OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP - Quarter Report: 2017 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017



o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-11713

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	22-3412577
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



975 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ	08753
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 240-4500

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ý NO o.

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As of May 5, 2017 there were 32,472,121 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q



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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016	15
	Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016	16
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016	17
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016	18
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016	19
	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	21
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	3
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	13
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	14
PART II.	Other Information	42
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	43
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	43
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	43
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	43
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	43
Item 5.	Other Information	43
Item 6.	Exhibits	44
Signatures		45

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations



FINANCIAL SUMMARY	At or for the Quarters Ended
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016			March 31, 2016
SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA:
Total assets	$	5,196,340		$	5,167,052		$	2,588,447
Loans receivable, net	3,825,600			3,803,443			1,996,993
Deposits	4,198,663			4,187,750			1,971,360
Stockholders’ equity	582,680			572,038			241,076
SELECTED OPERATING DATA:
Net interest income	41,483			35,754			20,559
Provision for loan losses	700			510			563
Other income	5,995			6,257			3,376
Operating expenses	30,961			32,465			16,716
Net income	12,018			6,052			4,205
Diluted earnings per share	0.36			0.22			0.25
SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:
Stockholders’ equity per common share	17.95			17.80			13.89
Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share ⁽¹⁾	13.07			12.95			13.75
Cash dividend per share	0.15			0.15			0.13
Stockholders’ equity to total assets	11.21		%	11.07		%	9.31		%
Tangible stockholders’ equity to total tangible assets ⁽¹⁾	8.43			8.30			9.23
Return on average assets ^{(2) (3)}	0.94			0.53			0.65
Return on average stockholders’ equity ^{(2) (3)}	8.42			5.10			7.01
Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity ^{(1) (2) (3)}	11.50			6.48			7.07
Net interest rate spread	3.47			3.31			3.23
Net interest margin	3.56			3.40			3.34
Operating expenses to average assets ^{(2) (3)}	2.41			2.83			2.57
Efficiency ratio⁽³⁾	65.21			77.28			69.84
Loans to deposit ratio	91.11			90.82			101.30
ASSET QUALITY:
Non-performing loans	$	21,679		$	13,566		$	16,193
Non-performing assets	30,453			23,369			25,222
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable	0.42		%	0.40		%	0.80		%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans	74.50			111.92			100.13
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable	0.56			0.35			0.80
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets	0.59			0.45			0.97
Wealth Management
Assets under administration	$	215,593		$	218,336		$	203,723


(1)	Tangible stockholders’ equity is calculated by excluding intangible assets relating to goodwill and core deposit intangible.


(2)	Ratios are annualized.


(3)	Performance ratios include the adverse impact of merger related expenses of $1.4 million, or $1.0 million, net of tax benefit, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017; $6.6 million, or $4.5 million, net of tax benefit, for the quarter ended December 31, 2016; and $1.4 million, or $1.2 million, net of tax benefit, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

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Summary

OceanFirst Financial Corp. is the holding company for OceanFirst Bank (the “Bank”), a community bank headquartered in Ocean County, New Jersey, serving business and retail customers in the central and southern New Jersey region. The term “Company” refers to OceanFirst Financial Corp., OceanFirst Bank and all of the Bank’s subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company’s results of operations are primarily dependent on net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and the interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. The Company also generates non-interest income such as income from bankcard services, wealth management, deposit accounts, the sale of investment products, loan originations, loan sales, and other fees. The Company’s operating expenses primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, marketing, Federal deposit insurance, data processing and general and administrative expenses. The Company’s results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, government policies and the actions of regulatory agencies.

Interest-earning assets, both loans and securities, are generally priced against longer-term indices, while interest-bearing liabilities, primarily deposits and borrowings, are generally priced against shorter-term indices. The Company has attempted to mitigate the adverse impact of low absolute levels of interest rates by focusing on commercial loan and core deposit growth. Interest rates have begun what appears will be a slow march higher. The pace of change will be governed by the response of the economy to more restrictive monetary policy and potentially more stimulative fiscal policy.

Although the housing sector has enjoyed steady improvement, overall the economic recovery has fallen short of the robust levels of previous recoveries. Sub par economic growth is projected for 2017 even though the national unemployment has breached the Federal Reserve's threshold for full employment. Price pressures and wages have increased even as inflation expectations remain low.

Highlights of the Company’s financial results and corporate activities for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were as follows:

Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 increased to $41.5 million, as compared to $20.6 million for the corresponding prior year period reflecting an increase in interest-earning assets and a higher net interest margin primarily due to the Acquisition Transactions.

Other income increased to $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $3.4 million for the same prior year period. The increase was primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition Transactions, which added $2.1 million to total other income. Operating expenses, excluding merger related expenses, increased $14.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same prior year period primarily due to the operations of Ocean Shore and Cape, which added $11.2 million to operating expenses.

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09 "Compensation - Stock Compensation" which resulted in a $1.4 million decrease in income tax expense related to the exercise of options assumed in the acquisitions of Cape and Ocean Shore and the increase in the Company's stock price.

The Company remains well-capitalized with a tangible common equity ratio of 8.43% at March 31, 2017. On April 27, 2017, the Company announced the authorization of the Board of Directors to repurchase up to 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock up to an additional 1.6 million shares ). This amount is in addition to the remaining 154,804 shares available for repurchase under the existing 2014 Repurchase Program at March 31, 2017. No shares were repurchased during the first quarter of 2017.

The Company declared a quarterly cash dividend on common stock. The dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $0.15 per share will be paid on May 19, 2017 to stockholders of record on May 8, 2017.

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Analysis of Net Interest Income

Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends upon the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate earned or paid on them.

The following tables set forth certain information relating to the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016. The yields and costs are derived by dividing the income or expense by the average balance of the related assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown except where noted otherwise. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include certain fees which are considered adjustments to yields.



	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED,
	March 31, 2017							March 31, 2016
	AVERAGE BALANCE			INTEREST		AVERAGE YIELD/ COST		AVERAGE BALANCE			INTEREST		AVERAGE YIELD/ COST
	(dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-earning deposits and short- term investments	$	214,165		$	409	0.77	%	$	48,501		$	28	0.23	%
Securities ⁽¹⁾ and FHLB stock	703,712			3,863		2.23		445,696			2,010		1.81
Loans receivable, net ⁽²⁾
Commercial	1,830,641			21,140		4.68		972,050			10,998		4.53
Residential	1,704,035			17,339		4.13		830,840			8,039		3.87
Home Equity	287,335			3,245		4.58		191,355			1,990		4.16
Other	1,248			18		5.85		501			8		6.39
Allowance for loan loss net of deferred loan fees	(12,123		)	—		—		(13,645		)	—		—
Loans Receivable, net	3,811,136			41,742		4.44		1,981,101			21,035		4.27
Total interest-earning assets	4,729,013			46,014		3.95		2,475,298			23,073		3.75
Non-interest-earning assets	482,058							129,719
Total assets	$	5,211,071						$	2,605,017
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing checking	$	1,668,545		876		0.21		$	899,883		305		0.14
Money market	445,186			311		0.28		156,326			70		0.18
Savings	674,721			130		0.08		316,148			26		0.03
Time deposits	640,269			1,464		0.93		263,722			870		1.33
Total	3,428,721			2,781		0.33		1,636,079			1,271		0.31
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	76,351			27		0.14		83,506			28		0.13
FHLB Advances	250,339			1,070		1.73		266,234			1,084		1.63
Other borrowings	56,392			653		4.70		22,500			131		2.33
Total interest-bearing liabilities	3,811,803			4,531		0.48		2,008,319			2,514		0.50
Non-interest-bearing deposits	791,036							343,371
Non-interest-bearing liabilities	29,399							13,328
Total liabilities	4,632,238							2,365,018
Stockholders’ equity	578,833							239,999
Total liabilities and equity	$	5,211,071						$	2,605,017
Net interest income				$	41,483						$	20,559
Net interest rate spread ⁽³⁾						3.47	%						3.25	%
Net interest margin ⁽⁴⁾						3.56	%						3.34	%
Total cost of deposits (including non- interest-bearing deposits)						0.27	%						0.26	%


(1)	Amounts are recorded at average amortized cost.


(2)	Amount is net of deferred loan fees, undisbursed loan funds, discounts and premiums and estimated loss allowances and includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans.


(3)	Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.


(4)	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

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Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

Total assets increased by $29.3 million to $5.196 billion at March 31, 2017, from $5.167 billion at December 31, 2016. Cash and due from banks and interest-bearing deposits decreased by $126.1 million, to $175.3 million at March 31, 2017, from $301.4 million at December 31, 2016, as these funds were deployed into higher-yielding securities which increased $132.1 million. Loans receivable, net, increased by $22.2 million, to $3.826 billion at March 31, 2017 from $3.803 billion at December 31, 2016.

Deposits increased by $10.9 million, to $4.199 billion at March 31, 2017, from $4.188 billion at December 31, 2016, reflecting increases in non-interest bearing checking and savings accounts totaling $24.2 million and $9.3 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by decreases in money market and time deposit accounts of $10.8 million and $14.7 million, respectively. The loan-to-deposit ratio at March 31, 2017 was 91.1%, as compared to 90.8% at December 31, 2016.

Stockholders' equity increased to $582.7 million at March 31, 2017, as compared to $572.0 million at December 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017, there were 154,804 shares available for repurchase under the Company's stock repurchase program adopted in July of 2014. Subsequent to quarter end, the Board of Directors approved the 2017 Repurchase Program, pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to an additional 1.6 million shares. In the first quarter, the Company did not repurchase any shares under these repurchase programs. Tangible stockholders' equity per common share increased to $13.07 at March 31, 2017, as compared to $12.95 at December 31, 2016.

