Note 3. Securities

Greene County Bancorp, Inc.’s current policies generally limit securities investments to U.S. Government and securities of government sponsored enterprises, federal funds sold, municipal bonds, corporate debt obligations and certain mutual funds. In addition, the Company’s policies permit investments in mortgage-backed securities, including securities issued and guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and GNMA, and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by these entities. As of June 30, 2015, all mortgage-backed securities including collateralized mortgage obligations were securities of government sponsored enterprises, no private-label mortgage-backed securities or collateralized mortgage obligations were held in the securities portfolio. The Company’s investments in state and political subdivisions securities generally are municipal obligations that are general obligations supported by the general taxing authority of the issuer, and in some cases are insured. The obligations issued by school districts are supported by state aid. Primarily, these investments are issued by municipalities within New York State.

The Company’s current securities investment strategy utilizes a risk management approach of diversified investing among three categories: short-, intermediate- and long-term. The emphasis of this approach is to increase overall investment securities yields while managing interest rate risk. The Company will only invest in high quality securities as determined by management’s analysis at the time of purchase. The Company does not engage in any derivative or hedging transactions, such as interest rate swaps or caps.

Securities at June 30, 2015 consisted of the following:

(In thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Securities available-for-sale:
U.S. government sponsored enterprises	$	7,608	$	247	$	-	$	7,855
State and political subdivisions		39,574		9		1		39,582
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		7,797		155		10		7,942
Mortgage-backed securities-multi-family		25,291		486		42		25,735
Asset-backed securities		10		-		1		9
Corporate debt securities		4,544		242		12		4,774
Total debt securities		84,824		1,139		66		85,897
Equity securities and other		62		75		-		137
Total securities available-for-sale		84,886		1,214		66		86,034
Securities held-to-maturity:
U.S. government sponsored enterprises		2,000		-		49		1,951
State and political subdivisions		81,501		2,137		187		83,451
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		17,468		768		-		18,236
Mortgage-backed securities-multi-family		67,239		990		665		67,564
Other securities		792		-		18		774
Total securities held-to-maturity		169,000		3,895		919		171,976
Total securities	$	253,886	$	5,109	$	985	$	258,010

Securities at June 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

(In thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
Securities available-for-sale:
U.S. government sponsored enterprises	$	10,648	$	250	$	-	$	10,898
State and political subdivisions		1,324		23		-		1,347
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		9,345		213		13		9,545
Mortgage-backed securities-multi-family		29,268		89		339		29,018
Asset-backed securities		15		-		2		13
Corporate debt securities		4,811		375		16		5,170
Total debt securities		55,411		950		370		55,991
Equity securities and other		62		98		-		160
Total securities available-for-sale		55,473		1,048		370		56,151
Securities held-to-maturity:
U.S. government sponsored enterprises		2,000		-		102		1,898
State and political subdivisions		91,634		787		204		92,217
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		22,785		1,150		-		23,935
Mortgage-backed securities-multi-family		64,605		759		2,381		62,983
Other securities		922		1		24		899
Total securities held-to-maturity		181,946		2,697		2,711		181,932
Total securities	$	237,419	$	3,745	$	3,081	$	238,083

The following table shows fair value and gross unrealized losses, aggregated by security category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at June 30, 2015.

	Less Than 12 Months						More Than 12 Months						Total
(In thousands, except number of securities)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities
Securities available-for-sale:
State and political subdivisions	$	799	$	1		1	$	-	$	-	-		$	799	$	1		1
Mortgage-backed securities-residential		-		-		-		1,630		10		1		1,630		10		1
Mortgage-backed securities-multi-family		2,023		26		1		753		16		1		2,776		42		2
Asset-backed securities		-		-		-		9		1		1		9		1		1
Corporate debt securities		273		2		1		491		10		2		764		12		3
Total securities available-for-sale		3,095		29		3		2,883		37		5		5,978		66		8
Securities held-to-maturity:
U.S. government sponsored enterprises		-		-		-		1,951		49		1		1,951		49		1
State and political subdivisions		11,171		143		49		1,221		44		9		12,392		187		58
Mortgage-backed securities-multi-family		14,464		100		4		28,187		565		6		42,651		665		10
Other securities		334		11		1		202		7		1		536		18		2
Total securities held-to-maturity		25,969		254		54		31,561		665		17		57,530		919		71
Total securities	$	29,064	$	283		57	$	34,444	$	702		22	$	63,508	$	985		79

	Less Than 12 Months						More Than 12 Months						Total
(In thousands, except number of securities)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities
Securities available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	4,302	$	13		2	$	-	$	-		-	$	4,302	$	13		2
Mortgage-backed securities-multi-family		4,448		5		3		19,404		334		7		23,852		339		10
Asset-backed securities		-		-		-		13		2		1		13		2		1
Corporate debt securities		767		16		2		-		-		-		767		16		2
Total securities available-for-sale		9,517		34		7		19,417		336		8		28,934		370		15
Securities held-to-maturity:
U.S. government sponsored enterprises		1,898		102		1		-		-		-		1,898		102		1
State and political subdivisions		6,693		175		34		1,815		29		11		8,508		204		45
Mortgage-backed securities-multi-family		26,522		1,617		7		15,440		764		6		41,962		2,381		13
Other securities		130		2		2		401		22		2		531		24		4
Total securities held-to-maturity		35,243		1,896		44		17,656		815		19		52,899		2,711		63
Total securities	$	44,760	$	1,930		51	$	37,073	$	1,151		27	$	81,833	$	3,081		78

Management evaluated these securities considering the factors as outlined in Note 1 of these consolidated financial statements, and based on this evaluation, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2015. Management believes that the reasons for the decline in fair value are due to interest rates, widening credit spreads and market illiquidity at the reporting date.

There were no transfers of securities available-for-sale to held-to-maturity during the year ended June 30, 2015. During the year ended June 30, 2014, $11.7 million of securities available-for-sale were transferred to held-to-maturity and included primarily mortgage-backed securities. These securities were transferred at fair value which reflected a net unrealized loss of $805,000. This unrealized loss is being accreted to other comprehensive income over the remaining average lives of these securities.

During the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no sales of securities and no gains or losses were recognized. There was no other-than-temporary impairment loss recognized during the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

The estimated fair values of debt securities at June 30, 2015, by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities, because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(In thousands)

Available-for-sale debt securities	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Within one year	$	41,951	$	41,972
After one year through five years		9,235		9,669
After five years through ten years		540		570
After ten years		-		-
Total available-for-sale debt securities		51,726		52,211
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities		33,098		33,686
Equity securities		62		137
Total available-for-sale securities		84,886		86,034

Held-to-maturity debt securities
Within one year		12,371		12,554
After one year through five years		44,217		45,172
After five years through ten years		20,044		20,497
After ten years		7,661		7,953
Total held-to-maturity debt securities		84,293		86,176
Mortgage-backed		84,707		85,800
Total held-to-maturity securities		169,000		171,976
Total securities	$	253,886	$	258,010

As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, securities with an aggregate fair value of $223.1 million and $210.0 million were pledged as collateral for deposits in excess of FDIC insurance limits for various municipalities placing deposits with Greene County Commercial Bank. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, securities with an aggregate fair value of $4.8 million, and $5.2 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral for potential borrowings at the Federal Reserve Bank discount window. Greene County Bancorp, Inc. did not participate in any securities lending programs during the years ended June 30, 2015 or 2014.