Rhode Island

Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., has hired John Bahnken as president of the wealth management unit of its bank. Bahnken had been a senior executive vice president of the wealth management group at BNP Paribas' Bank of the West.

Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., has been picked by Apple to provide financing to customers who want to upgrade to a newer model iPhone.

Washington Trust has significantly increased its deposit market share in Rhode Island in the past five years, without buying any banks, and is casting its eye across the state's borders. We talk growth strategy with the company's CEO and its COO.

Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., showed strong consumer loan growth in the second quarter but fell slightly short of analysts' quarterly estimates as its margins declined.

Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., has named two new state presidents for Citizens Bank in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Citizens Financial in Providence, R.I., has signed a five-year agreement to outsource some of its IT infrastructure to IBM.