8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 27, 2021

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-33013

(Commission File Number)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

11-3209278

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

220 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556

(Address of principal executive offices)

(718) 961-5400

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	FFIC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 27, 2021, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated July 27, 2021

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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	FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: July 27, 2021	By:	/s/ SUSAN K. CULLEN
		Susan K. Cullen
		Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	● ●
	John R. Buran, President and CEO Commentary
Flushing Financial Corporation Reports 2Q21 GAAP EPS of $0.61 and Record Core EPS of $0.73 Board of Directors Increases Share Repurchase Authorization
“Our successful deposit strategy, the integration of Empire National Bank and the reopening of the New York metro area, resulted in a strong quarter for our Company. Quarterly GAAP EPS of $0.61 resulted in an increase of 2% over the prior quarter. We achieved record core EPS of $0.73, up 103% YoY and 35% QoQ. Importantly, we recognized GAAP ROAA and ROAE of 0.93% and 11.95%, respectively, and record core ROAA and ROAE of 1.11% and 14.27%, respectively.”
“We delivered on our strategic objective of optimizing the cost of funds. The cost of funds decreased four basis points from the prior quarter while the average deposit mix continued to improve with both non-interest bearing and core deposits increasing 8% and 5% (not annualized), respectively. The fifth consecutive quarter of record net interest income equaled $61.0 million, despite total assets remaining flat. We also performed well against our strategic objective to obtain appropriate risk adjusted returns as credit quality improved due to non-performing assets decreasing 17% QoQ.” - John R. Buran, President and CEO
Empire Exceeding Expectations. “The results of the acquisition of Empire National Bank have exceeded our expectations. When the acquisition was announced, tangible book value earn back was modeled at 3.4 years. Our tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2021 totaling $20.51 exceeds the tangible book value per share of $20.22 as of September 30, 2020, the reported value when the deal closed and the tangible book value per share of $19.62 as of September 30, 2019, the reported value when the deal was announced. This accomplishment provided investors with an earn back of 9 months as management actions to achieve targeted cost saves and improved NIM were successful despite the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent delays.” Strong Capital; Increased Share Repurchase Authorization. “The capital ratios increased during the quarter with TCE/TA increasing to 7.80%. The Board of Directors authorized an increase of 1 million shares to our current share repurchase program, which now totals nearly 1.3 million shares and had no expiration. With our history of a low inherent risk business model, low loan to values for our real estate loans along with improved credit metrics, we are confident in our ability to support an increased stock repurchase program.”

¹ See “Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings” and “Reconciliation of GAAP
Net Interest Margin to Core and Base Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin.”

2Q21 Key Financial Metrics¹

	2Q21	1Q21	4Q20	3Q20	2Q20
GAAP:
EPS	$0.61	$0.60	$0.11	$0.50	$0.63
ROAA (%)	0.93	0.93	0.18	0.81	1.01
ROAE (%)	11.95	12.29	2.27	9.94	13.11
NIM FTE (%)	3.14	3.18	3.08	3.00	2.87
Core:
EPS	$0.73	$0.54	$0.58	$0.56	$0.36
ROAA (%)	1.11	0.83	0.92	0.91	0.57
ROAE (%)	14.27	10.96	11.67	11.22	7.39
Core NIM FTE (%)	3.14	3.06	3.03	2.98	2.89
Efficiency Ratio (%)	53.4	58.6	57.6	55.4	54.9
Credit Quality:
NPAs/Loans&REO (%)	0.26	0.31	0.31	0.42	0.34
LLRs/Loans (%)	0.64	0.67	0.67	0.65	0.61
LLRs/NPLs (%)	242.55	212.87	214.27	154.66	181.84
NCOs/Avg Loans (%)	0.05	0.17	0.04	0.06	0.07
Balance Sheet:
Avg Loans ($B)	$6.7	$6.7	$6.4	$5.9	$5.9
Avg Dep ($B)	$6.5	$6.3	$5.5	$5.0	$5.0
Book Value/Share	$21.16	$20.65	$20.11	$20.78	$20.27
Tangible BV/Share	$20.51	$19.99	$19.45	$20.22	$19.71
TCE/TA (%)	7.80	7.60	7.52	8.10	7.78

¹ See “Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings” and “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Interest Margin to Core and Base Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin.”

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌1

2Q21 Highlights

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Record net interest income up 0.2% QoQ and 25.3% YoY to $61.0 million, while core net interest income was up 4.4% QoQ and 24.6% YoY to $61.1 million due to continued improvement in funding costs, increased prepayment penalty income, and net PPP fees

●

Net interest margin declined 4 bps QoQ, but rose 27 bps YoY to 3.14%, and core net interest margin was up 8 bps QoQ and 25 bps YoY to 3.14% primarily due to an improvement in funding costs and a rise in prepayment penalty income

●

Period end loans, excluding PPP, rose 0.4% QoQ and 10.7% YoY; loan closings were $324.4 million in 2Q21, up 0.5% QoQ and 38.8% YoY  

●

Average deposits rose 3.6% QoQ and 29.1% YoY to $6.5 billion, with core deposits 84% of total average deposits

●

Loan pipeline rose 39.2% YoY to $432.6 million

●

Benefit for credit losses of $1.6 million due to an improving economic outlook; strong LTVs, and improving credit metrics; net charge-offs were $0.9 million or 5 bps of average loans in 2Q21

●

NPAs fell 17% QoQ to $17.6 million; criticized and classified assets increased 9.6% to $69.2 million (representing 1.03% of loans)

●

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets improved to 7.80% from 7.60% in 1Q21

¹ See “Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings” and “Reconciliation of GAAP
Net Interest Margin to Core and Base Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin.”

Income Statement Highlights

						Y/Y		Q/Q
($000s, except EPS)	2Q21	1Q21	4Q20	3Q20	2Q20	Change		Change
Net Interest Income	$61,039	$60,892	$55,732	$49,924	$48,717	25.3	%	0.2	%
(Benefit) Provision for Credit Losses	(1,598)	2,820	3,862	2,470	9,619	(116.6)		(156.7)
Non-interest Income (Loss)	(3,210)	6,311	(1,181)	1,351	13,737	(123.4)		(150.9)
Non-interest Expense	34,011	38,159	46,811	29,985	28,755	18.3		(10.9)
Income Before Income Taxes	25,416	26,224	3,878	18,820	24,080	5.5		(3.1)
Provision for Income Taxes	6,158	7,185	417	4,489	5,808	6.0		(14.3)
Net Income	$19,258	$19,039	$3,461	$14,331	$18,272	5.4		1.2
Diluted EPS	$0.61	$0.60	$0.11	$0.50	$0.63	(3.2)		1.7
Avg. Diluted Shares (000s)	31,677	31,604	30,603	28,874	28,867	9.7		0.2
Core Net Income1	$22,994	$16,973	$17,784	$16,168	$10,297	123.3		35.5
Core EPS1	$0.73	$0.54	$0.58	$0.56	$0.36	102.8		35.2

¹ See Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings

Net interest income for 2Q21 was $61.0 million, an increase of 25.3% YoY and 0.2% QoQ.

