{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001723596-22-000525","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CLBK","cik":"0001723596","company_name":"Columbia Financial, Inc.","filed_at":"2022-12-14T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:51.889135+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-21T04:49:26.151074+00:00","sec_items":["8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"Columbia Financial authorizes new stock buyback program for up to 3M shares (~2.7%)","bullets":["New repurchase program authorizes up to 3,000,000 shares (approx. 2.7% of outstanding), commencing upon completion of existing program.","Fourth program (5M shares authorized) repurchased 4,311,566 shares for $90.6M ($20.99 avg); 688,434 shares remain.","Repurchases permitted via open market, private negotiations, or 10b5-1 plan; timing depends on market conditions and regulatory requirements.","CEO Thomas J. Kemly stated program reflects commitment to repurchase shares at attractive prices as prudent capital deployment."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001723596-22-000525","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001723596-22-000525.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001723596-22-000525.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001723596-22-000525.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359622000525/0001723596-22-000525-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359622000525/clbk-20221214.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-21T04:49:26.151074+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}