The recent collapse of interest rates has cast a shadow over the entire banking industry, and fairly so. Combine that with the reasonable fear of growing bankruptcies among small and medium-size businesses, and the result has been a sustained sell-off in bank stocks while much of the broader markets have recovered. One company in the banking sector that I believe deserves a closer look from investors right now is Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), as this company's conservative approach has left it better-positioned to withstand economic turmoil than its peers, while its stock still lingers