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President's Letter to Shareholders                                                                                                                                
1
   
Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data                                                                                                                                
2
   
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
  Results of Operations                                                                                                                                
3
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                                                                
11
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                                                                                                
12
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations                                                                                                                                
13
   
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income                                                                                                                                
14
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity                                                                                                                                
15
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                                                                                                                
16
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                                                                                
18
   
Market Price of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Common Shares and Related
  Shareholder Matters                                                                                                                                
54
   
Directors and Executive Officers                                                                                                                                
55
   
Banking and Office Locations                                                                                                                                
55
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 PRESIDENT’S LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
 
To our Shareholders:
 
While the past year has proven to be the most challenging and difficult year for the financial services industry since the Great Depression, we are gratified to report a year of solid earnings and strong loan growth at Home Federal.  More importantly, we believe fiscal 2009 represents a turning point in our 85-year history as we have taken significant steps to implement our strategic plan to transition Home Federal from a traditional savings institution to a full service community bank.

           In February 2009, we were pleased to announce the appointment of James R. Barlow as Home Federal Bank's new President and Chief Operating Officer and the addition of a new commercial lending team.  Jim and his lending team bring to Home Federal a significant amount of commercial and corporate lending expertise and experience in the local market area.  These new officers and additional personnel are providing us with the opportunity to attract small to mid-size business customers.  Shortly after adding our new lending team, we introduced a combination of commercial loan and deposit products to our existing and new customers that led to an increase in our loan portfolio and contributed to improved interest rate margins by year end.  While our new executives and lending team hit the ground running, our new products and services have only been available for a few months and so we believe the true benefits will best be measured over the next two to three years.

           We are making significant investments in the future of Home Federal.  After the close of the fiscal year, we began offering full-service investment services through a national financial service company which provides our customers with access to securities brokerage, investment planning, as well as wealth and asset management services. We are upgrading our technology infrastructure and will convert to a full service commercial banking platform in 2010, which will enable us to provide the products and services that sophisticated retail and commercial customers in our market have come to expect from their financial institution.  We will continue our marketing efforts to highlight the changes customers can expect at Home Federal.  We are remodeling our Youree Drive branch to feature the new design for Home Federal and demonstrate that we are moving in a new direction to bring our customers A Better Way of banking.

           As noted above, our Board of Directors is committed to a business strategy of transitioning Home Federal to a full service community bank with a wide array of products and services.  Initially, we sought to achieve this objective through our second step conversion and acquisition of a local commercial bank.  We announced these transactions in December 2007, when market conditions for bank stocks were relatively good.  Regrettably, by the time we commenced our offering, the dramatic decline in the value of banking stocks made the proposed offering and acquisition imprudent, resulting in a decision to terminate the offering and merger.  At the time of termination, we took a significant charge related to these transactions which had a material adverse effect on earnings in 2008.  Once the merger was terminated, our Board decided to build out our management team in order to expand our products and services to position the Company for organic growth.  Over the next several years we believe we are well positioned to grow our loan portfolio and depositor base, especially in light of the difficulties experienced by so many regional banks within our market area.  In the future, we hope to expand our footprint in the Shreveport/Bossier area by adding additional full service offices.

Throughout this period of transition, Home Federal will stay true to its guiding principles of prudent capital and risk management.  Our focus will remain on providing quality services to our growing customer base.  We will emphasize maintaining our superior asset quality and managing our interest rate risk.

           On behalf of our Board of Directors, officers and associates at Home Federal, we thank you for the trust you have placed in us and your continued support.

Daniel Herdon's signature
Daniel R. Herndon
President and Chief Executive Officer




 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
 SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA
 
The following selected consolidated financial and other data does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed financial information contained elsewhere herein.  You should read the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in this Annual Report.

   
At or For the Year Ended June 30,
 
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share data)
           
Selected Financial and Other Data:
 
2009
   
2008
 
Total assets
  $ 154,766     $ 137,715  
Cash and cash equivalents
    10,007       7,363  
Securities available-for-sale
    92,647       96,324  
Securities held-to-maturity
    2,184       1,688  
Loans held-for-sale
    1,277       852  
Loans receivable, net
    46,948       28,263  
Deposits
    86,146       78,359  
FHLB advances
    35,997       26,876  
Total Stockholders' Equity
    31,310       27,874  
Full service offices
    4       3  
                 
                 
Selected Operating Data:
               
Total interest income
  $ 7,596     $ 7,004  
Total interest expense
    3,838       3,968  
Net interest income
    3,758       3,036  
Provision for loan losses
    240       --  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    3,518       3,036  
Total non-interest income
    363       198  
Total non-interest expense
    (3,113 )     (3,359 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
    768       (125 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    253       (43 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 515     $ (82 )
                 
Selected Operating Ratios(1):
               
Average yield on interest-earning assets
    5.21 %     5.39 %
Average rate on interest-bearing liabilities
    3.32       4.00  
Average interest rate spread(2)
    1.89       1.39  
Net interest margin(2)
    2.58       2.33  
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
    126.37       131.06  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses to non-interest expense
    113.01       90.38  
Total non-interest expense to average assets
    2.09       2.52  
Efficiency ratio(3)
    80.21       103.87  
Return on average assets
    .35       (.06 )
Return on average equity
    1.70       (.25 )
Average equity to average assets
    20.35       24.83  
                 
Asset Quality Ratios(4):
               
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable(5)
    .72 %     -- %
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets(5)
    .23       .04  
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable
    .97       .82  
Net charge-offs to average loans receivable
    .03       --  
                 
Association Capital Ratios(4):
               
Tangible capital ratio
    18.93 %     20.21 %
Core capital ratio
    18.93       20.21  
Total capital ratio
    54.77       73.08  
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(1)
With the exception of end of period ratios, all ratios are based on average monthly balances during the indicated periods.

(2)
Average interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, and net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

(3)
The efficiency ratio represents the ratio of non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.

(4)
Asset quality ratios and capital ratios are end of period ratios, except for net charge-offs to average loans receivable.

(5)
Non-performing assets consist of non-performing loans at June 30, 2009 and 2008.  Non-performing loans consist of non-accruing loans plus accruing loans 90 days or more past due.  Home Federal Bank did not have any troubled debt restructurings at June 30, 2009 or 2008.  Real estate owned at June 30, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $-0- and $52,000, respectively.
 
 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
General

Our profitability depends primarily on our net interest income, which is the difference between interest and dividend income on interest-earning assets, principally loans, investment securities and interest-earning deposits in other institutions, and interest expense on interest-bearing deposits and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. Net interest income is dependent upon the level of interest rates and the extent to which such rates are changing.  Our profitability also depends, to a lesser extent, on non-interest income, provision for loan losses, non-interest expenses and federal income taxes.  Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana had net income of $515,000 in fiscal 2009 and a net loss of $82,000 in fiscal 2008.

Historically, our business has consisted primarily of originating single-family real estate loans secured by property in our market area.  Typically, single-family loans involve a lower degree of risk and carry a lower yield than commercial real estate, construction, commercial business and consumer loans.  During fiscal 2009, we hired three commercial loan officers and have begun to offer commercial real estate loans, commercial business loans and real estate secured lines of credit.  Our loans are primarily funded by certificates of deposit, which typically have a higher interest rate than passbook accounts.  The combination of these factors has resulted in low interest rate spreads and returns on equity.  Due to the low interest rate environment, a significant amount of our loans have been refinanced in recent years.  Rather than reinvest the proceeds from these refinancings in long-term, low yielding loans, we have invested in marketable securities in order to position ourselves more favorably for a rising interest rate environment.  Because of a decrease in our cost of funds and the volume increase of interest earning assets, our net interest margin increased during fiscal 2009 and our net interest income increased to $3.8 million for fiscal 2009 as compared to $3.0 million for fiscal 2008.  Although we may attempt to diversify into greater consumer and commercial lending in the future in order to improve the yield on our portfolio, we presently anticipate that our lending business will continue to consist primarily of originating single-family mortgages funded through deposits.

During fiscal 2008, Home Federal Bancorp entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with First Louisiana Bancshares, Inc., pursuant to which Home Federal Bancorp would acquire First Louisiana Bancshares and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Louisiana Bank.  Simultaneously with the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Home Federal Mutual Holding Company adopted a Plan of Conversion and Reorganization whereby Home Federal Mutual Holding Company would convert from the mutual holding company form of organization to the fully public stock holding company form of organization and offer shares of a new holding company to its members and the general public in a subscription and community offering.  At the close of the offering period in August 2008, the orders received were not sufficient to reach the required minimum of the offering range.  As a result, Home Federal Bancorp’s second-step conversion and offering terminated and, as of August 14, 2008, Home Federal Bancorp and First Louisiana Bancshares mutually agreed to terminate the Agreement and Plan of Merger.  Completion of the merger was contingent on completion of the second-step conversion.  During fiscal 2009 and 2008, Home Federal Bancorp incurred related merger and stock issuance expenses of $133,000 and $883,000, respectively.

Home Federal Bancorp’s operations and profitability are subject to changes in interest rates, applicable statutes and regulations and general economic conditions, as well as other factors beyond our control.

Forward-Looking Statements Are Subject to Change

We make certain statements in this document as to what we expect may happen in the future. These statements usually contain the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "intend" or similar expressions. Because these statements look to the future, they are based on our current expectations and beliefs. Actual results or events may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. You should be aware that our current expectations and beliefs as to future events are subject to change at any time, and we can give you no assurances that the future events will actually occur.

 
 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
 
Critical Accounting Policies

In reviewing and understanding financial information for Home Federal Bancorp, you are encouraged to read and understand the significant accounting policies used in preparing our consolidated financial statements.  These policies are described in Note 1 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.  Our accounting and financial reporting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to general practices within the banking industry. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements require certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions, which are believed to be reasonable, based upon the information available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the periods presented. 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. We have identified the evaluation of the allowance for loan losses as a critical accounting policy where amounts are sensitive to material variation.  The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate for probable losses that are inherent in our loan portfolio but which have not yet been realized as of the date of our consolidated balance sheet.  It is established through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loans are charged against the allowance for loan losses when management believes that the collectability 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, based on evaluations of the collectability 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 impacted loans, value of collateral, estimated losses on our commercial and residential loan portfolios and general amounts for historical loss experience.  All of these estimates may be susceptible to significant changes as more information becomes available.

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 Office of Thrift Supervision, as an integral part of their examination processes, periodically reviews our allowance for loan losses. The Office of Thrift Supervision 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.

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

Changes in Financial Condition

Home Federal Bancorp's total assets increased $17.1 million, or 12.4%, to $154.8 million at June 30, 2009 compared to $137.7 million at June 30, 2008.  This increase was primarily due to an increase in loans receivable and loans held-for-sale of $19.1 million, a decrease in available-for-sale securities of $3.7 million, and an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $2.6 million, compared to the prior year period.

 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
 
Loans receivable, net increased $18.7 million, or 66.1%, from $28.3 million at June 30, 2008  to $46.9  million  at  June 30, 2009.   The  increase  in loans receivable, net was attributable primarily to commercial real estate and commercial business loans which totaled $14.8 million at June 30, 2009 compared to none at June 30, 2008.  One-to-four family residential loans increased $1.6 million, and home equity and second mortgage loans increased $1.1 million at June 30, 2009 compared to the prior year period.  At June 30, 2009, the balance of purchased loans approximated $9.5 million, which consisted solely of one-to-four family residential loans, including $9.3 million of loans from the mortgage originator in Arkansas.
 
