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FIFTH THIRD BANCORP - Annual Report: 2022 (Form 10-K)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
Commission File Number 001-33653

fitb-20221231_g1.jpg
(Exact name of Registrant specified in its charter)
Ohio31-0854434
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) 
38 Fountain Square Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45263
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 972-3030

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:Trading
Symbol(s):		Name of each exchange
on which registered:    
Common Stock, Without Par ValueFITBTheNASDAQStock Market LLC
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of
6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series IFITBITheNASDAQStock Market LLC
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/40th Ownership Interest in a Share of
6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class B Preferred Stock, Series AFITBPTheNASDAQStock Market LLC
Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of
4.95% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series KFITBOTheNASDAQStock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes: ☒ No: ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes: ☐ No: ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes: ☒ No: ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes: ☒ No: ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes: ☐ No: ☒
There were 678,585,140 shares of the Bancorp’s Common Stock, without par value, outstanding as of January 31, 2023. The Aggregate Market Value of the Voting Stock held by non-affiliates of the Bancorp was $20,129,206,051 as of June 30, 2022.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

This report incorporates into a single document the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to annual reports on Form 10-K and annual reports to shareholders. Sections of the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

Only those sections of this 2022 Annual Report to Shareholders that are specified in this Cross Reference Index constitute part of the registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. No other information contained in this 2022 Annual Report to Shareholders shall be deemed to constitute any part of this Form 10-K nor shall any such information be incorporated into the Form 10-K and shall not be deemed “filed” as part of the registrant’s Form 10-K.

10-K CROSS REFERENCE INDEX
PART I
Item 1.20
20, 70
72, 211
66
65
82, 140
81, 143
89
84
57
86, 172
Item 1A.30
Item 1B.47
Item 2.47
Item 3.47
Item 4.47
48
PART II
Item 5.50
Item 7.54
Item 7A.117
Item 8.117
Item 9.215
Item 9A.215
Item 9B.217
Item 9C.217
PART III
Item 10.217
Item 11.217
Item 12.217
Item 13.217
Item 14.217
PART IV
Item 15.218
Item 16.222
SIGNATURES223


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains statements that we believe are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 175 promulgated thereunder, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 3b-6 promulgated thereunder. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, capital actions or business. They usually can be identified by the use of forward-looking language such as “will likely result,” “may,” “are expected to,” “is anticipated,” “potential,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “projected,” “intends to,” or may include other similar words or phrases such as “believes,” “plans,” “trend,” “objective,” “continue,” “remain,” or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “can,” or similar verbs. You should not place undue reliance on these statements, as they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risk factors set forth in the Risk Factors section in Item 1A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to us. There are a number of important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: (1) effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic; (2) deteriorating credit quality; (3) loan concentration by location or industry of borrowers or collateral; (4) problems encountered by other financial institutions; (5) inadequate sources of funding or liquidity; (6) unfavorable actions of rating agencies; (7) inability to maintain or grow deposits; (8) limitations on the ability to receive dividends from subsidiaries; (9) cyber-security risks; (10) Fifth Third’s ability to secure confidential information and deliver products and services through the use of computer systems and telecommunications networks; (11) failures by third-party service providers; (12) inability to manage strategic initiatives and/or organizational changes; (13) inability to implement technology system enhancements; (14) failure of internal controls and other risk management systems; (15) losses related to fraud, theft, misappropriation or violence; (16) inability to attract and retain skilled personnel; (17) adverse impacts of government regulation; (18) governmental or regulatory changes or other actions; (19) failures to meet applicable capital requirements; (20) regulatory objections to Fifth Third’s capital plan; (21) regulation of Fifth Third’s derivatives activities; (22) deposit insurance premiums; (23) assessments for the orderly liquidation fund; (24) replacement of LIBOR; (25) weakness in the national or local economies; (26) global political and economic uncertainty or negative actions; (27) changes in interest rates and the effects of inflation; (28) changes and trends in capital markets; (29) fluctuation of Fifth Third’s stock price; (30) volatility in mortgage banking revenue; (31) litigation, investigations, and enforcement proceedings by governmental authorities; (32) breaches of contractual covenants, representations and warranties; (33) competition and changes in the financial services industry; (34) changing retail distribution strategies, customer preferences and behavior; (35) difficulties in identifying, acquiring or integrating suitable strategic partnerships, investments or acquisitions; (36) potential dilution from future acquisitions; (37) loss of income and/or difficulties encountered in the sale and separation of businesses, investments or other assets; (38) results of investments or acquired entities; (39) changes in accounting standards or interpretation or declines in the value of Fifth Third’s goodwill or other intangible assets; (40) inaccuracies or other failures from the use of models; (41) effects of critical accounting policies and judgments or the use of inaccurate estimates; (42) weather-related events, other natural disasters, or health emergencies (including pandemics); (43) the impact of reputational risk created by these or other developments on such matters as business generation and retention, funding and liquidity; (44) changes in law or requirements imposed by Fifth Third’s regulators impacting our capital actions, including dividend payments and stock repurchases; and (45) Fifth Third’s ability to meet its environmental and/or social targets, goals and commitments. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as may be required by law, and we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The information contained herein is intended to be reviewed in its totality, and any stipulations, conditions or provisos that apply to a given piece of information in one part of this report should be read as applying mutatis mutandis to every other instance of such information appearing herein.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
General Information
Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Bancorp” or “Fifth Third”), an Ohio corporation organized in 1975, is a bank holding company (“BHC”) as defined by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”), and has elected to be treated as a financial holding company (“FHC”) under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (“GLBA”) and regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”).

The Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and is the indirect holding company of Fifth Third Bank, National Association (the “Bank”). As of December 31, 2022, Fifth Third had $207 billion in assets and operates 1,087 full-service Banking Centers and 2,132 Fifth Third branded ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Bancorp operates three main businesses: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking and Wealth & Asset Management. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of December 31, 2022, had $510 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $55 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed on the Bancorp’s Investor Relations website at ir.53.com. Information on or accessible through our website is not deemed to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Website references in this Annual Report are merely textual references. Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.”

The Bancorp’s subsidiaries provide a wide range of financial products and services to the commercial, financial, retail, governmental, educational, energy and healthcare sectors. This includes a variety of checking, savings and money market accounts, wealth management solutions, payments and commerce solutions, insurance services and credit products such as commercial loans and leases, mortgage loans, credit cards, installment loans and auto loans. These products and services are delivered through a variety of channels including the Bancorp’s banking centers, other offices, telephone sales, the internet and mobile applications. The Bank has deposit insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) through the Deposit Insurance Fund (the “DIF”). Refer to Exhibit 21 filed as an attachment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a list of subsidiaries of the Bancorp as of February 15, 2023.

Additional information regarding the Bancorp’s businesses is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Availability of Financial Information
The Bancorp files reports with the SEC. Those reports include the annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and annual proxy statement, as well as any amendments to those reports. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov. The Bancorp’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, annual proxy statement and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are accessible at no cost on the Bancorp’s Investor Relations website at ir.53.com on a same day basis after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.

Information about the Bancorp’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (as amended from time to time), is available on Fifth Third’s corporate website at www.53.com. In addition, any future waivers from a provision of the Fifth Third Code of Business Conduct and Ethics covering any of Fifth Third’s directors or executive officers (including Fifth Third’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller) will be posted at this internet address.

Competition
The Bancorp, primarily through the Bank, competes for deposits, loans and other banking services in its principal geographic markets as well as in selected national markets as opportunities arise. In addition to traditional financial institutions, the Bancorp competes with securities dealers, brokers, mortgage bankers, investment advisors, specialty finance, telecommunications, technology and insurance companies as well as large retailers. These companies compete across geographic boundaries and provide customers with meaningful alternatives to traditional banking services in nearly all significant products. The increasingly competitive environment is a result primarily of changes in regulation, changes in technology, product delivery systems and the accelerating pace of consolidation among financial service providers. These competitive trends are likely to continue.

Human Capital Resources
The Bancorp’s human capital programs are designed to attract, develop and retain a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp had 19,319 full-time equivalent employees, compared to 19,112 as of December 31, 2021. These employees support the organization’s ambition to be the One Bank people most value and trust by upholding its four Core Values: Be Respectful & Inclusive, Take Accountability, Work as One Bank and Act with Integrity.

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Equality, Equity and Inclusion
Fifth Third believes that inclusion and diversity are essential to living its Core Values, serving its customers, delivering financial performance and being recognized as a leader in building an engaging workplace, a strong supplier base and vibrant communities. As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp’s employees were approximately 58% female and approximately 28% persons of color: 72% White, 13% Black/African American, 8% Hispanic/Latino, 5% Asian, and 2% Other.

The Bancorp has continued to focus on accelerating racial equality, equity and inclusion as a key priority. The Bancorp has an Executive Diversity Leadership Council which continues to lead concentrated strategies across several key workstreams that focus on employees, customers, and the community.

To support its commitment, the Bancorp has invested in the ongoing growth and expansion of its employee Business Resource Groups (“BRGs”). These groups: African American, Asian & Pacific Islander, Individuals with Disabilities, Latino, LGBTQ+, Military, Women’s, Young Professionals, and Sustainability support the Bancorp’s three BRG Pillars; to drive business innovation, encourage community volunteerism, and provide an environment that supports employee development, engagement and networking. In 2022, Fifth Third launched a new Sustainability BRG. The group focuses on social, environmental and related matters which include, but are not limited to, community engagement initiatives, philanthropy, environmental programs and corporate governance practices.

The Bancorp continued to drive meaningful change in our inclusion and diversity efforts by progressing towards the Six Bold Goals it plans to achieve by 2025:
•Complete Unconscious Bias Awareness training for 100% of employees
•Ensure the diversity of the Bancorp’s workforce matches the markets it serves
•Grow leadership positions at each management level for women and persons of color
•Create a work environment where there is no disparity in race or gender
•Advance the Bancorp as a leader in diversity and inclusion
•Achieve and sustain a 10% supplier diversity spend

Progressing on these goals, the Bancorp has seen an increase in diversity of its workforce in seven of the nine states in its branch network footprint that include 250 or more employees and continues to be recognized in various nationwide rankings for advancing as a leader in inclusion and diversity. The Bancorp has also continued to progress towards its goal of achieving and sustaining a 10% supplier diversity spend during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Engagement and Development
Fifth Third believes that an engaged workforce is one of its most valuable assets in sustaining its success. The Bancorp’s continuous listening strategy forms the foundation of its employee culture. The Bancorp’s holistic approach to collecting, measuring and responding to employee feedback enhances engagement with employees at critical points during their careers and during times of change in business or work environments. Feedback is collected through a variety of methods, including the Employee Viewpoints Survey which includes questions around engagement, inclusion, customer experience and the Bancorp’s culture.

Each year, the Bancorp requires all employees and contingent workers to complete courses related to risk and compliance on topics that support strong risk management behaviors and accountability. In addition, the Bancorp’s learning and development strategy delivers personalized and accessible experiences that fuel career growth and help retain talent. Employees completed over 775,000 training hours during 2022, including content covering unconscious bias.

Total Rewards – Compensation and Benefits
The Bancorp is committed to providing competitive compensation programs that attract and retain top talent to drive its business strategy, effectively manage risk within incentive programs designed to pay for performance, consider applicable regulatory expectations with attention to corporate values and behavioral expectations, and align with the creation of long-term shareholder value.

The Bancorp continuously analyzes its compensation and benefits programs and practices with the objective of providing all employees with an equal opportunity to maximize their potential. In 2022, the Bancorp raised its minimum wage to $20 per hour and concurrently provided a wage adjustment for its first four job levels. These changes resulted in a compensation increase for more than 40% of the Bancorp’s employees. The Bancorp continues to honor a footprint-wide ban on salary history, which means that the Bancorp does not ask for a candidate’s current salary to use as a factor in determining an employment offer.

The Bancorp offers a holistic suite of benefits that demonstrates its commitment to its employees’ physical, financial and personal health and well-being. In addition to traditional benefit offerings, the Bancorp offers a 401(k) retirement program that pays a match up to 7% of an employee’s eligible compensation, parental bonding leave, telemedicine services, and tools that help find the highest quality and lowest cost treatment options. These services help assist employees in maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

In 2022, the Bancorp conducted a Total Rewards Survey to assess which components of its compensation and benefit programs were most important to employees. In response to feedback obtained in this survey, the Bancorp made enhancements to its benefits packages, effective
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in 2023. These included minimizing benefit cost increases on its medical plans, transitioning to a new paid time off structure that provides employees more control and flexibility to manage their time away and updating its short-term disability program to enhance the value it provides to employees.

Recruitment and Retention
In 2022, the Bancorp continued to face a rapidly changing work environment and workforce. The Bancorp responded proactively by reinforcing its employee value proposition which centers around inclusion and diversity, employee health and wellness and career development. Through strategic actions and decisions as well as its human capital policies, programs and practices, the Bancorp helped support a culture of belonging and performance where employees feel valued and motivated to succeed.

Full year 2022 turnover decreased to 21.0% from 21.2% in 2021. Fifth Third executed several retention strategies in 2022 to address trends in employee attrition including a focus on employee development and career progression, workplace flexibility and continued employee listening strategies.

The Bancorp’s multicultural recruitment strategy strengthens the organization by developing an employee base that reflects the communities it serves while also enhancing the lives of tomorrow’s leaders. The Bancorp has strong partnerships with diversity-focused affinity groups, both with universities and partner organizations, that drive engagement with a diverse candidate population which includes women, minorities, LGBTQ+ communities, individuals with disabilities and veterans.

Acquisitions and Investments
The Bancorp’s strategy for growth includes strengthening its presence in core markets and broadening its product offerings while taking into account the integration and other risks of growth. The Bancorp evaluates strategic acquisition and investment opportunities and conducts due diligence activities in connection with possible transactions. As a result, discussions, and in some cases, negotiations regarding acquisitions and investments may take place and future transactions involving cash, debt or equity securities may occur. These typically involve the payment of a premium over book value and current market price, and therefore, some dilution of book value and net income per share may occur with any future transactions.

Regulation and Supervision
In addition to the generally applicable state and federal laws governing businesses and employers, the Bancorp and the Bank are subject to extensive regulation and supervision under federal and state laws and regulations applicable to financial institutions and their parent companies. Virtually all aspects of the business of the Bancorp and the Bank are subject to specific requirements or restrictions and general regulatory oversight. The principal objectives of state and federal banking laws and regulations and the supervision, regulation and examination of banks and their parent companies (such as the Bank and the Bancorp) by bank regulatory agencies are the maintenance of the safety and soundness of financial institutions, the maintenance of the federal deposit insurance system and the protection of consumers or classes of consumers, rather than the protection of shareholders or debtholders of a bank or the parent company of a bank. The Bancorp and its subsidiaries are subject to an extensive regulatory framework of complex and comprehensive federal and state laws and regulations addressing the provision of banking and other financial services and other aspects of the Bancorp’s businesses and operations. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) and legislation modifying Dodd-Frank, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (“EGRRCPA”), will continue to impact the Bancorp and the Bank. To the extent the following material describes statutory or regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statute or regulation.

Both the scope of the laws and regulations and the intensity of the supervision to which the Bancorp and its subsidiaries are subject increased in response to the financial crisis, as well as other factors, such as technological and market changes. Regulatory enforcement and fines have also increased across the banking and financial services sector. Many of these changes have occurred as a result of Dodd-Frank and its implementing regulations, most of which are now in place. While the regulatory environment has recently been in a period of rebalancing the post financial crisis framework, the Bancorp expects that its business will remain subject to extensive regulation and supervision.

On May 24, 2018, the EGRRCPA was signed into law. Among other regulatory changes, the EGRRCPA amends various sections of Dodd-Frank, including section 165, which was revised to raise the asset thresholds for determining the application of enhanced prudential standards for BHCs. The EGRRCPA’s increased asset thresholds took effect immediately for BHCs with total consolidated assets less than $100 billion, with the exception of risk committee requirements, which now apply to publicly-traded BHCs with $50 billion or more of consolidated assets. BHCs with consolidated assets between $100 billion and $250 billion, including the Bancorp, were subject to the enhanced prudential standards that applied to them before enactment of EGRRCPA until December 31, 2019, when rules adopted by the FRB that tailor the applicability of enhanced prudential standards and capital and liquidity requirements for BHCs with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets became effective, as described in detail below.

On October 10, 2019, the FRB adopted a rule that adjusts the thresholds at which certain enhanced prudential standards (“EPS”) apply to BHCs with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets (the “EPS Tailoring Rule”) and the FRB, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) and FDIC adopted a rule that similarly adjusts the thresholds at which certain other capital and liquidity standards apply to BHCs and banks with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets (the “Capital and Liquidity Tailoring Rule” and, together with the EPS Tailoring Rule, the “Tailoring Rules”). The Tailoring Rules establish four risk-based categories of institutions, and the extent to
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which enhanced prudential standards and certain other capital and liquidity standards apply to these BHCs and banks depends on the banking organization’s category. Under the Tailoring Rules, the Bancorp and the Bank each qualify as a Category IV banking organization subject to the least restrictive of the requirements applicable to firms with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets.

Regulators
The Bancorp and/or the Bank are subject to regulation and supervision primarily by the FRB, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) and the OCC and additionally by certain other functional regulators and self-regulatory organizations. The Bancorp is also subject to regulation by the SEC by virtue of its status as a public company and due to the nature of some of its businesses. The Bank is also subject to regulation by the FDIC, which insures the Bank’s deposits as permitted by law.

The federal and state laws and regulations that are applicable to banks and to BHCs regulate, among other matters, the scope of the Bancorp’s and the Bank’s businesses, their activities, their investments, their capital and liquidity levels, their ability to make capital distributions (such as share repurchases and dividends), their reserves against deposits, the timing of the availability of deposited funds, the amount of loans to individual and related borrowers and the nature, the amount of and collateral for certain loans, and the amount of interest that may be charged on loans, as applicable. Various federal and state consumer laws and regulations also affect the services provided to consumers.

The Bancorp and the Bank are required to file various reports with and are subject to examination by various regulators, including the FRB, the OCC, and the CFPB. The FRB, the OCC and the CFPB have the authority to issue orders for BHCs and banks to cease and desist from certain banking practices and violations of conditions imposed by, or violations of agreements with, the FRB, the OCC and the CFPB. Some of the Bancorp’s and the Bank’s regulators are also empowered to assess civil money penalties against companies or individuals in certain situations, such as when there is a violation of a law or regulation. Applicable state and federal laws also grant the Bancorp’s regulators the authority to impose additional requirements and restrictions on the activities of the Bancorp and the Bank and, in some situations, the imposition of such additional requirements and restrictions will not be publicly available information.

The following discussion describes certain elements of the comprehensive regulatory framework applicable to the Bancorp and its subsidiaries. This discussion is not intended to describe all laws and regulations applicable to the Bancorp, the Bank, and the Bancorp’s other subsidiaries.

Acquisitions
The BHCA requires the prior approval of the FRB for a BHC to acquire substantially all the assets of a bank or to acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of any class of the voting shares of any bank, BHC or savings association, or to merge or consolidate with any BHC.

The BHCA generally prohibits a BHC from engaging in, or acquiring a direct or indirect interest in or control of more than 5% of any class of the voting shares of a company that is not a bank or a BHC that engages directly or indirectly in activities other than those of banking, managing or controlling banks or furnishing services to its banking subsidiaries, except that it may engage in and may own shares of companies engaged in certain activities the FRB has determined to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be proper incident thereto.

Financial Holding Companies
The Bancorp is registered as a BHC with the FRB under the BHCA and qualifies for and has elected to become an FHC. An FHC is permitted to engage directly or indirectly in a broader range of activities than those permitted for a BHC under the BHCA. Permitted activities for an FHC include securities underwriting and dealing, insurance underwriting and brokerage, merchant banking and other activities that are declared by the FRB, in cooperation with the Treasury Department, to be “financial in nature or incidental thereto” or are declared by the FRB unilaterally to be “complementary” to financial activities. In addition, an FHC is allowed to conduct permissible new financial activities or acquire permissible non-bank financial companies with after-the-fact notice to the FRB. A BHC may elect to become an FHC if the BHC is well-capitalized and is well managed and each of its banking subsidiaries is well-capitalized, is well managed and has at least a “Satisfactory” rating under the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”). To maintain FHC status, a BHC must continue to meet these requirements. The failure to meet such requirements could result in material restrictions on the activities of the FHC and may also adversely affect the FHC’s ability to enter into certain transactions (including mergers and acquisitions) or obtain necessary approvals in connection therewith, as well as loss of FHC status. If restrictions are imposed on the activities of an FHC, such information may not necessarily be available to the public.

Dividends
The Bancorp is a legal entity separate and distinct from its subsidiaries and depends in part upon dividends received from its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the Bank, to fund its activities, including its ability to make capital distributions, such as paying dividends or repurchasing shares. Under federal law, there are various limitations on the extent to which the Bank can declare and pay dividends to the Bancorp, including those related to regulatory capital requirements, general regulatory oversight to prevent unsafe or unsound practices, and federal banking law requirements concerning the payment of dividends out of net profits, surplus, and available earnings. Certain contractual restrictions also may limit the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Bancorp. No assurances can be given that the Bank will, in any circumstances, pay dividends to the Bancorp.
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The Bancorp’s ability to declare and pay dividends is similarly limited by federal banking law and FRB regulations and policy. The FRB has authority to prohibit BHCs from making capital distributions if they would be deemed to be an unsafe or unsound practice. The FRB has indicated generally that it may be an unsafe or unsound practice for BHCs to pay dividends unless a BHC’s net income is sufficient to fund the dividends and the expected rate of earnings retention is consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition. In addition, the Bancorp’s ability to make capital distributions, including paying dividends and repurchasing shares, is subject to the Bancorp complying with the automatic restrictions on capital distributions under the FRBs “Capital Rules” process discussed below (see Regulatory Capital Requirements below).

Source of Strength
A BHC, including the Bancorp, is expected to act as a source of financial and managerial strength to each of its banking subsidiaries and to commit resources to their support. This support may be required at times when the BHC may not have the resources to provide it or when doing so is not otherwise in the interests of the Bancorp or its shareholders or creditors. The FRB may require a BHC to make capital injections into a troubled subsidiary bank and may charge the BHC with engaging in unsafe and unsound practices if the BHC fails to commit resources to such a subsidiary bank or if it undertakes actions that the FRB believes might jeopardize the BHC’s ability to commit resources to such subsidiary bank.

Under these requirements, the Bancorp may in the future be required to provide financial assistance to the Bank should it experience financial distress. Capital loans by the Bancorp to the Bank would be subordinate in right of payment to deposits and certain other debts of the Bank. In the event of the Bancorp’s bankruptcy, any commitment by the Bancorp to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of the Bank would be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority of payment.

FDIC Assessments
The DIF provides insurance coverage for certain deposits, up to a standard maximum deposit insurance amount of $250,000 per depositor per account ownership category and is funded through assessments on insured depository institutions, based on the risk each institution poses to the DIF. The Bank accepts customer deposits that are insured by the DIF and, therefore, must pay insurance premiums. The FDIC may increase the Bank’s insurance premiums based on various factors, including the FDIC’s assessment of its risk profile.

As of June 30, 2020, the DIF reserve ratio fell to 1.30%, below the statutory minimum of 1.35%. The FDIC, as required under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, established a plan on September 15, 2020 to restore the DIF reserve ratio to meet or exceed the statutory minimum of 1.35% within eight years. On October 18, 2022, the FDIC adopted an amended restoration plan to increase the likelihood that the reserve ratio would be restored to at least 1.35% by September 30, 2028. The FDIC’s amended restoration plan increases the initial base deposit insurance assessment rate schedules uniformly by 2 basis points, beginning in the first quarterly assessment period of 2023. The FDIC could further increase the deposit insurance assessments for certain insured depository institutions, including the Bank, if the DIF reserve ratio is not restored as projected.

Transactions with Affiliates
Federal banking laws restrict transactions between a bank and its affiliates, including a parent BHC. The Bank is subject to these restrictions, which include quantitative and qualitative limits on the amounts and types of transactions that may take place, including extensions of credit to affiliates, investments in the stock or securities of affiliates, purchases of assets from affiliates and certain other transactions with affiliates. These restrictions also require that credit transactions with affiliates be collateralized and that transactions with affiliates be on market terms or better for the bank. Generally, a bank’s covered transactions with any affiliate are limited to 10% of the bank’s capital stock and surplus and covered transactions with all affiliates are limited to 20% of the bank’s capital stock and surplus. Dodd-Frank expanded the scope of these regulations, including by applying them to the credit exposure arising under derivative transactions, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and lending transactions. Federal banking laws also place similar restrictions on loans and other extensions of credit by FDIC-insured banks, such as the Bank, and their subsidiaries to their directors, executive officers, and principal shareholders.

Community Reinvestment Act
The CRA generally requires insured depository institutions, including the Bank, to identify the communities they serve and to make loans and investments and provide services that meet the credit needs of those communities. The CRA requires the OCC to evaluate the performance of national banks (including the Bank) with respect to these CRA obligations. Depository institutions must maintain comprehensive records of their CRA activities for purposes of these examinations. The OCC must take into account the institution’s record of performance in meeting the credit needs of the entire community served, including low-and moderate-income neighborhoods. For purposes of CRA examinations, the OCC rates each institution’s compliance with the CRA as “Outstanding,” “Satisfactory,” “Needs to Improve” or “Substantial Noncompliance.” The Bank received an “Outstanding” rating on its most recent CRA performance examination from the OCC.

The CRA requires the relevant federal bank regulatory agency to consider a bank’s CRA assessment when considering the bank’s application to conduct certain mergers or acquisitions or to open or relocate a branch office. The FRB also must consider the CRA record of each subsidiary bank of a BHC in connection with any acquisition or merger application filed by the BHC. An unsatisfactory CRA record could substantially delay or result in the denial of an approval or application by the Bancorp or the Bank.
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On May 5, 2022, the OCC, FRB, and FDIC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to provide for a coordinated approach to modernize their respective CRA regulations, such that all banks will be subject to the same set of CRA rules. No final rule has been issued, but the rulemaking may affect the Bank’s CRA compliance obligations in the future.

Regulatory Capital Requirements
The Bancorp and the Bank are subject to certain risk-based capital and leverage ratio requirements under the capital adequacy rules (the “Capital Rules”) adopted by the FRB, for the Bancorp, and by the OCC, for the Bank. These quantitative calculations are minimums, and the FRB and OCC may determine that a banking organization, based on its size, complexity, or risk profile, must maintain a higher level of capital in order to operate in a safe and sound manner. Failure to be well-capitalized or to meet minimum capital requirements could result in certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have an adverse material effect on the Bancorp’s operations or financial condition. Failure to be well-capitalized or to meet minimum capital requirements could also result in restrictions on the Bancorp’s or the Bank’s ability to pay dividends or otherwise distribute capital or to receive regulatory approval of applications. Under the Capital Rules, the Bancorp’s and the Bank’s assets, exposures, and certain off-balance sheet items are subject to risk weights used to determine the institutions’ risk-weighted assets pursuant to the federal banking agencies’ Standardized Approach to risk-weighting of assets. These risk-weighted assets are used to calculate the following minimum capital ratios for the Bancorp and the Bank:
•Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET1”) Capital Ratio, equal to the ratio of CET1 capital to risk-weighted assets. CET1 capital primarily includes common shareholders’ equity subject to certain regulatory adjustments and deductions, including with respect to goodwill, intangible assets, certain deferred tax assets, and accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The Bancorp has elected to exclude certain AOCI components, with the result that those components are not recognized in the Bancorp’s CET1. The FDIC, FRB and OCC have jointly issued rules for institutions that do not apply advanced approaches to regulatory capital, including the Bancorp and the Bank. These rules simplified the capital treatment of certain items (including mortgage servicing assets, deferred tax assets and investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions) and simplified the recognition and calculation of minority interests that are includable in regulatory capital. The advanced approaches to regulatory capital are generally required for large, internationally active banking organizations including those designated as global systemically important bank holding companies and those with total assets or cross-jurisdictional activity in excess of certain thresholds.
•Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio, equal to the ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 capital is primarily comprised of CET1 capital, perpetual preferred stock and certain qualifying capital instruments.
•Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio, equal to the ratio of total capital, including CET1 capital, Tier 1 capital, and Tier 2 capital, to risk-weighted assets. Tier 2 capital primarily includes qualifying subordinated debt and qualifying allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”). Tier 2 capital also includes, among other things, certain trust preferred securities.
•Leverage Ratio, equal to the ratio of Tier 1 capital to quarterly average assets (net of goodwill, certain other intangible assets, and certain other deductions).

In August 2020, the U.S. federal banking agencies adopted a final rule altering the definition of eligible retained income in their respective capital rules. Under the new rule, eligible retained income is the greater of a firm’s (i) net income for the four preceding calendar quarters, net of any distributions and associated tax effects not already reflected in net income, and (ii) average net income over the preceding four quarters. An institution's eligible retained income, when considered in conjunction with capital ratios and the stress capital buffer, provides limitations on capital distributions (including dividends and share repurchases) and certain executive compensation arrangements for the quarter following the calculation. As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp was permitted to use 100% of its eligible retained income for these purposes in the first quarter of 2023. This definition applies with respect to all of the Bancorp’s capital requirements. In addition, in December 2018, the U.S. federal banking agencies finalized rules that would permit BHCs and banks to phase-in, for regulatory capital purposes, the day-one impact of ASU 2016-13 (“CECL”) on retained earnings over a period of three years. As part of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. federal banking agencies issued another final rule for additional transitional relief to regulatory capital related to the impact of the adoption of CECL. The final rule provides banking organizations that adopted CECL in the 2020 calendar year with the option to delay for two years the estimated impact of CECL on regulatory capital, followed by the aforementioned three-year transition period to phase out the aggregate amount of benefit during the initial two-year delay for a total five-year transition. The estimated impact of CECL on regulatory capital (modified CECL transitional amount) is calculated as the sum of the day-one impact on retained earnings upon adoption of CECL (CECL transitional amount) and the calculated change in the ACL relative to the day-one ACL upon adoption of CECL multiplied by a scaling factor of 25%. The scaling factor is used to approximate the difference in the ACL under CECL relative to the incurred loss methodology. The modified CECL transitional amount was calculated each quarter for the first two years of the five-year transition. The amount of the modified CECL transition amount was then fixed as of December 31, 2021 and that amount will be subject to the three-year phase out.

The Capital Rules also require banking organizations to maintain a stress capital buffer to avoid becoming subject to certain limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonuses to executive officers (see Stress Buffer Requirements below). For more information related to the stress capital buffer, refer to Note 29 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The total minimum regulatory capital ratios and well-capitalized minimum ratios are reflected in the table below. The FRB has not yet revised the well-capitalized standard for BHCs to reflect the higher capital requirements imposed under the Capital Rules. For purposes of the FRB’s Regulation Y, including determining whether a BHC meets the requirements to be an FHC, BHCs, such as the Bancorp, must maintain
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a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 6.0% or greater and a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 10.0% or greater. If the FRB were to apply the same or a very similar well-capitalized standard to BHCs as that applicable to the Bank, the Bancorp’s capital ratios as of December 31, 2022, would exceed such revised well-capitalized standard. The FRB may require BHCs, including the Bancorp, to maintain capital ratios substantially in excess of mandated minimum levels, depending upon general economic conditions and a BHC’s particular condition, risk profile, and growth plans.

The following table presents the minimum regulatory capital ratios, minimum ratio plus stress capital buffer, and well-capitalized minimums compared with the Bancorp’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios as of December 31, 2022, calculated using the regulatory capital methodology applicable during 2022:
Regulatory Capital Ratios:
Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratio
Minimum Ratio + Stress Capital Buffer(a)
Well-Capitalized Minimums(b)
Actual at
December 31, 2022
CET1 risk-based capital ratio:
Fifth Third Bancorp4.50 %7.00 N/A9.28 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association4.50 7.00 6.50 11.31 
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio:
Fifth Third Bancorp6.00 8.50 6.00 10.53 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association6.00 8.50 8.00 11.31 
Total risk-based capital ratio:
Fifth Third Bancorp8.00 10.50 10.00 12.79 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association8.00 10.50 10.00 12.81 
Leverage ratio:
Fifth Third Bancorp4.00 N/AN/A8.56 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association4.00 N/A5.00 9.23 
(a)Reflects the stress capital buffer of 2.5% applicable during 2022.
(b)Reflects the well-capitalized standard applicable to the Bancorp under FRB Regulation Y and the well-capitalized standard applicable to the Bank.

Liquidity Regulation
As a result of the Tailoring Rules, the Bancorp, as a Category IV banking organization, is now exempt from the liquidity coverage ratio requirement, but remains subject to internal liquidity stress tests and standards.

Capital Planning and Stress Testing
BHCs with $100 billion or more in consolidated assets, including the Bancorp, generally must submit capital plans to the FRB on an annual basis. In March 2020, the FRB adopted a final rule to integrate the annual capital planning and stress testing requirements with certain ongoing regulatory capital requirements for large BHCs. As a result, the FRB’s annual CCAR process is now used to calibrate the Bancorp’s stress capital buffer requirement. Among other changes, the revised capital plan rule also eliminates the assumption that the Bancorp’s balance sheet assets would increase over the planning horizon. In addition, provided that the Bancorp is otherwise in compliance with automatic restrictions on distributions under the Capital Rules, the Bancorp will no longer be required to seek prior approval to make capital distributions in excess of those included in its capital plan. The Bancorp is required to provide the FRB notice within 15 days after making any capital distributions in excess of those included in its capital plan.

Under its CCAR process, the FRB annually evaluates capital adequacy, internal capital adequacy, assessment processes and capital distribution plans of BHCs with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets. The CCAR process is intended to help ensure that those BHCs have robust, forward-looking capital planning processes that account for each company’s unique risks and that permit continued operations during times of economic and financial stress. The mandatory elements of the capital plan are an assessment of the expected uses and sources of capital over a nine-quarter planning horizon, a description of all planned capital actions over the planning horizon, a discussion of any expected changes to the BHC’s business plan that are likely to have a material impact on its capital adequacy or liquidity, a detailed description of the BHC’s process for assessing capital adequacy and the BHC’s capital policy.

As a result of the EPS Tailoring Rule, the Bancorp is subject to a quantitative assessment of capital through supervisory stress tests every two years, with the next required assessment in 2024. These supervisory stress tests are forward-looking quantitative evaluations of the impact of stressful economic and financial market conditions on the Bancorp's capital. Additionally, under the EPS Tailoring Rule, the Bancorp is no longer required to file semi-annual, company-run stress tests with the FRB and publicly disclose the results.

Stress Buffer Requirements
In March 2020, the FRB issued a final rule amending regulatory capital rules, capital plan rules and stress test rules. Under the final rule, the capital conservation buffer was replaced with a stress capital buffer requirement. During each supervisory stress testing cycle, the FRB will use the Bancorp’s supervisory stress test to determine its stress capital buffer, subject to a floor of 2.5%. Similar to the capital conservation buffer, the Bancorp must maintain capital ratios above the sum of its minimum risk-based capital ratios and the stress capital buffer to avoid certain limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonuses to executive officers. The final rule is applicable to BHCs with $100
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billion or more in total consolidated assets and was effective on October 1, 2020. The FRB uses the supervisory stress test to determine the Bancorp’s stress capital buffer, subject to a floor of 2.5%. The Bancorp’s stress capital buffer requirement has been 2.5% since the introduction of this framework and was most recently affirmed in June of 2022 as part of the FRB’s 2022 supervisory stress test with an effective date of October 1, 2022. The Bancorp’s capital ratios have exceeded the stress capital buffer requirement for all periods presented.

Enhanced Prudential Standards
Pursuant to Title I of Dodd-Frank, certain U.S. BHCs are subject to enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements. As a result, the Bancorp is subject to more stringent standards, including liquidity and capital requirements, leverage limits, stress testing, resolution planning, and risk management standards, than those applicable to smaller institutions. Certain larger banking organizations are subject to additional enhanced prudential standards.

As discussed above, under the EPS Tailoring Rule, the Bancorp, as a Category IV banking organization, is subject to the least restrictive enhanced prudential standards applicable to firms with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets. As compared to enhanced prudential standards that were applicable to the Bancorp, under the EPS Tailoring Rule, the Bancorp is no longer subject to company-run stress testing requirements and is subject to less frequent supervisory stress tests, less frequent internal liquidity stress tests, and reduced liquidity risk management requirements.

Heightened Governance and Risk Management Standards
The OCC has published guidelines documenting expectations for the governance and risk management practices of certain large financial institutions, including the Bank. The guidelines require covered institutions to establish and adhere to a written governance framework in order to manage and control their risk-taking activities. In addition, the guidelines provide standards for the institutions’ boards of directors to oversee the risk governance framework. The Bank currently has a written governance framework and associated controls.

Privacy and Data Security
The OCC, FRB, FDIC and other bank regulatory agencies have adopted guidelines for safeguarding confidential, personal customer information. The guidelines require each financial institution, under the supervision and ongoing oversight of its board of directors or an appropriate committee thereof, to create, implement and maintain a comprehensive written information security program designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer information, protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information and protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer. In addition, various U.S. regulators, including the OCC, FRB and the SEC, have increased their focus on cyber security through guidance, examinations and regulations. The Bancorp has adopted a customer information security program that has been approved by the Bancorp’s Board of Directors.

The GLBA requires financial institutions to implement policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of nonpublic personal information about consumers. In general, the statute requires explanations to consumers on policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of such nonpublic personal information and, except as otherwise required by law, prohibits disclosing such information except as provided in the banking subsidiary’s policies and procedures. The Bancorp’s banking subsidiary has implemented a privacy policy.

States are also increasingly proposing or enacting legislation that relates to data privacy and data protection such as the California Consumer Privacy Act. The Bancorp continues to assess the requirements of such laws and proposed legislation and their applicability to the Bancorp. Moreover, these laws, and proposed legislation, are still subject to revision or formal guidance and they may be interpreted or applied in a manner inconsistent with our understanding.

Like other lenders, the Bank and other of the Bancorp’s subsidiaries use credit bureau data in their underwriting activities. Use of such data is regulated under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), and the FCRA also regulates reporting information to credit bureaus, prescreening individuals for credit offers, sharing of information between affiliates, and using affiliate data for marketing purposes. Similar state laws may impose additional requirements on the Bancorp and its subsidiaries.

Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions
The Bancorp is subject to federal laws that are designed to counter money laundering and terrorist financing, and transactions with certain persons, companies or foreign governments sanctioned by the United States. These include the Bank Secrecy Act, the Money Laundering Control Act, the USA PATRIOT Act and regulations for the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act, as administered by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. These laws obligate depository institutions and broker-dealers to verify their customers’ identity, conduct customer due diligence, report on suspicious activity, file reports of transactions in currency and conduct enhanced due diligence on certain accounts. They also prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with certain designated restricted countries and persons. Depository institutions and broker-dealers are required by their federal regulators to maintain robust policies and procedures in order to ensure compliance with these obligations.

Failure to comply with these laws or maintain an adequate compliance program can lead to significant monetary penalties and reputational damage and federal regulators evaluate the effectiveness of an applicant in combating money laundering when determining whether to approve a proposed bank merger, acquisition, restructuring, or other expansionary activity. There have been a number of significant
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enforcement actions by regulators, as well as state attorneys general and the Department of Justice, against banks, broker-dealers and non-bank financial institutions with respect to these laws and some have resulted in substantial penalties, including criminal pleas. The Bancorp’s Board has approved policies and procedures that the Bancorp believes comply with these laws.

Executive Compensation
Pursuant to Dodd-Frank, each public company must give its shareholders the opportunity to vote on the compensation of its executives at least once every three years. The SEC also adopted rules on disclosure and voting requirements for golden parachute compensation that is payable to named executive officers in connection with sale transactions.

The SEC’s rules also direct the stock exchanges to prohibit listing classes of equity securities of a company if a company’s compensation committee members are not independent. The rules also provide that a company’s compensation committee may only select a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other advisor after taking into consideration factors to be identified by the SEC that affect the independence of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other advisor.

The rules implementing the pay ratio provisions of Dodd-Frank require companies to disclose the ratio of the compensation of its chief executive officer to the median compensation of its employees. For a registrant with a fiscal year ending on December 31, such as the Bancorp, the pay ratio was first required as part of its executive compensation disclosure in its annual proxy statement or Form 10-K filed starting in 2018.

Dodd-Frank provides that the SEC must issue rules directing the stock exchanges to prohibit listing any security of a company unless the company develops and implements a policy providing for disclosure of the policy of the company on incentive-based compensation that is based on financial information required to be reported under the securities laws. In the event the company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the company with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, the company will recover from any current or former executive officer of the company who received incentive-based compensation during the three-year period preceding the date on which the company is required to prepare the restatement based on the erroneous data, any exceptional compensation above what would have been paid under the restatement.

On August 25, 2022, the SEC finalized rules implementing the pay versus performance disclosure requirement mandated by Dodd–Frank. Under the new rules, reporting companies are required to include a tabular and narrative disclosure of specified executive compensation and financial performance measures for the five most recently completed fiscal years in proxy statements for fiscal years ending on or after December 16, 2022. Additionally, companies are required to use the company information in the table to give a clear description of the relationships between compensation actually paid to specified executive officers to the cumulative total shareholder return, net income, and company-selected financial measures.

The SEC has issued rules (as required by Dodd-Frank) requiring that each company disclose in the proxy materials for its annual meetings whether an employee or board member is permitted to purchase financial instruments designed to hedge or offset decreases in the market value of equity securities granted as compensation or otherwise held by the employee or board member.

The Bancorp’s compensation practices are also subject to oversight by the FRB. The scope and content of compensation regulation in the financial industry are continuing to develop, and the regulations and resulting market practices are expected to continue to evolve over a number of years. In June 2016, the SEC and the federal banking agencies issued a proposed rule to implement the incentive-based compensation provisions of section 956 of Dodd-Frank. The proposal would establish new requirements for incentive-based compensation at institutions with assets of at least $1 billion. No final rule has been issued, but the Biden Administration may revisit this proposal.

Debit Card Interchange Fees
Dodd-Frank includes a set of rules requiring that interchange transaction fees for electronic debit transactions be reasonable and proportional to certain costs associated with processing the transactions. Interchange fees for electronic debit transactions are limited to 21 cents plus 0.05% of the transaction, plus an additional one cent per transaction fraud adjustment. These rules impose requirements regarding routing and exclusivity of electronic debit transactions, and generally require that debit cards be usable in at least two unaffiliated networks.

Resolution Planning
In past years, the Bancorp was required to submit annually to the FRB and the FDIC a resolution plan for the orderly resolution of the Bancorp and its significant legal entities under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or other applicable insolvency laws in a rapid and orderly fashion in the event of future material financial distress or failure. In October 2019, the FRB and the FDIC adopted amendments to their resolution planning rule to adjust the thresholds at which certain resolution planning requirements apply to BHCs with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets, including the Bancorp. As a result of these amendments, the Bancorp is no longer required to submit an annual resolution plan to the FRB and the FDIC.

In addition, the Bank is required to periodically file a separate resolution plan with the FDIC. EGRRCPA did not change the FDIC’s rules that require the Bank to periodically file a separate resolution plan. In April 2019, the FDIC released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to the FDIC’s bank resolution plan requirements that requested comments on how to better tailor bank resolution
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plans to a firm’s size, complexity, and risk profile. Until the FDIC’s revisions to its bank resolution plan requirement are finalized, no bank resolution plans will be required to be filed.

In June 2021, the FDIC issued a public policy statement describing how the FDIC will implement certain aspects of the FDIC’s resolution plan rule with respect to banks with $100 billion or more in total assets. Further, in August 2021, the FDIC informed the Bank of certain requirements applicable to the resolution plan submission required under the FDIC’s rule with a submission due date of on or before December 1, 2022. The Bank submitted the resolution plan as required.

Proprietary Trading and Investing in Certain Funds
Dodd-Frank sets forth restrictions on banking organizations’ ability to engage in proprietary trading and to have certain ownership interests in and relationships with certain covered funds, such as private equity and hedge funds (the “Volcker Rule”). The Volcker Rule generally prohibits any banking entity from engaging in short-term proprietary trading for its own account, but permits transactions in certain securities (such as securities of the U.S. government), transactions on behalf of customers and activities such as market making, underwriting and risk-mitigating hedging. In addition, the Volcker Rule limits the sponsorship of or investment in a covered fund by any banking entity. The Volcker Rule also prohibits certain types of transactions between a banking entity and any covered fund that is sponsored by the banking entity or for which it serves as investment manager or investment advisor, similar to those transactions between banks and their affiliates that are limited as described above. The FRB granted extensions to banking entities, including the Bancorp, to conform to the requirements of the Volcker Rule with respect to “illiquid funds,” as defined in the Volcker Rule. The Bancorp is also required to maintain a satisfactory Volcker Rule compliance program.

As of October 2019, the FRB, OCC, FDIC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and SEC finalized amendments to the Volcker Rule. These amendments tailor the Volcker Rule’s compliance requirements to the amount of a firm’s trading activity, revise the definition of trading account, clarify certain key provisions in the Volcker Rule, and modify the information companies are required to provide to federal agencies. These amendments to the Volcker Rule are not material to our investing and trading activities.

In June 2020, the five federal agencies finalized amendments to the Volcker Rule’s restrictions on ownership interests in and relationships with covered funds. Among other things, these amendments permit banking entities to have relationships with and offer additional financial services to additional types of funds and investment vehicles. These requirements do not currently have a material impact and are not expected to have a future material impact on the Bancorp’s investing and trading activities.

Derivatives
Title VII of Dodd-Frank imposes a regulatory structure on the over-the-counter derivatives market, including requirements for clearing, exchange trading, capital margin, segregation trade reporting, and recordkeeping. Title VII also requires certain persons to register as a swap dealer or a security-based swap dealer. The Bank is provisionally registered with the CFTC as a swap dealer. The CFTC and U.S. banking regulators have finalized most rules applicable to the over-the-counter derivatives markets and swap dealers, and the SEC has finalized most of its rules related to security-based swaps. The CFTC’s Title VII regulations are applicable to the Bank’s activity as a swap dealer and include rules related to internal and external business conduct standards, reporting and recordkeeping, mandatory clearing for certain swaps, and trade documentation and confirmation requirements. In addition, the U.S. banking regulators have finalized regulations applicable to the Bank regarding mandatory posting and collection of margin by certain swap counterparties and segregation of customer funds. The Bank is not currently subject to regulation as a security-based swap dealer.

Consumer Protection Regulation and Supervision
The Bancorp is subject to supervision and regulation by the CFPB with respect to federal consumer protection laws. The Bancorp is also subject to certain state consumer protection laws, and under Dodd-Frank, state attorneys general and other state officials are empowered to enforce certain federal consumer protection laws and regulations. State authorities have increased their focus on and enforcement of consumer protection rules. These federal and state consumer protection laws apply to a broad range of our activities and to various aspects of our business and include laws relating to interest rates, fair lending, disclosures of credit terms and estimated transaction costs to consumer borrowers, debt collection practices, the use of and the provision of information to consumer reporting agencies, and the prohibition of unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices in connection with the offer, sale, or provision of consumer financial products and services.

The CFPB has promulgated many mortgage-related final rules since it was established under Dodd-Frank, including rules related to the ability to repay and qualified mortgage standards, mortgage servicing standards, loan originator compensation standards, high-cost mortgage requirements, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requirements, and appraisal and escrow standards for higher priced mortgages. The mortgage-related final rules issued by the CFPB have materially restructured the origination, servicing, and securitization of residential mortgages in the United States. These rules have impacted, and will continue to impact, the business practices of mortgage lenders, including the Bancorp.

Future Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives
Federal and state legislators as well as regulatory agencies may introduce or enact new laws and rules, or amend existing laws and rules, that may affect the regulation of financial institutions and their holding companies. The impact of any future legislative or regulatory changes cannot be predicted. However, such changes could affect the Bancorp’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
The risks and uncertainties listed below present risks that could have a material impact on the Bancorp’s financial condition, the results of its operations or its business. Some of these risks and uncertainties are interrelated and the occurrence of one or more of them may exacerbate the effect of others. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones Fifth Third faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to Fifth Third or that Fifth Third currently believes to be immaterial may also adversely affect its business. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

RISK FACTORS SUMMARY

The following is a summary of the Risk Factors disclosure in this Item 1A:

CREDIT RISKS

•Deteriorating credit quality has adversely impacted Fifth Third in the past and may adversely impact Fifth Third in the future.
•Fifth Third may have more credit risk and higher credit losses to the extent loans are concentrated by exposure to individual borrowers, location or industry of the borrowers or collateral.
•Problems encountered by financial institutions larger than or similar to Fifth Third could adversely affect financial markets generally and have direct and indirect adverse effects on Fifth Third.
•Inability to refinance in capital markets could cause a default that impacts Fifth Third borrowers.

LIQUIDITY RISKS

•Fifth Third must maintain adequate sources of funding and liquidity.
•Fifth Third and/or the holders of its securities could be adversely affected by unfavorable ratings from rating agencies.
•If Fifth Third is unable to maintain or grow its deposits, it may be subject to paying higher funding costs.
•The Bancorp’s ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries accounts for most of its revenue and could affect its liquidity and ability to pay dividends.

OPERATIONAL RISKS

•Fifth Third is exposed to cyber security risks that create both operational and reputational risk for the Bank and its customers across all lines of business.
•Fifth Third relies on its systems and certain third-party service providers and certain failures (including those driven by climate-related weather events) could materially adversely affect operations.
•Fifth Third may not be able to effectively manage organizational changes and implement key initiatives in a timely fashion, or at all, due to competing priorities which could adversely affect its business, results of operations, financial condition and reputation.
•Fifth Third may not be able to successfully implement future information technology system enhancements, which could adversely affect Fifth Third’s business operations and profitability.
•Fifth Third’s framework for managing risks may not be effective in mitigating its risk and loss.
•Fifth Third may experience losses related to fraud, theft or violence.
•Fifth Third could suffer if it fails to attract and retain skilled personnel.
•Fifth Third may experience operational disruption from the effects of climate change.

LEGAL AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE RISKS

•Fifth Third and/or its affiliates are or may become involved from time to time in information-gathering requests, investigations and litigation, regulatory or other enforcement proceedings by various governmental regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities, as well as self-regulatory agencies which may lead to adverse consequences.
•Fifth Third may be required to repurchase residential mortgage loans or reimburse investors and others as a result of breaches in contractual representations and warranties.
•Fifth Third is subject to extensive governmental regulation which could adversely impact Fifth Third or the businesses in which Fifth Third is engaged.
•Fifth Third could suffer from unauthorized use of intellectual property.
•Fifth Third is subject to various regulatory requirements that may limit its operations and potential growth.
•Fifth Third could face serious negative consequences if its third-party service providers, business partners or investments fail to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations.
•As a regulated entity, the Bancorp is subject to certain capital requirements that may limit its operations, potential growth and ability to pay or increase dividends on its common stock or to repurchase its capital stock.
•Regulation of Fifth Third by the CFTC imposes additional operational and compliance costs.
•Deposit insurance premiums levied against the Bank may increase if the number of bank failures increase or the cost of resolving failed banks increases.
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•If an orderly liquidation of a systemically important BHC or non-bank financial company were triggered, Fifth Third could face assessments for the Orderly Liquidation Fund.

MARKET RISKS: INTEREST RATE RISKS AND PRICE RISKS

•The replacement of LIBOR could adversely affect Fifth Third’s revenue or expenses and the value of those assets or obligations.
•Weakness in the U.S. economy, including within Fifth Third’s geographic footprint, has adversely affected Fifth Third in the past and may adversely affect Fifth Third in the future.
•Global and domestic political, social and economic uncertainties and changes may adversely affect Fifth Third.
•Changes in interest rates could affect Fifth Third’s income and cash flows.
•Changes and trends in the capital markets may affect Fifth Third’s income and cash flows.
•Fifth Third’s stock price is volatile.
•Fifth Third’s mortgage banking net revenue can be volatile from quarter to quarter.

STRATEGIC RISKS

•If Fifth Third does not respond to intense competition and rapid changes in the financial services industry or otherwise adapt to changing customer preferences, its financial performance may suffer.
•Changes in retail distribution strategies and consumer behavior may adversely impact Fifth Third’s investments in its bank premises and equipment and other assets and may lead to increased expenditures to change its retail distribution channel.
•Difficulties in identifying suitable opportunities or combining the operations of acquired entities or assets with Fifth Third’s own operations or assessing the effectiveness of businesses in which Fifth Third makes strategic investments or with which Fifth Third enters into strategic contractual relationships may prevent Fifth Third from achieving the expected benefits from these acquisitions, investments or relationships.
•Future acquisitions may dilute current shareholders’ ownership of Fifth Third and may cause Fifth Third to become more susceptible to adverse economic events.
•Fifth Third may sell or consider selling one or more of its businesses or investments. Should it determine to sell such a business or investment, it may not be able to generate gains on sale or related increases in shareholders’ equity commensurate with desirable levels. Moreover, if Fifth Third sold such businesses or investments, the loss of income could have an adverse effect on its earnings and future growth.

REPUTATION RISKS

•Damage to Fifth Third’s reputation could harm its business.
•Fifth Third is subject to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) risks that could adversely affect its reputation, the trading price of its common stock and/or its business, operations, and earnings.

GENERAL BUSINESS RISKS

•Changes in accounting standards or interpretations could impact Fifth Third’s reported earnings and financial condition.
•Fifth Third uses models for business planning purposes that may not adequately predict future results.
•The preparation of financial statements requires Fifth Third to make subjective determinations and use estimates that may vary from actual results and materially impact its results of operations or financial position.
•The effects of global climate change, natural disasters or health emergencies may have an effect on the performance of Fifth Third’s loan portfolios, thereby adversely impacting its results of operations.
•Societal responses to climate change could adversely affect Fifth Third’s business and performance, including indirectly through impacts on Fifth Third’s customers.
•Potential noncompliance with evolving federal and state laws governing cannabis-related businesses (“CRBs”) could subject Fifth Third to liabilities.
•The COVID-19 pandemic creates significant risks and uncertainties for Fifth Third’s business.

CREDIT RISKS

Deteriorating credit quality has adversely impacted Fifth Third in the past and may adversely impact Fifth Third in the future.
When Fifth Third lends money or commits to lend money, the Bancorp incurs credit risk or the risk of loss if borrowers do not repay their loans, leases, credit cards, derivative obligations, or other credit obligations. The performance of these credit portfolios significantly affects the Bancorp’s financial results and condition. If the current economic environment were to deteriorate, more customers may have difficulty in repaying their credit obligations which could result in a higher level of credit losses and reserves for credit losses. Fifth Third reserves for credit losses by establishing reserves through a charge to earnings. The amount of these reserves is based on Fifth Third’s assessment of credit losses expected to be incurred in the credit portfolios including unfunded credit commitments. The process for determining the amount of the ALLL and the reserve for unfunded commitments is critical to Fifth Third’s financial results and condition. Such determination
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requires difficult, subjective and complex judgments about the environment, including analysis of economic or market conditions that may impair the ability of borrowers to repay their loans.

Fifth Third may underestimate the credit losses expected to be incurred in its portfolios and have credit losses in excess of the amount reserved. Fifth Third may increase the reserve because of changing economic or market conditions, including falling home prices or higher unemployment, or other factors such as changes in borrower’s behavior or changing protections in credit agreements. As an example, borrowers may “strategically default,” or discontinue making payments on their real estate-secured loans if the value of the real estate is less than what they owe, even if they are still financially able to make the payments.

Fifth Third believes that both the ALLL and the reserve for unfunded commitments are adequate to cover expected losses at December 31, 2022; however, there is no assurance that they will be sufficient to cover future credit losses associated with exposures existing at December 31, 2022, especially if economic conditions decline, including but not limited to housing and employment conditions. In the event of significant deterioration in economic or market conditions, Fifth Third may be required to increase reserves in future periods, which would reduce earnings.

For more information, refer to the Credit Risk Management subsection of the Risk Management section and the ALLL and Reserve for Unfunded Commitments subsections of the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Fifth Third may have more credit risk and higher credit losses to the extent loans are concentrated by exposure to individual borrowers, location or industry of the borrowers or collateral.
Fifth Third’s credit risk and credit losses can increase if its loans are concentrated among individual borrowers, borrowers engaged in the same or similar activities, industries or geographies or to borrowers who as a group may be uniquely or disproportionately affected by economic or market conditions. Deterioration in economic conditions, including housing conditions or commodity and real estate values in certain states or locations could result in materially higher credit losses if loans are concentrated in those locations or by other factors. Fifth Third has significant exposure to businesses in certain economic sectors such as manufacturing, real estate, financial services, insurance and healthcare, and weaknesses in those businesses may adversely impact Fifth Third’s business, results of operations or financial condition. Additionally, Fifth Third has a substantial portfolio of commercial and residential real estate loans and weaknesses in residential or commercial real estate markets may adversely impact Fifth Third’s business, results of operations or financial condition.

Certain industries, including segments of the healthcare industry (including skilled nursing, physician offices and surgery/outpatient centers) that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to struggle with recovery. Additionally, many other affected businesses that have reopened are experiencing increased costs and labor shortages, which create wide-ranging effects on several industries.

Problems encountered by financial institutions larger than or similar to Fifth Third could adversely affect financial markets generally and have direct and indirect adverse effects on Fifth Third.
Fifth Third has exposure to counterparties in the financial services industry and other industries and routinely executes transactions with such counterparties, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, investment banks, mutual and hedge funds and other institutional clients. Many of Fifth Third’s transactions with other financial institutions expose Fifth Third to credit risk in the event of default of a counterparty or client. In addition, Fifth Third’s credit risk may be affected when the collateral it holds cannot be realized or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the loan or derivative exposure. The commercial soundness of many financial institutions may be closely interrelated as a result of credit, trading, clearing or other relationships between the institutions. As a result, concerns about, or a default or threatened default by, one institution could lead to significant market-wide liquidity and credit problems, losses or defaults by other institutions. This is sometimes referred to as “systemic risk” and may adversely affect financial intermediaries, such as clearing agencies, clearing houses, banks, securities firms and exchanges, with which the Bancorp interacts on a daily basis, and therefore could adversely affect Fifth Third.

Inability to refinance in capital markets could cause a default that impacts Fifth Third borrowers.
Some Fifth Third customers rely on additional sources of capital from outside the Bancorp. If capital markets are disrupted or unavailable to these borrowers such that they cannot obtain funds for refinancing, those borrowers may experience a shortfall that would leave them unable to honor short-term and/or long-term obligations to the Bancorp.

LIQUIDITY RISKS

Fifth Third must maintain adequate sources of funding and liquidity.
Fifth Third must maintain adequate funding sources in the normal course of business to support its operations and fund outstanding liabilities, as well as meet regulatory expectations. Fifth Third primarily relies on bank deposits to be a low cost and stable source of funding for the loans it makes and the operation of its business. Core deposits, which include transaction deposits and certificates of deposit $250,000 or less, have historically provided Fifth Third with a sizeable source of relatively stable and low-cost funds (average core deposits funded 78% of average total assets for the year ending December 31, 2022). In addition to customer deposits, sources of liquidity include investments in the
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securities portfolio, Fifth Third’s sale or securitization of loans in secondary markets, the pledging of loans and investment securities to access secured borrowing facilities through the FHLB and the FRB, and Fifth Third’s ability to raise funds in money and capital markets.

Fifth Third’s liquidity and ability to fund and operate its business could be materially adversely affected by a variety of conditions and factors, including financial and credit market disruptions and volatility or a lack of market or customer confidence in financial markets in general similar to what occurred during the financial crisis in 2008 and early 2009, which may result in a loss of customer deposits or outflows of cash or collateral and/or ability to access capital markets on favorable terms.

Other conditions and factors that could materially adversely affect Fifth Third’s liquidity and funding include:
•a lack of market or customer confidence in Fifth Third or negative news about Fifth Third or the financial services industry generally, which also may result in a loss of customer deposits and/or negatively affect Fifth Third’s ability to access the capital markets;
•the loss of customer deposits due to competition from other banks or due to alternative investments;
•inability to sell or securitize loans or other assets;
•increased collateral requirements;
•increased regulatory requirements;
•reductions in one or more of Fifth Third’s credit ratings;
•increased utilization of revolving lines of credit by customers; and
•systematic failure of financial market utilities relied upon by Fifth Third to settle intrabank payment activity.

A reduction in Fifth Third’s credit rating could adversely affect its ability to borrow funds, including by raising the cost of borrowings substantially and could cause creditors and business counterparties to raise collateral requirements or take other actions that could adversely affect Fifth Third’s ability to raise capital. Many of the above conditions and factors may be caused by events over which Fifth Third has little or no control such as what occurred during the financial crisis. There can be no assurance that significant disruption and volatility in the financial markets will not occur again in the future.

Regulatory changes relating to liquidity and risk management may also negatively impact Fifth Third’s results of operations and competitive position. Various regulations have been adopted to impose more stringent liquidity requirements for large financial institutions, including Fifth Third. These regulations address, among other matters, liquidity stress testing and minimum liquidity requirements. The application of certain of these regulations to banking organizations, such as Fifth Third, have been modified, including in connection with the implementation of the Tailoring Rules in the EGRRCPA.

If Fifth Third is unable to continue to fund assets through customer bank deposits or access capital markets on favorable terms or if Fifth Third suffers an increase in borrowing costs or otherwise fails to manage liquidity effectively, Fifth Third’s liquidity, operating margins and financial results and condition may be materially adversely affected. Fifth Third may also need to raise additional capital and liquidity through the issuance of stock, which could dilute the ownership of existing stockholders, or reduce or even eliminate common stock dividends or share repurchases to preserve capital and liquidity.

Fifth Third and/or the holders of its securities could be adversely affected by unfavorable ratings from rating agencies.
Fifth Third’s ability to access the capital markets is important to its overall funding profile. This access is affected by the ratings assigned by rating agencies to Fifth Third, certain of its subsidiaries and particular classes of securities they issue. The interest rates that Fifth Third pays on its securities are also influenced by, among other things, the credit ratings that it, its subsidiaries and/or its securities receive from recognized rating agencies. A downgrade to Fifth Third or its subsidiaries’ credit rating could affect its ability to access the capital markets, increase its borrowing costs and negatively impact its profitability. A ratings downgrade to Fifth Third, its subsidiaries or their securities could also create obligations or liabilities of Fifth Third under the terms of its outstanding securities that could increase Fifth Third’s costs or otherwise have a negative effect on its results of operations or financial condition.

Additionally, a downgrade of the credit rating of any particular security issued by Fifth Third or its subsidiaries could negatively affect the ability of the holders of that security to sell the securities and the prices at which any such securities may be sold.

Other rating agencies may also take actions to downgrade their ratings of the securities issued by Fifth Third or its subsidiaries. There can be no assurances that Fifth Third or its subsidiaries will retain any specific rating from any specific rating agency.

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If Fifth Third is unable to maintain or grow its deposits, it may be subject to paying higher funding costs.
The total amount that Fifth Third pays for funding costs is dependent, in part, on Fifth Third’s ability to maintain or grow its deposits. If Fifth Third is unable to sufficiently maintain or grow its deposits to meet liquidity objectives, it may be subject to paying higher funding costs. Fifth Third competes with banks and other financial services companies for deposits. If competitors raise the rates they pay on deposits, Fifth Third’s funding costs may increase, either because Fifth Third raises rates to avoid losing deposits or because Fifth Third loses deposits and must rely on more expensive sources of funding. Also, customers typically move money from bank deposits to alternative investments during rising interest rate environments. Customers may also move noninterest-bearing deposits to interest-bearing accounts increasing the cost of those deposits. Checking and savings account balances and other forms of customer deposits may decrease when customers perceive alternative investments, such as the stock market, as providing a better risk/return trade-off. Fifth Third’s bank customers could take their money out of the Bank and put it in alternative investments, causing Fifth Third to lose a lower cost source of funding. Higher funding costs reduce Fifth Third’s net interest margin and net interest income.

The Bancorp’s ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries accounts for most of its revenue and could affect its liquidity and ability to pay dividends.
Fifth Third Bancorp is a separate and distinct legal entity from its subsidiaries. Fifth Third Bancorp typically receives substantially all of its revenue from dividends from its subsidiaries. These dividends are the principal source of funds to pay dividends on Fifth Third Bancorp’s stock and interest and principal on its debt. The ability of Fifth Third Bancorp’s subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments or distributions depends on their respective operating results and may be restricted by, among other things, regulatory constraints, prevailing economic conditions (including interest rates), and financial, business and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Fifth Third Bancorp. Various federal and/or state laws and regulations, as well as regulatory expectations, limit the amount of dividends that the Bancorp’s banking subsidiary and certain nonbank subsidiaries may pay to the Bancorp. Regulatory scrutiny of liquidity and capital levels at bank holding companies and insured depository institutions has resulted in increased regulatory focus on all aspects of capital planning, including dividends and other distributions to shareholders of banks such as the parent bank holding companies. In addition, Fifth Third Bancorp’s right to participate in a distribution of assets upon a subsidiary’s liquidation or reorganization is subject to the prior claims of that subsidiary’s creditors.

Regulatory limitations on the Bancorp’s ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries, economic conditions and other financial or business factors could have a material adverse effect on its liquidity and ability to pay dividends on stock or interest and principal on its debt and to engage in share repurchases. For further information, refer to Regulation and Supervision in Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

OPERATIONAL RISKS

Fifth Third is exposed to cyber security risks that create both operational and reputational risk for the Bank and its customers across all lines of business.
In today’s digital world, more and more of Fifth Third’s business is conducted primarily via digital and mobile technology and information management systems. This includes the use of cloud computing, digital applications and third-party providers that host and store sensitive employee and customer information. Failures, interruptions of service or breaches in the security of these environments occur across the financial services industry with some frequency and, if a material event of this nature occurred at Fifth Third or one of its third-party providers, this could result in disruptions to Fifth Third’s accounting, deposit, lending and other systems, and adversely affect its customer relationships. While Fifth Third heavily invests in information security, technical resiliency, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, and has policies and procedures designed to detect, limit, and prevent the impact of these possible events, there can be no assurance that any such failure, interruption or security breach will not occur or, if any does occur, that it can be remediated in such a way to eliminate the risk.

There will always be efforts on the part of threat actors to breach information security at financial institutions or with respect to financial transactions. There have been several recent instances involving financial services, credit bureaus and consumer-based companies reporting the unauthorized disclosure of client or customer information or the destruction or theft of corporate data, by both private individuals and foreign governments. In addition, because the techniques used to cause such security breaches change frequently, often are not recognized until launched against a target and may originate from less regulated and remote areas around the world, Fifth Third may be unable to proactively address these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. Despite Fifth Third’s efforts to prevent a cyber-attack, a successful cyber-attack could persist for an extended period of time before being detected, and, following detection, it could take considerable time for Fifth Third to obtain full and reliable information about the cyber security incident and the extent, amount and type of information compromised. During the course of an investigation, Fifth Third may not necessarily know the full effects of the incident or how to remediate it, and actions and decisions that are taken or made in an effort to mitigate risk may further increase the costs and other negative consequences of the incident. Furthermore, financial services companies are regularly the target of cyber-attacks such as distributed denial of service attacks and ransomware attacks. The unintentional or willful acts or omissions of employees also remains the primary avenue through which threat actors attempt to gain access to company networks, information systems and data.

An emerging risk is the use of third- and fourth-party providers to host critical data and platforms for Fifth Third, or in some cases provide IT services to Fifth Third domestically and internationally. Fifth Third must make investments in its ability to oversee third- and fourth-party
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providers and its failure to do so could result in customer losses, operational issues, litigation, regulatory actions and reputational loss. Industry trends are moving more to cloud providers, Software as a Service partners and hosted platforms that traditionally resided inside Fifth Third’s firewall and data centers. These emerging risks are further heightened through the increasing use of near real-time money movement solutions such as Zelle, and increase the difficulty to detect, prevent and recover fraudulent transactions. These emerging risks are increasing the costs of Fifth Third’s investment in technology and cyber security and require further investment in cyber-related and data loss event insurance which Fifth Third has in place. Though Fifth Third has insurance against some cyber security risks and attacks, it may not be sufficient to offset the impact of a material loss event. Future investment in these areas could have higher than expected costs and/or result in operating inefficiencies, which could increase the costs associated with the implementation as well as ongoing operations.

If personal, confidential or proprietary information of customers or clients in the Bancorp’s or such vendors’ or other third-parties’ possession were to be mishandled or misused, the Bancorp could suffer significant regulatory consequences, reputational damage and financial loss.

Fifth Third relies on its systems and certain third-party service providers and certain failures (including those driven by climate-related weather events) could materially adversely affect operations.
Fifth Third’s operations, including its financial and accounting systems, use computer systems and telecommunications networks operated by both Fifth Third and third-party service providers. Fifth Third may not be sufficiently resilient and may not recover from significant operational events in a timely manner which could create operational and reputational risks. Additionally, Fifth Third collects, processes and stores sensitive consumer data by utilizing those and other systems and networks. Fifth Third has security, backup and recovery systems in place, as well as a business continuity plan to ensure the systems will not be inoperable. Fifth Third also has security to prevent unauthorized access to the systems. In addition, Fifth Third requires its third-party service providers to maintain similar controls. However, Fifth Third cannot be certain that the measures will be successful.

A security breach in these systems or the loss or corruption of confidential information such as business results, transaction records and related information could adversely impact Fifth Third’s ability to provide timely and accurate financial information in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, which could result in sanctions from regulatory authorities, significant reputational harm and the loss of customer confidence in Fifth Third. Additionally, security breaches or the loss, theft or corruption of customer information such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, account balances or other information could result in losses by Fifth Third's customers, litigation, regulatory sanctions, lost customers and revenue, increased costs and significant reputational harm.

Fifth Third’s necessary dependence upon automated systems to record and process its transaction volume poses the risk that technical system flaws or employee errors, tampering or manipulation of those systems will result in losses and may be difficult to detect. Fifth Third may also be subject to disruptions of its operating systems arising from events that are beyond its control (for example, computer viruses or electrical or telecommunications outages).

Third-party service providers with which the Bancorp does business both domestically and offshore, as well as vendors and other third parties with which the Bancorp’s customers do business, can also be sources of operational risk to the Bancorp, particularly where processes are highly concentrated or activities of customers are beyond the Bancorp’s security and control systems, such as through the use of the internet, personal computers, tablets, smart phones and other mobile services. Security breaches affecting the Bancorp’s customers, or systems breakdowns or failures, security breaches or employee misconduct affecting such other third-party service providers, may require the Bancorp to take steps to protect the integrity of its own operational systems or to safeguard confidential information of the Bancorp or its customers, thereby increasing the Bancorp’s operational costs and potentially diminishing customer satisfaction. If personal, confidential or proprietary information of customers or clients in the Bancorp’s or such vendors’ or other third parties’ possession were to be mishandled or misused, the Bancorp could suffer significant regulatory consequences, reputational damage and financial loss. Such mishandling or misuse could include circumstances where, for example, such information was erroneously provided to parties who are not permitted to have the information, either through the fault of the Bancorp’s systems, employees or counterparties, or where such information was intercepted or otherwise compromised by threat actors. The Bancorp may be subject to disruptions of its operating systems arising from events that are wholly or partially beyond the Bancorp’s control, which may include, for example, security breaches; electrical or telecommunications outages; failures of computer components or servers or other damage to the Bancorp’s property or assets; natural disasters or severe weather conditions; health emergencies; or events arising from local or larger-scale political events, including outbreaks of hostilities or terrorist acts. While the Bancorp believes that its current business continuity plans are both sufficient and adequate, there can be no assurance that such plans will fully mitigate all potential business continuity risks to the Bancorp or its customers and clients.

Any failures or disruptions of the Bancorp’s systems or operations could give rise to losses in service to customers and clients, adversely affect the Bancorp’s business and results of operations by subjecting the Bancorp to losses or liability, or require the Bancorp to expend significant resources to correct the failure or disruption, as well as by exposing the Bancorp to reputational harm, litigation, regulatory fines or penalties or losses not covered by insurance. The Bancorp could also be adversely affected if it loses access to information or services from a third-party service provider as a result of a security breach or system or operational failure, or disruption affecting the third-party service provider. Fifth Third’s insurance may be inadequate to compensate for failures by, or affecting, third-party service providers upon which Fifth Third relies.

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Fifth Third may not be able to effectively manage organizational changes and implement key initiatives in a timely fashion, or at all, due to competing priorities which could adversely affect its business, results of operations, financial condition and reputation.
Fifth Third is subject to rapid changes in technology, regulation and product innovation, and faces intense competition for customers, sources of revenue, capital, services, qualified employees and other essential business resources. In order to meet these challenges, Fifth Third is or may be engaged in numerous critical strategic initiatives at the same time. Accomplishing these initiatives may be complex, time intensive and require significant financial, technological, management and other resources. These initiatives may consume management’s attention and may compete for limited resources. In addition, organizational changes may need to be implemented throughout Fifth Third as a result of the new products, services, partnerships and processes that arise from the execution of these various strategic initiatives. Fifth Third may have difficulty managing these organizational changes and executing these initiatives effectively in a timely fashion, or at all. Fifth Third’s failure to do so could expose it to litigation or regulatory action and may damage Fifth Third’s business, results of operations, financial condition and reputation.

Fifth Third may not be able to successfully implement future information technology system enhancements, which could adversely affect Fifth Third’s business operations and profitability.
Fifth Third invests significant resources in information technology system enhancements in order to provide functionality and security at an appropriate level for ongoing product development and process re-engineering. Fifth Third may not be able to successfully implement and integrate future system enhancements, which could adversely impact the ability to provide timely and accurate financial information in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, which could result in sanctions from regulatory authorities. Such sanctions could include fines and result in reputational harm and have other negative effects. Failure to properly utilize system enhancements that are implemented in the future could result in impairment charges that adversely impact Fifth Third’s financial condition and results of operations and could result in significant costs to remediate or replace the defective components. In addition, Fifth Third may incur significant training, licensing, maintenance, consulting and amortization expenses during and after systems implementations, and any such costs may continue for an extended period of time. A failure to maintain or enhance Fifth Third’s competitive position with respect to technology, whether because of a failure to anticipate client expectations or other necessary changes, a failure in the performance of technological developments or an untimely roll out of developments, may cause Fifth Third to lose market share or incur additional expense.

