 FAIR LAWN, N.J., Feb. 01, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Columbia Financial, Inc. Nasdaq: CLBK the Company, the holding company for Columbia Bank, today announced that the Companys Board of Directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program to acquire up to 5,000,000 shares, or approximately 4.5, of the Companys currently issued and outstanding common stock, commencing upon the completion of the Companys existing stock repurchase program. The new stock repurchase program was adopted following the receipt of a notice of non-objection from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. 