Press Releases | First Citizens Community Bank | Mansfield, Sayre, Lebanon

FCCB Ranked #1 Bank in Pennsylvania and 55th Nationwide by American Banker

08/11/2022 | Accolades

For the 15th consecutive year, FCCB (First Citizens Community Bank) has been recognized by American Banker as one of the top performing community banks, ranking first in the state of Pennsylvania where they are headquartered, and 55th in the nation. For this ranking, financial institutions are grouped by asset size and ranked based on three-year average return on equity from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, FCCB exceeded the $2 billion asset mark, resulting in a new peer group for comparison.

Christina Summa Appointed to the Committee of 100 in Wilmington, DE

| Accolades

FCCB (First Citizens Community Bank) would like to congratulate Christina Summa, a Business Development Officer serving their Delaware market on her recent appointment to The Committee of 100. The Committee of 100 is a non-profit association of Delaware business leaders that works to promote responsible economic development and address issues that affect Delaware's economic health.

First Citizens Community Bank (FCCB) Recognized for Remarkable 2020 Performance

08/23/2021 | Accolades

Citizens Financial Services, Inc., holding company for First Citizens Community Bank (FCCB), was recently recognized for their 2020 performance, ranking highly in the prestigious Bank Directors Performance Scorecard. Citizens Financial Services, Inc. ranked 29th nationally and was the highest-ranking PA bank in the asset category of $1 billion to $5 billion. This is the first time in the organization's history to be named in this Scorecard. Each year, Bank Director ranks the 300 largest exchange-traded banks in the United States. The Scorecard uses five metrics related to profitability, asset quality and capital adequacy to score each bank's performance.

Citizens Financial Services 44th Top-Performing Community Bank in Nation

05/28/2021 | CZFS, Announcements, Accolades

For 14 consecutive years, Citizens Financial Services, Inc., the bank holding company for First Citizens Community Bank (FCCB), has been recognized as one of the nation's top-performing community banks by the American Bankers Association. For their 2020 performance, FCCB ranked 2nd for banks in the state of Pennsylvania where they are headquartered and 44th overall - up 15 places from the previous year.

First Citizens Community Bank Customers Appreciate Banks Response to Pandemic

03/15/2021 | Employees, Accolades, Community

The COVID-19 pandemic took all banks, and their customers, by surprise. With branch closings, remote work, and the introduction of the Paycheck Protection Program, many banks struggled to provide the same level of service they did pre-pandemic. However, in a recent Rivel Banking Benchmark study, First Citizens' customers were given the opportunity to rate the bank's pandemic response in comparison to their competitors. The results? First Citizens Community Bank was ranked 5th in the state of Pennsylvania for the quality of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic!