Welcome to Fifth Third Bank’s 53vets Website

Fifth Third Bank considers it an honor and a privilege to give back to veterans who sacrifice and dedicate themselves in service to the United States*.  If you are active-duty military, a reservist, veteran or a family member of any of these, please accept our Company’s sincere thanks for all that you have done and will do. 

Fifth Third Bank is The curious bank.  As such, when we determined that we wanted to do more to help veterans, we asked ourselves what an imaginative, innovative and impactful effort to honor veterans would look like.  We found the answers in our employees, whose dedication to this effort knows no bounds. 

This effort began in Chicago, where Bank employees decided that Veterans Day should be a “day on” and not a “day off.”  While it may seem curious for Bank employees to sacrifice a day of vacation to volunteer for veterans, employees do so knowing that it does not compare to the sacrifices made by the members of the military and their families.  It’s in this spirit of gratitude and respect that Fifth Third Bank’s dedication to veterans’ support has grown throughout the Fifth Third Bancorp network.

Today, this employee-led and company-backed effort to support and honor veterans encompasses a variety of events: 

  • Fundraising for the Folds of Honor Foundation and other veterans’ non-profit groups
  • Commemorative events
  • Care package drives for military serving overseas
  • Widespread volunteerism for a variety of projects, including the renovation, refurbishment and rejuvenation of housing for low-income veterans.

*Also includes commissioned officers of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.