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INVESTMENT SECURITIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
INVESTMENT SECURITIES INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale and held-to-maturity as of June 30, 2026 are as follows:
June 30, 2026
(In thousands)Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Available for sale:
Traditional securities:
Government sponsored entities ("GSE") certificates & Collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs")$725,173 $2,457 $(21,627)$706,003 
Non-GSE certificates & CMOs458,967 598 (11,408)448,157 
Asset-Backed Securities ("ABS")793,598 731 (10,136)784,193 
Corporate88,068 75 (2,198)85,945 
Other10,674 — (440)10,234 
2,076,480 3,861 (45,809)2,034,532 
      PACE assessments:
Residential PACE assessments207,432 — (1,130)206,302 
Total available for sale$2,283,912 $3,861 $(46,939)$2,240,834 
Amortized CostGross Unrecognized GainsGross Unrecognized LossesFair Value
Held-to-maturity:
     Traditional securities
GSE certificates & CMOs$181,708 $905 $(14,462)$168,151 
Non-GSE certificates & CMOs66,930 (3,791)63,140 
ABS126,409 16 (4,790)121,635 
Municipal63,419 285 (8,276)55,428 
Corporate3,000 — (62)2,938 
441,466 1,207 (31,381)411,292 
PACE assessments:
Commercial PACE assessments365,470 — (31,797)333,673 
Residential PACE assessments765,398 — (73,281)692,117 
1,130,868 — (105,078)1,025,790 
Total held-to-maturity$1,572,334 $1,207 $(136,459)$1,437,082 
Allowance for credit losses(787)
Total held-to-maturity, net of allowance for credit losses$1,571,547 

As of June 30, 2026, available for sale securities with a fair value of $1.49 billion and held-to-maturity securities with a fair value of $381.5 million were pledged. The majority of the securities were pledged to the FHLBNY to secure outstanding advances,
letters of credit and to provide additional borrowing potential. In addition, securities were pledged to provide capacity to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank and to collateralize municipal deposits.

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale and held-to-maturity as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:    
December 31, 2025
(In thousands)Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair Value
Available for sale:
Traditional securities:
GSE residential CMOs
$580,446 $5,258 $(18,634)$567,070 
Non-GSE certificates & CMOs281,787 1,523 (10,078)273,232 
ABS638,635 1,005 (10,472)629,168 
Corporate100,000 117 (4,613)95,504 
Other15,190 37 (152)15,075 
1,616,058 7,940 (43,949)1,580,049 
PACE assessments:
Residential PACE assessments200,003 3,499 — 203,502 
Total available for sale$1,816,061 $11,439 $(43,949)$1,783,551 
Amortized CostGross Unrecognized GainsGross Unrecognized LossesFair Value
Held-to-maturity:
Traditional securities:
GSE certificates & CMOs$184,690 $1,178 $(13,611)$172,257 
Non-GSE certificates & CMOs69,198 (3,331)65,868 
ABS156,020 (4,167)151,862 
Municipal64,083 229 (7,891)56,421 
Corporate3,000 — 3,006 
476,991 1,423 (29,000)449,414 
PACE assessments:
Commercial PACE assessments327,735 — (28,865)298,870 
Residential PACE assessments750,033 — (58,345)691,688 
1,077,768 — (87,210)990,558 
           Total held-to-maturity
$1,554,759 $1,423 $(116,210)$1,439,972 
Allowance for credit losses(744)
Total held-to-maturity, net of allowance for credit losses
$1,554,015 
There were no transfers to or from securities held-to-maturity during the three or six months ended June 30, 2026, or the three or six months ended June 30, 2025.
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of debt securities available for sale and held-to-maturity, exclusive of mortgage-backed securities, by their contractual maturity as of June 30, 2026. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalty:
Available for SaleHeld-to-maturity
Amortized
Cost
Fair ValueAmortized
Cost
Fair Value
(In thousands)
Due within one year$15,006 $14,842 $11,750 $11,511 
Due after one year through five years35,112 34,516 9,633 8,711 
Due after five years through ten years168,655 167,212 97,325 92,569 
Due after ten years880,999 870,104 1,204,988 1,093,000 
$1,099,772 $1,086,674 $1,323,696 $1,205,791 