Comparison of Operating Results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016

General

On May 2, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Cape and its results of operations are included in the consolidated results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, but are not included in the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

On November 30, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Ocean Shore and its results of operations are included in the consolidated results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, but are not included in the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, was $12.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, as compared to $4.2 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 includes merger related expenses and an accelerated stock award expense from a director retirement of $1.1 million, net of tax benefit, as compared to $1.2 million in merger related expenses, net of tax benefit, for the same prior year period. Net income increased over the prior year period primarily due to the Acquisition Transactions. In addition, in the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted ASU 2016-09 "Compensation - Stock Compensation" which resulted in a $1.4 million decrease in income tax expense. The after-tax impact of merger related expenses and the accelerated stock award expense reduced diluted earnings per share by $0.04 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, and by $0.07 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Excluding these two items, diluted earnings per share increased over the prior year period due to higher net interest income and other income, partly offset by higher operating expenses and an increase in average diluted shares outstanding.

Interest Income

Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 increased to $46.0 million, as compared to $23.1 million in the corresponding prior year period. Average interest-earning assets increased $2.254 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same prior year period. The increase mainly resulted from the Acquisition Transactions, which added $2.005 billion to average interest-earning assets. The remaining increase is related to interest-earning deposits, securities and loans, which increased by $147.5 million, $27.1 million, and $63.4 million, respectively. The yield on average interest-earning assets increased to 3.95% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, from 3.75% for the same prior year period. The yield on average interest-earning assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 benefited from an increase in the accretion of purchase accounting adjustments of $1.8 million and the generally higher interest rate environment.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $4.5 million, as compared to $2.5 million in the corresponding prior year period. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $1.803 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same prior year period. The cost of average interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 0.48%, from 0.50%, in the corresponding prior year period. The total cost of deposits (including non-interest bearing deposits) was 0.27% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to 0.26% for the corresponding prior year period.

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 increased to $41.5 million, as compared to $20.6 million for the same prior year period, reflecting an increase in interest-earning assets and a higher net interest margin. Average interest-earning assets increased $2.254 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to the same prior year period. The net interest margin increased to 3.56% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, from 3.34% for the same prior year period.

Provision for Loan Losses

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the provision for loan losses was $700,000, as compared to $563,000 for the corresponding prior year period. Net loan recoveries were $268,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to net charge-offs of $1.1 million in the corresponding prior year period. Non-performing loans increased to $21.7 million at March 31, 2017, as compared to $13.6 million at December 31, 2016. This increase was primarily due to the addition of a single commercial real estate relationship with a balance of $4.2 million and, to a lesser extent, an increase of $3.9 million in non-performing residential mortgage loans.

Other Income

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, other income increased to $6.0 million, as compared to $3.4 million in the same prior year period. The increase from the prior period was primarily due to the impact of the Acquisition Transactions, which added $2.1 million to other income for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Excluding the Acquisition Transactions, the increase was primarily related to deposit related fees. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, other income included losses of $250,000 and $272,000, respectively, attributable to the operations of a hotel, golf and banquet facility acquired as Other Real Estate Owned ("OREO") in the fourth quarter of 2015. The Bank is currently engaged in a sales process with qualified buyers for this property.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased to $31.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $16.7 million in the same prior year period. Operating expenses for the each of the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 include $1.4 million in merger related expenses. The increase in operating expenses over the prior year was primarily due to the operations of Cape and Ocean Shore, which added $11.2 million for the quarter. Excluding the Acquisition Transactions expenses, there were increases of $1.1 million relating to compensation and employee benefits, partly due to higher stock plan expense of $400,000, including $242,000 of accelerated expense relating to a director retirement, $1.7 million relating to general and administrative expenses, partly due to higher data and check processing charges, and $345,000 relating to marketing expenses.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $2.5 million for the same prior year period. The effective tax rate was 24.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to 36.8% for the same prior year period. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2017 resulted from the adoption of ASU 2016-09 "Compensation - Stock Compensation" which resulted in a $1.4 million decrease in income tax expense. Excluding the impact of ASU 2016-09, the effective tax rate would have been 32.7% for the first quarter of 2017. Under the ASU, the tax benefits of exercised stock options and vested stock awards are recognized as a benefit to income tax expense in the reporting period in which they occur. The tax benefit relating to the Company's stock plans was $62,000 for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was recorded directly into stockholder's equity. The elevated tax benefit for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was related to the exercise of options assumed in the acquisitions of Cape and Ocean Shore and the increase in the Company's stock price.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of loans, Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances and other borrowings and, to a lesser extent, investment maturities. While scheduled amortization of loans is a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by interest rates, economic conditions and competition.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had no outstanding overnight borrowings from the FHLB. The Company utilizes overnight borrowings from time-to-time to fund short-term liquidity needs. The Company had total FHLB borrowings of $250.0 million and $250.5 million, respectively, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

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The Company’s cash needs for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities and deposit growth. The cash was principally utilized for loan originations, the purchase of loans receivable and the purchase of securities. The Company’s cash needs for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale, proceeds from maturities and calls of investment securities and deposit growth. The cash was principally utilized for loan originations, the purchase of loans receivable, and to reduce borrowings.

In the normal course of business, the Company routinely enters into various off-balance-sheet commitments. At March 31, 2017, outstanding undrawn lines of credit totaled $506.5 million and outstanding commitments to originate loans totaled $139.3 million. The Company expects to have sufficient funds available to meet current commitments arising in the normal course of business.

Time deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less totaled $367.1 million at March 31, 2017. Based upon historical experience, management estimates that a significant portion of such time deposits will remain with the Company.

The Company has a detailed contingency funding plan and comprehensive reporting of funding trends on a monthly and quarterly basis which are reviewed by management. Management also monitors cash on a daily basis to determine the liquidity needs of the Bank. Additionally, management performs multiple liquidity stress test scenarios on a quarterly basis. The Bank continues to maintain significant liquidity under all stress scenarios.

Under the Company’s common stock repurchase program, shares of OceanFirst Financial Corp. common stock may be purchased in the open market and through privately-negotiated transactions, from time-to-time, depending on market conditions. The repurchased shares are held as treasury stock for general corporate purposes. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock. At March 31, 2017, there were 154,804 shares available to be repurchased under the stock repurchase program authorized in July of 2014. An additional 1.6 million shares were authorized for repurchase by the Company's Board of Directors on April 27, 2017.

Cash dividends on common stock declared and paid during the first three months of 2017 were $4.8 million, as compared to $2.2 million in the same prior year period. The increase in dividends was a result of the additional shares issued in the Acquisition Transactions. On April 27, 2017 the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of fifteen cents ($0.15) per common share. The dividend is payable on May 19, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 8, 2017.

The primary sources of liquidity specifically available to OceanFirst Financial Corp., the holding company of OceanFirst Bank, are capital distributions from the bank subsidiary and the issuance of preferred and common stock and debt. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company received notice from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia that it did not object to the payment of $32.0 million in dividends from the Bank to the Company over the year, although the Federal Reserve Bank reserved the right to revoke the approval at any time if a safety and soundness concern arises. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company received a dividend payment of $8.0 million from the Bank and $24.0 remained to be paid. The Company’s ability to continue to pay dividends will be largely dependent upon capital distributions from the Bank, which may be adversely affected by capital constraints imposed by the applicable regulations. The Company cannot predict whether the Bank will be permitted under applicable regulations to pay a dividend to the Company. If the Bank is unable to pay dividends to the Company, the Company may not have the liquidity necessary to pay a dividend in the future or pay a dividend at the same rate as historically paid, or be able to meet current debt obligations. At March 31, 2017, OceanFirst Financial Corp. held $25.6 million in cash.

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As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company and the Bank exceed all regulatory capital requirements currently applicable as follows (in thousands):



As of March 31, 2017	Actual				For capital adequacy purposes					To be well-capitalized under prompt corrective action
Bank:	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	452,151	8.91	%	$	203,047	4.000	%		$	253,809	5.00	%
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	452,151		12.68		205,010		5.750		⁽¹⁾	231,750		6.50
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	452,151		12.68		258,491		7.250		⁽¹⁾	285,231		8.00
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	468,929		13.15		329,798		9.250		⁽¹⁾	356,539		10.00
OceanFirst Financial Corp:
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	446,333	8.78	%	$	203,332	4.000	%		N/A		N/A
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	434,208		12.16		205,263		5.750		⁽¹⁾	N/A		N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	446,333		12.50		258,810		7.250		⁽¹⁾	N/A		N/A
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	498,111		13.95		330,206		9.250		⁽¹⁾	N/A		N/A



As of December 31, 2016	Actual					For capital adequacy purposes					To be well-capitalized under prompt corrective action
Bank:	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	450,414	10.19	%	⁽³⁾	$	176,856	4.000	%		$	221,070	5.00	%
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	450,414		12.81			180,178		5.125		⁽²⁾	228,519		6.50
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	450,414		12.81			232,913		6.625		⁽²⁾	281,254		8.00
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	466,224		13.26			303,227		8.625		⁽²⁾	351,567		10.00
OceanFirst Financial Corp:
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	$	440,552	9.96	%	⁽³⁾	$	176,897	4.000	%		N/A		N/A
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	426,855		12.12			180,512		5.125		⁽²⁾	N/A		N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	440,552		12.51			233,345		6.625		⁽²⁾	N/A		N/A
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	491,362		13.95			303,788		8.625		⁽²⁾	N/A		N/A

(1) Includes the Capital Conservation Buffer of 1.25%.

(2) Includes the Capital Conservation Buffer of 0.625%.

(3) Tier 1 capital ratios are calculated based on outstanding capital at the end of the quarter divided by average assets for the quarter. The Tier 1 capital ratios for the Bank and the Company based on total assets as of the end of the period were 8.85% and 8.75%, respectively.

The Company and the Bank satisfy the criteria to be “well-capitalized” under the Prompt Corrective Action Regulations.

