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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following
Registration Statements of National City Corporation of our
reports dated February 3, 2006 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of National City Corporation
and subsidiaries, National City Corporation managements
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting of National City Corporation, included
in this Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2005.

|     |        |              |               |  |            |             |  |                                               
|---- | ------ | ------------ | ------------- |  | ---------- | ----------- |  | ----------------------------------------------
|     |        | Registration |               |  |           
|Form |        |              | Statement No. |  |            | Description
|     |        |              |               |  |            |            
|     | S-3    |              |               |  | 33-44209   |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-3    |              |               |  | 33-44209   |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 1
    & 2       
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 33-52271   |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 33-45363   |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 33-56539   |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 33-56539   |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on
    Form S-8
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 33-57045   |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 33-58815   |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 33-59487   |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-3    |              |               |  | 33-54323   |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-3    |              |               |  | 333-71403  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-01697  |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on
    Form S-8
|     | S-4/A  |              |               |  | 333-01697  |             |  | Amendment No. 1                               
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-01697  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-3    |              |               |  | 333-104080 |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-3/A  |              |               |  | 333-104080 |             |  | Amendment No. 1                               
|     | S-3    |              |               |  | 333-104080 |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1                
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-46571  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-46571  |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1                
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-46571  |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on
    Form S-8
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-45609  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4/ A |              |               |  | 333-45609  |             |  | Amendment No. 1                               
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-45609  |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on
    Form S-8
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-58923  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-60411  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-3    |              |               |  | 333-71207  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-3/A  |              |               |  | 333-71207  |             |  | Amendment No. 1                               
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-31827  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4/A  |              |               |  | 333-31827  |             |  | Amendment Nos. 1 & 2                          
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-61712  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-61712  |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 1, 2
    & 3    
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-67354  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-67354  |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 1, 2
    & 3    
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-98731  |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-98731  |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1                
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-121536 |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-119950 |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-116872 |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-116231 |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-8    |              |               |  | 333-114370 |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-113888 |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4/A  |              |               |  | 333-113888 |             |  | Amendment No. 1                               
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-113888 |             |  | Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on
    Form S-8
|     | S-4    |              |               |  | 333-112617 |             |  | Registration Statement                        
|     | S-4/A  |              |               |  | 333-112617 |             |  | Amendment No. 1                               



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| | /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Cleveland, Ohio


February 3, 2006