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EXHIBIT 13

ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS
 
 

 
 

 
 
Selected Consolidated Financial Information And Other Data

The following information is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc.  For additional information about Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. and Flatbush Federal Savings and Loan Association, a more detailed presentation is made in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis,” the Consolidated Financial Statements of Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. and the related notes included in this Annual Report.

Selected Financial Condition Data:
  At December 31,  
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
 
             
Total assets
  $ 155,979     $ 149,651  
Loans receivable, net (1)
    110,988       98,241  
Mortgage-backed securities (2)
    28,340       32,926  
Cash and cash equivalents
    5,458       7,678  
Deposits
    115,168       101,676  
Borrowings
    22,851       28,593  
Stockholders’ equity
    15,233       14,634  

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(1) Net of allowance for loan losses and deferred loan fees.
(2) Mortgage-backed securities are classified as held to maturity.

Selected Operating Data:
 
For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2009
   
2008
 
             
Total interest income
  $ 8,250     $ 7,954  
Total interest expense
    3,255       3,617  
Net interest income
    4,995       4,337  
Provision for  loan losses
    649       -  
                 
Non-interest income
    261       327  
Non-interest expense
    4,280       4,448  
Income taxes
    132       67  
Net income
  $ 195     $ 149  
                 
Net income per common share – basic and diluted
  $ 0.07     $ 0.06  
 
 
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Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:
           
   
At or for the Years
 
   
Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Performance Ratios:
           
             
Return on average assets (1)
    0.13 %     0.10 %
Return on average equity
    1.29 %     0.96 %
Net yield on average interest-earning assets
    5.73 %     5.93 %
Net yield on average interest-bearing liabilities
    2.47 %     2.95 %
Net interest rate spread (2)
    3.26 %     2.98 %
Net interest margin (3)
    3.47 %     3.23 %
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-
               
bearing liabilities
    1.09 x     1.09 x
                 
Capital Ratios:
               
Average stockholders equity to average assets
    9.72 %     10.72 %
Tier 1 core ratio (to adjusted total assets)
    10.42 %     10.86 %
Total risk-based capital ratio
    18.66 %     20.45 %
                 
Asset Quality Ratios:
               
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans outstanding
    0.75 %     0.19 %
Non-performing loans to total assets
    2.57 %     0.55 %
                 
Other Data:
               
Number of full-service offices
    3       3  

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(1) Ratio of net income to average total assets.
(2) The difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operation

Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is a federal corporation, which was organized in 2003 as part of the mutual holding company reorganization of Flatbush Federal Savings & Loan Association.  The Company’s principal asset is its investment in Flatbush Federal Savings & Loan Association.  The Company is a majority owned subsidiary of Flatbush Federal Bancorp, MHC, a federally chartered mutual holding company. At December 31, 2009, 1,484,208 shares of the Company’s common stock were held by its mutual holding company parent, and 1,252,699 shares were held by shareholders other than its mutual holding company parent.  At December 31, 2009, Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. had consolidated assets of $156.0 million, deposits of $115.2 million and stockholders’ equity of $15.2 million.

General

The results of operations depend primarily on the Company’s net interest income.  Net interest income is the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets, consisting primarily of loans, investment securities, mortgage-backed securities and other interest-earning assets (primarily cash and cash equivalents), and the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities, consisting of NOW accounts, passbook and club accounts, savings accounts, time deposits and borrowings. The results of operations also are affected by provisions for loan losses, non-interest income and non-interest expense.  Non-interest income currently consists primarily of fees and service charges, increases to the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance and miscellaneous other income (consisting of fees for minimum balance requirements, dormant deposit accounts, fees charged to third parties for document requests and sale of money orders and travelers checks).  Non-interest expense currently consists primarily of salaries and employee benefits, equipment, occupancy costs, data processing, deposit insurance premiums, other insurance premiums, and other operating expenses (consisting of legal fees, director compensation, postage, stationery, professional fees and other operational expenses).  The Company’s results of operations also may be affected significantly by general and local economic and competitive conditions, changes in market interest rates, governmental policies and actions of regulatory authorities.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company considers accounting policies involving significant judgments and assumptions by management that have, or could have, a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income to be critical accounting policies.  The Company considers allowance for loan losses, benefit plan assumptions and deferred income taxes to be critical accounting policies.

Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is the estimated amount considered necessary to cover credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date.  The allowance is established through the provision for loan losses which is charged against income.  In determining the allowance for loan losses, management makes significant estimates and has identified this policy as one of the most critical for the Company.

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

 
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The analysis has two components, specific and general allocations.  Specific allocations are made for loans that are determined to be impaired.  Impairment is measured by determining the present value of expected future cash flows or, for collateral-dependent loans, the fair value of the collateral adjusted for market conditions and selling expenses.  The general allocation is determined by segregating the remaining loans by type of loan, risk weighting (if applicable) and payment history.  The Company also analyzes historical loss experience, delinquency trends, general economic conditions and geographic and industry concentrations.  This analysis establishes factors that are applied to the loan groups to determine the amount of the general allowance.  Actual loan losses may be significantly more than the loan loss allowance established which could have a material negative effect on the Company’s financial results.

Pension Plan Assumptions. Our pension plan costs are calculated using actuarial concepts, as required under accounting for defined pension benefit and other post retirement plans. Pension expense and the determination of our projected pension liability are based upon two critical assumptions; the discount rate and the expected return on plan assets. We evaluate each of these critical assumptions annually. Other assumptions impact the determination of pension expense and the projected liability including the primary employee demographics, such as retirement patterns, employee turnover, mortality rates, and estimated employer compensation increases. These factors, along with the critical assumptions, are carefully reviewed by management each year in consultation with our pension plan consultants and actuaries. Further information about our pension plan assumptions, the plan’s funded status, and other plan information is included in Note 11 to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Deferred Income Taxes.  The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  If current available information raises doubt as to the realization of the deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance is established.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  The Company exercises significant judgment in evaluating the amount and timing of recognition of the resulting tax liabilities and assets, including projections of future taxable income.  These judgments are reviewed on a continual basis as regulatory and business factors change.
 
Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2009 and 2008

The Company’s total assets at December 31, 2009 were $156.0 million compared to $149.7 million at December 31, 2008, an increase of $6.3 million, or 4.2%. Loans receivable increased $12.8 million, or 13.0%, to $111.0 million at December 31, 2009 from $98.2 million at December 31, 2008. As a partial offset, mortgage-backed securities decreased $4.6 million, or 14.0%, to $28.3 million at December 31, 2009 from $32.9 million as of December 31, 2008. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $2.2 million, or 28.6%, to $5.5 million at December 31, 2009 from $7.7 million at December 31, 2008.

Total deposits increased $13.5 million, or 13.3%, to $115.2 million at December 31, 2009 from $101.7 million at December 31, 2008.  Borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York decreased $5.7 million, or 19.9%, to $22.9 million at December 31, 2009 from $28.6 million at December 31, 2008.  The Company borrows from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to fund loan commitments, securities purchases and savings withdrawals.

Total stockholders’ equity increased $599,000, or 4.1%, to $15.2 million at December 31, 2009 from $14.6 million at December 31, 2008.  The increase to stockholders’ equity reflects net income of $195,000, a reduction of $306,000 of accumulated other comprehensive loss, amortization of $19,000 of unearned ESOP shares, amortization of $41,000 of restricted stock awards for the Company’s Stock-Based Incentive Program (the “Plan”) and amortization of $42,000 of stock option awards. This was partially offset by $4,000 of repurchases of shares under the stock repurchase program.

 
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On June 30, 2005, the Company approved a stock repurchase program and authorized the repurchase of up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. This repurchase program was completed on December 7, 2007 with 50,000 shares repurchased.  On August 30, 2007, the Company approved a second stock repurchase program and authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 50,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.  Stock repurchases will be made from time to time and may be effected through open market purchases, block trades and in privately negotiated transactions.  Repurchased stock will be held as treasury stock and will be available for general corporate purposes.  As of December 31, 2009, a total of 12,750 shares have been acquired at a weighted average price of $4.44 per share pursuant to the second stock repurchase program.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

General.  Net income increased by $46,000, or 30.9%, to $195,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $149,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008. Lower cost of deposits and borrowings, partially offset by lower yield on interest earning assets, caused the Company’s net interest margin to increase by 24 basis points from 3.23% in 2008 to 3.47% in 2009.

Interest Income.  Interest income increased by $296,000 or 3.7%, to $8.25 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $7.95 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The increase in interest income resulted from increases of $273,000 from loans receivable and $319,000 from mortgage-backed securities, partially offset by decreases of $191,000 from investments and $105,000 from other interest earning assets.  More generally, the increase in interest income was attributable to an increase of $9.9 million in the average balance of interest earning assets to $144.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $134.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 and a 48 basis point decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a decrease of 20 basis points in the average yield on interest earning assets.
 
Interest income on loans receivable increased $273,000 or 4.5%, to $6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $6.1 million for the comparable period in 2008.  The increase resulted from a higher average balance of $104.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, from an average balance of $97.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, partially offset by a lower average yield of 6.13% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from an average yield of 6.30% for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Interest income from mortgage-backed securities increased $319,000, or 22.0%, to $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  This increase reflects a $4.1 million increase in the average balance of mortgage-backed securities to $31.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $27.1 million for the same period in 2008 and an increase in the average yield of 32 basis points to 5.68% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 5.36% for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Interest income from investment securities decreased $191,000, or 73.5%, to $69,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $260,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The decrease resulted from a decrease of $2.5 million in the average balance in investment securities to $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from an average balance of $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 and a decrease of 161 basis points to 5.21% in the average yield for the year ended December 31, 2009 from an average yield of 6.82 for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 
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Interest income on other interest-earning assets, primarily interest-earning deposits and federal funds sold, decreased $105,000, or 93.8%, to $7,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $112,000 for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The decrease was attributable to the 178 basis points decrease in average yield on other interest earning assets 0.10% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 1.88% for the year ended December 31, 2008 and a decrease of $1.1 million in the average balance of interest earning deposits of $7.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $5.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Interest Expense.  Total interest expense decreased $362,000, or 10.0%, to $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The decrease in interest expense resulted from a decrease of 38 basis points in the average cost of deposits to 2.19% for the year ended December 31, 2009 from 2.57% for the year ended December 31, 2008, partially offset by a $11.1 million increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits to $107.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $96.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. In addition, the decrease in interest expense resulted from a decrease of $1.9 million in the average balance of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances to $24.0 million, with an average cost of 3.74%, for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to $25.9 million and 4.36% for the year ended  December 31, 2008.  The average balance of certificates of deposit increased by $11.7 million to $73.3 million with an average cost of 3.06% in 2009, as compared with an average balance of $61.6 million with an average cost of 3.84% in 2008.  The average balance for savings and club accounts decreased by $523,000 to $34.0 million with an average cost of 0.34% in 2009, as compared to $34.6 million with an average cost of 0.34% in 2008.  The average balance of interest-bearing demand deposits decreased by $4,000 to $433,000 with an average cost of 0.35% in 2009 from $437,000 with an average cost of 0.35% in 2008.

Net Interest Income.  Net interest income increased $658,000, or 15.2%, to $5.0 million for 2009 from $4.3 million for 2008.  The Company’s interest rate spread increased by 28 basis points to 3.26% in 2009 from 2.98% in 2008.  Additionally, the Company’s interest margin increased by 24 basis points to 3.47% in 2009 from 3.23% in 2008.

