The Country's Protests, Our Response & Your Safety (Citigroup)

Citigroup | June 5, 2020

[karpov]

In light of the continued outpouring of grief and anger sweeping the country over the death of George Floyd and the ensuing unrest, I wanted to reach out to share Citi's response and to update you on the safety of our branch colleagues and clients.

Although some Citi branches were damaged recently during the unrest, thankfully none of our clients or colleagues were in harm’s way. We are actively working on repairs and assessing the situation carefully to re-open these branches. Safety is our top priority as we continue to do our best to serve our clients and communities. Where necessary, we’re putting in place heightened security protocols, including proactively closing or reducing hours in some of our branches. You can visit citibank.com/locations to stay up-to-date on branches and ATM locations near you.

I hope you know that Citi is an organization that champions equality, diversity and inclusion and is willing to stand up for those values when they are threatened. Our leaders have shared their thoughts on this very important issue which we wanted to share below:

"The tragic and unnecessary death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the ensuing unrest are glaring reminders of the progress we need to make to have a truly equal and just society." - Mike Corbat, Citi CEO

"We must use this painful time as the turning point to a better future that embraces our common good by listening, learning and being committed to taking action to create a more equal and just society." - Jane Fraser, President of Citi & CEO, Global Consumer Banking

These are extraordinarily difficult times. There is no simple solution. My sincere hope is that we will all work together toward a better future.

[karpov]

Since I have a credit card from Citigroup, I got this email. Yeah, they are horrified by the killing of Floyd -- but they are closing branches because of the "unrest". I predict that businesses that don't reopen some branches after the riots will be attacked by politicians for "redlining".

[Tennessee Nana]

I wish people would stop saying “grief”

grief is for people you know...family friends...

Only about a dozen of those people yesterday ever met George...

I knew about Elvis for about 20 years before he died but I didn’t “grief” over him...

[upchuck]

A possible solution is to do your banking at a smaller, local bank. Works for me.