Citizens Bank, Carthage, Tennessee is honored to announce it has once again earned BAUERFINANCIAL Inc.’s highest 5-Star Superior rating. Earning and sustaining Bauer’s highest rating for the most recent 151 consecutive quarters, Citizens Bank has also achieved “Best of Bauer” status, a designation reserved only for those banks that have earned a 5-Star rating continuously, for 25 years or longer.

BAUERFINANCIAL Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, the nation’s bank rating firm, has been analyzing and reporting on the nation’s banks since 1983… providing ratings you can trust. A 5-Star rating by Bauer indicates that Citizens Bank is one of the strongest banks in the nation, excelling in such areas as capital, asset quality, liquidity, and much more.

Karen L. Dorway, president of BauerFinancial, recognizes that, “As market conditions continue to change, banking institutions must be able to evolve with them. With Citizens Bank’s stellar financial condition and equally impressive track record, we are confident in its ability to do so. The community is fortunate to have such a strong and dedicated financial partner in its midst.”

Since its inception in 1929, Citizens Bank has been a proud supporter of the people and organizations in the communities it serves. That’s only natural. They are the same communities in which its employees live, work and play. Supporting them is what they do and they wouldn’t have it any other way.