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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
   
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
 
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from            to
 
Commission file number: 000-51214

Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Pennsylvania
68-0593604
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1834 Oregon Avenue
19145
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
   
(215) 755-1500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).
o Yes       o  No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer” and “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
   
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check is smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
o Yes     x No
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practical date: as of May 9, 2009, 11,069,866 shares were issued and outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
     
PAGE
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
     
         
Item 1.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     
         
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008 (as restated)
 
2
 
         
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three And Six Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (as restated)
 
3
 
         
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (as restated)
 
4
 
         
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (as restated)
 
5
 
         
 
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
6
 
         
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
27
 
         
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
39
 
         
Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
 
42
 
         
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
     
         
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
43
 
         
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
 
43
 
         
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
43
 
         
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
43
 
         
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
43
 
         
Item 5.
Other Information
 
44
 
         
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
45
 
         
SIGNATURES
 
46
 
 
 
1

 
 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

   
March 31,
2009
   
September 30,
2008
 
         
(as restated
See Note 10)
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions
  $ 10,845     $ 4,318  
Interest-bearing deposits
    15,792       5,136  
                 
Total cash and cash equivalents
    26,637       9,454  
                 
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity (estimated fair value— March 31, 2009, $156,705; September 30, 2008, $160,522)
    154,826       163,303  
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale (amortized cost— March 31, 2009, $60,165; September 30, 2008, $56,152)
    58,040       55,106  
Loans receivable—net of allowance for loan losses (March 31, 2009, $1,737; September 30, 2008, $1,591)
    253,348       243,969  
Accrued interest receivable:
               
Loans receivable
    1,344       1,291  
Mortgage-backed securities
    400       393  
Investment securities
    1,188       1,493  
Real estate owned
    4,084       1,488  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock—at cost
    3,545       2,620  
Office properties and equipment—net
    2,024       2,182  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    7,180       7,147  
Deferred tax asset-net
    2,034       1,091  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 514,650     $ 489,537  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
                 
LIABILITIES:
               
Deposits:
               
Noninterest-bearing
  $ 3,469     $ 4,327  
Interest-bearing
    415,794       372,503  
Total deposits
    419,263       376,830  
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
    19,680       31,701  
Accrued interest payable
    2,509       3,471  
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
    1,402       1,348  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    6,916       7,169  
Accrued dividend payable
    528       531  
Total liabilities
    450,298       421,050  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)
               
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
           
Common stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, issued 12,563,750; outstanding - 11,069,866 at March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008
    126       126  
Additional paid-in capital
    52,608       54,925  
Unearned ESOP shares
    (3,569 )     (3,680 )
Treasury stock, at cost: 1,493,884 shares at March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008
    (19,481 )     (19,481 )
Retained earnings
    36,071       37,288  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,403 )     (691 )
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    64,352       68,487  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 514,650     $ 489,537  
 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
         
(as restated
see Note 10)
         
(as restated
see Note 10)
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per
Share Amounts)
   
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per
Share Amounts)
 
INTEREST INCOME:
                       
Interest on loans
  $ 3,863     $ 3,589     $ 7,590     $ 7,224  
Interest on mortgage-backed securities
    1,562       757       3,318       1,480  
Interest and dividends on investments
    1,480       2,219       3,224       4,522  
                                 
Total interest income
    6,905       6,565       14,132       13,226  
INTEREST EXPENSE:
                               
Interest on deposits
    3,202       3,478       6,361       6,973  
Interest on borrowings
    224       289       527       689  
                                 
Total interest expense
    3,426       3,767       6,888       7,662  
                                 
NET INTEREST INCOME
    3,479       2,798       7,244       5,564  
                                 
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
    50       75       363       150  
                                 
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
    3,429       2,723       6,881       5,414  
                                 
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
                               
Fees and other service charges
    131       133       256       275  
Other
    82       80       164       160  
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
    (3,156 )     (1,492 )     (5,310 )     (1,492 )
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income, before taxes
    2,509             2,509        
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
    (647 )     (1,492 )     (2,801 )     (1,492 )
                                 
Total non-interest loss
    (434 )     (1,279 )     (2,381 )     (1,057 )
                                 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    1,262       1,153       2,330       2,300  
Data processing
    136       129       301       253  
Professional services
    204       472       420       557  
Office occupancy
    109       99       204       185  
Depreciation
    81       83       166       166  
Payroll taxes
    78       79       141       146  
Director compensation
    64       65       121       129  
Other
    744       424       1,449       778  
                                 
Total non-interest expense
    2,678       2,504       5,132       4,514  
                                 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES
    317       (1,060 )     (632 )     (157 )
                                 
INCOME TAXES:
                               
Current expense (benefit)
    350       (71 )     853       259  
Deferred expense (benefit)
    15       (310 )     (444 )     (351 )
                                 
Total income tax expense (benefit)
    365       (381 )     409       (92 )
                                 
NET LOSS
  $ (48 )   $ (679 )   $ (1,041 )   $ (65 )
                                 
BASIC LOSS PER SHARE
  $ (0.004 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.01 )
                                 
DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
  $ (0.004 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.01 )

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
   
 
3

 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (AS RESTATED, SEE NOTE 10)
 
   
Common
Stock
   
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   
Unearned
ESOP
Shares
   
Treasury
Stock
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
   
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
   
Comprehensive
Loss
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2008
  $ 126     $ 54,925     $ (3,680 )   $ (19,481 )   $ 37,288     $ (691 )   $ 68,487        
(As restated - see Note 10)
                                                             
                                                               
Cummulative adjustment related to the adoption of EITF 06-10, net of tax
                                    (256 )             (256 )      
                                                               
Comprehensive income:
                                                             
                                                               
Cummulative adjustment related to the adoption of FSP SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2, net of income tax benefit of $390 (see Note 1)
                                    1,148       (758 )     390       390  
                                                                 
Net loss
                                    (1,041 )             (1,041 )     (1,041 )
                                                                 
Net unrealized holding loss on available for sale securities arising during the period, net of income tax benefit of $928 (See Note 1)
                                            (1,802 )     (1,802 )     (1,802 )
                                                                 
Reclassification adjustment for other than temporary impairment recognized in earnings net of tax of $953 (See Note 1)
                                            1,848       1,848       1,848  
                                                                 
Comprehensive loss
                                                          $ (605 )
                                                                 
Cash dividend declared ($.10 per share)
                                    (1,068 )             (1,068 )        
                                                                 
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation
            35                                       35          
                                                                 
Stock option expense
            52                                       52          
                                                                 
Recognition and Retention Plan expense
            57                                       57          
                                                                 
Nonvested share grant APIC adjustment
            (2,465 )                                     (2,465 )        
                                                                 
ESOP shares committed to be released
          4       111                         115          
                                                                 
BALANCE, March 31, 2009
  $ 126     $ 52,608     $ (3,569 )   $ (19,481 )   $ 36,071     $ (1,403 )   $ 64,352          
 
   
Common
Stock
   
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   
Unearned
ESOP
Shares
   
Treasury
Stock
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
   
Comprehensive
Income
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2007
  $ 126     $ 54,880     $ (3,903 )   $ (14,372 )   $ 43,971     $ 259     $ 80,961        
(as originally stated)
                                                             
Restatement - See note 10
                                    (403 )             (403 )      
BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2007
(as restated)
  $ 126     $ 54,880     $ (3,903 )   $ (14,372 )   $ 43,568     $ 259     $ 80,558        
Comprehensive income:
                                                             
                                                               
Net loss
                                    (65 )             (65 )     (65 )
                                                                 
Net unrealized holding loss on available for sale securities arising during the period, net of income tax benefit of $317 (see Note1)
                                            (615 )     (615 )     (615 )
                                                                 
Reclassification adjustment for other than temporary impairment net of tax of $507 (see Note 1)
                                            985       985       985  
                                                                 
Comprehensive income
                                                          $ 305  
                                                                 
Treasury stock purchased
                            (4,893 )                     (4,893 )        
                                                                 
Cash dividend declared ($.10 per share)
                                    (1,082 )             (1,082 )        
                                                                 
ESOP shares committed to be released
          31       111                         142          
                                                                 
BALANCE, March 31, 2008
  $ 126     $ 54,911     $ (3,792 )   $ (19,265 )   $ 42,421     $ 629     $ 75,030          
 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
 
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PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
         
(As restated
see note 10)
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net loss
  $ (1,041 )   $ (65 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Provision for loan losses
    363       150  
Depreciation
    166       166  
Net accretion of premiums/discounts
    (922 )     (40 )
Net accretion of deferred loan fees and costs
    (76 )     (134 )
Impairment charge on investment securities
    2,801       1,492  
Share based compensation expense
    144        
Real estate owned writedown
    186        
Amortization of ESOP
    115       142  
Income from bank owned life insurance
    (104 )     (98 )
Deferred income tax benefit
    (444 )     (351 )
Excess tax benefit related to stock compensation
    (35 )      
Changes in assets and liabilities which used cash:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (640 )     1,217  
Accrued interest payable
    (962 )     (1,077 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    71       (1,680 )
Accrued interest receivable
    245       419  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (133 )     141  
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
    (49,994 )     (57,943 )
Purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
    (8,770 )     (9,842 )
Loans originated or acquired
    (35,654 )     (29,964 )
Principal collected on loans
    23,206       23,714  
Principal payments received on investment and mortgage-backed securities:
               
held-to-maturity
    58,589       74,524  
available-for-sale
    3,899       2,744  
(Acquisition) redemption of FHLB stock, net
    (925 )     334  
Purchases of equipment
    (8 )     (48 )
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (9,657 )     3,519  
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net increase in demand deposits, NOW accounts, and savings accounts
    505       2,412  
Net increase in certificates of deposit
    41,928       17,949  
Net repayment of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
    (12,021 )     (11,021 )
Increase in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
    54       132  
Excess tax benefit related to stock compensation
    35        
Acquisition of stock for Recognition and Retention Plan
    (2,465 )      
Cash dividend paid
    (1,063 )     (1,125 )
Purchase of treasury stock
          (4,893 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    26,973       3,454  
                 
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    17,183       7,114  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period
    9,454       12,269  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period
  $ 26,637     $ 19,383  
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
                 
Interest paid on deposits and advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
  $ 7,850     $ 8,738  
                 
Income taxes paid
  $ 1,329     $ 667  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH ITEMS:
               
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans
  $ 2,782     $ 1,598  
                 
Impact of adoption of EITF 06-10 on other liabilities
  $ 388     $  
 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
   
 
Basis of presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim information and therefore do not include all the information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, results of operations, changes in equity and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). However, all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements have been included. Certain financial information from the prior periods has been condensed to conform to the current presentation. The results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, or any other period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) and the accompanying notes thereto for the year ended September 30, 2008 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.
   
