DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) — parent company of Community Bank, N.A. — says it will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 47 cents per share of its common stock for the first quarter.
The dividend, which is the same amount that the company paid last quarter, will be payable on April 10, to shareholders of record as of March 16.
The quarterly payment equates to an annualized yield of just under 3 percent, based on the banking and financial services company’s current stock price. Community Financial System’s stock has gotten off to a flying start in 2026, rising more than 10 percent to date, through Thursday, Jan. 22, as regional bank stocks have done well as a group.
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DeWitt–based Community Financial System is a diversified financial-services company with total assets of more than $17 billion focused on four main business lines — banking services, employee-benefit services, insurance, and wealth management. Community Bank, N.A. is among the nation’s 100 largest banking institutions and operates about 200 branches across upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, western Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire.