Fifth Third’s framework for managing risks may not be effective in mitigating its risk and loss.
Fifth Third’s risk management framework seeks to mitigate risk and loss. Fifth Third has established processes and procedures intended to identify, measure, monitor, report and manage the types of risk to which it is subject, including liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, price risk, legal and regulatory compliance risk, strategic risk, reputational risk and operational risk related to its employees, systems and vendors, among others. Fifth Third also considers the physical and transition risks arising from climate change to be transverse risk drivers that impact all of these material risks and have therefore integrated climate change considerations into its risk management framework. Any system of control and any system to reduce risk exposure, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. A failure in Fifth Third’s internal controls could have a significant negative impact not only on its earnings, but also on the perception that customers, regulators and investors may have of Fifth Third. Fifth Third continues to devote a significant amount of effort, time and resources to improving its controls and ensuring compliance with complex regulations.

Additionally, instruments, systems and strategies used to hedge or otherwise manage exposure to various types of interest rate, price, legal and regulatory compliance, credit, liquidity, operational and business risks and enterprise-wide risk could be less effective than anticipated. As a result, Fifth Third may not be able to effectively mitigate its risk exposures in particular market environments or against particular types of risk. If Fifth Third’s risk management framework proves ineffective, Fifth Third could incur litigation, negative regulatory consequences, reputational damages among other adverse consequences and Fifth Third could suffer unexpected losses that may affect its financial condition or results of operations.

Fifth Third may experience losses related to fraud, theft or violence.
Fifth Third has experienced, and may experience again in the future, losses incurred due to customer or employee fraud, theft or physical violence. Additionally, physical violence may negatively affect Fifth Third’s key personnel, facilities or systems. These losses may be material and negatively affect Fifth Third’s results of operations, financial condition or prospects. These losses could also lead to significant reputational risks and other effects. The industry fraud threat continues to evolve, including but not limited to, card fraud, check fraud, electronic fraud, wire fraud, social engineering and phishing attacks for identity theft and account takeover. Nationally, reported incidents of fraud and other financial crimes have increased. Increased use of the internet and telecommunications technologies (including mobile devices) to conduct financial and other business transactions and operations, coupled with the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, perpetrators of fraud, hackers, terrorists and others increases Fifth Third’s security risks. Fifth Third continues to invest in fraud prevention in the forms of people and systems designed to prevent, detect and mitigate the customer and financial impacts.

Fifth Third could suffer if it fails to attract and retain skilled personnel.
Fifth Third’s success depends, in large part, on its ability to attract and retain key individuals. Competition for qualified candidates in the activities and markets that Fifth Third serves is intense, which may increase Fifth Third’s expenses and may result in Fifth Third not being
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able to hire candidates or retain them. If Fifth Third is not able to hire qualified candidates or retain its key personnel, Fifth Third may be unable to execute its business strategies and may suffer adverse consequences to its business, operations and financial condition.

Compensation paid by financial institutions such as Fifth Third is heavily regulated, particularly under Dodd-Frank, which affects the amount and form of compensation Fifth Third pays to hire and retain talented employees. If Fifth Third is unable to attract and retain qualified employees, or do so at rates necessary to maintain its competitive position, or if compensation costs required to attract and retain employees become more expensive, Fifth Third’s performance, including its competitive position, could be materially adversely affected.

Fifth Third may experience operational disruption from the effects of climate change.
Fifth Third faces operational risk from the effects of climate change as an increase in severe weather may cause closures, damage to infrastructure, or damage to Fifth Third’s physical locations that may disrupt the physical operation of the Bancorp. These interruptions may impair Fifth Third’s ability to operate and may interfere with its ability to carry out business and serve clients and customers.

LEGAL AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE RISKS

Fifth Third and/or its affiliates are or may become involved from time to time in information-gathering requests, investigations and litigation, regulatory or other enforcement proceedings by various governmental regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities, as well as self-regulatory agencies which may lead to adverse consequences.
Fifth Third and/or its affiliates are or may become involved from time to time in information-gathering requests, reviews, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal) by governmental regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities, as well as self-regulatory agencies, regarding their respective customers and businesses, as well as their sales practices, data security, product offerings, compensation practices and other compliance issues. Also, a violation of law or regulation by another financial institution may give rise to an inquiry or investigation by regulators or other authorities of the same or similar practices by Fifth Third. In addition, the complexity of the federal and state regulatory and enforcement regimes in the U.S. means that a single event or topic may give rise to numerous and overlapping investigations and regulatory proceedings. Furthermore, Fifth Third and certain of its directors and officers have been named from time to time as defendants in various class actions and other litigation relating to Fifth Third’s business and activities, as well as regulatory or other enforcement proceedings. Past, present and future litigation have included or could include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. Enforcement authorities may seek admissions of wrongdoing and, in some cases, criminal pleas as part of the resolutions of matters and any such resolution of a matter involving Fifth Third which could lead to increased exposure to private litigation, could adversely affect Fifth Third’s reputation and could result in limitations on Fifth Third’s ability to do business in certain jurisdictions.

Each of the matters described above may result in material adverse consequences, including without limitation, adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions or other actions, amendments and/or restatements of Fifth Third’s SEC filings and/or financial statements, as applicable, and/or determinations of material weaknesses in its disclosure controls and procedures. In addition, responding to information-gathering requests, reviews, investigations and proceedings, regardless of the ultimate outcome of the matter, could be time-consuming and expensive.

Like other large financial institutions and companies, Fifth Third is also subject to risk from potential employee misconduct, including non-compliance with policies and improper use or disclosure of confidential information. Substantial legal liability or significant regulatory or other enforcement action against Fifth Third could materially adversely affect its business, financial condition or results of operations and/or cause significant reputational harm to its business. The outcome of lawsuits and regulatory proceedings may be difficult to predict or estimate. Although Fifth Third establishes accruals for legal proceedings when information related to the loss contingencies represented by those matters indicates both that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, Fifth Third does not have accruals for all legal proceedings where it faces a risk of loss. In addition, due to the inherent subjectivity of the assessments and unpredictability of the outcome of legal proceedings, amounts accrued may not represent the ultimate loss to Fifth Third from the legal proceedings in question. Thus, Fifth Third’s ultimate losses may be higher, and possibly significantly so, than the amounts accrued for legal loss contingencies, which could adversely affect Fifth Third’s results of operations.

In addition, there has been a trend of public settlements with governmental agencies that may adversely affect other financial institutions, to the extent such settlements are used as a template for future settlements. The uncertain regulatory enforcement environment makes it difficult to estimate probable losses, which can lead to substantial disparities between legal reserves and actual settlements or penalties.

For further information on specific legal and regulatory proceedings, refer to Note 19 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fifth Third may be required to repurchase residential mortgage loans or reimburse investors and others as a result of breaches in contractual representations and warranties.
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period (usually 60 days or less) after Fifth Third receives notice of the breach. Contracts for residential mortgage loan sales to the GSEs include various types of specific remedies and penalties that could be applied to inadequate responses to repurchase requests. As a result, Fifth Third has established reserves in its consolidated financial statements for probable losses related to the residential mortgage loans it has sold. If economic conditions or the housing market deteriorate or future investor repurchase demand and Fifth Third’s success at appealing such repurchase requests differ from expectations, Fifth Third could have increased repurchase obligations and increased loss severity on repurchases, requiring material additions to the repurchase reserve. Due to uncertainties relating to these factors, there can be no assurance that the reserves Fifth Third establishes will be adequate or that the total amount of losses incurred will not have a material adverse effect on Fifth Third’s financial condition or results of operations.

Fifth Third is subject to extensive governmental regulation which could adversely impact Fifth Third or the businesses in which Fifth Third is engaged.
Government regulation and legislation subject Fifth Third and other financial institutions to restrictions, oversight and/or costs that may have an impact on Fifth Third’s business, financial condition, results of operations or the price of its common stock.

Fifth Third is subject to extensive federal and state regulation, supervision and legislation that govern almost all aspects of its operations and limit the businesses in which Fifth Third may engage. These laws and regulations may change from time to time and are primarily intended for the protection of consumers, borrowers and depositors and are not designed to protect security-holders. In the past decade, the scope of the laws and regulations and the intensity of the supervision to which Fifth Third is subject increased in response to the 2008-2009 financial crisis as well as other factors such as technological and market changes. Compliance with these laws and regulations has resulted in and will continue to result in additional costs, which could be significant, and may have a material and adverse effect on Fifth Third’s results of operations. In addition, if Fifth Third does not appropriately comply with current or future legislation and regulations, especially those that apply to its consumer operations, which has been an area of heightened focus, Fifth Third may be subject to fines, penalties or judgments, or material regulatory restrictions on its businesses, which could adversely affect operations and, in turn, financial results. Additionally, actions by regulatory agencies or significant litigation against Fifth Third could cause it to devote significant time and resources to defending itself and may lead to penalties that materially affect Fifth Third and its shareholders. Future changes in laws or regulations (including tax laws and regulations such as the Inflation Reduction Act) or their interpretations or enforcement may also be materially adverse to Fifth Third and its shareholders or may require Fifth Third to expend significant time and resources to comply with such requirements. In addition, as climate change issues become more prevalent, the U.S. and foreign governments are beginning to respond to these issues. The increasing government focus on climate change may result in new environmental regulations, including disclosure required by the SEC, that could result in additional compliance costs.

The Biden Administration has sought to implement a regulatory agenda that is significantly different than that of the Trump Administration. This agenda could include a heightened focus on the risks arising from climate change, fair lending, consumer protection, Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering requirements, topics related to social equity, executive compensation, and increased capital and liquidity, as well as limits on share buybacks and dividends. In addition, mergers and acquisitions could be hindered by increased antitrust and other regulatory scrutiny. Reform proposals are also expected for the short-term wholesale markets. It is uncertain which, if any, of these policies would be implemented and what their impact would be on Fifth Third.

Fifth Third cannot predict whether any pending or future legislation will be adopted or the substance and impact of any such new legislation on Fifth Third. Changes in regulation and supervisory and enforcement focus could affect Fifth Third in a substantial way and could have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, legislation or regulatory reform could affect the behaviors of third parties that Fifth Third deals within the course of business, such as rating agencies, insurance companies and investors.

In addition, changes in laws or regulations that affect Fifth Third’s customers and business partners could negatively affect Fifth Third’s revenues and expenses. Certain changes in laws such as tax law reforms that impose limitations on the deductibility of interest may decrease the demand for Fifth Third’s products or services and could negatively affect its revenues and results of operations. Other changes in laws or regulations could cause Fifth Third’s third-party service providers and other vendors to increase the prices they charge to Fifth Third and negatively affect Fifth Third’s expenses and financial results.

Fifth Third could suffer from unauthorized use of intellectual property.
Fifth Third develops for itself, and licenses from others, intellectual property for use in conducting its business. This intellectual property has been, and may be, subject to misappropriation or infringement by third parties as well as claims that Fifth Third’s use of certain technology or other intellectual property infringes on rights owned by others. Fifth Third has been, and may be, subject to disputes and/or litigation concerning these claims and could be held responsible for significant damages covering past activities and substantial fees to continue to engage in these activities in the future. Fifth Third may also be unable to acquire rights to use certain intellectual property that is important for its business and may be unable to effectively engage in critical business activities. If Fifth Third is unable to protect or acquire rights to use intellectual property it owns or licenses, it may lose certain competitive advantages, incur expenses and/or lose revenue and may suffer harm to its business results and financial condition.

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Fifth Third is subject to various regulatory requirements that may limit its operations and potential growth.
Under federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the safety and soundness of insured depository institutions and their holding companies, the FRB, the FDIC, the CFPB and the OCC have the authority to compel or restrict certain actions by the Bancorp and the Bank. The Bancorp and the Bank are subject to such supervisory authority and, more generally, must, in certain instances, obtain prior regulatory approval before engaging in certain activities or corporate decisions. There can be no assurance that such approvals, if required, would be forthcoming or that such approvals would be granted in a timely manner. Failure to receive any such approval, if required, could limit or impair the Bancorp’s operations, restrict its growth, ability to compete, innovate or participate in industry consolidation and/or affect its dividend policy. Such actions and activities that may be subject to prior approval include, but are not limited to, increasing dividends or other capital distributions by the Bancorp or the Bank, entering into a merger or acquisition transaction, acquiring or establishing new branches, and entering into certain new businesses.

Failure by the Bancorp or the Bank to meet the applicable eligibility requirements for FHC status (including capital and management requirements and that the Bank maintain at least a “Satisfactory” CRA rating) may result in restrictions on certain activities of the Bancorp, including the commencement of new activities and mergers with or acquisitions of other financial institutions and could ultimately result in the loss of FHC status.

Fifth Third and other financial institutions are subject to scrutiny from government authorities, including bank regulatory authorities, stemming from broader systemic regulatory concerns, including with respect to stress testing, liquidity and capital levels, asset quality, provisioning, AML/BSA, fair lending, consumer compliance and other prudential matters and efforts to ensure that financial institutions take steps to improve their risk management and prevent future crises.

In this regard, government authorities, including the bank regulatory agencies and law enforcement, are also pursuing aggressive enforcement actions with respect to compliance and other legal matters involving financial activities, which heightens the risks associated with actual and perceived compliance failures and may also adversely affect Fifth Third’s ability to enter into certain transactions or engage in certain activities, or obtain necessary regulatory approvals in connection therewith. The government enforcement authority includes, among other things, the ability to assess significant civil or criminal monetary penalties, fines, or restitution; to issue cease and desist or removal orders; and to initiate injunctive actions against banking organizations and institution-affiliated parties. These enforcement actions may be initiated for violations of laws and regulations and unsafe or unsound practices.

In some cases, regulatory agencies may take supervisory actions that may not be publicly disclosed, which restrict or limit a financial institution. Finally, as part of Fifth Third’s regular examination process, the Bancorp and the Bank’s respective regulators may advise it and its banking subsidiary to operate under various restrictions as a prudential matter. Such supervisory actions or restrictions, if and in whatever manner imposed, could negatively affect Fifth Third’s ability to engage in new activities and certain transactions, as well as have a material adverse effect on Fifth Third’s business and results of operations and may not be publicly disclosed.

Fifth Third could face serious negative consequences if its third-party service providers, business partners or investments fail to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations.
Fifth Third is expected to oversee the legal and regulatory compliance of its business endeavors, including those performed by third-party service providers, business partners, other vendors and certain companies in which Fifth Third has invested. Legal authorities and regulators could hold Fifth Third responsible for failures by these parties to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations. These failures could expose Fifth Third to significant litigation or regulatory action that could limit its activities or impose significant fines or other financial losses. Additionally, Fifth Third could be subject to significant litigation from consumers or other parties harmed by these failures and could suffer significant losses of business and revenue, as well as reputational harm as a result of these failures.

As a regulated entity, the Bancorp is subject to certain capital requirements that may limit its operations, potential growth and ability to pay or increase dividends on its common stock or to repurchase its capital stock.
As a BHC and an FHC, the Bancorp is subject to the comprehensive, consolidated supervision and regulation of the FRB, including risk-based and leverage capital requirements, investment practices, dividend policy and growth. The Bancorp must maintain certain risk-based and leverage capital ratios as required by the FRB which can change depending upon general economic conditions and the Bancorp’s particular condition, risk profile and growth plans. Compliance with the capital requirements, including leverage ratios, may limit operations that require the intensive use of capital and could adversely affect the Bancorp’s ability to expand or maintain present business levels.

Failure by the Bank to meet applicable capital requirements could subject it to a variety of enforcement actions available to the federal regulatory authorities. These include limitations on the ability of the Bancorp to pay dividends and/or repurchase shares, the issuance by the regulatory authority of a capital directive to increase capital, loss of FHC status and the termination of deposit insurance by the FDIC.

The Bancorp is subject to the stress capital buffer requirement and must maintain capital ratios above its buffered minimum (regulatory minimum plus stress capital buffer) in order to avoid certain limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonuses to executive officers. The FRB uses the supervisory stress test to determine the Bancorp’s stress capital buffer, subject to a floor of 2.5%. The Bancorp’s stress capital buffer requirement has been 2.5% since the introduction of this framework and was most recently affirmed as part of the FRB’s 2022 supervisory stress test for the period from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023, based on the Bancorp’s 2022 supervisory stress
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testing results, subject to potential adjustments by the FRB. Further changes to applicable capital and liquidity requirements could result in unexpected or new limitations on the Bancorp’s ability to pay dividends and engage in share repurchases.

Regulation of Fifth Third by the CFTC imposes additional operational and compliance costs.
The CFTC and SEC are primarily responsible for regulation of the U.S. derivatives markets. While most of the provisions related to derivatives markets are now in effect, several additional requirements await final regulations from the relevant regulatory agencies for derivatives, including the CFTC and the SEC. As a result of this regulatory regime, the CFTC has a meaningful supervisory role with respect to some of Fifth Third’s businesses. The Bank is provisionally registered as a swap dealer with the CFTC and is subject to certain requirements, including real time trade reporting and robust record keeping requirements, business conduct requirements (including daily valuations, disclosure of material risks associated with swaps and disclosure of material incentives and conflicts of interest) and mandatory clearing and exchange trading of certain swaps designated by the relevant regulatory agencies as required to be cleared. Fifth Third’s derivatives activity is also subject to the U.S. banking regulators’ margin and segregation requirements for uncleared swaps. These requirements collectively impose implementation and ongoing compliance burdens on Fifth Third and introduce additional legal risk, including as a result of antifraud and anti-manipulation provisions and private rights of action. These rules raise the costs and liquidity burden associated with Fifth Third’s derivatives activities and could have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations. For more information, refer to Regulation and Supervision—Derivatives in Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Deposit insurance premiums levied against the Bank may increase if the number of bank failures increase or the cost of resolving failed banks increases.
The FDIC maintains a Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) to protect insured depositors in the event of bank failures. The DIF is funded by fees assessed on insured depository institutions including the Bank. Future deposit premiums paid by the Bank depend on FDIC rules, which are subject to change, the level of the DIF and the magnitude and cost of future bank failures. The Bank may be required to pay significantly higher FDIC premiums if market developments change such that the DIF balance is reduced or the FDIC changes its rules to require higher premiums.

If an orderly liquidation of a systemically important BHC or non-bank financial company were triggered, Fifth Third could face assessments for the Orderly Liquidation Fund.
Dodd-Frank created authority for the orderly liquidation of systemically important BHCs and non-bank financial companies and is based on the FDIC’s bank resolution model. The Secretary of the U.S. Treasury may trigger liquidation under this authority only after consultation with the President of the United States and after receiving a recommendation from the board of the FDIC and the FRB upon a two-thirds vote. Liquidation proceedings will be funded by the Orderly Liquidation Fund established under Dodd-Frank, which will borrow from the U.S. Treasury and impose risk-based assessments on covered financial companies. Risk-based assessments would be made, first, on entities that received more in the resolution than they would have received in the liquidation to the extent of such excess and second, if necessary, on, among others, bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more, such as Fifth Third. Any such assessments may adversely affect Fifth Third’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

MARKET RISKS: INTEREST RATE RISKS AND PRICE RISKS

The replacement of LIBOR could adversely affect Fifth Third’s revenue or expenses and the value of those assets or obligations.
London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and certain other “benchmarks” are the subject of recent national, international and other regulatory guidance and proposals for reform. These reforms may cause such benchmarks to perform differently than in the past or have other consequences which cannot be predicted. On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, publicly announced that it would stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021. Since then, central banks around the world, including the Federal Reserve, have commissioned working groups of market participants and official sector representatives with the goal of finding suitable replacements for LIBOR.

On March 5, 2021, the FCA and ICE Benchmark Administration, Limited announced that the publication of the one-week and two-month U.S. Dollar (“USD”) LIBOR maturities and non-USD LIBOR maturities would cease immediately after December 31, 2021, with the remaining USD LIBOR maturities ceasing immediately after June 30, 2023. In the United States, the Alternative Rates Reference Committee (the “ARRC”), a group of market participants convened in 2014 to help ensure a successful transition away from USD LIBOR, identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as its preferred alternative rate. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities, given the depth and robustness of the U.S. Treasury repurchase market. The composition and characteristics of SOFR are not the same as those of LIBOR, and SOFR is fundamentally different from LIBOR for two key reasons: (1) SOFR is a secured rate, while LIBOR is an unsecured rate, and (2) SOFR is an overnight rate, while LIBOR is a forward-looking rate that represents interbank funding over different maturities. Notably, other countries are introducing their own local-currency-denominated alternative reference rates for short-term lending, such as the Sterling Overnight Index Average (“SONIA”), the Swiss Average Rate Overnight (“SARON”), and the Tokyo Overnight Average Rate (“TONAR”), among others. On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act (the “LIBOR Act”) into law. The LIBOR Act offers a federal solution for transitioning legacy instruments that lack sufficient provisions addressing LIBOR’s cessation by outlining a uniform process to govern the transition from LIBOR to a replacement rate. The LIBOR Act also establishes a safe harbor for lenders, shielding lenders from litigation as a result of their choice of a replacement rate (such as SOFR) per FRB recommendations. On December 16, 2022, the FRB issued its final regulations which carry out the terms of the LIBOR Act. These regulations: (i) address the applicability of the LIBOR Act to various LIBOR contracts, (ii) identify the
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FRB-selected benchmark replacements for various types of LIBOR contracts, (iii) include certain benchmark replacement conforming changes, (iv) address the issue of preemption and (v) provide other clarifications, definitions and information. The regulations will become effective on February 27, 2023, which is thirty (30) days after the regulations were published in the Federal Register.

The market transition away from LIBOR to an alternative reference rate, such as SOFR, is complex and subjects Fifth Third to financial, legal and operational risks. In particular, any such transition could:
•adversely affect the interest rates paid or received on, and the revenue and expenses associated with, the Bancorp’s floating rate obligations, loans, deposits, derivatives and other financial instruments tied to LIBOR rates, or other securities or financial arrangements given LIBOR’s role in determining market interest rates globally;
•adversely affect the value of the Bancorp’s floating rate obligations, loans, deposits, derivatives and other financial instruments tied to LIBOR rates, or other securities or financial arrangements given LIBOR’s role in determining market interest rates globally;
•prompt inquiries or other actions from regulators in respect of the Bancorp’s preparation and readiness for the replacement of LIBOR with an alternative reference rate;
•result in disputes, litigation or other actions with counterparties regarding the interpretation and enforceability of certain fallback language in LIBOR-based securities; and
•require the transition to or development of appropriate systems and analytics to effectively transition the Bancorp’s risk management processes from LIBOR-based products to those based on the applicable alternative pricing benchmark, such as SOFR or reformed SONIA.

The manner and impact of this transition, as well as the effect of these developments on Fifth Third’s funding costs, loan and investment and trading securities portfolios, asset-liability management, and business, is uncertain.

Weakness in the U.S. economy, including within Fifth Third’s geographic footprint, has adversely affected Fifth Third in the past and may adversely affect Fifth Third in the future.
Fifth Third has been, and will continue to be, impacted by general business and economic conditions in the United States. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates, inflation, money supply, political issues, legislative and regulatory changes, fluctuations in both debt and equity capital markets, broad trends in industry and finance, unemployment and the strength of the U.S. economy and the local economies in which Fifth Third operates, all of which are beyond Fifth Third’s control. Deterioration or continued weakness in any of these conditions could result in a decrease in demand for Fifth Third’s products and services.

Worldwide financial markets have recently experienced periods of extraordinary disruption and volatility, which have been driven by factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine conflict, resulting in heightened credit risk, reduced valuation of investments, decreased economic activity, heightened risk of cyberattacks, and inflation. Moreover, many companies have experienced reduced liquidity and uncertainty as to their ability to raise capital during such periods of market disruption and volatility. In the event that these conditions recur or result in a prolonged economic downturn, Fifth Third’s results of operations, financial position and/or liquidity could be materially and adversely affected. These market conditions may affect the Bancorp’s ability to access debt and equity capital markets. In addition, as a result of recent financial and political events, Fifth Third may face increased regulation. Many of the other risk factors discussed in this Risk Factors section identify risks that result from, or are impacted by, a financial economic downturn. These include risks related to Fifth Third’s investments portfolio, the competitive environment and regulatory developments.

Global and domestic political, social and economic uncertainties and changes may adversely affect Fifth Third.
Global financial markets, including the United States, face political and economic uncertainties (such as recent budget deficit concerns and political conflict over legislation to raise the U.S. government’s debt limit) that may delay investment and hamper economic activity. International events such as trade disputes, separatist movements, leadership changes and political and military conflicts (such as the ongoing military tension between Russia and Ukraine) could adversely affect global financial activity and markets and could negatively affect the U.S. economy. Additionally, the FRB and other major central banks have begun the process of removing or reducing monetary accommodation, increasing the risk of recession and may also negatively impact asset values and credit spreads that were impacted by extraordinary monetary stimulus. These potential negative effects on financial markets and economic activity could lead to reduced revenues, increased costs, increased credit risks and volatile markets, could adversely impact Fifth Third’s ability to raise liquidity via money and capital markets, and could negatively impact Fifth Third’s businesses, results of operations and financial condition.

Changes in interest rates could affect Fifth Third’s income and cash flows.
Fifth Third’s income and cash flows depend to a great extent on the difference between the interest rates earned on interest-earning assets such as loans and investment securities and the interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and borrowings. These rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond Fifth Third’s control, including general economic conditions in the U.S. or abroad and the policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies (in particular, the FRB). Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates and inflation, could influence the origination of loans, the prepayment speed of loans, the purchase of investments, the generation of deposits and the rates received on loans and investment securities and paid on deposits or other sources of funding as well as customers’ ability to repay loans. For example, a tightening of the money supply by the FRB could reduce the demand for a borrower’s products and services. This could adversely affect the borrower’s earnings and ability to repay a loan, which could have a material adverse effect on Fifth Third’s financial condition and results of operations. The impact of these changes may be magnified if Fifth Third does not effectively manage the relative sensitivity of its assets and liabilities to changes in market interest rates. Fluctuations in these areas may adversely affect
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Fifth Third, its customers and its shareholders. In response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences, the FRB lowered its target for the federal funds rate to a range of 0% to 0.25%, but a recent pronounced rise in inflation has prompted the FRB to raise certain benchmark interest rates to combat it. As inflation increases and market interest rates rise, the value of Fifth Third’s investment securities, particularly those that have fixed rates or longer maturities, could decrease. Increasing rates would also increase debt service requirements for some of Fifth Third’s borrowers and may adversely affect those borrowers’ ability to pay as contractually obligated and could result in additional delinquencies or charge-offs. Further, the increase in market interest rates is likely to reduce Fifth Third’s loan origination volume, particularly refinance volume, and/or reduce its interest rate spread, which could have an adverse effect on Fifth Third’s profitability and results of operations. Conversely, a lowering in interest rates would likely further reduce the interest Fifth Third earns on loans and other earning assets. Fifth Third cannot predict the nature or timing of future changes in monetary policies or the precise effects that they may have on Fifth Third’s activities and financial results.

Changes and trends in the capital markets may affect Fifth Third’s income and cash flows.
Fifth Third enters into and maintains trading and investment positions in the capital markets on its own behalf and manages investment positions on behalf of its customers. These investment positions include derivative financial instruments. The revenues and profits Fifth Third derives from managing proprietary and customer trading and investment positions are dependent on market prices. Market changes and trends may result in a decline in wealth and asset management revenue or investment or trading losses that may impact Fifth Third. Losses on behalf of its customers could expose Fifth Third to reputational issues, litigation, credit risks or loss of revenue from those clients and customers. Additionally, losses in Fifth Third’s trading and investment positions could lead to a loss with respect to those investments and may adversely affect Fifth Third’s income, cash flows and funding costs.

Fifth Third’s stock price is volatile.
Fifth Third’s stock price has been volatile in the past and several factors could cause the price to fluctuate substantially in the future. These factors include, without limitation:
•actual or anticipated variations in earnings;
•changes in analysts’ recommendations or projections;
•Fifth Third’s announcements of developments related to its businesses;
•operating and stock performance of other companies deemed to be peers;
•actions by government regulators and changes in the regulatory regime;
•new technology used or services offered by traditional and non-traditional competitors;
•news reports of trends, concerns and other issues related to the financial services industry;
•U.S. and global economic conditions;
•natural disasters;
•geopolitical conditions such as acts or threats of terrorism, military conflicts and withdrawal from the EU by EU member countries.

The price for shares of Fifth Third’s common stock may fluctuate significantly in the future, and these fluctuations may be unrelated to Fifth Third’s performance. General market price declines or market volatility in the future could adversely affect the price for shares of Fifth Third’s common stock and the current market price of such shares may not be indicative of future market prices.

Fifth Third’s mortgage banking net revenue can be volatile from quarter to quarter.
Fifth Third earns revenue from the fees it receives for originating mortgage loans and for servicing mortgage loans. When rates rise, the demand for mortgage loans tends to fall, reducing the revenue Fifth Third receives from loan originations. At the same time, revenue from mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) can increase through increases in fair value. When rates fall, mortgage originations tend to increase and the value of MSRs tends to decline, also with some offsetting revenue effect. Even though the origination of mortgage loans can act as a “natural hedge,” the hedge is not perfect, either in amount or timing. For example, the negative effect on revenue from a decrease in the fair value of residential MSRs is immediate, but any offsetting revenue benefit from more originations and the MSRs relating to the new loans would accrue over time. It is also possible that even if interest rates were to fall, mortgage originations may also fall or any increase in mortgage originations may not be enough to offset the decrease in the MSRs value caused by the lower rates.

Fifth Third typically uses derivatives and other instruments to hedge its mortgage banking interest rate and price risks. Fifth Third generally does not hedge all of its risks and the fact that Fifth Third attempts to hedge any of the risks does not mean Fifth Third will be successful. Hedging is a complex process, requiring sophisticated models and constant monitoring. Fifth Third may use hedging instruments tied to U.S. Treasury rates, LIBOR, SOFR or Eurodollars that may not perfectly correlate with the value or income being hedged. Fifth Third could incur significant losses from its hedging activities. There may be periods where Fifth Third elects not to use derivatives and other instruments to hedge mortgage banking interest rate and price risks.

STRATEGIC RISKS

If Fifth Third does not respond to intense competition and rapid changes in the financial services industry or otherwise adapt to changing customer preferences, its financial performance may suffer.
Fifth Third’s ability to deliver strong financial performance and returns on investment to shareholders will depend in part on its ability to expand the scope of available financial services to meet the needs and demands of its customers. In addition to the challenge of competing
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against other banks in attracting and retaining customers for traditional banking services, Fifth Third’s competitors also include securities dealers, brokers, mortgage bankers, investment advisors and specialty finance, telecommunications, technology and insurance companies as well as large retailers who seek to offer one-stop financial services in addition to other products and services desired by consumers that may include services that banks have not been able or allowed to offer to their customers in the past or may not be currently able or allowed to offer. Many of these other firms may be significantly larger than Fifth Third and may have access to customers and financial resources that are beyond Fifth Third’s capability. Fifth Third competes with these firms with respect to capital, access to capital, revenue generation, products, services, transaction execution, innovation, reputation, talent and price.

This increasingly competitive environment is primarily a result of changes in customer preferences, regulation, changes in technology and product delivery systems, as well as the accelerating pace of consolidation among financial service providers. Rapidly changing technology and consumer preferences may require Fifth Third to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services in order to compete and meet customer demands. Fifth Third may not be able to do so or be successful in marketing these products and services to its customers. As a result, Fifth Third’s ability to effectively compete to retain or acquire new business may be impaired, and its business, financial condition or results of operations, may be adversely affected.

Fifth Third may make strategic investments and may expand an existing line of business or enter into new lines of business to remain competitive. If Fifth Third’s chosen strategies are not appropriate to allow Fifth Third to effectively compete or Fifth Third does not execute them in an appropriate or timely manner, Fifth Third’s business and results may suffer. Additionally, these strategies, products and lines of business may bring with them unforeseeable or unforeseen risks and may not generate the expected results or returns, which could adversely affect Fifth Third’s results of operations or future growth prospects and cause Fifth Third to fail to meet its stated goals and expectations.

Changes in retail distribution strategies and consumer behavior may adversely impact Fifth Third’s investments in its bank premises and equipment and other assets and may lead to increased expenditures to change its retail distribution channel.
Fifth Third has significant investments in bank premises and equipment for its branch network including its 1,087 full-service banking centers, 14 parcels of land held for the development of future banking centers and 45 properties that are developed or in the process of being developed as branches, as well as its retail work force and other branch banking assets. Advances in technology such as e-commerce, telephone, internet and mobile banking, and in-branch self-service technologies including automatic teller machines and other equipment, as well as changing work arrangements and customer preferences for these other methods of accessing Fifth Third’s products and services, could affect the value of Fifth Third’s branch network or other retail distribution assets and may cause it to change its retail distribution strategy, close and/or sell certain branches or parcels of land held for development and restructure or reduce its remaining branches and work force. Further advances in technology and/or changes in customer preferences could have additional changes in Fifth Third’s retail distribution strategy and/or branch network. These actions could lead to losses on these assets or could adversely impact the carrying value of other long-lived assets and may lead to increased expenditures to renovate and reconfigure remaining branches or to otherwise reform its retail distribution channel.

Difficulties in identifying suitable opportunities or combining the operations of acquired entities or assets with Fifth Third’s own operations or assessing the effectiveness of businesses in which Fifth Third makes strategic investments or with which Fifth Third enters into strategic contractual relationships may prevent Fifth Third from achieving the expected benefits from these acquisitions, investments or relationships.
Inherent uncertainties exist when assessing, acquiring or integrating the operations of another business or investment or relationship opportunity. Fifth Third may not be able to fully achieve its strategic objectives and planned operating efficiencies relevant to an acquisition or strategic relationship. In addition, the markets and industries in which Fifth Third and its potential acquisition and investment targets operate are highly competitive. Acquisition or investment targets may lose customers or otherwise perform poorly or unprofitably, or in the case of an acquired business or strategic relationship, cause Fifth Third to lose customers or perform poorly or unprofitably. Future acquisition and investment activities and efforts to monitor newly acquired businesses or reap the benefits of a new strategic relationship may require Fifth Third to devote substantial time and resources and may cause these acquisitions, investments and relationships to be unprofitable or cause Fifth Third to be unable to pursue other business opportunities.

After completing an acquisition, Fifth Third may find that certain material information was not adequately disclosed during the due diligence process or that certain items were not accounted for properly in accordance with financial accounting and reporting standards. Fifth Third may also not realize the expected benefits of the acquisition due to lower financial results pertaining to the acquired entity or assets. For example, Fifth Third could experience higher charge-offs than originally anticipated related to the acquired loan portfolio. Additionally, acquired companies or businesses may increase Fifth Third’s risk of regulatory action or restrictions related to the operations of the acquired business.

Future acquisitions may dilute current shareholders’ ownership of Fifth Third and may cause Fifth Third to become more susceptible to adverse economic events.
Future business acquisitions could be material to Fifth Third and it may issue additional shares of stock to pay for those acquisitions, which would dilute current shareholders’ ownership interests. Acquisitions also could require Fifth Third to use substantial cash or other liquid assets or to incur debt. In those events, Fifth Third could become more susceptible to economic downturns, dislocations in capital markets and competitive pressures.
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Fifth Third may sell or consider selling one or more of its businesses or investments. Should it determine to sell such a business or investment, it may not be able to generate gains on sale or related increases in shareholders’ equity commensurate with desirable levels. Moreover, if Fifth Third sold such businesses or investments, the loss of income could have an adverse effect on its earnings and future growth.
Fifth Third owns, or owns a minority stake in, as applicable, several non-strategic businesses, investments and other assets that are not significantly synergistic with its core financial services businesses or, in the future, may no longer be aligned with Fifth Third’s strategic plans or regulatory expectations. If Fifth Third were to sell one or more of its businesses or investments, it would be subject to market forces that may affect the timing or pricing of such sale or result in an unsuccessful sale. If Fifth Third were to complete the sale of any of its businesses, investments and/or interests in third parties, it would lose the income from the sold businesses and/or interests, including those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, and such loss of income could have an adverse effect on its future earnings and growth. Additionally, Fifth Third may encounter difficulties in separating the operations of any businesses it sells, which may affect its business or results of operations.

REPUTATION RISKS

Damage to Fifth Third’s reputation could harm its business.
Fifth Third’s actual or alleged conduct in activities, such as certain sales and lending practices, data security, corporate governance and acquisitions, inappropriate behavior or misconduct of employees, failure to deliver minimum or required standards of service or quality, association with particular customers, business partners, investments or vendors, as well as developments from any of the other risks described above, may result in negative public opinion at large (or with certain segments of the public) and may damage Fifth Third’s reputation. Actions taken by government regulators, shareholder activists and community organizations may also damage Fifth Third’s reputation. Additionally, whereas negative public opinion once was primarily driven by adverse news coverage in traditional media, the advent and expansion of social media facilitates the rapid dissemination of information or misinformation. Though Fifth Third monitors social media channels, the potential remains for rapid and widespread dissemination of inaccurate, misleading or false information or other negative information that could damage Fifth Third’s reputation. Negative public opinion can adversely affect Fifth Third’s ability to attract and keep customers and can increase the risk that it will be a target of litigation and regulatory action.

Fifth Third is subject to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) risks that could adversely affect its reputation, the trading price of its common stock and/or its business, operations, and earnings.
Certain organizations that provide corporate governance and other corporate risk information to investors and shareholders have developed scores and ratings to evaluate companies based upon ESG metrics. Currently, there are no universal standards for such scores or ratings, but ESG evaluations are becoming more important to the reputation and success of many businesses, including financial institutions. Views about ESG-related issues are diverse, dynamic, and rapidly changing, and if Fifth Third were to fail to maintain appropriate ESG practices and disclosures or be subject to certain ESG scores or ratings, Fifth Third could face potential negative ESG-related publicity in traditional and social media, including based on the identity of those Fifth Third chooses to do business with and the public’s view of those customers. If Fifth Third or its relationships with customers, vendors and suppliers were to become the subject of such negative publicity, Fifth Third’s ability to attract and retain customers and employees may be negatively impacted and its stock price may also be impacted.

Companies are facing increasing scrutiny from customers, regulators, investors, and other stakeholders related to their ESG practices and disclosure. For Fifth Third and others in the financial services industry, this focus extends to the practices and disclosures of the customers, counterparties, and service providers with whom Fifth Third chooses to do business. Investor advocacy groups, investment funds and influential investors are also increasingly focused on these practices, especially as they relate to the environment, health and safety, diversity, labor conditions and human rights, and certain investors are beginning to incorporate the business risks and opportunities of climate change and the adequacy of companies’ responses to climate change and other ESG matters as part of their investment theses. New government regulations could also result in new or more stringent forms of ESG oversight and expand mandatory and voluntary reporting, diligence and disclosure. Failure to adapt to or comply with regulatory requirements or investor or stakeholder expectations and standards could negatively impact Fifth Third’s reputation, ability to do business with certain partners, access to capital, and its stock price. While Fifth Third has sustainability and corporate responsibility initiatives there can be no assurance that regulators, customers, investors, and employees will determine that these programs are sufficiently robust. In addition, there can be no assurance that Fifth Third will be able to attain its announced goals related to its sustainability and corporate responsibility programs, as statements regarding its goals reflect Fifth Third’s current plans and aspirations and are not guarantees that it will be able to achieve them within the timelines it announces or at all. Actual or perceived shortcomings with respect to these ESG initiatives and reporting can impact Fifth Third’s ability to hire and retain employees, increase its customer base, or attract and retain certain types of investors. In addition, certain organizations that provide corporate governance and other corporate risk information to investors and shareholders have developed scores and ratings to evaluate companies based upon ESG metrics. Collecting, measuring, and reporting ESG information and metrics can be costly, difficult and time consuming, is subject to evolving reporting standards, and can present numerous operational, reputational, financial, legal and other risks, any of which could have a material impact, including on Fifth Third’s reputation and stock price. Inadequate processes to collect and review this information prior to disclosure could be subject to potential liability related to such information.

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Activists are increasingly targeting financial firms with public criticism for their relationships with clients that are engaged in certain industries (such as those which are carbon intensive), including businesses whose products are or are perceived to be harmful to health, the environment, the global climate, or the social good. Activist criticism of Fifth Third’s relationships with clients in sensitive industries could potentially engender dissatisfaction among stakeholders with how Fifth Third addresses environmental or social concerns through business activities which could negatively affect its business or reputation.

Conversely, states throughout the Bank’s footprint have taken actions or proposed measures to limit the state’s ability to do business with financial institutions or other businesses identified as discriminating against certain industries (such as those which are carbon intensive) or practices based on environmental or social criteria. Although Fifth Third has a defined risk management approach for client selection, Fifth Third could be inherently exposed to reputational, financial and legal risk, and its ability to retain and attract customers and employees may be negatively impacted as a result of these contrasting arguments in how a financial institution should address these issues.

GENERAL BUSINESS RISKS

Changes in accounting standards or interpretations could impact Fifth Third’s reported earnings and financial condition.
The accounting standard setters, including the FASB, the SEC and other regulatory agencies, periodically change the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of Fifth Third’s consolidated financial statements. These changes can be hard to predict and can materially impact how Fifth Third records and reports its financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, Fifth Third could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, which would result in the recasting of Fifth Third’s prior period financial statements.

Fifth Third uses models for business planning purposes that may not adequately predict future results.
Fifth Third uses financial models to aid in its planning for various purposes including its capital and liquidity needs and other purposes. The models used may not accurately account for all variables, may fail to predict outcomes accurately, and/or may overstate or understate certain effects. As a result of these potential failures, Fifth Third may not adequately prepare for future events and may suffer losses or other setbacks due to these failures.

Also, information Fifth Third provides to the public or to its regulators based on models could be inaccurate or misleading due to inadequate design or implementation, for example. Decisions that its regulators make, including those related to capital distributions to its shareholders, could be affected adversely due to the perception that the models used to generate the relevant information are unreliable or inadequate.

The preparation of financial statements requires Fifth Third to make subjective determinations and use estimates that may vary from actual results and materially impact its results of operations or financial position.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make significant estimates that affect the financial statements. If new information arises that results in a material change to a reserve amount, such a change could result in a change to previously announced financial results. Refer to the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation for more information regarding management’s significant estimates.

The effects of global climate change, natural disasters or health emergencies may have an effect on the performance of Fifth Third’s loan portfolios, thereby adversely impacting its results of operations.
Fifth Third’s footprint stretches from the upper Midwestern to lower Southeastern regions of the United States and it has offices in many other areas of the country. Some of these regions have experienced weather events including hurricanes, tornadoes, fires and other natural disasters. The nature and level of these events and the impact of global climate change upon their frequency and severity cannot be predicted. If large scale events occur, they may significantly impact its loan portfolios by damaging properties pledged as collateral as well as impairing its borrowers’ ability to repay their loans.

Additionally, the impact of widespread health emergencies may adversely impact Fifth Third’s results of operations, such as the potential impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. If its borrowers are adversely affected due to a widespread health emergency that impacts Fifth Third employees, vendors or economic growth generally, Fifth Third’s financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Societal responses to climate change could adversely affect Fifth Third’s business and performance, including indirectly through impacts on Fifth Third’s customers.
Concerns over the long-term impacts of climate change have led and may continue to lead to governmental efforts around the world to mitigate those impacts. Consumers and businesses also may change their behavior on their own as a result of these concerns. Fifth Third and its customers will need to respond to new laws and regulations, as well as consumer and business preferences resulting from climate change concerns. Fifth Third and its customers may face cost increases, asset value reductions, operating process changes, and the like. The impact on Fifth Third’s customers will likely vary depending on their specific attributes, including reliance on or role in carbon intensive activities that may be negatively affected by economic transition towards a lower-carbon economy. Fifth Third could experience a drop in demand for its products and services, particularly in certain sectors. In addition, Fifth Third could face reductions in creditworthiness on the part of some customers or in the value of assets securing loans. Fifth Third’s efforts to take these risks into account in making lending and other decisions,
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including by increasing business relationships with climate-friendly companies, may not be effective in protecting Fifth Third from the negative impact of new laws and regulations or changes in consumer or business behavior.

Potential noncompliance with evolving federal and state laws governing cannabis-related businesses (“CRBs”) could subject Fifth Third to liabilities.
While a significant majority of states have legalized some form of marijuana, it remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. Hemp is no longer classified as a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law; however, the regulatory scheme governing hemp has not been fully developed. Further, the “naked eye” cannot distinguish between legal hemp and illegal marijuana under federal law. There are a number of states where Fifth Third operates with laws permitting medicinal or recreational marijuana, which increases the probability of individuals or entities using bank products or services to sell, distribute, cultivate, manufacture or profit from marijuana. This, and the divergence and continued changes in laws governing CRBs results in challenges to Fifth Third to maintain compliance with them, particularly in connection with Fifth Third's commercial and consumer lending and capital markets businesses. While Fifth Third monitors regulatory developments in this area to avoid noncompliance, Fifth Third cannot assure that it will be at all times fully compliant with CRB-related laws, which could result in significant fines, penalties or other losses.

The COVID-19 pandemic creates significant risks and uncertainties for Fifth Third’s business.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains, created significant volatility and disruption in financial markets and increased unemployment levels, all of which may again become heightened concerns upon subsequent waves of infection or future developments.

In addition, an increase in the remote work force resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential for a long-term change in remote work practices may also increase risks related to cybersecurity and information security. The operation of a hybrid workplace may negatively impact Fifth Third’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. Differences in the demands, expectations and priorities of the workforce may require Fifth Third to rethink and amend its recruiting and retention strategies in order to attract and keep new employees.

The extent to which the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to impact the Bancorp’s business, results of operations, and financial condition, as well as its regulatory capital and liquidity ratios, will depend on highly uncertain future developments, including the scope and duration of the pandemic (including the possibility of further surges of COVID-19 and any virus variants, which may or may not respond to available vaccinations), the timing and efficacy of the vaccination program in the U.S. and further actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic. Government actions to mitigate the economic suffering caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may not be successful or may result in increased pressure on the banking sector, which could adversely affect the Bancorp’s business, results of operations and financial condition more substantially over a longer period of time. In addition, the unique historical nature of the pandemic and the unprecedented level of governmental response may also significantly impact the Bancorp’s ability to effectively manage its business or predict future performance.

The Biden Administration announced that May 11, 2023 will be the final day of the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration. As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, the U.S. economy may require some time to fully recover from its effects, the length of which is unknown. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may heighten many of the other risks described in Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K, including, but not limited to, risks of credit deterioration, interest rate changes, rating agency actions, governmental actions, market volatility, theft, fraud, security breaches and technology interruptions.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
There are no SEC staff comments regarding the Bancorp’s periodic or current reports under the Exchange Act that are pending resolution.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Bancorp’s executive offices and the main office of the Bank are located on Fountain Square Plaza in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio in a 32-story office tower and a five-story office building with an attached parking garage known as the Fifth Third Center and the William S. Rowe Building, respectively. The Bancorp’s main operations campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is comprised of a three-story building with an attached parking garage known as the George A. Schaefer, Jr. Operations Center, and a two-story building with surface parking known as the Madisonville Office Building. The Bank owns 100% of these buildings.

At December 31, 2022, the Bancorp, through its banking and non-banking subsidiaries, operated 1,087 banking centers, of which 744 were owned, 203 were leased and 140 for which the buildings are owned but the land is leased. The banking centers are located in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Bancorp’s significant owned properties are owned free from mortgages and major encumbrances.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Refer to Note 19 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this report for information regarding legal proceedings, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Officers are appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the meeting of Directors immediately following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The names, ages and positions of the Executive Officers of the Bancorp as of February 24, 2023 are listed below along with their business experience during the past five years:

Timothy N. Spence, 44. President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2022. Mr. Spence has been President since October 2020. Previously, Mr. Spence was Executive Vice President and Head of Consumer Bank, Payments, and Strategy of the Bancorp from August 2018 to October 2020, Head of Payments, Strategy and Digital Solutions from 2017 to 2020, and Chief Strategy Officer of the Bancorp from September 2015 to October 2020. He also previously served as a senior partner in the Financial Services practice at Oliver Wyman since 2006, a global strategy and risk management consulting firm.

Greg D. Carmichael, 61. Executive Chairman of the Bancorp since July 2022. Mr. Carmichael has been Chairman of the Board since February 2018. Previously, Mr. Carmichael was Chief Executive Officer from November 2015 to July 2022. He was also President of the Bancorp from September 2012 to October 2020, Chief Operating Officer of the Bancorp from June 2006 to August 2015, Executive Vice President of the Bancorp from June 2006 to September 2012 and Chief Information Officer of the Bancorp from June 2003 to June 2006.

Kristine R. Garrett, 64. Executive Vice President, Group Regional President and Head of Wealth & Asset Management since July 2022. Ms. Garrett has been Executive Vice President and Head of Wealth & Asset Management since November 2020. Previously, she was Senior Vice President and Head of Wealth & Asset Management from July 2019 to November 2020 and Head of Fifth Third Private Bank from October 2017 until July 2019. Previously, she was President of Private Wealth in Chicago at CIBC U.S. from 2009 to 2017.

Kala J. Gibson, 50. Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer since February 2022. Mr. Gibson has been an Executive Vice President of the Bancorp since June 2019. Previously, Mr. Gibson served as Head of Business Banking and Chief Enterprise Corporate Responsibility Officer from December 2020 to February 2022, Head of Business Banking from September 2013 to December 2020, Senior Vice President from September 2011 to June 2019, and Business Banking Executive for Fifth Third’s East Michigan Region from July 2011 to September 2013.

Howard Hammond, 57. Executive Vice President and Head of Consumer Bank since February 2021. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Head of Retail Banking and Retail Brokerage from April 2020 through February 2021, Head of Retail and Brokerage Distribution from June 2019 through April 2020, and Head Managing Director of Fifth Third Securities from March 2006 through June 2019.

Mark D. Hazel, 57. Executive Vice President and Controller of the Bancorp since February 2010. Mr. Hazel has been an Executive Vice President of the Bancorp since September 2021. Previously, Mr. Hazel was the Assistant Bancorp Controller since 2006 and was the Controller of Nonbank entities since 2003.

Kevin P. Lavender, 61. Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Bank of the Bancorp since January 2020. Mr. Lavender has been Executive Vice President of the Bank since 2016 and was the Head of Corporate Banking from 2016 to January 2020. Previously, Mr. Lavender was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Large Corporate and Specialized Lending from January 2009 to 2016 and the Senior Vice President and Head of National Healthcare Lending from December 2005 to January 2009.

James C. Leonard, 53. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2020. Mr. Leonard has been an Executive Vice President of the Bancorp since September 2015. Previously, Mr. Leonard was Chief Risk Officer from February 2020 to November 2020, Treasurer of the Bancorp from October 2013 to January 2020, Senior Vice President from October 2013 to September 2015, the Director of Business Planning and Analysis from 2006 to 2013 and the Chief Financial Officer of the Commercial Banking Division from 2001 to 2006.

Nancy C. Pinckney, 59. Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since September 2021. Previously, Ms. Pinckney was Senior Vice President and Director of Human Capital Business Consulting from February 2012 through September 2021 and Director of Employee Relations from March 2010 to February 2012. Prior to that, she held various positions within Fifth Third’s human resources division.

Jude A. Schramm, 50. Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since March 2018. Previously, Mr. Schramm served as Chief Information Officer for GE Aviation and held various positions at GE beginning in 2001.

Robert P. Shaffer, 53. Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer since November 2020. Previously, Mr. Shaffer was Chief Human Resource Officer from February 2017 to November 2020 and Chief Auditor from August 2007 to February 2017. He was named Executive Vice President in 2010 and Senior Vice President in 2004. Prior to that, he held various positions within Fifth Third’s audit division.

Richard L. Stein, 53. Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer since November 2020. Mr. Stein has been an Executive Vice President of the Bancorp since April 2016. Previously, Mr. Stein was Chief Credit Officer from March 2018 through November 2020, Head
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of the Commercial Bank from March 2016 through March 2018 and Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer from November 2014 through March 2016.

Melissa S. Stevens, 48. Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer since February 2023. Previously, Ms. Stevens was Chief Digital Officer and Head of Digital, Marketing, Design and Innovation from November 2020 to February 2023. She also served as Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, and Head of Omnichannel Banking Experiences, Design, and Innovation from May 2016 through November 2020. Prior to joining Fifth Third, she served in several senior management positions at Citigroup, including Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Citi FinTech from November 2015 through April 2016.

Susan B. Zaunbrecher, 63. Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Bancorp since May 2018. Previously, Ms. Zaunbrecher was a partner at the law firm Dinsmore and Shohl LLP, where she practiced for 28 years and served as the Chair of the Corporate Department and a member of the firm’s board of directors and executive committee.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The Bancorp’s common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market and is listed under the symbol “FITB” on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market System.

See a discussion of dividend limitations that the subsidiaries can pay to the Bancorp discussed in Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, as of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp had 34,165 common shareholders of record.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased(a)
Average Price Paid
Per Share		Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or  
Programs		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1 - October 31, 2022
73,176 $33.08 — 40,785,269 
November 1 - November 30, 2022
23,625 34.93 — 40,785,269 
December 1 - December 31, 2022
3,089,094 32.47 3,079,462 37,705,807 
Total3,185,895 $32.51 3,079,462 37,705,807 
(a)Includes 106,433 shares repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2022 in connection with various employee compensation plans of the Bancorp. These purchases do not count against the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the Board of Directors’ authorization.

See further discussion on share repurchase transactions and stock-based compensation in Note 24 and Note 25 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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The following performance graphs do not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Bancorp specifically incorporates the performance graphs by reference therein.

Total Return Analysis
The graphs below summarize the cumulative return experienced by the Bancorp’s shareholders over the five and ten year periods ended December 31, 2022, respectively, compared to the S&P 500 Stock, the S&P Banks and the KBW Banks indices.

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2022 ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL CONTENTS
Financial Statements
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Corporate Information
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GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
Fifth Third Bancorp provides the following list of abbreviations and acronyms as a tool for the reader that are used in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
ACL: Allowance for Credit Losses
HTM: Held-To-Maturity
AFS: Available-For-Sale
IPO: Initial Public Offering
ALCO: Asset Liability Management Committee
IRC: Internal Revenue Code
ALLL: Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
IRLC: Interest Rate Lock Commitment
AOCI: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
ISDA: International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
APR: Annual Percentage Rate
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate
ARM: Adjustable Rate Mortgage
LIHTC: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
ASC: Accounting Standards Codification
LLC: Limited Liability Company
ASU: Accounting Standards Update
LTV: Loan-to-Value Ratio
ATM: Automated Teller Machine
MD&A: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
BHC: Bank Holding Company
Condition and Results of Operations
BOLI: Bank Owned Life Insurance
MSR: Mortgage Servicing Right
bps: Basis Points
N/A: Not Applicable
CCAR: Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
NAV: Net Asset Value
CD: Certificate of Deposit
NII: Net Interest Income
CDC: Fifth Third Community Development Corporation and Fifth Third
NM: Not Meaningful
Community Development Company, LLC
OAS: Option-Adjusted Spread
CECL: Current Expected Credit Loss
OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
CET1: Common Equity Tier 1
OCI: Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
CFPB: United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
OREO: Other Real Estate Owned
C&I: Commercial and Industrial
PCD: Purchased Credit Deteriorated
DCF: Discounted Cash Flow
PPP: Paycheck Protection Program
DTCC: Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
PSA: Performance Share Award
DTI: Debt-to-Income Ratio
RCC: Risk and Compliance Committee
ERM: Enterprise Risk Management
ROU: Right-of-Use
ERMC: Enterprise Risk Management Committee
RSA: Restricted Stock Award
EVE: Economic Value of Equity
RSU: Restricted Stock Unit
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board
SAR: Stock Appreciation Right
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SBA: Small Business Administration
FHA: Federal Housing Administration
SEC: United States Securities and Exchange Commission
FHLB: Federal Home Loan Bank
SOFR: Secured Overnight Financing Rate
FHLMC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
TBA: To Be Announced
FICO: Fair Isaac Corporation (credit rating)
TDR: Troubled Debt Restructuring
FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
TILA: Truth in Lending Act
FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association
TRA: Tax Receivable Agreement
FOMC: Federal Open Market Committee
TruPS: Trust Preferred Securities
FRB: Federal Reserve Bank
U.S.: United States of America
FTE: Fully Taxable Equivalent
USD: United States Dollar
FTP: Funds Transfer Pricing
U.S. GAAP: United States Generally Accepted Accounting
FTS: Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
Principles
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
VA: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
GNMA: Government National Mortgage Association
VIE: Variable Interest Entity
GSE: United States Government Sponsored Enterprise
VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Note
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of certain significant factors that have affected Fifth Third Bancorp’s (the “Bancorp” or “Fifth Third”) financial condition and results of operations during the periods included in the Consolidated Financial Statements, which are a part of this filing. Reference to the Bancorp incorporates the parent holding company and all consolidated subsidiaries. The Bancorp’s banking subsidiary is referred to as the Bank.

OVERVIEW
This overview of MD&A highlights selected information in the financial results of the Bancorp and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of trends, events, commitments, uncertainties, liquidity, capital resources and critical accounting policies and estimates, you should carefully read this entire document. Each of these items could have an impact on the Bancorp’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, refer to the Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in this report for a list of terms included as a tool for the reader of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The abbreviations and acronyms identified therein are used throughout this MD&A, as well as the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net interest income, net interest margin, net interest rate spread and the efficiency ratio are presented in MD&A on an FTE basis. The FTE basis adjusts for the tax-favored status of income from certain loans and leases and securities held by the Bancorp that are not taxable for federal income tax purposes. The Bancorp believes this presentation to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income as it provides a relevant comparison between taxable and non-taxable amounts. The FTE basis for presenting net interest income is a non-GAAP measure. For further information, refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of MD&A.

The Bancorp’s revenues are dependent on both net interest income and noninterest income. For the year ended December 31, 2022, net interest income on an FTE basis and noninterest income provided 67% and 33% of total revenue, respectively. The Bancorp derives the majority of its revenues within the U.S. from customers domiciled in the U.S. Revenue from foreign countries and external customers domiciled in foreign countries was immaterial to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. Changes in interest rates, credit quality, economic trends and the capital markets are primary factors that drive the performance of the Bancorp. As discussed later in the Risk Management section of MD&A, risk identification, measurement, monitoring, control and reporting are important to the management of risk and to the financial performance and capital strength of the Bancorp.

Net interest income is the difference between interest income earned on assets such as loans, leases and securities, and interest expense incurred on liabilities such as deposits, other short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Net interest income is affected by the general level of interest rates, the relative level of short-term and long-term interest rates, changes in interest rates and changes in the amount and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Generally, the rates of interest the Bancorp earns on its assets and pays on its liabilities are established for a period of time. The change in market interest rates over time exposes the Bancorp to interest rate risk through potential adverse changes to net interest income and financial position. The Bancorp manages this risk by continually analyzing and adjusting the composition of its assets and liabilities based on their payment streams and interest rates, the timing of their maturities and their sensitivity to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, in the ordinary course of business, the Bancorp enters into certain derivative transactions as part of its overall strategy to manage its interest rate and prepayment risks. The Bancorp is also exposed to the risk of loss on its loan and lease portfolio as a result of changing expected cash flows caused by borrower credit events, such as loan defaults and inadequate collateral.

Noninterest income is derived from service charges on deposits, wealth and asset management revenue, commercial banking revenue, card and processing revenue, leasing business revenue, mortgage banking net revenue, other noninterest income and net securities gains or losses. Noninterest expense includes compensation and benefits, technology and communications, net occupancy expense, equipment expense, leasing business expense, marketing expense, card and processing expense and other noninterest expense.

Current Economic Conditions
Robust demand, labor shortages and supply chain constraints have led to persistent inflationary pressures throughout the economy. In response to these inflationary pressures, the FRB raised benchmark interest rates and may continue to raise interest rates in response to economic conditions, particularly a continued high rate of inflation. Amidst these uncertainties, some financial markets continued to experience volatility.

Changes in interest rates can affect numerous aspects of the Bancorp’s business and may impact the Bancorp’s future performance. If financial markets remain volatile, this may impact the future performance of various segments of the Bancorp’s business, including the value of the Bancorp’s investment securities portfolio. The Bancorp continues to closely monitor the pace of inflation and the impacts of inflation on the larger market, including labor and supply chain impacts.

For further discussion on current economic conditions, refer to the Credit Risk Management subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A. Additionally, refer to the Interest Rate and Price Risk Management subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A for additional information about the Bancorp’s interest rate risk management activities.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Accelerated Share Repurchase Transactions
The Bancorp entered into and settled a number of accelerated share repurchase transactions during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. As part of these transactions, the Bancorp entered into forward contracts in which the final number of shares delivered at settlement was based generally on a discount to the average daily volume-weighted average price of the Bancorp’s common stock during the term of these repurchase agreements. Refer to Note 24 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on share repurchase activity. For further information on a subsequent event related to capital actions, refer to Note 32 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Senior Notes Offerings
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Bancorp (including both the parent company and its banking subsidiary) issued and sold fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes in a number of debt offerings. These transactions included:
•A Bancorp issuance on April 25, 2022 of $1 billion of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes which included $400 million of notes maturing on April 25, 2028 and $600 million of notes maturing on April 25, 2033.
•A Bancorp issuance on July 28, 2022 of $1 billion of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes maturing on July 28, 2030.
•A Bancorp issuance on October 27, 2022 of $1 billion of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes maturing on October 27, 2028.
•A Bank issuance on October 27, 2022 of $1 billion of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes maturing on October 27, 2025.

In each of these transactions, the parent company and banking subsidiary entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to convert the fixed-rate period of the notes to a floating rate of interest. For more information, refer to Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Business Combination
During the second quarter of 2022, the Bancorp completed the acquisition of a national point-of-sale consumer lender specializing in home improvement and solar energy installation loans originated through a network of contractors and installers. The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting which generally requires assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recorded at their estimated fair values at acquisition date. These fair value estimates are considered preliminary as of December 31, 2022 and are subject to change for up to one year after the acquisition date as additional information becomes available. For more information on the acquisition, refer to Notes 10 and 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

LIBOR Transition
In July 2017, the Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced that the FCA would stop persuading or compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR to the administrator of LIBOR after 2021. Since then, central banks around the world, including the Federal Reserve, have commissioned working groups of market participants and official sector representatives with the goal of finding suitable replacements for LIBOR.

On March 5, 2021, the FCA and ICE Benchmark Administration, Limited announced that the publication of the one-week and two-month USD LIBOR maturities and non-USD LIBOR maturities would cease immediately after December 31, 2021, with the remaining USD LIBOR maturities ceasing immediately after June 30, 2023. In the United States, the Alternative Rates Reference Committee (the “ARRC”), a group of market participants convened in 2014 to help ensure a successful transition away from USD LIBOR, identified SOFR as its preferred alternative rate. SOFR is a measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight, collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, and is based on directly observable U.S. Treasury-backed repurchase transactions. The composition and characteristics of SOFR are not the same as those of LIBOR, and SOFR is fundamentally different from LIBOR for two key reasons: (1) SOFR is a secured rate, while LIBOR is an unsecured rate, and (2) SOFR is an overnight rate, while LIBOR is a forward-looking rate that represents interbank funding over different maturities. As a result, there can be no assurance that SOFR, however calculated, will perform the same way as LIBOR would have at any time, including, as a result of changes in interest and yield rates in the market, market volatility, or global or regional economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or other events.

On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act (the “LIBOR Act”) into law. The LIBOR Act offers a federal solution for transitioning legacy instruments that lack sufficient provisions addressing LIBOR’s cessation by outlining a uniform process to govern the transition from LIBOR to a replacement rate. The LIBOR Act also establishes a safe harbor for lenders, shielding lenders from litigation as a result of their choice of a replacement rate (such as SOFR) per FRB recommendations. On December 16, 2022, the FRB issued its final regulations which carry out the terms of the LIBOR Act. These regulations: (i) address the applicability of the LIBOR Act to various LIBOR contracts, (ii) identify the FRB-selected benchmark replacements for various types of LIBOR contracts, (iii) include certain benchmark replacement conforming changes, (iv) address the issue of preemption and (v) provide other clarifications, definitions and information. The regulations will become effective on February 27, 2023, which is thirty (30) days after the regulations were published in the Federal Register.

The Bancorp’s LIBOR transition plan is organized around key work streams, including continued engagement with central banks and industry working groups and regulators, active client engagement, comprehensive review of legacy documentation, internal operational and technological readiness, and risk management, among other things, to facilitate the transition to alternative reference rates.
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Although the full impact of LIBOR reforms and actions remains unclear, the Bancorp has discontinued entering into new LIBOR-based contracts in accordance with regulatory guidance, except for permissible limited use, such as part of hedging and risk management programs. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Bancorp expanded its offering of alternative reference rate products, including SOFR. In addition, the Bancorp is continuing its transition of existing LIBOR-based exposures to an appropriate alternative reference rate on or before June 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp had substantial exposure to LIBOR-based products throughout several of its lines of business. These exposures included derivative contracts with a total notional value of approximately $96 billion, loans outstanding of approximately $24 billion, preferred stock of approximately $1.4 billion and long-term debt of approximately $237 million. The Bancorp currently estimates that approximately 8% of the existing exposures will mature before June 30, 2023. For the contracts that will not mature prior to June 30, 2023, an additional portion of these contracts is subject to contractual terms specifying alternative reference rates (“fallback provisions”) that would become effective upon cessation of LIBOR’s publication. Existing exposures without fallback provisions are expected to either be amended prior to June 30, 2023 to include such provisions or to transition to an alternative reference rate pursuant to the terms of the LIBOR Act and its related regulations.

For a further discussion of the various risks the Bancorp faces in connection with the replacement of LIBOR on its operations, see “Risk Factors—Market Risks—The replacement of LIBOR could adversely affect Fifth Third’s revenue or expenses and the value of those assets or obligations.” in Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Key Performance Indicators
The Bancorp, as a banking institution, utilizes various key indicators of financial condition and operating results in managing and monitoring the performance of the business. In addition to traditional financial metrics, such as revenue and expense trends, the Bancorp monitors other financial measures that assist in evaluating growth trends, capital strength and operational efficiencies. The Bancorp analyzes these key performance indicators against its past performance, its forecasted performance and with the performance of its peer banking institutions. These indicators may change from time to time as the operating environment and businesses change.

The following are some of the key indicators used by management to assess the Bancorp’s business performance, including those which are considered in the Bancorp’s compensation programs:

•CET1 Capital Ratio: CET1 capital divided by risk-weighted assets as defined by the Basel III standardized approach to risk-weighting of assets
•Return on Average Tangible Common Equity (non-GAAP): Tangible net income available to common shareholders divided by average tangible common equity
•Return on Average Common Equity, Excluding AOCI (non-GAAP): Net income available to common shareholders divided by total equity, excluding AOCI and preferred stock
•Net Interest Margin (non-GAAP): Net interest income on an FTE basis divided by average interest-earning assets
•Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP): Noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income on an FTE basis and noninterest income
•Earnings Per Share, Diluted: Net income allocated to common shareholders divided by average common shares outstanding after the effect of dilutive stock-based awards
•Nonperforming Portfolio Assets Ratio: Nonperforming portfolio assets divided by portfolio loans and leases and OREO
•Net Charge-off Ratio: Net losses charged-off divided by average portfolio loans and leases
•Return on Average Assets: Net income divided by average assets
•Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: Total loans divided by total deposits
•Household Growth: Change in the number of consumer households with retail relationship-based checking accounts

The list of indicators above is intended to summarize some of the most important metrics utilized by management in evaluating the Bancorp’s performance and does not represent an all-inclusive list of all performance measures that may be considered relevant or important to management or investors.

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TABLE 1: Earnings Summary
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions, except per share data)202220212020
Income Statement Data
Net interest income (U.S. GAAP)$5,609 4,770 4,782 
Net interest income (FTE)(a)(b)
5,625 4,782 4,795 
Noninterest income2,766 3,118 2,830 
Total revenue (FTE)(a)(b)
8,391 7,900 7,625 
Provision for (benefit from) credit losses563 (377)1,097 
Noninterest expense4,719 4,748 4,718 
Net income2,446 2,770 1,427 
Net income available to common shareholders2,330 2,659 1,323 
Common Share Data
Earnings per share - basic$3.38 3.78 1.84 
Earnings per share - diluted
3.35 3.73 1.83 
Cash dividends declared per common share1.26 1.14 1.08 
Book value per share22.26 29.43 29.46 
Market value per share32.81 43.55 27.57 
Financial Ratios
Return on average assets1.18 %1.34 0.73 
Return on average common equity13.7 12.8 6.4 
Return on average tangible common equity(b)
19.7 16.6 8.4 
Dividend payout37.3 30.2 58.7
(a)Amounts presented on an FTE basis. The FTE adjustments were $16, $12 and $13 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(b)These are non-GAAP measures. For further information, refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of MD&A.

Earnings Summary
The Bancorp’s net income available to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $2.3 billion, or $3.35 per diluted share, which was net of $116 million in preferred stock dividends. The Bancorp’s net income available to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $2.7 billion, or $3.73 per diluted share, which was net of $111 million in preferred stock dividends.

Net interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) was $5.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $843 million compared to the prior year. Net interest income benefited from increases in market interest rates, resulting in increases in yields on average loans and leases and average other short-term investments for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year. Net interest income also benefited from increases in average taxable securities and average commercial and industrial loans for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year. These positive impacts were partially offset by an increase in rates paid on average interest-bearing core deposits, an increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and an increase in rates paid on average long-term debt as well as a decrease in interest income recognized from PPP loans for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year. Net interest margin on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) was 3.02% for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2.59% for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The provision for credit losses was $563 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to a benefit from credit losses of $377 million in the prior year. Provision expense increased for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year primarily driven by factors which caused increases in the ACL during the year ended December 31, 2022 including deterioration in forecasted macroeconomic conditions and higher period-end loan and lease balances, primarily driven by commercial and industrial loan growth, originations of point-of-sale solar energy installation loans in the second half of 2022 and loans acquired in a business acquisition completed in the second quarter of 2022. Net losses charged off as a percent of average portfolio loans and leases were 0.19% and 0.16% for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. At December 31, 2022, nonperforming portfolio assets as a percent of portfolio loans and leases and OREO decreased to 0.44% compared to 0.47% at December 31, 2021. For further discussion on credit quality, refer to the Credit Risk Management subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A as well as Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Noninterest income decreased $352 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in securities losses as well as decreases in commercial banking revenue, other noninterest income, leasing business revenue and mortgage banking net revenue.

Noninterest expense decreased $29 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in compensation and benefits expense and card and processing expense, partially offset by increases in technology and communications, other noninterest expense and marketing expense.

For more information on net interest income, noninterest income and noninterest expense, refer to the Statements of Income Analysis section of MD&A.

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Capital Summary
The Bancorp calculated its regulatory capital ratios under the Basel III standardized approach to risk-weighting of assets and pursuant to the five-year transition provision option to phase in the effects of CECL on regulatory capital as of December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp’s capital ratios, as defined by the U.S. banking agencies, were:

•CET1 capital ratio: 9.28%;
•Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio: 10.53%;
•Total risk-based capital ratio: 12.79%;
•Leverage ratio: 8.56%


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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The following are non-GAAP financial measures which provide useful insight to the reader of the Consolidated Financial Statements but should be supplemental to primary U.S. GAAP measures and should not be read in isolation or relied upon as a substitute for the primary U.S. GAAP measures. The Bancorp encourages readers to consider its Consolidated Financial Statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

The FTE basis adjusts for the tax-favored status of income from certain loans and leases and securities held by the Bancorp that are not taxable for federal income tax purposes. The Bancorp believes this presentation to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income as it provides a relevant comparison between taxable and non-taxable amounts.

The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures of net interest income on an FTE basis, interest income on an FTE basis, net interest margin, net interest rate spread and the efficiency ratio to U.S. GAAP:
TABLE 2: Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Financial Measures and Ratios on an FTE basis
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Net interest income (U.S. GAAP)$5,609 4,770 4,782 
Add: FTE adjustment16 12 13 
Net interest income on an FTE basis (1)$5,625 4,782 4,795 
Interest income (U.S. GAAP)$6,587 5,211 5,572 
Add: FTE adjustment16 12 13 
Interest income on an FTE basis (2)$6,603 5,223 5,585 
Interest expense (3)$978 441 790 
Noninterest income (4)2,766 3,118 2,830 
Noninterest expense (5)4,719 4,748 4,718 
Average interest-earning assets (6)186,326 184,378 172,688 
Average interest-bearing liabilities (7)119,624 115,469 119,018 
Ratios:
Net interest margin on an FTE basis (1) / (6)3.02 %2.59 2.78 
Net interest rate spread on an FTE basis ((2) / (6)) - ((3) / (7))2.72 2.45 2.57 
Efficiency ratio on an FTE basis (5) / ((1) + (4))56.2 60.1 61.9 

Pre-provision net revenue is net interest income plus noninterest income minus noninterest expense. The Bancorp believes this measure is important because it provides a ready view of the Bancorp’s pre-tax earnings before the impact of provision expense.

