Corporate Governance

First Citizens BancShares devotes extensive resources to strengthening corporate governance practices, which are described in this section of the Web site. This information reflects the company's principles that guide the way BancShares and its subsidiaries do business.

High ethical standards guide BancShares at every level and in every transaction. A written code of proper conduct has existed at our company for many years, and this published Code of Ethics is the most recent revision. We have always expected our associates, senior financial officers and directors to perform their jobs in a competent ethical manner, to abide by our Code of Ethics and to keep the trust and respect of everyone who does business with us.

First Citizens BancShares’ focus on governance is nothing new, and we will continue to demonstrate the highest levels of accountability.