10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2015

Commission File Number 000-51726

Magyar Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	20-4154978
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
400 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey	08901
(Address of Principal Executive Office)	(Zip Code)

(732) 342-7600

(Issuer’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 past 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 þ          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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes þ          No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “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	Smaller reporting company	þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o          No þ

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at February 1, 2016
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	5,819,494

MAGYAR BANCORP, INC.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report

Table of Contents

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

		Page Number
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	32
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	32
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	33
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	33
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	33
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	33
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	33
Item 5.	Other Information	33
Item 6.	Exhibits	33
Signature Pages		34

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

	December 31,			September 30,
	2015			2015
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash	$	1,282		$	1,081
Interest earning deposits with banks		36,133			17,027
Total cash and cash equivalents		37,415			18,108
Investment securities - available for sale, at fair value		10,105			6,064
Investment securities - held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of
$54,711 and $53,248 at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively)		55,036			52,614
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost		2,025			2,025
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $3,100 and $2,886 at
December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively		416,458			420,596
Bank owned life insurance		11,035			10,962
Accrued interest receivable		1,647			1,703
Premises and equipment, net		17,685			17,818
Other real estate owned ("OREO")		15,680			16,192
Other assets		4,427			4,483
Total assets	$	571,513		$	550,565
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Deposits	$	487,164		$	466,269
Escrowed funds		1,367			1,301
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances		31,594			31,594
Accrued interest payable		139			102
Accounts payable and other liabilities		4,374			4,630
Total liabilities		524,638			503,896
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock: $.01 Par Value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued		—			—
Common stock: $.01 Par Value, 8,000,000 shares authorized;
5,923,742 issued; 5,819,494 shares outstanding at
December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015		59			59
Additional paid-in capital		26,275			26,275
Treasury stock: 104,248 shares at
December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, at cost		(1,166	)		(1,166	)
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares		(721	)		(752	)
Retained earnings		23,561			23,252
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,133	)		(999	)
Total stockholders' equity		46,875			46,669
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	571,513		$	550,565

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 

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MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

	For the Three Months
	Ended December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Unaudited)
Interest and dividend income
Loans, including fees	$	4,586	$	4,459
Investment securities
Taxable		392		330
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock		24		23
Total interest and dividend income		5,002		4,812
Interest expense
Deposits		701		602
Borrowings		191		219
Total interest expense		892		821
Net interest and dividend income		4,110		3,991
Provision for loan losses		178		420
Net interest and dividend income after
provision for loan losses		3,932		3,571
Other income
Service charges		308		199
Income on bank owned life insurance		73		77
Other operating income		30		23
Gains on sales of loans		171		233
Gains on sales of investment securities		39		30
Total other income		621		562
Other expenses
Compensation and employee benefits		2,063		2,002
Occupancy expenses		638		703
Professional fees		236		292
Data processing expenses		121		146
OREO expenses		383		111
FDIC deposit insurance premiums		188		180
Loan servicing expenses		59		78
Insurance expense		58		57
Other expenses		305		308
Total other expenses		4,051		3,877
Income before income tax expense		502		256
Income tax expense		193		74
Net income	$	309	$	182
Net income per share-basic and diluted	$	0.05	$	0.03

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In Thousands)

	For the Three Months
	Ended December 31,
	2015			2014
	(Unaudited)
Net income	$	309		$	182
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Net unrealized (loss) gain on
securities available for sale		(171	)		91
Less: reclassification for realized gains on sales
of securities available for sale		(39	)		(30	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax		(210	)		61
Deferred income tax effect		76			(22	)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income		(134	)		39
Total comprehensive income	$	175		$	221

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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 MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

 For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 (In Thousands, Except for Share Amounts)

																Accumulated
	Common Stock				Additional						Unearned					Other
	Shares		Par		Paid-In			Treasury			ESOP			Retained		Comprehensive
	Outstanding		Value		Capital			Stock			Shares			Earnings		Loss			Total
	(Unaudited)
Balance, September 30, 2015		5,819,494	$	59	$	26,275		$	(1,166	)	$	(752	)	$	23,252	$	(999	)	$	46,669
Net income		—		—		—			—			—			309		—			309
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—			—			—			—		(134	)		(134	)
Purchase of treasury stock		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			—
Treasury stock used for restricted stock plan		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			—
ESOP shares allocated		—		—		(1	)		—			31			—		—			30
Stock-based compensation expense		—		—		1			—			—			—		—			1
Balance, December 31, 2015		5,819,494	$	59	$	26,275		$	(1,166	)	$	(721	)	$	23,561	$	(1,133	)	$	46,875

																Accumulated
	Common Stock				Additional						Unearned					Other
	Shares		Par		Paid-In			Treasury			ESOP			Retained		Comprehensive
	Outstanding		Value		Capital			Stock			Shares			Earnings		Loss			Total
	(Unaudited)
Balance, September 30, 2014		5,815,444	$	59	$	26,295		$	(1,211	)	$	(877	)	$	22,382	$	(716	)	$	45,932
Net income		—		—		—			—			—			182		—			182
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—			—			—			—		39			39
Purchase of treasury stock		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			—
Treasury stock used for restricted stock plan		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			—
ESOP shares allocated		—		—		(3	)		—			30			—		—			27
Stock-based compensation expense		—		—		4			—			—			—		—			4
Balance, December 31, 2014		5,815,444	$	59	$	26,296		$	(1,211	)	$	(847	)	$	22,564	$	(677	)	$	46,184

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

	For the Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2015			2014
	(Unaudited)
Operating activities
Net income	$	309		$	182
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities
Depreciation expense		187			224
Premium amortization on investment securities, net		46			60
Provision for loan losses		178			420
Provision for loss on other real estate owned		271			25
Proceeds from the sales of loans		2,065			3,399
Gains on sale of loans		(171	)		(233	)
Gains on sales of investment securities		(39	)		(30	)
Losses (gains) on the sales of other real estate owned		9			(51	)
ESOP compensation expense		30			27
Stock-based compensation expense		1			4
Deferred income tax expense		174			134
Decrease in accrued interest receivable		56			73
Increase in surrender value bank owned life insurance		(73	)		(78	)
(Increase) decrease in other assets		(44	)		64
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable		37			(3	)
Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities		(256	)		(780	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,780			3,437
Investing activities
Net decrease (increase) in loans receivable		8,362			(7,798	)
Purchases of loans receivable		(6,444	)		(674	)
Purchases of investment securities held to maturity		(5,545	)		—
Purchases of investment securities available for sale		(6,482	)		—
Sales of investment securities available for sale		2,065			2,915
Principal repayments on investment securities held to maturity		3,084			1,426
Principal repayments on investment securities available for sale		198			225
Purchases of premises and equipment		(54	)		(61	)
Investment in other real estate owned		(48	)		(232	)
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned		430			3,824
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		—			(102	)
Net cash used by investing activities		(4,434	)		(477	)
Financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in deposits		20,895			(2,609	)
Net increase in escrowed funds		66			4
Proceeds from long-term advances		—			5,701
Repayments of long-term advances		—			(3,500	)
Net change in short-term advances		—			50
Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase		—			(5,000	)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities		20,961			(5,354	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		19,307			(2,394	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		18,108			10,258
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	37,415		$	7,864
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for
Interest	$	856		$	823
Income taxes	$	4		$	14
Non-cash investing activities
Real estate acquired in full satisfaction of loans in foreclosure	$	148		$	1,308

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), its wholly owned subsidiary, Magyar Bank (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries Magyar Service Corporation, Hungaria Urban Renewal, LLC, and MagBank Investment Company. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company prepares its financial statements on the accrual basis and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). The unaudited information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.

Operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2016. The September 30, 2015 information has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of other real estate owned, and the assessment of realizability of deferred income tax assets.

The Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date of December 31, 2015 for items that should potentially be recognized or disclosed in these consolidated financial statements. The evaluation was conducted through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.

NOTE B- RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 affects any entity using U.S. GAAP that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards (e.g., insurance contracts or lease contracts). This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition—Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. In addition, the existing requirements for the recognition of a gain or loss on the transfer of nonfinancial assets that are not in a contract with a customer (e.g., assets within the scope of Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, and intangible assets within the scope of Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other) are amended to be consistent with the guidance on recognition and measurement (including the constraint on revenue) in this ASU.

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.

For a public business entity, the amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. The FASB has proposed a one year delay in the effective date of this amendment. The Company is currently analyzing the impact of the guidance on its financial statements.

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An entity should apply the amendments in this ASU using one of the following two methods:

Retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented and the entity may elect any of the following practical expedients:

· For completed contracts, an entity need not restate contracts that begin and end within the same annual reporting period.

· For completed contracts that have variable consideration, an entity may use the transaction price at the date the contract was completed rather than estimating variable consideration amounts in the comparative reporting periods.

· For all reporting periods presented before the date of initial application, an entity need not disclose the amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations and an explanation of when the entity expects to recognize that amount as revenue.

Retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this ASU recognized at the date of initial application. If an entity elects this transition method it also should provide the additional disclosures in reporting periods that include the date of initial application of:

· The amount by which each financial statement line item is affected in the current reporting period by the application of this ASU as compared to the guidance that was in effect before the change.

· An explanation of the reasons for significant changes.

NOTE C - CONTINGENCIES

The Company, from time to time, is a party to routine litigation that arises in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of this litigation, if any, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

NOTE D - EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the period considering the effect of dilutive equity options and stock awards for the dilutive earnings per share calculations.

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2015						2014
			Weighted		Per				Weighted		Per
			average		share				average		share
	Income		shares		Amount		Income		shares		Amount
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic EPS
Net income available to common shareholders	$	309		5,820	$	0.05	$	182		5,817	$	0.03
Effect of dilutive securities
Options and grants		—		0		—		—		1		—
Diluted EPS
Net income available to common shareholders plus assumed conversion	$	309		5,820	$	0.05	$	182		5,818	$	0.03

Options to purchase 188,276 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $14.61 were outstanding and not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 because the grant (or option strike) price was greater than the average market price of the common shares during the period and are thus anti-dilutive.

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NOTE E – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

The Company follows FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. ASC 718 requires that compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. The cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.

Management recognizes compensation expense for all option grants over the awards’ respective vesting periods on a straight-line basis. The fair values of all option grants are estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Once vested, these awards are irrevocable. Shares will be obtained from either the open market or treasury stock upon share option exercise.

As to restricted shares, the product of the number of shares granted and the grant date market price of the Company’s common stock determines the fair value of restricted shares granted. Management recognizes compensation expense for the fair value of restricted shares on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the awards.

The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for its option plan for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

					Weighted
			Weighted		Average	Aggregate
	Number of		Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Stock Options		Exercise Price		Contractual Life	Value
Balance at September 30, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.4 years	$	—
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.2 years	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.2 years	$	—

					Weighted
			Weighted		Average	Aggregate
	Number of		Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Stock Options		Exercise Price		Contractual Life	Value
Balance at September 30, 2014		188,276	$	14.61
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2014		188,276	$	14.61	2.2 years	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2014		188,276	$	14.61	2.2 years	$	—

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The following is a summary of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and changes during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

			Weighted
			Average
	Number of		Grant Date
	Stock Awards		Fair Value
Balance at September 30, 2015		1,252	$	4.30
Granted		—		—
Vested		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2015		1,252	$	4.30

			Weighted
			Average
	Number of		Grant Date
	Stock Awards		Fair Value
Balance at September 30, 2014		5,302	$	4.41
Granted		—		—
Vested		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2014		5,302	$	4.41

Stock option and stock award expenses included with compensation expense were $0 and $1,344, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

The Company announced in November 2007 its second stock repurchase program of up to 5% of its publicly-held outstanding shares of common stock, or 129,924 shares. Through December 31, 2015, the Company had repurchased a total of 81,000 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $8.33 per share under this program. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Under the stock repurchase program, 48,924 shares of the 129,924 shares authorized remained available for repurchase as of December 31, 2015. The Company’s intended use of the repurchased shares is for general corporate purposes, including the funding of awards granted under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.

The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the benefit of employees of the Company and the Bank who meets the eligibility requirements as defined in the plan. The ESOP trust purchased 217,863 shares of common stock in the open market using proceeds of a loan from the Company. The total cost of shares purchased by the ESOP trust was $2.3 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $10.58. The Bank will make cash contributions to the ESOP on an annual basis sufficient to enable the ESOP to make the required loan payments to the Company. The loan bears a variable interest rate that adjusts annually every January 1^st to the then published Prime Rate (3.50% at January 1, 2016) with principal and interest payable annually in equal installments over thirty years. The loan is secured by shares of the Company’s stock.

As the debt is repaid, shares are released as collateral and allocated to qualified employees. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As shares are released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the then current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations.

At December 31, 2015, shares allocated to participants totaled 140,881. Unallocated ESOP shares held in suspense totaled 76,982 at December 31, 2015 and had a fair market value of $770,590. The Company's contribution expense for the ESOP was $30,000 and $27,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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NOTE F – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax effects are as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2015								2014
				Tax		Net of						Tax			Net of
	Before Tax			Benefit		Tax			Before Tax			Benefit			Tax
	Amount			(Expense)		Amount			Amount			(Expense)			Amount
	(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized holding (loss) gain arising
during period on:
Available-for-sale investments	$	(171	)	$	60	$	(111	)	$	91		$	(34	)	$	57
Less reclassification adjustment for net gains (losses)
realized on available-for-sale investments (a) (b)		(39	)		16		(23	)		(30	)		12			(18	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net	$	(210	)	$	76	$	(134	)	$	61		$	(22	)	$	39

(a) Realized gains on securities transactions included in gains on sales of investment securities in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations

(b) Tax effect included in income tax expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations    

NOTE G – FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, we may be required to record at fair value other assets or liabilities on a non-recurring basis, such as held-to-maturity securities, mortgage servicing rights, loans receivable and other real estate owned, or OREO. These non-recurring fair value adjustments involve the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

In accordance with ASC 820, the Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

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

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

Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect our own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include the use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques. The results cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability.

The Company based its fair values on 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. ASC 820 requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Securities available-for-sale

The securities available-for-sale portfolio is carried at estimated fair value on a recurring basis, with any unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income/loss in stockholders’ equity. The securities available-for-sale portfolio consists of U.S government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities and private label mortgage-backed securities. The fair values of these securities are obtained from an independent nationally recognized pricing service. An independent pricing service provides the Company with prices which are categorized as Level 2, as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are generally not available for the securities in our portfolio. Various modeling techniques are used to determine pricing for Company’s mortgage-backed securities, including option pricing and discounted cash flow models. The inputs to these models include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data.

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The following table provides the level of valuation assumptions used to determine the carrying value of our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Fair Value at December 31, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	9,970	$	—	$	9,970	$	—
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		135		—		135		—
Total securities available for sale	$	10,105	$	—	$	10,105	$	—

	Fair Value at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	5,914	$	—	$	5,914	$	—
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		150		—		150		—
Total securities available for sale	$	6,064	$	—	$	6,064	$	—

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Mortgage Servicing Rights, net

Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of MSR is determined through a calculation of future cash flows, incorporating estimates of assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value including market discount rates, prepayment speeds, servicing income, servicing costs, default rates and other market driven data, including the market’s perception of future interest rate movements and, as such, are classified as Level 3. The Company had MSRs totaling $124,000 and $132,000 at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively.

Impaired Loans

Loans which meet certain criteria are evaluated individually for impairment. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. All amounts due according to the contractual terms means that both the contractual interest and principal payments of a loan will be collected as scheduled in the loan agreement. Three impairment measurement methods are used, depending upon the collateral securing the asset: 1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate (the rate of return implicit in the loan); 2) the asset’s observable market price; or 3) the fair value of the collateral, less anticipated selling and disposition costs, if the asset is collateral dependent. The regulatory agencies require the lost method for loans from which repayment is expected to be provided solely by the underlying collateral. The Company’s impaired loans are generally collateral dependent and, as such, are carried at the estimated fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Fair value is estimated through current appraisals, and adjusted as necessary, by management, to reflect current market conditions and, as such, are generally classified as Level 3.

Appraisals of collateral securing impaired loans are conducted by approved, qualified, and independent third-party appraisers. Such appraisals are ordered via the Company’s credit administration department, independent from the lender who originated the loan, once the loan is deemed impaired, as described in the previous paragraph. Impaired loans are generally re-evaluated with an updated appraisal within one year of the last appraisal. However, the Company also obtains updated appraisals on performing construction loans that are approaching their maturity date to determine whether or not the fair value of the collateral securing the loan remains sufficient to cover the loan amount prior to considering an extension. The Company discounts the appraised “as is” value of the collateral for estimated selling and disposition costs and compares the resulting fair value of collateral to the outstanding loan amount. If the outstanding loan amount is greater than the discounted fair value, the Company requires a reduction in the outstanding loan balance or additional collateral before considering an extension to the loan. If the borrower is unwilling or unable to reduce the loan balance or increase the collateral securing the loan, it is deemed impaired and the difference between the loan amount and the fair value of collateral, net of estimated selling and disposition costs, is charged off through a reduction of the allowance for loan loss.

