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James Morris IV Becomes New Berkshire Bank Regional President For New York State

Posted onMarch 21, 2022
James J. Morris IV will be regional president for Berkshire Bank in New York state.
Courtesy Berkshire Bank

Berkshire Bank, which has branches in Queensbury and Whitehall, announced that  James J. Morris IV will become the regional president for New York state. 

Berkshire’s New York state region includes the Capital Region, the Mohawk Valley, and Central New York markets.

 Under his expanded role, Morris will support Berkshire’s lines of business in the region including commercial and consumer lending, business and branch banking, and wealth management. Bank officials said his leadership will be critical to driving high customer satisfaction, serving clients, and expanding Berkshire’s brand throughout New York state. 

In addition, he will provide oversight to Berkshire’s two community advisory councils in the Capital and Central New York markets. 

“Berkshire’s commitment to the New York region has never been stronger and we will continue to look for opportunities to strengthen our service offerings and enhance our community impact and presence under Jim’s leadership. His expanded responsibilities will help us achieve synergies in the market and unlock opportunities for meaningful impact in support of our Berkshire’s Exciting Strategic Transformation (BEST) and BEST Community Comeback plans,” stated Sean Gray, president and COO of Berkshire Bank.

 Morris is a seasoned banking professional who has served as regional president for the Capital Region market since January 2020, in addition to leading the commercial real estate team throughout the state. 

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Official: Community Bank NA Branch Shows ‘Commitment To Saratoga-Glens Falls’

Posted onMarch 21, 2022
Paul T. Wersten is the vice president, commercial banking officer, at Community Bank NA branch in Saratoga Springs. The office will serve commercial customers in Saratoga and Warren counties.
©2022 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jill Nagy

Community Bank NA has opened an office in Saratoga Springs, fillinga gap between its outposts in Latham and Whitehall and providing a more convenient location for commercial banking customers in Saratoga and Warren Counties. Jeffrey M. Levy, Community Bank president of commercial banking, who heads the new office, said that it “demonstrates our commitment to the Saratoga-Glens Falls community.”

The office is located on the second floor of The Washington building, 422 Broadway, upstairs from Northshire Bookstore and Kilwins.  At least initially, the office will serve commercial clients with lending, insurance and wealth management services. It will not accept deposits and there are no tellers’ cages. Its four employees are “just the start,” according to Levy. Two of them will concentrate on making loans and one each will provide insurance and wealth management services. 

Community Bank has 11 branches in the Capital Region, including Albany, Latham, Whitehall, and Lake Placid.  Their southernmost office is in Albany’s Corporate Woods. Their community focus places them in non-metropolitan areas, i.e., not in large cities. In addition to the Capital Region, the bank has offices in Northeast Pennsylvania, Vermont, Western Massachusetts, and every county in Upstate New York, Levy said.  

There are no immediate plans for further expansion, Levy said, but noted that Gens Falls “fits in with our whole model.”

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Dealing With Payroll Protection Plan Issues Occupying Time And Effort At Local Banks

Posted onMarch 17, 2021
Marc Monahan, vice president, regional executive of NBT Bank in Glens Falls.
Courtesy NBT Bank

By Jill Nagy

Area banks have been upgrading their online and digital services but the big push in 2020 appears to be administering Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) small business loans.

“It was an all-hands-on-deck situation; we recruited everyone to help out,” recalled Charles Wait Jr., president and CEO of Adirondack Trust Co. The bank processed $100 million worth of loans in the first round and he expects another $50 million during the second round. “It’s been an interesting 12 months,” he reflected.

Similarly, Marc Monahan, Glens Falls and Saratoga regional executive for NBT Bank, welcomed the PPP program as a way to stay in connection with existing customers as well as a way to bring in new ones.

“They need an account with us but they can open an account and apply for a loan on the same day,” he said. NBT has a dedicated website for PPP loans and, according to Monahan, they processed more than 3,000 applications last spring. 

“The past year has altered how we communicate with our customers,” Monahan said.

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Business Report: What Can Investors Learn From 2020

Posted onMarch 17, 2021
Meghan Murray is a financial advisor with
Edward Jones Financial in Queensbury.
Courtesy Edward Jones Financial

BY Meghan Murray

Now that we’re a few weeks removed from 2020, it’s a good time to reflect on such a momentous year. We can think about developments in the social and political spheres, but we also learned—or perhaps re-learned—some valuable lessons about investing.

Here are four of them:

• A long-term perspective is essential.

Volatility in the financial markets is nothing new, but, even so, 2020 was one for the books. Of course, the COVID-19 outbreak was the driving force behind most of the wild price swings. Soon after the pandemic’s effects were first felt, the S&P 500, a common index of U.S. large-cap stocks, fell 34 percent but gained 67 percent by the end of the year.

Consequently, investors who stuck with their investment portfolios and kept their eyes on their long-term goals, rather than on shocking headlines, ended up doing well. And while 2020 was obviously an unusual year, the long-term approach will always be valuable to investors.

• Investment opportunities are always available.

The pandemic drove down the prices of many stocks, but it didn’t necessarily harm the long-term fundamentals of these companies. In other words, they may still have had strong management, still produced desirable products and services, and still had good prospects for growth. In short, they may still have been good investment opportunities and when their prices were depressed, they may also have been “bargains” for smart investors. And this is the case with virtually any market downturn – some high-quality stocks will be available at favorable prices.