The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measure of pre-provision net revenue to U.S. GAAP:

TABLE 3: Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Pre-Provision Net Revenue
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Net interest income (U.S. GAAP)$5,609 4,770 4,782 
Add: Noninterest income2,766 3,118 2,830 
Less: Noninterest expense4,719 4,748 4,718 
Pre-provision net revenue$3,656 3,140 2,894 

The Bancorp believes return on average tangible common equity is an important measure for comparative purposes with other financial institutions, but is not defined under U.S. GAAP, and therefore is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. This measure is useful for evaluating the performance of a business as it calculates the return available to common shareholders without the impact of intangible assets and their related amortization.
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The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measure of return on average tangible common equity to U.S. GAAP:
TABLE 4: Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Return on Average Tangible Common Equity
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Net income available to common shareholders (U.S. GAAP)$2,330 2,659 1,323 
Add: Intangible amortization, net of tax37 34 38 
Tangible net income available to common shareholders (1)$2,367 2,693 1,361 
Average Bancorp shareholders’ equity (U.S. GAAP)$19,080 22,812 22,555 
Less: Average preferred stock2,116 2,116 1,916 
Average goodwill4,779 4,366 4,258 
Average intangible assets168 142 172 
Average tangible common equity (2)$12,017 16,188 16,209 
Return on average tangible common equity (1) / (2)19.7 %16.6 8.4 

The Bancorp considers various measures when evaluating capital utilization and adequacy, including the tangible equity ratio and tangible common equity ratio, in addition to capital ratios defined by the U.S. banking agencies. These calculations are intended to complement the capital ratios defined by the U.S. banking agencies for both absolute and comparative purposes. As U.S. GAAP does not include capital ratio measures, the Bancorp believes there are no comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures to these ratios. These ratios are not formally defined by U.S. GAAP or codified in the federal banking regulations and, therefore, are considered to be non-GAAP financial measures.

The following table reconciles non-GAAP capital ratios to U.S. GAAP:
TABLE 5: Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Capital Ratios
As of December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Total Bancorp Shareholders’ Equity (U.S. GAAP)$17,327 22,210 
Less: Preferred stock2,116 2,116 
Goodwill4,915 4,514 
Intangible assets169 156 
AOCI(5,110)1,207 
Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI (1)15,237 14,217 
Add: Preferred stock2,116 2,116 
Tangible equity (2)$17,353 16,333 
Total Assets (U.S. GAAP)$207,452 211,116 
Less: Goodwill4,915 4,514 
Intangible assets169 156 
AOCI, before tax(6,468)1,528 
Tangible assets, excluding AOCI (3)$208,836 204,918 
Ratios:
Tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets (2) / (3)8.31 %7.97 
Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets (1) / (3)7.30 6.94 
    

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RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements provides a discussion of the significant new accounting standard applicable to the Bancorp during 2022 and the expected impact of significant accounting standards issued, but not yet required to be adopted.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Bancorp’s Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Certain accounting policies require management to exercise judgment in determining methodologies, economic assumptions and estimates that may materially affect the Bancorp’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The Bancorp’s critical accounting policies include the accounting for the ALLL, reserve for unfunded commitments, valuation of servicing rights, fair value measurements, goodwill and legal contingencies. There have been no material changes to the valuation techniques or models described below during the year ended December 31, 2022.

ALLL
The Bancorp disaggregates its portfolio loans and leases into portfolio segments for purposes of determining the ALLL. The Bancorp’s portfolio segments include commercial, residential mortgage and consumer. The Bancorp further disaggregates its portfolio segments into classes for purposes of monitoring and assessing credit quality based on certain risk characteristics. For an analysis of the Bancorp’s ALLL by portfolio segment and credit quality information by class, refer to Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Bancorp maintains the ALLL to absorb the amount of credit losses that are expected to be incurred over the remaining contractual terms of the related loans and leases. Contractual terms are adjusted for expected prepayments but are not extended for expected extensions, renewals or modifications except in circumstances where the Bancorp reasonably expects to execute a TDR with the borrower or where certain extension or renewal options are embedded in the original contract and not unconditionally cancellable by the Bancorp. Accrued interest receivable on loans is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of other assets. When accrued interest is deemed to be uncollectible (typically when a loan is placed on nonaccrual status), interest income is reversed. The Bancorp follows established policies for placing loans on nonaccrual status, so uncollectible accrued interest receivable is reversed in a timely manner. As a result, the Bancorp has elected not to measure a reserve for accrued interest receivable as part of its ALLL. However, the Bancorp does record a reserve for the portion of accrued interest receivable that it expects to be uncollectible. For additional information on the Bancorp’s accounting policies related to nonaccrual loans and leases, refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Credit losses are charged and recoveries are credited to the ALLL. The ALLL is maintained at a level the Bancorp considers to be adequate and is based on ongoing quarterly assessments and evaluations of the collectability of loans and leases, including historical credit loss experience, current and forecasted market and economic conditions and consideration of various qualitative factors that, in management’s judgment, deserve consideration in estimating expected credit losses. Provisions for credit losses are recorded for the amounts necessary to adjust the ALLL to the Bancorp’s current estimate of expected credit losses on portfolio loans and leases. The Bancorp’s strategy for credit risk management includes a combination of conservative exposure limits significantly below legal lending limits and conservative underwriting, documentation and collections standards. The strategy also emphasizes diversification on a geographic, industry and customer level, regular credit examinations and quarterly management reviews of large credit exposures and loans experiencing deterioration of credit quality. Refer to the Credit Risk Management section of MD&A for additional information.

The Bancorp’s methodology for determining the ALLL requires significant management judgment and includes an estimate of expected credit losses on a collective basis for groups of loans and leases with similar risk characteristics and specific allowances for loans and leases which are individually evaluated.

Larger commercial loans and leases included within aggregate borrower relationship balances exceeding $1 million that exhibit probable or observed credit weaknesses, as well as loans that have been modified in a TDR, are individually evaluated for an ALLL. The Bancorp considers the current value of collateral, credit quality of any guarantees, the guarantor’s liquidity and willingness to cooperate, the loan or lease structure and other factors when determining the amount of the ALLL. Other factors may include the borrower’s susceptibility to risks presented by the forecasted macroeconomic environment, the industry and geographic region of the borrower, size and financial condition of the borrower, cash flow and leverage of the borrower and the Bancorp’s evaluation of the borrower’s management. Significant management judgment is required when evaluating which of these factors are most relevant in individual circumstances, and when estimating the amount of expected credit losses based on those factors. When loans and leases are individually evaluated, allowances are determined based on management’s estimate of the borrower’s ability to repay the loan or lease given the availability of collateral and other sources of cash flow, as well as an evaluation of legal options available to the Bancorp. Allowances for individually evaluated loans and leases that are collateral-dependent are measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less expected costs to sell where applicable. Individually evaluated loans and leases that are not collateral-dependent are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate. The Bancorp evaluates the collectability of both principal and interest when assessing the need for a loss accrual. Specific allowances on individually evaluated commercial loans and leases, including TDRs, are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as necessary based on changing borrower and/or collateral conditions and actual collection and charge-off experience.

Consumer and residential mortgage loans that have been modified in a TDR are individually evaluated for an ALLL. Allowances for individually evaluated loans that are collateral-dependent are typically measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less expected costs to sell where applicable. Individually evaluated loans that are not collateral-dependent are measured based on the present value
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of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate and a modeled expected credit loss amount. The Bancorp evaluates the collectability of both principal and interest when assessing the need for a loss accrual. Specific allowances on individually evaluated consumer and residential mortgage loans are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as necessary based on changing borrower and/or collateral conditions and actual collection and charge-off experience.

Expected credit losses are estimated on a collective basis for loans and leases that are not individually evaluated. These include commercial loans and leases that do not meet the criteria for individual evaluation as well as homogeneous loans in the residential mortgage and consumer portfolio segments. For collectively evaluated loans and leases, the Bancorp uses models to forecast expected credit losses based on the probability of a loan or lease defaulting, the expected balance at the estimated date of default and the expected loss percentage given a default. The estimate of the expected balance at the time of default considers prepayments and, for loans with available credit, expected utilization rates. The Bancorp’s expected credit loss models were developed based on historical credit loss experience and observations of migration patterns for various credit risk characteristics (such as internal credit risk grades, external credit ratings or scores, delinquency status, loan-to-value trends, etc.) over time, with those observations evaluated in the context of concurrent macroeconomic conditions. The Bancorp developed its models from historical observations capturing a full economic cycle when possible.

The Bancorp’s expected credit loss models consider historical credit loss experience, current market and economic conditions, and forecasted changes in market and economic conditions if such forecasts are considered reasonable and supportable. Generally, the Bancorp considers its forecasts to be reasonable and supportable for a period of up to three years from the estimation date. For periods beyond the reasonable and supportable forecast period, expected credit losses are estimated by reverting to historical loss information without adjustment for changes in economic conditions. This reversion is phased in over a two-year period. The Bancorp evaluates the length of its reasonable and supportable forecast period, its reversion period and reversion methodology at least annually, or more often if warranted by economic conditions or other circumstances.

The Bancorp also considers qualitative factors in determining the ALLL. These considerations inherently require significant management judgment to determine the appropriate factors to be considered and the extent of their impact on the ALLL estimate. Qualitative factors are used to capture characteristics in the portfolio that impact expected credit losses but that are not fully captured within the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models. These include adjustments for changes in policies or procedures in underwriting, monitoring or collections, lending and risk management personnel and results of internal audit and quality control reviews. These may also include adjustments, when deemed necessary, for specific idiosyncratic risks such as geopolitical events, natural disasters and their effects on regional borrowers and changes in product structures. Qualitative factors may also be used to address the impacts of unforeseen events on key inputs and assumptions within the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models, such as the reasonable and supportable forecast period, changes to historical loss information or changes to the reversion period or methodology. When evaluating the adequacy of allowances, consideration is also given to regional geographic concentrations and the closely associated effect that changing economic conditions may have on the Bancorp’s customers.

Overall, the collective evaluation process requires significant management judgment when determining the estimation methodology and inputs into the models, as well as in evaluating the reasonableness of the modeled results and the appropriateness of qualitative adjustments. The Bancorp’s forecasts of market and economic conditions and the internal risk grades assigned to loans and leases in the commercial portfolio segment are examples of inputs to the expected credit loss models that require significant management judgment. These inputs have the potential to drive significant variability in the resulting ALLL.

Refer to the Allowance for Credit Losses subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A for a discussion on the Bancorp’s ALLL sensitivity analysis.

Reserve for Unfunded Commitments
The reserve for unfunded commitments is maintained at a level believed by management to be sufficient to absorb estimated expected credit losses related to unfunded credit facilities and is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The determination of the adequacy of the reserve is based upon expected credit losses over the remaining contractual life of the commitments, taking into consideration the current funded balance and estimated exposure over the reasonable and supportable forecast period. This process takes into consideration the same risk elements that are analyzed in the determination of the adequacy of the Bancorp’s ALLL, as previously discussed. Net adjustments to the reserve for unfunded commitments are included in the provision for credit losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Valuation of Servicing Rights
When the Bancorp sells loans through either securitizations or individual loan sales in accordance with its investment policies, it often obtains servicing rights. The Bancorp may also purchase servicing rights. The Bancorp has elected to measure all existing classes of its residential mortgage servicing rights at fair value at each reporting date with changes in the fair value of servicing rights reported in earnings in the period in which the changes occur. Servicing rights are valued using internal OAS models. Significant management judgment is necessary to identify key economic assumptions used in estimating the fair value of the servicing rights including the prepayment speeds of the underlying loans, the weighted-average life, the OAS and the weighted-average coupon rate, as applicable. The primary risk of material changes to the value of the servicing rights resides in the potential volatility in the economic assumptions used, particularly the prepayment speeds. In order to assist in the assessment of the fair value of servicing rights, the Bancorp obtains external valuations of the servicing rights portfolio from
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third parties and participates in peer surveys that provide additional confirmation of the reasonableness of the key assumptions utilized in the internal OAS model. For additional information on servicing rights, refer to Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fair Value Measurements
The Bancorp measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Bancorp employs various valuation approaches to measure fair value including the market, income and cost approaches. The market approach uses prices or relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach involves discounting future amounts to a single present amount and is based on current market expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of the asset.

U.S. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the instrument’s fair value measurement. For additional information on the fair value hierarchy and fair value measurements, refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Bancorp’s fair value measurements involve various valuation techniques and models, which involve inputs that are observable, when available. Valuation techniques and parameters used for measuring assets and liabilities are reviewed and validated by the Bancorp on a quarterly basis. Additionally, the Bancorp monitors the fair values of significant assets and liabilities using a variety of methods including the evaluation of pricing runs and exception reports based on certain analytical criteria, comparison to previous trades and overall review and assessments for reasonableness. The level of management judgment necessary to determine fair value varies based upon the methods used in the determination of fair value. Financial instruments that are measured at fair value using quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) require minimal judgment. The valuation of financial instruments when quoted market prices are not available (Levels 2 and 3) may require significant management judgment to assess whether quoted prices for similar instruments exist, the impact of changing market conditions including reducing liquidity in the capital markets and the use of estimates surrounding significant unobservable inputs. Table 6 provides a summary of the fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis and the amounts of financial instruments valued using Level 3 inputs.

TABLE 6: Fair Value Summary
As of ($ in millions)December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
BalanceLevel 3BalanceLevel 3
Assets carried at fair value$57,002 1,876 43,685 1,287 
As a percent of total assets27 %1 21 1 
Liabilities carried at fair value$4,130 203 2,310 222 
As a percent of total liabilities2 %— 1 — 

Refer to Note 28 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on fair value measurements including a description of the valuation methodologies used for significant financial instruments.

Goodwill
Business combinations entered into by the Bancorp typically include the recognition of goodwill. U.S. GAAP requires goodwill to be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis, which the Bancorp performs as of September 30 each year, and more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment.

Impairment exists when a reporting unit’s carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. In testing goodwill for impairment, U.S. GAAP permits the Bancorp to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In this qualitative assessment, the Bancorp evaluates events and circumstances which may include, but are not limited to, the general economic environment, banking industry and market conditions, the overall financial performance of the Bancorp, the performance of the Bancorp’s common stock, the key financial performance metrics of the Bancorp’s reporting units and events affecting the reporting units to determine if it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the quantitative impairment test is required or the decision to bypass the qualitative assessment is elected, the Bancorp performs the goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. A recognized impairment loss cannot be reversed in future periods even if the fair value of the reporting unit subsequently recovers.

The fair value of a reporting unit is the price that would be received to sell the unit as a whole in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As none of the Bancorp’s reporting units are publicly traded, individual reporting unit fair value determinations cannot be directly correlated to the Bancorp’s stock price. The determination of the fair value of a reporting unit is a
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subjective process that involves the use of estimates and judgments, particularly related to cash flows, the appropriate discount rates and an applicable control premium. The determination of the fair value of the Bancorp’s reporting units includes both an income-based approach and a market-based approach. The income-based approach utilizes the reporting unit’s forecasted cash flows (including a terminal value approach to estimate cash flows beyond the final year of the forecast) and the reporting unit’s estimated cost of equity as the discount rate. Significant management judgment is necessary in the preparation of each reporting unit’s forecasted cash flows surrounding expectations for earnings projections, growth and credit loss expectations and actual results may differ from forecasted results. Additionally, the Bancorp determines its market capitalization based on the average of the closing price of the Bancorp’s stock during the month including the measurement date, incorporating an additional control premium, and compares this market-based fair value measurement to the aggregate fair value of the Bancorp’s reporting units in order to corroborate the results of the income approach. Refer to Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the Bancorp’s goodwill.

Legal Contingencies
The Bancorp and its subsidiaries are parties to numerous claims and lawsuits as well as threatened or potential actions or claims concerning matters arising from the conduct of its business activities. The outcome of claims or litigation and the timing of ultimate resolution are inherently difficult to predict and significant judgment may be required in the determination of both the probability of loss and whether the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable. The Bancorp’s estimates are subjective and are based on the status of legal and regulatory proceedings, the merit of the Bancorp’s defenses and consultation with internal and external legal counsel. An accrual for a potential litigation loss is established when information related to the loss contingency indicates both that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Refer to Note 19 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the Bancorp’s legal proceedings.
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STATEMENTS OF INCOME ANALYSIS

Net Interest Income
Net interest income is the interest earned on loans and leases (including yield-related fees), securities and other short-term investments less the interest incurred on core deposits and wholesale funding. The net interest margin is calculated by dividing net interest income by average interest-earning assets. Net interest rate spread is the difference between the average yield earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin is typically greater than net interest rate spread due to the interest income earned on those assets that are funded by noninterest-bearing liabilities, or free funding, such as demand deposits or shareholders’ equity.

Tables 7 and 8 present the components of net interest income, net interest margin and net interest rate spread for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, as well as the relative impact of changes in the average balance sheet and changes in interest rates on net interest income. Nonaccrual loans and leases and loans and leases held for sale have been included in the average loan and lease balances. Average outstanding securities balances are based on amortized cost with any unrealized gains or losses included in average other assets.

Net interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) was $5.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $843 million compared to the prior year. Net interest income benefited from increases in market interest rates, resulting in increases in yields of 54 bps on average loans and leases and 81 bps on average other short-term investments for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year. Net interest income also benefited from increases in average taxable securities and average commercial and industrial loans of $16.1 billion and $6.7 billion, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year. These positive impacts were partially offset by an increase in rates paid on average interest-bearing core deposits of 35 bps, an increase in the average balance of FHLB advances of $3.7 billion and an increase in rates paid on average long-term debt of 61 bps for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year. Interest income recognized from PPP loans decreased to $43 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $189 million for the prior year.

Net interest rate spread on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) was 2.72% during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2.45% during the year ended December 31, 2021. Yields on average interest-earning assets increased 71 bps, partially offset by a 44 bps increase in rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021.

Net interest margin on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) was 3.02% for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2.59% for the year ended December 31, 2021. Net interest margin for the year ended December 31, 2022 was positively impacted by the previously mentioned increase in the net interest rate spread. Net interest margin results are expected to continue increasing, albeit at a slower pace, driven by the continued repricing of the Bancorp’s fixed-rate assets portfolios into higher rates and the benefits of expected continued growth of the Bancorp’s other consumer loan portfolio, partially offset by the impact of rising rates on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities.

Interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) from loans and leases increased $876 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 driven by the previously mentioned increases in market interest rates and average commercial and industrial loans, partially offset by lower income from PPP loans. For more information on the Bancorp’s loan and lease portfolio, refer to the Loans and Leases subsection of the Balance Sheet Analysis section of MD&A. Interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) from investment securities and other short-term investments increased $504 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to the previously mentioned increases in average taxable securities and yields on average other short-term investments.

Interest expense on average core deposits increased $354 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in the cost of average interest-bearing core deposits to 40 bps for the year ended December 31, 2022 from 5 bps for the year ended December 31, 2021, as a result of increasing short-term interest rates. Refer to the Deposits subsection of the Balance Sheet Analysis section of MD&A for additional information on the Bancorp’s deposits.

Interest expense on average wholesale funding increased $183 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to the previously mentioned increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and increase in rates paid on average long-term debt, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of long-term debt of $1.2 billion from the prior year. Refer to the Borrowings subsection of the Balance Sheet Analysis section of MD&A for additional information on the Bancorp’s borrowings. During the year ended December 31, 2022, average wholesale funding represented 15% of average interest-bearing liabilities compared to 13% for the year ended December 31, 2021. For more information on the Bancorp’s interest rate risk management, including estimated earnings sensitivity to changes in market interest rates, see the Interest Rate and Price Risk Management subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A.
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TABLE 7: Consolidated Average Balance Sheets and Analysis of Net Interest Income on an FTE Basis
 For the years ended December 31202220212020
($ in millions)Average
Balance		Interest Earned/PaidAverage
Yield/
Rate		Average
Balance		Interest Earned/PaidAverage
Yield/
Rate		Average
Balance		Interest Earned/PaidAverage
Yield/
Rate
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans and leases:(a)
Commercial and industrial loans$55,618 2,401 4.32 %$48,966 1,735 3.54 %$53,814 1,954 3.63 %
Commercial mortgage loans10,723 415 3.87 10,396 313 3.01 11,011 391 3.54 
Commercial construction loans5,458 239 4.38 5,783 181 3.13 5,509 201 3.65 
Commercial leases2,828 85 3.02 3,130 92 2.94 3,038 104 3.43 
Total commercial loans and leases74,627 3,140 4.21 68,275 2,321 3.40 73,372 2,650 3.61 
Residential mortgage loans19,731 645 3.27 21,359 695 3.26 17,828 622 3.49 
Home equity3,971 177 4.46 4,565 164 3.59 5,679 222 3.90 
Indirect secured consumer loans16,914 560 3.31 15,156 508 3.35 12,454 490 3.93 
Credit card1,737 221 12.73 1,783 219 12.28 2,230 260 11.64 
Other consumer loans3,581 220 6.16 2,979 180 6.03 2,848 192 6.76 
Total consumer loans45,934 1,823 3.97 45,842 1,766 3.85 41,039 1,786 4.35 
Total loans and leases$120,561 4,963 4.12 %$114,117 4,087 3.58 %$114,411 4,436 3.88 %
Securities:
Taxable$52,218 1,493 2.86 %$36,164 1,074 2.97 %$36,109 1,114 3.08 %
Exempt from income taxes(a)
1,128 31 2.72 854 20 2.33 233 6 2.61 
Other short-term investments12,419 116 0.94 33,243 42 0.13 21,935 29 0.13 
Total interest-earning assets$186,326 6,603 3.54 %$184,378 5,223 2.83 %$172,688 5,585 3.23 %
Cash and due from banks3,093 3,055 2,978 
Other assets19,490 21,050 20,933 
Allowance for loan and lease losses(1,980)(2,159)(2,369)
Total assets$206,929 $206,324 $194,230 
Liabilities and Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest checking deposits$45,835 297 0.65 %$45,850 26 0.06 %$46,890 126 0.27 %
Savings deposits23,445 32 0.14 20,531 4 0.02 16,440 10 0.06 
Money market deposits29,326 67 0.23 30,631 12 0.04 29,879 88 0.29 
Foreign office deposits170 1 0.74 164 — 0.04 185 — 0.21 
CDs $250,000 or less2,342 9 0.40 3,214 10 0.31 5,247 66 1.25 
Total interest-bearing core deposits101,118 406 0.40 100,390 52 0.05 98,641 290 0.29 
CDs over $250,0001,688 41 2.45 530 7 1.30 2,208 31 1.41 
Other deposits— — — — — — 71 1 0.76 
Federal funds purchased381 6 1.69 333 — 0.12 385 2 0.58 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements482 1 0.17 594 — 0.02 610 2 0.28 
FHLB advances3,733 98 2.63 — — — 470 3 0.65 
Derivative collateral and other borrowed money329 9 2.94 513 2 0.30 629 9 1.44 
Long-term debt11,893 417 3.50 13,109 380 2.89 16,004 452 2.82 
Total interest-bearing liabilities$119,624 978 0.82 %$115,469 441 0.38 %$119,018 790 0.66 %
Demand deposits60,185 62,028 47,111 
Other liabilities8,040 6,015 5,546 
Total liabilities$187,849 $183,512 $171,675 
Total equity$19,080 $22,812 $22,555 
Total liabilities and equity$206,929 $206,324 $194,230 
Net interest income (FTE)(b)
$5,625 $4,782 $4,795 
Net interest margin (FTE)(b)
3.02 %2.59 %2.78 %
Net interest rate spread (FTE)(b)
2.72 2.45 2.57 
Interest-bearing liabilities to interest-earning assets64.20 62.63 68.92 
(a)The FTE adjustments included in the above table were $16, $12 and $13 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.
(b)Net interest income (FTE), net interest margin (FTE) and net interest rate spread (FTE) are non-GAAP measures. For further information, refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of MD&A.


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TABLE 8: Changes in Net Interest Income Attributable to Volume and Yield/Rate(a)
For the years ended December 31
2022 Compared to 2021
2021 Compared to 2020
($ in millions)VolumeYield/RateTotalVolumeYield/RateTotal
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans$255 411 666 (172)(47)(219)
Commercial mortgage loans10 92 102 (22)(56)(78)
Commercial construction loans(11)69 58 10 (30)(20)
Commercial leases(9)2 (7)3 (15)(12)
Total commercial loans and leases245 574 819 (181)(148)(329)
Residential mortgage loans(53)3 (50)117 (44)73 
Home equity(23)36 13 (41)(17)(58)
Indirect secured consumer loans58 (6)52 97 (79)18 
Credit card(6)8 2 (55)14 (41)
Other consumer loans37 3 40 9 (21)(12)
Total consumer loans13 44 57 127 (147)(20)
Total loans and leases$258 618 876 (54)(295)(349)
Securities:
Taxable$461 (42)419 1 (41)(40)
Exempt from income taxes7 4 11 15 (1)14 
Other short-term investments(42)116 74 14 (1)13 
Total change in interest income$684 696 1,380 (24)(338)(362)
Liabilities:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest checking deposits$— 271 271 (3)(97)(100)
Savings deposits1 27 28 2 (8)(6)
Money market deposits(1)56 55 2 (78)(76)
Foreign office deposits— 1 1 — — — 
CDs $250,000 or less(3)2 (1)(19)(37)(56)
Total interest-bearing core deposits(3)357 354 (18)(220)(238)
CDs over $250,00024 10 34 (22)(2)(24)
Other deposits— — — (1)— (1)
Federal funds purchased— 6 6 — (2)(2)
Securities sold under repurchase agreements— 1 1 — (2)(2)
FHLB advances98 — 98 (3)— (3)
Derivative collateral and other borrowed money(1)8 7 — (7)(7)
Long-term debt(37)74 37 (83)11 (72)
Total change in interest expense$81 456 537 (127)(222)(349)
Total change in net interest income$603 240 843 103 (116)(13)
(a)Changes in interest not solely due to volume or yield/rate are allocated in proportion to the absolute dollar amount of change in volume and yield/rate.


Provision for Credit Losses
The Bancorp provides, as an expense, an amount for expected credit losses within the loan and lease portfolio and the portfolio of unfunded commitments and letters of credit that is based on factors previously discussed in the Critical Accounting Policies section of MD&A. The provision is recorded to bring the ALLL and reserve for unfunded commitments to a level deemed appropriate by the Bancorp to cover losses expected in the portfolios. Actual credit losses on loans and leases are charged against the ALLL. The amount of loans and leases actually removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheets are referred to as charge-offs. Net charge-offs include current period charge-offs less recoveries on previously charged-off loans and leases.

The provision for credit losses was $563 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to a benefit from credit losses of $377 million in the prior year. Provision expense increased for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year primarily driven by factors which caused increases in the ACL during the year ended December 31, 2022 including deterioration in forecasted macroeconomic conditions and higher period-end loan and lease balances. The increase in period-end loan and lease balances was primarily driven by commercial and industrial loan growth, originations of point-of-sale solar energy installation loans in the second half of 2022 and loans acquired in a business acquisition completed in the second quarter of 2022. The economic forecasts used to estimate the ACL at December 31, 2022 were generally less favorable than those used at December 31, 2021, reflecting an inflationary environment, rising
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interest rates and higher oil prices. The benefit from credit losses for year ended December 31, 2021 was driven by decreases in the ACL in response to improved economic forecasts and improved commercial and consumer credit quality.

The ALLL increased $302 million from December 31, 2021 to $2.2 billion at December 31, 2022. At December 31, 2022, the ALLL as a percent of portfolio loans and leases increased to 1.81%, compared to 1.69% at December 31, 2021. The reserve for unfunded commitments increased $34 million from December 31, 2021 to $216 million at December 31, 2022. At December 31, 2022, the ACL as a percent of portfolio loans and leases increased to 1.98%, compared to 1.85% at December 31, 2021.

Refer to the Credit Risk Management subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A as well as Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more detailed information on the provision for credit losses, including an analysis of loan and lease portfolio composition, nonperforming assets, net charge-offs and other factors considered by the Bancorp in assessing the credit quality of the loan and lease portfolio and determining the level of the ACL.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income decreased $352 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021. The following table presents the components of noninterest income:
TABLE 9: Components of Noninterest Income
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Service charges on deposits$589 600 559 
Wealth and asset management revenue570 586 520 
Commercial banking revenue565 637 528 
Card and processing revenue409 402 352 
Leasing business revenue237 300 276 
Mortgage banking net revenue215 270 320 
Other noninterest income265 332 211 
Securities (losses) gains, net(82)(7)62 
Securities (losses) gains, net - non-qualifying hedges on mortgage servicing rights(2)(2)2 
Total noninterest income$2,766 3,118 2,830 

Service charges on deposits
Service charges on deposits decreased $11 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 due to a decrease in service charges on both commercial and consumer deposits. Service charges on commercial deposits were $434 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of $3 million from the prior year primarily due to higher treasury management earnings credits driven by market interest rates, partially offset by an increase in commercial treasury management fees. Service charges on consumer deposits were $155 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of $8 million from the prior year primarily due to a decrease in consumer deposit fees driven by the elimination of non-sufficient funds fees during 2022.

Wealth and asset management revenue
Wealth and asset management revenue decreased $16 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in private client service fees and securities income. The Bancorp’s trust and registered investment advisory businesses had approximately $510 billion and $554 billion in total assets under care as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and managed $55 billion and $65 billion in assets for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Commercial banking revenue
Commercial banking revenue decreased $72 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in corporate bond fees, loan syndication fees, merger and acquisition fees and equity capital markets fees, partially offset by an increase in contract revenue from commercial customer derivatives as well as an increase in foreign exchange fees.

Card and processing revenue
Card and processing revenue increased $7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in credit card interchange, partially offset by increased reward costs as well as a decrease in other electronic funds transfer income. The increases in credit card interchange and reward costs were primarily driven by an increase in consumer and business card spend volumes.

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Leasing business revenue
Leasing business revenue decreased $63 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by decreases in lease syndication fees and leasing business solutions revenue, partially offset by an increase in lease remarketing fees. The decrease in leasing business solutions revenue was related to the disposition of LaSalle Solutions during the second quarter of 2022.

Mortgage banking net revenue
Mortgage banking net revenue decreased $55 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021.

The following table presents the components of mortgage banking net revenue:
TABLE 10: Components of Mortgage Banking Net Revenue
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Origination fees and gains on loan sales$91 285 315 
Net mortgage servicing revenue:
Gross mortgage servicing fees310 247 263 
Net valuation adjustments on MSRs and free-standing derivatives purchased to economically hedge MSRs
(186)(262)(258)
Net mortgage servicing revenue124 (15)5 
Total mortgage banking net revenue$215 270 320 
Origination fees and gains on loan sales decreased $194 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by decreases in gain on sale margins and lower volumes of residential mortgage loan originations and sales as well as the impact of gains recognized during the year ended December 31, 2021 from sales of government-guaranteed loans that were previously in forbearance programs. Residential mortgage loan originations decreased to $14.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022 from $19.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2021 due primarily to the impact of higher market interest rates on refinance activity.

The following table presents the components of net valuation adjustments on the MSR portfolio and the impact of the non-qualifying hedging strategy.
TABLE 11: Components of Net Valuation Adjustments on MSRs
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Changes in fair value and settlement of free-standing derivatives purchased to economically hedge the MSR portfolio$(363)(123)307 
Changes in fair value:
Due to changes in inputs or assumptions(a)
355 142 (311)
Other changes in fair value(b)
(178)(281)(254)
Net valuation adjustments on MSRs and free-standing derivatives purchased to economically hedge MSRs$(186)(262)(258)
(a)Primarily reflects changes in prepayment speed and OAS assumptions which are updated based on market interest rates.
(b)Primarily reflects changes due to realized cash flows and the passage of time.

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp recognized income of $177 million and losses of $139 million, respectively, in mortgage banking net revenue for valuation adjustments on the MSR portfolio. The valuation adjustments on the MSR portfolio included increases of $355 million and $142 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, due to changes in market rates and other inputs in the valuation model, including future prepayment speeds and OAS assumptions. Mortgage rates increased during the year ended December 31, 2022 which caused a reduction in modeled prepayment speeds. There was also an increase in the modeled OAS assumptions for the year ended December 31, 2022. The fair value of the MSR portfolio also decreased $178 million and $281 million as a result of contractual principal payments and actual prepayment activity for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Further detail on the valuation of MSRs can be found in Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Bancorp maintains a non-qualifying hedging strategy to manage a portion of the risk associated with changes in the valuation of the MSR portfolio. Refer to Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the free-standing derivatives used to economically hedge the MSR portfolio.

In addition to the derivative positions used to economically hedge the MSR portfolio, the Bancorp acquires various securities as a component of its non-qualifying hedging strategy. The Bancorp recognized net losses of $2 million during both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 recorded in securities (losses) gains, net - non-qualifying hedges on mortgage servicing rights in the Bancorp’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

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The Bancorp’s total residential mortgage loans serviced at December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $120.2 billion and $106.8 billion, respectively, with $103.2 billion and $89.2 billion, respectively, of residential mortgage loans serviced for others.

Other noninterest income
The following table presents the components of other noninterest income:
TABLE 12: Components of Other Noninterest Income
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Private equity investment income$70 81 75 
BOLI income64 61 63 
Cardholder fees54 50 44 
Income from the TRA associated with Worldpay, Inc.46 46 74 
Banking center income24 23 20 
Equity method investment income22 30 12 
Consumer loan fees19 17 20 
Gains on contract sales3 62 2 
Loss on swap associated with the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares(84)(86)(103)
Other, net47 48 4 
Total other noninterest income$265 332 211 

Other noninterest income decreased $67 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in gains on contract sales and private equity investment income.

Gains on contract sales decreased $59 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 as the prior year included the recognition of a $60 million gain on the sale of the Bancorp’s HSA deposit portfolio which was completed in the third quarter of 2021. Private equity investment income decreased $11 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year primarily driven by losses recognized on certain private equity investments.

Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense decreased $29 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021.

The following table presents the components of noninterest expense:
TABLE 13: Components of Noninterest Expense
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Compensation and benefits$2,554 2,626 2,590 
Technology and communications416 388 362 
Net occupancy expense307 312 350 
Equipment expense145 138 130 
Leasing business expense131 137 140 
Marketing expense118 107 104 
Card and processing expense80 89 121 
Other noninterest expense968 951 921 
Total noninterest expense$4,719 4,748 4,718 
Efficiency ratio on an FTE basis(a)
56.2 %60.1 61.9 
(a)This is a non-GAAP measure. For further information, refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of MD&A.

Compensation and benefits expense decreased $72 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by decreases in non-qualified deferred compensation expense and performance-based compensation, partially offset by the impact of a special broad-based compensation bonus granted in the first quarter of 2022, the additional personnel costs of an acquired business and the impact of raising the Bancorp’s minimum wage in the third quarter of 2022. Full-time equivalent employees totaled 19,319 at December 31, 2022 compared to 19,112 at December 31, 2021.

Technology and communications expense increased $28 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by increased investment in strategic initiatives and technology.

Marketing expense increased $11 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in account acquisition programs.

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Card and processing expense decreased $9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to contract renegotiations with a third-party vendor, partially offset by increased association network charges as a result of increased credit card spend.

The following table presents the components of other noninterest expense:
TABLE 14: Components of Other Noninterest Expense
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Loan and lease$167 217 162 
FDIC insurance and other taxes132 114 118 
Losses and adjustments91 69 100 
Data processing82 79 75 
Travel60 34 27 
Professional service fees54 63 49 
Intangible amortization47 44 48 
Postal and courier40 37 36 
Other, net295 294 306 
Total other noninterest expense$968 951 921 
Other noninterest expense increased $17 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to increases in travel expense, losses and adjustments and FDIC insurance and other taxes, partially offset by a decrease in loan and lease expense.

Travel expense increased $26 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 due to an increase in travel as a result of the gradual cessation of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Losses and adjustments increased $22 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to a reduction in the net benefit from changes in credit valuation adjustments on customer accommodation derivatives and an increase in operational losses. FDIC insurance and other taxes increased $18 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of an increase in the FDIC insurance assessment rate. Loan and lease expense decreased $50 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by a decrease in loan servicing expenses related to the Bancorp’s sales of certain government-guaranteed residential mortgage loans that were previously in forbearance programs and serviced by a third party.

Applicable Income Taxes
Applicable income tax expense for all periods presented includes the benefit from tax-exempt income, tax-advantaged investments, certain gains on sales of leveraged leases that are exempt from federal taxation and tax credits (and other related tax benefits), partially offset by the effect of proportional amortization of qualifying LIHTC investments and certain nondeductible expenses. The tax credits are primarily associated with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program established under Section 42 of the IRC, the New Markets Tax Credit program established under Section 45D of the IRC, the Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit program established under Section 47 of the IRC and the Qualified Zone Academy Bond program established under Section 1397E of the IRC.

The effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were primarily impacted by $219 million and $193 million, respectively, of low-income housing tax credits and other tax benefits and $26 million and $23 million, respectively, of tax benefits from tax exempt income and were partially offset by $189 million and $163 million, respectively, of proportional amortization related to qualifying LIHTC investments.

The Bancorp’s income before income taxes, applicable income tax expense and effective tax rate are as follows:
TABLE 15: Applicable Income Taxes
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Income before income taxes$3,093 3,517 1,797 
Applicable income tax expense647 747 370 
Effective tax rate21.0 %21.2 20.6 
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BUSINESS SEGMENT REVIEW
During the third quarter of 2022, the Bancorp reorganized its management reporting structure and now reports on three business segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking and Wealth and Asset Management. Additional information on each business segment is included in Note 31 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Prior period results have been adjusted to conform to the new segment presentation. Results of the Bancorp’s business segments are presented based on its management structure and management accounting practices. The structure and accounting practices are specific to the Bancorp; therefore, the financial results of the Bancorp’s business segments are not necessarily comparable with similar information for other financial institutions. The Bancorp refines its methodologies from time to time as management’s accounting practices and businesses change.

The Bancorp manages interest rate risk centrally at the corporate level. By employing an FTP methodology, the business segments are insulated from most benchmark interest rate volatility, enabling them to focus on serving customers through the origination of loans and acceptance of deposits. The FTP methodology assigns charge and credit rates to classes of assets and liabilities, respectively, based on the estimated amount and timing of cash flows for each transaction. Assigning the FTP rate based on matching the duration of cash flows allocates interest income and interest expense to each business segment so its resulting net interest income is insulated from future changes in benchmark interest rates. The Bancorp’s FTP methodology also allocates the contribution to net interest income of the asset-generating and deposit-providing businesses on a duration-adjusted basis to better attribute the driver of the performance. As the asset and liability durations are not perfectly matched, the residual impact of the FTP methodology is captured in General Corporate and Other. The charge and credit rates are determined using the FTP rate curve, which is based on an estimate of Fifth Third’s marginal borrowing cost in the wholesale funding markets. The FTP curve is constructed using the U.S. swap curve, brokered CD pricing and unsecured debt pricing. The Bancorp’s FTP methodology was not adjusted during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

The Bancorp adjusts the FTP charge and credit rates as dictated by changes in interest rates for various interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and by the review of behavioral assumptions, such as prepayment rates on interest-earning assets and the estimated durations for indeterminate-lived deposits. Key assumptions, including the credit rates provided for deposit accounts, are reviewed annually. Credit rates for deposit products and charge rates for loan products may be reset more frequently in response to changes in market conditions. In general, the charge rates on assets have increased since December 31, 2021 as they were affected by the prevailing level of interest rates and by the duration and repricing characteristics of the portfolio. The credit rates for deposit products also increased since December 31, 2021, due to higher interest rates and modified assumptions. Thus, net interest income for asset-generating business segments was negatively impacted by the rates charged on assets while deposit-providing business segments were positively impacted during the year ended December 31, 2022.

The Bancorp’s methodology for allocating provision for credit losses to the business segments includes charges or benefits associated with changes in criticized commercial loan levels in addition to actual net charge-offs experienced by the loans and leases owned by each business segment. Provision for credit losses attributable to loan and lease growth and changes in ALLL factors is captured in General Corporate and Other. The financial results of the business segments include allocations for shared services and headquarters expenses. Additionally, the business segments form synergies by taking advantage of relationship depth opportunities and funding operations by accessing the capital markets as a collective unit.

The following table summarizes net income (loss) by business segment:
TABLE 16: Net Income (Loss) by Business Segment
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Income Statement Data
Commercial Banking$1,649 1,554 398 
Consumer and Small Business Banking1,309 220 357 
Wealth and Asset Management198 94 102 
General Corporate and Other(710)902 570 
Net income$2,446 2,770 1,427 

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Commercial Banking
Commercial Banking offers credit intermediation, cash management and financial services to large and middle-market businesses and government and professional customers. In addition to the traditional lending and depository offerings, Commercial Banking products and services include global cash management, foreign exchange and international trade finance, derivatives and capital markets services, asset-based lending, real estate finance, public finance, commercial leasing and syndicated finance.

The following table contains selected financial data for the Commercial Banking segment:
TABLE 17: Commercial Banking
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Income Statement Data
Net interest income (FTE)(a)
$2,552 1,604 2,022 
Provision for (benefit from) credit losses33 (597)1,086 
Noninterest income:        
Commercial banking revenue563 633 527 
Service charges on deposits372 385 358 
Leasing business revenue237 300 276 
Other noninterest income168 179 172 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits639 644 606 
Leasing business expense131 137 140 
Other noninterest expense1,053 992 1,063 
Income before income taxes (FTE)2,036 1,925 460 
Applicable income tax expense(a)(b)
387 371 62 
Net income$1,649 1,554 398 
Average Balance Sheet Data
Commercial loans and leases, including held for sale$70,904 62,571 68,175 
Demand deposits35,147 38,220 27,724 
Interest checking deposits21,341 22,452 26,058 
Savings and money market deposits6,019 7,825 8,003 
Certificates of deposit108 117 157 
Foreign office deposits170 164 185 
(a)Includes FTE adjustments of $10, $8 and $13 for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(b)Applicable income tax expense for all periods includes the tax benefit from tax-exempt income, tax-advantaged investments and tax credits partially offset by the effect of certain nondeductible expenses. Refer to the Applicable Income Taxes subsection of the Statements of Income Analysis section of MD&A for additional information.

Comparison of the year ended 2022 with 2021
Net income was $1.6 billion for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 as an increase in net interest income on an FTE basis was partially offset by an increase in provision for credit losses as well as a decrease in noninterest income and an increase in noninterest expense.

Net interest income on an FTE basis increased $948 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by increases in yields on and average balances of commercial loans and leases as well as increases in FTP credit rates on deposits. These positive impacts were partially offset by increases in FTP charges on commercial loans and leases as well as increases in rates paid on interest checking deposits and savings and money market deposits.

The provision for credit losses was $33 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to a benefit from credit losses of $597 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The benefit from credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2021 was primarily driven by a decrease in commercial criticized asset levels during that period. The increase in provision expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily driven by an increase in net charge-offs on commercial and industrial loans. Net charge-offs as a percent of average portfolio loans and leases increased to 12 bps for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 9 bps for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Noninterest income decreased $157 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 driven by decreases in commercial banking revenue, leasing business revenue, service charges on deposits and other noninterest income. Commercial banking revenue decreased $70 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in corporate bond fees, loan syndication fees, merger and acquisition fees and equity capital markets fees, partially offset by an increase in contract revenue from commercial customer derivatives as well as an increase in foreign exchange fees. Leasing business revenue decreased $63 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by decreases in lease syndication fees and leasing business solutions revenue, partially offset by an increase in lease remarketing fees. The decrease in leasing business solutions revenue was related to the disposition of LaSalle Solutions during the second quarter of 2022. Service charges on deposits decreased $13 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to a decrease in commercial deposit fees
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driven by higher earnings credit rates. Other noninterest income decreased $11 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by the recognition of securities losses, partially offset by an increase in private equity investment income.

Noninterest expense increased $50 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 driven by an increase in other noninterest expense, partially offset by decreases in leasing business expense and compensation and benefits. Other noninterest expense increased $61 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of increases in allocated expenses related to information technology support services and cash management services, a reduction in the net benefit from changes in credit valuation adjustments on customer accommodation derivatives as well as increases in FDIC insurance and other taxes and travel expenses. Leasing business expense decreased $6 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to a decrease in operating lease equipment depreciation. Compensation and benefits decreased $5 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of a decrease in incentive compensation, partially offset by an increase in base compensation.

Average commercial loans and leases increased $8.3 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in average commercial and industrial loans partially offset by decreases in average commercial construction loans and average commercial leases. Average commercial and industrial loans increased from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by increased revolving line of credit utilization and increased production. Average commercial construction loans decreased from the year ended December 31, 2021 as payoffs exceeded draws on existing commitments and loan originations. Average commercial leases decreased from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of a planned reduction in indirect non-relationship-based lease originations.

Average deposits decreased $6.0 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in average demand deposits, average savings and money market deposits and average interest checking deposits. Average demand deposits decreased $3.1 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of lower average balances per commercial customer account and balance migration into interest checking deposits. Average savings and money market deposits decreased $1.8 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of lower average balances per commercial customer account. Average interest checking deposits decreased $1.1 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of lower average balances per commercial customer account, partially offset by balance migration from demand deposits. Lower average commercial customer account balances in demand deposits, money market deposits and interest checking deposits included the impact of deliberate runoff during the second quarter of 2022 of certain higher cost commercial deposits.

Comparison of the year ended 2021 with 2020
Net income was $1.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to net income of $398 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in net income was primarily driven by a decrease in provision for credit losses as well as an increase in noninterest income and a decrease in noninterest expense, partially offset by a decrease in net interest income on an FTE basis.

Net interest income on an FTE basis decreased $418 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by decreases in yields on and average balances of commercial loans and leases as well as decreases in FTP credit rates on interest checking deposits, demand deposits and savings and money market deposits. These negative impacts were partially offset by decreases in FTP charge rates on loans and leases as well as decreases in rates paid on and average balances of interest checking deposits and savings and money market deposits.

The benefit from credit losses was $597 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to a provision for credit losses of $1.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease for the year ended December 31, 2021 was primarily driven by a decrease in commercial criticized asset levels as well as decreases in net charge-offs on commercial loans and leases. Net charge-offs as a percent of average portfolio loans and leases decreased to 9 bps for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 36 bps for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Noninterest income increased $164 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by increases in commercial banking revenue, service charges on deposits and leasing business revenue. Commercial banking revenue increased $106 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to increases in loan syndication fees, business lending fees and institutional sales partially offset by a decrease in bridge fees. Service charges on deposits increased $27 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to an increase in commercial deposit fees primarily due to growth in volume-based service revenues, with continued benefit from lower earnings credit rates. Leasing business revenue increased $24 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to an increase in lease syndication fees partially offset by a decrease in lease remarketing fees.

Noninterest expense decreased $36 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by a decrease in other noninterest expense partially offset by an increase in compensation and benefits. Other noninterest expense decreased $71 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of a decline in credit valuation adjustments on derivatives associated with customer accommodation contracts and decreases in allocated expenses related to cash management services. Compensation and benefits increased $38 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of increases in incentive compensation and employee benefits expense driven by strong performance in fees related to business growth and expansion initiatives during the year ended December 31, 2021 as well as an increase in base compensation.

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Average commercial loans and leases decreased $5.6 billion from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to decreases in average commercial and industrial loans and average commercial mortgage loans partially offset by an increase in average commercial construction loans. Average commercial and industrial loans decreased from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by elevated revolving line of credit utilization during the year ended December 31, 2020 as well as paydowns in excess of loan originations. Average commercial mortgage loans decreased from the year ended December 31, 2020 as payoffs exceeded loan originations. Average commercial construction loans increased from the year ended December 31, 2020 as draws on existing commitments exceeded payoffs.

Average deposits increased $6.7 billion from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to an increase in average demand deposits, partially offset by decreases in average interest checking deposits and average savings and money market deposits. Average demand deposits increased $10.5 billion from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of commercial customers maintaining increased levels of liquidity driven by the amount of fiscal and monetary stimulus, as well as growth in the number of accounts and migration of balances from interest checking deposits. Average interest checking deposits decreased $3.6 billion from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of the aforementioned balance migration into demand deposits and lower average balances per commercial customer account. Average savings and money market deposits decreased $178 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of a decline in average balances per commercial customer account.

Consumer and Small Business Banking
Consumer and Small Business Banking provides a full range of deposit and loan products to individuals and small businesses through a network of full-service banking centers and relationships with indirect and correspondent loan originators in addition to providing products designed to meet the specific needs of small businesses, including cash management services. Consumer and Small Business Banking includes the Bancorp’s residential mortgage, home equity loans and lines of credit, credit cards, automobile and other indirect lending and other consumer lending activities. Residential mortgage activities include the origination, retention and servicing of residential mortgage loans, sales and securitizations of those loans and all associated hedging activities. Indirect lending activities include extending loans to consumers through automobile dealers, motorcycle dealers, powersport dealers, recreational vehicle dealers and marine dealers. Other consumer lending activities include home improvement and solar energy installation loans originated through a network of contractors and installers.

The following table contains selected financial data for the Consumer and Small Business Banking segment:
TABLE 18: Consumer and Small Business Banking
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Income Statement Data
Net interest income$3,131 1,685 1,942 
Provision for credit losses139 120 229 
Noninterest income:    
Card and processing revenue308 312 269 
Service charges on deposits216 214 200 
Mortgage banking net revenue214 267 315 
Wealth and asset management revenue204 206 172 
Other noninterest income111 108 82 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits828 833 821 
Net occupancy and equipment expense234 235 226 
Card and processing expense72 85 116 
Other noninterest expense1,255 1,242 1,136 
Income before income taxes1,656 277 452 
Applicable income tax expense347 57 95 
Net income$1,309 220 357 
Average Balance Sheet Data
Consumer loans, including held for sale$43,049 43,072 38,424 
Commercial loans, including held for sale1,727 928 645 
Demand deposits23,600 22,932 18,642 
Interest checking deposits15,191 14,633 12,319 
Savings and money market deposits43,054 40,647 35,722 
Certificates of deposit2,543 3,292 5,367 

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Comparison of the year ended 2022 with 2021
Net income was $1.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to net income of $220 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income and an increase in provision for credit losses.

Net interest income increased $1.4 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to increases in FTP credit rates on deposits. This positive impact was partially offset by an increase in FTP charge rates on loans and leases as well as increases in rates paid on and average balances of savings and money market deposits.

Provision for credit losses increased $19 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to increases in net charge-offs on indirect secured consumer loans and other consumer loans, partially offset by a decrease in net charge-offs on credit card. Net charge-offs as a percent of average portfolio loans and leases increased to 33 bps for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 32 bps for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Noninterest income decreased $54 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by a decrease in mortgage banking net revenue. Refer to the Noninterest Income subsection of the Statements of Income Analysis section of MD&A for additional information on the fluctuations in mortgage banking net revenue.

Noninterest expense decreased $6 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in card and processing expense and compensation and benefits, partially offset by an increase in other noninterest expense. Card and processing expense decreased $13 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to contract renegotiations with a third-party vendor, partially offset by increased association network charges as a result of increased credit card spend. Compensation and benefits decreased $5 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by a decrease in incentive compensation related to lower residential mortgage origination volumes, partially offset by the incremental impact of acquired businesses. Other noninterest expense increased $13 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to increases in marketing expense and FDIC insurance and other taxes as well as allocated expenses related to information technology support services. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in loan servicing expenses related to the Bancorp’s sales of certain government-guaranteed residential mortgage loans that were previously in forbearance programs and serviced by a third party.

Average consumer loans decreased $23 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by decreases in average residential mortgage loans and average home equity, partially offset by increases in average indirect secured consumer loans and average other consumer loans. Average residential mortgage loans decreased from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in residential mortgage loans held for sale as the Bancorp sold government-guaranteed loans that were previously in forbearance programs. Average home equity decreased from the year ended December 31, 2021 as payoffs exceeded loan originations and new advances. Average indirect secured consumer loans increased from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by higher demand and other favorable market conditions as well as lower indirect automobile prepayments and increased loan production in non-automobile indirect loans. Average other consumer loans increased from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by originations of point-of-sale solar energy installation loans in the second half of 2022, in addition to loans acquired in a business acquisition completed in the second quarter of 2022. Average commercial loans increased $799 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by increases in average commercial and industrial loans and average commercial mortgage loans as loan originations exceeded payoffs.

Average deposits increased $2.9 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 driven by increases in average savings and money market deposits, average demand deposits and average interest checking deposits, partially offset by a decrease in average certificates of deposit. Average savings and money market deposits increased $2.4 billion, average demand deposits increased $668 million and average interest checking deposits increased $558 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of higher balances per customer account as well as growth in the number of accounts. Average certificates of deposit decreased $749 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to lower offering rates during the first three quarters of 2022, partially offset by higher offering rates during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Comparison of the year ended 2021 with 2020
Net income was $220 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to net income of $357 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in net interest income and an increase in noninterest expense, partially offset by a decrease in provision for credit losses and an increase in noninterest income.

Net interest income decreased $257 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to decreases in FTP credit rates on deposits, partially offset by decreases in FTP charge rates on loans and decreases in rates paid on deposits. Interest income on loans was negatively impacted by decreases in yields, but these impacts were substantially offset by increases in average balances of consumer and commercial loans.

Provision for credit losses decreased $109 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to decreases in net charge-offs on loans and leases, driven by a decrease in net charge-offs on credit card, for the year ended December 31, 2021. Net charge-offs as a percent of
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average portfolio loans and leases decreased to 32 bps for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 60 bps for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Noninterest income increased $69 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 driven by increases in card and processing revenue, wealth and asset management revenue, other noninterest income and service charges on deposits. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in mortgage banking net revenue. Card and processing revenue increased $43 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of an increase in consumer customer spend volume, partially offset by increased reward costs. Wealth and asset management revenue increased $34 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to increases in broker income and private client service fees. Other noninterest income increased $26 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by decreases in net losses on disposition and impairment of bank premises and equipment as well as increases in cardholder fees and banking center income. Service charges on deposits increased $14 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 driven by increases in both consumer deposit fees and commercial deposit fees. Mortgage banking net revenue decreased $48 million from the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily driven by decreases in origination fees and gains on loans sales and gross mortgage servicing fees.

Noninterest expense increased $96 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to increases in other noninterest expense, compensation and benefits and net occupancy and equipment expense, partially offset by a decrease in card and processing expense. Other noninterest expense increased $106 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to an increase in loan and lease expense driven by an increase in loan servicing expenses associated with the Bancorp’s purchases of certain government-guaranteed residential mortgage loans in forbearance programs. The increase was also driven by increases in losses and adjustments and marketing expense. Compensation and benefits increased $12 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to an increase in incentive compensation resulting from the increased mortgage origination activity for the year ended December 31, 2021. Net occupancy and equipment expense increased $9 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to increases in allocated occupancy costs. Card and processing expense decreased $31 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by contract renegotiations with a third-party vendor.

Average consumer loans increased $4.6 billion from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by increases in average residential mortgage loans and average indirect secured consumer loans, partially offset by decreases in average home equity and average credit card. The increase in average residential mortgage loans was primarily driven by the Bancorp’s purchases of certain government-guaranteed loans in forbearance programs. The increase in average indirect secured consumer loans was primarily driven by higher demand and other favorable market conditions, which contributed to increased loan production. Average home equity decreased as payoffs exceeded loan originations and new advances. The decrease in average credit card was primarily driven by the cumulative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including accelerated paydown activity due to the amount of fiscal stimulus programs and lower consumer demand for credit. Average commercial loans increased $283 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by increases in average commercial and industrial loans and average commercial mortgage loans.

Average deposits increased $9.5 billion from the year ended December 31, 2020 driven by increases in average savings and money market deposits, average demand deposits and average interest checking deposits, partially offset by a decrease in average certificates of deposit. Average savings and money market deposits increased $4.9 billion, average demand deposits increased $4.3 billion and average interest checking deposits increased $2.3 billion from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of higher balances per customer account due to the amount of fiscal stimulus, uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and decreased consumer outflows. Average certificates of deposits decreased $2.1 billion from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to lower offering rates on certificates.

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Wealth and Asset Management
Wealth and Asset Management provides a full range of wealth management services for individuals, companies and not-for-profit organizations. Wealth and Asset Management is made up of three main businesses: FTS, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bancorp; Fifth Third Private Bank; and Fifth Third Institutional Services. FTS offers full service retail brokerage services to individual clients and broker-dealer services to the institutional marketplace. Fifth Third Private Bank offers wealth management strategies to high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients through wealth planning, investment management, banking, insurance, trust and estate services. Fifth Third Institutional Services provides advisory services for institutional clients including middle market businesses, non-profits, states and municipalities.

The following table contains selected financial data for the Wealth and Asset Management segment:
TABLE 19: Wealth and Asset Management
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Income Statement Data
Net interest income$262 88 139 
(Benefit from) provision for credit losses— (1)3 
Noninterest income:
Wealth and asset management revenue540 558 498 
Other noninterest income5 12 28 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits218 205 218 
Other noninterest expense338 335 315 
Income before income taxes251 119 129 
Applicable income tax expense53 25 27 
Net income$198 94 102 
Average Balance Sheet Data
Loans and leases, including held for sale$4,413 3,852 3,659 
Deposits12,725 11,480 11,085 

Comparison of the year ended 2022 with 2021
Net income was $198 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to net income of $94 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net income was primarily driven by an increase in net interest income partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income and an increase in noninterest expense.

Net interest income increased $174 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by an increase in FTP credits on deposits as well as increases in yields on and average balances of loans and leases. These positive impacts were partially offset by increases in rates paid on average deposits as well as an increase in FTP charges on loans and leases for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year.
Noninterest income decreased $25 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to a decrease in wealth and asset management revenue, which decreased $18 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of decreases in private client service fees and securities income.

Noninterest expense increased $16 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in compensation and benefits. Compensation and benefits increased $13 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of increases in incentive compensation and base compensation.

Average loans and leases increased $561 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by an increase in average commercial and industrial loans as a result of higher loan production.

Average deposits increased $1.2 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by increases in average savings and money market deposits, average interest checking deposits and average demand deposits as a result of higher average balances per customer account.

Comparison of the year ended 2021 with 2020
Net income was $94 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to net income of $102 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in net income was primarily driven by a decrease in net interest income and an increase in noninterest expense partially offset by an increase in noninterest income and a decrease in provision for credit losses.

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Net interest income decreased $51 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by decreases in FTP credit rates on deposits as well as decreases in yields on average loans and leases. These negative impacts were partially offset by decreases in rates paid on average interest-bearing deposits as well as decreases in FTP charge rates on loans and leases.

The benefit from credit losses was $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to a provision for credit losses of $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in net charge-offs on residential mortgage loans.

Noninterest income increased $44 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 due to an increase in wealth and asset management revenue partially offset by a decrease in other noninterest income. Wealth and asset management revenue increased $60 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of increases in private client service fees and broker income partially offset by a decrease in institutional fees. Other noninterest income decreased $16 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to a decrease in insurance income driven by the sale of the Bancorp’s property and casualty insurance business in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Noninterest expense increased $7 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 due to an increase in other noninterest expense partially offset by a decrease in compensation and benefits. Other noninterest expense increased $20 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily due to increases in expenses associated with intercompany revenue sharing agreements. Compensation and benefits decreased $13 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily as a result of a decrease in base compensation which included a decline due to the sale of the Bancorp’s property and casualty insurance business in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Average loans and leases increased $193 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by increases in average other consumer loans and average residential mortgage loans as a result of higher loan production, partially offset by a decrease in average home equity.

Average deposits increased $395 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by increases in average savings and money market deposits, average interest checking deposits and average demand deposits as a result of higher average balances per customer account due to the amount of fiscal stimulus, uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and decreased consumer spending.

General Corporate and Other
General Corporate and Other includes the unallocated portion of the investment securities portfolio, securities gains and losses, certain non-core deposit funding, unassigned equity, unallocated provision for credit losses expense or a benefit from the reduction of the ACL, the payment of preferred stock dividends and certain support activities and other items not attributed to the business segments.

Comparison of the year ended 2022 with 2021
Net interest income on an FTE basis decreased $1.7 billion from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by an increase in FTP credits on deposits allocated to the business segments, a decrease in interest income on PPP loans and an increase in interest expense on other short-term borrowings. These negative impacts were partially offset by an increase in the benefit related to FTP charge rates on loans and leases allocated to the business segments and an increase in interest income on investment securities.

The provision for credit losses increased $290 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by factors which caused increases in the ACL during the year ended December 31, 2022 including deterioration in forecasted macroeconomic conditions and higher period-end loan and lease balances, partially offset by the impact of allocations to the business segments.

Noninterest income decreased $119 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by a $60 million gain on the sale of the Bancorp’s HSA deposit portfolio in the third quarter of 2021, a decrease in private equity investment income and an increase in net securities losses.

Noninterest expense decreased $92 million from the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily driven by a decrease in compensation and benefits due to a decrease in non-qualified deferred compensation expense. The decrease also included the impact of an increase in corporate overhead allocations from General Corporate and Other to the other business segments partially offset by increases in technology and communications expense and travel expense.

Comparison of the year ended 2021 with 2020
Net interest income on an FTE basis increased $709 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by decreases in FTP credit rates on deposits allocated to the business segments, an increase in interest income on PPP loans and decreases in interest expense on long-term debt and deposits. These positive impacts were partially offset by a decrease in the benefit related to FTP charge rates on loans and leases allocated to the business segments and a decrease in interest income on investment securities.

The provision for credit losses was $101 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to a benefit from credit losses of $221 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase for the year ended December 31, 2021 was primarily driven by an increase in the benefits provided to the business segments associated with the decline in the level of commercial criticized assets owned by the business segments.
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Noninterest income increased $38 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by the recognition of a gain on the sale of the Bancorp’s HSA deposit portfolio in the third quarter of 2021, an increase in private equity investment income, a decrease in the loss on the swap associated with the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B shares and a decrease in net losses on disposition and impairment of bank premises and equipment. These impacts were partially offset by the recognition of securities losses of $15 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to securities gains of $62 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Noninterest expense decreased $10 million from the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily driven by a decrease in net occupancy expense, partially offset by a decrease in corporate overhead allocations from General Corporate and Other to the other business segments and increases in technology and communications expense and equipment expense.

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Loans and Leases
The Bancorp classifies its commercial loans and leases based upon primary purpose and consumer loans based upon product or collateral. Table 20 summarizes end of period loans and leases, including loans and leases held for sale, and Table 21 summarizes average total loans and leases, including average loans and leases held for sale.
TABLE 20: Components of Total Loans and Leases (including loans and leases held for sale)
As of December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans(a)
$57,305 51,666 
Commercial mortgage loans11,020 10,329 
Commercial construction loans5,433 5,241 
Commercial leases2,704 3,053 
Total commercial loans and leases$76,462 70,289 
Consumer loans:
Residential mortgage loans18,562 20,791 
Home equity4,039 4,084 
Indirect secured consumer loans16,552 16,783 
Credit card1,874 1,766 
Other consumer loans4,998 2,752 
Total consumer loans$46,025 46,176 
Total loans and leases$122,487 116,465 
Total portfolio loans and leases (excluding loans and leases held for sale)$121,480 112,050 
(a)Includes $94 million and $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program.

Total loans and leases, including loans and leases held for sale, increased $6.0 billion, or 5%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of a $6.2 billion, or 9%, increase in commercial loans and leases.

Commercial loans and leases increased $6.2 billion from December 31, 2021 due to increases in commercial and industrial loans, commercial mortgage loans and commercial construction loans, partially offset by a decrease in commercial leases. Commercial and industrial loans increased $5.6 billion, or 11%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of increased revolving line of credit utilization and stronger production, partially offset by PPP loan forgiveness and paydowns. Commercial mortgage loans increased $691 million, or 7%, from December 31, 2021 as loan originations exceeded payoffs. Commercial construction loans increased $192 million, or 4%, from December 31, 2021 as draws on existing commitments and loan originations exceeded payoffs. Commercial leases decreased $349 million, or 11%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of a planned reduction in indirect non-relationship-based lease originations.

Consumer loans decreased $151 million from December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in residential mortgage loans and indirect secured consumer loans, partially offset by increases in other consumer loans and credit card. Residential mortgage loans decreased $2.2 billion, or 11%, from December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in residential mortgage loans held for sale as the Bancorp sold government-guaranteed loans that were previously in forbearance programs. Indirect secured consumer loans decreased $231 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2021 primarily driven by indirect automobile payoffs exceeding loan production, partially offset by increased loan production in non-automobile indirect loans. Other consumer loans increased $2.2 billion, or 82%, from December 31, 2021 primarily driven by originations of point-of-sale solar energy installation loans in the second half of 2022, in addition to loans acquired in a business acquisition completed in the second quarter of 2022. Credit card increased $108 million, or 6%, from December 31, 2021 primarily due to increases in balance-active customers and average balances per active account.

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TABLE 21: Components of Average Loans and Leases (including average loans and leases held for sale)
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans$55,618 48,966 
Commercial mortgage loans10,723 10,396 
Commercial construction loans5,458 5,783 
Commercial leases2,828 3,130 
Total commercial loans and leases$74,627 68,275 
Consumer loans:
Residential mortgage loans19,731 21,359 
Home equity3,971 4,565 
Indirect secured consumer loans16,914 15,156 
Credit card1,737 1,783 
Other consumer loans3,581 2,979 
Total consumer loans$45,934 45,842 
Total average loans and leases$120,561 114,117 
Total average portfolio loans and leases (excluding loans and leases held for sale)$118,069 108,737 

Average loans and leases, including average loans and leases held for sale, increased $6.4 billion, or 6%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as result of a $6.4 billion, or 9%, increase in average commercial loans and leases.

Average commercial loans and leases increased $6.4 billion from December 31, 2021 due to increases in average commercial and industrial loans and average commercial mortgage loans, partially offset by decreases in average commercial construction loans and average commercial leases. Average commercial and industrial loans increased $6.7 billion, or 14%, from December 31, 2021 primarily driven by increased revolving line of credit utilization and increased production, partially offset by PPP loan forgiveness and paydowns. Average commercial mortgage loans increased $327 million, or 3%, from December 31, 2021 as loan originations exceeded payoffs. Average commercial construction loans decreased $325 million, or 6%, from December 31, 2021 as payoffs exceeded draws on existing commitments and loan originations. Average commercial leases decreased $302 million, or 10%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of a planned reduction in indirect non-relationship-based lease originations.

Average consumer loans increased $92 million from December 31, 2021 primarily due to increases in average indirect secured consumer loans and average other consumer loans, partially offset by decreases in average residential mortgage loans and average home equity. Average indirect secured consumer loans increased $1.8 billion, or 12%, from December 31, 2021 primarily driven by higher demand and other favorable market conditions as well as lower indirect automobile prepayments and increased loan production in non-automobile indirect loans. Average other consumer loans increased $602 million, or 20%, from December 31, 2021 primarily driven by originations of point-of-sale solar energy installation loans in the second half of 2022, in addition to loans acquired in a business acquisition completed in the second quarter of 2022. Average residential mortgage loans decreased $1.6 billion, or 8%, from December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in residential mortgage loans held for sale as the Bancorp sold government-guaranteed loans that were previously in forbearance programs. Average home equity decreased $594 million, or 13%, from December 31, 2021 as payoffs exceeded loan originations and new advances.

Investment Securities
The Bancorp uses investment securities as a means of managing interest rate risk, providing collateral for pledging purposes and for liquidity risk management. Total investment securities were $52.2 billion and $39.0 billion at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The taxable available-for-sale debt and other investment securities portfolio had an effective duration of 5.4 at December 31, 2022 compared to 4.8 at December 31, 2021.

Debt securities are classified as available-for-sale when, in management’s judgment, they may be sold in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in market conditions. Securities that management has the intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and reported at amortized cost. Debt securities are classified as trading when bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term. At December 31, 2022, the Bancorp’s investment portfolio consisted primarily of AAA-rated available-for-sale debt and other securities. The Bancorp held an immaterial amount of below-investment grade available-for-sale debt and other securities at both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp recognized $1 million and $19, respectively, of impairment losses on available-for-sale debt and other securities, included in securities (losses) gains, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Income. These losses related to certain securities in unrealized loss positions that the Bancorp intended to sell prior to recovery of their amortized cost bases. The Bancorp did not consider these losses to be credit-related.

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At both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp completed its evaluation of the available-for-sale debt and other securities in an unrealized loss position and did not recognize an allowance for credit losses. The Bancorp did not recognize provision expense for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 related to available-for-sale debt and other securities in an unrealized loss position.

The following table summarizes the end of period components of investment securities:
TABLE 22: Components of Investment Securities
As of December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Available-for-sale debt and other securities (amortized cost basis):
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities$2,683 85 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities18 18 
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities12,604 8,432 
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities29,824 18,236 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities5,235 4,364 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities6,292 5,287 
Other securities(a)
874 519 
Total available-for-sale debt and other securities$57,530 36,941 
Held-to-maturity securities (amortized cost basis):
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities$3 6 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities2 2 
Total held-to-maturity securities$5 8 
Trading debt securities (fair value):
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities$45 84 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities14 32 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities8 105 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities347 291 
Total trading debt securities$414 512 
Total equity securities (fair value)$317 376 
(a)Other securities consist of FHLB, FRB and DTCC restricted stock holdings that are carried at cost.

On an amortized cost basis, available-for-sale debt and other securities increased $20.6 billion from December 31, 2021 as a result of the deployment of excess short-term investments into longer duration assets in the investment portfolio.

On an amortized cost basis, available-for-sale debt and other securities were 30% and 20% of total interest-earning assets at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The estimated weighted-average life of the debt securities in the available-for-sale debt and other securities portfolio was 6.8 years and 6.6 years at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In addition, at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the debt securities in the available-for-sale debt and other securities portfolio had a weighted-average yield of 2.97% and 2.77%, respectively.

Information presented in Table 23 is on a weighted-average life basis, anticipating future prepayments. Yield information is presented on an FTE basis and is computed using amortized cost balances and reflects the impact of prepayments. Maturity and yield calculations for the total available-for-sale debt and other securities portfolio exclude other securities that have no stated yield or maturity. Total net unrealized losses on the available-for-sale debt and other securities portfolio were $6.0 billion at December 31, 2022 compared to net unrealized gains of $1.2 billion at December 31, 2021. The fair value of investment securities is impacted by interest rates, credit spreads, market volatility and liquidity conditions. The fair value of the Bancorp’s investment securities portfolio generally decreases when interest rates increase or when credit spreads widen.
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TABLE 23: Characteristics of Available-for-Sale Debt and Other Securities
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Amortized CostFair ValueWeighted-Average
Life (in years)		Weighted-Average
Yield
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities:
Average life after one year through five years$1,165 1,081 3.82.12 %
Average life after five years through ten years1,518 1,414 5.92.71 
Total$2,683 2,495 5.0 2.45 %
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities:
Average life within one year17 17 0.2 1.80 
Average life after ten years1 1 13.9 7.00 
Total$18 18 1.0 2.11 %
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities:
Average life within one year32 31 0.6 2.35 
Average life after one year through five years950 881 3.5 2.82 
Average life after five years through ten years10,455 9,348 8.1 3.03 
Average life after ten years1,167 977 11.9 3.17 
Total$12,604 11,237 8.1 3.03 %
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities:(a)
Average life within one year67 66 0.6 3.35 
Average life after one year through five years7,714 7,143 3.7 2.80 
Average life after five years through ten years16,675 14,710 7.5 2.87 
Average life after ten years5,368 4,403 12.2 2.89 
Total$29,824 26,322 7.4 2.86 %
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities:
Average life within one year267 262 0.8 3.72 
Average life after one year through five years2,861 2,686 2.9 3.24 
Average life after five years through ten years2,107 1,767 8.4 2.75 
Total$5,235 4,715 5.0 3.07 %
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities:
Average life within one year373 351 0.7 3.17 
Average life after one year through five years3,528 3,277 3.0 3.36 
Average life after five years through ten years2,391 2,214 6.7 3.83 
Total$6,292 5,842 4.3 3.53 %
Other securities874 874 
Total available-for-sale debt and other securities$57,530 51,503 6.8 2.97 %
(a)Taxable-equivalent yield adjustments included in the above table are 0.15% and 0.03% for securities with an average life greater than 10 years and in total, respectively.

Other Short-Term Investments
Other short-term investments primarily include overnight interest-earning investments, including reserves held at the FRB. The Bancorp uses other short-term investments as part of its liquidity risk management tools. Other short-term investments were $8.4 billion and $34.6 billion at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease of $26.2 billion from December 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to purchases of investment securities, a decline in core deposit balances and loan growth during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Deposits
The Bancorp’s deposit balances represent an important source of funding and revenue growth opportunity. The Bancorp continues to focus on core deposit growth in its retail and commercial franchises by improving customer satisfaction, building full relationships and offering competitive rates. Average core deposits represented 78% and 79% of average total assets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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The following table presents the end of period components of deposits:
TABLE 24: Components of Deposits
As of December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Demand$53,125 65,088 
Interest checking51,653 48,870 
Savings23,469 22,227 
Money market28,220 30,263 
Foreign office182 121 
Total transaction deposits156,649 166,569 
CDs $250,000 or less3,809 2,486 
Total core deposits160,458 169,055 
CDs over $250,000(a)
3,232 269 
Total deposits$163,690 169,324 
(a)Includes retail brokered certificates of deposit.

Core deposits decreased $8.6 billion, or 5%, from December 31, 2021, driven by a decrease in transaction deposits, partially offset by an increase in CDs $250,000 or less. Transaction deposits decreased $9.9 billion, or 6%, from December 31, 2021 primarily due to decreases in demand deposits and money market deposits, partially offset by increases in interest checking deposits and savings deposits. Demand deposits decreased $12.0 billion, or 18%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of lower balances per commercial customer account and balance migration into interest checking deposits, partially offset by consumer balance growth. Money market deposits decreased $2.0 billion, or 7%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of lower balances per commercial customer account, balance migration into interest checking deposits and lower balances per consumer customer account due to inflationary pressures. Interest checking deposits increased $2.8 billion, or 6%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of balance migration from demand deposits and money market deposits, partially offset by lower balances per customer account. Lower commercial customer account balances in demand deposits, money market deposits and interest checking deposits included the impact of deliberate runoff during the second quarter of 2022 of certain higher cost commercial deposits. Savings deposits increased $1.2 billion, or 6%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of consumer balance growth and balance migration from interest checking deposits. CDs $250,000 or less increased $1.3 billion, or 53%, from December 31, 2021 primarily due to higher offering rates.

CDs over $250,000 increased $3.0 billion from December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in retail brokered certificates of deposit issued.

