NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), a New York-based full-service commercial bank, today announced that it ranked in the top three for three categories within the New York Law Journal “Best of” 13^e annual survey of the New York legal community.

The Bank ranked No. 1 in the Private Banking and Corporate Escrow Services categories and No. 2 Merchant Bank. For the 13^e consecutive year, Signature Bank has placed in the top three each year in one or more of these same categories of the New York Law Reviewinvestigation.

September 19^e2022 edition of New York Law Review, a leading New York-area legal trade publication, has revealed the “Best of” ranking, which reflects the opinions of thousands of attorneys and other legal professionals who voted in more than 70 law-related categories. The voting process is purely democratic and represents the opinions of New York Law Review readers and members of the New York legal community.

Additionally, based on Signature Bank’s 2022 rankings, it was also included in New York Law Journal’s “Best of” Hall of Fame, for the fifth consecutive year. The Hall of Fame is awarded to entities that have ranked in “Best of” for at least three of the last four years, thus repeatedly receiving the highest ratings of New York Law Review readers and the New York legal community.

The New York Law Review began polling its readers for its “Best of” list in 2010, and since then, Signature Bank has consistently scored first or top three in the Business Bank, Private Bank, and Business Escrow Services categories. Over the past 13 years, the Bank has ranked number one in the Best Merchant Bank category seven times and has also placed in the top three for another six years. It is also the 12^e consecutive year in which Signature Bank ranked in the top three in the Private Banking category (number one for six consecutive years) and the 11^e consecutive year it has ranked in the top three in the business escrow services category (including number one for the past six consecutive years and eight times overall).

Current and historical New York Law Review the rankings are as follows:

“It is truly an honor for Signature Bank to once again place in the top three of this prestigious ranking, primarily because it reflects the genuine opinions of the New York legal community where we serve many clients. The area of ​​legal professional services is an area in which Signature Bank and its private client banking teams have focused on and built a leadership niche. The high rank New York Law Review the results – for 2022 as well as the previous 12 years – clearly reflect the expertise we have gained in providing client-centered care and service to New York’s thriving legal community, an achievement of which we are very proud” , said Joseph J. DePaolo, President and CEO of Signature Bank.

“We attribute our 13 years of leading positioning to our founding model of our seasoned banking teams serving as a single point of contact for all client needs. It’s the hallmark of our institution and the real reason so many in the New York area legal landscape continually rely on Signature Bank for banking services. We thank this community once again for voting in favor of Signature Bank,” added DePaolo.

New York Law Review is a trusted source of information for attorneys, designed to keep the dynamic New York area legal community up to date on industry trends and developments. The publication belongs to ALM, a global leader in specialist business news and information serving the legal, real estate, consulting, insurance and investment advisory industries.

About Signature Bank

Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), Member FDIC, is a New York-based full-service commercial bank with 39 private client offices throughout the New York metropolitan area, as well as Connecticut, California and North Carolina. With its single-point-of-contact approach, the Bank’s retail banking teams primarily serve the needs of private businesses, their owners and senior executives.

The Bank has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Signature Financial, LLC, which provides financing and equipment leasing; and, Signature Securities Group Corporation, a licensed broker-dealer, investment advisor and member FINRA/SIPC, offers investment, brokerage, asset management and insurance products and services.

Since commencing operations in May 2001, Signature Bank has reached $116 billion in assets and $104.12 billion in deposits as of June 30, 2022. Signature Bank has placed 19^e on S&P Global list of largest banks in the United States, based on deposits at the end of 2021.

Signature Bank was the first FDIC-insured bank to launch a blockchain-based digital payment platform. Bookmark™ enables business customers to make real-time payments in US dollars, 24/7/365 and was also the first solution to be approved for use by the NYS Department of Financial Services.

For more information, please visit https://www.signatureny.com.

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