Fair Values of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

U.S. GAAP requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the statement of financial condition, for which it is practicable to estimate those values. Certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments are excluded from the disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value estimates presented do not reflect the underlying fair value of the Company. Although Management is not aware of any factors that would materially affect the estimated fair value amounts presented, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date, and therefore, estimates of fair value subsequent to that date may differ significantly from the amounts presented below.



		2015				2014
	Level	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
		(In thousands)
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1	$	284,049	$	284,049	$	781,843	$	781,843
Available-for-sale securities:
Equity securities	1	101,952		101,952		101,387		101,387
Obligations of U.S. government	2	482,464		482,464		731,943		731,943
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	2	27,123		27,123		23,681		23,681
Corporate debt securities	2	505,800		505,800		509,007		509,007
Mortgage-backed securities
Agency pass-through certificates	2	1,160,518		1,160,518		1,584,508		1,584,508
Other commercial MBS	2	102,706		102,706		98,916		98,916
Total available-for-sale securities		2,380,563		2,380,563		3,049,442		3,049,442
Held-to-maturity securities:
Mortgage-backed securities
Agency pass-through certificates	2	1,643,216		1,637,420		1,548,265		1,499,218
Total held-to-maturity securities		1,643,216		1,637,420		1,548,265		1,499,218

Loans receivable	3	9,170,634		9,667,750		8,324,798		8,844,532
FDIC indemnification asset	3	16,275		15,522		36,860		35,976
FHLB and FRB stock	2	107,198		107,198		158,839		158,839
Other assets - interest rate contracts	2	11,879		11,879		2,611		2,611

Financial liabilities
Customer accounts	2	10,631,703		10,004,290		10,716,928		9,946,586
FHLB advances and other borrowings	2	1,830,000		1,938,384		1,930,000		2,054,437
Other liabilities - interest rate contracts	2	11,879		11,879		2,611		2,611
Other liabilities - commercial loan hedge	2	966		966		—		—
Other liabilities - long term borrowing hedge	2	14,555		14,555		268		268

For a description of the level in fair value hierarchy under the provisions of the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification please see note Q.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents – The carrying amount of these items is a reasonable estimate of their fair value.

Available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturity securities – Securities at fair value are priced using model pricing based on the securities' relationship to other benchmark quoted prices as provided by an independent third party and under the provisions of the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification are considered a Level 2 input method except for equity securities where the quoted price for an identical instrument is used which are considered a Level 1 input method.

Loans receivable – For certain homogeneous categories of loans, such as fixed- and variable-rate residential mortgages, fair value is estimated for securities backed by similar loans, adjusted for differences in loan characteristics, using the same methodology described above for AFS and HTM securities.

The fair value of other loan types is estimated by discounting the future cash flows and estimated prepayments using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining term. Some loan types were valued at carrying value because of their floating rate or expected maturity characteristics. Net deferred loan fees are not included in the fair value calculation but are included in the carrying amount.

FDIC indemnification asset – The fair value of the indemnification asset is estimated by discounting the expected future cash flows using the current rates.

FHLB and FRB stock – The fair value is based upon the redemption value of the stock which equates to its carrying value.

Customer accounts – The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and money market accounts is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits with similar remaining maturities.

FHLB advances and other borrowings – The fair value of FHLB advances and other borrowings is estimated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar remaining maturities.

Interest Rate Contracts – The bank offers interest rate swaps to its variable rate borrowers who want to manage their interest

rate risk. At the same time, the bank enters into the opposite trade with a counterparty to offset its interest rate risk. The fair

value of these interest rate swaps are estimated by a third party pricing service using a discounted cash flow technique.

Long Term Borrowing Hedges – The fair value of the forward starting interest rate swaps are estimated by a third party pricing service using a discounted cash flow technique.

Commercial Loan Hedges – The fair value of the interest rate swaps are estimated by a third party pricing service using a discounted cash flow technique.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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