It is the parent of the Tompkins Trust Company, as well as several other banks, an insurance agency, and a wealth management division.

[9] In 2012, Tompkins Financial acquired VIST Bank in suburban Philadelphia, paying $109.1 million.

[15] [16] On August 1, 2013, Tompkins Financial announced that Byrnes, who had served as board chairman since the company's creation, would step down in 2014.

Previously, all its acquired banks had retained their original names, keeping with Tompkins's promise of local control.

[19] Currently nearly 300 corporate and back-office employees are spread throughout the Ithaca area; the seven-story, 110,000sqft building would bring them all under one roof.

[20] [21] Construction began in June 2016, and was completed in the summer of 2018, at a total cost of $39 million.