Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

The Bancorp maintains written policies and procedures covering related party transactions with principal shareholders, directors and executives of the Bancorp. These procedures cover transactions such as employee-stock purchase loans, personal lines of credit, residential secured loans, overdrafts, letters of credit and increases in indebtedness. Such transactions are subject to the Bancorp’s normal underwriting and approval procedures. Prior to approving a loan to a related party, Compliance Risk Management must review and determine whether the transaction requires approval from or a post notification to the Bancorp’s Board of Directors. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, certain directors, executive officers, principal holders of Bancorp common stock and their related interests were indebted, including undrawn commitments to lend, to the Bancorp’s banking subsidiary.

The following table summarizes the Bancorp’s lending activities with its principal shareholders, directors, executives and their related interests at December 31:


($ in millions)	2022		2021
Commitments to lend, net of participations:
Directors and their affiliated companies	$	183	157
Executive officers	5		7
Total	$	188	164

Outstanding balance on loans, net of participations and undrawn commitments	$	85	115

The commitments to lend are in the form of loans and guarantees for various business and personal interests. This indebtedness was incurred in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated parties. This indebtedness does not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other features unfavorable to the Bancorp.

Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited

As of December 31, 2022, the Bancorp owns 100% of Fifth Third Mauritius Holdings Limited, which owns 40% of Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited (formerly known as SLK Global Solutions Private Limited), and accounts for this investment under the equity method of accounting. During the second quarter of 2021, Coforge Limited acquired a controlling interest in SLK Global Solutions Private Limited. As part of this transaction, the Bancorp sold a 9% interest in SLK Global Solutions Private Limited to Coforge Limited and recognized a gain of $12 million as a result of the transaction. The Bancorp recognized $7 million, $3 million and $5 million in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income as part of its equity method investment in Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp received cash distributions of $9 million, $5 million and $1 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bancorp’s investment in Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited was $17 million and $19 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Bancorp paid Coforge Business Process Solutions Private Limited $26 million, $21 million and $27 million for their process and software services during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which are included in other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

CDC investments The Bancorp holds equity investments in non-consolidated VIEs related to CDC. The Bancorp had loans outstanding to these VIEs of $10 million and $22 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, as well as unfunded commitment balances of $16 million and $36 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Bancorp also held $73 million and $51 million of deposits for these entities at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. For further information on CDC investments, refer to Note 12.