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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-K

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018

 

OR

 

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 000-55463

 

MR. AMAZING LOANS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   90-1069184
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

 

3960 Howard Hughes Parkway

Suite 490

   
Las Vegas, Nevada   89169
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(702) 227-5626

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
   
Non-accelerated filer [X] Smaller reporting company [X]
   
  Emerging growth company [X]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

 

As of June 29, 2018, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $2,534,747.76 based on the last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTCQB, which was $0.24 per share on June 29, 2018.

 

As of March 28, 2019, there were 17,226,283 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

None.

 

 

 

   
   

 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
PART I  
     
Item 1. Business 3
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 22
     
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 32
     
Item 2. Properties 32
     
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 33
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 33
     
PART II  
     
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 33
     
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 34
     
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 35
     
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 41
     
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 41
     
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures 41
     
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 41
     
Item 9B. Other Information 42
     
PART III  
     
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 42
     
Item 11. Executive Compensation 44
     
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 46
     
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 48
     
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 49
     
PART IV  
     
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 50
     
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary 52
     
  Signatures 53

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This annual report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a company’s future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This annual report on Form 10-K and other written and oral statements that we make from time to time contain such forward-looking statements that set out anticipated results based on management’s plans and assumptions regarding future events or performance. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance or results of current and anticipated sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial results. Factors that could cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to differ materially are discussed in greater detail under Item 1A - “Risk Factors” of this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

We caution that the factors described herein and other factors could cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements we make and that investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of such factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Business Overview

 

Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation (“Mr. Amazing Loans,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a fintech company that provides unsecured online consumer loans under the brand name “Mr. Amazing Loans” via our website and online application portal at www.mramazingloans.com. Fintech companies, such as Mr. Amazing Loans, apply technology to improve financial services. We started our business and opened our first office in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2010. We currently offer $5,000 and $10,000 unsecured consumer loans that mature in five years. We are currently licensed and/or hold certificates of authority and are originating direct consumer loans in 19 states – Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia. We provide loans to residents of these states through our online application portal, with all loans originated, processed and serviced out of our centralized Las Vegas head office, which eliminates the need for physical offices in all of these states.

 

Our strategy is to address the market needs of underbanked consumers that tend to be ignored by mainstream institutional credit providers such as banks and credit unions, and are charged excessive fees and interest by fringe lenders such as payday lenders. In the current global environment, we believe there is a substantial need and opportunity for the small personal loans we offer.

 

All of our personal loans are offered at prevailing statutory rates with fixed affordable repayments and no prepayment penalties. We conduct full underwriting on all applications including credit checks and review bank statements to ensure customers have capacity to repay their loans.

 

OneMain Tender Offer

 

On January 5, 2017, we launched a tender offer for shares of OneMain Holdings, Inc. (“OneMain”) common stock (the “OneMain Tender Offer”). In our tender offer materials relating to the OneMain Tender Offer, we indicated that we intended to use our OneMain stockholdings to become an activist investor, to pressure OneMain to transform its “brick and mortar” business model to our online-only distribution business model. The OneMain Tender Offer was undersubscribed, with stockholders representing approximately 0.1% of OneMain’s outstanding shares tendering their shares. On June 16, 2017, we closed the OneMain Tender Offer, with 151,994 OneMain shares of common stock acquired (valued at an aggregate of $3.6 million based on the closing price of shares of OneMain common stock of $23.38 on June 15, 2017) in exchange for 3,039,880 shares of our common stock.

 

On June 16, 2017, we sent a letter to OneMain’s Chief Executive Officer and board of directors with the following activist stockholder demands:

 

  Appoint Mr. Mathieson as a Mr. Amazing Loans representative on OneMain’s board of directors,
  Appoint Mr. Mathieson as a Mr. Amazing Loans representative on OneMain’s management team,
  Implement substantial cost cuts, and
  Implement a new and improved online strategy.

 

We indicated in our letter that we intended, in our role as an activist investor, to:

 

  Encourage OneMain to transform the OneMain “brick and mortar” business model to our 100% online-only distribution business model, which we believed could result in estimated cost savings of at least $700 million per year by closing over 1,700 OneMain offices, terminating over 10,000 employees, and achieving substantial cuts in advertising/marketing costs and other significant cost-cutting measures, including a significant reduction in aggregate annual executive compensation, and
  Encourage OneMain to improve its business from termination of low margin OneMain business segments with a new focus on high margin unsecured loans to near prime clients, a focus on refinancing of existing high quality OneMain customers and termination of lending to subprime OneMain customers with FICO scores of less than 600 to reduce OneMain’s loss levels.

 

This was the only contact that we had with OneMain following expiration of the OneMain Tender Offer. On June 22, 2017, the fifth business day following termination of the OneMain Tender Offer, we sold 100% of our OneMain shares (an aggregate of 151,994 shares, which represented approximately 0.1% of OneMain’s outstanding shares) in exchange for approximately $3.4 million in cash due to lack of response from OneMain’s management, an undersubscribed tender offer and what management believed, based on the low level of tendering stockholders, to be a lack of OneMain stockholder support for the proposed business changes. Had management perceived greater OneMain stockholder support for the proposed business changes or OneMain management demonstrated a willingness to enter into discussions, we likely would have considered retaining its stake in OneMain for a longer period of time or indefinitely. Our sale of the tendered OneMain shares significantly increased our capital and net asset value and resulted in a substantial increase in lending in the third and fourth quarters ending December 31, 2017. Despite our desire to effect changes in OneMain’s management, we did not include a minimum tender condition in our offer because we determined that the acquisition of any OneMain shares under the OneMain Tender Offer could add stockholder value by increasing our capital and net asset value.

 

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Following the sale of the OneMain shares acquired in the OneMain Tender Offer, we used the proceeds from the sale to fund increased new loan volumes and to pay Mr. Mathieson, our Chief Executive Officer and the sole member of our board of directors, amounts owed pursuant to the terms of his Professional Consulting Contract (as defined below). The current Professional Consulting Contract obligates us to pay Mr. Mathieson $1.2 million annually.

 

July 2017 Lending Club Tender Offer

 

On July 12, 2017, we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4 Registration Statement”) and a Schedule TO relating to our offer to exchange four shares of our common stock for each share of the common stock of LendingClub Corporation (“Lending Club”), par value $0.01 per share, up to an aggregate of 40,345,603 shares of Lending Club’s common stock, representing approximately 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Lending Club’s common stock as of April 28, 2017, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the offer (the “2017 Lending Club Tender Offer”). The 2017 Lending Club Tender Offer and the withdrawal rights were set to expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on August 10, 2017, unless extended.

 

Following the launch of the 2017 Lending Club Tender Offer, the price per share of our common stock, as quoted on the OTCQB, dropped significantly. On August 1, 2017, due to the drop in our stock price, we determined that the 2017 Lending Club Tender Offer no longer had a reasonable chance of success and accordingly, we determined that we would terminate the 2017 Lending Club Tender Offer and withdraw the S-4 Registration Statement. Any shares that were tendered by Lending Club stockholders were not accepted and were returned to the relevant stockholders. From time to time, we may consider a future tender offer where we identify either business or investment opportunities.

 

2016 Reverse and Forward Stock Splits

 

We have executed and initiated reverse stock splits that have resulted in a reduction in the number of Mr. Amazing Loans stockholders and certain stockholders were involuntarily cashed out. In April 2016 and October 2016, we effected reverse and forward stock splits. In each case, stockholders who would otherwise have received fractional shares received cash in exchange for our shares. These stockholders were involuntarily cashed out, and the splits were approved by Mr. Mathieson in his capacity as our sole director. The stockholders that were involuntarily cashed out were cashed out at a higher per share price than the then current per share price. Accordingly, the effects of changes in our stock price were positive for such stockholders, as they could choose to repurchase shares at a lower cost per share. As our largest stockholder, sole officer and director, Mr. Mathieson can exercise sole authority over any future reverse stock splits, including the existence of and terms of any reverse stock splits, that could result in stockholders being involuntarily cashed out. Our stockholders should be willing to entrust all aspects of our management to Mr. Mathieson.

 

Abandonment of 2017 Proposed Reverse/Forward Stock Split and Cash-Out

 

On June 21, 2017, we filed with the SEC a preliminary information statement on Schedule 14C (the “Preliminary Information Statement”). The Preliminary Information Statement, though not in definitive form, related to a vote by Mr. Mathieson, our sole director and holder of a majority of our voting power of the issued and outstanding capital stock to effect a reverse 1-for-1,000 stock split (the “Proposed Reverse Split”), followed immediately by a forward 1,000-for-1 stock split (the “Proposed Forward Split”) of our common stock. Our intention was that registered stockholders whose shares of our common stock were converted into less than one share in the Proposed Reverse Split would receive cash payments equal to the fair value of those fractional interests. The Proposed Reverse Split and Proposed Forward Split, together with the related cash payments to stockholders with less than 1,000 shares of our common stock prior to the Proposed Reverse Split are referred to herein as the “Proposed Reverse/Forward Split.”

 

The primary goal of the Proposed Reverse/Forward Split was cost savings from reducing administrative costs associated with stockholder accounts, and we believed that previously completed reverse/forward stock splits had achieved substantial administrative cost savings. Neither the Proposed Reverse/Forward Split nor any reverse/forward stock split previously completed by us were designed for the purposes of or in connection with a “going private” transaction. Mr. Mathieson, our sole director and controlling stockholder, approved the Proposed Reverse/Forward Split on June 14, 2017, which was the day before the expiration of the tender offer for shares of OneMain common stock. The sole director did not believe the decision to take corporate action to effect the split was a material change to the OneMain Tender Offer as it would have only potentially impacted up to eight of the OneMain stockholders who had accepted the offer who held less than 1,000 Mr. Amazing Loans shares if they still owned their shares on July 25, 2017. Even if they did still own their shares on July 25, 2017, they would have been provided notice from the Information Statement and could have purchased a small number of extra shares to avoid being repurchased if they did not want to sell or they could have sold on the market at a higher price in the days after the OneMain Tender Offer closed and the Information Statement was filed. The total amount of the repurchase would have been approximately $100,000, would have impacted almost exclusively non-OneMain tendering stockholders and represented a non-material amount of our total assets. The total amount of less than $8,000 for the eight affected OneMain tendering stockholders compared to the approximately $3.55 million worth of OneMain shares acquired in the OneMain Tender Offer was not material. The sole director believed that the cost savings from the Proposed Reverse/Forward Split, though not material, would have been a positive for the OneMain tendering stockholders if it had been effected.

 

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On July 21, 2017, we announced that we would not effect the Proposed Reverse/Forward Split and instructed holders of our common stock to disregard the Preliminary Information Statement that was filed with the SEC in its entirety. Our determination to abandon the Proposed Reverse/Forward Split was based on our launch, on July 12, 2017, of the 2017 Lending Club Tender Offer subsequent to the filing of the Preliminary Information Statement with the SEC on June 21, 2017. We expected that a significant number of individual new stockholders could acquire less than 1,000 shares of our common stock in connection with the 2017 Lending Club Tender Offer which could have significantly increased the cost of completing the Proposed Reverse/Forward Split. For the avoidance of doubt, no reverse and/or forward split occurred on July 25, 2017 and no stockholders were cashed out on July 25, 2017.

 

Withdrawal of Going Private Transaction

 

On November 16, 2018, we filed a Schedule 13E-3 and a preliminary information statement on Schedule 14C in connection with our intention to go private. In particular, we intended to reduce the number of record holders of our common stock to fewer than 300, allowing us to terminate the registration of our common stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to suspend our reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. After the suspension of our duty to file periodic reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company intended to cease filing reports and information with the SEC.

 

To accomplish the reduction in the number of record holders of our common stock, we intended to effect a 5,001-for-1 reverse stock split followed by a 1-for-5,001 forward stock split of our common stock. Upon completion of the reverse split, stockholders holding only fractional shares were expected to receive a payment equal to the fair value of each share of common stock and would have no further interest in our company.

