National City to Hold Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

CLEVELAND, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National City Corporation expects to report its fourth quarter 2006 earnings the morning of January 23, 2007. Supplemental financial data will be available at the time of release.

National City Corporation's executive management will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 to discuss the fourth quarter 2006 financial results. Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing 877-777-1967. Participants are encouraged to call in 15 minutes prior to the call in order to register for the event. The conference call will also be accessible via the Company's Web site, http://www.nationalcity.com/investorrelations.

Questions for discussion at the conference call may be submitted any time prior to or during the call by sending an email to investor.relations@nationalcity.com.

A replay of the conference call will be available from 2:30 p.m. (ET) on January 23, 2007, until midnight (ET) on January 30, 2007. The replay will be accessible by calling 800-475-6701 (domestic) or 320-365-3844 (international) using the pass code of 853111 or via the Company's Web site.

About National City

National City Corporation , headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the nation's largest financial holding companies. The company operates through an extensive distribution network in Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania, and also serves customers in selected markets nationally. Its primary businesses include commercial and retail banking, consumer finance, asset management, mortgage financing and servicing, and payment processing. For more information, visit National City's Web site at nationalcity.com.

Investor Contact: Jill Hennessey 216-222-9253 jill.hennessey@nationalcity.com Media Contact: Kristen Baird Adams 216-222-8202 kristen.bairdadams@nationalcity.com