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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[  ü ]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2017
[     ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ________________ to _________________
 
Commission File Number 000-28304

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware  
 
33-0704889
(State or other jurisdiction of 
 
(I.R.S.  Employer 
incorporation or organization) 
 
Identification No.) 
 
3756 Central Avenue, Riverside, California 92506
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(951) 686-6060
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☒    Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐   Emerging growth company ☐

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

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



APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Title of class:
 
As of October 31, 2017
Common stock, $ 0.01 par value, per share
 
7,609,552 shares



PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Table of Contents
PART 1  -
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 1  -
Financial Statements.  The Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. filed as a part of the report are as follows:
 
 
 
 
Page
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
 
 
 
as of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
 
 
for the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
for the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
for the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
 
for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
ITEM 2  -
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
General
 
Safe-Harbor Statement
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Executive Summary and Operating Strategy
 
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
 
Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017
 
Comparison of Operating Results
 
 
 
for the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
Asset Quality
 
Loan Volume Activities
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Supplemental Information
 
 
 
 
ITEM 3  -
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
 
 
 
ITEM 4  -
Controls and Procedures
 
 
 
 
PART II  -
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 1  -
Legal Proceedings
ITEM 1A -
Risk Factors
ITEM 2  -
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
ITEM 3  -
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
ITEM 4  -
Mine Safety Disclosures
ITEM 5  -
Other Information
ITEM 6  -
Exhibits
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES





.
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(Unaudited)
In Thousands, Except Share Information
 
September 30,
2017
June 30,
2017
Assets
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
49,217

$
72,826

Investment securities – held to maturity, at cost
64,751

60,441

Investment securities – available for sale, at fair value
8,940

9,318

Loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of
$8,063 and $8,039, respectively; includes $6,924 and $6,445 at fair value, respectively
908,060

904,919

Loans held for sale, at fair value
127,234

116,548

Accrued interest receivable
2,989

2,915

Real estate owned, net

1,615

Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) – San Francisco stock
8,108

8,108

Premises and equipment, net
7,333

6,641

Prepaid expenses and other assets
17,154

17,302

 
 

 

Total assets
$
1,193,786

$
1,200,633

 
 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 

 

 
 

 

Liabilities:
 

 

Non interest-bearing deposits
$
82,415

$
77,917

Interest-bearing deposits
844,601

848,604

Total deposits
927,016

926,521

 
 

 

Borrowings
121,206

126,226

Accounts payable, accrued interest and other liabilities
20,643

19,656

Total liabilities
1,068,865

1,072,403

 
 

 

Commitments and Contingencies




 
 

 

Stockholders’ equity:
 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value (2,000,000 shares authorized;
none issued and outstanding)


Common stock, $.01 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized;
17,970,865 and 17,949,365 shares issued; 7,609,552 and
7,714,052 shares outstanding, respectively)
180

180

Additional paid-in capital
93,669

93,209

Retained earnings
191,451

192,754

Treasury stock at cost (10,361,313 and 10,235,313 shares, respectively)
(160,609
)
(158,142
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
230

229

 
 

 

Total stockholders’ equity
124,921

128,230

 
 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,193,786

$
1,200,633



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

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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
In Thousands, Except Per Share Information
 
Quarter Ended    September 30,
 
2017
2016
Interest income:
 
 
Loans receivable, net
$
10,157

$
10,480

Investment securities
257

84

FHLB – San Francisco stock
141

185

Interest-earning deposits
190

55

Total interest income
10,745

10,804

 
 
 
Interest expense:
 
 
Checking and money market deposits
103

98

Savings deposits
149

144

Time deposits
639

772

Borrowings
736

702

Total interest expense
1,627

1,716

 
 
 
Net interest income
9,118

9,088

Provision (recovery) for loan losses
169

(150
)
Net interest income, after provision (recovery) for loan losses
8,949

9,238

 
 
 
Non-interest income:
 
 
Loan servicing and other fees
363

267

Gain on sale of loans, net
4,847

7,996

Deposit account fees
558

550

Loss on sale and operations of real estate owned acquired in the settlement of loans, net
(40
)
(103
)
Card and processing fees
381

364

Other
243

178

Total non-interest income
6,352

9,252

 
 
 
Non-interest expense:
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
9,269

11,314

Premises and occupancy
1,314

1,289

Equipment
362

362

Professional expenses
520

505

Sales and marketing expenses
203

296

     Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments
184

248

Other(1)
3,882

1,618

Total non-interest expense
15,734

15,632

 
 
 
(Loss) income before income taxes
(433
)
2,858

(Benefit) provision for income taxes
(208
)
1,264

Net (loss) income
$
(225
)
$
1,594

 
 
 
Basic (loss) earnings per share
$
(0.03
)
$
0.20

Diluted (loss) earnings per share
$
(0.03
)
$
0.20

Cash dividends per share
$
0.14

$
0.13

.. 
(1) Includes $2.75 million of litigation settlement expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

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

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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
In Thousands
 
For the Quarters Ended    September 30,
 
2017
2016
Net (loss) income
$
(225
)
$
1,594

 
 
 
Change in unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities available for sale
2

(57
)
Reclassification of (gains) losses to net income


Other comprehensive income (loss), before income taxes
2

(57
)
 
 
 
Income tax provision (benefit)
1

(24
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
1

(33
)
 
 
 
Total comprehensive (loss) income
$
(224
)
$
1,561



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

3



PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(Unaudited)
In Thousands, Except Share Information

For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In Capital
Retained Earnings
Treasury Stock
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income,
Net of Tax
 
 
Shares
Amount
Total
Balance at June 30, 2017
7,714,052

$
180

$
93,209

$
192,754

$
(158,142
)
$
229

$
128,230

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
 
 
(225
)
 
 
(225
)
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
1

1

Purchase of treasury stock
(126,000
)
 
 
 
(2,450
)
 
(2,450
)
Exercise of stock options
21,500


177

 
 
 
177

Amortization of restricted stock
 
 
149

 
 
 
149

Forfeiture of restricted stock
 
 
17

 
(17
)
 

Stock options expense
 
 
117

 
 
 
117

Cash dividends(1)
 
 
 
(1,078
)
 
 
(1,078
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2017
7,609,552

$
180

$
93,669

$
191,451

$
(160,609
)
$
230

$
124,921


(1) Cash dividends of $0.14 per share were paid in the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
 
 
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In Capital
Retained Earnings
Treasury Stock
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss),
Net of Tax
 
 
Shares
Amount
Total
Balance at June 30, 2016
7,975,250

$
178

$
90,802

$
191,666

$
(149,508
)
$
313

$
133,451

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
 
 
1,594

 
 
1,594

Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 
 
(33
)
(33
)
Purchase of treasury stock(1)
(85,834
)
 
 
 
(1,662
)
 
(1,662
)
Exercise of stock options
1,000



17

 
 
 
17

Distribution of restricted stock
87,750

 
 
 
 
 

Amortization of restricted stock
 
 
362

 
 
 
362

Awards of restricted stock
 
 
(136
)
 
136

 

Forfeiture of restricted stock
 
 
61

 
(61
)
 

Stock options expense
 
 
340

 
 
 
340

Tax effect from stock-based compensation
 
 
187

 
 
 
187

Cash dividends(2)
 
 
 
(1,033
)
 
 
(1,033
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2016
7,978,166

$
178

$
91,633

$
192,227

$
(151,095
)
$
280

$
133,223


(1) Includes the repurchase of 25,598 shares of distributed restricted stock in settlement of employee withholding tax obligations.
(2) Cash dividends of $0.13 per share were paid in the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited - In Thousands)
 
Three Months Ended   September 30,
 
2017
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(225
)
$
1,594

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used for operating activities:
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
664

697

Provision (recovery) for loan losses
169

(150
)
(Recovery) provision of losses on real estate owned
(552
)
100

Gain on sale of loans, net
(4,847
)
(7,996
)
Loss (gain) on sale of real estate owned, net
580

(54
)
Stock-based compensation
266

702

(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes
(930
)
1,420

Tax effect from stock based compensation

(187
)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued interest and other liabilities
1,039

1,828

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets
617

(361
)
Loans originated for sale
(392,292
)
(647,342
)
Proceeds from sale of loans
386,799

579,698

Net cash used for operating activities
(8,712
)
(70,051
)
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
Increase in loans held for investment, net
(3,517
)
(15,097
)
Principal payments from investment securities held to maturity
5,570

3,481

Principal payments from investment securities available for sale
383

567

Purchase of investment securities held to maturity
(10,102
)

Proceeds from sale of real estate owned
1,587

307

Purchase of premises and equipment
(901
)
(78
)
Net cash used for investing activities
(6,980
)
(10,820
)
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
Increase in deposits, net
495

17,118

(Repayments) proceeds from short-term borrowings, net
(5,000
)
35,000

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

20,000

Repayments of long-term borrowings
(20
)
(18
)
Exercise of stock options
177

17

Withholding taxes on stock based compensation
(41
)
(501
)
Tax effect from stock based compensation

187

Cash dividends
(1,078
)
(1,033
)
Treasury stock purchases
(2,450
)
(1,662
)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities
(7,917
)
69,108

 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(23,609
)
(11,763
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
72,826

51,206

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
49,217

$
39,443

Supplemental information:
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
1,606

$
1,671

Cash paid for income taxes
$

$
100

Transfer of loans held for sale to held for investment
$
521

$
760

Real estate acquired in the settlement of loans
$

$
1,298


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

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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2017

Note 1: Basis of Presentation

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a fair statement of the results of operations for the interim periods presented.  All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature.  The condensed consolidated statement of financial condition at June 30, 2017 is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. (the “Bank”) (collectively, the “Corporation”).  Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with respect to interim financial reporting.  It is recommended that these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017.  The results of operations for the quarter and three months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.


Note 2: Accounting Standard Updates (“ASU”)

There have been no accounting standard updates or changes in the status of their adoption that are applicable to the Corporation as previously disclosed in Note 1 of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017, except the adoption of ASU 2016-09 beginning in fiscal 2018 which did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
 



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Note 3: (Loss) Earnings Per Share

Basic (loss) earnings per share (“EPS”) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that would then share in the earnings of the entity.

As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, there were outstanding options to purchase 591,250 shares and 932,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock, respectively. Of those shares, as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, there were 591,250 shares and 200,000 shares, respectively, which were excluded from the diluted EPS computation as their effect was anti-dilutive. As of September 30, 2017, there were outstanding restricted stock awards of 109,000 shares with no dilutive effect in the first quarter of fiscal 2018; and as of September 30, 2016, there were outstanding restricted stock awards of 110,250 shares which had a dilutive effect in the first quarter of fiscal 2017.

The following table provides the basic and diluted EPS computations for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
 
(In Thousands, Except Earnings Per Share)
For the Quarters Ended
September 30,
 
2017
2016
Numerator:
 
 
Net (loss) income – numerator for basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share - available to common stockholders
$
(225
)
$
1,594

 
 
 
Denominator:
 

 

Denominator for basic earnings per share:
 

 

 Weighted-average shares
7,694

7,948

 
 
 
   Effect of dilutive shares:
 
 
Stock options

158

Restricted stock

48

 
 
 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share:
 

 

Adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions
7,694

8,154

 
 
 
Basic (loss) earnings per share
$
(0.03
)
$
0.20

Diluted (loss) earnings per share
$
(0.03
)
$
0.20





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Note 4: Operating Segment Reports

The Corporation operates in two business segments: community banking through the Bank and mortgage banking through Provident Bank Mortgage (“PBM”), a division of the Bank.

The following tables set forth condensed consolidated statements of operations and total assets for the Corporation’s operating segments for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Provident
Bank
Provident
Bank
Mortgage
Consolidated
Totals
Net interest income
$
8,550

$
568

$
9,118

Provision for loan losses
169


169

Net interest income, after provision for loan losses
8,381

568

8,949

 
 
 
 
Non-interest income:
 
 
 
     Loan servicing and other fees (1)
47

316

363

     Gain on sale of loans, net (2)

4,847

4,847

Deposit account fees
558


558

     Loss on sale and operations of real estate owned
        acquired in the settlement of loans, net
(40
)

(40
)
Card and processing fees
381


381

Other
243


243

Total non-interest income
1,189

5,163

6,352

 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
4,502

4,767

9,269

Premises and occupancy
827

487

1,314

Operating and administrative expenses
2,251

2,900

5,151

Total non-interest expense
7,580

8,154

15,734

Income (loss) before income taxes
1,990

(2,423
)
(433
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
811

(1,019
)
(208
)
Net income (loss)
$
1,179

$
(1,404
)
$
(225
)
Total assets, end of period
$
1,066,294

$
127,492

$
1,193,786


(1) 
Includes an inter-company charge of $240 credited to PBM by the Bank during the period to compensate PBM for originating loans held for investment.
(2) 
Includes an inter-company charge of $59 credited to PBM by the Bank during the period to compensate PBM for servicing fees on loans sold on a servicing retained basis.


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For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2016
(In Thousands)
Provident
Bank
Provident
Bank
Mortgage
Consolidated
Totals
Net interest income
$
7,575

$
1,513

$
9,088

Provision (recovery) for loan losses
36

(186
)
(150
)
Net interest income after provision (recovery) for loan losses
7,539

1,699

9,238

 
 
 
 
Non-interest income:
 
 
 
     Loan servicing and other fees (1)
69

198

267

     Gain on sale of loans, net (2)
1

7,995

7,996

Deposit account fees
550


550

     Loss (gain) on sale and operations of real estate owned
        acquired in the settlement of loans, net
(105
)
2

(103
)
Card and processing fees
364


364

Other
178


178

Total non-interest income
1,057

8,195

9,252

 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
4,894

6,420

11,314

Premises and occupancy
856

433

1,289

Operating and administrative expenses
1,147

1,882

3,029

Total non-interest expense
6,897

8,735

15,632

Income before income taxes
1,699

1,159

2,858

Provision for income taxes
777

487

1,264

Net income
$
922

$
672

$
1,594

Total assets, end of period
$
977,964

$
264,550

$
1,242,514


(1) 
Includes an inter-company charge of $95 credited to PBM by the Bank during the period to compensate PBM for originating loans held for investment.
(2) 
Includes an inter-company charge of $59 credited to PBM by the Bank during the period to compensate PBM for servicing fees on loans sold on a servicing retained basis.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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Note 5: Investment Securities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities as of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017 were as follows:
September 30, 2017
 
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Value
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
$
600

$

$

$
600

$
600

U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS (1)
64,151

205

(28
)
64,328

64,151

Total investment securities - held to maturity
$
64,751

$
205

$
(28
)
$
64,928

$
64,751

 
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government agency MBS
$
4,943

$
199

$

$
5,142

$
5,142

U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS
3,186

164


3,350

3,350

Private issue CMO (2)
442

6


448

448

Total investment securities - available for sale
$
8,571

$
369

$

$
8,940

$
8,940

Total investment securities
$
73,322

$
574

$
(28
)
$
73,868

$
73,691


(1) 
Mortgage-Backed Securities (“MBS”).
(2) 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMO”).

June 30, 2017
 
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
(Losses)
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Value
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
$
600

$

$

$
600

$
600

U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS
59,841

265

(77
)
60,029

59,841

Total investment securities - held to maturity
$
60,441

$
265

$
(77
)
$
60,629

$
60,441

 
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government agency MBS
$
5,197

$
186

$

$
5,383

$
5,383

U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS
3,301

173


3,474

3,474

Private issue CMO
456

5


461

461

Total investment securities - available for sale
$
8,954

$
364

$

$
9,318

$
9,318

Total investment securities
$
69,395

$
629

$
(77
)
$
69,947

$
69,759


In the first quarters of fiscal 2018 and 2017, the Corporation received MBS principal payments of $6.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively, and there were no sales of investment securities during these periods. The Corporation purchased U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS totaling $10.1 million, to be held to maturity, during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and no purchases were made during the first quarter of fiscal 2017.
  


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The Corporation held investments with an unrealized loss position of $28,000 at September 30, 2017 and $77,000 at June 30, 2017.
As of September 30, 2017
Unrealized Holding Losses
 
Unrealized Holding Losses
 
Unrealized Holding Losses
(In Thousands)
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or More
 
Total
 
Fair
Unrealized
 
Fair
Unrealized
 
Fair
Unrealized
Description of Securities
Value
Losses
 
Value
Losses
 
Value
Losses
Held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS
$
35,179

$
28

 
$

$

 
$
35,179

$
28

Total investment securities
$
35,179

$
28

 
$

$

 
$
35,179

$
28


As of June 30, 2017
Unrealized Holding Losses
 
Unrealized Holding Losses
 
Unrealized Holding Losses
(In Thousands)
Less Than 12 Months
 
12 Months or More
 
Total
 
Fair
Unrealized
 
Fair
Unrealized
 
Fair
Unrealized
Description of Securities
Value
Losses
 
Value
Losses
 
Value
Losses
Held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS
$
28,722

$
77

 
$

$

 
$
28,722

$
77

Total investment securities
$
28,722

$
77


$

$


$
28,722

$
77


The Corporation evaluates individual investment securities quarterly for other-than-temporary declines in market value.  As of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, the unrealized holding loss was less than 12 months. The Corporation does not believe that there are any other-than-temporary impairments on the investment securities at September 30, 2017 and 2016; therefore, no impairment losses were recorded for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

Contractual maturities of investment securities as of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017 were as follows:
 
September 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Held to maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
Due in one year or less
$
600

$
600

 
$
600

$
600

Due after one through five years
7,840

7,882

 
4,698

4,708

Due after five through ten years
44,245

44,236

 
41,404

41,374

Due after ten years
12,066

12,210

 
13,739

13,947

Total investment securities - held to maturity
$
64,751

$
64,928

 
$
60,441

$
60,629

 
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
Due in one year or less
$

$

 
$

$

Due after one through five years


 


Due after five through ten years


 


Due after ten years
8,571

8,940

 
8,954

9,318

Total investment securities - available for sale
$
8,571

$
8,940

 
$
8,954

$
9,318

Total investment securities
$
73,322

$
73,868

 
$
69,395

$
69,947





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Note 6: Loans Held for Investment
 
Loans held for investment, net of fair value adjustments, consisted of the following:
(In Thousands)
September 30,
2017
June 30,
2017
Mortgage loans:
 
 
Single-family
$
322,363

$
322,197

Multi-family
482,617

479,959

Commercial real estate
96,863

97,562

Construction
16,290

16,009

Commercial business loans
466

576

Consumer loans
131

129

Total loans held for investment, gross
918,730

916,432

 
 
 
Undisbursed loan funds
(8,189
)
(9,015
)
Advance payments of escrows
24

61

Deferred loan costs, net
5,558

5,480

Allowance for loan losses
(8,063
)
(8,039
)
Total loans held for investment, net
$
908,060

$
904,919


The following table sets forth information at September 30, 2017 regarding the dollar amount of loans held for investment that are contractually repricing during the periods indicated, segregated between adjustable rate loans and fixed rate loans.  Fixed-rate loans comprised 2% of loans held for investment at both September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017.  Adjustable rate loans having no stated repricing dates that reprice when the index they are tied to reprices (e.g. prime rate index) and checking account overdrafts are reported as repricing within one year.  The table does not include any estimate of prepayments which may cause the Corporation’s actual repricing experience to differ materially from that shown.

