PARAMUS, N.J., Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: HCBK), the holding company for Hudson City Savings Bank, reported today that net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 amounted to $121.2 million as compared to $136.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Diluted earnings per share was $0.25 for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $0.28 for the fourth quarter of 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, net income amounted to $537.2 million as compared to $527.2 million for 2009. Diluted earnings per share was $1.09 for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $1.07 for 2009. The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share payable on February 25, 2011 to shareholders of record on February 4, 2011.

Ronald E. Hermance, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, "We are very proud of reporting another record year of earnings, our 11th in a row. However, our fourth quarter earnings are more reflective of the trend we expect in 2011. Conditions in the mortgage market continued to produce substantial headwinds. During 2010, market interest rates were at historical lows and pushed mortgage rates below 5%. This caused prepayments and refinancing activity to increase, resulting in lower yields on our mortgage-related assets. As expected, the continued low interest rate environment continued to negatively impact our net interest margin in the fourth quarter. The recent increase in longer term market interest rates have pushed mortgage rates higher, but the continued elevated levels of unemployment, the weak housing market and the unprecedented level of the U.S. government-sponsored enterprises (the "GSEs") involvement in the mortgage market have impacted our ability to grow our loan portfolio as the GSEs were involved in over 90% of U.S. mortgage production."

Mr. Hermance continued, "Going forward we expect these conditions will significantly hinder our ability to continue earnings at recent historical levels. During 2011 our net interest margin may decrease from the 2010 fourth quarter level. A positive event in the fourth quarter was the slowing in the rate of loan delinquency growth. This plus a relatively stable level of charge-offs allowed us to decrease our quarterly provision for loan losses from $50.0 million to $45.0 million."

Mr. Hermance also commented, "As we look forward to market conditions that are more conducive to our business model, we are exploring the best ways to reduce interest rate risk, strengthen our balance sheet to restore traditional earnings trends and to prepare our balance sheet for future growth. We expect that this process would result in a further restructuring of our funding mix - a process we started in 2009 with the modification of putable borrowings to extend or eliminate put dates and to fund asset growth with customer deposits. Any such restructuring will focus on the prospects for long-term overall earnings stability and growth as market and economic conditions become normalized. We believe that it is important to adjust to current market conditions and prepare to capture a greater share of the residential mortgage market when conditions improve. While it is difficult to predict when that may occur, we believe that this is the time to look ahead to the 'new normal'."

Mr. Hermance continued, "We are also very aware that the regulatory environment, as indicated by legislative and regulatory reactions to the recent recession and financial crisis, is expected to result in greater oversight and additional regulations for Hudson City and the entire industry. We expect capital and liquidity levels to become an even greater focus in 2011. Although our regulatory capital ratios are in excess of the requirements to be considered 'well capitalized' for bank regulatory purposes, we believe the current regulatory environment will necessitate maintaining a reasonable cushion above the applicable regulatory requirements to be considered 'well capitalized.' Accordingly, we will consider our level of earnings, capital ratios and asset growth in our future decisions regarding dividends."

Mr. Hermance concluded, "With all of the challenges facing our business, we are committed to shareholder value. Your management team remains focused on our core residential lending model and adapting this model to changes in the marketplace as they occur. We thank you for your continued support of Hudson City."

Financial highlights for the fourth quarter of 2010 are as follows:

    --  Both basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.25 for the fourth
        quarter of 2010 as compared to $0.28 for both basic and diluted earnings
        per share for the fourth quarter of 2009. Both basic and diluted
        earnings per common share were $1.09 for 2010 as compared to $1.08 and
        $1.07 for basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for 2009.

    --  Net income amounted to $121.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, as
        compared to $136.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.   For the
        year ended December 31, 2010, net income amounted to $537.2 million as
        compared to $527.2 million for 2009.

    --  Net interest income decreased 24.1% to $251.8 million for the fourth
        quarter of 2010 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 and decreased
        4.3% to $1.19 billion for the year ended December 31, 2010.

    --  Our net interest rate spread and net interest margin were 1.48% and
        1.73%, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2010 and 1.77% and 2.01%,
        respectively, for 2010.

    --  The provision for loan losses amounted to $45.0 million for both the
        fourth quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively.  For the year ended
        December 31, 2010, the provision for loan losses amounted to $195.0
        million as compared to $137.5 million for 2009.

    --  Our annualized return on average assets and annualized return on average
        shareholders' equity for the fourth quarter of 2010 were 0.80% and
        8.50%, respectively. Our return on average assets and return on average
        shareholders' equity for the year ended December 31, 2010 were 0.88% and
        9.66%, respectively.

    --  Our annualized ratio of non-interest expense to average assets was 0.46%
        for the fourth quarter of 2010 and 0.44% for 2010.

    --  Non-interest income amounted to $62.9 million for the fourth quarter of
        2010 and $163.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Included
        in non-interest income were net realized securities gains of $60.2
        million and $152.6 million, respectively, for the quarter and year ended
        December 31, 2010.

    --  Deposits increased $595.1 million, or 2.4%, to $25.17 billion at
        December 31, 2010 from $24.58 billion at December 31, 2009.

    --  Borrowings decreased $300.0 million to $29.68 billion at December 31,
        2010 from $29.98 billion at December 31, 2009.  We modified $4.03
        billion of borrowings during 2010 to extend put dates by between three
        and five years.

Statement of Financial Condition Summary

Total assets increased $898.3 million, or 1.5%, to $61.17 billion at December 31, 2010 from $60.27 billion at December 31, 2009. The increase in total assets reflected a $2.95 billion increase in total mortgage-backed securities partially offset by a $1.25 billion decrease in investment securities and a $947.2 million decrease in net loans.

Our net loans decreased $947.2 million during year ended December 31, 2010 to $30.77 billion. The decrease in loans primarily reflects the elevated levels of loan repayments during 2010 as a result of continued low market interest rates. Historically our focus has been on loan portfolio growth through the origination of one- to four-family first mortgage loans in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut and, to a lesser extent, the purchases of mortgage loans. During 2010, we originated $5.83 billion and purchased $764.3 million of loans, compared to originations of $6.06 billion and purchases of $3.16 billion for 2009. The origination and purchases of loans were offset by principal repayments of $7.26 billion in 2010 as compared to $6.77 billion for 2009. Loan originations continue to be strong as a result of elevated levels of mortgage refinancing activity caused by low market interest rates. The refinancing activity caused increased levels of repayments in 2010 as some of our customers refinanced with other banks. Our loan purchase activity has significantly declined as the GSEs have been actively purchasing loans as part of their efforts to keep mortgage rates low to support the housing market during the recent economic recession. As a result, the sellers from whom we have historically purchased loans are selling many of their loans to the GSEs. We expect that the amount of loan purchases will continue to be at reduced levels for the near-term.

Total mortgage-backed securities increased $2.95 billion during 2010 to $24.03 billion, reflecting purchases of $15.49 billion of mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs, substantially all of which were hybrid adjustable-rate securities. The increase was partially offset by repayments received of $8.37 billion and sales of $3.92 billion. The sales resulted in net realized securities gains of $152.6 million (pre-tax). We believe that the continued elevated levels of prepayments and the eventual increase in interest rates will reduce the amount of unrealized gains available in the portfolio. Accordingly, we sold these securities to take advantage of the favorable pricing that currently exists in the market.

