2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ; ▁and ▁C B ▁Fin an cial , ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁National ▁City ▁Corporation ▁sold ▁one ▁Michigan ▁branch ▁to ▁the ▁Corporation ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Cit iz ens ▁purchased ▁ 1 7 ▁branches ▁from ▁Bank ▁One . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Cit iz ens ▁also ▁acquired ▁F & M ▁Ban cor por ation , ▁K au ka una , ▁with ▁banks ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁Iowa ▁which ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁F & M ▁Bank ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁bank . ▁ ▁T CF ▁Fin an cial ▁Corporation ▁sold ▁three ▁locations ▁to ▁Cit iz ens ▁Bank ing ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁F & M ▁Bank - W is consin ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Cit iz ens ▁Bank ▁as ▁Cit iz ens ▁Bank ing ▁Corporation ▁had ▁applied ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁the ▁two ▁banks . ▁ ▁Cit iz ens ▁Republic ▁Ban cor p ▁The ▁Ban cor p ▁acquired ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Republic ▁Ban cor p ▁Inc . ▁of ▁( An n ▁Ar bor , ▁Michigan ) ▁to ▁become , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁largest ▁U . S . ▁bank - hold ing ▁company . ▁After