Oct 22 · 10:54:00 AM · Source: News Release

Fifth Third Bancorp Thursday posted a wider loss in the third quarter on rising real estate and construction loan losses and high credit costs. The Cincinnati company reported a loss of $97 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with $56 million, or 14 cents per share, a year ago.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters, on average, expected a loss of 17 cents per share.

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by Larry Etter