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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filers,” “accelerated filers,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: February 4, 2019.

	December 31,			June 30,
	2018			2018
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions	$	24,361		$	26,199
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		27,122			102,665
Cash and cash equivalents		51,483			128,864
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value		666,602			725,085
Investment securities held to maturity (fair value $592,151 and $579,499, respectively)		598,318			589,730
Loans held-for-sale		1,001			863
Loans receivable, including unaccreted yield adjustments of $(59,183) and $(66,567), respectively		4,753,392			4,501,348
Less: allowance for loan losses		(33,526	)		(30,865	)
Net loans receivable		4,719,866			4,470,483
Premises and equipment		58,414			56,240
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of New York stock		64,514			59,004
Accrued interest receivable		19,435			18,510
Goodwill		210,895			210,895
Core deposit intangibles		5,743			6,295
Bank owned life insurance		253,009			249,816
Deferred income tax assets, net		24,692			23,754
Other real estate owned		508			725
Other assets		27,960			39,610
Total Assets	$	6,702,440		$	6,579,874

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing	$	305,392		$	311,938
Interest-bearing		3,868,042			3,761,666
Total deposits		4,173,434			4,073,604
Borrowings		1,310,547			1,198,646
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes		17,201			18,088
Other liabilities		17,997			20,788
Total Liabilities		5,519,179			5,311,126

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding		-			-
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; 93,772,115 shares and 99,626,400 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		938			996
Paid-in capital		848,145			922,711
Retained earnings		356,993			359,096
Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares; 3,261,335 shares and 3,361,684 shares, respectively		(31,617	)		(32,590	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		8,802			18,535
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,183,261			1,268,748
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	6,702,440		$	6,579,874

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2018		2017		2018			2017
Interest Income
Loans	$	49,015	$	30,610	$	96,452		$	61,083
Taxable investment securities		9,051		6,077		17,930			11,933
Tax-exempt investment securities		713		641		1,429			1,262
Other interest-earning assets		1,243		704		2,417			1,346
Total Interest Income		60,022		38,032		118,228			75,624

Interest Expense
Deposits		12,727		6,649		23,266			12,868
Borrowings		7,946		4,548		15,433			9,111
Total Interest Expense		20,673		11,197		38,699			21,979
Net Interest Income		39,349		26,835		79,529			53,645
Provision for Loan Losses		971		936		3,071			1,566
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses		38,378		25,899		76,458			52,079

Non-Interest Income
Fees and service charges		1,258		1,409		2,431			2,670
Gain on sale of loans		101		200		233			531
Gain (loss) on sale and write down of other real estate owned		36		23		(14	)		(86	)
Income from bank owned life insurance		1,599		1,264		3,193			2,531
Electronic banking fees and charges		277		302		527			580
Miscellaneous		38		65		121			131
Total Non-Interest Income		3,309		3,263		6,491			6,357

Non-Interest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits		15,699		12,852		31,341			25,645
Net occupancy expense of premises		2,761		2,122		5,497			4,103
Equipment and systems		3,377		2,193		6,303			4,383
Advertising and marketing		787		748		1,364			1,458
Federal deposit insurance premium		421		343		886			703
Directors' compensation		746		688		1,504			1,377
Merger-related expenses		-		1,193		-			1,193
Miscellaneous		3,479		2,625		6,832			5,188
Total Non-Interest Expense		27,270		22,764		53,727			44,050
Income before Income Taxes		14,417		6,398		29,222			14,386
Income tax expense		3,649		5,129		7,308			7,885
Net Income	$	10,768	$	1,269	$	21,914		$	6,501

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net Income per Common Share (EPS)
Basic	$	0.12	$	0.02	$	0.23	$	0.08
Diluted	$	0.12	$	0.02	$	0.23	$	0.08
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding
Basic		92,434		77,174		93,780		78,411
Diluted		92,480		77,239		93,831		78,474

Dividends Declared Per Common Share	$	0.05	$	0.03	$	0.25	$	0.18

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Net Income	$	10,768		$	1,269		$	21,914		$	6,501
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of tax:
Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale		(1,863	)		(1,208	)		(2,517	)		(60	)
Amortization of net unrealized loss on securities available for sale transferred to held to maturity		28			44			130			61
Fair value adjustments on derivatives		(8,189	)		4,429			(7,332	)		5,403
Benefit plan adjustments		8			7			(14	)		(36	)
Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income		(10,016	)		3,272			(9,733	)		5,368
Total Comprehensive Income	$	752		$	4,541		$	12,181		$	11,869


	Common Stock						Paid-In			Retained			Unearned ESOP			Accumulated Other Comprehensive
	Shares			Amount			Capital			Earnings			Shares			Income		Total
Balance - September 30, 2017		81,548		$	815		$	690,204		$	354,123		$	(34,049	)	$	3,140	$	1,014,233

Net income		-			-			-			1,269			-			-		1,269
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax expense		-			-			-			-			-			3,272		3,272
ESOP shares committed to be released (50 shares)		-			-			258			-			486		.			744
Stock option exercise		10			-			102			-			-			-		102
Stock option expense		-			-			523			-			-			-		523
Share repurchases		(1,944	)		(19	)		(28,813	)		-			-			-		(28,832	)
Restricted stock plan shares earned (73 shares)		-			-			1,096			-			-			-		1,096
Cancellation of shares issued for restricted stock awards		(87	)		(1	)		(1,277	)		-			-			-		(1,278	)
Cash dividends declared ($0.03 per common share)		-			-			-			(1,856	)		-			-		(1,856	)

Balance - December 31, 2017		79,527		$	795		$	662,093		$	353,536		$	(33,563	)	$	6,412	$	989,273


	Common Stock						Paid-In			Retained			Unearned ESOP			Accumulated Other Comprehensive
	Shares			Amount			Capital			Earnings			Shares			Income		Total
Balance - June 30, 2017		84,351		$	844		$	728,790		$	361,039		$	(34,536	)	$	1,044	$	1,057,181

Net income		-			-			-			6,501			-			-		6,501
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax expense		-			-			-			-			-			5,368		5,368
ESOP shares committed to be released (100 shares)		-			-			503			-			973			-		1,476
Stock option exercise		10						102											102
Stock option expense		-			-			1,045			-			-			-		1,045
Share repurchases		(4,747	)		(48	)		(69,266	)		-			-			-		(69,314	)
Restricted stock plan shares earned (146 shares)		-			-			2,196			-			-			-		2,196
Cancellation of shares issued for restricted stock awards		(87	)		(1	)		(1,277	)		-			-			-		(1,278	)
Cash dividends declared ($0.18 per common share)		-			-			-			(14,004	)		-			-		(14,004	)

Balance - December 31, 2017		79,527		$	795		$	662,093		$	353,536		$	(33,563	)	$	6,412	$	989,273


	Common Stock						Paid-In			Retained			Unearned ESOP			Accumulated Other Comprehensive
	Shares			Amount			Capital			Earnings			Shares			Income			Total
Balance - September 30, 2018		97,754		$	978		$	897,551		$	350,838		$	(32,104	)	$	18,818		$	1,236,081

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for the adoption of ASU 2017-08		-			-			-			(531	)		-			-			(531	)
Balance - October 1, 2018, as adjusted for change in accounting principle		97,754			978			897,551			350,307			(32,104	)		18,818			1,235,550
Net income		-			-			-			10,768			-			-			10,768
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax benefit		-			-			-			-			-			(10,016	)		(10,016	)
ESOP shares committed to be released (50 shares)		-			-			164			-			487			-			651
Stock option expense		-			-			495			-			-			-			495
Share repurchases		(3,828	)		(38	)		(50,155	)		-			-			-			(50,193	)
Restricted stock plan shares earned (72 shares)		-			-			1,032			-			-			-			1,032
Cancellation of shares issued for restricted stock awards		(154	)		(2	)		(942	)		-			-			-			(944	)
Cash dividends declared ($0.05 per common share)		-			-			-			(4,082	)		-			-			(4,082	)

Balance - December 31, 2018		93,772		$	938		$	848,145		$	356,993		$	(31,617	)	$	8,802		$	1,183,261

	Common Stock						Paid-In			Retained			Unearned ESOP			Accumulated Other Comprehensive
	Shares			Amount			Capital			Earnings			Shares			Income			Total
Balance - June 30, 2018		99,626		$	996		$	922,711		$	359,096		$	(32,590	)	$	18,535			1,268,748

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for the adoption of ASU 2017-08		-			-			-			(531	)		-			-			(531	)
Balance - July 1, 2018, as adjusted for change in accounting principle		99,626			996			922,711			358,565			(32,590	)		18,535			1,268,217
Net income		-			-			-			21,914			-			-			21,914
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax benefit		-			-			-			-			-			(9,733	)		(9,733	)
ESOP shares committed to be released (100 shares)		-			-			366			-			973			-			1,339
Stock option expense		-			-			995			-			-			-			995
Share repurchases		(5,785	)		(57	)		(77,052	)		-			-			-			(77,109	)
Issuance of shares under stock benefit plans		85			1			(1	)		-			-			-			-
Restricted stock plan shares earned (142 shares)		-			-			2,068			-			-			-			2,068
Cancellation of shares issued for restricted stock awards		(154	)		(2	)		(942	)		-			-			-			(944	)
Cash dividends declared ($0.25 per common share)		-			-			-			(23,486	)		-			-			(23,486	)

Balance - December 31, 2018		93,772		$	938		$	848,145		$	356,993		$	(31,617	)	$	8,802		$	1,183,261

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
	2018			2017
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	21,914		$	6,501
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment		2,072			1,475
Net (accretion) amortization of premiums, discounts and loan fees and costs		(5,467	)		2,250
Deferred income taxes and valuation allowance		2,641			4,783
Amortization of intangible assets		552			60
Accretion of benefit plans’ unrecognized net gain		(36	)		(61	)
Provision for loan losses		3,071			1,566
Loss on write-down and sales of other real estate owned		14			86
Loans originated for sale		(22,327	)		(41,833	)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held-for-sale		22,405			43,448
Gain on sale of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		(215	)		(413	)
Proceeds from sale of SBA loans		215			1,264
Realized gain on sale of SBA loans		(18	)		(118	)
Realized loss on disposition of premises and equipment		24			7
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance		(3,193	)		(2,531	)
ESOP, stock option plan and restricted stock plan expenses		4,402			4,717
Increase in interest receivable		(925	)		(1,031	)
Decrease (increase) in other assets		1,878			(1,672	)
Increase in interest payable		2,210			292
Decrease in other liabilities		(4,557	)		(2,555	)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		24,660			16,235

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of:
Investment securities available for sale		-			(76,074	)
Investment securities held to maturity		(48,376	)		(36,897	)
Proceeds from:
Repayments/calls/maturities of investment securities available for sale		53,882			51,920
Repayments/calls/maturities of investment securities held to maturity		39,409			57,971
Purchase of loans		(58,093	)		(48,905	)
Net increase in loans receivable		(188,084	)		(1,322	)
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned		203			1,290
Additions to premises and equipment		(4,378	)		(3,726	)
Proceeds from cash settlement of premises and equipment		108			-
Purchase of FHLB stock		(10,215	)		(4,140	)
Redemption of FHLB stock		4,705			4,985
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	$	(210,839	)	$	(54,898	)

	Six Months Ended
	December 31,
	2018			2017
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Net increase in deposits		101,020			103,485
Repayment of term FHLB advances		(1,479,556	)		(1,250,054	)
Proceeds from term FHLB advances		1,602,000			1,250,000
Net decrease in other short-term borrowings		(11,799	)		(7,317	)
Net decrease in advance payments by borrowers for taxes		(887	)		(200	)
Repurchase and cancellation of common stock of Kearny Financial Corp.		(77,109	)		(69,314	)
Cancellation of shares repurchased on vesting to pay taxes		(944	)		(1,278	)
Exercise of stock options		-			102
Dividends paid		(23,927	)		(14,313	)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities		108,798			11,111
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(77,381	)		(27,552	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning		128,864			78,237
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Ending	$	51,483		$	50,685

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flows Information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes, net of refunds	$	3,193		$	5,688
Interest	$	36,489		$	21,687

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of other real estate owned in settlement of loans	$	-		$	1,437

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Kearny Financial Corp. (the “Company”), its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kearny Bank (the “Bank”) and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, CJB Investment Corp. and KFS Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, KFS Insurance Services, Inc. The Company conducts its business principally through the Bank. Management prepared the unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), including the elimination of all significant inter-company accounts and transactions during consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and do not include information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows in conformity with GAAP. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included. The results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended December 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other period.

The data in the consolidated statement of financial condition for June 30, 2018 was derived from the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. That data, along with the interim unaudited financial information presented in the consolidated statements of financial condition, income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares actually outstanding including both vested and unvested restricted stock awards adjusted for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) shares not yet committed to be released. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock, such as outstanding stock options, were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. Diluted EPS is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding to include the effect of contracts or securities exercisable or which could be converted into common stock, if dilutive, using the treasury stock method. Shares issued and reacquired during any period are weighted for the portion of the period they were outstanding.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31, 2018						December 31, 2018
	Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)		Per Share Amount		Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)		Per Share Amount
	(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)						(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

Net income	$	10,768					$	21,914
Basic earnings per share, income available to common stockholders	$	10,768		92,434	$	0.12	$	21,914		93,780	$	0.23
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options				46						51
	$	10,768		92,480	$	0.12	$	21,914		93,831	$	0.23

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2017
	Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)		Per Share Amount		Income (Numerator)		Shares (Denominator)		Per Share Amount
	(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)						(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

Net income	$	1,269					$	6,501
Basic earnings per share, income available to common stockholders	$	1,269		77,174	$	0.02	$	6,501		78,411	$	0.08
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options				65						63
	$	1,269		77,239	$	0.02	$	6,501		78,474	$	0.08

During the three and six months ended December 31, 2018, the average number of options which were considered anti-dilutive totaled approximately 3,270,000 and 3,099,000, respectively. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, the average number of options which were considered anti-dilutive totaled approximately 3,290,000 and 3,290,000, respectively.

The Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to the statement of financial condition date of December 31, 2018, for items that should potentially be recognized or disclosed in these consolidated financial statements. The evaluation was conducted through the date this document was filed.

On April 2, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Clifton Bancorp Inc. (“Clifton”), the parent company of Clifton Savings Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank. In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company acquired assets with aggregate fair values totaling $1.61 billion including loans and securities with fair values of $1.12 billion and $326.9 million, respectively. The Company assumed liabilities with aggregate fair values totaling $1.38 billion in conjunction with the Clifton acquisition including deposits and borrowings with fair values of $949.8 million and $414.1 million, respectively.

Merger consideration associated with the acquisition totaled $333.9 million and primarily comprised 25.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $330.7 million that were issued to Clifton stockholders to reflect an exchange of 1.191 of Company shares for each outstanding share of Clifton common stock at the time of closing. Merger consideration also included $3.2 million in cash distributed to eligible holders of outstanding options to purchase Clifton stock as well as cash distributed to Clifton stockholders for the settlement of fractional shares. The amount by which merger consideration exceeds the fair value of net assets acquired resulted in the Company’s recognition of $102.3 million in goodwill associated with the Clifton acquisition.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible were recorded at their fair values as of April 2, 2018 based on management’s best estimate using the information available as of the merger date. The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in the recognition of goodwill of $102.3 million and a core deposit intangible of $6.4 million. Accounting guidance provides that an acquirer must recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period, which runs through April 2, 2019, in the measurement period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The acquirer must record in the financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization or other income effects, if any, as a result of the changes to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The Company is preparing tax returns related to the operation of the combined entities through June 30, 2018 and, due to state apportionment factors, believes certain adjustments to income tax balances and goodwill may result upon completion of these returns. No adjustments were made during the three and six months ended December 31, 2018.

The following table presents selected unaudited pro forma financial information reflecting the Clifton merger assuming it was completed as of July 1, 2017. The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial results of the combined companies had the Clifton merger actually been completed at the beginning of the period presented, nor does it indicate future results for any other interim or full year period.

The unaudited supplemental pro forma information for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 set forth below reflects adjustments related to (a) purchase accounting fair value adjustments; (b) amortization of core deposit and other intangibles; and (c) adjustments to interest income and expense due to amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires all lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset, measured at the present value of the future minimum lease payments, at the lease commencement date for leases classified as operating leases as well as finance leases. The update also requires new quantitative disclosures related to leases in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. There are practical expedients in this update that relate to leases that commenced before the effective date, initial direct costs and the use of hindsight to extend or terminate a lease or purchase the leased asset. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged under the new guidance. In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842) - Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, which provides an optional practical expedient to not evaluate land easements which were existing or expired before the adoption of Topic 842 that were not accounted for as leases under Topic 840. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases and ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) – Targeted Improvements, which provides an optional transition method under which comparative periods presented in the financial statements will continue to be in accordance with current Topic 840, Leases, and a practical expedient to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. In the evaluation of this guidance, the Company has identified various contracts that are deemed to be in scope. The Company expects to record a right of use asset and lease liability as of July 1, 2019. The Company is in the process of selecting a software model to assist in the implementation of this ASU. No conclusions have yet been reached regarding the potential impact on adoption on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and regulatory capital and risk-weighted assets; however, the Company does not expect the amendment to have a material impact on its results of operations.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The ASU requires credit losses on most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments to be measured using an expected credit loss model (referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model). Under this model, entities will estimate credit losses over the entire contractual term of the instrument (considering estimated prepayments, but not expected extensions or modifications unless reasonable expectation of a troubled debt restructuring exists) from the date of initial recognition of that instrument. An allowance will be established for loans that have been acquired in a business combination that currently do not have an allowance.

