Advances From The Federal Home Loan Bank (Schedule Of Advances From The Federal Home Loan Bank) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Advances From The Federal Home Loan Bank [Abstract]
Due in one year	$ 1,551	$ 15,486
Due in two years	5,198	1,859
Due in five years	49,166	48,956
Due in seven years	8,292	12,809
Due in ten years	4,266	8,424
Due in twenty years	8,743	10,163
Total	77,216	97,697
Restructuring prepayment penalty	(86)	(132)
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, net	$ 77,130	$ 97,565

Advances from federal home loan banks before restructuring prepayment penalty.

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Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Maturities Summary Due After Ten Years of Balance Sheet Date

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Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Maturities Summary Due After Twenty Years of Balance Sheet Date

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Restructuring Prepayment Penalty Net.

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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Amount of federal home loan bank advances maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 470

-Section 45

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Amount of federal home loan bank advances maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of federal home loan bank advances maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of federal home loan bank advances maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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