New Tripoli Bank has donated $5,000 to the Fogelsville Volunteer Fire Company to assist in their mission to provide emergency services and training to our community.

This donation will go toward helping the Fire Company train new volunteers, maintain and upgrade their facility and equipment, and support community events that the Fire Company runs year-round.

New Tripoli Bank is a proud supporter of the Fogelsville Fire Company and urges others to lend their support to this important volunteer organization.

Pictured from left to right: Beth-Ann May, Assistant Branch Manager for the Claussville Office; Jeffrey Grim, Fogelsville Fire Company President

New Tripoli Bank donated $10,000 to the Northern Valley EMS, Inc. (NOVA) in recognition of the important role this organization plays in the health of our community.

NOVA provides non-profit emergency medical services to Walnutport, Slatington, and the Townships of North Whitehall, Washington, Heidelberg, and areas of Lowhill in Lehigh County. They operate year-round, 24-hour ambulance services to our community. They also provide emergency response training and education programs.

New Tripoli Bank is a proud supporter of NOVA and urges support for this important non-profit organization.

Pictured from left to right: John Hayes, New Tripoli Bank Executive VP and Chief Lending Officer; David Hunsicker, New Tripoli Bank President and CEO; Kristie Wilk, NOVA Executive Director; Jason Bredinger, NOVA Board of Trustees

New Tripoli Bank donated $10,000 to the Cetronia Ambulance Corps in recognition of the important role this organization plays in the health of our community.

Cetronia Ambulance Corps is the largest community-based non-profit ambulance service in Eastern PA, answering more than 60,000 calls a year and providing 911 service to more than 100,000 residents. They also provide emergency response training and education programs.

New Tripoli Bank is a proud supporter of the Cetronia Ambulance Corps and urges support for this important non-profit organization.

Pictured from left to right: Bob Mateff, Cetronia Ambulance COO; Andrew Wirth, Paramedic; Keri Miller, Paramedic; Dave R. Hunsicker, New Tripoli Bank President & CEO; Larry Wiersch, Cetronia Ambulance CEO; John Hayes, New Tripoli Bank Executive Vice President & CLO; Zach Bath, EMT; Brandon Selig, EMT

New Tripoli Bank is happy to announce that Donna Sigley has been promoted to Vice President, Mortgage Loan Officer for New Tripoli Bank.

Donna has been interested in banking for most of her life. While attending Emmaus High School, Donna enrolled in night classes at Merchants Bank to learn more about the banking industry. Prior to joining New Tripoli Bank, Donna worked as a cashier in the cafeteria at Northwestern Lehigh, a position that afforded her more personal time to spend with her husband and raising their two sons. However, Donna’s interest in banking never went away. When her sons were old enough, she applied for a job at New Tripoli Bank (where she was a customer) and started employment as a teller in February, 2001. Within a year, she was also working as a loan processor. She was promoted to Mortgage Officer in 2007 and Assistant Vice President in 2013.

Donna says her favorite part of the job is the opportunity to help customers achieve their personal financial milestones, whether it’s their first car loan, first mortgage, or simply advising customers looking to build good credit. She’s thankful for the mentorship she received from the leadership at New Tripoli Bank and her coworkers in the loan department, all of whom she credits for helping her succeed as a loan officer with New Tripoli Bank.

Congratulations to Donna on her well-deserved promotion and for being such a vital part of the New Tripoli Bank family for the last 19 years.

Jack Dasilva, New Tripoli Bank Vice President and Security/BSA Officer, and Sundra Bachman, New Tripoli Bank Vice President and Senior Branch Manager at the Buckeye office, discuss security topics.

Over the past three months, New Tripoli Bank hosted a series of free seminars in order to educate Lehigh Valley residents about the startling rise in incidents of scam and fraud in our community and what people can do to protect themselves. We invited customers and community members to join us at the New Tripoli and Buckeye offices, where bank employees and guest speakers discussed a wide range of security topics including elder abuse, cybersecurity, scams, and fraud schemes. Over 300 people showed up to these seminars to learn how they could protect themselves from identity theft or financial injury and engage in dialogue with experts on these issues.

Left to right: John Hayes, Executive VP & Chief Lending Officer, New Tripoli Bank; Dave Shallcross, Director, Senior Protection Unit, PA Attorney General's Office; Dave Hunsicker, Chairman, President & CEO, New Tripoli Bank; Jack Dasilva, Vice President, Security & BSA Officer, New Tripoli Bank

As a community bank, it is important that our customers trust us to keep their money and personal information safe. During these seminars, New Tripoli Bank employees including managers, tellers, and IT professionals discussed the signs of financial fraud and identity theft that our employees encounter on a regular basis and explained how our bank staff are trained to identify these scams, aiding customers who may unwittingly be in the midst of becoming a victim. In addition, we want to make it clear that, should anyone in our community—whether they are a customer or simply a concerned citizen—notice something suspicious or worry about protecting themselves, they should get in touch with our trained bank staff who are able to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

We also recorded the seminar held on September 25^th at our Buckeye office and have uploaded these recordings to YouTube for anyone to view. If you are interested in protecting yourself from scams and fraud, you can view them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Hu2eOxbWd9ln_8Ijvut0G42TWSLRRKI

Left to right: Dave Shallcross from the PA Attorney General's Office discusses identity theft; Katrina Boyer from the PA Department of Banking & Securities discusses Cybersecurity; Jack Dasilva discusses identity theft and technology.

