Ganguly Is Astoria Federal Jackson Heights Branch Manager

Sudipta "Sue" Ganguly has been appointed manager of Astoria Federal Savings Bank Jackson Heights branch.

"We're pleased to welcome Sue as a member of Team Astoria," Astoria Federal Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking Robert Volk said. "She's a dynamic, highly skilled professional, who is deeply committed to helping our customers in the Jackson Heights community with their personal and business banking needs and getting involved in the community."

Ganguly, who has 16 years of experience in banking and financial services, most recently served as a branch manager for Banco Popular and spent a large part of her career with SI Bank & Trust.

"It's great to be able to lend my business experience and community involvement to support the Jackson Heights community," Ganguly said. "I look forward to getting to know everyone at School District 30, the Jackson Heights Beautification Group and our merchants association, Community Board 3 Chairman Richard Cecere and the board members, and City Councilmember Helen Sears."

Ganguly is an active member of the community. She has previously devoted her time on a volunteer basis to the Church Avenue Merchants Block Association, Inc. (CAMBA), the Brooklyn Economic Development Corp. (BED) and EUMA. She often conducts financial literacy seminars on banking and borrowing for New York City students. She holds a degree in political science with a minor in economics from the University of Calcutta, and earlier in her career was a teacher at the Breach Candy School in Bombay, India. Ganguly resides with her family in Staten Island.

Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF). With assets of $22.4 billion, Astoria Financial Corp. is the sixth largest thrift institution in the United States. Established in 1888, Astoria Federal is the largest thrift depository headquartered in New York with deposits of $12.8 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, 83 on Long Island and three in Westchester County and multiple delivery channels, including its Web site, 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 38 individual states. Astoria originates mortgage loans through its banking offices and loan production offices in New York, an extensive broker network in 23 states, primarily the East Coast and in the District of Columbia and through correspondent relationships in 44 states and in the District of Columbia.