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, 2017
 
or
 
[   ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from
 
to
 
 
Commission file number:
  001-35019
 
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Louisiana
 
02-0815311
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
624 Market Street, Shreveport, Louisiana
 
71101
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(318) 222-1145
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(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.   [X]  Yes     [   ] 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).
   [X] Yes     [   ] No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):
 
Large accelerated filer
 
[   ]
Accelerated filer
 
[   ]
Non-accelerated filer
 
[   ]
Smaller reporting company
 
[X]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
   
Emerging growth company
 
[   ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
[   ] Yes      [X] No
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [   ]
 
Shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of February 8, 2018: The registrant had 1,911,381 shares of common stock outstanding.
 
 
 

INDEX
 
   
            Page
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1:
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
  1
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
  2
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
  3
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
  4
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  5
     
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
  7
     
Item 2:
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and  Results of Operations
30
     
Item 3:
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
38
     
Item 4:
Controls and Procedures
38
     
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1:
Legal Proceedings
38
     
Item 1A:
Risk Factors
38
     
Item 2:
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
39
     
Item 3:
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
39
     
Item 4:
Mine Safety Disclosures
39
     
Item 5:
Other Information
39
     
Item 6:
Exhibits
39
     
     
SIGNATURES    
 
 

HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Unaudited)
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
June 30, 2017
 
    (In Thousands)      
ASSETS
           
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Includes Interest-Bearing Deposits with Other Banks of $3,213 and $8,212 for
   December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, Respectively)
 
$
9,444
   
$
11,905
 
Securities Available-for-Sale
   
33,497
     
36,935
 
Securities Held-to-Maturity (Fair Value of $27,580 and $27,989, Respectively)
   
28,074
     
28,357
 
Loans Held-for-Sale
   
2,750
     
13,631
 
Loans Receivable, Net of Allowance for Loan Losses of $3,383 and $3,729, Respectively
   
316,090
     
312,772
 
Accrued Interest Receivable
   
1,173
     
1,094
 
Premises and Equipment, Net
   
12,079
     
12,219
 
Bank Owned Life Insurance
   
6,739
     
6,668
 
Deferred Tax Asset
   
991
     
1,601
 
Other Real Estate Owned
   
540
     
540
 
Other Assets
   
456
     
884
 
                 
Total Assets
 
$
411,833
   
$
426,606
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits
 
$
342,225
   
$
329,045
 
Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance
   
314
     
698
 
Short-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   
10,000
     
37,000
 
Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   
11,774
     
11,907
 
Other Borrowings
   
350
     
--
 
Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities
   
1,238
     
1,710
 
                 
                               Total Liabilities
   
365,901
     
380,360
 
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Preferred Stock – $.01 Par Value; 10,000,000 Shares Authorized; None Issued and Outstanding
   
--
     
--
 
Common Stock – $.01 Par Value; 40,000,000 Shares Authorized; 1,911,927 and 1,953,066 Shares Issued
   and Outstanding at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, Respectively
   
23
     
23
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
   
34,874
     
34,516
 
Unearned ESOP Stock
   
(1,158
)
   
(1,215
)
Unearned RRP Trust Stock
   
(22
)
   
(46
)
Retained Earnings
   
12,806
     
13,320
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
   
(591
)
   
(352
)
                 
Total Stockholders' Equity
   
45,932
     
46,246
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
411,833
   
$
426,606
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
   
For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
For the Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
(In Thousands, Except per Share Data)
 
INTEREST INCOME
                       
Loans, Including Fees
 
$
4,280
   
$
3,794
   
$
8,564
   
$
7,688
 
Investment Securities
   
12
     
8
     
23
     
13
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
268
     
252
     
528
     
444
 
Other Interest-Earning Assets
   
27
     
8
     
65
     
12
 
Total Interest Income
   
4,587
     
4,062
     
9,180
     
8,157
 
                                 
INTEREST EXPENSE
                               
Deposits
   
738
     
563
     
1,445
     
1,103
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings
   
117
     
89
     
261
     
184
 
Other Bank Borrowings
   
1
     
5
     
1
     
8
 
Total Interest Expense
   
856
     
657
     
1,707
     
1,295
 
Net Interest Income
   
3,731
     
3,405
     
7,473
     
6,862
 
                                 
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
   
200
     
300
     
500
     
600
 
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
   
3,531
     
3,105
     
6,973
     
6,262
 
                                 
NON-INTEREST INCOME
                               
Gain on Sale of Loans
   
430
     
587
     
1,035
     
1,385
 
     Gain on Sale of Real Estate
   
(1
)
   
-
     
(1
)
   
110
 
     Gain on Sale of Securities
   
-
     
-
     
94
     
-
 
Income on Bank Owned Life Insurance
   
35
     
37
     
71
     
74
 
     Service Charges on Deposit Accounts
   
221
     
184
     
437
     
347
 
Other Income
   
12
     
13
     
29
     
23
 
Total Non-Interest Income
   
697
     
821
     
1,665
     
1,939
 
                                 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
                               
Compensation and Benefits
   
1,581
     
1,737
     
3,296
     
3,459
 
Occupancy and Equipment
   
361
     
311
     
671
     
618
 
Data Processing
   
165
     
159
     
332
     
314
 
Audit and Examination Fees
   
77
     
81
     
126
     
133
 
Franchise and Bank Shares Tax
   
103
     
106
     
201
     
201
 
Advertising
   
30
     
94
     
70
     
166
 
Legal Fees
   
143
     
147
     
289
     
228
 
Loan and Collection
   
73
     
49
     
153
     
148
 
Deposit Insurance Premium
   
40
     
20
     
68
     
65
 
Other Expense
   
182
     
142
     
380
     
289
 
Total Non-Interest Expense
   
2,755
     
2,846
     
5,586
     
5,621
 
Income Before Income Taxes
   
1,473
     
1,080
     
3,052
     
2,580
 
                                 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX EXPENSE
   
1,112
     
317
     
1,683
     
815
 
Net Income
 
$
361
   
$
763
   
$
1,369
   
$
1,765
 
EARNINGS PER SHARE:
                               
Basic
 
$
0.20
   
$
0.42
   
$
0.76
   
$
0.97
 
Diluted
 
$
0.19
   
$
0.40
   
$
0.72
   
$
0.94
 
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
 
$
0.12
   
$
0.09
   
$
0.24
   
$
0.18
 

 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)

   
For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
For the Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
(In Thousands)
   
(In Thousands)
 
                         
Net Income
 
$
361
   
$
763
   
$
1,369
   
$
1,765
 
                                 
Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax
                               
   Unrealized Holding Loss on Securities Available-for-Sale,
     Net of Tax of $78 and $124 in 2017 and $220 and $322 in 2016
   
(153
)
   
(427
)
   
(239
)
   
(625
)
                                 
        Total Comprehensive Income
 
$
208
   
$
336
   
$
1,130
   
$
1,140
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016
(Unaudited)

   
Common
Stock
   
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   
Unearned
ESOP
Stock
   
Unearned RRP
Trust
Stock
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
                     
(In Thousands)
 
             
BALANCE – June 30, 2016
 
$
23
   
$
33,863
   
$
(1,331
)
 
$
(265
)
 
$
11,018
   
$
84
   
$
43,392
 
                                                         
Net Income
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
1,765
     
--
     
1,765
 
                                                         
Changes in Unrealized Gain
    on Securities Available-for-
    Sale, Net of Tax Effects
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
(625
)
   
(625
)
                                                         
RRP Shares Earned
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
24
     
--
     
--
     
24
 
                                                         
Stock Options Vested
   
--
     
146
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
146
 
                                                         
Common Stock Issuance for
   Share Awards Earned 
 
--
     
138
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
138
 
                                                         
Common Stock Issuance for
   Stock Option Exercises 
 
--
     
39
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
39
 
                                                         
ESOP Compensation Earned
   
--
     
79
     
58
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
137
 
                                                         
Company Stock Purchased
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
(525
)
   
--
     
(525
)
                                                         
Dividends Declared
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
(353
)
   
--
     
(353
)
                                                         
BALANCE – December 31, 2016 
$
23
   
$
34,265
   
$
(1,273
)
 
$
(241
)
 
$
11,905
   
$
(541
)
 
$
44,138
 
                                                         
BALANCE – June 30, 2017
 
$
23
   
$
34,516
   
$
(1,215
)
 
$
(46
)
 
$
13,320
   
$
(352
)
 
$
46,246
 
                                                         
Net Income
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
1,369
     
--
     
1,369
 
                                                         
Changes in Unrealized Gain
    on Securities Available-for-
    Sale, Net of Tax Effects
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
(239
)
   
(239
)
                                                         
RRP Shares Earned
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
24
     
--
     
--
     
24
 
                                                         
Stock Options Vested
   
--
     
68
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
68
 
                                                         
Common Stock Issuance for
   Stock  Option Exercises 
 
--
     
191
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
191
 
                                                         
ESOP Compensation Earned
   
--
     
99
     
57
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
156
 
                                                         
Company Stock Purchased
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
(1,417
)
   
--
     
(1,417
)
                                                         
Dividends Declared
   
--
     
--
     
--
             
(466
)
   
--
     
(466
)
                                                         
BALANCE – December 31, 2017 
$
23
   
$
34,874
   
$
(1,158
)
 
$
(22
)
 
$
12,806
   
$
(591
)
 
$
45,932
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

        
Six Months Ended
 
        
December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
        
(In Thousands)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
Net Income
 
$
1,369
   
$
1,765
 
    Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
               
Net Amortization and Accretion on Securities
   
96
     
18
 
Gain/(Loss) on Sale of Real Estate
   
1
     
(110
)
Gain on Sale of Loans
   
(1,035
)
   
(1,385
)
Gain on Sale of Securities
   
(94
)
   
--
 
Amortization of Deferred Loan Fees
   
(72
)
   
(31
)
Depreciation of Premises and Equipment
   
254
     
247
 
ESOP Expense
   
156
     
137
 
Stock Option Expense
   
68
     
146
 
Recognition and Retention Plan Expense
   
14
     
116
 
Share Awards Expense
   
68
     
69
 
Deferred Income Tax
   
610
     
(252
)
Provision for Loan Losses
   
500
     
600
 
Increase in Cash Surrender Value on Bank Owned Life Insurance
   
(71
)
   
(74
)
Bad Debt Recovery
   
5
     
8
 
Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
               
Loans Held-for-Sale – Originations and Purchases
   
(44,573
)
   