 
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial StatementsThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are recorded in the allowance for loan losses, deferred income taxes, and the fair value measurement for investment securities available for sale. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
   
 
Dividend Payable – On March 18, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.05 on the common stock of the Company payable on April 27, 2009 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on April 13, 2009 which resulted in a payable of $528,000 at March 31, 2009. A portion of the cash dividend was payable to Prudential Mutual Holding Company (the “MHC”) due to its ownership of shares of the Company’s common stock and totaled $358,000.
   
 
Employee Stock Ownership Plan The Company maintains an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) for substantially all of its full-time employees. The ESOP purchased 452,295 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate cost of approximately $4.5 million in fiscal 2005. Shares of the Company’s common stock purchased by the ESOP are held in a suspense account until released for allocation to participants. Shares are allocated to each eligible participant based on the ratio of each such participant’s compensation, as defined in the ESOP, to the total compensation of all eligible plan participants. As the unearned shares are released from the suspense account, the Company recognizes compensation expense equal to the fair value of the ESOP shares during the periods in which they become committed to be released. To the extent that the fair value of the ESOP shares released differs from the cost of such shares, the difference is charged or credited to equity as additional paid-in capital. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had allocated a total of 84,825 shares from the suspense account to participants and committed to release an additional 5,655 shares. In addition, at such date of the total number of shares of Company common stock held by the ESOP was 450,200. For the six months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recognized $107,000 in compensation expense.
   
 
Share-Based Compensation – The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to employees, and where appropriate non-employees, in accordance with the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment. Under the fair value provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the appropriate vesting period using the straight-line method.
 
 
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However, consistent with SFAS No. 123(R), the amount of stock-based compensation recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of the grant date value of the award that is vested at that date and as a result it may be necessary to recognize the expense using a ratable method. Although the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) should generally be applied to non-employees, Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees,” is used in determining the measurement date of the compensation expense for non-employees.  Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the date of grant requires judgment, including estimating the expected term of the stock options and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock. In addition, judgment is required in estimating the amount of stock-based awards that are expected to be forfeited. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates or different key assumptions were used, it could have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding stock-based compensation.
   
 
Dividends with respect to non-vested share awards are held by the Company’s Recognition and Retention Plan (“Plan”) Trust (the “Trust”) for the benefit of the recipients and will be paid out proportionately by the Trust to the recipients of non-vested stock awards as granted pursuant to the Plan as soon as practicable after the non-vested stock awards are earned.
   
 
Treasury Stock – Stock held in treasury by the Company is accounted for using the cost method, which treats stock held in treasury as a reduction to total stockholders’ equity. On January 21, 2009, the Company announced its seventh stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 198,000 shares or approximately 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock held by shareholders other than the MHC. The average cost per share of the shares which have been repurchased by the Company was $13.04 for purchases through March 31, 2009. In addition, the MHC announced that its Board of Directors approved its second stock purchase plan to purchase up to 198,000 shares or approximately 5% of the Company’s common stock held by shareholders other than the MHC. As of March 31, 2009, the MHC had purchased 243,152 shares at an average cost of $10.67 per share. The repurchased shares are available for general corporate purposes.

 
Comprehensive Income (Loss) The Company presents in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income those amounts arising from transactions and other events which currently are excluded from the statements of operations and are recorded directly to stockholders’ equity. For the six months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the only components of comprehensive income were net income, unrealized holding gains and losses, net of income tax expense and benefit, on available for sale securities and reclassifications related to realized loss due to other than temporary impairment, net of tax. Reclassifications are made to avoid double counting in comprehensive income (loss) items which are displayed as part of net income for the period. These reclassifications are as follows:
 
 
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Disclosure of Reclassification Amounts, Net of Tax
 
     
For the six months ended March 31,
 
     
2009
   
2008
 
     
Pre-tax
   
Tax
   
After-tax
   
Pre-tax
   
Tax
   
After-tax
 
 
Beginning accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)
  $ (1,047 )   $ 356     $ (691 )   $ 392     $ (133 )   $ 259  
                                                   
 
Net unrealized holding loss on available for sale securities arising during the period
    (2,730 )     928       (1,802 )     (932 )     317       (615 )
                                                   
 
Reclassification adjustment for other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings
    2,801       (953 )     1,848       1,492       (507 )     985  
                                                   
 
Reclassification adjustment for portion of impairment loss recognized in other comprehensive loss
    (1,148 )     390       (758 )     -       -       -  
                                                   
 
Ending accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)
  $ (2,124 )   $ 721     $ (1,403 )   $ 952     $ (323 )   $ 629  
 
 
FHLB Stock Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock is classified as a restricted equity security because ownership is restricted and there is not an established market for its resale. FHLB stock is carried at cost and is evaluated for impairment when certain conditions warrant further consideration. The Company has been informed that the FHLB of Pittsburgh has ceased paying dividends on shares of stock and repurchasing shares thereof. While certain conditions are noted that required management to evaluate the stock for impairment it is currently not probable that the Company will not realize its cost basis. Management concluded that no impairment existed as of March 31, 2009.
   
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements In March 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified EITF Issue No. 06-10 “Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements” (EITF 06-10). EITF 06-10 provides guidance for determining a liability for the postretirement benefit obligation as well as recognition and measurement of the associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment agreement. EITF 06-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. Upon adoption of the accounting guidance under EITF 06-10 as of October 1, 2008, the Company recognized a liability of $388,000 in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 12, Omnibus Opinion—1967 and recorded a corresponding reduction to retained earnings, net of tax, representing the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle.
   
 
In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157”. The FSP delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in an entity’s financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the FSP on its financial statements.
   
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 107-1 and Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”. FSP SFAS No. 107-1 and APB 28-1 require a public entity to provide disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial information. FSP SFAS No. 107-1 and APB 28-1 is effective for interim and annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. An entity adopting this FSP early must also adopt FSP SFAS No. 157-4 and FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2. The Company intends to adopt FSP SFAS No. 107-1 on June 30, 2009. As FSP SFAS No. 107-1 amends only the disclosure requirements of financial instruments, the adoption of FSP SFAS No. 107-1 will not impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
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In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments”. FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2 amends existing guidance for determining whether an impairment is other than temporary to debt securities and replaces the existing requirement that the entity’s management assert it has both the intent and ability to hold an impaired security until recovery with a requirement that management assert: (a) it does not have the intent to sell the security; and (b) it is more likely than not it will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis. Under FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2, declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses to the extent the impairment is related to credit losses. The amount of impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income. FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. An entity adopting FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2 early must also adopt FSP SFAS 157-4. The Company has chosen to early adopt FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2. As a result, provisions of the guidance are applicable to the Company as of January 1, 2009. See note 3 for discussion of the impact of adoption on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
   
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”. FSP SFAS No. 157-4 includes additional factors for determining whether there has been a significant decrease in market activity, affirms the objective of fair value when a market is not active, eliminates the presumption that all transactions are not orderly unless proven otherwise, and requires an entity to disclose inputs and valuation techniques, and changes therein, used to measure fair value. FSP SFAS No. 157-4 will be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. An entity adopting FSP SFAS No. 157-4 early must also adopt FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2. The Company adopted the requirements of FSP No. 157-4 as of January 1, 2009 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
   
 
In January 2009, the FASB issued final FSP No. EITF 99-20-1, “Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20”. The FSP amends the impairment guidance in EITF Issue No. 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased Beneficial Interests and Beneficial Interests That Continue to Be Held by a Transferor in Securitized Financial Assets,” to achieve more consistent determination of whether an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) has occurred. The FSP retains and emphasizes the OTTI guidance and required disclosures in Statement 115, FSP FAS 115-1 and FAS 124-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5M, Other Than Temporary Impairment of Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and other related literature. The FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008, and is to be applied prospectively. Retrospective application to a prior interim or annual reporting period is not permitted. Consistent with paragraph 15 of FSP FAS 115-1 and FAS 124-1, any other-than temporary impairment resulting from the application of Statement 115 or Issue 99-20 shall be recognized in earnings, following applicable provisions for recognition of the OTTI under FSP SFAS 115-2 and 124-2 at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment is made. The adoption of the requirements of FSP No. EITF 99-20-1 by the Company did not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.
   
 
In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. EITF 03-6-1 Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. This FASB Staff Position (FSP) addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per share (EPS) under the two-class method described in paragraphs 60 and 61 of SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share. The FSP is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and is to be applied retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of FSP No. EITF 03-6-1 and has not yet determined the impact, if any, on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
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2.
EARNINGS PER SHARE 
   
 
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, net of any treasury shares, during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, net of any treasury shares, after consideration of the potential dilutive effect of common stock equivalents (“CSEs”), based upon the treasury stock method using an average market price for the period.
   
 
The calculated basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:
 
     
Quarter Ended March 31,
 
                           
     
2009
   
2008
 
     
Basic
   
Diluted
   
Basic
   
Diluted
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Data)
 
                           
 
Net loss
  $ (48 )   $ (48 )   $ (679 )   $ (679 )
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
    10,772,473       10,772,473       10,866,071       10,866,071  
 
Effect of common stock equivalents
          49,987              
 
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation
  $ 10,772,473     $ 10,822,460     $ 10,866,071     $ 10,866,071  
 
Loss per share - basic and diluted
  $ (0.004 )   $ (0.004 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.06 )
                                   
     
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
                                   
     
2009
   
2008
 
     
Basic
   
Diluted
   
Basic
   
Diluted
 
     
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Data)
 
                                   
 
Net loss
  $ (1,041 )   $ (1,041 )   $ (65 )   $ (65 )
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
    10,676,401       10,676,401       10,972,074       10,972,074  
 
Effect of common stock equivalents
          24,568              
 
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation
  $ 10,676,401     $ 10,700,969     $ 10,972,074     $ 10,972,074  
 
Loss per share - basic and diluted
  $ (0.10 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )
 
 
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3.
INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
   
 
The amortized cost and fair value of investment and mortgage-backed securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, are as follows:
 
     
March 31, 2009
 
     
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
     
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
Securities held to maturity:
                       
 
Debt securities - U.S. Treasury securities and securities of U.S. Government agencies
  $ 114,441     $ 793     $ (545 )   $ 114,689  
 
Debt securities - Municipal bonds
    2,345       5             2,350  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies
    38,040       1,626             39,666  
                                   
 
Total securities held to maturity
  $ 154,826     $ 2,424     $ (545 )   $ 156,705  
                                   
 
Securities available for sale:
                               
 
Debt securities - U.S. Treasury securities and securities of U.S. Government agencies
  $ 2,000     $     $ (36 )   $ 1,964  
 
FHLMC preferred stock
    20                   20  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies
    45,999       1,937       (32 )     47,904  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - Non-agency (1)
    12,146       2       (3,996 )     8,152  
                                   
 
Total securities available for sale
  $ 60,165     $ 1,939     $ (4,064 )   $ 58,040  
 
             (1)  
As a result of the adoption of FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, $2.5 of the unrealized loss is applicable to the non-credit component of securities in which an OTTI charge has been incurred.
 
