This comparison uses public regulatory filings and TFS methodology. It evaluates financial condition—not checking rates, account fees, service quality, or which institution is universally “best.”
Bank
Buffalo, NY
Health score
82.9
Total assets
$218.8B
Bank
New York, NY
Health score
65.3
Total assets
$425.1B
Answer first
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company leads on financial health and capitalization and profitability; The Bank of New York Mellon leads on lending quality and growth. Those category leads describe current regulatory metrics only and do not establish a universal product or service winner.
Capital and asset-quality definitions are directly comparable for this pair.
Category leaders
Financial health
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Higher TFS health score
Capitalization
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Higher comparable capital ratio
Profitability
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Higher return on assets
Lending quality
The Bank of New York Mellon
Lower problem-loan measure
Growth
The Bank of New York Mellon
Higher year-over-year asset growth
Same-source detail
Winner markers appear only where the metric definitions are comparable and both values are available.
| Metric | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | The Bank of New York Mellon |
|---|---|---|
| TFS health score | 82.9/100Leads | 65.3/100 |
| Total assets | $218.8B | $425.1B |
| Total deposits / shares | $172.3B | $372.6B |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 9.51%Leads | 6.20% |
| Return on assets | 1.40%Leads | 1.36% |
| Return on equity | 10.70% | 19.63% |
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
986 branches
The Bank of New York Mellon
26 branches
Both institutions report branches in 5 states: DC, MA, NJ, NY, PA.
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
1,377 parent-company
The Bank of New York Mellon
Unavailable
Counts use an explicitly reviewed CFPB-company-to-regulatory-ID mapping and the same complete 12-month window. Parent-company attribution can include complaints involving affiliates. Lower complaint volume is context—not proof of better service or less consumer harm.
Observed matched-date windows: Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: 2025-08-14–2026-08-13 · The Bank of New York Mellon: mapping unavailable
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
0 in TFS registry
The Bank of New York Mellon
0 in TFS registry
Institution-level actions come from TFS's exact regulatory-ID registry and are shown as factual context only. They do not affect category winners or the TFS Financial Health Grade. A zero means no action is currently published in this curated registry—not proof that none exists.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company score | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company ROA | The Bank of New York Mellon score | The Bank of New York Mellon ROA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | — | 1.24% | — | 0.98% |
| 2024-Q4 | — | 1.26% | — | 1.01% |
| 2025-Q1 | — | 1.18% | — | 1.26% |
| 2025-Q2 | — | 1.29% | — | 1.26% |
| 2025-Q3 | — | 1.37% | — | 1.27% |
| 2025-Q4 | — | 1.40% | — | 1.31% |
| 2026-Q1 | 80.6/100 |
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| Non-performing loans | 1.35% | 0.04%Leads |
| Net charge-offs | 0.26% | -0.05%Leads |
| Efficiency ratio | 53.57%Leads | 57.49% |
| Loan-to-deposit ratio | 81.89% | 12.47% |
| Asset growth (YoY) | 3.67% | 6.73%Leads |
| Deposit / share growth (YoY) | 2.33% | 7.02%Leads |
| Branches | 986 | 26 |
| Published CFPB complaints per $1B deposits (12 months)verified mappings only | 7.991 | — |
| 1.27% |
| 55.1/100 |
| 1.29% |
| 2026-Q2 | 82.9/100 | 1.40% | 65.3/100 | 1.36% |