Flushing Financial Corporation, the parent holding company for Flushing Bank, announced that the Bank has hired Michael C. Nedder to lead its newly formed Equipment Financing business unit.

John R. Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer stated: “We continuously evaluate opportunities in the market to add new lending niches to our business strategy. We have been successful in our commercial and industrial loan sector and felt that equipment financing would be a good complement to our core competencies. We are fortunate to have a veteran like Mike join our team. He brings over 30 years of experience and has a unique expertise in this lending sector.”

Prior to joining Flushing Bank, Michael Nedder spent 15 years in capital markets as an indirect originator and top producer in the equipment finance field, most recently managing an Asset Finance platform for a community bank. Mike also worked in the hedge fund industry in a senior sourcing capacity.