Flushing Bank Accepting Applications for the Payroll Protection Program

UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that it has begun accepting applications for the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) made available to small businesses through the CARES Act. 

The recently passed CARES Act established a $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program to provide much-needed assistance for small businesses so they can sustain their business and keep their workers employed.

“These are unprecedented times and we recognize that small businesses in our market are struggling to manage through this crisis.  Small businesses play an important role in the economic health of our local communities and will be vital to our economic recovery. As a community bank, it is our job to partner with small businesses in our communities to provide support when it is needed most. We have begun accepting PPP applications. To date, we have submitted 153 applications for a total of $69 million and have received 75 SBA Authorizations for $40 million. Our business bankers are working tirelessly to get these applications processed quickly so that small businesses can get the help they need to get through this difficult time,” said John R. Buran President and CEO of Flushing Bank.

For additional information on the Paycheck Protection Program, visit the Bank’s website at flushingbank.com/covid19relief.

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, 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