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Though consumer lending and C&I lending improved at the Cincinnati company, its corporate and mortgage banking revenues fell in the third quarter. Last year Fifth Third also posted a one-time gain of $1B associated with its sale of shares in Vantiv, complicating the comparison.

Double-digit gains in interest and noninterest income more than offset higher deposit, compensation costs.

Consultant and behavioral psychologist Wei Ke shares his view on the bank’s plan to offer free trading, and why competitors shouldn’t react too quickly.

There’s much for banks to like — and for consumer advocates to dislike — in a report on the industry's overdraft policies released Tuesday by the Center for Responsible Lending.

Loan growth, fueled by increased tourism spending, more than offset a sharp drop in fee income at the Honolulu company.