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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              To             

Commission File Number: 001-33322

 

 

CMS Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   20-8137247

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

123 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10601

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 914-422-2700

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   ¨     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company).    Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ¨     No   x

As of August 4, 2010 there were 1,862,803 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 


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CMS Bancorp, Inc.

INDEX

 

          Page
Number
Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
Item 1:    Financial Statements   
   Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 (Unaudited)    3
   Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)    4
   Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)    5
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)    6
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)    7
Item 2:    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    17
Item 3:    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    32
Item 4:    Controls and Procedures    32
Part II - OTHER INFORMATION   
Item 1A:    Risk Factors    33
Item 6:    Exhibits    34
SIGNATURES    35

 

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Part I: Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

CMS Bancorp, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2010
    September 30,
2009
 
     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)  

ASSETS

    

Cash and amounts due from depository institutions

   $ 879      $ 1,008   

Interest-bearing deposits

     6,612        6,296   
                

Total cash and cash equivalents

     7,491        7,304   

Securities available for sale

     46,608        58,487   

Securities held to maturity, estimated fair value of $0 and $172, respectively

     —          156   

Loans held for sale

     1,713        635   

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $833 and $749, respectively

     178,758        169,293   

Premises and equipment

     2,954        3,119   

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

     1,957        1,938   

Interest receivable

     1,007        976   

Other assets

     2,078        1,256   
                

Total assets

   $ 242,556      $ 243,164   
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Liabilities:

    

Deposits:

    

Non-interest bearing

   $ 12,181      $ 16,607   

Interest bearing

     171,104        167,780   
                
     183,285        184,387   

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

     34,616        34,726   

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

     1,471        668   

Other liabilities

     1,977        2,470   
                

Total liabilities

     221,349        222,251   
                

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized shares: 7,000,000; shares issued: 2,055,165; shares outstanding: 1,862,803

     21        21   

Additional paid in capital

     18,199        18,045   

Retained earnings

     6,432        6,345   

Treasury stock, 192,362 shares

     (1,660     (1,660

Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) shares

     (1,466     (1,507

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (309     (331
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     21,217        20,913   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 242,556      $ 243,164   
                

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CMS Bancorp, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended
June 30,
    Nine Months
Ended
June 30,
 
     2010    2009     2010    2009  
     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)  

Interest income:

          

Loans

   $ 2,591    $ 2,562      $ 7,607    $ 7,955   

Securities

     227      263        767      523   

Other interest-earning assets

     30      33        122      69   
                              

Total interest income

     2,848      2,858        8,496      8,547   
                              

Interest expense:

          

Deposits

     480      861        1,489      2,471   

Mortgage escrow funds

     6      2        17      11   

Borrowings, short term

     1      2        14      13   

Borrowings, long term

     422      424        1,266      1,272   
                              

Total interest expense

     909      1,289        2,786      3,767   
                              

Net interest income

     1,939      1,569        5,710      4,780   

Provision for loan losses

     25      —          85      30   
                              

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     1,914      1,569        5,625      4,750   
                              

Non-interest income:

          

Fees and service charges

     46      53        153      162   

Net gain on sale of loans

     59      127        235      182   

Net gain on sale of securities

     —        —          208      —     

Other

     3      4        10      12   
                              

Total non-interest income

     108      184        606      356   
                              

Non-interest expense:

          

Salaries and employee benefits

     990      998        3,070      2,845   

Net occupancy

     301      261        888      669   

Equipment

     170      165        520      460   

Professional fees

     146      71        521      329   

Advertising

     72      66        146      143   

Federal insurance premiums

     63      136        198      157   

Directors’ fees

     58      48        167      122   

Other insurance

     14      14        53      50   

Bank charges

     17      23        56      68   

Other

     147      136        436      382   
                              

Total non-interest expense

     1,978      1,918        6,055      5,225   
                              

Income (loss) before income taxes

     44      (165     176      (119

Income tax expense (benefit)

     24      (46     89      (14
                              

Net income (loss)

   $ 20    $ (119   $ 87    $ (105
                              

Net income (loss) per common share Basic and diluted

   $ 0.01    $ (0.07   $ 0.05    $ (0.06
                              

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding Basic and diluted

     1,699,389      1,702,160        1,698,014      1,707,708   
                              

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CMS Bancorp, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended
June 30,
    Nine Months
Ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  
     (In thousands)  

Net income (loss)

   $ 20      $ (119   $ 87      $ (105
                                

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Gross unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities available for sale

     339        151        297        358   

Reclassification for gains on available for sale securities included in income

     —          —          (199     —     

Retirement plan

     (22     (1     (61     (14
                                
     317        150        37        344   

Deferred income taxes

     127        60        15        136   
                                

Other comprehensive income net of income taxes

     190        90        22        208   
                                

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 210      $ (29   $ 109      $ 103   
                                

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CMS Bancorp, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009  
     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 87      $ (105

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used by operating activities:

    

Depreciation of premises and equipment

     282        241   

Amortization and accretion, net

     237        198   

Provision for loan losses

     85        30   

Deferred income taxes (benefit)

     (178     99   

ESOP expense

     32        29   

Stock option expense

     65        62   

Restricted stock award expense

     98        94   

Net gain on sale of securities

     (208     —     

Net gain on sale of loans

     (235     (182

Loans originated for sale

     (12,153     (9,203

Proceeds from sale of loans originated for sale

     11,310        7,616   

(Increase) in interest receivable

     (31     (175

(Increase) in other assets

     (659     (126

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

     (280     159   

(Decrease) in other liabilities

     (274     (591
                

Net cash used by operating activities

     (1,822     (1,854
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale

     10,114        2,000   

Proceeds from sale of securities held to maturity

     163        —     

Purchase of securities available for sale

     (18,075     (44,389

Principal repayments and calls on securities available for sale

     20,029        2,242   

Principal repayments on securities held to maturity

     2        31   

Net (increase) decrease in loans receivable

     (9,679     9,410   

Additions to premises and equipment

     (117     (949

(Purchase) redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank of N.Y. stock

     (19     648   
                

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

     2,418        (31,007
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Net (decrease) increase in deposits

     (1,102     53,740   

Net decrease in securities sold under repurchase agreements

     —          (614

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of N.Y.

     5,700        —     

Repayment of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of N.Y.

     (5,810     (16,005

Net increase in payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

     803        798   

Purchase of treasury stock

     —          (590
                

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities

     (409     37,329   
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     187        4,468   

Cash and cash equivalents-beginning

     7,304        5,402   
                

Cash and cash equivalents-ending

   $ 7,491      $ 9,870   
                

Supplemental information

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 3,066      $ 3,608   
                

Income taxes

   $ 19      $ 2   
                

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CMS Bancorp, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CMS Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Community Mutual Savings Bank (the “Bank”). The Company’s business is conducted principally through the Bank. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified in the consolidated financial statements to conform to the current presentation.

2. Description of Operations

The Bank was originally chartered in 1887 as Community Savings and Loan, a New York State-chartered savings and loan association. In 1980, it converted to a New York State-chartered savings bank and changed its name to Community Mutual Savings Bank of Southern New York. In 1983, Community Mutual Savings Bank of Southern New York changed its name to Community Mutual Savings Bank. In 2007, the Bank reorganized to a federally-chartered mutual savings bank and simultaneously converted from a federally-chartered mutual savings bank to a federally-chartered stock savings bank, with the concurrent formation of the Company. The Company, a stock holding company for the Bank, conducted a public offering of its common stock in connection with the conversion. After the 2007 conversion and offering, all of the Bank’s stock is owned by the Company.

The Bank is a community and customer-oriented retail savings bank offering residential mortgage loans and traditional deposit products and, to a lesser extent, commercial real estate, small business and consumer loans in Westchester County, New York, and the surrounding areas. The Bank also invests in various types of assets, including securities of various government-sponsored enterprises and mortgage-backed securities. The Bank’s revenues are derived principally from interest on loans, interest and dividends received from its investment securities and fees for bank services. The Bank’s primary sources of funds are deposits, scheduled amortization and prepayments of loan principal and mortgage-backed securities, maturities and calls of investment securities, funds provided by operations and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

3. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and do not include information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles accepted in the United States of America. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements have been included. The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire fiscal year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, which are in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2009.

The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance on subsequent events which establishes general standards for accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. This guidance sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of the reporting entity, should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition in the financial statements, identifies the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements, and the disclosure that should be made about events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date. In preparing these consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated the events that occurred after June 30, 2010 and through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.

