Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Interest income:
Residential mortgage loans	$ 62,294	$ 73,629	$ 127,248	$ 153,836
Multi-family and commercial real estate mortgage loans	43,347	40,390	86,737	79,013
Consumer and other loans	2,085	2,208	4,171	4,436
Mortgage-backed and other securities	14,116	11,857	27,793	22,756
Interest-earning cash accounts	80	70	149	125
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock	1,458	1,620	3,291	3,649
Total interest income	123,380	129,774	249,389	263,815
Interest expense:
Deposits	12,823	15,689	26,052	33,010
Borrowings	24,783	29,184	49,593	61,872
Total interest expense	37,606	44,873	75,645	94,882
Net interest income	85,774	84,901	173,744	168,933
Provision for loan losses (credited) charged to operations	(5,742)	4,526	(4,111)	13,652
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	91,516	80,375	177,855	155,281
Non-interest income:
Customer service fees	9,030	9,122	18,050	18,168
Other loan fees	647	468	1,255	990
Gain on sales of securities		2,057		2,057
Mortgage banking income, net	610	3,396	1,410	8,172
Income from bank owned life insurance	2,139	2,103	4,128	4,239
Other	1,419	1,436	2,671	3,234
Total non-interest income	13,845	18,582	27,514	36,860
General and administrative:
Compensation and benefits	34,415	33,385	67,803	65,383
Occupancy, equipment and systems	17,793	16,862	35,967	36,647
Federal deposit insurance premium	7,277	9,009	15,846	19,193
Advertising	2,438	2,811	4,150	4,151
Extinguishment of debt		4,266		4,266
Other	9,670	8,064	18,050	16,308
Total non-interest expense	71,593	74,397	141,816	145,948
Income before income tax expense	33,768	24,560	63,553	46,193
Income tax expense	11,468	8,895	9,704	16,676
Net income	22,300	15,665	53,849	29,517
Preferred stock dividends	2,194	2,827	4,388	2,827
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 20,106	$ 12,838	$ 49,461	$ 26,690
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.13	$ 0.50	$ 0.27
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.13	$ 0.50	$ 0.27
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	98,275,886	97,021,334	98,191,434	96,848,989
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	98,275,886	97,021,334	98,191,434	96,848,989