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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 (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.
Fifth Third (NASDAQ:FITB) announced 2026 Fifth Third Foundation Education Scholarships, awarding one-time $2,500 scholarships to children of employees for college or university study.
This year’s program totals $62,500, and nearly 500 students have been recognized since 2005. Awards are selected and administered by the independent National Merit Scholarship Corp.
Fifth Third (NYSE: FITB) launched a new AI-powered interface in its mobile banking app, letting users type requests like “replace card” or “transfer funds” and be routed to the right screen, chatbot, or live support.
The app serves 2.4 million monthly users with over 1 billion yearly digital interactions, and Jeanie’s NLU model recognizes customer intent about 90% of the time. The new experience is rolling out now and is expected to be fully available by month-end.
Fifth Third Bank (NYSE: FITB) is celebrating 168 years of operation as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary. The bank marked the transfer of its publicly traded securities by ringing the NYSE Opening Bell and highlighted its merger with Comerica, completed in February 2026.
Post-merger, Fifth Third is the ninth-largest U.S. bank with about $300 billion in assets, record 2025 revenue of $9 billion, and operations in 15 states, including 17 of the 20 fastest-growing large metropolitan areas.
Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) declared cash dividends on its common and several preferred share series for 2026.
The common dividend is $0.40 per share for Q2 2026, payable July 15, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 30, 2026. Multiple preferred stock series also received declared dividends with stated rates and June 26–30, 2026 record dates.