About Us

For more than 100 years, Raleigh, N.C. -headquartered First Citizens Bank has helped customers do more with the money they earn, save and invest. Along the way, we’ve built our company on such timeless values as integrity, hard work and taking the long-term view.

In 1898, First Citizens began as the Bank of Smithfield in Johnston County, N.C. From a single office, First Citizens has grown to more than 550 branches in 19 states. First Citizens today is a full-service banking institution with more than 6,500 employees. Our parent company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA), has more than $35 billion in assets. First Citizens is now the country’s largest family-controlled bank, with a record of stable leadership few institutions can rival.

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