Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 34,265,000us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks	$ 33,485,000us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks
Mortgage-backed securities (including assets pledged of $464,626 and $556,520 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively; $4,678 and $7,119 at fair value pursuant to the fair value option at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	704,933,000	756,156,000
Other securities (including assets pledged of $57,562 at December 31, 2014; $27,915 and $30,163 at fair value pursuant to the fair value option at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	268,377,000	261,634,000
Loans held for sale	0us-gaap_LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNet	425,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNet
Loans, net of fees and costs	3,810,373,000	3,434,178,000
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(25,096,000)	(31,776,000)
Net loans	3,785,277,000	3,402,402,000
Interest and dividends receivable	17,251,000	17,370,000
Bank premises and equipment, net	21,868,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	20,356,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost	46,924,000us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStock	46,025,000us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStock
Bank owned life insurance	112,656,000us-gaap_BankOwnedLifeInsurance	109,606,000us-gaap_BankOwnedLifeInsurance
Goodwill	16,127,000us-gaap_Goodwill	16,127,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Other assets	69,335,000us-gaap_OtherAssets	57,915,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total assets	5,077,013,000us-gaap_Assets	4,721,501,000us-gaap_Assets
Due to depositors:
Non-interest bearing	255,834,000	197,343,000
Interest-bearing	3,217,085,000	3,002,639,000
Mortgagors' escrow deposits	35,679,000	32,798,000
Borrowed funds ($28,771 and $29,570 at fair value pursuant to the fair value option at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	940,492,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	856,822,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	116,000,000	155,300,000
Other liabilities	55,676,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilities	44,067,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Total liabilities	4,620,766,000us-gaap_Liabilities	4,288,969,000us-gaap_Liabilities
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 31,530,595 shares issued at December 31, 2014 and 2013; 29,403,823 shares and 30,123,252 shares outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	315,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue	315,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	206,437,000	201,902,000
Treasury stock, at average cost (2,126,772 shares and 1,407,343 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	(37,221,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(22,053,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Retained earnings	289,623,000	263,743,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	(2,907,000)	(11,375,000)
Total stockholders' equity	456,247,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	432,532,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 5,077,013,000	$ 4,721,501,000

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