Columbia Bank

Columbia Bank is a community bank serving the residents and businesses of New Jersey. Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, it is the largest independent bank in the state and has operated for nearly a century. Its business spans retail banking, commercial lending, mortgage and home equity lending, treasury management, specialty lending, SBA lending, deposit accounts and credit card services.

The bank's personal banking services include checking and savings accounts, mortgages, home equity loans and credit cards. For business clients, it offers commercial lending, business checking and savings, treasury management, specialty lending and SBA preferred lending services. The breadth of these lending and treasury operations places the bank across a range of regulated financial activities, from consumer credit to commercial and government-guaranteed lending.

Columbia Bank describes its approach as one of long-term relationships with customers rather than transactions, positioning itself as a financial partner at each stage of a customer's financial journey. The bank frames its work around helping businesses and families pursue their financial ambitions, drawing on its local New Jersey roots and its standing as a community bank.