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Investment Securities
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities 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. Debt securities are classified into three categories: trading, held-to-maturity, and available-for-sale. At December 31, 2023, securities with fair value of $49.1 million, or 95.9%, of the Bank’s total securities were classified as available-for-sale, and securities with amortized cost of $2.1 million, or 4.1%, were classified as held-to-maturity, compared to $53.8 million and $2.3 million at March 31, 2023, respectively. The Bank had no securities classified as trading at December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023.

    Other investments as of December 31, 2023 primarily consists of the Company and Bank's investments in limited partnership Community Capital Funds and a $5.3 million bank-owned life insurance policy ("BOLI") that was purchased during the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 as a channel to add to the Company's non-interest income revenue by means of an investment considered safe and sound by the Company's regulators. The investments in the limited partnerships are measured using the equity method. The BOLI is carried at the cash surrender value of the underlying policies. Income generated from the investment and the increase in the cash surrender value of the BOLI is included in other non-interest income on the Statements of Operations. Other investments totaled $6.9 million at December 31, 2023 and are included in Other Assets on the Statements of Financial Condition.

    The following tables set forth the amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023:
At December 31, 2023
AmortizedGross Unrealized
$ in thousandsCostGainsLossesFair Value
Available-for-Sale:    
Mortgage-backed Securities:    
Government National Mortgage Association$295 $4 $(1)$298 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation20,561 — (4,321)16,240 
Federal National Mortgage Association11,132 — (2,149)8,983 
Total mortgage-backed securities31,988 4 (6,471)25,521 
U.S. Government Agency Securities6,427 — (25)6,402 
Corporate Bonds5,266 — (2,074)3,192 
Muni Securities17,702 — (3,711)13,991 
Total available-for-sale$61,383 $4 $(12,281)$49,106 
Held-to-Maturity:    
Mortgage-backed Securities:    
Government National Mortgage Association$311 $— $(6)$305 
Federal National Mortgage Association and Other1,767 — (88)1,679 
Total held-to maturity$2,078 $— $(94)$1,984 
At March 31, 2023
AmortizedGross Unrealized
$ in thousandsCostGainsLossesFair Value
Available-for-Sale:    
Mortgage-backed Securities:    
Government National Mortgage Association$341 $1 $(1)$341 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation21,651 — (4,051)17,600 
Federal National Mortgage Association11,714 — (2,212)9,502 
Total mortgage-backed securities33,706 1 (6,264)27,443 
U.S. Government Agency Securities9,364 — (38)9,326 
Corporate Bonds5,269 — (2,177)3,092 
Muni Securities17,719 — (3,737)13,982 
Total available-for-sale$66,058 $1 $(12,216)$53,843 
Held-to-Maturity:    
Mortgage-backed Securities:    
Government National Mortgage Association$366 $— $(3)$363 
Federal National Mortgage Association and Other1,952 — (94)1,858 
Total held-to-maturity$2,318 $— $(97)$2,221 

There were no sales of available-for-sale or held-to-maturity securities for the nine months ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

    The following tables set forth the unrealized losses and fair value of securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023 for less than 12 months and 12 months or longer:
At December 31, 2023
Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
$ in thousandsUnrealized
Losses		Fair
Value		Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value		Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value
Available-for-Sale:      
Mortgage-backed securities$— $— $(6,471)$25,260 $(6,471)$25,260 
U.S. Government Agency securities— — (25)5,076 (25)5,076 
Corporate bonds— — (2,074)3,192 (2,074)3,192 
Muni securities— — (3,711)13,991 (3,711)13,991 
Total available-for-sale securities$— $— $(12,281)$47,519 $(12,281)$47,519 
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities$— $— $(94)$1,950 $(94)$1,950 
  Total held-to-maturity securities$— $— $(94)$1,950 $(94)$1,950 

At March 31, 2023
Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
$ in thousandsUnrealized
Losses		Fair
Value		Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value		Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value
Available-for-Sale:      
Mortgage-backed securities$— $— $(6,264)$27,146 $(6,264)$27,146 
U.S. Government Agency securities(13)4,075 (25)5,251 (38)9,326 
Corporate bonds— — (2,177)3,092 (2,177)3,092 
Muni securities— — (3,737)13,982 (3,737)13,982 
Total available-for-sale securities$(13)$4,075 $(12,203)$49,471 $(12,216)$53,546 
Held-to-Maturity:      
Mortgage-backed securities$(3)$363 $(94)$1,822 $(97)$2,185 
Total held-to-maturity securities$(3)$363 $(94)$1,822 $(97)$2,185 
    Management reviews the investment portfolio on a quarterly basis to identify and evaluate each investment that has an unrealized holding loss. A total of 23 securities had an unrealized loss at December 31, 2023 compared to 24 at March 31, 2023. Mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government agency securities, municipal securities and a corporate bond security represented 53.2%, 10.7%, 29.4% and 6.7%, respectively, of total available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2023. There were eight mortgage-backed securities, two U.S. government agency securities, one corporate bond and six municipal securities that had an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months at December 31, 2023. Management has evaluated available-for-sale securities that are in an unrealized loss position and has determined that the declines in fair value are attributable to market volatility, and not credit quality or other factors. Given the high credit quality of the mortgage-backed securities, which are backed by explicit U.S. government's guarantees, or guarantees by government sponsored enterprises that have credit ratings and perceived credit risk comparable to the U.S. government, the high credit quality and strong financial performance of the U.S. Government Agency and the results of the individual analyses performed for and continuous surveillance on the municipal securities, as well as the corporate security that is a reputable institution in good financial standing, the risk of credit loss is minimal. Management believes that these unrealized losses are a direct result of the current rate environment and the Company has the ability and intent to hold the securities until maturity or the valuations recover. The Bank's held-to-maturity portfolio consists of mortgage-backed securities that are either fully guaranteed or issued by a government sponsored enterprise, which has a credit rating and perceived credit risk comparable to the U.S. government. As such, no allowance for credit losses on securities available-for-sale or held-to-maturity have been established as of December 31, 2023.

    The following is a summary of the amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at December 31, 2023, 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.
$ in thousandsAmortized CostFair ValueWeighted
Average Yield
Available-for-Sale:
One through five years1,984 1,971 6.41 %
Five through ten years2,667 2,326 2.67 %
After ten years24,744 19,288 3.25 %
Mortgage-backed securities31,988 25,521 1.65 %
Total$61,383 $49,106 2.52 %
Held-to-maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities$2,078 $1,984 2.79 %