     
September 30, 2008
 
     
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
     
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
Securities held to maturity:
                       
 
Debt securities - U.S. Treasury securities and securities of U.S. Government agencies
  $ 120,572     $ 112     $ (2,377 )   $ 118,307  
 
Debt securities - Municipal bonds
    2,450             (16 )     2,434  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies
    40,281       95       (565 )     39,811  
                                   
 
Total securities held to maturity
  $ 163,303     $ 207     $ (2,958 )   $ 160,552  
                                   
 
Securities available for sale:
                               
 
Debt securities - U.S. Treasury securities and securities of U.S. Government agencies
  $ 3,000     $     $ (124 )   $ 2,876  
 
FNMA stock
          1             1  
 
FHLMC preferred stock
    26       19             45  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies
    38,078       501       (160 )     38,419  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - Non-agency
    15,048       32       (1,315 )     13,765  
                                   
 
Total securities available for sale
  $ 56,152     $ 553     $ (1,599 )   $ 55,106  
 
 
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  The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related estimated fair values of the Company’s investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous loss position at March 31, 2009:
                           
     
Less than 12 months
   
More than 12 months
 
     
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
     
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Securities held to maturity:
                       
 
U.S. Treasury and Government agencies
  $ 522     $ 40,461     $ 23     $ 1,972  
                                   
 
Total securities held to maturity
    522       40,461       23       1,972  
                                   
 
Securities available for sale:
                               
 
U.S. Treasury and Government agencies
                36       1,964  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies
    32       3,164              
 
Mortgage-backed securities - Non-agency
    3,996       7,650              
                                   
 
Total securities available for sale
    4,028       10,814       36       1,964  
                                   
 
Total
  $ 4,550     $ 51,275     $ 59     $ 3,936  
 
 
All municipal bonds and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity were in an unrealized gain position as of March 31, 2009.
   
 
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related estimated fair values of the Company’s investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2008:
 
     
Less than 12 months
   
More than 12 months
 
     
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
     
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Securities held to maturity:
                       
 
U.S. Treasury and Government agencies
  $ 2,377     $ 99,203     $     $  
 
Municipal bonds
    9       1,280       7       343  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies
    308       23,803       257       5,778  
                                   
 
Total securities held to maturity
    2,694       124,286       264       6,121  
                                   
 
Securities available for sale:
                               
 
U.S. Treasury and Government agencies
    124       2,876              
 
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies
    160       14,701                  
 
Mortgage-backed securities - Non-agency
    1,315       8,276              
                                   
 
Total securities available for sale
    1,599       25,853              
                                   
 
Total
  $ 4,293     $ 150,139     $ 264     $ 6,121  
 
 
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Management has reviewed its investment securities at March 31, 2009 and determined that unrealized losses of $5.3 million on a certain securities in non-agency mortgage backed portfolio classified as available for sale were deemed other than temporary.
   
 
Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. The Company determines whether the unrealized losses are temporary in accordance with EITF 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Asset” as amended by FSP EITF 99-20-1, “Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20”,when applicable, and FSP SFAS No. 115-1 and SFAS No. 124-1,”The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” and FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments”. The evaluation is based upon factors such as the creditworthiness of the issuers/guarantors, the underlying collateral, if applicable, and the continuing performance of the securities. Management also evaluates other facts and circumstances that may be indicative of an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) condition. This includes, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the type of security, length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, and near-term prospects of the issuer.
   
 
FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2 requires the Company to assess whether the credit loss existed by considering whether (1) the Company has the intent to sell the security, (2) it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery, or (3) it does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. The guidance allows the Company to bifurcate the impact on securities where impairment in value was deemed to be other than temporary between the component representing credit loss and the component representing loss related to other factors. The portion of the fair value decline attributable to credit loss must be recognized through a change to earnings. Credit component is determined by comparing the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected, discounted at the rate in effect before recognizing any OTTI with the amortized cost basis of the debt security.  The Company uses the cash flow expected to be realized from the security, which includes assumptions about interest rates, timing and severity of defaults, estimates of potential recoveries, the cash flow distribution from the bond indenture and other factors, then applies a discount rate equal to the effective yield of the security.  The difference between the present value of the expected cash flows and the amortized book value is considered a credit loss.  The fair market value of the security is determined using the same expected cash flows; the discount rate is a rate the Company determines from open market and other sources as appropriate for the security.  The difference between the fair market value and the credit loss is recognized in other comprehensive income.
   
 
Upon adoption of FSP SFAS 115-2, the Company recorded an adjustment to reclassify the non-credit portion of any other-than-temporary impairments previously recorded through earnings to accumulated other comprehensive income. This adjustment is made if the entity does not intend to sell and more-likely-than-not will not be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis (i.e., the impairment does not meet the new definition of other-than-temporary). The cumulative effect adjustment is determined based on the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis of the debt security as of the beginning of the interim period in which the FSP is adopted. The cumulative effect adjustment includes the related tax effects.
   
 
FSP SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2 were adopted by the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. Upon adoption, a cumulative effect adjustment was recorded in the amount of $1.1 million to increase retained earnings with an increase to unrealized losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). This amount represented the non-credit related impairment charge related to the non-agency mortgage-backed securities discussed below.
 
 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company updated its assessment of the unrealized losses with respect to the securities and whether the losses were temporary in nature. Upon completion of this review, additional credit losses of $407,000 were incurred related to securities that the Company had previously recorded an OTTI charge in prior periods and a $240,000 OTTI charge was recognized related to securities that were not other-than-temporarily impaired prior to the current quarter. Application of the guidance did not have a significant impact on other securities which were in unrealized loss positions at March 31, 2009.
 
 
 
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The following is a roll-forward for the three months ended March 31, 2009 of the amounts recognized in earnings on credit losses on investments held for which a portion of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income:
 
     
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Credit component of OTTI as of January 1, 2009
  $ 1,732  
           
 
Additions for credit related OTTI charges on previously unimpaired securities
    240  
           
 
Reductions for securities sold during the period
    -  
           
 
Reductions for increases in cash flows expected to be collected and recognized over the remaining life of the security
    -  
           
 
Additions for credit related OTTI charges on securities with previous impairment
    407  
           
 
Credit component of OTTI as of March 31, 2009
  $ 2,379  
 
           
 
Six non-agency mortgage-backed securities have been determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired due solely to credit related factors.  These securities have S&P credit ratings ranging from below investment grade to AAA at March 31, 2009.  Each of these securities holds various levels of credit subordination.  The underlying mortgage loans that comprise these investment securities were originated in years 2004 through 2007. The collateral underlying the vintages  included,  in part,  interest only loans in  87%  of securities  and limited documentation loans in 53% limited documentation loans.  A summary of key assumptions utilized to forecast future expected cash flows on the securities determined to have OTTI were as follows as of March 31, 2009:
 
     
March 31, 2009
 
 
Loss severity
    50 %
 
Expected cumulative loss percentage
    12 %
 
Cumulative loss percentage to date
    0 %
 
Weighted average FICO
    731  
 
Weighted average LTV
    72 %
 
 
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State and Municipal Obligations – The municipal bonds consist of obligations of entities located in Pennsylvania. None of the municipal bonds were in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2009.
   
 
US Agency Issued Mortgage-Backed Securities - At March 31, 2009, there were no unrealized losses in the category of 12 months or longer. The gross unrealized loss in the category of less than 12 months was $32,000 or .07% and consisted of 9 securities that represent asset-backed issues that are issued or guaranteed by a U.S. Government sponsored agency or carry the full faith and credit of the United States through a government agency and are currently rated AAA by at least one bond credit rating agency. In September 2008, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the establishment of the Government-Sponsored Enterprise Credit Facility to ensure credit availability to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Treasury also entered into senior preferred stock purchase agreements, which ensure that each entity maintains a positive net worth and effectively support the holders of debt and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Agreements enhance market stability by providing additional security to debt holders, senior and subordinated, thereby alleviating the concern of the credit driven impairment of the securities. The unrealized loss on these debt securities relates principally to the changes in market interest rates and a lack of liquidity currently in the financial markets and are not as a result of projected shortfall in cash flows. Because the Company does not intend to sell the securities, it is more likely than not that the Company does will not be required to sell the security. In addition, the Company expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the securities. As a result, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2009.
   
 
Non-Agency Issued Mortgage-Backed Securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - This portfolio was acquired through the redemption-in-kind of a mutual fund during 2008 and includes 77 collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and MBS securities issued by large commercial financial institutions. These securities were performing in accordance with their contractual terms as of March 31, 2009, and had paid all contractual cash flows since the Company’s initial investment. At March 31, 2009 management recognized an other than temporary impairment charge related to a portfolio of 60 securities in the amount of $5.3 million on a pre-tax basis due to the fact that, in management’s judgment, the credit quality of the collateral pool underlying such securities had deteriorated during the most recent quarter to the point that full recovery of the entire amortized cost of the investment was considered to be uncertain. This portfolio consists primarily of the securities with underlying collateral of Alt- A loans and those collateralized by home equity lines of credit and other receivables as well as whole loans with more significant exposure to the declining markets accountable for the balance of the other than temporary impairment charges. 85% or $6.9 million of the portfolio is collateralized by adjustable rate whole loans, 5.6% or $459,000 is collateralized by Alternative A-paper (Alt-A) mortgages, with remainder of the securities collateralized by the home equity line of credit and other receivables. For the overall portfolio of the securities, the Company’s exposure to the declining real estate markets such as California and Florida is approximately 38%. Consequently, an other-than- temporary impairment charge was deemed to be warranted as of March 31, 2009. Of the recorded charge a total of $2.8 million was concluded to be credit related and recognized currently in earnings and $2.5 million was concluded to be attributable to other factors and recognized in other comprehensive income.
   
 
Additionally, as of December 31, 2008 management recognizedmanagement recognized other-than-temporary impairment on 30 securities of approximately $2.9 million on a pre -tax basis in the portfolio. As a result of adoption of FSP SFAS 115-2 and FSP SFAS 124-2, $1.1 million of the other-than-temporary impairment loss was deemed to be attributable to other factors and reclassified from beginning retained earnings to accumulated other comprehensive income at January 1, 2009. The Company also recognized a reduction to our deferred tax valuation allowance of $390,000.
 
 
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With respect to the remainder of the securities in the non-agency MBS portfolio, there were no unrealized losses in the category of 12 months or longer in any of the Company’s investments. The gross unrealized loss in the category of less than 12 months was $1.5 million and consisted of 17 securities issued by non-agency issuers with the book value of $3.1 million of the total portfolio of MBS available for sale of $58.0 million. In the portfolio of unrealized losses 8 of the securities with the aggregate decline of $273,000 are rated “AAA” and 7 securities with the aggregate decline of $944,000 are rated “AA” by at least one nationally recognized rating agencies. Remaining securities in the portfolio are rated below investment grade; however, individual unrealized losses on such securities are not material. As of March 31, 2009, with the exception of 53 securities discussed above, there are no securities for which the Company currently believes it is not probable that it will collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the investment. Management concluded that an other-than-temporary impairment did not exist, and the decline in value was attributed to the illiquidity in the financial markets, based upon its analysis and, the fact that the Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell these securities.
   
