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Kearny Financial completes $121.4M securities restructuring, targets 5-10% expense reduction
Kearny Financial Corp.
- Sold $121.4M lower-yielding available-for-sale debt securities with estimated after-tax loss of ~$11.0M.
- Proceeds reinvested in securities yielding 440 bps higher; also purchased $100M debt funded by wholesale borrowings yielding 216 bps spread.
- Adopted company-wide operating efficiency initiative targeting 5-10% annualized reduction in operating expenses.
- Actions include vendor spend optimization, automation, outsourcing, and workforce realignment.