UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                            to                           

Commission File No. 1-34155

First Savings Financial Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	37-1567871
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification Number)

501 East Lewis & Clark Parkway, Clarksville, Indiana 47129

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 1-812-283-0724

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x   No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x   No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

(Check one):	Large Accelerated Filer ¨	Accelerated Filer x
	Non-accelerated Filer ¨	Smaller Reporting Company ¨
	Emerging Growth Company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes ¨   No x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of April 30, 2018 was 2,290,021.

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

INDEX

		Page
Part I	Financial Information
	Item 1.  Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017 (unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)	5
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)	7
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	8-49
	Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	50-61
	Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	62-63
	Item 4.  Controls and Procedures	64
Part II	Other Information
	Item 1.  Legal Proceedings	65
	Item 1A.  Risk Factors	65
	Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	66
	Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities	66
	Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures	66
	Item 5.  Other Information	67
	Item 6.  Exhibits	67
Signatures		68

-2-

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

	March 31,			September 30,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	2018			2017
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	12,457		$	11,017
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		26,573			23,242
Total cash and cash equivalents		39,030			34,259
Interest-bearing time deposits		2,756			2,435
Trading account securities, at fair value		5,749			7,175
Securities available for sale, at fair value		189,732			178,099
Securities held to maturity		2,725			2,878
Loans held for sale, residential mortgage		330			727
Loans held for sale, Small Business Administration		21,779			24,908
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $8,864 and $8,092		682,441			586,456
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		9,621			6,936
Premises and equipment		12,597			11,270
Other real estate owned, held for sale		-			852
Accrued interest receivable:
Loans		2,217			1,907
Securities		1,657			1,491
Cash surrender value of life insurance		19,750			18,297
Goodwill		9,514			7,936
Core deposit intangibles		2,583			693
Other assets		6,073			4,814
Total Assets	$	1,008,554		$	891,133
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	162,704		$	96,283
Interest-bearing		596,083			573,099
Total deposits		758,787			669,382
Repurchase agreements		1,350			1,348
Borrowings from Federal Home Loan Bank		144,223			118,065
Accrued interest payable		316			283
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		980			1,212
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		7,071			7,728
Total Liabilities		912,727			798,018
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock of $.01 par value per share; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued		-			-
Common stock of $.01 par value per share; authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued 2,560,907 shares (2,559,307 at September 30, 2017); outstanding 2,279,021 shares (2,242,454 shares at September 30, 2017)		26			25
Additional paid-in capital		27,677			27,798
Retained earnings - substantially restricted		71,361			67,583
Accumulated other comprehensive income		2,178			4,158
Unearned stock compensation		(554	)		(571	)
Less treasury stock, at cost - 281,886 shares (316,853 shares at September 30, 2017)		(5,524	)		(5,878	)
Total First Savings Financial Group, Inc. Stockholders' Equity		95,164			93,115
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiary		663			-
Total Equity		95,827			93,115
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	1,008,554		$	891,133

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

-3-

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	2018			2017			2018			2017
INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including fees	$	8,173		$	6,527		$	15,860		$	12,873
Securities:
Taxable		809			874			1,586			1,811
Tax-exempt		899			701			1,700			1,328
Dividend income		149			77			239			156
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		116			40			187			62
Total interest income		10,146			8,219			19,572			16,230
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		807			629			1,669			1,241
Federal funds purchased		-			4			-			7
Repurchase agreements		1			1			2			2
Borrowings from Federal Home Loan Bank		615			398			1,125			804
Total interest expense		1,423			1,032			2,796			2,054
Net interest income		8,723			7,187			16,776			14,176
Provision for loan losses		371			375			833			681
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		8,352			6,812			15,943			13,495
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts		399			306			776			642
Net gain (loss) on trading account securities		(59	)		211			91			(71	)
Net gain on sales of loans, residential mortgage		53			87			168			238
Net gain on sales of loans, Small Business Administration		1,488			949			3,027			1,803
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		106			104			213			213
Gain on life insurance		-			-			-			189
Commission income		98			139			226			205
Real estate lease income		1			-			1			-
Net gain on sale of premises and equipment		8			16			15			23
Loss on tax credit investment		-			(226	)		-			(226	)
Other income		473			275			956			720
Total noninterest income		2,567			1,861			5,473			3,736
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits		4,408			3,657			8,419			7,198
Occupancy and equipment		923			691			1,665			1,291
Data processing		1,224			328			1,571			702
Advertising		178			130			295			237
Professional fees		493			295			866			500
FDIC insurance premiums		128			119			247			229
Net gain on other real estate owned		(22	)		(19	)		(178	)		(109	)
Other operating expenses		1,027			865			1,856			1,558
Total noninterest expense		8,359			6,066			14,741			11,606
Income before income taxes		2,560			2,607			6,675			5,625
Income tax expense		338			413			960			1,094
Net Income		2,222			2,194			5,715			4,531
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		576			-			663			-
Net Income Attributable to First Savings Financial Group, Inc.	$	1,646		$	2,194		$	5,052		$	4,531
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.73		$	0.99		$	2.26		$	2.05
Diluted	$	0.69		$	0.94		$	2.14		$	1.94
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		2,251,425			2,220,773			2,239,823			2,212,955
Diluted		2,370,260			2,344,419			2,363,606			2,336,746
Dividends per share	$	0.15		$	0.14		$	0.29		$	0.27

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

-4-

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
(In thousands)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Net Income	$	2,222		$	2,194		$	5,715		$	4,531
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period		(2,023	)		868			(3,332	)		(4,616	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		441			(298	)		733			1,623
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(1,582	)		570			(2,599	)		(2,993	)
Comprehensive Income		640			2,764			3,116			1,538
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		576			-			663			-
Comprehensive Income Attributable to First Savings Financial Group, Inc.	$	64		$	2,764		$	2,453		$	1,538

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

-5-

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

									Accumulated
									Other			Unearned						Noncontrolling
	Common		Additional			Retained			Comprehensive			Stock			Treasury			Interest in
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	Stock		Paid-in Capital			Earnings			Income			Compensation			Stock			Subsidiary		Total
Six Months Ended March 31, 2017:
Balances at October 1, 2016	$	25	$	27,182		$	59,499		$	5,944		$	-		$	(6,070	)	$	-	$	86,580
Net income		-		-			4,531			-			-			-			-		4,531
Other comprehensive loss		-		-			-			(2,993	)		-			-			-		(2,993	)
Common stock dividends ($0.27 per share)		-		-			(601	)		-			-			-			-		(601	)
Restricted stock grants - 17,265 shares		-		692			-			-			(692	)		-			-		-
Stock compensation expense		-		24			-			-			52			-			-		76
Stock options exercises - 26,858 shares		-		(131	)		-			-			-			486			-		355
Purchase of 6,456 treasury shares		-		-			-			-			-			(294	)		-		(294	)
Balances at March 31, 2017	$	25	$	27,767		$	63,429		$	2,951		$	(640	)	$	(5,878	)	$	-	$	87,654
Six Months Ended March 31, 2018:
Balances at October 1, 2017	$	25	$	27,798		$	67,583		$	4,158		$	(571	)	$	(5,878	)	$	-	$	93,115
Net income		-		-			5,052			-			-			-			663		5,715
Other comprehensive loss		-		-			-			(2,599	)		-			-			-		(2,599	)
Reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for change in federal tax rate		-		-			(619	)		619			-			-			-		-
Common stock dividends ($0.29 per share)		-		-			(655	)		-			-			-			-		(655	)
Restricted stock grants - 1,000 shares		1		56			-			-			(57	)		-			-		-
Stock compensation expense		-		32			-			-			74			-			-		106
Stock option exercises - 42,296 shares		-		(209	)		-			-			-			787			-		578
Purchase of 6,729 treasury shares		-		-			-			-			-			(433	)		-		(433	)
Balances at March 31, 2018	$	26	$	27,677		$	71,361		$	2,178		$	(554	)	$	(5,524	)	$	663	$	95,827

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

-6-

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2018			2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	5,715		$	4,531
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		833			681
Depreciation and amortization		634			582
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on securities, net		274			369
Decrease in trading account securities		1,426			2,867
Loans originated for sale		(63,144	)		(45,648	)
Proceeds on sales of loans		71,516			36,895
Net gain on sales of loans		(3,195	)		(2,041	)
Net realized and unrealized gain on other real estate owned		(216	)		(142	)
Gain on life insurance		-			(189	)
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		(213	)		(213	)
Net gain on sale of premises and equipment		(15	)		(23	)
Loss on tax credit investment		-			226
Deferred income taxes		874			461
Stock compensation expense		106			76
Increase in accrued interest receivable		(149	)		(321	)
Increase in accrued interest payable		32			20
Change in other assets and liabilities, net		(3,691	)		(614	)
Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities		10,787			(2,483	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investment in interest-bearing time deposits		(490	)		(245	)
Proceeds from sales of interest-bearing time deposits		2,741			-
Proceeds from maturities of interest-bearing time deposits		1,245			990
Purchase of securities available for sale		(16,161	)		(16,282	)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale		32,262			-
Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale		1,280			1,830
Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity		120			114
Principal collected on securities		7,127			9,056
Net increase in loans		(62,166	)		(31,331	)
Proceeds from redemption of Federal Reserve Bank stock		21			-
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(2,562	)		-
Proceeds from life insurance		540			-
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned		606			90
Purchase of premises and equipment		(643	)		(202	)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment		-			19
Net cash received in the acquisition of Dearmin Bancorp and FNBO		6,667			-
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities		(29,413	)		(35,961	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase (decrease) in deposits		(2,360	)		51,778
Net increase in repurchase agreements		2			2
Decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank line of credit		(3,842	)		(8,583	)
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances		179,500			-
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(149,500	)		-
Net increase (decrease) in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		(232	)		4
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		189			62
Taxes paid on stock award shares for employees		(46	)		-
Dividends paid on common stock		(314	)		(601	)
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities		23,397			42,662
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents		4,771			4,218
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		34,259			29,342
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	$	39,030		$	33,560

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

-7-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Presentation of Interim Information

First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is a financial holding company and the parent of First Savings Bank (the “Bank”) and First Savings Insurance Risk Management, Inc. (the “Captive”).

The Bank, which is a wholly-owned Indiana-chartered commercial bank subsidiary of the Company, provides a variety of banking services to individuals and business customers through sixteen locations in southern Indiana. The Bank attracts deposits primarily from the general public and uses those funds, along with other borrowings, primarily to originate commercial mortgage, residential mortgage, construction, commercial business and consumer loans, and to a lesser extent, to invest in mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds and other investment securities. The Bank has two wholly-owned subsidiaries: First Savings Investments, Inc., a Nevada corporation that manages a securities portfolio, and Southern Indiana Financial Corporation, which is currently inactive.

On April 25, 2017, the Bank formed Q2 Business Capital, LLC (“Q2”), which is an Indiana limited liability company that specializes in the origination and servicing of U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans. The Bank owns 51% of Q2 with the option to purchase the minority interest between July 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020. In accordance with Q2’s operating agreement, the Bank was allocated the first $1.7 million of Q2’s cumulative net income with any additional profits and losses allocated 51% to the Bank and 49% to Q2’s minority members.

