Research & Reports

ICIC Releases Latest Report Analyzing COVID-19 Recession and Recovery in the Nation's 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) today published the fourth and final report in its series analyzing "How the Coronavirus Recession and Recovery Have Affected Businesses and Jobs in the 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas". The report highlights that the first quarter of 2022 saw the strongest job growth at Black-owned businesses.

Socially Responsible Investing

New Fifth Third Mortgage Program Offers $1,000 Toward Closing Costs for VA, FHA, 203K, USDA Mortgages

To support affordable housing options, Fifth Third has announced it will pay $1,000 toward closing costs for VA, FHA, 203K and USDA Owner Occupied Purchase and REFI loans.

Philanthropy

KeyBank, NeighborWorks and The Fair Housing Center Celebrate First Closed Loan in Program to Expand Access to Home Loans for Single-family Properties Throughout Toledo

This week KeyBank, NeighborWorks and The Fair Housing Center celebrated the first loan closed under a new program aimed at making financing single-family homes easier and more affordable for low- to moderate-income individuals and families throughout the city of Toledo.

Socially Responsible Investing

AllianceBernstein's Guide to ESG Strategies for Municipal Bond Investors

Municipal bond investors increasingly want to apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations to their portfolios.

Events

Fifth Third To Present at Bank Director Conference

Fifth Third Bank’s Chief Sustainability Officer Mike Faillo will be presenting at Bank Director’s Bank Audit & Risk Committees Conference this week in Chicago.

Socially Responsible Investing

A Davos Spring: A First-Timer's Impressions From the World Economic Forum

I was invited to the Annual Meeting of the Forum to share a business perspective on the role nature-based solutions play in strategies to achieve net-zero, like VMware’s 2030 Agenda.

Socially Responsible Investing

AllianceBernstein on Responsible Lending: The Myth of the Perfect Investment

If building a sustainable bond portfolio sounds tidy and straightforward, it isn’t. The auto industry illustrates the difficulty of finding a perfectly sustainable private sector investment.

Environment

Getting Familiar With ESG Frameworks

While disclosing ESG information is voluntary today, regulations are on the horizon – so the time to prepare for ESG reporting is now.

Philanthropy

Fifth Third Bank Kentucky Hosts Block Party in Russell

Fifth Third Bank Kentucky hosted a Summer Kick-off Block Party with Park DuValle Community Health Center & the American Heart Association in Russell, a community supported through its $180 million Empowering Black Futures Neighborhood Program.

Socially Responsible Investing

Franklin Templeton Institute Releases Latest Insights on Food Innovation and Related Investment Opportunities

The Franklin Templeton Institute released its latest insights paper, “Food innovation: Investing to feed our future,”

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