Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 76,803	$ 71,918	$ 228,866	$ 206,056
Mortgage-backed securities ("MBS")	9,585	4,562	23,238	14,121
Cash and cash equivalents	3,875	10,009	13,166	37,657
FHLB stock	2,477	3,260	7,591	11,025
Investment securities	2,255	895	7,115	2,671
Total interest and dividend income	94,995	90,644	279,976	271,530
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Borrowings	18,438	31,449	56,648	96,504
Deposits	36,233	24,445	102,091	52,489
Total interest expense	54,671	55,894	158,739	148,993
NET INTEREST INCOME	40,324	34,750	121,237	122,537
Provision for credit losses	1,472	1,324	1,896	5,875
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	38,852	33,426	119,341	116,662
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Net loss from securities transactions	0	0	(13,345)	0
Other non-interest income	1,098	1,522	3,568	3,702
Total non-interest income	4,709	5,814	458	16,249
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits	13,307	13,200	39,186	39,687
Information technology and related expense	5,364	6,118	15,687	16,977
Occupancy, net	3,263	3,556	10,116	10,598
Federal insurance premium	1,352	1,231	4,939	3,289
Regulatory and outside services	1,322	1,436	4,345	4,274
Advertising and promotional	951	1,447	3,210	3,613
Deposit and loan transaction costs	726	615	2,135	1,916
Office supplies and related expense	405	546	1,185	1,810
Other non-interest expense	1,260	1,187	4,100	3,576
Total non-interest expense	27,950	29,336	84,903	85,740
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE	15,611	9,904	34,896	47,171
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	5,963	1,602	8,943	8,440
NET INCOME	$ 9,648	$ 8,302	$ 25,953	$ 38,731
Basic earnings per share ("EPS")	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.20	$ 0.29
Diluted EPS	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.20	$ 0.29
Basic weighted average common shares	129,866,397	133,198,755	130,923,888	133,668,764
Diluted weighted average common shares	129,866,397	133,198,755	130,923,888	133,668,764
Deposit service fees [Member]
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 2,706	$ 3,404	$ 7,732	$ 9,987
Insurance commissions [Member]
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 905	$ 888	$ 2,503	$ 2,560