10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to __________

Commission File Number: 0-4408

RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	72-0654145
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

One Crescent Drive, Suite 203, Navy Yard Corporate Center, Philadelphia, PA  19112

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(215) 546-5005

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes R No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes R No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	o		Accelerated filer	þ
Non-accelerated filer	o	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock on August 1, 2012 was 20,256,970 shares.

RESOURCE AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

		PAGE
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets – June 30, 2012 (unaudited) and September 30, 2011	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations − Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity − Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited)	5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows − Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – June 30, 2012 (unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	38
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	55
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	55
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6.	Exhibits	56
SIGNATURES		58

PART I.                      FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

	June 30,			September 30,
	2012			2011
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash	$	19,669		$	24,455
Restricted cash		624			20,257
Receivables		536			1,981
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net		46,917			54,815
Investments in commercial finance, net		−			192,012
Investments in real estate		19,356			19,942
Investment securities, at fair value		19,880			15,124
Investments in unconsolidated loan manager (see Notes 1 and 7)		35,980			−
Investments in unconsolidated entities		12,740			12,710
Property and equipment, net		2,903			6,998
Deferred tax assets, net		30,024			51,581
Goodwill		−			7,969
Other assets		4,207			14,662
Total assets	$	192,836		$	422,506
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	20,192		$	40,887
Payables to managed entities and related parties		1,426			1,232
Borrowings		22,617			222,659
Total liabilities		44,235			264,778
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding		−			−
Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares authorized; 29,392,755 and 28,779,998 shares issued, respectively (including nonvested restricted stock of 394,849 and 649,007, respectively)		290			281
Additional paid-in capital		284,069			281,686
Accumulated deficit		(21,640	)		(48,032	)
Treasury stock, at cost; 9,469,996 and 9,126,966 shares, respectively		(100,639	)		(98,954	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(13,724	)		(14,613	)
Total stockholders’ equity		148,356			120,368
Noncontrolling interests		245			37,360
Total equity		148,601			157,728
	$	192,836		$	422,506

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

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RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
REVENUES:
Real estate	$	10,921		$	15,873		$	29,303		$	29,005
Financial fund management		2,991			5,252			15,874			21,194
Commercial finance		(128	)		6,464			2,051			14,417
		13,784			27,589			47,228			64,616
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Real estate		7,386			6,727			21,985			18,276
Financial fund management		2,994			4,234			13,177			16,914
Commercial finance		118			3,709			2,311			11,675
Restructuring expenses		−			−			365			−
General and administrative		2,567			2,614			7,930			8,627
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			(94	)		(37	)		(357	)
Provision for credit losses		5,698			3,476			10,910			7,801
Depreciation and amortization		528			3,159			3,124			7,205
		19,291			23,825			59,765			70,141
OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME		(5,507	)		3,764			(12,537	)		(5,525	)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiaries		54,682			−			63,431			−
Loss on extinguishment of debt		−			−			(2,190	)		−
Gain on sale of management contract		−			−			−			6,520
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities		−			−			−			4,426
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities, net		−			82			63			(1,282	)
Impairment loss recognized in earnings		−			−			(74	)		−
Interest expense		(578	)		(4,276	)		(4,197	)		(10,812	)
Other income, net		362			696			1,546			1,985
		54,466			(3,498	)		58,579			837
Income (loss) from continuingoperations before taxes		48,959			266			46,042			(4,688	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		18,665			151			17,496			(1,781	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		30,294			115			28,546			(2,907	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(14	)		(23	)		(50	)		(2,176	)
Net income (loss)		30,280			92			28,496			(5,083	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(45	)		(503	)		(384	)		(161	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	30,235		$	(411	)	$	28,112		$	(5,244	)
Amounts attributable to common shareholders:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	30,249		$	(388	)	$	28,162		$	(3,068	)
Discontinued operations		(14	)		(23	)		(50	)		(2,176	)
Net income (loss)	$	30,235		$	(411	)	$	28,112		$	(5,244	)
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.53		$	(0.02	)	$	1.43		$	(0.16	)
Discontinued operations		−			−			−			(0.11	)
Net income (loss)	$	1.53		$	(0.02	)	$	1.43		$	(0.27	)
Weighted average shares outstanding		19,815			19,741			19,618			19,389
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.44		$	(0.02	)	$	1.37		$	(0.16	)
Discontinued operations		−			−			−			(0.11	)
Net income (loss)	$	1.44		$	(0.02	)	$	1.37		$	(0.27	)
Weighted average shares outstanding		21,036			19,741			20,464			19,389
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.03		$	0.03		$	0.09		$	0.09

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

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RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Attributable to Common Shareholders
												Accumulated
			Additional									Other			Total
	Common		Paid-In			Accumulated			Treasury			Comprehensive			Stockholders’			Noncontrolling			Total			Comprehensive
	Stock		Capital			Deficit			Stock			Loss (Income)			Equity			Interests			Equity			Income
Balance,   October 1, 2011	$	281	$	281,686		$	(48,032	)	$	(98,954	)	$	(14,613	)	$	120,368		$	37,360		$	157,728
Net income		−		−			28,112			−			−			28,112			384			28,496		$	28,496
Issuance of common   shares		9		2,255			−			−			−			2,264			−			2,264
Treasury shares   issued		−		(217	)		−			457			−			240			−			240
Stock-based   compensation		−		1,054			−			−			−			1,054			−			1,054
Repurchases of   common stock		−		−			−			(2,142	)		−			(2,142	)		−			(2,142	)
Cash dividends		−		−			(1,720	)		−			−			(1,720	)		−			(1,720	)
Contribution		−		−			−			−			−			−			85			85
Distribution		−		−			−			−			−			−			(80	)		(80	)
Deconsolidation   of LEAF   (see Note 1)		−		(709	)		−			−			−			(709	)		(37,553	)		(38,262	)
Other   comprehensive   income		−		−			−			−			889			889			49			938			938
Balance,   June 30, 2012	$	290	$	284,069		$	(21,640	)	$	(100,639	)	$	(13,724	)	$	148,356		$	245		$	148,601		$	29,434

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement

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RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	$	28,496		$	(5,083	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		4,280			10,867
Provision for credit losses		10,910			7,801
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities		(501	)		(9,367	)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities		2,741			5,018
Gain on sale of leases and loans		(37	)		(357	)
(Gain) loss on sale of loans and investment securities, net		(79	)		1,282
Impairment loss recognized in earnings		74			−
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries		(63,431	)		−
Loss on extinguishment of debt		2,190			−
Gain on sale of management contract		−			(6,520	)
Extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities		−			(4,426	)
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)		17,323			(1,667	)
Equity-based compensation issued		1,059			1,963
Equity-based compensation received		(153	)		(234	)
Purchase of trading securities		(3,470	)		−
Loss from discontinued operations		50			2,176
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(4,222	)		(2,983	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(4,770	)		(1,530	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures		(147	)		(739	)
Payments received on real estate loans and real estate		1,580			16,291
Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities		(1,108	)		(854	)
Purchase of commercial finance assets		(18,483	)		(65,762	)
Principal payments received on leases and loans		9,041			18,732
Cash divested on deconsolidation of LEAF		(2,284	)		−
Proceeds from sale of Apidos, net of transaction costs and cash divested   on deconsolidation		17,864			−
Proceeds from sale of management contract		−			9,095
Purchase of loans and investments		(600	)		−
Proceeds from sale of loans and investments		262			3,534
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		6,125			(19,703	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in borrowings		128,845			66,217
Principal payments on borrowings		(129,333	)		(45,776	)
Dividends paid		(1,720	)		(1,675	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		1,056			1,914
Repurchase of common stock		(955	)		−
Proceeds from issuance of LEAF preferred stock		−			15,221
Preferred stock dividends paid by LEAF to RSO		(188	)		(132	)
Payment of debt financing costs		(1,864	)		(1,992	)
(Decrease) increase in restricted cash		(647	)		4,947
Other		(411	)		−
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(5,217	)		38,724
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
Operating activities		(924	)		(181	)
Net cash used in discontinued operations		(924	)		(181	)
(Decrease) increase in cash		(4,786	)		17,310
Cash at beginning of year		24,455			11,243
Cash at end of period	$	19,669		$	28,553

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

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RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF QUARTERLY PRESENTATION

Resource America, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: REXI) is a specialized asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to evaluate, originate, service and manage investment opportunities through its real estate,  financial fund management, and commercial finance operating segments.  As a specialized asset manager, the Company seeks to develop investment funds for outside investors for which the Company provides asset management services, typically under long-term management and operating arrangements either through a contract with, or as the manager or general partner of, the sponsored fund.  The Company limits its investment funds to investment areas where it owns existing operating companies or has specific expertise.  The Company manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors and Resource Capital Corp. (“RSO”) (NYSE: RSO), a diversified real estate finance company that is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”).

The consolidated financial statements and the information and tables contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, these interim financial statements include all adjustments necessary to fairly present the results of the interim periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. The results of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for the full year ending September 30, 2012.

LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. (“LEAF”).  In January 2011, the Company formed LEAF to conduct its equipment lease origination and servicing operations and to obtain outside equity and debt financing sources.  LEAF Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, retained the management of the four equipment leasing partnerships, which are sub-serviced by LEAF.  On November 16, 2011, the Company and LEAF, together with RSO, entered into a stock purchase agreement and related agreements (collectively the “November 2011 LCC Transaction”) with Eos Partners, L.P., a private investment firm, and its affiliates (“Eos”).  Pursuant to the November 2011 LCC Transaction, Eos invested $50.0 million in cash in LEAF in exchange for 50,000 shares of newly-issued 12% Series A Participating Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and warrants to purchase 2,954 shares of LEAF common stock for an exercise price of $0.01 per share, collectively representing, on a fully-diluted basis, a 45.1% interest in LEAF.  In exchange for its prior interest in LEAF, RSO received 31,341 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 4,872 shares of newly-issued 8% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and 2,364 shares of newly-issued Series D Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), collectively representing, on a fully-diluted basis, a 26.7% interest in LEAF.  The Company retained 18,414 shares of LEAF common stock, representing a fully-diluted interest of 15.7%, and senior management of LEAF maintained a 10% fully-diluted interest.  As a result of the November 2011 LCC Transaction, the Company deconsolidated LEAF (see Note 3) and has accounted for its investment in LEAF on the equity method beginning on November 17, 2011.  In conjunction with the transaction and resulting deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company recorded a gain of $8.7 million.

Apidos Capital Management, LLC (“Apidos”).  On April 17, 2012, the Company sold 100% of its common equity interests in Apidos, its collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) management subsidiary, to CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS, S.A., a private equity firm (“CVC”).  Pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement and related agreements between the Company and CVC dated as of December 29, 2011, the Company sold Apidos in exchange for (i) $25.0 million in cash, (ii) a 33% limited partner interest in CVC Credit Partners, L.P, a newly-formed Cayman Islands limited partnership jointly owned by the Company and CVC (“CVC Credit Partners”), and (iii) a 33% interest in CVC Credit Partners’ general partner, a Jersey corporation (the “General Partner”).  Prior to the closing, CVC contributed its credit management subsidiary to CVC Credit Partners. The Company also retained a preferred equity interest in Apidos, which entitles it to receive distributions from CVC Credit Partners equal to 75% of the incentive management fees from the legacy Apidos portfolios.  The Company recorded a $54.7 million net gain on the sale of Apidos, including the investments in CVC Credit Partners and Apidos preferred equity at their fair value totaling $34.9 million.  At June 30, 2012, these investments were reflected as Investments in Unconsolidated Loan Manager on the consolidated balance sheets.

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RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements reflect the Company’s accounts and the accounts of the Company’s majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries.  The Company also consolidates entities that are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where it has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of such entities.  Once it is determined that the Company holds a variable interest in a VIE, management performs a qualitative analysis to determine (i) if the Company has the power to direct the matters that most significantly impact the VIE’s financial performance; and (ii) if the Company has the obligation to absorb the losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive the benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  If the Company’s variable interest possesses both of these characteristics, the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and would be required to consolidate the VIE. This assessment must be done on an ongoing basis. The portions of these entities that the Company does not own are presented as noncontrolling interests as of the dates and for the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements.

Variable interests in the Company’s real estate segment have historically related to subordinated financings in the form of mezzanine loans or unconsolidated real estate interests.  As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, the Company had one such variable interest in an entity that it consolidated.  The Company will continually assess its involvement with VIEs and reevaluate the requirement to consolidate them.  See Note 8 for additional disclosures pertaining to VIEs.

All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications and Revisions

Certain reclassifications and revisions have been made to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2012 presentation.  Real estate assets of a consolidated VIE formerly included in Property and Equipment are now included in Investments in Real Estate.

Financing Receivables

Receivables from Managed Entities.  The Company performs a review of the collectability of its receivables from managed entities on a quarterly basis.  The Company analyzes the expected future cash flows of the managed entity.  With respect to receivables from its commercial finance investment partnerships, the analysis takes into consideration several assumptions by management, specifically concerning estimates of future bad debts and recoveries.  For receivables from the real estate investment entities for which there are uncertainties regarding collectability, the Company estimates the cash flows through the sale of the underlying properties, which is based on projected net operating income as a multiple of published capitalization rates, which is then reduced by the underlying mortgage balances and priority distributions due to the investors in the entity.  The Company will record an allowance against the related receivable from managed entities to the extent that the estimated cash flows are insufficient to fully recover its receivable balance.

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RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 2 − SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES − (Continued)

Investment Securities

The Company purchased investment securities classified as trading securities during fiscal 2012.  Trading securities are recorded at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in earnings and reported in revenue.  To determine fair value, the Company uses third-party dealer quotes or bids.  In fiscal 2011, the Company held shares of The Bancorp, Inc. (“TBBK”) (NASDAQ: TBBK) common stock in a benefit plan for a former executive (see Note  12). The shares, classified as trading, were valued at the closing price of the stock and unrealized gains and losses were included in other income.

Recent Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued the following guidance that is not yet effective for the Company as of June 30, 2012:

Comprehensive income (loss).  In June 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to eliminate the option to present components of other comprehensive income (loss) as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity.  The amendment requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income (loss) or in two separate but consecutive statements. In the two-statement approach, the first statement should present total net income (loss) and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income (loss), the components of other comprehensive income (loss), and the total of comprehensive income (loss).  In December 2011, the FASB updated the guidance to defer the requirement related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments.  The Company plans to provide the disclosures required by this amendment beginning October 1, 2012.

Newly-Adopted Accounting Principles

Fair value measurements.  In May 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to revise the wording used to describe the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements.  For many of the requirements, the FASB does not intend for the amendments to result in a change in the application of the current requirements.  Some of the amendments clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, such as specifying that the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets.  Other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements such as specifying that, in the absence of a Level 1 input, a reporting entity should apply premiums or discounts when market participants would do so when pricing the asset or liability. This guidance became effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012 and the Company has presented the required disclosures (see Note 18).

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RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 3 − SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information (in thousands) (unaudited):

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	3,246		$	6,992
Income taxes		1,200			749
Non-cash activities:
Repurchase common stock from employees to pay for income taxes and option exercises	$	1,187		$	−
Issuance of treasury stock for Company investment savings plan contributions		457			568
Common stock issued to former director in exchange for vested director units		135			−
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation and sale of Apidos: (1)
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	$	715		$	−
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(1,824	)		−
Other assets		20			−
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(938	)		−
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation of LEAF: (2)
Restricted cash	$	20,282		$	−
Receivables		954			−
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net		(3,411	)		−
Investments in commercial finance assets, net		199,955			−
Investments in unconsolidated entities		7,049			−
Property and equipment, net		3,754			−
Deferred tax assets, net		4,558			−
Goodwill		7,969			−
Other assets		6,806			−
Accrued expense and other liabilities		(10,208	)		−
Payables to managed entities and related parties		(98	)		−
Borrowings		(202,481	)		−
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		255			−
Noncontrolling interests		(37,668	)		−
LEAF preferred stock and warrants issued to RSO in exchange for its portfolio of leases and loans and associated debt:
Restricted cash	$	−		$	5,912
Investments in commercial finance		−			111,028
Borrowings		−			(96,088	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		−			(596	)
Payable to RSO		−			736
Noncontrolling interests		−			(20,992	)
Stock dividend issued on LEAF preferred stock held by RSO		−			1,222

(1) As a result of the Company’s sale and deconsolidation of Apidos during the three months ended June 30, 2012, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets.  The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company’s net assets.

(2) As a result of the Company’s deconsolidation of LEAF during the three months ended December 31, 2011, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets.  The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company’s net assets.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 4 – FINANCING RECEIVABLES

The following tables reflect the aging of the Company’s past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses (1) (in thousands):

	30-89 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days		Greater Than 181 Days		Total Past Due		Current		Total
As of June 30, 2012:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties: (1)
Commercial finance investment entities	$	−	$	−	$	38,493	$	38,493	$	182	$	38,675
Real estate investment entities		981		2,753		15,087		18,821		2,004		20,825
Financial fund management entities		1,278		686		48		2,012		1,538		3,550
RSO		802		−		−		802		4,105		4,907
Other		−		−		−		−		209		209
		3,061		3,439		53,628		60,128		8,038		68,166
Rent receivables – real estate		6		6		19		31		4		35
Total financing receivables	$	3,067	$	3,445	$	53,647	$	60,159	$	8,042	$	68,201
As of September 30, 2011:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties: (2)
Commercial finance investment entities	$	−	$	−	$	37,547	$	37,547	$	490	$	38,037
Real estate investment entities		1,324		1,511		17,405		20,240		1,734		21,974
Financial fund management entities		2,395		93		28		2,516		136		2,652
RSO		−		−		−		−		2,539		2,539
Other		−		−		−		−		103		103
		3,719		1,604		54,980		60,303		5,002		65,305
Investments in commercial finance		984		526		−		1,510		190,932		192,442
Rent receivables – real estate		1		11		−		12		3		15
Total financing receivables	$	4,704	$	2,141	$	54,980	$	61,825	$	195,937	$	257,762

(1) As of June 30, 2012, receivables related to the Company’s commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of allowances for credit losses of $18.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively.  The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

(2) As of September 30, 2011, receivables related to the Company’s commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $8.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively.  The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 4 – FINANCING RECEIVABLES – (Continued)

The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for credit losses for the Company’s financing receivables (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Investments in Commercial Finance-Leases and Loans			Rent Receivables			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of period	$	15,538	$	−		$	34		$	15,572
Provision for credit losses		5,711		(4	)		(9	)		5,698
Charge-offs		−		−			−			−
Recoveries		−		4			−			4
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of year	$	10,490	$	430		$	15		$	10,935
Provision for credit losses		10,759		141			10			10,910
Charge-offs		−		(124	)		−			(124	)
Recoveries		−		35			−			35
Deconsolidation of LEAF		−		(482	)		−			(482	)
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−			−			−
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274

			Investments in Commercial Finance
	Receivables from Managed Entities		Leases and Loans			Future Payment Card Receivables			Investments in Real Estate Loans			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	4,740	$	300		$	130		$	−		$	5,170
Provision for credit losses		3,162		308			6			−			3,476
Charge-offs		−		(300	)		(48	)		−			(348	)
Recoveries		−		92			2			−			94
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,075	$	770		$	130		$	49		$	2,024
Provision for credit losses		6,827		848			126			−			7,801
Charge-offs		−		(1,478	)		(190	)		(49	)		(1,717	)
Recoveries		−		260			24			−			284
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	7,902	$	−		$	−		$	−		$	7,902
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		400			90			−			490
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 4 – FINANCING RECEIVABLES – (Continued)

The Company’s gross financing receivables relate to the balance in the allowance for credit losses as of

June 30, 2012 as follows (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Rent Receivables		Total
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	68,166	$	35	$	68,201
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−		−
Balance, end of period	$	68,166	$	35	$	68,201

The Company’s financing receivables (presented exclusive of any allowance for credit losses) as of September 30, 2011 relate to the balance in the allowance for credit losses, as follows (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Rent Receivables		Leases and Loans		Total
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	65,305	$	15	$	−	$	65,320
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−		192,442		192,442
Balance, end of year	$	65,305	$	15	$	192,442	$	257,762

The following tables disclose information about the Company’s impaired financing receivables (in thousands):

	Net Balance		Unpaid Balance		Specific Allowance		Average Investment in Impaired Assets
As of June 30, 2012:
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance:
Receivables from managed entities – commercial finance	$	19,337	$	38,159	$	18,822	$	38,477
Receivables from managed entities – real estate		2,170		4,597		2,427		4,383
Rent receivables – real estate		10		35		25		44
As of September 30, 2011:
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance:
Receivables from managed entities – commercial finance	$	14,990	$	23,302	$	8,312	$	23,377
Receivables from managed entities – real estate		2,353		4,531		2,178		3,897
Leases and loans		310		526		216		318
Rent receivables – real estate		−		15		15		7

The Company has no impaired financing receivables without a specific valuation allowance as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 5 – INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE

The following is a summary of the carrying value of the Company’s investments in real estate (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,390 and $4,785:
Hotel property (Savannah, Georgia)	$	11,744	$	12,051
Office building (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		3,127		3,165
Multifamily apartment complex (Kansas City, Kansas)		1,549		1,525
		16,420		16,741
Real estate assets - consolidated VIE, net of accumulated depreciation of $752 and $656		782		944
Other real estate holdings		2,154		2,257
Investments in real estate, net	$	19,356	$	19,942

NOTE 6 − INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Components of the Company’s investment securities are as follows (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Available-for-sale securities	$	16,469	$	14,884
Trading securities		3,411		240
Total investment securities, at fair value	$	19,880	$	15,124

Available-for-sale securities.  The following table discloses the pre-tax unrealized gains (losses) relating to the Company’s investments in equity and collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) securities (in thousands):

	Cost or Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
June 30, 2012:
Equity securities	$	32,806	$	71	$	(19,092	)	$	13,785
CDO securities		1,312		1,372		−			2,684
Total	$	34,118	$	1,443	$	(19,092	)	$	16,469
September 30, 2011:
Equity securities	$	32,411	$	27	$	(19,910	)	$	12,528
CDO securities		1,039		1,317		−			2,356
Total	$	33,450	$	1,344	$	(19,910	)	$	14,884

Equity Securities.  The Company holds 2.6 million shares of RSO common stock as well as options to acquire an additional 2,166 shares (exercise price of $15.00 per share; expiration in March 2015).  The Company also holds 18,972 shares of TBBK common stock.  A portion of these investments are pledged as collateral for the Company’s two secured corporate credit facilities.

CDO Securities.  The CDO securities represent the Company’s equity interest in three CDO issuers that it has sponsored and manages.  The fair value of these interests are impacted by the fair value of the investments held by the respective CDO issuers, which are sensitive to interest rate fluctuations and credit quality determinations.

Trading Securities.  The Company purchased investment securities classified as trading securities during fiscal 2012.  The Company had net unrealized gains and interest on these securities totaling $178,000 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, which is included in Financial Fund Management revenue on the consolidated statements of operations.

At September 30, 2011, the Company held 33,509 shares of TBBK common stock in a Rabbi Trust for the Supplemental Employment Retirement Plan (“SERP”) for its former Chief Executive Officer valued at $240,000, which it classified as trading securities.  The Company sold all of the plan’s TBBK shares during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and recognized a gain of $22,000.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 6 − INVESTMENT SECURITIES – (Continued)

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, the Company had sold 20,400 and 65,125 shares of TBBK it held, respectively, and recognized gains of $57,000 and $153,000, respectively.  In addition, the Company also recorded unrealized trading gains of $19,000 and $220,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively (see Note 17).

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Losses.  The Company recorded a $74,000 charge for the other-than-temporary impairment of one of its investments in CDOs, primarily invested in bank loans, during the nine months ended June 30, 2012.  The Company did not record any impairment charges during the same period in fiscal 2011.

Unrealized losses along with the related fair value, aggregated by the length of time the investments were in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows (in thousands, except number of securities):

	Less than 12 Months						More than 12 Months
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities
June 30, 2012:
Equity securities	$	−	$	−		−	$	13,606	$	(19,092	)		1
CDO securities		−		−		−		−		−			−
Total	$	−	$	−		−	$	13,606	$	(19,092	)		1
September 30, 2011:
Equity securities	$	−	$	−		−	$	12,393	$	(19,910	)		1
CDO securities		−		−		−		−		−			−
Total	$	−	$	−		−	$	12,393	$	(19,910	)		1

The unrealized losses in RSO common stock reflected in the above table are considered to be temporary impairments due to market factors and not reflective of credit deterioration.  The Company considers its role as the external manager of RSO and the value of its management contract, which includes a substantial fee for termination of the manager.  Further, because of its intent and ability to hold its investment in RSO, the Company does not consider the unrealized losses to be other-than-temporary impairments.

NOTE 7 − INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

As a specialized asset manager, the Company develops various types of investment vehicles, which it manages under long-term management agreements or similar arrangements.  The following table details the Company’s investments in these vehicles, including the range of interests it owns (in thousands, except percentages):

	Range of Combined Ownership Interests		June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Real estate investment entities		1% – 10%	$	7,844	$	8,439
Financial fund management partnerships		3% − 11%		3,860		3,476
Trapeza entities		33% − 50%		1,036		795
LEAF		15.7%  (1)		−		−
Commercial finance investment entities		1% − 6%		−		−
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$	12,740	$	12,710

(1) Based upon terms of the agreements for the deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company is calculating its share of losses incurred by LEAF for the period from November 17, 2011 to June 30, 2012 based on the equity method of accounting.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s share of LEAF’s losses, recorded as Commercial Finance revenues on the consolidated statements of operations, reduced the Company’s investment in LEAF to zero.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 7 − INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES - (Continued)

Two of the Trapeza entities that have incentive distributions, also known as carried interests, are subject to a potential clawback to the extent that such distributions exceed the cumulative net profits of the entities, as defined in the respective partnership agreements (see Note 19).  The general partner of those entities is owned equally by the Company and its co-managing partner.  Performance-based incentive fees in interim periods are recorded based upon a formula as if the contract were terminated at that date.  On a quarterly basis (interim measurement date), the Company quantifies the cumulative net profits/net losses (as defined under the Trapeza partnership agreements) and allocates income/loss to limited and general partners according to the terms of such agreements.

The Trapeza entities include the Company’s 50% equity interest in one of the managers of the Trapeza CDO entities, Trapeza Capital Management, LLC (“TCM”).  The Company does not control TCM and, accordingly, does not consolidate it.

Summarized operating data for TCM is presented in the following table (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Management fees	$	982		$	998		$	2,961		$	3,017
Expenses		(480	)		(288	)		(1,361	)		(1,400	)
Net income	$	502		$	710		$	1,600		$	1,617

LEAF’s operations were included in the Company’s consolidated results from October 1, 2011 until its deconsolidation on November 16, 2011, and thereafter, the Company’s share of LEAF’s results are reported in Commercial Finance revenues on the consolidated statements of operations.  There is no comparable information for the prior year as LEAF was not formed until January 4, 2011.  Summarized operating data for LEAF is presented below (in thousands):

	For the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011			For the period from November 17 to June 30, 2012
Finance revenues	$	4,134		$	23,293
Costs and expenses		(4,607	)		(26,599	)
Net loss	$	(473	)	$	(3,306	)

Investment in Unconsolidated Loan Manager.  Until the Company sold its Apidos business to CVC on April 17, 2012, the operations of Apidos were included in the Company’s consolidated results.  Thereafter, the Company has recorded its 33% equity share of the results of the newly-formed joint venture, CVC Credit Partners, which includes the Apidos operations.  Summarized operating data for CVC Credit Partners is presented below (in thousands):

	For the period from April 17 to June 30, 2012
Management fee revenues	$	5,105
Costs and expenses		(4,522	)
Net income	$	583

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 8 – VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

In general, VIEs are entities in which equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. The Company has variable interests in VIEs through its management contracts and investments in various securitization entities, including collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) and CDO issuers.  Since the Company serves as the asset manager for the investment entities it sponsored and manages, the Company is generally deemed to have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance.  In the case of an interest in a VIE managed by the Company, the Company will perform an additional qualitative analysis to determine if its interest (including any investment as well as any management fees that qualify as variable interests) could absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  This analysis considers the most optimistic and pessimistic scenarios of potential economic results that could reasonably be experienced by the VIE.  Then, the Company compares the benefits it would receive (in the optimistic scenario) or the losses it would absorb (in the pessimistic scenario) as compared to all benefits and losses absorbed by the VIE in total. If the benefits or losses absorbed by the Company were significant as compared to total benefits and losses absorbed by all variable interest holders, then the Company would conclude it is the primary beneficiary.

Consolidated VIE.  The following table reflects the assets and liabilities of a real estate VIE which was included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Cash and property and equipment, net	$	783	$	944
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		230		300

VIEs Not Consolidated.  The Company’s investments in RSO, Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT, Inc. (a fund that is currently in the offering stage, or “RRE Opportunity REIT”), and its investments in the structured finance entities that hold investments in bank loans (the “Apidos entities”), trust preferred assets (the “Trapeza entities”), and asset-backed securities (the “Ischus entities”), were all determined to be VIEs that the Company does not consolidate as it does not have the obligation of, or right to, benefits or losses that would be significant to those entities.  With respect to RRE Opportunity REIT, the Company has advanced offering costs that are being reimbursed as the REIT raises additional equity.  Except for those advances, the Company has not provided financial or other support to these VIEs and has no liabilities, contingent liabilities, or guarantees (implicit or explicit) related to these VIEs at June 30, 2012.

The following table presents the carrying amounts of the assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets that relate to the Company’s variable interests in identified nonconsolidated VIEs and the Company’s maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs in which it holds variable interests at June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties, Net (1)		Investments		Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-Consolidated VIEs
RSO	$	4,527	$	13,606	$	18,133
Apidos entities		−		2,684		2,684
RRE Opportunity REIT		−		1,246		1,246
Trapeza entities		−		1,036		1,036
Ischus entities		236		−		236
	$	4,763	$	18,572	$	23,335

(1) Exclusive of expense reimbursements due to the Company.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 9 − PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment, net, consist of the following (in thousands):

	Estimated	June 30,			September 30,
	Useful Life	2012			2011
Furniture and equipment	3-7 years	$	6,154		$	5,620
Leasehold improvements	1-9 years		2,660			2,656
LEAF property and equipment			−			11,939
			8,814			20,215
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(5,911	)		(5,183	)
Accumulated depreciation and amortization – LEAF			−			(8,034	)
Property and equipment, net		$	2,903		$	6,998

NOTE 10 – ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

The following is a summary of the components of accrued expenses and other liabilities (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	$	10,045	$	8,153
SERP liability (see Note 15)		6,608		7,049
Accrued wages and benefits		1,136		3,617
Real estate loan commitment		1,222		2,147
Trapeza clawback (see Note 19)		1,181		1,181
Due to brokers		−		8,254
LEAF payables		−		10,486
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	20,192	$	40,887

In connection with a real estate loan commitment, the Company is required to make monthly payments of principal and interest of $125,000 through April 2013.

NOTE 11 – BORROWINGS

The credit facilities and other debt of the Company and related borrowings outstanding are as follows (in thousands):

	As of June 30,				September 30,
	2012				2011
	Maximum Amount of Facility		Borrowings Outstanding		Borrowings Outstanding
Corporate and Real estate debt:
TD Bank – secured revolving credit facility (1)	$	6,997	$	−	$	7,493
TD Bank – term loan		−		−		1,250
Republic Bank – secured revolving credit facility		3,500		−		−
				−		8,743
Senior Notes (2)				10,000		16,263
Mortgage debt				10,574		10,700
Note payable to RSO				1,677		1,705
Other debt				366		548
Total corporate and real estate borrowings				22,617		37,959
Commercial finance debt				−		184,700
Total borrowings outstanding			$	22,617	$	222,659

(1) The amount of the facility as shown has been reduced for outstanding letters of credit totaling $503,000 at June 30, 2012.

(2) The September 30, 2011 balance shown is net of an unamortized discount of $2.6 million related to the fair value of detachable warrants issued to the note holders.  In conjunction with the refinancing of the Senior Notes in November 2011, the remaining unamortized discount was charged off to Loss on Extinguishment of Debt in the consolidated statements of operations.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 11 – BORROWINGS – (Continued)

Corporate Debt

TD Bank, N.A. (“TD Bank”).  In November 2011, the Company amended its agreement to extend the maturity of the TD Bank facility from August 31, 2012 to August 31, 2013 and repaid the outstanding term loan in the amount of $1.3 million.  The interest rate on borrowings is either (a) the prime rate of interest plus 2.25% or (b) LIBOR plus 3%, with a floor of 6%.  The Company is also charged an annual fee of 0.5% on the unused facility amount as well as a 5.25% fee on the $503,000 of outstanding letters of credit.

The facility requires that the Company repay the facility in an amount equal to 30% of the aggregate net proceeds (gross sales proceeds less reasonable and customary costs and expenses related to the sale) for certain asset sales.  Borrowings are secured by a first priority security interest in certain of the Company’s assets and the guarantees of certain subsidiaries, including (i) the present and future fees and investment income earned in connection with the management of, and investments in, sponsored CDO issuers, (ii) a pledge of 18,972 shares of TBBK common stock, and (iii) the pledge of 1,833,915 shares of RSO common stock.  Availability under the facility is limited to the lesser of (a) 75% of the net present value of future management fees to be earned or (b) the maximum revolving credit facility amount.

At June 30, 2012, there was no outstanding principal balance on the secured term credit facility and the availability on the line was $7.0 million, as reduced for outstanding letters of credit.  Weighted average borrowings for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 were $4.0 million and $4.9 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 6.0% for both periods and an effective interest rate (inclusive of the amortization of deferred finance costs) of 11.2% and 10.5%, respectively.  Weighted average borrowings for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $7.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 6.0% and 6.7% and an effective interest rate of 9.8% and 10.7%, respectively.  Weighted average borrowings for the term note for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 were $259,000 at a weighted average borrowing rate of 6% and an effective interest rate of 38.2% (reflecting the accelerated amortization of deferred finance costs).  Weighted average borrowings for the term note for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $4.4 million and $1.9 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 6.0% for both periods and an effective interest rate of 14.2% and 12.8%, respectively.

Republic First Bank (“Republic Bank”).  In February 2011, the Company entered into a $3.5 million revolving credit facility with Republic Bank.  The facility bears interest at the prime rate of interest plus 1% (floor of 4.5%).  The loan is secured by a pledge of 700,000 shares of RSO stock and a first priority security interest in an office building located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Availability under this facility is limited to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) 25% of the appraised value of the real estate, based upon the most recent appraisal delivered to the bank and (ii) 100% of the cash and 75% of the market value of the pledged RSO shares held in the pledged account; or (b) 100% of the cash and 100% of the market value of the pledged RSO shares held in the pledged account.  In January 2012, the Company amended this facility to extend the maturity date from December 28, 2012 to December 1, 2013 and to add an unused annual facility fee equal to 0.25%.  There were no borrowings under this facility for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012

Senior Notes

In November 2011, the Company redeemed $8.8 million of its existing Senior Notes for cash, modified the terms of the remaining $10.0 million of notes to reduce the interest rate to 9% and to extend the maturity to October 2013.  The detachable 5-year warrants to purchase 3,690,195 shares of common stock issued with the original notes remain outstanding.  The Company accounted for the warrants as a discount to the original Senior Notes.  Upon the modification and partial repayment of the Senior Notes, the Company expensed the remaining $2.2 million of unamortized discount.  The effective interest rate (inclusive of the amortization of the warrant discount) was 9.3% and 14.3% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.  The effective interest rate for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 was 22.6% and 21.9%, respectively.