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Other Real Estate Owned

The fair value of other real estate owned is determined through current appraisals, adjusted as necessary, by management, to reflect current market conditions and anticipated selling and disposition costs. As such, other real estate owned is generally classified as Level 3:

The following table provides the level of valuation assumptions used to determine the carrying value of our assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015

	Fair Value at December 31, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans	$	1,378	$	—	$	—	$	1,378
Other real estate owned		15,680		—		—		15,680
	$	17,058	$	—	$	—	$	17,058

	Fair Value at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans	$	1,489	$	—	$	—	$	1,489
Other real estate owned		16,192		—		—		16,192
	$	17,681	$	—	$	—	$	17,681

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for which Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation
December 31, 2015	Estimate		Techniques	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
Impaired loans	$	1,378	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Appraisal adjustments (2)	-7.0% to -13.0% (-2.4%)
Other real estate owned	$	15,680	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Liquidation expenses (2)	-3.9% to -34.0% (-8.6%)

	Fair Value		Valuation
September 30, 2015	Estimate		Techniques	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
Impaired loans	$	1,489	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Appraisal adjustments (2)	-16.0% to -40.0% (-8.0%)
Other real estate owned	$	16,192	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Liquidation expenses (2)	0.0% to -41.2% (-15.1%)

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(1) Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals for the underlying collateral, which generally include various level 3 inputs which are not identifiable.

(2) Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range and weighted average of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments not already disclosed above for which it is practicable to estimate fair value:

Cash and interest earning deposits with banks: The carrying amounts are a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Held to maturity securities: The fair values of held to maturity securities are obtained from an independent nationally recognized pricing service. An independent pricing service provides the Company with prices which are categorized as Level 2, as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are generally not available for the securities in Company’s portfolio.

Loans: Fair value for the loan portfolio, excluding impaired loans with specific loss allowances, is estimated based on discounted cash flow analysis using interest rates currently offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB”) stock: The carrying amount of FHLB stock approximates fair value and considers the limited marketability of the investment.

Bank-owned life insurance: The carrying amounts are based on the cash surrender values of the individual policies, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Deposits: The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as money market deposit accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts and savings accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is equivalent to current market rates for deposits of similar size, type and maturity.

Accrued interest receivable and payable: For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances and securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements: The fair value of borrowings is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is equivalent to the rate currently offered by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York for borrowings of similar maturity and terms.

The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated based on the amount of unamortized deferred loan commitment fees. The fair value of letters of credit is based on the amount of unearned fees plus the estimated cost to terminate the letters of credit. Fair values of unrecognized financial instruments including commitments to extend credit and the fair value of letters of credit are considered immaterial.

The following presents the carrying amount, fair value, and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instruments carried at cost or amortized cost as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015.  This table excludes financial instruments for which the carrying amount approximates level 1 fair value.  For short-term financial assets such as cash and cash equivalents, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the relatively short time between the origination of the instrument and its expected realization.  For financial liabilities such as interest-bearing demand, NOW, and money market savings deposits, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to these products being payable on demand and having no stated maturity.

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	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurement Placement
	Value		Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2015
Financial instruments - assets
Investment securities held to maturity	$	55,036	$	54,711	$	—	$	54,711	$	—
Loans		416,458		420,077		—		—		420,077
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates		143,859		145,053		—		145,053		—
Borrowings		31,594		31,914		—		31,914		—
September 30, 2015
Financial instruments - assets
Investment securities held to maturity	$	52,614	$	53,248	$	—	$	53,248	$	—
Loans		420,596		425,890		—		—		425,890
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates		143,108		144,150		—		144,150		—
Borrowings		31,594		32,231		—		32,231		—

There were no transfers between fair value measurement placements for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

NOTE H - INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The following tables summarize the amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015:

	December 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	10,105	$	18	$	(153	)	$	9,970
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		136		—		(1	)		135
Total securities available for sale	$	10,241	$	18	$	(154	)	$	10,105

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available-for-sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	5,839	$	82	$	(7	)	$	5,914
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		151		—		(1	)		150
Total securities available for sale	$	5,990	$	82	$	(8	)	$	6,064

The maturities of the debt securities and mortgage-backed securities available for sale at December 31, 2015 are summarized in the following table:

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	December 31, 2015
	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Due within 1 year	$	—	$	—
Due after 1 but within 5 years		—		—
Due after 5 but within 10 years		—		—
Due after 10 years		—		—
Total debt securities		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		10,241		10,105
Commercial		—		—
Total	$	10,241	$	10,105

The following tables summarize the amortized cost and fair values of securities held to maturity at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015:

	December 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities held to maturity:
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	$	5,196	$	146	$	(99	)	$	5,243
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1,084		—		(4	)		1,080
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed-securities - residential		40,224		363		(357	)		40,230
Debt securities		5,000		—		(119	)		4,881
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential		532		—		(2	)		530
Corporate securities		3,000		—		(253	)		2,747
Total securities held to maturity	$	55,036	$	509	$	(834	)	$	54,711

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities held to maturity:
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	$	5,414	$	156	$	(99	)	$	5,471
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1,101		—		(2	)		1,099
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage backed securities - residential		37,563		647		(67	)		38,143
Debt securities		5,000		2		(25	)		4,977
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential		536		1		(1	)		536
Corporate securities		3,000		22		—			3,022
Total securities held to maturity	$	52,614	$	828	$	(194	)	$	53,248

The maturities of the debt securities and the mortgage backed securities held to maturity at December 31, 2015 are summarized in the following table:

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	December 31, 2015
	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Due within 1 year	$	—	$	—
Due after 1 but within 5 years		—		—
Due after 5 but within 10 years		4,000		3,897
Due after 10 years		4,000		3,731
Total debt securities		8,000		7,628
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		45,952		46,003
Commercial		1,084		1,080
Total	$	55,036	$	54,711

NOTE I – IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The Company recognizes credit-related other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities in earnings while noncredit-related other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities not expected to be sold is recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

The Company reviews its investment portfolio on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment. This review includes analyzing the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been lower than the cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer and the intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in the market. The Company evaluates its intent and ability to hold debt securities based upon its investment strategy for the particular type of security and its cash flow needs, liquidity position, capital adequacy and interest rate risk position. In addition, the risk of future other-than-temporary impairment may be influenced by prolonged recession in the U.S. economy, changes in real estate values and interest deferrals.

Investment securities with fair values less than their amortized cost contain unrealized losses. The following tables present the gross unrealized losses and fair value at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015 for both available for sale and held to maturity securities by investment category and time frame for which the loss has been outstanding:

			December 31, 2015
			Less Than 12 Months					12 Months Or Greater					Total
	Number of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Securities		Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
			(Dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		3	$	—	$	—		$	2,156	$	(99	)	$	2,156	$	(99	)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1		1,080		(4	)		—		—			1,080		(4	)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		20		25,495		(354	)		8,447		(156	)		33,942		(510	)
Debt securities		4		2,939		(61	)		1,942		(58	)		4,881		(119	)
Private label mortgage-backed securities residential		2		325		(2	)		16		(1	)		341		(3	)
Corporate securities		1		2,747		(253	)		—		—			2,747		(253	)
Total		31	$	32,586	$	(674	)	$	12,561	$	(314	)	$	45,147	$	(988	)

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			September 30, 2015
			Less Than 12 Months					12 Months Or Greater					Total
	Number of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Securities		Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
			(Dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		3	$	—	$	—		$	2,254	$	(99	)	$	2,254	$	(99	)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1		1,099		(2	)		—		—			1,099		(2	)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		7		4,424		(34	)		8,688		(40	)		13,112		(74	)
Debt securities		1		—		—			1,975		(25	)		1,975		(25	)
Private label mortgage-backed securities residential		2		—		—			223		(2	)		223		(2	)
Total		14	$	5,523	$	(36	)	$	13,140	$	(166	)	$	18,663	$	(202	)

The investment securities listed above currently have fair values less than amortized cost and therefore contain unrealized losses. The Company evaluated these securities and determined that the decline in value was primarily related to fluctuations in the interest rate environment and were not related to any company or industry specific event. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, there were thirty one and fourteen, respectively, investment securities with unrealized losses.

The Company anticipates full recovery of amortized costs with respect to these securities. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and has determined that it is not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these securities prior to maturity or market price recovery. Management has considered factors regarding other than temporarily impaired securities and determined that there are no securities with an impairment that is other than temporary as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015.

NOTE J – LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Loans receivable, net were comprised of the following:

	December 31,			September 30,
	2015			2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	158,138		$	169,781
Commercial real estate		175,611			173,864
Construction		12,671			6,679
Home equity lines of credit		21,917			21,176
Commercial business		40,911			41,485
Other		10,097			10,305
Total loans receivable		419,345			423,290
Net deferred loan costs		213			192
Allowance for loan losses		(3,100	)		(2,886	)
Total loans receivable, net	$	416,458		$	420,596

The segments of the Bank’s loan portfolio are disaggregated to a level that allows management to monitor risk and performance. The residential mortgage loan segment is further disaggregated into two classes: amortizing term loans, which are primarily first liens, and home equity lines of credit, which are generally second liens.  The commercial real estate loan segment is further disaggregated into three classes: loans secured by multifamily structures, owner-occupied commercial structures, and non-owner occupied nonresidential properties.  The construction loan segment consists primarily of loans to developers or investors for the purpose of acquiring, developing and constructing residential or commercial structures and to a lesser extent one-to-four family residential construction loans made to individuals for the acquisition of, and/or construction on, a lot or lots on which a residential dwelling is to be built.  Construction loans to developers and investors have a higher risk profile because the ultimate buyer, once development is completed, is generally not known at the time of the loan.  The commercial business loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of commercial customers and consists primarily of revolving lines of credit. The consumer loan segment consists primarily of stock-secured installment loans, but also includes unsecured personal loans and overdraft lines of credit connected with customer deposit accounts.

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Management evaluates individual loans in all segments for possible impairment if the loan either is in nonaccrual status, or is risk rated Substandard and is greater than 90 days past due.  Loans are considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Factors considered by management in evaluating impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.  Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.  

Once the determination has been made that a loan is impaired, the recorded investment in the loan is compared to the fair value of the loan using one of three methods: (a) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (b) the loan’s observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral securing the loan, less anticipated selling and disposition costs. The method is selected on a loan-by loan basis, with management primarily utilizing the fair value of collateral method. If there is a shortfall between the fair value of the loan and the recorded investment in the loan, the Company charges the difference to the allowance for loan loss as a charge-off and carries the impaired loan on its books at fair value. It is the Company’s policy to evaluate impaired loans on an annual basis to ensure the recorded investment in a loan does not exceed its fair value.

The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and charged-off and those for which a specific allowance was not necessary at the dates presented:

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
At December 31, 2015	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	135	$	1	$	2,839	$	2,974	$	3,116
Commercial real estate		—		—		5,426		5,426		6,535
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		248		248		271
Commercial business		1,600		356		365		1,965		1,964
Total impaired loans	$	1,735	$	357	$	8,878	$	10,613	$	11,886

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
At September 30, 2015	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	—	$	—	$	3,017	$	3,017	$	3,134
Commercial real estate		—		—		5,447		5,447		6,556
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		417		417		521
Commercial business		1,690		201		66		1,756		1,756
Total impaired loans	$	1,690	$	201	$	8,947	$	10,637	$	11,967

The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans for the periods indicated.

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	Three Months
	Ended December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	2,996
Commercial real estate		5,437
Home equity lines of credit		333
Commercial business		1,861
Average investment in impaired loans	$	10,627

	Three Months
	Ended December 31, 2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	8,401
Commercial real estate		4,980
Construction		2,231
Home equity lines of credit		479
Commercial business		1,187
Average investment in impaired loans	$	17,278

Management uses a ten point internal risk rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first six categories are considered not criticized, and are aggregated as “Pass” rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The Special Mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a Substandard classification. Loans in the Substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected. Loans classified Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified Substandard with the added characteristic that collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of current conditions and facts, is highly improbable. All loans greater than three months past due are considered Substandard. Any portion of a loan that has been charged off is placed in the Loss category.

To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Bank has a structured loan rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight.  Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the Pass categories unless a specific action, such as severe delinquency, bankruptcy, repossession, or death occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event. The Bank’s Commercial Loan Officers are responsible for the timely and accurate risk rating of the loans in their portfolios at origination and on an ongoing basis. The Asset Review Committee performs monthly reviews of all commercial relationships internally rated 6 (“Watch”) or worse.  Confirmation of the appropriate risk grade is performed by an external Loan Review Company that semi-annually reviews and assesses loans within the portfolio.  Generally, the external consultant reviews commercial relationships greater than $500,000 and/or criticized relationships greater than $250,000. Detailed reviews, including plans for resolution, are performed on loans classified as Substandard on a monthly basis. 

The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aggregate Pass and the criticized categories of Special Mention, Substandard and Doubtful within the Bank’s internal risk rating system at the dates presented:

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			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
December 31, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	153,597	$	—	$	4,541	$	—	$	158,138
Commercial real estate		171,447		—		4,164		—		175,611
Construction		10,192		—		2,479		—		12,671
Home equity lines of credit		20,992		—		925		—		21,917
Commercial business		38,429		—		2,482		—		40,911
Other		10,097		—		—		—		10,097
Total	$	404,754	$	—	$	14,591	$	—	$	419,345

			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
September 30, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	166,846	$	—	$	2,935	$	—	$	169,781
Commercial real estate		169,239		210		3,309		1,106		173,864
Construction		2,468		—		4,211		—		6,679
Home equity lines of credit		19,436		—		1,740		—		21,176
Commercial business		39,764		—		1,721		—		41,485
Other		10,305		—		—		—		10,305
Total	$	408,058	$	210	$	13,916	$	1,106	$	423,290

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is past due. The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing loans and nonaccrual loans at the dates presented:

			30-59		60-89
			Days		Days		90 Days +		Total		Non-		Total
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Accrual		Loans
	(Dollars in  thousands)
December 31, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	155,927	$	—	$	—	$	2,211	$	2,211	$	2,211	$	158,138
Commercial real estate		171,150		—		1,996		2,465		4,461		2,465		175,611
Construction		12,671		—		—		—		—		—		12,671
Home equity lines of credit		21,635		29		—		253		282		253		21,917
Commercial business		38,812		153		238		1,708		2,099		1,708		40,911
Other		10,097		—		—		—		—		—		10,097
Total	$	410,292	$	182	$	2,234	$	6,637	$	9,053	$	6,637	$	419,345

			30-59		60-89
			Days		Days		90 Days +		Total		Non-		Total
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Accrual		Loans
	(Dollars in  thousands)
September 30, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	166,993	$	—	$	730	$	2,058	$	2,788	$	2,058	$	169,781
Commercial real estate		171,969		—		—		1,895		1,895		1,895		173,864
Construction		6,679		—		—		—		—		—		6,679
Home equity lines of credit		20,921		—		—		255		255		255		21,176
Commercial business		39,777		—		19		1,689		1,708		1,689		41,485
Other		10,305		—		—		—		—		—		10,305
Total	$	416,644	$	—	$	749	$	5,897	$	6,646	$	5,897	$	423,290

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An allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) is maintained to absorb losses from the loan portfolio.  The ALL is based on management’s continuing evaluation of the risk characteristics and credit quality of the loan portfolio, assessment of current economic conditions, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of collateral, past and anticipated loss experience, and the amount of NPLs.

The Bank’s methodology for determining the ALL is based on the requirements of ASC Section 310-10-35 for loans individually evaluated for impairment (discussed above) and ASC Subtopic 450-20 for loans collectively evaluated for impairment, as well as the Interagency Policy Statements on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and other bank regulatory guidance.

Loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment are analyzed with general allowances being made as appropriate. For general allowances, historical loss trends are used in the estimation of losses in the current portfolio. These historical loss amounts are modified by other qualitative and economic factors.

The loans are segmented into classes based on their inherent varying degrees of risk, as described above. Management tracks the historical net charge-off activity by segment and utilizes this figure, as a percentage of the segment, as the general reserve percentage for pooled, homogenous loans that have not been deemed impaired. Typically, an average of losses incurred over a defined number of consecutive historical years is used.

Non-impaired credits are segregated for the application of qualitative factors. Management has identified a number of additional qualitative factors which it uses to supplement the historical charge-off factor because these factors are likely to cause estimated credit losses associated with the existing loan pools to differ from historical loss experience. The additional factors that are evaluated quarterly and updated using information obtained from internal, regulatory, and governmental sources include: national and local economic trends and conditions; levels of and trends in delinquency rates and non-accrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of changes in lending policies; experience, ability, and depth of lending staff; value of underlying collateral; and concentrations of credit from a loan type, industry and/or geographic standpoint.