Provision for Loan Losses.  The Company establishes provisions for loan losses, which are charged to operations, at a level necessary to absorb known and inherent losses that are both probable and reasonably estimable at the date of the financial statements.  In evaluating the level of the allowance for loan losses, management considers historical loss experience, the types of loans and the amount of loans in the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, peer group information, and prevailing economic conditions.  This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available or as future events change.  Based on its evaluation of these factors, management made a provision of $649,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to a provision of $65 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase in provision for loan loss during the year was primarily due to one specific loan loss reserve of $463,000 on a $1.5 million construction loan participation. This loan was classified as substandard during the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The remaining $186,000 in the provision provided for an increased allowance for loan loss considered appropriate due to the increase of non-performing loans and to address inherent losses that are probable and estimable in the larger loan portfolio. For the same period during 2009, loans receivable increased $12.8 million, which includes an increase in one to four family residential loans of $1.8 million, an increase in multi-family residential loans of $2.4 million, an increase of $10.0 million in commercial real estate loans and a decrease in construction loans of $5.1 million.  Management used the same methodology and generally similar assumptions in assessing the allowance for both years.  The allowance

 
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for loan losses was $829,000, or 0.75% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2009, as compared with $191,000, or 0.19% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2008. Non-performing loans to total assets increased by 202 basis points to 2.57% on December 31, 2009, from 0.55% on December 31, 2008, and 83 basis points from 1.74% on September 30, 2009.  The level of the allowance is based on estimates, and the ultimate losses may vary from the estimates.

Management evaluates the allowance for loan losses on a quarterly basis and makes provisions for loan losses as necessary in order to maintain the adequacy of the allowance.  Although management believes that it uses the best information available to establish the allowance for loan losses, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on estimates that are susceptible to change as a result of changes in economic conditions and other factors.  In addition, the Office of Thrift Supervision, as an integral part of its examination process, periodically reviews the allowance for loan losses.  The Office of Thrift Supervision may require the Company to make adjustments to the allowance based on its judgments about information available to it at the time of its examination.

Non-Interest Income.  Non-interest income decreased by $66,000, or 20.2%, to $261,000 in 2009 from $327,000 in 2008. This decrease was primarily due to decreases in fees and service charges of $22,000 and miscellaneous income of $45,000. In 2009, the Company experienced diminished activity in fee generating transactions, such as ATM and other transactions.
 
Non-Interest Expense.  Non-interest expense decreased by $168,000, or 3.8% to $4.3 million in 2009 from $4.4 million in 2008.  The decrease was caused primarily by decreases in salary and employee benefits to $1.9 million in 2009 from $2.3 million in 2008, director’s compensation to $179,000 in 2009 from $191,000 in 2008, net occupancy expense to $457,000 from $476,000 and other expense to $471,000 in 2009 from $492,000 in 2008; partially offset by increases in professional fees to $373,000 in 2009 from $308,000 in 2008 and federal deposit insurance premiums to $228,000 in 2009 from $26,000 in 2008. Salary and employee benefits decreased $384,000, or 16.6%, to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, from $2.3 million for the same period in 2008. The decrease to salary and employee benefits was primarily due to a pre-tax curtailment credit of $416,000, net of actuarial expense resulting from the freezing of the defined benefit pension plan.  Federal deposit insurance premiums increased $202,000 due to an increase in premium assessment rates and a one-time special assessment in the second quarter of 2009. Professional fees increased $65,000, primarily due to additional audit and accounting fees.
 
Income Tax Expense.  The provision for income taxes increased $65,000 to $132,000 in 2009 from $67,000 in 2008.  The increase in the income tax expense is primarily due to the increase in income before taxes of $112,000 to $327,000 in 2009 from $215,000 in 2008 and the increase in the effective tax rate to 40.26% in 2009 from 31.04 % in 2008 due to higher state and local alternative tax base.

 
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Average Balance Sheet

The following table presents for the periods indicated the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates.  No tax equivalent adjustments were made.  All average balances are monthly average balances.  Non-accruing loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.  The amortization of loan fees is included in computing interest income; however, such fees are not material.

         
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
At December 31, 2009
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
Outstanding Balance
   
Yield/Rate
   
Average Outstanding Balance
    Interest Earned/ Paid     Yield/ Rate    
Average Outstanding Balance
   
Interest Earned/ Paid
   
Yield/ Rate
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                               
Loans receivable(1)
  $ 110,988       6.16 %   $ 104,528     $ 6,403       6.13 %   $ 97,312     $ 6,130       6.30 %
Mortgage-backed securities
    28,340       5.30 %     31,164       1,771       5.68 %     27,073       1,452       5.36 %
Investment securities(2) (3)
    1,275       - %     1,323       69       5.21 %     3,819       260       6.82 %
Other interest-earning assets
    3,611       0.08 %     6,985       7       0.10 %     5,936       112       1.88 %
Total interest-earning assets
    144,214       5.78 %     144,000       8,250       5.73 %     134,140       7,954       5.93 %
                                                                 
Non-interest earning assets
    11,765               11,479                       10,672                  
                                                                 
Total assets
  $ 155,979             $ 155,479                     $ 144,812                  
                                                                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                                               
NOW accounts
  $ 415       0.30 %   $ 433       2       0.35 %   $ 437       2       0.35 %
Savings and club
    34,118       0.34 %     34,032       116       0.34 %     34,555       118       0.34 %
Certificates of deposit
    74,772       2.47 %     73,266       2,241       3.06 %     61,634       2,366       3.84 %
Total interest-bearing deposits..
    109,305       1.80 %     107,731       2,359       2.19 %     96,626       2,486       2.57 %
                                                                 
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
    22,851       1.67 %     23,990       896       3.74 %     25,927       1,131       4.36 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    132,156       1.77 %     131,721       3,255       2.47 %     122,553       3,617       2.95 %
                                                                 
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
                                                               
Demand deposit
    5,863               5,246                       3,909                  
Other liabilities
    2,727               3,404                       2,833                  
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
    8,590               8,650                       6,742                  
Total liabilities
    140,746               140,371                       129,295                  
                                                                 
Stockholders’ Equity
    15,233               15,108                       15,517                  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 155,979             $ 155,479                     $ 144,812                  
Net interest income
                          $ 4,995                     $ 4,337          
Interest rate spread(4)
            4.01 %                     3.26 %                     2.98 %
Net interest-earning assets
  $ 12,057             $ 12,279                     $ 11,588                  
Net interest margin(5)
                                    3.47 %                     3.23 %
Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities
                            1.09 x                     1.09 x        
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(1)
Loans receivable are net of the allowance for loan losses.
(2)
None of the reported income is exempt from Federal income taxes.
(3)
Includes stock in Federal Home Loan Bank of New York which has no stated dividend yield.
(4)
Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest earning assets and the average cost of interest bearing liabilities.
(5)   Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of interest earning assets.

 
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Rate/Volume Analysis

The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  It distinguishes between the changes related to changes in outstanding balances and those due to the changes in interest rates.  For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (i.e., changes in volume multiplied by old rate) and (ii) changes in rate (i.e., changes in rate multiplied by old volume).  For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

   
Years Ended December 31,
   
2009 vs. 2008
   
Increase/(Decrease)
Due to
   
Total
Increase
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
(Decrease)
   
(In thousands)
Interest income:
           
Loans receivable
  $ 429     $ (156 )   $ 273  
Mortgage-backed securities
    229       90       319  
Investment securities
    (140 )     (51 )     (191 )
Other interest-earning assets
    23       (128 )     (105 )
                         
Total interest income
    541       (245 )     296  
                         
Interest expense:
                       
Demand deposits
    -       -       -  
Passbook and club accounts
    (2 )     -       (2 )
Certificates of deposit
    472       (597 )     (125 )
Federal Home Loan Bank advances...
    (81 )     (154 )     (235 )
                         
Total interest expense
    389       (751 )     (362 )
                         
Net interest income
  $ 152     $ 506     $ 658  

Management of Market Risk

General.  The majority of the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature.  Consequently, the most significant form of market risk is interest rate risk.  The Company’s assets, consisting primarily of mortgage loans, have longer maturities than its liabilities, consisting primarily of deposits and borrowings.  As a result, a principal part of the business strategy is to manage interest rate risk and reduce the exposure of net interest income to changes in market interest rates.  Accordingly, the board of directors has established an Asset/Liability Management Committee which is responsible for evaluating the interest rate risk inherent in the assets and liabilities, for determining the level of risk that is appropriate given the business strategy, operating environment, capital, liquidity and performance objectives, and for managing this risk consistent with the guidelines approved by the board of directors.  Senior management monitors the level of interest rate risk on a regular basis and the Asset/Liability Management Committee, which consists of senior management operating under a policy adopted by the board of directors, meets as needed to review the asset/liability policies and interest rate risk position.

The Company has sought to manage its interest rate risk in order to minimize the exposure of  earnings and capital to changes in interest rates.  During the low interest rate environment that has existed in recent years, the Company has implemented the following strategies to manage its interest rate risk: (i) maintaining a high level of liquid interest-earning assets invested in cash and cash equivalents; (ii) offering a variety of adjustable rate loan products, including one year adjustable rate mortgage loans and construction loans, and short-term fixed rate home equity loans. Cash and cash equivalents, deposits and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank may be used to fund loan commitments, investments and other general corporate purposes.  By investing in short-term, liquid instruments, management believes the Company is better positioned to react to increases in market interest rates.  However, investments in shorter-term securities and cash and cash equivalents generally bear lower yields than longer term investments.  Thus, during the recent sustained period of low interest rates, the strategy of investment in liquid instruments has resulted in lower levels of interest income than would have been obtained by investing in longer-term loans and investments.

 
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Net Portfolio Value. The Office of Thrift Supervision requires the computation of amounts by which the net present value of an institution’s cash flow from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items (the institution’s net portfolio value or “NPV”) would change in the event of a range of assumed changes in market interest rates.  The Office of Thrift Supervision provides all institutions that file a Consolidated Maturity/Rate Schedule as a part of their quarterly Thrift Financial Report with an interest rate sensitivity report of net portfolio value.  The Office of Thrift Supervision simulation model uses a discounted cash flow analysis and an option-based pricing approach to measure the interest rate sensitivity of net portfolio value.  Historically, the Office of Thrift Supervision model estimated the economic value of each type of asset, liability and off-balance sheet contract under the assumption that the United States Treasury yield curve increases or decreases instantaneously by 100 to 300 basis points in 100 basis point increments.  However, given the current low level of market interest rates, the Company did not receive a NPV calculation for an interest rate decrease of greater than 100 basis points.  A basis point equals one-hundredth of one percent, and 100 basis points equals one percent.  An increase in interest rates from 3% to 4% would mean, for example, a 100 basis point increase in the “Change in Interest Rates” column below.  The Office of Thrift Supervision provides the results of the interest rate sensitivity model, which is based on information provided to the Office of Thrift Supervision to estimate the sensitivity of the Company’s net portfolio value.

The table below sets forth, as of December 31, 2009 an interest rate sensitivity report of net portfolio value and the estimated changes in the net portfolio value that would result from the designated instantaneous changes in the United States Treasury yield curve.

Change in
   
Net Portfolio Value
   
Net Portfolio Value as a Percentage of Present Value of Assets
 
Interest Rates
(basis points)
   
Estimated
NPV
   
Amount of
Change
   
Percent of
Change
   
NPV Ratio
   
Change in Basis
Points
 
     
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
                                 
+300     $ 10,220     $ (11,426 )     (53 )%     6.75 %     -636 bp
+200     $ 14,440     $ (7,206 )     (33 )%     9.23 %     -387 bp
+100     $ 18,418     $ (3,228 )     (15 )%     11.43 %     -168 bp
+50     $ 20,176     $ (1,469 )     (7 )%     12.35 %     -75 bp
0     $ 21,646       -       -       13.10 %     -  
-50     $ 22,911     $ 1,265       6 %     13.73 %     63 bp
-100     $ 23,726     $ 2,080       10 %     14.12 %     102 bp

The table above indicates that at December 31, 2009, in the event of a 100 basis point decrease in interest rates, the Company would experience a 10% increase in net portfolio value.  In the event of a 100 basis point increase in interest rates, the Company would experience a 15% decrease in net portfolio value.

 
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Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the above interest rate risk measurement.  Modeling changes in net portfolio value require making certain assumptions that may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates.  In this regard, the net portfolio value table presented assumes that the composition of interest-sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured and assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration or repricing of specific assets and liabilities.  Accordingly, although the net portfolio value table provides an indication of  interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to and do not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on its net interest income and will differ from actual results.