The Captive, which is a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary of the Company, is a Nevada corporation that provides property and casualty insurance to the Company, the Bank and the Bank’s active subsidiaries. In addition, the Captive provides reinsurance to ten other third-party insurance captives for which insurance may not be currently available or economically feasible in the insurance marketplace.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2018, the results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, and the cash flows for the six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. All of these adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Such adjustments are the only adjustments included in the unaudited consolidated financial statements. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements, conform to general practices within the banking industry and are presented as permitted by the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not contain certain information included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended September 30, 2017 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

-8-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity.

2. Acquisition of Dearmin Bancorp and The First National Bank of Odon

On February 9, 2018, the Company acquired Dearmin Bancorp, Inc. (“Dearmin”) and its majority owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Odon (“FNBO”), a full service community bank located in Odon, Indiana. The acquisition expanded the Company’s presence into Daviess County, Indiana. The Company expects to benefit from growth in this market area as well as from expansion of the banking services provided to the existing customers of FNBO. Cost savings are also expected for the combined bank through economies of scale, efficiencies and the consolidation of business operations.

Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, FNBO stockholders received $265.00 in cash for each share of FNBO common stock for total cash consideration of $10.6 million. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase price is assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values, net of applicable income tax effects. In accounting for the acquisition, the excess of cost over the fair value of the acquired net assets of $1.6 million has been recorded as goodwill. Transaction and integration costs related to the acquisition totaling $1.3 million were expensed as incurred for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018.

Following is a condensed balance sheet showing the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on management’s preliminary analysis, as of the date of acquisition:

	(In thousands)
Cash and due from banks	$	1,310
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		15,957
Interest-bearing time deposits with banks		3,817
Investment securities		39,978
Loans, net		34,467
Premises and equipment		1,125
Goodwill arising in the acquisition		1,578
Core deposit intangible		2,083
Other assets		2,656
Total assets acquired		102,971
Deposit accounts		91,765
Net deferred tax liabilities		233
Other liabilities		373
Total liabilities assumed		92,371
Total consideration	$	10,600

In accounting for the acquisition, $2.1 million was assigned to a core deposit intangible which is amortized over a weighted-average estimated economic life of 7.9 years. It is not anticipated that the core deposit intangible will have a significant residual value. No amount of the goodwill or the core deposit intangible arising in the acquisition is deductible for income tax purposes.

-9-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

ASC 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, applies to a loan with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination, acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. On the acquisition date, no loans were identified with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination. Loans acquired not subject to ASC 310-30 include non-impaired loans with a fair value of $34.5 million and gross contractual amounts receivable of $41.5 million at the date of acquisition.

The following unaudited pro forma combined results of operations assumes that the acquisition was consummated on October 1, 2016:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Interest income	$	10,435	$	8,972	$	20,614	$	17,725
Interest expense		1,426		1,055		2,820		2,103
Net interest income		9,009		7,917		17,794		15,622
Provision for loan losses		371		390		833		711
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		8,638		7,527		16,961		14,911
Noninterest income		2,657		2,048		5,745		4,108
Noninterest expense		7,612		8,025		14,814		14,260
Income before income taxes		3,683		1,550		7,982		4,759
Income tax expense		661		8		1,384		738
Net income		3,022		1,542		6,508		4,021
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiary		576		-		663		-
Net income attributable to First Savings Financial Group, Inc.	$	2,446	$	1,542	$	5,845	$	4,021
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		2,251,425		2,220,773		2,239,823		2,212,955
Net income per common share, basic	$	1.09	$	0.69	$	2.61	$	1.82
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		2,251,425		2,220,773		2,239,823		2,212,955
Add: Dilutive effect of outstanding options		113,176		120,402		117,518		122,529
Add: Dilutive effect of restricted stock		5,659		3,244		6,265		1,262
Weighted average common shares outstanding, as adjusted		2,370,260		2,344,419		2,363,606		2,336,746
Net income per common share, diluted	$	1.03	$	0.66	$	2.47	$	1.72

-10-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

In addition to combining the historical results of operations, the pro forma calculations consider the purchase accounting adjustments and nonrecurring charges directly related to the acquisition and the related tax effects. The 2018 pro forma information was adjusted to exclude $1.3 million of acquisition-related costs incurred during the period and the 2017 pro forma information was adjusted to include those costs. The pro forma calculations do not include any anticipated cost savings as a result of the acquisition. The pro forma results of operations are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the actual results of operations that would have occurred had the FNBO acquisition actually been consummated on October 1, 2016, or results that may occur in the future.

3. Investment Securities

Agency bonds and notes, agency mortgage-backed securities and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) include securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), a U.S. government agency, and the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) and the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), which are U.S. government sponsored enterprises. The Company holds municipal bonds issued by municipal governments within the U.S. The Company also holds pass-through asset-backed securities guaranteed by the SBA representing participating interests in pools of long term debentures issued by state and local development companies certified by the SBA. Privately issued CMO and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) are complex securities issued by non government special purpose entities that are collateralized by residential mortgage loans and residential home equity loans.

Investment securities have been classified according to management’s intent.

Trading Account Securities

The Company invests in small and medium lot, investment grade municipal bonds through a managed brokerage account. The brokerage account is managed by an investment advisory firm registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. At March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, trading account securities recorded at fair value totaled $5.7 million and $7.2 million, respectively, and were comprised of investment grade municipal bonds. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company reported a net loss on trading account securities of $59,000. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported a net gain on trading account securities of $211,000. During the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company reported a net gain on trading account securities of $91,000. During the six-month period ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported a net loss on trading account securities of $71,000.

-11-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity

The amortized cost of securities available for sale and held to maturity and their approximate fair values are as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair  Value
	(In thousands)
March 31, 2018:
Securities available for sale:
Agency mortgage-backed	$	37,159	$	175	$	511	$	36,823
Agency CMO		12,665		10		277		12,398
Privately-issued CMO		1,602		172		50		1,724
Privately-issued ABS		2,241		662		-		2,903
SBA certificates		1,405		84		2		1,487
Municipal bonds		131,824		3,325		752		134,397
Total securities available for sale	$	186,896	$	4,428	$	1,592	$	189,732
Securities held to maturity:
Agency mortgage-backed	$	146	$	11	$	-	$	157
Municipal bonds		2,579		305		-		2,884
Total securities held to maturity	$	2,725	$	316	$	-	$	3,041

-12-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gain		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair  Value
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2017:
Securities available for sale:
Agency mortgage-backed	$	36,439	$	382	$	85	$	36,736
Agency CMO		14,605		37		66		14,576
Privately-issued CMO		1,825		204		28		2,001
Privately-issued ABS		2,691		757		-		3,448
SBA certificates		913		-		1		912
Municipal bonds		115,193		5,409		176		120,426
Total securities available for sale	$	171,666	$	6,789	$	356	$	178,099
Securities held to maturity:
Agency mortgage-backed	$	179	$	16	$	-	$	195
Municipal bonds		2,699		412		-		3,111
Total securities held to maturity	$	2,878	$	428	$	-	$	3,306

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities as of March 31, 2018 by contractual maturity are shown below. CMO, ABS, SBA certificates, and mortgage-backed securities which do not have a single maturity date are shown separately.

	Available for Sale				Held to Maturity
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due within one year	$	4,021	$	4,102	$	238	$	266
Due after one year through five years		16,303		16,886		987		1,103
Due after five years through ten years		27,829		28,547		965		1,084
Due after ten years		83,671		84,862		389		431
CMO		14,267		14,122		-		-
ABS		2,241		2,903		-		-
SBA certificates		1,405		1,487		-		-
Mortgage-backed securities		37,159		36,823		146		157
	$	186,896	$	189,732	$	2,725	$	3,041

-13-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Information pertaining to investment securities with gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, follows:

	Number of Investment Positions		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2018:
Securities available for sale:
Continuous loss position less than twelve months:
Agency mortgage-backed		18	$	22,500	$	328
Agency CMO		6		5,815		111
Privately-issued CMO		2		83		50
SBA certificates		1		712		2
Municipal bonds		71		30,970		450
Total less than twelve months		98		60,080		941
Continuous loss position more than twelve months:
Agency mortgage-backed		6		5,518		183
Agency CMO		7		6,348		166
Municipal bonds		5		4,689		302
Total more than twelve months		18		16,555		651
Total securities available for sale		116	$	76,635	$	1,592
September 30, 2017:
Securities available for sale:
Continuous loss position less than twelve months:
Agency mortgage-backed		12	$	13,332	$	85
Agency CMO		9		9,062		52
Privately-issued CMO		2		113		28
Municipal bonds		9		6,522		157
Total less than twelve months		32		29,029		322
Continuous loss position more than twelve months:
Agency CMO		3		2,605		14
SBA certificates		1		912		1
Municipal bonds		1		513		19
Total more than twelve months		5		4,030		34
Total securities available for sale		37	$	33,059	$	356

At March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the Company did not have any securities held to maturity with an unrealized loss.

-14-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such evaluation. Consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

The total available for sale debt securities in loss positions at March 31, 2018, which consisted of U.S. government agency mortgage backed securities and CMOs, privately issued CMOs, SBA certificates and municipal bonds, had a fair value as a percentage of amortized cost of 97.99%. All of the agency and municipal securities are issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and municipal governments, and are generally secured by first mortgage loans and municipal project revenues.

The Company evaluates the existence of a potential credit loss component related to the decline in fair value of the privately issued CMO and ABS portfolios each quarter using an independent third party analysis. At March 31, 2018, the Company held fifteen privately-issued CMO and ABS securities, acquired in a 2009 bank merger, with an aggregate amortized cost of $1.7 million and fair value of $2.2 million that have been downgraded to a substandard regulatory classification due to the security’s credit quality rating by various nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. (“NRSROs”)

At March 31, 2018, two privately-issued CMO were in loss positions and had depreciated approximately 37.31% from the Company’s carrying value and were collateralized by residential mortgage loans. These securities had a total fair value of $83,000 and a total unrealized loss of $50,000 at March 31, 2018, and were rated below investment grade by NRSROs. Based on the independent third party analysis of the expected cash flows, management has determined that no other-than-temporary impairment is required to be recognized on the privately issued CMO and ABS portfolios. While the Company did not recognize a credit related impairment loss at March 31, 2018, additional deterioration in market and economic conditions may have an adverse impact on the credit quality in the future and therefore, require a credit related impairment charge.

The unrealized losses on U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities and CMOs, SBA certificates and municipal bonds relate principally to current interest rates for similar types of securities. In analyzing an issuer’s financial condition, management considers whether the securities are issued by the federal government, its agencies, or other governments, whether downgrades by bond rating agencies have occurred, and the results of reviews of the issuer’s financial condition. As management has the ability to hold debt securities to maturity, or for the foreseeable future if classified as available for sale, no declines are deemed to be other-than-temporary.

During the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company did not realize any gross gains or losses on sales of available for sale securities. Securities and interest-bearing time deposits acquired in the FNBO transaction with a fair value of $35.0 million were sold within a short period following the merger, resulting in no gain or loss for financial reporting purposes.

Certain available for sale debt securities were pledged under repurchase agreements and to secure FHLB borrowings at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, and may be pledged to secure federal funds borrowings.

