Business Segments (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business segment
Number of operating segments | segment	2
Total Assets	$ 215,360	$ 267,566	$ 246,825
Goodwill		11,288	11,288
Other Intangible Assets	2,536	3,014	$ 2,650
Total revenues	$ 75,979	$ 86,496
Total Revenues, % of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%
Provision for loan losses	$ 19,729	$ 21,286
Provision for Loan Losses, % of Revenue	26.00%	24.60%
Depreciation and Amortization	$ 4,580	$ 8,205
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	6.00%	9.50%
Other Operating Expenses	$ 34,927	$ 33,154
Other Operating Expenses, % of Revenue	45.90%	38.30%
Operating gross profit	$ 16,743	$ 23,851
Operating Gross Profit, % of Revenue	22.10%	27.60%
Interest Expense, net	$ 13,199	$ 11,386
Interest Expense, net, % of Revenue	17.40%	13.20%
Depreciation and amortization	$ 957	$ 1,481
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	1.3	1.7
Goodwill, Impairment	$ 11,288
Goodwill impairment, % of Revenue	14.9
Other Corporate Expenses	$ 18,215	$ 17,099
Other Corporate Expenses, % of Revenue	24.00%	19.80%
Loss from continuing operations, before tax	$ (26,916)	$ (6,115)
Income (loss) from Continuing Operations, before tax, % of Revenue	(35.40%)	(7.10%)
Unallocated (Income) Expenses
Business segment
Other Corporate Expenses	$ 18,215	$ 17,099
Loss from continuing operations, before tax	(18,215)	(17,099)
Retail Financial Services
Business segment
Total Assets	178,753	230,491
Goodwill		11,288
Other Intangible Assets	2,497	2,882
Total revenues	$ 66,007	$ 75,984
Total Revenues, % of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%
Provision for loan losses	$ 14,968	$ 17,250
Provision for Loan Losses, % of Revenue	22.70%	22.70%
Depreciation and Amortization	$ 4,580	$ 8,205
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	6.90%	10.80%
Other Operating Expenses	$ 33,731	$ 32,021
Other Operating Expenses, % of Revenue	51.10%	42.10%
Operating gross profit	$ 12,728	$ 18,508
Operating Gross Profit, % of Revenue	19.30%	24.40%
Interest Expense, net	$ 8,655	$ 7,897
Interest Expense, net, % of Revenue	13.10%	10.40%
Depreciation and amortization	$ 925	$ 1,389
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	1.4	1.8
Goodwill, Impairment	$ 11,288
Goodwill impairment, % of Revenue	17.1
Loss from continuing operations, before tax	$ (8,140)	$ 9,222
Income (loss) from Continuing Operations, before tax, % of Revenue	(12.30%)	12.10%
Internet Financial Services
Business segment
Total Assets	$ 36,607	$ 37,075
Other Intangible Assets	39	132
Total revenues	$ 9,972	$ 10,512
Total Revenues, % of Revenue	100.00%	100.00%
Provision for loan losses	$ 4,761	$ 4,036
Provision for Loan Losses, % of Revenue	47.70%	38.40%
Other Operating Expenses	$ 1,196	$ 1,133
Other Operating Expenses, % of Revenue	12.00%	10.80%
Operating gross profit	$ 4,015	$ 5,343
Operating Gross Profit, % of Revenue	40.30%	50.80%
Interest Expense, net	$ 4,544	$ 3,489
Interest Expense, net, % of Revenue	45.60%	33.20%
Depreciation and amortization	$ 32	$ 92
Depreciation and Amortization, % of Revenue	0.3	0.9
Loss from continuing operations, before tax	$ (561)	$ 1,762
Income (loss) from Continuing Operations, before tax, % of Revenue	(5.60%)	16.80%