Welcome to our dedicated page for Fifth Third Bancorp news (Ticker: FITB), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Fifth Third Bancorp stock.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) generates a steady flow of news as a multi-state bank holding company and parent of Fifth Third Bank, National Association. News coverage for FITB commonly reflects its role in consumer and commercial banking, its geographic expansion strategy, and its use of technology and partnerships to support customers and communities.
Investors and observers following Fifth Third news will see updates on strategic transactions, such as its Agreement and Plan of Merger with Comerica Incorporated and related regulatory milestones documented in joint press releases and Form 8-K filings. These items describe the planned multi-step corporate and bank mergers and the approvals obtained from regulators and shareholders, while also outlining the forward-looking risks associated with the transaction.
Fifth Third news also includes announcements about capital and balance sheet actions. Examples disclosed in recent filings and press releases include redemptions of certain preferred stock and subordinated notes, share repurchase agreements, and periodic earnings releases and investor presentations. These items provide insight into how the company manages its capital structure and communicates financial information to the market.
Operational and strategic updates are another key element of FITB news. The bank has issued releases on its Southeast expansion, milestone branch openings in Florida and the Carolinas, and its broader footprint strategy. It has also announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mechanics Bank’s Fannie Mae DUS business line to expand multifamily housing finance capabilities, as well as a multi-year partnership with Brex to provide an AI-enabled commercial card and finance platform for commercial banking clients.
Community and governance developments appear regularly in Fifth Third’s news flow, including small business appreciation campaigns, neighborhood investment initiatives, and changes to its Board of Directors. For readers tracking FITB, the news page offers a consolidated view of these regulatory, strategic, community and governance updates.
Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) was named a 2025 Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability for inclusive hiring and retention practices across the employee lifecycle. The recognition highlights Fifth Third’s Business Resource Groups, founding partnership with Project SEARCH and the bank’s role as the first to design a checking account for the ABLE program. Since 2005 Fifth Third has trained more than 425 students through Project SEARCH, with 29 of those becoming current employees. The award used NOD’s Disability Inclusion Blueprint to assess talent outcomes, strategy, policies, and programs.
Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) will participate in the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference on November 7, 2025 at ~9:00 AM ET. Jamie Leonard, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Bryan Preston, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will represent the company.
An audio webcast and any presentation slides will be available live and for approximately 14 days after the conference via the Investor Relations section of www.53.com, with slides provided in a printer-friendly format.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) reported 3Q25 diluted EPS $0.91 vs $0.78 a year ago and $0.88 in 2Q25, with net income available to common shareholders of $608M.
Key operating metrics: NII $1.525B (+7% YoY), noninterest income $781M (+10% YoY), AUM $77B (+12% YoY), efficiency ratio 54.9%, and tangible book value per share $21.66 (+7% YoY). Management completed $300M of share repurchases in the quarter.
Credit and items: provision for credit losses $197M (+23% YoY), net charge-off ratio rose to 1.09%, and certain items (interchange litigation and FDIC assessment) reduced EPS by $0.02 after tax.
Fifth Third Private Bank (Nasdaq: FITB) was named a Datos Insights 2025 Impact Award winner for Best Innovation in Client Experience on Oct. 16, 2025 during the Wealth Management Forum in New York.
The recognition highlights the bank's use of technology and specialized teams across investment, liquidity, estate, tax, and risk planning. The announcement cites a net promoter score of 75 and that nine out of ten clients give top ratings to their primary contact as evidence of improved client outcomes and satisfaction.
Fifth Third (Nasdaq: FITB) was named to the Forbes Best Customer Service 2026 list on October 14, 2025, marking its third consecutive year on the list. The company highlighted its focus on customer-centric service across branches, online and mobile channels.
Forbes partnered with customer-insights firm HundredX, which ran a year-long survey of more than 150,000 consumers and collected over 3.8 million ratings covering about 3,500 brands. Participants rated brands on personal interaction, speed, services and resolution.
Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) says mortgage lending is a strategic growth engine, originating over $5.2 billion in mortgages in 2025 and ranking among the top 45 lenders nationally and top 15 banks for originations. The bank reports mortgage market share gains in 90% of key markets, a 16% increase in mortgage volume from 2023–2024 (retail/direct +39%), and internal Net Promoter Scores of 74–83. Home equity volume is +60% YoY in 2025. Fifth Third also highlights nearly $255 million invested in neighborhood economic development and claims mortgage-driven deposit growth of “hundreds of millions” over 24 months.
Fifth Third Bank (Nasdaq: FITB) announced that Bridgit Chayt, head of commercial payments, was named again to American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking list and Jessica Rohrkemper was named to the Most Powerful Women in Banking NEXT list.
The awards mark Chayt’s third consecutive appearance and Rohrkemper’s debut. The company highlighted its Commercial Payments scale: sixth largest by revenue, $17 trillion processed in payments volume in 2024, and top-five market share in six payment categories. Recent strategic acquisitions—Big Data Healthcare, Rize Money, Inc. and DTS Connex—were noted as expanding payment technology capabilities.
Fifth Third (Nasdaq: FITB) will acquire Comerica (NYSE: CMA) in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billion, the PR states. Comerica shareholders will receive 1.8663 Fifth Third shares per Comerica share, an implied $82.88 per share based on Fifth Third's Oct 3, 2025 close and a 20% premium to Comerica's 10-day VWAP. At close, Fifth Third shareholders are expected to own ~73% and Comerica shareholders ~27% of the combined company. The deal creates the 9th largest U.S. bank with ~$288 billion in assets, is described as immediately accretive, and targets peer-leading efficiency, ROA and ROTCE. The transaction is expected to close end Q1 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) has announced the redemption of all outstanding Series L Preferred Stock and associated depositary shares, scheduled for September 30, 2025. The Series L Preferred Stock will be redeemed at $25,000 per share, while depositary shares will be redeemed at $1,000 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends.
The redemption will impact the company's third quarter 2025 financials with an approximate $3.5 million reduction to net income available to common shareholders, which will be treated as incremental preferred dividend expense.
Fifth Third Bank (NASDAQ: FITB) has been recognized among USA Today's America's Climate Leaders 2025 for its significant achievements in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The bank has achieved a 60% reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions since 2014, along with substantial reductions in energy use (46%), water use (34%), and paper use (65%).
The bank has maintained 100% renewable power purchasing for six years through its partnership with the Aulander Holloman solar facility. Fifth Third has also made progress on its sustainable finance goal, providing $45.33 billion toward its target of $100 billion in environmental and social finance by 2030.
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