(58,028
)
Loans Held-for-Sale – Sale and Principal Repayments
   
56,531
     
60,402
 
Accrued Interest Receivable
   
(79
)
   
10
 
Other Operating Assets
   
428
     
(40
)
Other Operating Liabilities
   
(472
)
   
(305
)
                 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
   
13,704
     
3,293
 
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Loan Originations and Purchases, Net of Principal Collections
   
(3,920
)
   
(6,950
)
Deferred Loan Fees Collected
   
169
     
86
 
Acquisition of Premises and Equipment
   
(114
)
   
(241
)
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate
   
--
     
423
 
Activity in Available-for-Sale Securities:
               
Principal Payments on Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
4,479
     
7,178
 
Sale of Securities
   
3,555
     
--
 
Purchases of Securities
   
(4,947
)
   
--
 
Activity in Held-to-Maturity Securities:
               
Principal Payments on Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
1,466
     
591
 
Purchases of Securities
   
(1,174
)
   
(22,793
)
                 
Net Cash Used In  Investing Activities
   
(486
)
   
(21,706
)
                 

 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
     
Net Increase in Deposits
 
$
13,180
   
$
22,832
 
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
   
61,675
     
512,100
 
Repayments of Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   
(88,808
)
   
(506,727
)
Net Decrease in Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance
   
(384
)
   
(363
)
Dividends Paid
   
(466
)
   
(353
)
Company Stock Purchased
   
(1,417
)
   
(525
)
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised
   
191
     
39
 
Proceeds from other Bank Borrowings
   
350
     
300
 
Recognition and Retention Plan Share Distributions
   
--
     
--
 
                 
Net Cash Provided (Used In) Financing Activities
   
(15,679
)
   
27,303
 
                 
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
(2,461
)
   
8,890
 
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD
   
11,905
     
4,756
 
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD
 
$
9,444
   
$
13,646
 
                 
SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
Interest Paid on Deposits and Borrowed Funds
 
$
1,614
   
$
1,288
 
Income Taxes Paid
   
1,101
     
1,083
 
Market Value Adjustment for Loss on Securities Available-for-Sale
   
(363
)
   
(947
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
1. Summary of Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the "Company") and its subsidiary, Home Federal Bank ("Home Federal Bank" or the "Bank").  These consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and do not include information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements have been included. The results of operations for the six month period ended December 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

The Company follows accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB"). The FASB sets generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") that we follow to ensure we consistently report our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.  References to GAAP issued by the FASB in these footnotes are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the "Codification" or the "ASC").

In accordance with the subsequent events topic of the ASC, the Company evaluates events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date for potential recognition in the financial statements.  The effect of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence of conditions that existed at the balance sheet date are recognized in the financial statements as of December 31, 2017.  In preparing these financial statements, the Company evaluated the events and transactions that occurred through the date these financial statements were issued.

Use of Estimates

In preparing consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the allowance for loan losses.

Nature of Operations

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, a Louisiana corporation, is the fully public stock holding company for Home Federal Bank located in Shreveport, Louisiana.  The Bank is a federally chartered stock savings and loan association and is subject to federal regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.  The Company is a savings and loan holding company regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Services are provided to the Bank's customers by six full-service banking offices and home office, located in Caddo and Bossier Parishes, Louisiana.  The area served by the Bank is primarily the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area; however, loan and deposit customers are found dispersed in a wider geographical area covering much of northwest Louisiana. As of December 31, 2017, the Bank had one wholly-owned subsidiary, Metro Financial Services, Inc., which previously engaged in the sale of annuity contracts and does not currently engage in a meaningful amount of business.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, balances due from banks, and federal funds sold, all of which mature within ninety days.
 
 
 
 
 
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
1. Summary of Accounting Policies (continued)

Securities

The Company classifies its debt and equity investment securities into one of three categories:  held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading.  Investments in nonmarketable equity securities and debt securities, in which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, are classified as held-to-maturity and carried at amortized cost.  Investments in debt securities that are not classified as held-to-maturity, and marketable equity securities that have readily determinable fair values are classified as either trading or available-for-sale securities.  Securities that are acquired and held principally for the purpose of selling in the near term are classified as trading securities.  Investments in securities not classified as trading or held-to-maturity are classified as available-for-sale.

Trading account and available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value.  Unrealized holding gains and losses on trading securities are included in earnings, while net unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income.  Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the term of the securities.  Declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses.  In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers (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 Bank to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.  Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

Loans Held-for-Sale

Loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value in the aggregate.  Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income.

Loans

Loans receivable are stated as unpaid principal balances less allowances for loan losses and unamortized deferred loan fees.  Net nonrefundable fees (loan origination fees, commitment fees, discount points) and costs associated with lending activities are being deferred and subsequently amortized into income as an adjustment of yield on the related interest earning assets using the interest method.  Interest income on contractual loans receivable is recognized on the accrual method.  Unearned discount on property improvement and automobile loans is deferred and amortized on the interest method over the life of the loan.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings.  Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management's periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower's ability to repay, estimated value of the underlying collateral, and prevailing economic conditions.  The evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
1. Summary of Accounting Policies (continued)

Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information or events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  When a loan is impaired, the measurement of such impairment is based upon the fair value of the collateral of the loan.  If the fair value of the collateral is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the Bank will recognize the impairment by creating a valuation allowance with a corresponding charge against earnings.  A loan is considered a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR") if the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to a debtor's financial difficulties, grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider.  Concessions granted under a TDR typically involve a temporary or permanent reduction in payments or interest rate or an extension of a loan's stated maturity date at less than a current market rate of interest.  Loans identified as TDRs are designated as impaired.

An allowance is also established for uncollectible interest on loans classified as substandard.  The allowance is established by a charge to interest income equal to all interest previously accrued and income is subsequently recognized only to the extent that cash payments are received.  When, in management's judgment, the borrower's ability to make periodic interest and principal payments is back to normal, the loan is returned to accrual status.

It should be understood that estimates of future loan losses involve an exercise of judgment.  While it is possible that in particular periods the Company may sustain losses which are substantial relative to the allowance for loan losses, it is the judgment of management that the allowance for loan losses reflected in the accompanying statements of condition is adequate to absorb known and inherent losses in the existing loan portfolio both probable and reasonable to estimate.

Off-Balance Sheet Credit Related Financial Instruments

In the ordinary course of business, the Bank has entered into commitments to extend credit.  Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.

Foreclosed Assets

Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held-for-sale and are transferred to other real estate owned at the lower of cost or current fair value minus estimated cost to sell as of the date of foreclosure.  Cost is defined as the lower of the fair value of the property or the recorded investment in the loan.  Subsequent to foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed by management and the assets are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

Premises and Equipment

Land is carried at cost.  Buildings and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives are as follows:

Buildings and Improvements 10 - 40 Years
Furniture and Equipment          3 - 10 Years

Bank-Owned Life Insurance

The Company has purchased life insurance contracts on the lives of certain key employees.  The Bank is the beneficiary of these policies.  These contracts are reported at their cash surrender value, and changes in the cash surrender value are included in non-interest income.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
1. Summary of Accounting Policies (continued)

Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

Income Taxes

The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary file a consolidated Federal income tax return on a fiscal year basis.  Each entity pays its pro-rata share of income taxes in accordance with a written tax-sharing agreement.

The Company accounts for income taxes on the asset and liability method.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes, computed using enacted tax rates.  A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the expected amount most likely to be realized. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of a sufficient level of future taxable income and recoverable taxes paid in prior years.  Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets will be realized.  Current taxes are measured by applying the provisions of enacted tax laws to taxable income to determine the amount of taxes receivable or payable.

The Company follows the provisions of the Income Taxes Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740.  ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also provides guidance on various related matters such as derecognition, interest, penalties, and disclosures required.  The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

While the Bank is exempt from Louisiana income tax, it is subject to the Louisiana Ad Valorem Tax, commonly referred to as the Louisiana Shares Tax, which is based on stockholders' equity and net income.

Earnings per Share

Earnings per share are computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

Non-Direct Response Advertising

The Company expenses all advertising costs, except for direct-response advertising, as incurred.  Non-direct response advertising costs were $70,000 and $166,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

In the event the Company incurs expense for material direct-response advertising, it will be amortized over the estimated benefit period.  Direct-response advertising consists of advertising whose primary purpose is to elicit sales to customers who could be shown to have responded specifically to the advertising and results in probable future benefits.  For the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company did not incur any amount of direct-response advertising.

Stock-Based Compensation

GAAP requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options and recognition and retention share awards, to be recognized as expense in the statement of operations based on their fair values.  The amount of compensation is measured at the fair value of the options or recognition and retention share awards when granted, and this cost is expensed over the required service period, which is normally the vesting period of the options or recognition and retention awards.  This guidance applies to awards granted or modified after January 1, 2006 or any unvested awards outstanding prior to that date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
1. Summary of Accounting Policies (continued)

Reclassification

Certain financial statement balances included in the prior year consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Comprehensive Income

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains, and losses be included in net income.  Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets along with net income, they are components of comprehensive income (loss).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).  The amendments in ASU 2014-09 supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance.  The general principle of ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration of which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  The guidance sets forth a five-step approach to be utilized for revenue recognition.  In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 which deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 making it effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period.  In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10 which does not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606.  The amendments in this Update clarify the following two aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related principles for those areas.  In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12 which does not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606.  The amendments in this Update affect only certain narrow aspects of Topic 606.  Management is currently assessing the impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes: Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which simplifies the presentation of deferred taxes by requiring deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as non-current on the balance sheet.  This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.  The guidance may be adopted prospectively or retrospectively, and early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments.  The amendments in this Update supersede the guidance to classify equity securities with readily determinable fair values into different categories and require equity securities to be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income.  The amendments allow equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values to be remeasured at fair value either upon the occurrence of an observable price change or upon identification of impairment.  The amendments in this Update also simplify the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring assessment for impairment qualitatively at each reporting period.  In addition, the amendments in this Update exempt all entities that are not public business entities from disclosing fair value information for financial instruments measured at amortized cost.  In addition, for public business entities, the amendments supersede the requirement to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used in calculating the fair value of financial instruments required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet.  The amendments in this Update require public business entities that are required to disclose fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet to measure that fair value using the exit price notion consistent with Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement.
 
 
 
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)
 
1. Summary of Accounting Policies (continued)

The provisions within this Update require an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option.  This amendment excludes from net income gains or losses that the entity may not realize because those financial liabilities are not usually transferred or settled at their fair values before maturity.  The amendments in this Update require separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or in the accompanying notes to the financial statements.

