What's a Good Bank? (New York, Syracuse: credit, loan, living)

[Becca8377]

What's a good bank to have? I will be working in North Syracuse and living there for a month. Afterwards, will probably be moving to Liverpool, while still working in North Syracuse.

What's the best banks in terms of ATMs/branches/etc for those locations?

Here are the banks on my list so far:
HSBC
M&T
Bank of America

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by Becca8377

What's a good bank to have? I will be working in North Syracuse and living there for a month. Afterwards, will probably be moving to Liverpool, while still working in North Syracuse.

What's the best banks in terms of ATMs/branches/etc for those locations?

Here are the banks on my list so far:
HSBC
M&T
Bank of America

Good question...I'd like to know too. Apparently there are no Wachovia's in Syracuse so I'm going to have to find a new one too.

[phaelon56]

Friends speak highly of the Beacon Federal Trust Credit Union but I've been an M&T customer for years and have always been pleased with their service. Plenty of local locations with 24 hour ATM's and some branches are open on Saturday until noon.

[RollsRoyce]

Banks with largest concentration of branches in Greater Syracuse:

Key Bank https://www.key.com/index.html
M&T Bank https://www.mtb.com/personal/Pages/Index.aspx
Chase Bank https://www.chase.com/beta/home/chase-home
HSBC Bank Home
Bank of America https://www.bankofamerica.com/
Alliance Bank https://www.alliancebankna.com/index.cfm
Citizens Bank Citizens Bank | Citizens Bank Home

The following regional and local banks have a smaller presence, however may have more attractive interest rates:

Community Bank Community Bank N.A.
Solvay Bank Solvay Bank
First Niagara Welcome To First Niagara!
Wilber National Bank Wilber National Bank
Adirondack Bank https://www.adirondackbank.com/


Credit Unions:
Beacon Federal Beacon Federal
Empower Federal https://www.empowerfcu.com/
AmeriCU AmeriCU Credit Union
SECNY SECNY - Serving Everyone in Central New York | www.secny.org
ACMG ACMG Federal Credit Union
Visions Federal Welcome to VisionLine
Geddes Federal Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association
Cooperative Federal Cooperative Federal | Syracuse's community development credit union
Syracuse Federal Syracuse Federal Credit Union

[Becca8377]

Thanks everyone!! After doing some research, it seems like M&T will be the best for what I need