First Savings Financial Group, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2014 December (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2014

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

For the transition period from_____________________ to __________________

Commission File No. 1-34155

First Savings Financial Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

501 East Lewis & Clark Parkway, Clarksville, Indiana 47129

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

	Not applicable
	(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

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

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

(Check one):	Large Accelerated Filer ☐	Accelerated Filer☐

	Non-accelerated Filer ☐	Smaller Reporting Company x

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

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of December 31, 2014 was 2,187,993.

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

INDEX

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Part I	Financial Information

	Item 1. Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 (unaudited)	3

	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	4

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	5

	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	6

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)	7

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	8-41

	Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	42-49

	Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	50-52

	Item 4. Controls and Procedures	53

Part II	Other Information

	Item 1. Legal Proceedings	54

	Item 1A. Risk Factors	54

	Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	55

	Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	55

	Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	55

	Item 5. Other Information	56

	Item 6. Exhibits	56

Signatures		57

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

	December 31,			September 30,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	2014			2014

ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	7,844		$	8,853
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		13,128			11,477
Total cash and cash equivalents		20,972			20,330

Interest-bearing time deposits		2,235			1,500
Trading account securities, at fair value		4,680			5,319
Securities available for sale, at fair value		183,278			184,697
Securities held to maturity		5,350			5,419

Loans held for sale		-			281
Loans, net		441,206			433,876

Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		7,462			6,517
Real estate development and construction		7,153			7,202
Premises and equipment		14,063			14,275
Other real estate owned, held for sale		549			953
Accrued interest receivable:
Loans		1,246			1,276
Securities		1,460			1,235
Cash surrender value of life insurance		18,149			18,021
Goodwill		7,936			7,936
Core deposit intangibles		1,639			1,725
Other assets		5,766			2,567

Total Assets	$	723,144		$	713,129

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	54,448		$	56,092
Interest-bearing		461,299			477,102
Total deposits		515,747			533,194

Repurchase agreements		1,339			1,338
Borrowings from Federal Home Loan Bank		101,863			79,548
Other long-term debt		4,769			4,812
Accrued interest payable		174			175
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		599			748
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		9,144			6,234
Total Liabilities		633,635			626,049

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock of $.01 par value per share Authorized 982,880 shares; none issued		-			-
Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, $.01 par value; Authorized 17,120 shares; issued and outstanding 17,120 shares; aggregate liquidation preference of $17,120		-			-
Common stock of $.01 par value per share Authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued 2,542,042 shares; outstanding 2,187,993 shares (2,171,812 shares at September 30, 2014)		25			25
Additional paid-in capital - preferred		17,120			17,120
Additional paid-in capital - common		26,388			26,079
Retained earnings - substantially restricted		48,123			47,175
Accumulated other comprehensive income		4,495			3,853
Unearned ESOP shares		(323	)		(537	)
Unearned stock compensation		(94	)		(162	)
Less treasury stock, at cost - 354,049 shares (370,230 shares at September 30, 2014)		(6,225	)		(6,473	)
Total Stockholders' Equity		89,509			87,080

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	723,144		$	713,129

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	2014		2013

INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including fees	$	5,370	$	5,225
Securities:
Taxable		1,092		1,030
Tax-exempt		471		420
Dividend income		63		50
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		13		9
Total interest income		7,009		6,734

INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		642		612
Repurchase agreements		1		1
Borrowings from Federal Home Loan Bank		240		252
Loans payable		48		57
Total interest expense		931		922

Net interest income		6,078		5,812
Provision for loan losses		207		301

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		5,871		5,511

NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts		371		318
Net gain on sales of available for sale securities		-		1
Net gain on trading account securities		71		157
Unrealized loss on derivative contract		-		(2	)
Net gain on sales of loans		85		77
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		128		97
Commission income		61		67
Real estate lease income		151		142
Other income		244		247
Total noninterest income		1,111		1,104

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits		3,001		2,979
Occupancy and equipment		604		633
Data processing		381		310
Advertising		106		67
Professional fees		314		245
FDIC insurance premiums		109		120
Net loss on other real estate owned		5		70
Other operating expenses		854		740
Total noninterest expense		5,374		5,164
Income before income taxes		1,608		1,451
Income tax expense		408		423
Net Income	$	1,200	$	1,028

Preferred stock dividends declared		43		43
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders	$	1,157	$	985

Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.55	$	0.46
Diluted	$	0.52	$	0.44

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		2,111,962		2,158,106
Diluted		2,217,472		2,260,658

Dividends per common share	$	0.11	$	0.10

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
(In thousands)	2014			2013

Net Income	$	1,200		$	1,028

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period		996			(531	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(354	)		195
Net of tax amount		642			(336	)

Less: reclassification adjustment for realized gains included in net income		-			(1	)
Income tax expense		-			-
Net of tax amount		-			(1	)

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		642			(337	)

Comprehensive Income	$	1,842		$	691

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

											Accumulated			Unearned
											Other			Stock
(In thousands, except share	Preferred		Common		Additional			Retained			Comprehensive			Compensation			Treasury
and per share data)	Stock		Stock		Paid-in Capital			Earnings			Income			and ESOP			Stock			Total

Three Months Ended December 31, 2013:
Balances at October 1, 2013	$	-	$	25	$	42,584		$	42,870		$	1,468		$	(1,287	)	$	(3,407	)	$	82,253

Net income		-		-		-			1,028			-			-			-			1,028

Other comprehensive loss		-		-		-			-			(337	)		-			-			(337	)

Preferred stock dividends		-		-		-			(43	)		-			-			-			(43	)

Common stock dividends ($0.10 per share)		-		-		-			(187	)		-			-			-			(187	)

Stock compensation expense		-		-		38			-			-			65			-			103

Shares released by ESOP trust		-		-		257			-			-			207			-			464

Purchase of 37,349 treasury shares		-		-		-			-			-			-			(834	)		(834	)

Balances at December 31, 2013	$	-	$	25	$	42,879		$	43,668		$	1,131		$	(1,015	)	$	(4,241	)	$	82,447

Three Months Ended December 31, 2014:
Balances at October 1, 2014	$	-	$	25	$	43,199		$	47,175		$	3,853		$	(699	)	$	(6,473	)	$	87,080

Net income		-		-		-			1,200			-			-			-			1,200

Other comprehensive income		-		-		-			-			642			-			-			642

Preferred stock dividends		-		-		-			(43	)		-			-			-			(43	)

Common stock dividends ($0.11 per share)		-		-		-			(209	)		-			-			-			(209	)

Stock compensation expense		-		-		72			-			-			68			-			140

Shares released by ESOP trust		-		-		326			-			-			214			-			540

Stock options exercise - 20,972 shares		-		-		(89	)		-			-			-			367			278

Purchase of 4,791 treasury shares		-		-		-			-			-			-			(119	)		(119	)

Balances at December 31, 2014	$	-	$	25	$	43,508		$	48,123		$	4,495		$	(417	)	$	(6,225	)	$	89,509

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
(In thousands)	2014			2013

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	1,200		$	1,028
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		207			301
Depreciation and amortization		357			346
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on securities, net		181			206
(Increase) decrease in trading account securities		639			(944	)
Loans originated for sale		(2,046	)		(2,168	)
Proceeds on sales of loans		2,411			2,545
Net gain on sales of loans		(85	)		(77	)
Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on other real estate owned		9			(32	)
Net gain on sales of available for sale securities		-			(1	)
Unrealized loss on derivative contract		-			2
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		(128	)		(97	)
Deferred income taxes		(169	)		(130	)
ESOP and stock compensation expense		596			531
Increase in accrued interest receivable		(195	)		(331	)
Decrease in accrued interest payable		(1	)		(7	)
Change in other assets and liabilities, net		8			-
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities		2,984			1,172

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investment in interest-bearing time deposits		(735	)		-
Purchase of securities available for sale		(5,732	)		(16,434	)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale		-			303
Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale		4,632			1,243
Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity		25			94
Principal collected on securities		3,378			3,738
Net increase in loans		(7,226	)		(11,160	)
Purchase of Federal Reserve Bank stock		(945	)		-
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(461	)		(175	)
Proceeds from redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		461			-
Investment in cash surrender value of life insurance		-			(5,000	)
Investment in historic tax credit entity		(417	)		-
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned		104			-
Investment in real estate development and construction		-			(64	)
Purchase of premises and equipment		(10	)		(289	)
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities		(6,926	)		(27,744	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase (decrease) in deposits		(17,447	)		13,796
Net increase in repurchase agreements		1			1
Increase (decrease) in Federal Home Loan Bank line of credit		(4,685	)		8,217
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances		115,000			73,500
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(88,000	)		(68,500	)
Repayment of other long-term debt		(43	)		(34	)
Net decrease in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		(149	)		(185	)
Exercise of stock options		278			-
Purchase of treasury stock		(119	)		(851	)
Dividends paid on preferred stock		(43	)		(43	)
Dividends paid on common stock		(209	)		(187	)
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities		4,584			25,714

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents		642			(858	)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		20,330			20,815

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	$	20,972		$	19,957

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Presentation of Interim Information

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

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

The Captive, which is a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary of the Company formed during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014, is a Nevada corporation that provides property and casualty insurance to the Company, the Bank and the Bank’s active subsidiaries. In addition, the Captive provides reinsurance to seven other third-party insurance captives for which insurance may not be currently available or economically feasible in the insurance marketplace.

In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary to present fairly the financial position as of December 31, 2014, the results of operations for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the cash flows for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. All of these adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Such adjustments are the only adjustments included in the unaudited consolidated financial statements. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements, conform to general practices within the banking industry and are presented as permitted by the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not contain certain information included in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended September 30, 2014 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

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(Unaudited)

Investment Securities

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

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

Trading Account Securities

The Company invests in small and medium lot, investment grade municipal bonds through a managed brokerage account. The brokerage account is managed by an investment advisory firm registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. At December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, trading account securities recorded at fair value totaled $4.7 million and $5.3 million, respectively, comprised of investment grade municipal bonds. During the three-months ended December 31, 2014, the Company reported net gains on trading account securities of $71,000, including net realized gains on the sale of securities of $77,000 and net unrealized losses on securities still held as of the balance sheet date of $6,000. During the three-months ended December 31, 2013, the Company reported net gains on trading account securities of $157,000, including net realized gains on the sale of securities of $166,000 and net unrealized losses on securities still held as of the balance sheet date of $9,000.

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(Unaudited)

Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity

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

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(In thousands)
December 31, 2014:
Securities available for sale:

Agency bonds and notes	$	9,092	$	7	$	72	$	9,027
Agency mortgage-backed		50,198		690		46		50,842
Agency CMO		28,111		78		207		27,982
Privately-issued CMO		3,256		573		-		3,829
Privately-issued ABS		5,393		1,673		-		7,066
SBA certificates		1,699		10		-		1,709
Municipal obligations		78,353		4,507		37		82,823

Total securities available for sale $		176,102	$	7,538	$	362	$	183,278

Securities held to maturity:

Agency mortgage-backed	$	413	$	34	$	-	$	447
Municipal obligations		4,937		528		-		5,465

Total securities held to maturity	$	5,350	$	562	$	-	$	5,912

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(Unaudited)

	Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2014:
Securities available for sale:

Agency bonds and notes	$	12,269	$	12	$	190	$	12,091
Agency mortgage-backed		51,845		518		108		52,255
Agency CMO		29,648		95		259		29,484
Privately-issued CMO		3,302		618		-		3,920
Privately-issued ABS		5,552		1,801		-		7,353
SBA certificates		1,753		9		-		1,762
Municipal obligations		74,148		3,818		134		77,832

Total securities available for sale	$	178,517	$	6,871	$	691	$	184,697

Securities held to maturity:

Agency mortgage-backed	$	455	$	37	$	-	$	492
Municipal		4,964		393		-		5,357

Total securities held to maturity	$	5,419	$	430	$	-	$	5,849

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2014 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities of mortgage-backed securities, CMO and ABS may differ from contractual maturities because the mortgages underlying the obligations may be prepaid without penalty.

	Available for Sale				Held to Maturity
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
			(In thousands)

Due within one year	$	830	$	831	$	592	$	630
Due after one year through five years		6,143		6,393		1,912		2,131

Due after five years through ten years		21,725		22,628		1,502		1,676

Due after ten years		58,747		61,998		931		1,028
		87,445		91,850		4,937		5,465

CMO		31,367		31,811		-		-
ABS		5,393		7,066		-		-
SBA certificates		1,699		1,709		-		-
Mortgage-backed securities		50,198		50,842		413		447

	$	176,102	$	183,278	$	5,350	$	5,912

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(Unaudited)

Information pertaining to investment securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2014, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, follows:

	Number		Gross
	of Investment		Fair		Unrealized
	Positions		Value		Losses
			(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:

Continuous loss position less than twelve months:
Agency CMO		5		7,949		24
Municipal obligations		3		1,832		4

Total less than twelve months		8		9,781		28

Continuous loss position more than twelve months:
Agency bonds and notes		3		6,428		72
Agency mortgage-backed		3		3,524		46
Agency CMO		3		8,804		182
Municipal obligations		4		2,257		34

Total more than twelve months		13		21,013		334

Total securities available for sale		21	$	30,794	$	362

At December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any securities held to maturity with an unrealized loss.

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

The total available for sale debt securities in loss positions at December 31, 2014, which consisted of U.S. government agency notes, mortgage-backed securities and CMOs, and municipal bonds, had depreciated approximately 1.17% from their amortized cost basis and are fixed and variable rate securities with a weighted-average yield of 1.62% and a weighted-average coupon rate of 2.89% at December 31, 2014. All of the agency and municipal securities are issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and municipal governments, and are generally secured by first mortgage loans and municipal project revenues.

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The Company evaluates the existence of a potential credit loss component related to the decline in fair value of the privately-issued CMO and ABS portfolios each quarter using an independent third party analysis. At December 31, 2014, the Company held twenty privately-issued CMO and ABS securities acquired in a 2009 bank acquisition with an aggregate carrying value of $2.8 million and fair value of $4.2 million that have been downgraded to a substandard regulatory classification due to a downgrade of the security’s credit quality rating by various rating agencies.

At December 31, 2014, there were no privately-issued CMOs or ABS in loss positions. Based on the independent third party analysis of the expected cash flows, management has determined that no other-than-temporary impairment is required to be recognized on the privately-issued CMO and ABS portfolios. While the Company did not recognize a credit-related impairment loss at December 31, 2014, additional deterioration in market and economic conditions may have an adverse impact on the credit quality in the future and therefore, require a credit-related impairment charge.

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

During the three-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Company realized gross gains on sales of available for sale U.S. government agency notes of $1,000. The Company did not realize any gains or losses on sales of available for sale securities during the three-month period ended December 31, 2014.

Certain available for sale debt securities were pledged under repurchase agreements and to secure FHLB borrowings at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, and may be pledged to secure federal funds borrowings.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 consisted of the following:

	December 31,			September 30,
	2014			2014
	(In thousands)
Real estate mortgage:
1-4 family residential	$	183,222		$	182,743
Commercial		161,324			153,896
Multifamily residential		23,782			21,286
Residential construction		12,360			14,528
Commercial construction		7,172			8,354
Land and land development		11,232			11,290
Commercial business loans		29,413			28,448
Consumer:
Home equity loans		18,238			17,903
Auto loans		5,296			5,619
Other consumer loans		2,200			2,320
Gross loans		454,239			446,387
Undisbursed portion of construction loans		(6,557	)		(6,271	)
Principal loan balance		447,682			440,116

Deferred loan origination fees and costs, net		(26	)		10
Allowance for loan losses		(6,450	)		(6,250	)

Loans, net	$	441,206		$	433,876

During the three-month period ended December 31, 2014, there was no significant change in the Company’s lending activities or methodology used to estimate the allowance for loan losses as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014.

