INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The Bank utilizes mortgage-backed and other investment securities in its asset/liability management strategy. In making investment decisions, the Bank considers, among other things, its yield and interest rate objectives, its interest rate and credit risk position and its liquidity and cash flow.

Generally, the investment policy of the Bank is to invest funds among categories of investments and maturities based upon the Bank’s asset/liability management policies, investment quality, loan and deposit volume and collateral requirements, liquidity needs and performance objectives. ASC subtopic 320-942 requires that securities be classified into three categories: trading, held-to-maturity, and available-for-sale. At December 31, 2011, the Bank had no securities classified as trading. At December 31, 2011, $55.7 million, or 82.9% of the Bank’s mortgage-backed and other investment securities, were classified as available-for-sale. The remaining $11.5 million or 17.1% were classified as held-to-maturity.

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at December 31, 2011 (in thousands):



	Amortized		Gross Unrealized					Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair-Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association	$	26,469	$	103	$	(155	)	$	26,417
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	1,433		4		—			1,437
Federal National Mortgage Association	3,360		40		—			3,400
Other	51		—		—			51
Total mortgage-backed securities	31,313		147		(155		)	31,305
U.S. Government Agency Securities	21,196		109		(8		)	21,297
U.S. Government Securities	3,101		9		—			3,110
Total available-for-sale	55,610		265		(163		)	55,712
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association	6,908		458		—			7,366
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	2,907		150		—			3,057
Federal National Mortgage Association	1,694		87		—			1,781
Total held-to-maturity mortgage-backed securities	11,509		695		—			12,204

Total securities	$	67,119	$	960	$	(163	)	$	67,916

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at March 31, 2011 (in thousands):



	Amortized		Gross Unrealized					Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair-Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association	$	30,162	$	150	$	(115	)	$	30,197
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	1,864		—		(13		)	1,851
Federal National Mortgage Association	4,286		—		(63		)	4,223
Other	45		—		—			45
Total mortgage-backed securities	36,357		150		(191		)	36,316
U.S. Government Agency Securities	14,968		—		(277		)	14,691
U.S. Government Securities	2,547		—		(3		)	2,544
Total available-for-sale	53,872		150		(471		)	53,551
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association	7,598		206		—			7,804
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation	8,210		131		—			8,341
Federal National Mortgage Association	1,889		90		—			1,979
Total mortgage-backed securities	17,697		427		—			18,124
Other	—		—		—			—
Total held-to-maturity	17,697		427		—			18,124
Total securities	$	71,569	$	577	$	(471	)	$	71,675

The following table sets forth the unrealized losses and fair value of securities at December 31, 2011 for less than 12 months and 12 months or longer (in thousands):



	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer				Total
	Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	(155	)	$	21,143	$	—	$	—	$	(155	)	$	21,143
Agencies	(8		)	5,992		—		—		(8		)	5,992
Treasuries	—			301						—			301
Total available-for-sale	(163		)	27,436		—		—		(163		)	27,436
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities	—			—		—		—		—			—
Total held-to-maturity	—			—		—		—		—			—
Total securities	$	(163	)	$	27,436	$	—	$	—	$	(163	)	$	27,436

The following table sets forth the unrealized losses and fair value of securities at March 31, 2011 for less than 12 months and 12 months or longer (in thousands):



	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer				Total
	Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	(191	)	$	11,534	$	—	$	—	$	(191	)	$	11,534
Agencies	(280		)	17,235		—		—		(280		)	17,235
Total available-for-sale	(471		)	28,769		—		—		(471		)	28,769
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities	—			345		—		—		—			345
Total held-to-maturity	—			345		—		—		—			345
Total securities	$	(471	)	$	29,114	$	—	$	—	$	(471	)	$	29,114

A total of eight available for sale securities had an unrealized loss at December 31, 2011 compared to sixteen at March 31, 2011, based on estimated fair value. There were no securities in the held to maturity portfolio that had an unrealized loss at December 31, 2011 compared to one security at March 31, 2011. The majority of the securities in an unrealized loss position were mortgage backed securities and agency securities, which represented 78% and 22% of total securities which had an unrealized loss at December 31, 2011, respectively.

The cause of the temporary impairment is directly related to changes in interest rates. In general, as interest rates decline, the fair value of securities will rise, and conversely as interest rates rise, the fair value of securities will decline. Management considers fluctuations in fair value as a result of interest rate changes to be temporary, which is consistent with the Bank's experience. For securities that are not deemed to be credit impaired, management assesses whether it intends to sell or whether it is more-likely-than-not that it would be required to sell the investment before the expected recovery of the amortized cost basis. In most cases, management has asserted that it has no intent to sell and that it believes it is not likely to be required to sell the investment before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Where such an assertion has not been made, the security's decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary and is recorded in earnings. At December 31, 2011, the Bank did not have any securities that would be classified as having other than temporary impairment in its investment portfolio.

The following is a summary of the carrying value (amortized cost) and fair value of securities at December 31, 2011, by remaining period to contractual maturity (ignoring earlier call dates, if any). Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain security issuers have the right to call or prepay their obligations. The table below does not consider the effects of possible prepayments or unscheduled repayments.



	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Weighted Avg Rate
Available-for-Sale:
Less than one year	$	1,250	$	1,251	0.21	%
One through five years	16,045		16,145		1.09	%
Five through ten years	9,215		9,252		1.61	%
After ten years	29,100		29,064		1.98	%
Total	55,610		55,712		1.62	%

Held-to-maturity:
Five through ten years	244		255		4.20	%
After ten years	11,264		11,948		4.24	%
Total	$	11,508	$	12,203	4.24	%