AF Astoria Financial Corp. (delisted)

Statement From Astoria Federal Savings on Fire at Oakdale Branch Today LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This morning a structural fire caused extensive damage to the Astoria Federal Savings Oakdale branch located at 1336 Montauk Highway in Oakdale, NY. No employees or customers were injured. Local fire departments were able to gain control of the fire within a relatively short time. "We are currently in the process of notifying all Astoria Federal Oakdale customers of the fire and directing them to our nearby East Islip branch with extended hours, or any Astoria Federal branch or ATM to satisfy their banking needs. They can also continue to bank online at http://www.astoriafederal.com/ or by calling us at 1-800-ASTORIA," Brian Edwards, Senior Vice President said. Astoria Federal's East Islip branch is located just three miles west of the Oakdale branch on Montauk Highway. The East Islip branch hours are being extended tonight until 7 p.m., tomorrow (Christmas Eve) until 5 p.m. and throughout next week until 7 p.m., (New Year's Eve until 5 p.m.) to accommodate the Oakdale customers. About Astoria Federal Savings Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF). With assets of $22.8 billion, Astoria Financial Corp. is the fifth largest thrift institution in the United States. Established in 1888, Astoria Federal is the largest thrift depository headquartered in New York with deposits of $12.2 billion and embraces its philosophy of Putting people first by providing the customers and local communities it serves with quality financial products and services through 86 convenient banking office locations and multiple delivery channels, including its website, http://www.astoriafederal.com/. Astoria commands the fourth largest deposit market share in the attractive Long Island market, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties with a population exceeding that of 39 individual states. Astoria originates mortgage loans through its banking offices and loan production offices in New York, an extensive broker network in 24 states, primarily the East Coast, and through correspondent relationships in 44 states. DATASOURCE: Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association CONTACT: Dianne Baumert-Moyik of Astoria Federal, +1-516-327-7863, cell, +1-516-903-1107, Web site: http://ir.astoriafederal.com/ http://www.astoriafederal.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/104529.html

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