LOANS RECEIVABLE | 5. LOANS RECEIVABLE Loans receivable consist of the following: June 30, September 30, 2017 2016 (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 354,338 $ 233,531 Multi-family residential 16,913 12,478 Commercial real estate 129,846 79,859 Construction and land development 93,671 21,839 Commercial business 490 99 Leases 4,922 3,286 Consumer 1,995 799 Total loans 602,175 351,891 Undisbursed portion of loans-in-process (50,792 ) (5,371 ) Deferred loan fees and (costs) (2,903 ) 1,697 Allowance for loan losses (4,058 ) (3,269 ) Net loans $ 544,422 $ 344,948 The following table summarizes by loan segment the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at June 30, 2017: One- to-four Multi-family Commercial real Construction Commercial Leases Consumer Unallocated Total (Dollars in Thousands) Allowance for loan losses: Individually evaluated for impairment $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Collectively evaluated for impairment 1,242 158 1,224 1,011 4 27 24 368 4,058 Total ending allowance balance $ 1,242 $ 158 $ 1,224 $ 1,011 $ 4 $ 27 $ 24 $ 368 $ 4,058 Loans: Individually evaluated for impairment $ 6,679 $ 323 $ 2,377 $ 8,713 $ - $ - $ - $ 18,092 Collectively evaluated for impairment 347,659 16,590 127,469 84,958 490 4,922 1,995 584,083 Total loans $ 354,338 $ 16,913 $ 129,846 $ 93,671 $ 490 $ 4,922 $ 1,995 $ 602,175 The following table summarizes by loan segment the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at September 30, 2016: One- to-four Multi-family Commercial real Construction Commercial Leases Consumer Unallocated Total (Dollars in Thousands) Allowance for loan losses: Individually evaluated for impairment $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Collectively evaluated for impairment 1,627 137 859 316 1 21 10 298 3,269 Total ending allowance balance $ 1,627 $ 137 $ 859 $ 316 $ 1 $ 21 $ 10 $ 298 $ 3,269 Loans: Individually evaluated for impairment $ 5,553 $ 335 $ 3,154 $ 10,288 $ 99 $ - $ - $ 19,429 Collectively evaluated for impairment 227,978 12,143 76,705 11,551 - 3,286 799 332,462 Total loans $ 233,531 $ 12,478 $ 79,859 $ 21,839 $ 99 $ 3,286 $ 799 $ 351,891 The loan portfolio is segmented at a level that allows management to monitor both risk and performance. Management evaluates for potential impairment all construction, multi-family, commercial real estate and commercial business loans, all loans and leases more than 90 days delinquent as to principal and/or interest. Loans are considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect in full the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Once the determination is made that a loan is impaired, the determination of whether a specific allocation of the allowance is necessary is generally measured by comparing the recorded investment in the loan to the fair value of the loan using one of the following three methods: (a) the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (b) the loan’s observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral less selling costs. Management primarily utilizes the fair value of collateral method as a practically expedient alternative. On collateral method evaluations, any portion of the loan deemed uncollectible is charged-off against the loan loss allowance. The following table presents impaired loans by class as of June 30, 2017, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required. Impaired Loans with Impaired Loans with No Specific Specific Allowance Allowance Total Impaired Loans (Dollars in Thousands) Unpaid Recorded Related Recorded Recorded Principal Investment Allowance Investment Investment Balance One-to-four family residential $ - $ - $ 6,679 $ 6,679 $ 6,908 Multi-family residential - - 323 323 323 Commercial real estate - - 2,377 2,377 2,377 Construction and land development - - 8,713 8,713 10,532 Total impaired loans $ - $ - $ 18,092 $ 18,092 $ 20,140 The following table presents impaired loans by class as of September 30, 2016, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required. Impaired Loans with Impaired Loans with No Specific Specific Allowance Allowance Total Impaired Loans (Dollars in Thousands) Unpaid Recorded Related Recorded Recorded Principal Investment Allowance Investment Investment Balance One-to-four family residential $ - $ - $ 5,553 $ 5,553 $ 5,869 Multi-family residential - - 335 335 335 Commercial real estate - - 3,154 3,154 3,154 Construction and land development - - 10,288 10,288 10,288 Commercial loans - - 99 99 99 Total impaired loans $ - $ - $ 19,429 $ 19,429 $ 19,745 The following tables present the average recorded investment in impaired loans and related interest income recognized for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 Average Income Recognized Income (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 5,965 $ 12 $ 34 Multi-family residential 326 6 - Commercial real estate 2,801 6 - Construction and land development 9,607 - - Total impaired loans $ 18,699 $ 24 $ 34 Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Average Income Recognized Income (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 5,052 $ 14 $ 30 Multi-family residential 341 6 - Commercial real estate 3,595 35 - Construction and land development 9,808 - - Total impaired loans $ 18,796 $ 55 $ 30 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2017 Average Income Recognized Income (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 5,280 $ 59 $ 91 Multi-family residential 329 17 - Commercial real estate 2,938 41 12 Construction and land development 10,399 - - Total impaired loans $ 18,946 $ 117 $ 103 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 Average Income Recognized Income (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 4,978 $ 89 $ 78 Multi-family residential 346 18 - Commercial real estate 3,667 74 12 Construction and land development 9,432 - 62 Total impaired loans $ 18,423 $ 181 $ 152 Federal regulations and our loan policy require that the Company utilize an internal asset classification system as a means of reporting problem and potential problem assets. The Company has incorporated an internal asset classification system, consistent with Federal banking regulations, as a part of its credit monitoring system. Management currently classifies problem and potential problem assets as “special mention”, “substandard,” “doubtful” or “loss” assets. An asset is considered “substandard” if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. “Substandard” assets include those characterized by the “distinct possibility” that the insured institution will sustain “some loss” if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as “doubtful” have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified “substandard” with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make “collection or liquidation in full,” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, “highly questionable and improbable.” Assets classified as “loss” are those considered “uncollectible” and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted. Assets which do not currently expose the insured institution to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the three aforementioned categories but possess weaknesses are required to be designated “special mention.” The following tables present the classes of the loan portfolio in which a formal risk rating system is utilized summarized by the aggregate “Pass” and the criticized category of “special mention”, and the classified categories of “substandard”, “doubtful” and “loss” within the Company’s risk rating system as applied to the loan portfolio. The Company had no loans classified as “doubtful” or “loss” at either of the dates presented. June 30, 2017 Special Total Pass Mention Substandard Loans (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ - $ 1,645 $ 1,951 $ 3,596 Multi-family residential 16,590 - 323 16,913 Commercial real estate 126,656 1,458 1,732 129,846 Construction and land development 84,958 - 8,713 93,671 Commercial business 490 - - 490 Total loans $ 228,694 $ 3,103 $ 12,719 $ 244,516 September 30, 2016 Special Total Pass Mention Substandard Loans (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ - $ 1,681 $ 1,212 $ 2,893 Multi-family residential 12,144 - 334 12,478 Commercial real estate 76,185 943 2,731 79,859 Construction and land development 11,551 - 10,288 21,839 Commercial business 99 - - 99 Total loans $ 99,979 $ 2,624 $ 14,565 $ 117,168 The Company evaluates the classification of one-to-four family residential, leases and consumer loans primarily on a pooled basis. If the Company becomes aware that adverse or distressed conditions exist that may affect a particular single-family residential or consumer loan, the loan is downgraded following the above definitions of special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss. The following tables represent loans in which a formal risk rating system is not utilized, but loans are segregated between performing and non-performing based primarily on delinquency status. Non-performing loans that would be included in the tables are those loans greater than 90 days past due as to principal and/or interest that do not have a designated risk rating. June 30, 2017 Non- Total Performing Performing Loans (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 344,967 $ 5,775 $ 350,742 Leases 4,922 - 4,922 Consumer 1,995 - 1,995 Total residential and consumer loans $ 351,884 $ 5,775 $ 357,659 September 30, 2016 Non- Total Performing Performing Loans (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 226,394 $ 4,244 $ 230,638 Leases 3,286 - 3,286 Consumer 799 - 799 Total residential and consumer loans $ 230,479 $ 4,244 $ 234,723 Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is