As part of implementing our business strategy, during the second half of fiscal 2009 we diversified the loan products we  offer  and  increased our efforts to originate higher yielding commercial real estate loans and lines of credit and commercial business loans.  In February 2009, we hired three commercial loan officers, including Home Federal Bank’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Barlow, with over 12 years of commercial banking experience, particularly in the local Shreveport market.  Commercial real estate loans and lines of credit and commercial business loans were deemed attractive due to their generally higher yields and shorter anticipated lives compared to single-family residential mortgage loans.  As of June 30, 2009, Home Federal Bank had $8.2 million of commercial real estate loans and $6.6 million of commercial business loans compared to none at June 30, 2008.  Although commercial loans are generally considered to have greater credit risk than other certain types of loans, management expects to mitigate such risk by originating such loans in our market area to known borrowers.

Securities available-for-sale decreased $3.7 million, or 3.8%, from $96.3 million at June 30, 2008 to $92.6 million at June 30, 2009.   This  decrease resulted primarily from the reduction of new investment acquisitions offset by market value increases in the portfolio.  During the past two years, we have experienced significant loan prepayments due to the heavy volume of loan refinancing.  However, when interest rates were at their cyclical lows, management was reluctant to invest in long-term, fixed rate mortgage loans for the portfolio and instead sold the majority of the long-term, fixed rate mortgage loan production.  We have attempted to strengthen our interest-rate risk position and favorably structure our balance sheet to take advantage of a rising rate environment by purchasing investment securities classified as available-for-sale.

Cash and cash equivalents increased $2.6 million, or 35.9%, from $7.4 million at June 30, 2008 to $10.0 million at June 30, 2009.  The increase  in cash and cash equivalents was attributable primarily to the growth in our deposits and funding through advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank.  These inflows of cash and cash equivalents were partially offset by the acquisition of investment securities and the funding of our loan growth.

Total liabilities increased $13.6 million, or 12.4%, from $109.8 million at June 30, 2008  to  $123.5  million  at  June  30,  2009  due  primarily  to  an increase of $9.1 million, or 33.9%, in FHLB advances, offset by a decrease in escrow deposits of $3.6 million representing funds received in the proposed stock issuance, which was subsequently terminated.  Deposits increased $7.8 million during the year ended June 30, 2009.  The increase in deposits was attributable primarily to increases in our Passbook Savings Accounts as well as increases in money market accounts and certificates of deposit.  Money market accounts increased $5.9 million as the result of a significant yield increase to depositors.  Certificates of deposit increased $700,000, or 1.1%, from $62.1 million at June 30, 2008 to $62.8 million at June 30, 2009.

Stockholders' equity increased $3.4 million, or 12.3%, to $31.3 million at June 30, 2009 from $27.9 million  at  June  30,  2008,  due  primarily  to  a change of $3.1 million in the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income, and net income of $515,000 for the year ended June 30, 2009, less dividends of $298,000 paid during the year ended June 30, 2009.  The change in accumulated other comprehensive income was primarily due to the change in net unrealized loss on securities available for sale due to recent declines in interest rates.  The net unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale is affected by interest rate fluctuations.  Generally, an increase in interest rates will have an adverse impact while a decrease in interest rates will have a positive impact.

 
 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
 
Average Balances, Net Interest Income, Yields Earned and Rates Paid. The following table shows for the  periods  indicated  the  total  dollar amount of interest from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates, and the net interest margin.  Tax-exempt income and yields have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis. All average balances are based on monthly balances. Management does not believe that the monthly averages differ significantly from what the daily averages would be.
 
          Year Ended June 30,  
                 2009                  2008        
     Yield/Rate      Average            Average      Average            Average  
     at June 30, 2009      Balance      Interest     Yield/Rate      Balance      Interest     Yield/Rate  
                (Dollars in Thousands)            
Interest-earning assets:
                                         
 Investment securities
    4.96 %   $ 107,683     $ 5,333       4.95 %   $ 94,775     $ 4,780       5.04 %
 Loans receivable
    6.30       32,630       2,238       6.86       28,698       2,072       7.22  
 Interest-earning deposits
    .16       5,578       25        .45       6,564       152       2.32  
     Total interest-earning assets
    5.13 %     145,891       7,596       5.21 %     130,037       7,004       5.39 %
Non-interest-earning assets
            2,730                       3,367                  
     Total assets
          $ 148,621                     $ 133,404                  
                                                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                                       
  Savings accounts
    .42 %     5,653       26       .46 %     4,546       22       .49 %
  NOW accounts
    .19       7,896       21       .27       7,176       16       .22  
  Money market accounts
    1.42       4,268       38       .89       2,999       12       .40  
  Certificate accounts
    3.43       61,780       2,378       3.85       63,893       2,985       4.67  
        Total deposits
    2.71       79,597       2,463       3.09       78,614       3,035       3.86  
FHLB advances
    3.81       35,853       1,375       3.84       20,602       933       4.53  
     Total interest-bearing liabilities
    3.10 %     115,450       3,838       3.32 %     99,216       3,968       4.00 %
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
            2,927                       1,058                  
     Total liabilities
            118,377                       100,274                  
Total Stockholders' Equity(1)
            30,244                       33,130                  
     Total liabilities and equity
          $ 148,621                     $ 133,404                  
  Net interest-earning assets
          $ 30,441                     $ 30,821                  
  Net interest income; average
     interest rate spread(2)
                  $ 3,758       1.89 %           $ 3,036       1.39 %
  Net interest margin(3)
                            2.58 %                     2.33 %
  Average interest-earning assets to
     average interest-bearing liabilities
                            126.37 %                     131.06 %
 
 
(1)
Includes retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss.
 
(2)
Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted-average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted-average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.
 
(3)
Net interest margin is net interest income divided by net average interest-earning assets.
 
 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
 
    Rate/Volume Analysis.  The following table describes the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in volume of interest-related assets and liabilities have affected Home Federal Bancorp’s interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated.  For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by prior year rate), (ii) changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by current year volume), and (iii) total change in rate and volume.  The combined effect of changes in both rate and volume has been allocated proportionately to the change due to rate and the change due to volume.

   
2009 vs. 2008
   
2008 vs. 2007
 
   
Increase (Decrease)
Due to
   
Total Increase
(Decrease)
   
Increase (Decrease)
Due to
   
Total Increase
(Decrease)
 
   
Rate
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
Volume
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Interest income:
                                   
Investment securities
  $ (98 )   $ 651     $ 553     $ (203 )   $ 433     $ 230  
   Loans receivable, net
    (118 )     284       166       (35 )     368       333  
   Interest-earning deposits
     (104 )     (23 )     (127 )     (199 )     50       (149 )
Total interest-earning assets
     (320 )     912       592       (437 )     851       414  
Interest expense:
                                               
Savings accounts
    (1 )     5       4       -       (1 )     (1 )
NOW accounts
    3       2       5       1       -       1  
   Money market accounts
    21       5       26       -       -       -  
   Certificate accounts
     (508 )     (99 )     (607 )     115       160       275  
Total deposits
    (485 )     (87 )     (572 )     116       159       275  
   FHLB advances
     (249 )     691       442       (20 )     265       245  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
     (734 )     604       (130 )     96       424       520  
Increase (Decrease) in net interest
   Income
  $ 414     $ 308     $ 722     $ (533 )   $ 427     $ (106 )

Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008

General.  Net income amounted to $515,000 for the year ended June 30, 2009, reflecting a change of $597,000 compared to a net loss of $82,000 for the year ended June 30, 2008.  This change was due to an increase of $647,000 in non-interest income and net interest income after provision for loan losses and a decrease of $246,000 in non-interest expense resulting from a decrease in the charge-off of conversion and merger expenses of $750,000, offset by an increase of $296,000 in the provision for income taxes.

        Net Interest Income.  Net interest income amounted to $3.8 million for fiscal  year  2009  compared  to  $3.0  million  for  fiscal  year  2008.   The increase was due primarily to an increase of $592,000 in total interest income, and a $130,000 decrease in interest expense.

The average interest rate spread increased from 1.39% for fiscal 2008 to 1.89% for fiscal 2009 while the average balance of net interest-earning assets decreased from $30.8 million to $30.4 million during the same periods.  The percentage of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 126.4% for fiscal 2009 compared to 131.1% for fiscal 2008.  The increase in the average interest rate spread reflects the lower interest rates paid on interest bearing liabilities and management's decision to temporarily invest in lower rate securities available for sale rather than long-term, fixed rate residential mortgage loans.  Additionally, Home Federal Bancorp’s average cost of funds decreased 68 basis points in fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008 as the Federal Reserve was reducing short-term rates.  Lower certificate of deposit interest rates in our market area led us to decrease the average rates paid on certificates of deposit 82 basis points in fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008.  Net interest margin increased to 2.58% in fiscal 2009 compared to 2.33% for fiscal 2008.

    Interest income increased $592,000, or 8.5%, to $7.6 million for fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008.  Such increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of all interest earning assets. The decrease in average yields on interest earning assets reflects falling interest rates in general during fiscal 2009. The increase in the average balance of investment securities was due to the investment of proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank
 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
 
borrowings in investment securities classified as available-for-sale.  The increase in the average balance of loans receivable was primarily due to new loans originated by our new commercial lending activities.

Interest expense decreased $130,000, or 3.3%, to $3.8 million for fiscal 2009 compared to fiscal 2008  primarily  as a  result  of  decreases  in  the average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by increases in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits and Federal Home Loans Bank borrowings.

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

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

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information or events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  When a loan is impaired, the measurement of such impairment is based upon the fair value of the collateral of the loan.  If the fair value of the collateral is less than the recorded investment in the loan, we will recognize the impairment by creating a valuation allowance with a corresponding charge against earnings.

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

A provision of $240,000 was made to the allowance in the last quarter of fiscal 2009, primarily in response to the increase in commercial lending during the period.  We held one residential mortgage loan at June 30, 2009 classified as substandard compared to none at June 30, 2008.  No provision was made to the allowance in fiscal 2008 because the allowance was maintained at a level believed, to the best of management's knowledge, to cover all known and inherent losses in the loan portfolio, both probable and reasonable.

Non-Interest Income.  Non-interest income amounted to $363,000 for the year ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $165,000, or 83.3%, compared to non-interest income of $198,000 for the year ended June 30, 2008.  Such increase was due to a $176,000 increase in gain on sale of securities, offset by a $7,000 decrease in other non-interest income, and a $4,000 decrease in gain on sale of loans.

Non-Interest Expense.  Non-interest expense decreased $246,000, or 7.3%, due primarily to $883,000 of  conversion and merger expense incurred in fiscal 2008 compared to $133,000 incurred in fiscal 2009.  Such decrease was partially offset by increases in compensation, benefits and other expenses of $211,000 as well as a special assessment by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which was accrued in the last quarter of fiscal 2009.

Provision for Income Tax Expense.  The provision for income taxes amounted to $253,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.  For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the Company realized a net deferred tax benefit of $43,000.  The Company's effective tax rate was 32.75% for fiscal 2009 and 33.93% for fiscal 2008.

Exposure to Changes in Interest Rates

The Company's ability to maintain net interest income depends upon our ability to earn a higher yield on interest-earning assets than the rates we pay on deposits and borrowings.  The Company's interest-earning assets
 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
 
consist primarily of securities available-for-sale and long-term residential and commercial mortgage loans which have fixed rates of interest.  Consequently, our ability to maintain a positive spread between the interest earned on assets and the interest paid on deposits and borrowings can be adversely affected when market rates of interest rise.
 
        Although long-term, fixed-rate mortgage loans made up a significant portion of our interest-earning assets at June 30, 2009, we sold a substantial amount of our loans and maintained a significant portfolio of securities available-for-sale during the past few years in order to better position Home Federal Bancorp for a rising rate environment.  At June 30, 2009 and 2008, securities available-for-sale amounted to $92.6 million and $96.3 million, respectively, or 59.9% and 69.9%, respectively, of total assets at such dates.  Although this asset/liability management strategy has adversely impacted short-term net income, it provides us with greater flexibility to reinvest such assets in higher-yielding single-family, consumer and commercial business loans in a rising interest rate environment.
 
