Loans Held for Sale and Loans Sold

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]

Loans Held for Sale and Loans Sold

Loans Held for Sale and Loans Sold

Structured Loan Sales - On March 31, 2022, the Company participated in a securitization whereby the Company and funds managed by Ellington Management Group both contributed collateral and were co-sponsors of the transaction, which totaled $400.0 million in issued asset-backed notes. As part of the securitization, the Company sold loans to OPTN Funding Grantor Trust 2022-1 ("Grantor Trust") through the issuance of amortizing asset-backed notes secured by a pool of its unsecured and secured personal installment loans. The Company also sold its share of the residual interest in the pool. The Company's continued involvement in the unconsolidated VIEs is in the form of servicer of these loans. The Company does not have variable interest in the Grantor Trust or the issuer established for this transaction. The sold loans were accounted for under the fair value option and had an aggregate unpaid principal balance of approximately $227.6 million, a cumulative fair value mark of $15.9 million and unpaid interest of $1.5 million. The Company received $245.0 million of net proceeds and by selling both its notes and residual interest, the Company derecognized these loans from its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited).

Other Loan Sales - The Company enters into agreements to sell certain populations of its personal loans and credit card receivables from time to time, including non-performing loans and credit card receivables originated as held for investment. The sold loans were accounted for under the fair value option. The loan sales qualified for sale accounting treatment and the Company derecognized these loans from its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) at the end of the quarter in which the loans were sold.

Whole Loan Sale Program ‑ In November 2014, the Company entered into a whole loan sale agreement with an institutional investor. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company sold at least 10% of its unsecured loan originations, with an option to sell an additional 5%, subject to certain eligibility criteria and minimum and maximum volumes. The Company chose not to renew the arrangement and allowed the agreement to expire on its terms on March 4, 2022.

In November 2022, the Company entered into a forward flow whole loan sale agreement with an institutional investor. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company has a commitment to sell a minimum of $2.0 million of its unsecured loan originations each month, with an option to sell an additional $4.0 million each month, over an approximately one-year period, subject to certain eligibility criteria.

On June 16, 2023 and August 3, 2023, the Company entered into forward flow whole loan sale agreements that do not qualify as a sale for accounting purposes and are reported as a secured borrowing. See Note 8, Borrowings for additional information on the secured borrowing under the caption of asset-backed borrowings at amortized cost.

The originations of loans sold and held for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $15.9 million and the Company recorded a gain on sale of $2.4 million and servicing revenue of $2.2 million. The originations of loans sold and held for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2022 were insignificant. The gain on sale recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2022 was insignificant as a result of our whole loan sale agreement expiration on March 4, 2022. Servicing revenue during the same time period was $5.3 million.The originations of loans sold and held for sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $41.6 million and the Company recorded a gain on sale of $6.1 million and servicing revenue of $7.7 million. The originations of loans sold and held for sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $50.6 million and the Company recorded a gain on sale of $5.7 million and servicing revenue of $15.5 million.