Other Debt – Corporate

Capital leases.  In December 2011, the Company entered into a capital lease for the purchase of equipment at an interest rate of 7.2%.  The two-year lease requires monthly payments of $22,697.  The principal balance of the lease at June 30, 2012 was $366,000.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 11 – BORROWINGS – (Continued)

Commercial Finance Debt – No Longer Consolidated with the Company

Due to the November 2011 LCC Transaction and resulting deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company’s commercial finance facilities are no longer included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Securitization of leases and loans. On October 28, 2011, LEAF completed a $105.0 million securitization.  A newly-formed subsidiary of LEAF issued eight classes of notes which are asset-backed debt, secured and payable by certain assets of LEAF.  The notes included eight fixed rate classes of notes ranging from 0.4% to 5.5%, rated by both Dominion Bond Rating Service, Inc. (“DBRS”) and Moody’s Investors Services, Inc., and mature from October 2012 to March 2019.  The weighted average borrowings for the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011 were $42.7 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 2.6% and an effective interest rate (inclusive of amortization of deferred financing costs and interest rate swaps) of 5.6%.

Guggenheim Securities LLC (“Guggenheim”).  At December 31, 2010, LEAF Financial had a short-term bridge loan with Guggenheim for borrowings up to $21.8 million.  The bridge facility was repaid in January 4, 2011 and terminated on February 28, 2011.  Beginning in January 2011, Guggenheim provided LEAF with a revolving warehouse credit facility with availability up to $110.0 million and committed to further expand the borrowing limit to $150.0 million.  LEAF, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, issued to Guggenheim, as initial purchaser, six classes of DBRS-rated variable funding notes, with ratings ranging from “AAA” to “B”, for  up to $110.0 million.  The notes are secured and payable only from the underlying equipment leases and loans.  Interest is calculated at a rate of 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin rate applicable to each class of notes.  The revolving period of the facility ends on December 31, 2012 and the stated maturity of the notes is December 15, 2020, unless there is a mutual agreement to extend.  Principal payments on the notes are required to begin when the revolving period ends.  The Company was not an obligor or a guarantor of these securities and the facility was non-recourse to the Company.  The weighted average borrowings for the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011 (when LEAF was deconsolidated; see Note 1) were $68.8 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 4.2% and an effective interest rate of 5.1%.  The weighted average borrowings for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $58.2 million and $26.0 million, respectively, at a weighted average interest rate of 5.0% and 5.1%, respectively.  The weighted average borrowings on the bridge loan for the nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $11.7 million at a weighted average interest rate 9.1%.

Series 2010-2 term securitization.  In May 2010, LEAF Receivables Funding 3, LLC, a subsidiary of LEAF (“LRF3”), issued $120.0 million of equipment contract-backed notes (“Series 2010-2”) to provide financing for leases and loans.  In the connection with the formation of LEAF in January 2011, RSO contributed the Series 2010-2 notes, along with the underlying lease portfolio, to LEAF.  LRF3 is the sole obligor on these notes.  The weighted average borrowings for the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011 (when LEAF was deconsolidated; see Note 1) were $70.1 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 5.1% and an effective interest rate of 8.5%.  The weighted average borrowings for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $84.6 million and $57.8 million, respectively, at a weighted average interest rate of 8.5% and 8.6%, respectively.

Note payable to RSO − commercial finance. On July 20, 2011, RSO entered into an agreement with LEAF pursuant to which RSO agreed to provide a $10.0 million loan to LEAF, of which $6.9 million was funded as of September 30, 2011, with additional funding of $3.1 million prior to the November 16, 2011 deconsolidation.  The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.0% per annum on the unpaid principal balance, payable quarterly.  The loan was secured by the commercial finance assets of LEAF and LEAF’s interest in LRF3.  In the November 2011 LCC Transaction, RSO received $8.5 million from LEAF in payment of the outstanding balance and extinguished the loan.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 11 – BORROWINGS – (Continued)

Debt repayments

Annual principal payments on the Company’s aggregate borrowings over the next five years ending June 30, and thereafter, are as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	434
2014		10,302
2015		1,881
2016		215
2017		231
Thereafter		9,554
	$	22,617

Covenants

The TD Bank credit facility is subject to certain financial covenants, which are customary for the type and size of the facility, including debt service coverage and debt to equity ratios.  The debt to equity ratio restricts the amount of recourse debt the Company can incur based on a ratio of recourse debt to net worth.

The mortgage on the Company’s hotel property contains financial covenants related to the net worth and liquid assets of the Company. Although non-recourse in nature, the loan is subject to limited standard exceptions (or “carveouts”) which the Company has guaranteed.  These carveouts will expire as the loan is paid down over the next ten years.  The Company has control over the operations of the underlying property, which mitigates the potential risk associated with these carveouts and, accordingly, no liabilities for these obligations have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.  To date, the Company has not been required to make any carveout payments.

The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of June 30, 2012.

NOTE 12 – COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table reflects the changes in comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net income (loss)	$	30,280		$	92		$	28,496		$	(5,083	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax of $(11), $(273), $327 and $(378)		(17	)		(378	)		518			(551	)
Less:  reclassification for realized losses, net of tax of $0, $2, $28 and $566		−			(2	)		46			904
		(17	)		(380	)		564			353
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0, $30, $0 and $30		−			(30	)		−			(30	)
Less: reclassification for realized losses, net of tax of $36, $31, $107 and $96		46			43			140			127
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging contracts, net of tax of $5, $(66), $176 and $38		7			(90	)		234			53
Foreign currency translation gain recognized in earnings		−			−			−			368
Comprehensive income (loss)		30,316			(365	)		29,434			(4,212	)
Less:  comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(45	)		(482	)		(433	)		(165	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	30,271		$	(847	)	$	29,001		$	(4,377	)

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 12 – COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) – (Continued)

The following are changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by category (in thousands):

	Investment Securities Available-for-Sale			Cash Flow Hedges (1)			SERP Pension Liability			Total
Balance, beginning of year, net of tax of $(7,147), $(202), and $(2,271)	$	(11,421	)	$	(222	)	$	(2,970	)	$	(14,613	)
Current period changes		564			185			140			889
Balance, end of period, net of tax of $(6,792), $(26) and $(2,163)	$	(10,857	)	$	(37	)	$	(2,830	)	$	(13,724	)

(1) Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 are net unrealized losses of $15,000 (net of tax benefit of $14,000) and $41,000 (net of tax benefit of $28,000), respectively, related to hedging instruments held by the investment funds sponsored by LEAF Financial, in which the Company owns an equity interest.  In addition, at September 30, 2011, the Company had a net unrealized loss of $181,000 (net of tax benefit and noncontrolling interests of $223,000) included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for hedging activity of LEAF.  As of June 30, 2012, the Company owns an equity interest in LEAF and has included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss its percentage of LEAF’s hedging activity of $22,000 (net of tax benefit of $12,000).  The Company has no other hedging activity as of June 30, 2012.

NOTE 13 – NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

The following table presents the rollforward of activity in noncontrolling interests that were included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

Noncontrolling interests, beginning of year	$	37,360
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		384
Other comprehensive income		49
Additional cash contribution made by the Company’s partner in the hotel property		85
Distribution made to the Company’s partner in the hotel property		(80	)
Transactions related to LEAF:
Cash portion of LEAF preferred stock dividends to RSO		(98	)
Additional amounts attributed to management holdings		213
Deconsolidation of LEAF		(37,668	)
		(37,553	)
Noncontrolling interests, end of period	$	245

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 JUNE 30, 2012

 (unaudited)

NOTE 14 − EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share (“Basic EPS”) is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, inclusive of nonvested share-based awards that are entitled to receive non-forfeitable dividends.  The diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) computation takes into account the effect of potential dilutive common shares.  Potential common shares, consisting primarily of stock options, warrants and director deferred shares, are calculated using the treasury stock method.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the shares used in the computation of Basic EPS and Diluted EPS (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Shares
Basic shares outstanding		19,815		19,741		19,618		19,389
Dilutive effect of stock options and award plans (1)		1,221		−		846		−
Dilutive shares outstanding		21,036		19,741		20,464		19,389

(1) Due to the losses for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, stock options and warrants outstanding were antidilutive and, therefore, excluded from the Diluted EPS computation.  As a result, Basic EPS and Diluted EPS shares were the same. Excluded from the Diluted EPS calculation for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were outstanding options to purchase 1.0 million shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $16.27, as well as outstanding warrants to purchase 3.7 million shares of common stock at an average exercise price of $5.11.

NOTE 15 – BENEFIT PLANS

Supplemental Employment Retirement Plan (“SERP”). The Company established a SERP, which has Rabbi and Secular Trust components, for Mr. Edward E. Cohen (“Mr. E. Cohen”), while he was the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.  The Company pays an annual benefit equal to $838,000 during his lifetime or for a period of 10 years from June 2004, whichever is longer.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company sold the 33,509 shares of TBBK common stock it held as of September 30, 2011 to fund SERP distribution payments to Mr. E. Cohen.

The components of net periodic benefit costs for the SERP were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Interest costs	$	80		$	92		$	240		$	276
Expected return on plan assets		(18	)		(17	)		(53	)		(50	)
Amortization of actuarial losses		83			74			248			222
Net cost	$	145		$	149		$	435		$	448

Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  The Company sponsors an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) which is a qualified non-contributory retirement plan established to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock for the benefit of its employees who are 21 years of age or older, have completed 1,000 hours of service and been employed by the Company for one year.  Contributions to the ESOP were funded by the Company as set forth in the plan.  In May 2012, the Company received a final determination letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to terminate the plan.  Accordingly, the Company distributed the available plan assets to participants in July 2012 and will liquidate the ESOP trust in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 16 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the ordinary course of its business operations, the Company has ongoing relationships with several related entities.  The following table details the receivables and payables with these related parties (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Commercial finance investment entities (1)	$	19,853	$	29,725
Real estate investment entities (2)		18,398		19,796
Financial fund management investment entities		3,550		2,652
RSO		4,907		2,539
Other		209		103
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	$	46,917	$	54,815
Payables due to managed entities and related parties, net:
Real estate investment entities	$	1,396	$	1,010
RSO		30		222
Payables to managed entities and related parties	$	1,426	$	1,232

(1) Reflects $18.8 million of reserves for credit losses related to management fees owed from three commercial finance investment entities that, based on a change in estimated cash distributions, are not expected to be collectible.

(2) Reflects $2.4 million of reserves for credit losses related to management fees owed from two real estate investment entities that, based on projected cash flows, are not expected to be collectible.

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JUNE 30, 2012

 (unaudited)

NOTE 16 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS – (Continued)

The Company receives fees, dividends and reimbursed expenses from several related/managed entities.  In addition, the Company reimburses another related entity for certain operating expenses.  The following table details those activities (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities (1) :
Real estate(2)	$	4,405		$	3,753		$	12,862		$	9,909
Financial fund management		765			1,038			2,468			3,523
RSO:
Management, incentive and servicing fees		4,181			2,582			11,521			8,880
Dividends received		510			612			1,646			1,835
Reimbursement of expenses		1,134			687			2,731			1,708
RRE Opportunity REIT: Reimbursement of costs and expensesand expenses		150			473			785			1,441
Dividends received		14			−			14			−
Atlas Energy, L.P. - reimbursement of net costs and expenses		160			220			478			830
LEAF:
Reimbursement of net costs and expenses		84			−			226			−
Payment for rent and related expenses		(193	)		−			(497	)		−
Payment for sub-servicing the commercial finance       investment partnerships		(585	)		−			(1,696	)		−
1845 Walnut Associates Ltd - payment of rent and operating expenses		(155	)		(152	)		(469	)		(522	)
Graphic Images, LLC - payment for printing services		(34	)		(61	)		(136	)		(96	)
9 Henmar LLC - payment of broker/consulting fees		(20	)		(20	)		(42	)		(46	)
Ledgewood P.C. - payment for legal services		(239	)		(357	)		(508	)		(491	)
TBBK – reimbursement of net costs and expenses		32			8			106			8

(1) During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company waived $1.1 million and $3.8 million, respectively, and $1.9 million and $6.4 million during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, of its fund management fees from its commercial finance investment entities.

(2) Reflects discounts recorded by the Company of $57,000 and $185,000 recorded in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $512,000 and $702,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, in connection with management fees from its real estate investment entities that it expects to receive in future periods.

Relationship with RSO.  In March, 2012, the Company entered into an amendment to its management agreement with RSO in order to provide RSO with a sufficient number of accounting professionals dedicated to RSO’s operations.  The number of accounting professionals and amounts charged for them by the Company is reviewed and approved by RSO’s Board of Directors.  In conjunction with the June 2012 preferred stock offering by RSO, the management agreement was further amended on June 14, 2012 to include the RSO preferred shares in addition to its common shares for purposes of calculating the Company’s management fees.

Relationship with CVC Credit Partners.  In conjunction with the sale of Apidos to CVC, the Company received, in part, a 33% limited partner interest in the CVC Credit Partners, a joint venture between the Company and CVC, and a 33% interest in the General Partner of CVC Credit Partners (see Note 1 for a more detailed description of the transaction).  Mr. Jonathan Z. Cohen, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, will serve as the chairman of the board of CVC Credit Partners for an initial term until December 31, 2013 so long as the Company holds at least 10% of the partnership interests.  In addition, so long as the Company holds at least 25% of the partnership interests, the Company’s consent will be required for all non-routine partnership actions, including dispositions and acquisitions in excess of specified thresholds, declarations of distributions, appointment and termination of senior employees, establishment of new investment funds and financings in excess of specified thresholds.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 16 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS – (Continued)

The Company is entitled to a reimbursement of transitional and shared service costs of $1.4 million through the transaction closing date, which was included in Receivables from Managed Entities at June 30, 2012.  The Company received the payment for these costs in July 2012.  In accordance with the shared services agreement it has with CVC Credit Partners, the Company will receive $85,000 per month for reimbursement of various operating costs and expenses it incurs on behalf of the partnership.

Relationship with LEAF.  The Company maintains a shared service agreement with LEAF for the reimbursement of various costs and expenses it incurs on behalf of LEAF.  In addition, the Company subleases office space in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from LEAF under a lease that expires in August 2013.

Sub-servicing agreement with LEAF for the commercial finance investment funds.  The Company entered into a sub-servicing agreement with LEAF to provide management services for the commercial finance funds.  The fee is equal to LEAF’s costs to provide these services up to a maximum of 1% of the net present value of all lease and loan contracts comprising each commercial finance fund’s borrowing base under its credit facilities or securitizations.  In addition, LEAF is entitled to an evaluation fee equal to one half of any acquisition or similar fee collected by the Company in connection with the acquisition of any new lease or loan contracts for which LEAF provides evaluation services.

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, LEAF sold $1.2 million of leases and loans to the commercial finance funds.  During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, such sales to the funds totaled $0 and $821,000, respectively.

Loan to affiliated real estate partnership.  The Company advances funds to an affiliated real estate investment partnership under a revolving note to a maximum of $3.0 million, bearing interest at the prime rate.  Amounts drawn, which are due upon demand, were $2.4 million and $2.2 million as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively, which is included in Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties, net of allowance for credit losses.  The Company recorded $17,000 and $49,000 of interest income on this loan, and then fully reserved these amounts, during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012.

NOTE 17 − OTHER INCOME, NET

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
RSO dividend income	$	510		$	612		$	1,646		$	1,835
Interest income		135			73			389			323
Unrealized gains on trading securities		−			19			−			220
Other expense, net		(283	)		(8	)		(489	)		(393	)
Other income, net	$	362		$	696		$	1,546		$	1,985

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 18 – FAIR VALUE

In analyzing the fair value of its assets and liabilities accounted for on a fair value basis, the Company follows the fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  Assets and liabilities are categorized into one of three levels based on the assumptions (inputs) used in valuing the asset or liability.  Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, while Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment.  The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 − Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. 

Level 2 − Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.

Level 3 − Unobservable inputs that reflect the entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in the pricing of the asset or liability and that are, consequently, not based on market activity, but upon particular valuation techniques.

There were no transfers between any of the Levels within the fair value hierarchy for any of the periods presented.

The following is a discussion of the assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis, as well as the valuation techniques applied to each fair value measurement and the estimates and assumptions used by the Company in those measurements.

Receivables from managed entities.  The Company recorded a discount on certain of its receivable balances due from its real estate and commercial finance managed entities due to the extended term of the repayment to the Company.  The discount was computed based on estimated inputs, including the repayment term (Level 3).

For the real estate managed entity receivables, the Company assumes the fair value of the real estate investment funds through the sale of the underlying properties.  The net proceeds are applied first to the payoff of the lenders and then to the payment of distributions due to investors; any balance remaining is then available to repay the amounts due to the Company.  The balance sheet date fair value of the properties are individually calculated based on capitalized net operating income, which are derived from capitalization rates from a third-party research firm (for the region in which the properties are located, based on actual sales data for properties sold during the past year) as applied to the Company’s internally-generated projected operating results for each of the respective properties.  These projections are historically based and are adjusted for current trends in the marketplace and specific changes as applicable by property.

With respect to the commercial finance partnership receivables, management projects the availability of excess cash flow at the individual investment entity to repay the Company’s receivable.  In determining the excess cash flow, management starts with the gross future payments due on leases and loans for each of the funds, which are fixed and determinable, net of debt service and expected credit losses, which are estimated based on a migration analysis which is calculated based on historical data across the entire portfolio of leases and loans. This analysis estimates the likelihood that an account will progress through delinquency stages to ultimate charge-off.  After an account becomes 180 or more days past due, any remaining balance is fully reserved, less an estimated recovery amount based on historical trends (currently estimated at 12.4%).  Cash is first applied to the payoff of the underlying principal and interest on debt used to purchase the portfolios.  The projected cash flows also take into consideration the receipt of other income (such as late fees or residual gains) and the payment of general and administrative expenses of the funds.  The remaining excess cash is then available to repay the amounts due to the Company.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 18 – FAIR VALUE – (Continued)

Investment securities − equity securities.  The Company uses quoted market prices (Level 1) to value its investments in RSO and TBBK common stock.

Investment securities − trading securities.  The Company uses third-party dealer quotes or bids to estimate the fair value of its trading securities (Level 2).

Investment securities − CDO securities.  The fair value of CDO securities is based primarily on internally generated expected cash flow models that require significant management judgments and estimates due to the lack of market activity and unobservable pricing inputs.  Unobservable inputs into these models include default, recovery, discount and deferral rates, prepayment speeds and reinvestment interest spreads (Level 3).

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s CDO securities are prepayment rates, probability of default, loss severity rate, reinvestment price on underlying collateral and the discount rate.  Significant increases (decreases) in the default or discount rates in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement, whereas significant increases (decreases) in the recovery rate, prepayment rate or reinvestment price in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.  Generally, a change in the assumption used for the probability of default is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the discount rate and a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for prepayment rates, recovery rates and reinvestment prices on underlying collateral. 

Investment in real estate.  The Company received an offer for the sale of one of its assets included in Investments in Real Estate.  The offer was below the book value of the asset and, accordingly, the Company recorded an impairment charge during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 (Level 2).

Investment in CVC Credit Partners.  The Company utilized a third-party valuation firm to value its investment in CVC Credit Partners and the Apidos preferred stock.  The joint venture investment was valued at $28.6 million based on the weighted average of several calculations, including implied transaction, dividend discount, discounted cash flow, and guideline public company models. These valuation models required assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue and market growth, operating cash flows, market multiples, and discount rates, which took into consideration the current economic environment and credit market conditions (Level 3).

Investment in Apidos preferred stock and contractual commitment.  The Company’s investment in the Apidos preferred stock, valued at $6.8 million, as well as the corresponding contractual commitment valued at $453,000, were both based on the present value of the underlying discounted projected cash flows of the legacy Apidos incentive management fees (Level 3).

Investment in LEAF.  The Company’s investment in LEAF, also based on a third-party valuation, was valued at $1.7 million. The valuation utilized several approaches, including discounted expected cash flows, market approach and comparable sales transactions to estimate the fair value of the Company’s investment in LEAF as a result of the November 2011 LCC Transaction.  These approaches required assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue and market growth, operating cash flows, market multiples, and discount rates, which were based on the current economic environment and credit market conditions (Level 3).

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 18 – FAIR VALUE – (Continued)

The following items are included in the Company’s fair value disclosures at September 30, 2011; however, due to the LEAF transaction, they are no longer included in the consolidated financial statements:

Retained interest − commercial finance.  During fiscal 2010, the Company sold leases and loans to third-parties in which portions of the proceeds were retained by the purchasers.  The purchasers have the right to return leases and loans that default within periods ranging from approximately six to forty-eight months after the date of sale and to deduct the applicable percentage from the retained proceeds.  The Company determines the fair value of these retained interests by calculating the present value of future expected cash flows using key assumptions for credit losses and discount rates based on historical experience and repayment terms (Level 3).

Interest rate swaps.  These instruments are valued by a third-party pricing agent using an income approach and utilizing models that use as their primary basis readily observable market parameters.  This valuation process considers factors including interest rate yield curves, time value, credit factors and volatility factors.  Although the Company determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fell within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with these derivatives utilized Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. However, the Company assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of these derivative positions and determined that the credit valuation adjustments were not significant to the overall valuation of these derivatives. As a result, the Company determined that these derivative valuations in their entirety were classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Guggenheim - secured revolving facility.  The proceeds from this loan were allocated to the revolving facility and the warrants issued to the lender based on their relative fair values, as determined by an independent third-party appraiser.  The appraiser determined the fair value of the debt based primarily on the interest rates of similarly rated notes with similar terms.  The appraiser assessed the fair value of the equity of LEAF in making its determination of the fair value of the warrants (Level 3).

Impaired loans and leases - commercial finance.  Leases and loans are considered impaired when they are 90 or more days past due and are placed on non-accrual status.  The Company records an allowance for the impaired loans and leases based upon historical experience (Level 3).

As of June 30, 2012, the fair value of the Company’s assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis was as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investment securities	$	13,785	$	3,411	$	2,684	$	19,880

As of September 30, 2011, the fair values of the Company’s assets and liability recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investment securities	$	12,768	$	−	$	2,356	$	15,124
Retained financial interest – commercial finance		−		−		22		22
Total	$	12,768	$	−	$	2,378	$	15,146
Liability:
Interest rate swap	$	−	$	404	$	−	$	404

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NOTE 18 – FAIR VALUE – (Continued)

The following table presents additional information about assets, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value (in thousands):

				Retained
	Investment			Financial
	Securities			Interest
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of year	$	2,356		$	22
Purchases		600			−
Income accreted		603			−
Payments and distributions received		(856	)		−
Impairment recognized in earnings		(74	)		−
Deconsolidation of LEAF		−			(22	)
Change in unrealized losses - included in accumulated other comprehensive loss		55			−
Balance, end of period	$	2,684		$	−
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	6,223		$	273
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		(2,946	)		−
Loss on sale of investment securities, net		(1,470	)		−
Income accreted		948			−
Payment and distributions received		(861	)		(251	)
Change in unrealized losses - included in accumulated other comprehensive loss		462			−
Balance, end of year	$	2,356		$	22

The following table presents the Company’s quantitative inputs and assumptions used in determining the fair value of items categorized in Level 3:

	Fair Value at June 30, 2012 (in thousands)		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range (weighted average)
CDO securities	$	2,684	Discounted cash flow	Constant default rate		2%
				Loss severity rate		30%
				Constant prepayment rate		20%
				Reinvestment price on collateral		99%
				Discount rate		20%

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 18 – FAIR VALUE – (Continued)

The Company recognized the following changes in carrying value of the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities – commercial finance and real estate	$	−	$	−	$	22,890	$	22,890
Investment in real estate		−		815		−		815
Investment in CVC Credit Partners		−		−		28,600		28,600
Investment in Apidos preferred equity		−		−		6,792		6,792
Investment in LEAF		−		−		1,749		1,749
Total	$	−	$	815	$	60,031	$	60,846
Liability:
Apidos contractual commitment	$	−	$	−	$	453	$	453
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011:
Assets:
Investments in commercial finance – impaired loans and leases	$	−	$	−	$	310	$	310
Receivables from managed entities		−		−		18,941		18,941
Total	$	−	$	−	$	19,251	$	19,251
Liability:
Guggenheim – secured revolving credit facility	$	−	$	−	$	49,266	$	49,266

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 18 – FAIR VALUE – (Continued)

The fair value of financial instruments, excluding instruments valued on a recurring basis, is as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities	$	46,917	$	43,552	$	54,815	$	39,224
Investments in commercial finance – loans held for investment		−		−		19,640		19,550
	$	46,917	$	43,552	$	74,455	$	58,774
Borrowings:
Real estate debt	$	10,574	$	10,729	$	10,700	$	10,700
Senior Notes		10,000		10,863		16,263		17,438
Corporate secured credit facilities and note		−		−		8,743		8,743
Other debt		2,043		1,715		3,807		2,909
Commercial finance debt		−		−		183,146		183,146
	$	22,617	$	23,307	$	222,659	$	222,936

For cash, receivables and payables, the carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.

The estimated fair value of the receivables from managed entities includes the discounted net projected cash flows available to repay the Company on amounts due from its four commercial finance investment entities.

The carrying value of the Company’s corporate secured revolving credit facilities and term note approximates their fair values because of their variable interest rates.  The Company estimated the fair value of the real estate debt using current interest rates for similar loans.  The Company estimated the fair value of the Senior Notes by applying the percentage appreciation in a high-yield fund with approximately similar quality and risk attributed to the Senior Notes.  The carrying value of the Company’s other debt was estimated using current interest for similar loans at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.  The carrying value of the Company’s commercial finance debt approximated its fair value due to its recent issuance at September 30, 2011 and was deconsolidated during the Company’s first quarter ended December 31, 2011 (all fair values are Level 3).

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 19 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

LEAF lease valuation commitment.  In accordance with the November 2011 LCC Transaction, the Company and RSO have undertaken a contingent obligation with respect to the value of the equity on the balance sheet of LRF3.  To the extent that the value of the equity on the balance sheet of LRF3 is less than $18.7 million (the value of the equity of LRF3 on the date it was contributed by RSO to LEAF), as of the final testing date within 90 days of December 31, 2013, the Company and RSO have agreed to be jointly and severally obligated to contribute cash to LEAF to the extent of any shortfall.  The LRF3 equity as of June 30, 2012 was in excess of this commitment and, therefore, no liability was required.

Limited loan guarantee.  The Company and two of its commercial finance fund partnerships, Lease Equity Appreciation Fund I, L.P. (“LEAF I”) and Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II, L.P. (“LEAF II”), have provided a limited guarantee to a lender to the LEAF partnerships in exchange for a waiver of any existing defaulted loan covenants and certain future financial covenants.  The loans mature at the earlier of (a) the maturity date (March 20, 2014 for LEAF I and December 21, 2013 for LEAF II), or (b) the date on which an event of default under the loan agreement occurs. The maximum guarantee provided by the Company is up to $7.3 million ($2.3 million for LEAF I and $5.0 million for LEAF II).  If the Company were required to make any such payments under the guarantee in the future, it would have the option to either step in as the lender or otherwise make a capital contribution to the LEAF partnerships for the amount of the required guarantee payment.  Under certain circumstances, the lender will also discount their loans by approximately $250,000 for LEAF I and $347,500 for LEAF II.  Management has determined that, based on projected cash flows from the underlying lease and loan portfolios collateralizing the loans, there should be sufficient funds to repay the LEAF partnerships’ outstanding loan balances and, accordingly, the Company has not recorded any future liability under the guarantee.

Broker-dealer capital requirement.  Resource Securities, Inc. serves as a dealer-manager for the sale of securities of direct participation investment programs, both public and private, sponsored by subsidiaries of the Company who also serve as general partners and/or managers of these programs.  Additionally, Resource Securities serves as an introducing agent for transactions involving sales of securities of financial services companies, REITs and insurance companies for the Company and for RSO.  As a broker-dealer, Resource Securities is required to maintain minimum net capital, as defined in regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which was $100,000 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.  As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, Resource Securities had net capital of $222,000 and $254,000, respectively, which exceeded the minimum requirements by $122,000 and $154,000, respectively.

Clawback liability.  On November 1, 2009 and January 28, 2010, the general partners of two of the Trapeza entities, which are owned equally by the Company and its co-managing partner, repurchased substantially all of the remaining limited partnership interests in the two Trapeza entities with potential clawback liabilities, for $4.4 million.  The Company contributed $2.2 million (its 50% share). The remaining clawback liability was $1.2 million at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

Legal proceedings.  In September 2011, First Community Bank, (“First Community”) filed a complaint against First Tennessee Bank and approximately thirty other defendants consisting of investment banks, rating agencies, collateral managers, including Trapeza Capital Management, LLC (“TCM”), and issuers of CDOs, including Trapeza CDO XIII, Ltd. and Trapeza CDO XIII, Inc.  TCM and the Trapeza CDO issuers are collectively referred to as Trapeza.  The complaint includes causes of action against TCM for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, violation of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980 and unjust enrichment.  First Community alleges, among other things, that it invested in certain CDOs, that the defendant rating agencies assigned inflated investment grade ratings to the CDOs, and that the defendant investment banks, collateral managers and issuers (including Trapeza) fraudulently and/or negligently made “materially false and misleading representations and omissions” that First Community relied on in investing in the CDOs, including both written representations in offering materials and unspecified oral representations.  Specifically, with respect to Trapeza, First Community alleges that it purchased $20 million of notes in the D tranche of the Trapeza CDO XIII transaction from J.P. Morgan.  The Court dismissed this matter in June 2012.  First Community filed a Notice of Appeal in July 2012.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 19 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES – (Continued)

The Company is also a party to various routine legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business.  Management believes that none of these actions, individually or, in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or operations.

Real estate commitments.  As a specialized asset manager, the Company sponsors and manages investment funds in which it may make an equity investment along with outside investors.  This equity investment is generally based on a percentage of funds raised and varies among investment programs.  With respect to RRE Opportunity REIT, the Company is committed to invest 1% of the equity raised to a maximum amount of $2.5 million.  This commitment has been reduced to $1.3 million as of June 30, 2012 for funds already invested to date.

In July 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with one of the tenant in common (“TIC”) programs it sponsored and manages.  This agreement requires the Company to fund up to $1.9 million, primarily for capital improvements, for the underlying property over the next two years.  The Company has advanced funds totaling $1.4 million as of June 30, 2012.

The liabilities for the real estate commitments will be recorded in the future as amounts become due and payable.

General corporate commitments. The Company is also party to employment agreements with certain executives that provide for compensation and other benefits, including severance payments under specified circumstances.

As of June 30, 2012, except for the clawback liability recorded for the two Trapeza entities, the real estate commitments, and executive compensation, the Company did not believe it was probable that any payments would be required under any of its commitments and contingencies, and accordingly, no liabilities for these obligations were recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 20 − OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company’s operations include three reportable operating segments that reflect the way the Company manages its operations and makes its business decisions.  In addition to its reportable operating segments, certain other activities are reported in the “all other” category.  Summarized operating segment data is as follows (in thousands) (unaudited):

	Real Estate			Financial Fund Management			Commercial Finance			All Other (1)			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues from external customers	$	11,286		$	2,223		$	2		$	−		$	13,511
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities		(365	)		768			(130	)		−			273
Total revenues		10,921			2,991			(128	)		−			13,784
Segment operating expenses		(7,386	)		(2,994	)		(118	)		−			(10,498	)
General and administrative expenses		(98	)		(608	)		−			(1,861	)		(2,567	)
Provision for credit losses		(52	)		−			(5,646	)		−			(5,698	)
Depreciation and amortization		(324	)		(29	)		−			(175	)		(528	)
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries		−			54,682			−			−			54,682
Interest expense		(213	)		−			(7	)		(358	)		(578	)
Other income (expense), net		148			455			−			(241	)		362
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(45	)		−			−			−			(45	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	2,951		$	54,497		$	(5,899	)	$	(2,635	)	$	48,914
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues from external customers	$	29,027		$	13,564		$	4,136		$	−		$	46,727
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		276			2,310			(2,085	)		−			501
Total revenues		29,303			15,874			2,051			−			47,228
Segment operating expenses		(21,985	)		(13,177	)		(2,311	)		−			(37,473	)
Restructuring expenses		−			−			−			(365	)		(365	)
General and administrative expenses		(270	)		(2,081	)		−			(5,579	)		(7,930	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			37			−			37
Provision for credit losses		(259	)		−			(10,651	)		−			(10,910	)
Depreciation and amortization		(971	)		(103	)		(1,556	)		(494	)		(3,124	)
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries		−			54,682			8,749			−			63,431
Loss on extinguishment of debt		−			−			−			(2,190	)		(2,190	)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			41			−			22			63
Impairment loss recognized in earnings		−			(74	)		−			−			(74	)
Interest expense		(641	)		−			(1,734	)		(1,822	)		(4,197	)
Other income (expense), net		394			1,570			−			(418	)		1,546
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(31	)		−			(224	)		−			(255	)
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and taxes		5,540			56,732			(5,639	)		(10,846	)		45,787
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(29	)		29			−
Income (loss) from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	5,540		$	56,732		$	(5,668	)	$	(10,817	)	$	45,787

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JUNE 30, 2012

(unaudited)

NOTE 20 − OPERATING SEGMENTS – (Continued)

	Real Estate			Financial Fund Management			Commercial Finance			All Other (1)			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues from external customers	$	8,503		$	4,873		$	6,790		$	−		$	20,166
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		7,370			379			(326	)		−			7,423
Total revenues		15,873			5,252			6,464			−			27,589
Segment operating expenses		(6,727	)		(4,234	)		(3,709	)		−			(14,670	)
General and administrative expenses		(71	)		(666	)		−			(1,877	)		(2,614	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			94			−			94
Provision for credit losses		(782	)		−			(2,694	)		−			(3,476	)
Depreciation and amortization		(301	)		(36	)		(2,696	)		(126	)		(3,159	)
Interest expense		(265	)		−			(2,578	)		(1,433	)		(4,276	)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			25			−			57			82
Other income (expense), net		81			714			3			(102	)		696
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(28	)		−			(239	)		−			(267	)
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and income taxes		7,780			1,055			(5,355	)		(3,481	)		(1	)
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(35	)		35			−
Income (loss) income from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	7,780		$	1,055		$	(5,390	)	$	(3,446	)	$	(1	)
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues from external customers	$	21,564		$	18,693		$	14,992		$	−		$	55,249
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		7,441			2,501			(575	)		−			9,367
Total revenues		29,005			21,194			14,417			−			64,616
Segment operating expenses		(18,276	)		(16,914	)		(11,675	)		−			(46,865	)
General and administrative expenses		(248	)		(2,440	)		−			(5,939	)		(8,627	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			357			−			357
Provision for credit losses		(871	)		−			(6,930	)		−			(7,801	)
Depreciation and amortization		(956	)		(125	)		(5,731	)		(393	)		(7,205	)
Interest expense		(812	)		−			(5,699	)		(4,301	)		(10,812	)
Gain on sale of management contract		−			6,520			−			−			6,520
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities		−			−			4,426			−			4,426
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			(1,435	)		−			153			(1,282	)
Other income (expense), net		318			2,120			11			(464	)		1,985
Pretax loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		35			−			583			−			618
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and income taxes		8,195			8,920			(10,241	)		(10,944	)		(4,070	)
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(1,623	)		1,623			−
Income (loss) from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	8,195		$	8,920		$	(11,864	)	$	(9,321	)	$	(4,070	)

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JUNE 30, 2012

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NOTE 20 − OPERATING SEGMENTS – (Continued)

	Real Estate		Financial Fund Management		Commercial Finance		All Other (1)			Total
Segment assets:
June 30, 2012	$	167,077	$	79,447	$	20,990	$	(74,678	)	$	192,836
June 30, 2011	$	163,052	$	41,719	$	230,430	$	(41,996	)	$	393,205

(1) Includes general corporate expenses and assets not allocable to any particular segment.

