COMERICA INC /NEW/ - 10-Q Quarterly Report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


[X]		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004


[ ]		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________________ to

Commission file number 1-10706

Comerica Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		38-1998421

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Comerica Tower at Detroit Center
Detroit, Michigan
48226

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(800) 521-1190

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [X] No [ ]

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

           $5 par value common stock:
                Outstanding as of April 30, 2004: 173,240,000 shares

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries


	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
(in millions, except share data)	2004			2003			2003
	(unaudited)						(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	1,661		$	1,527		$	2,264
Short-term investments		5,734			4,013			4,183
Investment securities available-for-sale		4,639			4,489			4,291

Commercial loans		22,869			22,974			25,213
Real estate construction loans		3,243			3,397			3,609
Commercial mortgage loans		8,029			7,878			7,406
Residential mortgage loans		867			875			826
Consumer loans		1,601			1,568			1,532
Lease financing		1,268			1,301			1,273
International loans		2,135			2,309			2,710

Total loans		40,012			40,302			42,569
Less allowance for loan losses		(798	)		(803	)		(801	)

Net loans		39,214			39,499			41,768
Premises and equipment		378			374			369
Customers’ liability on acceptances outstanding		27			27			28
Accrued income and other assets		2,815			2,663			2,902

Total assets	$	54,468		$	52,592		$	55,805

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	17,208		$	14,104		$	17,333
Interest-bearing deposits		26,315			27,359			27,040

Total deposits		43,523			41,463			44,373
Short-term borrowings		251			262			545
Acceptances outstanding		27			27			28
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		977			929			788
Medium- and long-term debt		4,597			4,801			5,068

Total liabilities		49,375			47,482			50,802
Common stock - $5 par value:
Authorized - 325,000,000 shares
Issued - 178,735,252 shares at 3/31/04, 12/31/03 and 3/31/03		894			894			894
Capital surplus		395			384			365
Accumulated other comprehensive income		92			74			192
Retained earnings		4,030			3,973			3,761
Less cost of common stock in treasury - 5,576,560 shares at 3/31/04, 3,735,163 shares at 12/31/03, and 3,576,115 shares at 3/31/03		(318	)		(215	)		(209	)

Total shareholders’ equity		5,093			5,110			5,003

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	54,468		$	52,592		$	55,805

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions, except per share data)	2004		2003
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$	496	$	593
Interest on investment securities		40		47
Interest on short-term investments		7		6

Total interest income		543		646
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits		73		104
Interest on short-term borrowings		1		3
Interest on medium- and long-term debt		24		28

Total interest expense		98		135

Net interest income		445		511
Provision for loan losses		65		106

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		380		405
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts		62		61
Fiduciary income		44		41
Commercial lending fees		14		15
Letter of credit fees		15		16
Foreign exchange income		9		10
Brokerage fees		10		8
Investment advisory revenue, net		9		7
Bank-owned life insurance		9		9
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries		3		2
Warrant income		1		—
Net securities gains/(losses)		5		13
Other noninterest income		39		38

Total noninterest income		220		220
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits		226		222
Net occupancy expense		30		32
Equipment expense		15		16
Outside processing fee expense		17		17
Software expense		11		9
Customer services		2		7
Other noninterest expenses		68		64

Total noninterest expenses		369		367

Income before income taxes		231		258
Provision for income taxes		69		82

NET INCOME	$	162	$	176

Net income applicable to common stock	$	162	$	176

Basic net income per common share	$	0.93	$	1.01
Diluted net income per common share		0.92		1.00
Cash dividends declared on common stock		90		87
Dividends per common share		0.52		0.50

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries


						Accumulated
						Other									Total
	Common		Capital			Comprehensive			Retained			Treasury			Shareholders’
(in millions, except share data)	Stock		Surplus			Income			Earnings			Stock			Equity
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2003	$	894	$	363		$	237		$	3,684		$	(231	)	$	4,947
Net income		—		—			—			176			—			176
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		—		—			(45	)		—			—			(45	)

Total comprehensive income		—		—			—			—			—			131
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.50 per share)		—		—			—			(87	)		—			(87	)
Net issuance of common stock under employee stock plans		—		(5	)		—			(12	)		22			5
Recognition of stock-based compensation expense		—		7			—			—			—			7

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2003	$	894	$	365		$	192		$	3,761		$	(209	)	$	5,003

BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2004	$	894	$	384		$	74		$	3,973		$	(215	)	$	5,110
Net income		—		—			—			162			—			162
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		—		—			18			—			—			18

Total comprehensive income		—		—			—			—			—			180
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.52 per share)		—		—			—			(90	)		—			(90	)
Purchase of 2,376,593 shares of common stock		—		—			—			—			(133	)		(133	)
Net issuance of common stock under employee stock plans		—		5			—			(15	)		30			20
Recognition of stock-based compensation expense		—		6			—			—			—			6

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2004	$	894	$	395		$	92		$	4,030		$	(318	)	$	5,093

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2004			2003
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	162		$	176
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		65			106
Depreciation and software amortization		17			17
Net amortization of securities		6			5
Net gain on sale of investment securities available-for-sale		(5	)		(13	)
Contributions to pension plan fund		(40	)		(23	)
Net decrease in trading securities		3			1
Net decrease in loans held-for-sale		39			34
Net decrease in accrued income receivable		9			4
Net decrease in accrued expenses		(1	)		(21	)
Other, net		(41	)		(28	)

Total adjustments		52			82

Net cash provided by operating activities		214			258
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in other short-term investments		(1,763	)		(1,772	)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale		334			1,657
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale		219			540
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale		(655	)		(3,400	)
Decrease in receivables for securities sold pending settlement		—			1,110
Net decrease (increase) in loans		200			(400	)
Fixed assets, net		(18	)		(12	)
Net decrease in customers’ liability on acceptances outstanding		—			5

Net cash used in investing activities		(1,683	)		(2,272	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in deposits		2,060			2,601
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings		(11	)		5
Net decrease in acceptances outstanding		—			(5	)
Proceeds from issuance of medium- and long-term debt		103			4
Repayments of medium- and long-term debt		(348	)		(150	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and other capital transactions		20			5
Purchase of common stock for treasury and retirement		(133	)		—
Dividends paid		(88	)		(84	)

Net cash provided by financing activities		1,603			2,376

Net increase in cash and due from banks		134			362
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period		1,527			1,902

Cash and due from banks at end of period	$	1,661		$	2,264

Interest paid	$	98		$	142

Income taxes paid	$	9		$	—

Noncash investing and financing activities:
Loans transferred to other real estate	$	6		$	3

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2004. Certain items in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Annual Report of Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Derivative and Foreign Exchange Contracts

The Corporation uses derivative financial instruments, including foreign exchange contracts, to manage the Corporation’s exposure to interest rate and foreign currency risks. All derivative instruments are carried at fair value as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e. gains or losses) of a derivative instrument is determined by whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, further, on the type of hedging relationship. For those derivative instruments that qualify as hedging instruments, the Corporation designates the hedging instrument as, either a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation. For further information, see Note 8.

Stock-Based Compensation

In 2002, the Corporation adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure”), which the Corporation is applying prospectively to all stock-based compensation awards granted to employees after December 31, 2001. Options granted prior to January 1, 2002 continue to be accounted for under the intrinsic value method, as outlined in APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” The effect on net income and earnings per share, if the fair value method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period, is presented in the table below. For further information on the Corporation’s stock-based compensation plans, refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements in the Corporation’s 2003 Annual Report.


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions, except per share data)	2004		2003
Net income applicable to common stock, as reported	$	162	$	176
Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects		4		5
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards, net of related tax effects		6		8

Proforma net income applicable to common stock	$	160	$	173

Net income per common share:
Basic-as reported	$	0.93	$	1.01
Basic-pro forma		0.92		0.99
Diluted-as reported		0.92		1.00
Diluted-pro forma		0.91		0.98

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 2 - Investment Securities

At March 31, 2004, investment securities having a carrying value of $1.9 billion were pledged, primarily with the Federal Reserve Bank and state and local government agencies. Securities are pledged where permitted or required by law to secure liabilities and public and other deposits, including deposits of the State of Michigan of $160 million at March 31, 2004.

