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Insurance & Financial Services

M&T Bank Corp. adds Hearst executive to board

M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) recently announced that it has added Carlton J. Charles, senior VP of treasury and risk management at Hearst, to its board of directors. Upon his election, effective Jan. 18, Charles was appointed as a member of the nomination and governance committee of M&T’s board. He was also elected to the

VIEWPOINT: Retirement Planning has Changed Again with SECURE Act 2.0

In 2019, Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. The intent of this law was to improve the way businesses provide retirement benefits to employees. In 2022, some long-awaited changes to the original act were introduced, and what is now known as SECURE

State pension fund posts 4.5% return in latest quarter

ALBANY, N.Y. — The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund hit $242.3 billion at the end of the state’s 2022-2023 fiscal third quarter. For the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2022, the fund’s investments returned an estimated 4.51 percent, the office of New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced Feb. 10. 

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KeyBank using Blend platform for digital mortgage applications

KeyBank recently announced it is using a software platform provided by Blend (NYSE: BLND) that digitizes the end-to-end mortgage-application process for clients looking to purchase or refinance a home. San Francisco, California–based Blend provides a cloud-based banking platform to “streamline workflows and transform banking experiences for their customers,” per the Blend website. With the use

Greater Binghamton Chamber releases 2023 economic outlook

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce held its annual Economic Forecast and Building BC Awards event on Tuesday. Peter Kneis, senior VP

Five Star Bank expands to Syracuse with loan office

Five Star Bank’s Syracuse office will be home to a three-person commercial and industrial team led by Alison Miller, the bank’s Central New York regional president and commercial and industrial executive. It’ll also be home to a commercial real-estate banker who will report to Craig Burton, the bank’s Finger Lakes/Southern Tier regional president and commercial

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