Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Interest income:
Residential mortgage loans	$ 44,060	$ 47,375
Multi-family and commercial real estate mortgage loans	43,406	46,805
Consumer and other loans	2,292	2,372
Mortgage-backed and other securities	18,000	16,904
Interest-earning cash accounts	161	120
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock	1,794	1,421
Total interest income	109,713	114,997
Interest expense:
Deposits	6,359	7,462
Borrowings	23,239	24,283
Total interest expense	29,598	31,745
Net interest income	80,115	83,252
Provision for loan losses credited to operations	(2,486)	(3,127)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	82,601	86,379
Non-interest income:
Customer service fees	6,609	6,988
Other loan fees	595	534
Gain on sales of securities	0	86
Mortgage banking income (loss), net	1,294	(37)
Income from bank owned life insurance	2,152	2,289
Other	1,224	1,541
Total non-interest income	11,874	11,401
General and administrative:
Compensation and benefits	36,997	38,253
Occupancy, equipment and systems	20,212	19,391
Federal deposit insurance premium	2,298	3,530
Advertising	589	1,453
Other	11,868	6,895
Total non-interest expense	71,964	69,522
Income before income tax expense	22,511	28,258
Income tax expense	8,104	9,693
Net income	14,407	18,565
Preferred stock dividends	2,194	2,194
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 12,213	$ 16,371
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.16
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.16
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	100,585,603	100,368,931
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	100,585,603	100,368,931