CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,555	$ 28,243
Restricted cash	4,250	5,635
Investments in debt securities (includes $85,347 pledged as collateral at December 31, 2018)	31,365	97,190
Investments in partnerships (includes $289,123 and $8,779 pledged as collateral at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)	316,677	155,079
Deferred tax assets	57,711
Loans held for investment (includes $53,600 and $67,000 of related party loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)	54,100	67,299
Other assets	12,984	10,940
Total assets	485,642	364,386
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Debt	201,816	149,187
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,527	2,289
Other liabilities	174
Total liabilities	204,517	151,476
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 10)
Preferred shares:
Preferred shares, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019
Common shareholders' equity:
Common shares, no par value, 50,000,000 shares are authorized (5,701,946 and 5,777,216 shares issued and outstanding and 103,069 and 104,464 non-employee directors' deferred shares issued at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)	273,492	175,213
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI")	7,633	37,697
Total shareholders’ equity	281,125	212,910
Total liabilities and equity	$ 485,642	$ 364,386