Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 75,941	$ 64,819
Mortgage-backed securities ("MBS")	5,859	4,811
Cash and cash equivalents	4,778	16,671
FHLB stock	2,586	4,158
Investment securities	2,528	881
Total interest and dividend income	91,692	91,340
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Borrowings	32,443	11,904
Deposits	19,656	33,608
Total interest expense	52,099	45,512
NET INTEREST INCOME	39,593	45,828
Provision for credit losses	123	3,660
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	39,470	42,168
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Net loss from securities transactions	(13,345)	0
Other non-interest income	1,013	1,096
Total non-interest income	(8,894)	5,352
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits	12,992	13,698
Information technology and related expense	5,369	5,070
Occupancy, net	3,372	3,474
Federal insurance premium	1,860	812
Regulatory and outside services	1,643	1,533
Advertising and promotional	988	833
Deposit and loan transaction costs	542	611
Office supplies and related expense	361	633
Other non-interest expense	1,381	1,109
Total non-interest expense	28,508	27,773
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) EXPENSE	2,068	19,747
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) EXPENSE	(475)	3,507
NET INCOME	$ 2,543	$ 16,240
Basic earnings per share ("EPS")	$ 0.02	$ 0.12
Diluted EPS	$ 0.02	$ 0.12
Basic weighted average common shares	132,353,313	134,640,932
Diluted weighted average common shares	132,353,313	134,640,932
Deposit service fees [Member]
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 2,575	$ 3,461
Insurance commissions [Member]
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 863	$ 795