Form 10-Q
 



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549


FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)

x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
 
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from                     to                         
 
Commission file number: 000-51214

Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Pennsylvania
 
68-0593604
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
1834 Oregon Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
19145
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(215) 755-1500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section  13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes x  No o   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer x

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


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practical date: as of May 8, 2007, 11,762,366 shares were issued and outstanding


PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
PAGE
     
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
     
Item 1.
Condensed Financial Statements
 
     
 
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006
2
     
 
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
3
 
 
 
 
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
4
     
 
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006
5
     
 
Notes to Consolidated Unaudited Financial Statements
6
     
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
18
     
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
26
     
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
29
     
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
30
     
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
30
     
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
30
     
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
31
     
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
31
     
Item 5.
Other Information
32
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
32
   
 
SIGNATURES
33

1

 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
           
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   
           
   
March 31,
 
September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
ASSETS
             
               
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions
 
$
6,597
 
$
5,743
 
Interest-bearing deposits
   
3,366
   
7,685
 
               
Total cash and cash equivalents
   
9,963
   
13,428
 
               
Investment securities held to maturity (estimated fair value—March 31, 2007, $129,313; September 30, 2006, $129,593)
   
131,300
   
132,084
 
Investment securities available for sale (amortized cost—March 31, 2007, $38,007;  September 30, 2006, $38,007)
   
38,545
   
38,747
 
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity (estimated fair value— March 31, 2007, $47,997; September 30, 2006, $49,526)
   
48,930
   
50,360
 
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale (amortized cost— March 31, 2007, $4,204; September 30, 2006, $4,535)
   
4,295
   
4,615
 
Loans receivable—net of allowance for loan losses (March 31, 2007, $693;  September 30, 2006, $618)
   
220,555
   
219,418
 
Accrued interest receivable:
             
Loans receivable
   
1,253
   
1,251
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
228
   
236
 
Investment securities
   
1,841
   
1,708
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock—at cost
   
2,117
   
2,217
 
Office properties and equipment—net
   
1,631
   
1,721
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
7,048
   
6,596
 
 
             
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
467,706
 
$
472,381
 
               
LIABILITIES AND RETAINED EARNINGS
             
               
LIABILITIES:
             
Deposits:
             
Noninterest-bearing
 
$
4,802
 
$
6,035
 
Interest-bearing
   
350,849
   
341,257
 
Total deposits
   
355,651
   
347,292
 
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   
22,764
   
31,784
 
Accrued interest payable
   
1,547
   
2,893
 
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
   
1,268
   
1,230
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
622
   
1,117
 
Accrued dividend payable
   
566
   
464
 
Deferred income taxes, net
   
216
   
153
 
 
             
Total liabilities
   
382,634
   
384,933
 
               
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)
             
               
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
             
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
   
-
   
-
 
Common stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, issued 12,563,750;
             
outstanding - 11,813,950 at March 31, 2007; 12,064,320 at September 30, 2006
   
126
   
126
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
54,840
   
54,798
 
Unearned ESOP shares
   
(4,015
)
 
(4,127
)
Treasury stock, at cost: 749,800 shares at March 31, 2007;
             
499,430 shares at September 30, 2006
   
(9,837
)
 
(6,422
)
Retained earnings
   
43,543
   
42,539
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
415
   
534
 
               
Total stockholders' equity
   
85,072
   
87,448
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
467,706
 
$
472,381
 
               
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
             
 
2

 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                   
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
           
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per
Share Amounts)
 
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per
Share Amounts)
 
INTEREST INCOME:
                         
Interest on loans
 
$
3,786
 
$
3,075
 
$
7,611
 
$
5,955
 
Interest on mortgage-backed securities
   
702
   
807
   
1,413
   
1,652
 
Interest and dividends on investments
   
2,204
   
2,040
   
4,351
   
4,100
 
                           
Total interest income
   
6,692
   
5,922
   
13,375
   
11,707
 
                           
INTEREST EXPENSE:
                         
Interest on deposits
   
3,250
   
2,563
   
6,453
   
4,988
 
Interest on borrowings
   
324
   
191
   
715
   
386
 
                           
Total interest expense
   
3,574
   
2,754
   
7,168
   
5,374
 
                           
NET INTEREST INCOME
   
3,118
   
3,168
   
6,207
   
6,333
 
                           
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
   
15
   
-
   
75
   
-
 
                           
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
   
3,103
   
3,168
   
6,132
   
6,333
 
                           
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
                         
Fees and other service charges
   
153
   
132
   
298
   
278
 
Gain on sale of real estate owned
   
-
   
100
   
-
   
100
 
Other
   
68
   
67
   
233
   
92
 
                           
Total non-interest income
   
221
   
299
   
531
   
470
 
                           
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
                         
Salaries and employee benefits
   
1,147
   
1,126
   
2,263
   
2,218
 
Data processing
   
134
   
114
   
253
   
241
 
Professional services
   
215
   
151
   
443
   
227
 
Office occupancy
   
94
   
79
   
182
   
149
 
Depreciation
   
56
   
59
   
118
   
121
 
Payroll taxes
   
81
   
80
   
148
   
143
 
Director compensation
   
67
   
70
   
138
   
139
 
Other
   
328
   
326
   
599
   
595
 
                           
Total non-interest expense
   
2,122
   
2,005
   
4,144
   
3,833
 
                           
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
   
1,202
   
1,462
   
2,519
   
2,970
 
                           
INCOME TAXES:
                         
Current
   
261
   
440
   
563
   
955
 
Deferred (benefit) expense
   
(24
)
 
67
   
95
   
(26
)
                           
Total income tax
   
237
   
507
   
658
   
929
 
                           
NET INCOME
 
$
965
 
$
955
 
$
1,861
 
$
2,041
 
                           
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.16
 
$
0.17
 
                           
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.16
 
$
0.17
 
   
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
                         
 
3

 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
                                   
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
                   
 
 
Accumulated
         
       
Additional
 
Unearned
     
 
 
Other
 
Total
     
   
Common
 
Paid-In
 
ESOP
 
Treasury
 
Retained
 
Comprehensive
 
Stockholders'
 
Comprehensive
 
   
Stock
 
Capital
 
Shares
 
Stock
 
Earnings
 
Income
 
Equity
 
Income
 
                                   
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                   
BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2006
 
$
126
 
$
54,798
 
$
(4,127
)
$
(6,422
)
$
42,539
 
$
534
 
$
87,448
       
                                                   
Comprehensive income:
                                                 
 
                                                 
Net income
                           
1,861
         
1,861
   
1,861
 
 
                                                 
Net unrealized holding loss on
                                                 
available for sale securities
                                                 
arising during the period, net
                                                 
of income tax benefit of $72
                                 
(119
)
 
(119
)
 
(119
)
 
                                                 
Comprehensive income
                                           
$
1,742
 
                                                   
Treasury stock purchased
                     
(3,415
)
             
(3,415
)
     
                                                   
Cash dividends declared
                                                 
($.09 per share)
                           
(1,029
)
       
(1,029
)
     
                                                   
Cumulative adjustment related to
                                                 
the adoption of SAB 108
                           
172
         
172
       
                                                   
ESOP shares committed to
                                                 
be released
   
-
   
42
   
112
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
154
       
                                                   
                                                   
BALANCE, March 31, 2007
 
$
126
 
$
54,840
 
$
(4,015
)
$
(9,837
)
$
43,543
 
$
415
 
$
85,072
       
[Missing

                   
 
 
Accumulated
         
       
Additional
 
Unearned
     
 
 
Other
 
Total
     
   
Common
 
Paid-In
 
ESOP
 
Treasury
 
Retained
 
Comprehensive
 
Stockholders'
 
Comprehensive
 
   
Stock
 
Capital
 
Shares
 
Stock
 
Earnings
 
Income
 
Equity
 
Income
 
                                   
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                   
BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2005
 
$
126
 
$
54,734
 
$
(4,350
)
$
(655
)
$
40,595
 
$
375
 
$
90,825
       
                                                   
Comprehensive income:
                                                 
 
                                                 
Net income
                           
2,041
         
2,041
   
2,041
 
 
                                                 
Net unrealized holding loss on
                                                 
available for sale securities
                                                 
arising during the period, net
                                                 
of income tax benefit of $31
                                 
(58
)
 
(58
)
 
(58
)
 
                                                 
Comprehensive income
                                           
$
1,983
 
                                                   
Treasury stock purchased
                     
(1,798
)
             
