10-Q

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, 2015
	OR
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from                     to
	Commission file number: 000-55084

Prudential Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Pennsylvania	46-2935427
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1834 Oregon Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	19145 Zip Code
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(215) 755-1500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the 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   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§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).

x  Yes    o    No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer  x
Non-accelerated filer  o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company  o

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

o  Yes     x     No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practical date:  as of April 30, 2015, there were 9,230,195 shares outstanding.

PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I		FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
	Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements
		Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014	2
		Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014	3
		Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014	4
		Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014	5
		Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014	6
		Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	7
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	41
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	55
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	55
PART II		OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	56
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	56
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	56
	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	56
	Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	56
	Item 5.	Other Information	56
	Item 6.	Exhibits	57
	SIGNATURES		58

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PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

	March 31,			September 30,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands,
ASSETS	Except Per Share Data)
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions	$	1,815		$	2,025
Interest-bearing deposits		25,607			43,357
Total cash and cash equivalents		27,422			45,382
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale (amortized cost—March 31, 2015, $70,919; September 30, 2014, $59,262)		71,072			57,817
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity (fair value—March 31, 2015, $74,289; September 30, 2014, $79,092)		73,603			80,840
Loans receivable—net of allowance for loan losses (March 31, 2015, $2,588; September 30, 2014, $2,425)		327,855			321,063
Accrued interest receivable		1,779			1,748
Real estate owned		-			360
Federal Home Loan Bank stock—at cost		350			1,221
Office properties and equipment—net		1,349			1,331
Bank owned life insurance		12,554			12,377
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,501			2,213
Deferred tax asset-net		786			1,131
TOTAL ASSETS	$	518,271		$	525,483
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	2,465		$	2,327
Interest-bearing		383,010			388,698
Total deposits		385,475			391,025
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		130			340
Accrued interest payable		507			1,486
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,625			1,240
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		1,738			1,967
Total liabilities		389,475			396,058
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		-			-
Common stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 9,544,809 issued and 9,235,195 outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 9,544,809 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014		95			95
Additional paid-in capital		94,663			94,397
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares		(5,114	)		(5,302	)
Treasury stock, at cost: 309,614 shares at March 31, 2015		(3,790	)		-
Retained earnings		42,841			41,188
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		101			(953	)
Total stockholders’ equity		128,796			129,425
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	518,271		$	525,483

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	Three Months Ended  March 31,						Six Months Ended  March 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
INTEREST INCOME:
Interest on loans	$	3,287		$	3,166		$	6,544		$	6,305
Interest on mortgage-backed securities		450			347			866			676
Interest and dividends on investments		552			539			1,100			1,086
Interest on interest-bearing assets		15			33			34			87
Total interest income		4,304			4,085			8,544			8,154
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest on deposits		871			852			1,772			1,757
Total interest expense		871			852			1,772			1,757
NET INTEREST INCOME		3,433			3,233			6,772			6,397
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		300			-			375			-
NET INTEREST  INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		3,133			3,233			6,397			6,397
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Fees and other service charges		95			86			196			186
Gain on sale of loans, net		-			-			138			-
Gain on sale of real estate, net		1,793			-			1,793			-
Gain on sale of securities available for sale, net		-			274			-			274
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses		-			(8	)		-			(15	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income, before taxes		-			-			-			-
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		-			(8	)		-			(15	)
Income from bank owned life insurance		87			46			177			94
Other		13			15			34			35
Total non-interest income		1,988			413			2,338			574
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits		1,960			1,619			3,625			3,169
Data processing		106			113			212			220
Professional services		344			286			620			523
Office occupancy		188			150			335			243
Depreciation		79			81			155			163
Payroll taxes		131			131			215			208
Director compensation		82			86			168			171
Deposit insurance		68			49			136			148
Real estate owned expense		4			29			29			64
Advertising		73			59			103			144
Other		476			351			839			704
Total non-interest expense		3,511			2,954			6,437			5,757
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		1,610			692			2,298			1,214
INCOME TAXES:
Current expense		113			23			325			175
Deferred (benefit) expense		(204	)		134			(199	)		166
Total income tax (benefit) expense		(91	)		157			126			341
NET INCOME	$	1,701		$	535		$	2,172		$	873
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE	$	0.20		$	0.06		$	0.25		$	0.10
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE	$	0.18		$	0.06		$	0.22		$	0.09
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE	$	0.03		$	0.00		$	0.06		$	0.00
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

	Three months ended March 31,						Six months ended March 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)						(Dollars in Thousands)
Net income	$	1,701		$	535		$	2,172		$	873
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities		861			836			1,597			300
Tax effect		(293	)		(284	)		(543	)		(102	)
Reclassification adjustment for net gains realized in net income		-			(274	)		-			(274	)
Tax effect		-			93			-			93
Reclassification adjustment for other-than-temporary impairment losses on debt securities		-			8			-			15
Tax effect		-			(3	)		-			(5	)
Total other comprehensive income		568			376			1,054			27
Comprehensive Income	$	2,269		$	911		$	3,226		$	900

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

														Accumulated
			Additional		Unearned									Other			Total
	Common		Paid-In		ESOP			Treasury			Retained			Comprehensive			Stockholders’
	Stock		Capital		Shares			Stock			Earnings			Income (loss)			Equity
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2014	$	95	$	94,397	$	(5,302	)	$	-		$	41,188		$	(953	)	$	129,425
Net income												2,172						2,172
Other comprehensive income															1,054			1,054
Dividends paid ($0.06 per share)												(519	)					(519	)
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation plans				48														48
Purchase of treasury stock (309,614 shares)									(3,790	)								(3,790	)
Stock option expense				99														99
Restricted stock expense				69														69
ESOP shares committed to be released (17,756 shares)				50		188												238
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2015	$	95	$	94,663	$	(5,114	)	$	(3,790	)	$	42,841		$	101		$	128,796

														Accumulated
				Additional		Unearned								Other			Total
	Common			Paid-In		ESOP			Treasury			Retained		Comprehensive			Stockholders’
	Stock			Capital		Shares			Stock			Earnings		Income (loss)			Equity
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2013	$	118		$	55,297	$	(2,565	)	$	(31,625	)	$	39,979	$	(1,292	)	$	59,912
Net income													873					873
Other comprehensive income															27			27
Second-step conversion offering		(23	)		38,725					31,625								70,327
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation plans					59													59
Stock option expense					95													95
Restricted stock expense					93													93
Purchase of  ESOP shares (285,664 shares)							(3,089	)										(3,089	)
ESOP shares committed to be released (17,756 shares)					2		163											165
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2014	$	95		$	94,271	$	(5,491	)	$	-		$	40,852	$	(1,265	)	$	128,462

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	(Dollars in Thousands)
Net income	$	2,172		$	873
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		155			163
Net accretion of premiums/discounts		(129	)		(144	)
Provision for loan losses		375			-
Net amortization of deferred loan fees and costs		129			109
Impairment charge on investment and mortgage-backed securities		-			15
Share-based compensation expense		168			188
Gain from sale of investment and mortgage-backed securities		-			(274	)
Income from bank owned life insurance		(177	)		(94	)
Gain from sale of loans		(138	)		-
Originations of loans held for sale		(2,400	)		-
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale		2,538			-
Gain from sale of real estate		(1,793	)		-
Compensation expense of ESOP		238			165
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense		(199	)		163
Changes in assets and liabilities which used cash:
Accrued interest receivable		(31	)		19
Prepaid expenses and other assets		712			960
Accrued interest payable		(979	)		(1,104	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(229	)		(656	)
Net cash provided  by operating activities		412			383
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		-			(7,000	)
Purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale		(13,751	)		(8,410	)
Loans originated or acquired		(45,444	)		(35,654	)
Principal collected on loans		38,148			23,417
Principal payments received on investment and mortgage-backed securities:
Held-to-maturity		7,265			8,452
Available-for-sale		2,195			1,923
Proceeds from redemption of FHLB stock		871			-
Proceeds from sale of investments and mortgage-backed securities		-			1,321
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned		360			-
Proceeds from sale of real estate		1,849			-
Purchases of equipment		(229	)		(63	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(8,736	)		(16,014	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net decrease in demand deposits, NOW accounts, and savings accounts		(2,457	)		(1,762	)
Redemption of funds held in escrow relating to second-step conversion		-			(145,675	)
Net decrease in certificates of deposit		(3,093	)		(11,841	)
Increase (decrease)  in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		385			(20	)
Repayment of advance from the FHLB		(210	)		-
Cash dividends paid		(519	)		-
Issuance of common stock relating to second-step conversion		-			38,702
Cancelation of treasury stock		-			31,625
Purchase of stock for ESOP		-			(3,089	)
Purchase of treasury stock		(3,790	)		-
Excess tax benefit related to stock compensation plans		48			59
Net cash used in financing activities		(9,636	)		(92,001	)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(17,960	)		(107,632	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period		45,382			158,984
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period	$	27,422		$	51,352
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid on deposits and advances from Federal
Home Loan Bank	$	2,751		$	2,861
Income taxes paid	$	475		$	-
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH ITEMS:
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans	$	-		$	83
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization –On October 9, 2013, Prudential Mutual Holding Company (“MHC”) and Prudential Bancorp of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“Old Prudential”), the Pennsylvania-chartered mid-tier holding company for Prudential Savings Bank (the “Bank”), completed a reorganization and conversion (the  “second-step conversion”), pursuant to which Prudential Bancorp, Inc., a new Pennsylvania corporation (“Prudential” or the “Company”), became the holding company for the Bank and the MHC and Old Prudential ceased to exist. In connection with the second-step conversion, 7,141,602 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Prudential were sold in a subscription offering to certain depositors of the Bank for $10 per share or $71.4 million in the aggregate (the “Offering”), and 2,403,207 shares of common stock were issued in exchange for the outstanding shares of common stock of Old Prudential, which were held by the “public” shareholders of Old Prudential.  Each share of common stock of Old Prudential was converted into right to receive 0.9442 shares of common stock of the Company in the second-step conversion.  As a result of the second-step conversion, the former MHC and Old Prudential were merged into the Company and 2,540,255 (pre-conversion) treasury shares were cancelled.

The Bank is a community-oriented Pennsylvania-chartered savings bank headquartered in South Philadelphia.  The banking office network currently consists of the headquarters and main office and six full-service branch offices.  Five of the banking offices are located in Philadelphia (Philadelphia County), and one is in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and the remaining branch is located in Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  The Bank maintains ATMs at all seven of the banking offices.  The Bank also provides on-line and mobile banking services.

The Bank is subject to regulation by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (the “Department”), as its chartering authority and primary regulator, and by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), which insures the Bank’s deposits up to applicable limits.  As a bank holding company, Prudential is subject to the regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Basis of presentation –The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim information and therefore do not include all the information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  However, all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements have been included.  The results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, or any other period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. and the accompanying notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are recorded in the allowance for loan losses, deferred income taxes, other-than-temporary impairment, and the fair value measurement for financial instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Share-Based Compensation – The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to employees, and where appropriate, non-employees, at fair value.  Under fair value provisions, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the appropriate vesting period using the straight-line method.  The amount of stock-based compensation recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of the grant date fair value of the award that is vested at that date and as a result it may be necessary to recognize the expense using a ratable method.  Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the date of grant requires judgment, including estimating the expected term of the stock options and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock. In addition, judgment is required in estimating the amount of stock-based awards that are expected to be forfeited. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates or different key assumptions were used, it could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Dividends with respect to non-vested share awards granted pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Recognition and Retention Plan (“Plan”) and held in the Trust (the “Trust”) are held for the benefit of the recipients and are paid out  proportionately by the Trust to the recipients of stock awards granted pursuant to the Plan as soon as practicable after the stock awards are earned.  A recipient of a share award granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan will  not be entitled to receive any dividends declared on the common stock subject to the award until earned.

Treasury Stock – Stock held in treasury by the Company is accounted for using the cost method, which treats stock held in treasury as a reduction to total stockholders’ equity. During the six month period ended March 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 309,614 shares at an approximate total cost of $3.8 million.

FHLB Stock – FHLB stock is classified as a restricted equity security because ownership is restricted and there is not an established market for its resale.  FHLB stock is carried at cost and is evaluated for impairment when certain conditions warrant further consideration. Management concluded that the FHLB stock was not impaired at March 31, 2015.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU” or “Update”) 2014-01, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects.  The amendments in this Update permit reporting entities to make an accounting policy election to account for their investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance in the income statement as a component of income tax expense (benefit).  The amendments in this Update should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. A reporting entity that uses the effective yield method to account for its investments in qualified affordable housing projects before the date of adoption may continue to apply the effective yield method for those preexisting investments. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014.  Early adoption is permitted. This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. The amendments in this Update clarify that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either (1) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or (2) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. An entity can elect to adopt the amendments in this Update using either a modified retrospective transition method or a prospective transition method. This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (a new revenue recognition standard). The Update’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, this update specifies the accounting for certain costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer and expands disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. This Update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures.  The amendments in this Update change the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions to secured borrowing accounting.  For repurchase financing arrangements, the amendments require separate accounting for a transfer of a financial asset executed contemporaneously with a repurchase agreement with the same counterparty, which will result in secured borrowing accounting for the repurchase agreement.  The amendments also require enhanced disclosures.  The accounting changes in this Update are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2014.  An entity is required to present changes in accounting for transactions outstanding on the effective date as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Earlier application is prohibited.  The disclosure for certain transactions accounted for as a sale is required to be presented for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and the disclosure for repurchase agreements, securities lending transactions, and repurchase-to-maturity transactions accounted for as secured borrowings is required to be presented for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and for interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015. The disclosures are not required to be presented for comparative periods before the effective date.  This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments when the Terms of an Award Provide that a Performance Target Could Be Achieved After the Requisite Service Period.  The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. Entities may apply the amendments in this Update either (a) prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date or (b) retrospectively to all awards with performance targets that are outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. If retrospective transition is adopted, the cumulative effect of applying this Update as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements should be recognized as an adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance at that date. Additionally, if retrospective transition is adopted, an entity may use hindsight in measuring and recognizing the compensation cost.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-14, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40).  The amendments in this Update require that a mortgage loan be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if the following conditions are met:  (1) the loan has a government guarantee that is not separable from the loan before foreclosure, (2) at the time of foreclosure, the creditor has the intent to convey the real estate property to the guarantor and make a claim on the guarantee, and the creditor has the ability to recover under that claim, and (3) at the time of foreclosure, any amount of the claim that is determined on the basis of the fair value of the real estate is fixed.  Upon foreclosure, the separate other receivable should be measured based on the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor.  The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014.  This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements -Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40).  The amendments in this Update provide guidance in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures.  The amendments in this Update are first effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods within such annual periods thereafter. Early application is permitted.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-17, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Pushdown Accounting. The amendments in this Update apply to the separate financial statements of an acquired entity and its subsidiaries that are a business or nonprofit activity (either public or nonpublic) upon the occurrence of an event in which an acquirer (an individual or an entity) obtains control of the acquired entity.  An acquired entity may elect the option to apply pushdown accounting in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurs. If pushdown accounting is not applied in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurs, an acquired entity will have the option to elect to apply pushdown accounting in a subsequent reporting period to the acquired entity’s most recent change-in-control event. The amendments in this Update are effective on November 18, 2014. After the effective date, an acquired entity can make an election to apply the guidance to future change-in-control events or to its most recent change-in-control event. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement –Extraordinary and Unusual Items, as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  This Update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items.  The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. A reporting entity may apply the amendments prospectively. A reporting entity also may apply the amendments retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810). The amendments in this Update affect reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. Specifically, the amendments (1) modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest entities; (2) eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership; (3) affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships; and (4) provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities with interests in legal entities that are required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered money market funds.  The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015.  For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in this Update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this Update.  For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016.  An entity should apply the new guidance on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-04, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  For an entity with a fiscal year-end that does not coincide with a month-end, the amendments in this Update provide a practical expedient that permits the entity to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations using the month-end that is closest to the entity’s fiscal year-end and apply that practical expedient consistently from year to year. The practical expedient should be applied consistently to all plans if an entity has more than one plan. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlier application is permitted. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Intangible – Goodwill and Other Internal Use Software (Topic 350-40), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. This guidance  will help entities evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement. The amendments in this Update provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract.  For public business entities, the FASB decided that the amendments will be effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. For all other entities, the amendments will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted for all entities.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

2. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per common share is computed  by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, net of any treasury shares, during the period.  Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, net of any treasury shares, after consideration of the potential dilutive effect of common stock equivalents, based upon the treasury stock method using an average market price for the period.

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The calculated basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015				2014
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Net income	$	1,701	$	1,701	$	535	$	535
Weighted average shares outstanding		8,571,846		8,571,846		9,066,150		9,066,150
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		-		1,103,728		-		206,655
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation		8,571,846		9,675,574		9,066,150		9,272,805
Earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	0.20	$	0.18	$	0.06	$	0.06

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2015				2014
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Net income	$	2,172	$	2,172	$	873	$	873
Weighted average shares outstanding		8,712,938		8,712,938		9,146,193		9,146,193
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		-		1,163,172		-		204,776
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation		8,712,938		9,876,110		9,146,193		9,350,969
Earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	0.25	$	0.22	$	0.10	$	0.09

All options outstanding as of March 31, 2015 had exercise prices below or at the then current market price and were considered dilutive for the earnings per share calculation. As of March 31, 2014 there were 396,361 shares of common stock subject to options with an exercise price greater than the then current market and which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive. The exercise price for the stock options representing the anti-dilutive shares ranged from $10.71 to $11.83 at March 31, 2014.

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3. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component, net of tax:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Unrealized gains (losses)			Unrealized gains (losses)
	on available for sale			on available for sale
	securities (a)			securities (a)
Beginning Balance	$	(467	)	$	(1,641	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		568			552
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		-			(176	)
Total other comprehensive income		568			376
Ending Balance	$	101		$	(1,265	)
(a) All amounts are net of tax.  Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.
	Six Months Ended March 31,
		2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Unrealized gains (losses)			Unrealized gains (losses)
	on available for sale			on available for sale
	securities (a)			securities (a)
Beginning Balance	$	(953	)	$	(1,292	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		1,054			198
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		-			(171	)
Total other comprehensive income		1,054			27
Ending Balance	$	101		$	(1,265	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax.  Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

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The following table presents significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
	Amount Reclassified		Amount Reclassified
	from Accumulated		from Accumulated			Affected Line Item in
	Other		Other			the Statement Where
	Comprehensive		Comprehensive			Net Income is
Details about other comprehensive income	Income (a)		Income (a)			Presented
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities	$	-	$	274		Gain on sale of securities available for sale
		-		(93	)	Income taxes
		-		(8	)	Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
		-		3		Income taxes
	$	-	$	176		Net of tax
(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income.
	Six Months Ended March 31,
		2015		2014
	Amount Reclassified		Amount Reclassified
	from Accumulated		from Accumulated			Affected Line Item in
	Other		Other			the Statement Where
	Comprehensive		Comprehensive			Net Income is
Details about other comprehensive income	Income (a)		Income (a)			Presented
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities	$	-	$	274		Gain on sale of securities available for sale
		-		(93	)	Income taxes
		-		(15	)	Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
		-		5		Income taxes
	$	-	$	171		Net of tax
(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income.

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4. INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of investment and mortgage-backed securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, are as follows:

	March 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	18,987	$	-	$	(262	)	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		51,926		498		(138	)		52,286
Total debt securities available for sale		70,913		498		(400	)		71,011
FHLMC preferred stock		6		55		-			61
Total securities available for sale	$	70,919	$	553	$	(400	)	$	71,072
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	60,924	$	559	$	(949	)	$	60,534
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		12,679		1,079		(3	)		13,755
Total securities held to maturity	$	73,603	$	1,638	$	(952	)	$	74,289

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	September 30, 2014
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	18,987	$	-	$	(1,143	)	$	17,844
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		40,269		188		(554	)		39,903
Total debt securities available for sale		59,256		188		(1,697	)		57,747
FHLMC preferred stock		6		64		-			70
Total securities available for sale	$	59,262	$	252	$	(1,697	)	$	57,817
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	66,919	$	502	$	(3,270	)	$	64,151
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		13,921		1,130		(110	)		14,941
Total securities held to maturity	$	80,840	$	1,632	$	(3,380	)	$	79,092

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The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related fair values of the Company’s investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous loss position at March 31, 2015:

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months					Total
	Gross					Gross					Gross
	Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair
	Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	(57	)	$	4,939	$	(205	)	$	13,786	$	(262	)	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		(82	)		10,885		(56	)		5,943		(138	)		16,828
Total securities available for sale		(139	)		15,824		(261	)		19,729		(400	)		35,553
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations		(4	)		2,496		(945	)		45,507		(949	)		48,003
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		-			-		(3	)		2,503		(3	)		2,503
Total securities held to maturity		(4	)		2,496		(948	)		48,010		(952	)		50,506
Total	$	(143	)	$	18,320	$	(1,209	)	$	67,739	$	(1,352	)	$	86,059

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The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related fair values of the Company’s investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2014:

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months					Total
	Gross					Gross					Gross
	Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair
	Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	-		$	-	$	(1,143	)	$	17,843	$	(1,143	)	$	17,843
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agency		(184	)		16,437		(370	)		13,303		(554	)		29,740
Total securities available for sale		(184	)		16,437		(1,513	)		31,146		(1,697	)		47,583
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations		(73	)		6,408		(3,197	)		49,243		(3,270	)		55,651
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agency		-			-		(110	)		4,542		(110	)		4,542
Total securities held to maturity		(73	)		6,408		(3,307	)		53,785		(3,380	)		60,193
Total	$	(257	)	$	22,845	$	(4,820	)	$	84,931	$	(5,077	)	$	107,776

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) at least once each quarter, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation.    The evaluation is based upon factors such as the creditworthiness of the issuers/guarantors, the underlying collateral, if applicable, and the continuing performance of the securities.  Management also evaluates other facts and circumstances that may be indicative of an OTTI condition. This includes, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the type of security, the length of time and extent to which the fair value of the security has been less than cost, and the near-term prospects of the issuer.

The Company assesses whether a credit loss exists with respect to a security by considering whether (1) the Company has the intent to sell the security, (2) it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery has occurred, or (3) it does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. The Company bifurcates the OTTI impact on impaired securities where impairment in value was deemed to be other than temporary between the component representing credit loss and the component representing loss related to other factors. The portion of the fair value decline attributable to credit loss must be recognized through a charge to earnings.  The credit component is determined by comparing the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected, discounted at the rate in effect before recognizing any OTTI, with the amortized cost basis of the debt security.  The Company uses the cash flows expected to be realized from the security, which includes assumptions about interest rates, timing and severity of defaults, estimates of potential recoveries, the cash flow distribution from the security and other factors, then applies a discount rate equal to the effective yield of the security.  The difference between the present value of the expected cash flows and the amortized book value is considered a credit loss.  The fair market value of the security is determined using the same expected cash flows; the discount rate is a rate the Company determines from open market and other sources as appropriate for the particular security.  The difference between the fair value and the security’s remaining amortized cost is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).  

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, the Company did not record any credit losses on investment securities through either earnings or in comprehensive income.

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The following is a rollforward for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 of the amounts recognized in earnings related to credit losses on securities on which the Company has recorded OTTI charges through earnings and comprehensive income (loss).

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Credit component of OTTI as of January 1, 2014	$	1,606
Additions for credit-related OTTI charges on previously unimpaired securities		-
Additional increase as a result of impairment charges recognized on investments for which an OTTI charge was previously recognized		8
Credit component of OTTI as of March 31, 2014	$	1,614

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Credit component of OTTI as of October 1, 2013	$	1,599
Additions for credit-related OTTI charges on previously unimpaired securities		-
Additional increase as a result of impairment charges recognized on investments for which an OTTI charge was previously recognized		15
Credit component of OTTI as of March 31, 2014	$	1,614

U.S. Government Agency Obligations - The Company’s investments reflected in the tables above in U.S. Government agency notes consist of debt obligations of the FHLB and Federal Farm Credit System (“FFCS”).  These securities are typically rated AAA by one of the internationally recognized credit rating services.  At March 31, 2015, U.S. Government and agency obligations in a gross unrealized loss for less than 12 months consisted of six securities.   There were 24 securities in a gross unrealized loss for more than 12 months at such date.   The unrealized losses on these debt securities relate principally to the changes in market interest rates and a lack of liquidity currently in the financial markets and are not a result of a projected shortfall of cash flows.   The Company anticipates it will recover the entire amortized cost basis of the securities.  As a result, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2015.

U.S. Agency Issued Mortgage-Backed Securities - At March 31, 2015, there were 11 securities in a gross unrealized loss for less than 12 months while there were 19 securities in a gross unrealized loss for more than 12 months at such date.   These securities represent asset-backed issues that are issued or guaranteed by a U.S. Government sponsored agency or carry the full faith and credit of the United States through a government agency and are currently rated AAA by at least one bond credit rating agency.

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The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

The maturity table below excludes mortgage-backed securities because the contractual maturities of such securities are not indicative of actual maturities due to significant prepayments.

	March 31, 2015
	Held to Maturity				Available for Sale
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Due within one year	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Due after one through five years		2,982		3,296		-		-
Due after five through ten years		7,500		7,430		4,051		3,999
Due after ten years		63,121		63,563		66,868		67,073
Total	$	73,603	$	74,289	$	70,919	$	71,072

During both the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015, no securities were sold. During both three and six month periods ended March 31, 2014, the Company sold $1.3 million in investment securities and recorded a gross gain of approximately of $274,000. No securities were sold at a loss.

