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Description of Business (Narrative) (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 loan program | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan
Description Of Business [Abstract] |  |
Number of business programs | program | 2 |
Original number of Consumer Loans required to group advances | 100 | 100
Additional number of Consumer Loans required to group advances | 50 |
Servicing fee percentage in collections | 20.00% |
One-time enrollment fee in program | $ |  | $ 9,850
Payment Holdback Percentage |  | 50.00%

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