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Pioneer Updates, In the Community, Charitable Foundation
02/14/2024
"Jenifer Marten joined the Capital Region financial institution in early January as vice president and business banking team leader."
Pioneer Updates
02/08/2024
"The results are for the three months that ended Dec. 31, which is the company's fiscal second quarter."
Pioneer Updates
02/14/2024
"Pioneer Bancorp Inc., a leading financial institution in New York's Capital Region, today reported the results for the three and six months ended Dec. 31, 2023, which is the second quarter of Pioneer's fiscal year ended June 30, 2024."
Pioneer Updates
02/19/2024
"Pioneer Bancorp has appointed Jenifer Marten as the company’s vice president and business banking team leader."
Pioneer Updates
02/27/2024
“The Lofts at Frog Alley, a 74-unit apartment complex in downtown Schenectady, sold for $18 million in a deal that included a restructuring of the debt for the five-story, mixed-use building on lower State Street.”
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01/17/2023
Watch News 10 ABC's segment on how you can take advantage of a home equity line of credit.
Pioneer Updates
01/31/2023
"Pioneer Bancorp, the parent company of Pioneer Bank, announced fiscal second quarter net income of $6.2 million."
Pioneer Updates
02/01/2023
"Pioneer wants to grow its wealth management division to $1 billion in assets under management in the next few years."
Pioneer Updates
02/06/2023
"The barn is historically relevant to the time period of the Underground Railroad. Purchased with a $75,000 loan from Pioneer, the financial group kickstarted a fundraising effort that’s underway."
Pioneer Updates
02/23/2023

"The Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany has plans to expand. Organizers say the expansion will have a positive impact on the Arbor Hill neighborhood."

Pioneer Updates
02/19/2023
"Now, with seed money from Pioneer Bank, and a fundraising campaign that is starting, [Mary Liz Stewart & Paul Stewart] are planning a museum-interpretive center and community space."
Pioneer Updates
03/05/2023
"Pioneer provided $2.4 million in financing toward the $3.7 million repurchase. The bank also helped finance the North Hoosick production facility and Walloomsac taproom."
Pioneer Updates
03/13/2023
"Banking leaders in the Albany region say the circumstances that led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and two others, were isolated incidents and that the region's banks remain strong."
Pioneer Updates
04/09/2023
"Pioneer has had a close relationship with Brown’s Brewing that goes beyond just the financing. The bank staff also has helped nurture the business and the Browns."
Pioneer Updates
04/15/2023
"Joseph Lindner, a senior wealth advisor for Pioneer Wealth Management, part of Pioneer Bank, says young investors should first look at their life as a business."
Pioneer Updates
04/20/2023
"Pioneer has hired Todd Shepersky as vice president and insurance agency manager to lead its insurance and benefits division — a new position for the Colonie financial institution."
Pioneer Updates
05/08/2023
"Pioneer Bank received $6 million in net income during the third quarter of their fiscal year. The third quarter ends on March 31 and their fiscal year ends on June 30."
Pioneer Updates
05/23/2023
"The purchase price of the building was $430,000 with a mortgage from Pioneer Bank for $344,000."
Pioneer Updates
06/20/2023
"Pioneer says this summer they have their largest and most diverse group of interns to date."
Pioneer Updates
07/11/2023
"The purchase of Altamont Physical Therapy, including property and equipment, was financed by Pioneer and the Al Tech Fund — a loan program administered by the Advance Albany County Alliance."
Pioneer Updates
07/16/2023
"Pioneer has acquired a Hudson wealth management firm that will push the Colonie-based bank over its goal of having $1 billion in assets under management."
Pioneer Updates
07/17/2023
"Pioneer, a leading financial institution in New York’s Capital Region, today announced it has acquired Hudson Financial LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Hudson, NY."
Pioneer Updates
07/18/2023
"Pioneer has acquired Hudson Financial, a money management firm based in Hudson."
Pioneer Updates
07/19/2023
"They spent the day volunteering at the Northern Rivers campus in Albany helping with the landscaping and the maintenance projects all around the human services organization’s property."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
08/01/2023

 Accomplished executive with four decades of banking and management experience will provide leadership and expertise in all aspects pertaining to credit, ensuring the overall quality of Pioneer’s lending portfolio.

