Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 14, 2025.
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Dec 31, 2024 · Filed Feb 14, 2025
KFFB$5.93+6.1%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
What changed in Risk Factors?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-11-14.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-02-14.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Tables are not compared: 2 previous and 2 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.
A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.
Added paragraphs (1)
Current report
As the mutual holding company and majority shareholder of Kentucky First Federal Bancorp, First Federal MHC must receive the approval of the Federal Reserve Board and the members of First Federal MHC in order to waive the receipt of any dividends declared and paid by Kentucky First Federal Bancorp to its shareholders. While Kentucky First Federal has previously received such approvals, those approvals have expired. The inability to receive those approvals in the future would adversely impact Kentucky First Federal’s ability to pay dividends to its shareholders in the future.
Removed paragraphs (1)
Previous report
Additionally, to address concerns with respect to the conflict of interest created by dividend waivers, Regulation MM requires the board of directors of a mutual holding company, such as First Federal MHC, adopt a resolution that describes the conflict of interest that exists because of a director’s ownership of stock in the subsidiary declaring the dividends and any actions the mutual holding company board have taken to eliminate the conflict of interest, such as the directors’ waiving their right to receive dividends. Also, the resolution must contain an affirmation that a majority of the mutual members eligible to vote have, within the 12 months prior to the declaration date of the dividend, voted to approve the waiver of dividends.
Reworded paragraphs (2)
Previous wording
On January 16, 2024, we announced that the Board had determined to suspend the payment of dividends indefinitely. Our ability to pay future dividends, and the amount that may be paid, is subject to a number of factors, including our ability to fully and timely address the deficiencies that resulted in the formal Agreement that First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky has entered into with the OCC and the satisfaction of individual minimum capital ratio requirements imposed by the OCC. Our ability to pay future dividends is also subject to the ability of First Federal of Hazard and First Federal of Kentucky to make capital distributions to Kentucky First Federal, and for First Federal MHC to received regulatory and member approval of the waiver of the receipt of dividends by First Federal MHC.
Current wording
On January 16, 2024, we announced that the Board had determined to suspend the payment of dividends indefinitely. Our ability to pay future dividends, and the amount that may be paid, is subject to a number of factors, including our ability to fully and timely address the deficiencies that resulted in the formal Agreement that First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky has entered into with the OCC and the satisfaction of individual minimum capital ratio requirements imposed by the OCC. Our ability to pay future dividends is also subject to our ability to receive any required regulatory approval or non-objection to pay dividends to our shareholders, the ability of First Federal of Hazard and First Federal of Kentucky to make capital distributions to Kentucky First Federal in order for Kentucky First Federal to declare and pay dividends to its shareholders.
Previous wording
On January 16, 2024, the Company announced the suspension of quarterly dividends indefinitely. Holders of our common stock are only entitled to receive such dividends as our Board of Directors may declare out of funds available for such payments under applicable law and regulatory guidance. We cannot predict when or whether the Company will be able to pay future common stock dividends and if so, the amount of any such common stock dividends. Our ability to pay future dividends and if so at what level will also be dependent on numerous factors, including: our ability to receive any required regulatory approval or non-objection for the payment of dividends from First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky to the Company or from the Company to shareholders; our ability to fully and timely address the deficiencies that resulted in the formal Agreement that First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky has entered into with the OCC; First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky’s ability to satisfy the IMCR’s imposed by the OCC; the ability of First Federal MHC to receive approval of its members to waive the payment of any Company dividends to First Federal MHC; and our ability to successfully execute our strategy to increase earnings and core deposits, reduce reliance on higher cost funding sources and shift more of our loan portfolio towards higher-earning loans. For additional information on the formal Agreement that First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky has entered into with the OCC and the IMCR’s imposed on First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky’s by the OCC, please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis—Regulatory Developments Regarding First Federal of Kentucky.”
Current wording
On January 16, 2024, the Company announced the suspension of quarterly dividends indefinitely. Holders of our common stock are only entitled to receive such dividends as our Board of Directors may declare out of funds available for such payments under applicable law and regulatory guidance. We cannot predict when or whether the Company will be able to pay future common stock dividends and if so, the amount of any such common stock dividends. Our ability to pay future dividends and if so at what level will also be dependent on numerous factors, including: our ability to receive any required regulatory approval or non-objection to pay dividends to our shareholders; our ability to receive regulatory approval or non-objection to pay dividends from First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hazard and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky to the Company in order for the Company to pay dividends to shareholders; our ability to fully and timely address the deficiencies that resulted in the formal Agreement that First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky entered into with the OCC on August 13, 2024, or any other deficiencies identified by the OCC or the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; our ability to successfully execute our strategy to increase earnings and core deposits, reduce reliance on higher cost funding sources and shift more of our loan portfolio towards higher-earning loans; and First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky’s ability to satisfy the IMCR’s imposed by the OCC, which require First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky to maintain a common equity tier 1 capital ratio of at least 9.0%, a tier 1 capital ratio of at least 11.0%, a total capital ratio of at least 12.0%, and a leverage ratio of at least 9.0%. As of December 31, 2024, the Bank’s common equity tier 1 capital ratio was _______%, its tier 1 capital ratio was _______%, its total capital ratio was _______%, and its leverage ratio was ______%. For additional information on the formal Agreement that First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky has entered into with the OCC and the IMCR’s imposed on First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky by the OCC, please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis—Regulatory Developments Regarding First Federal of Kentucky.”