● Net interest margin of 3.14%, increased 27 bps YoY, but declined 4 bps QoQ; there was no effect of the PPP loans on the NIM in 2Q21, but there was a drag on the NIM of 4 bps in 1Q21, 3 bps in 4Q20, 2 bps in 3Q20, and 1 bp in 2Q20; net purchase accounting accretion was $0.6 million in 2Q21, $0.9 million in 1Q21 and not meaningful in 4Q20

● Prepayment penalty income from loans and securities, net reversals and recoveries of interest from non-accrual loans, net gains (losses) from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges, and purchase accounting accretion totaled $1.8 million (10 bps) in 2Q21, $3.3 million (17 bps) in 1Q21, $2.1 million (11 bps) in 4Q20, $1.7 million (11 bps) in 3Q20, and $0.4 million (2 bps) in 2Q20

● Excluding these items in the previous bullet, net interest margin improved to 3.04% in 2Q21 from 3.01% in 1Q21, 2.97% in 4Q20, 2.89% in 3Q20, and 2.85% in 2Q20, or an increase of 19 bps YoY and 3 bps QoQ

● Net PPP loan fees were $1.2 million (6 bps NIM impact) in 2Q21, an increase from $0.5 million (3 bps) in 1Q21, $0.4 million (2 bps) in 4Q20, $0.3 million (1 bp) in 3Q20, and $0.1 million (1 bp) in 2Q20

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌2

The Company recorded a benefit for credit losses of $1.6 million in 2Q21, compared to provisions for credit losses of $2.8 million in 1Q21 and $9.6 million in 2Q20.

● 2Q21 benefit for credit losses was driven by the improving economic outlook supported by the low LTVs and inherent risk in the real estate portfolio

● Net charge-offs were $0.9 million in 2Q21, an improvement from $2.9 million in 1Q21, but roughly stable from the $0.6 million in 4Q20, $0.8 million in 3Q20, and $1.0 million in 2Q20

Non-interest income for 2Q21 was a loss of $3.2 million, compared to income of $6.3 million in 1Q21 and income of $13.7 million in 2Q20.

● Non-interest income included net gains (losses) from fair value adjustments of $(6.5) million ($(0.15) per share, net of tax) in 2Q21, $1.0 million ($0.02 per share, net of tax) in 1Q21, $(4.1) million ($(0.11) per share, net of tax) in 4Q20, $(2.2) million ($(0.06) per share, net of tax) in 3Q20, and $10.2 million ($0.27 per share, net of tax) in 2Q20

● Absent all above items and other immaterial adjustments, non-interest income was $3.2 million in 2Q21, up 9.8% YoY, but down 31.7% QoQ as customer swap activity normalized after a strong 1Q21

Non-interest expense was $34.0 million in 2Q21, down from $38.2 million in 1Q21 and $46.8 million in 4Q20, but up from $30.0 million in 3Q20, and $28.8 million in 2Q20.

● 2Q21 non-interest expense includes $0.5 million of pre-tax merger benefits primarily related to a refund received from a data processing vendor ($(0.01) per share, net of tax)

● 1Q21 non-interest expense includes $1.0 million of pre-tax merger charges ($0.02 per share, net of tax); 1Q21 includes $3.3 million of seasonal compensation expense  

● 4Q20 non-interest expense includes $5.3 million pre-tax merger charges ($0.14 per share, net of tax) and $7.8 million pre-tax debt prepayment penalties ($0.20 per share, net of tax)

● Non-interest expense includes merger charges of $0.4 million in 3Q20 and $0.2 million in 2Q20 ($0.01 per share, net of tax, for each period)

● Excluding the above items and other and immaterial adjustments, core operating expenses were $34.4 million in 2Q21, up 20.3% YoY, but down 7.3% QoQ

● The efficiency ratio improved to 53.4% in 2Q21, from 58.6% in 1Q21, 57.6% in 4Q20, 55.4% in 3Q20, and 54.9% in 2Q20

The provision for income taxes was $6.2 million in 2Q21, $7.2 million in 1Q21, $0.4 million in 4Q20, $4.5 million in 3Q20, and $5.8 million in 2Q20.

● The effective tax rate was 24.2% in 2Q21, 27.4% in 1Q21, 10.8% in 4Q20, 23.9% in 3Q20, and 24.1% in 2Q20

● The 2Q21 effective tax rate includes $0.8 million benefit for the state rate change; absent this benefit the effective tax rate would have been 27.2%

Balance Sheet, Credit Quality, and Capital Highlights

						Y/Y		Q/Q
($000s, except per share data)	2Q21	1Q21	4Q20	3Q20	2Q20	Change		Change
Average Loans And Deposits
Loans	$6,687	$6,700	$6,376	$5,904	$5,946	12.5	%	(0.2)	%
Deposits	6,511	6,285	5,515	4,999	5,043	29.1		3.6
Credit Quality
Nonperforming Loans	$17,592	$21,186	$21,073	$24,792	$20,188	(12.9)	%	(17.0)	%
Nonperforming Assets	17,592	21,221	21,108	24,827	20,431	(13.9)		(17.1)
Criticized and Classified Assets	69,161	63,130	71,691	42,181	48,712	42.0		9.6
Allowance for Credit Losses/Loans (%)	0.64	0.67	0.67	0.65	0.61	3	bps	(3)	bps
Capital
Book Value/Share	$21.16	$20.65	$20.11	$20.78	$20.27	4.4	%	2.5	%
Tangible Book Value/Share	20.51	19.99	19.45	20.22	19.71	4.1		2.6
Tang. Common Equity/Tang. Assets (%)	7.80	7.60	7.52	8.10	7.78	2	bps	20	bps
Leverage Ratio (%)	8.50	8.44	8.38	9.03	8.64	(14)		6

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌3

Average loans were $6.7 billion, an increase of 12.5% YoY, but a decline of 0.2% QoQ.

● Total loan closings rose to $324.4 million in 2Q21, compared to $322.9 million in 1Q21, $316.0 million in 4Q20, $155.6 million in 3Q20, and $233.8 million in 2Q20

● The loan pipeline increased to $432.6 million at June 30, 2021, compared to $310.8 million a year ago

● SBA Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans were $197.3 million at 2Q21, $251.0 million at 1Q21, $151.9 million at 4Q20, $111.6 million at 3Q20, and $93.2 million at 2Q20; forgiven PPP loans were $69.2 million in 2Q21 compared to $24.1 million in 1Q21; the SBA has up to 90 days to process forgiveness; remaining unamortized net PPP fees were $4.4 million

Average Deposits totaled $6.5 billion, rising 29.1% YoY and 3.6% QoQ.

● Average core deposits (non-CD deposits) rose to 84.0% of total average deposits (including escrow deposits) in 2Q21, compared to 76.5% a year ago

Credit Quality; Non-performing loans declined to $17.6 million in 2Q21, compared to $21.2 million in 1Q21 and $20.4 million in 2Q20.