 

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4. Critical Accounting Policies

The consolidated financial statements included in this report have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the dates of the statements of financial condition and revenues and expenses for the periods then ended. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

It is management’s opinion that accounting estimates covering certain aspects of the business have more significance than others due to the relative importance of those areas to overall performance, or the level of subjectivity required in making these estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the potential impairment of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock, the determination of other-than-temporary impairment on securities, and the assessment of whether deferred taxes are more likely than not to be realized.

Management believes that the allowance for loan losses represents its best estimate of losses known and inherent in the loan portfolio that are both probable and reasonable to estimate. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on changes in market and economic conditions in the Company’s market area. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

Management’s determination of whether investments, including FHLB stock, are impaired is based on their assessment of the ultimate recoverability of their cost rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value. Management’s assessment as to the amount of deferred taxes more likely than not to be realized is based upon future taxable income, which is subject to revision upon updated information.

5. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share was computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for unearned shares of the Company’s ESOP. Stock options granted are considered common stock equivalents and are therefore considered in diluted net income (loss) per share calculations, if dilutive, using the treasury stock method. All outstanding stock options were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the three month and nine month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.

6. Retirement Plan – Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost

The components of periodic pension expense were as follows:

 

     Three  Months
Ended
June 30,
    Nine  Months
Ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  
     (In thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 28      $ 53      $ 120      $ 160   

Interest cost

     73        68        197        171   

Expected return on plan assets

     (48     (42     (131     (145

Amortization of prior service cost

     6        1        14        3   

Amortization of unrecognized loss

     16        —          47        11   
                                

Total

   $ 75      $ 80      $ 245      $ 200   
                                

 

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On January 28, 2010, the Board of Directors passed a resolution to suspend the accrual of benefits under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan. The suspension became effective during the three month period ended March 31, 2010 and is expected to reduce annual pension expense by approximately $165,000 for the year ended September 30, 2010 compared to what the expense would have been without such suspension of the accrual of benefits. This suspension is expected to reduce annual pension expense by approximately $300,000 per year thereafter, compared to what the expense would have been without such suspension of the accrual of benefits.

7. Stock Repurchase Programs

On April 17, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock buy back plan that authorized the Company to buy back up to 98,647 shares of the outstanding stock of the Company. The buy back was administered as a 10(b)5-1 plan by Stifel Nicolaus, the Company’s investment banker. Through September 30, 2008, 98,647 shares of the Company’s common stock had been repurchased for $999,000.

On September 25, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an additional stock buy back plan that authorized the Company to buy back up to 93,715 shares of the outstanding stock of the Company. The buy back plan was administered as a 10(b)5-1 plan by Stifel Nicolaus, the Company’s investment banker. Through September 30, 2009, 93,715 shares of common stock had been repurchased for $661,000. No shares have been repurchased since September 30, 2009.

8. Stock Based Compensation

In November 2009, the Company granted 8,300 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.25 per share. The stock options awarded vest over a five year service period based on the anniversary of the grant date. The fair value of each stock option grant was established at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model used the following weighted average assumptions for options granted in November 2009: risk-free interest rate of 3.37%; volatility factor of expected market price of the Company’s common stock of 24.1%; weighted average expected lives of the options of 7 years; and no cash dividends. The calculated weighted average fair value of options granted using these assumptions was $2.49 per option.

In May 2010, the Company granted 6,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $8.35 per share. The stock options awarded vest over a five year service period based on the anniversary of the grant date. The fair value of each stock option grant was established at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model used the following weighted average assumptions for options granted in May 2010: risk-free interest rate of 3.34%; volatility factor of expected market price of the Company’s common stock of 44.5%; weighted average expected lives of the options of 7 years; and no cash dividends. The calculated weighted average fair value of options granted using these assumptions was $4.25 per option.

The Company recorded compensation expense with respect to stock options of $23,000 and $21,000 during the three month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $66,000 and $62,000 during the nine month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Unrecognized compensation associated with stock option grants as of June 30, 2010 was $244,000.

The Company has a Management Recognition Plan (“MRP”). The shares of restricted stock awarded under the MRP vest over a five year service period based on the anniversary of the grant date. The product of the number of shares granted and the grant date market price of the Company’s common stock determines the fair value of the shares covered under the MRP. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the fair value of the shares covered by the MRP on a straight line basis over the requisite service period. In November 2007, 61,701 shares of restricted stock were awarded under the MRP, of which 37,021 were non-vested as of June 30, 2010. In November 2009 and May 2010, 4,150 shares and 2,000 shares, respectively, of restricted stock were awarded under the MRP, all of which were non-vested as of June 30, 2010.

The Company recorded compensation expense with respect to such restricted stock of $33,000 and $31,000 during the three month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively and $98,000 and $94,000 during the nine month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Unrecognized compensation associated with grants of restricted stock as of June 30, 2010 was $345,000.

 

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Note 9 – Securities

Securities available for sale as of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

     Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
     (In thousands)

June 30, 2010

           

U.S. Government agencies:

           

Due after one but within five years

   $ 15,015    $ 197    $ —      $ 15,212

Due after five years

     6,038      14      —        6,052

Mortgage-backed securities

     24,874      470      —        25,344
                           
   $ 45,927    $ 681    $ —      $ 46,608
                           

September 30, 2009

           

U.S. Government agencies:

           

Due after one but within five years

   $ 18,415    $ 174    $ —      $ 18,589

Due after five years

     5,861      —        22      5,839

Mortgage-backed securities

     33,628      464      33      34,059
                           
   $ 57,904    $ 638    $ 55    $ 58,487
                           

There were no securities with unrealized losses as of June 30, 2010. The age of unrealized losses and fair value of related securities available for sale as of September 30, 2009 were as follows:

 

       Less than 12 Months    12 Months or More    Total
       Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Unrealized
Losses
     (In thousands)
September 30, 2009

U.S. Government agencies

   $ 5,839    $ 22    $ —      $ —      $ 5,839    $ 22

Mortgage-backed securities

     12,212      33      —        —        12,212      33
                                         
   $ 18,051    $ 55    $ —      $ —      $ 18,051    $ 55
                                         

When the fair value of a security is below its amortized cost, and depending on the length of time the condition exists, additional analysis is performed to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment condition exists. Securities are analyzed quarterly for possible other-than-temporary impairment. The analysis considers (i) whether the Company has the intent to sell the securities prior to recovery and/or maturity and (ii) whether it is more likely than not that the Company will have to sell the securities prior to recovery and/or maturity. Often, the information available to conduct these assessments is limited and rapidly changing, making estimates of fair value subject to judgment. If actual information or conditions are different than estimated, the extent of the impairment of the security may be different than previously estimated, which could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Management does not believe that any of the individual unrealized losses at September 30, 2009, represent an other-than-temporary impairment. All mortgage-backed securities are U.S. Government Agencies backed and collateralized by residential mortgages.

During the three month period ended December 31, 2009, the Company sold, or had called, available for sale securities with a carrying value of $9.9 million, and recognized a gain of $199,000 on such sales. There were no additional sales of securities available for sale during the nine months ended June 30, 2010, or during the three months or nine months ended June 30, 2009.

 

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During the three month period ended December 31, 2009, proceeds from sales of securities held to maturity totaled $163,000, including gross gains of $9,000. The securities sold consisted of mortgaged-backed securities on which the Company had already collected more than eighty-five percent of the principal outstanding at the sale date. There were no additional sales of securities held to maturity during the nine months ended June 30, 2010, or during the three months or nine months ended June 30, 2009.

10. Fair Value Measurements

U.S. GAAP has established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

An asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality and counterparty creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters. Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time. The Company’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective value or reflective of future values. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

In addition, the guidance requires the Company to disclose the fair value for financial assets on both a recurring and non-recurring basis.

 

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For financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 are summarized below:

 

Description

   Fair
Value
   (Level 1)
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
   (Level 2)
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
   (Level 3)
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
          (In thousands)          

June 30, 2010

           

Securities available for sale

   $ 46,608    $ —      $ 46,608    $ —  
                           

September 30, 2009

           

Securities available for sale

   $ 58,487    $ —      $ 58,487    $ —  
                           

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009:

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Interest Receivable and Interest Payable . The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, interest receivable and interest payable approximate fair value because they mature in three months or less.

Securities . The fair value for debt securities, both available for sale and held to maturity are based on quoted market prices or dealer prices (Level 1), if available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are determined by obtaining matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs).

