OceanFirst Bank Announces Voluntary Settlement of Fair Lending Claims by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

RED BANK, N.J., Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC) (the “Company”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the “Bank” or “OceanFirst”), announced today that the Bank has voluntarily entered into settlement agreements (the “Agreements”) with the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to resolve claims that the Bank violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Fair Housing Act in the New Brunswick-Lakewood, New Jersey lending area, which includes Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties.