WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Friday said fourth-quarter net income attributable to the company slid to $314 million from last year's $333 million. The company added that fourth-quarter profit available to shareholders was $305 million, or $0.33 per share, compared to $270 million, or $0.33 per share, a year ago. Net charge-offs declined to $239 million from the prior-year's $356 million, while provision expense fell to $55 million from $166 million. Twenty-two analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $0.36 per share. Analysts' estimates usually exclude special items. Net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis, was $920 million this year and $919 million in 2010, while total revenues fell to $1.47 billion from $1.58 billion. Twenty analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated revenues of $1.53 billion.
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