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Fifth Third Bancorp reports news as a U.S. bank holding company and the indirect parent of Fifth Third Bank, National Association, a federally chartered bank. Company updates cover earnings, loan and deposit trends, net interest income and margin, balance-sheet management, and integration following the completed Comerica merger into Fifth Third Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary.
Recurring developments also include branch expansion, commercial real estate and multifamily lending through the Fannie Mae DUS program, debt exchange activity, annual meeting results, Community Reinvestment Act performance, community-development programs, financial access initiatives, and service activities across the bank's footprint.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NYSE: FITB) has begun a registered exchange offer for any and all of its outstanding unregistered senior notes, exchanging them for an equal principal amount of SEC-registered notes. According to Fifth Third Bancorp, the offer covers $334,650,000 of 4.000% senior notes due 2029 and $938,141,000 of 5.982% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2030. The new registered notes will have substantially identical terms to the existing restricted notes, but without transfer restrictions, registration rights or additional interest provisions. The offer, made under a prospectus dated August 21, 2026, is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on September 22, 2026, unless extended.
Fifth Third (NYSE: FITB) reported that its AI-powered banking assistant Jeanie, embedded in the bank’s mobile app, was named Best Chatbot in the 2026 Tearsheet AI Innovation Awards. The accolade highlights Jeanie’s customer impact, AI innovation and contribution to intuitive, conversational banking.
According to Fifth Third, its mobile app serves more than 2.4 million monthly users and supports over 1 billion digital interactions annually. Jeanie supports more than 150 banking needs via natural language, has raised intent recognition accuracy from about 20% to 90%, and improved self-service containment from 3% to 42%, helping customers resolve issues faster while reducing servicing costs.
Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) has been recognized for the third consecutive year as one of the Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness by the National Association for Business Resources. The award highlights the bank’s ongoing investment in employee wellness benefits, including health, financial well-being and family support programs.
Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) is informing Comerica customers about their transition to Fifth Third accounts, scheduled for completion on September 8. Personalized welcome packages explain how existing Comerica products will map to Fifth Third offerings, including Momentum® Checking with no monthly maintenance fee and no minimum balance requirement.
According to Fifth Third, many former Comerica checking customers could save up to $156–$264 annually in fees, gain overdraft relief via Extra Time®, earlier access to direct deposits through Early Pay, a larger branch and ATM network, and enhanced mobile and security tools such as SmartShield®.
Fifth Third (NYSE: FITB) has been named a World’s Top Disability Inclusive Business by The Disability Index®, a benchmarking initiative of Disability:IN. The recognition highlights the bank’s disability-inclusive workplace practices, accessible banking products and community partnerships, including Project SEARCH internships and ABLE checking accounts for disability-related savings and investments.
Fifth Third (NYSE: FITB) has been named the United States’ Best Bank in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, recognizing performance, innovation, client service and long-term impact. According to Fifth Third, the honor reflects its transformation into a stronger, more diversified franchise.
Following its merger with Comerica, Fifth Third is now the ninth-largest U.S. bank, with greater scale, expanded growth opportunities and additional capacity to invest in products, technology and high-growth markets. The bank highlights disciplined organic growth, selective M&A, expansion of fee-based businesses such as Commercial Payments and Wealth & Asset Management, and technology-led innovation including its Newline™ embedded payments platform. This is its first time being named United States’ Best Bank after being recognized as U.S. Best Super-Regional Bank in 2024 and 2025.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) reported 2Q26 net income available to common shareholders of $763 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, versus $0.15 in 1Q26 and $0.88 in 2Q25. Adjusted EPS was $1.02, excluding $0.19 per share of merger-related and other specified items. Net interest income (FTE) rose to $2.220 billion, up 14% sequentially and 48% year-over-year, while noninterest income reached $1.059 billion, up 18% sequentially and 41% year-over-year.
The quarter marked a milestone as Fifth Third surpassed $300 billion in total assets and became a Category III institution. Net interest margin expanded to 3.36%, adjusted efficiency ratio improved to 57.1%, and the net charge-off ratio fell to 0.30%, the lowest since 2Q23. The Comerica integration drove full-quarter contributions to loans, deposits and fees, with consumer deposits up $4.6 billion and $2.5 billion sourced from a targeted Southwest campaign. CET1 capital stood at 9.93% and tangible book value per share increased to $23.15.
Fifth Third Bank (NYSE: FITB) has been named Best Treasury and Cash Management Bank in the United States by Global Finance in its 2026 awards, with additional regional honors in the Midwest and Southeast for the third consecutive year.
Global Finance also recognized Comerica for the West region. On February 2, Fifth Third and Comerica closed their merger, creating the ninth largest US bank. The combined Commercial Payments business represents a $1 billion recurring, high-return fee operation. Fifth Third’s Newline™ platform earned separate innovation awards from American Banker and Global Finance, underscoring its payments technology capabilities.
Fifth Third Bank (NASDAQ:FITB) announced that Newline, its embedded finance platform, was recognized as a 2026 Global Finance Top Financial Innovator. Newline, part of Commercial Payments, supports fintechs, software providers and enterprises, and is backed by a business that processed over $18 trillion in 2025 payments volume.
Fifth Third (NYSE: FITB) earned an ‘Outstanding’ rating for customer service among national banks in the 2026 Kiplinger Readers’ Choice Awards, based solely on verified customer feedback from more than 4,200 readers.
The bank highlights its customer-first strategy, Momentum Banking features, and plans for about 1,750 branches nationwide by 2030.