First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. is a
bank holding company based in
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the South ...
. Its primary subsidiary is First Citizens Bank. It is on the
list of largest banks in the United States.
As of December 31, 2019, the company operated 574
branches in 19 states; however, 72% of the bank's deposits were in
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...
and
South Carolina
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, seat = Columbia
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.
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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.][
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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.[
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American companies established in 1898
Banks based in North Carolina
Banks established in 1898
Companies based in Raleigh, North Carolina
Companies listed on the Nasdaq
Economy of the Southeastern United States