NOTE O - COMMITMENTS

 

1. Lease Commitments

 

Accounting Standard Update ASC 842, “Leases” requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset, measured at the present value of the future minimum lease payments, at the lease commencement date.

 

The Company has operating leases for five branch locations. Our leases have remaining lease terms of up to 10 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 10 additional years. Operating leases are recorded as ROU assets and lease liabilities and are included within other assets and accounts payable and other liabilities, respectively, on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Operating lease ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on the present value of the remaining lease payments using a discount rate that represents our incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate used by the Company to value its operating leases is based on the interpolated term advance rate available from the FHLBNY, based on the remaining lease term.

 

The following table presents the balance sheet information related to our leases:

 

   Years Ended September 30, 
   2025   2024 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Operating lease right-of-use asset  $1,754   $2,223 
Operating lease liabilities  $1,913   $2,413 
Weighted average remaining lease term in years   5.4    6.0 
Weighted average discount rate   2.4%   2.4%

 

The following table summarizes the maturity of our remaining lease liabilities by year:

 

   September 30,
2025
 
   (In thousands) 
For the Year Ending:     
2026  $491 
2027   370 
2028   337 
2029   318 
2030   300 
2031 and thereafter   300 
Total lease payments   2,116 
Less imputed interest   (203)
Present value of lease liabilities  $1,913 

Total rental expense, included in occupancy expense, was approximately $750 thousand and $809 thousand for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

2. Contingencies

 

The Company and its subsidiaries, from time to time, are a party to routine litigation that arises in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of this litigation, if any, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Dec 19, 2025Showing above
2024Dec 19, 2024
2023Dec 15, 2023
2022Dec 22, 2022
2021Dec 20, 2021
2020Dec 18, 2020
2019Dec 19, 2019
2018Dec 20, 2018
2017Dec 21, 2017
2016Dec 16, 2016
2015Dec 18, 2015

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.