At March 31, 2017, the Company maintained tangible common equity of $424.5 million, for a tangible common equity to assets ratio of 8.43%. At December 31, 2016, the Company maintained tangible common equity of $416.1 million, for a tangible common equity to assets ratio of 8.30%.

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Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in the financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used for general corporate purposes or for customer needs. Corporate purpose transactions are used to help manage credit, interest rate and liquidity risk or to optimize capital. Customer transactions are used to manage customers’ requests for funding. These financial instruments and commitments include undrawn lines of credit and commitments to extend credit.

The Company enters into loan sale agreements with investors in the normal course of business. The loan sale agreements generally required the Company to repurchase loans previously sold in the event of a violation of various representations and warranties customary to the mortgage banking industry. The Company is also obligated under a loss sharing arrangement with the FHLB relating to loans sold into the Mortgage Partnership Finance program. In the opinion of management, the potential exposure related to the loan sale agreements and loans sold to the FHLB is adequately provided for in the reserve for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations included in other liabilities. At both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the reserve for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations amounted to $846,000.

The following table shows the contractual obligations of the Company by expected payment period as of March 31, 2017 (in thousands):



Contractual Obligations	Total		Less than one year		1-3 years		3-5 years		More than 5 years
Debt Obligations	$	383,819	$	77,207	$	175,021	$	75,000	$	56,591
Commitments to Fund Undrawn Lines of Credit
Commercial	290,498		290,498		—		—		—
Consumer/Construction	216,011		216,011		—		—		—
Commitments to Originate Loans	139,272		139,272		—		—		—

Debt obligations include advances from the FHLB and other borrowings and have defined terms.

Commitments to fund undrawn lines of credit and commitments to originate loans are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company’s exposure to credit risk is represented by the contractual amount of the instruments.

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Non-Performing Assets

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s non-performing assets consisting of non-performing loans and OREO. It is the policy of the Company to cease accruing interest on loans 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure.



	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(dollars in thousands)
Non-performing loans:
Commercial and industrial	$	231		$	441
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	2,383			2,414
Commercial real estate – investor	5,118			521
Residential mortgage	11,993			8,126
Home equity loans and lines	1,954			2,064
Total non-performing loans	21,679			13,566
Other real estate owned	8,774			9,803
Total non-performing assets	$	30,453		$	23,369
Purchased credit impaired loans (“PCI”)	$	7,118		$	7,575
Delinquent loans 30-89 days	$	18,516		$	22,598
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable	0.42		%	0.40		%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans	74.50			111.92
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable	0.56			0.35
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets	0.59			0.45

The Company’s non-performing loans totaled $21.7 million at March 31, 2017, as compared to $13.6 million at December 31, 2016. Included in the non-performing loans total was $3.5 million of troubled debt restructured (“TDR”) loans at both March 31, 2017 and at December 31, 2016. The increase in total non-performing loans was primarily due to a single commercial real estate relationship with a balance of $4.2 million and, to a lesser extent, an increase of $3.9 million in non-performing residential mortgage loans. Non-performing loans do not include $7.1 million of PCI loans acquired from Ocean Shore, Cape, and Colonial American Bank ("Colonial American"). At March 31, 2017, the allowance for loan losses totaled $16.2 million, or 0.42% of total loans, as compared to $15.2 million, or 0.40% of total loans at December 31, 2016. These ratios exclude existing fair value credit marks on acquired loans of $24.0 million and $26.0 million, respectively, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. These loans were acquired at fair value with no related allowances for loan losses. OREO includes $7.0 million relating to the hotel, golf and banquet facility located in New Jersey which the Company acquired in the fourth quarter of 2015.

The Company classifies loans and other assets in accordance with regulatory guidelines as follows (in thousands):



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Special Mention	$	25,042	$	15,692
Substandard	67,008		70,543

Critical Accounting Policies

Note 1 to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “2016 Form 10-K”), as supplemented by this report, contains a summary of significant accounting policies. Various elements of these accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. Certain assets are carried in the consolidated statements of financial condition at fair value or the lower of cost or estimated fair value. Policies with respect to the methodology used to determine the allowance for loan losses and judgments regarding securities and goodwill impairment are the most critical accounting policies because they are important to the presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. These judgments and policies involve a higher degree of complexity and require management to make difficult and subjective judgments which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. The use of different judgments, assumptions and estimates could result in material differences in the results of operations or financial condition. Goodwill will be evaluated for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances

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indicate potential impairment between annual measurement dates. These critical accounting policies and their application are reviewed periodically, and at least annually, with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement

In addition to historical information, this quarterly report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “potential,” or similar expressions or expressions of confidence. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, levels of unemployment in the Bank’s lending area, real estate market values in the Bank’s lending area, future natural disasters and increases to flood insurance premiums, the level of prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area and accounting principles and guidelines and the Bank's ability to successfully integrate acquired operations. These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and subsequent securities filings and should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. Further description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are included in Item 1, Business, and Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the Company’s 2016 Form 10-K.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is monitored through the use of an interest rate risk (“IRR”) model. The following table sets forth the amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at March 31, 2017, which were anticipated by the Company, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown.

At March 31, 2017, the Company’s one-year gap was negative 5.25% as compared to negative 3.47% at December 31, 2016. These results were within Board approved policy guidelines.



At March 31, 2017	3 Months or Less			More than 3 Months to 1 Year			More than 1 Year to 3 Years			More than 3 Years to 5 Years			More than 5 Years			Total
(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets: ⁽¹⁾
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments	$	112,454		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	112,454
Investment securities	62,950			8,024			53,715			65,116			43,331			233,136
Mortgage-backed securities	42,547			85,164			143,195			99,000			149,037			518,943
FHLB stock	—			—			—			—			19,253			19,253
Loans receivable ⁽²⁾	569,186			723,181			1,105,308			655,778			784,895			3,838,348
Total interest-earning assets	787,137			816,369			1,302,218			819,894			996,516			4,722,134
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market deposit accounts	81,306			37,828			73,580			52,033			203,346			448,093
Savings accounts	95,969			73,658			142,528			96,365			273,333			681,853
Interest-bearing checking accounts	1,068,385			55,720			118,038			85,790			301,656			1,629,589
Time deposits	111,291			225,437			192,545			91,857			11,270			632,400
FHLB advances	479			1,452			173,090			75,000			—			250,021
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings	99,745			—			—			34,053			—			133,798
Total interest-bearing liabilities	1,457,175			394,095			699,781			435,098			789,605			3,775,754
Interest sensitivity gap ⁽³⁾	$	(670,038	)	$	422,274		$	602,437		$	384,796		$	206,911		$	946,380
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap	$	(670,038	)	$	(247,764	)	$	354,673		$	739,469		$	946,380		$	946,380
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap as a percent of total interest-earning assets	(14.19		)%	(5.25		)%	7.51		%	15.66		%	20.04		%	20.04		%


(1)	Interest-earning assets are included in the period in which the balances are expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of anticipated prepayments, scheduled rate adjustments, and contractual maturities.


(2)	For purposes of the gap analysis, loans receivable includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans gross of the allowance for loan losses, unamortized discounts and deferred loan fees.


(3)	Interest sensitivity gap represents the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

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Additionally, the table below sets forth the Company’s exposure to IRR as measured by the change in economic value of equity (“EVE”) and net interest income under varying rate shocks as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. All methods used to measure interest rate sensitivity involve the use of assumptions, which may tend to oversimplify the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. The Company’s interest rate sensitivity should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the 2016 Form 10-K.



	March 31, 2017										December 31, 2016
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Economic Value of Equity						Net Interest Income				Economic Value of Equity						Net Interest Income
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Amount		% Change		EVE Ratio		Amount		% Change		Amount		% Change		EVE Ratio		Amount		% Change
(dollars in thousands)
300	$	634,883	(8.0	)%	13.4	%	$	165,639	(3.5	)%	$	664,767	(1.1	)%	14.1	%	$	156,689	(1.0	)%
200	662,847		(4.0	)	13.6		168,503		(1.9	)	678,347		1.0		14.0		158,078		(0.1	)
100	683,979		(0.9	)	13.6		170,773		(0.6	)	683,492		1.7		13.7		158,840		0.3
Static	690,378		—		13.4		171,723		—		671,878		—		13.2		158,309		—
(100)	644,441		(6.7	)	12.3		165,353		(3.7	)	620,675		(7.6	)	11.9		152,007		(4.0	)

The increase in interest rate sensitivity in a rising interest rate environment at March 31, 2017, as compared to December 31, 2016, is primarily the result of investing low yield cash and short term investments into fixed-rate securities and an increase in longer duration fixed-rate commercial real estate loans.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In addition, based on that evaluation, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)



	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	175,252		$	301,373
Securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value	47,104			12,224
Securities held-to-maturity, net (estimated fair value of $695,564 at March 31, 2017 and $598,119 at December 31, 2016)	695,918			598,691
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost	19,253			19,313
Loans receivable, net	3,825,600			3,803,443
Loans held for sale	283			1,551
Interest and dividends receivable	12,258			11,989
Other real estate owned	8,774			9,803
Premises and equipment, net	70,806			71,385
Servicing asset	203			228
Bank Owned Life Insurance	132,789			132,172
Deferred tax asset	33,652			38,787
Other assets	16,233			10,105
Core deposit intangible	10,400			10,924
Goodwill	147,815			145,064
Total assets	$	5,196,340		$	5,167,052
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Deposits	$	4,198,663		$	4,187,750
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers	77,207			69,935
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	250,021			250,498
Other borrowings	56,591			56,559
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance	14,876			14,030
Other liabilities	16,302			16,242
Total liabilities	4,613,660			4,595,014
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, $1,000 liquidation preference, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued	—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized, 33,566,772 shares issued and 32,465,413 and 32,136,892 shares outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	336			336
Additional paid-in capital	352,316			364,433
Retained earnings	256,045			238,192
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,382		)	(5,614		)
Less: Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan	(2,690		)	(2,761		)
Treasury stock, 1,101,359 and 1,429,880 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	(17,945		)	(22,548		)
Common stock acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan	(316		)	(313		)
Deferred Compensation Plan Liability	316			313
Total stockholders’ equity	582,680			572,038
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	5,196,340		$	5,167,052

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
	(Unaudited)
Interest income:
Loans	$	41,742		$	21,035
Mortgage-backed securities	2,660			1,415
Investment securities and other	1,612			623
Total interest income	46,014			23,073
Interest expense:
Deposits	2,781			1,271
Borrowed funds	1,750			1,243
Total interest expense	4,531			2,514
Net interest income	41,483			20,559
Provision for loan losses	700			563
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	40,783			19,996
Other income:
Bankcard services revenue	1,579			851
Wealth management revenue	516			550
Fees and service charges	3,743			1,817
Loan servicing income	64			56
Net gain on sales of loans available-for-sale	42			179
Net loss from other real estate operations	(733		)	(406		)
Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance	772			319
Other	12			10
Total other income	5,995			3,376
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee benefits	16,138			8,466
Occupancy	2,767			1,626
Equipment	1,698			969
Marketing	740			251
Federal deposit insurance	661			529
Data processing	2,396			1,265
Check card processing	953			420
Professional fees	960			498
Other operating expense	2,677			1,277
Amortization of core deposit intangible	524			13
Merger related expenses	1,447			1,402
Total operating expenses	30,961			16,716
Income before provision for income taxes	15,817			6,656
Provision for income taxes	3,799			2,451
Net income	$	12,018		$	4,205
Basic earnings per share	$	0.38		$	0.25
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.36		$	0.25
Average basic shares outstanding	31,901			16,906
Average diluted shares outstanding	33,090			17,118

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
	(Unaudited)
Net income	$	12,018	$	4,205
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain on securities (net of tax expense of $44 and $71 in 2017 and 2016, respectively)	64		102
Accretion of unrealized loss on securities reclassified to held-to-maturity (net of tax expense of $116 and $149 in 2017 and 2016, respectively)	168		216
Total comprehensive income	$	12,250	$	4,523

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016



	Preferred Stock		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Employee Stock Ownership Plan			Treasury Stock			Common Stock Acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan			Deferred Compensation Plan Liability			Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	—	$	336	$	269,757		$	229,140		$	(6,241	)	$	(3,045	)	$	(251,501	)	$	(314	)	$	314		$	238,446
Net income	—		—		—			4,205			—			—			—			—			—			4,205
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—			—			318			—			—			—			—			318
Tax expense of stock plans	—		—		(270		)	—			—			—			—			—			—			(270		)
Stock awards	—		—		330			—			—			—			—			—			—			330
Treasury stock allocated to restricted stock plan	—		—		1,108			(113		)	—			—			(995		)	—			—			—
Allocation of ESOP stock	—		—		78			—			—			71			—			—			—			149
Cash dividend $0.13 per share	—		—		—			(2,197		)	—			—			—			—			—			(2,197		)
Exercise of stock options	—		—		—			(19		)	—			—			114			—			—			95
Purchase of stock for the deferred compensation plan	—		—		—			—			—			—			—			9			(9		)	—
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	—	$	336	$	271,003		$	231,016		$	(5,923	)	$	(2,974	)	$	(252,382	)	$	(305	)	$	305		$	241,076
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	—	$	336	$	364,433		$	238,192		$	(5,614	)	$	(2,761	)	$	(22,548	)	$	(313	)	$	313		$	572,038
Net income	—		—		—			12,018			—			—			—			—			—			12,018
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—			—			232			—			—			—			—			232
Effect of adopting Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-09	—		—		(11,129		)	11,129			—			—			—			—			—			—
Stock awards	—		—		730			—			—			—			—			—			—			730
Treasury stock allocated to restricted stock plan	—		—		(1,892		)	892			—			—			1,000			—			—			—
Allocation of ESOP stock	—		—		174			—			—			71			—			—			—			245
Cash dividend $0.15 per share	—		—		—			(4,787		)	—			—			—			—			—			(4,787		)
Exercise of stock options	—		—		—			(1,399		)	—			—			3,603			—			—			2,204
Sale of stock for the deferred compensation plan	—		—		—			—			—			—			—			(3		)	3			—
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	—	$	336	$	352,316		$	256,045		$	(5,382	)	$	(2,690	)	$	(17,945	)	$	(316	)	$	316		$	582,680

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(dollars in thousands)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
	(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	12,018		$	4,205
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment	1,527			973
Allocation of ESOP stock	245			149
Stock awards	730			330
Net excess tax benefit (expense) on stock compensation	3,916			(270		)
Amortization of servicing asset	25			45
Net premium amortization in excess of discount accretion on securities	468			388
Net amortization of deferred costs and discounts on borrowings	32			128
Amortization of core deposit intangible	524			13
Net accretion of purchase accounting adjustments	(2,169		)	(164		)
Net amortization of deferred costs and discounts on loans	30			—
Provision for loan losses	700			563
Net loss on sale of other real estate owned	366			65
Net loss on sale of fixed assets	7			—
Net gain on sales of loans	(42		)	(179		)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale	1,949			9,080
Mortgage loans originated for sale	(639		)	(9,590		)
Increase in value of Bank Owned Life Insurance	(772		)	(319		)
Increase in interest and dividends receivable	(269		)	(161		)
(Increase) decrease in other assets	(5,141		)	428
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities	(1,552		)	2,206
Total adjustments	(65		)	3,685
Net cash provided by operating activities	11,953			7,890
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net increase in loans receivable	(16,292		)	(14,382		)
Purchase of loans receivable	(5,029		)	(12,942		)
Purchase of investment securities available-for-sale	(34,770		)	—
Purchase of investment securities held-to-maturity	(42,497		)	—
Purchase of MBS securities held-to-maturity	(79,984		)	—
Proceeds from maturities and calls of investment securities held-to-maturity	1,375			6,135
Principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity	23,696			13,029
Proceeds from Bank Owned Life Insurance	155			—
Proceeds from the redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock	60			5,706
Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock	—			(2,373		)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned	868			208
Purchases of premises and equipment	(961		)	(876		)
Cash acquired, net of cash paid for branch acquisition	—			16,727
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(153,379		)	11,232

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(dollars in thousands)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
	(Unaudited)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in deposits	$	11,204		$	37,771
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings	7,271			(73,959		)
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances	—			10,000
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances	(477		)	(468		)
Increase in advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance	846			150
Exercise of stock options	2,204			95
Payment of employee taxes withheld from stock awards	(956		)	(199		)
Dividends paid	(4,787		)	(2,197		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	15,305			(28,807		)
Net decrease in cash and due from banks	(126,121		)	(9,685		)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period	301,373			43,946
Cash and due from banks at end of period	$	175,252		$	34,261
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	5,266		$	2,485
Income taxes	2			—
Non-cash activities:
Accretion of unrealized loss on securities reclassified to held-to-maturity	293			366
Net loan recoveries (charge-offs)	268			(1,071		)
Transfer of loans receivable to other real estate owned	318			475

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank (the “Bank”), and its subsidiaries.

The interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for all of 2017. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the statements of financial condition and the results of operations for the period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Note 2. Business Combinations

Branch Acquisition

On March 11, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of an existing retail branch in the Toms River market. Under the terms of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement dated July 31, 2015, the Company paid a deposit premium of $340,000, equal to 2.50% of core deposits; i.e., all deposits other than time deposits, government deposits, and fiduciary accounts. Up to 1.00% of the deposit premium was contingent on the core deposit balance seventy-five days after closing.

The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Under this method of accounting, the purchase price has been allocated to the respective assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values, net of tax. The excess of consideration paid over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill.

The following table presents the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of March 11, 2016 and the initial fair value estimates (in thousands):



	Book Value		Fair Value Adjustment		Fair Value
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,727	$	—	$	16,727
Loans	9		—		9
Other assets	15		—		15
Core deposit intangible	—		66		66
Total assets acquired	$	16,751	$	66	$	16,817
Liabilities Assumed
Deposits	$	16,953	$	4	$	16,957
Other liabilities	138		—		138
Total liabilities assumed	$	17,091	$	4	$	17,095
Goodwill					$	278

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Cape Bancorp Acquisition

On May 2, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Cape Bancorp, Inc. (“Cape”), which after purchase accounting adjustments added $1.5 billion to assets, $1.2 billion to loans, and $1.2 billion to deposits. Total consideration paid for Cape was $196.4 million, including cash consideration of $30.5 million. Cape was merged with and into the Company as of the date of acquisition.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition for Cape, net of total consideration paid (in thousands):



	At May 2, 2016
(in thousands)	Cape Book Value			Purchase Accounting Adjustments			Estimated Fair Value
Total Purchase Price:							$	196,403
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	30,025		$	—		$	30,025
Securities and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	218,577			361			218,938
Loans:	1,169,568						1,156,807
Specific credit fair value on credit impaired loans	—			(5,859		)	—
General credit fair value	—			(20,545		)	—
Interest rate fair value	—			1,888			—
Reverse allowance for loan losses	—			9,931			—
Reverse net deferred fees, premiums and discounts	—			1,824			—
Premises and equipment	27,972			(1,973		)	25,999
Other real estate owned	2,343			(408		)	1,935
Deferred tax asset	9,407			8,072			17,479
Other assets	61,793			—			61,793
Core deposit intangible	831			2,887			3,718
Total assets acquired	1,520,516			(3,822		)	1,516,694
Liabilities assumed:
Deposits	(1,247,688		)	(679		)	(1,248,367		)
Borrowings	(123,587		)	(879		)	(124,466		)
Other liabilities	(7,611		)	(4,612		)	(12,223		)
Total liabilities assumed	(1,378,886		)	(6,170		)	(1,385,056		)
Net assets acquired	$	141,630		$	(9,992	)	131,638
Goodwill recorded in the merger							$	64,765

