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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 
FORM 10-Q
 
☒    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20212022
or
☐    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For transition period from __________ to __________ 

Commission File Number: 001-35791
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
Delaware 80-0882592
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
581 Main Street,Woodbridge,New Jersey 07095
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 499-7200
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per shareNFBKThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes    No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes    No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
 



If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐ No .
As of April 30, 2021,2022, the registrant had 51,303,23148,898,255 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding.





NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report
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PART I
ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) (In thousands, except share amounts)
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
ASSETS:ASSETS:  ASSETS:  
Cash and due from banksCash and due from banks$15,920 $16,115 Cash and due from banks$16,053 $18,191 
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutionsInterest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions111,650 71,429 Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions119,461 72,877 
Total cash and cash equivalentsTotal cash and cash equivalents127,570 87,544 Total cash and cash equivalents135,514 91,068 
Trading securitiesTrading securities12,142 12,291 Trading securities12,156 13,461 
Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (and 0 allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2021)1,207,238 1,264,805 
Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (with no allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021)Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (with no allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021)1,154,277 1,208,237 
Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized costDebt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost6,913 7,234 Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost5,243 5,283 
(estimated fair value of $7,241 at March 31, 2021, and $7,574 at December 31, 2020, and 0 allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2021)
(estimated fair value of $5,182 at March 31, 2022, and $5,475 at December 31, 2021, with no allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021)(estimated fair value of $5,182 at March 31, 2022, and $5,475 at December 31, 2021, with no allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021)
Equity securitiesEquity securities473 253 Equity securities7,883 5,342 
Loans held-for-sale19,895 
Loans held-for-investment, netLoans held-for-investment, net3,933,015 3,823,238 Loans held-for-investment, net3,898,581 3,806,617 
Less: allowance for loan losses(43,197)(37,607)
Less: allowance for credit lossesLess: allowance for credit losses(39,274)(38,973)
Net loans held-for-investmentNet loans held-for-investment3,889,818 3,785,631 Net loans held-for-investment3,859,307 3,767,644 
Accrued interest receivableAccrued interest receivable14,753 14,690 Accrued interest receivable14,591 14,572 
Bank-owned life insuranceBank-owned life insurance162,771 161,924 Bank-owned life insurance165,336 164,500 
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of New York stock, at cost28,641 28,641 
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of New York stock, at cost
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of New York stock, at cost
21,211 22,336 
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets35,662 36,741 Operating lease right-of-use assets32,813 33,943 
Premises and equipment, netPremises and equipment, net27,509 28,188 Premises and equipment, net25,356 25,937 
GoodwillGoodwill41,320 41,320 Goodwill41,012 41,012 
Other assetsOther assets22,114 25,387 Other assets41,591 37,207 
Total assetsTotal assets$5,576,924 $5,514,544 Total assets$5,516,290 $5,430,542 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:  
LIABILITIES:LIABILITIES:  LIABILITIES:  
DepositsDeposits$4,135,716 $4,076,551 Deposits$4,302,866 $4,169,334 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchaseSecurities sold under agreements to repurchase75,000 75,000 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase50,000 50,000 
FHLB advances and other borrowingsFHLB advances and other borrowings517,170 516,789 FHLB advances and other borrowings347,877 371,755 
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities42,067 42,734 Operating lease liabilities38,610 39,851 
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insuranceAdvance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance24,027 19,677 Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance30,032 24,909 
Accrued expenses and other liabilitiesAccrued expenses and other liabilities28,379 29,812 Accrued expenses and other liabilities31,507 34,810 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities4,822,359 4,760,563 Total liabilities4,800,892 4,690,659 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:  STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:  
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 25,000,000 shares authorized, NaN issued or outstanding
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstandingPreferred stock, $0.01 par value: 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding— — 
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 150,000,000 shares authorized, 64,770,875 shares issued atCommon stock, $0.01 par value: 150,000,000 shares authorized, 64,770,875 shares issued at  Common stock, $0.01 par value: 150,000,000 shares authorized, 64,770,875 shares issued at  
March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 51,668,197 and 52,209,897 outstanding at March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively648 648 
March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 48,910,192 and 49,266,733 outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectivelyMarch 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 48,910,192 and 49,266,733 outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively648 648 
Additional paid-in-capitalAdditional paid-in-capital589,188 590,506 Additional paid-in-capital588,131 589,972 
Unallocated common stock held by employee stock ownership planUnallocated common stock held by employee stock ownership plan(18,286)(18,529)Unallocated common stock held by employee stock ownership plan(16,822)(17,058)
Retained earningsRetained earnings348,236 338,093 Retained earnings389,387 381,361 
Accumulated other comprehensive income12,267 13,160 
Treasury stock at cost: 13,102,678 and 12,560,978 shares at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively(177,488)(169,897)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) incomeAccumulated other comprehensive (loss) income(23,289)2,063 
Treasury stock at cost: 15,860,683 and 15,504,142 shares at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectivelyTreasury stock at cost: 15,860,683 and 15,504,142 shares at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively(222,657)(217,103)
Total stockholders’ equityTotal stockholders’ equity754,565 753,981 Total stockholders’ equity715,398 739,883 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equityTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity$5,576,924 $5,514,544 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$5,516,290 $5,430,542 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME 
(Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data) 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Interest income:  
Loans$41,277 $35,337 
Mortgage-backed securities2,959 5,622 
Other securities424 1,024 
FHLB of New York dividends370 577 
Deposits in other financial institutions37 172 
Total interest income45,067 42,732 
Interest expense:  
Deposits1,870 9,279 
Borrowings3,021 3,520 
Total interest expense4,891 12,799 
Net interest income40,176 29,933 
(Credit) provision for loan losses(2,374)8,183 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses42,550 21,750 
Non-interest income:  
Fees and service charges for customer services1,197 1,120 
Income on bank-owned life insurance848 876 
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net97 (13)
Gains (losses) on trading securities, net364 (1,992)
Other130 117 
Total non-interest income2,636 108 
Non-interest expense:  
Compensation and employee benefits10,532 7,289 
Occupancy3,701 3,060 
Furniture and equipment437 333 
Data processing1,632 1,460 
Professional fees906 1,109 
Advertising465 818 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance375 
Other1,515 1,613 
Total non-interest expense19,563 15,682 
Income before income tax expense25,623 6,176 
Income tax expense6,946 1,625 
Net income$18,677 $4,551 
Net income per common share:  
Basic$0.38 $0.10 
Diluted$0.38 $0.10 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
Interest income:  
Loans$36,721 $41,277 
Mortgage-backed securities2,475 2,959 
Other securities695 424 
FHLB of New York dividends245 370 
Deposits in other financial institutions58 37 
Total interest income40,194 45,067 
Interest expense:
Deposits1,159 1,870 
Borrowings2,166 3,021 
Total interest expense3,325 4,891 
Net interest income36,869 40,176 
Provision/(benefit) for credit losses403 (2,374)
Net interest income after provision/(benefit) for credit losses36,466 42,550 
Non-interest income:
Fees and service charges for customer services1,331 1,197 
Income on bank-owned life insurance839 848 
Gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net264 97 
(Losses)/gains on trading securities, net(802)364 
Other81 130 
Total non-interest income1,713 2,636 
Non-interest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits9,507 10,532 
Occupancy3,408 3,701 
Furniture and equipment426 437 
Data processing1,713 1,632 
Professional fees908 906 
Advertising433 465 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance357 375 
Other1,957 1,515 
Total non-interest expense18,709 19,563 
Income before income tax expense19,470 25,623 
Income tax expense5,343 6,946 
Net income$14,127 $18,677 
Net income per common share:
Basic$0.30 $0.38 
Diluted$0.30 $0.38 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - (Continued)
(Unaudited) (In thousands) 
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Net income$18,677 $4,551 
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized (losses) gains on debt securities available-for-sale:  
Net unrealized holding (losses) gains(1,144)8,310 
Less: reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income(97)13 
Net unrealized (losses) gains(1,241)8,323 
Income tax benefit (expense) related to net unrealized holding (losses) gains on debt securities available-for-sale321 (2,326)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income27 (3)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(893)5,994 
Comprehensive income$17,784 $10,545 
NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME - (Continued)
(Unaudited) (In thousands) 
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net income$14,127 $18,677 
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized losses on debt securities available-for-sale:
Net unrealized holding losses(34,894)(1,144)
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains included in net income(264)(97)
Net unrealized losses(35,158)(1,241)
Post-retirement benefits adjustment(48)— 
Other comprehensive loss, before tax(35,206)(1,241)
Income tax benefit related to net unrealized holding losses on debt securities available-for-sale9,767 321 
Income tax expense related to reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income74 27 
Income tax expense related to post retirement benefit adjustment13 — 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax(25,352)(893)
Comprehensive (loss) income$(11,225)$17,784 


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Three Months Ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021
(Unaudited) (In thousands, except share data) 
    
 Common Stock
 Shares Outstanding Par ValueAdditional Paid-in CapitalUnallocated Common Stock Held by the Employee Stock Ownership PlanRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) Net of taxTreasury StockTotal Stockholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 201949,175,347 $609 $548,486 $(19,740)$322,581 $4,699 $(160,782)$695,853 
Net income    4,551   4,551 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax     5,994  5,994 
ESOP shares allocated or committed to be released  198 248    446 
Stock compensation expense  448     448 
Issuance of restricted stock103,581 (1,416)1,416 
Exercise of stock options, net13,000  (4)  179 175 
Cash dividends declared and paid ($0.11 per common share)    (5,151)  (5,151)
Balance at March 31, 202049,291,928 $609 $547,712 $(19,492)$321,981 $10,693 $(159,187)$702,316 
Balance at December 31, 202052,209,897 $648 $590,506 $(18,529)$338,093 $13,160 $(169,897)$753,981 
Cumulative adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-13(3,087)(3,087)
Balance at January 1, 202152,209,897 648 590,506 (18,529)335,006 13,160 (169,897)750,894 
Net income    18,677   18,677 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax     (893) (893)
ESOP shares allocated or committed to be released  169 243    412 
Stock compensation expense  244    244 
Restricted stock issuance147,307  (1,821)   1,821 
Restricted stock forfeitures(1,674)26 (26)
Exercise of stock options, net54,990  64   744 808 
Cash dividends declared and paid ($0.11 per common share)    (5,447)  (5,447)
Repurchase of treasury stock (average cost of $13.64 per share)(742,323)(10,130)(10,130)
Balance at March 31, 202151,668,197 $648 $589,188 $(18,286)$348,236 $12,267 $(177,488)$754,565 



    
 Common Stock
 Shares Outstanding Par ValueAdditional Paid-in CapitalUnallocated Common Stock Held by the Employee Stock Ownership PlanRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) Net of taxTreasury StockTotal Stockholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 202052,209,897 $648 $590,506 $(18,529)$338,093 $13,160 $(169,897)$753,981 
Cumulative adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-13(3,087)(3,087)
Balance at January 1, 202152,209,897 648 590,506 (18,529)335,006 13,160 (169,897)750,894 
Net income    18,677   18,677 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax     (893) (893)
ESOP shares allocated or committed to be released  169 243    412 
Stock compensation expense  244     244 
Restricted stock issuance147,307 (1,821)1,821 — 
Restricted stock forfeitures(1,674)26 (26)— 
Exercise of stock options, net54,990  64   744 808 
Cash dividends declared and paid ($0.11 per common share)    (5,447)  (5,447)
Repurchase of treasury stock (average cost of $13.64 per share)(742,323)     (10,130)(10,130)
Balance at March 31, 202151,668,197 $648 $589,188 $(18,286)$348,236 $12,267 $(177,488)$754,565 
Balance at December 31, 202149,266,733 $648 $589,972 $(17,058)$381,361 $2,063 $(217,103)$739,883 
Net income    14,127   14,127 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax     (25,352) (25,352)
ESOP shares allocated or committed to be released  215 236    451 
Stock compensation expense  396    396 
Restricted stock issuance157,416  (2,484)   2,484 — 
Restricted stock forfeitures(2,875)40 (40)— 
Exercise of stock options, net17,040  (8)  239 231 
Cash dividends declared and paid ($0.13 per common share)    (6,101)  (6,101)
Repurchase of treasury stock (average cost of $15.60 per share)(528,122)(8,237)(8,237)
Balance at March 31, 202248,910,192 $648 $588,131 $(16,822)$389,387 $(23,289)$(222,657)$715,398 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited) (In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020 20222021
Net incomeNet income$18,677 $4,551 Net income$14,127 $18,677 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
(Recovery) provision for loan losses(2,374)8,183 
Provision (benefit) for credit lossesProvision (benefit) for credit losses403 (2,374)
ESOP and stock compensation expenseESOP and stock compensation expense656 894 ESOP and stock compensation expense847 656 
DepreciationDepreciation972 795 Depreciation946 972 
Amortization of premiums, and deferred loan costs, net of (accretion) discounts, and deferred loan feesAmortization of premiums, and deferred loan costs, net of (accretion) discounts, and deferred loan fees564 1,065 Amortization of premiums, and deferred loan costs, net of (accretion) discounts, and deferred loan fees2,608 564 
Amortization of intangible assetsAmortization of intangible assets50 55 Amortization of intangible assets53 50 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assetsAmortization of operating lease right-of-use assets1,079 1,059 Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets1,130 1,079 
Income on bank-owned life insuranceIncome on bank-owned life insurance(848)(876)Income on bank-owned life insurance(839)(848)
Net gain on sale of loans held-for-saleNet gain on sale of loans held-for-sale(39)Net gain on sale of loans held-for-sale— (39)
(Gains) losses on available-for-sale debt securities, net(97)13 
(Gains) losses on trading securities, net(364)1,992 
Gains on available-for-sale debt securities, netGains on available-for-sale debt securities, net(264)(97)
Losses (gains) on trading securities, netLosses (gains) on trading securities, net802 (364)
Net sales of trading securitiesNet sales of trading securities513 842 Net sales of trading securities503 513 
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable(63)311 
Decrease (increase) in other assets2,905 (1,023)
Increase in accrued interest receivableIncrease in accrued interest receivable(19)(63)
Decrease in other assetsDecrease in other assets2,604 2,905 
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilitiesDecrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities(1,433)(5,912)Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities(3,303)(1,433)
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities20,198 11,949 Net cash provided by operating activities19,598 20,198 
Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:  Cash flows from investing activities:  
Net increase in loans receivableNet increase in loans receivable(107,720)(72,609)Net increase in loans receivable(91,853)(107,720)
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-saleProceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale23,537 Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale— 23,537 
Purchases of FHLB of New York stock(7,515)
Redemptions of FHLB of New York stockRedemptions of FHLB of New York stock17,235 Redemptions of FHLB of New York stock1,125 — 
Purchases of debt securities available-for-salePurchases of debt securities available-for-sale(103,743)(26,320)Purchases of debt securities available-for-sale(138,982)(103,743)
Purchases of equity securitiesPurchases of equity securities(220)(142)Purchases of equity securities(2,541)(220)
Principal payments and maturities on debt securities available-for-salePrincipal payments and maturities on debt securities available-for-sale152,892 110,946 Principal payments and maturities on debt securities available-for-sale113,767 152,892 
Principal payments and maturities on debt securities held-to-maturityPrincipal payments and maturities on debt securities held-to-maturity306 52 Principal payments and maturities on debt securities held-to-maturity37 306 
Proceeds from sale of debt securities available-for-saleProceeds from sale of debt securities available-for-sale5,942 Proceeds from sale of debt securities available-for-sale41,464 5,942 
Proceeds from bank-owned life insuranceProceeds from bank-owned life insuranceProceeds from bank-owned life insurance1,526 — 
Purchases and improvements of premises and equipmentPurchases and improvements of premises and equipment(293)(806)Purchases and improvements of premises and equipment(365)(293)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(29,299)20,843 
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities(75,822)(29,299)
Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:  Cash flows from financing activities:  
Net increase in depositsNet increase in deposits59,165 77,313 Net increase in deposits133,532 59,165 
Dividends paidDividends paid(5,447)(5,151)Dividends paid(6,101)(5,447)
Exercise of stock optionsExercise of stock options808 175 Exercise of stock options231 808 
Purchase of treasury stockPurchase of treasury stock(10,130)Purchase of treasury stock(8,237)(10,130)
Increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insuranceIncrease in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance4,350 2,399 Increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance5,123 4,350 
Proceeds from securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowingsProceeds from securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings381 220,353 Proceeds from securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings1,122 381 
Repayments related to securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowingsRepayments related to securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings(361,000)Repayments related to securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings(25,000)— 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities49,127 (65,911)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents40,026 (33,119)
Net cash provided by financing activitiesNet cash provided by financing activities100,670 49,127 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalentsNet increase in cash and cash equivalents44,446 40,026 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periodCash and cash equivalents at beginning of period87,544 147,818 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period91,068 87,544 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periodCash and cash equivalents at end of period$127,570 $114,699 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$135,514 $127,570 


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.statements
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NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - (Continued)
(Unaudited) (In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
Supplemental cash flow information:Supplemental cash flow information:  Supplemental cash flow information:  
Cash paid during the period for:Cash paid during the period for:  Cash paid during the period for:  
InterestInterest$5,042 $13,003 Interest$3,418 $5,042 
Income taxesIncome taxes496 550 Income taxes827 496 
Non-cash transactions:Non-cash transactions:Non-cash transactions:
Loan charge-offs, netLoan charge-offs, net2,389 90 Loan charge-offs, net102 2,389 
Transfer of loans held-for-investment to loans-held-for-sale at fair value5,215 
Transfer of loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale at fair valueTransfer of loans held-for-investment to loans held-for-sale at fair value— 5,215 
Transfer of loans held-for-sale at fair value to loans held-for-investmentTransfer of loans held-for-sale at fair value to loans held-for-investment1,612 Transfer of loans held-for-sale at fair value to loans held-for-investment— 1,612 
Transfer of loans held-for-investment to other real estate ownedTransfer of loans held-for-investment to other real estate owned100 Transfer of loans held-for-investment to other real estate owned— 100 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities3,028 


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – Consolidated Financial Statements
Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements are comprised of the accounts of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (andand its wholly owned subsidiaries, Northfield Investments, Inc. and Northfield Bank (the Bank“Bank”), and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, NSB Services Corp. and NSB Realty Trust collectively(collectively the Company“Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated balance sheets and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the unaudited periods presented have been included. The results of operations and other data presented for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 20212022 or for any other period. Whenever necessary, certain prior year amounts are reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
In preparing the unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ((“U.S. GAAPGAAP”), management has made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated balance sheets and for the periods indicated in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the periods indicated.income. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to change are: the allowance for loancredit losses, estimated cash flows of our purchased credit-deteriorated (“PCD”, or, previously, purchased credit-impaired “PCI”) loans and the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are deemed necessary. While management uses its best judgment, actual amounts or results could differ significantly from those estimates.
 
Certain information and note disclosures usually included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC(“SEC”) for the preparation of interim financial statements. The consolidated financial statements presented should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, as filed with the SEC. 

Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

On January 1, 2021, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”) which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The Company used the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and off-balance sheet credit exposures. The adoption of the new standard resulted in the Company recording an increase in the allowance for credit losses of $11.1 million, comprised of $10.4 million and $737,000, respectively, for loans and unfunded commitments, including $6.8 million related to PCD loans. For PCD loans, the allowance for credit losses recorded is recognized through a gross-up that increases the amortized cost basis of loans with a corresponding increase to the allowance for credit losses, and therefore results in no impact to shareholders' equity. The remaining increase to the allowance for credit losses of $4.3 million was offset in stockholders' equity and deferred taxes. As a result of adopting CECL, the Company's prior distinction between the originated loan portfolio and the non-PCD acquired loan portfolio is no longer necessary. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2021 are presented under CECL, while prior period amounts continue to be recorded with previously applicable U.S. GAAP. Further information regarding the impact of CECL can be found in Note 6 - Loans, Note 7 - Allowance for Loan Losses and Note 15 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted.

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COVID-19

On March 13, 2020, the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic was declared a national emergency in the United States. The spread of COVID-19 has negatively impacted the national and local economy, disrupted supply chains and increased unemployment levels. The initial temporary closure and gradual reopening of many businesses and the implementation of social distancing and stay-at-home policies has and will continue to impact many of the Company’s customers. The Company is committed to supporting its customers, employees and communities during this time of recovery and continues to update protocols to adapt to the changing environment. The Company's bank branches offer drive through services without interruption, while lobbies are fully open or accessible to clients via appointment. The Company continues to provide secure and efficient remote and in-person work options for back office employees.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law. It contains substantial tax and spending provisions intended to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act includes a range of other provisions designed to support the U.S. economy and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on financial institutions and their customers, including through the authorization of various relief programs and measures that the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Small Business Administration, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and other federal banking agencies have implemented or may implement.

The CARES Act also includes a provision that permits a financial institution to elect to suspend temporarily TDR accounting under current U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) in certain circumstances. To be eligible, a loan modification must be: (1) related to COVID-19; (2) executed on a loan that was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019; and (3) executed between March 1, 2020, and the earlier of (a) 60 days after the date of termination of the national emergency or (b) December 31, 2020. This relief was further extended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act to the earlier of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the date of termination of the national emergency. The relief provided includes short-term (e.g., up to six months) modifications such as payment deferrals, fee waivers, extensions of repayment terms, or delays in payment that are insignificant. Borrowers considered current are those that are less than 30 days past due on their contractual payments at the time a modification program is implemented. The banking regulators issued similar guidance, which also clarified that a COVID-19-related modification should not be considered a TDR if the borrower was current on payments at the time the underlying loan modification program was implemented and if the modification is considered to be short-term. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact to customers, the Company introduced a short-term modification program in March 2020 that provided temporary payment relief to those borrowers directly impacted by COVID-19. The program allows for a deferral of payments typically for 90 days, which may be extended for additional 90 day periods. See Note 6 - Loans for additional details of the Company's loan modification program.

A provision in the CARES Act provides for a loan guarantee program called the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which provides 100% federally guaranteed loans for small businesses to cover payroll, utilities, rent and interest. These small business loans are fully guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and may be forgiven if borrowers maintain their payrolls and satisfy certain other conditions for a period of time during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had originated over 1,757 PPP loans to new and existing customers, totaling approximately $167.9 million. PPP provides for lender processing fees that range from 1% to 5% of the final disbursement made to individual borrowers. As of March 31, 2021, we have received cumulative loan processing fees of $8.8 million, of which $3.1 million has been recognized in earnings through March 31, 2021, including $1.3 million recognized in the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The remaining unearned fees will be recognized in income over the remaining term of the loans. PPP loans are fully guaranteed by the SBA and are therefore excluded from the allowance for loan and lease losses calculation.

