Fifth Third Bank announced it extended more than $8.5 billion in new and renewed credit to business customers from January through March 2015.

The bank said it loaned more than $31 billion to businesses throughout its footprint in 2014.

“We work closely with our business customers to provide them the right solutions and services to improve their access to working capital and to help them grow,” said Greg Kosch, EVP and head of the Wholesale Bank for Fifth Third.