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First Citizens BancShares

First Citizens BancShares is a financial holding company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, operating primarily through its principal subsidiary, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of commercial banking, consumer banking, wealth management, trust, and treasury services across the United States. Its operations serve retail depositors, small business owners, middle-market enterprises, and corporate clients through a national network of physical branch locations, commercial banking centers, and digital channels. Following major strategic acquisitions, the institution also maintains specialized business banking verticals serving technology, life sciences, healthcare, and private equity sectors, along with commercial equipment financing and international banking capabilities.

Snapshot

Public USOwnership
1986Year founded
~18,000Employees
Raleigh, United StatesHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

Products and/or services of First Citizens BancShares

  • Commercial Banking: Delivers commercial bank accounts, asset-based lending, capital markets, middle market banking, commercial real estate loans, sponsor finance, and treasury management services to medium and large corporate clients across various commercial and industrial sectors.
  • Personal Banking: Supplies checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer credit cards, residential mortgages, auto loans, home equity financing, and personal digital banking tools to retail customers across its nationwide branch network.
  • Wealth Management: Provides tailored investment advisory, financial planning, private banking, custom lending, Delaware trust and fiduciary services, and institutional asset management to high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, and charitable institutions.
  • Small Business Banking: Offers deposit accounts, cash management tools, merchant processing services, business credit cards, SBA term loans, USDA business financing, and specialized lending to small business owners and agricultural enterprises.
  • Equipment Leasing: Provides specialized equipment financing and leasing solutions for commercial capital expenditures across diverse industries, including railcar leasing, healthcare technology, industrial machinery, transportation, and specialized commercial fleets.
  • Venture Banking: Delivers commercial banking, international wire services, trade finance, credit facilities, and venture debt to technology, life sciences, healthcare, telecom, and private equity sponsors across global innovation hubs.

First Citizens BancShares executive team

  • Mr. Frank Brown Holding Jr.Chairman & CEO
  • Ms. Hope Holding BryantVice Chairwoman
  • Mr. Peter McDonald BristowPresident & Director
  • Mr. Craig Lockwood Nix CPAChief Financial Officer
  • Ms. Lorie King RuppChief Risk Officer
  • Mr. Gregory L. SmithChief Information & Operations Officer
  • Ms. Deanna W. HartSenior Vice President of Investor Relations
  • Mr. Matthew G. T. MartinChief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
  • Ms. Barbara ThompsonDirector of Corporate Communications & Brand Marketing
  • Mr. Jeffery L. WardChief Strategy Officer