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M&T Bank elects Godridge and Seseri to board of directors
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced it recently elected Leslie Godridge and Rudina Seseri to its board of directors. Godridge recently retired as vice chair and co-head of corporate and commercial banking at US Bancorp. She joined US Bancorp in 2007 as executive VP and head of national corporate special industries and […]
KeyCorp names Fiala head of corporate responsibility
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), parent of KeyBank, recently announced that it has appointed Eric Fiala as head of corporate responsibility. In this role, Fiala oversees the company’s community engagement; environmental, social, and governance (ESG); philanthropy, and Community Reinvestment Act teams. Fiala joined KeyCorp in 2002 and has held roles of increasing responsibility in corporate finance, analytics, and
Community Bank System’s BPAS unit to get new leadership in 2021
Kublin to retire as CEO of BPAS; Neveu and Hulse to succeed UTICA, N.Y. — BPAS, a unit of DeWitt–based Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU), is preparing for a leadership transition to begin 2021. The firm on Dec. 2 said that Barry Kublin will
Broome County couple busted for using counterfeit cash to buy car
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York State Police in Binghamton announced that they recently arrested a couple for purchasing a vehicle using counterfeit money. On Nov.
Community Bank System elects Skerritt as new independent director
DeWITT— Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced the election of Susan E. Skerritt to its board of directors as a new independent director. Skerritt’s election expands the DeWitt–based banking company’s board to 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent. She was also appointed to the board of directors of Community Bank, N.A., the
Kublin to retire as CEO of BPAS; Neveu and Hulse to succeed
UTICA, N.Y. — BPAS — a provider of retirement plans, benefit plans, fund administration, and collective investment trusts — will have new leadership in 2021.
Seneca Savings announces temporary branch closures, changes due to COVID-19
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Seneca Savings has temporarily closed its Bridgeport (town of Sullivan) and Liverpool (town of Clay) branches, effective Monday, to help reduce the
Community Bank System to pay Q4 dividend of 42 cents in January
DeWITT— Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 42 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on Jan. 11 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 14. The dividend is the same amount that Community Bank paid last quarter, after it
Chemung Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents in early January
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share for the fourth quarter. The dividend is payable on Jan. 4, to common stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 21 At the banking company’s
Five Star Bank parent announces stock-buyback program
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a stock-repurchase program for up to nearly 802,000 shares of its common stock, or about 5 percent of the company’s outstanding common shares. The buyback program permits shares to be repurchased in open-market
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