Total liabilities increased $727.2 million, or 1.3%, to $55.66 billion at December 31, 2010 from $54.93 billion at December 31, 2009. The increase in total liabilities primarily reflected a $595.1 million increase in deposits and a $438.2 million increase in amounts due to brokers partially offset by a $300.0 million decrease in borrowed funds. The increase in total deposits reflected a $1.25 billion increase in our money market accounts and a $151.5 million increase in our interest-bearing transaction accounts and savings accounts. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $788.9 million in our time deposits as customers shifted deposits to our money market savings account. Borrowings amounted to $29.68 billion at December 31, 2010 as compared to $29.98 billion at December 31, 2009. During 2010, we modified $4.03 billion of borrowings to extend the put dates of the borrowings by between three and five years.

Total shareholders' equity increased $171.1 million to $5.51 billion at December 31, 2010 from $5.34 billion at December 31, 2009. The increase was primarily due to net income of $537.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. These increases to shareholders' equity were partially offset by cash dividends paid to common shareholders of $295.8 million and a $99.1 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income. At December 31, 2010, our shareholders' equity to asset ratio was 9.01% and our tangible book value per share was $10.85.

The accumulated other comprehensive income of $85.4 million at December 31, 2010 includes a $117.3 million after-tax net unrealized gain on securities available for sale ($198.3 million pre-tax) partially offset by a $31.9 million after-tax accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the funded status of our employee benefit plans.

Statement of Income Summary

The Federal Open Market Committee of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "FOMC") noted that the economic recovery is continuing, though at a rate that has been insufficient to bring down unemployment. Household spending is increasing gradually, but remains constrained by high unemployment, modest income growth, lower housing wealth, and tight credit. The national unemployment rate was 9.4% in December 2010 as compared to 9.6% in September 2010 and 9.9% in December 2009. The FOMC decided to maintain the overnight lending rate at zero to 0.25% during the fourth quarter of 2010. As a result, short-term market interest rates have remained at low levels during the fourth quarter of 2010. The yields on mortgage-related assets have also remained at low levels during that same quarter. Our net interest rate spread decreased to 1.48% for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to 1.73% for the linked third quarter of 2010 and 2.04% for the fourth quarter of 2009. Our net interest margin decreased to 1.73% for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to 1.97% for the linked third quarter of 2010 and 2.30% for the fourth quarter of 2009. The decrease in net interest margin during the fourth quarter of 2010 is primarily due to the low market interest rates that resulted in lower yields on our mortgage-related interest-earning assets as customers refinanced to lower mortgage rates and our new loan production and asset purchases were at the current low market interest rates. Mortgage-related assets represented 88.4% of our average interest-earning assets during the 2010 fourth quarter.

Net interest income decreased $80.0 million, or 24.1%, to $251.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $331.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Net interest income decreased $52.7 million, or 4.3%, to $1.19 billion for 2010 from $1.24 billion for 2009. During 2010, our net interest rate spread decreased 16 basis points to 1.77% and our net interest margin decreased 21 basis points to 2.01% as compared to 2009.

Total interest and dividend income for the fourth quarter of 2010 decreased $103.3 million, or 13.8%, to $643.2 million from $746.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. The decrease in total interest and dividend income was primarily due to a decrease of 78 basis points in the annualized weighted-average yield on total interest-earning assets to 4.35% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from 5.13% for the same quarter in 2009. The decrease in the annualized weighted-average yield was partially offset by an increase in the average balance of total interest-earning assets of $871.1 million, or 1.5%, to $59.10 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $58.23 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009.

Total interest and dividend income decreased $157.3 million, or 5.4%, to $2.78 billion for the year ended December 31, 2010 from $2.94 billion for the year ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in interest and dividend income was due to a decrease of 54 basis points in the weighted-average yield on total interest-earning assets to 4.70% for the year ended December 31, 2010 from 5.24% for 2009. The decrease in the weighted-average yield was partially offset by an increase in the average balance of total interest-earning assets of $3.14 billion, or 5.6%, to $59.27 billion for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $56.13 billion for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Interest on first mortgage loans decreased $31.2 million to $395.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $426.8 million for the comparable period in 2009. This was primarily due to a 39 basis point decrease in the weighted-average yield to 5.12% from 5.51% for the 2009 fourth quarter. The decrease in interest income on mortgage loans was also due to an $84.1 million decrease in the average balance of first mortgage loans to $30.91 billion. During 2010 our mortgage loan portfolio decreased as refinancing activity resulted in continued elevated levels of loan repayments and the weak real estate markets resulted in decreased home purchase mortgage activity. In addition, loan purchase activity has significantly declined as the GSEs have been actively purchasing loans as part of their efforts to keep mortgage rates low to support the housing market during the recent economic recession. As a result, the sellers from whom we have historically purchased loans are selling a greater percentage of their product to the GSEs.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, interest on first mortgage loans decreased slightly to $1.67 billion as compared to $1.68 billion for the year ended December 31, 2009. This was primarily due to a 26 basis point decrease in the weighted-average yield to 5.31% for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to 5.57% for 2009. The effect of the decrease in the weighted-average yield was partially offset by a $1.27 billion increase in the average balance of first mortgage loans to $31.40 billion, which reflected our historical emphasis on the growth of our mortgage loan portfolio.

Interest on mortgage-backed securities decreased $49.4 million to $191.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $240.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. This decrease was due primarily to a 124 basis point decrease in the weighted-average yield to 3.64% for the fourth quarter of 2010 from 4.88% for the fourth quarter of 2009. The effect of the decrease in the weighted-average yield was partially offset by a $1.30 billion increase in the average balance of mortgage-backed securities to $20.99 billion during the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $19.69 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009.

Interest on mortgage-backed securities decreased $132.1 million to $851.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $983.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This decrease was due primarily to an 88 basis point decrease in the weighted-average yield to 4.14% during 2010 from 5.02% for 2009. The effect of the decrease in the weighted-average yield was partially offset by a $953.0 million increase in the average balance of mortgage-backed securities to $20.56 billion during 2010 as compared to $19.60 billion for 2009.

The increases in the average balances of mortgage-backed securities were due to purchases of primarily variable-rate hybrid securities. We purchased these securities to reinvest cash flows resulting from prepayments on our mortgage loans and the calls of investment securities. The elevated levels of prepayments, weak home purchase activity and the GSEs involvement in the mortgage market have made it difficult for us to reinvest cash flows into the mortgage portfolio. The decrease in the weighted average yield on mortgage-backed securities is a result of lower yields on securities that have been purchased since the second half of 2009 when market interest rates were lower than the yield earned on the existing portfolio.

Interest on investment securities decreased $24.8 million to $36.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $61.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. This decrease was due primarily to a decrease in the average yield of investment securities of 117 basis points to 3.36% for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to 4.53% for the fourth quarter of 2009. The decrease in interest income on investment securities was also due to a $1.05 billion decrease in the average balance of investment securities to $4.37 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010 from $5.42 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, interest on investment securities decreased $14.7 million to $198.7 million as compared to $213.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This decrease was due primarily to a decrease in the average yield of investment securities of 68 basis points to 3.98% for 2010 as compared to 4.66% for 2009. The decrease in the weighted-average yield on investment securities was partially offset by a $415.1 million increase in the average balance of investment securities to $4.99 billion during 2010 from $4.58 billion for 2009.

Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLB") stock increased $2.0 million, or 16.1%, to $14.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $12.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. This increase was due primarily to a 94 basis point increase in the average dividend yield earned to 6.60% as compared to 5.66% for the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase in the average dividend yield was partially offset by a $944,000 decrease in the average balance to $875.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $876.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.

Dividends on FHLB stock increased $3.0 million, or 7.0%, to $46.1 million for 2010 as compared to $43.1 million for 2009. This increase was due primarily to a 33 basis point increase in the average dividend yield earned to 5.25% for 2010 as compared to 4.92% for 2009. The increase in dividend income was also due to a $2.0 million increase in the average balance to $878.7 million for 2010 as compared to $876.7 million for 2009. The increase in the average balance was due to purchases of FHLB stock to meet membership requirements.

Interest on Federal funds sold amounted to $985,000 for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $479,000 for the fourth quarter of 2009. The average balance of Federal funds sold amounted to $1.62 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $880.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. The yield earned on Federal funds sold was 0.24% for the 2010 fourth quarter and 0.22% for the 2009 fourth quarter. The increase in the average balance of Federal funds sold is a result of liquidity provided by increased levels of repayments on mortgage-related assets and calls of investment securities.

Interest on Federal funds sold amounted to $2.6 million for 2010 as compared to $1.2 million for 2009. The average balance of Federal funds sold amounted to $1.10 billion for 2010 as compared to $566.1 million for 2009. The yield earned on Federal funds sold was 0.24% for the year ended December 31, 2010 and 0.21% for the year ended December 31, 2009. The increase in the average balance of Federal funds sold is a result of liquidity provided by increased levels of repayments on mortgage-related assets and calls of investment securities.

Total interest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 decreased $23.3 million, or 5.6%, to $391.4 million from $414.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a 22 basis point decrease in the weighted-average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities to 2.87% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared with 3.09% for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The decrease was partially offset by a $743.8 million, or 1.4%, increase in the average balance of total interest-bearing liabilities to $54.08 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared with $53.33 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009.

Total interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased $104.6 million, or 6.2%, to $1.59 billion from $1.70 billion for the year ended December 31, 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a 38 basis point decrease in the weighted-average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities to 2.93% for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared with 3.31% for the year ended December 31, 2009. The effect of the decrease in the weighted-average cost was partially offset by a $3.13 billion, or 6.1%, increase in the average balance of total interest-bearing liabilities to $54.40 billion for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared with $51.27 billion for 2009.

Interest expense on deposits decreased $22.3 million, or 20.6%, to $86.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 from $108.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. This decrease is due primarily to a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits of 44 basis points to 1.41% for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to 1.85% for the fourth quarter of 2009. The decrease was partially offset by a $1.00 billion increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits to $24.32 billion during the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $23.32 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, interest expense on deposits decreased $107.2 million, or 22.2%, to $376.3 million from $483.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This decrease is due primarily to a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits of 75 basis points to 1.54% for 2010 compared with 2.29% for 2009. The decrease was partially offset by a $3.36 billion increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits to $24.49 billion during 2010 as compared to $21.13 billion for 2009.

The increases in the average balances of interest-bearing deposits reflect our expanded branch network and our efforts to grow deposits in 2009 in our existing branches by offering competitive rates. Also, in response to the economic conditions in 2009, we believe that households increased their personal savings and customers sought insured bank deposit products as an alternative to investments such as equity securities and bonds. We believe these factors contributed to our deposit growth in 2009. We lowered our deposit rates during 2010 to slow our deposit growth from 2009 levels since the low yields that are available to us for mortgage loans and investment securities have made a growth strategy less prudent until market conditions improve.

The decrease in the average cost of deposits for 2010 reflected lower market interest rates and our decision to lower deposit rates to slow deposit growth. At December 31, 2010, time deposits scheduled to mature within one year totaled $10.60 billion with an average cost of 1.32%. These time deposits are scheduled to mature as follows: $4.58 billion with an average cost of 1.18% in the first quarter of 2011, $2.96 billion with an average cost of 1.19% in the second quarter of 2011, $1.40 billion with an average cost of 1.44% in the third quarter of 2011 and $1.66 billion with an average cost of 1.82% in the fourth quarter of 2011. The current yields offered for our six month, one year and two year time deposits are 0.75%, 1.00% and 1.50%, respectively. In addition, our money market savings accounts are currently yielding 1.25%. Based on our deposit retention experience and current pricing strategy, we anticipate that a significant portion of these time deposits will remain with us as renewed time deposits or as transfers to other deposit products at the prevailing rate.

We have, in the past, used borrowings to fund a portion of the growth in interest-earning assets. However, we were able to fund substantially all of our growth in 2009 and 2010 with deposits. Substantially all of our borrowings are putable quarterly at the discretion of the lender after an initial non-put period of one to five years with a final maturity of ten years. We believe, given current market conditions, that the likelihood that a significant portion of these borrowings would be put back will not increase substantially unless interest rates were to increase by at least 200 basis points.

Interest expense on borrowed funds decreased $1.1 million to $305.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $306.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. This decrease was primarily due to a $259.8 million decrease in the average balance of borrowed funds to $29.76 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to $30.02 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009. This decrease was substantially offset by a 2 basis point increase in the weighted-average cost of borrowed funds to 4.07% for the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to 4.05% for the fourth quarter of 2009. The slight increase in the average cost of our borrowings is due primarily to our strategy of modifying current borrowings to extend the put dates.

Interest expense on borrowed funds increased $2.5 million to $1.22 billion for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $1.21 billion for 2009. This increase was primarily due to a 4 basis point increase in the weighted-average cost of borrowed funds to 4.07% for 2010 as compared to 4.03% for 2009. This increase was primarily offset by a $226.9 million decrease in the average balance of borrowed funds to $29.91 billion for 2010 as compared to $30.14 billion for 2009.

The provision for loan losses amounted to $45.0 million for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the linked third quarter of 2010, the provision for loan losses amounted to $50.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the provision for loan losses amounted to $195.0 million as compared to $137.5 million for 2009. The increase in our provision for loan losses during 2010 as compared to 2009 was a result of the increase in non-performing loans, continuing elevated levels of unemployment and an increase in charge-offs. The decrease in the provision for loan losses during the fourth quarter of 2010 as compared to the linked third quarter was due to a slower growth rate in non-performing loans, a stable level of charge-offs, stabilizing economic conditions and slightly improved unemployment and underemployment rates. In addition, home prices appear to have started to stabilize in many of our lending markets. While there has been a modest improvement in the factors we consider in the determination of the allowance for loan losses, adverse changes in these factors in the future may require increases in the allowance for loan losses and in the provision for loan losses. Non-performing loans, defined as non-accruing loans and accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more, amounted to $871.3 million at December 31, 2010 compared with $837.5 million at September 30, 2010 and $627.7 million at December 31, 2009. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 2.82% at December 31, 2010 compared with 2.64% at September 30, 2010 and 1.98% at December 31, 2009. Loans delinquent 30 to 59 days amounted to $418.9 million at December 31, 2010 as compared to $432.7 million at September 30, 2010 and $430.9 million at December 31, 2009. Loans delinquent 60 to 89 days amounted to $193.2 million at December 31, 2010 as compared to $188.6 million at September 30, 2010 and $182.5 million at December 31, 2009. The allowance for loans losses amounted to $236.6 million and $140.1 million at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans and as a percent of non-performing loans was 0.77% and 27.15%, respectively at December 31, 2010, as compared to 0.44% and 22.32%, respectively at December 31, 2009. The increases in these ratios were due to our consideration of the weak economic conditions during 2010, particularly prolonged elevated levels of unemployment and underemployment, and continued weak conditions in the housing markets in our primary lending area, in our determination of the allowance for loan losses.

