New York

The upstate New York company will gain branches in Rochester as part of its $35 million purchase of FSB Bancorp.

The Pennsylvania company will pay $65 million for six branches that will join its Buffalo, N.Y., division.

New York is the latest state to change its statutes regarding public deposits and credit unions as more institutions seek out strategies to boost liquidity.

Going contactless has been a bigger challenge in New York because of the size and complexity of its transit systems.

Those yard-long paper receipts that spew from cash registers may be following plastic bags and foie gras into the dustbin of New York City history.

The Albany-based credit union has picked up tiny City of Schenectady Employees FCU, which has struggled with profitability issues for years.

Christopher Maher, who has announced seven bank deals since 2015, says a stable rate outlook will help buyers and sellers crunch merger numbers.

In some ways, the moves are natural for tech startups with financial ambitions. Despite the growing success of fintech upstarts hailing from San Francisco, Wall Street institutions remain on top of the financial world.

PiNG Bank, which would be based in Jersey City, is being proposed by former bankers at Cross River Bank, Citigroup and Bogota Savings Bank.

The New York-based institution has returned more than $8 million to members since 2003.