Management reviews the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis using a defined, consistently applied process in order to make appropriate and timely adjustments to the ALL.  When information confirms all or part of specific loans to be uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the ALL. Since loans individually evaluated for impairment are promptly written down to their fair value, typically there is no portion of the ALL for loans individually evaluated for impairment.

The following table summarizes the ALL by loan category and the related activity for the three months ended December 31, 2015:

	One-to-Four								Home Equity
	Family			Commercial					Lines of			Commercial
	Residential			Real Estate		Construction			Credit			Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Balance- September 30, 2015	$	395		$	931	$	453		$	53		$	969	$	6	$	79	$	2,886
Charge-offs		(45	)		—		—			—			—		—		—		(45	)
Recoveries		—			—		—			80			1		—		—		81
Provision		36			4		(71	)		(78	)		255		3		29		178
Balance- December 31, 2015	$	386		$	935	$	382		$	55		$	1,225	$	9	$	108	$	3,100

The following table summarizes the ALL by loan category and the related activity for the three months ended December 31, 2014:

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	One-to-Four									Home Equity
	Family			Commercial						Lines of			Commercial
	Residential			Real Estate			Construction			Credit			Business		Other			Unallocated			Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Balance- September 30, 2014	$	402		$	826		$	784		$	62		$	643	$	9		$	109		$	2,835
Charge-offs		(12	)		(193	)		—			(147	)		—		(1	)		—			(353	)
Recoveries		—			—			37			—			—		—			—			37
Provision		84			199			(73	)		151			90		(2	)		(29	)		420
Balance- December 31, 2014	$	474		$	832		$	748		$	66		$	733	$	6		$	80		$	2,939

The following table summarizes the ALL by loan category, segregated into the amount required for loans individually evaluated for impairment and the amount required for loans collectively evaluated for impairment as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015:  

	One-to-Four						Home Equity
	Family		Commercial				Lines of		Commercial
	Residential		Real Estate		Construction		Credit		Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - December 31, 2015	$	386	$	935	$	382	$	55	$	1,225	$	9	$	108	$	3,100
Individually evaluated
for impairment		1		—		—		—		356		—		—		357
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		385		935		382		55		869		9		108		2,743
Loans receivable:
Balance - December 31, 2015	$	158,138	$	175,611	$	12,671	$	21,917	$	40,911	$	10,097	$	—	$	419,345
Individually evaluated
for impairment		2,974		5,426		—		248		1,965		—		—		10,613
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		155,164		170,185		12,671		21,669		38,946		10,097		—		408,732

	One-to- Four						Home Equity
	Family		Commercial				Lines of		Commercial
	Residential		Real Estate		Construction		Credit		Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - September 30, 2015	$	395	$	931	$	453	$	53	$	969	$	6	$	79	$	2,886
Individually evaluated
for impairment		—		—		—		—		201		—		—		201
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		395		931		453		53		768		6		79		2,685
Loans receivable:
Balance - September 30, 2015	$	169,781	$	173,864	$	6,679	$	21,176	$	41,485	$	10,305	$	—	$	423,290
Individually evaluated
for impairment		3,017		5,447		—		417		1,756		—		—		10,637
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		166,764		168,417		6,679		20,759		39,729		10,305				412,653

The allowance for loan losses is based on estimates, and actual losses will vary from current estimates. Management believes that the segmentation of the loan portfolio into homogeneous pools and the related historical loss ratios and other qualitative factors, as well as the consistency in the application of assumptions, result in an ALL that is representative of the risk found in the components of the portfolio at any given date.

The Bank has adopted FASB ASU No. 2011-02 on the determination of whether a loan restructuring is considered to be a Troubled Debt Restructuring (“TDR”). A TDR is a loan that has been modified whereby the Bank has agreed to make certain concessions to a borrower to meet the needs of both the borrower and the Bank to maximize the ultimate recovery of a loan. TDR occurs when a borrower is experiencing, or is expected to experience, financial difficulties and the loan is modified using a modification that would otherwise not be granted to the borrower. The types of concessions granted generally include, but are not limited to, interest rate reductions, limitations on the accrued interest charged, term extensions, and deferment of principal.

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A default on a troubled debt restructured loan for purposes of this disclosure occurs when a borrower is 90 days past due or a foreclosure or repossession of the applicable collateral has occurred. There were no TDRs for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The Company foreclosed $148,000 of residential real estate loans for the three months ended December 31, 2015, and $2.5 million of consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property are in the process of foreclosure at December 31, 2015.

NOTE K - DEPOSITS

A summary of deposits by type of account are summarized as follows:

	2015
	December 31		September 30
	(Dollars in thousands)
Demand accounts	$	89,838	$	87,915
Savings accounts		92,502		90,196
NOW accounts		44,783		41,457
Money market accounts		116,182		103,593
Certificates of deposit		123,130		122,088
Retirement certificates		20,729		21,020
	$	487,164	$	466,269

NOTE L – INCOME TAXES

The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Accordingly, deferred tax assets and liabilities: (i) are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns; (ii) are attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases; and (iii) are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years when those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Where applicable, deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance for any portions determined not likely to be realized. The valuation allowance is assessed by management on a quarterly basis and adjusted, by a charge or credit to income tax expense, as changes in facts and circumstances warrant. In assessing whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, management considers projections of future taxable income, the projected periods in which current temporary differences will be deductible, the availability of carry forwards, feasible and permissible tax planning strategies and existing tax laws and regulations. Due to the uncertainty of the Company's ability to realize the benefit of certain deferred tax assets within statutory time limits, the net deferred tax assets are partially offset by a valuation allowance at December 31, 2015, the amount of which has not materially changed from that in place at September 30, 2015.

A reconciliation of income tax between the amounts calculated based upon pre-tax income at the Company’s federal statutory rate and the amounts reflected in the consolidated statements of operations are as follows:

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	For the Three Months
	Ended December 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Income tax expense at 34%
statutory federal tax rate	$	171		$	87
State tax expense		45			11
Other		(23	)		(24	)
Income tax expense	$	193		$	74

NOTE M - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate floors and collars, as part of its interest rate risk management. Interest rate caps and floors are agreements whereby one party agrees to pay or receive a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount for a predetermined period of time if certain market interest rate thresholds are met. The Company considers the credit risk inherent in these contracts to be negligible.

As of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the Company did not hold any interest rate floors or collars.

The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments are commitments to extend credit are summarized in the below table. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheets.

	2015
	December 31		September 30
	(Dollars in thousands)
Financial instruments whose contract amounts
represent credit risk
Letters of credit	$	694	$	694
Unused lines of credit		45,753		45,039
Fixed rate loan commitments		2,008		1,597
Variable rate loan commitments		10,080		7,937
	$	58,535	$	55,267

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

When used in this filing and in future filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Company’s press releases or other public or shareholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases, “anticipate,” “would be,” “will allow,” “intends to,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “projected,” “believes”, or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those risks previously disclosed by the Company in Item 1A of its Annual Report on Form 10-K as supplemented by quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filings with the SEC, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, regulatory considerations, competition, technological developments, retention and recruitment of qualified personnel, and market acceptance of the Company’s pricing, products and services, and with respect to the loans extended by the Bank and real estate owned, the following: risks related to the economic environment in the market areas in which the Bank operates, particularly with respect to the real estate market in New Jersey; the risk that the value of the real estate securing these loans may decline in value; and the risk that significant expense may be incurred by the Company in connection with the resolution of these loans.

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The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and advises readers that various factors, including regional and national economic conditions, substantial changes in levels of market interest rates, credit and other risks of lending and investing activities, and competitive and regulatory factors, could affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties, and could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. Critical accounting policies may involve complex subjective decisions or assessments. We consider the following to be our critical accounting policies.

Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is the amount estimated by management as necessary to cover credit losses in the loan portfolio both probable and reasonably estimable at the balance sheet date. The allowance is established through the provision for loan losses which is charged against income. In determining the allowance for loan losses, management makes significant estimates and has identified this policy as one of our most critical. Due to the high degree of judgment involved, the subjectivity of the assumptions utilized and the potential for changes in the economic environment that could result in changes to the amount of the recorded allowance for loan losses, the methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses is considered a critical accounting policy by management.

As a substantial amount of our loan portfolio is collateralized by real estate, appraisals of the underlying value of property securing loans and discounted cash flow valuations of properties are critical in determining the amount of the allowance required for specific loans. Assumptions for appraisals and discounted cash flow valuations are instrumental in determining the value of properties. Overly optimistic assumptions or negative changes to assumptions could significantly affect the valuation of a property securing a loan and the related allowance determined. The assumptions supporting such appraisals and discounted cash flow valuations are carefully reviewed by management to determine that the resulting values reasonably reflect amounts realizable on the related loans.

Management performs a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. We consider a variety of factors in establishing this estimate including, but not limited to, current economic conditions, delinquency statistics, geographic and industry concentrations, the adequacy of the underlying collateral, the financial strength of the borrower, results of internal loan reviews and other relevant factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates by management that may be susceptible to significant change based on changes in economic and real estate market conditions.

The evaluation has a specific and general component. The specific component relates to loans that are delinquent or otherwise identified as impaired through the application of our loan review process and our loan grading system. All such loans are evaluated individually, with principal consideration given to the value of the collateral securing the loan and discounted cash flows. Specific impairment allowances are established as required by this analysis. The general component is determined by segregating the remaining loans by type of loan, risk weighting (if applicable) and payment history. We also analyze historical loss experience, delinquency trends, general economic conditions and geographic and industry concentrations. This analysis establishes factors that are applied to the loan groups to determine the amount of the general component of the allowance for loan losses.

Actual loan losses may be significantly greater than the allowances we have established, which could have a material negative effect on our financial results.

Other Real Estate Owned. Real estate acquired through foreclosure, or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, is recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs at the date of acquisition or transfer, and subsequently at the lower of its new cost or fair value less estimated selling costs. Adjustments to the carrying value at the date of acquisition or transfer are charged to the allowance for loan losses. The carrying value of the individual properties is subsequently adjusted to the extent it exceeds estimated fair value less estimated selling costs, at which time a provision for losses on such real estate is charged to operations.

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Appraisals are critical in determining the fair value of the other real estate owned amount. Assumptions for appraisals are instrumental in determining the value of properties. Overly optimistic assumptions or negative changes to assumptions could significantly affect the valuation of a property. The assumptions supporting such appraisals are carefully reviewed by management to determine that the resulting values reasonably reflect amounts realizable.

Investment Securities. If the fair value of a security is less than its amortized cost, the security is deemed to be impaired. Management evaluates all securities with unrealized losses quarterly to determine if such impairments are “temporary” or “other-than-temporary” in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The Company accounts for temporary impairments based upon security classification as either available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, or trading. Temporary impairments on “available-for-sale” securities are recognized, on a tax-effected basis, through accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) with offsetting entries adjusting the carrying value of the security and the balance of deferred taxes. Conversely, the Company does not adjust the carrying value of “held-to-maturity” securities for temporary impairments, although information concerning the amount and duration of impairments on held to maturity securities is generally disclosed in periodic financial statements. The carrying value of securities held in a trading portfolio is adjusted to their fair value through earnings on a daily basis. However, the Company maintained no securities in trading portfolios at or during the periods presented in these financial statements.

The Company accounts for other-than-temporary impairments based upon several considerations. First, other-than-temporary impairments on securities that the Company has decided to sell as of the close of a fiscal period, or will, more likely than not, be required to sell prior to the full recovery of the their fair value to a level equal to or exceeding their amortized cost, are recognized in operations. If neither of these criteria apply, then the other-than-temporary impairment is separated into credit-related and noncredit-related components. The credit-related impairment generally represents the amount by which the present value of the cash flows that are expected to be collected on an other-than-temporarily impaired security fall below its amortized cost while the noncredit-related component represents the remaining portion of the impairment not otherwise designated as credit-related. The Company recognizes credit-related, other-than-temporary impairments in earnings, while noncredit-related, other-than-temporary impairments on debt securities are recognized, net of deferred taxes, in AOCI. Management did not account for any other-than-temporary impairments at or during the periods presented in these financial statements.

Fair Value. We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Our securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, we may be required to record at fair value other assets or liabilities on a non-recurring basis, such as held-to-maturity securities, mortgage servicing rights, loans receivable and other real estate owned. These non-recurring fair value adjustments involve the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, we group our assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. We base our fair values on 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. ASC 820 requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

Deferred Income Taxes. The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Accordingly, deferred tax assets and liabilities: (i) are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns; (ii) are attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases; and (iii) are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years when those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Where applicable, deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance for any portions determined not likely to be realized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income tax expense in the period of enactment. The valuation allowance is adjusted, by a charge or credit to income tax expense, as changes in facts and circumstances warrant.

Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015

Total assets increased $20.9 million, or 3.8%, to $571.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $550.5 million at September 30, 2015. The increase was attributable to higher cash and investment balances, which resulted from a $20.9 million increase in deposits.

Cash and interest earning deposits with banks increased $19.3 million, or 106.6%, to $37.4 million at December 31, 2015 from $18.1 million at September 30, 2015. The increase was attributable to growth in deposits.

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Investment securities increased $6.4 million, or 11.0%, to $65.1 million at December 31, 2015 from $58.7 million at September 30, 2015. The Company purchased five mortgage-backed securities totaling $9.9 million and one U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt security totaling $2.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015. Offsetting the purchases was one available-for-sale investment security sale totaling $2.0 million for a gain of $39,000 and monthly repayments of mortgage-backed securities.

Investment securities at December 31, 2015 consisted of $56.5 million in mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, $5.0 million in U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities, $3.0 million in corporate notes, and $667,000 in “private-label” mortgage-backed securities. There were no other-than-temporary-impairment charges for the Bank’s investment securities for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

Total loans receivable decreased $3.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015 to $419.3 million and were comprised of $175.6 million (41.9%) in commercial real estate loans, $158.1 million (37.7%) in one-to-four family residential mortgage loans, $40.9 million (9.8%) in commercial business loans, $21.9 million (5.2%) in home equity lines of credit, $12.7 million (3.0%) in construction loans, and $10.1 million (2.4%) in other loans. Contraction in the portfolio during the quarter ended December 31, 2015 occurred primarily in one-to-four family residential mortgage loans, which decreased $11.6 million, offset by growth in construction loans, which increased $6.0 million.

Total non-performing loans (“NPLs”), defined as loans 90 days or more delinquent, increased by $740,000, or 12.5%, to $6.6 million at December 31, 2015 from $5.9 million at September 30, 2015. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans increased to 1.6% at December 31, 2015 from 1.4% at September 30, 2015.

Included in the non-performing loan at December 31, 2015 were 13 residential mortgage loans totaling $2.2 million, eight commercial loans totaling $4.2 million, and two home equity loans totaling $253,000.

Non-performing loans secured by one-to four-family residential properties including home equity lines of credit and other consumer loans, increased $151,000 to $2.4 million at December 31, 2015 from $2.3 million at September 30, 2015. The loans remained in varying stages of foreclosure at December 31, 2015. The Company has not and does not intend to originate or purchase sub-prime loans or option-ARM loans. Year-to-date, Magyar Bank charged off $46,000 in non-performing residential and home equity line of credit and other consumer loans through a reduction in its allowance for loan loss and received two recoveries totaling $81,000 from previously charged-off non-performing residential loans.

Non-performing commercial real estate loans increased $570,000 to $2.4 million at December 31, 2015 from $1.9 million at September 30, 2015. The six non-accrual loans were in various stages of foreclosure and collection at December 31, 2015. Year-to-date, there were no charge offsor recoveries in non-performing commercial real estate loans.

Non-performing commercial business loans increased $18,000 to $1.7 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2015. Year-to-date, there were no charge offs in non-performing commercial business loans and there was one recovery totaling $900 from a previously charged-off non-performing commercial business loan.

During the three months ended December 31, 2015, the allowance for loan losses increased $214,000 to $3.1 million. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans decreased to 46.7% at December 31, 2015 compared with 48.9% at September 30, 2015. At December 31, 2015, the Company’s allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.74% compared with 0.68% at September 30, 2015.

Future increases in the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on the growth of the loan portfolio, the change in composition of the loan portfolio, possible future increases in non-performing loans and charge-offs, and the possible deterioration of the current economic environment.The Company determines the carrying value of loans secured by real estate by obtaining an updated third-party appraisal of the real estate collateral.

To the extent that an updated valuation of the collateral is insufficient to cover a collateral-dependent loan, the Company reduces the balance of the loan via a charge to the allowance for loan loss. Specific reserves for loan loss may be established for estimated selling and disposition costs as well as portions of the loan expected to be recovered within a reasonable time period.At December 31, 2015, the Bank held specific reserves totaling $357,000.

