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Comerica Bank (CMA) is planning to expand its existing middle-market commercial banking operations at its Dallas headquarters.
March 10 -
Comerica (CMA) in Dallas slashed its quarterly earnings by 20% Tuesday after a Montana jury ordered the company to pay $52 million in damages to an office supply company.
January 21 -
Comerica (CMA) in Dallas posted higher fourth-quarter earnings because of fewer chargeoffs and a smaller loan-loss provision.
January 17
Comerica (CMA) in Dallas reported an uptick in earnings as the company benefited from lower operating costs and improved credit quality.
The company earned $139 million in the first quarter, up 4% from the same period a year ago. Earnings per share of 73 cents fell a penny shy of the estimates of analysts polled by Bloomberg.
Comerica's net interest income was $410 million, a 1% decline from the first quarter of 2013. The decrease was driven in part by a 3% decline in revenue from loan interest and fees, despite strong growth in commercial loans. Comerica's net interest margin fell 11 basis points, to 2.77%.
Noninterest income slipped 2%, to $208 million, as income from commercial lending fees fell. A decrease in deferred compensation plan asset returns also contributed to the decline.
Lower operating costs helped offset the falloff in revenue. Comerica's noninterest expenses declined 2%, to $406 million, because of lower expenses from employee salaries and benefits.
As Comerica's credit quality continued to stabilize, the company chopped its loan-loss provision to $9 million a 43% decrease from the same period a year ago.
The quarter's results are a substantial improvement from the previous period for the $65.7-billion asset Comerica. In January, Comerica was forced to revise its fourth-quarter earnings downward by 20%, to $117 million, after