(1,798
)
     
                                                   
Cash dividends declared
                                                 
($.08 per share)
                           
(957
)
       
(957
)
     
                                                   
ESOP shares committed to
                                                 
be released
   
-
   
26
   
112
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
138
       
                                                   
                                                   
BALANCE, March 31, 2006
 
$
126
 
$
54,760
 
$
(4,238
)
$
(2,453
)
$
41,679
 
$
317
 
$
90,191
       
 
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
4

 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
   
           
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
       
   
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
             
Net income
 
$
1,861
 
$
2,041
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
             
Provision for loan losses
   
75
   
-
 
Depreciation
   
118
   
121
 
Net accretion of premiums/discounts
   
(40
)
 
(23
)
Net accretion of deferred loan fees and costs
   
(201
)
 
(156
)
Amortization of ESOP
   
153
   
138
 
Gain on sale of real estate owned
   
-
   
(100
)
Income from bank owned life insurance
   
(106
)
 
-
 
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
   
95
   
(26
)
Changes in assets and liabilities which (used) provided cash:
             
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
(603
)
 
(1,076
)
Accrued interest payable
   
(1,345
)
 
(827
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
(345
)
 
(4,137
)
Accrued interest receivable
   
(127
)
 
(188
)
Net cash used in by operating activities
   
(465
)
 
(4,233
)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
             
Purchase of investment securities held to maturity
   
(14,994
)
 
(6,227
)
Purchase of mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
   
(1,992
)
 
-
 
Loans originated or acquired
   
(31,872
)
 
(37,893
)
Principal collected on loans
   
30,861
   
18,741
 
Principal payments received on mortgage-backed securities:
             
Held-to-maturity
   
3,769
   
6,358
 
Available for sale
   
336
   
-
 
Proceeds from calls/maturities of investment securities held to maturity
   
15,787
   
1,000
 
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
(373
)
 
-
 
Proceeds from redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
472
   
130
 
Proceeds from the sale of real estate owned
   
-
   
460
 
Purchases of equipment
   
(28
)
 
(50
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
1,966
   
(17,481
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
             
Net decrease in demand deposits, NOW accounts, and savings accounts
   
(1,286
)
 
(3,793
)
Net increase in certificates of deposit
   
9,644
   
10,362
 
Repayment of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   
(9,020
)
 
(20
)
Increase in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
   
38
   
72
 
Cash dividends paid
   
(927
)
 
(957
)
Purchase of treasury stock
   
(3,415
)
 
(1,798
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
   
(4,966
)
 
3,866
 
               
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
(3,465
)
 
(17,848
)
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of year
   
13,428
   
26,815
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of year
 
$
9,963
 
$
8,967
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
             
Interest paid on deposits and advances from Federal
             
Home Loan Bank
 
$
8,513
 
$
6,201
 
               
Income taxes paid
 
$
653
 
$
1,061
 
               
               
               
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
             
               
 
5

 
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
   
 
Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) is a Pennsylvania corporation, which was organized to be the mid-tier holding company for Prudential Savings Bank (the “Bank”), which is a Pennsylvania-chartered, FDIC-insured savings bank with six full service branches in the Philadelphia area. The Company was organized in conjunction with the Bank’s reorganization from a mutual savings bank to the mutual holding company structure in March 2005. The Bank is principally in the business of attracting deposits from its community through its branch offices and investing those deposits, together with funds from borrowings and operations, primarily in single-family residential loans and construction loans.
   
 
Prudential Mutual Holding Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, is the mutual holding company parent of the Company. Prudential Mutual Holding Company owns 58.5% (6,910,062 shares) of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2007 and must always own at least a majority of the voting stock of the Company. In addition to the shares of the Company, Prudential Mutual Holding Company was capitalized with $100,000 in cash from the Bank in connection with the completion of the reorganization. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. In addition, Prudential Mutual Holding Company receives dividends on the common stock of the Company that it holds, and has incurred legal expenses related to the legal proceedings described in Part II, Item 1. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
   
 
Prior to the reorganization described above, the Board of Directors approved a plan of charter conversion in May 2004 pursuant to which the Bank would convert its charter from a Pennsylvania-chartered mutual savings and loan association to a Pennsylvania-chartered mutual savings bank. The conversion to a Pennsylvania-chartered mutual savings bank was completed on August 20, 2004. As a result of the charter conversion, the Bank’s primary federal banking regulator changed from the Office of Thrift Supervision to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Pennsylvania Department of Banking remains as the Bank’s state banking regulator.
   
 
In November 2005, the Bank formed PSB Delaware, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, as a subsidiary of the Bank. In March 2006, all mortgage-backed securities owned by the Company were transferred to PSB Delaware, Inc. The activity of PSB Delaware, Inc. is included as part of the consolidated financial statements.
   
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q, and therefore do not include all the information or footnotes necessary for complete financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. However, all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements have been included. The results for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, or any other period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the accompanying notes thereto for the year ended September 30, 2006 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006.
   
 
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial StatementsThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are recorded in the allowance for loan losses and deferred income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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Dividend Payable - On March 21, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.05 on the common stock of the Company payable on April 27, 2007 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on April 13, 2007 which resulted in a payable of $566,000 at March 31, 2007. A portion of the cash dividend was payable to Prudential Mutual Holding Company on the shares of the Company’s common stock it owns and totaled $346,000.
   
 
Employee Stock Ownership Plan - In fiscal 2005, the Company established an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) for substantially all of its full-time employees.  The ESOP purchased 452,295 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate cost of approximately $4.5 million. Shares of the Company’s common stock purchased by the ESOP are held in a suspense account until released for allocation to participants. Shares are allocated to each eligible participant based on the ratio of each such participant’s compensation, as defined in the ESOP, to the total compensation of all eligible plan participants. As the unearned shares are released from the suspense account, the Company recognizes compensation expense equal to the fair value of the ESOP shares during the periods in which they become committed to be released. To the extent that the fair value of the ESOP shares released differs from the cost of such shares, the difference is charged or credited to equity as adjustments to additional paid-in capital. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had allocated a total of 39,585 shares from the suspense account to participants and committed to release an additional 5,655 shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recognized $153,000 in compensation expense.
   
 
Treasury Stock - Stock held in treasury by the Company is accounted for using the cost method, which treats stock held in treasury as a reduction to total stockholders’ equity.
   
 
Comprehensive Income—The Company presents in the unaudited consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income those amounts from transactions and other events which currently are excluded from the statement of income and are recorded directly to stockholders’ equity. For the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 the only components of comprehensive income were net income and unrealized holding gains and losses, net of income tax expense and benefit, on available for sale securities. Comprehensive income totaled $1,742,000 and $1,983,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
   
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements - On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" ("FIN 48"), which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." This Interpretation prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. The Company is currently assessing the impact of FIN 48 on its financial statements.
   
 
In September 2006, the the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement.” SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS No. 157 on its financial statements.
   
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employer’s Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R).” SFAS No. 158 requires an employer to recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status, measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year, and recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in the year in which the changes occur. Those changes will be reported in comprehensive income and as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. SFAS No. 158 is effective for publicly held companies for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The Bank participates in a mutiple-employer defined benefit plan. Implementation of SFAS No. 158 did not have any impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows because it is not applicable to mutiple-employer defined benefit plans.
 
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In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued SAB No. 108 expressing the SEC staff’s views regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements and the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet. SAB No. 108 requires that registrants quantify errors using both a balance sheet and income statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in a misstated amount that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. The built up misstatements, while not considered material in the individual years in which the misstatements were built up, may be considered material in a subsequent year if a company were to correct those misstatements through current period earnings. Initial application of SAB No. 108 allows registrants to elect not to restate prior periods but to reflect the initial application in their annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The cumulative effect of the initial application should be reported in the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that fiscal year and the offsetting adjustment, net of tax, should be made to the opening balance of retained earnings for that year.
   
 
The Company implemented SAB No. 108 on October 1, 2006 which resulted in an increase in mortgage-backed securities held to maturity of approximately $321,000, an increase in income tax liabilities of approximately $149,000 and a cumulative adjustment to increase retained earnings as of that date by approximately $172,000. The adjustment relates to two separate accounting entries. The first entry pertains to the method of accounting that was utilized in past years for the recognition of investment income on mortgage-backed securities. Prior to fiscal 2006, the Company used the straight line method over the contractual life of the securities rather than using the effective yield method prescribed by SFAS No. 91, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases”. The impact of this entry was the correction of an understatement of mortgage-backed securities by approximately $321,000 and a corresponding understatement of income tax payable of $109,000. The second entry relates to a write off of a deferred tax asset of approximately $40,000 that was incorrectly accounted for in prior periods.
   