New Tripoli Bank has donated $25,000 to the East Penn School District Education Foundation as part of an ongoing effort to support public education in our community.

This donation will go toward refurbishing the Macungie and Wescosville Elementary School libraries to improve the overall function of library spaces. The EPSD Education Foundation plans to utilize the donated funds to design spaces that promote problem solving, innovation, project-based learning, student choice, and flexibility.

New Tripoli Bank is a proud supporter of education and this donation ensures our local school district can provide their students with modern technology and equipment that will enhance their learning experience and prepare them for success in the future.

From left to right: Dave Hunsicker, New Tripoli Bank President, Chairman & CEO; Michele Hunsicker, New Tripoli Bank Executive Vice President & CFO; John Hayes, Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer; Sal Verrastro, ESPD Education Foundation President; John Zayaitz, EPSD Education Foundation Vice President; Chris DeFrain, EPSD Education Foundation Secretary; Kristen Campbell, EPSD Superintendent; John Hemak, EPSD Education Foundation Treasurer & New Tripoli Bank Assistant Vice President & Commercial Lender

New Tripoli Bank has donated $10,000 to the Parkland School District Education Foundation as part of an ongoing effort to support public education in our community.

This donation will go toward supporting educational programs that might not otherwise receive funding, providing the students of Parkland School District with the tools and skills they need to thrive. These funds will be used for educational grant opportunities to students and educators in the district, funding academic projects that will offer enhanced and unique learning experiences for their students.

New Tripoli Bank is a proud supporter of education and this donation ensures our local school districts can provide their students with modern technology and equipment, as well as opportunities that can help them prepare for future careers or higher education after graduation.

From left to right: Dave Hunsicker, President, Chairman and CEO for New Tripoli Bank; Ron Ticho, President for Parkland Education Foundation; Lisa Ervin, Executive Director for Parkland Education Foundation; Michele Hunsicker, Executive VP and CFO for New Tripoli Bank; John Hayes, Executive VP and CLO for New Tripoli Bank

New Tripoli Bank has donated $100,000 to the Northwestern Lehigh Education Foundation as a part of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program of Pennsylvania.

This donation will be used to support educational programs that might not otherwise receive funding, giving students in the Northwestern Lehigh School District the tools and skills they need to thrive in an increasingly digital-focused world. The funds provided by this donation will be utilized to modernize the broadcasting equipment for broadcasting education programs in the high school and middle schools, as well as continuing to add SMART board technology to classrooms throughout the district.

New Tripoli Bank is a proud supporter of education and this donation ensures our local school districts can provide their students with modern technology and equipment, as well as opportunities that can help them prepare for future careers or higher education after graduation.

Pictured from left to right: DJ Wolbert, President of Northwestern Lehigh Education Foundation; Dave Hunsicker, Chairman, President & CEO of New Tripoli Bank; LeAnn Stitzel, Director of Curriculum & Instruction of Northwestern Lehigh School District; Daniel Macaulay, Vice President of Northwestern Lehigh Education Foundation; Michele Hunsicker, Executive Vice President & CFO of New Tripoli Bank; John Hayes, Executive Vice President & CLO of New Tripoli Bank

This past weekend was the 15th Annual Pioneer Apple Festival at Ontelaunee Park in New Tripoli. Like the previous Apple Festivals, a number of New Tripoli Bank employees volunteered their time that day to hand out free ice cream to festival attendees. This is one of our favorite community events each year, due in no small part to being able to meet with our customers and the wider community outside of our branch offices. It also helps that we're spending the day handing out free ice cream which means plenty of smiles!

If you've never attended Pioneer Apple Festival, you're missing out! There's plenty of live music, a parade of tractors and plenty of food stands selling homemade specialties you won't find at your local restaurant. Hosted by the Lynn-Heidelberg Historical Society with the support of various organizations in the Lehigh Valley, this annual festival is a celebration of our community and shared heritage.

Big thanks to our volunteers this year: Gail Post, VP & Mortgage Loan Officer, Brenda Smoyer, New Tripoli Branch Manager, Laura Beltz, Accounting Rep., Betty Dean, Teller, Patricia Metzger, Universal Banker, Michelle Jones, Lead Accounting Specialist, Megan Belnoski, Data Ops. Rep., Sarah Martinez, Teller, and Sarah Gressley, Benefits & Payroll Manager.

Welcome to the new and improved New Tripoli Bank website!

Our mission at New Tripoli Bank is to provide our customers with the latest in banking service and technology. As part of that mission, we felt it was time to modernize and expand our website. You can still find all the information from our previous site, but we’ve redesigned the site so you can find things faster and easier.

You can now log into online banking directly from our home page. Deposit and loan rates now appear on their product pages in addition to links from the homepage. We’ve expanded the scope of our community page to include news about the bank, press releases, and blog posts (like this one) about our bank and community. There is now a resource center where you can access all of our security articles, as well as frequently asked questions, calculators, and other useful tools.

Because we know so many of our customers do their banking from their mobile devices, we’ve updated our mobile site for better navigation and faster load times. You can still access all the same pages and information as our desktop site, but the whole site has been optimized for access via tablet and smartphone.

Even with a new coat of paint, we’re still the same community bank that has been serving the Lehigh Valley for over one hundred years. This updated website is simply our commitment to combine a century of banking experience with the convenience of modern technology. We hope you like it!