Northfield Bank (merged into Columbia Bank)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in Staten Island, New York, established in 1887 according to the FDIC.
Merged. Northfield Bank merged into Columbia Bank on (FDIC: merger -without assistance). Its data ends with the Call Report for ; figures on this page are from that report or earlier.

Northfield Bank reported total assets of $5.5 bn at Q2 2026, its last Call Report before it merged into Columbia Bank. Northfield Bank uses the community bank leverage ratio framework, with a leverage ratio of 13.13%, and the uninsured share of Northfield Bank was 50.35%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Key takeaways

  • Since , Northfield Bank has taken over one institution; the latest was Victory State Bank on (FDIC Call Reports).
Total assets
$5.5 bn
A year earlier (Q2 2025): $5.7 bn
Tier 1 leverage ratio
13.13%
A year earlier (Q2 2025): 12.56%
Return on equity
7.33%
A year earlier (Q2 2025): 5.06%
Uninsured share of deposits
50.35%
A year earlier (Q2 2025): 46.38%

What sets Northfield Bank apart

How large is Northfield Bank?

The balance sheet of Northfield Bank at : assets $5.5 bn, deposits $4.0 bn, net loans $3.7 bn (loans equal to 91.69% of deposits). Securities make up 22.3% of total assets at Northfield Bank. Since , when Northfield Bank held $3.7 bn, its assets grew 49.8%. In the year to , deposits at Northfield Bank fell 0.6% while its total assets fell 3.1%. At , Northfield Bank employed 363 full-time equivalent staff across 37 offices, about $15.2 mn of assets per employee and $108.3 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Northfield Bank is uninsured?

At Northfield Bank, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 50.35% of domestic deposits at (+3.97 pp on a year earlier). In dollars, Northfield Bank estimated $2.0 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2026

MetricValueA year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$4.0 bn$4.0 bn (Q2 2025)
Net loans and leases$3.7 bn$3.9 bn (Q2 2025)
Loan-to-deposit ratio91.69%96.36% (Q2 2025)
Net interest margin2.86%2.53% (Q2 2025)
Return on assets (ROA)0.94%0.65% (Q2 2025)
Efficiency ratio52.25%58.76% (Q2 2025)
Unrealized gain/loss on held-to-maturity securitiesLoss of $309,000Narrowed by $37,000
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesLoss of $10.9 mnNarrowed by $1.0 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans0.62%0.42% (Q2 2025)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.28%0.19% (Q2 2025)

US rank of Northfield Bank: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Northfield Bank: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Northfield Bank each quarter; total assets were $5.5 bn at Q2 2026$2.4bn$3.3bn$4.2bn$5.1bn$6.0bn20182020202220242026Victory State Bank merged inTotal assets$5.5bnDeposits$4.0bnNet loans$3.7bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Northfield Bank each quarter; total assets were $5.5 bn at Q2 2026$2.4bn$3.6bn$4.8bn$6.0bn20202024
  • Total assets $5.5bn
  • Deposits $4.0bn
  • Net loans $3.7bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

Northfield Bank uses the community bank leverage ratio framework, so it reports no risk-based ratios; its leverage ratio was 13.13% in . Equity capital of Northfield Bank at : $721.2 mn, or 13.1% of total assets.

On held-to-maturity securities, Northfield Bank carried an unrealized loss of $309,000 at , equal to 0.0% of equity capital. The loss narrowed by $37,000 over the year. Its deepest point: $743,000 in . The available-for-sale portfolio of Northfield Bank showed an unrealized loss of $10.9 mn at ; the loss narrowed by $1.0 mn over the year.

