National City in Talks for Sale: Report

10/09/08 - 01:58 AM EDT

TSC Staff

National City (NCC Quote - Cramer on NCC - Stock Picks), crippled by bad real-estate loans, is in talks with a number of banks about a possible sale, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Among the potential buyers for the regional bank are PNC Financial(PNC Quote - Cramer on PNC - Stock Picks) and Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia(BNS Quote - Cramer on BNS - Stock Picks). PNC declined to comment Wednesday, and Bank of Nova Scotia couldn't be reached.

National City declined to comment, the Journal reports.

Shares of National City closed Wednesday at $2.23.

This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.com.
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