-15-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

4. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018			September 30, 2017
	(In thousands)
Real estate mortgage:
1-4 family residential	$	191,144		$	171,863
Commercial		318,259			273,106
Multifamily residential		27,520			21,121
Residential construction		18,907			15,088
Commercial construction		22,492			18,385
Land and land development		10,003			9,733
Commercial business		64,009			52,724
Consumer:
Home equity		24,103			22,939
Auto		11,693			7,057
Other consumer		2,897			2,323
Total Loans		691,027			594,339
Deferred loan origination fees and costs, net		278			209
Allowance for loan losses		(8,864	)		(8,092	)
Loans, net	$	682,441		$	586,456

During the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, there was no significant change in the Company’s lending activities or methodology used to estimate the allowance for loan losses as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017.

The recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate properties in the process of foreclosure was $1.6 million for both March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017.

-16-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The following table provides the components of the recorded investment in loans as of March 31, 2018:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily			Construction			Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer			Total
	(In thousands)
Recorded Investment in Loans:
Principal loan balance	$	191,144	$	318,259	$	27,520		$	41,399		$	10,003	$	64,009	$	38,693		$	691,027
Accrued interest receivable		513		1,114		47			168			35		271		69			2,217
Net deferred loan origination fees and costs		6		126		(9	)		(40	)		3		218		(26	)		278
Recorded investment in loans	$	191,663	$	319,499	$	27,558		$	41,527		$	10,041	$	64,498	$	38,736		$	693,522
Recorded Investment in Loans as Evaluated for Impairment:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	5,089	$	6,710	$	-		$	-		$	28	$	349	$	259		$	12,435
Collectively evaluated for impairment		186,574		312,789		27,558			41,527			10,013		64,149		38,477			681,087
Ending balance	$	191,663	$	319,499	$	27,558		$	41,527		$	10,041	$	64,498	$	38,736		$	693,522

-17-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The following table provides the components of the recorded investment in loans as of September 30, 2017:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily			Construction			Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer			Total
	(In thousands)
Recorded Investment in Loans:
Principal loan balance	$	171,863	$	273,106	$	21,121		$	33,473		$	9,733	$	52,724	$	32,319		$	594,339
Accrued interest receivable		493		929		37			137			31		221		59			1,907
Net deferred loan origination fees and costs		50		26		(15	)		(17	)		2		184		(21	)		209
Recorded investment in loans	$	172,406	$	274,061	$	21,143		$	33,593		$	9,766	$	53,129	$	32,357		$	596,455
Recorded Investment in Loans as Evaluated for Impairment:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	4,969	$	5,477	$	-		$	-		$	30	$	192	$	196		$	10,864
Collectively evaluated for impairment		167,437		268,584		21,143			33,593			9,736		52,937		32,161			585,591
Ending balance	$	172,406	$	274,061	$	21,143		$	33,593		$	9,766	$	53,129	$	32,357		$	596,455

-18-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

An analysis of the allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2018 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)
Ending Allowance Balance Attributable to Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	17	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	20	$	37
Collectively evaluated for impairment		231		6,182		146		985		230		927		126		8,827
Ending balance	$	248	$	6,182	$	146	$	985	$	230	$	927	$	146	$	8,864

An analysis of the allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2017 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)
Ending Allowance Balance Attributable to Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	2	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	21	$	23
Collectively evaluated for impairment		250		5,739		106		810		223		839		102		8,069
Ending balance	$	252	$	5,739	$	106	$	810	$	223	$	839	$	123	$	8,092

-19-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

An analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer			Total
	(In thousands)
Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning balance	$	233		$	6,106	$	102	$	903	$	219	$	816	$	132		$	8,511
Provisions		17			76		44		82		11		110		31			371
Charge-offs		(11	)		-		-		-		-		-		(32	)		(43	)
Recoveries		9			-		-		-		-		1		15			25
Ending balance	$	248		$	6,182	$	146	$	985	$	230	$	927	$	146		$	8,864

An analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the six months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer			Total
	(In thousands)
Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning balance	$	252		$	5,739	$	106	$	810	$	223	$	839	$	123		$	8,092
Provisions		(1	)		443		40		175		7		87		82			833
Charge-offs		(24	)		-		-		-		-		-		(84	)		(108	)
Recoveries		21			-		-		-		-		1		25			47
Ending balance	$	248		$	6,182	$	146	$	985	$	230	$	927	$	146		$	8,864

-20-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

An analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction			Land & Land Development		Commercial Business			Consumer			Total
	(In thousands)
Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning balance	$	312		$	5,313	$	105	$	1,026		$	261	$	310		$	92		$	7,419
Provisions		19			557		11		(323	)		6		62			43			375
Charge-offs		(22	)		-		-		-			-		(25	)		(44	)		(91	)
Recoveries		2			-		-		-			-		1			12			15
Ending balance	$	311		$	5,870	$	116	$	703		$	267	$	348		$	103		$	7,718

An analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the six months ended March 31, 2017 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction			Land & Land Development			Commercial Business			Consumer			Total
	(In thousands)
Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning balance	$	335		$	5,160	$	109	$	845		$	295		$	284		$	94		$	7,122
Provisions		10			710		7		(142	)		(28	)		75			49			681
Charge-offs		(39	)		-		-		-			-			(25	)		(62	)		(126	)
Recoveries		5			-		-		-			-			14			22			41
Ending balance	$	311		$	5,870	$	116	$	703		$	267		$	348		$	103		$	7,718

-21-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

The following table presents impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2018 and for the three and six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

	At March 31, 2018						Three Months Ended March 31,								Six Months Ended March 31,
							2018		2018		2017		2017		2018		2018		2017		2017
	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
	(In thousands)
Loans with no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	4,784	$	5,267	$	-	$	5,247	$	35	$	4,255	$	37	$	5,136	$	71	$	4,191	$	70
Commercial real estate		6,710		6,895		-		6,941		80		6,230		51		6,610		144		6,288		99
Multifamily		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Land and land development		28		29		-		29		-		254		-		29		-		247		-
Commercial business		349		358		-		361		4		211		1		291		6		214		3
Consumer		143		150		-		121		1		158		1		110		2		165		2
	$	12,014	$	12,699	$	-	$	12,699	$	120	$	11,108	$	90	$	12,176	$	223	$	11,105	$	174
Loans with an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	305	$	329	$	17	$	255	$	-	$	468	$	-	$	272	$	-	$	460	$	-
Commercial real estate		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Multifamily		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial business		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Consumer		116		116		20		129		-		82		-		124		-		83		-
	$	421	$	445	$	37	$	384	$	-	$	550	$	-	$	396	$	-	$	543	$	-
Total:
Residential real estate	$	5,089	$	5,596	$	17	$	5,502	$	35	$	4,723	$	37	$	5,408	$	71	$	4,651	$	70
Commercial real estate		6,710		6,895		-		6,941		80		6,230		51		6,610		144		6,288		99
Multifamily		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Land and land development		28		29		-		29		-		254		-		29		-		247		-
Commercial business		349		358		-		361		4		211		1		291		6		214		3
Consumer		259		266		20		250		1		240		1		234		2		248		2
	$	12,435	$	13,144	$	37	$	13,083	$	120	$	11,658	$	90	$	12,572	$	223	$	11,648	$	174

The Company did not recognize any interest income using the cash receipts method during the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

-22-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The following table presents impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment as of September 30, 2017.

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
	(In thousands)
Loans with no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	4,745	$	4,980	$	-
Commercial real estate		5,477		5,645		-
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		30		30		-
Commercial business		192		199		-
Consumer		95		95		-
	$	10,539	$	10,949	$	-
Loans with an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	224	$	268	$	2
Commercial real estate		-		-		-
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-
Commercial business		-		-		-
Consumer		101		101		21
	$	325	$	369	$	23
Total:
Residential real estate	$	4,969	$	5,248	$	2
Commercial real estate		5,477		5,645		-
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		30		30		-
Commercial business		192		199		-
Consumer		196		196		21
	$	10,864	$	11,318	$	23

-23-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Nonperforming loans consist of nonaccrual loans and loans over 90 days past due and still accruing interest. The following table presents the recorded investment in nonperforming loans at March 31, 2018:

	Nonaccrual Loans		Loans 90+ Days Past Due Still Accruing		Total Nonperforming Loans
	(In thousands)
Residential real estate	$	2,579	$	15	$	2,594
Commercial real estate		75		-		75
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		28		-		28
Commercial business		-		-		-
Consumer		168		-		168
Total	$	2,850	$	15	$	2,865

The following table presents the recorded investment in nonperforming loans at September 30, 2017:

	Nonaccrual Loans		Loans 90+ Days Past Due Still Accruing		Total Nonperforming Loans
	(In thousands)
Residential real estate	$	2,358	$	83	$	2,441
Commercial real estate		1,253		-		1,253
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		30		-		30
Commercial business		81		-		81
Consumer		101		10		111
Total	$	3,823	$	93	$	3,916

-24-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans at March 31, 2018:

	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 + Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans
	(In thousands)
Residential real estate	$	2,322	$	2	$	1,200	$	3,524	$	188,139	$	191,663
Commercial real estate		723		-		-		723		318,776		319,499
Multifamily		-		-		-		-		27,558		27,558
Construction		-		-		-		-		41,527		41,527
Land and land development		-		-		-		-		10,041		10,041
Commercial business		28		-		-		28		64,470		64,498
Consumer		121		-		25		146		38,590		38,736
Total	$	3,194	$	2	$	1,225	$	4,421	$	689,101	$	693,522

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans at September 30, 2017:

	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 + Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans
	(In thousands)
Residential real estate	$	2,288	$	1,255	$	1,540	$	5,083	$	167,323	$	172,406
Commercial real estate		-		-		-		-		274,061		274,061
Multifamily		176		-		-		176		20,967		21,143
Construction		-		-		-		-		33,593		33,593
Land and land development		48		-		30		78		9,688		9,766
Commercial business		201		-		-		201		52,928		53,129
Consumer		29		11		10		50		32,307		32,357
Total	$	2,742	$	1,266	$	1,580	$	5,588	$	590,867	$	596,455

-25-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, public information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, and current economic conditions and trends, among other factors. The Company classifies loans based on credit risk at least quarterly. The Company uses the following regulatory definitions for risk ratings:

Special Mention: Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Company’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard: Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Loss: Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance on the Company’s books as an asset is not warranted.

-26-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass-rated loans. As of March 31, 2018, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the recorded investment in loans by risk category was as follows:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land and Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)
Pass	$	185,773	$	311,669	$	27,044	$	40,339	$	10,013	$	61,870	$	38,654	$	675,362
Special Mention		297		361		-		89		-		-		-		747
Substandard		5,397		7,469		514		1,099		28		2,628		82		17,217
Doubtful		196		-		-		-		-		-		-		196
Loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	191,663	$	319,499	$	27,558	$	41,527	$	10,041	$	64,498	$	38,736	$	693,522

As of September 30, 2017, the recorded investment in loans by risk category was as follows:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land and Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)
Pass	$	165,192	$	268,481	$	20,299	$	33,500	$	9,736	$	52,398	$	32,172	$	581,778
Special Mention		895		1,982		844		93		-		641		53		4,508
Substandard		6,152		3,598		-		-		30		90		111		9,981
Doubtful		167		-		-		-		-		-		21		188
Loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	172,406	$	274,061	$	21,143	$	33,593	$	9,766	$	53,129	$	32,357	$	596,455

-27-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Troubled Debt Restructurings

Modification of a loan is considered to be a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) if the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties and the Company grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider. By granting the concession, the Company expects to obtain more cash or other value from the debtor, or to increase the probability of receipt, than would be expected by not granting the concession. The concession may include, but is not limited to, reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan, reduction of accrued interest, extension of the maturity date or reduction of the face amount or maturity amount of the debt. A concession will be granted when, as a result of the restructuring, the Company does not expect to collect all amounts due, including interest at the original stated rate. A concession may also be granted if the debtor is not able to access funds elsewhere at a market rate for debt with similar risk characteristics as the restructured debt. The Company’s determination of whether a loan modification is a TDR considers the individual facts and circumstances surrounding each modification.

