# Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.) vs peers: AI and technology compared

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na/vs-peers
Last updated: Oct 20, 2026

*Part of the [Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.) AI strategy profile](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na). Peer group: NBT Bancorp, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, Fulton Financial Corporation, Beacon Financial Corporation, Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust), Eastern Bankshares, OceanFirst Financial Corp., Dime Commercial Bancshares.*

## How does Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.) compare with its peers on AI and technology?

On this site's AI disclosure index Community Financial System, parent of Community Bank N.A., scores 41.9 (#68 of 120 US banks), second in a nine-bank Northeast group behind Fulton (44.3) and ahead of OceanFirst (40.5), Eastern (36.3), Rockland Trust (32.1) and NBT (14.1). It leads the group on its own primary disclosures (24 against a median of 15.5) and on disclosed numbers. Three of those numbers separate it. On the July 28, 2026 call CEO Dimitar Karaivanov said 'more than a dozen people' work on AI, a handful fully dedicated; Rockland Trust's 2026 guidance named three dedicated AI staff. Its data-processing and communications expense rose 17.9% year on year in Q2 2026 to $19.7 million, partly on 'artificial intelligence applications'. And it says automation saved more than 200,000 hours over three years (January 2026). Where it trails is the customer side and named tools. OceanFirst runs HAILEY, a kore.ai virtual assistant, and has put Microsoft Copilot in all departments; Fulton had 3,000 employees on Salesforce Agentforce six weeks after its first agent (September 2026) and uses NICE Copilot summaries in a contact center serving more than 3 million interactions a year. Community Bank's customer AI solution was an incentive-scorecard objective 'for launch in 2026', and its CEO said in April 2026 he will stay quiet on AI outcomes until he can prove a transformational effect on margins. It names no AI platform or vendor. ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm), [MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/community-financial-system-q4-earnings-174045425.html), [OceanFirst Bank](https://oceanfirst.com/blog/4-ways-oceanfirst-is-making-banking-more-convenient), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000050/ex991-investorpresentati.htm), [Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/five-dreamforce-2026-takeaways/), [NICE](https://nice.com/resources/fulton-bank-frictionless-for-customers-frictionless-for-agents), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000114036126011565/ny20064673x1_def14a.htm), [Moby (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/community-bank-system-inc-q1-164541601.html))

## Where does Community Bank N.A. lead its peers on AI?

- **The largest AI team on the record in the group.** Community Bank's CEO said on July 28, 2026 that more than a dozen people work on AI, a handful fully dedicated. Rockland Trust named three dedicated AI staff in its January 2026 guidance, and OceanFirst says it set up an Automation Transformation Office (July 2026) without a headcount; no other peer gives one. ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm))
- **AI tied to a reported expense line every quarter.** Its earnings releases have attributed data-processing growth partly to AI applications in Q4 2025 (+11.6%), Q1 2026 (+10.8%) and Q2 2026 (+17.9%, to $19.7 million). Fulton, Beacon and First Commonwealth filed 2026 10-Qs with no AI wording; Beacon's documents since its merger mention AI only in risk factors. ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926006834/tm264116d1_ex99-1.htm), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926050927/tm2613014d1_ex99-1.htm), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm), [Fulton Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/700564/000070056426000033/fult-20260630.htm), [First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712537/000071253726000030/fcf-20260630.htm), [Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000162828026054720/bbt-20260630.htm))
- **Automation hours counted, and AI in the executive scorecard.** Community Bank reports more than 200,000 hours saved by automation over three years (January 2026), and its 2025 incentive scorecard set 65,000 hours of savings and a customer AI solution for 2026 launch as technology objectives. Rockland Trust's AI governance model was still 'in process' in its September 2026 deck. ([MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/community-financial-system-q4-earnings-174045425.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000114036126011565/ny20064673x1_def14a.htm), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm))
- **AI in security operations, described in the 10-K.** Its 2025 10-K says machine learning and generative AI are deployed for monitoring, automated event classification and threat detection, under an AI and data governance framework the CISO co-oversees. NBT's 10-K says its AI use sits mostly inside third-party systems. ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926021651/cbu-20251231x10k.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126007179/ef20060005_10k.htm))

