First Citizens BancShares

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First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
Company type Public
Industry Banking
Founded1898;126 years ago (1898)
Headquarters Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
Frank B. Holding Jr. (CEO & chairperson)
Products
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$5.55 billion (2022)
Increase2.svgUS$1.05 billion (2022)
Total assets Increase2.svgUS$209 billion (Q2 2023)
Total equity Increase2.svgUS$19.771 billion (Q2 2023)
OwnerHolding family
Number of employees
10,375 (2022)
Parent First Citizens BancShares Inc. (Delaware)
Divisions Silicon Valley Bank
Subsidiaries SVB Global Services India LLP
Website firstcitizens.com
Footnotes /references
[1]

First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its primary subsidiary is First Citizens Bank, which operates over 500 branches in 23 states and is one of the largest banks in the United States.

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For three generations, the bank has been led by the family of Robert Powell Holding, who joined the bank in 1918 and rose to president in 1935. [2]

History

The bank opened on March 1, 1898 as Bank of Smithfield. It evolved into First National Bank of Smithfield, and merged with Citizens National Bank to become First and Citizens National Bank. In 1929, it changed its name to First Citizens Bank and Trust Company. [2] In 1986, it reorganized as a holding company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. [1]

Acquisitions

YearCompanyNotes
1971The Haynes Bank of Cliffside, North Carolina
1974The Bank of Coleridge in Ramseur, North Carolina and The Bank of Commerce in Charlotte, North Carolina
1979Bank of Conway in Conway, North Carolina
1981Commercial & Farmers Bank of Rural Hall, North Carolina and Commercial & Savings Bank of Boonville, North Carolina
1983Peoples Bank of North Carolina in Madison, North Carolina
1985First State Bank of Winterville, North Carolina, Farmers Bank of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, and Farmers Bank of Sunbury in Sunbury, North Carolina
1990Heritage Federal Savings and Loan Association of Monroe, North Carolina and North Carolina Savings and Loan Association of Charlotte, North Carolina
1991Mutual Savings and Loan Association of Charlotte, North Carolina and First Federal Savings Bank of Hendersonville, North Carolina
1993Caldwell Savings Bank of Lenoir, North Carolina, Surety Federal Savings and Loan Association, FA of Morganton, North Carolina, and Pioneer Savings Bank of Rocky Mount, North Carolina
1994The Bank of Bladenboro in Bladenboro, North Carolina, Edgecomb Homestead Savings Bank of Tarboro, North Carolina, and First Republic Savings Bank of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
1995First Investors Savings Bank of Whiteville, North Carolina and State Bank of Fayetteville, North Carolina
1996First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Lawrenceville, Virginia, Peoples Savings Bank of Wilmington, North Carolina, and Summit Savings Bank of Sanford, North Carolina
1997First Savings Bank of Rockingham County in Reidsville, North Carolina [3]
1998First Citizens Bank & Trust Company of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
2003Avery County Bank of Newland, North Carolina [4]
2009 U.S. Bancorp acquired the bond trustee business of First Citizens Bank [5]
2009Temecula Valley Bank of Temecula, California [6] [7]
2009Venture Bank of Lacey, Washington [8] [9]
2010Sun American Bank of Boca Raton, Florida [10] [11] [12]
2010First Regional Bank of Los Angeles, California [13]
2011United Western Bank of Denver, Colorado [14]
2011Colorado Capital Bank of Castle Rock, Colorado [15] [16] [17]
2011In-house merger with IronStone Bank [18]
20131st Financial Corp. of Hendersonville, North Carolina [19]
2014 First Citizens Bank of South Carolina [20]
2015Capitol City Bank and Trust Company of Atlanta, Georgia [21]
2016North Milwaukee State Bank of Milwaukee [22] [23]
2016Cordia Bancorp Inc. of Midlothian, Virginia [24] [25]
2016First CornerStone Bank of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania [26] [27]
2017Harvest Community Bank of Pennsville, New Jersey [28] [29]
2017Guaranty Bank of Milwaukee, Wisconsin [30] [31]
2018Palmetto Heritage Bancshares Inc. of Pawleys Island, South Carolina [32]
2019Biscayne Bank of Coconut Grove [33] [34]
2019First South Bancorp, Inc. of Spartanburg, South Carolina [35]
2020Entegra Financial Corp. [36] [37]
2020Community Financial Holding Company, Inc. and Gwinnett Community Bank [38]
2022 CIT Group [39]
2023 Silicon Valley Bank's deposits and loans following its collapse [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]

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References

  1. 1 2 "First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Second Quarter 2023 Form 10-Q Quarterly Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. August 4, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "The Holding Family and First Citizens Bank". North Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
  3. ↑ "First Citizens completes Reidsville buyout". American City Business Journals . October 2, 1997.
  4. ↑ "First Citizens to buy Avery County Bank". American City Business Journals . May 28, 2003.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Bank to Acquire the Bond Trustee Business from First Citizens Bank" (Press release). Business Wire. October 7, 2009.
  6. ↑ "First Citizens Bank Acquires Temecula Valley Bank" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. July 17, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Failed Bank Information for Temecula Valley Bank, Temecula, CA". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  8. ↑ "First Citizens Bank Acquires Venture Bank of Washington" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. September 11, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Failed Bank Information for Venture Bank, Lacey, WA". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  10. ↑ "FIRST CITIZENS BANK PURCHASES CERTAIN ASSETS, ASSUMES CERTAIN LIABILITIES OF SUN AMERICAN BANK" (Press release). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 5, 2010.
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  12. ↑ "Failed Bank Information for Sun American Bank, Boca Raton, FL". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  13. ↑ "Failed Bank Information for First Regional Bank, Los Angeles, CA". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  14. ↑ "First Citizens Bank Purchases Certain Assets, Assumes Certain Liabilities of United Western Bank" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. January 21, 2011.
  15. ↑ "First Citizens Bank Purchases Certain Assets, Assumes Certain Liabilities of Colorado Capital Bank" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. July 8, 2011.
  16. ↑ "First Citizens Bank takes over Colorado Capital". The Denver Post . July 12, 2011.
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  21. ↑ "First Citizens Bank Purchases Certain Assets, Assumes Certain Liabilities of Capitol City Bank & Trust Company of Atlanta, Ga" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. February 13, 2015.
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  23. ↑ "Failed Bank Information for North Milwaukee State Bank, Milwaukee, WI". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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  28. ↑ "First Citizens Bank Purchases Certain Assets, Assumes Certain Liabilities of Harvest Community Bank of Pennsville, New Jersey" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. January 13, 2017.
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  30. ↑ "Federal agency shuts down number of Guaranty Bank branches; some to reopen as First-Citizens Bank". WITI (TV) . May 5, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Failed Bank Information for Guaranty Bank, Milwaukee, WI, (d/b/a BestBank in Georgia & Michigan)". Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  32. ↑ "First Citizens Bank Completes Merger With Palmetto Heritage Bancshares Inc., Palmetto Heritage Bank" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. November 1, 2018.
  33. ↑ "First Citizens Bank Completes Operational Conversion of Biscayne Bank Division" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. December 9, 2019.
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