REGULATORY CAPITAL (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

REGULATORY CAPITAL [Abstract]

Schedule of regulatory capital compliance

						For capital				To be well-capitalized under prompt corrective
	Actual					adequacy purposes				action provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
As of September 30, 2014
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Magyar Bancorp, Inc.		49,465		13.30	%		29,755		>  8.00%		N/A		N/A
Magyar Bank		47,059		12.65	%		29,754		>  8.00%		37,192		>10.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Magyar Bancorp, Inc.		46,630		12.54	%		14,878		>  4.00%		N/A		N/A
Magyar Bank		44,224		11.89	%		14,877		>  4.00%		22,315		>6.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)
Magyar Bancorp, Inc.		46,630		8.86	%		21,060		>  4.00%		N/A		N/A
Magyar Bank		44,224		8.40	%		21,059		>  4.00%		26,324		>5.00	%
As of September 30, 2013
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Magyar Bancorp, Inc.		48,948		13.24	%		29,584		>  8.00%		N/A		N/A
Magyar Bank		46,313		12.52	%		29,582		>  8.00%		36,977		>10.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Magyar Bancorp, Inc.		45,935		12.42	%		14,792		>  4.00%		N/A		N/A
Magyar Bank		43,300		11.71	%		14,791		>  4.00%		22186		>6.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)
Magyar Bancorp, Inc.		45,935		8.61	%		21,341		>  4.00%		N/A		N/A
Magyar Bank		43,300		8.12	%		21,340		>  4.00%		26,676		>5.00	%