 
Adjustable Rate
 
 
(In Thousands)
Within One Year
After
One Year
Through 3 Years
After
3 Years
Through 5 Years
After
5 Years
Through 10 Years
Fixed Rate
Total
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
$
161,098

$
21,404

$
77,223

$
48,293

$
14,345

$
322,363

Multi-family
111,180

174,809

179,602

14,441

2,585

482,617

Commercial real estate
23,134

40,725

32,377


627

96,863

Construction
15,861




429

16,290

Commercial business loans
61




405

466

Consumer loans
131





131

Total loans held for investment, gross
$
311,465

$
236,938

$
289,202

$
62,734

$
18,391

$
918,730


The Corporation has developed an internal loan grading system to evaluate and quantify the Bank’s loans held for investment portfolio with respect to quality and risk. Management continually evaluates the credit quality of the Corporation’s loan portfolio and conducts a quarterly review of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses using quantitative and qualitative methods. The Corporation has adopted an internal risk rating policy in which each loan is rated for credit quality with a rating of pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss. The two primary components that are used during the loan review process to determine the proper allowance levels are individually evaluated allowances and collectively evaluated allowances. Quantitative loan loss factors are developed by determining the historical loss experience, expected future cash flows, discount rates and collateral fair values, among others. Qualitative loan loss factors are developed by assessing general economic indicators such as gross domestic


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product, retail sales, unemployment rates, employment growth, California home sales and median California home prices. The Corporation assigns individual factors for the quantitative and qualitative methods for each loan category and each internal risk rating.

The Corporation categorizes all of the loans held for investment into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of the borrower to service their debt such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. A description of the general characteristics of the risk grades is as follows:
 
Pass - These loans range from minimal credit risk to average, but still acceptable, credit risk. The likelihood of loss is considered remote.
Special Mention - A Special Mention asset has potential weaknesses that may be temporary or, if left uncorrected, may result in a loss. While concerns exist, the bank is currently protected and loss is considered unlikely and not imminent.
Substandard - A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, that may jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. A substandard loan is characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful - A doubtful loan has all of the weaknesses inherent in one classified as substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of the currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.
Loss - A loss loan is considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance as an asset of the institution is not warranted.

The following tables summarize gross loans held for investment, net of fair value adjustments, by loan types and risk category at the dates indicated:
 
 
September 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Single-family
Multi-family
Commercial Real Estate
Construction
Commercial Business
Consumer
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass
$
309,744

$
482,617

$
96,863

$
15,364

$
387

$
131

$
905,106

Special Mention
4,267



926



5,193

Substandard
8,352




79


8,431

 
Total loans held for
   investment, gross
$
322,363

$
482,617

$
96,863

$
16,290

$
466

$
131

$
918,730


 
 
June 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Single-family
Multi-family
Commercial Real Estate
Construction
Commercial Business
Consumer
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass
$
310,738

$
479,687

$
97,361

$
16,009

$
496

$
129

$
904,420

Special Mention
3,443

272





3,715

Substandard
8,016


201


80


8,297

 
Total loans held for
   investment, gross
$
322,197

$
479,959

$
97,562

$
16,009

$
576

$
129

$
916,432


The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level sufficient to provide for estimated losses based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the loans held for investment and upon management’s continuing analysis of the factors underlying the quality of the loans held for investment.  These factors include changes in the size and composition of the loans held for investment, actual loan loss experience, current economic conditions, detailed analysis of individual loans for which full collectability may not be assured, and determination of the realizable value of the collateral securing the loans.  The provision (recovery) for (from) the allowance for loan losses is charged (credited) against operations on a quarterly basis, as necessary, to maintain the allowance at appropriate levels.  Although management believes it uses the best information available to make such determinations, there can


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be no assurance that regulators, in reviewing the Corporation’s loans held for investment, will not request a significant increase in its allowance for loan losses.  Future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary and results of operations could be significantly and adversely affected as a result of economic, operating, regulatory, and other conditions beyond the Corporation’s control.

Non-performing loans are charged-off to their fair market values in the period the loans, or portion thereof, are deemed uncollectible, generally after the loan becomes 150 days delinquent for real estate secured first trust deed loans and 120 days delinquent for commercial business or real estate secured second trust deed loans.  For loans that were modified from their original terms, were re-underwritten and identified in the Corporation’s asset quality reports as troubled debt restructurings (“restructured loans”), the charge-off occurs when the loan becomes 90 days delinquent; and where borrowers file bankruptcy, the charge-off occurs when the loan becomes 60 days delinquent.  The amount of the charge-off is determined by comparing the loan balance to the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral, less disposition costs, with the loan balance in excess of the estimated fair value charged-off against the allowance for loan losses.  The allowance for loan losses for non-performing loans is determined by applying Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 310, “Receivables.”  For restructured loans that are less than 90 days delinquent, the allowance for loan losses are segregated into (a) individually evaluated allowances for those loans with applicable discounted cash flow calculations still in their restructuring period, classified lower than pass, and containing an embedded loss component or (b) collectively evaluated allowances based on the aggregated pooling method.  For non-performing loans less than 60 days delinquent where the borrower has filed bankruptcy, the collectively evaluated allowances are assigned based on the aggregated pooling method. For non-performing commercial real estate loans, an individually evaluated allowance is derived based on the loan's discounted cash flow fair value (for restructured loans) or collateral fair value less estimated selling costs and if the fair value is higher than the loan balance, no allowance is required.

The following table summarizes the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017:
(In Thousands)
September 30, 2017
June 30, 2017
Collectively evaluated for impairment:
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
Single-family
$
3,562

$
3,515

Multi-family
3,431

3,420

Commercial real estate
875

879

Construction
140

96

Commercial business loans
16

21

Consumer loans
7

7

Total collectively evaluated allowance
8,031

7,938

 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment:
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
Single-family
17

86

Commercial business loans
15

15

Total individually evaluated allowance
32

101

Total loan loss allowance
$
8,063

$
8,039




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The following table is provided to disclose additional details on the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses:
 
For the Quarters Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2017
2016
 
 
 
Allowance at beginning of period
$
8,039

$
8,670

 
 
 
Provision (recovery) for loan losses
169

(150
)
 
 
 
Recoveries:
 

 

Mortgage loans:
 

 

Single-family
84

263

Multi-family

7

Consumer loans

1

Total recoveries
84

271

 
 
 
Charge-offs:
 

 

Mortgage loans:
 

 

Single-family
(229
)
(66
)
Total charge-offs
(229
)
(66
)
 
 
 
Net (charge-offs) recoveries
(145
)
205

Balance at end of period
$
8,063

$
8,725

 
 

 

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans held for investment at the end of the period
0.88
%
1.01
 %
Net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percentage of average loans receivable, net, during the period (annualized)
0.06
%
(0.08
)%


The following tables denote the past due status of the Corporation's gross loans held for investment, net of fair value adjustments, at the dates indicated.
 
 
September 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Current
30-89 Days Past Due
Non-Accrual (1)
Total Loans Held for Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
$
312,499

$
1,512

$
8,352

$
322,363

 
Multi-family
482,617



482,617

 
Commercial real estate
96,863



96,863

 
Construction
16,290



16,290

Commercial business loans
387


79

466

Consumer loans
131



131

 
Total loans held for investment, gross
$
908,787

$
1,512

$
8,431

$
918,730


(1) All loans 90 days or greater past due are placed on non-accrual status.


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June 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Current
30-89 Days Past Due
Non-Accrual (1)
Total Loans Held for Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
$
313,146

$
1,035

$
8,016

$
322,197

 
Multi-family
479,959



479,959

 
Commercial real estate
97,361


201

97,562

 
Construction
16,009



16,009

Commercial business loans
496


80

576

Consumer loans
129



129

 
Total loans held for investment, gross
$
907,100

$
1,035

$
8,297

$
916,432

 
(1) All loans 90 days or greater past due are placed on non-accrual status.

The following tables summarize the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in gross loans, by portfolio type, at the dates and for the periods indicated.
 
 
Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Single-family
Multi-family
Commercial Real Estate
Construction
Commercial Business
Consumer
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance at beginning of period
$
3,601

$
3,420

$
879

$
96

$
36

$
7

$
8,039

Provision (recovery) for loan losses
123

11

(4
)
44

(5
)

169

Recoveries
84






84

Charge-offs
(229
)





(229
)
 
Allowance for loan losses,
  end of period
$
3,579

$
3,431

$
875

$
140

$
31

$
7

$
8,063

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
17

$

$

$

$
15

$

$
32

Collectively evaluated for impairment
3,562

3,431

875

140

16

7

8,031

 
Allowance for loan losses,
  end of period
$
3,579

$
3,431

$
875

$
140

$
31

$
7

$
8,063

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
6,239

$

$

$

$
79

$

$
6,318

Collectively evaluated for impairment
316,124

482,617

96,863

16,290

387

131

912,412

 
Total loans held for investment,
  gross
$
322,363

$
482,617

$
96,863

$
16,290

$
466

$
131

$
918,730

Allowance for loan losses as
  a percentage of gross loans
  held for investment
1.11
%
0.71
%
0.90
%
0.86
%
6.65
%
5.34
%
0.88
%



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Quarter Ended September 30, 2016
(In Thousands)
Single-family
Multi-family
Commercial Real Estate
Construction
Other Mortgage
Commercial Business
Consumer
Total
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance at beginning of
  period
$
4,933

$
2,800

$
848

$
31

$
7

$
43

$
8

$
8,670

(Recovery) provision for
  loan losses
(555
)
379

6

22


(1
)
(1
)
(150
)
Recoveries
263

7





1

271

Charge-offs
(66
)






(66
)
 
Allowance for loan losses,
  end of period
$
4,575

$
3,186

$
854

$
53

$
7

$
42

$
8

$
8,725

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for
  impairment
$

$

$

$

$

$
20

$

$
20

Collectively evaluated for
  impairment
4,575

3,186

854

53

7

22

8

8,705

 
Allowance for loan losses,
  end of period
$
4,575

$
3,186

$
854

$
53

$
7

$
42

$
8

$
8,725

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for
  impairment
$
6,634

$
377

$

$

$

$
94

$

$
7,105

Collectively evaluated for
  impairment
306,161

438,046

100,136

15,811

331

530

199

861,214

 
Total loans held for
  investment, gross
$
312,795

$
438,423

$
100,136

$
15,811

$
331

$
624

$
199

$
868,319

Allowance for loan losses as
  a percentage of gross loans
  held for investment
1.46
%
0.73
%
0.85
%
0.34
%
2.11
%
6.73
%
4.02
%
1.01
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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The following tables identify the Corporation’s total recorded investment in non-performing loans by type at the dates and for the periods indicated. Generally, a loan is placed on non-accrual status when it becomes 90 days past due as to principal or interest or if the loan is deemed impaired, after considering economic and business conditions and collection efforts, where the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of the contractual principal or interest on the loan is doubtful. In addition, interest income is not recognized on any loan where management has determined that collection is not reasonably assured. A non-performing loan may be restored to accrual status when delinquent principal and interest payments are brought current, the borrower(s) has demonstrated sustained payment performance and future monthly principal and interest payments are expected to be collected on a timely basis. Loans with a related allowance reserve have been individually evaluated for impairment using either a discounted cash flow analysis or, for collateral dependent loans, current appraisals less costs to sell, to establish realizable value. This analysis may identify a specific impairment amount needed or may conclude that no reserve is needed. Loans that are not individually evaluated for impairment are included in pools of homogeneous loans for evaluation of related allowance reserves.
 
 
 
At September 30, 2017
 
 
 
Unpaid
 
 
 
Net
 
 
 
Principal
Related
Recorded
 
Recorded
(In Thousands)
Balance
Charge-offs
Investment
Allowance(1)
Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a related allowance
$
2,407

$

$
2,407

$
(463
)
$
1,944

 
 
Without a related allowance(2)
7,013

(1,030
)
5,983


5,983

 
Total single-family
9,420

(1,030
)
8,390

(463
)
7,927

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a related allowance
79


79

(15
)
64

Total commercial business loans
79


79

(15
)
64

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total non-performing loans
$
9,499

$
(1,030
)
$
8,469

$
(478
)
$
7,991


(1) Consists of collectively and individually evaluated allowances, specifically assigned to the individual loan, and fair value credit adjustments.
(2) There was no related allowance for loan losses because the loans have been charged-off to their fair value or the fair value of the collateral is higher than the loan balance.


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At June 30, 2017
 
 
 
Unpaid
 
 
 
Net
 
 
 
Principal
Related
Recorded
 
Recorded
(In Thousands)
Balance
Charge-offs
Investment
Allowance(1)
Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a related allowance
$
1,821

$

$
1,821

$
(325
)
$
1,496

 
 
Without a related allowance(2)
7,119

(886
)
6,233


6,233

 
Total single-family
8,940

(886
)
8,054

(325
)
7,729

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Without a related allowance(2)
201


201


201

 
Total commercial real estate
201


201


201

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a related allowance
80


80

(15
)
65

Total commercial business loans
80


80

(15
)
65

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total non-performing loans
$
9,221

$
(886
)
$
8,335

$
(340
)
$
7,995


(1) Consists of collectively and individually evaluated allowances, specifically assigned to the individual loan.
(2) There was no related allowance for loan losses because the loans have been charged-off to their fair value or the fair value of the collateral is higher than the loan balance.

At both September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, there were no commitments to lend additional funds to those borrowers whose loans were classified as non-performing.

For the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Corporation’s average recorded investment in non-performing loans was $7.9 million and $11.5 million, respectively.  The Corporation records payments on non-performing loans utilizing the cash basis or cost recovery method of accounting during the periods when the loans are on non-performing status.  For both quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, interest income of $160,000 and $69,000, respectively, was recognized, based on cash receipts from loan payments on non-performing loans and $94,000 and $67,000, respectively, was collected and applied to reduce the loan balances under the cost recovery method. Forgone interest income, which would have been recorded had the non-performing loans been current in accordance with their original terms, amounted to $49,000 and $39,000 for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and was not included in the results of operations.




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The following table presents the average recorded investment in non-performing loans and the related interest income recognized for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
 
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
Average
Interest
 
Average
Interest
 
 
 
Recorded
Income
 
Recorded
Income
(In Thousands)
Investment
Recognized
 
Investment
Recognized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Without related allowances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
$
6,167

$
135

 
$
7,310

$
35

 
 
Multi-family


 
379


 
 
Commercial real estate
67

13

 


 
 
 
6,234

148

 
7,689

35

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With related allowances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
1,609

11

 
3,230

27

 
 
Multi-family


 
467

5

 
Commercial business loans
79

1

 
94

2

 
 
1,688

12

 
3,791

34

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
$
7,922

$
160

 
$
11,480

$
69

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, there were no loans that were newly modified from their original terms, re-underwritten or identified in the Corporation’s asset quality reports as restructured loans. During the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, no restructured loans were in default within a 12-month period subsequent to their original restructuring.  Additionally, during the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, there were no loans whose modification was extended beyond the initial maturity of the modification. At both September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, there were no commitments to lend additional funds to those borrowers whose loans were restructured.

As of September 30, 2017, the Corporation held 12 restructured loans with a net outstanding balance of $4.5 milliontwo were classified as special mention on accrual status ($996,000); and 10 were classified as substandard ($3.5 million, all on non-accrual status). As of June 30, 2017, the Corporation held 10 restructured loans with a net outstanding balance of $3.6 million:  one was classified as special mention on accrual status ($506,000); and nine were classified as substandard ($3.1 million, all on non-accrual status). Substandard assets have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Corporation will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.  Assets that do not currently expose the Corporation to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification but possess weaknesses are designated as special mention and are closely monitored by the Corporation.  As of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, $1.4 million or 32%, and $1.7 million or 46%, respectively, of the restructured loans were current with respect to their modified payment terms.

The Corporation upgrades restructured single-family loans to the pass category if the borrower has demonstrated satisfactory contractual payments for at least six consecutive months; 12 months for those loans that were restructured more than once; and if the borrower has demonstrated satisfactory contractual payments beyond 12 consecutive months, the loan is no longer categorized as a restructured loan.  In addition to the payment history described above, multi-family, commercial real estate, construction and commercial business loans (which are sometimes referred to in this report as “preferred loans”) must also demonstrate a combination of the following characteristics to be upgraded: satisfactory cash flow, satisfactory guarantor support, and additional collateral support, among others.