The ASU also replaces the current accounting model for purchased credit impaired loans and debt securities. The allowance for credit losses for purchased financial assets with a more-than insignificant amount of credit deterioration since origination (“PCD assets”), should be determined in a similar manner to other financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis. However, upon initial recognition, the allowance for credit losses is added to the purchase price (“gross up approach”) to determine the initial amortized cost basis. The subsequent accounting for PCD financial assets is the same expected loss model described above.

Further, the ASU made certain targeted amendments to the existing impairment model for available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities. For an AFS debt security for which there is neither the intent nor a more-likely-than-not requirement to sell, an entity will record credit losses as an allowance rather than a write-down of the amortized cost basis.

For public business entities that are SEC filers, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (i.e. modified retrospective approach). The Company has selected a third party firm to assist in the development of a CECL program, and has selected a software model to assist in the calculation of the allowance for loan losses in preparation for the change to the expected loss model. The Company is continuing its evaluation of this ASU including the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements. The extent of change is indeterminable at this time as it will be dependent upon portfolio composition and credit quality at the adoption date, as well as economic conditions and forecasts at that time. Upon adoption, any impact to the allowance for credit losses, currently allowance for loan and lease losses, will have an offsetting impact on retained earnings.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This ASU simplifies subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 of the impairment test while retaining the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine whether the quantitative impairment test is necessary. The ASU also eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore, the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. For public entities, ASU 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment testing dates beginning after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) Overnight Index Swap (“OIS”) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. This ASU permits the use of the OIS Rate based on SOFR as a benchmark interest rate for purposes of applying hedge accounting under Topic 815. This is the fifth U.S. benchmark interest rate eligible for use in hedge accounting in addition to interest rates on direct Treasury obligations of the U.S. Government, the London Interbank Offered Rate swap rate, and the OIS Rate based on the Fed Funds Effective Rate and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Rate. The amendments in this ASU are required to be adopted concurrently with the amendments in ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, for entities that have not adopted that guidance. For public entities that have previously adopted ASU 2017-12, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period if an entity already has adopted ASU 2017-12. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-12 on July 1, 2017. The amendments in ASU 2018-16 should be applied on a prospective basis for qualifying new or re-designated hedging relationships entered into on or after the date of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair values of debt and mortgage-backed securities available for sale at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 and stratification by contractual maturity of debt securities available for sale at December 31, 2018 are presented below:

	December 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Investment securities available for sale:
Debt securities:
U.S. agency securities	$	3,993	$	-	$	51	$	3,942
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		26,780		5		580		26,205
Asset-backed securities		179,310		1,716		198		180,828
Collateralized loan obligations		186,377		3		1,941		184,439
Corporate bonds		147,927		147		3,382		144,692
Trust preferred securities		3,967		-		241		3,726
Total debt securities		548,354		1,871		6,393		543,832

Mortgage-backed securities:
Collateralized mortgage obligations		23,959		-		940		23,019
Residential pass-through securities		94,418		48		2,548		91,918
Commercial pass-through securities		7,863		-		30		7,833
Total mortgage-backed securities		126,240		48		3,518		122,770

Total securities available for sale	$	674,594	$	1,919	$	9,911	$	666,602

	June 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Debt securities:
U.S. agency securities	$	4,474	$	-	$	63	$	4,411
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		26,793		4		709		26,088
Asset-backed securities		179,959		2,795		134		182,620
Collateralized loan obligations		226,881		99		914		226,066
Corporate bonds		147,925		463		794		147,594
Trust preferred securities		3,967		-		184		3,783
Total debt securities		589,999		3,361		2,798		590,562

Mortgage-backed securities:
Collateralized mortgage obligations		25,651		-		1,359		24,292
Residential pass-through securities		105,810		43		3,494		102,359
Commercial pass-through securities		7,946		-		74		7,872
Total mortgage-backed securities		139,407		43		4,927		134,523

Total securities available for sale	$	729,406	$	3,404	$	7,725	$	725,085

There were no sales of securities available for sale during the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Securities available for sale pledged for borrowings at the FHLB and other institutions, and securities pledged for public funds and other purposes, were as follows as of the dates presented below:

The amortized cost, gross unrecognized gains and losses and fair values of debt and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 and stratification by contractual maturity of debt securities held to maturity at December 31, 2018 are presented below:

	December 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrecognized Gains		Gross Unrecognized Losses		Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Investment securities held to maturity:
Debt securities:
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	$	107,826	$	172	$	1,349	$	106,649
Subordinated debt		56,255		25		611		55,669
Total debt securities		164,081		197		1,960		162,318

Mortgage-backed securities:
Collateralized mortgage obligations		51,540		27		771		50,796
Residential pass-through securities		182,335		16		2,689		179,662
Commercial pass-through securities		200,362		151		1,138		199,375
Total mortgage-backed securities		434,237		194		4,598		429,833

Total securities held to maturity	$	598,318	$	391	$	6,558	$	592,151

	June 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrecognized Gains		Gross Unrecognized Losses		Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Securities held to maturity:
Debt securities:
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	$	109,483	$	79	$	1,865	$	107,697
Subordinated debt		46,294		37		284		46,047
Total debt securities		155,777		116		2,149		153,744

Mortgage-backed securities:
Collateralized mortgage obligations:		56,886		6		1,348		55,544
Residential pass-through securities:		200,622		19		4,005		196,636
Commercial pass-through securities:		176,445		-		2,870		173,575
Total mortgage-backed securities		433,953		25		8,223		425,755

Total securities held to maturity	$	589,730	$	141	$	10,372	$	579,499

There were no sales of securities held to maturity during the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Securities held to maturity pledged for borrowings at the FHLB and other institutions, and securities pledged for public funds and other purposes, were as follows as of the dates presented below:

The following two tables summarize the fair values and gross unrealized and unrecognized losses within the available for sale and held to maturity portfolios at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018. The gross unrealized and unrecognized losses, presented by security type, represent temporary impairments of value within each portfolio as of the dates presented. Temporary impairments within the available for sale portfolio have been recognized through other comprehensive income as reductions in stockholders’ equity on a tax-effected basis.

The tables are followed by a discussion that summarizes the Company’s rationale for recognizing impairments, where applicable, as “temporary” versus those identified as “other-than-temporary”. Such rationale is presented by investment type and generally applies consistently to both the available for sale and held to maturity portfolios, except where specifically noted.

	December 31, 2018
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(In Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. agency securities	$	765	$	3	$	3,177	$	48	$	3,942	$	51
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		3,145		14		21,744		566		24,889		580
Asset-backed securities		53,235		168		14,942		30		68,177		198
Collateralized loan obligations		162,821		1,773		14,862		168		177,683		1,941
Corporate bonds		70,236		2,788		44,383		594		114,619		3,382
Trust preferred securities		-		-		2,726		241		2,726		241
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		-		23,019		940		23,019		940
Residential pass-through securities		14		-		80,727		2,548		80,741		2,548
Commercial pass-through securities		-		-		7,833		30		7,833		30

Total	$	290,216	$	4,746	$	213,413	$	5,165	$	503,629	$	9,911

	June 30, 2018
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(In Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. agency securities	$	2,579	$	43	$	1,832	$	20	$	4,411	$	63
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		24,443		672		540		37		24,983		709
Asset-backed securities		-		-		24,728		134		24,728		134
Collateralized loan obligations		189,258		914		-		-		189,258		914
Corporate bonds		5,035		4		64,184		790		69,219		794
Trust preferred securities		-		-		2,783		184		2,783		184
Collateralized mortgage obligations		4,635		135		19,658		1,224		24,293		1,359
Residential pass-through securities		63,889		1,921		26,697		1,573		90,586		3,494
Commercial pass-through securities		3,890		66		3,982		8		7,872		74

Total	$	293,729	$	3,755	$	144,404	$	3,970	$	438,133	$	7,725

The number of available for sale securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2018 totaled 137 and included eight U.S. agency securities, 64 municipal obligations, eight asset-backed securities, 17 collateralized loan obligations, 13 corporate obligations, two trust preferred securities, seven collateralized mortgage obligations, 16 residential pass-through securities and two commercial pass-through securities. The number of available for sale securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2018 totaled 132 and included nine U.S. agency securities, 65 municipal obligations, three asset-backed securities, 19 collateralized loan obligations, six corporate obligations, two trust preferred securities, seven collateralized mortgage obligations, 19 residential pass-through securities and two commercial pass-through securities.

	December 31, 2018
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrecognized Losses		Fair Value		Unrecognized Losses		Fair Value		Unrecognized Losses
	(In Thousands)
Securities Held to Maturity:
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	$	8,438	$	28	$	74,429	$	1,321	$	82,867	$	1,349
Subordinated debt		42,319		410		4,798		201		47,117		611
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		-		28,532		771		28,532		771
Residential pass-through securities		48,722		193		125,969		2,496		174,691		2,689
Commercial pass-through securities		51,378		416		114,834		722		166,212		1,138

Total	$	150,857	$	1,047	$	348,562	$	5,511	$	499,419	$	6,558

	June 30, 2018
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrecognized Losses		Fair Value		Unrecognized Losses		Fair Value		Unrecognized Losses
	(In Thousands)
Securities Held to Maturity:
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	$	86,678	$	1,662	$	3,151	$	203	$	89,829	$	1,865
Subordinated debt		41,010		284		-		-		41,010		284
Collateralized mortgage obligations		42,712		753		12,730		595		55,442		1,348
Residential pass-through securities		133,859		2,258		61,760		1,747		195,619		4,005
Commercial pass-through securities		172,382		2,867		1,191		3		173,573		2,870

Total	$	476,641	$	7,824	$	78,832	$	2,548	$	555,473	$	10,372

The number of held to maturity securities with unrecognized losses at December 31, 2018 totaled 348 and included 176 municipal obligations, eight subordinated debt securities, seven collateralized mortgage obligations, 127 residential pass-through securities and 30 commercial pass-through securities. The number of held to maturity securities with unrecognized losses at June 30, 2018 totaled 371 and included 190 municipal obligations, seven subordinated debt securities, eight collateralized mortgage obligations, 131 residential pass-through securities and 35 commercial pass-through securities.

In general, if the fair value of a debt security is less than its amortized cost basis at the time of evaluation, the security is impaired and the impairment is to be evaluated to determine if it is other than temporary. The Company evaluates the impaired securities in its portfolio for possible other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on at least a quarterly basis. The following represents the circumstances under which an impaired security is determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired: (i) when the Company intends to sell the impaired debt security; (ii) when the Company more likely than not will be required to sell the impaired debt security before recovery of its amortized cost; or (iii) when an impaired debt security does not meet either of the two conditions above, but the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost of the security.

In the first two circumstances noted above, the amount of OTTI to be recognized in earnings is the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. In the third circumstance, however, the OTTI is to be separated into the amount representing the credit loss from the amount related to all other factors. The credit loss component is to be recognized in earnings while the non-credit loss component is to be recognized in other comprehensive income. In these cases, OTTI is generally predicated on an adverse change in cash flows versus those expected at the time of purchase. The absence of an adverse change in expected cash flows generally indicates that a security’s impairment is related to other non-credit loss factors and is thereby generally not recognized as OTTI.

The Company considers a variety of factors when determining whether a credit loss exists for an impaired security including, but not limited to (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis; (ii) adverse conditions specifically related to the security, an industry, or a geographic area; (iii) the historical and implied volatility of the fair value of the security; (iv) the payment structure of the debt security; (v) actual or expected failure of the issuer of the security to make scheduled interest or principal payments; (vi) changes to the rating of the security by external rating agencies; and (vii) recoveries or additional declines in fair value subsequent to the balance sheet date. The Company regularly monitors the historical cash flows and financial strength of all issuers and/or guarantors to confirm that security impairment, where applicable, is not due to an actual or expected adverse change in security cash flows that would result in the recognition of credit-related OTTI.

The unrealized and unrecognized losses on the Company’s securities are due to the combined effects of several market-related factors including, most notably, changes in market interest rates and changing market conditions which affect the supply and demand for such securities. Those market conditions may fluctuate over time resulting in certain securities being impaired for periods in excess of 12 months. However, the longevity of such impairment is not necessarily reflective of an expectation for an adverse change in cash flows signifying a credit loss. Consequently, the impairments of value resulting directly from these changing market conditions are considered non-credit related and temporary in nature.

The Company has the stated ability and intent to “hold until forecasted recovery” those securities so designated at December 31, 2018 and does not intend to sell the temporarily impaired available for sale securities prior to the recovery of their fair value to a level equal to or greater than the Company’s amortized cost. Furthermore, the Company has concluded that the possibility of being required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery is unlikely. In light of the factors noted above, the Company does not consider its balance of securities with unrealized and unrecognized losses at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of those dates.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018:

	December 31,			June 30,
	2018			2018
	(In Thousands)
Real estate mortgage:
One- to four-family residential	$	1,334,284		$	1,297,453
Commercial mortgage:
Multi-family		1,974,409			1,758,584
Nonresidential		1,302,583			1,302,961
Total commercial mortgage		3,276,992			3,061,545

Total real estate mortgage		4,611,276			4,358,998

Construction		28,405			23,271

Commercial business		70,059			85,825

Consumer:
Home equity loans and lines of credit		96,001			90,761
Passbook or certificate		3,310			3,283
Other		3,524			5,777
Total consumer		102,835			99,821

Total loans		4,812,575			4,567,915

Unamortized yield adjustments including net premiums and discounts on purchased and acquired loans and net deferred fees and costs on loans originated		(59,183	)		(66,567	)

Total loans receivable, net of yield adjustments	$	4,753,392		$	4,501,348

Residential Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure. We may obtain physical possession of one- to four-family real estate collateralizing a residential mortgage loan via foreclosure or through an in-substance repossession. As of December 31, 2018, we held two single-family properties in other real estate owned with an aggregate carrying value of $508,000 that were acquired through foreclosures on residential mortgage loans. As of that same date, we held 17 residential mortgage loans with aggregate carrying values totaling $3.2 million which were in the process of foreclosure. By comparison, as of June 30, 2018, we held four single-family properties in other real estate owned with an aggregate carrying value of $725,000 that were acquired through foreclosures on residential mortgage loans. As of that same date, we held 14 residential mortgage loans with aggregate carrying values totaling $2.3 million which were in the process of foreclosure.

Loan Quality. The following tables present the balance of the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 based upon the calculation methodology as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. The tables identify the valuation allowances attributable to specifically identified impairments on individually evaluated loans, including those acquired with deteriorated credit quality, as well as valuation allowances for impairments on loans evaluated collectively. The tables include the underlying balance of loans receivable applicable to each category as of those dates as well as the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Unless otherwise noted, the balance of loans reported in the tables below excludes yield adjustments and the allowance for loan loss.

