The ".bank" domain registration will open into general availability on June 24, 2015 at 00:00:00 UTC or June 23 at 8:00pm Eastern, 7:00pm Central, 6:00pm Mountain, & 5:00pm Pacific.  According to fTLD, during the initial sunrise regstration period, there were more than 700 applications made for ".bank" domains.  Domains will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis in all registration periods.  To learn more, read the article Dot Bank by Leticia Saiid of CoNetrix published in the Spring 2015 issue of The Community Banker or visit www.ftld.com.