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The following table provides the components of the recorded investment in loans as of December 31, 2014:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate			Multifamily			Construction			Land & Land Development		Commercial Business			Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)
Recorded Investment in Loans:
Principal loan balance	$	183,222	$	161,324		$	23,782		$	12,975		$	11,232	$	29,413		$	25,734	$	447,682

Accrued interest receivable		537		425			56			24			31		111			62		1,246

Net deferred loan origination fees and costs		317		(277	)		(29	)		(43	)		5		(6	)		7		(26	)

Recorded investment in loans	$	184,076	$	161,472		$	23,809		$	12,956		$	11,268	$	29,518		$	25,803	$	448,902

Recorded Investment in Loans as Evaluated for Impairment:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	5,270	$	5,653		$	-		$	-		$	-	$	194		$	341	$	11,458

Collectively evaluated for impairment		178,318		155,819			23,809			12,956			11,268		29,324			25,431		436,925

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality		488		-			-			-			-		-			31		519

Ending balance	$	184,076	$	161,472		$	23,809		$	12,956		$	11,268	$	29,518		$	25,803	$	448,902

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The following table provides the components of the recorded investment in loans as of September 30, 2014:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate			Multifamily			Construction			Land & Land Development		Commercial Business			Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)
Recorded Investment in Loans:
Principal loan balance	$	182,743	$	153,896		$	21,286		$	16,611		$	11,290	$	28,448		$	25,842	$	440,116

Accrued interest receivable		590		384			53			44			31		111			63		1,276

Net deferred loan origination fees and costs		337		(252	)		(28	)		(54	)		4		(9	)		12		10

Recorded investment in loans	$	183,670	$	154,028		$	21,311		$	16,601		$	11,325	$	28,550		$	25,917	$	441,402
Recorded Investment in Loans as Evaluated for Impairment:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	4,866	$	5,705		$	-		$	-		$	-	$	145		$	350	$	11,066

Collectively evaluated for impairment		178,298		148,323			21,311			16,601			11,325		28,405			25,535		429,798

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality		506		-			-			-			-		-			32		538

Ending balance	$	183,670	$	154,028		$	21,311		$	16,601		$	11,325	$	28,550		$	25,917	$	441,402

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An analysis of the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)
Ending Allowance Balance Attributable to Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	13	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	17	$	30

Collectively evaluated for impairment		429		4,217		163		344		299		826		142		6,420

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

Ending balance	$	442	$	4,217	$	163	$	344	$	299	$	826	$	159	$	6,450

An analysis of the allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2014 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)
Ending Allowance Balance Attributable to Loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	13	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	8	$	21

Collectively evaluated for impairment		564		3,808		146		443		302		795		171		6,229

Acquired with deteriorated credit quality		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

Ending balance	$	577	$	3,808	$	146	$	443	$	302	$	795	$	179	$	6,250

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An analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended December 31, 2014 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction			Land & Land Development			Commercial Business		Consumer			Total
	(In thousands)
Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning balance	$	577		$	3,808	$	146	$	443		$	302		$	795	$	179		$	6,250
Provisions		(147	)		409		17		(99	)		(3	)		31		(1	)		207
Charge-offs		(12	)		-		-		-			-			-		(32	)		(44	)
Recoveries		24			-		-		-			-			-		13			37

Ending balance	$	442		$	4,217	$	163	$	344		$	299		$	826	$	159		$	6,450

An analysis of the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended December 31, 2013 is as follows:

	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land & Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer			Total
	(In thousands)
Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning balance	$	780		$	2,826	$	249	$	229	$	299	$	907	$	248		$	5,538
Provisions		(46	)		35		4		26		68		163		51			301
Charge-offs		(76	)		-		-		-		-		-		(30	)		(106	)
Recoveries		2			219		-		-		-		-		17			238

Ending balance	$	660		$	3,080	$	253	$	255	$	367	$	1,070	$	286		$	5,971

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The following table presents impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment as of December 31, 2014 and for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

	At December 31, 2014						Three Months Ended December 31,

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		2014 Average Recorded Investment		2014 Interest Income Recognized		2013 Average Recorded Investment		2013 Interest Income Recognized
	(In thousands)
Loans with no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	5,365	$	5,840	$	-	$	5,800	$	35	$	6,259	$	31
Commercial real estate		5,653		5,686		-		5,712		58		6,019		58
Multifamily		-		-		-		-		-		2,240		28
Construction		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial business		194		179		-		168		-		447		-
Consumer		240		242		-		256		2		323		2

	$	11,452	$	11,947	$	-	$	11,936	$	95	$	15,288	$	119

Loans with an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	166	$	166	$	13	$	166	$	-	$	55	$	-
Commercial real estate		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Multifamily		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial business		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Consumer		101		101		17		99		-		110		-

	$	267	$	267	$	30	$	265	$	-	$	165	$	-

Total:
Residential real estate	$	5,531	$	6,006	$	13	$	5,966	$	35	$	6,314	$	31
Commercial real estate		5,653		5,686		-		5,712		58		6,019		58
Multifamily		-		-		-		-		-		2,240		28
Construction		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial business		194		179		-		168		-		447		-
Consumer		341		343		17		355		2		433		2

	$	11,719	$	12,214	$	30	$	12,201	$	95	$	15,453	$	119

During the three-month periods ending December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $5,000 and $41,000, respectively, of interest income on impaired commercial real estate loans using the cash receipts method.

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The following table presents impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment as of September 30, 2014.

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
	(In thousands)

Loans with no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	4,974	$	5,426	$	-
Commercial real estate		5,705		5,739		-
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-
Commercial business		145		133		-
Consumer		255		258		-

	$	11,079	$	11,556	$	-

Loans with an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	167	$	166	$	13
Commercial real estate		-		-		-
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-
Commercial business		-		-		-
Consumer		95		95		8

	$	262	$	261	$	21

Total:
Residential real estate	$	5,141	$	5,592	$	13
Commercial real estate		5,705		5,739		-
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-
Commercial business		145		133		-
Consumer		350		353		8

	$	11,341	$	11,817	$	21

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Nonperforming loans consists of nonaccrual loans and loans over 90 days past due and still accruing interest. The following table presents the recorded investment in nonperforming loans at December 31, 2014:

	Nonaccrual Loans		Loans 90+ Days Past Due Still Accruing		Total Nonperforming Loans
	(In thousands)

Residential real estate	$	2,607	$	409	$	3,016
Commercial real estate		327		-		327
Multifamily		-		294		294
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-
Commercial business		173		-		173
Consumer		210		18		228

Total	$	3,317	$	721	$	4,038

The following table presents the recorded investment in nonperforming loans at September 30, 2014:

	Nonaccrual Loans		Loans 90+ Days Past Due Still Accruing		Total Nonperforming Loans
	(In thousands)

Residential real estate	$	2,431	$	458	$	2,889
Commercial real estate		1,034		-		1,034
Multifamily		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-
Land and land development		-		-		-
Commercial business		123		-		123
Consumer		216		20		236

Total	$	3,804	$	478	$	4,282

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The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans at December 31, 2014:

	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 + Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans
	(In thousands)

Residential real estate	$	3,258	$	1,829	$	1,976	$	7,063	$	177,013	$	184,076
Commercial real estate		426		24		118		568		160,904		161,472
Multifamily		-		-		294		294		23,515		23,809
Construction		-		-		-		-		12,956		12,956
Land and land development		-		-		-		-		11,268		11,268
Commercial business		166		179		173		518		29,000		29,518
Consumer		177		15		75		267		25,536		25,803

Total	$	4,027	$	2,047	$	2,636	$	8,710	$	440,192	$	448,902

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans at September 30, 2014:

	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 + Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans
	(In thousands)