The Company continues to maintain a strong liquidity and capital position as a buffer to protect against the economic uncertainties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 31, 2021, both the Company and the Bank's capital ratios were in excess of regulatory requirements and are both currently classified as well capitalized. The Company maintains access to multiple sources of liquidity and expects to have sufficient funds available to meet current commitments in the normal course of business.

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While the Company has not to date incurred any material adverse effects on its results of operations as a result of COVID-19, the full impact of the pandemic is still unknown at this time and will depend on future developments, including the duration of the pandemic, the success of the continued COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and other actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic. If the pandemic continues and the economy cannot fully reopen in the near term, it may negatively impact the demand for loans and other services we offer. Because of the significant uncertainties related to the ultimate duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our customers and prospects, and on the local and national economy, there can be no assurances as to how the crisis may ultimately affect the Company's loan portfolio, and business as a whole. As such, the Company could be subject to certain risks, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations.

Note 2 – Business Combinations
On July 1, 2020, the Company completed its acquisition of VSB Bancorp, Inc. (“Victory”), parent company of Victory State Bank, in a stock transaction, which after purchase accounting adjustments added $402.8 million to total assets, including $180.4 million to loans, and $354.6 million to deposits, and 6 branch offices in Staten Island, New York. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each share of Victory common stock was exchanged for 2.0463 shares of Northfield common stock with fractional shares paid out in cash.

The transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Under this method of accounting, the purchase price has been allocated to the respective assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values, net of tax, as of July 1, 2020, and results of operations have been included in the Company's consolidated statements of income from that date forward. The excess of consideration paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition for Victory (in thousands):
At July 1, 2020
Fair Value
Total Purchase Price$41,173 
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents$72,875 
Debt securities available for sale126,931 
Loans180,431 
Accrued interest receivable1,415 
Bank-owned life insurance5,714 
Premises and equipment7,789 
Other assets4,702 
Total assets acquired399,857 
Liabilities assumed:
Deposits354,592 
Other liabilities7,001 
Total liabilities assumed361,593 
Net assets acquired$38,264 
Goodwill recorded in the merger$2,909 

The calculation of goodwill is subject to change for up to one year after the date of acquisition as additional information that existed as of the acquisition date estimates and uncertainties become available. As the Company finalizes its review of the acquired assets and liabilities, certain adjustments to the recorded carrying values may be required.

Fair Value Measurement of Assets Assumed and Liabilities Assumed

Described below are the methods used to determine the fair value of the significant assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Victory acquisition.

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Cash and cash equivalents. The estimated fair values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their stated face amounts, as these financial instruments are either due on demand or have short-term maturities.

Debt securities Available-for-Sale. The estimated fair values of the securities were calculated utilizing Level 2 inputs. Prices for the securities were obtained from an independent nationally recognized third-party pricing service.

Loans. The acquired loan portfolio was valued based on current guidance which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Level 3 inputs were utilized to value the portfolio and included the use of present value techniques employing cash flow estimates and the incorporated assumptions that marketplace participants would use in estimating fair values. In instances where reliable market information was not available, the Company used its own assumptions in an effort to determine reasonable fair value. Specifically, management utilized three separate fair value analyses which a market participant would employ in estimating the total fair value adjustment. The three separate fair valuation methodologies used were: 1) interest rate loan fair value analysis; 2) general credit fair value adjustment; and 3) specific credit fair value adjustment.

To prepare the interest rate fair value analysis, loans were grouped by characteristics such as loan type, term, collateral and rate. Market rates for similar loans were obtained from various external data sources and reviewed by Company management for reasonableness. The average of these rates was used as the fair value interest rate a market participant would utilize. A present value approach was utilized to calculate the interest rate fair value adjustment.

The general credit fair value adjustment was calculated using a two-part general credit fair value analysis: 1) expected credit losses; and 2) estimated fair value adjustment for qualitative factors. The expected credit losses were calculated using an average of historical losses of the acquired bank and industry bench mark loss rates observed for loans with similar underlying characteristics. The adjustment related to qualitative factors was impacted by general economic conditions and the risk related to lack of familiarity with the originator's underwriting process.

To calculate the specific credit fair value adjustment, management reviewed the acquired loan portfolio for loans meeting the definition of an impaired loan with deteriorated credit quality. Loans meeting this definition were reviewed by comparing the contractual cash flows to expected collectible cash flows. The aggregate expected cash flows less the acquisition date fair value resulted in an accretable yield amount. The accretable yield amount will be recognized over the life of the loans on a level yield basis as an adjustment to yield.

The following is a summary of the credit impaired loans acquired in the Victory acquisition as of the closing date (in thousands):
July 1, 2020
Contractually required principal and interest$7,809 
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (non-accretable discount)3,315 
Expected cash flows to be collected at acquisition4,494 
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable yield)(599)
Fair value of acquired loans$3,895 

Leases. NaN lease obligations were added as part of the acquisition, and the Company recorded a $2.5 million operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability for these lease obligations.

Deposits. The fair values of deposit liabilities with no stated maturity (i.e., non-interest bearing demand accounts, interest-bearing negotiable orders of withdrawal ("NOW"), savings and money market accounts) are equal to the carrying amounts payable on demand. The fair values of certificates of deposit represent contractual cash flows, discounted to present value using interest rates currently offered on deposits with similar characteristics and remaining maturities.


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Note 32 – Debt Securities Available-for-Sale
The following is a comparative summary of mortgage-backed securities and other debt securities available-for-sale at March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 20202021 (in thousands):
March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022
 GrossGrossEstimated  GrossGrossEstimated
Amortizedunrealizedunrealizedfair Amortizedunrealizedunrealizedfair
costgainslossesvalue costgainslossesvalue
U.S. Government agency securitiesU.S. Government agency securities$2,758 $$(68)$2,690 U.S. Government agency securities$76,572 $— $(952)$75,620 
Mortgage-backed securities:Mortgage-backed securities:Mortgage-backed securities:
Pass-through certificates:Pass-through certificates:    Pass-through certificates:    
Government sponsored enterprises ("GSEs")Government sponsored enterprises ("GSEs")244,399 9,522 (358)253,563 Government sponsored enterprises ("GSEs")584,788 1,339 (21,737)564,390 
Real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs"):Real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs"):    Real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs"):    
GSEGSE818,623 7,392 (322)825,693 GSE317,373 100 (6,370)311,103 
1,063,022 16,914 (680)1,079,256  902,161 1,439 (28,107)875,493 
Other debt securities:Other debt securities:    Other debt securities:    
Municipal bondsMunicipal bonds102 103 Municipal bonds52 — — 52 
Corporate bondsCorporate bonds123,732 891 (181)124,442 Corporate bonds207,929 75 (4,892)203,112 
Asset-backed securities733 14 747 
124,567 906 (181)125,292 207,981 75 (4,892)203,164 
Total debt securities available-for-saleTotal debt securities available-for-sale$1,190,347 $17,820 $(929)$1,207,238 Total debt securities available-for-sale$1,186,714 $1,514 $(33,951)$1,154,277 
 December 31, 2020
  GrossGrossEstimated
 Amortizedunrealizedunrealizedfair
 costgainslossesvalue
U.S. Government agency securities$3,168 $$(10)$3,158 
Mortgage-backed securities: 
Pass-through certificates: 
GSE270,867 10,720 (244)281,343 
REMICs: 
GSE884,414 7,027 (476)890,965 
Non-GSE
 1,155,285 17,747 (720)1,172,312 
Other debt securities:
Municipal bonds122 123 
Corporate bonds87,319 1,099 88,418 
Asset-backed securities779 15 794 
88,220 1,115 89,335 
Total debt securities available-for-sale$1,246,673 $18,862 $(730)$1,264,805 

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 December 31, 2021
  GrossGrossEstimated
 Amortizedunrealizedunrealizedfair
 costgainslossesvalue
U.S. Government agency securities$2,344 $— $(54)$2,290 
Mortgage-backed securities: 
Pass-through certificates: 
GSE579,035 5,233 (2,862)581,406 
REMICs: 
GSE390,755 2,398 (1,443)391,710 
 969,790 7,631 (4,305)973,116 
Other debt securities:
Municipal bonds71 — 72 
Corporate bonds233,311 192 (744)232,759 
233,382 193 (744)232,831 
Total debt securities available-for-sale$1,205,516 $7,824 $(5,103)$1,208,237 
The following is a summary of the expected maturity distribution of debt securities available-for-sale, other than mortgage-backed securities, at March 31, 20212022 (in thousands):
Available-for-saleAvailable-for-saleAmortized costEstimated fair valueAvailable-for-saleAmortized costEstimated fair value
Due in one year or lessDue in one year or less$25,288 $25,872 Due in one year or less$118,900 $117,947 
Due after one year through five yearsDue after one year through five years83,535 83,815 Due after one year through five years164,080 159,377 
Due after five years through ten yearsDue after five years through ten years17,769 17,548 Due after five years through ten years1,573 1,460 
Due after ten years733 747 
$127,325 $127,982 
$284,553 $278,784 
 Contractual maturities for mortgage-backed securities are not included above, as expected maturities on mortgage-backed securities may differ from contractual maturities as borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

Certain debt securities available-for-sale are pledged or encumbered to secure borrowings under Pledge Agreements and Repurchase Agreements and for other purposes required by law. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the fair value of debt securities available-for-sale that were pledged to secure borrowings and deposits was $587.2 million.$546.4 million and $522.1 million, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company had gross proceeds of $41.5 million on sales and calls of debt securities available-for-sale, with gross realized gains of $264,000 related to the sales of securities and no gross realized losses. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company had gross proceeds of $5.9 million on sales and calls of debt securities available-for-sale, with gross realized gains of $97,000 related to sales of securities and 0no gross realized losses related to sales of securities. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company had 0 gross proceeds on sales of debt securities available-for-sale, 0 gross realized gains, and gross realized losses of $13,000 related to calls of securities.losses. The Company recognized net gainslosses of $364,000$802,000 on its trading securities portfolio during the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, and net lossesgains of $2.0 million$364,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021.

Gross unrealized losses on mortgage-backed securities and other debt securities available-for-sale, and the estimated fair value of the related securities, aggregated by security category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, were as follows (in thousands):

 March 31, 2021
 Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal
 UnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimated
 lossesfair valuelossesfair valuelossesfair value
U.S. Government agency securities$(68)$2,690 $$$(68)$2,690 
Mortgage-backed securities:
Pass-through certificates:      
GSE(353)33,531 (5)254 (358)33,785 
REMICs:      
GSE(322)57,352 (322)57,352 
Other debt securities:      
Corporate bonds(181)35,274 (181)35,274 
Total$(924)$128,847 $(5)$254 $(929)$129,101 


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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
December 31, 2020 March 31, 2022
Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal
UnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimated UnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimated
lossesfair valuelossesfair valuelossesfair value lossesfair valuelossesfair valuelossesfair value
U.S. Government agency securitiesU.S. Government agency securities(10)$3,158 $$$(10)$3,158 U.S. Government agency securities$(839)$74,161 $(113)$1,459 $(952)$75,620 
Mortgage-backed securities:Mortgage-backed securities:      Mortgage-backed securities:
Pass-through certificates:Pass-through certificates:      Pass-through certificates:      
GSEGSE(233)28,419 (11)459 (244)28,878 GSE(21,102)456,299 (635)12,716 (21,737)469,015 
REMICs:REMICs:      REMICs:      
GSEGSE(476)210,569 (476)210,569 GSE(3,531)211,385 (2,839)66,845 (6,370)278,230 
Other debt securities:Other debt securities:      
Corporate bondsCorporate bonds(3,738)158,396 (1,154)13,856 (4,892)172,252 
TotalTotal$(719)$242,146 $(11)$459 $(730)$242,605 Total$(29,210)$900,241 $(4,741)$94,876 $(33,951)$995,117 


 December 31, 2021
 Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal
 UnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimated
 lossesfair valuelossesfair valuelossesfair value
U.S. Government agency securities$— $— $(54)$2,290 $(54)$2,290 
Mortgage-backed securities:      
Pass-through certificates:      
GSE(2,543)417,291 (318)14,625 (2,861)431,916 
REMICs:      
GSE(1,350)125,725 (94)4,413 (1,444)130,138 
Other debt securities:
Corporate bonds(744)146,853 — — (744)146,853 
Total$(4,637)$689,869 $(466)$21,328 $(5,103)$711,197 
 
The Company held 617 pass-through mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by GSEs, 29 REMIC mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by GSEs, 2 corporate bonds, and 1 U.S. Government agency security that were in a continuous unrealized loss position of twelve months or greater at March 31, 2021.2022. There were 2258 pass-through mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by GSEs, 4453 REMIC mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by GSEs, 525 corporate bonds and 14 U.S. Government agency securitysecurities that were in an unrealized loss position of less than 12twelve months at March 31, 2021.2022. All securities referred to above were rated investment grade at March 31, 2021.2022.

Available for sale debt securities in unrealized loss positions are evaluated for impairment related to credit losses on a quarterly basis. In performing an assessment of whether any decline in fair value is due to a credit loss, the Company considers the extent to which the fair value is less than the amortized cost, changes in credit ratings, any adverse economic conditions, as well as all relevant information at the individual security level such as credit deterioration of the issuer or collateral underlying the security. In assessing the impairment, the Company compares the present value of cash flows expected to be collected with the amortized cost basis of the security. If it is determined that the decline in fair value was due to credit losses, an allowance for credit losses is recorded, limited to the amount the fair value is less than amortized cost basis. The Company did not recognize any allowance for credit losses on its available-for-sale debt securities during the three months endedas of March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021. 

The non-credit related decrease in the fair value, such as a decline due to changes in market interest rates, is recorded in other comprehensive income, net of tax. The Company also assesses the intent to sell the securities (as well as the likelihood of a near-term recovery). If the Company intends to sell an available for sale debt security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the debt security is written down to its fair value and the write down is charged to the debt security’s fair value at the reporting date with any incremental impairment reported in earnings.

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The Company has made the accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale securities from the estimate of credit losses. Accrued interest receivable associated with debt securities available-for-sale totaling $1.5$2.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 iswas reported in accrued interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheet.sheets.
    
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Note 43 – Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity

The following is a summary of mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity at March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 20202021 (in thousands): 
March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022
Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesEstimated Fair Value Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesEstimated Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities:Mortgage-backed securities:    Mortgage-backed securities:    
Pass-through certificates:Pass-through certificates:    Pass-through certificates:    
GSEGSE$6,913 $328 $$7,241 GSE$5,243 $14 $(75)$5,182 
Total securities held-to-maturityTotal securities held-to-maturity$6,913 $328 $$7,241 Total securities held-to-maturity$5,243 $14 $(75)$5,182 
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021
Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesEstimated Fair Value Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesEstimated Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities:Mortgage-backed securities:    Mortgage-backed securities:    
Pass-through certificates:Pass-through certificates:    Pass-through certificates:    
GSEGSE$7,234 $340 $$7,574 GSE$5,283 $192 $— $5,475 
Total securities held-to-maturityTotal securities held-to-maturity$7,234 $340 $$7,574 Total securities held-to-maturity$5,283 $192 $— $5,475 
    
Contractual maturities for mortgage-backed securities are not presented, as expected maturities on mortgage-backed securities may differ from contractual maturities as borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties. There were 0no sales of held-to-maturity securities for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 or March 31, 2020.2021.

At both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, debt securities held-to-maturity with a carrying value of $5.9$2.1 million were pledged to secure borrowings and deposits.

AtGross unrealized losses on mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity, and the estimated fair value of the related securities, aggregated by security category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there2022 were 0as follows (in thousands):

 March 31, 2022
 Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal
 UnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimatedUnrealizedEstimated
 lossesfair valuelossesfair valuelossesfair value
Mortgage-backed securities:      
Pass-through certificates:      
GSE$(75)$3,814 $— $— $(75)$3,814 
Total$(75)$3,814 $— $— $(75)$3,814 

The Company held 5 pass-through mortgage-backed debt securities held-to-maturity issued or guaranteed by GSEs that were in an unrealized loss position.position of less than twelve months at March 31, 2022 and no held-to-maturity securities in an unrealized loss position of greater than twelve months at March 31, 2022. There were no held-to-maturity securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2021.

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The Company's held-to-maturity securities are residential mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Freddie MACMac and Fannie Mae, and it is expected that the securities will not be settled at prices less than the amortized cost bases of the securities as such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of and/or guaranteed by the U.S. government.Government. Accordingly, no allowance for credit losses has been recorded for these securities.

The Company has made the accounting policy election to exclude accrued interest receivable on held-to-maturity securities from the estimate of credit losses. Accrued interest receivable associated with held-to-maturity securities totaling $20,800$16,000 at both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 iswas reported in accrued interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheet.

Note 54 – Equity Securities

At March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, equity securities totaled $473,000$7.9 million and $253,000,$5.3 million, respectively. Equity securities consist of money market mutual funds recorded at fair value of $368,000 and $328,000 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and an investment in a private SBA loan fund (the “SBA Loan Fund”) recorded at net asset value of $7.5 million and $5.0 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. As the SBA Loan Fund operates as a private fund, its shares are not publicly traded and, therefore, have no readily determinable market value. The SBA Loan Fund was recorded at net asset value as a practical expedient for reporting fair value.

Note 5 – Loans
The following table summarizes the Company’s loans held-for-investment (in thousands):

 March 31,December 31,
 20222021
Real estate loans: 
Multifamily$2,568,784 $2,518,065 
Commercial mortgage852,803 808,597 
One-to-four family residential mortgage186,007 183,665 
Home equity and lines of credit125,156 109,956 
Construction and land17,579 27,495 
Total real estate loans3,750,329 3,647,778 
Commercial and industrial loans (1)
132,250 141,005 
Other loans1,938 2,015 
Total commercial and industrial and other loans134,188 143,020 
Loans held-for-investment, net (excluding PCD)3,884,517 3,790,798 
PCD loans14,064 15,819 
Total loans held-for-investment, net3,898,581 3,806,617 
Allowance for credit losses(39,274)(38,973)
Net loans held-for-investment$3,859,307 $3,767,644 
(1) Included in commercial and industrial loans at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are Payment Protection Program ("PPP") loans totaling $24.3 million and $40.5 million, respectively.

The Company had no loans held-for-sale at March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

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Note 6 – Loans
On January 1, 2021, the Company adopted the CECL standard for measuring credit losses, which replaced the incurred loss methodology. As a result of adopting CECL, the Company combined it’s originated loan portfolio and the acquired loan portfolio into the respective portfolio segments. Other than to combine the originated and non-PCD acquired loan portfolios, the Company's portfolio segments and loan classes remain unchanged following the adoption of the CECL standard. Prior period disclosures have been revised to conform to current period presentation (by combining originated and acquired portfolio segments), however, the Company did not recast comparative financial information and that is still presented in accordance with previous applicable U.S. GAAP.

The following table summarizes the Company’s loans held-for-investment (in thousands):

 March 31,December 31,
 20212020
Real estate loans: 
Multifamily$2,571,409 $2,509,310 
Commercial mortgage734,113 716,973 
One-to-four family residential mortgage202,948 210,817 
Home equity and lines of credit93,118 91,126 
Construction and land77,206 74,318 
Total real estate loans3,678,794 3,602,544 
Commercial and industrial loans (1)
234,518 194,352 
Other loans1,658 3,029 
Total commercial and industrial and other loans236,176 197,381 
Deferred origination loan costs, net (1)
4,795 
Loans held-for-investment, net (excluding PCD/PCI)3,914,970 3,804,720 
PCD/PCI loans18,045 18,518 
Total Loans held-for-investment, net3,933,015 3,823,238 
Allowance for loan losses(43,197)(37,607)
Net loans held-for-investment$3,889,818 $3,785,631 
(1) Under CECL origination deferred fees, deferred fees on acquired loans, and purchase accounting adjustments in connection with loans acquired are included in loans by respective portfolio.
(2) Included in commercial and industrial loans at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are PPP loans totaling $167.9 million and $126.5 million, respectively.

The Company had 0 loans held-for-sale at March 31, 2021. At December 31, 2020, loans held-for-sale totaled $19.9 million.

In addition to originating loans, the Company may acquire loans through portfolio purchases or acquisitions of other companies. Purchased loans that have evidence of more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination are deemed purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”)PCD loans. In accordance with ASU 2016-13, with its adoption of the CECL standard, the Company did not reassess whether previously recognized purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans accounted for under prior accounting guidance met the criteria of a PCD loan as of the date of adoption and all loans considered to be PCI prior to the adoption of CECL were converted to PCD upon adoption. For PCD loans, each loan pool is accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows. PCD loans totaled $18.0$14.1 million at March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to $18.5$15.8 million of PCI loans at December 31, 2020.2021. The majority of the PCD loan balance is attributable to those loans acquired as part of a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-assisted transaction. At March 31, 2022, PCD loans consisted of approximately 13% home equity loans, 24% commercial real estate loans, 53% commercial and industrial loans, and 10% in one-to-four family residential loans. At December 31, 2021, PCD loans consisted of approximately 16% one-to-four family residential loans, 26%25% commercial real estate loans, and 44%48% commercial and industrial loans, with the remaining balanceand 11% in construction and land and home equity loans. At December 31, 2020, PCI loans consisted of approximately 22% one-to-four family residential loans, 23% commercial real estate loans and 40% commercial and industrial loans, with the remaining balance in home equity loans.
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Credit Quality Indicators

The Company monitors the credit quality of its loan portfolio on a regular basis. Credit quality is monitored by reviewing certain credit quality indicators. Management has determined that loan-to-value ratios (at period end) and internally assigned credit risk ratings by loan type are the key credit quality indicators that best measure the credit quality of the Company’s loan receivables. Loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratios used by management in monitoring credit quality are based on current period loan balances and original appraised values at the time of origination (unless a current appraisal has been obtained as a result of the loan being deemed impaired). 
 
The Company maintains a credit risk rating system as part of the risk assessment of its loan portfolio. The Company’s lending officers are required to assign a credit risk rating to each loan in their portfolio at origination. This risk rating is reviewed periodically and adjusted if necessary. Monthly, management presents monitored assets to the loan committee. In addition, the Company engages a third-party independent loan reviewer that performs semi-annual reviews of a sample of loans, validating the credit risk ratings assigned to such loans. The credit risk ratings play an important role in the establishment of the provision for loancredit losses on loans and the allowance for loancredit losses for originated loans held-for-investment. After determining the loss factor for each originated portfolio segment held-for-investment, the collectively evaluated for impairment balance of the held-for-investment portfolio is multiplied by the collectively evaluated for impairment loss factor for the respective portfolio segment in order to determine the allowance for loans collectively evaluated for impairment.

    When assigning a credit risk rating to a loan, management utilizes the Bank’s internal nine-point credit risk rating system. 

