Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Colonial Financial Services, Inc.

Vineland, New Jersey

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-177426 and 333-169843) of Colonial Financial Services, Inc. of our report dated March 29, 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the Form 10-K.

/s/ ParenteBeard LLC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 29, 2013