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 
   
March 31, 2009
 
   
Held to Maturity
   
Available for Sale
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Due within one year
  $ 1,000     $ 1,036     $     $  
Due after one through five years
    2,164       2,206              
Due after five through ten years
    56,650       57,110              
Due after ten years
    56,972       56,687       2,000       1,964  
                                 
Total
  $ 116,786     $ 117,039     $ 2,000     $ 1,964  

   
September 30, 2008
 
   
Held to Maturity
   
Available for Sale
 
   
 
Amortized
Cost
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Due within one year
  $     $     $     $  
Due after one through five years
    4,790       4,820              
Due after five through ten years
    51,084       50,311       1,000       991  
Due after ten years
    67,148       65,610       2,000       1,885  
                                 
Total
  $ 123,022     $ 120,741     $ 3,000     $ 2,876  
 
The maturity tables above exclude mortgage-backed securities because the contractual maturities are not indicative of actual maturity expectation due to significant prepayments.
 
 
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4.
LOANS RECEIVABLE
   
 
Loans receivable consist of the following:
 
   
March 31,
2009
   
September 30,
2008
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
One-to-four family residential
  $ 199,113     $ 191,344  
Multi-family residential
    2,617       2,801  
Commercial real estate
    20,479       20,518  
Construction and land development
    39,268       42,634  
Commercial business
    972       465  
Consumer
    766       739  
                 
Total loans
    263,215       258,501  
                 
Undisbursed portion of loans-in-process
    (8,764 )     (13,515 )
Deferred loan costs, net
    634       574  
Allowance for loan losses
    (1,737 )     (1,591 )
                 
Net
  $ 253,348     $ 243,969  
 
 
The following schedule summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan losses:
 
             
   
 Six Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
 
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
                 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 1,591     $ 1,011  
Provision for loan losses
    363       150  
Charge-offs
    (217 )     (503 )
Recoveries
           
                 
Balance, end of period
  $ 1,737     $ 658  
 
 
The Company established a provision for loan losses of $50,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and $363,000 for the six month period ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $75,000 and $150,000 for the comparable periods in 2008. The primary factor in the increase of the loan loss provision for the six month period ended March 31, 2009 related to a specific reserve established in the first fiscal quarter of 2009 on a $3.0 million non-performing construction loan reflecting the Company’s participation interest in a $14.9 million construction loan to build a 40-unit high-rise condominium project in located in Center City, Philadelphia which has experienced payment delinquencies. Although the project is substantially completed, based on an updated appraisal, the value of the real estate collateralizing the loan has declined. Another financial institution is the lead lender on the loan. As of March 31, 2009, this loan was classified as a real estate owned property as the borrower agreed to cede control of the property to the lead lender. At March 31, 2009, the Company’s non-performing assets totaled $6.8 million or 1.3% of total assets. Non-performing assets consisted of one construction loan totaling $640,000, one commercial real estate loan totaling $1.6 million, nine one-to four-family residential mortgage loans totaling $448,000 and two real estate owned properties totaling $4.1 million (one of which is the $3.0 million loan noted above). The allowance for loan losses totaled $1.7 million, or 0.7% of total loans and 65.1% of non-performing loans.
 
 
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Nonperforming loans (which consist of nonaccrual loans and loans in excess of 90 days delinquent and still accruing interest) at March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008 amounted to approximately $2.7 million and $4.0 million, respectively.
   
 
An impaired loan generally is one for which it is probable, based on current information, that the lender will not collect all the amounts due under the contractual terms of the loan. Large groups of smaller balance, homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Loans collectively evaluated for impairment include smaller balance commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans and consumer loans. These loans are evaluated as a group because they have similar characteristics and performance experience. Larger commercial real estate, construction and commercial business loans are individually evaluated for impairment.
   
 
As of March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008, the recorded investment in loans that are considered to be impaired was as follows:
 
     
March 31,
   
September 30,
 
     
2009
   
2008
 
     
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Impaired colateral-dependent loans with related allowance
  $ 640     $ 3,640  
 
Impaired colateral-dependent loans with no related allowance
  $ 1,581     $  
 
 
Other data for impaired loans as of March 31, 2009 and 2008 is as follow:
 
     
For the Six Months Ended March 31,
 
     
2009
   
2008
 
     
  (Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Average impaired loans
  $ 4,698     $ 2,022  
 
Interest income recognized on impaired loans
  $ 54     $  
 
5.
DEPOSITS
   
 
Deposits consist of the following major classifications:
 
     
March 31,
2009
   
September 30,
2008
 
     
 
       
     
Amount
   
Percent
   
Amount
   
Percent
 
     
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
Money market deposit accounts
  $ 68,001       16.2 %   $ 66,484       17.6 %
 
NOW accounts
    27,865       6.6       27,335       7.3  
 
Passbook, club and statement savings
    66,379       15.8       67,921       18.0  
 
Certificates maturing in six months or less
    125,345       29.9       93,141       24.7  
 
Certificates maturing in more than six months
    131,673       31.5       121,949       32.4  
                                   
 
Total
  $ 419,263       100.0 %   $ 376,830       100.0 %
 
 
At March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008, the weighted average rate paid on deposits was 3.12% and 3.34%, respectively.
 
 
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Certificates $100,000 and over totaled $89.8 million as of March 31, 2009 and $66.7 million as of September 30, 2008.
   
6.
INCOME TAXES
   
 
Items that gave rise to significant portions of deferred income taxes are as follows:

     
March 31,
2009
   
September 30,
2008
 
           
(As restated,
See Note 10)
 
     
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Deferred tax assets:
           
 
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities
  $ 723     $ 356  
 
Deposit premium
    192       216  
 
Allowance for loan losses
    638       594  
 
Real estate owned expenses
    173       99  
 
Nonaccrual interest
    61       21  
 
Accrued vacation
    41       34  
 
Capital loss carryforward
    1,873       1,873  
 
Impairment loss
    1,197       247  
 
Split dollar life insurance
    124        
 
Post-retirement benefits
    198       200  
 
Employee benefit plans
    158       110  
                   
 
Total deferred tax assets
    5,378       3,750  
 
Valuation allowance
    (2,649 )     (1,991 )
 
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
    2,729       1,759  
                   
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
 
Property
    475       467  
 
Mortgage servicing rights
    5       6  
 
Deferred loan fees
    215       195  
                   
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
    695       668  
                   
 
Net deferred tax asset
  $ 2,034     $ 1,091  

 
The Company establishes a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets when management believes that the deferred tax assets are not likely to be realized either through a carryback to taxable income in prior years, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, and, to a lesser extent, future taxable income. The tax deduction generated by the mutual fund sale and impairment charge on certain non-agency mortgage-backed securities are considered capital losses and can only be utilized to the extent of realized capital gains over a five year period subsequent to the year in which the capital loss occurred, resulting in the establishment of a valuation allowance in the amount of $2.6 million for the carryforward period.
   
 
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting For Income Taxes and FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN No. 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined in FIN No. 48 as a tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that has greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN No. 48 was applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption. There is currently no liability for uncertain tax positions and no known unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes, when applicable, interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of March 31, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service is in the process of an audit of the Company’s tax returns for the year ended September 30, 2007. No findings have been communicated to the Company. The Company’s federal and state income tax returns for taxable years through September 30, 2004 have been closed for purposes of examination by the Internal Revenue Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.
 
 
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7.
STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS
   
 
The Company accounts for its share-based compensation in accordance with SFAS 123R (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment. This statement requires an entity to recognize the cost of employee services received in share-based payment transactions and measures the cost using the grant-date fair value of the award. The cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award.
   
 
In December 2008, the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the 2008 Recognition and Retention Plan (“RRP”). A committee of the Board of Directors of the Company administers the RRP. The RRP provides for the grant of common stock of the Company to certain officers, employees and directors of the Company. In order to fund the grant of shares under the RRP, the RRP Trust purchased 226,148 shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market for approximately $2.5 million, at an average price per share of $10.85. The Company made sufficient contributions to the RRP Trust to fund these purchases. No additional purchases are expected to be made by the RRP Trust under this plan. During January 2009, grants covering 173,228 shares were awarded as part of the RRP. The remaining shares in the RRP Trust will be available for future awards. Shares subject to awards under the RRP will generally vest at the rate of 20% per year over five years. As of March 31, 2009, no awards were fully vested and no shares were forfeited.
   
 
Compensation expense related to the shares subject to awards granted is recognized ratably over the five-year vesting period in an amount which totals the share price at the grant date. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2009, approximately $87,000 was recognized in compensation expense for the RRP. A tax benefit of $30,000 was recognized during these periods. There was no compensation expense recognized related to the RRP during the comparable periods in 2008. At March 31, 2009, approximately $1.7 million in additional compensation expense for the shares awarded related to the RRP remained unrecognized.
   
 
A summary of the Company’s non-vested stock award activity for the six months ended March 31, 2009 is presented in the following table:

     
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2009
 
     
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
 
               
 
Nonvested stock awards at beginning of year
        $  
 
Issued
    173,228       10.76  
 
Vested
           
 
Nonvested stock awards at the end of the period
    173,228     $ 10.76  
 
 
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In December 2008, the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the 2008 Stock Option Plan. The Stock Option Plan authorizes the grant of stock options to officers, employees and directors of the Company to acquire shares of common stock with an exercise price equal to the market value of the common stock on the grant date. Options will generally become vested and exercisable at the rate of 20% per year over five years and are generally exercisable for a period of ten years after the grant date. A total of 565,369 shares of common stock have been reserved for future issuance pursuant to the Stock Option Plan. There were 315,194 incentive stock options and 113,072 non-qualified stock options awarded during January 2009. The aggregate intrinsic value (the excess of the market price over the exercise price) of the options was $3.6 million as of March 31, 2009. As of March 31, 2009, no options were vested or forfeited.
   
 
A summary of the status of the Company’ stock options under the Stock Option Plan as of March 31, 2009 and changes during the six month period ended March 31, 2009 are presented below:

     
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2009
 
     
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
               
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
        $  
 
Granted
    428,266       11.17  
 
Exercised
           
 
Forfeited
           
 
Outstanding at the end of the period
    428,266     $ 11.17  
 
Exercisable at the end of the period
        $  

 
The weighted average remaining contractual term was approximately 9.8 years for options outstanding as of March 31, 2009. No options were exercisable as of March 31, 2009.
   
