New Houston Banking Center Kicks off Comerica Bank's Latest Round of Expansion in Texas

HOUSTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing its next phase of new banking centers in Texas, Comerica Bank has opened its Buffalo Speedway location at 3135 Southwest Freeway inside Interstate Highway 610 (Loop 610) in Houston. The new office is the sixth banking center Comerica has opened in the Houston area this year.

"The new Buffalo Speedway banking center improves access to banking services for families and businesses inside Loop 610 and to customers in the Greenway Plaza business corridor of Houston" said Gary Orr, president of Comerica Bank's Houston market. "Our presence in this part of the city is important to our overall growth strategy in the Houston area." Comerica plans to open six additional banking centers in its Houston, Dallas and Austin markets by the end of the year. In December, the bank will open a new banking center in the Gulfgate area -- at US 45 and Loop 610 -- and another on Bay Area Boulevard at I-45 in Houston. Comerica will also open two new locations this November in Dallas and two more banking centers in Austin.

Comerica's expects to continue its aggressive expansion plan in 2008 in Texas.

"Houston has been a vital part of our expansion plan for Texas, and we are excited to have an even stronger presence near downtown Houston," said Connie Beck, executive vice president of the The Retail Bank division of Comerica Bank. "The Buffalo Speedway Banking Center and the remaining banking centers scheduled for Texas are a part of our overall goal of helping people be successful."

Charles Topper, a graduate of Sam Houston State University, is the banking center manager at the new Buffalo Speedway office. With the new location, Comerica now has 28 banking centers in the Houston market.

The new banking centers feature Saturday morning banking hours, an ATM (automated teller machine) and night depositories.

About Comerica Bank

The Texas Market of Comerica Bank includes 73 banking centers in the key Texas markets of Dallas, Houston and Austin. Comerica Incorporated is a financial services company strategically aligned into three business segments: the Business Bank, Retail Bank, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships and helping people be successful. In March, Comerica announced that it would move its corporate headquarters from Detroit, Mich., to Dallas, making Comerica the largest bank holding company headquartered in Texas. The headquarters' relocation is expected to be complete this fall.

In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Michigan, California, Florida and Arizona, with select businesses operating in several other states, Canada and Mexico. Comerica Incorporated reported total assets of $59 billion at June 30, 2007. To receive e-mail alerts of breaking Comerica news, go to http://www.comerica.com/newsalerts.