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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Columbia Banking System (COLB)

Columbia Banking System Q1 profit falls 40% to $87 million on $55 million legal accrual

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Columbia Banking System reported first quarter 2025 net income of $87 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, down from $143 million and $0.68 in the fourth quarter of 2024. Non-interest expense rose $74 million to $340 million, mainly due to a $55 million legal settlement accrual and $15 million in severance, while the company also disclosed a definitive all-stock merger agreement to acquire Pacific Premier Bancorp.

Key points

  • Net income $87 million and diluted EPS $0.41, versus $143 million and $0.68 in Q4 2024; operating EPS was $0.67 versus $0.71
  • Non-interest expense $340 million, including a $55 million legal settlement accrual and $15 million severance expense
  • Net interest income $425 million, down $12 million; net interest margin 3.60%, down 4 basis points
  • Pending all-stock acquisition of Pacific Premier Bancorp, anticipated to close in the second half of 2025; joint conference call April 23, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. PT

The filing

CompanyColumbia Banking System (COLB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 23, 2025, 4:32 PM ET
Accession number0000887343-25-000159

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 23, 2025.

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