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Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the largest community bank headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with a history dating back to 1864. The bank specializes in commercial mortgage finance in the NY metro area and operates 24 full-service branches across Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and the Bronx. Dime Community Bancshares Inc, as a holding company, gathers deposits from customers and invests them in various loan types, mortgage-backed securities, government obligations, and corporate securities. The recent news of Dime includes the addition of industry veteran Martin Ball to lead the National Deposits Group and the expansion of their Commercial Online Banking platform to facilitate international wires and real-time foreign currency rate requests.
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has affirmed all ratings for Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM) and its subsidiary, Dime Community Bank. The Bank's senior unsecured debt rating remains at BBB+ and the Company's at BBB, with a stable outlook for all long-term ratings. This affirmation reflects Dime's successful merger integration, leading market share in Long Island, and a low expense base with noninterest expenses at 1.40% of average assets as of Q1 2023. KBRA noted Dime's minimal negative impact from AOCI on capital ratios, conservative underwriting in its investor CRE portfolio, and low historical credit losses. Additionally, Dime has shown strong performance in a volatile liquidity environment, with core deposits growing and uninsured deposit balances at 28% of total. The company has also added seven new deposit-focused groups in Q2 2023, indicating potential tailwinds for core deposit levels.
On June 1, 2023, Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ: DCOM), the parent company of Dime Community Bank, announced that Moody’s Investors Service affirmed all of its ratings. The Bank’s long-term deposit rating remains at A3, and the Company's long-term issuer rating is affirmed at Baa3. Moody’s report highlighted several positive factors: Dime’s efficient operating platform, a significant portion of noninterest-bearing deposits (30% of total), no large unrealized securities losses, increased cash balances (5% of total assets as of March 31, 2023), and strong liquidity. Additionally, Dime’s CRE loan underwriting is robust, with a favorable maturity profile, and its capital profile is stable with a TCE/risk-weighted asset ratio of 9.4% as of March 31, 2023, up from 9.2% at year-end 2022.
Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ: DCOM) announced significant upgrades to its technology platform, including a new escrow management platform and enhanced digital banking capabilities. The rollout is expected to begin in early June. The company has also added several deposit gathering Groups over the past month, capitalizing on recent market disruption.
CEO Kevin O'Connor stated that these upgrades will enhance their ability to attract new commercial customers and drive long-term deposit base growth. The improvements coincide with the buildout of their Private Banking Groups and are expected to accelerate their suite of offerings. Dime reported a low level of non-insured deposits at 28.6% as of April 30th, 2023, and anticipates onboarding more deposit-focused Groups in the coming months.
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