New Tripoli Bank's mobile banking platform will be receiving an update targeted for a release date of January 18th. Here is a list of changes you should be aware of.

1. You may be required to enroll for Fast Balances in order to use the balances link on the bottom-left of the sign-in page. In order to enroll in Fast Balances, go to "Manage Balances" in the Service Center. Fast Balances allow you to see your current balance for the accounts you enable without needing to enter your User ID or password.
2. This update will require you to re-establish any FingerPrint/FaceID Biometrics to login using that feature. When enabled, this feature allows you to log in securely without entering your user ID and password.
3. The new "Forgot User ID" feature will allow you to retrieve your user ID if you are unable to remember it by following a few steps, after which an email will be sent to your email address on file with your user ID.

New Tripoli Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the promotion of Andrea Harris, Bank Security Act (BSA) and Security Officer, Timothy Trach, Loan Operations Manager, and Matt Koncz, Controller and Certified Public Accountant, each to the position of Assistant Vice President.

“Each one of these employees has shown excellent leadership skills and dedication to the bank,” said John M. Hayes, New Tripoli Bank’s CEO. “The Board of Directors and I thought it was time to recognize the important role each one of them plays in our organization.”

Andrea Harris joined the bank in 2011 and has worked as a Community Banker and Accounting Specialist prior to managing the bank’s BSA/Security Department. Timothy Trach joined the bank in 2016 as a Credit Analyst, then moved to the position of Mortgage Loan Officer and then was promoted to Manager of Loan Operations. Matt Koncz was hired in 2019 to join the bank’s Accounting Department as the Controller.

Pictured from left to right: Matt Koncz, Andrea Harris, Tim Trach

Our condolences go out to the men and women of the New Tripoli Fire Company. We are shocked and saddened by the news that two firefighters, Assistant Chief Zachary Paris and Marvin Gruber, died yesterday while trying to save people trapped in a burning house in West Penn Township.

These men knew the risks they took every time the alarm rang, and they still answered the call. We are so very fortunate to have such brave men and women willing to put their lives on the line to protect our community.

Please join the bank, its Directors and employees, in sending deepest sympathies and heartfelt love for the lost, their families, and the other members of the Fire Company and their families in this difficult time.

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, John M. Hayes, CEO of New Tripoli Bank, presented a lecture on financial literacy at William Allen High School in Allentown. This talk is part of the bank’s initiative to promote financial literacy to young people in the Lehigh Valley.

A total of 225 high school students attended Mr. Hayes’ lectures throughout the day. John discussed several financial literacy topics including the different types of bank accounts, interest rates and other banking terms, the various types of fraud and scams and how to recognize them, and tips for students to better prepare for job interviews. Students in attendance posed questions that Mr. Hayes was more than happy to answer, pulling from decades of banking experience to teach students about financial literacy.

“New Tripoli Bank has a long history of helping students understand banking, the job market, and why these issues are crucial for their future,” Hayes said.  “In addition, fraud is here to stay, and students need the tools to protect themselves and their families.”

New Tripoli Bank prepared several handouts for the students to take with them following the presentation. The bank also provided promotional items that the high school faculty raffled off to students who attended the lectures. New Tripoli Bank thanks William Allen High School’s teachers for approaching the bank with the opportunity to help empower their students to make good financial choices in their futures.

New Tripoli Bank recently held a month-long coloring contest in July, encouraging our customers' kids to color in pages for a chance to win a fabulous gift basket. We were overwhelmed by the number of submissions we received and thought it would be nice to include them all on our website, so anyone who did not have a chance to enjoy them when they were hanging in our branches can see them!

Thanks to all the children who submitted art and brightened our branches with your coloring skills.

Judy Peters, Senior Vice President who handled Executive Assistant Duties and Shareholder Relationships at New Tripoli Bank, is officially retiring from the bank effective August 1st, 2022. Judy has worked for the bank in various capacities in her 47-year career and is looking forward to making cherished memories with her grandchildren.

Dave Hunsicker, Chairman and President of the Bank, said of Judy, “She has been an invaluable resource to me and the entire team at New Tripoli Bank. She was a dedicated employee who worked hard for New Tripoli Bank her entire career.”

“I so enjoyed my time at the bank, helping so many members of the community,” said Judy of her time with New Tripoli Bank, “However, I’ll still be residing in the area and look forward to catching up with many friends.”

New Tripoli Bank congratulates John Hayes, Chief Executive Officer for the Bank, on being selected by Lehigh Valley Business as among the region’s power players for its annual Power 30 Banking and Finance list. This group is composed of the region’s most significant, influential, and respected leaders in their fields. The honorees are chosen by Lehigh Valley Business’ editorial leadership team and the list was released in print and online at LVB.com on July 4.