Residential real estate	$	4,493	$	1,639	$	1,823	$	7,955	$	175,715	$	183,670
Commercial real estate		115		54		59		228		153,800		154,028
Multifamily		297		-		-		297		21,014		21,311
Construction		-		-		-		-		16,601		16,601
Land and land development		6		205		-		211		11,114		11,325
Commercial business		259		-		123		382		28,168		28,550
Consumer		39		79		72		190		25,727		25,917

Total	$	5,209	$	1,977	$	2,077	$	9,263	$	432,139	$	441,402

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

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

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

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

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

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Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass-rated loans. As of December 31, 2014, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the recorded investment in loans by risk category was as follows:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land and Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)

Pass	$	173,171	$	145,973	$	23,809	$	12,956	$	11,151	$	28,926	$	25,397	$	421,383
Special Mention		4,155		10,568		-		-		5		232		63		15,023
Substandard		6,545		4,931		-		-		112		360		326		12,274
Doubtful		205		-		-		-		-		-		17		222
Loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

Total	$	184,076	$	161,472	$	23,809	$	12,956	$	11,268	$	29,518	$	25,803	$	448,902

As of September 30, 2014, the recorded investment in loans by risk category was as follows:

	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Multifamily		Construction		Land and Land Development		Commercial Business		Consumer		Total
	(In thousands)

Pass	$	172,822	$	138,854	$	21,311	$	16,601	$	11,206	$	28,127	$	25,471	$	414,392
Special Mention		4,233		10,226		-		-		6		278		89		14,832
Substandard		6,398		4,948		-		-		113		145		350		11,954
Doubtful		217		-		-		-		-		-		7		224
Loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

Total	$	183,670	$	154,028	$	21,311	$	16,601	$	11,325	$	28,550	$	25,917	$	441,402

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Troubled Debt Restructurings

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

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

The following table summarizes the Company’s recorded investment in TDRs at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014. There was no specific reserve included in the allowance for loan losses related to TDRs at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014.

	Accruing		Nonaccrual		Total
	(In thousands)
December 31, 2014:
Residential real estate	$	2,924	$	150	$	3,074
Commercial real estate		5,326		-		5,326
Commercial business		21		-		21
Consumer		131		-		131

Total	$	8,402	$	150	$	8,552

September 30, 2014:
Residential real estate	$	2,710	$	214	$	2,924
Commercial real estate		4,671		696		5,367
Commercial business		22		-		22
Consumer		134		-		134

Total	$	7,537	$	910	$	8,447

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The following table summarizes information in regard to TDRs that were restructured during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Principal Balance		Post- Modification Principal Balance
	(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2014:
Residential real estate		2	$	165	$	172

Total		2	$	165	$	172

December 31, 2013:
Residential real estate		2	$	97	$	117
Commercial business		1		716		724

Total		3	$	813	$	841

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

The Company had not committed to lend any additional amounts as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 to customers with outstanding loans classified as TDRs at such dates.

There were no principal charge-offs recorded as a result of TDRs during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. There was no specific allowance for loan losses related to TDRs modified during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. In the event that a TDR subsequently defaults, the Company evaluates the restructuring for possible impairment. As a result, the related allowance for loan losses may be increased or charge-offs may be taken to reduce the carrying amount of the loan.

During the three-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Company did not have any TDRs that were modified within the previous twelve months and for which there was a payment default (defined as more than 90 days past due or in the process of foreclosure). During the three-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Company had one TDR with a balance of $276,000 that was modified within the previous twelve months and for which there was a payment default. No charge-offs were recognized for TDRs with subsequent payment defaults for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

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Real Estate Development and Construction

The Company is developing a parcel of land in New Albany, Indiana for retail purposes through the Bank’s subsidiary, FFCC. The total cost of the development is expected to be approximately $7.7 million, including the $7.5 million paid as of December 31, 2014. The development costs were partially funded by a loan from another financial institution. The development is substantially completed, with only certain tenant improvements in a multi-tenant retail building to be completed for current and future lessees, and nine tenants have commenced occupancy as of December 31, 2014. The development plans provide for up to twelve tenants when fully occupied.

Depreciation expense of $49,000 and $47,000 was recognized for real estate development and construction for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Investment in Historic Tax Credit Entity

On October 15, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to participate in the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure located in Louisville, Kentucky with a regional commercial developer. As part of the agreement, the Bank committed to invest $4.2 million into a limited liability company organized in the state of Kentucky by the commercial developer, for which it received a 99% equity interest in the entity and will receive an allocation of 99% of the operating profit and losses and any historic tax credits generated by the entity. The tax credits expected to be allocated to the Bank include federal rehabilitation investment credits totaling $4.6 million available under Internal Revenue Code Section 47. The Bank invested $417,000 on October 15, 2014 and has committed to invest an additional $417,000 when the project is 50% completed and the remaining $3.3 million when the project is fully completed and the certificate of occupancy is received. The project is expected to be completed in December 2015.

The Bank’s investment in the historic tax credit entity is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. At December 31, 2014, the Bank’s investment of $4.2 million was included in other assets and its unfunded capital contribution commitment of $3.8 million was included in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

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Supplemental Disclosure for Earnings Per Share

When presented, basic earnings per share are computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect 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 then shared in the earnings of the entity. Earnings per share information is presented below for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2014			2013

Basic:
Earnings:
Net income	$	1,200		$	1,028
Less: Preferred stock dividends declared		(43	)		(43	)

Net income available to common shareholders	$	1,157		$	985

Shares:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	$	2,111,962		$	2,158,106

Net income per common share, basic	$	0.55		$	0.46

Diluted:
Earnings:
Net income	$	1,200		$	1,028
Less: Preferred stock dividends declared		(43	)		(43	)

Net income available to common shareholders	$	1,157		$	985

Shares:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		2,111,962			2,158,106
Add: Dilutive effect of outstanding options		97,024			89,362
Add: Dilutive effect of nonvested restricted stock		8,486			13,190
Weighted average shares outstanding, as adjusted		2,217,472			2,260,658

Net income per common share, diluted	$	0.52		$	0.44

Unearned ESOP and nonvested restricted stock shares are not considered as outstanding for purposes of computing weighted average common shares outstanding.

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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2014		2013
	(In thousands)
Cash payments for:
Interest	$	972	$	999
Taxes		-		-

Transfers from loans to foreclosed real estate		-		558

Proceeds from sales of foreclosed real estate
financed through loans		290		410

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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

Level 1:

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

Level 2:

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

Level 3:

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

A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. These valuation methodologies were applied to all of the Company’s financial assets carried at fair value or the lower of cost or fair value. The tables below present the balances of financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014. The Company had no liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2014 or September 30, 2014.

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	Carrying Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
December 31, 2014:
Assets Measured - Recurring Basis:
Trading account securities	$	-	$	4,680	$	-	$	4,680

Securities available for sale:
Agency bonds and notes	$	-	$	9,027	$	-	$	9,027
Agency mortgage-backed		-		50,842		-		50,842
Agency CMO		-		27,982		-		27,982
Privately-issued CMO		-		3,829		-		3,829
Privately-issued ABS		-		7,066		-		7,066
SBA certificates		-		1,709		-		1,709
Municipal		-		82,823		-		82,823
Total securities available for sale	$	-	$	183,278	$	-	$	183,278

Assets Measured - Nonrecurring Basis:
Impaired loans:
Residential real estate	$	-	$	-	$	5,518	$	5,518
Commercial real estate		-		-		5,653		5,653
Multifamily		-		-		-		-
Commercial business		-		-		194		194
Consumer		-		-		324		324
Total impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	11,689	$	11,689

Other real estate owned, held for sale:
Residential real estate	$	-	$	-	$	144	$	144
Commercial real estate		-		-		347		347
Land and land development		-		-		58		58
Total other real estate owned	$	-	$	-	$	549	$	549

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	Carrying Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
September 30, 2014:
Assets Measured - Recurring Basis:
Trading account securities	$	-	$	5,319	$	-	$	5,319

