The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis at the dates presented by level within the fair value hierarchy. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement:


	Fair Value		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

September 30, 2022	(in thousands)
Assets
Debt securities available for sale:
U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-back securities and collateralized mortgage obligations	$	2,852,867	$	—	$	2,852,867	$	—
Other asset-backed securities	334,008		—		334,008		—
State and municipal securities	826,834		—		826,834		—
U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise securities	222,951		—		222,951		—
U.S. government securities	166,306		166,306		—		—
Non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations	297,855		—		297,855		—
Total debt securities available for sale	$	4,700,821	$	166,306	$	4,534,515	$	—
Loans held for sale	$	1,251	$	—	$	1,251	$	—
Other assets:

Interest rate forward loan sales contracts	$	119	$	—	$	119	$	—
Interest rate contracts	$	43,574	$	—	$	43,574	$	—

Liabilities
Other liabilities:

Interest rate contracts	$	43,574	$	—	$	43,574	$	—
Interest rate lock commitments	$	62	$	—	$	—	$	62

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