Northfield Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was organized in June 2010
and is the single bank holding company for Northfield Bank. Northfield Bancorp,
Inc. uses the support staff and offices of Northfield Bank and reimburses Northfield
Bank for these services.
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. is subject to comprehensive regulation and examination
by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.’s main office is located at 581 Main Street,
Suite 810, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095, and its telephone number at this address
is (732) 499-7200.
Northfield Bank was organized in 1887 and is a federally chartered savings
bank. Northfield Bank conducts business primarily from its home office located
in Staten Island, New York, its operations center located in Woodbridge, New
Jersey, its 38 additional branch offices (including nine branches acquired as
part of the Hopewell Valley acquisition) located in New York and New Jersey,
and a non-branch office located in Brooklyn, New York. The branch offices are
located in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the New Jersey counties of Hunterdon,
Mercer, Middlesex, and Union.
Northfield Bank’s principal business consists of originating multifamily
and other commercial real estate loans, purchasing investment securities, including
mortgage-backed securities and corporate bonds, and to a lesser extent depositing
funds in other financial institutions. Northfield Bank also offers construction
and land loans, commercial and industrial loans, one-to-four family residential
mortgage loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit, as well as acquires
pools of loans from time to time. Northfield Bank offers a variety of deposit
accounts, including certificates of deposit, passbook, statement, and money
market savings accounts, transaction deposit accounts (negotiable orders of
withdrawal (NOW) accounts and non-interest bearing demand accounts), individual
retirement accounts, and to a lesser extent when it is deemed cost effective,
brokered deposits. Deposits are Northfield Bank’s primary source of funds
for its lending and investing activities. Northfield Bank also borrows funds,
principally repurchase agreements with brokers and Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)
of New York advances. Northfield Bank owns 100% of NSB Services Corp., which,
in turn, owns 100% of the voting common stock of a real estate investment trust,
NSB Realty Trust, that holds primarily mortgage loans and other real estate
related investments. In addition, Northfield Bank refers its customers to independent
third parties that provide non-deposit investment products and one-to-four family
residential mortgage products.
Northfield Bank is subject to comprehensive regulation and examination by the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
Our principal lending activity is the origination of multifamily real estate
loans and, to a lesser extent, other commercial real estate loans (typically
on office, retail, and industrial properties), in New York City, New Jersey,
and Eastern Pennsylvania. We also originate one-to-four family residential real
estate loans (investment properties), construction and land loans, commercial
and industrial loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit.
We conduct securities portfolio transactions in accordance with our board-approved
investment policy, which is reviewed at least annually by the risk committee
of the board of directors. Any changes to the policy are subject to ratification
by the full board of directors. This policy dictates that investment decisions
give consideration to the safety of the investment, liquidity requirements,
potential returns, the ability to provide collateral for pledging requirements,
and consistency with our interest rate risk management strategy. Our Chief Investment
Officer executes our securities portfolio transactions, within policy requirements,
with the approval of either the Chief Executive Officer or the President. NSB
Services Corp.’s and NSB Realty Trust’s investment officers execute
security portfolio transactions in accordance with investment policies that
substantially mirror Northfield Bank’s investment policy. All purchase
and sale transactions are reviewed by the risk committee at least quarterly.
Our current investment policy permits investments in mortgage-backed securities,
including pass-through securities and real estate mortgage investment conduits
(REMICs). The investment policy also permits, with certain limitations, investments
in debt securities issued by the U.S. Government, agencies of the U.S. Government
or U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), asset-backed securities, municipal
bonds, money market mutual funds, federal funds, investment grade corporate
bonds, reverse repurchase agreements, and certificates of deposit.
Northfield Bank’s investment policy does not permit investment in preferred
and common stock of other entities including GSEs, other than our required investment
in the common stock of the FHLB of New York or as permitted for community reinvestment
purposes or for the purposes of funding the Bank’s deferred compensation
plan. Northfield Bancorp, Inc. may invest in equity securities of other financial
institutions up to certain limitations. As of December 31, 2015, we held no
asset-backed securities other than mortgage-backed securities. Our board of
directors may change these limitations in the future.
