[2] George A. Jarvis was one of the 26 co-founders and was vice president for 33 years.

[2] The bank acquired Long Island City Savings and Loan Association in 1992.

[4] Four years later, Independence Savings Bank acquired Bay Ridge Federal Savings Bank for $144 million in cash.

[5][6] In 1998, the bank converted from a mutual organization to a joint-stock company and became a public company via an initial public offering.

[2] Independence Community Bank acquired SI Bank & Trust in 2004[8] and was itself acquired by Santander Bank two years later.