Citizens Bank of West Virginia Receives FHLBank Pittsburgh's 2025 Annual Member Award
BRIDGEPORT, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) announced Citizens Bank of West Virginia (Citizens Bank) as a 2025 winner of its Pillars of the Community Awards, and conferred the award today.
This award is presented to member financial institutions that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to community development. Awardees have also demonstrated exemplary efforts and effective use of FHLBank's community products. This award is FHLBank's highest organizational honor and is presented annually to select FHLBank members in recognition of their commitment to community revitalization. This year's other winner is First Citizens Community Bank in Mansfield, Pennsylvania.
Citizens Bank is a locally owned community bank and primarily serves West Virginians with a comprehensive line of banking, trust and investment products. In 2024, Citizens Bank utilized FHLBank's Home4Good program to support local affordable housing needs, as well as FHLBank's Banking On Business program to help Siler Cycle and Automotive, which specializes in car repairs, including steering, brakes and alignment. The capital helped with purchases, such as computer equipment and tire inventory, as well as routine items, including payroll and office supplies. Citizens Bank's use of FHLBank programs has benefited their stakeholders and contributed to their selection as a 2025 Pillars of the Community Award winner.
Click here to learn more about Citizens Bank, the 2025 Pillars of the Community Award recognition, and their incredible community work.
About Citizens Bank of West Virginia
Citizens Bank of West Virginia, with $678 million in assets, provides integrated financial services including retail and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage services from six offices in Elkins, Parsons, Beverly, Snowshoe, Buckhannon and New Martinsville. The bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens Financial Corp. (OTC: CIWV). Citizens Bank was recognized for the fourth consecutive year by American Banker magazine in the Top Performing Publicly Trading Community Banks Under $2 Billion of Assets in the Nation, ranking 25th on the prestigious Top 100 list and 1st among WV banks. Citizens is also named to Newsweek's America's Best Banks list as the Best Small Bank in WV, ranked 16th as one of the Best Banks to Work for in the Country by American Banker, Best of West Virginia Corporate Citizen by WV Living, The Inter-Mountain's People's Choice Best Bank, Mortgage Lender, Customer Service & Employer, SBA WV Community Lender of the Year, and ranked the nation's no. 9 top lender by Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) in the consumer/mortgage category for banks $300M - $1B in assets and No. 1 as the consumer/mortgage lender in West Virginia in this class. More information is available online at www.citizenswv.com.
About FHLBank Pittsburgh
FHLBank Pittsburgh provides reliable funding and liquidity to its member financial institutions, which include commercial and savings banks, community development financial institutions, credit unions and insurance companies in Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. FHLBank products and resources help support community lending, housing and economic development. As one of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks established by Congress, FHLBank has been an integral and reliable part of the financial system since 1932. Learn more by visiting www.fhlb-pgh.com.
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