Quantitative Analysis.  The Office of Thrift Supervision provides a quarterly report on the potential impact of interest rate changes upon the market value of portfolio equity.  Management reviews the quarterly reports from the Office of Thrift Supervision which show the impact of changing interest rates on net portfolio value.  Net portfolio value is the difference between incoming and outgoing discounted cash flows from assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet contracts.

Net Portfolio Value.  Our interest rate sensitivity is monitored by management through the use of a model which internally generates estimates of the change 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 June 30, 2009:

Change in
Interest Rates
in Basis Points
      (Rate Shock)     
               Net Portfolio Value         
NPV as % of Portfolio
      Value of Assets               
          Amount          
        $ Change        
       % Change      
     NPV Ratio      
     Change      
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
300
    $  23,789
     $  (8,674)
(27.67)%
16.35%
         (3.93)%
200
26,950
 (5,513)
(16.98)
17.90
 (2.37)
100
29,988
 (2,475)
  (7.62)
19.28
 (1.00)
Static
32,463
 -
-
20.27
-
(50)
33,304
 841
2.59
20.55
.27
(100)
33,577
 1,114
3.43
20.55
.27

Qualitative Analysis.   Our ability to maintain a positive "spread" between the interest earned on assets and the interest paid on deposits and borrowings is affected by changes in interest rates.  Our fixed-rate loans generally are profitable if interest rates are stable or declining since these loans have yields that exceed our cost of funds.  If interest rates increase, however, we would have to pay more on our deposits and new borrowings, which would adversely affect our interest rate spread.  In order to counter the potential effects of dramatic increases in market rates of interest, we have underwritten our mortgage loans to allow for their sale in the secondary market.  Total loan originations amounted to $50.7 million for fiscal 2009 and $18.5 million for fiscal 2008, while loans sold amounted to $16.2 million and $13.6 million during the same respective periods.  More significantly, we have invested excess funds from loan payments and prepayments and loan sales in investment securities classified as available-for-sale.  As a result, Home Federal Bancorp is not as susceptible to rising interest rates as it would be if its interest-earning assets were primarily comprised of long-term fixed rate mortgage loans.  With respect to its floating or adjustable rate loans, Home Federal Bancorp writes interest rate floors and caps into such loan documents.  Interest rate floors limit our interest rate risk by limiting potential decreases in the interest yield on an adjustable rate loan to a certain level.  As a result, we receive a minimum yield even if rates decline farther and the interest rate on the particular loan would otherwise adjust to a lower amount.  Conversely, interest rate ceilings limit the amount by which the yield on an adjustable rate loan may increase to no more than six percentage points over the rate at the time of origination.  Finally, we intend to place a greater emphasis on shorter-term consumer loans and commercial business loans in the future.
 
 
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 Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Home Federal Bancorp maintains levels of liquid assets deemed adequate by management.  Our liquidity ratio averaged 87.9% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.  We adjust our liquidity levels to fund deposit outflows, repay our borrowings and to fund loan commitments.  We also adjust liquidity as appropriate to meet asset and liability management objectives.

Our primary sources of funds are deposits, amortization and prepayment of loans and mortgage-backed securities, maturities of investment securities and other short-term investments, loan sales and earnings and funds provided from operations.  While scheduled principal repayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.  We set the interest rates on our deposits to maintain a desired level of total deposits.  In addition, we invest excess funds in short-term interest-earning accounts and other assets, which provide liquidity to meet lending requirements.  Our deposit accounts with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas amounted to $3.8 million and $2.1 million at June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

A significant portion of our liquidity consists of securities classified as available-for-sale and cash and cash equivalents.  Our primary sources of cash are net income, principal repayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities and increases in deposit accounts.  If we require funds beyond our ability to generate them internally, we have borrowing agreements with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas which provide an additional source of funds.  At June 30, 2009, we had $36.0 million in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and had $68.3 million in additional borrowing capacity.

At June 30, 2009, the Company had outstanding loan commitments of $6.9 million to originate loans.  At June 30, 2009, certificates of deposit scheduled to mature in less than one year, totaled $43.4 million.  Based on prior experience, management believes that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with us, although there can be no assurance that this will be the case. In addition, the cost of such deposits could be significantly higher upon renewal, in a rising interest rate environment.  We intend to utilize our high levels of liquidity to fund our lending activities.  If additional funds are required to fund lending activities, we intend to sell our securities classified as available-for-sale as needed.

Home Federal Bank is required to maintain regulatory capital sufficient to meet tangible, core and risk-based capital ratios of at least 1.5%, 3.0% and 8.0%, respectively.  At June 30, 2009, Home Federal Bank exceeded each of its capital requirements with ratios of 18.93%, 18.93% and 54.77%, respectively.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission rules, and have not had any such arrangements during the two years ended June 30, 2009.  See Notes 8 and 15 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Annual Report.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The consolidated financial statements and related financial data presented herein regarding  Home  Federal  Bancorp  have  been  prepared  in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which generally require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in relative purchasing power over time due to inflation.  Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature.  As a result, interest rates generally have a more significant impact on Home Federal Bancorp's performance than does the effect of inflation.  Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services, since such prices are affected by inflation to a larger extent than interest rates.
 
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.
of Louisiana and Subsidiary
Shreveport, Louisiana


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Home Federal Bank, as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
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                                     A Professional Accounting Corporation
Metairie, Louisiana
September 15, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LaPorte address
 
 

 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
     
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
     
June 30, 2009 and 2008
     
                 
                 
           
2009
 
2008
              (In Thousands)
Assets
     
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Includes Interest-Bearing
   
Deposits with Other Banks of $8,508 and
   
   
$4,957 for 2009 and 2008, Respectively)
 $         10,007
 
 $      7,363
 
Securities Available-for-Sale
            92,647
 
       96,324
 
Securities Held-to-Maturity
              2,184
 
         1,688
 
Loans Held-for-Sale
              1,277
 
            852
 
Loans Receivable, Net
            46,948
 
       28,263
 
Accrued Interest Receivable
                 543
 
            550
 
Premises and Equipment, Net
                 982
 
            880
 
Deferred Tax Asset
                    -
 
         1,691
 
Foreclosed Real Estate
                    -
 
              52
 
Other Assets
                 178
 
              52
                 
     
Total Assets
 $       154,766
 
 $  137,715
                 
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
     
                 
Liabilities
     
 
Deposits
 $         86,146
 
 $    78,359
 
Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance
                 137
 
            177
 
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
            35,997
 
       26,876
 
Stock Purchase Deposit Escrow
                    -
 
         3,575
 
Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities
              1,082
 
            854
 
Deferred Tax Liability
                   94
 
               -
                 
     
Total Liabilities
          123,456
 
     109,841
                 
Stockholders' Equity
     
 
Preferred Stock - No Par Value; 2,000,000 Shares Authorized;
   
None Issued and Outstanding
                    -
 
               -
 
Common Stock - $.01 Par Value; 8,000,000 Shares Authorized;
   
3,558,958 Shares Issued; 3,373,464 Shares Outstanding at
   
June 30, 2009 and 3,383,287 Shares Outstanding at June 30, 2008
                   14
 
              14
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
            13,608
 
       13,567
 
Treasury Stock, at Cost - 185,494 Shares at June 30, 2009;
   
175,671 Shares at June 30, 2008
             (1,887)
 
        (1,809)
 
Unearned ESOP Stock
                (883)
 
           (940)
 
Unearned RRP Trust Stock
                (269)
 
           (395)
 
Retained Earnings
            20,288
 
       20,071
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
                 439
 
        (2,634)
                 
     
Total Stockholders' Equity
            31,310
 
       27,874
                 
     
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 $       154,766
 
 $  137,715
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
     
 
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
     
For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
     
                 
                 
           
2009
 
2008
         
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
     
Interest Income
     
 
Loans, Including Fees
 $    2,238
 
 $    2,072
 
Investment Securities
          112
 
          243
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities
       5,221
 
       4,537
 
Other Interest-Earning Assets
            25
 
          152
                 
     
Total Interest Income
       7,596
 
       7,004
                 
Interest Expense
     
 
Deposits
       2,463
 
       3,035
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings
       1,375
 
          933
                 
     
Total Interest Expense
       3,838
 
       3,968
                 
     
Net Interest Income
       3,758
 
       3,036
                 
Provision for Loan Losses
          240
 
             -
                 
     
Net Interest Income after
     
       
Provision for Loan Losses
       3,518
 
       3,036
                 
Non-Interest Income
     
 
Gain on Sale of Loans
              2
 
              6
 
Gain on Sale of Securities
          325
 
          149
 
Other Income
            36
 
            43
                 
     
Total Non-Interest Income
          363
 
          198
                 
Non-Interest Expense
     
 
Compensation and Benefits
       1,783
 
       1,572
 
Occupancy and Equipment
          230
 
          168
 
Franchise and Bank Shares Tax
          150
 
          141
 
Merger and Stock Issuance Costs
          133
 
          883
 
Legal Fees
          131
 
            74
 
Audit and Examination Fees
          122
 
          121
 
Deposit Insurance Premiums
            78
 
              9
 
Data Processing
            77
 
            69
 
Other Expense
          409
 
          322
                 
     
Total Non-Interest Expense
       3,113
 
       3,359
                 
     
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
          768
 
         (125)
                 
Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
          253
 
           (43)
                 
Net Income (Loss)
 $       515
 
 $        (82)
                 
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
     
 
Basic
   
 $      0.16
 
 $     (0.03)
 
Diluted
 
 $      0.16
 
 $     (0.03)
                 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
     
 
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
     
For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
     
                 
                 
           
2009
 
2008
           
(In Thousands)
                 
Net Income (Loss)
 $       515
 
 $      (82)
                 
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
     
 
Unrealized Holding Gains Arising During the Period
       3,480
 
        425
 
Reclassification Adjustment for Gains Included in Net Income
         (407)
 
       (218)
                 
   
Total Other Comprehensive Income
       3,073
 
        207
                 
   
Total Comprehensive Income
 $    3,588
 
 $     125
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
                   
 
                             
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                   
For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
                           
                                       
                                       
                         
Accumulated
           
             
Additional
 
Unearned
     
Other
 
Unearned
     
Total
         
Common
 
Paid-in
 
ESOP
 
Retained
 
Comprehensive
RRP Trust
 
Treasury
 
Stockholders'
         
Stock
 
Capital
 
Stock
 
Earnings
 
Income (Loss)
 
Stock
 
Stock
 
Equity
                 
(In Thousands)
                 
                                       
Balance - July 1, 2007
 $                        14
 
 $                 13,509
 
 $                       (997)
 
 $              20,449
 
 $                       (2,841)
 
 $                  (551)
 
 $               (1,771)
 
 $                 27,812
                                       
ESOP Compensation Earned
                             -
 
                             (4)
 
                               57
 
                            -
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                             53
                                       
Distribution of RRP Trust Stock
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                            -
 
                                   -
 
                        156
 
                           -
 
                           156
                                       
Dividends Paid
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                      (296)
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                        (296)
                                       
Stock Options Vested
                             -
 
                             62
 
                                 -
 
                            -
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                             62
                                       
Acquisition of Treasury Stock
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                            -
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                       (38)
 
                           (38)
                                       
Net Loss
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                         (82)
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                           (82)
                                       
Other Comprehensive Income, Net
                             
 
of Applicable Deferred Income Taxes
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                            -
 
                               207
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                          207
                                       
                                       
Balance - June 30, 2008
                            14
 
                     13,567
 
                           (940)
 
                   20,071
 
                          (2,634)
 
                     (395)
 
                  (1,809)
 
                    27,874
                                       
ESOP Compensation Earned
                             -
 
                            (16)
 
                               57
 
                            -
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                              41
                                       
Distribution of RRP Trust Stock
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                            -
 
                                   -
 
                        126
 
                           -
 
                           126
                                       
Dividends Paid
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                      (298)
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                        (298)
                                       
Stock Options Vested
                             -
 
                             57
 
                                 -
 
                            -
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                             57
                                       
