NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT:

ASC Topic 820: “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tiered value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs based on the extent to which inputs used are observable in the market and requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. If a value is based on inputs that fall in different levels of the hierarchy, the instrument will be categorized based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value calculation. The three levels of inputs are defined as follows:

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Level 1 - Valuation is based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets;

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Level 2 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market;

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Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use inputs not observable in the market and based on the entity’s own judgment. Level 3 valuation techniques could include the use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and rely on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

ASC 820 applies whenever other accounting pronouncements require presentation of fair value measurements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. As such, ASC 820 does not apply to the Company’s investment in leases. The Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis include primarily securities available-for-sale and at September 30, 2016, there were no liabilities subject to ASC 820.

Securities available-for-sale include U.S. Treasury Notes, corporate bonds, U.S. government agency (“Agency”) mortgaged-backed securities (“MBS”), and a mutual fund investment and generally are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. The fair value of corporate bonds and the Agency MBS are obtained from independent quotation bureaus that use computerized valuation formulas to calculate current values based on observable transactions, but not a quoted bid, or are valued using prices obtained from the custodian, who uses third party data service providers (Level 2 input). U.S. Treasury Notes and the mutual fund are valued by reference to the market closing or last trade price (Level 1 inputs). In the unlikely event that no trade occurred on the applicable date, an indicative bid or the last trade most proximate to the applicable date would be used (Level 2 input).

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016:

Description of Assets / Liabilities	Total Fair Value		Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
As of September 30, 2016
U.S. Treasury Notes	$	48,486	$	48,486	$	-	$	-
Corporate debt securities		13,348		-		13,348		-
Agency MBS		30,403		-		30,403		-
Mutual fund investment		1,455		1,455		-		-
	$	93,692	$	49,941	$	43,751	$	-

As of June 30, 2016
U.S. Treasury Notes	$	48,774	$	48,774	$	-	$	-
Corporate debt securities		13,385		-		13,385		-
Agency MBS		32,223		-		32,223		-
Mutual fund investment		1,462		1,462		-		-
	$	95,844	$	50,236	$	45,608	$	-

Certain financial assets, such as collateral dependent impaired loans and repossessed or returned assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances. During the year ended June 30, 2016, the equipment subject to a lease rejected in bankruptcy was transferred from lease receivables and recorded as repossessed equipment in other assets.

The fair value of repossessed equipment is based on available market information, including independent appraisal and sales results, less estimated selling costs. The equipment repossessed was initially recorded at the estimated fair value less estimated selling costs at the time of transfer to repossessed assets and subsequently written down based on an updated appraisal.

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets which are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016.

Description of Assets / Liabilities	Total Fair Value		Quoted Price in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
As of September 30, 2016
Repossessed asset	$	1,300	$	-	$	-	$	1,300
As of June 30, 2016
Repossessed asset	$	1,300	$	-	$	-	$	1,300