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Interest Receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Receivables [Abstract] |
Schedule of interest receivable | The following table provides a summary of interest receivable by interest earning asset type.
| September 30, 2018 |  | September 30, 2017
| (In thousands)
Loans receivable | $ | 39,176 |  |  | $ | 33,688 |
Mortgage-backed securities | 6,404 |  |  | 6,049 |
Investment securities | 1,715 |  |  | 1,906 |
| $ | 47,295 |  |  | $ | 41,643 |

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