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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period ended March 31, 2019


¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For transition period from to

Commission File Number 0-51331

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Maryland	75-3199276
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

60 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 894-6900

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date. At April 26, 2019, there were 15,517,699 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

Form 10-Q

March 31, 2019

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		Page Number
	PART I

Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk	37
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	39

	PART II
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	40
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	40
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	40
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	40
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	40
Item 5.	Other Information	40
Item 6.	Exhibits	41

Signatures		42

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BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(In thousands, except share and per share data) - Unaudited



	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Assets
Cash and due from other financial institutions	$	12,016	$	13,805
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions	66,206		84,399
Cash and cash equivalents	78,222		98,204
Securities, at fair value	83,240		88,179
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses: March 31, 2019, $8,354 and December 31, 2018, $8,470	1,306,475		1,323,793
Other real estate owned, net	921		1,226
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") and Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB"), at cost	8,026		8,026
Premises and equipment, net	24,992		25,205
Accrued interest receivable	5,411		4,952
Bank-owned life insurance	18,839		18,809
Deferred taxes	5,023		6,235
Other assets	13,871		10,696
Total assets	$	1,545,020	$	1,585,325

Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	222,328	$	230,041
Interest-bearing	1,104,418		1,122,443
Total deposits	1,326,746		1,352,484
Borrowings	16,106		21,049
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance	9,134		10,531
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities	16,814		14,111
Total liabilities	1,368,800		1,398,175

Stockholders’ equity
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	—		—
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 15,644,499 shares issued at March 31, 2019 and 16,481,514 issued at December 31, 2018	157		165
Additional paid-in capital	117,715		130,547
Retained earnings	58,072		56,167
Accumulated other comprehensive income	276		271
Total stockholders’ equity	176,220		187,150
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,545,020	$	1,585,325

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data) - Unaudited



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Interest and dividend income
Loans, including fees	$	15,352		$	13,820
Securities	602			464
Other	572			464
Total interest income	16,526			14,748
Interest expense
Deposits	3,221			1,525
Borrowings	86			202
Total interest expense	3,307			1,727
Net interest income	13,219			13,021
Recovery of loan losses	(87		)	(258		)
Net interest income after recovery of loan losses	13,306			13,279
Noninterest income
Deposit service charges and fees	930			978
Loan servicing fees	23			70
Mortgage brokerage and banking fees	28			71
Gain on sale of equity securities	295			—
Loss on disposal of other assets	(19		)	—
Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income	205			213
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance	30			66
Other	132			141
Total noninterest income	1,624			1,539
Noninterest expense
Compensation and benefits	5,703			5,322
Office occupancy and equipment	1,845			1,731
Advertising and public relations	161			143
Information technology	692			641
Supplies, telephone, and postage	399			333
Amortization of intangibles	20			122
Nonperforming asset management	54			202
Operations of other real estate owned	(44		)	161
FDIC insurance premiums	108			119
Other	1,160			1,185
Total noninterest expense	10,098			9,959
Income before income taxes	4,832			4,859
Income tax expense	1,281			1,300
Net income	$	3,551		$	3,559
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.22		$	0.20
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.22		$	0.20
Weighted average common shares outstanding	16,202,303			17,930,639
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	16,202,303			17,931,100

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands) - Unaudited



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Net income	$	3,551		$	3,559
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period	6			(104		)
Tax effect	(1		)	22
Net of tax	5			(82		)
Comprehensive income	$	3,556		$	3,477

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except per share data) - Unaudited



	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehen-sive Income			Total
Balance at January 1, 2018	$	179		$	153,811		$	43,274		$	370		$	197,634
Net income	—			—			3,559			—			3,559
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—			—			—			(82		)	(82		)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (81,500 shares)	(1		)	(1,322		)	—			—			(1,323		)
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.08 per share)	—			—			(1,436		)	—			(1,436		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	178		$	152,489		$	45,397		$	288		$	198,352

Balance at January 1, 2019	$	165		$	130,547		$	56,167		$	271		$	187,150
Net income	—			—			3,551			—			3,551
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—			—			—			5			5
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (837,015 shares)	(8		)	(12,832		)	—			—			(12,840		)
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.10 per share)	—			—			(1,646		)	—			(1,646		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	157		$	117,715		$	58,072		$	276		$	176,220

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands) - Unaudited



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	3,551		$	3,559
Adjustments to reconcile to net income to net cash from operating activities
Recovery of loan losses	(87		)	(258		)
Depreciation and amortization	816			916
Amortization of right of use asset	212			—
Amortization of premiums and discounts on securities and loans	1			3
Amortization of core deposit intangible	20			122
Amortization of servicing assets	17			27
Net change in net deferred loan origination costs	7			36
(Gain) loss on sale of other real estate owned	(95		)	21
Gain on sale of equity securities	(295		)	—
Loss on disposal of other assets	19			—
Other real estate owned valuation adjustments	—			25
Net change in:
Accrued interest receivable	(459		)	(281		)
Earnings on bank owned life insurance	(30		)	(66		)
Other assets	656			2,037
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities	(3,991		)	(2,431		)
Net cash from operating activities	342			3,710
Cash flows from investing activities
Securities
Proceeds from maturities	30,974			27,499
Proceeds from principal repayments	449			1,030
Proceeds from sale of equity securities	3,722			—
Purchases of securities	(26,479		)	(37,923		)
Loans receivable
Principal payments on loans receivable	231,500			226,439
Originated for investment	(214,175		)	(189,659		)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned	446			713
Purchase of premises and equipment, net	(197		)	(150		)
Net cash from investing activities	26,240			27,949

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BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands) - Unaudited



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Cash flows from financing activities
Net change in deposits	$	(25,738	)	$	(62,044	)
Net change in borrowings	(4,943		)	215
Net change in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance	(1,397		)	(2,087		)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	(12,840		)	(1,323		)
Cash dividends paid on common stock	(1,646		)	(1,436		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(46,564		)	(66,675		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(19,982		)	(35,016		)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	98,204			127,592
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	78,222		$	92,576

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	3,453		$	1,694
Income taxes paid	375			43
Loans transferred to other real estate owned	46			562
Recording of right of use asset in exchange for lease obligations	6,694			—

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation: BankFinancial Corporation, a Maryland corporation headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois, is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of BankFinancial, NA (the “Bank”). The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts and transactions of BankFinancial Corporation, the Bank, and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Financial Assurance Services, Inc. and BFIN Asset Recovery Company, LLC (collectively, “the Company”), and reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented. Such adjustments are the only adjustments reflected in the accompanying financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2019 is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019 or for any other period.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Use of Estimates: To prepare financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures provided, and future results could differ.

Lease Accounting: The Company adopted FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”), including the adoption of the practical expedients, on January 1, 2019. Lessees are required to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for leases with lease terms greater than 12 months. The Company recorded assets and liabilities of $6.7 million as a result of recording additional lease contracts where the Company is lessee. The Company did not restate comparative periods. The right of use asset is included in other assets and the lease obligations is included in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition.

Other Intangible Assets: Intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Core deposit intangible assets (“CDI”), are recognized at the time of acquisition based on valuations prepared by independent third parties or other estimates of fair value. In preparing such valuations, variables such as deposit servicing costs, attrition rates, and market discount rates are considered. CDI assets are amortized to expense over their useful lives. CDI were $82,000 and $102,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition.

Reclassifications: Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior period’s financial statements to conform them to the current period’s presentation.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Newly Issued Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”). These amendments require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. ASU 2016-13 is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019 (i.e., January 1, 2020, for calendar year entities). Early application will be permitted for all organizations for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018; however, we do not anticipate early application of the standard. In 2018, we contracted with a third-party vendor for CECL-compliant software. As of March 31, 2019, we concluded initial testing and determined that we have sufficient loan data to support the requirements of the pronouncement. We are now evaluating CECL-compliant loss methodologies to determine the correlation to historical loan performance by portfolio segment. We are presently unable to determine the impact of ASU 2016-13 to our financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, “Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (“ASU 2017-08”). This guidance shortens the amortization period for premiums on certain callable debt securities to the earliest call date (with an explicit, noncontingent call feature that is callable at a fixed price and on a preset dates), rather than contractual maturity date as currently required under GAAP. The ASU does not impact instruments without preset call dates such as mortgage-backed securities. For instruments with contingent call features, once the contingency is resolved and the security is callable at a fixed price and preset date, the security is within the scope of the ASU. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. We early adopted the pronouncement and adoption of the new pronouncement was immaterial to the consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

Amounts reported in earnings per share reflect earnings available to common stockholders for the period divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, exclusive of unvested restricted stock shares. Stock options and restricted stock are regarded as potential common stock and are considered in the diluted earnings per share calculations to the extent that they would have a dilutive effect if converted to common stock.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Net income available to common stockholders	$	3,551	$	3,559
Average common shares outstanding	16,202,303		17,931,579
Less - Unvested restricted stock shares	—		(940		)
Weighted average common shares outstanding	16,202,303		17,930,639
Add - Net effect of dilutive unvested restricted stock	—		461
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	16,202,303		17,931,100
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.22	$	0.20
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.22	$	0.20

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 3 - SECURITIES

The fair value of securities and the related gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income are shown below.



