UNIONDALE, N.Y., Sept. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq-: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), announced that the Bank has leased a new Hicksville location, at 268 North Broadway. Hicksville, NY. This new full-service location is planned to open in December 2019.

John R. Buran, President and CEO of Flushing Bank, stated: “This new Hicksville location will expand our presence on Long Island and showcase our Universal Banker model with unique Video Banker services. Our highly efficient Universal Banker model provides our customers with a superior experience by combining innovative technology with our highly skilled staff. It enables us to build out a high touch, full-service branch in only 1,250 square feet. We are excited to continue our planned expansion of this new way to bank and anticipate continued positive customer reaction. Flushing Bank has a long history of serving multicultural markets in the New York area as evidenced by the fact that our employees speak over 20 languages. Our employees at this Hicksville location will reflect the diversity of the community and speak several of its primary languages. As a community bank, we believe it is important to give back to the community and demonstrate our commitment by sponsoring cultural events and local organizations through financial and volunteer support. We look forward to build upon this commitment to serve the individuals, families, and businesses of the Hicksville and the surrounding communities.”

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.

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Contact:
Maria A. Grasso
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Flushing Bank
718-961-5400

Source: Flushing Financial Corporation