DALLAS, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank, one of the top 20 banking companies in the U.S. for small business loans, has won the top national award for excellence in serving small businesses, it was announced today by Greenwich Associates, a national consulting firm.

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Comerica Bank was one of only 21 banks among 600 included in the biennial Greenwich study to receive the top small-business award, a Greenwich Excellence Award, and one of only 15 banks that were repeat winners.

The bank also received three other awards announced today by the Greenwich, Conn. firm: national awards for Comerica's banking center services, cash management services and a regional award for overall customer satisfaction in the West, one the bank's fastest growing regions.

"It is gratifying to receive this award at a time when we are growing rapidly, providing more services to more small business owners, especially in our growth markets in Texas, Arizona and California," said Peggy Bradshaw, national director of small business banking for Comerica. "This recognition serves as an inspiration to provide even better service to every customer, new and long-term."

"At Comerica, we define success by the quality of our relationships with customers," said Connie Beck, executive vice president for The Retail Bank, which includes banking centers and small business banking. "It is heartening to know that as our customer relationships grow in numbers, they also are growing in quality."

The Greenwich awards are based on the 2007 results of the firm's Business Banking program, a survey conducted every two years that includes interviews with over 25,000 businesses with annual sales of $1 million to $10 million in 70 major U.S. markets.

Comerica Bank offers a full range of services for small businesses and small business owners, including business loans, SBA loans, on-the-job banking, private banking, treasury management and other financial services.

Comerica Bank has received additional recognition for its small business banking services:

  - The Export-Import Bank of the United States named Comerica Bank its 2006
    Small Business Bank of the Year
  - Comerica Bank ranks among the top 20 banking companies in small business
    loans, by total loan volume.
  - The bank is the ninth largest SBA 7 (a) lender in the U.S.
  - Comerica Bank is one of 12 national Preferred SBA Lenders

  About Comerica Bank

Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), and is strategically aligned into three business segments: The Business Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. Comerica Bank locations can be found in Michigan, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida, with select businesses operating in several other states, Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $58.6 billion at June 30, 2007. To receive e-mail alerts of breaking Comerica news, go to http://www.comerica.com/newsalerts . For more information, go to http://www.comerica.com/ .

About Greenwich Associates

Greenwich Associates is the leading international research-based consulting firm in institutional financial services. Greenwich's studies provide benefits to the buyers and sellers of financial services in the form of benchmark information on best practices and market intelligence on overall trends. Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, with additional offices in London, Toronto, and Tokyo, the firm offers over 100 research-based consulting programs to more than 250 global financial-services companies. For more information, go to http://www.greenwich.com/ .

SOURCE: Comerica Bank

CONTACT: California, Barry Holzclaw, +1-408-554-5111, +1-408-315-6554,
bholtzclaw@comerica.com; Texas, Wayne Mielke, +1-214-969-6548,
wjmielke@comerica.com, both of Comerica Bank

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