● Non-performing assets totaled $17.6 million, down 17.1%  QoQ, and 13.9% YoY

● Criticized and classified assets totaled $69.2 million at 2Q21, $63.1 million at 1Q21, $71.7 million at 4Q20, $42.2 million at 3Q20, and $48.7 million at 2Q20; the QoQ increase was primarily due to a rise in watch list loans; partially offset by a decline in classified loans

● Loans classified as troubled debt restructured (TDR) totaled $15.5 million versus $15.2 million at 1Q21 and $6.0 million a year ago

● Active COVID-19 forbearances totaled 69 loans with a principal balance of $245.8 million at June 30, 2021, with $163.3 million making interest payments and only $82.5 million (1.2% of loans) with full payment deferrals

● Over 85% of gross loans are collateralized by real estate and these loans have a loan-to-value ratio of 38% as of June 30, 2021

● Allowance for credit losses were 0.64% of loans at 2Q21 compared to 0.67% of loans at 1Q21 and 0.61% a year ago

Capital; Book value per common share increased to $21.16 at 2Q21, versus $20.65 at 1Q21 and $20.27 at 2Q20; tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP measure, rose to $20.51 at 2Q21, compared to $19.99 at 1Q21 and $19.71 in 2Q20.

● The Company paid a dividend of $0.21 per share in 2Q21 and did not repurchase any shares in the quarter

● The Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization by 1 million shares; up to 1,284,806 shares remained subject to repurchase under the authorized stock repurchase program, which has no expiration or maximum dollar limit

● Tangible common equity to tangible assets was 7.80% at 2Q21 compared to 7.78% a year ago

● The Company and the Bank remain well capitalized under all applicable regulatory requirements

● The leverage ratio was 8.50% in 2Q21 versus 8.64% in 2Q20

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌4

Conference Call Information And Third Quarter Earnings Release Date

Conference Call Information:

● John R. Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Susan K. Cullen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 9:30 AM (ET) to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2021 results and strategy.

● Dial-in for Live Call: 1-877-509-5836

● Webcast: https://services.choruscall.com/links/ffic210728.html

● Dial-in for Replay: 1-877-344-7529

● Replay Access Code: 10151629

● The conference call will be simultaneously webcast and archived through July 28, 2022.

Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Release Date:

The Company plans to release Third Quarter 2021 financial results after the market close on October 26, 2021; conference call at 9:30 AM (ET) on October 27, 2021.

A detailed announcement will be issued prior to the third quarter’s close confirming the date and time of the earnings release.

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 team creates 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. Flushing Financial Corporation’s earnings release and presentation slides will be available prior to the conference call at www.flushingbank.com under Investor Relations.

“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 other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, risk factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and in other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “expects”, “plans”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “forecasts”, “goals”, “potential” or “continue” or similar terms or the negative of these terms. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The Company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

- Statistical Tables Follow -

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌5

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

	At or for the three months ended															At or for the six months ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020			2021			2020
Performance Ratios (1)
Return on average assets		0.93	%		0.93	%		0.18	%		0.81	%		1.01	%		0.93	%		0.47	%
Return on average equity		11.95			12.29			2.27			9.94			13.11			12.11			5.95
Yield on average interest-earning assets (2)		3.69			3.77			3.82			3.84			3.81			3.73			3.89
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities		0.66			0.69			0.86			0.98			1.09			0.67			1.41
Cost of funds		0.57			0.61			0.77			0.89			0.99			0.59			1.30
Net interest rate spread during period (2)		3.03			3.08			2.96			2.86			2.72			3.06			2.48
Net interest margin (2)		3.14			3.18			3.08			3.00			2.87			3.16			2.66
Non-interest expense to average assets		1.65			1.87			2.43			1.69			1.60			1.76			1.71
Efficiency ratio (3)		53.38			58.58			57.56			55.37			54.92			55.96			61.16
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		1.19	X		1.18	X		1.17	X		1.16	X		1.15	X		1.19	X		1.14	X
Average Balances
Total loans, net	$	6,686,888		$	6,700,476		$	6,375,516		$	5,904,051		$	5,946,412		$	6,693,644		$	5,870,640
Total interest-earning assets		7,790,174			7,667,217			7,243,472			6,675,896			6,809,835			7,729,035			6,764,846
Total assets		8,263,553			8,147,714			7,705,407			7,083,028			7,206,059			8,205,954			7,156,529
Total due to depositors		5,495,936			5,363,647			4,708,760			4,353,560			4,395,228			5,430,158			4,487,011
Total interest-bearing liabilities		6,532,891			6,477,871			6,169,574			5,731,899			5,912,774			6,505,534			5,932,350
Stockholders' equity		644,690			619,647			609,463			576,512			557,414			632,238			567,006
Per Share Data
Book value per common share (4)	$	21.16		$	20.65		$	20.11		$	20.78		$	20.27		$	21.16		$	20.27
Tangible book value per common share (5)	$	20.51		$	19.99		$	19.45		$	20.22		$	19.71		$	20.51		$	19.71
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' equity	$	655,167		$	639,201		$	618,997		$	586,406		$	571,921		$	655,167		$	571,921
Tangible stockholders' equity		634,959			618,839			598,476			570,571			556,086			634,959			556,086
Consolidated Regulatory Capital Ratios
Tier 1 capital	$	697,591		$	679,343		$	662,987		$	630,380		$	617,620		$	697,591		$	617,620
Common equity Tier 1 capital		649,367			636,071			621,247			593,344			583,238			649,367			583,238
Total risk-based capital		823,494			806,922			794,034			740,499			726,291			823,494			726,291
Risk Weighted Assets		6,344,076			6,281,136			6,287,598			5,381,938			5,406,014			6,344,076			5,406,104
Tier 1 leverage capital (well capitalized = 5%)		8.50	%		8.44	%		8.38	%		9.03	%		8.64	%		8.50	%		8.64	%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 6.5%)		10.24			10.13			9.88			11.02			10.79			10.24			10.79
Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 8.0%)		11.00			10.82			10.54			11.71			11.42			11.00			11.42
Total risk-based capital (well capitalized = 10.0%)		12.98			12.85			12.63			13.76			13.43			12.98			13.43
Capital Ratios
Average equity to average assets		7.80	%		7.61	%		7.91	%		8.14	%		7.74	%		7.70	%		7.92	%
Equity to total assets		8.03			7.83			7.76			8.30			7.98			8.03			7.98
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (6)		7.80			7.60			7.52			8.10			7.78			7.80			7.78
Asset Quality
Non-accrual loans (7)	$	17,391		$	18,604		$	18,325		$	24,792		$	20,038		$	17,391		$	20,038
Non-performing loans		17,592			21,186			21,073			24,792			20,188			17,592			20,188
Non-performing assets		17,592			21,221			21,108			24,827			20,431			17,592			20,431
Net charge-offs		902			2,865			646			837			1,007			3,767			2,156
Asset Quality Ratios
Non-performing loans to gross loans		0.26	%		0.31	%		0.31	%		0.42	%		0.34	%		0.26	%		0.34	%
Non-performing assets to total assets		0.22			0.26			0.26			0.35			0.29			0.22			0.29
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans		0.64			0.67			0.67			0.65			0.61			0.64			0.61
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing assets		242.55			212.52			213.91			154.44			179.68			242.55			179.68
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans		242.55			212.87			214.27			154.66			181.84			242.55			181.84
Net charge-offs to average loans		0.05			0.17			0.04			0.06			0.07			0.11			0.07
Full-service customer facilities		25			25			25			20			20			25			20

(See footnotes on next page)

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⁽¹⁾ Ratios are presented on an annualized basis, where appropriate.

⁽²⁾ Yields are calculated on the tax equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the periods presented.