1.Strong
2.Good
3.Acceptable
4.Adequate
5.Watch
6.Special Mention
7.Substandard
8.Doubtful
9.Loss
 
Loans rated 1 to 5 are considered pass ratings. An asset is classified substandard if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard assets have well defined weaknesses based on objective evidence, and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as doubtful have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable based on current circumstances. Assets classified as loss are those considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as assets is not warranted. Assets which do not currently expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories, but possess weaknesses, are required to be designated special mention.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)

The following table presents the Company’s loans held-for-investment, excluding PCD loans, by loan class, credit risk ratings and year of origination, at March 31, 2022 (in thousands):

 March 31, 2022
 20222021202020192018PriorRevolving LoansTotal
Real Estate:   
Multifamily   
Pass$140,478 $707,895 $522,329 $304,873 $232,859 $646,767 $290 $2,555,491 
Special mention— — — — — 420 — 420 
Substandard— — — 1,716 3,806 7,351 — 12,873 
Total multifamily140,478 707,895 522,329 306,589 236,665 654,538 290 2,568,784 
Commercial   
Pass72,580 152,133 69,665 96,502 96,635 323,475 2,537 813,527 
Special mention— — — — — 8,536 — 8,536 
Substandard— 10,804 — 5,000 — 14,936 — 30,740 
Total commercial72,580 162,937 69,665 101,502 96,635 346,947 2,537 852,803 
One-to-four family residential   
Pass13,915 12,038 8,852 10,103 10,274 123,818 1,030 180,030 
Special mention— — — 467 — 2,304 — 2,771 
Substandard— — — 509 — 2,697 — 3,206 
Total one-to-four family residential13,915 12,038 8,852 11,079 10,274 128,819 1,030 186,007 
Construction and land
Pass1,252 2,209 3,884 2,019 1,971 4,174 — 15,509 
Special mention— — — — 2,070 — — 2,070 
Total construction and land1,252 2,209 3,884 2,019 4,041 4,174 — 17,579 
Home equity and lines of credit
Pass10,049 17,485 11,660 6,750 5,468 12,542 60,451 124,405 
Special mention— 60 — — — 100 — 160 
Substandard— — — 95 49 447 — 591 
Total home equity and lines of credit10,049 17,545 11,660 6,845 5,517 13,089 60,451 125,156 
Total real estate loans238,274 902,624 616,390 428,034 353,132 1,147,567 64,308 3,750,329 
Commercial and industrial
Pass3,437 30,670 8,372 4,149 1,990 9,511 71,275 129,404 
Special mention— — — 160 — 361 50 571 
Substandard— — 333 59 199 326 1,358 2,275 
Total commercial and industrial3,437 30,670 8,705 4,368 2,189 10,198 72,683 132,250 
Other
Pass1,657 — 147 15 20 39 60 1,938 
Total other1,657 — 147 15 20 39 60 1,938 
Total loans held-for-investment, net$243,368 $933,294 $625,242 $432,417 $355,341 $1,157,804 $137,051 $3,884,517 




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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)

The following table presents the Company’s loans held-for-investment, excluding PCD loans, by loan class, credit risk ratings and year of origination, at December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

 December 31, 2021
 20212020201920182017PriorRevolving LoansTotal
Real Estate:   
Multifamily   
Pass$723,029 $525,078 $322,067 $238,692 $231,647 $461,834 $184 $2,502,531 
Special mention— — — — — 425 — 425 
Substandard— — 1,724 5,401 — 7,984 — 15,109 
Total multifamily723,029 525,078 323,791 244,093 231,647 470,243 184 2,518,065 
Commercial   
Pass153,803 72,718 97,228 99,165 65,750 274,195 2,589 765,448 
Special mention— — 505 — 1,095 8,559 — 10,159 
Substandard10,881 — 7,866 — 2,854 11,389 — 32,990 
Total commercial164,684 72,718 105,599 99,165 69,699 294,143 2,589 808,597 
One-to-four family residential   
Pass12,095 9,040 11,244 13,299 10,232 120,693 1,004 177,607 
Special mention— — 467 — — 2,336 — 2,803 
Substandard— — 517 — — 2,738 — 3,255 
Total one-to-four family residential12,095 9,040 12,228 13,299 10,232 125,767 1,004 183,665 
Home equity and lines of credit
Pass18,449 12,244 7,347 6,031 2,592 11,162 51,494 109,319 
Special mention— — — — — 103 — 103 
Substandard— — 96 50 — 388 — 534 
Total home equity and lines of credit18,449 12,244 7,443 6,081 2,592 11,653 51,494 109,956 
Construction and land
Pass9,883 5,755 2,039 4,062 1,809 3,467 480 27,495 
Total construction and land9,883 5,755 2,039 4,062 1,809 3,467 480 27,495 
Total real estate loans928,140 624,835 451,100 366,700 315,979 905,273 55,751 3,647,778 
Commercial and industrial
Pass45,426 10,087 4,378 2,316 640 9,298 61,728 133,873 
Special mention— — 166 — 132 224 50 572 
Substandard— 361 154 595 — 726 4,724 6,560 
Total commercial and industrial45,426 10,448 4,698 2,911 772 10,248 66,502 141,005 
Other
Pass1,715 156 19 26 — 49 50 2,015 
Total other1,715 156 19 26 — 49 50 2,015 
Total loans held-for-investment, net$975,281 $635,439 $455,817 $369,637 $316,751 $915,570 $122,303 $3,790,798 
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The following table presents the Company’s loans held-for-investment, excluding PCD loans, by loan class, credit risk ratings and year of origination, as of March 31, 2021 (in thousands):

 March 31, 2021
 20212020201920182017PriorRevolving LoansTotal
Real Estate:   
Multifamily   
Pass$161,305 $562,841 $407,309 $345,635 $283,681 $793,689 $44 $2,554,504 
Special Mention450 450 
Substandard4,691 3,361 8,403 16,455 
Total multifamily161,305 562,841 412,000 348,996 283,681 802,542 44 2,571,409 
Commercial   
Pass33,829 72,556 100,207 92,969 66,730 312,858 3,583 682,732 
Special Mention1,297 9,046 9,506 500 20,349 
Substandard2,470 9,660 328 4,079 14,495 31,032 
Total commercial33,829 75,026 111,164 102,343 70,809 336,859 4,083 734,113 
One-to-four family residential   
Pass966 9,689 14,189 15,717 13,097 141,652 1,613 196,923 
Special Mention467 2,428 2,895 
Substandard600 2,530 3,130 
Total one-to-four family residential966 9,689 15,256 15,717 13,097 146,610 1,613 202,948 
Construction and land
Pass6,654 14,328 5,760 36,750 7,515 3,641 1,018 75,666 
Special Mention— 
Substandard1,150 390 1,540 
Total construction and land6,654 14,328 6,910 37,140 7,515 3,641 1,018 77,206 
Home equity and lines of credit
Pass3,831 14,641 9,894 8,832 3,315 13,848 38,019 92,380 
Special Mention306 306 
Substandard99 88 245 432 
Total home equity and lines of credit3,831 14,641 9,993 8,920 3,315 14,399 38,019 93,118 
Total Real Estate Loans206,585 676,525 555,323 513,116 378,417 1,304,051 44,777 3,678,794 
Commercial and industrial
Pass67,372 113,363 6,407 3,462 1,356 12,961 26,406 231,327 
Special Mention81 210 42 147 324 804 
Substandard499 360 666 862 2,387 
Total commercial and industrial67,372 113,943 6,977 4,170 1,503 14,147 26,406 234,518 
Other
Pass1,257 191 32 51 51 73 1,655 
Substandard
Total other1,257 191 32 51 54 73 1,658 
Total loans held-for-investment, net$275,214 $790,659 $562,332 $517,337 $379,920 $1,318,252 $71,256 $3,914,970 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
The following table details the recorded investment of loans held-for-investment, excluding PCI loans, net of deferred fees and costs, by loan type and credit quality indicator at December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

 At December 31, 2020
 Real Estate   
 MultifamilyCommercialOne-to-Four FamilyConstruction and LandHome Equity and Lines of CreditCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal
Internal Risk Rating        
Pass$2,497,556 $667,568 $207,633 $74,351 $92,385 $189,372 $3,026 $3,731,891 
Special Mention458 20,422 2,456 311 498 24,145 
Substandard14,920 29,576 2,133 441 1,611 48,684 
Total loans held-for-investment, net$2,512,934 $717,566 $212,222 $74,351 $93,137 $191,481 $3,029 $3,804,720 

Past Due and Non-Accrual Loans

Included in loans receivable held-for-investment are loans for which the accrual of interest income has been discontinued due to deterioration in the financial condition of the borrowers. The recorded investment of these non-accrual loans was $8.4$8.1 million and $8.5$7.6 million at March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively. Generally, originated loans are placed on non-accrual status when they become 90 days or more delinquent, or sooner if considered appropriate by management, and remain on non-accrual status until they are brought current, have six consecutive months of performance under the loan terms, and factors indicating reasonable doubt about the timely collection of payments no longer exist. Therefore, loans may be current in accordance with their loan terms, or may be less than 90 days delinquent and still be on a non-accruing status.    

When an individual loan no longer demonstrates the similar credit risk characteristics as other loans within its current segment, the Company evaluates each for expected credit losses on an individual basis. All non-accrual loans $500,000 and above and all loans designated as troubled debt restructures (“TDRs”)TDRs are individually evaluated. The non-accrual amounts included in loans individually evaluated for impairment were $5.4 million and $5.5$4.2 million at each of March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively. Loans on non-accrual status with principal balances less than $500,000, and therefore not individually evaluated for impairment,meeting the Company's definition of an impaired loan, amounted to $3.0$3.9 million at March 31, 2021,2022, and $3.0$3.4 million at December 31, 2020.2021. Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest were $1.6 million$59,000 and $384,000 at March 31, 2021,2022 and $1.1 million at December 31, 2020,2021, respectively, and consisted of loans that are considered well-securedwell secured and in the process of collection.

The Company had 0 loans held-for-sale at March 31, 2021. At December 31, 2020, the Company had $19.9 million in loans held-for-sale. At December 31, 2020, the loans held-for-sale were comprised of commercial real estate and multifamily loans, primarily accommodation (hotel or motel) loans that were modified in the form of interest and/or principal payment deferrals due to COVID-19 related hardships, and had not returned to contractual payments after 180 days of relief. The sale of these loans was completed in March 2021.
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The following tables set forth the detail, and delinquency status, of non-performing loans (non-accrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing), net of deferred fees and costs, at March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, excluding PCD/PCIPCD loans (in thousands):
 March 31, 2021
 Total Non-Performing Loans
 Non-Accruing Loans  
 Current30-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past DueTotal90 Days or More Past Due and AccruingTotal Non-Performing Loans
Loans held-for-investment:      
Real estate loans:      
Commercial      
Substandard$2,817 $100 $2,044 $4,961 $219 $5,180 
Total commercial2,817 100 2,044 4,961 219 5,180 
One-to-four family residential      
Substandard406 399 805 172 977 
Total one-to-four family residential406 399 805 172 977 
Construction and land      
Substandard1,150 1,150 1,150 
Total construction and land1,150 1,150 1,150 
Multifamily      
Substandard1,145 1,145 516 1,661 
Total multifamily1,145 1,145 516 1,661 
Home equity and lines of credit      
Substandard58 129 187 187 
Total home equity and lines of credit58 129 187 187 
Total real estate3,281 100 4,867 8,248 907 9,155 
Commercial and industrial loans      
Pass92 92 
Special Mention85 85 
Substandard36 161 198 561 759 
Total commercial and industrial loans36 161 198 738 936 
Other loans      
Pass
Total other
Total non-performing loans$3,282 $136 $5,028 $8,446 $1,648 $10,094 

 March 31, 2022
 Total Non-Performing Loans
 Non-Accruing Loans  
 Current30-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past DueTotal90 Days or More Past Due and AccruingTotal Non-Performing Loans
Loans held-for-investment:      
Real estate loans:      
Multifamily      
Substandard$— $279 $1,574 $1,853 $— $1,853 
Total multifamily— 279 1,574 1,853 — 1,853 
Commercial
Substandard2,859 71 2,450 5,380 37 5,417 
Total commercial2,859 71 2,450 5,380 37 5,417 
One-to-four family residential      
Substandard— — 312 312 318 
Total one-to-four family residential— — 312 312 318 
Home equity and lines of credit      
Substandard— — 279 279 — 279 
Total home equity and lines of credit— — 279 279 — 279 
Total real estate2,859 350 4,615 7,824 43 7,867 
Commercial and industrial loans      
Substandard— — 278 278 16 294 
Total commercial and industrial loans— — 278 278 16 294 
Total non-performing loans$2,859 $350 $4,893 $8,102 $59 $8,161 
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 December 31, 2020
 Total Non-Performing Loans
 Non-Accruing Loans  
 Current30-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past DueTotal90 Days or More Past Due and AccruingTotal Non-Performing Loans
Loans held-for-investment:      
Real estate loans:      
Commercial      
Pass$$$$$500 $500 
Substandard2,829 537 2,863 6,229 $6,229 
Total commercial2,829 537 2,863 6,229 500 6,729 
One-to-four family residential      
Substandard413 493 906 174 1,080 
Total one-to-four family residential413 493 906 174 1,080 
Multifamily      
Substandard1,153 1,153 1,153 
Total multifamily1,153 1,153 1,153 
Home equity and lines of credit
Substandard60 131 191 191 
Total home equity and lines of credit60 131 191 191 
Total real estate3,302 537 4,640 8,479 674 9,153 
Commercial and industrial loans      
Pass101 101 
Special Mention85 85 
Substandard37 37 250 287 
Total commercial and industrial loans37 37 436 473 
Other loans
Pass0 0 0 
Total other0 0 0 0 
Total non-performing loans$3,302 $537 $4,677 $8,516 $1,113 $9,629 

 December 31, 2021
 Total Non-Performing Loans
 Non-Accruing Loans  
 Current30-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past DueTotal90 Days or More Past Due and AccruingTotal Non-Performing Loans
Loans held-for-investment:      
Real estate loans:      
Multifamily      
Substandard$— $280 $1,602 $1,882 $— $1,882 
Total multifamily— 280 1,602 1,882 — 1,882 
Commercial
Special mention— — 280 280 $— 280 
Substandard2,944 — 1,893 4,837 147 4,984 
Total commercial2,944 — 2,173 5,117 147 5,264 
One-to-four family residential      
Substandard— — 314 314 165 479 
Total one-to-four family residential— — 314 314 165 479 
Home equity and lines of credit
Substandard— — 281 281 — 281 
Total home equity and lines of credit— — 281 281 — 281 
Total real estate2,944 280 4,370 7,594 312 7,906 
Commercial and industrial loans      
Pass— — — — 72 72 
Substandard28 — — 28 — 28 
Total commercial and industrial loans28 — — 28 72 100 
Total non-performing loans$2,972 $280 $4,370 $7,622 $384 $8,006 
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
The following tables set forth the detail and delinquency status of loans held-for-investment, excluding PCD/PCIPCD loans, net of deferred fees and costs, at March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 20202021 (in thousands):
 March 31, 2021
 Past Due Loans 
 30-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due90 Days or More Past Due and AccruingTotal Past DueCurrentTotal Loans Receivable, net
Loans held-for-investment:  
Real estate loans:  
Commercial  
Pass$1,651 $$$1,651 $681,081 $682,732 
Special Mention20,349 20,349 
Substandard2,906 2,044 219 5,169 25,863 31,032 
Total commercial4,557 2,044 219 6,820 727,293 734,113 
One-to-four family residential  
Pass1,827 1,827 195,096 196,923 
Special Mention1,085 1,085 1,810 2,895 
Substandard1,111 399 172 1,682 1,448 3,130 
Total one-to-four family residential4,023 399 172 4,594 198,354 202,948 
Construction and land  
Pass75,666 75,666 
Substandard390 1,150 1,540 1,540 
Total construction and land390 1,150 1,540 75,666 77,206 
Multifamily  
Pass1,256 1,256 2,553,248 2,554,504 
Special Mention450 450 
Substandard1,163 1,145 516 2,824 13,631 16,455 
Total multifamily2,419 1,145 516 4,080 2,567,329 2,571,409 
Home equity and lines of credit  
Pass229 229 92,151 92,380 
Special Mention44 44 262 306 
Substandard99 129 228 204 432 
Total home equity and lines of credit372 129 501 92,617 93,118 
Total real estate11,761 4,867 907 17,535 3,661,259 3,678,794 
Commercial and industrial  
Pass1,471 92 1,563 229,764 231,327 
Special Mention259 85 344 460 804 
Substandard785 161 561 1,507 880 2,387 
Total commercial and industrial2,515 161 738 3,414 231,104 234,518 
Other loans  
Pass1,648 1,655 
Substandard
Total other loans10 1,648 1,658 
Total loans held-for-investment$14,283 $5,028 $1,648 $20,959 $3,894,011 $3,914,970 

 March 31, 2022
 Past Due Loans 
 30-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due90 Days or More Past Due and AccruingTotal Past DueCurrentTotal Loans Receivable, net
Loans held-for-investment:  
Real estate loans:  
Multifamily
Pass$— $— $— $— $2,555,491 $2,555,491 
Special mention— — — — 420 420 
Substandard3,083 1,574 — 4,657 8,216 12,873 
Total multifamily3,083 1,574 — 4,657 2,564,127 2,568,784 
Commercial  
Pass— — — — 813,527 813,527 
Special mention66 — — 66 8,470 8,536 
Substandard309 2,450 37 2,796 27,944 30,740 
Total commercial375 2,450 37 2,862 849,941 852,803 
One-to-four family residential  
Pass325 — — 325 179,705 180,030 
Special mention73 — — 73 2,698 2,771 
Substandard156 312 474 2,732 3,206 
Total one-to-four family residential554 312 872 185,135 186,007 
Home equity and lines of credit
Pass110 — — 110 124,295 124,405 
Special mention60 — — 60 100 160 
Substandard95 279 — 374 217 591 
Total home equity and lines of credit265 279 — 544 124,612 125,156 
Construction and land  
Pass— — — — 15,509 15,509 
Special mention— — — — 2,070 2,070 
Total construction and land— — — — 17,579 17,579 
Total real estate4,277 4,615 43 8,935 3,741,394 3,750,329 
Commercial and industrial  
Pass129 — — 129 129,275 129,404 
Special mention12 — — 12 559 571 
Substandard— 278 16 294 1,981 2,275 
Total commercial and industrial141 278 16 435 131,815 132,250 
Other loans  
Pass16 — — 16 1,922 1,938 
Total other loans16 — — 16 1,922 1,938 
Total loans held-for-investment$4,434 $4,893 $59 $9,386 $3,875,131 $3,884,517 

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December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021
Performing (Accruing) Loans   Past Due Loans 
0-29 Days Past Due30-89 Days Past DueTotalNon-Performing LoansTotal Loans Receivable, net 30-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due90 Days or More Past Due and AccruingTotal Past DueCurrentTotal Loans Receivable, net
Loans held-for-investment:Loans held-for-investment:Loans held-for-investment:
Real estate loans:Real estate loans:Real estate loans:
MultifamilyMultifamily
PassPass$— $— $— $— $2,502,531 $2,502,531 
Special mentionSpecial mention— — — — 425 425 
SubstandardSubstandard280 1,602 — 1,882 13,227 15,109 
Total multifamilyTotal multifamily280 1,602 — 1,882 2,516,183 2,518,065 
CommercialCommercialCommercial
PassPass$660,996 $6,072 $667,068 $500 $667,568 Pass77 — — 77 765,371 765,448 
Special Mention20,350 72 20,422 20,422 
Special mentionSpecial mention67 280 — 347 9,812 10,159 
SubstandardSubstandard20,699 2,648 23,347 6,229 29,576 Substandard— 1,893 147 2,040 30,950 32,990 
Total commercialTotal commercial702,045 8,792 710,837 6,729 717,566 Total commercial144 2,173 147 2,464 806,133 808,597 
One-to-four family residentialOne-to-four family residentialOne-to-four family residential
PassPass207,351 282 207,633 207,633 Pass206 — — 206 177,401 177,607 
Special Mention1,586 870 2,456 2,456 
Special mentionSpecial mention387 — — 387 2,416 2,803 
SubstandardSubstandard1,053 1,053 1,080 2,133 Substandard— 314 165 479 2,776 3,255 
Total one-to-four family residentialTotal one-to-four family residential209,990 1,152 211,142 1,080 212,222 Total one-to-four family residential593 314 165 1,072 182,593 183,665 
Home equity and lines of creditHome equity and lines of credit
PassPass316 — — 316 109,003 109,319 
Special mentionSpecial mention— — — — 103 103 
SubstandardSubstandard96 281 — 377 157 534 
Total home equity and lines of creditTotal home equity and lines of credit412 281 — 693 109,263 109,956 
Construction and landConstruction and landConstruction and land
PassPass73,357 994 74,351 74,351 Pass— — — — 27,495 27,495 
Total construction and landTotal construction and land73,357 994 74,351 74,351 Total construction and land— — — — 27,495 27,495 
Multifamily
Pass2,496,273 1,283 2,497,556 2,497,556 
Special Mention458 458 458 
Substandard13,157 610 13,767 1,153 14,920 
Total multifamily2,509,888 1,893 2,511,781 1,153 2,512,934 
Home equity and lines of credit
Pass92,305 80 92,385 92,385 
Special Mention111 200 311 311 
Substandard150 100 250 191 441 
Total home equity and lines of credit92,566 380 92,946 191 93,137 
Total real estateTotal real estate3,587,846 13,211 3,601,057 9,153 3,610,210 Total real estate1,429 4,370 312 6,111 3,641,667 3,647,778 
Commercial and industrialCommercial and industrialCommercial and industrial
PassPass188,639 632 189,271 101 189,372 Pass— 72 74 133,799 133,873 
Special Mention352 61 413 85 498 
Special mentionSpecial mention— — — — 572 572 
SubstandardSubstandard1,257 67 1,324 287 1,611 Substandard— — — — 6,560 6,560 
Total commercial and industrialTotal commercial and industrial190,248 760 191,008 473 191,481 Total commercial and industrial— 72 74 140,931 141,005 
Other loansOther loansOther loans
PassPass3,015 11 3,026 3,026 Pass15 — — 15 2,000 2,015 
Substandard
Total other loansTotal other loans3,015 11 3,026 3,029 Total other loans15 — — 15 2,000 2,015 
Total loans held-for-investment, net$3,781,109 $13,982 $3,795,091 $9,629 $3,804,720 
Total loans held-for-investmentTotal loans held-for-investment$1,446 $4,370 $384 $6,200 $3,784,598 $3,790,798 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
The following table summarizestables summarize information on non-accrual loans, excluding PCD loans, atas of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
At or for the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Recorded InvestmentUnpaid Principal BalanceWith No Related AllowanceInterest Income
Real estate loans:
Commercial$4,961 $5,471 $3,275 $25 
One-to-four family residential805 836 228 
Construction and land1,150 1,150 1,150 
Multifamily1,145 1,154 14 
Home equity and lines of credit187 436 
Commercial and industrial198 392 
Total non-accrual loans$8,446 $9,439 $4,654 $49 

March 31, 2022
Recorded InvestmentUnpaid Principal BalanceWith No Related Allowance
Real estate loans:
Multifamily$1,853 $1,862 $500 
Commercial5,380 7,577 3,702 
One-to-four family residential312 343 — 
Home equity and lines of credit279 529 — 
Commercial and industrial278 667 — 
Total non-accrual loans$8,102 $10,978 $4,202 

December 31, 2021
Recorded InvestmentUnpaid Principal BalanceWith No Related Allowance
Real estate loans:
Multifamily$1,882 $1,891 $512 
Commercial5,117 5,627 3,729 
One-to-four family residential314 346 — 
Home equity and lines of credit281 530 — 
Commercial and industrial28 349 — 
Total non-accrual loans$7,622 $8,743 $4,241 

The following table summarizes impairedinterest income on non-accrual loans, as of Decemberexcluding PCD loans, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 (in thousands):2022 and March 31, 2021.
 December 31, 2020
 Recorded InvestmentUnpaid Principal BalanceRelated Allowance
With No Allowance Recorded:
Real estate loans:
Commercial$8,838 $10,076 $— 
One-to-four family residential1,903 2,032 — 
Multifamily626 1,097 — 
Home equity and lines of credit15 15 — 
Total Real Estate11,382 13,220 — 
With a Related Allowance Recorded:
Real estate loans:
Commercial1,812 2,244 (66)
Home equity and lines of credit32 32 (3)
Total Real Estate1,844 2,276 (69)
Commercial and industrial loans16 16 (4)
Total:
Real estate loans
Commercial10,650 12,320 (66)
One-to-four family residential1,903 2,032 
Multifamily626 1,097 
Home equity and lines of credit47 47 (3)
Commercial and industrial loans16 16 (4)
$13,242 $15,512 $(73)

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Real estate loans:
Multifamily$24 $14 
Commercial12 25 
One-to-four family residential
Home equity and lines of credit— 
Commercial and industrial
Total interest income on non-accrual loans$40 $49 


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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Included in the table above at December 31, 2020, are impaired loans with carrying balances of $7.8 million that were not written down by charge-offs or for which there are no specific reserves in our allowance for loan losses. Loans not written down by charge-offs or specific reserves at December 31, 2020, are considered to have sufficient collateral values, less costs to sell, to support the carrying balances of the loans.