To qualify for restructuring, a borrower must provide evidence of their creditworthiness such as, current financial statements, their most recent income tax returns, current paystubs, current W-2s, and most recent bank statements, among other documents, which


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are then verified by the Corporation.  The Corporation re-underwrites the loan with the borrower’s updated financial information, new credit report, current loan balance, new interest rate, remaining loan term, updated property value and modified payment schedule, among other considerations, to determine if the borrower qualifies.

The following table summarizes at the dates indicated the restructured loan balances, net of allowance for loan losses, by loan type and non-accrual versus accrual status:
 
At
At
(In Thousands)
September 30, 2017
June 30, 2017
Restructured loans on non-accrual status:
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
Single-family
$
3,393

$
3,061

Commercial business loans
64

65

Total
3,457

3,126

 
 
 
Restructured loans on accrual status:
 

 

Mortgage loans:
 

 

Single-family
996

506

Total
996

506

 
 
 
Total restructured loans
$
4,453

$
3,632


The following tables identify the Corporation’s total recorded investment in restructured loans by type at the dates and for the periods indicated.
 
 
 
At September 30, 2017
 
 
 
Unpaid
 
 
 
Net
 
 
 
Principal
Related
Recorded
 
Recorded
(In Thousands)
Balance
Charge-offs
Investment
Allowance(1)
Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a related allowance
$
482

$

$
482

$
(97
)
$
385

 
 
Without a related allowance(2)
4,559

(555
)
4,004


4,004

 
Total single-family
5,041

(555
)
4,486

(97
)
4,389

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a related allowance
79


79

(15
)
64

Total commercial business loans
79


79

(15
)
64

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total restructured loans
$
5,120

$
(555
)
$
4,565

$
(112
)
$
4,453


(1) Consists of collectively and individually evaluated allowances, specifically assigned to the individual loan.
(2) There was no related allowance for loan losses because the loans have been charged-off to their fair value or the fair value of the collateral is higher than the loan balance.



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At June 30, 2017
 
 
 
Unpaid
 
 
 
Net
 
 
 
Principal
Related
Recorded
 
Recorded
(In Thousands)
Balance
Charge-offs
Investment
Allowance(1)
Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a related allowance
$
485

$

$
485

$
(97
)
$
388

 
 
Without a related allowance(2)
3,618

(439
)
3,179


3,179

 
Total single-family
4,103

(439
)
3,664

(97
)
3,567

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
With a related allowance
80


80

(15
)
65

Total commercial business loans
80


80

(15
)
65

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total restructured loans
$
4,183

$
(439
)
$
3,744

$
(112
)
$
3,632


(1) Consists of collectively and individually evaluated allowances, specifically assigned to the individual loan.
(2) There was no related allowance for loan losses because the loans have been charged-off to their fair value or the fair value of the collateral is higher than the loan balance.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, no properties were acquired in the settlement of loans, while two previously foreclosed upon properties were sold.  This compares to the quarter ended September 30, 2016 when three properties were acquired in the settlement of loans, while one previously foreclosed upon property was sold. As of September 30, 2017, there was no outstanding real estate owned. This compares to the real estate owned net fair value of $1.6 million at June 30, 2017, comprised of one property located in California and one property located in Arizona.  A new appraisal was obtained on each of the properties at the time of foreclosure and fair value was derived by using the lower of the appraised value or the listing price of the property, net of selling costs.  Any initial loss was recorded as a charge to the allowance for loan losses before being transferred to real estate owned.  Subsequent to transfer to real estate owned, if there is further deterioration in real estate values, specific real estate owned loss reserves are established and charged to the statement of operations.  In addition, the Corporation records costs to carry real estate owned as real estate operating expenses as incurred.


Note 7: Derivative and Other Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risks

The Corporation 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 in the form of originating loans or providing funds under existing lines of credit, loan sale commitments to third parties and option contracts.  These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.  The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss, in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to these financial instruments, is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments.  The Corporation uses the same credit policies in entering into financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.  As of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, the Corporation had commitments to extend credit (on loans to be held for investment and loans to be held for sale) of $96.3 million and $111.8 million, respectively.



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The following table provides information at the dates indicated regarding undisbursed funds to borrowers on existing lines of credit with the Corporation as well as commitments to originate loans to be held for investment at the dates indicated below.
Commitments
September 30, 2017
June 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Undisbursed loan funds – Construction loans
$
8,189

$
9,015

Undisbursed lines of credit – Commercial business loans
674

646

Undisbursed lines of credit – Consumer loans
549

562

Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for investment
4,276

19,119

Total
$
13,688

$
29,342


The following table provides information regarding the allowance for loan losses for the undisbursed funds and commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for investment for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
 
For the Quarters
Ended
September 30,
(In Thousands)
2017
2016
Balance, beginning of the period
$
277

$
204

Recovery
(64
)
(31
)
Balance, end of the period
$
213

$
173


In accordance with ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” and interpretations of the Derivatives Implementation Group of the FASB, the fair value of the commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale, loan sale commitments, to be announced (“TBA”) MBS trades, put option contracts and call option contracts are recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.  At September 30, 2017, $1.1 million was included in other assets and $49,000 was included in other liabilities; at June 30, 2017, $1.5 million was included in other assets and $38,000 was included in other liabilities.  The Corporation does not apply hedge accounting to its derivative financial instruments; therefore, all changes in fair value are recorded in earnings.

The net impact of derivative financial instruments is recorded within the gain on sale of loans contained in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:
 
For the Quarters
Ended
September 30,
Derivative Financial Instruments
2017
2016
(In Thousands)
 
 
Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale
$
(122
)
$
(1,211
)
Mandatory loan sale commitments and TBA MBS trades
(209
)
1,797

Option contracts, net
(37
)
(22
)
Total net (loss) gain
$
(368
)
$
564




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The outstanding derivative financial instruments and other loan sale agreements at the dates indicated were as follows:
 
September 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
Derivative Financial Instruments
Amount
Fair
Value
 
Amount
Fair
Value
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale (1)
$
92,065

$
687

 
$
92,726

$
809

Best efforts loan sale commitments
(22,965
)

 
(17,225
)

Mandatory loan sale commitments and TBA MBS trades
(185,888
)
377

 
(179,777
)
586

Option contracts, net


 
(3,000
)
37

Total
$
(116,788
)
$
1,064

 
$
(107,276
)
$
1,432


(1) 
Net of 27.8% at September 30, 2017 and 25.7% at June 30, 2017 of commitments which management has estimated may not fund.


Note 8: Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Corporation adopted ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” and elected the fair value option pursuant to ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” on loans originated for sale by PBM.  ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  ASC 825 permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other assets and liabilities at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis (the “Fair Value Option”) at specified election dates.  At each subsequent reporting date, an entity is required to report unrealized gains and losses on items in earnings for which the fair value option has been elected.  The objective of the Fair Value Option is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.

The following table describes the difference at the dates indicated between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans held for investment at fair value and loans held for sale at fair value:
 
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Aggregate
Fair Value
Aggregate
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Unrealized
(Loss) Gain
As of September 30, 2017:
 
 
 
Loans held for investment, at fair value
$
6,924

$
7,167

$
(243
)
Loans held for sale, at fair value
$
127,234

$
123,352

$
3,882

 
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2017:
 
 
 
Loans held for investment, at fair value
$
6,445

$
6,696

$
(251
)
Loans held for sale, at fair value
$
116,548

$
112,940

$
3,608


ASC 820-10-65-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly,” provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements,” when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased.

ASC 820 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used in fair value calculations.  The three levels of inputs are defined as follows:


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Level 1
-
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation has the ability to access at the measurement date.
 
Level 2
-
Observable inputs other than Level 1 such as: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated to observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
 
Level 3
-
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that use significant assumptions, including assumptions of risks.  These unobservable assumptions reflect the Corporation’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  Valuation techniques include the use of pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

ASC 820 requires the Corporation to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  If a financial instrument uses inputs that fall in different levels of the hierarchy, the instrument will be categorized based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value calculation.

The Corporation’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of investment securities available for sale, loans held for investment at fair value, loans held for sale at fair value, interest-only strips and derivative financial instruments; while non-performing loans, mortgage servicing assets ("MSA") and real estate owned are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

Investment securities - available for sale are primarily comprised of U.S. government agency MBS and U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS.  The Corporation utilizes quoted prices in active and less than active markets for similar securities for its fair value measurement of MBS and debt securities (Level 2) and broker price indications for similar securities in non-active markets for its fair value measurement of the CMO (Level 3).

Derivative financial instruments are comprised of commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale, mandatory loan sale commitments, TBA MBS trades and option contracts.  The fair value of TBA MBS trades is determined using quoted secondary-market prices (Level 2).  The fair values of other derivative financial instruments are determined by quoted prices for a similar commitment or commitments, adjusted for the specific attributes of each commitment (Level 3).

Loans held for investment at fair value are primarily single-family loans which have been transferred from loans held for sale.  The fair value is determined by the quoted secondary-market prices which account for interest rate characteristics, and are then adjusted for management estimates of the specific credit risk attributes of each loan (Level 3).

Loans held for sale at fair value are primarily single-family loans.  The fair value is determined, when possible, using quoted secondary-market prices such as mandatory loan sale commitments.  If no such quoted price exists, the fair value of a loan is determined by quoted prices for a similar loan or loans, adjusted for the specific attributes of each loan (Level 2).

Non-performing loans are loans which are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrowers or of the collateral pledged.  The non-performing loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Corporation will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.  The fair value of a non-performing loan is determined based on an observable market price or current appraised value of the underlying collateral.  Appraised and reported values may be discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the borrower.  For non-performing loans which are restructured loans, the fair value is derived from discounted cash flow analysis (Level 3), except those which are in the process of foreclosure or 90 days delinquent for which the fair value is derived from the appraised value of its collateral (Level 2).  For other non-performing loans which are not restructured loans, other than non-performing commercial real estate loans, the fair value is derived from relative value analysis: historical experience and management estimates by loan type for which collectively evaluated allowances are assigned (Level 3); or the appraised value of its collateral for loans which are in the process of foreclosure or where borrowers file bankruptcy (Level 2).  For non-performing commercial real estate loans, the fair value is derived from the appraised value of its collateral (Level 2). Non-performing loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional allowance and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors identified above.  This loss is not recorded directly as an adjustment to current earnings or other comprehensive income (loss), but rather as a component in determining the overall adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  These adjustments to the estimated fair value of non-performing loans may result in increases or decreases to the provision for loan losses recorded in current earnings.



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The Corporation uses the amortization method for its MSA, which amortizes the MSA in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income and assesses the MSA for impairment based on fair value at each reporting date.  The fair value of MSA is derived using the present value method; which includes a third party’s prepayment projections of similar instruments, weighted-average coupon rates and the estimated average life (Level 3).

The rights to future income from serviced loans that exceed contractually specified servicing fees are recorded as interest-only strips.  The fair value of interest-only strips is derived using the same assumptions that are used to value the related MSA (Level 3).

The fair value of real estate owned is derived from the lower of the appraised value or the listing price, net of estimated selling costs (Level 2).

The Corporation’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  While management believes the Corporation’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

The following fair value hierarchy tables present information at the dates indicated about the Corporation’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
Fair Value Measurement at September 30, 2017 Using:
(In Thousands)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Investment securities - available for sale:
 
 
 
 
U.S. government agency MBS
$

$
5,142

$

$
5,142

U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS

3,350


3,350

Private issue CMO


448

448

Investment securities - available for sale

8,492

448

8,940

 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment, at fair value


6,924

6,924

Loans held for sale, at fair value

127,234


127,234

Interest-only strips


28

28

 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale


726

726

Mandatory loan sale commitments


6

6

TBA MBS trades

381


381

Derivative assets

381

732

1,113

Total assets
$

$
136,107

$
8,132

$
144,239

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale
$

$

$
39

$
39

Mandatory loan sale commitments


10

10

Derivative liabilities


49

49

Total liabilities
$

$

$
49

$
49






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Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2017 Using:
(In Thousands)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Investment securities - available for sale:
 
 
 
 
U.S. government agency MBS
$

$
5,383

$

$
5,383

U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS

3,474


3,474

Private issue CMO


461

461

Investment securities - available for sale

8,857

461

9,318

 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment, at fair value


6,445

6,445

Loans held for sale, at fair value

116,548


116,548

Interest-only strips


31

31

 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale


847

847

Mandatory loan sale commitments


47

47

TBA MBS trades

539


539

Option contracts


37

37

Derivative assets

539

931

1,470

Total assets
$

$
125,944

$
7,868

$
133,812

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale
$

$

$
38

$
38

Derivative liabilities


38

38

Total liabilities
$

$

$
38

$
38




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The following tables summarize reconciliations of the beginning and ending balances during the periods shown of recurring fair value measurements recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition using Level 3 inputs:
 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
 
Fair Value Measurement
Using Significant Other Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Private
Issue
CMO
Loans Held For Investment, at fair value (1)
 
 
Interest-
Only
Strips
Loan
Commit-
ments to
Originate (2)
Manda-
tory
Commit-
ments (3)
 
 
 
Option
Contracts
 
 
 
 
Total
Beginning balance at June 30, 2017
$
461

$
6,445

$
31

$
809

$
47

$
37

$
7,830

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
 

 
 
 
 
 
Included in earnings

8


(122
)
(53
)
(37
)
(204
)
Included in other comprehensive loss
1


(3
)



(2
)
Purchases







Issuances







Settlements
(14
)
(51
)


2


(63
)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

522





522

Ending balance at September 30, 2017
$
448

$
6,924

$
28

$
687

$
(4
)
$

$
8,083


(1) 
The valuation of loans held for investment at fair value includes the management estimates of the specific credit risk attributes of each loan (Level 3), in addition to the quoted secondary-market prices which account for interest rate characteristics.
(2) 
Consists of commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale.
(3) 
Consists of mandatory loan sale commitments.

 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2016
 
Fair Value Measurement
Using Significant Other Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Private
Issue
CMO
Loans Held For Investment, at fair value (1)
 
 
Interest-
Only
Strips
Loan
Commit-
ments to
 Originate (2)
Manda-
tory
Commit-
ments (3)
 
 
 
Option
Contracts
 
 
 
 
Total
Beginning balance at June 30, 2016
$
601

$
5,159

$
47

$
3,785

$
(31
)
$

$
9,561

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
 

 
 
 
 
 
Included in earnings

38


(1,211
)
(5
)
(22
)
(1,200
)
Included in other
  comprehensive income (loss)
1


(5
)



(4
)
Purchases





44

44

Issuances







Settlements
(42
)
(428
)


12


(458
)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

760





760

Ending balance at September 30, 2016
$
560

$
5,529

$
42

$
2,574

$
(24
)
$
22

$
8,703


(1) 
The valuation of loans held for investment at fair value includes the management estimates of the specific credit risk attributes of each loan (Level 3), in addition to the quoted secondary-market prices which account for interest rate characteristics.
(2) 
Consists of commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale.
(3) 
Consists of mandatory loan sale commitments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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The following fair value hierarchy tables present information about the Corporation’s assets measured at fair value at the dates indicated on a nonrecurring basis:
 
Fair Value Measurement at September 30, 2017 Using:
(In Thousands)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Non-performing loans 
$

$
6,222

$
1,769

$
7,991

MSA


412

412

Real estate owned, net 




Total
$

$
6,222

$
2,181

$
8,403


 
Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2017 Using:
(In Thousands)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Non-performing loans 
$

$
7,049

$
946

$
7,995

MSA


407

407

Real estate owned, net 

1,615


1,615

Total
$

$
8,664

$
1,353

$
10,017




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The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for assets and liabilities, including derivative financial instruments, which are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of September 30, 2017:
(Dollars In Thousands)
Fair Value
As of
September 30,
2017
Valuation
Techniques
Unobservable Inputs
Range (1)
(Weighted Average)
Impact to
Valuation
from an
Increase in
Inputs (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available - for sale: Private issue CMO
$
448

Market comparable pricing
Comparability adjustment
0.5% – 1.7% (1.5%)
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment,
    at fair value
$
6,924

Relative value
analysis
Broker quotes

Credit risk factors
98.4% –  105.3%
(101.7%) of par
1.2% - 100.0% (5.0%)
Increase

Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-performing loans
$
64

Discounted cash flow
Default rates
5.0%
Decrease
Non-performing loans
$
1,705

Relative value analysis
Loss severity
20.0% - 30.0% (20.8%)
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
MSA
$
412

Discounted cash flow
Prepayment speed (CPR)
Discount rate
13.1% - 60.0% (23.1%)
9.0% - 10.5% (9.2%)
Decrease
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-only strips
$
28

Discounted cash flow
Prepayment speed (CPR)
Discount rate
15.4% - 27.3% (25.7%)
9.0%
Decrease
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale
$
726

Relative value analysis
TBA-MBS broker quotes
 
Fall-out ratio (3)
98.9% –  104.6%
(102.0%) of par
15.8% - 29.4% (27.8%)
Increase
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory loan sale commitments
$
6

Relative value analysis
TBA MBS broker quotes
Roll-forward costs (4)
103.9% of par
0.008%
Decrease 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale
$
39

Relative value analysis
TBA-MBS broker quotes
 
Fall-out ratio (3)
100.8% –  104.8%
(102.4%) of par
15.8% - 29.4% (27.8%)
Increase
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory loan sale commitments
$
10

Relative value analysis
TBA MBS broker quotes 

Roll-forward costs (4)
101.3% - 103.9%
(103.3%) of par
0.008%
Decrease 
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
The range is based on the estimated fair values and management estimates.
(2) 
Unless otherwise noted, this column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs in isolation could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.
(3) 
The percentage of commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale which management has estimated may not fund.
(4) 
An estimated cost to roll forward the mandatory loan sale commitments which management has estimated may not be delivered to the corresponding investors in a timely manner.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation’s assets and liabilities include the following: prepayment speeds, discount rates, MBS – TBA quotes, fallout ratios, broker quotes and roll-forward costs, among others.  Significant increases or decreases in any of these inputs in isolation could result in significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. The various unobservable inputs used to determine valuations may have similar or diverging impacts on valuation.