(2) In viewing its segment operations, management includes the pretax (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.  However, these interests are excluded from (Loss) Income from Operations as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be deducted to compute (Loss) Income from Operations as reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Geographic Information.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized a $5.1 million net gain on the sale of its management contract with, and equity investment in, Resource Europe CLO I.  There were no revenues generated from the Company’s European operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and no other revenues during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  Included in the segment assets are European assets of $559,000 and $6.5 million as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Major Customer.  For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, the total of the management, incentive and servicing fees that the Company received from RSO were 30% and 24%, respectively, and 9% and 14% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  These fees have been reported as revenues by the Company’s reporting segments.

NOTE 21 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Stock Repurchase.  On August 1, 2012, Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase up to 5% of the Company’s outstanding common shares. Share repurchases may be made from time to time through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of the Company and in accordance with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as applicable.  The amount and timing of any repurchases will depend on market conditions and other factors.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and determined that no events have occurred which would require an adjustment to the consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
	AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

This report contains certain forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.  In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expects,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “will” and “would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.  Such statements are subject to the risks and uncertainties more particularly described in Item 1A, under the caption “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 and in other of our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results and financial position to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  We undertake no obligation to publicly revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, except as may be required under applicable law.

Overview of the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

We are a specialized asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to evaluate, originate, service and manage investment opportunities through our real estate, commercial finance and financial fund management sectors.  As a specialized asset manager, we seek to develop investment funds for outside investors for which we provide asset management services, typically under long-term management arrangements either through a contract with, or as the manager or general partner of, our sponsored investment funds.  We typically maintain an investment in the funds we sponsor.  As of June 30, 2012, we managed $15.0 billion of assets.

We limit our fund development and management services to asset classes where we own existing operating companies or have specific expertise.  We believe this strategy enhances the return on investment we can achieve for our funds.  In our real estate operations, we concentrate on the ownership, operation and management of multifamily and commercial real estate and real estate mortgage loans including whole mortgage loans, first priority interests in commercial mortgage loans, known as A notes, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans, known as B notes, mezzanine loans, investments in discounted and distressed real estate loans and investments in “value-added” properties (properties which, although not distressed, need substantial improvements to reach their full investment potential).  In our financial fund management operations, we concentrate on trust preferred securities of banks, bank holding companies, insurance companies and other financial companies, bank loans and asset backed securities, or ABS.

In our real estate segment, we have focused our efforts primarily on acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate and real estate related debt that has been significantly discounted due to the effects of current economic conditions and high levels of leverage.  We expect to continue to expand this business by raising investor funds through our retail broker channel for investment programs, principally through Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT, Inc. which we refer to as RRE Opportunity REIT.  We also continue to monetize our legacy real estate portfolio.

In our financial fund management segment, we have sponsored and manage issuers of collateralized debt and loan obligations, or CDOs and CLOs.  In October 2011, on behalf of Resource Capital Corp., or RSO, and third-party investors, we closed Apidos CLO VIII, a $350.0 million CLO.

On April 17, 2012, we completed the sale of 100% of our equity interests in Apidos Capital Management, LLC, or Apidos, our CLO management subsidiary, to CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS, S.A., a private equity firm, or CVC.  In connection with the transaction, we received $25.0 million in cash before transaction costs and partnership interests in a joint venture, CVC Credit Partners, L.P., or CVC Credit Partners, that includes the Apidos portfolios as well as the portfolios contributed by CVC.  Additionally, we retained a preferred equity interest in Apidos, which entitles us to receive 75% of the incentive management fees from the legacy Apidos portfolios that were previously managed by us and are now managed by CVC Credit Partners.  We recorded a $54.7 million net gain on the sale.

Our commercial finance operations underwent significant restructuring and recapitalization during fiscal 2011 and the first quarter of fiscal 2012.  These transactions provided substantial amounts of both equity and debt financing to the lease origination and servicing platform, which is now held by LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc., or LEAF.  Our subsidiary, LEAF Financial Corporation, retained the partnership management operations.  As a result of the recapitalization, our equity interest in LEAF was reduced to 15.7% on a fully diluted basis, and we have deconsolidated LEAF from our financial statements as of November 16, 2011.  We recorded an $8.7 million gain on the deconsolidation of LEAF, inclusive of a $1.7 million remeasurement gain to reflect our investment in LEAF at fair value during our first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011.  Due to the deconsolidation of LEAF, we have decreased our total assets at June 30, 2012 by $227.9 million and our outstanding borrowings by $184.7 million from the corresponding balances reported at September 30, 2011.  We currently account for our interests in LEAF as an equity method investment.  From November 16, 2011 to March 31, 2012, the equity losses we recorded from LEAF reduced our investment to zero as of March 31, 2012.  In addition, we have recorded provisions for credit losses of $5.7 million and $10.5 million during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, on our receivables due from three of our commercial finance investment funds based on reductions in their projected cash flows.

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During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, we further improved our balance sheet and liquidity by refinancing our existing corporate debt.  In November 2011, we redeemed $8.8 million of our Senior Notes and modified the remaining $10.0 million of notes to reduce the interest rate to 9% from 12% and to extend the maturity to October 2013.  In conjunction with the modification of the notes, we accelerated the amortization of the warrant cost associated with the original issuance and, accordingly, recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.2 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2012.  In addition, we amended our corporate credit facility with TD Bank to extend the maturity from August 2012 to August 2013 and amended our Republic Bank facility to extend its maturity from December 2012 to December 2013.

Primarily as a result of the $33.8 million net gain (net of tax of $20.9 million) on the sale of Apidos, we recorded consolidated net income attributable to common shareholders of $30.2 million and $28.1 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012.

Assets Under Management

Our assets under management increased by $1.6 billion to $15.0 billion at June 30, 2012 from $13.4 billion at June 30, 2011.  The following table sets forth information relating to our assets under management by operating segment (in millions): (1)

	As of June 30,				Increase (Decrease)
	2012		2011		Amount			Percentage
Financial fund management	$	12,737	$	11,200	$	1,537	(2)		14%
Real estate		1,729		1,591		138			9%
Commercial finance		528		629		(101	) (3)		(16)%
	$	14,994	$	13,420	$	1,574			12%

(1) For information on how we calculate assets under management, see the table and related notes at the end of this section.

(2) The increase is primarily due to the $2.0 billion addition of the CVC portfolio contributed to CVC Credit Partners for which we own 33% and the addition of Apidos CLO VIII with $351.1 million of assets.  This increase was offset, in part, by reductions in the eligible collateral bases of our ABS ($346.1 million), corporate loan ($180.5 million) and trust preferred portfolios ($265.9 million) resulting from defaults, paydowns, sales and calls.

(3) Reduction primarily reflects the paydowns of existing leases and loans in our commercial finance funds.

Assets under management are primarily managed through the investment entities we sponsor.  Our financial fund management and real estate segments manage assets on behalf of RSO.  The following table sets forth the number of entities we manage by operating segment, including tenant in common, or TIC, property interests:

	CDOs		Limited Partnerships		TIC Property Interests		Other Investment Funds
As of June 30, 2012:
Financial fund management		41		13		−		3
Real estate		2		9		6		5
Commercial finance		−		4		−		2
		43		26		6		10
As of June 30, 2011:
Financial fund management		37		13		−		1
Real estate		2		8		7		4
Commercial finance		−		4		−		2
		39		25		7		7

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As of June 30, 2012 and 2011, we and our joint venture partners for selected asset classes managed $15.0 billion and $13.4 billion of assets, respectively, for the accounts of institutional and individual investors, RSO and for our own account in the following asset classes (in millions):

	June 30, 2012								June 30, 2011
	Institutional and Individual Investors		RSO		Company		Total		Total
Trust preferred securities (1)	$	3,705	$	−	$	−	$	3,705	$	3,971
Bank loans (1)		4,718		2,855		−		7,573		5,437
Asset-backed securities (1)		1,333		−		−		1,333		1,679
Real properties (2)		688		95		−		783		607
Mortgage and other real estate-related loans (2)		17		910		19		946		984
Commercial finance assets (3)		528		−		−		528		629
Private equity and other assets (1)		89		37		−		126		113
	$	11,078	$	3,897	$	19	$	14,994	$	13,420

(1) We value these assets at their amortized cost.

(2) We value our managed real estate assets as the sum of: (i) the amortized cost of commercial real estate loans; and (ii) the book values of each of the following: (a) real estate and other assets held by our real estate investment entities, (b) our outstanding legacy loan portfolio, and (c) our interests in real estate.

(3) We value our commercial finance assets as the sum of the book values of the equipment and leases and loans financed.

Employees

As of June 30, 2012, we had 595 full-time employees, a decrease of 124 or (17%), from 719 employees at June 30, 2011.  The following table summarizes our employees by operating segment:

	Total		Real Estate		Financial Fund Management		Corporate/ Other		Commercial Finance (1)
June 30, 2012:
Investment professionals		56		42		11		3		−
Other		66		20		11		35		−
		122		62		22		38		−
Property management		473		473		−		−		−
Total		595		535		22		38		−
June 30, 2011:
Investment professionals		104		35		28		2		39
Other		214		18		11		39		146
		318		53		39		41		185
Property management		401		401		−		−		−
Total		719		454		39		41		185

(1) Effective as of November 2011 (the deconsolidation of LEAF), we no longer have commercial finance employees.

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Revenues

The revenues in each of our reporting segments are generated by the fees we earn for structuring and managing the investment vehicles we sponsor on behalf of individual and institutional investors and RSO, and the income produced by the assets and investments we manage for our own account.  The following table sets forth certain information related to the revenues we have recognized in each of these revenue categories (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Fund management revenues (1)	$	6,921	$	15,631	$	24,767	$	34,486
Finance and rental revenues (2)		2,584		8,540		10,669		18,706
RSO management fees		4,098		2,582		11,163		8,778
Gain on resolution of loans (3)		22		−		82		196
Other (4)		159		836		547		2,450
	$	13,784	$	27,589	$	47,228	$	64,616

(1) Includes fees from each of our real estate, commercial finance and financial fund management operations and our share of the income or loss from limited and general partnership interests we own in our real estate, financial fund management, and commercial finance operations.

(2) Includes accreted discount income from our real estate operations and revenues from certain real estate assets and interest income on bank loans from our financial fund management operations.  For periods prior to November 2011, includes interest and rental income from our commercial finance operations.

(3) Includes the resolution of loans we hold in our real estate segment.

(4) For periods prior to November 2011, primarily includes insurance fees, documentation fees and other charges earned by our commercial finance operations.

We provide a more detailed discussion of the revenues generated by each of our business segments under “Results of Operations:  Real Estate”, “Financial Fund Management,” and “Commercial Finance.”

Results of Operations: Real Estate

Through our real estate segment, we focus on four different areas:

● the acquisition, ownership and management of portfolios of discounted real estate and real estate related debt, which we have acquired through two sponsored real estate investment entities as well as through joint ventures with institutional investors;

● the sponsorship and management of real estate investment entities that principally invest in multifamily housing;

● the management, principally for RSO, of general investments in commercial real estate debt, including first mortgage debt, whole loans, mortgage participations, B notes, mezzanine debt and related commercial real estate securities; and

● to a significantly lesser extent, the management and resolution of a portfolio of real estate loans and property interests that we acquired at various times between 1991 and 1999, which we collectively refer to as our legacy portfolio.

The following table sets forth information related to real estate assets managed (1) (in millions):

	As of June 30,
	2012		2011
Assets under management:(1)
Commercial real estate debt	$	857	$	766
Real estate investment funds and programs		578		566
RRE Opportunity REIT		107		37
Distressed portfolios		94		153
Properties managed for RSO		60		−
Institutional portfolios		15		51
Legacy portfolio		18		18
	$	1,729	$	1,591

(1) For information on how we calculate assets under management, see the table and related notes at the end of “Assets Under Management,” above.

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We support our real estate investment funds by making long-term investments in them.  Fee income can be highly variable and, for the remainder of fiscal 2012, fee income will depend upon the amount of capital raised for RRE Opportunity REIT and the timing of its acquisitions.

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the revenues recognized and costs and expenses incurred in our real estate operations (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
Revenues:
Management fees
Asset management fees	$	2,100		$	1,170	$	5,794	$	4,327
Resource Residential property management fees		1,843			1,615		5,050		4,398
REIT management fees - RSO		3,320			2,085		6,710		4,650
		7,263			4,870		17,554		13,375
Other revenues
Rental property income and revenues on consolidated VIEs (1)		1,524			1,551		3,783		3,625
Master lease revenues		1,060			1,029		3,119		3,032
Fee income from sponsorship of partnerships, joint ventures and TIC property interests		1,418			1,053		4,490		1,336
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities		(366	)		7,370		275		7,441
Gains and fees on the resolution of loans and other property interests		22			−		82		196
	$	10,921		$	15,873	$	29,303	$	29,005
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expenses	$	3,696		$	3,079	$	11,203	$	7,760
Resource Residential expenses		1,685			1,755		5,031		4,619
Master lease expenses		1,060			1,025		3,118		3,399
Rental property expenses and expenses on consolidated VIEs		945			868		2,633		2,498
	$	7,386		$	6,727	$	21,985	$	18,276

(1) We generally consolidate a variable interest entity, or VIE, when we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the entity.

Revenues – Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 as Compared to the Three and

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

Revenues from our real estate operations decreased $5.0 million (31%) and increased $298,000 (1%) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.  We attribute the changes primarily to the following:

Management fees – increased by $2.4 million and $4.2 million, respectively, principally due to the following:

● a $930,000 and $1.5 million increase in asset management fees, respectively, reflecting the additional properties we acquired for the distressed portfolio we manage;

● a $228,000 and $652,000 increase in property management fees, respectively, earned by our property manager, Resource Residential, reflecting a 3,064 unit increase (21%) in multifamily units under management to 17,897 units at June 30, 2012 from 14,833 at June 30, 2011; and

● a $1.2 million and $2.1 million increase in REIT management fees from RSO, respectively, due to an increase in incentive management fees based on the adjusted operating earnings of RSO, which varies by quarter, as well as an increase in the equity we manage for RSO, which produces an increased base management fee.

Other revenues – decreased by $7.4 million and $3.9 million, principally due to the following:

● a $365,000 and $3.2 million increase in fee income, respectively, in connection with the purchase and third-party financing of property through our real estate investment entities.  During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, we earned fees from the acquisition of three properties (valued at $64.2 million) and three loans (valued at $23.6 million) and the sale of three properties (valued at $44.0 million) and two loans (valued at $920,000), while in the prior year we earned fees from the acquisition of two distressed notes (valued at $11.9 million), and four loans (valued at $28.5 million) and fees from the sale of a building owned by one of our equity investments during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011; this increase was more than offset by

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● a $7.7 million and $7.2 million decrease in equity in earnings, respectively, of unconsolidated entities.  The nine months ended June 30, 2012 includes a $750,000 equity gain for funds released from escrow related to the fiscal 2011 sale of one of our legacy portfolio investments in Washington D.C.  The prior year period equity in earnings included a $7.6 million gain from this transaction.

Costs and Expenses – Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 as Compared to the Three and

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

Costs and expenses of our real estate operations increased by $659,000 (10%) and $3.7 million (20%) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.  We attribute these changes primarily to the following:

● a $617,000 and $3.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses, respectively, related principally to the costs of fundraising and marketing for RRE Opportunity REIT and increased wages and benefits; and

● a $70,000 decrease and a $412,000 increase in Resource Residential expenses, respectively, due to increased wages and benefits, primarily in conjunction with the additional personnel needed to operate and manage the increase in properties; offset by a reduction in general operating expenses.

Results of Operations:  Financial Fund Management

Financial Fund Management

General.  We conduct our financial fund management operations primarily through six separate operating entities:

● CVC Credit Partners, a joint venture between us and an unrelated third-party, finances, structures and manages investments in bank loans, high yield bonds and equity investments through CDO issuers, managed accounts and a credit opportunities fund.  Prior to April 17, 2012, we conducted these operations through our Apidos business;

● Trapeza Capital Management, LLC, or TCM, a joint venture between us and an unrelated third-party, manages investments in trust preferred securities and senior debt securities of banks, bank holding companies, insurance companies and other financial companies through CDO issuers and related partnerships.  TCM, together with the Trapeza CDO issuers and Trapeza partnerships, are collectively referred to as Trapeza;

● Resource Financial Institutions Group, Inc., or RFIG, serves as the general partner for seven company-sponsored affiliated partnerships which invest in financial institutions;

● Ischus Capital Management, LLC, or Ischus, finances, structures and manages investments in ABS including residential mortgage-backed securities, or RMBS, and commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS;

● Resource Capital Markets, Inc., or Resource Capital Markets, through our registered broker-dealer subsidiary, Resource Securities, Inc., or Resource Securities, (formerly Chadwick Securities, Inc.), acts as an agent in the primary and secondary markets for structured finance securities and manages accounts for institutional investors; and

· Resource Capital Manager, Inc., or RCM, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, provides investment management and administrative services to RSO under a management agreement between us, RCM and RSO.

The following table sets forth information relating to assets managed by our financial fund management operating entities on behalf of institutional and individual investors and RSO (in millions) (1):

	As of June 30, 2012
	Institutional and Individual Investors		RSO		Total by Type
Trapeza	$	3,705	$	−	$	3,705
CVC Credit Partners (2)		4,718		2,855		7,573
Ischus		1,333		−		1,333
Other company-sponsored partnerships		89		37		126
	$	9,845	$	2,892	$	12,737

	As of June 30, 2011
	Institutional and Individual Investors		RSO		Total by Type
Trapeza	$	3,971	$	−	$	3,971
Apidos (2)		2,717		2,720		5,437
Ischus		1,679		−		1,679
Other company-sponsored partnerships		86		27		113
	$	8,453	$	2,747	$	11,200

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(1) For information on how we calculate assets under management, see the first table and related notes in Item 1, “Business – Assets Under Management”.

(2) In April 2012, we sold 100% of Apidos to CVC and retained a 33% interest in CVC Credit Partners, which manages the former Apidos portfolio as well as the portfolio contributed by CVC.

In our financial fund management operating segment, we earn monthly fees on assets managed on behalf of institutional and individual investors as follows:

● Collateral management fees − we receive fees for managing the assets held by CDO issuers we have sponsored, including subordinate and incentive fees.  These fees vary by CDO issuer, with our annual fees ranging between 0.05% and 0.50% of the aggregate principal balance of the eligible collateral owned by the CDO issuers.  CDO indentures require that certain overcollateralization test ratios, or O/C ratios, be maintained.  O/C ratios measure the ratio of assets (collateral) to liabilities (notes) of a given CDO issuer.  Losses incurred on collateral due to payment defaults, payment deferrals or rating agency downgrades reduce the O/C ratios.  If specified O/C ratios are not met by a CDO issuer, subordinate or incentive management fees, which are discussed in the following sections, are deferred and interest collections from collateral are applied to outstanding principal balances on the CDO notes, typically in order of seniority.

● Administration fees − we receive fees for managing the assets held by our company-sponsored partnerships and credit opportunities fund.  These fees vary by limited partnership or fund, with our annual fee ranging between 0.75% and 2.00% of the partnership or fund capital balance.

Based on the terms of our general partner interests, two of the Trapeza partnerships we manage as general partner include a clawback provision.

We discuss the basis for our fees and revenues for each area in more detail in the following sections.

Our financial fund management operations historically have depended upon our ability to sponsor CDO issuers and sell their CDOs.  During the past several years, the market for CDOs in the asset classes we manage has been extremely limited.  In October 2011, we were able to sponsor Apidos CLO VIII, the first such deal we closed since fiscal 2007. In July 2012, CVC Credit Partners closed its first CLO, Apidos CLO IX; however, we cannot predict whether we and/or our joint venture will be able to sponsor other CLOs and CDOs in the future.

CVC Credit Partners

Through CVC Credit Partners, we sponsored, structured and/or currently manage 20 CDO issuers for institutional and individual investors and RSO.  These joint venture issuers, accounts and fund hold approximately $7.6 billion in U.S. and European bank loans and corporate bonds at June 2012, of which $2.9 billion are managed on behalf of RSO through nine CDO issuers.

Under our former Apidos business, we derived revenues through base and subordinate management fees.  Base management fees varied by CDO issuer (ranged between 0.01% and 0.15% of the aggregate principal balance of eligible collateral held by the CDO issuers).  Subordinate management fees, which also varied by CDO issuer (ranged between 0.04% and 0.40% of the aggregate principal balance of eligible collateral held by the CDO issuers), were subordinated to debt service payments on the CDOs.  Though we were entitled to receive incentive management fees, which were also subordinate to debt service payments, we did not receive any such fees in fiscal 2011 or for the nine months ended June 30, 2012.

As a result of the sale and resulting deconsolidation of Apidos, we no longer reflect the revenues and expenses of the Apidos business in our consolidated results, and instead record our 33% equity interests in the operations of CVC Credit Partners.

Trapeza

In our Trapeza operations, we sponsored, structured and currently co-manage 13 CDO issuers holding approximately $3.7 billion in trust preferred securities of banks, bank holding companies, insurance companies and other financial companies.

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We own a 50% interest in an entity that manages 11 Trapeza CDO issuers and a 33.33% interest in another entity that manages two Trapeza CDO issuers.  We also own a 50% interest in the general partners of the limited partnerships that own the equity interests of five Trapeza CDO issuers.  Additionally, we have invested as a limited partner in each of these limited partnerships.  On November 1, 2009 and January 28, 2010, those general partners repurchased substantially all of the remaining limited partnership interests in two of the Trapeza entities.

We derive revenues from our Trapeza operations through base management fees.  Base management fees vary by CDO issuer, but range from between 0.10% and 0.25% of the aggregate principal balance of the eligible collateral held by the CDO issuers.  These fees are shared with our co-sponsors.

Company-Sponsored Partnerships

We sponsored, structured and, through RFIG, currently manage seven affiliated partnerships for individual and institutional investors, which hold approximately $61.7 million of investments in financial institutions.  We derive revenues from these operations through annual management fees, based on 2.0% of equity.  We also have invested as a general and limited partner in these partnerships.  We may receive a carried interest of up to 20% upon meeting specific investor return rates.

Since March 2009, we have sponsored and managed an affiliated partnership organized as a credit opportunities fund which holds approximately $26.9 million in bank loans, high yield bonds and uninvested capital. The partnership pays its manager quarterly in-advance base management fees of 1.5%, and annual incentive management fees calculated at 20% of the partnership’s annual net profits, subject to a loss carryforward provision and an investor hurdle rate.   In connection with the sale of Apidos in April 2012, we will no longer earn management and incentive fees from the partnership, but will continue to earn fee revenues through our 33% joint venture.  Our general partner interest in the partnership was sold to CVC for approximately $250,000, while retaining our limited partner interest.

Ischus

We sponsored, structured and/or currently manage eight CDO issuers for institutional and individual investors, which hold approximately $1.3 billion in primarily real estate ABS including RMBS, CMBS and credit default swaps.

We derive revenues from our Ischus operations through base management fees.  Base management fees vary by CDO issuer, ranging from between 0.10% and 0.20% of the aggregate principal balance of eligible collateral held by the CDO issuer.

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the revenues recognized and costs and expenses incurred in our financial fund management operations (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012		2011
Revenues:
Fund management fees	$	1,295		$	3,925		$	8,810	$	11,880
RSO management fees		778			497			4,453		4,086
Introductory agent fees		260			819			980		4,336
Earnings from unconsolidated CDOs		195			180			604		769
Earnings from CVC Credit Partners		192			−			192		−
Earnings from trading securities		178			−			178		−
Other		(21	)		6			−		12
		2,877			5,427			15,217		21,083
Limited and general partner interestsFair value adjustments		114			(175	)		657		111
	$	2,991		$	5,252		$	15,874	$	21,194
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expenses	$	2,994		$	4,234		$	13,177	$	16,914

Introductory agent fees, recorded as of the trade date, vary by transaction and, accordingly, there may be significant variations in these revenues from period to period.

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Revenues – Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 as Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

Revenues decreased $2.3 million (43%) to $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.  We attribute the decrease primarily to the following:

● a $2.6 million decrease in fund management fees, primarily due to the following:

– a $2.5 million decrease in CLO collateral management and partnership management fees as a result of the sale of the Apidos business;

– an $85,000 increase in our share of expenses for TCM;

– a $77,000 decrease in collateral management fees from our Ischus operations primarily due to defaulted securities; and

● a $281,000 increase in RSO management fees primarily due to a $722,000 increase in incentive management fees earned by Resource Capital Markets for managing a trading portfolio on behalf of RSO.  This increase was partially offset by a $275,000 decrease in base management fees and a $166,000 decrease in incentive management fees earned, due to the sale of Apidos;

● a $559,000 decrease in introductory agent fees as a result of fees earned in connection with 15 structured security transactions with an average fee of $17,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to 37 structured security transactions with an average fee of $22,000 for the prior year period;

● a $192,000 increase representing our 33% equity interests in the earnings of CVC Credit Partners for 74 days;

● a $178,000 net increase in unrealized gains and interest recorded on trading securities purchased during the three months ended June 30, 2012; and

● a $289,000 increase in our share of unrealized fair value adjustments recorded related to our limited and general partner interests held in unconsolidated company-sponsored partnerships, which may vary significantly quarter to quarter.

Revenues – Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

Revenues decreased $5.3 million (25%) to $15.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2012.  We attribute the decrease primarily to the following:

● a $3.1 million decrease in fund management fees, principally from the following:

– a $2.8 million decrease in CLO collateral management fees, partnership management fees, and other advisory fees as a result of the sale of the Apidos business; and

– a $260,000 decrease in collateral management fees from our Ischus operations primarily due to defaulted securities.

● a $367,000 increase in RSO management fees primarily due to $444,000 in incentive management fees earned by Resource Capital Markets for managing a trading portfolio on behalf of RSO.  This increase was partially offset by a $57,000 decrease in base management fees and a $16,000 decrease in incentive management fees earned due to the sale of Apidos;

● a $3.4 million decrease in introductory agent fees as a result of fees earned in connection with 50 structured security transactions with an average fee of $19,000 for the nine months ended June, 2012 as compared to 115 structured security transactions with an average fee of $38,000 for the prior year period;

● a $165,000 net decrease in earnings from four unconsolidated CDO issuers invested in bank loans we previously sponsored and managed, primarily resulting from the sale of our equity interest in one of our European CLOs in December 2010;

● a $192,000 increase representing our 33% equity interests in the earnings of CVC Credit Partners for 74 days;

● a $178,000 net increase in unrealized gains and interest recorded on trading securities purchased during the three months ended June 30, 2012; and

● a $546,000 increase in our share of unrealized fair value adjustments recorded related to our limited and general partner interests held in unconsolidated company-sponsored partnerships, which may vary significantly period to period.

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Costs and Expenses – Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 as Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

Costs and expenses of our financial fund management operations decreased $1.2 million (29%) for the three months ended June 30, 2012.  This decrease was primarily the result of a $1.5 million decrease in compensation due to the reduced number of employees in connection with the sale of Apidos, and a $272,000 decrease in commissions on structured security transactions due to reduced activity.  These decreases were partially offset by a $707,000 increase in profit-sharing relating to portfolio management activities conducted by Resource Capital Markets for RSO.

Costs and Expenses – Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 as Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

Costs and expenses of our financial fund management operations decreased $3.7 million (22%) for the nine months ended June 30, 2012.  This decrease was primarily the result of a $2.1 million decrease in compensation due to a reduced number of employees in connection with the sale of Apidos, and a $1.7 million decrease in commissions on structured security transactions due to reduced activity.  These decreases were partially offset by a $110,000 increase in profit-sharing relating to portfolio management activities conducted by Resource Capital Markets for RSO.

Results of Operations: Commercial Finance

At June 30, 2012, the commercial finance assets we managed through our unconsolidated joint venture decreased by $101.0 million to $528.0 million as compared to $629.0 million at June 30, 2011.  This decrease reflects a $238.0 million reduction in assets we managed for our four investment entities due to the natural runoff of the lease portfolios, which was partially offset by an increase in the LEAF portfolio.  As of June 30, 2012, LEAF managed approximately 58,000 leases and loans for itself and our investment entities, with an average original finance value of $25,000 and an average term of 58 months as compared to approximately 69,000 leases and loans with an average original finance value of $25,000 and an average term of 57 months as of June 30, 2011.

The following table sets forth information related to commercial finance assets managed (1) (in millions):

	As of June 30,
	2012		2011
LEAF	$	307	$	165
Commercial finance investment entities		219		457
Other		2		7
	$	528	$	629

(1) For information on how we calculate assets under management, see the table and related notes at the end of “Assets under Management,” above.

We consolidated the operating results of LEAF through November 16, 2011 and have recorded our equity interest in the losses of LEAF for the remainder of the nine months ended June 30, 2012.  We continue to consolidate the operating results of LEAF Financial.  The following table sets forth certain information relating to the revenues recognized and costs and expenses incurred in our commercial finance operations (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenues: (1)
Equity in losses of LEAF	$	(2	)	$	−		$	(1,720	)	$	−
Equity in losses of commercial finance investment entities		(128	)		(326	)		(365	)		(575	)
Finance revenues		−			5,960			3,767			12,049
Fund management fees		−			−			−			505
Other		2			830			369			2,438
	$	(128	)	$	6,464		$	2,051		$	14,417
Costs and expenses:
Wage and benefit costs	$	58		$	3,395		$	1,982		$	8,508
Other costs and expenses		60			1,148			981			4,662
Deferred initial direct costs and expenses		−			(834	)		(652	)		(1,495	)
	$	118		$	3,709		$	2,311		$	11,675

(1) Total revenues include RSO servicing and origination fees of $0 and $144,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  There were no RSO fees earned during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012.

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Revenues & Expenses – Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012 as Compared to the Three and

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011

Due to the deconsolidation of LEAF, we ceased to reflect LEAF’s revenues and expenses after November 2011 with our consolidated results.  Instead, we record our interests in LEAF’s operations on the equity basis of accounting.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, our share of LEAF’s losses have reduced our investment to zero such that we will not reflect any future losses of LEAF.  However, we will continue to record our share of any charges that may be recorded in LEAF’s accumulated other comprehensive income relating to hedging activities.

Commencing December 1, 2010, we agreed to waive all future management fees from our commercial finance investment partnerships due to their reduced equity distributions as a result of the impact of the recession on their respective cash flows.  Accordingly, we waived $1.1 million and $3.8 million of fund management fees from these entities for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.  For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, we waived fees totaling $1.9 million and $6.4 million, respectively.

Results of Operations: Other Costs and Expenses

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses declined by $47,000 (2%) and $697,000 (8%) during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  The decrease for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 is principally related to reduced professional fees, primarily accounting, auditing and legal services.

Restructuring Expenses

We recorded a $365,000 charge for restructuring during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 consisting of severance and benefits for terminated employees.  The decrease in staffing levels reflects our decreased ownership percentage as a result of the sale of Apidos and the recapitalization of LEAF. 

Provision for Credit Losses

The following table reflects the provision for credit losses reported by operating segment and by category of financing receivable (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
Commercial finance:
Receivables from managed entities	$	5,650		$	2,380	$	10,510	$	5,956
Leases, loans and future payment card receivables		(4	)		314		141		974
Real estate:
Receivables from managed entities		61			782		249		871
Rent receivables		(9	)		−		10		−
	$	5,698		$	3,476	$	10,910	$	7,801

We have estimated, based on projected cash flows, that three of the commercial finance funds and two of the real estate partnerships that we sponsored and manage will not have sufficient funds to pay a portion of their accrued management fees and, accordingly, we recorded provisions of $5.7 million and $10.8 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $3.2 million and $6.8 million recorded for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Due to the November 2011 deconsolidation of LEAF, depreciation expense has declined for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the prior year periods.  The following table reflects the depreciation reported by LEAF as compared to our other operating segments (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
LEAF	$	−	$	2,696	$	1,556	$	5,731
Other operating segments		528		463		1,568		1,474
Total depreciation expense	$	528	$	3,159	$	3,124	$	7,205

Interest Expense

As a result of the deconsolidation of LEAF and a reduction in both corporate borrowings and the average interest rate on those borrowings, interest expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 declined by $3.7 million (87%) and $6.6 million (61%) as compared to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  The following table reflects interest expense (exclusive of intercompany interest charges) as reported by segment (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Corporate	$	358	$	1,433	$	1,822	$	4,301
Real estate		213		265		641		812
Commercial finance		7		2,578		1,734		5,699
	$	578	$	4,276	$	4,197	$	10,812

Facility utilization, our outstanding Senior Notes (in millions) and the corresponding interest rates on borrowings outstanding were as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Corporate – secured credit facilities and term note:
Average borrowings	$	4.0		$	11.9		$	5.2		$	12.8
Average interest rates		6.0	%		6.0	%		6.0	%		6.6	%
Corporate – Senior Notes:
Average borrowings	$	10.0		$	18.8		$	11.9		$	18.8
Average interest rates		9.0	%		12.0	%		10.0	%		12.0	%
Commercial finance – secured credit facility (1):
Average borrowings	$	−		$	58.2		$	68.8		$	26.0
Average interest rates		−	%		4.0	%		4.2	%		4.0	%
Commercial finance – terminated bridge loan (1):
Average borrowings	$	−		$	−		$	−		$	11.7
Average interest rates		−	%		−	%		−	%		6.7	%
Commercial finance – term securitization (1):
Average borrowings	$	−		$	84.6		$	112.8		$	57.7
Average interest rates		−	%		5.2	%		4.2	%		5.4	%

(1) The amounts presented for commercial finance for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 reflect amounts incurred during the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011.  Subsequently, these facilities have been deconsolidated from our consolidated financial statements.

