American Bank Incorporated

                                  Press Release





Allentown,  Pa, October 20, 2005 - American Bank, Inc. (NasdaqSC:  AMBK) and its
wholly owned subsidiary,  American Bank, today announced the addition of Michael
D. Molewski and Donald J. Whiting, Jr. to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Molewski is the majority partner of Molewski Financial Partners,  Bethlehem,
PA, where he oversees the strategic  planning and directs the Family  Consulting
Group services of the firm. Mr. Molewski is a graduate of King's College, Wilkes
Barre,  PA and  completed  graduate  work in Taxation  at the McGowan  School of
Business.  Mr. Molewski is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Certified
Financial  Planner (CFP).  He is a member of the  Association  for Advanced Life
Underwriting  (AALU),  the  National  Association  of  Insurance  and  Financial
Advisors  (NAIFA),  and the Estate  Planning  Council of the Lehigh Valley.  Mr.
Molewski has served on the board of the King's  College,  Northampton  Community
College  Foundation  and Lehigh  Valley  Hospital  Major  Gifts  Committee.  Mr.
Molewski is a former board member of M Funds Investment Advisory Group, which is
a mutual fund company based in Portland, OR.

Mr. Whiting is the President and CEO of Whiting Door Manufacturing  Corp, Akron,
New York, a manufacturer of doors for trailers, truck bodies and containers. Mr.
Whiting is also the president of JRI  Acquisition,  LLC,  which holds stock in a
European  door  manufacturer.  Mr.  Whiting is a director  of JR  Industries,  a
European manufacturer of doors and other components for trucks and trailers. Mr.
Whiting is a graduate of Lehigh University,  Bethlehem, PA. Mr. Whiting has been
a director of the Bank of Akron, from 1998 until present, where he serves as the
Chairman of the Loan Committee and the Compensation Committee.


Contacts:      Mark W. Jaindl                        Mary Garza
               President & CEO                       Director of Marketing
               Phone: 610-973-8112                   Phone: (610) 973-8143