⁽³⁾ Efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP measure, was calculated by dividing non-interest expense (excluding merger expense, OREO expense, prepayment penalty on borrowings, the net gain/loss from the sale of OREO and net amortization of purchase accounting adjustments) by the total of net interest income (excluding net gains and losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges and net amortization of purchase accounting adjustments) and non-interest income (excluding life insurance proceeds, net gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities, assets and fair value adjustments).

⁽⁴⁾ Calculated by dividing stockholders’ equity by shares outstanding.

⁽⁵⁾ Calculated by dividing tangible stockholders’ common equity, a non-GAAP measure, by shares outstanding. Tangible stockholders’ common equity is stockholders’ equity less intangible assets (goodwill, net of deferred taxes). See “Calculation of Tangible Stockholders’ Common Equity to Tangible Assets”.

⁽⁶⁾ See “Calculation of Tangible Stockholders’ Common Equity to Tangible Assets”.

⁽⁷⁾ Excludes performing non-accrual TDR loans.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

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	For the three months ended										For the six months ended
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		June 30,		June 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020		2021		2020
Interest and Dividend Income
Interest and fees on loans	$	67,999	$	69,021	$	66,120	$	60,367	$	60,557	$	137,020	$	121,666
Interest and dividends on securities:
Interest		3,685		3,072		2,813		3,525		4,182		6,757		9,438
Dividends		7		8		8		9		11		15		26
Other interest income		51		36		30		13		22		87		312
Total interest and dividend income		71,742		72,137		68,971		63,914		64,772		143,879		131,442
Interest Expense
Deposits		5,539		6,105		6,470		7,093		9,971		11,644		28,749
Other interest expense		5,164		5,140		6,769		6,897		6,084		10,304		13,150
Total interest expense		10,703		11,245		13,239		13,990		16,055		21,948		41,899
Net Interest Income		61,039		60,892		55,732		49,924		48,717		121,931		89,543
(Benefit) provision for credit losses		(1,598)		2,820		3,862		2,470		9,619		1,222		16,797
Net Interest Income After (Benefit) Provision for Credit Losses		62,637		58,072		51,870		47,454		39,098		120,709		72,746
Non-interest Income (loss)
Banking services fee income		1,233		2,725		1,442		1,316		944		3,958		1,742
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities		123		—		(610)		—		(54)		123		(91)
Net gain on sale of loans		127		31		6		—		—		158		42
Net gain on disposition of assets		—		621		—		—		—		621		—
Net gain (loss) from fair value adjustments		(6,548)		982		(4,129)		(2,225)		10,205		(5,566)		4,212
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends		500		689		734		874		881		1,189		1,845
Life insurance proceeds		—		—		—		—		659		—		659
Bank owned life insurance		1,009		997		1,016		923		932		2,006		1,875
Other income		346		266		360		463		170		612		589
Total non-interest income (loss)		(3,210)		6,311		(1,181)		1,351		13,737		3,101		10,873
Non-interest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits		19,879		22,664		22,089		17,335		16,184		42,543		34,804
Occupancy and equipment		3,522		3,367		3,446		3,021		2,827		6,889		5,667
Professional services		1,988		2,400		2,463		2,064		1,985		4,388		4,847
FDIC deposit insurance		729		1,213		562		727		737		1,942		1,387
Data processing		1,419		2,109		3,411		1,668		1,813		3,528		3,507
Depreciation and amortization		1,638		1,639		1,579		1,542		1,555		3,277		3,091
Other real estate owned/foreclosure (recoveries) expense		22		(10)		95		240		45		12		(119)
Prepayment penalty on borrowings		—		—		7,834		—		—		—		—
Other operating expenses		4,814		4,777		5,332		3,388		3,609		9,591		7,951
Total non-interest expense		34,011		38,159		46,811		29,985		28,755		72,170		61,135
Income Before Income Taxes		25,416		26,224		3,878		18,820		24,080		51,640		22,484
Provision (benefit) for Income Taxes
Federal		4,857		5,071		533		3,359		4,307		9,928		5,296
State and local		1,301		2,114		(116)		1,130		1,501		3,415		306
Total taxes		6,158		7,185		417		4,489		5,808		13,343		5,602
Net Income	$	19,258	$	19,039	$	3,461	$	14,331	$	18,272	$	38,297	$	16,882
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.61	$	0.60	$	0.11	$	0.50	$	0.63	$	1.21	$	0.58
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.61	$	0.60	$	0.11	$	0.50	$	0.63	$	1.21	$	0.58
Dividends per common share	$	0.21	$	0.21	$	0.21	$	0.21	$	0.21	$	0.42	$	0.42
Basic average shares		31,677		31,604		30,603		28,874		28,867		31,641		28,860
Diluted average shares		31,677		31,604		30,603		28,874		28,867		31,641		28,860

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

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	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	145,971	$	174,420	$	157,388	$	75,560	$	84,754
Securities held-to-maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities		7,904		7,909		7,914		7,919		7,924
Other securities		49,986		49,912		49,918		50,252		50,078
Securities available for sale:
Mortgage-backed securities		596,661		518,781		404,460		386,235		442,507
Other securities		224,784		242,440		243,514		234,721		232,803
Loans		6,718,806		6,745,316		6,704,674		5,941,398		5,983,275
Allowance for loan losses		(42,670)		(45,099)		(45,153)		(38,343)		(36,710)
Net loans		6,676,136		6,700,217		6,659,521		5,903,055		5,946,565
Interest and dividends receivable		43,803		44,941		44,041		36,068		30,219
Bank premises and equipment, net		26,438		27,498		28,179		25,766		27,018
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock		41,630		41,498		43,439		57,119		56,400
Bank owned life insurance		183,715		182,707		181,710		158,701		157,779
Goodwill		17,636		17,636		17,636		16,127		16,127
Core deposit intangibles		2,859		3,013		3,172		—		—
Right of use asset		51,972		53,802		50,743		42,326		38,303
Other assets		89,850		94,410		84,759		69,207		72,182
Total assets	$	8,159,345	$	8,159,184	$	7,976,394	$	7,063,056	$	7,162,659
LIABILITIES
Deposits	$	6,298,790	$	6,326,577	$	6,090,733	$	4,906,359	$	5,049,874
Mortgagors' escrow deposits		58,230		74,348		45,622		57,136		48,525
Borrowed funds		971,827		948,920		1,020,895		1,323,975		1,305,187
Operating lease liability		56,151		58,080		59,100		49,737		45,897
Other liabilities		119,180		112,058		141,047		139,443		141,255
Total liabilities		7,504,178		7,519,983		7,357,397		6,476,650		6,590,738
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock (5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)		—		—		—		—		—
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized)		341		341		341		315		315
Additional paid-in capital		260,958		260,019		261,533		227,877		226,901
Treasury stock		(65,335)		(65,479)		(69,400)		(69,409)		(69,436)
Retained earnings		467,620		455,023		442,789		445,931		437,663
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		(8,417)		(10,703)		(16,266)		(18,308)		(23,522)
Total stockholders' equity		655,167		639,201		618,997		586,406		571,921
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	8,159,345	$	8,159,184	$	7,976,394	$	7,063,056	$	7,162,659
(In thousands)
Issued shares		34,088		34,088		34,088		31,531		31,531
Outstanding shares		30,962		30,954		30,776		28,218		28,217
Treasury shares		3,126		3,133		3,312		3,312		3,313