Other real estate owned decreased $512,000, or 3.2%, to $15.7 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The decrease was due to the sale of three properties totaling $416,000 for a loss of $9,000 and valuation allowances totaling $271,000. Offsetting the decrease in OREO was the foreclosure of one property totaling $148,000 and improvements totaling $48,000. The Bank is determining the proper course of action for its other real estate owned, which may include holding the properties until the real estate market improves, selling the properties and completing partially completed homes for either rental or sale.

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Total deposits increased $20.9 million, or 4.5%, to $487.2 million at December 31, 2015. The inflow in deposits occurred in money market accounts, which increased $12.6 million, or 12.1%, to $116.2 million; interest-bearing checking accounts which increased $3.3 million, or 8.0%, to $44.8 million; savings accounts which increased $2.3 million, or 2.6%, to $92.5 million; non-interest checking accounts, which increased $1.9 million, or 2.2%, to $89.8 million; and certificates of deposit (including individual retirement accounts) which increased $751,000, or 0.5%, to $143.9 million.

Deposits at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015 include $11.5 million in brokered certificates of deposit.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances were unchanged at $31.6 million at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015.

Stockholders’ equity increased $206,000, or 0.4%, to $46.9 million at December 31, 2015 from $46.7 million at September 30, 2015. The increase in stockholders’ equity was attributable to the Company’s results from operations.

The Company did not repurchase any shares during the three months ended December 31, 2015. Through December 31, 2015, the Company had repurchased 81,000 shares at an average price of $8.33 pursuant to the second stock repurchase plan, which has reduced outstanding shares to 5,819,494.The Company’s book value per share increased to $8.05 at December 31, 2015 from $8.02 at September 30, 2015. The increase was due to the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

Average Balance Sheet for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

The table on the following page presents certain information regarding the Company’s financial condition and net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The table presents the annualized average yield on interest-earning assets and the annualized average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. We derived the yields and costs by dividing annualized income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. We derived average balances from daily balances over the periods indicated. Interest income includes fees that we consider adjustments to yields.

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	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2015						2014
	Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/Cost (Annualized)		Average Balance		Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/Cost (Annualized)
	(Dollars In Thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-earning deposits	$	31,968	$	42		0.52%	$	9,828	$	12		0.49%
Loans receivable, net		416,907		4,586		4.36%		405,358		4,459		4.36%
Securities
Taxable		60,970		350		2.28%		58,974		318		2.14%
Tax-exempt (1)		—		—		0.00%		—		—		0.00%
FHLB of NY stock		2,025		24		4.71%		1,772		23		5.23%
Total interest-earning assets		511,870		5,002		3.88%		475,932		4,812		4.01%
Noninterest-earning assets		51,504						53,580
Total assets	$	563,374					$	529,512
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings accounts (2)	$	91,037		160		0.70%	$	72,580		104		0.57%
NOW accounts (3)		150,231		118		0.31%		144,431		93		0.25%
Time deposits (4)		144,220		423		1.17%		145,340		405		1.11%
Total interest-bearing deposits		385,488		701		0.72%		362,351		602		0.66%
Borrowings		31,594		191		2.40%		29,226		219		2.97%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		417,082		892		0.85%		391,577		821		0.83%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities		99,375						91,787
Total liabilities		516,457						483,364
Retained earnings		46,917						46,148
Total liabilities and retained earnings	$	563,374					$	529,512
Net interest and dividend income			$	4,110					$	3,991
Interest rate spread						3.03%						3.18%
Net interest-earning assets	$	94,788					$	84,355
Net interest margin (5)						3.19%						3.33%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		122.73%						121.54%

⁽¹⁾    Calculated using 34% tax rate.

⁽²⁾    Includes passbook savings, money market passbook and club accounts.

⁽³⁾    Includes interest-bearing checking and money market accounts.

⁽⁴⁾    Includes certificates of deposits and individual retirement accounts.

⁽⁵⁾    Calculated as annualized net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

Net Income. Net income increased $127,000, or 69.8%, to $309,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2015 compared with net income $182,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 due to higher net interest and dividend income, which increased $119,000, higher other income, which increased $59,000 and lower provision for loan loss. Partially offsetting these items were higher other expenses and income tax expense.

Net Interest and Dividend Income. Net interest and dividend income increased $119,000 to $4.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $4.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014. The Company’s net interest margin decreased by 14 basis points to 3.19% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 compared to 3.33% for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.The yield on the Company’s interest-earning assets fell 13 basis points to 3.88% for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from 4.01% for the three months ended December 31, 2014 primarily due to the lower overall interest rate environment and higher balances of interest earning deposits, which yield significantly lower interest than the Company’s other interest earning assets. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 2 basis points to 0.85% for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from 0.83% for the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities was attributable to higher cost deposit balances.

Interest and Dividend Income. Interest and dividend income increased $190,000, or 3.9%, to $5.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $4.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was attributable to higher average balances of interest-earning assets, which increased $35.9 million, or 7.6%, offset by a lower yield on interest-earning assets, which declined 13 basis points to 3.88% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 compared with the prior year period. The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased $25.5 million, or 6.5%, between the two periods, while the cost on such liabilities increased 2 basis points to 0.85% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 compared with 0.83% the prior year period.

Interest earned on loans increased $127,000, or 2.8%, to $4.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 compared with the prior year same period due to an $11.5 million increase in the average balance in the net loan receivables,

Interest earned on our investment securities, including interest earning deposits and excluding Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, increased $63,000, or 17.8%, due to a $24.1 million, or 35.1%, increase in the average balance of such securities and deposits to $92.9 million from $68.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2014.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $71,000, or 8.6%, to $892,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $821,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014. The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased $25.5 million, or 6.5%, between the two periods, while the cost on such liabilities increased 2 basis points to 0.85% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 from 0.83% compared with the prior year period.

The average balance of interest bearing deposits increased $23.1 million to $385.5 million from $362.4 million while the average cost of such deposits increased 6 basis points to 0.72% from 0.66% between the two periods. As a result, interest paid on interest-bearing deposits increased $99,000 to $701,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $602,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014.

Interest paid on advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase decreased $28,000, or 12.8%, to $191,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $219,000 for the same prior year period, while the average balance of such borrowings increased to $31.6 million from $29.2 million. The average cost of advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase decreased 57 basis points to 2.40% for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from 2.97% for the same period of December 31, 2014, reflecting the lower market interest rate environment.

Provision for Loan Losses. We establish provisions for loan losses, which are charged to earnings, at a level necessary to absorb known and inherent losses that are both probable and reasonably estimable at the date of the financial statements. In evaluating the level of the allowance for loan losses, management considers historical loss experience, the types of loans and the amount of loans in the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, peer group information and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available or as future events occur.

After an evaluation of these factors, management recorded a provision of $178,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 compared to a provision of $420,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014. The provision for loan losses decreased due to a $4.1 million decrease in net loans receivable during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and net recoveries totaling $36,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 compared to net charge-offs of $316,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014.

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During the three months ended December 31, 2015, the Bank reduced the carrying balance on two loans totaling $350,000 by $45,000 to the appraised fair value of collateral, net of estimated disposition costs, securing the loans. Offsetting these charge-offs were three partial recoveries of loans previously charged-off totaling $81,000 during the quarter.

Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment. Management reviews the level of the allowance on a quarterly basis, and establishes the provision for loan losses based on the factors set forth in the preceding paragraph. As management evaluates the allowance for loan losses, the increased risk associated with larger non-homogenous construction, commercial real estate and commercial business loans may result in larger additions to the allowance for loan losses in future periods.

Other Income. Non-interest income increased $59,000, or 10.5%, to $621,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 compared to $562,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to higher service charge income, which increased $109,000, or 54.8%, to $308,000 from $199,000 for the prior year period, due to higher prepayment penalties.

Other Expenses. Non-interest expenses increased $174,000, or 4.5%, to $4.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015 from $3.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014. Other real estate owned (“OREO”) expenses increased $272,000 due to valuation allowances established against the carrying values of three properties based on updated appraisals. Partially offsetting this decline were lower occupancy expenses, which decreased by $65,000 due to lower depreciation expense and warmer weather, as well as lower professional fees, which decreased $56,000 due to lower legal fees.

Income Tax Benefit. The Company recorded income tax expense of $193,000 on income of $502,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $74,000 on income of $256,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2015 was 38.4% compared to 28.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2014.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

The Company’s liquidity is a measure of its ability to fund loans, pay withdrawals of deposits, and other cash outflows in an efficient, cost-effective manner. The Company’s short-term sources of liquidity include maturity, repayment and sales of assets, excess cash and cash equivalents, new deposits, other borrowings, and new advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank. There has been no material adverse change during the three months ended December 31, 2015 in the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to fund their operations.

At December 31, 2015, the Company had commitments outstanding under letters of credit of $694,000, commitments to originate loans of $12.1 million, and commitments to fund undisbursed balances of closed loans and unused lines of credit of $45.8 million. There has been no material change during the three months ended December 31, 2015 in any of the Company’s other contractual obligations or commitments to make future payments.

Capital Requirements

The Bank has committed to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance to maintain capital at or above well capitalized levels. At December 31, 2015, the Bank’s Tier 1 capital as a percentage of the Bank's total assets was 8.28%, and total qualifying capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets was 12.74%, which was in excess of the well-capitalized levels.

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Item 3- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended December 31, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

a.) Not applicable.

b.) Not applicable.

c.) The Company did not repurchase shares of its common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2015.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

a.) Not applicable.

b.) None.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101 Interactive data file containing the following financial statements formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

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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.

	MAGYAR BANCORP, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: February 12, 2016	/s/ John S. Fitzgerald
	John S. Fitzgerald
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 12, 2016	/s/ Jon R. Ansari
	Jon R. Ansari
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I, John S. Fitzgerald, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Magyar Bancorp, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respect the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over finance reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 12, 2016

/s/ John S. Fitzgerald                   

John S. Fitzgerald

President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I, Jon R. Ansari, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Magyar Bancorp, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respect the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over finance reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 12, 2016

/s/ Jon R. Ansari                                       

Jon R. Ansari

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John S. Fitzgerald, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 12, 2016

/s/ John S. Fitzgerald                   

John S. Fitzgerald

President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jon R. Ansari, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 12, 2016

/s/ Jon R. Ansari                                         

Jon R. Ansari

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
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Interest expense
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[2] Tax effect included in income tax expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations

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Sales of investment securities available for sale	2,065	$ 2,915
Principal repayments on investment securities held to maturity	3,084	1,426
Principal repayments on investment securities available for sale	198	225
Purchases of premises and equipment	(54)	(61)
Investment in other real estate owned	(48)	(232)
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned	$ 430	3,824
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(102)
Net cash used by investing activities	$ (4,434)	(477)
Financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in deposits	20,895	(2,609)
Net increase in escrowed funds	$ 66	4
Proceeds from long-term advances		5,701
Repayments of long-term advances		(3,500)
Net change in short-term advances		50
Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase		(5,000)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	$ 20,961	(5,354)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	19,307	(2,394)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	18,108	10,258
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	37,415	7,864
Cash paid for
Interest	856	823
Income taxes	4	14
Non-cash investing activities
Real estate acquired in full satisfaction of loans in foreclosure	$ 148	$ 1,308

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

BASIS OF PRESENTATION [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), its wholly owned subsidiary, Magyar Bank (the “Bank”), and the Bank's wholly owned subsidiaries Magyar Service Corporation, Hungaria Urban Renewal, LLC, and MagBank Investment Company. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company prepares its financial statements on the accrual basis and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP"). The unaudited information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented.

Operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2016. The September 30, 2015 information has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of other real estate owned, and the assessment of realizability of deferred income tax assets.

The Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date of December 31, 2015 for items that should potentially be recognized or disclosed in these consolidated financial statements. The evaluation was conducted through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.

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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS [Abstract]

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NOTE B- RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 affects any entity using U.S. GAAP that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards (e.g., insurance contracts or lease contracts). This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition—Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. In addition, the existing requirements for the recognition of a gain or loss on the transfer of nonfinancial assets that are not in a contract with a customer (e.g., assets within the scope of Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, and intangible assets within the scope of Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other) are amended to be consistent with the guidance on recognition and measurement (including the constraint on revenue) in this ASU.

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.

For a public business entity, the amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. The FASB has proposed a one year delay in the effective date of this amendment. The Company is currently analyzing the impact of the guidance on its financial statements.

An entity should apply the amendments in this ASU using one of the following two methods:

Retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented and the entity may elect any of the following practical expedients:

• For completed contracts, an entity need not restate contracts that begin and end within the same annual reporting period.

• For completed contracts that have variable consideration, an entity may use the transaction price at the date the contract was completed rather than estimating variable consideration amounts in the comparative reporting periods.

• For all reporting periods presented before the date of initial application, an entity need not disclose the amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations and an explanation of when the entity expects to recognize that amount as revenue.

Retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this ASU recognized at the date of initial application. If an entity elects this transition method it also should provide the additional disclosures in reporting periods that include the date of initial application of:

• The amount by which each financial statement line item is affected in the current reporting period by the application of this ASU as compared to the guidance that was in effect before the change.

• An explanation of the reasons for significant changes.

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CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]

CONTINGENCIES

NOTE C - CONTINGENCIES

The Company, from time to time, is a party to routine litigation that arises in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of this litigation, if any, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

NOTE D - EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the period considering the effect of dilutive equity options and stock awards for the diluted earnings per share calculations.

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2015						2014
			Weighted		Per				Weighted		Per
			average		share				average		share
	Income		shares		Amount		Income		shares		Amount
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic EPS
Net income available to common shareholders	$	309		5,820	$	0.05	$	182		5,817	$	0.03
Effect of dilutive securities
Options and grants		—		0		—		—		1		—
Diluted EPS
Net income available to common shareholders plus assumed conversion	$	309		5,820	$	0.05	$	182		5,818	$	0.03

Options to purchase 188,276 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $14.61 were outstanding and not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 because the grant (or option strike) price was greater than the average market price of the common shares during the period and are thus anti-dilutive.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

NOTE E – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

The Company follows FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. ASC 718 requires that compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. The cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.

Management recognizes compensation expense for all option grants over the awards' respective vesting periods on a straight-line basis. The fair values of all option grants are estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Once vested, these awards are irrevocable. Shares will be obtained from either the open market or treasury stock upon share option exercise.

As to restricted shares, the product of the number of shares granted and the grant date market price of the Company's common stock determines the fair value of restricted shares granted. Management recognizes compensation expense for the fair value of restricted shares on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the awards.

The following is a summary of the status of the Company's stock option activity and related information for its option plan for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

					Weighted
			Weighted		Average	Aggregate
	Number of		Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Stock Options		Exercise Price		Contractual Life	Value
Balance at September 30, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.4 years	$	—
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.2 years	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.2 years	$	—

					Weighted
			Weighted		Average	Aggregate
	Number of		Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Stock Options		Exercise Price		Contractual Life	Value
Balance at September 30, 2014		188,276	$	14.61
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2014		188,276	$	14.61	2.2 years	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2014		188,276	$	14.61	2.2 years	$	—

The following is a summary of the Company's non-vested restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and changes during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:

			Weighted
			Average
	Number of		Grant Date
	Stock Awards		Fair Value
Balance at September 30, 2015		1,252	$	4.30
Granted		—		—
Vested		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2015		1,252	$	4.30

			Weighted
			Average
	Number of		Grant Date
	Stock Awards		Fair Value
Balance at September 30, 2014		5,302	$	4.41
Granted		—		—
Vested		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2014		5,302	$	4.41

Stock option and stock award expenses included with compensation expense were $0 and $1,344, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

The Company announced in November 2007 its second stock repurchase program of up to 5% of its publicly-held outstanding shares of common stock, or 129,924 shares. Through December 31, 2015, the Company had repurchased a total of 81,000 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $8.33 per share under this program. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Under the stock repurchase program, 48,924 shares of the 129,924 shares authorized remained available for repurchase as of December 31, 2015. The Company's intended use of the repurchased shares is for general corporate purposes, including the funding of awards granted under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.

The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the benefit of employees of the Company and the Bank who meets the eligibility requirements as defined in the plan. The ESOP trust purchased 217,863 shares of common stock in the open market using proceeds of a loan from the Company. The total cost of shares purchased by the ESOP trust was $2.3 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $10.58. The Bank will make cash contributions to the ESOP on an annual basis sufficient to enable the ESOP to make the required loan payments to the Company. The loan bears a variable interest rate that adjusts annually every January 1^st to the then published Prime Rate (3.50% at January 1, 2016) with principal and interest payable annually in equal installments over thirty years. The loan is secured by shares of the Company's stock.

