Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh is a financial institution

Financial institution

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 located in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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, New York

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. Its primary products are savings accounts, checking accounts, and real estate loans. It is listed on NASDAQ

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 with the ticker symbol DCOM and officially registered with the name Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

History

Incorporated April 19, 1864, the bank opened for business on June 1 of that year, in the basement of the First National Bank building. In 1908, the Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh took possession of the now-historic building, near the base of the Williamsburg Bridge

Williamsburg Bridge

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, at the corner of Havemeyer Street and South Fifth Street which serves as its headquarters.

Corporate profile

Aside from its headquarters in Williamsburg, it has 22 branches located in Brooklyn, Queens

Queens

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, the Bronx

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, and Nassau County

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