Description You don't need to be a part of the Iroquois Confederacy to bank with Oneida Financial. The firm is the holding company for Oneida Savings Bank, which operates about a dozen branches in upstate New York. Founded in 1866, the bank offers savings, checking, NOW, and money market accounts, as well as IRAs and CDs. It specializes in real estate lending. Oneida Savings also owns insurance agency and investment manager Bailey & Haskell Associates. The company's Bank of Chittenango unit accepts municipal deposits. Formerly mutually owned, Oneida Financial Corp. coverted to stock holding company structure in 2010 by selling shares of itself to the public.