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Huntington plans reorganization aimed at tapping wealth opportunities
Huntington Bancshares executives spoke Wednesday about several ways they are seeking to cut costs, including by consolidating three existing units into one and by offering a voluntary retirement plan to managers. Huntington Bancshares is reorganizing several major business lines under a new plan aimed at both cutting costs and increasing revenue, particularly by seizing opportunities in the wealth management business. Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington detailed the initiative Wednesday at an investor conference. Under the reorganization, the $182.9 billion-asset bank plans to consolidate three existing units — consumer and business banking, vehicle finance and a third segment that includes wealth management, private banking and insurance — into a single unit. That larger…