For public business entities, the amendments in ASU 2016-01 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases.  From the lessee's perspective, the new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months.  Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting pattern of expense recognition in the income statement for a lessee.

The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the consolidated financial statements, with certain practical expedients available.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.  This Update is being issued as part of the Simplification Initiative.  The areas of simplification in this Update involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows.  Some areas only apply to nonpublic entities.  For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The amendments in this Update replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates.  For public business entities that are SEC filers, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods with those fiscal years.  The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
1. Summary of Accounting Policies (continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-03, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (Topic 250) and Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323).   This Update addresses and codifies the practical considerations and application of the required disclosures under SAB Topic 11.M for the implementation of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606); ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842); and ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326). The SEC Staff has emphasized on a number of occasions, including the December 2016 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, the requirements to disclose the potential material effects of newly issued standards, and the importance of providing investors with this information. Such disclosures should explain the impact the new standard is expected to have on the financial statements, and how the adoption of the new standard will affect comparability.  Entities should discuss both quantitative and qualitative information as available when assessing implementation of a new standard.  This ASU was effective immediately for public business entities.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20).  This Update was issued in response to diversity in practice in the amortization period for premiums of callable debt securities and in how the potential for exercise of a call is factored into current impairment assessments.  As such, these amendments reduce the amortization period for certain callable debt securities carried at a premium and require the premium to be amortized over the period not to exceed the earliest call date.  These amendments do not apply to securities carried at a discount.  The effective date of this Update is for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2018. The Company does not expect ASU 2017-08 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718).  The amendments in this ASU provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in FASB ASC 718.  The effective date of this Update is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.  Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period.  The Company does not expect ASU 2017-09 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
2. Securities
 
The amortized cost and fair value of securities with gross unrealized gains and losses follows:
 
   
December 31, 2017
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
       
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
 
 
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
     (In Thousands)  
Securities Available-for-Sale      
   
 
 
Debt Securities
                       
  FHLMC Mortgage-Backed Certificates
 
$
8,251
   
$
1
   
$
434
   
$
7,818
 
  FNMA Mortgage-Backed Certificates
   
14,391
     
1
     
354
     
14,038
 
  GNMA Mortgage-Backed Certificates
   
11,802
     
2
     
163
     
11,641
 
                                 
          Total Debt Securities
   
34,444
     
4
     
951
     
33,497
 
                                 
    Total Securities Available-for-Sale
 
$
34,444
   
$
4
   
$
951
   
$
33,497
 
                                 
Securities Held-to-Maturity
                               
                                 
Debt Securities
                               
  GNMA Mortgage-Backed Certificates
 
$
1,171
   
$
-
   
$
20
   
$
1,151
 
  FNMA Mortgage-Backed Certificates
   
24,081
     
-
     
474
     
23,607
 
           Total Debt Securities
   
25,252
     
-
     
494
     
24,758
 
                                 
Equity Securities (Non-Marketable)
                               
  25,720 Shares – Federal Home Loan Bank
   
2,572
     
-
     
-
     
2,572
 
  630 Shares – First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc.
   
250
     
-
     
-
     
250
 
                                 
          Total Equity Securities
   
2,822
     
-
     
-
     
2,822
 
                                 
    Total Securities Held-to-Maturity
 
$
28,074
   
$
-
   
$
494
   
$
27,580
 
 
              June 30, 2017  
         
Gross
   
Gross
       
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
 
 
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
            (In Thousands)   
Securities Available-for-Sale                        
                         
Debt Securities
                       
  FHLMC Mortgage-Backed Certificates
 
$
9,140
   
$
5
   
$
297
   
$
8,848
 
  FNMA Mortgage-Backed Certificates
   
19,986
     
256
     
285
     
19,957
 
  GNMA Mortgage-Backed Certificates
   
8,342
     
3
     
215
     
8,130
 
                                 
          Total Debt Securities
   
37,468
     
264
     
797
     
36,935
 
                                 
          Total Securities Available-for-Sale
 
$
37,468
   
$
264
   
$
797
   
$
36,935
 
                                 
Securities Held-to-Maturity
                               
                                 
Debt Securities
                               
  FNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
$
25,558
   
$
2
   
$
370
   
$
25,190
 
                                 
Equity Securities (Non-Marketable)
                               
  25,488 Shares – Federal Home Loan Bank
   
2,549
     
--
     
--
     
2,549
 
  630 Shares – First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc.
   
250
     
--
     
--
     
250
 
                                 
          Total Equity Securities
   
2,799
     
--
     
--
     
2,799
 
                                 
          Total Securities Held-to-Maturity
 
$
28,357
   
$
2
   
$
370
   
$
27,989
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
2.   Securities (continued)
 
The amortized cost and fair value of securities by contractual maturity at December 31, 2017 follows:

        Available-for-Sale         Available-for-Sale  
   
Amortized
   
Fair
   
Amortized
   
Fair
 
   
Cost
   
Value
   
Cost
   
Value
 
            (In Thousands)         
                         
Debt Securities
                       
    Within One Year or Less
 
$
4
   
$
4
   
$
--
   
$
--
 
    One through Five Years
   
40
     
40
     
--
     
--
 
    After Five through Ten Years
   
39
     
39
     
--
     
--
 
    Over Ten Years
   
34,361
     
33,414
     
25,252
     
24,758
 
     
34,444
     
33,497
     
25,252
     
24,758
 
                                 
Other Equity Securities
   
--
     
--
     
2,822
     
2,822
 
                                 
   Total
 
$
34,444
   
$
33,497
   
$
28,074
   
$
27,580
 

Securities available-for-sale totaling $3.5 million were sold for $3.6 million during the six months ending December 31, 2017 resulting in a profit on sale of securities of $94,000.

The following tables show information pertaining to gross unrealized losses on securities available-for-sale at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017 aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position.

   
December 31, 2017
 
   
Less Than Twelve Months
   
Over Twelve Months
 
   
Gross
         
Gross
       
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Securities Available-for-Sale
                       
                         
Debt Securities
                       
Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
$
1
   
$
48
   
$
950
   
$
28,438
 
Marketable Equity Securities
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
                                 
        Total Securities Available-for-Sale
 
$
1
   
$
48
   
$
950
   
$
28,438
 
                                 

   
June 30, 2017
 
   
Less Than Twelve Months
   
Over Twelve Months
 
   
Gross
         
Gross
       
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Securities Available-for-Sale
                       
                         
Debt Securities
                       
Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
$
144
   
$
10,278
   
$
653
   
$
21,719
 
Marketable Equity Securities
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
                                 
        Total Securities Available-for-Sale
 
$
144
   
$
10,278
   
$
653
   
$
21,719
 
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
2. Securities (continued)

The unrealized losses on the Company's investment in mortgage-backed securities at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017 were caused by interest rate changes.  The contractual cash flows of these investments are guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government.  Accordingly, it is expected that these securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the Company's investment.  Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2017.

The Company's investment in equity securities consists primarily of FHLB stock and shares of First National Bankers Bankshares, Inc. ("FNBB").  Management monitors its investment portfolio to determine whether any investment securities which have unrealized losses should be considered other than temporarily impaired.

At December 31, 2017, securities with a carrying value of $246,000 were pledged to secure public deposits, and securities and mortgage loans with a carrying value of $146.5 million were pledged to secure FHLB advances.

3. Loans Receivable

Loans receivable are summarized as follows:

   
 
December 31, 2017
   
June 30, 2017
 
     
(In Thousands)
 
Loans Secured by Mortgages on Real Estate
           
One-to-Four Family Residential
 
$
129,053
   
$
125,306
 
Commercial
   
73,044
     
77,945
 
Multi-Family Residential
   
30,844
     
21,281
 
Land
   
20,657
     
25,038
 
Construction
   
8,724
     
9,529
 
Equity and Second Mortgage
   
1,609
     
1,710
 
Equity Lines of Credit
   
20,343
     
20,976
 
                 
Total Mortgage Loans
   
284,274
     
281,785
 
                 
Commercial Loans
   
34,979
     
34,429
 
Consumer Loans
               
Loans on Savings Accounts
   
401
     
420
 
Other Consumer Loans
   
112
     
63
 
                 
Total Consumer Loans
   
513
     
483
 
Total Loans
   
319,766
     
316,697
 
                 
Less:   Allowance for Loan Losses
   
(3,383
)
   
(3,729
)
      Unamortized Loan Fees
   
(293
)
   
(196
)
                 
Net Loans Receivable
 
$
316,090
   
$
312,772
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
3. Loans Receivable (continued)

Following is a summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses:

   
Six Months Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2017
   
2016
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
             
Balance - Beginning of Period
 
$
3,729
   
$
2,845
 
Provision for Loan Losses
   
500
     
600
 
Loan Charge-Offs
   
(851
)
   
(14
)
Recoveries
   
5
     
8
 
     Balance - End of Period
 
$
3,383
   
$
3,439
 

Credit Quality Indicators

The Company segregates loans into risk categories based on the pertinent information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as:  current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors.  The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans according to credit risk.  Loans classified as substandard or identified as special mention are reviewed quarterly by management to evaluate the level of deterioration, improvement, and impairment, if any, as well as assign the appropriate risk category.

Loans excluded from the scope of the quarterly review process above are generally identified as pass credits until:  (a) they become past due; (b) management becomes aware of deterioration in the credit worthiness of the borrower; or (c) the customer contacts the Company for a modification.  In these circumstances, the loan is specifically evaluated for potential classification and the need to allocate reserves or charge-off.  The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Pass - Loans classified as pass are well protected by the current net worth or paying capacity of the obligor or by the fair value, less cost to acquire and sell the underlying collateral in a timely manner.

Pass Watch - Loans are considered marginal, meaning some weakness has been identified which could cause future impairment of repayment. However, these relationships are currently protected from any apparent loss by collateral.

