Fed approves Fifth Third acquisition of Comerica

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 05:30 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve announced ?on Tuesday ?it had ?approved the ?acquisition ?of regional lender ?Comerica ?by Fifth Third, an ?all-stock deal ?valued ?at $10.9 billion that would create ?the nation's ninth-largest lender.

The deal was originally ?announced ?in October, and ?would mark the largest bank deal of the year. (Reporting ?by Pete Schroeder; Editing by ?Chris Reese)

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