Liquidity.  The Company maintains liquid assets at levels considered adequate to meet its liquidity needs.  The liquidity ratio averaged 7.9% for the year ended December 31, 2009.  Liquidity levels are adjusted to fund deposit outflows, pay real estate taxes on mortgage loans, fund loan commitments and take advantage of investment opportunities.  As appropriate, the Company also adjusts liquidity to meet asset and liability management objectives. At December 31, 2009, cash and cash equivalents totaled $5.5 million.

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are deposits, borrowings, amortization and prepayment of loans and mortgage-backed securities, maturities of investment securities and other short-term investments, and earnings and funds provided from operations.  While scheduled principal repayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by market interest rates, economic conditions, and rates offered by competition.  Interest rates on deposits are set to maintain a desired level of total deposits.  In addition, excess funds are invested in short-term interest-earning assets, which provide liquidity to meet lending requirements.

A significant portion of the Company’s liquidity consists of cash and cash equivalents, which are a product of management’s operating, investing and financing activities.  At December 31, 2009, $5.5 million of assets were invested in cash and cash equivalents.  The primary sources of cash are principal repayments on loans, proceeds from the calls and maturities of investment securities, principal repayments of mortgage-backed securities and increases in deposit accounts.  As of December 31, 2009, there were no short-term investment securities.

Deposit flows are generally affected by the level of interest rates, the interest rates and products offered by local competitors, and other factors. Total deposits increased $13.5 million to $115.2 million at December 31, 2009 from $101.7 million as of December 31, 2008.

Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business management.  If the Company requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, borrowing agreements exist with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York which provides an additional source of funds.  At December 31, 2009, the Company had $22.9 million in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, and had an available borrowing limit of $71.9 million.

At December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding commitments to originate loans of $5.4 million. At December 31, 2009, certificates of deposit scheduled to mature in less than one year totaled $60.7 million.  Based on prior experience, management believes that a significant portion of such deposits will remain, although there can be no assurance that this will be the case.  In the event a significant portion of deposits are not retained, management will have to utilize other funding sources, such as Federal Home Loan Bank of New York advances in order to maintain the Company’s level of assets.  Alternatively, management could reduce the level of liquid assets, such as cash and cash equivalents.  In addition, the cost of such deposits may be significantly higher if market interest rates are higher at the time of renewal.

 
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Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The following table sets forth the Company’s contractual obligations at December 31, 2009. Amounts shown do not include interest in FHLB Advances at a weighted average cost of 1.67% and Certificates of Deposit at a weighted average cost of 2.47%, and an anticipated contribution to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan of $53,000:
 
   
Payment Due by Period
 
Contractual Obligations
 
 
 
Total
 
   
Less than One year
 
   
More than One year to Three years
 
   
More than Three years to Five years
 
   
More than Five years
 
 
   
(in thousands)
 
FHLB
                             
Advances
  $ 22,851     $ 18,309     $ 4,495     $ 47     $ -  
                                         
Certificates of Deposit
    74,772       60,667       10,513       2,971       621  
                                         
Lease Obligations
    634       94       192       197       151  
                                         
Total
  $ 98,257     $ 79,070     $ 15,200     $ 3,215    
$772_
 

In the normal course of business, the Bank enters into off-balance sheet arrangements consisting of commitments to fund loans. These commitments totaled $5.4 million, which expire in three months or less. See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.


Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  GAAP generally requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without consideration for changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.  The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of the Company’s operations.  Unlike industrial companies, the Company’s assets and liabilities are primarily monetary in nature.  As a result, changes in market interest rates have a greater impact on performance than the effects of inflation.

 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. Brooklyn, New York
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition of Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2009. The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the two year period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
  /s/ ParenteBeard LLC  
   
ParenteBeard LLC
Clark, New Jersey
March 29, 2010

 
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Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Assets
           
             
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions
  $ 1,846,911     $ 2,611,611  
Interest-earning deposits in other banks
    1,861,116       2,966,877  
Federal funds sold
    1,750,000       2,100,000  
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
    5,458,027       7,678,488  
                 
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity, fair value of $29,566,571 in 2009 and $33,975,054 in 2008
    28,340,092       32,926,053  
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $828,534 in 2009 and $190,630 in 2008
    110,987,520       98,240,898  
Premises and equipment
    2,440,313       2,616,747  
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock
    1,274,900       1,521,600  
Accrued interest receivable
    657,552       617,235  
Bank owned life insurance
    4,219,982       4,060,415  
Other assets
    2,601,027       1,989,544  
                 
Total Assets
  $ 155,979,413     $ 149,650,980  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
                 
Liabilities
               
Deposits:
               
Non-interest bearing
  $ 5,862,496     $ 3,868,320  
Interest bearing
    109,305,224       97,807,392  
Total Deposits
    115,167,720       101,675,712  
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
    22,851,481       28,592,884  
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance
    292,581       764,797  
Other liabilities
    2,434,678       3,983,403  
                 
Total Liabilities
    140,746,460       135,016,796  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies
    -       -  
                 
Stockholders’ Equity
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized;
none issued and outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 9,000,000 shares;
issued  2,799,657 shares; outstanding (2009) 2,736,907 shares and (2008) 2,737,907 shares
    27,998       27,998  
Paid-in capital
    12,581,519       12,514,942  
Retained earnings
    5,349,941       5,154,812  
Unearned employees’ stock ownership plan (ESOP) shares
    (478,857 )     (513,731 )
Treasury stock, 62,750 and 61,750 shares, respectively
    (446,534 )     (442,984 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,801,114 )      (2,106,853 )
                 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    15,232,953       14,634,184  
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $ 155,979,413     $ 149,650,980  
 
 
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Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Interest Income
           
Loans, including fees
  $ 6,403,000     $ 6,130,270  
Investment securities
    69,003       260,272  
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
    1,770,514       1,451,774  
Other interest-earning assets
    6,982       111,457  
                 
Total Interest Income
    8,249,499       7,953,773  
                 
Interest Expense
               
Deposits
    2,358,423       2,486,096  
Borrowings
    896,211       1,131,043  
                 
Total Interest Expense
    3,254,634       3,617,139  
                 
Net Interest Income
    4,994,865       4,336,634  
                 
Provision for Loan Losses
    649,398       65  
                 
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    4,345,467       4,336,569  
                 
Non-Interest Income
               
Fees and service charges
    97,943       119,864  
Bank owned life insurance
    159,567       158,791  
Other
    3,548       48,344  
                 
Total Non-Interest Income
    261,058       326,999  
                 
Non-Interest Expenses
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    1,930,166       2,314,616  
Net occupancy expense of premises
    457,004       476,426  
Equipment
    502,863       498,502  
Directors’ compensation
    179,217       190,889  
Professional fees
    372,625       308,115  
Insurance premiums
    139,356       141,639  
Federal deposit insurance premiums
    227,984       25,883  
Other
    470,659       492,080  
                 
Total Non-Interest Expenses
    4,279,874       4,448,150  
                 
Income before Income Taxes
    326,652       215,418  
                 
Income Taxes
    131,523       66,860  
                 
Net Income
  $ 195,129     $ 148,558  
                 
Net Income per Common Share
               
Basic and diluted
  $ 0.07     $ 0.06  
                 
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding
               
Basic and diluted
    2,661,744       2,663,633  
 
 
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Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

   
Common Stock
   
Paid-In Capital
   
Retained Earnings
   
Unearned ESOP Shares
   
Treasury Stock
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
   
Total
 
                                           
Balance  December 31, 2007
  $ 27,998     $ 12,441,913     $ 5,117,100     $ (548,605 )   $ (418,650 )   $ (1,058,138 )   $ 15,561,618  
                                                         
Comprehensive Loss:
                                                       
Net income
    -       -       148,558       -       -       -       148,558  
Benefit Plans, net of deferred income taxes of $754,732
    -       -       -       -       -       (1,048,715 )     (1,048,715 )
Comprehensive loss
                                                    (900,157 )
Purchase of 6,690 shares of treasury stock
    -       -       -       -       (24,334 )     -       (24,334 )
Amortization of MRP
    -       40,584       -       -       -       -       40,584  
Stock Option expense
    -       41,664       -       -       -       -       41,664  
ESOP shares committed to be released
    -       (9,219 )     -       34,874       -       -       25,655  
Split dollar benefit
    -       -       (110,846 )     -       -       -       (110,846 )
Balance  December 31, 2008
    27,998       12,514,942       5,154,812       (513,731 )     (442,984 )     (2,106,853 )     14,634,184  
                                                         
Comprehensive Income:
                                                       
Net income
    -       -       195,129       -       -       -       195,129  
Benefit Plans, net of deferred income taxes of $220,032
    -       -       -       -       -       305,739       305,739  
Comprehensive income
    -       -       -       -       -       -       500,868  
Purchase of 1,000 shares of treasury stock
    -       -       -       -       (3,550 )     -       (3,550 )
Amortization of MRP
    -       40,584       -       -       -       -       40,584  
Stock Option expense
    -       41,643       -       -       -       -       41,643  
ESOP shares committed to be released
    -       (15,650 )     -       34,874       -       -       19,224  
                                                         
Balance  December 31, 2009
  $ 27,998     $ 12,581,519     $ 5,349,941     $ (478,857 )   $ (446,534 )   $ (1,801,114 )   $ 15,232,953  
 
 
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Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $ 195,129     $ 148,558  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
    182,690       182,591  
Net (accretion) amortization of premiums, discounts and deferred loan fees          and costs
    (146,951 )     54,101  
Increase in deferred income taxes
    90,838       (119,273 )
Provision for loan losses
    649,398       65  
ESOP shares committed to be released
    19,224       25,655  
MRP amortization
    40,584       40,584  
Stock option expense
    41,643       41,664  
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable
    (40,317 )     81,035  
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance
    (159,567 )     (158,791 )
(Increase) decrease in other assets
    (922,353 )     539,705  
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
    (1,022,954 )     137,235  
                 
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities
    (1,072,636 )     973,129  
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Proceeds from calls and maturities of investment securities held to maturity
    -       6,500,000  
Principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
    5,598,393       3,148,324  
Purchase of mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
    (906,261 )     (10,815,749 )
Purchase of loan participation interests
    (3,299,549 )     (6,092,804 )
Net change in loans receivable
    (10,055,691 )     9,363,818  
Additions to premises and equipment
    (6,256 )     (21,161 )
Redemption (purchase) of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock
    246,700       (8,700 )
                 
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by  Investing Activities
    (8,422,664 )     2,073,728  
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Net increase (decrease) in deposits
    13,492,008       (995,813 )
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
    -       8,000,000  
Repayment of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
    (17,241,403 )     (7,659,200 )
Net change to short-term borrowings
    11,500,000       -  
(Decrease) increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance
    (472,216 )     343,398  
Purchase of treasury stock
    (3,550 )     (24,334 )
                 
Net Cash Provided by (used in)  Financing Activities
    7,274,839       (335,949 )
                 
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (2,220,461 )     2,710,908  
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents – Beginning
    7,678,488       4,967,580  
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents – Ending
  $ 5,458,027     $ 7,678,488  
Supplementary Cash Flows Information
               
Interest paid
  $ 3,347,512     $ 3,617,552  
                 
Income taxes, net of refunds
  $ 278,059     $ 13,569  
 
 
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Nature of Operations and Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements include accounts of Flatbush Bancorp Inc. (the “Company”), Flatbush Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”) and the Association’s subsidiary, Flatbush REIT, Inc. (the “REIT”), a corporation principally engaged in investing in loans secured by real estate.  The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, 54.23.% and 54.21%, respectively, of the Company’s common stock is owned by Flatbush Federal MHC, a mutual holding company.
 
The Company’s primary business is the ownership and operation of the Association.  The Association’s principal business consists of attracting retail deposits from the general public in the areas surrounding its various locations in Brooklyn, New York and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, primarily in one-to four-family residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans and various securities.  One-to-four family residential real estate in the Association’s market areas is characterized by a large number of attached and semi-detached homes, including a number of two-and three-family homes and cooperative apartments.  Revenues are derived principally from interest on loans and securities, loan origination and servicing fees, and service charges and fees collected on deposit accounts.  The primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities, and borrowings.
 
