Columbia Financial, Inc.CLBK
Columbia Financial, Inc. Debt Disclosure
Borrowings
Borrowings at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are summarized as follows:
| December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FHLB advances | $ | 1,176,415 | $ | 1,073,564 | 4.17 | % | 4.42 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Junior subordinated debentures | 7,057 | 7,036 | 6.92 | 7.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 1,183,472 | $ | 1,080,600 | 4.19 | % | 4.44 | % | ||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had no outstanding overnight lines of credit with the FHLB. Interest expense on overnight advances for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, were $45,000, $18,000, and $923,000, respectively.
At December 31, 2025, the Bank could borrow funds from the FHLB under an overnight advance program up to the Bank's maximum borrowing capacity based on the ability to collateralize such borrowings. Members in good standing can borrow up to 50% of their asset size as long as they have qualifying collateral to support the advance and purchase of FHLB capital. Additionally, at both December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Bank had unused correspondent bank lines of credit with an aggregate overnight borrowing capacity of $150.0 million.
At December 31, 2025, FHLB advances were at fixed rates with maturities between January 2026 and November 2030 and at December 31, 2024, FHLB advances were at fixed rates with maturities between January 2025 and October 2029. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, FHLB advances were collateralized by FHLB capital stock owned by the Bank, and loans with carrying values totaling $3.2 billion and $3.6 billion, respectively. Loans securing advances consists of one-to-four family, multifamily and commercial and home equity real estate loans. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, FHLB advances were also collateralized by securities with carrying values totaling $16.2 million and $15.4 million, respectively. Interest expense on fixed rate FHLB advances for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, were $51.3 million, $70.4 million, and $61.5 million, respectively.
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, short-term FHLB advances totaling $393.7 million and $378.7 million, respectively, were designated as hedged items as part of a cash flow hedging program. See note 21 for information regarding these transactions.
Scheduled maturities of FHLB advances are summarized as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | |||||
| (In thousands) | |||||
| One year or less | $ | 525,726 | |||
| After one year to two years | 225,139 | ||||
| After two years to three years | 180,550 | ||||
| After three years to four years | 225,000 | ||||
| After four years | 20,000 | ||||
| Total FHLB advances | $ | 1,176,415 | |||
(12) Borrowings (continued)
During 2021, the Company entered into a $30.0 million unsecured term note with a third party at a fixed interest rate of 3.35% and a maturity date of December 21, 2024. During the fourth quarter of 2023, this note was paid in full. Interest expense on the term note, for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $0, $0, and $823,000, respectively.
During 2021, the Company also established a $30.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility with a third party at a variable rate indexed to the prime rate as published by the Wall Street Journal. During 2023, the Company utilized $1.5 million of the credit line and repaid it in full as of December 31, 2023. During the fourth quarter of 2023, this credit facility was terminated. Interest expense on the revolving credit facility for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $0, $0, and $95,000, respectively.
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the carrying value of junior subordinated debt balances was $7.1 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The balance outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024 represents debentures issued in 2003 by Stewardship Statutory Trust (the "Trust"), a statutory business trust that was acquired in the Stewardship merger. These floating rate debentures mature on September 17, 2033 and adjust quarterly at a rate of three-month SOFR plus 2.95%. At December 31, 2025 and 2024 the rate of interest was 6.92% and 7.56%, respectively. Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $562,000, $640,000, and $624,000, respectively.Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 6, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 1, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Mar 29, 2019 | |
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