Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000035527-25-000137
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Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 7
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 funding, such as demand deposits or shareholders’ equity.

Table 5 presents the components of net interest income, net interest margin and net interest rate spread for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, as well as the relative impact of changes in the average balance sheet and changes in interest rates on net interest income. Nonaccrual loans and leases and loans and leases held for sale have been included in the average loan and lease balances. Average outstanding securities balances are based on amortized cost with any unrealized gains or losses included in average other assets.

Net interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) was $1.4 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025, increasing $52 million compared to the same period in the prior year. Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was positively impacted by lower rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities and higher average balances of loans and leases. These positive impacts were partially offset by lower yields on average commercial loans and leases as well as a decrease in the average balances of other short-term investments.  

Net interest rate spread on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) was 2.33% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2.02% for the same period in the prior year. Rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities decreased 56 bps, partially offset by a 25 bps decrease in yields on average interest-earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in the prior year.

Net interest margin on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) was 3.03% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2.86% for the comparable period in the prior year. Net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was positively impacted by the previously mentioned increase in net interest rate spread and a decrease in interest-earning assets, which included a decrease in average other short-term investments partially offset by an increase in average loans and leases. Net interest margin results are expected to modestly increase over the next several quarters driven by loan growth, fixed-rate asset repricing and continued liability cost management, assuming that the FOMC continues its easing cycle. However, net interest margin may be negatively impacted by increased deposit competition or higher levels of cash and other short-term investments.

Interest income on an FTE basis (non-G