Fifth Third and Comerica receive final federal approval for merger

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Fifth Third and Comerica Announce Receipt of All Material Approvals to Combine

January 13, 2026 6:05 PM UTC

CINCINNATI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) and Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) today announced that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System approved the combination of the two companies. As a result, all material regulatory and shareholder approvals to merge have been received. The transaction is expected to close on February 1, 2026, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions, and will form the ninth largest U.S. bank with $290 billion in assets and a footprint that includes 17 of the 20... More