The calculation of goodwill is subject to change for up to one year after the date of acquisition as additional information relative to the closing date estimates and uncertainties becomes available. As the Company finalizes its review of the acquired assets and liabilities, certain adjustments to the recorded carrying values may be required.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Ocean Shore Holding Co. Acquisition

On November 30, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of Ocean Shore Holding Co. ("Ocean Shore"), which after purchase accounting adjustments added $994.7 million million to assets, $774.0 million to loans, and $875.1 million to deposits. Total consideration paid for Ocean Shore was $180.7 million, including cash consideration of $28.4 million. Ocean Shore was merged with and into the Company on the date of acquisition.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition for Ocean Shore, net of total consideration paid (in thousands):



	At November 30, 2016
(in thousands)	Ocean Shore Book Value			Purchase Accounting Adjustments			Estimated Fair Value
Total Purchase Price:							$	180,732
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	60,871		$	—		$	60,871
Securities and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	94,109			24			$	94,133
Loans:	790,396						774,046
Specific credit fair value on credit impaired loans	—			(2,062		)	—
General credit fair value	—			(8,127		)	—
Interest rate fair value	—			(5,779		)	—
Reverse allowance for loan losses	—			3,265			—
Reverse net deferred fees, premiums and discounts	—			(3,647		)	—
Premises and equipment	11,696			3,372			15,068
Other real estate owned	1,090			(67		)	1,023
Deferred tax asset	5,587			1,093			6,680
Other assets	35,369			(5		)	35,364
Core deposit intangible	348			7,158			7,506
Total assets acquired	999,466			(4,775		)	994,691
Liabilities assumed:
Deposits	(874,301		)	(772		)	(875,073		)
Borrowings	(3,694		)	—			(3,694		)
Other liabilities	(17,629		)	1,463			(16,166		)
Total liabilities assumed	(895,624		)	691			(894,933		)
Net assets acquired	$	103,842		$	(4,084	)	99,758
Goodwill recorded in the merger							$	80,974

The calculation of goodwill is subject to change for up to one year after the date of acquisition as additional information relative to the closing date estimates and uncertainties become available. As the Company finalizes its review of the acquired assets and liabilities, certain adjustments to the recorded carrying values may be required.

Fair Value Measurement of Assets Assumed and Liabilities Assumed

The methods used to determine the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Cape acquisition were as follows. Refer to Note 8, Fair Value Measurements, for a discussion of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities

The estimated fair values of the securities were calculated utilizing Level 2 inputs. The securities acquired are bought and sold in active markets. Prices for these instruments were obtained through security industry sources that actively participate in the buying and selling of securities.

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Loans

The acquired loan portfolio was valued utilizing Level 3 inputs and included the use of present value techniques employing cash flow estimates and incorporated assumptions that marketplace participants would use in estimating fair values. In instances where reliable market information was not available, the Company used its own assumptions in an effort to determine reasonable fair value. Specifically, the Company utilized three separate fair value analyses which a market participant would employ in estimating the total fair value adjustment. The three separate fair valuation methodologies used were: 1) interest rate loan fair value analysis; 2) general credit fair value adjustment; and 3) specific credit fair value adjustment.

To prepare the interest rate fair value analysis, loans were grouped by characteristics such as loan type, term, collateral and rate. Market rates for similar loans were obtained from various external data sources and reviewed by Company management for reasonableness. The average of these rates was used as the fair value interest rate a market participant would utilize. A present value approach was utilized to calculate the interest rate fair value adjustment.

The general credit fair value adjustment was calculated using a two part general credit fair value analysis: 1) expected lifetime losses and 2) estimated fair value adjustment for qualitative factors. The expected lifetime losses were calculated using an average of historical losses of the acquired bank. The adjustment related to qualitative factors was impacted by general economic conditions and the risk related to lack of experience with the originator’s underwriting process.

To calculate the specific credit fair value adjustment, the Company reviewed the acquired loan portfolio for loans meeting the definition of an impaired loan with deteriorated credit quality. Loans meeting these criteria were reviewed by comparing the contractual cash flows to expected collectible cash flows. The aggregate expected cash flows less the acquisition date fair value resulted in an accretable yield amount which will be recognized over the life of the loans on a level yield basis as an adjustment to yield.

Premises and Equipment

Fair values are based upon appraisals from independent third parties. In addition to owned properties, Cape operated eight properties subject to lease agreements.

Deposits and Core Deposit Premium

Core deposit premium represents the value assigned to non-interest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing checking, money market and saving accounts acquired as part of the acquisition. The core deposit premium value represents the future economic benefit, including the present value of future tax benefits, of the potential cost saving from acquiring the core deposits as part of an acquisition compared to the cost of alternative funding sources and is valued utilizing Level 2 inputs.

Time deposits are not considered to be core deposits as they are assumed to have a low expected average life upon acquisition. The fair value of time deposits represents the present value of the expected contractual payments discounted by market rates for similar time deposits and is valued utilizing Level 2 inputs.

Borrowings

Fair value estimates are based on discounting contractual cash flows using rates which approximate the rates offered for borrowings of similar remaining maturities.

Note 3. Earnings per Share

The following reconciles shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Weighted average shares issued net of Treasury shares	32,318		17,304
Less: Unallocated ESOP shares	(323	)	(357	)
Unallocated incentive award shares and shares held by deferred compensation plan	(94	)	(41	)
Average basic shares outstanding	31,901		16,906
Add: Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	1,169		192
Shares held by deferred compensation plan	20		20
Average diluted shares outstanding	33,090		17,118

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, antidilutive stock options of 335,000 and 1,113,000, respectively, were excluded from earnings per share calculations.

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Note 4. Securities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):



	At March 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale:
Investment securities:
U.S. agency obligations	$	47,312	$	81	$	(289	)	$	47,104
Held-to-maturity:
Investment securities:
U.S. agency obligations	$	19,962	$	70	$	—		$	20,032
State and municipal obligations	80,993		121		(564		)	80,550
Corporate debt securities	76,049		218		(5,964		)	70,303
Other investments	8,820		—		(232		)	8,588
Total investment securities	185,824		409		(6,760		)	179,473
Mortgage-backed securities:
FHLMC	181,310		246		(2,301		)	179,255
FNMA	241,800		1,982		(2,283		)	241,499
GNMA	87,301		88		(611		)	86,778
SBA	8,532		27		—			8,559
Total mortgage-backed securities	518,943		2,343		(5,195		)	516,091
Total held-to-maturity	$	704,767	$	2,752	$	(11,955	)	$	695,564
Total securities	$	752,079	$	2,833	$	(12,244	)	$	742,668



	At December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale:
Investment securities:
U.S. agency obligations	$	12,542	$	—	$	(318	)	$	12,224
Held-to-maturity:
Investment securities:
U.S. agency obligations	$	19,960	$	69	$	—		$	20,029
State and municipal obligations	39,155		10		(856		)	38,309
Corporate debt securities	77,057		85		(6,001		)	71,141
Other investments	8,778		—		(228		)	8,550
Total investment securities	144,950		164		(7,085		)	138,029
Mortgage-backed securities:
FHLMC	144,016		195		(2,457		)	141,754
FNMA	217,445		2,175		(2,524		)	217,096
GNMA	92,475		119		(364		)	92,230
SBA	8,947		28		—			8,975
Total mortgage-backed securities	462,883		2,517		(5,345		)	460,055
Total held-to-maturity	$	607,833	$	2,681	$	(12,430	)	$	598,084
Total securities	$	620,375	$	2,681	$	(12,748	)	$	610,308

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

During the third quarter 2013, the Bank transferred $536.0 million of previously designated available-for-sale securities to a held-to-maturity designation at estimated fair value. The securities transferred had an unrealized net loss of $13.3 million at the time of transfer which continues to be reflected in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet, net of subsequent amortization, which is being recognized over the life of the securities. The carrying value of the held-to-maturity investment securities at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):



	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Amortized cost	$	704,767		$	607,833
Net loss on date of transfer from available-for-sale	(13,347		)	(13,347		)
Accretion of net unrealized loss on securities reclassified as held-to-maturity	4,498			4,205
Carrying value	$	695,918		$	598,691

There were no realized gains or losses on the sale of securities for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities at March 31, 2017 by contractual maturity are shown below (in thousands). Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. At March 31, 2017, corporate debt securities with an amortized cost of $60.5 million and estimated fair value of $54.6 million were callable prior to the maturity date.



