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Medium- And Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Medium- And Long-Term Debt
MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM DEBT
Medium- and long-term debt is summarized as follows:
(in millions)
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Parent company
 
 
 
Subordinated notes:
 
 
 
4.80% subordinated notes due 2015
$
334

 
$
338

Floating-rate subordinated notes related to trust preferred securities due 2012

 
30

Total subordinated notes
334

 
368

Medium-term notes:
 
 
 
3.00% notes due 2015
299

 
298

Total parent company
633

 
666

Subsidiaries
 
 
 
Subordinated notes:
 
 
 
7.375% subordinated notes due 2013
52

 
53

5.70% subordinated notes due 2014
271

 
276

5.75% subordinated notes due 2016
697

 
699

5.20% subordinated notes due 2017
596

 
595

Floating-rate based on LIBOR index subordinated notes due 2018
26

 
26

8.375% subordinated notes due 2024
188

 
189

7.875% subordinated notes due 2026
246

 
243

Total subordinated notes
2,076

 
2,081

Medium-term notes:
 
 
 
Floating-rate based on LIBOR indices due 2012

 
158

Federal Home Loan Bank advances:
 
 
 
Floating-rate based on LIBOR indices due 2013 to 2014
2,000

 
2,000

Other notes:
 
 
 
6.0% - 6.4% fixed-rate notes due 2020
33

 
39

Total subsidiaries
4,109

 
4,278

Total medium- and long-term debt
$
4,742

 
$
4,944

The carrying value of medium- and long-term debt has been adjusted to reflect the gain or loss attributable to the risk hedged with interest rate swaps.
Subordinated notes with remaining maturities greater than one year qualify as Tier 2 capital.
On January 7, 2012, the Corporation fully redeemed $4 million of floating-rate subordinated notes, and the related trust preferred securities, with an original maturity date of July 7, 2033. Further, on June 15, 2012, the Corporation fully redeemed the remaining $26 million of floating-rate subordinated notes, and the related trust preferred securities, with an original maturity of June 15, 2037.
Comerica Bank (the Bank), a subsidiary of the Corporation, is a member of the FHLB, which provides short- and long-term funding collateralized by mortgage-related assets to its members. FHLB advances bear interest at variable rates based on LIBOR and were secured by a blanket lien on $14 billion of real estate-related loans at June 30, 2012.