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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Fair Value of Assets Measured on Recurring Basis | The following table presents the balance of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2012:
| Fair Value at March 31, 2012
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Obligations of U.S. government | — |  |  | 14,142 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,142 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | — |  |  | 23,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 23,500 |
Obligations of foreign governments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Corporate debt securities | — |  |  | 277,586 |  |  | — |  |  | 277,586 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |
Agency pass-through certificates | — |  |  | 3,372,397 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,372,397 |
Other debt securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,687,625 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,687,625 |
Aggregated Balance of Assets Measured at Estimated Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis and Total Losses Resulting from Those Fair Value Adjustments | The following table presents the aggregated balance of assets measured at estimated fair value on a nonrecurring basis through the quarter ended March 31, 2012, and the total losses resulting from those fair value adjustments for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2012. The following estimated fair values are shown gross of estimated selling costs:
| Through March 31, 2012 |  | Quarter Ended March 31, 2012 |  | Six Months Ended March 31, 2012
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Total Losses
| (In thousands)
Impaired loans (1) | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 81,219 |  |  | $ | 81,219 |  |  | $ | 21,831 |  |  | $ | 22,832 |
Covered REO (2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24,915 |  |  | 24,915 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 1,201 |
Real estate held for sale (2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 106,728 |  |  | 106,728 |  |  | 18,380 |  |  | 39,344 |
Balance at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 212,862 |  |  | $ | 212,862 |  |  | $ | 40,711 |  |  | $ | 63,377 |
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(1) | The losses represents remeasurements of collateral-dependent loans.
(2) | The losses represents aggregate writedowns and charge-offs on real estate held for sale.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments by Balance Sheet Grouping | Although management is not aware of any factors that would materially affect the estimated fair value amounts presented below, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since the dates shown, and therefore, estimates of fair value subsequent to those dates may differ significantly from the amounts presented below.
|  |  |  | March 31, 2012 |  | September 30, 2011
|  | Level in Fair Value Hierarchy |  | Carrying Amount |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Estimated Fair Value
|  |  |  | (In thousands)
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 1 |  | $ | 890,347 |  |  | $ | 890,347 |  |  | $ | 816,002 |  |  | $ | 816,002 |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Obligations of U.S. government |  |  |  | 14,142 |  |  | 14,142 |  |  | 190,527 |  |  | 190,527 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  |  | 23,500 |  |  | 23,500 |  |  | 23,568 |  |  | 23,568 |
Obligations of foreign governments |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Corporate debt securities |  |  |  | 277,586 |  |  | 277,586 |  |  | 29,959 |  |  | 29,959 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency pass-through certificates |  |  |  | 3,372,397 |  |  | 3,372,397 |  |  | 3,011,090 |  |  | 3,011,090 |
Other debt securities |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total available-for-sale securities |  |  |  | 3,687,625 |  |  | 3,687,625 |  |  | 3,255,144 |  |  | 3,255,144 |
Held-to-maturity securities |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Obligations of U.S. government |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  |  | 795 |  |  | 823 |  |  | 1,950 |  |  | 2,023 |
Obligations of foreign governments |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Corporate debt securities |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency pass-through certificates |  |  |  | 37,912 |  |  | 40,967 |  |  | 45,086 |  |  | 48,593 |
Other debt securities |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total held-to-maturity securities |  |  |  | 38,707 |  |  | 41,790 |  |  | 47,036 |  |  | 50,616 |
Loans receivable |  | 3 |  | 7,717,088 |  |  | 8,342,403 |  |  | 7,935,877 |  |  | 8,479,307 |
Covered loans |  | 3 |  | 321,634 |  |  | 315,179 |  |  | 382,183 |  |  | 375,027 |
FDIC indemnification asset |  | 3 |  | 100,875 |  |  | 98,495 |  |  | 98,871 |  |  | 101,751 |
FHLB stock |  | 2 |  | 151,747 |  |  | 151,747 |  |  | 151,755 |  |  | 151,755 |
