Fifth Third Bank Finance Academy® Impacts Minority Students

Fifth Third’s Finance Academy program, one of its Fifth Third L.I.F.E. (Lives Improved through Financial Empowerment®) programs, reached nearly 70,000 students that attend schools in low- and moderate-income communities in the 2021-2022 school year. Program-wide, 59% of students who took Fifth Third Finance Academy courses were LMI students.

Delivery of Finance Academy courses to schools in the highest-need communities at no-cost to students, schools or taxpayers is a mission shared by Fifth Third Bank and EverFi. The courses students receive as part of Fifth Third Finance Academy align with state, national and Jump$tart Coalition education standards. They also are recognized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as being trusted educational resources.

Fifth Third Finance Academy, powered by EverFi, has educated 603,000 students through its foundational financial education and entrepreneurship classes for high school students. Fifth Third Finance Academy’s digital courses are designed to empower students with the skills to make financial decisions that lead to successful lives. Finance Academy is one of the Fifth Third Bank L.I.F.E. (Lives Improved through Financial Empowerment®) programs offered at no charge to people at every age and stage of life.