▁Company ▁of ▁Buff alo . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Marine ▁had ▁acquired ▁eight ▁other ▁banks . ▁ ▁Marine ▁had ▁also ▁taken ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁holding ▁company ▁for ▁ 1 7 ▁affili ated ▁banks ▁throughout ▁New ▁York . ▁That ▁first ▁mult ib ank ▁holding ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁formed ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ 2 0 ▁days ▁later ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Cr ash ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁mer gers ▁throughout ▁Western ▁New ▁York , ▁Marine ▁Trust ▁Company ▁became ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁Trust ▁Company ▁of ▁Western ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁Trust ▁Company ▁of ▁Western ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁Bank - West ern . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁bank ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁ 3 8 - story ▁tower , ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁Center . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁merged ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁affili ated ▁banks ▁under ▁the ▁single ▁char ter ▁of ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁Bank , ▁with ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Buff alo . ▁The ▁new ▁bank ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁regions , ▁with ▁Marine ▁Mid land ▁Bank - West ern ▁Region