 
In prior periods, management performed a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the differences between these two methods of accounting and concluded that there was not a material impact on any past individual quarter or annual reporting periods.
   
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. The statement provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted under certain circumstances. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS No. 159 on its financial statements.
 
 
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2.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
   
 
Basic earnings per common share is 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 ("CSEs") that would arise from the exercise of dilutive securities. As of March 31, 2007 the Company did not issue and does not have outstanding any CSEs.
   
 
The calculated basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:


   
For the Quarter Ended
March 31, 2007
 
For the Quarter Ended
March 31, 2006
 
   
Basic
 
Diluted
 
Basic
 
Diluted
 
   
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
 
Net income
 
$
965
 
$
965
 
$
955
 
$
955
 
                           
Weighted average shares outstanding used in
                         
basic earnings per share computation
   
11,542,235
   
11,542,235
   
12,029,487
   
12,029,487
 
Effect of CSEs
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Adjusted weighted average shares used in
                         
diluted earnings per share computation
   
11,542,235
   
11,542,235
   
12,029,487
   
12,029,487
 
                           
Earnings per share - basic and diluted
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.08
 
$
0.08
 
                           


   
For the Six Months Ended
March 31, 2007
 
For the Six Months Ended
March 31, 2006
 
   
Basic
 
Diluted
 
Basic
 
Diluted
 
   
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
 
Net income
 
$
1,861
 
$
1,861
 
$
2,041
 
$
2,041
 
                           
Weighted average shares outstanding used in
                         
basic earnings per share computation
   
11,585,158
   
11,585,158
   
12,044,108
   
12,044,108
 
Effect of CSEs
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Adjusted weighted average shares used in
                         
diluted earnings per share computation
   
11,585,158
   
11,585,158
   
12,044,108
   
12,044,108
 
                           
Earnings per share - basic and diluted
 
$
0.16
 
$
0.16
 
$
0.17
 
$
0.17
 
                           
 
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3. 
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
   
 
The amortized cost and fair value of securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, are as follows:
 
   
March 31, 2007
 
       
Gross
 
Gross
 
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
 
                   
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Securities held to maturity:
                         
Debt securities - U.S. Treasury securities
                         
and securities of U.S. Government agencies
 
$
128,416
 
$
12
 
$
(1,958
)
$
126,470
 
Debt securities - Municipal bonds
   
2,884
   
3
   
(44
)
 
2,843
 
                           
Total securities held to maturity
 
$
131,300
 
$
15
 
$
(2,002
)
$
129,313
 
                           
Securities available for sale:
                         
Debt securities - U.S. Treasury securities
                         
and securities of U.S. Government agencies
 
$
2,999
 
$
-
 
$
(50
)
$
2,949
 
FNMA stock
   
-
   
6
   
-
   
6
 
Mutual fund
   
34,982
   
-
   
(965
)
 
34,017
 
FHLMC preferred stock
   
26
   
1,547
   
-
   
1,573
 
                           
Total securities available for sale
 
$
38,007
 
$
1,553
 
$
(1,015
)
$
38,545
 
 

   
September 30, 2006
 
       
Gross
 
Gross
 
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
 
                   
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Securities held to maturity:
                         
Debt securities - U.S. Treasury securities
                         
and securities of U.S. Government agencies
 
$
129,199
 
$
-
 
$
(2,459
)
$
126,740
 
Debt securities - Municipal bonds
   
2,885
   
6
   
(38
)
 
2,853
 
                           
Total securities held to maturity
 
$
132,084
 
$
6
 
$
(2,497
)
$
129,593
 
                           
Securities available for sale:
                         
Debt securities - U.S. Treasury securities
                         
and securities of U.S. Government agencies
 
$
2,999
 
$
-
 
$
(64
)
$
2,935
 
FNMA stock
   
-
   
6
   
-
   
6
 
Mutual fund
   
34,982
   
-
   
(930
)
 
34,052
 
FHLMC preferred stock
   
26
   
1,728
   
-
   
1,754
 
                           
Total securities available for sale
 
$
38,007
 
$
1,734
 
$
(994
)
$
38,747
 
 
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The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related estimated fair values of the Company’s investment and mortgage-backed securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position at March 31, 2007:
 

   
Less than 12 months
 
More than 12 months
 
   
Gross
 
Estimated
 
Gross
 
Estimated
 
   
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Securities held to maturity:
                         
U.S. Treasury and Government agencies
 
$
114
 
$
13,881
 
$
1,844
 
$
109,577
 
Municipal bonds
   
-
   
-
   
44
   
1,596
 
                           
Total securities held to maturity
   
114
   
13,881
   
1,888
   
111,173
 
                           
Securities available for sale:
                         
U.S. Treasury and Government agencies
   
-
   
-
   
50
   
2,949
 
Mutual fund
   
-
   
-
   
965
   
34,017
 
                           
Total securities available for sale
   
-
   
-
   
1,015
   
36,966
 
                           
Total
 
$
114
 
$
13,881
 
$
2,903
 
$
148,139
 

 
 
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related estimated fair values of the Company’s investment and mortgage-backed securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2006:
 
   
Less than 12 months
 
More than 12 months
 
   
Gross
 
Estimated
 
Gross
 
Estimated
 
   
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Securities held to maturity:
                         
U.S. Treasury and Government agencies
   
76
   
8,919
   
2,383
   
114,821
 
Municipal bonds
   
-
   
-
   
38
   
1,601
 
                           
Total securities held to maturity
   
76
   
8,919
   
2,421
   
116,422
 
                           
Securities available for sale:
                       
U.S. Treasury and Government agencies
   
-
   
-
   
64
   
2,935
 
Mutual fund
   
-
   
-
   
930
   
34,052
 
                           
Total securities available for sale
   
-
   
-
   
994
   
36,987
 
                           
Total
 
$
76
 
$
8,919
 
$
3,415
 
$
153,409
 
                           
 
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Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation.  For all securities that are in an unrealized loss position for an extended period of time and for all securities whose fair value is significantly below amortized cost, the Company performs an evaluation of the specific events attributable to the market decline of the security. The Company considers the length of time and extent to which the security’s market value has been below cost as well as the general market conditions, industry characteristics, and the fundamental operating results of the issuer to determine if the decline is other-than-temporary. The Company also considers as part of the evaluation its intent and ability to hold the security until its market value has recovered to a level at least equal to the amortized cost. When the Company determines that a security’s unrealized loss is other-than-temporary, a realized loss is recognized in the period in which the decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary. The write-downs are measured based on public market prices of the security at the time the Company determines the decline in value was other-than temporary.
   
 
At March 31, 2007, securities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer consist of 118 securities having an aggregate depreciation of 1.9% from the Company’s amortized cost basis. Securities in a gross unrealized loss position for less than twelve months consist of 13 securities having an aggregate depreciation of 0.8% from the Company’s amortized cost basis. The unrealized losses disclosed above are primarily related to movement in market interest rates. Although the fair value will fluctuate as the market interest rates move, the majority of the Company’s investment portfolio consists of low risk securities from U.S. government agencies or government sponsored enterprises. If held to maturity, the contractual principal and interest payments of such securities are expected to be received in full. As such, no loss in value is expected over the lives of the securities. Although not all of the securities are classified as held to maturity, the Company has the ability to hold these securities until they mature and does not intend to sell the securities at a loss. The Company also has a significant investment in a mutual fund that invests in adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities. Management believes that the estimated fair value of the mutual fund is also primarily dependent upon the movement in market interest rates. Although the investment in the mutual fund is classified as available for sale, the Company has the intent and ability to hold the mutual fund until the fair value increases and does not intend to sell it at a loss. Based on the above, management believes that the unrealized losses are temporary.
   
