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- Financial Institutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: FISI) operates as a financial holding company headquartered in Warsaw, New York, and founded in 1931, offering banking, wealth management, and related financial services primarily to consumer, commercial, municipal, healthcare, not-for-profit, and business customers in Western and Central New York, with a commercial loan production office serving the Mid-Atlantic region including Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Through its principal subsidiary Five Star Bank, the company provides retail banking products including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, NOW accounts, individual retirement accounts, sweep investments, residential mortgages, home equity loans, and consumer loans; commercial banking services encompassing term loans, lines of credit, short- and medium-term working capital loans, business expansion loans, commercial real estate mortgages, and municipal lending; and a Mid-Atlantic loan production office. Its Courier Capital, LLC subsidiary delivers customized investment management, financial planning, consulting, retirement plan services, and investment advisory to individuals, families, businesses, institutions, foundations, and non-profits, following the 2023 merger with HNP Capital, LLC that expanded retirement and institutional capabilities; the company previously offered insurance through SDN Insurance Agency, LLC before selling its assets to NFP Property & Casualty Services, Inc. Recent developments include the September 2024 announcement to wind down Banking-as-a-Service operations representing under 1% of loans and 2% of deposits as of June 2024 to refocus on core banking and wealth franchises; a new share repurchase authorization in September 2025 for up to 1,006,379 common shares or 5% of outstanding shares following a Q4 2024 public equity offering; December 2023 executive leadership realignment and 3.4% headcount reduction to streamline operations and enhance strategy execution; sustained loan growth to $4.59 billion as of September 30, 2025 with commercial loans up 8.3% year-over-year; and net interest margin expansion to 3.49% in Q2 2025 amid investment portfolio restructuring and deposit cost management, supporting assets of approximately $6.3 billion.