EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Rachel L.
Lawless, Robert Matthew Pearson, Marcy C. Hingst, and Virginia L. Mockler,
or any of them acting singly, and with full power of substitution,
re-substitution and delegation, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney
in fact (each of such persons and their substitutes and delegees being
referred to herein as the "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power to act
for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director or stockholder of
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (the "Company"), to

1. Take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the
undersigned to submit and file forms, schedules and other documents with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") utilizing the SEC's
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system, which actions
may include (a) enrolling the undersigned in EDGAR Next and (b) preparing,
executing and submitting to the SEC a Form ID, amendments thereto, and such
other documents and information as may be necessary or appropriate to
obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make filings and
submissions utilizing the EDGAR system;

2. Prepare and execute any and all forms, schedules and other documents
(including any amendments thereto) the undersigned is required to file with
the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact considers it advisable for the
undersigned to file with the SEC, under Section 13 or Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation thereunder, or
under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144"), including
Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 144 (all such forms,
schedules and other documents being referred to herein as "SEC Filings");

3. Submit and file SEC Filings with the SEC utilizing the EDGAR system or
cause them to be submitted and filed by a person appointed under Section 5
below;

4. File, submit or otherwise deliver SEC Filings to any securities exchange
on which the Company's securities may be listed or traded;

5. Act as an account administrator for the undersigned's EDGAR account,
including: (i) appoint, remove and replace account administrators, account
users, technical administrators and delegated entities; (ii) maintain the
security of the undersigned's EDGAR account, including modification of access
codes; (iii) maintain, modify and certify the accuracy of information on the
undersigned's EDGAR account dashboard; (iv) act as the EDGAR point of contact
with respect to the undersigned's EDGAR account; and (v) any other actions
contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T with respect to account
administrators;

6. Cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of the
undersigned's EDGAR account administrators and, pursuant to that delegation,
authorize the Company's EDGAR account administrators to appoint, remove or
replace users for the undersigned's EDGAR account; and

7. Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's equity securities
from any third party, including the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee
benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby
authorizes any such third party to release any such information to the
Attorney-in-Fact.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

a) This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the Attorney-in-Fact
to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such Attorney-in-Fact
without independent verification of such information;

b) Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and will
contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her discretion,
deems necessary or desirable;

c) Neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability for the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of Section 13 or
Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144, any liability of the undersigned
for any failure to comply with such requirements, or any liability of the
undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act; and

d) This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility
for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under Section 13 or Section
16 of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting
requirements under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or
advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all
intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority
of this Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 or 5 or Schedules 13D or 13G
or Forms 144 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact. This Power of Attorney
revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter of
this Power of Attorney.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of
December 23, 2025.


/s/ Alice L. Rodriguez
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Signature

Printed Name: Alice L. Rodriguez