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 

   
March 31, 2007
 
   
Held to Maturity
 
Available for Sale
 
       
Estimated
     
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
 
Fair
 
Amortized
 
Fair
 
   
Cost
 
Value
 
Cost
 
Value
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Due within one year
 
$
7,085
 
$
7,065
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Due after one through five years
   
28,999
   
28,681
   
-
   
-
 
Due after five through ten years
   
37,290
   
36,824
   
1,000
   
990
 
Due after ten years
   
57,926
   
56,743
   
1,999
   
1,959
 
                           
Total
 
$
131,300
 
$
129,313
 
$
2,999
 
$
2,949
 
 

   
September 30, 2006
 
   
Held to Maturity
 
Available for Sale
 
       
Estimated
     
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
 
Fair
 
Amortized
 
Fair
 
   
Cost
 
Value
 
Cost
 
Value
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Due within one year
 
$
13,085
 
$
13,034
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Due after one through five years
   
33,084
   
32,601
   
-
   
-
 
Due after five through ten years
   
39,986
   
39,356
   
1,000
   
985
 
Due after ten years
   
45,929
   
44,602
   
1,999
   
1,950
 
                           
Total
 
$
132,084
 
$
129,593
 
$
2,999
 
$
2,935
 
 
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4.
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
   
 
Mortgage-backed securities are summarized as follows:
 

   
March 31, 2007
 
       
Gross
 
Gross
 
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Securities held to maturity
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
GNMA pass-through certificates
 
$
45,736
 
$
58
 
$
(924
)
$
44,870
 
FNMA pass-through certificates
   
1,432
   
-
   
(44
)
 
1,388
 
FHLMC pass-through certificates
   
1,762
          
(23
)
 
1,739
 
                           
Total securities held to maturity
 
$
48,930
 
$
58
 
$
(991
)
$
47,997
 
                           
                           
Securities available for sale
                         
FNMA pass-through certificates
 
$
4,204
 
$
91
 
$
-
 
$
4,295
 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
4,204
 
$
91
 
$
-
 
$
4,295
 
                           
 

   
September 30, 2006
 
       
Gross
 
Gross
 
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Securities held to maturity
                         
GNMA pass-through certificates
 
$
46,992
 
$
157
 
$
(896
)
$
46,253
 
FNMA pass-through certificates
   
1,448
   
-
   
(53
)
 
1,395
 
FHLMC pass-through certificates
   
1,920
            
(42
)
 
1,878
 
                           
Total securities held to maturity
 
$
50,360
 
$
157
 
$
(991
)
$
49,526
 
                           
                           
Securities available for sale
                         
FNMA pass-through certificates
 
$
4,535
 
$
80
 
$
-
 
$
4,615
 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
4,535
 
$
80
 
$
-
 
$
4,615
 
 
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The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related estimated fair values of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position at March 31, 2007:
 

   
Less than 12 months
 
More than 12 months
 
   
Gross
 
Estimated
 
Gross
 
Estimated
 
   
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Securities held to maturity:
                         
GNMA pass-through certificates
 
$
467
 
$
22,919
 
$
457
 
$
17,354
 
FNMA pass-through certificates
   
-
   
-
   
44
   
1,388
 
FHLMC pass-through certificates
   
23
   
1,739
   
-
   
-
 
                           
                           
Total
 
$
490
 
$
24,658
 
$
501
 
$
18,742
 
 
 
 
At March 31, 2007, all mortgage-backed-securities available-for-sale were in an unrealized gain position.
   
   
 
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and related estimated fair values of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities, and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2006:
 

   
Less than 12 months
 
More than 12 months
 
   
Gross
 
Estimated
 
Gross
 
Estimated
 
   
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Securities held to maturity:
                         
GNMA pass-through certificates
 
$
526
 
$
25,602
 
$
370
 
$
11,200
 
FNMA pass-through certificates
   
52
   
1,395
   
1
     
FHLMC pass-through certificates
   
42
   
1,877
   
-
   
-
 
                           
                           
Total
 
$
620
 
$
28,874
 
$
371
 
$
11,200
 

 
 
At September 30, 2006, all mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale were in an unrealized gain position
   
 
Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. For all securities that are in an unrealized loss position for an extended period of time and for all securities whose fair value is significantly below amortized cost, the Company performs an evaluation of the specific events attributable to the market decline of the security. The Company considers the length of time and extent to which the security’s market value has been below cost as well as the general market conditions, industry characteristics, and the fundamental operating results of the issuer to determine if the decline is other-than-temporary. The Company also considers as part of the evaluation its intent and ability to hold the security until its market value has recovered to a level at least equal to the amortized cost. When the Company determines that a security’s unrealized loss is other-than-temporary, a realized loss is recognized in the period in which the decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary. The write-downs are measured based on public market prices of the security at the time the Company determines the decline in value was other-than-temporary.
 
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At March 31, 2007, mortgage-backed securities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer consist of 14 securities having an aggregate depreciation of 2.6% from the Company’s amortized cost basis. Mortgage-backed securities in a gross unrealized loss position for less than twelve months consist of 23 securities having an aggregate depreciation of 2.1% from the Company’s amortized cost basis. The unrealized losses disclosed above are primarily related to movement in market interest rates. Although the fair value will fluctuate as the market interest rates move, the Company’s entire mortgage-backed securities portfolio consists of low-risk securities issued by U.S. government sponsored enterprises. If held to maturity, the contractual principal and interest payments of such securities are expected to be received in full. As such, no loss in value is expected over the lives of the securities. The Company has the ability to hold these securities until they mature and does not intend to sell the securities at a loss. Based on the above, management believes that the unrealized losses are temporary. The determination of whether a decline in market value is temporary is necessarily a matter of subjective judgment. The timing and amount of any realized losses reported in the Company’s financial statements could vary if conclusions other than those made by management were to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment exists.
   
   
5.
LOANS RECEIVABLE
   
 
Loans receivable consist of the following:
 

   
March 31,
 
September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
One-to-four family residential
 
$
155,894
 
$
155,454
 
Multi-family residential
   
4,712
   
5,074
 
Commercial real estate
   
15,572
   
11,339
 
Construction and land development
   
70,319
   
82,801
 
Commercial business
   
160
   
234
 
Consumer
   
838
   
1,239
 
               
Total loans
   
247,495
   
256,141
 
               
Undisbursed portion of loans-in-process
   
(26,547
)
 
(36,258
)
Deferred loan fees
   
300
   
153
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(693
)
 
(618
)
               
Net
 
$
220,555
 
$
219,418
 
               
 
 
The following schedule summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan losses:
 

   
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
           
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
618
 
$
558
 
Provision for loan losses
   
75
   
-
 
Charge-offs
   
-
   
-
 
Recoveries
   
-
   
-
 
               
Balance, end of period
 
$
693
 
$
558
 
 
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Nonperforming loans (which consist of nonaccrual loans and loans in excess of 90 days delinquent and still accruing interest) at March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006 amounted to approximately $559,000 and $151,000, respectively.
   
6. 
DEPOSITS
   
 
Deposits consist of the following major classifications:
   
 
 

   
March 31,
 
September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
                   
                   
Money market deposit accounts
 
$
69,590
   
19.6
%
$
64,498
   
18.6
%
NOW accounts
   
31,069
   
8.7
   
34,203
   
9.8
 
Passbook, club and statement savings
   
73,746
   
20.7
   
76,989
   
22.2
 
Certificates maturing in six months or less
   
105,575
   
29.7
   
77,904
   
22.4
 
Certificates maturing in more than six months
   
75,671
   
21.3
   
93,698
   
27.0
 
                       
Total
 
$
355,651
   
100.0
%
$
347,292
   
100.0
%
 
 
 
At March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006, the weighted average cost of funds was 3.7% and 3.5%, respectively.
 
 

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7.
INCOME TAXES
   
  Items that gave rise to significant portions of deferred income taxes are as follows:
 

   
March 31,
 
September 30,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
Deferred tax assets:
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Deposit premium
 
$
290
 
$
314
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
171
   
247
 
Employee stock ownership plan
   
62
   
-
 
Other
   
-
   
40
 
               
Total
   
523
   
601
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
             
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities
   
214
   
286
 
Property
   
414
   
407
 
Mortgage servicing rights
   
10
   
10
 
Deferred loan fees
   
101
   
51
 
               
Total
   
739
   
754
 
               
Net deferred tax liability
 
$
(216
)
$
(153
)
 
8.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
   
 
At March 31, 2007, the Company had $5,584,000 in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable- rate loans with market interest rates ranging from 5.88% to 9.25%. At September 30, 2006, the Company had $4,933,000 in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans with market interest rates ranging from 6.00% to 9.25%.
   
