Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Interest income:
Residential mortgage loans	$ 47,375	$ 53,962
Multi-family and commercial real estate mortgage loans	46,805	47,492
Consumer and other loans	2,372	2,190
Mortgage-backed and other securities	16,904	15,070
Interest-earning cash accounts	120	89
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock	1,421	1,522
Total interest income	114,997	120,325
Interest expense:
Deposits	7,462	10,729
Borrowings	24,283	23,875
Total interest expense	31,745	34,604
Net interest income	83,252	85,721
Provision for loan losses credited to operations	(3,127)	(343)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	86,379	86,064
Non-interest income:
Customer service fees	6,988	8,211
Other loan fees	534	553
Gain on sales of securities	86	0
Mortgage banking (loss) income, net	(37)	327
Income from bank owned life insurance	2,289	2,197
Other	1,541	1,645
Total non-interest income	11,401	12,933
General and administrative:
Compensation and benefits	38,253	36,281
Occupancy, equipment and systems	19,391	19,658
Federal deposit insurance premium	3,530	4,201
Advertising	1,453	2,264
Other	6,895	7,708
Total non-interest expense	69,522	70,112
Income before income tax expense	28,258	28,885
Income tax expense	9,693	9,578
Net income	18,565	19,307
Preferred stock dividends	2,194	2,194
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 16,371	$ 17,113
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.17
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.17
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	100,368,931	99,252,031
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	100,368,931	99,252,031