DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details - LTL Fair Value Measurements) (Lending Tree Loans, Discontinued operations, USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014
Loans Held for Sale
Changes in assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Balance at January 1, 2012	$ 295,000
Transfers into Level 3	564,000
Total net gains (losses) included in earnings (realized and unrealized)	(147,000)
Balance at December 31, 2012	0
Purchases, sales, and settlements:
Purchases	0
Sales	(491,000)
Settlements	(221,000)
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
Fair Value Measurements
Notional value outstanding	0	0
Changes in assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Balance at January 1, 2012	9,122,000
Total net gains (losses) included in earnings (realized and unrealized)	73,378,000
Purchases, sales, and settlements:
Purchases	0
Sales	(5,640,000)
Settlements	(3,401,000)
Transfers of IRLCs to closed loans	(73,459,000)
Balance at December 31, 2012	0
Forward Delivery Contracts
Changes in assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Balance at January 1, 2012	19,000
Transfers out of Level 3	(845,000)
Total net gains (losses) included in earnings (realized and unrealized)	846,000
Purchases, sales, and settlements:
Purchases	0
Sales	(20,000)
Settlements	0
Transfers of IRLCs to closed loans	0
Balance at December 31, 2012	0
Loans Held for Sale
Fair Value Measurements
Gain due to change in fair value of loans held for sale	$ 2,700,000

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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