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Esquire Financial and Signature receive stockholder approvals; final exchange ratio set at 2.671
Stockholders of both companies approved the merger on June 23, 2026.
Esquire Financial receives all regulatory approvals for Signature Bancorp merger
All required regulatory approvals and waivers received from Federal Reserve Bank of NY and OCC.
Esquire Financial Holdings annual meeting: all director nominees elected, auditor ratified
Raymond Kelly, Robert Mitzman, Kevin Waterhouse elected to three-year terms; Todd Deutsch elected to two-year term.
Esquire Financial declares regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share
Dividend of $0.20 per share payable June 1, 2026 to holders of record May 15, 2026.
Esquire Financial Q1 net income $12.2M, EPS $1.40; dividend raised 14% to $0.20
Net income up 7% to $12.2M ($1.40 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $1.58 excluding merger costs.
Director Selig Zises resigns from Esquire Financial board for health reasons
Selig Zises resigned from all director and committee positions effective March 31, 2026.
Esquire Financial to acquire Signature Bancorporation in all-stock merger
Each Signature share will convert into 2.630 shares of ESQ common stock, adjustable between 2.50 and 2.80.
Esquire Financial raises quarterly dividend 14% to $0.20/share
New dividend of $0.20 per share, up 14% from prior $0.1755 (implied).
Director Joseph Melohn resigns from Esquire Financial Holdings board
Joseph Melohn resigned effective January 28, 2026, citing focus on other professional and personal commitments.
Esquire Financial Q4 net income up 14.6% to $13.5M, EPS $1.55; loans grow 25.9% YoY
Net income $13.5M ($1.55 diluted EPS) vs $11.8M ($1.37) in Q4 2024, up 14.6%.
Esquire Financial declares $0.175 quarterly dividend payable Dec 1, 2025
Regular quarterly dividend of $0.175 per common share declared.
Esquire Financial Q3 net income $14.1M ($1.62 EPS), up 23.7% YoY; NIM 6.04%
Net income $14.1M vs $11.4M YoY; adjusted EPS $1.47 excluding $1.3M tax benefit.
New 12-year lease at 300 Jericho Quadrangle covers 50,000 sq ft across two floors plus 16,000 sq ft of outdoor space.
Esquire Financial Q2 net income up 13% to $11.9M; EPS $1.38; strong loan and deposit growth
Net income $11.9M ($1.38 diluted EPS) vs $10.5M ($1.25) in Q2 2024, up 13%.
Esquire Financial declares $0.175 quarterly dividend, payable Sept 2, 2025
Regular quarterly dividend of $0.175 per share on common stock.
Esquire Financial appoints Raymond Kelly to Board of Directors
Raymond Kelly, CPA and former tax partner at RSM US LLP, appointed to board of Company and Esquire Bank, effective June 6, 2025.
Esquire Financial shareholders elect all director nominees, ratify auditor at annual meeting
Rena Nigam elected to three-year term with 5,716,756 votes for, 846,481 withheld.
Esquire Financial Q1 net income rises 13% to $11.4M; NIM expands to 5.96%; dividend up 17%
EPS of $1.33 diluted ($0.20 beat vs $1.12 consensus).
Esquire Financial declares $0.175/share quarterly dividend, payable June 2, 2025
Regular quarterly dividend set at $0.175 per common share.
Esquire Financial raises quarterly dividend 17% to $0.175 per share
New dividend of $0.175 per share, payable March 3, 2025 to holders of record Feb 14, 2025.
Esquire Financial Q4 net income $11.8M ($1.37 EPS), full-year record $43.7M ($5.14 EPS)
Net income rose 19% YoY to $11.8M in Q4 2024; full-year net income increased 7% to $43.7M.
Plan effective January 1, 2025; annual renewal unless modified or terminated by Compensation Committee.
Esquire Financial declares $0.15 regular quarterly dividend
Regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share declared.
Esquire Financial Q3 net income $11.4M ($1.34 EPS), up 15.5% YoY; ROAA 2.62%
Net income $11.4M ($1.34 diluted EPS) vs $9.8M ($1.17) in Q3 2023; linked quarter up 8.3%.
Esquire Financial Q2 net income $10.5M ($1.25 EPS); NIM 6.19%, ROAA 2.58%
Q2 net income $10.5M vs $9.1M YoY; diluted EPS $1.25 vs $1.10. Total revenue $30.6M.
Esquire Financial declares $0.15 quarterly dividend, payable Sept 3
Regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per common share declared.
Esquire Financial stockholders approve 2024 equity plan, elect directors at annual meeting
Approved 2024 Equity Incentive Plan: 4,256,099 for, 1,920,543 against, 91,729 abstain.