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The carrying amount and fair value of the Corporation’s other financial instruments as of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017 was as follows:
 
September 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities - held to maturity
$
64,751

$
64,928


$
64,928

$

Loans held for investment, not recorded at fair value
$
901,136

$
890,098



$
890,098

FHLB – San Francisco stock
$
8,108

$
8,108


$
8,108


 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
927,016

$
895,912



$
895,912

Borrowings
$
121,206

$
122,147



$
122,147


 
June 30, 2017
(In Thousands)
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities - held to maturity
$
60,441

$
60,629


$
60,629


Loans held for investment, not recorded at fair value
$
898,474

$
885,650



$
885,650

FHLB – San Francisco stock
$
8,108

$
8,108


$
8,108


 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
926,521

$
896,140



$
896,140

Borrowings
$
126,226

$
126,083



$
126,083


Investment securities - held to maturity: The investment securities - held to maturity consist of time deposits at CRA qualified minority financial institutions and U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS. Due to the short-term nature of the time deposits, the principal balances approximated fair value (Level 2). For the MBS, the Corporation utilizes quoted prices in active and less than active markets for similar securities for its fair value measurement of MBS and debt securities (Level 2).

Loans held for investment, not recorded at fair value: For loans that reprice frequently at market rates, the carrying amount approximates the fair value.  For fixed-rate loans, the fair value is determined by either (i) discounting the estimated future cash flows of such loans over their estimated remaining contractual maturities using a current interest rate at which such loans would be made to borrowers, or (ii) quoted market prices. The allowance for loan losses is subtracted as an estimate of the underlying credit risk.

FHLB – San Francisco stock: The carrying amount reported for FHLB – San Francisco stock approximates fair value. When redeemed, the Corporation will receive an amount equal to the par value of the stock.

Deposits: The fair value of time deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation. The discount rate is based upon rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.  The fair value of transaction accounts (checking, money market and savings accounts) is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation and management estimates of current market conditions.

Borrowings: The fair value of borrowings has been estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation.  The discount rate on such borrowings is based upon rates currently offered for borrowings of similar remaining maturities.



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The Corporation has various processes and controls in place to ensure that fair value is reasonably estimated.  The Corporation generally determines fair value of their Level 3 assets and liabilities by using internally developed models which primarily utilize discounted cash flow techniques and prices obtained from independent management services or brokers.  The Corporation performs due diligence procedures over third-party pricing service providers in order to support their use in the valuation process.  The fair values of investment securities, commitments to extend credit on loans held for sale, mandatory commitments and option contracts are determined from the independent management services or brokers; while the fair value of MSA and interest-only strips are determined using the internally developed models which are based on discounted cash flow analysis.  The fair value of non-performing loans is determined by calculating discounted cash flows, relative value analysis or collateral value, less selling costs.

While the Corporation believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.  During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, there were no significant changes to the Corporation’s valuation techniques that had, or are expected to have, a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.


Note 9: Incentive Plans

As of September 30, 2017, the Corporation had two active share-based compensation plans, which are described below.  These plans are the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”) and the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (“2010 Plan”). Additionally, the Corporation had one inactive share-based compensation plan - the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (“2006 Plan”) where no new awards can be granted but outstanding grants remain eligible for exercise.

For the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the compensation cost for these plans was $266,000 and $702,000, respectively.  The income tax benefit recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations per adoption of ASU 2016-09 for share-based compensation plans for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $27,000; while the income tax benefit recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for share-based compensation plans for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was $187,000.

Equity Incentive Plans.  The Corporation established and the shareholders approved the 2013 Plan, the 2010 Plan and the 2006 Plan (collectively, "the Plans") for directors, advisory directors, directors emeriti, officers and employees of the Corporation and its subsidiary.  The 2013 Plan authorizes 300,000 stock options and 300,000 shares of restricted stock.  The 2013 Plan also provides that no person may be granted more than 60,000 stock options or 45,000 shares of restricted stock in any one year. The 2010 Plan authorizes 586,250 stock options and 288,750 shares of restricted stock.  The 2010 Plan also provides that no person may be granted more than 117,250 stock options or 43,312 shares of restricted stock in any one year.  The 2006 Plan authorized 365,000 stock options and 185,000 shares of restricted stock.  The 2006 Plan also provided that no person was granted more than 73,000 stock options or 27,750 shares of restricted stock in any one year.

Equity Incentive Plans - Stock Options.  Under the Plans, options may not be granted at a price less than the fair market value at the date of the grant.  Options typically vest over a five-year or shorter period as long as the director, advisory director, director emeritus, officer or employee remains in service to the Corporation.  The options are exercisable after vesting for up to the remaining term of the original grant.  The maximum term of the options granted is 10 years.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions.  The expected volatility is based on implied volatility from historical common stock closing prices for the prior 84 months.  The expected dividend yield is based on the most recent quarterly dividend on an annualized basis.  The expected term is based on the historical experience of all fully vested stock option grants and is reviewed annually.  The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury note rate with a term similar to the underlying stock option on the particular grant date.
 
 
 
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, no options were granted, while 21,500 options were exercised and 2,500 options were forfeited.  This compares to the first quarter of fiscal 2017 when 20,000 options were granted, while 15,000 options were exercised and 16,000 options were forfeited. As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, there were 147,500 and 131,750 stock options available for future grants under the Plans, respectively.



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The following table summarizes the stock option activity in the Plans for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
Options
Shares
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
($000)
Outstanding at June 30, 2017
615,250

$12.14
 
 
Granted

$—
 
 
Exercised
(21,500
)
$8.23
 
 
Forfeited
(2,500
)
$14.59
 
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2017
591,250

$12.27
5.56
$4,337
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2017
553,100

$12.05
5.43
$4,163
Exercisable at September 30, 2017
390,500

$10.73
4.69
$3,463
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, there was $777,000 and $1.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense, respectively, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements under the Plans.  The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years and 2.1 years, respectively.  The forfeiture rate during the first three months of fiscal 2018 and 2017 was 20 percent for both periods, and was calculated by using the historical forfeiture experience of stock option grants and is reviewed annually.

Equity Incentive Plans – Restricted Stock.  The Corporation used 300,000 shares, 288,750 shares and 185,000 shares of its treasury stock to fund the 2013 Plan, the 2010 Plan and the 2006 Plan, respectively.  Awarded shares typically vest over a five-year or shorter period as long as the director, advisory director, director emeriti, officer or employee remains in service to the Corporation.  Once vested, a recipient of restricted stock will have all rights of a shareholder, including the power to vote and the right to receive dividends.  The Corporation recognizes compensation expense for the restricted stock awards based on the fair value of the shares at the award date.

There was no restricted stock activity in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, other than the forfeiture of 2,000 shares of restricted stock. This compares to the award of 15,000 shares, the forfeiture of 7,000 shares and the vesting of 87,750 shares of restricted stock in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, there were 267,750 shares and 268,850 shares of restricted stock, respectively available for future awards under the Plans.

The following table summarizes the unvested restricted stock activity in the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
Unvested Shares
Shares
Weighted-Average
Award Date
Fair Value
Unvested at June 30, 2017
111,000

$14.16
Granted

$—
Vested

$—
Forfeited
(2,000
)
$13.30
Unvested at September 30, 2017
109,000

$14.45
Expected to vest at September 30, 2017
87,200

$14.45
 
 
 


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As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, the unrecognized compensation expense was $1.0 million and $1.8 million, respectively, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements under the Plans, and reported as a reduction to stockholders’ equity.  This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years and 2.3 years, respectively.  Similar to stock options, a forfeiture rate of 20 percent has been applied for the restricted stock compensation expense calculations in the first three months of fiscal 2018 and 2017.

Stock Option Plan.  The Corporation established the Stock Option Plan for key employees and eligible directors under which options to acquire up to 352,500 shares of common stock may be granted.  Under the Stock Option Plan, stock options may not be granted at a price less than the fair market value at the date of the grant.  Stock options typically vest over a five-year period on a pro-rata basis as long as the employee or director remains in service to the Corporation.  The stock options are exercisable after vesting for up to the remaining term of the original grant.  The maximum term of the stock options granted is 10 years.  As of September 30, 2017, no stock options remain available for future grants under the Stock Option Plan, which expired in November 2013.

The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions.  The expected volatility was based on implied volatility from historical common stock closing prices for the prior 84 months.  The expected dividend yield was based on the most recent quarterly dividend on an annualized basis.  The expected term was based on the historical experience of stock option grants and is reviewed annually.  The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury note rate with a term similar to the underlying stock option on the particular grant date.

For the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and 2017, there was no activity in the Stock Option Plan, except forfeitures of 50,000 shares and 12,500 shares, respectively. As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, there were no stock options available for future grants under the Stock Option Plan.

The following table summarizes the activity in the Stock Option Plan for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
Options
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
($000)
Outstanding at June 30, 2017
50,000

$19.92
 
 
Granted

$—
 
 
Exercised

$—
 
 
Forfeited
(50,000
)
$19.92
 
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2017

$—
0
$—
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2017

$—
0
$—
Exercisable at September 30, 2017

$—
0
$—
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, there was no unrecognized compensation expense at either date, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements under the Stock Option Plan.




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Note 10: Reclassification adjustment of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("AOCI")

The following tables provide the changes in AOCI by component for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.
 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
 
Unrealized gains and losses on
 
(In Thousands)
Investment securities available for sale
Interest-only strips
Total
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance at June 30, 2017
$
211

$
18

$
229

 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
3

(2
)
1

Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income



Net other comprehensive income (loss)
3

(2
)
1

 
 
 
 
Ending balance at September 30, 2017
$
214

$
16

$
230


 
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2016
 
Unrealized gains and losses on
 
(In Thousands)
Investment securities available for sale
Interest-only strips
Total
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance at June 30, 2016
$
286

$
27

$
313

 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
(30
)
(3
)
(33
)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income



Net other comprehensive loss
(30
)
(3
)
(33
)
 
 
 
 
Ending balance at September 30, 2016
$
256

$
24

$
280

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 11: Offsetting Derivative and Other Financial Instruments

The Corporation’s derivative transactions are generally governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreements and similar arrangements, which include provisions governing the setoff of assets and liabilities between the parties. When the Corporation has more than one outstanding derivative transaction with a single counterparty, the setoff provisions contained within these agreements generally allow the non-defaulting party the right to reduce its liability to the defaulting party by amounts eligible for setoff, including the collateral received as well as eligible offsetting transactions with that counterparty, irrespective of the currency, place of payment, or booking office. The Corporation’s policy is to present its derivative assets and derivative liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition on a net basis. The derivative assets and liabilities are comprised of mandatory loan sale commitments, TBA MBS trades and option contracts.



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The following tables present the gross and net amounts of derivative assets and liabilities and other financial instruments as reported in the Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition, and the gross amount not offset in the Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of the dates indicated.

As of September 30, 2017:
 
 
Gross
Net
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Offset in the
of Assets in
Gross Amount Not Offset in
 
 
 
Condensed
the Condensed
the Condensed Consolidated
 
 
Gross
Consolidated
Consolidated
Statements of Financial Condition
 
 
Amount of
Statements
Statements
 
Cash
 
 
Recognized
of Financial
of Financial
Financial
Collateral
Net
(In Thousands)
Assets
Condition
Condition
Instruments
Received
Amount
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Derivatives
$
387

$

$
387

$

$

$
387

Total
$
387

$

$
387

$

$

$
387


 
 
Gross
Net
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Offset in the
of Liabilities in
Gross Amount Not Offset in
 
 
 
Condensed
the Condensed
the Condensed Consolidated
 
 
Gross
Consolidated
Consolidated
Statements of Financial Condition
 
 
Amount of
Statements
Statements
 
Cash
 
 
Recognized
of Financial
of Financial
Financial
Collateral
Net
(In Thousands)
Liabilities
Condition
Condition
Instruments
Received
Amount
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Derivatives
$
10

$

$
10

$

$

$
10

Total
$
10

$

$
10

$

$

$
10




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As of June 30, 2017:
 
 
Gross
Net
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Offset in the
of Assets in
Gross Amount Not Offset in
 
 
 
Condensed
the Condensed
the Condensed Consolidated
 
 
Gross
Consolidated
Consolidated
Statements of Financial Condition
 
 
Amount of
Statements
Statements
 
Cash
 
 
Recognized
of Financial
of Financial
Financial
Collateral
Net
(In Thousands)
Assets
Condition
Condition
Instruments
Received
Amount
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Derivatives
$
623

$

$
623

$

$

$
623

Total
$
623

$

$
623

$

$

$
623


 
 
Gross
Net
 
 
 
 
 
Amount
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Offset in the
of Liabilities in
Gross Amount Not Offset in
 
 
 
Condensed
the Condensed
the Condensed Consolidated
 
 
Gross
Consolidated
Consolidated
Statements of Financial Condition
 
 
Amount of
Statements
Statements
 
Cash
 
 
Recognized
of Financial
of Financial
Financial
Collateral
Net
(In Thousands)
Liabilities
Condition
Condition
Instruments
Received
Amount
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Derivatives
$

$

$

$

$

$

Total
$

$

$

$

$

$



Note 12: Subsequent Event

On October 24, 2017, the Corporation announced that the Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share.  Shareholders of the Corporation’s common stock at the close of business on November 14, 2017 will be entitled to receive the cash dividend.  The cash dividend will be payable on December 5, 2017.


ITEM 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was organized in January 1996 for the purpose of becoming the holding company of Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. ("the Bank") upon the Bank’s conversion from a federal mutual to a federal stock savings bank (“Conversion”).  The Conversion was completed on June 27, 1996.  The Corporation is regulated by the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”).  At September 30, 2017, the Corporation had total assets of $1.19 billion, total deposits of $927.0 million and total stockholders’ equity of $124.9 million.  The Corporation has not engaged in any significant activity other than holding the stock of the Bank.  Accordingly, the information set forth in this report, including financial statements and related data, relates primarily to the Bank and its subsidiaries.  As used in this report, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” and “Corporation” refer to Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

The Bank, founded in 1956, is a federally chartered stock savings bank headquartered in Riverside, California.  The Bank is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), its primary federal regulator, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the insurer of its deposits.  The Bank’s deposits are federally insured up to applicable limits by the FDIC.  The Bank has been a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System since 1956.


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The Corporation’s business consists of community banking activities and mortgage banking activities, conducted by Provident Bank and Provident Bank Mortgage ("PBM"), a division of the Bank.  Community banking activities primarily consist of accepting deposits from customers within the communities surrounding the Bank’s full service offices and investing those funds in single-family loans, multi-family loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, commercial business loans, consumer loans and other real estate loans.  The Bank also offers business checking accounts, other business banking services, and services loans for others.  Mortgage banking activities consist of the origination, purchase and sale of mortgage loans secured primarily by single-family residences.  The Bank currently operates 14 retail/business banking offices in Riverside County and San Bernardino County (commonly known as the Inland Empire).  Provident Bank Mortgage operates two wholesale loan production offices: one in Pleasanton and one in Rancho Cucamonga, California; and nine retail loan production offices located throughout California.  The Corporation’s revenues are derived principally from interest on its loans and investment securities and fees generated through its community banking and mortgage banking activities.  There are various risks inherent in the Corporation’s business including, among others, the general business environment, interest rates, the California real estate market, the demand for loans, the prepayment of loans, the repurchase of loans previously sold to investors, the secondary market conditions to sell loans, competitive conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, fraud and other risks.

The Corporation began to distribute quarterly cash dividends in the quarter ended December 31, 2002.  On July 31, 2017, the Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share for the Corporation’s shareholders of record at the close of business on August 21, 2017, which was paid on September 11, 2017.  Future declarations or payments of dividends will be subject to the consideration of the Corporation’s Board of Directors, which will take into account the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations, tax considerations, capital requirements, industry standards, legal restrictions, economic conditions and other factors, including the regulatory restrictions which affect the payment of dividends by the Bank to the Corporation.  Under Delaware law, dividends may be paid either out of surplus or, if there is no surplus, out of net profits for the current fiscal year and/or the preceding fiscal year in which the dividend is declared. For further discussion, see Note 12 of the Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.  The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying selected Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Safe-Harbor Statement

Certain matters in this Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  This Form 10-Q contains statements that the Corporation believes are “forward-looking statements.”  These statements relate to the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance or business.  When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements the Corporation may make.  Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Corporation.  There are a number of important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and these forward-looking statements.  Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and charge-offs and changes in our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses that may be impacted by deterioration in the residential and commercial real estate markets and may lead to increased losses and non-performing assets and may result in our allowance for loan losses not being adequate to cover actual losses and require us to materially increase our reserve; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market areas; secondary market conditions for loans and our ability to sell loans in the secondary market; results of examinations of the Corporation by the FRB or of the Bank by the OCC or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, require us to enter into a formal enforcement action or to increase our allowance for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, or impose additional requirements and restrictions on us, any of which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including changes in regulatory policies and principles, including the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules, including as a result of Basel III; the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd Frank Act") and the implementing regulations; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to


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regulatory actions; adverse changes in the securities markets; our ability to attract and retain deposits; increases in premiums for deposit insurance; our ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; difficulties in reducing risk associated with the loans on our balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our workforce and potential associated charges; computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience a security breach; our ability to implement our branch expansion strategy; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel we have acquired or may in the future acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames and any goodwill charges related thereto; our ability to manage loan delinquency rates; our ability to retain key members of our senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; increased competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; our ability to pay dividends on our common stock;  adverse changes in the securities markets; the inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; war or terrorist activities; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and other risks detailed in this report and in the Corporation’s other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. These developments could have an adverse impact on our financial position and our results of operations.  Forward-looking statements are based upon management’s beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this document or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements discussed in this document might not occur, and you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. 


