The team averaged 40, 000 fans once in its history in 2004 when Citizens Bank Park opened.
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The largest baseball deals were for Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia Phillies) and Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros).
In the 2012 Winter Classic, the Rangers beat the Flyers 3-2 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
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Fans came out to Citizens Bank Park in droves to support the franchise.
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With that money saved, combined with increased revenues from Citizens Bank Park sell-outs, new free agents were signed to supplement the core.
Another big British bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, has a foothold in American retail banking through Citizens Bank, the biggest bank in New England after FleetBoston.
More importantly, perhaps, for a day or so, Philly was the height of musical cool ( Bruce Springsteen was also in town over the weekend, playing at Citizens Bank Park).
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Parents may turn to alternative college loans, offered by banks such as JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America , Citigroup and Citizens Community Bank .
"Nationally, bank margins are being squeezed, and banks must adjust their funding costs accordingly, " says Citizens National Bank Senior Vice President Stacy Lauer.
American tax authorities said Tuesday they had opened an investigation of over 100 U.S. citizens on bank accounts held in Liechtenstein.
Situated between Raleigh and nearby Durham is the Research Triangle Park, where more than 170 companies have outposts, including major corporations like EMC, Cisco and First Citizens National Bank.
My sources at the Treasury tell me that they are happy with RBS's current proposals to mend itself, which involve shrinking its investment bank and floating a share of its US retail bank, Citizens, on the stock market.
The Bank's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has concluded that they collectively need to raise more than the sums they have individually negotiated with the soon-to-be-closed Financial Services Authority (they have recently been agreeing measures with Andrew Bailey of the FSA to strengthen themselves - which is why, for example, Royal Bank of Scotland is shrinking its investment bank and floating off its US bank, Citizens).
With Spanish banking woes so prominent (see article), there is a danger of bank runs as citizens of vulnerable economies fear ending up with devalued deposits.
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Several countries, including the U.S., are investigating the extent to which their citizens are dodging taxes through a Liechtenstein bank, after the German government obtained a list of 1, 400 of the bank's clients.
RBS, the European bank with the biggest U.S. presence, has no plans to sell its Citizens Financial Group franchise, according to a person close to the British bank.
As leaders prepared to tax bank deposits in order to prevent a default, citizens panicked and caused a run on the banks.
Some are already avoiding doing business with US clients, so much so that US citizens living in Switzerland find it extremely difficult to open a bank account or get a mortgage.
And recently, the company announced additional layoffs to the 800 already--about 1, 250 more at RBS Citizens over the next couple of years, mostly in the bank's technology, purchasing and property services division.
The law only makes it compulsory for Russian citizens to notify the tax authorities whenever an account in a foreign bank is opened.
Officials in Spain and Italy tried over the weekend to reassure their citizens by saying the situation in Cyprus is unique, and that bank deposits in their countries will remain safe.
Cypriot citizens, who hurried to ATMs only to see them fully drawn out as the expected bank run materialized, were enraged.
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John Lamidey, chief executive of the Consumer Financial Association which represents the eight largest payday loan lenders, said most long-term debt was on credit cards and bank overdrafts and he advised anyone with long-term debt to go to Citizens Advice (CAB).
For instance, the bank 80% owned by taxpayers, Royal Bank of Scotland, has announced it is floating some of its US business, Citizens, on the stock market and selling a further stake in the insurer Direct Line.
Ordinary citizens still need to buy homes, save for retirement, and keep deposits in a conservative, safe bank.
"Many of the most vulnerable are denied access to a bank account in the first place, or unfairly penalised when they open one, " Teresa Perchard, Citizens Advice director of policy, said.
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