5.  LOANS RECEIVABLE

Loans receivable consist of the following:

	March 31,			September 30,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	276,319		$	282,637
Multi-family residential		5,684			7,174
Commercial real estate		25,411			16,113
Construction and land development		43,598			22,397
Commercial business		-			1,976
Consumer		371			399
Total loans		351,383			330,696
Undisbursed portion of loans-in-process		(23,178	)		(9,657	)
Deferred loan costs		2,238			2,449
Allowance for loan losses		(2,588	)		(2,425	)
Net loans	$	327,855		$	321,063

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The following table summarizes by loan segment the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at March 31, 2015:

	One- to-four family residential		Multi-family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,545		51		207		545		-		4		236		2,588
Total ending allowance balance	$	1,545	$	51	$	207	$	545	$	-	$	4	$	236	$	2,588
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	9,438	$	359	$	3,752	$	7,926	$	-	$	-			$	21,475
Collectively evaluated for impairment		266,881		5,325		21,659		35,672		-		371				329,908
Total loans	$	276,319	$	5,684	$	25,411	$	43,598	$	-	$	371			$	351,383

The following table summarizes by loan segment the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at September 30, 2014:

	One- to-four family residential		Multi-family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,663		67		122		323		15		4		231		2,425
Total loans	$	1,663	$	67	$	122	$	323	$	15	$	4	$	231	$	2,425
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	10,436	$	368	$	3,777	$	7,399	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	21,980
Collectively evaluated for impairment		272,201		6,806		12,336		14,998		1,976		399		-		308,716
Total loans	$	282,637	$	7,174	$	16,113	$	22,397	$	1,976	$	399	$	-	$	330,696

The loan portfolio is segmented at a level that allows management to monitor both risk and performance.  Management evaluates for potential impairment all construction loans, commercial real estate and commercial business loans and all loans 90 plus days delinquent as to principal and/or interest.   Loans are considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

Once the determination is made that a loan is impaired, the determination of whether a specific allocation of the allowance is necessary is generally measured by comparing the recorded investment in the loan to the fair value of the loan using one of the following three methods:  (a) the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (b) the loan’s observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral less selling costs. Management primarily utilizes the fair value of collateral method as a practically expedient alternative.  On collateral method evaluations, any portion of the loan deemed uncollectible is charged-off against the loan loss allowance.

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The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required as of March 31, 2015:

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	-	$	9,438	$	9,438	$	10,136
Multi-family residential		-		-		359		359		359
Commercial real estate		-		-		3,752		3,752		3,752
Construction and land development		-		-		7,926		7,926		7,926
Total Loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475	$	22,173

The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required as of September 30, 2014:

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	-	$	10,436	$	10,436	$	11,135
Multi-family residential		-		-		368		368		368
Commercial real estate		-		-		3,777		3,777		3,777
Construction and land development		-		-		7,399		7,399		7,399
Total Loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980	$	22,679

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The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans and related interest income recognized for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis			Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,068		$	124		$	42
Multi-family residential		361			6		-
Commercial real estate		3,758			51			24
Construction and land development		7,743			106			64
Total Loans	$	21,930		$	287		$	130

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,179	$	263	$	77
Multi-family residential		363		13	-
Commercial real estate		3,764		102		35
Construction and land development		7,628		210		64
Total Loans	$	21,934	$	588	$	176
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,926	$	96	$	30
Multi-family residential		378		6	-
Commercial real estate		1,538	-			7
Construction and land development		947	-		-
Total Loans	$	13,789	$	102	$	37

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	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,869	$	167	$	51
Multi-family residential		380		13	-
Commercial real estate		1,932		10		14
Construction and land development		1,033		36	-
Total Loans	$	14,214	$	226	$	65

Federal regulations and our policy require that the Company utilize an internal asset classification system as a means of reporting problem and potential problem assets.  The Company has incorporated an internal asset classification system, consistent with Federal banking regulations, as a part of its credit monitoring system. Management currently classifies problem and potential problem assets as “special mention”, “substandard,” “doubtful” or “loss” assets. An asset is considered “substandard” if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. “Substandard” assets include those characterized by the “distinct possibility” that the insured institution will sustain “some loss” if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as “doubtful” have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified “substandard” with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make “collection or liquidation in full,” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, “highly questionable and improbable.” Assets classified as “loss” are those considered “uncollectible” and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted.  Assets which do not currently expose the insured institution to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories but possess weaknesses are required to be designated “special mention.”

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The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio in which a formal risk weighting system is utilized summarized by the aggregate “Pass” and the criticized category of “special mention”, and the classified categories of “substandard”, “doubtful”  and “loss” within the Company’s risk rating system as applied to the loan portfolio.  The Company had no loans classified as “doubtful” or “loss” at either of the dates presented.

	March 31, 2015
				Special			Total
	Pass			Mention	Substandard		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	2,770	$	-	$	6,668	$	9,438
Multi-family residential		5,325		-		359		5,684
Commercial real estate		22,543		-		2,868		25,411
Construction and land development		35,673		-		7,925		43,598
Total Loans	$	66,311	$	-	$	17,820	$	84,131
	September 30, 2014
				Special			Total
	Pass			Mention	Substandard		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	1,509	$	10,436	$	11,945
Multi-family residential		6,806		-		368		7,174
Commercial real estate		11,347		989		3,777		16,113
Construction and land development		14,998		-		7,399		22,397
Commercial business		1,976		-	-			1,976
Consumer		-		119	-			119
Total Loans		35,127	$	2,617	$	21,980	$	59,724

The Company evaluates the classification of one-to-four family residential and consumer loans primarily on a pooled basis.  If the Company becomes aware that adverse or distressed conditions exist that may affect a particular single-family residential loan, the loan is downgraded following the above definitions of special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss.

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The following table represents loans in which a formal risk rating system is not utilized, but loans are segregated between performing and non-performing based primarily on delinquency status. Non-performing loans that would be included in the table are those loans greater than 90 days past due, that do not have a designated risk rating.

	March 31, 2015
			Non-		Total
	Performing		Performing		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	266,881	$	-	$	266,881
Consumer		371		-		371
Total Loans	$	267,252	$	-	$	267,252

	September 30, 2014
			Non-		Total
	Performing		Performing		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	270,692	$	-	$	270,692
Consumer		280		-		280
Total Loans	$	270,972	$	-	$	270,972

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is due or overdue, as the case may be.  The following table presents the loan categories of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing and delinquent loans and nonaccrual loans:

	March 31, 2015
							90 Days+		Total
			30-89 Days		90 Days +		Past Due		Past Due		Total		Non-
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		and Accruing		and Accruing		Loans		Accrual
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	271,755	$	733	$	3,831	$	-	$	733	$	276,319	$	5,362
Multi-family residential		5,684		-		-		-		-		5,684		-
Commercial real estate		25,342		69		-		-		69		25,411		2,299
Construction and land development		43,598		-		-		-		-		43,598		7,926
Consumer		371		-		-		-		-		371		-
Total Loans	$	346,750	$	802	$	3,831	$	-	$	802	$	351,383	$	15,587

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	September 30, 2014
							90 Days+		Total
			30-89 Days		90 Days +		Past Due		Past Due		Total		Non-
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		and Accruing		and Accruing		Loans		Accrual
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	278,716	$	475	$	3,446	$	-	$	475	$	282,637	$	5,002
Multi-family residential		7,174		-		-		-		-		7,174		-
Commercial real estate		16,113		-		-		-		-		16,113		877
Construction and land development		22,397		-		-		-		-		22,397		-
Commercial business		1,976		-		-		-		-		1,976		-
Consumer		399		-		-		-		-		399		-
Total Loans	$	326,775	$	475	$	3,446	$	-	$	475	$	330,696	$	5,879

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense.  The Company maintains the allowance at a level believed to cover all known and inherent losses in the portfolio that are both probable and reasonable to estimate at each reporting date.  Management reviews the allowance for loan losses no less than quarterly in order to identify these inherent losses and to assess the overall collection probability for the loan portfolio in view of these inherent losses.  For each primary type of loan, a loss factor is established reflecting an estimate of the known and inherent losses in such loan type contained in the portfolio using both a quantitative analysis as well as consideration of qualitative factors.  The evaluation process includes, among other things, an analysis of delinquency trends, non-performing loan trends, the level of charge-offs and recoveries, prior loss experience, total loans outstanding, the volume of loan originations, the type, size and geographic concentration of the Company’s loans, the value of collateral securing the loans, the borrowers’ ability to repay and repayment performance, the number of loans requiring heightened management oversight, local economic conditions and industry experience.

Commercial real estate loans entail significant additional credit risks compared to one-to-four family residential mortgage loans, as they generally involve large loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. In addition, the payment experience on loans secured by income-producing properties typically depends on the successful operation of the related real estate project and/or business operation of the borrower who is also the primary occupant, and thus may be subject to a greater extent to the effects of adverse conditions in the real estate market and in the economy in general. Commercial business loans typically involve a higher risk of default than residential loans of like duration since their repayment is generally dependent on the successful operation of the borrower’s business and the sufficiency of collateral, if any. Land acquisition, development and construction lending exposes the Company to greater credit risk than permanent mortgage financing. The repayment of land acquisition, development and construction loans depends upon the sale of the property to third parties or the availability of permanent financing upon completion of all improvements.  These events may adversely affect both the borrowers as well as the value of the collateral property.

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The following table summarizes the primary segments of the allowance for loan losses.   Activity in the allowance is presented for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential		Commercial real estate			Construction and land development		Commercial business			Consumer		Unallocated			Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at December 31, 2014	$	1,492		$	51	$	216		$	493	$	5		$	4	$	239		$	2,500
Charge-offs		(212	)		-		-			-		-			-		-			(212	)
Recoveries		-			-		-			-		-			-		-			-
Provision		265			-		(9	)		52		(5	)		-		(3	)		300
ALLL balance at March 31, 2015	$	1,545		$	51	$	207		$	545	$	-		$	4	$	236		$	2,588

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential			Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business			Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at September 30, 2014	$	1,663		$	67		$	122	$	323	$	15		$	4	$	231	$	2,425
Charge-offs		(212	)		-			-		-		-			-		-		(212	)
Recoveries		-			-			-		-		-			-		-		-
Provision		94			(16	)		85		222		(15	)		-		5		375
ALLL balance at March 31, 2015	$	1,545		$	51		$	207	$	545	$	-		$	4	$	236	$	2,588

The increase in the provision for the fiscal 2015 periods was a result of replenishing the allowance related to one-to-four family loans that were charged-off during the period based upon the balance of such loans at March 31, 2015.  In addition, the allowance associated with construction and land development loans was impacted by the increase in the outstanding balance of such loans triggering the need to increase the Company’s allowance.

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	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	One- to four-family residential		Multi- family residential		Commercial  real estate		Construction and land development			Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,302	$	26	$	51	$	757		$	4	$	1	$	212	$	2,353
Charge-offs		-		-		-		-			-		-		-		-
Recoveries		37		-		-		-			-		-		-		37
Provision		86		38		90		(234	)		-		2		18		-
ALLL balance at March 31, 2014	$	1,425	$	64	$	141	$	523		$	4	$	3	$	230	$	2,390

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development			Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at September 30, 2013	$	1,384		$	22	$	70	$	653		$	4	$	2	$	218	$	2,353
Charge-offs		(10	)		-		-		-			-		-		-		(10	)
Recoveries		47			-		-		-			-		-		-		47
Provision		4			42		71		(130	)		-		1		12		-
ALLL balance at March 31, 2014	$	1,425		$	64	$	141	$	523		$	4	$	3	$	230	$	2,390

The decrease in the provision for the fiscal 2014 periods related to the construction and land development loan category was due mainly to a decrease in the historical loss factor.  This decrease was a direct result of prior period charge-offs that fell beyond the three year period utilized for this component of the allowance for loan losses.

The following table summarizes information regarding troubled debt restructurings occurring in the periods presented for both three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Commercial real estate		1	$	750	$	750
Construction and land development		1		3,665		3,665
		2	$	4,415	$	4,415

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	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Commercial real estate		1	$	750	$	750
Construction and land development		1		3,665		3,665
		2	$	4,415	$	4,415

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
One-to-four family		1	$	1,468	$	1,468
		1	$	1,468	$	1,468

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
One-to-four family		1	$	1,468	$	1,468
		1	$	1,468	$	1,468

At March 31, 2015, the Company had ten loans classified as TDRs aggregating $8.2 million, consisting two single-family real estate loans which amounted to $1.6 million, one construction and land development loan totaling $3.7 million and seven commercial real estate loans which amounted to $3.0 million.  Of these loans, one single-family real estate loan totaling $1.4 million, two commercial real estate loans totaling $4.5 million and one construction and land development loan totaling $3.1 million were determined to be non-performing since they have not yet performed under the new terms for six consecutive months.  All TDRs with the exception of one commercial real estate loan totaling $884,000 were classified as “substandard” as of March 31, 2015.

No TDRs defaulted during the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015 or 2014 that were restructured in the twelve months preceding the periods presented.

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6.        DEPOSITS

Deposits consist of the following major classifications:

	March 31, 2015					September 30, 2014
	Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Money market deposit accounts	$	64,304		16.7	%	$	64,665		16.5	%
Interest-bearing checking accounts		36,504		9.5			38,119		9.8
Non interest-bearing checking accounts		2,465		0.6			2,327		0.6
Passbook, club and statement savings		72,655		18.8			73,275		18.8
Certificates maturing in six months or less		53,190		13.8			48,359		12.4
Certificates maturing in more than six months		156,357		40.6			164,280		41.9
Total	$	385,475		100.0	%	$	391,025		100.0	%

Certificates of $250,000 and over totaled $35.5 million as of March 31, 2015 and $33.1 million as of September 30, 2014.

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7. INCOME TAXES

    Items that gave rise to significant portions of deferred income taxes are as follows:

	March 31,			September 30,
	2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for loan losses	$	1,205		$	1,123
Nonaccrual interest		131			125
Accrued vacation		111			108
Capital loss carryforward		606			1,211
Real estate owned expense		10			-
Split dollar life insurance		20			20
Post-retirement benefits		135			137
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities		-			491
Employee benefit plans		406			382
Total deferred tax assets		2,624			3,597
Valuation allowance		(606	)		(1,211	)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		2,018			2,386
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property		418			422
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities		53			-
Deferred loan fees		761			833
Total deferred tax liabilities		1,232			1,255
Net deferred tax asset	$	786		$	1,131

The Company establishes a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets when management believes that the use of the deferred tax assets is not likely to be realized through a carry back to taxable income in prior years or future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, and/or to a lesser extent, future taxable income. The tax deduction generated by the redemption of the shares of a mutual fund held by the Bank and the subsequent impairment charge on the assets acquired through the redemption in kind are considered capital losses and can only be utilized to the extent of capital gains over a five year period, resulting in the establishment of a valuation allowance for the carryforward period. The valuation allowance totaled $606,000 at March 31, 2015.

There is currently no liability for uncertain tax positions and no known unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes, when applicable, interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component of income tax expense. As of March 31, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service had conducted an audit of the Company’s federal tax return for the year ended September 30, 2010, and no adverse findings were reported. The Company’s federal and state income tax returns for taxable years through September 30, 2010 have been closed for purposes of examination by the Internal Revenue Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.

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8.             STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company maintains an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) for substantially all of its full-time employees. The ESOP purchased 427,057 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate cost of approximately $4.5 million in fiscal 2005. The ESOP purchased an additional 255,564 shares during December 2013 and an additional 30,100 shares at the beginning January 2014, of the Company’s stock for an aggregate cost of approximately $3.1 million. Shares of the Company’s common stock purchased by the ESOP are held in a suspense account until released for allocation to participants. Shares are allocated to each eligible participant based on the ratio of each such participant’s compensation, as defined in the ESOP, to the total compensation of all eligible plan participants. As the unearned shares are released from the suspense account, the Company recognizes compensation expense equal to the fair value of the ESOP shares during the periods in which they become committed to be released. To the extent that the fair value of the ESOP shares released differs from the cost of such shares, the difference is charged or credited to equity as additional paid-in capital. As of March 31, 2015, the ESOP held 697,301 shares and the Company had allocated a total of 222,801 shares from the suspense account to participants and committed to release an additional 8,878 shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized $238,000 in compensation expense related to the ESOP.

The Company maintains the 2008 Recognition and Retention Plan (“2008 RRP”) which is administered by a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. The RRP provides for the grant of shares of common stock of the Company to officers, employees and directors of the Company. In order to fund the grant of shares under the RRP, the RRP Trust purchased 213,528 shares (on a converted basis) of the Company’s common stock in the open market for approximately $2.5 million, at an average purchase price per share of $11.49 as part of the 2008 RRP. The Company made sufficient contributions to the RRP Trust to fund these purchases. As of March 31, 2015, all the shares had been awarded as part of the 2008 RRP. Shares subject to awards under the 2008 RRP generally vest at the rate of 20% per year over five years. As of March 31, 2015, 185,052 (on a converted basis) of the awarded shares of the 2008 Plan had become fully vested. During February 2015, shareholders approved the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 SIP”). As part of the 2014 SIP, a maximum of 285,655 shares can be awarded as restricted stock awards or units, of which 235,500 shares were awarded during February 2015.

Compensation expense related to the shares subject to restricted stock awards granted is recognized ratably over the five-year vesting period in an amount which totals the grant date fair value multiplied by the number of shares subject to the grant. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, $84,000 and $105,000, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense for the 2008 RRP and the grants pursuant to the 2014 SIP. Income tax benefits of $29,000 and $36,000 were recognized for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2014, $25,000 and $141,000, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense for the 2008 RRP. An income tax benefit of $1,000 was recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2014 while an income tax benefit of $39,000 was recognized for the six months ended March 31, 2014. At March 31, 2015, approximately $3.0 million in additional compensation expense for the shares awarded related to the 2008 RRP and the 2014 SIP remained unrecognized.

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A summary of the Company’s non-vested stock award activity for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented in the following tables:

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2015
				Weighted Average
	Number of			Grant Date Fair
	Shares (1)			Value
Nonvested stock awards at October 1, 2014		38,055			$	8.07
Issued		235,500				12.23
Forfeited		-				-
Vested		(9,578	)			8.07
Nonvested stock awards at the March 31, 2015		263,977			$	12.07
	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
				Weighted Average
	Number of			Grant Date Fair
	Shares			Value
Nonvested stock awards at October 1, 2013		79,477			$	9.56
Issued		-				-
Forfeited		-				-
Vested		(40,686	)			10.95
Nonvested stock awards at the March 31, 2014		38,791			$	8.11

The Company maintains the 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “2008 Option Plan”) which authorizes the grant of stock options to officers, employees and directors of the Company to acquire shares of common stock with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. Options generally become vested and exercisable at the rate of 20% per year over five years and are generally exercisable for a period of ten years after the grant date. A total of 533,808 shares (on a converted basis) of common stock were approved for future issuance pursuant to the 2008 Stock Option Plan. As of March 31, 2015, all of the options had been awarded under the 2008 Option Plan. As of March 31, 2015, 417,767 options (on a converted basis) were vested under the 2008 Option Plan. The 2014 SIP reserved up to 714,145 shares for issuance pursuant to options. Options to purchase 608,737 shares were awarded during February 2015, 605,000 shares pursuant to the 2014 SIP and the remainder pursuant to the 2008 Option Plan.

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A summary of the status of the Company’ stock options under the Stock Option Plan as of March 31, 2015 and 2014 and changes during the six month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below:

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2015
	Number of		Weighted Average
	Shares		Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 1, 2014		530,084	$	10.86
Granted		608,737		12.23
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2015		1,138,821	$	11.59
Exercisable at March 31, 2015		445,147	$	11.37
	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	Number of		Weighted Average
	Shares (1)		Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 1, 2013		516,739	$	10.86
Granted		13,545		10.68
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2014		530,284	$	10.86
Exercisable at March 31, 2014		415,733	$	11.57

The weighted average remaining contractual term was approximately 7.5 years for options outstanding as of March 31, 2015.

The estimated fair value of options granted during fiscal 2009 was $2.98 per share, $2.92 for options granted during fiscal 2010, $3.34 for options granted during fiscal 2013, $4.67 for the options granted during fiscal 2014 and $4.58 for options granted during 2015. The fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions; an exercise price and fair value of $12.23, term of seven years, volatility rate of 38.16%, interest rate 1.62% and a yield rate 0.98%.

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, $86,000 and $111,000, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense for options granted pursuant to the 2008 Option Plan and the 2014 SIP. Tax benefits of $9,000 and $12,000, respectively, were recognized for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2014, $27,000 and $106,000, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense for the 2008 Option Plan. Tax benefits of $3,000 and $11,000, respectively, were recognized for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014. At March 31, 2015, approximately $3.0 million in additional compensation expense for awarded options remained unrecognized. The weighted average period over which this expense will be recognized is approximately 4.7 years.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

At March 31, 2015, the Company had $4.8 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans with market interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 8.00%. At September 30, 2014, the Company had $25.3 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans with market interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 6.00%. The aggregate undisbursed portion of loans-in-process amounted to $23.2 million at March 31, 2015 and $9.7 million at September 30, 2014.

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The Company also had commitments under unused lines of credit of $4.3 million as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014 and letters of credit outstanding of $609,000 as of both March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014.

Among the Company’s contingent liabilities are exposures to limited recourse arrangements with respect to the Company’s sales of whole loans and participation interests. At March 31, 2015, the exposure, which represents a portion of credit risk associated with the interests sold, amounted to $60,000. This exposure is for the life of the related loans and payables, on our proportionate share, as actual losses are incurred.

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Management of the Company, based on discussions with litigation counsel, believes that such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations or cash flows of the Company. However, there can be no assurance that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which the Company is a party will not be decided adversely to the Company’s interests and not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and operations of the Company.

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The fair value estimates presented herein are based on pertinent information available to management as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date and, therefore, current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

Generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States establish a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.

The three broad levels of hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2	Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3	Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

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Those assets as of March 31, 2015 which are to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

	Category Used for Fair Value Measurement
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations	$	-	$	18,725	$	-	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies		-		52,286		-		52,286
FHLMC preferred stock		61		-		-		61
Total	$	61	$	71,011	$	-	$	71,072

Those assets as of September 30, 2014 which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

	Category Used for Fair Value Measurement
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations	$	-	$	17,844	$	-	$	17,844
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies		-		39,903		-		39,903
FHLMC preferred stock		70		-		-		70
Total	$	70	$	57,747	$	-	$	57,817

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The Company measures impaired loans and real estate owned at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Impaired Loans

The Company considers loans to be impaired when it becomes more likely than not that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreements. Collateral dependent impaired loans are based on the fair value of the collateral which is based on appraisals and would be categorized as Level 2 measurement. In some cases, adjustments are made to the appraised values for various factors including the age of the appraisal, age of the comparables included in the appraisal, and known changes in the market and in the collateral. These adjustments are based upon unobservable inputs, and therefore, the fair value measurement has been categorized as a Level 3 measurement. These loans are reviewed for impairment and written down to their net realizable value by charges against the allowance for loan losses. The collateral underlying these loans had a fair value in excess of $21.5 million as of March 31, 2015.

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Summary of Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

	At March 31, 2015
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475
Total	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475
	At September 30, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980
Total	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980

The following table provides information describing the valuation processes used to determine nonrecurring fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

	At December 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range/ Weighted Ave.
Impaired loans	$	21,475	Property appraisals (1) (3)	Management discount for selling costs, property type and market volatility (2)	10% discount
	At September 30, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range / Weighted Ave.
Impaired loans	$	21,980	Property appraisals (1) (3)	Management discount for selling costs, property type and market volatility (2)	10% discount

(1) Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which generally includes various Level 3 inputs, which are not identifiable.

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

(3)  Includes qualitative adjustments by management and estimated liquidation expenses.

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The fair value of financial instruments have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is necessarily required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

					Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	27,422	$	27,422	$	27,422	$	-	$	-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale		71,072		71,072		61		71,011		-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		73,603		74,289		-		74,289		-
Loans receivable, net		327,855		329,477		-		-		329,477
Accrued interest receivable		1,779		1,779		1,779		-		-
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		350		350		350		-		-
Bank owned life insurance		12,554		12,554		12,554		-		-
Liabilities:
Checking accounts		38,969		38,969		38,969		-		-
Money market deposit accounts		64,304		64,304		64,304		-		-
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts		72,655		72,655		72,655		-		-
Certificates of deposit		209,547		214,749		-		-		214,749
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		130		130		130		-		-
Accrued interest payable		507		507		507		-		-
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,625		1,625		1,625		-		-

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					Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	45,382	$	45,382	$	45,382	$	-	$	-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale		57,817		57,817		70		57,747		-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		80,840		79,092		-		79,092		-
Loans receivable, net		321,063		321,247		-		-		321,247
Accrued interest receivable		1,748		1,748		1,748		-		-
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		1,221		1,221		1,221		-		-
Bank owned life insurance		12,377		12,377		12,377		-		-
Liabilities:
Checking accounts		40,446		40,446		40,446		-		-
Money market deposit accounts		64,665		64,665		64,665		-		-
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts		73,275		73,275		73,275		-		-
Certificates of deposit		212,639		217,273		-		217,273		-
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		340		340		340		-		-
Accrued interest payable		1,486		1,486		1,486		-		-
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,240		1,240		1,240		-		-

Cash and Cash Equivalents—For cash and cash equivalents, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investments and Mortgage-Backed Securities—The fair value of investment securities and mortgage-backed securities is based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes, and prices obtained from independent pricing services.

