Loans Receivable, net (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 CreditRisk Loans	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded investment in non accrual loans	$ 2,284,000		$ 1,820,000
Loans Receivable net (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Concentrations of investments in hospitality industry	94.00%		94.00%
Government guaranteed portion loan related secured borrowing	634,000
Loans receivable affiliated group of obligors	5.00%		5.00%
Loans classified as troubled debt restructurings which are current based on revised note terms	13,100,000		6,300,000
Troubled debt restructurings paying interest only			5,600,000
Loans collateralized by properties	16.00%		18.00%
Loans receivable maximum	10.00%
Bankruptcy claims amount of claims filed			1,400,000
Maximum loans receivable single borrower	10.00%
Provision for loan losses	0.60%	0.30%
Loans receivable past due 90 days or more which were accruing interest	0		0
Loans Receivable Due	90 days		90 days
Credit risk indicators	0
Loan loss reserves on SBA 7(a) government guaranteed portions of loans	0
voluntarily modification of loans recorded investment	4,800,000
Involuntarily modification due to bankruptcy loans recorded investment	6,000,000
Commercial Loan [Member]
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
Unpaid principal balance	12,717,000		7,940,000
No. of troubled debt restructurings	8
SBA 7(a) loans [Member]
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
Retained loans discount	1,900,000		1,600,000
Unpaid principal balance	366,000		593,000
Unpaid principal balance of our impaired troubled debt restructuring SBA 7(a) loans	845,000
Recorded investment in non accrual loans	855,000		384,000
No. of troubled debt restructurings	1
SBA 7(a) loans, subject to secured borrowings [Member]
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
SBA 7(a) loans, subject to secured borrowings	38,150,000		30,151,000
Commercial mortgage loans [Member]
Loans Receivable, net (Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded investment in commercial mortgage non accrual loans	$ 1,429,000		$ 1,436,000