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