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Gain on the Deconsolidation and Sale of Subsidiaries

Gain on Deconsolidation of LEAF.  In November 2011, we obtained an additional investment in LEAF by a third-party private investment firm.  Accordingly, we determined that we no longer control LEAF and, effective with that investment, we have deconsolidated it for financial reporting purposes.  As a result of that transaction, our equity interest in LEAF is 15.7% on a fully diluted basis.  We recorded a $7.0 million gain to bring the value of our negative investment in LEAF to zero.  In addition, based on a third-party valuation, our investment in LEAF was valued at $1.7 million. The valuation utilized several approaches, including discounted expected cash flows, market approach and comparable sales transactions to estimate the fair value of our investment in LEAF as a result of the transaction.  These approaches required assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue and market growth, operating cash flows, market multiples, and discount rates, which were based on the current economic environment and credit market conditions.  Accordingly, we recorded a total gain of $8.7 million in conjunction with the deconsolidation of LEAF.

Gain on Sale of Apidos.  On April 17, 2012, we completed the sale of 100% of our equity interests in Apidos  to CVC and recorded a net gain on the sale of $54.7 million.  Our investment in CVC Credit Partners was valued at $28.6 million based on a third-party valuation.  The valuation utilized several approaches, including the implied transaction, dividend discount model, discounted cash flow analysis, and guideline public company. These approaches required assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue and market growth, operating cash flows, market multiples, and discount rates, which were based on the current economic environment and credit market conditions.  We are also entitled to receive incentive management fees from the legacy Apidos portfolios which were valued at $6.8 million based on the present value of the discounted projected cash flows of the legacy Apidos incentive management fees.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

In September and October 2009, we issued $18.8 million of Senior Notes along with detachable 5-year warrants to purchase common stock.  The proceeds from the Senior Notes were allocated to the notes and the warrants based on their relative fair values.  The warrant fair value was recorded as a discount to the notes and was to be amortized over a 3-year period using the effective interest method.  In November 2011, we refinanced the Senior Notes through a partial redemption and modification.  Due to the modification, we expensed the remaining $2.2 million discount related to the warrant fair value.

Gain on Sale of Management Contract

In December 2010, we sold the management contract of Resource Europe CLO I, or REM I, and recorded a gain of $6.5 million.

Gain on Extinguishment of Servicing and Repurchase Liabilities

In conjunction with the formation of LEAF in January 2011, we reversed the servicing and repurchase liabilities recorded in fiscal 2010 related to certain lease and loan sales to RSO, recognizing a gain of $4.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2011.

Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities, Net

During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, we sold 33,509 shares of The Bancorp, Inc., or TBBK, common stock and recognized a gain $22,000.  During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, we sold 20,400 and 65,125 shares of TBBK and recognized gains of $57,000 and $153,000, respectively.  In December 2010, we received proceeds of $2.9 million from the sale of our equity investment in REM I and recognized a $1.5 million loss on the sale.

Net Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Charges on Investment Securities Recognized in Earnings

We recorded a $74,000 other-than-temporary impairment charge for one of our investments in CDOs, primarily invested in bank loans, during the nine months ended June 30, 2012.  There were no such impairment charge during the three months ended June 30, 2012 or for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.

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Other Income, Net

Other income, net, decreased by $334,000 (48%) and $439,000 (22%) during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, to $362,000 and $1.5 million, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  Foreign currency losses were $17,000 and $96,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, a decrease of $124,000 and $459,000 as compared to the foreign currency gains of $107,000 and $363,000 in the prior year periods, primarily reflecting decreased revenues resulting from the sale of our management contract for a European CDO issuer and, to a lesser extent, the negative impact of changes in currency exchange rates.  During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded unrealized gains of $19,000 and $220,000, respectively, on the change in the fair value of TBBK common stock held in a retirement account for our former Chief Executive Officer.  There was no similar activity in the current year due to the sale of these securities.  Dividend income from RSO declined by $102,000 and $189,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, due to a $0.05 per share decrease in the dividend rate as compared to the prior year.

Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate (income taxes as a percentage of income from continuing operations, before taxes) was 38% for the three month and nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to 57% and 38% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011. The change in the income tax rate primarily relates to the lesser impact of permanent items relative to the projected pre-tax income for fiscal 2012.  Our effective income tax rate without discrete tax items would have been 37% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012.

Currently, we project our effective tax rate to be between 36% and 39% for the remainder of fiscal 2012. This rate can vary from period to period depending on, among other factors, the geographic and business mix of our earnings and the level of our tax credits. We take certain of these and other factors, including our history of pretax earnings, into account in assessing our ability to realize our net deferred tax assets.

We are subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, and other taxing authorities in certain U.S. states in which we have significant business operations. We are currently undergoing a New York State examination for fiscal 2007 – 2009.  In addition, LEAF Ventures, LLC, an entity we consolidate, is currently undergoing an IRS examination for fiscal 2010.  We are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for fiscal years before 2008 and are no longer subject to state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years before 2005.

Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

We record third-party interests in our earnings as amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests.  Included in commercial finance are noncontrolling interests in LEAF for the period prior to its deconsolidation.  The following table sets forth the net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Commercial finance – RSO investment in LEAF preferred stock (1)	$	−		$	(1,016	)	$	(571	)	$	(1,812	)
Commercial finance – management restricted stock, net of tax of $0, $235, $130 and $778 (2)		−			540			218			1,616
Real estate – outside interest in our hotel property (3)		(45	)		(27	)		(31	)		35
	$	(45	)	$	(503	)	$	(384	)	$	(161	)

(1) In the January 2011 formation of LEAF, RSO received 3,743 shares of LEAF Series A preferred stock and warrants to purchase 4,800 shares of LEAF common stock at $0.01 per share.  The warrants were recorded as a discount to the preferred stock and amortized over the five-year term of the warrants.  As a result of the deconsolidation of LEAF, we will not record this noncontrolling interest in subsequent periods.

(2) Senior commercial finance executives held a 13.9% interest in LEAF Financial as of December 31, 2010, which in January 2011 was exchanged for a 21.98% interest in LEAF (10% on a fully diluted basis assuming the exercise of warrants outstanding for the purchase of LEAF common stock). As a result of the deconsolidation of LEAF, we no longer record this noncontrolling interest.

(3) A related party holds a 19.99% interest in a hotel property we own in Savannah, Georgia.

Liquidity

As an asset management company, our liquidity needs consist principally of capital needed to make investments and to pay our operating expenses (principally wages and benefits and interest expense).  Our ability to meet our liquidity needs will be subject to our ability to generate cash from operations, and, with respect to our investments, our ability to raise investor funds and to obtain debt financing.  However, the availability of any such financing will depend on market conditions.  We also may seek to obtain liquidity through the disposition discussed below, of non-strategic investments, including our legacy real estate portfolio.

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At June 30, 2012, our liquidity was comprised of the following primary sources:

● cash on hand of $19.7 million, inclusive of the proceeds from the sale of Apidos;

● the cash generated from the disposition of non-core assets;

● $10.5 million of availability under our two corporate credit facilities; and

● cash generated from operations.

Our consolidated balance sheet liquidity has improved as of June 30, 2012 due principally to the disposition of non-core assets and the refinancing and repayment of our debt.  We also completed the recapitalization of LEAF, including the $50.0 million growth equity investment by a third-party private investment firm.  The resulting deconsolidation of LEAF eliminated $202.5 million of borrowings from our balance sheet.

In April 2012, in connection with the sale of our equity interests in Apidos, we received $25.0 million in cash before costs and expenses, as well as a 33% continuing interest in the newly-formed joint venture.

Disposition of Non-core Assets.  Our legacy portfolio at June 30, 2012 consisted of one loan and five property interests.  To the extent we are able to dispose of these assets, we will obtain additional liquidity.  The amount of additional liquidity we obtain will vary significantly depending upon the asset being sold and then-current economic conditions.  We cannot assure you that any dispositions will occur or as to the timing or amounts we may realize from any such dispositions.

Refinancing and paydown of our debt.  In addition to the elimination of LEAF’s debt on deconsolidation, we repaid $8.7 million of outstanding borrowings under the TD Bank facility and redeemed $8.8 million of our Senior Notes.  In November 2011, we extended the maturity of our TD facility from August 2012 to August 2013 and modified the remaining $10.0 million of our Senior Notes to reduce the interest rate to 9% and extend the maturity to October 2013.  We also amended our Republic Bank facility to extend the maturity of that facility to December 1, 2013.

As of June 30, 2012, our total borrowings outstanding of $22.6 million included $10.0 million of Senior Notes, $10.6 million of mortgage debt secured by the underlying property and $2.0 million of other debt.

Capital Resources

Our capital needs consist principally of funds to make investments in the investment vehicles we sponsor or for our own account and to provide bridge financing or other temporary financial support to facilitate asset acquisitions by our sponsored investment vehicles.  Accordingly, the amount of capital we require will depend to a significant extent upon our level of activity in making investments for our own account or in sponsoring investment vehicles, all of which is largely within our discretion.

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Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments

The following tables summarize our contractual obligations and other commercial commitments at June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

			Payments Due By Period
Contractual Obligations	Total		Less than 1 Year		1 – 3 Years		4 – 5 Years		After 5 Years
Non-recourse to RAI:
Mortgage – hotel property (1)	$	10,574	$	180	$	394	$	446	$	9,554
Recourse to RAI:
Other debt (1)		11,677		−		11,677		−		−
Capital lease obligations (1)		366		254		112		−		−
		12,043		254		11,789		−		−
Operating lease obligations		10,406		1,816		2,757		2,642		3,191
Other long-term liabilities		10,143		2,448		1,783		1,503		4,409
Total contractual obligations	$	43,166	$	4,698	$	16,723	$	4,591	$	17,154

(1) Not included in the table above are estimated interest payments calculated at rates in effect at June 30, 2012, as follows: less than 1 year: $1.7 million; 1-3 years:  $1.8 million; 4-5 years:  $1.3 million; and after 5 years: $2.5 million.

			Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period
	Total		Less than 1 Year		1 – 3 Years		4 – 5 Years		After 5 Years
Other commercial commitments:
Guarantees	$	−	$	−	$	−	$	−	$	−
Standby letters of credit		803		803		−		−		−
Total commercial commitments	$	803	$	803	$	−	$	−	$	−

LEAF Valuation Commitment.  In accordance with the November 2011 recapitalization of LEAF, we along with RSO have jointly undertaken a contingent obligation with respect to the value of the equity on the balance sheet of LEAF Receivables Funding 3, LLC, or LRF3, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LEAF which owns equipment, equipment leases and notes.  To the extent that the value of the equity on the balance sheet of LRF 3 is less than approximately $18.7 million (the value of the equity of LRF3 on the date it was contributed to LEAF by RSO), as of the final testing date within 90 days of December 31, 2013, we and RSO have agreed to be jointly and severally obligated to contribute cash to LEAF to make up the shortfall.

Limited Loan Guarantee.  We and two of our commercial finance fund partnerships, Lease Equity Appreciation Fund I, L.P., or LEAF I, and Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II, L.P., or LEAF II, have provided a limited guarantee to a lender to the LEAF partnerships in exchange for a waiver of any existing defaulted loan covenants and certain future financial covenants.  The loans mature at the earlier of (a) the maturity date (March 20, 2014 for the LEAF I loan and December 21, 2013 for the LEAF II loan), or (b) the date on which an event of default under the loan agreement occurs. The maximum guarantee provided by us is up to $7.3 million ($2.3 million for LEAF I and $5.0 million for LEAF II).  If we were required to make any such payments under the guarantee in the future, we would have the option to either step in as the lender or otherwise make a capital contribution to the LEAF partnerships for the amount of the required guarantee payment.  Under certain circumstances, the lender will also discount their loans by approximately $250,000 for LEAF I and $$347,500 for LEAF II.  Management has determined that based on projected cash flows from the underlying lease and loan portfolios collateralizing the loans, there should be sufficient funds to repay the LEAF partnerships’ outstanding loan balances; and, accordingly, we have not recorded any future liability under the guarantee.

Broker-Dealer Capital Requirement.  Resource Securities, Inc. (formerly Chadwick Securities, Inc.), our wholly-owned subsidiary, is a registered broker-dealer and serves as a dealer-manager for the sale of securities of direct participation investment programs, both public and private, sponsored by our subsidiaries who also serve as general partners and/or managers of these programs.  Additionally, Resource Securities serves as an introducing agent for transactions involving sales of securities of financial services companies, REITs and insurance companies for us.  As a broker-dealer, Resource Securities is required to maintain minimum net capital, as defined in regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which was $100,000 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.  As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, Resource Securities’ net capital was $222,000 and $254,000, respectively, which exceeded the minimum requirements by $122,000 and $154,000, respectively.

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Clawback Liability.Two of the Trapeza entities that have incentive distributions, also known as carried interests, are structured so that there is a “clawback” of previously paid incentive distributions to the extent that such distributions exceed the cumulative net profits of the entities, as defined in the respective partnership agreements.  On November 1, 2009 and January 28, 2010, we, along with the co-manager of the general partner of those investment entities, repurchased substantially all the remaining limited partnership interests in these two partnerships, significantly reducing our potential clawback liability.  The remaining clawback liability was $1.2 million at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.

Legal Proceedings.  In September 2011, First Community Bank, or First Community, filed a complaint against First Tennessee Bank and approximately thirty other defendants, consisting of investment banks, rating agencies, collateral managers, including TCM, and issuers of CDOs, including Trapeza CDO XIII, Ltd. and Trapeza CDO XIII, Inc.  TCM and the Trapeza CDO issuers are collectively referred to as Trapeza.  The complaint includes causes of action against TCM for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, violation of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980 and unjust enrichment.  First Community alleges, among other things, that it invested in certain CDOs, that the defendant rating agencies assigned inflated investment grade ratings to the CDOs, and that the defendant investment banks, collateral managers and issuers (including Trapeza), fraudulently and/or negligently made “materially false and misleading representations and omissions” that First Community relied on in investing in the CDOs, including both written representations in offering materials and unspecified oral representations.  Specifically, with respect to Trapeza, First Community alleges that it purchased $20 million of notes in the D tranche of the Trapeza CDO XIII transaction from J.P. Morgan.  The Court dismissed this matter in June 2012.  First Community filed a Notice of Appeal in July 2012.

Real Estate Commitments. As a specialized asset manager, we sponsor investment funds in which we may make an equity investment along with outside investors.  This equity investment is generally based on a percentage of funds raised and varies among investment programs.  With respect to RRE Opportunity REIT, we are committed to invest 1% of the equity raised to a maximum amount of $2.5 million.  This commitment has been reduced to $1.3 million as of June 30, 2012 for funds already invested to date.

In July 2011, we entered into an agreement with one of the tenant-in-common programs we sponsored and manage.  This agreement requires us to fund up to $1.9 million, principally for capital improvements, for the underlying property over the next two years.  As of June 30, 2012, we have advanced funds totaling $1.4 million.

The liabilities for the real estate commitments will be recorded in the future as the amounts become due and payable.

General Corporate Commitments.  We are also a party to employment agreements with certain executives that provide for compensation and other benefits, including severance payments under specified circumstances.

As of June 30, 2012, except for the clawback liability recorded for the two Trapeza entities, real estate commitments, and executive compensation, we do not believe it is probable that any payments will be required under any of our commitments and contingencies, and accordingly, no liabilities for these obligations have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  We make estimates of the valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets, collectability of management fees, the valuation of stock-based compensation, and in determining whether a decrease in the fair value of an investment is an other-than-temporary impairment.  The financial fund management segment makes assumptions in determining the fair value of our investments in securities available-for-sale and in estimating the liability, if any, for clawback provisions on certain of our partnership interests.  We used assumptions, specifically inputs to the Black-Scholes pricing model and the discounted cash flow model, in computing the fair value of the Senior Notes and related warrants.  On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, which are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

For a detailed discussion on the application of policies critical to our business operations and other accounting policies, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011, at Note 2 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to various market risks from changes in interest rates.  Fluctuations in interest rates can impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.  We manage this risk through regular operating and financing activities.  We have not entered into any market sensitive instruments for trading purposes.  The analysis below presents the sensitivity of the market value of our financial instruments to selected changes in market interest rates.  The range of changes presented reflects our view of changes that are reasonably possible over a one-year period and provides indicators of how we view and manage our ongoing market risk exposures.  Our analysis does not consider other possible effects that could impact our business.

The following analyzes the potential impact of a hypothetical change in interest rates as of June 30, 2012.  Our analysis does not consider other possible effects that could impact our business.

At June 30, 2012, we have two secured revolving credit facilities for general business use.  Weighted average borrowings on these facilities were $4.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 at an interest rate of 6.0% on outstanding borrowings.  A hypothetical 10% change in the interest rate on these facilities would change our annual interest expense by $30,000.

Our $10.0 million of 9% Senior Notes outstanding are at a fixed rate of interest and are, therefore, not subject to interest rate fluctuation.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Under the supervision of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.                      OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Resource America, Inc. and CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS, S.A. Sales and Purchase Agreement, dated December 29, 2011.  Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K.  A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. (10)
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Resource America. (1)
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Resource America. (1)
4.1	Note Purchase Agreement (including the form of Senior Note and form of Warrant). (2)
10.1(a)	Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 10, 2011, between Resource America, Inc. and TD Bank, N.A. (5)
10.1(b)	First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2011, between Resource America, Inc. and TD Bank, N.A. (7)
10.1(c)	Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement and Joinder to Loan Documents, dated as of February 15, 2012, between Resource America, Inc. and TD Bank, N.A and the Joining Guarantors set forth therein. (11)
10.2	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Michael S. Yecies and Resource America, Inc., dated December 29, 2008. (3)
10.3	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Thomas C. Elliott and Resource America, Inc., dated December 29, 2008. (3)
10.4	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Jeffrey F. Brotman and Resource America, Inc., dated December 29, 2008. (3)
10.5	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Jonathan Z. Cohen and Resource America, Inc., dated December 29, 2008. (3)
10.6	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Steven J. Kessler and Resource America, Inc., dated December 29, 2008. (3)
10.7(a)	Loan Agreement between and among Republic First Bank (d/b/a Republic Bank) and Resource Capital Investor, Inc. and Resource Properties XXX, Inc. (4)
10.7(b)	Loan Modification Agreement between and among Republic First Bank (d/b/a Republic Bank) and Resource Capital Investor, Inc. and Resource Properties XXX, Inc. (6)
10.7(c)	Second Loan Modification Agreement between and among Republic First Bank (d/b/a Republic Bank) and Resource Capital Investor, Inc. and Resource Properties XXX, Inc. (9)
10.8	Settlement Agreement, dated January 9, 2012, by and among Raging Capital Group and Resource America, Inc. (8)
10.9	Sale and Purchase Agreement between Resource America, Inc. and CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS, S.A. dated December 29, 2011 (10)
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 1350 18 U.S.C., as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350 18 U.S.C., as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.1	Stock Purchase Agreement by and among LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc., LEAF Financial Corporation, Resource TRS, Inc., Resource Capital Corp., Resource America, Inc. and the Purchasers named therein, dated November 16, 2011. (10)
99.2	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc., dated November 16, 2011. (10)
99.3	LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. Stockholders’ Agreement, dated November 16, 2011. (10)
101	Interactive Data Files

(1) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 and by this reference incorporated herein.

(2) Files previously as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2009 and by this reference incorporated herein.

(3) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and by this reference incorporated herein.

(4) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2011 and by this reference incorporated herein.

(5) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2011 and by this reference incorporated herein.

(6) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2011 and by this reference incorporated herein.

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(7) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 2, 2011 and by this reference incorporated herein.

(8) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2012 and by this reference incorporated herein.

(9) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2012 and by this reference incorporated herein.

(10) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, and by this reference incorporated herein.

(11) Filed previously as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 15, 2012, and by this reference incorporated herein.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date:  August 8, 2012	By:       /s/ Thomas C. Elliott
	THOMAS C. ELLIOTT
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:  August 8, 2012	By:       /s/ Arthur J. Miller
	ARTHUR J. MILLER
	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Jonathan Z. Cohen, certify that:

1)   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 of Resource America, Inc.;

2)   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3)   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4)   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5)   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

	/s/ Jonathan Z. Cohen
Date:  August 8, 2012	Jonathan Z. Cohen
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Thomas C. Elliott, certify that:

1)   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 of Resource America, Inc.;

2)   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3)   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4)   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5)   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

	/s/ Thomas C. Elliott
Date:  August 8, 2012	Thomas C. Elliott
	Senior  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Resource America, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Jonathan Z. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	/s/ Jonathan Z. Cohen
Date:  August 8, 2012	Jonathan Z. Cohen
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Resource America, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas C. Elliott, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

	/s/ Thomas C. Elliott
Date:  August 8, 2012	Thomas C. Elliott
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS [Abstract]

Activity in noncontrolling interest

The following table presents the rollforward of activity in noncontrolling interests that were included in the Company's consolidated balance sheet for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

Noncontrolling interests, beginning of year	$	37,360
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		384
Other comprehensive income		49
Additional cash contribution made by the Company's partner in the hotel property		85
Distribution made to the Company's partner in the hotel property		(80	)
Transactions related to LEAF:
Cash portion of LEAF preferred stock dividends to RSO		(98	)
Additional amounts attributed to management holdings		213
Deconsolidation of LEAF		(37,668	)
		(37,553	)
Noncontrolling interests, end of period	$	245

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Consolidated VIE [Abstract]
Cash and property and equipment, net	$ 783		$ 944
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	230		300
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	46,917		54,815
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	4,763	[1]
Investments	18,572
Maximum exposure to loss in non-consolidated VIEs	23,335
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | RSO [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	4,527	[1]
Investments	13,606
Maximum exposure to loss in non-consolidated VIEs	18,133
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Apidos entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	0	[1]
Investments	2,684
Maximum exposure to loss in non-consolidated VIEs	2,684
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	0	[1]
Investments	1,246
Maximum exposure to loss in non-consolidated VIEs	1,246
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Trapeza entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	0	[1]
Investments	1,036
Maximum exposure to loss in non-consolidated VIEs	1,036
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Ischus entities [Member]
Carrying amounts of assets of nonconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	236	[1]
Investments	0
Maximum exposure to loss in non-consolidated VIEs	$ 236

[1] Exclusive of expense reimbursements due to the Company.

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FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	$ 3,067,000		$ 4,704,000
Greater Than 90 days	3,445,000		2,141,000
Greater Than 181 Days	53,647,000		54,980,000
Total Past Due	60,159,000		61,825,000
Current	8,042,000		195,937,000
Total	68,201,000		257,762,000
Commercial finance investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater Than 90 days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater Than 181 Days	38,493,000	[1]	37,547,000	[2]
Total Past Due	38,493,000	[1]	37,547,000	[2]
Current	182,000	[1]	490,000	[2]
Total	38,675,000	[1]	38,037,000	[2]
Allowance for credit losses	18,800,000		8,300,000
Real estate investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	981,000	[1]	1,324,000	[2]
Greater Than 90 days	2,753,000	[1]	1,511,000	[2]
Greater Than 181 Days	15,087,000	[1]	17,405,000	[2]
Total Past Due	18,821,000	[1]	20,240,000	[2]
Current	2,004,000	[1]	1,734,000	[2]
Total	20,825,000	[1]	21,974,000	[2]
Allowance for credit losses	2,400,000		2,200,000
Financial fund management investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	1,278,000	[1]	2,395,000	[2]
Greater Than 90 days	686,000	[1]	93,000	[2]
Greater Than 181 Days	48,000	[1]	28,000	[2]
Total Past Due	2,012,000	[1]	2,516,000	[2]
Current	1,538,000	[1]	136,000	[2]
Total	3,550,000	[1]	2,652,000	[2]
RSO [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	802,000	[1]	0	[2]
Greater Than 90 days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater Than 181 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total Past Due	802,000	[1]	0	[2]
Current	4,105,000	[1]	2,539,000	[2]
Total	4,907,000	[1]	2,539,000	[2]
Other [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater Than 90 days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater Than 181 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Current	209,000	[1]	103,000	[2]
Total	209,000	[1]	103,000	[2]
Investments in commercial finance [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due			984,000
Greater Than 90 days			526,000
Greater Than 181 Days			0
Total Past Due			1,510,000
Current			190,932,000
Total			192,442,000
Receivables from managed entities and related parties [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	3,061,000	[1]	3,719,000	[2]
Greater Than 90 days	3,439,000	[1]	1,604,000	[2]
Greater Than 181 Days	53,628,000	[1]	54,980,000	[2]
Total Past Due	60,128,000	[1]	60,303,000	[2]
Current	8,038,000	[1]	5,002,000	[2]
Total	68,166,000	[1]	65,305,000	[2]
Rent receivables - real estate [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	6,000		1,000
Greater Than 90 days	6,000		11,000
Greater Than 181 Days	19,000		0
Total Past Due	31,000		12,000
Current	4,000		3,000
Total	$ 35,000		$ 15,000

[1] As of June 30, 2012, receivables related to the Company's commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of allowances for credit losses of $18.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

[2] As of September 30, 2011, receivables related to the Company's commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $8.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively. The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified							9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Parent Company [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Parent Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Furniture and equipment [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Furniture and equipment [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Furniture and equipment [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Furniture and equipment [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Leasehold improvements [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Leasehold improvements [Member] Parent Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Leasehold improvements [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Leasehold improvements [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 LEAF property and equipment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 LEAF property and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life							7 years	3 years			9 years	1 year
Property and equipment, gross	$ 8,814	$ 20,215			$ 6,154	$ 5,620			$ 2,660	$ 2,656			$ 0	$ 11,939
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(5,911)	(5,183)									0	(8,034)
Property and equipment, net	$ 2,903	$ 6,998

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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF QUARTERLY PRESENTATION (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc [Member] Series A Participating Preferred Stock [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Eos Partners, L.P. [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Eos Partners, L.P. [Member] Series A Participating Preferred Stock [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Eos Partners, L.P. [Member] LEAF Common Stock [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Resource Capital Corp. [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Resource Capital Corp. [Member] Series A Participating Preferred Stock [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Resource Capital Corp. [Member] Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Resource Capital Corp. [Member] Series D Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Resource America, Inc. [Member]	Apr. 17, 2012 Resource America, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 29, 2011 Resource America, Inc. [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Resource America, Inc. [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Resource America, Inc. [Member] General Partner [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Resource America, Inc. [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 LEAF Financial Corporation [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 LEAF Senior Management [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Number of equipment leasing partnerships															4
Amount invested in cash in LEAF		$ 50.0
Leaf Preferred Stock Shares Issued (in shares)			50,000			31,341	4,872	2,364
Dividend rate of preferred stock (in hundredths)	12.00%						8.00%
Number of shares of LEAF common stock that can be purchased with warrants issued (in shares)				2,954
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)				$ 0.01
Fully Diluted Potential Percentage Of Interest In LEAF From Warrants (in hundredths)			45.10%									15.70%				10.00%
Percentage of interest in LEAF (in hundredths)					26.70%
Number of common shares in LEAF retained by the entity (in shares)									18,414
Valuation of Company's investment in Apidos											34.9
Gain on deconsolidation of LEAF Commercial Capital									8.7
Gain on sale of Apidos Capital Management									54.7
Company's common equity interest in Apidos Capital Management, LLC Sold (in hundredths)										100.00%
Proceeds from sale of CLO management subsidiary									$ 25.0
Percentage Interest In Limited Partnership Formed														33.00%
Company's general partnership interest in newly formed limited partnership (in hundredths)													33.00%
Preferred equity interest retained as a percentage of incentive management fees (in hundredths)													75.00%

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES [Abstract]

Details of Company's investments in investment vehicles, including the range of interests it owns

As a specialized asset manager, the Company develops various types of investment vehicles, which it manages under long-term management agreements or similar arrangements.  The following table details the Company's investments in these vehicles, including the range of interests it owns (in thousands, except percentages):

	Range of Combined Ownership Interests		June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Real estate investment entities		1% - 10%	$	7,844	$	8,439
Financial fund management partnerships		3% − 11%		3,860		3,476
Trapeza entities		33% − 50%		1,036		795
LEAF		15.7%  (1)		−		−
Commercial finance investment entities		1% − 6%		−		−
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$	12,740	$	12,710

(1) Based upon terms of the agreements for the deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company is calculating its share of losses incurred by LEAF for the period from November 17, 2011 to June 30, 2012 based on the equity method of accounting.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company's share of LEAF's losses, recorded as Commercial Finance revenues on the consolidated statements of operations, reduced the Company's investment in LEAF to zero.

Schedule containing operating data for unconsolidated entities

Summarized operating data for TCM is presented in the following table (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Management fees	$	982		$	998		$	2,961		$	3,017
Expenses		(480	)		(288	)		(1,361	)		(1,400	)
Net income	$	502		$	710		$	1,600		$	1,617

LEAF's operations were included in the Company's consolidated results from October 1, 2011 until its deconsolidation on November 16, 2011, and thereafter, the Company's share of LEAF's results are reported in Commercial Finance revenues on the consolidated statements of operations.  There is no comparable information for the prior year as LEAF was not formed until January 4, 2011.  Summarized operating data for LEAF is presented below (in thousands):

	For the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011			For the period from November 17 to June 30, 2012
Finance revenues	$	4,134		$	23,293
Costs and expenses		(4,607	)		(26,599	)
Net loss	$	(473	)	$	(3,306	)

Investment in Unconsolidated Loan Manager.  Until the Company sold its Apidos business to CVC on April 17, 2012, the operations of Apidos were included in the Company's consolidated results.  Thereafter, the Company has recorded its 33% equity share of the results of the newly-formed joint venture, CVC Credit Partners, which includes the Apidos operations.  Summarized operating data for CVC Credit Partners is presented below (in thousands):

	For the period from April 17 to June 30, 2012
Management fee revenues	$	5,105
Costs and expenses		(4,522	)
Net income	$	583

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BORROWINGS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	2 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Republic Bank Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 TD Bank, NA Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 TD Bank, NA Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 TD Bank, NA Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 TD Bank, NA Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 TD Bank, NA Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]		Jun. 30, 2012 TD Bank, NA Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] TBBK [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 TD Bank, NA Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 TD Bank NA Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 TD Bank NA Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 TD Bank NA Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 TD Bank NA Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 TD Bank NA Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Republic Bank Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Republic Bank Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Republic Bank Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Total Corporate Borrowing [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Total Corporate Borrowing [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]		Jun. 30, 2011 Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes [Member]		Jun. 30, 2012 Mortgage Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Mortgage Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Notes Payable To RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Notes Payable To RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Notes Payable To RSO [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Notes Payable To RSO [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Other Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Other Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Total corporate and real estate borrowings [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Total corporate and real estate borrowings [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial finance debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Commercial finance debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Capital Lease Obligations [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Securitization of leases and loans [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Securitization of leases and loans [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Securitization of leases and loans [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Guggenheim Bridge Loan [Member] LEAF [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Series 2010 - 2 term securitization [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series 2010 - 2 term securitization [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Series 2010 - 2 term securitization [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Series 2010 - 2 term securitization [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member] LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Guggenheim Bridge Loan [Member] LEAF [Member]
Corporate and Real estate debt [Abstract]
Amount of facility							$ 6,997,000	[1]		$ 6,997,000	[1]						$ 0		$ 0			$ 3,500,000																																	$ 120,000,000					$ 110,000,000
Borrowings outstanding	22,617,000		22,617,000		222,659,000		0	[1]		0	[1]		7,493,000	[1]			0		0		1,250,000	0	0		0	8,743,000	10,000,000	[2]		10,000,000	[2]		16,263,000	[2]	10,574,000	10,700,000	1,677,000	1,705,000			366,000	548,000	22,617,000	37,959,000	0	184,700,000
Outstanding letters of credit							503,000			503,000																																																	150,000,000
Unamortized discount																																	2,600,000
Expiration date										Aug. 31, 2013												Dec. 01, 2013								Oct. 15, 2013
Repayments of outstanding term loan										1,300,000
Description of variable rate basis										The interest rate on borrowings is either (a) the prime rate of interest plus 2.25% or (b) LIBOR plus 3%, with a floor of 6%. The Company is also charged an annual fee of 0.5% on the unused facility amount as well as a 5.25% fee on the $503,000 of outstanding letters of credit.
Prime Rate Basis Spread On Variable Rate (in hundredths)							2.25%			2.25%												1.00%
LIBOR rate basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)							3.00%			3.00%
LIBOR Borrowings floor interest rate (in hundredths)										6.00%
Prime Borrowings Floor Interest Rate																						4.50%
Unused facility fee (in hundredths)										0.50%												0.25%
Line of credit facility commitment fee percentage on outstanding lines of credit (in hundredths)										5.25%
Repayment of facility specified as a percentage of net proceeds from certain asset sales (in hundredths)										30.00%
Number of securities pledged (in shares)															18,972	1,833,915								700,000
Availability under the facility specified as a percentage of net present value of future management fees to be earned (in hundredths)										75.00%
Availability under facility specified limitations						Availability under this facility is limited to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) 25% of the appraised value of the real estate, based upon the most recent appraisal delivered to the bank and (ii) 100% of the cash and 75% of the market value of the pledged RSO shares held in the pledged account; and (b) 100% of the cash and 100% of the market value of the pledged RSO shares held in the pledged account
Availability on the line of credit facility							7,000,000			7,000,000
Debt weighted average borrowing							4,000,000		7,500,000	4,900,000		10,900,000						4,400,000	259,000	1,900,000																													42,700,000		11,700,000	70,100,000	84,600,000	57,800,000		26,000,000	68,800,000	58,200,000
Effective interest rate (in hundredths)							11.20%		9.80%	10.50%		10.70%						14.20%	38.20%	12.80%							9.30%		22.60%	14.30%		21.90%																5.60%				8.50%					5.10%
Weighted average borrowing rate (in hundredths)							6.00%		6.00%	6.00%		6.70%					6.00%																						8.00%								7.20%		2.60%		9.10%	5.10%	8.50%	8.60%		5.10%	4.20%	5.00%
Percentage of appraised value of the real estate under maximum borrowing facility under option one (in hundredths)																						25.00%
Percentage of cash under maximum borrowing facility under option one (in hundredths)																								100.00%
Percentage of market value of securities pledged under maximum borrowing facility under option one (in hundredths)																								25.00%
Percentage of cash under maximum borrowing facility under option two (in hundredths)																								100.00%
Percentage of market value of securities pledged under maximum borrowing facility under option two (in hundredths)																								75.00%
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Existing notes redeemed for cash																														8,800,000
Interest rate (in hundredths)																											9.00%			9.00%
Detachable warrants term																														5 years
Shares of common stock issued on warrants (in shares)																											3,690,195			3,690,195
Amortization of debt discount	0	0	(2,190,000)	0																										2,190,000
Other Debt Corporate [Abstract]
Lease term																																															2 years
Monthly payments																																															22,697
Securitization of leases and loans [Abstract]
Securitization of leases and loans amount																																																	105,000,000
Number of classes of notes issued																																																		8									6
Minimum fixed rate on classes of notes																																																		0.40%
Maximum fixed rate on classes of notes																																																		5.50%
Guggenheim Securities LLC [Abstract]
Short-term bridge loan																																																													21,800,000
Notes payable to RSO commercial finance [Abstract]
Total amount allowed to borrow																																								10,000,000
Amount funded																																								6,900,000
Notes payable additional funding																																								3,100,000
Amount paid by LEAF to RSO after deconsolidation																																								8,500,000
Debt repayments [Abstract]
2013	434,000		434,000
2014	10,302,000		10,302,000
2015	1,881,000		1,881,000
2016	215,000		215,000
2017	231,000		231,000
Thereafter	9,554,000		9,554,000
Total	$ 22,617,000		$ 22,617,000		$ 222,659,000		$ 0	[1]		$ 0	[1]		$ 7,493,000	[1]			$ 0		$ 0		$ 1,250,000	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 8,743,000	$ 10,000,000	[2]		$ 10,000,000	[2]		$ 16,263,000	[2]	$ 10,574,000	$ 10,700,000	$ 1,677,000	$ 1,705,000			$ 366,000	$ 548,000	$ 22,617,000	$ 37,959,000	$ 0	$ 184,700,000
Covenants [Abstract]
Carveout expiration period for financial covenants under mortgage on hotel property																																			P10Y

[1] The amount of the facility as shown has been reduced for outstanding letters of credit totaling $503,000 at June 30, 2012.

