John J. Gutleber, Chairman of the Real Estate Practitioners Institute (REPI) at C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, recently welcomed everyone to the organization’s Annual Spring Luncheon at Milleridge Cottage in Jericho, NY. and then introduced William T. Yorio, Secretary and Program Chair of REPI, who in turn, introduced the program for the day titled “Banking Summit … Yes We’re Still Lending.” The panel of bankers including James Carpenter, Executive Vice President, New York Community Bank; William J. Newham, Senior Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer of Bank of Smithtown and Nancy Tomich, First Vice President and Director of Mortgage Operations of Astoria Federal Savings. Also introduced was moderator Henry Schreiber, President of Henron Development Corporation who presided over the panel asking a series of timely questions.