 
The Company also had commitments under unused lines of credit of $6,365,000 and $6,706,000 at March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively, and letters of credit outstanding of $110,000 at both March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006.
   
 
Among the Company’s contingent liabilities are exposures to limited recourse arrangements with respect to the Company’s sales of whole loans and participation interests. At March 31, 2007, the exposure, which represents a portion of credit risk associated with the interests sold, amounted to $64,451. This exposure is for the life of the related loans and payables, on our proportionate share, as actual losses are incurred.
   
 
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Management of the Company, based on discussions with litigation counsel, believes that such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Company. There can be no assurance that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which the Company is a party will not be decided adversely to the Company's interests and have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and operations of the Company.
 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 

Overview. Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) was formed by Prudential Savings Bank (the “Bank”) in connection with the Bank’s reorganization into the mutual holding company form. The Company’s results of operations are primarily dependent on the results of the Bank, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company’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 securities portfolios and the cost of funds, which is the interest paid on deposits and borrowings.  Results of operations are also affected by our provisions for loan losses, non-interest income and non-interest expense. Non-interest expense principally consists of salaries and employee benefits, office occupancy, depreciation, data processing expense, payroll taxes 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 laws, regulations or government policies may materially impact our financial condition and results of operations. The Bank is subject to regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking. The Bank’s main office is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with five additional banking offices located in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania. The Bank’s primary business consists of attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds together with borrowings to originate loans and to invest primarily in U.S. Government and agency securities and mortgage-backed securities. In November 2005, the Bank formed PSB Delaware, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, as a subsidiary of the Bank. In March 2006, all mortgage-backed securities owned by the Company were transferred to PSB Delaware, Inc. The activity of PSB Delaware, Inc. is included as part of the consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies. In reviewing and understanding financial information for the Company, you are encouraged to read and understand the significant accounting policies used in preparing our financial statements. These policies are described in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006. The accounting and financial reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to general practices within the banking industry. The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. The following accounting policies comprise those that management believes are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results. These policies require numerous estimates or economic assumptions that may prove inaccurate or may be subject to variations which may significantly affect our reported results and financial condition for the period or in future periods.

Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense. Loans are charged against the allowance for loan losses when management believes that the collectibility of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries are added to the allowance. The allowance is an amount that management believes will cover known and inherent losses in the loan portfolio that are both probable and reasonable to estimate, based on evaluations of the collectibility of loans. The evaluations take into consideration such factors as changes in the types and amount of loans in the loan portfolio, historical loss experience, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, estimated losses relating to specifically identified loans, and current economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates including, among others, exposure at default, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on affected loans, value of collateral, estimated losses on our commercial, construction and residential loan portfolios and general amounts for historical loss experience. All of these estimates may be susceptible to significant change.

While management uses the best information available to make loan loss allowance evaluations, adjustments to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic and other conditions or changes in accounting guidance. Historically, our estimates of the allowance for loan loss have not required significant adjustments from management’s initial estimates. In addition, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and the FDIC, as an integral part of their examination processes, periodically review our allowance for loan losses. The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and the FDIC may require the recognition of adjustments to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examinations. To the extent that actual outcomes differ from management’s estimates, additional provisions to the allowance for loan losses may be required that would adversely impact earnings in future periods.

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Income Taxes. We make estimates and judgments to calculate some of our tax liabilities and determine the recoverability of some of our deferred tax assets, which arise from temporary differences between the tax and financial statement recognition of revenues and expenses. We also estimate a reserve for deferred tax assets if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods. These estimates and judgments are inherently subjective. In the past, our estimates and judgments to calculate our deferred tax accounts have not required significant revision to our initial estimates.

In evaluating our ability to recover deferred tax assets, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including our past operating results and our forecast of future taxable income. In determining future taxable income, we make assumptions for the amount of taxable income, the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require us to make judgments about our future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates we use to manage our business. Any reduction in estimated future taxable income may require us to record an additional valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. An increase in the valuation allowance would result in additional income tax expense in the period and could have a significant impact on our future earnings.

Forward-looking Statements. In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes certain "forward-looking statements" based on management's current expectations. The Company's actual results could differ materially, as such term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, from management's expectations. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding management's current intentions, beliefs or expectations as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are not subject to the Company's control. You are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause future results to vary from current management expectations include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government, changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, the cost of funds, demand for loan products, demand for financial services, competition, changes in the quality or composition of the Company's loan and investment portfolios, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services and fees.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results that occur subsequent to the date such forward-looking statements are made.

COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT MARCH 31, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

At March 31, 2007, the Company’s total assets were $467.7 million, a decrease of $4.7 million from $472.4 million at September 30, 2006. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in the interest-bearing deposits component of cash and cash equivalents, combined with net repayments in the investment and mortgage-backed security portfolios. Management chose to use a substantial portion of such deposits as well as proceeds from repayments to repay higher cost short-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB).

Total liabilities decreased $2.3 million to $382.6 million at March 31, 2007 from $384.9 million at September 30, 2006. The decrease was primarily attributable to the repayment of FHLB advances which decreased by $9.0 million, from $31.8 million at September 30, 2006 to $22.8 million at March 31, 2007. Also contributing to the decrease was a $1.3 million decrease in accrued interest payable due to end of calendar year interest crediting. These decreases were partially offset by an $8.4 million increase in deposits, primarily in certificates of deposit.

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Stockholders’ equity decreased by $2.4 million to $85.1 million at March 31, 2007 as compared to $87.4 million at September 30, 2006 primarily as a result of the cost of stock repurchased during the six month period of $3.4 million pursuant to the Company’s ongoing repurchase programs and the declaration of cash dividends of $1.0 million offset by net income during the six month period ended March 31, 2007 of $1.9 million.


COMPARISON OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006

Net income. Net income was $965,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $955,000 for the same period in 2006. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in income tax expense, partially offset by increases in non-interest expense and decreases in non-interest income and net interest income.

For the six month period ended March 31, 2007, net income was $1,861,000 compared to $2,041,000 for the comparable period in 2006. The decrease was primarily due to an increase in non-interest expense and a decrease in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease in income tax expense and an increase in non-interest income.

Net interest income.

Net interest income decreased $50,000 or 1.6% to $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $3.2 million for the same period in 2006. The decrease was due to a $820,000 or 29.8% increase in interest expense partially offset by an $770,000 or 13.0% increase in interest income. The increase in interest expense resulted primarily from a 69 basis point increase to 3.83% in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, reflecting the increase in market rates of interest during the past year. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense was a $21.6 million or 6.1% increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in interest income resulted primarily from a 45 basis point increase in the weighted average yield earned on such assets to 5.94% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 from the comparable period in 2006 combined with a $19.2 million or 4.4% increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. Due to the repricing characteristics of the Company’s interest-bearing liabilities, they repriced more rapidly than its interest-earning assets.

For the six months ended March 31, 2007, net interest income decreased $126,000 or 2.0% to $6.2 million as compared to $6.3 million for the same period in 2006. The decrease was due to a $1.8 million or 33.4% increase in interest expense partially offset by an $1.7 million or 14.2% increase in interest income. The increase in interest expense resulted primarily from an 77 basis point increase to 3.85% in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, reflecting the increase in market rates of interest during the past year. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense was a $23.2 million or 6.6% increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities for the six months ended March 31, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in interest income resulted primarily from a 50 basis point increase in the weighted average yield earned on such assets to 5.91% for the six month period ended March 31, 2007 from the comparable period in 2006 combined with a $19.6 million or 4.5% increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets for the six months ended March 31, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the net interest margin was 2.77%, as compared to 2.93% for the comparable period in 2006. For the six months ended March 31, 2007, the net interest margin was 2.74%, as compared to 2.93% for the comparable period in 2006. The compression in the net interest margin reflected the more rapid increase in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities due to their greater interest rate sensitivity combined with an increase in the average balance of such liabilities, partially offset by an increase in the volume of interest-earning assets.
 
