was selling 18 of its 38 offices to National City for $24 million. In June 1989, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the insolvent Dayton-based Gem Savings Association without the assistance of federal aid. The acquisition was completed in January 1990. In April 1993, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Youngstown-based Ohio Bancorp for $200 million in stock and cash and integrating it into National City Bank, Northeast. The acquisition was completed in October 1993. In February 2004, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Cincinnati-based Provident Financial Group, with its lead bank Provident Bank and offices located in Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, for $2.1 billion in stock. The acquisition was completed in July 2004. In June 2004, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Wooster-based Wayne Bancorp for $180 million in cash. The acquisition was completed in October 2004. Expansion in Kentucky In January 1988, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Louisville-based First Kentucky National Corporation for $660 million in stock. The acquisition was completed in July 1988 and it gave National City a strong presence in Kentucky plus a token presence in southern Indiana. In February 1993, First Kentucky National Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of National City Corp., was renamed National City Bank Kentucky. In January 1995, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Lexington-based United Bancorp of Kentucky Inc. for $63 million in stock. Expansion in Indiana In October 1991, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Indianapolis-based Merchants National Corporation with its lead bank Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Indianapolis and 14 other banks for $604 million in stock. The acquisition was completed in May 1992. In July 1994, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Kokomo-based Central Indiana Bancorp for $48 million in stock. In January 1998, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Fort Wayne-based Fort Wayne National Corporation for $800 million in stock. The acquisition was completed in March 1998. Expansion in Pennsylvania In August 1995, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Pittsburgh-based Integra Financial Corporation for $2.1 billion in stock. The acquisition was completed in May 1996 for $2.4 billion in stock. Expansion in Michigan In December 1997, National City Corp. announced that it was acquiring the Kalamazoo-based First of America Bank Corporation, with offices