NEW YORK — New Pilot Program Expands Access to Surcharge-Free ATMs in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and other cities.

Quontic Bank today announced its participation in the Citi^® ATM Community Network, a new pilot program from Citi that provides Quontic Bank customers the ability to withdraw cash with no surcharge fee at Citibank^® branch ATMs, including those in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C.

“Thanks to our participation in the Citi ATM Community Network, our customers can now enjoy the convenience of Citi’s ATMs while continuing to benefit from the safe and affordable products and services of Quontic Bank,” said Steven Schnall, chairman and CEO of Quontic Bank.

“Both Quontic Bank and Citibank aim to provide wide access to financial products and services, especially in underserved communities.”

The Citi ATM Community Network means Quontic Bank customers now have surcharge-free access to roughly 2,400 branch ATMs in Citi’s markets in the U.S. The new network was unveiled at a public meeting of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee.

“The Citi ATM Community Network will expand access to ATMs in key areas by capitalizing on our branch network in six major urban centers in the U.S.,” said Will Howle, head of U.S. retail banking at Citi.

“We take seriously our role of providing financial services to the broad spectrum of populations in the communities in which we operate, and the Citi ATM Community Network is yet another way we will do it.”