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INDEX
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1: Financial Statements
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
| December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | |||||||
| Unaudited | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and due from financial institutions | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fed funds sold | ||||||||
| Interest-bearing demand deposits | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Securities available-for-sale, at fair value | ||||||||
| Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost-approximate fair value of $ | ||||||||
| Loans held for sale | ||||||||
| Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $ | ||||||||
| Office premises and equipment - at depreciated cost | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank stock - at cost | ||||||||
| Accrued interest receivable | ||||||||
| Bank-owned life insurance | ||||||||
| Prepaid income taxes | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Savings | $ | $ | ||||||
| Certificates of deposit | ||||||||
| Demand deposit accounts | ||||||||
| Deposits | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | ||||||||
| Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance | ||||||||
| Accrued interest payable | ||||||||
| Accrued income tax | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, | ||||||||
| Common stock, | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Retained earnings - restricted | ||||||||
| Treasury shares at cost, | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
| Six months ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Loans, including fees | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits and other | ||||||||||||||||
| Total interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing demand deposits | ||||||||||||||||
| Savings | ||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposits | ||||||||||||||||
| Borrowings | ||||||||||||||||
| Total interest expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | ||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Earnings on bank-owned life insurance | ||||||||||||||||
| Net gain on sales of loans | ||||||||||||||||
| Net gain on sales of real estate owned | ||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||
| Total non-interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-interest expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | ||||||||||||||||
| Data processing | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy and equipment | ||||||||||||||||
| FDIC insurance premiums | ||||||||||||||||
| Voice and data communications | ||||||||||||||||
| Advertising | ||||||||||||||||
| Outside service fees | ||||||||||||||||
| Auditing and accounting | ||||||||||||||||
| Regulatory assessments | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreclosure and real estate owned expenses, net | ||||||||||||||||
| Franchise and other taxes | ||||||||||||||||
| Legal Fees | ||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||
| Total non-interest expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| DIVIDENDS PER SHARE | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| Six months ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | ||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities designated as available-for-sale, net of taxes of $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the six months ended
(Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
December 31, 2025
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Treasury shares | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2024
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Treasury shares | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | – | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the three months ended
(Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
December 31, 2025
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Treasury shares | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2024
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Treasury shares | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | – | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| Six months ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Amortization of deferred loan origination fees, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Amortization of premiums on investment securities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net gain on sale of loans | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Earnings on bank-owned life insurance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision for credit losses | ||||||||
| Origination of loans held for sale | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from loans held for sale | ||||||||
| Deferred Income Taxes | ||||||||
| Accrued Income Tax | ( | ) | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash, due to changes in: | ||||||||
| Accrued interest receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accrued interest payable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of securities available for sale | ( | ) | ||||||
| Securities maturities, prepayments and calls: | ||||||||
| Held-to-maturity | ||||||||
| Available-for-sale | ||||||||
| Proceeds from redemption of FHLB stock | ||||||||
| Purchase of FHLB stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loans originated for investment, net of principal collected | ( | ) | ||||||
| Additions to premises and equipment, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Net change in deposits | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances | ||||||||
| Repayments on Federal Home Loan Bank advances | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Beginning cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Ending cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| Six months ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
| Income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Interest on deposits and borrowings | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
The Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (“Kentucky First” or the “Company”) was incorporated under federal law in March 2005 and is the mid-tier holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard, Hazard, Kentucky (“First Federal of Hazard”) and Frankfort First Bancorp, Inc. (“Frankfort First”). Frankfort First is the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky (“First Federal of Kentucky”). First Federal of Hazard and First Federal of Kentucky (hereinafter collectively the “Banks”) are Kentucky First’s primary operations, which consist of operating the Banks as two independent, community-oriented savings institutions.
Note 1.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which represent the condensed consolidated balance sheets and results of operations of the Company, were prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. The results of operations for the six-month period ended December 31, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for an entire fiscal year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2025, has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K annual report for 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2025.
Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, Frankfort First, and its wholly-owned banking subsidiaries, First Federal of Hazard and First Federal of Kentucky (collectively hereinafter “the Banks”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company is a majority-owned subsidiary of First Federal MHC. The accounts of First Federal MHC are not consolidated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Investments – Management determines the classification of debt securities at purchase as held-to-maturity, trading, or available-for-sale. Held-to-maturity securities are those we have both the intent and ability to hold to maturity and are reported at amortized cost. Securities that are not considered held-to-maturity are considered either trading or available-for-sale securities in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320, Investments – Debt Securities, and are reported at fair value in the statement of financial position. We have no trading securities. The adjustment to fair value for available-for-sale securities for unrealized gains and losses is included as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, net of tax.
Loans – Loans for which we have the ability and intent to hold until maturity and/or payoff are reported at the carrying value of the unpaid principal reduced by unearned interest, an allowance for credit losses and unamortized deferred fees and costs and premiums. Interest income is accrued on a level yield basis. In circumstances where management believes that collection of interest income is uncollectible on specific loans, after considering economic and business conditions, collateral value and collection efforts, interest accrual is discontinued. Interest income may be recognized on the cash basis when received unless a determination has been made by management to apply all of the payment against principal.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation (continued)
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates (continued)
Allowance for Credit Losses – We account for the allowance for credit losses (ACL) under ASC 326, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which is commonly known as CECL. We measure expected credit losses of financial assets on a weighted average remaining maturity (WARM) basis.
We maintain an ACL at a level that is appropriate to cover estimated credit losses on individually evaluated loans, as well as estimated credit losses inherent in the estimated life of the loan portfolio. Credit losses are charged to and recoveries are credited to the ACL.
Loans with similar risk characteristics are evaluated on a collective basis within homogeneous loan pools under ASC 326. Our homogeneous loan pools are primarily determined by loan purpose and collateral type. Pools include residential real estate (composed of one-to-four-family, multi-family, and construction), land, farm, nonresidential real estate, commercial and industrial, and consumer loans (composed of Loans on deposit, home equity, automobile, and unsecured). Credits that are nonaccrual status are subject to individual evaluation.
Historical loss rates for loans are adjusted for significant factors that, in management’s judgment, reflect the impact of any current conditions on loss recognition. Qualitative factors used to derive our ACL include delinquency trends, current economic conditions and trends, strength of supervision and administration of the loan portfolio, levels of underperforming loans, trends in loan losses and underwriting exceptions. Reasonable and supportable economic forecasts that may offset collectibility are also included as factors in our ACL model. Management continually reevaluates the other subjective factors included in its ACL analysis.