Critical Accounting Policies

The discussion and analysis of the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations is based upon the Corporation’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The Corporation's critical accounting policies are described in the Corporation's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017 in the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Note 1 - Organization and Significant Accounting Policies. There have been no significant changes during the three months ended September 30, 2017 to the critical accounting policies as described in the Corporation's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2017.


Executive Summary and Operating Strategy

Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., established in 1956, is a financial services company committed to serving consumers and small to mid-sized businesses in the Inland Empire region of Southern California.  The Bank conducts its business operations as Provident Bank, Provident Bank Mortgage, a division of the Bank, and through its subsidiary, Provident Financial Corp.  The business activities of the Corporation, primarily through the Bank and its subsidiary, consist of community banking, mortgage banking and, to a lesser degree, investment services for customers and trustee services on behalf of the Bank.

Community banking operations primarily consist of accepting deposits from customers within the communities surrounding the Corporation’s full service offices and investing those funds in single-family, multi-family and commercial real estate loans.  Also, to a lesser extent, the Corporation makes construction, commercial business, consumer and other mortgage loans.  The primary source of income in community banking is net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on loans and investment securities, and the interest expense paid on interest-bearing deposits and borrowed funds.  Additionally, certain fees are collected from depositors, such as returned check fees, deposit account service charges, ATM fees, IRA/KEOGH fees, safe deposit box fees, wire transfer fees and overdraft protection fees, among others. Community banking operations also


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includes providing investment services which primarily consist of selling alternative investment products such as annuities and mutual funds to the Bank’s depositors.

During the next three years, subject to market conditions, the Corporation intends to improve its community banking business by moderately increasing total assets; by increasing single-family mortgage loans and higher yielding preferred loans (i.e., multi-family, commercial real estate, construction and commercial business loans).  In addition, the Corporation intends to decrease the percentage of time deposits in its deposit base and to increase the percentage of lower cost checking and savings accounts.  This strategy is intended to improve core revenue through a higher net interest margin and ultimately, coupled with the growth of the Corporation, an increase in net interest income.  While the Corporation’s long-term strategy is for moderate growth, management recognizes that growth may not occur as a result of weaknesses in general economic conditions.

Mortgage banking operations primarily consist of the origination, purchase and sale of mortgage loans secured by single-family residences.  The primary sources of income in mortgage banking are gain on sale of loans and certain fees collected from borrowers in connection with the loan origination process.  The Corporation will continue to modify its operations, including the number of mortgage banking personnel, in response to the rapidly changing mortgage banking environment.  Changes may include a different product mix, changes to underwriting standards, variations in its operating expenses or a combination of these and other changes.

Provident Financial Corp performs trustee services for the Bank’s real estate secured loan transactions and has in the past held, and may in the future hold, real estate for investment. Trustee services contribute a very small percentage of gross revenue.

There are a number of risks associated with the business activities of the Corporation, many of which are beyond the Corporation’s control, including: changes in accounting principles, laws, regulation, interest rates and the economy, among others.  The Corporation attempts to mitigate many of these risks through prudent banking practices, such as interest rate risk management, credit risk management, operational risk management, and liquidity risk management.  The California economic environment presents heightened risk for the Corporation primarily with respect to real estate values and loan delinquencies. Since the majority of the Corporation’s loans are secured by real estate located within California, significant declines in the value of California real estate may also inhibit the Corporation’s ability to recover on defaulted loans by selling the underlying real estate.  In addition, the Corporation’s operating costs may increase significantly as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act.   Many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are subject to rulemaking and will take effect over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the overall financial impact on the Corporation.


Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

Commitments and Derivative Financial Instruments. The Corporation 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, in the form of originating loans or providing funds under existing lines of credit, loan sale agreements to third parties and option contracts.  These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.  The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss, in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to these financial instruments, is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments.  The Corporation uses the same credit policies in entering into financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.  For a discussion on commitments and derivative financial instruments, see Note 7 of the Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Contractual Obligations. The following table summarizes the Corporation’s contractual obligations at September 30, 2017 and the effect these obligations are expected to have on the Corporation’s liquidity and cash flows in future periods:

 
Payments Due by Period
(In Thousands)
Less than
1 year
1 to less
than  3 years
3 to
5 years
Over
5 years
Total
Operating obligations
$
2,618

$
3,372

$
1,527

$
990

$
8,507

Pension benefits
241

482

483

6,655

7,861

Time deposits
109,339

115,561

31,616

7,254

263,770

FHLB – San Francisco advances
22,642

14,890

44,276

52,009

133,817

FHLB – San Francisco letter of credit
7,000




7,000

FHLB – San Francisco MPF credit enhancement (1)



2,458

2,458

Total
$
141,840

$
134,305

$
77,902

$
69,366

$
423,413


(1) 
Represents the potential future obligation for loans previously sold by the Bank to the FHLB – San Francisco under its Mortgage Partnership Finance (“MPF”) program.  As of September 30, 2017, the Bank serviced $14.1 million of loans under this program. The estimated amounts by period are based on historical loss experience.

The expected obligation for time deposits and FHLB – San Francisco advances include anticipated interest accruals based on the respective contractual terms.

In addition to the off-balance sheet financing arrangements and contractual obligations mentioned above, the Corporation has derivatives and other financial instruments with off-balance sheet risks as described in Note 7 of the Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017

Total assets decreased $6.8 million, or one percent, to $1.19 billion at September 30, 2017 from $1.20 billion at June 30, 2017.  The decrease was primarily attributable to decreases in cash and cash equivalents, partly offset by increases in loans held for investment, loans held for sale and investment securities held to maturity.

Total cash and cash equivalents, primarily excess cash deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, decreased $23.6 million, or 32 percent, to $49.2 million at September 30, 2017 from $72.8 million at June 30, 2017.  The decrease in the total cash and cash equivalents was primarily attributable to the utilization of cash to fund the increases in loans held for sale, loans held for investment, investment securities held to maturity and to payoff short-term borrowings that matured during the first three months of fiscal 2018.

Investment securities (held to maturity and available for sale) increased $3.9 million, or six percent, to $73.7 million at September 30, 2017 from $69.8 million at June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily the result of purchases of mortgage-backed securities held to maturity, partly offset by scheduled and accelerated principal payments on mortgage-backed securities during the first three months of fiscal 2018. For further analysis on investment securities, see Note 5 of the Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q.

Loans held for investment increased $3.2 million to $908.1 million at September 30, 2017 from $904.9 million at June 30, 2017.  During the first three months of fiscal 2018, the Corporation originated $45.0 million of loans held for investment, consisting primarily of single-family and multi-family loans.  During the first three months of fiscal 2018, the Corporation did not purchase any loans held for investment. Total loan principal payments during the first three months of fiscal 2018 were $43.4 million, down 14 percent from $50.5 million during the comparable period in fiscal 2017, due primarily to lower loan refinance activity. The balance of preferred loans increased $2.9 million, or one percent, to $588.0 million at September 30, 2017, compared to $585.1 million at June 30, 2017, net of undisbursed loan funds of $8.2 million and $9.0 million, respectively, and represented 65 percent and 64 percent of loans held for investment, respectively.  The balance of single-family loans held for investment increased slightly to $322.4 million at September 30, 2017, compared to $322.2 million at June 30, 2017, and represented approximately 35 percent of loans held for investment for both dates.


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The tables below describe the geographic dispersion of gross real estate secured loans held for investment at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, as a percentage of the total dollar amount outstanding:

As of September 30, 2017
(Dollars In Thousands)
Inland
Empire
Southern
California (1)
Other
California
Other
States
 
Total
Loan Category
Balance
%
Balance
%
Balance
%
Balance
%
Balance
%
Single-family
$
104,237

32
%
$
153,972

48
%
$
63,007

20
%
$
1,147

%
$
322,363

100
%
Multi-family
81,896

17
%
284,778

59
%
113,199

23
%
2,744

1
%
482,617

100
%
Commercial real estate
31,111

32
%
41,822

43
%
23,930

25
%

%
96,863

100
%
Construction
3,537

22
%
10,613

65
%
2,140

13
%

%
16,290

100
%
Total
$
220,781

24
%
$
491,185

53
%
$
202,276

22
%
$
3,891

1
%
$
918,133

100
%

(1) 
Other than the Inland Empire.

As of June 30, 2017
(Dollars In Thousands)
Inland
Empire
Southern
California (1)
Other
California
Other
States
 
Total
Loan Category
Balance

%
Balance

%
Balance

%
Balance

%
Balance

%
Single-family
$
102,686

32
%
$
156,045

49
%
$
62,249

19
%
$
1,217

%
$
322,197

100
%
Multi-family
80,861

17
%
282,871

59
%
113,459

24
%
2,768

%
479,959

100
%
Commercial real estate
31,497

32
%
42,192

43
%
23,873

25
%

%
97,562

100
%
Construction
3,760

24
%
10,614

66
%
1,635

10
%

%
16,009

100
%
Total
$
218,804

24
%
$
491,722

54
%
$
201,216

22
%
$
3,985

%
$
915,727

100
%

(1) 
Other than the Inland Empire.

Loans held for sale increased $10.7 million, or nine percent, to $127.2 million at September 30, 2017 from $116.5 million at June 30, 2017.  The increase was primarily due to the timing difference between loan fundings and loan sale settlements. Total loans originated and purchased for sale during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $392.3 million as compared to $405.9 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Total deposits increased slightly to $927.0 million at September 30, 2017 from $926.5 million at June 30, 2017.  Transaction accounts increased $10.2 million, or two percent, to $668.8 million at September 30, 2017 from $658.6 million at June 30, 2017, while time deposits decreased $9.6 million, or four percent, to $258.3 million at September 30, 2017 from $267.9 million at June 30, 2017. The change in deposit mix was consistent with the Corporation’s marketing strategy to promote transaction accounts and the strategic decision to increase the percentage of lower cost checking and savings accounts in its deposit base and decrease the percentage of time deposits by competing less aggressively for time deposits.

Total borrowings decreased $5.0 million, or four percent, to $121.2 million at September 30, 2017 as compared to $126.2 million at June 30, 2017, due to the maturity of short-term borrowings. The borrowings were primarily comprised of long-term FHLB - San Francisco advances for interest rate risk management purposes.
 
Total stockholders’ equity decreased $3.3 million, or three percent, to $124.9 million at September 30, 2017 from $128.2 million at June 30, 2017, primarily as a result of stock repurchases totaling $2.4 million (see Part II, Item 2, “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds”), $1.1 million of quarterly cash dividends paid to shareholders and a net loss of $225,000, partly offset by the amortization of stock-based compensation benefits during the first three months of fiscal 2018.




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Comparison of Operating Results for the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

The Corporation’s net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was $225,000, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 114 percent, as compared to the net income of $1.6 million in the same period of fiscal 2017. The decrease in the net result for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was primarily attributable to a decrease in the gain on sale of loans and an increase in other non-interest expense, partly offset by a decrease in salaries and employee benefits expense, compared to the same period one year ago. The current quarter results were affected by $2.75 million of litigation-related expenses, including settlement costs, which, net of tax benefit, reduced net income by approximately $0.20 per diluted share.
 
The Corporation’s efficiency ratio, defined as non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income, increased to 102 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 85 percent in the same period of fiscal 2017.

Return on average assets decreased 61 basis points to (0.08) percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 0.53 percent in the same period last year; and return on average equity decreased to (0.70) percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 4.79 percent in the same period last year.
 
Diluted (loss) earnings per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 were $(0.03), a 115 percent decrease from $0.20 in the same period last year. The higher percentage decrease in the diluted earnings per share in comparison to the percentage decrease in the net income between each period was primarily attributable to stock repurchases during the prior 12 months.
 
Net Interest Income:

For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Net interest income increased by $30,000 to $9.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to the comparable period in fiscal 2017, as a result of a higher net interest margin, partly offset by a lower average earning asset balance. The net interest margin increased nine basis points to 3.17 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 3.08 percent in the same period of fiscal 2017, primarily due to an increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets and a small decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets increased by seven basis points to 3.74 percent from 3.67 percent in the same quarter last year, while the weighted-average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by two basis points to 0.62 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to 0.64 percent in the same quarter last year. The increase in the average yield of interest-earning assets was primarily due to an increase in the average yield of loans held for investment and an increase in the average yield of loans held for sale. The average balance of interest-earning assets decreased $28.5 million, or two percent, to $1.15 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $1.18 billion in the comparable period of fiscal 2017, primarily reflecting a decrease in average loans held for sale, partly offset by increases in average loans held for investment and investment securities.

Interest Income:

For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Total interest income decreased by $59,000, or one percent, to $10.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $10.8 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2017.  The decrease was primarily due to lower interest income on loans receivable, partly offset by higher interest income on investment securities and interest-earning deposits.

Interest income on loans receivable decreased $323,000, or three percent, to $10.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $10.5 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2017.  This decrease was attributable to a lower average loan balance, partly offset by a higher average loan yield. The average balance of loans receivable, including loans held for sale, decreased by $70.5 million, or seven percent, to $1.01 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $1.08 billion in the same quarter of fiscal 2017, primarily due to a decrease in average loans held for sale attributable to a decrease in mortgage banking activity which was partly offset by an increase in average loans held for investment.  The average loan yield, including loans held for sale, during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 increased 14 basis points to 4.03 percent from 3.89 percent during the same quarter last year, primarily due to an increase in the average yield of loans held for investment and an increase in the average yield of loans held for sale with a lower percentage of loans held for sale to total loans receivable.

Loans receivable is comprised of loans held for investment and loans held for sale. The average balance of loans held for investment increased $60.9 million, or seven percent, to $907.9 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $847.0 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2017. The average yield on the loans held for investment increased by seven basis points to 4.04 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 3.97 percent in the same quarter of fiscal 2017. The average balance of loans held for sale, however, decreased $131.4 million, or 57 percent, to $99.7 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $231.1 million in the same


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quarter of fiscal 2017. The average yield on the loans held for sale increased by 34 basis points to 3.93 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 3.59 percent in the same quarter of fiscal 2017.
 
Interest income from investment securities increased $173,000, or 206 percent, to $257,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $84,000 for the same quarter of fiscal 2017. This increase was attributable to a higher average yield and, to a lesser extent, a higher average balance. The average investment securities yield increased 68 basis points to 1.36 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 0.68 percent in the same quarter of fiscal 2017. The increase in the average investment securities yield was primarily attributable to the purchases of investment securities which had higher average yields than the existing portfolio, partly offset by accelerated amortization of purchase premiums resulting from accelerated principal payments. The average balance of investment securities increased $25.9 million, or 52 percent, to $75.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $49.6 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2017. The increase in average balance of investment securities was primarily the result of purchases of mortgage-backed securities, partly offset by scheduled and accelerated principal payments on mortgage-backed securities.

The FHLB – San Francisco cash dividend received in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was $141,000, down 24 percent from $185,000 in the same quarter of fiscal 2017. The average yield decreased 218 basis points to 6.96 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to 9.14 percent in the comparable quarter last year.

Interest income from interest-earning deposits, primarily cash deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, was $190,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, up 245 percent from $55,000 in the same quarter of fiscal 2017.  The increase was due to a higher average yield, and to a lesser extent, a higher average balance in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to the same quarter last year.  The average yield earned on interest-earning deposits increased 75 basis points to 1.25 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 0.50 percent in the comparable quarter last year, due primarily to the increases in the federal funds rate over the last year. The average balance of the interest-earning deposits in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was $59.4 million, an increase of $16.1 million or 37 percent, from $43.3 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2017. The increase in interest-earning deposits was primarily due to the decline in the average balance of loans held for sale, partly offset by the increases in loans held for investment and investment securities, consistent with the Corporation’s interest rate risk management strategy.

Interest Expense:

For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Total interest expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was $1.6 million as compared to $1.7 million for the same period last year, a decrease of $89,000, or five percent.  This decrease was attributable to a lower interest expense on deposits, partly offset by a higher interest expense on borrowings.

Interest expense on deposits for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was $891,000 as compared to $1.0 million for the same period last year, a decrease of $123,000, or 12 percent.  The decrease in interest expense on deposits was primarily attributable to a lower average balance, and to a lesser extent, a lower average cost of deposits. The average balance of deposits decreased $9.8 million, or one percent, to $923.0 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 from $932.8 million during the same period last year. The decrease in the average balance was primarily attributable to a decrease in time deposits, partly offset by an increase in transaction accounts. The average cost of deposits decreased five basis points to 0.38 percent during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 0.43 percent during the same quarter last year.  The decrease in the average cost of deposits was attributable primarily to a lower average cost of time deposits and a lower percentage of time deposits to the total deposit balance. Strategically, the Corporation has been promoting transaction accounts and competing less aggressively for time deposits.  The Corporation believes the increase in transaction accounts was also attributable to the impact of depositors seeking an alternative to lower yielding time deposits in anticipation of higher interest rates. The average balance of transaction accounts to total deposits in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was 71 percent, compared to 67 percent in the same period of fiscal 2017.

Interest expense on borrowings, consisting of FHLB – San Francisco advances, for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 increased $34,000, or five percent, to $736,000 from $702,000 for the same period last year.  The increase in interest expense on borrowings was the result of a higher average cost, partly offset by a lower average balance.  The average cost of borrowings increased 37 basis points to 2.56 percent for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 from 2.19 percent in the same quarter last year. The increase in the average cost of advances was primarily due to the maturities of short-term borrowings with an average cost below the existing borrowings in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The average balance of borrowings decreased $12.8 million, or 10 percent, to $114.1 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 from $126.9 million during the same period last year.
  