Loans modified in a TDR may be retained on accrual status if the borrower has maintained a period of performance in which the borrower’s lending relationship was not greater than ninety days delinquent at the time of restructuring and the Company determines the future collection of principal and interest is reasonably assured. Loans modified in a TDR that are placed on nonaccrual status at the time of restructuring will continue on nonaccrual status until the Company determines the future collection of principal and interest is reasonably assured, which generally requires that the borrower demonstrate a period of performance according to the restructured terms of at least six consecutive months.

The following table summarizes the Company’s recorded investment in TDRs at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017. There was no specific reserve included in the allowance for loan losses related to TDRs at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017.

	Accruing		Nonaccrual		Total
	(In thousands)
March 31, 2018:
Residential real estate	$	2,510	$	25	$	2,535
Commercial real estate		6,635		76		6,711
Commercial business		349		-		349
Consumer		91		-		91
Total	$	9,585	$	101	$	9,686
September 30, 2017:
Residential real estate	$	2,610	$	25	$	2,635
Commercial real estate		4,225		1,253		5,478
Commercial business		111		82		193
Consumer		95		-		95
Total	$	7,041	$	1,360	$	8,401

-28-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes information in regard to TDRs that were restructured during the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2018:

	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Principal Balance		Post- Modification Principal Balance
	(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018:
Residential real estate		1	$	140	$	120
Total		1	$	140	$	120
Six Months Ended March 31, 2018:
Residential real estate		1	$	140	$	120
Commercial real estate		1		1,674		1,674
Commercial business		1		170		170
Consumer		1		3		3
Total		4	$	1,987	$	1,967
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017:
Residential real estate		1	$	452	$	453
Land and land development		1		31		32
Total		2	$	483	$	485
Six Months Ended March 31, 2017:
Residential real estate		1	$	452	$	453
Land and land development		1		31		32
Total		2	$	483	$	485

For the TDRs listed above, the terms of modification included deferral of contractual principal and interest payments, reduction of the stated interest rate and extension of the maturity date where the debtor was unable to access funds elsewhere at a market interest rate for debt with similar risk characteristics.

At March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the Company had committed to lend $4,000 and $17,000, respectively, to customers with outstanding loans classified as TDRs.

There were no principal charge-offs recorded as a result of TDRs during the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. There was no specific allowance for loan losses related to TDRs modified during the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. In the event that a TDR subsequently defaults, the Company evaluates the restructuring for possible impairment. As a result, the related allowance for loan losses may be increased or charge-offs may be taken to reduce the carrying amount of the loan.

During the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company did not have any TDRs that were modified within the previous twelve months and for which there was a payment default.

-29-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Loan Servicing Rights

The Company originates loans to commercial customers under the SBA 7(a) and other programs, and sells the guaranteed portion of the SBA loans with servicing retained. Loan servicing rights on originated SBA loans that have been sold are initially recorded at fair value. Capitalized servicing rights are then amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income. Impairment of servicing rights is assessed using the present value of estimated future cash flows.

The aggregate fair value of loan servicing rights approximates its carrying value. A valuation model employed by an independent third party calculates the present value of future cash flows and is used to estimate fair value at the date of sale and on a quarterly basis for impairment analysis purposes. Management periodically compares the valuation model inputs and results to published industry data in order to validate the model results and assumptions. Key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the loan servicing rights include the discount rate and prepayment speed assumptions. For purposes of impairment, risk characteristics such as interest rate, loan type, term and investor type are used to stratify the loan servicing rights. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance to the extent that fair value is less than the carrying amount. Changes in the valuation allowance are reported in net gain on sales of loans in the consolidated statements of income.

The unpaid principal balance of SBA loans serviced for others was $96.9 million, $61.2 million and $33.9 million at March 31, 2018, September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively. Contractually specified late fees and ancillary fees earned on SBA loans were $6,000 and $9,000 for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018, respectively. There were no contractually specified late fees and ancillary fees earned on SBA loans for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017. Contractually specified late fees and ancillary fees earned on SBA loans were $43,000 for the six-month period ended March 31, 2017. Net servicing income (contractually specified servicing fees offset by direct servicing expenses) related to SBA loans were $191,000 and $341,000 for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018, respectively. Net servicing costs (contractually specified servicing fees offset by direct servicing expenses) related to SBA loans were $54,000 and $69,000 for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2017, respectively. Net servicing income and costs are included in other noninterest income in the consolidated statements of income.

An analysis of SBA loan servicing rights for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
				(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,746		$	558		$	1,389		$	310
Servicing rights resulting from transfers of loans		438			247			867			507
Amortization		(68	)		(22	)		(140	)		(34	)
Change in valuation allowance		-			-			-			-
Balance, end of period	$	2,116		$	783		$	2,116		$	783

Residential mortgage loans originated for sale in the secondary market continue to be sold with servicing released.

-30-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

5. Investment in Historic Tax Credit Entity

On October 15, 2014, the Bank entered into an agreement to participate in the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure located in Louisville, Kentucky with a regional commercial developer. As part of the agreement, the Bank committed to invest $4.2 million into a limited liability company organized in Kentucky by the commercial developer, for which it received a 99% equity interest in the entity and will receive an allocation of 99% of the operating profit and losses and any historic tax credits generated by the entity. The tax credits initially expected to be allocated to the Bank include federal rehabilitation investment credits totaled $4.7 million available under Internal Revenue Code Section 47. Subsequently, during the quarter ended March 31, 2017, the estimate of tax credits increased to $5.0 million and the Company’s investment in equity increased to $4.5 million, or 90% of the anticipated credits to be received.

The Bank’s investment in the historic tax credit entity is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. During the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018, the Bank did not recognize a loss on its investment or tax credits. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2017, as a result of the increase in the expected historic tax credits, the Company recognized additional tax credits of $249,000 through income tax expense and a $226,000 loss on its investment in the historic tax credit entity through noninterest income.

6. Deposits

Deposits at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018		September 30, 2017
	(In thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	162,704	$	96,283
NOW accounts		183,669		182,068
Money market accounts		82,985		70,775
Savings accounts		120,696		90,360
Retail time deposits		125,471		123,010
Brokered time deposits		83,262		106,886
Total	$	758,787	$	669,382

-31-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

7. Supplemental Disclosure for Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share information is presented below for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Basic:
Earnings:
Net income attributable to First Savings Financial Group, Inc.	$	1,646	$	2,194	$	5,052	$	4,531
Shares:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		2,251,425		2,220,773		2,239,823		2,212,955
Net income per common share, basic	$	0.73	$	0.99	$	2.26	$	2.05
Diluted:
Earnings:
Net income attributable to First Savings Financial Group, Inc.	$	1,646	$	2,194	$	5,052	$	4,531
Shares:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic		2,251,425		2,220,773		2,239,823		2,212,955
Add: Dilutive effect of outstanding options		113,176		120,402		117,518		122,529
Add: Dilutive effect of restricted stock		5,659		3,244		6,265		1,262
Weighted average common shares outstanding, as adjusted		2,370,260		2,344,419		2,363,606		2,336,746
Net income per common share, diluted	$	0.69	$	0.94	$	2.14	$	1.94

Nonvested restricted stock shares are not considered as outstanding for purposes of computing weighted average common shares outstanding.

There were no antidilutive stock options or restricted stock awards excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018. Stock options for 51,295 shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per common share for the six-month period ended March 31, 2017, because their effect was antidilutive. No restricted stock awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per common share for the six-month period ended March 31, 2017. No stock options or restricted stock awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per common share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.

-32-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

8. Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

	Six Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Cash payments for:
Interest	$	2,766	$	2,051
Income taxes (net of refunds received)		1,214		270
Transfers from loans held for sale to loans		560		-
Transfers from loans to foreclosed real estate		-		34
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed real estate financed through loans		427		189
Noncash exercise of stock options		387		294

9. Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, provides the framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC Topic 820 are described as follows:

Level 1: Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices, unadjusted, for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. A quoted market price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value and shall be used to measure fair value whenever available.

Level 2: Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted market prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs that are derived principally from or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using discounted cash flow methodologies, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

-33-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. These valuation methodologies were applied to all of the Company’s financial assets carried at fair value or the lower of cost or fair value. The tables below present the balances of financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis as of March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017. The Company had no liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2018 or September 30, 2017.

	Carrying Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
March 31, 2018:
Assets Measured - Recurring Basis:
Trading account securities	$	-	$	5,749	$	-	$	5,749
Securities available for sale:
Agency mortgage-backed	$	-	$	36,823	$	-	$	36,823
Agency CMO		-		12,398		-		12,398
Privately issued CMO		-		1,724		-		1,724
Privately issued ABS		-		2,903		-		2,903
SBA certificates		-		1,487		-		1,487
Municipal		-		134,397		-		134,397
Total securities available for sale	$	-	$	189,732	$	-	$	189,732
Assets Measured - Nonrecurring Basis:
Impaired loans:
Residential real estate	$	-	$	-	$	5,072	$	5,072
Commercial real estate		-		-		6,710		6,710
Land and land development		-		-		28		28
Commercial business		-		-		349		349
Consumer		-		-		239		239
Total impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	12,398	$	12,398
Loans held for sale:
Residential mortgage loans held for sale	$	-	$	330	$	-	$	330
SBA loans held for sale		-		-		21,779		21,779
Total loans held for sale	$	-	$	330	$	21,779	$	22,109
Loan servicing rights	$	-	$	-	$	2,116	$	2,116

-34-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

	Carrying Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2017:
Assets Measured - Recurring Basis:
Trading account securities	$	-	$	7,175	$	-	$	7,175
Securities available for sale:
Agency mortgage-backed	$	-	$	36,736	$	-	$	36,736
Agency CMO		-		14,576		-		14,576
Privately-issued CMO		-		2,001		-		2,001
Privately-issued ABS		-		3,448		-		3,448
SBA certificates		-		912		-		912
Municipal		-		120,426		-		120,426
Total securities available for sale	$	-	$	178,099	$	-	$	178,099
Assets Measured - Nonrecurring Basis:
Impaired loans:
Residential real estate	$	-	$	-	$	4,967	$	4,967
Commercial real estate		-		-		5,477		5,477
Land and land development		-		-		30		30
Commercial business		-		-		192		192
Consumer		-		-		175		175
Total impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	10,841	$	10,841
Loans held for sale:
Residential mortgage loans held for sale	$	-	$	727	$	-	$	727
SBA loans held for sale		-		24,908		-		24,908
Total loans held for sale	$	-	$	25,635	$	-	$	25,635
Loan servicing rights	$	-	$	-	$	1,389	$	1,389
Other real estate owned, held for sale:
Residential real estate	$	-	$	-	$	310	$	310
Commercial real estate		-		-		260		260
Land and land development		-		-		282		282
Total other real estate owned	$	-	$	-	$	852	$	852

Fair value is based upon quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based on internally developed models or obtained from third parties that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters or a matrix pricing model that employs the Bond Market Association’s standard calculations for cash flow and price/yield analysis and observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value, or at the lower of cost or fair value. These adjustments may include unobservable parameters. Any such valuation adjustments have been applied consistently over time.