The following table summarizes the average recorded investment in impaired loans, excluding PCI loans, and interest income recognized as of, and for, the three months March 31, 2020 (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020
 Average Recorded InvestmentInterest Income
With No Allowance Recorded:
Real estate loans:
Commercial$16,198 $112 
One-to-four family residential2,464 33 
Multifamily1,036 13 
Home equity and lines of credit21 
Commercial and industrial loans38 
With a Related Allowance Recorded:
Real estate loans:
Commercial930 
Home equity and lines of credit33 
Commercial and industrial loans18 
Total:
Real estate loans
Commercial17,128 112 
One-to-four family residential2,464 33 
Multifamily1,036 13 
Home equity and lines of credit54 
Commercial and industrial loans56 
 $20,738 $159 
Collateral-Dependent Loans

Loans for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral are considered to be collateral-dependent loans. Collateral can have a significant financial effect in mitigating exposure to credit risk and, where there is sufficient collateral, an allowance for expected credit losses is not recognized or is minimal. For collateral-dependent loans, the allowance for expected credit losses is individually assessed based on the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs of sale. The Company's collateral-dependent loans are secured by real estate. Collateral values are generally based on appraisals which are adjusted for changes in market indices. As of March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had $9.8$7.3 million and $10.0$7.4 million of collateral-dependent impaired loans, respectively. The collateral-dependent loans at March 31, 20212022 consisted of $7.6$5.8 million inof commercial real estate loans, $1.2$1.1 million in construction loans, $610,000 inof multifamily loans, and $388,000 in$357,000 of one-to-four family residential loans. For the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, there was no significant deterioration or changes in the collateral securing these loans.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Troubled Debt Restructured LoansLoan

There were 0no loans modified inas a TDR during the three months ended March 31, 20212022 or 2020.2021.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact to customers, a short-term modification program that complied with Section 4013 of the CARES Act and the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus was implemented to provide temporary payment relief to those borrowers directly impacted by COVID-19. The program allows for deferral of payments for 90 days, which may extend for an additional 90 day periods,period, with modifications in the form of payment deferrals, fee waivers, extensions of repayment terms, or other delays in payment. As of March 31, 2021,2022, substantially all of the Companyborrowers who had 24 loan modifications (excluding PCD loans) with principal and/or interest payment deferrals on outstanding loan balances of $28.8 million. Of these 24 payment deferrals, 7 were principal deferrals totaling $8.8 million, and 17 were principal and interest deferrals totaling $20.0 million. As these deferrals were current as of December 31, 2019, or the date of modification, these loans are not considered TDRs.requested relief have returned to contractual payments. Loans in deferment status (“COVID-19 Modified Loans”) will continuehave continued to accrue interest during the deferment period unless otherwise classified as nonperforming.non-performing. COVID-19 Modified Loans are required to make escrow payments for real estate taxes and insurance, if applicable. For loans given relief of interest, the deferred interest is generally to be paid back over a period not to exceed 18 months. Principal deferrals may be brought current or recast into outstanding principal at time of rate reset or repaid at the end of the loan's contractual term.The COVID-19 Modified Loan agreements generally also require loans to be brought back to their fully contractual terms within 12 to 18 months and include covenants that prohibit distributions, bonuses, or payments of management fees to related entities until all deferred payments are made. Consistent with industry regulatory guidance, borrowers who were otherwise current on loan payments and were granted COVID-19 related financial hardship payment deferrals will continue to be reported as current loans throughout the agreed upon deferral period. Borrowers who were delinquent in their payments to the Bank prior to requesting a COVID-19 related financial hardship payment deferral are reviewed on a case by case basis for TDR classification and non-performing loan status.
At March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had TDRs of $11.7$8.6 million and $12.1$9.0 million, respectively.

Management classifies all TDRs as loans individually evaluated for impairment. Loans individually evaluated for impairment are assessed to determine that the loan’s carrying value is not in excess of the estimated fair value of the collateral less cost to sell, if the loan is collateral-dependent, or the present value of the expected future cash flows, if the loan is not collateral-dependent. Management performs an evaluation of each impaired loan and generally obtains updated appraisals as part of the evaluation. In addition, management adjusts estimated fair values down to appropriately consider recent market conditions, our willingness to accept a lower sales price to effect a quick sale, and costs to dispose of any supporting collateral. Determining the estimated fair value of underlying collateral (and related costs to sell) can be difficult in illiquid real estate markets and is subject to significant assumptions and estimates. Management employs an independent third-party management firm that specializes in appraisal preparation and review to ascertain the reasonableness of updated appraisals. Projecting the expected cash flows under TDRs which are not collateral-dependent is inherently subjective and requires, among other things, an evaluation of the borrower’s current and projected financial condition. Actual results may be significantly different than our projections and our established allowance for loancredit losses on these loans, which could have a material effect on our financial results.

At March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, there were 0no restructured TDRs that were restructured during the preceding twelve months that subsequently defaulted. At March 31, 2020, there was one TDR with a balance of $27,000 that was restructured during the preceding twelve months that subsequently defaulted.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Note 76 Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) on Loans (“ACL”)

On January 1, 2021, the Company adopted the CECL standard, which requires the measurement of expected credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loans, and certain off-balance-sheet credit exposures. As a result of the adoption of CECL, the Company recorded a $10.4 million increase to its allowance for credit losses on loans, including $6.8 million related to PCD loans. For PCD loans, the allowance for credit losses recorded is recognized through a gross-up that increases the amortized cost basis of loans with a corresponding increase to the allowance for credit losses, and therefore results in no impact to shareholders' equity.

Under the CECL standard, the Company determines the ACL on loans based upon a consideration of its historical portfolio loss experience, current borrower-specific risk characteristics, forecasts of future economic conditions, reversion period, prepayments and qualitative adjustments. The allowance is measured on a collective (loan segment) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. Loans that do not share common risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis and are excluded from the collective evaluation. Accrued interest on loans is excluded from the calculation of the ACL due to the Company's established non-accrual policy which results in the reversal of uncollectible accrued interest on non-accrual loans against interest income in a timely manner. Accrued interest receivable on loans held-for-investment totaled $13.2 million at March 31, 2021 and is reported in accrued interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company’s loan portfolio segmentation includes: multifamily, commercial real estate, one-to-four family residential mortgage, home equity and lines of credit, commercial and industrial, construction and other consumer loans.

Allowance for Collectively Evaluated Loans Held-for-Investment

In estimating the quantitative component of the allowance on a collective basis, the Company uses a risk rating migration model which calculates an expected life of loan loss percentage for each loan by generating probability of default and loss given default metrics. These metrics are multiplied by the exposure at the potential default, taking into consideration estimated prepayments, to calculate the quantitative component of the ACL. The metrics are based on the migration of loans from performing to loss by credit qualityrisk rating or delinquency categories using historical life-of-loan analysis periods for each loan portfolio pool, and the severity of loss, based on the aggregate net lifetime losses incurred using the Company's own historical loss experience and comparable peer data loss history. The model's expected losses based on loss history are adjusted for qualitative factors.adjustments to address risks that may not be adequately represented in the risk rating migration model. Among other things, these adjustments include and account for differences in: (i) changes in lending policies and procedures; (ii) changes in local, regional, national, and international economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectability of our portfolio, including the condition of various market segments; (iii) changes in the experience, ability and depth of lending management and other relevant staff; (iv) changes in the quality of our loan review system; (v) the existence and effect of any concentrations of credit, and changes in the level of such concentrations; and (vi) the effect of other external factors such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements on the level of estimated credit losses in our existing portfolio.

The Company utilizes a two-year reasonable and supportable forecast period after which estimated losses revert to historical loss experience immediately for the remaining life of the loan. In establishing its estimate of expected credit losses, the Company utilizes five externally-sourced forward-looking economic scenarios developed by Moody's Analytics (“Moody's”).     

Management utilizes five different Moody's scenarios so as to incorporate uncertainties related to the unprecedented economic environment arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. These scenarios, which range from more benign to more severe economic outlooks, representinclude a ‘most“most likely outcome’outcome” (the “Baseline” scenario) and four less likely scenarios referred to as the “Upside” scenarios and the “Downside” scenarios. Each scenario is assigned a weighting with a majority of the weighting placed on the Baseline scenario and lower weights placed on both the Upside and Downside scenarios. The weighting assigned by management is based on the economic outlook and available information at the reporting date. The model projects economic variables under each scenario based on detailed statistical analyses. The Company has identified and selected key variables that most closely correlated to its historical credit performance, which include: Gross domestic product, unemployment, and three collateral indices: the Commercial Property Price Index, the Commercial Property Price Apartment Index and the Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Allowance for Individually Evaluated Loans

The Company measures specific reserves for individual loans that do not share common risk characteristics with other loans, consisting of all TDRs and non-accrual loans with an outstanding balance of $500,000 or greater. Loans individually evaluated for impairment are assessed to determine thatwhether the loan’s carrying value is not in excess of the estimated fair value of the collateral less cost to sell, if the loan is collateral-dependent, or the present value of the expected future cash flows, if the loan is not collateral-dependent. Management performs an evaluation of each impaired loan and generally obtains updated appraisals as part of the evaluation. In addition, management adjusts estimated fair values down to appropriately consider recent market conditions, our willingness to accept a lower sales price to effect a quick sale, and costs to dispose of any supporting collateral. Determining the estimated fair value of underlying collateral (and related costs to sell) can be difficult in illiquid real estate markets and is subject to significant assumptions and estimates. Management employs an independent third-party management firm that specializes in appraisal preparation and review to ascertain the reasonableness of updated appraisals. Projecting the expected cash flows under troubled debt restructurings which are not collateral-dependent is inherently subjective and requires, among other things, an evaluation of the borrower’s current and projected financial condition. Actual results may be significantly different than our projections and our established allowance for credit losses on these loans, which could have a material effect on our financial results. Individually impaired loans that have no impairment losses are not considered for collective allowances described earlier. At March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020, the specific component of2021, the ACL for loans individually evaluated for impairment was $77,000$46,200 and $73,000,$30,200, respectively.



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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Allowance for Credit Losses – Off-Balance Sheet Exposures

An ACL for off-balance-sheet exposures represents an estimate of expected credit losses arising from off-balance sheet exposures such as loan commitments, standby letters of credit and unused lines of credit (loans on books already). Commitments to fund unused lines of credit are agreements to lend additional funds to customers as long as there have been no violations of any of the conditions established in the agreements (original or restructured). Commitments to originate loans generally have a fixed expiration or other termination clauses, which may require payment of a fee. Since some of these loan commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The reserve for off-balance sheet exposures is determined using the CECLCurrent Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) reserve factor in the related funded loan segment, adjusted for an average historical funding rate. The allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures is recorded in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and the corresponding provision is included in other non-interest expense.


The table below summarizes the allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit exposures (in thousands):

Three Months Ended
March 31, 20212022
Balance at beginning of period$8081,852 
Impact of CECL adoption737
Balance at January 1, 20211,545 
Provision for credit losses279 157
Balance at end of period$1,7022,131 

The allowance for credit losses on loans increased to $39.3 million at March 31, 2022, compared to $39.0 million at December 31, 2021, primarily due to growth in the loan portfolio.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
The following tables set forth activity in our allowance for credit losses on loans, by loan type, as of, and for the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, and March 31, 20202021 (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
 Real Estate     
 
Commercial (1)
One-to-Four FamilyConstruction and LandHome Equity and Lines of CreditCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal Loans (excluding PCD)PCDTotal
Beginning balance$33,005 $207 $1,214 $260 $1,842 $198 $36,726 $881 $37,607 
Impact of CECL adoption(1,949)5,233 (921)419 947 (188)3,541 6,812 10,353 
Balance at January 1, 202131,056 5,440 293 679 2,789 10 40,267 7,693 47,960 
Charge-offs(21)(21)(2,411)(2,432)
Recoveries19 21 43 43 
Provisions (credit)(2,172)(269)(24)(36)130 (3)(2,374)(2,374)
Ending balance$28,882 $5,172 $269 $643 $2,940 $$37,915 $5,282 $43,197 

 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
 Real Estate     
 
Commercial (1)
One-to-Four FamilyHome Equity and Lines of CreditConstruction and LandCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal Loans (excluding PCD)PCDTotal
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance$26,785 $3,545 $560 $169 $3,173 $$34,241 $4,732 $38,973 
Charge-offs— — — — (185)— (185)— (185)
Recoveries78 — — — — 83 — 83 
Provisions (credit)384 44 119 (3)(39)— 505 (102)403 
Ending balance$27,247 $3,589 $679 $166 $2,954 $$34,644 $4,630 $39,274 

 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
 Real Estate     
 
Commercial (1)
One-to-Four FamilyHome Equity and Lines of CreditConstruction and LandCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal Loans (excluding PCD)PCDTotal
Allowance for credit losses:         
Beginning balance$33,005 $207 $260 $1,214 $1,842 $198 $36,726 $881 $37,607 
Impact of CECL adoption(1,949)5,233 419 (921)947 (188)3,541 6,812 10,353 
Balance at January 1, 202131,056 5,440 679 293 2,789 10 40,267 7,693 47,960 
Charge-offs(21)— — — — — (21)(2,411)(2,432)
Recoveries19 — — 21 43 — 43 
Provisions (credit)(2,172)(269)(36)(24)130 (3)(2,374)— (2,374)
Ending balance$28,882 $5,172 $643 $269 $2,940 $$37,915 $5,282 $43,197 
(1) Commercial includes commercial real estate loans collateralized by owner-occupied, non-owner occupied, and multifamily properties.

 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 Real Estate     
 CommercialOne-to-Four FamilyConstruction and LandMultifamilyHome Equity and Lines of CreditCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal Loans (excluding PCI)PCITotal
Allowance for loan losses:          
Beginning balance$4,891 $180 $536 $20,203 $317 $1,640 $151 $27,918 $789 $28,707 
Charge-offs(433)(37)(470)(470)
Recoveries375 380 380 
Provisions (credit)611 131 135 6,686 256 430 (66)8,183 8,183 
Ending balance$5,444 $312 $671 $26,889 $574 $2,035 $86 $36,011 $789 $36,800 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
The following tables detail the amount of loans receivable held-for-investment, net of deferred loan fees and costs, that are evaluated, individually and collectively, for impairment, and the related portion of the allowance for loancredit losses that is allocated to each loan portfolio segment, at March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 20202021 (in thousands):
March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022
Real Estate      Real Estate     
Commercial (1)
One-to-Four FamilyConstruction and LandHome Equity and Lines of CreditCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal Loans (excluding PCD)PCDTotal
Commercial (1)
One-to-Four FamilyHome Equity and Lines of CreditConstruction and LandCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal Loans (excluding PCD)PCDTotal
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Allowance for credit losses:Allowance for credit losses:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairmentEnding balance: individually evaluated for impairment$69 $$$$$$77 $$77 Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment$25 $— $$— $18 $— $46 $— $46 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairmentEnding balance: collectively evaluated for impairment28,813 5,168 269 641 2,938 37,838 5,282 43,120 Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment27,222 3,589 676 166 2,936 34,598 — 34,598 
Ending balance: PCD loans evaluated for impairment (2)
Ending balance: PCD loans evaluated for impairment (2)
— — — — — — — 4,630 4,630 
Loans, net:Loans, net:         Loans, net:         
Ending balanceEnding balance3,305,522 202,948 77,206 93,118 234,518 1,658 3,914,970 18,045 3,933,015 Ending balance$3,421,587 $186,007 $125,156 $17,579 $132,250 $1,938 $3,884,517 $14,064 $3,898,581 
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairmentEnding balance: individually evaluated for impairment9,839 1,634 1,150 45 16 12,684 12,684 Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment8,094 1,369 35 — 101 09,599 — 9,599 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairmentEnding balance: collectively evaluated for impairment3,295,683 201,314 76,056 93,073 66,628 1,658 3,734,412 18,045 3,752,457 Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment3,413,493 184,638 125,121 17,579 107,800 1,938 3,850,569 — 3,850,569 
PPP loans not evaluated for impairment (2)
167,874 167,874 167,874 
Ending balance: PCD loans evaluated for impairment (2)
Ending balance: PCD loans evaluated for impairment (2)
— — — — — — — 14,064 14,064 
PPP loans not evaluated for impairment (3)
PPP loans not evaluated for impairment (3)
— — — — 24,349 — 24,349 — 24,349 

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021
Real Estate      Real Estate     
CommercialOne-to-Four FamilyConstruction and LandMultifamilyHome Equity and Lines of CreditCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal Loans (excluding PCI)PCITotal
Commercial (1)
One-to-Four FamilyHome Equity and Lines of CreditConstruction and LandCommercial and IndustrialOtherTotal Loans (excluding PCD)PCDTotal
Allowance for credit losses on loans:
Allowance for credit losses:Allowance for credit losses:
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairmentEnding balance: individually evaluated for impairment$66 $$$$$$$73 $$73 Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment$25 $$$— $$— $30 $— $30 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairmentEnding balance: collectively evaluated for impairment5,944 207 1,214 26,995 257 1,838 198 36,653 881 37,534 Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment26,760 3,543 558 169 3,172 34,211 — 34,211 
Ending balance: PCD loans evaluated for impairment (2)
Ending balance: PCD loans evaluated for impairment (2)
— — — — — — — 4,732 4,732 
Loans, net:Loans, net:          Loans, net:         
Ending balanceEnding balance717,566 212,222 74,351 2,512,934 93,137 191,481 3,029 3,804,720 18,518 3,823,238 Ending balance$3,326,662 $183,665 $109,956 $27,495 $141,005 $2,015 $3,790,798 $15,819 $3,806,617 
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairmentEnding balance: individually evaluated for impairment10,650 1,903 626 47 16 13,242 13,242 Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment8,352 1,562 38 — 34 — 9,986 — 9,986 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairmentEnding balance: collectively evaluated for impairment706,916 210,319 74,351 2,512,308 93,090 64,930 3,029 3,664,943 18,518 3,683,461 Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment3,318,310 182,103 109,918 27,495 100,454 2,015 3,740,295 — 3,740,295 
PPP loans not evaluated for impairment (2)
126,535 126,535 126,535 
Ending balance: PCD loans evaluated for impairment (2)
Ending balance: PCD loans evaluated for impairment (2)
— — — — — — — 15,819 15,819 
PPP loans not evaluated for impairment (3)
PPP loans not evaluated for impairment (3)
— — — — 40,517 — 40,517 — 40,517 
(1) Commercial includes commercial real estate loans collateralized by owner-occupied, non-owner occupied, and multifamily properties.
(2) Upon adoption of CECL, the Company elected to maintain pools of PCD loans that were previously accounted for under ASC 310-30, and will continue to evaluate PCD loans under this guidance.
(3) PPP loans are guaranteed by the SBA and therefore excluded from the allowance for loancredit losses.
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Note 8 –7– Deposits

Deposit account balances are summarized as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Non-interest-bearing checkingNon-interest-bearing checking$771,432 $695,831 Non-interest-bearing checking$944,096 $898,490 
NOW and interest-bearing checking918,367 905,208 
Negotiable orders of withdrawal ("NOW") and interest-bearing checkingNegotiable orders of withdrawal ("NOW") and interest-bearing checking1,231,377 1,112,292 
Savings and money marketSavings and money market1,815,727 1,953,885 Savings and money market1,768,629 1,776,191 
Certificates of depositCertificates of deposit630,190 521,627 Certificates of deposit358,764 382,361 
Total depositsTotal deposits$4,135,716 $4,076,551 Total deposits$4,302,866 $4,169,334 
 
Interest expense on deposit accounts is summarized for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
NOW and interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market$932 $4,073 
Certificates of deposit938 5,206 
Total interest expense on deposit accounts$1,870 $9,279 

 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
NOW and interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market$571 $932 
Certificates of deposit588 938 
Total interest expense on deposit accounts$1,159 $1,870 

Note 98 Equity Incentive Plans

The following table is a summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2021,2022, and changes therein during the three months then ended.
 Number of Stock OptionsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Contractual Life (years)
Outstanding - December 31, 20202,214,193 $4.01 $13.94 3.96
Forfeited(41,090)3.96 13.62 — 
Exercised(54,990)4.06 14.69 — 
Outstanding - March 31, 20212,118,113 4.01 13.92 3.71
Exercisable - March 31, 20212,101,034 4.00 13.91 3.70
 Number of Stock OptionsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Contractual Life (years)
Outstanding - December 31, 20211,769,979 $4.02 $13.95 2.95
Exercised(17,040)3.95 13.54 — 
Outstanding - March 31, 20221,752,939 4.02 13.96 2.71
Exercisable - March 31, 20221,752,939 4.02 13.96 2.71
 Expected future stock option expense related to the non-vested options outstanding as of March 31, 2021, is $25,000 over a weighted average period of 0.6 years.
On January 29, 2021,28, 2022, the Company granted to directors and employees, under the 2019 EIP, 147,315Equity Incentive Plan, 157,416 restricted stock unitsawards with a total grant-date fair value of $1.8$2.5 million. Of these grants, 32,76930,798 vest one year from the date of grant and 114,546126,618 vest in equal installments over a five-yearthree-year period beginning one year from the date of grant. The Company also issued 29,61524,492 performance-based restricted stock units to its executive officers with a total grant date fair value of $366,041.$386,484. Vesting of the performance-based restricted stock units will be based on achievement of certain levels of Core Return on Average Assets and will cliff-vest after a three-year measurement period ended January 29, 2024, based on the Company's performance relative to a peer group as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board.December 31, 2024. At the end of the performance period, the number of actual shares to be awarded may vary between 0% and 225%120% of target amounts.

