Columbia Bank Receives New Jersey Bankers Association 2022 Community Service Award

the staff of the Ridewood blog

Fair Lawn NJ, Columbia Bank is proud to announce it has been selected as a recipient of  the coveted New Jersey Bankers Association (“NJ Bankers”) 2022 Community Service Award. The esteemed  distinction recognizes companies that exhibit outstanding efforts to improve the lives of New Jersey citizens  and the communities in which they live.  

Judging was conducted by an independent panel that used criteria such as community impact, number of  programs, focus on diversity support, staff participation/volunteerism, and bank total asset size.  

Thomas J. Kemly, President and CEO of Columbia Bank said, “We are honored to receive NJ Bankers 2022  Community Service Award. Giving back and impacting our communities is ingrained in our culture at  Columbia Bank. Receiving this award is an affirmation that we’re making a difference.”  

Columbia Bank’s commitment to supporting the communities it serves, includes partnering with local  charitable causes on three distinct levels through donations, grants and volunteerism. Through “Team  Columbia”, employees are offered fun and meaningful ways to give back, including events such as toy and  food drives, walks for a cure, and employee field days. Furthermore, The Columbia Bank Foundation is one of  the largest private foundations in the state of New Jersey.  

About Columbia Bank  

Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Fair Lawn, NJ, Columbia Bank has 66 full-service branch networks spanning the  state of New Jersey, an asset base of approximately $9.1 billion. Columbia Bank offers a full suite of consumer and  commercial products, including online and mobile banking, localized lending centers as well as title, investment and  wealth management services. For more information about Columbia Bank’s complete line of products and services, visit  www.ColumbiaBankOnline.com. Follow Columbia Bank on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube & Linked In.  

For more than 119 years the New Jersey Bankers Association, or NJBankers, has been an advocate for the New Jersey  banking industry. Founded in a passion for representing the interests of the state’s banking community, the NJBankers  mission remains as strong today as ever, even as the requirements for fulfilling its commitment have grown. Today  membership consists of banking institutions of all banking charters that are headquartered or have branches in New  Jersey. In addition, over 200 firms that provide goods and services to the banking community are associate members.  The association is governed by a 23-member board of directors and, with its affiliated company, Bankers Cooperative  Group (BCG), is staffed by 18 employees.  

The primary mission is to represent membership’s interests before state and federal government and regulatory  authorities. In addition, NJBankers provides our members with services and support in public and media relations,  education and employee health insurance benefit programs. NJBankers also promotes sound business practices and  hosts forums for the free exchange of ideas and experiences. With the same dedication and commitment their members  use to serve their customers and communities, NJBankers and BCG’s staff help the state’s bankers with their specific  needs to succeed in today’s challenging financial services environment.