Northfield Bank: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Northfield Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 202610%13%15%18%20%20182020202220242026Total capital16%CET115%Tier 1 leverage13%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Northfield Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 202610%14%17%20%20202024
  • Total capital 16%
  • CET1 15%
  • Tier 1 leverage 13%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Northfield Bank: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Northfield Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$81mn-$54mn-$27mn-$631,720$26mn20182020202220242026Held to maturity-$309,000Available for sale-$11mnUnrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Northfield Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-$81mn-$45mn-$10mn$26mn20202024
  • Available for sale -$11mn
  • Held to maturity -$309,000
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Northfield Bank earned a return on equity of 7.33%; return on assets: 0.94%. Net interest margin at Northfield Bank: 2.86%, +0.33 pp in a year. Northfield Bank net income: $26.7 mn, up 43.6% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Northfield Bank was 52.25%: about 52 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 66 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 0.62% of total loans at Northfield Bank; net charge-offs: 0.28% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Northfield Bank: $3.7 bn at , against $3.9 bn at .

Northfield Bank: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Northfield Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.7%2.5%5.7%8.8%12%20182020202220242026Return on equity7.3%Net interest margin2.9%Return on assets0.9%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Northfield Bank, Q1 2016 to Q2 2026-0.7%3.6%7.8%12%20202024
  • Return on equity 7.3%
  • Net interest margin 2.9%
  • Return on assets 0.9%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Northfield Bank

The peer group of Northfield Bank is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 0 share the charter type of Northfield Bank (federal savings bank), 6 sit in the same size group ($1 bn to $10 bn) and 0 have head offices in New York. Against them, Northfield Bank shows return on equity 7.33% against a peer median of 11.18% and uninsured deposit share 50.35% against a peer median of 33.96%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
First Internet Bank of IndianaState nonmember bankIN$5.5 bn10.84%4.12%36.90%
Great Southern BankState nonmember bankMO$5.5 bn13.32%11.61%38.24%
The American National Bank of TexasNational bankTX$5.5 bn12.30%11.51%43.91%
Northfield BankFederal savings bankNY$5.5 bnnot reported7.33%50.35%
Coastal Community BankState member bankWA$5.5 bn10.97%-11.91%27.45%
Green Dot Bank DBA Bonneville BankState member bankUT$5.4 bn31.97%29.74%3.68%
Peoples Security Bank and Trust CompanyState nonmember bankPA$5.4 bn12.75%10.85%31.02%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Northfield Bank, to : assets $5.7 bn to $5.5 bn, deposits $3.9 bn to $4.0 bn, equity $712.5 mn to $721.2 mn. Staff 377 to 363; offices 38 to 37.

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Total assets$5.7 bn$5.7 bn$5.7 bn$5.7 bn$5.7 bn$5.8 bn$5.7 bn$5.5 bn
Total deposits$3.9 bn$4.2 bn$4.2 bn$4.0 bn$4.0 bn$4.0 bn$4.1 bn$4.0 bn
Bank equity capital$712.5 mn$724.3 mn$741.9 mn$736.9 mn$747.0 mn$724.2 mn$736.9 mn$721.2 mn
Return on equity (ROE)3.78%4.47%4.58%5.06%5.40%0.42%7.76%7.33%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits43.58%43.50%46.56%46.38%48.14%49.06%50.15%50.35%
Full-time equivalent employees377375371380379381369363
Number of offices3837373737373737

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of Northfield Bank, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Absorbed Hopewell Valley Community Bank (FDIC certificate 34942).
  2. . Absorbed Victory State Bank (FDIC certificate 34565).
  3. . Merged into Columbia Bank (FDIC certificate 28834).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Northfield Bank?

Northfield Bank reported $5.5 bn at in its Call Report.

Is Northfield Bank the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Northfield Bank, FDIC certificate 28710; NORTHFIELD BCORP INC (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Northfield Bank profitable?

Northfield Bank reported net income of $26.7 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 7.33%. So yes: Northfield Bank made a profit over these months.

When is data for Northfield Bank next updated?

Northfield Bank no longer files Call Reports; its data ends at .

Where can I check the figures for Northfield Bank?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 28710, and in the Call Reports of Northfield Bank (RSSD ID 28013) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.