Allowance for Loan Losses
At December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Balance of allowance for loan losses:
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		41		-		-		-		311		-		-		352
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		2,936		17,095		9,918		305		2,203		464		253		33,174

Total allowance for loan losses	$	2,977	$	17,095	$	9,918	$	305	$	2,514	$	464	$	253	$	33,526

Balance of Loans Receivable
At December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Balance of loans receivable:

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$	90	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	257	$	-	$	-	$	347
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		13,856		89		7,993		-		2,067		1,558		-		25,563
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,320,338		1,974,320		1,294,590		28,405		67,735		94,443		6,834		4,786,665

Total loans	$	1,334,284	$	1,974,409	$	1,302,583	$	28,405	$	70,059	$	96,001	$	6,834	$	4,812,575
Unaccreted yield adjustments																(59,183	)
Loans receivable, net of yield adjustments															$	4,753,392

Allowance for Loan Losses
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage			Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage			Construction		Commercial Business			Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer			Total
	(In Thousands)
Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended December 31, 2018:

At September 30, 2018:	$	2,594		$	16,317	$	9,945		$	293	$	2,803		$	434	$	345		$	32,731

Total charge offs		(1	)		-		-			-		(166	)		-		(32	)		(199	)
Total recoveries		-			-		1			-		-			-		22			23
Total provisions		384			778		(28	)		12		(123	)		30		(82	)		971

Total allowance for loan losses	$	2,977		$	17,095	$	9,918		$	305	$	2,514		$	464	$	253		$	33,526

Allowance for Loan Losses
Six Months Ended December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage			Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage			Construction		Commercial Business			Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer			Total
	(In Thousands)
Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the six months ended December 31, 2018:

At June 30, 2018:	$	2,479		$	14,946	$	9,787		$	258	$	2,552		$	430	$	413		$	30,865

Total charge offs		(83	)		-		(54	)		-		(185	)		-		(139	)		(461	)
Total recoveries		-			-		2			-		-			-		49			51
Total provisions		581			2,149		183			47		147			34		(70	)		3,071

Total allowance for loan losses	$	2,977		$	17,095	$	9,918		$	305	$	2,514		$	464	$	253		$	33,526

Allowance for Loan Losses
Three Months Ended December 31, 2017

	Residential Mortgage			Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage			Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans			Other Consumer			Total
	(In Thousands)
Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended December 31, 2017:

At September 30, 2017:	$	2,501		$	13,807	$	9,893		$	89	$	1,948	$	470		$	737		$	29,445

Total charge offs		(143	)		-		-			-		-		-			(263	)		(406	)
Total recoveries		57			-		-			-		-		-			34			91
Total provisions		25			102		(228	)		157		758		(13	)		135			936

Total allowance for loan losses	$	2,440		$	13,909	$	9,665		$	246	$	2,706	$	457		$	643		$	30,066

Allowance for Loan Losses
Six Months Ended December 31, 2017

	Residential Mortgage			Multi-Family Mortgage			Non- Residential Mortgage			Construction		Commercial Business			Home Equity Loans			Other Consumer			Total
	(In Thousands)
Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the six months ended December 31, 2017:

At June 30, 2017:	$	2,384		$	13,941		$	9,939		$	35	$	1,709		$	501		$	777		$	29,286

Total charge offs		(410	)		-			(38	)		-		(6	)		-			(560	)		(1,014	)
Total recoveries		77			-			-			-		34			65			52			228
Total provisions		389			(32	)		(236	)		211		969			(109	)		374			1,566

Total allowance for loan losses	$	2,440		$	13,909		$	9,665		$	246	$	2,706		$	457		$	643		$	30,066

Allowance for Loan Losses
At June 30, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Balance of allowance for loan losses:

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		79		-		-		-		227		-		-		306
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		2,400		14,946		9,787		258		2,325		430		413		30,559

Total allowance for loan losses	$	2,479	$	14,946	$	9,787	$	258	$	2,552	$	430	$	413	$	30,865

Balance of Loans Receivable
At June 30, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Balance of loans receivable:

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$	99	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	269	$	-	$	-		368
Loans individually evaluated for impairment		11,931		116		5,344		-		3,921		1,601		-		22,913
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,285,423		1,758,468		1,297,617		23,271		81,635		89,160		9,060		4,544,634

Total loans	$	1,297,453	$	1,758,584	$	1,302,961	$	23,271	$	85,825	$	90,761	$	9,060	$	4,567,915
Unaccreted yield adjustments																(66,567	)
Loans receivable, net of yield adjustments															$	4,501,348

The following tables present key indicators of credit quality regarding the Company’s loan portfolio based upon loan classification and contractual payment status at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 based upon the methodology for identifying and reporting such loans as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.

Credit-Rating Classification of Loans Receivable
At December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Non-classified	$	1,319,107	$	1,973,190	$	1,288,964	$	28,405	$	64,254	$	94,151	$	6,765	$	4,774,836
Classified:
Special Mention		486		1,130		1,130		-		2,818		29		34		5,627
Substandard		14,691		89		12,489		-		2,903		1,821		34		32,027
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		84		-		1		85
Loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total classified loans		15,177		1,219		13,619		-		5,805		1,850		69		37,739

Total loans	$	1,334,284	$	1,974,409	$	1,302,583	$	28,405	$	70,059	$	96,001	$	6,834	$	4,812,575

Credit-Rating Classification of Loans Receivable
At June 30, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Non-classified	$	1,283,040	$	1,758,468	$	1,295,076	$	23,271	$	80,947	$	88,831	$	8,937	$	4,538,570
Classified:
Special Mention		493		-		-		-		13		25		61		592
Substandard		13,920		116		7,885		-		4,865		1,905		61		28,752
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		1		1
Loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total classified loans		14,413		116		7,885		-		4,878		1,930		123		29,345

Total loans	$	1,297,453	$	1,758,584	$	1,302,961	$	23,271	$	85,825	$	90,761	$	9,060	$	4,567,915

Contractual Payment Status of Loans Receivable
At December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Current	$	1,324,533	$	1,974,409	$	1,295,530	$	28,405	$	69,564	$	95,738	$	6,748	$	4,794,927
Past due:
30-59 days		2,428		-		5,076		-		169		8		21		7,702
60-89 days		1,664		-		-		-		50		28		33		1,775
90+ days		5,659		-		1,977		-		276		227		32		8,171
Total past due		9,751		-		7,053		-		495		263		86		17,648

Total loans	$	1,334,284	$	1,974,409	$	1,302,583	$	28,405	$	70,059	$	96,001	$	6,834	$	4,812,575

Contractual Payment Status of Loans Receivable
At June 30, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Current	$	1,290,428	$	1,758,584	$	1,300,570	$	23,271	$	85,065	$	90,375	$	8,917	$	4,557,210
Past due:
30-59 days		1,457		-		1,015		-		247		104		24		2,847
60-89 days		475		-		-		-		-		44		59		578
90+ days		5,093		-		1,376		-		513		238		60		7,280
Total past due		7,025		-		2,391		-		760		386		143		10,705

Total loans	$	1,297,453	$	1,758,584	$	1,302,961	$	23,271	$	85,825	$	90,761	$	9,060	$	4,567,915

The following tables present information relating to the Company’s nonperforming and impaired loans at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 based upon the methodology for identifying and reporting such loans as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. Loans reported as “90+ days past due accruing” in the table immediately below are also reported in the preceding contractual payment status table under the heading “90+ days past due.”

Performance Status of Loans Receivable
At December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Performing	$	1,323,105	$	1,974,320	$	1,294,882	$	28,405	$	69,183	$	95,103	$	6,802	$	4,791,800
Nonperforming:
90+ days past due accruing		-		-		-		-		-		-		32		32
Nonaccrual		11,179		89		7,701		-		876		898		-		20,743
Total nonperforming		11,179		89		7,701		-		876		898		32		20,775

Total loans	$	1,334,284	$	1,974,409	$	1,302,583	$	28,405	$	70,059	$	96,001	$	6,834	$	4,812,575

Performance Status of Loans Receivable
At June 30, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Performing	$	1,288,261	$	1,758,468	$	1,297,621	$	23,271	$	84,587	$	89,848	$	9,000	$	4,551,056
Nonperforming:
90+ days past due accruing		-		-		-		-		-		-		60		60
Nonaccrual		9,192		116		5,340		-		1,238		913		-		16,799
Total nonperforming		9,192		116		5,340		-		1,238		913		60		16,859

Total loans	$	1,297,453	$	1,758,584	$	1,302,961	$	23,271	$	85,825	$	90,761	$	9,060	$	4,567,915

Impairment Status of Loans Receivable
At December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage			Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business			Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Carrying value of impaired loans:

Non-impaired loans	$	1,320,338		$	1,974,320	$	1,294,590	$	28,405	$	67,735		$	94,443	$	6,834	$	4,786,665
Impaired loans:
Impaired loans with no allowance for impairment		13,531			89		7,993		-		2,012			1,558		-		25,183
Impaired loans with allowance for impairment:
Recorded investment		415			-		-		-		312			-		-		727
Allowance for impairment		(41	)		-		-		-		(311	)		-		-		(352	)
Balance of impaired loans net of allowance for impairment		374			-		-		-		1			-		-		375
Total impaired loans, excluding allowance for impairment:		13,946			89		7,993		-		2,324			1,558		-		25,910

Total loans	$	1,334,284		$	1,974,409	$	1,302,583	$	28,405	$	70,059		$	96,001	$	6,834	$	4,812,575

Unpaid principal balance of impaired loans:
Total impaired loans	$	19,133		$	930	$	11,516	$	106	$	6,067		$	2,758	$	-	$	40,510

Impairment Status of Loans Receivable
At June 30, 2018

	Residential Mortgage			Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business			Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Carrying value of impaired loans:

Non-impaired loans	$	1,285,423		$	1,758,468	$	1,297,617	$	23,271	$	81,635		$	89,160	$	9,060	$	4,544,634
Impaired loans:
Impaired loans with no allowance for impairment		11,255			116		5,344		-		3,963			1,601		-		22,279
Impaired loans with allowance for impairment:
Recorded investment		775			-		-		-		227			-		-		1,002
Allowance for impairment		(79	)		-		-		-		(227	)		-		-		(306	)
Balance of impaired loans net of allowance for impairment		696			-		-		-		-			-		-		696
Total impaired loans, excluding allowance for impairment:		12,030			116		5,344		-		4,190			1,601		-		23,281

Total loans	$	1,297,453		$	1,758,584	$	1,302,961	$	23,271	$	85,825		$	90,761	$	9,060	$	4,567,915

Unpaid principal balance of impaired loans:
Total impaired loans	$	16,263		$	930	$	10,033	$	106	$	7,671		$	2,702	$	-	$	37,705

Impairment Status of Loans Receivable
Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
For the three months ended December 31, 2018:
Average balance of impaired loans	$	13,228	$	95	$	8,146	$	-	$	2,644	$	1,571	$	-	$	25,684
Interest earned on impaired loans	$	33	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	27	$	8	$	-	$	68

For the six months ended December 31, 2018:
Average balance of impaired loans	$	12,718	$	101	$	7,626	$	-	$	2,468	$	1,566	$	-	$	24,479
Interest earned on impaired loans	$	65	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	29	$	17	$	-	$	111

For the three months ended December 31, 2017:
Average balance of impaired loans	$	8,860	$	141	$	7,254	$	63	$	2,865	$	1,579	$	-	$	20,762
Interest earned on impaired loans	$	31	$	-	$	2	$	-	$	1	$	7	$	-	$	41

For the six months ended December 31, 2017:
Average balance of impaired loans	$	9,441	$	146	$	6,755	$	196	$	2,836	$	1,747	$	-	$	21,121
Interest earned on impaired loans	$	66	$	-	$	4	$	-	$	2	$	15	$	-	$	87

The following table presents information regarding the restructuring of the Company’s troubled debts during the six months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and any defaults during those periods of troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) that were restructured within 12 months of the date of default.

Troubled Debt Restructurings of Loans Receivable
Six Months Ended December 31, 2018

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Troubled debt restructuring activity for the six months ended December 31, 2018:

Number of loans		1		-		1		-		6		-		-		8
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment	$	271	$	-	$	2,957	$	-	$	1,468	$	-	$	-	$	4,696
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		270		-		2,955		-		1,488		-		-		4,713
Reserves included in and charge offs against the allowance for loan loss recognized at modification		2		-		2		-		-		-		-		4

Troubled debt restructuring defaults for the six months ended December 31, 2018:

Number of loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Outstanding recorded investment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

Troubled Debt Restructurings of Loans Receivable
Six Months Ended December 31, 2017

	Residential Mortgage		Multi-Family Mortgage		Non- Residential Mortgage		Construction		Commercial Business		Home Equity Loans		Other Consumer		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Troubled debt restructuring activity for the six months ended December 31, 2017:

Number of loans		2		-		1		-		-		-		-		3
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment	$	449	$	-	$	179	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	628
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		414		-		201		-		-		-		-		615
Reserves included in and charge offs against the allowance for loan loss recognized at modification		87		-		-		-		-		-		-		87

Troubled debt restructuring defaults for the six months ended December 31, 2017:

Number of loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Outstanding recorded investment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

The manner in which the terms of a loan are modified through a troubled debt restructuring generally includes one or more of the following changes to the loan’s repayment terms:

	December 31, 2018						June 30, 2018
	Balance			Weighted Average Interest Rate			Balance			Weighted Average Interest Rate
	(Dollars in Thousands)
By remaining period to maturity:
Less than one year	$	866,500			2.61	%	$	741,000			2.09	%
One to two years		30,300			1.79			48,400			1.66
Two to three years		109,904			2.18			64,160			1.88
Three to four years		15,000			2.49			35,700			2.17
Four to five years		145,000			3.04			155,000			3.00
Greater than five years		132,500			2.68			132,500			2.68
Total advances		1,299,204			2.61	%		1,176,760			2.25	%
Unamortized fair value adjustments		(5,359	)					(6,616	)
Total advances, net of fair value adjustments	$	1,293,845					$	1,170,144

At December 31, 2018, FHLB advances were collateralized by the FHLB capital stock owned by the Bank and mortgage loans and securities with carrying values totaling approximately $3.08 billion and $167.9 million, respectively. At June 30, 2018, FHLB advances were collateralized by the FHLB capital stock owned by the Bank and mortgage loans and securities with carrying values totaling approximately $2.72 billion and $185.2 million, respectively.

Borrowings at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 also included overnight borrowings in the form of depositor sweep accounts totaling $16.7 million and $28.5 million, respectively. Depositor sweep accounts are short term borrowings representing funds that are withdrawn from a customer’s noninterest-bearing deposit account and invested in an uninsured overnight investment account that is collateralized by specified investment securities owned by the Bank.

The Company uses various financial instruments, including derivatives, to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to specific wholesale funding positons.

The tables below present the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018:

The Company’s objectives in using derivatives are primarily to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. These interest rate products are designated as cash flow hedges. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had a total of 12 interest rate swaps with a total notional amount of $900.0 million hedging certain FHLB advances.

For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in other comprehensive income, net of tax, and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable rate wholesale funding positions. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2018, the Company had $1.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of reclassifications to interest expense. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that $8.3 million will be reclassified as a reduction in interest expense.

The tables below present the pre-tax effects of the Company’s derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

The tables below present a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company’s derivatives in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. The net amounts presented for derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value provides the location that derivative assets and liabilities are presented on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

	December 31, 2018
								Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset			Net Amounts Presented		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received			Net Amount
	(In Thousands)
Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	22,129	$	(20	)	$	22,109	$	-	$	(22,109	)	$	-
Total	$	22,129	$	(20	)	$	22,109	$	-	$	(22,109	)	$	-

								Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset			Net Amounts Presented		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Posted			Net Amount
	(In Thousands)
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	20	$	(20	)	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-
Total	$	20	$	(20	)	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-

	June 30, 2018
							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Amounts Presented		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received			Net Amount
	(In Thousands)
Assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	31,881	$	-	$	31,881	$	-	$	(31,620	)	$	261
Total	$	31,881	$	-	$	31,881	$	-	$	(31,620	)	$	261

							Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Gross Amount Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Amounts Presented		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Posted			Net Amount
	(In Thousands)
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-
Total	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations and could be required to terminate its derivative positions with the counterparty. The Company also has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company fails to maintain its status as a well-capitalized institution, then the Company could be required to terminate its derivative positions with the counterparty.

As required under the enforceable master netting arrangement with its derivatives counterparties, at December 31, 2018, the Company received financial collateral of $22.1 million that was not included as an offsetting amount. By comparison, at June 30, 2018, the Company received financial collateral of $31.6 million that was not included as an offsetting amount.

In addition to the derivative instruments noted above, the Company’s pipeline of loans held for sale at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, included $4.6 million and $10.8 million, respectively, of in process loans whose terms included interest rate locks to borrowers, which are considered free-standing derivative instruments whose fair values are not material to our financial condition or results of operations.

The following table sets forth the aggregate net periodic benefit expense for the Bank’s Benefit Equalization Plan, Postretirement Welfare Plan, Directors’ Consultation and Retirement Plan and Atlas Bank Retirement Income Plan:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated
	December 31,						December 31,						Statements of Income
		2018			2017			2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost	$	14		$	12		$	28		$	24		Salaries and employee benefits
Interest cost		94			93			188			186		Miscellaneous non-interest expense
Amortization of unrecognized loss		11			11			22			22		Miscellaneous non-interest expense
Expected return on assets		(28	)		(30	)		(56	)		(60	)	Miscellaneous non-interest expense
Net periodic benefit cost	$	91		$	86		$	182		$	172

Effective July 1, 2018, the Company implemented ASU 2017-07, “Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.” Under ASU 2017-07, the FASB requires employers to report the service cost component in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net periodic benefit cost are required to be presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income separately from the service cost component. The table above details the affected line items within the Consolidated Statements of Income related to the net periodic benefit costs for the periods noted. This ASU is also required to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented.