March 31, 2017	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Less than one year	$	14,026	$	14,020
Due after one year through five years	118,831		118,606
Due after five years through ten years	61,459		58,813
Due after ten years	30,000		26,550
	$	224,316	$	217,989

Other investments which consist of two open-end funds are excluded from the above table since there are no contractual maturity dates. Mortgage-backed securities are excluded from the above table since their effective lives are expected to be shorter than the contractual maturity date due to principal prepayments.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The estimated fair value and unrealized loss of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, segregated by the duration of the unrealized loss, are as follows (in thousands):



	At March 31, 2017
	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
	Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Available-for-sale:
Investment securities:
U.S. government & agency obligations	$	12,251	$	(289	)	$	—	$	—		$	12,251	$	(289	)
Held-to-maturity:
Investment securities:
State and municipal obligations	43,496		(564		)	—		—			43,496		(564		)
Corporate debt securities	8,503		(82		)	49,118		(5,882		)	57,621		(5,964		)
Other investments	8,588		(232		)	—		—			8,588		(232		)
Total investment securities	60,587		(878		)	49,118		(5,882		)	109,705		(6,760		)
Mortgage-backed securities:
FHLMC	131,346		(1,545		)	25,548		(756		)	156,894		(2,301		)
FNMA	155,073		(1,980		)	8,524		(303		)	163,597		(2,283		)
GNMA	81,768		(611		)	—		—			81,768		(611		)
Total mortgage-backed securities	368,187		(4,136		)	34,072		(1,059		)	402,259		(5,195		)
Total held-to-maturity	428,774		(5,014		)	83,190		(6,941		)	511,964		(11,955		)
Total securities	$	441,025	$	(5,303	)	$	83,190	$	(6,941	)	$	524,215	$	(12,244	)

	At December 31, 2016
	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
	Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Available-for-sale:
Investment securities:
U.S. government & agency obligations	$	12,224	$	(318	)	$	—	$	—		$	12,224	$	(318	)
Held-to-maturity:
Investment securities:
State and municipal obligations	32,995		(856		)	—		—			32,995		(856		)
Corporate debt securities	12,450		(120		)	49,119		(5,881		)	61,569		(6,001		)
Other Investments	8,551		(228		)	—		—			8,551		(228		)
Total investment securities	53,996		(1,204		)	49,119		(5,881		)	103,115		(7,085		)
Mortgage-backed securities:
FHLMC	102,461		(1,665		)	26,898		(792		)	129,359		(2,457		)
FNMA	124,403		(2,185		)	8,925		(339		)	133,328		(2,524		)
GNMA	79,116		(364		)	—		—			79,116		(364		)
Total mortgage-backed securities	305,980		(4,214		)	35,823		(1,131		)	341,803		(5,345		)
Total held-to-maturity	359,976		(5,418		)	84,942		(7,012		)	444,918		(12,430		)
Total securities	$	372,200	$	(5,736	)	$	84,942	$	(7,012	)	$	457,142	$	(12,748	)

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

At March 31, 2017, the amortized cost, estimated fair value and credit rating of the individual corporate debt securities in an unrealized loss position for greater than one year are as follows (in thousands):



Security Description	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Credit Rating Moody’s/ S&P
BankAmerica Capital	$	15,000	$	13,513	Ba1/BB+
Chase Capital	10,000		9,055		Baa2/BBB-
Wells Fargo Capital	5,000		4,513		A1/BBB+
Huntington Capital	5,000		4,225		Baa2/BB
Keycorp Capital	5,000		4,425		Baa2/BB+
PNC Capital	5,000		4,525		Baa1/BBB-
State Street Capital	5,000		4,500		A3/BBB
SunTrust Capital	5,000		4,362		Not Rated/BB+
	$	55,000	$	49,118

At March 31, 2017, the estimated fair value of each of the above corporate debt securities was below cost. However, the estimated fair value of these corporate debt securities has steadily increased over the past several years. These corporate debt securities are issued by other financial institutions with credit ratings ranging from a high of A1 to a low of BB as rated by one of the internationally-recognized credit rating services. These floating-rate corporate debt securities were purchased in 1998 and have paid coupon interest continuously since issuance. Floating-rate corporate debt securities such as these pay a fixed interest rate spread over 90-day LIBOR. Following the purchase of these securities, the required interest rate spread increased for these types of securities causing a decline in the market price. The Company concluded that these corporate debt securities were only temporarily impaired at March 31, 2017. In concluding that the impairments were only temporary, the Company considered several factors in its analysis. The Company noted that each issuer made all the contractually due payments when required. There were no defaults on principal or interest payments and no interest payments were deferred. All of the financial institutions are also considered well-capitalized. Credit spreads have now decreased for these types of securities and market prices have improved. Based on management’s analysis of each individual security, the issuers appear to have the ability to meet debt service requirements over the life of the security. Furthermore, the Company does not have the intent to sell these corporate debt securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities. The Company has held the securities continuously since 1998 and expects to receive its full principal at maturity in 2028 or prior if called by the issuer. Historically, the Company has not utilized securities sales as a source of liquidity. The Company’s long range liquidity plans indicate adequate sources of liquidity outside the securities portfolio.

The mortgage-backed securities are issued and guaranteed by either the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), or the Small Business Administration ("SBA") corporations which are chartered by the United States Government and whose debt obligations are typically rated AA+ by one of the internationally-recognized credit rating services. The Company considers the unrealized losses to be the result of changes in interest rates which over time can have both a positive and negative impact on the estimated fair value of the mortgage-backed securities. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of their amortized cost. As a result, the Company concluded that these securities were only temporarily impaired at March 31, 2017.

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Note 5. Loans Receivable, Net

Loans receivable, net at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial	$	205,590		$	152,569
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	531,325			534,214
Commercial real estate – investor	1,111,989			1,132,075
Total commercial	1,848,904			1,818,858
Consumer:
Residential mortgage	1,636,497			1,647,154
Residential construction	76,985			65,319
Home equity loans and lines	285,149			288,991
Other consumer	1,388			1,564
Total consumer	2,000,019			2,003,028
	3,848,923			3,821,886
Purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans	7,118			7,575
Total Loans	3,856,041			3,829,461
Loans in process	(17,976		)	(14,249		)
Deferred origination costs, net	3,686			3,414
Allowance for loan losses	(16,151		)	(15,183		)
Total loans, net	$	3,825,600		$	3,803,443

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, loans in the amount of $21.7 million and $13.6 million, respectively, were three or more months delinquent or in the process of foreclosure and the Company was not accruing interest income on these loans. There were no loans ninety days or greater past due and still accruing interest. Non-accrual loans include both smaller balance homogenous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.

The recorded investment in mortgage and consumer loans collateralized by residential real estate which are in the process of foreclosure amounted to $4.3 million at March 31, 2017. The amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the Company was $1.1 million at March 31, 2017.

The Company defines an impaired loan as all non-accrual commercial real estate, multi-family, land, construction and commercial loans in excess of $250,000. Impaired loans also include all loans modified as troubled debt restructurings. At March 31, 2017, the impaired loan portfolio totaled $35.3 million for which there was a specific allocation in the allowance for loan losses of $976,000. At December 31, 2016, the impaired loan portfolio totaled $31.0 million for which there was a specific allocation in the allowance for loan losses of $510,000. The average balance of impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $33.2 million and $34.6 million, respectively.

An analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	15,183		$	16,722
Provision charged to operations	700			563
Charge-offs	(205		)	(1,172		)
Recoveries	473			101
Balance at end of period	$	16,151		$	16,214

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The following table presents an analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, excluding PCI loans (in thousands):



	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate – Owner Occupied			Commercial Real Estate – Investor			Consumer			Commercial and Industrial			Unallocated		Total
For the three months ended March 31, 2017
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,245		$	2,999		$	6,361		$	1,110		$	2,037		$	431	$	15,183
Provision (benefit) charged to operations	(627		)	390			993			20			(201		)	125		700
Charge-offs	(49		)	(50		)	—			(18		)	(88		)	—		(205		)
Recoveries	—			110			7			24			332			—		473
Balance at end of period	$	1,569		$	3,449		$	7,361		$	1,136		$	2,080		$	556	$	16,151
For the three months ended March 31, 2016
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance at beginning of period	$	6,590		$	2,292		$	4,873		$	1,095		$	1,639		$	233	$	16,722
Provision (benefit) charged to operations	(11		)	1,039			(581		)	(40		)	(144		)	300		563
Charge-offs	(78		)	(968		)	—			(3		)	(123		)	—		(1,172		)
Recoveries	54			—			10			29			8			—		101
Balance at end of period	$	6,555		$	2,363		$	4,302		$	1,081		$	1,380		$	533	$	16,214
March 31, 2017
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending allowance balance attributed to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	285		$	—		$	606		$	85		$	—		$	—	$	976
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,284			3,449			6,755			1,051			2,080			556		15,175
Total ending allowance balance	$	1,569		$	3,449		$	7,361		$	1,136		$	2,080		$	556	$	16,151
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	13,072		$	10,763		$	8,718		$	2,522		$	268		$	—	$	35,343
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,700,410			520,562			1,103,271			284,015			205,322			—		3,813,580
Total ending loan balance	$	1,713,482		$	531,325		$	1,111,989		$	286,537		$	205,590		$	—	$	3,848,923



December 31, 2016
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending allowance balance attributed to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	266	$	—	$	119	$	125	$	—	$	—	$	510
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,979		2,999		6,242		985		2,037		431		14,673
Total ending allowance balance	$	2,245	$	2,999	$	6,361	$	1,110	$	2,037	$	431	$	15,183
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	13,306	$	11,123	$	3,789	$	2,556	$	268	$	—	$	31,042
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,699,167		523,091		1,128,286		287,999		152,301		—		3,790,844
Total ending loan balance	$	1,712,473	$	534,214	$	1,132,075	$	290,555	$	152,569	$	—	$	3,821,886

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A summary of impaired loans at March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, is as follows, excluding PCI loans (in thousands):



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Impaired loans with no allocated allowance for loan losses	$	24,811	$	25,228
Impaired loans with allocated allowance for loan losses	10,532		5,814
	$	35,343	$	31,042
Amount of the allowance for loan losses allocated	$	976	$	510

At March 31, 2017, impaired loans included troubled debt restructured (“TDR”) loans of $30.5 million, of which $27.0 million were performing in accordance with their restructured terms for a minimum of six months and were accruing interest. At December 31, 2016, impaired loans included TDR loans of $30.5 million, of which $27.0 million were performing in accordance with their restructured terms for a minimum of six months and were accruing interest.

