Magyar Bancorp, Inc. 10-Q

Item 1. Financial Statements MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Balance Sheets (In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) June 30, September 30, 2022 2021 (Unaudited) Assets Cash $ 2,812 $ 1,808 Interest earning deposits with banks 23,509 73,393 Total cash and cash equivalents 26,321 75,201   Investment securities - available for sale, at fair value 10,058 12,927 Investment securities - held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $ 83,650 and $ 57,282 at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively) 91,222 57,660 Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost 1,431 1,738 Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $ 8,505 and $ 8,075 at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively 616,656 585,301 Bank owned life insurance 17,563 14,288 Accrued interest receivable 3,550 3,533 Premises and equipment, net 13,950 14,331 Other real estate owned ("OREO") 281 636 Other assets 9,620 8,375 Total assets $ 790,652 $ 773,990   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities Deposits $ 659,821 $ 639,814 Escrowed funds 3,540 3,242 Borrowings 15,284 23,356 Accrued interest payable 56 85 Accounts payable and other liabilities 10,971 9,852 Total liabilities 689,672 676,349   Stockholders' equity Preferred stock: $ . 01 Par Value in dollar, 500,000 shares authorized; at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, none issued - - Common stock: $ . 01 Par Value in dollar, 14,000,000 shares authorized; 7,097,825 shares issued; 7,097,825 shares outstanding at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, at cost 71 71 Additional paid-in capital 63,712 63,713 Treasury stock: 112,996 shares, at cost ( 1,242 ) ( 1,242 ) Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares ( 3,192 ) ( 3,235 ) Retained earnings 43,547 39,281 Accumulated other comprehensive loss ( 1,916 ) ( 947 ) Total stockholders' equity 100,980 97,641 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 790,652 $ 773,990 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 1 Table of Contents MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Operations (In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 (Unaudited) Interest and dividend income Loans, including fees $ 7,018 $ 6,874 $ 20,281 $ 20,515 Investment securities Taxable 428 200 1,023 633 Tax-exempt 11 1 27 1 Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock 19 23 58 73   Total interest and dividend income 7,476 7,098 21,389 21,222   Interest expense Deposits 420 487 1,286 1,821 Borrowings 92 153 323 519   Total interest expense 512 640 1,609 2,340   Net interest and dividend income 6,964 6,458 19,780 18,882   Provision for loan losses 205 246 376 1,353   Net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses 6,759 6,212 19,404 17,529   Other income Service charges 284 229 860 831 Income on bank owned life insurance 94 76 275 233 Fees for other customer services - 9 - 777 Interest rate swap fees 76 - 76 208 Other operating income 21 27 67 86 Gains on sales of loans 134 380 553 749 Gain on sale of OREO 67 - 67 -   Total other income 676 721 1,898 2,884   Other expenses Compensation and employee benefits 2,701 2,621 8,096 7,791 Occupancy expenses 750 760 2,255 2,244 Professional fees 198 379 856 1,382 Data processing expenses 136 132 409 391 Marketing and business development 143 66 353 171 OREO expenses 6 24 54 223 FDIC deposit insurance premiums 55 114 161 370 Loan servicing expenses 2 96 86 294 Other expenses 441 397 1,293 1,139 Total other expenses 4,432 4,589 13,563 14,005   Income before income tax expense 3,003 2,344 7,739 6,408   Income tax expense 886 676 2,250 1,898   Net income $ 2,117 $ 1,668 $ 5,489 $ 4,510   Net income per share-basic and diluted $ 0.31 $ 0.24 $ 0.81 $ 0.64   Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding 6,799,800 7,096,664 6,797,691 7,096,664 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 2 Table of Contents MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (In Thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 (Unaudited) Net income $ 2,117 $ 1,668 $ 5,489 $ 4,510 Other comprehensive income (loss) Unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale ( 490 ) 164 ( 1,285 ) ( 205 ) Other comprehensive (loss) gain, before tax ( 490 ) 164 ( 1,285 ) ( 205 ) Deferred income tax effect 120 ( 54 ) 316 57 Total other comprehensive (loss) gain $ ( 370 ) $ 110 $ ( 969 ) $ ( 148 ) Total comprehensive income $ 1,747 $ 1,778 $ 4,520 $ 4,362 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 3 Table of Contents MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity For the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (In Thousands, Except for Share Amounts) Common Stock Additional Unearned Accumulated Other   Shares Outstanding Par Value Paid-In Capital Treasury Stock ESOP Shares Retained Earnings Comprehensive Loss Total     (Unaudited)   Balance, September 30,   2021 7,097,825 $ 71 $ 63,713 $ ( 1,242 ) $ ( 3,235 ) $ 39,281 $ ( 947 ) $ 97,641   Net income - - - - - 1,693 - 1,693   Dividends paid on common stock ($ 0.12 per share) - - - - - ( 814 ) - ( 814 ) Other comprehensive   income - - - - - - ( 40 ) ( 40 ) Common stock acquired by ESOP - - - - ( 98 ) - - ( 98 ) ESOP shares allocated - - ( 32 ) - 93 - - 61   Balance, December 31,   2021 7,097,825 $ 71 $ 63,681 $ ( 1,242 ) $ ( 3,240 ) $ 40,160 $ ( 987 ) $ 98,443   Net income - - - - - 1,679 - 1,679   Dividends paid on common stock ($ 0.03 per share) - - - - - ( 205 ) - ( 205 ) Other comprehensive   income - - - - - - ( 559 ) ( 559 ) ESOP shares allocated - - 16 - 24 - - 40   Balance, March 31, 2022 7,097,825 $ 71 $ 63,697 $ ( 1,242 ) $ ( 3,216 ) $ 41,634 $ ( 1,546 ) $ 99,398   Net income - - - - - 2,117 - 2,117   Dividends paid on common stock ($ 0.03 per share) - - - - - ( 204 ) - ( 204 ) Other comprehensive   income - - - - - - ( 370 ) ( 370 ) ESOP shares allocated - - 15 - 24 - - 39   Balance, June 30, 2022 7,097,825 $ 71 $ 63,712 $ ( 1,242 ) $ ( 3,192 ) $ 43,547 $ ( 1,916 ) $ 100,980     Common Stock Additional Unearned Accumulated Other Shares Par Paid-In Treasury ESOP Retained Comprehensive Outstanding Value Capital Stock Shares Earnings Loss Total   (Unaudited) Balance, September 30,   2020 5,810,746 $ 59 $ 26,294 $ ( 1,242 ) $ ( 65 ) $ 33,161 $ ( 1,357 ) $ 56,850 Net income - - - - - 1,337 - 1,337 Other comprehensive   income - - - - - - ( 36 ) ( 36 ) ESOP shares allocated - - ( 15 ) - 65 - - 50 Balance, December 31,   2020 5,810,746 $ 59 $ 26,279 $ ( 1,242 ) $ - $ 34,498 $ ( 1,393 ) $ 58,201 Net income - - - - - 1,506 - 1,506 Other comprehensive income - - - - - - ( 222 ) ( 222 ) Balance, March 31, 2021 5,810,746 $ 59 $ 26,279 $ ( 1,242 ) $ - $ 36,004 $ ( 1,615 ) $ 59,485 Net income - - - - - 1,668 - 1,668 Other comprehensive income - - - - - - 110 110 Balance, June 30, 2021 5,810,746 $ 59 $ 26,279 $ ( 1,242 ) $ - $ 37,672 $ ( 1,505 ) $ 61,263 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 4 Table of Contents MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In Thousands) Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 (Unaudited) Operating activities Net income $ 5,489 $ 4,510 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   Depreciation expense 627 622 Premium amortization on investment securities, net 148 119 Provision for loan losses 376 1,353 Provision for loss on other real estate owned - 215 Originations of SBA loans held for sale ( 4,903 ) ( 6,386 ) Proceeds from the sales of SBA loans 5,456 7,135 Gains on sale of loans receivable ( 553 ) ( 749 ) Gains on the sales of other real estate owned ( 67 ) ( 79 ) ESOP compensation expense 140 50 Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 86 ( 348 ) (Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable ( 17 ) 148 Increase in surrender value of bank owned life insurance ( 275 ) ( 233 ) Increase in other assets ( 1,015 ) ( 2,532 ) Decrease in accrued interest payable ( 29 ) ( 102 ) Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities 1,119 1,516 Net cash provided by operating activities 6,582 5,239   Investing activities Net