First Niagara Adding 100 New York Jobs

First Niagara Financial Group will add more than 100 jobs in upstate New York.

The bank has agreed to purchase 57 National City Bank branches in Pennsylvania. National City sold the offices as part of its December merger into PNC Bank.

First Niagara will retain all 500 jobs in the 57 branches, and add 50 to 75 more people in Pennsylvania. To support the larger branch network, it will add 100 to 125 jobs in upstate New York.

First Niagara Bank is an FDIC-insured regional banking corporation headquartered in Lockport, New York. It was founded in 1870 as Farmers & Mechanics’ Savings Bank.