The pending $10.90-billion all-stock merger agreement between Fifth Third Bank and Comerica will create the ninth largest US bank with total assets of $288 billion. Fifth Third stockholders will own approximately 73% of the combined company and Comerica’s stockholders the remaining shares. The transaction is expected to close at the end of the first quarter of 2026. Comerica will rebrand as Fifth Third beginning in late 2026. The deal expands Fifth Third into California, Texas and the Southeast of the US. Currently, Comerica has 379 branch locations and Fifth Third has 1,087 branches. ...