Check against string returned from object is not working correctly [duplicate]

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so this is an odd one and I don't know if I am having a bad day and over looking something silly or what.

I have the following Affidavit Class

package com.cgsinc.dal.aba.model.program;

import com.cgsinc.dal.user.model.Attendee;
import com.cgsinc.dal.utils.AbstractAuditable;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import org.hibernate.annotations.DynamicUpdate;
import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
import org.hibernate.annotations.Where;
import org.hibernate.envers.Audited;

import javax.persistence.*;
import java.util.Set;

@Audited
@Entity
@Table(name = "registrant_affidavit", schema = "aba_mcle")
@DynamicUpdate
@Where(clause = "is_active <> 'N'")
public class RegistrantAffidavit extends AbstractAuditable<Attendee> {

@OneToOne(fetch=FetchType.LAZY)
private Program program;


@ManyToOne(fetch=FetchType.LAZY)
private ProgramReconciliationRegistrant programReconciliationRegistrant;

@Column(name="is_complete",columnDefinition="CHAR(1) DEFAULT 'N'")
@Type(type="yes_no")
private boolean complete;

@Column(columnDefinition="CHAR(1) DEFAULT 'N'")
@Type(type="yes_no")
private boolean attested;



@OneToOne(fetch=FetchType.LAZY)
private ProgramSelectedDeliveryMethod programSelectedDeliveryMethod;

private String status;

public RegistrantAffidavit() {
}
public String getStatus(){
    return status;
}

public void setStatus(String status){
    this.status = status;
}

public ProgramSelectedDeliveryMethod getProgramSelectedDeliveryMethod() {
    return programSelectedDeliveryMethod;
}

public void setProgramSelectedDeliveryMethod(ProgramSelectedDeliveryMethod programSelectedDeliveryMethod) {
    this.programSelectedDeliveryMethod = programSelectedDeliveryMethod;
}


public void setProgram(Program program){
    this.program = program;
}

public Program getProgram(){
    return program;
}



public boolean isComplete() {
    return complete;
}

public void setComplete(boolean complete) {
    this.complete = complete;
}

public boolean isAttested() {
    return attested;
}

public void setAttested(boolean attested) {
    this.attested = attested;
}

public ProgramReconciliationRegistrant getProgramReconciliationRegistrant() {
    return programReconciliationRegistrant;
}

public void setProgramReconciliationRegistrant(ProgramReconciliationRegistrant programReconciliationRegistrant) {
    this.programReconciliationRegistrant = programReconciliationRegistrant;
}

}

In one of my Controllers I Have the following code

    //Find the affidavit by the ID sent in URL
    RegistrantAffidavit affidavit = affRepo.findOne(affidavitIdUUID);

    String currentStatus = affidavit.getStatus();

    logger.debug("Current Status :: " + currentStatus);

    if (currentStatus == "Saved") {

        logger.debug("STATUS WAS SAVED");

    }

It will currently print out

Current Status :: Saved

but it doesn't enter the if block like I expect

if I manually create a string and assign it like

String currentStatus = "Saved"

then the if block will get entered.

I am not seeing where my issue is. my getStatus() function returns a string. The string has a value of "Saved" so why is the If block not getting entered?

any help is appreciated.