The following table summarizes the impact of retrospective application to the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017:

The following table presents a reconciliation between the reported income taxes for the periods presented and the income taxes which would be computed by applying the federal income tax rates applicable to those periods. A federal income tax rate of 21% was applicable to the three and six months ended December 31, 2018. A federal income tax rate of 28% was applicable to the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, which reflects the transitional effect of a reduction in the Company’s federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%. The noted decrease in the Company’s federal income tax rate reflects the impact of federal income tax reform that was codified through the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) on December 22, 2017.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2018				2017		2018				2017
	(Dollars in Thousands)						(Dollars in Thousands)
Income before income taxes	$	14,417		$	6,398		$	29,222		$	14,386
Statutory federal tax rate		21	%		28	%		21	%		28	%
Federal income tax expense at statutory rate	$	3,028		$	1,791		$	6,137		$	4,028
(Reduction) increases in income taxes resulting from:
Tax exempt interest		(148	)		(177	)		(297	)		(349	)
State tax, net of federal tax effect		916			461			2,121			970
Incentive stock option compensation expense		28			37			56			72
Income from bank-owned life insurance		(290	)		(354	)		(579	)		(710	)
Disqualifying disposition of incentive stock options		-			(11	)		-			(11	)
Non-deductible merger-related expenses		-			200			-			200
Other items, net		38			113			690			199
Impact of deferred tax rate adjustment		77			3,069			(820	)		3,486
Total income tax expense	$	3,649		$	5,129		$	7,308		$	7,885
Effective income tax rate		25.31	%		80.17	%		25.01	%		54.81	%

The tax effects of existing temporary differences that give rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

	December 31,			June 30,
	2018				2018
	(Unaudited)
	(In Thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:
Purchase accounting	$	16,887		$	17,116
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Defined benefit plans		251			228
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale		2,313			1,159
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale transferred to held to maturity		212			249
Allowance for loan losses		9,838			8,676
Benefit plans		1,484			1,842
Compensation		1,787			1,751
Stock-based compensation		1,887			2,050
Uncollected interest		1,062			1,018
Depreciation		-			1,169
Charitable contribution carryover		632			899
Net operating loss carryover		927			2,564
Capital loss carryforward		763			656
Other items		586			509
		38,629			39,886
Valuation allowance		(946	)		(791	)
		37,683			39,095
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Deferred costs		1,685			1,551
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Derivatives		6,521			8,961
Goodwill		4,578			4,385
Other items		207			444
		12,991			15,341
Net deferred income tax asset	$	24,692		$	23,754

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments”. This guidance amends existing guidance to improve accounting standards for financial instruments including clarification and simplification of accounting and disclosure requirements and the requirement for public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes. The Company adopted the guidance effective July 1, 2018. Upon adoption, the fair value of the Company’s loan portfolio is now presented using an exit price method.

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

The following methods and significant assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018:

The majority of the Company’s available for sale investment securities are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the securities’ terms and conditions, among other things. From time to time, the Company validates prices supplied by the independent pricing service by comparison to prices obtained from third-party sources or derived using internal models.

The Company held one trust preferred security whose fair value of $1.0 million at December 31, 2018 was determined using Level 3 inputs. For the periods ended December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, management has been unable to obtain a market quote for this security. Consequently, the security’s fair value as reported at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, is based upon the present value of expected future cash flows assuming the security continues to meet all of its payment obligations and utilizing a discount rate based upon the security’s contractual interest rate.

The Company has contracted with a third party vendor to provide periodic valuations for its interest rate derivatives to determine the fair value of its interest rate caps and swaps. The vendor utilizes standard valuation methodologies applicable to interest rate derivatives such as discounted cash flow analysis and extensions of the Black-Scholes model. Such valuations are based upon readily observable market data and are therefore considered Level 2 valuations by the Company.

	December 31, 2018
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
	(In Thousands)
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale:
U.S. agency securities	$	-	$	3,942	$	-	$	3,942
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		-		26,205		-		26,205
Asset-backed securities		-		180,828		-		180,828
Collateralized loan obligations		-		184,439		-		184,439
Corporate bonds		-		144,692		-		144,692
Trust preferred securities		-		2,726		1,000		3,726
Total debt securities		-		542,832		1,000		543,832

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale:
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		23,019		-		23,019
Residential pass-through securities		-		91,918		-		91,918
Commercial pass-through securities		-		7,833		-		7,833
Total mortgage-backed securities		-		122,770		-		122,770
Total securities available for sale	$	-	$	665,602	$	1,000	$	666,602
Interest rate swaps		-		22,109		-		22,109

Total assets	$	-	$	687,711	$	1,000	$	688,711

	June 30, 2018
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
	(In Thousands)
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale:
U.S. agency securities	$	-	$	4,411	$	-	$	4,411
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		-		26,088		-		26,088
Asset-backed securities		-		182,620		-		182,620
Collateralized loan obligations		-		226,066		-		226,066
Corporate bonds		-		147,594		-		147,594
Trust preferred securities		-		2,783		1,000		3,783
Total debt securities		-		589,562		1,000		590,562

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale:
Collateralized mortgage obligations		-		24,292		-		24,292
Residential pass-through securities		-		102,359		-		102,359
Commercial pass-through securities		-		7,872		-		7,872
Total mortgage-backed securities		-		134,523		-		134,523
Total securities available for sale		-		724,085		1,000		725,085
Interest rate swaps and caps		-		31,881		-		31,881

Total assets	$	-	$	755,966	$	1,000	$	756,966

In addition to the financial instruments noted above, at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, the Company’s pipeline of loans held for sale included $4.6 million and $10.8 million, respectively, of in process loans whose terms included interest rate locks to borrowers which are considered free-standing derivative instruments whose fair values are not material to our financial condition or results of operations. Given the short-term nature of the commitments and their immateriality to the statements of condition and operations, the Company assumes no change in the fair value of these derivative instruments during their outstanding period.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018:

An impaired loan is evaluated and valued at the time the loan is identified as impaired at the lower of cost or fair value. Loans for which it is probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement are considered impaired. Fair value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing the loan and is classified at a Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Once a loan is identified as individually impaired, management measures impairment in accordance with the FASB’s guidance on accounting by creditors for impairment of a loan with the fair value estimated using the fair value of the collateral reduced by estimated disposal costs. Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceeds the recorded investments in such loans. Impaired loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.

Other real estate owned (“OREO”) is recorded at estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs when acquired, thus establishing a new cost basis. Fair value is generally based on independent appraisals. These appraisals include adjustments to comparable assets based on the appraisers’ market knowledge and experience. When an asset is acquired, the excess of the loan balance over fair value, less estimated selling costs, is charged to the allowance for loan losses. If further declines in the estimated fair value of the asset occur, a write-down is recorded through expense. The valuation of foreclosed assets is subjective in nature and may be adjusted in the future because of changes in economic conditions.

The fair value of loans held for sale is determined using quoted prices for similar assets, adjusted for specific attributes of that loan or other observable market data, such as outstanding commitments from third party investors (Level 2).

Those assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:

	December 31, 2018
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
	(In Thousands)
Impaired loans:
Residential mortgage	$	-	$	-	$	3,446	$	3,446
Non-residential mortgage		-		-		791		791
Commercial business		-		-		62		62
Total	$	-	$	-	$	4,299	$	4,299

Other real estate owned, net:
Residential mortgage	$	-	$	-	$	288	$	288
Total	$	-	$	-	$	288	$	288

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and for which the Company has utilized adjusted Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:

	December 31, 2018
	Fair Value		Valuation Techniques		Unobservable Input		Range	Weighted Average
	(In Thousands)
Impaired loans:
Residential mortgage	$	3,446	Market valuation of underlying collateral	⁽¹⁾	Adjustments to reflect current conditions/selling costs	⁽²⁾	6% - 21%		9.35	%
Non-residential mortgage		791	Market valuation of underlying collateral	⁽¹⁾	Adjustments to reflect current conditions/selling costs	⁽²⁾	11% - 12%		11.74	%
Commercial business		62	Market valuation of underlying collateral	⁽¹⁾	Adjustments to reflect current conditions/selling costs	⁽²⁾	0% - 10%		6.46	%
Total	$	4,299

Other real estate owned, net:
Residential mortgage	$	288	Market valuation of underlying collateral	⁽³⁾	Adjustments to reflect current conditions/selling costs	⁽²⁾	5.00%		5.00	%
Total	$	288

At December 31, 2018, impaired loans valued using Level 3 inputs comprised loans with principal balances totaling $4.7 million and valuation allowances of $352,000 reflecting fair values of $4.3 million. By comparison, at June 30, 2018, impaired loans valued using Level 3 inputs comprised loans with principal balances totaling $4.8 million and valuation allowances of $306,000 reflecting fair values of $4.5 million.

Once a loan is foreclosed, the fair value of the other real estate owned continues to be evaluated based upon the fair value of the repossessed real estate originally securing the loan. At December 31, 2018, the Company held other real estate owned totaling $288,000 whose carrying value was written down utilizing Level 3 inputs. At June 30, 2018, the Company held no other real estate owned whose carrying value was written down utilizing Level 3 inputs.

The following presents the carrying amount, fair value, and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018:

	December 31, 2018
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(In Thousands)
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	51,483	$	51,483	$	51,483	$	-	$	-
Investment securities available for sale		666,602		666,602		-		665,602		1,000
Investment securities held to maturity		598,318		592,151		-		592,151		-
Loans held-for-sale		1,001		1,001		-		1,001		-
Net loans receivable		4,719,866		4,588,099		-		-		4,588,099
FHLB Stock		64,514		-		-		-		-
Interest receivable		19,435		19,435		6		5,060		14,369
Interest rate swaps		22,109		22,109		-		22,109		-

Financial liabilities:
Deposits		4,173,434		4,160,515		2,287,548		-		1,872,967
Borrowings		1,310,547		1,314,802		-		-		1,314,802
Interest payable on deposits		1,446		1,446		-		1,446		-
Interest payable on borrowings		3,866		3,866		-		-		3,866

	June 30, 2018
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(In Thousands)
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	128,864	$	128,864	$	128,864	$	-	$	-
Investment securities available for sale		725,085		725,085		-		724,085		1,000
Investment securities held to maturity		589,730		579,499		-		579,499		-
Loans held-for-sale		863		863		-		863		-
Net loans receivable		4,470,483		4,367,150		-		-		4,367,150
FHLB Stock		59,004		-		-		-		-
Interest receivable		18,510		18,510		32		5,252		13,226
Interest rate swaps and caps		31,881		31,881				31,881

Financial liabilities:
Deposits		4,073,604		4,055,543		2,056,966		-		1,998,577
Borrowings		1,198,646		1,199,601		-		-		1,199,601
Interest payable on deposits		675		675		-		675		-
Interest payable on borrowings		2,427		2,427		-		-		2,427

Commitments. The fair value of commitments to fund credit lines and originate or participate in loans held in portfolio or loans held for sale is estimated using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed rate loan commitments, including those relating to loans held for sale that are considered derivative instruments for financial statement reporting purposes, the fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest and the committed rates. The carrying value, represented by the net deferred fee arising from the unrecognized commitment, and the fair value, determined by discounting the remaining contractual fee over the term of the commitment using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements with similar credit risk, is not considered material for disclosure.

Limitations. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market information and information about the financial instruments. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no fair value exists for a significant portion of the financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and matters of judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

The fair value estimates are based on existing on-and-off balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to value anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Other significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial assets and liabilities include premises and equipment, and advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance. In addition, the ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.

Finally, reasonable comparability between financial institutions may not be likely due to the wide range of permitted valuation techniques and numerous estimates which must be made given the absence of active secondary markets for many of the financial instruments. This lack of uniform valuation methodologies introduces a greater degree of subjectivity to these estimated fair values.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income included in stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 are as follows:

	December 31,			June 30,
	2018			2018
	(In Thousands)
Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale	$	(7,992	)	$	(4,321	)
Tax effect		2,313			1,159
Net of tax amount		(5,679	)		(3,162	)

Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale transferred to held to maturity		(720	)		(887	)
Tax effect		212			249
Net of tax amount		(508	)		(638	)

Fair value adjustments on derivatives		22,109			31,881
Tax effect		(6,521	)		(8,961	)
Net of tax amount		15,588			22,920

Benefit plan adjustments		(850	)		(813	)
Tax effect		251			228
Net of tax amount		(599	)		(585	)

Total accumulated other comprehensive income	$	8,802		$	18,535

Other comprehensive (loss) income and related tax effects for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are presented in the following table:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(In Thousands)						(In Thousands)
Net unrealized holding loss on securities available for sale	$	(2,644	)	$	(2,011	)	$	(3,671	)	$	(78	)

Amortization of net unrealized holding loss on securities available for sale transferred to held to maturity⁽¹⁾		40			74			167			103

Fair value adjustments on derivatives		(11,615	)		7,489			(9,772	)		9,134

Benefit plans:
Amortization of actuarial loss		11			11			22			22
Net actuarial loss ⁽²⁾		-			-			(59	)		(83	)
Net change in benefit plan accrued expense		11			11			(37	)		(61	)

Other comprehensive (loss) income before taxes		(14,208	)		5,563			(13,313	)		9,098
Stranded tax effects ⁽³⁾		-			(1,381	)		-			(1,381	)
Tax effect⁽⁴⁾		4,192			(910	)		3,580			(2,349	)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(10,016	)	$	3,272		$	(9,733	)	$	5,368

Effective July 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and all subsequent amendments to the ASU (collectively, "ASC 606”), which (i) creates a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers that fall within its scope and (ii) revises when it is appropriate to recognize a gain (loss) from the transfer of nonfinancial assets, such as OREO. The majority of the Company’s revenues come from interest income and other sources, including loans, leases, securities, and derivatives that are outside the scope of ASC 606. The Company’s services that fall within the scope of ASC 606 are presented within noninterest income and are recognized as revenue as the Company satisfies its obligation to the customer. Services within the scope of ASC 606 include deposit service charges on deposits, interchange income, and the sale of OREO.

The Company, using a modified retrospective transition approach, determined that there will be no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as a result of adopting the new standard, nor will the standard have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements including the timing or amounts of revenue recognized.

All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within noninterest income. The following table presents the Company’s sources of noninterest income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. Sources of revenue outside the scope of ASC 606 are noted as such.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2018		2017		2018			2017
	(In Thousands)				(In Thousands)
Non-interest income:
Deposit-related fees and charges	$	375	$	381	$	750		$	734
Loan-related fees and charges ⁽¹⁾		883		1,028		1,681			1,936
Gain on sale of loans ⁽¹⁾		101		200		233			531
Gain (loss) on sale and write down of other real estate owned		36		23		(14	)		(86	)
Income from bank owned life insurance ⁽¹⁾		1,599		1,264		3,193			2,531
Electronic banking fees and charges (interchange income)		277		302		527			580
Miscellaneous ⁽¹⁾		38		65		121			131
Total non-interest income	$	3,309	$	3,263	$	6,491		$	6,357

A description of the Company’s revenue streams accounted for under ASC 606 is as follows:

The Company earns fees from deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance, and overdraft services. Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, stop payment charges, statement rendering, and ACH fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed at the point in the time the Company fulfills the customer’s request. Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs. Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer’s account balance.

The Company records a gain or loss from the sale of OREO when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. Gain/Losses on the sales of OREO falls within the scope of ASC 606, if the Company finances the transaction. Under ASC 606, if the Company finances the sale of OREO to the buyer, the Company is required to assess whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether the collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain (loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present. Generally, the Company does not finance the sale of OREO properties.

The Company earns interchange fees from debit and credit card holder transactions conducted through various payment networks. Interchange fees from cardholder transactions are recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided by an outsourced technology solution.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), which shortens the amortization period to the earliest call date for purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Previously, GAAP generally required an investor to amortize the premium on a callable debt security as a component of interest income over the contractual life of the instrument (i.e., yield-to-maturity amortization) even when the issuer was certain to exercise the call option at an earlier date. This resulted in the investor recording a loss equal to the unamortized premium when the call option was exercised by the issuer. The new guidance does not change the accounting for purchased callable debt securities held at a discount as discounts continue to be amortized to maturity. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-08 on October 1, 2018. The guidance includes a modified retrospective transition approach under which a cumulative-effect adjustment will be made to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. Accordingly, the Company made a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings of $531,000, effective on July 1, 2018.

This report on Form 10-Q may include certain forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may”, “will”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “continue”, or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. The actual results of the Company could differ materially from those management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to vary from current management expectations include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government, changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities and failure to integrate or profitably operate acquired businesses. Additional potential factors include changes in interest rates, deposit flows, cost of funds, demand for loan products and financial services, competition and changes in the quality or composition of loan and investment portfolios of the Company. Other factors that could cause future results to vary from current management expectations include changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, markets, products, services and prices. Further description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are included in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Executive Summary. Total assets increased $122.6 million to $6.70 billion at December 31, 2018 from $6.58 billion at June 30, 2018. The net increase in total assets primarily reflected increases in net loans receivable and securities held to maturity that were partially offset by decreases in the balances of cash and cash equivalents and securities available for sale. The net increase in total assets was largely funded by an increase in deposits and borrowings that was partially offset by a decrease in stockholders’ equity.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents, which consist primarily of interest-earning and non-interest-earning deposits in other banks, decreased by $77.4 million to $51.5 million at December 31, 2018 from $128.9 million at June 30, 2018. The decrease in the balance of cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2018 largely reflected the continuing effort to limit the balance of cash and cash equivalents to the levels needed to meet the Bank’s day-to-day funding obligations and overall liquidity risk management objectives while reinvesting excess liquidity into comparatively higher-yielding assets. The elevated levels of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2018 partly reflected operating fluctuations in the Company’s short-term liquidity coupled with $36.6 million in cash and cash equivalents acquired from Clifton.

Investment Securities Available for Sale. Investment securities classified as available for sale decreased by $58.5 million to $666.6 million at December 31, 2018 from $725.1 million at June 30, 2018. The net decrease in the portfolio partly reflected cash repayment of principal, net of premium amortization and discount accretion, totaling $54.8 million coupled with a $3.7 million decrease in the fair value of the portfolio to a net unrealized loss of $8.0 million at December 31, 2018 from a net unrealized loss of $4.3 million at June 30, 2018.

The noted decrease in the fair value of securities available for sale reflected a decrease of $5.1 million in the fair value of debt securities available for sale to an unrealized loss of $4.5 million at December 31, 2018 from an unrealized gain of $563,000 at June 30, 2018 offset by an increase of $1.4 million in the fair value of mortgage-backed securities available for sale to an unrealized loss of $3.5 million at December 31, 2018 from an unrealized loss of $4.9 million at June 30, 2018.

Based on its evaluation, management has concluded that no other-than-temporary impairment was present within the available for sale segment of the investment portfolio as of December 31, 2018 or June 30, 2018. Additional information regarding securities available for sale as of those dates is presented in Note 7 and Note 9 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Investment Securities Held to Maturity. Investment securities classified as held to maturity increased by $8.6 million to $598.3 million at December 31, 2018 from $589.7 million at June 30, 2018. The increase in held to maturity securities reflected security purchases totaling $48.4 million that was partially offset by cash repayment of principal, net of discount accretion and premium amortization, totaling $39.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018.

Based on its evaluation, management has concluded that no other-than-temporary impairment was present within the held to maturity segment of the investment portfolio as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018. Additional information regarding securities held to maturity as of those dates is presented in Note 8 and Note 9 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Loans Held-for-Sale. The Company’s residential lending infrastructure continues to support strategies focused on the origination of residential mortgage loans designated for sale into the secondary market which has enabled the Company to augment its sources of non-interest income through the recognition of recurring loan sale gains while helping to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. During the six months ended December 31, 2018, we sold $22.2 million of residential mortgage loans resulting in net sale gains totaling $215,000 for the period. Loans held for sale totaled $1.0 million at December 31, 2018 compared to $863,000 at June 30, 2018 and are reported separately from the balance of net loans receivable as of those dates.

Loans Receivable. Loans receivable, net of unamortized premiums, deferred costs and the allowance for loan losses, increased by $249.4 million to $4.72 billion at December 31, 2018 from $4.47 billion at June 30, 2018. The increase in net loans receivable was primarily attributable to new loan origination and purchase volume outpacing loan repayments during the six months ended December 31, 2018.

Residential mortgage loans held in portfolio, including home equity loans and lines of credit, increased by $42.1 million to $1.43 billion at December 31, 2018 from $1.39 billion at June 30, 2018. The increase reflected an increase in the balance of one- to four-family first mortgage loans of $36.8 million to $1.33 billion at December 31, 2018 and an increase of $5.2 million in the balance of home equity loans and home equity lines of credit to $96.0 million at December 31, 2018 from $90.8 million at June 30, 2018.

Residential mortgage loan origination volume for the six months ended December 31, 2018, excluding loans held-for-sale, totaled $74.1 million, comprising $54.2 million of one- to four-family first mortgage loan originations and $19.9 million of home equity loan and home equity line of credit originations during the period. Residential mortgage loan originations were augmented with the purchase of one- to four-family first mortgage loans totaling $56.7 million during the six months ended December 31, 2018.

Commercial loans, including multi-family and nonresidential commercial mortgage loans, commercial business loans and construction loans, increased by $204.8 million to $3.38 billion at December 31, 2018 from $3.17 billion at June 30, 2018. The components of the aggregate increase included an increase in commercial mortgage loans totaling $215.5 million and an increase in the outstanding balance of construction loans totaling $5.1 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the balance of commercial business loans of $15.8 million primarily attributable to loan repayments outpacing new loan origination and purchase volume. The outstanding balance of commercial mortgage loans at December 31, 2018 totaled $3.28 billion while the outstanding balances of construction and commercial business loans, totaled $28.4 million and $70.1 million, respectively, as of that date.

Commercial loan origination volume for the six months ended December 31, 2018 totaled $401.6 million, which comprised of $388.5 million of commercial mortgage loan originations augmented by $8.0 million of commercial business loan originations and construction loan disbursements totaling $5.2 million during the period. Commercial loan originations were augmented with the funding of purchased loans totaling $1.4 million during the six months ended December 31, 2018.

Other loans, primarily account loans, deposit account overdraft lines of credit and other consumer loans, decreased by $2.3 million to $6.8 million at December 31, 2018 from $9.1 million at June 30, 2018.

The Company originated a total of $1.2 million of passbook/certificate loans and other consumer loans during the six months ended December 31, 2018, while no additional consumer loans were purchased during the period.

Additional information about the Company’s loans at December 31, 2018 is presented in Note 10 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Nonperforming Loans. Nonperforming loans increased by $3.9 million to $20.8 million, or 0.44% of total loans at December 31, 2018, from $16.9 million, or 0.37% of total loans at June 30, 2018. Nonperforming loans generally include those loans reported as 90+ days past due while still accruing and loans reported as nonaccrual with such balances totaling $32,000 and $20.7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2018. The increase in nonperforming loans was largely attributable to the addition of one loan totaling $2.9 million that is fully secured by the vacant land that serves as its collateral and is current in its payment status. The loan was designated as a troubled debt restructuring and placed on nonaccrual status during the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Additional information about the Company’s nonperforming loans at December 31, 2018 is presented in Note 11 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Allowance for Loan Losses. During the six months ended December 31, 2018, the balance of the allowance for loan losses increased by $2.6 million to $33.5 million, or 0.70% of total loans at December 31, 2018, from $30.9 million, or 0.68% of total loans at June 30, 2018. The increase resulted from provisions of $3.1 million during the six months ended December 31, 2018 that were partially offset by charge-offs, net of recoveries, totaling $410,000 during that same period.

With regard to loans individually evaluated for impairment, the balance of our allowance for loan losses attributable to such loans increased by $46,000 to $352,000 at December 31, 2018 from $306,000 at June 30, 2018. The balance at December 31, 2018 reflected the allowance for impairment identified on $727,000 of impaired loans while an additional $25.2 million of impaired loans had no allowance for impairment as of that date. By comparison, the balance at June 30, 2018 reflected the allowance for impairment identified on $1.0 million of impaired loans while an additional $22.3 million of impaired loans had no allowance for impairment as of that date. The outstanding balances of impaired loans reflect the cumulative effects of various adjustments including, but not limited to, purchase accounting valuations and prior charge-offs, where applicable, which are considered in the evaluation of impairment.

With regard to loans evaluated collectively for impairment, the balance of our allowance for loan losses attributable to such loans increased by $2.6 million to $33.2 million at December 31, 2018 from $30.6 million at June 30, 2018. The increase in valuation was largely attributable to the aggregate growth in the outstanding balance of loans collectively evaluated for impairment while also reflecting the ongoing reallocation of the applicable loans within the portfolio in favor of commercial loans against which we generally assign comparatively higher historical and environmental loss factors in our allowance for loan loss calculation. The increase in the allowance also reflected updates to historical and environmental loss factors during the six months ended December 31, 2018.

With regard to historical loss factors, our loan portfolio experienced a net annualized charge-off rate of 0.02% for the six months ended December 31, 2018 representing a decrease of one basis point from the 0.03% of charge offs reported for the year ended June 30, 2018. The annual average net charge off rate for June 30, 2018 had previously increased by two basis points from 0.01% for the prior year ended June 30, 2017. The historical loss factors used in our allowance for loan loss calculation methodology were updated to reflect the effect of these changes by individual loan segment reflecting the two year look-back period used by that methodology. Together with the impact of the increase in the overall balance of the unimpaired portion of the loan portfolio during the period, the applicable portion of the allowance attributable to historical loss factors decreased by approximately $127,000 to $1.9 million at December 31, 2018 from $2.1 million at June 30, 2018.

With regard to environmental loss factors, the portion of the allowance for loan losses attributable to such factors increased by $2.7 million to $31.2 million at December 31, 2018 from $28.5 million at June 30, 2018. The increase was largely attributable to the growth in the unimpaired portion of the loan portfolio while also reflecting minor adjustments to environmental loss factors during the six months ended December 31, 2018.

The calculation of probable losses within a loan portfolio and the resulting allowance for loan losses is subject to estimates and assumptions that are susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes available and as events or conditions effecting individual borrowers and the marketplace as a whole change over time. Future additions to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary if economic and market conditions deteriorate in the future from those currently prevalent in the marketplace. In addition, the federal banking regulators, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our loan and foreclosed real estate portfolios and the related allowance for loan losses and valuation allowance for foreclosed real estate. The regulators may require the allowance for loan losses to be increased based on their review of information available at the time of the examination, which may negatively affect our earnings.

Finally, changes in accounting standards promulgated by the FASB, such as those discussed in Note 6, to the unaudited consolidated financial statements regarding the use of a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model to calculate credit losses, may require increases in the allowance for loan losses upon adoption of the applicable accounting standard.

Additional information about the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2018 is presented in Note 11 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Other Assets. The aggregate balance of other assets, including premises and equipment, FHLB stock, interest receivable, goodwill, core deposit intangibles, bank owned life insurance, deferred income taxes, other real estate owned and other assets, increased by $321,000 to $665.2 million at December 31, 2018 from $664.8 million at June 30, 2018.

The increase in other assets primarily reflected a $5.5 million increase in FHLB stock resulting from an increase in advances drawn during the six months ended December 31, 2018 coupled with a $3.2 million increase in the cash surrender value of the Company’s bank-owned life insurance policies for the same period. The increases to the components of other assets, noted above, were primarily offset by a $9.8 million decrease in the fair value of the Company’s interest rate derivatives portfolio to a net asset value of $22.1 million at December 31, 2018 compared to a net asset value of $31.9 million at June 30, 2018.

The remaining increases and decreases in other assets for the six months ended December 31, 2018 generally reflected normal operating fluctuations in their respective balances.

Deposits. Total deposits increased by $99.8 million to $4.17 billion at December 31, 2018 from $4.07 billion at June 30, 2018. The net increase in deposit balances reflected a $106.4 million increase in interest-bearing deposits offset by a $6.6 million decrease in non-interest-bearing deposits. The increase in interest-bearing deposits included increases in the balances of savings and club accounts and certificates of deposit totaling $16.5 million and $283.5 million, respectively, which were partially offset by a decrease in the balance of interest-bearing checking accounts totaling $193.6 million for the period.

The change in deposit balances for the six months ended December 31, 2018 reflected changes in the balances of retail deposits as well as “non-retail” deposits acquired through various wholesale channels. The decrease in the balance of interest-bearing checking primarily reflected a $210.8 million decrease in the balance of wholesale money market deposits attributable to the scheduled maturity and termination of the Company’s participation in the Promontory Interfinancial Network’s (“Promontory”) Insured Network Deposits (“IND”) program. Partially offsetting the decrease in the balance of wholesale interest-bearing checking accounts was an increase of $310.6 million in other deposits comprising increases of $121.4 million and $189.3 million in retail and other wholesale deposits, respectively.

We continued to utilize a deposit listing service through which we attract “non-brokered” wholesale time deposits targeting institutional investors with an original investment horizon of up to five years. We generally prohibit the withdrawal of our listing service deposits prior to maturity. The balance of the Bank’s listing service time deposits increased by $3.8 million to $108.1 million, or 2.6% of total deposits at December 31, 2018, compared to $104.3 million, or 2.6% of total deposits at June 30, 2018.

We also maintain a portfolio of brokered certificates of deposit whose balances increased by $185.5 million to $269.8 million or 6.5% of total deposits at December 31, 2018 compared to $84.3 million, or 2.1% of total deposits at June 30, 2018.

Additional information about the Company’s deposits at December 31, 2018 is presented in Note 12 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Borrowings. The balance of borrowings increased by $111.9 million to $1.31 billion at December 31, 2018 from $1.20 billion at June 30, 2018. The increase in borrowings primarily reflected an additional $200.0 million 90-day FHLB term advance that was drawn to replace the maturing Promontory IND funding noted above and the addition of a $27.0 million FHLB Community Investment Program (“CIP”) long-term advance. In regards to the $200.0 million 90-day FHLB advance, the Company had entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap contract in July 2016 to extend the effective duration of the new advance thereby effectively fixing its cost for a longer period of time. These increases were partially offset by decreases of $104.5 million in long-term FHLB advances resulting from the scheduled maturity of such advances coupled with an $11.8 million decrease in depositor sweep account balances representing normal day-to-day fluctuations in such balances.

Additional information about the Company’s borrowings at December 31, 2018 is presented in Note 13 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Other Liabilities. The balance of other liabilities, including advance payments by borrowers for taxes and other miscellaneous liabilities, decreased by $3.7 million to $35.2 million at December 31, 2018 from $38.9 million at June 30, 2018. The change generally reflected normal operating fluctuations in the balances of other liabilities during the period.

Stockholders’ Equity. Stockholders’ equity decreased by $85.5 million to $1.18 billion at December 31, 2018 from $1.27 billion at June 30, 2018. The decrease in stockholders’ equity largely reflected the impact of the Company’s share repurchases during the first six months of fiscal 2019. The Company had previously announced its third share repurchase program in April 2018 through which it is authorized to repurchase a total of 10,238,557 shares, or 10%, of its outstanding shares. During the six months ended December 31, 2018, the Company repurchased 5,785,525 shares at a total cost of $77.1 million, or an average cost of $13.33 per share. Cumulatively, the Company has repurchased a total of 8,480,985 shares, or 82.8% of the shares to be repurchased under its third share repurchase program at a total cost of $115.5 million, or an average cost of $13.62 per share. The cumulative cost of the Company’s repurchased shares has directly reduced the balance of stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2018.

The net decrease in stockholders’ equity was partially offset by net income of $21.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from which the Company declared and paid regular quarterly cash dividends totaling $0.09 per share to stockholders during the period. Additionally, in September 2018, the Company declared a $0.16 special cash dividend that was paid to stockholders in October 2018. Together, the regular and special cash dividends declared during the six months ended December 31, 2018 reduced stockholders’ equity by $23.5 million during the period.

The change in stockholders’ equity also reflected a $9.7 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income, due primarily to changes in the fair value of the Company’s available for sale securities portfolio and outstanding derivatives, while also reflecting a $973,000 decrease in unearned ESOP shares for shares earned by plan participants during the six months ended December 31, 2018.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

Net Income. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $10.8 million, or $0.12 per diluted share; an increase of $9.5 million from $1.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in net income reflected increases in net-interest income and non-interest income that were partially offset by increases in the provision for loan losses and non-interest expense. Together these factors contributed to an overall increase in pre-tax income. Despite the increase in pre-tax income, the provision for income taxes decreased between comparative periods reflecting the impact of federal income tax reform that was codified by the Tax Act during the three months ended December 31, 2017, as discussed in greater detail below.

Average Balance Sheet and Yields. The following table reflects the components of the average balance sheet and of net interest income for the periods indicated. We derived the average yields and costs by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented with daily balances used to derive average balances. No tax equivalent adjustments have been made to yield or costs. Non-accrual loans were included in the calculation of average balances, however interest receivable on these loans has been fully reserved for and therefore not included in interest income. The yields and costs set forth below include the effect of deferred fees, discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or expense and exclude the impact of prepayment penalties, which are recorded to non-interest income.

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2018								2017
	Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/ Cost			Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/ Cost
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable ⁽¹⁾	$	4,758,587		$	49,015		4.12	%	$	3,255,862		$	30,610		3.76	%
Taxable investment securities⁽²⁾		1,158,720			9,051		3.12			996,397			6,077		2.44
Tax-exempt securities ⁽²⁾		135,453			713		2.11			126,214			641		2.03
Other interest-earning assets⁽³⁾		87,916			1,243		5.66			82,539			704		3.41
Total interest-earning assets		6,140,676			60,022		3.91			4,461,012			38,032		3.41
Non-interest-earning assets		587,921								364,015
Total assets	$	6,728,597							$	4,825,027

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand	$	792,989		$	1,930		0.97		$	854,142		$	1,699		0.80
Savings and club		743,676			912		0.49			518,512			160		0.12
Certificates of deposit		2,214,932			9,885		1.79			1,336,467			4,790		1.43
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,751,597			12,727		1.36			2,709,121			6,649		0.98
Borrowings		1,412,751			7,946		2.25			808,066			4,548		2.25
Total interest-bearing liabilities		5,164,348			20,673		1.60			3,517,187			11,197		1.27
Non-interest-bearing liabilities⁽⁴⁾		352,539								303,013
Total liabilities		5,516,887								3,820,200
Stockholders' equity		1,211,710								1,004,827
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	6,728,597							$	4,825,027

Net interest income				$	39,349							$	26,835
Interest rate spread⁽⁵⁾							2.31	%							2.14	%
Net interest margin⁽⁶⁾							2.56	%							2.41	%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		1.19	X							1.27	X

Net Interest Income. Net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $39.3 million; an increase of $12.5 million from $26.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in net interest income between the comparative periods resulted from an increase in interest income of $22.0 million that was partially offset by an increase of $9.5 million in interest expense. The increase in interest income was attributable to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets coupled with an increase in their average yield. The increase in interest expense resulted from an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities coupled with an increase in their average cost.