The summary of loans individually evaluated for impairment by loan portfolio segment as of March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016 and for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, is as follows, excluding PCI loans (in thousands):



	Unpaid Principal Balance		Recorded Investment		Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
As of March 31, 2017
With no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	8,907	$	8,760	$	—
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	11,550		10,763		—
Commercial real estate – investor	3,240		2,782
Consumer	2,555		2,238		—
Commercial and industrial	300		268		—
	$	26,552	$	24,811	$	—
With an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	4,753	$	4,312	$	285
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	—		—		—
Commercial real estate – investor	6,048		5,936		606
Consumer	515		284		85
Commercial and industrial	—		—		—
	$	11,316	$	10,532	$	976
As of December 31, 2016
With no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	9,848	$	9,694	$	—
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	11,886		11,123		—
Commercial real estate – investor	2,239		1,897		—
Consumer	2,559		2,246		—
Commercial and industrial	300		268		—
	$	26,832	$	25,228	$	—
With an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	3,998	$	3,612	$	266
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	—		—		—
Commercial real estate – investor	2,011		1,892		119
Consumer	581		310		125
Commercial and industrial	—		—		—
	$	6,590	$	5,814	$	510

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017				2016
	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	9,227	$	86	$	13,190	$	125
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	10,943		161		16,792		131
Commercial real estate – investor	2,340		26		345		2
Consumer	2,242		28		2,196		29
Commercial and industrial	268		5		703		—
	$	25,020	$	306	$	33,226	$	287
With an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	3,962	$	62	$	489	$	4
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	—		—		228		4
Commercial real estate – investor	3,914		55		642		—
Consumer	297		6		—		—
Commercial and industrial	—		—		—		—
	$	8,173	$	123	$	1,359	$	8

The following table presents the recorded investment in non-accrual loans by loan portfolio segment as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, excluding PCI loans (in thousands):



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Residential real estate	$	11,993	$	8,126
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	2,383		2,414
Commercial real estate – investor	5,118		521
Consumer	1,954		2,064
Commercial and industrial	231		441
	$	21,679	$	13,566

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 by loan portfolio segment, excluding PCI loans (in thousands):



	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		Greater than 90 Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Loans Not Past Due		Total
March 31, 2017
Residential real estate	$	4,875	$	4,099	$	8,343	$	17,317	$	1,696,165	$	1,713,482
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	3,224		616		1,406		5,246		526,079		531,325
Commercial real estate – investor	970		2,576		4,492		8,038		1,103,951		1,111,989
Consumer	1,351		472		1,513		3,336		283,201		286,537
Commercial and industrial	1,934		169		322		2,425		203,165		205,590
	$	12,354	$	7,932	$	16,076	$	36,362	$	3,812,561	$	3,848,923
December 31, 2016
Residential real estate	$	9,532	$	3,038	$	7,159	$	19,729	$	1,692,744	$	1,712,473
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	3,962		1,032		890		5,884		528,330		534,214
Commercial real estate – investor	—		—		521		521		1,131,554		1,132,075
Consumer	1,519		436		1,963		3,918		286,637		290,555
Commercial and industrial	5,548		181		384		6,113		146,456		152,569
	$	20,561	$	4,687	$	10,917	$	36,165	$	3,785,721	$	3,821,886

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The Company categorizes all commercial and commercial real estate loans, except for small business loans, into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Pass: Loans classified as Pass are well protected by the paying capacity and net worth of the borrower.

Special Mention: Loans classified as Special Mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Bank’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard: Loans classified as Substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans classified as Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as Substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by loan portfolio segment follows, excluding PCI loans (in thousands):



	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
March 31, 2017
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	$	505,907	$	8,957	$	16,461	$	—	$	531,325
Commercial real estate – investor	1,082,896		5,666		23,427		—		1,111,989
Commercial and industrial	202,581		1,684		1,214		111		205,590
	$	1,791,384	$	16,307	$	41,102	$	111	$	1,848,904
December 31, 2016
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	$	501,652	$	7,680	$	24,882	$	—	$	534,214
Commercial real estate – investor	1,106,747		713		24,615		—		1,132,075
Commercial and industrial	150,474		757		1,338		—		152,569
	$	1,758,873	$	9,150	$	50,835	$	—	$	1,818,858

For residential and consumer loan classes, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by payment activity. The following table presents the recorded investment in residential and consumer loans based on payment activity as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, excluding PCI loans (in thousands):



	Residential Real Estate
	Residential		Consumer
March 31, 2017
Performing	$	1,701,489	$	284,583
Non-performing	11,993		1,954
	$	1,713,482	$	286,537
December 31, 2016
Performing	$	1,704,347	$	288,491
Non-performing	8,126		2,064
	$	1,712,473	$	290,555

The Company classifies certain loans as troubled debt restructurings when credit terms to a borrower in financial difficulty are modified. The modifications may include a reduction in rate, an extension in term, the capitalization of past due amounts and/or the restructuring of scheduled principal payments. Included in the non-accrual loan total at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $3.5 million of troubled debt restructurings. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company has allocated $482,000 and $510,000, respectively, of specific reserves to loans that are classified as troubled debt restructurings. Non-accrual loans which become troubled debt restructurings are generally returned to accrual status after six months of performance. In

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addition to the troubled debt restructurings included in non-accrual loans, the Company also has loans classified as accruing troubled debt restructurings at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, which totaled $27.0 million in each period. Troubled debt restructurings are considered in the allowance for loan losses similar to other impaired loans.

The following table presents information about troubled debt restructurings which occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and troubled debt restructurings modified within the previous year and which defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (dollars in thousands):



	Number of Loans	Pre-modification Recorded Investment		Post-modification Recorded Investment
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Residential real estate	2	$	368	$	341
Commercial real estate - owner occupied	2	1,643		1,643
Commercial real estate - investor	1	626		773



	Number of Loans	Recorded Investment
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Which Subsequently Defaulted:	1	188



	Number of Loans	Pre-modification Recorded Investment		Post-modification Recorded Investment
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Residential real estate	1	$	190	$	189
Commercial real estate – owner occupied	1	256		270



	Number of Loans	Recorded Investment
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Which Subsequently Defaulted:	None	None

As part of the Cape, Ocean Shore and Colonial American acquisitions, PCI loans were acquired at a discount primarily due to deteriorated credit quality. PCI loans are accounted for at fair value, based upon the present value of expected future cash flows, with no related allowance for loan losses.

The following table presents information regarding the estimates of the contractually required payments, the cash flows expected to be collected and the estimated fair value of the PCI loans acquired from Ocean Shore at December 1, 2016, Cape at May 2, 2016, and Colonial American at July 31, 2015 (in thousands):



	Ocean Shore December 1, 2016			Cape May 2, 2016			Colonial American July 31, 2015
Contractually required principal and interest	$	7,385		$	21,345		$	3,263
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (non-accretable discount)	(4,666		)	(12,387		)	(1,854		)
Expected cash flows to be collected at acquisition	2,719			8,958			1,409
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable yield)	(401		)	(576		)	(109		)
Fair value of acquired loans	$	2,318		$	8,382		$	1,300

The following table summarizes the changes in accretable yield for PCI loans during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017			Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Beginning balance	$	749		$	75
Accretion	(162		)	(9		)
Reclassification from non-accretable difference	106			—
Ending balance	$	693		$	66

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Note 6. Deposits

The major types of deposits at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):



Type of Account	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Non-interest-bearing	$	806,728	$	782,504
Interest-bearing checking	1,629,589		1,626,713
Money market deposit	448,093		458,911
Savings	681,853		672,519
Time deposits	632,400		647,103
Total deposits	$	4,198,663	$	4,187,750

Included in time deposits at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, is $263.8 million and $269.0 million, respectively, in deposits of $100,000 and over.

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Note 7. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” This update affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are in the scope of other standards. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The Company's revenue is comprised of net interest income on interest earning assets and liabilities and non-interest income. The scope of guidance excludes net interest income as well as other revenues associated with financial assets and liabilities, including loans, leases, and securities. Accordingly, the adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements as the majority of the Company's revenues will not be affected.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” The main objective in developing this new ASU is to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more useful information. The update requires equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. It simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a quantitative assessment to identify impairment. The amendment eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet. It requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes. Financial assets and financial liabilities are to be presented separately by measurement category and the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities should be evaluated with other deferred tax assets. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” This ASU requires all lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset, measured at the present value of the future minimum lease payments, at the lease commencement date. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged under the new guidance. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective approach must be applied for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the impact that the guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company has begun its evaluation of the amended guidance including the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements. To date, the Company has identified its leased real estate as within the scope of the guidance. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance, including determining whether other contracts exist that are deemed to be in scope. As such, no conclusions have yet been reached regarding the potential impact of adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Further, to date, no guidance has been issued by either the Company's or the Bank's primary regulator with respect to how the impact of the amended standard is to be treated for regulatory capital purposes.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)." The objective of the Update is to simplify accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Under the Update, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies (including tax benefits of dividends on share-based payment awards) should be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement. The tax effects of exercised or vested awards should be treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. An entity also should recognize excess tax benefits regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period. An entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest (current accounting) or account for forfeitures when they occur. Within the Cash Flow Statement, excess tax benefits should be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity, and cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes should be classified as a financing activity. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2017 and it did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, resulting in a balance sheet reclassification.

