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Key insight: A few days after the OCC approved Comerica’s blockbuster sale to Fifth Third, the seller made an amended regulatory disclosure that provides more details…

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Key insight: Comerica is aiming to close its sale to Fifth Third on the earliest possible date, Feb. 2, according to a source familiar with the…

Key insight: Comerica will have to disclose what it told its board, and when, related to its agreement to sell to Fifth Third.What’s at stake: The…

Key insight: HoldCo Asset Management said in a lawsuit that Comerica rushed to make a deal with Fifth Third, and omitted material information in disclosures.What’s at…

Key insight: Comerica worked fast to land its massive sale to Fifth Third after considering Regions’ bid, according to two sources familiar with the matter.Supporting data:…

Key insight: An unnamed bank tried to buy Comerica in September, weeks before the bank’s board decided that Fifth Third would be the ideal acquirer, according…

Key insight: Comerica says the banking crisis of 2023 drove its decision to sell, but the bank was also dealing with other challenges related to its…

Key Insight: The deal marks the largest bank acquisition announcement of 2025, and Fifth Third’s first since 2019.What’s at Stake: Comerica had been facing calls from…

Comerica is facing pressure to sell itself to a larger bank, with an activist investor accusing the Dallas-based company of making poor financial decisions and failing…