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Interest Receivable | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Receivables [Abstract] |
Interest Receivable | INTEREST RECEIVABLE The following table provides a summary of interest receivable by interest earning asset type.
| September 30, 2017 |  | September 30, 2016
| (In thousands)
Loans receivable | $ | 33,688 |  |  | $ | 29,858 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 6,049 |  |  | 5,670 |
Investment securities | 1,906 |  |  | 2,141 |
| $ | 41,643 |  |  | $ | 37,669 |
Interest receivable was $41,643,000 at September 30, 2017, as compared to $37,669,000 as of September 30, 2016. The increase was primarily a result of the 9.8% rise in loans receivable.

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