Flushing Bank Named Team of the Year at 27th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2017 -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that it has been named Team of the Year for the 27^th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival.  Each year, the festival hands out an award of Team of the Year based on sportsmanship, cooperation, and team spirit.  Flushing Bank was selected from a field of over 200 teams who participated in this year’s event. The Bank received the award during a dinner ceremony on August 18^th in Chinatown at The Joy Luck Restaurant.

John R. Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer stated: “I am very proud of our team and this outstanding accomplishment.  This is a great example of a true team effort. We had over 60 staff members participating in the event along with many others and their families who attended to support their colleagues. Our Flushing Bank Dragons dedicated nights and weekends to practice and our marketing team spent months planning and executing the event details to ensure we had a successful weekend. We look forward to continuing our support of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival for many years to come.”

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, and cash management services through its 19 banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Nassau County. As a leader in real estate lending, the Bank’s experienced lending team creates mortgage solutions for real estate owners and property managers both within and outside the New York City metropolitan area. The Bank also operates an online banking division, iGObanking.com®, which offers competitively priced deposit products to consumers nationwide. 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