A nationwide re-employment solutions company, has teamed up to offer an industry-first program that gives unemployed mortgage borrowers job search assistance, including one-on-one dedicated coaching, weekly webinars and online job search software, fully paid for by Fifth Third Bank.

The two companies piloted the program throughout 2012 with unemployed Fifth Third customers who were in serious risk of default on their mortgages.

On average, the individuals had been out of work for 22 months.  In the pilot, nearly 40% were fully employed after six months and, as a result, the pilot was expanded.

With the signing of a multi-year contract with NextJob, Fifth Third Bank moves the program out of pilot phase and incorporates it into the way the Company does business. Fifth Third Bank is the first financial institution to offer this type of assistance to mortgage customers.

These two 40-foot eBuses are equipped with Internet accessible computer workstations and travel into underserved communities to provide access to quality financial services.  For more information, visit  HYPERLINK “www.53.com/financial-empowerment” www.53.com/financial-empowerment