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Note 7 - Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (Details Textual) - Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] $ in Millions | Oct. 31, 2025 USD ($) NUMBER | Oct. 31, 2024 USD ($) NUMBER
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Mortgage Loans Held for Sale |  |
Mortgages held for sale, pledged | $ | $ 107.6 | $ 145.7
Number of Loans Reserved For | NUMBER | 9 | 10

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479319/326-20-50-13 + Details
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