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NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc. reports recurring developments as the Nasdaq-listed parent holding company of NorthEast Community Bank, a community banking institution that gathers deposits and invests in mortgage and commercial loans. Company updates focus on quarterly and annual earnings, loan demand, asset quality, stockholders’ equity, and lending activity in commercial construction, New York City cooperative corporations, and multifamily properties in Eastern Massachusetts.
NECB news also covers capital-return actions, including quarterly and special cash dividends and common-stock repurchase programs, along with annual meeting announcements and other corporate governance updates tied to the bank holding company structure.
NorthEast Community Bancorp reported a strong financial performance for the second quarter of 2021, with net income rising to $3.7 million from $2.5 million in the same period last year, translating to $0.31 per share. Total assets increased to $1.1 billion, up 11.2% year-to-date, driven by a 136.8% rise in cash and cash equivalents. The company maintained a low non-performing assets ratio of 0.52% and issued a modest provision for loan losses of $17,000. Deposits grew by 3.5% to $798.8 million, reflecting robust loan demand despite COVID-19 challenges.
NorthEast Community Bancorp has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per common share, marking its first dividend payment since converting to a stock holding company. The dividend will be paid on August 16, 2021, to shareholders of record as of August 2, 2021. Chairman Kenneth A. Martinek expressed commitment to enhancing shareholder value through consistent dividend payments, contingent on the company's financial stability.
NorthEast Community Bancorp announced the successful completion of its second-step conversion, transforming from a mutual holding company to a stock holding company.
The offering resulted in the sale of 9,784,077 shares at $10.00 each, raising gross proceeds of $97.8 million. From this conversion, approximately 16,378,201 shares of common stock will be outstanding. The stock is set to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol NECB starting July 13, 2021.
NorthEast Community Bancorp, the parent of NorthEast Community Bank, has announced the results of its subscription offering in connection with its conversion from a mutual holding company. This conversion will close on July 12, 2021, following shareholder approval on June 28 and member approval on July 9. A total of 9,784,077 shares at $10.00 each are expected to be sold, with public shareholders receiving 1.3400 shares of the new company stock for each share of the old company. The new stock will trade on Nasdaq under the symbol NECB starting July 13, 2021.
NorthEast Community Bancorp announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per common share, payable on or about May 7, 2021 to stockholders on record by April 9, 2021. The MHC, the company's majority stockholder, has chosen to waive receipt of this dividend after obtaining regulatory non-objection. NorthEast Community Bank, which the Company holds, operates six branches in New York and three in Massachusetts, along with loan offices in New York.
NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc. (OTC: NECB) reported a net income of $3.46 million for Q4 2020, up from $2.95 million in Q4 2019. For the full year, net interest income rose by 1.45% to $40.22 million, despite a 7.79% drop in net income before taxes to $15.61 million. Loans increased by 9.55% to $819.28 million, funded by a significant decrease in cash reserves. The total stockholder’s equity grew by 8.24% to $153.82 million, with a strong equity ratio of 15.89%.