
NBT Bank Sees Income and Deposit Growth in Third Quarter
NBT Bank made both deposit and income gains in the third quarter of 2024, partially a result of the acquisition of Western Massachusetts’ Salisbury Bank.
NBT Bank made both deposit and income gains in the third quarter of 2024, partially a result of the acquisition of Western Massachusetts’ Salisbury Bank.
The fall opened with flurry of bank M&A in Massachusetts, and more deals could be on the horizon as the Federal Reserve follows through on promised rate cuts.
Massachusetts banks are leaning on business lending to help them diversify away from commercial real estate lending. But demand for those loans has been shrinking for over a year.
New York State-based NBT Bank has formally completed its CEO transition, with Scott A. Kingsley succeeding John H. Watt Jr.
NBT Bank saw its quarterly profits dragged down by higher funding costs as customers continue to seek higher-yield deposits, despite the bank’s gains in loans and deposits from its August acquisition of Salisbury Bank.
The regional bank has nearly 150 branches in New England, including in several across the Berkshires.
NBT Bank has added 13 Salisbury Bank branches to its footprint after the two banks completed their merger on Aug.11.
Salisbury Bank’s three Berkshires-area branches are set to be converted as NBT Bank offices on Aug. 14 as the merger between the two banks received a go signal from government regulators.
The merger between Connecticut-based Salisbury Bank and New York-based NBT Bank has moved a step closer to completion after Salisbury’s shareholders voted in favor of the deal. Both banks have branches in Berkshire County.
The parent companies of New York-based NBT Bank and Connecticut-based Salisbury Bank, which both have branches in Berkshire County, have agreed to merge.