Special Mention - Loans identified 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 payment 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 - This classification includes those loans which are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as loans is not warranted.  Even though partial recovery may be possible in the future, it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off these basically worthless loans.  Accordingly, these loans are charged-off before period end.
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
3. Loans Receivable (continued)

Credit Quality Indicators (continued)

The following tables present the grading of loans, segregated by class of loans, as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017:

          Special                    
December 31, 2017   Pass     Mention     Substandard     Doubtful     Total  
    (In Thousands)  
Real Estate Loans:
                             
One-to-Four Family Residential   $ 127,828     $ -     $ 1,225     $ -     $ 129,053  
  Commercial
   
68,833
     
-
     
4,211
     
-
     
73,044
 
  Multi-Family Residential
   
30,844
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
30,844
 
   Land
   
20,657
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
20,657
 
  Construction
   
8,724
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
8,724
 
  Equity and Second Mortgage
   
1,570
     
-
     
39
     
-
     
1,609
 
  Equity Lines of Credit
   
20,343
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
20,343
 
Commercial Loans
   
32,903
     
-
     
2,076
     
-
     
34,979
 
Consumer Loans
   
513
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
513
 
     Total
 
$
312,215
   
$
-
   
$
7,551
   
$
-
   
$
319,766
 
                                         

 
June 30, 2017
 
Pass
   
Special
Mention
   
Substandard
   
Doubtful
   
Total
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Real Estate Loans:
                             
  One-to-Four Family Residential
 
$
124,450
   
$
303
   
$
553
   
$
--
   
$
125,306
 
  Commercial
   
77,690
     
--
     
255
     
--
     
77,945
 
  Multi-Family Residential
   
21,281
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
21,281
 
  Land
   
24,915
     
123
     
--
     
--
     
25,038
 
  Construction
   
9,232
     
297
     
--
     
--
     
9,529
 
  Equity and Second Mortgage
   
1,710
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
1,710
 
  Equity Lines of Credit
   
20,976
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
20,976
 
Commercial Loans
   
31,926
     
--
     
2,503
     
--
     
34,429
 
Consumer Loans
   
483
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
483
 
                                         
     Total
 
$
312,663
   
$
723
   
$
3,311
   
$
--
   
$
316,697
 
                                         

Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when contractually due.  Loans that experience insignificant payment delays or payment shortfalls are generally not classified as impaired.  On a case-by-case basis, management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls, taking into consideration all of the circumstances related to the loan, including the length of the payment delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower's prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
3. Loans Receivable (continued)

Credit Quality Indicators (continued)

The following tables present an aging analysis of past due loans, segregated by class of loans, as December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
30-59 Days
Past Due
   
60-89
Days Past Due
   
Greater
Than 90 Days
   
Total
Past Due
   
Current
   
Total Loans
Receivable
    Recorded
Investment
> 90 Days
and
Accruing
 
    (In Thousands)  
Real Estate Loans:
                                         
  One-to-Four Family Residential
$
2,387
   
$
1,380
   
$
1,305
   
$
5,072
   
$
123,981
   
$
129,053
   
$
--
 
  Commercial
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
73,044
     
73,044
     
--
 
  Multi-Family Residential
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
30,844
     
30,844
     
--
 
  Land
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
20,657
     
20,657
     
--
 
  Construction
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
8,724
     
8,724
     
--
 
  Equity and Second Mortgage
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
1,609
     
1,609
     
--
 
  Equity Lines of Credit
   
209
     
30
     
19
     
258
     
20,085
     
20,343
     
--
 
Commercial Loans
   
--
     
--
     
1,619
     
1,619
     
33,360
     
34,979
     
--
 
Consumer Loans
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
513
     
513
     
--
 
 
       Total
 
$
2,596
   
$
1,410
   
$
2,943
   
$
6,949
   
$
312,817
   
$
319,766
   
$
--  


 June 30, 2017
 
30-59 Days
Past Due
   
60-89
Days Past Due
   
Greater
Than 90 Days
   
Total
Past Due
   
Current
   
Total Loans
 Receivable
   
Recorded
Investment
> 90 Days
and
Accruing
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Real Estate Loans:
                                         
One-to-Four Family Residential
 
$
1,650
   
$
350
   
$
662
   
$
2,662
   
$
122,644
   
$
125,306
   
$
181
 
  Commercial
   
8
     
--
     
--
     
8
     
77,937
     
77,945
     
--
 
  Multi-Family Residential
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
21,281
     
21,281
     
--
 
  Land
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
25,038
     
25,038
     
--
 
  Construction
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
9,529
     
9,529
     
--
 
  Equity and Second Mortgage
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
1,710
     
1,710
     
--
 
  Equity Lines of Credit
   
194
     
--
     
4
     
198
     
20,778
     
20,976
     
4
 
Commercial Loans
   
--
     
--
     
2,503
     
2,503
     
31,926
     
34,429
     
--
 
Consumer Loans
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
483
     
483
     
--
 
                                                         
     Total
 
$
1,852
   
$
350
   
$
3,169
   
$
5,371
   
$
311,326
   
$
316,697
   
$
185
 

There was no interest income recognized on non-accrual loans during the six months ended December 31, 2017 or year ended June 30, 2017. If the non-accrual loans had been accruing interest at their original contracted rates, gross interest income that would have been recorded for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and year ended June 30, 2017 was approximately $56,000 and $79,000, respectively.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
3. Loans Receivable (continued)

Credit Quality Indicators (continued)

The change in the allowance for loan losses by loan portfolio class and recorded investment in loans for the six months ended December 31, 2017 was as follows:

   
Real Estate Loans
                   
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
   
1-4 Family
Residential
     
Commercial
     
Multi-
Family
     
Land
     
Construction
    Home
Equity
Loans and
Lines of Credit
     
Commercial
Loans
     
Consumer
Loans
     
Total
 
                     
(In Thousands)
                   
Allowance for loan losses: 
                                     
Beginning Balances
 
$
1,822
   
$
353
   
$
73
   
$
203
   
$
147
   
$
142
   
$
979
   
$
10
   
$
3,729
 
Charge-Offs
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
(49
)
   
--
     
(5
)
   
(797
)
   
--
     
(851
)
Recoveries
   
5
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
5
 
Current Provision
   
(543
)
   
138
     
99
     
9
     
20
     
66
     
718
     
(7
)
   
500
 
Ending Balances
 
$
1,284
   
$
491
   
$
172
   
$
163
   
$
167
   
$
203
   
$
900
   
$
3
   
$
3,383
 
                                                                         
Evaluated for Impairment:
                                                                 
   Individually
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
   Collectively
 
$
1,284
   
$
491
   
$
172
   
$
163
     
167
   
$
203
   
$
900
   
$
3
     
3,383
 
                                                                         
Loans Receivable:
                                                                       
Ending Balances – Total
$
129,053
   
$
73,044
   
$
30,844
   
$
20,657
   
$
8,724
   
$
21,952
   
$
34,979
   
$
513
   
$
319,766
 
Ending Balances Evaluated 
                                                                 
   for Impairment:
                                                                 
   Individually
   
1,225
     
4,211
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
39
     
2,076
     
--
     
7,551
 
   Collectively
 
$
127,828
   
$
68,833
   
$
30,844
   
$
20,657
   
$
8,724
   
$
21,913
   
$
32,903
   
$
513
   
$
312,215
 

The change in the allowance for loan losses by loan portfolio class and recorded investment in loans for the year ended June 30, 2017 was as follows:

   
Real Estate Loans
                   
June 30, 2017
 
1-4 Family
Residential
   
Commercial
   
Multi-
Family
   
Land
   
Construction
   
Home
Equity
Loans and
Lines of Credit
   
Commercial
Loans
   
Consumer
Loans
   
Total
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Allowance for loan losses: 
                                                 
Beginning Balances
 
$
1,517
   
$
321
   
$
111
   
$
201
   
$
126
   
$
117
   
$
444
   
$
8
   
$
2,845
 
Charge-Offs
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
(16
)
   
--
     
(14
)
   
--
     
--
     
(30
)
Recoveries
   
14
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
14
 
Current Provision
   
291
     
32
     
(38
)
   
18
     
21
     
39
     
535
     
2
     
900
 
Ending Balances
 
$
1,822
   
$
353
   
$
73
   
$
203
   
$
147
   
$
142
   
$
979
   
$
10
   
$
3,729
 
                                                                         
Evaluated for Impairment:
                                                                 
  Individually
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
  Collectively
   
1,822
     
353
     
73
     
203
     
147
     
142
     
979
     
10
     
3,729
 
                                                                         
Loans Receivable:
                                                                       
Ending Balances - Total
$
125,306
   
$
77,945
   
$
21,281
   
$
25,038
   
$
9,529
   
$
22,686
   
$
34,429
   
$
483
   
$
316,697
 
Ending Balances Evaluated   
                                                                 
  for Impairment:
                                                                 
  Individually
   
  856
     
  255
     
--
     
123
     
297
     
--
     
2,513
     
--
     
4,044
 
  Collectively
 
$
124,450
   
$
77,690
   
$
21,281
   
$
24,915
   
$
9,232
   
$
22,686
   
$
31,916
   
$
483
   
$
312,653
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
3. Loans Receivable (continued)

Credit Quality Indicators (continued)

The change in the allowance for loan losses by loan portfolio class and recorded investment in loans for the six months ended December 31, 2016 was as follows:

   
Real Estate Loans
                   
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
1-4 Family
Residential
   
Commercial
   
Multi-
Family
   
Land
   
Construction
   
Home
 Equity
Loans
 and Lines
of Credit
   
Commercial
Loans
   
Consumer
Loans
   
Total
 
                     
(In Thousands)
                   
Allowance for loan losses:
                                     
Beginning Balances
 
$
1,517
   
$
321
   
$
111
   
$
201
   
$
126
   
$
117
   
$
444
   
$
8
   
$
2,845
 
Charge-Offs
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
(14
)
   
--
     
--
     
(14
)
Recoveries
   
8
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
8
 
Current Provision
   
179
     
19
     
(27
)
   
(7
)
   
(6
)
   
23
     
427
     
(8
)
   
600
 
Ending Balances
 
$
1,704
   
$
340
   
$
84
   
$
194
   
$
120
   
$
126
   
$
871
   
$
--
   
$
3,439
 
                                                                         
Evaluated for Impairment:
                                                                 
   Individually
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
   Collectively
   
1,704
     
340
     
84
     
194
     
120
     
126
     
871
     
--
     
3,439
 
                                                                         
Loans Receivable:
                                                                       
Ending Balances – Total 
$
119,868
   
$
73,226
   
$
15,548
   
$
23,991
   
$
13,745
   
$
20,039
   
$
33,964
   
$
390
   
$
300,771
 
Ending Balances Evaluated
                                                                 
   for Impairment:
                                                                 
   Individually
   
1,161
     
2,580
     
--
     
679
     
298
     
--
     
2,785
     
--
     
7,503
 
   Collectively
 
$
118,707
   
$
70,646
   
$
15,548
   
$
23,312
   
$
13,447
   
$
20,039
   
$
31,179
   
$
390
   
$
293,268
 
 
The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment, segregated by class of loans, as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017:
 
