Fifth Third Bank N.A.
Cincinnati, Ohio · $299.18B in assets · beside the 7 other Ohio banks over $10B
The filing
Fifth Third Bank N.A. is the third largest of the 8 Ohio banks over $10B, with $299.18B in assets at 30 June 2026. Loans are 74.5% of deposits, 3rd of 8 against a median of 76.8%, and equity is 12.6% of assets, 2nd of 8. Loans grew +45.8% in the year, the fastest in the cohort, and deposits grew 43.5%; the cohort's median loan growth is +13.0%.
Noncurrent loans are 0.84% of the book, 4th of 8 against a median of 0.85%; 0.35% is 30 to 89 days past due, and the allowance covers them 1.9 times. Net charge-offs are 0.31% of loans, 5th of 8. Commercial real estate is 12.0% of loans, 4th of 8 against a median of 12.3%, and 68% of capital, below the 300% screen, with construction at 25% against the 100% screen. CRE has grown +107.3% over 36 months, past the guidance's 50% prong.
Return on assets is 0.87%, 7th of 8 against a median of 1.25%, on an efficiency ratio of 68.0%, the highest in the cohort. Five years ago it was 1.43%. The question is whether the new lending seasons as cleanly as the book it joined, and what funded it.
SBA 7(a), FY2008 to FY2026
Fifth Third Bank N.A. is the 2nd largest 7(a) lender into Michigan of 364, with $895M across 2,010 loans, 7.1% of everything approved in the state (The Huntington National Bank leads with $3.53B). 276 of its 572 markets have had no approvals since before FY2023: an absence in the record, not a stated withdrawal.
| County | Approved | Rank | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, TX | $197M | 10th of 314 | 2.4% | +1.1 pts |
| Oakland, MI | $188M | 2nd of 185 | 7.8% | -1.5 pts |
| Wayne, MI | $166M | 2nd of 164 | 9.2% | +4.5 pts |
| Dallas, TX | $139M | 10th of 314 | 2.5% | -0.7 pts |
| Macomb, MI | $126M | 2nd of 126 | 10.7% | +5.4 pts |
| Cook, IL | $124M | 9th of 282 | 1.9% | -0.7 pts |
| Los Angeles, CA | $84M | 49th of 308 | 0.4% | +0.1 pts |
| Kent, MI | $72M | 2nd of 124 | 6.9% | +2.5 pts |
| Hamilton, OH | $64M | 5th of 122 | 4.5% | +0.5 pts |
| Maricopa, AZ | $60M | 34th of 303 | 0.8% | +0.7 pts |
| Orange, FL | $59M | 7th of 201 | 2.9% | +2.0 pts |
| Collin, TX | $56M | 8th of 261 | 2.1% | -1.7 pts |
| Franklin, OH | $54M | 9th of 166 | 2.5% | -0.2 pts |
| Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of book | Share of sector | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 827 | $615M | 16.3% | 1.55% | 9th of 2,246 |
| Health care & social assistance | 957 | $510M | 13.5% | 1.08% | 16th of 2,172 |
| Professional & technical services | 1,043 | $411M | 10.9% | 1.27% | 13th of 1,955 |
| Retail trade | 954 | $369M | 9.8% | 0.61% | 33rd of 2,589 |
| Accommodation & food services | 846 | $352M | 9.3% | 0.46% | 50th of 2,596 |
Commercial real estate against capital
| Fifth Third Bank N.A. | Rank | Cohort median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total CRE against capital, the 300% screen | 68% | 5th of 8 | 67% |
| Construction against capital, the 100% screen | 25% | 6th of 8 | 16% |
| Construction and land development, share of loans | 4.4% | 6th of 8 | 2.7% |
| Non-owner-occupied nonfarm nonresidential, share of loans | 5.3% | 5th of 8 | 5.2% |
| Total CRE, the guidance definition, share of loans | 12.0% | 4th of 8 | 12.3% |
| CRE growth over 36 months, the third prong | +107.3% | 8th of 8 | +8.8% |
Among its peers
| Institution | Assets | ROA | Efficiency | NPA / loans | Net charge-offs | Allowance / loans | Loans / deposits | Equity / assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4091.32B | 1.5% | 54.5% | 0.78% | 0.60% | 1.7% | 55.4% | 8.3% | |
| $705.55B | 1.2% | 56.1% | 1.45% | 0.52% | 1.8% | 76.3% | 9.8% | |
| $299.18B | 0.9% | 68.0% | 0.84% | 0.31% | 1.6% | 74.5% | 12.6% | |
| $283.07B | 1.0% | 61.7% | 1.06% | 0.24% | 1.7% | 84.2% | 11.8% | |
| $188.56B | 1.3% | 54.9% | 0.86% | 0.39% | 1.3% | 70.6% | 9.9% | |
| $22.35B | 1.5% | 57.5% | 0.70% | 0.27% | 1.4% | 77.3% | 13.4% | |
| $18.06B | 0.6% | 60.7% | 0.25% | -0.02% | 0.5% | 159.7% | 9.9% | |
| $12.61B | 1.8% | 54.7% | 0.86% | 0.11% | 1.1% | 90.3% | 12.4% |
| Fifth Third Bank N.A. | Cohort median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2026 | Change | 2021 | 2026 | Change | |
| Loans | $113.46B | $179.39B | +58% | $108.07B | $145.60B | +35% |
| Deposits | $168.95B | $240.93B | +43% | $148.24B | $192.80B | +30% |
| NPA / loans | 0.93% | 0.84% | -0.09 pts | 0.97% | 0.85% | -0.12 pts |
| Efficiency | 60.0% | 68.0% | +8.0 pts | 59.8% | 56.8% | -3.0 pts |
| ROA | 1.43% | 0.87% | -0.55 pts | 1.39% | 1.25% | -0.14 pts |
This read was prepared for Fifth Third Bank N.A.'s board and management from the public record, and is one slice of what Lynx builds for any bank from its own filing: the peer cohort, the capital, liquidity and rate models with the assumptions the institution sets, and a summary report of twenty sections for the board.
The full pack on Fifth Third Bank N.A. is prepared on request, and thirty days on the institution's own numbers are open to anyone at the bank.
Ask for the packPrepared 7 September 2026
Filing 30 June 2026
Cohort OH banks over $10B
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