Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each director and officer of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (the “Corporation”), whose signature appears below hereby appoints Richard A. Cheap, Stephen D. Steinour, and Donald R. Kimble, or any of them, as his or her attorney-in-fact, to sign, in his or her name and behalf and in any and all capacities stated below, and to cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and likewise to sign and file any amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Annual Report, and the Corporation hereby also appoints such persons as its attorneys-in-fact and each of them as its attorney-in-fact with like authority to sign and file the Annual Report and any amendments thereto in its name and behalf, each such person and the Corporation hereby granting to such attorney-in-fact full power of substitution and revocation, and hereby ratifying all that such attorney-in-fact or his substitute may do by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney, in counterparts if necessary, effective as of February 20, 2009.

     DIRECTORS/OFFICERS:

Signatures		Title
/s/ Stephen D. Steinour		Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Stephen D. Steinour		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Donald R. Kimble		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Donald R. Kimble		(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Thomas P. Reed		Senior Vice President and Controller
Thomas P. Reed		(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Raymond J. Biggs   Raymond J. Biggs		Director
/s/ Don M. Casto III   Don M. Casto III		Director
/s/ Michael J. Endres   Michael J. Endres		Director
/s/ Marylouise Fennell   Marylouise Fennell		Director
/s/ John B. Gerlach, Jr.   John B. Gerlach, Jr.		Director
/s/ D. James Hilliker   D. James Hilliker		Director
/s/ David P. Lauer   David P. Lauer		Director
/s/ Jonathan A. Levy   Jonathan A. Levy		Director
/s/ Wm. J. Lhota   Wm. J. Lhota		Director

Signatures		Title
/s/ Gene E. Little   Gene E. Little		Director
/s/ Gerard P. Mastroianni   Gerard P. Mastroianni		Director
/s/ David L. Porteous   David L. Porteous		Director
/s/ Kathleen H. Ransier   Kathleen H. Ransier		Director