Note 8 - Settlements	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]	Note 8 - Settlements In August 2014, the Company filed a lawsuit in Delaware state court against a third -party servicer arising from the third -party servicer’s failure to pay the Company certain amounts that are due the Company under a servicing agreement. The third -party servicer filed a counterclaim in the Delaware action alleging that the Company owes certain amounts to the third -party servicer for court costs pursuant to an alleged arrangement between the companies. On or about July 12, 2018, the parties agreed to settle the action pursuant to a settlement agreement and release, which provides for, among other things, the payment by the third -party servicer of $4.4 million to the Company pursuant to an agreed upon schedule with a lump sum payment to be made at the third anniversary of the agreement. These fee-based settlements are required to total $2.4 million and $4.4 million by the second and third anniversaries, respectively. To the extent that these fee-based settlement fees are less than these amounts, the servicer is required to make lump sum true-up payments. The Company determined the fair value of this settlement using (i) historical collection history to estimate the fee based settlement fees that are expected to be received each month from the servicer; (ii) the contractual true-up dates, discussed above, in order to estimate the anticipated true-up payments that will be received from the servicer on the second and third anniversaries; and (iii) an imputed interest rate of 8.5%. As of December 31, 2019, and September 30, 2019, the Company has a settlement receivable due from this third -party servicer of $1.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company received $0.5 million in payments from this third -party servicer. For the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded $39,000 and $68,000 in interest income, which is included in other income on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Note

- Settlements

August 2014,

the Company filed a lawsuit in Delaware state court against a

third

-party servicer arising from the

third

-party servicer’s failure to pay the Company certain amounts that are due the Company under a servicing agreement. The

third

-party servicer filed a counterclaim in the Delaware action alleging that the Company owes certain amounts to the

third

-party servicer for court costs pursuant to an alleged arrangement between the companies. On or about

July 12, 2018,

the parties agreed to settle the action pursuant to a settlement agreement and release, which provides for, among other things, the payment by the

third

-party servicer of

$4.4

million to the Company pursuant to an agreed upon schedule with a lump sum payment to be made at the

third

anniversary of the agreement.

These fee-based settlements are required to total

$2.4

million and

$4.4

million by the

second

and

third

anniversaries, respectively. To the extent that these fee-based settlement fees are less than these amounts, the servicer is required to make lump sum true-up payments.

The Company determined the fair value of this settlement using (i) historical collection history to estimate the fee based settlement fees that are expected to be received each month from the servicer; (ii) the contractual true-up dates, discussed above, in order to estimate the anticipated true-up payments that will be received from the servicer on the

second

and

third

anniversaries; and (iii) an imputed interest rate of

8.5%.

As of

December 31, 2019,

and

September 30, 2019,

the Company has a settlement receivable due from this

third

-party servicer of

$1.1

million and

$1.6

million, respectively. During the

three

months ended

December 31, 2019,

the Company received

$0.5

million in payments from this

third

-party servicer. For the

three

months ended

December 31, 2019

and

2018,

the Company recorded

$39,000

and

$68,000

in interest income, which is included in other income on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations.