Flushing Bank has agreed to a merger with OceanFirst Bank, which has its headquarters in Toms River, NJ. Heads of both banks announced the deal in a statement released by OceanFirst on Dec. 29.

The transaction, including a $225 million investment from private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, would create a roughly $23 billion-asset bank with 80 locations. The acquisition, OceanFirst’s largest, ...

TOMS RIVER − OceanFirst Financial Corp. plans to acquire Flushing Financial Corp. for $579 million in stock, the company said, in a move that would extend its reach in New York City. With the merger, ...

OceanFirst Financial Corp., the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A., and Flushing Financial Corp., the holding company for Flushing Bank, today announced entry into a definitive merger agreement ...

The old year ended with a new beginning for Long Island’s banking sector, as a major regional bank announced it is acquiring a Nassau-based financial institution. Flushing Financial, parent of ...

Key insight: The deal is expected to create a $23 billion-asset company with operations focused around New Jersey and New York. What's at stake: OceanFirst is vowing to reduce its commercial ...

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FLUSHING, Mich. (WJRT) - A significant water main break along East Pierson Road in Flushing prompted a late-night response from the Department of Public Works and a boil water advisory. The nearly ...