05:31 PM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Columbia Financial ( CLBK ) said late Monday it completed the merger of its subsidiaries Freehold Bank and Columbia Bank on Oct. 5.

Freehold was merged into Columbia Bank. As part of the merger, James H. Wainwright, Freehold Bank president and chief executive officer, was appointed to Columbia Bank's board of directors.