due or overdue, as the case may be. The following table presents the loan categories of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing and delinquent loans and nonaccrual loans: June 30, 2017 90 Days+ Total 30-89 Days 90 Days + Past Due Past Due Total Non- Current Past Due Past Due and Accruing and Accruing Loans Accrual (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 349,359 $ 1,910 $ 3,069 $ - $ 1,910 $ 354,338 $ 5,775 Multi-family residential 16,913 - - - - 16,913 Commercial real estate 128,035 465 1,346 - 465 129,846 1,603 Construction and land development 84,958 - 8,714 - - 93,671 8,714 Commercial business 490 - - - - 490 - Leases 4,922 - - - - 4,922 - Consumer 1,936 59 - - 59 1,995 - Total loans $ 586,613 $ 2,434 $ 13,129 $ - $ 2,434 $ 602,175 $ 16,092 September 30, 2016 90 Days+ Total 30-89 Days 90 Days + Past Due Past Due Total Non- Current Past Due Past Due and Accruing and Accruing Loans Accrual (Dollars in Thousands) One-to-four family residential $ 228,904 $ 1,860 $ 2,767 $ - $ 1,860 $ 233,531 $ 4,244 Multi-family residential 12,478 - - - - 12,478 - Commercial real estate 78,513 - 1,346 - - 79,859 1,346 Construction and land development 11,551 - 10,288 - - 21,839 10,288 Commercial business 99 - - - - 99 - Leases 3,286 - - - - 3,286 - Consumer 799 - - - - 799 - Total loans $ 335,630 $ 1,860 $ 14,401 $ - $ 1,860 $ 351,891 $ 15,878 The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense. The Company maintains the allowance at a level believed to cover all known and inherent losses in the portfolio that are both probable and reasonable to estimate at each reporting date. Management reviews the allowance for loan losses no less than quarterly in order to identify these inherent losses and to assess the overall collection probability for the loan portfolio in view of these inherent losses. For each primary type of loan, a loss factor is established reflecting an estimate of the known and inherent losses in such loan type contained in the portfolio using both a quantitative analysis as well as consideration of qualitative factors. The evaluation process includes, among other things, an analysis of delinquency trends, non-performing loan trends, the level of charge-offs and recoveries, prior loss experience, total loans outstanding, the volume of loan originations, the type, size and geographic concentration of the Company’s loans, the value of collateral securing the loans, the borrowers’ ability to repay and repayment performance, the number of loans requiring heightened management oversight, local economic conditions and industry experience. Commercial real estate loans entail significant additional credit risks compared to owner-occupied one-to-four family residential mortgage loans, as they generally involve large loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. In addition, the payment experience on loans secured by income-producing properties typically depends on the successful operation of the related real estate project and/or business operation of the borrower who is, in some cases, also the primary occupant, and thus may be subject to a greater extent to the effects of adverse conditions in the real estate market and in the economy in general. Commercial business loans typically involve a higher risk of default than residential loans of like duration since their repayment is generally dependent on the successful operation of the borrower’s business and the sufficiency of collateral, if any. Land acquisition, development and construction lending exposes the Company to greater credit risk than permanent mortgage financing. The repayment of land acquisition, development and construction loans depends upon the sale of the property to third parties or the availability of permanent financing upon completion of all improvements. These events may adversely affect the sale of the properties, potentially reducing both the borrower’s ability to make required payments as well as reducing the value of the collateral properties. Such lending is additionally subject to the risk that if the estimate of construction cost proves to be inaccurate, the Company potentially will be compelled to advance additional funds to allow completion of the project. In addition, if the estimate of value proves to be inaccurate, the Company may be confronted with a project, when completed, having less value than the loan amount. If the Company is forced to foreclose on a project prior to completion, there is no assurance that the Company would be able to recover the entire unpaid portion of the loan. The following tables summarize the primary segments of the allowance for loan losses. Activity in the allowance is presented for the both three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016: Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 One- to Multi- Commercial Construction