Loans Receivable . The fair value of loans receivable is estimated by discounting the future cash flows, using the current market rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities, of such loans.

Loans Held for Sale . Loans held for sale are carried at estimated fair value in the aggregate, determined based on actual amounts subsequently realized after the balance sheet date, or estimates of amounts to be subsequently realized, based on actual amounts realized for similar loans.

Deposits . The fair value of demand, savings and club accounts is equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of certificates of deposit is estimated using market rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The fair value estimates do not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market.

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Commitments to Extend Credits. The fair value of commitments to fund credit lines and originate or participate in loans is estimated using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest and the committed rates. The carrying value, represented by the net deferred fee arising from the unrecognized commitment, and the fair value, determined by discounting the remaining contractual fee over the term of the commitment using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements with similar credit risk, was not considered material at June 30, 2010 or September 30, 2009.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments are as follows:

 

     June 30, 2010    September 30, 2009
     Carrying
Amount
   Estimated
Fair

Value
   Carrying
Amount
   Estimated
Fair

Value
     (In thousands)

Financial assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,491    $ 7,491    $ 7,304    $ 7,304

Securities available for sale

     46,608      46,608      58,487      58,487

Securities held to maturity

     —        —        156      172

Loans held for sale

     1,713      1,713      635      635

Loans receivable

     178,758      195,071      169,293      181,596

Accrued interest receivable

     1,007      1,007      976      976

Financial liabilities:

           

Deposits

     183,285      184,136      184,387      184,951

FHLB Advances

     34,616      37,262      34,726      37,533

Accrued interest payable

     369      369      649      649

Off-balance sheet financial instruments

     —        —        —        —  

Limitations

The fair value estimates are made at a discrete point in time based on relevant market information about the financial instruments. Fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. Further, the foregoing estimates may not reflect the actual amount that could be realized if all of the financial instruments were offered for sale.

In addition, the fair value estimates are based on existing on-and-off balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to value the anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Other significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial assets and liabilities include premises and equipment and advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.

Finally, reasonable comparability between financial institutions may not be likely due to the wide range of permitted valuation techniques and numerous estimates which must be made given the absence of active secondary markets for many of the financial instruments. This lack of uniform valuation methodologies introduces a greater degree of subjectivity to these estimated fair values.

 

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12. Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock

The Company’s required investment in the common stock of the FHLB of New York is carried at cost as of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009. Management evaluates this common stock for impairment in accordance with the FASB guidance on accounting by certain entities that lend to or finance the activities of others. Management’s determination of whether this investment is impaired is based on its assessment of the ultimate recoverability of the investment’s cost rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value. The determination of whether a decline affects the ultimate recoverability of cost is influenced by criteria such as (1) the significance of the decline in net assets of the FHLB as compared to the capital stock amount for the FHLB and the length of time this situation has persisted, (2) commitments by the FHLB to make payments required by law or regulation and the level of such payments in relation to the operating performance of the FHLB, and (3) the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on institutions and, accordingly, on the customer base of the FHLB. Management believes no impairment charge was necessary related to the FHLB stock as of June 30, 2010.

13. Loans Receivable

At June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the Company had loans in the amount of $1.7 million that were considered to be impaired, on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued. The average balances of impaired loans outstanding during the nine months ended June 30, 2010 was $1.7 million and no interest income was recorded on these impaired loans during the nine months ended June 30, 2010. Had all such loans been performing in accordance with their original terms, additional interest income of $66,000 would have been recognized during the nine months ended June 30, 2010. The Company is not committed to lend additional funds on these non-accrual loans.

14. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The FASB issued guidance concerning accounting for transfers of financial assets and repurchase financing transactions. This guidance addresses the issue of whether or not these transactions should be viewed as two separate transactions or as one “linked” transaction. The guidance includes a “rebuttable presumption” that presumes linkage of the two transactions unless the presumption can be overcome by meeting certain criteria. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and applies only to original transfers made after that date; early adoption will not be allowed. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The FASB issued guidance concerning disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities, an amendment to previous guidance on the topic. This guidance requires entities that utilize derivative instruments to provide qualitative disclosures about their objectives and strategies for using such instruments, as well as any details of credit-risk-related contingent features contained within derivatives. This guidance also requires entities to disclose additional information about the amounts and location of derivatives located within the financial statements, how the provisions of the previous guidance has been applied, and the impact that hedges have on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The FASB issued guidance concerning determination of the useful life of intangible assets. This guidance amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under guidance concerning goodwill and other intangible assets. The intent of this guidance is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under guidance concerning goodwill and other intangible assets and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under guidance concerning business combinations, and other GAAP. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The FASB issued guidance concerning accounting for transfers of financial assets, an amendment to previous guidance on the topic. This statement prescribes the information that a reporting entity must provide in its financial reports about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance and cash flows; and a

 

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transferor’s continuing involvement in transferred financial assets. Specifically, among other aspects, this guidance amends previous guidance concerning accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities by removing the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity from previous guidance on transfers and servicing and removes the exception from applying previous guidance on transfers and servicing to variable interest entities that are qualifying special-purpose entities. It also modifies the financial-components approach used in previous guidance. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. The implementation of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The FASB issued guidance requiring an enterprise to determine whether its variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is the enterprise that has both (1) the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity. This guidance also amends previous guidance to require ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. The implementation of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The FASB issued guidance updating fair value measurements and disclosures. This guidance amends prior guidance to clarify that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using (1) a valuation technique that uses a quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets, or (2) another valuation technique that is consistent with the principals of FASB guidance. Two examples would be an income approach, such as a present value technique, or a market approach, such as a technique that is based on the amount at the measurement date that the reporting entity would pay to transfer the identical liability or would receive to enter into the identical liability. When estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability. Both a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level I fair value measurements. The adoption of this new standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued guidance on transfers and servicing of financial assets which improves financial reporting by eliminating the exceptions for qualifying special-purpose entities from the consolidation guidance and the exception that permitted sale accounting for certain mortgage securitizations when a transferor has not surrendered control over the transferred financial assets. In addition, the amendments require enhanced disclosures about the risks that a transferor continues to be exposed to because of its continuing involvement in transferred financial assets. Comparability and consistency in accounting for transferred financial assets will also be improved through clarifications of the requirements for isolation and limitations on portions of financial assets that are eligible for sale accounting. This update is effective at the start of a reporting entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued guidance on accounting for distributions to shareholders with components of stock and cash. The amendments in this update clarify that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in earnings per share prospectively and is not a stock dividend. This update is effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The FASB has issued guidance regarding fair value measurements and disclosures which requires some new disclosures and clarifies some existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurement. This guidance requires a reporting entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers; and, in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using

 

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significant unobservable inputs, a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements. In addition, this guidance clarifies the requirements of the existing disclosures such that for purposes of reporting fair value measurement for each class of assets and liabilities, a reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities; and, a reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued amended guidance which was effective upon issuance, to remove the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or retrospective application of U.S. GAAP. The FASB believes these amendments remove potential conflicts with the SEC’s literature.

The FASB issued guidance about the effect of a loan modification when the loan is part of a pool that is accounted for as a single asset. The guidance provides that modifications of loans that are accounted for within a pool do not result in the removal of those loans from the pool even if the modification of those loans would otherwise be considered a troubled debt restructuring. This guidance is effective prospectively for modifications of loans accounted for within pools occurring in the first interim or annual period ending on or after July 15, 2010, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued guidance regarding disclosures about the credit quality of financing receivables including loans and the allowance for credit losses. This guidance requires more information about the credit quality of financing receivables in the disclosures to financial statements, such as aging information and credit quality indicators. Both new and existing disclosures must be disaggregated by portfolio segment or class. The disaggregation of information is based on how a company develops its allowance for credit losses and how it manages its credit exposure. The effective date of this guidance requires disclosures as of the end of a reporting period on or after December 15, 2010. The amendments that require disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact the new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 2. - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements,” which may be identified by the use of such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “estimated,” “potential” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, estimates with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business that are subject to various factors including those set forth in Part II, Item 1A-Risk Factors of this Form 10-Q and Part 1, Item 1A– Risk Factors of our Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2009, which could cause actual results to differ materially from these estimates. These factors include, but are not limited to:

 

   

changes in interest rates;

 

   

our allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover actual loan losses;

 

   

the risk of loss associated with our loan portfolio;

 

   

lower demand for loans;

 

   

changes in our asset quality;

 

   

other-than-temporary impairment charges for investments;

 

   

the soundness of other financial institutions;

 

   

changes in liquidity;

 

   

changes in the Company’s reputation;

 

   

higher FDIC insurance premiums;

 

   

changes in the real estate market or local economy;

 

   

our ability to successfully implement our future plans for growth;

 

   

natural and man made disasters;

 

   

our ability to retain our executive officers and other key personnel;

 

   

public health issues such as the H1N1 flu outbreak;

 

   

competition in our primary market area;

 

   

changes in laws and regulations to which we are subject;

 

   

the effects of new laws and regulations, including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;

 

   

recent developments affecting the financial markets;

 

   

changes in the Federal Reserve’s monetary or fiscal policies;

 

   

our ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting;

 

   

the inclusion of certain anti-takeover provisions in our organizational documents; and

 

   

the low trading volume in our stock.

Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this Report and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. We disclaim any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

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General

The Company’s results of operations depend primarily on its net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income it earns on its loans, investments and other interest-earning assets and the interest it pays on its deposits, borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is affected by the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates earned or paid on these balances. The Company’s operations are also affected by non-interest income, the provision for loan losses and non-interest expenses such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy costs, and other general and administrative expenses. In general, financial institutions such as the Company are significantly affected by economic conditions, competition, and the monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government. Lending activities are influenced by the demand for and supply of housing, competition among lenders, interest rate conditions, and funds availability. The Company’s operations and lending activities are principally concentrated in Westchester County, New York, and its operations and earnings are influenced by the economics of the area in which it operates. Deposit balances and cost of funds are influenced by prevailing market rates on competing investments, customer preferences, and levels of personal income and savings in the Company’s primary market area.

The Company’s net interest income may be affected by market interest rate changes. Local market conditions and liquidity needs of other financial institutions can have a dramatic impact on the interest rates offered to attract deposits. During portions of the last two fiscal years, changes in short-term interest rates did not result in corresponding changes in long-term interest rates, and local market conditions resulted in relatively high certificate of deposit interest rates and lower interest rates on loans. The effect of this interest rate environment did, and could in the future, continue to decrease the Company’s ability to invest deposits and reinvest proceeds from loan and investment repayments at higher interest rates. During portions of the past two fiscal years, the Company’s cost of funds did not change proportionally to its yield on loans and investments, due to the longer-term nature of its interest-earning assets, the yield curve environment and higher interest rates on deposits resulting from liquidity needs of other financial institutions.

In order to grow and diversify, the Company seeks to continue to increase its multi-family, non-residential, construction, home equity and commercial loans by targeting these markets in Westchester County and the surrounding areas as a means to increase the yield on and diversify its loan portfolio, build transactional deposit account relationships and, depending on market conditions, sell the fixed-rate residential real estate loan originations to a third party in order to diversify its loan portfolio, increase non-interest income and reduce interest rate risk.

To the extent the Company increases its investment in construction or development, consumer and commercial loans, which are considered greater risks than one-to-four-family residential loans, the Company’s provision for loan losses may increase to reflect this increased risk, which could cause a reduction in the Company’s income.

Business Strategy

The Company seeks to differentiate itself from its competition by providing superior, highly personalized and prompt service, local decision making and competitive fees and rates to its customers. Historically, the Bank has been a community-oriented retail savings bank offering residential mortgage loans and traditional deposit products and, to a lesser extent, commercial real estate, small business and consumer loans in Westchester County and the surrounding areas. The Company has adopted a strategic plan that focuses on growth in the loan portfolio into higher yield multi-family, non-residential, construction and commercial loan markets. The Company’s strategic plan also calls for increasing deposit relationships and broadening its product lines and services. The Company believes that this business strategy is best for its long-term success and viability, and complements its existing commitment to high quality customer service.

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

On July 21, 2010, the President signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act” or “Act”) into law. Among other things, the Act dramatically impacts the rules governing the provision of consumer financial products and services, and implementation of the Act will require new mandatory and discretionary

 

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rulemakings by numerous federal regulatory agencies over the next several years. The new law significantly affects the operations of federal savings associations (including federal savings banks) and their holding companies as, among other things, the Act: (1) abolishes our primary federal regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”), effective 90 days after the transfer of the OTS’s supervisory and other functions to the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”); (2) creates the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, a new independent consumer watchdog agency housed within the FRB that will have primary rulemaking authority with respect to all federal consumer financial laws; (3) requires that formal capital requirements be imposed on savings and loan holding companies generally commencing July 2015; (4) codifies the “source of strength” doctrine for all depository institution holding companies; (5) grants to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, FDIC and the FRB broad new powers to seize, close and wind down “too big to fail” financial (including non-bank) institutions in an orderly fashion; (6) establishes a new Financial Stability Oversight Council that is charged with identifying and responding to emerging risks throughout the financial system, composed primarily of federal financial services regulators and chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury Department; (7) adopts new standards and rules for the mortgage industry; (8) adopts new bank, thrift and holding company regulation; (9) permanently increases the standard maximum deposit insurance limit to $250,000 per depositor, per institution for each account ownership category; (10) temporarily provides for unlimited deposit insurance coverage for “noninterest-bearing transaction accounts;” (11) repeals the long-standing statutory prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits; (12) adopts new federal regulation of the derivatives market; (13) adopts the so-called Volcker Rule, substantially restricting proprietary trading by depository institutions and their holding companies; (14) imposes requirements for “funeral plans” by large, complex financial companies; (15) establishes new regulation of the asset securitization market through “skin in the game” and enhanced disclosure requirements; (16) establishes new regulation of interchange fees; (17) establishes new and enhanced compensation and corporate governance oversight for the financial services industry; (18) provides enhanced oversight of municipal securities; (19) provides a specific framework for payment, clearing and settlement regulation; (20) tasks the federal banking agencies with adopting new and enhanced capital standards for all depository institutions; and (21) significantly narrows the scope of federal preemption for national banks and federal savings associations.

The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the Act on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects and expect that some provisions of the Act may have adverse effects on us, such as the cost of complying with the numerous new regulations and reporting requirements mandated by the Act.

Comparison of Financial Condition at June 30, 2010 to September 30, 2009

Total assets decreased by $598,000, or 0.2%, to $242.6 million at June 30, 2010 from $243.2 million at September 30, 2009. Proceeds from the sale and call of securities were used to fund increases in loans and declines in retail deposits in the nine months ended June 30, 2010. In the nine months ended June 30, 2010, securities decreased by $12.0 million as a result of the need to fund loan increases, loans originated for resale and retail deposit decreases. Securities consist principally of notes, bonds and mortgage-backed securities of the U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agencies.

Loans receivable were $178.8 million and $169.3 million at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, respectively, representing an increase of $9.5 million, or 5.6%. The increase in loans resulted principally from a $10.2 million increase in non-residential real estate mortgage loans and to a lesser degree, additions to the multi-family and secured commercial loan portfolios, offset in part by normal amortization and prepayments of one-to-four-family mortgages.

Despite recent positive trends in the economy, the banking industry in general has seen increases in loan delinquencies and defaults over the past two years, particularly in the subprime sector. The Company however has not experienced significant delinquencies or losses in its loan portfolio due primarily to its conservative underwriting policies. As of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the Company had $1.7 million of non-performing loans which are in process of foreclosure, and are considered impaired and have been placed on non-accrual status. The impaired loans resulted from general economic conditions, increased unemployment and the declines in the local real estate market. As of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the allowance for loan losses was 0.46% and 0.44% of loans outstanding, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2010, $85,000 was added to the allowance for loan losses and there were $2,000 of loans charged off and $1,000 of recoveries. Despite a weak economy nationally as well as in our primary market area, there was no material shift in the loan portfolio, loss experience, or other factors affecting the Bank in the nine months ended June 30, 2010. As a result of the continuing challenging economic conditions in the Company’s primary market area $85,000 was added to the allowance for loan losses in the nine months ended June 30, 2010.

 

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In the nine months ended June 30, 2010, the $822,000 increase in other assets related principally to the required prepayment of FDIC insurance payments for the three year period ending December 31, 2012.