 

However, Mr. Mathieson, our sole director, determined that the Company would no longer seek to engage in the going private transaction. Accordingly, on March 20, 2019, we filed an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 in order to withdraw the Schedule 13E-3, and announced our intention to not proceed with the going private transaction.

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

In January 2017, our sole director approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the open market repurchase of up to $2,000,000 of our common stock for the following reasons:

 

  The stock repurchase program permits the Company to purchase shares of its common stock from time to time at prices that are below what the sole director believes to be the true value of the shares.
     
  The Company’s common stock is trading at close to record low prices.
     
  The stock repurchase program reflects the commitment of our sole director to enhance stockholder value and his confidence in our long-term growth prospects.
     
  Our sole director believes the stock repurchase program is a strategic investment and an appropriate use of corporate funds.
     
  Any repurchases will only be effected to the extent that they do not impair the Company’s capital or the Company’s ability to pay its debts.
     
  The Company has available liquidity from existing customer loan repayments to be able to both reinvest in new customer loans and also to strategically invest back into our company via stock repurchases.
     
  The stock repurchase program will assist in improving stock liquidity and ensuring a more orderly and less volatile market for a relatively small outlay of cash.
     
  No purchases are required.

 

Purchases under the program were authorized through December 31, 2018. As at the close of business on December 31, 2018, 696,139 shares were repurchased under this program.

 

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On April 1, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the open market repurchase of up to $2,000,000 of its common stock. This share repurchase program expires on December 31, 2019. Management does not intend to repurchase a significant number of shares pursuant to the stock repurchase program.

 

Dividends

 

Historically, prior to 2017, we did not pay any cash dividends on our common stock. In May 2017, we announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the first quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on August 21, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2017. In August 2017, we announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the second quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on August 21, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 2017. In October 2017, our sole director declared a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the third quarter of 2017 payable on November 20, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 11, 2017. Future dividends, if any, will be determined and paid annually instead of quarterly going forward in November each year as the administrative and transfer agent costs and banking currency conversion fees for our predominately international shareholders results in quarterly dividend costs being prohibitive. Payment of future dividends on our common stock, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements and surplus, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. We may determine to retain future earnings, if any, for reinvestment in the development and expansion of our business.

 

2018 Lending Club Tender Offer

 

On January 5, 2018, we launched an offer to exchange 13 shares of our common stock for each share of common stock of Lending Club, up to an aggregate of 20,701,999 shares of Lending Club common stock, representing approximately 4.99% of Lending Club’s outstanding shares as of October 31, 2017, validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the offer (the “2018 Lending Club Tender Offer”). On February 20, 2018, we terminated and withdrew the 2018 Lending Club Tender Offer due to a comment that we received from the SEC raising a concern that the 2018 Lending Club Tender Offer was improperly commenced. Any shares that were tendered by Lending Club stockholders were not accepted by us and were promptly returned to the relevant stockholders.

 

Control of Mr. Amazing Loans Rests with Mr. Mathieson

 

As our largest stockholder, sole officer and director, Mr. Mathieson will have the right to make all decisions with respect to our management. Mr. Mathieson can exercise sole authority over the direction of Mr. Amazing Loans, and any future reverse stock splits that could result in stockholders being involuntarily cashed out.

 

Investment Company Act of 1940

 

If we were deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), applicable restrictions could make it impractical for us to continue our business as contemplated and could have a material adverse effect on our business. Under Sections 3(a)(1)(A) and (C) of the 1940 Act, an issuer of securities will generally fit the definition of an “investment company” for purposes of the 1940 Act if (i) it is, or holds itself out as being, engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities or (ii) is engaged or proposes to engage in the business of issuing face-amount installment certificates or has any of this type of certificate outstanding. In addition, issuers who do not otherwise fit the definition of an investment company are sometimes deemed to be investment companies, under Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act, if the value of their investment securities exceeds 40% of their total assets.

 

Although an issuer may fall within the definition of an “investment company” under Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the 1940 Act, the issuer may qualify for an exemption from the definition. Rule 3a-1 under the 1940 Act provides an exemption from the definition of investment company if, on a consolidated basis with its wholly owned subsidiaries, nor more than 45% of its net income after taxes for the last four quarters is derived from securities other than government securities and securities of majority owned subsidiaries and companies primarily controlled by it. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we calculated both our percentage of investment security assets (securities other than government securities, employee companies and certain subsidiaries and affiliates) to total assets and our total percentage of investment income (income from investment securities) as compared to total income to be below the Rule 3a-1 45% thresholds.

 

We were able to maintain our compliance with the 1940 Act because we regularly monitor our status under the 1940 Act and conduct prudential analyses in accordance with the 1940 Act and the SEC’s interpretations thereof. We conduct such analyses on a consolidated basis with our wholly owned subsidiaries to determine whether the thresholds set out in Rule 3a-1 are exceeded. As a result, we do not believe that we should be regulated as an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the 1940 Act, and we intend to conduct our operations to maintain this status. However, if we were to be deemed an investment company, restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act, including limitations on our capital structure and our ability to transact with affiliates, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

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Market

 

We operate in the consumer finance industry serving the growing population of consumers who have limited access to credit from banks, credit card companies and other lenders.

 

Installment lending to non-prime consumers is one of the most highly fragmented sectors of the consumer finance industry. We are a state-licensed Internet-based personal loan company serving in the consumer installment lending industry. Our online lending platform provides the distribution network to efficiently address this growing market of consumers without the significant costs and overhead associated with an extensive branch network. We believe we are well positioned to capitalize on the significant growth and expansion opportunity created by the continued shift of consumers to online services, such as online banking and in our case online personal loans.

 

We are currently licensed and/or hold certificates of authority to provide loans online to residents of Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The following is a breakdown of our cumulative loan origination amounts in each licensed state for our current active loan portfolio as at December 31, 2018:

 

State  Origination
Volume ($)
   Current
Principal ($)
   Number of
Loans
 
Alabama   95,000    72,981    17 
Arizona   311,000    136,755    53 
California   1,060,000    839,082    181 
Florida   800,000    348,289    147 
Georgia   573,006    293,135    106 
Illinois   813,000    498,823    151 
Kentucky   65,000    54,801    11 
Louisiana   35,000    32,609    5 
Maryland   15,000    12,831    3 
Missouri   266,000    178,834    48 
Nevada   662,000    427,708    121 
New Jersey   710,000    390,392    128 
New Mexico   30,000    22,922    5 
Ohio   0    0    0 
Oregon   155,000    102,850    29 
Pennsylvania   570,000    306,792    101 
Texas   420,000    185,857    71 
Utah   35,000    24,736    6 
Virginia   145,000    38,280    25 

 

Business Strategy

 

Our business strategy is to lower the cost of providing consumer loans by leveraging our online lending platform and distribution network to enable further loan book growth and portfolio diversification. Our strategy includes a number of key elements:

 

  State-Licensed Model: Our state-licensed business model is a key element of our business strategy. We are currently licensed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
     
  Online Distribution: We launched online lending in March 2013 and commenced online advertising in July 2013. Upon fulfillment of state regulatory requirements, we received approval from regulators in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia to operate solely online in these states. This allows us to fully service all 19 states from our centralized Las Vegas headquarters, which we believe is a key competitive advantage over brick and mortar lenders.
     
  Cost-Effective Customer Acquisition: Our customer acquisition costs have been reduced since we launched online lending and marketing.
     
  Continue to Grow Loan Book: Total cumulative loan originations as of December 31, 2018 have increased 207% to $17,064,023 since our January 1, 2015 total of $5,549,023. We believe this growth in lending is attributable to launching online lending and joint venturing with a number of new marketing partners, however, such past growth is not necessarily indicative or predictive of our future results of operation.

 

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  Strategic Acquisitions: We have reviewed, and continue to review, opportunities to expand our business through acquisition or merger in the consumer finance sector. We are pursuing opportunities that provide synergies with our existing business and specifically target potential acquisitions that are significantly accretive to stockholder equity and/or provide significant revenue growth opportunities via a minority or majority shareholding.

 

On December 22, 2017, we announced that we had formed a wholly owned subsidiary to explore the legalities and economic risks and benefits of entering into a joint venture with IEC to accept repayment of customer loans in the form of existing crypto/blockchain currencies, provide the crypto equivalent of $5,000 and $10,000 loans to customers, and also potentially create and issue an IEC cryptocurrency. The company did not begin operations and was in the development planning stages. On March 14, 2018, we announced that, after considering the potential risks and benefits, we will not pursue a cryptocurrency offering or any other cryptocurrency-related ventures at this time. We will continue to monitor the developing regulatory landscape surrounding this new technology and may consider cryptocurrency opportunities in the future. In addition, we will continue to explore the potential application of blockchain technology to our core consumer lending business.

 

Competitive Strengths

 

We believe our competitive strengths are:

 

  Market and Scope for Growth: Large personal and payday loan market in the United States presents opportunity for growth and expansion.
     
 

Regulation: We are materially compliant with state lending licenses in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia, and are well positioned for current and future regulatory changes due to ongoing compliance and conservative business model.

 

  Customer Proposition: Our unsecured $5,000 and $10,000 installment loans are all offered over five years and feature affordable weekly repayments. Rates range from 12.0% - 29.9% APR which make us a low-cost alternative to payday loans which have an average APR of over 400%.
     
  Online Distribution: Special approval has been granted by the Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia regulators to operate our business without a physical office location in each state. As a result, we have closed offices in Arizona, Illinois and Florida and moved to full online loan distribution, enabling us to offer loans to residents in all 19 of our licensed states from our Las Vegas headquarters.
     
  Customer Acquisition: We launched online advertising in July 2013 with positive results from search engine cost per click advertising and online lead generation. In addition, we engaged a number of new marketing partners in 2014, 2015 and 2016, including online lead generators and direct mail. All of these avenues provide opportunities for strong growth at low customer acquisition costs.
     
  Barriers to Entry: We believe that state licensure acts as a barrier to entry into our segment of the consumer loan market. We are strongly positioned with approval to operate under 19 state licenses from one centralized head office.

 

Products

 

We currently provide $5,000 and $10,000 online consumer loans unsecured over a five-year term with rates ranging from 12.0% to 29.9% annual percentage rate. Our current loan portfolio also includes loans remaining from our previous product offerings which were $2,000 to $10,000 loans unsecured over a three to five-year term at 12.0% to 29.9%.

 

Our personal loan products are fully amortizing, fixed rate, unsecured installment loans and all loans are offered at prevailing statutory rates, with our standard loan product being a 29.9% interest rate and annual percentage rate, fully amortizing, five-year unsecured personal loan. The variations from this standard loan product in certain states is due to individual state requirements and to comply with our state lending licenses.

 

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The following is a breakdown of loan terms and interest rates for each currently licensed state:

 

State  Mr. Amazing Loans’ APR for $5,000 Loans  

Maximum Permitted

Rate for

$5,000 Loans

   Mr. Amazing Loans’ APR for $10,000 Loans  

Maximum Permitted

Rate for

$10,000 Loans

 
Alabama   29.90%   36.00%(1)   29.90%   36.00%(1)
Arizona   24.90%   24.90%   23.90%   23.90%
California   29.90%   36.00%   29.90%   36.00%
Florida   23.90%   24.00%   19.90%   21.00%
Georgia   29.90%   30.00%   29.90%   30.00%
Illinois   29.90%   36.00%   29.90%   36.00%
Kentucky   23.90%   24.00%   23.90%   24.00%
Louisiana   28.90%   28.90%   25.50%   25.50%
Maryland   24.00%   24.00%   24.00%   24.00%
Missouri   29.90%   30.00%   29.90%   29.90%
Nevada   29.90%   36.00%(1)   29.90%   36.00%(1)
New Jersey   29.90%   30.00%   29.90%   30.00%
New Mexico   29.90%   36.00%(1)   29.90%   36.00%(1)
Ohio   25.00%   25.00%   (2)   (2)
Oregon   29.90%   36.00%   29.90%   36.00%
Pennsylvania   23.90%   23.90%   23.90%   23.90%
Texas   28.90%   28.90%   25.90%   25.90%
Utah   29.90%   36.00%(1)   29.90%   36.00%(1)
Virginia   12.00%   12.00%   12.00%   12.00%

 

  (1) There is no rate limit in this jurisdiction. However, in order to comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the maximum APR is 36.0%.
     
