EX-23.2 5 l85408aex23-2.txt EXHIBIT 23.2 1 EXHIBIT 23.2 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement Form S-4 and related Prospectus of Fifth Third Bancorp for the registration of 5,800,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 14, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Capital Holdings, Inc. incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Detroit, Michigan December 16, 2000