LOANS RECEIVABLE AND REVENUE - Outstanding TDR Loans Receivable and Interest Income (Details) - Credit Services Organization Programs - Consumer Portfolio Segment $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) contract
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Average outstanding TDR loans receivable	$ 16,190	$ 20,484	$ 17,911	$ 21,011
Interest income recognized	$ 4,155	$ 6,510	$ 14,277	$ 10,907
Number of TDR loans \| contract	2,624	5,361	8,872	22,190

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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