CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 33,076		$ 39,347
Portfolio Assets:
Loan portfolios, net of allowance for loan losses of $417 and $394	39,331		44,904
Real estate held for sale, net	12,133		10,171
Total Portfolio Assets	51,464		55,075
Loans receivable:
Loans receivable - affiliates	6,522		6,584
Loans receivable - other, net of allowance for loan losses of $-0- and $1,083	5,168		7,530
Total loans receivable, net	11,690		14,114
Investment securities available for sale	1,314		1,670
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	67,219		77,466
Service fees receivable ($704 and $793 from affiliates)	721		817
Assets held for sale	27,439		24,143
Other assets	30,234		32,005
Total Assets	223,157	[1]	244,637	[1]
Liabilities:
Notes payable to banks and other debt obligations	49,277		61,731
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	19,896		16,664
Other liabilities	19,803		28,975
Total Liabilities	88,976	[2]	107,370	[2]
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Stockholders' equity:
Optional preferred stock (par value $.01 per share; 98,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding)
Common stock (par value $.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 12,056,197 and 12,056,197, respectively; shares outstanding: 10,556,197 and 10,556,197, respectively)	121		121
Treasury stock, at cost: 1,500,000 shares	(10,923)		(10,923)
Paid in capital	107,636		107,378
Retained earnings	30,221		32,729
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(534)		(577)
FirstCity Stockholders' Equity	126,521		128,728
Noncontrolling interests	7,660		8,539
Total Equity	134,181		137,267
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 223,157		$ 244,637

[1] Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities ("VIEs") that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash and cash equivalents, $15.7 million and $22.3 million; Portfolio Assets, $39.4 million and $42.1 million; Loans receivable, $10.2 million and $12.7 million; Equity investments, $11.7 million and $21.6 million; Assets held for sale, $27.4 million and $24.1 million; various other assets, $28.5 million and $31.1 million; and Total assets, $132.9 million and $153.8 million, respectively.

[2] Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to FirstCity: Notes payable, $22.6 million and $26.5 million; Liabilities associated with assets held for sale, $1.5 million and $1.4 million; Other liabilities, $12.2 million and $16.8 million; and Total liabilities, $36.3 million and $44.7 million, respectively.