John J. Pagano currently serves as Senior Vice President and New Jersey Market President at Peoples Security Bank & Trust, where he is responsible for managing the bank’s commercial lending, government banking, and retail operations throughout New Jersey. Since launching the New Jersey office in 2021, John has helped grow the team significantly while overseeing more than $300 million in loans outstanding and more than $50 million in deposits.
With more than three decades of banking and commercial real estate lending experience, John has held senior leadership and commercial lending roles at Lakeland Bank, Oritani Bank, Columbia Bank, Amboy National Bank, and United Jersey Bank (Summit Bank). Throughout his career, he has specialized in originating, structuring, and managing commercial real estate and construction loans across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
John has extensive expertise in multifamily, retail, self-storage, medical office, and commercial investment properties, along with deep experience in portfolio management, relationship banking, and credit performance. In addition to his banking career, he is actively involved in numerous civic and professional organizations, including the Mortgage Bankers Association and Greater Morris and Middlesex Habitat for Humanity.