Four of the nation’s largest banks — Wells Fargo, Fifth Third Bank, U.S. Bank and Regions Bank — are involved in high-interest, short-term loans that may not always be called “payday” loans but might as well be. Thus, a group of five U.S. senators have asked regulators to put a stop to the practice altogether. [More]
Fifth Third Bank E-Mails Me Every Day. I'm Not A Customer
By September 5, 2012
Ed gets a daily account alert e-mail from Fifth Third Bank. Keeping up-to-date on your accounts is important, but that seems a little excessive. …Oh. What’s that you say, Ed? You don’t even have an account with Fifth Third Bank? Your e-mail address is associated with someone else’s account and you don’t know how to fix it? [More]
Fifth Third Bank Says It Doesn't Actually Have Overdraft Notice Emails I Signed Up For
By May 1, 2012
Consumerist reader Chris says he’s been a customer of Fifth Third bank for around two decades, as well as the rest of his family in the Midwest. Heck, his grandfather even worked there. But he says he’s now growing very disappointed with it, and a recent rash of overdraft fees isn’t helping that dissatisfaction. [More]
Cat Spared Late Owner's Death Sentence, Fifth Third Intervenes In Will Execution
By April 4, 2012
Fifth Third Bank proved they’re friends to the feline, when trust officers refused to administer death to 11-year-old Boots, despite that execution directive being included in her late owner’s will. Feel that? It’s your heart, warming. [More]
Don't Fall For The "Locked Debit Card" Text Alert Scam
By December 20, 2011
With holiday shopping season heading into the home stretch, it’s prime time for ID thieves. Which is why some people might fall prey to scammers who text cell phone users with alerts that their debit cards have been locked. [More]
Fifth Third Is Jealous You're In A Committed Mortgage Relationship With Another Bank
By April 19, 2011
It’s not all that interesting that Fifth Third Bank sent Jeff and his wife a letter encouraging them to refinance their mortgage: after all, they’re Fifth Third customers, but their mortgage is with another bank. What is interesting is that they just took out the mortgage a few months ago, and they went with another bank because Fifth Third turned them down. [More]
I Don't Want A Savings Account, Fifth Third: Please Stop Calling Me
By March 25, 2010
Brad is a customer of Fifth Third Bank. He’s annoyed at the bank’s marketing practices. He tells Consumerist that when he transferred a large amount of money from his account with a credit union, Fifth Third decided that he clearly had too much money, and they wanted to help him open a savings account to remedy that situation. Well, that’s not what they said, but close enough. [More]
