FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Non-recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Available-for-sale debt securities [Abstract]
Mortgage-backed securities	$ 338,250	$ 382,546
Fair Value	1,163,829	1,272,493
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value	0	0
Available-for-sale debt securities [Abstract]
Fair Value	0	0
Common equities and mutual funds	3,012	2,606
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value	0	0
Available-for-sale debt securities [Abstract]
Fair Value	1,163,829	1,272,493
Common equities and mutual funds	0	0
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value	3,488,875	3,622,597
Available-for-sale debt securities [Abstract]
Fair Value	0	0
Common equities and mutual funds	0	0
Recurring
Available-for-sale debt securities [Abstract]
Small business administration securities	170,267	185,982
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	843	874
Non-bank qualified obligations of states and political subdivisions	331,324	400,557
Asset-baked securities	323,145	302,534
Mortgage-backed securities	338,250	382,546
Fair Value	1,163,829	1,272,493
Common equities and mutual funds	3,012	2,606
Non-marketable equity securities	2,741	1,669
Recurring \| Level 1
Available-for-sale debt securities [Abstract]
Small business administration securities	0	0
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	0	0
Non-bank qualified obligations of states and political subdivisions	0	0
Asset-baked securities	0	0
Mortgage-backed securities	0	0
Fair Value	0	0
Common equities and mutual funds	3,012	2,606
Non-marketable equity securities	0	0
Recurring \| Level 2
Available-for-sale debt securities [Abstract]
Small business administration securities	170,267	185,982
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	843	874
Non-bank qualified obligations of states and political subdivisions	331,324	400,557
Asset-baked securities	323,145	302,534
Mortgage-backed securities	338,250	382,546
Fair Value	1,163,829	1,272,493
Common equities and mutual funds	0	0
Non-marketable equity securities	0	0
Recurring \| Level 3
Available-for-sale debt securities [Abstract]
Small business administration securities	0	0
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	0	0
Non-bank qualified obligations of states and political subdivisions	0	0
Asset-baked securities	0	0
Mortgage-backed securities	0	0
Fair Value	0	0
Common equities and mutual funds	0	0
Non-marketable equity securities	$ 0	$ 0

Fair value of asset backed securities investments classified as available for sale.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Fair value of securitized, pay-through debt securities collateralized by real estate mortgage loans classified as available-for-sale.

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