The closing of the sale of Harleysville National Corp. to First Niagara Financial Group of Buffalo has been pushed back.
First Niagara said Tuesday that the deal with the $5.2 billion-asset Harleysville of Pennsylvania, which was expected to close in the first quarter, is now set to close by April 12.
A First Niagara spokeswoman said completion of the deal has been delayed by the regulatory process as the $14.4 billion-asset thrift switches to a commercial bank charter.