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Average Balances, Net Interest Income, and 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 March 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
   
Average
     
Average
 
Average
 
 
 
Average
 
   
Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Rate
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Rate
 
                           
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                     
Investment securities
 
$
171,141
 
$
2,153
   
5.03
%
$
175,420
 
$
1,988
   
4.53
%
Mortgage-backed securities
   
53,732
   
702
   
5.23
   
62,311
   
806
   
5.17
 
Loans receivable(1)
   
220,080
   
3,786
   
6.88
   
189,107
   
3,075
   
6.50
 
Other interest-earning assets
   
5,868
   
51
   
3.48
   
4,816
   
52
   
4.32
 
Total interest-earning assets
   
450,821
   
6,692
   
5.94
   
431,654
   
5,921
   
5.49
 
Cash and non-interest-bearing balances
   
4,883
               
4,738
             
Other non-interest-earning assets
   
11,300
               
11,199
             
Total assets
 
$
467,004
             
$
447,591
             
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                     
Savings accounts
 
$
72,223
   
526
   
2.91
 
$
83,224
   
626
   
3.01
 
Money market deposit and NOW accounts
   
95,909
   
837
   
3.49
   
100,531
   
745
   
2.96
 
Certificates of deposit
   
179,347
   
1,884
   
4.20
   
152,036
   
1,189
   
3.13
 
Total deposits
   
347,479
   
3,247
   
3.74
   
335,791
   
2,560
   
3.05
 
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   
23,611
   
324
   
5.49
   
13,807
   
191
   
5.53
 
Advances from borrowers for taxes and
                                     
insurance
   
1,782
   
3
   
0.67
   
1,690
   
3
   
0.71
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
372,872
   
3,574
   
3.83
   
351,288
   
2,754
   
3.14
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
                                     
Non-interest-bearing demand accounts
   
4,850
               
3,678
             
Other liabilities
   
2,181
               
1,861
             
Total liabilities
   
379,903
               
356,827
             
Stockholders' equity
   
87,101
               
90,764
             
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
467,004
             
$
447,591
             
Net interest-earning assets
 
$
77,949
             
$
80,366
             
Net interest income; interest rate spread
       
$
3,118
   
2.11
%
     
$
3,167
   
2.35
%
Net interest margin(2)
           
2.77
%
         
2.93
%
                                       
Average interest-earning assets to average
                                     
interest-bearing liabilities
         
120.91
%
             
122.88
%
     
___________________________________
 
(1)
Includes non-accrual loans. Calculated net of unamortized deferred fees, undisbursed portion of loans-in-process and allowance for loan losses.
   
(2)
Equals net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

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Six Months
 
     
Ended March 31,
 
     
2007
   
2006
 
     
Average
         
Average
   
Average
         
Average
 
     
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Rate
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Rate
 
     
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                     
Investment securities
 
$
172,196
 
$
4,258
   
4.95
%
$
173,443
 
$
3,884
   
4.48
%
Mortgage-backed securities
   
54,035
   
1,413
   
5.23
%
 
63,878
   
1,652
   
5.17
%
Loans receivable(1)
   
220,652
   
7,611
   
6.90
%
 
184,504
   
5,955
   
6.46
%
Other interest-earning assets
   
5,530
   
93
   
3.36
%
 
10,966
   
216
   
3.94
%
Total interest-earning assets
   
452,413
   
13,375
   
5.91
%
 
432,791
   
11,707
   
5.41
%
Cash and non-interest-bearing balances
   
4,636
               
4,620
             
Other non-interest-earning assets
   
11,368
               
9,300
             
Total assets
 
$
468,417
             
$
446,711
             
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                     
Savings accounts
 
$
73,667
   
1,114
   
3.02
%
$
84,014
   
1,198
   
2.85
%
Money market deposit and NOW accounts
   
95,060
   
1,673
   
3.52
%
 
101,614
   
1,479
   
2.91
%
Certificates of deposit
   
176,495
   
3,662
   
4.15
%
 
148,489
   
2,306
   
3.11
%
Total deposits
   
345,222
   
6,449
   
3.74
%
 
334,117
   
4,983
   
2.98
%
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   
25,792
   
715
   
5.54
%
 
13,812
   
386
   
5.59
%
Advances from borrowers for taxes and
                                     
insurance
   
1,614
   
4
   
0.50
%
 
1,544
   
5
   
0.65
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
372,628
   
7,168
   
3.85
%
 
349,473
   
5,374
   
3.08
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
                                     
Non-interest-bearing demand accounts
   
5,201
               
2,981
             
Other liabilities
   
3,138
               
3,006
             
Total liabilities
   
380,967
               
355,460
             
Stockholders' equity
   
87,450
               
91,251
             
Total liabilities and Stockholders' equity
 
$
468,417
             
$
446,711
             
Net interest-earning assets
 
$
79,785
             
$
83,318
             
Net interest income; interest rate spread
       
$
6,207
   
2.06
%
     
$
6,333
   
2.33
%
Net interest margin(2)
           
2.74
%
         
2.93
%
                                       
Average interest-earning assets to average
                                     
interest-bearing liabilities
         
121.41
%
             
123.84
%
     
_____________________________________
 
(1)
Includes non-accrual loans. Calculated net of unamortized deferred fees, undisbursed portion of loans-in-process and allowance for loan losses.
   
(2)
Equals net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
 
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Provisions for loan losses. Provisions for loan losses are charged to earnings to maintain the total allowance for loan losses at a level believed by management to cover all known and inherent losses in the loan portfolio which are both probable and reasonably estimable. Management's analysis includes consideration of the Company's historical experience, the volume and type of lending conducted by the Company, the amount of the Company's classified assets, the status of past due principal and interest payments, general economic conditions, particularly as they relate to the Company's primary market area, and other factors related to the collectibility of the Company’s loan portfolio. The Company established a provision for loan losses of $15,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and $75,000 for the six month period ended March 31, 2007. No provisions were made during the comparable periods in 2006. The provisions in the 2007 period were established due to both growth in the loan portfolio over the past year and the changing composition of the portfolio.

At March 31, 2007, the Company’s non-performing assets totaled $559,000, or 0.1% of total assets and consisted of four single-family residential real estate loans, two loans secured by commercial real estate, and one loan insured by a certificate of deposit which was paid in full in April 2007. The allowance for loan losses totaled $693,000, or 0.3% of total loans and 123.97% of non-performing loans at March 31, 2007.

Management continues to review its loan portfolio to determine the extent, if any, to which further additional loss provisions may be deemed necessary. There can be no assurance that the allowance for losses will be adequate to cover losses which may in fact be realized in the future or that additional provisions for losses will not be required.

Non-interest income. Non-interest income decreased $78,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. The decrease was primarily attributable to a $100,000 gain on sale of real estate owned recognized in 2006 which was not applicable in the current period. For the six months ended March 31, 2007, non-interest income increased $61,000, as compared to the same period in 2006. The increase was primarily due a successful recovery of $88,000 in the first fiscal quarter of 2007, which represented a portion of our losses and legal fees related to a previously disclosed lawsuit which was settled in 2004. Also contributing to the increase was an increase in income from bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) of $47,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the comparable period in 2006. Income from BOLI was minimal during the first quarter of fiscal 2006 period because the BOLI was purchased near the end of such quarter. Offsetting the increase was a $100,000 gain on sale of real estate owned recognized in 2006 which was not applicable in the current period.

Non-interest expenses. For the quarter ended March 31, 2007, non-interest expense increased $117,000 compared to the same quarter in 2006. This was primarily due to an increase in professional fees of $64,000. The preponderance of the increase in professional fees was related to expenses associated with the defense of a previously disclosed lawsuit commenced in October 2006 by a shareholder, Stilwell Value Partners I, L.P., and increased costs incurred in connection with being a public company. In that regard, the Company has been informed by its insurance carrier that a substantial portion of litigation expenses to date will be reimbursed, subject to repayment, in the event that it were later to be determined that the insurance carrier had no liability on its policy. Less significant increases were noted in data processing and office occupancy expenses in part due to the planned opening of a new branch office scheduled for late spring 2007. For the six month period ended March 31, 2007, non-interest expense increased $311,000 compared to the same quarter in 2006. This was primarily due to an increase in professional fees of $216,000. As with the second quarter of 2007, a majority of the increase in professional fees was related to expenses associated with the defense of the lawsuit by a shareholder, Stilwell Value Partners I, L.P., referenced above combined with increased costs incurred in connection with being a public company. Less significant increases were noted in office occupancy expenses in part due to the planned opening of a new branch office scheduled for late spring 2007.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2007 amounted to $237,000 and $658,000, respectively, compared to $507,000 and $929,000, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2006. The effective income tax rate decreased to 19.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 compared to 34.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. For the six month period ended March 31, 2007, the effective tax rate decreased to 26.1% from 31.3% from the comparable period in 2006. The lower effective tax rate in the 2007 periods were primarily attributable to certain tax benefits the Company realized as a result of the adjustment of a valuation allowance that had previously been established for accrued liabilities related to prior period tax accruals and the implementation of various tax strategies.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company’s liquidity, represented by cash and cash equivalents, is a product of its operating, investing and financing activities. Our primary sources of funds are from deposits, scheduled principal and interest payments on loans, loan prepayments and the maturity of loans, mortgage-backed securities and other investments, and other funds provided from operations. While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and mortgage-backed securities and maturing investment securities are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan and securities prepayments can be greatly influenced by market rates of interest, economic conditions and competition. We also maintain excess funds in short-term, interest-bearing assets that provide additional liquidity. At March 31, 2007 our cash and cash equivalents amounted to $10.0 million. In addition, our available for sale investment and mortgage-backed securities amounted to an aggregate of $42.8 million at such date.