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The following tables present the average balance sheets for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively:

Average Balance Sheets
 
Quarter Ended
September 30, 2017
 
Quarter Ended
September 30, 2016
(Dollars In Thousands)
Average
Balance
Interest
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
Interest
Yield/
Cost
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans receivable, net (1)
$
1,007,579

$
10,157

4.03
 %
 
$
1,078,082

$
10,480

3.89
%
Investment securities
75,470

257

1.36
 %
 
49,597

84

0.68
%
FHLB – San Francisco stock
8,108

141

6.96
 %
 
8,094

185

9.14
%
Interest-earning deposits
59,445

190

1.25
 %
 
43,309

55

0.50
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest-earning assets
1,150,602

10,745

3.74
 %
 
1,179,082

10,804

3.67
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non interest-earning assets
31,528

 
 
 
31,568

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
1,182,130

 
 
 
$
1,210,650

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Checking and money market accounts (2)
$
373,217

103

0.11
 %
 
$
350,692

98

0.11
%
Savings accounts
286,705

149

0.21
 %
 
276,787

144

0.21
%
Time deposits
263,123

639

0.96
 %
 
305,355

772

1.00
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total deposits
923,045

891

0.38
 %
 
932,834

1,014

0.43
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
114,148

736

2.56
 %
 
126,940

702

2.19
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,037,193

1,627

0.62
 %
 
1,059,774

1,716

0.64
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non interest-bearing liabilities
16,883

 
 
 
17,701

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
1,054,076

 
 
 
1,077,475

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
128,054

 
 
 
133,175

 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,182,130

 
 
 
$
1,210,650

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
$
9,118

 
 
 
$
9,088

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate spread (3)
 
 
3.12
 %
 
 
 
3.03
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
3.17
 %
 
 
 
3.08
%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to
   average interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
110.93
 %
 
 
 
111.26
%
Return on average assets
 
 
(0.08
)%
 
 
 
0.53
%
Return on average equity
 
 
(0.70
)%
 
 
 
4.79
%
 
(1) 
Includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans, as well as net deferred loan cost amortization of $207 and $168 for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(2) 
Includes the average balance of non interest-bearing checking accounts of $79.7 million and $70.6 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(3) 
Represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on all interest-earning assets and the weighted-average rate on all interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) 
Represents net interest income before provision for loan losses as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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The following tables set forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on interest income and expense for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Information is provided with respect to the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate), the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume) and the effects attributable to changes that cannot be allocated between rate and volume.

Rate/Volume Variance
 
Quarter Ended September 30, 2017 Compared
To Quarter Ended September 30, 2016
Increase (Decrease) Due to
(In Thousands)
Rate
Volume
Rate/
Volume
Net
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
     Loans receivable (1)
$
388

$
(686
)
$
(25
)
$
(323
)
Investment securities
85

44

44

173

FHLB – San Francisco stock
(44
)


(44
)
Interest-bearing deposits
85

20

30

135

Total net change in income on interest-earning assets
514

(622
)
49

(59
)
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Checking and money market accounts

5


5

Savings accounts

5


5

Time deposits
(31
)
(106
)
4

(133
)
Borrowings
117

(71
)
(12
)
34

Total net change in expense on interest-bearing liabilities
86

(167
)
(8
)
(89
)
Net increase (decrease) in net interest income
$
428

$
(455
)
$
57

$
30

 
(1) 
Includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans.  For purposes of calculating volume, rate and rate/volume variances, non-performing loans were included in the weighted-average balance outstanding.
 
 
 
 
 
Provision (Recovery) for Loan Losses:

For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Corporation recorded a provision for loan losses of $169,000, as compared to a $150,000 recovery from the allowance for loan losses in the same period of fiscal 2017.  The provision recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was primarily attributable to the increase in loans held for investment and net charge-offs during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Non-performing loans, net of the allowance for loan losses and fair value adjustments, was virtually unchanged at $8.0 million at both September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017 and were $10.0 million at September 30, 2016. Net charge-offs in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 were $145,000 or 0.06 percent (annualized) of average loans receivable, compared to net recoveries of $205,000 or 0.08 percent (annualized) of average loans receivable in the same quarter of fiscal 2017. Total classified loans, net of the allowance for loan losses and fair value adjustments, consisting of special mention and substandard loans, were $12.9 million at September 30, 2017 as compared to $11.7 million at June 30, 2017 and $18.9 million at September 30, 2016.

The allowance for loan losses was determined through quantitative and qualitative adjustments including the Bank's charge-off experience and reflects the impact on loans held for investment from the current general economic conditions of the U.S. and California economies such as the improving unemployment rate and higher home prices in California.  See related discussion of “Asset Quality” below.

At September 30, 2017, the allowance for loan losses was $8.1 million, comprised of collectively evaluated allowances of $8.0 million and individually evaluated allowances of $32,000; in comparison to the allowance for loan losses of $8.0 million at June 30, 2017, comprised of collectively evaluated allowances of $7.9 million and individually evaluated allowances of $101,000. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans held for investment was 0.88 percent at September 30, 2017, unchanged from June 30, 2017. Management considers, based on currently available information, the allowance for loan losses sufficient to


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absorb potential losses inherent in loans held for investment.  For further analysis on the allowance for loan losses, see Note 6 of the Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Non-Interest Income:

For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Total non-interest income decreased $2.9 million, or 31 percent, to $6.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 from $9.3 million for the same period last year.  The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in the net gain on sale of loans during the current quarter as compared to the comparable period last year.

The net gain on sale of loans decreased $3.2 million, or 40 percent, to $4.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $8.0 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2017 reflecting the impact of a lower loan sale volume and a slightly lower average loan sale margin.  Total loan sale volume, which includes the net change in commitments to extend credit on loans to be held for sale, decreased $248.1 million or 39 percent to $392.2 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2017 from $640.3 million in the comparable quarter last year. The decrease in loan sale volume was attributable to the decrease in refinance activity as compared to the same period last year. The total refinance loans as a percentage of total loans originated by PBM during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was 42 percent, down from 58 percent in the same quarter of fiscal 2017. The average loan sale margin for PBM decreased one basis point to 1.24 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 1.25 percent in the same period of fiscal 2017. The gain on sale of loans includes an unfavorable fair-value adjustment on loans held for sale and derivative financial instruments (commitments to extend credit, commitments to sell loans, commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities, and option contracts) pursuant to ASC 815 and ASC 825 that amounted to a net loss of $94,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to a favorable fair-value adjustment net gain of $2.1 million in the same period last year. The fair-value adjustment on loans held for sale and derivative financial instruments is consistent with the Bank's mortgage banking activity and the volatility of mortgage interest rates. As of September 30, 2017, the fair value of derivative financial instruments pursuant to ASC 815 and ASC 825 was $4.9 million, compared to $5.0 million at June 30, 2017 and $10.8 million at September 30, 2016.  

Non-Interest Expense:

For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  Total non-interest expense in the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was $15.7 million, an increase of $102,000, or one percent, as compared to $15.6 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily a result of an increase in other non-interest expense, partly offset by a decrease in salaries and employee benefits expense. The increase in other non-interest expenses was primarily attributable to a previously disclosed $2.75 million litigation settlement related to a class action lawsuit involving claims by non-exempt employees under California law. The decrease in salaries and employee benefits expense was primarily related to lower variable compensation resulting from lower mortgage banking loan originations.

Total salaries and employee benefits expense decreased $2.0 million, or 18 percent, to $9.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $11.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2017.  The decrease was primarily attributable to lower incentive compensation costs related to lower mortgage banking loan originations. Total loan originations and purchases (including loans originated and purchased for investment and loans originated and purchased for sale) decreased $268.4 million, or 38 percent, to $437.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $705.6 million in the comparable quarter of fiscal 2017.

Total other non-interest expenses increased $2.26 million, or 140 percent, to $3.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from $1.6 million in the same period of fiscal 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to a $2.75 million litigation settlement regarding the lawsuit known as "Cannon versus Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B." which was settled on September 12, 2017. No additional contingencies exist regarding this matter although the settlement agreement remains subject to court approval and other customary conditions.

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes:

The income tax provision reflects accruals for taxes at the applicable rates for federal income tax and California franchise tax based upon reported pre-tax income, adjusted for the effect of all permanent differences between income for tax and financial reporting purposes, such as non-deductible stock-based compensation, bank-owned life insurance policies and certain California tax-exempt loans, among others.  Therefore, there are fluctuations in the effective income tax rate from period to period based on the relationship of net permanent differences to income before tax.

For the Quarters Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  The Corporation’s income tax benefit was $208,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2018, as compared to a $1.26 million provision for income taxes in the same quarter last year, as a result of the pre-tax


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loss in the current quarter. The effective income tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 was 48.0 percent, up from 44.2 percent in the same quarter last year. The increase in the effective tax rate was attributable to the tax effect of stock-based compensation in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The Corporation believes that the effective income tax rate applied in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 reflects its current income tax obligations.


Asset Quality

Non-performing loans, net of the allowance for loan losses and fair value adjustments, consisting of loans with collateral located in California, at September 30, 2017 were unchanged from June 30, 2017 at $8.0 million. Non-performing loans as a percentage of loans held for investment at September 30, 2017 was also unchanged from June 30, 2017 at 0.88 percent.  The non-performing loans at September 30, 2017 were primarily comprised of 29 single-family loans ($7.9 million) and one commercial business loan ($64,000). This compares to the $8.0 million of non-performing loans at June 30, 2017 which were primarily comprised of 27 single-family loans ($7.7 million); one commercial real estate loan ($201,000) and one commercial business loan ($65,000). No interest accruals were made for loans that were past due 90 days or more or if the loans were deemed non-performing.

As of September 30, 2017, total restructured loans increased $821,000, or 23 percent, to $4.5 million from $3.6 million at June 30, 2017.  At September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, $3.5 million and $3.1 million, respectively, of these restructured loans were classified as non-performing.  As of September 30, 2017, $1.4 million, or 32 percent, of the restructured loans have a current payment status, consistent with their modified payment terms; this compares to $1.7 million, or 46 percent, of restructured loans that had a current payment status, consistent with their modified payment terms as of June 30, 2017.

No real estate owned was outstanding at September 30, 2017, as compared to $1.6 million at June 30, 2017. 

Non-performing assets, which includes non-performing loans and real estate owned, decreased $1.6 million or 17 percent to $8.0 million or 0.67 percent of total assets at September 30, 2017 from $9.6 million or 0.80 percent of total assets at June 30, 2017. Restructured loans which are performing in accordance with their modified terms and are not otherwise classified non-accrual are not included in non-performing assets.  For further analysis on non-performing loans and restructured loans, see Note 6 of the Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Occasionally, the Corporation is required to repurchase loans sold to Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae or other institutional investors if it is determined that such loans do not meet the credit requirements of the investor, or if one of the parties involved in the loan misrepresented pertinent facts, committed fraud, or if such loans were 90-days past due within 120 days of the loan funding date. During the first three months of fiscal 2018, the Corporation did not repurchase any loans from an investor pursuant to the recourse/repurchase covenants contained in the loan sale agreement.  This compares to the first three months of fiscal 2017 when the Corporation repurchased one loan, totaling $389,000, from investors pursuant to the recourse/repurchase covenants contained in the loan sale agreements, which was subsequently paid off. Additional repurchase requests may have been settled that did not result in the repurchase of the loan itself.  The primary reasons for honoring the repurchase requests are borrower fraud, undisclosed liabilities on borrower applications, and documentation, verification and appraisal disputes.  For the first three months of fiscal 2018 and 2017, the Corporation did not record a recourse provision and did not settle any claims. As of September 30, 2017, the total recourse reserve for loans sold that are subject to repurchase was $305,000, unchanged from June 30, 2017 but down from $453,000 at September 30, 2016.
  
Beginning in 2008, in connection with the downturn in the real estate market, the Corporation implemented tighter underwriting standards to reduce potential loan repurchase requests, including requiring higher credit scores, generally lower debt-to-income ratios, and verification of income and assets, among other criteria.  Despite management’s diligent estimate of the recourse reserve, the Corporation is still subject to risks and uncertainties associated with potentially higher loan repurchase claims from investors, and there are no assurances that the current recourse reserve will be sufficient to cover all future recourse claims.



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The following table shows the summary of the recourse liability for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
For the Quarters Ended September 30,
Recourse Liability
2017
2016
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of the period
$
305

$
453

Provision for recourse liability


Net settlements in lieu of loan repurchases


Balance, end of the period
$
305

$
453


A decline in real estate values subsequent to the time of origination of the Corporation’s real estate secured loans could result in higher loan delinquency levels, foreclosures, provisions for loan losses and net charge-offs.  Real estate values and real estate markets are beyond the Corporation’s control and are generally affected by changes in national, regional or local economic conditions and other factors.  These factors include fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of loans to potential purchasers, changes in tax laws and other governmental statutes, regulations and policies and acts of nature, such as earthquakes and national disasters particular to California where substantially all of the Corporation’s real estate collateral is located.  If real estate values decline from the levels described in the following tables (which were derived at the time of loan origination), the value of the real estate collateral securing the Corporation’s loans as set forth in the table could be significantly overstated.  The Corporation’s ability to recover on defaulted loans by foreclosing and selling the real estate collateral would then be diminished and it would be more likely to suffer losses on defaulted loans.  The Corporation generally does not update the loan-to-value ratio (“LTV”) on its loans held for investment by obtaining new appraisals or broker price opinions (nor does the Corporation intend to do so in the future as a result of the costs and inefficiencies associated with completing the task) unless a specific loan has demonstrated deterioration or the Corporation receives a loan modification request from a borrower (in which case individually evaluated allowances are established, if required).  Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the LTV ratios disclosed in the following tables may be understated or overstated in comparison to their current LTV ratios as a result of their year of origination, the subsequent general decline or improvement in real estate values that has occurred and the specific location and condition of the individual properties.  The Corporation has not quantified the current LTVs of its loans held for investment nor the impact the decline or improvement in real estate values has had on the original LTVs of its loans held for investment.

The following table describes certain credit risk characteristics of the Corporation’s single-family, first trust deed, mortgage loans held for investment as of September 30, 2017:
(Dollars In Thousands)
Outstanding
Balance (1)
Weighted-
Average
FICO (2)
Weighted-
Average
LTV (3)
Weighted-
Average
Seasoning (4)
Interest only
$
9,277

736
77%
9.61 years
Stated income (5)
$
92,990

730
62%
11.75 years
FICO less than or equal to 660
$
8,071

643
63%
8.76 years
Over 30-year amortization
$
9,770

729
64%
12.05 years

(1) 
The outstanding balance presented on this table may overlap more than one category.  Of the outstanding balance, $4.9 million of “stated income,” $337,000 of “FICO less than or equal to 660,” and $219,000 of “over 30-year amortization” balances were non-performing.
(2) 
Based on borrower's FICO scores at the time of loan origination.  The FICO score represents the creditworthiness of a borrower based on the borrower’s credit history, as reported by an independent third party.  A higher FICO score indicates a greater degree of creditworthiness.  Bank regulators have issued guidance stating that a FICO score of 660 and below is indicative of a “subprime” borrower.
(3) 
LTV is the ratio derived by dividing the current loan balance by the lower of the original appraised value or purchase price of the real estate collateral.
(4) 
Seasoning describes the number of years since the funding date of the loan.
(5) 
Stated income is defined as borrower stated income on his/her loan application which was not subject to verification during the loan origination process.



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The following table summarizes the amortization schedule of the Corporation’s interest only single-family, first trust deed, mortgage loans held for investment, including the percentage of those which are identified as non-performing or 30 – 89 days delinquent as of September 30, 2017:
(Dollars In Thousands)
 
Balance
 
Non-Performing (1)
30 - 89 Days
Delinquent (1)
Fully amortize in the next 12 months
$
9,277

—%
—%
Fully amortize between 1 year and 5 years

—%
—%
Fully amortize after 5 years

—%
—%
Total
$
9,277

—%
—%

(1) 
As a percentage of each category.

The following table summarizes the interest rate reset (repricing) schedule of the Corporation’s stated income single-family, first trust deed, mortgage loans held for investment, including the percentage of those which are identified as non-performing or 30 – 89 days delinquent as of September 30, 2017:
(Dollars In Thousands)
 
Balance (1)

 
Non-Performing (1)
30 - 89 Days
Delinquent (1)
Interest rate reset in the next 12 months
$
92,320

5%
—%
Interest rate reset between 1 year and 5 years
670

—%
—%
Interest rate reset after 5 years

—%
—%
Total
$
92,990

5%
—%

(1) 
As a percentage of each category.  Also, the loan balances and percentages on this table may overlap with the interest only single-family, first trust deed, mortgage loans held for investment table.

The reset of payment terms on adjustable rate mortgage loans (primarily interest only single-family loans) to a fully amortizing status from their interest-only period has started to accelerate and may create a payment shock for some of the Corporation’s borrowers as the loans adjust to a higher monthly payment consisting of both principal and interest, which may result in an increase in non-performing loans. To date, the Corporation has not experienced an elevated level of delinquencies or defaults related to payment shocks.
 


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The following table describes certain credit risk characteristics, geographic locations and the calendar year of loan origination of the Corporation’s single-family, first trust deed, mortgage loans held for investment, at September 30, 2017:
 
Calendar Year of Origination
 
(Dollars In Thousands)
2009 &
Prior
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
YTD
2017
 
Total
Loan balance (in thousands)
$159,819
$117
$957
$3,061
$2,650
$9,169
$14,312
$38,810
$78,701
$307,596
Weighted-average LTV (1)
62%
66%
61%
57%
45%
66%
69%
66%
74%
66%
Weighted-average age (in years)
11.83
6.87
6.17
5.19
4.25
3.10
2.30
1.19
0.51
6.74
Weighted-average FICO (2)
730
700
711
740
755
753
744
743
739
735
Number of loans
537
1
4
14
22
23
21
70
117
809
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Geographic breakdown (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inland Empire
35%
100%
57%
11%
43%
45%
22%
27%
31%
32%
Southern California (3)
53%
—%
43%
38%
27%
30%
48%
40%
47%
49%
Other California (4)
11%
—%
—%
51%
30%
25%
30%
33%
22%
19%
Other States
1%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

(1) 
LTV is the ratio derived by dividing the current loan balance by the lower of the original appraised value or purchase price of the real estate collateral.
(2) 
At time of loan origination.
(3) 
Other than the Inland Empire.
(4) 
Other than the Inland Empire and Southern California.



