Dime Community Bancshares

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. functions as the parent company of Dime Community Bank, offering a comprehensive suite of commercial banking and financial solutions. The bank primarily gathers funds through various deposit accounts, including time, savings, and demand deposits, from a diverse clientele comprising businesses, individual consumers, and local government entities. Its lending activities encompass a wide range of credit facilities, such as commercial real estate loans, multi-family and single-family residential mortgages, both secured and unsecured commercial and consumer loans, home equity financing, and construction and land development loans. Additionally, the company strategically allocates its capital into a diversified portfolio of fixed-income instruments. This includes various government-backed mortgage securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and other asset-backed securities, alongside U.S. Treasury and government-sponsored enterprise securities, New York state and local municipal obligations, and corporate bonds. Beyond core banking, Dime Community Bank provides an extensive array of supplementary services. These offerings feature certificate of deposit account registry services (CDARS) and insured cash sweep programs, merchant credit and debit card processing, automated teller machines (ATMs), advanced cash management solutions, lockbox processing, robust online banking services, remote deposit capture, safe deposit boxes, and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Furthermore, the institution facilitates access to investment products and advisory services through a third-party broker-dealer, and acts as a broker for title insurance. As of December 31, 2021, Dime Community Bank maintained an operational network of 60 branch locations, spanning across Long Island and throughout the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx. The institution was established in 1910 and has its corporate headquarters situated in Hauppauge, New York.