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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001723596-25-000305"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLBK"
cik: "0001723596"
company_name: "Columbia Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T23:08:23.037737+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbia Financial Q2 net income $12.3M ($0.12 EPS) vs $4.5M YoY; NIM expands to 2.19%

## Summary
- Net income $12.3M, diluted EPS $0.12 for Q2 2025 vs $4.5M, $0.04 in Q2 2024.
- Net interest income $53.7M, up 21.8% YoY; net interest margin 2.19% vs 1.81%.
- Purchased $130.9M in commercial equipment finance loans in May 2025.
- Non-performing loans rose to $39.5M (0.49% of loans) from $21.7M at Dec 2024.
- Six-month net income $21.2M ($0.21 EPS) vs $3.4M ($0.03) YoY, up 526%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001723596-25-000305
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLBK
- cik: 0001723596
- company_name: Columbia Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359625000305/0001723596-25-000305-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359625000305/clbk-20250730.htm

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