Note 7. Debt and Financing Arrangements

On April 3, 2018, we amended and restated our $400 million unsecured credit facility (as so amended and restated, the “2018 credit facility”), by and among CBIZ Operations, Inc., CBIZ, Inc., and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and bank, and other participating banks. The 2018 credit facility amends and restates our credit agreement (prior to being amended and restated by the 2018 credit facility, the “2014 credit facility”), dated as of July 28, 2014, as amended by the First Amendment to credit agreement, dated as of April 10, 2015, and as amended by the Second Amendment to credit agreement, as filed on November 3, 2015.

The 2018 credit facility extends the maturity date from 2019 to 2023, and continues to provide for a $400 million revolving loan commitment. The 2018 credit facility improves our borrowing margin related to leverage ratio and increases the flexibility of certain covenant baskets, as compared to the 2014 credit facility. In connection with our 2018 credit facility, we incurred approximately $1.1 million of financing costs during the second quarter of 2018, which have been deferred as other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These deferred financing costs are being amortized as interest expense on a straight line basis over the term of 2018 credit facility.

The 2018 credit facility provides us with the capital necessary to meet our working capital needs as well as the flexibility to continue with our strategic initiatives, including business acquisitions and share repurchases.

On August 16, 2018, we entered into an unsecured $20 million line of credit (“line of credit”) with a bank participating in our 2018 credit facility. This line of credit will be used to support our short-term funding requirements of payroll client fund obligations due to the investment of client funds, rather than liquidating client funds that have already been invested in available-for-sale securities. Refer to Note 9, Financial Instruments, for further discussion regarding these investments. The line of credit, which terminates August 16, 2019, did not have a balance outstanding at September 30, 2018. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at the prime rate.

In addition to the discussion below, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 for additional details of our debt and financing arrangements.

Bank Debt

The balance outstanding under the 2018 credit facility and the 2014 credit facility was $167.1 million and $178.5 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

We have approximately $226 million of available funds under the 2018 credit facility at September 30, 2018, net of outstanding letters of credit of $0.9 million. As of September 30, 2018, we were in compliance with our debt covenants.

Interest Expense

During the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, interest expense under the 2018 credit facility and the 2014 credit facility was $1.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, interest expense under the 2018 credit facility and 2014 credit facility was $5.2 million and $5 million, respectively.

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

Weighted average rates

Range of effective rates

2.37% - 5.25%

2.19% - 4.75%