Income Taxes – Income tax expense is based on the taxes due on the consolidated tax return plus deferred taxes on the expected future tax benefits and consequences of temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective
In October 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2023-06 Disclosure Improvements - Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative (ASU 2023-06). The amendments in this ASU are the result of FASB’s decision to incorporate into the Accounting Standards Codification certain disclosure requirements, referred by the SEC, for incremental information to US GAAP. Topics in the ASU that have applicability to the Company are (1) Statement of Cash Flows which requires an accounting policy disclosure in annual periods of where cash flows associated with derivative instruments and their related gains and losses are presented in the statement of cash flows, (2) Debt which requires disclosure of amounts and terms of unused lines of credit and unfunded commitments and the weighted-average interest rate on outstanding short-term borrowings, and (3) Derivatives and Hedging which adds cross-reference to disclosure requirements related to where cash flows associated with derivative instruments and their related gains and losses are presented in the statement of cash flows.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation (continued)
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective (continued)
The effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. If by June 30, 2027- the SEC has not removed the applicable requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, the pending content of the related amendment will be removed from the Accounting Standards Codification and will not become effective for any entity. Management is reviewing the provisions of ASU 2023-06, and does not expect the adoption of the ASU to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). The amendments in this update require disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments require that at each interim and annual reporting period (1) the Company disclose the amounts of (a) employee compensation, (b) depreciation, and (c) intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations that contains any of the expense categories listed; (2) include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current generally accepted accounting principles in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements; (3) disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively; (4) disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, the Company’s definition of selling expenses. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this update should be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this update or (2) retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Management is currently evaluating the update and does not expect adoption of the update to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in Fiscal Year 2025
In November 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-07 Segment Reporting (ASU 2023-07). The amendments in ASU 2023-07 apply to all public entities that are required to report segment information in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through requiring enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. Public entities are required to disclose, on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. In addition, public entities must provide all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets currently required by FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting in interim periods. The amendments clarify that if the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, a public entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit. However, at least one of the reported segment profit or loss measures (or the single reported measure, if only one is disclosed) should be the measure that is most consistent with the measurement principles used in measuring the corresponding amounts in the public entity’s consolidated financial statements. The amendments require that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Finally, the amendments require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in ASU 2023-07 and all existing segment disclosures in ASC Topic 280. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. A public entity that adopts ASU 2023-07 is required to apply the amendments retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Upon adoption of ASU 2023-07, the segment expense categories and amounts disclosed in the prior periods should be based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 on January 1, 2025 with little impact as currently the Company’s financial service operations are aggregated into one reportable operating segment.
In December 2023, FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09). FASB issued ASU 2023-09 to address investor requests for more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is to be applied on a prospective basis and became effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. ASU 2023-09 impacts income tax disclosures, and did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation (continued)
Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in Fiscal Year 2025 (continued)
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments in this update require annual and interim disclosures on significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and require annual and interim disclosures on “other segment items”, where the other segment items category is the difference between segment revenue less segment expense compared to the reported measure of segment profit or loss. In addition, the amendments require all annual disclosures that are currently required to be reported on an interim basis and require the disclosure of the title and position of the chief operating decision maker and how that position uses the information to assess segment performance and the allocation of resources. While the Company only has one reportable segment, the update requires public entities with a single segment to provide all segment disclosures under ASC 280. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Note 2. Earnings Per Share
Diluted earnings per share is computed taking
into consideration common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares to be issued or released under the Company’s share-based
compensation plans.
| Six months ended December 31, | Three months ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) allocated to common shareholders, basic and diluted | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share, basic and diluted | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||
There were stock option shares outstanding for the six- or three-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 3. Investment Securities
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale and securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income and gross unrecognized gains and losses:
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Amortized cost | Gross unrealized gains | Gross unrealized losses | Estimated fair value | ||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed: residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity Securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed: residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Amortized cost | Gross unrealized gains | Gross unrealized losses | Estimated fair value | ||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed: residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity Securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed: residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
At December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025 the Company’s debt securities consisted of mortgage-backed securities, which do not have a single maturity date. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities, because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
There were
We evaluated securities in unrealized loss positions
for evidence of credit loss, considering duration, severity, financial condition of the issuer, our intention to sell or requirement to
sell. Those securities were agency mortgage-backed securities, which carry a very limited amount of risk. Also, we have no intention to
sell nor believe that we will be compelled to sell such securities before maturity. Based on our evaluation, no reserve for credit loss was
considered necessary. Debt securities in an unrealized loss position as a percent of total debt securities were
December 31, 2025
Available-for-Sale
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||
| Less Than 12 Months | ||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 12 Months or More | ||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 3. Investment Securities (continued)
Held to Maturity
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized losses | Fair Value | |||||||||
| Less Than 12 Months | ||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 12 Months or More | ||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
June 30, 2025
Available-for-Sale
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||
| Less Than 12 Months | ||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 12 Months or More | ||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | $ | $ | ||||||||||
| Total temporarily impaired AFS securities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Held to Maturity
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||
| Less Than 12 Months | ||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 12 Months or More | ||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | ||||||||||||
| Total temporarily impaired HTM securities | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Note 4. Loans receivable
Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at the principal amount outstanding, adjusted for deferred loan origination costs, net, discounts on purchased loans, and the allowance for credit losses. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance unless the collectability of the loan is in doubt. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized in interest income using the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments. Interest income on one-to-four-family residential loans is generally discontinued at the time a loan is 180 days delinquent and on other loans at the time a loan is 90 days delinquent. All other loans are moved to non-accrual status in accordance with the Company’s policy, typically 90 days after the loan becomes delinquent. Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. Nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days still on accrual include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on nonaccrual is reversed against interest income. Interest received on such loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
The composition of the loan portfolio was as follows:
| December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2025 | ||||||
| Residential real estate | ||||||||
| One- to four-family | $ | $ | ||||||
| Multi-family | ||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||
| Land | ||||||||
| Farm | ||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ||||||||
| Consumer and other: | ||||||||
| Loans on deposits | ||||||||
| Home equity | ||||||||
| Automobile | ||||||||
| Unsecured | ||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
The amounts above include net deferred loan costs
of $
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
The allowance for credit losses is a valuation allowance that is deducted from the loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected for the loans. Loan losses are charged off against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
Management estimates the allowance balance required using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical credit loss experience, derived from the Company’s data, provides the basis for estimation of expected credit losses, although management also compares the Company’s data with peer group data. Adjustments to historical loss information may be made for differences in: lending policy, procedures and practice; economic conditions; the nature and volume of the loan portfolio; volume delinquent and problem loans; the current and anticipated economic conditions in the primary lending area; and other external factors. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off.
Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Loans evaluated individually are not included in the pool evaluation. When management determines that foreclosure is probable or when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty at the reporting date and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the sale of the collateral, the expected credit losses are based on the fair value of the collateral at the reporting date, less any discounts and selling costs.
Management monitors loan performance on a monthly
basis and performs a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of the ACL. The Banks begin enhanced monitoring of all loans rated 5-Watch or
worse and obtain a new appraisal or asset valuation for most loans placed on nonaccrual status. New appraisals are usually not obtained
on loans with outstanding principal amounts of $
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments, when appropriate. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals, and modifications unless either of the following applies: management has a reasonable expectation at the reporting date that a modification will be executed with an individual borrower or the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are not unconditionally cancellable by the Banks.
The Banks categorize loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, and current economic trends, among other factors. Management utilizes a risk rating scale ranging from 1-Highest Pass to 9-Loss to evaluate loan quality. Consumer purpose loans are identified as either performing or nonperforming based on the payment status of the loans. Nonperforming consumer loans are loans that are nonaccrual or 90 days or more past due and still accruing.
Our portfolio segments include residential real estate, nonresidential real estate, farm, land, commercial and industrial, and consumer and other loans. Risk factors associated with our portfolio segments are as follows:
Residential Real Estate
Our primary lending activity is the origination of mortgage loans, which enable a borrower to purchase or refinance existing homes in the Banks’ respective market areas. We further classify our residential real estate loans as one-to-four-family (owner-occupied vs nonowner-occupied), multi-family or construction. We believe that our first mortgage position on loans secured by residential real estate presents lower risk than our other loans, with the exception of loans secured by deposits.
We offer a mix of adjustable-rate and fixed-rate
mortgage loans with terms up to 30 years for owner-occupied properties. For these properties a borrower may be able to borrow up to
We offer loans on one-to-four-family rental properties
at a maximum of
We also originate loans to individuals to finance
the construction of residential dwellings for personal use or for use as rental property. We occasionally lend to builders for construction
of speculative or custom residential properties for resale, but on a limited basis. Construction loans are generally less than one year
in length, do not exceed
Multi-family Loans
We offer mortgage loans secured by residential
multi-family (five or more units). Generally, these loans are originated for 25 years or less and do not exceed
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
Nonresidential Loans
We offer mortgage loans secured by nonresidential
real estate comprised generally of commercial office buildings, churches and properties used for other purposes. Generally, these loans
are originated for
Consumer lending
Our consumer loans include home equity lines of
credit, loans secured by savings deposits, automobile loans, and unsecured loans. Home equity loans are generally second mortgage loans
subordinate only to first mortgages also held by the bank and do not exceed
Impaired loans
The Banks choose the most appropriate method for accounting for impaired loans. For secured loans, which make up the vast majority of the loans in the Banks’ portfolio, this method involves determining the fair value of the collateral, reduced by estimated selling costs. Where appropriate, the Banks would account for impaired loans by determining the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate.
A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Although most of our loans are secured by collateral, we rely heavily on the capacity of our borrowers to generate sufficient cash flow to service their debt. As a result, our loans do not become collateral-dependent until there is deterioration in the borrower’s cash flow and financial condition, which makes it necessary for us to look to the collateral for our sole source of repayment. Collateral-dependent loans which are more than ninety days delinquent are considered to constitute more than a minimum delay in repayment and are evaluated for impairment under the policy at that time.
We utilize updated independent appraisals to determine fair value for collateral-dependent loans, adjusted for estimated selling costs, in determining our specific reserve. In some situations, management does not secure an updated independent appraisal. These situations may involve small loan amounts or loans that, in management’s opinion, have an abnormally low loan-to-value ratio.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
The following table presents the activity in the ACL by portfolio segment for the six months ended December 31, 2025.
December 31, 2025:
| (in thousands) | Balance at September 30, 2025 | Provision for (recovery of) credit losses on loans | Loans charged off | Recoveries | Credit Losses for Unfunded Liabilities | Ending balance | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One-to-four-family | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | ||||||||||||
| Multi-family | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Farm | ( | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ( | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans on deposits | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home equity | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Automobile | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ( | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2024:
| (in thousands) | Balance at June 30, 2024 | Provision for (recovery of) credit losses on loans | Loans charged off | Recoveries | Credit Losses for Unfunded Liabilities | Ending balance | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One-to-four-family | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | |||||||||||||
| Multi-family | ( | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ( | ) | - | - | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Land | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Farm | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ( | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home equity | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ( | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | - | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
December 31, 2025:
| (in thousands) | Balance at September 30, 2025 | Provision for (recovery of) credit losses on loans | Loans charged off | Recoveries | Credit Losses for Unfunded Liabilities | Ending balance | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One-to-four-family | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | - | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Multi-family | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Farm | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ( | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans on deposits | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home equity | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automobile | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ( | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | - | $ | $ | - | $ | |||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2024:
| (in thousands) | Balance at September 30, 2024 | Provision for (recovery of) credit losses on loans | Loans charged off | Recoveries | Credit Losses for Unfunded Liabilities | Ending balance | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One-to-four-family | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Multi-family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ( | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | - | $ | $ | $ | - | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans by portfolio class as of December 31, 2025. The recorded investment in loans excludes accrued interest receivable due to immateriality.
December 31, 2025:
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost Basis | Ending allowance on collateral- dependent loans | ||||||
| Loans individually evaluated for impairment: | ||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||
| One- to four-family | $ | $ | ||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
Real estate stands as collateral for loans individually evaluated for impairment. Collateral on nonresidential real estate individually evaluated for impairment includes one commercial office building.
The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans by portfolio class as of June 30, 2025. The recorded investment in loans excludes accrued interest receivable due to immateriality.
June 30, 2025:
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost Basis | Ending allowance on collateral- dependent loans | ||||||
| Loans individually evaluated for impairment: | ||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||
| One- to four-family | $ | $ | ||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
The following table presents the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 89 days still on accrual by class of loans as of December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025:
| December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Nonaccrual | Loans Past Due Over 89 Days Still Accruing | Nonaccrual | Loans Past Due Over 89 Days Still Accruing | ||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | ||||||||||||||||
| One- to four-family | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other Automobile | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Nonaccrual loans had no related allowance for credit losses based on individual evaluation at December 31, 2025 or June 30, 2025.
One-to-four-family loans in process of foreclosure
totaled $
There were no loans modified during the six months ended December 31, 2025 to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties.
