CHICAGO, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifth Third
Bank (Chicago) today received the prestigious Community Service
Award from the Illinois Bankers Association (IBA) for its many
efforts to help the communities it serves, especially through its
"Honoring Our Veterans" campaign. The IBA is a trade association
dedicated to fostering a favorable business climate for the banking
industry in Illinois. The award
announcement came during the IBA's Annual Conference at the Peoria
Civic Center and Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette.
Utilizing an integrated mix of public relations, marketing,
earned media relations, social media and internal communications,
Fifth Third Bank's efforts to help provide veterans and military
families with college scholarships, care packages, house
remodeling, free pet adoptions, and training for support dogs,
culminated on Veterans Day, when more
than 200 veterans received either jobs or solid job leads at the
Bank's *first-of-its-kind* Hiring Fair for veterans.
"The Illinois Bankers Association created our 'Community Service
Award' 13 years ago to recognize those Illinois banks that truly stand out as
cornerstones of their communities. Our selection committee of
bankers and business leaders was very impressed with the community
efforts of Fifth Third Bank, especially for their extensive
involvement with the military and veterans," said Illinois Bankers
Association President and CEO Linda
Koch.
"Fifth Third Bank greatly appreciates this honor. We have
a distinguished history of working to help our communities through
a number of initiatives in the areas of hunger relief, cancer
research, and financial literacy and empowerment. We're especially
pleased to be recognized for our tireless work to honor our
veterans and military families, who need assistance on a number of
fronts, especially when it comes to job and educational
opportunities," said Robert A.
Sullivan, President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank Chicago. "To
be recognized by our peers as a financial institution that goes
"above and beyond" in service to its community is both gratifying
and humbling."
MEDIA CONTACT: Jon Kaplan,
312-342-4304
About Fifth Third Bank:
Fifth Third Bancorp is a
diversified financial services company headquartered in
Cincinnati, Ohio. As of
March 31, 2015, the Company had
$140 billion in assets and operated
15 affiliates with 1,303 full-service Banking Centers, including
101 Bank Mart® locations, most open seven days a week, inside
select grocery stores and 2,637 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 March 31,
2015, 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. Member FDIC. Equal Housing
Lender.
About the Illinois Banking Association:
The Illinois
Bankers Association, the voice of Illinois' banking industry, is a full-service
trade association dedicated to creating a positive business climate
that benefits the entire banking industry and the communities they
serve. Founded in 1891, the IBA brings together state and national
banks and savings banks that together employ well over 100,000
people in nearly 5,000 offices across the state. The IBA is proud
of its diverse membership, serving all sizes of financial
institutions from the smallest community bank in the state to the
largest national bank in the country. One-quarter of IBA members
have assets of $100 million or less.
Illinois headquartered banks and
savings institutions safeguard more than $341.5 billion in deposits and extend more than
$225.8 billion in loans to consumers
and businesses.
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