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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS  
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

10.      FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined under GAAP as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. GAAP requires that valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the valuation inputs into three broad levels. Based on the underlying inputs, each fair value measurement in its entirety is reported in one of three levels. These levels are:

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1): Inputs that are quoted unadjusted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. An active market is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Other observable inputs (Level 2): Inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3): Inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

Financial instruments are presented in the tables that follow by recurring or nonrecurring measurement status. Recurring assets are initially measured at fair value and are required to be remeasured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements at each reporting date. Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis are assets that, as a result of an event or circumstance, were required to be remeasured at fair value after initial recognition in the consolidated financial statements at some time during the reporting period.

The following tables present assets that are measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis at the dates indicated (in thousands):

Total Estimated 

Estimated Fair Value Measurements Using

June 30, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

 Fair Value

  ​ ​ ​

Level 1

  ​ ​ ​

Level 2

  ​ ​ ​

Level 3

Investment securities available for sale:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Municipal securities

$

30,216

$

$

30,216

$

Agency securities

 

5,220

 

 

5,220

 

Real estate mortgage investment conduits

 

46,874

 

 

46,874

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

79,511

 

 

79,511

 

Other mortgage-backed securities

 

14,069

 

 

14,069

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

$

175,890

$

$

175,890

$

  ​ ​ ​

Total Estimated 

  ​ ​ ​

Estimated Fair Value Measurements Using

March 31, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

 Fair Value

  ​ ​ ​

Level 1

  ​ ​ ​

Level 2

  ​ ​ ​

Level 3

Investment securities available for sale:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Municipal securities

$

30,108

$

$

30,108

$

Agency securities

 

5,252

 

 

5,252

 

Real estate mortgage investment conduits

 

38,156

 

 

38,156

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

71,591

 

 

71,591

 

Other mortgage-backed securities

 

9,661

 

 

9,661

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

$

154,768

$

$

154,768

$

There were no transfers of assets into or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and the year ended March 31, 2026.

The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments above:

Investment securities are included within Level 1 of the hierarchy when quoted prices in an active market for identical assets are available. The Company uses a third-party pricing service to assist the Company in determining the estimated fair value of its Level 2 securities, which incorporates pricing models and/or quoted prices of investment securities with similar characteristics. Investment securities are included within Level 3 of the hierarchy when there are significant unobservable inputs.

For Level 2 securities, the independent pricing service provides pricing information by utilizing evaluated pricing models supported with market data information. Standard inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data from market research publications. The Company’s third-party pricing service has established processes for the Company to submit inquiries regarding the estimated fair value. In such cases, the Company’s third-party pricing service will review the inputs to the evaluation in light of any new market data presented by the Company. The Company’s third-party pricing service may then affirm the original estimated fair value or may update the evaluation on a go-forward basis.

Management reviews the pricing information received from the third-party pricing service through a combination of procedures that include an evaluation of methodologies used by the pricing service, analytical reviews and performance analysis of the prices against statistics and trends. Based on this review, management determines whether the current placement of the security in the fair value hierarchy is appropriate or whether transfers may be warranted. As necessary, management compares prices received from the pricing service to discounted cash flow models, or by performing independent valuations of inputs and assumptions similar to those used by the pricing service, in order to help ensure prices represent a reasonable fair value estimate.

There were no assets measured at estimated fair value on a nonrecurring basis at either June 30, 2026 or March 31, 2026.

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with GAAP. The Company, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies, has determined the fair value

estimates. However, considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data in the development of the estimated of fair value. Accordingly, the estimated fair values presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in the future. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the fair values estimates.

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments is as follows at the dates indicated (in thousands):

Carrying

Estimated

June 30, 2026

 Amount

  ​

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

  ​

Fair Value

Assets:

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

Cash and cash equivalents

$

102,214

$

102,214

$

$

$

102,214

Investment securities available for sale

 

175,890

 

 

175,890

 

 

175,890

Loans receivable, net

 

1,077,963

 

 

 

1,030,425

 

1,030,425

FHLB stock

 

1,631

 

 

1,631

 

 

1,631

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

247,174

 

 

246,358

 

 

246,358

FHLB advances

 

16,100

 

 

16,074

 

 

16,074

Junior subordinated debentures

 

27,201

 

 

 

20,338

 

20,338

Carrying

Estimated

March 31, 2026

Amount

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Fair Value

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

Assets:

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

 

  ​

Cash and cash equivalents

$

116,866

$

116,866

$

$

$

116,866

Investment securities available for sale

 

154,768

 

 

154,768

 

 

154,768

Loans receivable, net

 

1,077,236

 

 

 

1,029,755

 

1,029,755

FHLB stock

 

1,631

 

 

1,631

 

 

1,631

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

248,619

 

 

248,116

 

 

248,116

FHLB advances

16,100

 

 

16,074

 

 

16,074

Junior subordinated debentures

 

27,179

 

 

 

20,187

 

20,187

Fair value estimates were based on existing financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business. The fair value was not estimated for assets and liabilities that were not considered financial instruments.