The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s restricted stock awards as ofat March 31, 2021,2022, and changes therein during the three months then ended.
Number of Shares AwardedWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Number of Shares AwardedWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2020104,010 $15.91 
Non-vested at December 31, 2021Non-vested at December 31, 2021222,844 $13.21 
GrantedGranted176,930 12.59 Granted181,908 15.78 
VestedVested(38,470)15.81 Vested(62,836)12.87 
ForfeitedForfeited(4,022)15.81 Forfeited(2,875)14.00 
Non-vested at March 31, 2021238,448 13.46 
Non-vested at March 31, 2022Non-vested at March 31, 2022339,041 14.65 
Expected future stock award expense related to the non-vested restricted share awards as of March 31, 2022, is $4.4 million over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, the Company recorded $396,000 and $243,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation related to the above plan.
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Expected future stock award expense related to the non-vested restricted share awards as of March 31, 2021, is $2.6 million over a weighted average period of 3.3 years.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020, the Company recorded $243,000 and $448,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation related to the above plans.

Note 109 – Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present the assets reported on the consolidated balance sheets at their estimated fair value as of March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, by level within the fair value hierarchy as required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 Inputs – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs – Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlations or other means.

Level 3 Inputs – Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

The methods of determining the fair value of assets and liabilities presented in this note are consistent with our methodologies disclosed in Note 1516 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company’s 20202021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2021 Using: Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2022 Using:
Carrying ValueQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Carrying ValueQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
(in thousands) (in thousands)
Measured on a recurring basis:Measured on a recurring basis: Measured on a recurring basis: 
Assets:Assets:    Assets:    
Investment securities:Investment securities:    Investment securities:    
Debt securities available-for-sale:Debt securities available-for-sale:    Debt securities available-for-sale:    
U.S. Government agencyU.S. Government agency$2,690 $$2,690 $U.S. Government agency$75,620 $— $75,620 $— 
Mortgage-backed securities:Mortgage-backed securities:    Mortgage-backed securities:    
Pass-through certificates:Pass-through certificates:Pass-through certificates:
GSEGSE253,563 253,563 GSE564,390 — 564,390 — 
REMICs:REMICs:REMICs:
GSEGSE825,693 825,693 GSE311,103 — 311,103 — 
1,079,256 1,079,256 875,493 — 875,493 — 
Other debt securities:Other debt securities:    Other debt securities:    
Municipal bondsMunicipal bonds103 103 Municipal bonds52 — 52 — 
Corporate bondsCorporate bonds124,442 124,442 Corporate bonds203,112 — 203,112 — 
Asset-backed securities747 747 
125,292 125,292 203,164 — 203,164 — 
Total debt securities available-for-saleTotal debt securities available-for-sale1,207,238 1,207,238 Total debt securities available-for-sale1,154,277 — 1,154,277 — 
Trading securitiesTrading securities12,142 12,142 Trading securities12,156 12,156 — — 
Equity securities(1)Equity securities(1)473 473 Equity securities(1)368 368 — — 
TotalTotal$1,219,853 $12,615 $1,207,238 $Total$1,166,801 $12,524 $1,154,277 $— 
Measured on a non-recurring basis:Measured on a non-recurring basis:    Measured on a non-recurring basis:    
Assets:Assets:    Assets:    
Loans individually evaluated for impairment:Loans individually evaluated for impairment:    Loans individually evaluated for impairment:    
Real estate loans:Real estate loans:    Real estate loans:    
Commercial real estateCommercial real estate$3,871 $$$3,871 Commercial real estate$3,401 $— $— $3,401 
One-to-four family residential mortgage540 540 
Multifamily12 12 
Home equity and lines of creditHome equity and lines of credit29 29 Home equity and lines of credit26 — — 26 
Total individually evaluated real estate loansTotal individually evaluated real estate loans4,452 4,452 Total individually evaluated real estate loans3,427 — — 3,427 
Commercial and industrial loansCommercial and industrial loans14 14 Commercial and industrial loans64 — — 64 
Other real estate ownedOther real estate owned100 100 Other real estate owned100 — — 100 
TotalTotal$4,566 $$$4,566 Total$3,591 $— $— $3,591 
(1)Excludes investment measured at net asset value of $7.5 million at March 31, 2022, which has not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 Using: Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2021 Using:
Carrying ValueQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
 (Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
 (Level 3)
Carrying ValueQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
(in thousands) (in thousands)
Measured on a recurring basis:Measured on a recurring basis: Measured on a recurring basis: 
Assets:Assets:    Assets:    
Investment securities:Investment securities:    Investment securities:    
Debt securities available-for-sale:Debt securities available-for-sale:    Debt securities available-for-sale:    
U.S. Government agency securitiesU.S. Government agency securities$3,158 $$3,158 $U.S. Government agency securities$2,290 $— $2,290 $— 
Mortgage-backed securities:Mortgage-backed securities:    Mortgage-backed securities:    
Pass-through certificates:Pass-through certificates:Pass-through certificates:
GSEGSE281,343 281,343 GSE581,406 — 581,406 — 
REMICs:REMICs:REMICs:
GSEGSE890,965 890,965 GSE391,710 — 391,710 — 
Non-GSE
1,172,312 1,172,312 973,116 — 973,116 — 
Other debt securities:Other debt securities:    Other debt securities:    
Municipal bondsMunicipal bonds123 123 Municipal bonds72 — 72 — 
Corporate bondsCorporate bonds88,418 88,418 Corporate bonds232,759 — 232,759 — 
Asset-backed securities794 794 
89,335 89,335 232,831 — 232,831 — 
Total debt securities available-for-saleTotal debt securities available-for-sale1,264,805 — 1,264,805 Total debt securities available-for-sale1,208,237 — 1,208,237 — 
Trading securitiesTrading securities12,291 12,291 Trading securities13,461 13,461 — — 
Equity securities(1)Equity securities(1)253 253 Equity securities(1)328 328 — — 
TotalTotal$1,277,349 $12,544 $1,264,805 $Total$1,222,026 $13,789 $1,208,237 $— 
Measured on a non-recurring basis:Measured on a non-recurring basis:    Measured on a non-recurring basis:    
Assets:Assets:    Assets:    
Impaired loans:    
Loans individually evaluated for impairment:Loans individually evaluated for impairment:    
Real estate loans:Real estate loans:    Real estate loans:    
Commercial real estateCommercial real estate$5,268 $$$5,268 Commercial real estate$3,599 $— $— $3,599 
One-to-four family residential mortgageOne-to-four family residential mortgage169 — — 169 
Multifamily16 16 
Home equity and lines of creditHome equity and lines of credit28 28 Home equity and lines of credit27 — — 27 
Total impaired real estate loansTotal impaired real estate loans5,312 5,312 Total impaired real estate loans3,795 — — 3,795 
Commercial and industrial loansCommercial and industrial loans13 13 Commercial and industrial loans12 — — 12 
Other real estate ownedOther real estate owned100 — — 100 
TotalTotal$3,907 $— $— $3,907 
Total$5,325 $$$5,325 
(1)Excludes investment measured at net asset value of $5.0 million at December 31, 2021, which has not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
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The following table presents qualitative information for Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 20202021 (dollars in thousands):
Fair ValueValuation MethodologyUnobservable
Inputs
Range of Inputs
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020  March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Individually evaluated loans$4,466 $5,325 AppraisalsDiscount for costs to sell7.0%7.0%
  Discount for quick sale10.0%10.0%
 Discounted cash flowsInterest rates4.88% to 6.25%4.88% to 6.25%
Other real estate owned100 AppraisalsDiscount for costs to sell7.0%N/A
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Inputs
Range of Inputs
 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021  March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Individually evaluated loans$3,491 $3,807 AppraisalsDiscount for costs to sell7.0%7.0%
  Discount for quick sale10.0%10.0%
 Discounted cash flowsInterest rates4.88% to 7.50%4.88% to 6.25%
Other real estate owned100 100 AppraisalsDiscount for costs to sell7.0%7.0%
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The valuation techniques described below were used to measure fair value of financial instruments in the tables below on a recurring basis and a non-recurring basis as ofat March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020.2021.
Debt Securities Available for Sale: The estimated fair values for mortgage-backed securities, corporate, and other debt securities are obtained from an independent nationally recognized third-party pricing service. The estimated fair values are derived primarily from cash flow models, which include assumptions for interest rates, credit losses, and prepayment speeds. Broker/dealer quotes are utilized as well, when such quotes are available and deemed representative of the market. The significant inputs utilized in the cash flow models are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company (Observable Inputs), and are therefore classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers of securities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three months ended March 31, 20212022 or March 31, 2020.2021.     
Trading Securities: Fair values are derived from quoted market prices in active markets. The assets consist of publicly traded mutual funds.

Equity Securities: Fair values of equity securities consisting of publicly traded mutual funds are derived from quoted market prices in active markets.
 
Loans individually evaluated for impairment: At March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had loans individually evaluated for impairment (excluding PCD/PCIPCD loans) with outstanding principal balances of $6.5$5.5 million and $7.4$5.8 million, respectively, which were recorded at their estimated fair value of $4.5$3.5 million and $5.3$3.8 million, respectively. The Company recorded a net increase in the specific reserve for impaired loans of $16,000 and $3,000 for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and a net decrease in the specific reserve for impaired loans of $79,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021, respectively. Net charge-offs of $102,000 and $2.4 million and $90,000 were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and March 31, 2020,2021, respectively, utilizing Level 3 inputs. For purposes of estimating the fair value of impaired loans, management utilizes independent appraisals, if the loan is collateral-dependent, adjusted downward by management, as necessary, for changes in relevant valuation factors subsequent to the appraisal date, or the present value of expected future cash flows for non-collateral dependent loans and TDRs.

Other Real Estate Owned: At March 31, 2021,2022, the Company had assets acquired through foreclosure
of approximately $100,000, recorded at estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs when acquired, thus establishing a new cost basis. Estimated fair value is generally based on independent appraisals. These appraisals include adjustments to comparable assets based on the appraisers’ market knowledge and experience, and are considered Level 3 inputs. When an asset is acquired, the excess of the loan balance over fair value, less estimated selling costs, is charged to the allowance for loancredit losses. If the estimated fair value of the asset declines, a write-down is recorded through non-interest expense. The valuation of foreclosed assets is subjective in nature and may be adjusted in the future because of changes in the economic conditions.
 
In addition, the Company may be required, from time to time, to measure the fair value of certain other financial assets on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The adjustments to fair value usually result from the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write downs of individual assets.
 
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
The FASB ASC Topic for Financial Instruments requires disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis. The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis are discussed above. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of other financial assets and financial liabilities not already discussed above:
 
(a)     Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are short-term in nature with original maturities of three months or less; the carrying amount approximates fair value. Certificates of deposit having original terms of six-months or less; the carrying value generally approximates fair value. Certificates of deposit with an original maturity of six months or greater; the fair value is derived from discounted cash flows.
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(b)Debt Securities (Held-to-Maturity)
The estimated fair values for substantially all of our securities are obtained from an independent nationally recognized pricing service. The independent pricing service utilizes market prices of same or similar securities whenever such prices are available. Prices involving distressed sellers are not utilized in determining fair value. Where necessary, the independent third-party pricing service estimates fair value using models employing techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis. The assumptions used in these models typically include assumptions for interest rates, credit losses, and prepayments, utilizing market observable data where available.

(c)    Investments in Equity Securities at Net Asset Value Per Share

The Company uses net asset value as a practical expedient to record its investment in a private SBA Loan Fund since the shares in the fund are not publicly traded, do not have a readily determinable fair value and the net asset value per share is calculated in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of an investment company.
 
(d)Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock

The fair value for Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") stock is its carrying value, since this is the amount for which it could be redeemed and there is no active market for this stock.
 
(e)Loans (Held-for-Investment)
Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as originated and purchased, and further segregated by residential mortgage, construction, land, multifamily, commercial and consumer. Each loan category is further segmented into amortizing and non-amortizing and fixed and adjustable rate interest terms and by performing and nonperformingnon-performing categories. The fair value of loans is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis. The discount rates used to determine fair value use interest rate spreads that reflect factors such as liquidity, credit, and nonperformancenon-performance risk of the loans.
 
(f)Loans (Held-for-Sale)
Held-for-sale loans are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or estimated fair value, less costs to sell, and therefore fair value is equal to carrying value.
 
(g)    Deposits
The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as interest and non-interest bearing demand deposits, savings, NOW and money market accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
 
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(h)Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby Letters of Credit

The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of off-balance sheet commitments is insignificant and therefore not included in the following table.
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(i)    Borrowings
The fair value of borrowed funds is estimated by discounting future cash flows based on rates currently available for debt with similar terms and remaining maturity.
 
(j)    Advance Payments by Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance have no stated maturity; the fair value is equal to the amount currently payable.

(k)    Derivatives

The fair value of the Company's derivatives is determined using discounted cash flow analysis using observable market-based inputs, which are considered Level 2 inputs.

The estimated fair valuevalues of the Company’s significant financial instruments at March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020, is2021, are presented in the following tables (in thousands):
March 31, 2021 March 31, 2022
 Estimated Fair Value  Estimated Fair Value
Carrying ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total Carrying ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial assets:Financial assets:     Financial assets:     
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$127,570 $127,570 $$$127,570 Cash and cash equivalents$135,514 $135,514 $— $— $135,514 
Trading securitiesTrading securities12,142 12,142 12,142 Trading securities12,156 12,156 — — 12,156 
Debt securities available-for-saleDebt securities available-for-sale1,207,238 1,207,238 1,207,238 Debt securities available-for-sale1,154,277 — 1,154,277 — 1,154,277 
Debt securities held-to-maturityDebt securities held-to-maturity6,913 7,241 7,241 Debt securities held-to-maturity5,243 — 5,182 — 5,182 
Equity securities(1)Equity securities(1)473 473 473 Equity securities(1)368 368 — — 368 
FHLBNY stock, at costFHLBNY stock, at cost28,641 28,641 28,641 FHLBNY stock, at cost21,211 — 21,211 — 21,211 
Net loans held-for-investmentNet loans held-for-investment3,889,818 3,959,088 3,959,088 Net loans held-for-investment3,859,307 — — 3,838,452 3,838,452 
Derivative assetsDerivative assets1,219 1,219 1,219 Derivative assets2,643 — 2,643 — 2,643 
Financial liabilities:Financial liabilities:     Financial liabilities:     
DepositsDeposits$4,135,716 $$4,140,621 $$4,140,621 Deposits$4,302,866 $— $4,305,018 $— $4,305,018 
Borrowed fundsBorrowed funds592,170 604,460 604,460 Borrowed funds397,877 — 391,323 — 391,323 
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insuranceAdvance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance24,027 24,027 24,027 Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance30,032 — 30,032 — 30,032 
Derivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilities1,220 1,220 1,220 Derivative liabilities2,645 — 2,645 — 2,645 
(1)Excludes investment measured at net asset value of $7.5 million at March 31, 2022, which has not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
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December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021
 Estimated Fair Value  Estimated Fair Value
Carrying ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total Carrying ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Financial assets:Financial assets:     Financial assets:     
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$87,544 $87,544 $$$87,544 Cash and cash equivalents$91,068 $91,068 $— $— $91,068 
Trading securitiesTrading securities12,291 12,291 12,291 Trading securities13,461 13,461 — — 13,461 
Debt securities available-for-saleDebt securities available-for-sale1,264,805 1,264,805 1,264,805 Debt securities available-for-sale1,208,237 — 1,208,237 — 1,208,237 
Debt securities held-to-maturityDebt securities held-to-maturity7,234 7,574 7,574 Debt securities held-to-maturity5,283 — 5,475 — 5,475 
Equity securities(1)Equity securities(1)253 253 253 Equity securities(1)328 328 — — 328 
FHLBNY stock, at costFHLBNY stock, at cost28,641 28,641 28,641 FHLBNY stock, at cost22,336 — 22,336 — 22,336 
Loans held-for-sale19,895 19,895 19,895 
Net loans held-for-investmentNet loans held-for-investment3,785,631 3,842,054 3,842,054 Net loans held-for-investment3,767,644 — — 3,904,026 3,904,026 
Derivative assetsDerivative assets1,498 1,498 1,498 Derivative assets923 — 923 — 923 
Financial liabilities:Financial liabilities:     Financial liabilities:     
DepositsDeposits$4,076,551 $$4,082,538 $$4,082,538 Deposits$4,169,334 $— $4,172,125 $— $4,172,125 
Borrowed fundsBorrowed funds591,789 609,900 609,900 Borrowed funds421,755 — 426,235 — 426,235 
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insuranceAdvance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance19,677 19,677 19,677 Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance24,909 — 24,909 — 24,909 
Derivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilities1,502 1,502 1,502 Derivative liabilities925 — 925 — 925 
(1)Excludes investment measured at net asset value of $5.0 million at December 31, 2021, which has not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
Limitations
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected losses, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
Fair value estimates are based on existing on-and off-balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in the estimates.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Note 1110 – Earnings Per Share
 
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. For purposes of calculating basic earnings per share, weighted average common shares outstanding excludes unallocated employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) shares that have not been committed for release and unvested restricted stock.

Diluted earnings per share is computed using the same method as basic earnings per share, but reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options were exercised and converted into common stock and unvested shares of restricted stock were exercised and converted into common stock.vested. These potentially dilutive shares wouldare then be included in the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period using the treasury stock method. When applying the treasury stock method we added the assumed proceeds from option exercises and the average unamortized compensation costs related to unvested shares of restricted stock and stock options. We then divided this sum by our average stock price for the period to calculate assumed shares repurchased. The excess of the number of shares issuable over the number of shares assumed to be repurchased is added to basic weighted average common shares to calculate diluted earnings per share.
 
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
The following is a summary of the Company’s earnings per share calculations and reconciliation of basic to diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share data):
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Net income available to common stockholders$18,677 $4,551 
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic49,528,419 46,791,768 
Effect of non-vested restricted stock and stock options outstanding105,225 191,698 
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted49,633,644 46,983,466 
Earnings per share-basic$0.38 $0.10 
Earnings per share-diluted$0.38 $0.10 
Anti-dilutive shares1,002,377 1,001,828 
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 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
Net income available to common stockholders$14,127 $18,677 
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic46,811,331 49,528,419 
Effect of non-vested restricted stock and stock options outstanding277,044 105,225 
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted47,088,375 49,633,644 
Earnings per share-basic$0.30 $0.38 
Earnings per share-diluted$0.30 $0.38 
Anti-dilutive shares273,469 1,002,377 
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Note 1211 – Leases

The Company’s leases primarily relate to real estate property for branches and office space with terms extending from three months up to 34.333.25 years. At March 31, 2021,2022, all of the Company's leases are classified as operating leases, which are required to be recognized on the consolidated statements of financial conditionbalance sheets as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability.

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Right-of-use assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recorded at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate, at lease inception, over a similar term in determining the present value of lease payments. Certain leases include options to renew, with one or more renewal terms ranging from five to ten years. If the exercise of a renewal option is considered to be reasonably certain, the Company includes the extended term in the calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability.