The Association’s lending area is concentrated in the neighborhoods surrounding the Association’s office locations in Brooklyn, New York.  Most of the deposit customers are residents of the greater New York metropolitan area.
 
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the dates of the consolidated statements of financial condition and revenues and expenses for the periods then ended. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
 
Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the determination of the projected pension liabilities and the amount of deferred taxes which are more likely than not to be realized.  Management believes that the allowance for loan losses and projected pension liability are adequate and that all deferred taxes are more likely than not to be realized.  While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions in the market area.  The determination of the projected pension liability and related pension expense is based upon assumptions regarding the discount rate and expected return on plan assets, as well as employee demographics, such as retirement patterns, employee turnover, mortality rates and estimated employee compensation increases. The assessment of the amount of deferred tax assets more likely than not to be realized is based upon projected future taxable income, which is subject to continual revisions for updated information.
 
In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Association’s allowance for loan losses.  Such agencies may require the Association to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.
 
 
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
Effective April 1, 2009, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance on subsequent events, which establishes general standards for accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. The guidance sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of the reporting entity, should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition in the financial statements, identifies the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements, and the disclosure that should be made about events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date. In preparing these consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated the events that occurred between January 1, 2010 and the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and amounts due from depository institutions, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, term deposits with original maturities of three months or less, and federal funds sold.  Generally, federal funds are sold for one-day periods.
 
Investments and Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
Investments in debt securities that the Association has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity securities and reported at amortized cost.  Debt and equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses included in earnings.  Debt and equity securities not classified as trading securities nor as held to maturity securities are classified as available for sale securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized holding gains or losses, net of deferred income taxes, reported in the accumulated other comprehensive loss component of stockholders’ equity. The Company has no securities classified as available for sale or trading securities.
 
Premiums and discounts on all securities are amortized/accreted using the interest method.  Interest income on securities, which includes amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is recognized in the consolidated financial statements when earned.  The adjusted cost basis of an identified security sold or called is used for determining security gains and losses recognized in the consolidated statements of income.
 
Individual securities are considered impaired when the fair value of such security is less than its amortized cost. The Company evaluates all securities with unrealized losses quarterly to determine if such impairments are temporary or “other-than-temporary” in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The Company accounts for temporary impairments based upon security classification as either available for sale or held to maturity. Temporary impairments on available for sale securities are recognized on a tax-effected basis, through other comprehensive income (loss) with offsetting entries adjusting the carrying value of the securities and the balance of deferred income taxes. Temporary impairments of held to maturity securities are not recognized in the consolidated financial
statements; however information concerning the amount and duration of impairments on held to maturity securities is disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Other-than-temporary impairments on securities that the Company has decided to sell or will more likely than not be required to sell prior to the full recovery of their fair value to a level

 
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
to, or exceeding amortized cost are recognized in earnings. Otherwise, the other-than-temporary impairment is bifurcated into credit related and noncredit-related components. The credit related impairment generally represents the amount by which the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected on a debt security falls below its amortized cost. The noncredit-related component represents the remaining portion of the impairment not otherwise designated as credit-related. Credit related other-than-temporary impairments are recognized in earnings while noncredit-related other-than-temporary impairments are recognized, net of deferred income taxes, in other comprehensive income (loss).

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock
 
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB”) stock, which represents required investment in the common stock of a correspondent bank, is carried at cost and as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, consists of the common stock of FHLB.
 
Management evaluates the FHLB stock for impairment in accordance with guidance on accounting by certain entities that lend to or finance the activities of others.  Management’s determination of whether this investment is impaired is based on their assessment of the ultimate recoverability of their cost rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value.  The determination of whether a decline affects the ultimate recoverability of their cost is influenced by criteria such as (1) the significance of the decline in net assets of the FHLB as compared to the capital stock amount for the FHLB and the length of time this situation has persisted, (2) commitments by the FHLB to make payments required by law or regulation and the level of such payments in relation to the operating performance of the FHLB, and (3) the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on institutions and, accordingly, on the customer base of the FHLB.
 
Management believes no impairment charge is necessary related to the FHLB stock as of December 31, 2009.
 
Loans Receivable
 
Loans receivable are stated at unpaid principal balances, less the allowance for loan losses and net deferred loan origination fees and costs.  The Association defers loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs and accretes/amortizes such amounts as an adjustment of yield over the contractual lives of the related loans.
 
Interest is recognized by use of the accrual method.  An allowance for uncollectible interest on loans is maintained based on management’s evaluation of collectibility.  The allowance is established by a charge to interest income.  Income is subsequently recognized only to the extent that cash payments are received until, in management’s judgment, the borrower’s ability to make periodic interest and principal payments is probable, in which case the loan is returned to an accrual status.
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
An allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level necessary to absorb loan losses which are both probable and reasonably estimable.  Management, in determining the allowance for loan losses, considers the losses inherent in its loan portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of its loan activities, along with general economic and real estate market conditions.  The Association utilizes a two tier approach: (1) identification of impaired loans and establishment of specific loss allowances on such loans; and (2) establishment of general valuation allowances on the remainder of its loan
 
 
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
portfolio.  The Association maintains a loan review system which allows for a periodic review of its loan portfolio and the early identification of potential impaired loans.  Such system takes into consideration, among other things, delinquency status, size of loans, types of collateral and financial condition of the borrowers.  Specific loan loss allowances are established for identified loans based on a review of such information.  A loan evaluated for impairment is deemed to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Association will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  All loans identified as impaired are evaluated independently.  The Association does not aggregate such loans for evaluation purposes.  Loan impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. General loan loss allowances are based upon a combination of factors including, but not limited to, actual loan loss experience, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and management’s judgment.
 
The allowance is increased through provisions charged against current earnings and recoveries of previously charged off loans.  Loans which are determined to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance.  Although management believes that specific and general loan loss allowances are established to absorb losses which are both probable and reasonably estimable, actual losses are dependent upon future events and, as such, further additions to the level of specific and general loan loss allowances may be necessary.
 
Payments received on impaired are applied to principal. The Association had three loans deemed to be impaired at December 31, 2009 and had no loans deemed to be impaired at December 31, 2008.
 
Concentration of Risk
 
The Association’s lending activities are concentrated in loans secured by real estate located in the State of New York.
 
Advertising
 
Advertising expense, in the amount of $17,000 and $21,000, is recorded as incurred during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and included in other non-interest expenses.
 
Premises and Equipment
 
Premises and equipment are comprised of land, at cost, and building, building improvements, leasehold improvements and furniture, fixtures and equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization computed on the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
 
   
Years
 
Building and improvements
    5 – 50  
Leasehold improvements
 
Shorter of term of lease or useful life
 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
    5 – 10  
 
 
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
Significant renewals and betterments are charged to the premises and equipment account.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense in the year incurred.  Rental income is netted against occupancy expense in the consolidated statements of income.
 
Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI)
 
The Company invested $3,600,000 in BOLI to help offset the rising cost of employee benefits.  BOLI is accounted for using the cash surrender value method and is recorded at its realizable value.  The change in the net asset of approximately $160,000 and $159,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, was recorded as other non-interest income.
 
On January 1, 2008, the Company changed its accounting policy and recognized a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earning totaling $110,846 related to accounting for certain endorsement split-dollar life insurance arrangements in connection with the adoption of accounting guidance on  deferred compensation and postretirement benefit aspects of endorsement split dollar life insurance arrangements.
 
Income Taxes
 
The Company and the Association file consolidated federal, state and city income tax returns. Income taxes are allocated to the Company and the Association based upon the contribution of their respective income or loss to the consolidated return.  The REIT files a separate federal, state and city income tax return and pays its own taxes.
 
Federal, state and city income taxes have been provided on the basis of reported income. The amounts reflected on the tax return differ from these provisions due principally to temporary differences in the reporting of certain items for financial reporting and income tax reporting purposes. The tax effect of these temporary differences is accounted as deferred taxes applicable to future periods. Deferred income tax expense or benefit is determined by recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date. The realization of deferred tax assets is assessed and a valuation allowance provided, when necessary, for that portion of the asset which is not likely to be realized.
 
The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting guidance which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  As a result of the Company’s evaluation, no significant income tax uncertainties have been identified.  Therefore, the Company recognized no adjustment for unrecognized income tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.  Our policy is to recognize interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  The amount of interest and penalties for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was immaterial.  The tax years subject to examination by the taxing authorities are the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
 
 
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
Benefit Plans
 
The Company has a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan covering all eligible employees.  The benefits are based on years of service and employees’ compensation.  The benefit plan is funded in conformance with funding requirements of applicable government regulations.  Prior services costs for the defined plan generally are amortized over the estimated remaining service periods of employees.  The Company also has an unfunded Postretirement Benefit Plan, Supplemental Retirement Plan for executives and a Directors Retirement plan.
 
The Company uses the corridor approach in the valuation of the defined benefit plan and other plans.  The corridor approach defers all actuarial gains and losses resulting from variances between actual results and economic estimates or actuarial assumptions.  For the defined benefit pension plan, these unrecognized gains and losses are amortized when net gains and losses exceed 10% of the greater of the market-related value of plan assets or the projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year.
 
Stock-Based Compensation Plans
 
The Company has two stock-related compensation plans, including stock options and restricted stock plans, which are described in Note 11 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.  The Company expenses the fair value of all share-based compensation granted over its requisite service periods.
 
Options vest over an eight-year service period.  Upon exercise of vested options, management expects to draw on treasury stock as the source of shares.  The fair values relating to all options granted were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of our stock and other factors, such as implied market volatility.  The Company used historical exercise dates based on the age at grant of the option holder to estimate the options’ expected term, which represent the period of time that the options granted are expected to be outstanding. The Company anticipated the future option holding periods to be similar to the historical option holding periods.  The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected dividend yield was based on the Company’s history and expectations of dividend payouts. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the fair values of these awards, which have graded vesting, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards.  There were no options granted during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Interest-Rate Risk
 
The Association is principally engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and using these deposits, together with other funds, to make loans secured by real estate and, to a lesser extent, to purchase investment and mortgage-backed securities.  The potential for interest-rate risk exists as a result of the generally shorter duration of interest-sensitive liabilities compared to the generally longer duration of interest-sensitive assets.  In a rising rate environment, liabilities will reprice faster than assets, thereby reducing net interest income.  For this reason, management regularly monitors the maturity structure of the Association’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities in order to measure its level of interest-rate risk and to plan for future volatility.
 
 
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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
Net Income per Common Share
 
Basic net income per common share was computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for unearned shares of the ESOP.  Stock options and restricted stock awards granted are considered common stock equivalents and therefore considered in diluted net income per common share calculations, if dilutive, using the treasury stock method.
 
Transfer of Financial Assets
 
Transfer of financial assets, including loan participation sales, are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Association, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets and (3) the Association does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments
 
In the ordinary course of business, the Association has entered into off-balance sheet financial instruments consisting of commitments to extend credit.  Such financial instruments are recorded in the consolidated statements of financial condition when they are funded.
 
Comprehensive Income
 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income.  Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrecognized net loss or gain, unrecognized past service cost or unrecognized past transition obligation on defined benefit plans and post retirement plans, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the consolidated statements of financial condition, such items, along with net income are components of comprehensive income.
 
Reclassification
 
Certain amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2008 have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net income.
 
