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Shareholders approve conversion and merger with Northfield Bancorp at annual meeting
Plan of Conversion and Reorganization approved with 97.6M votes for, 168k against.
Columbia Financial hires KBW to manage common stock offering; fee tiers disclosed
KBW receives 1.0% fee on subscription offering and 2.0% on community offering.
Offering of up to 192,625,000 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share.
Columbia Financial enters new employment agreements with five top executives
Gibney base salary $700k; Schlesinger $470k; Klimowich $445k; Lewis $440k; Prabhu $430k.
Columbia Financial designates CFO Thomas Splaine as principal financial and accounting officer
Board named Thomas Splaine, Jr., EVP and CFO, as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer effective April 17, 2026.
Net income of $13.1M ($0.13 per share) for Q1 2026, up 47.2% from $8.9M ($0.09) in Q1 2025.
Director Paul Van Ostenbridge to retire at 2026 annual meeting
Paul Van Ostenbridge notified Columbia Financial of retirement from boards of company and Columbia Bank.
Columbia Financial and Northfield Bancorp executed Merger Agreement on Jan 31, 2026, unanimously approved by both boards.
Columbia Financial promotes Gibney to Chief Banking Officer, Splaine appointed CFO
Dennis E. Gibney promoted to First Senior EVP and Chief Banking Officer, effective immediately.
Columbia Financial Q4 net income $15.7M vs year-ago loss $21.2M; core earnings up 40%
Net income $15.7M ($0.15 per share) vs net loss $21.2M ($0.21 per share) in Q4 2024.
Columbia Financial presents at conference; no specific financial data disclosed in filing
Presentation materials furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to 8-K filed Nov 10, 2025.
Columbia Financial Q3 net income $14.9M ($0.15/sh) up 140% YoY; NIM expands to 2.29%
Net income $14.9M ($0.15 EPS) vs $6.2M ($0.06) in Q3 2024; nine-month net income $36.1M ($0.35).
Columbia Financial authorizes repurchase of up to 1.8M shares (1.7% of outstanding)
Board authorized up to 1,800,000 shares (~1.7% of outstanding common stock).
Columbia Financial COO Matthew Smith to depart October 5, 2025
Matthew Smith, Senior EVP and COO, agreed to last day of employment on October 5, 2025.
Columbia Financial Q2 net income $12.3M ($0.12 EPS) vs $4.5M YoY; NIM expands to 2.19%
Net income $12.3M, diluted EPS $0.12 for Q2 2025 vs $4.5M, $0.04 in Q2 2024.
Columbia Financial annual meeting elects directors, ratifies KPMG as auditor
Thomas J. Kemly, James M. Kuiken, Elizabeth E. Randall elected for three-year terms with >96% support.
President & CEO Thomas Kemly and CFO Dennis Gibney presented at the June 5, 2025 annual meeting.
Columbia Financial adopts revised Code of Ethics effective April 29, 2025
Board approved revised Code of Ethics and Business Conduct on April 29, 2025.
Columbia Financial posts Q1 net income of $8.9M, reversing year-ago loss; NIM expands 36 bps
Net income $8.9M ($0.09/diluted) vs net loss $1.2M ($-0.01) in Q1 2024.
Columbia Financial posts Q4 net loss of $21.2M on balance sheet repositioning
Net loss $21.2M ($0.21 per share) vs. net income $6.6M ($0.06) in Q4 2023.
Columbia Financial sells $321M low-yield securities, expects 24% earnings boost in 2025
Sold $321M of available-for-sale debt securities with 1.53% book yield and 3.6-year average life.
Columbia Financial appoints Matthew Smith as COO, succeeding retiring E. Thomas Allen Jr.
Smith appointed Senior EVP & COO effective Nov 25, 2024; Allen to retire Jan 31, 2025.
Columbia Financial posts investor presentation; no new material financial data in excerpt
Furnished slide deck for East Coast Financial Services Conference 2024 under Regulation FD.
Columbia Financial Q3 net income down 32% YoY to $6.2M; NIM declines
EPS $0.06 vs $0.09 Q3 2023; nine-month EPS $0.09 vs $0.29, down 67.6%.
Columbia Financial completes merger of Freehold Bank into Columbia Bank effective Oct 5, 2024
Freehold Bank merged into Columbia Bank, effective October 5, 2024, simplifying the bank subsidiary structure.
Columbia Bank obtained OCC regulatory approval to merge Freehold Bank with and into Columbia Bank.
Columbia Financial Q2 net income $4.5M; core net income down 55% YoY; NIM 1.81%
Net income $4.5M ($0.04 EPS) vs $1.7M ($0.02) YoY; core net income $5.3M down 54.9% from $11.7M.
