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Christopher D. Maher

Chairman and CEO

Christopher D. Maher is the chairman and CEO of OceanFirst Bank in Toms River, New Jersey.

Commercial banking

Prudent banks don't need to panic

A reasonable approach to comprehensive credit risk management can protect banks against the impact of a recession while ensuring the industry doesn't contribute to any potential economic volatility.

By Christopher D. Maher

March 23

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Commercial lending

NYCB lays out revised strategy while warning of more near-term pain

The embattled Long Island bank unveiled a turnaround plan that involves selling noncore assets and diversifying its commercial loan book. But first, it will need to sort through credit-related challenges in its large commercial real estate portfolio.

By Polo Rocha

1h ago
Monetary policy

Fed to start slowing balance sheet wind down in June

During this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, officials voted to lower the cap on the amount of Treasury securities that can roll off the central bank's books each month from $60 billion to $25 billion.

By Kyle Campbell

2h ago
M&A

Republicans zero in on bank merger policy in new push

House Republicans held a subcommittee hearing on reforming bank merger M&A, laying the groundwork to counter Biden administration efforts to make it more difficult for mergers to be approved.

By Claire Williams

2h ago