Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Allen, Jr. Edward Thomas	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Columbia Financial, Inc. [ CLBK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) SEVP & Chief Operating Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/23/2022
(Street) FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	7/23/2022		F		30897	D	$22.13	83359 (1)	D
Common Stock								5584.4642	I	By Stock-Based Deferral Plan
Common Stock								31015 (2)	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock								4509 (2)	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								9910 (2)	I	By SERP
Common Stock								1352	I	By SIM
Common Stock								23078	I	By Stock Award (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to buy)	$15.6							7/23/2020 (4)	7/23/2029	Common Stock	282353.0		282353	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The number of shares held directly includes certain shares that were previously held by Stock Award and that have subsequently vested.
(2)	This form reflects increases in beneficial ownership resulting from exempt acquisitions pursuant to rule 16b-3(c).
(3)	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, vest in five equal annual installments commencing on July 23, 2020.
(4)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, vest in five equal annual installments commencing on July 23, 2020.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Allen, Jr. Edward Thomas 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410			SEVP & Chief Operating Officer

Signatures
/s/ Dennis E. Gibney, Power of Attorney		7/26/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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