2008-05-16 00:37:56 -

- Fitch expects to rate National City Credit Card Master Note Trust, series 2008-1 notes as follows:

--$66,000,000 class A floating-rate asset-backed notes 'AAA'.

For more information see the National City Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2008-1 Notes presale report, available to all investors on the Fitch Ratings web site at www.fitchratings.com.

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