Securities available for sale:
Agency bonds and notes	$	-	$	12,091	$	-	$	12,091
Agency mortgage-backed		-		52,255		-		52,255
Agency CMO		-		29,484		-		29,484
Privately-issued CMO		-		3,920		-		3,920
Privately-issued ABS		-		7,353		-		7,353
SBA certificates		-		1,762				1,762
Municipal		-		77,832		-		77,832
Total securities available for sale	$	-	$	184,697	$	-	$	184,697

Interest rate cap contract	$	-	$	1	$	-	$	1

Assets Measured - Nonrecurring Basis:
Impaired loans:
Residential real estate	$	-	$	-	$	5,128	$	5,128
Commercial real estate		-		-		5,705		5,705
Multifamily		-		-		-		-
Construction		-		-		-		-
Commercial business		-		-		145		145
Consumer		-		-		342		342
Total impaired loans	$	-	$	-	$	11,320	$	11,320

Loans held for sale	$	-	$	281	$	-	$	281

Other real estate owned, held for sale:
Residential real estate	$	-	$	-	$	518	$	518
Commercial real estate		-		-		377		377
Land and land development		-		-		58		58
Total other real estate owned	$	-	$	-	$	953	$	953

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

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The Company’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. There were no changes in the valuation techniques and related inputs used for assets measured at fair value during the three-month period ended December 31, 2014.

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

Derivative Financial Instruments. Derivative financial instruments consist of an interest rate cap contract. As such, significant fair value inputs can generally be verified by counterparties and do not involve significant management judgments (Level 2 inputs).

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

Impaired loans are measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan's effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is a collateral-dependent loan. Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets, including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable, and its fair value is generally determined based on real estate appraisals or other independent evaluations by qualified professionals. The appraisals are then discounted to reflect management’s estimate of the fair value of the collateral given the current market conditions and the condition of the collateral. At December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of impaired loans included a discount from appraised value ranging from 0.0% to 15.0% and estimated costs to sell the collateral ranging from 0.0% to 6.0%. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Company recognized no provisions for loan losses for impaired loans. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Company recognized provisions for loan losses of $2,000 for impaired loans.

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Loans Held for Sale. Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value. The portfolio is comprised of residential real estate loans and fair value is based on specific prices of underlying contracts for sales to investors. The fair value of loans held for sale is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

Other real estate owned is reported at fair value less estimated costs to dispose of the property. The fair values are determined by real estate appraisals which are then discounted to reflect management’s estimate of the fair value of the property given current market conditions and the condition of the property. At December 31, 2014, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of other real estate owned included a discount from appraised value ranging from 15.0% to 56.5% with a weighted average of 19.3%. At September 30, 2014, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of other real estate owned included a discount from appraised value ranging from 13.3% to 50.0% with a weighted average of 18.7%. The Company recognized charges of $30,000 and $37,000 to write down other real estate owned to fair value for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Transfers Between Categories. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 financial assets for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. In addition, there were no transfers into or out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

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

	Carrying		Fair Value Measurements Using:
December 31, 2014:	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)

Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	7,844	$	7,844	$	-	$	-
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		13,128		13,128		-		-
Interest-bearing time deposits		2,235		-		2,224		-
Trading account securities		4,680		-		4,680		-
Securities available for sale		183,278		-		183,278		-
Securities held to maturity		5,350		-		5,912		-

Loans, net		441,206		-		-		441,355

Loans held for sale		-		-		-		-
FRB and FHLB stock		7,462		-		7,462		-
Accrued interest receivable		2,706		-		2,706		-
Interest rate cap (included in other assets)		-		-		-		-
Investment in historic tax credit entity (included in other assets)		4,169		-		4,169		-

Financial liabilities:
Deposits		515,747		-		-		517,846
Short-term repurchase agreements		1,339		-		1,339		-
Borrowings from FHLB		101,863		-		101,783		-
Other long-term debt		4,769		-		4,769		-
Accrued interest payable		174		-		174		-
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		599		-		599		-

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	Carrying		Fair Value Measurements Using:
September 30, 2014:	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)

Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	8,853	$	8,853	$	-	$	-
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		11,477		11,477		-		-
Interest-bearing time deposits		1,500		-		1,496		-
Trading account securities		5,319		-		5,319		-
Securities available for sale		184,697		-		184,697		-
Securities held to maturity		5,419		-		5,849		-

Loans, net		433,876		-		-		434,023

Loans held for sale		281		-		281		-
FHLB stock		6,517		-		6,517		-
Accrued interest receivable		2,511		-		2,511		-
Interest rate cap (included in other assets)		1		-		1		-

Financial liabilities:
Deposits		533,194		-		-		535,364
Short-term repurchase agreements		1,338		-		1,338		-
Borrowings from FHLB		79,548		-		79,455		-
Other long-term debt		4,812		-		4,812		-
Accrued interest payable		175		-		175		-
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		748		-		748		-

The carrying amounts in the preceding tables are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the applicable captions. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

For cash and short-term instruments, including cash and due from banks and interest-bearing deposits with banks, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investment Securities and Interest-Bearing Time Deposits

For debt securities and interest-bearing time deposits, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service and the fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, U.S. government and agency yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information, and the security’s terms and conditions, among other factors. For FRB and FHLB stock, which are restricted equity securities, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value because they are not marketable.

Loans

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

The fair value of loans held for sale is estimated based on specific prices of underlying contracts for sales to investors, as previously described.

Deposits

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

Borrowed Funds

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

Derivative Financial Instruments

For derivative financial instruments, the fair values generally represent an estimate of the amount the Company would receive or pay upon termination of the agreement at the reporting date, taking into account the current interest rates, and exclusive of any accrued interest.

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan

On October 6, 2008, the Company established a leveraged employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) covering substantially all employees. The ESOP trust acquired 203,363 shares of Company common stock at a cost of $10.00 per share financed by a term loan with the Company. The employer loan and the related interest income are not recognized in the consolidated financial statements as the debt is serviced from Company contributions. Dividends payable on allocated shares are charged to retained earnings and are satisfied by the allocation of cash dividends to participant accounts or by utilizing the dividends as additional debt service on the ESOP loan. Dividends payable on unallocated shares are not considered dividends for financial reporting purposes. Shares held by the ESOP trust are allocated to participant accounts based on the ratio of the current year principal and interest payments to the total of the current year and future years’ principal and interest to be paid on the employer loan. Compensation expense is recognized based on the average fair value of shares released for allocation to participant accounts during the year with a corresponding credit to stockholders’ equity. Compensation expense recognized for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 amounted to $487,000 and $428,000, respectively. Company common stock held by the ESOP trust at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014 was as follows:

	December 31,		September 30,
	2014		2014

Allocated shares		153,781		132,339
Unearned shares		32,264		53,706
Total ESOP shares		186,045		186,045

Fair value of unearned shares	$	847,000	$	1,341,000

10.

Stock Based Compensation Plans

The Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (“Plan”), which the Company’s shareholders approved in February 2010, provides for the award of stock options, restricted shares and performance shares. The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance under the Plan may not exceed 355,885 shares. The Company may grant both non-statutory and statutory (i.e., incentive) stock options that may not have a term exceeding ten years. An award of a performance share is a grant of a right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock contingent upon the achievement of specific performance criteria or other objectives set at the grant date. Awards granted under the Plan may be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with any other award granted under the Plan. The terms of the Plan include a provision whereby all unearned options and shares become immediately exercisable and fully vested upon a change in control.

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In April 2010, the Company funded a trust, administered by an independent trustee, which acquired 101,681 common shares in the open market at a price per share of $13.60 for a total cost of $1.4 million. These acquired common shares were later granted to directors, officers and key employees in the form of restricted stock in May 2010 at a price per share of $13.25 for a total of $1.3 million. The difference between the purchase price and grant price of the common shares issued as restricted stock, totaling $41,000, was recognized by the Company as a reduction of additional paid in capital. The restricted stock vests ratably over a five-year period from the grant date. Compensation expense is measured based on the fair market value of the restricted stock at the grant date and is recognized ratably over the period during which the shares are earned (the vesting period). Compensation expense related to restricted stock recognized for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 amounted to $69,000 and $65,000, respectively. A summary of the Company’s nonvested restricted shares activity under the Plan as of December 31, 2014 and changes during the three-month period then ended is presented below.