Deposits decreased by $1.1 million, or 0.6%, from $184.4 million as of September 30, 2009 to $183.3 million as of June 30, 2010. The decrease in deposits was funded principally from repayments and sales of securities. The decrease in deposits resulted from withdrawals of promotional short-term certificate of deposits offered in conjunction with the opening of the Mount Kisco branch, principally during the quarter ended December 31, 2009, offset by increases in retail deposits and an $8.0 million one way buy CDARS deposit during the three months ended June 30, 2010. The Company participates in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service, or CDARS network. Under this network, the Company can transfer deposits into the network (a one way sell transaction), request that the network deposit funds at the Bank (a one way buy transaction), or deposit funds into the network and receive an equal amount of deposits from the network (a reciprocal transfer). The network provides the Company with an investment vehicle in the case of a one way sell, a liquidity or funding source in the case of a one way buy and the ability to access additional FDIC insurance for customers in the case of a reciprocal transfer.

The increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance represents the normal seasonal build up in these accounts due to the timing of receipts and payments of taxes and insurance.

Stockholders’ equity increased $304,000 from September 30, 2009 to June 30, 2010 as a result of net income for the period and additions to equity resulting from accounting for stock based compensation and the ESOP and by a decrease in the accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

General. The Company recorded net income of $20,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to a net loss of $119,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The change primarily reflects a decrease in interest expense, partially offset by a decrease in non-interest income and an increase in non-interest expense.

Average Balances, Interest and Average Yields/Costs. The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company’s average balance sheets and reflects the average annual yield on interest-earning assets and average annual cost of interest-bearing liabilities, interest earned and interest paid for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are derived by dividing annualized income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Average balances are derived from daily balances over the periods indicated. The average balances for loans are net of allowance for loan losses.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009  
     (Dollars in thousands)  
     Average
Balance
   Interest    Yield/
Cost
    Average
Balance
   Interest    Yield/
Cost
 

Interest-earning assets:

                

Loans receivable(1)

   $ 177,216    $ 2,591    5.85   $ 175,726    $ 2,562    5.83

Securities(2)

     40,150      227    2.26     27,166      263    3.87

Other interest-earning assets(3)

     7,654      30    1.57     17,431      33    0.76
                                        

Total interest-earning assets

     225,020      2,848    5.06     220,323      2,858    5.19
                                

Non interest-earning assets

     7,021           7,667      
                        

Total assets

   $ 232,041         $ 227,990      
                        

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                

Demand deposits

   $ 30,152      70    0.93   $ 17,498      75    1.71

Savings and club accounts

     41,324      41    0.40     38,926      39    0.40

Certificates of deposit

     87,610      369    1.68     98,302      747    3.04

Borrowed money(4)

     36,893      429    4.65     37,751      428    4.53
                                        

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     195,979      909    1.86     192,477      1,289    2.68
                                

Non interest-bearing deposits

     12,851           12,289      

Other liabilities

     2,444           2,062      
                        

Total liabilities

     211,274           206,828      

Total stockholders’ equity

     20,767           21,162      
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 232,041         $ 227,990      
                        

Interest rate spread

      $ 1,939    3.20      $ 1,569    2.51
                        

Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin

   $ 29,041       3.45   $ 27,846       2.85
                        

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

        1.15x           1.14x   
                        

 

(1) Net of allowance for loan losses and net deferred costs and fees.
(2) Held to maturity securities included at amortized cost and available for sale securities included at fair value.
(3) Includes interest-earning cash equivalents, stock of Federal Home Loan Bank of NY and loans held for sale, which are held for a short period of time.
(4) Includes mortgage escrow funds, FHLB advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

 

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Interest Income. Interest income of $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, was $10,000 less than interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The minor decrease in interest income was primarily due to a decrease of $36,000 in interest income from securities, offset in part by a $29,000 increase in interest income from loans.

Interest income from loans increased by $29,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was due to a $1.5 million, or 0.8%, increase in the average balance of loans to $177.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $175.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2009 and a two basis point increase in the average yield to 5.85% from 5.83%, reflecting loans made in the higher interest rate non-residential real estate mortgage loan category and lower loan prepayments resulting in lower deferred loan cost write offs. The increase in average loan balances was principally due loans in the non-residential and multi-family mortgage loan categories, net of normal amortization and prepayments of one-to-four-family mortgages. In addition, mortgage loan balances declined as a result of the decision to sell most conventional one-to-four-family residential mortgage originations into the secondary market to generate non-interest income and reduce interest rate risk. Higher loan volume increased interest income by $21,000 while the higher interest rates increased interest income by $8,000.

Interest income from securities decreased by $36,000 to $227,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $263,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease in interest income from securities was attributable to lower yields on the securities portfolio which reduced interest income by $134,000, offset in part by higher average balances which rose to $40.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $27.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease in the securities portfolio yield was due to an overall decline in market interest rates while the increase in the average balances of securities was due to funds from deposit inflows, including the CDARS deposit, which were invested in short to intermediate-term available-for-sale securities, principally notes, bonds and mortgage-backed securities of the U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agencies.

Interest Expense. Interest expense declined by $380,000, or 29.5%, to $909,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $1.3 million in the comparable 2009 period. Interest on demand deposits decreased $5,000 as a result of lower interest rates paid on those deposits, offset in part by the impact of higher average balances. Interest on savings and clubs increased by $2,000 as a result of higher average balances in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the comparable 2009 period. The increase in interest-bearing demand deposits and savings deposits resulted from transfers from the certificate of deposit category to demand and savings accounts, and more competitive interest rates on money market accounts. Promotional interest rates on certificates of deposit in connection with the opening of the Mount Kisco branch in 2009 initially resulted in significant growth in certificate of deposit balances. In late 2009 and early 2010, customers shifted a portion of those certificates and other deposits to money market and savings accounts and withdrew a portion of these deposits. As a result, the average balance of certificates of deposit declined by $10.7 million to $87.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $98.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, while the interest rate on those deposits decreased from 3.04% in the three months ended June 30, 2009 to 1.68% in the comparable 2010 period. Interest expense on certificates of deposit decreased by $74,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009 as a result of lower average balances and lower interest rates which caused interest expense on certificates of deposit to decrease by $304,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. Lower average balances of FHLB borrowings caused the interest expense on borrowed money to decrease by $10,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the comparable 2009 period while higher rates more than offset the savings from lower balances.

Overall declines in market interest rates reduced the average interest rate on interest-bearing liabilities from 2.68% in the quarter ended June 30, 2009 to 1.86% in the comparable 2010 period. Of the $380,000 decrease in interest expense in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009, declines in certificates of deposit balances reduced interest expense by $74,000, changes in volume of other interest bearing liabilities caused an increase in interest expense of $31,000 and lower interest rates caused a reduction in interest expense of $337,000.

 

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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table analyzes the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It shows the amount of the change in interest income or expense caused by either changes in outstanding balances (volume) or changes in interest rates. The effect of a change in volume is measured by applying the average rate during the first period to the volume change between the two periods. The effect of changes in rate is measured by applying the change in rate between the two periods to the average volume during the first period. Changes attributable to both rate and volume which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to the absolute value of the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
Compared to

Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
 
     Volume     Rate     Net  
     (In thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

      

Loans receivable

   $ 21      $ 8      $ 29   

Securities

     98        (134     (36

Other interest-earning assets

     (25     22        (3
                        

Total interest-earning assets

     94        (104     (10
                        

Interest-bearing liabilities:

      

Demand deposits

     39        (44     (5

Savings and club accounts

     2        —          2   

Certificates of deposit

     (74     (304     (378

Borrowed money

     (10     11        1   
                        

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     (43     (337     (380
                        

Net interest income

   $ 137      $ 233      $ 370   
                        

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $370,000, or 23.6%, to $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. Lower yields on average interest-earning assets, net of higher average balances in the three months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009 were more than offset by decreases in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities net of higher average deposit and borrowing balances.

Provision for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses was $833,000, or 0.46% of gross loans outstanding, at June 30, 2010 compared to $749,000, or 0.44% of gross loans outstanding, at September 30, 2009. The level of the allowance for loan losses is based on estimates and ultimate losses may vary from these estimates. Management reviews the level of the allowance for loan losses on a quarterly basis, at a minimum, and establishes the provision for loan losses based on the composition of the loan portfolio, delinquency levels, loss experience, economic conditions, and other factors related to the collectibility of the loan portfolio. Management regularly evaluates various risk factors related to the loan portfolio, such as type of loan, underlying collateral and payment status, and the corresponding allowance allocation percentages. Based on that review, in the three months ended June 30, 2010, $25,000 was added to the allowance for loan losses. As of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the Company had $1.7 million of non-performing loans which were in process of foreclosure, and were considered impaired and have been placed on non-accrual status. The Bank has allocated the allowance for loan losses among categories of loan types as well as classification status at each period end.

