BUFFALO, N.Y., April 30, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- M&T Bank will lower its prime lending rate from 5.25% to 5.00% effective Thursday, May 1, 2008.

M&T Bank is the principal subsidiary of Buffalo-based M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB), which has offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.

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