Note 3 - Allowance for Loan Losses

The following summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan losses:


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2004		2003
Balance at beginning of period	$	803	$	791
Loans charged-off:
Commercial		65		72
Real estate construction
Real estate construction business line		—		—
Other		—		1

Total real estate construction		—		1
Commercial mortgage
Commercial real estate business line		—		—
Other		6		5

Total commercial mortgage		6		5
Consumer		2		2
Lease financing		8		—
International		3		20

Total loans charged-off		84		100
Recoveries:
Commercial		10		2
Real estate construction		—		—
Commercial mortgage		—		—
Consumer		—		1
Lease financing		1		—
International		3		1

Total recoveries		14		4

Net loans charged-off		70		96
Provision for loan losses		65		106

Balance at end of period	$	798	$	801

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 3 - Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

SFAS No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,” considers a loan impaired when it is probable that interest and principal payments will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Consistent with this definition, all nonaccrual and reduced-rate loans (with the exception of residential mortgage and consumer loans) are impaired. Impaired loans that are restructured and meet the requirements to be on accrual status are included with total impaired loans for the remainder of the calendar year of the restructuring. There were no loans included in the $484 million of impaired loans at March 31, 2004 that were restructured and met the requirements to be on accrual status. Impaired loans averaged $505 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, compared to $599 million for the comparable period last year. The following presents information regarding the period-end balances of impaired loans:


	Three Months Ended		Year Ended
(in millions)	March 31, 2004		December 31, 2003
Total period-end impaired loans	$	484	$	517
Less: Impaired loans restructured during the period on accrual status at period-end		—		(14	)

Total period-end nonaccrual business loans	$	484	$	503

Period-end impaired loans requiring an allowance	$	470	$	480

Allowance allocated to impaired loans	$	156	$	167

Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value exceeded the recorded investments in such loans.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 4 - Medium- and Long-term Debt

Medium- and long-term debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003:


(dollar amounts in millions)	March 31, 2004		December 31, 2003
Parent company
7.25% subordinated note due 2007	$	172	$	170
4.80% subordinated note due 2015		312		301
7.60% subordinated note due 2050		355		355

Total parent company		839		826

Subsidiaries
Subordinated notes:
7.25% subordinated note due 2007		227		225
6.00% subordinated note due 2008		281		276
6.875% subordinated note due 2008		115		114
8.50% subordinated note due 2009		112		110
7.65% subordinated note due 2010		268		270
7.125% subordinated note due 2013		176		172
8.375% subordinated note due 2024		205		198
7.875% subordinated note due 2026		204		197
9.98% subordinated note due 2026		59		59

Total subordinated notes		1,647		1,621

Medium-term notes:
Floating rate based on LIBOR indices		885		1,135
2.95% fixed rate note		102		100
2.85% fixed rate note		101		100

Variable rate secured debt financing due 2007		1,001		997
Variable rate note due 2009		22		22

Total subsidiaries		3,758		3,975

Total medium- and long-term debt	$	4,597	$	4,801

The carrying value of medium- and long-term debt has been adjusted to reflect the gain or loss attributable to the risk hedged.

Note 5 - Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is computed by applying statutory federal income tax rates to income before income taxes as reported in the financial statements after deducting non-taxable items, principally income on bank-owned life insurance and interest income on state and municipal securities. State and foreign taxes are then added to the federal provision.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 6 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Other comprehensive income includes the change in net unrealized gains and losses on investment securities available-for-sale, the change in accumulated gains and losses on cash flow hedges, the change in the accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment and the change in accumulated minimum pension liability adjustment. The Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity on page 5 include only combined, net of tax, other comprehensive income. The following table presents reconciliations of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. Total comprehensive income totaled $180 million and $131 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The $49 million increase in total comprehensive income in the three month period ended March 31, 2004 when compared to the same period in the prior year resulted principally from a decrease in net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges ($41 million) and an increase in net unrealized gains on investment securities available-for-sale ($25 million) due to changes in the interest rate environment, partially offset by a decrease in net income ($14 million).


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2004			2003
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available-for-sale:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(23	)	$	15
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period		37			7
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income		5			13

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) before income taxes		32			(6	)
Less: Provision for income taxes		11			(2	)

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax		21			(4	)

Balance at end of period	$	(2	)	$	11

Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Balance at beginning of period	$	114		$	241
Net cash flow hedge gains (losses) arising during the period		50			27
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income		52			92

Change in cash flow hedges before income taxes		(2	)		(65	)
Less: Provision for income taxes		(1	)		(23	)

Change in cash flow hedges, net of tax		(1	)		(42	)

Balance at end of period	$	113		$	199

Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(4	)	$	(3	)
Net translation gains (losses) arising during the period		(1	)		—
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income		—			—

Change in translation adjustment before income taxes		(1	)		—
Less: Provision for income taxes		—			—

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax		(1	)		—

Balance at end of period	$	(5	)	$	(3	)

Accumulated minimum pension liability adjustment:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(13	)	$	(16	)
Minimum pension liability adjustment arising during the period before income taxes		(2	)		2
Less: Provision for income taxes		(1	)		1

Change in minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax		(1	)		1

Balance at end of period	$	(14	)	$	(15	)

Total accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes, at end of period	$	92		$	192

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 7 – Employee Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Corporation’s qualified pension plan, non-qualified pension plan and postretirement benefit plan are as follows:


	Qualified Defined						Non-Qualified Defined
(in millions)	Benefit Pension Plan						Benefit Pension Plan
Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003			2004		2003
Service cost	$	6		$	5		$	1	$	1
Interest cost		13			11			1		1
Expected return on plan assets		(20	)		(16	)		—		—
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost		—			—			—		—
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		3			3			1		1

Net periodic benefit cost	$	2		$	3		$	3	$	3


	Postretirement
	Benefit Plan
Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003
Service cost	$	—		$	—
Interest cost		1			1
Expected return on plan assets		(1	)		(1	)
Amortization of unrecognized transition obligation		1			1

Net periodic benefit cost	$	1		$	1

For further information on the Corporation’s employee benefit plans, refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in the Corporation’s 2003 Annual Report.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 8 - Derivatives and Foreign Exchange Contracts

The following table presents the composition of derivative financial instruments and foreign exchange contracts, excluding commitments, held or issued for risk management and in connection with customer-initiated and other activities.


	March 31, 2004									December 31, 2003
	Notional/									Notional/
	Contract		Unrealized				Fair			Contract		Unrealized				Fair
	Amount		Gains		Unrealized		Value			Amount		Gains		Unrealized		Value
(in millions)	(1)		(2)		Losses		(3)			(1)		(2)		Losses		(3)
Risk management
Interest rate contracts:
Swaps	$	11,844	$	424	$	—	$	424		$	10,818	$	348	$	2	$	346
Foreign exchange contracts:
Spot, forward and options		350		12		3		9			340		23		1		22
Swaps		44		—		1		(1	)		99		—		1		(1	)

Total foreign exchange contracts		394		12		4		8			439		23		2		21

Total risk management		12,238		436		4		432			11,257		371		4		367
Customer-initiated and other
Interest rate contracts:
Caps and floors written		418		2		—		2			443		—		3		(3	)
Caps and floors purchased		418		—		2		(2	)		443		3		—		3
Swaps		1,528		40		37		3			1,416		24		21		3

Total interest rate contracts		2,364		42		39		3			2,302		27		24		3

Foreign exchange contracts:
Spot, forward and options		2,226		39		31		8			1,879		41		37		4
Swaps		21		—		1		(1	)		25		1		1		—

Total foreign exchange contracts		2,247		39		32		7			1,904		42		38		4

Total customer-initiated and other		4,611		81		71		10			4,206		69		62		7

Total derivatives and foreign exchange contracts	$	16,849	$	517	$	75	$	442		$	15,463	$	440	$	66	$	374

(1) Notional or contract amounts, which represent the extent of involvement in the derivatives market, are generally used to determine the contractual cash flows required in accordance with the terms of the agreement. These amounts are typically not exchanged, significantly exceed amounts subject to credit or market risk, and are not reflected in the consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Unrealized gains represent receivables from derivative counterparties, and therefore exposes the Corporation to credit risk. This risk is measured as the cost to replace, at current market rates, contracts in a profitable position. Credit risk is calculated before consideration is given to bilateral collateral agreements or master netting arrangements that effectively reduce credit risk.