The following table presents the aging of the principal balance outstanding in past due loans as of December 31, 2025, by class of loans:
December 31, 2025:
| (in thousands) | 30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | 90 Days or Greater | Total Past Due | Loans Not Past Due | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One-to-four-family | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Multi-family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans on deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
The following tables present the aging of the principal balance outstanding in past due loans as of June 30, 2025, by class of loans:
June 30, 2025:
| (in thousands) | 30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | 90 Days or Greater | Total Past Due | Loans Not Past Due | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One- to four-family | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Multi-family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans on deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Credit Quality Indicators:
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis is performed on an annual basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
Special Mention. Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard. Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful. Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed
individually as part of the above-described process are considered to be pass rated loans. Loans listed that are not rated are included
in groups of homogeneous loans and are evaluated for credit quality based on performing status. See the aging of past due loan table
above.
| (in thousands) | Term Loans Amortized Cost by Origination Fiscal Year | Revolving Loans Amortized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Prior | Cost Basis | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One-to-four-family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multi-family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | - | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
| Revolving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Term Loans Amortized Cost by Origination Fiscal Year | Loans Amortized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Prior | Cost Basis | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
As of June 30, 2025, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:
| Revolving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Term Loans Amortized Cost by Origination Fiscal Year | Loans Amortized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of June 30, 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Cost Basis | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One- to four-family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multi-family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Farm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
| Revolving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Term Loans Amortized Cost by Origination Fiscal Year | Loans Amortized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of June 30, 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Cost Basis | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Rating: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special mention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Substandard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current period gross charge offs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 4. Loans receivable (continued)
At December 31, 2025, the risk category of loans by class of loans was as follows:
| (in thousands) | Pass | Special Mention |
Substandard | Doubtful | ||||||||||||
| Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||
| One-to-four-family | $ | |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| Multi-family | |
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| Construction | |
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| Land | |
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| Farm | |
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| Nonresidential real estate | |
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| Commercial and industrial | |
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| Consumer and other: | ||||||||||||||||
| Loans on deposits | |
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| Home equity | |
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| Automobile | |
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| Unsecured | |
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
At June 30, 2025, the risk category of loans by class of loans was as follows:
| (in thousands) | Pass | Special Mention |
Substandard | Doubtful | ||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | ||||||||||||||||
| One- to four-family | $ | $ | |
$ | $ | |||||||||||
| Multi-family | ||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||
| Farm | ||||||||||||||||
| Nonresidential real estate | ||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ||||||||||||||||
| Consumer and other | ||||||||||||||||
| Loans on deposits | ||||||||||||||||
| Home equity | ||||||||||||||||
| Automobile | ||||||||||||||||
| Unsecured | ||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Purchased Credit Impaired Loans:
The Company purchased loans during fiscal year 2013
for which there was, at acquisition, evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition,
that all contractually required payments would not be collected.
| (in thousands) | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||
| One-to-four-family residential real estate | $ | $ | ||||||
Accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, is as follows:
| (in thousands) | Six months ended December 31, 2025 |
Twelve months ended June 30, 2025 |
||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accretion of income | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
For those purchased loans disclosed above, the Company made no increase in allowance for credit losses for the year ended June 30, 2025, or for the six-month period ended December 31, 2025. Neither were any allowance for credit losses reversed during those periods.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 5. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
ASC topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants (exit price) at the measurement date. ASC topic 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes six levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in active markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
Securities
Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. Level 2 securities include agency mortgage-backed securities and agency bonds.
Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
| Fair Value Measurements Using | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Fair Value | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed: residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed: residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
There were no assets or liabilities which were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025.
The following is a disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, both assets and liabilities, whether or not recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. For financial instruments where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value and other valuation methods.
The methods used are greatly affected by the assumptions applied, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Therefore, the fair values presented may not represent amounts that could be realized in an exchange for certain financial instruments.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 5. Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
Based on the foregoing methods and assumptions, the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025 are as follows:
| Fair Value Measurements at | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying | December 31, 2025 Using | |||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans receivable – net | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued interest receivable | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposits | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued interest payable | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurements at | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying | June 30, 2025 Using | |||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Financial assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans receivable - net | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued interest receivable | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposits | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued interest payable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
December 31, 2025
(unaudited)
Note 6. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The Company’s other comprehensive income (loss)
is comprised solely of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities.
| (in thousands) | Six months ended December 31, 2025 | Three months ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Current period change | ||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Other comprehensive income (loss) components and related tax effects for the periods indicated were as follows:
| Six months ended | Three months ended | |||||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Tax effect | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||
Note 7: Formal Written Agreement
On August 13, 2024, First Federal of Kentucky entered
into a formal written agreement (the “Agreement”) with the OCC, which became effective as of the same date. The Agreement
will remain effective until it is amended by First Federal of Kentucky and the OCC, or the OCC modifies, waives or terminates the Agreement.
As a result of the Agreement, pursuant to 12 C.F.R. § 5.51(c)(7)(ii), First Federal of Kentucky is in “troubled condition,”
and is not an “eligible savings association” for purposes of 12 C.F.R. § 5.3, unless otherwise informed in writing by
the OCC. In addition to the Agreement, the OCC has also imposed individual minimum capital requirements (“IMCRs”) on First
Federal of Kentucky. The IMCRs require First Federal of Kentucky to maintain a common equity tier 1 capital ratio of at least
Under the terms of the Agreement, First Federal of Kentucky is required to take the following actions within the time frames specified in the Agreement:
| ● | create a compliance committee composed of at least three of First Federal of Kentucky’s directors to monitor and oversee First Federal of Kentucky’s compliance with the provisions of the Agreement and submit quarterly evaluation reports to First Federal of Kentucky’s board of directors regarding actions First Federal of Kentucky has taken to comply with the Agreement and the results and status of such actions; |
| ● | submit to the OCC, adopt and implement an acceptable revised written three-year strategic plan establishing objectives for First Federal of Kentucky’s overall risk profile, balance sheet mix, funding structure, interest rate risk, liquidity and capital adequacy, earnings performance, and asset and core deposit growth, together with strategies to achieve those objectives; |
| ● | submit to the OCC, adopt and implement an acceptable revised written succession plan for First Federal of Kentucky that is designed to promote adequate staffing and continuity of capable management; |
| ● | adopt a revised written liquidity risk management program for First Federal of Kentucky that provides for the identification, measurement, monitoring, and control of First Federal of Kentucky’s liquidity risk exposure, and that emphasizes the importance of cash flow projections, diversified funding sources, a cushion of highly liquid assets, robust liquidity stress testing scenario analyses, and a formal, well-developed contingency funding plan as primary tools for measuring and managing liquidity risk; and |
| ● | adopt a revised written interest rate risk program that includes risk management systems to identify, measure, monitor, and control interest rate risk. |
The Agreement requires First Federal of Kentucky’s Board to (i) ensure that First Federal of Kentucky timely adopts and implements all corrective actions required by the Agreement and (ii) verify that First Federal of Kentucky adheres to the corrective actions and that they are effective in addressing First Federal of Kentucky’s deficiencies that resulted in the Agreement. First Federal of Kentucky’s Board and management are committed to fully addressing the provisions of the Agreement within the required time frames. As of the date of this filing, First Federal of Kentucky’s Board and management believe that First Federal of Kentucky has addressed the deficiencies that resulted in the Agreement. For additional information, see Exhibit 10.1 to the Company Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2024 and Item 1A, “Risk Factors - We are required to comply with the terms of a formal written agreement and IMCRs issued by the OCC, and lack of compliance could result in monetary penalties and /or additional regulatory actions” and Note K - Stockholders’ Equity and Regulatory Capital of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2025.