 
The estimated fair value of options granted during fiscal 2009 was $2.81 per share. The fair value was estimated on the date of grant in accordance with SFAS No. 123R using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used:

     
March 31, 2009
 
 
Dividend yield
    1.79 %
 
Expected volatility
    27.94 %
 
Risk-free interest rate
    1.96 %
 
Expected life of options
 
6.5 years
 

 
During the three and six months ended March 31, 2009, $56,000 was recognized in compensation expense for the Stock Option Plan. A tax benefit of $5,000 was recognized during this period. There was no compensation expense recognized related to the Stock Option Plan during the comparable periods in 2008. At March 31, 2009, approximately $1.1 million in additional compensation expense for awarded options remained unrecognized. The weighted average period over which this expense will be recognized is approximately 4.8 years.
   
8.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
   
 
At March 31, 2009, the Company had $9.9 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans with market interest rates ranging from 5.50% to 7.50%. At September 30, 2008, the Company had $18.6 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans with market interest rates ranging from 5.50% to 8.50%.
 
 
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The Company also had commitments under unused lines of credit of $7.0 million and $5.9 million at March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively, and letters of credit outstanding of $95,000 at both March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008.
   
 
Among the Company’s contingent liabilities are exposures to limited recourse arrangements with respect to the Company’s sales of whole loans and participation interests. At March 31, 2009, the exposure, which represents a portion of credit risk associated with the interests sold, amounted to $64,000. This exposure is for the life of the related loans and payables, on our proportionate share, as actual losses are incurred.
   
 
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Management of the Company, based on discussions with litigation counsel, believes that such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations or cash flows of the Company. There can be no assurance that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which the Company is a party will not be decided adversely to the Company’s interests and have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and operations of the Company.
   
9.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
   
 
Effective October 1, 2008, the Company adopted FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. The definition of fair value retains the exchange price notion in earlier definitions of fair value. SFAS No. 157 clarifies that the exchange price is the price in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the liability in the market in which the reporting entity would transact for the asset or liability. The definition focuses on the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability (an exit price), not the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or received to assume the liability (an entry price). SFAS No. 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. FSP No. 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, issued in February 2008, delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in an entity’s financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.
   
 
In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active” (“FSP FAS 157-3”). The purpose of FSP FAS 157-3 was to clarify the application of SFAS No. 157, for a market that is not active. It also allows for the use of management’s internal assumptions about future cash flows with appropriately risk-adjusted discount rates when relevant observable market data does not exist. FSP FAS 157-3 did not change the objective of SFAS No. 157 which is the determination of the price that would be received in an orderly transaction that is not a forced liquidation or distressed sale at the measurement date. FSP FAS 157-3 was effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements had not been issued. The adoption of FSP FAS 157-3 had no impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
   
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS No. 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. FSP SFAS No. 157-4 includes additional factors for determining whether there has been a significant decrease in market activity, affirms the objective of fair value when a market is not active, eliminates the presumption that all transactions are not orderly unless proven otherwise, and requires an entity to disclose inputs and valuation techniques, and changes therein, used to measure fair value. Provisions of the FSP SFAS No. 157-4 are to be adopted concurrent with the adoption of FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2. The Company adopted the requirements of FSP No. 157-4 as of January 1, 2009. The adoption did not have an impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
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SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 
Level 1
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2
Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
 
Level 3
Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
 
Those assets which will continue to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:
                   
   
 Category Used for Fair Value Measurement
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
                   
Assets:
                 
Securities available for sale:
                 
U.S. Government agencies and mortgage-backed securities
  $     $ 49,868     $  
Non-agency mortgage-backed securities
          7,270       882  
FNMA and FHLMC preferred stock
    20              
Total
  $ 20     $ 57,138     $ 882  

As a result of general market conditions and the illiquidity in the market for certain non-agency mortgage-backed securities, management deemed it necessary to classify certain securities as Level 3. These securities were priced by a third party specialist utilizing recent prices for similar securities as inputs in the standard discounted cash flow model, adjusted for assumptions, that may incorporate inputs unobservable in the market.
 
The following provides details of the fair value measurement activity for Level 3 of the three months ended March 31, 2009:

   
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
   
Non-agency mortgage-
backed securities
   
Total
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
             
Balance, January 1, 2009:
  $ 924     $ 924  
Total losses, realized/unrealized
               
Included in earnings
    (83 )     (83 )
Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss
    80       80  
Purchases, maturities, prepayments and calls, net
    (51 )     (51 )
Transfers into Level 3
    12       12  
Total
  $ 882     $ 882  
 
 
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The following provides details of the fair value measurement activity for Level 3 of the six months ended March 31, 2009:
             
   
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
   
Non agency mortgage-
backed securities
   
Total
 
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
                 
Balance, October 1, 2008:
  $ 384     $ 384  
Total losses, realized/unrealized
               
Included in earnings
    (234 )     (234 )
Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (25 )     (25 )
Purchases, maturities, prepayments and calls, net
    (66 )     (66 )
Transfers into Level 3
    823       823  
Total
  $ 882     $ 882  
 
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The Company measures impaired loans, FHLB Stock and loans or bank properties transferred into real estate owned at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
 
Impaired Loans
 
The Company considers loans to be impaired when it becomes probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Under SFAS No. 114, collateral dependent impaired loans are based on the fair value of the collateral which is based on appraisals. In some cases, adjustments are made to the appraised values for various factors including age of the appraisal, age of the comparables included in the appraisal, and known changes in the market and in the collateral These adjustments are based upon unobservable inputs, and therefore, the fair value measurement has been categorized as a Level 3 measurement. Specific reserves were calculated for an impaired loan with a carrying amount of $640,000 at March 31, 2009. The collateral underlying this loan had a fair value of $145,000, resulting in a specific reserve in the allowance for loan losses of $494,000. No specific reserve was calculated for impaired loans with an aggregate carrying amount of $1.6 million at March 31, 2009, as the underlying collateral value was not below the carrying amount.
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
 
The Company holds required equity investments in the stock of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. Investment in the FHLB stock is carried at cost and is evaluated for impairment in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position No. 01-6, Accounting by Certain Entities (Including Entities With Trade Receivables) That Lend to or Finance the Activities of Others. These investments may be measured based upon a discounted cash flow model reliant on observable and unobservable inputs, and therefore, the fair value measurement has been categorized as a Level 2 or 3, depending on such inputs used. At March 31, 2009 these assets were carried at cost in accordance with GAAP and do not require fair value disclosure under the provision of SFAS No. 157
 
 
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Transfer of Impaired Loans into Real Estate Owned
 
Once an asset is determined to be uncollectible, the underlying collateral is repossessed and reclassified to foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets. These assets are carried at lower of cost or fair value of the collateral, less cost to sell. In some cases, adjustments are made to the appraised values for various factors including age of the appraisal, age of the comparables included in the appraisal, and known changes in the market and in the collateral These adjustments are based upon unobservable inputs, and therefore, the fair value measurement has been categorized as a Level 3 measurement. At March 31, 2009 these assets were valued in accordance with GAAP and do not require fair value disclosure under the provision of SFAS No. 157.
 
Summary of Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
                         
   
   At March 31, 2009
 
($ in thousands)
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Impaired Loans
  $ 1,725     $     $     $ 1,725  

($ in thousands)
 
Impaired
Loans
 
Balance at October 1, 2008
 
$
3,111
 
Total net gains
   
 
Net transfers in/(out) Level 3
   
(1,386
)
Balance at March 31, 2009
 
$
1,725
 
Net realized gains included in net income for the year to date relating to sales of repossessed assets.
 
$
 

10.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT RESTATEMENT
 
The Company provides certain medical and life insurance benefits for a limited number of retired officers, directors, and their spouses. Historically, the Company has recognized expenses associated with these arrangements as applicable premiums were paid for these benefits.
 
Subsequent to the issuance of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company identified an error in the accounting for these arrangements. The Company determined that the arrangements are “in substance” individual contracts to be accounted for under Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) 12. Under APB 12, a liability should be established representing the present value of the future payments to be made under these contracts.
 
The Company has restated the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2008 and for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 from amounts previously reported to correct the error through the establishment of an appropriate APB 12 liability.
 
The following is a summary of the effects of the restatement on (i) Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition at September 30, 2008, (ii) the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 and (iii) the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2008.
 
 
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 September 30, 2008
 
   
As
Previously
Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As
Restated
 
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Deferred income taxes - net
  $ 891     $ 200     $ 1,091  
Total assets
    489,337       200       489,537  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    6,581       588       7,169  
Total liabilities
    420,462       588       421,050  
Retained earnings
    37,676       (388 )     37,288  
Total stockholders’ equity
    68,875       (388 )     68,487  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
    489,337       200       489,537  

   
Three months ended
March 31, 2008
 
   
As
Previously
Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As
Restated
 
Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Salaries and employee benefits
  $ 1,158     $ (5 )   $ 1,153  
Total non-interest expense
    2,509       (5 )     2,504  
Loss before taxes
    (1,065 )     5       (1,060 )
Deferred tax benefit
    (312 )     2       (310 )
Total income tax benefit
    (383 )     2       (381 )
Net loss
    (682 )     3       (679 )

   
Six months ended
March 31, 2008
 
   
As
Previously
Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As
Restated
 
Consolidated Statement of Operations
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Salaries and employee benefits
  $ 2,311     $ (11 )   $ 2,300  
Total non-interest expense
    4,525       (11 )     4,514  
Loss before taxes
    (168 )     11       (157 )
Deferred tax benefit
    (355 )     4       (351 )
Total income tax benefit
    (96 )     4       (92 )
Net loss
    (72 )     7       (65 )

   
Six months ended
March 31, 2008
 
   
As
Previously
Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As
Restated
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 
 (Dollars in thousands)
 
Net loss
    (72 )     7       (65 )
Deferred income tax benefit
    (355 )     4       (351 )
Changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,228       (11 )     1,217  
 
 
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The Company plans to restate its fiscal 2008 and 2007 consolidated financial statements when filing its Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009. The effects of the restatement will increase the Company’s results of operations by $15,000 and $11,000 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company plans to restate its interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2008 when filing its Form 10-Q for the third quarter.
 
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion gives effect to the restatement discussed in Note 10, Financial Statement Restatement, of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
Overview. Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) was formed by Prudential Savings Bank (the “Bank”) in connection with the Bank’s reorganization into the mutual holding company form of organization. The Company’s results of operations are primarily dependent on the results of the Bank, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company’s results of operations depend to a large extent on net interest income, which primarily is the difference between the income earned on its loan and securities portfolios and the cost of funds, which is the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Results of operations are also affected by our provisions for loan losses, non-interest income and non-interest expense. Non-interest expense principally consists of salaries and employee benefits, office occupancy, depreciation, data processing expense, payroll taxes and other expense. Our results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Future changes in applicable laws, regulations or government policies may materially impact our financial condition and results of operations. The Bank is subject to regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking (the “Department”). The Bank’s main office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with six additional banking offices located in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania. The Bank’s primary business consists of attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds together with borrowings to originate loans and to invest primarily in U.S. Government and agency securities and mortgage-backed securities. In November 2005, the Bank formed PSB Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a subsidiary of the Bank. In March 2006, all mortgage-backed securities owned by the Company were transferred to PSB Delaware, Inc. PSB Delaware, Inc.’s. activities are included as part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
Critical Accounting Policies. In reviewing and understanding financial information for the Company, you are encouraged to read and understand the significant accounting policies used in preparing our financial statements. These policies are described in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2008. The accounting and financial reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to general practices within the banking industry. The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. The following accounting policies comprise those that management believes are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results. These policies require numerous estimates or economic assumptions that may prove inaccurate or may be subject to variations which may significantly affect our reported results and financial condition for the period or in future periods.
 