Loans Receivable—The fair value of loans is estimated based on present value using the current market rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. The carrying value that fair value is compared to is net of the allowance for loan losses and other associated premiums and discounts. Due to the significant judgment involved in evaluating credit quality, loans are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Accrued Interest Receivable – For accrued interest receivable, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Stock—Although FHLB stock is an equity interest in an FHLB, it is carried at cost because it does not have a readily determinable fair value as its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market. The estimated fair value approximates the carrying amount.

Bank Owned Life Insurance—The fair value of bank owned life insurance is based on the cash surrender value obtained from an independent advisor that is derivable from observable market inputs.

Checking Accounts, Money Market Deposit Accounts, Passbook Accounts, Club Accounts, Statement Savings Accounts, and Certificates of Deposit—The fair value of passbook accounts, club accounts, statement savings accounts, checking accounts, and money market deposit accounts is the amount reported in the financial statements. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on market rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturity.

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Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank—The fair value of advances from FHLB is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date.

Accrued Interest Payable – For accrued interest payable, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance – For advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Commitments to Extend Credit and Letters of Credit—The majority of the Bank’s commitments to extend credit and letters of credit carry current market interest rates if converted to loans. Because commitments to extend credit and letters of credit are generally unassignable by either the Bank or the borrower, they only have value to the Bank and the borrower. The estimated fair value approximates the recorded deferred fee amounts, which are not significant.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended September 30, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”).

Overview.Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed by Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania to become the successor holding company for Prudential Savings Bank (the “Bank”) as a result of the second-step conversion completed in October 2013. The Company’s results of operations are primarily dependent on the results of the Bank, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company’s results of operations depend to a large extent on net interest income, which primarily is the difference between the income earned on its loan and securities portfolios and the cost of funds, which is the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Results of operations are also affected by our provisions for loan losses, non-interest income (which includes impairment charges) and non-interest expense. Non-interest expense principally consists of salaries and employee benefits, office occupancy expense, depreciation, data processing expense, payroll taxes and other expense. Our results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Future changes in applicable laws, regulations or government policies may materially impact our financial condition and results of operations. The Bank is subject to regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (the “Department”). The Bank’s main office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with six additional full-service banking offices located in Philadelphia, Delaware and Bucks Counties in Pennsylvania. The Bank’s primary business consists of attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds together with borrowings to originate loans and to invest primarily in U.S. Government and agency securities and mortgage-backed securities. In November 2005, the Bank formed PSB Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a subsidiary of the Bank. In March 2006, all mortgage-backed securities then owned by the Company were transferred to PSB Delaware, Inc. PSB Delaware, Inc.’s activities are included as part of the consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies.In reviewing and understanding financial information for the Company, you are encouraged to read and understand the significant accounting policies used in preparing our financial statements. These policies are described in Note 1 of the notes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 hereof as well as in Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K. The accounting and financial reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and to general practices within the banking industry. Accordingly, the financial statements require certain estimates, judgments and assumptions, which are believed to be reasonable, based upon the information available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as well as contingent assets and contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the periods presented. The following accounting policies comprise those that management believes are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results. These policies require numerous estimates or economic assumptions that may prove inaccurate or may be subject to variations which may significantly affect our reported results and financial condition for the period or in future periods.

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Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense. Losses are charged against the allowance for loan losses when management believes that the collectability in full of the principal of a loan is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries are added to the allowance. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that management considers adequate to provide for estimated losses and impairments based upon an evaluation of known and inherent losses in the loan portfolio that are both probable and reasonable to estimate. Loan impairment is evaluated based on the fair value of collateral or estimated net realizable value. It is the policy of management to provide for losses on unidentified loans in its portfolio in addition to criticized and classified loans.

Management monitors its allowance for loan losses at least quarterly and makes adjustments to the allowance through the provision for loan losses as economic conditions and other pertinent factors indicate. The quarterly review and adjustment of the qualitative factors employed in the allowance methodology and the updating of historic loss experience allow for timely reaction to emerging conditions and trends. In this context, a series of qualitative factors are used in a methodology as a measurement of how current circumstances are affecting the loan portfolio. Included in these qualitative factors are:

● Levels of past due, classified, criticized and non-accrual loans, troubled debt restructurings and loan modifications;

● Nature and volume of loans;

● Changes in lending policies and procedures, underwriting standards, collections, charge-offs and recoveries and for commercial loans, the level of loans being approved with exceptions to lending policy;

● Experience, ability and depth of management and staff;

● National and local economic and business conditions, including various market segments;

● Quality of the Company’s loan review system and degree of Board oversight;

● Concentrations of credit and changes in levels of such concentrations; and

● Effect of external factors on the level of estimated credit losses in the current portfolio.

In determining the allowance for loan losses, management has established a general pooled allowance. Values assigned to the qualitative factors and those developed from historic loss experience provide a dynamic basis for the calculation of reserve factors for both pass-rated loans (the general pooled allowance) and those for criticized and classified loans. The amount of the specific allowance is determined through a loan-by-loan analysis of certain large dollar commercial real estate loans. Loans not individually reviewed are evaluated as a group using reserve factor percentages based on historical loss experience and the qualitative factors described above. In determining the appropriate level of the general pooled allowance, management makes estimates based on internal risk ratings, which take into account such factors as debt service coverage, loan-to-value ratios and external factors. Estimates are periodically measured against actual loss experience.

This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates including, among others, exposure at default, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, value of collateral, estimated losses on our commercial, construction and residential loan portfolios and historical loss experience. All of these estimates may be susceptible to significant change.

While management uses the best information available to make loan loss allowance evaluations, adjustments to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic and other conditions or changes in accounting guidance. In addition, the Department and the FDIC, as an integral part of their examination processes, periodically review our allowance for loan losses. The Department and the FDIC may require the recognition of adjustments to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination. To the extent that actual outcomes differ from management’s estimates, additional provisions to the allowance for loan losses may be required that would adversely affect earnings in future periods.

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Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale. Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated using quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy, although there were no securities with that classification as of March 31, 2015 or September 30, 2014.

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. The Company determines whether the unrealized losses are temporary in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The evaluation is based upon factors such as the creditworthiness of the issuers/guarantors, the underlying collateral, if applicable, and the continuing performance of the securities. In addition, the Company also considers the likelihood that the security will be required to be sold because of regulatory concerns, our internal intent not to dispose of the security prior to maturity and whether the entire cost basis of the security is expected to be recovered. In determining whether the cost basis will be recovered, management evaluates other facts and circumstances that may be indicative of an “other-than-temporary” impairment condition. This includes, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the type of security, length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, and near-term prospects of the issuer.

In addition, certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The Company measures impaired loans, investment securities, and FHLB stock at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Valuation techniques and models utilized for measuring financial assets and liabilities are reviewed and validated by the Company at least quarterly.

Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company records deferred income taxes that reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Management exercises significant judgment in the evaluation of the amount and timing of the recognition of the resulting tax assets and liabilities. The judgments and estimates required for the evaluation are updated based upon changes in business factors and the tax laws. If actual results differ from the assumptions and other considerations used in estimating the amount and timing of tax recognized, there can be no assurance that additional expenses will not be required in future periods.

In evaluating our ability to recover deferred tax assets, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including our past operating results and our forecast of future taxable income. In determining future taxable income, we make assumptions for the amount of taxable income, the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require us to make judgments about our future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates we use to manage our business. Any reduction in estimated future taxable income may require us to record an additional valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. An increase in the valuation allowance would result in additional income tax expense in the period and could have a significant impact on our future earnings.

U.S. GAAP prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The Company recognizes, when applicable, interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes in the consolidated income statement. Assessment of uncertain tax positions requires careful consideration of the technical merits of a position based on management’s analysis of tax regulations and interpretations. Significant judgment may be involved in the assessment of the tax position.

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Forward-looking Statements. In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes certain “forward-looking statements” based on management’s current expectations. The Company’s actual results could differ materially, as such term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, from management’s expectations. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding management’s current intentions, beliefs or expectations as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are not subject to the Company’s control. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause future results to vary from current management expectations include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government, changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, the cost of funds, demand for loan products, demand for financial services, competition, changes in the quality or composition of the Company’s loan and investment portfolios, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, markets, products, services and fees.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results that occur subsequent to the date such forward-looking statements are made unless required by law or regulations.

Market Overview. Although the economy slowly improved during 2013 and 2014, we still view the current environment as challenging.

The Company continues to focus on the credit quality of its customers, closely monitoring the financial status of borrowers located throughout the Company’s market area, gathering information, working on early detection of potential problems, taking pre-emptive steps where necessary and performing the analysis required to maintain adequate reserves for loan losses.

Despite the current market and economic conditions, the Company continues to maintain capital well in excess of regulatory requirements.

The following discussion provides further details on the financial condition of the Company at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, and the results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT MARCH 31, 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

At March 31, 2015, the Company had total assets of $518.3 million, as compared to $525.5 million at September 30, 2014, a decrease of 1.4%. The decline in total assets was primarily due to the reduction of cash and cash equivalents primarily due to funding deposit withdrawals as part of the Company’s asset liability management and to funding the repurchase of shares pursuant to the Company’s current stock repurchase program. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $18.0 million to $27.4 million at March 31, 2015, compared to $45.4 million at September 30, 2014. Loans receivable increased to $327.9 million at March 31, 2015 from $321.1 million at September 30, 2014. The majority of the loan growth consisted of commercial real estate loans and single-family residential construction loans secured by properties located within our immediate market area. Investment securities classified available-for-sale increased by $13.3 million to $71.1 million as of March 31, 2015 primarily due to the purchase of GNMA-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities aggregating $14.1 million. Investment securities classified held-to-maturity declined approximately $7.2 million to $73.6 million as of March 31, 2015 primarily due to U.S. government agency bonds being called during the six months ended March 31, 2015.

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Total liabilities decreased by $6.6 million to $389.5 million at March 31, 2015 from $396.1 million at September 30, 2014. Total deposits decreased $5.6 million, specifically $2.0 million in money market accounts, $1.1 million in certificates of deposit and the remainder in checking and savings accounts. Accrued interest payable decreased approximately $1.0 million as a direct result of interest being credited to accounts as of March 31, 2015.

Total stockholders’ equity decreased by $629,000 to $128.8 million at March 31, 2015 from $129.4 million at September 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily due to the $3.8 million expended in connection with the Company’s announced stock repurchase program and to a lesser degree the declaration of approximately $519,000 in cash dividends. This decrease was partially offset by $2.2 million in net income earned during the six months ended March 31, 2015 combined with a $1.1 million after-tax increase in the value of the available-for-sale securities portfolio.

COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 AND 2014

Net income. The Company recognized net income of $1.7 million, or $0.20 per basic share and $0.18 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 as compared to $535,000, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share, for the same quarter in 2014. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized net income of $2.2 million or $0.25 per basic and $0.22 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $873,000, or $0.10 per basic share and $0.09 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2014. The improved profitability for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 was primarily due to the recognition of approximately $1.8 million in gain on the completion of the previously announced agreement of sale of our Center City branch office. The Company was able to offset the federal tax impact due to the utilization of prior capital loss carryforwards available to it. The Company’s operating results for both the quarter and the six months were negatively affected by increased levels of the provision for loan losses and non-interest operating expense as discussed below.

Net interest income. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, net interest income increased to $3.4 million as compared to $3.2 million for the same period in 2014. The increase reflected a $219,000 or 5.4% increase in interest income partially offset by a slight increase of $19,000 or 2.2% in interest paid on deposits and borrowings. The increase in interest income primarily resulted from a 17 basis point increase to 3.48% in the weighted average yield earned on interest-earning assets for the March 2015 quarter combined with a modest increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets reflecting the shift in the composition of our interest-earning assets. The increase in interest income was partially offset by the increase in interest expense reflecting a small increase of approximately $1.0 million in the average balance of deposits and borrowings for three months ended March 31, 2015, as compared to the same quarter in 2014. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense was a 2 basis point increase in the cost of funds.

For the six months ended March 31, 2015, net interest income increased $375,000 or 5.9% to $6.8 million as compared to $6.4 million for the same period in 2014. Interest income increased $390,000 or 4.8%, partially offset by an increase of $15,000 or 0.9% in interest expense. The increase in interest expense resulted primarily from a 2 basis point increase to 0.91% in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities resulting in large part from an increase in the average balance outstanding of certificates of deposit. The increase in interest income resulted from a 20 basis point increase to 3.40% in the weighted average yield earned on interest-earning assets partially offset by a $6.7 million or 4.8% decrease to $503.6 million in the average balance of interest-earning assets for the six months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2014. The increase in the weighted average yield earned primarily reflected the effects of using cash and cash equivalents to fund the origination of new loans and to purchase mortgage-backed securities.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the net interest margin was 2.77% compared to 2.62% for the same period in fiscal 2014. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the net interest margin was 2.70% as compared to 2.51% for the same period in fiscal 2014. The increase in both periods in fiscal 2015 was primarily due to the Company earning a higher weighted average yield on earning assets from the reinvestment of cash and cash equivalents into loans and investment securities.

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Average balances, net interest income, and yields earned and rates paid. The following table shows for the periods indicated the total dollar amount of interest earned from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities and the resulting costs, expressed both in dollars and rates, the interest rate spread and the net interest margin. Average yields and rates have been annualized. Tax-exempt income and yields have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis. All average balances are based on monthly balances. Management does not believe that the monthly averages differ significantly from what the daily averages would be.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015								2014
	Average					Average			Average					Average
	Balance		Interest			Yield/Rate (1)			Balance		Interest			Yield/Rate (1)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Investment securities	$	84,085	$	552			2.66	%	$	85,779	$	539			2.55	%
Mortgage-backed securities		57,240		450			3.19			41,722		347			3.36
Loans receivable(2)		330,341		3,287			4.04			321,294		3,166			4.00
Other interest-earning assets		30,326		15			0.20			52,554		33			0.25
Total interest-earning assets		501,992		4,304			3.48			501,349		4,085			3.31
Cash and non interest-bearing balances		2,222								2,540
Other non interest-earning assets		16,510								12,811
Total assets	$	520,724							$	516,700
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings accounts	$	73,432		53			0.29		$	77,526		63			0.33
Money market deposit and NOW accounts		99,612		85			0.35			100,077		86			0.35
Certificates of deposit		212,027		732			1.40			206,368		702			1.38
Total deposits		385,071		870			0.92			383,971		851			0.90
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		221		-			0.00			340		-			0.00
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		2,300		1			0.18			2,339		1			0.17
Total interest-bearing liabilities		387,592		871			0.91			386,650		852			0.89
Non interest-bearing liabilities:
Non interest-bearing demand accounts		2,204								2,487
Other liabilities		972								3,764
Total liabilities		390,768								392,901
Stockholders’ equity		129,956								123,799
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	520,724							$	516,700
Net interest-earning assets	$	114,400							$	114,699
Net interest income; interest rate spread			$	3,433			2.57	%			$	3,233			2.42	%
Net interest margin(3)							2.77	%							2.62	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities				129.52	%							129.66	%

(1) Yields and rates for the three month periods are annualized.

(2) Includes non-accrual loans. Calculated net of unamortized deferred fees, undisbursed portion of loans-in-process and the allowance for loan losses.

(3) Equals net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

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	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2015								2014
	Average					Average			Average					Average
	Balance		Interest			Yield/Rate (1)			Balance		Interest			Yield/Rate (1)
						(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Investment securities	$	85,293	$	1,100			2.59	%	$	85,284	$	1,086			2.55	%
Mortgage-backed securities		56,338		866			3.08			41,338		676			3.28
Loans receivable(2)		328,235		6,544			4.00			317,585		6,305			3.98
Other interest-earning assets		33,741		34			0.20			66,093		87			0.26
Total interest-earning assets		503,607		8,544			3.40			510,300		8,154			3.20
Cash and non interest-bearing balances		2,241								2,492
Other non interest-earning assets		17,419								12,872
Total assets	$	523,267							$	525,664
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings accounts	$	74,841		110			0.29		$	79,396		135			0.34
Money market deposit and NOW accounts		100,392		173			0.35			102,294		172			0.34
Certificates of deposit		211,923		1,487			1.41			208,814		1,448			1.39
Total deposits		387,156		1,770			0.92			390,504		1,755			0.90
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		281		-			0.00			340		-			0.00
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		2,028		2			0.20			2,133		2			0.19
Total interest-bearing liabilities		389,465		1,772			0.91			392,977		1,757			0.90
Non interest-bearing liabilities:
Non interest-bearing demand accounts		2,306								2,515
Other liabilities		2,163								3,905
Total liabilities		393,934								399,397
Stockholders’ equity		129,333								126,267
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	523,267							$	525,664
Net interest-earning assets	$	114,142							$	117,323
Net interest income; interest rate spread			$	6,772			2.49	%			$	6,397			2.30	%
Net interest margin(3)							2.70	%							2.51	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities				129.31	%							129.85	%

(1) Yields and rates for the six month periods are annualized.

(2) Includes non-accrual loans. Calculated net of unamortized deferred fees, undisbursed portion of loans-in-process and the allowance for loan losses.

(3) Equals net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 Provision for loan losses. The allowance is maintained at a level sufficient to provide for estimated probable losses in the loan portfolio at each reporting date. At least quarterly, management performs an analysis to identify the inherent risk of loss in the Company’s loan portfolio. This analysis includes a qualitative evaluation of concentrations of credit, past loss experience, current economic conditions, amount and composition of the loan portfolio (including loans being specifically monitored by management), estimated fair value of underlying collateral, delinquencies, and other factors.

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The Company’s methodology for assessing the adequacy of the allowance establishes both specific and general pooled allocations of the allowance. Loans are assigned ratings, either individually for larger credits or in homogeneous pools, based on an internally developed grading system. The resulting determinations are reviewed and approved by senior management.

The Company established provisions for loan losses of $300,000 and $375,000 during the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, respectively, primarily due to the increase in the level of commercial real estate and construction loans outstanding as well as to the charge-offs incurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2015 combined with the classification of an entire large loan relationship as non-performing. No provision expense was recorded during the comparable periods in 2014. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded charge-offs totaling $212,000 and classified its largest lending relationship, which consists of nine loans aggregating $9.4 million, as non-performing due to insufficient cash flow available to the borrower to fund its obligations during the next two to three quarters. This relationship has been in a workout status for several quarters and has been classified “substandard” since June 2014. As of March 31, 2015, the complete relationship was analyzed for impairment using the standards required in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 310 (formerly FASB No. 114). The relationship was deemed to have sufficient collateral, thereby no impairment was required. The borrower’s primary project, the development of a 169 residential lots, has received all required permits and preparation of the necessary infrastructure has commenced. The Company believes that the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2015 was sufficient to cover all inherent and known losses associated with the loan portfolio at such date.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $2.6 million, or 0.8% of total loans and 16.6% of total non-performing loans at March 31, 2015 as compared to $2.4 million, or 0.8% of total loans and 41.2% of total non-performing loans at September 30, 2014.

At March 31, 2015, the Company had $802,000 of loans delinquent 30-89 days as to interest and/or principal. Such amount consisted of four one-to-four family residential mortgage loans aggregating $733,000 and one commercial real estate loan totaling $69,000.

As of March 31, 2015, the Bank had reviewed $21.6 million of loans for possible impairment of which $19.0 million was deemed classified as “substandard”. The “substandard” loans consisted of 50 loans. We did not have any assets classified as “doubtful” or “loss” at either of such dates. During the quarter, nine single family residential loans aggregating $1.5 million were upgraded as a result of improve cash flow and strength of borrower. In addition, four single family residential loans were designated non-performing, therefore included in the loans reviewed for impairment.

At March 31, 2015, there were no loans designated “special mention”. At September 30, 2014, we had a total of eight loans aggregating $2.6 million designated as “special mention”.

The following table shows the amounts of non-performing assets (defined as non-accruing loans, accruing loans 90 days or more past and real estate owned) as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014. At neither date did the Company have any accruing loans 90 days or more past due that were accruing.

	March 31, 2015			September 30, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Non-accruing loans:
One-to-four family residential	$	5,362		$	5,002
Commercial real estate		2,299			877
Construction and land development loans		7,926			-
Total non-accruing loans		15,587			5,879
Real estate owned, net: (1)		-			360
Total non-performing assets	$	15,587		$	6,239
Total non-performing loans as a percentage of loans, net		4.75	%		1.82	%
Total non-performing loans as a percentage of total assets		3.01	%		1.12	%
Total non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets		3.01	%		1.19	%

(1) Real estate owned balances are shown net of related loss allowances and consist solely of real property.

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The Company currently has six loans totaling approximately $1.6 million classified as a TDR which have performed in accordance with new terms for six consecutive months and as reported as performing loans.

Non-interest income. Non-interest income amounted to $2.0 million and $2.3 million for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015, compared to $413,000 and $574,000, respectively, for the same periods in 2014. The increase for the 2015 periods was primarily attributable to the $1.8 million gain on the sale of our Center City branch office as well as the recognition of a $138,000 gain on the sale of a loan originated through the Small Business Administration program. By comparison, during the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded a $274,000 gain from the sale of private label mortgage-backed securities.

Non-interest expense. For the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015, non-interest expense increased $557,000 or 18.9% and $680,000 or 11.8%, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year. The primary reasons for the increases for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015 were increases in salaries and employee benefits, primarily equity benefits, professional services, office occupancy and other operating expenses.

 Income tax expense. For the three month period ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $91,000, compared to a $157,000 tax expense for the same period in 2014. For the six month period ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded income tax expense of $126,000 as compared to $341,000 for the same period in 2014. The Company’s tax obligation for both three and six month periods in fiscal 2015 was greatly reduced due its ability to utilize its prior period capital loss carryforwards to offset the entire amount of the gain it recorded relating to the sale of its Center City branch office.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company’s liquidity, represented by cash and cash equivalents, is a product of its operating, investing and financing activities. Our primary sources of funds are deposits, scheduled principal and interest payments on loans, loan prepayments and the maturity of loans, mortgage-backed securities and other investments, and other funds provided from operations. While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and mortgage-backed securities and maturing investment securities are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan and securities prepayments can be greatly influenced by market rates of interest, economic conditions and competition. We also maintain excess funds in short-term, interest-earning assets that provide additional liquidity. At March 31, 2015, our cash and cash equivalents amounted to $27.4 million. In addition, our available for sale investment and mortgage-backed securities amounted to an aggregate of $71.1 million at such date.

We use our liquidity to fund existing and future loan commitments, to fund maturing certificates of deposit and demand deposit withdrawals, to invest in other interest-earning assets, and to meet operating expenses. At March 31, 2015, the Company had $4.8 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans, not including loans in process. The Company also had commitments under unused lines of credit of $3.8 million and letters of credit outstanding of $609,000 at March 31, 2015. Certificates of deposit at March 31, 2015 maturing in one year or less totaled $91.8 million. Based upon historical experience, we anticipate that a significant portion of the maturing certificates of deposit will be redeposited with us.

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In addition to cash flows from loan and securities payments and prepayments as well as from sales of available for sale securities, we have significant borrowing capacity available to fund liquidity needs should the need arise. Our borrowings consist solely of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”), of which we are a member. Under terms of the collateral agreement with the FHLB, we pledge residential mortgage loans as well as our stock in the FHLB as collateral for such advances. However, use of FHLB advances has been modest. At March 31, 2015, we had $130,000 in outstanding FHLB advances and had the ability to obtain an additional $201.4 million in FHLB advances. Additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB could be obtained with the pledging of certain investment securities. The Bank has also obtained approval to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank discount window.

We anticipate that we will continue to have sufficient funds and alternative funding sources to meet our current commitments.

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The following table summarizes the Company’s and Bank’s regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014 and compares them to current regulatory guidelines.

	Actual Ratio	Required for Capital Adequacy Purposes (1)		To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
March 31, 2015:
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
The Company	24.71%	N/A		N/A
The Bank	18.26%	4.0	%	5.0	%
Tier 1 common equity (to risk-weighted assets)
The Company	54.69%	N/A		N/A
The Bank	40.45%	4.5	%	6.5	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
The Company	54.69%	N/A		N/A
Bank	40.45%	6.0	%	8.0	%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
The Company	55.79%	N/A		N/A
The Bank	41.55%	8.0	%	10.0	%
September 30, 2014:
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
Company	25.39%	4.0	%	N/A
Bank	17.95%	4.0	%	5.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company	57.21%	4.0	%	N/A
Bank	40.52%	4.0	%	6.0	%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Company	58.28%	8.0	%	N/A
Bank	41.59%	8.0	%	10.0	%

(1) The Company is not subject to the regulatory capital ratios imposed by Basel III as a small bank holding company as of March 31, 2015.

IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

The financial statements, accompanying notes, and related financial data of the Company presented herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.

Unlike most industrial companies, substantially all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution’s performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the price of goods and services, since such prices are affected by inflation to a larger extent than interest rates. In the current interest rate environment, liquidity and the maturity structure of the Company’s assets and liabilities are critical to the maintenance of acceptable performance levels.

