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	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
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Loans and investments, gross		$ 1,595,706,784		$ 1,595,706,784		$ 1,587,429,498
Unearned revenue		(9,577,179)		(9,577,179)		(12,466,528)
Allowance for loan losses		(117,563,544)	$ (115,059,988)	(117,563,544)	$ (115,059,988)	(115,487,320)	$ (116,470,000)	$ (116,743,412)	$ (122,277,411)
Loans and investments, net		$ 1,468,566,061		$ 1,468,566,061		$ 1,459,475,650
Percent of Total		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%
Loan Count \| item				146		139
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)				5.65%		5.45%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity				19 months 12 days		22 months 9 days
First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		10.00%		10.00%		13.00%
Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		76.00%		76.00%		76.00%
Number of portfolio segments \| item				1
Other interest income, net		$ 7,884,344		$ 7,884,344
Labor and Related Expense		4,966,138	$ 3,552,548	9,256,344	$ 6,938,497
$87 million warehouse repurchase facility
Loans and Investments
Committed line							87,000,000
Debt repaid	$ 87,000,000
Gain	6,700,000
Labor and Related Expense	$ 1,200,000
Higher credit risk
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross		$ 192,000,000		$ 192,000,000		$ 189,400,000
Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		95.00%		95.00%		94.00%
Credit risk concentration
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross		$ 1,595,706,784		$ 1,595,706,784		$ 1,587,429,498
Percent of Total		100.00%		100.00%		100.00%
First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		10.00%		10.00%		13.00%
Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		76.00%		76.00%		76.00%
Credit risk concentration \| Minimum
Loans and Investments
Credit risk individual ratings \| item				1
Credit risk concentration \| Maximum
Loans and Investments
Credit risk individual ratings \| item				5
Credit risk concentration \| Risk rating, three
Loans and Investments
Credit risk individual ratings \| item				3
Credit risk concentration \| Risk rating, four
Loans and Investments
Credit risk individual ratings \| item				4
Credit risk concentration \| Risk rating, five
Loans and Investments
Credit risk individual ratings \| item				5
Credit risk concentration \| Risk rating, 3.5
Loans and Investments
Credit risk individual ratings \| item				3.5
Credit risk concentration \| Risk rating, 4.5
Loans and Investments
Credit risk individual ratings \| item				4.5
Total assets \| Credit risk concentration
Loans and Investments
Loan Count \| item				17		31
Number of different borrowers \| item				5		5
Concentration risk, percentage				19.00%		23.00%
Bridge Loans
Loans and Investments
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Percent of Total		84.00%		84.00%		80.00%
Loan Count \| item				111		101
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)				5.51%		5.19%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity				17 months 21 days		19 months 24 days
First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		0.00%		0.00%		0.00%
Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		75.00%		75.00%		74.00%
Bridge Loans \| First mortgage
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Loans and investments, gross							$ 116,000,000
Mezzanine Loans
Loans and Investments
Loans and investments, gross		$ 61,952,792		$ 61,952,792		$ 76,392,650
Percent of Total		4.00%		4.00%		5.00%
Loan Count \| item				14		17
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)				9.44%		9.78%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity				44 months 24 days		37 months 3 days
First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		47.00%		47.00%		47.00%
Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		82.00%		82.00%		81.00%
Junior mortgage loans
Loans and Investments
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Percent of Total		6.00%		6.00%		7.00%
Loan Count \| item				3		4
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Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity				8 months 3 days		12 months 9 days
First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		92.00%		92.00%		86.00%
Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		90.00%		90.00%		88.00%
Preferred equity investments
Loans and Investments
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Percent of Total		6.00%		6.00%		8.00%
Loan Count \| item				18		17
Wtd. Avg. Pay Rate (as a percent)				6.86%		6.11%
Wtd. Avg. Remaining Months to Maturity				39 months 9 days		45 months 15 days
First Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		49.00%		49.00%		62.00%
Last Dollar LTV Ratio (as percent)		80.00%		80.00%		84.00%