2008-06-06 23:04:28 -

- Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the ratings of Mellon 1st Business Bank, N.A. (MFBB) after aligning the ratings with those of U.S. Bancorp (USB) subsidiary, U.S. Bank, N.A., following the completion of USB's acquisition of the former Bank of New York Mellon Corporation subsidiary. The alignment includes the downgrade of MFBB's Support Rating to 3 from 2 and the Support

Floor to BB- from BBB+, the same levels as U.S. Bank. Consequently, all ratings are being withdrawn following the merger of MFBB into U.S. Bank, NA.

Fitch has withdrawn the following ratings:

Mellon 1st Business Bank, NA

--Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'AA-';

--Long-term deposits 'AA';

--Short-term IDR 'F1+';

--Short-term deposits 'F1+';

--Individual 'A/B'.

In addition Fitch has downgraded and withdrawn the following:

--Support to '3' from '2';

--Support Floor to 'BB-' from 'BBB+'.

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