# Fifth Third Bank

> Fifth Third Bank is a Cincinnati-based diversified bank serving consumers, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and wealth clients through deposits, lending, cards, payments, capital markets and advisory services. Founded in 1858 and combined with Comerica in February 2026, it is now the ninth-largest U.S. bank by assets, with total assets above $300 billion at June 30, 2026 and operations across 15 states. Its strategic edge is a mix of relationship banking, a growing branch footprint, large commercial-payments operations and Newline, an API platform that lets companies embed payments, cards and deposit products into their own software.

- **Founded:** 1858
- **Headquarters:** Cincinnati, United States
- **Founders:** William W. Scarborough (Organizer of predecessor Bank of the Ohio Valley)
- **Team size:** Approximately 26,000 employees after the Comerica merger, based on March 2026 bank regulatory data
- **Products:** Personal Banking, Consumer Lending, Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Payments
- **Notable:** Completed its merger with Comerica in February 2026, becoming the ninth-largest U.S. bank with approximately $294 billion in assets., Processed more than $18 trillion in commercial-payment volume during 2025., Named United States' Best Bank in the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence.

## Products & services

- **Personal Banking** — Checking, savings, certificates of deposit, cards, online and mobile banking, identity protection and everyday money-management tools.
- **Consumer Lending** — Mortgages, home-equity products, auto financing, personal loans, student lending and payment-assistance services.
- **Business Banking** — Deposit accounts, SBA and small-business lending, cards, merchant services, payroll and cash-management tools.
- **Commercial Banking** — Middle-market and corporate credit, asset-based lending, equipment finance, investment banking, capital markets and industry-specialist advice.
- **Commercial Payments** — Payables, receivables, cash logistics, merchant acquiring connections, real-time payments and treasury management.
- **Newline by Fifth Third** — API-driven embedded finance for enterprises and platforms launching payment, card and deposit products with bank infrastructure and compliance.
- **Wealth and Asset Management** — Private banking, investment management, retirement planning, institutional services, trusts and estate administration.
- **Jeanie Virtual Assistant** — An AI-powered digital banking assistant that handles roughly 350,000 customer conversations each month.

## Achievements

- Completed its merger with Comerica in February 2026, becoming the ninth-largest U.S. bank with approximately $294 billion in assets.
- Processed more than $18 trillion in commercial-payment volume during 2025.
- Named United States' Best Bank in the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence.
- Named Best Treasury and Cash Management Bank in the United States by Global Finance for 2026.
- Newline was named a 2026 Top Financial Innovator by Global Finance and an Innovation of the Year honoree by American Banker.
- Fifth Third Private Bank was named Best for High Net Worth Clients for a fifth consecutive year in 2026.
- Recognized as one of Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies for the sixth year in 2025.
- J.D. Power ranked its mobile app first in satisfaction among regional banks in 2025.
- Launched JEANIE in 1977, described by the bank as the nation's first shared online ATM network.
- Reached its initial $8 billion sustainable-finance goal nearly three years ahead of schedule and set a $100 billion environmental and social finance target through 2030.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Second-quarter results showed $3.279 billion in fully taxable-equivalent revenue, $763 million in net income available to common shareholders and total assets above $300 billion; management said the Comerica systems conversion remained scheduled for Labor Day weekend.
- **2026-07** — Euromoney named Fifth Third the United States' Best Bank for the first time after recognizing it as the best U.S. super-regional in 2024 and 2025.
- **2026-07** — Newline by Fifth Third was recognized as a Global Finance Top Financial Innovator; the bank said Commercial Payments processed more than $18 trillion in 2025.
- **2026-06** — Fifth Third marked its 168th anniversary, transferred its publicly traded securities to the New York Stock Exchange and highlighted new financial centers in Fresno, California, and Frisco, Texas.
- **2026-02** — Fifth Third completed its merger with Comerica, creating the ninth-largest U.S. bank with approximately $294 billion in assets and operations across 15 states.
- **2025-12** — Fifth Third and Brex announced a multi-year commercial-card partnership covering $5.6 billion in annual card volume.
- **2025-12** — The bank opened its 200th Florida financial center and 100th in the Carolinas as part of its Southeast expansion.
- **2025-09** — Fifth Third was selected to manage the U.S. Treasury's Direct Express federal-benefits payment program.

## Links

- Website: https://www.53.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fifth-third-bank
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FifthThird
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fifththirdbank
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fifththirdbank/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FifthThirdBank/

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Last updated: 2026-08-11