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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this report, as well as other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that are not historical facts are considered “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “intend” and “potential,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “should,” “could,” or “may.” Forward-looking statements include statements of our goals, intentions and expectations; statements regarding our ability to fully and timely address the deficiencies that resulted in the Agreement that First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky has entered into with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”); First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky’s ability to satisfy the Individual Minimum Capital Requirements imposed by the OCC; statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies; statements regarding the quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp’s actual results, performance or achievements may materially differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to such material differences include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions; prices for real estate in the Company’s market areas; the interest rate environment and the impact of the interest rate environment on our business, financial condition and results of operations; our ability to successfully execute our strategy to increase earnings, increase core deposits, reduce reliance on higher cost funding sources and shift more of our loan portfolio towards higher-earning loans; our ability to pay future dividends and if so at what level; the success of our recently restructured management team; our ability to receive any required regulatory approval or non-objection to pay dividends to shareholders; our ability to pay dividends from First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky to the Company in order for the Company to pay dividends to shareholders; the ability of First Federal MHC to receive approval of its members to waive the payment of any Company dividends to First Federal MHC; competitive conditions in the financial services industry; changes in the level of inflation; the impacts of tariffs, sanctions and other trade policies of the United States and its global trading counterparts; changes in the demand for loans, deposits and other financial services that we provide; the possibility that future credit losses may be higher than currently expected; competitive pressures among financial services companies; the ability to attract, develop and retain qualified employees; our ability to maintain the security of our data processing and information technology systems; the outcome of pending or threatened litigation, or of matters before regulatory agencies; changes in law, governmental policies and regulations, rapidly changing technology affecting financial services, and the other matters mentioned in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not undertake the responsibility, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
General
The Company was incorporated as a mid-tier holding company under the laws of the United States on March 2, 2005, upon the completion of the reorganization of First Federal of Hazard into a federal mutual holding company form of organization (the “Reorganization”). On that date, Kentucky First Federal also completed its minority stock offering and its concurrent acquisition of Frankfort First Bancorp, Inc. (“Frankfort First Bancorp”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Federal of Kentucky, Frankfort Kentucky (“First Federal of Kentucky”) (the “Merger”). Following the Reorganization and Merger, the Company has operated First Federal of Hazard and First Federal of Kentucky (collectively, the “Banks”) as two independent, community-oriented savings institutions.
On December 31, 2012, the Company acquired CKF Bancorp, Inc., a savings and loan holding company which operated three banking locations in Boyle and Garrard Counties in Kentucky. In accounting for the transaction, the assets and liabilities of CKF Bancorp were recorded on the books of First Federal of Kentucky in accordance with accounting standard ASC 805, Business Combinations.
Our results of operations are dependent primarily on net interest income, which is the difference between the income earned on our loans and securities and our cost of funds, consisting of the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Results of operations are also affected by the provision for losses on loans and service charges and fees collected on our deposit accounts. Our general, administrative, and other expense primarily consists of employee compensation and benefits expense, occupancy and equipment expense, data processing expense, other operating expenses and state and federal income taxes. Results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities.
Management Transition
On October 2, 2025, the Boards of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky, an indirect wholly-owned bank subsidiary of the Company (“First Federal of Kentucky”), appointed R. Clay Hulette as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as President and Chief Executive Officer of First Federal of Kentucky, respectively. Such appointments were subject to regulatory approval. On December 10, 2025, the Company and First Federal of Kentucky received final regulatory non-objection, effective immediately, to these appointments. In connection with this transition, Don D. Jennings was appointed Director of Operations of First Federal of Kentucky and continues to serve as President of the Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Federal of Kentucky.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Regulatory Developments Regarding First Federal of Kentucky
On August 13, 2024, First Federal of Kentucky entered into a formal written agreement (the “Agreement”) with the OCC, which became effective as of the same date. The Agreement will remain effective until it is amended by First Federal of Kentucky and the OCC, or the OCC modifies, waives or terminates the Agreement. As a result of the Agreement, pursuant to 12 C.F.R. § 5.51(c)(7)(ii), First Federal of Kentucky is in “troubled condition,” and is not an “eligible savings association” for purposes of 12 C.F.R. § 5.3, unless otherwise informed in writing by the OCC. In addition to the Agreement, the OCC has also imposed individual minimum capital requirements (“IMCRs”) on First Federal of Kentucky. The IMCRs require First Federal of Kentucky to maintain a common equity tier 1 capital ratio of at least 9.0%, a tier 1 capital ratio of at least 11.0%, a total capital ratio of at least 12.0%, and a leverage ratio of at least 9.0%. As of December 31, 2025, First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky’s common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 13.99%, its tier 1 capital ratio was 13.99%, its total capital ratio was 14.76%, and its leverage ratio was 10.37%. As First Federal of Kentucky has not been designated as “less than well capitalized” and has maintained capital levels in excess of the IMCRs, there have been no restrictions or waiver requirements imposed on First Federal of Kentucky for rolling brokered deposits or other types of wholesale deposits.
