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Note 6 - Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Fair Value Hierarchy for Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value		$ 1,026,424	$ 417,098
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Loans, interest and fees receivable, net for which it is practicable to estimate fair value	[1]	383,811	503,139
Loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value	[1]	1,026,424	417,098
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Loans, interest and fees receivable, net for which it is practicable to estimate fair value	[1]	0	0
Loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value	[1]	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Loans, interest and fees receivable, net for which it is practicable to estimate fair value	[1]	0	0
Loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value	[1]	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Loans, interest and fees receivable, net for which it is practicable to estimate fair value	[1]	402,380	586,908
Loans, interest and fees receivable, at fair value	[1]	$ 1,026,424	$ 417,098
[1] For cash, deposits and investments in equity securities, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

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This item represents a financial instrument (as defined) for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents loan receivable as presented on the statement of financial position which may include mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts, or any other loans which are due the Company as of the balance sheet date.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2196772

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