NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc./MD/
Business
NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc./MD/ is a savings and loan holding company whose primary activity is ownership and operation of NorthEast Community Bank, a New York-chartered savings bank. The Bank originates primarily construction loans and also offers commercial and industrial loans, multifamily and mixed-use real estate loans, non-residential real estate loans, consumer lending, retail deposit products and an investment securities portfolio; it no longer generates investment advisory fees following a recent divestiture. The Company operates through the Bank as its primary business segment and maintains several real-estate‑holding subsidiaries and an inactive financial services subsidiary. The Bank serves markets in New York and Massachusetts, with limited lending in New Jersey and Connecticut, distributing products via a network of branch offices, loan production offices, broker and customer referrals, and wholesale funding sources.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-14
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 150 | 154 | 127 | 70 | 48 | |
| Interest-earning deposits | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 115,000 | |
| Securities | 1 | 909,000 | 859,000 | 750,000 | 391,000 | |
| Total Interest Income | 154 | 160 | 132 | 72 | 48 | |
| Deposits | 50 | 56 | 34 | 8 | 4 | |
| Borrowings | 4 | 2 | 1 | 546,000 | 706,000 | |
| Financing lease | 39,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | — | — | |
| Total Interest Expense | 53 | 57 | 35 | — | — | |
| Net Interest Income | 101 | 103 | 97 | 64 | 43 | |
| (Reversal of) provision for credit loss | −99,000 | 740,000 | 972,000 | — | — | |
| Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Loss | 101 | 102 | 96 | 63 | 40 | |
| Other loan fees and service charges | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| (Loss) gain on disposition of equipment | −6,000 | 22,000 | −18,000 | 98,000 | 7,000 | |
| Earnings on bank owned life insurance | 695,000 | 656,000 | 1 | 604,000 | 600,000 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities | 576,000 | −109,000 | — | — | −389,000 | |
| Other | 114,000 | 116,000 | 105,000 | 86,000 | 54,000 | |
| Total Non-Interest Income | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |
| Occupancy expense | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Equipment | 868,000 | 890,000 | 1 | 1 | 993,000 | |
| Outside data processing | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Advertising | 426,000 | 418,000 | 521,000 | 299,000 | 139,000 | |
| Real estate owned expense | 845,000 | 731,000 | 93,000 | 623,000 | 93,000 | |
| Other | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
| Total Non-Interest Expenses | 43 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 26 | |
| INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 62 | 66 | 65 | 34 | 16 | |
| PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | |
| NET INCOME | 44 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 12 | |
| EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC (in $ per share) | 3.35 | 3.58 | 3.32 | 1.61 | 0.75 | |
| EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED (in $ per share) | 3.25 | 3.52 | 3.32 | 1.58 | 0.75 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED (in shares) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and amounts due from depository institutions | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits | 71 | 65 | 55 | 82 | 144 | |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 81 | 78 | 69 | 95 | 152 | |
| Certificates of deposit | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |
| Equity securities | 27 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | |
| Securities held-to-maturity (net of allowance for credit losses of $126 and $126, respectively) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 26 | — | |
| Loans receivable | 1,860 | 1,813 | 1,587 | 1,217 | — | |
| Deferred loan costs (fees), net | 268,000 | −49,000 | 176,000 | — | — | |
| Allowance for credit losses | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | — | |
| Net loans | 1,856 | 1,808 | 1,582 | — | — | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | |
| Investments in restricted stock, at cost | 410,000 | 397,000 | 929,000 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bank owned life insurance | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | |
| Real estate owned | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Property held for investment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Right of Use Assets - Operating | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Right of Use Assets - Financing | 343,000 | 347,000 | 351,000 | 355,000 | 359,000 | |
