2010 Press Releases

December 22, 2010

Citizens Bank Foundation presents $55,000 grant to Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness for challenges of winter

December 16, 2010

Citizens Bank Foundation grants $71,000 to homeless shelters across New Hampshire

December 13, 2010

Citizens Bank supports our Neighbors in Need in Rhode Island

December 6, 2010

Citizens Bank Foundation makes lead contribution to the New Hampshire Food Bank's Community Campaign with a $100,000 grant and volunteer support

December 6, 2010

Citizens Financial Group offers top small-business customer experience, new national banking study finds

November 22, 2010

Citizens Financial Group announces new board member

November 18, 2010

Citizens Financial Group making it easier for parents to save for children’s college educations

November 16, 2010

Citizens Financial Group appoints Nancy Shanik Chief Risk Officer

November 16, 2010

Citizens Bank offers spending tips/savings tips for consumers throughout the holiday shopping season

November 15, 2010

Citizens appoints Edward “Ned” O. Handy III to President, Citizens Bank, Connecticut

November 15, 2010

Citizens appoints Girard R. Sargent to President, Citizens Bank, Massachusetts

November 12, 2010

Citizens Bank and the University of Rhode Island announce Community Team Bench partnership

November 8, 2010

Citizens Financial Group announces launch of accessMOBILE, landmark mobile banking application for business customers

November 3, 2010

Citizens Bank in Pittsburgh announces writing contest to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

October 28, 2010

The Business Center for Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise named Champion in Action® in Philadelphia for its work assisting in small business development

October 22, 2010

Living Arts receives $25,000 grant, named a Champion in Action in Michigan

October 14, 2010

Nashua Symphony Association named 2010 New Hampshire Champion in Action in area of arts and culture

October 13, 2010

Citizens Bank names New Neighborhoods, Inc. its newest Champion in Action in Connecticut

October 08, 2010

Kids First, Inc. named Rhode Island Champion in Action in healthy communities category

October 06, 2010

Society for Contemporary Craft is new Champion in Action

September 29, 2010

Charter One to bolster Ohio City Market District

September 22, 2010

Citizens Bank announces winner of baseball glove autographed by Phillies second baseman Chase Utley

September 22, 2010

Applications for Citizens Bank Rhode Island and NBC 10 Champions in Action awards now available online

September 20, 2010

Applications for Citizens Bank New Hampshire and WMUR-TV Champions in Action awards now available online

September 15, 2010

Citizens Bank and NECN announce Champions in Action categories for 2011 in Massachusetts

September 13, 2010

Citizens Bank opens innovative branch at Legacy Place in Massachusetts

August 31, 2010

Citizens Bank fills and donates 300 backpacks to Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents

August 30, 2010

Citizens Bank and Cradles to Crayons hold largest backpack-a-thon with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter

August 04, 2010

Citizens Financial Group and EDC adding nearly 600 ATMs at Cumberland Farms

August 04, 2010

Citizens Financial Group tops Conceive magazine’s annual list of 50 Best Companies for Fertility and Adoption Benefits

July 28, 2010

Citizens Bank Foundation announces $25,000 donation to Philabundance to help overcome food donation deficits

July 28, 2010

Citizens Financial Group continues to expand Wealth Management business with senior appointment and plans for new hires

July 21, 2010

Citizens Bank names Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust its newest Champion in Action in Connecticut

July 20, 2010

Citizens Bank collecting school supplies for local children in New Hampshire

July 20, 2010

Charter One collecting school supplies for local children in Michigan

July 20, 2010

Northern Forest Center named Q3 2010 Champion in Action in area of environmental impact in New Hampshire

July 16, 2010

Charter One collecting school supplies for local children in Ohio

July 14, 2010

Metropolitan Detroit schoolchildren take a vacation from hunger

July 15, 2010

Citizens Bank to collect school supplies for children in New York

July 14, 2010

Franklin Park Coalition named Champion in Action in Massachusetts

July 14, 2010

Citizens Bank collecting school supplies for local children in Massachusetts

July 14, 2010

Citizens Bank collecting school supplies for local children in Rhode Island

July 13, 2010

Citizens Bank launches Gear for Grades to help children in need in Philadelphia area