Noel R. Holland re-elected with 93.8M votes for, 1.8M withheld; Lucy Sorrentini with 94.0M for, 1.6M withheld; Robert Van Dyk with 92.4M for, 3.2M withheld.
Columbia Financial holds annual meeting; presentation shows no new material facts
CEO Thomas J. Kemly delivered a slide presentation at the 2024 annual shareholders meeting.
Columbia Financial COO E. Thomas Allen Jr. to retire effective Jan. 31, 2025
E. Thomas Allen, Jr., SEVP & COO, notified Columbia Financial of his retirement effective Jan. 31, 2025.
Columbia Financial amends director retirement age to 75 for new directors, 76 for incumbents
Effective May 18, 2024, directors appointed after Jan 1, 2024 must retire at annual meeting following age 75.
Columbia Financial posts Q1 net loss of $1.2M vs net income $18.7M YoY; NIM shrinks to 1.75%
Net loss of $1.2M ($0.01 diluted EPS) versus net income of $18.7M ($0.18) in Q1 2023.
Columbia Financial Q4 net income falls 70% to $6.6M; core earnings down 54%
Net income $6.6M ($0.06 diluted EPS) vs $21.9M ($0.21) in Q4 2022.
Columbia Financial Q3 net income drops 56% to $9.1M; net interest margin shrinks to 2.06%
GAAP EPS of $0.09 vs $0.20 YoY; core net income fell 60% to $9.1M.
Columbia Financial Q2 net income plunges 93% to $1.7M on securities loss, margin compression
Q2 net income $1.7M ($0.02 EPS), down 93% from $23.0M ($0.22); core net income $11.7M, down 50.7% YoY.
Michael Massood Jr., Elizabeth E. Randall, Daria S. Torres elected for three-year terms with >97% support.
Thomas J. Kemly, President and CEO, presented at 2023 annual meeting on June 7.
Columbia Financial authorizes new stock repurchase program for up to 2M shares
Up to 2,000,000 shares (approx. 1.9% of outstanding common stock) authorized for repurchase.
Columbia Financial Q1 net income falls 8.2% to $18.7M; net interest margin compresses
Net income $18.7M ($0.18 EPS) vs $20.4M ($0.20 EPS) a year ago; core net income $19.8M, down 10.8%.
Columbia Financial highlights $1.7B liquidity, strong cap ratios amid SVB/Silvergate fallout
Immediate funding access of over $1.7B as of Mar 10, 2023; cash $84.2M, FHLB capacity $1.3B, $339M correspondent lines.
Columbia Financial stresses strong liquidity and capital, no crypto/VC exposure
Over $1.7B in available liquidity as of March 10; $84.2M cash, $1.3B FHLB capacity, $339M lines, $525.6M unpledged securities.
Updated investor presentation distributed on February 21, 2023.
Columbia Financial makes slide presentation available to analysts and investors
Presentation distributed to analysts and prospective investors on February 1, 2023.
Columbia Financial Q4 net income $21.9M ($0.21/share) down 6.2% YoY; full-year net income $86.2M
Net income $21.9M for Q4 2022 vs $23.3M in Q4 2021; EPS $0.21 vs $0.23. Full-year net income $86.2M vs $92.0M.
Columbia Financial authorizes new stock buyback program for up to 3M shares (~2.7%)
New repurchase program authorizes up to 3,000,000 shares (approx. 2.7% of outstanding), commencing upon completion of existing program.
Columbia Financial releases investor slide presentation detailing operating and growth strategies
Slide presentation made available to analysts and prospective investors on December 13, 2022.
Columbia Financial appoints Mayra L. Rinaldi EVP of Corporate Governance and Culture
Rinaldi will oversee corporate governance, SEC compliance, ESG strategy, and culture alignment with Columbia Bank's creed.
Columbia Financial Q3 core net income up 17.5% to $22.7M; net interest margin expands 34 bps
Net income of $20.9M ($0.19 diluted) vs $21.0M ($0.20 diluted) in prior-year quarter.
Columbia Financial appoints Manesh Prabhu as EVP, Chief Information Officer
Manesh Prabhu appointed EVP, Chief Information Officer for Columbia Bank, effective Oct 12, 2022.
Columbia Financial hires Matthew Rickert as EVP, Chief Credit Officer
Matthew Rickert appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer of Columbia Bank, effective September 12, 2022.
The Company previously disclosed the retirement of E. Thomas Allen, Jr., the current Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective as of January 31, 2025.
Matthew Smith has been appointed as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank effective as of November 25, 2024.
On May 20, 2024, E. Thomas Allen, Jr. notified Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will retire as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Columbia Bank MHC and Columbia Bank effective as of January 31, 2025.
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