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20 Jul 2026, 23:21 UTC · 9h ago
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Columbia Financial completed a $1.7 billion stock offering and second-step conversion to become 100% publicly owned. — A massive capital injection of $1.7 billion significantly strengthens the balance sheet and provides a substantial war chest for expansion.
+0.50Columbia Financial has completed its merger with Northfield Bancorp for an aggregate transaction value of $580 million. — The acquisition increases scale and market share in the New Jersey and New York regions, creating a larger community banking entity.
+0.40The combined entity now holds $18.0 billion in total assets and $12.5 billion in total deposits. — These figures establish the new scale of the organization, moving it into a more competitive tier of regional community banks.
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