The noted increase in the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the associated increases in their average yields and costs, respectively, primarily reflected the impact of the Company’s acquisition of Clifton which closed on April 2, 2018. As required by applicable accounting standards, the Company recorded purchase accounting adjustments to the carrying value of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Clifton to reflect their fair values at the time of acquisition. With specific regard to the interest-earning assets acquired and interest-bearing liabilities assumed, such adjustments generally accrete or amortize into interest income and interest expense, respectively, on a level-yield/cost basis over their estimated remaining lives. As a result, the “post-acquisition” yield or cost recognized by the Company on the assets and liabilities acquired generally reflect the comparable market interest rates for such instruments at the time of their acquisition.

As presented in the separate discussion and analysis of interest income and expense below, these acquisition-related factors noted above, contributed significantly to the 17 basis point increase in our net interest rate spread to 2.31% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from 2.14% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the net interest rate spread partly reflected a 50 basis points increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets to 3.91% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from 3.41% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets was partially offset by a 33 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities to 1.60% from 1.27% for those same comparative periods, respectively.

The factors resulting in the reported increase in our net interest rate spread also affected our net interest margin. In total, the Company’s net interest margin increased 15 basis points to 2.56% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to 2.41% for the three months ended December 31, 2017.

Interest Income. Total interest income increased $22.0 million to $60.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $38.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest income partly reflected a $1.68 billion increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets to $6.14 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $4.46 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2017. For those same comparative periods, the yield on earning assets also increased by 50 basis points to 3.91% from 3.41%.

The increase in total interest income was primarily due to the increase in interest income from loans. Interest income from loans increased $18.4 million to $49.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $30.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest income was partly attributable to a $1.50 billion increase in the average balance of loans to $4.76 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $3.26 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the average balance of loans primarily reflected an aggregate increase of $811.9 million in the average balance of commercial loans to $3.41 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $2.60 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest income also reflected a 36 basis point increase in the average yield on loans to 4.12% from 3.76%, for the same comparative periods, respectively. The increase in the average balance and average yield on loans primarily reflected the effects of the Clifton acquisition through which the “post-acquisition” yield on the loans acquired reflect the comparable market interest rates for such loans at the time of their acquisition, as discussed earlier.

The increase in interest income on interest-earning assets, excluding loans, was primarily due to the increase in interest income on taxable investment securities. The weighted average yield on taxable investment securities increased by 68 basis points to 3.12% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from 2.44% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the weighted average yield on taxable investment securities was primarily attributable to an increase in the yield on the Company’s investments in floating rate securities. To a lesser extent, the increase in interest income on interest-earning assets, excluding loans, was also attributable to an increase in interest income on other interest-earning assets. The weighted average yield on other interest earning assets increased by 225 basis points to 5.66% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from 3.41% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the weighted average yield on other interest-earning assets was primarily due to an increase in the yield on the balances of FHLB stock.

Interest Expense. Total interest expense increased by $9.5 million to $20.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $11.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest expense partly reflected a $1.64 million increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities to $5.16 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $3.52 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2017, while also reflecting a 33 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities to 1.60% from 1.27% for those same comparative periods, respectively.

Interest expense attributed to deposits increased by $6.1 million to $12.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $6.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest expense was attributable to increases in the average balance and average cost of interest-bearing deposits. The average balance of interest-bearing deposits increased by $1.04 billion to $3.75 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $2.71 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the average balance reflected the combined effects of the Clifton acquisition coupled with organic growth in deposits that was partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of wholesale interest-bearing checking accounts as discussed earlier. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits increased by 38 basis points to 1.36% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from 0.98% for the three months ended December 31, 2017.

Interest expense attributed to borrowings increased by $3.4 million to $7.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $4.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest expense primarily reflected a $604.7 million increase in the average balance of borrowings to $1.41 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2018, from $808.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. For those same comparative periods, the average cost of borrowings remained stable at 2.25%.

The increase in the average balance of borrowings primarily reflected a $516.0 million increase in the average balance of FHLB advances to $1.29 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $777.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. For those same comparative periods, the average cost of FHLB advances decreased by 6 basis points to 2.27% from 2.33%. The increase in the average balance and decrease in the average cost of FHLB advances largely reflected the impact of the Clifton acquisition while also reflecting the impact of an additional $200 million of 90-day FHLB term advance drawn during the quarter ended September 30, 2018, to replace funding that was previously provided through the Promontory IND program, as noted earlier. With regard to the noted FHLB advance, the Company had entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap contract in July 2016 to extend the effective duration of the new 90-day FHLB advance thereby effectively fixing its cost for a longer period of time. The increase in the average balance of borrowings also included an $88.7 million increase in the average balance of depositor sweep accounts and overnight borrowings, to $119.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $30.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The average cost of depositor sweep accounts and overnight borrowings increased by 172 basis points to 1.99% from 0.27% between the same comparative periods.

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses increased by $35,000 to $971,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $936,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase was attributable to a higher provision on non-impaired loans collectively evaluated for impairment partially offset by a decrease in the provision attributable to loans individually reviewed for impairment. Regarding the provision on non-impaired loans, the net increase in provision expense largely reflected a relatively greater level of growth in the outstanding balance of the loan portfolio that was collectively evaluated for impairment whose effects were partially offset by a lower level of increase in historical and environmental loss factors between comparative periods.

Additional information regarding the allowance for loan losses and the associated provisions recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2018 is presented in Note 11 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements as well as the Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018.

Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income, excluding gains and losses on the sale of securities and gains and losses on the sale and write-down of other real estate owned, increased by $33,000 to $3.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $3.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017, reflecting the effects of several offsetting factors.

Such factors include the increase of $335,000 in the income recognized on bank-owned life insurance that was largely attributable to the additional income earned on the cash surrender value of the policies acquired in conjunction with the acquisition of Clifton. This increase was partially offset by a $99,000 decrease in the gain on sale of loans coupled with decreases in fees and service charges and miscellaneous income of $151,000 and $27,000, respectively. The decrease in loan sale gains primarily reflected a lower volume of loans originated and sold between comparative periods. The decrease in fees and service charges primarily reflected a reduction in loan-related fees and charges attributable to a decrease in loan prepayment fees while the decrease in miscellaneous income largely reflected a loss on the disposal of various fixed assets totaling $30,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2018, while no such losses were recognized during the earlier comparative period.

We also recognized net gains totaling $36,000 arising from the write down and sale of REO during the three months ended December 31, 2018 compared to a net gain of $23,000 recognized during the earlier comparative period.

The remaining changes in the other components of non-interest income between comparative periods generally reflected normal operating fluctuations within those line items.

Non-Interest Expenses. Non-interest expense increased by $4.5 million to $27.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $22.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. This increase was largely attributable to increases in recurring non-interest expenses arising from the Clifton acquisition.

Salaries and employee benefits expense increased by $2.8 million to $15.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $12.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase generally reflected the effects of the additional employees retained in conjunction with the Clifton acquisition while also reflecting increases in certain compensation and benefit expenses attributable to the Company’s existing roster of employees. Such increases included annual increases in wages and salaries for fiscal 2019 coupled with the cost of staffing additions within certain lending, business development and operational support functions. The increase in salaries and employee benefits expense also reflected increases in incentive compensation, employee severance and payroll taxes. These increases were partially offset by decreases in employee retirement and stock benefit plan expenses.

Net occupancy expense of premises increased by $639,000 to $2.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $2.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase was largely attributable to the ongoing operating expenses associated with the owned and leased office facilities acquired by the Company in conjunction with the Clifton acquisition. The increase in premises occupancy expense also reflected an increase in facility lease expenses arising from costs associated with forthcoming branch additions and relocations, coupled with increases in facility repairs and maintenance and depreciation expenses relating to existing administrative and branch facilities.

Equipment and systems expense increased by $1.2 million to $3.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $2.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in equipment and systems expense was partly attributable to the ongoing operating expenses associated with the equipment and information technology infrastructure acquired by the Company in conjunction with the Clifton acquisition. However, the increase also reflected $551,000 of non-recurring information technology expenses recognized by the Company in conjunction with the October 2018 conversion and integration of Clifton’s core processing system.

Advertising and marketing expense increased by $39,000 to $787,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $748,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in advertising and marketing expense largely reflected increases in advertising expenses across a variety of advertising formats including outdoor and electronic media reflecting normal fluctuations in the timing of certain advertising campaigns supporting the Company’s loan and deposit growth initiatives.

Federal deposit insurance premiums increased by $78,000 to $421,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $343,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to an increased deposit insurance assessment base arising from the effects of the Clifton acquisition as well as the Company’s organic growth.

Directors’ compensation expense increased by $58,000 to $746,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $688,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in expense primarily reflected an increase in director fees attributable to the net growth in the Company’s Board of Directors by two members between comparative periods.

Miscellaneous expense increased by $854,000 to $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $2.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in miscellaneous expense primarily reflected increases in the amortization of core deposit intangibles arising from the Clifton acquisition coupled with increases in legal, audit, consulting and insurance expense. Also included in this increase was $108,000 of non-recurring expenses associated with the October 2018 conversion and integration of Clifton’s core processing system.

Finally, the change in non-interest expense between comparative periods also reflected $1.2 million of merger-related costs associated with the Clifton acquisition that were recorded during the earlier comparative period for which no comparable costs were recorded in the current period.

Provision for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes decreased by $1.5 to $3.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from $5.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The variance in income tax expense partly reflected a reduction in our effective income tax rate that was partially offset by an increase in the taxable portion of pre-tax income between comparative periods.

Our effective tax rate during the three month period ended December 31, 2018 was 25.3%. In relation to statutory income tax rates, the effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2018 partly reflected the effects of recurring sources of tax-favored income included in pre-tax income. By comparison, our effective tax rate during the three month period ended December 31, 2017 was 80.2%. The decrease in the effective tax rate primarily reflected the impact of federal income tax reform that was codified through the passage of the Tax Act on December 22, 2017 whose effects were partially offset by changes enacted by the State of New Jersey to its income tax laws that became effective on July 1, 2018. Additionally, the decrease in the effective tax rate reflected the effects of certain non-deductible merger-related expenses recognized during the prior comparative period for which no such costs were recorded in the current period.

The Tax Act permanently reduced the Company’s statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% while also including other provisions that altered the deductibility of certain recurring expenses recognized by the Company. Changes to the State of New Jersey’s income tax laws included provisions that imposed a surtax on Corporation Business Tax taxpayers whose allocated New Jersey net income exceeds $1.0 million. The surtax was imposed at an initial rate of 2.5% which became effective for the Company for its current tax year which began on July 1, 2018 and will continue through its next tax year beginning July 1, 2019. The surtax will decrease to 1.5% for the Company’s tax year beginning July 1, 2020 and will continue at that reduced rate through its tax year beginning July 1, 2021. The surtax will be discontinued for the Company’s tax year beginning on July 1, 2022.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

Net Income. Net income for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was $21.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share; an increase of $15.4 million from $6.5 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in net income reflected increases in net-interest income and non-interest income that were partially offset by increases in the provision for loan losses and non-interest expense. Together, these factors contributed to an overall increase in pre-tax income. Despite the increase in pre-tax income, the provision for income taxes decreased between comparative periods reflecting the impact of federal income tax reform that was codified by the Tax Act during the six months ended December 31, 2017, as discussed in greater detail below.

	For the Six Months Ended December 31,
	2018								2017
	Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/ Cost			Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/ Cost
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable ⁽¹⁾	$	4,660,481		$	96,452		4.14	%	$	3,256,663		$	61,083		3.75	%
Taxable investment securities⁽²⁾		1,169,687			17,930		3.07			998,790			11,933		2.39
Tax-exempt securities ⁽²⁾		135,755			1,429		2.11			124,450			1,262		2.03
Other interest-earning assets⁽³⁾		100,272			2,417		4.82			81,230			1,346		3.31
Total interest-earning assets		6,066,195			118,228		3.90			4,461,133			75,624		3.39
Non-interest-earning assets		591,964								362,652
Total assets	$	6,658,159							$	4,823,785

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand	$	790,568		$	3,615		0.91		$	856,091		$	3,336		0.78
Savings and club		745,710			1,687		0.45			520,599			320		0.12
Certificates of deposit		2,130,964			17,964		1.69			1,310,656			9,212		1.41
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,667,242			23,266		1.27			2,687,346			12,868		0.96
Borrowings		1,401,922			15,433		2.20			809,105			9,111		2.25
Total interest-bearing liabilities		5,069,164			38,699		1.53			3,496,451			21,979		1.26
Non-interest-bearing liabilities⁽⁴⁾		355,093								304,487
Total liabilities		5,424,257								3,800,938
Stockholders' equity		1,233,902								1,022,847
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	6,658,159							$	4,823,785

Net interest income				$	79,529							$	53,645
Interest rate spread⁽⁵⁾							2.37	%							2.13	%
Net interest margin⁽⁶⁾							2.62	%							2.40	%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		1.20	X							1.28	X

Net Interest Income. Net interest income for the six months ended December 31, 2018 was $79.5 million; an increase of $25.9 million from $53.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in net interest income between the comparative periods resulted from an increase in interest income of $42.6 million that was partially offset by an increase of $16.7 million in interest expense. The increase in interest income was attributable to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets coupled with an increase in their average yield. The increase in interest expense resulted from an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities coupled with an increase in their average cost.

As presented in the separate discussion and analysis of interest income and expense below, these acquisition-related factors noted above, contributed significantly to the 24 basis point increase in our net interest rate spread to 2.37% for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from 2.13% for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the net interest rate spread partly reflected a 51 basis points increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets to 3.90% for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from 3.39% for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets was partially offset by a 27 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities to 1.53% from 1.26% for those same comparative periods, respectively.

The factors resulting in the reported increase in our net interest rate spread also affected our net interest margin. In total, the Company’s net interest margin increased 22 basis points to 2.62% for the six months ended December 31, 2018 compared to 2.40% for the six months ended December 31, 2017.

Interest Income. Total interest income increased $42.6 million to $118.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $75.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest income partly reflected a $1.61 billion increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets to $6.07 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $4.46 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2017. For those same comparative periods, the yield on earning assets also increased by 51 basis points to 3.90% from 3.39%.

Interest income from loans increased $35.4 million to $96.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $61.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The average balance of loans increased by $1.40 billion to $4.66 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $3.26 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the average balance of loans primarily reflected an aggregate increase of $726.5 million in the average balance of commercial loans to $3.32 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $2.59 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The average yield on loans increased by 39 basis points to 4.14% for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from 3.75% for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the average balance and average yield on loans primarily reflected the effects of the Clifton acquisition through which the “post-acquisition” yield on the loans acquired reflect the comparable market interest rates for such loans at the time of their acquisition, as discussed earlier.

The increase in interest income on interest-earning assets, excluding loans, was primarily due to the increase in interest income on taxable investment securities. The weighted average yield on taxable investment securities increased by 68 basis points to 3.07% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from 2.39% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the weighted average yield on taxable investment securities was primarily attributable to an increase in the yield on the Company’s investments in floating rate securities. To a lesser extent, the increase in interest income on interest-earning assets, excluding loans, was also attributable to an increase in interest income on other interest-earning assets. The weighted average yield on other interest earning assets increased by 151 basis points to 4.82% for the three months ended December 31, 2018 from 3.31% for the three months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the weighted average yield on other interest-earning assets was primarily due to an increase in the yield on the balances of FHLB stock.

Interest Expense. Total interest expense increased by $16.7 million to $38.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $22.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest expense partly reflected a $1.57 billion increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities to $5.07 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $3.50 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2017 while also reflecting a 27 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities to 1.53% from 1.26% for those same comparative periods, respectively.

Interest expense attributed to deposits increased by $10.4 million to $23.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $12.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest expense was attributable to increases in the average balance and average cost of interest-bearing deposits. The average balance of interest-bearing deposits increased by $979.9 million to $3.67 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $2.69 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in the average balance reflected the combined effects of the Clifton acquisition coupled with organic growth in deposits that was partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of wholesale interest-bearing checking accounts as discussed earlier. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits increased by 31 basis points to 1.27% for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from 0.96% for the six months ended December 31, 2017.

Interest expense attributed to borrowings increased by $6.3 million to $15.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $9.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest expense partly reflected a $592.8 million increase in the average balance of borrowings to $1.40 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2018, from $809.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017 while also reflecting a five basis point decrease in the average cost of borrowings to 2.20% from 2.25% for those same comparative periods, respectively.