[2] At September 30, 2011, the outstanding Senior Notes were reflected net of an unamortized discount of $2.6 million related to the fair value of detachable warrants issued to the note holders.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 19 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

LEAF lease valuation commitment.  In accordance with the November 2011 LCC Transaction, the Company and RSO have undertaken a contingent obligation with respect to the value of the equity on the balance sheet of LRF3.  To the extent that the value of the equity on the balance sheet of LRF3 is less than $18.7 million (the value of the equity of LRF3 on the date it was contributed by RSO to LEAF), as of the final testing date within 90 days of December 31, 2013, the Company and RSO have agreed to be jointly and severally obligated to contribute cash to LEAF to the extent of any shortfall.  The LRF3 equity as of June 30, 2012 was in excess of this commitment and, therefore, no liability was required.

Limited loan guarantee.  The Company and two of its commercial finance fund partnerships, Lease Equity Appreciation Fund I, L.P. ("LEAF I") and Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II, L.P. ("LEAF II"), have provided a limited guarantee to a lender to the LEAF partnerships in exchange for a waiver of any existing defaulted loan covenants and certain future financial covenants.  The loans mature at the earlier of (a) the maturity date (March 20, 2014 for LEAF I and December 21, 2013 for LEAF II), or (b) the date on which an event of default under the loan agreement occurs. The maximum guarantee provided by the Company is up to $7.3 million ($2.3 million for LEAF I and $5.0 million for LEAF II).  If the Company were required to make any such payments under the guarantee in the future, it would have the option to either step in as the lender or otherwise make a capital contribution to the LEAF partnerships for the amount of the required guarantee payment.  Under certain circumstances, the lender will also discount their loans by approximately $250,000 for LEAF I and $347,500 for LEAF II.  Management has determined that, based on projected cash flows from the underlying lease and loan portfolios collateralizing the loans, there should be sufficient funds to repay the LEAF partnerships' outstanding loan balances and, accordingly, the Company has not recorded any future liability under the guarantee.

Broker-dealer capital requirement.  Resource Securities, Inc. serves as a dealer-manager for the sale of securities of direct participation investment programs, both public and private, sponsored by subsidiaries of the Company who also serve as general partners and/or managers of these programs.  Additionally, Resource Securities serves as an introducing agent for transactions involving sales of securities of financial services companies, REITs and insurance companies for the Company and for RSO.  As a broker-dealer, Resource Securities is required to maintain minimum net capital, as defined in regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which was $100,000 as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.  As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, Resource Securities had net capital of $222,000 and $254,000, respectively, which exceeded the minimum requirements by $122,000 and $154,000, respectively.

Clawback liability.  On November 1, 2009 and January 28, 2010, the general partners of two of the Trapeza entities, which are owned equally by the Company and its co-managing partner, repurchased substantially all of the remaining limited partnership interests in the two Trapeza entities with potential clawback liabilities, for $4.4 million.  The Company contributed $2.2 million (its 50% share). The remaining clawback liability was $1.2 million at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.

Legal proceedings.  In September 2011, First Community Bank, ("First Community") filed a complaint against First Tennessee Bank and approximately thirty other defendants consisting of investment banks, rating agencies, collateral managers, including Trapeza Capital Management, LLC ("TCM"), and issuers of CDOs, including Trapeza CDO XIII, Ltd. and Trapeza CDO XIII, Inc.  TCM and the Trapeza CDO issuers are collectively referred to as Trapeza.  The complaint includes causes of action against TCM for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, violation of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980 and unjust enrichment.  First Community alleges, among other things, that it invested in certain CDOs, that the defendant rating agencies assigned inflated investment grade ratings to the CDOs, and that the defendant investment banks, collateral managers and issuers (including Trapeza) fraudulently and/or negligently made "materially false and misleading representations and omissions" that First Community relied on in investing in the CDOs, including both written representations in offering materials and unspecified oral representations.  Specifically, with respect to Trapeza, First Community alleges that it purchased $20 million of notes in the D tranche of the Trapeza CDO XIII transaction from J.P. Morgan.  The Court dismissed this matter in June 2012.  First Community filed a Notice of Appeal in July 2012.

The Company is also a party to various routine legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business.  Management believes that none of these actions, individually or, in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial condition or operations.

Real estate commitments.  As a specialized asset manager, the Company sponsors and manages investment funds in which it may make an equity investment along with outside investors.  This equity investment is generally based on a percentage of funds raised and varies among investment programs.  With respect to RRE Opportunity REIT, the Company is committed to invest 1% of the equity raised to a maximum amount of $2.5 million.  This commitment has been reduced to $1.3 million as of June 30, 2012 for funds already invested to date.

In July 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with one of the tenant in common ("TIC") programs it sponsored and manages.  This agreement requires the Company to fund up to $1.9 million, primarily for capital improvements, for the underlying property over the next two years.  The Company has advanced funds totaling $1.4 million as of June 30, 2012.

The liabilities for the real estate commitments will be recorded in the future as amounts become due and payable.

General corporate commitments. The Company is also party to employment agreements with certain executives that provide for compensation and other benefits, including severance payments under specified circumstances.

As of June 30, 2012, except for the clawback liability recorded for the two Trapeza entities, the real estate commitments, and executive compensation, the Company did not believe it was probable that any payments would be required under any of its commitments and contingencies, and accordingly, no liabilities for these obligations were recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

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FINANCING RECEIVABLES, IMPAIRED (Details) (Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Net Balance	$ 19,337	$ 14,990
Unpaid Balance	38,159	23,302
Specific Allowance	18,822	8,312
Average Investment in Impaired Assets	38,477	23,377
Receivables from managed entities - real estate [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Net Balance	2,170	2,353
Unpaid Balance	4,597	4,531
Specific Allowance	2,427	2,178
Average Investment in Impaired Assets	4,383	3,897
Investments in Commercial Finance Leases and Loans [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Net Balance		310
Unpaid Balance		526
Specific Allowance		216
Average Investment in Impaired Assets		318
Rent receivables - real estate [Member]
Impaired financing receivables [Abstract]
Net Balance	10	0
Unpaid Balance	35	15
Specific Allowance	25	15
Average Investment in Impaired Assets	$ 44	$ 7

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]

Details of receivable and payables and fees, dividends and reimbursed expenses

In the ordinary course of its business operations, the Company has ongoing relationships with several related entities.  The following table details the receivables and payables with these related parties (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Commercial finance investment entities (1)	$	19,853	$	29,725
Real estate investment entities (2)		18,398		19,796
Financial fund management investment entities		3,550		2,652
RSO		4,907		2,539
Other		209		103
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	$	46,917	$	54,815
Payables due to managed entities and related parties, net:
Real estate investment entities	$	1,396	$	1,010
RSO		30		222
Payables to managed entities and related parties	$	1,426	$	1,232

(1) Reflects $18.8 million of reserves for credit losses related to management fees owed from three commercial finance investment entities that, based on a change in estimated cash distributions, are not expected to be collectible.

(2) Reflects $2.4 million of reserves for credit losses related to management fees owed from two real estate investment entities that, based on projected cash flows, are not expected to be collectible.

Schedule of fees, dividends and reimbursed expenses from several related/managed entities

The Company receives fees, dividends and reimbursed expenses from several related/managed entities.  In addition, the Company reimburses another related entity for certain operating expenses.  The following table details those activities (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities (1) :
Real estate(2)	$	4,405		$	3,753		$	12,862		$	9,909
Financial fund management		765			1,038			2,468			3,523
RSO:
Management, incentive and servicing fees		4,181			2,582			11,521			8,880
Dividends received		510			612			1,646			1,835
Reimbursement of expenses		1,134			687			2,731			1,708
RRE Opportunity REIT: Reimbursement of costs and expensesand expenses		150			473			785			1,441
Dividends received		14			−			14			−
Atlas Energy, L.P.- reimbursement of net costs and expenses		160			220			478			830
LEAF:
Reimbursement of net costs and expenses		84			−			226			−
Payment for rent and related expenses		(193	)		−			(497	)		−
Payment for sub-servicing the commercial finance       investment partnerships		(585	)		−			(1,696	)		−
1845 Walnut Associates Ltd- payment of rent and operating expenses		(155	)		(152	)		(469	)		(522	)
Graphic Images, LLC- payment for printing services		(34	)		(61	)		(136	)		(96	)
9 Henmar LLC- payment of broker/consulting fees		(20	)		(20	)		(42	)		(46	)
Ledgewood P.C. - payment for legal services		(239	)		(357	)		(508	)		(491	)
TBBK - reimbursement of net costs and expenses		32			8			106			8

(1) During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company waived $1.1 million and $3.8 million, respectively, and $1.9 million and $6.4 million during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, of its fund management fees from its commercial finance investment entities.

(2) Reflects discounts recorded by the Company of $57,000 and $185,000 recorded in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $512,000 and $702,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, in connection with management fees from its real estate investment entities that it expects to receive in future periods.

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BORROWINGS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

BORROWINGS [Abstract]

Credit facilities and other debt of the Company and related borrowings outstanding

The credit facilities and other debt of the Company and related borrowings outstanding are as follows (in thousands):

	As of June 30,				September 30,
	2012				2011
	Maximum Amount of Facility		Borrowings Outstanding		Borrowings Outstanding
Corporate and Real estate debt:
TD Bank - secured revolving credit facility (1)	$	6,997	$	−	$	7,493
TD Bank - term loan		−		−		1,250
Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility		3,500		−		−
				−		8,743
Senior Notes (2)				10,000		16,263
Mortgage debt				10,574		10,700
Note payable to RSO				1,677		1,705
Other debt				366		548
Total corporate and real estate borrowings				22,617		37,959
Commercial finance debt				−		184,700
Total borrowings outstanding			$	22,617	$	222,659

(1) The amount of the facility as shown has been reduced for outstanding letters of credit totaling $503,000 at June 30, 2012.

(2) The September 30, 2011 balance shown is net of an unamortized discount of $2.6 million related to the fair value of detachable warrants issued to the note holders.  In conjunction with the refinancing of the Senior Notes in November 2011, the remaining unamortized discount was charged off to Loss on Extinguishment of Debt in the consolidated statements of operations.

Annual principal payments on the Company's aggregate borrowings over the next five years and thereafter

Annual principal payments on the Company's aggregate borrowings over the next five years ending June 30, and thereafter, are as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	434
2014		10,302
2015		1,881
2016		215
2017		231
Thereafter		9,554
	$	22,617

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
INVESTMENT SECURITIES [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 16,469,000		$ 16,469,000		$ 14,884,000
Trading securities	3,411,000		3,411,000		240,000
Total investment securities, at fair value	19,880,000		19,880,000		15,124,000
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	34,118,000		34,118,000		33,450,000
Unrealized Gains	1,443,000		1,443,000		1,344,000
Unrealized Losses	(19,092,000)		(19,092,000)		(19,910,000)
Fair Value	16,469,000		16,469,000		14,884,000
Equity Securities [Abstract]
Options expiration date			Mar. 08, 2015
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Net unrealized gains and interest on trading securities	178,000		178,000
Unrealized trading gain	0	19,000	0	220,000
Other than temporary impairment losses	0	0	74,000	0
Less than 12 Months
Fair Value	0		0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Number of Securities	0		0		0
More than 12 Months
Fair Value	13,606,000		13,606,000		12,393,000
Unrealized Losses	(19,092,000)		(19,092,000)		(19,910,000)
Number of Securities	1		1		1
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Stock shares held in trust					240,000
Number of shares sold that were held in trust (in shares)			33,509
The Bancorp Inc [Member]
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Recognized gains		57,000		153,000
Unrealized trading gain		19,000		220,000
The Bancorp Inc [Member] | Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Recognized gains			22,000
Common Stock [Member] | The Bancorp Inc [Member]
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Number of shares sold that were held in trust (in shares)		20,400		65,125
Equity securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	32,806,000		32,806,000		32,411,000
Unrealized Gains	71,000		71,000		27,000
Unrealized Losses	(19,092,000)		(19,092,000)		(19,910,000)
Fair Value	13,785,000		13,785,000		12,528,000
Less than 12 Months
Fair Value	0		0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Number of Securities	0		0		0
More than 12 Months
Fair Value	13,606,000		13,606,000		12,393,000
Unrealized Losses	(19,092,000)		(19,092,000)		(19,910,000)
Number of Securities	1		1		1
Equity securities [Member] | RSO [Member]
Equity Securities [Abstract]
Options to acquire an additional number of shares (in shares)	2,166		2,166
Options exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 15		$ 15.00
Equity securities [Member] | The Bancorp Inc [Member]
Equity Securities [Abstract]
Number of shares held (in shares)	18,972		18,972
Equity securities [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | RSO [Member]
Equity Securities [Abstract]
Number of shares held (in shares)	2,600,000		2,600,000
CDO securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	1,312,000		1,312,000		1,039,000
Unrealized Gains	1,372,000		1,372,000		1,317,000
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Fair Value	2,684,000		2,684,000		2,356,000
CDO securities [Abstract]
Number of CDO issuers that represent the retained equity interest			3
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Other than temporary impairment losses			74,000
Less than 12 Months
Fair Value	0		0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Number of Securities	0		0		0
More than 12 Months
Fair Value	0		0		0
Unrealized Losses	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Number of Securities	0		0		0

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OPERATING SEGMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011
OPERATING SEGMENTS [Abstract]
Number of reportable operating segments					3
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from external customers	$ 13,511,000		$ 20,166,000		$ 46,727,000		$ 55,249,000
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities	273,000		7,423,000		501,000		9,367,000
Revenues	13,784,000		27,589,000		47,228,000		64,616,000
Segment operating expenses	(10,498,000)		(14,670,000)		(37,473,000)		(46,865,000)
Restructuring expenses	0		0		(365,000)		0
General and administrative	(2,567,000)		(2,614,000)		(7,930,000)		(8,627,000)
Gain on sale of leases and loans	0		94,000		37,000		357,000
Provision for credit losses	(5,698,000)		(3,476,000)		(10,910,000)		(7,801,000)
Depreciation and amortization	(528,000)		(3,159,000)		(3,124,000)		(7,205,000)
Gain on sale of management contract	0		0		0		6,520,000
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries	54,682,000		0		63,431,000		0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0		0		(2,190,000)		0
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities	0		0		0		4,426,000
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities, net	0		82,000		63,000		(1,282,000)
Impairment loss recognized in earnings	0		0		(74,000)		0
Interest expense	(578,000)		(4,276,000)		(4,197,000)		(10,812,000)
Other income (expense), net	362,000		696,000		1,546,000		1,985,000
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(45,000)	[1]	(267,000)	[1]	(255,000)	[1]	618,000	[1]
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and taxes			(1,000)		45,787,000		(4,070,000)
Intercompany interest (expense) income			0		0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	48,914,000		(1,000)		45,787,000		(4,070,000)
Segment assets	192,836,000		393,205,000		192,836,000		393,205,000		422,506,000
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment assets	192,836,000		393,205,000		192,836,000		393,205,000		422,506,000
RSO [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Total of management, incentive and servicing fees (in hundredths)	30.00%		9.00%		24.00%		14.00%
European Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment assets	559,000		6,500,000		559,000		6,500,000
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Gain on sale of management contract and equity investment							5,100,000
Segment assets	559,000		6,500,000		559,000		6,500,000
Real Estate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from external customers	11,286,000		8,503,000		29,027,000		21,564,000
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities	(365,000)		7,370,000		276,000		7,441,000
Revenues	10,921,000		15,873,000		29,303,000		29,005,000
Segment operating expenses	(7,386,000)		(6,727,000)		(21,985,000)		(18,276,000)
Restructuring expenses					0
General and administrative	(98,000)		(71,000)		(270,000)		(248,000)
Gain on sale of leases and loans			0		0		0
Provision for credit losses	(52,000)		(782,000)		(259,000)		(871,000)
Depreciation and amortization	(324,000)		(301,000)		(971,000)		(956,000)
Gain on sale of management contract							0
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries	0				0
Loss on extinguishment of debt					0
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities							0
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities, net			0		0		0
Impairment loss recognized in earnings					0
Interest expense	(213,000)		(265,000)		(641,000)		(812,000)
Other income (expense), net	148,000		81,000		394,000		318,000
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(45,000)	[1]	(28,000)	[1]	(31,000)	[1]	35,000	[1]
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and taxes			7,780,000		5,540,000		8,195,000
Intercompany interest (expense) income			0		0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	2,951,000		7,780,000		5,540,000		8,195,000
Segment assets	167,077,000		163,052,000		167,077,000		163,052,000
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment assets	167,077,000		163,052,000		167,077,000		163,052,000
Financial Fund Management [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from external customers	2,223,000		4,873,000		13,564,000		18,693,000
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities	768,000		379,000		2,310,000		2,501,000
Revenues	2,991,000		5,252,000		15,874,000		21,194,000
Segment operating expenses	(2,994,000)		(4,234,000)		(13,177,000)		(16,914,000)
Restructuring expenses					0
General and administrative	(608,000)		(666,000)		(2,081,000)		(2,440,000)
Gain on sale of leases and loans			0		0		0
Provision for credit losses	0		0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization	(29,000)		(36,000)		(103,000)		(125,000)
Gain on sale of management contract							6,520,000
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries	54,682,000				54,682,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt					0
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities							0
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities, net			25,000		41,000		(1,435,000)
Impairment loss recognized in earnings					(74,000)
Interest expense	0		0		0		0
Other income (expense), net	455,000		714,000		1,570,000		2,120,000
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and taxes			1,055,000		56,732,000		8,920,000
Intercompany interest (expense) income			0		0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	54,497,000		1,055,000		56,732,000		8,920,000
Segment assets	79,447,000		41,719,000		79,447,000		41,719,000
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment assets	79,447,000		41,719,000		79,447,000		41,719,000
Commercial Finance [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from external customers	2,000		6,790,000		4,136,000		14,992,000
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities	(130,000)		(326,000)		(2,085,000)		(575,000)
Revenues	(128,000)		6,464,000		2,051,000		14,417,000
Segment operating expenses	(118,000)		(3,709,000)		(2,311,000)		(11,675,000)
Restructuring expenses					0
General and administrative	0		0		0		0
Gain on sale of leases and loans			94,000		37,000		357,000
Provision for credit losses	(5,646,000)		(2,694,000)		(10,651,000)		(6,930,000)
Depreciation and amortization	0		(2,696,000)		(1,556,000)		(5,731,000)
Gain on sale of management contract							0
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries	0				8,749,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt					0
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities							4,426,000
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities, net			0		0		0
Impairment loss recognized in earnings					0
Interest expense	(7,000)		(2,578,000)		(1,734,000)		(5,699,000)
Other income (expense), net	0		3,000		0		11,000
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	[1]	(239,000)	[1]	(224,000)	[1]	583,000	[1]
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and taxes			(5,355,000)		(5,639,000)		(10,241,000)
Intercompany interest (expense) income			(35,000)		(29,000)		(1,623,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	(5,899,000)		(5,390,000)		(5,668,000)		(11,864,000)
Segment assets	20,990,000		230,430,000		20,990,000		230,430,000
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment assets	20,990,000		230,430,000		20,990,000		230,430,000
All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from external customers	0		0		0		0
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities	0		0		0		0
Revenues	0		0		0		0
Segment operating expenses	0		0		0		0
Restructuring expenses					(365,000)
General and administrative	(1,861,000)		(1,877,000)		(5,579,000)		(5,939,000)
Gain on sale of leases and loans			0		0		0
Provision for credit losses	0		0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization	(175,000)		(126,000)		(494,000)		(393,000)
Gain on sale of management contract							0
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries	0				0
Loss on extinguishment of debt					(2,190,000)
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities							0
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities, net			57,000		22,000		153,000
Impairment loss recognized in earnings					0
Interest expense	(358,000)		(1,433,000)		(1,822,000)		(4,301,000)
Other income (expense), net	(241,000)		(102,000)		(418,000)		(464,000)
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and taxes			(3,481,000)		(10,846,000)		(10,944,000)
Intercompany interest (expense) income			35,000		29,000		1,623,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	(2,635,000)		(3,446,000)		(10,817,000)		(9,321,000)
Segment assets	(74,678,000)		(41,996,000)		(74,678,000)		(41,996,000)
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment assets	$ (74,678,000)		$ (41,996,000)		$ (74,678,000)		$ (41,996,000)

[1] In viewing its segment operations, management includes the pretax (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. However, these interests are excluded from (loss) income from operations as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be deducted to compute (loss) income from operations as reflected in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

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BENEFIT PLANS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum period over which annual benefits are paid			Life
Components of net periodic benefit costs for the SERP: [Abstract]
Interest costs	$ 80,000	$ 92,000	$ 240,000	$ 276,000
Expected return on plan assets	(18,000)	(17,000)	(53,000)	(50,000)
Amortization of actuarial losses	83,000	74,000	248,000	222,000
Net cost	145,000	149,000	435,000	448,000
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) [Abstract]
Plan Description			Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The Company sponsors an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") which is a qualified non-contributory retirement plan established to acquire shares of the Company's common stock for the benefit of its employees who are 21 years of age or older, have completed 1,000 hours of service and been employed by the Company for one year. Contributions to the ESOP were funded by the Company as set forth in the plan. In May 2012, the Company received a final determination letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to terminate the plan. Accordingly, the Company distributed the available plan assets to participants in July 2012 and will liquidate the ESOP trust in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member] | Former Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Annual benefit paid during his lifetime	$ 838,000		$ 838,000
Minimum period over which annual benefits are paid			10 years
Shares sold of TBBK common stock (in shares)			33,509

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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Cash paid during the period for: [Abstract]
Interest	$ 3,246		$ 6,992
Income Taxes	1,200		749
Non-cash activities [Abstract]
Repurchase common stock from employees to pay for income taxes and option exercises	1,187		0
Issuance of treasury stock for Company investment savings plan contributions	457		568
Common stock issued to former director in exchange for vested director units	135		0
Non-Cash Effects from the Sale of Apidos [Member]
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation and sale [Abstract]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	715	[1]	0	[1]
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(1,824)	[1]	0	[1]
Other assets	20	[1]	0	[1]
Accrued expense and other liabilities	(938)	[1]	0	[1]
Non Cash Deconsolidation Of LEAF [Member]
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation and sale [Abstract]
Restricted cash	20,282	[2]	0	[2]
Receivables	954	[2]	0	[2]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	(3,411)	[2]	0	[2]
Investments in commercial finance assets, net	199,955	[2]	0	[2]
Investments in unconsolidated entities	7,049	[2]	0	[2]
Property and equipment, net	3,754	[2]	0	[2]
Deferred tax assets, net	4,558	[2]	0	[2]
Goodwill	7,969	[2]	0	[2]
Other assets	6,806	[2]	0	[2]
Accrued expense and other liabilities	(10,208)	[2]	0	[2]
Payables to managed entities and related parties	(98)	[2]	0	[2]
Borrowings	(202,481)	[2]	0	[2]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	255	[2]	0	[2]
Noncontrolling interests	(37,668)	[2]	0	[2]
LEAF Preferred Stock and Warrants Issued to RSO [Member]
LEAF preferred stock issued to RSO [Abstract]
Restricted cash	0		5,912
Investments in commercial finance	0		111,028
Borrowings	0		(96,088)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	0		(596)
Payable to RSO	0		736
Noncontrolling interests	0		(20,992)
Stock dividend issued on LEAF preferred stock held by RSO	$ 0		$ 1,222

[1] As a result of the Company's sale and deconsolidation of Apidos during the three months ended June 30, 2012, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets. The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company's net assets.

[2] As a result of the Company's deconsolidation of LEAF during the three months ended December 31, 2011, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets. The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company's net assets.

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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION [Abstract]

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

NOTE 3 − SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information (in thousands) (unaudited):

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	3,246		$	6,992
Income taxes		1,200			749
Non-cash activities:
Repurchase common stock from employees to pay for income taxes and option exercises	$	1,187		$	−
Issuance of treasury stock for Company investment savings plan contributions		457			568
Common stock issued to former director in exchange for vested director units		135			−
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation and sale of Apidos: (1)
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	$	715		$	−
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(1,824	)		−
Other assets		20			−
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(938	)		−
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation of LEAF: (2)
Restricted cash	$	20,282		$	−
Receivables		954			−
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net		(3,411	)		−
Investments in commercial finance assets, net		199,955			−
Investments in unconsolidated entities		7,049			−
Property and equipment, net		3,754			−
Deferred tax assets, net		4,558			−
Goodwill		7,969			−
Other assets		6,806			−
Accrued expense and other liabilities		(10,208	)		−
Payables to managed entities and related parties		(98	)		−
Borrowings		(202,481	)		−
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		255			−
Noncontrolling interests		(37,668	)		−
LEAF preferred stock and warrants issued to RSO in exchange for its portfolio of leases and loans and associated debt:
Restricted cash	$	−		$	5,912
Investments in commercial finance		−			111,028
Borrowings		−			(96,088	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		−			(596	)
Payable to RSO		−			736
Noncontrolling interests		−			(20,992	)
Stock dividend issued on LEAF preferred stock held by RSO		−			1,222

(1) As a result of the Company's sale and deconsolidation of Apidos during the three months ended June 30, 2012, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets.  The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company's net assets.

(2) As a result of the Company's deconsolidation of LEAF during the three months ended December 31, 2011, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets.  The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company's net assets.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	$ 46,917,000				$ 46,917,000				$ 54,815,000
Payables due to managed entities and related parties, net:
Payables to managed entities and related parties	1,426,000				1,426,000				1,232,000
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Amount waived of the fund management fees from commercial finance investment entities	1,100,000		1,900,000		3,800,000		6,400,000
Commercial finance investment entities [Member]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	19,853,000	[1]			19,853,000	[1]			29,725,000	[1]
Payables due to managed entities and related parties, net:
Reserves for credit losses	18,800,000				18,800,000
Number of investment entities that are not expected to be collectible	3				3
Real estate investment entities [Member]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	18,398,000	[2]			18,398,000	[2]			19,796,000	[2]
Payables due to managed entities and related parties, net:
Payables to managed entities and related parties	1,396,000				1,396,000				1,010,000
Reserves for credit losses	2,400,000				2,400,000
Number of real estate investment entities receivables that are not expected to be collectible	2				2
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities	4,405,000	[3]	3,753,000	[3]	12,862,000	[3]	9,909,000	[3]
Discounts recorded	57,000		512,000		185,000		702,000
Maximum amount of loan to affiliated real estate partnership	3,000,000				3,000,000				3,000,000
Loan to affiliated real estate partnership	2,400,000				2,400,000				2,200,000
Interest income	17,000				49,000
Financial fund management investment entities [Member]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	3,550,000				3,550,000				2,652,000
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities	765,000		1,038,000		2,468,000		3,523,000
RSO [Member]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	4,907,000				4,907,000				2,539,000
Payables due to managed entities and related parties, net:
Payables to managed entities and related parties	30,000				30,000				222,000
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Management, incentive and servicing fees	4,181,000		2,582,000		11,521,000		8,880,000
Dividends received	510,000		612,000		1,646,000		1,835,000
Reimbursement of related party costs	1,134,000		687,000		2,731,000		1,708,000
LEAF [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Reimbursement of related party costs	84,000		0		226,000		0
Payment for rent and related costs	(193,000)		0		(497,000)		0
Payment for sub-servicing the commercial finance investment partnerships	(585,000)		0		(1,696,000)		0
Leases sold to commercial finance investment partnerships	1,200,000		0		1,200,000		821,000
Rate at which fees is charged (in hundredths)					1.00%
Evaluation fee equal to number of halves of acquisition or similar fee collected					1
Other [Member]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	209,000				209,000				103,000
Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT Inc [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Dividends received	14,000		0		14,000		0
Reimbursement of related party costs	150,000		473,000		785,000		1,441,000
Atlas Energy, L.P. [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Reimbursement of related party costs	160,000		220,000		478,000		830,000
1845 Walnut Associates Ltd. [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Payment for rent and operating expenses	(155,000)		(152,000)		(469,000)		(522,000)
Ledgewood P.C. [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Payment for legal services	(239,000)		(357,000)		(508,000)		(491,000)
Graphic Images, LLC [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Payment for printing services	(34,000)		(61,000)		(136,000)		(96,000)
9 Henmar LLC [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Payment of broker/consulting fees	(20,000)		(20,000)		(42,000)		(46,000)
The Bancorp, Inc. [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Reimbursement of related party costs	32,000		8,000		106,000		8,000
CVC Credit Partners, L.P. [Member]
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities: [Abstract]
Reimbursement of related party costs					1,400,000
Limited partner interest (in hundredths)	33.00%				33.00%
Ownership percentage, minimum required to serve as Chairman (in hundredths)	10.00%				10.00%
Minimum ownership interest for the Company to consent to most transactions (in hundredths)	25.00%				25.00%
Monthly reimbursement of costs and expenses					$ 85,000

[1] Reflects $18.8 million of reserves for credit losses related to management fees owed from three commercial finance investment entities that, based on a change in estimated cash distributions, are not expected to be collectible.

[2] Reflects $2.4 million of reserves for credit losses related to management fees owed from two real estate investment entities that, based on projected cash flows, are not expected to be collectible.

[3] Reflects discounts recorded by the Company of $57,000 and $185,000 recorded in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $512,000 and $702,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, in connection with management fees from its real estate investment entities that it expects to receive in future periods.

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OTHER INCOME, NET (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

OTHER INCOME, NET [Abstract]

Details of other income

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
RSO dividend income	$	510		$	612		$	1,646		$	1,835
Interest income		135			73			389			323
Unrealized gains on trading securities		−			19			−			220
Other expense, net		(283	)		(8	)		(489	)		(393	)
Other income, net	$	362		$	696		$	1,546		$	1,985

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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION [Abstract]

Supplemental cash flow information

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information (in thousands) (unaudited):

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	3,246		$	6,992
Income taxes		1,200			749
Non-cash activities:
Repurchase common stock from employees to pay for income taxes and option exercises	$	1,187		$	−
Issuance of treasury stock for Company investment savings plan contributions		457			568
Common stock issued to former director in exchange for vested director units		135			−
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation and sale of Apidos: (1)
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	$	715		$	−
Investments in unconsolidated entities		(1,824	)		−
Other assets		20			−
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(938	)		−
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation of LEAF: (2)
Restricted cash	$	20,282		$	−
Receivables		954			−
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net		(3,411	)		−
Investments in commercial finance assets, net		199,955			−
Investments in unconsolidated entities		7,049			−
Property and equipment, net		3,754			−
Deferred tax assets, net		4,558			−
Goodwill		7,969			−
Other assets		6,806			−
Accrued expense and other liabilities		(10,208	)		−
Payables to managed entities and related parties		(98	)		−
Borrowings		(202,481	)		−
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		255			−
Noncontrolling interests		(37,668	)		−
LEAF preferred stock and warrants issued to RSO in exchange for its portfolio of leases and loans and associated debt:
Restricted cash	$	−		$	5,912
Investments in commercial finance		−			111,028
Borrowings		−			(96,088	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		−			(596	)
Payable to RSO		−			736
Noncontrolling interests		−			(20,992	)
Stock dividend issued on LEAF preferred stock held by RSO		−			1,222

(1) As a result of the Company's sale and deconsolidation of Apidos during the three months ended June 30, 2012, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets.  The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company's net assets.

(2) As a result of the Company's deconsolidation of LEAF during the three months ended December 31, 2011, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets.  The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company's net assets.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements reflect the Company's accounts and the accounts of the Company's majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries.  The Company also consolidates entities that are variable interest entities ("VIEs") where it has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of such entities.  Once it is determined that the Company holds a variable interest in a VIE, management performs a qualitative analysis to determine (i) if the Company has the power to direct the matters that most significantly impact the VIE's financial performance; and (ii) if the Company has the obligation to absorb the losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive the benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  If the Company's variable interest possesses both of these characteristics, the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and would be required to consolidate the VIE. This assessment must be done on an ongoing basis. The portions of these entities that the Company does not own are presented as noncontrolling interests as of the dates and for the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements.

Variable interests in the Company's real estate segment have historically related to subordinated financings in the form of mezzanine loans or unconsolidated real estate interests.  As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, the Company had one such variable interest in an entity that it consolidated.  The Company will continually assess its involvement with VIEs and reevaluate the requirement to consolidate them.  See Note 8 for additional disclosures pertaining to VIEs.

All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications and Revisions

Reclassifications and Revisions

Certain reclassifications and revisions have been made to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2012 presentation.  Real estate assets of a consolidated VIE formerly included in Property and Equipment are now included in Investments in Real Estate.

Financing Receivables

Financing Receivables

Receivables from Managed Entities.  The Company performs a review of the collectability of its receivables from managed entities on a quarterly basis.  The Company analyzes the expected future cash flows of the managed entity.  With respect to receivables from its commercial finance investment partnerships, the analysis takes into consideration several assumptions by management, specifically concerning estimates of future bad debts and recoveries.  For receivables from the real estate investment entities for which there are uncertainties regarding collectability, the Company estimates the cash flows through the sale of the underlying properties, which is based on projected net operating income as a multiple of published capitalization rates, which is then reduced by the underlying mortgage balances and priority distributions due to the investors in the entity.  The Company will record an allowance against the related receivable from managed entities to the extent that the estimated cash flows are insufficient to fully recover its receivable balance.

Investment Securities

Investment Securities

The Company purchased investment securities classified as trading securities during fiscal 2012.  Trading securities are recorded at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in earnings and reported in revenue.  To determine fair value, the Company uses third-party dealer quotes or bids.  In fiscal 2011, the Company held shares of The Bancorp, Inc. ("TBBK") (NASDAQ: TBBK) common stock in a benefit plan for a former executive (see Note  12). The shares, classified as trading, were valued at the closing price of the stock and unrealized gains and losses were included in other income.

