BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	Sep. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION Basis of Presentation The unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements, including the Notes presented in this document of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., have been prepared in accordance with GAAP interim reporting requirements, and therefore do not include all information and Notes included in the audited Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP. These unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented in this document should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes included in the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K. The Company’s principal business activity is banking, conducted through its banking subsidiary, CBNA. The unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company has evaluated its unconsolidated entities and does not believe that any entity in which it has an interest, but does not currently consolidate, meets the requirements to be consolidated as a variable interest entity. The unaudited interim Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination of the ACL. Significant Accounting Policies For further information regarding the Company’s significant accounting policies, see Note 1 in the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K. Completed Acquisitions On September 1, 2021, the Company closed on its acquisition of Willamette, a Chicago, Illinois-based business valuation, forensic analysis, and transaction financial advisory services firm. This acquisition resulted in an estimated increase to goodwill of $15 million which was allocated to the Commercial business segment as of September 30, 2021. The Company expects that some adjustments of the fair values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed may subsequently be recorded, although any such adjustments are not expected to be material. Pending Acquisitions On May 26, 2021, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire 80 East Coast branches and the national online deposit business from HSBC for an approximate 2.0% premium paid on deposits at closing. The branch purchase includes 66 locations in the New York City Metro area, 9 locations in the Mid-Atlantic/Washington D.C. area, and 5 locations in Southeast Florida. As of September 30, 2021, there were approximately $8.4 billion in deposits and $1.9 billion in loans. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing terms and conditions and regulatory approvals. On July 28, 2021, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger under which the Company will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Investors for a combination of stock and cash. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Investors shareholders will receive 0.297 of a share of the Company’s common stock and $1.46 in cash for each share of Investors they own. The acquisition of Investors builds our physical presence in the northeast with the addition of 154 branches located in the greater New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas and across New Jersey. As of September 30, 2021, Investors had total assets of $27.3 billion, including $21.6 billion of loans, $24.5 billion of liabilities, including $20.4 billion of deposits, and $2.8 billion of stockholders’ equity. The merger is expected to close in early second quarter 2022, subject to approval by the shareholders of Investors, regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions. On September 8, 2021, Citizens entered into a definitive agreement to acquire JMP in an all-cash transaction. Under the agreement, JMP shareholders will receive $7.50 for each common share of JMP they own, or approximately $149 million in cash. This transaction is targeted to close in mid-fourth quarter 2021, subject to approval by the shareholders of JMP and other customary closing conditions.