 
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Note 2 - Mortgage-Backed Securities Held to Maturity
 
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated Fair
Value
 
                         
Government National Mortgage Association
  $ 2,587,153     $ 101,800     $ 7,233     $ 2,681,720  
Federal National Mortgage Association
    20,126,402       997,964       -       21,124,366  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
    5,626,537       151,058       17,110       5,760,485  
                                 
    $ 28,340,092     $ 1,250,822     $ 24,343     $ 29,566,571  

 
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated Fair
Value
 
                         
Government National Mortgage Association
  $ 3,202,284     $ 89,276     $ 16,043     $ 3,275,517  
Federal National Mortgage Association
    23,379,580       823,094       76       24,202,598  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
    6,344,189       166,039       13,289       6,496,939  
                                 
    $ 32,926,053     $ 1,078,409     $ 29,408     $ 33,975,054  

The age of unrealized losses and fair value of related mortgage-backed securities held to maturity are as follows:
 
   
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized Losses
 
                                     
December 31, 2009:
                                   
Government National Mortgage Association
  $ 359,809     $ 7,233     $ -     $ -     $ 359,809     $ 7,233  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
    1,041,073       14,952       319,344       2,158       1,360,417       17,110  
                                                 
    $ 1,400,882     $ 22,185     $ 319,344     $ 2,158     $ 1,720,226     $ 24,343  
 
 
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Note 2 - Mortgage-Backed Securities Held to Maturity (Continued)
 
   
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized Losses
 
                                     
December 31, 2008:
                                   
Government National Mortgage Association
  $ 836,673     $ 16,043     $ -     $ -     $ 836,673     $ 16,043  
Federal National Mortgage Association
    19,010       76       -       -       19,010       76  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
    659,094       11,175       325,457       2,114       984,551       13,289  
                                                 
    $ 1,514,777     $ 27,294     $ 325,457     $ 2,114     $ 1,840,234     $ 29,408  
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of mortgage-backed securities at December 31, 2009, by contractual maturity, are shown below.  Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers generally have the right to prepay obligations.
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Estimated Fair Value
 
Due within one year
  $ 389,426     $ 397,407  
Due after one year through five years
    144,164       147,608  
Due after five years through ten years
    216,851       226,494  
Due after ten years
    27,589,651       28,795,062  
    $ 28,340,092     $ 29,566,571  
 
When the fair value of security is below its amortized cost, and depending on the length of time the condition exists, additional analysis is performed to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment condition exists. Securities are analyzed quarterly for possible other-than-temporary impairment.  The analysis considers (i) whether the Company has the intent to sell the securities prior to recovery and/or maturity and (ii) whether it is more likely than not that the Company will have to sell the securities prior to recovery and/or maturity.  Often, the information available to conduct these assessments is limited and rapidly changing, making estimates of fair value subject to judgment.  If actual information or conditions are different than estimated, the extent of the impairment of the security may be different than previously estimated, which could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Management does not believe that any of the individual unrealized losses at December 31, 2009 and 2008, represent other-than-temporary impairment.  The unrealized losses reported on securities at December 31, 2009 relate to one Government National Mortgage Association and four Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation mortgage-backed securities. These unrealized losses are due to changes in interest rates. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more-likely-than-not that

 
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Note 2 - Mortgage-Backed Securities Held to Maturity (Continued)
 
the Company would be required to sell these securities prior to full recovery of fair value to a level which equals or exceeds amortized cost.

All mortgage-backed securities are U.S. Government Agencies backed and collateralized by residential mortgages.
 
There were no sales of mortgage-backed securities held to maturity during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
At December 31, 2009 and 2008 mortgage-backed securities with amortized cost of approximately $14,617,000 and $15,607,000, respectively, and fair value of $15,318,000, and $16,388,000, respectively, were pledged to Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to secure borrowings.
 

Note 3 - Loans Receivable
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Real estate mortgage:
           
One to four family
  $ 79,344,083     $ 77,578,705  
Multi family
    4,424,871       1,994,127  
Commercial
    20,783,401       10,746,572  
                 
      104,552,355       90,319,404  
                 
Real estate construction
    9,965,229       15,102,184  
Land loan
    399,325       -  
Unsecured Business Loan
    20,000       -  
                 
Consumer:
               
Home equity loans
    139,280       117,470  
Passbook or certificate
    37,558       60,636  
Credit cards
    43,277       51,482  
      220,115       229,588  
                 
Total Loans
    115,157,024       105,651,176  
                 
Loans in process
    3,230,950       7,083,557  
Allowance for loan losses
    828,534       190,630  
Deferred loan fees, net
    110,020       136,091  
                 
      4,169,504       7,410,278  
                 
    $ 110,987,520     $ 98,240,898  
 
 
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Note 3 - Loans Receivable (Continued)
 
At December 31, 2009 and 2008, nonaccrual loans for which the accrual of interest had been discontinued totaled approximately $4.0 million and $827,000, respectively.  Interest income on such loans is recognized only when actually collected.  During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Association recognized interest income of approximately $17,000 and $-, respectively on these loans subsequent to their non-accrual status.  Interest income that would have been recorded, had the loans been on the accrual status, would have amounted to $152,000 and $21,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
The following is an analysis of the allowance for loan losses:
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Balance, beginning
  $ 190,630     $ 202,388  
Provision charged to operations
    649,398       65  
Mortgage participation program
    467       512  
Charge-offs
    (11,961 )     (12,335 )
                 
Balance, ending
  $ 828,534     $ 190,630  

Impaired loans with related amounts recorded in the allowance for loan losses are summarized as follows:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Loans with recorded allowances
  $ 1,455,540     $ -  
Related allowance for loan losses
    463,286       -  
                 
Net Impaired Loans
  $ 992,254     $ -  

Impaired loans which did not have a specific allocation of the allowance for loan losses totaled $1,165,000 at December 31, 2009. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the average investment in impaired loans, all of which are on nonaccrual, was $524,000 and $24,000, respectively.  No interest income was collected on these loans during the time of impairment.
 
The Association has granted loans to its directors and officers and to their associates.  Related party loans are made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility.  The aggregate dollar amount of these loans was $831,000 and $857,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  During the year December 31, 2009, no new related party loans were made.
 
 
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Note 4 - Loan Servicing
 
The Association originated loans held for sale and sold them, with servicing retained, to the FHLB under the Mortgage Partnership Finance Program.  The conditions for sale include a credit enhancement liability as determined at the time of sale.  The FHLB pays the Association a fee for credit enhancement as the loans are paid down.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the contingent liability for credit enhancement amounted to $84,000, which is not recorded in the consolidated financial statements.  The total loans serviced under this program amounted to approximately $440,000 and $484,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which amounts are also not included in the consolidated financial statements.  In accordance with guidelines for regulatory capital computations, the contingent liability has been subtracted to compute regulatory capital (see Note 9). No loans were sold to the FHLB during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Custodial escrow balances maintained in connection with loans serviced under this program amounted to approximately $345 and $5,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and are included in the consolidated statements of financial condition as demand deposits.
 
Note 5 - Premises and Equipment
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Land
  $ 919,753     $ 919,753  
                 
Buildings and improvements
    2,368,327       2,368,327  
Accumulated depreciation
    (1,050,403 )     (954,633 )
                 
      1,317,924       1,413,694  
                 
Leasehold improvements
    203,518       203,518  
Accumulated amortization
    (99,125 )     (83,058 )
                 
      104,393       120,460  
                 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
    480,787       474,531  
Accumulated depreciation
    (382,544 )     (311,691 )
                 
      98,243       162,840  
                 
    $ 2,440,313     $ 2,616,747  
 
 
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Note 6 - Accrued Interest Receivable
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Loans
  $ 531,411     $ 469,549  
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
    126,141       147,686  
                 
    $ 657,552     $ 617,235  

Note 7 – Deposits
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
Amount
   
Weighted Average Rate
   
Amount
   
Weighted Average Rate
 
                         
Demand deposits:
                       
Non-interest bearing
  $ 5,862,496       0.00 %   $ 3,868,320       0.00 %
NOW
    414,577       0.30 %     504,030       0.30 %
      6,277,073               4,372,350          
                                 
Passbook and club accounts
    34,118,157       0.34 %     33,587,575       0.34 %
Certificates of deposit
    74,772,490       2.47 %     63,715,787       3.65 %
                                 
    $ 115,167,720       1.71 %   $ 101,675,712       2.40 %

The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
At December 31,
 
   
2009
 
       
Year Ending December 31,
     
2010
  $ 60,667  
2011
    4,989  
2012
    5,524  
2013
    1,996  
2014
    975  
Thereafter
    621  
    $ 74,772  

Certificates of deposit with balances of $100,000 or more totaled approximately $29,013,000 and $20,315,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Deposits in excess of $250,000 are generally not insured by FDIC.
 
 
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Note 7 - Deposits (Continued)
 
Interest expense on deposits is summarized as follows:
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Demand
  $ 1,520     $ 1,545  
Passbook and club
    115,628       117,965  
Certificates of deposit
    2,241,275       2,366,586  
                 
    $ 2,358,423     $ 2,486,096  

Note 8 - Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

   
December 31,
   
2009
   
2008
         
Weighted
         
Weighted
         
Average
         
Average
   
Amount
   
Rate
   
Amount
   
Rate
Amortizing Loans:
                     
Principal repayment in
                     
Years ended December 31,
                     
2009
  $ -       - %   $ 1,741,403       4.85 %
2010
    1,808,897       4.85       1,808,897       4.85  
2011
    1,461,008       4.80       1,461,008       4.80  
2012
    1,034,954       4.78       1,034,954       4.78  
2013
    46,622       5.25       46,622       5.25  
Total amortizing loans
    4,351,481       4.82 %     6,092,884       4.83 %
                                 
Term loans:
                               
Due within one year
    16,500,000       0.60 %     19,500,000       3.47 %
After one year, but within two years
    2,000,000       3.66       1,000,000       4.56  
After two years, but within three years
    -       -       2,000,000       3.66  
Total Term Loans
    18,500,000       0.93 %     22,500,000       3.54 %
                                 
Total Advances
  $ 22,851,481       1.67 %   $ 28,592,884       3.81 %
 
The carrying value of collateral pledged for the above advances was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Loans receivable
  $ 72,253     $ 58,874  
Mortgage-backed securities
    14,617       15,994  
                 
    $ 86,870     $ 74,868  
 
 
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Note 9 - Regulatory Capital
 
The Association is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Association.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Association must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of Association’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Association’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk-weightings, and other factors.
 
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Association to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of Total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets (as defined).  The following tables present a reconciliation of capital per GAAP and regulatory capital and information as to the Association’s capital levels at the dates presented:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
             
GAAP capital
  $ 14,327     $ 13,984  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    1,801       2,107  
Tier 1 (Core) capital
    16,128       16,091  
General valuation allowance
    364       178  
Low-level recourse adjustment
    (84 )     (84 )
                 
Total Regulatory Capital
  $ 16,408     $ 16,185  

   
Actual
   
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
   
To be Well Capitalized under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
December 31, 2009:
                                   
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
  $ 16,408       18.66 %   $ >7,036       >8.00 %   $ ³8,795       >10.00 %
Tier 1 capital  (to risk-weighted assets) (1)
    16,044       18.24       >         -       >       -       ³5,277       ³  6.00  
Core (Tier 1) capital (to adjusted total assets)
    16,128       10.42       >6,192       >4.00       >7,739       > 5.00  
Tangible capital (to adjusted total assets)
    16,128       10.42       >2,322       >1.50       >         -       >         -  
                                                 
December 31, 2008:
                                               
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
  $ 16,185       20.45 %   $ >6,333       >8.00 %   $ >7,916       >10.00 %
Tier 1 capital  (to risk-weighted assets) (1)
    16,007       20.22       >        -       >      -       >4,749       >  6.00  
Core (Tier 1) capital (to adjusted total assets)
    16,091       10.86       >5,926       >4.00       >7,408       >  5.00  
Tangible capital (to adjusted total assets)
    16,091       10.86       >2,222       >1.50       >       -       >       -  
(1) Net of contingent liability credit enhancement of $84,000.

 
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Note 9 - Regulatory Capital (Continued)
 
As of February 22, 2010, the most recent notification from the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”), the Association was categorized as well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  There are no conditions existing, or events which have occurred since this notification that management believes have changed the Association’s category.
 
Note 10 – Stock Repurchase Program
 
In July 2005, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program of its common stock for up to 50,000 shares which was completed. On August 30, 2007, the Company approved a second stock repurchase program and authorized the repurchase of up to 50,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.   As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had repurchased 62,750 and 61,750 shares, respectively of common stock.
 