Under the terms of the Agreement, First Federal of Kentucky is required to take the following actions within the time frames specified in the Agreement:
| ● | create a compliance committee composed of at least three of First Federal of Kentucky’s directors to monitor and oversee First Federal of Kentucky’s compliance with the provisions of the Agreement and submit quarterly evaluation reports to First Federal of Kentucky’s board of directors regarding actions First Federal of Kentucky has taken to comply with the Agreement and the results and status of such actions; | |
| ● | submit to the OCC, adopt and implement an acceptable revised written three-year strategic plan establishing objectives for First Federal of Kentucky’s overall risk profile, balance sheet mix, funding structure, interest rate risk, liquidity and capital adequacy, earnings performance, and asset and core deposit growth, together with strategies to achieve those objectives; | |
| ● | submit to the OCC, adopt and implement an acceptable revised written succession plan for First Federal of Kentucky that is designed to promote adequate staffing and continuity of capable management; | |
| ● | adopt a revised written liquidity risk management program for First Federal of Kentucky that provides for the identification, measurement, monitoring, and control of First Federal of Kentucky’s liquidity risk exposure, and that emphasizes the importance of cash flow projections, diversified funding sources, a cushion of highly liquid assets, robust liquidity stress testing scenario analyses, and a formal, well-developed contingency funding plan as primary tools for measuring and managing liquidity risk; and | |
| ● | adopt a revised written interest rate risk program that includes risk management systems to identify, measure, monitor, and control interest rate risk. |
The Agreement requires First Federal of Kentucky’s Board to (i) ensure that First Federal of Kentucky timely adopts and implements all corrective actions required by the Agreement and (ii) verify that First Federal of Kentucky adheres to the corrective actions and that they are effective in addressing First Federal of Kentucky’s deficiencies that resulted in the Agreement. First Federal of Kentucky’s Board and management are committed to fully addressing the provisions of the Agreement within the required time frames. As of the date of this filing, First Federal of Kentucky’s Board and management believe that First Federal of Kentucky has addressed the deficiencies that resulted in the Agreement. For additional information, see Exhibit 10.1 to the Company Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2024 and Item 1A, “Risk Factors - We are required to comply with the terms of a formal written agreement and IMCRs issued by the OCC, and lack of compliance could result in monetary penalties and /or additional regulatory actions” and Note K - Stockholders’ Equity and Regulatory Capital of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2025.
Asset/Liability Management
Management and the boards of the subsidiary Banks are responsible for the asset/liability management issues that affect the individual Banks. Either Bank may work with its sister Bank to mitigate potential asset/liability risks to the Banks and to the Company as a whole. Management utilizes a third-party to perform interest rate risk (“IRR”) calculations for each of the Banks. Management monitors and considers methods of managing the rate sensitivity and repricing characteristics of each of the Bank’s balance sheet components to maintain acceptable levels of change in the economic value of equity (“EVE”) as well as evaluating the impact on earnings in the event of changes in prevailing market interest rates. Interest rate sensitivity analysis is used to measure our interest rate risk by computing estimated changes in EVE that are a result of changes in the net present value of its cash flows from assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet items. These changes in cash flow are estimated based on hypothetical instantaneous and permanent increases and decreases in market interest rates.
General market participants believe that the FOMC will continue interest rate decreases. Our December 31, 2025 EVE is anticipated to increase by approximately 4.1% and 0.6% under sudden and sustained decrease in prevailing market interest rates of 100 basis points and 200 basis points, respectively. The company continues to strive for acceptable EVE in both increasing and decreasing interest rate environments. Computations or prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions, including relative levels of market interest rates, loan prepayments, and deposit run-offs. These computations should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. Further, the computations do not contemplate any actions the Banks may undertake in response to changes in interest rates. Certain shortcomings are inherent in this method of computing EVE. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in differing degrees to changes in market interest rates. The interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Average Balance Sheets
The following table represents the average balance sheets for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, along with the related calculations of tax-equivalent net interest income, net interest margin and net interest spread for the related periods.
| Six Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Balance | Interest And Dividends | Yield/ Cost | Average Balance | Interest And Dividends | Yield/ Cost | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans 1 | $ | 330,334 | $ | 9,579 | 5.80 | % | $ | 334,634 | $ | 8,702 | 5.20 | % | ||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 11,171 | 205 | 3.67 | 9,422 | 157 | 3.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other interest-earning assets | 20,578 | 444 | 4.32 | 19,630 | 544 | 5.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 362,083 | 10,228 | 5.65 | 363,686 | 9,403 | 5.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Allowance for credit losses | (2,171 | ) | (2,134 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-interest-earning assets | 11,853 | 13,168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 371,765 | $ | 374,720 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demand deposits | $ | 17,507 | $ | 55 | 0.63 | % | $ | 15,624 | $ | 18 | 0.23 | % | ||||||||||||
| Savings | 46,937 | 98 | 0.42 | 49,117 | 100 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | 198,939 | 3,933 | 3.95 | 179,256 | 3,812 | 4.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total deposits | 263,383 | 4,086 | 3.10 | 243,997 | 3,930 | 3.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Borrowings | 45,309 | 982 | 4.34 | 66,369 | 1,566 | 4.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 308,692 | 5,068 | 3.28 | 310,366 | 5,496 | 3.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | 12,269 | 14,437 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing liabilities | 2,143 | 1,891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 323,104 | 326,694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 48,661 | 48,026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 371,765 | $ | 374,720 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest spread | $ | 5,160 | 2.37 | % | $ | 3,907 | 1.63 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Net interest margin | 2.85 | % | 2.15 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | 117.30 | % | 117.18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Includes loan fees, immaterial in amount, in both interest income and the calculation of yield on loans. Also includes loans on nonaccrual status. |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Average Balance Sheets (continued)
The following table represents the average balance sheets for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, along with the related calculations of tax-equivalent net interest income, net interest margin and net interest spread for the related periods.
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Balance | Interest And Dividends | Yield/ Cost | Average Balance | Interest And Dividends | Yield/ Cost | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans 1 | $ | 331,429 | $ | 4,884 | 5.89 | % | $ | 333,761 | $ | 4,437 | 5.32 | % | ||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 11,634 | 107 | 3.68 | 9,178 | 76 | 3.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other interest-earning assets | 18,629 | 185 | 3.97 | 19,376 | 271 | 5.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 361,692 | 5,176 | 5.72 | 362,315 | 4,784 | 5.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Allowance for credit losses | (2,168 | ) | (2,140 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-interest-earning assets | 11,976 | 13,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 371,500 | $ | 374,003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demand deposits | $ | 17,380 | 25 | 0.58 | % | $ | 15,305 | 9 | 0.24 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Savings | 45,235 | $ | 49 | 0.43 | 49,832 | $ | 50 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | 199,310 | 1,943 | 3.90 | 181,207 | 1,936 | 4.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total deposits | 261,925 | 2,017 | 3.08 | 246,344 | 1,995 | 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Borrowings | 46,309 | 503 | 4.35 | 64,761 | 751 | 4.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 308,234 | 2,520 | 3.27 | 311,105 | 2,746 | 3.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | 12,590 | 13,243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing liabilities | 1,832 | 1,592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 322,656 | 325,940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 48,844 | 48,063 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 371,500 | $ | 374,003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest spread | $ | 2,656 | 2.45 | % | $ | 2,038 | 1.75 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Net interest margin | 2.94 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | 117.34 | % | 116.46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Includes loan fees, immaterial in amount, in both interest income and the calculation of yield on loans. Also includes loans on nonaccrual status. |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Discussion of Financial Condition Changes from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025
Financial Position and Results of Operations
At December 31, 2025 the Company and the Banks were considered well-capitalized with capital ratios in excess of regulatory requirements. However, an extended economic recession could adversely impact the Company’s and the Banks’ capital position and Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2024, in addition to the formal written Agreement, the OCC has also imposed individual minimum capital requirements (“IMCRs”) on First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky. The IMCRs require First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky to maintain a common equity tier 1 capital ratio of at least 9.0%, a tier 1 capital ratio of at least 11.0%, a total capital ratio of at least 12.0%, and a leverage ratio of at least 9.0%. As of December 31, 2025, First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky’s common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 13.99%, its tier 1 capital ratio was 13.99%, its total capital ratio was 14.76%, and its leverage ratio was 10.37%. As First Federal of Kentucky has not been designated as “less than well capitalized” and has maintained capital levels in excess of the IMCRs, there have been no restrictions or waiver requirements imposed on First Federal of Kentucky for rolling brokered deposits or other types of wholesale deposits.
