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Customer Accounts - Interest Expense on Customer Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Banking and Thrift [Abstract] |  |  |
Checking accounts | $ 1,491 | $ 1,036 | $ 1,259
Passbook and statement accounts | 734 | 660 | 607
Insured money market accounts | 3,285 | 3,631 | 4,574
Time deposit accounts | 47,425 | 46,273 | 52,636
Interest expense on customer accounts, gross | 52,935 | 51,600 | 59,076
Less early withdrawal penalties | (450) | (546) | (552)
Interest expense on customer accounts | $ 52,485 | $ 51,054 | $ 58,524
Weighted average interest rate at end of year | 0.50% | 0.48% | 0.51%
Weighted daily average interest rate during the year | 0.50% | 0.48% | 0.57%

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- Definition Interest expense incurred on demand deposit accounts that represent borrowings rather than outstanding drafts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.6) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 + Details
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