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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS

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	For the three months ended										For the six months ended
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		June 30,		June 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020		2021		2020
Interest-earning Assets:
Mortgage loans, net	$	5,130,400	$	5,155,975	$	5,010,097	$	4,721,742	$	4,762,068	$	5,143,117	$	4,729,800
Other loans, net		1,556,488		1,544,501		1,365,419		1,182,309		1,184,344		1,550,527		1,140,840
Total loans, net		6,686,888		6,700,476		6,375,516		5,904,051		5,946,412		6,693,644		5,870,640
Taxable securities:
Mortgage-backed securities		578,134		433,917		413,875		413,902		465,365		506,424		486,638
Other securities		232,020		300,828		266,663		243,754		243,867		266,234		243,796
Total taxable securities		810,154		734,745		680,538		657,656		709,232		772,658		730,434
Tax-exempt securities:
Other securities		50,830		50,828		50,768		51,652		60,280		50,829		61,908
Total tax-exempt securities		50,830		50,828		50,768		51,652		60,280		50,829		61,908
Interest-earning deposits and federal funds sold		242,302		181,168		136,650		62,537		93,911		211,904		101,864
Total interest-earning assets		7,790,174		7,667,217		7,243,472		6,675,896		6,809,835		7,729,035		6,764,846
Other assets		473,379		480,497		461,935		407,132		396,224		476,919		391,683
Total assets	$	8,263,553	$	8,147,714	$	7,705,407	$	7,083,028	$	7,206,059	$	8,205,954	$	7,156,529
Interest-bearing Liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings accounts	$	153,113	$	170,079	$	163,382	$	160,100	$	188,587	$	161,549	$	191,307
NOW accounts		2,255,581		2,185,384		1,924,840		1,625,109		1,440,147		2,220,677		1,429,943
Money market accounts		2,043,257		1,905,543		1,507,245		1,461,996		1,580,652		1,974,781		1,639,217
Certificate of deposit accounts		1,043,985		1,102,641		1,113,293		1,106,355		1,185,842		1,073,151		1,226,544
Total due to depositors		5,495,936		5,363,647		4,708,760		4,353,560		4,395,228		5,430,158		4,487,011
Mortgagors' escrow accounts		91,545		65,372		75,005		55,868		87,058		78,531		76,281
Total interest-bearing deposits		5,587,481		5,429,019		4,783,765		4,409,428		4,482,286		5,508,689		4,563,292
Borrowings		945,410		1,048,852		1,385,809		1,322,471		1,430,488		996,845		1,369,058
Total interest-bearing liabilities		6,532,891		6,477,871		6,169,574		5,731,899		5,912,774		6,505,534		5,932,350
Non interest-bearing demand deposits		923,220		856,052		731,170		589,674		560,637		889,821		505,199
Other liabilities		162,752		194,144		195,200		184,943		175,234		178,361		151,974
Total liabilities		7,618,863		7,528,067		7,095,944		6,506,516		6,648,645		7,573,716		6,589,523
Equity		644,690		619,647		609,463		576,512		557,414		632,238		567,006
Total liabilities and equity	$	8,263,553	$	8,147,714	$	7,705,407	$	7,083,028	$	7,206,059	$	8,205,954	$	7,156,529
Net interest-earning assets	$	1,257,283	$	1,189,346	$	1,073,898	$	943,997	$	897,061	$	1,223,501	$	832,496

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NET INTEREST INCOME AND NET INTEREST MARGIN

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	For the three months ended															For the six months ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020			2021			2020
Interest Income:
Mortgage loans, net	$	52,987		$	55,219		$	53,777		$	49,814		$	49,719		$	108,206		$	99,131
Other loans, net		15,012			13,802			12,343			10,553			10,838			28,814			22,535
Total loans, net		67,999			69,021			66,120			60,367			60,557			137,020			121,666
Taxable securities:
Mortgage-backed securities		2,233			1,698			1,435			1,928			2,327			3,931			5,367
Other securities		1,037			963			957			1,166			1,358			2,000			3,055
Total taxable securities		3,270			2,661			2,392			3,094			3,685			5,931			8,422
Tax-exempt securities:
Other securities		535			530			543			557			643			1,065			1,319
Total tax-exempt securities		535			530			543			557			643			1,065			1,319
Interest-earning deposits and federal funds sold		51			36			30			13			22			87			312
Total interest-earning assets		71,855			72,248			69,085			64,031			64,907			144,103			131,719
Interest Expense:
Deposits:
Savings accounts	$	66		$	75		$	75		$	65		$	74		$	141		$	355
NOW accounts		1,499			1,706			1,320			1,242			2,099			3,205			6,747
Money market accounts		2,060			2,100			2,010			2,108			3,208			4,160			10,250
Certificate of deposit accounts		1,913			2,222			3,065			3,700			4,564			4,135			11,331
Total due to depositors		5,538			6,103			6,470			7,115			9,945			11,641			28,683
Mortgagors' escrow accounts		1			2			—			(22)			26			3			66
Total interest-bearing deposits		5,539			6,105			6,470			7,093			9,971			11,644			28,749
Borrowings		5,164			5,140			6,769			6,897			6,084			10,304			13,150
Total interest-bearing liabilities		10,703			11,245			13,239			13,990			16,055			21,948			41,899
Net interest income- tax equivalent	$	61,152		$	61,003		$	55,846		$	50,041		$	48,852		$	122,155		$	89,820
Included in net interest income above:
Prepayment penalties received on loans and securities and net of reversals and recovered interest from non-accrual loans	$	2,046		$	947		$	1,093		$	1,518		$	776		$	2,993		$	1,965
Net gains/(losses) from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges included in loan interest income		(664)			1,427			1,023			230			(365)			763			(2,438)
Purchase accounting adjustments		565			922			11			—			—			1,487			—
Interest-earning Assets Yields:
Mortgage loans, net		4.13	%		4.28	%		4.29	%		4.22	%		4.18	%		4.21	%		4.19	%
Other loans, net		3.86			3.57			3.62			3.57			3.66			3.72			3.95
Total loans, net		4.07			4.12			4.15			4.09			4.07			4.09			4.14
Taxable securities:
Mortgage-backed securities		1.54			1.57			1.39			1.86			2.00			1.55			2.21
Other securities		1.79			1.28			1.44			1.91			2.23			1.50			2.51
Total taxable securities		1.61			1.45			1.41			1.88			2.08			1.54			2.31
Tax-exempt securities: (1)
Other securities		4.21			4.17			4.28			4.31			4.27			4.19			4.26
Total tax-exempt securities		4.21			4.17			4.28			4.31			4.27			4.19			4.26
Interest-earning deposits and federal funds sold		0.08			0.08			0.09			0.08			0.09			0.08			0.61
Total interest-earning assets		3.69	%		3.77	%		3.82	%		3.84	%		3.81	%		3.73	%		3.89	%
Interest-bearing Liabilities Yields:
Deposits:
Savings accounts		0.17	%		0.18	%		0.18	%		0.16	%		0.16	%		0.17	%		0.37	%
NOW accounts		0.27			0.31			0.27			0.31			0.58			0.29			0.94
Money market accounts		0.40			0.44			0.53			0.58			0.81			0.42			1.25
Certificate of deposit accounts		0.73			0.81			1.10			1.34			1.54			0.77			1.85
Total due to depositors		0.40			0.46			0.55			0.65			0.91			0.43			1.28
Mortgagors' escrow accounts		—			0.01			—			(0.16)			0.12			0.01			0.17
Total interest-bearing deposits		0.40			0.45			0.54			0.64			0.89			0.42			1.26
Borrowings		2.18			1.96			1.95			2.09			1.70			2.07			1.92
Total interest-bearing liabilities		0.66	%		0.69	%		0.86	%		0.98	%		1.09	%		0.67	%		1.41	%
Net interest rate spread (tax equivalent)		3.03	%		3.08	%		2.96	%		2.86	%		2.72	%		3.06	%		2.48	%
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)		3.14	%		3.18	%		3.08	%		3.00	%		2.87	%		3.16	%		2.66	%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		1.19	X		1.18	X		1.17	X		1.16	X		1.15	X		1.19	X		1.14	X

⁽¹⁾ Yields are calculated on the tax equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the periods presented.