## Where does Community Bank N.A. trail its peers on AI?

- **No customer AI assistant yet, while OceanFirst and Fulton run theirs.** A customer AI solution was a 2025 scorecard objective 'for launch in 2026'; no launch is on the record. OceanFirst's HAILEY virtual assistant answers balance and transaction questions by phone, web and app (October 2025), and Fulton's contact center uses NICE Copilot summaries and has added chat (September 2026). ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000114036126011565/ny20064673x1_def14a.htm), [OceanFirst Bank](https://oceanfirst.com/blog/4-ways-oceanfirst-is-making-banking-more-convenient), [NICE](https://nice.com/resources/fulton-bank-frictionless-for-customers-frictionless-for-agents))
- **No named AI platform or vendor, unlike Fulton and OceanFirst.** Community Bank names no AI vendor or model. Fulton had 3,000 employees using Salesforce Agentforce six weeks after its first agent (September 2026); OceanFirst lists Databricks, kore.ai and Microsoft Copilot deployed across all departments (May 2026). ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/five-dreamforce-2026-takeaways/), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000050/ex991-investorpresentati.htm))
- **Results held back by design.** On the April 2026 call the CEO said the company had explored AI for two years and would stay quiet on outcomes until it could prove a transformational effect on margins. OceanFirst reports an AML case review cut from six hours or more to about five minutes with Copilot (December 2025). ([Moby (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/community-bank-system-inc-q1-164541601.html), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds))
- **Fewer dated moves than Rockland Trust and Fulton.** Community Bank's profile records 12 dated AI moves in the last twelve months against a group median of 14; Rockland Trust records 18, from its Office of Digital Innovation to an AI steering committee, and Fulton 17, including its Agentforce and NICE rollouts. ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/17/independent-bank-indb-earnings-call-transcript), [Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/five-dreamforce-2026-takeaways/))

## Where does Community Bank N.A. rank against its peers on AI disclosure?

Scores from the US AI disclosure index of 120 banks (0–100; 45% of the weight on independent coverage). The index measures what each bank has put on the public record and what outside outlets have reported about its AI, not capability or spending; every count is of entries on that bank's profile, each of which cites its sources.

| Bank | Score | Rank | Independent sources | Own disclosures | Use cases in production | Moves, last 12 months | Named AI platform |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fulton Financial Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | [44.3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #66 of 120 | [6](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton#sources) | [23](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton#sources) | [10 of 12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton#where) | [17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton#timeline) | Not disclosed |
| [Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.) (this page)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | [41.9](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #68 of 120 | [4](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#sources) | [24](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#sources) | [9 of 12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#where) | [12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#timeline) | AI team inside a four-business diversified model ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm), [Community Bank, N.A.](https://cbna.com/blog/business/your-business-and-ai)) |
| [OceanFirst Financial Corp.](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | [40.5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #70 of 120 | [4](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#sources) | [16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#sources) | [9 of 16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#where) | [15](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#timeline) | Automation Transformation Office, Copilot and the Databricks data layer ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000050/ex991-investorpresentati.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds)) |
| [Eastern Bankshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | [36.3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #81 of 120 | [5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#sources) | [20](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#sources) | [9 of 13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#where) | [17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#timeline) | Not disclosed |
| [Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | [32.1](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #86 of 120 | [3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#sources) | [20](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#sources) | [3 of 10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#where) | [20](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#timeline) | Office of Digital Innovation and AI governance framework ([MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-corp-q2-2026-123000602.html), [Independent Bank Corp. (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260715089937/en/Independent-Bank-Corp.-Reports-Second-Quarter-Net-Income-of-%2481.8-Million), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000064/investorpresentationslid.htm), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm)) |
| [Beacon Financial Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) | [28.5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #90 of 120 | [6](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#sources) | [13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#sources) | [8 of 10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#where) | [13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#timeline) | Not disclosed |
| [First Commonwealth Financial Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth) | [25.9](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #94 of 120 | [6](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth#sources) | [14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth#sources) | [7 of 8](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth#where) | [10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth#timeline) | Not disclosed |
| [NBT Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) | [14.1](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #100 of 120 | [3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#sources) | [15](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#sources) | [6 of 8](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#where) | [12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#timeline) | Not disclosed |
| [Dime Commercial Bancshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime) | [10.5](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #102 of 120 | [3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime#sources) | [13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime#sources) | [2 of 8](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime#where) | [13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime#timeline) | Not disclosed |