Note 11 - Benefit Plans
 
Pension Plan
 
The Association maintains a defined benefit pension plan (the “Plan”) covering all employees who have met the Plan’s eligibility requirements.  The Association’s policy is to fund the Plan annually with the minimum contribution deductible for Federal income tax purposes.
 
The following table sets forth the Plan’s funded status:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Change in benefit obligation:
           
Benefit obligation - beginning
  $ 5,307,892     $ 5,001,459  
Service cost
    18,391       96,604  
Interest cost
    310,375       328,580  
Actuarial loss
    7,004       141,036  
Benefits Payments
    (281,284 )     (259,643 )
Curtailment
    (125,204 )     -  
Settlements
    (1,472 )     (144 )
                 
Benefit obligation - ending
  $ 5,235,702     $ 5,307,892  
                 
Change in plan assets:
               
Fair value of assets - beginning
  $ 3,165,533     $ 4,795,600  
Actual return on plan assets
    955,717       (1,370,280 )
Annuity Payments
    (281,284 )     (259,643 )
Settlements
    (1,472 )     (144 )
Contributions
    1,000,000       -  
                 
Fair value of assets - ending
  $ 4,838,494     $ 3,165,533  
 
 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
Pension Plan (Continued)
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Reconciliation of funded status:
           
Accumulated benefit obligation
  $ (5,235,702 )   $ (5,167,701 )
                 
Projected benefit obligation
    (5,235,702 )     (5,307,892 )
Fair value of assets
    4,838,494       3,165,533  
                 
Funded status
  $ (397,208 )   $ (2,142,359 )
                 
Valuation assumptions:
               
Discount rate
    6.00 %     6.00 %
Rate of return on long-term assets
    9.00 %     9.00 %

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Net periodic pension expense:
           
Service cost
  $ 18,391     $ 96,604  
Interest cost
    310,375       328,580  
Expected return on assets
    (325,683 )     (419,580 )
Amortization of unrecognized net loss
    266,922       145,988  
Amortization of unrecognized past service liability
    (15,799 )     (63,196 )
Special Curtailment (credit)
    (507,058 )     -  
                 
Total Net Periodic Pension (Benefit) Expense Included in Salaries and Employee Benefits
  $ (252,852 )   $ 88,396  
                 
Valuation assumptions:
               
Discount rate
    6.00 %     6.75 %
Rate of return on long-term assets
    9.00 %     9.00 %
Rate of compensation increase
    3.00 %     4.50 %
 
The Association expects to make a contribution of $53,000 during 2010.
 
The Plan has invested in following categories of investments:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Equity/mutual funds
    63.19 %     58.00 %
Fixed income
    36.81       42.00  
                 
      100.00 %     100.00 %
 
 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
Pension Plan (Continued)
 
The long-term investment objective is to allocate the Plan’s assets to a range of approximately 65% equities, and 35% bond funds to achieve an optimal risk/reward profile. Based on an analysis of the current market environment, the Company projects a 4% return from fixed income and a 7% return from equities, for an overall expected return of approximately 6%.  The long-term rate of return on assets assumption is set based on historical returns earned by equities and fixed income securities, adjusted to reflect expectations of future returns as applied to the Plan’s actual target allocation of asset classes.  Equities and fixed income securities are assumed to earn real rates of return in the ranges of 5 - 9% and 2 - 6%, respectively.  Additionally, the long-term inflation rate is projected to be 3%.  When these overall return expectations are applied to a typical plan’s target allocation, the result is an expected return of 7% to 11%.
 
The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2009, by asset category (see Note 16 for the definitions of Levels), are as follows:
 
   
Total
   
(Level 1)
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
   
(Level 2)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
   
(Level 3)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
Asset Category:
                       
Mutual funds – Equity:
                       
Large-Cap Value (a)
  $ 430,752     $ 430,752     $ -     $ -  
Small-Cap Core (b)
    507,315       507,315       -       -  
      938,067       938,067       -       -  
Common/Collective Trusts – Equity:
                               
Large-Cap Core (c)
    484,567       -       484,567       -  
Large-Cap Value (d)
    241,028       -       241,028       -  
Large-Cap Growth (e)
    708,071       -       708,071       -  
International Growth (f)
    685,569       -       685,569       -  
      2,119,235       -       2,119,235       -  
Common/Collective Trusts – Fixed Income:
                               
Market Duration Fixed (g)
    1,781,192       -       1,781,192       -  
                                 
    $ 4,838,494     $ 938,067     $ 3,900,427     $ -  
 
(a)
This category contains large-cap stocks with above-average yield.  The portfolio typically holds between 60 and 70 stocks.
 
(b)
This category contains stocks whose sector weightings are maintained within a narrow band around those of the Russell 2000 index.  The portfolio will typically hold more than 150 stocks.
 
(c)
This fund tracks the performance of the S&P 500 Index by purchasing the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same weightings as the Index.
 
(d)
This category consists of investments whose sector and industry exposures are maintained within a narrow band around the Russell 1000 Index.  The portfolio holds approximately 150 stocks.
 
(e)
This category consists of a portfolio of between 45 and 65 stocks that will typically overweight technology and health care.
 
(f)
This category consists of a broadly diversified portfolio of non-U.S. domiciled stocks.  The portfolio will typically hold more than 200 stocks with 0%-35% invested in emerging markets securities.
 
(g)
This category consists of an index fund that tracks the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond index.  The fund invests in Treasury, agency, corporate, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
Pension Plan (Continued)
 
Expected benefit payments under the Plan are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
     
2010
  $ 292,312  
2011
    295,993  
2012
    298,220  
2013
    303,602  
2014
    323,843  
2015-2019
    2,080,008  

 
At December 31, 2009, unrecognized net loss amounted to $2,897,659, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  At December 31, 2008, unrecognized prior service credit and unrecognized net loss amounted to $522,857 and $3,912,815, respectively, and was included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, $229,604 of net loss is expected to be amortized in pension expense.
 
On February 26, 2009, the Company froze its defined benefit pension plan effective March 31, 2009. The freezing of the Plan is consistent with ongoing cost reduction strategies and shift focus on future savings of retirement benefit expense. The changes included a discontinuation of accrual of future service cost in the defined benefit pension plan and fully preserving retirement benefits that employees will have earned as of March 31, 2009. As a result of freezing the plan, the Company   recorded a one-time pre-tax curtailment credit of approximately $416,000, net of actuarial expense, in the first quarter of 2009.
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
The Association provides certain health care and life insurance benefits to employees retired as of January 1, 1995.  The following tables set forth the Plan’s funded status and the components of net postretirement benefit cost:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Changes in benefit obligations:
           
Benefit obligation - beginning
  $ 247,528     $ 257,114  
Interest cost
    14,172       16,504  
Unrecognized net gain amortization
    (3,533 )     (5,822 )
Benefits paid
    (20,300 )     (20,268 )
                 
Benefit obligation - ending
  $ 237,867     $ 247,528  
                 
Reconciliation of funded status:
               
Accumulated benefit obligation
  $ (237,867 )   $ (247,528 )
Postretirement benefit obligation
  $ (237,867 )   $ (247,528 )
 
 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
Postretirement Benefits (Continued)

Valuation assumptions:
           
Discount rate
    6.00 %     6.00 %
Current medical trend
    9.00 %     9.00 %
Ultimate medical trend
    5.00 %     5.00 %
 
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Net periodic expense:
           
      Unrecognized net loss amortization
  $ 5,252     $ 6,040  
      Interest cost
    14,172       16,504  
     Amortization of unrecognized transition obligation
    -       4,535  
     Unrecognized past service liability
    3,824       3,824  
                 
Net postretirement benefit cost included in salaries and employee benefits
  $ 23,248     $ 30,903  
 
The Plan is unfunded.  It is estimated that contributions of approximately $23,000 will be made during the year ending December 31, 2010.  Expected benefit payments under the Plan are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
     
2010
  $ 23,013  
2011
    23,932  
2012
    24,556  
2013
    24,858  
2014
    24,799  
2015-2019
    112,292  

At and for both the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, a medical cost trend rate of 9.0%,    was estimated.  Increasing the assumed medical cost trend by one percent in each year would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, by $15,000 and $17,000, respectively. The aggregate of the service and interest components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were not affected.
 
At December 31, 2009, unrecognized prior service cost and unrecognized net loss, amounted to $31,340 and $68,969, respectively, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. At December 31, 2008, unrecognized prior service cost, and unrecognized net loss amounted to $35,164 and $77,754, respectively, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, $4,732 of net loss and $3,824 of prior service cost are expected to be amortized in post-retirement benefit expense.
 
 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (“SERP”)
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Changes in benefit obligations:
           
Benefit obligation - beginning
  $ 781,155     $ 796,896  
Service cost
    10,736       9,880  
Interest cost
    44,080       50,652  
Actuarial (gain) loss
    (181 )     16,727  
Benefits paid
    (93,000 )     (93,000 )
                 
Benefit obligation - ending
  $ 742,790     $ 781,155  
                 
Reconciliation of funded status:
               
Accumulated benefit obligation
  $ (689,711 )   $ (725,947 )
Projected benefit obligation
  $ (742,790 )   $ (781,155 )
Market value of assets
    -       -  
Funded status
  $ (742,790 )   $ (781,155 )

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net periodic expense:
     
Service cost
  $ 10,736     $ 9,880  
Interest cost
    44,080       50,652  
Unrecognized past service liability
    11,776       11,776  
Net SERP cost included in salaries and employee benefits
  $ 66,592     $ 72,308  

The Plan is unfunded.  It is estimated that contributions of approximately $93,000 will be made during the year ending December 31, 2010.  Expected benefit payments under the Plan are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
     
2010
  $ 93,000  
2011
    93,291  
2012
    93,461  
2013
    95,497  
2014
    98,025  
2015-2019
  $ 206,069  

At December 31, 2009, unrecognized prior service cost and unrecognized net loss amounted to $93,400 and $14,050, respectively, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  At December 31, 2008, unrecognized prior service cost and unrecognized net loss of $105,176 and $14,231, respectively, were included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, $11,776 of prior service cost is expected to be amortized in SERP expense.

 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
Retirement Plan for Directors
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Changes in benefit obligations:
           
Benefit obligation – beginning
  $ 223,756     $ 252,291  
Service cost
    6,640       6,884  
Interest cost
    12,592       16,096  
Actuarial gains
    (5,958 )     (24,515 )
Benefits paid
    (27,000 )     (27,000 )
                 
Benefit obligation - ending
  $ 210,030     $ 223,756  
                 
Reconciliation of funded status:
               
Accumulated benefit obligation
  $ (171,905 )   $ (187,562 )
Projected benefit obligation
  $ (210,030 )   $ (223,756 )
Market value of assets
    -       -  
Funded status
  $ (210,030 )   $ (223,756 )

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net periodic expense:
     
Service cost
  $ 6,640     $ 6,884  
Interest cost
    12,592       16,096  
Unrecognized (gain)
    (2,564 )     (640 )
Unrecognized past service liability
    5,512       5,512  
                 
Net cost included in directors’ compensation
  $ 22,180     $ 27,852  

The Plan is unfunded.  It is estimated that contributions of approximately $28,000 will be made during the year ending December 31, 2010.  Expected benefit payments under the Plan are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
     
2010
  $ 27,847  
2011
    19,300  
2012
    4,617  
2013
    6,165  
2014
    18,255  
2015-2019
  $ 73,870  
 
 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
Retirement Plan for Directors (Continued)
 
At December 31, 2009, unrecognized prior service cost and unrecognized net gain amounted to $53,299 and $61,727, respectively, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  At December 31, 2008, unrecognized prior service cost and unrecognized net gain of $58,811 and $58,333, respectively, was included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, $5,512 of prior service cost and $3,000 of net gain are expected to be amortized in expense.

