Citizens Financial

Citizens Financial to buy M&A advisory firm in Cleveland

05/02/17

The regional bank has a deal to acquire Western Reserve Partners, which offers merger-advisory services to midsize companies.

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Investment banking answers regionals' prayers, stays in D.C.'s crosshairs

04/21/17

Fees from capital markets activities have propelled profits at several regional banks when they needed it —and just as the Glass-Steagall redux crowd wants to kill it.

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Regionals’ coping strategy: Cost-cutting, innovation, a lot of patience

04/20/17

Executives at BB&T, KeyCorp and Citizens are milking commercial lending niches and balancing cost control with new investments while waiting for more rate hikes to fatten margins.

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Citizens CEO vows 'full scrub' of branch claims, says consumers unharmed

04/20/17

The "Citizens Checkup" program to help customers set financial goals has come under fire, but CEO Bruce Van Saun says it is valuable and "here to stay," and that the criticism of it pales in comparison to the Wells Fargo scandal.

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Citizens Financial profits rise on wider margins, higher fee income

04/20/17

First-quarter earnings at the Providence, R.I., company jumped 45% thanks partly to improvements in its net interest margin, 7% loan growth and stronger card and other noninterest income.

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CIT taps former Citizens Financial exec as CFO

04/13/17

John Fawcett, previously CFO at Citizens Financial in Providence, R.I., will succeed Carol Hayles as CFO.

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Citizens falls on report workers faked bank appointment data

03/29/17

Citizens Financial dropped the most in the 24-company KBW Bank Index after some branch workers told a newspaper they faked information about customers attending its "Citizens Checkup" program.

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Citizens seeks edge in middle market with tech partnership

02/07/17

By partnering with matchmaking platform Opportunity Network, Citizens will be able to better connect corporate clients to deals worldwide.

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