increase in loans receivable ( 31,731 ) ( 4,864 ) Purchases of loans receivable - ( 3,500 ) Proceeds from the sale of loans receivable - 4,000 Purchases of investment securities held to maturity ( 39,535 ) ( 28,189 ) Purchases of investment securities available for sale - ( 10,561 ) Proceeds from calls of investment securities held to maturity - 2,000 Proceeds from calls of investment securities available for sale - 5,000 Principal repayments on investment securities held to maturity 5,886 8,268 Principal repayments on investment securities available for sale 1,523 6,133 Purchase of bank owned life insurance ( 3,000 ) - Purchases of premises and equipment ( 246 ) ( 366 ) Investment in other real estate owned ( 12 ) ( 25 ) Proceeds from other real estate owned 434 1,725 Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock 307 93 Net cash used in investing activities ( 66,374 ) ( 20,286 )   Financing activities Net increase in deposits 20,007 117,622 Purchase of common stock for ESOP ( 98 ) - Net increase in escrowed funds 298 990 Repayments of long-term advances ( 8,072 ) ( 36,106 ) Cash paid on common stock dividends ( 1,223 ) - Net cash provided by financing activities 10,912 82,506 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents ( 48,880 ) 67,459 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 75,201 61,726 Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 26,321 $ 129,185   Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information Cash paid for Interest $ 1,638 $ 2,442 Income taxes $ 2,180 $ 2,125 Non-cash operating activities Real estate acquired in full satisfaction of loans in foreclosure $ - $ 547 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 5 Table of Contents MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), its wholly owned subsidiary, Magyar Bank (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries Magyar Service Corporation, Hungaria Urban Renewal, LLC, and Magyar Investment Company. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company prepares its financial statements on the accrual basis and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). The unaudited information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2022. The September 30, 2021 information has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of other real estate owned (“OREO”), and the assessment of realizability of deferred income tax assets. The Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date of June 30, 2022 for items that should potentially be recognized or disclosed in these consolidated financial statements. The evaluation was conducted through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued. NOTE B – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In connection with the preparation of quarterly and annual reports in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 11.M requires the disclosure of the impact that recently issued accounting standards will have on financial statements when they are adopted in the future. In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses . ASU 2016-13 requires entities to report “expected” credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit rather than the current “incurred loss” model. These expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date are to be based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASU will also require enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an entity’s portfolio. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements that provide additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. In October 2019, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of ASU 2016-13 for smaller reporting companies to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 (October 1, 2023 for the Company), and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company currently expects to continue to qualify as a smaller reporting company, based upon the current SEC definition, and as a result, will be able to defer implementation of the new standard until October 1, 2023. The Company did not early adopt as of June 30, 2022, but will continue to review factors that might indicate that the full deferral time period should not be used. The Company continues to evaluate the impact the new standard will have on the accounting for credit losses, but the Company may recognize a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the new standard is effective, consistent with regulatory expectations set forth in interagency guidance issued at the end of 2016. The Company cannot yet determine the magnitude of any such one-time cumulative adjustment or of the overall impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial condition or results of operations. 6 Table of Contents In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Topic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. The ASU removes the disclosures of 1) the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income that the entity expects to recognize in net periodic benefit cost during the next fiscal year, 2) the amount and timing of plan assets expected to be returned to the employer and 3) certain related party disclosures. The ASU clarifies the disclosure requirements for the projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) and fair value of plan assets for plans with PBOs in excess of plan assets and the accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”) and fair value of plan assets for plans with ABOs in excess of plan assets. The ASU adds disclosure requirements for the weighted-average interest crediting rates for cash balance plans and other plans with promised interest crediting rates and for an explanation of the reasons for significant gains and losses related to changes in the benefit obligation for the period. ASU 2018-14 was effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2021 and did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial condition or results of operations. In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, March 2020 , to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate. Entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by what the guidance calls “reference rate reform” if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. Also, entities can elect various optional expedients that would allow them to continue applying hedge accounting for hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met, and can make a one-time election to sell and/or reclassify held-to-maturity debt securities that reference an interest rate affected by reference rate reform. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities upon issuance through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”) and Vintage Disclosures as an update to Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326). The amendments in this ASU eliminate the TDR recognition and measurement guidance and, instead, require that an entity evaluate (consistent with the accounting for other loan modifications) whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. In addition, ASU 2022-02 requires that an entity disclose current-period gross writeoffs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses—Measured at Amortized Cost . The amendments in ASU 2022-02 will be effective for the Company with its adoption of ASU 2016-13. NOTE C – CONTINGENCIES The Company, from time to time, is a party to routine litigation that arises in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of this litigation, if any, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations NOTE D – EARNINGS PER SHARE The following table presents a calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the periods. As a result of the second-step conversion completed on July 14, 2021, the previously reported number of shares for the year ended June 30, 2021 were adjusted to reflect the 1.2213 exchange ratio for comparative purposes. 