FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

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. For further information on the components of short-term borrowings, refer to Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Total average borrowings as a percent of average interest-bearing liabilities was 13% for both the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The following table summarizes the end of period components of borrowings:

Total borrowings decreased $4.5 billion, or 24%, from December 31, 2024 due to decreases in both short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Short-term borrowings decreased $3.7 billion from December 31, 2024 primarily due to a decrease in short-term FHLB advances to manage balance sheet liquidity needs. The level of short-term borrowings and mix of total borrowings can fluctuate significantly from period to period depending on funding needs and the sources that are used to satisfy those needs. Long-term debt decreased $748 million from December 31, 2024 primarily due to redemptions or maturities of $1.5 billion of notes and $396 million of paydowns associated with loan securitizations. These decreases were partially offset by the issuance of $700 million of senior fixed-rate/floating-rate notes and $300 million of floating-rate notes in January 2025 and $113 million of fair value adjustments associated with hedged long-term debt during the year ended December 31, 2025. For additional information regarding the long-term debt issuances, refer to Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the components of average borrowings:

Total average borrowings increased $82 million due to an increase in average short-term borrowings, partially offset by a decrease in average long-term debt. Average short-term borrowings increased $1.7 billion compared to December 31, 2024 primarily due to an increase in short-term FHLB advances to manage balance sheet liquidity needs. Average long-term debt decreased $1.6 billion compared to December 31, 2024 due to similar factors to those previously discussed with respect to the end of period balances. 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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