For the past six years, John Hayes has been responsible for leading New Tripoli Bank’s lending efforts and initiatives, including front line lending personnel along with credit analysis and operations. Formerly the Bank’s Chief Lending Officer, Mr. Hayes recently assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer from Dave Hunsicker.

“Mobile and online banking platforms are changing how people interact with the bank and how the bank interacts with our customers,” Mr. Hayes explained, referencing evolving consumer demands for modern financial services. “Demand is increasing for this digital banking experience from boomers all the way through Generation Z, and it’s transforming how the entire banking industry operates. Our challenge is to maintain our top-notch IT platform and couple it with the close, personal relationship we have with our customers.”

Hayes said the prevalence of fraud is increasing, and fraudsters are getting smarter. “We work closely with our customers to protect them and the bank, and it’s a constant battle.”

What’s always rewarding, however, is “our ability to help people, to make a real difference in their lives. We have a strong commitment to our community, volunteer our time, and specialize in helping small businesses grow and residents finance their homes. I love what I do!”

He said he has been fortunate to have worked with several mentors. “Some people you’ve never heard of, like Bob DeVault, Sue Atkinson and Rene Vander Vossen, were keys in my early years. Others, like Dave Hunsicker and Brent Peters, are well known in the Lehigh Valley. Dave and Brent taught me what it means to be a community banker and a leader. Their leadership and inspiration will always guide me, and I thank them for teaching me and trusting in me.”

New Tripoli Bank is pleased to announce that Andrea Harris, BSA and Security Officer for the bank, has successfully completed Community Banker University’s Certified BSA/AML Professional program and has earned the professional designation Certified BSA/AML Professional – CBAP. Community Banker University, the education division of the Community Bankers of America, offers nine certification programs accredited by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).

To earn certification, Andrea attended the recent ICBA BSA/AML Institutes and successfully completed the certification examination covering the fundamental concepts of BSA/AML regulations and their applications. Andrea has worked for New Tripoli Bank for over 11 years.

"With this CBAP certification, Andrea has demonstrated a mastery of key banking concepts for professional development and to contribute to helping New Tripoli Bank achieve its business goals and objectives," said ICBA Group Executive Vice President Lindsay LaNore. Dave Hunsicker, New Tripoli Bank President, Chair and CEO, said of the news, “We make it our goal to stay up to date with the changing regulations in the industry, to provide the most secure banking service for our customers. Andrea has demonstrated her commitment to our bank’s goals by earning this rare designation from the ICBA-Certified BSA/AML Institutes.”

May 18 was no ordinary day for 17 very extraordinary people.

Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services organized the 22nd annual “Tribute to Unsung Heroes” award presentation. This event honored 17 older Lehigh County residents who displayed exceptional generosity with their time and talents to enhance the lives of others throughout their communities.

In 1965, then-President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Older Americans Act, declaring May Older American Month.

The theme for this year’s nominees was “Age My Way.”

Guests were welcomed by Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services, Executive Director, Clayton Reed Jr. Secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Aging Robert Torres gave opening remarks. Both men presented certificates and citations to each recipient.

Willard A. Snyder, former President and Chairman Emeritus for New Tripoli Bank, was among those honorees nominated as an Unsung Hero.

In hand with his new bride Lucille in the late 1950’s, Willard A. Snyder migrated from his native Carbon County across the Blue Mountain to the New Tripoli area of Lynn Township. While it was a short journey by today’s standards, this young man, fluent in Pennsylvania German, blended quickly with the tightly knit locals, also mostly German, and with the name Snyder, the door opened to their fellowship and ancestry.

With a degree in Business Education, Willard began as a teacher, quickly moving into the world of the local trustworthy banker, eventually wearing the hat of President and CEO of the New Tripoli Bank. The well-earned title of Board Member or President or Treasurer or Association Director attached his name in more than a half dozen banking associations throughout Pennsylvania. In the community, he replicated these leadership roles with the Ebenezer Church Consistory, various Lynn Township Boards, Community Fire Company of New Tripoli and founding President of the Northwestern Lehigh Educational Foundation. All these contacts, along with being the Father of 3 active sons, nurtured Willard’s developing passion for absorbing and preserving local history. In 2000, Willard teamed with a few other locals, including his late friend and avid artifacts collector, Carl D. Snyder, in creating the Lynn Township Historical Society, serving as President or Treasurer for many terms, and later expanding to include neighboring Heidelberg Township.

