Capital Management and Share Repurchases
Comerica increased its CET1 capital ratio by 80 basis points and resumed share repurchases, returning $100 million in capital in Q4 2024.
Improvement in Customer Deposits
Excluding brokered CDs, customer deposits grew over $800 million or over 1% in Q4, with period-end deposits increasing by $700 million.
Strategic Investments and Technological Advancement
Comerica is advancing strategic priorities, including investing in relationship managers, financial advisers, and technology, with plans to have almost all applications in the cloud or on a SaaS platform by year-end 2025.
Strong Credit Quality
Credit quality remained a strength with net charge-offs at 13 basis points, reflecting disciplined underwriting and historically low levels.
Positive Outlook for 2025
Comerica projects 2% average loan growth excluding commercial real estate, 6% to 7% increase in net interest income, and 4% increase in noninterest income for 2025.