Net charge-offs amounted to $24.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to net charge-offs of $19.8 million for the same quarter in 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, net charge-offs amounted to $98.5 million as compared to $47.2 million of net charge-offs for 2009. The ratio of net charge-offs to average loans was 0.32% and 0.31% for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010, respectively as compared to 0.25% and 0.15% for the same respective periods in 2009.

Total non-interest income was $62.9 million for the fourth quarter 2010 as compared to $2.2 million for the same quarter in 2009. Included in non-interest income for the three month period ended December 31, 2010 were net gains on securities transactions of $60.2 million which resulted from the sale of $2.02 billion of mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale.

Total non-interest income for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $163.0 million compared with $33.6 million for 2009. Included in non-interest income for the year ended December 31, 2010 were net gains on securities transactions of $152.6 million which resulted from the sale of $3.92 billion of mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale. Included in non-interest income for the year ended December 31, 2009 were net gains on securities transactions of $24.2 million substantially all of which resulted from the sale of $761.6 million of mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale. We believe that the continued elevated levels of prepayments and the eventual increase in interest rates will reduce the amount of unrealized gains in the available-for-sale portfolio. Accordingly, we sold these securities to take advantage of the favorable pricing that currently exists in the market.

Total non-interest expense increased $6.7 million, or 10.7%, to $69.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 from $62.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase is primarily due to increases of $3.2 million in Federal deposit insurance expense due primarily to an increase in total deposits, $2.4 million in other expense and $893,000 in compensation and employee benefits expense. The increase in compensation and employee benefits included a $2.2 million increase in compensation costs due primarily to normal increases in salary as well as additional full time employees. This increase was partially offset by a $1.4 million decrease in expense related to our stock benefit plans. At December 31, 2010, we had 1,562 full-time equivalent employees as compared to 1,482 at December 31, 2009. Included in other expense for the fourth quarter of 2010 were write-downs on foreclosed real estate and net losses on the sale of foreclosed real estate of $1.6 million as compared to $325,000 for the fourth quarter of 2009. In addition, the increase in other expense is also due to an $887,000 increase in regulatory and professional services.

Total non-interest expense increased $791,000 to $266.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 from $265.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. The increase is primarily due to a $20.9 million increase in Federal deposit insurance expense and a $3.9 million increase in other expense partially offset by the absence of the FDIC special assessment of $21.1 million and a decrease of $3.3 million in compensation and employee benefits expense. The decrease in compensation and employee benefits expense included a $6.0 million decrease in expense related to our stock benefit plans and a $3.6 million decrease in pension expense. These decreases were partially offset by a $5.8 million increase in compensation costs due primarily to normal increases in salary as well as additional full time employees. The increase in Federal deposit insurance expense is due primarily to an increase in total deposits and the increases in our deposit insurance assessment rate as a result of a restoration plan implemented by the FDIC to recapitalize the Deposit Insurance Fund. The increase in other expense is due primarily to a $2.9 million increase in regulatory and professional services. Included in other non-interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2010 were write-downs on foreclosed real estate and net losses on the sale of foreclosed real estate, of $2.7 million as compared to $2.4 million for 2009.

Our efficiency ratio was 22.10% for the 2010 fourth quarter as compared to 18.84% for the 2009 fourth quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2010, our efficiency ratio was 19.68% compared with 20.80% for 2009. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing non-interest expense by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income. Our annualized ratio of non-interest expense to average total assets for the fourth quarter of 2010 was 0.46% as compared to 0.42% for the fourth quarter of 2009. Our ratio of non-interest expense to average total assets for the year ended December 31, 2010 was 0.44% compared with 0.46% for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Income tax expense amounted to $79.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with $89.5 million for the same quarter in 2009. Our effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2010 was 39.48% compared with 39.58% for the fourth quarter of 2009. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $355.2 million compared with $346.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2010 was 39.80% compared with 39.67% for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Hudson City Bancorp maintains its corporate offices in Paramus, New Jersey. Hudson City Savings Bank, a well-established community financial institution serving its customers since 1868, is ranked in the top twenty-five U.S. financial institutions by asset size and is the largest thrift institution headquartered in New Jersey. Hudson City Savings Bank currently operates a total of 135 branch offices in the New York metropolitan area.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain certain "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and may be identified by the use of such words as "may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "plan," "estimate," "predict," "continue," and "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimates with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Hudson City Bancorp. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this release and in any other public statements made by Hudson City Bancorp may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions Hudson City Bancorp might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Hudson City Bancorp does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release or to conform these statements to actual events.



                                TABLES FOLLOW

                   Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition



                                              December 31,  December 31,
                                                       2010          2009
                                                       ----          ----
    (In thousands, except share and per
     share amounts)                            (unaudited)

    Assets:
    -------
    Cash and due from banks                        $175,769      $198,752
    Federal funds sold and other overnight
     deposits                                      493,628       362,449
                                                   -------       -------
              Total cash and cash equivalents      669,397       561,201

    Securities available for sale:
       Mortgage-backed securities               18,120,537    11,116,531
       Investment securities                        89,795     1,095,240
    Securities held to maturity:
       Mortgage-backed securities                5,914,372     9,963,554
       Investment securities                     3,939,006     4,187,704
                                                 ---------     ---------
            Total securities                    28,063,710    26,363,029

    Loans                                       30,923,897    31,779,921
       Net deferred loan costs                      86,633        81,307
       Allowance for loan losses                  (236,574)     (140,074)
                                                  --------      --------
            Net loans                           30,773,956    31,721,154

    Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
     stock                                         871,940       874,768
    Foreclosed real estate, net                     45,693        16,736
    Accrued interest receivable                    245,546       304,091
    Banking premises and equipment, net             69,444        70,116
    Goodwill                                       152,109       152,109
    Other assets                                   274,238       204,556
                                                   -------       -------
                      Total Assets             $61,166,033   $60,267,760


    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
    -------------------------------------
    Deposits:
              Interest-bearing                 $24,605,896   $23,992,007
              Noninterest-bearing                  567,230       586,041
                                                   -------       -------
            Total deposits                      25,173,126    24,578,048

    Repurchase agreements                       14,800,000    15,100,000
    Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
     advances                                   14,875,000    14,875,000
                                                ----------    ----------
            Total borrowed funds                29,675,000    29,975,000

    Due to brokers                                 538,200       100,000
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities         269,469       275,560
                                                   -------       -------
            Total liabilities                   55,655,795    54,928,608


    Common stock, $0.01 par value,
     3,200,000,000 shares authorized;
             741,466,555 shares issued;
             526,718,310 shares
             outstanding
             and 526,493,676 shares
             outstanding at December 31,
             2010
            and 2009, respectively                   7,415         7,415
    Additional paid-in capital                   4,705,255     4,683,414
    Retained earnings                            2,642,338     2,401,606
    Treasury stock, at cost; 214,748,245
     and 214,972,879 shares at
             December 31, 2010 and 2009,
              respectively                      (1,725,946)   (1,727,579)
    Unallocated common stock held by the
     employee stock ownership plan                (204,230)     (210,237)
    Accumulated other comprehensive income,
     net of tax                                     85,406       184,533
                                                    ------       -------
            Total shareholders' equity           5,510,238     5,339,152

