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Investments in Foreclosed Real Estate and Distressed Loans (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2015
Investments in Non-Performing Loan Portfolios and Foreclosed Real Estate [Abstract]  
Schedule of Investment in Foreclosed Real Estate and Distressed Loans [Table Text Block]
Investments in REO and distressed loans consisted of the following, as of the dates indicated (amounts in thousands):
 
July 31,
2015
 
October 31,
2014
Investment in REO
$
57,524

 
$
69,799

Investment in distressed loans
1,935

 
4,001

 
$
59,459

 
$
73,800
Schedule of Changes in Real Estate Owned [Table Text Block]
 
Nine months ended July 31,
 
Three months ended July 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Balance, beginning of period
$
69,799

 
$
72,972

 
$
63,680

 
$
76,652

Additions
2,304

 
21,203

 
400

 
13,167

Sales
(14,139
)
 
(13,558
)
 
(6,471
)
 
(9,366
)
Impairments
(183
)
 
(1,046
)
 


 
(1,044
)
Depreciation
(257
)
 
(252
)
 
(85
)
 
(90
)
Balance, end of period
$
57,524

 
$
79,319

 
$
57,524

 
$
79,319
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):
 
Nine months ended July 31,
 
Three months ended July 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Gains from acquisition of REO through foreclosure
$
230

 
$
4,503

 
$
—

 
$
2,980