  (2) We do not offer $10,000 loans in Ohio.

 

The following is an illustrative profile of our personal loans:

 

  Loan Product - $5,000 and $10,000 loans
    - 5 years
    - 28.9% average APR
    - Fixed rate, fully amortizing
    - No hidden or additional fees
    - No prepayment penalties

 

  Loan Purpose Loans available for any purpose. Common uses include:

 

    - Debt consolidation
    - Medical expenses
    - Home improvements
    - Auto repairs
    - Major purchase
    - Discretionary spending
       
  Average Borrower
Demographic
- 600 - 750 credit score
    - $40,000 - $100,000 income
    - 25 - 60 years old

 

We commenced originating personal loans online in July 2013. Prior to that, we provided loans to customers via our office network, which comprised one office in each state as required by state licensing regulations. Our online loan origination platform now means that a qualifying customer can obtain a loan from us without having to come into an office location. We have maintained our full underwriting processes, identity verifications and fraud checks to ensure that online customers are verified to the same degree that customers were when they obtained a loan in an office. We expect our website and application portal, www.mramazingloans.com, to be a key driver of customer conversions and loan book growth.

 

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The following graphs depict our monthly loan origination values from January 2013 through December 2018 and our yearly revenue for 2013 through 2018:

 

 

The following table sets forth the minimum, maximum and average credit score, income and age of our current borrowers as of December 31, 2018:

 

Average Borrower Demographic of Current Loan Portfolio as at December 31, 2018

 

Demographic  Minimum   Maximum   Average 
Credit Score   564    942    658 
Income  $24,000    230,400    62,399 
Age   21    87    47 

 

Customer Acquisition

 

Since launching online lending in July 2013, our marketing efforts have been focused on online customer acquisition. We saw increases in loan applications and inquiries as a result of search engine advertising and commenced banner advertising, remarketing and search engine optimization in 2014. We commenced online video advertising in 2015. We have also engaged numerous online lead generators who provide personal loan leads on a daily basis with a combination of cost per funded loan and cost per application expense. We are continuing to develop relationships with additional lead generation partners to drive further growth. We also supplement our online marketing efforts with traditional direct mail advertising.

 

Additional Information Regarding Our Loan Portfolio

 

This section provides additional quantitative information and qualitative discussion related to our loan portfolio and related credit metrics and trends including key loan and credit metrics.

 

Loans Receivable Roll-Forward

 

The table below documents the activity in the loan receivable accounts for the period indicated. Specifically, it shows a roll-forward of our loans receivable balance, detail of new loan originations, principal reductions from cash collections and loan charge-offs. The data encompasses changes during each quarter of 2018 and also changes during the full year 2018 compared to 2017.

 

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    New Loans    

Principal

Reductions

   

Loan Charge-

Offs

   

Quarter-end

Balance

 
Q1 2018 Activity                                
Balance 12-31-17 $6,160,881   $ 290,000     $ 473,799     $ 301,784     $ 5,675,297  
Q2 2018 Activity                                
Balance 3-31-18 $5,675,297   $ 110,000     $ 500,606     $ 277,930     $ 5,006,762  
Q3 2018 Activity                                
Balance 06-30-18 $5,006,762   $ 310,000     $ 516,658     $ 136,741     $ 4,663,363  
Q4 2018 Activity                        
Balance 09-30-18 $4,663,363   $ 135,000     $ 479,863     $ 350,283     $ 3,968,217  

 

2018 Activity Summary                                
Bal 12-31-17                                
$6,160,881   $ 845,000     $ 1,970,926     $ 1,066,738     $ 3,968,217  

 

New loan volume slowed in 2018 compared to 2017 due to Company capital constraints and reduced advertising. However, the increased level of principal reductions from cash collections and loan charge-offs resulted in a reduction in the loans receivable balance to $4,663,363 as at December 31, 2018 compared to $6,160,881 at December 31, 2017.

 

The table below documents the activity in the loan receivable accounts for the period indicated. Specifically, it shows a roll-forward of our loans receivable balance, detail of new loan originations, principal reductions from cash collections and loan charge-offs. The data encompasses changes during each quarter of 2017 and also changes during the full year 2017 compared to 2016.

 

    New Loans    

Principal

Reductions

   

Loan Charge-

Offs

   

Quarter-end

Balance

 
Q1 2017 Activity                                
Balance 12-31-16 $7,587,349   $ 140,000     $ 482,391     $ 330,637     $ 6,914,321  
Q2 2017 Activity                                
Balance 3-31-17 $6,914,321   $ 145,000     $ 503,130     $ 538,259     $ 6,017,932  
Q3 2017 Activity                                
Balance 06-30-17 $6,017,932   $ 855,000     $ 634,088     $ 315,308     $ 5,923,536  
Q4 2017 Activity                        
Balance 09-30-17 $5,923,536   $ 965,000     $ 436,752     $ 290,903     $ 6,160,881  

 

2017 Activity Summary                                
Bal 12-31-16                                
$7,587,349   $ 2,105,000     $ 2,056,361     $ 1,475,107     $ 6,160,881  

 

New loan volume slowed in the first half of 2017 due to Company capital constraints and reduced advertising. New loan volume increased in the second half of 2017 due to increased available Company capital and increased advertising. However, the increased level of principal reductions from cash collections and once-off Virginia loan principal reductions due to legal settlements resulted in a reduction in the loans receivable balance to $6,160,881 as at December 31, 2017 compared to $7,587,349 at December 31, 2016.

 

Portfolio Yield

 

The following table shows, as of December 31, 2018, the aggregate loan principal outstanding and the average portfolio yield by state. In addition, to show indicative duration of the portfolio yield, the table shows the average loan amount, average current principal outstanding and the average years to maturity of the loans in each state.

 

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State 

Total

Current Principal ($)

  

Average

Yield (%)

  

Average

Loan

Amount

($)

  

Average

Current

Principal ($)

  

Average

Years to

Maturity

 
                     
Alabama   72,981    29.90    5,588    4,293    3.0 
Arizona   136,755    24.24    5,868    2,580    1.7 
California   839,082    29.90    5,856    4,636    3.2 
Florida   348,289    23.87    5,427    2,369    1.6 
Georgia   293,135    29.90    5,406    2,765    1.9 
Illinois   498,823    29.90    5,384    3,303    2.2 
Kentucky   54,801    29.35    5,909    4,982    3.5 
Louisiana   32,609    27.54    7,000    6,521    4.3 
Missouri   12,831    29.90    5,542    3,726    2.6 
Maryland (1)   178,834    24.00    5,000    4,277    3.7 
Nevada   427,708    29.90    5,491    3,564    2.4 
New Jersey   390,392    29.90    5,547    3,054    1.9 
New Mexico   22,922    29.90    6,000    4,854    3.0 
Ohio (2)   0                     
Oregon   102,850    29.90    5,345    3,547    2.4 
Pennsylvania   306,792    23.90    5,644    3,038    2.5 
Texas   27,943    22.34    5,437    2,618    2.5 
Utah   24,736    29.90    5,833    4,123    2.6 
Virginia   38,280    12.00    5,800    1,531    2.4 

 

(1) Maryland was added as a licensed state in October 2016.

(2) Ohio was added as a licensed state in December 2016.

 

We undertook an advertising strategy during 2018 that focused on refinancing customers in the states with an average yield of 29.9% only to maximize our portfolio yield while we were capital constrained. The advertising strategy resulted in an increase in the average portfolio yield in 2018 compared to 2017.

 

The following table shows, as of December 31, 2017, the aggregate loan principal outstanding and the average portfolio yield by state. In addition, to show indicative duration of the portfolio yield, the table shows the average loan amount, average current principal outstanding and the average years to maturity of the loans in each state.

 

State 

Total

Current Principal ($)

  

Average

Yield (%)

  

Average

Loan

Amount

($)

  

Average

Current

Principal ($)

  

Average

Years to

Maturity

 
                     
Alabama   104,150    29.90    5,455    4,734    3.7 
Arizona   244,990    24.89    5,420    3,025    2.0 
California   1,111,125    29.90    5,783    5,120    3.9 
Florida   611,830    23.40    5,242    3,106    2.2 
Georgia   500,919    29.90    5,422    3,711    2.2 
Illinois   806,159    29.90    5,404    4,072    3.0 
Kentucky   71,821    29.90    5,357    5,130    4.5 
Louisiana   8,529    28.90    5,000    4,264    4.6 
Missouri   249,405    29.90    5,544    4,376    3.2 
Maryland (1)   9,657    24.00    5,000    4,828    4.5 
Nevada   594,064    29.86    5,244    3,808    2.8 
New Jersey   678,809    29.90    5,450    3,970    2.9 
New Mexico   20,110    29.90    6,250    5,027    3.1 
Ohio (2)   0                     
Oregon   139,794    29.90    5,143    3,979    3.0 
Pennsylvania   532,446    29.90    5,504    4,474    3.3 
Texas   276,190    24.00    4,473    3,571    2.4 
Utah   38,400    29.90    5,625    4,800    3.5 
Virginia   162,995    12.00    5,420    1,852    2.5 

 

(1) Maryland was added as a licensed state in October 2016.

(2) Ohio was added as a licensed state in December 2016.

 

We undertook an advertising strategy during the first half of 2017 that focused on refinancing customers in the states with an average yield of 29.9% only to maximize our portfolio yield while we were capital constrained. In the third and fourth quarters of 2017 we focused on providing new loans to customers in the states with an average yield of 29.9% to maximize our portfolio yield. The advertising strategy resulted in an increase in the average portfolio yield in 2017 compared to 2016.

 

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Customer Acquisition Costs

 

Since launching online lending in 2013, our marketing efforts have been focused on online customer acquisition. We experienced increases in loan applications and inquiries as a result of search engine advertising and commenced banner advertising, remarketing and search engine optimization in 2014. We commenced online video advertising in 2015. We have also engaged numerous online lead generators who provide personal loan leads on a daily basis with a combination of cost per funded loan and cost per application expense. We are continuing to develop relationships with additional lead generation partners to drive further growth. We also supplement our online marketing efforts with traditional direct mail advertising.

 

The following table shows the level of advertising cost versus the level of loan volume in 2017 and 2018 as both a dollar amount and as a percentage of loan volume for the relevant year. The advertising cost represents both general advertising/brand awareness costs as well as direct fees paid to lead generators and direct mail costs. Although it potentially overstates the direct cost of customer acquisition in a particular year it provides a guide to the general cost and trends in customer acquisition costs. In addition, the customer cost of acquisition is upfront, whereas the revenue from the customer is typically realized 5 years later and for repeat customers, even later.

 

Origination Year   Loan Volume   Advertising Cost   Cost of Acquisition 
2017   $2,105,000   $407,760    19.4%
2018   $845,000   $15,272    1.8%

 

In 2018 there was a substantial reduction in advertising expenses as a percentage of new loans funded in the year due to a focus on refinancing existing customers rather than targeting new customers.