 

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Non-interest Income. Non-interest income of $108,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 was lower than the $184,000 in the comparable 2009 period primarily as a result of a $68,000 decrease in gains on loans originated for sale resulting from lower loan sales volume.

Non-interest Expenses. Non-interest expenses were $2.0 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing an increase of $60,000, or 3.1%. Higher occupancy costs of $40,000 resulted principally from the new Mount Kisco branch which opened during the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and higher repair costs at the Mount Vernon branch. Professional fees were $75,000 higher in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2009. The three months ended June 30, 2009 includes credits to professional fees from the reimbursement of legal fees from the insurance carrier in connection with the insurance company settlement of the suit brought by two former employees and the reimbursement of legal fees by the defined benefit pension plan, while the three months ended June 30, 2010 includes higher professional fees as a result of higher corporate matter legal fees and higher internal and external audit fees associated with SOX compliance. FDIC insurance premiums in the three months ended June 30, 2010 were $73,000 lower than in the three months ended June 30, 2009 as a result of the FDIC special assessment of $110,000 in the three month period ended June 30, 2009, net of the impact of higher regular assessment rates and deposit balances in the three months ended June 30, 2010. Directors’ fees increased by $10,000 in the three month period ended June 30, 2010 compared to the three month ended June 30, 2009 as a result of additional board members, more committee meetings and a newly instituted annual retainer for the Chairman of the Board in the 2010 fiscal year.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Income tax expense was $24,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to a tax benefit of $46,000 in the comparable 2009 period. Income tax expense is recorded based on pretax income at the statutory rate for federal tax purposes and the higher of the statutory rate or minimum tax rate for state purposes. The effective tax rate in the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was different than the statutory rate as a result of providing for New York State minimum taxes and certain non-deductible expenses.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

General. The Company recorded net income of $87,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010, compared to a net loss of $105,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. The change in results primarily reflects an increase in net interest income and higher non-interest income, partially offset by an increase non-interest expense.

In April 2009, the Company opened a new branch in Mount Kisco, New York. This new branch resulted in operating expense increases. Until deposits and the investment of these deposits in interest-earning assets at this new branch reach a sufficient level, this new branch is likely to have a negative impact on earnings. In the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, direct operating expenses of the Mount Kisco branch were $398,000 and $176,000, respectively.

 

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Average Balances, Interest and Average Yields/Costs. The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company’s average balance sheets and reflects the average annual yield on interest-earning assets and average annual cost of interest-bearing liabilities, interest earned and interest paid for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are derived by dividing annualized income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Average balances are derived from daily balances over the periods indicated. The average balances for loans are net of allowance for loan losses.

 

     Nine Months Ended June 30,  
     2010     2009  
     (Dollars in thousands)  
     Average
Balance
   Interest    Yield/
Cost
    Average
Balance
   Interest    Yield/
Cost
 

Interest-earning assets:

                

Loans receivable(1)

   $ 173,596    $ 7,607    5.84   $ 180,082    $ 7,955    5.89

Securities(2)

     44,001      767    2.32     17,323      523    4.03

Other interest-earning assets(3)

     5,813      122    2.80     7,761      69    1.19
                                        

Total interest-earning assets

     223,410      8,496    5.07     205,166      8,547    5.55
                                

Non interest-earning assets

     6,910           6,542      
                        

Total assets

   $ 230,320         $ 211,708      
                        

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                

Demand deposits

   $ 29,613    $ 213    0.96   $ 12,786      172    1.79

Savings and club accounts

     40,760      122    0.40     37,488      113    0.40

Certificates of deposit

     83,139      1,154    1.85     88,633      2,186    3.29

Borrowed money(4)

     40,187      1,297    4.30     37,724      1,296    4.58
                                        

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     193,699      2,786    1.92     176,631      3,767    2.84
                                

Non interest-bearing deposits

     13,506           11,701      

Other liabilities

     2,385           2,021      
                        

Total liabilities

     209,590           190,353      

Total stockholders’ equity

     20,730           21,355      
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 230,320         $ 211,708      
                        

Interest rate spread

      $ 5,710    3.15      $ 4,780    2.71
                        

Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin

   $ 29,711       3.41   $ 28,535       3.11
                        

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

        1.15x           1.16x   
                        

 

(1) Net of allowance for loan losses and net deferred costs and fees.
(2) Held to maturity securities included at amortized cost and available for sale securities included at fair value.
(3) Includes interest-earning cash equivalents, stock of Federal Home Loan Bank of NY and loans held for sale, which are held for a short period of time.
(4) Includes mortgage escrow funds, FHLB advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

Interest Income. Interest income of $8.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2010, was $51,000 less than interest income for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. The minor decrease in interest income was primarily due to a decrease of $348,000 in interest income from loans, offset in part by a $297,000 increase in interest income from securities and other interest-earning assets.

 

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Interest income from loans decreased by $348,000 to $7.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 from $8.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease was due to a $6.5 million, or 3.6%, decrease in the average balance of loans to $173.6 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 from $180.1 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2009, and by an 5 basis point decrease in the average yield to 5.84% from 5.89%, reflecting lower market rates and the prepayment of loans with higher than market interest rates. The decrease in average loan balances was principally due to normal amortization and prepayments of loan balances and from the decision to sell most conventional one-to-four-family residential mortgage originations into the secondary market, to generate non-interest income and reduce interest rate risk. The decline in one-to-four-family mortgages was partially offset by increases in nonresidential property and multi-family mortgages, and secured commercial loans. Lower average loan balances decreased interest income by $282,000 while the lower interest rates reduced interest income by $66,000.

Interest income from securities increased by $244,000 to $767,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 from $523,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. The increase in interest income from securities was attributable to higher average balances, which increased interest income by $540,000, offset in part by lower yields on the securities portfolio which reduced interest income by $296,000. The increase in the average balances of securities was due to funds from deposit inflows which were invested in short to intermediate-term available-for-sale securities, principally notes, bonds and mortgage-backed securities of the U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agencies which caused the average balance of securities to increase by $26.7 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2009. Interest income on other interest-earning assets increased by $53,000, to $122,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $69,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2009 due to higher dividends on FHLB stock and interest on loans originated for resale.

Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased by $981,000, or 26.0%, to $2.8 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $3.8 million in the comparable 2009 period. Interest on demand deposits increased $41,000 as a result of higher average balances which caused a $148,000 increase in interest expense, offset in part by lower interest rates paid on those deposits which decreased interest expense by $107,000. Interest on savings and clubs increased by $9,000 as a result of higher average balances in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the comparable 2009 period. The increase in interest-bearing demand deposits and savings deposits resulted from transfers from the certificate of deposit category to demand and savings accounts, and more competitive interest rates on money market accounts. Promotional interest rates on certificates of deposit in connection with the opening of the Mount Kisco branch in 2009 initially resulted in significant growth in certificate of deposit balances. In late 2009 and early 2010, customers shifted a portion of those certificates and other deposits to money market and savings accounts and withdrew a portion of these deposits. A promotional certificate of deposit program tied to demand deposit accounts and bill pay services in April 2010 resulted in additional deposits, offsetting part of the previous deposit outflow. Overall, the average balance of certificates of deposit declined by $5.5 million to $83.1 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $88.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2009, while the interest rate on those deposits declined from 3.29% in the nine months ended June 30, 2009 to 1.85% in the comparable 2010 period. Interest expense on certificates of deposit decreased by $128,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2009 as a result of lower average balances and lower interest rates caused interest expense on certificates of deposit to decrease by $904,000 in the nine month period ended June 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2009. Higher average balances of FHLB borrowings caused the interest expense on borrowed money to increase by $82,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the comparable 2009 period, while lower interest rates decreased interest expense by $81,000.

Overall declines in market interest rates reduced the average interest rate on interest-bearing liabilities from 2.84% in the nine months ended June 30, 2009 to 1.92% in the comparable 2010 period. Of the $981,000 decrease in interest expense, growth in volume of interest-bearing liabilities caused the expense to increase by $111,000, which was more than offset by a decrease in interest expense caused by lower interest rates of $1.1 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the comparable 2009 period.

