Lower Fee Income, High Expenses to Hurt Fifth Third's Q1 Earnings

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2025 results on April 17 before the opening bell. Quarterly revenues are expected to have registered growth in the to-be-reported quarter, while earnings are likely to have declined on a year-over-year basis.In the last reported quarter, the bank’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results benefited from a rise in net interest income (NII) and loan balance. A decline in fee income and higher expenses were spoilsports.This Cincinn ...