Company Story
1828 - Citizens Bank of Rhode Island was founded
1870 - The bank was re-chartered as a national bank, Citizens National Bank of Providence
1929 - The bank merged with Citizens Trust Company to form Citizens Trust Company, National Association
1985 - The bank was renamed Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
2005 - The company went public with an initial public offering (IPO)
2014 - Citizens Financial Group, Inc. acquired Franklin American Mortgage Company
2015 - The company acquired the retail banking and credit card businesses of Royal Bank of Scotland Group