2008-05-16 00:34:55 -

- Fitch expects to rate National City Credit Card Master Note Trust, series 2008-2 notes as follows:

--$175,000,000 class A fixed-rate asset-backed notes (2008-2) 'AAA'.

For more information see the National City Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2008-2 Notes presale report, available to all investors on Fitch's corporate site, www.fitchratings.com.

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