Pioneer Updates
08/01/2023
"Pioneer has hired James Murphy as executive vice president and chief credit officer to oversee the quality of the Colonie-based bank's commercial, residential and consumer lending portfolios."
Pioneer Updates
07/31/2023
"Stacks Espresso Bar, which only last week held the grand opening for its third location... is taking over the Wired Coffee & Bagel space on the back side of the Pioneer building at 652 Albany-Shaker Road in Colonie, near Wolf Road."
Pioneer Updates
08/15/2023
"The Pioneer Charitable Foundation will be packing up school supplies like pens, pencils, crayons, and notebooks into backpacks."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
08/25/2023
"Pioneer Bank said its net income of $21.9 million for the fiscal year ending June 30 was up $11.7 million from the prior fiscal year."
Pioneer Updates
09/16/2023
"Pioneer Bank is hosting a carnival at Pioneer Plaza on Albany Shaker Road Saturday."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
09/18/2023
"Pioneer Bank hosted more than 1,000 children and families at Pioneer Plaza for its fourth annual Grand Carnival."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
09/16/2023
"The signature event conducted by the Pioneer Charitable Foundation, the Grand Carnival has now raised more than $115,000 in total over four years."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
10/12/2023
"Pioneer is holding its All Together Forward Week. More than 200 employees will spend 500 hundred volunteer hours to assist 13 nonprofit organizations across the Capital Region."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
10/16/2023
"Pioneer kicked off its first ever 'All Together Forward Week,' an unprecedented community service initiative that will engage more than 200 employees."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
10/24/2023
"The new $26 million financing package was led by Pioneer with four other participants in the deal..."
Pioneer Updates
10/25/2023

"The 60 companies named as the 2023 Best Places to Work represent a variety of industries but share at least one thing in common: They've built a workplace in which employees feel engaged and energized at work."

Pioneer Updates
10/30/2023
Watch News 10 ABC's segment on the increase in mail theft-related check fraud.
Pioneer Updates
11/10/2023
"A free Lego challenge for children ages 6 to 10 took place Friday sponsored by University at Albany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity in partnership with [Pioneer]."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
11/28/2023
"Five years after its formation, Pioneer’s Charitable Foundation has now reached $1.6M in giving, supporting more than 400 local organizations focused on ‘Helping Kids be Kids’."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
11/27/2023
"Pioneer will mark Giving Tuesday by donating $20,000 to nonprofits."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
11/28/2023
"Pioneer made four $5,000 donations to community non-profits. The bank is also collecting winter hats and gloves for kids in need."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
12/01/2023
"Pioneer, marked the national observance of Giving Tuesday by presenting $20,000 in donations to support local nonprofit organizations working to enrich the health and welfare of children in need."
In the Community, Charitable Foundation
12/26/2023
"The parcels at 203 and 203A Wolf Road cost a combined $2.05 million, according to deeds filed in the Albany County clerk's office. Pioneer loaned $1.3 million to the buyer, 203 Wolf Road LLC."
Pioneer Updates
01/02/2024
"The sale closed last week after being under contract for six months. The property sold for $2.05 million. Pioneer provided a mortgage of about $1.5 million, according to county documents."

Pioneer Updates
01/03/2024
"Pioneer is seeking a charter change that its executives say would open up expansion opportunities and simplify the bank's regulatory obligations."
Pioneer Updates
01/29/2024
“Pioneer has invested heavily in security and fraud prevention, especially as the volume of consumer bank fraud increases across the country using more sophisticated methods than ever before.”
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