Other Highlights
| ❖ | For the first time, Unity Bancorp was selected for the national Top 25 Banks ranking as published by Bank Director magazine. Unity was ranked number 21 on the listing of the largest 300 publicly traded banks and number 9 nationally for banks in the $1 billion to $5 billion category. |
| ❖ | Ryan Peene has joined Unity Bank as Chief Depository Officer, bringing years of financial services industry experience to Unity Bank. Previously, Peene served as a Senior Vice President with Spencer Savings Bank and Senior Vice President with SB One Bank. Peene earned a master’s from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor’s from Rutgers University. |
| ❖ | Unity Bank has applied to the FDIC and DOBI to expand our strategic geographic footprint by converting the existing Loan Production Office in Lakewood, NJ to a full-service branch. In addition, to better service the Bergen County region, Unity Bank closed the Ramsey, NJ branch and applied to the FDIC and DOBI to open a branch in Fort Lee, NJ. Both applications are subject to the review and approval of the regulatory authorities. |
Unity Bancorp, Inc. is a financial services organization headquartered in Clinton, New Jersey, with approximately $2.3 billion in assets and $1.8 billion in deposits. Unity Bank, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, provides financial services to retail, corporate and small business customers through its 18 retail service centers located in Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren Counties in New Jersey and Northampton County in Pennsylvania. For additional information about Unity, visit our website at www.unitybank.com , or call 800- 618-BANK.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, either expressed or implied, which are provided to assist the reader in understanding anticipated future financial performance. These statements may be identified by use of the words “believe”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project” or similar expressions. These statements involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management, which are subject to factors beyond the company’s control and could impede its ability to achieve these goals. These factors include those items included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading “Item IA-Risk Factors” as amended or supplemented by our subsequent filings with the SEC, as well as general economic conditions, trends in interest rates, the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans, our ability to manage and reduce the level of our nonperforming assets, results of regulatory exams, and the impact of COVID-19 on the Bank, its employees and customers, among other factors.