OceanFirst Financial Corp Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

The following is excerpted from the question-and-answer section of the transcript.

Question: Michael Anthony Perito - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division - Analyst : Just a couple -- all my questions have been asked and answered, but just a couple of things. Number one, on the noninterest income side. Just curious if you could maybe provide a little bit more color about where some of the growth opportunities are there for 2022? And particularly a comment maybe around the swap income, which I would imagine the back half of the year, obviously, was pretty strong with rates moving higher. I would think maybe there's some tailwind there. Just would love to start there if you have any comments?

Question: Michael Anthony Perito - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division - Analyst : Helpful. And then the -- just on the pending acquisition -- I don't know if you mentioned this, so I apologize if I missed this. But did you guys give any update in terms of when you expect the Partners Bancorp deal to close in the first half of the year? And secondly, just curious how that process is pending, in terms of kind of the team buy-in down there and what the pipelines look like down there? And if you guys still feel pretty bullish about the ability to kind of bolster your presence and have it be additive to your organic growth pro forma?