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Investment Securities
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The Bank utilizes mortgage-backed and other investment securities in its asset/liability management strategy. In making investment decisions, the Bank considers, among other things, its yield and interest rate objectives, its interest rate and credit risk position, and its liquidity and cash flow.

    Generally, the investment policy of the Bank is to invest funds among categories of investments and maturities based upon the Bank’s asset/liability management policies, investment quality, loan and deposit volume and collateral requirements, liquidity needs and performance objectives. Debt securities are classified into three categories: trading, held-to-maturity, and available-for-sale. At March 31, 2023, securities with fair value of $53.8 million, or 95.9%, of the Bank’s total securities were classified as available-for-sale, and the remaining securities with amortized cost of $2.3 million, or 4.1%, were classified as held-to-maturity, compared to $67.6 million and $5.3 million at March 31, 2022, respectively. The Bank had no securities classified as trading at March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.

Other investments as of March 31, 2023 primarily consists of the Bank's investment in a limited partnership Community Capital Fund and a $5.1 million bank-owned life insurance policy ("BOLI") that was purchased during the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 as a channel to add to the Company's non-interest income revenue by means of an investment considered safe and sound by the Company's regulators. The investment in the limited partnership is measured using the equity method. The BOLI is carried at the cash surrender value of the underlying policies. Income generated from the investment and the increase in the cash surrender value of the BOLI is included in other non-interest income on the Statements of Operations. Other investments totaled $6.1 million at March 31, 2023 and are included in Other Assets on the Statements of Financial Condition.

The following tables set forth the amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022:
At March 31, 2023
AmortizedGross Unrealized
$ in thousandsCostGainsLossesFair Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association$341 $1 $1 $341 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation21,651 — 4,051 17,600 
Federal National Mortgage Association11,714 — 2,212 9,502 
Total mortgage-backed securities33,706 1 6,264 27,443 
U.S. Government Agency Securities9,364 — 38 9,326 
Corporate Bonds5,269 — 2,177 3,092 
Muni Securities17,719 — 3,737 13,982 
Total available-for-sale$66,058 $1 $12,216 $53,843 
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association$366 $— $3 $363 
Federal National Mortgage Association1,952 — 94 1,858 
Total held-to-maturity$2,318 $— $97 $2,221 
At March 31, 2022
AmortizedGross Unrealized
$ in thousandsCostGainsLossesFair Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities:
  Government National Mortgage Association$439 $9 $— $448 
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation23,744 — 2,197 21,547 
  Federal National Mortgage Association12,852 — 1,268 11,584 
    Total mortgage-backed securities37,035 9 3,465 33,579 
U.S. Government Agency Securities13,864 — 79 13,785 
Corporate Bonds5,271 — 1,150 4,121 
Muni Securities17,741 — 1,973 15,768 
Asset-backed Securities347 — 4 343 
    Total available-for-sale$74,258 $9 $6,671 $67,596 
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities:
  Government National Mortgage Association$481 $27 $— $508 
  Federal National Mortgage Association4,773 9 14 4,768 
Total held-to-maturity$5,254 $36 $14 $5,276 

There were no sales of available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturity securities for the year ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.

Carver maintains a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities in the form of Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) pass-through certificates, Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) mortgage-backed securities and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) mortgage-backed securities. GNMA pass-through certificates are guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the United States Government, while FNMA and FHLMC securities are each guaranteed by their respective agencies as to principal and interest. Based on the high quality of the Bank's investment portfolio, current market conditions have not significantly impacted the pricing of the portfolio or the Bank's ability to obtain reliable prices.

At March 31, 2023, the Bank pledged mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities of $2.5 million as collateral for advances from the FHLB-NY.

The following tables set forth the unrealized losses and fair value of securities in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 for less than 12 months and 12 months or longer:
At March 31, 2023
Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
$ in thousandsUnrealized
Losses		Fair
Value		Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value		Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities$— $— $6,264 $27,146 $6,264 $27,146 
U.S. Government Agency Securities13 4,075 25 5,251 38 9,326 
Corporate bonds— — 2,177 3,092 2,177 3,092 
Muni securities— — 3,737 13,982 3,737 13,982 
  Total available-for-sale securities$13 $4,075 $12,203 $49,471 $12,216 $53,546 
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities$3 $363 $94 $1,822 $97 $2,185 
Total held-to-maturity securities$3 $363 $94 $1,822 $97 $2,185 
At March 31, 2022
Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
$ in thousandsUnrealized
Losses		Fair
Value		Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value		Unrealized
Losses		Fair
Value
Available-for-Sale:
Mortgage-backed securities$519 $7,057 $2,946 $26,128 $3,465 $33,185 
U.S. Government Agency Securities— — 79 13,785 79 13,785 
Corporate bonds— — 1,150 4,121 1,150 4,121 
Muni securities1,640 13,512 333 2,256 1,973 15,768 
Asset-backed securities4 343 — — 4 343 
  Total available-for-sale securities$2,163 $20,912 $4,508 $46,290 $6,671 $67,202 
Held-to-Maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities$14 $2,204 $— $— $14 $2,204 
Total held-to-maturity securities$14 $2,204 $— $— $14 $2,204 


A total of 24 securities had an unrealized loss at March 31, 2023, compared to 23 at March 31, 2022. Mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government agency securities, municipal securities and a corporate bond security represented 50.7%, 17.4%, 26.1% and 5.8%, respectively, of total available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2023. There were eight mortgage-backed securities, two U.S. government agency securities, one corporate bond and six municipal securities that had an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months at March 31, 2023. The cause of the temporary impairment is directly related to changes in interest rates. In general, as interest rates decline, the fair value of securities will rise, and conversely as interest rates rise, the fair value of securities will decline.  Management considers fluctuations in fair value as a result of interest rate changes to be temporary, which is consistent with the Bank's experience.  The impairments are deemed temporary based on the direct relationship of the change in fair value to movements in interest rates, the life of the investments and their high credit quality. Given the high credit quality of the mortgage-backed securities which are backed by the U.S. government's guarantees, the high credit quality and strong financial performance of the U.S. Government Agency and the results of the individual analyses performed for and continuous surveillance on the municipal securities, as well as the corporate security that is a reputable institution in good financial standing, the risk of credit loss is minimal. Management believes that these unrealized losses are a direct result of the current rate environment and the Company has the ability and intent to hold the securities until maturity or the valuation recovers. The Bank did not have any securities that were classified as having other-than-temporary impairment in its investment portfolio at March 31, 2023.

The following is a summary of the amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at March 31, 2023, by remaining period to contractual maturity (ignoring earlier call dates, if any).  Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain security issuers have the right to call or prepay their obligations.  The table below does not consider the effects of possible prepayments or unscheduled repayments.
$ in thousandsAmortized CostFair ValueWeighted
Average Yield
Available-for-Sale:
Five through ten years5,679 5,330 4.34 %
After ten years26,673 21,070 3.33 %
Mortgage-backed securities33,706 27,443 1.63 %
$66,058 $53,843 2.56 %
Held-to-maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities$2,318 $2,221 2.78 %