Burns of State Bank appointed to REPI board of directors

State Bank (the "Bank") vice president, Joseph Burns, was appointed to the board of directors of the Real Estate Practitioners Institute of Long Island (REPI). Burns has nearly 20 years of banking experience and currently serves in the Bank's commercial real estate lending division where he specializes in secured debt on multi-family housing, retail, office, and industrial properties throughout the tri-state area. REPI was founded to serve the real estate community by providing a forum for discussion and courses of general and specific interest. They are a multi-faceted educational resource with programs designed to meet a variety of needs both for the industry and the public. State Bank maintains its corporate headquarters in Jericho in addition to its seventeen branches located in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens and Manhattan. The Bank has built a reputation for providing high-quality personal service to meet the needs of our diverse customer base which includes commercial real estate owners and developers, small to middle market businesses, professional service firms, municipalities and consumers. The Bank maintains a web site at www.statebankofli.com with corporate, investor and branch banking information.