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer accounts |  | 2 |  | 8,798,440 |  |  | 8,513,457 |  |  | 8,665,903 |  |  | 8,557,357 |
FHLB advances and other borrowings |  | 2 |  | 2,760,041 |  |  | 3,113,854 |  |  | 2,762,066 |  |  | 3,038,127 |
Reconciliation of Amortized Cost to Fair Value of Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities | The following is a reconciliation of amortized cost to fair value of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities:
| March 31, 2012
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized |  | Fair Value |  | Yield
| Gains |  | Losses |
| (In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within 1 year | $ | 500 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 532 |  |  | 4.00 | %
1 to 5 years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
5 to 10 years | 9,300 |  |  | 4,310 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,610 |  |  | 10.38 |
Over 10 years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Corporate bonds due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 to 5 years | 250,000 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,448 | ) |  | 248,552 |  |  | 0.89 |
5 to 10 years | 30,000 |  |  | 234 |  |  | (1,200 | ) |  | 29,034 |  |  | 4.00 |
Municipal bonds due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Over 10 years | 20,451 |  |  | 3,049 |  |  | — |  |  | 23,500 |  |  | 6.45 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency pass-through certificates | 3,274,318 |  |  | 100,861 |  |  | (2,782 | ) |  | 3,372,397 |  |  | 4.54 |
| 3,584,569 |  |  | 108,486 |  |  | (5,430 | ) |  | 3,687,625 |  |  | 4.31 |
Held-to-maturity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 to 5 years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
5 to 10 years | 795 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 823 |  |  | 5.65 |
Over 10 years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
U.S. government and agency securities due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 to 5 years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency pass-through certificates | 37,912 |  |  | 3,055 |  |  | — |  |  | 40,967 |  |  | 5.31 |
| 38,707 |  |  | 3,083 |  |  | — |  |  | 41,790 |  |  | 5.32 |
| $ | 3,623,276 |  |  | $ | 111,569 |  |  | $ | (5,430 | ) |  | $ | 3,729,415 |  |  | 4.32 | %
| September 30, 2011
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized |  | Fair Value |  | Yield
| Gains | Losses |
| (In thousands)
Available-for-sale securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Within 1 year | $ | 500 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 534 |  |  | 4.00 | %
1 to 5 years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
5 to 10 years | 9,300 |  |  | 4,547 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,847 |  |  | 10.38 |
Over 10 years | 175,515 |  |  | 631 |  |  | — |  |  | 176,146 |  |  | 2.57 |
Corporate bonds due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5 to 10 years | 30,000 |  |  | 284 |  |  | (325 | ) |  | 29,959 |  |  | 4.00 |
Municipal bonds due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Over 10 years | 20,461 |  |  | 3,107 |  |  | — |  |  | 23,568 |  |  | 6.45 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency pass-through certificates | 2,883,734 |  |  | 127,356 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,011,090 |  |  | 4.72 |
| 3,119,510 |  |  | 135,959 |  |  | (325 | ) |  | 3,255,144 |  |  | 4.62 |
Held-to-maturity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 to 5 years | 405 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 410 |  |  | 6.52 |
5 to 10 years | 1,545 |  |  | 68 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 5.60 |
Over 10 years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
U.S. government and agency securities due |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 to 5 years | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency pass-through certificates | 45,086 |  |  | 3,507 |  |  | — |  |  | 48,593 |  |  | 5.31 |
| 47,036 |  |  | 3,580 |  |  | — |  |  | 50,616 |  |  | 5.33 |
| $ | 3,166,546 |  |  | $ | 139,539 |  |  | $ | (325 | ) |  | $ | 3,305,760 |  |  | 4.63 | %
Schedule of Unrealized Losses and Fair Value of Securities | The following table shows the unrealized gross losses and fair value of securities at March 31, 2012, by length of time that individual securities in each category have been in a continuous loss position. Management believes that the declines in fair value of these investments are not an other than temporary impairment.
| Less than 12 months |  | 12 months or more |  | Total
| Unrealized Gross Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Gross Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Gross Losses |  | Fair Value
Corporate bonds due | $ | (2,648 | ) |  | $ | 257,353 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,648 | ) |  | $ | 257,353 |
Agency pass-through certificates | (2,653 | ) |  | 396,343 |  |  | (129 | ) |  | 41,945 |  |  | (2,782 | ) |  | 438,288 |
| (5,301 | ) |  | $ | 653,696 |  |  | $ | (129 | ) |  | $ | 41,945 |  |  | (5,430 | ) |  | $ | 695,641 |

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