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The following table describes certain credit risk characteristics, geographic locations and the calendar year of loan origination of the Corporation’s multi-family loans held for investment, at September 30, 2017:
 
Calendar Year of Origination
 
(Dollars In Thousands)
2009 &
Prior
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
YTD
2017
 
Total
Loan balance (in thousands)
$23,328
$—
$6,783
$19,812
$68,599
$80,329
$84,316
$132,242
$67,208
$482,617
Weighted-average LTV (1)
41%
—%
52%
52%
54%
54%
54%
49%
52%
52%
Weighted-average DCR (2)
1.58x
1.57x
1.78x
1.67x
1.66x
1.62x
1.67x
1.61x
1.65x
Weighted-average age (in years)
12.37
5.99
5.05
4.16
3.21
2.25
1.24
0.39
2.80
Weighted-average FICO (3)
696
768
721
764
764
757
756
751
753
Number of loans
53
9
22
91
98
123
152
101
649
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Geographic breakdown (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inland Empire
33%
—%
7%
18%
31%
12%
16%
10%
19%
17%
Southern California (4)
46%
—%
78%
46%
49%
53%
64%
64%
66%
59%
Other California (5)
9%
—%
15%
36%
20%
35%
20%
26%
15%
23%
Other States
12%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
1%
Total
100%
—%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

(1) 
LTV is the ratio derived by dividing the current loan balance by the lower of the original appraised value or purchase price of the real estate collateral.
(2) 
Debt Coverage Ratio (“DCR”) at time of origination.
(3) 
At time of loan origination.
(4) 
Other than the Inland Empire.
(5) 
Other than the Inland Empire and Southern California.

The following table summarizes the interest rate reset or maturity schedule of the Corporation’s multi-family loans held for investment, including the percentage of those which are identified as non-performing, 30 – 89 days delinquent or not fully amortizing as of September 30, 2017:
(Dollars In Thousands)
 
 
Balance
 
Non-
Performing (1)
 
30 - 89 Days
Delinquent
Percentage
Not Fully
Amortizing (1)
Interest rate reset or mature in the next 12 months
$
112,263

—%
—%
6%
Interest rate reset or mature between 1 year and 5 years
355,679

—%
—%
5%
Interest rate reset or mature after 5 years
14,675

—%
—%
—%
Total
$
482,617

—%
—%
5%

(1) 
As a percentage of each category.



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The following table describes certain credit risk characteristics, geographic locations and the calendar year of loan origination of the Corporation’s commercial real estate loans held for investment, at September 30, 2017:
 
Calendar Year of Origination
 
(Dollars In Thousands)
2009 &
Prior
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
YTD
2017
Total (5)(6)
Loan balance (in thousands)
$1,251
$339
$—
$10,962
$13,133
$21,372
$21,545
$17,625
$10,636
$96,863
Weighted-average LTV (1)
25%
54%
—%
45%
46%
45%
42%
50%
41%
45%
Weighted-average DCR (2)
1.47x
1.25x
1.92x
1.66x
1.93x
1.79x
1.58x
1.59x
1.75x
Weighted-average age (in years)
16.38
7.35
5.03
4.18
3.14
2.22
1.36
0.39
2.85
Weighted-average FICO (2)
708
703
743
759
752
754
759
757
754
Number of loans
6
2
10
19
26
27
23
16
129
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Geographic breakdown (%):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inland Empire
73%
49%
—%
69%
23%
38%
29%
11%
30%
32%
Southern California (3)
27%
51%
—%
31%
47%
43%
33%
62%
44%
43%
Other California (4)
—%
—%
—%
—%
30%
19%
38%
27%
26%
25%
Other States
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
Total
100%
100%
—%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

(1) 
LTV is the ratio derived by dividing the current loan balance by the lower of the original appraised value or purchase price of the real estate collateral.
(2) 
At time of loan origination.
(3) 
Other than the Inland Empire.
(4) 
Other than the Inland Empire and Southern California.
(5) 
Comprised of the following: $42.1 million in Mixed Use; $16.7 million in Retail; $10.4 million in Mobile Home Parks; $8.2 million in Office; $5.3 million in Warehouse; $4.9 million in Medical/Dental Office; $3.6 million in Mini-Storage; $2.6 million in Restaurant/Fast Food; $1.6 million in Automotive – Non Gasoline and $1.5 million in Light Industrial/Manufacturing.
(6) 
Consisting of $90.9 million or 93.8 percent in investment properties and $6.0 million or 6.2 percent in owner occupied properties.

The following table summarizes the interest rate reset or maturity schedule of the Corporation’s commercial real estate loans held for investment, including the percentage of those which are identified as non-performing, 30 – 89 days delinquent or not fully amortizing as of September 30, 2017:
(Dollars In Thousands)
 
 
Balance
 
Non-
Performing (1)
 
30 - 89 Days
Delinquent
Percentage
Not Fully
Amortizing (1)
Interest rate reset or mature in the next 12 months
$
23,761

—%
—%
67%
Interest rate reset or mature between 1 year and 5 years
73,102

—%
—%
89%
Interest rate reset or mature after 5 years

—%
—%
—%
Total
$
96,863

—%
—%
83%

(1) 
As a percentage of each category.



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The following table sets forth information with respect to the Corporation’s non-performing assets, net of allowance for loan losses and fair value adjustments, at the dates indicated:
(In Thousands)
At September 30,
2017
At June 30,
2017
Loans on non-accrual status (excluding restructured loans):
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
Single-family
$
4,534

$
4,668

Commercial real estate

201

Total
4,534

4,869

 
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more


 
 
 
Restructured loans on non-accrual status:
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
Single-family
3,393

3,061

Commercial business loans
64

65

Total
3,457

3,126

 
 
 
Total non-performing loans
7,991

7,995

 
 
 
Real estate owned, net

1,615

Total non-performing assets
$
7,991

$
9,610

 
 
 
Non-performing loans as a percentage of loans held for investment, net
   of allowance for loan losses
0.88
%
0.88
%
 
 
 
Non-performing loans as a percentage of total assets
0.67
%
0.67
%
 
 
 
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets
0.67
%
0.80
%

The following table describes the non-performing loans, net of allowance for loan losses and fair value adjustments, by the calendar year of origination as of September 30, 2017:
 
Calendar Year of Origination
 
(In Thousands)
2009 &
Prior
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
YTD
2017
 
Total
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
$
7,839

$

$

$
88

$

$

$

$

$

$
7,927

Commercial business loans
64









64

Total
$
7,903

$

$

$
88

$

$

$

$

$

$
7,991




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The following table describes the non-performing loans, net of allowance for loan losses and fair value adjustments, by the geographic location as of September 30, 2017:
(In Thousands)
 
Inland Empire
Southern
California (1)
Other
California (2)
 
Other States
 
Total
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
$
2,787

$
3,681

$
1,459

$

$
7,927

Commercial business loans
64




64

Total
$
2,851

$
3,681

$
1,459

$

$
7,991


(1) 
Other than the Inland Empire.
(2) 
Other than the Inland Empire and Southern California.

The following table summarizes classified assets, which is comprised of classified loans, net of allowance for loan losses and fair value adjustments, and real estate owned at the dates indicated:
 
At September 30,
2017
 
At June 30,
2017
(Dollars In Thousands)
Balance
Count
 
Balance
Count
Special mention loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
$
4,267

10

 
$
3,443

9

Multi-family


 
272

1

Construction
611

1

 


Total special mention loans
4,878

11

 
3,715

10

 
 
 
 
 
 
Substandard loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
7,927

31

 
7,729

29

Commercial real estate


 
201

1

Commercial business loans
64

1

 
65

1

Total substandard loans
7,991

32

 
7,995

31

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total classified loans
12,869

43

 
11,710

41

 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate owned:
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family


 
1,615

2

Total real estate owned


 
1,615

2

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total classified assets
$
12,869

43

 
$
13,325

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Loan Volume Activities

The following table is provided to disclose details related to the volume of loans originated, purchased and sold for the quarters indicated:
 
For the Quarters Ended
September 30,
(In Thousands)
2017
2016
Loans originated and purchased for sale:
 
 
Retail originations
$
213,301

$
318,970

Wholesale originations and purchases
178,991

328,372

        Total loans originated and purchased for sale (1)
392,292

647,342

 
 
 
Loans sold:
 
 
Servicing released
(373,463
)
(559,013
)
Servicing retained
(7,588
)
(9,301
)
        Total loans sold (2)
(381,051
)
(568,314
)
 
 
 
Loans originated for investment:
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
Single-family
27,336

11,830

Multi-family
12,194

19,041

Commercial real estate
4,492

2,827

Construction
934

1,635

Consumer loans
1


        Total loans originated for investment  (3)
44,957

35,333

 
 
 
Loans purchased for investment:
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
Single-family

50

Multi-family

22,906

Total loans purchased for investment (3)

22,956

 
 
 
Mortgage loan principal payments
(43,361
)
(50,542
)
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans

(1,298
)
Increase in other items, net (4)
990

3,380

 
 
 
Net increase in loans held for investment and loans held for sale at fair value
$
13,827

$
88,857


(1) 
Includes PBM loans originated and purchased for sale during the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 totaling $392.3 million and $647.3 million, respectively.
(2) 
Includes PBM loans sold during the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 totaling $381.1 million and $568.3 million, respectively.
(3) 
Includes PBM loans originated and purchased for investment during the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 totaling $25.4 million and $11.2 million, respectively.
(4) 
Includes net changes in undisbursed loan funds, deferred loan fees or costs, allowance for loan losses, fair vale of loans held for investment, fair value of loans held for sale, advance payments of escrows and repurchases.

Loans that the Corporation has originated for sale are primarily sold on a servicing released basis.  Clear ownership is conveyed to the investor by endorsing the original note in favor of the investor; transferring the servicing to a new servicer consistent with investor instructions; communicating the servicing transfer to the borrower as required by law; and sending the loan file and collateral instruments electronically to the investor contemporaneous with receiving the cash proceeds from the sale of the


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loan.  Additionally, the Corporation registers the change of ownership in the mortgage electronic registration system known as MERS as required by the contractual terms of the loan sale agreement.  The Corporation does not believe that completing this additional registration clouds ownership of the note since the steps previously described have also been taken.  Also, the Corporation retains an imaged copy of the entire loan file and collateral instruments as an abundance of caution in the event questions arise that can only be answered by reviewing the loan file.  Additionally, the Corporation does not originate or sponsor mortgage-backed securities.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Corporation’s primary sources of funds are deposits, proceeds from the sale of loans originated and purchased for sale, proceeds from principal and interest payments on loans, proceeds from the maturity and sale of investment securities, FHLB – San Francisco advances, access to the discount window facility at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and access to a federal funds facility with its correspondent bank.  While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and investment securities are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit flows, mortgage prepayments and loan sales are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.

The primary investing activity of the Corporation is the origination and purchase of loans held for investment and loans held for sale.  During the first three months of fiscal 2018 and 2017, the Corporation originated and purchased $437.2 million and $705.6 million of loans, respectively.  The total loans sold in the first three months of fiscal 2018 and 2017 were $381.1 million and $568.3 million, respectively.  At September 30, 2017, the Corporation had loan origination commitments totaling $96.3 million, undisbursed lines of credit totaling $1.2 million and undisbursed construction loan funds totaling $8.2 million.  The Corporation anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet its current loan commitments.

The Corporation’s primary financing activity is gathering deposits.  During the first three months of fiscal 2018, the net increase in deposits was $495,000, primarily due to the increase in transaction accounts, partly offset by non-renewing scheduled maturities in time deposits. The increase in transaction accounts and the decrease in time deposits were consistent with the Corporation's operating strategy. As of September 30, 2017, total deposits were $927.0 million. At September 30, 2017, time deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less were $107.5 million and total time deposits with a principal amount of $100,000 or higher were $128.3 million.   Historically, the Corporation has been able to retain a significant percentage of its time deposits as they mature.

The Corporation must maintain an adequate level of liquidity to ensure the availability of sufficient funds to support loan growth and deposit withdrawals, to satisfy financial commitments and to take advantage of investment opportunities.  The Corporation generally maintains sufficient cash and cash equivalents to meet short-term liquidity needs.  At September 30, 2017, total cash and cash equivalents were $49.2 million, or four percent of total assets.  Depending on market conditions and the pricing of deposit products and FHLB – San Francisco advances, the Bank may rely on FHLB – San Francisco advances for part of its liquidity needs.  As of September 30, 2017, total borrowings were $121.2 million and the financing availability at FHLB – San Francisco was limited to 35 percent of total assets; the remaining borrowing facility was $289.5 million and the remaining available collateral was $519.3 million. In addition, the Bank has secured a $67.1 million discount window facility at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, collateralized by investment securities with a fair market value of $71.4 million.  As of September 30, 2017, the Bank also has a borrowing arrangement in the form of a federal funds facility with its correspondent bank for $17.0 million that matures on June 30, 2018 which the Bank intends to renew upon maturity. The Bank had no advances under its correspondent bank or discount window facility as of September 30, 2017.

Regulations require thrifts to maintain adequate liquidity to assure safe and sound operations. The Bank’s average liquidity ratio (defined as the ratio of average qualifying liquid assets to average deposits and borrowings) for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 decreased to 18.6 percent from 22.1 percent for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

The Bank, as a federally-chartered, federally insured savings bank, is subject to the capital requirements established by the OCC. Under the OCC's capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank's assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank's capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weighting and other factors. In addition, Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. as a savings and loan holding company registered with the FRB, is required by the FRB to maintain capital adequacy that generally parallels the OCC requirements.



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At September 30, 2017, Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. and the Bank each exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. The Bank was categorized "well-capitalized" at September 30, 2017 under the regulations of the OCC.

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. and the Bank's actual and required minimum capital amounts and ratios at the dates indicated are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
Regulatory Requirements
 
Actual
 
Minimum for Capital
Adequacy Purposes
 
Minimum to Be
Well Capitalized
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage capital (to adjusted average assets)
$
124,651
 
 
10.55
%
 
 
$
47,272
 
 
4.00
%
 
 
$
59,090
 
 
5.00
%
 
Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") capital (to risk-
  weighted assets)
$
124,651
 
 
17.46
%
 
 
$
41,047
 
 
5.75
%
 
 
$
46,401
 
 
6.50
%
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
124,651
 
 
17.46
%
 
 
$
51,755
 
 
7.25
%
 
 
$
57,109
 
 
8.00
%
 
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
132,927
 
 
18.62
%
 
 
$
66,032
 
 
9.25
%
 
 
$
71,386
 
 
10.00
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage capital (to adjusted assets)
$
127,956
 
 
10.77
%
 
 
$
47,506
 
 
4.00
%
 
 
$
59,383
 
 
5.00
%
 
CET1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
127,956
 
 
17.57
%
 
 
$
41,885
 
 
5.75
%
 
 
$
47,348
 
 
6.50
%
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
127,956
 
 
17.57
%
 
 
$
52,811
 
 
7.25
%
 
 
$
58,274
 
 
8.00
%
 
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
136,271
 
 
18.71
%
 
 
$
67,380
 
 
9.25
%
 
 
$
72,843
 
 
10.00
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B.:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage capital (to adjusted average assets)
$
112,722
 
 
9.54
%
 
 
$
47,272
 
 
4.00
%
 
 
$
59,090
 
 
5.00
%
 
CET1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
112,722
 
 
15.79
%
 
 
$
41,041
 
 
5.75
%
 
 
$
46,394
 
 
6.50
%
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
112,722
 
 
15.79
%
 
 
$
51,747
 
 
7.25
%
 
 
$
57,100
 
 
8.00
%
 
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
120,998
 
 
16.95
%
 
 
$
66,022
 
 
9.25
%
 
 
$
71,375
 
 
10.00
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage capital (to adjusted assets)
$
117,530
 
 
9.90
%

 
$
47,503
 
 
4.00
%

 
$
59,379
 
 
5.00
%
 
CET1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
117,530
 
 
16.14
%

 
$
41,877
 
 
5.75
%

 
$
47,339
 
 
6.50
%
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
117,530
 
 
16.14
%

 
$
52,801
 
 
7.25
%

 
$
58,263
 
 
8.00
%
 
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
$
125,845
 
 
17.28
%

 
$
67,367
 
 
9.25
%

 
$
72,829
 
 
10.00
%
 

In addition to the minimum CET1, Tier 1 and total capital ratios, Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. and the Bank will have to maintain a capital conservation buffer consisting of additional CET1 capital above the required minimum levels in order to avoid limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying discretionary bonuses based on percentages of eligible retained income that could be utilized for such actions. This requirement began to be phased in on January 1, 2016 at 0.625 percent of risk-weighted assets and will increase each year to an amount equal to 2.5 percent of risk-weighted assets when fully implemented in January 2019. As of September 30, 2017, the conservation buffer was 1.25%.

The ability of the Corporation to pay dividends to stockholders depends primarily on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Corporation.  The Bank may not declare or pay a cash dividend if the effect thereof would cause its net worth to be reduced below the regulatory capital requirements imposed by federal regulation.  In the first three months of fiscal 2018, the Bank paid a cash dividend of $5.0 million to the Corporation; while the Corporation paid $1.1 million of cash dividends to its shareholders.