 

Gross Charge-off Ratio and Recovery Ratio

 

The credit quality of our loans is driven by our underwriting criteria, which takes into account income, money management, credit history, employment history and willingness and capacity to repay the proposed loan. The profitability of our loan portfolio is directly connected to net credit losses; therefore, we closely analyze credit performance. We also monitor recovery rates because of their contribution to the reduction in the severity of our charge-offs. Additionally, because delinquencies are an early indicator of future net credit losses, we analyze delinquency trends, adjusting for seasonality, to determine whether or not our loans are performing in line with our original estimates. Because loan volume and portfolio size determine the magnitude of the impact of each of the above factors on our earnings, we also closely monitor origination volume and annual percentage rate.

 

The table below sets forth information regarding the gross charge-off ratio and the recovery ratio in both dollar amounts and in terms of a ratio versus outstanding loans receivable balance. The data is presented for each quarter in 2017 and 2018, for each of the full years for 2017 and 2018.

 

Date     Loans
Receivable
Balance ($)
    Average
Balance ($)
Quarterly
    Charge-Offs
($) Quarterly
    Ratio (%) Quarterly     Average
Balance
($) Annual
    Charge-Offs
($) Annual
    Ratio
(%)
Annual
    Recovery
($)
Annual
    Recovery
(%)
Annual
 
12-31-16       7,587,349                                                                  
03-31-17       6,914,321       7,250,835       330,637       4.56       -       -       -       -       -  
06-30-17       6,017,932       6,466,127       538,259       8.32       -       -       -       -       -  
09-30-17       5,923,536       5,970,734       315,308       5.28       -       -       -       -       -  
12-31-17       6,160,881       6,042,208       290,903       4.81       6,874,115       1,475,107       21.46       57,308       3.89  
03-31-18       5,675,298       5,918,089       301,784       5.10       -       -       -       -       -  
06-30-18       5,006,762       5,341,030       208,142       3.90       -       -       -       -       -  
09-30-18       4,663,363       4,835,063       136,741       2.83       -       -       -       -       -  
12-31-18       3,968,217       4,315,790       350,283       8.12       5,064,549       996,950       19.68       101,589       10.50  

 

We saw a decrease in charge-off ratio in 2018 versus 2017 as we saw a decreasing trend in customer hardship and less customers utilizing external debt management services. We significantly increased our level of loss recoveries in both dollar amount and percentage of loans receivable balance due to the appointment of an external debt collection agency in July 2018, combined with a larger pool of losses to recover funds from.

 

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Delinquency Ratio

 

The tables below set forth, for the period indicated, information concerning the delinquency ratio measured in buckets of days delinquent in both dollar amounts and also as a percentage of total principal.

 

Delinquency Summary                                                                    
Total Principal 2017     1-30 Days Principal     1-30 Days Percentage     31-60 Days Principal     31-60
Days Percentage
    61-90 Days Principal     61-90
Days Percentage
    91-120 Days Principal     91-120 Days Percentage     Over 120 Days Principal     Over 120 Days Percentage     Past Due     Delinquent Percentage  
                                                                           
$ 3,968,217     $ 224,073       5.65     $ 91,953       2.32     $ 84,235       2.02     $ 58,982       1.49     $ 125,306       3.16     $ 184,288       8.98  
  (1207 Loans )     (68 Loans )             (24 Loans )             (19 Loans )           (13 Loans )             (28 Loans )             (41 Loans )        

 

At December 31, 2018, we had 41 loans delinquent or in default (defined as 91+ days past due), representing 4.65% of the number of loans in our active portfolio. Loans become eligible for the lender to take legal action at 60 days past due. At December 31, 2018, our delinquency percentage rate for past due loans was 8.98% (31+ days) with an allowance for loan loss at 20.00%.

 

Delinquency Summary                                                                    
Total Principal 2017     1-30 Days Principal     1-30 Days Percentage     31-60 Days Principal     31-60
Days Percentage
    61-90 Days Principal     61-90
Days Percentage
    91-120 Days Principal     91-120 Days Percentage     Over 120 Days Principal     Over 120 Days Percentage     Past Due     Delinquent Percentage  
                                                                           
$ 6,160,881     $ 491,371       7.98     $ 157,988       2.56     $ 84,640       1.37     $ 90,945       1.48     $ 236,761       3.84     $ 570,334       9.26  
  (1590 Loans )     (135 Loans )             (41 Loans )             (23 Loans )             (24 Loans )             (62 Loans )             (86 Loans )        

 

At December 31, 2017, we had 86 loans delinquent or in default (defined as 91+ days past due), representing 5.32% of the number of loans in our active portfolio. Loans become eligible for the lender to take legal action at 60 days past due. At December 31, 2017, our delinquency percentage rate for past due loans was 9.26% (31+ days) with an allowance for loan loss at 20.00%.

 

Allowance for Credit Losses Ratio

 

Management exercises its judgment, based on quantitative analyses, qualitative factors, such as recent delinquency and other credit trends, and experience in the consumer finance industry, when determining the amount of the allowance for loan receivable losses. We adjust the amounts for management’s estimate of the effects of events and conditions such as changes to underwriting criteria, portfolio seasoning, and current economic conditions, including levels of unemployment, and personal bankruptcies.

 

The allowance for credit losses ratio (reserve level) was steady at 20% for 2017 and 20% for 2018. The net loan balance decreased from $4,928,704 at December 31, 2017 to $3,174,574 at December 31, 2018. The net loan balance at the current reserve level of 20% is $3,174,574 at December 31, 2018.

 

There was no change in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collection, charge-off, and recovery practices not considered elsewhere in estimating credit losses in the twelve months of 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017 other than the appointment of an external debt collection agency in July 2018. There were no material changes in international, national, regional, and local economic and business conditions and developments in the twelve months of 2018 compared to the year ended December 31, 2017 that affected the collectability of the portfolio, including the condition of various market segments other than increased customer hardship. During 2018 there was no significant change in the nature of the loan portfolio and was a decrease in the average size of the loan portfolio. There were no changes in the experience, ability, and depth of lending management and other relevant staff in the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 other than the termination of the Chief Operating Officer in September 2018. There was a decrease in the volume and severity of past due loans and the volume of non-accrual loans due to a smaller loan portfolio for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. No changes were made to the quality of our loan review system in the twelve months ended December 2018. There was no significant effect of other external factors such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements on the level of estimated credit losses in our loan portfolio in the twelve months ended December 31, 2018.

 

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Contractual Loan Maturity

 

The following table shows, as of December 31, 2018, the aggregate principal amount of loans by maturity date.

 

Loans Maturing  Current Principal   Maturing 
Within 1 year  $265,996    6.70%
Within 2 years  $719,715    18.14%
Within 3 years  $915.089    23.06%
Within 4 years  $1,334,741    33.64%
Within 5 years  $732,676    18.46%
TOTAL  $3,968,217      

 

The following table shows, as of December 31, 2017, the aggregate principal amount of loans by maturity date.

 

Loans Maturing  Current Principal   Maturing 
Within 1 year  $31,482    0.51%
Within 2 years  $805,358    13.07%
Within 3 years  $1,661,511    26.97%
Within 4 years  $1,694,940    27.51%
Within 5 years  $1,967,589    31.94%
TOTAL  $6,160,881      

 

All loans are written with a fixed 5-year term (closed end) with no exceptions, providing an affordable repayment either weekly or monthly. However, loans can be repaid early without any penalty. As the tables above show, the Company has a substantial long duration loan book with over 75% of current loans maturing in more than two years’ time and the majority mature in the 3 to 5 year range, which is expected to continue in the future.

 

Loan Underwriting

 

Applicants apply online providing income, employment and banking information in the pre-approval process. The pre-approval process utilizes a soft credit pull, electronic review of 60-90 day banking history and if the applicant successfully meets the minimum pre-approval criteria they are invited to proceed. Upon accepting the conditional pre-approval, the applicant authorizes a full credit report from Experian and verification of employment. Applicants are provided disclosures and privacy statements during this process.

 

Once the application has been transmitted, a full credit report is obtained and the automated preliminary underwriting is completed based on stated income and expense data obtained from the credit report. The automated preliminary underwriting includes, but is not limited to, credit score, number of credit inquiries, outstanding unpaid collections, length of credit history, length of employment, debt to income ratio and internet protocol, or “IP,” address to verify location of applicant.

 

The second step in the underwriting process for those applicants that are conditionally approved based on stated income, credit score, number of credit inquires, outstanding unpaid collections, length of credit history and length of employments, debt to income ratio, IP address, is to validate the actual income (current pay invoices and prior year W-2) and a review of the 60-90 day read-only statements from the applicant’s primary bank for satisfactory money management. During this process the pay invoices are reviewed for garnishments, hardship loans and other legal liens allowed on wages. Bank statements are transmitted electronically directly to underwriting to ensure the integrity of the information. This process allows the underwriter to review the money management of every applicant and to assess the ability to take on additional expense. It also provides the underwriter with additional debt not found on traditional credit reports such as payday loans, title loans and IRS payments that could affect the ability of the applicant to assume additional debt. If all conditions are met as it relates to money management, maximum debt to income, minimum length of employment, and satisfactory credit history the underwriter recommends final approval and request to draw documents.

 

The final step in the underwriting process is to present the completed file to the Chief Credit Officer for final approval and order to draw documents. The file is then reviewed for any exceptions to policy, compliance with the underwriting policies and to ensure the loan system is reflective of what has been presented by the underwriter. The applicant is then approved for a $5,000 or $10,000 loan based on income, ability to repay and credit strength. Rate and loan terms are fixed (fixed rate and fixed term can vary based on regulatory state maximums) as we do not utilize risk based variable pricing models eliminating the risk of discrimination and other compliance related issues.

 

The closing process is completed by contacting the applicant, communicating the lending decision and reviewing loan terms and conditions. Upon acceptance an identity check using Experian’s Precise Identity Screening is completed and if successful loan documents are emailed for electronic signature, and returned to us for final verifications, document review and funding.

 

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Servicing

 

All of our loan servicing is handled in our centralized Las Vegas head office. All servicing and collection activity is conducted and documented using an industry standard loan service software system which handles and records all records and transactions of loan originations, loan servicing, collections and reporting. In addition we began using use a third party debt collection agency for 60 day+ delinquent loan accounts in July 2018.

 

Our primary third-party servicing arrangement is with CyberRidge, LLC, a company that licenses its consumer loan software to us. We use this software for our loan management system. We have a servicing agreement with CyberRidge, LLC which renews automatically unless either party notifies the other, at least 60 days prior to the end of the renewal term. We believe the risk of termination is low as we are a paying customer of CyberRidge, LLC and have maintained a positive working relationship since 2012. In the unlikely event that the agreement was terminated, we believe 60 days’ notice would be sufficient to find a suitable replacement with minimal disruption to our business.

 

Portfolio Ledger Stratification as at December 31, 2018

 

    Current Unpaid
Principal Balance
    %  
0 - 30 days   $ 3,611,741       91.02 %
31 - 60 days     91,953       2.32 %
61 - 90 days     80,235       2.02 %
91 - 120 days     58,982       1.49 %
121 - 184 days     125,306       3.16 %
Total   $ 3,968,217       100 %

 

At December 31, 2018 we also had 41 loans delinquent or in default (defined as 91+ days past due) representing 4.65% of the number of loans in our active portfolio. Loans become eligible for lender to take legal action at 60 days past due.

 

Cryptocurrency/Blockchain

 

On December 22, 2017, we announced that we had formed a wholly owned subsidiary to explore the legalities and economic risks and benefits of entering into a joint venture with IEC to accept repayment of customer loans in the form of existing crypto/blockchain currencies, provide the crypto equivalent of $5,000 and $10,000 loans to customers, and also potentially create and issue an IEC cryptocurrency. The company did not begin operations and was in the development planning stages. On March 14, 2018, we announced that, after considering the potential risks and benefits, we will not pursue a cryptocurrency offering or any other cryptocurrency-related ventures at this time. We will continue to monitor the developing regulatory landscape surrounding this new technology and may consider cryptocurrency opportunities in the future. In addition, we will continue to explore the potential application of blockchain technology to our core consumer lending business.