As the debt is repaid, shares are released as collateral and allocated to qualified employees. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As shares are released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the then current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations.

At December 31, 2015, shares allocated to participants totaled 140,881. Unallocated ESOP shares held in suspense totaled 76,982 at December 31, 2015 and had a fair market value of $770,590. The Company's contribution expense for the ESOP was $31,000 and $27,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Abstract]

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

NOTE F – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax effects are as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2015								2014
				Tax		Net of						Tax			Net of
	Before Tax			Benefit		Tax			Before Tax			Benefit			Tax
	Amount			(Expense)		Amount			Amount			(Expense)			Amount
	(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized holding (loss) gain arising
during period on:
Available-for-sale investments	$	(171	)	$	60	$	(111	)	$	91		$	(34	)	$	57
Less reclassification adjustment for net gains (losses)
realized on available-for-sale investments (a) (b)		(39	)		16		(23	)		(30	)		12			(18	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net	$	(210	)	$	76	$	(134	)	$	61		$	(22	)	$	39

(a) Realized gains on securities transactions included in gains on sales of investment securities in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations

(b) Tax effect included in income tax expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations    

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

NOTE G – FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, we may be required to record at fair value other assets or liabilities on a non-recurring basis, such as held-to-maturity securities, mortgage servicing rights, loans receivable and other real estate owned, or OREO. These non-recurring fair value adjustments involve the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

In accordance with ASC 820, the Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

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

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

Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect our own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include the use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques. The results cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability.

The Company based its fair values on 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. ASC 820 requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Securities available-for-sale

The securities available-for-sale portfolio is carried at estimated fair value on a recurring basis, with any unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income/loss in stockholders' equity. The securities available-for-sale portfolio consists of U.S government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities and private label mortgage-backed securities. The fair values of these securities are obtained from an independent nationally recognized pricing service. An independent pricing service provides the Company with prices which are categorized as Level 2, as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are generally not available for the securities in our portfolio. Various modeling techniques are used to determine pricing for Company's mortgage-backed securities, including option pricing and discounted cash flow models. The inputs to these models include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data.

The following table provides the level of valuation assumptions used to determine the carrying value of our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Fair Value at December 31, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	9,970	$	—	$	9,970	$	—
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		135		—		135		—
Total securities available for sale	$	10,105	$	—	$	10,105	$	—

	Fair Value at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	5,914	$	—	$	5,914	$	—
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		150		—		150		—
Total securities available for sale	$	6,064	$	—	$	6,064	$	—

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Mortgage Servicing Rights, net

Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of MSR is determined through a calculation of future cash flows, incorporating estimates of assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value including market discount rates, prepayment speeds, servicing income, servicing costs, default rates and other market driven data, including the market's perception of future interest rate movements and, as such, are classified as Level 3. The Company had MSRs totaling $124,000 and $132,000 at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively.

Impaired Loans

Loans which meet certain criteria are evaluated individually for impairment. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. All amounts due according to the contractual terms means that both the contractual interest and principal payments of a loan will be collected as scheduled in the loan agreement. Three impairment measurement methods are used, depending upon the collateral securing the asset: 1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate (the rate of return implicit in the loan); 2) the asset's observable market price; or 3) the fair value of the collateral, less anticipated selling and disposition costs, if the asset is collateral dependent. The regulatory agencies require the lost method for loans from which repayment is expected to be provided solely by the underlying collateral. The Company's impaired loans are generally collateral dependent and, as such, are carried at the estimated fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Fair value is estimated through current appraisals, and adjusted as necessary, by management, to reflect current market conditions and, as such, are generally classified as Level 3.

Appraisals of collateral securing impaired loans are conducted by approved, qualified, and independent third-party appraisers. Such appraisals are ordered via the Company's credit administration department, independent from the lender who originated the loan, once the loan is deemed impaired, as described in the previous paragraph. Impaired loans are generally re-evaluated with an updated appraisal within one year of the last appraisal. However, the Company also obtains updated appraisals on performing construction loans that are approaching their maturity date to determine whether or not the fair value of the collateral securing the loan remains sufficient to cover the loan amount prior to considering an extension. The Company discounts the appraised “as is” value of the collateral for estimated selling and disposition costs and compares the resulting fair value of collateral to the outstanding loan amount. If the outstanding loan amount is greater than the discounted fair value, the Company requires a reduction in the outstanding loan balance or additional collateral before considering an extension to the loan. If the borrower is unwilling or unable to reduce the loan balance or increase the collateral securing the loan, it is deemed impaired and the difference between the loan amount and the fair value of collateral, net of estimated selling and disposition costs, is charged off through a reduction of the allowance for loan loss.

Other Real Estate Owned

The fair value of other real estate owned is determined through current appraisals, adjusted as necessary, by management, to reflect current market conditions and anticipated selling and disposition costs. As such, other real estate owned is generally classified as Level 3:

The following table provides the level of valuation assumptions used to determine the carrying value of our assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015

	Fair Value at December 31, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans	$	1,378	$	—	$	—	$	1,378
Other real estate owned		15,680		—		—		15,680
	$	17,058	$	—	$	—	$	17,058

	Fair Value at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans	$	1,489	$	—	$	—	$	1,489
Other real estate owned		16,192		—		—		16,192
	$	17,681	$	—	$	—	$	17,681

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and for which Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation
December 31, 2015	Estimate		Techniques	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
Impaired loans	$	1,378	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Appraisal adjustments (2)	-7.0% to -13.0% (-2.4%)
Other real estate owned	$	15,680	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Liquidation expenses (2)	-3.9% to -34.0% (-8.6%)

	Fair Value		Valuation
September 30, 2015	Estimate		Techniques	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
Impaired loans	$	1,489	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Appraisal adjustments (2)	-16.0% to -40.0% (-8.0%)
Other real estate owned	$	16,192	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Liquidation expenses (2)	0.0% to -41.2% (-15.1%)

(1) Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals for the underlying collateral, which generally include various level 3 inputs which are not identifiable.

(2) Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range and weighted average of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments not already disclosed above for which it is practicable to estimate fair value:

Cash and interest earning deposits with banks: The carrying amounts are a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Held to maturity securities: The fair values of held to maturity securities are obtained from an independent nationally recognized pricing service. An independent pricing service provides the Company with prices which are categorized as Level 2, as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are generally not available for the securities in Company's portfolio.

Loans: Fair value for the loan portfolio, excluding impaired loans with specific loss allowances, is estimated based on discounted cash flow analysis using interest rates currently offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB”) stock: The carrying amount of FHLB stock approximates fair value and considers the limited marketability of the investment.

Bank-owned life insurance: The carrying amounts are based on the cash surrender values of the individual policies, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Deposits: The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as money market deposit accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts and savings accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is equivalent to current market rates for deposits of similar size, type and maturity.

Accrued interest receivable and payable: For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances and securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements: The fair value of borrowings is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is equivalent to the rate currently offered by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York for borrowings of similar maturity and terms.

The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated based on the amount of unamortized deferred loan commitment fees. The fair value of letters of credit is based on the amount of unearned fees plus the estimated cost to terminate the letters of credit. Fair values of unrecognized financial instruments including commitments to extend credit and the fair value of letters of credit are considered immaterial.

The following presents the carrying amount, fair value, and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Company's financial instruments carried at cost or amortized cost as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015.  This table excludes financial instruments for which the carrying amount approximates level 1 fair value.  For short-term financial assets such as cash and cash equivalents, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the relatively short time between the origination of the instrument and its expected realization.  For financial liabilities such as interest-bearing demand, NOW, and money market savings deposits, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to these products being payable on demand and having no stated maturity.

	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurement Placement
	Value		Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2015
Financial instruments - assets
Investment securities held to maturity	$	55,036	$	54,711	$	—	$	54,711	$	—
Loans		416,458		420,077		—		—		420,077
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates		143,859		145,053		—		145,053		—
Borrowings		31,594		31,914		—		31,914		—
September 30, 2015
Financial instruments - assets
Investment securities held to maturity	$	52,614	$	53,248	$	—	$	53,248	$	—
Loans		420,596		425,890		—		—		425,890
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates		143,108		144,150		—		144,150		—
Borrowings		31,594		32,231		—		32,231		—

There were no transfers between fair value measurement placements for the three months ended December 31, 2015.

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

INVESTMENT SECURITIES [Abstract]

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

NOTE H - INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The following tables summarize the amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015:

	December 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	10,105	$	18	$	(153	)	$	9,970
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		136		—		(1	)		135
Total securities available for sale	$	10,241	$	18	$	(154	)	$	10,105

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available-for-sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	5,839	$	82	$	(7	)	$	5,914
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		151		—		(1	)		150
Total securities available for sale	$	5,990	$	82	$	(8	)	$	6,064

The maturities of the debt securities and mortgage-backed securities available for sale at December 31, 2015 are summarized in the following table:

	December 31, 2015
	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Due within 1 year	$	—	$	—
Due after 1 but within 5 years		—		—
Due after 5 but within 10 years		—		—
Due after 10 years		—		—
Total debt securities		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		10,241		10,105
Commercial		—		—
Total	$	10,241	$	10,105

The following tables summarize the amortized cost and fair values of securities held to maturity at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015:

	December 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities held to maturity:
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	$	5,196	$	146	$	(99	)	$	5,243
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1,084		—		(4	)		1,080
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed-securities - residential		40,224		363		(357	)		40,230
Debt securities		5,000		—		(119	)		4,881
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential		532		—		(2	)		530
Corporate securities		3,000		—		(253	)		2,747
Total securities held to maturity	$	55,036	$	509	$	(834	)	$	54,711

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities held to maturity:
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	$	5,414	$	156	$	(99	)	$	5,471
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1,101		—		(2	)		1,099
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage backed securities - residential		37,563		647		(67	)		38,143
Debt securities		5,000		2		(25	)		4,977
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential		536		1		(1	)		536
Corporate securities		3,000		22		—			3,022
Total securities held to maturity	$	52,614	$	828	$	(194	)	$	53,248

The maturities of the debt securities and the mortgage backed securities held to maturity at December 31, 2015 are summarized in the following table:

	December 31, 2015
	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Due within 1 year	$	—	$	—
Due after 1 but within 5 years		—		—
Due after 5 but within 10 years		4,000		3,897
Due after 10 years		4,000		3,731
Total debt securities		8,000		7,628
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		45,952		46,003
Commercial		1,084		1,080
Total	$	55,036	$	54,711

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IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES [Abstract]

IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

NOTE I – IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The Company recognizes credit-related other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities in earnings while noncredit-related other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities not expected to be sold is recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

The Company reviews its investment portfolio on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment. This review includes analyzing the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been lower than the cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer and the intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in the market. The Company evaluates its intent and ability to hold debt securities based upon its investment strategy for the particular type of security and its cash flow needs, liquidity position, capital adequacy and interest rate risk position. In addition, the risk of future other-than-temporary impairment may be influenced by prolonged recession in the U.S. economy, changes in real estate values and interest deferrals.

Investment securities with fair values less than their amortized cost contain unrealized losses. The following tables present the gross unrealized losses and fair value at December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015 for both available for sale and held to maturity securities by investment category and time frame for which the loss has been outstanding:

			December 31, 2015
			Less Than 12 Months					12 Months Or Greater					Total
	Number of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Securities		Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
			(Dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		3	$	—	$	—		$	2,156	$	(99	)	$	2,156	$	(99	)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1		1,080		(4	)		—		—			1,080		(4	)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		20		25,495		(354	)		8,447		(156	)		33,942		(510	)
Debt securities		4		2,939		(61	)		1,942		(58	)		4,881		(119	)
Private label mortgage-backed securities residential		2		325		(2	)		16		(1	)		341		(3	)
Corporate securities		1		2,747		(253	)		—		—			2,747		(253	)
Total		31	$	32,586	$	(674	)	$	12,561	$	(314	)	$	45,147	$	(988	)

			September 30, 2015
			Less Than 12 Months					12 Months Or Greater					Total
	Number of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Securities		Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
			(Dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		3	$	—	$	—		$	2,254	$	(99	)	$	2,254	$	(99	)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1		1,099		(2	)		—		—			1,099		(2	)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		7		4,424		(34	)		8,688		(40	)		13,112		(74	)
Debt securities		1		—		—			1,975		(25	)		1,975		(25	)
Private label mortgage-backed securities residential		2		—		—			223		(2	)		223		(2	)
Total		14	$	5,523	$	(36	)	$	13,140	$	(166	)	$	18,663	$	(202	)

The investment securities listed above currently have fair values less than amortized cost and therefore contain unrealized losses. The Company evaluated these securities and determined that the decline in value was primarily related to fluctuations in the interest rate environment and were not related to any company or industry specific event. At December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, there were thirty one and fourteen, respectively, investment securities with unrealized losses.

The Company anticipates full recovery of amortized costs with respect to these securities. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and has determined that it is not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these securities prior to maturity or market price recovery. Management has considered factors regarding other than temporarily impaired securities and determined that there are no securities with an impairment that is other than temporary as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015.

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES [Abstract]

LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

NOTE J – LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Loans receivable, net were comprised of the following:

	December 31,			September 30,
	2015			2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	158,138		$	169,781
Commercial real estate		175,611			173,864
Construction		12,671			6,679
Home equity lines of credit		21,917			21,176
Commercial business		40,911			41,485
Other		10,097			10,305
Total loans receivable		419,345			423,290
Net deferred loan costs		213			192
Allowance for loan losses		(3,100	)		(2,886	)
Total loans receivable, net	$	416,458		$	420,596

The segments of the Bank's loan portfolio are disaggregated to a level that allows management to monitor risk and performance. The residential mortgage loan segment is further disaggregated into two classes: amortizing term loans, which are primarily first liens, and home equity lines of credit, which are generally second liens.  The commercial real estate loan segment is further disaggregated into three classes: loans secured by multifamily structures, owner-occupied commercial structures, and non-owner occupied nonresidential properties.  The construction loan segment consists primarily of loans to developers or investors for the purpose of acquiring, developing and constructing residential or commercial structures and to a lesser extent one-to-four family residential construction loans made to individuals for the acquisition of, and/or construction on, a lot or lots on which a residential dwelling is to be built.  Construction loans to developers and investors have a higher risk profile because the ultimate buyer, once development is completed, is generally not known at the time of the loan.  The commercial business loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of commercial customers and consists primarily of revolving lines of credit. The consumer loan segment consists primarily of stock-secured installment loans, but also includes unsecured personal loans and overdraft lines of credit connected with customer deposit accounts.

Management evaluates individual loans in all segments for possible impairment if the loan either is in nonaccrual status, or is risk rated Substandard and is greater than 90 days past due.  Loans are considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Factors considered by management in evaluating impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.  Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower's prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.  

Once the determination has been made that a loan is impaired, the recorded investment in the loan is compared to the fair value of the loan using one of three methods: (a) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate; (b) the loan's observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral securing the loan, less anticipated selling and disposition costs. The method is selected on a loan-by loan basis, with management primarily utilizing the fair value of collateral method. If there is a shortfall between the fair value of the loan and the recorded investment in the loan, the Company charges the difference to the allowance for loan loss as a charge-off and carries the impaired loan on its books at fair value. It is the Company's policy to evaluate impaired loans on an annual basis to ensure the recorded investment in a loan does not exceed its fair value.

The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and charged-off and those for which a specific allowance was not necessary at the dates presented:

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
At December 31, 2015	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	135	$	1	$	2,839	$	2,974	$	3,116
Commercial real estate		—		—		5,426		5,426		6,535
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		248		248		271
Commercial business		1,600		356		365		1,965		1,964
Total impaired loans	$	1,735	$	357	$	8,878	$	10,613	$	11,886

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
At September 30, 2015	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	—	$	—	$	3,017	$	3,017	$	3,134
Commercial real estate		—		—		5,447		5,447		6,556
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		417		417		521
Commercial business		1,690		201		66		1,756		1,756
Total impaired loans	$	1,690	$	201	$	8,947	$	10,637	$	11,967

The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans for the periods indicated.

	Three Months
	Ended December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	2,996
Commercial real estate		5,437
Home equity lines of credit		333
Commercial business		1,861
Average investment in impaired loans	$	10,627

	Three Months
	Ended December 31, 2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	8,401
Commercial real estate		4,980
Construction		2,231
Home equity lines of credit		479
Commercial business		1,187
Average investment in impaired loans	$	17,278

Management uses a ten point internal risk rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first six categories are considered not criticized, and are aggregated as “Pass” rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The Special Mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a Substandard classification. Loans in the Substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected. Loans classified Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified Substandard with the added characteristic that collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of current conditions and facts, is highly improbable. All loans greater than three months past due are considered Substandard. Any portion of a loan that has been charged off is placed in the Loss category.

