Fifth Third announced it sold $228 million of residential loans and made $962 million of commercial loans available for sale in the third quarter. Many view this as a positive long-term decision instead of a credit shock because Fifth third has the capital adequacy and earnings power to absorb the unexpected provision. Even though Fifth Third sold "dud loans," the bank in still considered healthy as opposed to unhealthy banks that cannot sell loans at all.
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