Proud of our progress, well positioned for the future
Chief Executive Officer Bruce Van Saun joins Citizens colleagues, customers and community partners in reflecting on 10 years of growth and impact.
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A decade of success
To commemorate this event, Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun rang the closing bell inside the New York Stock Exchange. Outside, we invited New Yorkers to join us for a block party featuring vendors and artists from our local community partners, including Queens Night Market, Think!Chinatown, and Artists for Humanity. We're proud to have shared this moment with our customers, colleagues, and communities and look forward to the next 10 years of strong and steady growth.
The Citizens Story – Making History
Laying the foundation
1828: High Street Bank is established in Providence, Rhode Island.
1871: High Street Bank establishes its own savings bank, Citizens Savings Bank.
1981: Citizens grows to 29 branches in Rhode Island with approximately $1B of assets.
1988: Citizens becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of RBS Group.
Expanding our footprint
1990: Citizens acquires Bank of New England.
2000: Citizens acquires U.S. Trust Corporation.
2002: Citizens acquires Medford Bancorp Inc.
2003: Citizens acquires Commonwealth Bancorp Inc. and Port Financial Corp.
2004: Citizens acquires Charter One Financial Inc.
2007: Citizens acquires GreatBanc Inc.
A decade of transformation
2014: Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: CFG) successfully completes the largest commercial bank IPO in U.S. history.
2018: Citizens acquires Franklin American Mortgage Company and Clarfeld Financial Advisors. Citizens Access is introduced as a nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank.
2021: Citizens acquires JMP Group and purchases HSBC’s retail branches on the East Coast.
2022: Citizens purchases DH Capital and completes the acquisition of Investors Bancorp.
2023: Citizens launches Citizens Private Bank, serving high-net-worth individuals, families and businesses.
2024: Citizens celebrates its 10-year IPO Anniversary
Learn more about Citizens
Our Leadership
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Our Vision & Values
At Citizens we are committed to the core tenets of our Credo, and let it guide our actions every day.
Awards & Recognition
See how we’ve done over the years, check out the different industry and community awards held by the business.
Careers at Citizens
At Citizens, you’ll grow, innovate, and shape your future—while making a difference every day.
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* $176B in deposits as of 6/30/2014.
** ~50% lift in market cap as of 9/10/2024.
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