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Fifth Third’s $10.9B Comerica deal received well by investors, boosts some regional bank stocks

Fifth Third's $10.9B Comerica deal received well by investors, boosts some regional bank stocks

Fifth Third’s $10.9B Comerica deal received well by investors, boosts some regional bank stocks
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Fifth Third’s (NASDAQ:FITB) agreement to acquire Comerica (NYSE:CMA) in a deal valued at ~$10.9B, a move that will create the U.S.’s ninth-largest Bank. It also highlights the more business-friendly regulatory approach adopted by the Trump administration.
The agreement comes after
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The acquisition is positively viewed for FITB due to scale, profitability, geographic expansion, and expected reasonable expense synergies, though some analysts highlight challenges from Comerica’s stagnant loan growth and geographic concentration.
Regional bank stocks are climbing, especially smaller banks, while super-regional buyers’ shares are mostly declining following recent acquisitions.
Fifth Third faces risks from Comerica’s stagnant loan growth, elevated deposit costs, geographic concentration, and integration challenges to address past underperformance.
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