Willard Snyder was the leader; the originator and hands-on promoter of the many to date accomplishments of the Lynn-Heidelberg Historical Society. Instrumental in developing LHHS’s permanent museum/library in the old New Tripoli Bank, Willard and his team also enjoyed a well-deserved working relationship with Lynn Township officials and community leaders to become part of the much-anticipated rebirth of the previously widely known Ontelaunee (amusement) Park in New Tripoli, dating back to 1929, sadly later abandoned. Restored as a recreational space, Willard enjoined the local historical society in creating “Pioneer Village” as a historical and educational treasure in the Park, now home to the relocation or re-creation of these important local structures:

• Zeisloff House log cabin from its original site where many family members were massacred during the French and Indian War.
• Early frontier Fort Everett, replica of the nearby Blue Mountain forts established by Ben Franklin.
• An 1800’s bank barn, generally credited solely to Willard’s acquisition and reconstruction directives
• The “Tripoli” Train Station replica through which the “Berksy” hauled potatoes and students throughout Berks and Lehigh Counties.

Willard was likewise a major player in establishing the Park’s annual October “Pioneer Festival” recreating early frontier life with costumed re-enactors.

Willard Snyder has truly dedicated his life and many personal resources to his love of local history. You will find his name engraved on the plaque in Allentown’s Liberty Bell Museum as a participant in the Bicentennial reenactment of the original 1776 Liberty Bell Trek between Philadelphia and Allentown, commemorating the rescue of the bells of Philadelphia, including our symbolic Liberty Bell, to safety in Allentown. Subsequent treks found Willard and others honoring local farmer Frederick Leaser who contributed his wagons to the 1776 trek.

Willard announced and led the restoration of the Leaser Family gravesite in Lynn Township from an overgrown wildlife refuge to an annually renewed public memorial with Old Glory flying overhead.

Willard Snyder was also recently recognized by the Liberty Bell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as their 2022 National Historic Preservation Award-winner for his contributions to preserving the history of Lehigh County as it relates to the American Revolution and the founding of our country.

Willard has dedicated his life to preserving the history of New Tripoli the surrounding areas, and the Pennsylvania Dutch culture. The Lynn-Heidelberg Historical Society was established to preserve the history of the community dating to the early 1700's. Mr. Snyder served as a founding member of LHHS, President for many years, and is still actively involved in its work. He was active in the reenactment of the 1776 trek of the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown in 1976 and its subsequent treks. These treks also honored Frederick Leaser, a past resident of the area whose wagons were used to haul the Liberty Bell to Allentown when it was evacuated from Philadelphia.

Mr. Snyder has devoted his time, energy, and personal resources to enhancing the mission of the Historical Society. Among the Society's achievements over the past twenty years are the following:

• Restoring the family gravesite of the Leaser family.
• Moving the Zeisloft House from its original site to the Pioneer Village at Ontelaunee Park. The Zeislofts were one of the early families residing in the area who lost many family members to the massacre by the American Indians during the French and Indian War.
• Construction of Fort Everett in Pioneer Village at Ontelaunee Park as a replica of one of the forts established by Benjamin Franklin along the Blue Mountain, which served to provide security to the area during the French and Indian War.

Pennsylvania has such a rich history in our country—from its earliest Dutch settlements through the American Revolution—with so many battles, especially Valley Forge, and the pivotal role Philadelphia played in our founding, all the way to ringing the Liberty Bell, despite its unfortunate "ending" in 1846. Willard Snyder believed it was his duty to help preserve all of this storied history.

These pieces were originally published in the Lehigh Valley Press and the program booklet for the Daughters of the American Revolution's Award Ceremony for National Historic Preservation 2022.

The Board of Directors of New Tripoli Bank is pleased to announce they have hired Kate Hart Zayaitz as Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Officer.

Kate comes to New Tripoli Bank from her previous position as Commercial Bank Team Leader at Fulton Bank, where she worked for the past five years. Prior to Fulton, she was employed as a Corporate Banker for Truist (previously BB&T) and National Penn Bank.

Kate was born and raised in Emmaus and attended Emmaus High School. She is a graduate of Dickinson College and Lehigh University, where she obtained her Master of Business Administration. In 2008, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce named Kate the inaugural Athena Young Professional. Lehigh Valley Business Journal named her one of the “Top 20 Up & Coming People Under 40” in 2001 and a “Woman of Influence” in 2015.

She is involved with Commercial Real Estate for Women Lehigh Valley, serves as the Audit Committee Chair for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, and chairs the East Penn Chamber Scholarship Committee. She and her husband live in Lower Macungie Township with their two daughters.