To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Bank has a structured loan rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight.  Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the Pass categories unless a specific action, such as severe delinquency, bankruptcy, repossession, or death occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event. The Bank's Commercial Loan Officers are responsible for the timely and accurate risk rating of the loans in their portfolios at origination and on an ongoing basis. The Asset Review Committee performs monthly reviews of all commercial relationships internally rated 6 (“Watch”) or worse.  Confirmation of the appropriate risk grade is performed by an external Loan Review Company that semi-annually reviews and assesses loans within the portfolio.  Generally, the external consultant reviews commercial relationships greater than $500,000 and/or criticized relationships greater than $250,000. Detailed reviews, including plans for resolution, are performed on loans classified as Substandard on a monthly basis. 

The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aggregate Pass and the criticized categories of Special Mention, Substandard and Doubtful within the Bank's internal risk rating system at the dates presented:

			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
December 31, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	153,597	$	—	$	4,541	$	—	$	158,138
Commercial real estate		171,447		—		4,164		—		175,611
Construction		10,192		—		2,479		—		12,671
Home equity lines of credit		20,992		—		925		—		21,917
Commercial business		38,429		—		2,482		—		40,911
Other		10,097		—		—		—		10,097
Total	$	404,754	$	—	$	14,591	$	—	$	419,345

			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
September 30, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	166,846	$	—	$	2,935	$	—	$	169,781
Commercial real estate		169,239		210		3,309		1,106		173,864
Construction		2,468		—		4,211		—		6,679
Home equity lines of credit		19,436		—		1,740		—		21,176
Commercial business		39,764		—		1,721		—		41,485
Other		10,305		—		—		—		10,305
Total	$	408,058	$	210	$	13,916	$	1,106	$	423,290

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is past due. The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing loans and nonaccrual loans at the dates presented:

			30-59		60-89
			Days		Days		90 Days +		Total		Non-		Total
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Accrual		Loans
	(Dollars in  thousands)
December 31, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	155,927	$	—	$	—	$	2,211	$	2,211	$	2,211	$	158,138
Commercial real estate		171,150		—		1,996		2,465		4,461		2,465		175,611
Construction		12,671		—		—		—		—		—		12,671
Home equity lines of credit		21,635		29		—		253		282		253		21,917
Commercial business		38,812		153		238		1,708		2,099		1,708		40,911
Other		10,097		—		—		—		—		—		10,097
Total	$	410,292	$	182	$	2,234	$	6,637	$	9,053	$	6,637	$	419,345

			30-59		60-89
			Days		Days		90 Days +		Total		Non-		Total
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Accrual		Loans
	(Dollars in  thousands)
September 30, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	166,993	$	—	$	730	$	2,058	$	2,788	$	2,058	$	169,781
Commercial real estate		171,969		—		—		1,895		1,895		1,895		173,864
Construction		6,679		—		—		—		—		—		6,679
Home equity lines of credit		20,921		—		—		255		255		255		21,176
Commercial business		39,777		—		19		1,689		1,708		1,689		41,485
Other		10,305		—		—		—		—		—		10,305
Total	$	416,644	$	—	$	749	$	5,897	$	6,646	$	5,897	$	423,290

An allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) is maintained to absorb losses from the loan portfolio.  The ALL is based on management's continuing evaluation of the risk characteristics and credit quality of the loan portfolio, assessment of current economic conditions, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of collateral, past and anticipated loss experience, and the amount of NPLs.

The Bank's methodology for determining the ALL is based on the requirements of ASC Section 310-10-35 for loans individually evaluated for impairment (discussed above) and ASC Subtopic 450-20 for loans collectively evaluated for impairment, as well as the Interagency Policy Statements on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and other bank regulatory guidance.

Loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment are analyzed with general allowances being made as appropriate. For general allowances, historical loss trends are used in the estimation of losses in the current portfolio. These historical loss amounts are modified by other qualitative and economic factors.

The loans are segmented into classes based on their inherent varying degrees of risk, as described above. Management tracks the historical net charge-off activity by segment and utilizes this figure, as a percentage of the segment, as the general reserve percentage for pooled, homogenous loans that have not been deemed impaired. Typically, an average of losses incurred over a defined number of consecutive historical years is used.

Non-impaired credits are segregated for the application of qualitative factors. Management has identified a number of additional qualitative factors which it uses to supplement the historical charge-off factor because these factors are likely to cause estimated credit losses associated with the existing loan pools to differ from historical loss experience. The additional factors that are evaluated quarterly and updated using information obtained from internal, regulatory, and governmental sources include: national and local economic trends and conditions; levels of and trends in delinquency rates and non-accrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of changes in lending policies; experience, ability, and depth of lending staff; value of underlying collateral; and concentrations of credit from a loan type, industry and/or geographic standpoint.

Management reviews the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis using a defined, consistently applied process in order to make appropriate and timely adjustments to the ALL.  When information confirms all or part of specific loans to be uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the ALL. Since loans individually evaluated for impairment are promptly written down to their fair value, typically there is no portion of the ALL for loans individually evaluated for impairment.

The following table summarizes the ALL by loan category and the related activity for the three months ended December 31, 2015:

	One-to-Four								Home Equity
	Family			Commercial					Lines of			Commercial
	Residential			Real Estate		Construction			Credit			Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Balance- September 30, 2015	$	395		$	931	$	453		$	53		$	969	$	6	$	79	$	2,886
Charge-offs		(45	)		—		—			—			—		—		—		(45	)
Recoveries		—			—		—			80			1		—		—		81
Provision		36			4		(71	)		(78	)		255		3		29		178
Balance- December 31, 2015	$	386		$	935	$	382		$	55		$	1,225	$	9	$	108	$	3,100

The following table summarizes the ALL by loan category and the related activity for the three months ended December 31, 2014:

	One-to-Four									Home Equity
	Family			Commercial						Lines of			Commercial
	Residential			Real Estate			Construction			Credit			Business		Other			Unallocated			Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Balance- September 30, 2014	$	402		$	826		$	784		$	62		$	643	$	9		$	109		$	2,835
Charge-offs		(12	)		(193	)		—			(147	)		—		(1	)		—			(353	)
Recoveries		—			—			37			—			—		—			—			37
Provision		84			199			(73	)		151			90		(2	)		(29	)		420
Balance- December 31, 2014	$	474		$	832		$	748		$	66		$	733	$	6		$	80		$	2,939

The following table summarizes the ALL by loan category, segregated into the amount required for loans individually evaluated for impairment and the amount required for loans collectively evaluated for impairment as of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015:  

	One-to-Four						Home Equity
	Family		Commercial				Lines of		Commercial
	Residential		Real Estate		Construction		Credit		Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - December 31, 2015	$	386	$	935	$	382	$	55	$	1,225	$	9	$	108	$	3,100
Individually evaluated
for impairment		1		—		—		—		356		—		—		357
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		385		935		382		55		869		9		108		2,743
Loans receivable:
Balance - December 31, 2015	$	158,138	$	175,611	$	12,671	$	21,917	$	40,911	$	10,097	$	—	$	419,345
Individually evaluated
for impairment		2,974		5,426		—		248		1,965		—		—		10,613
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		155,164		170,185		12,671		21,669		38,946		10,097		—		408,732

	One-to- Four						Home Equity
	Family		Commercial				Lines of		Commercial
	Residential		Real Estate		Construction		Credit		Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - September 30, 2015	$	395	$	931	$	453	$	53	$	969	$	6	$	79	$	2,886
Individually evaluated
for impairment		—		—		—		—		201		—		—		201
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		395		931		453		53		768		6		79		2,685
Loans receivable:
Balance - September 30, 2015	$	169,781	$	173,864	$	6,679	$	21,176	$	41,485	$	10,305	$	—	$	423,290
Individually evaluated
for impairment		3,017		5,447		—		417		1,756		—		—		10,637
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		166,764		168,417		6,679		20,759		39,729		10,305				412,653

The allowance for loan losses is based on estimates, and actual losses will vary from current estimates. Management believes that the segmentation of the loan portfolio into homogeneous pools and the related historical loss ratios and other qualitative factors, as well as the consistency in the application of assumptions, result in an ALL that is representative of the risk found in the components of the portfolio at any given date.

The Bank has adopted FASB ASU No. 2011-02 on the determination of whether a loan restructuring is considered to be a Troubled Debt Restructuring (“TDR”). A TDR is a loan that has been modified whereby the Bank has agreed to make certain concessions to a borrower to meet the needs of both the borrower and the Bank to maximize the ultimate recovery of a loan. TDR occurs when a borrower is experiencing, or is expected to experience, financial difficulties and the loan is modified using a modification that would otherwise not be granted to the borrower. The types of concessions granted generally include, but are not limited to, interest rate reductions, limitations on the accrued interest charged, term extensions, and deferment of principal.

A default on a troubled debt restructured loan for purposes of this disclosure occurs when a borrower is 90 days past due or a foreclosure or repossession of the applicable collateral has occurred. There were no TDRs for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The Company foreclosed $148,000 of residential real estate loans for the three months ended December 31, 2015, and $2.5 million of consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property are in the process of foreclosure at December 31, 2015.

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DEPOSITS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

DEPOSITS [Abstract]

DEPOSITS

NOTE K - DEPOSITS

A summary of deposits by type of account are summarized as follows:

	2015
	December 31		September 30
	(Dollars in thousands)
Demand accounts	$	89,838	$	87,915
Savings accounts		92,502		90,196
NOW accounts		44,783		41,457
Money market accounts		116,182		103,593
Certificates of deposit		123,130		122,088
Retirement certificates		20,729		21,020
	$	487,164	$	466,269

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INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE L – INCOME TAXES

The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method. Accordingly, deferred tax assets and liabilities: (i) are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns; (ii) are attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases; and (iii) are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years when those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Where applicable, deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance for any portions determined not likely to be realized. The valuation allowance is assessed by management on a quarterly basis and adjusted, by a charge or credit to income tax expense, as changes in facts and circumstances warrant. In assessing whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, management considers projections of future taxable income, the projected periods in which current temporary differences will be deductible, the availability of carry forwards, feasible and permissible tax planning strategies and existing tax laws and regulations. Due to the uncertainty of the Company's ability to realize the benefit of certain deferred tax assets within statutory time limits, the net deferred tax assets are partially offset by a valuation allowance at December 31, 2015, the amount of which has not materially changed from that in place at September 30, 2015.

A reconciliation of income tax between the amounts calculated based upon pre-tax income at the Company's federal statutory rate and the amounts reflected in the consolidated statements of operations are as follows:

	For the Three Months
	Ended December 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Income tax expense at 34%
statutory federal tax rate	$	171		$	87
State tax expense		45			11
Other		(23	)		(24	)
Income tax expense	$	193		$	74

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK [Abstract]

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK

NOTE M - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate floors and collars, as part of its interest rate risk management. Interest rate caps and floors are agreements whereby one party agrees to pay or receive a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount for a predetermined period of time if certain market interest rate thresholds are met. The Company considers the credit risk inherent in these contracts to be negligible.

As of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the Company did not hold any interest rate floors or collars.

The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments are commitments to extend credit are summarized in the below table. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheets.

	2015
	December 31		September 30
	(Dollars in thousands)
Financial instruments whose contract amounts
represent credit risk
Letters of credit	$	694	$	694
Unused lines of credit		45,753		45,039
Fixed rate loan commitments		2,008		1,597
Variable rate loan commitments		10,080		7,937
	$	58,535	$	55,267

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2015						2014
			Weighted		Per				Weighted		Per
			average		share				average		share
	Income		shares		Amount		Income		shares		Amount
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic EPS
Net income available to common shareholders	$	309		5,820	$	0.05	$	182		5,817	$	0.03
Effect of dilutive securities
Options and grants		—		0		—		—		1		—
Diluted EPS
Net income available to common shareholders plus assumed conversion	$	309		5,820	$	0.05	$	182		5,818	$	0.03

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM [Abstract]

Schedule of entity's stock option activity and related information

					Weighted
			Weighted		Average	Aggregate
	Number of		Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Stock Options		Exercise Price		Contractual Life	Value
Balance at September 30, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.4 years	$	—
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.2 years	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2015		188,276	$	14.61	1.2 years	$	—

					Weighted
			Weighted		Average	Aggregate
	Number of		Average		Remaining	Intrinsic
	Stock Options		Exercise Price		Contractual Life	Value
Balance at September 30, 2014		188,276	$	14.61
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2014		188,276	$	14.61	2.2 years	$	—
Exercisable at December 31, 2014		188,276	$	14.61	2.2 years	$	—

Summary of non-vested restricted stock awards

			Weighted
			Average
	Number of		Grant Date
	Stock Awards		Fair Value
Balance at September 30, 2015		1,252	$	4.30
Granted		—		—
Vested		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2015		1,252	$	4.30

			Weighted
			Average
	Number of		Grant Date
	Stock Awards		Fair Value
Balance at September 30, 2014		5,302	$	4.41
Granted		—		—
Vested		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2014		5,302	$	4.41

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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Abstract]

Schedule of components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax effects

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2015								2014
				Tax		Net of						Tax			Net of
	Before Tax			Benefit		Tax			Before Tax			Benefit			Tax
	Amount			(Expense)		Amount			Amount			(Expense)			Amount
	(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized holding (loss) gain arising
during period on:
Available-for-sale investments	$	(171	)	$	60	$	(111	)	$	91		$	(34	)	$	57
Less reclassification adjustment for net gains (losses)
realized on available-for-sale investments (a) (b)		(39	)		16		(23	)		(30	)		12			(18	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net	$	(210	)	$	76	$	(134	)	$	61		$	(22	)	$	39

(a) Realized gains on securities transactions included in gains on sales of investment securities in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations

(b) Tax effect included in income tax expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations    

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES [Abstract]

Schedule of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

	Fair Value at December 31, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	9,970	$	—	$	9,970	$	—
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		135		—		135		—
Total securities available for sale	$	10,105	$	—	$	10,105	$	—

	Fair Value at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	5,914	$	—	$	5,914	$	—
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		150		—		150		—
Total securities available for sale	$	6,064	$	—	$	6,064	$	—

Schedule of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis

	Fair Value at December 31, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans	$	1,378	$	—	$	—	$	1,378
Other real estate owned		15,680		—		—		15,680
	$	17,058	$	—	$	—	$	17,058

	Fair Value at September 30, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(Dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans	$	1,489	$	—	$	—	$	1,489
Other real estate owned		16,192		—		—		16,192
	$	17,681	$	—	$	—	$	17,681

Schedule of quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring bassis for which Level 3 inputs were used to determine fair value

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation
December 31, 2015	Estimate		Techniques	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
Impaired loans	$	1,378	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Appraisal adjustments (2)	-7.0% to -13.0% (-2.4%)
Other real estate owned	$	15,680	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Liquidation expenses (2)	-3.9% to -34.0% (-8.6%)

	Fair Value		Valuation
September 30, 2015	Estimate		Techniques	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
Impaired loans	$	1,489	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Appraisal adjustments (2)	-16.0% to -40.0% (-8.0%)
Other real estate owned	$	16,192	Appraisal of collateral (1)	Liquidation expenses (2)	0.0% to -41.2% (-15.1%)

(1) Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals for the underlying collateral, which generally include various level 3 inputs which are not identifiable.

(2) Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses. The range and weighted average of liquidation expenses and other appraisal adjustments are presented as a percent of the appraisal.