-35-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The Company’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. Other than SBA loans held for sale (see discussion below), there have been no changes in the valuation techniques and related inputs used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018.

Trading Account Securities and Securities Available for Sale. Securities classified as trading and available for sale are reported at fair value on a recurring basis.  These securities are classified as Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy where quoted market prices from reputable third-party brokers are available in an active market. If quoted market prices are not available, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service.  These securities are reported using Level 2 inputs and the fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, U.S. government and agency yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information, and the security’s terms and conditions, among other factors. For securities where quoted market prices, market prices of similar securities or prices from an independent third party pricing service are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators and are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Changes in fair value of trading account securities are reported in noninterest income. Changes in fair value of securities available for sale are recorded in other comprehensive income, net of income tax effect.

Impaired Loans. Impaired loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly. The fair value of impaired loans is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Impaired loans are measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan's effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is a collateral-dependent loan. Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets, including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable, and its fair value is generally determined based on real estate appraisals or other independent evaluations by qualified professionals. The appraisals are generally then discounted by management in order to reflect management’s estimate of the fair value of the collateral given the current market conditions and the condition of the collateral. At March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of impaired loans included discounts from appraised value ranging from 0.0% to 15.0% and estimated costs to sell the collateral ranging from 0.0% to 6.0%. During the six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized provisions for loan losses of $18,000 and $42,000, respectively, for impaired loans. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized provisions for loan losses of $16,000 for impaired loans. No provision for loan losses was recognized for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 for impaired loans.

-36-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Loans Held for Sale. Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value. The portfolio is comprised of residential mortgage loans and the guaranteed portion of SBA loans. At March 31, 2018, the fair value of residential mortgage loans held for sale is based on specific prices of the underlying contracts for sale to investors and is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, and the fair value of SBA loans held for sale reflects management’s estimate based on the weighted average price of SBA loans sold to investors during the prior quarter and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. At September 30, 2017, the fair value of residential mortgage and SBA loans held for sale is based on specific prices of the underlying contracts for sale to investors, and is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Loan Servicing Rights. Loan servicing rights represent the value associated with servicing SBA loans that have been sold. The fair value of loan servicing rights is determined on a quarterly basis by an independent third party valuation model using market-based discount rate and prepayment assumptions, and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. At March 31, 2018, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of loan servicing rights included discount rates ranging from 10.84% to 15.65% with a weighted average of 12.63% and prepayment speed assumptions ranging from 4.07% to 11.56% with a weighted average rate of 8.50%. At September 30, 2017, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of loan servicing rights included discount rates ranging from 9.12% to 13.90% with a weighted average of 11.66% and prepayment speed assumptions ranging from 2.94% to 8.87% with a weighted average rate of 6.63%. Impairment of the loan servicing rights is recognized on a quarterly basis through a valuation allowance to the extent that fair value is less than the carrying amount. The Company did not recognize any impairment charges on loan servicing rights for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.

Other Real Estate Owned. Other real estate owned held for sale is reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly. The fair value of other real estate owned is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Other real estate owned is reported at fair value less estimated costs to dispose of the property. The fair values are determined by real estate appraisals, which are then generally discounted by management in order to reflect management’s estimate of the fair value of the property given current market conditions and the condition of the property. At September 30, 2017, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of other real estate owned included a discount from appraised value (including estimated costs to sell the property) ranging from 16.1% to 58.8% with a weighted average of 46.6%. The Company recognized charges of $49,000 and $59,000 to write-down other real estate owned to fair value for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018. The Company recognized charges of $10,000 to write-down other real estate owned to fair value for the three and six months ended March 31, 2017.

Transfers Between Categories. As previously described, management changed its valuation methodology related to SBA loans held for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2018, resulting in a change in classification from Level 2 to Level 3 for these types of instruments. Other than that change, there were no transfers into or out of Levels 1, 2, or 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the three- and six-month periods ended March 30, 2018 and 2017.

-37-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

GAAP requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments for interim reporting periods, whether or not recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instruments. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments are as follows.

	Carrying		Fair Value Measurements Using:
	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
March 31, 2018:
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	12,457	$	12,457	$	-	$	-
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		26,573		26,573		-		-
Interest-bearing time deposits		2,756		-		2,757		-
Trading account securities		5,749		-		5,749		-
Securities available for sale		189,732		-		189,732		-
Securities held to maturity		2,725		-		3,041		-
Loans, net		682,441		-		-		664,011
Residential mortgage loans held for sale		330		-		330		-
SBA loans held for sale		21,779		-		-		23,553
FRB and FHLB stock		9,621		N/A		N/A		N/A
Accrued interest receivable		3,874		-		3,874		-
Loan servicing rights (included in other assets)		2,116		-		-		2,155
Financial liabilities:
Deposits		758,787		-		-		757,477
Short-term repurchase agreements		1,350		-		1,350		-
Borrowings from FHLB		144,223		-		139,728		-
Accrued interest payable		316		-		316		-
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		980		-		980		-

-38-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

	Carrying		Fair Value Measurements  Using:
	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2017:
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	11,017	$	11,017	$	-	$	-
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		23,242		23,242		-		-
Interest-bearing time deposits		2,435		-		2,435		-
Trading account securities		7,175		-		7,175		-
Securities available for sale		178,099		-		178,099		-
Securities held to maturity		2,878		-		3,306		-
Loans, net		586,456		-		-		579,074
Residential mortgage loans held for sale		727		-		727		-
SBA loans held for sale		24,908		-		27,980		-
FRB and FHLB stock		6,936		N/A		N/A		N/A
Accrued interest receivable		3,398		-		3,398		-
Loan servicing rights (included in other assets)		1,389		-		-		1,456
Financial liabilities:
Deposits		669,382		-		-		670,050
Short-term repurchase agreements		1,348		-		1,348		-
Borrowings from FHLB		118,065		-		117,920		-
Accrued interest payable		283		-		283		-
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,212		-		1,212		-

The carrying amounts in the preceding tables are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the applicable captions. The fair value of financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk is not material. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

-39-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For cash and short-term instruments, including cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits with banks with original maturities of 90 days or less, and money market funds, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investment Securities and Interest-Bearing Time Deposits

For debt securities and interest-bearing time deposits, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service and the fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, U.S. government and agency yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information, and the security’s terms and conditions, among other factors.

Loans

The fair value of loans, excluding loans held for sale, is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and terms. Impaired loans are valued at the lower of their carrying value or fair value, as previously described. The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value.

The fair value of residential mortgage loans held for sale is estimated based on specific prices of underlying contracts for sales to investors, as previously described. The fair value of SBA loans held for sale at March 31, 2018 is estimated based on the weighted average price of similar loans sold to investors during the prior quarter, as previously described.

FRB and FHLB Stock

It is not practical to determine the fair value of FRB and FHLB stock due to restrictions placed on transferability.

Loan Servicing Rights

The fair value of loan serving rights is determined by a valuation model employed by an independent third party using market-based discount rate and prepayment assumptions, as previously described.

Deposits

The fair value of demand and savings deposits and other transaction accounts is the amount payable on demand at the balance sheet date. The fair value of fixed-maturity time deposits is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits with similar remaining maturities. The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates its fair value.

Borrowed Funds

Borrowed funds include borrowings from the FHLB and repurchase agreements. Fair value for FHLB advances and long-term repurchase agreements is estimated by discounting the future cash flows at current interest rates for FHLB advances of similar maturities. For short-term repurchase agreements and FHLB line of credit borrowings, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

-40-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

10. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

On October 6, 2008, the Company established a leveraged employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) covering substantially all employees. The ESOP trust acquired 203,363 shares of Company common stock at a cost of $10.00 per share financed by a term loan with the Company. The employer loan and the related interest income are not recognized in the consolidated financial statements because the debt is serviced from Company contributions. Dividends payable on allocated shares are charged to retained earnings and are satisfied by the allocation of cash dividends to participant accounts or by utilizing the dividends as additional debt service on the ESOP loan. Dividends payable on unallocated shares are not considered dividends for financial reporting purposes. Shares held by the ESOP trust are allocated to participant accounts based on the ratio of the current year principal and interest payments to the total of the current year and future years’ principal and interest to be paid on the employer loan. Compensation expense is recognized based on the average fair value of shares released for allocation to participant accounts during the year with a corresponding credit to stockholders’ equity. The ESOP loan was repaid in full during the quarter ended December 31, 2015 and all shares have been allocated to participants in the plan therefore no compensation expense was recognized for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The ESOP trust held 158,443 and 161,115 shares of Company common stock at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively.

11. Stock Based Compensation Plans

The Company maintains two equity incentive plans under which stock options and restricted stock have or can be granted, the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (“2010 Plan”) approved by the Company’s shareholders in February 2010 and the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (“2016 Plan”) approved by the Company’s shareholders in February 2016. The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the 2016 Plan may not exceed 88,000 shares, consisting of 66,000 stock options and 22,000 shares of restricted stock. At March 31, 2018, 13,458 shares of the Company’s common stock were available for issuance under the 2010 Plan as stock options and 15,940 shares of the Company’s common stock were available for issuance under the 2016 Plan, consisting of 12,205 stock options and 3,735 shares of restricted stock.

-41-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

Stock Options

Under the plans, the Company may grant both non-statutory and incentive stock options that may not have a term exceeding ten years. In the case of incentive stock options, the aggregate fair value (determined at the time the incentive stock options are granted) which are first exercisable during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. Exercise prices generally may not be less than the fair market value of the underlying stock at the date of the grant. The terms of the plans also include provisions whereby all unearned options and restricted shares become immediately exercisable and fully vested upon a change in control.

Stock options granted generally vest ratably over five years and are exercisable in whole or in part for a period up to ten years from the date of the grant. Compensation expense is measured based on the fair market value of the options at the grant date and is recognized ratably over the period during which the shares are earned (the vesting period). The fair market value of stock options granted is estimated at the date of grant using a binomial option pricing model. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options are expected to be outstanding. The risk free rate for the expected life of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the grant date.

The fair value of options granted during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 was determined using the following assumptions:

Expected dividend yield		1.75	%
Risk-free interest rate		2.13	%
Expected volatility		14.6	%
Expected life of options		7.5 years
Weighted average fair value at grant date	$	6.13

A summary of stock option activity as of March 31, 2018, and changes during the six-month period then ended is presented below.

