Citizens
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Ari Socolow profile image Written by Ari Socolow | Lacra Burg profile image Edited by Lacra Burg | Updated September 15, 2024

General

In the online space, Citizens is a decade old player that was previously branded as Citizens Access. It brings the experience of Citizens Bank N.A., one the largest, oldest and most well established US banking institutions.

Advantages

  • Citizens never charges any fees for its online accounts.   
  • Citizens online savings account has no minimum balance and offers same day ACH transfers.
  • Citizens online CD accounts have a $5,000 minimum requirement and offer early withdrawal penalties that are very reasonable.
  • BestCashCow has assigned an A climate score to Citizens as a result of its lending to major renewable energy projects across the US. 

Disadvantages

  • The bank has experienced online access issues in the past but those were resolved a couple of years ago.

Savings Fees


Fee Type
Non Sufficient Funds $0.00
Maintenance $0.00
Out-of-network ATM $0.00
Excessive Transaction $0.00
Incoming Wires $0.00

Citizens Reviews


  • November 18, 2023 |

    Online Savings Rates

    bad bank hold your deposit over months without credit in your account, no interest, they don’t want pay you interest , they want your money with 0% interest.


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