Note 9 - Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Receivables [Abstract]

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,			Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2014		2013	2014		2013
Loan origination reserves, beginning of period	$11,057		$9,766	$11,036		$9,334
Provisions for losses during the period	1,899		345	2,766		1,680
Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates	(1,682	)	260	(2,304	)	7
Payments/settlements	-		-	(224	)	(650	)
Loan origination reserves, end of period	$11,274		$10,371	$11,274		$10,371