The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE:RBS) (RBS) is planning to gets its business listed. The company is preparing fot flotation of its US business in late 2014. RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc., which has sold 94 of branches in the Chicago in a deal that prepares the way for the listing of the business in second half of 2014.

Bruce Van Saun, Chief Executive of said, “This transaction will allow us to focus our efforts on our primary Citizens Bank and Charter One markets where we have stronger market positions and better long-term growth prospects.” Floating Citizens values the business at more than $8 billion.