CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
INTEREST INCOME
Loans	$ 108,089	$ 112,932	$ 321,650	$ 342,654
Mortgage-backed securities	20,507	11,951	60,947	34,325
Investment securities and cash equivalents	6,415	3,293	16,023	9,010
Investment Income, Interest and Dividend	135,011	128,176	398,620	385,989
INTEREST EXPENSE
Customer accounts	14,238	16,385	44,517	51,851
FHLB advances and other borrowings	17,494	17,075	51,877	50,966
Interest Expense	31,732	33,460	96,394	102,817
Net interest income	103,279	94,716	302,226	283,172
Provision for (reversal of) loan losses	(3,000)	0	(11,936)	3,600
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) loan losses	106,279	94,716	314,162	279,572
OTHER INCOME	8,072	5,059	20,562	16,062
OTHER EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits	28,946	24,582	81,908	68,731
Occupancy	6,060	4,530	17,668	13,801
FDIC insurance premiums	2,978	2,831	8,679	9,280
Information technology	3,505	2,371	10,365	7,661
Amortization of intangible assets	1,052	660	2,601	1,386
Other	10,752	6,636	28,250	20,214
Noninterest Expense	53,293	41,610	149,471	121,073
Gain (loss) on real estate acquired through foreclosure, net	(2,056)	176	(3,454)	(7,145)
Income before income taxes	59,002	58,341	181,799	167,416
Income tax provision	21,092	21,003	64,996	58,818
NET INCOME	$ 37,910	$ 37,338	$ 116,803	$ 108,598
PER SHARE DATA
Basic earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 0.38	$ 0.36	$ 1.15	$ 1.03
Diluted earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.36	$ 1.14	$ 1.03
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares)	100,979,219	104,143,915	101,777,112	105,119,097
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding, including dilutive stock options (in shares)	101,393,936	104,192,444	102,234,350	105,167,959