Our 120th Annual Conference & Exhibit Hall kicks off today in New Orleans. We're gearing up for three days of dynamic speakers addressing banking's hot topics, networking with our over 300 attendees, enjoying time spent in NOLA, meeting with our Exhibitors, and more.
If you'd like to learn more about this year's event, please view our digital Program Guide here.
We hope you can join us next year in Naples, FL - save the date: May 12-14, 2027.
And a special thank you to our 120th Annual Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors. Premier events such as this would not be possible without your support.
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Congratulations NJBankers Jenn Zorn - 2026 NJBankers Leaders in Finance Award
Last week, NJBankers own Jenn Zorn was honored as one of the 2026 NJBIZ Leaders in Finance. As our Executive Vice President, Jenn is an instrumental part of the NJBankers team. She was recognized for her outstanding leadership, driving our professional development initiatives and empowering bankers at every level as they grow their careers and build the skills needed for their institutions to succeed. Her dedication helps strengthen banks and the communities they serve across New Jersey.
NJBankers was proud to be a Celebration Sponsor of this year's awards, which also recognized a number of our members including Jorge Gomes of Lusitania Savings Bank and Christopher Maher of OceanFirst Bank (pictured here).
Congratulations again to all of the honorees! It is humbling to be part of such an incredible group of professionals.
NJBankers Teaches Children to Save on
Take Your Child to Work Day
In April, NJBankers was excited to participate in the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance's Take Your Child to Work Day Program, teaching financial literacy to the over 50 children in attendance.
Using the American Bankers Association Foundation's Teach Children to Save Program, Andrea Ganzman and Brittany Wheeler spoke to participants about the importance of saving for a rainy day. They also decorated their own coin boxes with savings goals and played some Finance Go Fish and Financial Bingo.
If you are interested in learning more about the ABA Foundation's Teach Children to Save Program, click here.
NJBankers Seen on Social
April 28, 2026:
Last week, NJBankers President & CEO Mike Affuso moderated the panel discussion "Structuring Success: Real Deals, Real Capital," hosted by NAIOP New Jersey. The discussion focused on first-hand perspectives of how real estate development and investment transactions are getting done right now. Participants discussed trends in lending, shifts in capital markets, finding investors, the role of social media in business growth, and more.
Mike was joined on the panel by Wesley Wilcox of G.S. Wilcox & Co., Brian Dobbins of OceanFirst Bank, Jesse Harty of CBRE Investment Management, and Brian Whitmer of RePropCo/Doors & Spaces. Thank you to NAIOP for hosting us and bringing together the business community for this important and timely event.
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Abrigo is excited to announce that they are a proud participant in Nacha’sPreferred Partner Program. They align their ACH Fraud Detection solution to Nacha’s strategy of advancing the ACH Network. Learn more here.
Listen to the latest Banking Matters podcast,
Decoding the New BSA/AML Framework: What Banks Need to Know about FinCEN's Proposed Rule Changes, here.
Join the Virtual Bond Education Series for Bankers from The Baker Group, the exclusive endorsed broker-dealer provider for ICBA Securities. The complimentary webinars will be held May 12, 14, 19 and 21, 2026. Learn more and register here.
Join S&P Global Market Intelligence for the webinar
Building High-Performance Teams for Deposit and Fee Income Growth on May 14 at 11:00am. Learn more and register here.
Read the Wolf & Company, P.C. article "Why Growth-Stage Fintechs Must Move from Reactive to Proactive Compliance" here.
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