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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Apr. 30, 2012 Dividend declared Common Stock | Apr. 30, 2012 Dividend declared Series A preferred stock | Apr. 30, 2012 Loan sale transaction Student loans | Apr. 13, 2012 Loan sale transaction Student loans | Mar. 31, 2012 Common stock repurchase Common Stock
Subsequent events |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.10 | $ 20.00 |  |  |
Total loans held for sale per call option |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |
Net gain from sale of loans held for sale during the period | 4,600,000 | 4,300,000 |  |  | 5,100,000 |  |
Repurchase of common stock | $ 100,978,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,700,000

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