In Brief: Community Bank System Sells 15 Branches

NBT Bancorp has completed its purchase of three upstate New York branches from Community Bank System Inc.

The branches were part of a package of 15 former Chase Manhattan Corp. branches that Community Bank bought last July. The sale to NBT, completed in mid-December, allows Community Bank to raise its capital levels, which were sapped by the acquisition.

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