Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Campiz Betty Yolainy 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/22/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ponce Financial Group, Inc. [PDLB] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PONCE BANK, 2244 WESTCHESTER AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and Chief Banking Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) BRONX, NY 10462 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 7,500(1) D Common Stock 7,962 I By ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Premium Stock Options	05/21/2021	05/20/2031	Common Stock	13,952(2)	$6.2	D
Non-Premium Stock Options	04/01/2023	03/31/2033	Common Stock	3,122(3)	$10.44	D
Non-Premium Stock Options	12/07/2024	12/06/2034	Common Stock	20,000(4)	$10.33	D
Non-Premium Stock Options	02/04/2026	02/03/2036	Common Stock	20,000(5)	$13.31	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Campiz Betty Yolainy C/O PONCE BANK 2244 WESTCHESTER AVENUE BRONX, NY 10462			EVP and Chief Banking Officer

Signatures

/s/ Megan Foscaldi, as attorney in fact		02/09/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 5,500 shares of restricted stock, 500 shares each will vest on December 7, 2026, December 7, 2027 and December 8, 2027 and 1,000 shares each will vest on February 4, 2027, February 4, 2028, February 4, 2029 and February 4, 2030.
(2)	Stock options fully vested
(3)	Stock options commenced vesting annually at a rate of 20% starting on April 1, 2023.
(4)	Stock optons commence vesting annually at a rate of 20% starting December 7, 2024.
(5)	Stock optons commence vesting annually at a rate of 20% starting February 4, 2026.
Remarks: This Form 3 is being filed late due to unanticipated delays in receiving the Reporting Person's EDGAR codes, which delays we understand were unavoidable due to the high volume of applications.

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