• Diversification pays off.

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Advisors Insurance Brokers in Clifton Park Acquired By Large Life, Health Distributor

Posted onMarch 17, 2021
From left, Brian Johnson, director of business development; Bob Vandy, president; Kevin Johnson, CEO; and Pete Kelly, COO, all of Advisors Insurance Brokers in Clifton Park.

Advisors Insurance Brokers in Clifton Park has been acquired by Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a large national independent distributor of life and health insurance products.

As part of the transaction, Kevin Johnson, CEO of AIB, will become a managing partner in Integrity. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

“Integrity is committed to innovating insurance by bringing together skill sets that complement our growing roster of platform partners,” said Bryan W. Adams, co-founder and CEO of Integrity. “As we’ve gone through this global pandemic, Americans realize the importance of life, health and long-term care insurance coverage now more than ever. By adding Advisors Insurance Brokers to the Integrity platform, we are able to serve more Americans and help them with these planning needs.”

AIB began in 1992 with a focus on long-term care insurance and planning in the New England region. The company has evolved to offer life insurance, fixed indexed annuities and a wide range of insurance products.

“At our core, we are built on a foundation of unmatched customer service that we were not willing to compromise for any partnership opportunity,” said Johnson. “Integrity values that legacy and offered a vision for our next phase of growth. We will retain the boutique-like feel our customers have always appreciated, while providing them with cutting-edge resources and technology we never could have provided on our own. We’re excited to become part of such a legendary team.”

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Financial Advisors Urge People Not To Panic As Coronavirus Causes A Stock Market Stir

Posted onMarch 13, 2020March 16, 2020
Ryan Bouchey, CFP and vice president at Bouchey Financial Group.
Courtesy Bouchey Financial Group

By Jill Nagy
Some investors may be panicking, but at least two local brokers are keeping their cool, advising a wait-and-see approach to managing assets.
“Focus on the big picture and don’t react to every headline that comes up,” said Ryan Bouchey, CFP and a vice president at Bouchey Financial Group, on the first day of the market decline in response to news of the coronavirus, which has caused the stock market to plunge.
“It’s still a strong economy and most clients are fairly optimistic,” said Steve Kyne CFP and partner at Sterling Manor Financial. His independent financial planning company has been around since 2006. There have been ups and downs, he said, “We’ve weathered our share.”
Bouchey urged people “not to be too greedy” and to try to protect against unexpected risks.

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NBT Bank Implements Several Digital Initiatives Across Multiple Business Lines

Posted onMarch 13, 2020March 16, 2020

NBT Bancorp Inc. has executed on digital initiatives based on a technology road map with the objective of delivering features and functionality customers want and need, company officials said.
This road map includes the 2020 implementation of several digital initiatives across multiple business lines that will continue to transform the experience NBT delivers to its customers and employees.
“All of our customers expect ever-increasing flexibility, accessibility and speed to manage their finances,” said NBT President and CEO John H. Watt Jr. “Strong adoption of our mobile and online banking services and recognitions like our high ranking on the Forbes 2019 World’s Best Banks list and the 2019 Greenwich Awards in Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking indicate our customer-first approach to NBT’s digital evolution is being well received.

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Homestead Funding Office In Glens Falls Is Growing At The Close Of Its Second Year

Posted onMarch 13, 2020March 16, 2020
In 2017, Maureen Ginter-Grabowski and John Homkey opened a Homestead branch.

By Andrea Harwood Palmer
The Glens Falls branch of Homestead Funding is finishing it’s second year in strong fashion and building its team of in-house loan officers.
Maureen Ginter-Grabowski is the branch manager and senior loan officer of the branch, located at 3 Warren Street, Suite #3A.
John Homkey is a licensed loan originator, and opened the Glens Falls branch with Ginter-Grabowski in 2017.

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Charles V. Wait Jr. Named President, CEO At Adirondack Trust Co. Succeeding von Schenk

Posted onMarch 13, 2020March 16, 2020
Charles V. Wait Jr. became the new president and CEO at Adirondack Trust Co.
©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

Charles V. Wait, Adirondack Trust Co.’s chairman of the board of directors, announced a senior leadership appointment and an officer promotion within the bank’s management team.
Charles V. Wait Charles V. Wait Jr., has become the organization’s new president and CEO, an appointment that was approved by the board of directors, effective Feb. 12. Wait Jr. succeeds Stephan R. von Schenk, who acted as company president since 2014 and CEO since 2017.

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For Banks, Customer Service Means Keeping Up With The Latest Advances In Technology

Posted onMarch 14, 2019March 14, 2019
Marc Monahan, Glens Falls market executive with NBT Bank.
Courtesy NBT Bank

By Jill Nagy
Customer service is important to any business, including banks. So keeping up with the latest in technology is important, as banks compete to retain and draw customers.
Online apps that allow customers to make deposits, move money to other people’s accounts, as well as check their own accounts; ATM’s that accept cash deposits and return a photographic record of a check deposit; and branches smaller and more streamlined that offer a range of financial services, including insurance and investment services, are all services banks now offer.

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