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Supplemental Information
 
At
September 30,
2017
At
June 30,
2017
At
September 30,
2016
 
 
 
 
Loans serviced for others (in thousands)
$122,585
$119,304
$105,548
 
 
 
 
Book value per share
$16.42
$16.62
$16.70


ITEM 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

One of the Corporation’s principal financial objectives is to achieve long-term profitability while reducing its exposure to fluctuating interest rates.  The Corporation has sought to reduce the exposure of its earnings to changes in interest rates by attempting to manage the repricing mismatch between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  The principal element in achieving this objective is to increase the interest-rate sensitivity of the Corporation’s interest-earning assets by retaining for its portfolio new loan originations with interest rates subject to periodic adjustment to market conditions and by selling fixed-rate, single-family mortgage loans.  In addition, the Corporation maintains an investment portfolio, which is largely in U.S. government agency MBS and U.S. government sponsored enterprise MBS with contractual maturities of up to 30 years that reprice frequently or have a relatively short-average life.  The Corporation relies on retail deposits as its primary source of funds while utilizing FHLB – San Francisco advances as a secondary source of funding.  Management believes retail deposits, unlike brokered deposits, reduces the effects of interest rate fluctuations because they generally represent a more stable source of funds.  As part of its interest rate risk management strategy, the Corporation promotes transaction accounts and time deposits with terms up to seven years.

Through the use of an internal interest rate risk model, the Corporation is able to analyze its interest rate risk exposure by measuring the change in net portfolio value (“NPV”) over a variety of interest rate scenarios.  NPV is defined as the net present value of expected future cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts.  The calculation is intended to illustrate the change in NPV that would occur in the event of an immediate change in interest rates of -100, +100, +200, +300 and +400 basis points (“bp”) with no effect given to steps that management might take to counter the effect of the interest rate movement. The current federal funds rate is 1.25 percent making an immediate change of -200 and -300 basis points improbable.

The following table is derived from the internal interest rate risk model and represents the NPV based on the indicated changes in interest rates as of September 30, 2017 (dollars in thousands).
Basis Points ("bp")
Change in Rates
Net
Portfolio
Value
NPV
Change(1)
Portfolio
Value of
Assets
NPV as Percentage
of Portfolio Value
Assets(2)
Sensitivity
Measure(3)
+400 bp
$
266,418

$
129,801

$
1,318,495

20.21%
+899 bp
+300 bp
$
240,483

$
103,866

$
1,299,436

18.51%
+729 bp
+200 bp
$
210,419

$
73,802

$
1,276,512

16.48%
+526 bp
+100 bp
$
175,536

$
38,919

$
1,249,394

14.05%
+283 bp
      0 bp
$
136,617

$

$
1,217,881

11.22%
0 bp
-100 bp
$
119,324

$
(17,293
)
$
1,206,746

9.89%
-133 bp

(1) 
Represents the increase (decrease) of the NPV at the indicated interest rate change in comparison to the NPV at September 30, 2017 (“base case”).
(2) 
Derived as the NPV divided by the portfolio value of total assets.
(3) 
Derived as the change in the NPV ratio from the base case amount assuming the indicated change in interest rates (expressed in basis points).



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The following table is derived from the internal interest rate risk model and represents the change in the NPV at a -100 basis point rate shock at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017.
 
At September 30, 2017
At June 30, 2017
 
(-100 bp rate shock)
(-100 bp rate shock)
Pre-Shock NPV Ratio: NPV as a % of PV Assets
11.22%
11.49%
Post-Shock NPV Ratio: NPV as a % of PV Assets
9.89%
10.16%
Sensitivity Measure: Change in NPV Ratio
-133 bp
-133 bp

The pre-shock NPV ratio declined 27 basis points to 11.22 percent at September 30, 2017 from 11.49 percent at June 30, 2017 and the post-shock NPV ratio declined 27 basis points to 9.89 percent at September 30, 2017 from 10.16 percent at June 30, 2017. The decline of the NPV ratios was primarily attributable to a $5.0 million cash dividend distribution from the Bank to the Corporation in September 2017 and the net loss in the first three months of fiscal 2018.

As with any method of measuring interest rate risk, certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing tables.  For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates.  Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types of assets and liabilities may lag behind changes in market interest rates.  Additionally, certain assets, such as ARM loans, have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset.  Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, expected rates of prepayments on loans and early withdrawals from time deposits could likely deviate significantly from those assumed when calculating the results described in the tables above.  It is also possible that, as a result of an interest rate increase, the higher mortgage payments required from ARM borrowers could result in an increase in delinquencies and defaults.  Changes in market interest rates may also affect the volume and profitability of the Corporation’s mortgage banking operations.  Accordingly, the data presented in the tables in this section should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results in the event of changes in interest rates.  Furthermore, the NPV presented in the foregoing tables is not intended to present the fair market value of the Corporation, nor does it represent amounts that would be available for distribution to shareholders in the event of the liquidation of the Corporation.

The Corporation measures and evaluates the potential effects of interest rate movements through an interest rate sensitivity "gap" analysis. Interest rate sensitivity reflects the potential effect on net interest income when there is movement in interest rates. For loans, securities and liabilities with contractual maturities, the table presents principal cash flows. For transaction accounts (checking, money market and savings deposits) that have no contractual maturity, the table presents principal cash flows and, as applicable, the Corporation's historical experience, management's judgment and statistical analysis, as applicable, concerning their most likely withdrawal behaviors.
 


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The following table represents the interest rate gap analysis of the Corporation's assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2017:
 
 
 
Term to Repricing, Migration, or Maturity(1)
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2017
 
 
 
12 months or less
Greater than 1 year to 3 years
Greater than 3 years to 5 years
Greater than 5 years or non sensitive
Total
 
 
 
(Dollars In thousands)
Repricing Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
46,389

$

$

$
2,828

$
49,217

 
Investment securities
21,606



52,085

73,691

 
Loans held for investment
301,795

236,862

289,209

80,194

908,060

 
Loans held for sale
127,234




127,234

 
FHLB - San Francisco stock
8,108




8,108

 
Other assets



27,476

27,476

 
 
Total assets
505,132

236,862

289,209

162,583

1,193,786

 
 
 





Repricing Liabilities and Equity:





 
Checking deposits - non-interest bearing



82,415

82,415

 
Checking deposits - interest bearing
39,145

78,291

78,291

65,242

260,969

 
Savings deposits
57,672

115,343

115,343


288,358

 
Money market deposits
18,508

18,507



37,015

 
Time deposits
107,467

112,662

30,933

7,197

258,259

 
FHLB - San Francisco borrowings
20,004

10,000

41,202

50,000

121,206

 
Other liabilities



20,643

20,643

 
Stockholders' equity



124,921

124,921

 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
242,796

334,803

265,769

350,418

1,193,786

 
 
 





Repricing gap positive (negative)
$
262,336

$
(97,941
)
$
23,440

$
(187,835
)
$

Cumulative repricing gap:





 
Dollar amount
$
262,336

$
164,395

$
187,835

$

$

 
Percent of total assets
22
%
14
%
16
%
%
%

(1) Cash and cash equivalents are presented as migration; investment securities and loans held for investment are presented as contractual maturities or contractual repricing (without consideration for prepayments); loans held for sale and transaction accounts are presented as migration; FHLB - San Francisco stock is presented as repricing; while time deposits (without consideration for early withdrawals) and FHLB - San Francisco borrowings are presented as contractual maturities.

The static gap analysis shows a positive position in the "12 months or less" category and the "Greater than 3 years to 5 years" category, indicating more assets are sensitive to repricing than liabilities; while the gap analysis shows a negative position in the "Greater than 1 year to 3 years" category and the "Greater than 5 years or non sensitive" category, indicating more liabilities are sensitive to repricing than assets. Non-maturity checking deposits are available for immediate withdrawal and are therefore assumed to be inherently sensitive to changes in interest rates. Management views non-interest bearing deposits to be the least sensitive to changes in market interest rates and these accounts are therefore characterized as long-term funding. Interest-bearing checking deposits are considered more sensitive, followed by increased sensitivity for savings and money market deposits. For the purpose of calculating gap, a portion of these interest-bearing deposit balances are assumed to be subject to repricing or migration as follows: interest-bearing checking deposits at 15% per year, savings deposits at 20% per year and money market deposits at 50% in the first and second years.

The gap results presented above could vary substantially if different assumptions are used or if actual experience differs from the assumptions used in the preparation of the gap analysis. Furthermore, the gap analysis provides a static view of interest rate risk


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exposure at a specific point in time without taking into account redirection of cash flows activity, deposit fluctuations, and repricing.

The extent to which the net interest margin will be impacted by changes in prevailing interest rates will depend on a number of factors, including how quickly interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities react to interest rate changes. It is not uncommon for rates on certain assets or liabilities to lag behind changes in the market rates of interest. Additionally, prepayments of loans and early withdrawals of certificates of deposit could cause interest sensitivities to vary. As a result, the relationship between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as shown in the previous table, is only a general indicator of interest rate sensitivity and the effect of changing rates of interest on net interest income is likely to be different from that predicted solely on the basis of the interest rate sensitivity analysis set forth in the previous table.

The Corporation also models the sensitivity of net interest income for the 12-month period subsequent to any given month-end assuming a dynamic balance sheet accounting for, among other items:
The Corporation’s current balance sheet and repricing characteristics;
Forecasted balance sheet growth consistent with the business plan;
Current interest rates and yield curves and management estimates of projected interest rates;
Embedded options, interest rate floors, periodic caps and lifetime caps;
Repricing characteristics for market rate sensitive instruments;
Loan, investment, deposit and borrowing cash flows;
Loan prepayment estimates for each type of loan; and
Immediate, permanent and parallel movements in interest rates of plus 400, 300, 200 and 100 and minus 100 basis points.  

The following table describes the results of the analysis at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017.
At September 30, 2017
 
At June 30, 2017
Basis Point (bp)
Change in Rates
Change in
Net Interest Income
 
Basis Point (bp)
Change in Rates
Change in
Net Interest Income
+400 bp
14.72%
 
+400 bp
16.70%
+300 bp
12.52%
 
+300 bp
14.23%
+200 bp
10.16%
 
+200 bp
11.62%
+100 bp
7.34%
 
+100 bp
8.29%
-100 bp
(3.97)%
 
-100 bp
(3.68)%

At both September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, the Corporation was asset sensitive as its interest-earning assets are expected to reprice more quickly than its interest-bearing liabilities during the subsequent 12-month period.  Therefore at September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, in a rising interest rate environment, the model forecasts an increase in net interest income over the subsequent 12-month period.  In a falling interest rate environment, the model forecasts a decrease in net interest income over the subsequent 12-month period.

Management believes that the assumptions used to complete the analysis described in the table above are reasonable.  However, past experience has shown that immediate, permanent and parallel movements in interest rates will not necessarily occur.  Additionally, while the analysis provides a tool to evaluate the projected net interest income to changes in interest rates, actual results may be substantially different if actual experience differs from the assumptions used to complete the analysis, particularly with respect to the 12-month business plan when asset growth is forecast.  Therefore, the model results that the Corporation discloses should be thought of as a risk management tool to compare the trends of the Corporation’s current disclosure to previous disclosures, over time, within the context of the actual performance of the treasury yield curve.


ITEM 4 – Controls and Procedures.

a) An evaluation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Section 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”)) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and the Corporation’s Disclosure Committee as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.  In designing and evaluating the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met.  Also, because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Corporation have been detected.  Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, management necessarily


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was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.  Based on their evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2017 are effective, at the reasonable assurance level, in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports it files or submits under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

b) There have been no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2017, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.  The Corporation does not expect that its internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud.  A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedure are met.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Corporation have been detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.  Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control.  The design of any control procedure is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

Periodically, there have been various claims and lawsuits involving the Corporation, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which the Corporation holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans, employment matters and other issues in the ordinary course of and incident to the Corporation’s business. The Corporation is not a party to any pending legal proceedings that it believes would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations or cash flows of the Corporation, except as set forth below. Additionally, in some actions, it is difficult to assess potential exposure because the Corporation is still in the early stages of the litigation.

On December 17, 2012, a class and collective action lawsuit, by Gina McKeen-Chaplin, individually and on behalf of eight others similarly situated against the Bank was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (the “Court”) claiming damages, restitution and injunctive relief for alleged misclassification of certain employees as exempt rather than non-exempt, resulting in a failure to pay appropriate overtime compensation, to provide meal and rest periods, to pay waiting time penalties and to provide accurate wage statements. The plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary relief.

On August 12, 2015, the Court issued an order denying the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and granting the Bank's motion for summary judgment affirming that the plaintiffs were properly classified as exempt employees and denying the federal claims. On August 18, 2015, the plaintiffs filed an appeal to the order. On July 5, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”) reversed the Court’s ruling granting the Bank's motion for summary judgment, instead ruling the plaintiffs were improperly classified as exempt employees and were entitled to overtime compensation. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case back to the Court with instructions to enter summary judgement in favor of the plaintiffs. On September 7, 2017, the Bank filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. As a result of the Ninth Circuit’s unfavorable ruling, the Corporation recorded an additional litigation accrual of $1.0 million in the Corporation’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. It is reasonably possible the Management estimate of this litigation accrual could change as more information becomes available during litigation of this matter.

On May 22, 2013, counsel in the McKeen-Chaplin matter filed another class action called Neal versus Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. in California Superior Court in Alameda County (the "State Court"). The Neal class action is virtually identical to the McKeen-Chaplin class action alleging that mortgage underwriters were misclassified as exempt employees. The plaintiffs in the


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Neal case filed a motion for class certification on March 12, 2015. The Bank filed an opposition to the motion and the hearing on the motion was held on July 17, 2015. The State Court denied the motion for class certification. The plaintiffs appealed that ruling. The appeal is fully briefed and the Bank is waiting for the California First District Court of Appeal to schedule oral argument. Presently, the Bank cannot assess the potential exposure in the Neal class action because the Bank is still in the early stages of the litigation and the class certification decision is on appeal. The Bank intends to defend this case vigorously.

On August 6, 2015, a former employee, Christina Cannon, filed a lawsuit called Cannon versus Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. in the California Superior Court for the County of San Bernardino. Cannon seeks to represent a class of all non-exempt employees in a class action lawsuit brought under California’s Unfair Competition Law, Business & Professions Code section 17200. The underlying claims include unpaid overtime (including off-the-clock work), meal and rest period violations, minimum wage violations, and failure to reimburse business expenses. On September 8, 2017, the attorneys for the plaintiffs in the Cannon Lawsuit sent notification to the Bank and to the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency informing them of their intent to bring a claim under the Private Attorneys’ General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) on behalf of all non-exempt employees and covering a variety of alleged wage and hour violations. On September 12, 2017, the Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc., entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the plaintiffs’ representatives to memorialize an agreement in principle to settle the pending Cannon Lawsuit. The Memorandum of Understanding assumes class certification for purposes of the settlement only and provides for an aggregate settlement payment by the Bank of $2.75 million, which includes all settlement funds, the class representative enhancement award, settlement administrator’s expenses, any employer-side payroll taxes, and class counsel’s attorneys’ fees and costs. The Bank’s decision to settle this matter was the result of the significant legal costs, distraction from day-to-day operating activities and substantial resources that would be required to defend the Bank in protracted litigation. In addition, the Bank determined that the settlement would reduce the Bank’s potential exposure to damages, penalties, fines and plaintiffs’ legal fees in the event of an unfavorable outcome in a court trial. The settlement includes the dismissal of all claims against the Bank and related parties in the Cannon Lawsuit and claim under the PAGA, without any admission of liability or wrongdoing attributed to the Bank. The settlement described in the Memorandum of Understanding remains subject to court approval and other customary conditions. Because of the uncertainty surrounding this litigation, no litigation reserve had been previously established by the Bank resulting in the full $2.75 million settlement expense being recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

The Corporation is not a party to any other pending legal proceedings that it believes would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations and cash flows of the Corporation.


Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017.


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

The table below represents the Corporation’s purchases of its equity securities for the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
 
 
 
 
Period
 
 
(a) Total
Number of
Shares Purchased
 
 
(b) Average
Price Paid
per Share
 
(c) Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plan
(d) Maximum
Number of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plan (1)
July 1 – 31, 2017
1,500

$18.92
1,500

383,700

August 1 – 31, 2017
33,800

$19.11
33,800

349,900

September 1 – 30, 2017
90,700

$19.58
90,700

259,200

Total
126,000

$19.44
126,000

259,200


(1) 
Represents the remaining shares available for future purchases under the June 2017 stock repurchase plan.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, the Corporation purchased 126,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock at an average cost of $19.44 per share. As of September 30, 2017, a total of 126,000 shares or 33 percent of the shares authorized in


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the June 2017 stock repurchase plan have been purchased at an average cost of $19.44 per share, leaving 259,200 shares available for future purchases. During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, the Corporation did not sell any securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

The Corporation is subject to regulatory capital requirements adopted by the Federal Reserve Board, which generally are the same as the capital requirements for the Bank. These capital requirements include provisions that limit the ability of the Corporation to pay dividends to its stockholders or repurchase its shares.


Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.


Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.


Item 5.  Other Information.

Not applicable.


Item 6.  Exhibits.

Exhibits:     
3.1 (a)
 
 
3.1 (b)
 
 
3.1 (c)
 
 
10.1
 
 
10.2
 
 
10.3
 
 
10.4
 
 
10.5
 
 
10.6
 
 
10.7
 
 
10.8
 
 
10.9
 
 
10.10
 
 
10.11
 
 
10.12


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10.13
 
 
10.14
 
 
10.15
 
 
10.16
 
 
31.1
 
 
31.2
 
 
32.1
 
 
32.2
 
 
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The following materials from the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (1) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition; (2) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (3) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (4) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity; (5) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (6) Selected Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: November 7, 2017
/s/ Craig G. Blunden                                        
 
Craig G. Blunden
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: November 7, 2017
/s/ Donavon P. Ternes                                       
 
Donavon P. Ternes 
 
President, Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)



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Exhibit Index

31.1
 
 
31.2
 
 
32.1
 
 
32.2
 
 
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The following materials from the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (1) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition; (2) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (3) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (4) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity; (5) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (6) Selected Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 



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