	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale Securities
March 31, 2019
Certificates of deposit	$	69,011	$	—	$	—		$	69,011
Municipal securities	508		3		—			511
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	9,828		401		(22		)	10,207
Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential	3,516		5		(10		)	3,511
	$	82,863	$	409	$	(32	)	$	83,240
December 31, 2018
Certificates of deposit	$	73,507	$	—	$	—		$	73,507
Municipal securities	509		—		—			509
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	10,116		400		(38		)	10,478
Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential	3,676		11		(2		)	3,685
	$	87,808	$	411	$	(40	)	$	88,179

The mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations reflected in the preceding table were issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities or agencies, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae, and are obligations which the government has affirmed its commitment to support.



	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Equity Investments⁽¹⁾
December 31, 2018
Visa Class B shares	$	—	$	3,427	$	—	$	3,427

(1) Equity investments are included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

The amortized cost and fair values of securities by contractual maturity are shown below. Securities not due at a single maturity date are shown separately. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.



	March 31, 2019
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	69,011	$	69,011
Due after one year through five years	508		511
	69,519		69,522
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	9,828		10,207
Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential	3,516		3,511
	$	82,863	$	83,240

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 3 - SECURITIES (continued)

Investment securities available-for-sale with carrying values of $2.6 million and $2.7 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, were pledged as collateral on customer repurchase agreements and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.

Sales of equity securities were as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Proceeds	$	3,722	$	—
Gross gains	295		—
Gross losses	—		—

Securities with unrealized losses not recognized in income are as follows:



	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
March 31, 2019
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	$	—	$	—		$	910	$	(22	)	$	910	$	(22	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential	1,644		(4		)	1,275		(6		)	2,919		(10		)
	$	1,644	$	(4	)	$	2,185	$	(28	)	$	3,829	$	(32	)

December 31, 2018
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	$	—	$	—		$	904	$	(38	)	$	904	$	(38	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential	—		—			1,729		(2		)	1,729		(2		)
	$	—	$	—		$	2,633	$	(40	)	$	2,633	$	(40	)

The Company evaluates marketable investment securities with significant declines in fair value on a quarterly basis to determine whether they should be considered other-than-temporarily impaired under current accounting guidance, which generally provides that if a marketable security is in an unrealized loss position, whether due to general market conditions or industry or issuer-specific factors, the holder of the securities must assess whether the impairment is other-than-temporary.

Certain mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations that the Company holds in its investment portfolio were in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2019, but the unrealized losses were not considered significant under the Company’s impairment testing methodology. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell these securities, and it is likely that the Company will not be required to sell these securities before their anticipated recovery occurs.

The Bank, as a member of Visa USA, received 51,404 unrestricted shares of Visa, Inc. Class B common stock in connection with Visa, Inc.’s initial public offering in 2007. The retroactive responsibility plan obligates all former Visa USA members to indemnify Visa USA, in proportion to their equity interests in Visa USA, for certain litigation losses and expenses, including settlement expenses, for the lawsuits covered by the retrospective responsibility plan. Due to the restrictions that the retrospective responsibility plan imposes on the Company’s Visa, Inc. Class B shares, the Company had not recorded the Class B shares as an asset.

The Bank sold 25,702 shares of Visa Class B common stock in the fourth quarter of 2018 and recorded a gain of $3.6 million. For equity investments without readily determinable fair values, when an orderly transaction for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer is identified, we use the valuation techniques permitted under ASC 820 Fair Value to evaluate the observed transaction(s) and adjust the fair value of the equity investment. Based on the existing transfer restriction and the uncertainty of

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(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 3 - SECURITIES (continued)

the outcome of the Visa litigation mentioned above, the 25,702 Visa Class B shares that the Company owned as of December 31, 2018 were recorded at $3.4 million in other assets with a corresponding gain.

The Bank sold the remaining 25,702 shares of Visa Class B common stock in the first quarter of 2019 and recorded a gain of $295,000.

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE

Loans receivable are as follows:



	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	66,833		$	70,371
Multi-family mortgage	634,328			619,870
Nonresidential real estate	148,601			152,442
Construction and land	145			172
Commercial loans	172,264			187,406
Commercial leases	289,750			299,394
Consumer	1,846			1,539
	1,313,767			1,331,194
Net deferred loan origination costs	1,062			1,069
Allowance for loan losses	(8,354		)	(8,470		)
Loans, net	$	1,306,475		$	1,323,793

The following tables present the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the loans receivable by portfolio segment and based on impairment method:



	Allowance for loan losses						Loan Balances
	Individually evaluated for impairment		Collectively evaluated for impairment		Total		Individually evaluated for impairment		Collectively evaluated for impairment		Total
March 31, 2019
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	—	$	649	$	649	$	2,365	$	64,468	$	66,833
Multi-family mortgage	—		4,079		4,079		646		633,682		634,328
Nonresidential real estate	—		1,487		1,487		242		148,359		148,601
Construction and land	—		3		3		—		145		145
Commercial loans	—		1,422		1,422		354		171,910		172,264
Commercial leases	—		690		690		—		289,750		289,750
Consumer	—		24		24		—		1,846		1,846
	$	—	$	8,354	$	8,354	$	3,607	$	1,310,160	1,313,767
Net deferred loan origination costs											1,062
Allowance for loan losses											(8,354		)
Loans, net											$	1,306,475

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(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)



	Allowance for loan losses						Loan Balances
	Individually evaluated for impairment		Collectively evaluated for impairment		Total		Individually evaluated for impairment		Collectively evaluated for impairment		Total
December 31, 2018
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	—	$	699	$	699	$	2,218	$	68,153	$	70,371
Multi-family mortgage	—		3,991		3,991		653		619,217		619,870
Nonresidential real estate	27		1,449		1,476		270		152,172		152,442
Construction and land	—		4		4		—		172		172
Commercial loans	—		1,517		1,517		—		187,406		187,406
Commercial leases	—		755		755		—		299,394		299,394
Consumer	—		28		28		—		1,539		1,539
	$	27	$	8,443	$	8,470	$	3,141	$	1,328,053	1,331,194
Net deferred loan origination costs											1,069
Allowance for loan losses											(8,470		)
Loans, net											$	1,323,793

Activity in the allowance for loan losses is as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Beginning balance	$	8,470		$	8,366
Loans charged off:
One-to-four family residential real estate	(23		)	(97		)
Nonresidential real estate	(28		)	—
Consumer	(5		)	—
	(56		)	(97		)
Recoveries:
One-to-four family residential real estate	17			99
Multi-family mortgage	8			8
Commercial loans	2			223
	27			330
Net (charge-offs) recoveries	(29		)	233
Recovery of loan losses	(87		)	(258		)
Ending balance	$	8,354		$	8,341

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NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

Impaired loans

Several of the following disclosures are presented by “recorded investment,” which the FASB defines as “the amount of the investment in a loan, which is not net of a valuation allowance, but which does reflect any direct write-down of the investment.” The following represents the components of recorded investment:

Loan principal balance

Less unapplied payments

Plus negative unapplied balance

Less escrow balance

Plus negative escrow balance

Plus unamortized net deferred loan costs

Less unamortized net deferred loan fees

Plus unamortized premium

Less unamortized discount

Less previous charge-offs

Plus recorded accrued interest

Less reserve for uncollected interest

= Recorded investment

The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans:



									Three months ended March 31, 2019
	Loan Balance		Recorded Investment		Partial Charge-off		Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized
March 31, 2019
With no related allowance recorded:
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	2,896	$	2,303	$	561	$	—	$	2,230	$	15
One-to-four family residential real estate - non-owner occupied	86		32		56		—		43		—
Multi-family mortgage - Illinois	645		649		—		—		651		9
Nonresidential real estate	356		242		121		—		61		—
Commercial loans - health care	354		354		—		—		89		6
	$	4,337	$	3,580	$	738	$	—	$	3,074	$	30



									Year ended December 31, 2018
	Loan Balance		Recorded Investment		Partial Charge-off		Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized
December 31, 2018
With no related allowance recorded:
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	2,751	$	2,155	$	575	$	—	$	3,274	$	41
One-to-four family residential real estate - non-owner occupied	86		46		43		—		95		—
Multi-family mortgage - Illinois	654		653		—		—		795		39
	3,491		2,854		$	618	—		4,164		80
With an allowance recorded - Nonresidential real estate	356		270		93		27		21		—
	$	3,847	$	3,124	$	711	$	27	$	4,185	$	80

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NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

Nonaccrual Loans

The following tables present the recorded investment in nonaccrual loans and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans:



	Loan Balance		Recorded Investment		Loans Past Due Over 90 Days, Still Accruing
March 31, 2019
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	1,089	$	812	$	—
One-to-four family residential real estate – non-owner occupied	86		32		—
Nonresidential real estate	356		242		—
Commercial loans – health care	354		354		—
	$	1,885	$	1,440	$	—
December 31, 2018
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	2,167	$	1,162	$	—
One-to-four family residential real estate – non-owner occupied	270		78		—
Nonresidential real estate	356		270		—
	$	2,793	$	1,510	$	—

Nonaccrual loans and impaired loans are defined differently. Some loans may be included in both categories, and some loans may only be included in one category. Nonaccrual loans include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.

The Company’s reserve for uncollected loan interest was $40,000 and $38,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. When a loan is on nonaccrual status and the ultimate collectability of the total principal of an impaired loan is in doubt, all payments are applied to principal under the cost recovery method. Alternatively, when a loan is on non-accrual status but there is doubt concerning only the ultimate collectability of interest, contractual interest is credited to interest income only when received, under the cash basis method pursuant to the provisions of FASB ASC 310–10, as applicable. In all cases, the average balances are calculated based on the month–end balances of the financing receivables within the period reported pursuant to the provisions of FASB ASC 310–10, as applicable.

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NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

Past Due Loans

The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment of loans at March 31, 2019 by class of loans:



	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Loans Not Past Due		Total
One-to-four family residential real estate loans	$	559	$	35	$	804	$	1,398	$	52,595	$	53,993
One-to-four family residential real estate loans – non-owner occupied	141		147		33		321		12,141		12,462
Multi-family mortgage - Illinois	—		—		—		—		273,114		273,114
Multi-family mortgage - Other	—		—		—		—		357,588		357,588
Nonresidential real estate	283		—		242		525		146,566		147,091
Land	—		—		—		—		142		142
Commercial loans:
Regional commercial banking	—		—		—		—		37,719		37,719
Health care	—		—		—		—		85,048		85,048
Direct commercial lessor	—		—		—		—		49,975		49,975
Commercial leases:
Investment rated commercial leases	336		—		—		336		158,095		158,431
Other commercial leases	37		—		—		37		133,324		133,361
Consumer	6		6		—		12		1,847		1,859
	$	1,362	$	188	$	1,079	$	2,629	$	1,308,154	$	1,310,783

The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment of loans at December 31, 2018 by class of loans:



	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Loans Not Past Due		Total
One-to-four family residential real estate loans	$	1,380	$	637	$	1,162	$	3,179	$	53,820	$	56,999
One-to-four family residential real estate loans – non-owner occupied	387		10		78		475		12,460		12,935
Multi-family mortgage - Illinois	458		—		—		458		275,283		275,741
Multi-family mortgage - Other	—		—		—		—		340,470		340,470
Nonresidential real estate	—		270		—		270		149,271		149,541
Land	—		—		—		—		169		169
Commercial loans:
Regional commercial banking	—		—		—		—		39,712		39,712
Health care	—		—		—		—		85,418		85,418
Direct commercial lessor	—		—		—		—		62,719		62,719
Commercial leases:
Investment rated commercial leases	505		—		—		505		166,713		167,218
Other commercial leases	—		—		—		—		133,958		133,958
Consumer	40		4		—		44		1,508		1,552
	$	2,770	$	921	$	1,240	$	4,931	$	1,321,501	$	1,326,432

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NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

Troubled Debt Restructurings

The Company evaluates loan extensions or modifications in accordance with FASB ASC 310–40 with respect to the classification of the loan as a Troubled Debt Restructuring ("TDR"). In general, if the Company grants a loan extension or modification to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties for other than an insignificant period of time that includes a below–market interest rate, principal forgiveness, payment forbearance or other concession intended to minimize the economic loss to the Company, the loan extension or loan modification is classified as a TDR. In cases where borrowers are granted new terms that provide for a reduction of either interest or principal then due and payable, management measures any impairment on the restructured loan in the same manner as for impaired loans as noted above.

The Company had $17,000 of TDRs at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. No specific valuation reserves were allocated to those loans at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company had no outstanding commitments to borrowers whose loans were classified as TDRs at either date.

The following table presents loans classified as TDRs:



	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
One-to-four family residential real estate - nonaccrual	$	17	$	17

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no loans modified and classified as TDRs. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no TDR loans that subsequently defaulted within twelve months of their modification.

A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms.

To determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the Company’s internal underwriting policy.

Credit Quality Indicators

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, including 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 based on credit risk. This analysis includes non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans. This analysis is performed on a monthly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Special Mention. A Special Mention asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the institution’s credit position at some future date. Special Mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose an institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

Substandard. Loans categorized as Substandard continue to accrue interest, but exhibit a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that may jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. The loans continue to accrue interest because they are well secured and collection of principal and interest is expected within a reasonable time. The risk rating guidance published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency clarifies that a loan with a well-defined weakness does not have to present a probability of default for the loan to be rated Substandard, and that an individual loan’s loss potential does not have to be distinct for the loan to be rated Substandard.

Nonaccrual. An asset classified Nonaccrual has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified 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.

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered “Pass” rated loans.

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NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

As of March 31, 2019, the risk categories of loans by class of loans are as follows:



	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Nonaccrual		Total
One-to-four family residential real estate loans	$	52,783	$	359	$	347	$	813	$	54,302
One-to-four family residential real estate loans – non-owner occupied	12,293		168		37		33		12,531
Multi-family mortgage - Illinois	274,368		—		214		—		274,582
Multi-family mortgage - Other	359,746		—		—		—		359,746
Nonresidential real estate	147,984		280		95		242		148,601
Land	145		—		—		—		145
Commercial loans:
Regional commercial banking	32,335		5,304		—		—		37,639
Health care	81,527		—		3,033		354		84,914
Direct commercial lessor	49,711		—		—		—		49,711
Commercial leases:
Investment rated commercial leases	156,569		646		—		—		157,215
Other commercial leases	132,535		—		—		—		132,535
Consumer	1,828		9		9		—		1,846
	$	1,301,824	$	6,766	$	3,735	$	1,442	$	1,313,767

As of December 31, 2018, the risk categories of loans by class of loans are as follows:



	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Nonaccrual		Total
One-to-four family residential real estate loans	$	55,353	$	495	$	328	$	993	$	57,169
One-to-four family residential real estate loans – non-owner occupied	12,911		—		37		254		13,202
Multi-family mortgage - Illinois	279,021		—		216		—		279,237
Multi-family mortgage - Other	340,633		—		—		—		340,633
Nonresidential real estate	151,793		281		98		270		152,442
Land	172		—		—		—		172
Commercial loans:
Regional commercial banking	34,764		4,810		—		—		39,574
Health care	85,001		—		342		—		85,343
Direct commercial lessor	62,489		—		—		—		62,489
Commercial leases:
Investment rated commercial leases	165,508		701		—		—		166,209
Other commercial leases	133,185		—		—		—		133,185
Consumer	1,529		3		7		—		1,539
	$	1,322,359	$	6,290	$	1,028	$	1,517	$	1,331,194

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NOTE 5 - OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

Real estate that is acquired through foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure is classified as other real estate owned ("OREO") until it is sold. When real estate is acquired through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, it is recorded at its fair value, less the estimated costs of disposal. If the fair value of the property is less than the loan balance, the difference is charged against the allowance for loan losses.



	March 31, 2019						December 31, 2018
	Balance		Valuation Allowance		Net OREO Balance		Balance		Valuation Allowance			Net OREO Balance
One–to–four family residential	$	921	$	—	$	921	$	875	$	—		$	875
Multi-family mortgage	—		—		—		276		—			276
Nonresidential real estate	—		—		—		74		—			74
Land	—		—		—		24		(23		)	1
	$	921	$	—	$	921	$	1,249	$	(23	)	$	1,226

The following represents the roll forward of OREO and the composition of OREO properties:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Beginning balance	$	1,226		$	2,351
New foreclosed properties	46			562
Valuation adjustments	—			(25		)
Sales and payments	(351		)	(1,086		)
Ending balance	$	921		$	1,802

Activity in the valuation allowance is as follows:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Beginning balance	$	23		$	305
Additions charged to expense	—			25
Reductions from sales of OREO	(23		)	(9		)
Ending balance	$	—		$	321

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 the balance of OREO included no foreclosed residential real estate properties recorded as a result of obtaining physical possession of the property without title. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the recorded investment of consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process was $636,000 and $349,000, respectively.

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(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 6 - LEASES

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” Leases (Topic 842) establishes a right of use model that requires a lessee to record a right of use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability for all leases with terms longer 12 months. The Company is obligated under three non-cancellable operating lease agreements for two branch properties and its corporate office with terms extending through 2032. The Company's lease agreements include options to renew at the Company's discretion. The extensions are not reasonably certain to be exercised, therefore it was not considered in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability.

The following table represents the classification of the Company's right of use and lease liabilities:



	Statement of Financial Condition Location	March 31, 2019
Operating Lease Right of Use Asset:
Gross carrying amount		$	6,694
Accumulated amortization		(212		)
Net book value	Other assets	$	6,482

Operating Lease Liabilities:
Right of use lease obligations	Other liabilities	$	6,482

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the weighted-average remaining lease term for operating was 9.50 years and the weighted-average discount rate used in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was 3.16%. The Company utilized the FHLB fixed rate advance rate as of January 1, 2019 for the term most closely aligning with the remaining lease term.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost	$	212
Short-term lease cost	31
Sublease income	(6		)
Total lease cost	$	237

Other information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	223

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NOTE 6 - LEASES (continued)

Future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases with terms longer than 12 months, are as follows at March 31, 2019:



Twelve months ended March 31,
2020	$	892
2021	910
2022	930
2023	977
2024	827
Thereafter	3,099
Total future minimum operating lease payments	7,635
Amounts representing interest	(1,153		)
Present value of net future minimum operating lease payments	$	6,482

NOTE 7 - BORROWINGS

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, included with borrowings on the consolidated balance sheet, are shown below.