December 31, 2017
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Recorded
Investment With
No Allowance
   
Recorded
Investment With
Allowance
   
Total Recorded
 Investment
   
Related
 Allowance
   
Average Recorded
 Investment
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Real Estate Loans:
                                   
  One-to-Four Family Residential
 
$
1,225
   
$
1,225
   
$
--
   
$
1,225
   
$
--
   
$
1,229
 
  Commercial
   
4,211
     
4,211
     
--
     
4,211
     
--
     
4,177
 
  Multi-Family Residential
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
  Land
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
  Construction
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
  Equity and Second Mortgage
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
  Equity Lines of Credit
   
39
     
39
     
--
     
39
     
--
     
50
 
Commercial Loans
   
2,076
     
2,076
     
--
     
2,076
     
--
     
2,120
 
Consumer Loans
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
                                                 
Total
 
$
7,551
   
$
7,551
   
$
--
   
$
7,551
   
$
--
   
$
7,576
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
3. Loans Receivable (continued)
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Recorded
Investment With
No Allowance
   
Recorded
Investment With
Allowance
   
Total
Recorded
Investment
   
Related
Allowance
   
Average Recorded
 Investment
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Real Estate Loans:
     
  One-to-Four Family Residential
 
$
856
   
$
856
   
$
--
   
$
856
   
$
--
   
$
861
 
  Commercial
   
255
     
255
     
--
     
255
     
--
     
261
 
  Multi-Family Residential
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
  Land
   
123
     
123
     
--
     
123
     
--
     
125
 
  Construction
   
297
     
297
     
--
     
297
     
--
     
299
 
  Equity and Second Mortgage
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
  Equity Lines of Credit
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
Commercial Loans
   
2,513
     
2,513
     
--
     
2,513
     
--
     
2,649
 
Consumer Loans
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
                                                 
          Total
 
$
4,044
   
$
4,044
   
$
--
   
$
4,044
   
$
--
   
$
4,195
 

The Bank has no commitments to loan additional funds to borrowers whose loans were previously in non-accrual status.

A troubled debt restructuring ("TDR") is a restructuring of a debt made by the Company to a debtor for economic or legal reasons related to the debtor's financial difficulties that it would not otherwise consider.  The Company grants the concession in an attempt to protect as much of its investment as possible.

Information about the Company's TDRs is as follows (in thousands):
   
                         
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Current
 
Past Due Greater
Than 30 Days
 
Nonaccrual TDRs
 
Total TDRs
 
Commercial business 
 
$
4,745
   
$
1,619
   
$
1,619
   
$
6,364
 
   
                                 
 
June 30, 2017
 
 
Current
 
Past Due Greater
Than 30 Days
 
Nonaccrual TDRs
 
Total TDRs
 
Commercial business 
 
$
--
   
$
1,717
   
$
1,717
   
$
1,717
 

At both December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, the bank had troubled debt restructuring involving nine commercial loan contracts to one borrower with a recorded investment of approximately $1.6 million along with another troubled debt restructuring classification during the quarter ending December 31, 2017 involving five commercial loans totaling $4.7 million that are current on all interest payments due with no expected losses at this time.  For purposes of the determination of an allowance for loan losses on these TDRs, as an identified TDR, the Company considers a loss probable on the loan and, as a result, the loan is reviewed for specific impairment in accordance with the Company's allowance for loan loss methodology.  If it is determined losses are probable on such TDRs, either because of delinquency or other credit quality indicator, the Company establishes specific reserves for these loans.  As of December 31, 2017, there were no commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing sums to the Company whose terms have been modified in TDRs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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4. Deposits

Deposits at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017 consist of the following classifications:

   
December 31, 2017
   
June 30, 2017
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Non-Interest Bearing
 
$
60,860
   
$
54,420
 
NOW Accounts
   
30,382
     
34,500
 
Money Markets
   
45,977
     
42,439
 
Passbook Savings
   
37,210
     
35,050
 
     
174,429
     
166,409
 
                 
Certificates of Deposit
   
167,796
     
162,636
 
                 
     Total Deposits
 
$
342,225
   
$
329,045
 

5. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share are computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding.  Diluted earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding and common share equivalents that would arise from the exercise of dilutive securities. Earnings per share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were calculated as follows:
   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
                         
Net income
 
$
361
   
$
763
   
$
1,369
   
$
1,765
 
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
   
1,801
     
1,812
     
1,807
     
1,812
 
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents
   
102
     
84
     
100
     
75
 
Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
   
1,903
     
1,896
     
1,907
     
1,887
 
                                 
Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.20
   
$
0.42
   
$
0.76
   
$
0.97
 
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.19
   
$
0.40
   
$
0.72
   
$
0.94
 

For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were outstanding options to purchase 296,551 and 302,077 shares, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of $17.88 and $17.81 per share, respectively and for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were outstanding options to purchase 299,551 and 302,588 shares, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of $17.85 and $17.80 per share, respectively. For the quarter ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, 98,024 options and 83,822 options, respectively, were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

The following table presents the components of weighted average outstanding shares for purposes of calculating earnings per share:
 
   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
       
Average common shares issued
   
3,062
     
3,062
     
3,062
     
3,062
 
Average unearned ESOP shares
   
(117
)
   
(129
)
   
(119
)
   
(130
)
Average unearned RRP shares
   
(3
)
   
(19
)
   
(3
)
   
(19
)
Average Company stock purchased
   
(1,141
)
   
(1,102
)
   
(1,133
)
   
(1,101
)
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding
   
1,801
     
1,812
     
1,807
     
1,812
 
 
 
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6. Stock-Based Compensation

Recognition and Retention Plan

On December 23, 2011, the shareholders of the Company approved the establishment of the Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana 2011 Recognition and Retention Plan and Trust Agreement (the "Recognition Plan") as an incentive to retain personnel of experience and ability in key positions.  The aggregate number of shares of the Company's common stock available for award under the Recognition Plan totaled 77,808 shares, all of which were awarded as of December 31, 2017.

Recognition Plan shares are earned by recipients at a rate of 20% of the aggregate number of shares covered by the Recognition Plan award over five years.  Generally, if the employment of an employee or service as a non-employee director is terminated prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of grant of Recognition Plan share award, the recipient will forfeit the right to any shares subject to the award that have not been earned.  In the case of death or disability of the recipient or a change in control of the Company, the Recognition Plan awards will be vested and shall be distributed as soon as practicable thereafter.

The cost associated with the Recognition Plan is based on share prices of $14.70 and $18.92 on January 31, 2012 and July 31, 2014, respectively, which represents the fair market price of the Company's stock on the dates on which the Recognition Plan shares were granted. The cost of the Recognition Plan is being recognized over the five year vesting period.  Compensation expense pertaining to the Recognition Plan was $14,000 and $116,000, for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Stock Option Plan

On August 10, 2005, the shareholders of the Company approved the establishment of the Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana 2005 Stock Option Plan (the "2005 Option Plan") for the benefit of directors, officers, and other key employees.  The aggregate number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2005 Option Plan totaled 158,868 (as adjusted for the exchange ratio).  Both incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options may be granted under the 2005 Option Plan.  The 2005 Stock Option Plan terminated on June 8, 2015, however outstanding stock options will remain in effect for the remainder of their original ten year terms.

On December 23, 2011, the shareholders of the Company approved the establishment of the Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana 2011 Stock Option Plan (the "2011 Option Plan", together with the 2005 Option Plan, the "Option Plans") for the benefit of directors, officers, and other key employees.  The aggregate number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2011 Option Plan totaled 194,522.  Both incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options may be granted under the 2011 Option Plan.

On August 19, 2010 and July 31, 2014, the Company granted 21,616 options and 2,133 options, respectively, under the 2005 Option Plan that were previously forfeited (as adjusted for the conversion) at an exercise price of $10.93 and $18.92 per share, respectively.  On January 31, 2012 and July 31, 2014, 165,344 options and 29,178 options, respectively, were granted to directors and employees at an exercise price of $14.70 and $18.92 per share, respectively, under the 2011 Option Plan.  As of December 31, 2017, there were 389 stock options available for future grant under the 2011 Option Plan.

Under the Option Plans, the exercise price of each option cannot be less than the fair market value of the underlying common stock as of the date of the option grant, and the maximum term is ten years. Incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options granted under the Option Plans become vested and exercisable at a rate of 20% per year over five years, commencing one year from the date of the grant, with an additional 20% vesting on each successive anniversary of the date the option was granted.  No vesting shall occur after an employee's employment or service as a director is terminated.  In the event of the death or disability of an employee or director or change in control of the Company, the unvested options shall become vested and exercisable.  The Company accounts for the Option Plans under the guidance of FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation.
 
 
 
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6. Stock-Based Compensation (continued)

Incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options granted under the Option Plan become vested and exercisable at a rate of 20% per year over five years, commencing one year from the date of the grant, with an additional 20% vesting on each successive anniversary of the date the option was granted.  No vesting shall occur after an employee's employment or service as a director is terminated.  In the event of death or disability of an employee or director or change in control of the Company, the unvested options shall become vested and exercisable.  The Company recognizes compensation expense during the vesting period based on the fair value of the option on the date of the grant.  For the six months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, compensation expense charged to operations was $68,000 and $84,000, respectively.

Stock Incentive Plan

On November 12, 2014, the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the Company's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Incentive Plan") for the benefit of employees and non-employee directors as an incentive to contribute to the success of the Company and reward employees for outstanding performance and the attainment of targeted goals.  The Stock Incentive Plan covers a total of 150,000 shares, of which no more than 37,500 shares, or 25% of the plan, may be share rewards.  The balance of the plan is reserved for stock option awards which would total 112,500 stock options, assuming all the share awards are issued. All incentive stock options granted under the Stock Incentive Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.  On October 26, 2015, the Company granted a total of 34,500 plan share awards and 103,500 stock options to directors, officers, and other key employees vesting ratably over five years. The Stock Incentive Plan cost is recognized over the five year vesting period. During the six months ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 the Company recognized $68,000 and $131,000, respectively, in expenses related to the Stock Incentive Plan.

7. Related Party Transactions

Certain directors and executive officers were indebted to the Bank in the approximate aggregate amounts of $3.9 million and $2.8 million at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively.

8. Fair Value Disclosures

The following disclosure is made in accordance with the requirements of ASC 825, Financial Instruments.  Financial instruments are defined as cash and contractual rights and obligations that require settlement, directly or indirectly, in cash.  In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values have been estimated using the present value of future cash flows or other valuation techniques.  The results of these techniques are highly sensitive to the assumptions used, such as those concerning appropriate discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, which require considerable judgment.  Accordingly, estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current settlement of the underlying financial instruments.