At March 31, 2022, the Company’s operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheet were $32.8 million and $38.6 million, respectively. At December 31, 2021, the Company’s operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheet were $35.7$33.9 million and $42.1 million, respectively. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheet were $36.7 million and $42.7$39.9 million, respectively. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, while variable lease payments are recognized as incurred. Variable lease payments include common area maintenance charges, real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance costs and utilities. Operating and variable lease expenses are recorded in occupancy expense on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Supplemental lease information at or for the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, and March 31, 20202021 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
Operating lease costOperating lease cost$1,455 $1,439 Operating lease cost$1,469 $1,455 
Variable lease costVariable lease cost1,235 544 Variable lease cost965 1,235 
Net lease costNet lease cost$2,690 $1,983 Net lease cost$2,434 $2,690 
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilitiesCash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities$1,708 $1,545 Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of operating lease liabilities$1,564 $1,708 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilitiesRight-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities$$3,028 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities$— $— 
Weighted average remaining lease termWeighted average remaining lease term12.26 years12.71 yearsWeighted average remaining lease term11.81 years12.26 years
Weighted average discount rateWeighted average discount rate3.60 %3.59 %Weighted average discount rate3.56 %3.60 %
The following table summarizes lease payment obligations for each of the next five years and thereafter in addition to a reconcilement to the Company's current lease liability (in thousands):
YearYearAmountYearAmount
2021$4,669 
202220225,550 2022$4,318 
202320235,504 20235,802 
202420245,067 20245,372 
202520254,710 20255,024 
202620264,253 
ThereafterThereafter28,196 Thereafter24,128 
Total lease paymentsTotal lease payments53,696 Total lease payments48,897 
Less: imputed interestLess: imputed interest11,629 Less: imputed interest10,287 
Present value of lease liabilitiesPresent value of lease liabilities$42,067 Present value of lease liabilities$38,610 
As of March 31, 2021,2022, the Company had not entered into any leases2 lease agreements that have not yet commenced. The leases are related to two branches that are being relocated. Each lease has an original term of 10 years with undiscounted cash payments of approximately $4.2 million.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
Note 1312 – Revenue Recognition
    
The Company records revenue from contracts with customers in accordance with ASUAccounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”). The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Topic 606 does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, including revenue from loans and securities, which comprise the majority of the Company’s revenue.
The Company’s revenue streams that are within the scope of Topic 606 include service charges on deposit accounts, ATM and card interchange fees, investment services fees, and other miscellaneous income. Fees and service charges for customer services include: (i) service charges on deposit accounts, including account maintenance fees, overdraft fees, insufficient funds fees, wire fees, and other deposit related fees; (ii) ATM and card interchange fees, which include fees generated when a Bank cardholder uses a non-Bank ATM or a non-Bank cardholder uses a Bank ATM, and fees earned whenever the Bank's debit cards are processed through card payment networks such as Visa; and (iii) investment services fees earned through partnering with a third partythird-party investment and brokerage service firm to provide insurance and investment products to customers. The Company's performance obligation for fees and service charges is satisfied and related revenue recognized immediately or in the month of performance of services. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, other income primarily included rental income from subleasing one of the Company's branches to a third party and loan servicing fees. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, other income primarily includesincluded rental income from subleasing one of the Company's branches to a third party and gains on the sale or payoff of loans. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, other income primarily includes rental income from subleasing one
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Notes to a third party. Other income is recognized at the time the transaction occurs.Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements - (Continued)
The following table summarizes non-interest income for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Fees and service charges for customer services:
Service charges$720 $753 
ATM and card interchange fees399 304 
Investment fees78 63 
Total fees and service charges for customer services1,197 1,120 
Income on bank-owned life insurance (1)
848 876 
Gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net (1)
97 (13)
Gains (losses) on trading securities, net (1)
364 (1,992)
Swap income (1)
76 
Other130 41 
Total non-interest income$2,636 $108 

 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
Fees and service charges for customer services:
Service charges$760 $720 
ATM and card interchange fees455 399 
Investment fees116 78 
Total fees and service charges for customer services1,331 1,197 
Income on bank-owned life insurance (1)
839 848 
Gains on available-for-sale debt securities, net (1)
264 97 
(Losses)/gains on trading securities, net (1)
(802)364 
Other81 130 
Total non-interest income$1,713 $2,636 
(1) Not in scope of Topic 606

Note 1413 – Derivatives

The Company has interest rate derivatives resulting from a service provided to certain qualified borrowers in a loan-related transaction and, therefore, are not used to manage interest rate risk in the Company’s assets or liabilities. The interest rate swap agreement which the Company executes with the commercial borrower is collateralized by the borrower’s commercial real estate financed by the Company. The collateral exceeds the maximum potential amount of future payments under the credit derivative. As these interest rate swaps do not meet the hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had 7 interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $37.8 million. At December 31, 2021, the Company had 7 interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $38.9$38.1 million. At December 31, 2020, theThe Company had 7 interest raterecorded no fee income related to these swaps with a notional amount of $39.2 million. Forfor the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and March 31, 2020, the Company recorded net fee income of $0 and $76,000, respectively.2021.

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The table below presents the fair value of the derivatives as well as their location on the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

Fair Value
Balance Sheet LocationMarch 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Other assets$1,219 $1,498 
Other liabilities1,220 1,502 

Note 15 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”). This guidance was subsequently amended by ASU No. 2019-04, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments”; ASU No. 2019-05, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief”; and ASU No. 2019-11, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses”. ASU No. 2016-13 and its subsequent updates are collectively known as “CECL”. CECL replaces the current incurred loss impairment model that recognizes losses when a probable threshold is met with a requirement to recognize lifetime expected credit losses immediately when a financial asset is originated or purchased. For available-for-sale debt securities where fair value is less than cost, credit-related impairment would be recognized in an allowance for credit losses and adjusted in each subsequent period for changes in credit risk. CECL also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for credit losses.

ASU 2016-13 and its related amendments were initially effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company elected to defer the adoption of the CECL methodology permitted by the CARES Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, which provided financial institutions with the option to defer adoption of ASU 2016-13 until the earlier of the end of the pandemic or December 31, 2020. This relief was further extended by the Consolidations Appropriations Act enacted on December 27, 2020, to the earlier of the first day of an entity's fiscal year after the date the national emergency terminates or January 1, 2022. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 and its related amendments on January 1, 2021, using a modified retrospective approach. Our implementation process included: assessment and documentation of governance and reporting processes and related internal controls; model development, documentation and validation; and the incorporation of qualitative adjustments for model limitations, among other things. ASU 2016-13 lists several credit loss methods that are acceptable such as a discounted cash flow method, loss-rate method and probability of default/loss given default (“PD/LGD”) method. The Company utilizes the PD/LGD methodology to estimate its allowance for loan losses.

At adoption, the Company recorded an $11.1 million increase to its allowance for credit losses, including reserves of $10.4 million related to loans and $737,000 related to unfunded credit commitments. Of the $10.4 million increase in loan reserves, $6.8 million represents PCD loan-related reserves which were recognized through a gross-up that increases the amortized cost basis of loans with a corresponding increase to the allowance for credit losses, and therefore results in no impact to shareholders' equity. The non-PCD loan related increase to the allowance for credit losses of $4.3 million, including the reserves for unfunded loan commitments, was offset in shareholders' equity and deferred tax assets. For further details on the adoption of CECL see Note 6 - Loans and Note 7 - Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans.




Fair Value
Balance Sheet LocationMarch 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Other assets$2,643 $923 
Other liabilities2,645 925 
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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report contains certain “forward-looking statements,” which can be identified by the use of such words as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “annualized,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

statements of our goals, intentions, and expectations;
statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies;
statements regarding the quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and
estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits. 
These forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. 

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:   
the disruption to local, regional, national and global economic activity caused by infectious disease outbreaks, including the outbreak of COVID-19,novel coronavirus pandemic and variants thereof, including the delta and omicron variants (“COVID-19”), and the significant impact that such outbreakspandemics may have on our growth, operations, earnings and asset quality;
general economic conditions, eitherinternationally, nationally or in our market areas, including inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions, employment prospects, real estate values, and conditions,geopolitical risks that are worse than expected;
the effects of any civil unrest;
competition among depository and other financial institutions;
inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins and yields or reduce the fair value of financial instruments;
adverse changes in the securities or credit markets;
changes in laws, tax policies, or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements;
changes in the quality and/or composition of our loan and securities portfolios;
our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;
our ability to access cost-effective funding;
our ability to successfully integrate acquired entities;
changes in consumer demand, spending, borrowing and savings habits;
changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB"“FASB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"“SEC”), or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;
cyber attacks,cyber-attacks, computer viruses and other technological risks that may breach the security of our websiteswebsite or other systems to obtain unauthorized access to confidential information and destroy data or disable our systems;
technological changes that may be more difficult or expensive than expected;
changes in our organization, compensation, and benefit plans;
our ability to retain key employees;
changes in the level of government support for housing finance;
changes in monetary or fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board ( the "FRB"(the “FRB”);
the ability of third-party providers to perform their obligations to us;
the abilityeffects of the U.S. Government to manage federal debt limits;global or national war, conflict, or acts of terrorism;
the effects of any U.S. Government shutdowns;
significant increases in our loan losses, including increases that may result from the new accounting guidance known as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model which may increase the required level of our allowance for loan losses after adoption effective January 1, 2021;losses; and
changes in the financial condition, results of operations, or future prospects of issuers of securities that we own.

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Given the ongoing and dynamic nature of current economic circumstances, it is difficult to predict the fullcontinued impact of the COVID-19 outbreakpandemic on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highlyremain uncertain, including whennew information which may emerge concerning COVID-19, new variants, and the coronavirus can be fully controlled and abated and whether the gradual reopening of businesses will result in a meaningful increase in economic activity.actions to contain or treat its impact. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we could be subject to any of the following risks, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations:

demand for our products and services may decline, making it difficult to execute on our strategic initiatives related to growing assets and earnings;
if the economy is unable to fully reopen, and increased levels of unemployment continue for an extended period of time,worsens, loan delinquencies, problem assets, and foreclosures may increase, resulting in increased charge-offs and reduced income;
a worsening of business and economic conditions or a downturn in the financial markets could result in an impairment of certain intangible assets, such as goodwill or our servicing assets;
litigation, regulatory enforcement risk and reputation risk regarding our participation in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and the risk that the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) may not fund some or all PPP loan guaranties;
disruptions in the businesses or the unavailability of the services of third parties we use in our operations such as property appraisers, loan servicers, providers of electronic payment and settlement systems, and local and federal government agencies and courthouses, could negatively affect our operations;
collateral for loans, especially real estate, may decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase;
our allowance for loancredit losses may have to be increasedincrease if borrowers experience financial difficulties beyond forbearance periods or if the economic assumptions upon which we rely worsen, which will adversely affect our net income;
the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us;
as the result of the decline in the FRB's target federal funds rate, the yield on our assets may decline to a greater extent than the decline in our cost of interest-bearing liabilities, reducing our net interest margin and spread and reducing net income;
a material decrease in net income or a net loss over several quarters could result in a decrease or elimination of our quarterly cash dividend;
potential goodwill impairment charges if acquired assets and operations are adversely affected and remain at reduced levels;
our cyber security risks are increased to the extent we have an increase in the number of employees working remotely;
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) premiums may increase if the agency experience additional resolution costs;
Internalinternal controls as designed may not prove effective, to the extent procedures are modified as a result of remote work locations; and
the unanticipated loss or unavailability of key employees due to the outbreak,pandemic, which could harm our ability to operate our business or execute our business strategy, especially as we may not be successful in finding and integrating suitable successors.successors; and
Government action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our business and operations.

Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Critical Accounting Policies
 
Note 1 to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented by this report, contains a summary of significant accounting policies. Various elements of these accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. Certain assets are carried in the consolidated balance sheets at estimated fair value or the lower of cost or estimated fair value. Policies with respect to the methodologies used to determine the allowance for credit losses on loans, estimated cash flows of our purchased credit-deteriorated (“PCD”, or, previously, purchased credit-impaired “PCI”) loans, and judgments regarding the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets are the most critical accounting policies because they are important to the presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, involve a higher degree of complexity, and require management to make subjective judgments which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. The use of different judgments, assumptions, and estimates could result in material differences in the results of operations or financial condition. These critical accounting policies and their application are reviewed periodically and, at least annually, with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. 
At March 31, 2021, we identified our policy on the allowance for credit losses to be a critical accounting policy because management has to make subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. On January 1, 2021, we adopted new accounting guidance which requires entities to estimate and recognize an allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for loans, unfunded credit commitments and held-to-maturity debt securities measured at amortized cost. Previously, an allowance for credit losses on loans was recognized based on probable incurred losses. See Notes 6, 75 and 156 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our accounting policies and methodologies for establishing the allowance for credit losses.
The accounting estimates relating to the allowance for credit losses remain "critical accounting estimates" for the following reasons:

Changes in the provision for credit losses can materially affect our financial results;
Estimates relating to the allowance for credit losses require us to utilize a reasonable and supportable forecast period based upon forward-looking economic scenarios in order to estimate probability of default and loss given default rates which our CECLCurrent Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”) methodology encompasses;
The allowance for credit losses is influenced by factors outside of our control such as industry and business trends, as well as economic conditions such as trends in housing prices, interest rates, gross domestic product, inflation, and unemployment; and
Judgment is required to determine whether the models used to generate the allowance for credit losses produce an estimate that is sufficient to encompass the current view of lifetime expected credit losses.

Our estimation process is subject to risks and uncertainties, including a reliance on historical loss and trend information that may not be representative of current conditions and indicative of future performance. Changes in such estimates could significantly impact our allowance and provision for credit losses. Accordingly, our actual credit loss experience may not be in line with our expectations.

For a further discussion of the critical accounting policies of the Company, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.
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Overview
This overview highlights selected information and may not contain all the information that is important to you in understanding our performance during the period.periods presented. For a more complete understanding of trends, events, commitments, uncertainties, liquidity, capital resources, and critical accounting estimates, you should read this entire document carefully, as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
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Net income was $14.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to $18.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021. Basic and diluted earnings per common share were $0.38$0.30 for the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, compared to basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.10$0.38 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, our return on average assets was 1.36%1.04%, as compared to 0.37%1.36% for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, our return on average stockholders’ equity was 10.03%7.83% as compared to 2.60%10.03% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The most significant impact on our results of operations2021. Earnings for the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2021, as2022 include fees recognized from Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans of $701,000 compared to $1.3 million in the comparative prior year period was the decrease in our provision for loan losses, which decreased by $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, to a negative provision of $2.4 million, compared to a provision of $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The higher provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2020 was primarily due to increases in the qualitative factors used in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses related to unemployment, loan risk rating changes and increased risks related to loans on forbearance, resulting from economic uncertainty attributable to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, under the incurred loss methodology. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a negative provision of $2.4 million, driven primarily by an improvement in economic forecasts for the current quarter. Earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 also reflectincluded a benefit for credit losses of $2.4 million ($1.7 million after tax, or $0.03 per share) reflecting an improvement in the forecasted economic outlook during the quarter and approximately $1.9 million ($1.4 million after tax, or $0.03 per share) of accretable income related to the payoffs of PCD loans during the quarter and $1.3 million in fees related to loans originated under the PPP.purchased credit-deteriorated (“PCD”) loans.

Total assets increased by $62.4$85.7 million, or 1.1%1.6%, to $5.58$5.52 billion at March 31, 2021,2022, from $5.51$5.43 billion at December 31, 2020, primarily due to increases in cash and cash equivalents of $40.02021. Total liabilities increased $110.2 million, or 45.7% and total loans of $89.9 million, or 2.3%. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in available-for-sale debt securities of $57.6 million, or 4.6%2.4%, a decrease in other assets of $3.3 million, or 12.9%, and an increase in the allowance for credit losses of $5.6 million, or 14.9%.

The Company adopted the CECL accounting standard effective January 1, 2021, and recorded an increase in the allowance for credit losses of $11.1 million, comprised of $10.4 million and $737,000, respectively, for loans and unfunded commitments, including $6.8 million related to PCD loans. For PCD loans, the allowance for credit losses recorded is recognized through a gross-up that increases the amortized cost basis of loans with a corresponding increase to the allowance for credit losses, and, therefore results in no impact to stockholders' equity. The remaining increase to the allowance for credit losses of $4.3 million was offset in stockholders' equity and deferred tax assets.$4.80 billion at March 31, 2022, from $4.69 billion at December 31, 2021.
Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020

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Total assets increased $62.4by $85.7 million, or 1.1%1.6%, to $5.58$5.52 billion at March 31, 2021,2022, from $5.51$5.43 billion at December 31, 2020,2021. The increase was primarily due to increasesan increase in cash and cash equivalents of $40.0$44.4 million, or 45.7%48.8%, and an increase in total loans of $89.9$92.0 million, or 2.3%. Partially offsetting these increases was2.4%, partially offset by a decrease in available-for-sale debt securities of $57.6$54.0 million, or 4.6%, a decrease in other assets of $3.3 million, or 12.9%, and an increase in the allowance for credit losses of $5.6 million, or 14.9%4.5%.
 
Cash and cash equivalents increased by $40.0$44.4 million, or 45.7%48.8%, to $127.6$135.5 million at March 31, 2021,2022, from $87.5$91.1 million at December 31, 20202021, primarily due to the liquidity obtained from loan and securities sales and paydowns as a result of normal fluctuations.well as growth in deposits. Balances fluctuate based on the timing of receipt of security and loan repayments and the redeployment of cash into higher-yielding assets such as loans and securities, or the funding of deposit outflows or borrowing maturities.

The Company’s available-for-sale debt securities portfolio decreased by $57.6$54.0 million, or 4.6%4.5%, to $1.21$1.15 billion at March 31, 2021,2022, from $1.26$1.21 billion at December 31, 2020.2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to paydowns, maturities, calls, and sales. At March 31, 2021, $1.08 billion2022, $875.5 million of the portfolio consisted of residential mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. In addition, the Company held $124.4$75.6 million in U.S. Government agency securities, $203.1 million in corporate bonds, all of which were considered investment grade at March 31, 2021, $2.7 million in U.S. Government agency securities, $103,0002022, and $52,000 in municipal bonds, and $747,000 in other debt securities.bonds. The effective duration of the securities portfolio at March 31, 20212022 was 1.171.94 years.

Equity securities increased by $2.5 million to $7.9 million at March 31, 2022, from $5.3 million at December 31, 2021, due to an increase in our investment in a Small Business Administration Loan Fund. This investment is utilized by the Bank as part of its Community Reinvestment Act program.

As of March 31, 2021,2022, we estimate that our non-owner occupied commercial real estate concentration (as defined by regulatory guidance issued in 2006)guidance) to total risk-based capital was approximately 488.0%453.1%. Management believes that Northfield Bank (the "Bank"Bank”) has implemented appropriate risk management practices including risk assessments, board-approved underwriting policies and related procedures, which include monitoring Bank portfolio performance, performing market analysis (economic and real estate), and stressing of the Bank’s commercial real estate portfolio under severe, adverse economic conditions. Although management believes the Bank has implemented appropriate policies and procedures to manage ourits commercial real estate concentration risk, the Bank’s regulators could require usit to implement additional policies and procedures or could require usit to maintain higher levels of regulatory capital, which might adversely affect ourits loan originations, ability to pay dividends, and profitability.

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Loans held-for-investment, net, increased $109.8by $92.0 million, or 2.4%, to $3.93$3.90 billion at March 31, 2021,2022 from $3.82$3.81 billion at December 31, 2020, primarily2021. The increase was due to increases in multifamily real estate loans of $58.4$50.7 million, or 2.3%2.0%, to $2.57 billion at March 31, 2021,2022 from $2.51$2.52 billion at December 31, 2020, commercial and industrial loans of $45.0 million, or 23.1%, to $239.3 million at March 31, 2021, from $194.4 million at December 31, 2020, and commercial real estate loans of $16.6$44.2 million, or 2.3%5.5%, to $733.6$852.8 million at March 31, 2021,2022 from $717.0$808.6 million at December 31, 2020.2021, home equity loans of $15.2 million, or 13.8%, to $125.2 million at March 31, 2022 from $110.0 million at December 31, 2021, commercial and industrial loans (excluding PPP loans) of $7.4 million, or 7.4%, to $107.9 million at March 31, 2022 from $100.5 million at December 31, 2021, and, to a lesser extent, an increase in one-to-four family residential loans of $2.3 million. The increases were partially offset by decreases in construction and land loans of $9.9 million, or 36.1%, to $17.6 million at March 31, 2022 from $27.5 million at December 31, 2021, and PPP loans of $16.2 million, or 39.9%, to $24.3 million at March 31, 2022 from $40.5 million at December 31, 2021. Through March 31, 2022, 2,201 borrowers received PPP forgiveness payments totaling approximately $203.4 million.

The following tables detail our multifamily real estate originations for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021 (in thousands):

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Multifamily OriginationsMultifamily OriginationsWeighted Average Interest RateWeighted Average LTV RatioWeighted Average Months to Next Rate Change or Maturity for Fixed Rate Loans(F)ixed or (V)ariableAmortization Term
$139,427 3.16%65%78V25 to 30 Years
1,200 1,200 3.75%18%181F15 Years
$140,627 3.17%65%  
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Multifamily OriginationsMultifamily OriginationsWeighted Average Interest RateWeighted Average LTV RatioWeighted Average Months to Next Rate Change or Maturity for Fixed Rate Loans(F)ixed or (V)ariableAmortization TermMultifamily OriginationsWeighted Average Interest RateWeighted Average LTV RatioWeighted Average Months to Next Rate Change or Maturity for Fixed Rate Loans(F)ixed or (V)ariableAmortization Term
$161,087 3.11%57%75V10 to 30 Years161,087 3.11%57%75V10 to 30 Years
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Multifamily OriginationsWeighted Average Interest RateWeighted Average LTV RatioWeighted Average Months to Next Rate Change or Maturity for Fixed Rate Loans(F)ixed or (V)ariableAmortization Term
$181,511 3.67%60%94V30 Years
1,500 4.40%47%180F15 Years
$183,011 3.68%60%  

There were no loans held-for-sale at March 31, 2021 compared to $19.92022 or December 31, 2021.
PCD loans totaled $14.1 million at March 31, 2022, and $15.8 million at December 31, 2020. At December 31, 2020, loans held-for-sale were comprised of commercial real estate and multifamily loans, primarily accommodation loans that were modified in the form of interest and/or principal payment deferrals due to COVID-19 related hardships, and had not returned to contractual payments after 180 days of relief. The sale of these loans was completed in March 2021.
PCD loans totaled $18.0 million at March 31, 2021, and $18.5 million at December 31, 2020. Upon adoption of the CECL accounting standard on January 1, 2021, the allowance for credit losses related toamortized cost basis of PCD loans was recorded through a gross-up that increased the amortized cost-basis of PCD loans by $6.8 million with a corresponding increase to the allowance for credit losses. The decrease in the PCD loan balance at March 31, 2021, is2022 was due to 10 PCD loanloans being sold and paid off during the quarter.period. The majority of the remaining PCD loan balance consists of loans acquired as part of a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-assisted transaction. The Company accreted interest income of $2.4 million$391,000 attributable to PCD loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to $803,000$2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021, respectively. The increasedecrease in income accreted for the quarterthree months ended March 31, 2022 was relateddue to the payoffspayoff of PCD loans.loans in the prior year. PCD loans had an allowance for credit losses of approximately $5.3$4.6 million at March 31, 2021.2022.

Bank-owned life insuranceOther assets increased $847,000,$4.4 million, or 0.5%11.8%, to $162.8$41.6 million at March 31, 2021, as compared to $161.92022, from $37.2 million at December 31, 2020.2021. The increase resulted from income earned on bank-owned life insurance for the three months ended March 31, 2021.  
Other assets decreased $3.3 million, or 12.9% to $22.1 million at March 31, 2021, from $25.4 million at December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decreasean increase in net deferred tax assets associated with a decrease in net unrealized gains on our debt securities available-for-sale portfolio.assets.

Total liabilities increased $61.8$110.2 million, or 1.3%2.4%, to $4.82$4.80 billion at March 31, 2021,2022, from $4.76$4.69 billion at December 31, 2020.2021. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in deposits of $59.2$133.5 million and an increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance of $4.4$5.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings of $23.9 million and a decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities of $1.4$3.3 million.
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Deposits increased $59.2$133.5 million, or 1.5%3.2%, to $4.14$4.30 billion at March 31, 2021,2022, as compared to $4.08$4.17 billion at December 31, 2020.2021. The increase was attributable to increases of $88.8$164.7 million in transaction accounts $9.7and $1.3 million in savings accounts, partially offset by decreases of $8.9 million in money market accounts and $108.6$23.6 million in certificates of deposit, partially offset by a decrease of $147.8 million indeposit. We continue to see balance runoff from high cost money market accounts.and certificates of deposit categories as we have strategically chosen not to compete on rate at this time.

