First County Bank CEO Appointed to New York Fed Advisory Council

From First County Bank:

STAMFORD, Conn., March 14, 2016 -- First County Bank is pleased to announce that Reyno A. Giallongo, Jr., chairman and CEO of First County Bank, was appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York Fed) as a new member of the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective immediately.

As a council member, Giallongo serves to provide information and insight from the perspective of community depository institutions to the New York Fed. Council members are composed of representatives from commercial banks, thrift institutions and credit unions with assets under $10 billion and headquartered in the Second District, which includes New York, Northern New Jersey, Fairfield County Connecticut, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

“I am truly honored to represent my fellow community bankers as a member of the New York Federal Reserve Bank Community Institutions Advisory Council. The role that community banks play in providing services to local families and businesses is critical to the economy and I’m proud to have the opportunity to provide insights from our perspective,” said Reyno A. Giallongo, Jr.

The president and first vice president of the New York Fed conduct semiannual meetings with the council to discuss economic and financial issues affecting the Second District as well as other issues confronting community depository institutions. Reyno A. Giallongo will serve a three year term on the CDIAC.

About First County Bank

First County Bank, headquartered in Stamford, Conn. for more than 165 years, is an independent mutual community bank with 15 branches in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk and Westport offering deposit products, mortgages, wealth management, business banking services, mobile and online banking. First County Bank has more than 220 employees, assets in excess of $1.4 billion and is a 2016 Women’s Choice Award winner. For additional information, please visit www.firstcountybank.com. Become a fan by clicking “Like” on the bank’s Facebook page. Follow it on Twitter at or look for First County Bank on LinkedIn here.