, personal and business checking accounts that do not pay
        interest
    --  Negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) accounts with interest rates at or
        below 0.5%

    --  Interest on Lawyer's Trust Accounts (IOLTAs), regardless of interest
        rates
    For more information about the Transaction Account Guarantee Program,
visit the FDIC Web site at http://www.fdic.gov.

    About Huntington

    Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) is a $53 billion
regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Huntington
has more than 143 years of serving the financial needs of its customers.
Through our subsidiaries, including our banking subsidiary, The Huntington
National Bank, we provide full-service commercial and consumer banking
services, mortgage banking services, equipment leasing, investment
management, trust services, brokerage services, customized insurance
service program, and other financial products and services. Our over 600
banking offices are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Huntington also offers retail and
commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through its
technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its network
of almost 1,400 ATMs. The Auto Finance and Dealer Services group offers
automobile loans to consumers and commercial loans to automobile dealers
within our six-state banking franchise area. Selected financial service
activities are also conducted in other states including: Private Financial
Group offices in Florida and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New
Jersey. International banking services are available through the
headquarters office in Columbus and a limited purpose office located in
both the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.