EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Huntington Preferred
Capital, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2003,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Michael J. McMennamin, President of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

                  (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

                  (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of
operations of the Company.


                                       /s/ Michael J. McMennamin
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                                           Michael J. McMennamin, President
                                           (Chief Executive Officer)
                                           August 14, 2003


         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.