Acquisition of Treasury Stock
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                            -
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                       (78)
 
                           (78)
                                       
Net Income
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                         515
 
                                   -
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                           515
                                       
Other Comprehensive Income, Net
                             
 
of Applicable Deferred Income Taxes
                             -
 
                              -
 
                                 -
 
                            -
 
                            3,073
 
                           -
 
                           -
 
                       3,073
                                       
Balance - June 30, 2009
 $                        14
 
 $                 13,608
 
 $                       (883)
 
 $              20,288
 
 $                           439
 
 $                 (269)
 
 $              (1,887)
 
 $                  31,310
                                       
 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
     
 
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
     
For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
     
                 
           
2009
 
2008
           
(In Thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
     
 
Net Income (Loss)
 $          515
 
 $             (82)
 
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net
     
   
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
     
     
Net Amortization and Accretion on Securities
            (290)
 
              (182)
     
Amortization of Deferred Loan Fees
              (18)
 
                (20)
     
Provision for Loan Losses
             240
 
                  -
     
Depreciation of Premises and Equipment
               71
 
                 55
     
Gain on Sale of Securities
            (325)
 
              (149)
     
ESOP Compensation Expense
               41
 
                 53
     
Deferred Income Tax (Benefit)
             203
 
              (321)
     
Stock Option Expense
               57
 
                 62
     
Recognition and Retention Plan Expense
             125
 
               150
     
Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
     
       
Origination and Purchase of Loans Held-for-Sale
       (16,582)
 
         (12,985)
       
Sale and Principal Repayments of Loans Held-for-Sale
        16,157
 
          13,611
       
Accrued Interest Receivable
                 8
 
                (51)
       
Other Operating Assets
            (125)
 
                 14
       
Other Operating Liabilities
             229
 
               158
                 
         
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
             306
 
               313
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
     
 
Loan Originations and Principal Collections, Net
       (18,923)
 
               330
 
Purchases of Loans
                -
 
           (3,455)
 
Deferred Loan Fees Collected
               25
 
                 42
 
Acquisition of Premises and Equipment
            (172)
 
                (12)
 
Activity in Available-for-Sale Securities
     
   
Proceeds from Sales of Securities
        19,373
 
          15,507
   
Principal Payments on Mortgage-Backed Securities
        13,842
 
          11,582
   
Purchases
       (24,269)
 
         (39,017)
 
Activity in Held-to-Maturity Securities
     
   
Principal Payments on Mortgage-Backed Securities
             114
 
               138
   
Purchases
            (610)
 
              (416)
 
Proceeds From Disposition of Foreclosed Real Estate
               42
 
                  -
                 
         
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
       (10,578)
 
         (15,301)
                 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
     
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
   
                 
                 
           
2009
 
2008
           
(In Thousands)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
     
 
Net Increase in Deposits
           7,786
 
              650
 
Proceeds from Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
         47,950
 
         18,700
 
Repayment of Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank
        (38,829)
 
          (4,192)
 
Dividends Paid
            (298)
 
            (296)
 
Acquisition of Treasury Stock
              (78)
 
              (38)
 
Net Decrease in Advances from Borrowers for
   
   
Taxes and Insurance
              (40)
 
              (20)
 
Stock Purchase Deposit Escrow
           4,556
 
           3,575
 
Stock Purchase Deposit Escrow Refunded
          (8,131)
 
                -
                 
         
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
         12,916
 
         18,379
                 
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
           2,644
 
           3,391
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year
           7,363
 
           3,972
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year
 $      10,007
 
 $        7,363
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
     
 
Interest Paid on Deposits and Borrowed Funds
 $        3,826
 
 $        3,930
 
Income Taxes Paid
                89
 
              252
 
Market Value Adjustment for Gain on Securities
 
 
 
Available-for-Sale
           4,655
 
              314
                 
Non-Cash Investing Activity
     
 
Loans Transferred to Foreclosed Real Estate
   
   
During the Year
                -
 
                52
                 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
Note 1.          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 
Nature of Operations
 
On January 18, 2005, Home Federal Bank (the Bank), formerly known as Home Federal Savings and Loan Association, completed its reorganization to the mutual holding company form of organization and formed Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the Company) to serve as the stock holding company for the Bank.  In connection with the reorganization, the Company sold 1,423,583 shares of its common stock in a subscription and community offering at a price of $10.00 per share.  The Company also issued 60% of its outstanding common stock in the reorganization to Home Federal Mutual Holding Company of Louisiana, or 2,135,375 shares.

The Bank is a federally chartered, stock savings and loan association and is subject to federal regulation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of Thrift Supervision.  The Bank provides financial services to individuals, corporate entities and other organizations through the origination of loans and the acceptance of deposits in the form of passbook savings, certificates of deposit, and demand deposit accounts.  Services are provided by four offices, all of which are located in Shreveport, Louisiana.

 
The Bank is subject to competition from other financial institutions, and is also subject to the regulations of certain Federal and State agencies and undergoes periodic examinations by those regulatory authorities.

 
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Home Federal Bank.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

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

Significant Group Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
Most of the Company’s activities are provided to customers of the Bank by four offices, all of which are located in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana.  The area served by the Bank is primarily the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area; however, loan and deposit customers are found dispersed in a wider geographical area covering much of northwest Louisiana.

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

At June 30, 2009 and 2008, cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following:
 
 
    2009    2008    
   (In Thousands)    
Cash on Hand  $            406       $       314    
Demand Deposits at Other Institutions  4,919     4,214      
Federal Funds Sold  4,682       2,835      
             
   Total $      10,007     $    7,363    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 1.                 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 
Securities
 
Investments in debt securities and certain equity securities with readily determinable fair values are accounted for under SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.  SFAS 115 requires investments to be classified within one of three categories, trading, held to maturity, or available for sale, based on the type of security and management’s intent with regards to selling the security.

Investments in non-marketable equity securities and debt securities, in which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, are classified as held-to-maturity and carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of the related premiums and accretion of discounts, using the interest method.  Investments in debt securities that are not classified as held-to-maturity and marketable equity securities that have readily determinable fair values are classified as either trading or available-for-sale securities.

Securities that are acquired and held principally for the purpose of selling in the near term are classified as trading securities.  Investments in securities not classified as trading or held-to-maturity are classified as available-for-sale.

 
Trading account and available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value.  Unrealized holding gains and losses on trading securities are included in earnings while net unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income.  Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the term of the securities.  Declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses.  In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.  Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

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

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

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

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of the underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions.  The evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Allowance for Loan Losses (Continued)

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information or events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  When a loan is impaired, the measurement of such impairment is based upon the fair value of the collateral of the loan.  If the fair value of the collateral is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the Bank will recognize the impairment by creating a valuation allowance with a corresponding charge against earnings.

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

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

 
Off-Balance Sheet Credit Related Financial Instruments
 
In the ordinary course of business, the Bank has entered into commitments to extend credit.  Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.

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

 
Premises and Equipment
 
Land is carried at cost.  Buildings and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.  Estimated useful lives are as follows:
 
  Buildings and Improvements
10 - 40 Years
  Furniture and Equipment
3 - 10 Years

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

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

 
Note 1.         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 
Income Taxes (Continued)

 
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement 109, (FIN 48).  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.  FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position or expected to be taken in a tax return.  FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  FIN 48 was adopted by the Company on July 1, 2008.

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

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

 
Non-Direct Response Advertising
 
The Company expenses all advertising costs, except for direct-response advertising, as incurred.  In the event the Company incurs expense for material direct-response advertising, it will be amortized over the estimated benefit period.  Direct-response advertising consists of advertising whose primary purpose is to elicit sales to customers who could be shown to have responded specifically to the advertising and results in probable future benefits.  For the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company did not incur any amount of direct-response advertising.

 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company utilizes SFAS No. 123R, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to account for its stock-based compensation.  SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as expense in the statement of operations based on their fair values.  The amount of compensation is measured at the fair value of the options when granted, and this cost is expensed over the required service period, which is normally the vesting period of the options.  SFAS No. 123R applies to awards granted or modified after January 1, 2006, or any unvested awards outstanding prior to that date.

 
Comprehensive Income
 
Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income.  Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets, such items, along with net income, are components of comprehensive income.

 
The components of other comprehensive income and related tax effects are as follows:
 
 
      2009   2008
    (In Thousands)
Unrealized Holding Gains on Available-for-Sale Securities
 
$                                5,271
$                              644
Reclassification Adjustment for Gains Realized in Income
 
(616)
(330)
Net Unrealized Gains
 
4,655
314
Tax Effect
 
(1,582)
(107)
Net-of-Tax Amount
 
$                                3,073
$                              207
       
 
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 
Comprehensive Income (Continued)

 
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), included in Stockholders’ Equity, are as follows:
 
      2009   2008
    (In Thousands)
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities
 
                            
                      
    Available-for-Sale
 
$                                   665
$                          (3,991)
Tax Effect
 
(226)
1,357
Net-of-Tax Amount
 
$                                   439
$                          (2,634)
       
 
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements.  This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  During 2008, FASB deferred the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financially statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within the fiscal year.  Adoption of this pronouncement did not have a monetary effect on the financial position and results of operations of the Company, but resulted in expanded disclosures (Note 21).

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (as amended).  This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to provide entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The Statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement.  This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007.  The Company did not make an early adoption election nor has it chosen to measure the financial instruments identified under SFAS No. 159 at fair value.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations.  SFAS No. 141 (R) will impact how entities apply the acquisition method to business combinations.  Significant changes to how the Company accounts for business combinations under this Statement include 1) the acquisition date will be the date the acquirer obtains control, 2) all identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests in the acquiree  will be stated at fair value on the acquisition date, 3) assets or liabilities arising from non-contractual contingencies will be measured at their acquisition date fair value only if it is more likely than not that they meet the definition of an asset or liability on the acquisition date, 4) adjustments subsequently made to the provisional amounts recorded on the acquisition date will be made retroactively during a measurement period not to exceed one year, 5) acquisition-related restructuring costs that do not meet the criteria in SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, will be expensed as incurred, 6) transaction costs will be expensed as incurred, 7) reversals of deferred income tax valuation allowances and income tax contingencies will be recognized in earnings subsequent to the measurement period, and 8) the allowance for loan losses of an acquiree will not be permitted to be recognized by the acquirer.  Additionally, SFAS No. 141(R) will require additional disclosures regarding subsequent changes to acquisition-related contingencies, contingent consideration, non-controlling interests, acquisition-related transaction costs, fair values and cash flows not expected to be collected for acquired loans, and goodwill valuation.
 

 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 1.            Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)

The Company will be required to apply SFAS No. 141(R) prospectively to all business combinations completed on or after July 1, 2009.  Early adoption is not permitted.  For business combinations with an acquisition date before the effective date, the provisions of SFAS No. 141(R) will apply to the subsequent accounting for deferred income tax valuation allowances and income tax contingencies and will require any changes in those amounts to be recorded in earnings.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements (an amendment of ARB No. 51).  This Statement was issued to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a reporting entity provides in its consolidated financial statements.  This Statement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods with those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 31, 2008.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133).  This Statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity's derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting.  This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. This Statement encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures for earlier periods at initial adoption.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  This Statement identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). This Statement is effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the PCAOB amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets.  This statement revises SFAS No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, and will require entities to provide more information about sales of securitized financial assets and similar transactions, particularly if the seller retains some risk to the assets.  The Statement eliminates the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity, changes the requirements for the derecognition of financial assets, and calls upon sellers of the assets to make additional disclosures about them.  The Statement will be effective at the start of the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46R. This statement amends FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, (FASB ASC 810-10) by altering how a company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or not controlled through voting should be consolidated. A company has to determine whether it should provide consolidated reporting of an entity based upon the entity’s purpose and design and the parent company’s ability to direct the entity’s actions.  The statement will require a company to disclose its involvement with variable interest entities and any significant changes in risk due to the involvement.  The Company will have to disclose how its involvement with a variable interest entity affects its financial statements.  The standard will be effective at the start of the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009.