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌11

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DEPOSIT and LOAN COMPOSITION

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Deposit Composition

											June 2021 vs.		June 2021 vs.
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		March 2021		June 2020
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020		% Change		% Change
Non-interest bearing	$	945,491	$	917,189	$	778,672	$	607,954	$	581,881	3.1	%	62.5	%
Interest bearing:
Certificate of deposit accounts		1,020,615		1,070,595		1,138,361		1,051,644		1,135,977	(4.7)		(10.2)
Savings accounts		152,931		170,272		168,183		160,294		184,895	(10.2)		(17.3)
Money market accounts		2,057,188		1,990,656		1,682,345		1,381,552		1,474,880	3.3		39.5
NOW accounts		2,122,565		2,177,865		2,323,172		1,704,915		1,672,241	(2.5)		26.9
Total interest-bearing deposits		5,353,299		5,409,388		5,312,061		4,298,405		4,467,993	(1.0)		19.8
Total deposits	$	6,298,790	$	6,326,577	$	6,090,733	$	4,906,359	$	5,049,874	(0.4)	%	24.7	%

Loan Composition

											June 2021 vs.		June 2021 vs.
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		March 2021		June 2020
(Dollars in thousands)	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020		% Change		% Change
Multi-family residential	$	2,542,010	$	2,525,967	$	2,533,952	$	2,252,757	$	2,285,555	0.6	%	11.2	%
Commercial real estate		1,726,895		1,721,702		1,754,754		1,636,659		1,646,085	0.3		4.9
One-to-four family ― mixed-use property		582,211		595,431		602,981		585,159		591,347	(2.2)		(1.5)
One-to-four family ― residential		288,652		239,391		245,211		191,011		184,741	20.6		56.2
Co-operative apartments		7,883		7,965		8,051		8,132		8,423	(1.0)		(6.4)
Construction		62,802		61,528		83,322		63,567		69,433	2.1		(9.6)
Mortgage Loans		5,210,453		5,151,984		5,228,271		4,737,285		4,785,584	1.1		8.9
Small Business Administration (1)		215,158		267,120		167,376		124,649		106,813	(19.5)		101.4
Taxi medallion		—		—		2,757		2,317		3,269	—		(100.0)
Commercial business and other		1,291,526		1,326,657		1,303,225		1,063,429		1,073,623	(2.6)		20.3
Non-mortgage loans		1,506,684		1,593,777		1,473,358		1,190,395		1,183,705	(5.5)		27.3
Net unamortized premiums and unearned loan fees (2)		1,669		(445)		3,045		13,718		13,986	(475.1)		(88.1)
Allowance for loan losses		(42,670)		(45,099)		(45,153)		(38,343)		(36,710)	(5.4)		16.2
Net loans	$	6,676,136	$	6,700,217	$	6,659,521	$	5,903,055	$	5,946,565	(0.4)	%	12.3	%

⁽¹⁾ Includes $197.3 million, $251.0 million, $151.9 million, $111.6 million and $93.2 million of PPP loans at June 30, 2021, March, 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively.

⁽²⁾ Includes $8.3 million, $10.5 million and $11.3 million of purchase accounting unamortized discount resulting from the acquisition of Empire Bancorp at June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌12

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LOAN CLOSINGS and RATES

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Loan Closings

	For the three months ended										For the six months ended
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,			June 30,	June 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020		2021		2020
Multi-family residential	$	66,913	$	58,553	$	52,024	$	33,733	$	59,654	$	125,466	$	126,972
Commercial real estate		37,963		17,156		57,634		26,644		8,003		55,119		107,574
One-to-four family – mixed-use property		7,135		8,712		9,692		3,867		8,117		15,847		21,572
One-to-four family – residential		59,494		3,131		8,422		2,296		2,674		62,625		11,087
Co-operative apartments		—		—		—		—		—		—		704
Construction		5,281		7,123		6,869		5,420		2,821		12,404		9,570
Mortgage Loans		176,786		94,675		134,641		71,960		81,269		271,461		277,479
Small Business Administration (1)		17,585		125,093		598		18,456		93,241		142,678		93,298
Commercial business and other		130,036		103,118		180,787		65,160		59,287		233,154		161,735
Non-mortgage Loans		147,621		228,211		181,385		83,616		152,528		375,832		255,033
Total	$	324,407	$	322,886	$	316,026	$	155,576	$	233,797	$	647,293	$	532,512

⁽¹⁾ Includes $15.5 million, $123.2 million, $18.4 million and $93.2 million of PPP closings for the three months ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, September 30, 2020, and June 30, 2020, respectively.

Weighted Average Rate on Loan Closings

	For the three months ended
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,
Loan type	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020
Mortgage loans	3.53	%	3.47	%	3.47	%	3.56	%	3.79	%
Non-mortgage loans	3.23		2.26		3.37		2.81		1.99
Total loans	3.39	%	2.62	%	3.41	%	3.16	%	2.62	%
Excluding PPP loans	3.51	%	3.62	%	3.41	%	3.45	%	3.71	%

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌13

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ASSET QUALITY

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Allowance for Loan Losses

	For the Three Months Ended															For the six months ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020			2021			2020
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balances	$	45,099		$	45,153		$	38,343		$	36,710		$	28,098			45,153			21,751
Adoption of Current Expected Credit Losses		—			—			—			—			—			—			379
Multi-family residential		—			33			(11)			(14)			(7)		$	33		$	(13)
Commercial real estate		—			64			—			—			—			64			—
One-to-four family – mixed-use property		3			19			—			(60)			3			22			(75)
One-to-four family – residential		(2)			(5)			(2)			(2)			(3)			(7)			(8)
Small Business Administration		(9)			(10)			(3)			(47)			165			(19)			158
Taxi medallion		(222)			2,758			124			951			—			2,536			—
Commercial business and other		1,132			6			538			9			849			1,138			2,094
Total net loan charge-offs		902			2,865			646			837			1,007			3,767			2,156
(Benefit) provision for loan losses		(1,527)			2,811			3,357			2,470			9,619			1,284			16,736
Allowance recorded at the time of Acquisition		—			—			4,099			—			—			—			—
Ending balance	$	42,670		$	45,099		$	45,153		$	38,343		$	36,710		$	42,670		$	36,710
Gross charge-offs	$	1,186		$	2,922		$	752		$	964		$	1,030		$	4,108		$	2,289
Gross recoveries		284			57			106			127			23			341			133
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans		0.64	%		0.67	%		0.67	%		0.65	%		0.61	%		0.64	%		0.61	%
Net loan charge-offs to average loans		0.05			0.17			0.04			0.06			0.07			0.11			0.07

Non-Performing Assets

	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020
Loans 90 Days Or More Past Due and Still Accruing:
Multi-family residential	$	201		$	201		$	201		$	—		$	—
Commercial real estate		—			—			2,547			—			—
Construction		—			2,381			—			—			—
Commercial business and other		—			—			—			—			150
Total		201			2,582			2,748			—			150
Non-accrual Loans:
Multi-family residential		4,669			4,338			2,524			2,661			3,688
Commercial real estate		8			8			1,683			2,657			2,671
One-to-four family - mixed-use property (1)		2,309			2,355			1,366			1,366			2,511
One-to-four family - residential		6,940			7,335			5,854			6,454			6,412
Small Business Administration		976			1,151			1,151			1,151			1,321
Taxi medallion(1)		—			—			2,317			2,218			1,757
Commercial business and other(1)		2,489			3,417			3,430			8,285			1,678
Total		17,391			18,604			18,325			24,792			20,038
Total Non-performing Loans (NPLs)		17,592			21,186			21,073			24,792			20,188
Other Non-performing Assets:
Real estate acquired through foreclosure		—			—			—			—			208
Other asset acquired through foreclosure		—			35			35			35			35
Total		—			35			35			35			243
Total Non-performing Assets	$	17,592		$	21,221		$	21,108		$	24,827		$	20,431
Non-performing Assets to Total Assets		0.22	%		0.26	%		0.26	%		0.35	%		0.29	%
Allowance For Loan Losses to NPLs		242.6	%		212.9	%		214.3	%		154.7	%		181.8	%

⁽¹⁾ Not included in the above analysis are non-accrual performing TDR one-to-four family mixed use property loans totaling $0.3 million each in 2Q21, 1Q21, 4Q20, and 3Q20; non-accrual performing TDR taxi medallion loans totaling $0.4 million in 4Q20, $0.1 million in 3Q20, and $1.5 million in 2Q20, and non-accrual performing TDR commercial business loans totaling $2.2 million each in 2Q21, 1Q21, and 4Q20, respectively;  $1.0 million each in 3Q20 and 2Q20, respectively.

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌14

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EARNINGS and CORE EARNINGS

Non-cash Fair Value Adjustments to GAAP Earnings

The variance in GAAP and core earnings is partly driven by the impact of non-cash net gains and losses from fair value adjustments. These fair value adjustments relate primarily to swaps designated to protect against rising rates and borrowing carried at fair value under the fair value option. As the swaps get closer to maturity, the volatility in fair value adjustments will dissipate. In a declining interest rate environment, the movement in the curve exaggerates our mark-to-market loss position. In a rising interest rate environment or a steepening of the yield curve, the loss position would experience an improvement.

Core Net Income, Core Diluted EPS, Core ROAE, Core ROAA, Pre-provision Pre-tax Net Revenue, Core Net Interest Income FTE, Core Net Interest Margin FTE, Base Net Interest Income FTE, Base Net Interest Margin FTE, Core Interest Income and Yield on Total Loans, Base Interest Income and Yield on Total Loans, Core Non-interest Income, Core Non-interest Expense and Tangible Book Value per common share are each non-GAAP measures used in this release. A reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures appears below in tabular form. The Company believes that these measures are useful for both investors and management to understand the effects of certain interest and non-interest items and provide an alternative view of the Company's performance over time and in comparison to the Company's competitors. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for net income. The Company believes that tangible book value per common share is useful for both investors and management as these are measures commonly used by financial institutions, regulators and investors to measure the capital adequacy of financial institutions. The Company believes these measures facilitate comparison of the quality and composition of the Company's capital over time and in comparison to its competitors. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for total shareholders' equity.

These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌15

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EARNINGS and CORE EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended															Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars In thousands, except per share data)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020			2021			2020
GAAP income before income taxes	$	25,416		$	26,224		$	3,878		$	18,820		$	24,080		$	51,640		$	22,484
Day 1, Provision for Credit Losses - Empire transaction (Provision for credit losses)		—			—			1,818			—			—			—			—
Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments (Non-interest income (loss))		6,548			(982)			4,129			2,225			(10,205)			5,566			(4,212)
Net (gain) loss on sale of securities (Non-interest income (loss))		(123)			—			610			—			54			(123)			91
Life insurance proceeds (Non-interest income (loss))		—			—			—			—			(659)			—			(659)
Net gain on disposition of assets (Non-interest income (loss))		—			(621)			—			—			—			(621)			—
Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges (Interest and fees on loans)		664			(1,427)			(1,023)			(230)			365			(763)			2,438
Prepayment penalty on borrowings (Non-interest expense)		—			—			7,834			—			—			—			—
Net amortization of purchase accounting adjustments (Various)		(418)			(789)			80			—			—			(1,207)			—
Merger (benefit) expense (Various)		(490)			973			5,349			422			194			483			1,123
Core income before taxes		31,597			23,378			22,675			21,237			13,829			54,975			21,265
Provision for income taxes for core income		8,603			6,405			4,891			5,069			3,532			15,008			5,468
Core net income	$	22,994		$	16,973		$	17,784		$	16,168		$	10,297		$	39,967		$	15,797
GAAP diluted earnings per common share	$	0.61		$	0.60		$	0.11		$	0.50		$	0.63		$	1.21		$	0.58
Day 1, Provision for Credit Losses - Empire transaction, net of tax		—			—			0.05			—			—			—			—
Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments, net of tax		0.15			(0.02)			0.11			0.06			(0.27)			0.13			(0.11)
Net loss on sale of securities, net of tax		—			—			0.02			—			—			—			—
Life insurance proceeds		—			—			—			—			(0.02)			—			(0.02)
Net gain on disposition of assets, net of tax		—			(0.01)			—			—			—			(0.01)			—
Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges, net of tax		0.02			(0.03)			(0.03)			(0.01)			0.01			(0.02)			0.06
Prepayment penalty on borrowings, net of tax		—			—			0.20			—			—			—			—
Net amortization of purchase accounting adjustments, net of tax		(0.01)			(0.02)			—			—			—			(0.03)			—
Merger (benefit) expense, net of tax		(0.01)			0.02			0.14			0.01			0.01			0.01			0.03
NYS tax change		(0.02)			—			—			—			—			(0.02)			—
Core diluted earnings per common share(1)	$	0.73		$	0.54		$	0.58		$	0.56		$	0.36		$	1.26		$	0.55
Core net income, as calculated above	$	22,994		$	16,973		$	17,784		$	16,168		$	10,297		$	39,967		$	15,797
Average assets		8,263,553			8,147,714			7,705,407			7,083,028			7,206,059			8,205,954			7,156,529
Average equity		644,690			619,647			609,463			576,512			557,414			632,238			567,006
Core return on average assets(2)		1.11	%		0.83	%		0.92	%		0.91	%		0.57	%		0.97	%		0.44	%
Core return on average equity(2)		14.27	%		10.96	%		11.67	%		11.22	%		7.39	%		12.64	%		5.57	%

⁽¹⁾ Core diluted earnings per common share may not foot due to rounding.

⁽²⁾ Ratios are calculated on an annualized basis.

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌16

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP REVENUE and PRE-PROVISION

PRE-TAX NET REVENUE

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended															Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars In thousands)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020			2021			2020
GAAP Net interest income	$	61,039		$	60,892		$	55,732		$	49,924		$	48,717		$	121,931		$	89,543
Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges		664			(1,427)			(1,023)			(230)			365			(763)			2,438
Net amortization of purchase accounting adjustments		(565)			(922)			(11)			—			—			(1,487)			—
Core Net interest income	$	61,138		$	58,543		$	54,698		$	49,694		$	49,082		$	119,681		$	91,981
GAAP Non-interest income (loss)	$	(3,210)		$	6,311		$	(1,181)		$	1,351		$	13,737		$	3,101		$	10,873
Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments		6,548			(982)			4,129			2,225			(10,205)			5,566			(4,212)
Net loss on sale of securities		(123)			—			610			—			54			(123)			91
Life insurance proceeds		—			—			—			—			(659)			—			(659)
Net gain on sale of assets		—			(621)			—			—			—			(621)			—
Core Non-interest income	$	3,215		$	4,708		$	3,558		$	3,576		$	2,927		$	7,923		$	6,093
GAAP Non-interest expense	$	34,011		$	38,159		$	46,811		$	29,985		$	28,755		$	72,170		$	61,135
Prepayment penalty on borrowings		—			—			(7,834)			—			—			—			—
Net amortization of purchase accounting adjustments		(147)			(133)			(91)			—			—			(280)			—
Merger (benefit) expense		490			(973)			(5,349)			(422)			(194)			(483)			(1,123)
Core Non-interest expense	$	34,354		$	37,053		$	33,537		$	29,563		$	28,561		$	71,407		$	60,012
Net interest income	$	61,039		$	60,892		$	55,732		$	49,924		$	48,717		$	121,931		$	89,543
Non-interest income (loss)		(3,210)			6,311			(1,181)			1,351			13,737			3,101			10,873
Non-interest expense		(34,011)			(38,159)			(46,811)			(29,985)			(28,755)			(72,170)			(61,135)
Pre-provision pre-tax net revenue	$	23,818		$	29,044		$	7,740		$	21,290		$	33,699		$	52,862		$	39,281
Core:
Net interest income	$	61,138		$	58,543		$	54,698		$	49,694		$	49,082		$	119,681		$	91,981
Non-interest income		3,215			4,708			3,558			3,576			2,927			7,923			6,093
Non-interest expense		(34,354)			(37,053)			(33,537)			(29,563)			(28,561)			(71,407)			(60,012)
Pre-provision pre-tax net revenue	$	29,999		$	26,198		$	24,719		$	23,707		$	23,448		$	56,197		$	38,062
Efficiency Ratio		53.4	%		58.6	%		57.6	%		55.4	%		54.9	%		56.0	%		61.2	%

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌17

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INTEREST INCOME and NET INTEREST MARGIN

to CORE and BASE NET INTEREST INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended															Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars In thousands)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020			2021			2020
GAAP net interest income	$	61,039		$	60,892		$	55,732		$	49,924		$	48,717		$	121,931		$	89,543
Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges		664			(1,427)			(1,023)			(230)			365			(763)			2,438
Net amortization of purchase accounting adjustments		(565)			(922)			(11)			—			—			(1,487)			—
Tax equivalent adjustment		113			111			114			117			135			224			277
Core net interest income FTE	$	61,251		$	58,654		$	54,812		$	49,811		$	49,217		$	119,905		$	92,258
Prepayment penalties received on loans, net of reversals and recoveries of interest from non-accrual loans		(2,046)			(947)			(1,093)			(1,518)			(776)			(2,993)			(1,965)
Base net interest income FTE	$	59,205		$	57,707		$	53,719		$	48,293		$	48,441		$	116,912		$	90,293
Total average interest-earning assets (1)	$	7,799,176		$	7,676,833		$	7,245,147		$	6,675,896		$	6,809,835		$	7,738,344		$	6,764,846
Core net interest margin FTE		3.14	%		3.06	%		3.03	%		2.98	%		2.89	%		3.10	%		2.73	%
Base net interest margin FTE		3.04	%		3.01	%		2.97	%		2.89	%		2.85	%		3.02	%		2.67	%
GAAP interest income on total loans, net	$	67,999		$	69,021		$	66,120		$	60,367		$	60,557		$	137,020		$	121,666
Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges		664			(1,427)			(1,023)			(230)			365			(763)			2,438
Net amortization of purchase accounting adjustments		(624)			(728)			(356)			—			—			(1,352)			—
Core interest income on total loans, net	$	68,039		$	66,866		$	64,741		$	60,137		$	60,922		$	134,905		$	124,104
Prepayment penalties received on loans, net of reversals and recoveries of interest from non-accrual loans		(2,046)			(947)			(1,093)			(1,443)			(776)			(2,993)			(1,965)
Base interest income on total loans, net	$	65,993		$	65,919		$	63,648		$	58,694		$	60,146		$	131,912		$	122,139
Average total loans, net (1)	$	6,697,103		$	6,711,446		$	6,379,429		$	5,904,051		$	5,946,412		$	6,704,237		$	5,870,640
Core yield on total loans		4.06	%		3.99	%		4.06	%		4.07	%		4.10	%		4.02	%		4.23	%
Base yield on total loans		3.94	%		3.93	%		3.99	%		3.98	%		4.05	%		3.94	%		4.16	%

⁽¹⁾ Excludes purchase accounting average balances for three months ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020.

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌18

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES

CALCULATION OF TANGIBLE STOCKHOLDERS’

COMMON EQUITY to TANGIBLE ASSETS

(Unaudited)

	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020
Total Equity	$	655,167		$	639,201		$	618,997		$	586,406		$	571,921
Less:
Goodwill		(17,636)			(17,636)			(17,636)			(16,127)			(16,127)
Core deposit Intangibles		(2,859)			(3,013)			(3,172)			—			—
Intangible deferred tax liabilities		287			287			287			292			292
Tangible Stockholders' Common Equity	$	634,959		$	618,839		$	598,476		$	570,571		$	556,086
Total Assets	$	8,159,345		$	8,159,184		$	7,976,394		$	7,063,056		$	7,162,659
Less:
Goodwill		(17,636)			(17,636)			(17,636)			(16,127)			(16,127)
Core deposit Intangibles		(2,859)			(3,013)			(3,172)			—			—
Intangible deferred tax liabilities		287			287			287			292			292
Tangible Assets	$	8,139,137		$	8,138,822		$	7,955,873		$	7,047,221		$	7,146,824
Tangible Stockholders' Common Equity to Tangible Assets		7.80	%		7.60	%		7.52	%		8.10	%		7.78	%

Investor Contact: Susan K. Cullen, SEVP, CFO and Treasurer, 718-961-5400‌19

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Cover	Jul. 27, 2021
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Document Period End Date	Jul. 27, 2021
Entity File Number	001-33013
Entity Registrant Name	FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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