M&T Bank Enables Customers To Customize Their Checking Accounts

BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank customers can now customize their checking accounts by choosing features that are most important to them.

M&T Bank has always offered its customers a variety of checking accounts designed to meet their everyday banking needs. Customers of M&T Bank now have a greater ability to personalize their checking accounts with features that offer more convenience, control and protection. A monthly fee may apply to add-on services, although certain premium checking accounts qualify customers to select a number of custom add-ons with no monthly fee.

M&T Bank checking account customers can select from the following custom add ons:

• No M&T fee at other banks ATMs
• Refund of other banks' ATM fee
• No fee for overdraft protection transfers
• Standard checks and safe deposit box
• Access to FICO credit score online, updated monthly

To qualify for these additional features, customers must meet certain requirements; customers can learn more about the details by visiting a branch, MTB.com or by calling 1-800-724-2440. The added features are in addition to those already available with M&T checking accounts, which vary depending on the type of account. Some of these features are: M&T check card, M&T mobile banking, M&T alerts, domestic wire transfers, travelers checks and discounted personal loan rates.

"We want to provide M&T customers with more options so they can customize their account to fit their lifestyle and their needs," said Darren King, M&T Bank Executive Vice President. "We understand that it's important to customers to be able to select the features that are most useful for them."

About M&T Bank

M&T Bank was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1856, and is one of the top 20 independent commercial bank holding companies in the U.S. With $83 billion in assets and more than 750 branch offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia, the company provides customers a full range of banking products and services. M&T Bank is a member of the FDIC.  For more information, visit http://www.mtb.com.

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