Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009
Revenues:
Finance income, net	$ 42,610,000	$ 45,631,000	$ 70,156,000
Other income	557,000	218,000	199,000
Total revenues	43,167,000	45,849,000	70,355,000
Expenses:
General and administrative expenses	21,807,000	23,211,000	25,915,000
Interest expense (Related Party - 2011, $86,000; 2010, $518,000; 2009, $515,000)	3,016,000	4,368,000	8,452,000
Impairments of consumer receivables acquired for liquidation	721,000	13,029,000	183,500,000
Total expenses	25,544,000	40,608,000	217,867,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	17,623,000	5,241,000	(147,512,000)
Income tax expense (benefit)	7,102,000	2,112,000	(56,787,000)
Net income (loss)	$ 10,521,000	$ 3,129,000	$ (90,725,000)
Basic net income (loss) per share	$ 0.72	$ 0.22	$ (6.36)
Diluted net income (loss) per share	$ 0.71	$ 0.22	$ (6.36)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	14,626,973	14,492,215	14,272,425
Diluted	14,827,608	14,534,982	14,272,425