	Overnight and Continuous		Up to 30 days		30 - 90 days		Greater Than 90 days		Total
March 31, 2019
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	$	1,106	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,106
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreements in Statements of Financial Condition									$	1,106

December 31, 2018
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	$	1,049	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,049
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreements in Statements of Financial Condition									$	1,049

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase were secured by mortgage-backed securities with a carrying amount of $2.6 million and $2.7 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Because security values fluctuate due to market conditions, the Company has no control over the market value of securities sold under agreements to repurchase. The Company is contractually obligated to promptly transfer additional securities to the counterparty if the market value of the securities falls below the repurchase price.

Also included in total borrowings were fixed-rate advances, due within a year, from the FHLB of $15.0 million at March 31, 2019 and $20.0 million at December 31, 2018.

NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:


•	Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.


•	Level 2 – Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

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NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE (continued)


•	Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:

Securities available-for-sale : The fair values of marketable equity securities are generally determined by quoted prices, in active markets, for each specific security (Level 1). If Level 1 measurement inputs are not available for a marketable equity security, we determine its fair value based on the quoted price of a similar security traded in an active market (Level 2). The fair values of debt securities are generally determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2).

Other investments: Other investments includes our investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values. Equity investments without readily determinable fair values, includes our Visa Class B shares, which are categorized as Level 3. Our Visa Class B ownership includes shares acquired at no cost from our prior participation in Visa’s network while Visa operated as a cooperative.

Impaired loans: The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available for similar loans and collateral underlying such loans. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation, and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification. Impaired loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted in accordance with the allowance policy.

Other real estate owned: Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair value is commonly based on recent real estate appraisals which are updated no less frequently than annually. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach with data from comparable properties. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Real estate owned properties are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.

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NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE (continued)

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets that were accounted for at fair value and are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.



	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Fair Value
March 31, 2019
Securities available-for-sale:
Certificates of deposit	$	—	$	69,011	$	—	$	69,011
Municipal securities	—		511		—		511
Mortgage-backed securities – residential	—		10,207		—		10,207
Collateralized mortgage obligations – residential	—		3,511		—		3,511
	$	—	$	83,240	$	—	$	83,240
December 31, 2018
Securities available-for-sale:
Certificates of deposit	$	—	$	73,507	$	—	$	73,507
Municipal securities	—		509		—		509
Mortgage-backed securities - residential	—		10,478		—		10,478
Collateralized mortgage obligations – residential	—		3,685		—		3,685
	$	—	$	88,179	$	—	$	88,179

The following table sets forth the Company’s assets that were measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:



	Fair Value Measurement Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Fair Value
December 31, 2018
Impaired loans - nonresidential real estate	$	—	$	—	$	243	$	243

Other real estate owned - land	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	1

Other investments ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	—	$	3,427	$	3,427

(1) See Note 1 for additional disclosures resulting from Company's adoption of ASU 2016-01.

At March 31, 2019 there were no impaired loans that were measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral–dependent loans and which had specific valuation allowances, resulting in a decrease in the provision for loan losses of $27,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. At December 31, 2018 there was one nonresidential impaired loan with a carrying value of $270,000 and a valuation allowance of $27,000 that was measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral–dependent loans and which had a specific valuation allowance.

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NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE (continued)

OREO is carried at the lower of cost or fair value less costs to sell, had a carrying value of $24,000 less a valuation allowance of $23,000, or $1,000 at December 31, 2018. There were no valuation adjustments of OREO recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $25,000 of valuation adjustments of OREO recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

The following table presents quantitative information, based on certain empirical data with respect to Level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2018:



	Fair Value		Valuation Technique(s)	Significant Unobservable Input(s)	Range (Weighted Average)
Other real estate owned - land	$	1	Sales comparison	Discount applied to valuation	12.3%

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments are as follows:



			Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2019 Using:
	Carrying Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	78,222	$	12,016	$	66,206	$	—	$	78,222
Securities	83,240		—		83,240		—		83,240
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses	1,306,475		—		—		1,305,976		1,305,976
FHLB and FRB stock	8,026		—		—		—		N/A
Accrued interest receivable	5,411		—		319		5,092		5,411
Financial liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	222,328	$	—	$	222,328	$	—	$	222,328
NOW and money market accounts	515,059		—		515,059		—		515,059
Savings deposits	155,505		—		155,505		—		155,505
Certificates of deposit	433,854		—		433,096		—		433,096
Borrowings	16,106		—		16,105		—		16,105
Accrued interest payable	146		—		146		—		146

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NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE (continued)



			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018 Using:
	Carrying Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	98,204	$	13,805	$	84,399	$	—	$	98,204
Securities	88,179		—		88,179		—		88,179
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses	1,323,793		—		—		1,315,855		1,315,855
FHLB and FRB stock	8,026		—		—		—		N/A
Accrued interest receivable	4,952		—		249		4,703		4,952
Financial liabilities
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	230,041	$	—	$	230,041	$	—	$	230,041
NOW and money market accounts	531,781		—		531,781		—		531,781
Savings deposits	152,334		—		152,334		—		152,334
Certificates of deposit	438,328		—		436,598		—		436,598
Borrowings	21,049		—		21,050		—		21,050
Accrued interest payable	291		—		291		—		291

Loans: The exit price observations are obtained from an independent third-party using its proprietary valuation model and methodology and may not reflect actual or prospective market valuations. The valuation is based on the probability of default, loss given default, recovery delay, prepayment, and discount rate assumptions. The new methodology is a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-01 in 2018.

While the above estimates are based on management’s judgment of the most appropriate factors, as of the balance sheet date, there is no assurance that the estimated fair values would have been realized if the assets were disposed of or the liabilities settled at that date, since market values may differ depending on the various circumstances. The estimated fair values would also not apply to subsequent dates.

In addition, other assets and liabilities that are not financial instruments, such as premises and equipment, are not included in the above disclosures.

NOTE 9 – REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

All of the Company's revenue from contracts with customers in the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within noninterest income. The following table presents the Company's sources of noninterest income. Items outside of the scope of the ASC 606 are noted as such.



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Deposit service charges and fees	$	930		$	978
Loan servicing fees ⁽¹⁾	23			70
Mortgage brokerage and banking fees ⁽¹⁾	28			71
Gain on sales of equity securities ⁽¹⁾	295			—
Loss on disposal of other assets	(19		)	—
Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income	205			213
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance ⁽¹⁾	30			66
Other ⁽¹⁾	132			141
Total noninterest income	$	1,624		$	1,539

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BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

NOTE 9 – REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (continued)

(1) Not within the scope of ASC 606

A description of the Company's revenue streams accounted for under ASC 606 follows:

Deposit service charges and fees: The Company earns fees from its deposit customers based on specific types of transactions, account maintenance and overdraft services. Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, stop payment charges, statement rendering, and ACH fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed as that is the point in time the Company fulfills the customer's request. Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs. Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer's account balance.

Interchange income: The Company earns interchange fees from debit cardholder transactions conducted through the Visa payment network. Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder. Interchange income was $361,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Interchange income is included in deposit service charges and fees.

Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income: The Company earns trust, insurance commissions and annuities income from its contracts with trust customers to manage assets for investment, and/or to transact on their accounts. These fees are primarily earned over time as the Company provides the contracted monthly or quarterly services and are generally assessed based on a tiered scale of the market value of assets under management (AUM) at month-end. Fees that are transaction based, including trade execution services, are recognized at the point in time that the transaction is executed, i.e., the trade date. Other related services provided include fees the Company earns, which are based on a fixed fee schedule, are recognized when the services are rendered.

Gains/losses on sales of OREO: The Company records a gain or loss from the sale of OREO when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. When the Company finances the sale of OREO to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain (loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present. OREO sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were not financed by the Bank.

