Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Interest income:
Residential mortgage loans	$ 49,899	$ 58,268	$ 155,236	$ 185,516
Multi-family and commercial real estate mortgage loans	47,979	45,693	144,082	132,430
Consumer and other loans	2,208	2,157	6,640	6,328
Mortgage-backed and other securities	15,816	14,528	46,124	42,321
Interest-earning cash accounts	109	83	305	232
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock	1,407	1,486	4,390	4,777
Total interest income	117,418	122,215	356,777	371,604
Interest expense:
Deposits	8,577	12,804	29,250	38,856
Borrowings	24,107	24,791	71,922	74,384
Total interest expense	32,684	37,595	101,172	113,240
Net interest income	84,734	84,620	255,605	258,364
Provision for loan losses credited to operations	(4,439)	(3,042)	(7,749)	(7,153)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	89,173	87,662	263,354	265,517
Non-interest income:
Customer service fees	8,322	9,183	25,404	27,233
Other loan fees	637	591	1,743	1,846
Gain on sales of securities	0	141	72	141
Mortgage banking income, net	132	1,252	2,535	2,662
Income from bank owned life insurance	2,222	2,150	6,598	6,278
Other	1,539	436	4,775	3,107
Total non-interest income	12,852	13,753	41,127	41,267
General and administrative:
Compensation and benefits	38,356	34,191	112,292	101,994
Occupancy, equipment and systems	18,962	18,048	57,600	54,015
Federal deposit insurance premium	4,163	6,558	12,699	22,404
Advertising	2,784	5,023	7,849	9,173
Other	8,324	8,531	24,137	26,581
Total non-interest expense	72,589	72,351	214,577	214,167
Income before income tax expense	29,436	29,064	89,904	92,617
Income tax expense	10,530	10,256	20,260	19,960
Net income	18,906	18,808	69,644	72,657
Preferred stock dividends	2,194	2,194	6,582	6,582
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 16,712	$ 16,614	$ 63,062	$ 66,075
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.63	$ 0.66
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.63	$ 0.66
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	99,700,759	98,453,265	99,540,721	98,279,671
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	100,067,159	98,453,265	99,907,121	98,279,671