Esquire Financial Q1 net income $10.1M ($1.20 EPS); NIM 6.06%; dividend raised to $0.15
Net income $10.1M, diluted EPS $1.20; adjusted net income up ~10% YoY excluding prior-year gain.
Esquire Financial declares quarterly dividend of $0.15/share payable June 3
Regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share declared on April 25, 2024.
Esquire Financial plans to open branch in Los Angeles, CA pending regulatory approval
Plans to establish a branch in Los Angeles, California, subject to regulatory approval.
Esquire Financial Holdings raises quarterly dividend by 20% to $0.15/share
Quarterly dividend increased 20% to $0.15 per share from $0.125.
Esquire Financial Q4 net income $9.9M, EPS $1.18; FY net income $41.0M, up 44% YoY
Net income Q4 2023 $9.9M ($1.18 diluted EPS) vs $9.1M ($1.10) Q4 2022; FY net income $41.0M ($4.91) vs $28.5M ($3.47).
Esquire Financial invests $6M for 24.99% stake in fintech Payzli
Closed $6M investment in United Payment Systems (Payzli) for a 24.99% ownership interest.
Esquire Financial appoints Rena Nigam to Board of Directors effective Jan 3, 2024
Rena Nigam appointed to boards of Esquire Financial Holdings and Esquire Bank, effective Jan 3, 2024.
Esquire Financial declares $0.125 regular quarterly dividend, payable Dec 1
Quarterly dividend of $0.125 per common share declared.
Esquire Financial Q3 net income up 28% to $9.8M, EPS $1.17, driven by loan growth and NIM expansion
Net interest income rose 39.7% to $21.7M; net interest margin expanded to 6.19% from 5.18% YoY.
Esquire Financial declares $0.125 quarterly dividend payable Sept 1
Regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share declared.
Esquire Financial Q2 net income $9.1M, up 43% YoY; loan growth drives NIM 6.02%
Net income $9.1M ($1.10 diluted EPS) vs $6.4M ($0.78) in Q2 2022, a 43% increase.
Esquire Financial annual meeting: directors elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved
Directors Melohn, Mitzman, Waterhouse elected with >5M 'For' votes each.
Esquire Financial increases quarterly dividend 25% to $0.125/sh; CEO promoted to Vice Chairman
Dividend raised 25% to $0.125 per share, payable June 1, 2023, to holders of record May 15, 2023.
Esquire Financial Q1 net income $12.2M ($1.47 EPS); adjusted EPS $1.11; NIM 6.03%
Net income of $12.2M, up 34% linked quarter; diluted EPS $1.47 (incl. $0.36 Litify gain).
Esquire Financial declares $0.10 regular quarterly cash dividend
Dividend of $0.10 per share payable March 1, 2023 to holders of record on February 15, 2023.
Esquire Financial posts record Q4 net income $9.1M ($1.10 EPS); loans up 33% annualized
Q4 net income $9.1M ($1.10 diluted EPS), up 18% linked quarter; full year $28.5M ($3.47), up 59% YoY.
Esquire Financial declares $0.10 quarterly dividend payable Dec 1, 2022
Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share declared.
Esquire Financial Q3 net income $7.7M ($0.94 EPS); ROAA 2.48%, NIM 5.18%
Net income of $7.7M, up 21% linked quarter; diluted EPS $0.94 vs $0.78 in Q2 2022.
Esquire Financial Holdings appoints Joseph Melohn to board of directors
Joseph Melohn appointed to boards of Esquire Financial Holdings and Esquire Bank, effective July 28, 2022.
Esquire Financial declares $0.09/share regular quarterly dividend payable Sept 1, 2022
Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share declared.
Director Janet Hill resigns from Esquire Financial Holdings board effective immediately
Janet Hill resigned from the Board of Directors of Esquire Financial Holdings and Esquire Bank on July 21, 2022.
Esquire Financial Q2 net income $6.4M ($0.78 EPS), up 19% linked quarter; ROAA 2.00%
Net income $6.4M ($0.78 diluted EPS) vs $5.3M ($0.57) in Q1 2022 and $4.5M ($0.57) in Q2 2021.
Esquire Financial signs exclusive partnership with B.E. Blank; receives 24.9% economic interest
Exclusive partnership to provide financing to commercial law firms nationwide.
Raymond Kelly has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank, effective June 6, 2025.
Rena Nigam has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank, effective January 3, 2024.
Joseph Melohn has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank, effective July 28, 2022.
On July 21, 2022, Janet Hill notified the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) of her decision to resign, effective immediately, from her position as a member of the Boards of Directors of the Company and Esquire Bank, National Association (the “Bank”).
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