SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank today announced a banking center expansion in San Diego, beginning with the opening of a new banking center in the Fenton Marketplace in Mission Valley late last month.

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Two additional banking centers are expected to open by early 2009: in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego at Washington Street and 5th Avenue and in Carlsbad at El Camino Real and HOSP Way.

"These three new banking centers will enable us to broaden access to our wide range of financial services to more communities in San Diego County," said Billie Leuschen, manager of Comerica's retail operations in San Diego. "By early 2009 we will have a network of 12 offices reaching out to families, businesses and community organizations across San Diego County, from Petco Park to Carlsbad."

"We believe in the vitality and strength of San Diego County, which is why we are growing and investing in the region's future," said Edmund Ozorio, senior vice president of Comerica Bank, San Diego. "We are building on our nearly 160 years of experience in relationship banking by adding new access points for our customers, initiating valuable new products and services, and increasing our community involvement."

On Aug. 22, Comerica presented a $10,000 check to the San Diego Fire Rescue Department to buy new equipment. The grant was announced last year in the aftermath of the 2007 wildfires, when Comerica donated $88,000 to 10 community organizations involved in wildfire relief efforts in San Diego.

In addition to its growth in San Diego County, Comerica is opening clusters of new banking centers this year in the Oakland, Los Angeles and Phoenix, Ariz., metropolitan areas. The bank expects to have 96 banking centers in California by the end of 2008. When Comerica began its banking center expansion effort in late 2004, it had 41 banking centers in California. The Mission Valley branch marked the 100th new banking center opened nationwide since the bank began its expansion effort four years ago.

Matthew Guillory is the new manager of the Comerica Mission Valley Banking Center. In addition to weekday hours, the new full-service location will be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Comerica Bank is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA), a Dallas-based company strategically aligned into three major business segments: the Business Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships and helping businesses and people be successful. In addition to Arizona and California, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Florida, Michigan and Texas, with select businesses operating in several other states, Canada, China and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $66 billion at June 30, 2008. To receive e-mail alerts of breaking Comerica news, visit http://www.comerica.com/newsalerts or for more information, visit http://www.comerica.com/.

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