ESOP
 
The Company has established an ESOP for all eligible employees.  The ESOP used $696,160 of proceeds from a term loan from the Company to purchase 105,294 shares (adjusted for the February 2005 and March 2006 stock dividends) of Company common stock in the initial offering.  The term loan from the Company to the ESOP is payable over 20 years.  Interest on the term loan is payable monthly, commencing on November 1, 2003, at the rate of 5.5% per annum.  The Association intends to make discretionary contributions to the ESOP which will be equal to principal and interest payments required from the ESOP on the term loan.  Shares purchased with the loan proceeds are initially pledged as collateral for the term loan and are held in a suspense account for future allocation among participants.  Contributions to the ESOP and shares released from the suspense account will be allocated among the participants on the basis of compensation, as described by the ESOP, in the year of allocation.  During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Association made cash contributions of $57,000 to the ESOP, of which $26,000 and $25,000, respectively, was applied to loan principal.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the loan had an outstanding balance of $552,000 and $578,000, respectively.
 
The ESOP shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the consolidated statements of financial condition.  As shares are committed to be released from collateral, the Company records compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for net income per common share computations.  Dividends on allocated ESOP shares are recorded as a reduction of stockholders’ equity.  Contributions equivalent to dividends on unallocated ESOP shares are recorded as a reduction of debt.  ESOP compensation expense was $19,000 and $26,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which is included in salary and employee benefits.
 
The ESOP shares are summarized as follows:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Unearned shares
    72,388       77,653  
Shares committed to be released
    -       -  
Shares released
    24,852       20,170  
Shares distributed
    8,054       7,471  
      105,294       105,294  
                 
Fair value of unearned shares
  $ 289,552     $ 271,786  
 
 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
Restricted Stock Awards
 
Restricted Stock Awards under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan are granted in the form of Company common stock, and vest over a period of eight years (12.5% annually from the date of grant).  The Restricted Stock Awards become fully vested upon the death or disability of the holder. At December 31, 2009, there were no shares remaining available for future restricted stock awards.
 
The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s restricted shares for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
   
Restricted Shares
   
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
 
             
Non-vested as of December 31, 2007
    18,998     $ 9.71  
Vesting
    3,800       9.71  
Non-vested as of December 31, 2008
    15,198       9.71  
Vesting
    3,800       9.71  
Non-vested as of December 31, 2009
    11,398     $ 9.71  
 
No shares were granted or forfeited during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. The total fair value of vested restricted shares were $14,300 for the year ended December 31, 2009.  During both the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded $41,000 of stock-based compensation expense and the income tax benefit attributed to this expense was $17,000.  Expected future compensation expense relating to the 11,398 nonvested restricted share awards as of December 31, 2009 is $122,000 over a weighted average period of 3 years.
 
Stock Options
 
Stock Options granted under the Stock-Based Incentive Plan may be either options that qualify as incentive stock options as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or non-statutory options.  Options granted will vest and will be exercisable on a cumulative basis in equal installments at the rate of 12.5% per year commencing one year after the grant date.  All options granted will be exercisable in the event the optionee terminates his employment due to death or disability.  The options expire ten years from the date of grant.  At December 31, 2009, there were 57,357 shares available for future option grants.
 
 
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Note 11 - Benefit Plans (Continued)
 
A summary of stock option activity follows:
 
   
Number of Stock Options
   
Weighted Average Exercise price
 
             
Balance at December 31, 2007
    131,276     $ 9.71  
Granted
    -          
Exercised
    -          
Forfeited
    48,397       9.71  
Balance at December 31, 2008
    82,879       9.71  
Granted
    -          
Exercised
    -          
Forfeited
    501       9.71  
Balance at December 31, 2009
    82,378       9.71  
Exercisable at December 31, 2009
    55,051     $ 9.71  
 
During both the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded $42,000 for stock option expense and the tax benefit attributed to non-qualified stock option expense was $3,000.

Expected future compensation expense relating to the 27,327 nonvested options outstanding as of December 31, 2009 is $110,674 over a weighted-average period of 3 years.

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and stock options  exercisable amounted to $0 and the weighted average remaining contractual term was 5 and 6 years, respectively.  At and for the year ended December 31, 2009, there was no dilutive effect of stock options.
 
Note 12 - Income Taxes
 
The Association qualifies as a savings and loan association under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and, therefore, was permitted, prior to January 1, 1996, to deduct from Federal taxable income an allowance for bad debts based on eight percent of taxable income before such deduction, less certain adjustments, subject to certain limitations.  Beginning January 1, 1996, the Association, for Federal income tax purposes, must calculate its tax bad debt deduction using either the experience or the specific charge off method.  Retained earnings at December 31, 2009, include approximately $3,368,000 of such bad debt deductions for which income taxes have not been provided.  In addition, deferred New York State and New York City taxes have not been provided on bad debt allowances in the amount of $5,182,000 and $5,250,000, respectively.  New York State and New York City permit a tax bad debt deduction based on a percentage of pretax income.  If such amount is used for purposes other than to absorb bad debts, including distributions in liquidation, it will be subject to income taxes at the then current rate.
 
 
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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Continued)
 
The components of income taxes are summarized as follows:
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Current income tax expense:
           
Federal
  $ -     $ 118,295  
State and city
    40,685       67,838  
                 
      40,685       186,133  
                 
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense:
               
Federal
    31,155       (87,411 )
State and city
    59,683       (31,862 )
                 
      90,838       (119,273 )
                 
    $ 131,523     $ 66,860  
 
The following table presents a reconciliation between reported income taxes and the income taxes which would be computed by applying the applicable Federal income tax rate of 34% to consolidated income before income taxes:
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Federal income tax expense
  $ 111,061     $ 73,242  
Increases (decreases) in income taxes resulting from:
               
New York State and City taxes, net of federal income tax effect
    66,243       23,783  
BOLI income and other non-taxable items
    (45,781 )     (30,165 )
                 
Income Tax Expense
  $ 131,523     $ 66,860  
Effective Income Tax Rate
    40.26 %     31.04 %
 
 
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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Continued)
 
The income tax effects of existing temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are as follows:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Deferred income tax assets:
           
Allowance for loan losses
  $ 352,727     $ 96,212  
Depreciation
    97,385       61,851  
Deferred compensation
    325,746       377,399  
Benefit plans
    463,249       1,160,617  
Other
    58,650       12,596  
Net operating losses
    100,048       -  
      1,397,805       1,708,675  
Deferred income tax liabilities
    -       -  
                 
Net Deferred Income Tax Asset Included in Other Assets
  $ 1,397,805     $ 1,708,675  

The net operating losses will expire through 2029.

Note 13 – Comprehensive Loss
 
The components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) included in stockholders’ equity are as follows:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Pension plan:
           
Unrecognized net loss
  $ (2,897,659 )   $ (3,912,815 )
Unrecognized prior service credit
    -       522,857  
                 
Postretirement benefits:
               
Unrecognized net loss
    (68,969 )     (77,754 )
Unrecognized prior service cost
    (31,340 )     (35,164 )
                 
SERP:
               
Unrecognized net loss
    (14,050 )     (14,231 )
Unrecognized prior service cost
    (93,400 )     (105,176 )
                 
Retirement Plan for Directors:
               
Unrecognized net gain
    61,727       58,333  
Prior service cost
    (53,299 )     (58,811 )
                 
Accumulated comprehensive loss before taxes
    (3,096,990 )     (3,622,761 )
Tax Effect
    1,295,876       1,515,908  
                 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  $ (1,801,114 )   $ (2,106,853 )
 
 
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Note 13 – Comprehensive Loss (Continued)
 
The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and related tax effect is presented in the following table:

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Pension plan:
     
Net gain (loss)
  $ 1,015,156     $ (1,784,908 )
Prior service (credit)
    (522,857 )     (63,196 )
                 
Postretirement benefits:
               
Net gain
    8,785       11,862  
Prior service cost
    3,824       3,824  
Transition obligation
    -       4,535  
                 
SERP:
               
Net gain (loss)
    181       (16,727 )
Prior service cost
    11,776       11,776  
                 
Retirement Plan for Directors:
               
Net gain
    3,394       23,875  
Prior service cost
    5,512       5,512  
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes
    525,771       (1,803,447 )
                 
Tax effect
    (220,032 )     754,732  
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 305,739     $ (1,048,715 )

Note 14 - Commitments
 
The Association is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers.  These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition.  The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Association has in particular classes of financial instruments.
 
The Association’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments.  The Association uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.
 
 
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Note 14 - Commitments (Continued)
 
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. The total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  The Association evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Association upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty.  Collateral held varies but primarily includes residential and income-producing real estate.
 
The Association has outstanding various commitments to originate or purchase loans as follows:
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Mortgage loans
  $ 5,315,000     $ 1,250,000  
Secured credit cards
    130,000       149,000  
Construction loans
    -       1,285,000  
                 
    $ 5,445,000     $ 2,684,000  

At December 31, 2009, the outstanding mortgage loan commitments included $592,000 for fixed interest rates at 6.35% and $4,723,000 for adjustable interest rates at 6.87%.
 
At December 31, 2008, the outstanding mortgage loan commitments included $425,000 for fixed interest rates at 7.00% and $825,000 for adjustable interest rates at 7.25%. Other loan commitments included a commitment to purchase a $1,285,000 construction loan with an adjustable rate with an initial rate of  prime plus 1.5% with a floor of 7.75%.
 
Rentals, including related expenses, under long-term operating leases for certain branch offices amounted to approximately $116,000 and $113,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  At December 31, 2009, the minimum rental commitments under all noncancellable leases with initial or remaining terms of more than one year are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Amount
 
2010
  $ 94,200  
2011
    95,400  
2012
    96,600  
2013
    97,800  
2014
    99,000  
Thereafter
    150,600  

The Company and the Association also have, in the normal course of business, commitments for services and supplies.  Management does not anticipate losses on any of these transactions.
 
 
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Note 15 - Contingencies
 
The Company and the Association are parties to litigation which arises primarily in the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of such litigation should not have a material effect on the consolidated financial position or operations of the Company.
 
Note 16 - Fair Value Measurements and Fair Values of Financial Instruments
 
Management uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Association’s financial instruments; however, there are inherent weaknesses in any estimation technique.  Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Association could have realized in a sales transaction on the dates indicated.  The estimated fair value amounts have been measured as of their respective year-ends and have not been re-evaluated or updated for purposes of these financial statements subsequent to those respective dates.  As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different than the amount reported at each year-end.
 
FASB’s guidance on fair value measurement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  This guidance does not require any new fair value measurements.  The definition of fair value retains the exchange price notion in earlier definitions of fair value.  The guidance clarifies that the exchange price is the price in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the liability in the market in which the reporting entity would transact for the asset or liability.  The definition focuses on the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability (an exit price), not the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or received to assume the liability (an entry price).  The guidance emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement.

The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
Level 1:  Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2:  Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
 
Level 3:  Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported with little or no market activity).
 
An asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
The Company had no assets which are required to be measured on a recurring basis at December 31, 2009 and 2008.  The Company had no assets which are required to be measured on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2008.
 
 
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Note 16 - Fair Value Measurements and Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Continued)
 
For assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy used at December 31, 2009 are as follows:

Description
 
Total
   
(Level 1) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
   
(Level 2) Significant Other Observable Inputs
   
(Level 3) Significant Unobservable Inputs
 
                         
   
(In Thousands)
 
                         
Impaired Loans
  $ 992     $ -     $ -     $ 992  
 
The Company had no liabilities which are required to be measured on a recurring or non-recurring basis at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
The following information should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair value of the entire Association since a fair value calculation is only provided for a limited portion of the Association’s assets and liabilities.  Due to a wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Association’s disclosures and those of other companies may not be meaningful.  The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of the Association’s financial instruments at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Carried at Cost)
 
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash and short-term instruments approximate those assets’ fair values.
 
Securities
 
The fair value of securities held to maturity (carried at amortized cost) are determined by obtaining quoted market prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (Level 1), or matrix pricing (Level 2), which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted market prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted prices.  For certain securities which are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non transferability, and such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence (Level 3).  In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used.  Management’s best estimate consists of both internal and external support on certain Level 3 investments.  Internal cash flow models using a present value formula that includes assumptions market participants would use along with indicative exit pricing obtained from broker/dealers (where available) were used to support fair value of certain Level 3 investments if applicable.
 