Schedule of the carrying amount, fair value, and placement in the fair value hierarchy of financial instruments carried at cost or amortized cost

	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value Measurement Placement
	Value		Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2015
Financial instruments - assets
Investment securities held to maturity	$	55,036	$	54,711	$	—	$	54,711	$	—
Loans		416,458		420,077		—		—		420,077
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates		143,859		145,053		—		145,053		—
Borrowings		31,594		31,914		—		31,914		—
September 30, 2015
Financial instruments - assets
Investment securities held to maturity	$	52,614	$	53,248	$	—	$	53,248	$	—
Loans		420,596		425,890		—		—		425,890
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates		143,108		144,150		—		144,150		—
Borrowings		31,594		32,231		—		32,231		—

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

INVESTMENT SECURITIES [Abstract]

Summary of the amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale

	December 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	10,105	$	18	$	(153	)	$	9,970
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		136		—		(1	)		135
Total securities available for sale	$	10,241	$	18	$	(154	)	$	10,105

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available-for-sale:
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed securities-residential	$	5,839	$	82	$	(7	)	$	5,914
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential		151		—		(1	)		150
Total securities available for sale	$	5,990	$	82	$	(8	)	$	6,064

Summary of maturities of the debt securities and mortgage-backed securities available for sale

	December 31, 2015
	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Due within 1 year	$	—	$	—
Due after 1 but within 5 years		—		—
Due after 5 but within 10 years		—		—
Due after 10 years		—		—
Total debt securities		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		10,241		10,105
Commercial		—		—
Total	$	10,241	$	10,105

Summary of the amortized cost and fair values of securities held to maturity

	December 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities held to maturity:
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	$	5,196	$	146	$	(99	)	$	5,243
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1,084		—		(4	)		1,080
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage-backed-securities - residential		40,224		363		(357	)		40,230
Debt securities		5,000		—		(119	)		4,881
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential		532		—		(2	)		530
Corporate securities		3,000		—		(253	)		2,747
Total securities held to maturity	$	55,036	$	509	$	(834	)	$	54,711

	September 30, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Securities held to maturity:
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	$	5,414	$	156	$	(99	)	$	5,471
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1,101		—		(2	)		1,099
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
Mortgage backed securities - residential		37,563		647		(67	)		38,143
Debt securities		5,000		2		(25	)		4,977
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential		536		1		(1	)		536
Corporate securities		3,000		22		—			3,022
Total securities held to maturity	$	52,614	$	828	$	(194	)	$	53,248

Summary of maturities of the debt securities and mortgage-backed securities securities held to maturity

	December 31, 2015
	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Due within 1 year	$	—	$	—
Due after 1 but within 5 years		—		—
Due after 5 but within 10 years		4,000		3,897
Due after 10 years		4,000		3,731
Total debt securities		8,000		7,628
Mortgage-backed securities:
Residential		45,952		46,003
Commercial		1,084		1,080
Total	$	55,036	$	54,711

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IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES [Abstract]

Schedule of gross unrealized losses and fair value for both available for sale and held to maturity securities by investment category and time frame for which the loss has been outstanding

			December 31, 2015
			Less Than 12 Months					12 Months Or Greater					Total
	Number of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Securities		Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
			(Dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		3	$	—	$	—		$	2,156	$	(99	)	$	2,156	$	(99	)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1		1,080		(4	)		—		—			1,080		(4	)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		20		25,495		(354	)		8,447		(156	)		33,942		(510	)
Debt securities		4		2,939		(61	)		1,942		(58	)		4,881		(119	)
Private label mortgage-backed securities residential		2		325		(2	)		16		(1	)		341		(3	)
Corporate securities		1		2,747		(253	)		—		—			2,747		(253	)
Total		31	$	32,586	$	(674	)	$	12,561	$	(314	)	$	45,147	$	(988	)

			September 30, 2015
			Less Than 12 Months					12 Months Or Greater					Total
	Number of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Securities		Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
			(Dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. government agencies:
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		3	$	—	$	—		$	2,254	$	(99	)	$	2,254	$	(99	)
Mortgage-backed securities - commercial		1		1,099		(2	)		—		—			1,099		(2	)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		7		4,424		(34	)		8,688		(40	)		13,112		(74	)
Debt securities		1		—		—			1,975		(25	)		1,975		(25	)
Private label mortgage-backed securities residential		2		—		—			223		(2	)		223		(2	)
Total		14	$	5,523	$	(36	)	$	13,140	$	(166	)	$	18,663	$	(202	)

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES [Abstract]

Schedule of loans receivable, net

	December 31,			September 30,
	2015			2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	158,138		$	169,781
Commercial real estate		175,611			173,864
Construction		12,671			6,679
Home equity lines of credit		21,917			21,176
Commercial business		40,911			41,485
Other		10,097			10,305
Total loans receivable		419,345			423,290
Net deferred loan costs		213			192
Allowance for loan losses		(3,100	)		(2,886	)
Total loans receivable, net	$	416,458		$	420,596

Schedule of impaired loans

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
At December 31, 2015	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	135	$	1	$	2,839	$	2,974	$	3,116
Commercial real estate		—		—		5,426		5,426		6,535
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		248		248		271
Commercial business		1,600		356		365		1,965		1,964
Total impaired loans	$	1,735	$	357	$	8,878	$	10,613	$	11,886

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
At September 30, 2015	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	—	$	—	$	3,017	$	3,017	$	3,134
Commercial real estate		—		—		5,447		5,447		6,556
Home equity lines of credit		—		—		417		417		521
Commercial business		1,690		201		66		1,756		1,756
Total impaired loans	$	1,690	$	201	$	8,947	$	10,637	$	11,967

Schedule of average recorded investment in impaired loans

	Three Months
	Ended December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	2,996
Commercial real estate		5,437
Home equity lines of credit		333
Commercial business		1,861
Average investment in impaired loans	$	10,627

	Three Months
	Ended December 31, 2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
One-to four-family residential	$	8,401
Commercial real estate		4,980
Construction		2,231
Home equity lines of credit		479
Commercial business		1,187
Average investment in impaired loans	$	17,278

Schedule of loan portfolio summarized by Bank's internal risk rating system

			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
December 31, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	153,597	$	—	$	4,541	$	—	$	158,138
Commercial real estate		171,447		—		4,164		—		175,611
Construction		10,192		—		2,479		—		12,671
Home equity lines of credit		20,992		—		925		—		21,917
Commercial business		38,429		—		2,482		—		40,911
Other		10,097		—		—		—		10,097
Total	$	404,754	$	—	$	14,591	$	—	$	419,345

			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
September 30, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	166,846	$	—	$	2,935	$	—	$	169,781
Commercial real estate		169,239		210		3,309		1,106		173,864
Construction		2,468		—		4,211		—		6,679
Home equity lines of credit		19,436		—		1,740		—		21,176
Commercial business		39,764		—		1,721		—		41,485
Other		10,305		—		—		—		10,305
Total	$	408,058	$	210	$	13,916	$	1,106	$	423,290

Schedule of aging analysis of past due loans, segregated by class of loans

			30-59		60-89
			Days		Days		90 Days +		Total		Non-		Total
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Accrual		Loans
	(Dollars in  thousands)
December 31, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	155,927	$	—	$	—	$	2,211	$	2,211	$	2,211	$	158,138
Commercial real estate		171,150		—		1,996		2,465		4,461		2,465		175,611
Construction		12,671		—		—		—		—		—		12,671
Home equity lines of credit		21,635		29		—		253		282		253		21,917
Commercial business		38,812		153		238		1,708		2,099		1,708		40,911
Other		10,097		—		—		—		—		—		10,097
Total	$	410,292	$	182	$	2,234	$	6,637	$	9,053	$	6,637	$	419,345

			30-59		60-89
			Days		Days		90 Days +		Total		Non-		Total
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Accrual		Loans
	(Dollars in  thousands)
September 30, 2015
One-to four-family residential	$	166,993	$	—	$	730	$	2,058	$	2,788	$	2,058	$	169,781
Commercial real estate		171,969		—		—		1,895		1,895		1,895		173,864
Construction		6,679		—		—		—		—		—		6,679
Home equity lines of credit		20,921		—		—		255		255		255		21,176
Commercial business		39,777		—		19		1,689		1,708		1,689		41,485
Other		10,305		—		—		—		—		—		10,305
Total	$	416,644	$	—	$	749	$	5,897	$	6,646	$	5,897	$	423,290

Schedule of activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment

	One-to-Four								Home Equity
	Family			Commercial					Lines of			Commercial
	Residential			Real Estate		Construction			Credit			Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Balance- September 30, 2015	$	395		$	931	$	453		$	53		$	969	$	6	$	79	$	2,886
Charge-offs		(45	)		—		—			—			—		—		—		(45	)
Recoveries		—			—		—			80			1		—		—		81
Provision		36			4		(71	)		(78	)		255		3		29		178
Balance- December 31, 2015	$	386		$	935	$	382		$	55		$	1,225	$	9	$	108	$	3,100

	One-to-Four									Home Equity
	Family			Commercial						Lines of			Commercial
	Residential			Real Estate			Construction			Credit			Business		Other			Unallocated			Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Balance- September 30, 2014	$	402		$	826		$	784		$	62		$	643	$	9		$	109		$	2,835
Charge-offs		(12	)		(193	)		—			(147	)		—		(1	)		—			(353	)
Recoveries		—			—			37			—			—		—			—			37
Provision		84			199			(73	)		151			90		(2	)		(29	)		420
Balance- December 31, 2014	$	474		$	832		$	748		$	66		$	733	$	6		$	80		$	2,939

	One-to-Four						Home Equity
	Family		Commercial				Lines of		Commercial
	Residential		Real Estate		Construction		Credit		Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - December 31, 2015	$	386	$	935	$	382	$	55	$	1,225	$	9	$	108	$	3,100
Individually evaluated
for impairment		1		—		—		—		356		—		—		357
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		385		935		382		55		869		9		108		2,743
Loans receivable:
Balance - December 31, 2015	$	158,138	$	175,611	$	12,671	$	21,917	$	40,911	$	10,097	$	—	$	419,345
Individually evaluated
for impairment		2,974		5,426		—		248		1,965		—		—		10,613
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		155,164		170,185		12,671		21,669		38,946		10,097		—		408,732

	One-to- Four						Home Equity
	Family		Commercial				Lines of		Commercial
	Residential		Real Estate		Construction		Credit		Business		Other		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in  thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - September 30, 2015	$	395	$	931	$	453	$	53	$	969	$	6	$	79	$	2,886
Individually evaluated
for impairment		—		—		—		—		201		—		—		201
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		395		931		453		53		768		6		79		2,685
Loans receivable:
Balance - September 30, 2015	$	169,781	$	173,864	$	6,679	$	21,176	$	41,485	$	10,305	$	—	$	423,290
Individually evaluated
for impairment		3,017		5,447		—		417		1,756		—		—		10,637
Collectively evaluated
for impairment		166,764		168,417		6,679		20,759		39,729		10,305				412,653

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DEPOSITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

DEPOSITS [Abstract]

Schedule of deposits by type of account

	2015
	December 31		September 30
	(Dollars in thousands)
Demand accounts	$	89,838	$	87,915
Savings accounts		92,502		90,196
NOW accounts		44,783		41,457
Money market accounts		116,182		103,593
Certificates of deposit		123,130		122,088
Retirement certificates		20,729		21,020
	$	487,164	$	466,269

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Schedule of reconciliation of income tax between the amounts calculated based upon pre-tax income at the Company's federal statutory rate and the amounts reflected in the consolidated statements of operations

	For the Three Months
	Ended December 31,
	2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Income tax expense at 34%
statutory federal tax rate	$	171		$	87
State tax expense		45			11
Other		(23	)		(24	)
Income tax expense	$	193		$	74

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK [Abstract]

Schedule of fair value, off-balance sheet financial instruments

	2015
	December 31		September 30
	(Dollars in thousands)
Financial instruments whose contract amounts
represent credit risk
Letters of credit	$	694	$	694
Unused lines of credit		45,753		45,039
Fixed rate loan commitments		2,008		1,597
Variable rate loan commitments		10,080		7,937
	$	58,535	$	55,267

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Schedule of Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Basic EPS
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 309	$ 182
Weighted average shares	5,820	5,817
Per share Amount	$ 0.05	$ 0.03
Effect of dilutive securities
Options and grants	0	1
Diluted EPS
Net income available to common shareholders plus assumed conversion	$ 309	$ 182
Weighted average shares	5,820	5,818
Per share Amount	$ 0.05	$ 0.03

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Narrative) (Details) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]
Outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock which are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share	188,276	188,276	188,276	188,276
Weighted average price outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock which are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 14.61	$ 14.61	$ 14.61	$ 14.61

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)

3 Months Ended

98 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2015

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Stock option expenses

$ 0

Stock award expenses

1,344

Cost of shares repurchased by ESOP trust

$ 2,300,000

Average cost of shares repurchased (per share)

$ 10.58

Description of loan with respect to employee stock ownership plan

The ESOP trust purchased 217,863 shares of common stock in the open market using proceeds of a loan from the Company. The total cost of shares purchased by the ESOP trust was $2.3 million, reflecting an average cost per share of $10.58. The Bank will make cash contributions to the ESOP on an annual basis sufficient to enable the ESOP to make the required loan payments to the Company. The loan bears a variable interest rate that adjusts annually every January 1^st to the then published Prime Rate (3.50% at January 1, 2016) with principal and interest payable annually in equal installments over thirty years. The loan is secured by shares of the Company's stock.

Interest rate of loan with respect to employee stock ownership plan

3.50%

3.50%

Shares allocated

140,881

140,881

Suspense shares

76,982

76,982

Fair value of unallocated shares

$ 770,590

$ 770,590

ESOP compensation expense

$ 30,000

$ 27,000

Total ESOP shares

217,863

217,863

Stock Options [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Vesting period

5 years

Expiration period

10 years

Term of treasury security

7 years

Restricted shares [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Vesting period

5 years

Second Repurchase Program

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Maximum stock repurchase authorization (as a percent)

5.00%

Stock authorized to be repurchased (in shares)

129,924

129,924

Stock repurchased during period (in shares)

81,000

Remaining shares available to be repurchased

48,924

48,924

Common stock average cost (in dollars per share)

$ 8.33

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM (Schedule of Stock Option Activity And Related Information For Its Option Plan) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Balance at the beginning of period	188,276	188,276	188,276
Options granted
Options exercised
Options forfeited
Balance at the end of period	188,276	188,276	188,276
Exercisable at the end of period	188,276	188,276
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Weighted average price at the beginning of period	$ 14.61	$ 14.61	$ 14.61
Options granted
Options exercised
Options forfeited
Weighted average price at the end of period	$ 14.61	$ 14.61	$ 14.61
Exercisable at the end of period	$ 14.61	$ 14.61
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Outstanding at December 31, 2015	1 year 2 months 12 days	2 years 2 months 12 days	1 year 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Exercisable at December 31, 2015	1 year 2 months 12 days	2 years 2 months 12 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Oustanding at December 31, 2015
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable at December 31, 2015

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM (Schedule of Non-Vested Restricted Shares) (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Non Vested Stock Awards Outstanding
Balance at the beginning of period (in shares)	1,252	5,302
Stock Awards granted (in shares)
Stock Awards vested (in shares)
Stock Awards fortified (in shares)
Balance at the end of period (in shares)	1,252	5,302
Non Vested Stock Awards, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance at the beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 4.30	$ 4.41
Stock Awards granted (in dollars per share)
Stock Awards vested (in dollars per share)
Stock Awards fortified (in dollars per share)
Balance at the end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 4.30	$ 4.41

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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Schedule of Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the Related Income Tax Effects) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Abstract]
Available-for-sale investments before tax		$ (171)	$ 91
Tax benefit (expense)		60	(34)
Available-for-sale investments after tax		(111)	57
Reclassification adjustment for net gains (losses) realized on available-for-sale investments before tax	[1],[2]	(39)	(30)
Tax benefit (expense)	[1],[2]	16	12
Reclassification adjustment for net gains (losses) realized on available-for-sale investments after tax	[1],[2]	(23)	(18)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net before tax		(210)	61
Tax benefit (expense), Total		76	(22)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net		$ (134)	$ 39

[1] Realized gains on securities transactions included in gains on sales of investment securities in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations

[2] Tax effect included in income tax expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	$ 10,105,000	$ 6,064,000
Mortgage Servicing Rights	124,000	132,000
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Mortgage backed securities - residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	9,970,000	5,914,000
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	135,000	150,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	10,105,000	6,064,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Mortgage backed securities - residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	9,970,000	5,914,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	$ 135,000	$ 150,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Mortgage backed securities - residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	$ 10,105,000	$ 6,064,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Mortgage backed securities - residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	9,970,000	5,914,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale	$ 135,000	$ 150,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Mortgage backed securities - residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential [Member]
Fair value measured on recurring basis:
Securities available for sale

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis) (Details) - Fair Value Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	$ 1,378	$ 1,489
Other real estate owned	15,680	16,192
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$ 17,058	$ 17,681
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans
Other real estate owned
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans
Other real estate owned
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	$ 1,378	$ 1,489
Other real estate owned	15,680	16,192
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$ 17,058	$ 17,681

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Schedule of Additional Quantitative Information About Assets Measured at Fair Value) (Details) - Fair Value Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value estimate	$ 17,058	$ 17,681
Impaired Loans
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value estimate	$ 1,378	$ 1,489
Valuation techniques and Unobservable Input	Appraisal of collateral; Appraisal adjustments	Appraisal of collateral; Appraisal adjustments
Impaired Loans | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value input- appraisal of collateral	(2.40%)	(8.00%)
Impaired Loans | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value input- appraisal of collateral	(7.00%)	(16.00%)
Impaired Loans | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value input- appraisal of collateral	(13.00%)	(40.00%)
Other Real Estate Owned
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value estimate	$ 15,680	$ 16,192
Valuation techniques and Unobservable Input	Appraisal of collateral; Liquidation expenses	Appraisal of collateral; Liquidation expenses
Other Real Estate Owned | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value input- appraisal of collateral	(8.60%)	(15.10%)
Other Real Estate Owned | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value input- appraisal of collateral	(3.90%)	0.00%
Other Real Estate Owned | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair value input- appraisal of collateral	(34.00%)	(41.20%)