The increase in the average balance of borrowings primarily reflected a $544.0 million increase in the average balance of FHLB advances to $1.32 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $777.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. For those same comparative periods, the average cost of FHLB advances decreased by 6 basis points to 2.27% from 2.33%. The increase in the average balance and decrease in the average cost of FHLB advances largely reflected the impact of the Clifton acquisition while also reflecting the impact of an additional $200 million of 90-day FHLB term advance drawn during the quarter ended September 30, 2018, to replace funding that was previously provided through the Promontory IND program, as noted earlier. With regard to the noted FHLB advance, the Company had entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap contract in July 2016 to extend the effective duration of the new 90-day FHLB advance thereby effectively fixing its cost for a longer period of time. The increase in the average balance of borrowings also included a $48.8 million increase in the average balance of depositor sweep accounts and overnight borrowings, to $80.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $31.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The average cost of depositor sweep accounts and overnight borrowings increased by 145 basis points to 1.72% from 0.27% between the same comparative periods.

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses increased by $1.5 million to $3.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $1.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase was attributable to a higher provision on non-impaired loans evaluated collectively for impairment partially offset by a decrease in the provision attributable to losses recognized on loans individually reviewed for impairment. Regarding the provision on non-impaired loans, the net increase in provision expense largely reflected a relatively greater level of growth in the outstanding balance of the loan portfolio that was collectively evaluated for impairment whose effects were partially offset by a lower level of increase in historical and environmental loss factors between comparative periods.

Additional information regarding the allowance for loan losses and the associated provisions recognized during the six months ended December 31, 2018 is presented in Note 11 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements as well as the Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018.

Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income, excluding gains and losses on the write-down of other real estate owned, increased by $62,000 to $6.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $6.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017, reflecting the effects of several offsetting factors.

Such factors include the increase of $662,000 in the income recognized on bank-owned life insurance that was largely attributable to the additional income earned on the cash surrender value of the applicable policies acquired in conjunction the Clifton acquisition. This increase was partially offset by a $298,000 decrease in the gain on sale of loans coupled with a decrease in fees and service charges of $239,000. The decrease in loan sale gains primarily reflected a lower volume of loans originated and sold between comparative periods. The noted decline in fees and service charges primarily reflected a reduction in loan-related fees and charges attributable to a decrease in loan prepayment fees.

We also recognized net losses totaling $14,000 arising from the write down and sale of REO during the six months ended December 31, 2018 compared to $86,000 of such losses recognized during the earlier comparative period.

The remaining changes in the other components of non-interest income between comparative periods generally reflected normal operating fluctuations within those line items.

Non-Interest Expenses. Non-interest expense increased by $9.7 million to $53.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $44.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. This increase was largely attributable to increases in recurring non-interest expenses arising from the Clifton acquisition.

Salaries and employee benefits expense increased by $5.7 million to $31.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $25.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase generally reflected the effects of the additional employees retained in conjunction with the Clifton acquisition while also reflecting increases in certain compensation and benefit expenses attributable to the Company’s existing roster of employees. Such increase included annual increases in wages and salaries for fiscal 2019 coupled with the cost of staffing additions within certain lending, business development and operational support functions. The increase in salaries and employee benefits expense also reflected increases in health insurance, incentive compensation payroll taxes and employee severance expenses. These increases were partially offset by decreases in employee stock benefit plan expenses.

Net occupancy expense of premises increased by $1.4 million to $5.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $4.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase was largely attributable to the ongoing operating expenses associated with the owned and leased office facilities acquired by the Company in conjunction with the Clifton acquisition. The increase in premises occupancy expense also reflected an increase in facility lease expenses arising from costs associated with forthcoming branch additions and relocations, coupled with increases in facility repairs and maintenance and depreciation expenses relating to existing administrative and branch facilities.

Equipment and systems expense increased by $1.9 million to $6.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $4.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in equipment and systems expense was largely attributable to the ongoing operating expenses associated with the equipment and information technology infrastructure acquired by the Company in conjunction with the Clifton acquisition. However, the increase also reflected $551,000 of non-recurring information technology expenses recognized by the Company in conjunction with the October 2018 conversion and integration of Clifton’s core processing system.

Advertising and marketing expense decreased by $94,000 to $1.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $1.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The decrease in advertising and marketing expense largely reflected decreases in advertising expenses across a variety of advertising formats including outdoor and electronic media reflecting normal fluctuations in the timing of certain advertising campaigns supporting the Company’s loan and deposit growth initiatives.

Federal deposit insurance premiums increased by $183,000 to $886,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $703,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to an increased deposit insurance assessment base arising from the effects of the Clifton acquisition as well as the Company’s organic growth.

Directors’ compensation expense increased by $127,000 to $1.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $1.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in expense primarily reflected an increase in director fees attributable to the net growth in the Company’s Board of Directors by two members between comparative periods.

Miscellaneous expense increased by $1.6 million to $6.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $5.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The increase in miscellaneous expense primarily reflected increases in the amortization of core deposit intangibles arising from the Clifton acquisition coupled with increases in audit, consulting and insurance expense. Also included in this increase was $108,000 of non-recurring expenses associated with the October 2018 conversion and integration of Clifton’s core processing system.

Provision for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes decreased by $577,000 to $7.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 from $7.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The variance in income tax expense partly reflected a reduction in our effective income tax rate that was partially offset by an increase in the taxable portion of pre-tax income between comparative periods.

Our effective tax rate during the six month period ended December 31, 2018 was 25.0%. In relation to statutory income tax rates, the effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2018 partly reflected the effects of recurring sources of tax-favored income included in pre-tax income. By comparison, our effective tax rate during the six month period ended December 31, 2017 was 54.8%. The decrease in the effective tax rate primarily reflected the impact of federal income tax reform that was codified through the passage of the Tax Act on December 22, 2017 whose effects were partially offset by changes enacted by the State of New Jersey to its income tax laws that became effective on July 1, 2018. Additionally, the decrease in the effective tax rate reflected the effects of certain non-deductible merger-related expenses recognized during the prior comparative period for which no such costs were recorded in the current period.

Additional information regarding the Tax Act is presented in the Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 under “Provision for Income Taxes.”

Our liquidity, represented by cash and cash equivalents, is a product of our operating, investing and financing activities. Our primary sources of funds are deposits, borrowings, amortization, prepayments and maturities of mortgage-backed securities and outstanding loans, maturities and calls of debt securities and funds provided from operations. In addition to cash and cash equivalents, we invest excess funds in short-term interest-earning assets such as overnight deposits or U.S. agency securities, which provide funding to meet our liquidity management objectives. While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and mortgage-backed securities and maturing securities and short-term investments are relatively predictable sources of funds, general interest rates, economic conditions and competition greatly influence deposit flows and prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities.

The Bank is required to have enough investments that qualify as liquid assets in order to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure a safe operation. The balance of our cash and cash equivalents decreased by $77.4 million to $51.5 million at December 31, 2018 from $128.9 million at June 30, 2018. The decrease in the balance of cash and cash equivalents largely reflected the Company’s ongoing effort to enhance earnings by generally limiting the level of lower-yielding, short-term liquid assets to the levels needed to meet its day-to-day funding obligations and overall liquidity risk management objectives. The elevated levels of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2018 partly reflected operating fluctuations in the Company’s short-term liquidity coupled with the acquisition of $36.6 million in cash and cash equivalents acquired from Clifton.

Short-term investments qualifying as liquid assets are supplemented by our portfolio of securities classified as available for sale whose balances at December 31, 2018 included $666.6 million of investment securities that can readily be sold if necessary.

At December 31, 2018, the Company had outstanding commitments to originate and purchase loans held in portfolio totaling approximately $34.3 million while such commitments totaled $142.7 million at June 30, 2018. As of those same dates, the Company’s pipeline of loans held for sale included $4.6 million and $10.8 million of loans in process, respectively, whose terms included interest rate locks to borrowers that were paired with a non-binding, best-efforts, commitment to sell the loan to a buyer at a fixed price and within a predetermined timeframe after the sale commitment is established.

Construction loans in process and unused lines of credit were $5.7 million and $77.1 million, respectively, at December 31, 2018 compared to $9.9 million and $71.6 million, respectively, at June 30, 2018. The Company is also subject to the contingent liabilities resulting from letters of credit whose outstanding balances totaled $1.1 million and $912,000 at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the customer. Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. We use the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance-sheet instruments. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

As noted earlier, for the six months ended December 31, 2018, the balance of total deposits increased by $99.8 million to $4.17 billion from $4.07 billion at June 30, 2018. The net increase in deposit balances reflected a $106.4 million increase in interest-bearing deposits offset by a $6.6 million decrease in non-interest-bearing deposits. The increase in interest-bearing deposits included increases in the balance of savings and club accounts and certificates of deposit totaling $16.5 million and $283.5 million, respectively, which were partially offset by a decrease in the balance of interest-bearing checking accounts totaling $193.6 million. The decrease in the balance of interest-bearing checking accounts primarily reflected a $210.8 million decrease in the balance of wholesale money market deposits attributable to the scheduled maturity and termination of the Company’s participation in the Promontory IND program, as noted earlier. The balance of certificates of deposit with maturities within one year increased to $1.55 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to $1.12 billion at June 30, 2018 with such balances representing 67.2% and 55.7% of total certificates of deposit at the close of each period, respectively.

Borrowings from the FHLB of New York and other sources are generally available to supplement the Company’s liquidity position and, to the extent that maturing deposits do not remain with the Company, management may replace such funds with borrowings. As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s outstanding balance of FHLB advances, excluding fair value adjustments, totaled $1.30 billion. Of these advances, $145.0 million represent long-term, fixed-rate advances maturing in 2023 that have terms enabling the FHLB to call the borrowing at their option prior to maturity. The remaining balance of long-term, fixed-rate advances included thirty-two term advances totaling $328.9 million with maturities ranging from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2026 and one fixed-rate, amortizing advance maturing in fiscal 2021 with an outstanding balance of $304,000 at December 31, 2018. Short-term FHLB advances at December 31, 2018 included $825.0 million of fixed-rate borrowings which have been effectively converted to longer duration funding sources through the use of interest rate derivatives.

The Company has the capacity to borrow additional funds from the FHLB, through a line of credit or by taking additional short-term or long-term advances including overnight borrowings. Such borrowings are an option available to management if funding needs change or to modify the effective duration of liabilities. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank’s borrowing potential at the FHLB of New York was $1.50 billion without pledging additional collateral. In addition to the FHLB advances, the Bank has other borrowings totaling $16.7 million at December 31, 2018 representing overnight “sweep account” balances linked to customer demand deposits.

Consistent with its goals to operate a sound and profitable financial organization, the Bank actively seeks to maintain its status as a well-capitalized institution in accordance with regulatory standards. As of December 31, 2018, the Company and the Bank exceeded all capital requirements of federal banking regulators.

The following table sets forth the Bank’s capital position at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, as compared to the minimum regulatory capital requirements that were in effect as of those dates:

	At December 31, 2018
	Actual					For Capital Adequacy Purposes					To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	917,748		21.59	%	$	340,031		8.00	%	$	425,038		10.00	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		884,222		20.80	%		255,023		6.00	%		340,031		8.00	%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		884,222		20.80	%		191,267		4.50	%		276,275		6.50	%
Tier 1 capital (to adjusted total assets)		884,222		13.60	%		260,112		4.00	%		325,140		5.00	%

	At June 30, 2018
	Actual					For Capital Adequacy Purposes					To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	987,251		24.07	%	$	328,174		8.00	%	$	410,217		10.00	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		956,386		23.31	%		246,130		6.00	%		328,174		8.00	%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)		956,386		23.31	%		184,598		4.50	%		266,641		6.50	%
Tier 1 capital (to adjusted total assets)		956,386		15.10	%		253,300		4.00	%		316,625		5.00	%

The following table sets forth the Company’s capital position at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, as compared to the minimum regulatory capital requirements that were in effect as of those dates:

As a result of the recently enacted Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the federal banking agencies are required to develop a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (the ratio of a bank’s tangible equity capital to average total consolidated assets) for financial institutions with assets of less than $10 billion. A “qualifying community bank” that exceeds this ratio will be deemed to be in compliance with all other capital and leverage requirements, including the capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under Prompt Corrective Action statutes. The federal banking agencies may consider a financial institution’s risk profile when evaluating whether it qualifies as a community bank for purposes of the capital ratio requirement. The federal banking agencies must set the minimum capital for the new Community Bank Leverage Ratio at not less than 8% and not more than 10%. A financial institution can elect to be subject to this new definition.

We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of our business of investing in loans and securities as well as in the normal course of maintaining and improving the Bank’s facilities. These financial instruments include significant purchase commitments, such as commitments related to capital expenditure plans and commitments to extend credit to meet the financing needs of our customers. At December 31, 2018, we had no significant off-balance sheet commitments for capital expenditures.

For a discussion of the expected impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements that have yet to be adopted by the Company, please refer to Note 6 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Qualitative Analysis. The majority of our assets and liabilities are sensitive to changes in interest rates. Consequently, interest rate risk is a significant form of business risk that we must manage. Interest rate risk is generally defined in regulatory nomenclature as the risk to our earnings or capital arising from the movement of interest rates. It arises from several risk factors including: the differences between the timing of rate changes and the timing of cash flows (re-pricing risk); the changing rate relationships among different yield curves that affect bank activities (basis risk); the changing rate relationships across the spectrum of maturities (yield curve risk); and the interest-rate-related options embedded in bank products (option risk).

Regarding the risk to our earnings, movements in interest rates significantly influence the amount of net interest income we recognize. Net interest income is the difference between the interest income recorded on our interest-earning assets, such as loans, securities and other interest-earning assets; and the interest expense recorded on our interest-bearing liabilities, such as interest-bearing deposits and borrowings.

Net interest income is, by far, our largest revenue source to which we add our non-interest income and from which we deduct our provision for loan losses, non-interest expense and income taxes to calculate net income. Movements in market interest rates, and the effect of such movements on the risk factors noted above, significantly influence the spread between the interest earned on our loans, securities and other interest-earning assets and the interest paid on our deposits and borrowings. Movements in interest rates that increase, or widen, that net interest spread enhance our net income. Conversely, movements in interest rates that reduce, or tighten, that net interest spread adversely impact our net income.

Our liability-based funding sources totaled $5.48 billion at December 31, 2018 and comprised $3.17 billion of total deposits and $1.31 billion of total borrowings. Total deposits as of that date included certificates of deposit totaling $2.30 billion representing 55.1% of total deposits and 41.9% of total funding. The interest rates paid on the Company’s certificates of deposit are generally fixed until maturity at which time the customer has the option to re-price the certificate for a new interest rate and/or term to maturity. Alternately, the customer may opt to transfer or close the account at maturity. Given these considerations, the degree of sensitivity of the Company’s certificates of deposit is largely determined by the aggregate term to maturity characteristics of the underlying accounts. In this regard, $1.55 billion, or 67.2%, of our certificates of deposit mature within one year with an additional $426.5 million, or 18.5%, of our certificates of deposit maturing after one year but within two years. The remaining $327.9 million or 14.3% of certificates at December 31, 2018 have remaining terms to maturity exceeding two years.

The sensitivity of the Company’s certificates of deposit is also affected by the degree to which interest rates offered and paid on such accounts reflect movements in overall market interest rates. The Company’s offering rates on certificates of deposit are generally correlated to current market interest rates for similar terms to maturity. The degree of such correlation is reflected in the direction, timing and magnitude of changes in certificate of deposit offering rates by term in relation to those of comparable market interest rates. A greater correlation between movements in certificate of deposit offering rates to movements in comparable duration market interest rates implies a greater degree of sensitivity, and vice versa.

In addition to certificates of deposit, the balance of deposits at December 31, 2018 also included non-maturity deposit balances totaling $1.87 billion representing 44.9% of total deposits and 34.2% of total funding. Such balances included interest-bearing checking accounts and savings and club accounts totaling $807.4 million and $760.5 million, respectively, as well as non-interest-bearing checking account balances totaling $305.4 million at December 31, 2018. Historically, the repricing characteristics of the Company’s interest-bearing, non-maturity accounts are generally correlated to movements in short-term market interest rates. As above, the degree of such correlation is generally determined by the direction, timing and magnitude of changes in interest rates paid on non-maturity deposits in relation to those of short-term market interest rates.

Excluding fair value adjustments, the balance of FHLB advances totaled $1.30 billion at December 31, 2018 and comprised both short-term and long-term advances with fixed rates of interest. Short-term FHLB advances generally have original maturities of less than one year and may include overnight borrowings which the Bank typically utilizes to address short term funding needs as they arise. Short-term FHLB advances at December 31, 2018 include $825.0 million of 90-day FHLB term advances that are generally forecasted to be periodically redrawn at maturity for the same 90 day term as the original advance. Based on this presumption, the Bank has utilized interest rate derivatives to extend the effective duration of each of these advances at the time they were drawn thereby effectively fixing their cost for longer periods of time. Given the effects of the interest rate derivatives, the effective fixed-rate, weighted average remaining term to maturity of the noted advances was approximately 2.7 years at December 31, 2018.

