Our Divisions
US Retail and Commercial
US Retail & Commercial provides financial services primarily through the Citizens and Charter One brands. US Retail & Commercial is engaged in retail and corporate banking activities through its branch network in 12 states in the United States and through non-branch offices in other states. It ranks among the top five banks in New England.
Our aim is to earn our customers’ loyalty and serve as their primary banking partner, providing local, helpful service and global resources. We will be a top-tier leader in our markets, consistently perform for our shareholders and invest in our colleagues and the community. If we achieve this, we’ll become a leading super-regional bank.
During 2009, we achieved Top 20 status in retail mortgage lending and Top Five in auto finance among bank lenders to prime customers. We also launched the TruFit Student Loan on 1 July. We designed this new private student loan product to fill the gap after students exhaust their federal student loan eligibility.
We took a number of steps to reward our customers’ loyalty and to give them incentives to spend more with us, while they reach their own savings goals. HomeBuyer Savings, College Saver and GoalTrack Savings help customers to save for major events in their lives and their families lives and to set their savings plans, and we give them bonuses when they reach their goals.
We try our best to serve our customers and it is rewarding when other people recognise our efforts. Informa Research Services, an independent research firm, named our Green$ense and Everyday Points rewards programmes best in class in its 2009 Retail Relationship and Reward Programs Account Acquisition and Summary.
We regularly use the expertise and global reach of the RBS group to support our customers. Other RBS group entities, including RBS Securities, collaborated with Citizens Bank, Charter One and RBS Citizens in a number of high-profile bond issues and loan syndications during the year.
It is important to us and to our employees that we at Citizens are good citizens in our communities. In 2009, we launched Energy$ense. It is a multi-faceted initiative to help local non-profit organisations and Citizens Bank and Charter One customers address heat, utility and other energy costs. As part of the programme, Citizens provided more than $500,000 in energy assistance grants to homeless shelters and non-profit organisations that offer home weatherproofing and utility payment assistance to consumers. We also provide below market-rate loans to eligible consumers who want to make their homes more energy efficient, with a limited-time option to defer their first payment for 90 days. We also provide consumers with information about how they can stay warm and safe during the winter. Helpful tips include choosing electric heaters and extension cords that are UL rated, insulating pipes and water heaters, and installing carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms.
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