Commercial Leases Consumer Unallocated Total (Dollars in Thousands) ALLL balance at March 31, 2017 $ 1,350 $ 122 $ 862 $ 1,035 $ - $ 28 $ 135 $ 364 $ 3,896 Charge-offs - - - - - - - - - Recoveries 132 - - - - - - - 132 Provision (241 ) 36 362 (24 ) 4 (1 ) (111 ) 5 30 ALLL balance at June 30, 2017 $ 1,241 $ 158 $ 1,224 $ 1,011 $ 4 $ 27 $ 24 $ 369 $ 4,058 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2017 One- to Multi- Commercial Construction Commercial Leases Consumer Unallocated Total (Dollars in Thousands) ALLL balance at September 30, 2016 $ 1,627 $ 137 $ 859 $ 316 $ 1 $ 21 $ 10 $ 298 $ 3,269 Charge-offs (113 ) - - (1,819 ) - - (16 ) - (1,948 ) Recoveries 157 - - - - - - - 157 Provision (430 ) 21 365 2,514 3 6 30 71 2,580 ALLL balance at June 30, 2017 $ 1,241 $ 158 $ 1,224 $ 1,011 $ 4 $ 27 $ 24 $ 369 $ 4,058 Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 One- to Multi- Commercial Construction Consumer Unallocated Total (Dollars in Thousands) ALLL balance at March 31, 2016 $ 1,511 $ 43 $ 428 $ 773 $ 7 $ 276 $ 3,038 Charge-offs - - - - - - - Recoveries 81 - - - - - 81 Provision (147 ) 19 236 4 2 36 150 ALLL balance at June 30, 2016 $ 1,445 $ 62 $ 664 $ 777 $ 9 $ 312 $ 3,269 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 One- to Multi- Commercial Construction Consumer Unallocated Total (Dollars in Thousands) ALLL balance at September 30, 2015 $ 1,635 $ 66 $ 231 $ 724 $ 5 $ 269 $ 2,930 Charge-offs (11 ) - - - - - (11 ) Recoveries 93 - 32 - - - 125 Provision (272 ) (4 ) 401 53 4 43 225 ALLL balance at June 30, 2016 $ 1,445 $ 62 $ 664 $ 777 $ 9 $ 312 $ 3,269 The Company recorded a provision for loan losses in the amount of $30,000 and $2.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017. The level of the provision for loan losses for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 was primarily due to a $1.9 million charge-off related to a borrower (discussed below) whose primary project financed currently by the Bank involves the proposed development of 169 residential lots. The Bank and the borrower are in litigation and no resolution of the situation has been arrived at as of June 30, 2017 hereof in part due to the bankruptcy filing by the borrower effected in June 2017. In light of the status of both the litigation as well as the progress of construction of the project, the Company recorded a $1.9 million non-cash charge-off during the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The remaining portion of the provision recorded during the nine-months ended June 30, 2017 was related to an increase in the outstanding balance of loans. For both the three and nine month period ended June 30, 2017, the provision allocation was effected due to the increased balance of commercial real estate loans which generally have a slightly higher level of inherent risk, compared to single-family residential loans. The loans acquired from Polonia Bancorp initially did not have any impact on the allowance for loan losses, because they were acquired at their fair value. Any write-downs to fair value were reflected in the one-time merger-related charge. In the event that the credit quality of any loans acquired from Polonia Bancorp credit should deteriorate in the future, additional provisions may be required. At June 30, 2017, the Company had nine loans aggregating $6.1 million that were classified as troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”). Three of such loans aggregating $4.9 million were designated non-performing as of June 30, 2017; one of such loans in the amount of $1.4 million has continued to make payments in accordance with the restructured terms, but management continues to have concerns over the borrower’s ability to make future payments and as a result has determined to not return the loan to performing status. The remaining two TDRs classified non-accrual totaling $3.5 million are a part of one of the Bank’s largest borrowing relationships totaling $8.9 million (after taking into account the $1.9 million write-down recognized during the quarter ending March 31, 2017). The primary project of the borrower is the subject of litigation between the Bank and the borrower and as a result, the project is currently not proceeding. The borrower has recently filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. The Company has removed the underlying litigation noted above between the borrower from state court to the federal bankruptcy court. The remaining six TDRs have performed in accordance with the terms of their revised agreements and have been placed on accruing status. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had reviewed $18.1 million of loans for possible impairment of which $12.7 million was classified substandard compared to $19.4 million reviewed for possible impairment and $14.6 million of which was classified substandard as of September 30, 2016. |