v3.26.1
Debt Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Debt Securities  
Debt Securities

NOTE 2 — Debt Securities

The following tables summarize the major categories of securities as of the dates indicated:

March 31, 2026

Gross

Gross

Amortized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

  ​ ​ ​

Cost

  ​ ​ ​

Gains

  ​ ​ ​

Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Value

(In thousands)

Securities available-for-sale:

Mortgage-backed securities – agency

$

95,333

$

80

$

(12,055)

$

83,358

Collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") – agency

175,605

845

(1,814)

174,636

Total available-for-sale

$

270,938

$

925

$

(13,869)

$

257,994

Gross

Gross

Amortized

Unrecognized

Unrecognized

Fair

Cost

  ​ ​ ​

Gains

  ​ ​ ​

Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Value

(In thousands)

Securities held-to-maturity:

CMOs – agency

$

58,312

$

10

$

(5,075)

$

53,247

Total held-to-maturity

$

58,312

$

10

$

(5,075)

$

53,247

December 31, 2025

Gross

Gross

Amortized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

Cost

  ​ ​ ​

Gains

  ​ ​ ​

Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Value

(In thousands)

Securities available-for-sale:

Mortgage-backed securities – agency

$

97,697

$

92

$

(12,094)

$

85,695

CMOs – agency

160,723

1,443

(1,356)

160,810

Total available-for-sale

$

258,420

$

1,535

$

(13,450)

$

246,505

Gross

Gross

Amortized

Unrecognized

Unrecognized

Fair

Cost

  ​ ​ ​

Gains

  ​ ​ ​

Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Value

(In thousands)

Securities held-to-maturity:

CMOs – agency

$

60,193

$

26

$

(4,719)

$

55,500

Total held-to-maturity

$

60,193

$

26

$

(4,719)

$

55,500

Mortgage-backed securities included all pass-through certificates guaranteed by FHLMC, FNMA, or GNMA and the CMOs are backed by government agency pass-through certificates. CMOs, by virtue of the underlying residential collateral or structure, are fixed rate current pay sequentials. As actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations, these securities are not considered to have a single maturity date.

There were no sales or calls of securities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

At March 31, 2026, securities having a fair value of $263.2 million were pledged to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB”) for borrowing capacity totaling $244.1 million. At December 31, 2025, securities having a fair value of $252.4 million were pledged to the FHLB for borrowing capacity totaling $235.7 million. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had no outstanding FHLB advances.

At March 31, 2026, securities having a fair value of $48.0 million were pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRB”) for borrowing capacity totaling $46.5 million. At December 31, 2025, securities having a fair value of $49.6 million were pledged to the FRB for borrowing capacity totaling $48.1 million. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had no outstanding FRB borrowings.

The following table provides the gross unrealized and unrecognized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized or unrecognized loss position:

March 31, 2026

Less Than 12 Months

12 Months or Longer

Total

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

(In thousands)

Securities available-for-sale:

Mortgage-backed securities – agency

$

4,539

$

(37)

$

70,431

$

(12,018)

$

74,970

$

(12,055)

CMOs – agency

39,132

(382)

14,329

(1,432)

53,461

(1,814)

Total available-for-sale

$

43,671

$

(419)

$

84,760

$

(13,450)

$

128,431

$

(13,869)

Less Than 12 Months

12 Months or Longer

Total

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrecognized
Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrecognized
Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrecognized
Losses

(In thousands)

Securities held-to-maturity:

CMOs – agency

$

3,695

$

(11)

$

46,684

$

(5,064)

$

50,379

$

(5,075)

Total held-to-maturity

$

3,695

$

(11)

$

46,684

$

(5,064)

$

50,379

$

(5,075)

December 31, 2025

Less Than 12 Months

12 Months or Longer

Total

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

(In thousands)

Securities available-for-sale:

Mortgage-backed securities – agency

$

1,626

$

(15)

$

72,692

$

(12,079)

$

74,318

$

(12,094)

CMOs – agency

20,400

(1,356)

20,400

(1,356)

Total available-for-sale

$

1,626

$

(15)

$

93,092

$

(13,435)

$

94,718

$

(13,450)

Less Than 12 Months

12 Months or Longer

Total

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrecognized
Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrecognized
Losses

  ​ ​ ​

Fair
Value

  ​ ​ ​

Gross
Unrecognized
Losses

(In thousands)

Securities held-to-maturity:

CMOs – agency

$

$

$

48,406

$

(4,719)

$

48,406

$

(4,719)

Total held-to-maturity

$

$

$

48,406

$

(4,719)

$

48,406

$

(4,719)

Management evaluates securities available-for-sale in unrealized loss positions to determine whether the impairment is due to credit-related factors. Due to the decline in fair value being attributable to changes in interest rates, not credit quality and because the Company does not have the intent to sell the securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Company does not consider the securities to be impaired at March 31, 2026.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, none of the Company’s available-for-sale securities were in an unrealized loss position due to credit, and therefore no allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities was required. Additionally, there was no allowance for credit losses on securities held-to-maturity due to the high credit quality composition consisting of issuances from government sponsored agencies as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Accrued interest receivable on securities totaling $1.1 million at March 31, 2026 and $1.1 million at December 31, 2025, was included in Accrued interest receivable in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and excluded from amortized cost and estimated fair value in the tables above.