ASC 825 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from its disclosure requirements.  These disclosures should not be interpreted as representing an aggregate measure of the underlying value of the Company.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair values of financial instruments:

Cash and Cash Equivalents
The carrying amount approximates the fair value of cash and cash equivalents.

 
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8. Fair Value Disclosures (continued)

Investment Securities
Fair values for investment securities, including mortgage-backed securities, are based on quoted market prices, where available.  If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments.  The carrying values of restricted or non-marketable equity securities approximate their fair values.  The carrying amount of accrued investment income approximates its fair value.

Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale
Because these loans are normally disposed of within ninety days of origination, their carrying value closely approximates the fair value of such loans.

Loans Receivable
For variable-rate loans that re-price frequently and with no significant changes in credit risk, fair value approximates the carrying value.  Fair values for other loans are estimated using the discounted value of expected future cash flows. Interest rates used are those being offered currently for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality. The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value.

Deposit Liabilities
The fair values for demand deposit accounts are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date, that is, their carrying amounts.  Fair values for other deposit accounts are estimated using the discounted value of expected future cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar maturities.

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
The carrying amount of short-term borrowings approximates their fair value.  The fair value of long-term debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar borrowing arrangements.

Off-Balance Sheet Credit-Related Instruments
Fair values for outstanding mortgage loan commitments to lend are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining term of the agreements, customer credit quality, and changes in lending rates.
 
The fair value of interest rate floors and caps contained in some loan servicing agreements and variable rate mortgage loan contracts are considered immaterial within the context of fair value disclosure requirements.  Accordingly, no fair value estimate is provided for these instruments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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8. Fair Value Disclosures (continued)
 
At December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, the carrying amount and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments were as follows:

   
December 31, 2017
   
June 30, 2017
 
   
Carrying
   
Estimated
   
Carrying
   
Estimated
 
   
Value
   
Fair Value
   
Value
   
Fair Value
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Financial Assets
                       
   Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
$
9,444
   
$
9,444
   
$
11,905
   
$
11,905
 
   Securities Available-for-Sale
   
33,497
     
33,497
     
36,935
     
36,935
 
   Securities to be Held-to-Maturity
   
28,074
     
27,580
     
28,357
     
27,989
 
   Loans Held-for-Sale
   
2,750
     
2,750
     
13,631
     
13,631
 
   Loans Receivable
   
316,090
     
307,255
     
312,772
     
301,741
 
                                 
Financial Liabilities
                               
   Deposits
   
342,225
     
328,671
   
$
329,045
   
$
313,514
 
   Advances from FHLB
   
21,774
     
21,826
     
48,907
     
48,918
 
                                 
Off-Balance Sheet Items
                               
   Mortgage Loan Commitments
 
$
5,140
   
$
5,140
   
$
457
   
$
457
 

The estimated fair values presented above could be materially different than net realizable value and are only indicative of the individual financial instrument's fair value.  Accordingly, these estimates should not be considered an indication of the fair value of the Company taken as a whole.

The Company follows the guidance of FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ("ASC 820").  ASC 820 affirms a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  ASC 820 was issued to establish a uniform definition of fair value.  The definition of fair value is market-based as opposed to company-specific, and includes the following:

Defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability, in either case, through an orderly transaction between market participants at a measurement date and establishes a framework for measuring fair value;

Establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date;

Nullifies the guidance in EITF 02-3, which required the deferral of profit at inception of a transaction involving a derivative financial instrument in the absence of observable data supporting the valuation technique;

Eliminates large position discounts for financial instruments quoted in active markets and requires consideration of the company's creditworthiness when valuing liabilities; and

Expands disclosures about instruments that are measured at fair value.

 
 
 
 
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8. Fair Value Disclosures (continued)
 
The standard establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements.  The valuation hierarchy favors the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date.  The three levels are defined as follows:
 
Level 1 – Fair value is based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets in which the Company can participate.
 
Level 2 – Fair value is based upon (a) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (b) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, that is, markets in which there are few transactions for the asset or liability, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly; (c) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability or (d) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Fair value is based upon inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability.  These inputs reflect the Company's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).  These inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances, which include the Company's own data. The Company's own data used to develop unobservable inputs are adjusted if information indicates that market participants would use different assumptions.

A financial instrument's categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of the net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, although the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.  There have been no changes in the methodologies used during the six months ended December 31, 2017.

Fair values of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017 are as follows:
 
   
Fair Value Measurements Using:
       
December 31, 2017
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
 
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   
 
 
 
Total
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Available-for-Sale
                       
Debt Securities
                       
    FHLMC
 
$
--
   
$
7,818
   
$
--
   
$
7,818
 
   FNMA
   
--
     
14,038
     
--
     
14,038
 
   GNMA
   
--
     
11,641
     
--
     
11,641
 
                                 
Total
 
$
--
   
$
33,497
   
$
--
   
$
33,497
 

   
Fair Value Measurements Using:
       
June 30, 2017
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
 
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   
 
 
 
Total
 
         
(In Thousands)
             
Available-for-Sale
                       
Debt Securities
                       
   FHLMC
 
$
--
   
$
8,848
   
$
--
   
$
8,848
 
   FNMA
   
--
     
19,957
     
--
     
19,957
 
   GNMA
   
--
     
8,130
     
--
     
8,130
 
                                 
Total
 
$
--
   
$
36,935
   
$
--
   
$
36,935
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 
9. Subsequent Events

In accordance with FASB ASC 855, Subsequent Events, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were available to be issued.  The effect of all subsequent events that provided additional evidence of conditions that existed at the balance sheet date are recognized in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017.  In preparing these consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated the events and transactions that occurred through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General

The Company's results of operations are primarily dependent on the results of the Bank, which became a wholly owned subsidiary upon completion of the second-step conversion and reorganization of the Bank on December 22, 2010. The Bank's results of operations depend, to a large extent, on net interest income, which is the difference between the income earned on its loan and investment portfolios and the cost of funds, consisting of the interest paid on deposits and borrowings.  Results of operations are also affected by provisions for loan losses and loan sale activities.  Non-interest expense principally consists of compensation and employee benefits, office occupancy and equipment expense, data processing, and other expense.  Our results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in interest rates, government policies, and actions of regulatory authorities.  Future changes in applicable law, regulations, or government policies may materially impact our financial conditions and results of operations.

Home Federal Bank operates from its main office and an administrative office in Shreveport, Louisiana and five full service branch offices located in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana.  The Company's primary market area is the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area.  The Company offers security brokerage and advisory services through a third party provider at its agency office, which also serves as the office for the commercial lending division and as a loan production office.

Critical Accounting Policies

Allowance for Loan Losses.  The Company has identified the calculation of the allowance for loan losses as a critical accounting policy, due to the higher degree of judgment and complexity than its other significant accounting policies.  Provisions for loan losses are based upon management's periodic valuation and assessment of the overall loan portfolio and the underlying collateral, trends in non-performing loans, current economic conditions, and other relevant factors in order to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level believed by management to represent all known and inherent losses in the portfolio that are both probable and reasonably estimable.  Although management uses the best information available, the level of the allowance for loan losses remains an estimate which is subject to significant judgment and short-term change.

Income Taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the liability (or balance sheet) method.  Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the tax effects of the temporary differences between the book and tax bases of the various assets and liabilities and gives current recognition to changes in tax rates and laws.  The realization of our deferred tax assets principally depends upon our achieving projected future taxable income.  We may change our judgments regarding future profitability due to future market conditions and other factors.  We may adjust our deferred tax asset balances, if our judgments change.

Discussion of Financial Condition Changes from June 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017

General
 
At December 31, 2017, the Company reported total assets of $411.8 million, a decrease of $14.8 million, or 3.5%, compared to total assets of $426.6 million at June 30, 2017. The decrease in assets was comprised primarily of decreases in loans held-for-sale of $10.9 million, or 79.8%, from $13.6 million at June 30, 2017 to $2.7 million at December 31, 2017, investment securities of $3.7 million, or 5.7%, from $65.3 million at June 30, 2017 to $61.6 million at December 31, 2017, cash and cash equivalents of $2.5 million, or 20.7%, from $11.9 million at June 30, 2017 to $9.4 million at December 31, 2017, deferred tax assets of $610,000, or 38.1%, from $1.6 million at June 30, 2017 to $991,000 at December 31, 2017, and other assets of $428,000, or 48.4%, from $884,000 at June 30, 2017 to $456,000 at December 31, 2017.   These decreases were partially offset by an increase in loans receivable, net of $3.3 million, or 1.1%, from $312.8 million at June 30, 2017 to $316.1 million at December 31, 2017. The decrease in investment securities was primarily due to the sale of $3.5 million of mortgage-backed securities along with $5.9 million of principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities partially offset by purchases of mortgage backed securities that totaled $6.1 million during the six months ended December 31, 2017.
 
 

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Discussion of Financial Condition Changes from June 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (continued)

We realized a profit of $94,000 from the sale of the securities during the six months ended December 31, 2017.  The decrease in loans held-for-sale resulted primarily from a decrease in loans originated for sale during the six months ended December 31, 2017.  Other real estate owned remained at $540,000 at December 31, 2017, the same as June 30, 2017.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents decreased $2.5 million, or 20.7%, from $11.9 million at June 30, 2017 to $9.4 million at December 31, 2017. The $2.5 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents was due in large part to help fund loan growth.

Loans Receivable, Net

Loans receivable, net, increased by $3.3 million, or 1.1%, to $316.1 million at December 31, 2017 compared to $312.8 million at June 30, 2017.  The increase in loans receivable, net was primarily due to increases in one-to-four family residential loans of $3.7 million, multi-family residential loans of $9.6 million, commercial non-real estate loans of $550,000 and consumer loans of $30,000, partially offset by decreases in land loans of $4.4 million, commercial real estate loans of $4.9 million, construction real estate loans of $805,000, home equity lines of credit of $633,000,  and $101,000 in home equity and second mortgage real estate loans.

Loans Held-for-Sale

Loans held-for-sale decreased $10.9 million, or 79.8%, from $13.6 million at June 30, 2017 to $2.8 million at December 31, 2017The decrease in loans held-for-sale results primarily from a decrease in the origination volume during the first six months of fiscal 2018.