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Borrowings and securities sold under agreements to repurchase increaseddecreased to $592.2$397.9 million at March 31, 2021,2022, from $591.8$421.8 million at December 31, 2020.2021. The decrease in borrowings for the period was largely due to the maturity and replacement of FHLB borrowings with lower cost deposits. Management utilizes borrowings to mitigate interest rate risk, for short-term liquidity,and to a lesser extent, as part of leverage strategies.

The following is a table of term borrowing maturities (excluding overnight borrowings and floating rate advances) and the weighted average rate by year at March 31, 20212022 (in thousands):

YearYearAmountWeighted Average RateYearAmountWeighted Average Rate
2021$170,0001.98%
20222022120,0002.29%2022$95,0002.22%
2023202387,5002.89%202387,5002.89%
2024202450,0002.47%202450,0002.47%
20252025112,5001.48%2025112,5001.48%
ThereafterThereafter45,0001.45%Thereafter45,0001.45%
$585,0002.08%$390,0002.10%
Total stockholders’ equity increaseddecreased by $584,000$24.5 million to $754.6$715.4 million at March 31, 2021,2022, from $754.0$739.9 million at December 31, 2020.2021. The increasedecrease was attributable to net income of $18.7$8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021,in stock repurchases, $6.1 million in dividend payments, and a $1.5$25.4 million increase in equity award activity, partially offset by an $893,000 decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income associated with unrealized gains ona decline in the estimated fair value of our debtavailable-for-sale securities available-for-sale portfolio, $5.5partially offset by net income of $14.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, and a $1.1 million increase in dividend payments, and $10.1 million in stock repurchases.equity award activity. The Company repurchased 742,323528,122 shares of its common stock outstanding at an average price of $13.64$15.60 for a total of $10.1$8.2 million during the first quarter of 2021,ended March 31, 2022 pursuant to the approved stock repurchase plans. In connection with the adoption of CECL, effective January 1, 2021, the Company recognized a cumulative effect adjustment that reduced stockholders’ equity by $3.1 million, net of tax, to establish initial allowances against credit losses on loans and off-balance sheet credit exposures.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 20212022 and 20202021
 
Net Income. Net income was $18.7$14.1 million and $4.6$18.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and March 31, 2020,2021, respectively. Significant variances from the comparable prior year period are as follows: a $10.2$3.3 million increasedecrease in net interest income, a $10.6$2.8 million decreaseincrease in the provision for loancredit losses, a $2.5 million increase$923,000 decrease in non-interest income, a $3.9 million increasean $854,000 decrease in non-interest expense, and a $5.3$1.6 million increasedecrease in income tax expense.

Interest Income. Interest income increased $2.3decreased $4.9 million, or 5.5%10.8%, to $40.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, from $45.1 million for the three months endedquarter March 31, 2021, from $42.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,primarily due to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $569.6 million, or 12.2%. The increase was due primarily to increases in average loans outstanding of $402.5 million and average mortgage-backed securities of $161.3 million and average interest earning deposits in financial institutions of $63.0 million. Partially offsetting the increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets was a 1935 basis point decrease in the yields earned on interest-earning assets to 3.13% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, from 3.48% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from 3.67% for the comparativecomparable prior year period.quarter, and a decrease in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $45.5 million, or 0.9%. The decrease in earning asset yieldsthe average balance of interest-earning assets was primarily due to decreases in market interest rates coupled with PPP loan originations, which have lower yields thanthe average balance of mortgage-backed securities of $177.8 million, the average balance of loans outstanding of $25.8 million, and the average balance of FHLBNY stock of $6.4 million, partially offset by increases in the average balance of other loans.securities of $154.5 million and the average balance of deposits in financial institutions of $10.1 million. The Company accreted interest income related to its PCD loans of $391,000 and $2.4 million and $803,000 for the three monthsquarters ended March 31, 2021,2022 and March 31, 2020,2021, respectively. Interest income on loans for the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, included loan prepayment income of $860,000$1.1 million as compared to $627,000$860,000 for the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2020.2021. Fees recognized from PPP loans totaled $701,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, as compared to $1.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

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Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased $7.9$1.6 million, or 61.8%32.0%, to $3.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, from $4.9 million for the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $12.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021. The decrease was due to a decrease in interest expense on depositsborrowings of $7.4 million,$855,000, or 79.8%28.3%, as well asand a decrease in interest expense on deposits of $711,000, or 38.0%. The decrease in interest expense on borrowings was primarily attributable to a $173.3 million, or 29.3%, decrease in the average balance of $499,000, or 14.2%.borrowings outstanding, partially offset by a three basis point increase in the cost of borrowed funds for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the comparable prior year quarter. The decrease in interest expense on deposits was attributable to a 98an eight basis point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits to 0.22%0.14% for the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2021, partially offset by2022, and a $264.0$52.8 million, or 8.5% increase1.6%, decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing deposit accounts, due to organic deposit growth.accounts. The decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits was primarily due to the lower interest rate environment and a shiftchange in the composition of the deposit portfolio towards more core deposits. The decrease in interest expense on borrowings was attributable to an $87.5 million, or 12.9%, decrease inas the average borrowings outstanding.balance of transaction accounts increased and the average balance of certificates of deposit decreased.
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Net Interest Income. Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2021, increased $10.22022, decreased $3.3 million, or 34.2%8.2%, to $40.2$36.9 million, from $29.9$40.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, primarily due to a $569.6 million, or 12.2%, increase in our average interest-earning assets and a 5323 basis point increasedecrease in our net interest margin to 3.10%2.87% from 2.57% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in our average interest-earning assets was due to increases in average loans outstanding of $402.5 million, average mortgage-backed securities of $161.3 million, and average interest-earning deposits in financial institutions of $63.0 million, partially offset by decreases in average other securities of $54.6 million and average FHLBNY stock of $2.6 million. The increase in net interest margin was primarily due to the decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities outpacing the decrease in yields on interest-earning assets. Yields on interest earning assets decreased 19 basis points to 3.48%3.10% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from 3.67%which was due in part to the $45.5 million, or 0.9%, decrease in the average balance of interest-earning assets.

Provision for Credit Losses. The provision for credit losses increased by $2.8 million to a provision of $403,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The cost2022, compared to a benefit of interest bearing liabilities decreased by 86 basis points to 0.50%$2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from 1.36%2021. The prior year benefit for credit losses was primarily due to improvements in in the economic forecast. The current year provision for credit losses was due to growth in the loan portfolio. Net charge-offs were $102,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, driven by lower cost of deposits2022, primarily related to an unsecured non-accrual commercial and borrowed funds.
Provision for Loan Losses. The provision forindustrial loan, losses decreased by $10.6 millionas compared to a negative provisionnet charge-offs of $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 comparedwhich related to $8.2PCD loans.

Non-interest Income. Non-interest income decreased by $923,000, or 35.0%, to $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The higher provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2020 was primarily due to increases in the qualitative factors used in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses related to unemployment, loan risk rating changes and increased risks related to loans on forbearance, resulting2022, from economic uncertainty attributable to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, under the incurred loss methodology. As discussed above, effective January 1, 2021, the Company adopted the CECL accounting standard. CECL requires the measurement of all expected credit losses over the life of financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In connection with the adoption of CECL, the Company recognized a cumulative effect adjustment that reduced stockholders’ equity by $3.1 million, net of tax. At adoption, the Company increased its allowance for credit losses by $11.1 million, comprised of $10.4 million and $737,000, respectively, for loans and unfunded commitments, including $6.8 million related to PCD loans. For PCD loans, the allowance for credit losses recorded is recognized through a gross-up that increases the amortized cost basis of loans with a corresponding increase to the allowance for credit losses, and therefore results in no impact to shareholders' equity. For the for three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a negative provision of $2.4 million, driven primarily by an improvement in economic forecasts for the current quarter. Net charge-offs were $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily related to PCD loans, as compared to $90,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Non-interest Income. Non-interest income increased $2.5 million to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $108,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020,due primarily due to an increasea decrease of $2.4$1.2 million in gains on trading securities, net. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, gains2022, losses on trading securities were $364,000$802,000, as compared to lossesgains of $2.0 million$364,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021. The trading portfolio is utilized to fund the Company’s deferred compensation obligation to certain employees and directors underof the Company's deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”). The participants of this Plan, at their election, defer a portion of their compensation. Gains and losses on trading securities have no effect on net income since participants benefit from, and bear the full risk of, changes in the trading securities market values. Therefore, the Company records an equal and offsetting amount in compensation expense, reflecting the change in the Company’s obligations under the Plan. Partially offsetting the decrease was a $134,000 increase in in fees and service charges for customer services and an increase of $167,000 in gains on sales of available-for-sale debt securities.
Non-interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased $3.9decreased $854,000, or 4.4%, to $18.7 million or 24.7%,for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $19.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $15.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. This is2021. The decrease was primarily due primarily to a $3.2$1.0 million increasenet decrease in employee compensation and benefits, $2.4primarily caused by a $1.2 million of which is attributabledecrease related to the increase in the Company's deferred compensation plan expense, which as discussed above has no effect on net income, as well as increasesa decrease in medical benefit costs, partially offset by an increase in salary and medical benefit expenses associated with increased personnel from our acquisition of VSB Bancorp, Inc. (“Victory”) on July 1, 2020.related to annual merit increases. Additionally, occupancy expense increaseddecreased by $641,000,$293,000, primarily attributablerelated to higher snow removal costs.costs during the first quarter of 2021. Partially offsetting the decreases was an increase in other expense of $442,000, primarily due to an increase in the reserve for unfunded commitments as well as an increase in other operating expenses.

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Income Tax Expense. The Company recorded income tax expense of $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, was 27.1%27.4% compared to 26.3%27.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The higher effective tax rate is primarily due to higher taxable income.2021.
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On April 19, 2021, the Governor of New York signed into law an increase in the tax rate from 6.5% to 7.25%. This would have increased our tax expense by approximately $45,000 if enacted in the first quarter of 2021.
The following table sets forth average balances, average yields and costs, and certain other information for the periods indicated.
For the Three Months Ended For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021March 31, 2020 March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Average Outstanding BalanceInterest
Average Yield/ Rate (1)
Average Outstanding BalanceInterest
Average Yield/ Rate (1)
Average Outstanding BalanceInterest
Average Yield/ Rate (1)
Average Outstanding BalanceInterest
Average Yield/ Rate (1)
Interest-earning assets:Interest-earning assets:      Interest-earning assets:      
Loans (2)
Loans (2)
$3,873,884 $41,277 4.32 %$3,471,367 $35,337 4.09 %
Loans (2)
$3,848,053 $36,721 3.87 %$3,873,884 $41,277 4.32 %
Mortgage-backed securities (3)
Mortgage-backed securities (3)
1,116,281 2,959 1.08 955,024 5,622 2.37 
Mortgage-backed securities (3)
938,465 2,475 1.07 1,116,281 2,959 1.08 
Other securities (3)
Other securities (3)
101,523 424 1.69 156,074 1,024 2.64 
Other securities (3)
255,980 695 1.10 101,523 424 1.69 
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stockFederal Home Loan Bank of New York stock28,641 370 5.24 31,263 577 7.42 Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock22,198 245 4.48 28,641 370 5.24 
Interest-earning deposits in financial institutionsInterest-earning deposits in financial institutions133,207 37 0.11 70,225 172 0.99 Interest-earning deposits in financial institutions143,323 58 0.16 133,207 37 0.11 
Total interest-earning assetsTotal interest-earning assets5,253,536 45,067 3.48 4,683,953 42,732 3.67 Total interest-earning assets5,208,019 40,194 3.13 5,253,536 45,067 3.48 
Non-interest-earning assetsNon-interest-earning assets310,681 289,925 Non-interest-earning assets279,508 310,681 
Total assetsTotal assets$5,564,217 $4,973,878 Total assets$5,487,527 $5,564,217 
Interest-bearing liabilities:Interest-bearing liabilities:Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings, NOW, and money market accountsSavings, NOW, and money market accounts$2,768,816 $932 0.14 %$2,002,066 $4,073 0.82 %Savings, NOW, and money market accounts$2,954,133 $571 0.08 %$2,768,816 $932 0.14 %
Certificates of depositCertificates of deposit611,267 938 0.62 1,114,043 5,206 1.88 Certificates of deposit373,113 588 0.64 611,267 938 0.62 
Total interest-bearing depositsTotal interest-bearing deposits3,380,083 1,870 0.22 3,116,109 9,279 1.20 Total interest-bearing deposits3,327,246 1,159 0.14 3,380,083 1,870 0.22 
Borrowed fundsBorrowed funds591,993 3,021 2.07 679,476 3,520 2.08 Borrowed funds418,736 2,166 2.10 591,993 3,021 2.07 
Total interest-bearing liabilitiesTotal interest-bearing liabilities$3,972,076 4,891 0.50 $3,795,585 12,799 1.36 Total interest-bearing liabilities3,745,982 3,325 0.36 3,972,076 $4,891 0.50 
Non-interest bearing depositsNon-interest bearing deposits739,064 382,044 Non-interest bearing deposits909,787 739,064 
Accrued expenses and other liabilitiesAccrued expenses and other liabilities98,261 93,129 Accrued expenses and other liabilities99,802 98,261 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities4,809,401 4,270,758 Total liabilities4,755,571 4,809,401 
Stockholders' equityStockholders' equity754,816 703,120 Stockholders' equity731,956 754,816 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equityTotal liabilities and stockholders' equity$5,564,217 $4,973,878 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$5,487,527 $5,564,217 
Net interest incomeNet interest income$40,176 $29,933 Net interest income$36,869 $40,176 
Net interest rate spread (4)
Net interest rate spread (4)
2.98 %  2.31 %
Net interest rate spread (4)
2.77 %  2.98 %
Net interest-earning assets (5)
Net interest-earning assets (5)
$1,281,460 $888,368  
Net interest-earning assets (5)
$1,462,037 $1,281,460  
Net interest margin (6)
Net interest margin (6)
3.10 %  2.57 %
Net interest margin (6)
2.87 %  3.10 %
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilitiesAverage interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities132.26 %  123.41 %Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities139.03 %  132.26 %

(1) Average yields and rates are annualized.
(2) Includes non-accruing loans.
(3) Securities available-for-sale and other securities are reported at amortized cost.
(4) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(5) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(6) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

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Asset Quality

PCD Loans (Held-for-Investment)
    
Under the new CECL standard, the Company will continue to account for PCD loans at estimated fair value using discounted expected future cash flows deemed to be collectible on the date acquired. Based on its detailed review of PCD loans and experience in loan workouts, management believes it has a reasonable expectation about the amount and timing of future cash flows and accordingly has classified PCD loans ($18.014.1 million at March 31, 20212022 and $18.5$15.8 million at December 31, 2020)2021) as accruing, even though they may be contractually past due. At March 31, 2021, 2.9%2022, 1.5% of PCD loans were past due 30 to 89 days, and 19.7%23.1% were past due 90 days or more, as compared to 9.6%10.5% and 35.2%19.2%, respectively, at December 31, 2020.2021.
 
Loans
 
The following table details total non-accruing loans, non-performing loans, non-performing assets and troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs"(“TDR”) (including held-for-sale, but excluding PCD)(excluding PCD loans) on which interest is accruing, and accruing loans 30 to 89 days delinquent at March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020 ( in2021 (in thousands):  

March 31, 2021December 31, 2020 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Non-accrual loans:Non-accrual loans: Non-accrual loans: 
Held-for-investmentHeld-for-investmentHeld-for-investment
Real estate loans:Real estate loans: Real estate loans: 
MultifamilyMultifamily$1,853 $1,882 
CommercialCommercial$4,961 $6,229 Commercial5,380 5,117 
One-to-four family residentialOne-to-four family residential805 906 One-to-four family residential312 314 
Construction and land1,150 — 
Multifamily1,145 1,153 
Home equity and lines of creditHome equity and lines of credit187 191 Home equity and lines of credit279 281 
Commercial and industrialCommercial and industrial198 37 Commercial and industrial278 28 
Total non-accrual loans held-for-investmentTotal non-accrual loans held-for-investment8,446 8,516 Total non-accrual loans held-for-investment8,102 7,622 
Loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing:Loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing: Loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing: 
Held-for-investmentHeld-for-investmentHeld-for-investment
Real estate loans:Real estate loans: Real estate loans: 
CommercialCommercial219 500 Commercial37 147 
One-to-four family residentialOne-to-four family residential172 174 One-to-four family residential165 
Multifamily516 — 
Commercial and industrialCommercial and industrial738 436 Commercial and industrial16 72 
Other
Total loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing held-for-investmentTotal loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing held-for-investment1,648 1,113 Total loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing held-for-investment59 384 
Non-performing loans held-for-sale
Real estate loans:
Commercial— 18,250 
Multifamily— 1,612 
Commercial and industrial— 33 
Total non-performing loans held-for-sale— 19,895 
Total non-performing loansTotal non-performing loans10,094 29,524 Total non-performing loans8,161 8,006 
Other real estate ownedOther real estate owned100 — Other real estate owned100 100 
Total non-performing assetsTotal non-performing assets$10,194 $29,524 Total non-performing assets$8,261 $8,106 
Non-performing loans to total loansNon-performing loans to total loans0.26 %0.77 %Non-performing loans to total loans0.21 %0.21 %
Non-performing assets to total assetsNon-performing assets to total assets0.18 %0.54 %Non-performing assets to total assets0.15 %0.15 %
Loans subject to restructuring agreements and still accruingLoans subject to restructuring agreements and still accruing$7,326 $7,697 Loans subject to restructuring agreements and still accruing$5,397 $5,820 
Accruing loans 30 to 89 days delinquentAccruing loans 30 to 89 days delinquent$14,148 $13,982 Accruing loans 30 to 89 days delinquent$4,084 $1,166 
    
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Other Real Estate Owned

Other real estate owned is comprised of one property acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as a result of foreclosure. The property is located in New Jersey, and had a carrying value of approximately $100,000 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. It is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheetsheets as of March 31, 2021.these dates.

Accruing Loans 30 to 89 Days Delinquent
 
Loans 30 to 89 days delinquent and on accrual status totaled $14.1$4.1 million and $14.0$1.2 million at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively. The following table sets forth delinquencies for accruing loans by type and by amount at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021 (in thousands):     
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Held-for-investment
Real estate loans:
Commercial$4,457 $8,792 
One-to-four family residential4,023 1,152 
Multifamily2,419 1,893 
Construction and land390 994 
Home equity and lines of credit372 380 
Commercial and industrial loans2,480 760 
Other loans11 
Total delinquent accruing loans$14,148 $13,982 

 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Held-for-investment
Real estate loans:
Multifamily$2,804 $— 
Commercial304 144 
One-to-four family residential554 593 
Home equity and lines of credit265 412 
Commercial and industrial loans141 
Other loans16 15 
Total delinquent accruing loans held-for-investment$4,084 $1,166 

The increase in delinquent multifamily loans was primarily due to one loan with a balance of $2.2 million that became delinquent during the current quarter. The loan is well-secured by a residential apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, with an appraised value of $3.6 million.

Loans Subject to TDR Agreements
 
Included in non-accruing loans are loans subject to TDR agreements totaling $3.7$3.2 million and $3.2 million at both March 31, 20212022, and December 31, 2020.2021, respectively. There were no loans modified as TDRsa TDR during the three months ended March 31, 2021.2022. At March 31, 2021, one2022, two of the non-accruing TDRs with aan aggregate net loan balance of $382,000 was$435,000 were not performing in accordance with its restructuredtheir terms and wasare collateralized by real estate with an estimated fair value of $620,000. At December 31, 2020, two2021, one of the non-accruing TDRs totaling $462,500 were$368,000 was not performing in accordance with their restructuredits terms and wereis collateralized by real estate with an aggregate estimated fairappraised value of $620,000.

The Company also holds loans subject to TDR agreements that are on accrual status totaling $7.3$5.4 million and $7.7$5.8 million at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively. At March 31, 2021, $6.12022, $4.7 million, or 83.5%87.9%, of the $7.3$5.4 million of accruing loans subject to TDR agreements were performing in accordance with their restructured terms. At December 31, 2020, $6.52021, $5.7 million, or 84.1%97.5%, of the $7.7$5.8 million of accruing loans subject to TDR agreements were performing in accordance with their restructured terms. Generally, the types of concessions that we make to troubled borrowers include both temporary and permanent reductions to interest rates, extensions of payment terms, and, to a lesser extent, forgiveness of principal and interest. 

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The following table details the amounts and categories of the loans subject to restructuring agreements by loan type as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021 (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Non-AccruingAccruingNon-AccruingAccruingNon-AccruingAccruingNon-AccruingAccruing
Real estate loans:Real estate loans:Real estate loans:
MultifamilyMultifamily$— $603 $— $603 
CommercialCommercial$3,274 $5,414 $3,292 $5,518 Commercial3,200 3,289 3,219 3,508 
One-to-four family residentialOne-to-four family residential406 1,229 413 1,490 One-to-four family residential— 1,369 — 1,562 
Home equity and lines of creditHome equity and lines of credit— 35 — 38 
Multifamily— 623 — 626 
Home equity and lines of credit— 45 — 47 
Commercial and industrial loansCommercial and industrial loans— 15 — 16 Commercial and industrial loans— 101 — 109 
$3,680 $7,326 $3,705 $7,697 $3,200 $5,397 $3,219 $5,820 
Performing in accordance with restructured termsPerforming in accordance with restructured terms87.6 %83.5 %87.5 %84.1 %Performing in accordance with restructured terms86.4 %87.9 %88.6 %97.5 %
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2021, the Bank downgraded a lending relationship with an outstanding principal balance at December 31, 2021, of approximately $15.6 million to substandard, which is comprised of two commercial real estate loans with balances of $10.9 million, and a commercial line of credit secured by all unencumbered business assets with a balance of $4.7 million. In addition, the Bank has a commitment to fund $1.8 million under the line of credit with one of the entities in the relationship and all draws on the line are at the discretion of the Bank.
ManagementThe commercial real estate loans are secured by two commercial properties with a current appraised value of $19.2 million. The lending relationship was downgraded as a result of legal matters against certain officers of the borrowing entities, including certain individuals who are guarantors to the loans, and the impact such legal matters may have on the future operations of the entities.
All loans under the lending relationship are current as of May 10, 2022, and the entities continue to operate. The Bank continues to evaluate the Company's exposurefinancial condition, operating results and cash flows of the related entities and guarantors. At March 31, 2022, approximately $1.6 million of the allowance for credit losses has been designated to increasedthis lending relationship. Based on information available, the loans have not been designated as impaired and remain on accrual status. However, there can be no assurances that one or more of the loans under the relationship will not migrate to non-accrual status in the future or require the establishment of additional loan losses related toreserves.
During 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic, in particularBank and the customer extended the maturity date of the commercial real estateline of credit from March 1, 2022 to May 2, 2022, and multifamily loan portfolios. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company implemented a customer relief program to assist borrowers that may be experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 related challenges. The relief program grants principal and/or interest payment deferrals typically for a period of 90 days, which management may choose to extend for additional 90 days periods. At the peak of forbearance in June 2020, the Company had 286 loans approved for payment deferral representing $360.2 million, or approximately 10% of the Company's loan portfolio. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $28.8 million, or 24 outstanding loans, (excluding PCD loans) remaining in deferral, representing approximately 0.7% of the Company’s outstanding loan portfolio (excluding PCD loans) as of that date. Loans currently in deferment status (“COVID-19 Modified Loans”) will continue to accrue interest during the deferment period unless otherwise classified as nonperforming. COVID-19 Modified Loans are required to make escrow payments for real estate taxes and insurance, if applicable. The COVID-19 Modified Loan agreements also require loans to be brought back to their fully contractual terms within 12 to 18 months and include covenants that prohibit distributions, bonuses, or payments of management fees to related entities until all deferred payments are made. Consistent with industry regulatory guidance, borrowers that were otherwise current on loan payments that were granted COVID-19 related financial hardship payment deferrals will continue to be reported as current loans throughout the agreed upon deferral period. Borrowers, which were delinquent in their payments to the Bank priorhas received paydowns of approximately $3.6 million on the commercial line of credit, reducing the outstanding balance to requesting a COVID-19 related financial hardship payment deferral are reviewed on a case by case basis for TDR classification and non-performing loan status.approximately $1.1 million.


