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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements On March 31, 2014, the New York Bank and Corporate Franchise Tax Reform was enacted. Under this new law, banks and general corporations will be subject to a substantially revised Article 9-A franchise tax. Substantive changes to the 9-A franchise tax include, but are not limited to, new economic nexus standards, reduced corporate franchise tax rates for general corporations and qualified manufacturers, revised apportionment provisions, and new rules for when unitary combined reporting is required. As required by ASC 740-10-25-48, the effects of a change in the tax law shall be recognized as of the date of enactment. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our unaudited consolidated financial statements. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) that amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) by creating a new Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new guidance will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer. Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract. Step 3: Determine the transaction price. Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract. Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In addition, an entity should disclose sufficient qualitative and quantitative information to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. This amendment is to be either retrospectively adopted to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this ASU recognized at the date of initial application. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance to our unaudited consolidated financial statements. In June 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (“ASU 2014-12”). ASU 2014-12 requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period is treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. ASU 2014-12 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material effect on our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

On March 31, 2014, the New York Bank and Corporate Franchise Tax Reform was enacted. Under this new law, banks and general corporations will be subject to a substantially revised Article 9-A franchise tax. Substantive changes to the 9-A franchise tax include, but are not limited to, new economic nexus standards, reduced corporate franchise tax rates for general corporations and qualified manufacturers, revised apportionment provisions, and new rules for when unitary combined reporting is required. As required by ASC 740-10-25-48, the effects of a change in the tax law shall be recognized as of the date of enactment. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) that amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) by creating a new Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new guidance will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification.

The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps:

Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer.

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract.

Step 3: Determine the transaction price.

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

In addition, an entity should disclose sufficient qualitative and quantitative information to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. This amendment is to be either retrospectively adopted to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this ASU recognized at the date of initial application. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (“ASU 2014-12”). ASU 2014-12 requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period is treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. ASU 2014-12 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material effect on our unaudited consolidated financial statements.