 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)
 
In February 2008, FASB issued FSP FAS 140-3, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions, which provides guidance on accounting for a transfer of a financial asset and a repurchase financing.  The FSP presumes that an initial transfer of a financial asset and a repurchase financing are considered part of the same arrangement under FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.  However, if certain criteria are met, the initial transfer and repurchase shall not be evaluated as a linked transaction and therefore evaluated separately under FASB No. 140.  The FSP is effective for repurchase financing in which the initial transfer is entered in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company does not anticipate a material impact on its consolidated financial statements as a result of this statement.

In April 2008, FASB issued FSP 142-3 which amends the list of factors an entity should consider in developing renewal of extension assumptions used in determining the useful life of recognized intangible assets under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangibles.  The new guidance applies to intangible assets that are acquired individually or with a group of other assets and to intangible assets acquired in both business combinations and asset acquisitions.  The FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The guidance must be applied prospectively only to intangible assets acquired after the FSP’s effective date.

The above pronouncements are not expected to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 2.
Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, follows:

       
 
 
June 30, 2009
   
           
Gross
 
Gross
   
       
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
Securities Available-for-Sale
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
       
(In Thousands)
Debt Securities
             
 
FHLMC Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
 $      14,237
 
 $           333
 
 $             10
 
 $      14,560
 
FNMA Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
         75,194
 
           1,197
 
              166
 
         76,225
 
GNMA Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
              136
 
                  1
 
                  2
 
              135
                     
     
Total Debt Securities
         89,567
 
           1,531
 
              178
 
         90,920
                     
Equity Securities
             
 
244,550 Shares, AMF ARM Fund
           2,415
 
                -
 
              688
 
           1,727
                     
     
Total Securities Available-for-
           
     
  Sale
 $      91,982
 
 $        1,531
 
 $           866
 
 $      92,647
                     
                     
Securities Held-to-Maturity
           
           
(In Thousands)
   
Debt Securities
             
 
GNMA Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
 $           260
 
 $             10
 
 $             -
 
 $           270
 
FNMA Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
                88
 
                  1
 
                -
 
                89
 
FHLMC Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
                30
 
                -
 
                -
 
                30
                     
     
Total Debt Securities
              378
 
                11
 
                -
 
              389
                     
Equity Securities (Non-Marketable)
           
 
18,064 Shares - Federal Home
           
   
Loan Bank
           1,806
 
                -
 
                -
 
           1,806
                     
     
Total Securities Held-to-
           
     
  Maturity
 $        2,184
 
 $             11
 
 $             -
 
 $        2,195
                     
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 2.                 Securities (Continued)

 
       
 
 
June 30, 2008
   
           
Gross
 
Gross
   
       
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
Securities Available-for-Sale
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
       
(In Thousands)
Debt Securities
             
 
FHLMC Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
 $      13,683
 
 $             -
 
 $           664
 
 $      13,019
 
FNMA Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
         84,069
 
                24
 
           3,111
 
         80,982
 
GNMA Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
              163
 
                -
 
                  3
 
              160
                     
     
Total Debt Securities
         97,915
 
                24
 
           3,778
 
         94,161
                     
Equity Securities
             
 
242,745 Shares, AMF ARM Fund
           2,400
 
                -
 
              237
 
           2,163
                     
     
Total Securities Available-for-
             
     
  Sale
 $    100,315
 
 $             24
 
 $        4,015
 
 $      96,324
                     
                     
Securities Held-to-Maturity
             
           
(In Thousands)
   
Debt Securities
             
 
GNMA Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
 $           346
 
 $             14
 
 $             -
 
 $           360
 
FNMA Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
              112
 
                  1
 
                -
 
              113
 
FHLMC Mortgage-Backed
             
   
Certificates
                34
 
                -
 
                -
 
                34
                     
     
Total Debt Securities
              492
 
                15
 
                -
 
              507
                     
Equity Securities (Non-Marketable)
             
 
11,961 Shares - Federal Home
             
   
Loan Bank
           1,196
 
                -
 
                -
 
           1,196
                     
     
Total Securities Held-to-
             
     
  Maturity
 $        1,688
 
 $             15
 
 $             -
 
 $        1,703
                     
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 2.                 Securities (Continued)

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity at June 30, 2009, follows:
 
   
Available-for-Sale
 
Held-to-Maturity
   
           Amortized
Fair
 
         Amortized
Fair
   
Cost
 
Value
 
Cost
 
Value
 
     
(In Thousands)
     
Within One Year or Less
 $                                     -
 
 $                                  -
 
 $                               -
 
 $                            -
One through Five Years
             -
 
             -
 
            33
 
            33
After Five through Ten Years
           751
 
           751
 
           145
 
           146
Over Ten Years
      88,816
 
      90,169
 
           200
 
           210
                   
 
Total
 $                           89,567
 
 $                        90,920
 
 $                          378
 
 $                       389
                   
 
 
For the year ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, proceeds from the sale of securities available-for-sale amounted to $19.4 million and $15.5 million, respectively.  Gross realized gains amounted to $325,000 and $149,000, respectively.

 
Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2009 and 2008, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position follows:

        June 30, 2009
                   
     
 Less Than Twelve Months
 
 Over Twelve Months
                   
     
 Gross
     
 Gross
   
     
 Unrealized
 
 Fair
 
      Unrealized
 Fair
Securities Available-for-Sale
 Losses
 
 Value
 
 Losses
 
 Value
         
(In Thousands)
   
Debt Securities
               
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities
 $           10
 
 $      864
 
 $         168
 
 $  23,801
Marketable Equity
               
 
Securities
 
              -
 
           -
 
            688
 
       1,727
                   
 
   Total Securities
               
 
     Available-for-Sale
 
 $           10
 
 $      864
 
 $         856
 
 $  25,528
                   
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 2.                 Securities (Continued)

       
June 30, 2008
   
                   
     
 Less Than Twelve Months
 
 Over Twelve Months
                   
     
 Gross
     
 Gross
   
       Unrealized
 
 Fair
   Unrealized
 
 Fair
Securities Available-for-Sale
 Losses
 
 Value
 
 Losses
 
 Value
         
(In Thousands)
   
Debt Securities
               
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities
 $           1,336
 
 $  31,202
 
 $         2,442
 
 $     59,085
Marketable Equity
               
 
Securities
 
              -
 
           -
 
              237
 
         2,163
                   
 
   Total Securities
               
 
     Available-for-Sale
 
 $          1,336
 
 $  31,202
 
 $         2,679
 
 $     61,248
                   
 
 
The Company’s investment in equity securities consists primarily of shares of an adjustable rate mortgage loan mutual fund.  The unrealized losses associated with this fund were primarily caused by the investment downgrade of certain non-agency private label mortgage-backed securities held by the fund and uncertainty in spreads in the bond market for mortgage-related securities along with the performance of a small number of the bonds within the fund.  Based on management’s assessment of the financial condition of the Company, the Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until a recovery of fair value occurs, and accordingly, the Company does not consider this investment to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2009.

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investment in mortgage-backed securities were caused by interest rate changes.  The contractual cash flows of these investments are guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government.  Accordingly, it is expected that these securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the Company’s investment.  Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2009.

At June 30, 2009, securities with a carrying value of $4.2 million were pledged to secure public deposits, and securities with a carrying value of $17.7 million were pledged to secure FHLB advances.
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 3.
Loans Receivable

Loans receivable at June 30, 2009 and 2008, are summarized as follows:

         
2009
 
2008
         
(In Thousands)
               
Loans Secured by Mortgages on Real Estate
     
   
Secured by One-to-Four Family Residences
 $      22,106
 
 $       18,736
   
Commercial - Real Estate Secured
           8,193
 
                  -
   
Secured by Other Properties
           4,884
 
            4,945
     
Total Mortgage Loans
         35,183
 
          23,681
Commercial Loans
           6,590
 
                  -
Consumer Loans
     
   
Equity and Second Mortgage
           4,914
 
            3,848
   
Loans on Savings Accounts
              359
 
               573
   
Equity Lines of Credit
              451
 
               461
   
Automobile Loans
                40
 
                 51
     
Total Consumer and Other Loans
           5,764
 
            4,933
     
Total Loans
         47,537
 
          28,614
               
Less:
Allowance for Loan Losses
             (466)
 
              (235)
       
Unamortized Loan Fees
             (123)
 
              (116)
     
Net Loans Receivable
 $      46,948
 
 $       28,263
               
               
An analysis of the allowance for loan losses follows:
     
               
         
2009
 
2008
         
(In Thousands)
               
Balance - Beginning of Year
 $           235
 
 $            235
Provision for Loan Losses
              240
 
                  -
Loan Charge-Offs
                 (9)
 
                  -
Balance - End of Year
 $           466
 
 $            235
               
 
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 3.          Loans Receivable (Continued)

 
Fixed rate loans receivable as of June 30, 2009, are scheduled to mature and adjustable rate loans are scheduled to re-price as follows:

 
         
Under
One
Six
Over
 
         
One
to Five
to Ten
Ten
 
         
Year
Years
Years
Years
Total
Loans Secured by One-to-Four
         
 
Family Residential
         
     
Fixed Rate
 $       234
 $     6,023
 $       400
 $    6,040
 $  12,697
     
Adjustable Rate
       9,409
              -
             -
             -
       9,409
Other Loans Secured by Real Estate
         
     
Fixed Rate
             -
        9,633
       1,221
       4,884
     15,738
All Other Loans
       4,543
        2,381
          955
       1,815
       9,694
                   
     
Total
 $  14,186
 $   18,037
 $    2,576
 $  12,739
 $  47,538
                   
 
 
As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, there was no recorded investment in loans that are considered impaired under SFAS Nos. 114 and 118.  The Bank has no commitments to loan additional funds to borrowers whose loans were previously in non-accrual status.


Note 4.
Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivable at June 30, 2009 and 2008, consisted of the following:
 
 
      2009   2008
    (In Thousands)
Accrued Interest on:
 
                             
                      
    Mortgage Loans
 
$                              156
$                               128
    Other Loans
 
26
19
    Investments
 
1
8
    Mortgage-Backed Securities   360 395
 
Total
 
 
$                              543
 
$                               550
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
 
Note 5.
Premises and Equipment

A summary of the cost and accumulated depreciation of premises and equipment follows:
 
     
2009
 
2008
     
(In Thousands)
           
 
Land
 
$                    727
 
$               727
 
Buildings
 
1,183
 
1,134
 
Equipment
 
725
 
601
     
2,635
 
2,462
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
(1,653)
 
(1,582)
           
 
Total
 
$                    982
 
$               880
 
Depreciation expense charged against operations for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, was $71,000 and $55,000, respectively.
 
