Huntington's High Yield, High Interest Online Savings Account Offers a 5.30% Annual Percentage Yield*

A High Yield, High Interest, Online Savings Account Can Help Your Money Start Working for You Whether You are Saving for a Vacation, College Education or Retirement

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- If you are committed to adopting money saving tips this year, your financial planning has just gotten a little easier with the introduction of an online High Interest Anywhere Savings account from Huntington Bank, which offers 5.30% APY. Whether you want to put more money in savings so that you can eventually invest in stocks or you are budgeting more cash for retirement savings, DirectHuntington.com's high yield savings account offers extremely competitive rates.

Though not available if you visit a banking office, an Anywhere Savings account is available at DirectHuntington.com and can be conveniently established by applying and accessing it online. In addition to a highly competitive high yield rate of 5.30% APY, the account features:

    -- $1,000 minimum opening balance*
    -- ATM Card
    -- No minimum balance fees when your balance is $1,000 or more
    -- Easy application at DirectHuntington.com

"DirectHuntington.com's high yield online savings account is making it easier to plan for the future and save," said Mary Navarro, senior executive vice president of retail and commercial banking at Huntington Bank. "With Anywhere Savings, customers simply visit Directhuntington.com where they apply online for the high interest account. At Huntington, we are committed to making banking convenient for our customers."

Huntington's Anywhere Savings also features online banking, electronic statements and electronic money transfer into and out of Huntington accounts.

*Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of the date of publication. Rates may change after account is opened. Fees may reduce earnings. The regular interest rate on balances of $0-$999,999.99 is 5.20% (5.30%APY); and the regular rate on balances of $1,000,000 and up is 3.94% (4.00%APY). Member FDIC

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $36 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Through its affiliated companies, Huntington has been providing a full range of financial services including checking, loans, savings, insurance and investment services to customers for 141 years. 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 nearly 1,000 ATMs.

SOURCE Huntington Bank

Released February 26, 2007