We use our liquidity to fund existing and future loan commitments, to fund maturing certificates of deposit and demand deposit withdrawals, to invest in other interest-earning assets, and to meet operating expenses. At March 31, 2007, the Company had $5.6 million in outstanding commitments to originate fixed and variable-rate loans, not including loans in process. The Company also had commitments under unused lines of credit of $6.4 million and letters of credit outstanding of $110,000 at March 31, 2007. Certificates of deposit at March 31, 2007 maturing in one year or less totaled $137.0 million. Based upon historical experience, we anticipate that a significant portion of the maturing certificates of deposit will be redeposited with us.

In addition to cash flow from loan and securities payments and prepayments as well as from sales of available for sale securities, we have significant borrowing capacity available to fund liquidity needs should the need arise. Our borrowings consist solely of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, of which we are a member. Under terms of the collateral agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank, we pledge residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities as well as our stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank as collateral for such advances. However, use of FHLB advances has been relatively limited and the amount outstanding has remained relatively constant during the past several years, only fluctuating materially in recent months in order to fund loan growth. At March 31, 2007, we had $22.8 million in outstanding FHLB advances and we had $258.5 million in additional FHLB advances available to us.

We anticipate that we will continue to have sufficient funds and alternative funding sources to meet our current commitments.

 


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The following table summarizes the Company and Bank’s regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006 and compares them to current regulatory guidelines.
 
           
To Be
 
           
Well Capitalized
 
       
Required for
 
Under Prompt
 
       
Capital Adequacy
 
Corrective Action
 
   
Actual Ratio
 
Purposes
 
Provisions
 
               
March 31, 2007:
             
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                   
The Company
   
18.13%
 
 
4.0%
 
 
N/A
 
The Bank
   
15.26%
 
 
4.0%
 
 
5.0%
 
                     
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                   
The Company
   
38.72%
 
 
4.0%
 
 
N/A
 
The Bank
   
32.60%
 
 
4.0%
 
 
6.0%
 
                     
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
                   
The Company
   
39.16%
 
 
8.0%
 
 
N/A
 
The Bank
   
33.03%
 
 
8.0%
 
 
10.0%
 
                     
September 30, 2006:
                   
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
                   
The Company
   
18.64%
 
 
4.0%
 
 
N/A
 
The Bank
   
14.74%
 
 
4.0%
 
 
5.0%
 
                     
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
                   
The Company
   
39.23%
 
 
4.0%
 
 
N/A
 
The Bank
   
31.12%
 
 
4.0%
 
 
6.0%
 
                     
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
                   
The Company
   
39.68%
 
 
8.0%
 
 
N/A
 
The Bank
   
31.56%
 
 
8.0%
 
 
10.0%
 
 
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

The financial statements, accompanying notes, and related financial data of the Company presented herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles which requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.

Unlike most industrial companies, substantially all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial institution's performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the price of goods and services, since such prices are affected by inflation to a larger extent than interest rates. In the current interest rate environment, liquidity and the maturity structure of the Company's assets and liabilities are critical to the maintenance of acceptable performance levels.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

How we Manage Market Risk. Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. Our market risk arises primarily from the interest rate risk which is inherent in our lending, investment and deposit gathering activities. To that end, management actively monitors and manages interest rate risk exposure. In addition to market risk, our primary risk is credit risk on our loan portfolio. We attempt to manage credit risk through our loan underwriting and oversight policies.

The principal objective of our interest rate risk management function is to evaluate the interest rate risk embedded in certain balance sheet accounts, determine the level of risk appropriate given our business strategy, operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements and performance objectives, and manage the risk consistent with approved guidelines. We seek to manage our exposure to risks from changes in interest rates while at the same time trying to improve our net interest spread. We monitor interest rate risk as such risk relates to our operating strategies. We have established an Asset/Liability Committee which is comprised of our President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Lending Officer, Treasurer and Controller. The Asset/Liability Committee meets on a regular basis and is responsible for reviewing our asset/liability policies and interest rate risk position. Both the extent and direction of shifts in interest rates are uncertainties that could have a negative impact on future earnings.

In recent years, we primarily have utilized the following strategies in our efforts to manage interest rate risk:
 
 
·
we have increased our originations of shorter term loans and/or loans with adjustable rates of interest, particularly construction and land development loans;
     
 
·
we have invested in securities with “step-up” rate features providing for increased interest rates prior to maturity according to a pre-determined schedule and formula; and
     
 
·
we have maintained moderate levels of short-term liquid assets.
 
However, notwithstanding the foregoing steps, we remain subject to a significant level of interest rate risk in a rising rate environment due to the high proportion of our loan portfolio that consists of fixed-rate loans as well as our decision to invest a significant amount of our assets in long-term, fixed-rate investment and mortgage-backed securities designated as held to maturity. In addition, our interest rate spread and margin have been adversely affected due to the flattening of the yield curve. Likewise, our unwillingness to originate long-term, fixed-rate residential mortgage loans at low rates has resulted in borrowers in many cases refinancing loans elsewhere, requiring us to reinvest the resulting proceeds from the loan payoffs at low current market rates of interest. Thus, both of these strategies have increased our interest rate risk.

Gap Analysis. The matching of assets and liabilities may be analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are “interest rate sensitive” and by monitoring a Company’s interest rate sensitivity “gap.” An asset or liability is said to be interest rate sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time period. The interest rate sensitivity gap is defined as the difference between the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within a specific time period and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within that same time period. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities. A gap is considered negative when the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds the amount of interest rate sensitive assets. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap would tend to affect adversely net interest income while a positive gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. Conversely, during a period of falling interest rates, a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income while a positive gap would tend to affect adversely net interest income.
 
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The following table sets forth the amounts of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at March 31, 2007, which we expect, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown (the “GAP Table”). Except as stated below, the amounts of assets and liabilities shown which reprice or mature during a particular period were determined in accordance with the earlier of term to repricing or the contractual maturity of the asset or liability. The table sets forth an approximation of the projected repricing of assets and liabilities at March 31, 2007, on the basis of contractual maturities, anticipated prepayments, and scheduled rate adjustments within a three-month period and subsequent selected time intervals. The loan amounts in the table reflect principal balances expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of contractual amortization and anticipated prepayments of adjustable-rate loans and fixed-rate loans, and as a result of contractual rate adjustments on adjustable-rate loans. Annual prepayment rates for adjustable-rate and fixed-rate single-family and multi-family residential and commercial mortgage loans are assumed to range from 7.62% to 25.9%. The annual prepayment rate for mortgage-backed securities is assumed to range from 7.20% to 21.54%. Money market deposit accounts, savings accounts and interest-bearing checking accounts are assumed to have annual rates of withdrawal, or “decay rates,” based on information from the FDIC. For savings accounts and checking accounts, the decay rates are 60% in one to three years, 20% in three to five years and 20% in five to 10 years. For money market accounts, the decay rates are 50% in three to 12 months and 50% in 13 to 36 months.
 
