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In the last 18 months, nine branches have opened or will open in the city of Buffalo and surrounding areas.

The bankruptcy court in the Western District of New York state had less business in June as filings in both Buffalo and Rochester lessened.

Figures provided by the court showed 215 cases filed in Buffalo, down 7.1 percent from 237 a year ago. In Rochester, there were 122 cases brought to court, a drop of 3.7 percent from 139 in the past year.

In the first six months of 2018, the caseload in Buffalo has fallen by 7.1 percent to 1,345 from 1,448. In Rochester, the number is down 3.7 percent to 720…

The company won't split shares in some of its most popular funds, including Contrafund and Magellan, until a technical issue is resolved.

Atlanta is one of the world’s Top 40 cities for administrative operations of the banking and financial services industry, according to a new report from a highly respected site selection company.

The study, from the Princeton, NJ-based corporate relocation firm, The Boyd Co. Inc., found San Francisco to be the most costly North American city to operate a financial services back office at $13.6 million per year. Montreal is ranked as the least expensive North American back office location at $8.5…

When Memphis, Tennessee-based First Horizon National Corp. acquired Capital Bank last year, its financial services expanded into new Southeastern markets — and now, so have its good deeds.

The First Horizon Foundation announced last week, in celebration of its 25-year anniversary, the launch of the Capital Bank Foundation. To kick things off, the foundation is giving away a total of $250,000 in grants to the winning nonprofits of its 25 Years of Giving video contest.

“One way we can commit…

Being an entrepreneur means regularly making decisions that consider both the short term and the long term. But how do you balance the time needed for the day-to-day affairs with the importance of the bigger picture? Here are suggestions from four advisers who work with small businesses.

DO: Aim higher when you hire. High-performing employees are the foundation of small-business success, but working with relatives can pose unique challenges. When hiring or working with family members, it’s…

Aflac ruffled the feathers of regulators for neglecting to provide proper disclosure language to customers between 2009 and 2011.

In a consent order filed Monday by the New York Department of Financial Services, the American Family Life Assurance Company of New York agreed to pay $1.1 million in restitution and penalties for violating insurance law.

Among other issues, Columbus, Ga.-based Aflac “failed to include disclosure language on premium notices provided to whole life insurance policyholders,”…

I think CEO Elon Musk is a genius, so smooth that he could persuade a shark to become a vegetarian. But in my opinion, TSLA is not an investment; it's a bleeding speculation with zero earnings.

A program for businesswomen that originated in Tampa Bay by the former USAmeriBank soon will have a much broader footprint.

Valley National Bank, which bought USAmeriBank in January, is expanding the Women Entrepreneurs program throughout Florida this year and into New York and New Jersey next year. Valley also has promoted a USAmeriBank employee, Cami Gilbertini, to senior vice president and director of the program.

It's a departure from the conventional wisdom that a larger company will put…

The new jobs would pay over $100,000 per year.