Huntington's High Yield, High Interest Online Savings Account Offers a 5.20% Annual Percentage Yield(a) to Help You Start Saving for That Long-Awaited Italian Vacation Now

A High Yield, High Interest, Online Savings Account Can Help Your Vacation Money Start Working for You Whether You Are Saving for Retirement, Vacations or an Education

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

If your thoughts have turned to a romantic trip in a gondola down the main canal in Venice, your dream of an Italian vacation has just gotten a little closer with the introduction of Anywhere Savings from Huntington Bank (NASDAQ:HBAN), which offers a great interest rate of 5.20% APY(a).

Huntington is making saving for that long-dreamed-of-vacation to Rome, Florence and Venice a little closer by offering a high interest savings account that can be conveniently established and accessed. In addition to a highly competitive APY, the high yield online saving 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's high interest online savings account is making it easy to save for that special vacation, retirement or college fund," 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 yield savings 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.

(a)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 5.10% (5.20% 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 Bancshares Incorporated

Released March 27, 2007