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How We Manage Market Risk. Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. Our market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk which is inherent in our lending, investment and deposit gathering activities. To that end, management actively monitors and manages interest rate risk exposure. In addition to market risk, our primary risk is credit risk on our loan portfolio. We attempt to manage credit risk through our loan underwriting and oversight policies.

The principal objective of our interest rate risk management function is to evaluate the interest rate risk embedded in certain balance sheet accounts, determine the level of risk appropriate given our business strategy, operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements and performance objectives, and manage the risk consistent with approved guidelines. We seek to manage our exposure to risks from changes in interest rates while at the same time trying to improve our net interest spread. We monitor interest rate risk as such risk relates to our operating strategies. We have established an Asset/Liability Committee which is comprised of our President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Lending Officer, Treasurer and Controller. The Asset/Liability Committee meets on a regular basis and is responsible for reviewing our asset/liability policies and interest rate risk position. Both the extent and direction of shifts in interest rates are uncertainties that could have a negative impact on future earnings.

In recent years, as a part of our asset/liability management strategy we primarily have reduced our investment in longer term fixed-rate callable agency bonds, increased our origination of hybrid adjustable-rate single family residential mortgage loans and increased our portfolio of step-up callable agency bonds and agency issued collaterized mortgage-backed securities (“CMOs”) with short effective life. However, notwithstanding the foregoing steps, we remain subject to a significant level of interest rate risk in a low interest rate environment due to the high proportion of our loan portfolio that consists of fixed-rate loans as well as our decision to invest a significant amount of our assets in long-term, fixed-rate investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity.

Gap Analysis. The matching of assets and liabilities may be analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are “interest rate sensitive” and by monitoring a Company’s interest rate sensitivity “gap.” An asset or liability is said to be interest rate sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time period. The interest rate sensitivity gap is defined as the difference between the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within a specific time period and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within that same time period. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities. A gap is considered negative when the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds the amount of interest rate sensitive assets. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap would tend to affect adversely net interest income while a positive gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. Conversely, during a period of falling interest rates, a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income while a positive gap would tend to affect adversely net interest income.

The following table sets forth the amounts of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at March 31, 2015, which we expect, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown (the “GAP Table”). Except as stated below, the amounts of assets and liabilities shown which reprice or mature during a particular period were determined in accordance with the earlier of term to repricing or the contractual maturity of the asset or liability. The table sets forth an approximation of the projected repricing of assets and liabilities at March 31, 2015, on the basis of contractual maturities, anticipated prepayments, and scheduled rate adjustments within a three-month period and subsequent selected time intervals. The loan amounts in the table reflect principal balances expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of contractual amortization and anticipated prepayments of adjustable-rate loans and fixed-rate loans, and as a result of contractual rate adjustments on adjustable-rate loans. Annual prepayment rates for variable-rate and fixed-rate single-family and multi-family residential and commercial mortgage loans are assumed to range from 9.3% to 31.6%. The annual prepayment rate for mortgage-backed securities is assumed to range from 0.7% to 22.1%. For savings accounts, checking accounts and money markets, the decay rates vary on annual basis over a ten year period.

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	3 Months or Less			More than 3 Months to 1 Year			More than 1 Year to 3 Years			More than 3 Years to 5 Years			More than 5 Years			Total Amount
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets(1):
Investment and mortgage-backed securities(2)	$	2,712		$	10,013		$	17,863		$	15,936		$	97,998		$	144,522
Loans receivable(3)		36,821			50,569			86,706			63,540			90,569			328,205
Other interest-earning assets(4)		25,957			-			-			-			-			25,957
Total interest-earning assets	$	65,490		$	60,582		$	104,569		$	79,476		$	188,567		$	498,684
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings accounts	$	2,150		$	5,743		$	9,575		$	9,232		$	48,027		$	74,727
Money market deposit and NOW accounts		3,641			10,923			18,026			14,565			51,495			98,650
Certificates of deposit		25,570			66,285			58,562			59,216			-			209,633
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		130			-			-			-			-			130
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,625			-			-			-			-			1,625
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	33,116		$	82,951		$	86,163		$	83,013		$	99,522		$	384,765
Interest-earning assets less interest-bearing liabilities	$	32,374		($	22,369	)	$	18,406		($	3,537	)	$	89,045		$	113,919
Cumulative interest-rate sensitivity gap (5)	$	32,374		$	10,005		$	28,411		$	24,874		$	113,919
Cumulative interest-rate gap as a percentage of total assets at March 31, 2015		6.25	%		1.93	%		5.48	%		4.80	%		21.98	%
Cumulative interest-earning assets as a percentage of cumulative interest-bearing liabilities at March 31, 2015		197.76	%		108.62	%		114.05	%		108.72	%		129.61	%

(1) Interest-earning assets are included in the period in which the balances are expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of anticipated prepayments, scheduled rate adjustments and contractual maturities.

(2) For purposes of the gap analysis, investment securities are reflected at amortized cost.

(3) For purposes of the gap analysis, loans receivable includes non-performing loans and is gross of the allowance for loan losses and unamortized deferred loan fees, but net of the undisbursed portion of loans-in-process.

(4) Includes FHLB stock.

(5) Cumulative interest-rate sensitivity gap represents the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as variable-rate loans, have features which restrict changes in interest rates both on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table. Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their variable-rate loans may be adversely affected in the event of an interest rate increase.

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Net Portfolio Value Analysis. Our interest rate sensitivity also is monitored by management through the use of a model which generates estimates of the changes in our net portfolio value (“NPV”) over a range of interest rate scenarios. NPV is the present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. The NPV ratio, under any interest rate scenario, is defined as the NPV in that scenario divided by the market value of assets in the same scenario. The “Sensitivity Measure” is the decline in the NPV ratio, in basis points, caused by a 2% increase or decrease in rates, whichever produces a larger decline. The following table sets forth our NPV as of March 31, 2015 and reflects the changes to NPV as a result of immediate and sustained changes in interest rates as indicated.

Change in Interest Rates In Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Net Portfolio Value									NPV as % of Portfolio Value of Assets
		Amount		$ Change			% Change				NPV Ratio			Change
	(Dollars in Thousands)
300		$	107,118	$	(35,367	)		(24.82	)%			23.78	%		(3.85	)%
200			118,419		(24,066	)		(16.89	)%			25.15	%		(2.48	)%
100			130,421		(12,064	)		(8.47	)%			26.45	%		(1.18	)%
Static			142,485		-			-				27.63	%		-
(100)			145,451		2,966			2.08	%			27.46	%		(0.17	)%
(200)			143,410		925			0.65	%			26.73	%		(0.90	)%
(300)			146,298		3,813			2.68	%			26.92	%		(0.71	)%

At September 30, 2014, the Company’s NPV was $142.9 million or 27.52% of the market value of assets. Following a 200 basis point increase in interest rates, the Company’s “post shock” NPV would be $118.2 million or 24.9% of the market value of assets.

As is the case with the GAP Table, certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the above interest rate risk measurements. Modeling changes in NPV requires the making of certain assumptions which may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. In this regard, the models presented assume that the composition of our interest sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured and also assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities. Accordingly, although the NPV model provides an indication of interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such model is not intended to and does not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on net interest income and will differ from actual results.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

At March 31, 2015, there has not been any material change to the market risk disclosure contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended September 30, 2014, set forth in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation – Exposure to Changes in Interest Rates” and Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – How We Manage Market Risk” in this Form 10-Q.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the end of period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations and are operating in an effective manner.

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Management of the Company, based on discussions with litigation counsel, does not believe that such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Company. There can be no assurance that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which the Company is a party will not be decided adversely to the Company’s interests and have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and operations of the Company.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

No material changes have occurred.

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

(a)           and

(b)          Not applicable

(c)          The Company’s repurchases of equity shares for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 were as follows:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under Plans or Programs (1)
January1 - 31, 2015	65,310	$	12.20	243,210		706,790
February 1 - 28, 2015	15,000	$	12.25	258,210		691,790
March 1 - 31, 2015	51,404	$	12.45	309,614		640,386
	131,714	$	12.31	309,614
(1) On September 17, 2014, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up 950,000 shares of common stock, approximately 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares, starting on October 9, 2014.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Severance Agreement between Jeffrey T. Hanuscin and Prudential Savings Bank dated as of May 6, 2015
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
32.0	Section 1350 Certifications
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date:	May 11, 2015	By: /s/ Thomas A. Vento
		Thomas A. Vento
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	May 11, 2015	By: /s/ Joseph R. Corrato
		Joseph R. Corrato
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

This Severance Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated May 6, 2015 is between Prudential Savings Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered, stock-form savings bank (the “Bank” or the “Employer”), and Jeffrey T. Hanuscin (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Executive is presently employed as Vice President/Controller of the Bank;

WHEREAS, the Employer desires to be ensured of the Executive’s continued active participation in the business of the Employer;

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Executive to remain in the employ of the Employer and in consideration of the Executive’s agreeing to remain in the employ of the Employer, the parties desire to specify the severance benefits which shall be due the Executive in the event that his employment with the Employer is terminated under specified circumstances; and

WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to serve the Bank on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.             Definitions.  The following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth below for the purposes of this Agreement:

(a)           Average Annual Compensation.  The Executive’s “Average Annual Compensation” for purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to mean the average amount of Base Salary and cash bonus received by the Executive from the Employer or any subsidiary thereof (excluding any deferred amounts) during the most recent five calendar years immediately preceding the Date of Termination (or such shorter period as the Executive was employed).

(b)           Base Salary.  “Base Salary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

(c)           Cause. Termination of the Executive’s employment for “Cause” shall mean termination because of personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, willful conduct which is materially detrimental (monetarily or otherwise) to the Employer or material breach of any provision of this Agreement.

(d)           Change in Control.  “Change in Control” shall mean a change in the ownership of the Corporation or the Bank, a change in the effective control of the Corporation or the Bank or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation or the Bank, in each case as provided under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

(e)           Code.  “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f)            Corporation.  “Corporation” shall mean Prudential Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for the Bank, or any successor thereto.

(g)           Date of Termination.  “Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause, the date on which the Notice of Termination is given, and (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in such Notice of Termination.

(h)           Disability. “Disability” shall mean the Executive (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Bank.

(i)            Good Reason.  “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i)           any material breach of this Agreement by the Employer, including without limitation any of the following: (A) a material diminution in the Executive’s base compensation, (B) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities, or (C) a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Executive is required to report, or

(ii)          any material change in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform his services under this Agreement;

provided, however, that prior to any termination of employment for Good Reason, the Executive must first provide written notice to the Employer within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, describing the existence of such condition, and the Employer shall thereafter have the right to remedy the condition within thirty (30) days of the date the Employer received the written notice from the Executive.  If the Employer remedies the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then no Good Reason shall be deemed to exist with respect to such condition.  If the Employer does not remedy the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then the Executive may deliver a Notice of Termination for Good Reason at any time within sixty (60) days following the expiration of such cure period.

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(j)            Notice of Termination.  Any purported termination of the Executive’s employment by the Employer for any reason, including without limitation for Cause, Disability or Retirement, or by the Executive for any reason, including without limitation for Good Reason, shall be communicated by a written “Notice of Termination” to the other party hereto.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a dated notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, (iii) specifies a Date of Termination, which shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days after such Notice of Termination is given, except in the case of the Employer’s termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause, which shall be effective immediately; and (iv) is given in the manner specified in Section 8 hereof.

(k)           Retirement.  “Retirement” shall mean voluntary termination by the Executive in accordance with the Employer’s retirement policies, including early retirement, generally applicable to the Employer’s salaried employees.

2.            Term of Agreement.

Subject to the terms hereof, the term of this Agreement shall terminate on December 31, 2016.  Beginning on December 31, 2016 and on each December 31st thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be extended for a period of one additional year, provided that the Employer has not given notice to the Executive in writing at least 30 days prior to such day that the term of this Agreement shall not be extended further and/or the Executive has not given notice to the Employer of his election not to extend the term at least thirty (30) days prior to any such December 31st; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs during the term of this Agreement, then the remaining term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended until the one-year anniversary of the completion of the Change in Control. If any party gives timely notice that the term will not be extended as of any such December 31st, then this Agreement shall terminate at the conclusion of its remaining term.  References herein to the term of this Agreement shall refer both to the initial term and successive terms.

3.            Benefits Upon Termination in Connection with or Following a Change in Control.

(a)           If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Employer in connection with or subsequent to a Change in Control by (i) the Employer other than for Cause, Disability, Retirement or as a result of Executive’s death or (ii) such employment is terminated by the Executive for Good Reason, then the Employer shall, subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, if applicable:

(A)         pay to the Executive, in a lump sum within five (5) business days following the Date of Termination, a cash severance amount equal to one (1) times the Executive’s Average Annual Compensation;

(B)         maintain and provide for a period ending at the earlier of (i) one (1) years subsequent to the Date of Termination or (ii) the date of the Executive’s full-time employment by another employer (provided that the Executive is entitled under the terms of such employment to benefits substantially similar to those described in this subparagraph (B)), at no cost to the Executive, the Executive’s continued participation in all group insurance, life insurance, health, dental and accident insurance, and disability insurance plans offered by the Employer in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Date of Termination; in each case subject to clauses (C) and (D) of this Section 3(a);

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(C)         in the event that the continued participation of the Executive in any group insurance plan as provided in clause (B) of this Section 3(a) is barred or would trigger the payment of an excise tax under Section 4980D of the Code, or during the period set forth in Section 3(a)(B) any such group insurance plan is discontinued, then the Bank shall at its election either (i) arrange to provide the Executive with alternative benefits substantially similar to those which the Executive was entitled to receive under such group insurance plans immediately prior to the Date of Termination, provided that the alternative benefits do not trigger the payment of an excise tax under Section 4980D of the Code, or (ii) pay to the Executive within 10 business days following the Date of Termination (or within 10 business days following the discontinuation of the benefits if later) a lump sum cash amount equal to the projected cost to the Bank of providing continued coverage to the Executive until the one-year anniversary of his Date of Termination, with the projected cost to be based on the costs being incurred immediately prior to the Date of Termination (or the discontinuation of the benefits if later);

(D)         any insurance premiums payable by the Bank pursuant to Section 3(a)(B) or (C) shall be payable at such times and in such amounts (except that the Employer shall also pay any employee portion of the premiums) as if the Executive was still an employee of the Bank, subject to any increases in such amounts imposed by the insurance company or COBRA, and the amount of insurance premiums required to be paid by the Bank in any taxable year shall not affect the amount of insurance premiums required to be paid by the Bank in any other taxable year; and

(E)          pay to the Executive, in a lump sum within five (5) business days following the Date of Termination, a cash amount equal to the projected cost to the Employer of providing benefits to the Executive for a period of twelve (12) months pursuant to any other employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements offered by the Employer in which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the Date of Termination (other than stock option plans, restricted stock plans or retirement plans of the Employer or the Corporation), with the projected cost to the Employer to be based on the costs incurred for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, and with any automobile-related costs to exclude any depreciation on Bank-owned automobiles.

(b)          Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, if either (i) the time period for making any cash payment under subsections (A), (C) and (E) of Section 3(a) commences in one calendar year and ends in the succeeding calendar year or (ii) in the event any payment under this Section 3 is made contingent upon the execution of a general release and the time period that the Executive has to consider the terms of such general release (including any revocation period under such release) commences in one calendar year and ends in the succeeding calendar year, then the payment shall not be paid until the succeeding calendar year.

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4.             Limitation of Benefits under Certain Circumstances.  If the payments and benefits pursuant to Section 3 hereof, either alone or together with other payments and benefits which the Executive has the right to receive from the Employer and the Corporation, would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code, then the payments and benefits payable by the Employer pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the payments and benefits payable by the Employer under Section 3 being non-deductible to the Employer pursuant to Section 280G of the Code and subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code.  If the payments and benefits under Section 3 are required to be reduced, the cash severance shall be reduced first, followed by a reduction in the fringe benefits.  The determination of any reduction in the payments and benefits to be made pursuant to Section 3 shall be based upon the opinion of independent tax counsel selected by the Employer and paid by the Employer.  Such counsel shall promptly prepare the foregoing opinion, but in no event later than thirty (30) days from the Date of Termination, and may use such actuaries as such counsel deems necessary or advisable for the purpose.  Nothing contained in this Section 4 shall result in a reduction of any payments or benefits to which the Executive may be entitled upon termination of employment under any circumstances other than as specified in this Section 4, or a reduction in the payments and benefits specified in Section 3 below zero.

5.             Mitigation; Exclusivity of Benefits.

(a)          The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any benefits hereunder by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any such benefits be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination or otherwise, except as set forth in Section 3(a)(B)(ii) above.

(b)          The specific arrangements referred to herein are not intended to exclude any other benefits which may be available to the Executive upon a termination of employment with the Employer pursuant to employee benefit plans of the Employer or otherwise.

6.             Withholding.  All payments required to be made by the Employer hereunder to the Executive shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts, if any, relating to tax and other payroll deductions as the Employer may reasonably determine should be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

7.             Assignability.  The Employer may assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations hereunder in whole, but not in part, to any corporation, bank or other entity with or into which the Employer may hereafter merge or consolidate or to which the Employer may transfer all or substantially all of its assets, if in any such case said corporation, bank or other entity shall by operation of law or expressly in writing assume all obligations of the Employer hereunder as fully as if it had been originally made a party hereto, but may not otherwise assign this Agreement or its rights and obligations hereunder.  The Executive may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder.

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8.             Notice.  For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below:

To the Employer: President and Chief Executive Officer

Prudential Savings Bank

1834 Oregon Avenue

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145

To the Executive:               Jeffrey T. Hanuscin

At the address last appearing on the

personnel records of the Employer

9.             Amendment; Waiver.  No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and such officer or officers as may be specifically designated by the Board of Directors of the Employer to sign on its behalf.  No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.  In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer may amend in good faith any terms of this Agreement, including retroactively, in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

10.          Governing Law.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States where applicable and otherwise by the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

11.           Nature of Obligations.

(a)          Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create other than a terminable at will employment relationship between the Employer and the Executive, and the Employer may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time, subject to providing any payments specified herein in accordance with the terms hereof.

(b)          Nothing contained herein shall create or require the Employer to create a trust of any kind to fund any benefits which may be payable hereunder, and to the extent that the Executive acquires a right to receive benefits from the Employer hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Employer.

12.           Headings.  The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

13.           Validity.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

14.           Changes in Statutes or Regulations. If any statutory or regulatory provision referenced herein is subsequently changed or re-numbered, or is replaced by a separate provision, then the references in this Agreement to such statutory or regulatory provision shall be deemed to be a reference to such section as amended, re-numbered or replaced.

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15.           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

16.           Regulatory Prohibition.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any renewal of this Agreement and any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. §1828(k)) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including 12 C.F.R. Part 359.  In the event of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Bank for Cause, all employment relationships and managerial duties with the Bank shall immediately cease regardless of whether the Executive is in the employ of the Corporation following such termination.  Furthermore, following such termination for Cause, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, influence or participate in the affairs or the operations of the Bank.

17.           Payment of Costs and Legal Fees and Reinstatement of Benefits.  In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with the Executive’s termination is resolved in favor of the Executive, whether by judgment, arbitration or settlement, the Executive shall be entitled to the payment of (a) all legal fees incurred by the Executive in resolving such dispute or controversy, and (b) any back-pay, including Base Salary, bonuses and any other cash compensation, fringe benefits and any compensation and benefits due to the Executive under this Agreement.

18.           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Employer and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein. All prior agreements, if any, between the Employer and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein are hereby superseded and shall have no force or effect.

[signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

ATTEST:		PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
By:	/s/Joseph R. Corrato	By:	/s/Thomas A. Vento
Name: Joseph R. Corrato			Thomas A. Vento
Title:   EVP/CFO			Chairman, President and Chief
			Executive Officer
		EXECUTIVE
		By:	/s/Jeffrey T. Hanuscin
			Jeffrey T. Hanuscin

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Thomas A. Vento, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 11, 2015	/s/ Thomas A. Vento
		Thomas A. Vento
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Joseph R. Corrato, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 11, 2015	/s/Joseph R. Corrato
		Joseph R. Corrato
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32.0

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS

Each of the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby certifies that the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

	/s/ Thomas A. Vento
	Name: Thomas A. Vento
	Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 11, 2015
	/s/ Joseph R. Corrato
	Name: Joseph R. Corrato
	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 11, 2015

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been provided to Prudential Bancorp, Inc. and will be retained by and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Summary of loans individually evaluated for impairment by loan segment (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Total ending allowance balance	$ 2,588		$ 2,425
Loans Receivable
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,588		2,425
Total ending allowance balance	2,588	2,500	2,425	2,390	2,353	2,353
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	21,475		21,980
Collectively evaluated for impairment	329,908		308,716
Total loans	351,383		330,696
Loans Receivable | One-to-four family residential
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,545		1,663
Total ending allowance balance	1,545	1,492	1,663	1,425	1,302	1,384
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	9,438		10,436
Collectively evaluated for impairment	266,881		272,201
Total loans	276,319		282,637
Loans Receivable | Multi-family residential
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	51		67
Total ending allowance balance	51	51	67	64	26	22
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	359		368
Collectively evaluated for impairment	5,325		6,806
Total loans	5,684		7,174
Loans Receivable | Commercial real estate
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	207		122
Total ending allowance balance	207	216	122	141	51	70
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	3,752		3,777
Collectively evaluated for impairment	21,659		12,336
Total loans	25,411		16,113
Loans Receivable | Construction and land development
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	545		323
Total ending allowance balance	545	493	323	523	757	653
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment	7,926		7,399
Collectively evaluated for impairment	35,672		14,998
Total loans	43,598		22,397
Loans Receivable | Commercial business
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment			15
Total ending allowance balance		5	15	4	4	4
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment			1,976
Total loans			1,976
Loans Receivable | Consumer
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4		4
Total ending allowance balance	4	4	4	3	1	2
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	371		399
Total loans	371		399
Loans Receivable | Unallocated
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment	236		231
Total ending allowance balance	236	239	231	230	212	218
Loans
Individually evaluated for impairment
Collectively evaluated for impairment
Total loans

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2005
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
ESOP shares committed to be released, shares	17,756	17,756
Compensation expense of ESOP	$ 238,000	$ 165,000
Employee Stock Ownership Plan ESOP Plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of common shares purchased under employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)	697,301		30,100	255,564	427,057
Aggregate cost of common stock purchased under employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)			$ 3,100,000		$ 4,500,000
Number of shares allocated from suspense account to participants	222,801
ESOP shares committed to be released, shares	8,878

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DEPOSITS - Major classifications of deposits (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Amount
Money market deposit accounts	$ 64,304	$ 64,665
Interest-bearing checking accounts	36,504	38,119
Non-interest bearing checking accounts	2,465	2,327
Passbook, club and statement savings	72,655	73,275
Certificates maturing in six months or less	53,190	48,359
Certificates maturing in more than six months	156,357	164,280
Total deposits	$ 385,475	$ 391,025
Percent
Money market deposit accounts	16.70%	16.50%
Interest-bearing checking accounts	9.50%	9.80%
Non-interest bearing checking accounts	0.60%	0.60%
Passbook, club and statement savings	18.80%	18.80%
Certificates maturing in six months or less	13.80%	12.40%
Certificates maturing in more than six months	40.60%	41.90%
Total	100.00%	100.00%

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Detail Textuals 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015
Recognition and Retention Plan (RRP)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares purchased by RRP trust		213,528
Value of shares purchased in open market by RRP trust		$ 2,500,000
Average price per share of common stock purchased in the open market	$ 11.49	$ 11.49
Percentage of vesting per year		20.00%
Vesting period of awards granted		5 years
Number of fully vested shares		185,052
Recognized compensation expense	25,000	141,000
Tax benefit (expense) from stock-based compensation	1,000	39,000
2014 Stock Incentive Plan | Restricted stock awards or units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares awarded under the plan			285,655
Number of shares granted			235,500
2008 RRP and 2014 SIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Recognized compensation expense	84,000	105,000
Tax benefit (expense) from stock-based compensation	29,000	36,000
Unrecognized compensation expense for shares awarded	$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Troubled debt restructurings (Details 8) (Loans Receivable, USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 Contract	Mar. 31, 2014 Contract	Mar. 31, 2015 Contract	Mar. 31, 2014 Contract
Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Number of Loans	2	1	2	1
Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,415,000	$ 1,468,000	$ 4,415,000	$ 1,468,000
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	4,415,000	1,468,000	4,415,000	1,468,000
One-to-four family
Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Number of Loans		1		1
Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		1,468,000		1,468,000
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		1,468,000		1,468,000
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Number of Loans	1		1
Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	750,000		750,000
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	750,000		750,000
Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Number of Loans	1		1
Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,665,000		3,665,000
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,665,000		$ 3,665,000