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at beginning of year		197,529		$	20.15
Granted		4,200			56.56
Exercised		(42,296	)		13.63
Forfeited or expired		(1,200	)		56.56
Outstanding at end of year		158,233		$	22.59		4.3	$	7,423,000
Vested and expected to vest		158,233		$	22.59		4.3	$	7,423,000
Exercisable at end of year		114,597		$	15.49		2.7	$	6,190,000

-42-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 was $2.1 million. The Company recognized compensation expense related to stock options of $16,000 and $33,000 for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018, respectively. The company recognized compensation expense related to stock options of $16,000 and $24,000 for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2017, respectively. At March 31, 2018, there was $243,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options. The compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 4.6 years.

Restricted Stock

The vesting period of restricted stock granted under the plans is generally five years beginning one year after the date of grant of the awards. Compensation expense is measured based on the fair market value of the restricted stock at the grant date and is recognized ratably over the vesting period. Compensation expense related to restricted stock recognized for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 was $37,000 and $73,000, respectively. Compensation expense related to restricted stock recognized for the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2017 was $35,000 and $52,000, respectively.

A summary of the Company’s nonvested restricted shares activity as of March 31, 2018 and changes during the six-month period then ended is presented below.

				Weighted
	Number			Average
	of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value
Nonvested at October 1, 2017		17,265		$	40.09
Granted		1,500		$	56.56
Vested		(3,453	)	$	40.09
Forfeited		(500	)	$	56.56
Nonvested at March 31, 2018		14,812		$	41.20

There were 3,453 restricted shares vested during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 and the total fair value that vested during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 was $195,000. There were no restricted shares that vested during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 or the three- and six-month periods ended March 31, 2017. At March 31, 2018 there was $554,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted shares. The compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 4.6 years.

-43-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

12. Regulatory Capital

The Company and Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Company’s and Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company’s and Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total, Tier 1 and common equity Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). The final rules implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s capital guidelines for U.S. banks (“Basel III rules”) became effective for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2015, with full compliance with all of the requirements being phased in over a multi-year schedule through 2019. Under the Basel III rules, the Bank must hold a conservation buffer above the adequately capitalized risk-based capital ratios disclosed in the table below. The capital conservation buffer is being phased in from 0.0% for 2015 to 2.5% by 2019. The capital conservation buffer is 1.25% for 2017 and 1.875% for 2018. The Company and Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject as of March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017.

As of March 31, 2018, the most recent notification from the Federal Reserve Bank categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, common equity Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

-44-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

The Company’s and Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are also presented in the table. No amount was deducted from capital for interest-rate risk at either period.

											Minimum
											To Be Well
						Minimum					Capitalized Under
						For Capital					Prompt Corrective
	Actual					Adequacy Purposes:					Action Provisions:
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
	(Dollars in thousands)
As of March 31, 2018:
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Consolidated	$	90,259		11.43	%	$	63,166		8.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		86,432		10.98			62,981		8.00		$	78,726		10.00	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Consolidated	$	81,395		10.31	%	$	47,374		6.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		77,568		9.85			47,235		6.00		$	62,981		8.00	%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Consolidated	$	81,395		10.31	%	$	35,531		4.50	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		77,568		9.85			35,427		4.50		$	51,172		6.50	%
Tier 1 capital (to average adjusted total assets):
Consolidated	$	81,395		8.54	%	$	38,138		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		77,568		8.16			38,005		4.00		$	47,507		5.00	%
As of September 30, 2017:
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Consolidated	$	88,179		12.69	%	$	55,587		8.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		84,720		12.22			55,476		8.00		$	69,345		10.00	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Consolidated	$	80,087		11.53	%	$	41,690		6.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		76,628		11.05			41,607		6.00		$	55,476		8.00	%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Consolidated	$	80,087		11.53	%	$	31,267		4.50	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		76,628		11.05			31,205		4.50		$	45,074		6.50	%
Tier 1 capital (to average adjusted total assets):
Consolidated	$	80,087		9.14	%	$	35,031		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		76,628		8.79			34,887		4.00		$	43,608		5.00	%

-45-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The following are summaries of recently issued or adopted accounting pronouncements that impact the accounting and reporting practices of the Company:

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases with the main difference being that operating leases are to be recorded in the statement of financial position as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. For operating leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and liabilities. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application of the guidance is permitted. In transition, entities are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Management is evaluating the new guidance and expects to report increased assets and liabilities as a result of recording right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. However, based on current leases, management does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). The update replaces the incurred loss methodology for recognizing credit losses under current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. Under the new guidance, an entity will measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The expected loss model will apply to loans and leases, unfunded lending commitments, held-to-maturity debt securities and other debt instruments measured at amortized cost. The impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities will require the recognition of credit losses through a valuation allowance when fair value is less than amortized cost, regardless of whether the impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary. For the Company, the amendments in the update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted as of fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact the guidance will have upon adoption. Management expects to recognize a one-time cumulative-effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses through retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the new standard is effective; however, the magnitude of the adjustment is unknown. In planning for the implementation of ASU 2016-13, management is currently evaluating software solutions, data requirements and loss methodologies.

-46-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The update shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the update requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The amendments in the update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity should apply the amendments in this update on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Additionally, in the period of adoption, an entity should provide disclosures about a change in accounting principle. The Company is currently assessing the impact the guidance will have upon adoption, but the adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The guidance in Topic 740, Income Taxes, requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be adjusted for the effect of a change in tax laws or rates with the effect included in income from continuing operations in the reporting period that includes the enactment date. As a result, the tax effect of items within accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) do not reflect the appropriate tax rate, referred to as “stranded tax effects”. The update was issued to allow a reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) enacted on December 22, 2017. The update requires that an entity disclose a description of the accounting policy for releasing income tax effects from AOCI. An entity that elects to reclassify the income tax effects of the TCJA from AOCI to retained earnings must disclose in the period of adoption a statement that an election was made and a description of other income tax effects related to the application of the TCJA that are reclassified from AOCI to retained earnings, if any. The amendments in the update are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted for public entities for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company adopted the amendments in this update as of January 1, 2018 and reclassified $619,000 from AOCI to retained earnings during the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The reclassification, which increased AOCI and decreased retained earnings, related entirely to unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities. 

-47-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

14. Segment Reporting

The Company’s operations include two primary segments: core banking and SBA lending. The core banking segment originates residential, commercial and consumer loans and attracts deposits from its customer base. Net interest income from loans and investments that are funded by deposits and borrowings is the primary revenue for the core banking segment. The SBA lending segment originates loans guaranteed by the SBA, subsequently selling the guaranteed portion to outside investors. Net gains on sales of loans and net interest income are the primary sources of revenue for the SBA lending segment.

The core banking segment is comprised primarily by the Bank and First Savings Investments, Inc., while the SBA lending segment’s revenues are comprised primarily of net interest income and gains on the sales of SBA loans generated by Q2 beginning January 1, 2017 and SBA loan related income of the Bank prior to the formation of Q2.

The following segment financial information has been derived from the internal financial statements of the Company which are used by management to monitor and manage financial performance. The accounting policies of the two segments are the same as those of the Company. The amounts reflected in the “Other” column in the below tables represent combined balances of the Company and the Captive, and are the primary differences between the sum of the segment amounts and consolidated totals, along with amounts to eliminate transactions between segments.

	Core Banking		SBA Lending		Other			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018:
Net interest income	$	7,975	$	741	$	7		$	8,723
Net gains on sales of loans, SBA		-		1,488		-			1,488
Noncash items:
Provision for loan losses		256		115		-			371
Depreciation and amortization		322		13		-			335
Income tax expense (benefit)		494		-		(156	)		338
Segment profit		1,059		1,175		(12	)		2,222
Segment assets at March 31, 2018		1,001,206		58,690		(55,910	)		1,008,554

	Core Banking			SBA Lending		Other			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Six Months Ended March 31, 2018:
Net interest income	$	15,494		$	1,268	$	14		$	16,776
Net gains on sales of loans, SBA		-			3,027		-			3,027
Noncash items:
Provision for loan losses		(138	)		971		-			833
Depreciation and amortization		609			26		-			635
Income tax expense (benefit)		1,181			-		(221	)		960
Segment profit		4,214			1,393		108			5,715
Segment assets at March 31, 2018		1,001,206			58,690		(55,910	)		1,008,554

-48-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

	Core Banking		SBA Lending		Other			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017:
Net interest income	$	6,766	$	417	$	4		$	7,187
Net gains on sales of loans, SBA		-		949		-			949
Noncash items:
Provision for loan losses		299		76		-			375
Depreciation and amortization		279		10		-			289
Income tax expense (benefit)		500		-		(87	)		413
Segment profit		1,702		398		94			2,194
Segment assets at March 31, 2017		836,862		32,641		(28,901	)		840,602

	Core Banking		SBA Lending		Other			Consolidated Totals
	(In thousands)
Six Months Ended March 31, 2017:
Net interest income	$	13,461	$	706	$	9		$	14,176
Net gains on sales of loans, SBA		-		1,803		-			1,803
Noncash items:
Provision for loan losses		465		216		-			681
Depreciation and amortization		562		20		-			582
Income tax expense (benefit)		1,222		-		(128	)		1,094
Segment profit		3,623		641		267			4,531
Segment assets at March 31, 2017		836,862		32,641		(28,901	)		840,602

-49-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Safe Harbor Statement for Forward-Looking Statements

This report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are not historical facts; rather they are statements based on the Company’s current expectations regarding its business strategies and their intended results and its future performance. Forward-looking statements are preceded by terms such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends” and similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Numerous risks and uncertainties could cause or contribute to the Company's actual results, performance and achievements being materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to these differences include, without limitation, general economic conditions, including changes in market interest rates and changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; legislative and regulatory changes; the quality and composition of the loan and investment securities portfolio; loan demand; deposit flows; competition; and changes in accounting principles and guidelines. Additional factors that may affect our results are discussed herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017 under “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors.” These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

During the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, there was no significant change in the Company's critical accounting policies or the application of critical accounting policies as disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017.

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased $4.7 million from $34.3 million at September 30, 2017 to $39.0 million at March 31, 2018.

Loans. Net loans receivable increased $95.9 million, from $586.5 million at September 30, 2017 to $682.4 million at March 31, 2018, due primarily to increases in commercial real estate loans of $45.2 million, residential real estate loans of $19.3 million and commercial business loans of $11.3 million. The increase in net loans included $34.5 million of net loans acquired in the FNBO transaction.

Loans Held for Sale. Loans held for sale decreased $3.5 million, from $25.6 million at September 30, 2017 to $22.1 million at March 31, 2018, due to decreases in SBA loans held for sale of $3.1 million, and a decrease in residential mortgage loans held for sale of $397,000. The Company originated $58.1 million of SBA loans held for sale in the secondary market for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 compared to $37.2 million in originations for the six-month period ended March 31, 2017, as management continues to focus on expanding the SBA lending program.

-50-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Trading Account Securities. Trading account securities decreased $1.5 million, from $7.2 million at September 30, 2017 to $5.7 million at March 31, 2018. Trading account securities are comprised of investment grade municipal bonds and the portfolio is managed by an investment advisory firm registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Available for Sale. Securities available for sale increased $11.6 million, from $178.1 million at September 30, 2017 to $189.7 million at March 31, 2018, due primarily to purchases of $16.2 million and $40.0 million acquired in the FNBO transaction, which more than offset sales of $32.3 million, calls and maturities of $1.3 million, principal repayments of $7.1 million and a net decrease in unrealized gains on securities available for sale of $3.6 million.

