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Citizens First Financial company history timeline

1991

Citizens First Bank is a Bauer 5-star rated bank, founded in 1991 and headquartered in The Villages®, Florida.

2001

According to Schwartz, the bank was, "created specifically to fill the needs of our community and to conscientiously and joyously serve our Villages residents in every possible way." In 2001, the bank moved their headquarters from Lady Lake, Florida to The Villages, Florida.

2017

In 2017, Citizens First Bank sold its Leesburg, Florida branch to a real estate developer and moved to a newly built location.

2018

In 2018, Citizens First Bank purchased a branch office from CBC National Bank in The Villages, FL. At the time of purchase, the branch had about $35 million in deposits.

In 2018, the company announced plans to open a new branch near the Village of Fenney, further expanding southward.

2019

In October 2019, the company announced plans to open a new branch in Ocala, Florida.

Lindsey M. Blaise, granddaughter of Villages founder Gary Morse, has served as President & CEO since 2019.

In 2019, news broke of the bank's plans to build a new headquarters in Wildwood, Florida.

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