ING Said to Talk With Citigroup, CIT, Chrysler Financial on U.S. Bank Deal

"ING Groep NV (INGA), preparing for a sale of its U.S. online bank, is looking to merge the unit with a lending operation and has talked in recent months with Citigroup Inc. (C), CIT Group Inc. (CIT) and Chrysler Financial Corp., said people with knowledge of the matter."