| Other assets | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total assets | 2,064 | 2,010 | 1,764 | 1,425 | 1,225 | |
| Non-interest bearing | 272 | 287 | 300 | 376 | 331 | |
| Interest bearing | 1,345 | 1,383 | 1,100 | 746 | 596 | |
| Total deposits | 1,617 | 1,670 | 1,400 | 1,122 | 927 | |
| Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Borrowings | 70 | — | 64 | 21 | — | |
| Lease Liability - Operating | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Lease Liability - Financing | 434,000 | 609,000 | 571,000 | 533,000 | 496,000 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,712 | 1,691 | 1,485 | 1,163 | 974 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 13,963,432 shares and 14,016,254 shares outstanding, respectively | 140,000 | 140,000 | 142,000 | 161,000 | 164,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 112 | 110 | 110 | 136 | 145 | |
| "Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (""ESOP"") shares" | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | |
| Retained earnings | 245 | 214 | 176 | 133 | 114 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 233,000 | 224,000 | 317,000 | 156,000 | −139,000 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 352 | 318 | 279 | 262 | 251 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 2,064 | 2,010 | 1,764 | 1,425 | 1,225 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 44 | 47 | 46 | 25 | — | |
| Net amortization of securities premiums and discounts, net | 5,000 | 6,000 | 20,000 | 27,000 | −2,000 | |
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Net accretion of deferred loan fees and costs | −372,000 | −149,000 | 215,000 | 509,000 | 82,000 | |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 326,000 | −467,000 | −367,000 | −1 | 118,000 | |
| Impairment of real estate owned | 222,000 | 689,000 | — | 540,000 | — | |
| Loss on sale of real estate owned | 272,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| ESOP compensation expense | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 931,000 | |
| Compensation expense related to stock options | 792,000 | 845,000 | 768,000 | 92,000 | — | |
| Compensation expense related to restricted stock | 1 | 1 | 968,000 | 116,000 | — | |
| Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable | 1 | −1 | −4 | −4 | −445,000 | |
| Increase in other assets | −320,000 | −3 | 149,000 | 1 | 830,000 | |
| Decrease in accounts payable - loan closing | −28,000 | −125,000 | −3 | −91,000 | 3 | |
| Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 3 | 114,000 | −1 | 2 | 940,000 | |
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | 53 | 49 | 43 | 28 | 22 | |
| Net increase in loans | −44 | −243 | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of loans | 1 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 18 | |
| Proceeds from sale of real estate owned | 273,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Principal repayments on securities held-to-maturity | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | |
| Purchase of marketable equity securities | −4 | −4 | −806,000 | — | −10 | |
| Purchase of securities held-to-maturity | −5 | — | −806,000 | −10 | −15 | |
| Purchase of FHLB stock | −688,000 | −98,000 | −6,000 | — | — | |
| Redemption of FHLB stock | 675,000 | 630,000 | 315,000 | 331,000 | — | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −2 | −517,000 | −626,000 | −3 | −6 | |
| Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | −52 | −234 | −358 | −257 | −179 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in deposits | −53 | 270 | 278 | 195 | 155 | |
| Net proceeds (repayments) from borrowings | 70 | −64 | — | — | — | |
| Stock repurchases | −2 | −3 | −29 | −9 | — | |
| Stock option exercised | — | 14,000 | — | — | — | |
| Increase (decrease) in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance | 734,000 | −402,000 | −349,000 | 485,000 | −374,000 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −13 | −8 | −4 | −7 | −2 | |
| Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 2 | 195 | 288 | 172 | 240 | |
| Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 3 | 10 | −27 | −57 | 83 | |
| Income taxes paid: Federal | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| Income taxes paid: State and local | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Total income taxes paid | 15 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | |
| Interest paid | 52 | 57 | 35 | 8 | 5 | |
| Recognition of right of use asset - operating | 2 | — | 4 | 289,000 | — | |
| Recognition of lease liability - operating | 2 | — | 4 | 289,000 | — | |
| Recognition of real estate owned | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Sale of real estate owned | 4 | — | — | — | — |