(3) The fair values of derivatives and foreign exchange contracts generally represent the estimated amounts the Corporation would receive or pay to terminate or otherwise settle the contracts at the balance sheet date. The fair values of all derivatives and foreign exchange contracts are reflected in the consolidated balance sheets.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 8 - Derivatives and Foreign Exchange Contracts (continued)

Risk Management

Fluctuations in net interest income due to interest rate risk result from the composition of assets and liabilities and the mismatches in the timing of the repricing of these assets and liabilities. In addition, external factors such as interest rates, and the dynamics of yield curve and spread relationships can affect net interest income. The Corporation utilizes simulation analyses to project the sensitivity of the Corporation’s net interest income to changes in interest rates. Foreign exchange rate risk arises from changes in the value of certain assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. The Corporation employs cash instruments, such as investment securities, as well as derivative financial instruments and foreign exchange contracts, to manage exposure to these and other risks, including liquidity risk.

As an end-user, the Corporation accesses the interest rate markets to obtain derivative instruments for use principally in connection with asset and liability management activities. As part of a fair value hedging strategy, the Corporation has entered into interest rate swap agreements for interest rate risk management purposes. The interest rate swap agreements effectively modify the Corporation’s exposure to interest rate risk by converting fixed-rate deposits and debt to a floating rate. These agreements involve the receipt of fixed rate interest amounts in exchange for floating rate interest payments over the life of the agreement, without an exchange of the underlying principal amount. For instruments that support a fair value hedging strategy, no ineffectiveness was required to be recorded in the statement of income.

As part of a cash flow hedging strategy, the Corporation has entered into predominantly 2 to 3 year interest rate swap agreements (weighted average original maturity of 2.5 years) that effectively convert a portion of its existing and forecasted floating-rate loans to a fixed-rate basis, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest income over the next 2 to 3 years. Approximately 24 percent ($10 billion) of the Corporation’s outstanding loans were designated as the hedged items to interest rate swap agreements at March 31, 2004. During the three months ended March 31, 2004, interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges increased interest and fees on loans by $52 million, compared to $92 million for the comparable period last year. Ineffective cash flow hedge gains included in other noninterest income in the first quarter of 2004 were immaterial. If interest rates, interest yield curves and notional amounts remain at their current levels, the Corporation expects to reclassify $102 million of net gains on derivative instruments from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings during the next twelve months due to receipt of variable interest associated with the existing and forecasted floating-rate loans.

In addition, the Corporation uses forward foreign exchange contracts to protect the value of its foreign currency investment in foreign subsidiaries. Realized and unrealized gains and losses from these hedges are not included in the statement of income, but are shown in the accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment account included in other comprehensive income, with the related amounts due to or from counterparties included in other liabilities or other assets. During the quarter ended March 31, 2004, the Corporation recognized an immaterial amount of net gains in accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment, related to the forward foreign exchange contracts.

Management believes these strategies achieve the desired relationship between the rate maturities of assets and their funding sources which, in turn, reduces the overall exposure of net interest income to interest rate risk, although, there can be no assurance that such strategies will be successful. The Corporation also uses various other types of financial instruments to mitigate interest rate and foreign currency risks associated with specific assets or liabilities, which are reflected in the preceding table. Such instruments include interest rate caps and floors, foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign exchange option contracts and foreign exchange cross-currency swaps.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 8 - Derivatives and Foreign Exchange Contracts (continued)

The following table summarizes the expected maturity distribution of the notional amount of interest rate swaps used for risk management purposes and indicates the weighted average interest rates associated with amounts to be received or paid on interest rate swap agreements as of March 31, 2004. The swaps are grouped by the assets or liabilities to which they have been designated.

Remaining Expected Maturity of Risk Management Interest Rate Swaps as of March 31, 2004:


																			Mar. 31,			Dec. 31,
																2009-			2004			2003
(dollar amounts in millions)	2004			2005			2006			2007			2008			2026			Total			Total
Variable rate asset designation:
Generic receive fixed swaps	$	3,500		$	3,800		$	2,000		$	500		$	—		$	—		$	9,800		$	8,800
Weighted average: (1)
Receive rate		6.59	%		6.11	%		4.62	%		2.54	%		—	%		—	%		5.80	%		6.17	%
Pay rate		4.00			4.00			3.28			1.12			—			—			3.71			4.00
Fixed rate asset designation:
Pay fixed swaps
Generic	$	—		$	9		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	9		$	13
Amortizing		5			—			—			—			—			—			5			5
Weighted average: (2)
Receive rate		5.55	%		2.24	%		1.21	%		1.21	%		—	%		—	%		3.46	%		3.41	%
Pay rate		6.86			3.55			4.15			4.15			—			—			4.78			4.12
Fixed rate deposit designation:
Generic receive fixed swaps	$	—		$	30		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	30		$	—
Weighted average: (1)
Receive rate		—	%		1.42	%		—	%		—	%		—	%		—	%		1.42	%		—	%
Pay rate		—			1.12			—			—			—			—			1.12			—
Medium- and long-term debt designation:
Generic receive fixed swaps	$	—		$	250		$	100		$	450		$	350		$	850		$	2,000		$	2,000
Weighted average: (1)
Receive rate		—	%		7.04	%		2.95	%		5.82	%		6.17	%		6.30	%		6.09	%		6.09	%
Pay rate		—			1.12			1.19			1.23			1.18			1.14			1.17			1.16

Total notional amount	$	3,505		$	4,089		$	2,100		$	950		$	350		$	850		$	11,844		$	10,818

(1) Variable rates paid on receive fixed swaps are based on prime, LIBOR with various maturities or one-month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) rates in effect at March 31, 2004.

(2) Variable rates received are based on three-month and six-month LIBOR or one-month and three-month CDOR rates in effect at March 31, 2004.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 8 - Derivatives and Foreign Exchange Contracts (continued)

The Corporation had commitments to purchase investment securities for its trading account and available-for-sale portfolios totaling $128 million at March 31, 2004 and $3 million at December 31, 2003. Commitments to sell investment securities related to the trading account totaled $28 million at March 31, 2004 and $2 million at December 31, 2003. Outstanding commitments expose the Corporation to both credit and market risk.

Customer-Initiated and Other

On a limited scale, fee income is earned from entering into various transactions, principally foreign exchange contracts and interest rate contracts at the request of customers. Market risk inherent in customer contracts is often mitigated by taking offsetting positions. The Corporation generally does not speculate in derivative financial instruments for the purpose of profiting in the short-term from favorable movements in market rates.

Fair values for customer-initiated and other derivative and foreign exchange contracts represent the net unrealized gains or losses on such contracts and are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value are recognized in the consolidated income statements. The following table provides the average unrealized gains and unrealized losses and noninterest income generated on customer-initiated and other interest rate contracts and foreign exchange contracts.


	Three Months Ended		Year Ended		Three Months Ended
(in millions)	March 31, 2004		December 31, 2003		March 31, 2003
Average unrealized gains	$	75	$	74	$	71
Average unrealized losses		67		67		68
Noninterest income		9		35		11

Derivative and Foreign Exchange Activity

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending notional amounts for interest rate derivatives and foreign exchange contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2004.