Investment Securities

Investment securities amounted to $61.6 million at December 31, 2017 compared to $65.3 million at June 30, 2017, a decrease of $3.7 million, or 5.7%. The decrease in investment securities was primarily due to the sale of mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale of $3.5 million and partial principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities of $5.9 million partially offset by purchases of mortgage backed securities that totaled $6.1 million.

Premises and Equipment, Net

Premises and equipment, net decreased $140,000, or 1.1%, to $12.1 million at December 31, 2017 compared to $12.2 million at June 30, 2017.

 
 

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Discussion of Financial Condition Changes from June 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017 (continued)
 
Asset Quality

At December 31, 2017, the Company had $3.2 million of non-performing assets (defined as non-accruing loans, accruing loans 90 days or more past due, and other real estate owned) compared to $3.5 million of non-performing assets at June 30, 2017, consisting of nine commercial business loans to one borrower, seven single-family residential loans, one line of credit loans, and one residential lot in other real estate owned, and one single-family loan in other real estate owned at December 31, 2017 compared to four single family residential loans, two line of credit loans, fifteen commercial business loans, and one residential lot in other real estate owned at June 30, 2017. We had $7.5 million of loans classified as substandard at December 31, 2017 consisting of seven single-family residential loans, nine commercial business loans to one borrower, and five loans to one borrower consisting of two commercial real estate loans, two non-real estate loans, and one single family residential loan classified as substandard compared to four single family residential loans, one line of credit loan, one commercial real estate loan, and fifteen commercial business loans to two borrowers classified as substandard at June 30, 2017.  There were no loans classified as doubtful at December 31, 2017 or June 30, 2017. During the quarter ended December 31, 2016, we became aware that one of two related borrowers of fifteen commercial business loans in the aggregate amount of $2.8 million that were classified as substandard filed for Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy protection during that period.  We charged off nine of the fifteen commercial business loans in the amount of $797,000 against the allowance for loan losses during the three months ended September 30, 2017.  We received principal payments in March 2017 for $272,000, May 2017 for $10,000 and monthly payments of $15,000 from August 2017 through December 2017 totaling $75,000 during the six months ended December 31, 2017 reducing our exposure to $1.6 million and expect to continue to receive future monthly adequate protection payments.  These loans continue to be classified as substandard and are on non-accrual at December 31, 2017.  We are continuing to monitor these credits and presently believe that our allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2017 is adequate. No additional losses are currently anticipated with respect to these loans.

Total Liabilities

Total liabilities decreased $14.5 million, or 3.8%, from $380.4 million at June 30, 2017 to $365.9 million at December 31, 2017, primarily due to a decrease in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of $27.1 million, or 55.5%, to $21.8 million at December 31, 2017 compared to $48.9 million at June 30, 2017, partially offset by an increase of $13.2 million in total deposits, or 4.0%, to $342.2 million at December 31, 2017 compared to $329.0 million at June 30, 2017.  The increase in deposits was primarily due to a $6.4 million, or 11.8%, increase in non-interest bearing demand deposits from $54.4 million at June 30, 2017 to $60.9 million at December 31, 2017, a $5.2 million, or 3.2%, increase in certificates of deposit from $162.6 million at June 30, 2017 to $167.8 million at December 31, 2017,  a $2.2 million, or 6.2%, increase in savings deposits from $35.0 million at June 30, 2017 to $37.2 million at December 31, 2017, and a $3.5 million, or 8.3%, increase in money market deposits from $42.4 million at June 30, 2017 to $46.0 million at December 31, 2017 partially offset by a decrease of $4.1 million, or 11.9%, in NOW accounts from $34.5 million at June 30, 2017 to $30.4 million at December 31, 2017.  At December 31, 2017, the Company had $10.7 million in brokered deposits compared to $11.5 million at June 30, 2017.  The decrease in brokered deposits is due to brokered deposits that matured during the six month period ended December 31, 2017. The brokered certificates of deposit which have maturity dates greater than twelve months are callable by Home Federal Bank after twelve months pursuant to early redemption provisions.  The $856,000 decrease in other liabilities was primarily due to payment of property taxes out of loan escrow accounts.

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders' equity decreased $314,000, or 0.7%, to $45.9 million at December 31, 2017 from $46.2 million at June 30, 2017.  The decrease in shareholders' equity was due to the acquisition of Company stock of $1.4 million, payment of dividends of $466,000, and a decrease in the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income of $239,000, partially offset by net income of $1.4 million, the vesting of restricted stock awards, stock options, and the release of employee stock ownership plan shares totaling $382,000, and proceeds from the issuance of common stock from the exercise of stock options of $57,000.

The Bank is required to meet minimum capital standards promulgated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC").  At December 31, 2017, Home Federal Bank's regulatory capital was well in excess of the minimum capital requirements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

General

Net income amounted to $361,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to $763,000 for the same period in 2016, a decrease of $402,000, or 52.7%.  The decrease was primarily due to a $795,000, or 250.8%, increase in the provision for income tax expense and a $124,000, or 15.1%, decrease in non-interest income offset by a $426,000, or 13.7%, increase in net interest income and a $91,000 or 3.2%, decrease in non-interest expense compared to the same period in 2016.

Net income amounted to $1.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017 compared to net income of $1.8 million for the same period in 2016, a decrease of $396,000, or 22.4%. The decrease was primarily due to an $868,000, or 106.5%, increase in the provision for income tax expense and a decrease of $274,000, or 14.1%, in non-interest income, partially offset by a $711,000, or 11.4%, increase in net interest income.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 was $3.7 million, an increase of $326,000, or 9.6%, in comparison to $3.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $525,000, or 12.9%, in total interest income, partially offset by an increase of $199,000, or 30.3%, in the Company's cost of funds. The cost of funds from Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings increased $28,000, or 31.5%, compared to the prior year three month period and interest paid on deposits increased $175,000, or 31.1%, compared to the prior year three month period. Interest paid on other borrowings decreased $4,000 compared to the prior year three month period. The Company's average interest rate spread was 3.54% for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to 3.49% for the three months ended December 31, 2016.  The Company's net interest margin was 3.76% for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to 3.67% for the three months ended December 31, 2016.  The increase in the average interest rate spread on a comparative quarterly basis was primarily the result of an increase of 26 basis points in average rate on interest-earning assets. The increase in net interest margin was primarily the result of a higher percentage increase in the average volume of interest-bearing assets for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to the prior quarterly period.

Net interest income for the six months ended December 31, 2017 was $7.5 million, an increase of $611,000, or 8.9%, in comparison to the six months ended December 31, 2016.  The increase in net interest income for the six month period was primarily due to a $1.0 million, or 12.5%, increase in total interest income, offset by an increase of $412,000, or 31.8%, in interest expense on borrowings and deposits due to a $342,000 increase in interest paid on deposits,  and a $77,000 increase in cost of funds from Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings.  The Company's average interest rate spread was 3.53% for the six months ended December 31, 2017, compared to 3.71% for the six months ended December 31, 2016. The Company's net interest margin was 3.75% for the six months ended December 31, 2017, compared to 3.85% for the six months ended December 31, 2016. The decrease in the average interest rate spread is attributable primarily to an increase of 20 basis points in average rate on interest bearing liabilities. The decrease in net interest margin was primarily the result of an increase in rates on interest-bearing liabilities for the six months ended December 31, 2017 compared to the prior year six month period.

 
 
 
 
 
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (continued)
 
Provision for Losses on Loans

Based on an analysis of historical experience, the volume and type of lending conducted by Home Federal Bank, the status of past due principal and interest payments, general economic conditions, particularly as such conditions relate to our market area, and other factors related to the collectability of Home Federal Bank's loan portfolio, a provision for loan losses of $200,000 and $500,000 was made during the three and six months ended December  31, 2017, respectively, compared to a $300,000 and $600,000 provision made during the three and six months ended December 31, 2016. The allowance for loan losses was $3.4 million, or 1.07% of total loans receivable, at December 31, 2017 compared to $3.4 million, or 1.14% of total loans receivable, at December 31, 2016.  At December 31, 2017, Home Federal Bank had $2.7 million in non-performing loans and $540,000 in other real estate owned which totaled $3.2 million in non-performing assets.  At December 31, 2016, Home Federal Bank had $4.2 million in non-performing loans and no real-estate owned. At December 31, 2017, the Company had seven single family residential loans, one line of credit loan, and nine commercial business loans to one borrower classified as substandard compared to four single family residential loans, one commercial real estate loan, one land loan and fifteen commercial business loans to two borrowers at December 31, 2016. There were no loans classified as doubtful at December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016. At both December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Bank had troubled debt restructurings involving nine commercial loan contracts to one borrower with a recorded investment of approximately $1.6 million along with another troubled debt restructuring at December 31, 2017 involving five commercial loans totaling $4.7 million that are current on all interest payments due with no expected losses at this time.  There can be no assurance that the loan loss allowance will be sufficient to cover losses on non-performing assets in the future.

Non-interest Income

Total non-interest income amounted to $697,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017, a decrease of $124,000, or 15.1%, compared to $821,000 for the same period in 2016.  The decrease was due to decreases of $157,000 in gain on sale of loans offset by an increase of $37,000 in service charges on deposit accounts.

Total non-interest income amounted to $1.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017, a decrease of $274,000, or 14.1%, compared to $1.9 million for the same period in 2016.  The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $350,000 in gain on sale of loans, $111,000 in gain on sale of real estate, and a $3,000 decrease in bank owned life insurance income partially offset by a $94,000 increase on gain on sale of securities, a $90,000 increase in service charges on deposit accounts and a $5,000 increase in other non-interest income.

Non-interest Expense

Total non-interest expense decreased $91,000, or 3.2%, for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to the prior year period.  The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily due to decreases of $156,000 in compensation and benefits expenses and $64,000 in advertising expense. The decreases were partially offset by increases of $50,000 in occupancy and equipment expense, $40,000 in other non-interest expense, $24,000 in loan and collection expense, $20,000 in deposit insurance premiums, and $6,000 in data processing expense.

Total non-interest expense decreased $35,000, or 0.6%, for the six months ended December 31, 2017 compared to the prior year period. The decrease in non-interest expense for the six months ended December 31, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, is primarily attributable to decreases of $163,000 in compensation and benefits expense,  $96,000 in advertising expense, and $7,000 in audit and examination fees.  These decreases were partially offset by increases of $91,000 in other non-interest expense, $61,000 in legal fees, $53,000 in occupancy and equipment, $18,000 in data processing expense, $5,000 in loan and collection expense, and $3,000 in deposit insurance premiums

The aggregate compensation expense recognized by the Company for its Stock Option, Share Award, ESOP, and Recognition and Retention Plans amounted to $154,000 and $305,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively, compared to $238,000 and $468,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016, respectively.