Recent Accounting Standards

Recent Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has issued the following guidance that is not yet effective for the Company as of June 30, 2012:

Comprehensive income (loss).  In June 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to eliminate the option to present components of other comprehensive income (loss) as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity.  The amendment requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders' equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income (loss) or in two separate but consecutive statements. In the two-statement approach, the first statement should present total net income (loss) and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income (loss), the components of other comprehensive income (loss), and the total of comprehensive income (loss).  In December 2011, the FASB updated the guidance to defer the requirement related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments.  The Company plans to provide the disclosures required by this amendment beginning October 1, 2012.

Newly-Adopted Accounting Principles

Fair value measurements.  In May 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to revise the wording used to describe the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements.  For many of the requirements, the FASB does not intend for the amendments to result in a change in the application of the current requirements.  Some of the amendments clarify the FASB's intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, such as specifying that the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets.  Other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements such as specifying that, in the absence of a Level 1 input, a reporting entity should apply premiums or discounts when market participants would do so when pricing the asset or liability. This guidance became effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012 and the Company has presented the required disclosures (see Note 18).

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES [Abstract]
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	$ 10,045,000	$ 8,153,000
SERP liability (see note 15)	6,608,000	7,049,000
Accrued wages and benefits	1,136,000	3,617,000
Real estate loan commitment	1,222,000	2,147,000
Trapeza clawback (see Note 19)	1,181,000	1,181,000
Payable To Broker Dealers And Clearing Organizations	0	8,254,000
LEAF payables	0	10,486,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	20,192,000	40,887,000
Quarterly Payments, Real Estate	$ 125,000

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FAIR VALUE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

FAIR VALUE [Abstract]

Company's asset recorded at fair value on a recurring basis

As of June 30, 2012, the fair value of the Company's assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis was as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investment securities	$	13,785	$	3,411	$	2,684	$	19,880

As of September 30, 2011, the fair values of the Company's assets and liability recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investment securities	$	12,768	$	−	$	2,356	$	15,124
Retained financial interest - commercial finance		−		−		22		22
Total	$	12,768	$	−	$	2,378	$	15,146
Liability:
Interest rate swap	$	−	$	404	$	−	$	404

Additional information about assets which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair

The following table presents additional information about assets, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value (in thousands):

				Retained
	Investment			Financial
	Securities			Interest
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of year	$	2,356		$	22
Purchases		600			−
Income accreted		603			−
Payments and distributions received		(856	)		−
Impairment recognized in earnings		(74	)		−
Deconsolidation of LEAF		−			(22	)
Change in unrealized losses - included in accumulated other comprehensive loss		55			−
Balance, end of period	$	2,684		$	−
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	6,223		$	273
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		(2,946	)		−
Loss on sale of investment securities, net		(1,470	)		−
Income accreted		948			−
Payment and distributions received		(861	)		(251	)
Change in unrealized losses - included in accumulated other comprehensive loss		462			−
Balance, end of year	$	2,356		$	22

Quantitative inputs and assumptions in determining the fair value of items categorized in Level 3

The following table presents the Company's quantitative inputs and assumptions used in determining the fair value of items categorized in Level 3:

	Fair Value at June 30, 2012 (in thousands)		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range (weighted average)
CDO securities	$	2,684	Discounted cash flow	Constant default rate		2%
				Loss severity rate		30%
				Constant prepayment rate		20%
				Reinvestment price on collateral		99%
				Discount rate		20%

Changes in carrying value of the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis

The Company recognized the following changes in carrying value of the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance and real estate	$	−	$	−	$	22,890	$	22,890
Investment in real estate		−		815		−		815
Investment in CVC Credit Partners		−		−		28,600		28,600
Investment in Apidos preferred equity		−		−		6,792		6,792
Investment in LEAF		−		−		1,749		1,749
Total	$	−	$	815	$	60,031	$	60,846
Liability:
Apidos contractual commitment	$	−	$	−	$	453	$	453
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011:
Assets:
Investments in commercial finance - impaired loans and leases	$	−	$	−	$	310	$	310
Receivables from managed entities		−		−		18,941		18,941
Total	$	−	$	−	$	19,251	$	19,251
Liability:
Guggenheim - secured revolving credit facility	$	−	$	−	$	49,266	$	49,266

Fair value of financial instruments

The fair value of financial instruments, excluding instruments valued on a recurring basis, is as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities	$	46,917	$	43,552	$	54,815	$	39,224
Investments in commercial finance - loans held for investment		−		−		19,640		19,550
	$	46,917	$	43,552	$	74,455	$	58,774
Borrowings:
Real estate debt	$	10,574	$	10,729	$	10,700	$	10,700
Senior Notes		10,000		10,863		16,263		17,438
Corporate secured credit facilities and note		−		−		8,743		8,743
Other debt		2,043		1,715		3,807		2,909
Commercial finance debt		−		−		183,146		183,146
	$	22,617	$	23,307	$	222,659	$	222,936

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FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

FINANCING RECEIVABLES [Abstract]

Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses

The following tables reflect the aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses (1) (in thousands):

	30-89 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days		Greater Than 181 Days		Total Past Due		Current		Total
As of June 30, 2012:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties: (1)
Commercial finance investment entities	$	−	$	−	$	38,493	$	38,493	$	182	$	38,675
Real estate investment entities		981		2,753		15,087		18,821		2,004		20,825
Financial fund management entities		1,278		686		48		2,012		1,538		3,550
RSO		802		−		−		802		4,105		4,907
Other		−		−		−		−		209		209
		3,061		3,439		53,628		60,128		8,038		68,166
Rent receivables - real estate		6		6		19		31		4		35
Total financing receivables	$	3,067	$	3,445	$	53,647	$	60,159	$	8,042	$	68,201
As of September 30, 2011:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties: (2)
Commercial finance investment entities	$	−	$	−	$	37,547	$	37,547	$	490	$	38,037
Real estate investment entities		1,324		1,511		17,405		20,240		1,734		21,974
Financial fund management entities		2,395		93		28		2,516		136		2,652
RSO		−		−		−		−		2,539		2,539
Other		−		−		−		−		103		103
		3,719		1,604		54,980		60,303		5,002		65,305
Investments in commercial finance		984		526		−		1,510		190,932		192,442
Rent receivables - real estate		1		11		−		12		3		15
Total financing receivables	$	4,704	$	2,141	$	54,980	$	61,825	$	195,937	$	257,762

(1) As of June 30, 2012, receivables related to the Company's commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of allowances for credit losses of $18.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively.  The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

(2) As of September 30, 2011, receivables related to the Company's commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $8.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively.  The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

Summarization of activity in the allowance for credit losses for the Company's financing receivables

The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for credit losses for the Company's financing receivables (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Investments in Commercial Finance-Leases and Loans			Rent Receivables			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of period	$	15,538	$	−		$	34		$	15,572
Provision for credit losses		5,711		(4	)		(9	)		5,698
Charge-offs		−		−			−			−
Recoveries		−		4			−			4
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of year	$	10,490	$	430		$	15		$	10,935
Provision for credit losses		10,759		141			10			10,910
Charge-offs		−		(124	)		−			(124	)
Recoveries		−		35			−			35
Deconsolidation of LEAF		−		(482	)		−			(482	)
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−			−			−
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274

			Investments in Commercial Finance
	Receivables from Managed Entities		Leases and Loans			Future Payment Card Receivables			Investments in Real Estate Loans			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	4,740	$	300		$	130		$	−		$	5,170
Provision for credit losses		3,162		308			6			−			3,476
Charge-offs		−		(300	)		(48	)		−			(348	)
Recoveries		−		92			2			−			94
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,075	$	770		$	130		$	49		$	2,024
Provision for credit losses		6,827		848			126			−			7,801
Charge-offs		−		(1,478	)		(190	)		(49	)		(1,717	)
Recoveries		−		260			24			−			284
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	7,902	$	−		$	−		$	−		$	7,902
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		400			90			−			490
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392

Gross financing receivables related to the balance in the allowance for credit losses [Table Text Block]

The Company's gross financing receivables relate to the balance in the allowance for credit losses as of

June 30, 2012 as follows (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Rent Receivables		Total
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	68,166	$	35	$	68,201
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−		−
Balance, end of period	$	68,166	$	35	$	68,201

The Company's financing receivables (presented exclusive of any allowance for credit losses) as of September 30, 2011 relate to the balance in the allowance for credit losses, as follows (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Rent Receivables		Leases and Loans		Total
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	65,305	$	15	$	−	$	65,320
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−		192,442		192,442
Balance, end of year	$	65,305	$	15	$	192,442	$	257,762

Information about the Company's impaired financing receivables

The following tables disclose information about the Company's impaired financing receivables (in thousands):

	Net Balance		Unpaid Balance		Specific Allowance		Average Investment in Impaired Assets
As of June 30, 2012:
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance:
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance	$	19,337	$	38,159	$	18,822	$	38,477
Receivables from managed entities - real estate		2,170		4,597		2,427		4,383
Rent receivables - real estate		10		35		25		44
As of September 30, 2011:
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance:
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance	$	14,990	$	23,302	$	8,312	$	23,377
Receivables from managed entities - real estate		2,353		4,531		2,178		3,897
Leases and loans		310		526		216		318
Rent receivables - real estate		−		15		15		7

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INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE [Abstract]

Summary of the carrying value of investments in real estate

The following is a summary of the carrying value of the Company's investments in real estate (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,390 and $4,785:
Hotel property (Savannah, Georgia)	$	11,744	$	12,051
Office building (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		3,127		3,165
Multifamily apartment complex (Kansas City, Kansas)		1,549		1,525
		16,420		16,741
Real estate assets - consolidated VIE, net of accumulated depreciation of $752 and $656		782		944
Other real estate holdings		2,154		2,257
Investments in real estate, net	$	19,356	$	19,942

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements reflect the Company's accounts and the accounts of the Company's majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries.  The Company also consolidates entities that are variable interest entities ("VIEs") where it has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of such entities.  Once it is determined that the Company holds a variable interest in a VIE, management performs a qualitative analysis to determine (i) if the Company has the power to direct the matters that most significantly impact the VIE's financial performance; and (ii) if the Company has the obligation to absorb the losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive the benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  If the Company's variable interest possesses both of these characteristics, the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and would be required to consolidate the VIE. This assessment must be done on an ongoing basis. The portions of these entities that the Company does not own are presented as noncontrolling interests as of the dates and for the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements.

Variable interests in the Company's real estate segment have historically related to subordinated financings in the form of mezzanine loans or unconsolidated real estate interests.  As of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, the Company had one such variable interest in an entity that it consolidated.  The Company will continually assess its involvement with VIEs and reevaluate the requirement to consolidate them.  See Note 8 for additional disclosures pertaining to VIEs.

All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications and Revisions

Certain reclassifications and revisions have been made to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2012 presentation.  Real estate assets of a consolidated VIE formerly included in Property and Equipment are now included in Investments in Real Estate.

Financing Receivables

Receivables from Managed Entities.  The Company performs a review of the collectability of its receivables from managed entities on a quarterly basis.  The Company analyzes the expected future cash flows of the managed entity.  With respect to receivables from its commercial finance investment partnerships, the analysis takes into consideration several assumptions by management, specifically concerning estimates of future bad debts and recoveries.  For receivables from the real estate investment entities for which there are uncertainties regarding collectability, the Company estimates the cash flows through the sale of the underlying properties, which is based on projected net operating income as a multiple of published capitalization rates, which is then reduced by the underlying mortgage balances and priority distributions due to the investors in the entity.  The Company will record an allowance against the related receivable from managed entities to the extent that the estimated cash flows are insufficient to fully recover its receivable balance.

Investment Securities

The Company purchased investment securities classified as trading securities during fiscal 2012.  Trading securities are recorded at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in earnings and reported in revenue.  To determine fair value, the Company uses third-party dealer quotes or bids.  In fiscal 2011, the Company held shares of The Bancorp, Inc. ("TBBK") (NASDAQ: TBBK) common stock in a benefit plan for a former executive (see Note  12). The shares, classified as trading, were valued at the closing price of the stock and unrealized gains and losses were included in other income.

Recent Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") has issued the following guidance that is not yet effective for the Company as of June 30, 2012:

Comprehensive income (loss).  In June 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to eliminate the option to present components of other comprehensive income (loss) as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity.  The amendment requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders' equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income (loss) or in two separate but consecutive statements. In the two-statement approach, the first statement should present total net income (loss) and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income (loss), the components of other comprehensive income (loss), and the total of comprehensive income (loss).  In December 2011, the FASB updated the guidance to defer the requirement related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments.  The Company plans to provide the disclosures required by this amendment beginning October 1, 2012.

Newly-Adopted Accounting Principles

Fair value measurements.  In May 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to revise the wording used to describe the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements.  For many of the requirements, the FASB does not intend for the amendments to result in a change in the application of the current requirements.  Some of the amendments clarify the FASB's intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, such as specifying that the concepts of highest and best use and valuation premise in a fair value measurement are relevant only when measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets.  Other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements such as specifying that, in the absence of a Level 1 input, a reporting entity should apply premiums or discounts when market participants would do so when pricing the asset or liability. This guidance became effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012 and the Company has presented the required disclosures (see Note 18).

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

INVESTMENT SECURITIES [Abstract]

Components of the Company's investment securities

Components of the Company's investment securities are as follows (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Available-for-sale securities	$	16,469	$	14,884
Trading securities		3,411		240
Total investment securities, at fair value	$	19,880	$	15,124

Pre-tax unrealized gains (losses) relating to the Company's investments in equity and collateralized debt obligation securities

Available-for-sale securities.  The following table discloses the pre-tax unrealized gains (losses) relating to the Company's investments in equity and collateralized debt obligation ("CDO") securities (in thousands):

	Cost or Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
June 30, 2012:
Equity securities	$	32,806	$	71	$	(19,092	)	$	13,785
CDO securities		1,312		1,372		−			2,684
Total	$	34,118	$	1,443	$	(19,092	)	$	16,469
September 30, 2011:
Equity securities	$	32,411	$	27	$	(19,910	)	$	12,528
CDO securities		1,039		1,317		−			2,356
Total	$	33,450	$	1,344	$	(19,910	)	$	14,884

Unrealized losses along with the related fair value, aggregated by the length of time the investments were in a continuous unrealized loss position

Unrealized losses along with the related fair value, aggregated by the length of time the investments were in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows (in thousands, except number of securities):

	Less than 12 Months						More than 12 Months
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities
June 30, 2012:
Equity securities	$	−	$	−		−	$	13,606	$	(19,092	)		1
CDO securities		−		−		−		−		−			−
Total	$	−	$	−		−	$	13,606	$	(19,092	)		1
September 30, 2011:
Equity securities	$	−	$	−		−	$	12,393	$	(19,910	)		1
CDO securities		−		−		−		−		−			−
Total	$	−	$	−		−	$	12,393	$	(19,910	)		1

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the components used in the computation of Basic and Diluted EPS

The following table presents a reconciliation of the shares used in the computation of Basic EPS and Diluted EPS (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Shares
Basic shares outstanding		19,815		19,741		19,618		19,389
Dilutive effect of stock options and award plans (1)		1,221		−		846		−
Dilutive shares outstanding		21,036		19,741		20,464		19,389

(1) Due to the losses for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, stock options and warrants outstanding were antidilutive and, therefore, excluded from the Diluted EPS computation.  As a result, Basic EPS and Diluted EPS shares were the same. Excluded from the Diluted EPS calculation for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were outstanding options to purchase 1.0 million shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $16.27, as well as outstanding warrants to purchase 3.7 million shares of common stock at an average exercise price of $5.11.

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended										3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				2 Months Ended	7 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Real estate investment entities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Real estate investment entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Real estate investment entities [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Real estate investment entities [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Financial fund management partnerships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Financial fund management partnerships [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Financial fund management partnerships [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Financial fund management partnerships [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 CVC Credit Partners [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Trapeza entities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Trapeza entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Trapeza entities [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Trapeza entities [Member] Minimum [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 LEAF [Member]		Sep. 30, 2011 LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial finance investment entities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Commercial finance investment entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial finance investment entities [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Commercial finance investment entities [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Trapeza Capital Management LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Trapeza Capital Management LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Trapeza Capital Management LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Trapeza Capital Management LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interests (in hundredths)					10.00%	1.00%			11.00%	3.00%	33.00%	50.00%		50.00%	33.00%		15.70%	[1]				6.00%	1.00%
Investments in unconsolidated entities	$ 12,740	$ 12,710	$ 7,844	$ 8,439			$ 3,860	$ 3,476				$ 1,036	$ 795				$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Number of entities owned by entity and co-managing partner	2											2
Summarized Operating Data [Abstract]
Finance revenues											5,105					4,134	23,293
Management fees																								982	998	2,961	3,017
Costs and expenses											(4,522)					(4,607)	(26,599)							(480)	(288)	(1,361)	(1,400)
Net income (loss)											$ 583					$ (473)	$ (3,306)							$ 502	$ 710	$ 1,600	$ 1,617

[1] Based upon terms of the agreements for the deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company is calculating its share of losses incurred by LEAF for the period from November 17, 2011 to June 30, 2012 based on the equity method of accounting. During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company's share of LEAF's losses, recorded as commercial finance revenues on the consolidated

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
ASSETS
Cash	$ 19,669	$ 24,455
Restricted cash	624	20,257
Receivables	536	1,981
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	46,917	54,815
Investments in commercial finance, net	0	192,012
Investments in real estate	19,356	19,942
Investment securities, at fair value	19,880	15,124
Investments in unconsolidated loan manager (see Note 1)	35,980	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	12,740	12,710
Property and equipment, net	2,903	6,998
Deferred tax assets, net	30,024	51,581
Goodwill	0	7,969
Other assets	4,207	14,662
Total assets	192,836	422,506
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	20,192	40,887
Payables to managed entities and related parties	1,426	1,232
Borrowings	22,617	222,659
Total liabilities	44,235	264,778
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares authorized; 29,392,755 and 28,779,998 shares issued, respectively (including nonvested restricted stock of 394,849 and 649,007, respectively)	290	281
Additional paid-in capital	284,069	281,686
Accumulated deficit	(21,640)	(48,032)
Treasury stock, at cost; 9,469,996 and 9,126,966 shares, respectively	(100,639)	(98,954)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,724)	(14,613)
Total stockholders' equity	148,356	120,368
Noncontrolling interests	245	37,360
Total equity	148,601	157,728
Liabilities and equity	$ 192,836	$ 422,506

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OPERATING SEGMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

OPERATING SEGMENTS [Abstract]

Summarized operating segment data

NOTE 20 − OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company's operations include three reportable operating segments that reflect the way the Company manages its operations and makes its business decisions.  In addition to its reportable operating segments, certain other activities are reported in the "all other" category.  Summarized operating segment data is as follows (in thousands) (unaudited):

	Real Estate			Financial Fund Management			Commercial Finance			All Other (1)			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues from external customers	$	11,286		$	2,223		$	2		$	−		$	13,511
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities		(365	)		768			(130	)		−			273
Total revenues		10,921			2,991			(128	)		−			13,784
Segment operating expenses		(7,386	)		(2,994	)		(118	)		−			(10,498	)
General and administrative expenses		(98	)		(608	)		−			(1,861	)		(2,567	)
Provision for credit losses		(52	)		−			(5,646	)		−			(5,698	)
Depreciation and amortization		(324	)		(29	)		−			(175	)		(528	)
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries		−			54,682			−			−			54,682
Interest expense		(213	)		−			(7	)		(358	)		(578	)
Other income (expense), net		148			455			−			(241	)		362
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(45	)		−			−			−			(45	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	2,951		$	54,497		$	(5,899	)	$	(2,635	)	$	48,914
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues from external customers	$	29,027		$	13,564		$	4,136		$	−		$	46,727
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		276			2,310			(2,085	)		−			501
Total revenues		29,303			15,874			2,051			−			47,228
Segment operating expenses		(21,985	)		(13,177	)		(2,311	)		−			(37,473	)
Restructuring expenses		−			−			−			(365	)		(365	)
General and administrative expenses		(270	)		(2,081	)		−			(5,579	)		(7,930	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			37			−			37
Provision for credit losses		(259	)		−			(10,651	)		−			(10,910	)
Depreciation and amortization		(971	)		(103	)		(1,556	)		(494	)		(3,124	)
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries		−			54,682			8,749			−			63,431
Loss on extinguishment of debt		−			−			−			(2,190	)		(2,190	)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			41			−			22			63
Impairment loss recognized in earnings		−			(74	)		−			−			(74	)
Interest expense		(641	)		−			(1,734	)		(1,822	)		(4,197	)
Other income (expense), net		394			1,570			−			(418	)		1,546
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(31	)		−			(224	)		−			(255	)
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and taxes		5,540			56,732			(5,639	)		(10,846	)		45,787
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(29	)		29			−
Income (loss) from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	5,540		$	56,732		$	(5,668	)	$	(10,817	)	$	45,787

	Real Estate			Financial Fund Management			Commercial Finance			All Other (1)			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues from external customers	$	8,503		$	4,873		$	6,790		$	−		$	20,166
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		7,370			379			(326	)		−			7,423
Total revenues		15,873			5,252			6,464			−			27,589
Segment operating expenses		(6,727	)		(4,234	)		(3,709	)		−			(14,670	)
General and administrative expenses		(71	)		(666	)		−			(1,877	)		(2,614	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			94			−			94
Provision for credit losses		(782	)		−			(2,694	)		−			(3,476	)
Depreciation and amortization		(301	)		(36	)		(2,696	)		(126	)		(3,159	)
Interest expense		(265	)		−			(2,578	)		(1,433	)		(4,276	)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			25			−			57			82
Other income (expense), net		81			714			3			(102	)		696
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(28	)		−			(239	)		−			(267	)
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and income taxes		7,780			1,055			(5,355	)		(3,481	)		(1	)
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(35	)		35			−
Income (loss) income from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	7,780		$	1,055		$	(5,390	)	$	(3,446	)	$	(1	)
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues from external customers	$	21,564		$	18,693		$	14,992		$	−		$	55,249
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		7,441			2,501			(575	)		−			9,367
Total revenues		29,005			21,194			14,417			−			64,616
Segment operating expenses		(18,276	)		(16,914	)		(11,675	)		−			(46,865	)
General and administrative expenses		(248	)		(2,440	)		−			(5,939	)		(8,627	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			357			−			357
Provision for credit losses		(871	)		−			(6,930	)		−			(7,801	)
Depreciation and amortization		(956	)		(125	)		(5,731	)		(393	)		(7,205	)
Interest expense		(812	)		−			(5,699	)		(4,301	)		(10,812	)
Gain on sale of management contract		−			6,520			−			−			6,520
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities		−			−			4,426			−			4,426
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			(1,435	)		−			153			(1,282	)
Other income (expense), net		318			2,120			11			(464	)		1,985
Pretax loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		35			−			583			−			618
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and income taxes		8,195			8,920			(10,241	)		(10,944	)		(4,070	)
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(1,623	)		1,623			−
Income (loss) from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	8,195		$	8,920		$	(11,864	)	$	(9,321	)	$	(4,070	)

	Real Estate		Financial Fund Management		Commercial Finance		All Other (1)			Total
Segment assets:
June 30, 2012	$	167,077	$	79,447	$	20,990	$	(74,678	)	$	192,836
June 30, 2011	$	163,052	$	41,719	$	230,430	$	(41,996	)	$	393,205

(1) Includes general corporate expenses and assets not allocable to any particular segment.

(2) In viewing its segment operations, management includes the pretax (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.  However, these interests are excluded from (Loss) Income from Operations as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be deducted to compute (Loss) Income from Operations as reflected in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

Geographic Information.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized a $5.1 million net gain on the sale of its management contract with, and equity investment in, Resource Europe CLO I.  There were no revenues generated from the Company's European operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and no other revenues during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  Included in the segment assets are European assets of $559,000 and $6.5 million as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Major Customer.  For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, the total of the management, incentive and servicing fees that the Company received from RSO were 30% and 24%, respectively, and 9% and 14% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  These fees have been reported as revenues by the Company's reporting segments.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	$ 28,496	$ (5,083)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,280	10,867
Provision for credit losses	10,910	7,801
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities	(501)	(9,367)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	2,741	5,018
Gain on sale of leases and loans	(37)	(357)
(Gain) loss on sale of loans and investment securities, net	(79)	1,282
Impairment loss recognized in earnings	74	0
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries	(63,431)	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	2,190	0
Gain on sale of management contract	0	(6,520)
Extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities	0	(4,426)
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	17,323	(1,667)
Equity-based compensation issued	1,059	1,963
Equity-based compensation received	(153)	(234)
Purchase of trading securities	(3,470)	0
Loss from discontinued operations	50	2,176
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(4,222)	(2,983)
Net cash used in operating activities	(4,770)	(1,530)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(147)	(739)
Payments received on real estate loans and real estate	1,580	16,291
Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities	(1,108)	(854)
Purchase of commercial finance assets	(18,483)	(65,762)
Principal payments received on leases and loans	9,041	18,732
Cash divested in deconsolidation of LEAF	(2,284)	0
Proceeds from sale of Apidos, net of transaction costs and cash divested on deconsolidation	17,864	0
Proceeds from sale of management contract	0	9,095
Purchase of loans and investments	(600)	0
Proceeds from sale of loans and investments	262	3,534
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,125	(19,703)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in borrowings	128,845	66,217
Principal payments on borrowings	(129,333)	(45,776)
Dividends paid	(1,720)	(1,675)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	1,056	1,914
Repurchase of common stock	(955)	0
Proceeds from issuance of LEAF preferred stock	0	15,221
Preferred stock dividends paid by LEAF to RSO	(188)	(132)
Payment of debt financing costs	(1,864)	(1,992)
(Decrease) increase in restricted cash	(647)	4,947
Other	(411)	0
Net cash (used in ) provided by financing activities	(5,217)	38,724
CASH FLOWS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
Operating activities	(924)	(181)
Net cash used in discontinued operations	(924)	(181)
(Decrease) increase in cash	(4,786)	17,310
Cash at beginning of year	24,455	11,243
Cash at end of period	$ 19,669	$ 28,553

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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Activity in noncontrolling interests [Roll Forward]
Noncontrolling interests, beginning of year			$ 37,360
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	45	503	384	161
Additional cash contribution made by the Company's partner in the hotel property			85
Transactions related to LEAF: [Abstract]
Transactions related to LEAF			(38,262)
Noncontrolling interests, end of period	245		245
Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Activity in noncontrolling interests [Roll Forward]
Noncontrolling interests, beginning of year			37,360
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			384
Other comprehensive income			49
Additional cash contribution made by the Company's partner in the hotel property			85
Distribution made to Company's partner in the hotel property			(80)
Transactions related to LEAF: [Abstract]
Cash portion of LEAF preferred stock dividends to RSO			(98)
Additional amounts attributed to management holdings			213
Deconsolidation of LEAF (see Note 1)			(37,668)
Transactions related to LEAF			(37,553)
Noncontrolling interests, end of period	$ 245		$ 245

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

Plant and equipment, net

Property and equipment, net, consist of the following (in thousands):

	Estimated	June 30,			September 30,
	Useful Life	2012			2011
Furniture and equipment	3-7 years	$	6,154		$	5,620
Leasehold improvements	1-9 years		2,660			2,656
LEAF property and equipment			−			11,939
			8,814			20,215
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(5,911	)		(5,183	)
Accumulated depreciation and amortization - LEAF			−			(8,034	)
Property and equipment, net		$	2,903		$	6,998

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FAIR VALUE, OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Carrying Amount [Member]
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities	$ 46,917	$ 54,815
Investments in commercial finance- loans held for investment	0	19,640
Total assets, fair value	46,917	74,455
Borrowings:
Real Estate Debt Fair Value Disclosure	10,574	10,700
Senior Notes	10,000	16,263
Corporate secured credit facilities and note	0	8,743
Other debt	2,043	3,807
Commercial finance debt	0	183,146
Total liabilities, fair value	22,617	222,659
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities	43,552	39,224
Investments in commercial finance- loans held for investment	0	19,550
Total assets, fair value	43,552	58,774
Borrowings:
Real Estate Debt Fair Value Disclosure	10,729	10,700
Senior Notes	10,863	17,438
Corporate secured credit facilities and note	0	8,743
Other debt	1,715	2,909
Commercial finance debt	0	183,146
Total liabilities, fair value	$ 23,307	$ 222,936

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 16 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the ordinary course of its business operations, the Company has ongoing relationships with several related entities.  The following table details the receivables and payables with these related parties (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net:
Commercial finance investment entities (1)	$	19,853	$	29,725
Real estate investment entities (2)		18,398		19,796
Financial fund management investment entities		3,550		2,652
RSO		4,907		2,539
Other		209		103
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	$	46,917	$	54,815
Payables due to managed entities and related parties, net:
Real estate investment entities	$	1,396	$	1,010
RSO		30		222
Payables to managed entities and related parties	$	1,426	$	1,232

(1) Reflects $18.8 million of reserves for credit losses related to management fees owed from three commercial finance investment entities that, based on a change in estimated cash distributions, are not expected to be collectible.

(2) Reflects $2.4 million of reserves for credit losses related to management fees owed from two real estate investment entities that, based on projected cash flows, are not expected to be collectible.

The Company receives fees, dividends and reimbursed expenses from several related/managed entities.  In addition, the Company reimburses another related entity for certain operating expenses.  The following table details those activities (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Fees from unconsolidated investment entities (1) :
Real estate(2)	$	4,405		$	3,753		$	12,862		$	9,909
Financial fund management		765			1,038			2,468			3,523
RSO:
Management, incentive and servicing fees		4,181			2,582			11,521			8,880
Dividends received		510			612			1,646			1,835
Reimbursement of expenses		1,134			687			2,731			1,708
RRE Opportunity REIT: Reimbursement of costs and expensesand expenses		150			473			785			1,441
Dividends received		14			−			14			−
Atlas Energy, L.P.- reimbursement of net costs and expenses		160			220			478			830
LEAF:
Reimbursement of net costs and expenses		84			−			226			−
Payment for rent and related expenses		(193	)		−			(497	)		−
Payment for sub-servicing the commercial finance       investment partnerships		(585	)		−			(1,696	)		−
1845 Walnut Associates Ltd- payment of rent and operating expenses		(155	)		(152	)		(469	)		(522	)
Graphic Images, LLC- payment for printing services		(34	)		(61	)		(136	)		(96	)
9 Henmar LLC- payment of broker/consulting fees		(20	)		(20	)		(42	)		(46	)
Ledgewood P.C. - payment for legal services		(239	)		(357	)		(508	)		(491	)
TBBK - reimbursement of net costs and expenses		32			8			106			8

(1) During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company waived $1.1 million and $3.8 million, respectively, and $1.9 million and $6.4 million during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, of its fund management fees from its commercial finance investment entities.

(2) Reflects discounts recorded by the Company of $57,000 and $185,000 recorded in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $512,000 and $702,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, in connection with management fees from its real estate investment entities that it expects to receive in future periods.

Relationship with RSO.  In March, 2012, the Company entered into an amendment to its management agreement with RSO in order to provide RSO with a sufficient number of accounting professionals dedicated to RSO's operations.  The number of accounting professionals and amounts charged for them by the Company is reviewed and approved by RSO's Board of Directors.  In conjunction with the June 2012 preferred stock offering by RSO, the management agreement was further amended on June 14, 2012 to include the RSO preferred shares in addition to its common shares for purposes of calculating the Company's management fees.

Relationship with CVC Credit Partners.  In conjunction with the sale of Apidos to CVC, the Company received, in part, a 33% limited partner interest in the CVC Credit Partners, a joint venture between the Company and CVC, and a 33% interest in the General Partner of CVC Credit Partners (see Note 1 for a more detailed description of the transaction).  Mr. Jonathan Z. Cohen, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President, will serve as the chairman of the board of CVC Credit Partners for an initial term until December 31, 2013 so long as the Company holds at least 10% of the partnership interests.  In addition, so long as the Company holds at least 25% of the partnership interests, the Company's consent will be required for all non-routine partnership actions, including dispositions and acquisitions in excess of specified thresholds, declarations of distributions, appointment and termination of senior employees, establishment of new investment funds and financings in excess of specified thresholds.

The Company is entitled to a reimbursement of transitional and shared service costs of $1.4 million through the transaction closing date, which was included in Receivables from Managed Entities at June 30, 2012.  The Company received the payment for these costs in July 2012.  In accordance with the shared services agreement it has with CVC Credit Partners, the Company will receive $85,000 per month for reimbursement of various operating costs and expenses it incurs on behalf of the partnership.

Relationship with LEAF.  The Company maintains a shared service agreement with LEAF for the reimbursement of various costs and expenses it incurs on behalf of LEAF.  In addition, the Company subleases office space in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from LEAF under a lease that expires in August 2013.

Sub-servicing agreement with LEAF for the commercial finance investment funds.  The Company entered into a sub-servicing agreement with LEAF to provide management services for the commercial finance funds.  The fee is equal to LEAF's costs to provide these services up to a maximum of 1% of the net present value of all lease and loan contracts comprising each commercial finance fund's borrowing base under its credit facilities or securitizations.  In addition, LEAF is entitled to an evaluation fee equal to one half of any acquisition or similar fee collected by the Company in connection with the acquisition of any new lease or loan contracts for which LEAF provides evaluation services.

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, LEAF sold $1.2 million of leases and loans to the commercial finance funds.  During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, such sales to the funds totaled $0 and $821,000, respectively.

Loan to affiliated real estate partnership.  The Company advances funds to an affiliated real estate investment partnership under a revolving note to a maximum of $3.0 million, bearing interest at the prime rate.  Amounts drawn, which are due upon demand, were $2.4 million and $2.2 million as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively, which is included in Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties, net of allowance for credit losses.  The Company recorded $17,000 and $49,000 of interest income on this loan, and then fully reserved these amounts, during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012.

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES [Abstract]

Summary of the components of accrued expenses and other liabilities

The following is a summary of the components of accrued expenses and other liabilities (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	$	10,045	$	8,153
SERP liability (see Note 15)		6,608		7,049
Accrued wages and benefits		1,136		3,617
Real estate loan commitment		1,222		2,147
Trapeza clawback (see Note 19)		1,181		1,181
Due to brokers		−		8,254
LEAF payables		−		10,486
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	20,192	$	40,887

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FAIR VALUE

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

FAIR VALUE [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE

NOTE 18 - FAIR VALUE

In analyzing the fair value of its assets and liabilities accounted for on a fair value basis, the Company follows the fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  Assets and liabilities are categorized into one of three levels based on the assumptions (inputs) used in valuing the asset or liability.  Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, while Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment.  The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 − Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. 

Level 2 − Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.

Level 3 − Unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in the pricing of the asset or liability and that are, consequently, not based on market activity, but upon particular valuation techniques.