7 Table of Contents Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 Weighted Per Weighted Per average share average share Income shares Amount Income shares Amount (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) Basic and diluted EPS Net income available to weighted average common shareholders $ 2,117 6,799,800 $ 0.31 $ 1,668 7,096,664 $ 0.24 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 Weighted Per Weighted Per average share average share Income shares Amount Income shares Amount (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) Basic and diluted EPS Net income available to weighted average common shareholders $ 5,489 6,797,691 $ 0.81 $ 4,510 7,096,664 $ 0.64 There were no outstanding stock awards or options to purchase common stock at June 30, 2022 and 2021. NOTE E – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM The Company follows FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation , which covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. ASC 718 requires that compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in consolidated financial statements. The cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. There were no grants, vested shares or forfeitures of non-vested restricted stock awards for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. There were no stock option and stock award expenses included with compensation expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. The Company held 112,996 shares of its common stock as treasury shares at June 30, 2022, repurchased at an average cost of $ 10.99 through March 2020. Under current federal regulations, subject to limited exceptions, the Company was not allowed to repurchase shares of our common stock during the first year following the completion of its second-step conversion offering, which was completed on July 14, 2021. On July 21, 2022, the Company announced a stock repurchase program of up to 5 % of its publicly-held outstanding shares of common stock, or 354,891 shares. The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the benefit of employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. The ESOP trust purchases shares of common stock in the open market using proceeds of a loan from the Company. The loan is secured by shares of the Company’s stock. The Bank makes cash contributions to the ESOP on an annual basis sufficient to enable the ESOP to make the required loan payments to the Company. As the debt is repaid, shares are released as collateral and allocated to qualified employees. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Employer’s Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans.” As shares are released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations. 8 Table of Contents The Company’s ESOP (“2006 ESOP”) was established in 2006 as part of the Company’s initial public offering. The total cost of the 217,863 shares purchased by the 2006 ESOP trust was $ 2.3 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $ 10.58 . The 2006 ESOP loan was fully repaid during the year ended September 30, 2021, and all shares were allocated to participants. In connection with the second-step conversion offering, the ESOP trustees purchased 8 % of the shares sold in the offering, or 312,800 shares (“2021 ESOP”). As a result of the second-step conversion offering being oversubscribed in the first tier of subscription priorities, the ESOP trustees were unable to purchase shares of the Company's common stock in the second-step conversion offering. The total cost of the shares purchased on the open market by the 2021 ESOP trust was $ 3.4 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $ 10.77 . The 2021 ESOP loan bears a variable interest rate that adjusts annually to the Prime Rate (3.25% at January 1, 2022) with principal and interest payable annually in equal installments over thirty years. The Company's contribution expense for the ESOP was $ 138,000 and $ 50,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. NOTE F – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax effects are as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 Tax Net of Tax Net of Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Amount Expense Amount Amount Expense Amount (In thousands) Unrealized holding (loss) gain arising during period on: Available-for-sale investments $ ( 490 ) $ 120 $ ( 370 ) $ 164 $ ( 54 ) $ 110   Other comprehensive (loss) gain, net $ ( 490 ) $ 120 $ ( 370 ) $ 164 $ ( 54 ) $ 110   Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 Tax Net of Tax Net of Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Before Tax (Benefit) Tax Amount Expense Amount Amount Expense Amount (In thousands) Unrealized holding loss arising during period on: Available-for-sale investments $ ( 1,285 ) $ 316 $ ( 969 ) $ ( 205 ) $ 57 $ ( 148 )   Other comprehensive loss, net $ ( 1,285 ) 316 $ ( 969 ) $ ( 205 ) $ 57 $ ( 148 ) NOTE G – FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets or liabilities on a non-recurring basis, such as held-to-maturity securities, mortgage servicing rights, loans receivable and OREO. These non-recurring fair value adjustments involve the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are: 9 Table of Contents Level 1 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets. Level 2 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market. Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include the use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques. The results cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability. The Company based its fair values on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Securities available-for-sale The securities available-for-sale portfolio is carried at estimated fair value on a recurring basis, with any unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income/loss in stockholders’ equity. The securities available-for-sale portfolio consists of U.S government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities and private label mortgage-backed securities. The fair values of these securities are obtained from an independent nationally recognized pricing service. An independent pricing service provides the Company with prices which are categorized as Level 2, as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are generally not available for the securities in the Company’s portfolio. Various modeling techniques are used to determine pricing for Company’s mortgage-backed securities, including option pricing and discounted cash flow models. The inputs to these models include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data. Derivatives Magyar Bank executes interest rate swaps with commercial lending customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. The fair values of such derivatives are based on valuation models from a third party using current market terms (including interest rates and fees), the remaining terms of the agreements and the credit worthiness of the counter party as of the measurement date (Level 2). The following tables provide the level of valuation assumptions used to determine the carrying value of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. June 30, 2022 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (In thousands) Assets: Securities available for sale: Mortgage-backed securities $ 10,058 $ - $ 10,058 $ - Total securities available for sale 10,058 - 10,058 - Derivative assets 1,622 - 1,622 - Total Assets $ 11,680 $ - $ 11,680 $ -   Liabilities: Derivative liabilities $ 1,622 $ - $ 1,622 $ - Total Liabilities $ 1,622 $ - $ 1,622 $ - 10 Table of Contents   September 30, 2021 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (In thousands) Assets: Securities available for sale: Mortgage-backed securities $ 12,927 $ - $ 12,927 $ - Total securities available for sale 12,927 - 12,927 - Derivative assets 183 - 183 - Total assets $ 13,110 $ - $ 13,110 $ - Liabilities: Derivative liabilities $ 183 $ - $ 183 $ - Total Liabilities $ 183 $ - $ 183 $ - The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Mortgage Servicing Rights, net Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of MSRs is determined through a calculation of future cash flows, incorporating estimates of assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value including market discount rates, prepayment speeds, servicing income, servicing costs, default rates and other market driven data, including the market’s perception of future interest rate movements and, as such, are classified as Level 3. The Company had MSRs totaling $ 1,000 and $ 4,000 at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. Impaired Loans Loans which meet certain criteria are evaluated individually for impairment. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. All amounts due according to the contractual terms means that both the contractual interest and principal payments of a loan will be collected as scheduled in the loan agreement. Three impairment measurement methods are used, depending upon the collateral securing the asset: 1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate (the rate of return implicit in the loan); 2) the asset’s observable market price; or 3) the fair value of the collateral, less anticipated selling and disposition costs, if the asset is collateral dependent. The regulatory agencies require the last method for loans from which repayment is expected to be provided solely by the underlying collateral. The Company’s impaired loans are generally collateral dependent and, as such, are carried at the estimated fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Fair value is estimated through current appraisals, and adjusted by management as necessary, to reflect current market conditions and, as such, are generally classified as Level 3. Appraisals of collateral securing impaired loans are conducted by approved, qualified, and independent third-party appraisers. Such appraisals are ordered via the Company’s credit administration department, independent from the lender who originated the loan, once the loan is deemed impaired, as described in the previous paragraph. Impaired loans are generally re-evaluated with an updated appraisal within one year of the last appraisal. The Company discounts the appraised “as is” value of the collateral for estimated selling and disposition costs and compares the resulting fair value of collateral to the outstanding loan amount. If the outstanding loan amount is greater than the discounted fair value, the Company requires a reduction in the outstanding loan balance or additional collateral before considering an extension to the loan. If the borrower is unwilling or unable to reduce the loan balance or increase the collateral securing the loan, it is deemed impaired and the difference between the loan amount and the fair value of collateral, net of estimated selling and disposition costs, is charged off through a reduction of the allowance for loan loss. Other Real Estate Owned The fair value of other real estate owned is determined through current appraisals, and adjusted as necessary, by management, to reflect current market conditions and anticipated selling and disposition costs. As such, other real estate owned is generally classified as Level 3. The following tables provide the level of valuation assumptions used to determine the carrying value of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. 11 Table of Contents June 30, 2022 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (In thousands)   Impaired loans $ 7,428 $ - $ - $ 7,428 Other real estate owned 281 - - 281 Total $ 7,709 $ - $ - $ 7,709   September 30, 2021 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (In thousands)   Impaired loans $ 11,134 $ - $ - $ 11,134 Other real estate owned 636 - - 636 Total $ 11,770 $ - $ - $ 11,770 The following tables present additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for which Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value: Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2022 Fair Value Estimate Valuation Techniques Unobservable Input Range (Weighted Average)   Impaired loans $ 7,428 Appraisal of collateral (1) Appraisal adjustments (2) - 8.0 % to - 31.7 % (- 20.5 %) Other real estate owned $ 281 Appraisal of collateral (1) Liquidation expenses (2) - 28.0 % to - 28.0 % (- 28.0 %)   September 30, 2021 Fair Value Estimate Valuation Techniques Unobservable Input Range (Weighted Average)   Impaired loans $ 11,134 Appraisal of collateral (1) Appraisal adjustments (2) - 8.0 % to - 42.8 % (- 23.6 %) Other real estate owned $ 636 Appraisal of collateral (1) Liquidation expenses (2) - 31.2 % to - 45.5 % (- 39.4 %) (1) Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals for the underlying collateral, which generally include various level 3 inputs which are not identifiable. (2) Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range and weighted average of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal. The following presents the carrying amount, fair value, and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments carried at cost or amortized cost as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. For short-term financial assets such as cash and cash equivalents and accrued interest receivable, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the relatively short time between the origination of the instrument and its expected realization. For financial liabilities such as interest-bearing demand, NOW, and money market savings deposits, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to these products being payable on demand and having no stated maturity. 12 Table of Contents Carrying Fair Fair Value Measurement Placement Value Value (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) (In thousands) June 30, 2022 Financial instruments - assets Investment securities held to maturity $ 91,222 $ 83,650 $ - $ 83,650 $ - Loans 616,656 602,093 - - 602,093   Financial instruments - liabilities Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates 87,927 87,050 - 87,050 - Borrowings 15,284 14,749 - 14,749 -   September 30, 2021 Financial instruments - assets Investment securities held-to-maturity $ 57,660 $ 57,282 $ - $ 57,282 $ - Loans 585,301 594,674 - - 594,674   Financial instruments - liabilities Certificates of deposit 116,892 118,144 - 118,144 - Borrowings 23,356 23,753 - 23,753 - NOTE H – LEASES The Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) . Topic 842 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset, measured at the present value of the future minimum lease payments, at the lease commencement date. The Company holds operating leases for five branch locations. Our leases have remaining lease terms of up to 11 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 10 additional years. Operating leases are recorded as ROU assets and lease liabilities and are included within Other assets and Accounts payable and other liabilities, respectively, on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Operating lease ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement base on the present value of the remaining lease payments using a discount rate that represents our incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate used by the Company to value its operating leases is based on the interpolated term advance rate available from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, based on the remaining lease term. At June 30, 2022, the Company’s operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities totaled $ 3.4 million and $ 3.8 million, respectively. The following table presents the balance sheet information related to our leases: June 30, 2022 September 30, 2021 (Dollars in thousands)   Operating lease right-of-use asset $ 3,442 $ 3,894 Operating lease liabilities $ 3,769 $ 4,254 Weighted average remaining lease term in years 7.1 7.7 Weighted average discount rate 2.2 % 2.2 % The following table summarizes the maturity of our remaining lease liabilities by year (in thousands): 13 Table of Contents For the Year Ending: 2022 $ 184 2023 738 2024 747 2025 523 2026 455 2027 and thereafter 1,533 Total lease payments 4,180 Less imputed interest ( 411 ) Present value of lease liabilities $ 3,769 Total leases expense recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Income within Occupancy expense were $ 607,000 and $ 613,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. NOTE I – INVESTMENT SECURITIES The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair values of securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at June 30, 2022: Gross Gross Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair June 30, 2022 Cost Gains Losses Value (In thousands) Securities available-for-sale: Obligations of U.S. government agencies: Mortgage-backed securities - residential $ 125 $ - $ ( 4 ) $ 121 Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises: Mortgage-backed securities-residential 11,392 3 ( 1,458 ) 9,937 Total securities available-for-sale $ 11,517 $ 3 $ ( 1,462 ) $ 10,058 Securities held-to-maturity: Obligations of U.S. government agencies: Mortgage-backed securities - residential $ 5,647 $ - $ ( 404 ) $ 5,243 Mortgage-backed securities - commercial 648 2 - 650 Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises: Mortgage-backed-securities - residential 48,393 - ( 4,753 ) 43,640 Debt securities 24,817 - ( 1,570 ) 23,247 Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential 229 - ( 8 ) 221 Obligations of state and political subdivisions 3,488 3 ( 467 ) 3,024 Corporate securities 8,000 - ( 375 ) 7,625 Total securities held-to-maturity $ 91,222 $ 5 $ ( 7,577 ) $ 83,650 Total investment securities $ 102,739 $ 8 $ ( 9,039 ) $ 93,708 The contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities generally exceed 10 years; however, the effective lives are expected to be shorter due to anticipated prepayments. The maturities of the debt securities, municipal bonds and certain information regarding the mortgage backed securities at June 30, 2022 are summarized in the following table: 14 Table of Contents Amortized Fair June 30, 2022 Cost Value (In thousands) Securities available-for-sale: Mortgage-backed securities: Residential $ 11,517 $ 10,058 Commercial - - Total securities available-for-sale $ 11,517 $ 10,058 Securities held-to-maturity Due within 1 year $ 5,000 $ 4,821 Due after 1 but within 5 years 26,346 24,823 Due after 5 but within 10 years 4,445 3,854 Due after 10 years 514 398 Total debt securities $ 36,305 $ 33,896   Mortgage-backed securities: Residential $ 54,269 $ 49,104 Commercial 648 650 Total securities held-to-maturity $ 91,222 $ 83,650 Total investment securities $ 102,739 $ 93,708 The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair values of securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at September 30, 2021: Gross Gross   Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair   September 30, 2021 Cost Gains Losses Value   (In thousands)   Securities available-for-sale: Obligations of U.S. government agencies: Mortgage backed securities - residential $ 179 $ 7 $ - $ 186 Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises: Mortgage-backed securities-residential 12,922 27 ( 208 ) 12,741 Total securities available-for-sale $ 13,101 $ 34 $ ( 208 ) $ 12,927 Securities held-to-maturity:   Obligations of U.S. government agencies:   Mortgage-backed securities - residential $ 574 $ - $ ( 25 ) $ 549   Mortgage-backed securities - commercial 703 - - 703   Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:   Mortgage backed securities - residential 38,596 416 ( 389 ) 38,623   Debt securities 12,498 - ( 156 ) 12,342   Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential 242 6 - 248   Obligations of state and political subdivisions 2,047 - ( 34 ) 2,013 Corporate securities 3,000 - ( 196 ) 2,804   Total securities held-to-maturity $ 57,660 $ 422 $ ( 800 ) $ 57,282   Total investment securities $ 70,761 $ 456 $ ( 1,008 ) $ 70,209   NOTE J – IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES The Company recognizes credit-related other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities in earnings while noncredit-related other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities not expected to be sold are recognized in other comprehensive income. 15 Table of Contents The Company reviews its investment portfolio on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment. This review includes analyzing the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been lower than the cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer and the intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in the market. The Company evaluates its intent and ability to hold debt securities based upon its investment strategy for the particular type of security and its cash flow needs, liquidity position, capital adequacy and interest rate risk position. In addition, the risk of future other-than-temporary impairment may be influenced by prolonged recession in the U.S. economy, changes in real estate values and interest deferrals. Investment securities with fair values greater than their amortized cost contain unrealized gains. Investment securities with fair values less than their amortized cost contain unrealized losses. The following tables present the gross unrealized losses and fair value at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 for both available for sale and held to maturity securities by investment category and time frame for which the loss has been outstanding: Less Than 12 Months 12 Months Or Greater Total Number of Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Securities Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses June 30, 2022 (Dollars in thousands) Obligations of U.S. government agencies: Mortgage-backed securities - residential 6 $ 5,074 $ ( 372 ) $ 290 $ ( 36 ) $ 5,364 $ ( 408 ) Obligations of U.S. government - sponsored enterprises Mortgage-backed securities - residential 47 32,294 ( 3,144 ) 20,982 ( 3,067 ) 53,276 ( 6,211 ) Debt securities 14 11,894 ( 424 ) 11,352 ( 1,146 ) 23,246 ( 1,570 ) Private label mortgage-backed securities residential 1 221 ( 8 ) - - 221 ( 8 ) Obligations of state and political subdivisions 5 1,340 ( 275 ) 846 ( 192 ) 2,186 ( 467 ) Corporate securities 2 4,821 ( 179 ) 2,804 ( 196 ) 7,625 ( 375 ) Total 75 $ 55,644 $ ( 4,402 ) $ 36,274 $ ( 4,637 ) $ 91,918 $ ( 9,039 ) September 30, 2021 Obligations of U.S. government agencies: Mortgage-backed securities - residential 3 $ 318 $ ( 12 ) $ 232 $ ( 13 ) $ 550 $ ( 25 ) Mortgage-backed securities - commercial 1 - - 703 - 703 - Obligations of U.S. government - sponsored enterprises Mortgage-backed securities - residential 20 33,690 ( 539 ) 1,610 ( 58 ) 35,300 ( 597 ) Debt securities 7 10,859 ( 139 ) 1,483 ( 17 ) 12,342 ( 156 ) Obligations of state and political subdivisions 4 2,013 ( 34 ) - - 2,013 ( 34 ) Corporate securities 1 - - 2,804 ( 196 ) 2,804 ( 196 ) Total 36 $ 46,880 $ ( 724 ) $ 6,832 $ ( 284 ) $ 53,712 $ ( 1,008 ) The Company evaluated these securities and determined that the decline in value was primarily related to fluctuations in the interest rate environment and were not related to any company or industry specific event. At June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, there were 75 and 36 investment securities with total unrealized losses of 9.0 million and 1.0 million, respectively. Investment security unrealized losses at June 30, 2022 consisted of $ 6.6 million in mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, $ 1.6 million in U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities, $ 467,000 in Obligations of state and political subdivisions, $ 375,000 in corporate notes and $ 8,000 in “private-label” mortgage-backed securities. The Company anticipates full recovery of amortized costs with respect to these securities. