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Metropolitan Bank Holding Executive Compensation (FY25)

MCB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 29, 2026
192 figures on this page: 188 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Mark DeFazio, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,784,685 in fiscal 2025, and DeFazio's total moved 15.1% lower from the $5,633,992 reported for fiscal 2024. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Amalgamated Financial Corp., Bank First Corporation, Blue Foundry Bancorp, Byline Bancorp, Inc. and ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., among others. The company reported 5 named executive officers for fiscal 2025.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Mark DeFazio
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 29, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Mark DeFazio: $5,633,992 → $4,784,685 (15.1% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 40.3% → 95.7% (55.4 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Metropolitan Bank Holding's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Mark DeFazio, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,784,685 in fiscal 2025. DeFazio's total moved 15.1% lower from the $5,633,992 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Metropolitan Bank Holding's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Metropolitan Bank Holding's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Amalgamated Financial Corp., Bank First Corporation, Blue Foundry Bancorp, Byline Bancorp, Inc. and ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., among others.
What is Metropolitan Bank Holding's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 36:1, against median employee compensation of $134,283.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark DeFazio
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Lublin
EVP and Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Rosenberg
EVP and Head of Global Payments
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Laura Capra
EVP and Head of Retail Banking
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Dougherty
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark DeFazio
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Lublin
EVP and Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Laura Capra
EVP and Head of Retail Banking
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Rosenberg
EVP and Chief Business Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Dougherty
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark DeFazio
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Lublin
EVP and Chief Lending Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Dougherty
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Rosenberg
EVP and Chief Business Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Laura Capra
EVP and Head of Retail Banking
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Daniel DoughertyRSU◇——◇——◇
Laura CapraRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark R. DeFazioRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark R. DeFazioRSU◇——◇——◇
Nick RosenbergRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott LublinRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott LublinRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Nick RosenbergRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel DoughertyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Laura CapraRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mark DeFazioRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott LublinRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Reinhardt
◇◇————◇
David J. Gold
◇◇————◇
Robert C. Patent
◇◇————◇
Harvey M. Gutman
◇◇————◇
Anthony J. Fabiano
◇◇————◇
Terence J. Mitchell
◇◇————◇
Maria F. Ramirez
◇◇————◇
George J. Wolf, Jr
◇◇————◇
Dale C. Fredston
◇◇————◇
Chaya Pamula
◇◇————◇
Katrina Robinson
◇◇————◇
Mark R. DeFazio served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board equity retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 3,500 shares

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Amalgamated Financial Corp. AMAL
  • Bank First Corporation BFC
  • Blue Foundry Bancorp BLFY
  • Byline Bancorp, Inc. BY
  • ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. CNOB
  • Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. DCOM
  • Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. EBTC
  • First Foundation Inc. FFWM
  • National Bank Holdings Corporation NBHC
  • NB Bancorp, Inc. NBBK
  • Pathward Financial, Inc. CASH
  • QCR Holdings, Inc. QCRH
  • The Bancorp, Inc. TBBK
  • Univest Financial Corporation UVSP
  • Veritex Holdings, Inc. VBTX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 29, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 28, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 29, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 31, 2023=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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192 figures on this page: 188 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
188 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-051549
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-032365
    CEO Pay Ratio​ · Director Compensation · Grant of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001104659-25-054895
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-035755
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-066125
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-24-049714
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-23-067023
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Banking rankings

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Peers Metropolitan Bank Holding discloses

The companies named in MCB's own disclosed peer group.

Amalgamated Financial Corp.Bank First CorporationByline Bancorp, Inc.ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.National Bank Holdings CorporationNB Bancorp, Inc.Pathward Financial, Inc.QCR Holdings, Inc.The Bancorp, Inc.Univest Financial Corporation

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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