Financial Access and Education at Fifth Third

For more than 20 years, Fifth Third has had a strong commitment to empowering our customers and communities to take control of their financial futures. This includes financial literacy programs for students, a financial empowerment mobile that brings banking and social services directly into underserved communities, and a commitment to addressing banking deserts within the communities we serve.

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Fifth Third Bank Offers Early Pay for Direct Deposits
Early Pay launched in certain markets earlier this year, helping customers avoid overdraft fees and the need to turn to payday lenders or other forms of borrowing.

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Fifth Third Marks National Financial Capability Month With Virtual Financial Literacy Events with Operation Hope
Fifth Third and Operation Hope’s webinar events are designed to promote personal financial empowerment and will address topics such as rebuilding credit, budgeting, saving and eliminating debt.

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Fifth Third Finance Academy Prepares Students to Manage Their Financial and Entrepreneurial Lives
Fifth Third and Everfi have collaborated to increase the financial knowledge of 500,000 students through two Fifth Third Finance Academy courses.

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Fifth Third Finance Academy Empowers Nearly 524,000 Students
The Fifth Third Finance Academy has reached nearly 524,000 students since the beginning of the program. More than half of the students reside in a low- to moderate-income community.

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Fifth Third Finance Academy Distributes Over $237,500 in Scholarship Funds
The student winners participated in an essay contest where they detailed how their experience with Finance Academy helped them prepare for their future endeavors.

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Fifth Third Finance Academy Powers 1.2 Million Hours of Learning
Fifth Third delivers this program at no cost to high school students, over 50% of whom reside in low- to moderate-income communities

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Fifth Third Finance Academy Delivers Financial Empowerment
Fifth Third Finance Academy, powered by Everfi, is the Bank’s financial education & entrepreneurship course for high school students. In addition to online courses, the Bank also distributes scholarships to deserving students for higher education.
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