The following table presents the components of average deposits for the years ended December 31:
TABLE 25: Components of Average Deposits
($ in millions)20222021
Demand$60,185 62,028 
Interest checking45,835 45,850 
Savings23,445 20,531 
Money market29,326 30,631 
Foreign office170 164 
Total transaction deposits158,961 159,204 
CDs $250,000 or less2,342 3,214 
Total core deposits161,303 162,418 
CDs over $250,000(a)
1,688 530 
Total average deposits$162,991 162,948 
(a)Includes retail brokered certificates of deposit.

On an average basis, core deposits decreased $1.1 billion, or 1%, from December 31, 2021 due to a decrease in average CDs $250,000 or less and a decrease in average transaction deposits. Average CDs $250,000 or less decreased $872 million, or 27%, primarily due to lower offering rates during the first three quarters of 2022, partially offset by higher offering rates during the fourth quarter of 2022. Average transaction deposits decreased $243 million from December 31, 2021, primarily driven by decreases in average demand deposits and average money market deposits, partially offset by an increase in average savings deposits. Average demand deposits decreased $1.8 billion, or 3%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of lower average balances per commercial customer account and balance migration into interest checking deposits, partially offset by higher average balances per consumer customer account. Average money market deposits decreased $1.3 billion, or 4%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of lower average balances per commercial customer account and balance migration into interest checking deposits, partially offset by higher average balances per consumer customer account. Average interest checking deposits decreased $15 million from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of lower average balances per commercial customer
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account, partially offset by balance migration from demand deposits and money market deposits. Lower average commercial customer account balances in demand deposits, money market deposits and interest checking deposits included the impact of deliberate runoff during the second quarter of 2022 of certain higher cost commercial deposits. Average savings deposits increased $2.9 billion, or 14%, from December 31, 2021 primarily as a result of consumer balance growth.

Average CDs over $250,000 increased $1.2 billion from December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in retail brokered certificates of deposit issued.

Contractual maturities
The contractual maturities of CDs as of December 31, 2022 are summarized in the following table:
TABLE 26: Contractual Maturities of CDs(a)
($ in millions)
Next 12 months$6,746 
13-24 months162 
25-36 months77 
37-48 months45 
49-60 months7 
After 60 months4 
Total CDs
$7,041 
(a)Includes CDs $250,000 or less and CDs over $250,000.

Deposit insurance
The FDIC generally provides a standard amount of insurance of $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank, for each account ownership category defined by the FDIC. Depositors may qualify for coverage of accounts over $250,000 if they have funds in different ownership categories and all FDIC requirements are met. All deposits that an account holder has in the same ownership category at the same bank are added together and insured up to the standard insurance amount. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, approximately $69.4 billion and $80.2 billion, respectively, of the Bancorp’s domestic deposits were uninsured. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, approximately $727 million and $468 million, respectively, of the Bancorp’s time deposits were not fully insured. The estimated uninsured portions of those time deposits were $306 million and $236 million at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Where information is not readily available to determine the amount of insured deposits, the amount of uninsured deposits is estimated, consistent with the methodologies and assumptions utilized in providing information to the Bank’s regulators.

Borrowings
The Bancorp accesses a variety of short-term and long-term funding sources. Borrowings with original maturities of one year or less are classified as short-term and include federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings. Total average borrowings as a percent of average interest-bearing liabilities were 14% at December 31, 2022 compared to 13% at December 31, 2021.

The following table summarizes the end of period components of borrowings:
TABLE 27: Components of Borrowings
As of December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Federal funds purchased$180 281 
Other short-term borrowings4,838 980 
Long-term debt13,714 11,821 
Total borrowings$18,732 13,082 

Total borrowings increased $5.7 billion, or 43%, from December 31, 2021 primarily due to increases in other short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Other short-term borrowings increased $3.9 billion from December 31, 2021 primarily due to increased funding needs resulting from an increase in investment securities, loan growth and a decline in core deposit balances. The level of other short-term borrowings can fluctuate significantly from period to period depending on funding needs and the sources that are used to satisfy those needs. For further information on the components of other short-term borrowings, refer to Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Long-term debt increased $1.9 billion from December 31, 2021 primarily driven by the issuances of senior fixed-rate/floating-rate notes in April, July and October of 2022 totaling $4.0 billion. These increases were partially offset by the early redemptions under the par call options of $1.5 billion of notes, $460 million of fair value adjustments associated with interest rate swaps hedging long-term debt and $182 million of paydowns on long-term debt associated with loan securitizations during the year ended December 31, 2022. For additional information regarding the long-term debt issuances, refer to Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The following table summarizes the components of average borrowings:
TABLE 28: Components of Average Borrowings
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Federal funds purchased$381 333 
Other short-term borrowings4,544 1,107 
Long-term debt11,893 13,109 
Total average borrowings$16,818 14,549 

Total average borrowings increased $2.3 billion, or 16%, compared to December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in average other short-term borrowings, partially offset by a decrease in average long-term debt. Average other short-term borrowings increased $3.4 billion compared to December 31, 2021 primarily due to increased funding needs resulting from an increase in investment securities, loan growth and a decline in core deposit balances. Average long-term debt decreased $1.2 billion compared to December 31, 2021 primarily driven by the early redemptions under the par call options of $1.5 billion of notes, $460 million of fair value adjustments associated with interest rate swaps hedging long-term debt and $182 million of paydowns on long-term debt associated with loan securitizations during the year ended December 31, 2022, partially offset by the issuances of senior fixed-rate/floating-rate notes in April, July and October of 2022 totaling $4.0 billion. Information on the average rates paid on borrowings is discussed in the Net Interest Income subsection of the Statements of Income Analysis section of MD&A. In addition, refer to the Liquidity Risk Management subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A for a discussion on the role of borrowings in the Bancorp’s liquidity management.
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RISK MANAGEMENT – OVERVIEW
Effective risk management is critical to the Bancorp’s ongoing success and ensures that the Bancorp operates in a safe and sound manner, complies with applicable laws and regulations and safeguards the Bancorp’s brand and reputation. Risks are inherent in the Bancorp’s business and are influenced by both internal and external factors. The Bancorp is responsible for managing these risks effectively to deliver through-the-cycle value and performance for the Bancorp’s shareholders, customers, employees and communities.

Fifth Third’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework, which is approved annually by the Capital Committee, ERMC, RCC and the Board of Directors, includes the following key elements:
•The Bancorp ensures transparency and escalation of risk through defined risk policies and a governance structure that includes the RCC, ERMC and other management-level risk committees and councils.
•The Bancorp establishes a risk appetite in alignment with its strategic, financial and capital plans. The Bancorp’s risk appetite is defined using quantitative metrics and qualitative measures to ensure prudent risk taking and drive balanced decision making. The Bancorp’s goal is to ensure that aggregate residual risks do not exceed the Bancorp’s risk appetite, and that risks taken are supportive of the Bancorp’s portfolio diversification and profitability objectives. The Board and executive management approve the risk appetite, which is considered in the development of business strategies and forms the basis for enterprise risk management.
•The core principles that define the Bancorp’s risk appetite are as follows:
◦Act with integrity in all activities.
◦Understand the risks taken and ensure that they are in alignment with the Bancorp’s business strategies and risk appetite.
◦Avoid risks that cannot be understood, managed or monitored.
◦Provide transparency of risk to the Bancorp’s management and Board by escalating risks and issues as necessary.
◦Ensure Fifth Third’s products and services are aligned to the Bancorp’s core customer base and are designed, delivered and maintained to provide value and benefit to the Bancorp’s customers and to Fifth Third.
◦Only offer products or services that are appropriate or suitable for the Bancorp’s customers.
◦Focus on providing operational excellence by providing reliable, accurate and efficient services to meet the Bancorp’s customers’ needs.
◦Maintain a strong financial position to ensure the Bancorp meets its strategic objectives through all economic cycles and is able to access the capital markets at all times, even under stressed conditions.
◦Protect the Bancorp’s reputation by thoroughly understanding the consequences of business strategies, products and processes.
◦Conduct the Bancorp’s business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and in alignment with internal policies and procedures.
•Fifth Third’s core values and culture provide the foundation for sound risk management practices by establishing expectations for appropriate conduct and accountability across the organization. All employees are expected to conduct themselves in alignment with Fifth Third’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which may be found on www.53.com, while carrying out their responsibilities. Fifth Third’s Corporate Reputation Risk Committee provides oversight of business conduct policies, programs and strategies, and monitors reporting of potential misconduct, trends or themes across the enterprise. Prudent risk management is a responsibility that is expected from all employees and is a foundational element of Fifth Third’s culture.
•The Bancorp manages eight defined risk types to a prescribed appetite. The risk types are credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, price risk, legal and regulatory compliance risk, operational risk, reputation risk and strategic risk.
•The Bancorp identifies and monitors existing and potential risks that may impact the company’s risk profile, including emerging risks that create uncertainties and/or would have broad implications if materialized (e.g. global pandemics, climate change, etc.). Enhanced monitoring and action plans are implemented as necessary to proactively mitigate risk.
•Fifth Third’s Risk Management Process provides a consistent and integrated approach for managing risks. The five components of the Risk Management Process are: identify, assess, manage, monitor and report. The Bancorp has also established processes and programs to manage and report concentration risks, to ensure robust talent, performance and compensation management, and to aggregate risks across the enterprise.

Fifth Third drives accountability for managing risk through its Three Lines of Defense structure:
•The first line of defense is comprised of front-line units (and enterprise-wide functions that support front-line units) that create risk or are involved in risk-taking activities and are accountable for managing risk. These groups are the Bancorp’s primary risk takers and are responsible for implementing effective internal controls and maintaining processes for identifying, assessing, and managing the risks associated with their activities consistent with established risk appetite and limits.
•The second line of defense, or Independent Risk Management, consists of Risk Management, Compliance and Credit Risk Review. The second line is responsible for developing enterprise frameworks and policies to govern risk-taking activities, overseeing risk-taking of the organization, advising on controlling that risk, assessing risks and issues independent of the first line of defense, and providing input on key risk decisions. Risk Management complements the front line’s management of risk-taking activities through its monitoring and reporting responsibilities, including adherence to the Bancorp Risk Appetite. Additionally, the second line of defense is responsible for identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring and reporting on aggregate risks enterprise-wide.
•The third line of defense is Internal Audit, which provides oversight of the first and second lines of defense, and independent assurance to the Board on the effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls.
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CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT
The objective of the Bancorp’s credit risk management strategy is to quantify and manage credit risk on an aggregate portfolio basis, as well as to limit the risk of loss resulting from the failure of a borrower or counterparty to honor its financial or contractual obligations to the Bancorp. The Bancorp’s credit risk management strategy is based on three core principles: conservatism, diversification and monitoring. The Bancorp believes that effective credit risk management begins with conservative lending practices which are described below. These practices include the use of intentional risk-based limits for single name exposures and counterparty selection criteria designed to reduce or eliminate exposure to borrowers who have higher than average default risk and defined weaknesses in financial performance. The Bancorp carefully designs and monitors underwriting, documentation and collection standards. The Bancorp’s credit risk management strategy also emphasizes diversification on a geographic, industry and customer level as well as ongoing portfolio monitoring and timely management reviews of large credit exposures and credits experiencing deterioration of credit quality. Credit officers with the authority to extend credit are delegated specific authority amounts based on risk and exposure amount, the use of which is closely monitored. Underwriting activities are centrally managed, and Credit Risk Management manages the policy and the authority delegation process directly. The Credit Risk Review function provides independent and objective assessments of the quality of underwriting and documentation, the accuracy of risk grades and the charge-off, nonaccrual and reserve analysis process. The Bancorp’s credit review process and overall assessment of the adequacy of the ACL is based on quarterly assessments of the estimated losses expected in the loan and lease portfolio. The Bancorp uses these assessments to maintain an adequate ACL and record any necessary charge-offs. Additional loans and leases with probable or observed credit weaknesses receive enhanced monitoring and undergo a periodic review. Refer to Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the Bancorp’s credit grade categories, which are derived from standard regulatory rating definitions. In addition, stress testing is performed on various commercial and consumer portfolios utilizing various models. For certain portfolios, such as real estate and leveraged lending, stress testing is performed at the individual loan level during credit underwriting.

In addition to the individual review of larger commercial loans that exhibit probable or observed credit weaknesses, the commercial credit review process includes the use of two risk grading systems. The first of these risk grading systems is based on regulatory guidance for credit risk systems. These ratings are used by the Bancorp to monitor and manage its credit risk. The Bancorp also separately maintains a dual risk rating system for credit approval and pricing, portfolio monitoring and capital allocation that includes a “through-the-cycle” rating philosophy for assessing a borrower’s creditworthiness. This “through-the-cycle” rating philosophy uses a grading scale that assigns ratings based on average default rates through an entire business cycle for borrowers with similar financial performance. The dual risk rating system includes thirteen grade categories for estimating probabilities of default and an additional eleven grade categories for estimating losses given an event of default. The probability of default and loss given default evaluations are not separated in the regulatory risk rating system.

The Bancorp utilizes internally developed models to estimate expected credit losses for portfolio loans and leases. For loans and leases that are collectively evaluated, the Bancorp utilizes these models to forecast expected credit losses over a reasonable and supportable forecast period based on the probability of a loan or lease defaulting, the expected balance at the estimated date of default and the expected loss percentage given a default. Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about the Bancorp’s processes for developing these models, estimating credit losses for periods beyond the reasonable and supportable forecast period and for estimating credit losses for individually evaluated loans.

For the commercial portfolio segment, the estimated probabilities of default are primarily based on the probability of default ratings assigned under the through-the-cycle dual risk rating system and historical observations of how those ratings migrate to a default over time in the context of macroeconomic conditions. For loans with available credit, the estimate of the expected balance at the time of default considers expected utilization rates, which are primarily based on macroeconomic conditions and the utilization history of similar borrowers under those economic conditions. The estimates for loss severity are primarily based on collateral type and coverage levels and the susceptibility of those characteristics to changes in macroeconomic conditions.

For collectively evaluated loans in the consumer and residential mortgage portfolio segments, the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models primarily utilize the borrower’s FICO score and delinquency history in combination with macroeconomic conditions when estimating the probability of default. The estimates for loss severity are primarily based on collateral type and coverage levels and the susceptibility of those characteristics to changes in macroeconomic conditions. The expected balance at the estimated date of default is also especially impactful in the expected credit loss models for portfolio classes which generally have longer terms (such as residential mortgage loans and home equity) and portfolio classes containing a high concentration of loans with revolving privileges (such as home equity). The estimate of the expected balance at the time of default considers expected prepayment and utilization rates where applicable, which are primarily based on macroeconomic conditions and the utilization history of similar borrowers under those economic conditions. The Bancorp also utilizes various scoring systems, analytical tools and portfolio performance monitoring processes to assess the credit risk of the consumer and residential mortgage portfolios.

Overview
With nominal growth significantly above trend and inflationary pressures building in 2022, the Federal Reserve engaged in the most aggressive monetary tightening cycle since the early 1980’s. The target federal funds rate increased 425 bps compared to market expectations entering the year of only 75 bps in rate hikes. At the same time the Federal Reserve began the process of reducing their holdings of Treasury
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and Agency MBS securities at a pace of $95 billion per month. Financial markets experienced one of their worst years on record as the tightening in monetary policy resulted in negative returns for both equities and bonds.

Financial market volatility remained high throughout the fourth quarter of 2022 as investors assessed the impact of the FOMC’s aggressive rate hikes on the macroeconomic outlook. As the Federal Reserve continues to tighten monetary policy, investors have become more concerned about a recession and its impact on economic growth and corporate earnings in 2023. Although employment data has remained resilient, other economic reports for consumer spending and business investment along with sentiment surveys have reflected a slowing economy.

With the FOMC moving monetary policy into a restrictive setting, the increase in real yields along with the inversion of the yield curve are signaling increasing risks of a recession. At the December 2022 FOMC meeting, FRB officials indicated monetary policy would need to remain restrictive throughout 2023 to achieve a better balance of supply and demand in the labor market. FRB officials have indicated a positive real federal funds rate will be necessary to return personal consumption expenditures inflation to their long-term target of 2%. The real federal funds rate has been negative since 2007. This adjustment to a positive real federal funds rate may be disruptive to economic activity in 2023.

Commercial Portfolio
The Bancorp’s credit risk management strategy seeks to minimize concentrations of risk through diversification. The Bancorp has commercial loan concentration limits based on industry, lines of business within the commercial segment, geography and credit product type. The risk within the commercial loan and lease portfolio is managed and monitored through an underwriting process utilizing detailed origination policies, continuous loan level reviews, monitoring of industry concentration and product type limits and continuous portfolio risk management reporting.

The Bancorp is closely monitoring various economic conditions and their impacts on commercial borrowers, including the pace of inflation, rising interest rates, labor and supply chain issues, and changes in consumer discretionary spending patterns, among others. The Bancorp maintains focus on disciplined client selection, adherence to underwriting policy and attention to borrower and industry concentrations.

The Bancorp provides loans to a variety of customers ranging from large multinational firms to middle market businesses, sole proprietors and high net worth individuals. The origination policies for commercial and industrial loans outline the risks and underwriting requirements for loans to businesses in various industries. Included in the policies are maturity and amortization terms, collateral and leverage requirements, cash flow coverage measures and hold limits. The Bancorp aligns credit and sales teams with specific industry expertise to better monitor and manage different industry segments of the portfolio.






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The following table provides detail on commercial loans and leases by industry classification (as defined by the North American Industry Classification System), by loan size and by state, illustrating the diversity and granularity of the Bancorp’s commercial loans and leases:
TABLE 29: Commercial Loan and Lease Portfolio (excluding loans and leases held for sale)
20222021
As of December 31 ($ in millions)OutstandingExposureNonaccrualOutstandingExposureNonaccrual
By Industry:
Real estate$11,275 17,938 25 10,370 16,067 37 
Manufacturing11,024 21,174 88 11,131 22,082 82 
Financial services and insurance9,927 20,674 — 9,196 18,562 — 
Business services5,971 10,240 4 5,149 9,481 23 
Healthcare5,576 7,838 28 5,011 7,608 6 
Wholesale trade5,538 10,620 4 4,733 9,266 6 
Retail trade4,495 10,570 9 4,053 10,001 2 
Accommodation and food4,340 7,028 10 4,354 7,089 28 
Mining3,634 6,811 — 2,512 5,023 16 
Communication and information3,428 6,944 — 2,969 6,665 24 
Construction2,945 6,265 15 2,918 6,111 6 
Transportation and warehousing2,621 4,664 2 2,774 4,628 8 
Utilities1,862 4,172 — 1,446 3,698 — 
Entertainment and recreation1,729 3,053 67 1,401 2,948 86 
Other services1,088 1,484 9 1,140 1,501 8 
Agribusiness456 651 — 355 616 1 
Public administration343 451 1 606 856 3 
Individuals76 117 — 61 93 — 
Other61 62 1 89 90 1 
Total$76,389 140,756 263 70,268 132,385 337 
By Loan Size:
Less than $1 million4 %3 17 5 3 14 
$1 million to $5 million7 6 12 8 6 14 
$5 million to $10 million5 4 17 6 5 8 
$10 million to $25 million14 12 28 15 14 42 
$25 million to $50 million23 22 26 24 24 22 
Greater than $50 million47 53 — 42 48 — 
Total100 %100 100 100 100 100 
By State:
Illinois9 %9 30 11 9 29 
Ohio9 11 8 10 12 4 
California9 8 3 8 8 2 
Texas9 9 9 8 8 6 
Florida7 7 6 8 7 2 
Michigan5 5 5 6 5 9 
Georgia4 4 1 3 4 8 
Indiana3 3 — 3 4 2 
Tennessee3 3 2 3 3 3 
North Carolina3 2 2 2 2 1 
Kentucky2 2 1 2 2 1 
South Carolina2 2 — 2 1 — 
Other35 35 33 34 35 33 
Total100 %100 100 100 100 100 

The origination policies for commercial real estate outline the risks and underwriting requirements for owner and nonowner-occupied and construction lending. Included in the policies are maturity and amortization terms, maximum LTVs, minimum debt service coverage ratios, construction loan monitoring procedures, appraisal requirements, pre-leasing requirements (as applicable), pro forma analysis requirements and interest rate sensitivity. The Bancorp requires a valuation of real estate collateral, which may include third-party appraisals, be performed at the time of origination and renewal in accordance with regulatory requirements and on an as-needed basis when market conditions justify. The Bancorp maintains an appraisal review department to order and review third-party appraisals in accordance with regulatory requirements. Collateral values on nonaccrual assets with relationships exceeding $1 million are reviewed quarterly to assess the appropriateness of the
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value ascribed in the assessment of charge-offs and specific reserves. Additionally, collateral values are also reviewed at least annually for all criticized assets.

The Bancorp assesses all real estate and non-real estate collateral securing a loan and considers all cross-collateralized loans in the calculation of the LTV ratio. The following tables provide detail on the most recent LTV ratios for commercial mortgage loans greater than $1 million, excluding commercial mortgage loans that are individually evaluated for an ACL. The Bancorp does not typically aggregate the LTV ratios for commercial mortgage loans less than $1 million.
TABLE 30: Commercial Mortgage Loans Outstanding by LTV, Loans Greater Than $1 Million
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
LTV > 100%LTV 80-100%LTV < 80%
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans$63 533 3,566 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans4 65 4,510 
Total$67 598 8,076 
TABLE 31: Commercial Mortgage Loans Outstanding by LTV, Loans Greater Than $1 Million
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
LTV > 100%LTV 80-100%LTV < 80%    
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans$166 416 3,164 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans46 120 4,197 
Total$212 536 7,361 

The Bancorp views nonowner-occupied commercial real estate as a higher credit risk product compared to some other commercial loan portfolios due to the higher volatility of the industry.

The following tables provide an analysis of nonowner-occupied commercial real estate loans by state (excluding loans held for sale):
TABLE 32: Nonowner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate (excluding loans held for sale)(a)
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
OutstandingExposure90 Days Past DueNonaccrualNet Charge-offs
By State:
Illinois$1,401 1,695 — 22 — 
Florida1,127 1,864 — — — 
Ohio1,061 1,462 — — — 
Michigan837 1,145 — 1 — 
Texas788 1,356 — — — 
Georgia382 920 — — — 
North Carolina344 549 — 1 — 
Indiana338 529 — — — 
All other states4,018 6,229 — — 3 
Total$10,296 15,749 — 24 3 
(a)Included in commercial mortgage loans and commercial construction loans in the Loans and Leases subsection of the Balance Sheet Analysis section of MD&A.
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TABLE 33: Nonowner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate (excluding loans held for sale)(a)
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
OutstandingExposure90 Days Past DueNonaccrualNet (Recoveries) Charge-offs
By State:
Illinois$1,498 1,711 — 21 2 
Florida1,126 1,753 — — — 
Ohio1,165 1,536 — — — 
Michigan844 1,049 — — — 
Texas735 1,132 — — — 
Georgia326 766 — — — 
North Carolina239 403 — 1 — 
Indiana307 563 — — — 
All other states3,847 5,330 — 10 (3)
Total$10,087 14,243 — 32 (1)
(a)Included in commercial mortgage loans and commercial construction loans in the Loans and Leases subsection of the Balance Sheet Analysis section of MD&A.

Consumer Portfolio
Consumer credit risk management utilizes a framework that encompasses consistent processes for identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring and reporting credit risk. These processes are supported by a credit risk governance structure that includes Board oversight, policies, risk limits and risk committees.

The Bancorp’s consumer portfolio is materially comprised of five categories of loans: residential mortgage loans, home equity, indirect secured consumer loans, credit card and other consumer loans. The Bancorp has identified certain credit characteristics within these five categories of loans which it believes represent a higher level of risk compared to the rest of the consumer loan portfolio. The Bancorp does not update LTVs for the consumer portfolio subsequent to origination except as part of the charge-off process for real estate secured loans. The Bancorp actively manages the consumer portfolio through concentration limits, which mitigate credit risk through limiting the exposure to lower FICO scores, higher LTVs and specific geographic concentration risks.

The Bancorp continues to ensure that underwriting standards and guidelines adequately account for the broader economic conditions that the consumer portfolio faces in a rising-rate environment. Guidelines are designed to ensure that the various consumer products fall within the Bancorp’s risk appetite. These guidelines will be monitored and adjusted as deemed appropriate in response to the prevailing economic conditions while remaining within the Bancorp’s risk tolerance limits.

The payment structures for certain variable rate products (such as residential mortgage loans, home equity and credit card) are susceptible to changes in benchmark interest rates. With continued increases in interest rates, minimum payments on these products also increase, raising the potential for the environment to be disruptive to some borrowers. The Bancorp actively monitors the portion of its consumer portfolio that is susceptible to increases in minimum payments and continues to assess the impact on the overall risk appetite and soundness of the portfolio.

Residential mortgage portfolio
The Bancorp manages credit risk in the residential mortgage portfolio through underwriting guidelines that limit exposure to higher LTVs and lower FICO scores. Additionally, the portfolio is governed by concentration limits that ensure geographic, product and channel diversification. The Bancorp may also package and sell loans in the portfolio.

The Bancorp does not originate residential mortgage loans that permit customers to defer principal payments or make payments that are less than the accruing interest. The Bancorp originates both fixed-rate and ARM loans. Within the ARM portfolio, approximately $514 million of ARM loans will have rate resets during the next twelve months. Of these resets, substantially all are expected to experience an increase in rate, with an average increase of approximately 1.97%. Underlying characteristics of these borrowers are relatively strong with a weighted-average origination DTI of 35% and weighted-average origination LTV of 72%.

Certain residential mortgage products have characteristics that may increase the Bancorp’s credit loss rates in the event of a decline in housing values. These types of mortgage products offered by the Bancorp include loans with high LTVs, multiple loans secured by the same collateral that when combined result in an LTV greater than 80% and interest-only loans. The Bancorp has deemed residential mortgage loans with greater than 80% LTVs and no mortgage insurance as loans that represent a higher level of risk.

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The following table provides an analysis of the residential mortgage portfolio loans outstanding by LTV at origination as of:
TABLE 34: Residential Mortgage Portfolio Loans by LTV at Origination
20222021
As of December 31 ($ in millions)OutstandingWeighted-Average LTVOutstandingWeighted-Average LTV
LTV ≤ 80%$12,395 61.9 %$12,207 62.5 %
LTV > 80%, with mortgage insurance(a)
3,092 94.7 2,227 94.9 
LTV > 80%, no mortgage insurance2,141 90.5 1,963 90.8 
Total$17,628 71.3 %$16,397 70.9 %
(a)Includes loans with either borrower or lender paid mortgage insurance.

The following tables provide an analysis of the residential mortgage portfolio loans outstanding by state with a greater than 80% LTV at origination and no mortgage insurance:
TABLE 35: Residential Mortgage Portfolio Loans, LTV Greater Than 80% at Origination, No Mortgage Insurance
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
Outstanding90 Days Past DueNonaccrualNet Charge-offs
By State:
Ohio$500 1 9 — 
Illinois430 — 5 — 
Florida347 — 3 — 
Michigan163 — 2 — 
Indiana157 — 2 — 
North Carolina147 — — — 
Kentucky112 — 1 — 
All other states285 — 7 — 
Total$2,141 1 29 — 

TABLE 36: Residential Mortgage Portfolio Loans, LTV Greater Than 80% at Origination, No Mortgage Insurance
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
Outstanding90 Days Past DueNonaccrualNet (Recoveries) Charge-offs
By State:
Ohio$460 5 4 — 
Illinois398 3 2 (1)
Florida305 2 1 — 
Michigan153 2 — — 
Indiana135 2 — — 
North Carolina134 — — — 
Kentucky104 1 — — 
All other states274 3 1 — 
Total$1,963 18 8 (1)

Home equity portfolio
The Bancorp’s home equity portfolio is primarily comprised of home equity lines of credit. Beginning in the first quarter of 2013, the Bancorp’s newly originated home equity lines of credit have a 10-year interest-only draw period followed by a 20-year amortization period. The home equity line of credit previously offered by the Bancorp was a revolving facility with a 20-year term, minimum payments of interest-only and a balloon payment of principal at maturity. Approximately 37% of the outstanding balances of the Bancorp’s portfolio of home equity lines of credit have a balloon structure at maturity. Peak maturity years for the balloon home equity lines of credit are 2025 to 2028 and approximately 15% of the balances mature before 2025.

The ALLL provides coverage for expected losses in the home equity portfolio. The allowance attributable to the portion of the home equity portfolio that has not been restructured in a TDR is determined on a pooled basis using a probability of default, loss given default and exposure at default model framework to generate expected losses. The expected losses for the home equity portfolio are dependent upon loan delinquency, FICO scores, LTV, loan age and their historical correlation with macroeconomic variables including unemployment and the home price index. The expected losses generated from models are adjusted by certain qualitative adjustment factors to reflect risks associated
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with current conditions and trends. The qualitative factors include adjustments for changes in policies or procedures in underwriting, monitoring or collections, economic conditions, portfolio mix, lending and risk management personnel, results of internal audit and quality control reviews, collateral values and geographic concentrations.

The home equity portfolio is managed in two primary groups: loans outstanding with a combined LTV greater than 80% and those loans with an LTV of 80% or less based upon appraisals at origination. For additional information on these loans, refer to Table 38 and Table 39. Of the total $4.0 billion of outstanding home equity loans:
•78% reside within the Bancorp’s Midwest footprint of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky as of December 31, 2022;
•39% are in senior lien positions and 61% are in junior lien positions at December 31, 2022;
•78% of non-delinquent borrowers made at least one payment greater than the minimum payment during the year ended December 31, 2022; and
•The portfolio had a weighted-average refreshed FICO score of 751 at December 31, 2022.

The Bancorp actively manages lines of credit and makes adjustments in lending limits when it believes it is necessary based on FICO score deterioration and property devaluation. The Bancorp does not routinely obtain appraisals on performing loans to update LTVs after origination. However, the Bancorp monitors the local housing markets by reviewing various home price indices and incorporates the impact of the changing market conditions in its ongoing credit monitoring processes. For junior lien home equity loans which become 60 days or more past due, the Bancorp tracks the performance of the senior lien loans in which the Bancorp is the servicer and utilizes consumer credit bureau attributes to monitor the status of the senior lien loans that the Bancorp does not service. If the senior lien loan is found to be 120 days or more past due, the junior lien home equity loan is placed on nonaccrual status unless both loans are well-secured and in the process of collection. Additionally, if the junior lien home equity loan becomes 120 days or more past due and the senior lien loan is also 120 days or more past due, the junior lien home equity loan is assessed for charge-off. Refer to the Analysis of Nonperforming Assets subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A and Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

The following table provides an analysis of home equity portfolio loans outstanding disaggregated based upon refreshed FICO score:
TABLE 37: Home Equity Portfolio Loans Outstanding by Refreshed FICO Score
20222021
As of December 31 ($ in millions)Outstanding% of Total    Outstanding% of Total    
Senior Liens:
FICO ≤ 659$122 3 %$143 3 %
FICO 660-719205 5 228 6 
FICO ≥ 7201,262 31 1,333 33 
Total senior liens$1,589 39 %$1,704 42 %
Junior Liens:
FICO ≤ 659211 5 245 6 
FICO 660-719433 11 430 10 
FICO ≥ 7201,806 45 1,705 42 
Total junior liens$2,450 61 %$2,380 58 %
Total$4,039 100 %$4,084 100 %

The Bancorp believes that home equity portfolio loans with a greater than 80% LTV (including senior liens, if applicable) present a higher level of risk. The following table provides an analysis of the home equity portfolio loans outstanding in a senior and junior lien position by LTV at origination:
TABLE 38: Home Equity Portfolio Loans Outstanding by LTV at Origination
20222021
As of December 31 ($ in millions)OutstandingWeighted-Average LTVOutstandingWeighted-Average LTV
Senior Liens:
LTV ≤ 80%$1,395 52.1 %$1,485 53.5 %
LTV > 80%194 88.8 219 88.8 
Total senior liens$1,589 56.8 %$1,704 58.3 %
Junior Liens:
LTV ≤ 80%1,628 65.6 1,479 66.4 
LTV > 80%822 89.2 901 89.7 
Total junior liens$2,450 74.1 %$2,380 76.0 %
Total$4,039 67.2 %$4,084 68.4 %

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The following tables provide an analysis of home equity portfolio loans outstanding by state with a LTV greater than 80% (including senior liens, if applicable) at origination:
TABLE 39: Home Equity Portfolio Loans Outstanding with an LTV Greater than 80% at Origination
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
OutstandingExposure90 Days
Past Due		NonaccrualNet (Recoveries) Charge-offs
By State:
Ohio$315 859 — 8 (1)
Illinois165 367 1 4 (1)
Michigan160 432 — 3 (1)
Indiana99 260 — 2 — 
Kentucky84 219 — 1 — 
Florida77 191 — 2 — 
All other states116 295 — 3 (1)
Total$1,016 2,623 1 23 (4)

TABLE 40: Home Equity Portfolio Loans Outstanding with an LTV Greater than 80% at Origination
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
OutstandingExposure90 Days Past DueNonaccrualNet (Recoveries) Charge-offs
By State:
Ohio$351 894 — 8 — 
Illinois181 373 1 5 (1)
Michigan190 468 — 4 (1)
Indiana108 256 — 3 — 
Kentucky89 223 — 2 — 
Florida79 170 — 1 (1)
All other states122 275 — 4 (1)
Total$1,120 2,659 1 27 (4)

Indirect secured consumer portfolio
The indirect secured consumer portfolio is comprised of $14.0 billion of automobile loans and $2.6 billion of indirect motorcycle, powersport, recreational vehicle and marine loans as of December 31, 2022. All concentration and guideline changes are monitored monthly to ensure alignment with original credit performance and return projections.

The following table provides an analysis of indirect secured consumer portfolio loans outstanding disaggregated based upon FICO score at
origination:
TABLE 41: Indirect Secured Consumer Portfolio Loans Outstanding by FICO Score at Origination
20222021
As of December 31 ($ in millions) 
Outstanding		% of TotalOutstanding% of Total
FICO ≤ 659$248 1 %$312 2 %
FICO 660-7193,564 22 3,745 22 
FICO ≥ 72012,740 77 12,726 76 
Total$16,552 100 %$16,783 100 %

It is a common industry practice to advance on these types of loans an amount in excess of the collateral value due to the inclusion of negative equity trade-in, maintenance/warranty products, taxes, title and other fees paid at closing. The Bancorp monitors its exposure to these higher risk loans.

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The following table provides an analysis of indirect secured consumer portfolio loans outstanding by LTV at origination:
TABLE 42: Indirect Secured Consumer Portfolio Loans Outstanding by LTV at Origination
20222021
As of December 31 ($ in millions)OutstandingWeighted-Average LTVOutstandingWeighted-Average LTV
LTV ≤ 100%$12,087 79.6 %$12,327 79.5 %
LTV > 100%4,465 110.5 4,456 111.1 
Total$16,552 87.9 %$16,783 88.1 %

The following table provides an analysis of the Bancorp’s indirect secured consumer portfolio loans outstanding with an LTV greater than 100% at origination as of and for the years ended:
TABLE 43: Indirect Secured Consumer Portfolio Loans Outstanding with an LTV Greater than 100% at Origination
($ in millions)Outstanding90 Days Past Due and AccruingNonaccrualNet Charge-offs    
December 31, 2022$4,465 — 16 23 
December 31, 20214,456 6 16 11 

Credit card portfolio
The credit card portfolio consists of predominantly prime accounts with 98% of balances existing within the Bancorp’s footprint at both December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. At both December 31, 2022 and 2021, 72% of the outstanding balances were originated through branch-based relationships with the remainder coming from direct mail campaigns and online acquisitions.

The following table provides an analysis of the Bancorp’s outstanding credit card portfolio disaggregated based upon FICO score at origination:
TABLE 44: Credit Card Portfolio Loans Outstanding by FICO Score at Origination
 20222021
As of December 31 ($ in millions)Outstanding% of TotalOutstanding% of Total
FICO ≤ 659$80 4 %$82 5 %
FICO 660-719528 28 518 29 
FICO ≥ 7201,266 68 1,166 66 
Total$1,874 100 %$1,766 100 %

Other consumer portfolio loans
Other consumer portfolio loans are comprised of secured and unsecured loans originated through the Bancorp’s branch network, home improvement and solar energy installation loans originated through a network of contractors and installers, and other point-of-sale loans originated or purchased in connection with third-party companies. The Bancorp closely monitors the credit performance of point-of-sale loans. Loans originated in connection with one third-party company are impacted by certain credit loss protection coverage provided by that company. The Bancorp discontinued origination of new loans with this third-party company in September 2022.

The following table provides an analysis of other consumer portfolio loans outstanding by product type:
TABLE 45: Other Consumer Portfolio Loans Outstanding by Product Type
 20222021
As of December 31 ($ in millions)Outstanding% of TotalOutstanding% of Total
Point-of-sale$2,297 46 %$— — %
Third-party point-of-sale1,262 25 1,464 53 
Other secured909 18 797 29 
Unsecured530 11 491 18 
Total$4,998 100 %$2,752 100 %

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Analysis of Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans and leases for which ultimate collectability of the full amount of the principal and/or interest is uncertain; restructured commercial, credit card and consumer loans which do not meet the requirements to be classified as a performing asset; and certain other assets, including OREO and other repossessed property. A summary of nonperforming assets is included in Table 46. For further information on the Bancorp’s policies related to accounting for delinquent and nonperforming loans and leases, refer to the Nonaccrual Loans and Leases section of Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Nonperforming assets were $539 million at December 31, 2022 compared to $542 million at December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2022, an immaterial amount of nonaccrual loans were held for sale, compared to $15 million at December 31, 2021.

Nonperforming portfolio assets as a percent of portfolio loans and leases and OREO were 0.44% and 0.47% at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Nonaccrual loans and leases secured by real estate were 42% of nonaccrual loans and leases as of December 31, 2022 compared to 33% as of December 31, 2021.

Portfolio commercial nonaccrual loans and leases were $263 million at December 31, 2022, a decrease of $74 million from December 31, 2021. Portfolio consumer nonaccrual loans were $252 million at December 31, 2022, an increase of $91 million from December 31, 2021. Refer to Table 47 for a rollforward of the portfolio nonaccrual loans and leases.

OREO and other repossessed property was $24 million and $29 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Bancorp recognized an immaterial amount and $6 million in losses on the transfer, sale or write-down of OREO properties during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, approximately $34 million and $33 million, respectively, of interest income would have been recognized if the nonaccrual and restructured loans and leases on nonaccrual status had been current in accordance with their contractual terms. Although these values help demonstrate the costs of carrying nonaccrual credits, the Bancorp does not expect to recover the full amount of interest as nonaccrual loans and leases are generally carried below their principal balance.

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TABLE 46: Summary of Nonperforming Assets and Delinquent Loans and Leases
As of December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Nonaccrual portfolio loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans$90 116 
Commercial mortgage loans10 42 
Commercial construction loans1 6 
Commercial leases— 4 
Residential mortgage loans(c)
53 10 
Home equity43 47 
Indirect secured consumer loans19 5 
Other consumer loans5 1 
Nonaccrual portfolio restructured loans:
Commercial and industrial loans125 163 
Commercial mortgage loans30 6 
Commercial construction loans7 — 
Residential mortgage loans(c)
71 23 
Home equity24 30 
Indirect secured consumer loans10 22 
Credit card27 23 
Total nonaccrual portfolio loans and leases(b)
515 498 
OREO and other repossessed property24 29 
Total nonperforming portfolio loans and leases and OREO539 527 
Nonaccrual loans held for sale— 15 
Total nonperforming assets$539 542 
Total portfolio loans and leases 90 days past due and still accruing:
Commercial and industrial loans$11 17 
Commercial mortgage loans— 1 
Commercial construction loans— 1 
Commercial leases2 — 
Residential mortgage loans(a)(c)
7 72 
Home equity1 1 
Indirect secured consumer loans— 9 
Credit card18 15 
Other consumer loans1 1 
Total portfolio loans and leases 90 days past due and still accruing$40 117 
Nonperforming portfolio assets as a percent of portfolio loans and leases and OREO0.44 %0.47 
Nonperforming portfolio loans and leases as a percent of portfolio loans and leases0.42 0.44 
ACL as a percent of nonperforming portfolio loans and leases468 416 
ACL as a percent of nonperforming portfolio assets447 394 
(a)Information for all periods presented excludes advances made pursuant to servicing agreements for GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. These advances were $212 and $349 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Bancorp recognized losses of $2 for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 due to claim denials and curtailments associated with these insured or guaranteed loans.
(b)Includes $15 and $26 of nonaccrual government insured commercial loans whose repayments are insured by the SBA as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, of which $11 are restructured nonaccrual government insured commercial loans as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.
(c)During the first quarter of 2022, the Bancorp amended its definition of nonperforming loans to include residential mortgage loans that are past due 150 days or more and not fully or partially guaranteed by government agencies.

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The following tables provide a rollforward of portfolio nonaccrual loans and leases, by portfolio segment:
TABLE 47: Rollforward of Portfolio Nonaccrual Loans and Leases
For the year ended December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
Commercial
Residential 
Mortgage(a)  
ConsumerTotal  
Balance, beginning of period$337 33 128 498 
Transfers to nonaccrual status262 146 154 562 
Transfers to accrual status(7)(28)(65)(100)
Transfers to held for sale(23)— — (23)
Loan paydowns/payoffs(180)(23)(52)(255)
Transfers to OREO— (6)— (6)
Charge-offs(131)(1)(37)(169)
Draws/other extensions of credit5 3 — 8 
Balance, end of period$263 124 128 515 
(a)During the first quarter of 2022, the Bancorp amended its definition of nonperforming loans to include residential mortgage loans that are past due 150 days or more and not fully or partially guaranteed by government agencies.

TABLE 48: Rollforward of Portfolio Nonaccrual Loans and Leases
For the year ended December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
CommercialResidential 
Mortgage		ConsumerTotal
Balance, beginning of period$638 60 136 834 
Transfers to nonaccrual status239 43 163 445 
Transfers to accrual status(27)(68)(88)(183)
Transfers to held for sale(90)— — (90)
Loan paydowns/payoffs(333)(1)(54)(388)
Transfers to OREO(1)(2)— (3)
Charge-offs(119)— (30)(149)
Draws/other extensions of credit30 1 1 32 
Balance, end of period$337 33 128 498 

Troubled Debt Restructurings
A loan is accounted for as a TDR if the Bancorp, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. TDRs include concessions granted under reorganization, arrangement or other provisions of the Federal Bankruptcy Act. A TDR typically involves a modification of terms such as a reduction of the stated interest rate or remaining principal amount of the loan, a reduction of accrued interest or an extension of the maturity date at a stated interest rate lower than the current market rate for a new loan with similar risk. Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the Bancorp’s accounting for TDRs.

Consumer restructured loans on accrual status totaled $725 million and $675 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, the percentages of restructured residential mortgage loans, home equity and credit card that were past due 30 days or more from their modified terms were 29%, 19% and 33%, respectively.

The following tables summarize portfolio TDRs by loan type and delinquency status:
TABLE 49: Accruing and Nonaccruing Portfolio TDRs
Accruing
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
Current30-89 Days
Past Due		90 Days or More Past DueNonaccruingTotal        
Commercial loans(a)
$254 — — 162 416 
Residential mortgage loans(b)
396 28 65 71 560 
Home equity126 6 — 24 156 
Indirect secured consumer loans77 10 — 10 97 
Credit card15 2 — 27 44 
Total$868 46 65 294 1,273 
(a)Excludes restructured nonaccrual loans held for sale.
(b)Information includes advances made pursuant to servicing agreements for GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA or USDA. As of December 31, 2022, these advances represented $199 of current loans, $21 of 30-89 days past due loans, $65 of 90 days or more past due loans and $22 of nonaccrual loans.

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TABLE 50: Accruing and Nonaccruing Portfolio TDRs
Accruing
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
Current30-89 Days
Past Due		90 Days or
More Past Due		NonaccruingTotal  
Commercial loans(a)
$156 — 1 169 326 
Residential mortgage loans(b)
328 17 92 23 460 
Home equity141 5 1 30 177 
Indirect secured consumer loans66 4 — 22 92 
Credit card18 3 — 23 44 
Total$709 29 94 267 1,099 
(a)Excludes restructured nonaccrual loans held for sale.
(b)Information includes advances made pursuant to servicing agreements for GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. As of December 31, 2021, these advances represented $144 of current loans, $14 of 30-89 days past due loans and $69 of 90 days or more past due loans.

Analysis of Net Loan Charge-offs
Net charge-offs were 19 bps and 16 bps of average portfolio loans and leases for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Table 51 provides a summary of credit loss experience and net charge-offs as a percentage of average portfolio loans and leases outstanding by loan category.

The ratio of commercial loan and lease net charge-offs as a percent of average portfolio commercial loans and leases increased to 13 bps during the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to 10 bps during the same period in the prior year primarily due to an increase in net charge-offs on commercial and industrial loans of $36 million, partially offset by a decrease in net charge-offs on commercial mortgage loans of $9 million.

The ratio of consumer loan net charge-offs as a percent of average portfolio consumer loans increased to 29 bps during the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to 26 bps during the same period in the prior year primarily due to increases in net charge-offs on indirect secured consumer loans and other consumer loans of $22 million and $11 million, respectively, partially offset by a decrease in net charge-offs on credit card of $18 million.
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TABLE 51: Summary of Credit Loss Experience
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Losses charged-off:
Commercial and industrial loans$(121)(103)(210)
Commercial mortgage loans— (13)(46)
Commercial construction loans(3)— — 
Commercial leases(7)(3)(26)
Residential mortgage loans(3)(3)(9)
Home equity(9)(7)(14)
Indirect secured consumer loans(68)(51)(67)
Credit card(68)(91)(147)
Other consumer loans(a)
(83)(73)(92)
Total losses charged-off$(362)(344)(611)
Recoveries of losses previously charged-off:
Commercial and industrial loans$25 43 12 
Commercial mortgage loans1 5 1 
Commercial construction loans1 — — 
Commercial leases3 4 3 
Residential mortgage loans5 7 7 
Home equity11 11 9 
Indirect secured consumer loans32 37 35 
Credit card16 21 21 
Other consumer loans(a)
41 42 52 
Total recoveries of losses previously charged-off$135 170 140 
Net losses charged-off:
Commercial and industrial loans$(96)(60)(198)
Commercial mortgage loans1 (8)(45)
Commercial construction loans(2)— — 
Commercial leases(4)1 (23)
Residential mortgage loans2 4 (2)
Home equity2 4 (5)
Indirect secured consumer loans(36)(14)(32)
Credit card(52)(70)(126)
Other consumer loans(42)(31)(40)
Total net losses charged-off$(227)(174)(471)
Net losses charged-off as a percent of average
      portfolio loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans0.17 %0.12 0.37 
Commercial mortgage loans(0.01)0.08 0.41 
Commercial construction loans0.04 — — 
Commercial leases0.13 (0.02)0.76 
Total commercial loans and leases0.13 %0.10 0.36 
Residential mortgage loans(0.01)(0.03)0.02 
Home equity(0.05)(0.09)0.08 
Indirect secured consumer loans0.21 0.09 0.26 
Credit card2.98 3.93 5.63 
Other consumer loans1.15 1.06 1.39 
Total consumer loans0.29 %0.26 0.52 
Total net losses charged-off as a percent of average
      portfolio loans and leases		0.19 %0.16 0.42 
(a)For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Bancorp recorded $32, $33 and $42, respectively, in both losses charged off and recoveries of losses previously charged off related to customer defaults on point-of-sale consumer loans for which the Bancorp obtained recoveries under third-party credit enhancements.

Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses is comprised of the ALLL and the reserve for unfunded commitments. As described in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Bancorp maintains the ALLL to absorb the amount of credit losses that are expected to be incurred over the remaining contractual terms of the related loans and leases (as adjusted for prepayments and reasonably expected TDRs). The Bancorp’s methodology for determining the ALLL includes an estimate of expected credit losses on a collective basis for groups of loans and
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leases with similar risk characteristics and specific allowances for loans and leases which are individually evaluated. For collectively evaluated loans and leases, the Bancorp uses quantitative models to forecast expected credit losses based on the probability of a loan or lease defaulting, the expected balance at the estimated date of default and the expected loss percentage given a default. The Bancorp’s expected credit loss models consider historical credit loss experience, current market and economic conditions, and forecasted changes in market and economic conditions if such forecasts are considered reasonable and supportable.

The Bancorp also considers qualitative factors in determining the ALLL. Qualitative adjustments are used to capture characteristics in the portfolio that impact expected credit losses which are not fully captured within the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models. These factors include adjustments for changes in policies or procedures in underwriting, monitoring or collections, lending and risk management personnel and results of internal audit and quality control reviews. In addition, the qualitative adjustment framework can be utilized to address specific idiosyncratic risks such as geopolitical events, natural disasters or changes in current economic conditions that are not reflected in the quantitative credit loss models, and their effects on regional borrowers and changes in product structures. Qualitative factors may also be used to address the impacts of unforeseen events on key inputs and assumptions within the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models, such as the reasonable and supportable forecast period, changes to historical loss information or changes to the reversion period or methodology.

In addition to the ALLL, the Bancorp maintains a reserve for unfunded commitments recorded in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The methodology used to determine the adequacy of this reserve is similar to the Bancorp’s methodology for determining the ALLL. The provision for unfunded commitments is included in the provision for credit losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

For the commercial portfolio segment, the estimates for probability of default are primarily based on internal ratings assigned to each commercial borrower on a 13-point scale and historical observations of how those ratings migrate to a default over time in the context of macroeconomic conditions. For loans with available credit, the estimate of the expected balance at the time of default considers expected utilization rates, which are primarily based on macroeconomic conditions and the utilization history of similar borrowers under those economic conditions. The estimates for loss severity are primarily based on collateral type and coverage levels and the susceptibility of those characteristics to changes in macroeconomic conditions.

For collectively evaluated loans in the consumer and residential mortgage portfolio segments, the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models primarily utilize the borrower’s FICO score and delinquency history in combination with macroeconomic conditions when estimating the probability of default. The estimates for loss severity are primarily based on collateral type and coverage levels and the susceptibility of those characteristics to changes in macroeconomic conditions. The expected balance at the estimated date of default is also especially impactful in the expected credit loss models for portfolio classes which generally have longer terms (such as residential mortgage loans and home equity) and portfolio classes containing a high concentration of loans with revolving privileges (such as home equity). The estimate of the expected balance at the time of default considers expected prepayment and utilization rates where applicable, which are primarily based on macroeconomic conditions and the utilization history of similar borrowers under those economic conditions.

At both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp used three forward-looking economic scenarios during the reasonable and supportable forecast period in its expected credit loss models to address the inherent imprecision in macroeconomic forecasting. Each of the three scenarios was developed by a third party that is subject to the Bancorp’s Third-Party Risk Management program including oversight by the Bancorp’s independent model risk management group. The scenarios included a most likely outcome (Baseline) and two less probable scenarios with one being more favorable than the Baseline and the other being less favorable. The more favorable alternative scenario (Upside) depicted a stronger near-term growth outlook while the less favorable outlook (Downside) depicted a moderate recession.

The Baseline scenario was developed such that the expectation is that the economy will perform better than the projection 50% of the time and worse than the projection 50% of the time. The Upside scenario was developed such that there is a 10% probability that the economy will perform better than the projection and a 90% probability that it will perform worse. The Downside scenario was developed such that there is a 90% probability that the economy will perform better than the projection and a 10% probability that it will perform worse.

December 31, 2022 ACL
The ACL as of December 31, 2022 was impacted by several factors, including growth in portfolio loan and lease balances, primarily concentrated in the commercial and industrial loan and other consumer loan portfolios and deterioration in the forecasted macroeconomic conditions in each of the three forecast scenarios. As a result of these factors, the Bancorp incorporated a combination of quantitative model-based estimates and qualitative adjustments. As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp’s economic scenarios included estimates of the expected impacts of the changes in economic conditions caused by inflationary and rising interest rate pressures and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. At December 31, 2022, the Bancorp assigned an 80% probability weighting to the Baseline scenario and 10% to each the Upside and Downside scenarios.

The Baseline scenario assumed real GDP growth for the year ended 2022 at 1.8% with the forecast decreasing to 0.7% in 2023, and then increasing to 2.1% in 2024 and 2.7% in 2025. The Baseline scenario also assumed an average unemployment rate of 3.7% for the year ended 2022, increasing to an average of 4.0% in the forecast for both 2023 and 2024, modestly decreasing to an average of 3.8% in 2025. Lastly, the Baseline scenario assumed continued increases to the target federal funds rate, peaking at an average of 4.6% in 2023, and decreasing to an average of 3.9% and 3.0% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. The Upside scenario assumed a faster than anticipated resolution to the Russia-
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Ukraine conflict with related improvement to economic measures. The Upside scenario assumed that on an average annual basis, the change in real GDP is 3.4% in 2023, decreasing to 2.9% and 2.0% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. The Upside scenario also assumed an unemployment rate at an annual average of 3.4% in both 2023 and 2024, slightly declining to 3.3% in 2025. In the Upside scenario, the forecast for the federal funds rate was consistent with the Baseline scenario but with slightly lower increases resulting from an improving inflation outlook. The Downside scenario included significant worsening of the Russia-Ukraine conflict resulting in continued inflation, causing the U.S. economy to fall into a recession in the first quarter of 2023. The Downside scenario assumed that real GDP will decline throughout 2023, at an average of (1.5%), recovering to an average growth rate of 0.2% and 3.2% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. The Downside scenario unemployment rate peaks at 7.8% in the first quarter of 2024 and decreases to an average of 5.9% in 2025. In the Downside scenario, the forecast for the federal funds rate included higher increases than the Baseline scenario through the fourth quarter of 2023, followed by rapid decreases through 2025.

The Bancorp’s quantitative credit loss models are sensitive to changes in economic forecast assumptions over the reasonable and supportable forecast period. Applying a 100% probability weighting to the Downside scenario rather than using the probability-weighted three scenario approach would result in an increase in the quantitative ACL of approximately $2.2 billion. This sensitivity calculation only reflects the impact of changing the probability weighting of the scenarios in the quantitative credit loss models and excludes any additional considerations associated with the qualitative component of the ACL that might be warranted if probability weights were adjusted.

The following table provides a rollforward of the Bancorp’s ACL:
TABLE 52: Changes in Allowance for Credit Losses
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)
2022
2021
2020
ALLL:
Balance, beginning of period$1,892 2,453 1,202 
Losses charged-off(a)
(362)(344)(611)
Recoveries of losses previously charged-off(a)
135 170 140 
 Provision for (benefit from) loan and lease losses529 (387)1,079 
Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13— — 643 
Balance, end of period$2,194 1,892 2,453 
Reserve for unfunded commitments:
Balance, beginning of period$182 172 144 
Provision for the reserve for unfunded commitments34 10 18 
Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13— — 10 
Balance, end of period$216 182 172 
(a)For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Bancorp recorded $32, $33 and $42, respectively, in both losses charged-off and recoveries of losses previously charged-off related to customer defaults on point-of-sale consumer loans for which the Bancorp obtained recoveries under third-party credit enhancements.



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The following table provides an attribution of the Bancorp’s ALLL to portfolio loans and leases:
TABLE 53: Attribution of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses to Portfolio Loans and Leases
As of December 31 ($ in millions)
2022
2021
Attributed ALLL:
Commercial and industrial loans$776 711 
Commercial mortgage loans246 304 
Commercial construction loans90 72 
Commercial leases15 15 
Residential mortgage loans245 235 
Home equity133 123 
Indirect secured consumer loans187 119 
Credit card254 209 
Other consumer loans248 104 
Total ALLL$2,194 1,892 
Portfolio loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans$57,232 51,659 
Commercial mortgage loans11,020 10,316 
Commercial construction loans5,433 5,241 
Commercial leases2,704 3,052 
Residential mortgage loans(a)
17,628 16,397 
Home equity4,039 4,084 
Indirect secured consumer loans16,552 16,783 
Credit card1,874 1,766 
Other consumer loans4,998 2,752 
Total portfolio loans and leases$121,480 112,050 
Attributed ALLL as a percent of respective portfolio loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans1.36 %1.38 
Commercial mortgage loans2.23 2.95 
Commercial construction loans1.66 1.37 
Commercial leases0.55 0.49 
Residential mortgage loans1.39 1.43 
Home equity3.29 3.01 
Indirect secured consumer loans1.13 0.71 
Credit card13.55 11.83 
Other consumer loans4.96 3.78 
Total ALLL as a percent of portfolio loans and leases1.81 %1.69 
Total ACL as a percent of portfolio loans and leases1.98 1.85 
(a) Includes $123 and $154 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The Bancorp’s ALLL may vary significantly from period to period based on changes in economic conditions, economic forecasts and the composition and credit quality of the Bancorp’s loan and lease portfolio. For additional information on the Bancorp’s methodology for measuring the ACL, refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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INTEREST RATE AND PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT
Interest rate risk is the risk to earnings or capital arising from movement of interest rates. This risk primarily impacts the Bancorp’s income categories through changes in interest income on earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, and through fee items that are related to interest sensitive activities such as mortgage origination and servicing income and through earnings credits earned on commercial deposits that offset commercial deposit fees. Price risk is the risk to earnings or capital arising from changes in the value of financial instruments and portfolios due to movements in interest rates, volatilities, foreign exchange rates, equity prices and commodity prices. Management considers interest rate risk a prominent market risk in terms of its potential impact on earnings. Interest rate risk may occur for any one or more of the following reasons:

•Assets and liabilities mature or reprice at different times;
•Short-term and long-term market interest rates change by different amounts; or
•The expected maturities of various assets or liabilities shorten or lengthen as interest rates change.

In addition to the direct impact of interest rate changes on NII and interest-sensitive fees, interest rates can impact earnings through their effect on loan and deposit demand, credit losses, mortgage origination volumes, the value of servicing rights and other sources of the Bancorp’s earnings. Changes in interest rates and other market factors can impact earnings through changes in the value of portfolios, if not appropriately hedged. Stability of the Bancorp’s net income is largely dependent upon the effective management of interest rate risk and to a lesser extent price risk. Management continually reviews the Bancorp’s on- and off-balance sheet composition, earnings flows, and hedging strategies and models interest rate risk and price risk exposures, and possible actions to manage these risks, given numerous possible future interest rate and market factor scenarios. A series of policy limits and key risk indicators are employed to ensure that risks are managed within the Bancorp’s risk tolerance for interest rate risk and price risk.

In addition to the traditional forms of interest rate risk discussed in this section, the Bancorp is exposed to interest rate risk associated with the retirement and replacement of LIBOR. For more information on the LIBOR transition, refer to the Overview section of MD&A.

The Commercial Banking and Wealth and Asset Management lines of business manage price risk for capital markets sales and trading activities related to their respective businesses. The Consumer and Small Business Banking line of business manages price risk for the origination and sale of conforming residential mortgage loans to government agencies and government-sponsored enterprises. The Bancorp’s Treasury department manages interest rate risk and price risk for all other activities. Independent oversight is provided by ERM, and key risk indicators and Board-approved policy limits are used to ensure risks are managed within the Bancorp’s risk tolerance.

The Bancorp’s Market Risk Management Committee, which includes senior management representatives and reports to the Corporate Credit Committee (accountable to the ERMC), provides oversight and monitors price risk for the capital markets sales and trading activities. The Bancorp’s ALCO, which includes senior management representatives and is accountable to the ERMC, provides oversight and monitors interest rate and price risks for Mortgage and Treasury activities.

Net Interest Income Sensitivity
The Bancorp employs a variety of measurement techniques to identify and manage its interest rate risk, including the use of an NII simulation model to analyze the sensitivity of NII to changes in interest rates. The model is based on contractual and estimated cash flows and repricing characteristics for all of the Bancorp’s assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet exposures and incorporates market-based assumptions regarding the effect of changing interest rates on the prepayment rates of certain assets and attrition rates of certain liabilities. The model also includes senior management’s projections of the future volume and pricing of each of the product lines offered by the Bancorp as well as other pertinent assumptions. The NII simulation model does not represent a forecast of the Bancorp’s net interest income but is a tool utilized to assess the risk of the impact of changing market interest rates across a range of market interest rate environments. As a result, actual results will differ from simulated results for multiple reasons, which may include actual balance sheet composition differences, timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, deviations from projected customer behavioral assumptions as well as from changes in market conditions and management strategies.

As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp’s interest rate risk exposure is governed by a risk framework that utilizes the change in NII over 12-month and 24-month horizons under parallel ramped increases and decreases in interest rates. Policy limits are utilized for scenarios assuming a 200 bps increase and a 200 bps decrease in interest rates over twelve months. The Bancorp routinely analyzes various potential and extreme scenarios, including parallel ramps and shocks as well as steepening and other non-parallel shifts in rates, to assess where risks to net interest income persist or develop as changes in the balance sheet and market rates evolve. Additionally, the Bancorp routinely evaluates its exposures to changes in the bases between interest rates.

In order to recognize the risk of noninterest-bearing demand deposit balance run-off in a rising interest rate environment, the Bancorp’s NII sensitivity modeling assumes that approximately $1 billion of additional demand deposit balances run-off over 24 months for each 100 bps increase in short-term market interest rates. Similarly, the Bancorp’s NII sensitivity modeling incorporates approximately $1 billion of incremental growth in noninterest-bearing deposit balances over 24 months for each 100 bps decrease in short-term market interest rates. The incremental balance run-off and growth are modeled to flow into and out of funding products that reprice in conjunction with short-term market rate changes.
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Another important deposit modeling assumption is the amount by which interest-bearing deposit rates will increase or decrease when market interest rates increase or decrease. This deposit repricing sensitivity is known as the beta, and it represents the expected amount by which the Bancorp’s interest-bearing deposit rates will change for a given change in short-term market rates. The Bancorp utilizes dynamic deposit beta models to adjust assumed repricing sensitivity depending on market rate levels. The dynamic beta models were developed utilizing the Bancorp’s performance during prior interest rate cycles. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Bancorp’s actual deposit repricing has been slower than what was experienced in prior interest rate cycles, and as a result, the Bancorp has outperformed previous NII simulation expectations. Using the dynamic beta models, the Bancorp’s NII sensitivity modeling assumes weighted-average rising-rate interest-bearing deposit betas at the end of the ramped parallel scenarios of 68% and 70%, for a 100 bps and 200 bps increase in rates, respectively. In the event of rate cuts, this approach assumes a weighted-average falling-rate interest-bearing deposit beta at the end of the ramped 200 bps decrease in rates of 60% at December 31, 2022, while also maintaining that deposit rates themselves will not become negative. The modeling assumes no lag between the timing of changes in market rates and the timing of deposit repricing despite such timing lags having occurred in prior rate cycles. In addition, assumed deposit migration from low-beta deposit products to more rate-sensitive deposit products contribute additional beta of 5%-10% across the rising-rate ramps, resulting in an effective beta of approximately 75-80% in our baseline NII sensitivity profile. Given the performance during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Bancorp may continue to exceed the NII simulation expectations. However, the actual performance will be dependent on market conditions, the level of competition for deposits and the magnitude of continued interest rate increases. The Bancorp provides sensitivity analysis in Tables 55 and 56 for key assumptions related to its deposit modeling, including beta and DDA balance performance.

The Bancorp continually evaluates the sensitivity of its interest rate risk measures to these important deposit modeling assumptions. The Bancorp also regularly monitors the sensitivity of other important modeling assumptions, such as loan and security prepayments and early withdrawals on fixed-rate customer liabilities.

The following table shows the Bancorp’s estimated NII sensitivity profile and ALCO policy limits as of December 31:
TABLE 54: Estimated NII Sensitivity Profile and ALCO Policy Limits
20222021
 % Change in NII  (FTE)ALCO   Policy Limit% Change in NII  (FTE) ALCO  Policy  Limit
Change in Interest Rates (bps)12 
Months 		13-24 
Months 		12 
Months 		13-24 
Months 		12 
Months 		13-24 
Months 		12 
Months 		13-24
Months
+200 Ramp over 12 months(2.93)%(3.17)(4.00)(6.00)10.68%20.60(4.00)(6.00)
+100 Ramp over 12 months(1.31)(1.14)N/AN/A6.1312.66N/AN/A
-25 Ramp over 3 monthsN/AN/AN/AN/A(2.12)(2.99)N/AN/A
-200 Ramp over 12 months(0.68)(4.69)(8.00)(12.00)N/AN/AN/AN/A

At December 31, 2022, the Bancorp’s NII sensitivity is liability sensitive in years one and two due to the previously discussed deposit dynamic beta and balance migration assumptions. The Bancorp’s NII simulation projects a decrease in both year one and year two NII under the parallel 200 bps ramp decrease in interest rates. Reductions in the yield of the commercial loan portfolio would be expected to be only partially offset by a decline in the cost of interest-bearing deposits in certain falling-rate scenarios. However, continued re-positioning into securities with less near-term principal cash flows and the execution of additional receive-fixed hedges have added significant protection from declining rates. The changes in the estimated NII sensitivity profile compared to December 31, 2021 were primarily attributable to significant deployment of cash and other short-term investments into long-term fixed-rate securities and higher market interest rates driving higher expected betas.

Tables 55 and 56 provide the sensitivity of the Bancorp’s estimated NII profile at December 31, 2022 to changes to certain deposit balance and deposit repricing sensitivity (betas) assumptions.

The following table includes the Bancorp’s estimated NII sensitivity profile with an immediate $2 billion decrease and an immediate $2 billion increase in demand deposit balances as of December 31, 2022:
TABLE 55: Estimated NII Sensitivity Profile at December 31, 2022 with a $2 Billion Change in Demand Deposit Assumption
% Change in NII (FTE)
Immediate $2 Billion Balance  DecreaseImmediate $2 Billion Balance  Increase
Change in Interest Rates (bps)12    
Months    		13-24  
Months  		12  
Months  		13-24  
Months  
+200 Ramp over 12 months(4.63)%(4.95)(1.24)(1.39)
+100 Ramp over 12 months(2.84)(2.36)0.22 0.08 
-200 Ramp over 12 months(1.70)(5.36)0.35 (4.03)

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The following table includes the Bancorp’s estimated NII sensitivity profile with a 10% increase and a 10% decrease to the corresponding deposit beta assumptions as of December 31, 2022:
TABLE 56: Estimated NII Sensitivity Profile at December 31, 2022 with Deposit Beta Assumptions Changes
% Change in NII (FTE)
Betas 10% Higher(a)
Betas 10% Lower(a)
Change in Interest Rates (bps)12  
Months		13-24  
Months  		12  
Months  		13-24  
Months  
+200 Ramp over 12 months(4.23)%(5.44)(1.64)(0.90)
+100 Ramp over 12 months(1.94)(2.24)(0.67)(0.04)
-200 Ramp over 12 months0.19 (3.39)(1.56)(6.03)
(a)Applies a +/- 10% multiple on assumed betas and includes deposit migration assumptions based on the changes in rates.

Economic Value of Equity Sensitivity
The Bancorp also uses EVE as a measurement tool in managing interest rate risk. Whereas the NII sensitivity analysis highlights the impact on forecasted NII on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) over one- and two-year time horizons, EVE is a point-in-time analysis of the economic sensitivity of current positions that incorporates all cash flows over their estimated remaining lives. The EVE of the balance sheet is defined as the discounted present value of all asset and net derivative cash flows less the discounted value of all liability cash flows. Due to this longer horizon, the sensitivity of EVE to changes in the level of interest rates is a measure of longer-term interest rate risk. EVE values only the current balance sheet and does not incorporate the balance growth assumptions used in the NII sensitivity analysis. As with the NII simulation model, assumptions about the timing and variability of existing balance sheet cash flows are critical in the EVE analysis. Particularly important are assumptions driving loan and security prepayments and the expected balance attrition and pricing of indeterminate-lived deposits.

The following table shows the Bancorp’s estimated EVE sensitivity profile as of December 31:
TABLE 57: Estimated EVE Sensitivity Profile
20222021
Change in Interest Rates (bps)% Change in  EVEALCO  Policy Limit% Change in  EVEALCO  Policy Limit
+200 Shock(7.53)%(12.00)4.51 (12.00)
+100 Shock(2.72)N/A3.16 N/A
-25 ShockN/AN/A(1.24)N/A
-200 Shock1.24 (12.00)N/AN/A
The EVE sensitivity is negative in a +200 bps rising-rate scenario and positive in a -200 bps falling-rate scenario at December 31, 2022. The changes in the estimated EVE sensitivity profile from December 31, 2021 were primarily related to the significant deployment of cash and other short-term investments into long-term fixed-rate securities, the execution of new forward-starting receive-fixed hedging transactions and increased deposit repricing betas.

While an instantaneous shift in spot interest rates followed by forward projections is used in this analysis to provide an estimate of exposure, the Bancorp believes that a gradual shift in interest rates would have a much more modest impact. Since EVE measures the discounted present value of cash flows over the estimated lives of instruments, the change in EVE does not directly correlate to the degree that earnings would be impacted over a shorter time horizon (e.g., the current fiscal year). Further, EVE does not account for factors such as future balance sheet growth, changes in product mix, changes in yield curve relationships and changing product spreads that could mitigate or exacerbate the impact of changes in interest rates. The NII simulations and EVE analyses do not necessarily include certain actions that management may undertake to manage risk in response to actual changes in interest rates.

The Bancorp regularly evaluates its exposures to a static balance sheet forecast, LIBOR, SOFR, Prime Rate and other basis risks, yield curve twist risks and embedded options risks. In addition, the impacts on NII on an FTE basis and EVE of extreme changes in interest rates are modeled, wherein the Bancorp employs the use of yield curve shocks and environment-specific scenarios.

Use of Derivatives to Manage Interest Rate Risk
An integral component of the Bancorp’s interest rate risk management strategy is its use of derivative instruments to minimize significant fluctuations in earnings caused by changes in market interest rates. Examples of derivative instruments that the Bancorp may use as part of its interest rate risk management strategy include interest rate swaps, interest rate floors, interest rate caps, forward contracts, forward starting interest rate swaps, options, swaptions and TBA securities.

Tables 58 and 59 show all swap and floor positions that are utilized for purposes of managing the Bancorp’s exposures to the variability of interest rates. These positions are used to convert the contractual interest rate index of agreed-upon amounts of assets and liabilities (i.e., notional amounts) to another interest rate index, to hedge the exposure to changes in fair value of a recognized asset attributable to changes in
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the benchmark interest rate or to hedge forecasted transactions for the variability in cash flows attributable to the contractually specified interest rate. The volume, maturity and mix of portfolio swaps change frequently as the Bancorp adjusts its broader interest rate risk management objectives and the balance sheet positions to be hedged. For further information, refer to Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following tables present additional information about the interest rate swaps and floors used in Fifth Third’s asset and liability management activities:
TABLE 58: Weighted-Average Maturity, Receive Rate and Pay Rate on Qualifying Hedging Instruments
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Notional Amount  Fair ValueRemaining (years) Fixed Rate  Index
Interest rate swaps related to C&I loans – cash flow – receive-fixed$8,000 (76)1.03.02 %1 ML
Interest rate swaps related to C&I loans – cash flow – receive-fixed – forward starting(a)
11,000 22 8.33.05 1 ML
Interest rate swaps related to commercial mortgage and commercial construction loans – cash flow – receive-fixed
4,000 (25)2.10.99 1 ML
Interest rate swaps related to commercial mortgage and commercial construction loans – cash flow – receive-fixed – forward starting(a)
4,000 5 9.13.50 1 ML
Interest rate swaps related to long-term debt – fair value – receive-fixed5,955 (69)5.95.18 1 ML / 3 ML / SOFR
Total interest rate swaps$32,955 (143)
Interest rate floors related to C&I loans– cash flow – receive-fixed$3,000 4 2.02.25 1 ML
(a)Forward starting swaps will become effective on various dates between February 2023 and February 2025.

TABLE 59: Weighted-Average Maturity, Receive Rate and Pay Rate on Qualifying Hedging Instruments
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)Notional Amount  Fair ValueRemaining (years) Fixed Rate  Index
Interest rate swaps related to C&I loans – cash flow – receive-fixed$8,000 (1)2.03.02 %1 ML
Interest rate swaps related to commercial mortgage and commercial construction loans – cash flow – receive-fixed4,000 — 3.10.99 1 ML
Interest rate swaps related to long-term debt – fair value – receive-fixed1,955 391 8.44.93 1 ML / 3 ML
Interest rate swaps related to available-for-sale debt and other securities – fair value – receive-floating / pay-fixed445 7 7.42.40 1 ML
Total interest rate swaps$14,400 397 
Interest rate floors related to C&I loans – cash flow – receive-fixed$3,000 122 3.02.25 1 ML

Additionally, as part of its overall risk management strategy relative to its residential mortgage banking activities, the Bancorp enters into forward contracts accounted for as free-standing derivatives to economically hedge IRLCs that are also considered free-standing derivatives. The Bancorp economically hedges its exposure to residential mortgage loans held for sale through the use of forward contracts and mortgage options as well. See the Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights and Price Risk section for the discussion of the use of derivatives to economically hedge this exposure.

The Bancorp also enters into derivative contracts with major financial institutions to economically hedge market risks assumed in interest rate derivative contracts with commercial customers. Generally, these contracts have similar terms in order to protect the Bancorp from market volatility. Credit risk arises from the possible inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts, which the Bancorp minimizes through collateral arrangements, approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. The Bancorp has risk limits and internal controls in place to help ensure excessive risk is not being taken in providing this service to customers. These controls include an independent determination of interest rate volatility and potential future exposure on these contracts and counterparty credit approvals performed by independent risk management. For further information, including the notional amount and fair values of these derivatives, refer to Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Portfolio Loans and Leases and Interest Rate Risk
Although the Bancorp’s portfolio loans and leases contain both fixed and floating/adjustable-rate products, the rates of interest earned by the Bancorp on the outstanding balances are generally established for a period of time. The interest rate sensitivity of loans and leases is directly related to the length of time the rate earned is established.

