Ambassador Financial Group, Inc. and Maxim Group LLC to Host The Community Bank Investor Conference in New York City

ALLENTOWN, PA and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Feb 27, 2014) - Ambassador Financial Group, Inc. and Maxim Group LLC will host "The Community Bank Investor Conference" on Thursday, March 6, 2014 in New York City. Eighteen presenting companies will be showcased through a combination of company presentations, Q&A, and Management one-on-one meetings designed to provide investors with an in-depth perspective on each company and the community banking sector as a whole. The conference is being held at Maxim Group's corporate headquarters in the famed Chrysler Building.

Matthew Resch, Managing Principal and co-founder of Ambassador, commented: "We are excited to provide the venue for such a high quality group of banks to have in-depth conversations with a wide range of respected investors in the community banking sector."

Michael Rabinowitz, Chairman and CEO of Maxim Group added: "Our mission is to add value at every level of every client relationship. As such, the goal for The Community Banking Conference is to provide clients with new ideas and new relationships that they will find useful through 2014 and beyond."

Banks slated to participate include: Access National Corporation (NASDAQ: ANCX), ASB Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBB), Baylake Corp. (NASDAQ: BYLK), Cape Bancorp (NASDAQ: CBNJ), Capital Pacific Bancorp (OTCQB: CPBO), Customers Bancorp (NASDAQ: CUBI), Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ: DCOM), DNB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: DNBF), ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ: ESSA), Evans Bancorp (NYSE: EVBN), Flushing Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FFIC), First Internet Bancorp (NASDAQ: INBK), Lakeland Bancorp (NASDAQ: LBAI), Old Line Bancshares (NASDAQ: OLBK), Penns Woods Bancorp (NASDAQ: PWOD), Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL), TriState Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: TSC), and Unity Bancorp (NASDAQ: UNTY).

This one day event will also feature a keynote address by Lewis A. (Lee) Sachs, Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Alliance Partners. Mr. Sachs is former Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury and Head of the Obama Administration's Financial Crisis Response Team.

About Ambassador Financial Group, Inc.
Ambassador Financial Group, Inc., based in Allentown, PA, serves the banking industry with a comprehensive suite of capital market services including Balance Sheet Management, Investment Banking, and Investor Relations. To learn more about Ambassador Financial Group, visit www.ambfg.com.

About Maxim Group LLC
Maxim Group LLC is a full-service investment banking firm headquartered in New York. Maxim Group provides a full array of financial services including investment banking; private wealth management; and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivatives sales and trading, equity research and prime brokerage services. The investment banking group focuses on middle market and emerging growth companies within the shipping, energy, health care, technology, retail, and business and financial services sectors. The institutional coverage of Maxim Group spans North and South America, Europe and Asia. Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of the following: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA); Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB); Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC); NASDAQ Stock Market and the NYSE Arca, Inc. To learn more about Maxim Group, visit www.maximgrp.com.