Columbia Banking System, Inc.
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Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 7 items for COLB at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-04, rated 7/10. Across its 7 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 1 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for COLB spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 10-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Q2 Earnings Rise, But Non-Performing Assets Increase Amidst Share Buyback
- Columbia Banking System Q2 Earnings: $208M Net Income, $199M Buyback, NIM 3.93%
- Columbia Banking System Reports Sequential Profit Decline and Rising Non-Performing Loans Amidst Share Buyback
- Columbia Banking System Reports Q1 Earnings, $200M Share Buyback Amidst Mixed Financials
- Columbia Banking System Details Board Leadership Changes, Executive Compensation, and Shareholder Meeting Proposals
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
3.52 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 10,555,238 shares in COLB as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.1% decrease from the prior period — about 3.5 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 40.7% of COLB volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.