## On which parts of the AI record is Community Bank N.A. ahead of or behind its peers?

Each row is one input of the index, counted on the profiles of Community Bank N.A. and the 8 peers that are scored on the same basis. "Place" is Community Bank N.A.'s position in the group of 9 (1st = most).

| Component (weight) | Community Bank N.A. | Peer median | Most in the group | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Independent sources (45%) | 4 | 4.5 | [First Commonwealth (6)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth) | 5th of 9 |
| Use cases in production (10%) | 9 | 7.5 | [Fulton (10)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | 2nd of 9 |
| Own primary disclosures (10%) | 24 | 15.5 | [Community Bank N.A. (24)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | 1st of 9 |
| Dated moves, last 12 months (10%) | 12 | 14 | [Rockland Trust (20)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | 7th of 9 |
| Disclosed numbers (5%) | 14 | 11 | [Community Bank N.A. (14)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | 1st of 9 |
| Named AI leaders (5%) | 5 | 6 | [Fulton (8)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | 6th of 9 |
| Use cases described (5%) | 12 | 10 | [OceanFirst (16)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | 3rd of 9 |

## What has each bank in Community Bank N.A.'s peer group disclosed about its AI?

Facts from each bank's profile, cited to the profile's own sources. "Not disclosed" means the bank's public record, as cited on its profile, does not state it.

| Bank | Platform or assistant, as the profile names it | AI leaders named | Headline AI number disclosed | Patents on the record | Open AI roles |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | AI team inside a four-business diversified model ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm), [Community Bank, N.A.](https://cbna.com/blog/business/your-business-and-ai)) | [5, incl. Dimitar A. Karaivanov (President and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na#people) ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/new-york-bank-doubles-down-on-insurance-with-big-investment)) | Staff working on AI: > 12, a handful fully dedicated (Jul 28, 2026) ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [NBT Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) | Not disclosed | [6, incl. Scott A. Kingsley (President and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt#people) ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing, ARS)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126013244/ny20059955x4_ars.pdf), [NBT Bancorp (GlobeNewswire)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/05/21/2885872/15780/en/NBT-Bancorp-Inc-Completes-Leadership-Transition.html)) | Full-time equivalent employees: 2,303 (Dec 31, 2025) ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126007179/ef20060005_10k.htm)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [First Commonwealth Financial Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth) | Not disclosed | [6, incl. Mike Price (President and Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth#people) ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-first-commonwealth-beats-q2-2026-estimates-shares-rise-93CH-4821505)) | Full-time employees: 1,522 full-time and 55 part-time (Dec 31, 2025) ([First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712537/000071253726000013/fcf-20251231.htm)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [Fulton Financial Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | Not disclosed | [8, incl. Curt Myers (Chairman, CEO and President)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton#people) ([Fulton Financial](https://investor.fultonbank.com/news/news-details/2026/FULTON-FINANCIAL-MERGES-ITS-BLUE-FOUNDRY-BANK-SUBSIDIARY-INTO-FULTON-BANK-N-A-), [Fulton Financial](https://investor.fultonbank.com/news/news-details/2026/Fulton-Financial-Corporation-Announces-Second-Quarter-2026-Results)) | Agent time saved per call by AI summarisation: 3–5 minutes (Nov 20, 2024) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-ai-is-helping-banks-put-a-more-human-face-on-their-call-centers)) | 1 patent listed on the profile, e.g. US 2019/0286854 A1 (Record parameter automatic adjusting machines and methods) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20190286854A1/en)) | Not surveyed |
| [Beacon Financial Corporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) | Not disclosed | [5, incl. Sean A. Gray (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon#people) ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000119312526396127/d145233dex991.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/one-year-after-formation-beacon-financial-names-new-ceo), [Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/)) | Digital-banking users / transactions converted to Narmi One: > 55,000 users from three brands / 40 million transactions in a single day (Mar 2, 2026) ([Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | Office of Digital Innovation and AI governance framework ([MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html), [Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-corp-q2-2026-123000602.html), [Independent Bank Corp. (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260715089937/en/Independent-Bank-Corp.-Reports-Second-Quarter-Net-Income-of-%2481.8-Million), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000064/investorpresentationslid.htm), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm)) | [5, incl. Jeffrey Tengel (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#people) ([Independent Bank Corp. (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260715089937/en/Independent-Bank-Corp.-Reports-Second-Quarter-Net-Income-of-%2481.8-Million), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/independent-bank-q1-earnings-call-160403216.html)) | Dedicated AI staff in 2026 guidance: Three individuals (Jan 22, 2026) ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524)) | Not disclosed | [1 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust#roles) |
| [Eastern Bankshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | Not disclosed | [7, incl. Denis Sheahan (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern#people) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/eastern-swears-off-m-a-amid-activist-investors-pressure), [Eastern Bankshares (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260723377045/en/Eastern-Bankshares-Inc.-Reports-Second-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results), [The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/ebc-q1-2026-earnings-transcript-163527279.html)) | Barriers to AI investment among 125-plus New England middle-market firms: Cost 58%; integration 48%; unclear ROI 37% (Apr 1, 2026) ([Eastern Bank (Boston Business Journal)](https://bizjournals.com/boston/news/2026/04/01/building-future-insights-middle-market-business.html)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [OceanFirst Financial Corp.](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | Automation Transformation Office, Copilot and the Databricks data layer ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000050/ex991-investorpresentati.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds)) | [8, incl. Christopher D. Maher (Chief Executive Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst#people) ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-oceanfirst-q1-2026-beats-eps-forecasts-minor-revenue-miss-93CH-4636324), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (investor relations)](https://ir.oceanfirst.com/news/news-details/2026/OceanFirst-Financial-Corp--Completes-Merger-with-Flushing-Financial-Corporation-and-225-Million-Strategic-Investment-from-Warburg-Pincus)) | Employees onboarded to Microsoft Copilot: About 150 (Dec 11, 2025) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [Dime Commercial Bancshares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime) | Not disclosed | [4, incl. Stuart Lubow (President and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime#people) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/new-jersey-is-latest-frontier-in-n-y-banks-reinvention)) | Executive officers in the 2026 proxy with an AI or data title: 0 of 14 (one technology and operations officer) (Apr 13, 2026) ([Dime Community Bancshares (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000110465926042646/dcom-20260528xdef14a.htm)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |

## What are the latest dated moves on the AI record of Community Bank N.A. and its peers?

The two newest dated entries of each bank since Oct 16, 2025, from the timelines of the profiles (which also log filings, results and deals that bear on the AI record), newest first.

| Date | Bank | Move |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 16, 2026 | [Rockland Trust](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | Q3 2026 call: core upgrade moved to February 2027; early AI applications in beta ([earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/10/16/independent-bank-indb-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript)) |
| Oct 15, 2026 | [Rockland Trust](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) | Third-quarter 2026 results: record earnings ([Independent Bank Corp. (Business Wire)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261014247987/en/Independent-Bank-Corp.-Reports-Third-Quarter-Net-Income-of-%2489.7-Million)) |
| Oct 5, 2026 | [Eastern Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | Third-quarter 2026 results date set ([Eastern Bankshares (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eastern-bankshares-inc-announces-third-151500524.html)) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | [Fulton](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | Contact-centre manager describes Fulton's AI journey with NICE ([NICE](https://nice.com/resources/fulton-bank-frictionless-for-customers-frictionless-for-agents)) |
| Sep 24, 2026 | [Fulton](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) | Salesforce cites Fulton's Agentforce rollout at Dreamforce ([Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/five-dreamforce-2026-takeaways/)) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | [OceanFirst](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | Flushing digital banking customers scheduled to move to OceanFirst platforms ([OceanFirst Bank](https://oceanfirst.com/hubfs/FlushingConversionDigitalBankingDates.pdf), [The Motley Fool (earnings call transcript)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/07/oceanfirst-financial-ocfc-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript/)) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | [Beacon Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) | Sean Gray succeeds Paul Perrault as CEO ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000119312526396127/d145233dex991.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/one-year-after-formation-beacon-financial-names-new-ceo), [Banking Dive](https://bankingdive.com/news/beacon-names-coo-sean-gray-ceo-perrault-retires-brookline-berkshire-merger/830979)) |
| Sep 16, 2026 | [Eastern Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) | State supervisors publish an AI framework for examiners ([Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/csbs-ai-framework-banks-examiners-risk/830683/), [Eastern Bankshares (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000162828026013126/ebc-20251231.htm)) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | [Beacon Bank](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) | Investor presentation lists the conversion as a milestone, not AI ([Beacon Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1108134/000110465926095466/tm2622869d1_ex99-1.htm)) |
| Aug 12, 2026 | [Dime](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime) | New Jersey push ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/new-jersey-is-latest-frontier-in-n-y-banks-reinvention)) |
| Aug 10, 2026 | [First Commonwealth](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth) | Q2 2026 10-Q: no AI language ([First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712537/000071253726000022/fcf-20260331.htm), [First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712537/000071253726000030/fcf-20260630.htm)) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | [OceanFirst](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) | Q2 2026 10-Q lists AI adoption among operational risks ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000120/ocfc-20260630.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000052/ocfc-20260331.htm)) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | [NBT](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) | Q2 2026 10-Q: no AI language ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126020019/ef20070440_10q.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126031820/ef20075500_10q.htm)) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | [Community Bank N.A.](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | Q2 2026 10-Q: AI applications again cited for data-processing growth ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926092717/cbu-20260630x10q.htm), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm)) |
| Jul 31, 2026 | [Dime](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime) | Q2 2026 10-Q has no AI text ([Dime Commercial Bancshares (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000084661726000043/dcom-20260630x10q.htm), [Dime Community Bancshares (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000084661726000013/dcom-20251231x10k.htm)) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | [First Commonwealth](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth) | Q2 2026 call: call-centre AI example ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-first-commonwealth-beats-q2-2026-estimates-shares-rise-93CH-4821505), [Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/first-commonwealth-financial-corporation-q2-123000772.html)) |
| Jul 28, 2026 | [NBT](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) | Q2 2026 call: technology investment in the expense outlook ([Moby via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nbt-bancorp-inc-q2-2026-123000382.html)) |
| Jul 28, 2026 | [Community Bank N.A.](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/community-bank-na) | Q2 2026 call: headcount flat, AI impact to be known in about six months ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm)) |