 

Regulation

 

Consumer loans in the United States are regulated at both the federal and state level. National oversight is provided by the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces the following credit laws that protect consumers’ rights to get, use and maintain credit:

 

  The Truth in Lending Act promotes the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs associated with borrowing are calculated and disclosed.
     
  The Fair Credit Reporting Act promotes the accuracy and privacy of information in the files of the nation’s credit reporting companies. If a company denies an application, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act consumers have the right to the name and address of the credit reporting company they contacted, provided the denial was based on information given by the credit reporting company.
     
  The Equal Opportunity Credit Act prohibits credit discrimination on the basis of sex, race, marital status, religion, national origin, age, or receipt of public assistance. Creditors may ask for this information (except religion) in certain situations, but they may not use it to discriminate against consumers when deciding whether to grant you credit.
     
  The Fair Credit Billing Act and Electronic Fund Transfer Act establish procedures for resolving mistakes on credit billing and electronic fund transfer account statements.
     
  The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the “FDCPA”) applies to personal, family, and household debts. The FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from engaging in unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices while collecting these debts.

 

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In addition, the CFPB, a federal oversight body organized in connection with the Dodd-Frank Act has broad authority over our business. The CFPB is a new agency which commenced operations in 2011, and there continues to be uncertainty as to how the agency’s actions or the actions of any other new agency could impact our business or that of our issuing banks. The CFPB has the authority to write regulations under federal consumer financial protection laws, such as the Truth in Lending Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and to enforce those laws against and examine financial institutions for compliance. The CFPB is authorized to prevent “unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices” through its regulatory, supervisory and enforcement authority. To assist in its enforcement, the CFPB maintains an online complaint system that allows consumers to log complaints with respect to various consumer finance products, including the loan products we facilitate. This system could inform future CFPB decisions with respect to its regulatory, enforcement or examination focus.

 

We are subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction, including its enforcement authority, as a servicer and acquirer of consumer credit. The CFPB may request reports concerning our organization, business conduct, markets and activities. The CFPB may also conduct on-site examinations of our business on a periodic basis if the CFPB were to determine, through its complaint system, that we were engaging in activities that pose risks to consumers.

 

There continues to be uncertainty as to how the CFPB’s strategies and priorities, including in both its examination and enforcement processes, will impact our businesses and our results of operations going forward. Actions by the CFPB could result in requirements to alter or cease offering affected loan products and services, making them less attractive and restricting our ability to offer them.

 

Consumer loans are also regulated at the state level, and the regulatory requirements vary between states. We are licensed in the following states:

 

  Alabama (Consumer Credit License, No. MC 22125, which commenced on August 13, 2015)
     
  Arizona (Consumer Lender License, No. CL0918180, which commenced on May 20, 2011)
     
  California (Finance Lender License, No. 60 DBO 35873, which commenced on July 7, 2015)
     
  Florida (Consumer Finance Company License, No. CF9900865, which commenced on August 29, 2011)
     
  Georgia (Certificate of Authority, No. 14021183, which commenced on March 4, 2014)
     
  Illinois (Consumer Installment Loan License, No. CI3095, which commenced on April 13, 2011)
     
  Kentucky (Consumer Finance License, No. CL327249, which commenced on December 17, 2015)
     
  Louisiana (License No. 1226052-980840, which was issued on October 2, 2015)
     
  Maryland (License No. 2307, which commenced on October 25, 2016)
     
  Missouri (Consumer Installment Loan License, No. ###-##-####, which commenced on April 7, 2014)
     
  Nevada (Installment Loan License, No. II22748, which commenced on June 15, 2010)
     
  New Jersey (Consumer Lender License, No. L066960, which commenced on April 24, 2014)
     
  New Mexico (Certificate of Authority, No. 5012554, which commenced on January 29, 2015)
     
  Ohio (License No. SL 400243, which commenced on December 21, 2016)
     
  Oregon (Consumer Finance License, No. 0407-001-C, which commenced on January 8, 2015)
     
  Pennsylvania (Consumer Lender License, No. 49269, which commenced on December 23, 2014)
     
  Texas (Regulated Lender License, No. 1400031843-150319, which commenced on November 14, 2014)
     
  Utah (Consumer Lender License, which commenced on February 5, 2015)
     
  Virginia (Certificate of Authority, No. CIS0368, which commenced on March 5, 2014)

 

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State licensing statutes impose a variety of requirements and restrictions on us, including:

 

  record-keeping requirements;
     
  restrictions on servicing practices, including limits on finance charges and fees;
     
  disclosure requirements;
     
  examination requirements;
     
  surety bond and minimum net worth requirements;
     
  financial reporting requirements;
     
  notification requirements for changes in principal officers, stock ownership or corporate control;
     
  restrictions on advertising; and
     
  review requirements for loan forms.

 

The statutes also subject us to the supervisory and examination authority of state regulators in certain cases.

 

We did not incur any costs in connection with the compliance with any federal, state, or local environmental laws.

 

Competition

 

We operate in a highly competitive environment. Several personal consumer loan companies operate in the United States. Our competitors include:

 

  large, publicly-traded, state-licensed personal loan companies,
     
  peer-to-peer lending companies, such as Lending Club and Prosper,
     
  online personal loan companies, such as Avant,
     
  “brick and mortar” personal loan companies, including those that have implemented websites to facilitate online lending, and
     
  payday lenders, tribal lenders and other online consumer loan companies.

 

We believe we compete based on affordable repayment terms, favorable interest rates and low overhead due to on-line distribution. We believe that in the future we will face increased competition from these companies as we expand our operations. Most of the entities against which we compete, or may compete, are larger and have greater financial resources than us. No assurance can be given that increased competition will not have an adverse effect on our company.

 

Office Location

 

Our executive office, which also serves as our centralized operational headquarters and Nevada branch, is located at 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 490, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169. This facility occupies a total of approximately 1,906 square feet under a lease that expires on September 30, 2020. Our annual rental cost for this facility is approximately $69,531, plus a proportionate share of operating expenses which are expected to be minimal as the space is 1.32% of the total building rentable space. We believe this facility is adequate for our current and near term future needs due to our online strategy and our ability to operate 7 days a week with unrestricted hours of operation from this location.

 

Employees

 

As of March 28, 2019, we had three full-time employees. None of our employees is represented by a union. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.

 

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Corporate History

 

We were organized as a Florida corporation on January 21, 1999, under the name Interact Technologies, Inc. (“Interact”). Interact was formed for the purpose of acquiring certain medical technology. On February 18, 1999, we changed our name to Fairhaven Technologies, Inc. (“Fairhaven”). Fairhaven’s business plan continued to involve the acquisition of certain medical technology. By June 1999, Fairhaven abandoned its business plan and had no operations until December 2001. On December 14, 2001, we changed our name to Ideal Accents, Inc. Ideal Accents, Inc. was engaged primarily in the business of accessorizing cars and trucks at the new vehicle dealer level. Ideal Accents, Inc. ceased operations in 2005. IEC, our wholly owned subsidiary, commenced operations in 2010 and in February 2013, we changed our name to IEG Holdings Corporation. In April 2018, we changed our name to Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation.

 

In 2005, Mr. Mathieson, our Chief Executive Officer and sole director, founded IEG in Sydney, Australia. IEG launched the Amazing Loans business in Australia in 2005 and the Mr. Amazing Loans business in the United States via IEGC in 2010. From 2005 until 2012, Mr. Mathieson operated the Amazing Loans business through IEG in Australia. In 2012 following an extensive cost/benefit analysis, IEG’s management made a strategic decision to focus on its U.S. operations and cease its Australian operations. Management concluded that it should cease Australian operations due to the following:

 

  a lack of funding opportunities for non-U.S. loan receivables,
     
  the difficulties of operating in the Australian time zone compared to the Las Vegas time zone of its principal executive offices,
     
  the Australian requirement to maintain a specific Australian lending license for Australian operations or to utilize expensive outsourcing for licensing,
     
  the small size of the Australian consumer finance market as compared to the U.S. market (approximately 1/100th of the size),
     
  the lack of automation opportunities in Australia due to the absence of instant access to FICO credit score information and other significant data only available for U.S. residents,
     
  the significant extra cost and time requirements to provide audited accounts for any non-Australian operations,
     
  significantly different/expensive website and documentation requirements for Australia, and
     
  the perceived reticence of U.S. investors to invest in Australian operations (mainly due to an unwillingness to travel to Australia for due diligence purposes).

 

Accordingly, IEG ceased doing business in Australia in 2012.

 

On January 28, 2013, IEGC entered into a stock exchange agreement (the “Stock Exchange Agreement”) among IEGC, its sole stockholder, IEG, and our company. Under the terms of the Stock Exchange Agreement, we agreed to acquire a 100% interest in IEGC for 272,447 shares of our common stock after giving effect to a 1-for-6 reverse stock split (also adjusted for the 1-for-100 reverse stock split that took effect June 17, 2015 and the net 1-for-10 reverse stock split that was effective on October 27, 2016). On February 14, 2013, we filed an amendment to our articles of incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Florida which had the effect of:

 

  changing our name from Ideal Accents, Inc. to IEG Holdings Corporation,
     
  increasing the number of shares of our authorized common stock to 1,000,000,000, $0.001 par value,
     
  creating 50,000,000 shares of “blank-check” preferred stock, and
     
  effecting the Reverse Stock Split pursuant to the terms of the Stock Exchange Agreement.

 

FINRA approved the amendment to our articles of incorporation, as amended, on March 11, 2013.

 

On March 13, 2013, we completed the acquisition of IEGC under the terms of the Stock Exchange Agreement and issued to IEG 272,447 shares of our common stock after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split whereby we acquired a 100% interest in IEGC. The stock exchange agreement between IEGC, IEG and IEG Holdings resulted in a reverse acquisition with a public shell, with IEGC being the accounting acquirer. IEG Holdings issued 90 shares of its common stock to the stockholders of IEG (IEG transferred its ownership in IEGC to its stockholders, which is why the shares were issued to the ultimate stockholders of IEG rather than to IEG itself) for each share of IEGC, in exchange for 100% ownership interest in IEGC. We determined that IEGC was the accounting acquirer because of the following facts and circumstances:

 

  1. After consummation of the transaction, the ultimate stockholders of IEGC own 99.1% of the outstanding shares of IEG Holdings;
     
  2. The board of directors of IEG Holdings immediately after the transaction is comprised exclusively of former directors of IEGC; and
     
  3. The operations of IEG Holdings immediately after the transaction are those of IEGC.

 

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After completing the Stock Exchange Agreement and terminating all Australian operations via the sale of the remaining loan book, IEG entered into voluntary liquidation on June 25, 2014. In August 2015, IEGC assigned all of its tangible and intangible assets to IEG Holdings and IEGC was dissolved.

 

On May 1, 2015, we filed articles of amendment to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Florida. The amendment was approved by FINRA, and became effective, on June 17, 2015. The articles of amendment effected (i) a 1-for-100 reverse stock split, and (ii) an increase in our authorized capital stock from 2,550,000,000 shares to 3,050,000,000 shares, of which 3,000,000,000 shares are common stock and 50,000,000 are preferred stock.

 

On September 10, 2015, we filed articles of amendment to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Florida. The articles of amendment had the effect, among other things, of adjusting the conversion ratio of the Series H preferred stock, from 1,333/100,000 (0.01333) to 2,666/100,000 (0.02666) shares of common stock for each Series H preferred share, to account for the Company’s offering to existing stockholders of the Company commenced August 3, 2015.

 

On December 1, 2015, we filed articles of amendment to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Florida. The articles of amendment had the effect, among other things, of adjusting the conversion ratio of the Series H preferred stock, from 2,666/100,000 (0.02666) to 5,332/100,000 (0.05332) shares of common stock for each Series H preferred share, to account for the Company’s offering to existing stockholders of the Company commenced December 1, 2015.

