NEW YORK–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) –Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), a New York-based full-service commercial bank, announced today that it is second in the United States in three categories of The National Law Review “Best of 2021”, its 10^e annual reader survey. The categories include Business Bank, Private Bank, and Attorney Escrow Services. This is the third consecutive year that Signature Bank has ranked second nationally in all three categories of The National Law Review annual survey.

Every year, The National Law Review, a ALM-published commercial legal publication, which polls the legal community nationwide, offering readers, as well as members of the legal community, the opportunity to vote for the best providers across a range of services and goods available for the legal profession. the National Law Review The “Best of” survey presents companies serving the legal industry that stand out from their competitors.

The 2021 ranking, which was revealed in the March 2021 edition of this national legal publication, shows the votes of thousands of lawyers and other legal professionals in more than 60 law-related categories. The voting process reflects a purely democratic process.

“Over the years, Signature Bank has built a solid reputation within the legal community nationwide, as evidenced by our strong positioning for three consecutive years in this survey. The recognition of lawyers nationwide is indicative of the levels of service and commitment to customer service that our seasoned private banking teams deliver through our single point of contact model. We thank our clients for taking the time to show their loyalty and express the value they place on our institution. We also like the vehicle The national law review offers through this annual ranking, ”said President and CEO Joseph J. DePaolo.

Likewise, Signature Bank was also named first bank in the same three categories in the annual ‘Best of’ survey published by The National Law Review sister publication, the New York Law Journal. 2020 marked the 11^e consecutive year Signature Bank ranked in the top three in one or more of these same categories in that outlet’s comparable survey. Our broad acceptance of the legal community both nationally and throughout greater New York City demonstrates our dedication to the legal community as a whole, ”concluded DePaolo.

Additionally, Signature Bank secured a Hall of Fame spot from both The national law review and the New York Law Journal reader surveys. This honor is bestowed only on entities that have consistently achieved the same “Best of” categories for at least three of the past four years.

About Signature Bank

Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), Member of the FDIC, is a New York-based full-service commercial bank with 37 private client offices throughout the New York metropolitan area, including those in Connecticut as well as California and North Carolina. Thanks to its one-stop-shop approach, the Bank’s private banking teams primarily meet the needs of private companies, their owners and managers.

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

Since it began operations in May 2001, Signature Bank, with $ 73.9 billion in assets, has been one of the 40 largest banks in the United States, in terms of deposits (S&P Global Market Intelligence). Deposits as of December 31, 2020 reached $ 63.3 billion.

Signature Bank was the first FDIC insured bank to launch a blockchain-based digital payment platform. Bookmark ™ enables commercial 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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