abstract:First Citizens is a bank based in Trinidad and Tobago. First Citizens has assets of over TT$31 billion, 21 branches in Trinidad and three in Tobago.
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 FirstCitizens National 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.