Fifth Third Bank Encourages Small Business Owners to Apply for Hardship Relief

Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today provided additional detail on immediate steps it is taking to help customers impacted by the pandemic, augmenting its prior announcement last week to include new small business customer-centric provisions. “We understand that many of our small businesses are struggling right now to meet immediate needs,” said Greg D. Carmichael, chairman, president and CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp. “We are proactively taking steps to help lessen the financial strain on our small business owners by providing financial expertise and encouraging them to contact our team or the Small Business Administration. We will navigate this together, help them get access to capital and work to rebuild our economy and local communities.”