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Note 9 (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2012
Loan Origination Reserves [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Loan origination reserves, beginning of period |  | $ | 6,570 |  |  | $ | 5,564 |  |  | $ | 5,063 |  |  | $ | 5,486 |
Provisions for losses during the period |  |  | 950 |  |  |  | 237 |  |  |  | 3,339 |  |  |  | 1,958 |
Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates |  |  | 220 |  |  |  | (349 | ) |  |  | 272 |  |  |  | (1,201 | )
Payments/settlements |  |  | (359 | ) |  |  | (220 | ) |  |  | (1,293 | ) |  |  | (1,011 | )
Loan origination reserves, end of period |  | $ | 7,381 |  |  | $ | 5,232 |  |  | $ | 7,381 |  |  | $ | 5,232 |

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