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INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - Amortized cost and fair value of investment and mortgage-backed securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Securities Available for Sale:
Amortized Cost	$ 70,919	$ 59,262
Gross Unrealized Gains	553	252
Gross Unrealized Losses	(400)	(1,697)
Fair Value	71,072	57,817
Securities Held to Maturity:
Amortized Cost	73,603	80,840
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,638	1,632
Gross Unrealized Losses	(952)	(3,380)
Fair Value	74,289	79,092
Debt securities available for sale
Securities Available for Sale:
Amortized Cost	70,913	59,256
Gross Unrealized Gains	498	188
Gross Unrealized Losses	(400)	(1,697)
Fair Value	71,011	57,747
U.S. government and agency obligations
Securities Available for Sale:
Amortized Cost	18,987	18,987
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses	(262)	(1,143)
Fair Value	18,725	17,844
Securities Held to Maturity:
Amortized Cost	60,924	66,919
Gross Unrealized Gains	559	502
Gross Unrealized Losses	(949)	(3,270)
Fair Value	60,534	64,151
Mortgage-backed securities - US government agencies
Securities Available for Sale:
Amortized Cost	51,926	40,269
Gross Unrealized Gains	498	188
Gross Unrealized Losses	(138)	(554)
Fair Value	52,286	39,903
Securities Held to Maturity:
Amortized Cost	12,679	13,921
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,079	1,130
Gross Unrealized Losses	(3)	(110)
Fair Value	13,755	14,941
FHLMC preferred stock
Securities Available for Sale:
Amortized Cost	6	6
Gross Unrealized Gains	55	64
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value	$ 61	$ 70

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Outstanding commitments	60,000
Loans Receivable
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Aggregate undisbursed portion of loans-in-process	23,178,000	9,657,000
Loan Origination Commitments
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Outstanding commitments	4,800,000	25,300,000
Loan Origination Commitments | Minimum
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Market interest rate on fixed and variable rate loans	3.25%	3.25%
Loan Origination Commitments | Maximum
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Market interest rate on fixed and variable rate loans	8.00%	6.00%
Unused lines of Credit
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Outstanding commitments	4,300,000	4,300,000
Letters of Credit
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Outstanding commitments	609,000	609,000

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of deferred income taxes

	March 31,			September 30,
	2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for loan losses	$	1,205		$	1,123
Nonaccrual interest		131			125
Accrued vacation		111			108
Capital loss carryforward		606			1,211
Real estate owned expense		10			-
Split dollar life insurance		20			20
Post-retirement benefits		135			137
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities		-			491
Employee benefit plans		406			382
Total deferred tax assets		2,624			3,597
Valuation allowance		(606	)		(1,211	)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		2,018			2,386
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property		418			422
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities		53			-
Deferred loan fees		761			833
Total deferred tax liabilities		1,232			1,255
Net deferred tax asset	$	786		$	1,131

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INCOME TAXES - Items that gave rise to significant portions of deferred income taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for loan losses	$ 1,205	$ 1,123
Nonaccrual interest	131	125
Accrued vacation	111	108
Capital loss carryforward	606	1,211
Real estate owned expense	10
Split dollar life insurance	20	20
Post-retirement benefits	135	137
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities		491
Employee benefit plans	406	382
Total deferred tax assets	2,624	3,597
Valuation allowance	(606)	(1,211)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	2,018	2,386
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property	418	422
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities	53
Deferred loan fees	761	833
Total deferred tax liabilities	1,232	1,255
Net deferred tax asset	$ 786	$ 1,131

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Summary of classes of loan portfolio in which formal risk weighting system is used (Details 4) (Loans Receivable, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 351,383	$ 330,696
One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	276,319	282,637
Multi-family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	5,684	7,174
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	25,411	16,113
Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	43,598	22,397
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans		1,976
Consumer Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	371	399
Risk Rating System
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	84,131	59,724
Risk Rating System | One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	9,438	11,945
Risk Rating System | Multi-family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	5,684	7,174
Risk Rating System | Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	25,411	16,113
Risk Rating System | Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	43,598	22,397
Risk Rating System | Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans		1,976
Risk Rating System | Consumer Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans		119
Risk Rating System | Pass
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	66,311	35,127
Risk Rating System | Pass | One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	2,770
Risk Rating System | Pass | Multi-family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	5,325	6,806
Risk Rating System | Pass | Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	22,543	11,347
Risk Rating System | Pass | Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	35,673	14,998
Risk Rating System | Pass | Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans		1,976
Risk Rating System | Pass | Consumer Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans
Risk Rating System | Special Mention
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans		2,617
Risk Rating System | Special Mention | One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans		1,509
Risk Rating System | Special Mention | Multi-family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans
Risk Rating System | Special Mention | Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans		989
Risk Rating System | Special Mention | Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans
Risk Rating System | Special Mention | Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans
Risk Rating System | Special Mention | Consumer Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans		119
Risk Rating System | Substandard
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	17,820	21,980
Risk Rating System | Substandard | One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	6,668	10,436
Risk Rating System | Substandard | Multi-family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	359	368
Risk Rating System | Substandard | Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	2,868	3,777
Risk Rating System | Substandard | Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	7,925	7,399
Risk Rating System | Substandard | Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans
Risk Rating System | Substandard | Consumer Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans

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INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015 Security
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Investment securities sold	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000
Recorded gross gain	$ 274,000	$ 274,000
U.S. government and agency obligations
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Number of investment securities in debt obligations in the category of loss position less than 12 months held by company			6
Number of investment securities in debt obligations in the category of loss position more than 12 months held by company			24
U.S. Agency Issued Mortgage-Backed Securities
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Number of investment securities in debt obligations in the category of loss position less than 12 months held by company			11
Number of investment securities in debt obligations in the category of loss position more than 12 months held by company			19

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS - Summary of non-vested stock award activity (Details) (Recognition and Retention Plan (RRP), USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Number of Shares
Vested	185,052
Nonvested Stock Awards
Number of Shares
Nonvested stock awards, Beginning Balance	38,055	79,477
Issued	235,500
Forfeited
Vested	(9,578)	(40,686)
Nonvested stock awards, Ending Balance	263,977	38,791
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested stock awards, Beginning Balance	$ 8.07	$ 9.56
Issued	$ 12.23
Forfeited
Vested	$ 8.07	$ 10.95
Nonvested stock awards, Ending Balance	$ 12.07	$ 8.11

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and the adjustments to the carrying value (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 27,422	$ 45,382	$ 51,352	$ 158,984
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	71,072	57,817
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity	73,603	80,840
Loans receivable, net	327,855	321,063
Accrued interest receivable	1,779	1,748
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	350	1,221
Bank owned life insurance	12,554	12,377
Liabilities:
Checking accounts	38,969	40,446
Money market deposit accounts	64,304	64,665
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts	72,655	73,275
Certificates of deposit	209,547	212,639
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank	130	340
Accrued interest payable	507	1,486
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance	1,625	1,240
Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	27,422	45,382
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	71,072	57,817
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity	74,289	79,092
Loans receivable, net	329,477	321,247
Accrued interest receivable	1,779	1,748
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	350	1,221
Bank owned life insurance	12,554	12,377
Liabilities:
Checking accounts	38,969	40,446
Money market deposit accounts	64,304	64,665
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts	72,655	73,275
Certificates of deposit	214,749	217,273
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank	130	340
Accrued interest payable	507	1,486
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance	1,625	1,240
Level 1
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	27,422	45,382
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	61	70
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
Loans receivable, net
Accrued interest receivable	1,779	1,748
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	350	1,221
Bank owned life insurance	12,554	12,377
Liabilities:
Checking accounts	38,969	40,446
Money market deposit accounts	64,304	64,665
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts	72,655	73,275
Certificates of deposit
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank	130	340
Accrued interest payable	507	1,486
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance	1,625	1,240
Level 2
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	71,011	57,747
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity	74,289	79,092
Loans receivable, net
Accrued interest receivable
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
Bank owned life insurance
Liabilities:
Checking accounts
Money market deposit accounts
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts
Certificates of deposit		217,273
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
Accrued interest payable
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
Level 3
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
Loans receivable, net	329,477	321,247
Accrued interest receivable
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
Bank owned life insurance
Liabilities:
Checking accounts
Money market deposit accounts
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts
Certificates of deposit	214,749
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
Accrued interest payable
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance

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LOANS RECEIVABLE (Detail Textuals) (Loans Receivable, USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 Contract	Mar. 31, 2014 Contract	Mar. 31, 2015 Contract	Mar. 31, 2014 Contract
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans			10
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 8,200,000
Number of Loans	2	1	2	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	4,415,000	1,468,000	4,415,000	1,468,000
One- to four-family residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans		1		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		1,468,000		1,468,000
Single family real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans			2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			1,600,000
Single family real estate | Nonperforming
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans			1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			1,400,000
Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans			7
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			3,000,000
Number of Loans	1		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	750,000		750,000
Commercial real estate | Nonperforming
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans			2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			4,500,000
Commercial real estate | Substandard
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans			1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			884,000
Construction and land development
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans	1		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,665,000		3,665,000
Construction and land development | Nonperforming
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans			1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 3,100,000

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization –On October 9, 2013, Prudential Mutual Holding Company (“MHC”) and Prudential Bancorp of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“Old Prudential”), the Pennsylvania-chartered mid-tier holding company for Prudential Savings Bank (the “Bank”), completed a reorganization and conversion (the  “second-step conversion”), pursuant to which Prudential Bancorp, Inc., a new Pennsylvania corporation (“Prudential” or the “Company”), became the holding company for the Bank and the MHC and Old Prudential ceased to exist. In connection with the second-step conversion, 7,141,602 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Prudential were sold in a subscription offering to certain depositors of the Bank for $10 per share or $71.4 million in the aggregate (the “Offering”), and 2,403,207 shares of common stock were issued in exchange for the outstanding shares of common stock of Old Prudential, which were held by the “public” shareholders of Old Prudential.  Each share of common stock of Old Prudential was converted into right to receive 0.9442 shares of common stock of the Company in the second-step conversion.  As a result of the second-step conversion, the former MHC and Old Prudential were merged into the Company and 2,540,255 (pre-conversion) treasury shares were cancelled.

The Bank is a community-oriented Pennsylvania-chartered savings bank headquartered in South Philadelphia.  The banking office network currently consists of the headquarters and main office and six full-service branch offices.  Five of the banking offices are located in Philadelphia (Philadelphia County), and one is in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and the remaining branch is located in Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  The Bank maintains ATMs at all seven of the banking offices.  The Bank also provides on-line and mobile banking services.

The Bank is subject to regulation by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (the “Department”), as its chartering authority and primary regulator, and by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), which insures the Bank’s deposits up to applicable limits.  As a bank holding company, Prudential is subject to the regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Basis of presentation –The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim information and therefore do not include all the information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  However, all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements have been included.  The results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, or any other period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. and the accompanying notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are recorded in the allowance for loan losses, deferred income taxes, other-than-temporary impairment, and the fair value measurement for financial instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Share-Based Compensation – The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to employees, and where appropriate, non-employees, at fair value.  Under fair value provisions, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the appropriate vesting period using the straight-line method.  The amount of stock-based compensation recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of the grant date fair value of the award that is vested at that date and as a result it may be necessary to recognize the expense using a ratable method.  Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the date of grant requires judgment, including estimating the expected term of the stock options and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock. In addition, judgment is required in estimating the amount of stock-based awards that are expected to be forfeited. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates or different key assumptions were used, it could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Dividends with respect to non-vested share awards granted pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Recognition and Retention Plan (“Plan”) and held in the Trust (the “Trust”) are held for the benefit of the recipients and are paid out proportionately by the Trust to the recipients of stock awards granted pursuant to the Plan as soon as practicable after the stock awards are earned.  A recipient of a share award granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan will  not be entitled to receive any dividends declared on the common stock subject to the award until earned.

Treasury Stock – Stock held in treasury by the Company is accounted for using the cost method, which treats stock held in treasury as a reduction to total stockholders’ equity. During the six month period ended March 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 309,614 shares at an approximate total cost of $3.8 million.

FHLB Stock – FHLB stock is classified as a restricted equity security because ownership is restricted and there is not an established market for its resale.  FHLB stock is carried at cost and is evaluated for impairment when certain conditions warrant further consideration. Management concluded that the FHLB stock was not impaired at March 31, 2015.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU” or “Update”) 2014-01, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects.  The amendments in this Update permit reporting entities to make an accounting policy election to account for their investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance in the income statement as a component of income tax expense (benefit).  The amendments in this Update should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. A reporting entity that uses the effective yield method to account for its investments in qualified affordable housing projects before the date of adoption may continue to apply the effective yield method for those preexisting investments. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014.  Early adoption is permitted. This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. The amendments in this Update clarify that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either (1) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or (2) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. An entity can elect to adopt the amendments in this Update using either a modified retrospective transition method or a prospective transition method. This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (a new revenue recognition standard). The Update’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, this update specifies the accounting for certain costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer and expands disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. This Update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures.  The amendments in this Update change the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions to secured borrowing accounting.  For repurchase financing arrangements, the amendments require separate accounting for a transfer of a financial asset executed contemporaneously with a repurchase agreement with the same counterparty, which will result in secured borrowing accounting for the repurchase agreement.  The amendments also require enhanced disclosures.  The accounting changes in this Update are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2014.  An entity is required to present changes in accounting for transactions outstanding on the effective date as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Earlier application is prohibited.  The disclosure for certain transactions accounted for as a sale is required to be presented for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and the disclosure for repurchase agreements, securities lending transactions, and repurchase-to-maturity transactions accounted for as secured borrowings is required to be presented for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and for interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015. The disclosures are not required to be presented for comparative periods before the effective date.  This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments when the Terms of an Award Provide that a Performance Target Could Be Achieved After the Requisite Service Period.  The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. Entities may apply the amendments in this Update either (a) prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date or (b) retrospectively to all awards with performance targets that are outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. If retrospective transition is adopted, the cumulative effect of applying this Update as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements should be recognized as an adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance at that date. Additionally, if retrospective transition is adopted, an entity may use hindsight in measuring and recognizing the compensation cost.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-14, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40).  The amendments in this Update require that a mortgage loan be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if the following conditions are met:  (1) the loan has a government guarantee that is not separable from the loan before foreclosure, (2) at the time of foreclosure, the creditor has the intent to convey the real estate property to the guarantor and make a claim on the guarantee, and the creditor has the ability to recover under that claim, and (3) at the time of foreclosure, any amount of the claim that is determined on the basis of the fair value of the real estate is fixed.  Upon foreclosure, the separate other receivable should be measured based on the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor.  The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014.  This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements -Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40).  The amendments in this Update provide guidance in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures.  The amendments in this Update are first effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods within such annual periods thereafter. Early application is permitted.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-17, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Pushdown Accounting. The amendments in this Update apply to the separate financial statements of an acquired entity and its subsidiaries that are a business or nonprofit activity (either public or nonpublic) upon the occurrence of an event in which an acquirer (an individual or an entity) obtains control of the acquired entity.  An acquired entity may elect the option to apply pushdown accounting in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurs. If pushdown accounting is not applied in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurs, an acquired entity will have the option to elect to apply pushdown accounting in a subsequent reporting period to the acquired entity’s most recent change-in-control event. The amendments in this Update are effective on November 18, 2014. After the effective date, an acquired entity can make an election to apply the guidance to future change-in-control events or to its most recent change-in-control event. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement –Extraordinary and Unusual Items, as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  This Update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items.  The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. A reporting entity may apply the amendments prospectively. A reporting entity also may apply the amendments retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810). The amendments in this Update affect reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. Specifically, the amendments (1) modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest entities; (2) eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership; (3) affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships; and (4) provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities with interests in legal entities that are required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered money market funds.  The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015.  For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in this Update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this Update.  For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016.  An entity should apply the new guidance on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-04, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  For an entity with a fiscal year-end that does not coincide with a month-end, the amendments in this Update provide a practical expedient that permits the entity to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations using the month-end that is closest to the entity’s fiscal year-end and apply that practical expedient consistently from year to year. The practical expedient should be applied consistently to all plans if an entity has more than one plan. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlier application is permitted. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Intangible – Goodwill and Other Internal Use Software (Topic 350-40), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. This guidance  will help entities evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement. The amendments in this Update provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract.  For public business entities, the FASB decided that the amendments will be effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. For all other entities, the amendments will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted for all entities.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Detail Textuals) (Level 2, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Level 2
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Collateral dependent impaired loans, fair value	$ 21.5

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Loans in which formal risk rating system is not utilized, but loans are segregated between performing and non-performing based primarily on delinquency status (Details 5) (Loans Receivable, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 351,383	$ 330,696
One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	276,319	282,637
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	371	399
Non Risk Rating System
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	267,252	270,972
Non Risk Rating System | One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	266,881	270,692
Non Risk Rating System | Consumer
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	371	280
Non Risk Rating System | Performing
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	267,252	270,972
Non Risk Rating System | Performing | One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	266,881	270,692
Non Risk Rating System | Performing | Consumer
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans	371	280
Non Risk Rating System | Nonperforming
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans
Non Risk Rating System | Nonperforming | One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans
Non Risk Rating System | Nonperforming | Consumer
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Total loans

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EARNINGS PER SHARE - Calculated basic and diluted earnings per share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings per share - basic
Net income	$ 1,701	$ 535	$ 2,172	$ 873
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	8,571,846	9,066,150	8,712,938	9,146,193
Effect of common stock equivalents - basic
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation - basic	8,571,846	9,066,150	8,712,938	9,146,193
Earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.06	$ 0.25	$ 0.10
Earnings per share - diluted
Net income	$ 1,701	$ 535	$ 2,172	$ 873
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	8,571,846	9,066,150	8,712,938	9,146,193
Effect of common stock equivalents - diluted	1,103,728	206,655	1,163,172	204,776
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation - diluted	9,675,574	9,272,805	9,876,110	9,350,969
Earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.09

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Detail Textuals) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 Branch	Mar. 31, 2014	Oct. 09, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Number of full service branch offices	6
Purchase of treasury stock	(309,614)
Purchase of treasury stock (309,614 shares)	$ 3,790,000
Philadelphia
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of full service branch offices	5
Pennsylvania
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of full service branch offices	1
Second Step Conversion
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of new shares sold			7,141,602
Common stock, par value			$ 0.01
Per share of new shares sold			$ 10
Value of new shares sold			$ 71,400,000
Additional outstanding shares of common stock			2,403,207
Number of shares for which the common stock exchanged			0.9442
Treasury stock cancelled			2,540,255

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Detail Textuals 2) (Stock Options, USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009
2008 Stock Option Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of vesting and exercisable per year			20.00%
Vesting period of options			5 years
Exercisable period of options after grant date			10 years
Number of common stock available for issuance	533,808		533,808
Number of vested options			417,767
Number of options awarded			608,737	13,545
Weighted average remaining contractual term for options outstanding			7 years 6 months
Estimated fair value of options granted per share			$ 4.58		$ 4.67	$ 3.34	$ 2.92	$ 2.98
Fair value, valuation method			Black-Scholes pricing model
Exercise price and fair value	$ 12.23		$ 12.23
Expected term			7 years
Volatility rate			38.16%
Expected interest rate			1.62%
Expected yield			0.98%
Recognized compensation expense	$ 86,000	$ 27,000	$ 111,000	$ 106,000
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	9,000	3,000	12,000	11,000
Unrecognized compensation expense for options	$ 3,000,000		$ 3,000,000
Weighted average period for expense recognize			4 years 8 months 12 days
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares for issuance pursuant to options	714,145		714,145
Number of options awarded			605,000

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Loan categories of loan portfolio summarized by aging categories of performing loans and nonaccrual loans (Details 6) (Loans Receivable, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Current	$ 346,750	$ 326,775
30-89 Days Past Due	802	475
90 Days + Past Due	3,831	3,446
90 Days+ Past Due and Accruing
Total Past Due and Accruing	802	475
Total Loans	351,383	330,696
Non- Accrual	15,587	5,879
One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Current	271,755	278,716
30-89 Days Past Due	733	475
90 Days + Past Due	3,831	3,446
90 Days+ Past Due and Accruing
Total Past Due and Accruing	733	475
Total Loans	276,319	282,637
Non- Accrual	5,362	5,002
Multi-family residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Current	5,684	7,174
30-89 Days Past Due
90 Days + Past Due
90 Days+ Past Due and Accruing
Total Past Due and Accruing
Total Loans	5,684	7,174
Non- Accrual
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Current	25,342	16,113
30-89 Days Past Due	69
90 Days + Past Due
90 Days+ Past Due and Accruing
Total Past Due and Accruing	69
Total Loans	25,411	16,113
Non- Accrual	2,299	877
Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Current	43,598	22,397
30-89 Days Past Due
90 Days + Past Due
90 Days+ Past Due and Accruing
Total Past Due and Accruing
Total Loans	43,598	22,397
Non- Accrual	7,926
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Current		1,976
30-89 Days Past Due
90 Days + Past Due
90 Days+ Past Due and Accruing
Total Past Due and Accruing
Total Loans		1,976
Non- Accrual
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Current	371	399
30-89 Days Past Due
90 Days + Past Due
90 Days+ Past Due and Accruing
Total Past Due and Accruing
Total Loans	371	399
Non- Accrual

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Detail Textuals) (Stock Options, USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	396,361
Minimum
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Exercise price for the stock options (in dollars per share)	10.71
Maximum
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Exercise price for the stock options (in dollars per share)	11.83

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component net of tax (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance					$ (953)
Total other comprehensive income	568		376		1,054		27
Ending Balance	101				101
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(467)	[1]	(1,641)	[1]	(953)	[1]	(1,292)	[1]
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	568	[1]	552	[1]	1,054	[1]	198	[1]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		[1]	(176)	[1]		[1]		[1]
Total other comprehensive income	568	[1]	376	[1]	1,054	[1]	27	[1]
Ending Balance	$ 101	[1]	$ (1,265)	[1]	$ 101	[1]	$ (1,265)	[1]

[1] All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 2,172	$ 873
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	155	163
Net accretion of premiums/discounts	(129)	(144)
Provision for loan losses	375
Net amortization of deferred loan fees and costs	129	109
Impairment charge on investment and mortgage-backed securities		15
Share-based compensation expense	168	188
Gain from sale of investment and mortgage-backed securities		(274)
Income from bank owned life insurance	(177)	(94)
Gain from sale of loans	(138)
Originations of loans held for sale	(2,400)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale	2,538
Gain from sale of real estate	(1,793)
Compensation expense of ESOP	238	165
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(199)	166
Changes in assets and liabilities which used cash:
Accrued interest receivable	(31)	19
Prepaid expenses and other assets	712	960
Accrued interest payable	(979)	(1,104)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(229)	(656)
Net cash provided by operating activities	412	383
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		(7,000)
Purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	(13,751)	(8,410)
Loans originated or acquired	(45,444)	(35,654)
Principal collected on loans	38,148	23,417
Principal payments received on investment and mortgage-backed securities:
Held-to-maturity	7,265	8,452
Available-for-sale	2,195	1,923
Proceeds from redemption of FHLB stock	871
Proceeds from sale of investments and mortgage-backed securities		1,321
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned	360
Proceeds from sale of real estate	1,849
Purchases of equipment	(229)	(63)
Net cash used in investing activities	(8,736)	(16,014)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net decrease in demand deposits, NOW accounts, and savings accounts	(2,457)	(1,762)
Redemption of funds held in escrow relating to second-step conversion		(145,675)
Net decrease in certificates of deposit	(3,093)	(11,841)
Increase (decrease) in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance	385	(20)
Repayment of advance from the FHLB	(210)
Cash dividends paid	(519)
Issuance of common stock relating to second-step conversion		38,702
Cancelation of treasury stock		31,625
Purchase of stock for ESOP		(3,089)
Purchase of treasury stock	(3,790)
Excess tax benefit related to stock compensation plans	48	59
Net cash used in financing activities	(9,636)	(92,001)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(17,960)	(107,632)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-Beginning of period	45,382	158,984
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-End of period	27,422	51,352
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid on deposits and advances from Federal Home Loan Bank	2,751	2,861
Income taxes paid	475
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH ITEMS:
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans		$ 83

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - Significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities
Gain on sale of securities available for sale	$ 861		$ 836		$ 1,597		$ 300
Income taxes	(293)		(284)		(543)		(102)
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities
Gain on sale of securities available for sale		[1]	274	[1]		[1]	274	[1]
Income taxes		[1]	(93)	[1]		[1]	(93)	[1]
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		[1]	(8)	[1]		[1]	(15)	[1]
Income taxes		[1]	3	[1]		[1]	5	[1]
Net of tax		[1]	$ 176	[1]		[1]	$ 171	[1]

[1] Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income.

