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Flushing Financial Corporation Successfully Completes its Integration of Empire Bancorp, Inc.
UNIONDALE, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank
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[{"type":"text","content":"UNIONDALE, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that it has successfully completed the integration of Empire Bancorp, Inc. \n John R. Buran, President and CEO, Flushing Financial stated: “I am pleased to report that we successfully completed the transfer of Empire National Bank’s customers to our core systems over this past weekend. We completed this systems conversion in an exceptionally efficient manner – within weeks of the closing of the acquisition. I am extremely proud of all our employees who worked tirelessly and demonstrated superb teamwork, in spite of the challenges presented by the pandemic, to ensure that this integration was a smooth transition for the former Empire customers. With the integration behind us, we are well-positioned to begin to realize the operating efficiencies and growth potential of our new organization.” About Flushing Financial Corporation Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FFIC) is the holding company for Flushing Bank®, a New York State—chartered commercial bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank serves consumers, businesses, professionals, corporate clients, and public entities by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, equipment finance, and cash management services through its banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and on Long Island. As a leader in real estate lending, the Bank’s experienced lending teams create mortgage solutions for real estate owners and property managers both within and outside the New York City metropolitan area. Flushing Bank is an Equal Housing Lender. The Bank also operates an online banking division consisting of iGObanking.com®, which offers competitively priced deposit products to consumers nationwide, and BankPurely®, an eco-friendly, healthier lifestyle community brand. Additional information on Flushing Bank and Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company’s website at http://www.flushingbank.com. \"Safe Harbor\" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this Press Release relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments and ...