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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001723596-24-000468"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLBK"
cik: "0001723596"
company_name: "Columbia Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T07:20:14.088298+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbia Financial sells $321M low-yield securities, expects 24% earnings boost in 2025

## Summary
- Sold $321M of available-for-sale debt securities with 1.53% book yield and 3.6-year average life.
- Pre-tax loss of ~$38M; repositioning expected to be neutral to tangible book value per share.
- Proceeds used: $85M for loan growth, $66M for higher-yield securities, $170M to prepay borrowings.
- Targets 24% increase in 2025 earnings and ~15 bps net interest margin expansion vs consensus.
- Pro forma capital remains strong: total capital ratio 13.87%, tier 1 leverage 9.99% (Sep 30, 2024).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001723596-24-000468
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLBK
- cik: 0001723596
- company_name: Columbia Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359624000468/0001723596-24-000468-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359624000468/clbk-20241205.htm

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