Note 4 - Consumer Receivables Acquired for Liquidation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Consumer Receivables after Liquidation [Table Text Block]

	For the Three Months Ended December 31,
	2016			2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	14,320,000		$	15,608,000
Acquisitions of receivable portfolios		463,000			4,419,000
Net cash collections from collection of consumer receivables acquired for liquidation		(5,592,000	)		(7,293,000	)
Net cash collections represented by account sales of consumer receivables acquired for liquidation		(190,000	)		—
Effect of foreign currency translation		(415,000	)		(33,000	)
Finance income recognized		3,298,000			5,142,000
Balance, end of period	$	11,884,000		$	17,843,000
Finance income as a percentage of collections		57.0	%		70.5	%

Schedule of Collections on Gross Basis [Table Text Block]

	For the Three Months Ended December 31 ,
	2016		2015
Gross collections (1)	$	9,911,000	$	11,411,000
Commissions and fees (2)		4,129,000		4,118,000
Net collections	$	5,782,000	$	7,293,000