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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return on a fiscal year basis. The provision for income taxes were as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)202520242023
Federal:
Current$10,407 $9,770 $8,792 
Deferred15,754 13,276 (6,688)
26,161 23,046 2,104 
State:   
Current9,060 8,172 7,935 
Deferred1,045 2,890 (452)
10,105 11,062 7,483 
Income tax expense$36,266 $34,108 $9,587 
Components of Net Deferred Tax Asset (Liability)
The tax effects of the Company's temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of its deferred tax assets and liabilities were:

(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for credit losses$12,938 $17,647 
Deferred compensation4,511 4,351 
Stock based compensation2,084 2,402 
Valuation adjustments78 175 
General business credits(1)
49,070 55,471 
Accrued expenses2,807 2,763 
Lease liability5,930 6,503 
Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale47,167 50,819 
Premises and equipment4,998 3,939 
Deferred income2,386 — 
Other assets2,276 3,940 
 134,245 148,010 
Deferred tax liabilities:  
Intangibles(8,366)(7,859)
Leased assets(80,012)(76,016)
Right-of-use assets(5,678)(6,218)
Life insurance redemption(3,493)— 
Other liabilities(466)(1,346)
(98,015)(91,439)
Net deferred tax assets$36,230 $56,571 
(1) The general business credits are investment tax credits generated from qualified solar energy property placed in service during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. These credits will begin to expire on September 30, 2041.
Reconciliation of Total Income Tax Expense The Company's effective tax rate is calculated by dividing income tax expense by income before income tax expense.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
202520242023
(Dollars in thousands)AmountRateAmountRateAmountRate
Statutory federal income tax expense and rate$46,841 21.0 %$45,910 21.0 %$32,559 21.0 %
Change in tax rate resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal benefits7,983 3.6 %8,678 4.0 %5,999 3.9 %
162(m) disallowance1,540 0.7 %1,874 0.9 %919 0.6 %
Tax exempt income(636)(0.3)%(690)(0.3)%(783)(0.5)%
General business credits(20,773)(9.3)%(21,132)(9.7)%(28,633)(18.5)%
Life insurance redemption3,116 1.4 %— — %— — %
Other, net(1,805)(0.8)%(532)(0.2)%(474)(0.3)%
Income tax expense$36,266 16.3 %$34,108 15.7 %$9,587 6.2 %
Reconciliation of Liabilities Associated with Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for liabilities associated with unrecognized tax benefits follows:

(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Balance at beginning of fiscal year$577 $521 
Additions (reductions) for tax positions related to prior years(78)56 
Balance at end of fiscal year$499 $577