Assets: At December 31, 2025, the Company’s assets totaled $375.3 million, an increase of $4.1 million, or 1.1%, from total assets at June 30, 2025, due primarily to the increase in loans, as well as an increase in securities available-for-sale.
Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents overall increased $192,000 or 1.0% to $19.7 million at December 31, 2025. Most of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held in interest-bearing demand deposits that increased $5.5 million or 64.5%, which were slightly offset by fed funds sold decreasing $5.3 million or 61.9% compared to June 30, 2025.
Investment securities: At December 31, 2025, our securities portfolio, which consisted of mortgage-backed securities, increased $1.4 million or 14.2% and totaled $11.3 million, compared to June 30, 2025.
Loans: Loans, net and loans held-for-sale in the aggregate increased $2.3 million or 0.8% and totaled $330.5 million at December 31, 2025. Loans receivable, net, increased by $2.6 million or 0.7% to $329.8 million at December 31, 2025. Loans held-for-sale decreased $254,000 and totaled $623,000 at December 31, 2025. Management continues to look for high-quality loans to add to its portfolio and will continue to emphasize loan originations to the extent that it is profitable, prudent and consistent with our interest rate risk strategies. Because market interest rates have become more favorable, the Company has had more success in selling mortgages into the secondary market, which has led to elevated balances loans held-for-sale.
Non-performing and classified loans: At December 31, 2025, the Company had non-performing loans (loans 90 or more days past due or on nonaccrual status) of approximately $2.4 million, or 0.7% of total loans compared to $3.9 million or 1.2%, of total loans at June 30, 2025. The Company’s ACL totaled $2.2 million at both December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025. The ACL at December 31, 2025, represented 92.7% of nonperforming loans and 0.7% of total loans, while at June 30, 2025, ACL represented 54.1% of nonperforming loans and 0.7% of total loans.
The Company had $6.3 million in assets classified as substandard for regulatory purposes at December 31, 2025, with $0 in real estate owned (“REO”). Classified loans as a percentage of total loans (including loans acquired) was 1.9% and 1.9% at December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, respectively. Of substandard loans, 100.0% were secured by real estate on which the Banks have priority lien position.
The table below shows the aggregate amounts of our assets classified for regulatory purposes at the dates indicated:
| (dollars in thousands) | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | ||||||
| Substandard assets | $ | 6,275 | $ | 6,086 | ||||
| Doubtful assets | - | – | ||||||
| Loss assets | - | – | ||||||
| Total classified assets | $ | 6,275 | $ | 6,086 | ||||
The Company had no real estate acquired through foreclosure at December 31, 2025 or June 30, 2025. During the period presented the Company made no loans to facilitate the purchase of its other real estate owned by qualified buyers. Loans to facilitate the sale of other real estate owned, which were included in substandard loans, totaled $0 and $0 at December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, respectively.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Discussion of Financial Condition Changes from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (continued)
At December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, the Company had $661,000 and $672,000 of loans classified as special mention, respectively. This category includes assets which do not currently expose us to a sufficient degree of risk to warrant classification, but do possess credit deficiencies or potential weaknesses deserving our close attention.
Liabilities: Total liabilities increased $3.3 million, or 1.0% to $326.2 million at December 31, 2025, as Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $8.7 million or 20.3% to $51.4 million and demand deposit accounts increased $874,000 or 3.0%.
Savings decreased $5.1 million or 10.5% and totaled 43.5 million at December 31, 2025 primarily related to a decrease in savings accounts associated with distributions of funds in administration of various estate accounts. Certificates of deposit decreased $123,000 or 0.1%, due to brokered certificates of deposit decreasing $5.6 million or 12.8% to $38.4 million, which were offset by retail certificates of deposit increasing $5.5 million or 3.6%.
Shareholders’ Equity: At December 31, 2025, the Company’s shareholders’ equity totaled $49.1 million, an increase of $732,000 or 1.5% from June 30, 2025. The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily associated with net income of $648,000, as well as accumulated other comprehensive loss decreasing $84,000 or 57.9% from a loss of $145,000 at June 30, 2025 to a loss of $61,000 at December 31, 2025.
On January 16, 2024, the Company announced the suspension of quarterly dividends indefinitely. Holders of our common stock are only entitled to receive such dividends as our Board of Directors may declare out of funds available for such payments under applicable law and regulatory guidance. We cannot predict when or whether the Company will be able to pay future common stock dividends and if so, the amount of any such common stock dividends. Our ability to pay future dividends and if so at what level will also be dependent on numerous factors, including: our ability to receive any required regulatory approval or non-objection to pay dividends or for the payment of dividends from First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky to the Company or from the Company to shareholders; our ability to fully and timely address the deficiencies that resulted in the Agreement that First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky has entered into with the OCC; First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky’s ability to satisfy the IMCR’s imposed by the OCC; the ability of First Federal MHC to receive approval of its members to waive the payment of any Company dividends to First Federal MHC; and our ability to successfully execute our strategy to increase earnings and core deposits, reduce reliance on higher cost funding sources and shift more of our loan portfolio towards higher-earning loans. See “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025 for additional discussion regarding dividends.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Comparison of Operating Results for the Six-month Periods Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
General
Net income totaled $648,000 or $0.08 diluted earnings per share for the six-months ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $650,000 from net loss of $2,000 or ($0.00) diluted earnings per share for the same period in 2024. The increase in net earnings for the six-months ended December 31, 2025, was primarily attributable to increased net interest income, which was partially offset by higher non-interest expense.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income increased $1.3 million or 32.1% to $5.2 million due primarily to increased interest income and decreased interest expense. Interest income increased $825,000 or 8.8% due to an increase in the average rate earned on interest-earning assets, which increased 48 basis points to 5.65%. Average interest-earning assets decreased $1.6 million or 0.5% to $362.1 million for the recently-ended quarterly period. The average rate earned on assets was due primarily to an increase in the rate earned on loans, which was the result of new loan production carrying higher interest rates and adjustable rate mortgages continuing to reprice upward. Interest expense decreased $428,000 or 7.8% to $5.1 million for the six-months recently ended due to a decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities as well as a decrease in the average rate paid on those funds. Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $1.7 million or 0.5% to $308.7 million for the quarterly period just ended, while the average rate paid decreased 26 basis points to 3.28% for the period.