                      Total Liabilities and
                       Shareholders' Equity    $61,166,033   $60,267,760



                     Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                         Consolidated Statements of Income
                                    (Unaudited)



                                                For the Three
                                                   Months
                                                   -------------
                                             Ended December 31,
                                             ------------------
                                                2010            2009
                                                ----            ----
                                         (In thousands, except per share data)
    Interest and Dividend Income:
      First mortgage loans                    $395,551        $426,778
      Consumer and other loans                 4,471           5,047
      Mortgage-backed securities held
       to maturity                            70,795         125,337
      Mortgage-backed securities
       available for sale                    120,349         115,114
      Investment securities held to
       maturity                               35,526          41,661
      Investment securities available
       for sale                                1,120          19,719
      Dividends on Federal Home Loan
       Bank of New York stock                 14,439          12,405
      Federal funds sold and other
       overnight deposits                        985             479
                                                 ---             ---

           Total interest and dividend
            income                           643,236         746,540
                                             -------         -------

    Interest Expense:
      Deposits                                86,232         108,465
      Borrowed funds                         305,170         306,282
                                             -------         -------

           Total interest expense            391,402         414,747
                                             -------         -------

        Net interest income                  251,834         331,793

    Provision for Loan Losses                 45,000          45,000
                                              ------          ------

        Net interest income after
         provision for loan losses           206,834         286,793
                                             -------         -------

    Non-Interest Income:
      Service charges and other income         2,713           2,192
      Gain on securities transactions,
       net                                    60,214               -
           Total non-interest income          62,927           2,192
                                              ------           -----

    Non-Interest Expense:
      Compensation and employee
       benefits                               34,798          33,905
      Net occupancy expense                    8,143           8,010
      Federal deposit insurance
       assessment                             15,030          11,800
      FDIC special assessment                      -               -
      Other expense                           11,584           9,220
                                              ------           -----
           Total non-interest expense         69,555          62,935
                                              ------          ------

        Income before income tax expense       200,206         226,050

    Income tax expense                        79,045          89,474
                                              ------          ------

        Net income                          $121,161        $136,576
                                            ========        ========

    Basic earnings per share                   $0.25           $0.28
                                               =====           =====

    Diluted earnings per share                 $0.25           $0.28
                                               =====           =====

    Weighted Average Number of Common
     Shares Outstanding:
        Basic                            493,505,586     491,439,292

        Diluted                          494,146,907     492,231,761




                                               For the Years
                                               -------------
                                            Ended December 31,
                                            ------------------
                                                2010            2009
                                                ----            ----
                                         (In thousands, except per share data)
    Interest and Dividend Income:
      First mortgage loans                  $1,667,027      $1,678,789
      Consumer and other loans                  18,409          21,676
      Mortgage-backed securities held
       to maturity                           356,023         493,549
      Mortgage-backed securities
       available for sale                    495,572         490,109
      Investment securities held to
       maturity                              179,632          86,581
      Investment securities available
       for sale                               19,112         126,793
      Dividends on Federal Home Loan
       Bank of New York stock                 46,107          43,103
      Federal funds sold and other
       overnight deposits                      2,614           1,186
                                               -----           -----

           Total interest and dividend
            income                         2,784,496       2,941,786
                                           ---------       ---------

    Interest Expense:
      Deposits                               376,347         483,468
      Borrowed funds                       1,217,322       1,214,840
                                           ---------       ---------

           Total interest expense          1,593,669       1,698,308
                                           ---------       ---------

        Net interest income                1,190,827       1,243,478

    Provision for Loan Losses                195,000         137,500
                                             -------         -------

        Net interest income after
         provision for loan losses           995,827       1,105,978
                                             -------       ---------

    Non-Interest Income:
      Service charges and other income        10,369           9,399
      Gain on securities transactions,
       net                                   152,625          24,185
           Total non-interest income         162,994          33,584
                                             -------          ------

    Non-Interest Expense:
      Compensation and employee
       benefits                              133,803         137,071
      Net occupancy expense                   32,689          32,270
      Federal deposit insurance
       assessment                             55,957          35,094
      FDIC special assessment                      -          21,098
      Other expense                           43,939          40,063
                                              ------          ------
           Total non-interest expense        266,388         265,596
                                             -------         -------

        Income before income tax expense       892,433         873,966

    Income tax expense                       355,227         346,722
                                             -------         -------

        Net income                          $537,206        $527,244
                                            ========        ========

    Basic earnings per share                   $1.09           $1.08
                                               =====           =====

    Diluted earnings per share                 $1.09           $1.07
                                               =====           =====

    Weighted Average Number of Common
     Shares Outstanding:
        Basic                            493,032,873     488,908,260

        Diluted                          494,314,390     491,295,511



                                  Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                    Consolidated Average Balance Sheets
                                                (Unaudited)



                               For the Three Months Ended December 31,
                               ---------------------------------------
                                                                   2010
                                                                   ----
                                                                Average
                                  Average                       Yield/
                                  Balance         Interest        Cost
                                  -------         --------        ----
                                       (Dollars in thousands)

    Assets:
    -------
    Interest-earnings
     assets:
      First mortgage loans,
       net (1)                  $30,913,700       $395,551         5.12%
      Consumer and other
       loans                        334,216          4,471         5.35
      Federal funds sold and
       other overnight
       deposits                   1,620,716            985         0.24
      Mortgage-backed
       securities at
       amortized cost (4)        20,988,617        191,144         3.64
      Federal Home Loan Bank
       stock                        875,682         14,439         6.60
      Investment securities,
       at amortized cost          4,368,329         36,646         3.36
                                  ---------         ------
        Total interest-earning
         assets                  59,101,260        643,236         4.35
                                                   -------

    Noninterest-earnings
     assets                       1,541,372
                                  ---------
        Total Assets            $60,642,632
                                ===========

    Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity:
    ----------------------
    Interest-bearing
     liabilities:
      Savings accounts             $862,473          1,407         0.65
      Interest-bearing
       transaction accounts       2,283,511          4,547         0.79
      Money market accounts       5,498,997         13,573         0.98
      Time deposits              15,677,530         66,705         1.69
                                 ----------         ------
        Total interest-bearing
         deposits                24,322,511         86,232         1.41
                                 ----------         ------

      Repurchase agreements      14,880,978        153,458         4.09
      Federal Home Loan Bank
       of New York advances      14,875,000        151,712         4.05
                                 ----------        -------
        Total borrowed funds     29,755,978        305,170         4.07
                                 ----------        -------
        Total interest-bearing
         liabilities             54,078,489        391,402         2.87
                                 ----------        -------

    Noninterest-bearing
     liabilities:
      Noninterest-bearing
       deposits                     593,393
      Other noninterest-
       bearing liabilities          268,040
                                    -------
        Total noninterest-
         bearing liabilities        861,433
                                    -------

      Total liabilities          54,939,922
    Shareholders' equity          5,702,710
                                  ---------
        Total Liabilities and
         Shareholders' Equity   $60,642,632
                                ===========

    Net interest income/
     net interest rate
     spread (2)                                   $251,834         1.48
                                                  ========

    Net interest-earning
     assets/net interest
     margin (3)                  $5,022,771                        1.73%
                                 ==========

    Ratio of interest-
     earning assets to
      interest-bearing
       liabilities                                                 1.09  x




