Astoria Federal Announces Third Year of Major Support for the American Heart Association's Women's Heart Health Education Program, Go Red for Women LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Astoria Federal Savings announces the launch of its third year of major support for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women health awareness education program. Go Red for Women captures the energy, passion and intelligence of women to work collectively to wipe out heart disease. Astoria Federal has pledged $25,000 in the form of a matching challenge grant and a sponsorship of the annual Go Red for Woman Long Island Luncheon. On February 2, 2007, every Astoria Federal employee and customer is encouraged to wear red to kick off the month-long campaign. Those who wish to donate to this important cause can stop in at any Astoria Federal Savings branch in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester throughout the month of February. "Astoria Federal is matching all donations dollar-for- dollar up to a total of $25,000," said Brian Edwards, Astoria Federal Savings Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing. Edwards added, "As part of our Education First Initiative, Astoria Federal is committed to supporting organizations and programs which help educate, inform and support the many communities we serve. Heart disease is an issue that affects all of our communities, since it is the #1 killer of women and one in three women have some form of cardiovascular disease. We are dedicated to helping eliminate this deadly disease by raising women's awareness about their own health." For the third year in a row, Astoria Federal will also be one of the sponsors of the American Heart Association's Long Island Region's Annual Go Red for Women Luncheon on Thursday, February 15, 2007. Over 700 people attend this event at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. For more information about the Go Red for Women campaign, please visit http://www.astoriafederal.com/, http://www.americanheart.org/, or call 1-888-MY-HEART. Take a Go Red Heart Check Up at http://www.goredforwomen.org/ to find out your personal risk for heart disease. Astoria Financial Corporation, the holding company for Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association, with assets of $21.6 billion is the fifth largest thrift institution in the United States. Established in 1888, Astoria Federal is the largest thrift depository headquartered in New York with deposits of $13.2 billion and embraces its philosophy of Putting people first by providing the customers and local communities it serves with quality financial products and services through 86 convenient banking office locations and multiple delivery channels, including its enhanced website, http://www.astoriafederal.com/. Astoria Federal commands the fourth largest deposit market share in the attractive Long Island market, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties with a population exceeding that of 38 individual states. Astoria Federal originates mortgage loans through its banking offices and loan production offices in New York, an extensive broker network covering twenty-three states, primarily the East Coast, and the District of Columbia, and through correspondent relationships covering forty- three states and the District of Columbia. Contact: Tara Rogers, AVP/Sr. Manager of Public Relations, Astoria Federal Savings, 516-327-7863, DATASOURCE: Astoria Federal Savings CONTACT: Tara Rogers, AVP/Sr. Manager of Public Relations, Astoria Federal Savings, +1-516-327-7863, Web site: http://www.astoriafederal.com/ http://ir.astoriafederal.com/ http://www.americanheart.org/ http://www.goredforwomen.org/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/104529.html

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