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The following table sets forth the property types collateralizing our originated and acquired (excluding PCD) loans and loans in forbearance as of March 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Loan Portfolio by Property Type as of March 31, 2021
Loans in Forbearance for COVID Relief as of March 31, 2021
Number of LoansAmountAverage Loan SizeWeighted Average LTV Ratio% of Total LoansNumber of LoansAmountAverage Loan SizeWeighted Average LTV Ratio% of Portfolio by Property Type
Commercial Real Estate and Multifamily
Multifamily(1)
1,122$2,571,409 $2,292 53 %65.8 %7$17,988 $2,570 46 %0.70 %
Mixed use (majority of space is non-residential)227151,604 668 46 %3.9 %47,550 1,888 46 %4.98 %
Retail88147,484 1,676 47 %3.8 %1607 607 55 %0.41 %
Office buildings111107,263 966 46 %2.7 %— — — %— %
Accommodations952,277 5,809 37 %1.3 %1155 155 16 %0.30 %
Nursing Home527,608 5,522 58 %0.7 %— — — %— %
Medical Office Buildings2426,765 1,115 64 %0.7 %— — — %— %
Industrial and Manufacturing (Office and Plant)2318,608 809 44 %0.5 %— — — %— %
Warehousing3023,907 797 46 %0.6 %— — — %— %
Restaurant2213,045 593 51 %0.3 %— — — %— %
Religious1610,716 670 39 %0.3 %— — — %— %
Bank Branch75,516 788 44 %0.1 %— — — %— %
Schools/Child Daycare65,604 934 36 %0.1 %— — — %— %
Automobile186,482 360 52 %0.2 %— — — %— %
Funeral Home21,771 885 63 %— %— — — %— %
Leisure44,011 1,003 47 %0.1 %179 79 %1.97 %
Car Wash1509 509 19 %— %— — — %— %
Other138130,942 949 59 %3.3 %— — — %— %
Total commercial real estate and multifamily1,8533,305,521 1,784 52 %84.4 %1426,379 1,884 46 %0.80 %
One-to-four family residential648202,948 313 35 %5.2 %52,300 460 39 %1.13 %
Home equity and lines of credit1,74193,119 53 47 %2.4 %132 32 67 %0.03 %
Construction and land4377,205 1,795 38 %2.0 %— — — %— %
Commercial and industrial loans2,544234,518 92 NM6.0 %4129 32 NM0.06 %
Other1251,659 13 NM— %— — — %— %
Total loans (excluding PCD)6,954$3,914,970 563 100.0 %24$28,840 1,202 0.74 %
(1) Property type is apartment units equal or greater than five units.

Of the loans currently in deferral as of March 31, 2021, seven loans totaling $11.8 million are in their first deferral period and 17 loans totaling $17.0 million are repeat deferrals. As of May 7, 2021, four loans in the table above totaling $4.3 million returned to contractual payments. A further seven loans totaling $5.3 million were granted additional relief, the majority being repeat deferrals.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity. The objective of our liquidity management is to ensure the availability of sufficient funds to meet financial commitments and to take advantage of lending and investment opportunities. The Bank manages liquidity in order to meet deposit withdrawals, on demand or at contractual maturity, to repay borrowings as they mature, and to fund new loans and investments as opportunities arise.
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The Bank's primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities, borrowed funds, the proceeds from maturing securities and short-term investments, and to a lesser extent, proceeds from the sales of loans and securities and wholesale borrowings. The scheduled amortization of loans and securities, as well as proceeds from borrowed funds, are predictable sources of funds. Other funding sources, however, such as deposit inflows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by market interest rates, economic conditions, and competition. The Bank is a member of the FHLBNY, which provides an additional source of short-term and long-term funding. The Bank also has short-term borrowing capabilities with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Bank’s borrowed funds, excluding lease obligations, floating rate advances and an overnight line of credit, were $585.0$390.0 million at March 31, 2021,2022, and had a weighted average interest rate of 2.08%2.10%. A total of $195.0$132.5 million of these borrowings will mature in less than one year. Borrowed funds, excluding floating rate advances and an overnight line of credit, were $585.0$415.0 million at December 31, 2020.2021. The Bank has the ability to obtain additional funding from the FHLB of approximately $1.92$2.10 billion utilizing unencumbered securities of $583.3$568.2 million, loans of $1.34$1.53 billion, and encumbered securities of $279,000$2.8 million at March 31, 2021.2022. Additionally, the Bank has remaining borrowing capacity utilizing encumbered securities through the FRB Discount Window of $23.0$1.6 million. The Bank expects to have sufficient funds available to meet current commitments in the normal course of business.

Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (standalone) is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity to pay dividends, repurchase its stock, and for other corporate purposes. Northfield Bancorp, Inc.'s primary source of liquidity is dividend payments from the Bank. At March 31, 2021,2022, Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (standalone) had liquid assets of $75.6$19.9 million.

Capital Resources. Federal regulations require federally insured depository institutions to meet several minimum capital standards: a common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-based assets ratio of 4.5%, a Tier 1 capital to risk-based assets ratio of 6.0%, a total capital to risk-based assets of 8.0%, and a 4.0% Tier 1 capital to total assets leverage ratio. In addition to establishing the minimum regulatory capital requirements, the regulations limit capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments to management if the institution does not hold a “capital conservation buffer” consisting of 2.5% of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets in addition to the amount necessary to meet its minimum risk-based capital requirements.
    
As a result of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the federal banking agencies developed a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (“CBLR”) (the ratio of a bank’s tangible equity capital to average total consolidated assets) for financial institutions with assets of less than $10 billion. A qualifying community bank that exceeds this ratio will be deemed to be in compliance with all other capital and leverage requirements, including the capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under Prompt Corrective Action statutes. The federal banking agencies approved 9% as the minimum capital for the CBLR. Effective March 31, 2020, a financial institution cancould elect to be subject to this new definition. Northfield Bank and Northfield Bancorp have elected to opt into the CBLR framework, beginning with the Call Reports filed for the first quarter of 2020.framework. The CBLR replaced the risk-based and leverage capital requirements in the generally applicable capital rules. On April 6, 2020, the federal banking regulators, implementing the applicable provisions of the CARES Act, modified the CBLR framework so that the minimum CBLR will bewas 8% beginning in the second quarter and for the remainder of calendar year 2020, 8.5% for calendar year 2021, and 9% thereafter.

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At March 31, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020,2021, as set forth in the following table, both Northfield Bank and Northfield Bancorp, Inc. exceeded all of the regulatory capital requirements to which they were subject at such dates.
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Northfield BankNorthfield Bancorp, Inc.For Capital Adequacy PurposesFor Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action ProvisionsNorthfield BankNorthfield Bancorp, Inc.For Capital Adequacy PurposesFor Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
As of March 31, 2021:
As of March 31, 2022:As of March 31, 2022:
CBLRCBLR10.92%12.69%8.00%8.00%CBLR12.07%12.80%9.00%9.00%
As of December 31, 2020:
As of December 31, 2021:As of December 31, 2021:
CBLRCBLR11.96%12.73%8.00%8.00%CBLR12.24%12.93%8.50%8.50%
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, are not recorded in the financial statements. These transactions primarily relate to lending commitments. These arrangements are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations or financial condition.
The following table shows the contractual obligations of the Company by expected payment period as of March 31, 2021 (in thousands):
Contractual ObligationsTotalLess than One YearOne to less than Three YearsThree to less than Five YearsMore than Five Years
Borrowings$585,000 $195,000 $182,500 $162,500 $45,000 
Operating lease liabilities53,696 6,118 10,937 9,488 27,153 
Commitments to originate loans112,596 112,596 — — — 
Commitments to fund unused lines of credit213,408 213,408 — — — 
Commitments to fund unused lines of credit are agreements to lend additional funds to customers as long as there have been no violations of any of the conditions established in the agreements (original or restructured). Commitments to originate loans generally have a fixed expiration or other termination clauses, which may require payment of a fee. Since some of these loan commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. At March 31, 2021,2022, the reserve for commitments to fund unused lines of credit recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities was $1.7$2.1 million.

For further information regarding our off-balance sheet arrangements and contractual obligations, see "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
    
ASUAccounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2020-04.2020-04. On March 12, 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference“Reference Rate Reform ("ASC 848"): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”, which provides temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. It is intended to help stakeholders during the global market-wide reference rate transition period. The guidance is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is implementing a transition plan to identify and modify its loans and other financial instruments that are either directly or indirectly influenced by LIBOR. The Company is in the process of evaluating ASU No. 2020-04 and its impact on the Company’s transition away from LIBOR for its loan and other financial instruments, with no material expected impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operation at this time.Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ASU No. 2019-12. 2022-02In December 2019,. On March 31, 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes2022-02, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 740)326): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” ASU No. 2019-12 simplifies accounting for income taxes by removing specific technical exceptions in ASC 740 related to the incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim periodTroubled Debt Restructurings and the recognition for deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. ASU No. 2019-12 also simplifies aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill.Vintage Disclosures”. The amendments in this ASU were issued to (1) eliminate accounting guidance for TDRs by creditors, while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty; (2) require disclosures of current period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases. For entities that have adopted the amendments in ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, this update arewill be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020.2022. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU No. 2019-12 is not expected to have a material impact onshould be applied prospectively, except for the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
ASU No. 2018-14. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Disclosure Framework - Changestransition method related to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” This ASU makes minor changesrecognition and measurement of TDRs, where there is an option to apply a modified retrospective transition method, resulting in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard to the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension and/or other postretirement benefit plans. ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. As ASU 2018-14 only revises disclosure requirements, it will not have an impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
See Note 15 of the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for information about recent accounting pronouncements adopted.Statements.


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ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Management of Market Risk
General.  A majority of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. Consequently, our most significant form of market risk is interest rate risk. Our assets, consisting primarily of mortgage-related securities and loans, generally have longer maturities than our liabilities, which consist primarily of deposits and wholesale borrowings. As a result, a principal part of our business strategy involves managing interest rate risk and limiting the exposure of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates. Accordingly, our Board of Directors has established a Management Asset-Liability Committee, comprised of our Senior Vice President ("SVP"(“SVP”) & Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer, who chairs this Committee, our President and Chief Executive Officer, our Executive Vice President ("EVP"(“EVP”) & Chief Risk Officer, our EVP & Chief Financial Officer, our EVP & Chief Lending Officer, our EVP of Business Development, Branch Administration and Deposit Operations, and our SVP & Director of Marketing, and other officers and staff as necessary or appropriate. This committee is responsible for, among other things, evaluating the interest rate risk inherent in our assets and liabilities, for recommending to the risk management committee of our Board of Directors the level of risk that is appropriate given our business strategy, operating environment, capital, liquidity and performance objectives, and for managing this risk consistent with the guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.
 
We seek to manage our interest rate risk in order to minimize the exposure of our earnings and capital to changes in interest rates. As part of our ongoing asset-liability management, we currently use the following strategies to manage our interest rate risk:

originating multifamily loans and commercial real estate loans that generally have shorter maturities than one-to-four family residential real estate loans and have higher interest rates that generally reset from five to ten years;
investing in investment grade corporate securities and mortgage-backed securities; and
obtaining general financing through lower-cost core deposits, brokered deposits, and longer-term FHLB advances and repurchase agreements.
Shortening the average term of our interest-earning assets by increasing our investments in shorter-term assets, as well as originating loans with variable interest rates, helps to match the maturities and interest rates of our assets and liabilities better, thereby reducing the exposure of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates.
 
Net Portfolio Value Analysis. We compute amounts by which the net present value of our assets and liabilities (net portfolio value or "NPV"“NPV”), would change in the event market interest rates changed over an assumed range of rates. Our simulation model uses a discounted cash flow analysis to measure the interest rate sensitivity of our NPV. Depending on current market interest rates, we estimate the economic value of these assets and liabilities under the assumption that interest rates experience an instantaneous and sustained increase of 100, 200, 300, or 400 basis points, or a decrease of 100 and 200 basis points, which is based on the current interest rate environment. A basis point equals one-hundredth of one percent, and 100 basis points equals one percent. An increase in interest rates from 3% to 4% would mean, for example, a 100 basis point increase in the “Change in Interest Rates” column below. 
 
Net Interest Income Analysis. In addition to NPV calculations, we analyze our sensitivity to changes in interest rates through our net interest income model. Net interest income is the difference between the interest income we earn on our interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, and the interest we pay on our interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. In our model, we estimate what our net interest income would be for a twelve-month period. Depending on current market interest rates we then calculate what the net interest income would be for the same period under the assumption that interest rates experience an instantaneous and sustained increase or decrease of 100, 200, 300, or 400 basis points, or a decrease of 100 and 200 basis points, which is based on the current interest rate environment.

The following tables set forth, as of March 31, 2021,2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, our calculation of the estimated changes in our NPV, NPV ratio, and percent change in net interest income that would result from the designated instantaneous and sustained changes in interest rates (dollars in thousands). Computations of prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions, including relative levels of market interest rates, loan prepayments and deposit repricing characteristics, including decay rates, and correlations to movements in interest rates, and should not be relied on as indicative of actual results.
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NPV at March 31, 2021 NPV at March 31, 2022
Change in Interest Rates (basis points)Change in Interest Rates (basis points)Estimated Present Value of AssetsEstimated Present Value of LiabilitiesEstimated NPVEstimated Change In NPVEstimated Change in NPV %Estimated NPV/Present Value of Assets RatioNext 12 Months Net Interest Income Percent ChangeMonths 13-24 Net Interest Income Percent ChangeChange in Interest Rates (basis points)Estimated Present Value of AssetsEstimated Present Value of LiabilitiesEstimated NPVEstimated Change In NPVEstimated Change in NPV %Estimated NPV/Present Value of Assets RatioNext 12 Months Net Interest Income Percent ChangeMonths 13-24 Net Interest Income Percent Change
+400+400$5,148,918 $4,251,279 $897,639 $(49,759)(5.25)%17.43 %(0.93)%16.60 %+400$4,958,292 $4,059,889 $898,403 $(163,150)(15.37)%18.12 %(15.09)%3.81 %
+300+3005,253,941 4,345,509 908,432 (38,966)(4.11)17.29 (0.58)12.71 +3005,075,259 4,136,507 938,752 (122,801)(11.57)18.50 (11.11)3.07 
+200+2005,365,532 4,444,021 921,511 (25,887)(2.73)17.17 (0.24)8.93 +2005,199,544 4,217,361 982,183 (79,370)(7.48)18.89 (7.08)2.52 
+100+1005,480,265 4,547,489 932,776 (14,622)(1.54)17.02 (0.12)4.72 +1005,326,379 4,303,002 1,023,377 (38,176)(3.60)19.21 (3.21)1.61 
5,603,927 4,656,529 947,398 — — 16.91 — — 5,455,541 4,393,988 1,061,553 — — 19.46 — — 
(100)(100)5,759,191 4,778,338 980,853 33,455 3.53 17.03 (2.24)(5.88)(100)5,593,498 4,537,614 1,055,884 (5,669)(0.53)18.88 (3.95)(8.13)
(200)(200)5,885,046 4,850,146 1,034,900 87,502 9.24 17.59 (3.77)(8.52)(200)5,725,928 4,689,790 1,036,138 (25,415)(2.39)18.10 (6.61)(13.52)
     
NPV at December 31, 2020 NPV at December 31, 2021
Change in Interest Rates (basis points)Change in Interest Rates (basis points)Estimated Present Value of AssetsEstimated Present Value of LiabilitiesEstimated NPVEstimated Change In NPVEstimated Change in NPV %Estimated NPV/Present Value of Assets RatioNext 12 Months Net Interest Income Percent ChangeMonths 13-24 Net Interest Income Percent ChangeChange in Interest Rates (basis points)Estimated Present Value of AssetsEstimated Present Value of LiabilitiesEstimated NPVEstimated Change In NPVEstimated Change in NPV %Estimated NPV/Present Value of Assets RatioNext 12 Months Net Interest Income Percent ChangeMonths 13-24 Net Interest Income Percent Change
+400+400$5,085,541 $4,262,399 $823,142 $(29,103)(3.41)%16.19 %1.52 %20.02 %+400$5,036,366 $4,101,782 $934,584 $(145,605)(13.48)%18.56 %(14.49)%4.48 %
+300+3005,183,396 4,358,918 824,478 (27,767)(3.26)15.91 1.35 15.41 +3005,155,293 4,180,838 974,455 (105,734)(9.79)18.90 (10.51)3.78 
+200+2005,289,795 4,459,805 829,990 (22,255)(2.61)15.69 1.19 10.99 +2005,279,904 4,264,283 1,015,621 (64,568)(5.98)19.24 (6.51)3.32 
+100+1005,401,377 4,565,784 835,593 (16,652)(1.95)15.47 0.78 5.98 +1005,405,275 4,352,712 1,052,563 (27,626)(2.56)19.47 (2.79)2.20 
5,529,750 4,677,505 852,245 — — 15.41 — — 5,526,916 4,446,727 1,080,189 — — 19.54 — — 
(100)(100)5,678,960 4,781,710 897,250 45,005 5.28 15.80 (2.41)(5.73)(100)5,650,190 4,594,219 1,055,971 (24,218)(2.24)18.69 (3.83)(7.93)
(200)(200)5,814,119 4,794,445 1,019,674 167,429 19.65 17.54 (3.70)(7.89)(200)5,765,436 4,715,356 1,050,080 (30,109)(2.79)18.21 (6.02)(11.42)
At March 31, 2021,2022, in the event of a 200 basis point decrease in interest rates, we would experience a 9.24% increase2.39% decrease in estimated net portfolio value, and a 3.77%6.61% decrease in net interest income in year one, and an 8.52%a 13.52% decrease in net interest income in year two. In the event of a 400 basis point increase in interest rates, we would experience a 5.25%15.37% decrease in estimated net portfolio value, and a 0.93%15.09% decrease in net interest income in year one and a 16.60%3.81% increase in net interest income in year two. Our policies provide that, in the event of a 200 basis point decrease or less in interest rates, our net present value ratio should decrease by no more than 300 basis points and 10%, and in the event of a 400 basis point increase or less, our net present value should decrease by no more than 475 basis points and 35%. In the event of a 200 basis point decrease or less, our projected net interest income should decrease by no more than 10% in year one and 10% in year two, and in the event of a 400 basis point increase or less, our projected net interest income should decrease by no more than 30% in year one and 20% in year two. However, when the federal funds rate is low and negative rate shocks do not produce meaningful results, management may temporarily suspend use of guidelines for negative interest rate shocks. At March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, we were in compliance with all Board-approved policies with respect to interest rate risk management.
Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodologies used in determining interest rate risk through changes in net portfolio value and net interest income. Our model requires us to make certain assumptions that may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. However, we also apply consistent parallel yield curve shifts (in both directions) to determine possible changes in net interest income if the theoretical yield curve shifts occurred gradually. Net interest income analysis also adjusts the asset and liability repricing analysis based on changes in prepayment rates resulting from the parallel yield curve shifts. In addition, the net portfolio value and net interest income information presented assume that the composition of our interest-sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured and assume that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration or repricing of specific assets and liabilities. Accordingly, although interest rate risk calculations provide an indication of our interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to and do not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on our net portfolio value or net interest income and will differ from actual results.
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ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 
An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of March 31, 2021.2022. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2021,2022, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and subsidiaries are subject to various legal actions arising in the normal course of business.  In the opinion of management, the resolution of these legal actions is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS
During the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, there have been no material changes to the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020,2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or as previously disclosed in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 2.     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(a)Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities. There were no sales of unregistered securities during the period covered by this report.
(b)Use of Proceeds. Not applicable.
(c)Repurchases of Our Equity Securities.  

On March 18, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new stock repurchase program. The program permitspermitted $54.2 million of the Company's shares of common stock to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The timing of the repurchases will dependdepended on certain factors, including but not limited to, market conditions and prices, the Company’s liquidity and capital requirements, and alternative uses of capital. Any repurchased shares will bewere held as treasury stock and will be available for general corporate purposes. The repurchases maycould be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason, including market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity, and other factors deemed appropriate. The stock repurchase program concluded as of March 31, 2022.

The following table reports information regarding purchases of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2021.2022.
Period(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased(b) Average Price Paid per Share(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
(d) Approximate Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1, 2021 to January 31, 2021389,710 $12.90 389,710 174,778
February 1, 2021 to February 28, 2021174,778 13.12 174,778
March 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021177,835 15.79 177,835900,771 
Total742,323 13.64742,323
Period(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased(b) Average Price Paid per Share(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
(d) Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands)
January 1, 2022 to January 31, 2022— $— — $8,328 
February 1, 2022 to February 28, 2022528,122 15.60 528,122— 
March 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022— — — — 
Total528,122 15.60528,122

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
    None.

ITEM 4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
    Not applicable.

ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION
    None.

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ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS
    The following exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are included with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Exhibit NumberDescription
Certification of Steven M. Klein, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
Certification of William R. Jacobs, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
Certification of Steven M. Klein, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and William R. Jacobs, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.
101.INSXBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104Cover page information from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2021,2022, formatted in Inline XBRLXBRL.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: May 10, 20212022
/s/   Steven M. Klein
Steven M. Klein
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
/s/   William R. Jacobs
William R. Jacobs
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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