Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
OceanFirst Financial Corp.:
We consent to the use of our reports dated March 13, 2015, with respect to (i) the consolidated statements of financial condition of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and subsidiary (the Company) as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended and (ii) the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, which reports appear in the December 31, 2014 annual report on Form 10-K of OceanFirst Financial Corp., incorporated by reference in the Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Short Hills, New Jersey
June 5, 2015