NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) (“Metropolitan” or the
“Company”), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the
“Bank”), today announced that Scott Lublin has been named to the
position of Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer,
effective April 25. Mr. Lublin will be responsible for managing the
Bank’s Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Lending groups and for the
strategic development and implementation of lending products and
services. He will report to Mark DeFazio, President and Chief Executive
Officer.
Mr. Lublin is a senior banking industry executive with more than 30
years of experience in banking, primarily focused on commercial real
estate lending. Mr. Lublin returns to the Bank after previously serving
as Senior Vice President of the Commercial Real Estate business from
2008 until 2013.
“We are delighted to welcome Scott back to Metropolitan,” said CEO Mark
DeFazio. “Scott brings decades of experience in commercial real estate
lending, along with a deep understanding of our strategy and culture.
Metropolitan continues to execute on our strategy and add strong, proven
executives to our leadership team.”
“I am excited to return to Metropolitan and look forward to playing an
important role in the bank’s next chapter,” said Mr. Lublin.
“Metropolitan’s sharp focus on supporting entrepreneurs and
middle-market businesses in the greater New York area positions the bank
very well for profitable growth.”
Most recently, Mr. Lublin was an Executive Vice President at BankUnited,
where he managed their NYC commercial real estate lending group. Prior
to his first stint at Metropolitan, Mr. Lublin served as an
Administrative Vice President of M&T Bank’s commercial real estate
group. Mr. Lublin earned a B.S. at SUNY Buffalo and an M.B.A. at Fordham
University.
About Metropolitan Bank Holding Corporation
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) is the holding company for
Metropolitan Commercial Bank®, The Entrepreneurial Bank. The Bank
provides a broad range of business, commercial and personal banking
products and services to small and middle-market businesses, public
entities and affluent individuals in the New York metropolitan area.
Founded in 1999, the Bank is headquartered in New York City and operates
five locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Great Neck, Long Island. The
Bank is also an active issuer of debit cards for third-party debit card
programs. Metropolitan Commercial Bank is a New York State chartered
commercial bank, an FDIC member and an equal opportunity lender. For
more information, please visit www.metropolitanbankny.com.
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an unexpected deterioration in our loan portfolio, unexpected increases
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regulatory action, unexpected changes in interest rates, an
unanticipated loss of key personnel, an unanticipated loss of existing
customers, competition from other institutions resulting in
unanticipated changes in our loan or deposit rates, unanticipated
increases in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation costs and
unanticipated adverse changes in our customers’ economic conditions or
economic conditions in our local area in general.
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