 
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Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense. Loans are charged against the allowance for loan losses when management believes that the collectibility of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries are added to the allowance. Allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of probable credit losses known and inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The determination of the allowance for loan losses requires management to make significant estimates with respect to the amounts and timing of losses and market and economic conditions. Management considers such factors as changes in the types and amount of loans in the loan portfolio, historical loss experience, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, estimated losses relating to specifically identified loans, and current economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates including, among others, exposure at default, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on affected loans, value of collateral, estimated losses on our commercial, construction and residential loan portfolios and general amounts for historical loss experience. All of these estimates may be susceptible to significant change.
 
While management uses the best information available to make loan loss allowance evaluations, adjustments to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic and other conditions or changes in accounting guidance. Historically, our estimates of the allowance for loan loss have not required significant adjustments from management’s initial estimates. In addition, the Department and the FDIC, as an integral part of their examination processes, periodically review our allowance for loan losses. The Department and the FDIC may require the recognition of adjustments to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examinations. To the extent that actual outcomes differ from management’s estimates, additional provisions to the allowance for loan losses may be required that would adversely impact earnings in future periods.
 
Income Taxes. We also estimate a reserve for deferred tax assets if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods. The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, and Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. SFAS No. 109 requires the recording of deferred income taxes that reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Management exercises significant judgment in the evaluation of the amount and timing of the recognition of the resulting tax assets and liabilities. The judgments and estimates required for the evaluation are updated based upon changes in business factors and the tax laws. If actual results differ from the assumptions and other considerations used in estimating the amount and timing of tax recognized, there can be no assurance that additional expenses will not be required in future periods. FIN No. 48 prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The Company recognizes, when applicable, interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Assessment of uncertain tax positions under FIN No. 48 requires careful consideration of the technical merits of a position based on management’s analysis of tax regulations and interpretations. Significant judgment may be involved in applying the requirements of FIN No. 48.
 
Fair Value Measurement. The Company adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, on October 1, 2008 and FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) SFAS No. 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active, on September 30, 2008. SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, emphasizing that fair value is a market-based measurement and not an entity-specific measurement. FSP SFAS No. 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. SFAS No. 157 addresses the valuation techniques used to measure fair value. These valuation techniques include the market approach, income approach and cost approach. The market approach uses prices or relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach involves converting future amounts to a single present amount. The measurement is valued based on current market expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of the asset.
 
 
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SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the instrument’s fair value measurement. The three levels within the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:
   
Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
   
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
   
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. 
 
The Company measures financial assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157 and FSP SFAS No. 157-3. These measurements involve various valuation techniques and models, which involve inputs that are observable, when available, and include the investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale and derivative financial instruments.  The Company adopted the requirements of FSP No. 157-4 as of January 1, 2009 and it did not have an impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.  The following is a summary of valuation techniques utilized by the Company for its significant financial assets and liabilities which are valued on a recurring basis.
 
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale. Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated using quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. At March 31, 2009, the Company’s investment in certain non-agency mortgage-backed securities were shifted from a Level 2 market value measurement to a Level 3 market value measurement. This Level 3 market value measurement included an internally developed discounted cash flow model combined with using market data points of similar securities with comparable credit ratings in addition to market yield curves with similar maturities in determining the discount rate.
 
In addition, certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The Company measures impaired loans, FHLB stock and loans or bank properties transferred into real estate owned at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
 
Valuation techniques and models utilized for measuring financial assets and liabilities are reviewed and validated by the Company at least quarterly.
 
Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. The Company determines whether the unrealized losses are temporary in accordance with EITF 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Asset” as amended by FSP EITF 99-20-1,”Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20”,when applicable, and FSP SFAS No. 115-1 and SFAS No. 124-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” and FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments”. The evaluation is based upon factors such as the creditworthiness of the issuers/guarantors, the underlying collateral, if applicable, and the continuing performance of the securities. In addition the Company also considers the likelihood that the security will be required to be sold by a regulatory agency, our internal intent not to dispose of the security prior to maturity and whether the entire cost basis of the security is expected to be recovered. In determining whether the cost basis will be recovered, management evaluates other facts and circumstances that may be indicative of an OTTI condition. This includes, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the type of security, length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, and near-term prospects of the issuer.
 
 
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Forward-looking Statements. In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes certain “forward-looking statements” based on management’s current expectations. The Company’s actual results could differ materially, as such term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, from management’s expectations. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding management’s current intentions, beliefs or expectations as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are not subject to the Company’s control. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. 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, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, the cost of funds, demand for loan products, demand for financial services, competition, changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loan and investment portfolios, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, markets, products, services and fees.
 
The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results that occur subsequent to the date such forward-looking statements are made unless required by law or regulations.
 
Market Overview. The continued turbulence in the economy and the current financial crisis, which began in mid-2007, resulting in housing-related credit decline, combined with a capital markets liquidity crisis that has affected the liquidity and valuation of many investment vehicles, remains a concern for the Company. The severity of the downturn in the economic conditions deteriorated into a recession during 2008 which has continued into the beginning of 2009. One of the primary concerns for the Company is the slump in the housing market. While the Philadelphia area has not suffered wholesale declines in the value of residential real estate as have other areas of the country, this downturn has rippled through many parts of the economy, including construction lending and lending to contractors. Such conditions increase our exposure to the risk of non-performance in our construction and commercial loan portfolios. The Company continues to focus on the credit quality of its customers – closely monitoring the financial status of borrowers throughout the Company’s markets, gathering information, working on early detection of potential problems, taking pre-emptive steps where necessary and doing the analysis required to maintain adequate reserves. These declines in real estate market values has also led to increases in our allowance for loan losses and loan loss provision.
 
The decline in real estate market values and the increase in defaults on the underlying collateral have caused illiquidity in the financial markets which has led to the devaluation of certain non-agency securities. The Company continues to be impacted by continued pressure in the capital markets with respect to the value of our non-agency mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, leading to the determination that the declines in the fair value were other-than-temporary resulting in the occurrence of other-than-temporary impairment charges.
 
Despite the current market conditions, the Company continues to maintain a strong capital position. The Company determined that it will not participate in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program, intended to provide capital to U.S. financial institutions through the purchase of preferred stock.
 
The following discussion provides further details on the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at and for the periods ended March 31, 2009.
 
 
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COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT MARCH 31, 2009 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
 
At March 31, 2009, the Company’s total assets were $514.7 million, an increase of $25.1 million from $489.5 million at September 30, 2008. The increase was primarily attributable to a increase in cash and cash equivalents and net loans receivable offset in part by net repayments and impairments in the investment and mortgage-backed security portfolios.
 
Total liabilities increased $29.2 million to $450.3 million at March 31, 2009 from $421.1 million at September 30, 2008. The increase was primarily due to a $42.4 million increase in deposits, mainly in certificates of deposit. The increase was partially offset by the repayment of FHLB advances which decreased by $12.0 million, from $31.7 million at September 30, 2008 to $19.7 million at March 31, 2009.
 
Stockholders’ equity decreased by $4.1 million to $64.4 million at March 31, 2009 as compared to $68.5 million at September 30, 2008 primarily as a result of the $2.5 million cost of purchasing 226,148 shares of common stock in the open market during the six month period ended March 31, 2009 to fund the Recognition and Retention Plan, the declaration of quarterly cash dividends totaling $1.1 million, the net loss of $1.0 million, the increase in the net unrealized loss on available for sale securities due to declines in market values of $712,000 and a decrease of $256,000 related to the adoption of the EITF No. 06-10 related to postretirement benefits associated with endorsement split dollar life insurance arrangements offset in part by a $1.1 million increase related to the adoption of FASB Staff Positions 115-2 and 124-2 related to impairment charges on securities.
 
COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 AND 2008
 
Net income. A net loss of $48,000 was recognized for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared to net loss of $679,000 for the same period in 2008. For the six months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recognized a net loss of $1.0 million compared to a net loss of $65,000 for the comparable period in 2008. The net loss reported for both the three and six months ended March 31, 2008 was due to the recognition of a $1.5 million (pre-tax) impairment charge taken with respect to the Company’s $35.0 million investment in a mutual fund. The net losses reported for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2009 were due to non-cash other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charges related to certain of the non-agency mortgage-backed securities received as a result of the redemption in kind of the Company investment in a mutual fund during the third quarter of fiscal 2008.
 
Net interest income. Net interest income increased $681,000 or 24.3% to $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $2.8 million for the same period in 2008. The increase reflected the effects of a $341,000 or 9.1% decrease in interest expense combined with a $340,000 or 5.2% increase in interest income. The decrease in interest expense resulted primarily from a 70 basis point decrease to 3.18% in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, reflecting the decrease in market rates of interest during the year, partially offset by a $42.3 million or 10.9% increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, primarily in certificates, for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008. The increase in interest income resulted primarily from a $26.9 million or 5.9% increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008, due primarily to the continued increase in the average balance of loans receivable.
 
For the six months ended March 31, 2009, net interest income increased $1.7 million or 30.2% to $7.2 million as compared to $5.6 million for the same period in 2008. The increase was due to the combined effects of a $906,000 or 6.9% increase in interest income and a $774,000 or 10.1% decrease in interest expense. The increase in interest income resulted primarily from a $25.3 million or 5.6% increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets for the six months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008. Also contributing to the increase in interest income was a 7 basis point increase to 5.87% in the weighted average rate earned on interest-earning assets.
 
 
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The decrease in interest expense resulted primarily from a 74 basis point decrease to 3.23% in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, reflecting the decrease in market rates of interest during the year, partially offset by a $40.7 million or 10.5% increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, primarily in certificates of deposit, for the six months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008.
 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the net interest margin was 2.89%, as compared to 2.46% for the same period in 2008. For the six months ended March 31, 2009, the net interest margin was 3.01%, as compared to 2.44% for the same period in 2008. The increase in the interest margin was primarily due to the large decrease in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
 
 
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Average Balances, Net Interest Income, and Yields Earned and Rates Paid. The following table shows for the periods indicated the total dollar amount of interest from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates, and the net interest margin. Average yields and rates have been annualized. Tax-exempt income and yields have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis. All average balances are based on monthly balances. Management does not believe that the monthly averages differ significantly from what the daily averages would be.
                                     
