Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 31,260	$ 51,166	[1]
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,527	1,502	[1]
Deposits - other		1,347	1,340	[1]
Deposits on purchases of life settlements		0	1,630	[1]
Structured settlement receivables, at estimated fair value		0	384	[1]
Structured settlement receivables at cost, net		0	597	[1]
Life settlements, at estimated fair value		13,023	82,575	[1]
Fixed assets, net		335	355	[1]
Investment in affiliates	[1]	2,384	2,384
Deferred debt costs, net		1,907	3,936	[1]
Total assets		515,815	459,931	[1]
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		4,817	6,140	[1]
Other liabilities		419	1,256	[1]
Convertible Notes, net of discount (Note 11)		57,867	55,881	[1]
Secured Notes, net of discount (Note 12)		0	24,036	[1]
White Eagle Revolving Credit Facility, at estimated fair value (VIE Note 4)			145,831
Total liabilities		$ 279,414	$ 244,828	[1]
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15)				[1]
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 80,000,000 authorized; 28,130,508 and 21,402,990 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)		$ 281	$ 214	[1]
Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share, 40,000,000 authorized; 0 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014)		0	0	[1]
Treasury Stock, net of cost (65,621 and 0 shares as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)		(348)	0	[1]
Additional paid-in-capital		305,389	266,705	[1]
Accumulated deficit		(68,921)	(51,816)	[1]
Total stockholders’ equity		236,401	215,103	[1]
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		515,815	459,931	[1]
Primary Beneficiary Variable Interest Entity
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		9,157	3,751	[1]
Life settlements, at estimated fair value		444,787	306,311	[1]
Receivable for maturity of life settlements (VIE Note 4)		10,088	4,000	[1]
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		388	423	[1]
White Eagle Revolving Credit Facility, at estimated fair value (VIE Note 4)		157,946	145,831	[1]
8.50% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes Due 2019
Assets
Deferred debt costs, net		1,900
Liabilities
Interest payable		768	2,272	[1]
Convertible Notes, net of discount (Note 11)		57,900
12.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017
Liabilities
Interest payable		0	261	[1]
Revolving Credit Facility
Liabilities
White Eagle Revolving Credit Facility, at estimated fair value (VIE Note 4)		55,685	0	[1]
Red Falcon Revolving Credit Facility, at estimated fair value (VIE Note 4)		$ 1,524	$ 8,728	[1]

[1] Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.