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Schedule of the Carrying Amount, Fair Value, and Placement in the Fair Value Hierarchy of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Financial instruments - assets
Fair value of investment securities - held to maturity	$ 54,711	$ 53,248
Reported Value
Financial instruments - assets
Fair value of investment securities - held to maturity	55,036	52,614
Loans	416,458	420,596
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates	143,859	143,108
Borrowings	31,594	31,594
Fair Value
Financial instruments - assets
Fair value of investment securities - held to maturity	54,711	53,248
Loans	420,077	425,890
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates	145,053	144,150
Borrowings	$ 31,914	$ 32,231
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Financial instruments - assets
Fair value of investment securities - held to maturity
Loans
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates
Borrowings
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Financial instruments - assets
Fair value of investment securities - held to maturity	$ 54,711	$ 53,248
Loans
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates	$ 145,053	$ 144,150
Borrowings	$ 31,914	$ 32,231
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Financial instruments - assets
Fair value of investment securities - held to maturity
Loans	$ 420,077	$ 425,890
Financial instruments - liabilities
Certificates of deposit including retirement certificates
Borrowings

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Summary of Amortized Cost and Fair Values of Securities Available For Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 10,241	$ 5,990
Gross Unrealized Gains	18	82
Gross Unrealized Losses	(154)	(8)
Fair Value	10,105	6,064
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Mortgage backed securities - residential
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	10,105	5,839
Gross Unrealized Gains	18	82
Gross Unrealized Losses	(153)	(7)
Fair Value	9,970	5,914
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 136	$ 151
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (1)	$ (1)
Fair Value	$ 135	$ 150

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Summary of Maturities of Debt Securities and Mortgage-backed Securities Available For Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Available for Sale Securities, Amortized Cost
Due within 1 year
Due after 1 but within 5 years
Due after 5 but within 10 years
Due after 10 years
Total debt securities
Mortgage Backed Securities, Residential	$ 10,241
Mortgage Backed Securities, Commercial
Amortized Cost	$ 10,241	$ 5,990
Available for Sale Securities, Fair Value
Due within 1 year
Due after 1 but within 5 years
Due after 5 but within 10 years
Due after 10 years
Total debt securities
Mortgage Backed Securities, Residential	$ 10,105
Mortgage Backed Securities, Commercial
Fair Value	$ 10,105	$ 6,064

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Summary of Maturities of Debt Securities and Mortgage-backed Securities Held to Maturity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Held to maturity securities
Amortized Cost	$ 55,036	$ 52,614
Gross Unrealized Gains	509	828
Gross Unrealized Losses	(834)	(194)
Fair Value	54,711	53,248
Obligations of U.S. government agencies Mortgage backed securities - residential
Held to maturity securities
Amortized Cost	5,196	5,414
Gross Unrealized Gains	146	156
Gross Unrealized Losses	(99)	(99)
Fair Value	5,243	5,471
Obligations of U.S. government agencies Mortgage backed securities -commercial
Held to maturity securities
Amortized Cost	$ 1,084	$ 1,101
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (4)	$ (2)
Fair Value	1,080	1,099
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Mortgage backed securities - residential
Held to maturity securities
Amortized Cost	40,224	37,563
Gross Unrealized Gains	363	647
Gross Unrealized Losses	(357)	(67)
Fair Value	40,230	38,143
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Debt securities
Held to maturity securities
Amortized Cost	$ 5,000	5,000
Gross Unrealized Gains		2
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (119)	(25)
Fair Value	4,881	4,977
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential
Held to maturity securities
Amortized Cost	$ 532	536
Gross Unrealized Gains		1
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (2)	(1)
Fair Value	530	536
Corporate securities [Member]
Held to maturity securities
Amortized Cost	$ 3,000	3,000
Gross Unrealized Gains		$ 22
Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (253)
Fair Value	$ 2,747	$ 3,022

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Summary of Amortized Cost and Fair Values of Securities Held to Maturity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Held to Maturity Securities, Amortized Cost
Due within 1 year
Due after 1 but within 5 years
Due after 5 but within 10 years	$ 4,000
Due after 10 years	4,000
Total debt securities	8,000
Mortgage Backed Securities, Residential	45,952
Mortgage Backed Securities, Commercial	1,084
Amortized cost	$ 55,036	$ 52,614
Held to Maturity Securities, Fair Value
Due within 1 year
Due after 1 but within 5 years
Due after 5 but within 10 years	$ 3,897
Due after 10 years	3,731
Total debt securities	7,628
Mortgage Backed Securities, Residential	46,003
Mortgage Backed Securities, Commercial	1,080
Fair value	$ 54,711	$ 53,248

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IMPAIRMENT OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Schedule of Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value for Both Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) N	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) N
Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities
Number of Securities | N	31	14
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	$ 32,586	$ 5,523
Less Than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(674)	(36)
12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	12,561	13,140
12 Months or Longer, Unrealized Losses	(314)	(166)
Total, Fair Value	45,147	18,663
Total, Unrealized Losses	$ (988)	$ (202)
Obligations of U.S. government agencies Mortgage backed securities - residential
Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities
Number of Securities | N	3	3
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value
Less Than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses
12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	$ 2,156	$ 2,254
12 Months or Longer, Unrealized Losses	(99)	(99)
Total, Fair Value	2,156	2,254
Total, Unrealized Losses	$ (99)	$ (99)
Obligations of U.S. government agencies Mortgage backed securities -commercial
Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities
Number of Securities | N	1	1
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	$ 1,080	$ 1,099
Less Than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	$ (4)	$ (2)
12 Months or Longer, Fair Value
12 Months or Longer, Unrealized Losses
Total, Fair Value	$ 1,080	$ 1,099
Total, Unrealized Losses	$ (4)	$ (2)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Mortgage backed securities - residential
Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities
Number of Securities | N	20	7
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	$ 25,495	$ 4,424
Less Than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(354)	(34)
12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	8,447	8,688
12 Months or Longer, Unrealized Losses	(156)	(40)
Total, Fair Value	33,942	13,112
Total, Unrealized Losses	$ (510)	$ (74)
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises Debt securities
Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities
Number of Securities | N	4	1
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	$ 2,939
Less Than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(61)
12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	1,942	$ 1,975
12 Months or Longer, Unrealized Losses	(58)	(25)
Total, Fair Value	4,881	1,975
Total, Unrealized Losses	$ (119)	$ (25)
Private label mortgage-backed securities-residential
Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities
Number of Securities | N	2	2
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	$ 325
Less Than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(2)
12 Months or Longer, Fair Value	16	$ 223
12 Months or Longer, Unrealized Losses	(1)	(2)
Total, Fair Value	341	223
Total, Unrealized Losses	$ (3)	$ (2)
Corporate securities
Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities
Number of Securities | N	1
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	$ 2,747
Less Than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	$ (253)
12 Months or Longer, Fair Value
12 Months or Longer, Unrealized Losses
Total, Fair Value	$ 2,747
Total, Unrealized Losses	$ (253)

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Loans Receivable, Net) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 419,345	$ 423,290
Net deferred loan costs	213	192
Allowance for loan losses	(3,100)	(2,886)
Total loans receivable, net	416,458	420,596
One-to four-family residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	158,138	169,781
Allowance for loan losses	(386)	(395)
Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	175,611	173,864
Allowance for loan losses	(935)	(931)
Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	12,671	6,679
Allowance for loan losses	(382)	(453)
Home equity lines of credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	21,917	21,176
Allowance for loan losses	(55)	(53)
Commercial business
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	40,911	41,485
Allowance for loan losses	(1,225)	(969)
Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	10,097	10,305
Allowance for loan losses	$ (9)	$ (6)

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Impaired Loans by Class) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With Specific Allowance	$ 1,735	$ 1,690
Related Allowance	357	201
Recorded Investment With No Specific Allowance	8,878	8,947
Total Recorded Investment	10,613	10,637
Total Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	11,886	$ 11,967
One-to four-family residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With Specific Allowance	135
Related Allowance	1
Recorded Investment With No Specific Allowance	2,839	$ 3,017
Total Recorded Investment	2,974	3,017
Total Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 3,116	$ 3,134
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With Specific Allowance
Related Allowance
Recorded Investment With No Specific Allowance	$ 5,426	$ 5,447
Total Recorded Investment	5,426	5,447
Total Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 6,535	$ 6,556
Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With Specific Allowance
Related Allowance
Recorded Investment With No Specific Allowance	$ 248	$ 417
Total Recorded Investment	248	417
Total Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	271	521
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With Specific Allowance	1,600	1,690
Related Allowance	356	201
Recorded Investment With No Specific Allowance	365	66
Total Recorded Investment	1,965	1,756
Total Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 1,964	$ 1,756

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Average Recorded Investment in Impaired Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average investment in impaired loans	$ 10,627	$ 17,278
One-to four-family residential [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average investment in impaired loans	2,996	8,401
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average investment in impaired loans	5,437	4,980
Construction
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average investment in impaired loans		2,231
Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average investment in impaired loans	333	479
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Average investment in impaired loans	$ 1,861	$ 1,187

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Classes of the Loan Portfolio Summarized by Bank's Internal Risk Rating System) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 419,345	$ 423,290
Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 404,754	408,058
Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross		210
Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 14,591	13,916
Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross		1,106
One-to four-family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 158,138	169,781
One-to four-family residential | Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 153,597	$ 166,846
One-to four-family residential | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
One-to four-family residential | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 4,541	$ 2,935
One-to four-family residential | Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 175,611	$ 173,864
Commercial real estate | Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 171,447	169,239
Commercial real estate | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross		210
Commercial real estate | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 4,164	3,309
Commercial real estate | Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross		1,106
Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 12,671	6,679
Construction | Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 10,192	$ 2,468
Construction | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Construction | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 2,479	$ 4,211
Construction | Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 21,917	$ 21,176
Home equity lines of credit | Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 20,992	$ 19,436
Home equity lines of credit | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Home equity lines of credit | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 925	$ 1,740
Home equity lines of credit | Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 40,911	$ 41,485
Commercial business | Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 38,429	$ 39,764
Commercial business | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Commercial business | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 2,482	$ 1,721
Commercial business | Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 10,097	$ 10,305
Other | Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross	$ 10,097	$ 10,305
Other | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Other | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross
Other | Doubtful
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Classes of the Loan Portfolio Summarized by Aging Categories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Current	$ 410,292	$ 416,644
Total Past Due	9,053	6,646
Non - Accrual	6,637	5,897
Total loans receivable	419,345	$ 423,290
30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	182
60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	2,234	$ 749
90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	6,637	5,897
One-to four-family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Current	155,927	166,993
Total Past Due	2,211	2,788
Non - Accrual	2,211	2,058
Total loans receivable	$ 158,138	$ 169,781
One-to four-family residential | 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due
One-to four-family residential | 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due		$ 730
One-to four-family residential | 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	$ 2,211	2,058
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Current	171,150	171,969
Total Past Due	4,461	1,895
Non - Accrual	2,465	1,895
Total loans receivable	$ 175,611	$ 173,864
Commercial real estate | 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due
Commercial real estate | 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	$ 1,996
Commercial real estate | 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	2,465	$ 1,895
Construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Current	$ 12,671	$ 6,679
Total Past Due
Non - Accrual
Total loans receivable	$ 12,671	$ 6,679
Construction | 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due
Construction | 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due
Construction | 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due
Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Current	$ 21,635	$ 20,921
Total Past Due	282	255
Non - Accrual	253	255
Total loans receivable	21,917	$ 21,176
Home equity lines of credit | 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	$ 29
Home equity lines of credit | 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due
Home equity lines of credit | 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	$ 253	$ 255
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Current	38,812	39,777
Total Past Due	2,099	1,708
Non - Accrual	1,708	1,689
Total loans receivable	40,911	$ 41,485
Commercial business | 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	153
Commercial business | 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	238	$ 19
Commercial business | 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due	1,708	1,689
Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Current	$ 10,097	$ 10,305
Total Past Due
Non - Accrual
Total loans receivable	$ 10,097	$ 10,305
Other | 30-59 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due
Other | 60-89 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due
Other | 90 Days Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Total Past Due

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Activity in the Allowance for Loan Losses by Loan Category) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan category:
Balance at beginning of period	$ 2,886	$ 2,835
Charge-offs	(45)	(353)
Recoveries	81	37
Provision	178	420
Balance at the end of period	3,100	2,939
One-to four-family residential [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan category:
Balance at beginning of period	395	402
Charge-offs	$ (45)	$ (12)
Recoveries
Provision	$ 36	$ 84
Balance at the end of period	386	474
Commercial real estate [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan category:
Balance at beginning of period	$ 931	826
Charge-offs		$ (193)
Recoveries
Provision	$ 4	$ 199
Balance at the end of period	935	832
Construction [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan category:
Balance at beginning of period	$ 453	$ 784
Charge-offs
Recoveries		$ 37
Provision	$ (71)	(73)
Balance at the end of period	382	748
Home equity lines of credit [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan category:
Balance at beginning of period	$ 53	62
Charge-offs		$ (147)
Recoveries	$ 80
Provision	(78)	$ 151
Balance at the end of period	55	66
Commercial business [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan category:
Balance at beginning of period	$ 969	$ 643
Charge-offs
Recoveries	$ 1
Provision	255	$ 90
Balance at the end of period	1,225	733
Other [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan category:
Balance at beginning of period	$ 6	9
Charge-offs		$ (1)
Recoveries
Provision	$ 3	$ (2)
Balance at the end of period	9	6
Unallocated [Member]
Activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan category:
Balance at beginning of period	$ 79	$ 109
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	$ 29	$ (29)
Balance at the end of period	$ 108	$ 80

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of ALL by Loan Category) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - Allowance for loans losses	$ 3,100	$ 2,886
Individually evaluated for impairment	357	201
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,743	2,685
Balance - Loans receivable	419,345	423,290
Loan balance individually evaluated for impairment	10,613	10,637
Loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment	408,732	412,653
One-to four-family residential
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - Allowance for loans losses	386	$ 395
Individually evaluated for impairment	1
Collectively evaluated for impairment	385	$ 395
Balance - Loans receivable	158,138	169,781
Loan balance individually evaluated for impairment	2,974	3,017
Loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment	155,164	166,764
Commercial real estate
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - Allowance for loans losses	$ 935	$ 931
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 935	$ 931
Balance - Loans receivable	175,611	173,864
Loan balance individually evaluated for impairment	5,426	5,447
Loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment	170,185	168,417
Construction
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - Allowance for loans losses	$ 382	$ 453
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 382	$ 453
Balance - Loans receivable	$ 12,671	$ 6,679
Loan balance individually evaluated for impairment
Loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 12,671	$ 6,679
Home equity lines of credit
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - Allowance for loans losses	$ 55	$ 53
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 55	$ 53
Balance - Loans receivable	21,917	21,176
Loan balance individually evaluated for impairment	248	417
Loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment	21,669	20,759
Commercial business
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - Allowance for loans losses	1,225	969
Individually evaluated for impairment	356	201
Collectively evaluated for impairment	869	768
Balance - Loans receivable	40,911	41,485
Loan balance individually evaluated for impairment	1,965	1,756
Loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment	38,946	39,729
Other
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - Allowance for loans losses	$ 9	$ 6
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 9	$ 6
Balance - Loans receivable	$ 10,097	$ 10,305
Loan balance individually evaluated for impairment
Loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 10,097	$ 10,305
Unallocated
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance - Allowance for loans losses	$ 108	$ 79
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 108	$ 79
Balance - Loans receivable
Loan balance individually evaluated for impairment
Loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment

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LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Schedule of Troubled Debt Restructuring) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Amount of residential real estate loans foreclosed	$ 148,000
Amount of consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property in the process of foreclosure	$ 2,500,000

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DEPOSITS (Schedule of Deposits by Type of Account) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
DEPOSITS [Abstract]
Demand accounts	$ 89,838	$ 87,915
Savings accounts	92,502	90,196
NOW accounts	44,783	41,457
Money market accounts	116,182	103,593
Certificates of deposit	123,130	122,088
Retirement accounts	20,729	21,020
Deposits, Total	$ 487,164	$ 466,269

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INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Tax) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Statutory federal tax rate (as a percent)	34.00%
Income tax expense at 34% statutory federal tax rate	$ 171	$ 87
State tax expense	45	11
Other	(23)	(24)
Income tax expense	$ 193	$ 74

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK (Schedule of Financial Instruments Whose Contract Amounts Representing Credit Risk) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Financial instruments - contract amounts	$ 58,535	$ 55,267
Letters of credit
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Financial instruments - contract amounts	694	694
Unused lines of credit
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Financial instruments - contract amounts	45,753	45,039
Fixed rate loan commitments
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Financial instruments - contract amounts	2,008	1,597
Variable rate loan commitments
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Financial instruments - contract amounts	$ 10,080	$ 7,937