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Citizens Financial Bank

Number of employees in region: 337

Workplace Strengths

Website: www.mybankcitizens.com
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About Citizens Financial Bank

Citizens Financial Bank is a $1.1 billion asset federal savings bank that provides community banking to the consumer (retail) market through checking, savings and other deposit accounts; owner-occupied residential mortgages; and multi-family residential mortgages. Our retail client profile includes all families living in areas served by our 23 Banking Centers in Chicago's Southland and Northwest Indiana. Voted the Best Bank for Client Service in 2010, Citizens is committed to bringing value to clients through Personal, personal banking.

As a regulated financial institution, Citizens competes for business in both the retail and business sectors by offering a full range of deposit, loan and cash management services and by employing a highly personal form of client interaction. We are known for this personal service and it is exemplified by our themes of Personal, personal banking and Personal, business banking.

What the employees say:

What career opportunities at this company do you value most?

The desire and encouragement to promote within, continued development planning in place for internal employees, the dedication and attention to our internal development/education program.

What do you find most meaningful about working at this company?

Being allowed to positively contribute to our company's goals gives me a real sense of accomplishment and pride in my work.

What contributes most to you wanting to stay with this organization?

Experiencing success in my position, helping the clients and having the opportunity to develop my own skill set.

What do you find most motivational about working for this organization?

The leadership team at Citizens is wonderful. I have never felt better about working for someone. Everyone is positive and encouraging. It's truly an honor to work for this organization.

What contributes most to your recommending working at this organization to others?

Management is fair, consistent and focused on driving the bank.

What impresses you most about senior management's understanding of what is happening in this organization?

They are all very friendly and have no problem talking to the tellers about anything.

I love my job because...

We have a very sincere, highly motivated team. We care about each other and work together in taking our organization to the next level.

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Interesting facts

In 2010, Citizens Financial Bank received the following:
• Recognition for its financial donation to the American Red Cross for relief of Haitian earthquake victims
• Presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana. The certificate was given for our participation in the food drive for the Manna Cabana Food Pantry
• Named the Best Bank for Client Service in the annual Best in Northwest Indiana reader's survey conducted by Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly
• Named the Top Workplace in 2010 by the Chicago Tribune

In 2011 Citizens Financial Bank received the following:
• Best of the Region – NWI Times Survey- Best Place to Work Award
• Salvation Army Community Partner Award
• Crown Point Board of School Trustees Honored Tracy McMahon, Crown Point Banking Center Manager, for Meritorious support
• One of the Best Banks for Customer Service – NWI Times Survey
• One of the Best Banks – NWI Times Survey
• Influential Women Awards