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and has determined that it is not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these securities prior to maturity or market price recovery. Management has considered factors regarding other than temporarily impaired securities and determined that there are no securities with impairment that is other than temporary as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. NOTE K – LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES Loans receivable, net were comprised of the following: 16 Table of Contents June 30, September 30, 2022 2021 (In thousands)   One-to-four family residential $ 208,018 $ 203,019 Commercial real estate 335,384 280,848 Construction 23,152 20,350 Home equity lines of credit 15,568 17,930 Commercial business 40,573 68,719 Other 3,098 3,751 Total loans receivable 625,793 594,617 Net deferred loan costs ( 632 ) ( 1,241 ) Allowance for loan losses ( 8,505 ) ( 8,075 )   Total loans receivable, net $ 616,656 $ 585,301 The Bank participated in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which was designed by the U.S. Treasury under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020 (subsequently extended by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act) to provide liquidity using the SBA’s platform to small businesses and self-employed individuals to maintain their staff and operations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This liquidity is in the form of a loan, 1.0 % guaranteed by the SBA, that is forgivable provided the funds are used on qualifying payroll costs, and to a lesser extent, rent, utilities and interest on qualifying mortgage payments. The loans bear a fixed rate of 1.0 % and loan payments are deferred through the date that the SBA remits the borrower’s loan forgiveness amount to the lender. Included in commercial business loans at June 30, 2022 were two PPP loans totaling $ 370,000 compared with 111 PPP loans totaling $ 25.1 million at September 30, 2021. The Company expects all but $ 3,000 of these loans to be approved for full forgiveness by the SBA. The segments of the Bank’s loan portfolio are disaggregated to a level that allows management to monitor risk and performance. The residential mortgage loan segment is further disaggregated into two classes: amortizing term loans, which are primarily first liens, and home equity lines of credit, which are generally second liens. The commercial real estate loan segment is further disaggregated into three classes: loans secured by multifamily structures, owner-occupied commercial structures, and non-owner occupied nonresidential properties. The construction loan segment consists primarily of loans to developers or investors for the purpose of acquiring, developing and constructing residential or commercial structures and to a lesser extent one-to-four family residential construction loans made to individuals for the acquisition of and/or construction on a lot or lots on which a residential dwelling is to be built. Construction loans to developers and investors have a higher risk profile because the ultimate buyer, once development is completed, is generally not known at the time of the loan. The commercial business loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of commercial customers and consists primarily of revolving lines of credit. The other loan segment consists primarily of stock-secured installment consumer loans, but also includes unsecured personal loans and overdraft lines of credit connected with customer deposit accounts. Management evaluates individual loans in all segments for possible impairment if the loan either is in nonaccrual status, or is risk rated Substandard and is 90 days or more past due. Loans are considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in evaluating impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Once the determination has been made that a loan is impaired, the recorded investment in the loan is compared to the fair value of the loan using one of three methods: (a) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (b) the loan’s observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral securing the loan, less anticipated selling and disposition costs. The method is selected on a loan by loan basis, with management primarily utilizing the fair value of collateral method. If there is a shortfall between the fair value of the loan and the recorded investment in the loan, the Company charges the difference to the allowance for loan loss as a charge-off and carries the impaired loan on its books at fair value. It is the Company’s policy to evaluate impaired loans on an annual basis to ensure the recorded investment in a loan does not exceed its fair value. 17 Table of Contents The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and charged-off and those for which a specific allowance was not necessary at the dates presented: Impaired Loans with Impaired Loans with No Specific Specific Allowance Allowance Total Impaired Loans Unpaid Recorded Related Recorded Recorded Principal June 30, 2022 Investment Allowance Investment Investment Balance (In thousands)   One-to-four family residential $ - $ - $ 1,525 $ 1,525 $ 1,525 Commercial real estate - - 1,169 1,169 1,169 Construction 2,835 114 1,745 4,580 4,645 Commercial business - - 154 154 154 Total impaired loans $ 2,835 $ 114 $ 4,593 $ 7,428 $ 7,493 September 30, 2021   One-to-four family residential $ - $ - $ 2,711 $ 2,711 $ 2,711 Commercial real estate - - 2,270 2,270 2,270 Construction 2,835 224 1,745 4,580 4,645 Commercial business - - 1,507 1,507 1,507 Total impaired loans $ 2,835 $ 224 $ 8,233 $ 11,068 $ 11,133 The average recorded investment in impaired loans was $8.9 million and $12.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company’s impaired loans include delinquent non-accrual loans and performing Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”), as TDRs remain impaired loans until fully repaid. There were no TDRs during the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and there were two TDRs totaling $ 330,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2021. The following tables present the average recorded investment in impaired loans for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. There was no interest income recognized on impaired loans during the periods presented. Three Months Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022 Ended June 30, 2022 (In thousands)   One-to-four family residential $ 1,531 $ 1,760 Commercial real estate 1,174 1,516 Construction 4,580 4,580 Commercial business 829 1,055 Average investment in impaired loans $ 8,114 $ 8,911 Three Months Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021 Ended June 30, 2021 (In thousands)   One-to-four family residential $ 2,425 $ 2,409 Commercial real estate 3,407 3,716 Construction 4,580 4,580 Commercial business 1,863 1,877 Average investment in impaired loans $ 12,275 $ 12,582 18 Table of Contents Management uses a ten point internal risk rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first six categories are considered not criticized, and are aggregated as “Pass” rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The Special Mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a Substandard classification. Loans in the Substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected. Loans classified Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified Substandard with the added characteristic that collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of current conditions and facts, is highly improbable. All loans greater than three months past due are considered Substandard. Any portion of a loan that has been charged off is placed in the Loss category. To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Bank has a structured loan rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight. Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the Pass categories unless a specific action, such as severe delinquency, bankruptcy, repossession, or death occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event. The Bank’s Commercial Loan Officers are responsible for the timely and accurate risk rating of the loans in their portfolios at origination and on an ongoing basis. The Asset Review Committee performs monthly reviews of all commercial relationships internally rated 6 (“Watch”) or worse. Confirmation of the appropriate risk grade is performed by an external loan review company that semi-annually reviews and assesses loans within the portfolio. Generally, the external consultant reviews commercial relationships greater than $500,000 and/or criticized relationships greater than $250,000. Detailed reviews, including plans for resolution, are performed on loans classified as Substandard on a monthly basis. The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aggregate Pass and the criticized categories of Special Mention, Substandard and Doubtful within the Bank’s internal risk rating system at the dates presented: Special   Pass Mention Substandard Doubtful Total   (In thousands)   June 30, 2022   One-to-four family residential $ 206,685 $ 985 $ 348 $ - $ 208,018   Commercial real estate 335,185 199 - - 335,384   Construction 18,572 - 4,580 - 23,152   Home equity lines of credit 15,568 - - - 15,568   Commercial business 40,573 - - - 40,573   Other 3,098 - - - 3,098   Total $ 619,681 $ 1,184 $ 4,928 $ - $ 625,793   September 30, 2021   One-to-four family residential $ 200,510 $ 1,002 $ 1,507 $ - $ 203,019   Commercial real estate 272,408 6,679 1,761 - 280,848   Construction 15,770 - 4,580 - 20,350   Home equity lines of credit 17,930 - - - 17,930   Commercial business 67,360 10 1,349 - 68,719   Other 3,751 - - - 3,751   Total $ 577,729 $ 7,691 $ 9,197 $ - $ 594,617   Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is past due. The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing loans and nonaccrual loans at the dates presented: 19 Table of Contents 30-59 60-89   Days Days 90 Days + Total Non- Total   Current Past Due Past Due Past Due Past Due Accrual Loans   (In thousands)   June 30, 2022   One-to-four family residential $ 208,018 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 208,018   Commercial real estate 335,384 - - - - - 335,384   Construction 18,572 - - 4,580 4,580 4,580 23,152   Home equity lines of credit 15,568 - - - - - 15,568   Commercial business 40,573 - - - - - 40,573   Other 3,098 - - - - - 3,098   Total $ 621,213 $ - $ - $ 4,580 $ 4,580 $ 4,580 $ 625,793   September 30, 2021   One-to-four family residential $ 201,868 $ - $ - $ 1,151 $ 1,151 $ 1,151 $ 203,019   Commercial real estate 279,769 - - 1,079 1,079 1,079 280,848   Construction 15,770 - - 4,580 4,580 4,580 20,350   Home equity lines of credit 17,930 - - - - - 17,930   Commercial business 67,370 - - 1,349 1,349 1,349 68,719   Other 3,751 - - - - - 3,751   Total $ 586,458 $ - $ - $ 8,159 $ 8,159 $ 8,159 $ 594,617   An allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) is maintained to absorb losses from the loan portfolio. The ALL is based on management’s continuing evaluation of the risk characteristics and credit quality of the loan portfolio, assessment of current economic conditions, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of collateral, past and anticipated loss experience, and the amount of non-performing loans. The Bank’s methodology for determining the ALL is based on the requirements of ASC Section 310-10-35 for loans individually evaluated for impairment (discussed above) and ASC Subtopic 450-20 for loans collectively evaluated for impairment, as well as the Interagency Policy Statements on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and other bank regulatory guidance. Loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment are analyzed with general allowances being made as appropriate. For general allowances, historical loss trends are used in the estimation of losses in the current portfolio. These historical loss amounts are modified by other qualitative and economic factors. The loans are segmented into classes based on their inherent varying degrees of risk, as described above. Management tracks the historical net charge-off activity by segment and utilizes this figure, as a percentage of the segment, as the general reserve percentage for pooled, homogenous loans that have not been deemed impaired. Typically, an average of losses incurred over a defined number of consecutive historical years is used. Non-impaired credits are segregated for the application of qualitative factors. Management has identified a number of additional qualitative factors which it uses to supplement the historical charge-off factor because these factors are likely to cause estimated credit losses associated with the existing loan pools to differ from historical loss experience. The additional factors that are evaluated quarterly and updated using information obtained from internal, regulatory, and governmental sources include: national and local economic trends and conditions; levels of and trends in delinquency rates and non-accrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of changes in lending policies; experience, ability, and depth of lending staff; value of underlying collateral; and concentrations of credit from a loan type, industry and/or geographic standpoint. Management reviews the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis using a defined, consistently applied process in order to make appropriate and timely adjustments to the ALL. When information confirms all or part of specific loans to be uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the ALL. Since loans individually evaluated for impairment are promptly written down to their fair value, typically there is no portion of the ALL for loans individually evaluated for impairment. 20 Table of Contents The following table summarizes the ALL by loan category and the related activity for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021: One-to-Four Home Equity Family Commercial Lines of Commercial Residential Real Estate Construction Credit Business Other Unallocated Total (In thousands)   Balance- September 30,   2021 $ 1,136 $ 3,744 $ 594 $ 232 $ 2,046 $ 15 $ 308 $ 8,075 Charge-offs - - - - - - - - Recoveries - 52 - - - - - 52 Provision (credit) ( 43 ) ( 90 ) 130 - 83 ( 14 ) 35 101 Balance- December 31,   2021 $ 1,093 $ 3,706 $ 724 $ 232 $ 2,129 $ 1 $ 343 $ 8,228 Charge-offs - - - - - - - - Recoveries 1 - - - - - - 1 Provision (credit) 19 376 79 ( 12 ) ( 290 ) 1 ( 102 ) 71 Balance- March 31, 2022 $ 1,113 $ 4,082 $ 803 $ 220 $ 1,839 $ 2 $ 241 $ 8,300 Charge-offs - - - - - - - - Recoveries - - - - - - - - Provision (credit) 35 334 ( 196 ) 5 ( 62 ) ( 1 ) 90 205 Balance- June 30, 2022 $ 1,148 $ 4,416 $ 607 $ 225 $ 1,777 $ 1 $ 331 $ 8,505 One-to-Four Home Equity Family Commercial Lines of Commercial Residential Real Estate Construction Credit Business Other Unallocated Total (In thousands)   Balance- September 30,   2020 $ 1,035 $ 3,232 $ 672 $ 179 $ 1,034 $ 1 $ 247 $ 6,400 Charge-offs - - - - - - - - Recoveries - - - - 90 - - 90 Provision (credit) 120 176 ( 202 ) 88 592 1 ( 135 ) 640 Balance- December 31,   2020 $ 1,155 $ 3,408 $ 470 $ 267 $ 1,716 $ 2 $ 112 $ 7,130 Charge-offs - ( 50 ) - - - - - ( 50 ) Recoveries 1 - - - 6 - - 7 Provision (credit) ( 29 ) 351 ( 22 ) ( 10 ) 30 ( 1 ) 148 467 Balance- March 31, 2021 $ 1,127 $ 3,709 $ 448 $ 257 $ 1,752 $ 1 $ 260 $ 7,554 Charge-offs - - - - - - - - Recoveries - - - - - - - - Provision (credit) ( 39 ) ( 3 ) 179 9 149 ( 1 ) ( 48 ) 246 Balance- June 30, 2021 $ 1,088 $ 3,706 $ 627 $ 266 $ 1,901 $ - $ 212 $ 7,800 21 Table of Contents The following tables summarize the ALL by loan category, segregated into the amount required for loans individually evaluated for impairment and the amount required for loans collectively evaluated for impairment as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021: One-to-Four Home Equity Family Commercial Lines of Commercial Residential Real Estate Construction Credit Business Other Unallocated Total (In thousands) Allowance for Loan   Losses: Balance - June 30, 2022 $ 1,148 $ 4,416 $ 607 $ 225 $ 1,777 $ 1 $ 331 $ 8,505 Individually evaluated for impairment - - 114 - - - - 114 Collectively evaluated for impairment 1,148 4,416 493 225 1,777 1 331 8,391   Loans receivable: Balance - June 30, 2022 $ 208,018 $ 335,384 $ 23,152 $ 15,568 $ 40,573 $ 3,098 $ - $ 625,793 Individually evaluated for impairment 1,525 1,169 4,580 - 154 - - 7,428 Collectively evaluated for impairment 206,493 334,215 18,572 15,568 40,419 3,098 - 618,365 One-to-Four Home Equity Family Commercial Lines of Commercial Residential Real Estate Construction Credit Business Other Unallocated Total (In thousands) Allowance for Loan Losses: Balance - September 30, 2021 $ 1,136 $ 3,744 $ 594 $ 232 $ 2,046 $ 15 $ 308 $ 8,075 Individually evaluated for impairment - - 224 - - - - 224 Collectively evaluated for impairment 1,136 3,744 370 232 2,046 15 308 7,851   Loans receivable: Balance - September 30, 2021 $ 203,019 $ 280,848 $ 20,350 $ 17,930 $ 68,719 $ 3,751 $ - $ 594,617 Individually evaluated for impairment 2,711 2,270 4,580 - 1,507 - - 11,068 Collectively evaluated for impairment 200,308 278,578 15,770 17,930 67,212 3,751 - 583,549 The allowance for loan losses is based on estimates, and actual losses will vary from current estimates. Management believes that the segmentation of the loan portfolio into homogeneous pools and the related historical loss ratios and other qualitative factors, as well as the consistency in the application of assumptions, result in an ALL that is representative of the risk found in the components of the portfolio at any given date. A TDR is a loan that has been modified whereby the Bank has agreed to make certain concessions to a borrower to meet the needs of both the borrower and the Bank to maximize the ultimate recovery of a loan. TDR occurs when a borrower is experiencing, or is expected to experience, financial difficulties and the loan is modified using a modification that would otherwise not be granted to the borrower. The types of concessions granted generally include, but are not limited to, interest rate reductions, limitations on the accrued interest charged, term extensions, and deferment of principal. A default on a TDR loan for purposes of this disclosure occurs when a borrower is 90 days past due or a foreclosure or repossession of the applicable collateral has occurred. There were no TDRs for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, and there were two TDRs totaling $330,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2021. Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Number of Investment Before Investment After Loans TDR Modification TDR Modification (Dollars in thousands) One-to-four family residential 1 $ 112 $ 124   Total 1 $ 112 $ 124 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021 Number of Investment Before Investment After Loans TDR Modification TDR Modification (Dollars in thousands) One-to-four family residential 2 $ 330 $ 373   Total 2 $ 330 $ 373 22 Table of Contents NOTE L – DEPOSITS A summary of deposits by type of account are summarized as follows: June 30, September 30, 2022 2021 (In thousands)   Demand accounts $ 179,812 $ 181,975 Savings accounts 87,093 81,724 NOW accounts 98,225 71,325 Money market accounts 206,764 187,898 Certificates of deposit 74,997 101,888 Retirement certificates 12,930 15,004 Total deposits $ 659,821 $ 639,814 NOTE M – INCOME TAXES The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Accordingly, deferred tax assets and liabilities: (i) are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns; (ii) are attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases; and (iii) are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years when those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Where applicable, deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance for any portions determined not likely to be realized. The valuation allowance is assessed by management on a quarterly basis and adjusted, by a charge or credit to income tax expense, as changes in facts and circumstances warrant. In assessing whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, management considers projections of future taxable income, the projected periods in which current temporary differences will be deductible, the availability of carry forwards, feasible and permissible tax planning strategies and existing tax laws and regulations. The Company did not have a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets at June 30, 2022 or September 30, 2021. A reconciliation of income tax between the amounts calculated based upon pre-tax income at the Company’s federal statutory rate and the amounts reflected in the consolidated statements of operations are as follows: For the Three Months For the Nine Months Ended June 30, Ended June 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 (In thousands)   Income tax expense at the statutory federal tax rate of 21% $ 631 $ 492 $ 1,625 $ 1,346 State tax expense 245 194 634 588 Other 10 ( 10 ) ( 9 ) ( 36 ) Income tax expense $ 886 $ 676 $ 2,250 $ 1,898 23 Table of Contents The Company’s statutory income tax rate in the State of New Jersey was 9.0 % for the three and nine months ending June 30, 2022 and 2021. The State of New Jersey imposed a temporary surtax on corporations earning New Jersey allocated income in excess of $ 1 million. The surtax is set at a rate of 2.5 % and is currently effective through December 31, 2023. Accordingly, the Company used an 11.5 % State tax rate for the calculation of its State income tax expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. NOTE N – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK The Company may use derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swaps and interest rate floors and caps, as part of its interest rate risk management. Interest rate caps and floors are agreements whereby one party agrees to pay or receive a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount for a predetermined period of time if certain market interest rate thresholds are met. The Company considers the credit risk inherent in these contracts to be negligible. The Company is a party to interest rate derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments. Under a program, the Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial lending customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. These interest rate swaps with customers are simultaneously offset by interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third-party financial institution, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. Because the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. The changes in the fair value of the swaps offset each other, except for the credit risk of the counterparties, which is determined by taking into consideration the risk rating, probability of default and loss given default for all counterparties. The Company was not required to pledge any collateral for its interest rate swaps with financial institutions at June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. The following table presents summary information regarding these derivatives as of June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. Notional Amount Average Maturity (Years) Weighted Average Fixed Rate Weighted Average Variable Rate Fair Value (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2022 Classified in Other Assets: Customer interest rate swaps $ 19,676 6.1 3.63 % 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50 $ 1,552 $ 6,985 4.8 6.13 % 1 Mo. BSBY + 3.00 $ 70 Total $ 26,661 5.5 4.88 % $ 1,622 Classified in Other Liabilities: 3rd Party interest rate swaps $ 19,676 6.1 3.63 % 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50 $ 1,552 $ 6,985 4.8 6.13 % 1 Mo. BSBY + 3.00 $ 70 Total $ 26,661 5.5 4.88 % $ 1,622 September 30, 2021 Classified in Other Assets: Customer interest rate swaps $ 20,111 6.9 3.61 % 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50 $ 183 Classified in Other Liabilities: 3rd Party interest rate swaps $ 20,111 6.9 3.61 % 1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.50 $ 183 The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments are commitments to extend credit and are summarized in the below table. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. 24 Table of Contents June 30, September 30, 2022 2021 (In thousands) Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk Letters of credit $ 750 $ 2,901 Unused lines of credit 69,021 63,798 Fixed rate loan commitments 6,132 9,156 Variable rate loan commitments 30,011 14,558 Total $ 105,914 $ 90,413