Exhibit 12.1

STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGESCONSOLIDATED

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|                                                                     |  | For the Twelve Months Ended September 30, |        
|(Dollars in thousands)                                               |  | 2006                                      |         |   | 2005 |   |         | 2004 |  |   | 2003    |   |  | 2002 |        
|FIXED CHARGES:                                                       |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Real estate                                                          |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest and debt expense                                            |  | $                                         | 56,097  |   |      | $ | 51,645  |      |  | $ | 46,503  |   |  | $    | 58,645  |   |  | $ | 48,970  |  
|Ground rent                                                          |  |                                           | 480     |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                                     |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Total fixed charges for ratioreal estate                            |  |                                           | 56,577  |   |      |   | 51,645  |      |  |   | 46,503  |   |  |      | 58,645  |   |  |   | 48,970  |  
|Banking                                                              |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiary |  |                                           | 15,385  |   |      |   | 15,385  |      |  |   | 15,385  |   |  |      | 27,989  |   |  |   | 15,000  |  
|Interest expense                                                     |  |                                           | 388,291 |   |      |   | 318,171 |      |  |   | 207,193 |   |  |      | 163,022 |   |  |   | 205,479 |  
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|Total fixed charges for ratiototal company                          |  | $                                         | 460,253 |   |      | $ | 385,201 |      |  | $ | 269,081 |   |  | $    | 249,656 |   |  | $ | 269,449 |  
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|EARNINGS:                                                            |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Operating incometotal company                                       |  | $                                         | 108,306 |   |      | $ | 136,773 |      |  | $ | 182,327 |   |  | $    | 208,567 |   |  | $ | 132,545 |  
|Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities                        |  |                                           | (12,540 | ) |      |   | (10,051 | )    |  |   | (8,246  | ) |  |      | (7,788  | ) |  |   | (7,248  | )
|Distributions from unconsolidated entities                           |  |                                           | 16,179  |   |      |   | 14,821  |      |  |   | 13,272  |   |  |      | 12,550  |   |  |   | 12,048  |  
|Capitalized interest                                                 |  |                                           | (2,054  | ) |      |   | (1,129  | )    |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiary |  |                                           | (15,385 | ) |      |   | (15,385 | )    |  |   | (15,385 | ) |  |      | (27,989 | ) |  |   | (15,000 | )
|                                                                     |  |                                           |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                     |  |                                           | 94,506  |   |      |   | 125,029 |      |  |   | 171,968 |   |  |      | 185,340 |   |  |   | 122,345 |  
|Total fixed charges for ratiototal company                          |  |                                           | 460,253 |   |      |   | 385,201 |      |  |   | 269,081 |   |  |      | 249,656 |   |  |   | 269,449 |  
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|Total earnings for ratio                                             |  | $                                         | 554,759 |   |      | $ | 510,230 |      |  | $ | 441,049 |   |  | $    | 434,996 |   |  | $ | 391,794 |  
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|RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                                   |  |                                           | 1.21 x  |   |      |   | 1.33 x  |      |  |   | 1.64 x  |   |  |      | 1.74 x  |   |  |   | 1.45 x  |  
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|Excess of available earnings over fixed charges                      |  | $                                         | 94,506  |   |      | $ | 125,029 |      |  | $ | 171,968 |   |  | $    | 185,340 |   |  | $ | 122,345 |  
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