CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable	$ 117,457	$ 113,728	$ 348,326	$ 339,802
Mortgage-backed securities	15,992	15,297	45,007	49,130
Investment securities and cash equivalents	4,267	4,710	13,345	14,990
Interest Income	137,716	133,735	406,678	403,922
INTEREST EXPENSE
Customer accounts	12,764	13,274	38,173	39,062
FHLB advances	16,337	16,221	49,011	47,426
Interest Expense	29,101	29,495	87,184	86,488
Net interest income	108,615	104,240	319,494	317,434
Provision (release) for loan losses	0	(1,650)	(1,600)	(3,150)
Net interest income after provision (release) for loan losses	108,615	105,890	321,094	320,584
OTHER INCOME
Gain on sale of investment securities	0	0	968	0
Loan fee income	889	1,101	3,310	3,784
Deposit fee income	5,714	5,297	15,803	16,564
Other income	7,319	4,088	15,873	11,502
Other income, total	13,922	10,486	35,954	31,850
OTHER EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits	28,947	27,333	84,774	86,217
Occupancy	8,829	8,515	26,370	26,075
FDIC insurance premiums	2,842	2,869	8,591	8,243
Product delivery	3,246	3,822	10,096	13,639
Information technology	6,617	7,669	19,754	23,832
Other expense	6,581	6,097	19,285	22,034
Other expense, total	57,062	56,305	168,870	180,040
Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net	(124)	5,087	1,069	10,401
Income before income taxes	65,351	65,158	189,247	182,795
Income tax expense	21,239	22,154	61,819	62,970
NET INCOME	$ 44,112	$ 43,004	$ 127,428	$ 119,825
PER SHARE DATA
Basic earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.47	$ 1.43	$ 1.30
Diluted earnings (in dollars per share)	0.49	0.47	1.42	1.30
Dividends paid on common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.14	$ 0.69	$ 0.41
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares)	89,199,823	90,928,847	89,297,471	91,901,632
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding, including dilutive stock options (in shares)	89,497,264	91,468,662	89,653,955	92,393,644