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The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Bancorp’s portfolio loans and leases, excluding interest receivable, disaggregated by scheduled principal repayment, as of December 31, 2022:
TABLE 60: Cash Flows from Portfolio Loans and Leases
($ in millions)Due in 1 year or lessDue after 1 year through 5 yearsDue after 5 years through 15 yearsDue after 15 yearsTotal
Commercial and industrial loans$12,116 41,633 3,459 24 57,232 
Commercial mortgage loans3,109 6,321 1,530 60 11,020 
Commercial construction loans1,723 3,426 251 33 5,433 
Commercial leases639 1,595 393 77 2,704 
Total commercial loans and leases17,587 52,975 5,633 194 76,389 
Residential mortgage loans756 3,115 7,042 6,715 17,628 
Home equity179 851 659 2,350 4,039 
Indirect secured consumer loans3,418 10,555 2,166 413 16,552 
Credit card1,874 — — — 1,874 
Other consumer loans1,036 2,217 1,529 216 4,998 
Total consumer loans7,263 16,738 11,396 9,694 45,091 
Total portfolio loans and leases$24,850 69,713 17,029 9,888 121,480 

The following table displays a summary of cash flows, excluding interest receivable, occurring after one year for both fixed and floating/adjustable-rate loans and leases as of December 31, 2022:

TABLE 61: Cash Flows from Portfolio Loans and Leases Occurring After One Year
Interest Rate
($ in millions)Fixed  Floating or Adjustable
Commercial and industrial loans$5,165 39,951 
Commercial mortgage loans1,595 6,316 
Commercial construction loans82 3,628 
Commercial leases2,065 — 
Total commercial loans and leases8,907 49,895 
Residential mortgage loans13,971 2,901 
Home equity183 3,677 
Indirect secured consumer loans13,120 14 
Other consumer loans3,674 288 
Total consumer loans30,948 6,880 
Total portfolio loans and leases$39,855 56,775 

Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights and Price Risk
The fair value of the residential MSR portfolio was $1.7 billion and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The value of servicing rights can fluctuate sharply depending on changes in interest rates and other factors. Generally, as interest rates decline and loans are prepaid to take advantage of refinancing, the total value of existing servicing rights declines because no further servicing fees are collected on repaid loans. For further information on the significant drivers and components of the valuation adjustments on MSRs, refer to the Noninterest Income subsection of the Statements of Income Analysis section of MD&A. The Bancorp maintains a non-qualifying hedging strategy relative to its mortgage banking activity in order to manage a portion of the risk associated with changes in the value of its MSR portfolio as a result of changing interest rates. The Bancorp may adjust its hedging strategy to reflect its assessment of the composition of its MSR portfolio, the cost of hedging and the anticipated effectiveness of the hedges given the economic environment. Refer to Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on servicing rights and the instruments used to hedge price risk on MSRs.

Foreign Currency Risk
The Bancorp may enter into foreign exchange derivative contracts to economically hedge certain foreign denominated loans. The derivatives are classified as free-standing instruments with the revaluation gain or loss being recorded in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The balance of the Bancorp’s foreign denominated loans at December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $1.0 billion and $995 million, respectively. The Bancorp also enters into foreign exchange contracts for the benefit of commercial customers to hedge their exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. Similar to the hedging of price risk from interest rate derivative contracts entered into with commercial customers, the Bancorp also enters into foreign exchange contracts with major financial institutions to economically hedge a substantial portion of the exposure from client driven foreign exchange activity. The Bancorp has risk limits and internal controls in place to help ensure excessive risk is not being taken in providing this service to customers. These controls include an independent determination of currency volatility and potential future exposure on these contracts, counterparty credit approvals and country limits performed by independent risk management.
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Commodity Risk
The Bancorp also enters into commodity contracts for the benefit of commercial customers to hedge their exposure to commodity price fluctuations. Similar to the hedging of foreign exchange and price risk from interest rate derivative contracts, the Bancorp also enters into commodity contracts with major financial institutions to economically hedge a substantial portion of the exposure from client driven commodity activity. The Bancorp may also offset this risk with exchange-traded commodity contracts. The Bancorp has risk limits and internal controls in place to help ensure excessive risk is not taken in providing this service to customers. These controls include an independent determination of commodity volatility and potential future exposure on these contracts and counterparty credit approvals performed by independent risk management.

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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT
The goal of liquidity management is to provide adequate funds to meet changes in loan and lease demand, unexpected levels of deposit withdrawals and other contractual obligations. Mitigating liquidity risk is accomplished by maintaining liquid assets in the form of cash and investment securities, maintaining sufficient unused borrowing capacity in the debt markets and delivering consistent growth in core deposits. A summary of certain obligations and commitments to make future payments under contracts is included in Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Bancorp’s Treasury department manages funding and liquidity based on point-in-time metrics as well as forward-looking projections, which incorporate different sources and uses of funds under base and stress scenarios. Liquidity risk is monitored and managed by the Treasury department with independent oversight provided by ERM, and a series of Policy Limits and Key Risk Indicators are established to ensure risks are managed within the Bancorp’s risk tolerance. The Bancorp maintains a contingency funding plan that provides for liquidity stress testing, which assesses the liquidity needs under varying market conditions, time horizons, asset growth rates and other events. The contingency plan provides for ongoing monitoring of unused borrowing capacity and available sources of contingent liquidity to prepare for unexpected liquidity needs and to cover unanticipated events that could affect liquidity. The contingency plan also outlines the Bancorp’s response to various levels of liquidity stress and actions that should be taken during various scenarios.

Liquidity risk is monitored and managed for both Fifth Third Bancorp and its subsidiaries. The Bancorp receives substantially all of its liquidity from dividends from its subsidiaries, primarily Fifth Third Bank, National Association. Subsidiary dividends are supplemented with term debt to enable the Bancorp to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its cash obligations, including debt service and scheduled maturities, common and preferred dividends, unfunded commitments to subsidiaries and other planned capital actions in the form of share repurchases. Liquidity resources are more limited at the Bancorp, making its liquidity position more susceptible to market disruptions. Bancorp liquidity is assessed using a cash coverage horizon, ensuring the entity maintains sufficient liquidity to withstand a period of sustained market disruption while meeting its anticipated obligations over an extended stressed horizon.

The Bancorp’s ALCO, which includes senior management representatives and is accountable to the ERMC, monitors and manages liquidity and funding risk within Board-approved policy limits. In addition to the risk management activities of ALCO, the Bancorp has a liquidity risk management function as part of ERM that provides independent oversight of liquidity risk management.

Sources of Funds
The Bancorp’s primary sources of funds relate to cash flows from loan and lease repayments, payments from securities related to sales and maturities, the sale or securitization of loans and leases and funds generated by core deposits, in addition to the use of public and private debt offerings.

Table 60 of the Interest Rate and Price Risk Management subsection of the Risk Management section of MD&A presents information about the timing of cash flows from loan and lease repayments. Of the $51.5 billion of securities in the Bancorp’s available-for-sale debt and other securities portfolio at December 31, 2022, $4.6 billion in principal and interest is expected to be received in the next 12 months and an additional $4.9 billion is expected to be received in the next 13 to 24 months. For further information on the Bancorp’s securities portfolio, refer to the Investment Securities subsection of the Balance Sheet Analysis section of MD&A.

Asset-driven liquidity is provided by the Bancorp’s ability to sell or securitize loans and leases. In order to reduce the exposure to interest rate fluctuations and to manage liquidity, the Bancorp has developed securitization and sale procedures for several types of interest-sensitive assets. A majority of the long-term, fixed-rate single-family residential mortgage loans underwritten according to FHLMC or FNMA guidelines are sold for cash upon origination. Additional assets such as certain other residential mortgage loans, certain commercial loans and leases, home equity loans, automobile loans and other consumer loans are also capable of being securitized or sold. The Bancorp sold loans and leases totaling $13.5 billion during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $17.5 billion during the year ended December 31, 2021. For further information, refer to Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Core deposits have historically provided the Bancorp with a sizeable source of relatively stable and low-cost funds. The Bancorp’s average core deposits and average shareholders’ equity funded 87% and 90% of its average total assets for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In addition to core deposit funding, the Bancorp also accesses a variety of other short-term and long-term funding sources, which include the use of the FHLB system. Management does not rely on any one source of liquidity and manages availability in response to changing balance sheet needs.

In June of 2022, the Board of Directors authorized $5.0 billion of debt or other securities for issuance, of which $3.0 billion of debt or other securities were available for issuance as of December 31, 2022. The Bancorp is authorized to file any necessary registration statements with the SEC to permit ready access to the public securities markets; however, access to these markets may depend on market conditions. The Bancorp issued and sold fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes of $1 billion in April of 2022, $1 billion in July of 2022 and $1 billion in October of 2022 as further discussed in Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

As of December 31, 2022, the Bank’s global bank note program had a borrowing capacity of $25.0 billion, of which $20.3 billion was available for issuance. The Bank issued and sold fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes of $1 billion in October of 2022 as further discussed in
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Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, at December 31, 2022, the Bank had approximately $51.0 billion of borrowing capacity available through secured borrowing sources, including the FRB and FHLB.

Current Liquidity Position
The Bancorp maintains a strong liquidity profile driven by strong core deposit funding and over $100 billion in current available liquidity. The Bancorp is managing liquidity prudently in the current environment and maintains a liquidity profile focused on core deposit and stable long-term funding sources, while supplementing with a variety of secured and unsecured wholesale funding sources across the maturity spectrum, which allows for the effective management of concentration and rollover risk. A significant portion of the Bancorp’s excess cash and other short-term investments have been invested in long-term fixed-rate securities since the start of 2022. The Bancorp’s investment portfolio remains highly concentrated in liquid and readily marketable instruments and is a significant source of secured borrowing capacity.

As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp (parent company) has sufficient liquidity to meet contractual obligations and all preferred and common dividends without accessing the capital markets or receiving upstream dividends from the Bank subsidiary for 24 months.

The Bancorp and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, have certain obligations and commitments to make future payments under various types of contracts. In addition to commitments to extend credit and letters of credit (which are further discussed in Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), these include deposits, lease obligations, partnership investment commitments, derivative contracts, borrowings, and pension benefit payments. Refer to the Deposits subsection of the Balance Sheet Analysis section of MD&A and Notes 9, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 22 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these contractual obligations.

Credit Ratings
The cost and availability of financing to the Bancorp and Bank are impacted by its credit ratings. A downgrade to the Bancorp’s or Bank’s credit ratings could affect its ability to access the credit markets and increase its borrowing costs, thereby adversely impacting the Bancorp’s or Bank’s financial condition and liquidity. Key factors in maintaining high credit ratings include a stable and diverse earnings stream, strong credit quality, strong capital ratios and diverse funding sources, in addition to disciplined liquidity monitoring procedures.

The Bancorp’s and Bank’s credit ratings are summarized in Table 62. The ratings reflect the ratings agency’s view on the Bancorp’s and Bank’s capacity to meet financial commitments.*

*As an investor, you should be aware that a security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, that it may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization and that each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. Additional information on the credit rating ranking within the overall classification system is located on the website of each credit rating agency.

TABLE 62: Agency Ratings
As of February 24, 2023
 Moody’s Standard and 
Poor’s		 Fitch DBRS Morningstar
Fifth Third Bancorp:    
Short-term borrowings No rating A-2 F1 R-1L
Senior debt Baa1 BBB+ A- A
Subordinated debt Baa1 BBB BBB+ AL
Fifth Third Bank, National Association:    
Short-term borrowings P-2 A-2 F1 R-1M
Short-term deposit P-1 No rating F1 No rating
Long-term deposit A1 No rating A AH
Senior debt A3 A- A- AH
Subordinated debt A3 BBB+ BBB+ A
Rating Agency Outlook for Fifth Third Bancorp and Fifth Third Bank, National Association: Stable Stable StableStable

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OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT
Operational risk is the risk to current or projected financial condition and resilience arising from inadequate or failed internal processes or systems, human errors or misconduct or adverse external events that are neither market- nor credit-related. Operational risk is inherent in the Bancorp’s activities and can manifest itself in various ways, including fraudulent acts, business interruptions, inappropriate behavior of employees, unintentional failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations, poor design or delivery of products and services, cyber-security or physical security incidents and privacy breaches or failure of third parties to perform in accordance with their arrangements. These events could result in financial losses, litigation and regulatory fines, as well as other damage to the Bancorp. The Bancorp’s risk management goal is to keep operational risk at appropriate levels consistent with the Bancorp’s risk appetite, financial strength, the characteristics of its businesses, the markets in which it operates and the competitive and regulatory environment to which it is subject.

To control, monitor and govern operational risk, the Bancorp maintains an overall Enterprise Risk Management Framework which comprises governance oversight, risk assessment, capital measurement, monitoring and reporting as well as a formal three lines of defense approach. ERM is responsible for prescribing the framework to the lines of business and corporate functions and providing independent oversight of its implementation (second line of defense). Business Controls groups are in place in each of the lines of business to ensure consistent implementation and execution of managing day-to-day operational risk (first line of defense).

The Bancorp’s enterprise risk management framework consists of five integrated components, including identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring and independent governance reporting of risk. The corporate Operational Risk Management function within Enterprise Risk is responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the Bancorp’s approach to managing operational risk. This includes providing governance, awareness and training, tools, guidance and oversight to support implementation of key risk programs and systems as they relate to operational risk management. These include programs, such as risk and control self-assessments, product delivery risk assessments, scenario analysis, new product/initiative risk reviews, key risk indicators, Third-Party Risk Management, cyber-security risk management, review of operational losses and monitoring of significant organizational or process changes. The function is also responsible for developing reports that support the proactive management of operational risk across the enterprise. The lines of business and corporate functions are responsible for managing the operational risks associated with their areas in accordance with the enterprise risk management framework. The framework is intended to enable the Bancorp to function with a sound and well-controlled operational environment. These processes support the Bancorp’s goals to minimize future operational losses and strengthen the Bancorp’s performance by maintaining sufficient capital to absorb operational losses that are incurred.

The Bancorp also maintains a robust information security program to support the management of cyber-security risk within the organization with a focus on prevention, detection and recovery processes. Fifth Third utilizes a wide array of techniques to secure its operations and proprietary information such as Board-approved policies and programs, network monitoring and testing, access controls and dedicated security personnel. Fifth Third has adopted the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework for the management and deployment of cyber-security controls and is an active participant in the financial sector information sharing organization structure, known as the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center. To ensure resiliency of key Bancorp functions, Fifth Third also employs redundancy protocols that include a robust business continuity function that works to mitigate any potential impacts to Fifth Third customers and its systems.

Fifth Third also focuses on the reporting and escalation of operational control issues to senior management and the Board of Directors. The Operational Risk Committee is the key committee that oversees and supports Fifth Third in the management of operational risk across the enterprise. The Information Security Governance Committee and Model Risk Committee report to the Operational Risk Committee and are responsible for governance of information security and model risks. The Operational Risk Committee reports to the ERMC, which reports to the RCC of the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp and Fifth Third Bank, National Association.

Increased external threats have elevated fraud and cyber-security risks. The Bancorp’s strategic initiatives also have the potential to increase operational risk as changes to process and technology are implemented. Additionally, to the extent utilized in executing these changes, other factors such as increased reliance on third parties and increased use of emerging and cloud-based technologies may also introduce additional operational risk considerations. These risks continue to be carefully managed and monitored to ensure effective controls are in place, with appropriate oversight and governance by the second line of defense.

The Bancorp is aware of and actively monitoring climate-related risks. Climate-related risks could impact the Bancorp in the form of physical risks due to acute or chronic weather related events that could disrupt the operations of the Bancorp, or could impair the ability of clients to meet financial obligations. The Bancorp also faces transition risk resulting from economic transition towards a lower-carbon future which may negatively impact some clients or present credit, strategic or reputational risks to the Bancorp.

Climate risk is a priority for management and accordingly the Board oversees both the RCC and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The RCC is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of Fifth Third’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework including climate risks. In the course of business, the Bancorp’s Environmental Risk Group works with partners to manage or mitigate environmental risks including climate-related risks. As part of its larger environmental, social and governance responsibilities the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing climate strategy and climate-related issues in the context of stakeholder concerns.
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LEGAL AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE RISK MANAGEMENT
Legal and regulatory compliance risk is the risk of legal or regulatory sanctions, financial loss or damage to reputation as a result of noncompliance with (i) applicable laws, regulations, rules and other regulatory requirements (including but not limited to the risk of consumers experiencing economic loss or other legal harm as a result of noncompliance with consumer protection laws, regulations and requirements); (ii) internal policies and procedures, standards of best practice or codes of conduct; and (iii) principles of integrity and fair dealing applicable to Fifth Third’s activities and functions. Legal risks include the risk of actions against the institution that result in unenforceable contracts, lawsuits, legal sanctions, or adverse judgments, which disrupt or otherwise negatively affect the operations or condition of the institution. Failure to effectively manage such risks can elevate the risk level or manifest itself as other types of key risks, including reputational or operational risk. Fifth Third focuses on managing legal and regulatory compliance risk in accordance with the Bancorp’s integrated enterprise risk management framework, which ensures consistent processes for identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring and reporting risks. The Bancorp’s risk management goal is to keep compliance risk at appropriate levels, consistent with the Bancorp’s risk appetite.

To mitigate such risks, Compliance Risk Management provides independent oversight to foster consistency and sufficiency in the execution of the program, and ensures that lines of business and support functions are adequately identifying, assessing and monitoring legal and regulatory compliance risks and adopting proper mitigation strategies. Moreover, such strategies are modified from time to time to respond to new or emerging risks in the environment. Compliance Risk Management and the Legal Division provide guidance to the lines of business and enterprise functions, which are ultimately responsible for managing such risks associated with their areas. The Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for formulating and directing the strategy, development, implementation, communication and maintenance of the Compliance Risk Management program, which implements key compliance processes, including but not limited to, executive- and board-level governance and reporting routines, compliance-related policies, risk assessments, key risk indicators, issues tracking, regulatory change management and regulatory compliance testing and monitoring. As part of Compliance Risk Management, the Financial Crimes Division conducts and oversees anti-money laundering and economic sanctions processes. Compliance Risk Management partners with the Community and Economic Development team to oversee the Bancorp’s compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act.

Fifth Third also reports and escalates legal and regulatory compliance issues to senior management and the Board of Directors. The Management Compliance Committee, which is chaired by the Chief Compliance Officer, is the key committee that oversees and supports Fifth Third in the management of compliance risk across the enterprise. The Management Compliance Committee oversees Bancorp-wide compliance issues, industry best practices, legislative developments, regulatory concerns and other leading indicators of legal and regulatory compliance risk. The Management Compliance Committee reports to the ERMC, which reports to the RCC of the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp and Fifth Third Bank, National Association.

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CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Management regularly reviews the Bancorp’s capital levels to help ensure it is appropriately positioned under various operating environments. The Bancorp has established a Capital Committee which is responsible for making capital plan recommendations to management. These recommendations are reviewed by the ERMC and the annual capital plan is approved by the Board of Directors. The Capital Committee is responsible for execution and oversight of the capital actions of the capital plan.

Regulatory Capital Ratios
The Basel III Final Rule sets minimum regulatory capital ratios as well as defines the measure of “well-capitalized” for insured depository institutions. For additional information regarding the prescribed capital ratios, refer to Note 29 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Bancorp is subject to the stress capital buffer requirement and must maintain capital ratios above its buffered minimum (regulatory minimum plus stress capital buffer) in order to avoid certain limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonuses to executive officers. The FRB uses the supervisory stress test to determine the Bancorp’s stress capital buffer, subject to a floor of 2.5%. The Bancorp’s stress capital buffer requirement has been 2.5% since the introduction of this framework and was most recently affirmed as part of the FRB’s 2022 supervisory stress test with an effective date of October 1, 2022. The Bancorp’s capital ratios have exceeded the stress capital buffer requirement for all periods presented.

The Bancorp adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 and elected the five-year transition phase-in option for the impact of CECL on regulatory capital with its regulatory filings as of March 31, 2020. The Bancorp’s modified CECL transition amount became subject to the phase-out provisions of the final rule on January 1, 2022, and will be fully phased-out by January 1, 2025. The impact of the modified CECL transition amount on the Bancorp’s regulatory capital at December 31, 2022 was an increase in capital of approximately $373 million. On a fully phased-in basis, the Bancorp’s CET1 ratio would be reduced by 21 bps as of December 31, 2022.

The following table summarizes the Bancorp’s capital ratios as of December 31:
TABLE 63: Capital Ratios
($ in millions)202220212020
Average total Bancorp shareholders’ equity as a percent of average assets9.22 %11.06 11.61 
Tangible equity as a percent of tangible assets(a)(b)
8.31 7.97 8.18 
Tangible common equity as a percent of tangible assets(a)(b)
7.30 6.94 7.11 
Regulatory capital:(c)
CET1 capital$15,670 14,781 14,682 
Tier 1 capital17,786 16,897 16,797 
Total regulatory capital21,606 20,789 21,412 
Risk-weighted assets168,909 154,860 141,974 
Regulatory capital ratios:(c)
CET1 capital9.28 %9.54 10.34 
Tier 1 risk-based capital10.53 10.91 11.83 
Total risk-based capital12.79 13.42 15.08 
Leverage8.56 8.27 8.49 
(a)These are non-GAAP measures. For further information, refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of MD&A.
(b)Excludes AOCI.
(c)Regulatory capital ratios as of December 31, 2022 are calculated pursuant to the five-year transition provision option to phase in the effects of CECL on regulatory capital.

Capital Planning
In 2011, the FRB adopted the capital plan rule, which requires BHCs with consolidated assets of $50 billion or more to submit annual capital plans to the FRB for review. Under the rule, these capital plans must include detailed descriptions of the following: the BHC’s internal processes for assessing capital adequacy; the policies governing capital actions such as common stock issuances, dividends and share repurchases; and all planned capital actions over a nine-quarter planning horizon. Furthermore, each BHC must report to the FRB the results of stress tests conducted by the BHC under a number of scenarios that assess the sources and uses of capital under baseline and stressed economic conditions.

Under the Enhanced Prudential Standards tailoring rules, the Bancorp is subject to Category IV standards, under which the Bancorp is no longer required to file semi-annual, company-run stress tests with the FRB and publicly disclose the results. However, the Bancorp is required to develop and maintain a capital plan approved by the Board of Directors on an annual basis. As an institution subject to Category IV standards, the Bancorp is subject to the FRB’s supervisory stress tests every two years, the Board capital plan rule and certain FR Y-14 reporting requirements. The supervisory stress tests are forward-looking quantitative evaluations of the impact of stressful economic and financial market conditions on the Bancorp’s capital. The Bancorp became subject to Category IV standards on December 31, 2019, and the requirements outlined above apply to the stress test cycle that started on January 1, 2020. The Bancorp was subject to the 2022 supervisory
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stress test conducted by the FRB and submitted the Board-approved capital plan and information contained in Schedule C - Regulatory Capital Instruments as required.

Dividend Policy and Stock Repurchase Program
The Bancorp’s common stock dividend policy and stock repurchase program reflect its earnings outlook, desired payout ratios, the need to maintain adequate capital levels, the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends and the need to comply with safe and sound banking practices as well as meet regulatory requirements and expectations. The Bancorp declared dividends per common share of $1.26 and $1.14 during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

In June of 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the Bancorp to repurchase up to 100 million common shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions and to utilize any derivative or similar instrument to effect share repurchase transactions. Under this authorization, the Bancorp entered into and settled one accelerated share repurchase transaction during the year ended December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 24 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the accelerated share repurchase activity.

The following table summarizes shares authorized for repurchase as part of publicly announced plans or programs:
TABLE 64: Share Repurchases
For the years ended December 3120222021
Shares authorized for repurchase at January 140,785,269 76,437,348 
Additional authorizations— — 
Share repurchases(a)
(3,079,462)(35,652,079)
Shares authorized for repurchase at December 3137,705,807 40,785,269 
Average price paid per share(a)
$32.47 39.07 
(a)Excludes 1,891,160 and 2,793,463 shares repurchased during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, in connection with various employee compensation plans. These purchases are not included in the calculation for average price paid per share and do not count against the maximum number of shares that may yet be repurchased under the Board of Directors’ authorization.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
This information is set forth in the Interest Rate and Price Risk Management section of Item 7 (Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) of this Report and is incorporated herein by reference. This information contains certain statements that we believe are forward-looking statements. Refer to page 19 for cautionary information regarding forward-looking statements.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Fifth Third Bancorp and subsidiaries (the “Bancorp”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Bancorp as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Bancorp’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 24, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Bancorp’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Bancorp’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Bancorp’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Bancorp in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“ALLL”) — Qualitative Factors — Commercial Loans—Refer to Note 1 and Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Bancorp maintains the ALLL to absorb the amount of credit losses that are expected to be incurred over the remaining contractual terms of the related loans and leases. The Bancorp’s methodology for determining the ALLL includes an estimate of expected credit losses on a collective basis for groups of loans and leases with similar risk characteristics and specific allowances for loans and leases which are individually evaluated.

For collectively evaluated loans and leases, the Bancorp uses models to forecast expected credit losses based on the probability of a loan or lease defaulting, the expected balance at the estimated date of default and the expected loss percentage given a default. The Bancorp also considers qualitative factors in determining the ALLL. These considerations inherently require significant management judgment to determine the appropriate factors to be considered and the extent of their impact on the ALLL estimate. Qualitative factors are used to capture characteristics in the portfolio that impact expected credit losses but that are not fully captured within the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models. When evaluating the adequacy of allowances, consideration is given to the effect that changing economic conditions may have on the Bancorp’s customers.

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Overall, the collective evaluation process requires significant management judgment when determining the estimation methodology and inputs into the models, as well as in evaluating the reasonableness of the modeled results and the appropriateness of qualitative adjustments.

At December 31, 2022, the key qualitative factors included adjustments to the expected credit losses on the commercial loan portfolio associated with the current economic environment.

The ALLL for the commercial portfolio segment was $1.1 billion at December 31, 2022, which includes adjustments for the qualitative factors noted above.

Considering the estimation and judgment in determining adjustments for such qualitative factors, our audit of the ALLL and the related disclosures involved subjective judgment about the qualitative adjustments to the commercial portfolio segment ALLL.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the qualitative adjustments for the commercial portfolio segment ALLL included the following, among others:

•We tested the effectiveness of the Bancorp’s controls over the qualitative adjustments to the ALLL.
•We assessed the reasonableness of, and evaluated support for, key qualitative adjustments based on market conditions, external market data and commercial portfolio performance metrics.
•We tested the completeness and accuracy and evaluated the relevance of the key data used as inputs to the qualitative adjustment estimation process, including:
◦Portfolio segment loan balances and other borrower-specific data
◦Relevant macroeconomic indicators and data
•With the assistance of our credit specialists, we tested the mathematical accuracy of the underlying support used as a basis for the qualitative adjustments.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
February 24, 2023


We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1970.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of December 31 ($ in millions, except share data)20222021
Assets
Cash and due from banks$3,466 2,994 
Other short-term investments(a)
8,351 34,572 
Available-for-sale debt and other securities(b)
51,503 38,110 
Held-to-maturity securities(c)
5 8 
Trading debt securities414 512 
Equity securities317 376 
Loans and leases held for sale(d)
1,007 4,415 
Portfolio loans and leases(a)(e)
121,480 112,050 
Allowance for loan and lease losses(a)
(2,194)(1,892)
Portfolio loans and leases, net119,286 110,158 
Bank premises and equipment(f)
2,187 2,120 
Operating lease equipment627 616 
Goodwill4,915 4,514 
Intangible assets169 156 
Servicing rights1,746 1,121 
Other assets(a)
13,459 11,444 
Total Assets$207,452 211,116 
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing deposits$53,125 65,088 
Interest-bearing deposits110,565 104,236 
Total deposits163,690 169,324 
Federal funds purchased180 281 
Other short-term borrowings4,838 980 
Accrued taxes, interest and expenses1,822 2,233 
Other liabilities(a)
5,881 4,267 
Long-term debt(a)
13,714 11,821 
Total Liabilities$190,125 188,906 
Equity
Common stock(g)
$2,051 2,051 
Preferred stock(h)
2,116 2,116 
Capital surplus3,684 3,624 
Retained earnings21,689 20,236 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income(5,110)1,207 
Treasury stock(g)
(7,103)(7,024)
Total Equity$17,327 22,210 
Total Liabilities and Equity$207,452 211,116 
(a)Includes $17 and $24 of other short-term investments, $185 and $322 of portfolio loans and leases, $(2) and $(2) of ALLL, $2 and $2 of other assets, $9 and $1 of other liabilities and $118 and $263 of long-term debt from consolidated VIEs that are included in their respective captions above at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For further information, refer to Note 12.
(b)Amortized cost of $57,530 and $36,941 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(c)Fair value of $5 and $8 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(d)Includes $600 and $1,023 of residential mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(e)Includes $123 and $154 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(f)Includes $24 of bank premises and equipment held for sale at both December 31, 2022 and 2021. For further information, refer to Note 7.
(g)Common shares: Stated value $2.22 per share; authorized 2,000,000,000; outstanding at December 31, 2022 – 683,385,880 (excludes 240,506,701 treasury shares), 2021 – 682,777,664 (excludes 241,114,917 treasury shares).
(h)500,000 shares of no par value preferred stock were authorized at both December 31, 2022 and 2021. There were 422,000 unissued shares of undesignated no par value preferred stock at both December 31, 2022 and 2021. Each issued share of no par value preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $25,000. 500,000 shares of no par value Class B preferred stock were authorized at both December 31, 2022 and 2021. There were 300,000 unissued shares of undesignated no par value Class B preferred stock at both December 31, 2022 and 2021. Each issued share of no par value Class B preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000.

Refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions, except share data)202220212020
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans and leases$4,954 4,079 4,424 
Interest on securities1,517 1,090 1,119 
Interest on other short-term investments116 42 29 
Total interest income6,587 5,211 5,572 
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits447 59 322 
Interest on federal funds purchased6 — 2 
Interest on other short-term borrowings108 2 14 
Interest on long-term debt417 380 452 
Total interest expense978 441 790 
Net Interest Income5,609 4,770 4,782 
Provision for (benefit from) credit losses563 (377)1,097 
Net Interest Income After Provision for (Benefit from) Credit Losses5,046 5,147 3,685 
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposits589 600 559 
Wealth and asset management revenue570 586 520 
Commercial banking revenue565 637 528 
Card and processing revenue409 402 352 
Leasing business revenue237 300 276 
Mortgage banking net revenue215 270 320 
Other noninterest income265 332 211 
Securities (losses) gains, net(82)(7)62 
Securities (losses) gains, net - non-qualifying hedges on mortgage servicing rights(2)(2)2 
Total noninterest income2,766 3,118 2,830 
Noninterest Expense
Compensation and benefits2,554 2,626 2,590 
Technology and communications416 388 362 
Net occupancy expense307 312 350 
Equipment expense145 138 130 
Leasing business expense131 137 140 
Marketing expense118 107 104 
Card and processing expense80 89 121 
Other noninterest expense968 951 921 
Total noninterest expense4,719 4,748 4,718 
Income Before Income Taxes3,093 3,517 1,797 
Applicable income tax expense647 747 370 
Net Income2,446 2,770 1,427 
Dividends on preferred stock116 111 104 
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders$2,330 2,659 1,323 
Earnings per share - basic$3.38 3.78 1.84 
Earnings per share - diluted$3.35 3.73 1.83 
Average common shares outstanding - basic688,633,659 702,188,552 714,729,585 
Average common shares outstanding - diluted694,952,038 711,197,805 719,735,415 

Refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Net Income$2,446 2,770 1,427 
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax:
Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale debt securities:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the year(5,478)(1,043)1,153 
Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income(2)3 (34)
Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedge derivatives:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the year(774)(142)483 
Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in net income(77)(223)(187)
Defined benefit pension plans, net:
Net actuarial gain (loss) arising during the year9 4 (9)
Reclassification of amounts to net periodic benefit costs5 7 7 
Other— — (4)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(6,317)(1,394)1,409 
Comprehensive (Loss) Income$(3,871)1,376 2,836 

Refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

($ in millions, except per share data)Common
Stock		Preferred
Stock		Capital
Surplus		Retained
Earnings		Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income		Treasury
Stock		Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019$2,051 1,770 3,599 18,315 1,192 (5,724)21,203 
Impact of cumulative effect of change in accounting principle(472)(472)
Balance at January 1, 2020
$2,051 1,770 3,599 17,843 1,192 (5,724)20,731 
Net income1,427 1,427 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax1,409 1,409 
Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($1.08 per share)
(780)(780)
Preferred stock:(a)
         Series H ($1,275.00 per share)
(31)(31)
         Series I ($1,656.24 per share)
(30)(30)
         Series J ($1,043.48 per share)
(12)(12)
         Series K ($1,237.52 per share)
(12)(12)
         Series L ($468.75 per share)
(7)(7)
         Class B, Series A ($60.00 per share)
(12)(12)
Issuance of preferred stock346346 
Impact of stock transactions under stock compensation plans, net36 46 82 
Other(2)2 — 
Balance at December 31, 2020$2,051 2,116 3,635 18,384 2,601 (5,676)23,111 
Net income2,770 2,770 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax(1,394)(1,394)
Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($1.14 per share)
(805)(805)
Preferred stock:(a)
         Series H ($1,275.00 per share)
(31)(31)
         Series I ($1,656.24 per share)
(30)(30)
         Series J ($839.62 per share)
(10)(10)
         Series K ($1,237.50 per share)
(12)(12)
         Series L ($1,125.00 per share)
(16)(16)
         Class B, Series A ($60.00 per share)
(12)(12)
Shares acquired for treasury(1,393)(1,393)
Impact of stock transactions under stock compensation plans, net(11)44 33 
Other(2)1 (1)
Balance at December 31, 2021$2,051 2,116 3,624 20,236 1,207 (7,024)22,210 




















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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (continued)
($ in millions, except per share data)Common
Stock		Preferred
Stock		Capital
Surplus		Retained
Earnings		Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive (Loss) Income		Treasury
Stock		Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021$2,051 2,116 3,624 20,236 1,207 (7,024)22,210 
Net income2,446 2,446 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax(6,317)(6,317)
Cash dividends declared:
Common stock ($1.26 per share)
(877)(877)
Preferred stock:(a)
         Series H ($1,275.00 per share)
(31)(31)
         Series I ($1,656.24 per share)
(30)(30)
         Series J ($1,249.19 per share)
(15)(15)
         Series K ($1,237.50 per share)
(12)(12)
         Series L ($1,125.00 per share)
(16)(16)
         Class B, Series A ($60.00 per share)
(12)(12)
Shares acquired for treasury(100)(100)
Impact of stock transactions under stock compensation plans, net60 21 81 
Balance at December 31, 2022$2,051 2,116 3,684 21,689 (5,110)(7,103)17,327 
(a)Refer to Note 24 for further information on dividends declared for preferred stock.

Refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Operating Activities
Net income$2,446 2,770 1,427 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for (benefit from) credit losses563 (377)1,097 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion436 349 492 
Stock-based compensation expense165 120 123 
Benefit from deferred income taxes(60)(14)(162)
Securities losses (gains), net84 16 (69)
MSR fair value adjustment(177)139 565 
Net gains on sales of loans and fair value adjustments on loans held for sale(126)(335)(291)
Net (gains) losses on disposition and impairment of bank premises and equipment and operating lease equipment(1)10 26 
Gain on sale of HSA deposit portfolio— (60)— 
     Gain on the TRA associated with Worldpay, Inc.(46)(46)(74)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale13,123 17,204 12,481 
Loans originated or purchased for sale, net of repayments(10,239)(16,888)(14,767)
Dividends representing return on equity investments50 55 17 
Net change in:
Equity and trading debt securities70 15 12 
Other assets646 (37)(855)
Accrued taxes, interest and expenses and other liabilities(506)(217)349 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities6,428 2,704 371 
Investing Activities
Proceeds from sales:
AFS securities and other investments4,359 3,125 1,743 
Loans and leases155 718 157 
Bank premises and equipment2 19 33 
Proceeds from repayments / maturities of AFS and HTM securities and other investments4,495 6,079 3,646 
Purchases:
AFS securities and other investments(29,714)(11,713)(5,266)
Bank premises and equipment(348)(309)(305)
MSRs(213)(381)(44)
Proceeds from settlement of BOLI49 24 19 
Proceeds from sales and dividends representing return of equity investments87 63 69 
Net cash received for divestitures66 — 19 
Net cash paid on acquisitions(917)(297)(23)
Net cash paid on sale of HSA deposit portfolio— (431)— 
Net change in:
Other short-term investments26,224 (1,172)(31,446)
Portfolio loans and leases(8,992)(3,721)(451)
Operating lease equipment(124)28 (53)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities(4,871)(7,968)(31,902)
Financing Activities
Net change in deposits(5,994)10,734 32,019 
Net change in other short-term borrowings and federal funds purchased3,757 (193)182 
Dividends paid on common and preferred stock(927)(897)(858)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt4,026 562 2,557 
Repayment of long-term debt(1,762)(3,603)(2,799)
Repurchases of treasury stock and related forward contract(100)(1,393)— 
Issuance of preferred stock— — 346 
Other(85)(99)(47)
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities(1,085)5,111 31,400 
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Due from Banks472 (153)(131)
Cash and Due from Banks at Beginning of Period2,994 3,147 3,278 
Cash and Due from Banks at End of Period$3,466 2,994 3,147 
Refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Note 2 contains cash payments related to interest and income taxes in addition to non-cash investing and financing activities.
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1. Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies

Nature of Operations
Fifth Third Bancorp, an Ohio corporation, conducts its principal lending, deposit gathering, transaction processing and service advisory activities through its banking and non-banking subsidiaries from banking centers located throughout the Midwestern and Southeastern regions of the United States as well as through other offices, telephone sales, the internet and mobile applications.

Basis of Presentation
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Bancorp and its majority-owned subsidiaries and VIEs in which the Bancorp has been determined to be the primary beneficiary. Other entities, including certain joint ventures in which the Bancorp has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the investee, but upon which the Bancorp does not possess control, are accounted for by the equity method and not consolidated. The investments in those entities in which the Bancorp does not have the ability to exercise significant influence are generally carried at fair value unless the investment does not have a readily determinable fair value. The Bancorp accounts for equity investments without a readily determinable fair value using the measurement alternative to fair value, representing the cost of the investment minus any impairment recorded and plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. Intercompany transactions and balances among consolidated entities have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Due from Banks
Cash and due from banks consist of currency and coin, cash items in the process of collection and due from banks. Currency and coin includes both U.S. and foreign currency owned and held at Fifth Third offices and that is in-transit to the FRB. Cash items in the process of collection include checks and drafts that are drawn on another depository institution or the FRB that are payable immediately upon presentation in the U.S. Balances due from banks include noninterest-bearing balances that are funds on deposit at other depository institutions or the FRB.

Investment Securities
Debt securities are classified as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or trading on the date of purchase. Only those securities which management has the intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and reported at amortized cost. Debt securities are classified as available-for-sale when, in management’s judgment, they may be sold in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in market conditions. Debt securities are classified as trading when bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term. Trading debt securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in noninterest income. Available-for-sale debt securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of related deferred income taxes, included in OCI. For available-for-sale debt securities hedged in a fair value hedge, the amortized cost basis of the hedged items (excluding unrealized gains and losses) includes the cumulative fair value hedging basis adjustments. Changes in the fair value of these securities which are attributable to changes in the hedged risk are recognized in earnings instead of OCI. Accrued interest receivable on investment securities is presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of other assets.

Available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses are reviewed quarterly to determine if the decline in fair value is the result of a credit loss or other factors. An allowance for credit losses is recorded against available-for-sale securities to reflect the amount of the unrealized loss attributable to credit; however, this impairment is limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. Any remaining unrealized loss is recognized through OCI. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recognized in earnings.

The determination of whether or not a credit loss exists is based on consideration of the cash flows expected to be collected from the debt security. The Bancorp develops these expectations after considering various factors such as agency ratings, the financial condition of the issuer or underlying obligors, payment history, payment structure of the security, industry and market conditions, underlying collateral and other factors which may be relevant based on the facts and circumstances pertaining to individual securities.

If the Bancorp intends to sell the debt security or will more likely than not be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, then the allowance for credit losses, if previously recorded, is written off and the security’s amortized cost is written down to the security’s fair value at the reporting date, with any incremental impairment recorded as a charge to noninterest income.

Held-to-maturity debt securities are assessed periodically to determine if a valuation allowance is necessary to absorb credit losses expected to occur over the remaining contractual life of the securities. The carrying amount of held-to-maturity debt securities is presented net of the valuation allowance for credit losses when such an allowance is deemed necessary.

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Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not accounted for under the equity method are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values are measured at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes as a result of an observable price change for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer. At each quarterly reporting period, the Bancorp performs a qualitative assessment to evaluate whether impairment indicators are present. If qualitative indicators are identified, the investment is measured at fair value with the impairment loss included in noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The fair value of a security is determined based on quoted market prices. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined based on quoted prices of similar instruments.

Premiums on purchased callable debt securities are amortized to the earliest call date if the call feature meets certain criteria. Otherwise, premiums are amortized to maturity similar to discounts on callable debt securities.

Realized securities gains or losses are reported within noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

Portfolio Loans and Leases
Basis of accounting
Portfolio loans and leases are generally reported at the principal amount outstanding, net of unearned income, deferred direct loan origination fees and costs and any direct principal charge-offs. Direct loan origination fees and costs are deferred and the net amount is amortized over the contractual life or estimated life, if prepayments are estimated, of the related loans as a yield adjustment. Interest income is recognized based on the principal balance outstanding computed using the effective interest method.

Loans and leases acquired by the Bancorp through a purchase business combination are recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. Purchased loans and finance leases (including both sales-type leases and direct financing leases) are evaluated for evidence of credit deterioration at acquisition and recorded at their initial fair value. For loans and finance leases that do not exhibit evidence of more-than-insignificant credit deterioration since origination, the Bancorp does not carry over the acquired company’s ALLL, but upon acquisition will record an ALLL and provision for credit losses reflective of credit losses expected to be incurred over the remaining contractual life of the acquired loans. Premiums and discounts reflected in the initial fair value are amortized over the contractual life of the loan as an adjustment to yield.

For loans and finance leases that exhibit evidence of more-than-insignificant credit quality deterioration since origination, the Bancorp’s estimate of expected credit losses is added to the ALLL upon acquisition and to the initial purchase price of the loans and leases to determine the initial amortized cost basis for the purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. Any resulting difference between the initial amortized cost basis (as adjusted for expected credit losses) and the par value of the loans and leases at the acquisition date represents the non-credit premium or discount, which is amortized over the contractual life of the loan or lease as an adjustment to yield. This method of accounting for loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality does not apply to loans carried at fair value or residential mortgage loans held for sale.

The Bancorp’s lease portfolio consists of sales-type, direct financing and leveraged leases. Leases are classified as sales-type if the Bancorp transfers control of the underlying asset to the lessee. The Bancorp classifies leases that do not meet any of the criteria for a sales-type lease as a direct financing lease if the present value of the sum of the lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by the lessee and/or any other third party equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset and the collection of the lease payments and residual value guarantee is probable. Sales-type and direct financing leases are carried at the aggregate of lease payments plus estimated residual value of the leased property, less unearned income. Interest income on sales-type and direct financing leases is recognized over the term of the lease to achieve a constant periodic rate of return on the outstanding investment.

Leveraged leases, entered into before January 1, 2019, are carried at the aggregate of lease payments (less nonrecourse debt payments) plus estimated residual value of the leased property, less unearned income. Interest income on leveraged leases is recognized over the term of the lease to achieve a constant rate of return on the outstanding investment in the lease, net of the related deferred income tax liability, in the years in which the net investment is positive. Leveraged lease accounting is no longer applied for leases entered into or modified after the Bancorp’s adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases, on January 1, 2019.

Nonaccrual loans and leases
The Bancorp places loans and leases on nonaccrual status when full repayment of principal and interest is not expected, unless the loan or lease is well-secured and in the process of collection. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, the accrual of interest, amortization of loan premium, accretion of loan discount and amortization/accretion of deferred net direct loan origination fees or costs are discontinued and all
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previously accrued and unpaid interest is reversed against income. The Bancorp utilizes the following policies to determine when full repayment of principal and interest on a loan or lease is not expected:
•Commercial loans are placed on nonaccrual status when there is a clear indication that the borrower’s cash flows may not be sufficient to meet payments as they become due. Such loans are also placed on nonaccrual status when the principal or interest is past due 90 days or more, unless the loan is fully or partially guaranteed by a government agency.
•Residential mortgage loans are placed on nonaccrual status when principal and interest payments become past due 150 days or more, unless repayment of the loan is fully or partially guaranteed by a government agency. Residential mortgage loans may stay on nonaccrual status for an extended time as the foreclosure process typically lasts longer than 180 days. The Bancorp maintains a reserve for the portion of accrued interest receivable that it estimates will be uncollectible, at the portfolio level, for residential mortgage loans which are past due 90 days or more and on accrual status. This reserve is recorded as a component of other assets on the Bancorp’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, consistent with the classification of the related accrued interest receivable.
•Residential mortgage loans that have been modified in a TDR and subsequently become past due 90 days or more are placed on nonaccrual status unless the loan is fully or partially guaranteed by a government agency.
•Home equity loans and lines of credit are placed on nonaccrual status if principal or interest has been in default for 90 days or more. Home equity loans and lines of credit that have been in default for 60 days or more are also placed on nonaccrual status if the senior lien has been in default 120 days or more.
•Credit card accounts that have been modified in a TDR are placed on nonaccrual status at the time of the modification. Subsequent to the modification, accounts are placed on nonaccrual status when required payments become past due 90 days or more.
•Indirect secured consumer loans and other consumer loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when principal or interest becomes past due 90 days or more.
•Loans discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not reaffirmed by the borrower are classified as collateral-dependent TDRs and placed on nonaccrual status regardless of the borrower’s payment history or capacity to repay in the future.

Well-secured loans are collateralized by perfected security interests in real and/or personal property for which the Bancorp estimates proceeds from the sale would be sufficient to recover the outstanding principal and accrued interest balance of the loan and pay all costs to sell the collateral. The Bancorp considers a loan in the process of collection if collection efforts or legal action is proceeding and the Bancorp expects to collect funds sufficient to bring the loan current or recover the entire outstanding principal and accrued interest balance in the near future.

Nonaccrual loans and leases may be returned to accrual status when all delinquent principal and interest payments become current in accordance with the loan agreement and the remaining principal and interest payments are reasonably assured of repayment in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement, or when the loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection. Nonaccrual loans that have been modified in a TDR may not be returned to accrual status unless such loans have sustained repayment performance of six months or more and are reasonably assured of repayment in accordance with the restructured terms. Loans discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not reaffirmed by the borrower may be returned to accrual status provided there is a sustained payment history of twelve months or more after bankruptcy and collectability is reasonably assured for all remaining contractual payments.

Except for loans discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy that are not reaffirmed by the borrower, accruing residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, indirect secured consumer loans and other consumer loans modified as part of a TDR are maintained on accrual status, provided there is reasonable assurance of repayment and of performance according to the modified terms based upon a current, well-documented credit evaluation. Accruing commercial loans modified as part of a TDR are maintained on accrual status provided there is a sustained payment history of six months or more prior to the modification and collectability is reasonably assured for all remaining contractual payments under the modified terms. TDRs of commercial loans and credit card loans that do not have a sustained payment history of six months or more in accordance with their modified terms remain on nonaccrual status until a six-month payment history is sustained.

Nonaccrual loans and leases are generally accounted for on the cost recovery method due to the existence of doubt as to the collectability of the remaining amortized cost basis of nonaccrual assets. Under the cost recovery method, any payments received are applied to reduce principal. Once the entire amortized cost basis is collected, additional payments received are treated as recoveries of amounts previously charged-off until recovered in full, and any subsequent payments are treated as interest income. In certain circumstances when the remaining amortized cost basis of a nonaccrual loan or lease is deemed to be fully collectible, the Bancorp may utilize the cash basis method to account for interest payments received on a nonaccrual loan or lease. Under the cash basis method, interest income is recognized when cash is received, to the extent such income would have been accrued on the loan’s remaining balance at the contractual rate.

The Bancorp records a charge-off to the ALLL when all or a portion of a loan or lease is deemed to be uncollectible, after considering the net realizable value of any underlying collateral. Commercial loans and leases on nonaccrual status, including those modified in a TDR, as well as criticized commercial loans with aggregate borrower relationships exceeding $1 million, are subject to an individual review to identify charge-offs. The Bancorp does not have an established delinquency threshold for partially or fully charging off commercial loans and leases. The Bancorp records charge-offs on consumer loans in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines, which are primarily based on a loan’s delinquency status.

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Restructured loans and leases
A loan is accounted for as a TDR if the Bancorp, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. TDRs include concessions granted under reorganization, arrangement or other provisions of the Federal Bankruptcy Act. A TDR typically involves a modification of terms such as a reduction of the stated interest rate or remaining principal amount of the loan, a reduction of accrued interest or an extension of the maturity date at a stated interest rate lower than the current market rate for a new loan with similar risk.

Upon modification of a loan, the Bancorp measures the expected credit loss as either the difference between the amortized cost of the loan and the fair value of collateral less cost to sell or the difference between the estimated future cash flows expected to be collected on the modified loan, discounted at the original effective yield of the loan, and the carrying value of the loan.

Loans and Leases Held for Sale
Loans and leases held for sale primarily represent conforming fixed-rate residential mortgage loans originated or acquired with the intent to sell in the secondary market and jumbo residential mortgage loans, commercial loans, other residential mortgage loans and other consumer loans that management has the intent to sell. Loans and leases held for sale may be carried at the lower of cost or fair value, or carried at fair value where the Bancorp has elected the fair value option of accounting under U.S. GAAP. The Bancorp has elected to measure certain groups of loans held for sale under the fair value option, including certain residential mortgage loans originated as held for sale and certain purchased commercial loans designated as held for sale at acquisition. For loans in which the Bancorp has not elected the fair value option, the lower of cost or fair value is determined at the individual loan level.

The fair value of residential mortgage loans held for sale for which the fair value election has been made is estimated based upon mortgage-backed securities prices and spreads to those prices or, for certain ARM loans, DCF models that may incorporate the anticipated portfolio composition, credit spreads of asset-backed securities with similar collateral and market conditions. The anticipated portfolio composition includes the effects of interest rate spreads and discount rates due to loan characteristics such as the state in which the loan was originated, the loan amount and the ARM margin. These fair value marks are recorded as a component of noninterest income in mortgage banking net revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income. For residential mortgage loans that it has originated as held for sale, the Bancorp generally has commitments to sell these loans in the secondary market. Gains or losses on sales are recognized in mortgage banking net revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Management’s intent to sell residential mortgage loans classified as held for sale may change over time due to such factors as changes in the overall liquidity in markets or changes in characteristics specific to certain loans held for sale. Consequently, these loans may be reclassified to loans held for investment and, thereafter, reported within the Bancorp’s residential mortgage class of portfolio loans and leases. In such cases, if the fair value election was made, the residential mortgage loans will continue to be measured at fair value, which is based on mortgage-backed securities prices, interest rate risk and an internally developed credit component.

Loans and leases held for sale are placed on nonaccrual status consistent with the Bancorp’s nonaccrual policies for portfolio loans and leases.

Other Real Estate Owned
OREO, which is included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, represents property acquired through foreclosure or other proceedings and branch-related real estate no longer intended to be used for banking purposes. OREO is carried at the lower of cost or fair value, less costs to sell. All OREO property is periodically evaluated for impairment and decreases in carrying value are recognized as reductions in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. For government-guaranteed mortgage loans, upon foreclosure, a separate other receivable is recognized if certain conditions are met for the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor. This receivable is also included in other assets, separate from OREO, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

ALLL
The Bancorp disaggregates its portfolio loans and leases into portfolio segments for purposes of determining the ALLL. The Bancorp’s portfolio segments include commercial, residential mortgage and consumer. The Bancorp further disaggregates its portfolio segments into classes for purposes of monitoring and assessing credit quality based on certain risk characteristics. Classes within the commercial portfolio segment include commercial and industrial, commercial mortgage owner-occupied, commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied, commercial construction and commercial leasing. The residential mortgage portfolio segment is also considered a class. Classes within the consumer portfolio segment include home equity, indirect secured consumer, credit card and other consumer loans. For an analysis of the Bancorp’s ALLL by portfolio segment and credit quality information by class, refer to Note 6.

The Bancorp maintains the ALLL to absorb the amount of credit losses that are expected to be incurred over the remaining contractual terms of the related loans and leases. Contractual terms are adjusted for expected prepayments but are not extended for expected extensions, renewals or modifications except in circumstances where the Bancorp reasonably expects to execute a TDR with the borrower or where certain extension or renewal options are embedded in the original contract and not unconditionally cancellable by the Bancorp.

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Accrued interest receivable on loans is presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a component of other assets. When accrued interest is deemed to be uncollectible (typically when a loan is placed on nonaccrual status), interest income is reversed. The Bancorp follows established policies for placing loans on nonaccrual status, so uncollectible accrued interest receivable is reversed in a timely manner. As a result, the Bancorp has elected not to measure a reserve for accrued interest receivable as part of its ALLL. However, the Bancorp does record a reserve for the portion of accrued interest receivable that it expects to be uncollectible. Refer to the Portfolio Loans and Leases section for additional information.

Credit losses are charged and recoveries are credited to the ALLL. The ALLL is maintained at a level the Bancorp considers to be adequate and is based on ongoing quarterly assessments and evaluations of the collectability of loans and leases, including historical credit loss experience, current and forecasted market and economic conditions and consideration of various qualitative factors that, in management’s judgment, deserve consideration in estimating expected credit losses. Provisions for credit losses are recorded for the amounts necessary to adjust the ALLL to the Bancorp’s current estimate of expected credit losses on portfolio loans and leases.

The Bancorp’s methodology for determining the ALLL includes an estimate of expected credit losses on a collective basis for groups of loans and leases with similar risk characteristics and specific allowances for loans and leases which are individually evaluated.

Larger commercial loans and leases included within aggregate borrower relationship balances exceeding $1 million that exhibit probable or observed credit weaknesses, as well as loans that have been modified in a TDR, are individually evaluated for an ALLL. The Bancorp considers the current value of collateral, credit quality of any guarantees, the guarantor’s liquidity and willingness to cooperate, the loan or lease structure and other factors when determining the amount of the ALLL. Other factors may include the borrower’s susceptibility to risks presented by the forecasted macroeconomic environment, the industry and geographic region of the borrower, size and financial condition of the borrower, cash flow and leverage of the borrower and the Bancorp’s evaluation of the borrower’s management. When loans and leases are individually evaluated, allowances are determined based on management’s estimate of the borrower’s ability to repay the loan or lease given the availability of collateral and other sources of cash flow, as well as an evaluation of legal options available to the Bancorp. Allowances for individually evaluated loans and leases that are collateral-dependent are measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less expected costs to sell where applicable. Individually evaluated loans and leases that are not collateral-dependent are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate. The Bancorp evaluates the collectability of both principal and interest when assessing the need for a loss accrual. Specific allowances on individually evaluated commercial loans and leases, including TDRs, are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as necessary based on changing borrower and/or collateral conditions and actual collection and charge-off experience.

Consumer and residential mortgage loans that have been modified in a TDR are individually evaluated for an ALLL. Allowances for individually evaluated loans that are collateral-dependent are typically measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less expected costs to sell where applicable. Individually evaluated loans that are not collateral-dependent are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate and a modeled expected credit loss amount. The Bancorp evaluates the collectability of both principal and interest when assessing the need for a loss accrual. Specific allowances on individually evaluated consumer and residential mortgage loans are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as necessary based on changing borrower and/or collateral conditions and actual collection and charge-off experience.

Expected credit losses are estimated on a collective basis for loans and leases that are not individually evaluated. These include commercial loans and leases that do not meet the criteria for individual evaluation as well as homogeneous loans in the residential mortgage and consumer portfolio segments. For collectively evaluated loans and leases, the Bancorp uses models to forecast expected credit losses based on the probability of a loan or lease defaulting, the expected balance at the estimated date of default and the expected loss percentage given a default. The estimate of the expected balance at the time of default considers prepayments and, for loans with available credit, expected utilization rates. The Bancorp’s expected credit loss models were developed based on historical credit loss experience and observations of migration patterns for various credit risk characteristics (such as internal credit risk grades, external credit ratings or scores, delinquency status, loan-to-value trends, etc.) over time, with those observations evaluated in the context of concurrent macroeconomic conditions. The Bancorp developed its models from historical observations capturing a full economic cycle when possible.

The Bancorp’s expected credit loss models consider historical credit loss experience, current market and economic conditions, and forecasted changes in market and economic conditions if such forecasts are considered reasonable and supportable. Generally, the Bancorp considers its forecasts to be reasonable and supportable for a period of up to three years from the estimation date. For periods beyond the reasonable and supportable forecast period, expected credit losses are estimated by reverting to historical loss information without adjustment for changes in economic conditions. This reversion is phased in over a two-year period. The Bancorp evaluates the length of its reasonable and supportable forecast period, its reversion period and reversion methodology at least annually, or more often if warranted by economic conditions or other circumstances.

The Bancorp also considers qualitative factors in determining the ALLL. Qualitative factors are used to capture characteristics in the portfolio that impact expected credit losses but that are not fully captured within the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models. These include adjustments for changes in policies or procedures in underwriting, monitoring or collections, lending and risk management personnel and results of internal audit and quality control reviews. These may also include adjustments, when deemed necessary, for specific idiosyncratic risks such
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as geopolitical events, natural disasters and their effects on regional borrowers, and changes in product structures. Qualitative factors may also be used to address the impacts of unforeseen events on key inputs and assumptions within the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models, such as the reasonable and supportable forecast period, changes to historical loss information or changes to the reversion period or methodology.

When evaluating the adequacy of allowances, consideration is also given to regional geographic concentrations and the closely associated effect that changing economic conditions may have on the Bancorp’s customers.

Reserve for Unfunded Commitments
The reserve for unfunded commitments is maintained at a level believed by management to be sufficient to absorb estimated expected credit losses related to unfunded credit facilities and is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The determination of the adequacy of the reserve is based upon expected credit losses over the remaining contractual life of the commitments, taking into consideration the current funded balance and estimated exposure over the reasonable and supportable forecast period. This process takes into consideration the same risk elements that are analyzed in the determination of the adequacy of the Bancorp’s ALLL, as previously discussed. Net adjustments to the reserve for unfunded commitments are included in the provision for credit losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Loan Sales and Securitizations
The Bancorp periodically sells loans through either securitizations or individual loan sales in accordance with its investment policies. The sold loans are removed from the Consolidated Balance Sheet and a net gain or loss is recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements at the time of sale. The Bancorp typically isolates the loans through the use of a VIE and thus is required to assess whether the entity holding the sold or securitized loans is a VIE and whether the Bancorp is the primary beneficiary and therefore consolidator of that VIE. If the Bancorp holds the power to direct activities most significant to the economic performance of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE, then the Bancorp will generally be deemed the primary beneficiary of the VIE. If the Bancorp is determined not to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE but holds a variable interest in the entity, such variable interests are accounted for under the equity method of accounting or other accounting standards as appropriate. Refer to Note 12 for further information on consolidated and non-consolidated VIEs.

The Bancorp’s loan sales and securitizations are generally structured with servicing retained, which often results in the recording of servicing rights. The Bancorp may also purchase servicing rights. The Bancorp has elected to measure all existing classes of its residential mortgage servicing rights portfolio at fair value with changes in the fair value of servicing rights reported in mortgage banking net revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income in the period in which the changes occur.

Servicing rights are valued using internal OAS models. Key economic assumptions used in estimating the fair value of the servicing rights include the prepayment speeds of the underlying loans, the weighted-average life, the OAS and the weighted-average coupon rate, as applicable. The primary risk of material changes to the value of the servicing rights resides in the potential volatility in the economic assumptions used, particularly the prepayment speeds. In order to assist in the assessment of the fair value of servicing rights, the Bancorp obtains external valuations of the servicing rights portfolio from third parties and participates in peer surveys that provide additional confirmation of the reasonableness of the key assumptions utilized in the internal OAS model.

Fees received for servicing loans owned by investors are based on a percentage of the outstanding monthly principal balance of such loans and are included in noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income as loan payments are received. Costs of servicing loans are charged to expense as incurred.

Reserve for Representation and Warranty Provisions
Conforming residential mortgage loans sold to unrelated third parties are generally sold with representation and warranty provisions. A contractual liability arises only in the event of a breach of these representations and warranties and, in general, only when a loss results from the breach. The Bancorp may be required to repurchase any previously sold loan or indemnify (make whole) the investor or insurer for which the representation or warranty of the Bancorp proves to be inaccurate, incomplete or misleading. The Bancorp establishes a residential mortgage repurchase reserve related to various representations and warranties that reflects management’s estimate of losses based on a combination of factors.

The Bancorp’s estimation process requires management to make subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain, such as future demand expectations, economic factors and the specific characteristics of the loans subject to repurchase. Such factors incorporate historical investor audit and repurchase demand rates, appeals success rates, historical loss severity and any additional information obtained from the GSEs regarding future mortgage repurchase and file request criteria. At the time of a loan sale, the Bancorp records a representation and warranty reserve at the estimated fair value of the Bancorp’s guarantee and continually updates the reserve during the life of the loan as losses in excess of the reserve become probable and reasonably estimable. The provision for the estimated fair value of the representation and warranty guarantee arising from the loan sales is recorded as an adjustment to the gain on sale, which is included in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income at the time of sale. Updates to the reserve are recorded in other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Legal Contingencies
The Bancorp and its subsidiaries are parties to numerous claims and lawsuits as well as threatened or potential actions or claims concerning matters arising from the conduct of its business activities. The outcome of claims or litigation and the timing of ultimate resolution are inherently difficult to predict and significant judgment may be required in the determination of both the probability of loss and whether the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable. The Bancorp’s estimates are subjective and are based on the status of legal and regulatory proceedings, the merit of the Bancorp’s defenses and consultation with internal and external legal counsel. An accrual for a potential litigation loss is established when information related to the loss contingency indicates both that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. This accrual is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is adjusted from time to time as appropriate to reflect changes in circumstances. Legal expenses are recorded in other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Bank Premises and Equipment and Other Long-Lived Assets
Bank premises and equipment, including leasehold improvements, and operating lease equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Generally, depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of the assets for book purposes, while accelerated depreciation is used for income tax purposes. Amortization of leasehold improvements is generally computed using the straight-line method over the lives of the related leases or useful lives of the related assets, whichever is shorter. Whenever events or changes in circumstances dictate, the Bancorp tests its long-lived assets for impairment by determining whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to a long-lived asset or asset group is less than the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group through a probability-weighted approach. In the event the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable, an impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group exceeds its fair value. Maintenance, repairs and minor improvements are charged to noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income as incurred. Lease payments received for operating lease equipment are recognized in leasing business revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income over the lease term on a straight-line basis unless another systematic and rational basis is more representative of the pattern in which benefit is expected to be derived from use of the underlying equipment.

Lessee Accounting
ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized for all leases unless the initial term of the lease is twelve months or less. Lease costs for operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term unless another systematic basis is more representative of the pattern of consumption. The lease term includes any renewal period that the Bancorp is reasonably certain to exercise. The Bancorp uses its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments if the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. Variable lease payments associated with operating leases are recognized in the period in which the obligation for payments is incurred.

For finance leases, the lease liability is measured using the effective interest method such that the liability is increased for interest based on the discount rate that is implicit in the lease or the Bancorp’s incremental borrowing rate if the implicit rate cannot be readily determined, offset by a decrease in the liability resulting from the periodic lease payments. The ROU asset associated with the finance lease is amortized on a straight-line basis unless there is another systematic and rational basis that better reflects how the benefits of the underlying assets are consumed over the lease term. The period over which the ROU asset is amortized is generally the lesser of the remaining lease term or the remaining useful life of the leased asset. Variable lease payments associated with finance leases are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.

When the lease liability is remeasured to reflect changes to the lease payments as a result of a lease modification, the ROU asset is adjusted for the amount of the lease liability remeasurement. If a lease modification reduces the scope of a lease, the ROU asset would be reduced proportionately based on the change in the lease liability and the difference between the lease liability adjustment and the resulting ROU asset adjustment would be recognized as a gain or loss in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Additionally, the amortization of the ROU asset is adjusted prospectively from the date of remeasurement.

The Bancorp performs impairment assessments for ROU assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. Any impairment loss is recognized in net occupancy expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Refer to the Bank Premises and Equipment and Other Long-Lived Assets section of this note for further information.

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedge Accounting
The Bancorp accounts for its derivatives as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value through adjustments to AOCI and/or current earnings, as appropriate. On the date the Bancorp enters into a derivative contract, the Bancorp designates the derivative instrument as either a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge or as a free-standing derivative instrument. For a fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument and changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability attributable to the hedged risk are recorded in current period net income. For a cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument are recorded in AOCI and subsequently reclassified to net income in the same period(s) that the hedged transaction impacts net income. For free-standing derivative instruments, changes in fair values are reported in current period net income.

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When entering into a hedge transaction, the Bancorp formally documents the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, as well as the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge transaction before the end of the quarter in which the transaction is consummated. This process includes linking the derivative instrument designated as a fair value or cash flow hedge to a specific asset or liability on the balance sheet or to specific forecasted transactions and the risk being hedged, along with a formal assessment at the inception of the hedge as to the effectiveness of the derivative instrument in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged item. The Bancorp continues to assess hedge effectiveness on an ongoing basis using either a qualitative or a quantitative assessment (regression analysis). Additionally, the Bancorp may also utilize the shortcut method to evaluate hedge effectiveness for certain qualifying hedges with matched terms that permit the assumption of perfect offset. If the shortcut method is no longer appropriate, the Bancorp would apply the long-haul method identified at inception of the hedging transaction for assessing hedge effectiveness as long as the hedge is highly effective. If it is determined that the derivative instrument is not highly effective as a hedge, hedge accounting is discontinued. For fair value hedges, if hedge accounting is discontinued, the cumulative basis adjustments related to the hedged asset or liability are amortized to earnings in the same manner as other components of the carrying amount of that asset of liability. For cash flow hedges, upon discontinuation of hedge accounting, any amounts in AOCI related to that relationship should affect earnings at the same time and in the same manner in which the hedged transaction affects earnings. However, if it becomes probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur, any related amounts in AOCI are reclassified to earnings immediately.

Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects
The Bancorp invests in projects to create affordable housing and revitalize business and residential areas. These investments are classified as other assets on the Bancorp’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Investments in affordable housing projects that qualify for LIHTC are accounted for using the proportional amortization method. Under the proportional amortization method, the initial cost of the investment is amortized in proportion to the tax credits and other benefits received and recognized as a component of applicable income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Investments which do not meet the qualification criteria for the proportional amortization method are accounted for using the equity method of accounting with impairment associated with the investments recognized in other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Deposits
Deposits generally include the unpaid balance of cash or its equivalent received or held by the Bank for its commercial and consumer customers. Deposits are classified as either transactional or non-transactional and include both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing balances. Interest expense incurred on interest-bearing deposits is recognized in accordance with applicable guidance in U.S. GAAP for these liabilities and includes certain ongoing deposit placement fees paid on custodial accounts.

Income Taxes
The Bancorp accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for expected future tax consequences. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined by applying the federal and state tax rates to the differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the corresponding tax bases of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are also recorded for any tax attributes, such as tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards. The net balances of deferred tax assets and liabilities are reported in other assets and accrued taxes, interest and expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Any effect of a change in federal or state tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income tax expense in the period that includes the enactment date. The Bancorp reflects the expected amount of income tax to be paid or refunded during the year as current income tax expense or benefit. Accrued taxes represent the net expected amount due to and/or from taxing jurisdictions and are reported in accrued taxes, interest and expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Bancorp uses the deferral method of accounting on investments that generate investment tax credits. Under this method, the investment tax credits are recognized as a reduction to the related asset.

The Bancorp evaluates the realization of deferred tax assets based on all positive and negative evidence available at the balance sheet date. Realization of deferred tax assets is based on the Bancorp’s judgment about relevant factors affecting their realization, including the taxable income within any applicable carry back periods, future projected taxable income, the reversal of taxable temporary differences and tax planning strategies. The Bancorp records a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets where the Bancorp does not believe that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.

Income tax benefits from uncertain tax positions are recognized in the financial statements only if the Bancorp believes that it is more likely than not that the uncertain tax position will be sustained based solely on the technical merits of the tax position and consideration of the relevant taxing authority’s widely understood administrative practices and precedents. If the Bancorp does not believe that it is more likely than not that an uncertain tax position will be sustained, the Bancorp records a liability for the uncertain tax position. If the Bancorp believes that it is more likely than not that an uncertain tax position will be sustained, the Bancorp only records a tax benefit for the portion of the uncertain tax position where the likelihood of realization is greater than 50% upon settlement with the relevant taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. The Bancorp recognizes interest expense, interest income and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within applicable income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Refer to Note 21 for further discussion regarding income taxes.


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Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Earnings per diluted share is computed by dividing adjusted net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for the impact of potentially dilutive common shares arising from the exercise or settlement of stock-based awards and the settlement of outstanding forward contracts.

The Bancorp calculates earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share separately for common stock and participating securities according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. For purposes of calculating earnings per share under the two-class method, restricted shares that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends are considered participating securities until vested. While the dividends declared per share on such restricted shares are the same as dividends declared per common share outstanding, the dividends recognized on such restricted shares may be less because dividends paid on restricted shares that are expected to be forfeited are reclassified to compensation expense during the period when forfeiture is expected.

Goodwill
Business combinations entered into by the Bancorp typically include the recognition of goodwill. U.S. GAAP requires goodwill to be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis, which the Bancorp performs as of September 30 each year, and more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that there may be impairment.

Impairment exists when a reporting unit’s carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. In testing goodwill for impairment, U.S. GAAP permits the Bancorp to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In this qualitative assessment, the Bancorp evaluates events and circumstances which may include, but are not limited to, the general economic environment, banking industry and market conditions, the overall financial performance of the Bancorp, the performance of the Bancorp’s common stock, the key financial performance metrics of the Bancorp’s reporting units and events affecting the reporting units to determine if it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the quantitative impairment test is required or the decision to bypass the qualitative assessment is elected, the Bancorp performs the goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. A recognized impairment loss cannot be reversed in future periods even if the fair value of the reporting unit subsequently recovers.

The fair value of a reporting unit is the price that would be received to sell the unit as a whole in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As none of the Bancorp’s reporting units are publicly traded, individual reporting unit fair value determinations cannot be directly correlated to the Bancorp’s stock price. The determination of the fair value of a reporting unit is a subjective process that involves the use of estimates and judgments, particularly related to cash flows, the appropriate discount rates and an applicable control premium. The determination of the fair value of the Bancorp’s reporting units includes both an income-based approach and a market-based approach. The income-based approach utilizes the reporting unit’s forecasted cash flows (including a terminal value approach to estimate cash flows beyond the final year of the forecast) and the reporting unit’s estimated cost of equity as the discount rate. Significant management judgment is necessary in the preparation of each reporting unit’s forecasted cash flows surrounding expectations for earnings projections, growth and credit loss expectations and actual results may differ from forecasted results. Additionally, the Bancorp determines its market capitalization based on the average of the closing price of the Bancorp’s stock during the month including the measurement date, incorporating an additional control premium, and compares this market-based fair value measurement to the aggregate fair value of the Bancorp’s reporting units in order to corroborate the results of the income approach. Refer to Note 10 for further information regarding the Bancorp’s goodwill.

Fair Value Measurements
The Bancorp measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Bancorp employs various valuation approaches to measure fair value including the market, income and cost approaches. The market approach uses prices or relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach involves discounting future amounts to a single present amount and is based on current market expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of the asset.

U.S. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the instrument’s fair value measurement. The three levels within the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Bancorp has the ability to access at the measurement date.
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Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability for which there is little, if any, market activity at the measurement date. Unobservable inputs reflect the Bancorp’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability. The inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances, which might include the Bancorp’s own financial data such as internally developed pricing models and DCF methodologies, as well as instruments for which the fair value determination requires significant management judgment.

The Bancorp’s fair value measurements involve various valuation techniques and models, which involve inputs that are observable, when available. Valuation techniques and parameters used for measuring assets and liabilities are reviewed and validated by the Bancorp on a quarterly basis. Additionally, the Bancorp monitors the fair values of significant assets and liabilities using a variety of methods including the evaluation of pricing runs and exception reports based on certain analytical criteria, comparison to previous trades and overall review and assessments for reasonableness. The Bancorp may, as a practical expedient, measure the fair value of certain investments on the basis of the net asset value per share of the investment, or its equivalent. Any investments which are valued using this practical expedient are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 28 for further information on fair value measurements.

Stock-Based Compensation
The Bancorp recognizes compensation expense for the grant-date fair value of stock-based awards that are expected to vest over the requisite service period. All awards, both those with cliff vesting and graded vesting, are expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. Awards to employees that meet eligible retirement status are expensed immediately. As compensation expense is recognized, a deferred tax asset is recorded that represents an estimate of the future tax deduction from exercise or release of restrictions. At the time awards are exercised, cancelled, expire or restrictions are released, the Bancorp recognizes an adjustment to income tax expense for the difference between the previously estimated tax deduction and the actual tax deduction realized. For further information on the Bancorp’s stock-based compensation plans, refer to Note 25.