July 08, 2010

Southside Community Land Trust named Champion in Action in the environmental impact category

June 28, 2010

Citizens Bank contributes $25,000 to Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education program

June 25, 2010

Citizens Bank opens second branch in Stamford, Connecticut

June 21, 2010

Citizens Financial Group Chairman and CEO Ellen Alemany says rebuilding economy requires rebuilding trust

June 9, 2010

Charter One offers support to tornado victims in northwest Ohio

June 7, 2010

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. honors colleagues during 17th celebration of Colleague Appreciation Week

May 25, 2010

Citizens Bank and the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston continue summer program designed to keep kids safe from violence

May 19, 2010

Citizens Bank begins baseball glove drive in Philadelphia

May 11, 2010

Citizens Financial Group launches new corporate platform focused on its commitment to "Good Banking is Good Citizenship"

April 28, 2010

Citizens Bank names Connecticut Association for Human Services its newest Champion in Action

April 23, 2010

Citizens Bank donates $125,000 to Hosanna House, Inc. in Pittsburgh

April 22, 2010

Citizens Bank unveils life-size Freedom Trail Map in partnership with the City of Boston and the Freedom Trail Foundation

April 16, 2010

The Upper Room named New Hampshire Champion in Action in area of family support

April 15, 2010

Household Goods Recycling of Massachusetts named Champion in Action

April 7, 2010

Citizens Bank kicks off 2010 Penn State University button contest

April 7, 2010

Connecting for Children and Families named Champion in Action in the family support category

April 7, 2010

Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility named Champion in Action® for its work teaching students about alternatives to violent behavior

April 7, 2010

Providence Connections is new Champion in Action® in Pittsburgh

April 2, 2010

Citizens Bank offers support to Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut businesses, nonprofits and individuals affected by flooding

April 1, 2010

Citizens Financial Group opens more than 15,000 accounts in first year of CollegeSaver

March 30, 2010

Citizens Bank presents “Good Citizens” awards to NH Small Business Development Center and PlusTime NH

March 25, 2010

Citizens Bank expands Wealth Management business by adding Premier Banking division in greater Philadelphia

March 11, 2010

Citizens Financial Group Chairman and CEO Ellen Alemany says leadership fundamental to restoring consumer trust

March 8, 2010

Citizens Financial Group adding nearly 500 ATMs through partnership with Sunoco

February 5, 2010

Citizens Bank in Philadelphia lends bank employee for a full-time sabbatical at Seabrook House, a substance-abuse treatment facility

February 4, 2010

Young Entrepreneurs Alliance named Champion in Action in Massachusetts

February 4, 2010

Citizens Bank and NBC 10 honor 2009 Rhode Island Champions in Action

January 22, 2010

Citizens Bank and the University of Rhode Island announce Community Team Bench partnership

January 20, 2010

Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians named Champion in Action

January 20, 2010

Citizens Bank names Fellowship Place a Champion in Action in Connecticut

January 13, 2010

Pittsburgh Disability Employment Project for Freedom is new Champion in Action

January 13, 2010

Winners named in Martin Luther King Jr. writing contest

January 13, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr. Day declared free day at August Wilson Center

January 12, 2010

Amoskeag Business Incubator named New Hampshire’s 2010 Champion in Action in area of Workforce Development

January 12, 2010

Mercy Education Project named a Champion in Action in Michigan

January 12, 2010

Citizens Bank donates $25,000 and sponsors free Community Day at the African American Museum in Philadelphia

January 12, 2010

Amos House named Champion in Action in Rhode Island in the workforce development category

January 5, 2010

Citizens Bank recommends that consumers take the time to conduct a financial checkup as 2010 begins