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ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains, and other periodic and current reports, press releases and other public stockholder communications of BankFinancial Corporation may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements may include statements relating to our future plans, strategies and expectations, as well as our future revenues, earnings, losses, financial performance, financial condition, asset quality metrics and future prospects. Forward looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “preliminary,” “project,” “plan,” or similar expressions. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date made. They are frequently based on assumptions that may or may not materialize, and are subject to numerous uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements. We intend all forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for the purpose of invoking these safe harbor provisions.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated or projected results and which could materially and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition or future prospects include, but are not limited to: (i) less than anticipated loan growth due to intense competition for high quality loans and leases, particularly in terms of pricing and credit underwriting, or a dearth of borrowers who meet our underwriting standards; (ii) the impact of re-pricing and competitors’ pricing initiatives on loan and deposit products; (iii) interest rate movements and their impact on the economy, customer behavior and our net interest margin; (iv) adverse economic conditions in general, in the Chicago metropolitan area in particular and in other market areas where we operate that could result in increased delinquencies in our loan portfolio or a decline in the value of our investment securities and the collateral for our loans; (v) declines in real estate values that adversely impact the value of our loan collateral, OREO, asset dispositions and the level of borrower equity in their investments; (vi) borrowers that experience legal or financial difficulties that we do not currently foresee; (vii) results of supervisory monitoring or examinations by regulatory authorities, including the possibility that a regulatory authority could, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for loan losses or adversely change our loan classifications, write-down assets, reduce credit concentrations or maintain specific capital levels; (viii) changes, disruptions or illiquidity in national or global financial markets; (ix) the credit risks of lending activities, including risks that could cause changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs or changes in estimates relating to the computation of our allowance for loan losses; (x) monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board; (xi) factors affecting our ability to access deposits or cost-effective funding, and the impact of competitors' pricing initiatives on our deposit products; (xii) the impact of new legislation or regulatory changes, on our products, services, operations and operating expenses; (xiii) higher federal deposit insurance premiums; (xiv) higher than expected overhead, infrastructure and compliance costs; (xv) changes in accounting or tax principles, policies or guidelines; and (xvi) privacy and cybersecurity risks, including the risks of business interruption and the compromise of confidential customer information resulting from intrusions.

These risks and uncertainties, together with the Risk Factors and other information set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as well as other filings we make with the SEC, should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement in the future, or to reflect circumstances and events that occur after the date on which the forward-looking statement was made.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties, and could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We believe that the most critical accounting policies upon which our financial condition and results of operation depend, and which involve the most complex subjective decisions or assessments, are included in the discussion entitled “Critical Accounting Policies” in Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC.

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Overview

For the first quarter of 2019, multi-family residential real estate loans increased by $14.5 million (2.3%), compared to December 31, 2018. Commercial loans decreased $15.1 million (8.1%) due to reduced line utilization by commercial equipment lessors and commercial leases decreased by $9.6 million (3.2%), primarily due to the planned reduction of lower-yielding investment-grade lease balances. Residential and commercial real estate loan balances declined due to portfolio amortization and prepayments.

The Company’s asset quality remained favorable. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.11% and the ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 0.15% at March 31, 2019. Nonperforming commercial-related loans represented 0.05% of total commercial-related loans.

We took various steps to emphasize the origination of retail certificates of deposit because they align with our current interest rate risk management strategies better than retail money market accounts. As a result, retail certificate of deposit accounts increased by $9.2 million (2.8%) compared to December 31, 2018 and retail money market deposit accounts declined by $7.3 million (2.8%). The decline in retail money market accounts was also partially attributable to retail money market accounts balance transfers to our Trust Department. Total wholesale deposits and borrowings declined by $18.6 million (14.6%) during the first quarter of 2019.

The average yield on our loan and lease portfolio at March 31, 2019 was 4.77%, compared to an average loan and lease portfolio yield of 4.59% at December 31, 2018. The average yield on our securities portfolio was 2.67% at March 31, 2019, compared to an average yield of 2.38% at December 31, 2018. The average cost of retail and commercial deposits increased to 1.08% at March 31, 2019, compared to an average cost of 0.97% at December 31, 2018. The average cost of wholesale deposits and borrowings increased to 2.29% at March 31, 2019, compared to an average cost of 2.09% at December 31, 2018. Our net interest margin expanded to 3.64% at March 31, 2019, compared to 3.52% at December 31, 2018.

Deposit services income continued to decrease due to reduced card services activity, and loan fee income decreased due to reduced line utilization. Trust income declined slightly due to changes in the relative mix of fee-based products. We realized a $295,000 gain on sale of the Bank’s remaining investment in VISA class B common shares.

Noninterest expense declined in part due to reduced total accruals for contract or severance payments; however, we recorded an additional $250,000 compensation expense in the first quarter of 2019 related to organizational changes focused on reducing compensation levels for the remainder of 2019 and future years.

The Company’s capital position remained strong with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.13%. During the first quarter of 2019, we repurchased 837,015 common shares, which represented 5.1% of the common shares that were outstanding at December 31, 2018.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following summary information is derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company. For additional information, reference is made to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.



	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		Change
	(In thousands)
Selected Financial Condition Data:
Total assets	$	1,545,020	$	1,585,325	$	(40,305	)
Loans, net	1,306,475		1,323,793		(17,318		)
Securities, at fair value	83,240		88,179		(4,939		)
Other real estate owned, net	921		1,226		(305		)
Deposits	1,326,746		1,352,484		(25,738		)
Borrowings	16,106		21,049		(4,943		)
Equity	176,220		187,150		(10,930		)



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018			Change
	(In thousands)
Selected Operating Data:
Interest income	$	16,526		$	14,748		$	1,778
Interest expense	3,307			1,727			1,580
Net interest income	13,219			13,021			198
Recovery of loan losses	(87		)	(258		)	171
Net interest income after recovery of loan losses	13,306			13,279			27
Noninterest income	1,624			1,539			85
Noninterest expense	10,098			9,959			139
Income before income tax expense	4,832			4,859			(27		)
Income tax expense	1,281			1,300			(19		)
Net income	$	3,551		$	3,559		$	(8	)

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:
Performance Ratios:
Return on assets (ratio of net income to average total assets)⁽¹⁾	0.91		%	0.90		%
Return on equity (ratio of net income to average equity) ⁽¹⁾	7.68			7.13
Average equity to average assets	11.91			12.62
Net interest rate spread^{(1) (2)}	3.35			3.38
Net interest margin ^{(1) (3)}	3.64			3.53
Efficiency ratio⁽⁴⁾	68.03			68.40
Noninterest expense to average total assets⁽¹⁾	2.60			2.52
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities	131.53			132.29
Dividends declared per share	$	0.10		$	0.08
Dividend payout ratio	46.35		%	40.35		%



	At March 31, 2019		At December 31, 2018
Asset Quality Ratios:
Nonperforming assets to total assets ⁽⁵⁾	0.15	%	0.17	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans	0.11		0.11
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans	580.14		560.93
Allowance for loan losses to total loans	0.64		0.64
Capital Ratios:
Equity to total assets at end of period	11.41	%	11.81	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio (Bank only)	10.45	%	11.03	%
Other Data:
Number of full-service offices	19		19
Employees (full-time equivalents)	235		236


(1)	Ratios annualized.


(2)	The net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities for the period.


(3)	The net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets for the period.


(4)	The efficiency ratio represents noninterest expense, divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.


(5)	Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans and other real estate owned.

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

Total assets decreased $40.3 million, or 2.5%, to $1.545 billion at March 31, 2019, from $1.585 billion at December 31, 2018. The decrease in total assets was primarily due to decreases in cash and cash equivalents and loans receivable, offset by an increase in other assets. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $20.0 million, or 20.3%, to $78.2 million at March 31, 2019, from $98.2 million at December 31, 2018. Loans decreased $17.3 million, or 1.3%, to $1.306 billion at March 31, 2019, from $1.324 billion at December 31, 2018. Other assets increased $3.2 million, or 30.2%, primarily due to the Company implementing the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 and thus recording a right of use asset of $6.7 million to record the discounted cash flows of our lease payments for leases with terms greater than 12 months, partially offset by the sale of the Bank's shares of Visa, Inc. Class B common stock during the first quarter.

Our loan portfolio consists primarily of investment and business loans (multi-family, nonresidential real estate, commercial, construction and land loans, and commercial leases), which together totaled 94.8% of gross loans at March 31, 2019. Multi-family mortgage loans increased $14.5 million, or 2.3%; commercial loans decreased by $15.1 million, or 8.1%; commercial leases decreased $9.6 million, or 3.2%; and nonresidential real estate loans decreased $3.8 million, or 2.5% during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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Our primary lending area consists of the counties in the State of Illinois where our branch offices are located, and contiguous counties. We derive the most significant portion of our revenues from these geographic areas. We also engage in multi-family mortgage lending activities in carefully selected metropolitan areas outside our primary lending area, and engage in certain types of commercial lending and leasing activities on a nationwide basis. At March 31, 2019, $268.0 million, or 42.2%, of our multi-family mortgage loans were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Chicago, Illinois; $70.0 million, or 11.0%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Dallas, Texas; $58.8 million, or 9.3%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Denver, Colorado; $42.8 million, or 6.7%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Tampa, Florida; $27.8 million, or 4.4%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina; $24.4 million, or 3.8%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for San Antonio, Texas; and $20.0 million, or 3.1%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Minneapolis, Minnesota. This information reflects the location of the collateral, and does not necessarily reflect the location of the borrower.