 
The Bank leases property for two branch facilities. The Youree Branch lease, which expires November 30, 2018, requires monthly rental payments of $2,171.  This lease has three ten-year option periods remaining with rental adjustment provisions.  The Bellmead Branch lease has a term of five years ending on April 30, 2014, however, the Bank has a one-time option to terminate this lease after thirty-six months.  Monthly rental payments during the initial thirty-six months are $3,443.  Total rent expense paid under the terms of these two leases for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, amounted to $34,000 and $20,000, respectively.  Future minimum rental payments resulting from the non-cancelable term of these leases are as follows:
 
 
 
 
Year Ended
     
 
June 30,
 
Amount
 
         
 
2010
 
$               67,756
 
 
2011
 
67,756
 
 
2012
 
60,869
 
 
2013
 
26,436
 
 
2014
 
26,436
 
 
Thereafter
 
116,759
 
         
 
Total Minimum Future
 
$             366,012
 
 
   Rental Payments
     
 
 
 

 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 6.
Deposits

Deposits at June 30, 2009 and 2008, are summarized as follows:

 
                             
       
         Weighted
               
       
          Average
               
       
           Rate at
2009
   
2008
 
       
6/30/2009
 
Amount
 
Percent
Amount
 
Percent
           
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Non-Interest Bearing
0.00%
 
 $        2,222
 
     2.58
%
 
 $        1,679
 
     2.14
%
NOW Accounts
0.19%
 
          6,315
 
     7.33
   
          6,854
 
     8.75
 
Money Market
1.40%
 
          8,752
 
   10.16
   
          2,882
 
     3.68
 
Passbook Savings
0.50%
 
          6,056
 
     7.03
   
          4,836
 
     6.17
 
                             
           
         23,345
 
   27.10
   
         16,251
 
   20.74
 
Certificates of Deposit
3.43%
 
         62,801
 
   72.90
   
         62,108
 
   79.26
 
                             
     
Total Deposits
 
 $      86,146
 
 100.00
%
 
 $      78,359
 
 100.00
%
                           
`
 
The composition of Certificates of Deposit accounts by interest rate is as follows:
                             
                             
           
2009
   
2008
 
           
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
           
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
   
0.00% to 0.99%
 
 $          134
 
     0.21
%
 
 $              9
 
     0.01
%
   
1.00% to 1.99%
 
         11,970
 
   19.06
   
             127
 
     0.20
 
   
2.00% to 2.99%
 
         13,030
 
   20.75
   
          9,074
 
   14.61
 
   
3.00% to 3.99%
 
         21,405
 
   34.09
   
         12,840
 
   20.67
 
   
4.00% to 4.99%
 
         12,990
 
   20.68
   
         24,724
 
   39.82
 
   
5.00% to 5.99%
 
          3,272
 
     5.21
   
         15,334
 
   24.69
 
                             
     
Total Deposits
 
 $      62,801
 
 100.00
%
 
 $      62,108
 
 100.00
%
                             
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 6.
Deposits (Continued)

 
Maturities of Certificates of Deposit accounts at June 30, 2009, are scheduled as follows:
 
             
Weighted
Year Ending
         
Average
   June 30,
Amount
 
Percent
   
Rate
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
2010
 $        43,360
 
       69.04
%
 
3.2%
 
2011
            9,367
 
       14.92
   
3.8%
 
2012
            5,421
 
         8.63
   
4.5%
 
2013
            2,022
 
         3.22
   
4.7%
 
2014
            2,631
 
         4.19
   
3.6%
               
 
    Total
 $        62,801
 
100%
     
               
 
 
  Interest expense on deposits for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, was as follows:
 
 
     
2009
 
2008
     
(In Thousands)
           
 
NOW and Money Market
 
$                         59
 
$                   28
 
Passbook Savings
 
26
 
22
 
Certificates of Deposit
 
2,378
 
2,985
     
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$                    2,463
 
$              3,035
 
At June 30, 2008, deposits in excess of $100,000 were generally not federally insured.  As the result of recent changes in federal law, deposits at June 30, 2009 are generally insured up to $250,000.  At June 30, 2009, there were twelve deposit accounts with balances in excess of $250,000 with an aggregate value of $5.2 million, of which $2.2 million would potentially be uninsured.


Note 7.                 Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

Pursuant to collateral agreements with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB), advances are secured by a blanket floating lien on first mortgage loans.  Total interest expense recognized amounted to $1.4 million and $933,000, for fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively.


 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 7.                 Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Continued)

 
Advances at June 30, 2009 and 2008, consisted of the following:
 
 
     
Advance Total
     
2009
2008
     
(In Thousands)
       
 
1.00% to 1.99%
 
$                                        2,000
$                                -   
 
2.00% to 2.99%
 
5,462
6,876
 
3.00% to 3.99%
 
12,468
2,245
 
4.00% to 4.99%
 
9,654
7,179
 
5.00% to 5.99%
 
6,413
10,576
         
 
Total
 
$                                     35,997
$                         26,876
 

 
Maturities of advances at June 30, 2009 are as follows for the year ended June 30th (In Thousands):

 
 
Year Ended
     
 
June 30,
 
Amount
 
         
 
2010
 
$               9,990
 
 
2011
 
8,116
 
 
2012
 
7,422
 
 
2013
 
5,907
 
 
2014
 
1,915
 
 
Thereafter
 
2,647
 
         
 
Total
  $              35,997  
 

Note 8.
Commitments

Lease Commitments
As described in Note 5, the Bank leases property for two branch facilities.  In addition to this lease, the Bank has an agreement with a third-party to provide on-line data processing services.  The agreement, which expires January 31, 2010, contains a minimum monthly service charge of $4,000.  At the end of this term, the agreement will automatically continue for successive periods of five years unless terminated upon written notice given at least twelve months prior to the end of the present term.  The future minimum commitments for the on-line processing services amount to $28,000 for the year ended June 30, 2010.

 
Employment Contracts
The Company and the Bank have employment contracts with certain key employees. These contracts provide for compensation and termination benefits.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 9.
Federal Income Taxes

The Company and its subsidiary file consolidated federal income tax returns.  The current provision for federal and state income taxes is calculated on pretax accounting income adjusted by items considered to be permanent differences between book and taxable income.  Income tax expense for the year ending June 30, 2009 and 2008, is summarized as follows:
 
   
2009
 
2008
      (In Thousands)
         
Federal
       
     Current
 
$                                                      50
 
$                                               278
     Deferred (Benefit)
 
203
 
(321)
State
       
     Current
 
-
 
-
         
         Total
 
$                                                    253
 
$                                              (43)

 
 
The effective federal income tax rate for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was 32.75% and 33.93%, respectively.  Reconciliations of income tax expense (benefit) at the statutory rate to the Company’s effective rates are as follows:

 
   
2009
 
2008
      (In Thousands)
         
Computed at Expected Statutory Rate
  $                                                    261    $                                             (42)
Other
 
(8)
 
(1)
    
 
 
 
 
Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 
$                                                    253
   $                                             (43)

 
 
At June 30, 2009 and 2008, temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amount and tax bases of assets that gave rise to deferred tax recognition were related to the effect of loan bad debt deduction differences for tax and book purposes and deferred stock option compensation.  The deferred tax expense or benefit related to securities available-for-sale has no effect on the Bank's income tax provision since it is charged or credited to the Bank’s other comprehensive income or loss equity component.

The net deferred income tax (liability) asset consisted of the following components at June 30, 2009 and 2008:
 
 
   
2009
 
2008
      (In Thousands)
         
Deferred Tax Asset or Liability
       
     Stock Option Compensation
 
$                                                      80
 
$                                               61
     Loans Receivable - Bad Debt Loss Allowances
 
52
 
(27)
     Securities Available-for-Sale Unrealized Gain or Loss
    (226)     1,357
     Conversion and Merger Expense
 
-
 
300
         
         Total Deferred Tax (Liability) Asset
 
$                                                    (94)
 
$                                          1,691
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 9.                 Federal Income Taxes (Continued)

In computing federal taxes on income under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code in years past, earnings appropriated by savings and loan associations to general reserves were deductible in arriving at taxable income if certain conditions were met.  Bank retained earnings appropriated to the federal insurance reserve at June 30, 2009 and 2008, amounted to $4.0 million.  Included were appropriations of net income of prior years of $3.3 million, for which no provision for federal income taxes has been made.  If this portion of the reserve is used for any purpose other than to absorb losses, a tax liability will be imposed upon the Bank at the then current federal income tax rate.

At June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company did not have any tax positions which resulted in unrecognized tax benefits.  In addition, the Company had no amount of interest and penalties recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, nor any amount of interest and penalties recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.


Note 10.
Other Non-Interest Income and Expense

Other non-interest income and expense amounts at June 30, 2009 and 2008, are summarized below:

   
2009
2008
   
(In Thousands)
       
Other Non-Interest Income
     
Commissions and Other
 
$   18
$   16
Services Fees on NOW Accounts
 
14
22
Late Charges
 
4
5
       
Total Other Non-Interest Income
 
$   36
$   43
       
Other Non-Interest Expense
     
NOW Account Expense
 
$   75
$   59
Miscellaneous
 
63
71
Telephone
 
48
37
Office Supplies
 
42
26
Advertising
 
35
-
Business Insurance and Bonds
 
34
34
Automobile Expense, Including Depreciation
 
32
21
Consulting Fees
 
27
30
Postage
 
23
18
Registration Fees
 
11
9
Organization Dues and Publications
 
10
8
Loan Expenses
 
6
6
Charitable Contributions
 
3
3
       
Total Other Non-Interest Expenses
 
$  409
$  322
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 11.
Retirement Plans

Effective November 15, 2004, the Bank adopted the Home Federal Savings and Loan Association Employees’ Savings and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust administered by the Pentegra Group.  This plan complies with the requirements of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Those eligible for this defined contribution plan must have completed twelve months of full time service and attained age 21. Participating employees may make elective salary reduction contributions of up to $16,500 for 2009, of their eligible compensation.  The Bank will contribute a basic “safe harbor” contribution of 3% of participant plan salary and will match 50% of the first 6% of plan salary elective deferrals. The Bank is also permitted to make discretionary contributions to be allocated to participant accounts. Pension costs, including administrative fees, attributable to the Bank’s 401(k) safe harbor plan for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, were $54,000 and $66,000, respectively.

Note 12.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan

During fiscal 2005, the Company instituted an employee stock ownership plan.  The Home Federal Savings and Loan Association Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) enables all eligible employees of the Bank to share in the growth of the Company through the acquisition of stock.  Employees are generally eligible to participate in the ESOP after completion of one year of service and attaining the age of 21.

 
The ESOP purchased the statutory limit of eight percent of the shares sold in the initial public offering of the Company, excluding shares issued to Home Federal Mutual Holding Company of Louisiana (113,887 shares).  This purchase was facilitated by a loan from the Company to the ESOP in the amount of $1.1 million.  The loan is secured by a pledge of the ESOP shares.  The shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The corresponding note is being repaid in 80 quarterly debt service payments of $23,000 on the last business day of each quarter, beginning March 31, 2005, at the rate of 5.25%.

 
The Company may contribute to the ESOP, in the form of debt service, at the discretion of its board of directors.  Cash dividends on the Company’s stock shall be used to either repay the loan, be distributed to the participants in the ESOP, or retained in the ESOP and reinvested in Company stock.  Shares are released for allocation to ESOP participants based on principal and interest payments of the note.  Compensation expense is recognized based on the number of shares allocated to ESOP participants each year and the average market price of the stock for the current year.  Released ESOP shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations.

 
As compensation expense is incurred, the Unearned ESOP Shares account is reduced based on the original cost of the stock.  The difference between the cost and the average market price of shares released for allocation is applied to Additional Paid-In Capital.  ESOP compensation expense for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, was $41,000 and $53,000, respectively.

 
The ESOP shares as of June 30, 2009, are as follows:

 
 
Allocated Shares
 
19,930
 
Shares Released for Allocation
 
2,847
 
Unreleased Shares
 
91,110
       
 
Total ESOP Shares
 
113,887
       
 
Fair Value of Unreleased Shares (In Thousands)
 
$                                615
       
 
Stock Price at June 30, 2009
 
$                               6.75
       
 

 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 13.            Recognition and Retention Plan (Continued)

 
On August 10, 2005, the shareholders of the Company approved the establishment of the Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana 2005 Recognition and Retention Plan and Trust Agreement (the Recognition Plan) as an incentive to retain personnel of experience and ability in key positions. The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to award under the Recognition Plan totaled 69,756.  As shares were acquired for the Recognition Plan, the purchase price of these shares was recorded as a contra equity account.  As the shares are distributed, the contra equity account is reduced.

 
Recognition Plan shares are earned by recipients at a rate of 20% of the aggregate number of shares covered by the Recognition Plan award over five years.  If the employment of an employee or service as a non-employee director is terminated prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of grant of Recognition Plan share award for any reason other than the recipient’s death, disability, or following a change in control of the Company, the recipient shall forfeit the right to any shares subject to the award that have not been earned.

