November 6, 2017
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
Attn: | Erin E. Martin, Special Counsel |
Jessica Livingston, Staff Attorney
Gus Rodriguez, Accounting Branch Chief
Michelle Miller, Staff Accountant
Re: | CURO Group Holdings Corp. |
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed November 1, 2017
File No. 333-221081
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of CURO Group Holdings Corp. (the Company) we are submitting this letter and the following information in response to the letter, dated November 3, 2017, from the staff (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) with respect to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the Registration Statement) originally filed on October 24, 2017, as amended by on November 1, 2017 (File No. 333-221081). We are also electronically transmitting for filing an amended version of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the Amended Registration Statement).
References to page numbers below pertain to the page numbers in the Amended Registration Statement. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Amended Registration Statement.
CSO Programs, page 5
1. | Comment: You state that CSO fees are calculated based on the amount of the customers loan. In order to enhance an investors understanding of how fees are earned in your CSO program, please revise to clarify that CSO fees are calculated based on the amount of the outstanding customers loan. |
Response: The Company acknowledges the Staffs comment and has revised the disclosure on pages 5, 55, 56, 95, 96, 111, F-9 and F-51 of the Amended Registration Statement to clarify that CSO fees are calculated based on the amount of the customers outstanding loan.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Unsecured Installment Loans, page 62
2. | Comment: You disclose that provision expense for the period ending September 30, 2017 was higher due to seasonality and that the overall provision expense as a percentage of originations is comparable to the same period in the prior year. Please address the following: |
| Disclose the nature of the seasonal factors that drove the increase in the provision for the period ending September 30, 2017; |
| The Unsecured Installment CSO guarantee liability as a percentage of Unsecured Installment gross loans guaranteed by the Company declined from 27.7% at September 30, 2016 to 23.8% at September 30, 2017. Please discuss and analyze the reasons for the decrease in this percentage; and |
| Disclose why despite the decrease in first-pay-defaults (FPD) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the provision as a percentage of loan originations for both Company owned and Guaranteed by the Company increased. |
Response: The Company acknowledges the Staffs comment and has revised the disclosure on page 62 of the Amended Registration Statement to identify the seasonal factors that drove the increase in the provision expense for the period ending September 30, 2017, to discuss the reasons for the decrease in Unsecured Installment CSO guarantee liability as a percentage of Unsecured Installment gross loans guaranteed by the Company and also to disclose why despite the decrease in FPD for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the provision as a percentage of loan originations increased for both loans owned and loans guaranteed by the Company.
Please advise us if we can provide any further information or assistance to facilitate your review. Please do not hesitate to contact me at (212) 728-8214 with any further questions or comments.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Cristopher Greer |
cc: Vin Thomas, Chief Legal Officer, CURO Group Holdings Corp.
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