				Weighted
	Number			Average
	of			Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value

Nonvested at October 1, 2014		19,610		$	13.25
Granted		-			-
Vested		(717	)	$	13.25
Forfeited		-			-

Nonvested at December 31, 2014		18,893		$	13.25

There were 717 restricted shares vested during the three-month period ended December 31, 2014, upon the retirement of a director. The total fair value of restricted shares that vested during the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 was $18,000. There were no restricted shares granted or vested during the three-month period ended December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2014, there was $94,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted shares. The compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 0.38 years.

In May 2010, the Company awarded 177,549 incentive and 76,655 non-statutory stock options to directors, officers and key employees. The options granted vest ratably over five years and are exercisable in whole or in part for a period up to ten years from the date of the grant. Compensation expense is measured based on the fair market value of the options at the grant date and is recognized ratably over the period during which the shares are earned (the vesting period). The weighted average fair value at the grant date for options granted in 2010 was $3.09, as determined at the date of grant using the Binomial option pricing model.

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A summary of stock option activity under the Plan as of December 31, 2014, and changes during the three-month period then ended is presented below.

				Weighted		Weighted
				Average		Average
	Number			Exercise		Remaining		Aggregate
	of			Price		Contractual		Intrinsic
	Shares			Per Share		Term (years)		Value
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Outstanding at October 1, 2014		234,232		$	13.25		5.6	$	2,743
Granted		-			-
Exercised		(20,972	)	$	13.25	$	250
Forfeited or expired		-			-

Outstanding at December 31, 2014		213,260		$	13.25		5.4	$	2,772

Exercisable at December 31, 2014		166,009		$	13.25		5.4	$	2,158

There were no stock options granted or exercised during the three-month period ended December 31, 2013. The Company recognized compensation expense related to stock options of $40,000 and $38,000 for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At December 31, 2014, there was $55,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options, which will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 0.38 years.

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11.

Preferred Stock

On August 11, 2011, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with the United States Department of the Treasury, pursuant to which the Company issued 17,120 shares of the its Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Series A Preferred Stock”), having a liquidation amount per share equal to $1,000, for a total purchase price of $17,120,000. The Purchase Agreement was entered into, and the Series A Preferred Stock was issued, pursuant to the Small Business Lending Fund (“SBLF”) program, a $30 billion fund established under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, that encourages lending to small businesses by providing Tier 1 capital to qualified community banks with assets of less than $10 billion.

Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends, payable quarterly, on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning October 1, 2011. The dividend rate, as a percentage of the liquidation amount, can fluctuate on a quarterly basis during the first ten quarters during which the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding and may be adjusted between 1.0% and 5.0% per annum, to reflect the amount of change in the Bank’s level of Qualified Small Business Lending (“QSBL”) (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) over the baseline level calculated under the terms of the Purchase Agreement (“Baseline”). In addition to the dividend, in the event the Bank’s level of QSBL has not increased relative to the Baseline, at the beginning of the tenth calendar quarter, the Company will be subject to an additional lending incentive fee equal to 2.0% per annum. For the eleventh dividend period through the eighteenth dividend period, inclusive, and that portion of the nineteenth dividend period before, but not including, the four and one half (4½) year anniversary of the date of issuance, the dividend rate will be fixed at between 1.0% and 7.0% per annum based upon the increase in QSBL as compared to the Baseline. After four and one half (4½) years from issuance, the dividend rate will increase to nine 9.0%. Based upon the Bank’s level of QSBL over the Baseline for purposes of calculating the dividend rate for the initial dividend period, the dividend rate for the initial dividend period ended September 30, 2011 was 4.84%. The dividend rate for the fourteenth dividend period ended December 31, 2014 was 1.0% and the weighted average dividend rate for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 was 1.0%. The dividend rate for the fifteenth dividend period through the eighteenth dividend period will be 1.0%.

The Series A Preferred Stock is non-voting, except in limited circumstances. In the event that the Company fails to timely make five dividend payments, whether or not consecutive, the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock will have the right, but not the obligation, to appoint a representative as an observer on the Company’s board of directors.

The Series A Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time at the Company’s option, at a redemption price of one hundred percent (100%) of the liquidation amount plus accrued but unpaid dividends to the date of redemption for the current period, subject to the approval of its federal banking regulator.

The Series A Preferred Stock was issued in a private placement exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company has agreed to register the Series A Preferred Stock under certain circumstances set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The Series A Preferred Stock is not subject to any contractual restrictions on transfer.

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12.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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

In January 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-04, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40), Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure. The objective of the amendments in this update is to reduce diversity by clarifying when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, that is, when a creditor should be considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan such that the loan receivable should be derecognized and the real estate property recognized. The amendments in the update clarify that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either (1) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure, or (2) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor, and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. The amendments in the update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The update provides a five-step revenue recognition model for all revenue arising from contracts with customer and affects all entities that enter into contracts to provide goods or services to their customers (unless the contracts are included in the scope of other standards). The guidance requires an entity to recognize the revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. For public entities, the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period, and must be applied either retrospectively or using the modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is not permitted. Management is evaluating the new guidance, but does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Safe Harbor Statement for Forward-Looking Statements

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

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Numerous risks and uncertainties could cause or contribute to the Company's actual results, performance and achievements being materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to these differences include, without limitation, general economic conditions, including changes in market interest rates and changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; legislative and regulatory changes; the quality and composition of the loan and investment securities portfolio; loan demand; deposit flows; competition; and changes in accounting principles and guidelines. Additional factors that may affect our results are discussed herein and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014 under “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors.” These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

During the three-month period ended December 31, 2014, there was no significant change in the Company's critical accounting policies or the application of critical accounting policies as disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014.

Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased $642,000, from $20.3 million at September 30, 2014 to $21.0 million at December 31, 2014.

Loans. Net loans receivable increased $7.3 million, from $433.9 million at September 30, 2014 to $441.2 million at December 31, 2014, primarily due to increases in commercial real estate loans and multi-family loans of $7.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which more than offset decreases in residential and commercial construction loans of $2.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The decreases in residential and commercial construction loans are primarily due to loan payoffs that have not been replaced by new originations, as the Company’s primary lending focus continues to be the origination of commercial loans.

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Trading Account Securities. Trading account securities decreased by $639,000, from $5.3 million at September 30, 2014 to $4.7 million at December 31, 2014, due primarily to sales. Trading account securities are comprised of investment grade municipal bonds and the portfolio is managed by an investment advisory firm registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Available for Sale. Securities available for sale decreased $1.4 million, from $184.7 million at September 30, 2014 to $183.3 million at December 31, 2014, due primarily to maturities of $4.6 million and principal repayments of $3.3 million, partially offset by purchases of $5.7 million. The decrease in securities available for sale, primarily in U.S. government agency and sponsored enterprises securities, including mortgage-backed securities and CMOs, and municipal bonds was primarily due to large principal repayments.

Securities Held to Maturity. Investment securities held-to-maturity totaled $5.4 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014. There were no purchases of securities held to maturity, and partial calls and principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities totaled $69,000 during the three-months period ended December 31, 2014.

Deposits. Total deposits decreased $17.5 million, from $533.2 million at September 30, 2014 to $515.7 million at December 31, 2014, primarily due to decreases in certificates of deposit, interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, non-interest bearing demand deposits and savings accounts of $8.6 million, $7.6 million, $1.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which more than offset an increase in money market accounts of $1.4 million during the period. The decrease in certificates of deposit is due to a decrease of $2.0 million in brokered certificates of deposits and decreases in various maturity classes of retail certificates of deposit. The decrease in retail certificates of deposits is primarily attributed to maturities that customers are investing in more liquid accounts given the low interest rate environment. Management continues to utilize brokered certificates of deposit in order to take advantage of historically low interest rates, provide short-term liquidity, replace attrition of retail certificates of deposit, and provide funding for loan originations and purchases of available for sale securities. Brokered certificates of deposit totaled $55.8 million at December 31, 2014 and $57.8 million at September 30, 2014.

