OceanFirst completes $1.3B multifamily loan sale, reducing rent-regulated exposure
Jun 29, 2026, 6:08 PM EDT1 sourcesAI-analyzed
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The sizable $1.3B asset sale materially reduces rent-regulated exposure, de-risks the loan portfolio, and could improve risk-weighted assets and capital deployment potential, which investors re-rate into earnings and multiple expansion.
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OceanFirst completed a $1.3B sale of multifamily loans, largely in the NYC metro, reducing rent-regulated exposure to under 2.5% of assets. The portfolio originated by Flushing Bank was acquired via OceanFirst's June 1, 2026 merger, with details to be disclosed in the Q2 results. The move de-risks the balance sheet and could improve capital deployment flexibility.
OceanFirst completes $1.3B multifamily loan sale. NYC rent-regulated exposure reduced.
Exposure to rent-regulated loans falls to under 2.5% of assets.
Approximately 1,400 multifamily loans sold; aggregate balance $1.3B.
Portfolio originated by Flushing Bank; merger completed June 1, 2026.
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