Total liabilities decreased $29.4 million, or 2.1%, to $1.369 billion at March 31, 2019, from $1.398 billion at December 31, 2018, primarily due to decreases in deposits and borrowings. Total deposits decreased $25.7 million, or 1.9%, to $1.327 billion at March 31, 2019, from $1.352 billion at December 31, 2018. Retail certificates of deposit increased $9.2 million, or 2.8%, to $341.3 million at March 31, 2019, from $332.1 million at December 31, 2018, compared to a decrease in wholesale certificates of deposit of $13.7 million, or 12.9%, to $92.6 million at March 31, 2019, from $106.3 million at December 31, 2018. Money market accounts decreased $7.3 million, or 2.8%, to $248.7 million at March 31, 2019, from $256.0 million at December 31, 2018. Interest-bearing NOW accounts decreased $9.4 million, or 3.4%, to $266.4 million at March 31, 2019, from $275.8 million at December 31, 2018. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits decreased $7.7 million, or 3.4%, to $222.3 million at March 31, 2019, from $230.0 million at December 31, 2018 and savings accounts increased $3.2 million, or 2.1%, to $155.5 million at March 31, 2019, from $152.3 million at December 31, 2018. Core deposits (which consists of savings, money market, noninterest-bearing demand and NOW accounts) were 67.3% of total deposits at March 31, 2019, compared to 67.6% at December 31, 2018.

Total stockholders’ equity was $176.2 million at March 31, 2019, compared to $187.2 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease in total stockholders’ equity was due to our repurchase of 837,015 shares of our common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019 at a total cost of $12.8 million and our declaration and payment of cash dividends totaling $1.6 million during the same period. These reductions in total stockholders’ equity were partially offset by net income of $3.6 million that the Company recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

Net Income. Net income was $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Earnings per basic and fully diluted share of common stock were $0.22 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $0.20 for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income was $13.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $13.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase in net interest income reflected a $1.8 million, or 12.1%, increase in interest income, which was partially offset by a $1.6 million, or 91.5%, increase in interest expense.

The increase in interest income was attributable to an increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets. The yield on interest-earning assets increased 55 basis points to 4.55% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from 4.00% for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 58 basis points to 1.20% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from 0.62% for the same period in 2018. Total average interest-earning assets decreased $22.3 million, or 1.5%, to $1.474 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from $1.497 billion for the same period in 2018. Our net interest rate spread decreased by three basis points to 3.35% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from 3.38% for the same period in 2018. Our net interest margin increased by 11 basis points to 3.64% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from 3.53% for the same period in 2018.

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Average Balance Sheets

The following table sets forth average balance sheets, average yields and costs, and certain other information. No tax-equivalent yield adjustments were made, as the effect of these adjustments would not be material. Average balances are daily average balances. Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average balances, but have been reflected in the table as loans carrying a zero yield. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred fees and expenses, discounts and premiums and purchase accounting adjustments that are amortized or accreted to interest income or expense.



	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019							2018
	Average Outstanding Balance			Interest		Yield/Rate₍₁₎		Average Outstanding Balance			Interest		Yield/Rate₍₁₎
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans	$	1,304,385		$	15,352	4.77	%	$	1,294,387		$	13,820	4.33	%
Securities	91,271			602		2.67		103,928			464		1.81
Stock in FHLB and FRB	8,026			100		5.05		8,289			105		5.14
Other	70,673			472		2.71		90,078			359		1.62
Total interest-earning assets	1,474,355			16,526		4.55		1,496,682			14,748		4.00
Noninterest-earning assets	79,129							85,151
Total assets	$	1,553,484						$	1,581,833
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings deposits	$	153,461		115		0.30		$	160,148		47		0.12
Money market accounts	251,573			568		0.92		294,504			379		0.52
NOW accounts	270,202			292		0.44		282,005			140		0.20
Certificates of deposit	431,346			2,246		2.11		333,978			959		1.16
Total deposits	1,106,582			3,221		1.18		1,070,635			1,525		0.58
Borrowings	14,375			86		2.43		60,737			202		1.35
Total interest-bearing liabilities	1,120,957			3,307		1.20		1,131,372			1,727		0.62
Noninterest-bearing deposits	219,190							226,936
Noninterest-bearing liabilities	28,380							23,853
Total liabilities	1,368,527							1,382,161
Equity	184,957							199,672
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,553,484						$	1,581,833
Net interest income				$	13,219						$	13,021
Net interest rate spread ⁽²⁾						3.35	%						3.38	%
Net interest-earning assets⁽³⁾	$	353,398						$	365,310
Net interest margin ⁽⁴⁾						3.64	%						3.53	%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities	131.53		%					132.29		%


(1)	Annualized.


(2)	Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.


(3)	Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.


(4)	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

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Provision for Loan Losses

We establish provisions for loan losses, which are charged to operations in order to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level we consider necessary to absorb probable incurred credit losses in the loan portfolio. In determining the level of the allowance for loan losses, we consider past and current loss experience, evaluations of real estate collateral, current economic conditions, volume and type of lending, adverse situations that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay a loan and the levels of nonperforming and other classified loans. The amount of the allowance is based on estimates and the ultimate losses may vary from such estimates as more information becomes available or events change. We assess the allowance for loan losses on a quarterly basis and make provisions for loan losses in order to maintain the allowance.

A loan balance is classified as a loss and charged-off when it is confirmed that there is no readily apparent source of repayment for the portion of the loan that is classified as loss. Confirmation can occur upon the receipt of updated third-party appraisal valuation information indicating that there is a low probability of repayment upon sale of the collateral, the final disposition of collateral where the net proceeds are insufficient to pay the loan balance in full, our failure to obtain possession of certain consumer-loan collateral within certain time limits specified by applicable federal regulations, the conclusion of legal proceedings where the borrower’s obligation to repay is legally discharged (such as a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding), or when it appears that further formal collection procedures are not likely to result in net proceeds in excess of the costs to collect.

We recorded a recovery of loan losses of $87,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $258,000 for the same period in 2018. The provision for or recovery of loan losses is a function of the allowance for loan loss methodology that we use to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for inherent loan losses after net charge-offs have been deducted. The portion of the allowance for loan losses attributable to loans collectively evaluated for impairment decreased $89,000, or 1.1%, to $8.4 million at March 31, 2019 from December 31, 2018. There was a $27,000 recovery of reserve established for loans individually evaluated for impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to no change for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Net charge-offs were $29,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to net recoveries of $233,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 580.14% at March 31, 2019, compared to 560.93% at December 31, 2018.

Noninterest Income



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018		Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deposit service charges and fees	$	930		$	978	$	(48	)
Loan servicing fees	23			70		(47		)
Commercial mortgage brokerage fees	—			41		(41		)
Residential mortgage banking fees	28			30		(2		)
Gain on sale of equity securities	295			—		295
Loss on disposal of other assets	(19		)	—		(19		)
Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income	205			213		(8		)
Earnings on bank owned life insurance	30			66		(36		)
Other	132			141		(9		)
Total noninterest income	$	1,624		$	1,539	$	85

Noninterest income increased $85,000, or 5.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $1.6 million, compared to $1.5 million for the same quarter 2018. Deposit service charges and loan servicing fees decreased $48,000 and $47,000, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018. Our first quarter results for March 31, 2019 include $295,000 of realized gain on sale of the Company’s Class B Visa common shares. Earnings on bank owned life insurance decreased by $36,000, or 54.5%, to $30,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 due to the decrease in the bank-owned life insurance investment resulting from a death benefit paid in 2018. Other income decreased $9,000, or 6.4%, to $132,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $141,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

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Noninterest Expense



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019			2018		Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Compensation and benefits	$	5,703		$	5,322	$	381
Office occupancy and equipment	1,845			1,731		114
Advertising and public relations	161			143		18
Information technology	692			641		51
Supplies, telephone and postage	399			333		66
Amortization of intangibles	20			122		(102		)
Nonperforming asset management	54			202		(148		)
Loss (gain) on sale other real estate owned	(95		)	21		(116		)
Valuation adjustments of other real estate owned	—			25		(25		)
Operations of other real estate owned	51			115		(64		)
FDIC insurance premiums	108			119		(11		)
Other	1,160			1,185		(25		)
Total noninterest expense	$	10,098		$	9,959	$	139

Noninterest expense increased by $139,000, or 1.4%, to $10.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from $10.0 million for the same period in 2018. The increase in noninterest expense was due in substantial part to a $381,000, or 7.2%, increase in compensation and benefits expense, related to $250,000 in accrued expense for certain employment contract termination and severance payments. Office occupancy and equipment expense increased $114,000, or 6.6%, to $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from $1.7 million for the same period in 2018, primarily due to a increase of $137,000 in snow removal. Advertising and public relations expense increased $18,000, or 12.6%, to $161,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from $143,000 for the same period in 2018. Information technology expense increased $51,000, or 8.0%, to $692,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from $641,000 for the same period in 2018, primarily due to new and increased costs of operational software programs. Nonperforming asset management expense decreased $148,000, or 73.3%, to $54,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, from $202,000 for the same period in 2018, primarily due to a decrease in legal expense related to collection activities. There were no valuation adjustments for OREO for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $25,000 for the same period in 2018. Operations of OREO decreased $64,000, or 55.7%, to $51,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily due to decreased real estate taxes and receiver fees for property management.

Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $1.3 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Our combined state and federal effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was 26.5% versus an effective tax rate of 26.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Nonperforming Loans and Assets

We review loans on a regular basis, and generally place loans on nonaccrual status when either principal or interest is 90 days or more past due. In addition, we place loans on nonaccrual status when we do not expect to receive full payment of interest or principal. Interest accrued and unpaid at the time a loan is placed on nonaccrual status is reversed from interest income. Interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are recognized in accordance with our significant accounting policies. Once a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, the borrower must generally demonstrate at least six consecutive months of contractual payment performance before the loan is eligible to return to accrual status. We may have loans classified as 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing. Generally, we do not utilize this category of loan classification unless: (1) the loan is repaid in full shortly after the period end date; (2) the loan is well secured and there are no asserted or pending legal barriers to its collection; or (3) the borrower has remitted all scheduled payments and is otherwise in substantial compliance with the terms of the loan, but the processing of loan payments actually received or the renewal of the loan has not occurred for administrative reasons. At March 31, 2019, we had no loans in this category.

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We typically obtain new third–party appraisals or collateral valuations when we place a loan on nonaccrual status, conduct impairment testing or conduct a TDR analysis unless the existing valuation information for the collateral is sufficiently current to comply with the requirements of our Appraisal and Collateral Valuation Policy (“ACV Policy”). We also obtain new third–party appraisals or collateral valuations when the judicial foreclosure process concludes with respect to real estate collateral, and when we otherwise acquire actual or constructive title to real estate collateral. In addition to third–party appraisals, we use updated valuation information based on Multiple Listing Service data, broker opinions of value, actual sales prices of similar assets sold by us and approved sales prices in response to offers to purchase similar assets owned by us to provide interim valuation information for consolidated financial statement and management purposes. Our ACV Policy establishes the maximum useful life of a real estate appraisal at 18 months. Because appraisals and updated valuations utilize historical or “ask–side” data in reaching valuation conclusions, the appraised or updated valuation may or may not reflect the actual sales price that we will receive at the time of sale.

Real estate appraisals may include up to three approaches to value: the sales comparison approach, the income approach (for income-producing property) and the cost approach. Not all appraisals utilize all three approaches. Depending on the nature of the collateral and market conditions, we may emphasize one approach over another in determining the fair value of real estate collateral. Appraisals may also contain different estimates of value based on the level of occupancy or planned future improvements. “As-is” valuations represent an estimate of value based on current market conditions with no changes to the use or condition of the real estate collateral. “As-stabilized” or “as-completed” valuations assume the real estate collateral will be improved to a stated standard or achieve its highest and best use in terms of occupancy. “As-stabilized” or “as-completed” valuations may be subject to a present value adjustment for market conditions or the schedule of improvements.

As part of the asset classification process, we develop an exit strategy for real estate collateral or OREO by assessing overall market conditions, the current use and condition of the asset, and its highest and best use. For most income–producing real estate, we believe that investors value most highly a stable income stream from the asset; consequently, we perform a comparative evaluation to determine whether conducting a sale on an “as–is,” “as–stabilized” or “as–completed” basis is most likely to produce the highest net realizable value. If we determine that the “as–stabilized” or “as–completed” basis is appropriate, we then complete the necessary improvements or tenant stabilization tasks, with the applicable time value discount and improvement expenses incorporated into our estimates of the expected costs to sell. As of March 31, 2019, substantially all impaired real estate loan collateral and OREO were valued on an “as–is basis.”

Estimates of the net realizable value of real estate collateral also include a deduction for the expected costs to sell the collateral or such other deductions from the cash flows resulting from the operation and liquidation of the asset as are appropriate. For most real estate collateral subject to the judicial foreclosure process, we generally apply a 10.0% deduction to the value of the asset to determine the expected costs to sell the asset. This estimate includes one year of real estate taxes, sales commissions and miscellaneous repair and closing costs. If we receive a purchase offer that requires unbudgeted repairs, or if the expected resolution period for the asset exceeds one year, we then include, on a case-by-case basis, the costs of the additional real estate taxes and repairs and any other material holding costs in the expected costs to sell the collateral. For OREO, we generally apply a 7.0% deduction to determine the expected costs to sell, as expenses for real estate taxes and repairs are expensed when incurred.

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Nonperforming Assets Summary

The following table below sets forth the amounts and categories of our nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets.



	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018			Quarter Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans:
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	844		$	1,240		$	(396	)
Nonresidential real estate	242			270			(28		)
Commercial	354			—			354
	1,440			1,510			(70		)
Other real estate owned:
One-to-four family residential	921			875			46
Multi-family mortgage	—			276			(276		)
Nonresidential real estate	—			74			(74		)
Land	—			1			(1		)
	921			1,226			(305		)
Total nonperforming assets	$	2,361		$	2,736		$	(375	)
Ratios:
Nonperforming loans to total loans	0.11		%	0.11		%
Nonperforming assets to total assets	0.15			0.17

Nonperforming Assets

Nonperforming assets decreased $375,000 to $2.4 million at March 31, 2019, from $2.7 million at December 31, 2018. One residential loan with a book balance of $46,000 was transferred from nonaccrual loans to OREO during the three months ended March 31, 2019. We continue to experience modest quantities of defaults on residential real estate loans principally due either to the borrower’s personal financial condition or deteriorated collateral value.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity. The overall objective of our liquidity management is to ensure the availability of sufficient cash funds to meet all financial commitments and to take advantage of investment opportunities. We manage liquidity in order to meet deposit withdrawals on demand or at contractual maturity, to repay borrowings as they mature, and to fund new loans and investments as opportunities arise.

Our primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities, and, to a lesser extent, wholesale borrowings, the proceeds from maturing securities and short-term investments, and the proceeds from the sales of loans and securities and lease payments. The scheduled amortization of loans and securities, as well as proceeds from borrowings, are predictable sources of funds. Other funding sources, however, such as deposit inflows, mortgage prepayments and mortgage loan sales are greatly influenced by market interest rates, economic conditions and competition. We anticipate that we will have sufficient funds available to meet current loan commitments and lines of credit and maturing certificates of deposit that are not renewed or extended. We generally remain fully invested and utilize FHLB advances as an additional sources of funds. We had $15.0 million of FHLB advances at March 31, 2019 and $20.0 million at December 31, 2018.

BankFinancial Corporation is a separate legal entity from BankFinancial, NA. The Company must provide for its own liquidity to pay any dividends to its shareholders and to repurchase shares of its common stock, and for other corporate purposes. Its primary source of liquidly is dividend payments it receives from the Bank. The Bank's ability to pay dividends to the Company is subject to regulatory limitations. At March 31, 2019, the Company (on an unconsolidated, stand-alone basis) had liquid assets of $8.6 million.

As of March 31, 2019, we were not aware of any known trends, events or uncertainties that had or were reasonably likely to have a material impact on our liquidity. As of March 31, 2019, we had no other material commitments for capital expenditures.

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Capital Management - Bank. The overall objectives of our capital management are to ensure the availability of sufficient capital to support loan, deposit and other asset and liability growth opportunities and to maintain sufficient capital to absorb unforeseen losses or write-downs that are inherent in the business risks associated with the banking industry. We seek to balance the need for higher capital levels to address such unforeseen risks and the goal to achieve an adequate return on the capital invested by our stockholders.

The Bank and the Company are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. The capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations, involve the quantitative measurement of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators. The failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in regulatory actions. The final rules implementing Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's capital guidelines for U.S. banks (Basel III rules) became effective for the Company on January 1, 2015, with full compliance with all of the requirements being phased in over a multi-year schedule, and fully phased in by January 1, 2019. The net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities is not included in computing regulatory capital.

As a result of the recently enacted Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, the Federal Reserve Board is required to amend its small bank holding company and savings and loan holding company policy statement to provide that holding companies with consolidated assets of less than $3 billion that are (i) not engaged in significant nonbanking activities, (ii) do not conduct significant off-balance-sheet activities, and (iii) do not have a material amount of SEC-registered debt or equity securities, other than trust preferred securities, that contribute to an organization’s complexity, will no longer be subject to regulatory capital requirements, effective no later than November 2018.

In addition, as a result of the legislation, the federal banking agencies are required to develop a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (the ratio of a bank’s tangible equity capital to average total consolidated assets) for financial institutions with assets of less than $10 billion. A “qualifying community bank” that exceeds this ratio will be deemed to be in compliance with all other capital and leverage requirements, including the capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under Prompt Corrective Action statutes. The federal banking agencies may consider a financial institution’s risk profile when evaluating whether it qualifies as a community bank for purposes of the capital ratio requirement. The federal banking agencies must set the minimum capital for the new Community Bank Leverage Ratio at not less than 8% and not more than 10%, and have proposed 9% as the minimum capital level. A financial institution can elect to be subject to this new definition.

Prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications: well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If only adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and capital restoration plans are required. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the OCC categorized the Bank as well–capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events since those notifications that management believes have changed the institution’s well–capitalized status.