Borrowings. Borrowings from the FHLB increased $22.3 million, from $79.6 million at September 30, 2014 to $101.9 million at December 31, 2014. Borrowings from the FHLB have increased in order to provide funding for loan originations and to replace the decrease in deposits discussed above.

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ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Stockholders’ Equity. Stockholders’ equity increased $2.4 million, from $87.1 million at September 30, 2014 to $89.5 million at December 31, 2014. Retained earnings increased $948,000 due to net income available to common shareholders of $1.2 million, partially offset by common stock cash dividends of $209,000. Other comprehensive income increased $642,000 as a result of an increase in net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, which is due to changes in the yield curve and long-term rate forecasts. Book value (common shareholders’ equity) per common share was $33.08 at December 31, 2014 as compared to $32.21 at September 30, 2014. Tangible book value (common shareholders’ equity) per common share was $28.71 at December 31, 2014 as compared to $27.76 at September 30, 2014.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

Overview. The Company reported net income and net income available to common shareholders of $1.2 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 compared to net income of $1.0 million and net income available to common shareholders of $985,000, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the three-month period ended December 31, 2013. The annualized return on average assets, average equity and average common stockholders’ equity were 0.67%, 5.41% and 6.71%, respectively, for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $266,000, or 4.6%, for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Average interest-earnings assets increased $40.9 million and average interest-bearing liabilities increased $32.1 million when comparing the two periods. The tax-equivalent interest rate spread was 3.79% for 2014 as compared to 3.86% for 2013.

Total interest income increased $275,000, or 4.1%, when comparing the two periods due primarily to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $40.9 million, from $613.0 million for 2013 to $653.9 million for 2014, which more than offset the change in interest income due to a decrease in the average tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets from 4.55% for 2013 to 4.45% for 2014. The average balance of loans, total investment securities and interest-bearing deposits with banks increased $25.1 million, $11.5 million and $3.3 million, respectively, when comparing the two periods.

Total interest expense increased $9,000, or 1.0%, due primarily to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities of $32.1 million from $533.8 million for 2013 to $565.9 million for 2014, which more than offset a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 0.69% for 2013 to 0.66% for 2014. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased for 2014 primarily as a result of lower market interest rates as compared to 2013 and the repricing of certificates of deposit and borrowings at lower market interest rates as they matured. The average balance of borrowings decreased $448,000 and the average balance of total interest-bearing deposits increased $32.6 million when comparing the two periods.

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Average Balance Sheets. The following table presents information regarding average balances of assets and liabilities, the total dollar amounts of interest income and dividends from average interest-earning assets, the total dollar amounts of interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, and the resulting annualized average yields and costs for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The yields and costs for the periods indicated are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balances of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances only. Loan fees are included in interest income on loans and are not material. Tax exempt income on loans and investment securities has been calculated on a tax equivalent basis using a federal marginal tax rate of 34%.

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2014							2013
	Average Balance		Interest and Dividends		Yield/ Cost			Average Balance		Interest and Dividends		Yield/ Cost
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	$	14,881	$	13		0.35	%	$	11,547	$	9		0.31	%
Loans		444,284		5,392		4.85			419,217		5,247		5.01
Investment securities		136,554		1,536		4.50			131,310		1,446		4.40
Agency mortgage-backed securities		51,562		270		2.09			45,347		220		1.94
FRB and FHLB stock		6,595		63		3.82			5,584		50		3.58
Total interest-earning assets		653,876		7,274		4.45			613,005		6,972		4.55

Non-interest-earning assets		64,884							57,739
Total assets	$	718,760						$	670,744

Liabilities and equity:
NOW accounts	$	115,511	$	61		0.21	%	$	116,686	$	64		0.22	%
Money market deposit accounts		80,520		63		0.31			71,884		60		0.33
Savings accounts		70,191		11		0.06			68,089		11		0.06
Time deposits		200,914		507		1.01			177,913		477		1.07
Total interest-bearing deposits		467,136		642		0.55			434,572		612		0.56

Borrowings (1)		98,791		289		1.17			99,239		310		1.25
Total interest-bearing liabilities		565,927		931		0.66			533,811		922		0.69

Non-interest-bearing deposits		56,798							48,723
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		7,354							5,133
Total liabilities		630,079							587,667

Total equity		88,681							83,077
Total liabilities and equity	$	718,760						$	670,744
Net interest income			$	6,343						$	6,050
Interest rate spread						3.79	%						3.86	%
Net interest margin						3.88	%						3.95	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities						115.54	%						114.84	%

(1)

Includes FHLB borrowings, repurchase agreements and other long-term debt.

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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The net column represents the sum of the prior columns. Changes attributable to changes in both rate and volume have been allocated proportionally based on the absolute dollar amounts of change in each.

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2014 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2013
	Increase (Decrease) Due to
	Rate			Volume			Net
	(In thousands)
Interest income:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	$	1		$	3		$	4
Loans		(166	)		311			145
Investment securities		33			57			90
Agency mortgage-backed securities		18			32			50
Other interest-earning assets		3			10			13
Total interest-earning assets		(111	)		413			302

Interest expense:
Deposits		(9	)		39			30
Borrowings (1)		(20	)		(2	)		(21	)
Total interest-bearing liabilities		(29	)		37			9
Net increase (decrease) in net interest income	$	(82	)	$	376		$	293

(1)

Includes FHLB borrowings, repurchase agreements and other long-term debt.

Provision for Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses was $207,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 compared to $301,000 for the same period in 2013. The decrease in the provision for loans losses for 2014 as compared to the prior period was due primarily to decreases in loan growth and nonperforming loans when comparing the two periods.

The Company recognized net charge-offs of $7,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 compared to net recoveries of $132,000 for the same period in 2013.

The recorded investment in nonperforming loans was $4.0 million at December 31, 2014 compared to $4.3 million at September 30, 2014 and $5.3 million at December 31, 2013. Nonperforming loans at December 31, 2014 include nonaccrual loans of $3.3 million and loans totaling $721,000 that are over 90 days past due, but still accruing interest. These loans are still accruing interest because the estimated value of the collateral and collection efforts are deemed sufficient to ensure their full recovery. The decrease in nonperforming loans from September 30, 2014 to December 31, 2014 is due primarily to a single commercial real estate loan with an outstanding balance of $696,000 that was reclassified from nonaccrual to accruing status as of December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2014, this loan was current and performing according to the restructured terms.

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Gross loans receivable increased $25.4 million from $428.8 million at December 31, 2013 to $454.2 million at December 31, 2014, primarily due to an increase in commercial real estate loans of $33.0 million, which more than offset a decrease in commercial business loans and multi-family loans of $4.6 million and $4.1 million, respectively. The increase in commercial real estate loans when comparing the two periods is due primarily to an increase in loans originated to high net worth individuals that are secured by low loan-to-value, single-tenant commercial properties located outside of the Company’s primary market area and that are leased to investment grade national-brand retailers. At December 31, 2014, $42.3 million, or 26.2% of our commercial real estate loan portfolio and 9.3% of our total loan portfolio, consisted of these loans.

The allowance for loan losses was $6.5 million at December 31, 2014 compared to $6.3 million at September 30, 2014 and $6.0 million at December 31, 2013. Management has deemed these amounts as adequate on those dates based on its best estimate of probable known and inherent loan losses. The consistent application of management’s allowance for loan losses methodology resulted in an increase in the level of the allowance for loan losses consistent with changes in the loan portfolio and overall economic conditions.