## How does Community Bank's AI team compare with its Northeast peers'?

AI headcount, internal tools and usage each bank has disclosed, with the date. A blank means nothing is disclosed, not that nothing exists.

| Bank | AI team or office | Internal tools and usage disclosed | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Community Bank N.A. | More than a dozen people, a handful fully dedicated | AI-assisted application development; 200,000+ hours saved by automation over three years | January and July 2026 ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/community-financial-system-q4-earnings-174045425.html)) |
| Fulton | Not disclosed; Fulton Innovation Institute with nine universities | Salesforce Agentforce: 3,000 employees six weeks after the first agent | June and September 2026 ([Fulton Bank](https://www.fultonbank.com/-/media/Files/About-Fulton-Bank/CSR/2025-CSR-Report.pdf), [Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/five-dreamforce-2026-takeaways/)) |
| OceanFirst | Automation Transformation Office and Automation Engineers | Microsoft Copilot across all departments; about 150 employees onboarded by December 2025 | December 2025 to July 2026 ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000050/ex991-investorpresentati.htm), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-oceanfirst-uses-ai-to-investigate-crime-analyze-bonds)) |
| Rockland Trust | Office of Digital Innovation; three dedicated AI staff in 2026 guidance | An AI steering committee as clearinghouse for use cases | January and April 2026 ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524), [earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/17/independent-bank-indb-earnings-call-transcript)) |
| Eastern | Chief digital officer; no AI team size | 'Embedded AI into key systems and processes and enabled broad employee usage' (2025) | March 2026 ([Eastern Bankshares (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000119312526126283/d17640ddef14a.htm)) |
| First Commonwealth | Not disclosed | A vendor call-center AI feature, 'one small example of probably a dozen or more' | July 2026 ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-first-commonwealth-beats-q2-2026-estimates-shares-rise-93CH-4821505)) |
| NBT | Not disclosed | AI embedded in third-party systems; internal AI tools go through the development lifecycle | February 2026 ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126007179/ef20060005_10k.htm)) |

## How does Community Bank's customer-facing technology compare with its peers'?

Each bank's disclosed customer assistant or digital platform, and the scale attached to it.

