Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 61,945	$ 60,223
Mortgage-backed securities (MBS)	6,362	7,831
Cash and cash equivalents	2,969	1,620
FHLB stock	2,939	3,152
Investment securities	1,107	1,533
Total interest and dividend income	75,322	74,359
INTEREST EXPENSE:
FHLB borrowings	16,117	16,074
Deposits	10,396	8,799
Repurchase agreements	1,503	1,504
Total interest expense	28,016	26,377
NET INTEREST INCOME	47,306	47,982
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	0	0
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	47,306	47,982
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Retail fees and charges	3,709	3,814
Income from bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)	523	703
Other non-interest income	1,036	1,049
Total non-interest income	5,268	5,566
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits	10,634	10,487
Information technology and communications	2,834	2,558
Occupancy, net	2,675	2,672
Deposit and loan transaction costs	1,386	1,274
Regulatory and outside services	1,346	1,486
Federal insurance premium	894	1,382
Advertising and promotional	690	1,154
Office supplies and related expense	437	887
Low income housing partnerships	0	773
Other non-interest expense	701	917
Total non-interest expense	21,597	23,590
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE	30,977	29,958
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	10,399	9,240
NET INCOME	$ 20,578	$ 20,718
Basic earnings per share (EPS)	$ 0.15	$ 0.16
Diluted EPS	0.15	0.16
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.38	$ 0.34
Basic weighted average common shares	133,696,574	132,822,283
Diluted weighted average common shares	133,949,796	132,911,156