COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 10,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Huntington National Bank
("Huntington") was nationally recognized by the American Bankers
Association Foundation for its Lift LocalSM Business
program with a 2023 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Award. The
ABA Foundation awarded Huntington for its efforts in the Economic
Inclusion category, and presented the award during the ABA's Annual
Convention on Oct. 10 in Nashville.
"Huntington is committed to supporting small businesses and the
communities they call home," said Maggie Ference, Senior Vice
President and Business Banking Credit, Operations, and SBA
Director. "We are honored to be named a 2023 Community Commitment
Award winner and grateful to be recognized alongside so many other
impressive bank programs."
Huntington's Lift Local Business program supports minority-,
woman-, and veteran-owned small businesses throughout the business
life cycle — from start-up to expansion. The program offers loans,
business planning support, free financial education courses
delivered through Operation HOPE, and other services to help small
business owners achieve their goals. Lift Local Business is a key
component of Huntington's $40 billion
Strategic Community Plan, which is focused on driving economic
inclusion through access to capital, affordable housing and home
ownership, and community lending and investment.
Since Huntington launched the program in 2020, Lift Local
Business has booked more than 1,100 loans, totaling $77 million.
"We believe strong communities are communities where there are
good jobs, a stable housing market, and a strong sense of
belonging," said Brant Standridge,
President of Consumer and Regional Banking. "At Huntington, we're
focused on making these things a reality through our commitment to
community development by finding meaningful ways to help the
communities throughout our footprint become the best they can
be."
Award entries were submitted in seven categories: affordable
housing, community and economic development, financial education,
economic inclusion, protecting older Americans, supporting military
families and volunteerism. Award winners were chosen by leaders of
nationally recognized experts and organizations in each field.
The selection committee chose the winning banks based on the
creativity and thoughtfulness of programs — traditional or
innovative in nature and structure — that embody the ideals of
corporate social responsibility and demonstrate success in making
an impact.
"The nominations in each of these categories were incredibly
strong, making this year's winners even more impressive," said
Lindsay Torrico, executive director, ABA Foundation. "We
applaud Huntington Bank for its commitment to community engagement
and hope other banks across the country will be inspired by its
Lift Local Business."
For more information about Huntington's Lift Local Business
program visit huntington.com/SmallBusiness/loans/lift-local.
To learn more about the ABA Foundation Community Commitment Awards,
visit aba.com/awards.
About Huntington
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
(Nasdaq: HBAN) is a $189 billion
asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1866, The
Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumers,
small and middle‐market businesses, corporations, municipalities,
and other organizations with a comprehensive suite of banking,
payments, wealth management, and risk management products and
services. Huntington operates more than 1,000 branches in 11
states, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies.
Visit Huntington.com for more information.
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