The minimum capital ratios set forth in the Regulatory Capital Plans will be increased or decreased and other minimum capital requirements will be established if and as necessary. In accordance with the Regulatory Capital Plans, neither the Company nor the Bank will pursue any acquisition or growth opportunity, declare any dividend or conduct any stock repurchase that would cause the Bank's total risk-based capital ratio and/or its Tier 1 leverage ratio to fall below the established minimum capital levels or the capital levels required for capital adequacy plus the Capital Conservation Buffer ("CCB"). The minimum CCB at March 31, 2019 is 2.5%. In addition, the Company intends to continue to maintain its ability to serve as a source of financial strength to the Bank by holding at least $5.0 million of cash or liquid assets for that purpose. As of March 31, 2019, the Bank and the Company was well-capitalized, with all capital ratios exceeding the well-capitalized requirement. There are no conditions or events that management believes have changed the Bank’s prompt corrective action capitalization category.

The Bank is subject to regulatory restrictions on the amount of dividends it may declare and pay to the Company without prior regulatory approval, and to regulatory notification requirements for dividends that do not require prior regulatory approval.

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Actual and required capital amounts and ratios for the Bank were:



	Actual				Required for Capital Adequacy Purposes				To be Well-Capitalized under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2019
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	170,077	14.58	%	$	93,333	8.00	%	$	116,666	10.00	%
Tier 1 (core) capital (to risk-weighted assets):	161,723		13.86		70,000		6.00		93,333		8.00
Common Tier 1 (CET1)	161,723		13.86		52,500		4.50		75,833		6.50
Tier 1 (core) capital (to adjusted average total assets):	161,723		10.45		61,920		4.00		77,400		5.00



December 31, 2018
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	178,664	15.30	%	$	93,430	8.00	%	$	116,787	10.00	%
Tier 1 (core) capital (to risk-weighted assets)	170,194		14.57		70,072		6.00		93,430		8.00
Common Tier 1 (CET1)	170,194		14.57		52,554		4.50		75,912		6.50
Tier 1 (core) capital (to adjusted average total assets):	170,194		11.03		61,721		4.00		77,151		5.00

Quarterly Cash Dividends. The Company declared cash dividends of $0.10 and $0.08 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Qualitative Analysis. A significant form of market risk is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk results from timing differences in the maturity or repricing of our assets, liabilities and off balance sheet contracts (i.e., forward loan commitments), the effect of loan prepayments and deposit withdrawals, the difference in the behavior of lending and funding rates arising from the use of different indices and “yield curve risk” arising from changing rate relationships across the spectrum of maturities for constant or variable credit risk investments. In addition to directly affecting net interest income, changes in market interest rates can also affect the amount of new loan originations, the ability of borrowers to repay variable rate loans, the volume of loan prepayments and refinancings, the carrying value of investment securities classified as available-for-sale and the flow and mix of deposits.

The general objective of our interest rate risk management is to determine the appropriate level of risk given our business strategy and then manage that risk in a manner that is consistent with our policy to reduce, to the extent possible, the exposure of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates. Our Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”), which consists of certain members of senior management, evaluates the interest rate risk inherent in certain assets and liabilities, our operating environment and capital and liquidity requirements, and modifies our lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies accordingly. The Board of Directors then reviews the ALCO’s activities and strategies, the effect of those strategies on our net interest margin, and the effect that changes in market interest rates would have on the economic value of our loan and securities portfolios as well as the intrinsic value of our deposits and borrowings, and reports to the full Board of Directors.

We actively evaluate interest rate risk in connection with our lending, investing and deposit activities. In an effort to better manage interest rate risk, we have de-emphasized the origination of residential mortgage loans, and have increased our emphasis on the origination of nonresidential real estate loans, multi-family mortgage loans, commercial loans and commercial leases. In addition, depending on market interest rates and our capital and liquidity position, we generally sell all or a portion of our longer-term, fixed-rate residential loans, usually on a servicing-retained basis. Further, we primarily invest in shorter-duration securities, which generally have lower yields compared to longer-term investments. Shortening the average maturity of our interest-earning assets by increasing our investments in shorter-term loans and securities, as well as loans with variable rates of interest, helps to better match the maturities and interest rates of our assets and liabilities, thereby reducing the exposure of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates. Finally, we have classified all of our investment portfolio as available-for-sale so as to provide flexibility in liquidity management.

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We utilize a combination of analyses to monitor the Bank’s exposure to changes in interest rates. The economic value of equity analysis is a model that estimates the change in net portfolio value (“NPV”) over a range of interest rate scenarios. NPV is the discounted present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance-sheet contracts. In calculating changes in NPV, we assume estimated loan prepayment rates, reinvestment rates and deposit decay rates that seem most likely based on historical experience during prior interest rate changes.

Our net interest income analysis utilizes the data derived from the dynamic GAP analysis, described below, and applies several additional elements, including actual interest rate indices and margins, contractual limitations such as interest rate floors and caps and the U.S. Treasury yield curve as of the balance sheet date. In addition, we apply consistent parallel yield curve shifts (in both directions) to determine possible changes in net interest income if the theoretical yield curve shifts occurred instantaneously. Net interest income analysis also adjusts the dynamic GAP repricing analysis based on changes in prepayment rates resulting from the parallel yield curve shifts.

Our dynamic GAP analysis determines the relative balance between the repricing of assets and liabilities over multiple periods of time (ranging from overnight to five years). Dynamic GAP analysis includes expected cash flows from loans and mortgage-backed securities, applying prepayment rates based on the differential between the current interest rate and the market interest rate for each loan and security type. This analysis identifies mismatches in the timing of asset and liability repricing but does not necessarily provide an accurate indicator of interest rate risk because it omits the factors incorporated into the net interest income analysis.

Quantitative Analysis. The following table sets forth, as of March 31, 2019, the estimated changes in the Bank’s NPV and net interest income that would result from the designated instantaneous parallel shift in the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Computations of prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions including relative levels of market interest rates, loan prepayments and deposit decay, and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results.



	Estimated Decrease in NPV					Increase (Decrease) in Estimated Net Interest Income
Change in Interest Rates (basis points)	Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent
	(Dollars in thousands)
+400	$	(35,740	)	(15.12	)%	$	256		0.48	%
+300	(22,372		)	(9.46	)	349			0.66
+200	(11,509		)	(4.87	)	417			0.79
+100	(3,593		)	(1.52	)	320			0.60
0
-100	(1,841		)	(0.78	)	(64		)	(0.12	)

The table set forth above indicates that at March 31, 2019, in the event of an immediate 100 basis point decrease in interest rates, the Bank would be expected to experience a 0.78% decrease in NPV and a $64,000 decrease in net interest income. In the event of an immediate 200 basis point increase in interest rates, the Bank would be expected to experience a 4.87% decrease in NPV and a $417,000 increase in net interest income. This data does not reflect any actions that we may undertake in response to changes in interest rates, such as changes in rates paid on certain deposit accounts based on local competitive factors, which could reduce the actual impact on NPV and net interest income, if any.

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the above interest rate risk measurements. Modeling changes in NPV and net interest income requires that we make certain assumptions that may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. The NPV and net interest income table presented above assumes that the composition of our interest-rate-sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured and, accordingly, the data does not reflect any actions that we may undertake in response to changes in interest rates, such as changes in rates paid on certain deposit accounts based on local competitive factors. The table also assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or the repricing characteristics of specific assets and liabilities. Because of the shortcomings mentioned above, management considers many additional factors such as projected changes in loan and deposit balances and various projected forward interest rate scenarios when evaluating strategies for managing interest rate risk. Accordingly, although the NPV and net interest income table provides an indication of our sensitivity to interest rate changes at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to and do not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on our net interest income and will differ from actual results.

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ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of March 31, 2019. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, based on currently available information, the resolution of these legal actions is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.


ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


(a)	Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities. Not applicable.


(b)	Use of Proceeds. Not applicable.


(c)	Repurchases of Equity Securities.

The following table sets forth information in connection with purchases of our common stock made by, or, on behalf of us, during the first quarter of 2019:



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs ⁽¹⁾
January 1, 2019 through January 31, 2019	23,842	$	14.93	23,842	472,171
February 1, 2019 through February 28, 2019	—	—		—	972,171
March 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019	813,173	15.33		813,173	158,998
	837,015			837,015

⁽¹⁾

On April 25, 2019, the Board increased the total number of shares authorized for repurchase by 750,000 shares and on February 25, 2019, the Board extended the expiration date of the Company's share repurchase authorization from July 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020, and increased the total number of shares authorized for repurchase by 500,000 shares. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had repurchased 4,901,757 shares of its common stock out of the 5,060,755 shares of common stock authorized under the share repurchase authorizations. Pursuant to the share repurchase authorization, as of March 31, 2019, there are 158,998 shares of common stock authorized for repurchase through March 31, 2020.


ITEM 3.	DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.


ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.


ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION

None.


ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Agreement Regarding Cancellation of Employment Agreements and Release of Claims by and among BankFinancial Corporation, BankFinancial, National Association, formerly known as BankFinancial, F.S.B. and James J. Brennan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2019 (File No. 000-51331))
31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
101		The following financial statements from the BankFinancial Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, formatted in Extensive Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) consolidated statements of financial condition, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of comprehensive income, (iv) consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity, (v) consolidated statements of cash flows and (vi) the notes to consolidated financial statements.


*	A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.



		BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

Dated:	April 30, 2019	By:	/s/ F. Morgan Gasior
			F. Morgan Gasior
			Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

			/s/ Paul A. Cloutier
			Paul A. Cloutier
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer