Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.: insider trades · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE/NASDAQ: DCOM) is a U.S. bank holding company headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, United States. It owns Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered trust company focused on commercial banking and financial services. For international investors, Dime is best understood as a relationship-oriented regional bank with a strong footprint in the New York metropolitan area, particularly Long Island and the outer boroughs of New York City. The company highlights more than 160 years of service, with its roots tracing back to 1864 through The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh, giving it a long operating history in a highly competitive market. ([investors.dime.com](https://investors.dime.com/static-files/4e707f0a-8d60-4582-acbc-f533cad47db1?utm_source=openai)) Dime’s core business is built around deposit gathering, commercial lending, and fee-based banking services tailored to local businesses, consumers, professionals, and municipalities. Its product set includes business checking and savings accounts, treasury management, merchant services, SBA loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate lending, and specialized banking solutions for industries such as real estate and title services, healthcare, accounting, legal services, and certain niche corporate verticals. This focus on relationship banking and on building core deposits is central to the franchise, especially as management has emphasized balance-sheet diversification and commercial growth. ([dime.com](https://www.dime.com/business?utm_source=openai)) Geographically, the bank is concentrated in the northeastern United States, with a network spanning Long Island, the New York City boroughs, and Westchester County. Dime reported 62 branch locations at year-end 2024. Management also describes the bank as the number one deposit market-share holder among community banks on Greater Long Island, a meaningful competitive advantage in a dense regional market where deposit gathering and local relationships matter greatly. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846617/000084661725000013/dcom-20241231x10k.htm?utm_source=openai)) Recent developments indicate an active growth phase. In 2025, Dime expanded its commercial lending platform through targeted hiring, opened a new branch on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, and said it expected additional openings in Lakewood, New Jersey, and on Long Island’s North Shore in early 2026. In February 2026, the company announced plans to rebrand as Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. and to transfer its listing to the New York Stock Exchange, subject to shareholder approval. For equity investors, that combination of franchise repositioning, geographic expansion, and a more explicit commercial-banking identity is the key strategic takeaway. ([investors.dime.com](https://investors.dime.com/news-releases/news-release-details/dime-community-bank-rebrand-dime-commercial-bank-company?utm_source=openai))