The Fifth Third Bank Young Bankers Club^® is an engaging financial education program that helps students learn key math life skills online at any time. Lessons were developed to help students establish sound foundations in money management and an appreciation for saving.

Through the Young Bankers Club^®, students are presented anywhere from six to eight modules based on their grade level. Each lesson in the module-based financial education program provides a unique, engaging approach to financial literacy that meets students where they are and helps them apply their knowledge gradually to more complex scenarios. The program incorporates different facets of banking, while clearly identifying the relevant math content standards within each unit—outlining what students should know and be able to use.

Each lesson represents a “level,” and focuses on the following aspects of personal finance:

• Budgeting
• Banking and Payment Methods
• Overspending and Lending to Others
• Borrowing Money
• Jobs and Income
• Saving and Investing
• Protect Your Money - Risk and Insurance

The program includes fourth through sixth grade Common Core standards for mathematics, including operations and algebraic thinking, numbers and operations, measurement and data, geometry, ratios and proportional relationships, the number system and statistics and probability. It also meets Jump$tart and Council for Economic Education National Standards in K-12 Personal Financial Education, including spending and saving, credit and debt, employment and income, investment, risk management and insurance, and financial decision making.

Young Bankers Club^® is part of Fifth Third’s L.I.F.E. (Lives Improved Through Financial Empowerment^®) program, which delivers financial learning opportunities to people at all ages and stages of life. For more information about the digital Young Bankers Club^® program, visit www.53.com/ybc.

Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and the indirect parent company of Fifth Third Bank, National Association, a federally chartered institution. As of Dec. 31, 2021, Fifth Third had $211 billion in assets and operated 1,117 full-service banking centers and 2,322 ATMs with Fifth Third branding in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina. In total, Fifth Third provides its customers with access to approximately 54,000 fee-free ATMs across the United States. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending and Wealth & Asset Management. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established in 1858. Deposit and Credit products are offered by Fifth Third Bank, National Association. Member FDIC.

Fifth Third’s Purpose is to improve lives and the well-being of its communities by being the One Bank people most value and trust. The Company believes in doing well by doing good and delivering long-term sustainable value to all its stakeholders. Fifth Third is focused on five environmental, social and governance priorities: keeping the customer at the center, demonstrating its commitment to employees, strengthening its communities, promoting inclusion and diversity, and addressing climate change.

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