Fifth Third launches debt exchange offers for assumed Comerica notes, seeks covenant relief

Filed May 8, 2026 · Period ending May 8, 2026 · ~1 min read

Key Changes

• medium

  Fifth Third is offering to swap Comerica debt notes (assumed in the recently completed merger) for new Fifth Third notes plus cash, consolidating obligations under the parent company.

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• medium

  Concurrently seeking bondholder consent to eliminate certain covenants, restrictions, and default triggers from the assumed Comerica debt, providing greater operational flexibility.

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• low

  Exchange offers and consent solicitations are interdependent—each requires the other to close—though Fifth Third may waive this condition to proceed independently.

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