Forty branches of Signature Bank, including two in Brooklyn, were taken over by the Troy, Mich.-based Flagstar Bank. Signature’s Bay Ridge branch at 9003 Third Ave. is now operating under the Flagstar banner. According to Wikiwand news reports, on March 19 the Signature Bank closure became the third largest bank failure in U.S. history.
Flagstar Bank has taken over the Signature Bank branch at 9003 Third Ave.
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A possible bright spot for former Signature Bank mortgage holders and future homeowners is that Flagstar says it has the largest mortgage services in the U.S.
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With spring in full bloom, consider buying or planting a hydrangea flower. It was via a formal proclamation on Aug. 22, 2006 by former Borough President Marty Markowitz that Bay Ridge has an official flower. After Bay Ridgeites took part in a flower contest sponsored jointly by the Bay Ridge Garden Club and the Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts, it was ...