                               For the Three Months Ended December 31,
                               ---------------------------------------
                                                                   2009
                                                                   ----
                                                                Average
                                  Average                       Yield/
                                  Balance         Interest        Cost
                                  -------         --------        ----
                                       (Dollars in thousands)

    Assets:
    -------
    Interest-earnings
     assets:
      First mortgage loans,
       net (1)                  $30,997,843       $426,778         5.51%
      Consumer and other
       loans                        366,953          5,047         5.50
      Federal funds sold and
       other overnight
       deposits                     880,067            479         0.22
      Mortgage-backed
       securities at
       amortized cost (4)        19,693,013        240,451         4.88
      Federal Home Loan Bank
       stock                        876,626         12,405         5.66
      Investment securities,
       at amortized cost          5,415,707         61,380         4.53
                                  ---------         ------
        Total interest-earning
         assets                  58,230,209        746,540         5.13
                                                   -------

    Noninterest-earnings
     assets                       1,346,298
                                  ---------
        Total Assets            $59,576,507
                                ===========

    Liabilities and
     Shareholders' Equity:
    ----------------------
    Interest-bearing
     liabilities:
      Savings accounts             $774,812          1,460         0.75
      Interest-bearing
       transaction accounts       1,958,061          7,444         1.51
      Money market accounts       4,905,054         18,445         1.49
      Time deposits              15,680,966         81,116         2.05
                                 ----------         ------
        Total interest-bearing
         deposits                23,318,893        108,465         1.85
                                 ----------        -------

      Repurchase agreements      15,100,000        154,524         4.06
      Federal Home Loan Bank
       of New York advances      14,915,761        151,758         4.04
                                 ----------        -------
        Total borrowed funds     30,015,761        306,282         4.05
                                 ----------        -------
        Total interest-bearing
         liabilities             53,334,654        414,747         3.09
                                 ----------        -------

    Noninterest-bearing
     liabilities:
      Noninterest-bearing
       deposits                     573,011
      Other noninterest-
       bearing liabilities          319,989
                                    -------
        Total noninterest-
         bearing liabilities        893,000
                                    -------

      Total liabilities          54,227,654
    Shareholders' equity          5,348,853
                                  ---------
        Total Liabilities and
         Shareholders' Equity   $59,576,507
                                ===========

    Net interest income/
     net interest rate
     spread (2)                                   $331,793         2.04
                                                  ========

    Net interest-earning
     assets/net interest
     margin (3)                  $4,895,555                        2.30%
                                 ==========

    Ratio of interest-
     earning assets to
      interest-bearing
       liabilities                                                 1.09  x


    (1) Amount includes deferred loan costs and non-performing loans and is
        net of the allowance for loan losses.
    (2) Determined by subtracting the annualized weighted average cost of
        total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized weighted
        average yield on total interest-earning assets.
    (3) Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total
        average interest-earning assets.
    (4) Includes the average balance of principal receivable related to FHLMC
        mortgage-backed securities of $218.0 million and $167.1 million for
        the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.



                                  Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                    Consolidated Average Balance Sheets
                                                (Unaudited)



                                 For the Years Ended December 31,
                                 --------------------------------
                                                                   2010
                                                                   ----
                                                                Average
                                Average                         Yield/
                                Balance          Interest         Cost
                                -------          --------         ----
                                      (Dollars in thousands)

    Assets:
    -------
    Interest-earnings
     assets:
      First mortgage loans,
       net (1)                $31,395,378       $1,667,027         5.31%
      Consumer and other
       loans                      346,166           18,409         5.32
      Federal funds sold
       and other overnight
       deposits                 1,102,575            2,614         0.24
      Mortgage-backed
       securities at
       amortized cost (4)      20,557,582          851,595         4.14
      Federal Home Loan
       Bank stock                 878,672           46,107         5.25
      Investment
       securities, at
       amortized cost           4,992,249          198,744         3.98
                                ---------          -------
        Total interest-
         earning assets        59,272,622        2,784,496         4.70
                                                 ---------

    Noninterest-earnings
     assets                     1,560,439
                                ---------
        Total Assets          $60,833,061
                              ===========

    Liabilities and
     Shareholders'
     Equity:
    ---------------
    Interest-bearing
     liabilities:
      Savings accounts           $839,029            5,952         0.71
      Interest-bearing
       transaction accounts     2,323,618           23,996         1.03
      Money market accounts     5,217,815           54,949         1.05
      Time deposits            16,111,567          291,450         1.81
                               ----------          -------
        Total interest-
         bearing deposits      24,492,029          376,347         1.54
                               ----------          -------
      Repurchase agreements    15,034,110          616,488         4.10
      Federal Home Loan
       Bank of New York
       advances                14,875,000          600,834         4.04
                               ----------          -------
        Total borrowed funds   29,909,110        1,217,322         4.07
                               ----------        ---------
        Total interest-
         bearing liabilities   54,401,139        1,593,669         2.93
                               ----------        ---------

    Noninterest-bearing
     liabilities:
      Noninterest-bearing
       deposits                   588,150
      Other noninterest-
       bearing liabilities        284,335
                                  -------
        Total noninterest-
         bearing liabilities      872,485
                                  -------

      Total liabilities        55,273,624
    Shareholders' equity        5,559,437
                                ---------
        Total Liabilities and
         Shareholders' Equity $60,833,061
                              ===========

    Net interest income/
     net interest rate
     spread (2)                                 $1,190,827         1.77
                                                ==========

    Net interest-earning
     assets/net interest
     margin (3)                $4,871,483                          2.01%
                               ==========

    Ratio of interest-
     earning assets to
      interest-bearing
       liabilities                                                 1.09  x




                                 For the Years Ended December 31,
                                 --------------------------------
                                                                   2009
                                                                   ----
                                                                Average
                                Average                         Yield/
                                Balance          Interest         Cost
                                -------          --------         ----
                                      (Dollars in thousands)

    Assets:
    -------
    Interest-earnings
     assets:
      First mortgage loans,
       net (1)                $30,126,469       $1,678,789         5.57%
      Consumer and other
       loans                      381,029           21,676         5.69
      Federal funds sold
       and other overnight
       deposits                   566,079            1,186         0.21
      Mortgage-backed
       securities at
       amortized cost (4)      19,604,600          983,658         5.02
      Federal Home Loan
       Bank stock                 876,736           43,103         4.92
      Investment
       securities, at
       amortized cost           4,577,148          213,374         4.66
                                ---------          -------
        Total interest-
         earning assets        56,132,061        2,941,786         5.24
                                                 ---------

    Noninterest-earnings
     assets                     1,209,257
                                ---------
        Total Assets          $57,341,318
                              ===========

    Liabilities and
     Shareholders'
     Equity:
    ---------------
    Interest-bearing
     liabilities:
      Savings accounts           $749,439            5,640         0.75
      Interest-bearing
       transaction accounts     1,789,361           31,903         1.78
      Money market accounts     3,823,116           69,008         1.81
      Time deposits            14,771,051          376,917         2.55
                               ----------          -------
        Total interest-
         bearing deposits      21,132,967          483,468         2.29
                               ----------          -------
      Repurchase agreements    15,100,221          611,776         4.05
      Federal Home Loan
       Bank of New York
       advances                15,035,798          603,064         4.01
                               ----------          -------
        Total borrowed funds   30,136,019        1,214,840         4.03
                               ----------        ---------
        Total interest-
         bearing liabilities   51,268,986        1,698,308         3.31
                               ----------        ---------