   
Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
                     
(as restated - see Note 10)
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/Rate
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/Rate
 
                                     
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Investment securities
  $ 117,374     $ 1,466       5.00 %   $ 167,103     $ 2,174       5.20 %
Mortgage-backed securities (3)
    92,376       1,562       6.76       57,086       757       5.30  
Loans receivable(1)
    254,793       3,863       6.06       223,496       3,589       6.42  
Other interest-earning assets (4)
    17,709       14       0.32       7,667       45       2.35  
Total interest-earning assets
    482,252       6,905       5.73       455,352       6,565       5.77  
Cash and non-interest-bearing balances
    6,308                       4,723                  
Other non-interest-earning assets
    13,668                       12,458                  
Total assets
  $ 502,228                     $ 472,533                  
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Savings accounts
  $ 64,722       431       2.66     $ 66,526       399       2.40  
Money market deposit and NOW accounts
    93,806       536       2.29       91,741       748       3.26  
Certificates of deposit
    243,819       2,233       3.66       204,218       2,329       4.56  
Total deposits
    402,347       3,200       3.18       362,485       3,476       3.84  
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
    26,573       224       3.37       24,254       289       4.77  
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
    1,950       2       0.41       1,820       2       0.44  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    430,870       3,426       3.18       388,559       3,767       3.88  
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Non-interest-bearing demand accounts
    3,774                       4,807                  
Other liabilities
    2,278                       1,322                  
Total liabilities
    436,922                       394,688                  
Stockholders’ equity
    65,306                       77,845                  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 502,228                     $ 472,533                  
Net interest-earning assets
  $ 51,382                     $ 66,793                  
Net interest income; interest rate spread
          $ 3,479       2.55 %           $ 2,798       1.89 %
Net interest margin(2)
                    2.89 %                     2.46 %
                                                 
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
            111.93 %                     117.19 %        
 

(1)
Includes non-accrual loans. Calculated net of unamortized deferred fees, undisbursed portion of loans-in-process and allowance for loan losses.
   
(2)
Equals net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
 
 
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(3)
The increase in yield of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities portfolio is primarily a result of changes in portfolio composition as well as in estimate of prepayment speed assumptions. The Company employs the effective yield method of accounting, which requires retrospective adjustments to the yield on the Company’s assets, which in turn directly affects earnings. The Company estimates yield at the time of purchase of each asset. To the extent prepayment speeds assumptions differ from Company’s estimates at the time of purchase, the Company is required to adjust the yield on that asset as well as the amortization of premium or discount taken to date on the asset. This cumulative “true up” of the amortization is taken through earnings in the current period.
   
(4)
Yield substantially decreased due to declining federal reserve overnight investment rates over the twelve month period.

   
Six Months
Ended March 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
                     
(as restated - see Note 10)
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/Rate
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/Rate
 
                                     
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Investment securities
  $ 124,058     $ 3,194       5.15 %   $ 169,794     $ 4,411       5.20 %
Mortgage-backed securities(3)
    92,201       3,318       7.20 %     55,830       1,480       5.30 %
Loans receivable(1)
    252,179       7,590       6.02 %     222,195       7,224       6.50 %
Other interest-earning assets(4)
    12,726       30       0.47 %     8,037       111       2.76 %
Total interest-earning assets
    481,164       14,132       5.87 %     455,856       13,226       5.80 %
Cash and non-interest-bearing balances
    4,923                       4,379                  
Other non-interest-earning assets
    13,838                       12,536                  
Total assets
  $ 499,925                     $ 472,771                  
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Savings accounts
  $ 64,865       873       2.69 %   $ 67,006       776       2.32 %
Money market deposit and NOW accounts
    93,136       1,142       2.45 %     91,310       1,548       3.39 %
Certificates of deposit
    232,542       4,342       3.73 %     199,059       4,645       4.67 %
Total deposits
    390,543       6,357       3.26 %     357,375       6,969       3.90 %
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
    34,819       527       3.03 %     27,456       689       5.02 %
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
    1,770       4       0.45 %     1,641       4       0.49 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    427,132       6,888       3.23 %     386,472       7,662       3.97 %
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Non-interest-bearing demand accounts
    3,895                       4,845                  
Other liabilities
    2,591                       2,218                  
Total liabilities
    433,618                       393,535                  
Stockholders’ equity
    66,307                       79,236                  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 499,925                     $ 472,771                  
Net interest-earning assets
  $ 54,032                     $ 69,384                  
Net interest income; interest rate spread
          $ 7,244       2.65 %           $ 5,564       2.06 %
Net interest margin(2)
                    3.01 %                     2.44 %
                                                 
 Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
            112.65 %                     117.95 %        

(1)
Includes non-accrual loans. Calculated net of unamortized deferred fees, undisbursed portion of loans-in-process and allowance for loan losses.
 
 
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(2)
Equals net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
   
(3)
The increase in yield of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities portfolio is primarily a result of changes in portfolio composition as well as in estimate of prepayment speed assumptions. The Company employs the effective yield method of accounting, which requires retrospective adjustments to the yield on the Company’s assets, which in turn directly affects earnings. The Company estimates yield at the time of purchase of each asset. To the extent prepayment speeds assumptions differ from Company’s estimates at the time of purchase, the Company is required to adjust the yield on that asset as well as the amortization of premium or discount taken to date on the asset. This cumulative “true up” of the amortization is taken through earnings in the current period.
   
(4)
Yield substantially decreased due to declining federal reserve overnight investment rates over the twelve month period.
 
Provisions for loan losses. The allowance is maintained at a level sufficient to provide for estimated probable losses in the loan portfolio at each reporting date. At least quarterly, management performs an analysis to identify the inherent risk of loss in the Company’s loan portfolio. This analysis includes a qualitative evaluation of concentrations of credit, past loss experience, current economic conditions, amount and composition of the loan portfolio (including loans being specifically monitored by management), estimated fair value of underlying collateral, delinquencies, and other factors.
 
Our methodology for assessing the adequacy of the allowance establishes both specific and general pooled allowances. To determine the adequacy of the allowance and the need for potential changes to the allowance, we conduct a formal analysis quarterly to assess the risk within the loan portfolio. This assessment includes analyses of historical performance, past due trends, the level of nonperforming loans, reviews of certain impaired loans, loan activity since the last quarter, consideration of current economic conditions, and other pertinent information. Loans are assigned ratings, either individually for larger credits or in homogeneous pools, based on an internally developed grading system. The resulting conclusions are reviewed and approved by senior management.
 
The Company established a provision for loan losses of $50,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and $363,000 for the six month period ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $75,000 and $150,000 for the comparable periods in 2008. The primary factor in the increase of the loan loss provision for the six month period ended March 31, 2009 related to a specific reserve established in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 on a $3.0 million non-performing construction loan reflecting the Company’s participation interest in a $14.9 million construction loan to build a 40-unit high-rise condominium project in located in Center City, Philadelphia which has experienced payment delinquencies. Although the project is substantially completed, based on an updated appraisal, the value of the real estate collateralizing the loan has declined. Another financial institution is the lead lender on the loan. As of March 31, 2009, this loan was classified as a real estate owned property as the borrower agreed to cede control of the property to the lead lender. At March 31, 2009, the Company’s non-performing assets totaled $6.8 million or 1.3% of total assets. Non-performing assets consisted of one construction loans totaling $640,000, one commercial real estate loan totaling $1.6 million, nine one-to four-family residential mortgage loans totaling $448,000 and two real estate owned properties totaling $4.1 million (one of which is the $3.0 million loan noted above). The allowance for loan losses totaled $1.7 million, or 0.7% of total loans and 65.1% of non-performing loans.
 
Non-interest income. Non-interest income was a charge of $434,000 and $2.4 million for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2009, respectively, compared with a charge of $1.3 million and $1.1 million for the comparable periods in 2008. The variance was due solely to an OTTI charge of $1.5 million on the mutual fund for the 2008 periods while there were impairment charges of $647,000 and $2.8 million during the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2009 related to the non-agency mortgage-backed securities acquired as part of the June 2008 redemption in kind of the mutual fund.
 
 
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Non-interest expenses. For the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2009, non-interest expense increased $174,000 and $618,000, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increases were primarily due to a $186,000 writedown associated with an REO property incurred during the second fiscal quarter of 2009. Increases in deposit insurance premiums of $77,000 and $275,000, respectively, were incurred during the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2009 compared to the comparable periods in 2008, based on a new fee structure implemented by the FDIC. Also contributing to the increase, were increases in advertising expenses. These increases were partially offset by decreases in legal expenses as certain legal fees were incurred during the 2008 periods in defense of a previously disclosed lawsuit, in which the lawsuit has been settled. These legal fees were not applicable in the 2009 periods.
 
Income tax expense. The Company recorded income tax expense for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2009 of $365,000 and $409,000, respectively, compared to income tax benefit of $381,000 and $92,000, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2008. Tax expense was recorded in the 2009 periods and was not fully impacted by the capital losses incurred in connection with the writedown of certain of the mortgage-backed securities received in the redemption of the mutual fund. A valuation allowance was recorded against the deferred tax asset as capital losses are only deductible to the extent of capital gains.
 
 
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
The Company’s liquidity, represented by cash and cash equivalents, is a product of its operating, investing and financing activities. Our primary sources of funds are from deposits, scheduled principal and interest payments on loans, loan prepayments and the maturity of loans, mortgage-backed securities and other investments, and other funds provided from operations. While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and mortgage-backed securities and maturing investment securities are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan and securities prepayments can be greatly influenced by market rates of interest, economic conditions and competition. We also maintain excess funds in short-term, interest-bearing assets that provide additional liquidity. At March 31, 2009, our cash and cash equivalents amounted to $26.6 million. In addition, our available for sale investment and mortgage-backed securities amounted to an aggregate of $58.0 million at such date.
 
We use our liquidity to fund existing and future loan commitments, to fund maturing certificates of deposit and demand deposit withdrawals, to invest in other interest-earning assets, and to meet operating expenses. At March 31, 2009, the Company had $9.9 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans, not including loans in process. The Company also had commitments under unused lines of credit of $7.0 million and letters of credit outstanding of $95,000 at March 31, 2009. Certificates of deposit at March 31, 2009 maturing in one year or less totaled $188.0 million. Based upon historical experience, we anticipate that a significant portion of the maturing certificates of deposit will be redeposited with us.
 
In addition to cash flows from loan and securities payments and prepayments as well as from sales of available for sale securities, we have significant borrowing capacity available to fund liquidity needs should the need arise. Our borrowings consist solely of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, of which we are a member. Under terms of the collateral agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank, we pledge residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities as well as our stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank as collateral for such advances. However, use of FHLB advances has been modest. At March 31, 2009, we had $19.7 million in outstanding FHLB advances and we had $253.7 million in additional FHLB advances available to us.
 
We anticipate that we will continue to have sufficient funds and alternative funding sources to meet our current commitments.
 
 
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The following table summarizes the Company and Bank’s regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2009 and September 30, 2008 and compares them to current regulatory guidelines.
                   
