Regions Bank Named 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner

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03/05/2026 - 09:00 AM

Company’s outstanding workplace culture is recognized for the 12th consecutive year.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Bank is proud to announce it has received the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for employee engagement. This award recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world. This is the 12th year Regions has been recognized by Gallup.

Regions Financial Corp. is headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., and serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas through approximately 1,250 Regions Bank offices. The company's workforce consists of roughly 20,000 associates.

“Our associates are the heart of Regions, and their engagement is central to our ability to serve customers and communities with excellence,” said Angela Santone, Regions’ Chief People Officer. “Being honored again with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award reflects the strength of our culture and our ongoing commitment to creating an environment where people can thrive, grow and build meaningful careers.”

Despite ongoing disruption and rapid change across the workplace, Gallup found Regions continues to set the standard for building a thriving, high-performance culture. The organization creates an environment where employees feel valued, heard and equipped to do their best work, even amid complexity and uncertainty.

Gallup’s research consistently shows organizations that prioritize both people and performance are better positioned for long-term success. Gallup’s meta-analysis on team engagement and performance is the most comprehensive workplace study ever conducted, with data on more than 3.3 million employees in 347 organizations across 53 industries and 90 countries. Highly engaged organizations significantly outperform their peers on important business outcomes, including customer ratings, profitability, productivity, turnover, safety incidents, shrinkage, absenteeism, quality, wellbeing and organizational citizenship.

For a complete list of GEWA winners, visit the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winners page. Learn more about the awards here.

About Regions Financial Corporation

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $159 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,250 banking offices and more than 1,750 ATMs. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.

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