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income increased $7,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013. The increase was due primarily to increases in service charges on deposit accounts and increase in cash surrender value of life insurance of $53,000 and $31,000, respectively, offset by a decrease in net gain on trading account securities of $86,000.

Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expenses increased $210,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013. The increase was due primarily to increases in other operating expenses and data processing of $114,000 and $71,000, respectively, which more than offset a decrease in net loss on other real estate owned of $65,000. The increase in other operating expenses is due primarily to provisions for insurance claims of $85,000 recorded during the quarter ended December 31, 2014 for the Captive, and $30,000 of fees related to the Bank’s conversion to an Indiana-chartered commercial bank effective December 19, 2014. The increase in data processing expense is due primarily to contract termination costs of $68,000 incurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2014.

Income Tax Expense. The Company recognized income tax expense of $408,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2014, for an effective tax rate of 25.4%, compared to income tax expense of $423,000, for an effective tax rate of 29.2%, for the same period in 2013. The decrease in the effective tax rate is due primarily to an increase in tax-exempt income and the formation of the Captive.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity Management. Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. The Bank’s primary sources of funds are customer deposits, proceeds from loan repayments, maturing securities and FHLB advances. While loan repayments and maturities are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by market interest rates, general economic conditions and competition. At December 31, 2014, the Bank had cash and cash equivalents of $21.0 million, trading account securities with a fair value of $4.7 million and securities available-for-sale with a fair value of $183.3 million. If the Bank requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, it has additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB, borrowing capacity on a federal funds purchased line of credit facility with another financial institution and additional collateral eligible for repurchase agreements.

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

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

The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity to pay its operating expenses and other financial obligations, to pay any dividends and to repurchase any of its outstanding common stock. The Company’s primary source of income is dividends received from the Bank. The amount of dividends that the Bank may declare and pay to the Company in any calendar year cannot exceed net income for that year to date plus retained net income (as defined) for the preceding two calendar years. The Bank must also file prior notice with the Federal Reserve Board before the Bank may declare and pay dividends to the Company. During the three months ended December 31, 2014 the Bank declared and paid dividends to the Company totaling $7.5 million. At December 31, 2014, the Company had liquid assets of $14.6 million.

Capital Management. The Bank is required to maintain specific amounts of capital pursuant to regulatory requirements. As of December 31, 2014, the Bank was in compliance with all regulatory capital requirements that were effective as of such date, with Tier 1 capital (to adjusted total assets), Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) and total capital (to risk-weighted assets) ratios of 8.26%, 12.09% and 13.33%, respectively. The regulatory requirements at that date were 5.0%, 6.0% and 10.0%, respectively, in order to be categorized as “well capitalized” under applicable regulatory guidelines. At December 31, 2014, the Bank was considered “well-capitalized” under applicable regulatory guidelines.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with GAAP, are not recorded on the Company's financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are primarily used to manage customers’ requests for funding and take the form of loan commitments and letters of credit. A further presentation of the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements is presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014.

For the three-months ended December 31, 2014, the Company did not engage in any off-balance sheet transactions reasonably likely to have a material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES

ABOUT MARKET RISK

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

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

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

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

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ABOUT MARKET RISK

Results of our simulation modeling at September 30, 2014, which assumes an immediate and sustained parallel shift in market interest rates, project that the Company’s net interest income could change as follows over a one-year horizon, relative to our base case scenario. Given the timing of the release of this information, the information as of December 31, 2014 is unavailable for inclusion in this report. Management believes that there have been no material changes in the market risk of the Company’s asset and liability positions since September 30, 2014.

	At September, 2014
Immediate Change	One Year Horizon
in the Level	Dollar			Percent
of Interest Rates	Change			Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
300bp	$	(1,754	)		(7.04	)%
200bp		(1,132	)		(4.54	)
100bp		(552	)		(2.22	)
Static		-			-
(100)bp		(239	)		(0.96	)

At September 30, 2014, our simulated exposure to an increase in interest rates shows that an immediate and sustained increase in rates of 1.00% will decrease our net interest income by $552,000 or 2.22% over a one year horizon compared to a flat interest rate scenario. Furthermore, rate increases of 2.00% and 3.00% would cause net interest income to decrease by 4.54% and 7.04%, respectively.

The Company also has longer term interest rate risk exposure, which may not be appropriately measured by Net Interest Income at Risk modeling, and therefore uses an Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”) interest rate sensitivity analysis in order to evaluate the impact of its interest rate risk on earnings and capital. This is measured by computing the changes in net EVE for its cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items in the event of a range of assumed changes in market interest rates. EVE modeling involves discounting present values of all cash flows for on and off balance sheet items under different interest rate scenarios and provides no effect given to any steps that management might take to counter the effect of the interest rate movements. The discounted present value of all cash flows represents the Company’s EVE and is equal to the market value of assets minus the market value of liabilities, with adjustments made for off-balance sheet items. The amount of base case EVE and its sensitivity to shifts in interest rates provide a measure of the longer term re-pricing and option risk in the balance sheet.

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ABOUT MARKET RISK

Results of our simulation modeling at September 30, 2014, which assumes an immediate and sustained parallel shift in market interest rates, project that Company’s EVE could change as follows, relative to our base case scenario. Given the timing of the release of this information, the information as of December 31, 2014 is unavailable for inclusion in this report. Management believes that there have been no material changes in the market risk of the Company’s asset and liability positions since September 30, 2014.

	At September 30, 2014
Immediate Change	Economic Value of Equity								Economic Value of Equity as a
in the Level	Dollar		Dollar			Percent			Percent of Present Value of Assets
of Interest Rates	Amount		Change			Change			EVE Ratio			Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
300bp	$	106,910	$	(14,317	)		(11.81	)%		16.91	%		(28	)bp
200bp		114,585		(6,642	)		(5.48	)		17.44			25	bp
100bp		122,696		1,469			1.21			17.92			73	bp
Static		121,227		-			-			17.19			-	bp
(100)bp		111,206		(10,021	)		(8.27	)		15.52			(167	)bp

The previous table indicates that at September 30, 2014, the Company would expect a decrease in its EVE in the event of a sudden and sustained 200 to 300 basis point increase and/or 100 basis point decrease in prevailing interest rates. The expected decrease in the Company’s EVE given a larger increase in rates is primarily attributable to the relatively high percentage of fixed-rate loans in the Company’s loan portfolio, which at September 30, 2014 comprised approximately 48.5% of the loan portfolio. The percentage of fixed-rate loans in the Company’s loan portfolio was 47.2% at December 31, 2014.

The models are driven by expected behavior in various interest rate scenarios and many factors besides market interest rates affect the Company’s net interest income and EVE. For this reason, we model many different combinations of interest rates and balance sheet assumptions to understand its overall sensitivity to market interest rate changes. Therefore, as with any method of measuring interest rate risk, certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing tables and it’s recognized that the model outputs are not guarantees of actual results. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate mortgage 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 certificates of deposit could deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table.

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FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART I - ITEM 4

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Controls and Procedures

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

During the quarter ended December 31, 2014, there were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

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

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014 which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, however, these are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table presents information regarding the Company’s stock repurchase activity during the quarter ended December 31, 2014:

Period	(a) Total number of shares (or units) purchased		(b) Average price paid per share (or unit)		(c) Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (1)		(d) Maximum number (or appropriate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
October 1, 2014 through
October 31, 2014		-	$	-		-		87,864

November 1, 2014 through
November 30, 2014		-	$	-		-		87,864

December 1, 2014 through
December 31, 2014		4,791	$	24.81		4,791		83,073

Total		4,791	$	24.81		4,791		83,073

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

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.

Other Information

None.

Item 6.

Exhibits

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

32.2

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

101

The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10- Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) related notes

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SIGNATURES

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

	FIRST SAVINGS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
	(Registrant)

Dated February 17, 2015	BY:	/s/ Larry W. Myers
		Larry W. Myers
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated February 17, 2015	BY:	/s/ Anthony A. Schoen
		Anthony A. Schoen
		Chief Financial Officer

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