Long-term advances generally include advances with original maturities of greater than one year. At December 31, 2018, our outstanding balance of long-term FHLB advances totaled $474.2 million. Such advances included $145.0 million of fixed-rate, callable term advances and $328.9 million of fixed-rate, non-callable term advances as well as a $304,000 fixed-rate amortizing advance. The weighted average remaining term to maturity of the Company’s long-term, fixed rate FHLB advances was approximately 3.8 years at December 31, 2018. In addition to FHLB advances, the balance of borrowings at December 31, 2018 also included $16.7 million in overnight “sweep account” balances linked to customer demand deposits.

With respect to the maturity and re-pricing of our interest-earning assets, at December 31, 2018, $110.0 million, or 2.3% of our total loans, will reach their contractual maturity dates within one year with the remaining $4.70 billion, or 97.7% of total loans having remaining terms to contractual maturity in excess of one year. Of loans maturing after one year, $1.98 billion had fixed rates of interest while the remaining $2.72 billion had adjustable rates of interest, with such loans representing 41.1% and 56.6% of total loans, respectively.

At December 31, 2018, $11.4 million, or 0.9% of our total securities, will reach their contractual maturity dates within one year with the remaining $1.25 billion, or 99.1% of total securities, having remaining terms to contractual maturity in excess of one year. Of the latter category, $682.9 million comprising 54.0% of our total securities had fixed rates of interest while the remaining $570.7 million comprising 45.1% of our total securities had adjustable or floating rates of interest.

At December 31, 2018, mortgage-related assets, including mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, totaled $5.26 billion and comprised 78.5% of total assets. In addition to remaining term to maturity and interest rate type as discussed above, other factors contribute significantly to the level of interest rate risk associated with mortgage-related assets. In particular, the scheduled amortization of principal and the borrower’s option to prepay any or all of a mortgage loan’s principal balance, where applicable, have a significant effect on the average lives of such assets and, therefore, the interest rate risk associated with them. In general, the prepayment rate on lower yielding assets tends to slow as interest rates rise due to the reduced financial incentive for borrowers to refinance their loans. By contrast, the prepayment rate of higher yielding assets tends to accelerate as interest rates decline due to the increased financial incentive for borrowers to prepay or refinance their loans to comparatively lower interest rates.

In general, the interest rates paid on our deposits tend to be determined based upon the level of shorter-term interest rates. By contrast, the interest rates earned on our loans and investment securities generally tend to be based upon the level of comparatively longer-term interest rates to the extent such assets are fixed-rate in nature. As such, the overall spread between shorter-term and longer-term interest rates when earning assets and costing liabilities re-price greatly influences our overall net interest spread over time. In general, a wider spread between shorter-term and longer-term interest rates, implying a steeper yield curve, is beneficial to our net interest spread. By contrast, a narrower spread between shorter-term and longer-term interest rates, implying a flatter yield curve, or a negative spread between those measures, implying an “inverted” yield curve, adversely impacts our net interest spread.

We continue to execute various strategies to manage the risk to our net interest rate spread and margin arising from adverse changes in interest rates and the shape of the yield curve. Such strategies include deploying excess liquidity in higher yielding interest-earning assets, such as commercial loans and investment securities, while continuing to limit increases in our cost of interest-bearing liabilities while extending their duration through various deposit pricing strategies. For example, we have extended the duration of our wholesale funding sources through cost effective use of interest rate derivatives that effectively converted short-term wholesale funding sources into longer-term, fixed-rate funding sources.

Notwithstanding these efforts, the risk of further net interest rate spread and margin compression is significant as the yield on our interest-earning assets reflects the lingering impact of greater declines in longer term market interest rates in prior years compared to the lesser concurrent reductions in shorter term market interest rates that affect the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities. Moreover, our liability sensitivity may adversely affect net income in the future as market interest rates have risen from their prior historical lows and our cost of interest-bearing liabilities may continue to rise faster than our yield on interest-earning assets. This risk to earnings could be exacerbated by the continued flattening of the yield curve through which recent increases in shorter term market interest rates have recently outpaced increases in longer term market interest rates.

As an interest rate risk management strategy, our business plan also calls for greater expansion into C&I and construction lending. Toward that end, we are seeking to expand our lending resources with experienced business lenders focused on the origination of floating-rate and shorter-term fixed-rate loans and the corresponding core deposit account balances typically associated with such relationships. We have also developed an interest rate risk management strategy through which certain longer-duration, fixed-rate mortgage loan originations may be effectively converted into floating-rate assets through the use of derivative instruments.

We maintain an Asset/Liability Management (“ALM”) Program to address all matters relating to the management of interest rate risk and liquidity risk. The program is overseen by the Board of Directors through our Interest Rate Risk Management Committee comprising six members of the Board with our Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer/Chief Investment Officer and Chief Risk Officer participating as management’s liaison to the committee. The committee meets quarterly to address management of our assets and liabilities, including review of our liquidity and interest rate risk profiles, loan and deposit pricing and production volumes, investment and wholesale funding strategies, and a variety of other asset and liability management topics. The results of the committee’s quarterly review are reported to the full Board, which adjusts our ALM policies and strategies, as it considers necessary and appropriate.

The Board of Directors has assigned the responsibility for the operational aspects of the ALM program to our Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”). The ALCO is a management committee comprising the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Lending Officer, Chief Banking Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Treasurer/Chief Investment Officer. Additional members of our management team may be asked to participate on the ALCO, as appropriate.

Quantitative Analysis. The quantitative analysis regularly conducted by management measures interest rate risk from both a capital and earnings perspective. With regard to capital, our internal interest rate risk analysis calculates the sensitivity of our Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”) ratio to movements in interest rates. EVE represents the present value of the expected cash flows from our assets less the present value of the expected cash flows arising from our liabilities adjusted for the value of off-balance sheet contracts. The EVE ratio represents the dollar amount of our EVE divided by the present value of our total assets for a given interest rate scenario. In essence, EVE attempts to quantify our economic value using a discounted cash flow methodology while the EVE ratio reflects that value as a form of capital ratio. The degree to which the EVE ratio changes for any hypothetical interest rate scenario from its base case measurement is a reflection of an institution’s sensitivity to interest rate risk.

Our EVE ratio is first calculated in a base case scenario that assumes no change in interest rates as of the measurement date. The model then measures the change in the EVE ratio throughout a series of interest rate scenarios representing immediate and permanent, parallel shifts in the yield curve up and down 100, 200 and 300 basis points with additional scenarios modeled where appropriate. The model requires that interest rates remain positive for all points along the yield curve for each rate scenario which may preclude the modeling of certain “down rate” scenarios during periods of lower market interest rates. Our interest rate risk management policy establishes acceptable floors for the EVE ratio and caps for the maximum percentage change in the dollar amount of EVE throughout the scenarios modeled. The relatively low level of interest rates prevalent at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 precluded the modeling of certain decreasing rate scenarios as parallel downward shifts in the yield curve would have resulted in negative interest rates for several points along that curve as of those analysis dates.

The following tables present the results of our internal EVE analysis as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively.

	December 31, 2018
	Economic Value of Equity ("EVE")									EVE as a % of Present Value of Assets
Change in Interest Rates	$ Amount of EVE		$ Change in EVE			% Change in EVE				EVE Ratio			Change in EVE Ratio
	(Dollars in Thousands)
+300 bps		812,457		(204,039	)		(20	)	%		13.92	%		(199	)	bps
+200 bps		877,962		(138,534	)		(14	)	%		14.61	%		(130	)	bps
+100 bps		955,765		(60,731	)		(6	)	%		15.41	%		(50	)	bps
0 bps		1,016,496	-			-					15.91	%	-
-100 bps		1,028,017		11,521			1		%		15.70	%		(21	)	bps
-200 bps		997,844		(18,652	)		(2	)	%		14.93	%		(98	)	bps

	June 30, 2018
	Economic Value of Equity ("EVE")									EVE as a % of Present Value of Assets
Change in Interest Rates	$ Amount of EVE		$ Change in EVE			% Change in EVE				EVE Ratio			Change in EVE Ratio
	(Dollars in Thousands)
+300 bps		912,671		(212,562	)		(19	)	%		16.06	%		(193	)	bps
+200 bps		976,386		(148,847	)		(13	)	%		16.67	%		(132	)	bps
+100 bps		1,056,154		(69,079	)		(6	)	%		17.44	%		(55	)	bps
0 bps		1,125,233	-			-					17.99	%	-
-100 bps		1,134,786		9,553			1		%		17.67	%		(32	)	bps

As seen in the tables above, the dollar amount of EVE and the EVE ratios declined between comparative periods across all scenarios modeled while the sensitivity of those measures to movements in interest rates increased modestly. The decrease in the dollar amount of EVE and the EVE ratios across all rate scenarios largely reflect the overall decrease in stockholders’ equity arising from the Company’s continued repurchases of its common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2018. The noted increase in sensitivity of these EVE measures partly reflected the impact of reallocating the excess balance of cash and equivalents held at June 30, 2018 into comparatively longer duration commercial mortgage loans during the six months ended December 31, 2018.

In addition to the specific considerations noted above, there are numerous internal and external factors that may also contribute to changes in an institution’s EVE ratio and its sensitivity. Internally, changes in the composition and allocation of an institution’s balance sheet and the interest rate risk characteristics of its components can significantly alter the exposure to interest rate risk as quantified by the changes in the EVE sensitivity measures. Changes to certain external factors, most notably changes in the level of market interest rates and overall shape of the yield curve, can also alter the projected cash flows of the institution’s interest-earning assets and interest-costing liabilities and the associated present values thereof. Changes in internal and external factors from period to period can complement one another’s effects to reduce overall sensitivity, partly or wholly offset one another’s effects, or exacerbate one another’s adverse effects and thereby increase the institution’s exposure to interest rate risk as quantified by EVE sensitivity measures.

Our internal interest rate risk analysis also includes an earnings-based component. A quantitative, earnings-based approach to measuring interest rate risk is strongly encouraged by bank regulators as a complement to the EVE-based methodology. There are no commonly accepted industry best practices that specify the manner in which earnings-based interest rate risk analysis should be performed with regard to certain key modeling variables. Such variables include, but are not limited to, those relating to rate scenarios (e.g., immediate and permanent rate shocks versus gradual rate change ramps, parallel versus nonparallel yield curve changes), measurement periods (e.g., one year versus two year, cumulative versus noncumulative), measurement criteria (e.g., net interest income versus net income) and balance sheet composition and allocation (static balance sheet, reflecting reinvestment of cash flows into like instruments, versus dynamic balance sheet, reflecting internal budget and planning assumptions).

The absence of a commonly shared, industry-standard set of analysis criteria and assumptions on which to base an earnings-based analysis could result in inconsistent or misinterpreted disclosure concerning an institution’s level of interest rate risk. Consequently, we limit the presentation of our earnings-based interest rate risk analysis to the scenarios presented in the table below.

Consistent with the EVE analysis above, such scenarios utilize immediate and permanent rate shocks that result in parallel shifts in the yield curve. For each scenario, projected net interest income (“NII”) is measured over a one year period utilizing a static balance sheet assumption through which incoming and outgoing asset and liability cash flows are reinvested into similar instruments. Product pricing and earning asset prepayment speeds are appropriately adjusted for each rate scenario.

As illustrated in the tables below, at both December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, the findings of our NII-based analysis are generally consistent with those of the EVE-based analysis discussed above with both sets of analyses reflecting a general increase in interest rate risk between comparative periods. Notwithstanding this overall consistency, the exposure to interest rate risk assessed by the NII-based and EVE-based methodologies may differ in both magnitude and direction based on the comparative terms over which risk exposure is measured by those methodologies. As noted earlier, EVE-based analysis generally takes a longer-term view of interest rate risk by measuring changes in the present value of cash flows of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities over their expected lives. By contrast, the NII-based analysis presented below takes a comparatively shorter-term view of interest rate risk by measuring the forecasted changes in the net interest income generated by those interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities over a one-year period.

The following tables present the results of our internal NII analysis as of December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively.

			December 31, 2018
			Net Interest Income ("NII")
Change in Interest Rates	Balance Sheet Composition	Measurement Period	$ Amount of NII		$ Change in NII			% Change in NII
			(Dollars In Thousands)
+300 bps	Static	One Year	$	144,920	$	(11,929	)		(7.61	)	%
+200 bps	Static	One Year		148,786		(8,063	)		(5.14	)
+100 bps	Static	One Year		153,462		(3,387	)		(2.16	)
0 bps	Static	One Year		156,849		-			-
-100 bps	Static	One Year		154,816		(2,033	)		(1.30	)
-200 bps	Static	One Year		150,155		(6,694	)		(4.27	)

			June 30, 2018
			Net Interest Income ("NII")
Change in Interest Rates	Balance Sheet Composition	Measurement Period	$ Amount of NII		$ Change in NII			% Change in NII
			(Dollars In Thousands)
+300 bps	Static	One Year	$	151,420	$	(6,540	)		(4.14	)	%
+200 bps	Static	One Year		153,792		(4,168	)		(2.64	)
+100 bps	Static	One Year		156,617		(1,343	)		(0.85	)
0 bps	Static	One Year		157,960		-			-
-100 bps	Static	One Year		152,956		(5,004	)		(3.17	)

The relatively low level of interest rates prevalent at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018 precluded the modeling of certain decreasing rate scenarios normally used in the Company’s EVE and NII-based analyses as parallel downward shifts in the yield curve would have resulted in negative interest rates for several points along that curve as of those dates.

Notwithstanding the rate change scenarios presented in the EVE and NII-based analyses above, future interest rates and their effect on net portfolio value or net interest income are not predictable. Computations of prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions, including relative levels of market interest rates, prepayments and deposit run-offs and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. Certain shortcomings are inherent in this type of computation. Although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturity or periods of re-pricing, they may react at different times and in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. The interest rate on certain types of assets and liabilities, such as demand deposits and savings accounts, may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while rates on other types of assets and liabilities may lag behind changes in market interest rates. Certain assets, such as adjustable-rate mortgages, generally have features which restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. In the event of a change in interest rates, prepayments and early withdrawal levels could deviate significantly from those assumed in making calculations set forth above. Additionally, an increase in credit risk may result as the ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of an interest rate increase.

As of the end of the period covered by this Report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2018, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

At December 31, 2018, neither the Company nor the Bank were involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business, which involve amounts in the aggregate believed by management to be immaterial to the financial condition of the Company and the Bank.

There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors previously disclosed under Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2018, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The following table reports information regarding repurchases of the Company’s common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Maryland		30-0870244
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

120 Passaic Ave., Fairfield, New Jersey		07004
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

		Page Number
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1:	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at December 31, 2018 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2018	1

	Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)	2

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)	4

	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)	5

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)	8

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	10

Item 2:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	49

Item 3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk	66

Item 4:	Controls and Procedures	71

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1:	Legal Proceedings	72

Item 1A:	Risk Factors	72

Item 2:	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	72

Item 3:	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	72

Item 4:	Mine Safety Disclosures	72

Item 5:	Other Information	72

Item 6:	Exhibits	73

SIGNATURES		74

	December 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Debt securities available for sale:
Due in one year or less	$	-	$	-
Due after one year through five years		153,819		150,554
Due after five years through ten years		46,216		45,375
Due after ten years		348,319		347,903
Total	$	548,354	$	543,832

	December 31,		June 30,
	2018		2018
	(In Thousands)
Available for sale securities pledged:
Pledged for borrowings at the FHLB of New York	$	39,057	$	42,591
Pledged to secure public funds on deposit		5,539		6,226
Pledged for potential borrowings at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York		43,080		43,049
Pledged for collateral for depositor sweep accounts		11,747		12,784
Total available for sale securities pledged	$	99,423	$	104,650

	December 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Debt securities held to maturity:
Due in one year or less	$	7,416	$	7,395
Due after one year through five years		32,115		31,769
Due after five years through ten years		120,857		119,491
Due after ten years		3,693		3,663
Total	$	164,081	$	162,318

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	December 31, 2018
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	Other assets	$	22,109	Other liabilities	$	-
Total		$	22,109		$	-

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives			Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
	(In Thousands)
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Interest rate swaps	$	(10,155	)	Interest expense	$	1,460
Total	$	(10,155	)		$	1,460

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs⁽¹⁾		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1-31, 2018		1,421,950	$	13.44		1,421,950		4,163,547
November 1-30, 2018		1,264,529	$	13.16		1,264,529		2,899,018
December 1-31, 2018		1,141,446	$	12.64		1,141,446		1,757,572

Total		3,827,925	$	13.11		3,827,925		1,757,572

3.1		Articles of Incorporation of Kearny Financial Corp. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-198602), originally filed on September 5, 2014)
3.2		Bylaws of Kearny Financial Corp. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-198602), originally filed on September 5, 2014)
4		Form of Common Stock Certificate of Kearny Financial Corp. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-198602), originally filed on September 5, 2014)
31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101		The following materials from the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

	KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.

Date: February 8, 2019	By:	/s/ Craig L. Montanaro
		Craig L. Montanaro
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Duly authorized officer and Principal Executive Officer)

Date: February 8, 2019	By:	/s/ Keith Suchodolski
		Keith Suchodolski
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)