	Risk Management						Customer-Initiated and Other
	Interest Rate			Foreign Exchange			Interest Rate			Foreign Exchange
(in millions)	Contracts			Contracts			Contracts			Contracts
Balance at January 1, 2004	$	10,818		$	439		$	2,302		$	1,904
Additions		1,030			3,308			159			22,625
Maturities/amortizations		(4	)		(3,353	)		(73	)		(22,282	)
Terminations		—			—			(24	)		—

Balance at March 31, 2004	$	11,844		$	394		$	2,364		$	2,247

Additional information regarding the nature, terms and associated risks of the above derivatives and foreign exchange contracts, can be found in the Corporation’s 2003 Annual Report on page 49 and in Notes 1 and 22 to the consolidated financial statements.

Note 9 - Standby and Commercial Letters of Credit and Financial Guarantees

The total contractual amounts of standby letters of credit and financial guarantees and commercial letters of credit at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, which represents the Corporation’s credit risk associated with these instruments, are shown in the table below.


(in millions)	March 31, 2004		December 31, 2003
Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees	$	6,047	$	6,045
Commercial letters of credit		254		261

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 9 - Standby and Commercial Letters of Credit and Financial Guarantees (continued)

Standby and commercial letters of credit and financial guarantees represent conditional obligations of the Corporation which guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing and similar transactions. These contracts expire in decreasing amounts through the year 2012. Commercial letters of credit are issued to finance foreign or domestic trade transactions and are short-term in nature. The Corporation may enter into participation arrangements with third parties, which effectively reduce the maximum amount of future payments which may be required under standby letters of credit. These risk participations covered $549 million of the $6,047 million of standby letters of credit outstanding at March 31, 2004. At March 31, 2004, the carrying value of the Corporation’s standby and commercial letters of credit and financial guarantees, which is included in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet, totaled $71 million.

Note 10 – Business Segment Information

The Corporation has strategically aligned its operations into three major lines of business: the Business Bank, Small Business and Personal Financial Services, and Wealth and Institutional Management. These lines of business are differentiated based on the products and services provided. In addition to the three major lines of business, the Finance Division is also reported as a segment. Lines of business results are produced by the Corporation’s internal management accounting system. This system measures financial results based on the internal business unit structure of the Corporation. Information presented is not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other financial institution. The management accounting system assigns balance sheet and income statement items to each line of business using certain methodologies, which are constantly being refined. For comparability purposes, amounts in all periods are based on lines of business and methodologies in effect at March 31, 2004. These methodologies may be modified as management accounting systems are enhanced and changes occur in the organizational structure or product lines. For a description of the business activities of each line of business and the methodologies, which form the basis for these results, refer to Note 26 in the Corporation’s 2003 Annual Report.

The following table reflects the Corporation’s net income, excluding the Finance Division and Other, represented by the Business Bank, Small Business and Personal Financial Services, and Wealth and Institutional Management lines of business for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.


	Three Months Ended
(dollar amounts in millions)	March 31, 2004					March 31, 2003
Business Bank	$	173		69	%	$	150		70	%
Small Business and Personal Financial Services		57		23			51		24
Wealth and Institutional Management		21		8			12		6

		251		100	%		213		100	%
Finance/Other		(89	)				(37	)

	$	162				$	176

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 10 – Business Segment Information (continued)

Lines of business/business segment financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 are shown in the table below.


							Small Business and						Wealth and
							Personal Financial						Institutional
(dollar amounts in millions)	Business Bank						Services *						Management
Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003			2004			2003			2004			2003
Earnings summary:
Net interest income (expense) (FTE)	$	363		$	398		$	165		$	157		$	37		$	34
Provision for loan losses		21			77			4			5			—			3
Noninterest income		73			66			51			52			77			69
Noninterest expenses		138			145			132			132			81			81
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (FTE)		104			92			23			21			12			7

Net income (loss)	$	173		$	150		$	57		$	51		$	21		$	12

Net charge-offs	$	65		$	88		$	5		$	6		$	—		$	2

Selected average balances:
Assets	$	32,618		$	36,184		$	6,464		$	6,021		$	3,204		$	3,143
Loans		31,682			35,127			5,776			5,505			2,969			2,886
Deposits		17,444			17,910			18,021			17,672			2,408			1,870
Attributed equity		2,460			2,783			811			799			404			377

Statistical data:
Return on average assets		2.13	%		1.65	%		3.51	%		3.40	%		2.60	%		1.55	%
Return on average attributed equity		28.19			21.51			27.97			25.64			20.64			12.94
Efficiency ratio		31.73			31.21			61.06			63.15			71.11			78.37


	Finance *						Other						Total
Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003			2004			2003			2004			2003
Earnings summary:
Net interest income (expense) (FTE)	$	(131	)	$	(80	)	$	12		$	3		$	446		$	512
Provision for loan losses		—			—			40			21			65			106
Noninterest income		19			33			—			—			220			220
Noninterest expenses		2			2			16			7			369			367
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (FTE)		(47	)		(25	)		(22	)		(12	)		70			83

Net income (loss)	$	(67	)	$	(24	)	$	(22	)	$	(13	)	$	162		$	176

Net charge-offs	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	70		$	96

Selected average balances:
Assets	$	7,338		$	6,010		$	1,114		$	1,288		$	50,738		$	52,646
Loans		—			—			—			—			40,427			43,518
Deposits		1,677			3,189			55			197			39,605			40,838
Attributed equity		812			884			609			128			5,096			4,971

Statistical data:
Return on average assets		(3.68	)%		(1.58	)%		N/M			N/M			1.28	%		1.33	%
Return on average attributed equity		(33.24	)		(10.77	)		N/M			N/M			12.71			14.13
Efficiency ratio		(1.55	)		(3.03	)		N/M			N/M			55.84			51.10

* Return on average assets for the Small Business and Personal Financial Services and Finance segments are calculated based on total average liabilities and attributed equity.

N/M – Not Meaningful

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 10 - Business Segment Information (continued)

The Corporation’s management accounting system also produces market segment results for the Corporation’s four primary geographic regions: Midwest and Other Markets; Western; Texas; and Florida.

Midwest and Other Markets includes all markets in which the Corporation has operations except for the Western, Texas and Florida regions, as described below. Substantially all of the Corporation’s international operations are included in the Midwest and Other Markets segment. Currently, Michigan operations represent the significant majority of this geographic region.

The Western region consists of the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Washington. Currently, California operations represent the significant majority of the Western region.

The Texas and Florida regions consist of the states of Texas and Florida, respectively.

The Finance and Other Businesses segment includes the Corporation’s securities portfolio, asset and liability management activities, divested business lines, the income and expense impact of cash and loan loss reserves not assigned to specific business lines/market segments, and miscellaneous other items of a corporate nature. This segment includes responsibility for managing the Corporation’s funding, liquidity and capital needs, performing interest sensitivity gap and earnings simulation analysis and executing various strategies to manage the Corporation’s exposure to liquidity, interest rate risk, and foreign exchange risk.

The following table reflects the Corporation’s net income, excluding Finance and Other Businesses, represented by the Midwest and Other Markets, Western, Texas, and Florida regions for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.


	Three Months Ended
(dollar amounts in millions)	March 31, 2004					March 31, 2003
Midwest and Other Markets	$	151		60	%	$	109		51	%
Western		73		29			83		39
Texas		23		9			17		8
Florida		4		2			4		2

		251		100	%		213		100	%
Finance and Other Businesses		(89	)				(37	)

	$	162				$	176

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 10 - Business Segment Information (continued)

Market segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 are shown in the table below.