    Noninterest-bearing
     liabilities:
      Noninterest-bearing
       deposits                   576,575
      Other noninterest-
       bearing liabilities        317,972
                                  -------
        Total noninterest-
         bearing liabilities      894,547
                                  -------

      Total liabilities        52,163,533
    Shareholders' equity        5,177,785
                                ---------
        Total Liabilities and
         Shareholders' Equity $57,341,318
                              ===========

    Net interest income/
     net interest rate
     spread (2)                                 $1,243,478         1.93
                                                ==========

    Net interest-earning
     assets/net interest
     margin (3)                $4,863,075                          2.22%
                               ==========

    Ratio of interest-
     earning assets to
      interest-bearing
       liabilities                                                 1.09  x


    (1) Amount includes deferred loan costs and non-performing loans and is
        net of the allowance for loan losses.
    (2) Determined by subtracting the annualized weighted average cost of
        total interest-bearing liabilities from the annualized weighted
        average yield on total interest-earning assets.
    (3) Determined by dividing annualized net interest income by total
        average interest-earning assets.
    (4) Includes the average balance of principal receivable related to FHLMC
        mortgage-backed securities of $297.1 million and $164.3 million for
        the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.



          Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                  Book Value Calculations



                                           December 31,
                                                    2010
                                                    ----
    (In thousands, except share and
     per share amounts)

    Shareholders' equity                      $5,510,238
    Goodwill and other intangible
     assets                                     (156,714)
    Tangible Shareholders' equity             $5,353,524
                                              ----------

    Book Value Share Computation:
         Issued                              741,466,555
         Treasury shares                   (214,748,245)
                                            ------------
              Shares outstanding             526,718,310
         Unallocated ESOP shares             (32,714,280)
         Unvested RRP shares                    (282,583)
         Shares in trust                        (164,845)
                                                --------
                   Book value shares         493,556,602
                                             ===========

    Book value per share                          $11.16
                                                  ======

    Tangible book value per share                 $10.85
                                                  ======


                             Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
                               Other Financial Data


    Securities Portfolio at December 31, 2010:



                                        Amortized   Estimated    Unrealized
                                           Cost    Fair Value   Gain/(Loss)
                                           ----    ----------   -----------
                                                   (dollars in
                                                    thousands)
    Held to Maturity:

    Mortgage-backed securities:
        FHLMC                           $2,943,565   $3,091,813      $148,248
        FNMA                             1,622,994    1,710,265        87,271
        FHLMC and FNMA CMO's             1,248,926    1,295,740        46,814
        GNMA                                98,887      101,689         2,802
                                            ------      -------         -----
           Total mortgage-backed
            securities                   5,914,372    6,199,507       285,135

    Investment securities:
         United States GSE debt          3,939,006    3,867,488       (71,518)
                                         ---------    ---------       -------
           Total investment securities   3,939,006    3,867,488       (71,518)

    Total held to maturity              $9,853,378  $10,066,995      $213,617
                                        ==========  ===========      ========


    Available for sale:

    Mortgage-backed securities:
        FHLMC                           $5,521,741   $5,619,172       $97,431
        FNMA                            10,333,033   10,397,788        64,755
        FHLMC and FNMA CMO's               509,755      523,095        13,340
        GNMA                             1,560,755    1,580,482        19,727
                                         ---------    ---------        ------
           Total mortgage-backed
            securities                  17,925,284   18,120,537       195,253

    Investment securities:

         United States GSE debt             80,000       82,647         2,647
         Equity securities                   6,767        7,148           381
                                             -----        -----           ---
           Total investment securities      86,767       89,795         3,028

     Total available for sale          $18,012,051  $18,210,332      $198,281
                                       ===========  ===========      ========


                                   Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
                                     Other Financial Data


    Loan Data at December 31, 2010:



                                Non-Performing Loans
                                --------------------
                       Loan                          Percent of
                                                        Total
                      Balance      Number               Loans
                      -------      ------              ------
                                               (dollars in thousands)
    First Mortgage
     Loans:
    One- to four-
     family            $787,572      2,121                       2.55%
    FHA/VA               63,947        234                       0.21%
    PMI                   6,743         23                       0.02%
    Construction          7,560          6                       0.02%
    Commercial            1,117          4                       0.00%
                          -----        ---                       ----
       Total mortgage
        loans           866,939      2,388                       2.80%

    Home equity loans     3,289         34                       0.01%
    Other loans           1,031          8                       0.01%
        Total          $871,259      2,430                       2.82%
                       ========      =====                       ====




                                                        Total Loans
                                                        -----------
                                                                     Percent
                                                Loan                    of
                                                                      Total
                                               Balance       Number   Loans
                                               -------       ------  ------
                      (dollars in thousands)
    First Mortgage
     Loans:
    One- to four-
     family                                  $29,832,040      70,815   96.47%
    FHA/VA                                       499,724       2,273    1.62%
    PMI                                          217,358         681    0.70%
    Construction                                   9,081           7    0.03%
    Commercial                                    48,067          95    0.16%
                                                  ------         ---    ----
       Total mortgage
        loans                                 30,606,270      73,871   98.97%

    Home equity loans                            298,363       7,805    0.96%
    Other loans                                   19,264       2,253    0.06%
        Total                                $30,923,897      83,929  100.00%
                                             ===========      ======  ======

    --  Charge-offs amounted to $24.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 and
        $98.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.
    --  Updated valuations are received on or before the time a loan becomes 180
        days past due.  If necessary, we charge-off an amount to reduce the
        loan's carrying value to the updated valuation less estimated selling
        costs.
    --  Based on the valuation indices, house prices have declined in the New
        York metropolitan area, where 71.2% of our non-performing loans were
        located at December 31, 2010, by approximately 21% from the peak of the
        market in 2006 through October 2010 and by 31% nationwide during that
        period.  For the first ten months of 2010, the house price indices
        decreased by 0.8% in the New York metropolitan area and 1.5% nationwide.
    --  Our quantitative analysis of the allowance for loan losses considers the
        results of the reappraisal process as well as the results of our
        foreclosed property transactions.
    --  Our qualitative analysis of the allowance for loan losses includes a
        further evaluation of economic factors, such as trends in the
        unemployment rate, as well as ratio analysis to evaluate the overall
        measurement of the allowance for loan losses.  This analysis includes a
        review of delinquency ratios, house price indices, net charge-off ratios
        and the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to both non-performing
        loans and total loans.


    Foreclosed real estate at December 31, 2010:



                                                           Number
                                      Carrying              Under
                                                         Contract of
                        Number         Value                Sale
                        ------         -----             -----------
                                     (dollars in
                                     thousands)
    Foreclosed real
     estate                 127          $45,693                  44


    --  During 2010, we sold 71 foreclosed properties. Write-downs on foreclosed
        real estate and net losses on the sale of foreclosed real estate
        amounted to $2.7 million for 2010.


