Fifth Third Bank logo, in this illustration. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Fifth Third Bancorp announced on Oct. 6 it will acquire Comerica Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $10.9 billion, a move that will create the ninth-largest U.S. bank.
The combined bank will have about $288 billion in assets and operate across 17 of the 20 fastest-growing U.S. markets, the companies said. That footprint includes the Southeast, Texas, and California, alongside Fifth Third’s traditional Midwest base.