	Midwest and Other
(dollar amounts in millions)	Markets						Western						Texas
Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003			2004			2003			2004			2003
Earnings summary:
Net interest income (expense) (FTE)	$	284		$	293		$	209		$	221		$	63		$	66
Provision for loan losses		(9	)		55			31			19			3			11
Noninterest income		147			134			31			33			20			17
Noninterest expenses		216			212			85			94			44			46
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (FTE)		73			51			51			58			13			9

Net income (loss)	$	151		$	109		$	73		$	83		$	23		$	17

Net charge-offs	$	40		$	58		$	27		$	33		$	3		$	5

Selected average balances:
Assets	$	24,176		$	26,470		$	12,218		$	12,970		$	4,634		$	4,730
Loans		23,129			25,259			11,540			12,483			4,508			4,603
Deposits		19,030			17,907			14,878			14,647			3,761			4,725
Attributed equity		2,131			2,340			1,037			1,097			445			460

Statistical data:
Return on average assets		2.50	%		1.64	%		2.38	%		2.57	%		2.01	%		1.45	%
Return on average attributed equity		28.38			18.57			28.01			30.43			20.95			14.88
Efficiency ratio		50.02			49.52			35.64			36.84			52.55			55.90


							Finance and Other
	Florida						Businesses						Total
Three Months Ended March 31,	2004			2003			2004			2003			2004			2003
Earnings summary:
Net interest income (expense) (FTE)	$	9		$	9		$	(119	)	$	(77	)	$	446		$	512
Provision for loan losses		—			—			40			21			65			106
Noninterest income		3			3			19			33			220			220
Noninterest expenses		6			6			18			9			369			367
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (FTE)		2			2			(69	)		(37	)		70			83

Net income (loss)	$	4		$	4		$	(89	)	$	(37	)	$	162		$	176

Net charge-offs	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	70		$	96

Selected average balances:
Assets	$	1,258		$	1,178		$	8,452		$	7,298		$	50,738		$	52,646
Loans		1,250			1,173			—			—			40,427			43,518
Deposits		204			173			1,732			3,386			39,605			40,838
Attributed equity		62			62			1,421			1,012			5,096			4,971

Statistical data:
Return on average assets		1.21	%		1.31	%		N/M			N/M			1.28	%		1.33	%
Return on average attributed equity		24.57			24.84			N/M			N/M			12.71			14.13
Efficiency ratio		50.77			51.71			N/M			N/M			55.84			51.10

N/M - Not Meaningful

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Note 11- Pending Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2004, the FASB issued a FASB Staff Position (FSP), “Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003,” subsequently revised April 12, 2004. The FSP permits a sponsor of a postretirement health care plan that provides a prescription drug benefit to make a one-time election to defer accounting for the effects of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act) and requires certain disclosures pending further consideration of the underlying accounting issues. The Act introduces a Medicare prescription drug benefit as well as a federal subsidy to sponsors of retiree health care benefit plans that provide a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to the Medicare benefit. The Corporation is in the process of analyzing the impact the Act will have on its employee benefit plans. The FSP is effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 7, 2003. If an entity elects deferral, that election may not be changed, and the deferral continues to apply until authoritative guidance on the accounting for the federal subsidy resulting from the Act is issued, or until a significant event occurs that would ordinarily call for remeasurement of a plan’s assets and obligations (i.e. plan amendment, settlement or curtailment). The FASB plans to issue authoritative guidance on the accounting for subsidies in the second quarter of 2004, which could require the Corporation to modify its postretirement disclosures. In accordance with the FSP, the Corporation elected to defer accounting for the effects of the Act.

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Results of Operations

Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 was $162 million, down $14 million from $176 million reported for the first quarter of 2003. Quarterly diluted net income per share decreased to $0.92 from $1.00 a year ago. Return on average common shareholders’ equity was 12.71 percent and return on average assets was 1.28 percent, compared to 14.13 percent and 1.33 percent, respectively, for the comparable quarter last year. The decline in earnings in the first quarter of 2004 over the comparable quarter last year resulted primarily from a $66 million decline in net interest income. Partially offsetting the decline in net interest income was a $41 million decline in the provision for loan losses.

Net Interest Income

The rate-volume analysis in Table I details the components of the change in net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. On a FTE basis, net interest income decreased $66 million to $446 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, from $512 million for the comparable quarter in 2003. Average earning assets decreased three percent when compared to the first quarter of last year. The net interest margin decreased to 3.83 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2004, from 4.30 percent for the comparable three months of 2003. The decline in net interest margin was the result of a restructuring of the investment portfolio, designed to achieve more consistent cash flows; the impact of interest rate swap maturities; spread compression, as a result of lower loan yields in a declining rate environment; and a higher short-term liquidity position held by the Corporation for the first three months of 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003. The decline in net interest income in the first quarter 2004, when compared to the first quarter 2003, resulted from both the decrease in average earning assets and the decline in the net interest margin. For further discussion of the effects of market rates on net interest income, refer to “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” on page 30.

The Corporation currently expects, on average, full year 2004 net interest margin to remain relatively unchanged from first quarter 2004 levels.

Table I - Quarterly Analysis of Net Interest Income & Rate/Volume (FTE)


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2004								March 31, 2003
	Average					Average			Average					Average
(dollar amounts in millions)	Balance			Interest		Rate			Balance			Interest		Rate
Commercial loans	$	23,087		$	233		4.06	%	$	26,313		$	273		4.20	%
Real estate construction loans		3,354			42		5.01			3,558			45		5.14
Commercial mortgage loans		7,964			100		5.03			7,254			101		5.65
Residential mortgage loans		874			13		6.07			809			14		6.84
Consumer loans		1,607			20		4.95			1,534			22		5.90
Lease financing		1,291			14		4.40			1,290			17		5.12
International loans		2,250			23		4.11			2,760			30		4.41
Business loan swap income		—			52		—			—			92		—

Total loans		40,427			497		4.94			43,518			594		5.53
Investment securities available-for-sale (1)		4,551			40		3.48			3,972			47		4.74
Short-term investments		1,844			7		1.66			788			6		3.31

Total earning assets		46,822			544		4.67			48,278			647		5.43
Cash and due from banks		1,664								1,799
Allowance for loan losses		(831	)							(826	)
Accrued income and other assets		3,083								3,395

Total assets	$	50,738							$	52,646

Money market and NOW deposits	$	17,908			42		0.95		$	16,452			55		1.35
Savings deposits		1,607			2		0.39			1,549			2		0.61
Certificates of deposit		6,515			26		1.58			8,862			41		1.87
Foreign office time deposits		590			3		2.41			687			6		3.40

Total interest-bearing deposits		26,620			73		1.10			27,550			104		1.53
Short-term borrowings		311			1		0.89			976			3		1.33
Medium- and long-term debt		4,795			24		2.06			5,078			28		2.23

Total interest-bearing sources		31,726			98		1.25			33,604			135		1.63

Noninterest-bearing deposits		12,985								13,288
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		931								783
Common shareholders’ equity		5,096								4,971

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	50,738							$	52,646

Net interest income/rate spread (FTE)				$	446		3.42					$	512		3.80

FTE adjustment				$	1							$	1

Impact of net noninterest bearing sources of funds							0.41								0.50

Net interest margin (as a percentage of average earning assets) (FTE)							3.83	%							4.30	%

(1) Average rate based on average historical cost.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was $65 million for the first quarter of 2004 compared to $106 million for the same period in 2003. The Corporation establishes this provision to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses, which is discussed in the section entitled “Allowance for Loan Losses and Nonperforming Assets.” The decrease in the provision for loan losses in the three months ended March 31, 2004 over the comparable period last year is primarily the result of improving credit quality trends, which are reflective of an improved business climate in the Michigan market, where the Corporation has a geographic concentration of credit. Upturns in the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Management survey and Michigan Business Activity Indices began in the fourth quarter of 2003, and our forward-looking indicators suggest this positive movement should continue in 2004.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income remained unchanged at $220 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 when compared to the same period in 2003. Net securities gains in the first quarter 2004 contributed $5 million to noninterest income compared with net securities gains in the first quarter 2003 of $13 million. Noninterest income from market-related revenue sources, defined as fiduciary income, foreign exchange income, investment advisory revenue and brokerage service fees, increased $6 million in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the first quarter of 2003. Also included in first quarter 2003 noninterest income were $6 million of cash flow ineffectiveness gains and a $6 million net write-down of venture capital and private equity securities.