                                       
           
More than
   
More than
   
More than
             
     
3 Months
   
3 Months
   
1 Year
   
3 Years
   
More than
   
Total
 
     
or Less
   
to 1 Year
   
to 3 Years
   
to 5 Years
   
5 Years
   
Amount
 
                                       
     
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets(1):
                                     
Investment securities(2)
 
$
18,319
 
$
23,322
 
$
22,381
 
$
12,007
 
$
93,278
 
$
169,307
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
1,476
   
4,433
   
10,805
   
8,940
   
27,480
   
53,134
 
Loans receivable(3)
   
60,116
   
28,665
   
49,453
   
30,730
   
51,984
   
220,948
 
Other interest earning assets
   
5,483
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
5,483
 
Total interest-earning assets
 
$
85,394
 
$
56,420
 
$
82,639
 
$
51,677
 
$
172,742
 
$
448,872
 
                                       
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                     
Savings accounts
 
$
368
 
$
257
 
$
43,226
 
$
14,409
 
$
14,409
 
$
72,669
 
Money market deposit and NOW accounts
   
-
   
34,795
   
51,201
   
5,469
   
5,469
   
96,934
 
Certificates of deposits
   
43,330
   
93,657
   
26,613
   
17,646
   
-
   
181,246
 
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
   
9,018
   
56
   
153
   
13,157
   
380
   
22,764
 
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
1,268
   
1,268
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
52,716
 
$
128,765
 
$
121,193
 
$
50,681
 
$
21,526
 
$
374,881
 
                                       
Interest-earning assets
                                     
less interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
32,678
   
($72,345
)
 
($38,554
)
$
996
 
$
151,216
 
$
73,991
 
                                       
Cumulative interest-rate sensitivity gap (4)
 
$
32,678
   
($39,667
)
 
($78,221
)
 
($77,225
)
$
73,991
       
                                       
Cumulative interest-rate gap as a
                                     
percentage of total assets at March 31, 2007
   
6.99
%
 
-8.48
%
 
-16.72
%
 
-16.51
%
 
15.82
%
     
                                       
Cumulative interest-earning assets
                                     
as a percentage of cumulative interest-
                                     
bearing liabilities at March 31, 2007
   
161.99
%
 
78.14
%
 
74.16
%
 
78.15
%
 
119.74
%
     
 
(1)
Interest-earning assets are included in the period in which the balances are expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of anticipated prepayments, scheduled rate adjustments and contractual maturities.
   
(2)
For purposes of the gap analysis, investment securities are stated at amortized cost.
   
(3) For purposes of the gap analysis, loans receivable includes non-performing loans and is gross of the allowance for loan losses, but net of undisbursed portion of loans-in-process and unamortized deferred loan fees.
   
(4) Interest-rate sensitivity gap represents the difference between net interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

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Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate loans, have features which restrict changes in interest rates both on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the table. Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their adjustable-rate loans may be adversely affected in the event of an interest rate increase.

Net Portfolio Value Analysis. Our interest rate sensitivity also is monitored by management through the use of a model which generates estimates of the changes in our net portfolio value (“NPV”) over a range of interest rate scenarios. NPV is the present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. The NPV ratio, under any interest rate scenario, is defined as the NPV in that scenario divided by the market value of assets in the same scenario. The following table sets forth our NPV as of March 31, 2007 and reflects the changes to NPV as a result of immediate and sustained changes in interest rates as indicated.


Change in
             
NPV as % of Portfolio
 
Interest Rates
 
Net Portfolio Value
 
Value of Assets
 
In Basis Points
                     
(Rate Shock)
 
Amount
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
NPV Ratio
 
Change
 
                       
 (Dollars in Thousands)
 
                       
300
 
$
58,558
 
$
(35,056)
 
 
(37.45)%
 
 
14.10%
 
 
(6.06)%
200
   
69,550
   
(24,064)
 
 
(25.71)%
 
 
16.14%
 
 
(4.02)%
 
100
   
81,530
   
(12,084)
 
 
(12.91)%
 
 
18.22%
 
 
(1.94)%
 
Static
   
93,614
   
-
   
-
   
20.16%
 
 
-
 
(100)
   
97,133
   
3,519
   
3.76%
 
20.54%
 
 
0.38%
 
(200)
   
94,050
   
436
   
0.47%
 
 
19.80%
 
 
(0.36)%
 
(300)
   
92,067
   
(1,547)
 
 
(1.65)%
 
 
19.25%
 
 
(0.91)%
 

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


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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations and are operating in an effective manner.

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On October 4, 2006, Stilwell Value Partners I, L.P. (“Stilwell”) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Prudential Mutual Holding Company (the “MHC”), Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) and each of the directors of the MHC and the Company individually seeking equitable relief including (i) enjoining the Company and the directors from allowing the MHC to participate in any shareholder vote to consider the adoption of proposed stock option and stock recognition and retention plans (collectively, the “Stock Plans”) and (ii) enjoining MHC from participating in any shareholder vote to approve the Stock Plans. In the event that the MHC and the Company are not enjoined, Stilwell is seeking damages, the amount to be determined at trial.

Stilwell alleges that the Company’s prospectus used to solicit offers to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the mutual holding reorganization of Prudential Savings Bank “promised” that the Stock Plans would be submitted for consideration only by the Company’s public shareholders and not by the MHC which controls a majority of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock and that Stilwell relied on such promise in determining to invest in the common stock of the Company. Stilwell also alleges the individual directors have violated their fiduciary duties to Stilwell by delaying the consideration of the Stock Plans until such time that MHC can vote its shares on the Stock Plans assuring their approval by shareholders. The Company believes Stilwell’s allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the case. On November 20, 2006, the Company, the MHC and the director defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, asserting, among other things, that the prospectus contained no “promise,” implied or otherwise, that the MHC would never vote on the adoption of the Stock Plans and that the breach of fiduciary duty claim, with respect to the timing of any such vote, is legally insufficient. Stilwell filed an opposition brief to the Company’s motion on December 20, 2006 and the Company filed its reply brief on January 8, 2007. As of the date hereof, no decision has been rendered on the Company’s motion to dismiss. A substantial amount of document discovery has been completed; no other discovery has been taken.

Since the case is in its early stages, no prediction can be made as to the outcome thereof.
 
Other than the above referenced litigation, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Management of the Company, based on discussions with litigation counsel, believes that such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Company. There can be no assurance that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which the Company is a party will not be decided adversely to the Company's interests and have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and operations of the Company.


Item 1A. Risk Factors

There were no material changes from the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
  (a)
Not applicable
     
  (b)
Not applicable
     
  (c)
Purchases of Equity Securities
 
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The Company’s repurchases of its common stock made during the quarter are set forth in the following table:


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 Plan or Programs(1)(2)
 
January 1 - January 31, 2007
   
-
 
$
-
   
-
   
255,384
 
February 1 - February 28, 2007
   
85,000
   
13.61
   
85,000
   
170,384
 
March 1 - March 31, 2007
   
118,800
   
13.65
   
118,800
   
51,584
 
                           
Total
   
203,800
 
$
13.63
   
203,800
   
51,584
 
 
______________________
Notes to the table
 
  (1)
On January 17, 2007, the Company announced its third stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 255,384 shares or approximately 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock held by shareholders other than Prudential Mutual Holding Company. The program will expire one year after it commenced, unless extended, as necessary, to complete such buyback program.
     
  (2)
On March 21, 2007, the Company announced its fourth stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 242,000 shares or approximately 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock held by shareholders other than Prudential Mutual Holding Company, commencing after the completion of third repurchase plan. The program will expire one year after it commences, unless extended, as necessary, to complete such buyback program.

 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On February 7, 2007, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders to obtain approval for two proxy proposals (the election of directors and the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) submitted on behalf of the Company's Board of Directors. Shareholders of record as of December 22, 2006, received proxy materials and were considered eligible to vote on these proposals. The Stilwell Group conducted a solicitation in opposition to the nominees for re-election as directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors and in connection therewith solicited proxies withholding votes in favor of management’s nominees. The Stilwell Group did not oppose the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The following is a brief summary of each proposal and the result of the vote.

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1. The following directors were elected by the requisite plurality of the votes cast to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors:
 
Nominees
   
For
   
Withheld
 
Jerome R. Balka, Esq.
   
7,911,615
   
3,197,126
 
A. J. Fanelli
   
7,951,676
   
3,157,065
 


2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
10,964,505
 
88,210
 
56,027

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable

Item 6. Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit No.   Description 
31.1  
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2  
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.0  
Section 1350 Certifications


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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.

PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. OF PENNSYLVANIA
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Vento
 
   
Name:   Thomas A. Vento
 
   
Title:     President and Chief Executive Officer
 
       
       
Date: May 15, 2007
     
       
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Joseph R. Corrato
 
   
Name:   Joseph R. Corrato
 
   
Title:     Executive Vice President and
              Chief Financial Officer
 
       
       
       
Date: May 15, 2007
     
       
 
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