 

On January 8, 2016, we filed articles of amendment to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Florida. The articles of amendment had the effect, among other things, of adjusting the conversion ratio of the Series H preferred stock, from 5,332/100,000 (0.05332) to 0.1 shares of common stock for each Series H preferred share, to account for the Company’s offering to existing stockholders of the Company commenced January 8, 2016.

 

On March 22, 2016, we filed articles of amendment to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended. The amendment had the effect, among other things, of adjusting the conversion ratio of the Series H preferred stock from 0.1 shares to 0.2 shares of common stock for each Series H preferred share, to account for our offering to existing stockholders commenced March 16, 2016.

 

Effective April 1, 2016, we amended our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, in order to effect a 1-for-100 reverse stock split. No fractional shares were issued. Rather, we paid stockholders who would have received a fractional share an amount equal to the average closing price per share of our common stock on the OTCQB, averaged over the period of 30 consecutive calendar days ending on (and including) April 1, 2016. In April 2016, we purchased 1,793 shares of the common stock of IEG Holdings in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $130,769, equivalent to $72.93 per share. As a result, there was a reduction in the number of record holders with 676 record holders of the Company receiving cash in exchange for their shares of IEG Holdings in connection with this forward stock split and reverse stock split transaction. In addition, after the reverse stock split was effected on April 1, 2016, we amended our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, to effect (i) a 100-for-1 forward stock split, and (ii) a reduction in the number of authorized shares of common stock from 3 billion to 200 million.

 

On May 16, 2016, we filed articles of amendment to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Florida. The articles of amendment had the effect, among other things, of:

 

  (i) Reducing the dividend rate on our Series H preferred stock from 10% per annum to 8% per annum,
     
  (ii) Extending the date after which we may redeem the unconverted outstanding shares of Series H preferred stock from June 30, 2016 to December 31, 2016,
     
  (iii) Extending the date on which the holders of our Series H preferred stock may convert their shares into shares of our common stock from June 30, 2016 to December 31, 2016, and
     
  (iv) Removing the requirement to adjust the Series H preferred stock conversion ratio when we conduct a rights offering to our existing stockholders.

 

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On October 12, 2016, we filed articles of amendment to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of Florida. The articles of amendment had the effect of:

 

  (i) Adjusting the conversion ratio of the Series H preferred stock, from two to 0.2 shares of common stock for each Series H preferred share, to account for Company’s reverse/forward split effective October 27, 2016, and
     
  (ii) Amending the redemption date of the Series H preferred stock from “[a]ny time after the December 31, 2016” to “[a]ny time after 6:00 p.m. Eastern time on December 31, 2016.”

 

Effective October 27, 2016, we effected a reverse stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock, at the ratio of 1-for-1,000. No fractional shares were issued. Rather, we paid stockholders who would have received a fractional share an amount equal to the average closing price per share of our common stock on the OTCQX, averaged over the period of 30 consecutive calendar days preceding the reverse stock split. We purchased 11,391 shares of IEG Holdings common stock in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $71,504 equivalent to $6.28 per share. As a result, there was a reduction in the number of record holders with 309 record holders of the Company receiving cash in exchange for their IEG Holdings shares in connection with this reverse stock split and forward stock split transaction. Immediately following the completion of the reverse stock split, we effected a forward stock split of our common stock on a 100-for-1 share basis and a reduction of the number of authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 to 40,000,000.

 

Effective December 5, 2016, we increased our number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 300,000,000.

 

On June 20, 2017, we filed articles of amendment (the “June 20 Amendment”) to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended. The June 20 Amendment has the effect of revising the terms of the Series H preferred stock to:

 

  (1) remove rights to receive dividends on our Series H preferred stock;
  (2) increase the conversion ratio of our Series H preferred stock from 0.2 shares of our common stock per share of Series H preferred stock to one share of our common stock per share of Series H preferred stock;
  (3) remove our right to redeem or call the Series H preferred stock;
  (4) provide for automatic conversion of Series H preferred stock into shares of our common stock on December 31, 2017; and
  (5) remove the voting rights for Series H preferred stock except with respect to changes to our articles which would amend, alter, change or repeal any of the powers, designations, preferences and rights of holders of the Series H preferred stock.

 

In addition, on July 26, 2017, we filed articles of amended (the “July 26 Amendment”) to our articles that had the effect of further revising the terms of the Series H preferred stock to increase the conversion ratio of the Series H preferred stock from one share of our common stock per share of Series H preferred stock to four shares of our common stock per share of Series H preferred stock.

 

The Amendment was approved by the Company’s board of directors on June 19, 2017 and July 26, 2017, respectively.

 

On October 30, 2017, the Company completed a private placement of 934,589 shares of the Series H Preferred Stock to four non-U.S. persons. The Company received an aggregate purchase price of $934,589 for the sale of the shares of Series H Preferred Stock and intends to use the proceeds from that sale to expand its operations, including through increased advertising designed to increase the amount and number of loans entered into with customers and to fund operations of the Company. The issuance of shares of Series H Preferred Stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in reliance upon Regulation S promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

On December 15, 2017, the Company completed a private placement of 305,000 shares of Series H Preferred Stock to three non-U.S. persons. The Company received an aggregate purchase price of $305,000 for the sale of the shares of Series H Preferred Stock and intends to use the proceeds from that sale to expand its operations, including through increased advertising designed to increase the amount and number of loans entered into with customers and to fund operations of the Company. The issuance of shares of Series H Preferred Stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in reliance upon Regulation S promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

On December 28, 2017, the Company completed a private placement of 52,500 shares of Series H Preferred Stock to two non-U.S. persons. The Company received an aggregate purchase price of $52,500 for the sale of the shares of Series H Preferred Stock and intends to use the proceeds from that sale to expand its operations, including through increased advertising designed to increase the amount and number of loans entered into with customers and to fund operations of the Company. The issuance of shares of Series H Preferred Stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in reliance upon Regulation S promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

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On December 31, 2017, the holders of an aggregate of 1,292,089 shares of Series H preferred stock, representing all of the outstanding Series H Preferred Shares, pursuant to the terms of the Series H Preferred Shares, converted their shares of Series H Preferred Shares, effective December 31, 2017. In accordance with the terms of the Series H Preferred Shares, upon the conversion of such Series H Preferred Shares, the Company issued to the converting holders of Series H Preferred Shares an aggregate of 5,168,356 shares of the Company’s common stock. As a result of the conversion, no Series H Preferred Shares are outstanding. In addition, as a result of the conversion and subsequent issuance of common stock, 17,463,449 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

We are not a party to any material pending or threatened litigation.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We intend to take advantage of all of these exemptions.

 

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards, and delay compliance with new or revised accounting standards until those standards are applicable to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

 

We could be an emerging growth company until the last day of the first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our first common equity offering, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier if our annual revenues exceed $1.0 billion, if we issue more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt in any three-year period or if we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

The risk factors in this section describe the material risks to our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows, and should be considered carefully. In addition, these factors constitute our cautionary statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements (as defined in such act) made in this annual report on Form 10-K. Investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any statements that are not historical facts and that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and “projects”) may be forward-looking and may involve estimates and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.

 

Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of such factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

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Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

Our limited operating history and our failure since inception to achieve an operating profit makes our future prospects and financial performance unpredictable.

 

We commenced operations in 2010 and as a result, we have a limited operating history upon which a potential investor can evaluate our prospects and the potential value of an investment in our company. In addition, we have not made an operating profit since our incorporation. We remain subject to the risks inherently associated with new business enterprises in general and, more specifically, the risks of a new financial institution and, in particular, a new Internet-based financial institution. Our prospects are subject to the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in their early stages of development, including the risk that we will not be able to implement our business strategy. If we are unable to implement our business strategy and grow our business, our business will be materially adversely affected.

 

We may not be able to implement our plans for growth successfully, which could adversely affect our future operations.

 

Since January 2015, the amount we have loaned to borrowers (our loan book) has increased by 207.5% from $5,549,023 to $17,064,023 as of December 31, 2018. We expect to continue to grow our loan book and number of customers at an accelerated rate in the future. Our future success will depend in part on our continued ability to manage our growth. We may not be able to achieve our growth plans, or sustain our historical growth rates or grow at all. Various factors, such as economic conditions, regulatory and legislative considerations and competition, may also impede our ability to expand our market presence. If we are unable to grow as planned, our business and prospects could be adversely affected.

 

Mr. Amazing Loans has executed and initiated reverse stock splits that have resulted in a reduction in the number of stockholders of Mr. Amazing Loans. Stockholders may be involuntarily cashed out in the future.

 

In April 2016, we effected a reverse stock split at a ratio of one share of our common stock for every 100 such shares. In October 2016, we effected a reverse stock split at a ratio of one share of our common stock for every 1,000 such shares. In each case, stockholders who would otherwise have received fractional shares received cash in exchange for our shares and as a result, in April 2016, we purchased 1,793 shares of our common stock in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $130,769, and in October 2016, we purchased 11,391 shares of our common stock in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $71,504. If we decide to execute a reverse stock split in the future, our stockholders could be required to accept cash in exchange for their shares of our common stock.

 

As our largest stockholder, sole officer and director, Mr. Mathieson can exercise sole authority over any future reverse stock splits, including the existence of and terms of any reverse stock splits, that could result in stockholders being involuntarily cashed out. Our stockholders should be willing to entrust all aspects of our management to Mr. Mathieson.

 

Our inability to manage our growth could harm our business.

 

We anticipate that our loan book and customer base will continue to grow significantly over time. To manage the expected growth of our operations and personnel, we will be required to, among other things:

 

  improve existing and implement new transaction processing, operational and financial systems, procedures and controls;
     
  maintain effective credit scoring and underwriting guidelines; and
     
  increase our employee base and train and manage this growing employee base.

 

If we are unable to manage growth effectively, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

We may need to raise additional capital that may not be available, which could harm our business.

 

Our growth will require that we generate additional capital either through retained earnings or the issuance of additional debt or equity securities. Additional capital may not be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any equity financings could result in dilution to our stockholders or reduction in the earnings available to our common stockholders. In July 2017, we received approximately $3.4 million in cash in exchange for shares of OneMain common stock. We acquired those shares of OneMain’s common stock pursuant to the OneMain Tender Offer in exchange for shares of the Company’s common stock. The cash received in connection with the OneMain Tender Offer was a significant portion of the cash raised by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2017 and resulted in dilution of the Company’s then-existing stockholders. In addition, if adequate capital is not available or the terms of such capital are not attractive, we may have to curtail our growth and our business, and our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

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As an online consumer loan company whose principal means of delivering personal loans is the Internet, we are subject to risks particular to that method of delivery.

 

We are predominantly an online consumer loan company and there are a number of unique factors that Internet-based loan companies face. These include concerns for the security of personal information, the absence of personal relationships between lenders and customers, the absence of loyalty to a conventional hometown branch, our customers’ difficulty in understanding and assessing the substance and financial strength of an online loan company, a lack of confidence in the likelihood of success and permanence of online loan companies and many individuals’ unwillingness to trust their personal details and financial future to a relatively new technological medium such as the Internet. As a result, some potential customers may be unwilling to establish a relationship with us.

 

Conventional “brick and mortar” consumer loan companies, in growing numbers, are offering the option of Internet-based lending to their existing and prospective customers. The public may perceive conventional established loan companies as being safer, more responsive, more comfortable to deal with and more accountable as providers of their lending needs. We may not be able to offer Internet-based lending that has sufficient advantages over the Internet-based lending services and other characteristics of conventional “brick and mortar” consumer loan companies to enable us to compete successfully.