   
Actual Ratio
   
Required for
Capital Adequacy
Purposes
   
To Be
Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
Corrective Action
Provisions
 
March 31, 2009:
                 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                 
The Company
    13.09 %     4.0 %     N/A  
The Bank
    12.24 %     4.0 %     5.0 %
                         
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                       
The Company
    28.68 %     4.0 %     N/A  
The Bank
    26.81 %     4.0 %     6.0 %
                         
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
                       
The Company
    29.43 %     8.0 %     N/A  
The Bank
    27.57 %     8.0 %     10.0 %
                         
September 30, 2008 (as revised see Note 10):
                       
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                       
The Company
    14.49 %     4.0 %     N/A  
The Bank
    13.14 %     4.0 %     5.0 %
                         
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                       
The Company
    31.20 %     4.0 %     N/A  
The Bank
    28.74 %     4.0 %     6.0 %
                         
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
                       
The Company
    31.92 %     8.0 %     N/A  
The Bank
    29.46 %     8.0 %     10.0 %
 
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
 
The financial statements, accompanying notes, and related financial data of the Company presented herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles which requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.
 
Unlike most industrial companies, substantially all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution’s performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the price of goods and services, since such prices are affected by inflation to a larger extent than interest rates. In the current interest rate environment, liquidity and the maturity structure of the Company’s assets and liabilities are critical to the maintenance of acceptable performance levels.
 
 
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
How We Manage Market Risk. Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. Our market risk arises primarily from the interest rate risk which is inherent in our lending, investment and deposit gathering activities. To that end, management actively monitors and manages interest rate risk exposure. In addition to market risk, our primary risk is credit risk on our loan portfolio. We attempt to manage credit risk through our loan underwriting and oversight policies.
 
The principal objective of our interest rate risk management function is to evaluate the interest rate risk embedded in certain balance sheet accounts, determine the level of risk appropriate given our business strategy, operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements and performance objectives, and manage the risk consistent with approved guidelines. We seek to manage our exposure to risks from changes in interest rates while at the same time trying to improve our net interest spread. We monitor interest rate risk as such risk relates to our operating strategies. We have established an Asset/Liability Committee which is comprised of our President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Lending Officer, Treasurer and Controller. The Asset/Liability Committee meets on a regular basis and is responsible for reviewing our asset/liability policies and interest rate risk position. Both the extent and direction of shifts in interest rates are uncertainties that could have a negative impact on future earnings.
 
In recent years, we primarily have reduced our exposure in callable agency bonds and increased our portfolio of agency issued mortgage-backed securities. However, notwithstanding the foregoing steps, we remain subject to a significant level of interest rate risk in a low interest rate environment due to the high proportion of our loan portfolio that consists of fixed-rate loans as well as our decision to invest a significant amount of our assets in long-term, fixed-rate investment and mortgage-backed securities.
 
Gap Analysis. The matching of assets and liabilities may be analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are “interest rate sensitive” and by monitoring a Company’s interest rate sensitivity “gap.” An asset or liability is said to be interest rate sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time period. The interest rate sensitivity gap is defined as the difference between the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within a specific time period and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within that same time period. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities. A gap is considered negative when the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds the amount of interest rate sensitive assets. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap would tend to affect adversely net interest income while a positive gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. Conversely, during a period of falling interest rates, a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income while a positive gap would tend to affect adversely net interest income.
 
The following table sets forth the amounts of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at March 31, 2009, which we expect, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown (the “GAP Table”). Except as stated below, the amounts of assets and liabilities shown which reprice or mature during a particular period were determined in accordance with the earlier of term to repricing or the contractual maturity of the asset or liability. The table sets forth an approximation of the projected repricing of assets and liabilities at March 31, 2009, on the basis of contractual maturities, anticipated prepayments, and scheduled rate adjustments within a three-month period and subsequent selected time intervals. The loan amounts in the table reflect principal balances expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of contractual amortization and anticipated prepayments of adjustable-rate loans and fixed-rate loans, and as a result of contractual rate adjustments on adjustable-rate loans. Annual prepayment rates for adjustable-rate and fixed-rate single-family and multi-family residential and commercial mortgage loans are assumed to range from 11.0% to 37.7%. The annual prepayment rate for mortgage-backed securities is assumed to range from 0.6% to 75.5%. Money market deposit accounts, savings accounts and interest-bearing checking accounts are assumed to have annual rates of withdrawal, or “decay rates,” based on information from the FDIC. For savings accounts and checking accounts, the decay rates are 60% in one to three years, 20% in three to five years and 20% in five to 10 years. For money market accounts, the decay rates are 50% in three to 12 months and 50% in 13 to 36 months.
 
 
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3 Months
or Less
   
More than
3 Months
to 1 Year
   
More than
1 Year
to 3 Years
   
More than
3 Years
to 5 Years
   
More than
5 Years
   
Total
Amount
 
                                     
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets(1):
                                   
Investment and moortgage-backed securities(2)
  $ 23,193     $ 24,823     $ 31,156     $ 15,294     $ 120,526     $ 214,992  
Loans receivable(3)
    48,816       55,815       82,676       37,855       29,289       254,451  
Other interest-earning assets
    19,337                                       19,337  
Total interest-earning assets
  $ 91,346     $ 80,638     $ 113,832     $ 53,149     $ 149,815     $ 488,780  
                                                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Savings accounts
  $ 304     $ 216     $ 41,601     $ 13,874     $ 13,874     $ 69,869  
Money market deposit and NOW accounts
          34,001       46,544       4,181       4,181       88,907  
Certificates of deposits
    63,847       124,160       44,121       24,890             257,018  
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
    24       6,073       13,197       46       340       19,680  
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
    1,402                                       1,402  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
  $ 65,577     $ 164,450     $ 145,463     $ 42,991     $ 18,395     $ 436,876  
                                                 
Interest-earning assets
                                               
less interest-bearing liabilities
  $ 25,769     ($ 83,812 )   ($ 31,631 )   $ 10,158     $ 131,420     $ 51,904  
                                                 
Cumulative interest-rate sensitivity gap (4)
  $ 25,769     ($ 58,043 )   ($ 89,674 )   ($ 79,516 )   $ 51,904          
                                                 
Cumulative interest-rate gap as a percentage of total assets at March 31, 2009
    5.01 %     -11.28 %     -17.42 %     -15.45 %     10.09 %        
                                                 
Cumulative interest-earning assets as a percentage of cumulative interest-bearing liabilities at March 31, 2009
    139.30 %     74.77 %     76.12 %     81.00 %     111.88 %        
 
(1)
Interest-earning assets are included in the period in which the balances are expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of anticipated prepayments, scheduled rate adjustments and contractual maturities.
   
(2)
For purposes of the gap analysis, investment securities are stated at amortized cost.
   
(3)
For purposes of the gap analysis, loans receivable includes non-performing loans and is gross of the allowance for loan losses and unamortized deferred loan fees, but net of the undisbursed portion of loans-in-process.
   
(4)
Cumulative interest-rate sensitivity gap represents the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
 
 
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Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate loans, have features which restrict changes in interest rates both on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table. Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their adjustable-rate loans may be adversely affected in the event of an interest rate increase.
 
Net Portfolio Value Analysis. Our interest rate sensitivity also is monitored by management through the use of a model which generates estimates of the changes in our net portfolio value (“NPV”) over a range of interest rate scenarios. NPV is the present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. The NPV ratio, under any interest rate scenario, is defined as the NPV in that scenario divided by the market value of assets in the same scenario. The following table sets forth our NPV as of March 31, 2009 and reflects the changes to NPV as a result of immediate and sustained changes in interest rates as indicated.
 
 Change in
Interest Rates
In Basis Points
(Rate Shock)
 
Net Portfolio Value
 
NPV as % of Portfolio
Value of Assets
 
 
 
Amount
 
         $ Change
 
% Change
 
NPV Ratio
 
Change
 
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
                                         
300
  $ 23,498     $ (47,664 )     (66.98 )%     5.14 %     (8.49 )%
200
    38,191       (32,971 )     (46.33 )%     8.01 %     (5.62 )%
100
    55,907       (15,255 )     (21.44 )%     11.17 %     (2.46 )%
Static
    71,162                   13.63 %      
(100)
    71,885       723       1.02 %     13.59 %     (0.04 )%
(200)
    70,228       (934 )     (1.31 )%     13.16 %     (0.47 )%
(300)
    71,051       (111 )     (0.16 )%     13.23 %     (0.40 )%
 
As is the case with the GAP Table, certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the above interest rate risk measurements. Modeling changes in NPV requires the making of certain assumptions which may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. In this regard, the models presented assume that the composition of our interest sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured and also assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities. Accordingly, although the NPV model provides an indication of interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such model is not intended to and does not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on net interest income and will differ from actual results.
 
 
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ITEM 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations and are operating in an effective manner.
 
We evaluated the impact of the requirement to restate our financials discussed in Note 10 of the financial statements on the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Management concluded that it did not have a material impact on our internal controls over financial reporting.
 
No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
No material changes in the matters previously disclosed in Item 3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2008 have occurred.
 
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Management of the Company, based on discussions with litigation counsel, does not believe that such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Company. There can be no assurance that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which the Company is a party will not be decided adversely to the Company’s interests and have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and operations of the Company.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
There were no material changes from the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2008.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     
 
(a)
Not applicable
     
 
(b)
Not applicable
     
 
(c)
There were no repurchases of common stock by the Company during the quarter ended March 31, 2009. During January 2009, Prudential Mutual Holding Company (the “MHC”) and the Company each announced approval of a stock purchase plan or stock repurchase plan, if applicable, of up to an additional 198,000 shares (for a total of 396,000 shares), or approximately 5% (10% in the aggregate) of the Company’s outstanding common stock held by other than the MHC.
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
Not applicable
 
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
On February 9, 2009, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders and submitted two proposals to shareholders on behalf of the Company’s Board of Directors (the election of directors and ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009). Shareholders of record as of December 24, 2008, received proxy materials and were considered eligible to on these proposals at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 11,069,802 shares of common stock of the Company were outstanding on the record date and eligible to be voted at the meeting. Members of the Company’s Board of Directors not up for election and continuing in office after the annual meting were Jerome R. Balka, Esq., A.J. Fanelli, Francis V. Mulcahy and Joseph W. Packer, Jr.
 
A total of 10,723,157 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. The following is a brief summary of each proposal and the result of the vote at the annual meeting:
     
 
1.
The following director was elected by the requisite plurality of the votes cast to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.
 
 
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Nominees
 
For
 
Withheld
Thomas A. Vento
 
10,391,871
 
331,286

 
2.
To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
10,696,968
 
22,889
 
3,300
 
There were no broker non-votes at the annual meeting.
 
Item 5. Other Information
 
Not applicable
 
 
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Item 6. Exhibits
       
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.0
 
Section 1350 Certifications
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA
           
 
Date:
May 15, 2009
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Vento
 
     
Thomas A. Vento
     
President and Chief Executive Officer
       
 
Date:
May 15, 2009
By:
/s/ Joseph R. Corrato
 
     
Joseph R. Corrato
     
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
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