FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

Loans and Leases

The Bancorp classifies its commercial loans and leases based upon primary purpose and consumer loans based upon product or collateral. Table 18 summarizes end of period loans and leases, including loans and leases held for sale, and Table 19 summarizes average total loans and leases, including average loans and leases held for sale.

Total loans and leases, including loans and leases held for sale, increased $3.0 billion, or 2%, from December 31, 2024 driven by increases in both consumer loans and commercial loans and leases.

Commercial loans and leases increased $278 million from December 31, 2024 primarily due to an increase in commercial and industrial loans, partially offset by a decrease in commercial construction loans. Commercial and industrial loans increased $509 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2024 primarily as a result of loan originations exceeding payoffs. Commercial construction loans decreased $301 million, or 5%, from December 31, 2024 as payoffs exceeded draws on existing commitments and loan originations.

Consumer loans increased $2.7 billion, or 6%, from December 31, 2024 primarily due to increases in indirect secured consumer loans, home equity and solar energy installation loans. Indirect secured consumer loans increased $1.7 billion, or 10%, from December 31, 2024 primarily driven by higher indirect automobile loan production due to strong industry sales volume. Home equity increased $658 million, or 16%, from December 31, 2024 as loan originations and new advances exceeded payoffs, driven by increased marketing efforts. Solar energy installation loans increased $358 million, or 9%, from December 31, 2024 primarily due to loan originations exceeding payoffs.

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Average loans and leases, including average loans and leases held for sale, increased $5.7 billion, or 5%, from December 31, 2024 driven by increases in both average consumer loans and average commercial loans and leases.

Average commercial loans and leases increased $2.7 billion, or 4%, from December 31, 2024 primarily due to increases in average commercial and industrial loans, average commercial mortgage loans and average commercial leases. Average commercial and industrial loans increased $1.7 billion, or 3%, from December 31, 2024 primarily as a result of loan originations exceeding payoffs. Average commercial mortgage loans increased $731 million, or 6%, from December 31, 2024 and included the impact of commercial construction loans transitioning to commercial mortgage loans and increased originations. Average commercial leases increased $468 million, or 17%, from December 31, 2024 primarily driven by an increase in lease originations as a result of a shift in business strategy in the fourth quarter of 2024 that continued into 2025.

Average consumer loans increased $3.0 billion, or 6%, from December 31, 2024 primarily due to increases in average indirect secured consumer loans, average residential mortgage loans, average home equity and average solar energy installation loans, partially offset by a decrease in average other consumer loans. Average indirect secured consumer loans increased $1.8 billion, or 11%, from December 31, 2024 primarily driven by higher indirect automobile loan production during the fourth quarter of 2024 that continued into 2025 due to strong industry sales volume. Average residential mortgage loans increased $657 million, or 4%, from December 31, 2024 primarily driven by an increase in held-for-investment loan originations and loan purchase transactions completed in the second half of 2024. Average home equity increased $489 million, or 12%, from December 31, 2024 as loan originations and new advances exceeded payoffs, driven by increased marketing efforts. Average solar energy installation loans increased $373 million, or 9%, from December 31, 2024 primarily due to loan originations exceeding payoffs. Average other consumer loans decreased $265 million, or 10%, from December 31, 2024 primarily driven by paydowns of point-of-sale loans, including loans originated in connection with one third-party point-of-sale company with which the Bancorp discontinued the origination of new loans in 2022.