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People news: AmeriCU announces chief information officer, chief lending officer
Gwak has been with Rome–based AmeriCU for six years and most recently served as the assistant VP for member technology solutions. As chief information officer,
People news: Community Bank adds commercial banker in DeWitt office
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. recently announced that it has hired Thomas Breed as VP and senior commercial banking officer in DeWitt. He has
People news: NBT promotes Spilka to business banking regional manager
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has promoted Jonathan Spilka to business banking regional manager from commercial banking relationship manager. Spilka is based at
People news: NBT Bank promotes Wheeler to assistant VP
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank has announced the promotion of multi-site branch manager Maria Wheeler to assistant vice president. Wheeler has more than 33 years
Mohawk Valley woman arrested for credit-card fraud of more than $2,200
HERKIMER, N.Y. — New York State Police in Herkimer have arrested a Whitesboro woman for credit-card fraud. Rochelle M. Bulinski, age 45, was charged with
Compass FCU expects to open new Fulton branch this year
FULTON — Construction crews have started work on a new branch for Compass Federal Credit Union (FCU) in Fulton and are expected to finish before the end of 2019. “We’ll be in [the new office] by the end of the year,” says Thomas O’Toole, manager of Compass FCU. He spoke with CNYBJ on July 22.
Seneca Savings to open new branch in Bridgeport area of Sullivan this fall
SULLIVAN — Seneca Savings is planning to open a new branch office in the hamlet of Bridgeport in the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The new office will operate at 584 Route 31 in Sullivan. Seneca Savings anticipates it will open this fall, per a July 23 news release. Seneca Savings also announced that
Community Bank’s Q2 net income edges up 1 percent
Adjusted EPS beats analysts’ expectations DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently reported that its net income edged up 1 percent to $45 million in the second quarter from $44.6 million in the second quarter of 2018. The DeWitt–based banking company’s earnings per share (EPS) was unchanged at 86 cents. But its adjusted net
Tompkins Financial to pay dividend of 50 cents a share on Aug. 15
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of 50 cents a share on Aug. 15. It is payable to common shareholders of record on July 30. The dividend is the same amount that Tompkins Financial paid last quarter. At the banking company’s current stock price, the payment yields
NBT Bank promotes Salati to assistant VP
ENDICOTT — NBT Bank announced that it has recently promoted Patricia Salati, its Endicott branch manager, to assistant vice president. Salati has more than 40 years of experience in the financial-services business and joined NBT Bank in 2008 as branch manager of its Binghamton Northgate office. In 2013, she transferred to NBT’s Endicott office as
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