 

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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table analyzes the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It shows the amount of the change in interest income or expense caused by either changes in outstanding balances (volume) or changes in interest rates. The effect of a change in volume is measured by applying the average rate during the first period to the volume change between the two periods. The effect of changes in rate is measured by applying the change in rate between the two periods to the average volume during the first period. Changes attributable to both rate and volume which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to the absolute value of the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

     Nine Months Ended June 30, 2010  
     Compared to
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2009
 
     Volume     Rate     Net  
     (In thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

      

Loans receivable

   $ (282   $ (66   $ (348

Securities

     540        (296     244   

Other interest-earning assets

     (21     74        53   
                        

Total interest-earning assets

     237        (288     (51
                        

Interest-bearing liabilities:

      

Demand deposits

     148        (107     41   

Savings and club accounts

     9        —          9   

Certificates of deposit

     (128     (904     (1,032

Borrowed money

     82        (81     1   
                        

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     111        (1,092     (981
                        

Net interest income

   $ 126      $ 804      $ 930   
                        

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $930,000, or 19.5%, to $5.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 from $4.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2009. Lower yields on average interest-earning assets, net of higher average balances in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2009 were more than offset by decreases in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, net of an increase in interest expense caused by higher average deposit and borrowing balances.

Provision for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses was $833,000, or 0.46% of gross loans outstanding, at June 30, 2010 compared to $749,000, or 0.44% of gross loans outstanding, at September 30, 2009. The level of the allowance for loan losses is based on estimates and ultimate losses may vary from these estimates. Management reviews the level of the allowance for loan losses on a quarterly basis, at a minimum, and establishes the provision for loan losses based on the composition of the loan portfolio, delinquency levels, loss experience, economic conditions, and other factors related to the collectibility of the loan portfolio. Management regularly evaluates various risk factors related to the loan portfolio, such as type of loan, underlying collateral and payment status, and the corresponding allowance allocation percentages. Based on that review, in the nine months ended June 30, 2010, $85,000 was added to the allowance for loan losses. As of June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the Company had $1.7 million of non-performing loans which were in process of foreclosure, and were considered impaired and have been placed on non-accrual status. The Bank has allocated the allowance for loan losses among categories of loan types as well as classification status at each period end.

 

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Non-interest Income. Non-interest income of $606,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 was higher than the $356,000 in the comparable 2009 period primarily as a result of $208,000 of gains on securities sold and a $53,000 increase in gains on sales of loans resulting from higher loan sales volume.

Non-interest Expenses. Non-interest expenses were $6.1 million and $5.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing an increase of $830,000, or 15.9%. An increase of $225,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2010 in salaries and employee benefits resulted from additional staff for the new Mount Kisco branch, higher incentive compensation and higher pension, medical plan and unemployment expense. Higher occupancy and equipment costs of $219,000 and $60,000, respectively, resulted principally from the new Mount Kisco branch which opened in 2009, higher maintenance and repair costs and higher computer processing costs, including the cost of on-line banking and bill pay services. Professional fees were $192,000 higher in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2009. The nine months ended June 30, 2009 includes credits to professional fees from the reimbursement of legal fees from the insurance carrier in connection with the insurance company settlement of the suit brought by two former employees and the reimbursement of legal fees by the defined benefit pension plan, while the nine months ended June 30, 2010 include higher corporate matter legal fees and higher internal and external audit fees associated with SOX compliance. FDIC insurance premiums in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 were $41,000 higher than in the nine months ended June 30, 2009 as a result of higher regular assessment rates and the impact of higher deposit balances. Directors’ fees increased by $45,000 in the nine month period ended June 30, 2010 compared to the nine month ended June 30, 2009 as a result of additional board members, more committee meetings and a newly instituted annual retainer for the Chairman of the Board in the 2010 fiscal year. Other non-interest expense increased by $54,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the 2009 period as a result of costs associated with the Advisory Committee, OTS fees and other operating expenses.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense was $89,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to a benefit of $14,000 in the comparable 2009 period. Income tax expense is recorded based on pretax income at the statutory rate for federal tax purposes and the higher of the statutory rate or minimum tax rate for state purposes. The effective tax rate in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 was different than the statutory rate as a result of providing for New York State minimum taxes and certain non-deductible expenses.

Management of Market Risk

As a financial institution, the Company’s primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. Fluctuations in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and expense recorded on a significant portion of its assets and liabilities. Fluctuations in interest rates will also affect the market value of interest-earning assets and liabilities, other than those which possess a short-term maturity. Interest rates are highly sensitive to factors that are beyond the Company’s control, including general economic conditions, inflation, changes in the slope of the interest rate yield curve, monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government and the regulatory policies of government authorities. The Company’s loan portfolio, concentrated in Westchester County is subject to the risks associated with the economic conditions prevailing in its market area.

The primary goals of the Company’s interest rate management strategy are to determine the appropriate level of risk given the business strategy and then manage that risk so as to reduce the exposure of the Company’s net interest income to fluctuations in interest rates. Historically, the Company’s lending activities have been dominated by one-to-four-family real estate mortgage loans. The primary source of funds has been deposits and FHLB borrowings which have substantially shorter terms to maturity than the loan portfolio. As a result, the Company has employed certain strategies to manage the interest rate risk inherent in the asset/liability mix, including but not limited to selling fixed rate one-to-four-family mortgage loan originations, emphasizing investments with short- and intermediate-term maturities of less than five years and borrowing term funds from FHLB.

In addition, the actual amount of time before mortgage loans are repaid can be significantly impacted by changes in mortgage prepayment rates and market interest rates. Mortgage prepayment rates will vary due to a number of factors, including the regional economy in the area where the underlying mortgages were originated, seasonal factors, demographic variables and the assumability of the underlying mortgages. However, the major factors affecting prepayment rates are prevailing interest rates, related mortgage refinancing opportunities and competition. The Company monitors interest rate sensitivity so that it can make adjustments to its asset and liability mix on a timely basis.

 

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Net Interest Income at Risk

The Company uses a simulation model to monitor interest rate risk. This model reports the net interest income and net economic value at risk under different interest rate environments. Specifically, an analysis is performed of changes in net interest income assuming changes in interest rates, both up and down, from current rates over the three year period following the current financial statements. The changes in interest income and interest expense due to changes in interest rates reflect the interest sensitivity of the Company’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

The table below sets forth the latest available estimated changes in net interest income, as of March 31, 2010, that would result from various basis point changes in interest rates over a twelve month period.

 

Change in Interest Rates In Basis Points (Rate Shock)

   Net Interest Income  
   Amount    Dollar
Change
    Percent
Change
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

300

   $ 7,660    $ (507   -6.2

200

     7,927      (240   -2.9

100

     8,057      (110   -1.3

0

     8,167      —        —     

-100

     8,012      (155   -1.9

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company is required to maintain levels of liquid assets sufficient to ensure the Company’s safe and sound operation. Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. The Company adjusts its liquidity levels in order to meet funding needs for deposit outflows, payment of real estate taxes from escrow accounts on mortgage loans, repayment of borrowings and loan funding commitments. The Company also adjusts its liquidity level as appropriate to meet its asset/liability objectives.

The Company’s primary sources of funds are deposits, the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service, or “CDARS” network, brokered certificates of deposit, amortization and prepayments of loans, FHLB advances, repayments and maturities of investment securities and funds provided from operations. While scheduled loan and mortgage-backed securities amortization and maturing investment securities are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit flow and loan and mortgage-backed securities repayments are greatly influenced by market interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Company’s liquidity, represented by cash and cash equivalents and investment securities, is a product of its operating, investing and financing activities. Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business management. Excess liquidity is generally invested in short-term investments, such as federal funds and other interest-earning assets. If the Company requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, the Company can acquire brokered certificates of deposit, CDARS deposits and borrowing agreements which exist with the FHLB and the Federal Reserve which provide an additional source of funds. At June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the Company had $34.6 million and $34.7 million of advances from the FHLB outstanding, respectively. At June 30, 2010, the Company had $8.5 million of CDARS deposits. The Company had no CDARS deposits at September 30, 2009 and had no brokered deposits at June 30, 2010 or September 30, 2009.

In the nine months ended June 30, 2010, net cash used by operating activities was $1.8 million, compared to net cash used by operating activities of $1.9 million in the same period in 2009. In the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, net income included non-cash expenses (consisting of depreciation, amortization, provision for loan losses, deferred taxes and stock-based compensation) of $621,000 and $753,000, respectively. Loans originated for resale, net of proceeds from loans sold used $1.1 million and $1.8 million of cash in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In order to reduce sensitivity to interest rate risk, provide for additional liquidity and enhance non-interest income, the Company began selling most of its one-to-four-family loan originations in late 2008. The increase in other assets in the nine month period ended June 30, 2010 resulted principally from to the required prepayment of FDIC insurance premiums for the three year period ending December 31, 2012.

