KINGSTON, NY (June 2012) - First Niagara Bank recently celebrated the grand opening of its new branch at 101 Kings Mall Court in Kingston with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Town of Ulster officials. Pictured, from left, Teller Supervisor Penny Demo; Teller Brenda DeCicco; Town of Ulster Councilman Joel Brink; Branch Manager George Voegler; Town of Ulster Councilman John Morrow; Area Manager Gina Lombardo; Melissa McDonald, Manager of First Niagara Bank’s Hatfield, PA branch; Teller Jami Letersky, and Teller Leah Pentz.
First Niagara Bank N.A.’s conversion of Upstate New York and Connecticut branches from HSBC Bank USA, N.A. was officially completed May 21, with the bank opening up more than 100 former HSBC branches as First Niagara branches. The bank now has 26 branches in the Hudson Valley from Ulster to Westchester Counties. The other First Niagara Bank branches in Westchester are located in Bedford Hills, Ossining and Yorktown Heights. First Niagara added more than 1,200 employees, including more than 250 in the Hudson Valley, and more than 500,000 new customers across New York and Connecticut.
About First Niagara
With the acquisition of HSBC branches now complete, First Niagara has an enhanced leadership position in the Northeast, with nearly 430 locations and more than 6,000 employees serving consumers, businesses and communities across New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts. First Niagara also has number-one retail market share across Upstate New York, and has virtually doubled its number of branches in New York State to more than 200, stretching from Buffalo to Albany and down through the Hudson Valley.
KINGSTON, NY (June 2012) - First Niagara Bank recently celebrated the grand opening of its new branch at 101 Kings Mall Court in Kingston with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Town of Ulster officials. Pictured, from left, Teller Supervisor Penny Demo; Teller Brenda DeCicco; Town of Ulster Councilman Joel Brink; Branch Manager George Voegler; Town of Ulster Councilman John Morrow; Area Manager Gina Lombardo; Melissa McDonald, Manager of First Niagara Bank’s Hatfield, PA branch; Teller Jami Letersky, and Teller Leah Pentz.
First Niagara Bank N.A.’s conversion of Upstate New York and Connecticut branches from HSBC Bank USA, N.A. was officially completed May 21, with the bank opening up more than 100 former HSBC branches as First Niagara branches. The bank now has 26 branches in the Hudson Valley from Ulster to Westchester Counties. The other First Niagara Bank branches in Westchester are located in Bedford Hills, Ossining and Yorktown Heights. First Niagara added more than 1,200 employees, including more than 250 in the Hudson Valley, and more than 500,000 new customers across New York and Connecticut.
About First Niagara
With the acquisition of HSBC branches now complete, First Niagara has an enhanced leadership position in the Northeast, with nearly 430 locations and more than 6,000 employees serving consumers, businesses and communities across New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts. First Niagara also has number-one retail market share across Upstate New York, and has virtually doubled its number of branches in New York State to more than 200, stretching from Buffalo to Albany and down through the Hudson Valley.