Pension Plans
The Bancorp uses an expected long-term rate of return applied to the fair market value of assets as of the beginning of the year and the expected cash flow during the year for calculating the expected investment return on all pension plan assets. Amortization of the net gain or loss resulting from experience different from that assumed and from changes in assumptions (excluding asset gains and losses not yet reflected in market-related value) is included as a component of net periodic benefit cost. If, as of the beginning of the year, that net gain or loss exceeds 10% of the greater of the projected benefit obligation and the market-related value of plan assets, the amortization is that excess divided by the average remaining service period of participating employees expected to receive benefits under the plan. The Bancorp uses a third-party actuary to compute the remaining service period of participating employees. This period reflects expected turnover, pre-retirement mortality and other applicable employee demographics.

Revenue Recognition
The Bancorp’s interest income is derived from loans and leases, investment securities and other short-term investments. The Bancorp recognizes interest income in accordance with the applicable guidance in U.S. GAAP for these assets. Refer to the Portfolio Loans and Leases and Investment Securities sections of this footnote for further information.

The Bancorp generally measures noninterest income revenue based on the amount of consideration the Bancorp expects to be entitled for the transfer of goods or services to a customer, then recognizes this revenue when or as the Bancorp satisfies its performance obligations under the contract, except in transactions where U.S. GAAP provides other applicable guidance. When the amount of consideration is variable, the Bancorp will only recognize revenue to the extent that it is probable that the cumulative amount recognized will not be subject to a significant reversal in the future. Substantially all of the Bancorp’s contracts with customers have expected durations of one year or less and payments are typically due when or as the services are rendered or shortly thereafter. When third parties are involved in providing goods or services to customers, the Bancorp recognizes revenue on a gross basis when it has control over those goods or services prior to transfer to the customer; otherwise, revenue is recognized for the net amount of any fee or commission. The Bancorp excludes sales taxes from the recognition of revenue and recognizes the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense if the period of amortization for those costs would be one year or less. The following provides additional information about the components of noninterest income:
•Commercial banking revenue consists primarily of service fees and other income related to loans to commercial clients, underwriting revenue recognized by the Bancorp’s broker-dealer subsidiary and fees for other services provided to commercial clients. Revenue related to loans is recognized in accordance with the Bancorp’s policies for portfolio loans and leases. Underwriting revenue is generally recognized on the trade date, which is when the Bancorp’s performance obligations are satisfied.
•Service charges on deposits consist primarily of treasury management fees for commercial clients, monthly service charges on consumer deposit accounts, transaction-based fees (such as overdraft fees and wire transfer fees), and other deposit account-related charges. The Bancorp’s performance obligations for treasury management fees and consumer deposit account service charges are
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typically satisfied over time while performance obligations for transaction-based fees are typically satisfied at a point in time. Revenues are recognized on an accrual basis when or as the services are provided to the customer, net of applicable discounts, waivers and reversals. Payments are typically collected from customers directly from the related deposit account at the time the transaction is processed and/or at the end of the customer’s statement cycle (typically monthly).
•Wealth and asset management revenue consists primarily of service fees for investment management, custody, and trust administration services provided to commercial and consumer clients. The Bancorp’s performance obligations for these services are generally satisfied over time and revenues are recognized monthly based on the fee structure outlined in individual contracts. Transaction prices are most commonly based on the market value of assets under management or care and/or a fee per transaction processed. The Bancorp also offers certain services for which the performance obligations are satisfied and revenue is recognized at a point in time, when the services are performed. Wealth and asset management revenue also includes trailing commissions received from investments and annuities held in customer accounts, which are recognized in revenue when the Bancorp determines that it has satisfied its performance obligations and has sufficient information to estimate the amount of the commissions to which it expects to be entitled.
•Card and processing revenue consists primarily of ATM fees and interchange fees earned when the Bancorp’s credit and debit cards are processed through card association networks. The Bancorp’s performance obligations are generally complete when the transactions generating the fees are processed. Revenue is recognized on an accrual basis as such services are performed, net of certain costs not controlled by the Bancorp (primarily interchange fees charged by credit card associations and expenses of certain transaction-based rewards programs offered to customers).
•Leasing business revenue consists primarily of operating lease income, leasing business solutions revenue, lease remarketing fees and lease syndication fees from lease arrangements to commercial clients. Revenue related to leases is recognized either in accordance with the Bancorp’s policies for portfolio loans and leases or when the Bancorp’s performance obligations are satisfied.
•Mortgage banking net revenue consists primarily of origination fees and gains on loan sales, mortgage servicing fees and the impact of MSRs. Refer to the Loans and Leases Held for Sale and Loan Sales and Securitizations sections of this footnote for further information.
•Other noninterest income includes certain fees derived from loans, BOLI income, gains and losses on other assets, and other miscellaneous revenues and gains.

Other
Securities and other property held by Fifth Third Wealth and Asset Management, a division of the Bancorp’s banking subsidiary, in a fiduciary or agency capacity are not included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets because such items are not assets of the subsidiaries.

Other short-term investments have original maturities less than one year and primarily include interest-bearing balances that are funds on deposit at other depository institutions or the FRB. The Bancorp uses other short-term investments as part of its liquidity risk management activities.

The Bancorp purchases life insurance policies on the lives of certain directors, officers and employees and is the owner and beneficiary of the policies. The Bancorp invests in these policies, known as BOLI, to provide an efficient form of funding for long-term retirement and other employee benefits costs. Certain BOLI policies have a stable value agreement through either a large, well-rated bank or multi-national insurance carrier that provides limited cash surrender value protection from declines in the value of each policy’s underlying investments. The Bancorp records these BOLI policies within other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at each policy’s respective cash surrender value, with changes recorded in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Intangible assets are amortized on either a straight-line or an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives and, based on the type of intangible asset, the amortization expense may be recorded in either leasing business revenue or other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Bancorp reviews intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that carrying amounts may not be recoverable.

Securities sold under repurchase agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings and included in other short-term borrowings in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the amounts at which the securities were sold plus accrued interest.

Acquisitions of treasury stock are carried at cost. Reissuance of shares in treasury for acquisitions, exercises of stock-based awards or other corporate purposes is recorded based on the specific identification method.

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ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING DEVELOPMENTS
Standard Adopted in 2022
The Bancorp adopted the following new accounting standard effective January 1, 2022:

ASU 2020-06 – Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Equity’s Own Equity
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, which simplified the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The Bancorp adopted the amended guidance on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective transition method. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Bancorp’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Significant Accounting Standards Issued but Not Yet Adopted
The following significant accounting standards were issued but not yet adopted by the Bancorp as of December 31, 2022:

ASU 2021-08 – Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, which provided guidance on the accounting for revenue contracts with customers which are acquired in a business combination. The amendments generally state that an acquirer accounts for an acquired revenue contract with a customer as if it had originated the contract. The amendments also provide certain practical expedients for acquirers when recognizing and measuring acquired contract assets and liabilities. The Bancorp adopted the amended guidance on January 1, 2023 on a prospective basis and will apply the amendments for business combinations occurring on or after the adoption date.

ASU 2022-01 – Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging-Portfolio Layer Method
In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-01, which clarifies the guidance in ASC 815 on fair value hedge accounting of interest rate risk for portfolios of financial assets and renames the last-of-layer method the portfolio layer method. Under current guidance, the last-of-layer method enables an entity to apply fair value hedging to a stated amount of a closed portfolio of prepayable financial assets without having to consider prepayment risk or credit risk when measuring those assets. ASU 2022-01 expands the scope of this guidance to allow entities to apply the portfolio layer method to portfolios of all financial assets, including both prepayable and nonprepayable financial assets. It allows entities to designate multiple layers within a single closed portfolio as individual hedged items. Further, ASU 2022-01 clarifies that the fair value basis adjustments should be adjusted at the portfolio level and should not be allocated to individual assets within the portfolio. The Bancorp adopted the amended guidance on January 1, 2023 on a prospective basis, except for the amendments related to fair value basis adjustments that, if applicable, were required to be applied on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Bancorp’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

ASU 2022-02 – Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures
In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, which eliminates the accounting guidance on troubled debt restructurings for creditors in ASC 310-40 and requires entities to evaluate all receivable modifications under ASC 310-20 to determine whether a modification made to a borrower results in a new loan or a continuation of the existing loan. The amended guidance adds enhanced disclosures for creditors with respect to loan refinancings and restructurings for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The amended guidance also requires disclosure of current period gross charge-offs by year of origination within the vintage disclosures required by ASC 326. The Bancorp adopted the amended guidance on January 1, 2023 on a prospective basis, except for the amendments impacting the measurement of the ACL for TDRs and reasonably expected TDRs, which were adopted on a modified retrospective basis. Upon adoption, the Bancorp recorded a decrease to the ACL of approximately $49 million and a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings of approximately $37 million, net of tax. The Bancorp will be subject to the amended disclosure requirements beginning with the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2023.

ASU 2022-03 – Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, which clarifies the guidance in ASC 820 on the fair value measurement of an equity security that is subject to contractual sale restrictions, stating that such restrictions are not considered part of the unit of account of the security and therefore are not considered in measuring fair value. The amended guidance also requires disclosure of the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions and certain additional information about those restrictions. The amended guidance is effective for the Bancorp on January 1, 2024, with early adoption permitted, and is to be applied prospectively.

ASU 2022-04 – Liabilities-Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations
In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-04, which provides guidance on the disclosure requirements for supplier finance programs. The amendments require that a buyer in a supplier finance program disclose sufficient qualitative and quantitative information about the program to allow a user of financial statements to understand the program’s nature, activity during the period, changes from period to period, and potential magnitude. The Bancorp adopted the amended guidance on January 1, 2023 on a retrospective basis, except for the amendments related to disclosure of rollforward information, which are required to be adopted on January 1, 2024 on a prospective basis. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Bancorp’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Reference Rate Reform and LIBOR Transition
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in the ASU apply only to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, which clarified that the optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting also apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments did not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022 for which an entity had elected certain optional expedients and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. Subsequently, in December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06 which deferred the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 (as amended) are effective for the Bancorp as of March 12, 2020 and may be applied through December 31, 2024. The Bancorp is in the process of evaluating and applying, as applicable, the optional expedients and exceptions in accounting for eligible contract modifications, eligible existing hedging relationships and new hedging relationships available through December 31, 2024.

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2. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash payments related to interest and income taxes in addition to non-cash investing and financing activities are presented in the following table for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)202220212020
Cash Payments:
Interest$869 465 825 
Income taxes272 607 491 
Transfers:
Portfolio loans and leases to loans and leases held for sale(a)
$105 447 926 
Loans and leases held for sale to portfolio loans and leases409 49 49 
Portfolio loans and leases to OREO8 8 12 
Loans and leases held for sale to OREO1 — 2 
Bank premises and equipment to OREO24 21 2 
Supplemental Disclosures:
Net additions to lease liabilities under operating leases
$152 66 47 
Net additions to lease liabilities under finance leases
27 35 106 
(a)Includes $167 and $794 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, of residential mortgage loans previously sold to GNMA which the Bancorp was initially deemed to have regained effective control over under ASC Topic 860 and which were recorded as portfolio loans. The Bancorp subsequently repurchased these loans and classified them as held for sale.

3. Restrictions on Dividends and Capital Actions

Restrictions on Cash Dividends
The principal source of income and funds for the Bancorp (parent company) are dividends from its subsidiaries. The dividends paid by the Bancorp’s banking subsidiary are subject to regulations and limitations prescribed by state and federal supervisory agencies. The Bancorp’s indirect banking subsidiary did not pay dividends during the year ended December 31, 2022 and paid the Bancorp’s direct nonbank subsidiary holding company, which in turn paid the Bancorp, $3.0 billion in dividends during the year ended December 31, 2021. The Bancorp’s nonbank subsidiaries are also limited by certain federal and state statutory provisions and regulations covering the amount of dividends that may be paid in any given year.

Capital Actions
The Bancorp is subject to restrictions on its capital actions, primarily as a result of supervisory policies set by the FRB. The Bancorp is required to develop and maintain a capital plan that governs its capacity to pay dividends and execute share repurchases and this plan is required to be submitted to the FRB periodically. As part of its capital plan, the Bancorp increased its quarterly common stock dividend to $0.33 per share in the third quarter of 2022. Additionally, the Bancorp entered into and settled accelerated share repurchase transactions during the year ended December 31, 2022. For more information related to these transactions, refer to Note 24.

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4. Investment Securities
The following tables provide the amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses and fair value for the major categories of the available-for-sale debt and other securities and held-to-maturity securities portfolios as of December 31:
2022
($ in millions)Amortized CostUnrealized GainsUnrealized LossesFair
Value
Available-for-sale debt and other securities:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities$2,683 — (188)2,495 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities18 — — 18 
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities12,604 5 (1,372)11,237 
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities29,824 11 (3,513)26,322 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities5,235 — (520)4,715 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities6,292 3 (453)5,842 
Other securities(a)
874 — — 874 
Total available-for-sale debt and other securities$57,530 19 (6,046)51,503 
Held-to-maturity securities:
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities$3 — — 3 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities2 — — 2 
Total held-to-maturity securities$5 — — 5 
(a)Other securities consist of FHLB, FRB and DTCC restricted stock holdings of $381, $491 and $2, respectively, at December 31, 2022, that are carried at cost.

2021
($ in millions)Amortized CostUnrealized GainsUnrealized LossesFair
Value
Available-for-sale debt and other securities:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities$85 1 — 86 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities18 — — 18 
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities8,432 368 (18)8,782 
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities18,236 784 (69)18,951 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities4,364 128 (13)4,479 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities5,287 32 (44)5,275 
Other securities(a)
519 — — 519 
Total available-for-sale debt and other securities$36,941 1,313 (144)38,110 
Held-to-maturity securities:
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities$6 — — 6 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities2 — — 2 
Total held-to-maturity securities$8 — — 8 
(a)Other securities consist of FHLB, FRB and DTCC restricted stock holdings of $30, $486 and $3, respectively, at December 31, 2021, that are carried at cost.

The following table provides the fair value of trading debt securities and equity securities as of December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Trading debt securities$414 512 
Equity securities317 376 

The amounts reported in the preceding tables exclude accrued interest receivable on investment securities of $131 million and $82 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which is presented as a component of other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Bancorp uses investment securities as a means of managing interest rate risk, providing collateral for pledging purposes and for liquidity risk management. As part of managing interest rate risk, the Bancorp acquires securities as a component of its MSR non-qualifying hedging strategy, with net gains or losses recorded in securities (losses) gains, net – non-qualifying hedges on mortgage servicing rights in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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The following table presents securities (losses) gains recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)202220212020
Available-for-sale debt and other securities:
Realized gains$16 34 47 
Realized losses(13)(19)(2)
Impairment losses(1)(19)— 
Net realized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt and other securities$2 (4)45 
Trading debt securities:
Net realized (losses) gains (2)(2)2 
Net unrealized gains (losses)11 (3)— 
Net trading debt securities gains (losses)$9 (5)2 
Equity securities:
Net realized gains 1 7 10 
Net unrealized (losses) gains(96)(7)7 
Net equity securities (losses) gains$(95)— 17 
Total (losses) gains recognized in income from available-for-sale debt and other securities, trading debt securities and equity securities(a)
$(84)(9)64 
(a)Excludes an immaterial amount and $7 of net securities losses for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $5 of net securities gains for the year ended December 31, 2020, related to securities held by FTS to facilitate the timely execution of customer transactions. These (losses) gains are included in commercial banking revenue and wealth and asset management revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Bancorp recognized impairment losses on available-for-sale debt and other securities of $1 million and $19 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These losses related to certain securities in unrealized loss positions that the Bancorp intended to sell prior to recovery of their amortized cost bases. The Bancorp did not consider these losses to be credit-related.

At both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp completed its evaluation of the available-for-sale debt and other securities in an unrealized loss position and did not recognize an allowance for credit losses. The Bancorp did not recognize provision expense related to available-for-sale debt and other securities in an unrealized loss position during both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, investment securities with a fair value of $11.0 billion and $11.2 billion, respectively, were pledged to secure borrowings, public deposits, trust funds, derivative contracts and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.

The expected maturity distribution of the Bancorp’s mortgage-backed securities and the contractual maturity distribution of the remainder of the Bancorp’s available-for-sale debt and other securities and held-to-maturity securities as of December 31, 2022 are shown in the following table:
Available-for-Sale Debt and OtherHeld-to-Maturity
($ in millions)Amortized CostFair Value   Amortized CostFair Value    
Debt securities:(a)
Due in 1 year or less$381 374 3 3 
Due after 1 year through 5 years13,506 12,557 — — 
Due after 5 years through 10 years31,661 28,101 — — 
Due after 10 years11,108 9,597 2 2 
Other securities874 874 — — 
Total$57,530 51,503 5 5 
(a)Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities when a right to call or prepay obligations exists with or without call or prepayment penalties.

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The following table provides the fair value and gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt and other securities in an unrealized loss position, aggregated by investment category and length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31:
Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal
($ in millions)Fair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized Losses
2022
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities$2,400 (188)— — 2,400 (188)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities— — 1 — 1 — 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities10,078 (1,170)938 (202)11,016 (1,372)
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities22,083 (2,487)3,697 (1,026)25,780 (3,513)
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities3,621 (272)1,059 (248)4,680 (520)
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities3,164 (178)2,495 (275)5,659 (453)
Total$41,346 (4,295)8,190 (1,751)49,536 (6,046)
2021
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities$935 (10)161 (8)1,096 (18)
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities2,886 (49)424 (20)3,310 (69)
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities1,052 (13)— — 1,052 (13)
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities2,870 (34)367 (10)3,237 (44)
Total$7,743 (106)952 (38)8,695 (144)

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, $42 million and $2 million, respectively, of unrealized losses in the available-for-sale debt and other securities portfolio were related to non-rated securities.

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5. Loans and Leases
The Bancorp diversifies its loan and lease portfolio by offering a variety of loan and lease products with various payment terms and rate structures. The Bancorp’s commercial loan and lease portfolio consists of lending to various industry types. Management periodically reviews the performance of its loan and lease products to evaluate whether they are performing within acceptable interest rate and credit risk levels and changes are made to underwriting policies and procedures as needed. The Bancorp maintains an allowance to absorb loan and lease losses that are expected to be incurred over the remaining contractual terms of the related loans and leases. For further information on credit quality and the ALLL, refer to Note 6.

The following table provides a summary of commercial loans and leases classified by primary purpose and consumer loans classified based upon product or collateral as of December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Loans and leases held for sale:
Commercial and industrial loans$73 7 
Commercial mortgage loans— 13 
Commercial leases— 1 
Residential mortgage loans934 4,394 
Total loans and leases held for sale$1,007 4,415 
Portfolio loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans(a)
$57,232 51,659 
Commercial mortgage loans11,020 10,316 
Commercial construction loans5,433 5,241 
Commercial leases2,704 3,052 
Total commercial loans and leases$76,389 70,268 
Residential mortgage loans$17,628 16,397 
Home equity4,039 4,084 
Indirect secured consumer loans16,552 16,783 
Credit card1,874 1,766 
Other consumer loans4,998 2,752 
Total consumer loans$45,091 41,782 
Total portfolio loans and leases$121,480 112,050 
(a)Includes $94 million and $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program.

Portfolio loans and leases are recorded net of unearned income, which totaled $238 million and $244 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Additionally, portfolio loans and leases are recorded net of unamortized premiums and discounts, deferred direct loan origination fees and costs and fair value adjustments (associated with acquired loans or loans designated as fair value upon origination) which totaled a net premium of $146 million and $498 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The amortized cost basis of loans and leases excludes accrued interest receivable of $518 million and $332 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which is presented as a component of other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Bancorp’s FHLB and FRB borrowings are primarily secured by loans. The Bancorp had loans of $15.9 billion and $15.3 billion at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, pledged to the FHLB, and loans of $57.1 billion and $50.9 billion at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, pledged to the FRB.

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The following table presents a summary of the total loans and leases owned by the Bancorp and net charge-offs (recoveries) as of and for the years ended December 31:
Carrying Value
90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing(a)
Net Charge-Offs (Recoveries)
($ in millions)202220212022202120222021
Commercial and industrial loans$57,305 51,666 11 17 96 60 
Commercial mortgage loans11,020 10,329 — 1 (1)8 
Commercial construction loans5,433 5,241 — 1 2 — 
Commercial leases2,704 3,053 2 — 4 (1)
Residential mortgage loans18,562 20,791 7 72 (2)(4)
Home equity4,039 4,084 1 1 (2)(4)
Indirect secured consumer loans16,552 16,783 — 9 36 14 
Credit card1,874 1,766 18 15 52 70 
Other consumer loans4,998 2,752 1 1 42 31 
Total loans and leases$122,487 116,465 40 117 227 174 
Less: Loans and leases held for sale1,007 4,415 
Total portfolio loans and leases$121,480 112,050 
(a)Excludes government guaranteed residential mortgage loans.

The following table presents the components of the net investment in portfolio leases as of December 31:
($ in millions)(a)
20222021
Net investment in direct financing leases:
Lease payment receivable (present value)$570 886 
Unguaranteed residual assets (present value)107 147 
Net premium on acquired leases— 1 
Net investment in sales-type leases:
Lease payment receivable (present value)1,704 1,678 
Unguaranteed residual assets (present value)76 55 
(a)Excludes $247 and $285 of leveraged leases at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Interest income recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $29 million, $42 million and $64 million, respectively, for direct financing leases and $50 million, $42 million and $28 million, respectively, for sales-type leases.

The following table presents undiscounted cash flows for both direct financing and sales-type leases for 2023 through 2027 and thereafter as well as a reconciliation of the undiscounted cash flows to the total lease receivables as follows:
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Direct Financing
Leases		Sales-Type Leases
2023$188 502 
2024148 440 
2025100 376 
202683 211 
202744 156 
Thereafter44 155 
Total undiscounted cash flows$607 1,840 
Less: Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows37 136 
Present value of lease payments (recognized as lease receivables)$570 1,704 

The lease residual value represents the present value of the estimated fair value of the leased equipment at the end of the lease. The Bancorp performs quarterly reviews of residual values associated with its leasing portfolio considering factors such as the subject equipment, structure of the transaction, industry, prior experience with the lessee and other factors that impact the residual value to assess for impairment. The Bancorp maintained an allowance of $15 million at both December 31, 2022 and 2021 to cover the losses that are expected to be incurred over the remaining contractual terms of the related leases, including the potential losses related to the lease residual value. Refer to Note 6 for additional information on credit quality and the ALLL.
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6. Credit Quality and the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The Bancorp disaggregates ALLL balances and transactions in the ALLL by portfolio segment. Credit quality related disclosures for loans and leases are further disaggregated by class.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The following tables summarize transactions in the ALLL by portfolio segment for the years ended December 31:
2022 ($ in millions)CommercialResidential MortgageConsumerTotal    
Balance, beginning of period$1,102 235 555 1,892 
Losses charged off(a)
(131)(3)(228)(362)
Recoveries of losses previously charged off(a)
30 5 100 135 
Provision for loan and lease losses126 8 395 529 
Balance, end of period$1,127 245 822 2,194 
(a)The Bancorp recorded $32 in both losses charged-off and recoveries of losses previously charged-off related to customer defaults on point-of-sale consumer loans for which the Bancorp obtained recoveries under third-party credit enhancements.

2021 ($ in millions)CommercialResidential MortgageConsumerTotal    
Balance, beginning of period$1,456 294 703 2,453 
Losses charged off(a)
(119)(3)(222)(344)
Recoveries of losses previously charged off(a)
52 7 111 170 
Benefit from loan and lease losses(287)(63)(37)(387)
Balance, end of period$1,102 235 555 1,892 
(a)The Bancorp recorded $33 in both losses charged-off and recoveries of losses previously charged-off related to customer defaults on point-of-sale consumer loans for which the Bancorp obtained recoveries under third-party credit enhancements.

2020 ($ in millions)CommercialResidential MortgageConsumerUnallocatedTotal    
Balance, beginning of period$710 73 298 121 1,202 
Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13(a)
160 196 408 (121)643 
Losses charged off(b)
(282)(9)(320)— (611)
Recoveries of losses previously charged off(b)
16 7 117 — 140 
Provision for loan and lease losses852 27 200 — 1,079 
Balance, end of period$1,456 294 703 — 2,453 
(a)Includes $31, $2 and $1 in Commercial, Residential Mortgage and Consumer, respectively, related to the initial recognition of an ALLL on PCD loans.
(b)The Bancorp recorded $42 in both losses charged-off and recoveries of losses previously charged-off related to customer defaults on point-of-sale consumer loans for which the Bancorp obtained recoveries under third-party credit enhancements.

The following tables provide a summary of the ALLL and related loans and leases classified by portfolio segment:
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)CommercialResidential Mortgage ConsumerTotal    
ALLL:(a)
Individually evaluated$30 47 45 122 
Collectively evaluated1,097 198 777 2,072 
Total ALLL$1,127 245 822 2,194 
Portfolio loans and leases:(b)
Individually evaluated$531 560 297 1,388 
Collectively evaluated75,858 16,945 27,166 119,969 
Total portfolio loans and leases$76,389 17,505 27,463 121,357 
(a)Includes $2 related to commercial leveraged leases at December 31, 2022.
(b)Excludes $123 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value and includes $247 of commercial leveraged leases, net of unearned income, at December 31, 2022.


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As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)CommercialResidential MortgageConsumerTotal
ALLL:(a)
Individually evaluated$77 46 41 164 
Collectively evaluated1,025 189 514 1,728 
Total ALLL$1,102 235 555 1,892 
Portfolio loans and leases:(b)
Individually evaluated$579 460 313 1,352 
Collectively evaluated69,689 15,783 25,072 110,544 
Total portfolio loans and leases$70,268 16,243 25,385 111,896 
(a)Includes $2 related to commercial leveraged leases at December 31, 2021.
(b)Excludes $154 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value and includes $285 of commercial leveraged leases, net of unearned income, at December 31, 2021.

Credit Risk Profile
Commercial Portfolio Segment
For purposes of monitoring the credit quality and risk characteristics of its commercial portfolio segment, the Bancorp disaggregates the segment into the following classes: commercial and industrial, commercial mortgage owner-occupied, commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied, commercial construction and commercial leases.

To facilitate the monitoring of credit quality within the commercial portfolio segment, the Bancorp utilizes the following categories of credit grades: pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss. The five categories, which are derived from standard regulatory rating definitions, are assigned upon initial approval of credit to borrowers and updated periodically thereafter.

Pass ratings, which are assigned to those borrowers that do not have identified potential or well-defined weaknesses and for which there is a high likelihood of orderly repayment, are updated at least annually based on the size and credit characteristics of the borrower. All other categories are updated on a quarterly basis during the month preceding the end of the calendar quarter.

The Bancorp assigns a special mention rating to loans and leases that have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may, at some future date, result in the deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or lease or the Bancorp’s credit position.

The Bancorp assigns a substandard rating to loans and leases that are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged. Substandard loans and leases have well-defined weaknesses or weaknesses that could jeopardize the orderly repayment of the debt. Loans and leases in this grade also are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bancorp will sustain some loss if the deficiencies noted are not addressed and corrected.

The Bancorp assigns a doubtful rating to loans and leases that have all the attributes of a substandard rating with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. The possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of certain important and reasonable specific pending factors that may work to the advantage of and strengthen the credit quality of the loan or lease, its classification as an estimated loss is deferred until its more exact status may be determined. Pending factors may include a proposed merger or acquisition, liquidation proceeding, capital injection, perfecting liens on additional collateral or refinancing plans.

Loans and leases classified as loss are considered uncollectible and are charged off in the period in which they are determined to be uncollectible. Because loans and leases in this category are fully charged off, they are not included in the following tables.

For loans and leases that are collectively evaluated, the Bancorp utilizes models to forecast expected credit losses over a reasonable and supportable forecast period based on the probability of a loan or lease defaulting, the expected balance at the estimated date of default and the expected loss percentage given a default. For the commercial portfolio segment, the estimates for probability of default are primarily based on internal ratings assigned to each commercial borrower on a 13-point scale and historical observations of how those ratings migrate to a default over time in the context of macroeconomic conditions. For loans with available credit, the estimate of the expected balance at the time of default considers expected utilization rates, which are primarily based on macroeconomic conditions and the utilization history of similar borrowers under those economic conditions. The estimates for loss severity are primarily based on collateral type and coverage levels and the susceptibility of those characteristics to changes in macroeconomic conditions. Refer to Note 1 for additional information about the Bancorp’s processes for developing these models, estimating credit losses for periods beyond the reasonable and supportable forecast period and for estimating credit losses for individually evaluated loans.

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The following tables present the amortized cost basis of the Bancorp’s commercial portfolio segment, by class and vintage, disaggregated by credit risk grade:
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions) Term Loans and Leases by Origination YearRevolving
Loans		Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
20222021202020192018PriorTotal
Commercial and industrial loans:
Pass$3,825 3,098 994 445 269 488 44,521 — 53,640 
Special mention65 24 15 36 10 24 1,221 — 1,395 
Substandard150 77 233 26 7 107 1,597 — 2,197 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial and industrial loans$4,040 3,199 1,242 507 286 619 47,339 — 57,232 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans:

Pass$1,177 826 522 257 160 264 1,624 — 4,830 
Special mention17 15 13 12 13 2 56 — 128 
Substandard51 14 20 73 11 25 106 — 300 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans
$1,245 855 555 342 184 291 1,786 — 5,258 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans:

Pass$1,127 462 490 397 220 170 2,453 — 5,319 
Special mention1 84 26 — — 23 88 — 222 
Substandard65 19 18 1 1 17 100 — 221 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans
$1,193 565 534 398 221 210 2,641 — 5,762 
Commercial construction loans:

Pass$82 31 93 8 35 7 4,684 — 4,940 
Special mention— — — — — — 293 — 293 
Substandard53 — — — — 2 145 — 200 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial construction loans$135 31 93 8 35 9 5,122 — 5,433 
Commercial leases:

Pass$584 664 306 192 146 696 — — 2,588 
Special mention— 4 2 4 7 19 — — 36 
Substandard1 20 2 4 21 32 — — 80 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial leases$585 688 310 200 174 747 — — 2,704 
Total commercial loans and leases:
Pass$6,795 5,081 2,405 1,299 830 1,625 53,282 — 71,317 
Special mention83 127 56 52 30 68 1,658 — 2,074 
Substandard320 130 273 104 40 183 1,948 — 2,998 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial loans and leases$7,198 5,338 2,734 1,455 900 1,876 56,888 — 76,389 

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As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions) Term Loans and Leases by Origination YearRevolving LoansRevolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
20212020201920182017PriorTotal
Commercial and industrial loans:
Pass$4,266 2,291 1,198 552 356 752 39,486 — 48,901 
Special mention37 22 12 29 22 5 665 — 792 
Substandard19 52 36 69 52 115 1,623 — 1,966 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial and industrial loans$4,322 2,365 1,246 650 430 872 41,774 — 51,659 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans:
Pass$1,082 804 471 296 183 331 1,141 — 4,308 
Special mention— 31 46 17 2 40 69 — 205 
Substandard22 38 3 12 3 27 91 — 196 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans
$1,104 873 520 325 188 398 1,301 — 4,709 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans:
Pass$635 733 595 284 141 302 1,977 — 4,667 
Special mention89 12 11 5 7 9 162 — 295 
Substandard160 78 4 3 9 3 388 — 645 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans
$884 823 610 292 157 314 2,527 — 5,607 
Commercial construction loans:
Pass$50 69 11 37 — 9 4,488 — 4,664 
Special mention— 39 — — — — 193 — 232 
Substandard17 — — — — — 328 — 345 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial construction loans$67 108 11 37 — 9 5,009 — 5,241 
Commercial leases:
Pass$1,019 436 284 231 233 776 — — 2,979 
Special mention4 4 5 9 — 8 — — 30 
Substandard7 3 8 10 13 2 — — 43 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial leases$1,030 443 297 250 246 786 — — 3,052 
Total commercial loans and leases:
Pass$7,052 4,333 2,559 1,400 913 2,170 47,092 — 65,519 
Special mention130 108 74 60 31 62 1,089 — 1,554 
Substandard225 171 51 94 77 147 2,430 — 3,195 
Doubtful— — — — — — — — — 
Total commercial loans and leases$7,407 4,612 2,684 1,554 1,021 2,379 50,611 — 70,268 














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Age Analysis of Past Due Commercial Loans and Leases
The following tables summarize the Bancorp’s amortized cost basis in portfolio commercial loans and leases, by age and class:
Current Loans and Leases(a)
Past DueTotal Loans and Leases90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
30-89 Days(a)
90 Days or More(a)
Total Past Due  
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans(b)
$57,092 98 42 140 57,232 11 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans5,241 14 3 17 5,258 — 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans5,756 6 — 6 5,762 — 
Commercial construction loans5,424 7 2 9 5,433 — 
Commercial leases2,698 4 2 6 2,704 2 
Total portfolio commercial loans and leases$76,211 129 49 178 76,389 13 
(a)Includes accrual and nonaccrual loans and leases.
(b)Includes loans related to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, of which an immaterial amount were 30-89 days past due and $2 were 90 days or more past due.

Current Loans and Leases(a)
Past DueTotal Loans and Leases90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
30-89 Days(a)
90 Days or More(a)
Total Past Due  
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans(b)
$51,549 61 49 110 51,659 17 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans4,701 4 4 8 4,709 1 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans5,606 — 1 1 5,607 — 
Commercial construction loans5,241 — — — 5,241 1 
Commercial leases3,035 16 1 17 3,052 — 
Total portfolio commercial loans and leases$70,132 81 55 136 70,268 19 
(a)Includes accrual and nonaccrual loans and leases.
(b)Includes loans related to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, of which $20 were 30-89 days past due and $6 were 90 days or more past due.

Residential Mortgage and Consumer Portfolio Segments
For purposes of monitoring the credit quality and risk characteristics of its consumer portfolio segment, the Bancorp disaggregates the segment into the following classes: home equity, indirect secured consumer loans, credit card and other consumer loans. The Bancorp’s residential mortgage portfolio segment is also a separate class.

The Bancorp considers repayment performance as the best indicator of credit quality for residential mortgage and consumer loans, which includes both the delinquency status and performing versus nonperforming status of the loans. The delinquency status of all residential mortgage and consumer loans and the performing versus nonperforming status are presented in the following tables.

For collectively evaluated loans in the consumer and residential mortgage portfolio segments, the Bancorp’s expected credit loss models primarily utilize the borrower’s FICO score and delinquency history in combination with macroeconomic conditions when estimating the probability of default. The estimates for loss severity are primarily based on collateral type and coverage levels and the susceptibility of those characteristics to changes in macroeconomic conditions. The expected balance at the estimated date of default is also especially impactful in the expected credit loss models for portfolio classes which generally have longer terms (such as residential mortgage loans and home equity) and portfolio classes containing a high concentration of loans with revolving privileges (such as home equity). The estimate of the expected balance at the time of default considers expected prepayment and utilization rates where applicable, which are primarily based on macroeconomic conditions and the utilization history of similar borrowers under those economic conditions. Refer to Note 1 for additional information about the Bancorp’s process for developing these models and its process for estimating credit losses for periods beyond the reasonable and supportable forecast period.

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The following tables present the amortized cost basis of the Bancorp’s residential mortgage and consumer portfolio segments, by class and vintage, disaggregated by both age and performing versus nonperforming status:
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions) Term Loans by Origination YearRevolving
Loans		Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
20222021202020192018PriorTotal
Residential mortgage loans:
Performing:
Current(a)
$3,195 5,440 2,981 1,051 344 4,336 — — 17,347 
30-89 days past due4 4 3 1 2 15 — — 29 
90 days or more past due— — 1 — 1 5 — — 7 
Total performing3,199 5,444 2,985 1,052 347 4,356 — — 17,383 
Nonperforming— 3 4 4 7 104 — — 122 
Total residential mortgage loans(b)
$3,199 5,447 2,989 1,056 354 4,460 — — 17,505 
Home equity:

Performing:

Current$46 3 7 15 17 94 3,741 18 3,941 
30-89 days past due— — — — — 2 28 — 30 
90 days or more past due— — — — — 1 — — 1 
Total performing46 3 7 15 17 97 3,769 18 3,972 
Nonperforming— — — — — 8 58 1 67 
Total home equity$46 3 7 15 17 105 3,827 19 4,039 
Indirect secured consumer loans:

Performing:









Current$6,034 5,875 2,600 1,217 416 239 — — 16,381 
30-89 days past due34 42 28 22 11 5 — — 142 
90 days or more past due— — — — — — — — — 
Total performing6,068 5,917 2,628 1,239 427 244 — — 16,523 
Nonperforming4 6 7 6 4 2 — — 29 
Total indirect secured consumer loans$6,072 5,923 2,635 1,245 431 246 — — 16,552 
Credit card:

Performing:
Current$— — — — — — 1,808 — 1,808 
30-89 days past due— — — — — — 21 — 21 
90 days or more past due— — — — — — 18 — 18 
Total performing— — — — — — 1,847 — 1,847 
Nonperforming— — — — — — 27 — 27 
Total credit card$— — — — — — 1,874 — 1,874 
Other consumer loans:

Performing:

Current$2,704 540 355 169 112 146 908 26 4,960 
30-89 days past due14 6 3 2 2 2 3 — 32 
90 days or more past due— — — — — — 1 — 1 
Total performing2,718 546 358 171 114 148 912 26 4,993 
Nonperforming2 1 — — — 1 1 — 5 
Total other consumer loans$2,720 547 358 171 114 149 913 26 4,998 
Total residential mortgage and consumer loans:
Performing:
Current$11,979 11,858 5,943 2,452 889 4,815 6,457 44 44,437 
30-89 days past due52 52 34 25 15 24 52 — 254 
90 days or more past due— — 1 — 1 6 19 — 27 
Total performing12,031 11,910 5,978 2,477 905 4,845 6,528 44 44,718 
Nonperforming6 10 11 10 11 115 86 1 250 
Total residential mortgage and
    consumer loans(b)
$12,037 11,920 5,989 2,487 916 4,960 6,614 45 44,968 
(a)Information includes advances made pursuant to servicing agreements for GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. As of December 31, 2022, $81 of these loans were 30-89 days past due and $147 were 90 days or more past due. The Bancorp recognized $2 of losses during the year ended December 31, 2022 due to claim denials and curtailments associated with these insured or guaranteed loans.
(b)Excludes $123 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value at December 31, 2022, including $1 of 30-89 days past due loans and $2 of nonperforming loans.
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As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions) Term Loans by Origination YearRevolving LoansRevolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
20212020201920182017PriorTotal
Residential mortgage loans:
Performing:
Current(a)
$5,886 3,309 1,294 418 954 4,261 — — 16,122 
30-89 days past due1 1 1 1 1 13 — — 18 
90 days or more past due— 2 4 3 9 52 — — 70 
Total performing5,887 3,312 1,299 422 964 4,326 — — 16,210 
Nonperforming— — 1 — 2 30 — — 33 
Total residential mortgage loans(b)
$5,887 3,312 1,300 422 966 4,356 — — 16,243 
Home equity:
Performing:
Current$2 6 13 18 2 113 3,815 12 3,981 
30-89 days past due— — — — — 3 22 — 25 
90 days or more past due— — — — — 1 — — 1 
Total performing2 6 13 18 2 117 3,837 12 4,007 
Nonperforming— — — — — 9 67 1 77 
Total home equity$2 6 13 18 2 126 3,904 13 4,084 
Indirect secured consumer loans:
Performing:
Current$8,732 4,206 2,221 902 389 194 — — 16,644 
30-89 days past due26 24 25 17 8 3 — — 103 
90 days or more past due2 2 2 2 1 — — — 9 
Total performing8,760 4,232 2,248 921 398 197 — — 16,756 
Nonperforming— 12 5 5 3 2 — — 27 
Total indirect secured consumer loans$8,760 4,244 2,253 926 401 199 — — 16,783 
Credit card:
Performing:
Current$— — — — — — 1,710 — 1,710 
30-89 days past due— — — — — — 18 — 18 
90 days or more past due— — — — — — 15 — 15 
Total performing— — — — — — 1,743 — 1,743 
Nonperforming— — — — — — 23 — 23 
Total credit card$— — — — — — 1,766 — 1,766 
Other consumer loans:
Performing:
Current$692 530 275 174 105 47 913 — 2,736 
30-89 days past due3 2 3 2 1 — 2 1 14 
90 days or more past due— — 1 — — — — — 1 
Total performing695 532 279 176 106 47 915 1 2,751 
Nonperforming— — — — — — 1 — 1 
Total other consumer loans$695 532 279 176 106 47 916 1 2,752 
Total residential mortgage and consumer loans:
Performing:
Current$15,312 8,051 3,803 1,512 1,450 4,615 6,438 12 41,193 
30-89 days past due30 27 29 20 10 19 42 1 178 
90 days or more past due2 4 7 5 10 53 15 — 96 
Total performing15,344 8,082 3,839 1,537 1,470 4,687 6,495 13 41,467 
Nonperforming— 12 6 5 5 41 91 1 161 
Total residential mortgage and consumer loans(b)
$15,344 8,094 3,845 1,542 1,475 4,728 6,586 14 41,628 
(a)Information includes advances made pursuant to servicing agreements for GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. As of December 31, 2021, $49 of these loans were 30-89 days past due and $139 were 90 days or more past due. The Bancorp recognized $2 of losses during the year ended December 31, 2021 due to claim denials and curtailments associated with these insured or guaranteed loans.
(b)Excludes $154 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value at December 31, 2021, including $2 of 30-89 days past due loans and $2 of 90 days or more past due loans.


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Collateral-Dependent Loans and Leases
The Bancorp considers a loan or lease to be collateral-dependent when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral. When a loan or lease is collateral-dependent, its fair value is generally based on the fair value less cost to sell of the underlying collateral.

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of the Bancorp’s collateral-dependent loans and leases, by portfolio class, as of:
($ in millions)December 31,
2022		December 31,
2021
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans$433 467 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans14 22 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans27 31 
Commercial construction loans56 56 
Commercial leases1 3 
Total commercial loans and leases$531 579 
Residential mortgage loans57 60 
Consumer loans:
Home equity46 58 
Indirect secured consumer loans6 8 
Total consumer loans$52 66 
Total portfolio loans and leases$640 705 

Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans and leases for which ultimate collectability of the full amount of the principal and/or interest is uncertain; restructured commercial, credit card and consumer loans which do not meet the requirements to be classified as a performing asset; and certain other assets, including OREO and other repossessed property.

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of the Bancorp’s nonaccrual loans and leases, by class, and OREO and other repossessed property, as of:
December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
 ($ in millions)With an ALLLNo Related
ALLL		TotalWith an ALLLNo Related
ALLL		Total
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans$114 101 215 151 128 279 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans9 7 16 10 13 23 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans20 4 24 22 3 25 
Commercial construction loans6 2 8 6 — 6 
Commercial leases— — — 3 1 4 
Total nonaccrual portfolio commercial loans and leases$149 114 263 192 145 337 
Residential mortgage loans81 43 124 14 19 33 
Consumer loans:
Home equity45 22 67 53 24 77 
Indirect secured consumer loans26 3 29 21 6 27 
Credit card27 — 27 23 — 23 
Other consumer loans5 — 5 1 — 1 
Total nonaccrual portfolio consumer loans$103 25 128 98 30 128 
Total nonaccrual portfolio loans and leases(a)(b)
$333 182 515 304 194 498 
OREO and other repossessed property— 24 24 — 29 29 
Total nonperforming portfolio assets(a)(b)
$333 206 539 304 223 527 
(a)Excludes an immaterial amount and $15 of nonaccrual loans held for sale as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(b)Includes $15 and $26 of nonaccrual government insured commercial loans whose repayments are insured by the SBA as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, of which $11 are restructured nonaccrual government insured commercial loans as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.




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The Bancorp recognized an immaterial amount of interest income on nonaccrual loans and leases for both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The Bancorp’s amortized cost basis of consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction was $154 million and $84 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Troubled Debt Restructurings
A loan is accounted for as a TDR if the Bancorp, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. TDRs include concessions granted under reorganization, arrangement or other provisions of the Federal Bankruptcy Act. Within each of the Bancorp’s loan classes, TDRs typically involve either a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan, an extension of the loan’s maturity date with a stated rate lower than the current market rate for a new loan with similar risk, or in limited circumstances, a reduction of the principal balance of the loan or the loan’s accrued interest. Modifying the terms of a loan may result in an increase or decrease to the ALLL depending upon the terms modified, the method used to measure the ALLL for a loan prior to modification, the extent of collateral, and whether any charge-offs were recorded on the loan before or at the time of modification. Refer to the ALLL section of Note 1 for information on the Bancorp’s ALLL methodology. Upon modification of a loan, the Bancorp measures the expected credit loss as either the difference between the amortized cost of the loan and the fair value of collateral less cost to sell or the difference between the estimated future cash flows expected to be collected on the modified loan, discounted at the original effective yield of the loan, and the carrying value of the loan. The resulting measurement may result in the need for minimal or no allowance regardless of which is used because it is probable that all cash flows will be collected under the modified terms of the loan. In addition, if the stated interest rate was increased in a TDR that is not collateral-dependent, the cash flows on the modified loan, using the pre-modification interest rate as the discount rate, often exceed the amortized cost basis of the loan. Conversely, upon a modification that reduces the stated interest rate on a loan that is not collateral-dependent, the Bancorp recognizes an increase to the ALLL. If a TDR involves a reduction of the principal balance of the loan or the loan’s accrued interest, that amount is charged off to the ALLL. Loans discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not reaffirmed by the borrower are treated as nonaccrual collateral-dependent loans with a charge-off recognized to reduce the carrying values of such loans to the fair value of the related collateral less costs to sell.

The Bancorp had commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose terms have been modified in a TDR, consisting of line of credit and letter of credit commitments of $130 million and $60 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2022 compared to $121 million and $66 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.

The following tables provide a summary of portfolio loans, by class, modified in a TDR by the Bancorp during the years ended December 31:
2022 ($ in millions)
Number of Loans
Modified in a TDR
During the Year(a)
Amortized Cost Basis of Loans Modified
in a TDR
During the Year		Increase
(Decrease)
to ALLL Upon
Modification		Charge-offs
Recognized Upon  
Modification
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans89 $234 3 9 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans12 7 — — 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans7 24 — — 
Commercial construction loans3 10 (2)— 
Residential mortgage loans1,073 163 7 — 
Consumer loans:
Home equity231 16 (3)— 
Indirect secured consumer loans3,394 63 2 — 
Credit card5,282 28 12 — 
Total portfolio loans10,091 $545 19 9 
(a)Represents number of loans post-modification and excludes loans previously modified in a TDR.

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2021 ($ in millions)
Number of Loans
Modified in a TDR
During the Year(a)
Amortized Cost Basis of Loans Modified
in a TDR
During the Year		Increase
(Decrease)
to ALLL Upon
Modification		Charge-offs
Recognized Upon  
Modification
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans86 $150 1 — 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans10 8 — — 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans5 29 — — 
Commercial construction loans1 34 — — 
Residential mortgage loans519 93 4 — 
Consumer loans:
Home equity206 10 (3)— 
Indirect secured consumer loans4,567 96 1 — 
Credit card5,488 30 9 1 
Total portfolio loans10,882 $450 12 1 
(a)Represents number of loans post-modification and excludes loans previously modified in a TDR.
2020 ($ in millions)
Number of Loans
Modified in a TDR
During the Year(a)
Amortized Cost Basis of Loans Modified
in a TDR
During the Year		Increase
(Decrease)
to ALLL Upon
Modification		Charge-offs
Recognized Upon  
Modification
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans124 $305 26 7 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans43 58 (11)— 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans19 44 (2)— 
Commercial construction loans3 21 1 — 
Residential mortgage loans424 58 1 — 
Consumer loans:
Home equity147 7 (4)— 
Indirect secured consumer loans70 — — — 
Credit card5,701 32 11 1 
Total portfolio loans6,531 $525 22 8 
(a)Represents number of loans post-modification and excludes loans previously modified in a TDR.

The Bancorp considers TDRs that become 90 days or more past due under the modified terms as subsequently defaulted. For commercial loans not subject to individual evaluation for an ALLL, the applicable commercial models are applied for purposes of determining the ALLL as well as qualitatively assessing whether those loans are reasonably expected to be further restructured prior to their maturity date and, if so, the impact such a restructuring would have on the remaining contractual life of the loans. When a residential mortgage, home equity, indirect secured consumer or other consumer loan that has been modified in a TDR subsequently defaults, the present value of expected cash flows used in the measurement of the expected credit loss is generally limited to the expected net proceeds from the sale of the loan’s underlying collateral and any resulting collateral shortfall is reflected as a charge-off or an increase in ALLL. The Bancorp recognizes an ALLL for the entire balance of the credit card loans modified in a TDR that subsequently default.

The following tables provide a summary of TDRs that subsequently defaulted during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 and were within 12 months of the restructuring date:
December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)(a)
Number of ContractsAmortized
Cost
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans8 $— 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans2 — 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans1 — 
Commercial construction loans1 2 
Residential mortgage loans247 33 
Consumer loans:
Home equity24 1 
Indirect secured consumer loans157 3 
Credit card356 1 
Total portfolio loans796 $40 
(a)Excludes all loans held for sale and loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality which were accounted for within a pool.

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December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)(a)
Number of
Contracts		Amortized
Cost
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans7 $1 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans3 1 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans2 25 
Residential mortgage loans82 10 
Consumer loans:
Home equity28 1 
Indirect secured consumer loans130 2 
Credit card215 1 
Total portfolio loans467 $41 
(a)Excludes all loans held for sale and loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality which were accounted for within a pool.

December 31, 2020 ($ in millions)(a)
Number of
Contracts		Amortized
Cost
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans13 $5 
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans8 3 
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans3 11 
Residential mortgage loans149 23 
Consumer loans:
Home equity6 — 
Indirect secured consumer loans18 — 
Credit card260 1 
Total portfolio loans457 $43 
(a)Excludes all loans held for sale and loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality which were accounted for within a pool.

7. Bank Premises and Equipment
The following table provides a summary of bank premises and equipment as of December 31:
($ in millions)Estimated Useful Life20222021
Equipment2-20 years$2,492 2,392 
Buildings(a)
1-30 years1,699 1,668 
Land and improvements(a)
640 645 
Leasehold improvements1-30 years568 517 
Construction in progress(a)
124 84 
Bank premises and equipment held for sale:
Land and improvements17 18 
Buildings7 6 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,360)(3,210)
Total bank premises and equipment$2,187 2,120 
(a)At December 31, 2022 and 2021, land and improvements, buildings and construction in progress included $27 and $39, respectively, associated with parcels of undeveloped land intended for future branch expansion.

Depreciation and amortization expense related to bank premises and equipment, including amortization of finance lease ROU assets, was $273 million, $270 million and $256 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Bancorp monitors changing customer preferences associated with the channels it uses for banking transactions to evaluate the efficiency, competitiveness and quality of the customer service experience in its consumer distribution network. As part of this ongoing assessment, the Bancorp may determine that it is no longer fully committed to maintaining full-service banking centers at certain locations. Similarly, the Bancorp may also determine that it is no longer fully committed to building banking centers on certain parcels of land which had previously been held for future branch expansion. The Bancorp closed a total of 43 banking centers throughout its footprint during the year ended December 31, 2022.

The Bancorp performs assessments of the recoverability of long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. Impairment losses associated with such assessments and lower of cost or market adjustments were $9 million, $7 million and $30 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The recognized impairment losses were recorded in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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8. Operating Lease Equipment
Operating lease equipment was $627 million and $616 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, net of accumulated depreciation of $338 million and $304 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Bancorp recorded lease income of $146 million, $152 million and $156 million relating to lease payments for operating leases in leasing business revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Depreciation expense related to operating lease equipment was $121 million, $124 million and $126 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp received payments of $147 million and $155 million related to operating leases during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The Bancorp performs assessments of the recoverability of long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. As a result of these recoverability assessments, the Bancorp recognized $2 million, $25 million and $7 million of impairment losses associated with operating lease assets for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The recognized impairment losses were recorded in leasing business revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table presents future lease payments receivable from operating leases for 2023 through 2027 and thereafter:
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Undiscounted
Cash Flows
2023$139 
2024106 
202580 
202651 
202725 
Thereafter25 
Total operating lease payments$426 

9. Lease Obligations - Lessee
The Bancorp leases certain banking centers, ATM sites, land for owned buildings and equipment. The Bancorp’s lease agreements typically do not contain any residual value guarantees or any material restrictive covenants.

The following table provides a summary of lease assets and lease liabilities as of December 31:
($ in millions)Consolidated Balance Sheets Caption20222021
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOther assets$508 427 
Finance lease right-of-use assetsBank premises and equipment150 145 
Total right-of-use assets(a)
$658 572 
Liabilities
Operating lease liabilitiesAccrued taxes, interest and expenses$599 520 
Finance lease liabilitiesLong-term debt156 149 
Total lease liabilities$755 669 
(a)Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $255 and $66, respectively, as of December 31, 2022, and $198 and $47, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.

The following table presents the components of lease costs for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)Consolidated Statements of Income Caption202220212020
Lease costs:
  Amortization of ROU assetsNet occupancy and equipment expense$19 18 11 
Interest on lease liabilitiesInterest on long-term debt5 4 3 
Total finance lease costs$24 22 14 
Operating lease costNet occupancy expense$84 80 110 
Short-term lease costNet occupancy expense1 2 1 
Variable lease costNet occupancy expense28 31 29 
Sublease incomeNet occupancy expense(3)(3)(3)
Total operating lease costs$110 110 137 
Total lease costs$134 132 151 

The Bancorp performs impairment assessments for ROU assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. In addition to the lease costs disclosed in the table above, the Bancorp recognized $2 million, $3 million and $8 million of impairment losses and termination charges for the ROU assets related to certain operating leases for the years ended
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December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The recognized losses were recorded in net occupancy expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table presents undiscounted cash flows for both operating leases and finance leases for 2023 through 2027 and thereafter as well as a reconciliation of the undiscounted cash flows to the total lease liabilities:
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Operating
Leases		Finance
Leases		Total
2023$90 21 111 
202485 21 106 
202578 14 92 
202668 9 77 
202761 8 69 
Thereafter350 128 478 
Total undiscounted cash flows$732 201 933 
Less: Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows133 45 178 
Present value of lease liabilities$599 156 755 

The following table presents the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted-average discount rate as of December 31:
20222021
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases10.808.92
Finance leases15.3114.70
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases3.35 %2.88 
Finance leases2.94 2.74 

The following table presents information related to lease transactions for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)202220212020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:(a)
Operating cash flows from operating leases$90 88 91 
Operating cash flows from finance leases5 4 3 
Financing cash flows from finance leases23 16 11 
Gains on sale-leaseback transactions4 2 3 
(a)The cash flows related to the short-term and variable lease payments are not included in the amounts in the table as they were not included in the measurement of lease liabilities.

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10. Goodwill
Business combinations entered into by the Bancorp typically result in the recognition of goodwill. Acquisition activity includes acquisitions in the respective period in addition to purchase accounting adjustments related to previous acquisitions. During the third quarter of 2022, the Bancorp reorganized its management reporting structure and now reports on three business segments, which are also reporting units: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking and Wealth and Asset Management. In conjunction with this reorganization, the Bancorp reallocated a portion of its goodwill from Consumer and Small Business Banking to Commercial Banking using a relative fair value approach for the portions of the business which were transferred between reporting units. Refer to Note 31 for additional information.

The Bancorp completed its annual goodwill impairment test as of September 30, 2022 and the estimated fair values of the Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking and Wealth and Asset Management reporting units exceeded their carrying values, including goodwill.

Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill, by reporting unit, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
($ in millions)Commercial
Banking		Consumer and Small Business BankingWealth and Asset
Management		General Corporate and OtherTotal
Goodwill$2,730 2,262 231 — 5,223 
Accumulated impairment losses(750)(215)— — (965)
Net carrying value as of December 31, 2020$1,980 2,047 231 — 4,258 
Acquisition activity— 256 — — 256 
Net carrying value as of December 31, 2021$1,980 2,303 231 — 4,514 
Acquisition activity— 440 — — 440 
Reallocation of goodwill378 (378)— — — 
Sale of businesses(34)— (5)— (39)
Net carrying value as of December 31, 2022$2,324 2,365 226 — 4,915 

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11. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of core deposit intangibles, developed technology, customer relationships, and other intangible assets which include trade names, backlog, operating leases and non-compete agreements. Intangible assets are amortized on either a straight-line or an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives and, based on the type of intangible asset, the amortization expense may be recorded in either leasing business revenue or other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The increase in the gross carrying amount of intangible assets from the year ended December 31, 2021 reflects acquisition activity during 2022, which included the recognition of $44 million in developed technology, $12 million in customer relationships, $7 million in trade name and $3 million of backlog. These assets will be amortized over their remaining useful life, which was estimated to be 5, 12, 5 and 5 years, respectively, at the time of acquisition.

The details of the Bancorp’s intangible assets are shown in the following table:
($ in millions)Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated
Amortization		Net Carrying
Amount
As of December 31, 2022
Core deposit intangibles$229 (182)47 
Developed technology106 (17)89 
Customer relationships30 (7)23 
Other20 (10)10 
Total intangible assets$385 (216)169 
As of December 31, 2021
Core deposit intangibles$229 (153)76 
Developed technology62 (3)59 
Customer relationships25 (7)18 
Other15 (12)3 
Total intangible assets$331 (175)156 

As of December 31, 2022, all of the Bancorp’s intangible assets were being amortized. Amortization expense recognized on intangible assets was $48 million, $47 million and $55 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp’s projections of amortization expense shown in the following table are based on existing asset balances as of December 31, 2022. Future amortization expense may vary from these projections.

Estimated amortization expense for the years ending December 31, 2023 through 2027 is as follows:
($ in millions)Total
2023$43 
202435 
202528 
202622 
202714 

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12. Variable Interest Entities
The Bancorp, in the normal course of business, engages in a variety of activities that involve VIEs, which are legal entities that lack sufficient equity at risk to finance their activities without additional subordinated financial support or the equity investors of the entities as a group lack any of the characteristics of a controlling interest. The Bancorp evaluates its interest in certain entities to determine if these entities meet the definition of a VIE and whether the Bancorp is the primary beneficiary and should consolidate the entity based on the variable interests it held both at inception and when there is a change in circumstances that requires a reconsideration. If the Bancorp is determined to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it must account for the VIE as a consolidated subsidiary. If the Bancorp is determined not to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE but holds a variable interest in the entity, such variable interests are accounted for under the equity method of accounting or other accounting standards as appropriate.

Consolidated VIEs
The Bancorp has consolidated VIEs related to an automobile loan securitization and a solar loan securitization where it has determined that it is the primary beneficiary. The following table provides a summary of assets and liabilities carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the consolidated VIEs as of:
($ in millions)December 31,
2022		December 31,
2021
Assets:
Other short-term investments$17 24 
Indirect secured consumer loans141 322 
Other consumer loans44 — 
ALLL(2)(2)
Other assets2 2 
Total assets$202 346 
Liabilities:
Other liabilities$9 1 
Long-term debt118 263 
Total liabilities$127 264 

As a result of a business acquisition in the second quarter of 2022, the Bancorp acquired interests in a previously completed securitization transaction in which solar loans were transferred to a bankruptcy remote trust which was deemed to be a VIE. Additionally, the Bancorp previously completed a securitization transaction in which the Bancorp transferred certain consumer automobile loans to a bankruptcy remote trust which was deemed to be a VIE. In each of these securitization transactions, the primary purposes of the VIEs were to issue asset-backed securities with varying levels of credit subordination and payment priority, as well as residual interests, and to provide access to liquidity for originated loans. The Bancorp retained residual interests in the VIEs and, therefore, has an obligation to absorb losses and a right to receive benefits from the VIEs that could potentially be significant to the VIEs. In addition, the Bancorp retained servicing rights for the underlying loans and, therefore, holds the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIEs. As a result, the Bancorp concluded that it is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs and has consolidated these VIEs. The assets of the VIEs are restricted to the settlement of the asset-backed securities and other obligations of the VIEs. The third-party holders of the asset-backed notes do not have recourse to the general assets of the Bancorp.

The economic performance of the VIEs is most significantly impacted by the performance of the underlying loans. The principal risks to which the VIEs are exposed include credit risk and prepayment risk. The credit and prepayment risks are managed through credit enhancements in the form of reserve accounts, overcollateralization, excess interest on the loans and the subordination of certain classes of asset-backed securities to other classes.

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Non-consolidated VIEs
The following tables provide a summary of assets and liabilities carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to non-consolidated VIEs for which the Bancorp holds an interest, but is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE, as well as the Bancorp’s maximum exposure to losses associated with its interests in the entities as of:
December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Total AssetsTotal LiabilitiesMaximum Exposure
CDC investments$1,856 653 1,856 
Private equity investments186 — 349 
Loans provided to VIEs4,374 — 6,438 
Lease pool entities61 — 61 
Solar loan securitizations10 — 10 
December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)Total AssetsTotal LiabilitiesMaximum Exposure
CDC investments$1,705 580 1,705 
Private equity investments133 — 257 
Loans provided to VIEs3,386 — 4,873 
Lease pool entities68 — 68 

CDC investments
CDC invests in projects to create affordable housing and revitalize business and residential areas. CDC generally co-invests with other unrelated companies and/or individuals and typically makes investments in a separate legal entity that owns the property under development. The entities are usually formed as limited partnerships and LLCs and CDC typically invests as a limited partner/investor member in the form of equity contributions. The economic performance of the VIEs is driven by the performance of their underlying investment projects as well as the VIEs’ ability to operate in compliance with the rules and regulations necessary for the qualification of tax credits generated by equity investments. The Bancorp has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs because it lacks the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the underlying project or the VIEs’ ability to operate in compliance with the rules and regulations necessary for the qualification of tax credits generated by equity investments. This power is held by the managing members who exercise full and exclusive control of the operations of the VIEs. For information regarding the Bancorp’s accounting for these investments, refer to Note 1.

The Bancorp’s funding requirements are limited to its invested capital and any additional unfunded commitments for future equity contributions. The Bancorp’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the VIEs is limited to the carrying amounts of the investments, including the unfunded commitments. The carrying amounts of these investments, which are included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the liabilities related to the unfunded commitments, which are included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are included in the previous tables for all periods presented. The Bancorp has no other liquidity arrangements or obligations to purchase assets of the VIEs that would expose the Bancorp to a loss. In certain arrangements, the general partner/managing member of the VIE has guaranteed a level of projected tax credits to be received by the limited partners/investor members, thereby minimizing a portion of the Bancorp’s risk.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp’s CDC investments included $1.6 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, of investments in affordable housing tax credits recognized in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The unfunded commitments related to these investments were $643 million and $573 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The unfunded commitments as of December 31, 2022 are expected to be funded from 2023 to 2039.

The Bancorp has accounted for all of its qualifying LIHTC investments using the proportional amortization method of accounting. The following table summarizes the impact to the Consolidated Statements of Income related to these investments for the years ended December 31:
Consolidated Statements of Income Caption(a)
202220212020
Proportional amortizationApplicable income tax expense$189 163 150 
Tax credits and other benefitsApplicable income tax expense(219)(193)(175)
(a)The Bancorp did not recognize impairment losses resulting from the forfeiture or ineligibility of tax credits or other circumstances during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Private equity investments
The Bancorp invests as a limited partner in private equity investments which provide the Bancorp an opportunity to obtain higher rates of return on invested capital, while also providing strategic opportunities in certain cases. Each of the limited partnerships has an unrelated third-party general partner responsible for appointing the fund manager. The Bancorp has not been appointed fund manager for any of these private equity investments. The funds finance primarily all of their activities from the partners’ capital contributions and investment returns. The Bancorp has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of the funds because it does not have the obligation to absorb the funds’ expected losses or the right to receive the funds’ expected residual returns that could potentially be significant to the funds and lacks the
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power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the funds. The Bancorp, as a limited partner, does not have substantive participating or substantive kick-out rights over the general partner. Therefore, the Bancorp accounts for its investments in these limited partnerships under the equity method of accounting.

The Bancorp is exposed to losses arising from the negative performance of the underlying investments in the private equity investments. As a limited partner, the Bancorp’s maximum exposure to loss is limited to the carrying amounts of the investments plus unfunded commitments. The carrying amounts of these investments, which are included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are presented in previous tables. Also, at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp’s unfunded commitment amounts to the private equity funds were $163 million and $124 million, respectively. As part of previous commitments, the Bancorp made capital contributions to private equity investments of $44 million and $17 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Loans provided to VIEs
The Bancorp has provided funding to certain unconsolidated VIEs sponsored by third parties. These VIEs are generally established to finance certain consumer and small business loans originated by third parties. The entities are primarily funded through the issuance of a loan from the Bancorp or a syndication through which the Bancorp is involved. The sponsor/administrator of the entities is responsible for servicing the underlying assets in the VIEs. Because the sponsor/administrator, not the Bancorp, holds the servicing responsibilities, which include the establishment and employment of default mitigation policies and procedures, the Bancorp does not hold the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity and, therefore, is not the primary beneficiary.

The principal risk to which these entities are exposed is credit risk related to the underlying assets. The Bancorp’s maximum exposure to loss is equal to the carrying amounts of the loans and unfunded commitments to the VIEs. The Bancorp’s outstanding loans to these VIEs are included in commercial loans in Note 5. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp’s unfunded commitments to these entities were $2.1 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. The loans and unfunded commitments to these VIEs are included in the Bancorp’s overall analysis of the ALLL and reserve for unfunded commitments, respectively. The Bancorp does not provide any implicit or explicit liquidity guarantees or principal value guarantees to these VIEs.

Lease pool entities
The Bancorp is a co-investor with other unrelated leasing companies in three LLCs designed for the purpose of purchasing pools of residual interests in leases which have been originated or purchased by the other investing member. For each LLC, the leasing company is the managing member and has full authority over the day-to-day operations of the entity. While the Bancorp holds more than 50% of the equity interests in each LLC, the operating agreements require both members to consent to significant corporate actions, such as liquidating the entity or removing the manager. In addition, the Bancorp has a preference with regards to distributions such that all of the Bancorp’s equity contribution for each pool must be distributed, plus a pre-defined rate of return, before the other member may receive distributions. The leasing company is also entitled to the return of its investment plus a pre-defined rate of return before any residual profits are distributed to the members.

The lease pool entities are primarily subject to risk of losses on the lease residuals purchased. The Bancorp’s maximum exposure to loss is equal to the carrying amount of the investments. The Bancorp has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entities. This power is held by the leasing company, who as managing member controls the servicing of the leases and collection of the proceeds on the residual interests.

Solar loan securitizations
As a result of a business acquisition in the second quarter of 2022, the Bancorp acquired interests in previously completed securitization transactions in which solar loans were transferred to bankruptcy remote trusts which were deemed to be VIEs. In each of these securitization transactions, the primary purposes of the VIEs were to issue asset-backed securities with varying levels of credit subordination and payment priority, as well as residual interests, and to provide access to liquidity for originated loans. The Bancorp retained certain risk retention interests in the classes of securities issued by the VIEs and retained servicing rights for the underlying loans. The Bancorp’s maximum exposure to loss is equal to the carrying amount of the investments. The Bancorp has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of the VIEs because it does not have the obligation to absorb the VIEs expected losses or the right to receive the VIEs expected residual returns that could potentially be significant to the VIEs. The risk retention interests held by the Bancorp were included in available-for-sale debt and other securities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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13. Sales of Receivables and Servicing Rights

Residential Mortgage Loan Sales
The Bancorp sold fixed and adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. In those sales, the Bancorp obtained servicing responsibilities and provided certain standard representations and warranties; however, the investors have no recourse to the Bancorp’s other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due. The Bancorp receives servicing fees based on a percentage of the outstanding balance. The Bancorp identifies classes of servicing assets based on financial asset type and interest rates.

Information related to residential mortgage loan sales and the Bancorp’s mortgage banking activity, which is included in mortgage banking net revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income, for the years ended December 31 is as follows:
($ in millions)202220212020
Residential mortgage loan sales(a)
$13,307 16,900 11,827 
Origination fees and gains on loan sales91 285 315 
Gross mortgage servicing fees310 247 263 
(a)Represents the unpaid principal balance at the time of the sale.

Servicing Rights
The Bancorp measures all of its mortgage servicing rights at fair value with changes in fair value reported in mortgage banking net revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table presents changes in the servicing rights related to residential mortgage loans for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Balance, beginning of period$1,121 656 
Servicing rights originated235 223 
Servicing rights purchased213 381 
Changes in fair value:
Due to changes in inputs or assumptions(a)
355 142 
Other changes in fair value(b)
(178)(281)
Balance, end of period$1,746 1,121 
(a)Primarily reflects changes in prepayment speed and OAS assumptions which are updated based on market interest rates.
(b)Primarily reflects changes due to realized cash flows and the passage of time.

The Bancorp maintains a non-qualifying hedging strategy to manage a portion of the risk associated with changes in the value of the MSR portfolio. This strategy may include the purchase of free-standing derivatives and various available-for-sale debt and trading debt securities. The interest income, mark-to-market adjustments and gain or loss from sale activities associated with these portfolios are expected to economically hedge a portion of the change in value of the MSR portfolio caused by fluctuating OAS, earnings rates and prepayment speeds. The fair value of the servicing asset is based on the present value of expected future cash flows.

The following table presents activity related to valuations of the MSR portfolio and the impact of the non-qualifying hedging strategy for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)202220212020
Securities (losses) gains, net - non-qualifying hedges on mortgage servicing rights$(2)(2)2 
Changes in fair value and settlement of free-standing derivatives purchased to economically
    hedge the MSR portfolio(a)
(363)(123)307 
MSR fair value adjustment due to changes in inputs or assumptions(a)
355 142 (311)
(a)Included in mortgage banking net revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The key economic assumptions used in measuring the servicing rights related to residential mortgage loans that continued to be held by the Bancorp at the date of sale, securitization, or purchase resulting from transactions completed during the years ended December 31 were as follows:
20222021
Weighted-
Average Life
(in years)		Prepayment
Speed
(annual)		OAS    
(bps)    		Weighted-Average Life
(in years)		Prepayment
Speed
(annual)		OAS
(bps)
Fixed-rate7.69.2 %7536.510.7 %693
Adjustable-rate2.829.0 8032.728.8 626

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At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp serviced $103.2 billion and $89.2 billion, respectively, of residential mortgage loans for other investors. The value of MSRs that continue to be held by the Bancorp is subject to credit, prepayment and interest rate risks on the sold financial assets. The weighted-average coupon of the MSR portfolio was 3.59% and 3.45% at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively

At December 31, 2022, the sensitivity of the current fair value of residual cash flows to immediate 10%, 20% and 50% adverse changes in prepayment speed assumptions and immediate 10% and 20% adverse changes in OAS for servicing rights related to residential mortgage loans are as follows:
($ in millions)(a)
Fair ValueWeighted-
Average Life
(in years)		Prepayment Speed AssumptionOAS Assumption
Impact of Adverse Change
on Fair Value		OAS 
(bps)		Impact of Adverse 
Change on Fair Value
Rate 10%20%50%10%20%
Fixed-rate$1,741 9.15.1 %$(37)(71)(159)734$(51)(100)
Adjustable-rate5 5.220.3 (1)(1)(2)1,204— — 
(a)The impact of the weighted-average default rate on the current fair value of residual cash flows for all scenarios is immaterial.

These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. As the figures indicate, changes in fair value based on these variations in the assumptions typically cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. The Bancorp believes that variations of these levels are reasonably possible; however, there is the potential that adverse changes in key assumptions could be even greater. Also, in the previous table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the interests that continue to be held by the Bancorp is calculated without changing any other assumption; in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments), which might magnify or counteract these sensitivities.
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14. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Bancorp maintains an overall risk management strategy that incorporates the use of derivative instruments to reduce certain risks related to interest rate, prepayment and foreign currency volatility. Additionally, the Bancorp holds derivative instruments for the benefit of its commercial customers and for other business purposes. The Bancorp does not enter into unhedged speculative derivative positions.

The Bancorp’s interest rate risk management strategy involves modifying the repricing characteristics of certain financial instruments so that changes in interest rates do not adversely affect the Bancorp’s net interest margin and cash flows. Derivative instruments that the Bancorp may use as part of its interest rate risk management strategy include interest rate swaps, interest rate floors, interest rate caps, forward contracts, forward starting interest rate swaps, options, swaptions and TBA securities. Interest rate swap contracts are exchanges of interest payments, such as fixed-rate payments for floating-rate payments, based on a stated notional amount and maturity date. Interest rate floors protect against declining rates, while interest rate caps protect against rising interest rates. Forward contracts are contracts in which the buyer agrees to purchase, and the seller agrees to make delivery of, a specific financial instrument at a predetermined price or yield. Options provide the purchaser with the right, but not the obligation, to purchase or sell a contracted item during a specified period at an agreed upon price. Swaptions are financial instruments granting the owner the right, but not the obligation, to enter into or cancel a swap.

Prepayment volatility arises mostly from changes in fair value of the largely fixed-rate MSR portfolio, mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities. The Bancorp may enter into various free-standing derivatives (principal-only swaps, interest rate swaptions, interest rate floors, mortgage options, TBA securities and interest rate swaps) to economically hedge prepayment volatility. Principal-only swaps are total return swaps based on changes in the value of the underlying mortgage principal-only trust. TBA securities are a forward purchase agreement for a mortgage-backed securities trade whereby the terms of the security are undefined at the time the trade is made.

Foreign currency volatility occurs as the Bancorp enters into certain loans denominated in foreign currencies. Derivative instruments that the Bancorp may use to economically hedge these foreign denominated loans include foreign exchange swaps and forward contracts.

The Bancorp also enters into derivative contracts (including foreign exchange contracts, commodity contracts and interest rate contracts) for the benefit of commercial customers and other business purposes. The Bancorp economically hedges significant exposures related to these free-standing derivatives by entering into offsetting third-party contracts with approved, reputable and independent counterparties with substantially matching terms and currencies. Credit risk arises from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The Bancorp’s exposure is limited to the replacement value of the contracts rather than the notional, principal or contract amounts. Credit risk is minimized through credit approvals, limits, counterparty collateral and monitoring procedures.