 

We may not be able to make technological improvements as quickly as some of our competitors, which could harm our ability to compete with our competitors and adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

 

Both the Internet and the financial services industry are undergoing rapid technological changes, with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. In addition to improving the ability to serve customers, the effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to reduce costs. Our future success will depend in part upon our ability to address the needs of our customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations. We may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our customers. If we are unable, for technical, legal, financial or other reasons, to adapt in a timely manner to changing market conditions, customer requirements or emerging industry standards, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

A significant disruption in our computer systems or a cybersecurity breach could adversely affect our operations.

 

We rely extensively on our computer systems to manage our loan origination and other processes. Our systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, computer and telecommunications failures, computer viruses, cyber security breaches, vandalism, severe weather conditions, catastrophic events and human error, and our disaster recovery planning cannot account for all eventualities. If our systems are damaged, fail to function properly or otherwise become unavailable, we may incur substantial costs to repair or replace them, and may experience loss of critical data and interruptions or delays in our ability to perform critical functions, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Any compromise of our security could also result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, significant legal and financial exposure, damage to our reputation, loss or misuse of the information and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could harm our business.

 

Our ability to protect the confidential information of our borrowers and investors may be adversely affected by cyber-attacks, computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins or similar disruptions.

 

We process certain sensitive data from our borrowers and investors. While we have taken steps to protect confidential information that we receive or have access to, our security measures could be breached. Any accidental or willful security breaches or other unauthorized access to our systems could cause confidential borrower and investor information to be stolen and used for criminal purposes. Security breaches or unauthorized access to confidential information could also expose us to liability related to the loss of the information, time-consuming and expensive litigation and negative publicity. If security measures are breached because of third-party action, employee error, malfeasance or otherwise, or if design flaws in our software are exposed and exploited, our relationships with borrowers and investors could be severely damaged, and we could incur significant liability.

 

Because techniques used to sabotage or obtain unauthorized access to systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until they are launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. In addition, federal regulators and many federal and state laws and regulations require companies to notify individuals of data security breaches involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a security breach are costly to implement and often lead to widespread negative publicity, which may cause borrowers and investors to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our data security measures. Any security breach, whether actual or perceived, would harm our reputation, we could lose borrowers and investors and our business and operations could be adversely affected.

 

Any significant disruption in service on our platform or in our computer systems, including events beyond our control, could prevent us from processing or posting payments on loans, reduce the attractiveness of our marketplace and result in a loss of borrowers or investors.

 

In the event of a system outage and physical data loss, our ability to perform our servicing obligations, process applications or make loans available would be materially and adversely affected. The satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of our technology are critical to our operations, customer service, reputation and our ability to attract new and retain existing borrowers and investors.

 

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Any interruptions or delays in our service, whether as a result of third-party error, our error, natural disasters or security breaches, whether accidental or willful, could harm our relationships with our borrowers and investors and our reputation. Additionally, in the event of damage or interruption, our insurance policies may not adequately compensate us for any losses that we may incur. Our disaster recovery plan has not been tested under actual disaster conditions, and we may not have sufficient capacity to recover all data and services in the event of an outage. These factors could prevent us from processing or posting payments on the loans, damage our brand and reputation, divert our employees’ attention, reduce our revenue, subject us to liability and cause borrowers and investors to abandon our marketplace, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We contract with third parties to provide services related to our online web lending and marketing, as well as systems that automate the servicing of our loan portfolios. See “—We depend on third-party service providers for our core operations including online lending and loan servicing and interruptions in or terminations of their services could materially impair the quality of our services.” While there are material cybersecurity risks associated with these services, we require that our vendors provide industry-leading encryption, strong access control policies, Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 16 audited data centers, systematic methods for testing risks and uncovering vulnerabilities, and industry compliance audits to ensure data and assets are protected. To date, we have not experienced any cyber incidents that were material, either individually or in the aggregate.

 

Our unsecured loans generally have delinquency and default rates higher than prime and secured loans, which could result in higher loan losses.

 

We are in the business of originating unsecured personal loans. As of December 31, 2018, approximately 1.66% of our customers are subprime borrowers, which we define as borrowers having credit scores below 600 on the credit risk scale developed by VantageScore Solutions, LLC. Unsecured personal loans and subprime loans generally have higher delinquency and default rates than secured loans and prime loans. Subprime borrowers are associated with lower collection rates and are subject to higher loss rates than prime borrowers. Subprime borrowers have historically been, and may in the future become, more likely to be affected, or more severely affected, by adverse macroeconomic conditions, particularly unemployment. If our borrowers default under an unsecured loan, we will bear a risk of loss of principal, which could adversely affect our cash flow from operations. Delinquency interrupts the flow of projected interest income from a loan, and default can ultimately lead to a loss. We attempt to manage these risks with risk-based loan pricing and appropriate management policies. However, we cannot assure you that such management policies will prevent delinquencies or defaults and, if such policies and methods are insufficient to control our delinquency and default risks and do not result in appropriate loan pricing, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be harmed. If aspects of our business, including the quality of our borrowers, are significantly affected by economic changes or any other conditions in the future, we cannot be certain that our policies and procedures for underwriting, processing and servicing loans will adequately adapt to such changes. If we fail to adapt to changing economic conditions or other factors, or if such changes affect our borrowers’ capacity to repay their loans, our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity could be materially adversely affected. At December 31, 2018 we had 84 loans considered past due at 31+ days past due, representing 6.96% of the number of loans in our active portfolio. At December 31, 2018, we had 41 loans delinquent or in default (defined as 91+ days past due) representing 3.40% of the number of loans in our active portfolio. Loans become eligible for a lender to take legal action at 60 days past due.

 

If our estimates of loan receivable losses are not adequate to absorb actual losses, our provision for loan receivable losses would increase, which would adversely affect our results of operations.

 

We maintain an allowance for loans receivable losses. To estimate the appropriate level of allowance for loan receivable losses, we consider known and relevant internal and external factors that affect loan receivable collectability, including the total amount of loan receivables outstanding, historical loan receivable charge-offs, our current collection patterns, and economic trends. If customer behavior changes as a result of economic conditions and if we are unable to predict how the unemployment rate, housing foreclosures, and general economic uncertainty may affect our allowance for loan receivable losses, our provision may be inadequate. Our allowance for loan receivable losses is an estimate, and if actual loan receivable losses are materially greater than our allowance for loan receivable losses, our financial position, liquidity, and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

Our risk management efforts may not be effective which could result in unforeseen losses.

 

We could incur substantial losses and our business operations could be disrupted if we are unable to effectively identify, manage, monitor, and mitigate financial risks, such as credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk, liquidity risk, and other market-related risks, as well as operational risks related to our business, assets and liabilities. Our risk management policies, procedures, and techniques, including our scoring methodology, may not be sufficient to identify all of the risks we are exposed to, mitigate the risks we have identified or identify additional risks to which we may become subject in the future.

 

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We face strong competition for customers and may not succeed in implementing our business strategy.

 

Our business strategy depends on our ability to remain competitive. There is strong competition for customers from personal loan companies and other types of consumer lenders, including those that use the Internet as a medium for lending or as an advertising platform. Our competitors include:

 

  large, publicly-traded, state-licensed personal loan companies such as OneMain Holdings, Inc.;
     
  peer-to-peer lending companies such as LendingClub Corporation and Prosper Marketplace Inc.;
     
  online personal loan companies such as Avant;
     
  “brick and mortar” personal loan companies, including those that have implemented websites to facilitate online lending; and
     
  payday lenders, tribal lenders and other online consumer loan companies.

 

Some of these competitors have been in business for a long time and have name recognition and an established customer base. Most of our competitors are larger and have greater financial and personnel resources. In order to compete profitably, we may need to reduce the rates we offer on loans, which may adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. To remain competitive, we believe we must successfully implement our business strategy. Our success depends on, among other things:

 

  having a large and increasing number of customers who use our loans for financing needs;
     
  our ability to attract, hire and retain key personnel as our business grows;
     
  our ability to secure additional capital as needed;
     
  our ability to offer products and services with fewer employees than competitors;
     
  the satisfaction of our customers with our customer service;
     
  ease of use of our websites; and
     
  our ability to provide a secure and stable technology platform for providing personal loans that provides us with reliable and effective operational, financial and information systems.

 

If we are unable to implement our business strategy, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

We depend on third-party service providers for our core operations including online lending and loan servicing, and interruptions in or terminations of their services could materially impair the quality of our services.

 

We rely substantially upon third-party service providers for our core operations, including online web lending and marketing and vendors that provide systems that automate the servicing of our loan portfolios which allow us to increase the efficiency and accuracy of our operations. These systems include tracking and accounting of our loan portfolio as well as customer relationship management, collections, funds disbursement, security and reporting. This reliance may mean that we will not be able to resolve operational problems internally or on a timely basis, which could lead to customer dissatisfaction or long-term disruption of our operations. If these service arrangements are terminated for any reason without an immediately available substitute arrangement, our operations may be severely interrupted or delayed. If such interruption or delay were to continue for a substantial period of time, our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

If we lose the services of any of our key management personnel, our business could suffer.

 

Our future success significantly depends on the continued service and performance of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole director, Paul Mathieson. Competition for key management personnel is intense and we may not be able to attract and retain key personnel. We do not maintain any “key man” or other related insurance. The loss of the service of Mr. Mathieson, or the inability to attract additional qualified personnel as needed, could materially harm our business.

 

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We have incurred, and will continue to incur, increased costs as a result of being a public reporting company.

 

In April 2015, we became a public reporting company. As a public reporting company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a non-reporting company, including costs associated with our SEC reporting requirements. We expect that the additional reporting and other obligations imposed on us under the Exchange Act, will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and the costs of our related legal, accounting and administrative activities significantly. Management estimates that compliance with the Exchange Act reporting requirements as a reporting company will cost in excess of $250,000 annually. Given our current financial resources, these additional compliance costs could have a material adverse impact on our financial position and ability to achieve profitable results. These increased costs will require us to divert money that we could otherwise use to expand our business and achieve our strategic objectives.

 

We operate in a highly competitive market, and we cannot ensure that the competitive pressures we face will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

 

The consumer finance industry is highly competitive. Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to originate consumer loan receivables. We compete with other consumer finance companies as well as other types of financial institutions that offer similar products and services in originating loan receivables. Some of these competitors may have greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we possess. Some competitors may also have a lower cost of funds and access to funding sources that may not be available to us. While banks and credit card companies have decreased their lending to non-prime customers in recent years, there is no assurance that such lenders will not resume those lending activities. Further, because of increased regulatory pressure on payday lenders, many of those lenders are starting to make more traditional installment consumer loans in order to reduce regulatory scrutiny of their practices, which could increase competition in markets in which we operate.

 

Negative publicity could adversely affect our business and operating results.

 

Negative publicity about our industry or our company, including the quality and reliability of our marketplace, effectiveness of the credit decisioning and scoring models used in the marketplace, changes to our marketplace, our ability to effectively manage and resolve borrower and investor complaints, privacy and security practices, litigation, regulatory activity and the experience of borrowers and investors with our marketplace or services, even if inaccurate, could adversely affect our reputation and the confidence in, and the use of, our marketplace, which could harm our business and operating results. Harm to our reputation can arise from many sources, including employee misconduct, misconduct by our partners, outsourced service providers or other counterparties, failure by us or our partners to meet minimum standards of service and quality, inadequate protection of borrower and investor information and compliance failures and claims.

 

Our business is subject to extensive regulation in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our business.

 

Our operations are subject to regulation, supervision and licensing under various federal, state and local statutes, ordinances and regulations. In most states in which we operate, a consumer credit regulatory agency regulates and enforces laws relating to consumer lenders such as us. These rules and regulations generally provide for licensing as a consumer lender, limitations on the amount, duration and charges, including interest rates, for various categories of loans, requirements as to the form and content of finance contracts and other documentation, and restrictions on collection practices and creditors’ rights. In certain states, we are subject to periodic examination by state regulatory authorities. Some states in which we operate do not require special licensing or provide extensive regulation of our business.

