CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
INTEREST INCOME
Loans	$ 116,843	$ 127,479
Mortgage-backed securities	11,732	26,296
Investment securities and cash equivalents	2,734	2,151
Investment Income, Interest and Dividend	131,309	155,926
INTEREST EXPENSE
Customer accounts	18,772	23,949
FHLB advances and other borrowings	17,103	28,263
Interest Expense	35,875	52,212
Net interest income	95,434	103,714
Provision for loan losses	3,600	11,210
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	91,834	92,504
OTHER INCOME
Gain on sale of investments	0	0
Other	4,957	4,645
Noninterest Income	4,957	4,645
OTHER EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits	21,072	18,675
Occupancy	4,446	3,931
FDIC insurance premiums	3,342	4,193
Other	9,438	7,564
Noninterest Expense	38,298	34,363
Loss on real estate acquired through foreclosure, net	(3,319)	(10,570)
Income before income taxes	55,174	52,216
Income tax provision	19,892	18,798
NET INCOME	$ 35,282	$ 33,418
PER SHARE DATA
Basic earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.31
Diluted earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.31
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares)	105,998,184	107,845,011
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding, including dilutive stock options (in shares)	106,043,914	107,894,572