 
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Note 16 - Fair Value Measurements and Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Continued)
 
Loan Receivable (Carried at Cost)
 
The fair value of loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market rates at the balance sheet date that reflect the credit and interest rate-risk inherent in the loans.  Projected future cash flows are calculated based upon contractual maturity or call dates, projected repayments and prepayments of principal.  Generally, for variable rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values.
 
Impaired Loans
 
Impaired loans are those for which the Company has measured and recorded impairment generally      based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral.  Fair value is generally determined based upon independent third-party appraisals of the properties, or discounted cash flows based upon the expected proceeds.  These assets are included as Level 3 fair values, based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.  The fair value consists of the loan balance of $1,455,000, with of a valuation allowance $463,000.
 
Accrued Interest Receivable
 
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for accrued interest receivable approximate those assets’ fair values.
 
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLB) Stock (Carried at Cost)
 
The carrying amount of restricted investment in FHLB stock approximates fair value, and considers the limited marketability of such securities.
 
Deposit Liabilities (Carried at Cost)
 
The fair value disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., interest and noninterest checking, passbook savings and money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts).  Fair values for fixed-rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered in the market on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.
 
Short-Term Borrowings (Carried at Cost)
 
The carrying amounts of short-term borrowings approximate their fair values.
 
Long-Term Borrowings (Carried at Cost)
 
Fair values of FHLB advances are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on quoted prices for new FHLB advances with similar credit risk characteristics, terms and remaining maturity.  These prices obtained from this active market represent a market value that is deemed to represent the transfer price if the liability were assumed by a third party.
 
 
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Note 16 - Fair Value Measurements and Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Continued)
 
Accrued Interest Payable
 
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for accrued interest payable approximate the assets’ fair values.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments (Disclosed at Cost)
 
Fair value for the Association’s off-balance sheet financial instruments (lending commitments and letters of credit) are based on fees currently charged in the market to enter into similar agreements, taking into account, the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing.
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the fair value of commitments to extend credit were not considered to be material.
 
The estimated fair values of the Association’s financial instruments were as follows at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Estimated Fair
Value
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Estimated Fair
Value
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
                         
Financial assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 5,458     $ 5,458     $ 7,678     $ 7,678  
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
    28,340       29,567       32,926       33,975  
FHLB stock
    1,275       1,275       1,522       1,522  
Loans receivable
    110,988       115,692       98,241       101,226  
Accrued interest receivable
    658       658       617       617  
                                 
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits
    115,168       116,709       101,676       102,271  
Advances from FHLB
    22,851       23,352       28,593       29,389  
Accrued interest payable
    49       49       147       147  
 
 
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Note 17 - Parent Only Financial Information
 
The Company operates its wholly owned subsidiary, the Association.  The earnings of the Association are recognized by the Company under the equity method of accounting.  The following are the condensed financial statements for the Company (Parent Company only) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 266,985     $ 59,909  
Investment in the Association
    14,327,102       13,984,450  
ESOP loan receivable
    551,628       577,828  
Other assets
    94,603       14,347  
                 
Total Assets
  $ 15,240,318     $ 14,636,534  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
Liabilities
               
Other liabilities
  $ 7,365     $ 2,350  
Stockholders’ equity
    15,232,953       14,634,184  
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $ 15,240,318     $ 14,636,534  

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Interest income
  $ 34,510     $ 34,066  
Dividends from Association
    300,000       -  
Undistributed earnings (distribution in excess of earnings) of Association
    (64,538 )     192,382  
                 
      269,972       226,448  
                 
Non-interest expenses
    103,850       83,083  
                 
Income before Income Taxes
    166,122       143,365  
                 
Income tax benefit
    (29,007 )     (5,193 )
                 
Net Income
  $ 195,129     $ 148,558  

 
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Note 17 - Parent Only Financial Information (Continued)
 
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $ 195,129     $ 148,558  
Undistributed earnings (distribution in excess of earnings) of Association
    64,538       (192,382 )
Decrease (increase) in other assets
    (80,256 )     43,704  
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
    5,015       (1,850 )
                 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in)  Operating Activities
    184,426       (1,970 )
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Repayments ESOP loan receivable
    26,200       24,805  
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Purchase of treasury stock
    (3,550 )     (24,334 )
                 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    207,076       (1,499 )
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning
    59,909       61,408  
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Ending
  $ 266,985     $ 59,909  
 
 
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Note 18 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
 
   
Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
   
First Quarter
   
Second Quarter
   
Third Quarter
   
Fourth Quarter
 
   
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
                         
Interest income
  $ 2,014     $ 2,051     $ 2,132     $ 2,053  
Interest expense
    858       857       840       700  
                                 
Net Interest Income
    1,156       1,194       1,292       1,353  
                                 
Provision for loan losses
    -       22       52       575  
                                 
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    1,156       1,172       1,240       778  
                                 
Non-interest income
    65       68       67       61  
Non-interest expenses
    682       1,268       1,176       1,154  
                                 
Income (loss) before Income Taxes (Benefit)
    539       (28 )     131       (315 )
                                 
Income tax expense (benefit)
    215       (34 )     46       (95 )
                                 
Net Income (loss)
  $ 324     $ 6     $ 85     $ (220 )
                                 
Net income (loss), per common share, basic and diluted
  $ 0.12     $ 0.003     $ 0.03     $ (0.08 )
 
 
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Note 18 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Continued)
 
   
Year Ended December 31, 2008
 
   
First Quarter
   
Second Quarter
   
Third Quarter
   
Fourth Quarter
 
   
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
                         
Interest income
  $ 2,064     $ 1,981     $ 1,943     $ 1,966  
Interest expense
    1,024       923       841       830  
                                 
Net Interest Income
    1,040       1,058       1,102       1,136  
                                 
Provision for loan losses
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    1,040       1,058       1,102       1,136  
                                 
Non-interest income
    66       78       113       69  
Non-interest expenses
    1,102       1,125       1,101       1,120  
                                 
Income before Income Taxes
    4       11       114       85  
                                 
Income tax expense
    2       2       37       25  
                                 
Net Income
  $ 2     $ 9     $ 77     $ 60  
                                 
Net income, per common share, basic and diluted
  $ 0.001     $ 0.003     $ 0.03     $ 0.02  
 
Note 19 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In November 2008, the SEC released a proposed roadmap regarding the potential use by U.S. issuers of financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IFRS is a comprehensive series of accounting standards published by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).  Under the proposed roadmap, the Association may be required to prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS as early as 2014.  The SEC will make a determination in 2011 regarding the mandatory adoption of IFRS.  The Association is currently assessing the impact that this potential change would have on its consolidated financial statements, and will continue to monitor the development of the potential implementation of IFRS.
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance on accounting for transfers of financial assets. This guidance prescribes the information that a reporting entity must provide in its financial reports about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement in transferred financial assets. Specifically, among other aspects, this guidance amends accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities, by removing the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity and removes the exception from applying guidance on the variable interest entities that are qualifying special-purpose entities. It also modifies the financial-components approach and is effective for fiscal years beginning
 
 
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after November 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities to require an enterprise to determine whether it’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is the enterprise that has both (1) the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity. This guidance also requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In August 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-05, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value.  The amendments within ASU 2009-05 clarify that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques: (1) A valuation technique that uses: (a) the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or (b) quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets or another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of Topic 820. Two examples would be an income approach, such as a present value technique, or a market approach, such as a technique that is based on the amount at the measurement date that the reporting entity would pay to transfer the identical liability or would receive to enter into the identical liability.  When estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability.  Both a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements.  This guidance is effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after issuance.  The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-12, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).  The amendments within ASU 2009-12 (1) create a practical expedient to measure the fair value of an investment in the scope of the amendments in this ASU on the basis of the net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent) determined as of the reporting entity’s measurement date; (2) require disclosures by major category of investment about the attributes of those investments, such as the nature of any restrictions on the investor’s ability to redeem its investments at the measurement date, any unfunded commitments, and the investment strategies of the investees; (3) improve financial reporting by permitting use of a practical expedient, with appropriate disclosures, when measuring the fair value of an alternative investment that does not have a readily determinable fair value; and (4) improve transparency by requiring additional disclosures about investments in the scope of the amendments in this ASU to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature and risks of investments and whether the investments are probable of being sold at amounts different from net asset value per share.  The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2009.  Early application is permitted in financial statements for earlier interim and annual periods that have not been issued.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-15, Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing.  The ASU amends ASC Topic 470 and provides guidance for accounting and reporting for own-share lending arrangements issued in contemplation of a convertible debt issuance.  At the date of issuance, a share-lending arrangement entered into on an entity’s own shares should be measured at fair value in accordance with Topic 820 and recognized as an issuance cost, with an offset to additional paid-in capital.  Loaned shares are excluded from basic and diluted earnings per share unless default of the share-lending arrangement occurs.  The amendments also require several disclosures including a description and the terms of the arrangement and the reason for entering into the arrangement.  The effective dates of the amendments are dependent upon the date the share-lending arrangement was entered into and include retrospective application for arrangements outstanding as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-16, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860) - Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets.  This Update amends the Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets-an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.  The amendments in this Update improve financial reporting by eliminating the exceptions for qualifying special-purpose entities from the consolidation guidance and the exception that permitted sale accounting for certain mortgage securitizations when a transferor has not surrendered control over the transferred financial assets. In addition, the amendments require enhanced disclosures about the risks that a transferor continues to be exposed to because of its continuing involvement in transferred financial assets. Comparability and consistency in accounting for transferred financial assets will also be improved through clarifications of the requirements for isolation and limitations on portions of financial assets that are eligible for sale accounting.  This Update is effective at the start of a reporting entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009.  Early application is not permitted.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810) - Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities.  This Update amends the Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R).  The amendments in this Update replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. An approach that is expected to be primarily qualitative will be more effective for identifying which reporting entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity.  The amendments in this Update also require additional disclosures about a reporting entity’s involvement in variable interest entities, which will enhance the information provided to users of financial statements. This Update is effective at the start of a reporting entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009.  Early application is not permitted.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-01, Equity (Topic 505) - Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash.  The amendments in this Update clarify that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in earnings per share prospectively and is not a stock
 
 
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dividend.  This Update codifies the consensus reached in EITF Issue No. 09-E, “Accounting for Stock Dividends, Including Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash.” This Update is effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and should be applied on a retrospective basis. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In January 2009, the FASB has issued ASU 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This ASU requires some new disclosures and clarifies some existing disclosure requirements about fair value measurement as set forth in Codification Subtopic 820-10. The FASB’s objective is to improve these disclosures and, thus, increase the transparency in financial reporting. Specifically, ASU 2010-06 amends Codification Subtopic 820-10 to now require that  a reporting entity disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers; and present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs.. In addition, ASU 2010-06 clarifies the requirements of the following existing disclosures:
 
For purposes of reporting fair value measurement for each class of assets and liabilities, a reporting entity needs to use judgment in determining the appropriate classes of assets and liabilities; and
 
A reporting entity should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements.
 
ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855) Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements.  The amendment addresses potential conflicts between the requirements to disclose the date that the financial statements are issued and guidance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC”)  The Update provides the following amendments: (1) An entity that is an SEC filer is required to evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued.   (2) The glossary of Topic 855 is amended to include the definition of an SEC filer.  An SEC filer is an entity that is required to file or furnish its financial statement with either the SEC or, with respect to an entity subject to Section 12(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the appropriate agency under that Section.  It does not include an entity that is not otherwise an SEC filer whose financial statements are included in a submission by another SEC filer.  (3) An entity that is an SEC filer is not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated.  This change alleviates potential conflicts between Subtopic 855-10 and the SEC’s requirements.  (4) The glossary of Topic 855 is amended to remove the definition of public entity.  (5) The scope of the reissuance disclosure requirement is refined to include revised financial statements only.  Revised financial statements include financial statements revised either as a result of correction of an error or retrospective application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  All of the amendments in this Update were effective upon issuance of the Update.  The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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