Management currently expects low single digit noninterest income growth, excluding securities gains, in the full year 2004 compared to 2003.

Noninterest Expenses

Noninterest expenses were $369 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, an increase of $2 million, or one percent, from the comparable quarter in 2003. Increases in salary and employee benefits expenses that resulted from both annual merit increases and first quarter 2004 severance payments were largely offset by a full time equivalent employee reduction in staff size of approximately 240 employees from March 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004. Noninterest expenses in the first quarter 2004 also included a $2 million interest accrual related to settlement of a tax liability with the state of California, discussed further below.

Management currently expects full year 2004 noninterest expenses to hold flat with 2003; however, management is targeting up to an additional $20 million reduction in expenses should the pace of revenue growth be slower than expectations.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2004 was $69 million, compared to $82 million for the same period a year ago. The effective tax rate was 30 percent for the first quarter of 2004 compared to 32 percent for the same quarter of 2003. Taxes in the first quarter 2004 were reduced by a $4 million (after-tax) adjustment to the state tax reserves that resulted from settlement of a tax liability with the state of California related to a registered investment company subsidiary that was liquidated in 2001. Management currently expects the effective tax rate to be 31 percent to 32 percent for the remainder of the year.

Financial Condition

Total assets were $54.5 billion at March 31, 2004 compared with $52.6 billion at year-end 2003 and $55.8 billion at March 31, 2003, as a result of an increase in short-term investments, partially offset by a decline in total loans. The Corporation experienced a one percent decline in total loans since December 31, 2003. The Corporation experienced growth, on an average basis, in the National Dealer Services (11 percent) and Private Banking (2 percent) loan portfolios, from the fourth quarter 2003 to the first quarter 2004. Average loans declined in the same periods in the Specialty Businesses (10 percent), Global Corporate Banking (6 percent), Middle Market (2 percent) and Commercial Real Estate (2 percent) loan portfolios. Short-term investments increased $1.7 billion from December 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004 as a result of the significant increase in short-term deposits discussed below.

Management currently expects slightly lower loans and total earning assets, on average, in 2004 when compared to 2003 levels.

Total liabilities increased $1.9 billion, or four percent, from $47.5 billion at December 31, 2003, to $49.4 billion at March 31, 2004. Total deposits increased five percent to $43.5 billion at March 31, 2004, from $41.5 billion at year-end. Noninterest-bearing deposits in the Corporation’s Financial Services Group, which benefit from high home mortgage financing and refinancing activity and are not expected to be long-lived, increased to $10.1 billion at March 31, 2004 from $7.0 billion at December 31, 2003, primarily due to strong mortgage business activity. Medium- and long-term debt decreased $204 million to $4.6 billion at March 31, 2004.

Allowance for Loan Losses and Nonperforming Assets

The allowance for loan losses represents management’s assessment of probable losses inherent in the Corporation’s loan portfolio. The allowance provides for probable losses that have been identified with specific customer relationships and for probable losses believed to be inherent, but that have not been specifically identified. Internal risk ratings are assigned to each business loan at the time of approval and are subject to subsequent periodic reviews by senior management. The Corporation performs a detailed credit quality review quarterly on large business loans that have deteriorated below certain levels of credit risk, and may allocate a specific portion of the allowance to such loans based upon this review. The Corporation defines business loans as those belonging to the commercial, real estate construction, commercial mortgage, lease financing and international loan portfolios. A portion of the allowance is allocated to the remaining business loans by applying projected loss ratios, based on numerous factors identified below, to the loans within each risk rating. In addition, a portion of the allowance is allocated to these remaining loans based on industry specific and geographic risks inherent in certain portfolios, including portfolio exposures to automotive suppliers; contractors; technology-related, entertainment, and healthcare industries, small business administration loans and certain Latin American transfer risks. The portion of the allowance allocated to non-business loans is determined by applying projected loss ratios to various segments of the loan portfolio. Projected loss ratios incorporate factors such as recent charge-off experience, current economic conditions and trends, trends with respect to past due and nonaccrual amounts, and are supported by underlying analysis, including information from migration and loss given default studies from each geographic market. The allocated portion of the allowance was $758 million at March 31, 2004, a decrease of $4 million from year-end 2003.

Actual loss ratios experienced in the future may vary from those projected. The uncertainty occurs because factors affecting the determination of probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio may exist which are not necessarily captured by the application of projected loss ratios or identified industry specific and geographic risks. An unallocated portion of the allowance is maintained to capture these probable losses. The unallocated allowance reflects management’s view that the allowance should recognize the margin for error inherent in the process of estimating expected loan losses. Factors that were considered in the evaluation of the adequacy of the Corporation’s unallocated allowance include the imprecision in the risk rating system and the risk associated with new customer relationships. The unallocated allowance was $40 million at March 31, 2004, a decrease of $1 million from December 31, 2003.

The total allowance, including the unallocated amount, is available to absorb losses from any segment within the portfolio. Unanticipated economic events, including political, economic and regulatory stability in countries where the Corporation has a concentration of loans, could cause changes in the credit characteristics of the portfolio and result in an unanticipated increase in the allocated allowance. Inclusion of other industry specific and geographic portfolio exposures in the allocated allowance, as well as significant increases in the current portfolio exposures, could also increase the amount of the allocated allowance. Any of these events, or some combination, may result in the need for additional provision for loan losses in order to maintain an adequate allowance.

At March 31, 2004, the allowance for loan losses was $798 million, a decrease of $5 million from $803 million at December 31, 2003. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total period-end loans remained unchanged at 1.99 percent at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003. The Corporation also had an allowance for credit losses on lending-related commitments of $32 million and $33 million, at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively, which is recorded in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets. These lending-related commitments include unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit.

Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2004 were $522 million, as compared to $538 million at December 31, 2003, a decrease of $16 million, or three percent. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming assets increased slightly to 153 percent at March 31, 2004, from 149 percent at December 31, 2003.

Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 were categorized as follows:


	March 31,		December 31,
(in millions)	2004		2003
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial	$	286	$	300
Real estate construction
Real estate construction business line		19		21
Other		5		3

Total real estate construction		24		24
Commercial mortgage
Commercial real estate business line		3		3
Other		90		84

Total commercial mortgage		93		87
Residential mortgage		3		1
Consumer		2		3
Lease financing		13		24
International		68		68

Total nonaccrual loans		489		507
Reduced-rate loans		—		—

Total nonperforming loans		489		507
Other real estate		32		30
Nonaccrual debt securities		1		1

Total nonperforming assets	$	522	$	538

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	35	$	32

The following table presents a summary of changes in nonaccrual loans.


	Three Months Ended
(in millions)	March 31, 2004			December 31, 2003
Nonaccrual loans at beginning of period	$	507		$	598
Loans transferred to nonaccrual (1)		92			114
Nonaccrual business loan gross charge-offs (2)		(81	)		(94	)
Loans transferred to accrual status (1)		—			—
Nonaccrual business loans sold (3)		(14	)		(48	)
Payments/Other (4)		(15	)		(63	)

Nonaccrual loans at end of period	$	489		$	507


(1) Based on an analysis of nonaccrual loans with book balances greater than $2 million.

(2) Analysis of gross loan charge-offs:
Nonaccrual business loans	$	81		$	94
Performing business loans		1			1
Consumer loans		2			2

Total gross loan charge-offs	$	84		$	97


(3) Analysis of loans sold:
Nonaccrual business loans	$	14		$	48
Performing watch list loans sold		18			15

Total loans sold	$	32		$	63


(4) Net change related to nonaccrual loans with balances less than $2 million, other than business loan gross charge-offs and nonaccrual loans sold, are included in Payments/Other.