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which specific allowance was required and those for which specific allowance was not necessary (Details 2) (Loans Receivable, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Related Allowance
Impaired Loans with No Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment	21,475	21,980
Total Impaired Loans - Recorded Investment	21,475	21,980
Total impaired loans - Unpaid Principal Balance	22,173	22,679
One-to-four family residential
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Related Allowance
Impaired Loans with No Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment	9,438	10,436
Total Impaired Loans - Recorded Investment	9,438	10,436
Total impaired loans - Unpaid Principal Balance	10,136	11,135
Multi-family residential
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Related Allowance
Impaired Loans with No Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment	359	368
Total Impaired Loans - Recorded Investment	359	368
Total impaired loans - Unpaid Principal Balance	359	368
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Related Allowance
Impaired Loans with No Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment	3,752	3,777
Total Impaired Loans - Recorded Investment	3,752	3,777
Total impaired loans - Unpaid Principal Balance	3,752	3,777
Construction and land development
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment
Impaired Loans with Specific Allowance - Related Allowance
Impaired Loans with No Specific Allowance - Recorded Investment	7,926	7,399
Total Impaired Loans - Recorded Investment	7,926	7,399
Total impaired loans - Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 7,926	$ 7,399

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS - Summary of status of stock options under Stock Option Plan (Details 1) (Stock Options Plan, Stock Options, USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Stock Options Plan | Stock Options
Number of Shares
Stock Option Outstanding, Beginning Balance	530,084	516,739
Granted	608,737	13,545
Exercised
Forfeited
Stock Option Outstanding, Ending Balance	1,138,821	530,284
Exercisable	445,147	415,733
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Shares Exercise Price Outstanding, Beginning Balance	$ 10.86	$ 10.86
Granted	$ 12.23	$ 10.68
Exercised
Forfeited
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding, Ending Balance	$ 11.59	$ 10.86
Exercisable	$ 11.37	$ 11.57

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions	$ 1,815	$ 2,025
Interest-bearing deposits	25,607	43,357
Total cash and cash equivalents	27,422	45,382
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale (amortized cost-March 31, 2015, $70,919; September 30, 2014, $59,262)	71,072	57,817
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity (fair value-March 31, 2015, $74,289; September 30, 2014, $79,092)	73,603	80,840
Loans receivable-net of allowance for loan losses (March 31, 2015, $2,588; September 30, 2014, $2,425)	327,855	321,063
Accrued interest receivable	1,779	1,748
Real estate owned		360
Federal Home Loan Bank stock-at cost	350	1,221
Office properties and equipment-net	1,349	1,331
Bank owned life insurance	12,554	12,377
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1,501	2,213
Deferred tax asset-net	786	1,131
TOTAL ASSETS	518,271	525,483
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	2,465	2,327
Interest-bearing	383,010	388,698
Total deposits	385,475	391,025
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank	130	340
Accrued interest payable	507	1,486
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance	1,625	1,240
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,738	1,967
Total liabilities	389,475	396,058
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
Common stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 9,544,809 issued and 9,235,195 outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 9,544,809 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014	95	95
Additional paid-in capital	94,663	94,397
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares	(5,114)	(5,302)
Treasury stock, at cost: 309,614 shares at March 31, 2015	(3,790)
Retained earnings	42,841	41,188
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	101	(953)
Total stockholders' equity	128,796	129,425
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 518,271	$ 525,483

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Activity in allowance (Details 7) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance			$ 2,425
Provision	300		375
ALLL balance	2,588		2,588
Loans Receivable
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance	2,500	2,353	2,425	2,353
Charge-offs	(212)		(212)	(10)
Recoveries		37		47
Provision	300		375
ALLL balance	2,588	2,390	2,588	2,390
Loans Receivable | One- to four-family residential
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance	1,492	1,302	1,663	1,384
Charge-offs	(212)		(212)	(10)
Recoveries		37		47
Provision	265	86	94	4
ALLL balance	1,545	1,425	1,545	1,425
Loans Receivable | Multi-family residential
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance	51	26	67	22
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision		38	(16)	42
ALLL balance	51	64	51	64
Loans Receivable | Commercial real estate
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance	216	51	122	70
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	(9)	90	85	71
ALLL balance	207	141	207	141
Loans Receivable | Construction and land development
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance	493	757	323	653
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	52	(234)	222	(130)
ALLL balance	545	523	545	523
Loans Receivable | Commercial business
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance	5	4	15	4
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	(5)		(15)
ALLL balance		4		4
Loans Receivable | Consumer
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance	4	1	4	2
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision		2		1
ALLL balance	4	3	4	3
Loans Receivable | Unallocated
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
ALLL balance	239	212	231	218
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	(3)	18	5	12
ALLL balance	$ 236	$ 230	$ 236	$ 230

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Unearned ESOP Shares	Treasury Stock	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	Total
BALANCE at Sep. 30, 2013	$ 118	$ 55,297	$ (2,565)	$ (31,625)	$ 39,979	$ (1,292)	$ 59,912
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income					873		873
Other comprehensive income						27	27
Second-step conversion offering	(23)	38,725		31,625			70,327
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation plans		59					59
Stock option expense		95					95
Restricted stock expense		93					93
Purchase of ESOP shares (285,664 shares)			(3,089)				(3,089)
ESOP shares committed to be released (17,756 shares at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)		2	163				165
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2014	95	94,271	(5,491)		40,852	(1,265)	128,462
BALANCE at Sep. 30, 2014	95	94,397	(5,302)		41,188	(953)	129,425
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income					2,172		2,172
Other comprehensive income						1,054	1,054
Dividends paid ($0.06 per share)					(519)		(519)
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation plans		48					48
Purchase of treasury stock (309,614 shares)				(3,790)			(3,790)
Stock option expense		99					99
Restricted stock expense		69					69
ESOP shares committed to be released (17,756 shares at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)		50	188				238
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2015	$ 95	$ 94,663	$ (5,114)	$ (3,790)	$ 42,841	$ 101	$ 128,796

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Changes in level 3 assets measured at fair value (Details 1) (Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	$ 21,475	$ 21,980
Total	21,475	21,980
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans
Total
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans
Total
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	21,475	21,980
Total	$ 21,475	$ 21,980

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INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - Rollforward of amounts recognized in earnings related to credit losses on securities (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Roll Forward]
Credit component of OTTI, Beginning Balance	$ 1,606	$ 1,599
Additions for credit-related OTTI charges on previously unimpaired securities
Additional increase as a result of impairment charges recognized on investments for which an OTTI charge was previously recognized	8	15
Credit component of OTTI, Ending Balance	$ 1,614	$ 1,614

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INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of amortized cost and fair value of securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses

	March 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	18,987	$	-	$	(262	)	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		51,926		498		(138	)		52,286
Total debt securities available for sale		70,913		498		(400	)		71,011
FHLMC preferred stock		6		55		-			61
Total securities available for sale	$	70,919	$	553	$	(400	)	$	71,072
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	60,924	$	559	$	(949	)	$	60,534
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		12,679		1,079		(3	)		13,755
Total securities held to maturity	$	73,603	$	1,638	$	(952	)	$	74,289

	September 30, 2014
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	18,987	$	-	$	(1,143	)	$	17,844
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		40,269		188		(554	)		39,903
Total debt securities available for sale		59,256		188		(1,697	)		57,747
FHLMC preferred stock		6		64		-			70
Total securities available for sale	$	59,262	$	252	$	(1,697	)	$	57,817
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	66,919	$	502	$	(3,270	)	$	64,151
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		13,921		1,130		(110	)		14,941
Total securities held to maturity	$	80,840	$	1,632	$	(3,380	)	$	79,092

Schedule of gross unrealized losses and related fair values of investment securities

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related fair values of the Company’s investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous loss position at March 31, 2015:

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months					Total
	Gross					Gross					Gross
	Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair
	Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	(57	)	$	4,939	$	(205	)	$	13,786	$	(262	)	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		(82	)		10,885		(56	)		5,943		(138	)		16,828
Total securities available for sale		(139	)		15,824		(261	)		19,729		(400	)		35,553
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations		(4	)		2,496		(945	)		45,507		(949	)		48,003
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		-			-		(3	)		2,503		(3	)		2,503
Total securities held to maturity		(4	)		2,496		(948	)		48,010		(952	)		50,506
Total	$	(143	)	$	18,320	$	(1,209	)	$	67,739	$	(1,352	)	$	86,059

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related fair values of the Company’s investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2014:

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months					Total
	Gross					Gross					Gross
	Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair
	Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	-		$	-	$	(1,143	)	$	17,843	$	(1,143	)	$	17,843
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agency		(184	)		16,437		(370	)		13,303		(554	)		29,740
Total securities available for sale		(184	)		16,437		(1,513	)		31,146		(1,697	)		47,583
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations		(73	)		6,408		(3,197	)		49,243		(3,270	)		55,651
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agency		-			-		(110	)		4,542		(110	)		4,542
Total securities held to maturity		(73	)		6,408		(3,307	)		53,785		(3,380	)		60,193
Total	$	(257	)	$	22,845	$	(4,820	)	$	84,931	$	(5,077	)	$	107,776

Schedule of roll forward of the amounts recognized in earnings related to credit losses on securities

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Credit component of OTTI as of January 1, 2014	$	1,606
Additions for credit-related OTTI charges on previously unimpaired securities		-
Additional increase as a result of impairment charges recognized on investments for which an OTTI charge was previously recognized		8
Credit component of OTTI as of March 31, 2014	$	1,614

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Credit component of OTTI as of October 1, 2013	$	1,599
Additions for credit-related OTTI charges on previously unimpaired securities		-
Additional increase as a result of impairment charges recognized on investments for which an OTTI charge was previously recognized		15
Credit component of OTTI as of March 31, 2014	$	1,614

Schedule of amortized cost and fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity

	March 31, 2015
	Held to Maturity				Available for Sale
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Due within one year	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Due after one through five years		2,982		3,296		-		-
Due after five through ten years		7,500		7,430		4,051		3,999
Due after ten years		63,121		63,563		66,868		67,073
Total	$	73,603	$	74,289	$	70,919	$	71,072

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INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - Amortized cost and fair value of debt securities, by contractual maturity (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Held to Maturity, Amortized Cost
Due within one year
Due after one through five years	2,982
Due after five through ten years	7,500
Due after ten years	63,121
Total	73,603
Held to Maturity, Fair Value
Due within one year
Due after one through five years	3,296
Due after five through ten years	7,430
Due after ten years	63,563
Total	74,289
Available for Sale, Amortized Cost
Due within one year
Due after one through five years
Due after five through ten years	4,051
Due after ten years	66,868
Total	70,919
Available for Sale, Fair Value
Due within one year
Due after one through five years
Due after five through ten years	3,999
Due after ten years	67,073
Total	$ 71,072

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DEPOSITS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Deposits [Abstract]

Schedule of major classifications of deposits

	March 31, 2015					September 30, 2014
	Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Money market deposit accounts	$	64,304		16.7	%	$	64,665		16.5	%
Interest-bearing checking accounts		36,504		9.5			38,119		9.8
Non interest-bearing checking accounts		2,465		0.6			2,327		0.6
Passbook, club and statement savings		72,655		18.8			73,275		18.8
Certificates maturing in six months or less		53,190		13.8			48,359		12.4
Certificates maturing in more than six months		156,357		40.6			164,280		41.9
Total	$	385,475		100.0	%	$	391,025		100.0	%

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parentheticals) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Statement Of Stockholders Equity [Abstract]
Dividends Paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06
Purchase of treasury stock, shares	309,614
Purchase of ESOP shares		285,664
ESOP shares committed to be released	17,756	17,756

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale, amortized cost (in dollars)	$ 70,919	$ 59,262
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity, fair value (in dollars)	74,289	79,092
Allowance for loan losses on loans receivable (in dollars)	$ 2,588	$ 2,425
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	9,544,809	9,544,809
Common stock, shares outstanding	9,235,195	9,544,809
Treasury stock, shares	309,614

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

At March 31, 2015, the Company had $4.8 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans with market interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 8.00%. At September 30, 2014, the Company had $25.3 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans with market interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 6.00%. The aggregate undisbursed portion of loans-in-process amounted to $23.2 million at March 31, 2015 and $9.7 million at September 30, 2014.

The Company also had commitments under unused lines of credit of $4.3 million as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014 and letters of credit outstanding of $609,000 as of both March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014.

Among the Company’s contingent liabilities are exposures to limited recourse arrangements with respect to the Company’s sales of whole loans and participation interests. At March 31, 2015, the exposure, which represents a portion of credit risk associated with the interests sold, amounted to $60,000. This exposure is for the life of the related loans and payables, on our proportionate share, as actual losses are incurred.

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Management of the Company, based on discussions with litigation counsel, believes that such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations or cash flows of the Company. However, there can be no assurance that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which the Company is a party will not be decided adversely to the Company’s interests and not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and operations of the Company.

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001578776
Trading Symbol	pbip
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		9,230,195
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The fair value estimates presented herein are based on pertinent information available to management as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date and, therefore, current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

Generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States establish a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.

The three broad levels of hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2	Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3	Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

Those assets as of March 31, 2015 which are to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

	Category Used for Fair Value Measurement
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations	$	-	$	18,725	$	-	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies		-		52,286		-		52,286
FHLMC preferred stock		61		-		-		61
Total	$	61	$	71,011	$	-	$	71,072

 
Those assets as of September 30, 2014 which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

	Category Used for Fair Value Measurement
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations	$	-	$	17,844	$	-	$	17,844
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies		-		39,903		-		39,903
FHLMC preferred stock		70		-		-		70
Total	$	70	$	57,747	$	-	$	57,817

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The Company measures impaired loans and real estate owned at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Impaired Loans

The Company considers loans to be impaired when it becomes more likely than not that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreements. Collateral dependent impaired loans are based on the fair value of the collateral which is based on appraisals and would be categorized as Level 2 measurement. In some cases, adjustments are made to the appraised values for various factors including the age of the appraisal, age of the comparables included in the appraisal, and known changes in the market and in the collateral. These adjustments are based upon unobservable inputs, and therefore, the fair value measurement has been categorized as a Level 3 measurement. These loans are reviewed for impairment and written down to their net realizable value by charges against the allowance for loan losses. The collateral underlying these loans had a fair value in excess of $21.5 million as of March 31, 2015.

Summary of Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

	At March 31, 2015
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475
Total	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475
	At September 30, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980
Total	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980

The following table provides information describing the valuation processes used to determine nonrecurring fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

	At December 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range/ Weighted Ave.
Impaired loans	$	21,475	Property appraisals (1) (3)	Management discount for selling costs, property type and market volatility (2)	10% discount
	At September 30, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range / Weighted Ave.
Impaired loans	$	21,980	Property appraisals (1) (3)	Management discount for selling costs, property type and market volatility (2)	10% discount

(1) Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which generally includes various Level 3 inputs, which are not identifiable.

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

(3)  Includes qualitative adjustments by management and estimated liquidation expenses.

The fair value of financial instruments have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is necessarily required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

					Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	27,422	$	27,422	$	27,422	$	-	$	-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale		71,072		71,072		61		71,011		-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		73,603		74,289		-		74,289		-
Loans receivable, net		327,855		329,477		-		-		329,477
Accrued interest receivable		1,779		1,779		1,779		-		-
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		350		350		350		-		-
Bank owned life insurance		12,554		12,554		12,554		-		-
Liabilities:
Checking accounts		38,969		38,969		38,969		-		-
Money market deposit accounts		64,304		64,304		64,304		-		-
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts		72,655		72,655		72,655		-		-
Certificates of deposit		209,547		214,749		-		-		214,749
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		130		130		130		-		-
Accrued interest payable		507		507		507		-		-
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,625		1,625		1,625		-		-

					Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	45,382	$	45,382	$	45,382	$	-	$	-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale		57,817		57,817		70		57,747		-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		80,840		79,092		-		79,092		-
Loans receivable, net		321,063		321,247		-		-		321,247
Accrued interest receivable		1,748		1,748		1,748		-		-
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		1,221		1,221		1,221		-		-
Bank owned life insurance		12,377		12,377		12,377		-		-
Liabilities:
Checking accounts		40,446		40,446		40,446		-		-
Money market deposit accounts		64,665		64,665		64,665		-		-
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts		73,275		73,275		73,275		-		-
Certificates of deposit		212,639		217,273		-		217,273		-
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		340		340		340		-		-
Accrued interest payable		1,486		1,486		1,486		-		-
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,240		1,240		1,240		-		-

Cash and Cash Equivalents—For cash and cash equivalents, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investments and Mortgage-Backed Securities—The fair value of investment securities and mortgage-backed securities is based on quoted market prices, dealer quotes, and prices obtained from independent pricing services.

Loans Receivable—The fair value of loans is estimated based on present value using the current market rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. The carrying value that fair value is compared to is net of the allowance for loan losses and other associated premiums and discounts. Due to the significant judgment involved in evaluating credit quality, loans are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Accrued Interest Receivable – For accrued interest receivable, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Stock—Although FHLB stock is an equity interest in an FHLB, it is carried at cost because it does not have a readily determinable fair value as its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market. The estimated fair value approximates the carrying amount.

Bank Owned Life Insurance—The fair value of bank owned life insurance is based on the cash surrender value obtained from an independent advisor that is derivable from observable market inputs.

Checking Accounts, Money Market Deposit Accounts, Passbook Accounts, Club Accounts, Statement Savings Accounts, and Certificates of Deposit—The fair value of passbook accounts, club accounts, statement savings accounts, checking accounts, and money market deposit accounts is the amount reported in the financial statements. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on market rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturity.

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank—The fair value of advances from FHLB is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date.

Accrued Interest Payable – For accrued interest payable, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance – For advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Commitments to Extend Credit and Letters of Credit—The majority of the Bank’s commitments to extend credit and letters of credit carry current market interest rates if converted to loans. Because commitments to extend credit and letters of credit are generally unassignable by either the Bank or the borrower, they only have value to the Bank and the borrower. The estimated fair value approximates the recorded deferred fee amounts, which are not significant.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
INTEREST INCOME:
Interest on loans	$ 3,287	$ 3,166	$ 6,544	$ 6,305
Interest on mortgage-backed securities	450	347	866	676
Interest and dividends on investments	552	539	1,100	1,086
Interest on interest-bearing assets	15	33	34	87
Total interest income	4,304	4,085	8,544	8,154
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest on deposits	871	852	1,772	1,757
Total interest expense	871	852	1,772	1,757
NET INTEREST INCOME	3,433	3,233	6,772	6,397
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	300		375
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	3,133	3,233	6,397	6,397
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Fees and other service charges	95	86	196	186
Gain on sale of loans, net			138
Gain on sale of real estate, net	1,793		1,793
Gain on sale of securities available for sale, net		274		274
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses		(8)		(15)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income, before taxes
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		(8)		(15)
Income from bank owned life insurance	87	46	177	94
Other	13	15	34	35
Total non-interest income	1,988	413	2,338	574
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits	1,960	1,619	3,625	3,169
Data processing	106	113	212	220
Professional services	344	286	620	523
Office occupancy	188	150	335	243
Depreciation	79	81	155	163
Payroll taxes	131	131	215	208
Director compensation	82	86	168	171
Deposit insurance	68	49	136	148
Real estate owned expense	4	29	29	64
Advertising	73	59	103	144
Other	476	351	839	704
Total non-interest expense	3,511	2,954	6,437	5,757
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	1,610	692	2,298	1,214
INCOME TAXES:
Current expense	113	23	325	175
Deferred (benefit) expense	(204)	134	(199)	166
Total income tax (benefit) expense	(91)	157	126	341
NET INCOME	$ 1,701	$ 535	$ 2,172	$ 873
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.06	$ 0.25	$ 0.10
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.09
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.00	$ 0.06	$ 0.00

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INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

4. INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of investment and mortgage-backed securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, are as follows:

	March 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	18,987	$	-	$	(262	)	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		51,926		498		(138	)		52,286
Total debt securities available for sale		70,913		498		(400	)		71,011
FHLMC preferred stock		6		55		-			61
Total securities available for sale	$	70,919	$	553	$	(400	)	$	71,072
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	60,924	$	559	$	(949	)	$	60,534
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		12,679		1,079		(3	)		13,755
Total securities held to maturity	$	73,603	$	1,638	$	(952	)	$	74,289

	September 30, 2014
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	18,987	$	-	$	(1,143	)	$	17,844
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		40,269		188		(554	)		39,903
Total debt securities available for sale		59,256		188		(1,697	)		57,747
FHLMC preferred stock		6		64		-			70
Total securities available for sale	$	59,262	$	252	$	(1,697	)	$	57,817
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	66,919	$	502	$	(3,270	)	$	64,151
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		13,921		1,130		(110	)		14,941
Total securities held to maturity	$	80,840	$	1,632	$	(3,380	)	$	79,092

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related fair values of the Company’s investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous loss position at March 31, 2015:

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months					Total
	Gross					Gross					Gross
	Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair
	Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	(57	)	$	4,939	$	(205	)	$	13,786	$	(262	)	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		(82	)		10,885		(56	)		5,943		(138	)		16,828
Total securities available for sale		(139	)		15,824		(261	)		19,729		(400	)		35,553
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations		(4	)		2,496		(945	)		45,507		(949	)		48,003
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agencies		-			-		(3	)		2,503		(3	)		2,503
Total securities held to maturity		(4	)		2,496		(948	)		48,010		(952	)		50,506
Total	$	(143	)	$	18,320	$	(1,209	)	$	67,739	$	(1,352	)	$	86,059

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related fair values of the Company’s investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities had been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2014:

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months					Total
	Gross					Gross					Gross
	Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair
	Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities Available for Sale:
U.S. government and agency obligations	$	-		$	-	$	(1,143	)	$	17,843	$	(1,143	)	$	17,843
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agency		(184	)		16,437		(370	)		13,303		(554	)		29,740
Total securities available for sale		(184	)		16,437		(1,513	)		31,146		(1,697	)		47,583
Securities Held to Maturity:
U.S. government and agency obligations		(73	)		6,408		(3,197	)		49,243		(3,270	)		55,651
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government agency		-			-		(110	)		4,542		(110	)		4,542
Total securities held to maturity		(73	)		6,408		(3,307	)		53,785		(3,380	)		60,193
Total	$	(257	)	$	22,845	$	(4,820	)	$	84,931	$	(5,077	)	$	107,776

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) at least once each quarter, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation.    The evaluation is based upon factors such as the creditworthiness of the issuers/guarantors, the underlying collateral, if applicable, and the continuing performance of the securities.  Management also evaluates other facts and circumstances that may be indicative of an OTTI condition. This includes, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the type of security, the length of time and extent to which the fair value of the security has been less than cost, and the near-term prospects of the issuer.

The Company assesses whether a credit loss exists with respect to a security by considering whether (1) the Company has the intent to sell the security, (2) it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery has occurred, or (3) it does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. The Company bifurcates the OTTI impact on impaired securities where impairment in value was deemed to be other than temporary between the component representing credit loss and the component representing loss related to other factors. The portion of the fair value decline attributable to credit loss must be recognized through a charge to earnings.  The credit component is determined by comparing the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected, discounted at the rate in effect before recognizing any OTTI, with the amortized cost basis of the debt security.  The Company uses the cash flows expected to be realized from the security, which includes assumptions about interest rates, timing and severity of defaults, estimates of potential recoveries, the cash flow distribution from the security and other factors, then applies a discount rate equal to the effective yield of the security.  The difference between the present value of the expected cash flows and the amortized book value is considered a credit loss.  The fair market value of the security is determined using the same expected cash flows; the discount rate is a rate the Company determines from open market and other sources as appropriate for the particular security.  The difference between the fair value and the security’s remaining amortized cost is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).  

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, the Company did not record any credit losses on investment securities through either earnings or in comprehensive income.

The following is a rollforward for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 of the amounts recognized in earnings related to credit losses on securities on which the Company has recorded OTTI charges through earnings and comprehensive income (loss).

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Credit component of OTTI as of January 1, 2014	$	1,606
Additions for credit-related OTTI charges on previously unimpaired securities		-
Additional increase as a result of impairment charges recognized on investments for which an OTTI charge was previously recognized		8
Credit component of OTTI as of March 31, 2014	$	1,614

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Credit component of OTTI as of October 1, 2013	$	1,599
Additions for credit-related OTTI charges on previously unimpaired securities		-
Additional increase as a result of impairment charges recognized on investments for which an OTTI charge was previously recognized		15
Credit component of OTTI as of March 31, 2014	$	1,614

U.S. Government Agency Obligations - The Company’s investments reflected in the tables above in U.S. Government agency notes consist of debt obligations of the FHLB and Federal Farm Credit System (“FFCS”).  These securities are typically rated AAA by one of the internationally recognized credit rating services.  At March 31, 2015, U.S. Government and agency obligations in a gross unrealized loss for less than 12 months consisted of six securities.   There were 24 securities in a gross unrealized loss for more than 12 months at such date.   The unrealized losses on these debt securities relate principally to the changes in market interest rates and a lack of liquidity currently in the financial markets and are not a result of a projected shortfall of cash flows.   The Company anticipates it will recover the entire amortized cost basis of the securities.  As a result, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2015.

U.S. Agency Issued Mortgage-Backed Securities - At March 31, 2015, there were 11 securities in a gross unrealized loss for less than 12 months while there were 19 securities in a gross unrealized loss for more than 12 months at such date.   These securities represent asset-backed issues that are issued or guaranteed by a U.S. Government sponsored agency or carry the full faith and credit of the United States through a government agency and are currently rated AAA by at least one bond credit rating agency.

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

The maturity table below excludes mortgage-backed securities because the contractual maturities of such securities are not indicative of actual maturities due to significant prepayments.

	March 31, 2015
	Held to Maturity				Available for Sale
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Due within one year	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Due after one through five years		2,982		3,296		-		-
Due after five through ten years		7,500		7,430		4,051		3,999
Due after ten years		63,121		63,563		66,868		67,073
Total	$	73,603	$	74,289	$	70,919	$	71,072

During both the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015, no securities were sold. During both three and six month periods ended March 31, 2014, the Company sold $1.3 million in investment securities and recorded a gross gain of approximately of $274,000. No securities were sold at a loss.

