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Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the First Citizens Bancshares First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to introduce the host for today s conference call, Ms. Deanna Hart, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. You may begin.
Deanna Hart
Investor Relations
Thank you, Whitney. Good morning, and thank you for joining us today. It is my pleasure to introduce our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Frank Holding; and our Chief Financial Officer, Craig Nix. Frank and Craig will provide an overview of our first quarter 2021 results and will be referencing our investor presentation, which you can find on our Investor Relations website. We are also pleased to have several other members of our leadership team here with us today who will be available for questions after the presentation.