There were no transfers between any of the Levels within the fair value hierarchy for any of the periods presented.

The following is a discussion of the assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis, as well as the valuation techniques applied to each fair value measurement and the estimates and assumptions used by the Company in those measurements.

Receivables from managed entities.  The Company recorded a discount on certain of its receivable balances due from its real estate and commercial finance managed entities due to the extended term of the repayment to the Company.  The discount was computed based on estimated inputs, including the repayment term (Level 3).

For the real estate managed entity receivables, the Company assumes the fair value of the real estate investment funds through the sale of the underlying properties.  The net proceeds are applied first to the payoff of the lenders and then to the payment of distributions due to investors; any balance remaining is then available to repay the amounts due to the Company.  The balance sheet date fair value of the properties are individually calculated based on capitalized net operating income, which are derived from capitalization rates from a third-party research firm (for the region in which the properties are located, based on actual sales data for properties sold during the past year) as applied to the Company's internally-generated projected operating results for each of the respective properties.  These projections are historically based and are adjusted for current trends in the marketplace and specific changes as applicable by property.

With respect to the commercial finance partnership receivables, management projects the availability of excess cash flow at the individual investment entity to repay the Company's receivable.  In determining the excess cash flow, management starts with the gross future payments due on leases and loans for each of the funds, which are fixed and determinable, net of debt service and expected credit losses, which are estimated based on a migration analysis which is calculated based on historical data across the entire portfolio of leases and loans. This analysis estimates the likelihood that an account will progress through delinquency stages to ultimate charge-off.  After an account becomes 180 or more days past due, any remaining balance is fully reserved, less an estimated recovery amount based on historical trends (currently estimated at 12.4%).  Cash is first applied to the payoff of the underlying principal and interest on debt used to purchase the portfolios.  The projected cash flows also take into consideration the receipt of other income (such as late fees or residual gains) and the payment of general and administrative expenses of the funds.  The remaining excess cash is then available to repay the amounts due to the Company.

Investment securities − equity securities.  The Company uses quoted market prices (Level 1) to value its investments in RSO and TBBK common stock.

Investment securities − trading securities.  The Company uses third-party dealer quotes or bids to estimate the fair value of its trading securities (Level 2).

Investment securities − CDO securities.  The fair value of CDO securities is based primarily on internally generated expected cash flow models that require significant management judgments and estimates due to the lack of market activity and unobservable pricing inputs.  Unobservable inputs into these models include default, recovery, discount and deferral rates, prepayment speeds and reinvestment interest spreads (Level 3).

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company's CDO securities are prepayment rates, probability of default, loss severity rate, reinvestment price on underlying collateral and the discount rate.  Significant increases (decreases) in the default or discount rates in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement, whereas significant increases (decreases) in the recovery rate, prepayment rate or reinvestment price in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.  Generally, a change in the assumption used for the probability of default is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the discount rate and a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for prepayment rates, recovery rates and reinvestment prices on underlying collateral. 

Investment in real estate.  The Company received an offer for the sale of one of its assets included in Investments in Real Estate.  The offer was below the book value of the asset and, accordingly, the Company recorded an impairment charge during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 (Level 2).

Investment in CVC Credit Partners.  The Company utilized a third-party valuation firm to value its investment in CVC Credit Partners and the Apidos preferred stock.  The joint venture investment was valued at $28.6 million based on the weighted average of several calculations, including implied transaction, dividend discount, discounted cash flow, and guideline public company models. These valuation models required assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue and market growth, operating cash flows, market multiples, and discount rates, which took into consideration the current economic environment and credit market conditions (Level 3).

Investment in Apidos preferred stock and contractual commitment.  The Company's investment in the Apidos preferred stock, valued at $6.8 million, as well as the corresponding contractual commitment valued at $453,000, were both based on the present value of the underlying discounted projected cash flows of the legacy Apidos incentive management fees (Level 3).

Investment in LEAF.  The Company's investment in LEAF, also based on a third-party valuation, was valued at $1.7 million. The valuation utilized several approaches, including discounted expected cash flows, market approach and comparable sales transactions to estimate the fair value of the Company's investment in LEAF as a result of the November 2011 LCC Transaction.  These approaches required assumptions and estimates of many critical factors, including revenue and market growth, operating cash flows, market multiples, and discount rates, which were based on the current economic environment and credit market conditions (Level 3).

The following items are included in the Company's fair value disclosures at September 30, 2011; however, due to the LEAF transaction, they are no longer included in the consolidated financial statements:

Retained interest − commercial finance.  During fiscal 2010, the Company sold leases and loans to third-parties in which portions of the proceeds were retained by the purchasers.  The purchasers have the right to return leases and loans that default within periods ranging from approximately six to forty-eight months after the date of sale and to deduct the applicable percentage from the retained proceeds.  The Company determines the fair value of these retained interests by calculating the present value of future expected cash flows using key assumptions for credit losses and discount rates based on historical experience and repayment terms (Level 3).

Interest rate swaps.  These instruments are valued by a third-party pricing agent using an income approach and utilizing models that use as their primary basis readily observable market parameters.  This valuation process considers factors including interest rate yield curves, time value, credit factors and volatility factors.  Although the Company determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fell within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with these derivatives utilized Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. However, the Company assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of these derivative positions and determined that the credit valuation adjustments were not significant to the overall valuation of these derivatives. As a result, the Company determined that these derivative valuations in their entirety were classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Guggenheim - secured revolving facility.  The proceeds from this loan were allocated to the revolving facility and the warrants issued to the lender based on their relative fair values, as determined by an independent third-party appraiser.  The appraiser determined the fair value of the debt based primarily on the interest rates of similarly rated notes with similar terms.  The appraiser assessed the fair value of the equity of LEAF in making its determination of the fair value of the warrants (Level 3).

Impaired loans and leases - commercial finance.  Leases and loans are considered impaired when they are 90 or more days past due and are placed on non-accrual status.  The Company records an allowance for the impaired loans and leases based upon historical experience (Level 3).

As of June 30, 2012, the fair value of the Company's assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis was as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investment securities	$	13,785	$	3,411	$	2,684	$	19,880

As of September 30, 2011, the fair values of the Company's assets and liability recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Investment securities	$	12,768	$	−	$	2,356	$	15,124
Retained financial interest - commercial finance		−		−		22		22
Total	$	12,768	$	−	$	2,378	$	15,146
Liability:
Interest rate swap	$	−	$	404	$	−	$	404

The following table presents additional information about assets, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value (in thousands):

				Retained
	Investment			Financial
	Securities			Interest
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of year	$	2,356		$	22
Purchases		600			−
Income accreted		603			−
Payments and distributions received		(856	)		−
Impairment recognized in earnings		(74	)		−
Deconsolidation of LEAF		−			(22	)
Change in unrealized losses - included in accumulated other comprehensive loss		55			−
Balance, end of period	$	2,684		$	−
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	6,223		$	273
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		(2,946	)		−
Loss on sale of investment securities, net		(1,470	)		−
Income accreted		948			−
Payment and distributions received		(861	)		(251	)
Change in unrealized losses - included in accumulated other comprehensive loss		462			−
Balance, end of year	$	2,356		$	22

The following table presents the Company's quantitative inputs and assumptions used in determining the fair value of items categorized in Level 3:

	Fair Value at June 30, 2012 (in thousands)		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range (weighted average)
CDO securities	$	2,684	Discounted cash flow	Constant default rate		2%
				Loss severity rate		30%
				Constant prepayment rate		20%
				Reinvestment price on collateral		99%
				Discount rate		20%

The Company recognized the following changes in carrying value of the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, as follows (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance and real estate	$	−	$	−	$	22,890	$	22,890
Investment in real estate		−		815		−		815
Investment in CVC Credit Partners		−		−		28,600		28,600
Investment in Apidos preferred equity		−		−		6,792		6,792
Investment in LEAF		−		−		1,749		1,749
Total	$	−	$	815	$	60,031	$	60,846
Liability:
Apidos contractual commitment	$	−	$	−	$	453	$	453
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011:
Assets:
Investments in commercial finance - impaired loans and leases	$	−	$	−	$	310	$	310
Receivables from managed entities		−		−		18,941		18,941
Total	$	−	$	−	$	19,251	$	19,251
Liability:
Guggenheim - secured revolving credit facility	$	−	$	−	$	49,266	$	49,266

The fair value of financial instruments, excluding instruments valued on a recurring basis, is as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities	$	46,917	$	43,552	$	54,815	$	39,224
Investments in commercial finance - loans held for investment		−		−		19,640		19,550
	$	46,917	$	43,552	$	74,455	$	58,774
Borrowings:
Real estate debt	$	10,574	$	10,729	$	10,700	$	10,700
Senior Notes		10,000		10,863		16,263		17,438
Corporate secured credit facilities and note		−		−		8,743		8,743
Other debt		2,043		1,715		3,807		2,909
Commercial finance debt		−		−		183,146		183,146
	$	22,617	$	23,307	$	222,659	$	222,936

For cash, receivables and payables, the carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.

The estimated fair value of the receivables from managed entities includes the discounted net projected cash flows available to repay the Company on amounts due from its four commercial finance investment entities.

The carrying value of the Company's corporate secured revolving credit facilities and term note approximates their fair values because of their variable interest rates.  The Company estimated the fair value of the real estate debt using current interest rates for similar loans.  The Company estimated the fair value of the Senior Notes by applying the percentage appreciation in a high-yield fund with approximately similar quality and risk attributed to the Senior Notes.  The carrying value of the Company's other debt was estimated using current interest for similar loans at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.  The carrying value of the Company's commercial finance debt approximated its fair value due to its recent issuance at September 30, 2011 and was deconsolidated during the Company's first quarter ended December 31, 2011 (all fair values are Level 3).

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details)	Aug. 01, 2012
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]
Outstanding shares authorized to be repurchased (in hundredths)	5.00%

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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF QUARTERLY PRESENTATION

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF QUARTERLY PRESENTATION [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF QUARTERLY PRESENTATION

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF QUARTERLY PRESENTATION

Resource America, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: REXI) is a specialized asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to evaluate, originate, service and manage investment opportunities through its real estate,  financial fund management, and commercial finance operating segments.  As a specialized asset manager, the Company seeks to develop investment funds for outside investors for which the Company provides asset management services, typically under long-term management and operating arrangements either through a contract with, or as the manager or general partner of, the sponsored fund.  The Company limits its investment funds to investment areas where it owns existing operating companies or has specific expertise.  The Company manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors and Resource Capital Corp. ("RSO") (NYSE: RSO), a diversified real estate finance company that is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust ("REIT").

The consolidated financial statements and the information and tables contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. However, in the opinion of management, these interim financial statements include all adjustments necessary to fairly present the results of the interim periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. The results of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for the full year ending September 30, 2012.

LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. ("LEAF").  In January 2011, the Company formed LEAF to conduct its equipment lease origination and servicing operations and to obtain outside equity and debt financing sources.  LEAF Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, retained the management of the four equipment leasing partnerships, which are sub-serviced by LEAF.  On November 16, 2011, the Company and LEAF, together with RSO, entered into a stock purchase agreement and related agreements (collectively the "November 2011 LCC Transaction") with Eos Partners, L.P., a private investment firm, and its affiliates ("Eos").  Pursuant to the November 2011 LCC Transaction, Eos invested $50.0 million in cash in LEAF in exchange for 50,000 shares of newly-issued 12% Series A Participating Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") and warrants to purchase 2,954 shares of LEAF common stock for an exercise price of $0.01 per share, collectively representing, on a fully-diluted basis, a 45.1% interest in LEAF.  In exchange for its prior interest in LEAF, RSO received 31,341 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 4,872 shares of newly-issued 8% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") and 2,364 shares of newly-issued Series D Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock"), collectively representing, on a fully-diluted basis, a 26.7% interest in LEAF.  The Company retained 18,414 shares of LEAF common stock, representing a fully-diluted interest of 15.7%, and senior management of LEAF maintained a 10% fully-diluted interest.  As a result of the November 2011 LCC Transaction, the Company deconsolidated LEAF (see Note 3) and has accounted for its investment in LEAF on the equity method beginning on November 17, 2011.  In conjunction with the transaction and resulting deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company recorded a gain of $8.7 million.

Apidos Capital Management, LLC ("Apidos").  On April 17, 2012, the Company sold 100% of its common equity interests in Apidos, its collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") management subsidiary, to CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS, S.A., a private equity firm ("CVC").  Pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement and related agreements between the Company and CVC dated as of December 29, 2011, the Company sold Apidos in exchange for (i) $25.0 million in cash, (ii) a 33% limited partner interest in CVC Credit Partners, L.P, a newly-formed Cayman Islands limited partnership jointly owned by the Company and CVC ("CVC Credit Partners"), and (iii) a 33% interest in CVC Credit Partners' general partner, a Jersey corporation (the "General Partner").  Prior to the closing, CVC contributed its credit management subsidiary to CVC Credit Partners. The Company also retained a preferred equity interest in Apidos, which entitles it to receive distributions from CVC Credit Partners equal to 75% of the incentive management fees from the legacy Apidos portfolios.  The Company recorded a $54.7 million net gain on the sale of Apidos, including the investments in CVC Credit Partners and Apidos preferred equity at their fair value totaling $34.9 million.  At June 30, 2012, these investments were reflected as Investments in Unconsolidated Loan Manager on the consolidated balance sheets.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	49,000,000	49,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	29,392,755	28,779,998
Common stock restricted shares (in shares)	394,849	649,007
Treasury stock shares (in shares)	9,469,996	9,126,966

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BORROWINGS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

BORROWINGS [Abstract]

BORROWINGS

NOTE 11 - BORROWINGS

The credit facilities and other debt of the Company and related borrowings outstanding are as follows (in thousands):

	As of June 30,				September 30,
	2012				2011
	Maximum Amount of Facility		Borrowings Outstanding		Borrowings Outstanding
Corporate and Real estate debt:
TD Bank - secured revolving credit facility (1)	$	6,997	$	−	$	7,493
TD Bank - term loan		−		−		1,250
Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility		3,500		−		−
				−		8,743
Senior Notes (2)				10,000		16,263
Mortgage debt				10,574		10,700
Note payable to RSO				1,677		1,705
Other debt				366		548
Total corporate and real estate borrowings				22,617		37,959
Commercial finance debt				−		184,700
Total borrowings outstanding			$	22,617	$	222,659

(1) The amount of the facility as shown has been reduced for outstanding letters of credit totaling $503,000 at June 30, 2012.

(2) The September 30, 2011 balance shown is net of an unamortized discount of $2.6 million related to the fair value of detachable warrants issued to the note holders.  In conjunction with the refinancing of the Senior Notes in November 2011, the remaining unamortized discount was charged off to Loss on Extinguishment of Debt in the consolidated statements of operations.

Corporate Debt

TD Bank, N.A. ("TD Bank").  In November 2011, the Company amended its agreement to extend the maturity of the TD Bank facility from August 31, 2012 to August 31, 2013 and repaid the outstanding term loan in the amount of $1.3 million.  The interest rate on borrowings is either (a) the prime rate of interest plus 2.25% or (b) LIBOR plus 3%, with a floor of 6%.  The Company is also charged an annual fee of 0.5% on the unused facility amount as well as a 5.25% fee on the $503,000 of outstanding letters of credit.

The facility requires that the Company repay the facility in an amount equal to 30% of the aggregate net proceeds (gross sales proceeds less reasonable and customary costs and expenses related to the sale) for certain asset sales.  Borrowings are secured by a first priority security interest in certain of the Company's assets and the guarantees of certain subsidiaries, including (i) the present and future fees and investment income earned in connection with the management of, and investments in, sponsored CDO issuers, (ii) a pledge of 18,972 shares of TBBK common stock, and (iii) the pledge of 1,833,915 shares of RSO common stock.  Availability under the facility is limited to the lesser of (a) 75% of the net present value of future management fees to be earned or (b) the maximum revolving credit facility amount.

At June 30, 2012, there was no outstanding principal balance on the secured term credit facility and the availability on the line was $7.0 million, as reduced for outstanding letters of credit.  Weighted average borrowings for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 were $4.0 million and $4.9 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 6.0% for both periods and an effective interest rate (inclusive of the amortization of deferred finance costs) of 11.2% and 10.5%, respectively.  Weighted average borrowings for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $7.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 6.0% and 6.7% and an effective interest rate of 9.8% and 10.7%, respectively.  Weighted average borrowings for the term note for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 were $259,000 at a weighted average borrowing rate of 6% and an effective interest rate of 38.2% (reflecting the accelerated amortization of deferred finance costs).  Weighted average borrowings for the term note for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $4.4 million and $1.9 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 6.0% for both periods and an effective interest rate of 14.2% and 12.8%, respectively.

Republic First Bank ("Republic Bank").  In February 2011, the Company entered into a $3.5 million revolving credit facility with Republic Bank.  The facility bears interest at the prime rate of interest plus 1% (floor of 4.5%).  The loan is secured by a pledge of 700,000 shares of RSO stock and a first priority security interest in an office building located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Availability under this facility is limited to the lesser of (a) the sum of (i) 25% of the appraised value of the real estate, based upon the most recent appraisal delivered to the bank and (ii) 100% of the cash and 75% of the market value of the pledged RSO shares held in the pledged account; or (b) 100% of the cash and 100% of the market value of the pledged RSO shares held in the pledged account.  In January 2012, the Company amended this facility to extend the maturity date from December 28, 2012 to December 1, 2013 and to add an unused annual facility fee equal to 0.25%.  There were no borrowings under this facility for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012

Senior Notes

In November 2011, the Company redeemed $8.8 million of its existing Senior Notes for cash, modified the terms of the remaining $10.0 million of notes to reduce the interest rate to 9% and to extend the maturity to October 2013.  The detachable 5-year warrants to purchase 3,690,195 shares of common stock issued with the original notes remain outstanding.  The Company accounted for the warrants as a discount to the original Senior Notes.  Upon the modification and partial repayment of the Senior Notes, the Company expensed the remaining $2.2 million of unamortized discount.  The effective interest rate (inclusive of the amortization of the warrant discount) was 9.3% and 14.3% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.  The effective interest rate for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 was 22.6% and 21.9%, respectively.

Other Debt - Corporate

Capital leases.  In December 2011, the Company entered into a capital lease for the purchase of equipment at an interest rate of 7.2%.  The two-year lease requires monthly payments of $22,697.  The principal balance of the lease at June 30, 2012 was $366,000.

Commercial Finance Debt - No Longer Consolidated with the Company

Due to the November 2011 LCC Transaction and resulting deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company's commercial finance facilities are no longer included in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Securitization of leases and loans. On October 28, 2011, LEAF completed a $105.0 million securitization.  A newly-formed subsidiary of LEAF issued eight classes of notes which are asset-backed debt, secured and payable by certain assets of LEAF.  The notes included eight fixed rate classes of notes ranging from 0.4% to 5.5%, rated by both Dominion Bond Rating Service, Inc. ("DBRS") and Moody's Investors Services, Inc., and mature from October 2012 to March 2019.  The weighted average borrowings for the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011 were $42.7 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 2.6% and an effective interest rate (inclusive of amortization of deferred financing costs and interest rate swaps) of 5.6%.

Guggenheim Securities LLC ("Guggenheim").  At December 31, 2010, LEAF Financial had a short-term bridge loan with Guggenheim for borrowings up to $21.8 million.  The bridge facility was repaid in January 4, 2011 and terminated on February 28, 2011.  Beginning in January 2011, Guggenheim provided LEAF with a revolving warehouse credit facility with availability up to $110.0 million and committed to further expand the borrowing limit to $150.0 million.  LEAF, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, issued to Guggenheim, as initial purchaser, six classes of DBRS-rated variable funding notes, with ratings ranging from "AAA" to "B", for  up to $110.0 million.  The notes are secured and payable only from the underlying equipment leases and loans.  Interest is calculated at a rate of 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus a margin rate applicable to each class of notes.  The revolving period of the facility ends on December 31, 2012 and the stated maturity of the notes is December 15, 2020, unless there is a mutual agreement to extend.  Principal payments on the notes are required to begin when the revolving period ends.  The Company was not an obligor or a guarantor of these securities and the facility was non-recourse to the Company.  The weighted average borrowings for the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011 (when LEAF was deconsolidated; see Note 1) were $68.8 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 4.2% and an effective interest rate of 5.1%.  The weighted average borrowings for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $58.2 million and $26.0 million, respectively, at a weighted average interest rate of 5.0% and 5.1%, respectively.  The weighted average borrowings on the bridge loan for the nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $11.7 million at a weighted average interest rate 9.1%.

Series 2010-2 term securitization.  In May 2010, LEAF Receivables Funding 3, LLC, a subsidiary of LEAF ("LRF3"), issued $120.0 million of equipment contract-backed notes ("Series 2010-2") to provide financing for leases and loans.  In the connection with the formation of LEAF in January 2011, RSO contributed the Series 2010-2 notes, along with the underlying lease portfolio, to LEAF.  LRF3 is the sole obligor on these notes.  The weighted average borrowings for the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011 (when LEAF was deconsolidated; see Note 1) were $70.1 million, at a weighted average borrowing rate of 5.1% and an effective interest rate of 8.5%.  The weighted average borrowings for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were $84.6 million and $57.8 million, respectively, at a weighted average interest rate of 8.5% and 8.6%, respectively.

Note payable to RSO − commercial finance. On July 20, 2011, RSO entered into an agreement with LEAF pursuant to which RSO agreed to provide a $10.0 million loan to LEAF, of which $6.9 million was funded as of September 30, 2011, with additional funding of $3.1 million prior to the November 16, 2011 deconsolidation.  The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.0% per annum on the unpaid principal balance, payable quarterly.  The loan was secured by the commercial finance assets of LEAF and LEAF's interest in LRF3.  In the November 2011 LCC Transaction, RSO received $8.5 million from LEAF in payment of the outstanding balance and extinguished the loan.

Debt repayments

Annual principal payments on the Company's aggregate borrowings over the next five years ending June 30, and thereafter, are as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	434
2014		10,302
2015		1,881
2016		215
2017		231
Thereafter		9,554
	$	22,617

Covenants

The TD Bank credit facility is subject to certain financial covenants, which are customary for the type and size of the facility, including debt service coverage and debt to equity ratios.  The debt to equity ratio restricts the amount of recourse debt the Company can incur based on a ratio of recourse debt to net worth.

The mortgage on the Company's hotel property contains financial covenants related to the net worth and liquid assets of the Company. Although non-recourse in nature, the loan is subject to limited standard exceptions (or "carveouts") which the Company has guaranteed.  These carveouts will expire as the loan is paid down over the next ten years.  The Company has control over the operations of the underlying property, which mitigates the potential risk associated with these carveouts and, accordingly, no liabilities for these obligations have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.  To date, the Company has not been required to make any carveout payments.

The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of June 30, 2012.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 01, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000083402
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,256,970
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Abstract]

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

NOTE 12 - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table reflects the changes in comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net income (loss)	$	30,280		$	92		$	28,496		$	(5,083	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax of $(11), $(273), $327 and $(378)		(17	)		(378	)		518			(551	)
Less:  reclassification for realized losses, net of tax of $0, $2, $28 and $566		−			(2	)		46			904
		(17	)		(380	)		564			353
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0, $30, $0 and $30		−			(30	)		−			(30	)
Less: reclassification for realized losses, net of tax of $36, $31, $107 and $96		46			43			140			127
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging contracts, net of tax of $5, $(66), $176 and $38		7			(90	)		234			53
Foreign currency translation gain recognized in earnings		−			−			−			368
Comprehensive income (loss)		30,316			(365	)		29,434			(4,212	)
Less:  comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(45	)		(482	)		(433	)		(165	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	30,271		$	(847	)	$	29,001		$	(4,377	)

The following are changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by category (in thousands):

	Investment Securities Available-for-Sale			Cash Flow Hedges (1)			SERP Pension Liability			Total
Balance, beginning of year, net of tax of $(7,147), $(202), and $(2,271)	$	(11,421	)	$	(222	)	$	(2,970	)	$	(14,613	)
Current period changes		564			185			140			889
Balance, end of period, net of tax of $(6,792), $(26) and $(2,163)	$	(10,857	)	$	(37	)	$	(2,830	)	$	(13,724	)

(1) Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 are net unrealized losses of $15,000 (net of tax benefit of $14,000) and $41,000 (net of tax benefit of $28,000), respectively, related to hedging instruments held by the investment funds sponsored by LEAF Financial, in which the Company owns an equity interest.  In addition, at September 30, 2011, the Company had a net unrealized loss of $181,000 (net of tax benefit and noncontrolling interests of $223,000) included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for hedging activity of LEAF.  As of June 30, 2012, the Company owns an equity interest in LEAF and has included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss its percentage of LEAF's hedging activity of $22,000 (net of tax benefit of $12,000).  The Company has no other hedging activity as of June 30, 2012.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
REVENUES:
Real estate	$ 10,921	$ 15,873	$ 29,303	$ 29,005
Financial fund management	2,991	5,252	15,874	21,194
Commercial finance	(128)	6,464	2,051	14,417
Revenues	13,784	27,589	47,228	64,616
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Real estate	7,386	6,727	21,985	18,276
Financial fund management	2,994	4,234	13,177	16,914
Commercial finance	118	3,709	2,311	11,675
Restructuring expenses	0	0	365	0
General and administrative	2,567	2,614	7,930	8,627
Gain on sale of leases and loans	0	(94)	(37)	(357)
Provision for credit losses	5,698	3,476	10,910	7,801
Depreciation and amortization	528	3,159	3,124	7,205
Costs and Expenses	19,291	23,825	59,765	70,141
OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME	(5,507)	3,764	(12,537)	(5,525)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiaries	54,682	0	63,431	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(2,190)	0
Gain on sale of management contract	0	0	0	6,520
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities	0	0	0	4,426
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities, net	0	82	63	(1,282)
Impairment loss recognized in earnings	0	0	(74)	0
Interest expense	(578)	(4,276)	(4,197)	(10,812)
Other income, net	362	696	1,546	1,985
Other income (expense)	54,466	(3,498)	58,579	837
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes	48,959	266	46,042	(4,688)
Income tax provision (benefit)	18,665	151	17,496	(1,781)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	30,294	115	28,546	(2,907)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(14)	(23)	(50)	(2,176)
Net income (loss)	30,280	92	28,496	(5,083)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(45)	(503)	(384)	(161)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	30,235	(411)	28,112	(5,244)
Amounts attributable to common shareholders:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	30,249	(388)	28,162	(3,068)
Discontinued operations	(14)	(23)	(50)	(2,176)
Net income (loss)	$ 30,235	$ (411)	$ 28,112	$ (5,244)
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.53	$ (0.02)	$ 1.43	$ (0.16)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (0.11)
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 1.53	$ (0.02)	$ 1.43	$ (0.27)
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	19,815	19,741	19,618	19,389
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.44	$ (0.02)	$ 1.37	$ (0.16)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (0.11)
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ 1.44	$ (0.02)	$ 1.37	$ (0.27)
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	21,036	19,741	20,464	19,389
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.03	$ 0.09	$ 0.09

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

INVESTMENT SECURITIES [Abstract]

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

NOTE 6 − INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Components of the Company's investment securities are as follows (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Available-for-sale securities	$	16,469	$	14,884
Trading securities		3,411		240
Total investment securities, at fair value	$	19,880	$	15,124

Available-for-sale securities.  The following table discloses the pre-tax unrealized gains (losses) relating to the Company's investments in equity and collateralized debt obligation ("CDO") securities (in thousands):

	Cost or Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
June 30, 2012:
Equity securities	$	32,806	$	71	$	(19,092	)	$	13,785
CDO securities		1,312		1,372		−			2,684
Total	$	34,118	$	1,443	$	(19,092	)	$	16,469
September 30, 2011:
Equity securities	$	32,411	$	27	$	(19,910	)	$	12,528
CDO securities		1,039		1,317		−			2,356
Total	$	33,450	$	1,344	$	(19,910	)	$	14,884

Equity Securities.  The Company holds 2.6 million shares of RSO common stock as well as options to acquire an additional 2,166 shares (exercise price of $15.00 per share; expiration in March 2015).  The Company also holds 18,972 shares of TBBK common stock.  A portion of these investments are pledged as collateral for the Company's two secured corporate credit facilities.

CDO Securities.  The CDO securities represent the Company's equity interest in three CDO issuers that it has sponsored and manages.  The fair value of these interests are impacted by the fair value of the investments held by the respective CDO issuers, which are sensitive to interest rate fluctuations and credit quality determinations.

Trading Securities.  The Company purchased investment securities classified as trading securities during fiscal 2012.  The Company had net unrealized gains and interest on these securities totaling $178,000 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, which is included in Financial Fund Management revenue on the consolidated statements of operations.

At September 30, 2011, the Company held 33,509 shares of TBBK common stock in a Rabbi Trust for the Supplemental Employment Retirement Plan ("SERP") for its former Chief Executive Officer valued at $240,000, which it classified as trading securities.  The Company sold all of the plan's TBBK shares during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and recognized a gain of $22,000.

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, the Company had sold 20,400 and 65,125 shares of TBBK it held, respectively, and recognized gains of $57,000 and $153,000, respectively.  In addition, the Company also recorded unrealized trading gains of $19,000 and $220,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, respectively (see Note 17).

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Losses.  The Company recorded a $74,000 charge for the other-than-temporary impairment of one of its investments in CDOs, primarily invested in bank loans, during the nine months ended June 30, 2012.  The Company did not record any impairment charges during the same period in fiscal 2011.

Unrealized losses along with the related fair value, aggregated by the length of time the investments were in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows (in thousands, except number of securities):

	Less than 12 Months						More than 12 Months
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities
June 30, 2012:
Equity securities	$	−	$	−		−	$	13,606	$	(19,092	)		1
CDO securities		−		−		−		−		−			−
Total	$	−	$	−		−	$	13,606	$	(19,092	)		1
September 30, 2011:
Equity securities	$	−	$	−		−	$	12,393	$	(19,910	)		1
CDO securities		−		−		−		−		−			−
Total	$	−	$	−		−	$	12,393	$	(19,910	)		1

The unrealized losses in RSO common stock reflected in the above table are considered to be temporary impairments due to market factors and not reflective of credit deterioration.  The Company considers its role as the external manager of RSO and the value of its management contract, which includes a substantial fee for termination of the manager.  Further, because of its intent and ability to hold its investment in RSO, the Company does not consider the unrealized losses to be other-than-temporary impairments.

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INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE

NOTE 5 - INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE

The following is a summary of the carrying value of the Company's investments in real estate (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,390 and $4,785:
Hotel property (Savannah, Georgia)	$	11,744	$	12,051
Office building (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		3,127		3,165
Multifamily apartment complex (Kansas City, Kansas)		1,549		1,525
		16,420		16,741
Real estate assets - consolidated VIE, net of accumulated depreciation of $752 and $656		782		944
Other real estate holdings		2,154		2,257
Investments in real estate, net	$	19,356	$	19,942

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OTHER INCOME, NET

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

OTHER INCOME, NET [Abstract]

OTHER INCOME, NET

NOTE 17 − OTHER INCOME, NET

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
RSO dividend income	$	510		$	612		$	1,646		$	1,835
Interest income		135			73			389			323
Unrealized gains on trading securities		−			19			−			220
Other expense, net		(283	)		(8	)		(489	)		(393	)
Other income, net	$	362		$	696		$	1,546		$	1,985

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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS [Abstract]

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

NOTE 13 - NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

The following table presents the rollforward of activity in noncontrolling interests that were included in the Company's consolidated balance sheet for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

Noncontrolling interests, beginning of year	$	37,360
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		384
Other comprehensive income		49
Additional cash contribution made by the Company's partner in the hotel property		85
Distribution made to the Company's partner in the hotel property		(80	)
Transactions related to LEAF:
Cash portion of LEAF preferred stock dividends to RSO		(98	)
Additional amounts attributed to management holdings		213
Deconsolidation of LEAF		(37,668	)
		(37,553	)
Noncontrolling interests, end of period	$	245

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 9 − PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment, net, consist of the following (in thousands):

	Estimated	June 30,			September 30,
	Useful Life	2012			2011
Furniture and equipment	3-7 years	$	6,154		$	5,620
Leasehold improvements	1-9 years		2,660			2,656
LEAF property and equipment			−			11,939
			8,814			20,215
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(5,911	)		(5,183	)
Accumulated depreciation and amortization - LEAF			−			(8,034	)
Property and equipment, net		$	2,903		$	6,998

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Reconciliation of the components used in the computation of Basic and Diluted EPS [Abstract]
Basic shares outstanding (in shares)	19,815,000		19,741,000		19,618,000		19,389,000
Dilutive effect of stock options and award plans (in shares)	1,221,000	[1]	0	[1]	846,000	[1]	0	[1]
Dilutive shares outstanding (in shares)	21,036,000		19,741,000		20,464,000		19,389,000
Stock Options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from diluted EPS (in shares)			1,000,000				1,000,000
Weighted average exercise price per share (in dollars per share)			16.27				16.27
Warrants [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from diluted EPS (in shares)			3,700,000				3,700,000
Warrants weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			5.11				5.11

[1] Due to the losses for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, stock options and warrants outstanding were antidilutive and, therefore, excluded from the Diluted EPS computation. As a result, Basic EPS and Diluted EPS shares were the same. Excluded from the Diluted EPS calculation for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were outstanding options to purchase 1.0 million shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $16.27, as well as outstanding warrants to purchase 3.7 million shares of common stock at an average exercise price of $5.11.

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

NOTE 7 − INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

As a specialized asset manager, the Company develops various types of investment vehicles, which it manages under long-term management agreements or similar arrangements.  The following table details the Company's investments in these vehicles, including the range of interests it owns (in thousands, except percentages):

	Range of Combined Ownership Interests		June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Real estate investment entities		1% - 10%	$	7,844	$	8,439
Financial fund management partnerships		3% − 11%		3,860		3,476
Trapeza entities		33% − 50%		1,036		795
LEAF		15.7%  (1)		−		−
Commercial finance investment entities		1% − 6%		−		−
Investments in unconsolidated entities			$	12,740	$	12,710

(1) Based upon terms of the agreements for the deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company is calculating its share of losses incurred by LEAF for the period from November 17, 2011 to June 30, 2012 based on the equity method of accounting.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company's share of LEAF's losses, recorded as Commercial Finance revenues on the consolidated statements of operations, reduced the Company's investment in LEAF to zero.

Two of the Trapeza entities that have incentive distributions, also known as carried interests, are subject to a potential clawback to the extent that such distributions exceed the cumulative net profits of the entities, as defined in the respective partnership agreements (see Note 19).  The general partner of those entities is owned equally by the Company and its co-managing partner.  Performance-based incentive fees in interim periods are recorded based upon a formula as if the contract were terminated at that date.  On a quarterly basis (interim measurement date), the Company quantifies the cumulative net profits/net losses (as defined under the Trapeza partnership agreements) and allocates income/loss to limited and general partners according to the terms of such agreements.