 
The cost associated with the Recognition Plan is based on a share price of $9.85, which represents the market price of the Company’s stock on the date on which the Recognition Plan shares were granted.  The cost is being recognized over five years.  Compensation expense pertaining to the Recognition Plan was $125,000 and $150,000, for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

A summary of the changes in restricted stock follows:
 
               
 
Unawarded Shares
 
Awarded Shares
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
               
Balance - Beginning of Year
      1,952
 
      1,490
 
    38,333
 
    54,605
Purchased by Plan
            -
 
            -
 
            -
 
            -
Granted
            -
 
            -
 
            -
 
            -
Forfeited
         338
 
         462
 
        (338)
 
        (462)
Earned and Issued
            -
 
            -
 
   (12,781)
 
   (15,810)
               
Balance - End of Year
      2,290
 
      1,952
 
    25,214
 
    38,333
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 14.            Stock Option Plan

 
On August 10, 2005, the shareholders of the Company approved the establishment of the Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana 2005 Stock Option Plan (the Option Plan) for the benefit of directors, officers, and other employees.  The aggregate number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Option Plan totaled 174,389.  Both incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options may be granted under the plan.

On August 18, 2005, the Company granted 174,389 options to directors and employees.  Under the Option Plan, the exercise price of each option cannot be less than the fair market value of the underlying common stock as of the date of the option grant, which was $9.85, and the maximum term is ten years.  Incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options granted under the Option Plan become vested and exercisable at a rate of 20% per year over five years, commencing one year from the date of the grant, with an additional 20% vesting on each successive anniversary of the date the option was granted.  The exercise price of the options is equal to the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant.

Following is a summary of the status of the Option Plan during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

     
Weighted
     
Average
 
Number of
 
Exercise
 
Shares
 
Price
Outstanding at July 1, 2008
     169,762
 
 $      9.85
Granted
               -
   
Exercised
               -
   
Forfeited
      (11,628)
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2009
     158,134
 
 $      9.85
       
Options Exercisable at June 30, 2009
     105,858
 
 $      9.85
       
Outstanding at July 1, 2007
     170,857
 
 $      9.85
Granted
               -
   
Exercised
               -
   
Forfeited
        (1,095)
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2008
     169,762
 
 $      9.85
       
Options Exercisable at June 30, 2008
       73,688
 
 $      9.85
       
 
 
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 14.           Stock Option Plan (Continued)

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes model.  The following assumptions were made in estimating fair value:

  Dividend Yield
2.0%
  Expected Term
10 Years
  Risk-Free Interest Rate
4.13%
  Expected Life
10 Years
  Expected Volatility
8.59%

Compensation cost charged to operations was $57,000 and $62,000 in 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The income tax benefit realized from the Option Plan was $19,000 in 2009 and $21,000 in 2008.

Following is a summary of the status of options outstanding at June 30, 2009 under the Option Plan:

 
   
Options Outstanding
     
Options Exercisable
       
Weighted
           
       
Average
 
Weighted
     
Weighted
Exercise
     
Remaining
 
Average
     
Average
Price
     
Contractual
 
Exercise
     
Exercise
Range
 
Number
 
Life
 
Price
 
Number
 
Price
 $              9.85
 
       167,753
 
5.26 Years
 
 $       9.85
 
     105,858
 
 $       9.85
                     
 
 
Note 15.          Off-Balance Sheet Activities

 
Credit Related Financial Instruments
 
The Bank is a party to credit related financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers.  These financial instruments consist primarily of commitments to extend credit.  Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to loan commitments is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment.  The Bank follows the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

At June 30, 2009 and 2008, the following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
 
     Contract Amount
   
2009
 
2008
      (In Thousands)
         
Commitments to Grant Loans
   $                                                 6,935    $                                            104
Unfunded Commitments Under Lines of Credit
 
3,672
 
847
    
 
 
 
 

 
 
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require a payment of a fee.  The commitments for equity lines of credit may expire without being drawn upon.  Therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 15.
Off-Balance Sheet Activities (Continued)
 
 
future cash requirements.  The amount and type of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, varies and is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty.
 
Cash Deposits
 
The Company periodically maintains cash balances in financial institutions that are in excess of insured amounts.  The Company has not experienced any losses and does not believe that significant credit risk exists as a result of this practice.

Regional Credit Concentration
 
A substantial portion of the Bank’s lending activity is with customers located within a 100 mile radius of the Shreveport, Louisiana metropolitan area, which includes areas of northwest Louisiana, northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.  Although concentrated within the region, the Bank has a diversified loan portfolio, which should preclude the Bank from being dependent upon the well being of any particular economic sector to ensure collectibility of any significant portion of its debtors’ loan contracts.

Other Credit Concentrations
The Bank has purchased, with recourse, a significant number of loans from third-party mortgage originators.  These loans are serviced by these entities. At June 30, 2009 and 2008, the balance of the loans outstanding being serviced by these entities was $9.5 million and $10.5 million, respectively.

Interest Rate Floors and Caps
The Bank writes interest rate floors and caps into its variable rate mortgage loan contracts and loan servicing agreements in an attempt to manage its interest rate exposure.  Such floors and caps enable customers to transfer, modify, or reduce their interest rate risk, which, in turn, creates an off-balance sheet market risk to the Bank.  At June 30, 2009, the Bank's loan portfolio contained approximately $9.4 million of loans in which the loan contracts or servicing agreements possessed interest rate floors and caps.  Of this amount, $9.3 million consisted of purchased loans, which were originated by third-party mortgage originators.

Note 16.
Related Party Events

In the ordinary course of business, the Bank makes loans to its directors and officers. These loans are made on substantially the same terms and conditions, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with other customers, and do not involve more than normal credit risk or present other unfavorable features.

An analysis of the activity in loans made to such borrowers (both direct and indirect), including lines of credit, is summarized as follows for the years ended June 30th:
 
   
2009
 
2008
      (In Thousands)
         
Balance - Beginning of Year
   $                                                 430    $                                                   266
Additions
 
1,329
 
195
Principal payments
 
(138)
 
(31)
Balance - End of Year
 
$                                              1,621
   $                                                   430

 
Deposits from related parties held by the Bank at June 30, 2009 and 2008, amounted to $1.8 and $1.3 million, respectively.

 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 17.
Merger and Stock Issuance Costs

 
On December 31, 2007, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Agreement) with First Louisiana Bancshares, Inc. (First Louisiana) which provided for the merger of First Louisiana with and into the Company.  In connection with the merger, the Company’s current mutual holding company, Home Federal Mutual Holding Company of Louisiana, which owns approximately 63.1% of the Company’s outstanding shares, was to be merged into the Company in order to consummate the conversion of the Company to a full stock form organization.

 
In order to facilitate the merger and conversion, the Company offered up to 1,840,000 shares of its common stock to the public.  The costs associated with the stock issuance and conversion were capitalized with the intent to net these costs against the gross proceeds generated from the stock offering.  In addition, certain direct costs associated with the acquisition of First Louisiana were capitalized with the intent that these direct costs would be included in the total cost of the acquisition.  The Company was not able to sell the minimum number of shares required under the offering, and elected to terminate the offering.  As a result, those costs that were capitalized pertaining to the stock issuance and conversion, and with the planned merger with First Louisiana were written off and charged to expense in the consolidated statement of operations.  The amount of merger, conversion and stock issuance costs recognized in the consolidated statement of operations for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 totaled $133,000 and $883,000, respectively.


Note 18.
Regulatory Matters

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly other discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital requirements that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

The Bank is required to maintain minimum capital ratios under OTS regulatory guidelines in order to ensure capital adequacy. Management believes, as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, that the Bank met all OTS capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.

 
As of June 30, 2009, the most recent notification from the OTS categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum capital ratios, which are different than those required to meet OTS capital adequacy requirements.
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 18.
Regulatory Matters (Continued)

There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes may have changed the Bank’s category.  The Bank was also classified as well capitalized at June 30, 2008.

The Bank’s actual and required capital amounts and ratios for OTS regulatory capital adequacy purposes are presented below as of June 30, 2009 and 2008.

                         
                   
Required for Capital
           
Actual
     
Adequacy Purposes
           
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
           
(Dollars in Thousands)
       
June 30, 2009
                 
 
Core Capital
 (1)
 
 $      29,163
 
18.93%
 
 $        4,623
 
3.00%
 
Tangible Capital
 (1)
 
         29,163
 
18.93%
 
           2,311
 
1.50%
 
Total Risk-Based Capital
 (2)
 
         29,629
 
54.77%
 
           4,328
 
8.00%
                         
June 30, 2008
                 
 
Core Capital
 (1)
 
 $      28,312
 
20.21%
 
 $        4,203
 
3.00%
 
Tangible Capital
 (1)
 
         28,312
 
20.21%
 
           2,101
 
1.50%
 
Total Risk-Based Capital
 (2)
 
         28,547
 
73.08%
 
           3,125
 
8.00%
                         
                         
The Bank’s actual and required capital amounts and ratios to be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions are presented below as of June 30, 2009 and 2008.
 
                   
Required to be
           
Actual
     
Well Capitalized
           
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
           
(Dollars in Thousands)
       
June 30, 2009
                 
 
Tier 1 Leverage Capital
 (1)
 
 $      29,163
 
18.93%
 
 $        7,704
 
5.00%
 
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 (2)
 
         29,163
 
53.91%
 
           3,246
 
6.00%
 
Total Risk-Based Capital
 (2)
 
         29,629
 
54.77%
 
           5,410
 
10.00%
                         
June 30, 2008
                 
 
Tier 1 Leverage Capital
 (1)
 
 $      28,312
 
20.21%
 
 $        7,005
 
5.00%
 
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
 (2)
 
         28,312
 
72.48%
 
           2,344
 
6.00%
 
Total Risk-Based Capital
 (2)
 
         28,547
 
73.08%
 
           3,906
 
10.00%
                         
(1) Amounts and Ratios to Adjusted Total Assets
           
(2) Amounts and Ratios to Total Risk-Weighted Assets
       
                         

 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 18.
Regulatory Matters (Continued)

The actual and required capital amounts and ratios applicable to the Bank for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, are presented in the following tables, including a reconciliation of capital under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to such amounts reported for regulatory purposes.
 
                     
               
Minimum for Capital
       
Actual
     
Adequacy Purposes
June 30, 2009
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
       
(Dollars in Thousands)
   
                     
Total Equity, and Ratio to Total Assets
19.19%
 
 $  29,723
       
Investments in and Advances to
             
 
Nonincludable Subsidiaries
   
        (121)
       
Unrealized Gains on
             
 
Securities Available-for-Sale
   
        (439)
       
Tangible Capital, and Ratio
             
 
to Adjusted Total Assets
18.93%
 
 $  29,163
 
1.5%
 
 $      2,311
Tier 1 (Core) Capital,
             
 
and Ratio to Adjusted Total Assets
18.93%
 
 $  29,163
 
3.0%
 
 $      4,623
Tier 1 (Core) Capital,
             
 
and Ratio to Risk-Weighted Assets
53.91%
 
 $  29,163
       
Allowance for Loan Losses
   
          466
       
Equity Investment
   
            -
       
                     
   
Total Risk-Based Capital, and
             
     
Ratio to Risk-Weighted Assets
54.77%
 
 $  29,629
 
8.0%
 
 $      4,328
                     
Total Assets
   
 $ 154,872
       
                     
Adjusted Total Assets
   
 $ 154,086
       
                     
Risk-Weighted Assets
   
 $  54,095
       
                     
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 18.
Regulatory Matters (Continued)

                     
               
Minimum for Capital
       
Actual
 
Adequacy Purposes
June 30, 2008
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
       
(Dollars in Thousands)
                     
Total Equity, and Ratio to Total Assets
18.84%
 
 $   25,950
       
Investments in and Advances to
             
 
Nonincludable Subsidiaries
   
         (272)
       
Unrealized Losses on
             
 
Securities Available-for-Sale
   
        2,634
       
Tangible Capital, and Ratio
             
 
to Adjusted Total Assets
20.21%
 
 $   28,312
 
1.5%
 
 $       2,101
Tier 1 (Core) Capital,
             
 
and Ratio to Adjusted Total Assets
20.21%
 
 $   28,312
 
3.0%
 
 $       4,203
Tier 1 (Core) Capital,
             
 
and Ratio to Risk-Weighted Assets
72.48%
 
 $   28,312
       
Allowance for Loan Losses
   
           235
       
Equity Investment
   
             -
       
                     
   
Total Risk-Based Capital, and
 
           
     
Ratio to Risk-Weighted Assets
73.08%
 
 $   28,547
 
8.0%
 
 $       3,125
                     
Total Assets
   
 $ 137,732
       
                     
Adjusted Total Assets
   
 $ 140,094
       
                     
Risk-Weighted Assets
   
 $   39,064
       
                     
 
 
Note 19.
Restrictions on Dividends

 
Federal and state banking regulations place certain restrictions on dividends paid by the Bank to the Company.  The total amount of dividends which may be paid at any date is generally limited to the retained earnings of the Bank.


