Northfield Bancorp, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2021 Results

WOODBRIDGE, N.J., July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC. (Nasdaq:NFBK) (or the “Company”), the holding company for Northfield Bank, reported diluted earnings per common share of $0.40 and $0.78 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to $0.23 and $0.33 per diluted share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, included a negative provision for loan losses of $3.7 million and $6.1 million, respectively, reflecting continued improvement in the economic forecast as well as an improvement in asset quality and a decline in loan balances, as compared to a provision for loan losses of $1.9 million and $10.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, under the incurred loss methodology. The provision for loan losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, included incremental loss provisions of $1.8 million and $8.0 million, respectively, related to additional factors considered for economic uncertainties related to the Coronavirus 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic. Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, included a gain on sale of loans of $1.4 million. Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2021, also included approximately $1.9 million of accretable income related to the payoffs of purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans. Earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, included a gain on sale of loans of $665,000, and merger-related expenses of $205,000 and $384,000, respectively.