CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Preferred Stock	IPO	Common Stock	Common Stock IPO	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Additional Paid-in-Capital IPO	Treasury Stock	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest	Preferred Stock - Series A	Preferred Stock - Series A Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock	Class B Units Triumph Commercial Finance Llc	Class B Units Retained Earnings Triumph Commercial Finance Llc	Class B Units Noncontrolling Interest	Class B Units Noncontrolling Interest Triumph Commercial Finance Llc	Class C Units Triumph Commercial Finance Llc	Class C Units Retained Earnings Triumph Commercial Finance Llc	Class C Units Noncontrolling Interest Triumph Commercial Finance Llc	Senior Preferred Stock Series T1 and T2	Senior Preferred Stock Series T1 and T2 Retained Earnings	Senior Preferred Stock Series T1 and T2 Noncontrolling Interest	Preferred Class A	Preferred Class A Retained Earnings	Preferred Class B	Preferred Class B Retained Earnings
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 40,279			$ 1		$ 42,969			$ (2,995)	$ 304
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011				1,000
Stock issuance, net of costs	1,000	5,000		1		999							5,000		3,750			3,750	4,122		4,122
Stock issuance, net of cost (in shares)				86,356									50,000
Common stock dividend				44		(44)
Common stock dividend (in shares)				4,499,000
Stock redemptions																			(1,903)	(190)	(1,713)
TCF Class C to Class B conversion									(803)		803
Net income	11,074								11,074
Other comprehensive income (loss)	152									152
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	63,474			46		43,924			7,086	456	6,962	5,000
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012				4,586,356								50,000
Exchange offer	(461)			5		6,307			(461)		(5,862)	(450)
Exchange offer (in shares)				545,069								(4,500)			58,620
Stock issuance, net of costs	42,402			37		42,365
Stock issuance, net of cost (in shares)				3,672,115
Stock issued and assumed in NBI acquisition	43,009			10		11,906					25,897			5,196
Stock issued and assumed in NBI acquisition (in shares)				1,029,045										51,956
Stock based compensation	129					129
Preferred dividends	(721)														(209)	(209)						(130)	(130)		(632)	(632)	(89)	(89)
Net income	13,427								13,427
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(323)									(323)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	160,597			98		104,631			18,992	133	26,997	4,550		5,196			1,100
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013				9,832,585								45,500		51,956
Stock issuance, net of costs	6		83,767		77	6	83,690
Stock issuance, net of cost (in shares)				444	7,705,000
Issuance of restricted stock	37			5		32
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)				436,738
Stock based compensation	2,690					2,690
Purchase of treasury stock	(161)							(161)
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)				(10,984)				10,984
Preferred dividends	(780)														(63)	(63)						(2,194)	(2,194)		(364)	(364)	(416)	(416)
Stock redemptions															(1,100)			(1,100)				(25,897)		(25,897)
Net income	19,789								19,789
Other comprehensive income (loss)	818									818
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 237,509			$ 180		$ 191,049		$ (161)	$ 35,744	$ 951		$ 4,550		$ 5,196
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014				17,963,783				10,984				45,500		51,956