Homestead Funding Corp., Albany, N.Y., and First Niagara, Lockport, N.Y., have announced an affiliation under which Homestead will operate in New York state under the name First Niagara Mortgage.First Niagara acquired a minority ownership in Homestead with its Jan. 14 purchase of Hudson River Bank & Trust. Under the First Niagara Mortgage name, Homestead will provide mortgage services to the markets served by all 68 First Niagara branches in eastern New York, the companies said. Mortgage loan origination staff from both Hudson River and First Niagara will join Homestead Funding. The companies can be found online at http://www.homesteadfundingcorp.com and http://www.firstniagaramortgage.com.
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