Company: FITBI
Filing Date: 2025-10-22
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-247025
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Company: FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-22
Form: 425
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The G7 neighborhood was the pilot site for Fifth
Third’s place-based investment model. In 2019, the bank provided $5 million to Invest Detroit’s Gratiot/Seven Mile Strategic Neighborhood Fund, supporting improvements to streetscapes, housing, and small business corridors. That
early partnership with the City of Detroit, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, and local nonprofits helped make visible changes across the east side, from park upgrades to new affordable housing units.

Keona Cowan, president and CEO of Invest Detroit, said the return of Fifth Third’s investment represents unfinished business that benefits Detroiters.

“The first investment helped us see what collaboration can look like when residents, businesses, and local leaders are part of the solution,”
Cowan said. “This renewed commitment means Detroiters in G7 will continue to have access to resources that build real pathways to stability—homeownership, entrepreneurship, and pride of place.”

Since expanding in 2021, Fifth Third’s Neighborhood Program has reached 10 cities and delivered more
than $270 million in local investments, while catalyzing an additional $200 million from public and private entities. The model focuses on historically disinvested neighborhoods through partnerships that blend financial, social, and
intellectual capital.

Both Fifth Third and Comerica have earned “Outstanding” ratings under the federal Community Reinvestment Act, which
measures how banks serve low- and moderate-income communities. Detroit officials say that history of engagement will be critical as the merger takes shape.

Mayor Mike Duggan called the new commitment “another example of how partnership can help rebuild neighborhoods from the inside out.”

Detroit’s G7 neighborhood, once seen as a testing ground for the city’s post-bankruptcy redevelopment strategy, is again positioned to show how
long-term partnerships can anchor change when residents are included. The new $20 million commitment, layered with local partnerships and accountability, is expected to direct funding where it matters most—on blocks that have waited
decades for reinvestment to return.

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