Joseph Fingerman

Joseph E. Fingerman has over 25 years of experience in commercial real estate lending, specializing in customized commercial mortgage financing solutions for experienced real estate investors, family offices, and investment firms. In his current role at Peapack-Gladstone, Fingerman is responsible for managing and growing the Bank's commercial real estate lending platform. He is well known for lending on retail, offices, multifamily and mixed-use properties, as well as new construction finance and note-on-note financing.

Fingerman earned his Bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Oneonta and an MBA in Management from Dowling College, NY. His industry recognition includes being named to the Power 50 list by Commercial Observer multiple years. He serves as a board member for the UJA Federation of New York and Suffolk Y JCC, and is a member of trade organizations including the NY Apartment Association, Real Estate Board of New York, Association of Better Long Island, Long Island Real Estate Group and ICSC.

Career History

• President and Managing Director, A&E Real Estate Finance (2023–2025) — boutique private credit platform
• Managing Group Director and Senior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Lending Group, Signature Bank (2007–2023) — managed bank's entire CRE portfolio including New York and West Coast markets over 15+ years
• Key member, Real Estate Lending Group, North Fork Bank
• Commercial Real Estate Lender, Commercial Bank of New York

What Fingerman could bring to his current role at Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation: Fingerman's extensive tenure at Signature Bank overseeing a major CRE portfolio in competitive markets, combined with his hands-on leadership at the specialized A&E Real Estate Finance platform, positions him to accelerate Peapack Private's expansion into the New York market while deepening institutional relationships with top-tier real estate developers and investors. His demonstrated expertise in navigating market cycles—including pandemic-era lending challenges—and his established broker and investor network could drive both relationship-based deposit growth and consistent loan origination across retail, multifamily, office and mixed-use sectors.