GARDEN CITY, NY (TIP): HAB BANK, nation’s oldest and largest South Asian bank, hosted a dinner for Indian- American community of Long Island at Mint Restaurant in Garden City, November 14. The event was organized in honor of HAB’s board member, Mr. Navneet Singh Chugh. Mr. Chugh was on a visit from California. Over 100 invited guests joined the HAB’s management in welcoming Mr. Chugh to Long Island. Mr. Saleem Iqbal, President & CEO of HAB BANK welcomed invited guests and thanked them for taking the time out, during a weeknight, to be at the dinner. He renewed the Bank’s commitment to serve growing and vibrant South Asian community on Long Island. He further said that he is proud of successes and achievements that members of our community have been able to attain.

Mr. Navneet Singh Chugh, Board Member of HAB BANK, told the guests that he was delighted to be among them and is proud to be part of the Bank. Mr. Chugh reiterated HAB’s mission to serve the financial needs of the community. He was particularly grateful to each one of the invited guests for being part of the event. HAB’s management that included Rizwan Qureshi, SEVP, Zilay Wahidy SVP, Nasir Khan, VP, Mehmood Syed, Senior Business Development Officer and HAB Hicksville Branch Manager, Ms. Rupal Sehgal accompanied Mr. Iqbal and Mr. Chugh. HAB BANK was founded in 1983 and since its inception, it has played a key role in nurturing and strengthening the South Asian community with branch network located in New York, New Jersey and California.

Through the years, the Bank has evolved in response to needs of its customers and maintains a close relationship with the community it serves. The Bank’s core products are Commercial Real Estate Mortgages, International Trade Services, US Small Business Loans and a well-designed commercial banking products and services for small to medium sized businesses. The Bank also has a wide range of consumer products and services including personal checking, savings, CDs, and full-service online banking. The Bank is fully committed to remain engaged and pro-active in meeting the banking requirements of its customer and, above all, continues to work towards “Building Relationships”.