Securities Held to Maturity. Investment securities held to maturity decreased $153,000, from $2.9 million at September 30, 2017 to $2.7 million at March 31, 2018. There were no purchases of securities held to maturity, and partial calls and principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities and municipal obligations totaled $153,000 during the six-month period ended March 31, 2018.

Deposits. Total deposits increased $89.4 million, from $669.4 million at September 30, 2017 to $758.8 million at March 31, 2018, due primarily to increases in non-interest bearing deposit accounts and interest bearing deposits accounts of $66.4 million and $23.0 million, respectively. These increases were due primarily to the $91.8 million in deposits assumed as part of the FNBO transaction.

Borrowings. Borrowings from the FHLB increased $26.1 million, from $118.1 million at September 30, 2017 to $144.2 million at March 31, 2018. The increase in borrowings was primarily used to fund loan growth.

Equity. Stockholders’ equity attributable to the Company was $95.2 million at March 31, 2018 and increased $2.1 million from $93.1 million September 30, 2017 due primarily to retained net income of $4.4 million, partially offset by the decrease in net unrealized gains on securities available for sale of $2.6 million.

-51-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Overview. The Company reported net income of $1.6 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017. The annualized return on average assets and average equity were 0.68% and 6.83%, respectively, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018. The annualized return on average assets and average equity were 1.06% and 10.23%, respectively, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017. The decrease in net income for 2018 compared to 2017 was due primarily to merger and integration expenses recognized during 2018 that were related to the acquisition of FNBO.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $1.5 million, or 21.3%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. Average interest-earning assets increased $133.7 million and average interest-bearing liabilities increased $90.7 million when comparing the two periods. The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.97% for 2018 compared to 3.90% for 2017.

Total interest income increased $1.9 million, or 23.4%, when comparing the two periods due primarily to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $133.7 million, from $777.1 million for 2017 to $910.8 million for 2018, and an increase in the average tax equivalent yield on interest-earning assets from 4.43% for 2017 to 4.59% for 2018. The majority of the increase in average interest-earning assets was attributable to loans, which increased $118.4 million compared to 2017.

Total interest expense increased $391,000, or 39.1%, due to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities of $90.7 million, from $642.2 million for 2017 to $732.9 million for 2018, and an increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 0.64% for 2017 to 0.78% for 2018.

-52-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Average Balance Sheets. The following table presents information regarding average balances of assets and liabilities, the total dollar amounts of interest income and dividends from average interest-earning assets, the total dollar amounts of interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, and the resulting annualized average yields and costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The yields and costs for the periods indicated are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balances of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances only. Loan fees are included in interest income on loans and are not material. Tax exempt income on loans and investment securities have been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis using a federal marginal tax rate of 24.5% for 2018 and 34.0% for 2017.

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018								2017
		Average Balance		Interest and Dividends			Yield/ Cost			Average Balance		Interest and Dividends			Yield/ Cost
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		$	28,318	$	116			1.64	%	$	25,033	$	40			0.64	%
Loans			683,865		8,192			4.79			565,450		6,551			4.63
Investment securities			153,636		1,765			4.60			137,636		1,710			4.97
Agency mortgage-backed securities			35,421		235			2.65			42,052		226			2.15
Dividend income			9,569		149			6.23			6,936		77			4.44
Total interest-earning assets			910,809		10,457			4.59			777,107		8,604			4.43
Noninterest-earning assets			54,900								53,359
Total assets		$	965,709							$	830,466
Liabilities and equity:
NOW accounts		$	195,084	$	128			0.26	%	$	169,678	$	89			0.21	%
Money market deposit accounts			77,618		94			0.48			61,113		38			0.25
Savings accounts			107,063		20			0.07			87,814		15			0.07
Time deposits			202,096		565			1.12			211,380		487			0.92
Total interest-bearing deposits			581,861		807			0.55			529,985		629			0.47
Borrowings (1)			151,029		616			1.63			112,239		403			1.44
Total interest-bearing liabilities			732,890		1,423			0.78			642,224		1,032			0.64
Noninterest-bearing deposits			130,224								95,183
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities			6,233								7,266
Total liabilities			869,347								744,673
Total equity			96,362								85,793
Total liabilities and equity		$	965,709							$	830,466
Net interest income (taxable equivalent basis)					9,034							$	7,572
Less: taxable equivalent adjustment					(311	)							(385	)
Net interest income				$	8,723							$	7,187
Interest rate spread								3.81	%							3.79	%
Net interest margin								3.97	%							3.90	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities								124.28	%							121.00	%

(1) Includes FHLB borrowings, federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements.

-53-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income on a tax equivalent basis for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The net column represents the sum of the prior columns. Changes attributable to changes in both rate and volume have been allocated proportionally based on the absolute dollar amounts of change in each.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Increase (Decrease) Due to
	Rate			Volume			Net
	(In thousands)
Interest income:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	$	70		$	6		$	76
Loans		232			1,409			1,641
Investment securities		(97	)		152			55
Agency mortgage-backed securities		28			(19	)		9
Dividend income		37			35			72
Total interest-earning assets		270			1,583			1,853
Interest expense:
Deposits		113			65			178
Borrowings (1)		58			155			213
Total interest-bearing liabilities		171			220			391
Net increase in net interest income (tax equivalent basis)	$	99		$	1,363		$	1,462

(1) Includes FHLB borrowings, federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements.

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses was $371,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 compared to $375,000, for the same period in 2017. The increase in the provision for loans losses for 2018 as compared to the prior period was due primarily to growth in the loan portfolio. Gross loans increased approximately $31.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 (excluding loans acquired in the FNBO transaction) compared to an increase of approximately $14.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017.

The Company recognized net charge-offs of $18,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 compared to net charge-offs of $76,000 for the same period in 2017.

-54-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income increased $706,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was due primarily to increases in the net gain on sale of loans guaranteed by the SBA of $539,000 and other income of $198,000, and the recognition of a $226,000 impairment loss on a tax credit investment during the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (there was no comparable loss in 2018). These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the net gain on trading account securities of $270,000. The net gain on sales of loans guaranteed by the SBA was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to $949,000 for the same period in 2017. The net loss on trading account securities was $59,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to a net gain of $211,000 for the same period in 2017. The decrease in net gain (loss) on trading account securities is due to market volatility in the municipal bond sector during the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase in other income is primarily attributable to increased servicing income on SBA-guaranteed loans.

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense increased $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was due primarily to increases in data processing, compensation and benefits, occupancy and equipment, professional fees, and other operating expenses of $896,000, $751,000, $232,000, $198,000 and $162,000, respectively, which included merger-related expenses as provided in the table below.

	Data		Compensation		Occupancy		Professional			Other
	Processing		& Benefits		& Equipment		Fees			Operating
	(In thousands)
Increase	$	896	$	751	$	232	$	198		$	162
Less: Merger-Related		839		83		69		207			29
	$	57	$	668	$	163	$	(9	)	$	133

The increase in compensation and benefits expense (excluding nonrecurring merger-related expenses) is attributable to the addition of new employees to support the growth of the Company, including its SBA lending activities, post-merger compensation for the retained FNBO employees, and normal salary and benefits adjustments. The increase in occupancy and equipment expense (excluding nonrecurring merger-related expenses) is primarily attributable to increases in repairs, maintenance and software licensing expenses.

Income Tax Expense. The Company recognized income tax expense of $338,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, for an effective tax rate of 13.2%, as compared to income tax expense of $413,000, for an effective tax rate of 15.8%, for the same period in 2017. The decrease in the effective tax rate is due primarily to a reduction in the Company’s statutory federal income tax rate from 34.0% to 24.5% as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $576,000, which is pass-through income not subject to income tax at the entity level. The Company files federal income tax returns on a fiscal year basis so, in accordance with Internal Revenue Code regulations, the Company’s federal income tax rate for the tax year ending September 30, 2018 is based on a blended rate of 24.5%.

-55-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Overview. The Company reported net income of $5.1 million, or $2.14 per diluted share, for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 compared to net income of $4.5 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, for the six-month period ended March 31, 2017. The annualized return on average assets and average equity were 1.08% and 10.65%, respectively, for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018. The annualized return on average assets and average equity were 1.11% and 10.54%, respectively, for the six-month period ended March 31, 2017.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $2.6 million, or 18.3%, for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. Average interest-earning assets increased $126.7 million and average interest-bearing liabilities increased $87.7 million when comparing the two periods. The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.92% for 2018 compared to 3.93% for 2017.

Total interest income increased $3.3 million, or 20.6%, when comparing the two periods due primarily to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $126.7 million, from $758.1 million for 2017 to $884.8 million for 2018, and an increase in the average tax equivalent yield on interest-earning assets from 4.47% for 2017 to 4.56% for 2018. The majority of the increase in average interest-earning assets was attributable to loans, which increased $113.0 million compared to 2017.

Total interest expense increased $742,000, or 35.3%, due to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities of $87.7 million, from $633.3 million for 2017 to $721.0 million for 2018, and an increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 0.65% for 2017 to 0.78% for 2018.

-56-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Average Balance Sheets. The following table presents information regarding average balances of assets and liabilities, the total dollar amounts of interest income and dividends from average interest-earning assets, the total dollar amounts of interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, and the resulting annualized average yields and costs for the six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The yields and costs for the periods indicated are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balances of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances only. Loan fees are included in interest income on loans and are not material. Tax exempt income on loans and investment securities have been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis using a federal marginal tax rate of 24.5% for 2018 and 34.0% for 2017.

		Six Months Ended March 31,
		2018								2017
		Average Balance		Interest and Dividends			Yield/ Cost			Average Balance		Interest and Dividends			Yield/ Cost
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		$	28,897	$	187			1.29	%	$	23,498	$	62			0.53	%
Loans			662,768		15,894			4.80			549,734		12,921			4.70
Investment securities			148,790		3,389			4.56			134,629		3,363			5.00
Agency mortgage-backed securities			35,592		449			2.52			43,309		460			2.12
Dividend income			8,742		239			5.47			6,936		156			4.50
Total interest-earning assets			884,789		20,158			4.56			758,106		16,962			4.47
Noninterest-earning assets			54,231								58,307
Total assets		$	939,020							$	816,413
Liabilities and equity:
NOW accounts		$	191,934	$	253			0.26	%	$	163,230	$	172			0.21	%
Money market deposit accounts			75,140		168			0.45			61,475		78			0.25
Savings accounts			99,254		38			0.08			86,226		30			0.07
Time deposits			213,946		1,210			1.13			208,173		961			0.92
Total interest-bearing deposits			580,274		1,669			0.58			519,104		1,241			0.48
Borrowings (1)			140,716		1,127			1.60			114,159		813			1.42
Total interest-bearing liabilities			720,990		2,796			0.78			633,263		2,054			0.65
Noninterest-bearing deposits			115,518								90,211
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities			7,621								6,977
Total liabilities			844,129								730,451
Total equity			94,891								85,962
Total liabilities and equity		$	939,020							$	816,413
Net interest income (taxable equivalent basis)					17,362							$	14,908
Less: taxable equivalent adjustment					(586	)							(732	)
Net interest income				$	16,776							$	14,176
Interest rate spread								3.78	%							3.82	%
Net interest margin								3.92	%							3.93	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities								122.72	%							119.71	%

(1) Includes FHLB borrowings, federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements.

