OceanFirst-Flushing Merger Deal Gains Shareholder Nod

OceanFirst Financial Corp. and Flushing Financial Corporation Announce Receipt of the Requisite Shareholder Approvals for Pending Merger Transaction

RED BANK, NJ AND UNIONDALE, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 6, 2026 / OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:"OCFC") ("OceanFirst"), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A., and Flushing Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:"FFIC") ("Flushing"), the holding company for Flushing Bank, today jointly…

OceanFirst-Flushing merger deal gains shareholder nod

OceanFirst Financial and Flushing Financial has secured the approval of shareholders for their planned merger. The deal, agreed in December, is valued at $579m. Regulatory permissions have also been obtained from the New York State Department of Financial Services and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The parties said the transaction is still waiting on approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and other sta…