ACQUISITIONS	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]
ACQUISITIONS	ACQUISITIONS The Company completed the acquisition of Crestmark Bancorp, Inc. ("Crestmark") and its bank subsidiary, Crestmark Bank, on August 1, 2018 for a purchase price of $295.8 million paid by issuance of 9,919,512 shares of Meta common stock. The transaction included, at fair value, total assets of $1.32 billion, including $1.05 billion of loan and lease receivables held for investment, and $1.12 billion of deposits. The Company recorded provisional goodwill of $204.5 million associated with the acquisition due to expected operational synergies and expanded product lines. There has been no adjustment to or impairment recognized to goodwill during the three months ended December 31, 2018. Refer to the Company’s most recent audited financial statements as of September 30, 2018 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 for additional information on the Crestmark acquisition. There were no business combinations pending as of December 31, 2018.

ACQUISITIONS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

The Company completed the acquisition of Crestmark Bancorp, Inc. ("Crestmark") and its bank subsidiary, Crestmark Bank, on August 1, 2018 for a purchase price of $295.8 million paid by issuance of 9,919,512 shares of Meta common stock. The transaction included, at fair value, total assets of $1.32 billion, including $1.05 billion of loan and lease receivables held for investment, and $1.12 billion of deposits. The Company recorded provisional goodwill of $204.5 million associated with the acquisition due to expected operational synergies and expanded product lines. There has been no adjustment to or impairment recognized to goodwill during the three months ended December 31, 2018. Refer to the Company’s most recent audited financial statements as of September 30, 2018 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 for additional information on the Crestmark acquisition. There were no business combinations pending as of December 31, 2018.