Loans Held For Investment: Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015
Loans held for investment	$ 822,979,000	$ 780,208,000	$ 822,979,000
Loan interest income added to negative amortization loan balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Interest-only ARM loans as percent of loans held for investment	18.60%	21.80%	18.60%
Fixed-rate loans as a percentage of total loans held for investment	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%
First Trust Deed Loans
Loans deemed uncollectible, period of delinquency			150 days
Commercial Business or Second Trust Deed Loans
Loans deemed uncollectible, period of delinquency			120 days
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Loans deemed uncollectible, period of delinquency			90 days
Bankruptcy
Loans deemed uncollectible, period of delinquency			60 days
Minimum
Loan principal, increase due to negative amortization, as a percentage of original loan amount			110.00%
Adjustable Rate Mortgage, Term of Fixed Interest Rate			2 years
Maximum
Loan principal, increase due to negative amortization, as a percentage of original loan amount			115.00%
Adjustable Rate Mortgage, Term of Fixed Interest Rate			5 years
Segregated restructured loans, period of delinquency			90 days
Maximum \| Bankruptcy
Allowance for loan losses, pooling method, period of delinquency			60 days
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate \| Subject to Negative Amortization
Loans held for investment	$ 14,100,000	$ 23,300,000	$ 14,100,000
Mortgage loans, Multi-family
Loans held for investment	347,020,000	301,191,000	347,020,000
Mortgage loans, Multi-family \| Subject to Negative Amortization
Loans held for investment	10,700,000	18,700,000	10,700,000
Mortgage loans, Single-family
Loans held for investment	365,961,000	377,824,000	365,961,000
Held-to-maturity Securities, Transferred Security, at Carrying Value	$ 4,500,000		$ 4,500,000
Loans, held for investment, originated for sale, subsequently transferred	13		13
Mortgage loans, Single-family \| Subject to Negative Amortization
Loans held for investment	$ 3,200,000	3,700,000	$ 3,200,000
Mortgage loans, Commercial real estate
Loans held for investment	100,897,000	96,781,000	100,897,000
Mortgage loans, Commercial real estate \| Subject to Negative Amortization
Loans held for investment	200,000	900,000	200,000
Adjustable Rate Residential Mortgage
Loans held for investment	$ 152,600,000	$ 170,700,000	$ 152,600,000

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