consequences of the Offering and the opinions of 8 ____________________ with respect to New Mexico income tax consequences of the Offering; all material aspects of the opinions of Luse Lehman Gorman Pomerenk & Schick and _____________________ are accurately summarized in the Registration Statement and will be accurately summarized in the Prospectus; and further represent and warrant that the facts upon which such opinions are based are truthful, accurate and complete. (n) The Company, the MHC and the Bank have all such power, authority, authorizations, approvals and orders as may be required to enter into this Agreement, to carry out the provisions and conditions hereof and to issue and sell the Shares to be sold by the Company, as provided herein and as described in the Prospectus except approval or confirmation by the OTS of the final appraisal of the Company. The consummation of the Offering, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, the MHC and the Bank and this Agreement has been validly executed and delivered by the Company, the MHC and the Bank and is the valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company, the MHC and the Bank enforceable in accordance with its terms (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or the rights of creditors of savings and loan holding companies, the accounts of whose subsidiaries are insured by the FDIC or by general equity principles regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and except to the extent if any, that the provisions of