BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$83.8M
- Private
- US
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Federal Savings Institutions
President & CEO
John R. BuranNumber of Employees 243
Contact Information
1979 Marcus Ave Ste E 140
Lake Success, New York 11042
(718) 961-5400
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NAICS Code Savings Institutions: 522120
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Branching out into Cyberspace: Banks spawn online brands
Using a different moniker means greater reach, bigger image When Flushing Savings Bank launched an online bank on Nov. 27, 2006, it went national, but not as Flushing Savings. The Lake Success-based bank debuted on the Web as iGObanking.com with its own headquarters in Bayside, customers and interest...
Flushing Savings Bank Chooses ACI Worldwide for End-to-End Payment Processing in ACI's On Demand Environment
Establishes Comprehensive Solution for Online Banking and Automated Wire Processing NEW YORK -- ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW), a leading international provider of software for electronic payment systems, today announced that Flushing Savings Bank has selected ACI Enterprise Banker([TM]) and ACI Money Transfer System([TM]) as the cornerstones of its online business...
Flushing learns to fly; Once-downtrodden savings bank reinvents itself; speaking in tongues.(News)
Byline: Tom Fredrickson Five years ago, Flushing Savings Bank looked like just another savings and loan, a fading relic of a quaint, bygone era of community banking--and its own executives knew it. Facing eroding profit margins and rivals flooding their market, ...
New York, New York.(Briefs)(Flushing Savings Bank cuts ATM fees)
Byline: edited by Emily DeNitto Banks lead charge with free ATMs Flushing Savings Bank is the latest bank to slash ATM fees as a way to lure customers. Its newest branch, in Astoria, Queens, is offering to cover the ...
Flushing Savings Bank, FSB Names Cari M. Rentas Vice President/Investment Sales Officer
Business Editors FLUSHING, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 3, 2001 Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), a federally chartered, FDIC insured savings institution and a holding of Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FFIC), today announced that Cari M. Rentas, has joined the Bank in the capacity of Vice President and Investment Sales...
Flushing Savings Bank, FSB Names Robert C. Larson Vice President of Retail Banking
Business Editors FLUSHING, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 3, 2001 Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), a federally chartered, FDIC insured savings institution and a holding of Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FFIC), today announced that Robert C. Larson, has joined the Bank in the capacity of Vice President of Retail Banking,...
Flushing Savings Bank Expands And Increases Its Strength In Queens
Business Editors FLUSHING, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 12, 2000 Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FFIC), the parent company of the Flushing Savings Bank, is pleased to announce that the Bank today opened its tenth branch located at 44-43 Kissena Boulevard in Flushing, Queens. This new state-of-the-art facility increases the presence...
Flushing Savings Bank to Expand and Increase Its Strength in Queens With a New Branch Location
Business Editors FLUSHING, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 14, 2000 Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FFIC), the parent company of Flushing Savings Bank, FSB, is pleased to announce that the Bank will open a new branch location at 44-43 Kissena Boulevard in Queens. The opening is scheduled for June 2000 and will...
Flushing Savings Bank Opens In-Store Supermarket Branch in New Edwards Super Food Store
FLUSHING, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 10, 1999-- Bronx Customers Have Access to Full-Service Banking Services At Flushing's New In-Store Supermarket Branch in New Edwards Super Food Store Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FFIC), the parent company of Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank") today announced that it has opened...
Flushing Savings Bank, FSB Appoints James E. Peterson Vice President/Small Business Lending
FLUSHING, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 25, 1999-- Flushing Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), a federally chartered, FDIC insured savings institution and a holding of Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FFIC), today announced that James E. Peterson was appointed to the position of Vice President/Small Business Lending of Flushing's New York Federal Division....
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John R. Buran | President & CEO |
| David W. Fry | Cfo, Treasurer & Senior Vice President |
| Maria A. Grasso | COO & Executive Vice President |
| Francis Korzekwinski | Executive Vice President |
| Chris Hwang | Senior Vice President |
| Henry A. Braun | Senior Vice President |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James D Bennett | Board of Directors |
John R. Buran has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank since July 2005. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank from January 2001 until June 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Buran held a variety of positions within the Banking industry, including Executive Vice President of the New York Metro Division of Fleet Bank and Vice President New York Investment Sales at Citibank. Mr. Buran serves on the Board of Neighborhood Housing Services of New York where he chairs its Audit Committee. He is also a Trustee of St. Joseph’s College and a member of its Finance Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Flushing Financial Corporation | President & CEO | Current |
| Flushing Savings Bank Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Flushing Financial Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| St Joseph's College | Board of Directors | Current |
| Neighborhood Housing Services | Board of Directors | Current |
| Flushing Financial Corporation | COO & Executive Vice President | Former |
| Citibank | Management Trainee | Former |
| New York University | B.S. in Management | Former |
David W. Fry, who joined Flushing Financial Corporation in 1998 as Vice President and Controller, has been recently appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fry has over 20 years of experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining Flushing Financial Corporation, Mr. Fry held senior financial management positions at Home Federal Savings Bank, Anchor Savings Bank and City Federal Savings Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, magna cum laude, from the College of New Jersey and is a certified public accountant.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Flushing Financial Corporation | CFO, Treasurer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Flushing Savings Bank Inc. | Cfo, Treasurer & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Flushing Financial Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The College of New Jersey | Bachelor of Science degree in accounting | Former |
Maria A. Grasso has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since May 2006. Prior to joining the Company, she was Senior Vice President of the Long Island Queens Division of The Bank of New York. From 1997 to 2002, she was Senior Vice President NY Metro Division of Fleet Bank, N.A. Prior to that, she held several senior management positions at NatWest Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Flushing Financial Corporation | COO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Flushing Savings Bank Inc. | COO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Flushing Savings Bank Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Flushing Savings Bank Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Flushing Savings Bank Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Flushing Financial Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Corporation Bank | Senior Vice President, Bank Operations | Former |
James D. Bennett is counsel to Farrell Fritz concentrating in estate administration and planning. Mr. Bennett was appointed Commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission in March 1998, and his term ran through April 2004. Prior to his appointment to the Commission, Mr. Bennett served on the Board of the Long Island Power Authority, where he served on various committees and was Chairman of the Conservation/Competition Committee. He has represented the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee and has been selected as one of six Commissioners from throughout the country to serve on the NARUC special committee constituted to assess infrastructure vulnerability and consequence mitigation after the events of September 11. Mr. Bennett has been active in civic, community, business and legal activities for several decades, having served the Kiwanis, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Cancer Society, as Chairman of the Long Island Area Development Agency, Chairman of the Long Island Regional Export Council, and as a member of the Long Island Tourism Commission. Active in real estate management, Mr. Bennett was CEO of the Holiday Inn located in Rockville Centre, New York. He served on the board of the St. Francis-Mercy Hospital Corporation. He was Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead and the County of Nassau from 1978 to 1987. Prior to those responsibilities, he was a Town Councilman from 1967 through 1977, during which time he served as Chairman of all Town Committees including Parks and Recreation, Traffic, Lighting, Sanitation and Conservation and Waterways. On the County Board of Supervisors, Mr. Bennett chaired the Committees of Commerce and Industry as well as education. He was appointed by Governor Hugh Carey and Governor Mario Cuomo to the New York State Conservation Fund Advisory Council. He is also on the Board of Flushing Savings Bank. Mr. Bennett has served on the Board of Directors for Southampton Hospital. Mr. Bennett attended Cornell University and Cornell Law School, where he was an honors graduate, serving on the Cornell Law Quarterly (1961-62). He was elected to the Executive Committee of the Cornell Law School in 1993 for a second three-year term. He served two years in the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant and was a Lieutenant Colonel in the New York State Guard. Mr. Bennett is a member of the New York and Florida Bars, the Nassau County and American Bar Associations, and has served as a guest lecturer at a number of law institutes, academies and associations. He has been listed in Who's Who in American Law since 1987.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Farrell Fritz, P.C. | Counsel | Current |
| Flushing Savings Bank Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Flushing Financial Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Town of Hempstead | Supervisor | Former |
| Long Island Power Authority | Board of Directors | Former |
| Cornell University Law School | Former |
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