Proceeds received and gains and losses realized on sales of available for sale securities are summarized below:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2026June 30, 2025June 30, 2026June 30, 2025
(In thousands)
Proceeds$89,022 $40,017 $135,180 $56,136 
Realized gains$267 $— $475 $— 
Realized losses(306)(1,014)(1,336)(1,694)
               Net realized losses$(39)$(1,014)$(861)$(1,694)
Tax benefit$10 $271 $223 $461 
There were no sales of held-to-maturity securities during the three or six months ended June 30, 2026 or the three or six months ended June 30, 2025.
The Company controls and monitors inherent credit risk in its securities portfolio through due diligence, diversification, concentration limits, periodic securities reviews, and by investing in low risk securities. This includes high quality Non-Agency Securities, low loan-to-value ("LTV") PACE assessments and a significant portion of the securities portfolio in GSE obligations. GSEs include the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) and the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). GNMA is a wholly owned U.S. Government corporation whereas FHLMC and FNMA are private. Mortgage-related securities may include mortgage pass-through certificates, participation certificates and CMOs. At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders' equity.
The following summarizes the fair value and unrealized losses for available for sale securities as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, segregated between securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer at the respective dates:
June 30, 2026
Less Than Twelve Months
Twelve Months or Longer
Total
(In thousands)Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Available for sale:
Traditional securities:
GSE certificates & CMOs$326,432 $3,774 $118,343 $17,853 $444,775 $21,627 
Non-GSE certificates & CMOs245,471 1,673 106,065 9,735 351,536 11,408 
ABS315,123 1,202 85,164 8,934 400,287 10,136 
Corporate19,884 186 60,986 2,012 80,870 2,198 
Other10,234 440 — — 10,234 440 
PACE assessments:
 Residential PACE assessments206,302 1,130 — — 206,302 1,130 
Total available for sale$1,123,446 $8,405 $370,558 $38,534 $1,494,004 $46,939 

December 31, 2025
Less Than Twelve MonthsTwelve Months or LongerTotal
(In thousands)Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Fair ValueUnrealized
Losses
Available for sale:
Traditional securities:
GSE certificates & CMOs$57,671 $342 $138,879 $18,292 $196,550 $18,634 
Non-GSE certificates & CMOs5,893 20 118,250 10,058 124,143 10,078 
ABS284,508 1,095 105,027 9,377 389,535 10,472 
Corporate— — 75,386 4,613 75,386 4,613 
Other7,848 152 — — 7,848 152 
Total available for sale$355,920 $1,609 $437,542 $42,340 $793,462 $43,949 
Available for sale securities

As of June 30, 2026, none of the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities were in an unrealized loss position due to credit quality and therefore no allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities was required. The temporary impairment of fixed income securities is primarily attributable to changes in overall market interest rates and/or changes in credit/liquidity spreads since the investments were acquired. In general, as market interest rates rise and/or credit/liquidity spreads widen, the fair value of fixed rate securities will decrease, as market interest rates fall and/or credit spreads tighten, the fair value of fixed rate securities will increase.

With respect to the Company’s security investments that are temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2026, management does not intend to sell these investments and does not believe it will be necessary to do so before anticipated recovery. If either criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security's amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. The Company expects to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of these investments. Therefore, the Company does not hold an allowance for credit losses for available for sale securities at June 30, 2026.

Held-to-maturity securities

Management conducts an evaluation of expected credit losses on held-to-maturity securities on a collective basis by security type. Management monitors the credit quality of debt securities held-to-maturity through reasonable and supportable forecasts, reviews of credit trends on underlying assets, credit ratings, and other factors. Holdings of securities issued by GSEs with unrealized
losses are either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government, and are highly rated by major rating agencies and have a long history of no credit losses.

With the exception of PACE assessments, which are generally not rated, our traditional securities were rated investment grade by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization with only $7.0 million rated below investment grade. All issues were current as to their interest payments. We have had insignificant losses on PACE assessments that we have invested in and are not aware of any significant losses in the PACE bonds sector given the low loan-to-value position and the superior lien position on the property. Management considers that the temporary impairment of these investments as of June 30, 2026 is primarily due to an increase in interest rates and spreads since the time these investments were acquired.

Accrued interest receivable on securities totaling $39.6 million and $41.6 million at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, was included in the consolidated balance sheet and excluded from the amortized cost and estimated fair value totals in the table above.

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for securities held-to-maturity for the three months ended June 30, 2026:

(In thousands)Non-GSE commercial certificatesCommercial PACEResidential PACETotal
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance$40 $335 $374 $749 
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses(2)31 38 
Charge-offs— — — — 
Recoveries— — — — 
Ending balance$38 $366 $383 $787 

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for securities held-to-maturity for the three months ended June 30, 2025:
(In thousands)Non-GSE commercial certificatesCommercial PACEResidential PACETotal
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance$47 $271 $383 $701 
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses— (4)
Charge-offs— — — — 
Recoveries— — — — 
Ending balance$47 $278 $379 $704 
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for securities held-to-maturity for the six months ended June 30, 2026:


(In thousands)Non-GSE commercial certificatesCommercial PACEResidential PACETotal
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance$41 $328 $375 $744 
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses(3)38 43 
Charge-offs— — — — 
Recoveries— — — — 
Ending balance$38 $366 $383 $787 

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for securities held-to-maturity for the six months ended June 30, 2025:
(In thousands)Non-GSE commercial certificatesCommercial PACEResidential PACETotal
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance$49 $268 $387 $704 
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses(2)10 (8)— 
Charge-offs— — — — 
Recoveries— — — — 
Ending balance$47 $278 $379 $704