Huntington Bancshares - a holding company of one of the largest banks in the United States, provides commercial services, small business services, consumer and mortgage banking services. Founded in 1866 as TPW Huntington & Company. In 1905, the bank branch of the company - The Huntington National Bank was opened. Full trust was received from the US Federal Reserve in 1922, the State Savings Bank & Trust Company and the Hayden-Clinton National Bank of Columbus were acquired in 1923. In 1966, Huntington Bancshares was transformed into a holding company.
Throughout its development, the company has acquired many other banks and financial institutions, including: The Columbus Savings Bank, The Northern Savings Bank, The Washington Savings Bank, First National Bank & Trust Company of Lima, The Woodville State Bank, The Portage National Bank , The First National Bank of Wadsworth, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Milford Center, The First National Bank of Burton and many others. In 1972, Huntington Bancshares opened its first automated 24-hour banking office.
In 1976, the Huntington Mortgage Company was founded as a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares. In November 2008, the US Treasury Department invested $ 1.4 billion in Huntington Bancshares. The company is the second largest source of loans to the US Small Business Administration. The total number of assets in the work of Huntington Bancshares exceeds 104 billion dollars.