CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Huntington Bancshares loss deeper than expected
(Corrects results to use net loss attributable to common shareholders in 2nd paragraph)
* Loss per share 33 cents; Street view loss 28 cents
* Loan loss provisions up nearly fourfold
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Huntington Bancshares Inc (HBAN.O) posted its fourth straight quarterly loss on Thursday as the Midwest regional bank set aside more money to cover credit losses and bad loans.
The Columbus, Ohio-based bank said its third-quarter net loss attributable to shareholders was $195.4 million, or 33 cents a share, compared with net income of $63 million, or 17 cents a share, in the year-ago period.
The loss was wider than analysts' average forecast for a loss of 28 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Huntington said the provision for loan losses was $475.1 million, up from $125.4 million a year ago.
Shares of the company were down less than 1 percent at $4.28 in premarket trading. (Reporting by Juan Lagorio and Christian Plumb; editing by John Wallace)
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