Bank of Bird-in-Hand CEO Serves on National Council For Community Bank Leaders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MAY 13, 2025

Contact: Lori A. Maley, CPA

President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board

(717) 768-8811

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LANCASTER COUNTY BANKER SERVES ON NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY BANK LEADERS

            BIRD-IN-HAND, PA – Lori Maley, CPA, President & CEO of Bank of Bird-in-Hand, a subsidiary of bank holding company Gelt Bancorp, Inc., remains an active member of the American Bankers Association’s Community Bankers Council. She recently attended the council’s semi-annual meeting in Indian Wells, CA, on May 6-7.

Bankers discussed timely public policy issues, including those focused on tax reform and stablecoins. Funding and liquidity topics included Federal Reserve discount window reform, deposit insurance reform, deposit competition and liquidity exams. Discussions also focused on check fraud, scams driven by social engineering, and deep fake fraud. Additionally, Council members shared strategies and best practices on deposit generation, digital payments, generative AI applications, and many other important business and operational topics.

“Community banks play such an important role in our banking industry,” Maley said. “This appointment gives me the opportunity to represent Pennsylvania and advocate for the continued success of America’s hometown banks.”

ABA’s Community Bankers Council, which meets twice a year, is made up of approximately 100 bankers from across the country from institutions with generally less than $5 billion in assets. Members are appointed by the ABA chair. 

Lori A. Maley, CPA, has served as Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Bird-in-Hand since March 1, 2017, and of Gelt Bancorp, Inc. since its formation on October 1, 2024. Prior to that, she was the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Officer, as well as Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of the Bank from its inception in 2013 until February 28, 2017. She has also participated in several advisory boards throughout her banking career, including the FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Advisory Board, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

About Bank of Bird-in-Hand and Gelt Bancorp, Inc.

Bank of Bird-in-Hand, a subsidiary of bank holding company Gelt Bancorp, Inc., is a community-owned bank with a strong focus on agricultural, small business, and consumer lending. With a mission to provide quality banking services with integrity in the markets it serves, Bank of Bird-in-Hand opened its doors in December 2013 in the heart of Lancaster County’s Plain Community, in the village of Bird-in-Hand. At that time, the Bank was the first bank in the United States to gain a charter since 2010 and remains the only bank in Pennsylvania to open since 2008. Since then, Bank of Bird-in-Hand has expanded to seven brick-and-mortar branches and three mobile branches, serving Lancaster, Lebanon, Berks, Chester, and northern Dauphin counties in Pennsylvania. For more information about the Bank, please visit bihbank.com. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.