Columbia Financial Receives Regulatory Approval for Freehold Bank, Columbia Bank Merger

Columbia Financial (CLBK) said Monday that it received regulatory approval for Columbia Bank's merger with Freehold Bank from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The merger of Columbia Financial's subsidiaries is slated to close on Oct. 5, the holding company said.

The company's shares were up 4.2% in recent Monday premarket activity.

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