INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The Bank utilizes mortgage-backed and other investment securities in its asset/liability management strategy. In making investment decisions, the Bank considers, among other things, its yield and interest rate objectives, its interest rate and credit risk position and its liquidity and cash flow.

Generally, the investment policy of the Bank is to invest funds among categories of investments and maturities based upon the Bank’s asset/liability management policies, investment quality, loan and deposit volume and collateral requirements, liquidity needs and performance objectives. ASC subtopic 320-942 requires that securities be classified into three categories: trading, held-to-maturity, and available-for-sale. At September 30, 2011, the Bank had no securities classified as trading. At September 30, 2011, $57.6 million, or 82.9% of the Bank’s mortgage-backed and other investment securities, were classified as available-for-sale. The remaining $11.9 million or 17.1% were classified as held-to-maturity.

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at September 30, 2011 (in thousands):



	Amortized		Gross Unrealized					Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair-Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association	$	28,126	$	88	$	(414	)	$	27,800
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	1,702		—		(9		)	1,693
Federal National Mortgage Association	3,848		46		—			3,894
Other	52		—		—			52
Total mortgage-backed securities	33,728		134		(423		)	33,439
U.S. Government Agency Securities	21,201		136		(10		)	21,327
U.S. Government Securities	2,799		10		—			2,809
Total available-for-sale	57,728		280		(433		)	57,575
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association	7,123		462		—			7,585
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	3,017		98		—			3,115
Federal National Mortgage Association	1,761		91		—			1,852
Total held-to-maturity mortgage-backed securities	11,901		651		—			12,552

Total securities	$	69,629	$	931	$	(433	)	$	70,127

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at March 31, 2011 (in thousands):



	Amortized		Gross Unrealized					Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair-Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association	$	30,162	$	150	$	(115	)	$	30,197
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	1,864		—		(13		)	1,851
Federal National Mortgage Association	4,286		—		(63		)	4,223
Other	45		—		—			45
Total mortgage-backed securities	36,357		150		(191		)	36,316
U.S. Government Agency Securities	14,968		—		(277		)	14,691
U.S. Government Securities	2,547		—		(3		)	2,544
Total available-for-sale	53,872		150		(471		)	53,551
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association	7,598		206		—			7,804
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	8,210		131		—			8,341
Federal National Mortgage Association	1,889		90		—			1,979
Total mortgage-backed securities	17,697		427		—			18,124
Other	—		—		—			—
Total held-to-maturity	17,697		427		—			18,124
Total securities	$	71,569	$	577	$	(471	)	$	71,675

The following table sets forth the unrealized losses and fair value of securities at September 30, 2011 for less than 12 months and 12 months or longer (in thousands):



	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer				Total
	Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	(423	)	$	24,059	$	—	$	—	$	(423	)	$	24,059
Agencies	(10		)	4,990		—		—		$	(10	)	$	4,990
Total available-for-sale	(433		)	29,049		$	—	$	—	(433		)	29,049
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities	—			—		—		—		—			—
Total held-to-maturity	—			—		—		—		—			—
Total securities	$	(433	)	$	29,049	$	—	$	—	$	(433	)	$	29,049

The following table sets forth the unrealized losses and fair value of securities at March 31, 2011 for less than 12 months and 12 months or longer (in thousands):



	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer				Total
	Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	(191	)	$	11,534	$	—	$	—	$	(191	)	$	11,534
Agencies	(280		)	17,235		—		—		(280		)	17,235
Total available-for-sale	(471		)	28,769		—		—		(471		)	28,769
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities	—			345		—		—		—			345
Total held-to-maturity	—			345		—		—		—			345
Total securities	$	(471	)	$	29,114	$	—	$	—	$	(471	)	$	29,114

A total of six available for sale securities had an unrealized loss at September 30, 2011 compared to sixteen at March 31, 2011, based on estimated fair value. There were no securities in the held to maturity portfolio that had an unrealized loss at September 30, 2011 compared to one security at March 31, 2011. The majority of the securities in an unrealized loss position were mortgage backed securities and agency securities, which represented 92.3% and 7.7% of total securities which had an unrealized loss at September 30, 2011, respectively. The cause of the temporary impairment is directly related to changes in interest rates. In general, as interest rates decline, the fair value of securities will rise, and conversely as interest rates rise, the fair value of securities will decline. Management considers fluctuations in fair value as a result of interest rate changes to be temporary, which is consistent with the Bank's experience. The impairments are deemed temporary based on the direct relationship of the rise in fair value to movements in interest rates, the life of the investments and their high credit quality. Any other-than-temporary impairment is recognized in earnings when there are non-credit losses on a debt security which management does not intend to sell, and believes that it more-likely-than-not be required to sell the security prior to the recovery. In those situations, the portion of the total impairment that is attributable to the credit loss would be recognized in earnings, and the remaining difference between the debt security's amortized cost basis and its fair value would be included in other comprehensive income. At September 30, 2011, the Bank did not have any securities that would be classified as having other than temporary impairment in its investment portfolio.

The following is a summary of the carrying value (amortized cost) and fair value of securities at September 30, 2011, by remaining period to contractual maturity (ignoring earlier call dates, if any). Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain security issuers have the right to call or prepay their obligations. The table below does not consider the effects of possible prepayments or unscheduled repayments.



	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Weighted Avg Rate
Available-for-Sale:
Less than one year	$	1,250	$	1,251	0.22	%
One through five years	13,748		13,818		1.11	%
Five through ten years	11,540		11,639		1.96	%
After ten years	31,190		30,867		2.60	%
Total	57,728		57,575		2.12	%

Held-to-maturity:
Five through ten years	255		268		4.20	%
After ten years	11,646		12,284		4.06	%
Total	$	11,901	$	12,552	4.07	%