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Customer Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Customer Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule of deposits |
September 30, | 2011 | 2010
| (In thousands)
Checking accounts, .50% and under | $ | 779,053 |  | $ | 666,372 |
Passbook and statement accounts, .50% and under | 255,396 |  | 234,673 |
Insured money market accounts, .01% to .75% | 1,627,739 |  | 1,653,717 |
Certificate accounts |  |
Less than 2.00% | 4,170,232 |  | 3,608,935 |
2.00% to 2.99% | 1,229,918 |  | 1,929,112 |
3.00% to 3.99% | 418,720 |  | 498,956 |
4.00% to 4.99% | 174,854 |  | 237,852 |
5.00% to 5.99% | 9,991 |  | 22,923 |
Total certificates | 6,003,715 |  | 6,297,778 |
| $ | 8,665,903 |  | $ | 8,852,540 |
Certificate maturities are as follows: |  |
September 30, | 2011 | 2010
| (In thousands)
Within 1 year | $ | 3,973,028 |  | $ | 4,312,825 |
1 to 2 years | 1,388,885 |  | 1,169,950 |
2 to 3 years | 274,704 |  | 533,217 |
Over 3 years | 367,098 |  | 281,786 |
| $ | 6,003,715 |  | $ | 6,297,778 |
Schedule of interest expense on customer deposits | Interest expense on customer accounts consisted of the following:
Year ended September 30, | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
| (in thousands)
Checking accounts | $ | 1,908 |  | $ | 2,299 |  | $ | 3,144 |
Passbook and statement accounts | 682 |  | 1,100 |  | 1,441 |
Insured money market accounts | 7,148 |  | 12,121 |  | 16,488 |
Certificate accounts | 106,878 |  | 131,567 |  | 171,062 |
| 116,616 |  | 147,087 |  | 192,135 |
Less early withdrawal penalties | (781 | ) | (727 | ) | (700 | )
| $ | 115,835 |  | $ | 146,360 |  | $ | 191,435 |
Weighted average interest rate at end of year | 1.14 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.96 | %
Weighted daily average interest rate during the year | 1.32 | % | 1.69 | % | 2.56 | %

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