Financial Executive, June 1st, 2005
Almost since its inception in 1858 as an obscure bank in the Ohio Valley, Fifth Third Bancorp has been a voracious acquirer.
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That urge to merge has transformed the Cincinnati-based financial institution into a huge multibank holding company with operations in eight states, mostly in the heartland. In covering a swath of territory from Tennessee to Illinois, plus Florida, the bank boasts $102.7 billion in assets and 1,092 full-service banking centers. Fifth Third, which came by it dowdy name in a 1908 merger, has engineered 90 acquisitions in the last 25 years alone, ...
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