LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Flushing Commercial Bank, announced today that the Bank Insurance & Securities Association (BISA) named the Bank as a winner of its "2008 Annual Award of Excellence for a Community Based Institution Program" at the BISA conference in Hollywood, Florida. Leeann Tannuzzo, Vice President and Director of Sales for the Bank, accepted the award for the Bank's service to clients of all economic levels. Leeann stated, "I was honored to accept this award on behalf of the Bank. We recognize that current economic conditions present consumers at all economic levels with financial challenges. At Flushing Savings Bank, we encourage our employees to speak to every customer, because every customer deserves a secure financial future -- and we can help."
"Now, more than ever, it is critical that our bankers speak with our customers," said John R. Buran, President and CEO of Flushing Financial. "We help allay customers concerns about economic conditions and work to create a financial portfolio that makes sense for the customer's individual situation. This award is a testament to that."
About Flushing Financial Corporation
Flushing Financial Corporation is the parent holding company for Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, a federally chartered stock savings bank insured by the FDIC. The Bank serves consumers and businesses by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, and cash management services through its fifteen banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Nassau County. The Bank also operates an online banking division, iGObanking.com(r), which enables the Bank to expand outside of its current geographic footprint. In 2007, the Bank established Flushing Commercial Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to provide banking services to public entities including counties, towns, villages, school districts, libraries, fire districts and the various courts throughout the metropolitan area.
Additional information on Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company's web site at http://www.flushingsavings.com.
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