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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Loans Held For Investment: Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Loans Held For Investment: Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014 property loan	Jun. 30, 2014 loan	Dec. 31, 2013 loan property	Dec. 31, 2014 property	Dec. 31, 2013 property	Jun. 30, 2013
Number of Previously Foreclosed Properties Sold	2		4	4	9
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts	16	17	0
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status	$ 5,273,000	$ 5,609,000		$ 5,273,000
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Accrual Status	687,000	343,000		687,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment	5,960,000	5,952,000		5,960,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts, Extending Beyond Initial Maturity	1		2
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment	11,800,000		17,200,000	13,400,000	17,800,000
Loans held for investment	805,925,000	780,423,000		805,925,000
Loan interest income added to negative amortization loan balance	0		0
Interest-only ARM loans as percent of loans held for investment	20.00%	22.00%		20.00%
Fixed-rate loans as a percentage of total loans held for investment	4.00%			4.00%		4.00%
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method	200,000		300,000	200,000	400,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Interest Lost on Nonaccrual Loans	17,000		82,000	36,000	202,000
Percent of Total Restructured Loans on Current Status	89.00%	62.00%		89.00%
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, Multi-family
Loans held for investment	322,302,000	301,211,000		322,302,000
Mortgage loans, Single-family
Loans held for investment	377,262,000	377,997,000		377,262,000
Mortgage loans, Commercial Real Estate
Loans held for investment	100,859,000	96,803,000		100,859,000
Adjustable Rate Residential Mortgage
Loans held for investment	160,300,000	170,700,000		160,300,000
Subject to Negative Amortization \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
Loans held for investment	15,200,000	23,300,000		15,200,000
Subject to Negative Amortization \| Mortgage loans, Multi-family
Loans held for investment	11,400,000	18,700,000		11,400,000
Subject to Negative Amortization \| Mortgage loans, Single-family
Loans held for investment	3,600,000	3,700,000		3,600,000
Subject to Negative Amortization \| Mortgage loans, Commercial Real Estate
Loans held for investment	254,000	900,000		254,000
Special Mention [Member] \| Restructured loans on accrual status
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts	1	1
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Accrual Status	700,000	300,000		700,000
Substandard [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts	15	16
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status	5,300,000	5,600,000		5,300,000
Current [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment	$ 5,300,000	$ 3,700,000		$ 5,300,000