The increase in interest income from loans period-to-period was due the average rate earned on loans increasing 60 basis points to 5.80% despite the average balance of loans decreasing $4.3 million or 1.3% compared to the six months ended December 31, 2024.
The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to decreased interest expense on FHLB advances of $584,000 or 37.3%. The decrease in interest expense on FHLB advances was due to both the average rate paid decreasing 38 basis points to 4.34% and the average balance decreasing $21.1 million to $45.3 million compared to the same period last year.
Net interest spread increased from 1.63% for the prior year six-month period to 2.37% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2025.
Provision for Credit Losses
Management determined that a $10,000 provision for credit loss was prudent during the recently-ended six-month period.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Comparison of Operating Results for the Six-month Periods Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (continued)
Non-interest Income
Non-interest income increased $23,000 or 7.5% to $331,000 for the six-months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period, primarily because of an increase in net gains from sale of loans of $25,000 or 17.7%. Recently, the market has become more conducive to the sale of fixed rate mortgages to the secondary market.
Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased $412,000 or 9.8% to $4.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to higher data processing expense, outside service fees, and employee compensation and benefits. Data processing expense increased $180,000 or 66.4%, outside service fees increased $169,000 or 75.1%, and employee compensation and benefits increased $119,000 or 5.0%. These were slightly offset by professional fees decreasing $81,000 or 35.4%.
Income Tax
Income tax expense increased $219,000 to an income tax expense of $206,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period due to increased earnings. The effective tax rates for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were 24.1% and 86.7%, respectively. Included in net income is earnings of $44,000 on bank-owned life insurance which is non-taxable.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Comparison of Operating Results for the Three-month Periods Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
General
Net income totaled $304,000 or $0.04 diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $291,000 from net income of $13,000 or $0.00 diluted earnings per share for the same period in 2024. The increase in net earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, was primarily attributable to higher net interest income, which was partially offset by higher non interest expense and higher income taxes.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income increased $618,000 or 30.3% to $2.6 million due primarily to interest income increasing while interest expense decreased period to period. Interest income increased $392,000 or 8.2% to $5.2 million, while interest expense decreased $226,000 or 8.2% to $2.5 million for the recently-ended quarter. As market rates have begun to decrease, liabilities have repriced down while our assets continue to reprice upward.
The average rate earned on interest-earning assets increased 44 basis points to 5.72% and was the primary reason for the increase in interest income, as average interest-earning assets decreased $623,000 or 0.2% to $361.7 million for the recently-ended quarterly period. The increase in interest income was due primarily to an increase of $447,000 or 10.1% in interest income from loans, which totaled $4.9 million for the period.
The increase in interest income from loans period-to-period was due to the average rate earned on loans increasing 58 basis points to 5.89%. The average balance of loans decreased $2.3 million or 0.7% to $331.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities decreased $2.9 million or 0.9% to $308.2 million for the quarter just ended, and the average rate paid decreased 26 basis points to 3.27%. The cost of liabilities decreased primarily due to decreased FHLB advance expense, which was $248,000 or 33.0% less than the same period ended December 31, 2024. While the average rate paid on FHLB advances decreased 29 basis points to 4.35%, the primary reason for the decrease was the average balance decreasing $18.5 million or 28.5%.
Net interest spread increased from 1.75% for the prior year quarterly period to 2.45% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2025.
Provision for Credit Losses
Management determined that a $10,000 provision for credit loss was prudent due to our current expected credit loss analysis performed during the recently-ended quarter.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
Comparison of Operating Results for the Three-month Periods Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (continued)
Non-interest Income
Non-interest income increased $7,000 or 4.1% to $178,000 for the recently ended quarter primarily due to increased net gain of sale on loans, increasing $20,000 or 24.7% for the three months recently ended. Recently, the market has become more conducive to the sale of fixed rate mortgages to the secondary market.
Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased $220,000 or 10.0% and totaled $2.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to increased data processing expense, employee compensation and benefits, and outside service fees.
Income Tax
Income taxes expense increased $104,000 to an expense of $97,000 from a benefit of $94,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 for the recently-ended period. The effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, were 24.2% and -116.7%, respectively. Included in net income is earnings of $22,000 on bank-owned life insurance which is non-taxable.
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ITEM 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
This item is not applicable as the Company is a smaller reporting company.
ITEM 4: Controls and Procedures
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report, and have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based upon their evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have also concluded that there were no significant changes during the quarter ended December 31, 2025 in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
Please see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025 for information regarding risk factors that could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition, or future results of operations. As of December 31, 2025, the risk factors of the Company have not materially changed from those disclosed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(c) The following table sets forth information regarding Company’s repurchases of its common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
| Period | Total # of shares purchased |
Average price paid per share (including commissions) |
Total # of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs |
Maximum # of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs |
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| October 1–31, 2025 | – | $ | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| November 1–30, 2025 | – | $ | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| December 1–31, 2025 | – | $ | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| (1) | On May 18, 2023, the Company announced that it had substantially completed its program to repurchase up to 150,000 shares of its Common Stock, which was initiated on February 3, 2021. |
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. Other Information
During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025,
none of our directors or officers informed us of the
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ITEM 6. Exhibits
| (1) | Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-119041). |
| (2) | Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended June 30, 2012 (File No. 0-51176). |
| (3) | Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 25, 2017 (File No. 0-51176). |
| (4) | Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 28, 2020 (File No. 0-51176). |
| (5) | Incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 2, 2022 (File No. 51176). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP | ||||
| Date: | February 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ R. Clay Hulette | |
| R. Clay Hulette | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
| Date: | February 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Tyler W. Eades | |
| Tyler W. Eades | ||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||
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