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Note 8 - Derivative - Interest Rate Swap Agreement
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
8:
Derivative – Interest Rate Swap Agreement
 
The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps does
not
represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreements. The Company posted
$743,771
and
$392,266
under collateral arrangements as of
June 30, 2017
and
March 31, 2017,
respectively, to satisfy collateral requirements associated with the risk exposure associated with all interest rate swap agreements.
 
Interest Rate SWAPS Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
 
During fiscal
2017,
the Company entered into several interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps have notional amounts totaling
$11.6
million as of
June 30, 2017
and were designated as cash flow hedges of certain Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The purpose of the cash flow hedges is to match-fund longer-term assets with longer-term borrowings to reduce potential interest rate risk and cost by swapping a variable rate borrowing for a fixed rate borrowing. The cash flow hedges were determined to be fully effective during all periods presented. As such,
no
amount of ineffectiveness has been included in net income (loss). Therefore, the aggregate fair value of the swaps is recorded in other assets (liabilities) with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) would be reclassified to current earnings should the hedges
no
longer be considered effective. The Company expects the hedges to remain fully effective during the remaining terms of the hedge transaction.
 
Summary information about the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges is as follows:
 
   
Notional
 
Effective
     
Pay Fixed
 
Receive
Interest Rate Swap
 
Amount
 
Start Date
 
Maturity Date
 
Rate
 
Floating Rate
FHLB Advance Swap 1
  $
1,850,000
 
March 9, 2017
 
March 9, 2022
   
2.24
%
3-Month LIBOR
FHLB Advance Swap 2
   
1,850,000
 
March 9, 2017
 
March 9, 2024
   
2.41
%
3-Month LIBOR
FHLB Advance Swap 3
   
1,850,000
 
March 9, 2017
 
March 9, 2027
   
2.57
%
3-Month LIBOR
FHLB Advance Swap 4
   
2,000,000
 
March 29, 2017
 
March 29, 2022
   
2.08
%
3-Month LIBOR
FHLB Advance Swap 5
   
2,000,000
 
March 29, 2017
 
March 29, 2024
   
2.24
%
3-Month LIBOR
FHLB Advance Swap 6
   
2,000,000
 
March 29, 2017
 
March 29, 2027
   
2.40
%
3-Month LIBOR
    $
11,550,000
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense recorded on the swap transactions totaled
$36,850
for the
three
months ended
June 30, 2017
and is reported as a component of interest expense on FHLB Advances.
 
  The following table reflects cash flow hedges included in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of
June 30, 2017
and
March 31, 2017:
 
   
June 30, 2017
   
March 31, 2017
 
   
Notional
           
Notional
         
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
 
                                 
Included in liabilities:
                               
Interest rate swaps related
to FHLB Advances
  $
11,550,000
    $
(209,948
)   $
11,550,000
    $
(83,634
)
 
 
 
Interest Rate SWAPS Designated as Fair Value Hedges
 
The derivative position relates to a transaction in which the Bank entered into an interest rate swap with another financial institution using a fixed rate commercial real estate loan as an offset. The Bank agrees to pay the other financial institution a fixed interest rate on a notional amount based upon the commercial real estate loan and in return receive a variable interest rate on the same notional amount. This transaction allows the Bank to effectively convert a fixed rate loan to a variable rate. Because the terms of the swap with the other financial institution and the commercial real estate loan offset each other, with the only difference being credit risk associated with the loan, changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contract and the commercial real estate loan are
not
materially different and do
not
significantly impact the Bank’s results of operations.
 
  During the
second
quarter of fiscal
2016,
the Company entered into the interest rate swap agreement with a
$3.3
million notional amount to convert a fixed rate commercial real estate loan at
3.99%
into a variable rate for a term of approximately
10
years. The notional amount of the interest rate swap and the offsetting commercial real estate loan were
$3.2
million at
June 30, 2017.
The derivative is designated as a fair value hedge.
 
  Credit risk arises from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The Bank’s exposure is limited to the replacement value of the contract rather than the notional amount, principal, or contract amount. There are provisions in the agreement with the counterparty that allow for certain unsecured credit exposure up to an agreed threshold. Exposures in excess of the agreed threshold are collateralized. In addition, the Bank minimizes credit risk through credit approvals, limits, and monitoring procedures.
 
The fair value hedge is summarized below:
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
 
Notional
Amount
 
 
Principal
Amount
 
 
Fair
V
alue
 
 
Notional
Amount
   
Principal
Amount
   
Fair 
V
alue
 
Included in Loans and Leases:
                                               
Commercial real estate loan
 
$
-
 
 
$
3,154,828
 
 
$
3,193,349
 
  $
-
    $
3,175,044
    $
3,201,691
 
                                                 
Included in Other Liabilities:
                                               
Interest Rate Swap
 
$
3,154,828
 
 
 
-
 
 
$
38,521
 
  $
3,175,044
     
-
    $
26,647
 
 
 
No
gain or loss was recognized in earnings with respect to the interest rate swap for the
three
months ended
June 30, 2017
and
2016
due to the fact the gain or increase in the fair value of the commercial real estate loan was offset by the loss or decrease in the fair value of the interest rate swap.