Fifth Third Bank Hires Sharon Griffin as Mortgage Loan Officer

ATLANTA (April 27, 2015) – Sharon Griffin recently joined Fifth Third Bank’s Georgia affiliate as mortgage loan officer for the Vinings and Smyrna Financial Centers. She is responsible for the promotion and execution of residential home loan products.

Griffin, who has 10 years of mortgage industry experience, most recently worked as a mortgage officer for PNC Bank in Atlanta.

Griffin has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from the University of Detroit Mercy College. She also studied strategies and management at Wharton School of Business and communications & negotiations at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Griffin is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

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About Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $139 billion in assets and operated 15 affiliates with 1,302 full-service Banking Centers, including 101 Bank Mart® locations, most open seven days a week, inside select grocery stores and 2,638 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 22.8% interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of December 31, 2014, had $308 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $27 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established in 1858. Fifth Third Bank - Member FDIC.