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Investments in Distressed Loans and Foreclosed Real Estate (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate [Abstract] |
Schedule of Investment in Distressed Loans and Real Estate Owned [Table Text Block] | Investments in distressed loans and REO consisted of the following as of the dates indicated (amounts in thousands):
| April 30, 2015 |  | October 31, 2014
Investment in distressed loans | $ | 2,258 |  |  | $ | 4,001 |
Investment in REO | 63,680 |  |  | 69,799 |
| $ | 65,938 |  |  | $ | 73,800 |
Schedule of Changes in Real Estate Owned [Table Text Block] |
| Six months ended April 30, |  | Three months ended April 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 69,799 |  |  | $ | 72,972 |  |  | $ | 66,934 |  |  | $ | 79,267 |
Additions | 1,904 |  |  | 8,036 |  |  | 227 |  |  | 871 |
Sales | (7,668 | ) |  | (4,192 | ) |  | (3,382 | ) |  | (3,384 | )
Impairments | (183 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (2 | )
Depreciation | (172 | ) |  | (162 | ) |  | (85 | ) |  | (100 | )
Balance, end of period | $ | 63,680 |  |  | $ | 76,652 |  |  | $ | 63,680 |  |  | $ | 76,652 |
Gains recorded from the acquisitions of REO through foreclosure [Table Text Block] | The table below provides, for the periods indicated, gains we recorded from the acquisitions of REO through foreclosure (amounts in thousands):
| Six months ended April 30, |  | Three months ended April 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Gains from acquisition of REO through foreclosure | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | 1,523 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |

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