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

3. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component, net of tax:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Unrealized gains (losses)			Unrealized gains (losses)
	on available for sale			on available for sale
	securities (a)			securities (a)
Beginning Balance	$	(467	)	$	(1,641	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		568			552
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		-			(176	)
Total other comprehensive income		568			376
Ending Balance	$	101		$	(1,265	)
(a) All amounts are net of tax.  Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.
	Six Months Ended March 31,
		2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Unrealized gains (losses)			Unrealized gains (losses)
	on available for sale			on available for sale
	securities (a)			securities (a)
Beginning Balance	$	(953	)	$	(1,292	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		1,054			198
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		-			(171	)
Total other comprehensive income		1,054			27
Ending Balance	$	101		$	(1,265	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax.  Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

The following table presents significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
	Amount Reclassified		Amount Reclassified
	from Accumulated		from Accumulated			Affected Line Item in
	Other		Other			the Statement Where
	Comprehensive		Comprehensive			Net Income is
Details about other comprehensive income	Income (a)		Income (a)			Presented
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities	$	-	$	274		Gain on sale of securities available for sale
		-		(93	)	Income taxes
		-		(8	)	Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
		-		3		Income taxes
	$	-	$	176		Net of tax
(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income.
	Six Months Ended March 31,
		2015		2014
	Amount Reclassified		Amount Reclassified
	from Accumulated		from Accumulated			Affected Line Item in
	Other		Other			the Statement Where
	Comprehensive		Comprehensive			Net Income is
Details about other comprehensive income	Income (a)		Income (a)			Presented
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities	$	-	$	274		Gain on sale of securities available for sale
		-		(93	)	Income taxes
		-		(15	)	Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
		-		5		Income taxes
	$	-	$	171		Net of tax
(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income.

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LOANS RECEIVABLE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of summary of loans receivable

	March 31,			September 30,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	276,319		$	282,637
Multi-family residential		5,684			7,174
Commercial real estate		25,411			16,113
Construction and land development		43,598			22,397
Commercial business		-			1,976
Consumer		371			399
Total loans		351,383			330,696
Undisbursed portion of loans-in-process		(23,178	)		(9,657	)
Deferred loan costs		2,238			2,449
Allowance for loan losses		(2,588	)		(2,425	)
Net loans	$	327,855		$	321,063

Schedule of loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment

The following table summarizes by loan segment the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at March 31, 2015:

	One- to-four family residential		Multi-family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,545		51		207		545		-		4		236		2,588
Total ending allowance balance	$	1,545	$	51	$	207	$	545	$	-	$	4	$	236	$	2,588
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	9,438	$	359	$	3,752	$	7,926	$	-	$	-			$	21,475
Collectively evaluated for impairment		266,881		5,325		21,659		35,672		-		371				329,908
Total loans	$	276,319	$	5,684	$	25,411	$	43,598	$	-	$	371			$	351,383

The following table summarizes by loan segment the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at September 30, 2014:

	One- to-four family residential		Multi-family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,663		67		122		323		15		4		231		2,425
Total loans	$	1,663	$	67	$	122	$	323	$	15	$	4	$	231	$	2,425
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	10,436	$	368	$	3,777	$	7,399	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	21,980
Collectively evaluated for impairment		272,201		6,806		12,336		14,998		1,976		399		-		308,716
Total loans	$	282,637	$	7,174	$	16,113	$	22,397	$	1,976	$	399	$	-	$	330,696

Schedule of impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required

The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required as of March 31, 2015:

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	-	$	9,438	$	9,438	$	10,136
Multi-family residential		-		-		359		359		359
Commercial real estate		-		-		3,752		3,752		3,752
Construction and land development		-		-		7,926		7,926		7,926
Total Loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475	$	22,173

The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required as of September 30, 2014:

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	-	$	10,436	$	10,436	$	11,135
Multi-family residential		-		-		368		368		368
Commercial real estate		-		-		3,777		3,777		3,777
Construction and land development		-		-		7,399		7,399		7,399
Total Loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980	$	22,679

Schedule of average investment in impaired loans and related interest income recognized

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis			Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,068		$	124		$	42
Multi-family residential		361			6		-
Commercial real estate		3,758			51			24
Construction and land development		7,743			106			64
Total Loans	$	21,930		$	287		$	130

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,179	$	263	$	77
Multi-family residential		363		13	-
Commercial real estate		3,764		102		35
Construction and land development		7,628		210		64
Total Loans	$	21,934	$	588	$	176
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,926	$	96	$	30
Multi-family residential		378		6	-
Commercial real estate		1,538	-			7
Construction and land development		947	-		-
Total Loans	$	13,789	$	102	$	37

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized  on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,869	$	167	$	51
Multi-family residential		380		13	-
Commercial real estate		1,932		10		14
Construction and land development		1,033		36	-
Total Loans	$	14,214	$	226	$	65

Schedule of classes of the loan portfolio in which a formal risk weighting system is utilized

	March 31, 2015
				Special			Total
	Pass			Mention	Substandard		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	2,770	$	-	$	6,668	$	9,438
Multi-family residential		5,325		-		359		5,684
Commercial real estate		22,543		-		2,868		25,411
Construction and land development		35,673		-		7,925		43,598
Total Loans	$	66,311	$	-	$	17,820	$	84,131
	September 30, 2014
				Special			Total
	Pass			Mention	Substandard		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	1,509	$	10,436	$	11,945
Multi-family residential		6,806		-		368		7,174
Commercial real estate		11,347		989		3,777		16,113
Construction and land development		14,998		-		7,399		22,397
Commercial business		1,976		-	-			1,976
Consumer		-		119	-			119
Total Loans		35,127	$	2,617	$	21,980	$	59,724

Schedule of loans in which a formal risk rating system is not utilized, but loans are segregated between performing and non-performing

	March 31, 2015
			Non-		Total
	Performing		Performing		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	266,881	$	-	$	266,881
Consumer		371		-		371
Total Loans	$	267,252	$	-	$	267,252

	September 30, 2014
			Non-		Total
	Performing		Performing		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	270,692	$	-	$	270,692
Consumer		280		-		280
Total Loans	$	270,972	$	-	$	270,972

Schedule of loan categories of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing and delinquent loans and nonaccrual loans

	March 31, 2015
							90 Days+		Total
			30-89 Days		90 Days +		Past Due		Past Due		Total		Non-
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		and Accruing		and Accruing		Loans		Accrual
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	271,755	$	733	$	3,831	$	-	$	733	$	276,319	$	5,362
Multi-family residential		5,684		-		-		-		-		5,684		-
Commercial real estate		25,342		69		-		-		69		25,411		2,299
Construction and land development		43,598		-		-		-		-		43,598		7,926
Consumer		371		-		-		-		-		371		-
Total Loans	$	346,750	$	802	$	3,831	$	-	$	802	$	351,383	$	15,587

	September 30, 2014
							90 Days+		Total
			30-89 Days		90 Days +		Past Due		Past Due		Total		Non-
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		and Accruing		and Accruing		Loans		Accrual
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	278,716	$	475	$	3,446	$	-	$	475	$	282,637	$	5,002
Multi-family residential		7,174		-		-		-		-		7,174		-
Commercial real estate		16,113		-		-		-		-		16,113		877
Construction and land development		22,397		-		-		-		-		22,397		-
Commercial business		1,976		-		-		-		-		1,976		-
Consumer		399		-		-		-		-		399		-
Total Loans	$	326,775	$	475	$	3,446	$	-	$	475	$	330,696	$	5,879

Schedule of primary segments of the allowance for loan losses, segmented into the amount required for loans individually evaluated for impairment and the amount required for loans collectively evaluated for impairment.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential		Commercial real estate			Construction and land development		Commercial business			Consumer		Unallocated			Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at December 31, 2014	$	1,492		$	51	$	216		$	493	$	5		$	4	$	239		$	2,500
Charge-offs		(212	)		-		-			-		-			-		-			(212	)
Recoveries		-			-		-			-		-			-		-			-
Provision		265			-		(9	)		52		(5	)		-		(3	)		300
ALLL balance at March 31, 2015	$	1,545		$	51	$	207		$	545	$	-		$	4	$	236		$	2,588

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential			Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business			Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at September 30, 2014	$	1,663		$	67		$	122	$	323	$	15		$	4	$	231	$	2,425
Charge-offs		(212	)		-			-		-		-			-		-		(212	)
Recoveries		-			-			-		-		-			-		-		-
Provision		94			(16	)		85		222		(15	)		-		5		375
ALLL balance at March 31, 2015	$	1,545		$	51		$	207	$	545	$	-		$	4	$	236	$	2,588

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	One- to four-family residential		Multi- family residential		Commercial  real estate		Construction and land development			Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,302	$	26	$	51	$	757		$	4	$	1	$	212	$	2,353
Charge-offs		-		-		-		-			-		-		-		-
Recoveries		37		-		-		-			-		-		-		37
Provision		86		38		90		(234	)		-		2		18		-
ALLL balance at March 31, 2014	$	1,425	$	64	$	141	$	523		$	4	$	3	$	230	$	2,390

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development			Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at September 30, 2013	$	1,384		$	22	$	70	$	653		$	4	$	2	$	218	$	2,353
Charge-offs		(10	)		-		-		-			-		-		-		(10	)
Recoveries		47			-		-		-			-		-		-		47
Provision		4			42		71		(130	)		-		1		12		-
ALLL balance at March 31, 2014	$	1,425		$	64	$	141	$	523		$	4	$	3	$	230	$	2,390

Schedule of troubled debt restructurings

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of  Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Commercial real estate		1	$	750	$	750
Construction and land development		1		3,665		3,665
		2	$	4,415	$	4,415

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Commercial real estate		1	$	750	$	750
Construction and land development		1		3,665		3,665
		2	$	4,415	$	4,415

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of  Loans		Pre- Modification  Outstanding  Recorded  Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
One-to-four family		1	$	1,468	$	1,468
		1	$	1,468	$	1,468

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded  Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
One-to-four family		1	$	1,468	$	1,468
		1	$	1,468	$	1,468

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are recorded in the allowance for loan losses, deferred income taxes, other-than-temporary impairment, and the fair value measurement for financial instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation – The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to employees, and where appropriate, non-employees, at fair value.  Under fair value provisions, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the appropriate vesting period using the straight-line method.  The amount of stock-based compensation recognized at any date must at least equal the portion of the grant date fair value of the award that is vested at that date and as a result it may be necessary to recognize the expense using a ratable method.  Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the date of grant requires judgment, including estimating the expected term of the stock options and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock. In addition, judgment is required in estimating the amount of stock-based awards that are expected to be forfeited. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates or different key assumptions were used, it could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Dividends with respect to non-vested share awards granted pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Recognition and Retention Plan (“Plan”) and held in the Trust (the “Trust”) are held for the benefit of the recipients and are paid out proportionately by the Trust to the recipients of stock awards granted pursuant to the Plan as soon as practicable after the stock awards are earned.  A recipient of a share award granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan will  not be entitled to receive any dividends declared on the common stock subject to the award until earned.

Treasury Stock

Treasury Stock – Stock held in treasury by the Company is accounted for using the cost method, which treats stock held in treasury as a reduction to total stockholders’ equity. During the six month period ended March 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 309,614 shares at an approximate total cost of $3.8 million.

FHLB Stock

FHLB Stock – FHLB stock is classified as a restricted equity security because ownership is restricted and there is not an established market for its resale.  FHLB stock is carried at cost and is evaluated for impairment when certain conditions warrant further consideration. Management concluded that the FHLB stock was not impaired at March 31, 2015.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU” or “Update”) 2014-01, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects.  The amendments in this Update permit reporting entities to make an accounting policy election to account for their investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance in the income statement as a component of income tax expense (benefit).  The amendments in this Update should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. A reporting entity that uses the effective yield method to account for its investments in qualified affordable housing projects before the date of adoption may continue to apply the effective yield method for those preexisting investments. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014.  Early adoption is permitted. This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. The amendments in this Update clarify that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either (1) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or (2) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. An entity can elect to adopt the amendments in this Update using either a modified retrospective transition method or a prospective transition method. This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (a new revenue recognition standard). The Update’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, this update specifies the accounting for certain costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer and expands disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. This Update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures.  The amendments in this Update change the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions to secured borrowing accounting.  For repurchase financing arrangements, the amendments require separate accounting for a transfer of a financial asset executed contemporaneously with a repurchase agreement with the same counterparty, which will result in secured borrowing accounting for the repurchase agreement.  The amendments also require enhanced disclosures.  The accounting changes in this Update are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2014.  An entity is required to present changes in accounting for transactions outstanding on the effective date as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Earlier application is prohibited.  The disclosure for certain transactions accounted for as a sale is required to be presented for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and the disclosure for repurchase agreements, securities lending transactions, and repurchase-to-maturity transactions accounted for as secured borrowings is required to be presented for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and for interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015. The disclosures are not required to be presented for comparative periods before the effective date.  This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments when the Terms of an Award Provide that a Performance Target Could Be Achieved After the Requisite Service Period.  The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. Entities may apply the amendments in this Update either (a) prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date or (b) retrospectively to all awards with performance targets that are outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. If retrospective transition is adopted, the cumulative effect of applying this Update as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements should be recognized as an adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance at that date. Additionally, if retrospective transition is adopted, an entity may use hindsight in measuring and recognizing the compensation cost.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-14, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40).  The amendments in this Update require that a mortgage loan be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if the following conditions are met:  (1) the loan has a government guarantee that is not separable from the loan before foreclosure, (2) at the time of foreclosure, the creditor has the intent to convey the real estate property to the guarantor and make a claim on the guarantee, and the creditor has the ability to recover under that claim, and (3) at the time of foreclosure, any amount of the claim that is determined on the basis of the fair value of the real estate is fixed.  Upon foreclosure, the separate other receivable should be measured based on the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor.  The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014.  This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements -Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40).  The amendments in this Update provide guidance in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures.  The amendments in this Update are first effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods within such annual periods thereafter. Early application is permitted.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In November 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-17, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Pushdown Accounting. The amendments in this Update apply to the separate financial statements of an acquired entity and its subsidiaries that are a business or nonprofit activity (either public or nonpublic) upon the occurrence of an event in which an acquirer (an individual or an entity) obtains control of the acquired entity.  An acquired entity may elect the option to apply pushdown accounting in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurs. If pushdown accounting is not applied in the reporting period in which the change-in-control event occurs, an acquired entity will have the option to elect to apply pushdown accounting in a subsequent reporting period to the acquired entity’s most recent change-in-control event. The amendments in this Update are effective on November 18, 2014. After the effective date, an acquired entity can make an election to apply the guidance to future change-in-control events or to its most recent change-in-control event. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement –Extraordinary and Unusual Items, as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  This Update eliminates from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items.  The amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. A reporting entity may apply the amendments prospectively. A reporting entity also may apply the amendments retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810). The amendments in this Update affect reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. Specifically, the amendments (1) modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest entities; (2) eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership; (3) affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships; and (4) provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities with interests in legal entities that are required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for registered money market funds.  The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015.  For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in this Update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this Update.  For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016.  An entity should apply the new guidance on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-04, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards.  For an entity with a fiscal year-end that does not coincide with a month-end, the amendments in this Update provide a practical expedient that permits the entity to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations using the month-end that is closest to the entity’s fiscal year-end and apply that practical expedient consistently from year to year. The practical expedient should be applied consistently to all plans if an entity has more than one plan. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlier application is permitted. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Intangible – Goodwill and Other Internal Use Software (Topic 350-40), as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. This guidance  will help entities evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement. The amendments in this Update provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract.  For public business entities, the FASB decided that the amendments will be effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. For all other entities, the amendments will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted for all entities.  This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

7. INCOME TAXES

    Items that gave rise to significant portions of deferred income taxes are as follows:

	March 31,			September 30,
	2015			2014
Deferred tax assets:	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for loan losses	$	1,205		$	1,123
Nonaccrual interest		131			125
Accrued vacation		111			108
Capital loss carryforward		606			1,211
Real estate owned expense		10			-
Split dollar life insurance		20			20
Post-retirement benefits		135			137
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities		-			491
Employee benefit plans		406			382
Total deferred tax assets		2,624			3,597
Valuation allowance		(606	)		(1,211	)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		2,018			2,386
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property		418			422
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities		53			-
Deferred loan fees		761			833
Total deferred tax liabilities		1,232			1,255
Net deferred tax asset	$	786		$	1,131

The Company establishes a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets when management believes that the use of the deferred tax assets is not likely to be realized through a carry back to taxable income in prior years or future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, and/or to a lesser extent, future taxable income. The tax deduction generated by the redemption of the shares of a mutual fund held by the Bank and the subsequent impairment charge on the assets acquired through the redemption in kind are considered capital losses and can only be utilized to the extent of capital gains over a five year period, resulting in the establishment of a valuation allowance for the carryforward period. The valuation allowance totaled $606,000 at March 31, 2015.

There is currently no liability for uncertain tax positions and no known unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes, when applicable, interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component of income tax expense. As of March 31, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service had conducted an audit of the Company’s federal tax return for the year ended September 30, 2010, and no adverse findings were reported. The Company’s federal and state income tax returns for taxable years through September 30, 2010 have been closed for purposes of examination by the Internal Revenue Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Valuation processes used to determine nonrecurring fair value measurements categorized within level 3 (Details 2) (Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	21,475		21,980
Level 3
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	21,475		21,980
Level 3 | Impaired loan
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	21,475		21,980
Level 3 | Impaired loan | Property Appraisals Valuation Technique
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Valuation Technique	Property appraisals	[1],[2]	Property appraisals	[1],[2]
Unobservable Input	Management discount for selling costs, property type and market volatility	[3]	Management discount for selling costs, property type and market volatility	[3]
Management discount rate	10.00%		10.00%

[1] Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which generally includes various Level 3 inputs, which are not identifiable.

[2] Includes qualitative adjustments by management and estimated liquidation expenses.

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

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LOANS RECEIVABLE

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Receivables [Abstract]

LOANS RECEIVABLE

5.  LOANS RECEIVABLE

Loans receivable consist of the following:

	March 31,			September 30,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	276,319		$	282,637
Multi-family residential		5,684			7,174
Commercial real estate		25,411			16,113
Construction and land development		43,598			22,397
Commercial business		-			1,976
Consumer		371			399
Total loans		351,383			330,696
Undisbursed portion of loans-in-process		(23,178	)		(9,657	)
Deferred loan costs		2,238			2,449
Allowance for loan losses		(2,588	)		(2,425	)
Net loans	$	327,855		$	321,063

The following table summarizes by loan segment the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at March 31, 2015:

	One- to-four family residential		Multi-family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,545		51		207		545		-		4		236		2,588
Total ending allowance balance	$	1,545	$	51	$	207	$	545	$	-	$	4	$	236	$	2,588
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	9,438	$	359	$	3,752	$	7,926	$	-	$	-			$	21,475
Collectively evaluated for impairment		266,881		5,325		21,659		35,672		-		371				329,908
Total loans	$	276,319	$	5,684	$	25,411	$	43,598	$	-	$	371			$	351,383

The following table summarizes by loan segment the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans individually and collectively evaluated for impairment by loan segment at September 30, 2014:

	One- to-four family residential		Multi-family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,663		67		122		323		15		4		231		2,425
Total loans	$	1,663	$	67	$	122	$	323	$	15	$	4	$	231	$	2,425
Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	10,436	$	368	$	3,777	$	7,399	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	21,980
Collectively evaluated for impairment		272,201		6,806		12,336		14,998		1,976		399		-		308,716
Total loans	$	282,637	$	7,174	$	16,113	$	22,397	$	1,976	$	399	$	-	$	330,696

The loan portfolio is segmented at a level that allows management to monitor both risk and performance.  Management evaluates for potential impairment all construction loans, commercial real estate and commercial business loans and all loans 90 plus days delinquent as to principal and/or interest.   Loans are considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

Once the determination is made that a loan is impaired, the determination of whether a specific allocation of the allowance is necessary is generally measured by comparing the recorded investment in the loan to the fair value of the loan using one of the following three methods:  (a) the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (b) the loan’s observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral less selling costs. Management primarily utilizes the fair value of collateral method as a practically expedient alternative.  On collateral method evaluations, any portion of the loan deemed uncollectible is charged-off against the loan loss allowance.

The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required as of March 31, 2015:

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	-	$	9,438	$	9,438	$	10,136
Multi-family residential		-		-		359		359		359
Commercial real estate		-		-		3,752		3,752		3,752
Construction and land development		-		-		7,926		7,926		7,926
Total Loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475	$	22,173

The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not required as of September 30, 2014:

					Impaired
					Loans with
	Impaired Loans with				No Specific
	Specific Allowance				Allowance		Total Impaired Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
									Unpaid
	Recorded		Related		Recorded		Recorded		Principal
	Investment		Allowance		Investment		Investment		Balance
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	-	$	10,436	$	10,436	$	11,135
Multi-family residential		-		-		368		368		368
Commercial real estate		-		-		3,777		3,777		3,777
Construction and land development		-		-		7,399		7,399		7,399
Total Loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980	$	22,679

The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans and related interest income recognized for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis			Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,068		$	124		$	42
Multi-family residential		361			6		-
Commercial real estate		3,758			51			24
Construction and land development		7,743			106			64
Total Loans	$	21,930		$	287		$	130

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,179	$	263	$	77
Multi-family residential		363		13	-
Commercial real estate		3,764		102		35
Construction and land development		7,628		210		64
Total Loans	$	21,934	$	588	$	176
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,926	$	96	$	30
Multi-family residential		378		6	-
Commercial real estate		1,538	-			7
Construction and land development		947	-		-
Total Loans	$	13,789	$	102	$	37

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Average Recorded Investment		Income Recognized  on Accrual Basis		Income Recognized on Cash Basis
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	10,869	$	167	$	51
Multi-family residential		380		13	-
Commercial real estate		1,932		10		14
Construction and land development		1,033		36	-
Total Loans	$	14,214	$	226	$	65

Federal regulations and our policy require that the Company utilize an internal asset classification system as a means of reporting problem and potential problem assets.  The Company has incorporated an internal asset classification system, consistent with Federal banking regulations, as a part of its credit monitoring system. Management currently classifies problem and potential problem assets as “special mention”, “substandard,” “doubtful” or “loss” assets. An asset is considered “substandard” if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. “Substandard” assets include those characterized by the “distinct possibility” that the insured institution will sustain “some loss” if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as “doubtful” have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified “substandard” with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make “collection or liquidation in full,” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, “highly questionable and improbable.” Assets classified as “loss” are those considered “uncollectible” and of such little value that their continuance as assets without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted.  Assets which do not currently expose the insured institution to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories but possess weaknesses are required to be designated “special mention.”

The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio in which a formal risk weighting system is utilized summarized by the aggregate “Pass” and the criticized category of “special mention”, and the classified categories of “substandard”, “doubtful”  and “loss” within the Company’s risk rating system as applied to the loan portfolio.  The Company had no loans classified as “doubtful” or “loss” at either of the dates presented.

	March 31, 2015
				Special			Total
	Pass			Mention	Substandard		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	2,770	$	-	$	6,668	$	9,438
Multi-family residential		5,325		-		359		5,684
Commercial real estate		22,543		-		2,868		25,411
Construction and land development		35,673		-		7,925		43,598
Total Loans	$	66,311	$	-	$	17,820	$	84,131
	September 30, 2014
				Special			Total
	Pass			Mention	Substandard		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	-	$	1,509	$	10,436	$	11,945
Multi-family residential		6,806		-		368		7,174
Commercial real estate		11,347		989		3,777		16,113
Construction and land development		14,998		-		7,399		22,397
Commercial business		1,976		-	-			1,976
Consumer		-		119	-			119
Total Loans		35,127	$	2,617	$	21,980	$	59,724

The Company evaluates the classification of one-to-four family residential and consumer loans primarily on a pooled basis.  If the Company becomes aware that adverse or distressed conditions exist that may affect a particular single-family residential loan, the loan is downgraded following the above definitions of special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss.

The following table represents loans in which a formal risk rating system is not utilized, but loans are segregated between performing and non-performing based primarily on delinquency status. Non-performing loans that would be included in the table are those loans greater than 90 days past due, that do not have a designated risk rating.

	March 31, 2015
			Non-		Total
	Performing		Performing		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	266,881	$	-	$	266,881
Consumer		371		-		371
Total Loans	$	267,252	$	-	$	267,252

	September 30, 2014
			Non-		Total
	Performing		Performing		Loans
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	270,692	$	-	$	270,692
Consumer		280		-		280
Total Loans	$	270,972	$	-	$	270,972

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is due or overdue, as the case may be.  The following table presents the loan categories of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing and delinquent loans and nonaccrual loans:

	March 31, 2015
							90 Days+		Total
			30-89 Days		90 Days +		Past Due		Past Due		Total		Non-
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		and Accruing		and Accruing		Loans		Accrual
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	271,755	$	733	$	3,831	$	-	$	733	$	276,319	$	5,362
Multi-family residential		5,684		-		-		-		-		5,684		-
Commercial real estate		25,342		69		-		-		69		25,411		2,299
Construction and land development		43,598		-		-		-		-		43,598		7,926
Consumer		371		-		-		-		-		371		-
Total Loans	$	346,750	$	802	$	3,831	$	-	$	802	$	351,383	$	15,587

	September 30, 2014
							90 Days+		Total
			30-89 Days		90 Days +		Past Due		Past Due		Total		Non-
	Current		Past Due		Past Due		and Accruing		and Accruing		Loans		Accrual
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to-four family residential	$	278,716	$	475	$	3,446	$	-	$	475	$	282,637	$	5,002
Multi-family residential		7,174		-		-		-		-		7,174		-
Commercial real estate		16,113		-		-		-		-		16,113		877
Construction and land development		22,397		-		-		-		-		22,397		-
Commercial business		1,976		-		-		-		-		1,976		-
Consumer		399		-		-		-		-		399		-
Total Loans	$	326,775	$	475	$	3,446	$	-	$	475	$	330,696	$	5,879

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense.  The Company maintains the allowance at a level believed to cover all known and inherent losses in the portfolio that are both probable and reasonable to estimate at each reporting date.  Management reviews the allowance for loan losses no less than quarterly in order to identify these inherent losses and to assess the overall collection probability for the loan portfolio in view of these inherent losses.  For each primary type of loan, a loss factor is established reflecting an estimate of the known and inherent losses in such loan type contained in the portfolio using both a quantitative analysis as well as consideration of qualitative factors.  The evaluation process includes, among other things, an analysis of delinquency trends, non-performing loan trends, the level of charge-offs and recoveries, prior loss experience, total loans outstanding, the volume of loan originations, the type, size and geographic concentration of the Company’s loans, the value of collateral securing the loans, the borrowers’ ability to repay and repayment performance, the number of loans requiring heightened management oversight, local economic conditions and industry experience.

Commercial real estate loans entail significant additional credit risks compared to one-to-four family residential mortgage loans, as they generally involve large loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. In addition, the payment experience on loans secured by income-producing properties typically depends on the successful operation of the related real estate project and/or business operation of the borrower who is also the primary occupant, and thus may be subject to a greater extent to the effects of adverse conditions in the real estate market and in the economy in general. Commercial business loans typically involve a higher risk of default than residential loans of like duration since their repayment is generally dependent on the successful operation of the borrower’s business and the sufficiency of collateral, if any. Land acquisition, development and construction lending exposes the Company to greater credit risk than permanent mortgage financing. The repayment of land acquisition, development and construction loans depends upon the sale of the property to third parties or the availability of permanent financing upon completion of all improvements.  These events may adversely affect both the borrowers as well as the value of the collateral property.

The following table summarizes the primary segments of the allowance for loan losses.   Activity in the allowance is presented for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential		Commercial real estate			Construction and land development		Commercial business			Consumer		Unallocated			Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at December 31, 2014	$	1,492		$	51	$	216		$	493	$	5		$	4	$	239		$	2,500
Charge-offs		(212	)		-		-			-		-			-		-			(212	)
Recoveries		-			-		-			-		-			-		-			-
Provision		265			-		(9	)		52		(5	)		-		(3	)		300
ALLL balance at March 31, 2015	$	1,545		$	51	$	207		$	545	$	-		$	4	$	236		$	2,588

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential			Commercial real estate		Construction and land development		Commercial business			Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at September 30, 2014	$	1,663		$	67		$	122	$	323	$	15		$	4	$	231	$	2,425
Charge-offs		(212	)		-			-		-		-			-		-		(212	)
Recoveries		-			-			-		-		-			-		-		-
Provision		94			(16	)		85		222		(15	)		-		5		375
ALLL balance at March 31, 2015	$	1,545		$	51		$	207	$	545	$	-		$	4	$	236	$	2,588

The increase in the provision for the fiscal 2015 periods was a result of replenishing the allowance related to one-to-four family loans that were charged-off during the period based upon the balance of such loans at March 31, 2015.  In addition, the allowance associated with construction and land development loans was impacted by the increase in the outstanding balance of such loans triggering the need to increase the Company’s allowance.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	One- to four-family residential		Multi- family residential		Commercial  real estate		Construction and land development			Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,302	$	26	$	51	$	757		$	4	$	1	$	212	$	2,353
Charge-offs		-		-		-		-			-		-		-		-
Recoveries		37		-		-		-			-		-		-		37
Provision		86		38		90		(234	)		-		2		18		-
ALLL balance at March 31, 2014	$	1,425	$	64	$	141	$	523		$	4	$	3	$	230	$	2,390

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	One- to four-family residential			Multi- family residential		Commercial real estate		Construction and land development			Commercial business		Consumer		Unallocated		Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
ALLL balance at September 30, 2013	$	1,384		$	22	$	70	$	653		$	4	$	2	$	218	$	2,353
Charge-offs		(10	)		-		-		-			-		-		-		(10	)
Recoveries		47			-		-		-			-		-		-		47
Provision		4			42		71		(130	)		-		1		12		-
ALLL balance at March 31, 2014	$	1,425		$	64	$	141	$	523		$	4	$	3	$	230	$	2,390

The decrease in the provision for the fiscal 2014 periods related to the construction and land development loan category was due mainly to a decrease in the historical loss factor.  This decrease was a direct result of prior period charge-offs that fell beyond the three year period utilized for this component of the allowance for loan losses.

The following table summarizes information regarding troubled debt restructurings occurring in the periods presented for both three and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of  Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Commercial real estate		1	$	750	$	750
Construction and land development		1		3,665		3,665
		2	$	4,415	$	4,415

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Commercial real estate		1	$	750	$	750
Construction and land development		1		3,665		3,665
		2	$	4,415	$	4,415

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of  Loans		Pre- Modification  Outstanding  Recorded  Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
One-to-four family		1	$	1,468	$	1,468
		1	$	1,468	$	1,468

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
(Dollars in Thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded  Investment		Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
One-to-four family		1	$	1,468	$	1,468
		1	$	1,468	$	1,468

At March 31, 2015, the Company had ten loans classified as TDRs aggregating $8.2 million, consisting two single-family real estate loans which amounted to $1.6 million, one construction and land development loan totaling $3.7 million and seven commercial real estate loans which amounted to $3.0 million.  Of these loans, one single-family real estate loan totaling $1.4 million, two commercial real estate loans totaling $4.5 million and one construction and land development loan totaling $3.1 million were determined to be non-performing since they have not yet performed under the new terms for six consecutive months.  All TDRs with the exception of one commercial real estate loan totaling $884,000 were classified as “substandard” as of March 31, 2015.

No TDRs defaulted during the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2015 or 2014 that were restructured in the twelve months preceding the periods presented.

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DEPOSITS

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Deposits [Abstract]

DEPOSITS

6.        DEPOSITS

Deposits consist of the following major classifications:

	March 31, 2015					September 30, 2014
	Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Money market deposit accounts	$	64,304		16.7	%	$	64,665		16.5	%
Interest-bearing checking accounts		36,504		9.5			38,119		9.8
Non interest-bearing checking accounts		2,465		0.6			2,327		0.6
Passbook, club and statement savings		72,655		18.8			73,275		18.8
Certificates maturing in six months or less		53,190		13.8			48,359		12.4
Certificates maturing in more than six months		156,357		40.6			164,280		41.9
Total	$	385,475		100.0	%	$	391,025		100.0	%

Certificates of $250,000 and over totaled $35.5 million as of March 31, 2015 and $33.1 million as of September 30, 2014.

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

8.             STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company maintains an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) for substantially all of its full-time employees. The ESOP purchased 427,057 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate cost of approximately $4.5 million in fiscal 2005. The ESOP purchased an additional 255,564 shares during December 2013 and an additional 30,100 shares at the beginning January 2014, of the Company’s stock for an aggregate cost of approximately $3.1 million. Shares of the Company’s common stock purchased by the ESOP are held in a suspense account until released for allocation to participants. Shares are allocated to each eligible participant based on the ratio of each such participant’s compensation, as defined in the ESOP, to the total compensation of all eligible plan participants. As the unearned shares are released from the suspense account, the Company recognizes compensation expense equal to the fair value of the ESOP shares during the periods in which they become committed to be released. To the extent that the fair value of the ESOP shares released differs from the cost of such shares, the difference is charged or credited to equity as additional paid-in capital. As of March 31, 2015, the ESOP held 697,301 shares and the Company had allocated a total of 222,801 shares from the suspense account to participants and committed to release an additional  8,878 shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized $238,000 in compensation expense related to the ESOP.

The Company maintains the 2008 Recognition and Retention Plan (“2008 RRP”) which is administered by a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. The RRP provides for the grant of shares of common stock of the Company to officers, employees and directors of the Company. In order to fund the grant of shares under the RRP, the RRP Trust purchased 213,528 shares (on a converted basis) of the Company’s common stock in the open market for approximately $2.5 million, at an average purchase price per share of $11.49 as part of the 2008 RRP. The Company made sufficient contributions to the RRP Trust to fund these purchases. As of March 31, 2015, all the shares had been awarded as part of the 2008 RRP. Shares subject to awards under the 2008 RRP generally vest at the rate of 20% per year over five years. As of March 31, 2015, 185,052 (on a converted basis) of the awarded shares of the 2008 Plan had become fully vested. During February 2015, shareholders approved the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 SIP”). As part of the 2014 SIP, a maximum of 285,655 shares can be awarded as restricted stock awards or units, of which 235,500 shares were awarded during February 2015.

Compensation expense related to the shares subject to restricted stock awards granted is recognized ratably over the five-year vesting period in an amount which totals the grant date fair value multiplied by the number of shares subject to the grant. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, $84,000 and $105,000, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense for the 2008 RRP and the grants pursuant to the 2014 SIP. Income tax benefits of $29,000 and $36,000 were recognized for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2014, $25,000 and $141,000, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense for the 2008 RRP. An income tax benefit of $1,000 was recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2014 while an income tax benefit of $39,000 was recognized for the six months ended March 31, 2014. At March 31, 2015, approximately $3.0 million in additional compensation expense for the shares awarded related to the 2008 RRP and the 2014 SIP remained unrecognized.

A summary of the Company’s non-vested stock award activity for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented in the following tables:

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2015
				Weighted Average
	Number of			Grant Date Fair
	Shares (1)			Value
Nonvested stock awards at October 1, 2014		38,055			$	8.07
Issued		235,500				12.23
Forfeited		-				-
Vested		(9,578	)			8.07
Nonvested stock awards at the March 31, 2015		263,977			$	12.07
	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
				Weighted Average
	Number of			Grant Date Fair
	Shares			Value
Nonvested stock awards at October 1, 2013		79,477			$	9.56
Issued		-				-
Forfeited		-				-
Vested		(40,686	)			10.95
Nonvested stock awards at the March 31, 2014		38,791			$	8.11

The Company maintains the 2008 Stock Option Plan (the “2008 Option Plan”) which authorizes the grant of stock options to officers, employees and directors of the Company to acquire shares of common stock with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. Options generally become vested and exercisable at the rate of 20% per year over five years and are generally exercisable for a period of ten years after the grant date. A total of 533,808 shares (on a converted basis) of common stock were approved for future issuance pursuant to the 2008 Stock Option Plan. As of March 31, 2015, all of the options had been awarded under the 2008 Option Plan. As of March 31, 2015, 417,767 options (on a converted basis) were vested under the 2008 Option Plan. The 2014 SIP reserved up to 714,145 shares for issuance pursuant to options. Options to purchase 608,737 shares were awarded during February 2015, 605,000 shares pursuant to the 2014 SIP and the remainder pursuant to the 2008 Option Plan.

A summary of the status of the Company’ stock options under the Stock Option Plan as of March 31, 2015 and 2014 and changes during the six month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below:

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2015
	Number of		Weighted Average
	Shares		Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 1, 2014		530,084	$	10.86
Granted		608,737		12.23
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2015		1,138,821	$	11.59
Exercisable at March 31, 2015		445,147	$	11.37
	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	Number of		Weighted Average
	Shares (1)		Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 1, 2013		516,739	$	10.86
Granted		13,545		10.68
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2014		530,284	$	10.86
Exercisable at March 31, 2014		415,733	$	11.57

The weighted average remaining contractual term was approximately 7.5 years for options outstanding as of March 31, 2015.

The estimated fair value of options granted during fiscal 2009 was $2.98 per share, $2.92 for options granted during fiscal 2010, $3.34 for options granted during fiscal 2013, $4.67 for the options granted during fiscal 2014 and $4.58 for options granted during 2015. The fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions; an exercise price and fair value of $12.23, term of seven years, volatility rate of 38.16%, interest rate 1.62% and a yield rate 0.98%.

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2015, $86,000 and $111,000, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense for options granted pursuant to the 2008 Option Plan and the 2014 SIP. Tax benefits of $9,000 and $12,000, respectively, were recognized for the three and six months ended March 31, 2015. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2014, $27,000 and $106,000, respectively, was recognized in compensation expense for the 2008 Option Plan. Tax benefits of $3,000 and $11,000, respectively, were recognized for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014. At March 31, 2015, approximately $3.0 million in additional compensation expense for awarded options remained unrecognized. The weighted average period over which this expense will be recognized is approximately 4.7 years.

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INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - Gross unrealized losses and related fair values of investment securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Securities Available for Sale:
Less than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (139)	$ (184)
Less than 12 months - Fair value	15,824	16,437
More than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(261)	(1,513)
More than 12 months - Fair value	19,729	31,146
Gross Unrealized Losses - Total	(400)	(1,697)
Fair Value - Total	35,553	47,583
Securities Held to Maturity:
Less than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(4)	(73)
Less than 12 months - Fair value	2,496	6,408
More than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(948)	(3,307)
More than 12 months - Fair value	48,010	53,785
Gross Unrealized Losses -Total	(952)	(3,380)
Fair Value - Total	50,506	60,193
Less than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(143)	(257)
Less than 12 months - Fair Value	18,320	22,845
More than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,209)	(4,820)
More than 12 months - Fair Value	67,739	84,931
Gross Unrealized Losses - Total	(1,352)	(5,077)
Fair Value - Total	86,059	107,776
U.S. government and agency obligations
Securities Available for Sale:
Less than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(57)
Less than 12 months - Fair value	4,939
More than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(205)	(1,143)
More than 12 months - Fair value	13,786	17,843
Gross Unrealized Losses - Total	(262)	(1,143)
Fair Value - Total	18,725	17,843
Securities Held to Maturity:
Less than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(4)	(73)
Less than 12 months - Fair value	2,496	6,408
More than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(945)	(3,197)
More than 12 months - Fair value	45,507	49,243
Gross Unrealized Losses -Total	(949)	(3,270)
Fair Value - Total	48,003	55,651
Mortgage-backed securities - US government agencies
Securities Available for Sale:
Less than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(82)	(184)
Less than 12 months - Fair value	10,885	16,437
More than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(56)	(370)
More than 12 months - Fair value	5,943	13,303
Gross Unrealized Losses - Total	(138)	(554)
Fair Value - Total	16,828	29,740
Securities Held to Maturity:
Less than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 months - Fair value
More than 12 months - Gross Unrealized Losses	(3)	(110)
More than 12 months - Fair value	2,503	4,542
Gross Unrealized Losses -Total	(3)	(110)
Fair Value - Total	$ 2,503	$ 4,542

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INCOME TAXES (Detail Textuals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Valuation allowance	$ 606	$ 1,211

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Unrealized gains (losses)			Unrealized gains (losses)
	on available for sale			on available for sale
	securities (a)			securities (a)
Beginning Balance	$	(467	)	$	(1,641	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		568			552
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		-			(176	)
Total other comprehensive income		568			376
Ending Balance	$	101		$	(1,265	)
(a) All amounts are net of tax.  Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.
	Six Months Ended March 31,
		2015			2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Unrealized gains (losses)			Unrealized gains (losses)
	on available for sale			on available for sale
	securities (a)			securities (a)
Beginning Balance	$	(953	)	$	(1,292	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		1,054			198
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		-			(171	)
Total other comprehensive income		1,054			27
Ending Balance	$	101		$	(1,265	)

(a) All amounts are net of tax.  Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

Schedule of amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
	Amount Reclassified		Amount Reclassified
	from Accumulated		from Accumulated			Affected Line Item in
	Other		Other			the Statement Where
	Comprehensive		Comprehensive			Net Income is
Details about other comprehensive income	Income (a)		Income (a)			Presented
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities	$	-	$	274		Gain on sale of securities available for sale
		-		(93	)	Income taxes
		-		(8	)	Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
		-		3		Income taxes
	$	-	$	176		Net of tax
(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income.
	Six Months Ended March 31,
		2015		2014
	Amount Reclassified		Amount Reclassified
	from Accumulated		from Accumulated			Affected Line Item in
	Other		Other			the Statement Where
	Comprehensive		Comprehensive			Net Income is
Details about other comprehensive income	Income (a)		Income (a)			Presented
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities	$	-	$	274		Gain on sale of securities available for sale
		-		(93	)	Income taxes
		-		(15	)	Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
		-		5		Income taxes
	$	-	$	171		Net of tax
(a) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to net income.

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of summary of the non-vested stock award activity

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2015
				Weighted Average
	Number of			Grant Date Fair
	Shares (1)			Value
Nonvested stock awards at October 1, 2014		38,055			$	8.07
Issued		235,500				12.23
Forfeited		-				-
Vested		(9,578	)			8.07
Nonvested stock awards at the March 31, 2015		263,977			$	12.07
	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
				Weighted Average
	Number of			Grant Date Fair
	Shares			Value
Nonvested stock awards at October 1, 2013		79,477			$	9.56
Issued		-				-
Forfeited		-				-
Vested		(40,686	)			10.95
Nonvested stock awards at the March 31, 2014		38,791			$	8.11

Schedule of summary of the status of the company' stock options under the stock option plan

	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2015
	Number of		Weighted Average
	Shares		Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 1, 2014		530,084	$	10.86
Granted		608,737		12.23
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2015		1,138,821	$	11.59
Exercisable at March 31, 2015		445,147	$	11.37
	Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	Number of		Weighted Average
	Shares (1)		Exercise Price
Outstanding at October 1, 2013		516,739	$	10.86
Granted		13,545		10.68
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2014		530,284	$	10.86
Exercisable at March 31, 2014		415,733	$	11.57

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DEPOSITS (Detail Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Deposits [Abstract]
Certificates of $250,000 and over	$ 35.5	$ 33.1

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Average recorded investment in impaired loans and related interest income recognized (Details 3) (Loans Receivable, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Average Recorded Investment	$ 21,930	$ 13,789	$ 21,934	$ 14,214
Income Recognized on Accrual Basis	287	102	588	226
Income Recognized on Cash Basis	130	37	176	65
One-to-four family residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Average Recorded Investment	10,068	10,926	10,179	10,869
Income Recognized on Accrual Basis	124	96	263	167
Income Recognized on Cash Basis	42	30	77	51
Multi-family residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Average Recorded Investment	361	378	363	380
Income Recognized on Accrual Basis	6	6	13	13
Income Recognized on Cash Basis
Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Average Recorded Investment	3,758	1,538	3,764	1,932
Income Recognized on Accrual Basis	51		102	10
Income Recognized on Cash Basis	24	7	35	14
Construction and land development
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Average Recorded Investment	7,743	947	7,628	1,033
Income Recognized on Accrual Basis	106		210	36
Income Recognized on Cash Basis	$ 64		$ 64

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Statement Of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 1,701	$ 535	$ 2,172	$ 873
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities	861	836	1,597	300
Tax effect	(293)	(284)	(543)	(102)
Reclassification adjustment for net gains realized in net income		(274)		(274)
Tax effect		93		93
Reclassification adjustment for other-than-temporary impairment losses on debt securities		8		15
Tax effect		(3)		(5)
Total other comprehensive income	568	376	1,054	27
Comprehensive Income	$ 2,269	$ 911	$ 3,226	$ 900

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

2. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per common share is computed  by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, net of any treasury shares, during the period.  Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, net of any treasury shares, after consideration of the potential dilutive effect of common stock equivalents, based upon the treasury stock method using an average market price for the period.

The calculated basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows: 

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015				2014
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Net income	$	1,701	$	1,701	$	535	$	535
Weighted average shares outstanding		8,571,846		8,571,846		9,066,150		9,066,150
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		-		1,103,728		-		206,655
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation		8,571,846		9,675,574		9,066,150		9,272,805
Earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	0.20	$	0.18	$	0.06	$	0.06

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2015				2014
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Net income	$	2,172	$	2,172	$	873	$	873
Weighted average shares outstanding		8,712,938		8,712,938		9,146,193		9,146,193
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		-		1,163,172		-		204,776
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation		8,712,938		9,876,110		9,146,193		9,350,969
Earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	0.25	$	0.22	$	0.10	$	0.09

All options outstanding as of March 31, 2015 had exercise prices below or at the then current market price and were considered dilutive for the earnings per share calculation. As of March 31, 2014 there were 396,361 shares of common stock subject to options with an exercise price greater than the then current market and which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive. The exercise price for the stock options representing the anti-dilutive shares ranged from $10.71 to $11.83 at March 31, 2014.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Assets measured at fair value on recurring basis (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	$ 71,072	$ 57,817
U.S. Government and agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	18,725	17,844
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	52,286	39,903
FHLMC preferred stock
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	61	70
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	71,072	57,817
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	61	70
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	71,011	57,747
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Government and agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	18,725	17,844
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Government and agency obligations | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Government and agency obligations | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	18,725	17,844
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Government and agency obligations | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	52,286	39,903
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	52,286	39,903
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | FHLMC preferred stock
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	61	70
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | FHLMC preferred stock | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale	61	70
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | FHLMC preferred stock | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | FHLMC preferred stock | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of assets measured at fair value on recurring basis

Those assets as of March 31, 2015 which are to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

	Category Used for Fair Value Measurement
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations	$	-	$	18,725	$	-	$	18,725
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies		-	52,286		-		52,286
FHLMC preferred stock		61		-		-		61
Total	$	61	$	71,011	$	-	$	71,072

 
Those assets as of September 30, 2014 which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

	Category Used for Fair Value Measurement
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
			(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Government and agency obligations	$	-	$	17,844	$	-	$	17,844
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. Government agencies		-		39,903		-		39,903
FHLMC preferred stock		70		-		-		70
Total	$	70	$	57,747	$	-	$	57,817

Schedule of summary of non-recurring fair value measurements

	At March 31, 2015
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475
Total	$	-	$	-	$	21,475	$	21,475
	At September 30, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980
Total	$	-	$	-	$	21,980	$	21,980

Schedule of nonrecurring fair value measurements categorized within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy

	At December 31, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range/ Weighted Ave.
Impaired loans	$	21,475	Property appraisals (1) (3)	Management discount for selling costs, property type and market volatility (2)	10% discount
	At September 30, 2014
	(Dollars in Thousands)
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range / Weighted Ave.
Impaired loans	$	21,980	Property appraisals (1) (3)	Management discount for selling costs, property type and market volatility (2)	10% discount

(1) Fair value is generally determined through independent appraisals of the underlying collateral, which generally includes various Level 3 inputs, which are not identifiable.

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

(3)  Includes qualitative adjustments by management and estimated liquidation expenses.

Schedule of the estimated fair value amounts

					Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	27,422	$	27,422	$	27,422	$	-	$	-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale		71,072		71,072		61		71,011		-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		73,603		74,289		-		74,289		-
Loans receivable, net		327,855		329,477		-		-		329,477
Accrued interest receivable		1,779		1,779		1,779		-		-
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		350		350		350		-		-
Bank owned life insurance		12,554		12,554		12,554		-		-
Liabilities:
Checking accounts		38,969		38,969		38,969		-		-
Money market deposit accounts		64,304		64,304		64,304		-		-
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts		72,655		72,655		72,655		-		-
Certificates of deposit		209,547		214,749		-		-		214,749
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		130		130		130		-		-
Accrued interest payable		507		507		507		-		-
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,625		1,625		1,625		-		-

					Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	45,382	$	45,382	$	45,382	$	-	$	-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale		57,817		57,817		70		57,747		-
Investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity		80,840		79,092		-		79,092		-
Loans receivable, net		321,063		321,247		-		-		321,247
Accrued interest receivable		1,748		1,748		1,748		-		-
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		1,221		1,221		1,221		-		-
Bank owned life insurance		12,377		12,377		12,377		-		-
Liabilities:
Checking accounts		40,446		40,446		40,446		-		-
Money market deposit accounts		64,665		64,665		64,665		-		-
Passbook, club and statement savings accounts		73,275		73,275		73,275		-		-
Certificates of deposit		212,639		217,273		-		217,273		-
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank		340		340		340		-		-
Accrued interest payable		1,486		1,486		1,486		-		-
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,240		1,240		1,240		-		-

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LOANS RECEIVABLE - Summary of Loans receivable (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ (2,588)		$ (2,425)
Net loans	327,855		321,063
Loans Receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
One-to-four family residential	276,319		282,637
Multi-family residential	5,684		7,174
Commercial real estate	25,411		16,113
Construction and land development	43,598		22,397
Commercial business			1,976
Consumer	371		399
Total loans	351,383		330,696
Undisbursed portion of loans-in-process	(23,178)		(9,657)
Deferred loan costs	2,238		2,449
Allowance for loan losses	(2,588)	(2,500)	(2,425)	(2,390)	(2,353)	(2,353)
Net loans	$ 327,855		$ 321,063

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of basic and diluted earnings per share

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015				2014
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Net income	$	1,701	$	1,701	$	535	$	535
Weighted average shares outstanding		8,571,846		8,571,846		9,066,150		9,066,150
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		-		1,103,728		-		206,655
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation		8,571,846		9,675,574		9,066,150		9,272,805
Earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	0.20	$	0.18	$	0.06	$	0.06

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2015				2014
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Net income	$	2,172	$	2,172	$	873	$	873
Weighted average shares outstanding		8,712,938		8,712,938		9,146,193		9,146,193
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		-		1,163,172		-		204,776
Adjusted weighted average shares used in earnings per share computation		8,712,938		9,876,110		9,146,193		9,350,969
Earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	0.25	$	0.22	$	0.10	$	0.09