 

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In the nine months ended June 30, 2010, investing activities provided $2.4 million of cash, compared to using $31.0 million of cash in the same period in 2009. In the nine months ended June 30, 2010, sales of securities, along with maturities, calls and repayments, net of purchases, provided $12.2 million of cash and a net increase in loans used $9.7 million of cash. During the nine month period ended June 30, 2010, proceeds from sales of securities held to maturity totaled $163,000, including gross gains of $9,000. The securities sold consisted of mortgaged-backed securities on which the Company had already collected more than eighty five percent of the principal outstanding at the sale date. There were no sales of securities held to maturity during the nine month period ended June 30, 2009. In the nine months ended June 30, 2009, net securities investment activities used $40.1 million of cash and a net decrease in loans provided $9.4 million of cash.

Net cash used by financing activities was $409,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 compared to net cash provided from financing activities of $37.3 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2009. In the nine months ended June 30, 2010, changes in deposit balances used $1.1 million of cash, while providing $53.7 million of cash in the nine months ended June 30, 2009. Net repayments of borrowings from FHLB used $110,000 and $16.0 million of cash in the nine months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In the nine months ended June 30, 2009, the purchase of treasury stock used $590,000 of cash.

On November 12, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule that required insured depository institutions to prepay their quarterly risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009, and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012, on December 30, 2009, along with each institution’s risk-based deposit insurance assessment for the third quarter of 2009. For purposes of calculating the prepaid amount, the base assessment rate in effect at September 30, 2009 was used for 2010. That rate was increased by an annualized 3 basis points for 2011 and 2012 assessments. The prepayment calculation also assumes a 5 percent annual deposit growth rate, increased quarterly, through the end of 2012. Under the final rule, an institution accounts for the prepayment by recording the entire amount of its prepaid assessment as a prepaid expense (an asset) as of December 30, 2009. Subsequently, each institution will record an expense (charge to earnings) for its regular quarterly assessment and an offsetting credit to the prepaid assessment until the asset is exhausted. Once the asset is exhausted, the institution will resume paying and accounting for quarterly deposit insurance assessments as they do currently. Under the final rule, the FDIC stated that its requirement for prepaid assessments does not preclude the FDIC from changing assessment rates or from further revising the risk-based assessment system during 2010, 2011, 2012, or thereafter, pursuant to notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures provided by statute, and therefore, continued actions by the FDIC could significantly increase the Bank’s noninterest expense in fiscal 2010 and for the foreseeable future. Additional FDIC special assessments or other regulatory changes impacting the financial services industry could negatively effect the Company’s liquidity and financial results in future periods.

The Company anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet its current loan and other commitments. As of June 30, 2010, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $7.5 million and available for sale securities of $46.6 million. At June 30, 2010, the Company has outstanding commitments to originate loans of $4.6 million and $11.2 million of undisbursed funds from approved lines of credit, principally under a homeowners’ equity line of credit lending program. Certificates of deposit scheduled to mature in one year or less at June 30, 2010, totaled $72.2 million. Management believes that, based upon its experience and the Company’s deposit flow history, a significant portion of such deposits will remain with the Company.

On April 17, 2008 and September 25, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved stock buy back plans that authorized the Company to buy back up to 98,647 and 93,715 shares of the outstanding stock of the Company, respectively. The buy backs were administered as 10(b)5-1 plans by Stifel Nicolaus, the Company’s investment banker. Through September 30, 2009, 98,647 shares of the Company’s common stock had been purchased for $999,000 under the first plan and 93,715 shares of common stock had been repurchased for $661,000 under the second plan. During the nine month period ended June 30, 2010, no shares of common stock were repurchased.

 

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The Company has an overnight line of credit and a one month overnight repricing line of credit commitment with the FHLB of NY totaling $28.5 million, which expire on September 3, 2010, neither of which was drawn at June 30, 2010. The Company’s overall credit exposure at the FHLB of NY cannot exceed 50% of its total assets, subject to certain limitations based on the underlying loan and securities pledged as collateral.

The following table sets forth the Bank’s capital position at June 30, 2010, compared to the minimum regulatory capital requirements:

 

     Actual     For Capital Adequacy
Purposes
    To be Well
Capitalized under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
 
     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

   $ 19,366    17.19   ³ $9,011    ³ 8.00   ³ $11,264    ³ 10.00

Core (Tier 1) capital (to risk-weighted assets)

     18,533    16.45      N/A    N/A      ³ 6,758    ³ 6.00   

Core (Tier 1) capital (to total adjusted assets)

     18,533    7.67      ³ 9,669    ³ 4.00      ³ 12,086    ³ 5.00   

Tangible capital (to total adjusted assets)

     18,533    7.67      ³ 3,626    ³ 1.50      N/A    N/A   

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable to Smaller Reporting Companies.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II: Other Information

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009, as supplemented and updated by the discussion below. These factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report.

The full impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on the operations of the Bank and Company are currently unknown given that much of the details and substance of the new laws will be determined through agency rulemaking. The compliance burden and impact on the operations and profitability of the Bank and Company with respect to the Dodd-Frank Act are currently unknown, as the Dodd-Frank Act delegates to various federal agencies the task of implementing its many provisions through regulation. Hundreds of new federal regulations, studies and reports addressing all of the major areas of the new law, including the regulation of federal savings associations and their holding companies, will be required, ensuring that federal rules and policies in this area will be further developing for months and years to come. Based on the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and anticipated implementing regulations, it is highly likely that banks and thrifts as well as their holding companies will be subject to significantly increased regulation and compliance obligations.

The elimination of the OTS and transfer of the OTS’s supervisory and rulemaking functions to various federal banking agencies will change the way that the Bank and Company are regulated. As the OTS is due to be abolished 90 days after transferring its supervisory and rulemaking functions to various federal agencies, both the Bank and Company will be transitioning to the jurisdiction of new primary federal regulators, which will change the way that the Bank and Company are regulated. Specifically, the OTS’s supervisory and rulemaking functions (except for consumer protection) relating to all federal savings associations will be transferred to the OCC, while the OTS’s supervisory and rulemaking functions relating to savings and loan holding companies and their non-depository institution subsidiaries (excluding subsidiaries of the federal savings association) will be transferred to the FRB. While the OCC and FRB are directed to implement existing OTS regulations, orders, resolutions, determinations and agreements for thrifts and their holding companies under the Home Owners’ Loan Act (“HOLA”), the transition of supervisory functions from the OTS to the OCC (with respect to the Bank) and the FRB (with respect to the Company), could alter the operations of the Bank and Company so as to be more closely aligned with the OCC’s and FRB’s respective supervision of national banks and bank holding companies. While the functions of the OTS pertaining to the Bank and Company will formally be transferred to the OCC and FRB in July 2011 (or else by January 2012 if a six-month extension is required), the Bank and the may see changes in the way they are supervised and examined sooner, and may experience operational challenges in the course of transition to their new regulators.

The new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“BCFP”) may reshape the consumer financial laws through rulemaking and enforcement of unfair, deceptive or abusive practices, which may directly impact the business operations of depository institutions offering consumer financial products or services including the Bank. The BCFP has broad rulemaking authority to administer and carry out the purposes and objectives of the “Federal consumer financial laws, and to prevent evasions thereof,” with respect to all financial institutions that offer financial products and services to consumers. The BCFP is also authorized to prescribe rules applicable to any covered person or service provider identifying and prohibiting acts or practices that are “unfair, deceptive, or abusive” in connection with any transaction with a consumer for a consumer financial product or service, or the offering of a consumer financial product or service (“UDAP authority”). The potential reach of the BCFP’s broad new rulemaking powers and UDAP authority on the operations of financial institutions offering consumer financial products or services including the Bank is currently unknown.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following Exhibits are filed as part of this report.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of principal executive officer.
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of principal financial officer.
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of principal executive officer.
32.2    Section 1350 Certification of principal financial officer.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CMS Bancorp, Inc.
Date: August 4, 2010  

/s/ JOHN RITACCO

  John Ritacco
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 4, 2010  

/s/ STEPHEN DOWD

  Stephen Dowd
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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