-57-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income on a tax equivalent basis for the six-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The net column represents the sum of the prior columns. Changes attributable to changes in both rate and volume have been allocated proportionally based on the absolute dollar amounts of change in each.

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2018 Compared to Six Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Increase (Decrease) Due to
	Rate			Volume		Net
	(In thousands)
Interest income:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	$	108		$	17	$	125
Loans		279			2,694		2,973
Investment securities		(133	)		159		26
Agency mortgage-backed securities		(211	)		200		(11	)
Dividend income		38			45		83
Total interest-earning assets		81			3,115		3,196
Interest expense:
Deposits		273			155		428
Borrowings (1)		111			203		314
Total interest-bearing liabilities		384			358		742
Net increase (decrease) in net interest income (tax equivalent basis)	$	(303	)	$	2,757	$	2,454

(1) Includes FHLB borrowings, federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements.

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses was $833,000 for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 compared to $681,000, for the same period in 2017. The increase in the provision for loans losses for 2018 as compared to the prior period was due primarily to growth in the loan portfolio. Gross loans increased approximately $62.2 million for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 (excluding loans acquired in the FNBO transaction) compared to an increase of approximately $31.1 million for the six-month period ended March 31, 2017.

The Company recognized net charge-offs of $61,000 for the six-month period ended March 31, 2018 compared to net charge-offs of $85,000 for the same period in 2017.

-58-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income increased $1.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was due primarily to increases in the net gain on sale of loans guaranteed by the SBA of $1.2 million, other income of $236,000 and the net gain on trading account securities of $162,000. The net gain on sales of loans guaranteed by the SBA was $3.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2017. The net gain on trading account securities was $91,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to a net loss of $71,000 for the same period in 2017. The increase in other income is primarily attributable to increased servicing income on SBA-guaranteed loans.

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense increased $3.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was due primarily to increases in data processing, compensation and benefits, occupancy and equipment, professional fees, and other operating expenses of $869,000, $1.2 million, $374,000, $366,000 and $298,000, respectively, which included merger-related expenses as provided in the table below.

	Data		Compensation		Occupancy		Professional		Other
	Processing		& Benefits		& Equipment		Fees		Operating
	(In thousands)
Increase	$	869	$	1,221	$	374	$	366	$	298
Less: Merger-Related		839		83		72		217		43
	$	30	$	1,138	$	302	$	149	$	255

The increase in compensation and benefits expense (excluding nonrecurring merger-related expense) is attributable to the addition of new employees to support the growth of the Company, including its SBA lending activities, post-merger compensation for the retained FNBO employees, and normal salary and benefits adjustments. The increase in occupancy and equipment expense (excluding nonrecurring merger-related expense) is primarily attributable to increases in repairs, maintenance and software licensing expenses. The increase in professional fees expense (excluding nonrecurring merger-related expense) is primarily attributable to third-party loan review engagements and increased performance-based investment advisor fees on the trading account portfolio.

Income Tax Expense. The Company recognized income tax expense of $960,000 for the six-months ended March 31, 2018, for an effective tax rate of 14.4% as compared to income tax expense of $1.1 million, for an effective tax rate of 19.4%, for the same period in 2017. The decrease in the effective tax rate is due primarily to a reduction in the Company’s statutory federal income tax rate from 34.0% to 24.5% as a result of the enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $663,000, which is pass-through income not subject to income tax at the entity level.

-59-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity Management. Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. The Bank’s primary sources of funds are customer deposits, proceeds from loan repayments, maturing securities and FHLB borrowings. While loan repayments and maturities are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by market interest rates, general economic conditions and competition. At March 31, 2018, the Bank had cash and cash equivalents of $39.0 million, trading account securities with a fair value of $5.7 million and securities available-for-sale with a fair value of $189.7 million. If the Bank requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, it has additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB, borrowing capacity on a federal funds purchased line of credit facility with another financial institution and additional collateral eligible for repurchase agreements.

The Bank’s primary investing activity is the origination of commercial real estate and one-to-four family mortgage loans and, to a lesser extent, consumer, multi-family, commercial business and residential and commercial real estate construction loans. The Bank also invests in U.S. government agency and sponsored enterprises securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by U.S. government agencies and sponsored enterprises, and municipal bonds.

The Bank must maintain an adequate level of liquidity to ensure the availability of sufficient funds to support loan growth and deposit withdrawals, to satisfy financial commitments and to take advantage of investment opportunities. Historically, the Bank has been able to retain a significant amount of its deposits as they mature. If these maturing deposits do not remain with the Bank, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including other certificates of deposit and borrowings.

The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity to pay its operating expenses and other financial obligations, to pay any dividends and to repurchase any of its outstanding common stock. The Company’s primary source of income is dividends received from the Bank and the Captive. The amount of dividends that the Bank may declare and pay to the Company in any calendar year cannot exceed net income for that year to date plus retained net income (as defined) for the preceding two calendar years. At March 31, 2018, the Company (unconsolidated basis) had liquid assets of $513,000.

Capital Management. The Bank is required to maintain specific amounts of capital pursuant to regulatory requirements. As of March 31, 2018, the Bank was in compliance with all regulatory capital requirements that were effective as of such date, with Tier 1 capital (to average total assets), common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets), Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) and total capital (to risk-weighted assets) ratios of 8.16%, 9.85%, 9.85% and 10.98%, respectively. The regulatory requirements at that date were 5.0%, 6.5%, 8.0% and 10.0%, respectively, in order to be categorized as “well capitalized” under applicable regulatory guidelines. At March 31, 2018, the Bank was considered “well-capitalized” under applicable regulatory guidelines.

-60-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 2

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with GAAP, are not recorded on the Company's financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are primarily used to manage customers’ requests for funding and take the form of loan commitments and letters of credit. A further presentation of the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements is presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017.

For the six-month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company did not engage in any off-balance sheet transactions reasonably likely to have a material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

-61-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I – ITEM 3

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES

ABOUT MARKET RISK

Qualitative Aspects of Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the estimated fair value of our assets, liabilities, and derivative financial instruments will decline as a result of changes in interest rates or financial market volatility, or that our net income will be significantly reduced by interest rate changes.

The Company’s principal financial objective is to achieve long-term profitability while reducing its exposure to fluctuating market interest rates by operating within acceptable limits established for interest rate risk and maintaining adequate levels of funding and liquidity. The Company has sought to reduce the exposure of its earnings to changes in market interest rates by attempting to manage the mismatch between asset and liability maturities and interest rates. In order to reduce the exposure to interest rate fluctuations, the Company has developed strategies to manage its liquidity, shorten its effective maturities of certain interest-earning assets and decrease the interest rate sensitivity of its asset base. Management has sought to decrease the average maturity of its assets by emphasizing the origination of short-term residential mortgage, commercial mortgage and commercial business loans, all of which are retained by the Company for its portfolio. The Company relies on retail deposits as its primary source of funds. Management believes the primary use of retail deposits, complimented with a modest allocation of brokered certificates of deposit and FHLB borrowings, reduce the effects of interest rate fluctuations because they generally represent a more stable source of funds.

Quantitative Aspects of Market Risk. Potential cash flows, sales, or replacement value of many of our assets and liabilities, especially those that earn or pay interest, are sensitive to changes in the general level of interest rates. This interest rate risk arises primarily from our normal business activities of gathering deposits and extending loans. Many factors affect our exposure to changes in interest rates, such as general economic and financial conditions, customer preferences, historical pricing relationships, and re-pricing characteristics of financial instruments. Our earnings can also be affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government and its agencies, particularly the Federal Reserve Board. Furthermore, the Company does not engage in hedging activities or purchase high-risk derivative instruments and also is not subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk or commodity price risk.

An element in our ongoing process is to measure and monitor interest rate risk using a Net Interest Income at Risk simulation to model the interest rate sensitivity of the balance sheet and to quantify the impact of changing interest rates on the Company. The model quantifies the effects of various possible interest rate scenarios on projected net interest income over a one-year horizon. The model assumes a semi-static balance sheet and measures the impact on net interest income relative to a base case scenario of hypothetical changes in interest rates over twelve months and provides no effect given to any steps that management might take to counter the effect of the interest rate movements. The scenarios include prepayment assumptions, changes in the level of interest rates, the shape of the yield curve, and spreads between market interest rates in order to capture the impact from re-pricing, yield curve, option, and basis risks.

-62-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I – ITEM 3

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES

ABOUT MARKET RISK

Results of our simulation modeling, which assumes an immediate and sustained parallel shift in market interest rates, project that the Company’s net interest income could change as follows over a one-year horizon, relative to our base case scenario.

	At March 31, 2018						At September 30, 2017
Immediate Change	One Year Horizon						One Year Horizon
in the Level	Dollar			Percent			Dollar			Percent
of Interest Rates	Change			Change			Change			Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
300bp	$	(272	)		(0.78	)%	$	319			1.04	%
200bp		803			2.30			332			1.08
100bp		425			1.22			155			0.51
(100)bp		(395	)		(1.13	)		(463	)		(1.51	)

At March 31, 2018, our simulated exposure to an increase in interest rates shows that an immediate and sustained increase in rates of 1.00% will increase our net interest income by $425,000, or 1.22%, over a one year horizon compared to a flat interest rate scenario. Furthermore, rate increases of 2.00% and 3.00% would cause net interest income to increase by 2.30% and decrease by 0.78%, respectively. Conversely, an immediate and sustained decrease in rates of 1.00% will decrease our net interest income by $395,000, or 1.13%, over a one year horizon compared to a flat interest rate scenario.

-63-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 4

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and the Company’s principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on their evaluation, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the SEC (1) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s Rules and Forms and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2018, there were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

-64-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings. Periodically, there have been various claims and lawsuits involving the Bank, mainly as a plaintiff, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which the Bank holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other issues incident to the Bank’s business. The Bank is not a party to any pending legal proceedings that it believes would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017 which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, however, these are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

-65-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

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

The following table presents information regarding the Company’s stock repurchase activity during the quarter ended March 31, 2018:

Period	(a) Total number of shares (or units) purchased		(b) Average price paid per share (or unit)		(c) Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (1)		(d) Maximum number (or appropriate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
January 1, 2018 through January 31, 2018		1,295	$	63.50		1,295		65,091
February 1, 2018 through February 28, 2018		2,642	$	65.16		2,642		62,449
March 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018		1,977	$	67.00		1,977		60,472
Total		5,914	$	65.41		5,914		60,472

(1) On November 16, 2012, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to acquire up to 230,217 shares, or 10.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Under the program, repurchases are to be conducted through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, and are to be made from time to time depending on market conditions and other factors. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares to be repurchased by the Company. Repurchased shares will be held in treasury.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

-66-

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
101	The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) related notes

-67-

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.

	FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
	(Registrant)
Dated May 10, 2018	BY:	/s/ Larry W. Myers
		Larry W. Myers
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated May 10, 2018	BY:	/s/ Anthony A. Schoen
		Anthony A. Schoen
		Chief Financial Officer

-68-