                             Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                       Other Financial Data
                                           (Unaudited)


                                  At or for the Quarter Ended
                                  ---------------------------
                                               Sept.
                            Dec. 31,             30,           June 30,
                              2010              2010               2010
                           ---------          ------          ---------
                         (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    Net interest
     income                  $251,834          $290,334          $317,514
    Provision for
     loan losses               45,000            50,000            50,000
    Non-interest
     income                    62,927            33,859            33,210
    Non-interest
     expense:
       Compensation and
        employee
        benefits               34,798            32,054            32,789
       Other non-
        interest expense       34,757            33,652            31,807
     Total non-
      interest expense         69,555            65,706            64,596
                               ------            ------            ------
    Income before
     income tax
     expense                  200,206           208,487           236,128
    Income tax
     expense                   79,045            83,918            93,537
    Net income               $121,161          $124,569          $142,591
                             ========          ========          ========
    Total assets          $61,166,033       $60,616,632       $60,933,134
    Loans, net             30,773,956        31,626,561        32,062,829
    Mortgage-backed
     securities
       Available for
        sale               18,120,537        14,961,441        13,825,644
       Held to maturity     5,914,372         6,777,579         7,619,996
    Other securities
       Available for
        sale                   89,795            90,797           366,937
       Held to maturity     3,939,006         4,939,922         5,139,794
    Deposits               25,173,126        24,914,621        25,168,465
    Borrowings             29,675,000        29,825,000        29,975,000
    Shareholders'
     equity                 5,510,238         5,622,770         5,543,256
    Performance Data:
    Return on average
     assets (1)                  0.80%             0.82%             0.93%
    Return on average
     equity (1)                  8.50%             8.86%            10.42%
    Net interest rate
     spread (1)                  1.48%             1.73%             1.89%
    Net interest
     margin (1)                  1.73%             1.97%             2.13%
    Non-interest
     expense to
     average assets
     (1) (4)                     0.46%             0.43%             0.43%
    Compensation and
     benefits to
     total revenue
     (5)                        11.06%             9.89%             9.35%
    Efficiency ratio
     (2)                        22.10%            20.27%            18.42%
    Dividend payout
     ratio                      60.00%            60.00%            51.72%
    Per Common Share
     Data:
    Basic earnings
     per common share           $0.25             $0.25             $0.29
    Diluted earnings
     per common share           $0.25             $0.25             $0.29
    Book value per
     share (3)                 $11.16            $11.40            $11.25
    Tangible book
     value per share
     (3)                       $10.85            $11.08            $10.93
    Dividends per
     share                      $0.15             $0.15             $0.15
    Capital Ratios:
    Equity to total
     assets
     (consolidated)              9.01%             9.28%             9.10%
    Tier 1 leverage
     capital (Bank)              7.95%             7.91%             7.75%
    Total risk-based
     capital (Bank)             23.04%            22.42%            21.90%
    ----------------            -----             -----             -----
    Other Data:
    Full-time
     equivalent
     employees                  1,562             1,573             1,557
    Number of branch
     offices                      135               135               134
    Asset Quality
     Data:
    Total non-
     performing loans        $871,259          $837,469          $790,137
    Number of non-
     performing loans           2,430             2,291             2,110
    Total number of
     loans                     83,929            85,953            87,041
    Total non-
     performing
     assets                  $916,952          $877,745          $811,827
    Non-performing
     loans to total
     loans                       2.82%             2.64%             2.46%
    Non-performing
     assets to total
     assets                      1.50%             1.45%             1.33%
    Allowance for
     loan losses             $236,574          $216,283          $192,983
    Allowance for
     loan losses to
     non-performing
     loans                      27.15%            25.83%            24.42%
    Allowance for
     loan losses to
     total loans                 0.77%             0.68%             0.60%
    Provision for
     loan losses              $45,000           $50,000           $50,000
    Net charge-offs           $24,709           $26,701           $22,846
    Ratio of net
     charge-offs to
     average loans
     (1)                         0.32%             0.33%             0.29%
    Write-downs and
     net losses
     (gains) on
     foreclosed
      real estate              $1,585             $(391)             $173
      -----------              ------             -----              ----



                                 At or for the Quarter Ended
                                 ---------------------------
                                    March
                                      31,             Dec. 31,
                                     2010               2009
                                   ------            ---------
                                 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    Net interest income             $331,145           $331,793
    Provision for loan
     losses                           50,000             45,000
    Non-interest income               32,998              2,192
    Non-interest expense:
       Compensation and
        employee benefits             34,162             33,905
       Other non-interest
        expense                       32,369             29,030
     Total non-interest
      expense                         66,531             62,935
                                      ------             ------
    Income before income
     tax expense                     247,612            226,050
    Income tax expense                98,727             89,474
    Net income                      $148,885           $136,576
                                    ========           ========
    Total assets                 $61,231,651        $60,267,760
    Loans, net                    32,012,852         31,721,154
    Mortgage-backed
     securities
       Available for sale         12,662,490         11,116,531
       Held to maturity            9,110,956          9,963,554
    Other securities
       Available for sale            457,538          1,095,240
       Held to maturity            4,887,949          4,187,704
    Deposits                      25,388,800         24,578,048
    Borrowings                    29,975,000         29,975,000
    Shareholders' equity           5,396,077          5,339,152
    Performance Data:
    Return on average
     assets (1)                         0.98%              0.92%
    Return on average
     equity (1)                        10.96%             10.21%
    Net interest rate
     spread (1)                         1.97%              2.04%
    Net interest margin
     (1)                                2.20%              2.30%
    Non-interest expense
     to average assets
     (1) (4)                            0.44%              0.42%
    Compensation and
     benefits to total
     revenue (5)                        9.38%             10.15%
    Efficiency ratio (2)               18.27%             18.84%
    Dividend payout ratio              50.00%             53.57%
    Per Common Share
     Data:
    Basic earnings per
     common share                      $0.30              $0.28
    Diluted earnings per
     common share                      $0.30              $0.28
    Book value per share
     (3)                              $10.96             $10.85
    Tangible book value
     per share (3)                    $10.63             $10.53
    Dividends per share                $0.15              $0.15
    Capital Ratios:
    Equity to total
     assets
     (consolidated)                     8.81%              8.86%
    Tier 1 leverage
     capital (Bank)                     7.60%              7.59%
    Total risk-based
     capital (Bank)                    21.24%             21.02%
    ----------------                   -----              -----
    Other Data:
    Full-time equivalent
     employees                         1,500              1,482
    Number of branch
     offices                             131                131
    Asset Quality Data:
    Total non-performing
     loans                          $744,872           $627,695
    Number of non-
     performing loans                  1,934              1,636
    Total number of loans             86,863             86,433
    Total non-performing
     assets                         $764,435           $644,431
    Non-performing loans
     to total loans                     2.32%              1.98%
    Non-performing
     assets to total
     assets                             1.25%              1.07%
    Allowance for loan
     losses                         $165,830           $140,074
    Allowance for loan
     losses to non-
     performing loans                  22.26%             22.32%
    Allowance for loan
     losses to total
     loans                              0.52%              0.44%
    Provision for loan
     losses                          $50,000            $45,000
    Net charge-offs                  $24,245            $19,758
    Ratio of net charge-
     offs to average
     loans (1)                          0.30%              0.25%
    Write-downs and net
     losses (gains) on
     foreclosed
      real estate                     $1,372               $325
      -----------                     ------               ----


    (1)  Ratios are annualized.
    (2) Computed by dividing non-interest expense by the sum of net
    interest income and non-interest income.
    (3) Computed based on total common shares issued, less treasury
    shares, unallocated ESOP shares, unvested stock awards and shares
    held in trust.
           Tangible book value excludes goodwill and other intangible assets.
    (4) Computed by dividing non-interest expense by average assets.
    (5) Computed by dividing compensation and benefits by the sum of net
    interest income and non-interest income.

SOURCE Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.