The Trapeza entities include the Company's 50% equity interest in one of the managers of the Trapeza CDO entities, Trapeza Capital Management, LLC ("TCM").  The Company does not control TCM and, accordingly, does not consolidate it.

Summarized operating data for TCM is presented in the following table (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Management fees	$	982		$	998		$	2,961		$	3,017
Expenses		(480	)		(288	)		(1,361	)		(1,400	)
Net income	$	502		$	710		$	1,600		$	1,617

LEAF's operations were included in the Company's consolidated results from October 1, 2011 until its deconsolidation on November 16, 2011, and thereafter, the Company's share of LEAF's results are reported in Commercial Finance revenues on the consolidated statements of operations.  There is no comparable information for the prior year as LEAF was not formed until January 4, 2011.  Summarized operating data for LEAF is presented below (in thousands):

	For the period from October 1 to November 16, 2011			For the period from November 17 to June 30, 2012
Finance revenues	$	4,134		$	23,293
Costs and expenses		(4,607	)		(26,599	)
Net loss	$	(473	)	$	(3,306	)

Investment in Unconsolidated Loan Manager.  Until the Company sold its Apidos business to CVC on April 17, 2012, the operations of Apidos were included in the Company's consolidated results.  Thereafter, the Company has recorded its 33% equity share of the results of the newly-formed joint venture, CVC Credit Partners, which includes the Apidos operations.  Summarized operating data for CVC Credit Partners is presented below (in thousands):

	For the period from April 17 to June 30, 2012
Management fee revenues	$	5,105
Costs and expenses		(4,522	)
Net income	$	583

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES [Abstract]

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

NOTE 8 - VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

In general, VIEs are entities in which equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. The Company has variable interests in VIEs through its management contracts and investments in various securitization entities, including collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") and CDO issuers.  Since the Company serves as the asset manager for the investment entities it sponsored and manages, the Company is generally deemed to have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance.  In the case of an interest in a VIE managed by the Company, the Company will perform an additional qualitative analysis to determine if its interest (including any investment as well as any management fees that qualify as variable interests) could absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  This analysis considers the most optimistic and pessimistic scenarios of potential economic results that could reasonably be experienced by the VIE.  Then, the Company compares the benefits it would receive (in the optimistic scenario) or the losses it would absorb (in the pessimistic scenario) as compared to all benefits and losses absorbed by the VIE in total. If the benefits or losses absorbed by the Company were significant as compared to total benefits and losses absorbed by all variable interest holders, then the Company would conclude it is the primary beneficiary.

Consolidated VIE.  The following table reflects the assets and liabilities of a real estate VIE which was included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Cash and property and equipment, net	$	783	$	944
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		230		300

VIEs Not Consolidated.  The Company's investments in RSO, Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT, Inc. (a fund that is currently in the offering stage, or "RRE Opportunity REIT"), and its investments in the structured finance entities that hold investments in bank loans (the "Apidos entities"), trust preferred assets (the "Trapeza entities"), and asset-backed securities (the "Ischus entities"), were all determined to be VIEs that the Company does not consolidate as it does not have the obligation of, or right to, benefits or losses that would be significant to those entities.  With respect to RRE Opportunity REIT, the Company has advanced offering costs that are being reimbursed as the REIT raises additional equity.  Except for those advances, the Company has not provided financial or other support to these VIEs and has no liabilities, contingent liabilities, or guarantees (implicit or explicit) related to these VIEs at June 30, 2012.

The following table presents the carrying amounts of the assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheets that relate to the Company's variable interests in identified nonconsolidated VIEs and the Company's maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs in which it holds variable interests at June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties, Net (1)		Investments		Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-Consolidated VIEs
RSO	$	4,527	$	13,606	$	18,133
Apidos entities		−		2,684		2,684
RRE Opportunity REIT		−		1,246		1,246
Trapeza entities		−		1,036		1,036
Ischus entities		236		−		236
	$	4,763	$	18,572	$	23,335

(1) Exclusive of expense reimbursements due to the Company.

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

NOTE 10 - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

The following is a summary of the components of accrued expenses and other liabilities (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	$	10,045	$	8,153
SERP liability (see Note 15)		6,608		7,049
Accrued wages and benefits		1,136		3,617
Real estate loan commitment		1,222		2,147
Trapeza clawback (see Note 19)		1,181		1,181
Due to brokers		−		8,254
LEAF payables		−		10,486
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	20,192	$	40,887

In connection with a real estate loan commitment, the Company is required to make monthly payments of principal and interest of $125,000 through April 2013.

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FAIR VALUE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended																9 Months Ended							9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Nov. 16, 2011 Investment in LEAF [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 CDO Securities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Recurring [Member] Level 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Recurring [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Recurring [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non-recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Non-recurring [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non-recurring [Member] Level 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Non-recurring [Member] Level 1 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non-recurring [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Non-recurring [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non-recurring [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Non-recurring [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Investment securities [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Investment securities [Member] Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Investment securities [Member] Recurring [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Investment securities [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Investment securities [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 1 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Investment securities [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Investment securities [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Investment securities [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Investment securities [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Retained financial interest [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Retained financial interest [Member] Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Retained financial interest [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Retained financial interest [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Retained financial interest [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Retained financial interest [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Interest rate swap [Member] Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Interest rate swap [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Interest rate swap [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Interest rate swap [Member] Recurring [Member] Level 3 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]
Assets:
Investments securities						$ 2,684,000														$ 19,880,000	$ 15,124,000	$ 13,785,000	$ 12,768,000	$ 3,411,000	$ 0	$ 2,684,000	$ 2,356,000
Retained Interest, Fair Value Disclosure																													22,000	0	0		22,000
Total							15,146,000	12,768,000	0	2,378,000	60,846,000	19,251,000	0	0	815,000	0	60,031,000	19,251,000
Liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis [Abstract]
Interest rate swap																																		404,000	0	404,000	0
Balance, beginning of the year																										2,356,000	6,223,000					22,000	273,000
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements																										600,000	(2,946,000)					0	0
Loss on sale of investment securities, net																											(1,470,000)						0
Income Accreted																										603,000	948,000					0	0
Payments and Distributions Received																										(856,000)	(861,000)					0	(251,000)
Impairment loss recognized in earnings	0	0	(74,000)	0															(74,000)									0
Retained Financial Interest Deconsolidated																										0						(22,000)
Change in unrealized losses - included in accumulated other comprehensive loss																										55,000	462,000					0	0
Balance, end of year																										2,684,000	2,356,000					0	22,000
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs [Abstract]
Maximum past due days to consider fully reserved			6 months
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate (in hundredths)																																						6.04%	3.48%
Estimated recovery percentage (in hundredths)	12.40%		12.40%
Fair value of the Company's investment in the preferred shares	6,800,000		6,800,000								6,792,000		0		0		6,792,000
Future incentive management fees	453,000		453,000								453,000		0		0		453,000
Constant default rate (in hundredths)			2.00%
Loss severity rate (in hundredths)			30.00%
Constant prepayment rate (in hundredths)			20.00%
Reinvestment price on collateral (in hundredths)			99.00%
Discount rate (in hundredths)			20.00%
Valuation of Company's investment in LEAF					1,700,000
Minimum period purchaser can return defaulted leases and loans after sale (in months)			0 years 6 months
Maximum period purchaser can return defaulted leases and loans after sale (in months)			0 years 48 months
Minimum past due days to consider leases and loans impaired (in days)			0 years 0 months 90 days
Assets:
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance and real estate											22,890,000	18,941,000	0	0	0	0	22,890,000	18,941,000
Investment in real estate											815,000		0		815,000		0
Investment in LEAF											1,749,000		0		0		1,749,000
Investment in CVC Credit Partners											28,600,000		0		0		28,600,000
Investment in Apidos preferred equity	6,800,000		6,800,000								6,792,000		0		0		6,792,000
Investment in commercial finance - impaired loans and leases												310,000		0		0		310,000
Total assets, fair value							15,146,000	12,768,000	0	2,378,000	60,846,000	19,251,000	0	0	815,000	0	60,031,000	19,251,000
Liabilities:
Appidos contractual commitment	453,000		453,000								453,000		0		0		453,000
Guggenheim - secured revolving credit facility												$ 49,266,000		$ 0		$ 0		$ 49,266,000

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Limited loan guarantee [Abstract]
Number of partnerships	2
Maximum guarantee provided by the company	$ 7,300,000
Broker-dealer capital requirement
Minimum net capital required	100,000	100,000
Net capital	222,000	254,000
Minimum requirement of net capital exceeded by	122,000	154,000
Clawback liability [Abstract]
Number of entities owned by entity and co-managing partner	2
Potential clawback liabilities	4,400,000
Contribution towards potential clawback liabilities	2,200,000
Contribution towards potential clawback liabilities (in hundredths)	50.00%
Clawback liability	1,181,000	1,181,000
Legal proceedings [Abstract]
Notes purchased	20,000,000
Real estate commitments [Abstract]
Investment commitment (in hundredths)	1.00%
Original maximum investment commitment	2,500,000
Outstanding commitment	1,300,000
Number of Tenant in Common programs	1
Maximum fund for capital improvements	1,900,000
Period for capital improvement	2 years
Advance for capital improvements	1,400,000
LEAF [Member]
LEAF lease valuation commitment [Abstract]
Floor value of equity for shortfall obligation	18,700,000
Maximum testing date for obligation (in days)	90 days
LEAF I [Member]
Limited loan guarantee [Abstract]
Maturity date of debt	Mar. 20, 2014
Maximum guarantee provided by the company	2,300,000
Amount of lender discount	250,000
LEAF II [Member]
Limited loan guarantee [Abstract]
Maturity date of debt	Dec. 21, 2013
Maximum guarantee provided by the company	5,000,000
Amount of lender discount	$ 347,500

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OTHER INCOME, NET (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest income	$ 135,000	$ 73,000	$ 389,000	$ 323,000
Unrealized gains on trading securities	0	19,000	0	220,000
Other expense, net	(283,000)	(8,000)	(489,000)	(393,000)
Other income, net	362,000	696,000	1,546,000	1,985,000
RSO [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
RSO dividend income	$ 510,000	$ 612,000	$ 1,646,000	$ 1,835,000

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES [Abstract]

Consolidated and nonconsolidated VIEs

Consolidated VIE.  The following table reflects the assets and liabilities of a real estate VIE which was included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	June 30,		September 30,
	2012		2011
Cash and property and equipment, net	$	783	$	944
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		230		300

Schedule of Carrying amount of assets related to VIEs

The following table presents the carrying amounts of the assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheets that relate to the Company's variable interests in identified nonconsolidated VIEs and the Company's maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs in which it holds variable interests at June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties, Net (1)		Investments		Maximum Exposure to Loss in Non-Consolidated VIEs
RSO	$	4,527	$	13,606	$	18,133
Apidos entities		−		2,684		2,684
RRE Opportunity REIT		−		1,246		1,246
Trapeza entities		−		1,036		1,036
Ischus entities		236		−		236
	$	4,763	$	18,572	$	23,335

(1) Exclusive of expense reimbursements due to the Company.

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INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	$ 19,356	$ 19,942
Hotel property (Savannah, Georgia) [Member]
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	11,744	12,051
Office building (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) [Member]
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	3,127	3,165
Multifamily apartment complex (Kansas City, Kansas) [Member]
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	1,549	1,525
Real estate assets - consolidated VIE [Member]
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	782	944
Accumulated depreciation	752	656
Total properties owned [Member]
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	16,420	16,741
Accumulated depreciation	5,390	4,785
Investment in real estate property [Member]
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	19,356	19,942
Other real estate holdings [Member]
Properties owned, net of accumulated depreciation [Line Items]
Investments in real estate	$ 2,154	$ 2,257

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BENEFIT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

BENEFIT PLANS [Abstract]

BENEFIT PLANS

NOTE 15 - BENEFIT PLANS

Supplemental Employment Retirement Plan ("SERP"). The Company established a SERP, which has Rabbi and Secular Trust components, for Mr. Edward E. Cohen ("Mr. E. Cohen"), while he was the Company's Chief Executive Officer.  The Company pays an annual benefit equal to $838,000 during his lifetime or for a period of 10 years from June 2004, whichever is longer.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company sold the 33,509 shares of TBBK common stock it held as of September 30, 2011 to fund SERP distribution payments to Mr. E. Cohen.

The components of net periodic benefit costs for the SERP were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Interest costs	$	80		$	92		$	240		$	276
Expected return on plan assets		(18	)		(17	)		(53	)		(50	)
Amortization of actuarial losses		83			74			248			222
Net cost	$	145		$	149		$	435		$	448

Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  The Company sponsors an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") which is a qualified non-contributory retirement plan established to acquire shares of the Company's common stock for the benefit of its employees who are 21 years of age or older, have completed 1,000 hours of service and been employed by the Company for one year.  Contributions to the ESOP were funded by the Company as set forth in the plan.  In May 2012, the Company received a final determination letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to terminate the plan.  Accordingly, the Company distributed the available plan assets to participants in July 2012 and will liquidate the ESOP trust in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.

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OPERATING SEGMENTS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

OPERATING SEGMENTS [Abstract]

OPERATING SEGMENTS

NOTE 20 − OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company's operations include three reportable operating segments that reflect the way the Company manages its operations and makes its business decisions.  In addition to its reportable operating segments, certain other activities are reported in the "all other" category.  Summarized operating segment data is as follows (in thousands) (unaudited):

	Real Estate			Financial Fund Management			Commercial Finance			All Other (1)			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues from external customers	$	11,286		$	2,223		$	2		$	−		$	13,511
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities		(365	)		768			(130	)		−			273
Total revenues		10,921			2,991			(128	)		−			13,784
Segment operating expenses		(7,386	)		(2,994	)		(118	)		−			(10,498	)
General and administrative expenses		(98	)		(608	)		−			(1,861	)		(2,567	)
Provision for credit losses		(52	)		−			(5,646	)		−			(5,698	)
Depreciation and amortization		(324	)		(29	)		−			(175	)		(528	)
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries		−			54,682			−			−			54,682
Interest expense		(213	)		−			(7	)		(358	)		(578	)
Other income (expense), net		148			455			−			(241	)		362
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(45	)		−			−			−			(45	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	2,951		$	54,497		$	(5,899	)	$	(2,635	)	$	48,914
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues from external customers	$	29,027		$	13,564		$	4,136		$	−		$	46,727
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		276			2,310			(2,085	)		−			501
Total revenues		29,303			15,874			2,051			−			47,228
Segment operating expenses		(21,985	)		(13,177	)		(2,311	)		−			(37,473	)
Restructuring expenses		−			−			−			(365	)		(365	)
General and administrative expenses		(270	)		(2,081	)		−			(5,579	)		(7,930	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			37			−			37
Provision for credit losses		(259	)		−			(10,651	)		−			(10,910	)
Depreciation and amortization		(971	)		(103	)		(1,556	)		(494	)		(3,124	)
Gain on sale and deconsolidation of subsidiaries		−			54,682			8,749			−			63,431
Loss on extinguishment of debt		−			−			−			(2,190	)		(2,190	)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			41			−			22			63
Impairment loss recognized in earnings		−			(74	)		−			−			(74	)
Interest expense		(641	)		−			(1,734	)		(1,822	)		(4,197	)
Other income (expense), net		394			1,570			−			(418	)		1,546
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(31	)		−			(224	)		−			(255	)
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and taxes		5,540			56,732			(5,639	)		(10,846	)		45,787
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(29	)		29			−
Income (loss) from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	5,540		$	56,732		$	(5,668	)	$	(10,817	)	$	45,787

	Real Estate			Financial Fund Management			Commercial Finance			All Other (1)			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues from external customers	$	8,503		$	4,873		$	6,790		$	−		$	20,166
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		7,370			379			(326	)		−			7,423
Total revenues		15,873			5,252			6,464			−			27,589
Segment operating expenses		(6,727	)		(4,234	)		(3,709	)		−			(14,670	)
General and administrative expenses		(71	)		(666	)		−			(1,877	)		(2,614	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			94			−			94
Provision for credit losses		(782	)		−			(2,694	)		−			(3,476	)
Depreciation and amortization		(301	)		(36	)		(2,696	)		(126	)		(3,159	)
Interest expense		(265	)		−			(2,578	)		(1,433	)		(4,276	)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			25			−			57			82
Other income (expense), net		81			714			3			(102	)		696
Pretax income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(28	)		−			(239	)		−			(267	)
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and income taxes		7,780			1,055			(5,355	)		(3,481	)		(1	)
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(35	)		35			−
Income (loss) income from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	7,780		$	1,055		$	(5,390	)	$	(3,446	)	$	(1	)
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues from external customers	$	21,564		$	18,693		$	14,992		$	−		$	55,249
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities		7,441			2,501			(575	)		−			9,367
Total revenues		29,005			21,194			14,417			−			64,616
Segment operating expenses		(18,276	)		(16,914	)		(11,675	)		−			(46,865	)
General and administrative expenses		(248	)		(2,440	)		−			(5,939	)		(8,627	)
Gain on sale of leases and loans		−			−			357			−			357
Provision for credit losses		(871	)		−			(6,930	)		−			(7,801	)
Depreciation and amortization		(956	)		(125	)		(5,731	)		(393	)		(7,205	)
Interest expense		(812	)		−			(5,699	)		(4,301	)		(10,812	)
Gain on sale of management contract		−			6,520			−			−			6,520
Gain on extinguishment of servicing and repurchase liabilities		−			−			4,426			−			4,426
(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities, net		−			(1,435	)		−			153			(1,282	)
Other income (expense), net		318			2,120			11			(464	)		1,985
Pretax loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		35			−			583			−			618
Income (loss) including noncontrolling interests before intercompany interest expense and income taxes		8,195			8,920			(10,241	)		(10,944	)		(4,070	)
Intercompany interest (expense) income		−			−			(1,623	)		1,623			−
Income (loss) from operations including noncontrolling interests before taxes	$	8,195		$	8,920		$	(11,864	)	$	(9,321	)	$	(4,070	)

	Real Estate		Financial Fund Management		Commercial Finance		All Other (1)			Total
Segment assets:
June 30, 2012	$	167,077	$	79,447	$	20,990	$	(74,678	)	$	192,836
June 30, 2011	$	163,052	$	41,719	$	230,430	$	(41,996	)	$	393,205

(1) Includes general corporate expenses and assets not allocable to any particular segment.

(2) In viewing its segment operations, management includes the pretax (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.  However, these interests are excluded from (Loss) Income from Operations as computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should be deducted to compute (Loss) Income from Operations as reflected in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

Geographic Information.  During the nine months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized a $5.1 million net gain on the sale of its management contract with, and equity investment in, Resource Europe CLO I.  There were no revenues generated from the Company's European operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and no other revenues during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  Included in the segment assets are European assets of $559,000 and $6.5 million as of June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Major Customer.  For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, the total of the management, incentive and servicing fees that the Company received from RSO were 30% and 24%, respectively, and 9% and 14% for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.  These fees have been reported as revenues by the Company's reporting segments.

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FINANCING RECEIVABLES, ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Activity in the allowance for credit losses of financing receivables [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 15,572		$ 5,170	$ 10,935		$ 2,024
Provision for credit losses	5,698		3,476	10,910		7,801
Charge-offs	0		(348)	(124)		(1,717)
Recoveries	4		94	35		284
Deconsolidation of LEAF				(482)
Balance, end of period	21,274		8,392	21,274		8,392
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	21,274		7,902	21,274		7,902
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment	0		490	0		490
Balance, end of period	21,274		8,392	21,274		8,392
Gross financing receivables related to the balance in the allowance for credit losses [Abstract]
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	68,201			68,201			65,320
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment	0			0			192,442
Balance, end of period	68,201			68,201			257,762
Receivables from Managed Entities [Member]
Activity in the allowance for credit losses of financing receivables [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	15,538		4,740	10,490		1,075
Provision for credit losses	5,711		3,162	10,759		6,827
Charge-offs	0		0	0		0
Recoveries	0		0	0		0
Deconsolidation of LEAF				0
Balance, end of period	21,249		7,902	21,249		7,902
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	21,249		7,902	21,249		7,902
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment	0		0	0		0
Balance, end of period	21,249		7,902	21,249		7,902
Gross financing receivables related to the balance in the allowance for credit losses [Abstract]
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	68,166			68,166			65,305
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment	0			0			0
Balance, end of period	68,166	[1]		68,166	[1]		65,305	[2]
Investments in Commercial Finance Leases and Loans [Member]
Activity in the allowance for credit losses of financing receivables [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	0		300	430		770
Provision for credit losses	(4)		308	141		848
Charge-offs	0		(300)	(124)		(1,478)
Recoveries	4		92	35		260
Deconsolidation of LEAF				(482)
Balance, end of period	0		400	0		400
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	0		0	0		0
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment	0		400	0		400
Balance, end of period	0		400	0		400
Gross financing receivables related to the balance in the allowance for credit losses [Abstract]
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment							0
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment							192,442
Balance, end of period							192,442
Rent receivables [Member]
Activity in the allowance for credit losses of financing receivables [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	34			15
Provision for credit losses	(9)			10
Charge-offs	0			0
Recoveries	0			0
Deconsolidation of LEAF				0
Balance, end of period	25			25
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	25			25
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment	0			0
Balance, end of period	25			25
Gross financing receivables related to the balance in the allowance for credit losses [Abstract]
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	35			35			15
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment	0			0			0
Balance, end of period	35			35			15
Future Payment Card Receivables [Member]
Activity in the allowance for credit losses of financing receivables [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period			130			130
Provision for credit losses			6			126
Charge-offs			(48)			(190)
Recoveries			2			24
Balance, end of period			90			90
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment			0			0
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment			90			90
Balance, end of period			90			90
Investment in Real Estate Loan [Member]
Activity in the allowance for credit losses of financing receivables [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period			0			49
Provision for credit losses			0			0
Charge-offs			0			(49)
Recoveries			0			0
Balance, end of period			0			0
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment			0			0
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment			0			0
Balance, end of period			$ 0			$ 0

[1] As of June 30, 2012, receivables related to the Company's commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of allowances for credit losses of $18.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

[2] As of September 30, 2011, receivables related to the Company's commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $8.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively. The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

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BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

BENEFIT PLANS [Abstract]

Components of net periodic benefit costs for the SERP

The components of net periodic benefit costs for the SERP were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Interest costs	$	80		$	92		$	240		$	276
Expected return on plan assets		(18	)		(17	)		(53	)		(50	)
Amortization of actuarial losses		83			74			248			222
Net cost	$	145		$	149		$	435		$	448

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Total	Comprehensive Income [Member]
Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	$ 281	$ 281,686	$ (48,032)	$ (98,954)	$ (14,613)	$ 120,368	$ 37,360	$ 157,728
Increase (Decrease) Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	0	0	28,112	0	0	28,112	384	28,496	28,496
Issuance of common shares	9	2,255	0	0	0	2,264	0	2,264
Treasury shares issued	0	(217)	0	457	0	240	0	240
Stock-based compensation	0	1,054	0	0	0	1,054	0	1,054
Repurchases of common stock	0	0	0	(2,142)	0	(2,142)	0	(2,142)
Cash dividends	0	0	(1,720)	0	0	(1,720)	0	(1,720)
Contribution	0	0	0	0	0	0	85	85
Distribution	0	0	0	0	0	0	(80)	(80)
Deconsolidation of LEAF (see Note 1)	0	(709)	0	0	0	(709)	(37,553)	(38,262)
Other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0	889	889	49	938	938
Balance at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 290	$ 284,069	$ (21,640)	$ (100,639)	$ (13,724)	$ 148,356	$ 245	$ 148,601	$ 29,434

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FINANCING RECEIVABLES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

FINANCING RECEIVABLES [Abstract]

FINANCING RECEIVABLES

NOTE 4 - FINANCING RECEIVABLES

The following tables reflect the aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses (1) (in thousands):

	30-89 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days		Greater Than 181 Days		Total Past Due		Current		Total
As of June 30, 2012:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties: (1)
Commercial finance investment entities	$	−	$	−	$	38,493	$	38,493	$	182	$	38,675
Real estate investment entities		981		2,753		15,087		18,821		2,004		20,825
Financial fund management entities		1,278		686		48		2,012		1,538		3,550
RSO		802		−		−		802		4,105		4,907
Other		−		−		−		−		209		209
		3,061		3,439		53,628		60,128		8,038		68,166
Rent receivables - real estate		6		6		19		31		4		35
Total financing receivables	$	3,067	$	3,445	$	53,647	$	60,159	$	8,042	$	68,201
As of September 30, 2011:
Receivables from managed entities and related parties: (2)
Commercial finance investment entities	$	−	$	−	$	37,547	$	37,547	$	490	$	38,037
Real estate investment entities		1,324		1,511		17,405		20,240		1,734		21,974
Financial fund management entities		2,395		93		28		2,516		136		2,652
RSO		−		−		−		−		2,539		2,539
Other		−		−		−		−		103		103
		3,719		1,604		54,980		60,303		5,002		65,305
Investments in commercial finance		984		526		−		1,510		190,932		192,442
Rent receivables - real estate		1		11		−		12		3		15
Total financing receivables	$	4,704	$	2,141	$	54,980	$	61,825	$	195,937	$	257,762

(1) As of June 30, 2012, receivables related to the Company's commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of allowances for credit losses of $18.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively.  The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

(2) As of September 30, 2011, receivables related to the Company's commercial finance and real estate investment entities were presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $8.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively.  The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

The following tables summarize the activity in the allowance for credit losses for the Company's financing receivables (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Investments in Commercial Finance-Leases and Loans			Rent Receivables			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of period	$	15,538	$	−		$	34		$	15,572
Provision for credit losses		5,711		(4	)		(9	)		5,698
Charge-offs		−		−			−			−
Recoveries		−		4			−			4
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2012:
Balance, beginning of year	$	10,490	$	430		$	15		$	10,935
Provision for credit losses		10,759		141			10			10,910
Charge-offs		−		(124	)		−			(124	)
Recoveries		−		35			−			35
Deconsolidation of LEAF		−		(482	)		−			(482	)
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−			−			−
Balance, end of period	$	21,249	$	−		$	25		$	21,274

			Investments in Commercial Finance
	Receivables from Managed Entities		Leases and Loans			Future Payment Card Receivables			Investments in Real Estate Loans			Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	4,740	$	300		$	130		$	−		$	5,170
Provision for credit losses		3,162		308			6			−			3,476
Charge-offs		−		(300	)		(48	)		−			(348	)
Recoveries		−		92			2			−			94
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2011:
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,075	$	770		$	130		$	49		$	2,024
Provision for credit losses		6,827		848			126			−			7,801
Charge-offs		−		(1,478	)		(190	)		(49	)		(1,717	)
Recoveries		−		260			24			−			284
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	7,902	$	−		$	−		$	−		$	7,902
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		400			90			−			490
Balance, end of period	$	7,902	$	400		$	90		$	−		$	8,392

The Company's gross financing receivables relate to the balance in the allowance for credit losses as of

June 30, 2012 as follows (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Rent Receivables		Total
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	68,166	$	35	$	68,201
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−		−
Balance, end of period	$	68,166	$	35	$	68,201

The Company's financing receivables (presented exclusive of any allowance for credit losses) as of September 30, 2011 relate to the balance in the allowance for credit losses, as follows (in thousands):

	Receivables from Managed Entities		Rent Receivables		Leases and Loans		Total
Ending balance, individually evaluated for impairment	$	65,305	$	15	$	−	$	65,320
Ending balance, collectively evaluated for impairment		−		−		192,442		192,442
Balance, end of year	$	65,305	$	15	$	192,442	$	257,762

The following tables disclose information about the Company's impaired financing receivables (in thousands):

	Net Balance		Unpaid Balance		Specific Allowance		Average Investment in Impaired Assets
As of June 30, 2012:
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance:
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance	$	19,337	$	38,159	$	18,822	$	38,477
Receivables from managed entities - real estate		2,170		4,597		2,427		4,383
Rent receivables - real estate		10		35		25		44
As of September 30, 2011:
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance:
Receivables from managed entities - commercial finance	$	14,990	$	23,302	$	8,312	$	23,377
Receivables from managed entities - real estate		2,353		4,531		2,178		3,897
Leases and loans		310		526		216		318
Rent receivables - real estate		−		15		15		7

The Company has no impaired financing receivables without a specific valuation allowance as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011.

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Investment Funds Sponsored By Leaf Financial Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Investment Funds Sponsored By Leaf Financial Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 LEAF [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 LEAF [Member]
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 30,280		$ 92	$ 28,496		$ (5,083)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax of (11), $(273), $327 and $(378)	(17)		(378)	518		(551)
Less: reclassification for realized losses, net of tax of $0, $2, $28 and $566	0		(2)	46		904
Sub total, net of tax	(17)		(380)	564		353
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0, 30, $0 and $30	0		(30)	0		(30)
Less: reclassification for realized losses, net of tax of $36, $31, $107 and $96	46		43	140		127
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging contracts, net of tax of $5, $(66), $176 and $38	7		(90)	234		53
Foreign currency translation gain recognized in earnings	0		0	0		368
Comprehensive income (loss)	30,316		(365)	29,434		(4,212)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(45)		(482)	(433)		(165)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	30,271		(847)	29,001		(4,377)
Tax on unrealized (loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale	(11)		(273)	327		(378)
Tax on reclassification for realized losses	0		2	28		566
Tax on minimum pension liability adjustment	0		30	0		30
Tax on reclassification for realized losses	36		31	107		96
Tax on unrealized (loss) gain on hedging contracts	5		(66)	176		38
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Investment Securities Available-for-Sale balance, beginning of the year				(11,421)
Cash Flow Hedges balance, beginning of the year				(222)	[1]		15,000	41,000	22,000	181,000
SERP Pension Liability balance, beginning of the year				(2,970)
Total balance, beginning of the year				(14,613)
Current period changes for investment securities available- for- sale	(17)		(380)	564		353
Current period changes for cash flow hedges				185	[1]
Current period changes for SERP Pension liability				140
Total current period changes				889
Investment Securities Available-for-Sale balance, end of period	(10,857)			(10,857)
Cash Flow Hedges balance, end of period	(37)	[1]		(37)	[1]		15,000	41,000	22,000	181,000
SERP Pension Liability balance, end of period	(2,830)			(2,830)
Total balance, end of period	(13,724)			(13,724)
Tax portion of investment securities available for sale in accumulated other comprehensive income				(7,147)
Tax portion of cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income				(202)			14,000	28,000
Tax portion of SERP pension liability in accumulated other comprehensive income				(2,271)
Tax portion of investment securities available for sale in accumulated other comprehensive income	(6,792)			(6,792)
Tax portion of cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income	(26)			(26)			14,000	28,000
Tax portion of SERP pension liability in accumulated other comprehensive income	(2,163)			(2,163)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net unrealized loss	(37)	[1]		(37)	[1]		15,000	41,000	22,000	181,000
Tax portion of cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income				(202)			14,000	28,000
Amount Of Tax Provision Benefit And Noncontrolling Interests									$ 12,000	$ 223,000

[1] Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 is a net unrealized losses of $15,000 (net of tax benefit of $14,000) and $41,000 (net of tax benefit of $28,000), respectively, related to hedging instruments held by investment funds sponsored by LEAF Financial, in which the Company owns an equity interest. In addition, at September 30, 2011, the Company had a net unrealized loss of $181,000 (net of tax benefit and noncontrolling interests of $223,000) included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for hedging activity of LEAF. As of June 30, 2012, due to the November 2011 deconsolidation of LEAF, the Company owns an equity interest in LEAF and has included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss its percentage of LEAF's hedging activity of $22,000 (net of tax benefit of $12,000). The Company has no other hedging activity as of June 30, 2012.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 21 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Stock Repurchase.  On August 1, 2012, Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase up to 5% of the Company's outstanding common shares. Share repurchases may be made from time to time through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of the Company and in accordance with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as applicable.  The amount and timing of any repurchases will depend on market conditions and other factors.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events and determined that no events have occurred which would require an adjustment to the consolidated financial statements.

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Abstract]

Changes in comprehensive income

The following table reflects the changes in comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net income (loss)	$	30,280		$	92		$	28,496		$	(5,083	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax of $(11), $(273), $327 and $(378)		(17	)		(378	)		518			(551	)
Less:  reclassification for realized losses, net of tax of $0, $2, $28 and $566		−			(2	)		46			904
		(17	)		(380	)		564			353
Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $0, $30, $0 and $30		−			(30	)		−			(30	)
Less: reclassification for realized losses, net of tax of $36, $31, $107 and $96		46			43			140			127
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging contracts, net of tax of $5, $(66), $176 and $38		7			(90	)		234			53
Foreign currency translation gain recognized in earnings		−			−			−			368
Comprehensive income (loss)		30,316			(365	)		29,434			(4,212	)
Less:  comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(45	)		(482	)		(433	)		(165	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$	30,271		$	(847	)	$	29,001		$	(4,377	)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by category

The following are changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by category (in thousands):

	Investment Securities Available-for-Sale			Cash Flow Hedges (1)			SERP Pension Liability			Total
Balance, beginning of year, net of tax of $(7,147), $(202), and $(2,271)	$	(11,421	)	$	(222	)	$	(2,970	)	$	(14,613	)
Current period changes		564			185			140			889
Balance, end of period, net of tax of $(6,792), $(26) and $(2,163)	$	(10,857	)	$	(37	)	$	(2,830	)	$	(13,724	)

(1) Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 are net unrealized losses of $15,000 (net of tax benefit of $14,000) and $41,000 (net of tax benefit of $28,000), respectively, related to hedging instruments held by the investment funds sponsored by LEAF Financial, in which the Company owns an equity interest.  In addition, at September 30, 2011, the Company had a net unrealized loss of $181,000 (net of tax benefit and noncontrolling interests of $223,000) included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for hedging activity of LEAF.  As of June 30, 2012, the Company owns an equity interest in LEAF and has included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss its percentage of LEAF's hedging activity of $22,000 (net of tax benefit of $12,000).  The Company has no other hedging activity as of June 30, 2012.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

NOTE 14 − EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share ("Basic EPS") is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, inclusive of nonvested share-based awards that are entitled to receive non-forfeitable dividends.  The diluted earnings per share ("Diluted EPS") computation takes into account the effect of potential dilutive common shares.  Potential common shares, consisting primarily of stock options, warrants and director deferred shares, are calculated using the treasury stock method.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the shares used in the computation of Basic EPS and Diluted EPS (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Shares
Basic shares outstanding		19,815		19,741		19,618		19,389
Dilutive effect of stock options and award plans (1)		1,221		−		846		−
Dilutive shares outstanding		21,036		19,741		20,464		19,389

(1) Due to the losses for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, stock options and warrants outstanding were antidilutive and, therefore, excluded from the Diluted EPS computation.  As a result, Basic EPS and Diluted EPS shares were the same. Excluded from the Diluted EPS calculation for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011 were outstanding options to purchase 1.0 million shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $16.27, as well as outstanding warrants to purchase 3.7 million shares of common stock at an average exercise price of $5.11.