American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

  
    
  
  
    
      American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNJ) (the Company), 
      holding company of American Bank of New Jersey (the Bank), announced 
      today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend 
      of $0.04 per share to stockholders of record as of June 8, 2007 payable 
      on or about June 22, 2007.
    
    
      The cash dividend is being paid to provide a return to stockholders, 
      after considering the equity and profitability of the Company and the 
      Bank. The payment of future dividends will be subject to the Board's 
      periodic review of the financial condition, earnings, and capital 
      requirements of the Company and the Bank.
    
    
      As of March 31, 2007, the Company had consolidated total assets of 
      $554.3 million and stockholders' equity of $108.9 million. The Bank is a 
      federally chartered stock savings bank which conducts business from its 
      main office in Bloomfield, New Jersey and its branch offices in Cedar 
      Grove, Verona and Nutley, New Jersey.
    
    
      The foregoing material contains forward-looking statements concerning 
      our financial condition, results of operations and business. We 
      caution that such statements are subject to a number of uncertainties 
      and actual results could differ materially, and, therefore, readers 
      should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We 
      do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to publicly 
      release the results of any revisions that may be made to any 
      forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or 
      unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.