Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

What does Huntington Bancshares own?

Its principal asset is The Huntington National Bank, the single banking brand through which all consumer and commercial business runs. It also owns insurance, brokerage, equipment finance, and the Capstone Partners investment banking operation. The Cadence Bank and Veritex Community Bank brands were folded into Huntington during 2026 conversions.

Is Huntington Bancshares publicly traded?

Yes. Huntington Bancshares trades on Nasdaq under the ticker HBAN and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Shares are widely held by institutional investors, and no single shareholder controls the company.

Who founded Huntington Bancshares?

Pelatiah Webster Huntington founded P.W. Huntington & Company in Columbus, Ohio, in January 1866. The bank received a national charter in 1905, and the holding company was organized under Maryland law in 1966.

Where is Huntington Bancshares headquartered?

The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Its main office is in the Huntington Center tower in downtown Columbus, a short distance from the site of the original 1866 bank.

How many brands does Huntington Bancshares own?

One flagship brand. All banking operates under the Huntington name, with product lines such as Huntington Private Bank and Huntington Capital Markets functioning as extensions. Acquired banks including TCF, Veritex, and Cadence were rebranded after conversion.

Who owns Huntington Bancshares?

Public shareholders own the company. Institutional investors hold most of the common stock, there is no controlling family or founder stake, and shares trade freely on Nasdaq under HBAN.

Did Huntington acquire Cadence Bank?

Yes. Huntington completed the all-stock acquisition of Cadence Bank on February 1, 2026, valued at approximately $8.1 billion. The deal added about $54 billion in assets and 390 branches across Texas and the South.

Pelatiah Webster Huntington opened P.W. Huntington & Company in Columbus in January 1866, on the northwest corner of High and Broad Streets. Four of his five sons became partners over the following decades. The firm received a national bank charter in 1905 and became The Huntington National Bank of Columbus.

The bank stayed an Ohio institution for most of the twentieth century. The holding company, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, formed in 1966 to permit expansion beyond a single bank charter. Acquisitions of smaller Ohio banks followed through the 1970s and 1980s, and the company pushed into neighboring states during the 1990s.

A difficult chapter came in 2007 and 2008. Huntington agreed to buy Sky Financial Group of Ohio in 2007 just as credit markets turned, then took losses during the financial crisis and accepted $1.4 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program capital. Steve Steinour, a former Citizens Financial Group executive, joined as chairman, president, and CEO in January 2009 and led the recovery. Huntington repaid TARP in December 2010.

Under Steinour the bank built a consumer-friendly identity. It launched 24-Hour Grace overdraft protection in 2010, Asterisk-Free Checking in 2011, and later Standby Cash, a small-dollar line of credit tied to deposit relationships rather than credit scores.

The modern expansion era began in 2016 with the $3.4 billion acquisition of FirstMerit Corporation of Akron, Ohio, which added branches in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. In June 2021 Huntington completed a merger of equals with TCF Financial Corporation of Detroit, valued at roughly $6 billion, which made it a top-25 U.S. bank and brought large-scale digital and vehicle finance operations. The TCF deal was followed by a 2022 acquisition of Capstone Partners, a Boston investment bank, which expanded capital markets and advisory fee income.

Two deals reshaped the company again in 2025 and 2026. On October 20, 2025, Huntington completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Veritex Holdings of Dallas, adding $12.0 billion in assets and establishing a Texas presence. Six days after that closing was announced, Huntington revealed a much larger agreement: an all-stock merger with Cadence Bank, dual headquartered in Houston and Tupelo, Mississippi. The Cadence merger closed February 1, 2026, valued at approximately $8.1 billion based on Huntington's January 30, 2026 share price. It added 390 branches across Texas and the South and made Huntington the number one bank in Mississippi by deposit share. Customer systems conversions finished in mid-2026, the largest conversion in company history.