| Bank | Customer assistant or digital move | Scale disclosed | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Community Bank N.A. | Customer AI solution set as a 2026 launch objective; AI and generative chat listed among 2025 technology investments | 88% of customers registered for digital banking | February and March 2026 ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000114036126011565/ny20064673x1_def14a.htm), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926013099/tm265898d1_8k.htm)) |
| OceanFirst | HAILEY virtual assistant by phone, web, app and online banking; new digital banking platform | 45 human call-center agents | October 2025; March and July 2026 ([OceanFirst Bank](https://oceanfirst.com/blog/4-ways-oceanfirst-is-making-banking-more-convenient), [OceanFirst Bank (BizTech Magazine reprint)](https://oceanfirst.com/newsroom/biztech-magazine), [The Motley Fool (earnings call transcript)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/07/oceanfirst-financial-ocfc-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript/)) |
| Fulton | NICE Expert and Copilot auto summaries for agents; chat as a new channel | More than 3 million customer interactions a year | September 2026 ([NICE](https://nice.com/resources/fulton-bank-frictionless-for-customers-frictionless-for-agents)) |
| Beacon | Three brands converted to Narmi One digital banking | More than 55,000 users; 40 million transactions in a single day | March 2026 ([Narmi (Banking Dive press release)](https://www.bankingdive.com/press-release/20260302-23-billion-beacon-bank-goes-live-with-narmi-one-for-digital-banking-and-ac/)) |
| Eastern | nCino consumer and mortgage lending with Alloy fraud decisioning | Not disclosed | November 2025 ([nCino (GlobeNewswire)](https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/11/06/3182452/0/en/nCino-Expands-Offering-with-Eastern-Bank-to-Deliver-Connected-Lending-Experience-Across-Product-Lines.html)) |
| NBT | Digital platform with credit-score access and a personal financial management tool | 26,000+ iSelect accounts opened since 2021 | February 2026 ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126007179/ef20060005_10k.htm)) |

## How does Community Bank govern AI compared with its peers?

The AI governance body or framework each bank has put on the record.

| Bank | Governance disclosed | Where it sits | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Community Bank N.A. | Enterprise AI and data governance framework; formal approval, validation and re-validation of AI solutions, human in the loop for higher-risk uses | Management Risk Committee and IT Steering Committee; CISO co-oversees data and AI governance | February 2026 ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926021651/cbu-20251231x10k.htm)) |
| OceanFirst | An approved AI governance framework; Automation Transformation Office with ROI-based prioritization | Board Information Technology Committee oversees AI initiatives | April and July 2026 ([OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000130817926000348/ocfc015252-def14a.htm)) |
| Rockland Trust | AI governance model 'in process'; steering committee as clearinghouse | Office of Digital Innovation | April to September 2026 ([earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/17/independent-bank-indb-earnings-call-transcript), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm)) |
| NBT | Internally developed AI tools evaluated through the Solutions Development Lifecycle, including model validation | Development lifecycle; contributor to FS-ISAC's AI risk framework (2024) | February 2026 ([NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126007179/ef20060005_10k.htm), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/banks-unite-to-tackle-ai-risks-with-cybersecurity-guidance)) |
| Fulton | 10-K warns AI 'may have unintended consequences'; director credited with digital and AI strategy experience | Board | February and April 2026 ([Fulton Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/700564/000070056426000006/fult-20251231.htm), [Fulton Financial (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/700564/000120677426000176/fult4500571-def14a.htm)) |
| Dime | No executive officer with an AI or data title (0 of 14) | Not disclosed | April 2026 ([Dime Community Bancshares (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000110465926042646/dcom-20260528xdef14a.htm)) |

## Which banks are Community Bank N.A.'s peers, and why these?

Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.) is compared here with NBT Bancorp, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, Fulton Financial Corporation, Beacon Financial Corporation, Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust), Eastern Bankshares, OceanFirst Financial Corp. and Dime Commercial Bancshares: chosen by the editors for this page (see the note below the table). Community Financial System (Community Bank, N.A.) is classed as a regional or retail-commercial bank in the Northeast.

The computed group included Busey (Illinois) and FB Financial (Tennessee), which share neither Community Bank's markets nor its multi-business model; this group keeps the Northeast and Pennsylvania regionals of similar size, led by NBT, its closest rival in upstate New York, and replaces the two with Fulton and Eastern, while the much larger M&T and KeyBank are compared on the competitors page.

