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Customer Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Customer Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule of deposits |
September 30, | 2012 | 2011
| (In thousands)
Checking accounts, .50% and under | $ | 894,639 |  | $ | 779,053 |
Passbook and statement accounts, .50% and under | 314,634 |  | 255,396 |
Insured money market accounts, .01% to .75% | 1,737,180 |  | 1,627,739 |
Certificate accounts |  |
Less than 2.00% | 4,308,341 |  | 4,170,232 |
2.00% to 2.99% | 841,520 |  | 1,229,918 |
3.00% to 3.99% | 381,324 |  | 418,720 |
4.00% to 4.99% | 98,119 |  | 174,854 |
5.00% to 5.99% | 861 |  | 9,991 |
Total certificates | 5,630,165 |  | 6,003,715 |
| $ | 8,576,618 |  | $ | 8,665,903 |
Certificate maturities are as follows: |  |
September 30, | 2012 | 2011
| (In thousands)
Within 1 year | $ | 3,556,701 |  | $ | 3,973,028 |
1 to 2 years | 1,013,450 |  | 1,388,885 |
2 to 3 years | 425,559 |  | 274,704 |
Over 3 years | 634,455 |  | 367,098 |
| $ | 5,630,165 |  | $ | 6,003,715 |
Schedule of interest expense on customer deposits | Interest expense on customer accounts consisted of the following:
Year ended September 30, | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
| (in thousands)
Checking accounts | $ | 857 |  | $ | 1,908 |  | $ | 2,299 |
Passbook and statement accounts | 574 |  | 682 |  | 1,100 |
Insured money market accounts | 4,609 |  | 7,148 |  | 12,121 |
Certificate accounts | 81,506 |  | 106,878 |  | 131,567 |
| 87,546 |  | 116,616 |  | 147,087 |
Less early withdrawal penalties | (607 | ) | (781 | ) | (727 | )
| $ | 86,939 |  | $ | 115,835 |  | $ | 146,360 |
Weighted average interest rate at end of year | 0.90 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.51 | %
Weighted daily average interest rate during the year | 0.99 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.69 | %

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