what is citizens bank
Several banks are commonly known as Citizens Bank. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is an American bank headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, which operates in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.n the following sixteen years under RBS ownership, Citizens acquired several smaller banks in New England to become the second largest bank in the region. Its 1996 acquisition of First NH Bank saw the Bank of Ireland gain a 23.5% stake in Citizens, which RBS then acquired two years later to resume 100% ownership.