Leases
At September 30, 2025, the Company has operating leases for three retail bank branch offices and an administrative office. The Company's leases have remaining lease terms of two to twenty-four years, which include options to extend the leases for up to fifteen years. Lease extensions are not certain, and the Company evaluates each lease based on the specific circumstances for the location to determine the probability of exercising the extensions in the calculation of ROU assets and lease liabilities.
The components of lease cost (included in the premises and equipment expense category in the consolidated statements of income) are as follows for the years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in thousands):
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| Lease cost: | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
| Operating lease cost | $ | 417 | | | $ | 380 | | | $ | 354 | |
| Short-term lease cost | — | | | — | | | — | |
| Total lease cost | $ | 417 | | | $ | 380 | | | $ | 354 | |
The following table provides supplemental information related to operating leases at or for the years ended September 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in thousands):
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| 2025 | | | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
| Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 344 | | | | $ | 332 | | | | $ | 316 | | |
| Weighted average remaining lease term-operating leases | 16.44 | yrs | | 5.94 | yrs | | 6.69 | yrs |
| Weighted average discount rate-operating leases | 4.07 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.33 | % | |
The Company's leases typically do not contain a discount rate implicit in the lease contracts. As an alternative, the incremental borrowing rate is used to estimate the present value of future lease payments in calculating the value of the ROU asset.
Maturities of operating lease liabilities at September 30, 2025 for the five fiscal years ending subsequent to September 30, 2025 and thereafter, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
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| 2026 | | $ | 377 | |
| 2027 | | 340 | |
| 2028 | | 344 | |
| 2029 | | 339 | |
| 2030 | | 327 | |
| Thereafter | | 3,127 | |
| Total lease payments | | 4,854 | |
| Less imputed interest | | 1,777 | |
| Total | | $ | 3,077 | |
About Leases Disclosures
Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.
Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.