## Common questions

### Is Community Bank N.A. better than NBT at AI?

The record cannot settle capability, but Community Financial System has put far more on it: 41.9 on this site's disclosure index against NBT's 14.1. Community Bank discloses an AI team of more than a dozen people and AI-linked expense growth each quarter; NBT says its AI sits mostly inside third-party systems and its 2026 10-Qs do not mention AI. ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126007179/ef20060005_10k.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126031820/ef20075500_10q.htm))

### Does Community Bank N.A. have an AI chatbot or virtual assistant?

Not one it has launched publicly. Its 2025 incentive scorecard set development of a customer AI solution for launch in 2026, and its February 2026 investor deck lists AI and generative chat solutions among 2025 technology investments. OceanFirst's HAILEY virtual assistant has been answering balance and transaction questions since 2025. ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000114036126011565/ny20064673x1_def14a.htm), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926013099/tm265898d1_8k.htm), [OceanFirst Bank](https://oceanfirst.com/blog/4-ways-oceanfirst-is-making-banking-more-convenient))

### How many people work on AI at Community Bank compared with other banks its size?

More than a dozen, a handful of them fully dedicated, CEO Dimitar Karaivanov said on July 28, 2026. Rockland Trust budgeted three dedicated AI staff for 2026; OceanFirst has an Automation Transformation Office and Automation Engineers aligned with business lines but gives no count. ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-independent-bank-q4-2025-beats-earnings-forecast-93CH-4463524), [OceanFirst Financial Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470226000116/ex992q22026-earningsrele.htm))

### How does Community Bank compare with Fulton on AI?

Fulton scores 44.3 on this site's index and Community Bank 41.9. Fulton names its tools: Salesforce Agentforce, used by 3,000 employees six weeks after its first agent, and NICE Copilot summaries in its contact center. Community Bank discloses more about its own effort, including AI staffing and the expense line funding it, but names no vendor. ([Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/five-dreamforce-2026-takeaways/), [NICE](https://nice.com/resources/fulton-bank-frictionless-for-customers-frictionless-for-agents), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm))

### How does Community Bank's technology spending compare with NBT's?

Community Bank's data-processing and communications expense was $19.7 million in Q2 2026, up 17.9%, and $37.6 million in the first half, up 14.4%. NBT reports technology and data services expense of $11.85 million in Q2 2026 against $10.80 million a year earlier, and $44.0 million for 2025. ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926087355/tm2621422d1_ex99-1.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126029754/ef20078819_ex99-1.htm), [NBT Bancorp (SEC filing)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/790359/000114036126007179/ef20060005_10k.htm))

### Where does Community Bank use AI outside the bank?

The CEO says its diversified structure, with employee benefits, wealth and insurance businesses alongside the bank, lets it experiment outside the bank, and that the most transformational effect so far is on the app development side. Wealth management pre-tax earnings rose 46.5% year on year in Q2 2026. ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926013099/tm265898d1_8k.htm))

### When will Community Bank show AI results?

Its CEO said in July 2026 that he would know much better in about six months whether transformational projects are working, after saying in April that he would stay quiet on outcomes until he could prove an effect on margins. Headcount was flat in the first half of 2026 before acquisitions. ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CBU/earnings/CBU-Q2-2026-earnings_call-657028.html), [Moby (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/community-bank-system-inc-q1-164541601.html))

### How does Community Bank's AI governance compare with Rockland Trust's?

Community Bank's 2025 10-K describes an enterprise AI and data governance framework under its Management Risk Committee and IT Steering Committee, with formal approval and re-validation of AI solutions and a human in the loop for higher-risk uses. Rockland Trust set up an Office of Digital Innovation and an AI steering committee in early 2026; its governance model was still 'in process' in September 2026. ([Community Financial System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723188/000110465926021651/cbu-20251231x10k.htm), [earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/04/17/independent-bank-indb-earnings-call-transcript), [Independent Bank Corp. (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/776901/000077690126000140/investorpresentationslid.htm))

## Peers on this site

- [NBT Bancorp AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/nbt/vs-peers)
- [First Commonwealth Financial Corporation AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-commonwealth/vs-peers)
- [Fulton Financial Corporation AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/fulton/vs-peers)
- [Beacon Financial Corporation AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/beacon/vs-peers)
- [Independent Bank Corp. (Rockland Trust) AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/rockland-trust/vs-peers)
- [Eastern Bankshares AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/eastern/vs-peers)
- [OceanFirst Financial Corp. AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/oceanfirst/vs-peers)
- [Dime Commercial Bancshares AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/dime/vs-peers)

## Sources

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