Loans with balances greater than $2 million transferred to nonaccrual status decreased $22 million, or 19 percent, to $92 million in the first quarter of 2004, compared with $114 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. There were three loans greater than $10 million transferred to nonaccrual during the quarter. These loans totaled $44 million and are to a contractor and companies in the automotive and technology-related sectors.

The following table presents a summary of total internally classified nonaccrual and watch list loans (generally consistent with regulatory defined special mention, substandard and doubtful loans) at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003. Consistent with the decrease in nonaccrual loans from December 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004, total nonaccrual and watch list loans declined both in dollars and as a percentage of the total loan portfolio.


(dollar amounts in millions)	March 31, 2004			December 31, 2003
Total nonaccrual and watch list loans	$	3,092		$	3,284
As a percentage of total loans		7.7	%		8.2	%

The following table presents a summary of nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2004 and loans transferred to nonaccrual and net charge-offs during the three months ended March 31, 2004, based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.


					Three Months Ended
(dollar amounts in millions)	March 31, 2004				March 31, 2004
					Loans Transferred				Net
SIC Category	Nonaccrual Loans				To Nonaccrual *				Charge-Offs
Automotive	$	115	24	%	$	36	39	%	$	7	10	%
Services		65	13			2	2			5	7
Retail trade		46	9			—	—			6	8
Real estate		45	9			—	—			2	3
Non-automotive manufacturing		40	8			2	2			11	15
Technology-related		35	7			23	25			13	18
Contractors		32	7			27	30			5	8
Utilities		28	6			—	—			—	—
Wholesale trade		25	5			—	—			11	16
Transportation		22	4			2	2			10	15
Other		36	8			—	—			—	—

Total	$	489	100	%	$	92	100	%	$	70	100	%

* Based on an analysis of nonaccrual loans with book balances greater than $2 million.

Shared National Credit Program (SNC) loans comprised approximately 16 percent of total nonperforming loans at March 31, 2004 and 20 percent at December 31, 2003. SNC loans are facilities greater than $20 million shared by three or more federally supervised financial institutions which are reviewed by regulatory authorities at the agent bank level. SNC loans comprised approximately 15 percent and 14 percent of total loans at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. Of the $92 million of loans greater than $2 million transferred to nonaccrual status in the first quarter of 2004, $7 million were SNC loans. SNC loans comprised approximately $6 million of first quarter 2004 total net charge-offs.

Net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2004 were $70 million, or 0.69 percent of average total loans, compared with $96 million, or 0.88 percent, for the first quarter of 2003. The carrying value of nonaccrual loans as a percentage of contractual value was 56 percent at March 31, 2004 and 58 percent at December 31, 2003. The provision for loan losses was $65 million for the first quarter of 2004, compared to $106 million for the same period in 2003.

Management currently expects continued improvement in credit quality throughout 2004, with a full-year 2004 average net charge-offs expected to be approximately 60 basis points.

Capital

Common shareholders’ equity was $5.1 billion at March 31, 2004, unchanged since December 31, 2003. Common shareholders’ equity in the first quarter 2004 was affected by the retention of $72 million of retained earnings (net income less cash dividends declared), the recognition of stock-based compensation and the effect of employee stock plan activity, which increased common shareholder’s equity by $6 million and $20 million, respectively; an $18 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income resulting from a decrease in net unrealized losses on investment securities available-for-sale due to changes in the interest rate environment; and a $133 million reduction resulting from the repurchase of approximately 2.4 million common shares in the open market. See “Part II. Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds” for information regarding the Corporation’s stock repurchases.

The Corporation’s capital ratios exceed minimum regulatory requirements as follows:


	March 31,			December 31,
	2004			2003
Tier 1 common capital ratio		8.00	%		8.04	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (4.00% - minimum)		8.64			8.72
Total risk-based capital ratio (8.00% - minimum)		12.60			12.71
Leverage ratio (3.00% - minimum)		10.15			10.13

At March 31, 2004, the Corporation and its banking subsidiaries exceeded the ratios required to be considered “well capitalized” (total risk-based capital, tier 1 risk-based capital and leverage ratios greater than 10 percent, 6 percent and 5 percent, respectively).

Critical Accounting Policies

The Corporation’s consolidated financial statements are prepared based on the application of accounting policies, the most significant of which are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Corporation’s 2003 Annual Report, as updated in Note 1 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements in this report. These policies require numerous estimates and strategic or economic assumptions, which may prove inaccurate or subject to variations. Changes in underlying factors, assumptions or estimates could have a material impact on the Corporation’s future financial condition and results of operations. The most critical of these significant accounting policies are the policies for allowance for loan losses, pension plan accounting and goodwill. These policies are reviewed with the Audit and Legal Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors and are discussed more fully on pages 53-55 of the Corporation’s 2003 Annual Report. As of the date of this report, the Corporation does not believe that there has been a material change in the nature or categories of its critical accounting policies or its estimates and assumptions from those discussed in its 2003 Annual Report.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Net interest income is the predominant source of revenue for the Corporation. Interest rate risk arises primarily through the Corporation’s core business activities of extending loans and accepting deposits. The Corporation actively manages its material exposure to interest rate risk. Management attempts to evaluate the effect of movements in interest rates on net interest income and uses interest rate swaps and other instruments to manage its interest rate risk exposure. The primary tool used by the Corporation in determining its exposure to interest rate risk is net interest income simulation analysis. The net interest income simulation analysis performed at the end of each quarter reflects changes to both interest rates and loan, investment and deposit volumes. The measurement of risk exposure at March 31, 2004 for a decline in short-term interest rates to zero percent identified approximately $43 million, or two percent, of forecasted net interest income at risk over the next 12 months. If short-term interest rates rise 200 basis points, forecasted net interest income would be enhanced by approximately $93 million, or five percent. Corresponding measures of risk exposure at December 31, 2003 were approximately $41 million of net interest income at risk for a decline in rates to zero percent and an approximately $82 million enhancement of net interest income for a 200 basis point rise in rates. Corporate policy limits adverse change to no more than five percent of management’s most likely net interest income forecast and the Corporation is operating within this policy guideline.

Secondarily, the Corporation utilizes an economic value of equity analysis and a traditional interest sensitivity gap measure as alternative measures of interest rate risk exposure. At March 31, 2004, all three measures of interest rate risk were within established corporate policy guidelines.

At March 31, 2004, the Corporation had a $118 million portfolio of indirect (through funds) private equity and venture capital investments, and had commitments of $63 million to fund additional investments in future periods. The value of these investments is at risk to changes in equity markets, general economic conditions and a variety other factors. The majority of these investments are not marketable, and are reported in other assets. The investments are individually reviewed for impairment on a quarterly basis, by comparing the carrying value to the estimated fair value. The Corporation bases estimates of fair value for the majority of its indirect private equity and venture capital investments on the percentage ownership in the fair value of the entire fund, as reported by the fund management. In general, the Corporation does not have the benefit of the same information regarding the fund’s underlying investments as does fund management. Therefore, after indication that fund management adheres to accepted, sound and recognized valuation techniques, the Corporation generally utilizes the fair values assigned to the underlying portfolio investments by fund management. For those funds where fair value is not reported by fund management, the Corporation derives the fair value of the fund by estimating the fair value of each underlying investment in the fund. In addition to using qualitative information about each underlying investment, as provided by the fund management, the Corporation gives consideration to information pertinent to the specific nature of the debt or equity investment, such as relevant market conditions, offering prices, operating results, financial conditions, exit strategy, and other qualitative information, as available. The uncertainty in the economy and equity markets may continue to affect the values of the fund investments.

Certain components of the Corporation’s noninterest income, primarily fiduciary income and investment advisory revenue, are at risk to fluctuations in the market values of underlying assets, particularly equity securities. Other components of noninterest income, primarily brokerage fees, are at risk to changes in the level of market activity.