The Louisiana bank shares tax is assessed on the Bank's equity and earnings.  For the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized franchise and bank shares tax expense of $103,000 and $201,000, respectively, compared to $106,000 and $201,000, respectively, for the same periods in 2016.
 
Income Taxes

Income taxes amounted to $1.1 million and $1.7 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, respectively.  Income taxes amounted to $317,000 and $815,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2016, respectively.  The increase in income taxes for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, is primarily due to the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act") which President Trump signed into law on December 22, 2017.  The Tax Act reduced the corporate tax rate to 21% effective January 1, 2018.  In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, the effects of the new legislation are recognized upon enactment, which for federal legislation is the date the President signs a bill into law.  Therefore, the Company's deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were remeasured at the enacted tax rate expected to apply when these assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled.  As a result of the tax law change, the Company recorded a decrease in its net deferred tax assets of $642,000 with a corresponding increase in income tax expense of $642,000 for both the three months and six months ended December 31, 2017.
 

 
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (continued)

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

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Rate
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
   
(Dollars In Thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
     Loans receivable
 
$
326,397
   
$
4,280
     
5.20
%
 
$
302,592
   
$
3,794
     
4.97
%
     Investment securities
   
58,740
     
280
     
1.89
     
59,234
     
260
     
1.74
 
     Interest-earning deposits
   
8,211
     
27
     
1.30
     
6,662
     
8
     
0.48
 
          Total interest-earning assets
 
$
393,348
     
4,587
     
4.63
%
 
$
368,488
     
4,062
     
4.37
%
Non-interest-earning assets
   
25,626
                     
23,439
                 
          Total assets
 
$
418,974
                   
$
391,927
                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
     Savings accounts
 
$
37,317
     
50
     
0.53
%
 
$
32,350
     
38
     
0.47
%
     NOW accounts
   
34,664
     
41
     
0.47
     
36,321
     
48
     
0.52
 
     Money market accounts
   
41,836
     
41
     
0.39
     
46,398
     
36
     
0.31
 
     Certificate accounts
   
168,085
     
606
     
1.43
     
139,218
     
441
     
1.26
 
          Total interest-bearing deposits
   
281,902
     
738
     
1.04
     
254,287
     
563
     
0.88
 
Other bank borrowings
   
126
     
1
     
3.15
     
457
     
5
     
3.48
 
FHLB advances
   
30,408
     
117
     
1.53
     
42,294
     
89
     
0.83
 
          Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
312,436
     
856
     
1.09
%
 
$
297,038
     
657
     
0.44
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
     Non-interest bearing demand accounts
   
58,603
                     
48,827
                 
     Other liabilities
   
1,005
                     
1,462
                 
          Total liabilities
   
372,044
                     
347,327
                 
Total Stockholders' Equity(1)
   
46,930
                     
44,600
                 
 
                                               
          Total liabilities and equity
 
$
418,974
                   
$
391,927
                 
 
                                               
Net interest-earning assets
 
$
80,912
                   
$
71,450
                 
 
                                               
Net interest income; average interest rate spread(2)
         
$
3,731
     
3.54
%
         
$
3,405
     
3.49
%
Net interest margin(3)
                   
3.76
%
                   
3.67
%
Average interest-earning assets to average
  interest-bearing liabilities 
                   
125.90
%
                   
124.05
%

 __________________
(1)
Includes retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss.
(2)
Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted-average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)
Net interest margin is net interest income divided by net average interest-earning assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (continued)

   
Six Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Rate
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
   
(Dollars In Thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
     Loans receivable
 
$
326,128
   
$
8,564
     
5.21
%
 
$
291,796
   
$
7,688
     
5.23
%
     Investment securities
   
59,647
     
551
     
1.83
     
56,768
     
457
     
1.60
 
     Interest-earning deposits
   
9,895
     
65
     
1.30
     
4,900
     
12
     
0.49
 
          Total interest-earning assets
 
$
395,670
     
9,180
     
4.60
%
 
$
353,464
     
8,157
     
4.58
%
Non-interest-earning assets
   
26,050
                     
34,934
                 
          Total assets
 
$
421,720
                   
$
388,398
                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
     Savings accounts
 
$
36,536
     
98
     
0.53
%
 
$
30,895
     
69
     
0.44
%
     NOW accounts
   
35,472
     
85
     
0.48
     
35,639
     
98
     
0.55
 
     Money market accounts
   
41,659
     
79
     
0.38
     
47,053
     
75
     
0.32
 
     Certificate accounts
   
166,288
     
1,183
     
1.41
     
136,019
     
861
     
1.26
 
          Total interest-bearing deposits
   
279,955
     
1,445
     
1.02
     
249,606
     
1,103
     
0.88
 
Other bank borrowings
   
62
     
1
     
3.20
     
429
     
8
     
3.70
 
FHLB advances
   
36,634
     
261
     
1.41
     
44,330
     
184
     
0.82
 
          Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
316,651
     
1,707
     
1.07
%
 
$
294,365
     
1,295
     
0.87
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
     Non-interest bearing demand accounts
   
57,159
                     
48,071
                 
     Other liabilities
   
1,117
                     
1,620
                 
          Total liabilities
   
374,927
                     
344,056
                 
Total Stockholders' Equity(1)
   
46,793
                     
44,342
                 
 
                                               
          Total liabilities and equity
 
$
421,720
                   
$
388,398
                 
 
                                               
Net interest-earning assets
 
$
78,956
                   
$
59,099
                 
 
                                               
Net interest income; average interest rate spread(2)
         
$
7.473
     
3.53
%
         
$
6,862
     
3.71
%
Net interest margin(3)
                   
3.75
%
                   
3.85
%
Average interest-earning assets to average
  interest-bearing liabilities
                   
124.93
%
                   
120.08
%
____________________
(1)
Includes retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss.
(2)
Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted-average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)
Net interest margin is net interest income divided by net average interest-earning assets.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Home Federal Bank maintains levels of liquid assets deemed adequate by management.  The Bank adjusts its liquidity levels to fund deposit outflows, repay its borrowings, and to fund loan commitments.  Home Federal Bank also adjusts liquidity as appropriate to meet asset and liability management objectives.

Home Federal Bank's primary sources of funds are deposits, amortization and prepayment of loans and mortgage-backed securities, maturities of investment securities and other short-term investments, loan sales, and earnings and funds provided from operations.  While scheduled principal repayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions, and competition.  The Bank sets the interest rates on its deposits to maintain a desired level of total deposits.  In addition, Home Federal Bank invests excess funds in short-term interest-earning accounts and other assets which provide liquidity to meet lending requirements.  Home Federal Bank's deposit accounts with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas amounted to $569,000 at December 31, 2017.
 
 
 
 
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Month Periods Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (continued)

A significant portion of Home Federal Bank's liquidity consists of securities classified as available-for-sale and cash and cash equivalents.   Home Federal Bank's primary sources of cash are net income, principal repayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, and increases in deposit accounts.  If Home Federal Bank requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, borrowing agreements exist with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas which provides an additional source of funds.  At December 31, 2017, Home Federal Bank had $21.8 million in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and had $146.5 million in additional borrowing capacity.  Additionally, at December 31, 2017, Home Federal Bank was a party to a Master Purchase Agreement with First National Bankers Bank whereby Home Federal Bank may purchase Federal Funds from First National Bankers Bank in an amount not to exceed $15.5 million. There were no amounts purchased under this agreement as of December 31, 2017.

At December 31, 2017, Home Federal Bank had outstanding loan commitments of $50.5 million to originate loans and commitments under unused lines of credit of $10.6 million.  At December 31, 2017, certificates of deposit scheduled to mature in less than one year totaled $62.1 million. Based on prior experience, management believes that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with us, although there can be no assurance that this will be the case. In addition, the cost of such deposits could be significantly higher upon renewal in a rising interest rate environment.  Home Federal Bank intends to utilize its high levels of liquidity to fund its lending activities.  If additional funds are required to fund lending activities, Home Federal Bank intends to sell its securities classified as available-for-sale, as needed.

At December 31, 2017, Home Federal Bank exceeded each of its regulatory capital requirements with tangible, common equity Tier 1, core, and risk-based capital ratios of 11.12%, 16.37%, 11.12%, and 17.56%, respectively.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At December 31, 2017, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission rules.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The financial statements and related financial data presented herein have been prepared in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering changes in relative purchasing power over time due to inflation.

Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the Company's assets and liabilities are monetary in nature.  As a result, interest rates generally have a more significant impact on a financial institution's performance than does the effect of inflation.
 
Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management.  In addition, in those and other portions of this document the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "except", "intend", "should", and similar expressions, or the negative thereof, as they relate to the Company or the Company's management are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future looking events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.  Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, or intended.  The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
 
 
 
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosures Controls and Procedures.  Under the supervision and with the participation of our management including our President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the applicable time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.  There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is not involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business which involve amounts in the aggregate believed by management to be immaterial to the financial condition of the Company.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Not applicable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Purchases of Equity Securities

The Company's repurchases of its common stock made during the quarter ended December 31, 2017 are set forth in the table below, including stock-for-stock option exercises:
 
Period
 
Total Number of
Shares
Purchased
   
Average
 Price Paid
per Share
   
Total Number of
 Shares Purchased as
 Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs
   
Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs (a)
 
October 1, 2017 – October 31, 2017
   
1,501
   
$
26.00
     
1,501
     
76,360
 
November 1, 2017 – November 30, 2017
   
23,024
   
$
27.04
     
23,024
     
53,336
 
December 1, 2017 –December 31, 2017
   
1,101
   
$
28.00
     
1,101
     
52,235
 
Total
   
25,718
   
$
27.02
     
25,718
     
52,235
 
______________
Notes to this table:

(a)
On October 12, 2016, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a seventh stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to 97,000 shares to commence after the completion of the sixth stock repurchase program.  The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 
 
 
No.
 
 
Description
   
 
   
   
   
 
  101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
  101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
  101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
  101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
  101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
  101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document
 
 
______________________
*
Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(1)
Incorporated herein by reference from Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 18, 2017 (File No. 001-35019).

 
 
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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.
 
Date:   February 9, 2018
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA
     
     
     
 
By:
/s/Glen W. Brown
   
Glen W. Brown
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Duly authorized officer and principal financial and
accounting officer)