The story
History
When OceanFirst Bank opened its doors in 1902, it was founded as the Point Pleasant Building & Loan Association. In 1960, the name was changed to Ocean Federal Savings and Loan, establishing local operations until 1985 when business expansion took place into Middlesex County, NJ.
OceanFirst completed its initial public offering (IPO) converting from mutual to stock ownership in 1996, which included establishing a holding company, OceanFirst Financial Corp. In 1999, the name was changed from Ocean Federal Savings & Loan Association to OceanFirst Bank. In 2018, the company completed the conversion of its charter from a federal savings bank to a national commercial bank, changing to OceanFirst Bank N.A.
OceanFirst Foundation
In 1996, the bank established an independent charitable foundation named OceanFederal Foundation in 1996. In 1999, it became OceanFirst Foundation. The Foundation empowers non profit organizations to think bigger, solve more problems, and make life better. Overall, more than 9,000 grants totaling over $49 million have been given out to over 1,200 organizations.
From Wikipedia’s article on OceanFirst Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6