SOURCE: Fifth Third Bancorp

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As part of its delivery of Fifth Third Finance Academy, Fifth Third distributes scholarships to deserving high school students for higher education. The Bank has distributed over $237,500 in scholarship funds since the launch of the program. The student winners participated in an essay contest where they detailed how their experience with Finance Academy helped them prepare for their future endeavors.

Since 2004, the Bank has celebrated Financial Capability Month every month of the year by offering signature financial empowerment programming to young people throughout its footprint.

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KEYWORDS: NASDAQ: FITB, Fifth Third Bank, Fifth Third Finance Academy