For further discussion of market risk, see Note 8 and pages 46-52 of the Corporation’s 2003 Annual Report.

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on the evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Controls. During the period to which this report relates, there have not been significant deficiencies and/or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information. There have not been any significant changes in the Corporation’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect such controls.

Forward-looking statements

This report includes forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements regarding the Corporation’s expected financial position, strategies and growth prospects and general economic conditions expected to exist in the future are forward-looking statements. The words, “anticipates,” “believes,” “feels,” “expects,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “strives,” “plans,” “intends,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “position,” “target,” “mission,” “assume,” “achievable,” “potential,” “strategy,” “goal,” “aspiration,” “outcome,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “trend” and variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “can,” “may” or similar expressions as they relate to the Corporation or its management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

The Corporation cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement is made, and the Corporation does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect facts, circumstances, assumptions or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

In addition to factors mentioned elsewhere in this report or previously disclosed in the Corporation’s SEC reports (accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on the Corporation’s website at www.comerica.com), the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance:

• general political, economic or industry conditions, either domestically or internationally, may be less favorable than expected;

• the mix of interest rates and maturities of the Corporation’s interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (primarily loans and deposits) may be less favorable than expected;

• interest rate margin compression may be greater than expected;

• developments concerning credit quality in various industry sectors may result in an increase in the level of the Corporation’s provision for credit losses, nonperforming assets, net charge-offs and reserve for credit losses;

• demand for commercial loan and investment advisory products may continue to be weak;

• customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices generally may be less favorable than anticipated;

• the introductions, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies, including, but not limited to the opening of new branches or private banking offices plans to grow personal financial management and wealth management;

• competitive product and pricing pressures among financial institutions within the Corporation’s markets may increase;

• instruments, systems and strategies used to hedge or otherwise manage exposure to various types of market, credit, operational and enterprise-wide risk could be less effective than anticipated, and the Corporation may not be able to effectively mitigate its risk exposures in particular market environments or against particular types of risk; and

• terrorist activities or other hostilities, which may adversely affect the general economy, financial and capital markets, specific industries, and the Corporation.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries are subject to various pending or threatened legal proceedings, including certain purported class actions, arising out of the normal course of business or operations. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such matters, the Corporation cannot state what the eventual outcome of these matters will be. However, based on current knowledge and after consultation with legal counsel, management does not believe that the amount of any resulting liability arising from these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

On December 1, 2003, the Corporation announced it would resume its share repurchase program pursuant to its August 2001 Board of Directors’ resolutions, authorizing the repurchase of up to 10 million shares of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock. On March 23, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Corporation authorized the additional purchase of up to 10 million shares of Comerica Incorporated outstanding common stock. All share repurchases under the Corporation’s share repurchase program are transacted in the open market and are within the scope of Rule 10b-18, which provides a safe harbor for purchases in a given day if an issuer of equity securities satisfies the manner, timing, price and volume conditions of the rule when purchasing its own common shares in the open market. The following table summarizes the Corporation’s share repurchase activity for the three months ended March 31, 2004.


(shares in millions)					Total Shares Purchased as		Remaining Share
	Total Shares		Average Price		Part of Publicly Announced		Repurchase
Month ended	Purchased		Paid Per Share		Repurchase Plan		Authorization
January 31, 2004		0.5	$	57.62		0.5		4.3
February 29, 2004		0.7		56.93		0.7		3.6
March 31, 2004*		1.2		54.83		1.2		12.4

Total		2.4	$	56.03		2.4		12.4

* Total remaining share repurchase authorization includes the 10 million share repurchase resolution announced on March 23, 2004.

ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits


(3)		Amended and Restated By-laws of Comerica Incorporated

(11)		Statement re: Computation of Net Income Per Common Share

(31.1)		Chairman, President and CEO Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (Section 302) Certification of Periodic Report

(31.2)		Executive Vice President and CFO Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (Section 302) Certification of Periodic Report

(32)		Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

A report on Form 8-K, dated January 15, 2004, was filed under report items number 9 and 12, announcing the release of the Corporation’s earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003.

A report of Form 8-K, dated March 11, 2004, was filed under report item number 5, announcing that the Corporation would host an Investor Day on Thursday, March 11, 2004 and included an exhibit of the slides to be presented at the conference.

A report on Form 8-K, dated March 23, 2004, was filed under report item number 9, announcing that the Board of Directors of the Corporation authorized the purchase of up to 10 million shares of its authorized and issued common stock. This authorization is in addition to previously approved resolutions adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.


	COMERICA INCORPORATED (Registrant)
	/s/ Elizabeth S. Acton
	Elizabeth S. Acton
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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ITEM 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2004 (unaudited), December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2003 (unaudited)			3
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (unaudited)			4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (unaudited)			5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (unaudited)			6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)			7
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition			22
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			30
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures			30
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings			32
ITEM 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds			32
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K			33
Signatures			34
Amended and Restated By-laws
Computation of Net Income Per Common Share
Section 302 Certification of President and CEO
Section 302 Certification of Vice President & CFO
Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2004/March 31, 2003
	Increase			Increase
	(Decrease)			(Decrease)			Net
	Due to			Due to			Increase
(in millions)	Rate			Volume *			(Decrease)
Loans	$	(60	)	$	(37	)	$	(97	)
Investments securities available-for-sale		(12	)		5			(7	)
Short-term investments		(3	)		4			1

Total earning assets		(75	)		(28	)		(103	)
Interest-bearing deposits		(24	)		(7	)		(31	)
Short-term borrowings		(1	)		(1	)		(2	)
Medium and long-term debt		(2	)		(2	)		(4	)

Total interest-bearing sources		(27	)		(10	)		(37	)

Net interest income/rate spread (FTE)	$	(48	)	$	(18	)	$	(66	)

•		general political, economic or industry conditions, either domestically or internationally, may be less favorable than expected;

•		the mix of interest rates and maturities of the Corporation’s interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (primarily loans and deposits) may be less favorable than expected;

•		interest rate margin compression may be greater than expected;

•		developments concerning credit quality in various industry sectors may result in an increase in the level of the Corporation’s provision for credit losses, nonperforming assets, net charge-offs and reserve for credit losses;

•		demand for commercial loan and investment advisory products may continue to be weak;

•		customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices generally may be less favorable than anticipated;

•		the introductions, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies, including, but not limited to the opening of new branches or private banking offices plans to grow personal financial management and wealth management;

•		competitive product and pricing pressures among financial institutions within the Corporation’s markets may increase;

•		instruments, systems and strategies used to hedge or otherwise manage exposure to various types of market, credit, operational and enterprise-wide risk could be less effective than anticipated, and the Corporation may not be able to effectively mitigate its risk exposures in particular market environments or against particular types of risk; and

•		terrorist activities or other hostilities, which may adversely affect the general economy, financial and capital markets, specific industries, and the Corporation.

(b)		Reports on Form 8-K

		A report on Form 8-K, dated January 15, 2004, was filed under report items number 9 and 12, announcing the release of the Corporation’s earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003.

		A report of Form 8-K, dated March 11, 2004, was filed under report item number 5, announcing that the Corporation would host an Investor Day on Thursday, March 11, 2004 and included an exhibit of the slides to be presented at the conference.

		A report on Form 8-K, dated March 23, 2004, was filed under report item number 9, announcing that the Board of Directors of the Corporation authorized the purchase of up to 10 million shares of its authorized and issued common stock. This authorization is in addition to previously approved resolutions adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.



	/s/ Marvin J. Elenbaas
	Marvin J. Elenbaas
	Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)


Exhibit
No.		Description
(3)		Amended and Restated By-laws of Comerica Incorporated

(11)		Statement re: Computation of Net Income Per Common Share

(31.1)		Chairman, President and CEO Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (Section 302) Certification of Periodic Report

(31.2)		Executive Vice President and CFO Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (Section 302) Certification of Periodic Report

(32)		Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report