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In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments." This ASU significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that aren't measured at fair value through net income. The standard will replace today's "incurred loss" approach with an "expected loss" model. The new model, referred to as the current expected credit loss ("CECL") model, will apply to: (1) financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost, and (2) certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. This includes, but is not limited to, loans, leases, held-to-maturity securities, loan commitments, and financial guarantees. The CECL model does not apply to available-for-sale ("AFS") debt securities. For AFS debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to what they do today, except that the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. As a result, entities will recognize improvements to estimated credit losses immediately in earnings rather than as interest income over time, as they do today. The ASU also simplifies the accounting model for purchased credit-impaired debt securities and loans. ASU 2016-13 also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity's assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for loan and lease losses. In addition, entities will need to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination. ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Entities will apply the standard's provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (i.e., modified retrospective approach). The Company has begun its evaluation of the amended guidance including the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements. As a result of the required change in approach toward determining estimated credit losses from the current "incurred loss" model to one based on estimated cash flows over a loan's contractual life, adjusted for prepayments (a "life of loan" model), the Company expects that the new guidance will result in an increase in the allowance for loan losses, particularly for longer duration loan portfolios. The Company also expects that the new guidance may result in an allowance for debt securities. In both cases, the extent of the change is indeterminable at this time as it will be dependent upon portfolio composition and credit quality at the adoption date, as well as economic conditions and forecasts at that time. Further, to date, no guidance has been issued by either the Company's or the Bank's primary regulator with respect to how the impact of the amended standard is to be treated for regulatory purposes.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments." This ASU is intended to reduce diversity in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted, including adoption in an interim period. A retrospective transition method should be applied to each period presented, unless it is impracticable to apply the amendments retrospectively for some of the issues, then the amendments for those issues would be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805) - Clarifying the Definition of a Business." This ASU narrows the definition of a business and clarifies that, to be considered a business, the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) may not be substantially all concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar assets. In addition, in order to be considered a business, a set of activities and assets must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017; early adoption is permitted on a limited basis. The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment." This ASU intends to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Instead, an entity should perform its annual goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value; however the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The ASU also eliminates the requirement for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment. ASU No. 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted for annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, "Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) - Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities." This ASU requires the amortization of premiums to the earliest call date on debt securities with call features that are explicit, noncontingent and callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. This ASU does not impact securities held as a discount, as the discount continues to be amortized to the contractual maturity. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The amendments in this ASU should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly

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to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Note 8. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The price in the principal (or the most advantageous) market used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability shall not be adjusted for transaction costs. An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and liabilities; it is not a forced transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market that are (i) independent, (ii) knowledgeable, (iii) able to transact and (iv) willing to transact.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets and liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount on a discounted basis. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement costs). Valuation techniques should be consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and developed based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. In that regard, a fair value hierarchy has been established for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. Movements within the fair value hierarchy are recognized at the end of the applicable reporting period. There were no transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 Inputs – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs – Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlations or other means.

Level 3 Inputs – Significant unobservable inputs that reflect an entity’s own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).

Securities Available-For-Sale

Securities classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value. Fair value for these securities, all of which are U. S. agency obligations, is determined using a quoted price in an active market or exchange (Level 1) or estimated by using inputs other than quoted prices that are based on market observable information (Level 2). Level 2 securities are priced through third-party pricing services or security industry sources that actively participate in the buying and selling of securities. Prices obtained from these sources include market quotations and matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally to value certain securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but comparing the securities to benchmark or comparable securities.

Other Real Estate Owned and Impaired Loans

Other real estate owned and loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral are recorded at estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs. Fair value is based on independent appraisals.

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The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (in thousands):



			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
March 31, 2017	Total Fair Value		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Items measured on a recurring basis:
Investment securities available-for-sale:
U.S. agency obligations	$	47,104	$	—	$	47,104	$	—
Items measured on a non-recurring basis:
Other real estate owned	8,774		—		—		8,774
Loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral	6,237		—		—		6,237



			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
December 31, 2016	Total Fair Value		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Items measured on a recurring basis:
Investment securities available-for-sale:
U.S. agency obligations	$	12,224	$	—	$	12,224	$	—
Items measured on a non-recurring basis:
Other real estate owned	9,803		—		—		9,803
Loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral	2,419		—		—		2,419

Assets and Liabilities Disclosed at Fair Value

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities disclosed at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy is set forth below.

Cash and Due from Banks

For cash and due from banks, the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Securities Held-to-Maturity

Securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost, as the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity. The Company determines the fair value of the securities utilizing Level 1, Level 2 and, infrequently, Level 3 inputs. In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. Most of the Company’s investment and mortgage-backed securities, however, are fixed income instruments that are not quoted on an exchange, but are bought and sold in active markets. Prices for these instruments are obtained through third-party pricing vendors or security industry sources that actively participate in the buying and selling of securities. Prices obtained from these sources include market quotations and matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally to value certain securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but comparing the securities to benchmark or comparable securities.

Fair value estimates are made at a point in time, based on relevant market data as well as the best information available about the security. Illiquid credit markets have resulted in inactive markets for certain of the Company’s securities. As a result, there is limited observable market data for these assets. Fair value estimates for securities for which limited observable market data is available are based on judgments regarding current economic conditions, liquidity discounts, credit and interest rate risks, and other factors. These estimates involve significant uncertainties and judgments and cannot be determined with precision. As a result, such calculated fair value estimates may not be realizable in a current sale or immediate settlement of the security.

The Company utilizes third-party pricing services to obtain fair values for most of its securities held-to-maturity. Management’s policy is to obtain and review all available documentation from the third-party pricing service relating to their fair value determinations, including their methodology and summary of inputs. Management reviews this documentation, makes inquiries of the third-party pricing service and makes a determination as to the level of the valuation inputs. Based on the Company’s review

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of the available documentation from the third-party pricing service, management concluded that Level 2 inputs were utilized for all securities except for certain state and municipal obligations known as bond anticipation notes (“BANs”) where management utilized Level 3 inputs. In the case of the Level 2 securities, the significant observable inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, other market information and observations of equity and credit default swap curves related to the issuer. Management based its fair value estimate of the BANs on the local nature of the issuing entities, the short-term life of the security and current economic conditions.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock

The fair value for Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock is its carrying value since this is the amount for which it could be redeemed. There is no active market for this stock and the Company is required to maintain a minimum investment based upon the outstanding balance of mortgage related assets and outstanding borrowings.

Loans

Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as residential mortgage, consumer and commercial. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms.

Fair value of performing and non-performing loans was estimated by discounting the future cash flows, net of estimated prepayments, at a rate for which similar loans would be originated to new borrowers with similar terms. Fair values estimated in this manner do not fully incorporate an exit price approach to fair value, but instead are based on a comparison to current market rates for comparable loans.

Deposits Other than Time Deposits

The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as non-interest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing checking accounts, money market accounts and saving accounts are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand. The related insensitivity of the majority of these deposits to interest rate changes creates a significant inherent value which is not reflected in the fair value reported.

Time Deposits

The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase with Retail Customers

Fair value approximates the carrying amount as these borrowings are payable on demand and the interest rate adjusts monthly.

Borrowed Funds

Fair value estimates are based on discounting contractual cash flows using rates which approximate the rates offered for borrowings of similar remaining maturities.

The book value and estimated fair value of the Bank’s significant financial instruments not recorded at fair value as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are presented in the following tables (in thousands):

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			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
March 31, 2017	Book Value		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Financial Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	175,252	$	175,252	$	—	$	—
Securities held-to-maturity	695,918		8,588		684,320		2,656
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock	19,253		—		—		19,253
Loans receivable, net and mortgage loans held for sale	3,825,883		—		—		3,858,364
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits other than time deposits	3,566,263		—		3,566,263		—
Time deposits	632,400		—		628,870		—
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers	77,207		77,207		—		—
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings	306,612		—		304,646		—



			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
December 31, 2016	Book Value		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Financial Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	301,373	$	301,373	$	—	$	—
Securities held-to-maturity	598,691		8,550		586,504		3,030
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock	19,313		—		—		19,313
Loans receivable and mortgage loans held for sale	3,804,994		—		—		3,834,677
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits other than time deposits	3,540,647		—		3,540,647		—
Time deposits	647,103		—		644,354		—
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers	69,935		69,935		—		—
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings	307,057		—		304,901		—

Limitations

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because a limited market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other significant unobservable inputs. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

Fair value estimates are based on existing balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial assets or liabilities include premises and equipment, Bank Owned Life Insurance, deferred tax assets and goodwill. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in the estimates.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is not engaged in any legal proceedings of a material nature at the present time. From time to time, the Company is a party to routine legal proceedings within the normal course of business. Such routine legal proceedings in the aggregate are believed by management to be immaterial to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

For a summary of risk factors relevant to the Company, see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the 2016 Form 10-K. There were no material changes to risk factors relevant to the Company’s operations since December 31, 2016.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On July 24, 2014, the Company announced the authorization of the Board of Directors to repurchase up to 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, or 867,923 shares of which 154,804 shares remain available for repurchase. Information regarding the Company’s common stock repurchases for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1, 2017 through January 31, 2017	—	—	—	154,804
February 1, 2017 through February 28, 2017	—	—	—	154,804
March 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017	—	—	—	154,804

On April 27, 2017, the Company announced the authorization of the Board of Directors to repurchase up to an additional 5% of the Company's outstanding common stock, or 1.6 million shares.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

Item 5. Other Information

Not Applicable

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Item 6. Exhibits



Exhibits:
10.1	Agreement by and between John R. Garbarino and the Registrant ⁽¹⁾
10.2	OceanFirst Financial Corp. two year change-in-control agreement dated December 5, 2016 by and between Registrant and Angela Ho ⁽²⁾
10.3	OceanFirst Bank two year change-in-control agreement dated December 5, 2016 by and between Registrant and Angela Ho ⁽²⁾
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.0	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.0	The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(1) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.36 to current report on Form 8-K filed March 30, 2017.

(2) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.36 and 10.37, respectively, to current report on Form 8-K filed March 7, 2017.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



	OceanFirst Financial Corp.
	Registrant



DATE: May 9, 2017	/s/ Christopher D. Maher
	Christopher D. Maher
	President and Chief Executive Officer



DATE: May 9, 2017	/s/ Michael J. Fitzpatrick
	Michael J. Fitzpatrick
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit			Description

31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.0			Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.0			The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.