Palm Bancorp Inc., the holding company for First Northern Bank and Trust Co., announces the election of Adriana Múnera-Checho and Anthony (Tony) M. Rosencrance, former senior vice president and senior commercial lender at First Northern Bank and Trust, as new directors to the board of directors, effective Feb. 25.

These directors were also reelected: Anna Marie Checho, secretary; Faust Checho, treasurer and assistant secretary; Frank Checho, vice chairman of the board; Salvatore Checho, chairman of the board; William H. George, director; Bonnie L. Paules, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer; Raymond Rinaldi II, director; and Albert Yesu, CEO.

Salvatore Checho expressed his congratulations to the newly elected and reelected directors and officers.

“We wish to acknowledge their exceptional contributions to Palm Bancorp,” he said. “We are grateful for their long and highly valued service and believe that these talented senior executives are superb officers for Palm Bancorp’s board of directors. “The team looks forward to benefiting from their extensive financial and business experience.”

First Northern Bank and Trust Co., a sole subsidiary of Palm Bancorp Inc., a unitary bank holding company, is a state-chartered bank operating under the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the Federal Reserve.

Headquartered in Palmerton, First Northern Bank and Trust Co. serves consumers and businesses with a comprehensive range of services that include online and mobile banking, deposit accounts, loans and cash management services through 11 regional branches in Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Carbon counties.

In addition to Palmerton, offices are located in Gilbert, Bath, Blakeslee, Egypt, Mount Bethel, Northampton, Sciota, Stroudsburg, Tannersville and Wind Gap.

An independent community bank that offers local decision-making and personalized service, First Northern Bank and Trust Co. has been locally owned and operated for 118 years.

Learn more at www.1stnorthern.bank.