Citizens Financial Group Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: CFG) will also benefit as inflation intensifies and long-term bond yields head upward. As yields on longer-term Treasury bills climb and fears of higher inflation creep into the minds of investors, share prices in several popular sectors are coming under pressure. In its second-quarter regulatory filing, the Rhode Island-based bank asserted that if the Federal Reserve were to rapidly raise the fed funds rate by 1%, it would realize an additional 11.3% of net interest income over the next year.