The fair value of derivative instruments is presented on a gross basis, even when the derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements. Derivative instruments with a positive fair value are reported in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets while derivative instruments with a negative fair value are reported in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cash collateral payables and receivables associated with the derivative instruments are not added to or netted against the fair value amounts with the exception of certain variation margin payments that are considered legal settlements of the derivative contracts. For derivative contracts cleared through certain central clearing parties who have modified their rules to treat variation margin payments as settlements, the variation margin payments are applied to net the fair value of the respective derivative contracts.

The Bancorp’s derivative assets include certain contractual features in which the Bancorp requires the counterparties to provide collateral in the form of cash and securities to offset changes in the fair value of the derivatives, including changes in the fair value due to credit risk of the counterparty. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of collateral held by the Bancorp for derivative assets was $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively. For derivative contracts cleared through certain central clearing parties whose rules treat variation margin payments as settlements of the derivative contract, the payments for variation margin of $1.0 billion and $771 million were applied to reduce the respective derivative contracts and were also not included in the total amount of collateral held as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The credit component negatively impacting the fair value of derivative assets associated with customer accommodation contracts was $9 million and $20 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

In measuring the fair value of derivative liabilities, the Bancorp considers its own credit risk, taking into consideration collateral maintenance requirements of certain derivative counterparties and the duration of instruments with counterparties that do not require collateral maintenance. When necessary, the Bancorp posts collateral primarily in the form of cash and securities to offset changes in fair value of the derivatives, including changes in fair value due to the Bancorp’s credit risk. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of collateral posted by the Bancorp for derivative liabilities was $913 million and $1.3 billion, respectively. Additionally, $1.0 billion and $570 million of variation margin payments were applied to the respective derivative contracts to reduce the Bancorp’s derivative liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and were also not included in the total amount of collateral posted. Certain of the Bancorp’s derivative liabilities contain credit-risk related contingent features that could result in the requirement to post additional collateral upon the occurrence of specified events. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the fair value of the additional collateral that could be required to be posted as a result of the credit-risk related contingent features being triggered was immaterial to the Bancorp’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The posting of collateral has been determined to remove the need for further consideration of credit risk. As a result, the Bancorp determined that the impact of the Bancorp’s credit risk to the valuation of its derivative liabilities was immaterial to the Bancorp’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
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The Bancorp holds certain derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting treatment and are designated as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges. Derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, or for which hedge accounting is not established, are held as free-standing derivatives. All customer accommodation derivatives are held as free-standing derivatives.

The following tables reflect the notional amounts and fair values for all derivative instruments included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:
Fair Value
December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Notional    
Amount    		Derivative
Assets		    Derivative    
Liabilities
Derivatives Designated as Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate swaps related to long-term debt$5,955 126 195 
Total fair value hedges126 195 
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate floors related to C&I loans3,000 4 — 
Interest rate swaps related to C&I loans8,000 — 76 
Interest rate swaps related to C&I loans - forward starting(c)
11,000 22 — 
Interest rate swaps related to commercial mortgage and commercial construction loans4,000 — 25 
Interest rate swaps related to commercial mortgage and commercial construction loans - forward starting(c)
4,000 5 — 
Total cash flow hedges31 101 
Total derivatives designated as qualifying hedging instruments157 296 
Derivatives Not Designated as Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Free-standing derivatives - risk management and other business purposes:
Interest rate contracts related to MSR portfolio2,975 62 17 
Forward contracts related to residential mortgage loans held for sale(b)
1,869 9 7 
Swap associated with the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares3,358 — 195 
Foreign exchange contracts156 1 — 
Interest-only strips58 4 — 
Interest rate contracts for collateral management12,000 9 1 
Interest rate contracts for LIBOR transition597 — — 
Total free-standing derivatives - risk management and other business purposes85 220 
Free-standing derivatives - customer accommodation:
Interest rate contracts(a)
83,605 998 1,663 
Interest rate lock commitments216 2 1 
Commodity contracts16,122 1,478 1,350 
TBA securities62 — — 
Foreign exchange contracts25,322 453 422 
Total free-standing derivatives - customer accommodation2,931 3,436 
Total derivatives not designated as qualifying hedging instruments3,016 3,656 
Total$3,173 3,952 
(a)Derivative assets and liabilities are presented net of variation margin of $694 and $37, respectively.
(b)Includes forward sale and forward purchase contracts which are utilized to manage market risk on residential mortgage loans held for sale and the related interest rate lock commitments.
(c)Forward starting swaps will become effective on various dates between February 2023 and February 2025.
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Fair Value
December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)Notional    
Amount    		Derivative
Assets		    Derivative    
Liabilities
Derivatives Designated as Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate swaps related to long-term debt$1,955 393 2 
Interest rate swaps related to available-for-sale debt and other securities445 7 — 
Total fair value hedges400 2 
Cash flow hedges:
Interest rate floors related to C&I loans3,000 122 — 
Interest rate swaps related to C&I loans8,000 — 1 
Interest rate swaps related to commercial mortgage and commercial construction loans4,000 — — 
Total cash flow hedges122 1 
Total derivatives designated as qualifying hedging instruments522 3 
Derivatives Not Designated as Qualifying Hedging Instruments
Free-standing derivatives - risk management and other business purposes:
Interest rate contracts related to MSR portfolio6,260 140 — 
Forward contracts related to residential mortgage loans held for sale(b)
1,952 2 2 
Swap associated with the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares3,545 — 214 
Foreign exchange contracts158 — 1 
Interest rate contracts for collateral management12,000 5 4 
Interest rate contracts for LIBOR transition2,372 — — 
Total free-standing derivatives - risk management and other business purposes147 221 
Free-standing derivatives - customer accommodation:
Interest rate contracts(a)
76,061 578 232 
Interest rate lock commitments673 12 — 
Commodity contracts12,376 1,326 1,260 
TBA securities55 — — 
Foreign exchange contracts23,148 323 297 
Total free-standing derivatives - customer accommodation2,239 1,789 
Total derivatives not designated as qualifying hedging instruments2,386 2,010 
Total$2,908 2,013 
(a)Derivative assets and liabilities are presented net of variation margin of $104 and $472, respectively.
(b)Includes forward sale and forward purchase contracts which are utilized to manage market risk on residential mortgage loans held for sale and the related interest rate lock commitments.

Fair Value Hedges
The Bancorp may enter into interest rate swaps to convert its fixed-rate funding to floating-rate or to hedge the exposure to changes in fair value of a recognized asset attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate. Decisions to enter into these interest rate swaps are made primarily through consideration of the asset/liability mix of the Bancorp, the desired asset/liability sensitivity and interest rate levels. As of December 31, 2022, certain interest rate swaps met the criteria required to qualify for the shortcut method of accounting that permits the assumption of perfect offset. For all designated fair value hedges of interest rate risk as of December 31, 2022 that were not accounted for under the shortcut method of accounting, the Bancorp performed an assessment of hedge effectiveness using regression analysis with changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument and changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability attributable to the hedged risk recorded in the same income statement line in current period net income.

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The following table reflects the changes in fair value of interest rate contracts, designated as fair value hedges and the changes in fair value of the related hedged items attributable to the risk being hedged, as well as the line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income in which the corresponding gains or losses are recorded:
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)Consolidated Statements of Income Caption202220212020
Long-term debt:
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps hedging long-term debtInterest on long-term debt$(460)(138)134 
Change in fair value of hedged long-term debt attributable to the risk
being hedged
Interest on long-term debt460 138 (133)
Available-for-sale debt and other securities:
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps hedging available-for-sale
debt and other securities
Interest on securities8 7 — 
Change in fair value of hedged available-for-sale debt and other
securities attributable to the risk being hedged
Interest on securities(8)(7)— 

The following amounts were recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges as of December 31:
($ in millions)Consolidated Balance 
Sheets Caption		20222021
Long-term debt:
Carrying amount of the hedged itemsLong-term debt$5,865 2,339 
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments included in
the carrying amount of the hedged items
Long-term debt(64)396 
Available-for-sale debt and other securities:
Carrying amount of the hedged items(a)
Available-for-sale debt and other securities— 465 
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments included in
the carrying amount of the hedged items
Available-for-sale debt and other securities— (8)
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments remaining
for hedged items for which hedge accounting has been discontinued
Available-for-sale debt and other securities(14)— 
(a)The carrying amount represents the amortized cost basis of the hedged items (which excludes unrealized gains and losses) plus the fair value hedging adjustments.

Cash Flow Hedges
The Bancorp may enter into interest rate swaps to convert floating-rate assets and liabilities to fixed rates or to hedge certain forecasted transactions for the variability in cash flows attributable to the contractually specified interest rate. The assets or liabilities may be grouped in circumstances where they share the same risk exposure that the Bancorp desires to hedge. The Bancorp may also enter into interest rate caps and floors to limit cash flow variability of floating rate assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2022, all hedges designated as cash flow hedges were assessed for effectiveness using regression analysis. The entire change in the fair value of the interest rate swap included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness is recorded in AOCI and reclassified from AOCI to current period earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. As of December 31, 2022, the maximum length of time over which the Bancorp is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows is 109 months.

Reclassified gains and losses on interest rate contracts related to commercial and industrial loans are recorded within interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, $498 million of net deferred losses, net of tax, and $353 million of net deferred gains, net of tax, on cash flow hedges were recorded in AOCI in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2022, $253 million in net unrealized losses, net of tax, recorded in AOCI are expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months. This amount could differ from amounts actually recognized due to changes in interest rates, hedge de-designations or the addition of other hedges subsequent to December 31, 2022.

During both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no gains or losses reclassified from AOCI into earnings associated with the discontinuance of cash flow hedges because it was probable that the original forecasted transaction would no longer occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within the additional period of time as defined by U.S. GAAP.

The following table presents the pre-tax net (losses) gains recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income and in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income relating to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Amount of pre-tax net (losses) gains recognized in OCI$(1,006)(185)611 
Amount of pre-tax net gains reclassified from OCI into net income99 293 237 

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Free-Standing Derivative Instruments – Risk Management and Other Business Purposes
As part of its overall risk management strategy relative to its mortgage banking activity, the Bancorp may enter into various free-standing derivatives (principal-only swaps, interest rate swaptions, interest rate floors, mortgage options, TBA securities and interest rate swaps) to economically hedge changes in fair value of its largely fixed-rate MSR portfolio. Principal-only swaps hedge the spread between mortgage rates and LIBOR because these swaps appreciate in value as a result of tightening spreads. Principal-only swaps also provide prepayment protection by increasing in value when prepayment speeds increase, as opposed to MSRs that lose value in a faster prepayment environment. Receive fixed/pay floating interest rate swaps and swaptions increase in value when interest rates do not increase as quickly as expected.

The Bancorp enters into forward contracts and mortgage options to economically hedge the change in fair value of certain residential mortgage loans held for sale due to changes in interest rates. These contracts generally settle within one year or less. IRLCs issued on residential mortgage loan commitments that will be held for sale are also considered free-standing derivative instruments and the interest rate exposure on these commitments is economically hedged primarily with forward contracts. Revaluation gains and losses from free-standing derivatives related to mortgage banking activity are recorded as a component of mortgage banking net revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

In conjunction with the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares in 2009, the Bancorp entered into a total return swap in which the Bancorp will make or receive payments based on subsequent changes in the conversion rate of the Class B Shares into Class A Shares. This total return swap is accounted for as a free-standing derivative. Refer to Note 28 for further discussion of significant inputs and assumptions used in the valuation of this instrument.

The Bancorp entered into certain interest rate swap contracts for the purpose of managing its collateral positions across two central clearing parties. These interest rate swaps were perfectly offsetting positions that allowed the Bancorp to lower the cash posted as required initial margin at the clearing parties, which reduced its credit exposure to the clearing parties. Given that all relevant terms for these interest rate swaps are offsetting, these trades create no additional market risk for the Bancorp.

As part of the LIBOR to SOFR transition, the Bancorp received certain interest rate swap contracts from the two central clearing parties that are moving from an Effective Federal Funds Rate discounting curve to a SOFR discounting curve. The purpose of these interest rate swaps was to neutralize the impact on collateral requirements due to the change in discounting curves implemented by the central clearing parties.

The net (losses) gains recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income relating to free-standing derivative instruments used for risk management and other business purposes are summarized in the following table:
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)Consolidated Statements of Income Caption202220212020
Interest rate contracts:
Forward contracts related to residential mortgage loans held for saleMortgage banking net revenue$3 15 (12)
Interest rate contracts related to MSR portfolioMortgage banking net revenue(363)(123)307 
Foreign exchange contracts:
Foreign exchange contracts for risk management purposesOther noninterest income12 (3)(3)
Equity contracts:
Swap associated with sale of Visa, Inc. Class B SharesOther noninterest income(84)(86)(103)

Free-Standing Derivative Instruments – Customer Accommodation
The majority of the free-standing derivative instruments the Bancorp enters into are for the benefit of its commercial customers. These derivative contracts are not designated against specific assets or liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets or to forecasted transactions and, therefore, do not qualify for hedge accounting. These instruments include foreign exchange derivative contracts entered into for the benefit of commercial customers involved in international trade to hedge their exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and commodity contracts to hedge such items as natural gas and various other derivative contracts. The Bancorp may economically hedge significant exposures related to these derivative contracts entered into for the benefit of customers by entering into offsetting contracts with approved, reputable, independent counterparties with substantially matching terms. The Bancorp hedges its interest rate exposure on commercial customer transactions by executing offsetting swap agreements with primary dealers. Revaluation gains and losses on interest rate, foreign exchange, commodity and other commercial customer derivative contracts are recorded as a component of commercial banking revenue or other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Bancorp enters into risk participation agreements, under which the Bancorp assumes credit exposure relating to certain underlying interest rate derivative contracts. The Bancorp only enters into these risk participation agreements in instances in which the Bancorp has participated in the loan that the underlying interest rate derivative contract was designed to hedge. The Bancorp will make payments under these agreements if a customer defaults on its obligation to perform under the terms of the underlying interest rate derivative contract. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the total notional amount of the risk participation agreements was $3.7 billion and $3.8 billion, respectively,
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and the fair value was a liability of $7 million and $8 million, respectively, which is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2022, the risk participation agreements had a weighted-average remaining life of 3.3 years.

The Bancorp’s maximum exposure in the risk participation agreements is contingent on the fair value of the underlying interest rate derivative contracts in an asset position at the time of default. The Bancorp monitors the credit risk associated with the underlying customers in the risk participation agreements through the same risk grading system currently utilized for establishing loss reserves in its loan and lease portfolio.

Risk ratings of the notional amount of risk participation agreements under this risk rating system are summarized in the following table as of December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Pass$3,597 3,733 
Special mention81 13 
Substandard32 34 
Total$3,710 3,780 

The net gains (losses) recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income relating to free-standing derivative instruments used for customer accommodation are summarized in the following table:
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)Consolidated Statements of Income Caption202220212020
Interest rate contracts:
Interest rate contracts for customers (contract revenue)Commercial banking revenue$48 38 36 
Interest rate contracts for customers (credit portion of fair value adjustment)Other noninterest expense10 21 (22)
Interest rate lock commitmentsMortgage banking net revenue16 149 271 
Commodity contracts:
Commodity contracts for customers (contract revenue)Commercial banking revenue44 23 15 
Commodity contracts for customers (credit losses)Other noninterest expense— (1)(1)
Commodity contracts for customers (credit portion of fair value adjustment)Other noninterest expense— — (2)
Foreign exchange contracts:
Foreign exchange contracts for customers (contract revenue)Commercial banking revenue70 61 55 
Foreign exchange contracts for customers (contract revenue)Other noninterest expense8 2 (11)
Foreign exchange contracts for customers (credit portion of fair value adjustment)Other noninterest expense(3)— (1)

Offsetting Derivative Financial Instruments
The Bancorp’s derivative transactions are generally governed by ISDA Master Agreements and similar arrangements, which include provisions governing the setoff of assets and liabilities between the parties. When the Bancorp has more than one outstanding derivative transaction with a single counterparty, the setoff provisions contained within these agreements generally allow the non-defaulting party the right to reduce its liability to the defaulting party by amounts eligible for setoff, including the collateral received as well as eligible offsetting transactions with that counterparty, irrespective of the currency, place of payment or booking office. The Bancorp’s policy is to present its derivative assets and derivative liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis, even when provisions allowing for setoff are in place. However, for derivative contracts cleared through certain central clearing parties who have modified their rules to treat variation margin payments as settlements, the fair value of the respective derivative contracts is reported net of the variation margin payments.

Collateral amounts included in the tables below consist primarily of cash and highly rated government-backed securities and do not include variation margin payments for derivative contracts with legal rights of setoff for both periods shown.

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The following table provides a summary of offsetting derivative financial instruments:
Gross Amount Recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets(a)
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Derivatives
Collateral(b)
Net Amount
As of December 31, 2022
Derivative assets$3,171 (1,405)(887)879 
Derivative liabilities3,951 (1,405)(406)2,140 
As of December 31, 2021
Derivative assets$2,896 (837)(548)1,511 
Derivative liabilities2,013 (837)(712)464 
(a)Amount does not include IRLCs because these instruments are not subject to master netting or similar arrangements.
(b)Amount of collateral received as an offset to asset positions or pledged as an offset to liability positions. Collateral values in excess of related derivative amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were excluded from this table.

15. Other Assets
The following table provides the components of other assets included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Derivative instruments$3,173 2,908 
Accounts receivable and drafts-in-process2,579 2,560 
Partnership investments2,153 2,022 
Bank owned life insurance2,056 2,041 
Deferred tax assets1,553 6 
Accrued interest and fees receivable703 465 
Operating lease right-of-use assets508 427 
Worldpay, Inc. TRA receivable183 317 
Prepaid expenses145 139 
Income tax receivable74 237 
OREO and other repossessed property24 29 
Other308 293 
Total other assets$13,459 11,444 

In conjunction with Worldpay, Inc.’s IPO in 2012, the Bancorp entered into two TRAs with Worldpay, Inc. The TRAs provide for payments by Worldpay, Inc. to the Bancorp of 85% of the cash savings actually realized as a result of the increase in tax basis that results from the historical or future purchase of equity in Worldpay Holding, LLC from the Bancorp or from the exchange of equity units in Worldpay Holding, LLC for cash or Class A Stock, as well as any tax benefits attributable to payments made under the TRA.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Bancorp entered into an agreement with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. and Worldpay, Inc. under which Worldpay, Inc. may be obligated to pay up to approximately $366 million to the Bancorp to terminate and settle a portion of the remaining TRA cash flows, totaling an estimated $720 million, upon the exercise of certain call options by Worldpay, Inc. or certain put options by the Bancorp. In 2019, the Bancorp recognized a gain of approximately $345 million in other noninterest income associated with these options. The Worldpay, Inc. TRA receivable associated with this transaction, recorded in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $183 million and $317 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Separate from the impact of the TRA settlement agreement discussed above, the Bancorp recognized $46 million, $46 million and $74 million in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income associated with the TRA during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp expects to receive approximately $33 million of future payments through 2025 under the TRA that are not subject to the call or put options. These remaining cash flows will be recognized in future periods when the related uncertainties are resolved.
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16. Short-Term Borrowings
Borrowings with original maturities of one year or less are classified as short-term and include federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings. Federal funds purchased are excess balances in reserve accounts held at the FRB that the Bancorp purchased from other member banks on an overnight basis. Other short-term borrowings may include securities sold under repurchase agreements, derivative collateral, FHLB advances and other borrowings with original maturities of one year or less.

The following table summarizes short-term borrowings and weighted-average rates:
20222021
($ in millions)AmountRate      AmountRate        
As of December 31:
Federal funds purchased$180 4.22 %$281 0.13 %
Other short-term borrowings4,838 3.75 980 0.04 
Average for the years ended December 31:
Federal funds purchased$381 1.69 %$333 0.12 %
Other short-term borrowings4,544 2.39 1,107 0.15 
Maximum month-end balance for the years ended December 31:
Federal funds purchased$1,312 $365 
Other short-term borrowings8,606 1,353 

The following table presents a summary of the Bancorp’s other short-term borrowings as of December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
FHLB advances$4,300 — 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements388 544 
Derivative collateral124 436 
Other borrowed money26 — 
Total other short-term borrowings$4,838 980 

The Bancorp’s securities sold under repurchase agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings and are collateralized by securities included in available-for-sale debt and other securities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These securities are subject to changes in market value and, therefore, the Bancorp may increase or decrease the level of securities pledged as collateral based upon these movements in market value. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, all securities sold under repurchase agreements were secured by agency residential mortgage-backed securities and the repurchase agreements had an overnight remaining contractual maturity.


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17. Long-Term Debt
The following table is a summary of the Bancorp’s long-term borrowings at December 31:
($ in millions)MaturityInterest Rate20222021
Parent Company
Senior:
Fixed-rate notes20222.60%$— 700 
Fixed-rate notes20223.50%— 500 
Fixed-rate notes20231.625%500 499 
Fixed-rate notes20243.65%1,498 1,496 
Fixed-rate notes20252.375%748 748 
Fixed-rate notes20272.55%747 746 
Fixed-rate/floating-rate notes(c)
20271.707%448 496 
Fixed-rate notes20283.95%648 647 
Fixed-rate/floating-rate notes(c)
20284.055%381 — 
Fixed-rate/floating-rate notes(c)
20286.361%1,012 — 
Fixed-rate/floating-rate notes(c)
20304.772%936 — 
Fixed-rate/floating-rate notes(c)
20334.337%556 — 
Subordinated:(a)
Fixed-rate notes20244.30%749 749 
Fixed-rate notes20388.25%1,108 1,346 
Subsidiaries
Senior:
 Floating-rate notes(a)(e)
20220.772%— 300 
Fixed-rate notes20231.80%650 649 
Fixed-rate notes20253.95%723 795 
Fixed-rate/floating-rate notes(c)
20255.852%999 — 
Fixed-rate notes20272.25%599 598 
Subordinated:(a)
Fixed-rate notes20263.85%749 748 
Fixed-rate notes20274.00%173 172 
Junior subordinated:
 Floating-rate debentures(a)(b)
20356.189%-6.459%53 54 
FHLB advances(d)
2023-20473.81%21 44 
Notes associated with consolidated VIEs:
Automobile loan securitization, fixed-rate notes2023-20262.64%-2.69%75 250 
Solar loan securitization, fixed-rate notes20384.05%‘-7.00%39 — 
Other2023-2052Varies302 284 
Total$13,714 11,821 
(a)In aggregate, $1.9 billion and $2.5 billion qualifies as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(b)These rates reflect the floating rates as of December 31, 2022.
(c)This rate reflects the fixed rate in effect as of December 31, 2022.
(d)This rate reflects the weighted-average rate as of December 31, 2022.
(e)These rates reflect the floating rates as of December 31, 2021.

The Bancorp pays down long-term debt in accordance with contractual terms over maturity periods summarized in the previous table. The aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt obligations (based on final maturity dates) as of December 31, 2022 are presented in the following table:
($ in millions)Parent CompanySubsidiariesTotal
2023$500 669 1,169 
20242,247 12 2,259 
2025748 1,772 2,520 
2026— 843 843 
20271,195 789 1,984 
Thereafter4,641 298 4,939 
Total$9,331 4,383 13,714 

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At December 31, 2022, the Bancorp’s long-term borrowings consisted of outstanding principal balances of $13.8 billion, net discounts of $19 million, debt issuance costs of $32 million and reductions for mark-to-market adjustments on its hedged debt of $64 million. At December 31, 2021, the Bancorp’s long-term borrowings consisted of outstanding principal balances of $11.5 billion, net discounts of $16 million, debt issuance costs of $24 million and additions for mark-to-market adjustments on its hedged debt of $396 million. The Bancorp was in compliance with all debt covenants at December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Parent Company Long-Term Borrowings
Senior notes
On March 14, 2018, the Bancorp issued and sold $650 million of senior notes to third-party investors. The senior notes bear a fixed-rate of interest of 3.95% per annum. The notes are unsecured, senior obligations of the Bancorp. Payment of the full principal amounts of the notes is due upon maturity on March 14, 2028. These fixed-rate senior notes will be redeemable by the Bancorp, in whole or in part, on or after the date that is 30 days prior to the maturity date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On January 25, 2019, the Bancorp issued and sold $1.5 billion of senior notes to third-party investors. The senior notes bear a fixed-rate of interest of 3.65% per annum. The notes are unsecured, senior obligations of the Bancorp. Payment of the full principal amounts of the notes is due upon maturity on January 25, 2024. These fixed-rate senior notes will be redeemable by the Bancorp, in whole or in part, on or after the date that is 30 days prior to the maturity date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On October 28, 2019, the Bancorp issued and sold $750 million of senior notes to third-party investors. The senior notes bear a fixed-rate of interest of 2.375% per annum. The notes are unsecured, senior obligations of the Bancorp. Payment of the full principal amounts of the notes is due upon maturity on January 28, 2025. These notes will be redeemable at the Bancorp’s option, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, on or after April 25, 2020, and prior to December 29, 2024, in each case at a redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being redeemed on that redemption date; and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes being redeemed that would be due if the notes to be redeemed matured on December 29, 2024 discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the applicable treasury rate plus 15 bps. Additionally, these notes will be redeemable by the Bancorp, in whole or in part, on or after the date that is 30 days prior to the maturity date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On May 5, 2020, the Bancorp issued and sold $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior fixed-rate notes. The notes consisted of $500 million of 1.625% senior fixed-rate notes, with a maturity of three years, due on May 5, 2023; and $750 million of 2.55% senior fixed-rate notes, with a maturity of seven years, due on May 5, 2027. The 1.625% and 2.55% senior fixed-rate notes will be redeemable on or after April 5, 2023 and April 5, 2027, respectively (the respective “Applicable Par Call Date”), in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the Bancorp’s option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the senior fixed-rate notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. Additionally, the 1.625% and 2.55% senior fixed-rate notes will be redeemable at the Bancorp’s option, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, on or after November 2, 2020, and prior to the notes’ respective Applicable Par Call Date, in each case at a redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, equal to the greater of: (a) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the senior fixed-rate notes being redeemed on that redemption date; and (b) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the senior fixed-rate notes being redeemed that would be due if the senior fixed-rate notes to be redeemed matured on their respective Applicable Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the redemption date) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Rate plus either 25 bps (for the 1.625% senior fixed-rate notes) or 35 bps (for the 2.55% senior fixed-rate notes), as the case may be.

On November 1, 2021, the Bancorp issued and sold $500 million of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes which will mature on November 1, 2027. The senior notes bear a fixed rate of interest of 1.707% per annum to, but excluding, November 1, 2026. From, and including, November 1, 2026 until, but excluding, November 1, 2027, the senior notes will have an interest rate of compounded SOFR plus 0.685%. The Bancorp entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to convert the fixed-rate period of the notes to a floating rate of one-month LIBOR plus 57 bps, and the Bancorp paid a rate of 4.69% at December 31, 2022. The notes will be redeemable in whole, but not in part, by the Bancorp on November 1, 2026, the date that is one year prior to the maturity date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, the notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, by the Bancorp on or after the date that is 30 days prior to the maturity date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On April 25, 2022, the Bancorp issued and sold $1 billion of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes. $400 million of the notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.055% per annum to, but excluding, April 25, 2027, followed by an interest rate of compounded SOFR plus 1.355% until maturity on April 25, 2028. The remaining $600 million of the notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.337% per annum to, but excluding, April 25, 2032, followed by an interest rate of compounded SOFR plus 1.660% until maturity on April 25, 2033. The Bancorp entered into interest
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rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to convert the fixed-rate periods of the notes to floating rates of one-month LIBOR plus 1.239% and one-month LIBOR plus 1.543% for the notes due April 25, 2028 and the notes due April 25, 2033, respectively. The Bancorp paid rates on these swaps of 5.63% and 5.93%, respectively, at December 31, 2022. Each tranche of notes is redeemable in whole at par plus accrued and unpaid interest one year prior to its maturity date, or may be wholly or partially redeemed 30 days or 90 days prior to maturity for the 2028 notes and the 2033 notes, respectively.

On July 28, 2022, the Bancorp issued and sold $1 billion of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes which will mature on July 28, 2030. The senior notes bear interest at a rate of 4.772% per annum to, but excluding, July 28, 2029. From, and including July 28, 2029 until, but excluding July 28, 2030, the senior notes will bear interest at a rate of compounded SOFR plus 2.127%. The Bancorp entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to convert the fixed-rate period of the notes to a floating rate of compounded SOFR plus 2.132%, and the Bancorp paid a rate of 6.43% at December 31, 2022. The senior notes are redeemable in whole at par plus accrued and unpaid interest one year prior to their maturity date, or may be wholly or partially redeemed 60 days prior to maturity.

On October 27, 2022, the Bancorp issued and sold $1 billion of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes which will mature on October 27, 2028. The senior notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.361% per annum to, but excluding, October 27, 2027. From, and including October 27, 2027 until, but excluding October 27, 2028, the senior notes will bear interest at a rate of compounded SOFR plus 2.192%. The Bancorp entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to convert the fixed-rate period of the notes to a floating rate of compounded SOFR plus 2.193%, and the Bancorp paid a rate of 6.49% at December 31, 2022. The senior notes are redeemable in whole at par plus accrued and unpaid interest one year prior to their maturity date, or may be wholly or partially redeemed on or after 30 days prior to maturity. Additionally, the senior notes are redeemable at the Bancorp’s option, in whole or in part, beginning 180 days after the issue date and prior to October 27, 2027, at the greater of: (a) the aggregate principal amount of the senior notes being redeemed, or (b) the discounted present value of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest that would be due if the senior notes being redeemed matured on October 27, 2027.

Subordinated debt
The Bancorp has entered into interest rate swaps to convert part of its subordinated fixed-rate notes due in 2038 to a floating rate. Of the $1.0 billion in 8.25% subordinated fixed-rate notes due in 2038, the Bancorp entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to convert $705 million of the notes to a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus 3.05%, and the Bancorp paid a rate of 7.81% on the hedged portion of these notes at December 31, 2022.

On November 20, 2013, the Bancorp issued and sold $750 million of 4.30% unsecured subordinated fixed-rate notes which will mature on January 16, 2024. These fixed-rate notes will be redeemable by the Bancorp, in whole or in part, on or after the date that is 30 days prior to the maturity date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date.

Subsidiary Long-Term Borrowings
Senior and subordinated debt
Medium-term senior notes and subordinated bank notes with maturities ranging from one year to 30 years can be issued by the Bancorp’s banking subsidiary. Under the Bancorp’s banking subsidiary’s global bank note program, the Bank’s capacity to issue its senior and subordinated unsecured bank notes is $25.0 billion. As of December 31, 2022, $20.3 billion was available for future issuance under the global bank note program.

On March 15, 2016, the Bank issued and sold, under its bank notes program, $750 million of 3.85% subordinated fixed-rate notes due on March 15, 2026. These bank notes will be redeemable by the Bank, in whole or in part, on or after the date that is 30 days prior to the maturity date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On July 26, 2018 the Bank issued and sold, under its bank notes program, $750 million of 3.95% senior fixed-rate notes due on July 28, 2025. The Bank entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to convert these fixed-rate notes to a floating rate of one-month LIBOR plus 1.04%, and the Bancorp paid a rate of 5.43% at December 31, 2022. These bank notes will be redeemable by the Bank, in whole or in part, on or after the date that is 30 days prior to the maturity date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date.

As a result of the MB Financial, Inc. acquisition in March 2019, the Bank assumed $175 million of 4.00% subordinated fixed-rate notes due on December 1, 2027. These bank notes will be redeemable by the Bank, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date on or after December 1, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. From December 1, 2022 until maturity, the bank notes pay interest quarterly on the first day of March, June, September and December.

On January 31, 2020, the Bank issued and sold, under its bank notes program, $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior fixed-rate notes. The bank notes consisted of $650 million of 1.80% senior fixed-rate notes, with a maturity of three years, due on January 30, 2023; and
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$600 million of 2.25% senior fixed-rate notes, with a maturity of seven years, due on February 1, 2027. On or after the date that is 30 days before the maturity date, the 1.80% senior fixed-rate notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the Bank’s option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 1.80% senior fixed-rate notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. The 2.25% senior fixed-rate notes will be redeemable at the Bank’s option, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, on or after July 31, 2020, and prior to January 4, 2027 (the “Applicable Par Call Date”), in each case at a redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, equal to the greater of: (a) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2.25% senior fixed-rate notes being redeemed on that redemption date; and (b) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the 2.25% senior fixed-rate notes being redeemed that would be due if the 2.25% senior fixed-rate notes to be redeemed matured on the Applicable Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the redemption date) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Spread for the Notes to be redeemed. Additionally, on or after January 4, 2027, the 2.25% senior fixed-rate notes will also be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the Bank’s option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2.25% senior fixed-rate notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

On October 27, 2022, under its bank notes program, the Bank issued and sold $1 billion of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes which will mature on October 27, 2025. The senior notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.852% per annum to, but excluding, October 27, 2024. From, and including October 27, 2024 until, but excluding October 27, 2025, the senior notes will bear interest at a rate of compounded SOFR plus 1.230%. The Bank entered into interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to convert the fixed-rate period of the notes to a floating rate of compounded SOFR plus 1.218%, and the Bank paid a rate of 5.52% at December 31, 2022. The senior notes are redeemable in whole at par plus accrued and unpaid interest one year prior to their maturity date, or may be wholly or partially redeemed on or after 30 days prior to maturity.

Junior subordinated debt
The junior subordinated floating-rate debentures due in 2035 were assumed by the Bancorp’s direct nonbank subsidiary holding company as part of the acquisition of First Charter in June 2008. The obligation was issued to First Charter Capital Trust I and II. The notes of First Charter Capital Trust I and II pay a floating rate at three-month LIBOR plus 1.69% and 1.42%, respectively. The Bancorp’s nonbank subsidiary holding company has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all obligations under the acquired TruPS issued by First Charter Capital Trust I and II.

FHLB advances
At December 31, 2022, FHLB advances have a weighted-average rate of 3.81%, with interest payable monthly. The Bancorp has pledged $18.6 billion of loans and securities to secure its borrowing capacity at the FHLB which is partially utilized to fund $21 million in FHLB advances that are outstanding. The FHLB advances mature as follows: $9 million in 2023, an immaterial amount in 2024, $5 million in 2025, an immaterial amount in 2026, an immaterial amount in 2027, and $7 million thereafter.

Notes associated with consolidated VIEs
As discussed in Note 12, the Bancorp was determined to be the primary beneficiary of various VIEs associated with certain automobile and solar loan securitizations. Third-party holders of this debt do not have recourse to the general assets of the Bancorp. Approximately $114 million of outstanding notes related to these VIEs are included in long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022.
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18. Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees
The Bancorp, in the normal course of business, enters into financial instruments and various agreements to meet the financing needs of its customers. The Bancorp also enters into certain transactions and agreements to manage its interest rate and prepayment risks, provide funding, equipment and locations for its operations and invest in its communities. These instruments and agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk, counterparty risk and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The creditworthiness of counterparties for all instruments and agreements is evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the Bancorp’s credit policies. The Bancorp’s significant commitments, contingent liabilities and guarantees in excess of the amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are discussed in the following sections.

Commitments
The Bancorp has certain commitments to make future payments under contracts. The following table reflects a summary of significant commitments as of December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Commitments to extend credit$83,437 80,641 
Letters of credit2,009 1,953 
Forward contracts related to residential mortgage loans held for sale1,869 1,952 
Capital commitments for private equity investments163 124 
Purchase obligations113 160 
Capital expenditures94 78 

Commitments to extend credit
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend, typically having fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses that may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments to extend credit may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash flow requirements. The Bancorp is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty for the amount of the contract. Fixed-rate commitments are also subject to market risk resulting from fluctuations in interest rates and the Bancorp’s exposure is limited to the replacement value of those commitments. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp had a reserve for unfunded commitments, including letters of credit, totaling $216 million and $182 million, respectively, included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Bancorp monitors the credit risk associated with commitments to extend credit using the same standard regulatory risk rating systems utilized for its loan and lease portfolio.

Risk ratings of outstanding commitments to extend credit under this risk rating system are summarized in the following table as of December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Pass$81,345 78,298 
Special mention976 1,058 
Substandard1,116 1,285 
Total commitments to extend credit$83,437 80,641 

Letters of credit
Standby and commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party and expire as summarized in the following table as of December 31, 2022:
($ in millions)
Less than 1 year(a)
$951 
1 - 5 years(a)
1,052 
Over 5 years6 
Total letters of credit$2,009 
(a)Includes $1 and $2 issued on behalf of commercial customers to facilitate trade payments in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies which expire in less than 1 year and between 1 - 5 years, respectively.

Standby letters of credit accounted for approximately 99% of total letters of credit at both December 31, 2022 and 2021 and are considered guarantees in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Approximately 67% and 71% of the total standby letters of credit were collateralized as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In the event of nonperformance by the customers, the Bancorp has rights to the underlying collateral, which can include commercial real estate, physical plant and property, inventory, receivables, cash and marketable securities. The reserve related to these standby letters of credit, which was included in the total reserve for unfunded commitments, was $22 million and $24 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Bancorp monitors the credit risk associated with letters of credit using the same standard regulatory risk rating systems utilized for its loan and lease portfolio.

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Risk ratings of outstanding letters of credit under this risk rating system are summarized in the following table as of December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Pass$1,827 1,778 
Special mention47 40 
Substandard135 135 
Total letters of credit$2,009 1,953 

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp had outstanding letters of credit that were supporting certain securities issued as VRDNs. The Bancorp facilitates financing for its commercial customers, which consist of companies and municipalities, by marketing the VRDNs to investors. The VRDNs pay interest to holders at a rate of interest that fluctuates based upon market demand. The VRDNs generally have long-term maturity dates, but can be tendered by the holder for purchase at par value upon proper advance notice. When the VRDNs are tendered, a remarketing agent generally finds another investor to purchase the VRDNs to keep the securities outstanding in the market. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, total VRDNs, of which FTS was the remarketing agent for all, were $423 million and $464 million, respectively. As remarketing agent, FTS is responsible for actively remarketing VRDNs to other investors when they have been tendered. If another investor is not identified, FTS may choose to purchase the VRDNs into inventory at its discretion while it continues to remarket them. If FTS purchases the VRDNs into inventory, it can subsequently tender back the VRDNs to the issuer’s trustee with proper advance notice. The Bancorp issued letters of credit, as a credit enhancement, to $102 million and $118 million of the VRDNs remarketed by FTS at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These letters of credit are included in the total letters of credit balance provided in the previous tables. The Bancorp held $3 million and $1 million of these VRDNs in its portfolio and classified them as trading debt securities at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Forward contracts related to residential mortgage loans held for sale
The Bancorp enters into forward contracts to economically hedge the change in fair value of certain residential mortgage loans held for sale due to changes in interest rates. The outstanding notional amounts of these forward contracts are included in the summary of significant commitments table for all periods presented.

Other commitments
The Bancorp has entered into a limited number of agreements for work related to banking center construction and to purchase goods or services.

Contingent Liabilities
Legal claims
There are legal claims pending against the Bancorp and its subsidiaries that have arisen in the normal course of business. Refer to Note 19 for additional information regarding these proceedings.

Guarantees
The Bancorp has performance obligations upon the occurrence of certain events under financial guarantees provided in certain contractual arrangements as discussed in the following sections.

Residential mortgage loans sold with representation and warranty provisions
Conforming residential mortgage loans sold to unrelated third parties are generally sold with representation and warranty provisions. A contractual liability arises only in the event of a breach of these representations and warranties and, in general, only when a loss results from the breach. The Bancorp may be required to repurchase any previously sold loan, or indemnify or make whole the investor or insurer for which the representation or warranty of the Bancorp proves to be inaccurate, incomplete or misleading. For more information on how the Bancorp establishes the residential mortgage repurchase reserve, refer to Note 1.

As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp maintained reserves related to loans sold with representation and warranty provisions totaling $9 million included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Bancorp uses the best information available when estimating its mortgage representation and warranty reserve; however, the estimation process is inherently uncertain and imprecise and, accordingly, losses in excess of the amounts reserved as of December 31, 2022 are reasonably possible. The Bancorp currently estimates that it is reasonably possible that it could incur losses related to mortgage representation and warranty provisions in an amount up to approximately $11 million in excess of amounts reserved. This estimate was derived by modifying the key assumptions to reflect management’s judgment regarding reasonably possible adverse changes to those assumptions. The actual repurchase losses could vary significantly from the recorded mortgage representation and warranty reserve or this estimate of reasonably possible losses, depending on the outcome of various factors, including those previously discussed.

During both the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp paid an immaterial amount in the form of make-whole payments and repurchased $63 million and $42 million, respectively, in outstanding principal of loans to satisfy investor demands. Total repurchase demand
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requests during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $104 million and $64 million, respectively. Total outstanding repurchase demand inventory was $25 million and $18 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Margin accounts
FTS, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bancorp, guarantees the collection of all margin account balances held by its brokerage clearing agent for the benefit of its customers. FTS is responsible for payment to its brokerage clearing agent for any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense incurred as a result of customers failing to comply with margin or margin maintenance calls on all margin accounts. The margin account balances held by the brokerage clearing agent were $14 million and $20 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In the event of customer default, FTS has rights to the underlying collateral provided. Given the existence of the underlying collateral provided and negligible historical credit losses, the Bancorp does not maintain a loss reserve related to the margin accounts.

Long-term borrowing obligations
The Bancorp had certain fully and unconditionally guaranteed long-term borrowing obligations issued by wholly-owned issuing trust entities of $62 million at both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Visa litigation
The Bancorp, as a member bank of Visa prior to Visa’s reorganization and IPO (the “IPO”) of its Class A common shares (the “Class A Shares”) in 2008, had certain indemnification obligations pursuant to Visa’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and in accordance with its membership agreements. In accordance with Visa’s bylaws prior to the IPO, the Bancorp could have been required to indemnify Visa for the Bancorp’s proportional share of losses based on the pre-IPO membership interests. As part of its reorganization and IPO, the Bancorp’s indemnification obligation was modified to include only certain known or anticipated litigation (the “Covered Litigation”) as of the date of the restructuring. This modification triggered a requirement for the Bancorp to recognize a liability equal to the fair value of the indemnification liability.

In conjunction with the IPO, the Bancorp received 10.1 million of Visa’s Class B common shares (the “Class B Shares”) based on the Bancorp’s membership percentage in Visa prior to the IPO. The Class B Shares are not transferable (other than to another member bank) until the later of the third anniversary of the IPO closing or the date on which the Covered Litigation has been resolved; therefore, the Bancorp’s Class B Shares were classified in other assets and accounted for at their carryover basis of $0. Visa deposited $3 billion of the proceeds from the IPO into a litigation escrow account, established for the purpose of funding judgments in, or settlements of, the Covered Litigation. Since then, when Visa’s litigation committee determined that the escrow account was insufficient, Visa issued additional Class A Shares and deposited the proceeds from the sale of the Class A Shares into the litigation escrow account. When Visa funded the litigation escrow account, the Class B Shares were subjected to dilution through an adjustment in the conversion rate of Class B Shares into Class A Shares.

In 2009, the Bancorp completed the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares and entered into a total return swap in which the Bancorp will make or receive payments based on subsequent changes in the conversion rate of the Class B Shares into Class A Shares. The swap terminates on the later of the third anniversary of Visa’s IPO or the date on which the Covered Litigation is settled. Refer to Note 28 for additional information on the valuation of the swap. The counterparty to the swap as a result of its ownership of the Class B Shares will be impacted by dilutive adjustments to the conversion rate of the Class B Shares into Class A Shares caused by any Covered Litigation losses in excess of the litigation escrow account. If actual judgments in, or settlements of, the Covered Litigation significantly exceed current expectations, then additional funding by Visa of the litigation escrow account and the resulting dilution of the Class B Shares could result in a scenario where the Bancorp’s ultimate exposure associated with the Covered Litigation (the “Visa Litigation Exposure”) exceeds the value of the Class B Shares owned by the swap counterparty (the “Class B Value”). In the event the Bancorp concludes that it is probable that the Visa Litigation Exposure exceeds the Class B Value, the Bancorp would record a litigation reserve liability and a corresponding amount of other noninterest expense for the amount of the excess. Any such litigation reserve liability would be separate and distinct from the fair value derivative liability associated with the total return swap.

As of the date of the Bancorp’s sale of the Visa Class B Shares and through December 31, 2022, the Bancorp has concluded that it is not probable that the Visa Litigation Exposure will exceed the Class B value. Based on this determination, upon the sale of Class B Shares, the Bancorp reversed its net Visa litigation reserve liability and recognized a free-standing derivative liability associated with the total return swap. The fair value of the swap liability was $195 million and $214 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Refer to Note 14 and Note 28 for further information.

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After the Bancorp’s sale of the Class B Shares, Visa has funded additional amounts into the litigation escrow account which have resulted in further dilutive adjustments to the conversion of Class B Shares into Class A Shares, and along with other terms of the total return swap, required the Bancorp to make cash payments in varying amounts to the swap counterparty as follows:
Period ($ in millions)Visa Funding AmountBancorp Cash Payment Amount
Q2 2010$500 20 
Q4 2010800 35 
Q2 2011400 19 
Q1 20121,565 75 
Q3 2012150 6 
Q3 2014450 18 
Q2 2018600 26 
Q3 2019300 12 
Q4 2021250 11 
Q2 2022600 25 
Q4 2022350 (a)
(a)The Bancorp made a cash payment of $15 million to the swap counterparty on January 13, 2023 as a result of the Visa escrow funding in the fourth quarter of 2022.
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19. Legal and Regulatory Proceedings

Litigation
Visa/MasterCard Merchant Interchange Litigation
In April 2006, the Bancorp was added as a defendant in a consolidated antitrust class action lawsuit originally filed against Visa®, MasterCard® and several other major financial institutions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (In re: Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 5-MD-1720). The plaintiffs, merchants operating commercial businesses throughout the U.S. and trade associations, claimed that the interchange fees charged by card-issuing banks were unreasonable and sought injunctive relief and unspecified damages. In addition to being a named defendant, the Bancorp is currently also subject to a possible indemnification obligation of Visa as discussed in Note 18 and has also entered into judgment and loss sharing agreements with Visa, MasterCard and certain other named defendants. In October 2012, the parties to the litigation entered into a settlement agreement that was initially approved by the trial court but reversed by the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals and remanded to the district court for further proceedings. More than 500 of the merchants who requested exclusion from the class filed separate federal lawsuits against Visa, MasterCard and certain other defendants alleging similar antitrust violations. These individual federal lawsuits were transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. While the Bancorp is only named as a defendant in one of the individual federal lawsuits, it may have obligations pursuant to indemnification arrangements and/or the judgment or loss sharing agreements noted above. On September 17, 2018, the defendants in the consolidated class action signed a second settlement agreement (the “Amended Settlement Agreement”) resolving the claims seeking monetary damages by the proposed plaintiffs’ class (the “Plaintiff Damages Class”) and superseding the original settlement agreement entered into in October 2012. The Amended Settlement Agreement included, among other terms, a release from participating class members for liability for claims that accrue no later than five years after the Amended Settlement Agreement becomes final. The Amended Settlement Agreement provided for a total payment by all defendants of approximately $6.24 billion, composed of approximately $5.34 billion held in escrow plus an additional $900 million in new funds. Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, $700 million of the additional $900 million has been returned to the defendants due to the level of opt-outs from the class. The Bancorp’s allocated share of the settlement is within existing reserves, including funds maintained in escrow. On December 13, 2019, the Court entered an order granting final approval for the settlement, which is currently pending appeal. The settlement does not resolve the claims of the separate proposed plaintiffs’ class seeking injunctive relief or the claims of merchants who have opted out of the proposed class settlement and are pursuing, or may in the future decide to pursue, private lawsuits. On September 27, 2021, the Court entered an order certifying a class of merchants pursuing claims for injunctive relief. The ultimate outcome in this matter, including the timing of resolution, remains uncertain. Refer to Note 18 for further information.

Klopfenstein v. Fifth Third Bank
On August 3, 2012, William Klopfenstein and Adam McKinney filed a lawsuit against Fifth Third Bank in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Klopfenstein et al. v. Fifth Third Bank), alleging that the 120% APR that Fifth Third disclosed on its Early Access program was misleading. Early Access is a deposit-advance program offered to eligible customers with checking accounts. The plaintiffs sought to represent a nationwide class of customers who used the Early Access program and repaid their cash advances within 30 days. On October 31, 2012, the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. In 2013, four similar putative class action lawsuits were filed against Fifth Third Bank in federal courts throughout the country (Lori and Danielle Laskaris v. Fifth Third Bank, Janet Fyock v. Fifth Third Bank, Jesse McQuillen v. Fifth Third Bank, and Brian Harrison v. Fifth Third Bank). Those four lawsuits were transferred to the Southern District of Ohio and consolidated with the original lawsuit as In re: Fifth Third Early Access Cash Advance Litigation (Case No. 1:12-CV-851). On behalf of a putative class, the plaintiffs sought unspecified monetary and statutory damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and pre- and post-judgment interest. On March 30, 2015, the court dismissed all claims alleged in the consolidated lawsuit except a claim under the TILA. On May 28, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of plaintiffs’ breach of contract claim and remanded for further proceedings. The plaintiffs’ claimed damages for the alleged breach of contract claim exceed $440 million, plus prejudgment interest. On March 26, 2021, the trial court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. The court has set a trial date for April 17, 2023.

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Fifth Third Bank, National Association
On March 9, 2020, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against Fifth Third in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entitled CFPB v. Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Case No. 1:20-CV-1683 (N.D. Ill.) (ABW), alleging violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, TILA, and Truth in Savings Act related to Fifth Third’s alleged opening of unspecified numbers of allegedly unauthorized credit card, savings, checking, online banking and early access accounts from 2010 through 2016. The CFPB seeks unspecified amounts of civil monetary penalties as well as unspecified customer remediation. On February 12, 2021, the court granted Fifth Third’s motion to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The case is currently in discovery and no trial date has been set.

Shareholder Litigation
On July 31, 2020, a putative shareholder class action lawsuit captioned Dr. Steven Fox, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Fifth Third Bancorp, et al., Case No. 2020CH05219 was filed on behalf of former shareholders of MB Financial, Inc. in the Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court. The suit brings claims for violation of Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, alleging that the Bancorp and certain of its officers and directors made material misstatements and omissions regarding an alleged improper cross-selling strategy in filings made in connection with the Bancorp’s merger with MB Financial, Inc. On March 19, 2021, the trial court denied the
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defendants’ motion to dismiss. The parties have reached an agreement in principle to resolve the matter, subject to documentation and court approval. The Bancorp does not expect the settlement to have a material impact on the Bancorp’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In addition, shareholder derivative lawsuits have been filed seeking monetary damages on behalf of the Bancorp alleging certain claims against various officers and directors relating to an alleged improper cross-selling strategy. Five lawsuits have been consolidated into a single action pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois captioned In re Fifth Third Bancorp Derivative Litigation, Case No. 1:20-cv-04115. Those cases consist of: (1) Pemberton v. Carmichael, et al., Case No. 20-cv-4115 (filed July 13, 2020); (2) Meyer v. Carmichael, et al., Case No. 20-cv-4244 (filed July 17, 2020); (3) Cox v. Carmichael, et al., Case No. 20-cv-4660 (filed August 7, 2020); (4) Hansen v. Carmichael, et al., Case No. 20-cv-5339 (filed September 10, 2020); and (5) Reese v. Carmichael, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-01631 (filed November 4, 2020 originally as Case No. 20-cv-866 in the Southern District of Ohio). On March 31, 2022, the district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss those cases without prejudice. On April 29, 2022, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. Also separately pending in the Hamilton County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas is Sandys v. Carmichael, et al., Case No. A2004539 (filed December 28, 2020) and The City of Miami Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Retirement Trust v. Carmichael, et al., Case No. A2200330 (filed January 27, 2022). On April 18, 2022, the Sandys shareholder voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice. The case brought by The City of Miami Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Retirement Trust is pending.

The Bancorp has also received several shareholder demands under Ohio Rev. Code § 1701.37(c) and lawsuits have been filed arising out of the same. Finally, the Bancorp has received shareholder demands that the Bancorp’s Board of Directors investigate and commence a civil action for failure to detect and/or prevent the alleged illegal cross-selling strategy.

Howards v. Fifth Third Bank
On March 8, 2018, Plaintiff Troy Howards filed a putative class action against Fifth Third Bank in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (Case No. 1:18-CV-869, S.D. OH 2018), alleging that Fifth Third improperly charged certain fees related to insufficient funds, customer overdrafts, and out-of-network ATM use. Venue was subsequently transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Plaintiff filed claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, for violation of the California Unfair Competition Law (Ca. Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 17200, et seq)., and the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ. Code sec. 1750 et seq.). Plaintiff seeks to represent putative nationwide classes and California classes of consumers allegedly charged improper repeated insufficient funds fees, improper overdraft fees, and fees for out-of-network ATM use from the beginning of the applicable statute of limitations to present. Plaintiff seeks damages of restitution and disgorgement in the amount of the allegedly unlawfully charged fees, damages proved at trial together with interest as allowed by applicable law. Fifth Third filed a motion to dismiss all claims. On February 6, 2023, the trial court issued an order dismissing the Plaintiff’s breach of contract claim with respect to out-of-network ATM fees and dismissing the two claims for violations of California consumer protection statutes. The Court denied Fifth Third’s motion to dismiss as it relates to the claims for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing for certain customer overdrafts and insufficient funds fees. The case is now set to begin discovery, and no trial date has been set.

Other litigation
The Bancorp and its subsidiaries are not parties to any other material litigation. However, there are other litigation matters that arise in the normal course of business. While it is impossible to ascertain the ultimate resolution or range of financial liability with respect to these contingent matters, management believes that the resulting liability, if any, from these other actions would not have a material effect upon the Bancorp’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Governmental Investigations and Proceedings
The Bancorp and/or its affiliates are or may become involved in information-gathering requests, reviews, investigations and proceedings (both formal and informal) by various governmental regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities, including but not limited to the FRB, OCC, CFPB, SEC, FINRA, U.S. Department of Justice, etc., as well as state and other governmental authorities and self-regulatory bodies regarding their respective businesses. For example, the Bancorp’s broker-dealer and investment advisory subsidiaries are cooperating with an investigation by the SEC regarding compliance with certain record-keeping requirements for business-related electronic communications on unapproved channels. The SEC is conducting similar investigations of record-keeping practices at other financial institutions. Additional matters will likely arise from time to time. Any of these matters may result in material adverse consequences or reputational harm to the Bancorp, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers and other personnel, including adverse judgments, findings, settlements, fines, penalties, orders, injunctions or other actions, amendments and/or restatements of the Bancorp’s SEC filings and/or financial statements, as applicable, and/or determinations of material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures. Investigations by regulatory authorities may from time to time result in civil or criminal referrals to law enforcement. Additionally, in some cases, regulatory authorities may take supervisory actions that are considered to be confidential supervisory information which may not be publicly disclosed.

Reasonably Possible Losses in Excess of Accruals
The Bancorp and its subsidiaries are parties to numerous claims and lawsuits as well as threatened or potential actions or claims concerning matters arising from the conduct of its business activities. The outcome of claims or litigation and the timing of ultimate resolution are inherently difficult to predict. The following factors, among others, contribute to this lack of predictability: claims often include significant legal uncertainties, damages alleged by plaintiffs are often unspecified or overstated, discovery may not have started or may not be complete
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and material facts may be disputed or unsubstantiated. As a result of these factors, the Bancorp is not always able to provide an estimate of the range of reasonably possible outcomes for each claim. An accrual for a potential litigation loss is established when information related to the loss contingency indicates both that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Any such accrual is adjusted from time to time thereafter as appropriate to reflect changes in circumstances. The Bancorp also determines, when possible (due to the uncertainties described above), estimates of reasonably possible losses or ranges of reasonably possible losses, in excess of amounts accrued. Under U.S. GAAP, an event is “reasonably possible” if “the chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely” and an event is “remote” if “the chance of the future event or events occurring is slight.” Thus, references to the upper end of the range of reasonably possible loss for cases in which the Bancorp is able to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss mean the upper end of the range of loss for cases for which the Bancorp believes the risk of loss is more than slight. For matters where the Bancorp is able to estimate such possible losses or ranges of possible losses, the Bancorp currently estimates that it is reasonably possible that it could incur losses related to legal and regulatory proceedings in an aggregate amount up to approximately $150 million in excess of amounts accrued, with it also being reasonably possible that no losses will be incurred in these matters. The estimates included in this amount are based on the Bancorp’s analysis of currently available information, and as new information is obtained the Bancorp may change its estimates.

For these matters and others where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible but not probable, there may be a range of possible losses in excess of the established accrual that cannot be estimated. Based on information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage and established accruals, the Bancorp believes that the eventual outcome of the actions against the Bancorp and/or its subsidiaries, including the matters described above, will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Bancorp’s consolidated financial position. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of those matters, if unfavorable, may be material to the Bancorp’s results of operations for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the size of the loss or liability imposed and the operating results for the applicable period.

20. Related Party Transactions
The Bancorp maintains written policies and procedures covering related party transactions with principal shareholders, directors and executives of the Bancorp. These procedures cover transactions such as employee-stock purchase loans, personal lines of credit, residential secured loans, overdrafts, letters of credit and increases in indebtedness. Such transactions are subject to the Bancorp’s normal underwriting and approval procedures. Prior to approving a loan to a related party, Compliance Risk Management must review and determine whether the transaction requires approval from or a post notification to the Bancorp’s Board of Directors. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, certain directors, executive officers, principal holders of Bancorp common stock and their related interests were indebted, including undrawn commitments to lend, to the Bancorp’s banking subsidiary.

The following table summarizes the Bancorp’s lending activities with its principal shareholders, directors, executives and their related interests at December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Commitments to lend, net of participations:
Directors and their affiliated companies$183 157 
Executive officers5 7 
Total$188 164 
Outstanding balance on loans, net of participations and undrawn commitments$85 115 

The commitments to lend are in the form of loans and guarantees for various business and personal interests. This indebtedness was incurred in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated parties. This indebtedness does not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other features unfavorable to the Bancorp.

Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited
As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp owns 100% of Fifth Third Mauritius Holdings Limited, which owns 40% of Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited (formerly known as SLK Global Solutions Private Limited), and accounts for this investment under the equity method of accounting. During the second quarter of 2021, Coforge Limited acquired a controlling interest in SLK Global Solutions Private Limited. As part of this transaction, the Bancorp sold a 9% interest in SLK Global Solutions Private Limited to Coforge Limited and recognized a gain of $12 million as a result of the transaction. The Bancorp recognized $7 million, $3 million and $5 million in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income as part of its equity method investment in Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp received cash distributions of $9 million, $5 million and $1 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp’s investment in Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited was $17 million and $19 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Bancorp paid Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited $26 million, $21 million and $27 million for their process and software services during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which are included in other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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CDC investments
The Bancorp holds equity investments in non-consolidated VIEs related to CDC. The Bancorp had loans outstanding to these VIEs of $10 million and $22 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as well as unfunded commitment balances of $16 million and $36 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Bancorp also held $73 million and $51 million of deposits for these entities at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For further information on CDC investments, refer to Note 12.
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21. Income Taxes
The Bancorp and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return. The following is a summary of applicable income taxes included in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)202220212020
Current income tax expense:
U.S. Federal income taxes$570 657 463 
State and local income taxes126 102 69 
Foreign income taxes11 2 — 
Total current income tax expense707 761 532 
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense:
U.S. Federal income taxes(31)(21)(140)
State and local income taxes(29)8 (23)
Foreign income taxes— (1)1 
Total deferred income tax benefit(60)(14)(162)
Applicable income tax expense$647 747 370 

The current U.S. Federal income taxes above include proportional amortization for qualifying LIHTC investments of $189 million, $163 million and $150 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The following is a reconciliation between the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate and the Bancorp’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 21.0 
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
State taxes, net of federal benefit2.5 2.5 2.0 
Tax-exempt income(0.8)(0.6)(1.5)
LIHTC investment and other tax benefits(7.1)(5.5)(9.7)
LIHTC investment proportional amortization6.1 4.6 8.3 
Other tax credits(0.4)(0.2)(0.4)
Other, net(0.3)(0.6)0.9 
Effective tax rate21.0 %21.2 20.6 

Other tax credits in the rate reconciliation table include New Markets, Rehabilitation Investment and Qualified Zone Academy Bond tax credits. Tax-exempt income in the rate reconciliation table includes interest on municipal bonds, interest on tax-exempt lending, income on life insurance policies held by the Bancorp and certain gains on sales of leases that are exempt from federal taxation.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of the Bancorp’s unrecognized tax benefits:
($ in millions)202220212020
Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1$102 100 65 
Gross increases for tax positions taken during prior period3 10 29 
Gross decreases for tax positions taken during prior period(5)(4)(3)
Gross increases for tax positions taken during current period11 11 12 
Settlements with taxing authorities— — (1)
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations(17)(15)(2)
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31(a)
$94 102 100 
(a)With the exception of $6 in 2020, all amounts represent unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the annual effective tax rate.

The Bancorp’s unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 primarily related to state income tax exposures from taking tax positions where the Bancorp believes it is likely that, upon examination, a state would take a position contrary to the position taken by the Bancorp.

While it is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefits with respect to certain of the Bancorp’s uncertain tax positions could increase or decrease during the next twelve months, the Bancorp believes it is unlikely that its unrecognized tax benefits will change by a material amount during the next twelve months.

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Deferred income taxes are comprised of the following items at December 31:
($ in millions)20222021
Deferred tax assets:
Other comprehensive income$1,595 $— 
Allowance for loan and lease losses461 397 
Deferred compensation105 106 
Reserves for unfunded commitments45 38 
Reserves34 30 
Federal net operating loss carryforwards31 15 
State deferred taxes20 — 
State net operating loss carryforwards14 3 
Other231 187 
Total deferred tax assets$2,536 $776 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Lease financing$561 $553 
MSRs and related economic hedges120 116 
Goodwill and intangible assets78 68 
Bank premises and equipment66 65 
Investments in joint ventures and partnership interests61 61 
Other comprehensive income— 367 
State deferred taxes— 6 
Other101 51 
Total deferred tax liabilities$987 $1,287 
Total net deferred tax asset (liability)1,549 (511)

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp recorded deferred tax assets of $14 million and $3 million, respectively, related to state net operating loss carryforwards. The deferred tax assets relating to state net operating losses are presented net of specific valuation allowances of $5 million and $4 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. If these carryforwards are not utilized, they will expire in varying amounts through 2042.

The Bancorp has determined that a valuation allowance is not needed against the remaining deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2022 or 2021. The Bancorp considered all of the positive and negative evidence available to determine whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will ultimately be realized and, based upon that evidence, the Bancorp believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets recorded at December 31, 2022 and 2021 will ultimately be realized. The Bancorp reached this conclusion as it is expected that the Bancorp’s remaining deferred tax assets will be realized through the reversal of its existing taxable temporary differences, its projected future taxable income and tax-planning strategies.

The statute of limitations for the Bancorp’s federal income tax returns remains open for tax years 2019 through 2022. On occasion, as various state and local taxing jurisdictions examine the returns of the Bancorp and its subsidiaries, the Bancorp may agree to extend the statute of limitations for a reasonable period of time. Otherwise, the statutes of limitations for state income tax returns remain open only for tax years in accordance with each state’s statutes.

Any interest and penalties incurred in connection with income taxes are recorded as a component of applicable income tax expense in the Consolidated Financial Statements. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Bancorp recognized $1 million, $1 million and $3 million, respectively, of interest expense in connection with income taxes. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp had accrued interest liabilities, net of the related tax benefits, of $8 million and $7 million, respectively. No material liabilities were recorded for penalties related to income taxes.

Retained earnings at December 31, 2022 and 2021 included $157 million in allocations of earnings for bad debt deductions of former thrift subsidiaries for which no income tax has been provided. Under current tax law, if certain of the Bancorp’s subsidiaries use these bad debt reserves for purposes other than to absorb bad debt losses, they will be subject to federal income tax at the current corporate tax rate.


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22. Retirement and Benefit Plans
The Bancorp’s qualified defined benefit plan’s benefits were frozen in 1998, except for grandfathered employees. The Bancorp’s other defined benefit retirement plans consist of non-qualified plans which are frozen and funded on an as-needed basis. A majority of these plans were obtained in acquisitions and are included with the qualified defined benefit plan in the following tables (“the Plan”). The Bancorp recognizes the overfunded or underfunded status of the Plan in other assets and accrued taxes, interest and expenses, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table summarizes the defined benefit retirement plans as of and for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)
20222021
Fair value of plan assets at January 1$152 173 
Actual return on assets(27)(3)
Contributions2 1 
Settlement(11)(12)
Benefits paid(7)(7)
Fair value of plan assets at December 31$109 152 
Projected benefit obligation at January 1$176 203 
Interest cost5 4 
Settlement(11)(12)
Actuarial gain(43)(12)
Benefits paid(7)(7)
Projected benefit obligation at December 31$120 176 
Underfunded projected benefit obligation at December 31$(11)(24)
Accumulated benefit obligation at December 31(a)
$120 176 
(a)Since the Plan’s benefits are frozen, the rate of compensation increase is no longer an assumption used to calculate the accumulated benefit obligation. Therefore, the accumulated benefit obligation was the same as the projected benefit obligation at both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The following table summarizes net periodic benefit cost and other changes in the Plan’s assets and benefit obligations recognized in OCI for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)202220212020
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Interest cost$5 4 6 
Expected return on assets(4)(4)(4)
Amortization of net actuarial loss3 6 6 
Settlement3 3 3 
Net periodic benefit cost$7 9 11 
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income:
Net actuarial (gain) loss$(11)(5)12 
Amortization of net actuarial loss(3)(6)(6)
Settlement(3)(3)(3)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income(17)(14)3 
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income$(10)(5)14 

Fair Value Measurements of Plan Assets
The following tables summarize Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31:
Fair Value Measurements Using(a)
2022 ($ in millions)Level 1Level 2Level 3    Total Fair Value
Cash equivalents$8 — — 8 
Debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities54 3 — 57 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities(b)
— 44 — 44 
Total debt securities$54 47 — 101 
Total Plan assets$62 47 — 109 
(a)For further information on fair value hierarchy levels, refer to Note 1.
(b)Includes corporate bonds.

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Fair Value Measurements Using(a)
2021 ($ in millions)Level 1Level 2Level 3 Total Fair Value
Cash equivalents$5 — — 5 
Mutual and exchange-traded funds51 — — 51 
Debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities54 5 — 59 
Mortgage-backed securities:
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities— 1 — 1 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities(b)
— 36 — 36 
Total debt securities$54 42 — 96 
Total Plan assets$110 42 — 152 
(a)For further information on fair value hierarchy levels, refer to Note 1.
(b)Includes corporate bonds.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Cash equivalents
Cash equivalents are comprised of money market mutual funds that invest in short-term money market instruments that are issued and payable in U.S. dollars. The Plan measures its cash equivalent funds that are exchange-traded using the fund’s quoted price, which is in an active market. Therefore, these investments are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Mutual and exchange-traded funds
The Plan measures its mutual and exchange-traded funds, which are registered with the SEC, using the funds’ quoted prices which are available in an active market. Therefore, these investments are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. The mutual and exchange-traded funds held by the Plan are open-ended funds and are required to publicly publish their NAV on a daily basis. The funds are also required to transact and use the daily NAV as a basis for transactions. Therefore, the NAV reflects the fair value of the Plan’s investment.

Debt securities
Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include U.S. Treasury securities. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated using pricing models which primarily utilize quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. Examples of such instruments, which are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy, include federal agencies securities, non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities and other debt securities.

Plan Assumptions
The Plan’s assumptions are evaluated annually and are updated as necessary. The discount rate assumption reflects the yield on a portfolio of high quality fixed-income instruments that have a similar duration to the Plan’s liabilities. The expected long-term rate of return assumption reflects the average return expected on the assets invested to provide for the Plan’s liabilities. In determining the expected long-term rate of return, the Bancorp evaluated actuarial and economic inputs, including long-term inflation rate assumptions and broad equity and bond indices long-term return projections, as well as actual long-term historical plan performance.

The following table summarizes the weighted-average plan assumptions for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
For measuring benefit obligations at year end:
Discount rate5.37 %2.85 2.26 
For measuring net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate3.69 2.26 3.05 
Expected return on plan assets3.91 2.43 2.64 

Lowering both the expected rate of return on the plan assets and the discount rate by 0.25% would have increased the 2022 pension expense by approximately $1 million.

Based on the actuarial assumptions, the Bancorp expects to contribute $2 million to the Plan in 2023. Estimated pension benefit payments are $14 million for 2023, $13 million for 2024, $13 million for 2025, $12 million for 2026 and $12 million for 2027. The total estimated payments for the years 2028 through 2032 is $47 million.

Investment Policies and Strategies
The Bancorp’s policy for the investment of Plan assets is to employ investment strategies that achieve a range of weighted-average target asset allocations relating to equity securities, fixed-income securities (including U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities, mortgage-
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backed securities, asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and municipal bonds), alternative strategies (including traditional mutual funds, precious metals and commodities) and cash.

The following table provides the Bancorp’s targeted and actual weighted-average asset allocations by asset category, with mutual and exchange-traded funds incorporated according to their underlying investments, for the years ended December 31:
Targeted Range  20222021
Equity securities
0-55  % 
— — 
Fixed-income securities
50-100      
92 96 
Alternative strategies
0-5      
— — 
Cash or cash equivalents
0-100      
8 4 
Total100 %100 

Plan Management’s objective is to achieve and maintain a fully-funded status of the qualified defined benefit plan while also minimizing the risk of excess assets. As a result, the portfolio assets of the qualified defined benefit plan will continue to increase the weighting of long duration fixed income, or liability matching assets, as the funded status increases. There were no significant concentrations of risk associated with the investments of the Plan at December 31, 2022.

Permitted asset classes of the Plan include cash and cash equivalents, fixed-income (domestic and non-U.S. bonds), equities (U.S., non-U.S., emerging markets and real estate investment trusts), equipment leasing and mortgages. The Plan utilizes derivative instruments including puts, calls, straddles or other option strategies, as approved by management.

