Verifying against the live site and live WHOIS/DNS…
Common questions
Is 53.com legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns 53.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for 53.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
Correct a description, link or other detail. Submissions are reviewed before publication.
2 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 25, 2026).
Registered 1995 · site is live · HTTPS valid
Fifth Third Bancorp operates a regional U.S. bank headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, offering deposit, loan, and investment services to individuals, small businesses, and commercial clients through 1,150+ branches. The bank provides branch banking, commercial banking, consumer lending, investment advisory, and specialized products including Health Savings Accounts.
Add the HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, and X-Frame-Options response headers.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Nov 17, 1995 — 30 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Network Solutions, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 4, 2026).
Authority 85/100— ahead of 85% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
85 is a percentile: higher than 85% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #5,616)+10
Verified continuity: 30.9 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+18
Model score: 43/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 85/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 25 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 25 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What 53.com said about itself, 2006–2007
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (2 versions). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
We have detected that your web browser does not have cookies enabled. To use Fifth Third's Internet Banking and Bill Payment system, you must set your browser to accept cookies from Fifth Third Bank.
2007
Fifth Third is listed on NASDAQ, and has the symbol FITB. It is an US regional banking corporation, having it’s headquarter in Cincinnati, Ohio. By the end of March 31, 2007, Fifth Third Bank had 18 affiliates, 1,161 full service banking centres, and 2,104 Jeanie ATMs. The bank has five main business lines, which are as follows:rewritten
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1995
Domain registered (Nov 17, 1995).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Sep 15, 2006); profile edited 5 times through 2014.
✓ domain continuity 30 years registered✓ live verified Oct 25, 2026
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Lifeline · 53.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated record
Registered 30 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Aug 4, 2026 · last checked Oct 22, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredNov 17, 199553.com was registered on Nov 17, 1995.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 19, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageSep 15, 2006 – Mar 25, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described 53.com from Sep 15, 2006 to Mar 25, 2014 (5 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“We have detected that your web browser does not have cookies enabled. To use Fifth Third's Internet Banking and Bill Payment system, you must set your browser to accept cookies from Fifth Third Bank.”
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCAug 4, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 (latest)Registrar Network Solutions, LLC in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Aug 4, 2026 and most recently on Oct 22, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 19, 2026
Zone file
Seen in the .com zone fileJul 28, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Sep 18, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 18, 2026: a1-80.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a13-66.akam.net, a14-67.akam.net….Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 18, 2026
Certificate
Certificate from Sectigo LimitedAug 25, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026 (latest)Sectigo Limited certificate valid Aug 25, 2026 to Mar 11, 2027, as seen on Oct 22, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 22, 2026
200020102020Jan ’26Apr ’26Jul ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (8)
Nov 17, 1995Registration: 53.com was registered on Nov 17, 1995.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 19, 2026
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “We have detected that your web browser does not have cookies enabled. To use Fifth Third's Internet Banking and Bill Payment system, you must set your browser to accept cookies from Fifth Third Bank.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Sep 15, 2006 – Mar 25, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described 53.com from Sep 15, 2006 to Mar 25, 2014 (5 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2007AboutUs record: “Fifth Third is listed on NASDAQ, and has the symbol FITB. It is an US regional banking corporation, having it’s headquarter in Cincinnati, Ohio. By the end of March 31, 2007, Fifth Third Bank had 18 affiliates, 1,161 fu…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Jun 26, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 30, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 28, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Sep 18, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 18, 2026: a1-80.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a13-66.akam.net, a14-67.akam.net….
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Said about itself in 2007Jul 1, 2007“Fifth Third is listed on NASDAQ, and has the symbol FITB. It is an US regional banking corporation, having it’s headquarter in Cincinnati, Ohio. By the end of March 31, 2007, Fifth Third Bank had 18 affiliates, 1,161 fu…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Current AboutUs recordJun 26, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 30, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 18, 2026
Aug 4, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Aug 4, 2026 and most recently on Oct 22, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 19, 2026
Aug 25, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited certificate valid Aug 25, 2026 to Mar 11, 2027, as seen on Oct 22, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 22, 2026