Note 20.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company has adopted SFAS No. 107 issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board which requires disclosure of the fair value of all financial instruments for which it is practical to estimate fair value.

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

 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The carrying amount approximates the fair value of cash and cash equivalents.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 20.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

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

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

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

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

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

 
Accrued Interest Payable
 
The carrying amount of accrued interest payable on deposits and borrowings approximates the fair value.

 
Off-Balance Sheet Credit-Related Instruments
 
Fair values for outstanding mortgage loan commitments to lend are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining term of the agreements, customer credit quality, and changes in lending rates.  The fair value of interest rate floors and caps contained in some loan servicing agreements and variable rate mortgage loan contracts are considered immaterial within the context of fair value disclosure requirements.  Accordingly, no fair value estimate is provided for these instruments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 20.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

At June 30, 2009 and 2008, the carrying amount and estimated fair values of the Bank’s financial instruments were as follows:
 
   
2009
 
2008
   
Carrying
 
Estimated
 
Carrying
 
Estimated
   
Value
 
Fair Value
 
Value
 
Fair Value
   
(In Thousands)
 
(In Thousands)
Financial Assets
             
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 $      10,007
 
 $      10,007
 
 $        7,363
 
 $        7,363
 
Securities Available-for-Sale
         92,647
 
         92,647
 
         96,324
 
         96,324
 
Securities to be Held-to-Maturity
           2,184
 
            2,195
 
           1,688
 
            1,703
 
Loans Held-for-Sale
           1,277
 
            1,277
 
               852
 
               852
 
Loans Receivable
         46,948
 
         50,461
 
         28,263
 
         29,576
 
Accrued Interest Receivable
               543
 
               543
 
               550
 
               550
                 
Financial Liabilities
             
 
Deposits
         86,146
 
         88,314
 
         78,359
 
         79,667
 
Accrued Interest Payable
               157
 
               157
 
               144
 
               144
 
Advances from Borrowers
               137
 
               137
 
               177
 
               177
 
Advances from FHLB
         35,997
 
         37,088
 
         26,876
 
         26,753
                 
Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities
           
 
Mortgage Loan Commitments
                  -
 
                 69
 
                  -
 
                   1
                 
 
The estimated fair values presented above could be materially different than net realizable value and are only indicative of the individual financial instrument’s fair value.  Accordingly, these estimates should not be considered an indication of the fair value of the Bank taken as a whole.

Note 21.         Fair Value Accounting

On July 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurement.  SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157was issued to establish a uniform definition of fair value.  The definition of fair value under SFAS No. 157 is market-based as opposed to company-specific, and includes the following:

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

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

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

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

§  
Expands disclosures about instrument that are measured at fair value.
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 21.          Fair Value Accounting (Continued)

SFAS No. 157 establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements.  The valuation hierarchy favors the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date.  The three levels are defined as follows:

§  
Level 1 – Fair value is based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets in which the Company can participate.

§  
Level 2 – Fair value is based upon (a) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; (b) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, that is, markets in which there are few transactions for the asset or liability, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly; (c) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability or (d) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

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

A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana and Subsidiary
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 21.          Fair Value Accounting (Continued)

Fair values of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at June 30, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
 
           
 
                                               Fair Value
                                       Measurements Using:
 
 
Quoted Prices in
 Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
 
 
 
Total
June 30, 2009
         
           
Available-for-Sale
         
Debt Securities
 $                        -
 
 $           90,920
 
 $             90,920
Equity Securities
                   1,727
 
                     -
 
                  1,727
Total
 $                1,727
 
 $           90,920
 
 $             92,647
           
           
 
                                         Fair Value
                                Measurements Using:
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
 Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
 Other
Observable
Inputs
 (Level 2)
 
 
 
 
Total
June 30, 2008
         
           
Available-for-Sale
         
Debt Securities
 $                        -
 
 $           94,161
 
 $             94,161
Equity Securities
                   2,163
 
                     -
 
                  2,163
Total
 $                2,163
 
 $           94,161
 
 $             96,324
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 22.
Earnings Per Common Share

 
The following table presents the components of average outstanding common shares for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:

 
   
2009
2008
       
Average Common Shares Issued
 
3,558,958
3,558,958
Average Treasury Shares Held
 
(181,874)
(175,168)
Average Unearned ESOP Shares
 
(91,110)
(96,804)
Average Unearned RRP Shares
 
   (29,220)
   (42,872)
       
Weighted Avenue Number of Common
     
Shares Used in Basic EPS
 
3,256,754
3,244,114
       
Effect of Dilutive Securities
     
Stock Options
 
              -
              -
       
Weighted Average Number of Common
     
Shares and Dilutive Potential Common
     
Shares Used in Dilutive EPS
 
3,256,754
3,244,114
 
Earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding as prescribed in SFAS No. 128.  For the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, there were outstanding options to purchase 167,753 and 169,762 shares, respectively, at $9.85 per share.  For fiscal 2009 and 2008, the options were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market value price of the common shares during the period.


Note 23.
Subsequent Events

 
In accordance with SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, management has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued, September 15, 2009, and determined that no events occurred that require disclosure.  No subsequent events occurring after this date have been evaluated for inclusion in these financial statements.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 24.            Parent Company Financial Statements

Financial information pertaining only to Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana as of June 30, 2009 and 2008, is as follows:

 
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA
     
Condensed Balance Sheets
     
June 30, 2009 and 2008
     
           
           
     
2009
 
2008
     
(In Thousands)
Assets
     
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 $       1,125
 
 $       1,535
 
Investment in Subsidiary
   29,723
 
   25,950
 
Other Assets
        462
 
        492
           
   
Total Assets
 $     31,310
 
 $     27,977
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
     
 
Other Liabilities
 $                -
 
 $          103
 
Stockholders' Equity
   31,310
 
   27,874
           
   
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 $     31,310
 
 $     27,977
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 24.
Parent Company Financial Statements (Continued)

 
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA
     
Condensed Statements of Operations
     
For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
     
         
         
   
2009
 
2008
   
(In Thousands)
Equity in Undistributed Earnings of Subsidiary
 $       701
 
 $    587
Interest Income
           52
 
        55
         
 
Total Income
          753
 
       642
         
Operating Expenses
          213
 
       186
Conversion and Merger Expense
          133
 
       883
         
 
Total Expenses
          346
 
    1,069
         
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax Benefit
          407
 
     (427)
Income Tax Benefit
        (108)
 
     (345)
         
 
Net Income (Loss)
 $       515
 
 $    (82)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 
Note 24.
Parent Company Financial Statements (Continued)
 
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA
     
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
     
For the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
     
               
         
2009
 
2008
         
(In Thousands)
Operating Activities
     
 
Net Income (Loss)
 $     515
 
 $    (82)
 
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net
     
   
Cash Used in Operating Activities
     
     
Equity in Undistributed Earnings of Subsidiary
       (701)
 
     (587)
     
Decrease (Increase) in Other Assets
          30
 
     (305)
     
(Decrease) Increase in Other Liabilities
       (103)
 
       103
       
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
       (259)
 
     (871)
               
Investing Activities
     
       
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities
          -
 
         -
               
Financing Activities
     
 
Paid-In Capital
        225
 
       270
 
Aquisition of Treasury Stock
        (78)
 
       (38)
 
Dividends Paid
       (298)
 
     (296)
       
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
       (151)
 
       (64)
               
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
       (410)
 
     (935)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year
     1,535
 
    2,470
               
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year
 $  1,125
 
 $ 1,535
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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 MARKET PRICE OF HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC.
COMMON SHARES AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
 
Home Federal Bancorp's common shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board ("OTCBB"), under the symbol "HFBL."  Presented below are the high and low sales prices for Home Federal Bancorp's common shares for the quarters ended September 30, 2007 through June 30, 2009 and dividends paid for the periods presented.  Such prices do not include retail financial markups, markdowns or commissions.  Information relating to prices has been obtained from the OTCBB.
 
           
Cash Dividends
Quarter Ended:
 
High
 
Low
 
per Share
             
Fiscal 2009
           
June 30, 2009
 
$8.00
 
$5.75
 
$0.06
March 31, 2009
 
8.00
 
6.00
 
0.06
December 31, 2008
 
7.50
 
6.00
 
0.06
September 30, 2008
 
8.99
 
7.50
 
0.06
             
Fiscal 2008
           
June 30, 2008
 
$9.17
 
$7.53
 
$0.06
March 31, 2008
 
9.51
 
7.95
 
0.06
December 31, 2007
 
10.30
 
9.03
 
0.06
September 30, 2007
 
10.43
 
9.60
 
0.06
 
 
As of September 25, 2009, Home Federal Bancorp had 3,350,166 common shares outstanding held of record by 154 shareholders.  The number of shareholders does not reflect the number of persons or entities who may hold stock in nominee or “street" name through brokerage firms or others.

Shareholders needing assistance with stock records, transfers or lost certificates, please contact Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.'s transfer agent, Registrar and Transfer Company.

Transfer Agent/Registrar

Registrar and Transfer Company
10 Commerce Drive
Cranford, New Jersey 07016
(800) 368-5948
www.rtco.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 
Directors
 
Daniel R. Herndon
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Henry M. Hearne
Director.  Self employed in the fields of investmentand farming
 
James R. Barlow
Director. President and Chief Operating Officer
Home Federal Bank
 
David A. Herndon III
Director.  Retired geologist
 
Clyde D. Patterson
Director. Executive Vice President
 
Woodus K. Humphrey
Director.  Insurance executive,
Woodus Humphrey Insurance, Inc.,
Shreveport, Louisiana
 
Scott D. Lawrence
Director.  President of Southwestern Wholesale, Shreveport, Louisiana
 
 
 
Walter T. Colquitt III
Director. Dentist, Shrevport, Louisiana
   
Mark M. Harrison
Director.  Co-owner of House of Carpets and Lighting, Shreveport, Louisiana and co-owner of Roly Poly sandwich franchises, Shreveport and West Monroe, Louisiana
Amos L. Wedgeworth Jr.
Director.  Retired physician
   
   
Executive Officers
 
Daniel R. Herndon
President and
Chief Executive Officer
 
James R. Barlow
President and Chief Operating Officer
Home Federal Bank
Clyde D. Patterson
Executive Vice President
 
 
 BANKING AND OFFICE LOCATIONS
 

Main Office

624 Market Street
Shreveport, Louisiana

Branch Offices
 
 6363 Youree Drive
 Shreveport, Louisiana
 8990 Mansfield Road
Shreveport, Louisiana
       
   Agency Office  
 
 
6425 Youree Drive, Suite 100
Shreveport, Louisiana
 
 
 

 
                                                     
                                                           

 


 
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