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as Trustee, is expected to manage Plan assets in a manner consistent with the Plan agreement and other regulatory, federal and state laws. The Fifth Third Bank Pension, 401(k) and Medical Plan Committee (the “Committee”) is the plan administrator. The Trustee is required to provide to the Committee monthly and quarterly reports covering a list of Plan assets, portfolio performance, transactions and asset allocation. The Trustee is also required to keep the Committee apprised of any material changes in the Trustee’s outlook and recommended investment policy. There were no fees paid by the Plan for investment management, accounting or administrative services provided by the Trustee for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Other Information on Retirement and Benefit Plans
The Bancorp has a qualified defined contribution savings plan that allows participants to make voluntary 401(k) contributions on a pre-tax or Roth basis, subject to statutory limitations. Expenses recognized for matching contributions to the Bancorp’s qualified defined contribution savings plan were $111 million, $108 million and $105 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp did not make profit sharing contributions during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. In addition, the Bancorp has a non-qualified defined contribution plan that allows certain employees to make voluntary contributions into a deferred compensation plan. Expenses recognized by the Bancorp for its non-qualified defined contribution plan were $7 million, $5 million and $5 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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23. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The tables below present the activity of the components of OCI and AOCI for the years ended December 31:
Total OCITotal AOCI
2022 ($ in millions)Pre-tax
Activity		Tax
Effect		Net
Activity		Beginning
Balance		Net
Activity		Ending
Balance
Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale debt securities
    arising during the year		$(7,194)1,716 (5,478)
Reclassification adjustment for net gains on available-for-sale debt
    securities included in net income		(2)— (2)
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities(7,196)1,716 (5,480)891 (5,480)(4,589)
Unrealized holding losses on cash flow hedge derivatives arising
    during the year
 		(1,006)232 (774)
Reclassification adjustment for net gains on cash flow hedge
    derivatives included in net income		(99)22 (77)
Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedge derivatives(1,105)254 (851)353 (851)(498)
Net actuarial gain arising during the year11 (2)9 
Reclassification of amounts to net periodic benefit costs6 (1)5 
Defined benefit pension plans, net17 (3)14 (33)14 (19)
Other— — — (4)— (4)
Total$(8,284)1,967 (6,317)1,207 (6,317)(5,110)

Total OCITotal AOCI
2021 ($ in millions)Pre-tax
Activity		Tax
Effect		Net
Activity		Beginning
Balance		Net
Activity		Ending
Balance
Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale debt securities
    arising during the year		$(1,366)323 (1,043)
Reclassification adjustment for net losses on available-for-sale debt
    securities included in net income		4 (1)3 
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale debt securities(1,362)322 (1,040)1,931 (1,040)891 
Unrealized holding losses on cash flow hedge derivatives arising
    during the year		(185)43 (142)
Reclassification adjustment for net gains on cash flow hedge
    derivatives included in net income		(293)70 (223)
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedge derivatives(478)113 (365)718 (365)353 
Net actuarial gain arising during the year5 (1)4 
Reclassification of amounts to net periodic benefit costs9 (2)7 
Defined benefit pension plans, net14 (3)11 (44)11 (33)
Other— — — (4)— (4)
Total$(1,826)432 (1,394)2,601 (1,394)1,207 
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Total OCITotal AOCI
2020 ($ in millions)Pre-tax
Activity		Tax
Effect		Net
Activity		Beginning
Balance		Net
Activity		Ending
Balance
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale debt securities
    arising during the year
 		$1,514 (361)1,153 
Reclassification adjustment for net gains on available-for-sale debt
    securities included in net income		(45)11 (34)
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale debt securities1,469 (350)1,119 812 1,119 1,931 
Unrealized holding gains on cash flow hedge derivatives arising
    during the year
 		611 (128)483 
Reclassification adjustment for net gains on cash flow hedge
    derivatives included in net income		(237)50 (187)
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedge derivatives374 (78)296 422 296 718 
Net actuarial loss arising during the year
 		(12)3 (9)
Reclassification of amounts to net periodic benefit costs9 (2)7 
Defined benefit pension plans, net(3)1 (2)(42)(2)(44)
Other(4)— (4)— (4)(4)
Total$1,836 (427)1,409 1,192 1,409 2,601 

The table below presents reclassifications out of AOCI for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)Consolidated Statements of
Income Caption		202220212020
Net unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale debt securities:(b)
Net gains (losses) included in net incomeSecurities (losses) gains, net$2 (4)45 
Income before income taxes2 (4)45 
Applicable income tax expense— 1 (11)
Net income2 (3)34 
Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedge derivatives:(b)
Interest rate contracts related to C&I, commercial mortgage and commercial construction loansInterest and fees on loans and leases99 293 237 
Income before income taxes99 293 237 
Applicable income tax expense(22)(70)(50)
Net income77 223 187 
Net periodic benefit costs:(b)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
Compensation and benefits(a)
(3)(6)(6)
Settlements
Compensation and benefits(a)
(3)(3)(3)
Income before income taxes(6)(9)(9)
Applicable income tax expense1 2 2 
Net income(5)(7)(7)
Total reclassifications for the periodNet income$74 213 214 
(a)This AOCI component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost. Refer to Note 22 for information on the computation of net periodic benefit cost.
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24. Common, Preferred and Treasury Stock
The table presents a summary of the share activity within common, preferred and treasury stock for the years ended:
Common StockPreferred StockTreasury Stock
($ in millions, except share data)ValueSharesValueSharesValueShares
December 31, 2019$2,051 923,892,581 $1,770 264,000$(5,724)214,976,952 
Issuance of preferred shares, Series L— — 346 14,000 — — 
Impact of stock transactions under stock
   compensation plans, net		— — — — 46 (3,818,518)
Other— — — — 2 (26,178)
December 31, 2020$2,051 923,892,581 $2,116 278,000$(5,676)211,132,256 
Shares acquired for treasury— — — — (1,393)35,652,079 
Impact of stock transactions under stock
   compensation plans, net		— — — — 44 (5,621,878)
Other— — — — 1 (47,540)
December 31, 2021$2,051 923,892,581 $2,116 278,000$(7,024)241,114,917 
Shares acquired for treasury— — — —(100)3,079,462 
Impact of stock transactions under stock
   compensation plans, net		— — — — 21 (3,687,834)
Other— — — — — 156 
December 31, 2022$2,051 923,892,581 $2,116 278,000$(7,103)240,506,701 

Preferred Stock—Series L
On July 30, 2020, the Bancorp issued in a registered public offering 350,000 depositary shares, representing 14,000 shares of 4.50% fixed-rate reset non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series L, for net proceeds of approximately $346 million. Each preferred share has a $25,000 liquidation preference. The preferred stock accrues dividends on a non-cumulative basis at an annual rate of 4.50% through but excluding September 30, 2025. From, and including, September 30, 2025 and for each dividend reset period thereafter, dividends will accrue on the Series L preferred stock, on a non-cumulative basis, at a rate equal to the five-year U.S. Treasury rate as of the most recent reset dividend determination date plus 4.215%. Dividends will be payable, when, as and if declared by the Bancorp’s Board of Directors, quarterly in arrears on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, beginning on September 30, 2020. Subject to obtaining all required regulatory approvals, on any dividend payment date on or after September 30, 2025, the Bancorp may redeem the Series L preferred stock and the related depositary shares in whole or in part, at 100% of their liquidation preference, plus an amount equal to any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends. In addition, the Series L preferred stock and the related depositary shares may be redeemed, subject to obtaining all required regulatory approvals, in whole but not in part, at any time, following the occurrence of a regulatory capital event, at 100% of their liquidation preference, plus an amount equal to any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends. The Series L preferred shares are not convertible into Bancorp common shares or any other securities.

Preferred Stock—Series K
On September 17, 2019, the Bancorp issued, in a registered public offering 10,000,000 depositary shares, representing 10,000 shares of 4.95% non-cumulative Series K perpetual preferred stock, for net proceeds of approximately $242 million. Each preferred share has a $25,000 liquidation preference. Subject to any required regulatory approval, the Bancorp may redeem the Series K preferred shares at its option in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date on or after September 30, 2024 and may redeem in whole, but not in part, at any time following a regulatory capital event. The Series K preferred shares are not convertible into Bancorp common shares or any other securities.

Preferred Stock—Class B, Series A
On August 26, 2019, the Bancorp issued 200,000 shares of 6.00% non-cumulative perpetual Class B preferred stock, Series A. Each preferred share has a $1,000 liquidation preference. These shares were issued to the holders of MB Financial, Inc.’s 6.00% non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series C, in conjunction with the merger of MB Financial, Inc. with and into Fifth Third Bancorp. This transaction resulted in the elimination of the noncontrolling interest in MB Financial, Inc. which was previously reported in the Bancorp’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The newly issued shares of Class B preferred stock, Series A were recognized by the Bancorp at the carrying value previously assigned to the MB Financial, Inc. Series C preferred stock prior to the transaction.

Preferred Stock—Series J
On June 5, 2014, the Bancorp issued, in a registered public offering, 300,000 depositary shares, representing 12,000 shares of 4.90% fixed to floating-rate non-cumulative Series J perpetual preferred stock, for net proceeds of $297 million. Each preferred share has a $25,000 liquidation preference. The preferred stock accrued dividends, on a non-cumulative semi-annual basis, at an annual rate of 4.90% through but excluding September 30, 2019, at which time it converted to a quarterly floating-rate dividend of three-month LIBOR plus 3.129%. Subject to any required regulatory approval, the Bancorp may redeem the Series J preferred shares at its option, in whole or in part, at any time on or
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after September 30, 2019, or any time prior following a regulatory capital event. The Series J preferred shares are not convertible into Bancorp common shares or any other securities.

Preferred Stock—Series I
On December 9, 2013, the Bancorp issued, in a registered public offering, 18,000,000 depositary shares, representing 18,000 shares of 6.625% fixed to floating-rate non-cumulative Series I perpetual preferred stock, for net proceeds of $441 million. Each preferred share has a $25,000 liquidation preference. The preferred stock accrues dividends, on a non-cumulative quarterly basis, at an annual rate of 6.625% through but excluding December 31, 2023, at which time it converts to a quarterly floating-rate dividend of three-month LIBOR plus 3.71%. Subject to any required regulatory approval, the Bancorp may redeem the Series I preferred shares at its option in whole or in part, at any time on or after December 31, 2023 and may redeem in whole but not in part, following a regulatory capital event at any time prior to December 31, 2023. The Series I preferred shares are not convertible into Bancorp common shares or any other securities.

Preferred Stock—Series H
On May 16, 2013, the Bancorp issued, in a registered public offering, 600,000 depositary shares, representing 24,000 shares of 5.10% fixed to floating-rate non-cumulative Series H perpetual preferred stock, for net proceeds of $593 million. Each preferred share has a $25,000 liquidation preference. The preferred stock accrues dividends, on a non-cumulative semi-annual basis, at an annual rate of 5.10% through but excluding June 30, 2023, at which time it converts to a quarterly floating-rate dividend of three-month LIBOR plus 3.033%. Subject to any required regulatory approval, the Bancorp may redeem the Series H preferred shares at its option in whole or in part, at any time on or after June 30, 2023 and may redeem in whole but not in part, following a regulatory capital event at any time prior to June 30, 2023. The Series H preferred shares are not convertible into Bancorp common shares or any other securities.

Treasury Stock
In June of 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the Bancorp to repurchase up to 100 million common shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions and to utilize any derivative or similar instrument to effect share repurchase transactions.

Under this authorization, the Bancorp entered into and settled a number of accelerated share repurchase transactions during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. As part of these transactions, the Bancorp entered into forward contracts in which the final number of shares delivered at settlement was based generally on a discount to the average daily volume-weighted average price of the Bancorp’s common stock during the term of these repurchase agreements. The accelerated share repurchases were treated as two separate transactions: (i) the repurchase of treasury shares on the repurchase date and (ii) a forward contract indexed to the Bancorp’s common stock.

The following table presents a summary of the Bancorp’s accelerated share repurchase transactions that were entered into and settled during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Repurchase DateAmount  ($ in millions)Shares Repurchased on Repurchase DateShares Received from Forward Contract  SettlementTotal Shares RepurchasedFinal Settlement Date
January 26, 2021$180 4,951,456 366,939 5,318,395 March 31, 2021
April 23, 2021347 7,894,807 675,295 8,570,102 June 11, 2021
July 27, 2021(a)
550 13,065,958 1,413,211 14,479,169 September 29, 2021
October 29, 2021316 6,211,841 1,072,572 7,284,413 December 2, 2021
December 8, 2022100 2,636,476 442,986 3,079,462 December 19, 2022
(a)This accelerated share repurchase transaction consisted of two supplemental confirmations each with a notional amount of $275 million.




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25. Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based awards are eligible for issuance under the Bancorp’s Incentive Compensation Plan to executives, directors and key employees of the Bancorp and its subsidiaries. The 2021 Incentive Compensation Plan was approved by shareholders on April 13, 2021 and authorized the issuance of up to 50 million shares as equity compensation. The plan authorizes the issuance of SARs, RSAs, RSUs, stock options, performance share or unit awards, dividend or dividend equivalent rights and stock awards. As of December 31, 2022, there were 36.8 million shares available for future issuance. Based on total stock-based awards outstanding (including SARs, RSUs, stock options and PSAs) and shares remaining for future grants under the 2021 Incentive Compensation Plan, the potential dilution to which the Bancorp’s common shareholders are exposed due to the potential that stock-based compensation will be awarded to executives, directors or key employees of the Bancorp and its subsidiaries is 8%. SARs, RSUs, stock options and PSAs outstanding represent 3% of the Bancorp’s issued shares at December 31, 2022.

All of the Bancorp’s stock-based awards are to be settled with stock. The Bancorp has historically used treasury stock to settle stock-based awards, when available. SARs, issued at fair value based on the closing price of the Bancorp’s common stock on the date of grant, have terms up to ten years and vest and typically become exercisable ratably over a three year period of continued employment. The Bancorp does not grant discounted SARs or stock options, re-price previously granted SARs or stock options or grant reload stock options. RSUs are typically released after three or four years or ratably over three or four years of continued employment and receive dividend equivalents. Dividend equivalents are accrued and paid in cash when the underlying shares are distributed, except for certain RSUs which have the rights to receive dividend equivalents paid in cash at each dividend payment date. For PSAs that are eligible to receive dividend equivalents, the accrued cash dividends are adjusted by the payout percentage achieved on the underlying awards. Stock options were previously issued at fair value based on the closing price of the Bancorp’s common stock on the date of grant, had up to ten year terms and vested and became fully exercisable ratably over a three or four-year period of continued employment. PSAs have three-year cliff vesting terms with performance conditions as defined by the plan. All of the Bancorp’s executive stock-based awards contain an annual performance hurdle of 2% return on tangible common equity. If this threshold is not met in any one of the three years during the performance period, one-third of PSAs are forfeited. Additionally, if this threshold is not met, all SARs and RSUs that would vest in the next year may also be forfeited at the discretion of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Bancorp met this threshold as of December 31, 2022.

Stock-based compensation expense was $165 million, $120 million and $123 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is included in compensation and benefits expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The total related income tax benefit recognized was $34 million, $25 million and $26 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Stock Appreciation Rights
The Bancorp uses assumptions, which are evaluated and revised as necessary, in estimating the grant-date fair value of each SAR grant.

The weighted-average assumptions were as follows for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Expected life (in years)777
Expected volatility31 %29 24 
Expected dividend yield3.4 3.2 3.2 
Risk-free interest rate2.7 0.9 1.5 

The expected life is generally derived from historical exercise patterns and represents the amount of time that SARs granted are expected to be outstanding. The expected volatility is based on a combination of historical and implied volatilities of the Bancorp’s common stock. The expected dividend yield is based on annual dividends divided by the Bancorp’s stock price. Annual dividends are based on projected dividends, estimated using an expected long-term dividend payout ratio, over the estimated life of the awards. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the SARs is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

The grant-date fair value of SARs is measured using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of SARs granted was $12.76, $7.84 and $6.82 per share for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The total grant-date fair value of SARs that vested during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $2 million, $8 million and $15 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2022, there was $2 million of stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding SARs not yet recognized. The expense is expected to be recognized over an estimated remaining weighted-average period at December 31, 2022 of 1.8 years.

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The following table summarizes SARs activity for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
SARs (in thousands, except per share data)Number of
SARs		Weighted-
Average Grant
Price Per Share		Number of
SARs		Weighted-
Average Grant
Price Per Share		Number of
SARs		Weighted-
Average Grant
Price Per Share 
Outstanding at January 111,185 $20.47 19,258 $18.83 21,449 $18.38 
Granted304 46.96 322 33.53 365 29.64 
Exercised(2,358)17.05 (8,367)17.20 (2,420)16.10 
Forfeited or expired(19)30.43 (28)23.01 (136)25.50 
Outstanding at December 319,112 $22.22 11,185 $20.47 19,258 $18.83 
Exercisable at December 318,487 $20.97 10,515 $19.80 17,979 $18.19 

The following table summarizes outstanding and exercisable SARs by grant price per share at December 31, 2022.
Outstanding SARsExercisable SARs
SARs (in thousands, except per share data)Number of
SARs		Weighted-Average Grant Price Per ShareWeighted-
Average Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)		Number of
SARs		Weighted-Average Grant Price Per ShareWeighted-
Average Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
$10.01-$20.00
4,845 $17.56 2.24,845 $17.56 2.2
$20.01-$30.00
3,449 24.95 3.53,335 24.78 3.3
$30.01-$40.00
568 33.41 7.2307 33.28 6.1
Over $40.00
250 49.51 9.1— — — 
All SARs9,112 $22.22 3.28,487 $20.97 2.8

Restricted Stock Units
The total grant-date fair value of RSUs that were released during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $110 million, $99 million and $107 million, respectively. At December 31, 2022, there was $183 million of stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs not yet recognized. The expense is expected to be recognized over an estimated remaining weighted-average period at December 31, 2022 of 2.4 years.

The following table summarizes RSUs activity for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
RSUs (in thousands, except per unit data)Units Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per UnitUnits Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per UnitUnits Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Unit
Outstanding at January 19,487 $30.67 9,466 $28.38 10,006 $27.30 
Granted4,682 47.11 4,186 34.25 4,177 28.75 
Released(3,608)30.54 (3,432)28.87 (4,076)26.19 
Forfeited(655)37.12 (733)29.80 (641)27.70 
Outstanding at December 319,906 $38.04 9,487 $30.67 9,466 $28.38 

The following table summarizes outstanding RSUs by grant-date fair value per unit at December 31, 2022.
Outstanding RSUs
RSUs (in thousands)Units       Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
Under $25.00
431 0.2
$25.01-$30.00
2,249 0.4
$30.01-$35.00
2,471 1.2
$35.01-$40.00
1,021 1.3
$40.01-$45.00
165 1.9
$45.01 and over
3,569 1.6
All RSUs9,906 1.1

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Stock Options
There were no stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. The Bancorp generally utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to measure the fair value of stock option grants.

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $2 million, $7 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Cash received from stock options exercised was $1 million, $6 million and $5 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The tax benefit realized from exercised stock options was immaterial for the year ended December 31, 2022 and $1 million for both the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. An immaterial amount of stock options vested during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate intrinsic value of both outstanding stock options and exercisable stock options was $3 million.

The following table summarizes stock options activity for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
Stock Options (in thousands, except per share data)  Number of OptionsWeighted-Average Exercise Price Per ShareNumber of OptionsWeighted-Average Exercise Price Per ShareNumber of OptionsWeighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share
Outstanding at January 1409 $21.51 793 $20.81 1,381 $20.15 
Exercised(97)21.06 (384)20.06 (440)17.48 
Forfeited or expired— — — — (148)23.99 
Outstanding at December 31312 $21.65 409 $21.51 793 $20.81 
Exercisable at December 31312 $21.65 386 $21.31 725 $20.34 

The following table summarizes outstanding and exercisable stock options by exercise price per share at December 31, 2022.
Outstanding Stock OptionsExercisable Stock Options
Stock Options (in thousands, except per share data)Number of OptionsWeighted-Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)Number of OptionsWeighted-Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
Under $10.00
2 $8.98 3.62 $8.98 3.6
$10.01-$20.00
172 18.40 2.2172 18.40 2.2
$20.01-$30.00
138 25.86 3.0138 25.86 3.0
All stock options312 $21.65 2.6312 $21.65 2.6

Other Stock-Based Compensation
PSAs are payable contingent upon the Bancorp achieving certain predefined performance targets over a three-year measurement period. Depending on performance, between zero and 1.2 million shares may be released to settle the PSAs outstanding at December 31, 2022 once the applicable performance periods are completed. Awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 will be entirely settled in stock. The performance targets are based on the Bancorp’s performance relative to a defined peer group. PSAs use a performance-based metric based on return on tangible common equity in relation to peers. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, approximately 288 thousand, 251 thousand and 280 thousand PSAs, respectively, were granted by the Bancorp. These awards were granted at a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $47.03, $33.53 and $29.64 per unit during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Bancorp sponsors an employee stock purchase plan that allows qualifying employees to purchase shares of the Bancorp’s common stock with a 15% match. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, there were approximately 520 thousand, 470 thousand and 884 thousand shares, respectively, purchased by participants and the Bancorp recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2 million in each of the respective years. As of December 31, 2022, there were approximately 2.7 million shares available for future issuance, which represents the remaining shares of Fifth Third common stock under the Bancorp’s 1993 Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, including an additional 1.5 million shares approved by shareholders on March 28, 2007 and an additional 12 million shares approved by shareholders on April 21, 2009.
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26. Other Noninterest Income and Other Noninterest Expense
The following table presents the major components of other noninterest income and other noninterest expense for the years ended December 31:
($ in millions)202220212020
Other noninterest income:
Private equity investment income$708175
BOLI income646163
Cardholder fees545044
Income from the TRA associated with Worldpay, Inc.464674
Banking center income242320
Equity method investment income223012
Consumer loan fees191720
Gains on contract sales3622
Loss on swap associated with the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares(84)(86)(103)
Other, net47484
Total other noninterest income$265 332 211 
Other noninterest expense:
Loan and lease$167 217 162 
FDIC insurance and other taxes132 114 118 
Losses and adjustments91 69 100 
Data processing82 79 75 
Travel60 34 27 
Professional service fees54 63 49 
Intangible amortization47 44 48 
Postal and courier40 37 36 
Other, net295 294 306 
Total other noninterest expense$968 951 921 

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27. Earnings Per Share
The following table provides the calculation of earnings per share and the reconciliation of earnings per share and earnings per diluted share for the years ended December 31:
202220212020
($ in millions, except per share data)IncomeAverage SharesPer Share AmountIncomeAverage SharesPer Share AmountIncomeAverage SharesPer Share Amount
Earnings Per Share:
Net income available to common
    shareholders		$2,330 2,659 1,323 
Less: Income allocated to participating
    securities		2 7 6 
Net income allocated to common
    shareholders		$2,328 689 3.38 2,652 702 3.78 1,317 715 1.84 
Earnings Per Diluted Share:
Net income available to common
    shareholders		$2,330 2,659 1,323 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock-based awards— 6 — 9 — 5 
Net income available to common
    shareholders plus assumed conversions		2,330 2,659 1,323 
Less: Income allocated to participating
    securities		2 7 6 
Net income allocated to common
    shareholders plus assumed conversions		$2,328 695 3.35 2,652 711 3.73 1,317 720 1.83 

Shares are excluded from the computation of earnings per diluted share when their inclusion has an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share. The diluted earnings per share computation for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 excludes 3 million, an immaterial amount and 7 million shares, respectively, of stock-based awards because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
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28. Fair Value Measurements
The Bancorp measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. For more information regarding the fair value hierarchy and how the Bancorp measures fair value, refer to Note 1.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following tables summarize assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of:
Fair Value Measurements Using
December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)     Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total Fair Value
Assets:
   Available-for-sale debt and other securities:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities$2,495 — — 2,495 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities— 18 — 18 
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities— 11,237 — 11,237 
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities— 26,322 — 26,322 
          Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities— 4,715 — 4,715 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities— 5,842 — 5,842 
Available-for-sale debt and other securities(a)
2,495 48,134 — 50,629 
Trading debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities23 22 — 45 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities— 14 — 14 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities— 8 — 8 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities— 347 — 347 
Trading debt securities23 391 — 414 
Equity securities306 11 — 317 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale— 600 — 600 
Residential mortgage loans(b)
— — 123 123 
Servicing rights— — 1,746 1,746 
Derivative assets:
Interest rate contracts12 1,222 7 1,241 
Foreign exchange contracts— 454 — 454 
Commodity contracts56 1,422 — 1,478 
Derivative assets(c)
68 3,098 7 3,173 
Total assets$2,892 52,234 1,876 57,002 
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate contracts$7 1,970 8 1,985 
Foreign exchange contracts— 422 — 422 
Equity contracts— — 195 195 
Commodity contracts92 1,258 — 1,350 
Derivative liabilities(d)
99 3,650 203 3,952 
Short positions:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities66 — — 66 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities— 112 — 112 
Short positions(d)
66 112 — 178 
Total liabilities$165 3,762 203 4,130 
(a)Excludes FHLB, FRB and DTCC restricted stock holdings totaling $381, $491 and $2, respectively, at December 31, 2022.
(b)Includes residential mortgage loans originated as held for sale and subsequently transferred to held for investment.
(c)Included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(d)Included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Fair Value Measurements Using
December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)Level 1Level 2Level 3Total Fair Value
Assets:
   Available-for-sale debt and other securities:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities$86 — — 86 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities— 18 — 18 
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities— 8,782 — 8,782 
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities— 18,951 — 18,951 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities— 4,479 — 4,479 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities— 5,275 — 5,275 
Available-for-sale debt and other securities(a)
86 37,505 — 37,591 
Trading debt securities:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities72 12 — 84 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions securities— 32 — 32 
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities— 105 — 105 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities— 291 — 291 
Trading debt securities72 440 — 512 
Equity securities365 11 — 376 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale— 1,023 — 1,023 
Residential mortgage loans(b)
— — 154 154 
Servicing rights— — 1,121 1,121 
Derivative assets:
Interest rate contracts2 1,245 12 1,259 
Foreign exchange contracts— 323 — 323 
Commodity contracts26 1,300 — 1,326 
Derivative assets(c)
28 2,868 12 2,908 
Total assets$551 41,847 1,287 43,685 
Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate contracts$2 231 8 241 
Foreign exchange contracts— 298 — 298 
Equity contracts— — 214 214 
Commodity contracts285 975 — 1,260 
Derivative liabilities(d)
287 1,504 222 2,013 
Short positions:
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies securities96 — — 96 
Asset-backed securities and other debt securities— 201 — 201 
Short positions(d)
96 201 — 297 
Total liabilities$383 1,705 222 2,310 
(a)Excludes FHLB, FRB and DTCC restricted stock holdings totaling $30, $486 and $3, respectively, at December 31, 2021.
(b)Includes residential mortgage loans originated as held for sale and subsequently transferred to held for investment.
(c)Included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(d)Included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for significant instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Available-for-sale debt and other securities, trading debt securities and equity securities
Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include U.S. Treasury securities and equity securities. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated using pricing models which primarily utilize quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. Level 2 securities may include federal agencies securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions securities, agency residential mortgage-backed securities, agency and non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and other debt securities and equity securities. These securities are generally valued using a market approach based on observable prices of securities with similar characteristics.

Residential mortgage loans held for sale
For residential mortgage loans held for sale for which the fair value election has been made, fair value is estimated based upon mortgage-backed securities prices and spreads to those prices or, for certain ARM loans, DCF models that may incorporate the anticipated portfolio
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composition, credit spreads of asset-backed securities with similar collateral and market conditions. The anticipated portfolio composition includes the effect of interest rate spreads and discount rates due to loan characteristics such as the state in which the loan was originated, the loan amount and the ARM margin. Residential mortgage loans held for sale that are valued based on mortgage-backed securities prices are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy as the valuation is based on external pricing for similar instruments. ARM loans classified as held for sale are also classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy due to the use of observable inputs in the DCF model. These observable inputs include interest rate spreads from agency mortgage-backed securities market rates and observable discount rates.

Residential mortgage loans
For residential mortgage loans for which the fair value election has been made, and that are reclassified from held for sale to held for investment, the fair value estimation is based on mortgage-backed securities prices, interest rate risk and an internally developed credit component. Therefore, these loans are transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. An adverse change in the loss rate or severity assumption would result in a decrease in fair value of the related loans.

Servicing rights
MSRs do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. While sales of MSRs do occur, the precise terms and conditions typically are not readily available. Accordingly, the Bancorp estimates the fair value of MSRs using internal OAS models with certain unobservable inputs, primarily prepayment speed assumptions, OAS and weighted-average lives, resulting in a classification within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. Refer to Note 13 for further information on the assumptions used in the valuation of the Bancorp’s MSRs.

Derivatives
Exchange-traded derivatives valued using quoted prices and certain over-the-counter derivatives valued using active bids are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Most of the Bancorp’s derivative contracts are valued using DCF or other models that incorporate current market interest rates, credit spreads assigned to the derivative counterparties and other market parameters and, therefore, are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. Such derivatives include basic and structured interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity swaps and options. Derivatives that are valued based upon models with significant unobservable market parameters are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, derivatives classified as Level 3, which are valued using models containing unobservable inputs, consisted primarily of a total return swap associated with the Bancorp’s sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares as well as IRLCs, which utilize internally generated loan closing rate assumptions as a significant unobservable input in the valuation process.

Under the terms of the total return swap, the Bancorp will make or receive payments based on subsequent changes in the conversion rate of the Visa, Inc. Class B Shares into Class A Shares. Additionally, the Bancorp will make a quarterly payment based on Visa’s stock price and the conversion rate of the Visa, Inc. Class B Shares into Class A Shares until the date on which the Covered Litigation is settled. The fair value of the total return swap was calculated using a DCF model based on unobservable inputs consisting of management’s estimate of the probability of certain litigation scenarios, the timing of the resolution of the Covered Litigation and Visa litigation loss estimates in excess, or shortfall, of the Bancorp’s proportional share of escrow funds.

An increase in the loss estimate or a delay in the resolution of the Covered Litigation would result in an increase in the fair value of the derivative liability; conversely, a decrease in the loss estimate or an acceleration of the resolution of the Covered Litigation would result in a decrease in the fair value of the derivative liability. Refer to Note 18 for additional information on the Covered Litigation.

The net asset fair value of the Bancorp’s IRLCs at December 31, 2022 was $1 million. Immediate decreases in current interest rates of 25 bps and 50 bps would result in increases in the fair value of the IRLCs of approximately $2 million and $3 million, respectively. Immediate increases of current interest rates of 25 bps and 50 bps would result in decreases in the fair value of the IRLCs of approximately $2 million and $4 million, respectively. Immediate changes in the assumed loan closing rates, either adverse or favorable, of 10% and 20% would result in changes in the fair value of IRLCs of approximately an immaterial amount. These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution, as changes in fair value based on a variation in assumptions typically cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumptions to the change in fair value may not be linear.

Short positions
Where quoted prices are available in an active market, short positions are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include U.S. Treasury securities. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated using pricing models which primarily utilize quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics and therefore are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 2 securities include asset-backed and other debt securities.

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The following tables are a reconciliation of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
For the year ended December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Residential Mortgage LoansServicing
Rights
Interest Rate
Derivatives,
Net(a)
Equity
Derivatives		Total Fair Value
Balance, beginning of period$154 1,121 4 (214)1,065 
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):(b)
Included in earnings(18)177 22 (84)97 
Purchases/originations— 448 1 — 449 
Settlements(23)— (28)103 52 
Transfers into Level 3(c)
10 — — — 10 
Balance, end of period$123 1,746 (1)(195)1,673 
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period
   included in earnings attributable to the change in
   unrealized gains or losses relating to instruments
   still held at December 31, 2022
$(18)311 6 (84)215 
(a)Net interest rate derivatives include derivative assets and liabilities of $7 and $8, respectively, as of December 31, 2022.
(b)There were no unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held at December 31, 2022.
(c)Includes certain residential mortgage loans originated as held for sale that were transferred to held for investment.

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
For the year ended December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)Residential Mortgage LoansServicing
Rights
Interest Rate
Derivatives,
Net(a)
Equity
Derivatives		Total Fair Value
Balance, beginning of period$161 656 53 (201)669 
Total (losses) gains (realized/unrealized):(b)
Included in earnings(2)(139)153 (86)(74)
Purchases/originations— 604 (3)— 601 
Settlements(54)— (199)73 (180)
Transfers into Level 3(c)
49 — — — 49 
Balance, end of period$154 1,121 4 (214)1,065 
The amount of total gains (losses) for the period
   included in earnings attributable to the change in
   unrealized gains or losses relating to instruments
   still held at December 31, 2021
$(2)78 15 (86)5 
(a)Net interest rate derivatives include derivative assets and liabilities of $12 and $8, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.
(b)There were no unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held at December 31, 2021.
(c)Includes certain residential mortgage loans originated as held for sale that were transferred to held for investment.

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
For the year ended December 31, 2020 ($ in millions)Residential Mortgage LoansServicing
Rights
Interest Rate
Derivatives,
Net(a)
Equity
Derivatives		Total Fair Value
Balance, beginning of period$183 993 10 (163)1,023 
Total (losses) gains (realized/unrealized):(b)
Included in earnings3 (565)272 (103)(393)
Purchases/originations— 228 4 — 232 
Settlements(74)— (233)65 (242)
Transfers into Level 3(c)
49 — — — 49 
Balance, end of period$161 656 53 (201)669 
The amount of total (losses) gains for the period
   included in earnings attributable to the change in
   unrealized gains or losses relating to instruments
   still held at December 31, 2020
$3 (227)58 (103)(269)
(a)Net interest rate derivatives include derivative assets and liabilities of $61 and $8, respectively, as of December 31, 2020.
(b)There were no unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments still held at December 31, 2020.
(c)Includes certain residential mortgage loans originated as held for sale that were transferred to held for investment.


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The total gains and losses included in earnings for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 as follows:
($ in millions)202220212020
Mortgage banking net revenue$177 9 (291)
Commercial banking revenue4 3 2 
Other noninterest income(84)(86)(104)
Total gains (losses)$97 (74)(393)

The total gains and losses included in earnings attributable to changes in unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 assets and liabilities still held at December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows:
($ in millions)202220212020
Mortgage banking net revenue$295 88 (167)
Commercial banking revenue4 3 2 
Other noninterest income(84)(86)(104)
Total gains (losses)$215 5 (269)

The following tables present information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Bancorp’s material categories of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
Financial InstrumentFair ValueValuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable
Inputs		Range of InputsWeighted-Average
Residential mortgage loans$123 Loss rate modelInterest rate risk factor(24.1)-2.4%(12.3)%
(a)
Credit risk factor— -22.9%0.5 %
(a)
(Fixed)5.1 %
(b)
Servicing rights1,746 DCFPrepayment speed— -100.0%(Adjustable)20.3 %
(b)
(Fixed)734
(b)
OAS (bps)542 -1,513(Adjustable)1,204
(b)
IRLCs, net1 DCFLoan closing rates34.7 -97.5%86.6 %
(c)
Swap associated with the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares(195)DCFTiming of the resolution of the Covered LitigationQ1 2024-Q1 2027Q2 2025
(d)
(a) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative carrying value of the instruments.
(b) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative unpaid principal balance of the instruments.
(c) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative notional amount of the instruments.
(d) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the probability of the final funding date of the instruments.

As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
Financial InstrumentFair ValueValuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable
Inputs		Range of InputsWeighted-Average
Residential mortgage loans$154 Loss rate modelInterest rate risk factor(8.5)-8.8%0.4 %
(a)
Credit risk factor— -28.5%0.3 %
(a)
(Fixed)10.7 %
(b)
Servicing rights1,121 DCFPrepayment speed— -100.0%(Adjustable)20.6 %
(b)
(Fixed)686
(b)
OAS (bps)479 -1,587(Adjustable)1,087
(b)
IRLCs, net12 DCFLoan closing rates8.9 -97.2%80.9 %
(c)
Swap associated with the sale of Visa, Inc. Class B Shares(214)DCFTiming of the resolution of the Covered LitigationQ1 2023-Q2 2025Q1 2024
(d)
(a) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative carrying value of the instruments.
(b) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative unpaid principal balance of the instruments.
(c) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative notional amount of the instruments.
(d) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the probability of the final funding date of the instruments.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis; however, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence of impairment.

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The following tables provide the fair value hierarchy and carrying amount of all assets that were held as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for which a nonrecurring fair value adjustment was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related gains and losses from fair value adjustments on assets sold during the period as well as assets still held as of the end of the period.
Fair Value Measurements UsingTotal (Losses) Gains
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)Level 1  Level 2Level 3    Total For the year ended December 31, 2022
Commercial loans held for sale$— — 40 40 (1)
Commercial loans and leases— — 162 162 (83)
Consumer and residential mortgage loans— — 109 109 1 
OREO— — 3 3 — 
Bank premises and equipment— — 19 19 (9)
Operating lease equipment— — 1 1 (2)
Private equity investments— 9 1 10 (8)
Total$— 9 335 344 (102)
Fair Value Measurements UsingTotal (Losses) Gains
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalFor the year ended December 31, 2021
Commercial loans held for sale$— — 2 2 2 
Commercial loans and leases— — 236 236 (29)
Consumer and residential mortgage loans— — 125 125 (1)
OREO— — 7 7 (6)
Bank premises and equipment— — 11 11 (6)
Operating lease equipment— — 13 13 (21)
Private equity investments— 1 14 15 38 
Total$— 1 408 409 (23)

The following tables present information as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 about significant unobservable inputs related to the Bancorp’s material categories of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis:
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)
Financial InstrumentFair ValueValuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable InputsRanges of
Inputs		Weighted-Average
Commercial loans held for sale$40 Comparable company analysisMarket comparable transactionsNMNM
Commercial loans and leases162 Appraised valueCollateral valueNMNM
Consumer and residential mortgage loans109 Appraised valueCollateral valueNMNM
OREO3 Appraised valueAppraised valueNMNM
Bank premises and equipment19 Appraised valueAppraised valueNMNM
Operating lease equipment1 Appraised valueAppraised valueNMNM
Private equity investments1 Comparable company analysisMarket comparable transactionsNMNM
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)
Financial InstrumentFair ValueValuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable InputsRanges of  
Inputs  		Weighted-Average
Commercial loans held for sale$2 Comparable company analysisMarket comparable transactionsNMNM
Commercial loans and leases236 Appraised valueCollateral valueNMNM
Consumer and residential mortgage loans125 Appraised valueCollateral valueNMNM
OREO7 Appraised valueAppraised valueNMNM
Bank premises and equipment11 Appraised valueAppraised valueNMNM
Operating lease equipment13 Appraised valueAppraised valueNMNM
Private equity investments14 Comparable company analysisMarket comparable transactionsNMNM

Commercial loans held for sale
The Bancorp estimated the fair value of certain commercial loans held for sale during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, resulting in a negative fair value adjustment of $1 million and a positive fair value adjustment of $1 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These valuations were based on quoted prices for similar assets in active markets (Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy), appraisals of the underlying collateral or by applying unobservable inputs such as an estimated market discount to the unpaid principal balance of the loans or the appraised values of the assets (Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy). The Bancorp recognized losses on the sale of
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certain commercial loans held for sale of an immaterial amount and gains of $1 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Portfolio loans and leases
During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp recorded nonrecurring adjustments to certain collateral-dependent portfolio loans and leases. When a loan is collateral-dependent, the fair value of the loan is generally based on the fair value less cost to sell of the underlying collateral supporting the loan and therefore these loans were classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. In cases where the amortized cost basis of the loan or lease exceeds the estimated net realizable value of the collateral, then an ALLL is recognized, or a charge-off once the remaining amount is considered uncollectible.

OREO
During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Bancorp recorded nonrecurring adjustments to certain commercial and residential real estate properties and branch-related real estate no longer intended to be used for banking purposes classified as OREO and measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value. These nonrecurring losses were primarily due to declines in real estate values of the properties recorded in OREO. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, these losses include an immaterial amount and $5 million in losses, respectively, recorded as charge-offs on new OREO properties transferred from loans during the respective periods and an immaterial amount recorded as positive fair value adjustments and $1 million recorded as negative fair value adjustments for properties subsequent to their transfer into OREO, respectively. The fair value amounts are generally based on appraisals of the property values, resulting in a classification within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. In cases where the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, less costs to sell, an impairment loss is recognized. The previous tables reflect the fair value measurements of the properties before deducting the estimated costs to sell.

Bank premises and equipment
The Bancorp performs assessments of the recoverability of long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. These properties were written down to their lower of cost or market values. At least annually thereafter, the Bancorp will review these properties for market fluctuations. The fair value amounts were generally based on appraisals of the property values, resulting in a classification within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. For further information on bank premises and equipment, refer to Note 7.

Operating lease equipment
The Bancorp performs assessments of the recoverability of long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. When evaluating whether an individual asset is impaired, the Bancorp considers the current fair value of the asset, the changes in overall market demand for the asset and the rate of change in advancements associated with technological improvements that impact the demand for the specific asset under review. As part of this ongoing assessment, the Bancorp determined that the carrying values of certain operating lease equipment were not recoverable and, as a result, the Bancorp recorded an impairment loss equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeded the fair value. The fair value amounts were generally based on appraised values of the assets, resulting in a classification within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

Private equity investments
The Bancorp accounts for its private equity investments using the measurement alternative to fair value, except for those accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the measurement alternative, the Bancorp carries each investment at its cost basis minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. The Bancorp recognized gains of $4 million and $41 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, resulting from observable price changes. The carrying value of the Bancorp’s private equity investments still held as of December 31, 2022 includes a cumulative $40 million of positive adjustments as a result of observable price changes since January 1, 2018. Because these adjustments are based on observable transactions in inactive markets, they are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

For private equity investments which are accounted for using the measurement alternative to fair value, the Bancorp qualitatively evaluates each investment quarterly to determine if impairment may exist. If necessary, the Bancorp then measures impairment by estimating the value of its investment and comparing that to the investment’s carrying value, whether or not the Bancorp considers the impairment to be temporary. These valuations are typically developed using a DCF method, but other methods may be used if more appropriate for the circumstances. These valuations are based on unobservable inputs and therefore are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Bancorp recognized impairments of $12 million and $3 million during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The carrying value of the Bancorp’s private equity investments still held as of December 31, 2022 includes a cumulative $34 million of impairment charges recognized since adoption of the measurement alternative to fair value on January 1, 2018.

Fair Value Option
The Bancorp elected to measure certain residential mortgage loans held for sale under the fair value option as allowed under U.S. GAAP. Electing to measure residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value reduces certain timing differences and better matches changes in the value of these assets with changes in the value of derivatives used as economic hedges for these assets. Management’s intent to sell residential mortgage loans classified as held for sale may change over time due to such factors as changes in the overall liquidity in markets
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or changes in characteristics specific to certain loans held for sale. Consequently, these loans may be reclassified to loans held for investment and maintained in the Bancorp’s loan portfolio. In such cases, the loans will continue to be measured at fair value.

Fair value changes recognized in earnings for residential mortgage loans held at December 31, 2022 and 2021 for which the fair value option was elected, as well as the changes in fair value of the underlying IRLCs, included losses of $10 million and gains of $28 million, respectively. These losses and gains are reported in mortgage banking net revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Valuation adjustments related to instrument-specific credit risk for residential mortgage loans measured at fair value negatively impacted the fair value of those loans by $1 million and an immaterial amount at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Interest on loans measured at fair value is accrued as it is earned using the effective interest method and is reported as interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The following table summarizes the difference between the fair value and the unpaid principal balance for residential mortgage loans measured at fair value as of:
($ in millions)Aggregate  Fair ValueAggregate Unpaid Principal BalanceDifference
December 31, 2022
Residential mortgage loans measured at fair value$723 733 (10)
Past due loans of 30-89 days1 1 — 
Nonaccrual loans2 2 — 
December 31, 2021
Residential mortgage loans measured at fair value$1,177 1,149 28 
Past due loans of 90 days or more3 3 — 

The Bancorp may invest in certain hybrid financial instruments with embedded derivatives that are not clearly and closely related to the host contracts. The Bancorp elected to measure the entire instrument at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. The Bancorp did not hold these investments as of December 31, 2022 and the carrying value of these investments was $89 million as of December 31, 2021 and the investments were classified as trading debt securities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Fair value changes recognized in earnings included gains of $11 million and losses of $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, reported in securities (losses) gains, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Fair Value of Certain Financial Instruments
The following tables summarize the carrying amounts and estimated fair values for certain financial instruments, excluding financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Net CarryingFair Value Measurements Using        Total
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)AmountLevel 1Level 2Level 3Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks$3,466 3,466 — — 3,466 
Other short-term investments8,351 8,351 — — 8,351 
Other securities874 — 874 — 874 
Held-to-maturity securities5 — — 5 5 
Loans and leases held for sale407 — — 414 414 
Portfolio loans and leases:
Commercial loans and leases75,262 — — 75,104 75,104 
Consumer and residential mortgage loans43,901 — — 42,193 42,193 
Total portfolio loans and leases, net$119,163 — — 117,297 117,297 
Financial liabilities:
Deposits$163,690 — 163,634 — 163,634 
Federal funds purchased180 180 — — 180 
Other short-term borrowings4,838 — 4,829 — 4,829 
Long-term debt13,778 13,218 411 — 13,629 
Net CarryingFair Value Measurements Using        Total
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)AmountLevel 1Level 2Level 3Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks$2,994 2,994 — — 2,994 
Other short-term investments34,572 34,572 — — 34,572 
Other securities519 — 519 — 519 
Held-to-maturity securities8 — — 8 8 
Loans and leases held for sale3,392 — — 3,405 3,405 
Portfolio loans and leases:
Commercial loans and leases69,166 — — 69,924 69,924 
Consumer and residential mortgage loans40,838 — — 41,632 41,632 
Total portfolio loans and leases, net$110,004 — — 111,556 111,556 
Financial liabilities:
Deposits$169,324 — 169,316 — 169,316 
Federal funds purchased281 281 — — 281 
Other short-term borrowings980 — 980 — 980 
Long-term debt11,425 12,091 387 — 12,478 

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29. Regulatory Capital Requirements and Capital Ratios
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued capital adequacy guidelines pursuant to which it assesses the adequacy of capital in examining and supervising a BHC. These guidelines include quantitative measures that assign risk weightings to assets and off-balance sheet items, define and set minimum regulatory capital requirements as well as the measure of “well-capitalized” status. Additionally, the U.S. banking agencies issued similar guidelines for minimum regulatory capital requirements and “well-capitalized” measurements for banking subsidiaries.

The following table summarizes the prescribed capital ratios for the Bancorp and its banking subsidiary.
Minimum      Well-Capitalized
CET1 capital:
Fifth Third Bancorp4.50 %N/A
Fifth Third Bank, National Association4.50 6.50 
Tier 1 risk-based capital:
Fifth Third Bancorp6.00 6.00 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association6.00 8.00 
Total risk-based capital:
Fifth Third Bancorp8.00 10.00 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association8.00 10.00 
Leverage:
Fifth Third Bancorp4.00 N/A
Fifth Third Bank, National Association4.00 5.00 

Failure to meet the minimum capital requirements or falling below the “well-capitalized” measure can initiate certain actions by regulators that could have a direct material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Bancorp. The Bancorp is subject to the stress capital buffer requirement and must maintain capital ratios above its buffered minimum (regulatory minimum plus stress capital buffer) in order to avoid certain limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonuses to executive officers. The FRB uses the supervisory stress test to determine the Bancorp’s stress capital buffer, subject to a floor of 2.5%. The Bancorp’s stress capital buffer requirement has been 2.5% since the introduction of this framework and was most recently affirmed as part of the FRB’s 2022 supervisory stress test with an effective date of October 1, 2022. The Bancorp’s capital ratios have exceeded the stress capital buffer requirement for all periods presented.

The Bancorp and its banking subsidiary, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, had CET1 capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital, Total risk-based capital and Leverage ratios above the “well-capitalized” levels at both December 31, 2022 and 2021. To continue to qualify for financial holding company status pursuant to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, the Bancorp’s banking subsidiary must, among other things, maintain “well-capitalized” capital ratios.

The following table presents capital and risk-based capital and leverage ratios for the Bancorp and its banking subsidiary at December 31:
20222021
($ in millions)AmountRatio        AmountRatio      
CET1 capital:
Fifth Third Bancorp$15,670 9.28 %$14,781 9.54 %
Fifth Third Bank, National Association18,952 11.31 16,723 10.90 
Tier 1 risk-based capital:
Fifth Third Bancorp17,786 10.53 16,897 10.91 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association18,952 11.31 16,723 10.90 
Total risk-based capital:
Fifth Third Bancorp21,606 12.79 20,789 13.42 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association21,463 12.81 18,917 12.33 
Leverage:(a)
Fifth Third Bancorp17,786 8.56 16,897 8.27 
Fifth Third Bank, National Association18,952 9.23 16,723 8.29 
(a)Quarterly average assets are a component of the Leverage ratio and for this purpose do not include goodwill and any other intangible assets and other investments that the U.S. banking agencies determine should be deducted from Tier 1 capital.
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30. Parent Company Financial Statements
Condensed Statements of Income (Parent Company Only)
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Income
Dividends from consolidated nonbank subsidiaries(a)
$165 3,040 1,285 
Securities (losses) gains, net(9)1 1 
Interest 11 11 17 
Total income167 3,052 1,303 
Expenses
Interest311 250 266 
Other19 30 26 
Total expenses330 280 292 
(Loss) Income Before Income Taxes and Equity in Undistributed Earnings of Subsidiaries(163)2,772 1,011 
Applicable income tax benefit(76)(62)(65)
(Loss) Income Before Equity in Undistributed Earnings of Subsidiaries(87)2,834 1,076 
Equity in undistributed earnings2,533 (64)351 
Net Income Attributable to Bancorp$2,446 2,770 1,427 
Other Comprehensive Income— — — 
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Bancorp$2,446 2,770 1,427 
(a)Includes dividends paid by the Bancorp’s indirect banking subsidiary to the Bancorp’s direct nonbank subsidiary holding company of $3.0 billion and $1.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp’s indirect banking subsidiary did not pay dividends during the year ended December 31, 2022.

Condensed Balance Sheets (Parent Company Only)
As of December 31 ($ in millions)20222021
Assets
Cash$120 122 
Other short-term investments5,667 6,234 
Available-for-sale debt and other securities1,000 — 
Equity securities34 49 
Loans to nonbank subsidiaries60 192 
Investment in nonbank subsidiaries20,256 23,877 
Goodwill80 80 
Other assets326 431 
Total Assets$27,543 30,985 
Liabilities
Other short-term borrowings$121 361 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities764 487 
Long-term debt (external)9,331 7,927 
Total Liabilities$10,216 8,775 
Equity
Common stock$2,051 2,051 
Preferred stock2,116 2,116 
Capital surplus3,684 3,624 
Retained earnings21,689 20,236 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income(5,110)1,207 
Treasury stock(7,103)(7,024)
Total Equity17,327 22,210 
Total Liabilities and Equity$27,543 30,985 
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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Parent Company Only)   
For the years ended December 31 ($ in millions)202220212020
Operating Activities   
Net income$2,446 2,770 1,427 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and accretion7 7 7 
(Benefit from) provision for deferred income taxes(3)(1)— 
Securities losses (gains), net9 (1)(1)
Equity in undistributed earnings(2,533)64 (351)
Net change in:
Equity securities6 1 — 
Other assets(115)(40)(1)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities45 (80)— 
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities(138)2,720 1,081 
Investing Activities
Purchase of securities issued by subsidiary(1,000)— — 
Net change in:
Other short-term investments567 (656)(855)
Loans to nonbank subsidiaries132 158 94 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities(301)(498)(761)
Financing Activities
Net change in other short-term borrowings(240)(89)91 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt2,986 498 1,243 
Repayment of long-term debt(1,200)(250)(1,100)
Dividends paid on common and preferred stock(927)(897)(858)
Repurchase of treasury stock and related forward contract(100)(1,393)— 
Issuance of preferred stock— — 346 
Other, net(82)(89)(40)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities437 (2,220)(318)
(Decrease) Increase in Cash(2)2 2 
Cash at Beginning of Period122 120 118 
Cash at End of Period$120 122 120 

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31. Business Segments
Results of the Bancorp’s business segments are presented based on its management structure and management accounting practices. The structure and accounting practices are specific to the Bancorp; therefore, the financial results of the Bancorp’s business segments are not necessarily comparable with similar information for other financial institutions. The Bancorp refines its methodologies from time to time as management’s accounting practices and businesses change.

During the third quarter of 2022, the Bancorp reorganized its management reporting structure and now reports on three business segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking and Wealth and Asset Management. This reorganization primarily involved merging the Bancorp’s previously reported Branch Banking and Consumer Lending segments and the transfer of certain portions of the newly combined segment to the Commercial Banking segment. These portions primarily included the loans, deposits and other services provided to relationship manager assigned lower middle-market business customers, along with the income and expenses associated with those customers. Prior period results have been adjusted to conform to the new segment presentation.

The Bancorp manages interest rate risk centrally at the corporate level. By employing an FTP methodology, the business segments are insulated from most benchmark interest rate volatility, enabling them to focus on serving customers through the origination of loans and acceptance of deposits. The FTP methodology assigns charge and credit rates to classes of assets and liabilities, respectively, based on the estimated amount and timing of the cash flows for each transaction. Assigning the FTP rate based on matching the duration of cash flows allocates interest income and interest expense to each business segment so its resulting net interest income is insulated from future changes in benchmark interest rates. The Bancorp’s FTP methodology also allocates the contribution to net interest income of the asset-generating and deposit-providing businesses on a duration-adjusted basis to better attribute the driver of the performance. As the asset and liability durations are not perfectly matched, the residual impact of the FTP methodology is captured in General Corporate and Other. The charge and credit rates are determined using the FTP rate curve, which is based on an estimate of Fifth Third’s marginal borrowing cost in the wholesale funding markets. The FTP curve is constructed using the U.S. swap curve, brokered CD pricing and unsecured debt pricing. The Bancorp’s FTP methodology was not adjusted during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

The Bancorp adjusts the FTP charge and credit rates as dictated by changes in interest rates for various interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and by the review of behavioral assumptions, such as prepayment rates on interest-earning assets and the estimated durations for indeterminate-lived deposits. Key assumptions, including the credit rates provided for deposit accounts, are reviewed annually. Credit rates for deposit products and charge rates for loan products may be reset more frequently in response to changes in market conditions.

The Bancorp’s methodology for allocating provision for credit losses to the business segments includes charges or benefits associated with changes in criticized commercial loan levels in addition to actual net charge-offs experienced by the loans and leases owned by each business segment. Provision for credit losses attributable to loan and lease growth and changes in ALLL factors is captured in General Corporate and Other. The financial results of the business segments include allocations for shared services and headquarters expenses. Additionally, the business segments form synergies by taking advantage of relationship depth opportunities and funding operations by accessing the capital markets as a collective unit.

The following is a description of each of the Bancorp’s business segments and the products and services they provide to their respective client bases.

Commercial Banking offers credit intermediation, cash management and financial services to large and middle-market businesses and government and professional customers. In addition to the traditional lending and depository offerings, Commercial Banking products and services include global cash management, foreign exchange and international trade finance, derivatives and capital markets services, asset-based lending, real estate finance, public finance, commercial leasing and syndicated finance.

Consumer and Small Business Banking provides a full range of deposit and loan products to individuals and small businesses through a network of full-service banking centers and relationships with indirect and correspondent loan originators in addition to providing products designed to meet the specific needs of small businesses, including cash management services. Consumer and Small Business Banking includes the Bancorp’s residential mortgage, home equity loans and lines of credit, credit cards, automobile and other indirect lending and other consumer lending activities. Residential mortgage activities include the origination, retention and servicing of residential mortgage loans, sales and securitizations of those loans and all associated hedging activities. Indirect lending activities include extending loans to consumers through automobile dealers, motorcycle dealers, powersport dealers, recreational vehicle dealers and marine dealers. Other consumer lending activities include home improvement and solar energy installation loans originated through a network of contractors and installers.

Wealth and Asset Management provides a full range of wealth management services for individuals, companies and not-for-profit organizations. Wealth and Asset Management is made up of three main businesses: FTS, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bancorp; Fifth Third Private Bank; and Fifth Third Institutional Services. FTS offers full service retail brokerage services to individual clients and broker-dealer services to the institutional marketplace. Fifth Third Private Bank offers wealth management strategies to high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients through wealth planning, investment management, banking, insurance, trust and estate services. Fifth Third
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Institutional Services provides advisory services for institutional clients including middle market businesses, non-profits, states and municipalities.

The following tables present the results of operations and assets by business segment for the years ended December 31:
2022 ($ in millions)Commercial
Banking		Consumer and Small Business BankingWealth
and Asset
Management		General
Corporate
and Other		EliminationsTotal
Net interest income$2,542 3,131 262 (326)— 5,609 
Provision for credit losses33 139 — 391 — 563 
Net interest income after provision for credit
     losses
2,509 2,992 262 (717)— 5,046 
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposits372 216 1 — — 589 
Wealth and asset management revenue3 204 540 — (177)
(a)
570 
Commercial banking revenue563 3 1 (2)— 565 
Card and processing revenue87 308 2 12 — 409 
Leasing business revenue237 
(c)
— — — — 237 
Mortgage banking net revenue— 214 1 — — 215 
Other noninterest income(b)
111 110 — 44 — 265 
Securities losses, net(33)— — (49)— (82)
Securities losses, net -non-qualifying
     hedges on MSRs		— (2)— — — (2)
Total noninterest income1,340 1,053 545 5 (177)2,766 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits639 828 218 869 — 2,554 
Technology and communications11 22 1 382 — 416 
Net occupancy expense(d)
40 196 13 58 — 307 
Equipment expense27 38 — 80 — 145 
Leasing business expense131 — — — — 131 
Marketing expense5 58 1 54 — 118 
Card and processing expense11 72 1 (4)— 80 
Other noninterest expense959 1,175 322 (1,311)(177)968 
Total noninterest expense1,823 2,389 556 128 (177)4,719 
Income (loss) before income taxes2,026 1,656 251 (840)— 3,093 
Applicable income tax expense (benefit)377 347 53 (130)— 647 
Net income (loss)1,649 1,309 198 (710)— 2,446 
Total goodwill$2,324 2,365 226 — — 4,915 
Total assets$83,535 83,697 14,253 25,967 
(e)
— 207,452 
(a)Revenue sharing agreements between Wealth and Asset Management and Consumer and Small Business Banking are eliminated in the Consolidated Statements of Income. 
(b)Includes impairment charges of $6 recorded in Consumer and Small Business Banking and $3 recorded in General Corporate and Other for bank premises and equipment. For more information, refer to Note 7 and Note 28. 
(c)Includes impairment charges of $2 for operating lease equipment. For more information, refer to Note 8 and Note 28. 
(d)Includes impairment losses and termination charges of $2 for ROU assets related to certain operating leases. For more information, refer to Note 9.
(e)Includes bank premises and equipment of $24 classified as held for sale. For more information, refer to Note 7. 
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2021 ($ in millions)Commercial BankingConsumer and Small Business BankingWealth
and Asset
Management		General
Corporate
and Other		EliminationsTotal      
Net interest income$1,596 1,685 88 1,401 — 4,770 
(Benefit from) provision for credit losses(597)120 (1)101 — (377)
Net interest income after (benefit from) provision
     for credit losses		2,193 1,565 89 1,300 — 5,147 
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposits385 214 1 — — 600 
Wealth and asset management revenue2 206 558 — (180)
(a)
586 
Commercial banking revenue633 2 2 — — 637 
Card and processing revenue78 312 2 10 — 402 
Leasing business revenue300 
(c)
— — — — 300 
Mortgage banking net revenue— 267 3 — — 270 
Other noninterest income(b)
91 108 4 129 — 332 
Securities (losses) gains, net8 — — (15)— (7)
Securities losses, net -non-qualifying
hedges on MSRs
— (2)— — — (2)
Total noninterest income1,497 1,107 570 124 (180)3,118 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits644 833 205 944 — 2,626 
Technology and communications17 16 1 354 — 388 
Net occupancy expense(d)
37 197 15 63 — 312 
Equipment expense26 38 — 74 — 138 
Leasing business expense137 — — — — 137 
Marketing expense7 41 2 57 — 107 
Card and processing expense7 85 1 (4)— 89 
Other noninterest expense898 1,185 316 (1,268)(180)951 
Total noninterest expense1,773 2,395 540 220 (180)4,748 
Income before income taxes1,917 277 119 1,204 — 3,517 
Applicable income tax expense363 57 25 302 — 747 
Net income1,554 220 94 902 — 2,770 
Total goodwill$1,980 2,303 231 — — 4,514 
Total assets$75,387 85,455 13,836 36,438 
(e)
— 211,116 
(a)Revenue sharing agreements between Wealth and Asset Management and Consumer and Small Business Banking are eliminated in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(b)Includes impairment charges of $6 recorded in Consumer and Small Business Banking and $1 recorded in General Corporate and Other for bank premises and equipment. For more information, refer to Note 7 and Note 28.
(c)Includes impairment charges of $25 for operating lease equipment. For more information, refer to Note 8 and Note 28.
(d)Includes impairment losses and termination charges of $3 for ROU assets related to certain operating leases. For more information, refer to Note 9. 
(e)Includes bank premises and equipment of $24 classified as held for sale. For more information, refer to Note 7.

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2020 ($ in millions)Commercial
Banking		Consumer and Small Business BankingWealth
and Asset
Management		General
Corporate
and Other		EliminationsTotal      
Net interest income$2,009 1,942 139 692 — 4,782 
Provision for (benefit from) credit losses1,086 229 3 (221)— 1,097 
Net interest income after provision for (benefit
     from) credit losses		923 1,713 136 913 — 3,685 
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposits358 200 1 — — 559 
Wealth and asset management revenue3 172 498 — (153)
(a)
520 
Commercial banking revenue527 2 2 (3)— 528 
Card and processing revenue68 269 2 13 — 352 
Leasing business revenue276 
(c)
— — — — 276 
Mortgage banking net revenue— 315 5 — — 320 
Other noninterest income(b)
101 78 18 14 — 211 
Securities gains, net— — — 62 — 62 
Securities gains, net -non-qualifying hedges
on MSRs
— 2 — — — 2 
Total noninterest income1,333 1,038 526 86 (153)2,830 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits606 821 218 945 — 2,590 
Technology and communications13 12 1 336 — 362 
Net occupancy expense(d)
32 185 12 121 — 350 
Equipment expense27 41 1 61 — 130 
Leasing business expense140 — — — — 140 
Marketing expense9 34 2 59 — 104 
Card and processing expense7 116 1 (3)— 121 
Other noninterest expense975 1,090 298 (1,289)(153)921 
Total noninterest expense1,809 2,299 533 230 (153)4,718 
Income before income taxes447 452 129 769 — 1,797 
Applicable income tax expense49 95 27 199 — 370 
Net income398 357 102 570 — 1,427 
Total goodwill$1,980 2,047 231 — — 4,258 
Total assets$71,801 77,169 12,466 43,244 
(e)
— 204,680 
(a)Revenue sharing agreements between Wealth and Asset Management and Consumer and Small Business Banking are eliminated in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(b)Includes impairment charges of $15 recorded in Consumer and Small Business Banking and $15 recorded in General Corporate and Other for bank premises and equipment. For more information, refer to Note 7.
(c)Includes impairment charges of $7 for operating lease equipment. For more information, refer to Note 8.
(d)Includes impairment losses and termination charges of $8 for ROU assets related to certain operating leases. For more information, refer to Note 9.
(e)Includes bank premises and equipment of $35 classified as held for sale. For more information, refer to Note 7.

32. Subsequent Event
On January 20, 2023, the Bancorp entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction with a counterparty pursuant to which the Bancorp paid $200 million on January 24, 2023 to repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock. The Bancorp is repurchasing the shares of its common stock as part of its Board-approved 100 million share repurchase program previously announced on June 18, 2019. The Bancorp expects the settlement of the transaction to occur on or before March 30, 2023.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Bancorp conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Bancorp’s management, including the Bancorp’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Bancorp’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on the foregoing, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Bancorp’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Bancorp’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in all material respects, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Bancorp files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required and information is accumulated and communicated to management including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

MANAGEMENT’S ASSESSMENT AS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of Fifth Third Bancorp is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Bancorp’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Bancorp’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. Management’s assessment is based on the criteria established in the Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and was designed to provide reasonable assurance that the Bancorp maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. Based on this assessment, management believes that the Bancorp maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. The Bancorp’s independent registered public accounting firm, that audited the Bancorp’s consolidated financial statements included in this annual report, has issued an audit report on our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. This report appears on page 216 of the annual report.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS
The Bancorp’s management also conducted an evaluation of internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the year covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Bancorp’s internal control over financial reporting. Based on this evaluation, there has been no such change during the year covered by this report.

/s/ Timothy N. Spence/s/ James C. Leonard
Timothy N. SpenceJames C. Leonard
President and Chief Executive OfficerExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
February 24, 2023February 24, 2023


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp:

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Fifth Third Bancorp and subsidiaries (the “Bancorp”) as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Bancorp maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, of the Bancorp and our report dated February 24, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion
The Bancorp’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Assessment as to the Effectiveness of Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Bancorp’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Bancorp in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
February 24, 2023
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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTION
Not applicable.

PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this item relating to the Executive Officers of the Registrant is included in PART I under “INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.”

The information required by this item concerning Directors and the nomination process is incorporated herein by reference under the caption “Election of Directors” of the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The information required by this item concerning the Audit Committee and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is incorporated herein by reference under the captions “Corporate Governance” and “Board of Directors, Its Committees, Meetings, and Functions” of the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Fifth Third’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on Fifth Third’s corporate website at www.53.com. In addition, any future amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the Fifth Third Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to Fifth Third’s directors or executive officers (including Fifth Third’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller) will be posted at this internet address.

The information required by this item concerning Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports is incorporated herein by reference under the caption “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” of the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Compensation of Named Executive Officers,” “Board of Directors Compensation,” “CEO Pay Ratio,” “Human Capital and Compensation Committee Report” and “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” of the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Security ownership information of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated herein by reference under the captions “Certain Beneficial Owners,” “Election of Directors,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Board of Directors Compensation,” and “Compensation of Named Executive Officers” of the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The information required by this item concerning Equity Compensation Plan information is included in Note 25 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference under the captions “Certain Transactions”, “Election of Directors”, “Corporate Governance” and “Board of Directors, Its Committees, Meetings, and Functions” of the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference under the caption “Principal Independent External Audit Firm Fees” of the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Bancorp’s principal independent external audit firm is Deloitte & Touche LLP, whose PCAOB Firm ID is 34.

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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Pages

The schedules for the Bancorp and its subsidiaries are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required, or because the information is set forth in the Consolidated Financial Statements or the notes thereto.

The following lists the Exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K:
2.1
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
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4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
4.25
4.26
4.27
4.28
4.29
4.30
4.31
4.32
4.33
4.34
4.35
4.36
4.37
4.38
4.39
4.40
4.41
4.42
4.43
4.44
4.45
4.46
4.47
4.48Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of the Registrant and its subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish to the SEC, upon request, copies of any such instruments.
4.49
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10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.21
10.22
10.23
10.24
10.25
10.26
10.27
10.28
10.29
10.30
10.31
10.32
10.33
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10.34
10.35
10.36
10.37
10.38
10.39
10.40
10.41
10.42
10.43
10.44
10.45
10.46
10.47
10.48
10.49
10.50
10.51
10.52
10.53
10.54
10.55
10.56
10.57
10.58
10.59
10.60
10.61
10.62
10.63
10.64
10.65
10.66
10.67
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10.68
10.69
10.70
10.71
10.72
10.73
21
23
31(i)
31(ii)
32(i)
32(ii)
101.INSXBRLInstance Document.
101.SCHXBRLTaxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CALXBRLTaxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEFXBRLTaxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LABXBRLTaxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PREXBRLTaxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

(1)Fifth Third Bancorp also entered into an identical security on March 4, 2008 representing an additional $500,000,000 of its 8.25% Subordinated Notes due 2038.
(2)Fifth Third Bancorp also entered into an identical security on November 20, 2013 representing an additional $250,000,000 in principal amount of its 4.30% Subordinated Notes due 2024.

* Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
** An application for confidential treatment for selected portions of this exhibit has been filed with the SEC.
*** Selected portions of this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 16. FORM 10–K SUMMARY
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Registrant
/s/ Timothy N. Spence
Timothy N. Spence
President and CEO
Principal Executive Officer
February 24, 2023

Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed on February 24, 2023 by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated.


OFFICERS:
/s/ Timothy N. Spence
Timothy N. Spence
President and CEO
Principal Executive Officer
/s/ James C. Leonard
James C. Leonard
Executive Vice President and CFO
Principal Financial Officer
/s/ Mark D. Hazel
Mark D. Hazel
Executive Vice President and Controller
Principal Accounting Officer






DIRECTORS:
/s/ Greg D. Carmichael
Greg D. Carmichael
Executive Chairman
/s/ Nicholas K. Akins
Nicholas K. Akins
Lead Independent Director
/s/ B. Evan Bayh III
B. Evan Bayh III
/s/ Jorge L. Benitez
Jorge L. Benitez
/s/ Katherine B. Blackburn
Katherine B. Blackburn
/s/ Emerson L. Brumback
Emerson L. Brumback
/s/ Linda W. Clement-Holmes
Linda W. Clement-Holmes
/s/ C. Bryan Daniels
C. Bryan Daniels
/s/ Mitchell S. Feiger
Mitchell S. Feiger
/s/ Thomas H. Harvey
Thomas H. Harvey
/s/ Gary R. Heminger
Gary R. Heminger
/s/ Jewell D. Hoover
Jewell D. Hoover
/s/ Eileen A. Mallesch
Eileen A. Mallesch
/s/ Michael B. McCallister
Michael B. McCallister
/s/ Timothy N. Spence
Timothy N. Spence
/s/ Marsha C. Williams
Marsha C. Williams
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CONSOLIDATED TEN YEAR COMPARISON
AVERAGE ASSETS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 ($ IN MILLIONS)
Interest-Earning Assets
YearLoans and
Leases		Other Short-Term InvestmentsInvestment
Securities		TotalCash and Due
from Banks		Other AssetsTotal Average
Assets
2022$120,561 12,419 53,346 186,326 3,093 19,490 206,929 
2021114,117 33,243 37,018 184,378 3,055 21,050 206,324 
2020114,411 21,935 36,342 172,688 2,978 20,933 194,230 
2019107,794 2,140 35,470 145,404 2,748 16,903 163,936 
201893,876 1,476 33,553 128,905 2,200 12,203 142,183 
201792,731 1,390 32,172 126,293 2,224 13,236 140,527 
201694,320 1,866 30,099 126,285 2,303 14,870 142,173 
201593,339 3,258 26,987 123,584 2,608 15,100 139,999 
201491,127 3,043 21,823 115,993 2,892 14,443 131,847 
201389,093 2,417 16,444 107,954 2,482 15,025 123,704 
AVERAGE DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 ($ IN MILLIONS)
Deposits
YearDemandInterest
Checking		SavingsMoney
Market
Certificates of Deposit(a)
Foreign Office and OtherTotal
Short-Term Borrowings(b)
Total
2022$60,185 45,835 23,445 29,326 4,030 170 162,991 4,925 167,916 
202162,028 45,850 20,531 30,631 3,744 164 162,948 1,440 164,388 
202047,111 46,890 16,440 29,879 7,455 256 148,031 2,094 150,125 
201934,343 36,658 14,041 25,879 9,974 474 121,369 2,313 123,682 
201832,634 29,818 13,330 21,769 6,532 839 104,922 3,120 108,042 
201735,093 26,382 13,958 20,231 6,335 665 102,664 3,715 106,379 
201635,862 25,143 14,346 19,523 6,745 830 102,449 3,351 105,800 
201535,164 26,160 14,951 18,152 6,920 874 102,221 2,641 104,862 
201431,755 25,382 16,080 14,670 7,691 1,828 97,406 2,331 99,737 
201329,925 23,582 18,440 9,467 10,099 1,518 93,031 3,527 96,558 
INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 ($ IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
Per Share
YearInterest IncomeInterest
Expense		Noninterest
Income		Noninterest
Expense		Net Income Available to Common ShareholdersEarningsDiluted
Earnings		Dividends
Declared
2022$6,587 978 2,766 4,719 2,330 3.38 3.35 1.26 
20215,211 441 3,118 4,748 2,659 3.78 3.73 1.14 
20205,572 790 2,830 4,718 1,323 1.84 1.83 1.08 
20196,254 1,457 3,536 4,660 2,419 3.38 3.33 0.94 
20185,183 1,043 2,790 3,958 2,118 3.11 3.06 0.74 
20174,489 691 3,224 3,782 2,105 2.86 2.81 0.60 
20164,193 578 2,696 3,737 1,472 1.92 1.91 0.53 
20154,028 495 3,003 3,643 1,610 2.00 1.97 0.52 
20144,030 451 2,473 3,619 1,384 1.65 1.63 0.51 
20133,973 412 3,227 3,978 1,799 2.05 2.02 0.47 
MISCELLANEOUS AT DECEMBER 31 ($ IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
Equity
YearCommon Shares
Outstanding		Common
Stock		Preferred
Stock		Capital
Surplus		Retained
Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) IncomeTreasury
Stock		TotalBook Value
Per Share		Allowance for
Loan and
Lease Losses
2022683,385,880$2,051 2,116 3,684 21,689 (5,110)(7,103)17,327 22.262,194 
2021682,777,6642,051 2,116 3,624 20,236 1,207 (7,024)22,210 29.431,892 
2020712,760,3252,051 2,116 3,635 18,384 2,601 (5,676)23,111 29.462,453 
2019708,915,6292,051 1,770 3,599 18,315 1,192 (5,724)21,203 27.411,202 
2018646,630,8572,051 1,331 2,873 16,578 (112)(6,471)16,250 23.071,103 
2017693,804,8932,051 1,331 2,790 14,957 73 (5,002)16,200 21.431,196 
2016750,479,2992,051 1,331 2,756 13,290 59 (3,433)16,054 19.621,253 
2015785,080,3142,051 1,331 2,666 12,224 197 (2,764)15,705 18.311,272 
2014824,046,9522,051 1,331 2,646 11,034 429 (1,972)15,519 17.221,322 
2013855,305,7452,051 1,034 2,561 10,156 82 (1,295)14,589 15.851,582 
(a) Includes CDs $250,000 or less and CDs over $250,000.
(b) Includes federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings.

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP DIRECTORSFIFTH THIRD BANCORP OFFICERS
REGIONAL PRESIDENTS
Greg D. CarmichaelTimothy N. Spence
Michael Ash
David Briggs
Timothy Elsbrock
Lee Fite
David Girodat
Kimberly Halbauer
Mark Heckler
Francie Henry
Randy Koporc
Tom Partridge
Cary Putrino
Jim Weiss
Thomas G. Welch, Jr.
Joseph Yurosek

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP BOARD COMMITTEES

Audit Committee
Eileen A. Mallesch, Chair
Katherine B. Blackburn
Thomas H. Harvey
Jewell D. Hoover
Michael B. McCallister

Finance Committee
Gary R. Heminger, Chair
Nicholas K. Akins
Jorge L. Benitez
Emerson L. Brumback
Thomas H. Harvey
Eileen A. Mallesch
Michael B. McCallister
Marsha C. Williams

Human Capital and Compensation Committee
Michael B. McCallister, Chair
Nicholas K. Akins
Emerson L. Brumback
Gary R. Heminger
Eileen A. Mallesch
Marsha C. Williams

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Thomas H. Harvey, Chair
Nicholas K. Akins
B. Evan Bayh, III
Jorge L. Benitez
Katherine B. Blackburn
Marsha C. Williams

Risk and Compliance Committee
Emerson L. Brumback, Chair
Linda W. Clement-Holmes
C. Bryan Daniels
Gary R. Heminger
Jewell D. Hoover
Eileen A. Mallesch

Technology Committee
Jorge L. Benitez, Chair
B. Evan Bayh, III
Linda W. Clement-Holmes
C. Bryan Daniels
Thomas H. Harvey
Executive ChairmanPresident & Chief Executive Officer
Fifth Third Bancorp



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B. Evan Bayh, III
Senior Advisor
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Retired Chief Executive Officer
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Kala J. Gibson
Executive Vice President &
Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer
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Executive Vice President
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Howard Hammond
Executive Vice President &
Head of Consumer Bank
Emerson L. Brumback
Retired President & Chief Operating Officer
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Controller
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Retired Chief Information Officer
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Kevin P. Lavender
Executive Vice President &
Head of Commercial Bank
C. Bryan Daniels
Founding Partner
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James C. Leonard
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
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Retired CEO and President
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Executive Vice President &
Chief Human Resource Officer
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Executive Vice President &
Chief Information Officer
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Retired Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
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Executive Vice President &
Chief Risk Officer
Jewell D. Hoover
Retired Senior Official
Comptroller of the Currency
Richard L. Stein
Executive Vice President &
Chief Credit Officer
Eileen A. Mallesch
Retired Chief Financial Officer
Nationwide Property & Casualty Segment, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
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Executive Vice President &
Chief Marketing Officer
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Retired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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