 

We are also subject to extensive federal regulation, including the Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These laws require us to provide certain disclosures to prospective borrowers and protect against discriminatory lending and leasing practices and unfair credit practices. The principal disclosures required under the Truth in Lending Act include the terms of repayment, the total finance charge and the annual percentage rate charged on each contract or loan. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or marital status. According to Regulation B promulgated under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, creditors are required to make certain disclosures regarding consumer rights and advise consumers whose credit applications are not approved of the reasons for the rejection. In addition, the credit scoring system used by us must comply with the requirements for such a system as set forth in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B. The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires us to provide certain information to consumers whose credit applications are not approved on the basis of a report obtained from a consumer reporting agency and to respond to consumers who inquire regarding any adverse reporting submitted by us to the consumer reporting agencies. Additionally, we are subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which requires us to maintain the privacy of certain consumer data in our possession and to periodically communicate with consumers on privacy matters. We are also subject to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, which requires us, in most circumstances, to reduce the interest rate charged to customers who have subsequently joined, enlisted, been inducted or called to active military duty.

 

A material failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could result in regulatory actions, lawsuits and damage to our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

 

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) is a new federal agency formed pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), and there continues to be uncertainty as to how the agency’s actions or the actions of any other new agency could impact our business.

 

The CFPB, constituted pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, which commenced operations in 2011, has broad authority over the business in which we engage. This includes authority to write regulations under federal consumer financial protection laws, such as the Truth in Lending Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and to enforce those laws against and examine financial institutions for compliance. The CFPB is authorized to prevent “unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices” through its regulatory, supervisory and enforcement authority. To assist in its enforcement, the CFPB maintains an online complaint system that allows consumers to log complaints with respect to various consumer finance products, including the loan products we facilitate. This system could inform future CFPB decisions with respect to its regulatory, enforcement or examination focus.

 

We are subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction, including its enforcement authority, as a servicer and acquirer of consumer credit. The CFPB may request reports concerning our organization, business conduct, markets and activities. The CFPB may also conduct on-site examinations of our business on a periodic basis if the CFPB were to determine, through its complaint system, that we were engaging in activities that pose risks to consumers.

 

There continues to be uncertainty as to how the CFPB’s strategies and priorities, including in both its examination and enforcement processes, will impact our businesses and our results of operations going forward. Actions by the CFPB could result in requirements to alter or cease offering affected loan products and services, making them less attractive and restricting our ability to offer them.

 

Actions by the CFPB or other regulators against us or our competitors that discourage the use of the marketplace model or suggest to consumers the desirability of other loan products or services could result in reputational harm and a loss of borrowers or investors. Our compliance costs and litigation exposure could increase materially if the CFPB or other regulators enact new regulations, change regulations that were previously adopted, modify, through supervision or enforcement, past regulatory guidance, or interpret existing regulations in a manner different or stricter than have been previously interpreted.

 

We are required to pay a prior lender interest on our net profit until 2025, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

We previously had a credit facility in the form of a line of credit with BFG Investment Holdings, LLC (“BFG”) in the amount of $10,000,000 pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement, as amended (the “Loan Agreement”), among BFG and certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. In connection with the Loan Agreement, IEC SPV and certain of our other wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a profit sharing agreement with BFG pursuant to which IEC SPV is required to pay BFG 20% of its net profit (“Net Profit”) for a period beginning on June 11, 2012 and ending 10 years from the date the Loan Agreement is repaid in full. Net Profit is defined in the profit sharing agreement as gross revenue less (i) interest paid on the loan, (ii) payments on any other debt incurred as a result of refinancing the loan through a third party, as provided in the Loan Agreement, (iii) any costs, fees or commissions paid on account of the loan (including loan servicing fees of 0.5% on eligible consumer loans receivable), and (iv) charge-offs to bad debt resulting from consumer loans. All of IEC SPV’s loans receivable as of December 31, 2018 were pledged as collateral for fulfillment of the Net Profit interest due.

 

Effective as of July 15, 2015, BFG converted the credit facility from a revolving facility to a term loan and on August 21, 2015, we, through certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, repaid the entire balance of principal and accrued interest under the Loan Agreement. There is currently no outstanding balance under the Loan Agreement, but IEC SPV will be required to pay 20% of its Net Profit to BFG until August 21, 2025 (10 years from August 21, 2015) or until we pay BFG $3,000,000 to terminate the profit sharing agreement. Net Profit for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was calculated at $0 and $0, respectively.

 

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock

 

Trading on the OTC Markets is volatile and sporadic, which could depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our stockholders to resell their common stock.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Markets. Trading in securities quoted on the OTC Markets is often thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors, some of which may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. This volatility could depress the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance. Moreover, the OTC Markets is not a stock exchange, and trading of securities on the OTC Markets is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a stock exchange like NASDAQ or the NYSE. These factors may result in investors having difficulty reselling any shares of our common stock.

 

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Our common stock price is likely to be highly volatile because of several factors, including a limited public float.

 

The market price of our common stock has been volatile in the past. For example, as of March 1, 2019, our common stock has had a 52-week high sale price of $0.31 and a low sale price of $0.08. The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile in the future, as well. You may not be able to resell shares of our common stock following periods of volatility because of the market’s adverse reaction to volatility.

 

Other factors that could cause such volatility may include, among other things:

 

  actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
     
  the absence of securities analysts covering us and distributing research and recommendations about us;
     
  we may have a low trading volume for a number of reasons, including that a large portion of our stock is closely held;
     
  overall stock market fluctuations;
     
  announcements concerning our business or those of our competitors;
     
  actual or perceived limitations on our ability to raise capital when we require it, and to raise such capital on favorable terms;
     
  conditions or trends in the industry;
     
  litigation;
     
  changes in market valuations of other similar companies;
     
  future sales of common stock;
     
  departure of key personnel or failure to hire key personnel; and
     
  general market conditions.

 

Any of these factors could have a significant and adverse impact on the market price of our common stock. In addition, the stock market in general has at times experienced extreme volatility and rapid decline that has often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance.

 

Because Mr. Mathieson, our largest stockholder, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole director, will make all management decisions, including with respect to any future reverse stock splits that could result in stockholders being involuntarily cashed out, you should only invest in Mr. Amazing Loans shares if you are comfortable entrusting Mr. Mathieson to make all decisions.

 

As our largest stockholder, sole officer and director, Mr. Mathieson will have the right to make all decisions with respect to our management. Mr. Mathieson can exercise sole authority over the direction of Mr. Amazing Loans, and any future reverse stock splits that could result in stockholders being involuntarily cashed out. Investors will not have an opportunity to evaluate specific projects that will be financed with future operating income. Our stockholders should be willing to entrust all aspects of our management to Mr. Mathieson.

 

Future stock issuances would dilute stockholders’ ownership, and may reduce our share value.

 

If, in the future, we authorize an increase in our authorized common stock and issue additional shares, the future issuance of common stock or preferred stock may result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then existing shareholders. We may value any common stock issued in the future on an arbitrary basis. The issuance of common stock for future services or acquisitions or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the shares held by our investors and might have an adverse effect on any trading market for our common stock.

 

An increase in our authorized shares would need to be authorized by our stockholders. However, Mr. Mathieson, our largest stockholder, sole officer and director, beneficially owns 6,900,000 shares of our common stock, which represents 40.1% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, Mr. Mathieson controls a substantial percentage of our voting power and therefore has substantial influence over all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval. In addition, we can issue additional shares of common stock without consulting stockholders and without offering shares to existing stockholders which would result in dilution of stockholders’ interests in our company and could depress our stock price.

 

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We face corporate governance risks and negative investor perceptions because we have only one officer and director and have not adopted a written policy for the review, approval or ratification of transactions with related parties or conflicted parties.

 

Mr. Mathieson is our sole officer and director. As such, he has significant control over our business direction. Additionally, because he is our sole director, there are no other board members available to second and/or approve related party transactions involving Mr. Mathieson, including the compensation Mr. Mathieson may be paid and any consulting or other agreements we may enter into with Mr. Mathieson. Additionally, there is no segregation of duties between officers because Mr. Mathieson is our sole officer, and as such, he is solely responsible for the oversight of our accounting functions. Because no other directors are approving related party transactions involving Mr. Mathieson and no other officers are approving our financial statements, investors may question the fairness of related party transactions or the accuracy of financial statements. The price of our common stock may be adversely affected and/or devalued compared to similarly sized companies with multiple officers and directors due to the investing public’s perception of limitations facing our Company due to the fact that we only have one officer and director.

 

Although Mr. Mathieson intends to enter into any related party transactions on an arms’ length basis, we do not have a written policy for the review, approval or ratification of transactions with related parties or conflicted parties. As our sole officer and director, Mr. Mathieson makes decisions such as the approval of related party transactions, Mr. Mathieson’s compensation, and oversight of the accounting function. Mr. Mathieson exercises full control over all matters that typically require board approval. Accordingly, Mr. Mathieson’s actions are not subject to the review and approval of a board of directors and, as such, the Company may be at risk for a conflict of interest arising between Mr. Mathieson’s duties in his role as Chief Executive Officer and his own personal financial and business interests in other business ventures distinct and separate from the interests of the Company. His personal interests may not coincide with the interests of the stockholders and, in the absence of the effective segregation of such duties, there is a risk of a conflict of interest.

 

Our common stock is currently, has been in the past, and may be in the future, a “penny stock” under SEC rules. It may be more difficult to resell securities classified as “penny stock.”

 

Our common stock is a “penny stock” under applicable SEC rules (generally defined as non-exchange traded stock with a per-share price below $5.00). Unless we obtain a per-share price above $5.00, these rules impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that recommend the purchase or sale of penny stocks to persons other than those who qualify as “established customers” or “accredited investors.” For example, broker-dealers must determine the appropriateness for non-qualifying persons of investments in penny stocks. Broker-dealers must also provide, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, disclose the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, furnish monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account, provide a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser, and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction.

 

Legal remedies available to an investor in “penny stocks” may include the following:

 

  If a “penny stock” is sold to the investor in violation of the requirements listed above, or other federal or states securities laws, the investor may be able to cancel the purchase and receive a refund of the investment.
     
  If a “penny stock” is sold to the investor in a fraudulent manner, the investor may be able to sue the persons and firms that committed the fraud for damages.

 

However, investors who have signed arbitration agreements may have to pursue their claims through arbitration.

 

These requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for a security that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our securities, which could severely limit the market price and liquidity of our securities. These requirements may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and may affect your ability to resell our common stock.

 

Many brokerage firms will discourage or refrain from recommending investments in penny stocks. Most institutional investors will not invest in penny stocks. In addition, many individual investors will not invest in penny stocks due, among other reasons, to the increased financial risk generally associated with these investments.

 

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For these reasons, penny stocks may have a limited market and, consequently, limited liquidity. We can give no assurance that our common stock will not remain classified as a “penny stock” in the future.

 

If we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, the price of our securities may be adversely affected.

 

Our internal control over financial reporting may have weaknesses and conditions that could require correction or remediation, the disclosure of which may have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock. We are required to establish and maintain appropriate internal control over financial reporting. Failure to establish those controls, or any failure of those controls once established, could adversely affect our public disclosures regarding our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting may identify weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal control over financial reporting or other matters that may raise concerns for investors. Any actual or perceived weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal control over financial reporting or disclosure of management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting may have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock.

 

We are required to comply with certain provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and if we fail to continue to comply, our business could be harmed and the price of our securities could decline.

 

Rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act require an annual assessment of internal control over financial reporting, and for certain issuers (but not us) an attestation of this assessment by the issuer’s independent registered public accounting firm. The standards that must be met for management to assess the internal control over financial reporting as effective are evolving and complex, and require significant documentation, testing, and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards. We expect to incur significant expenses and to devote resources to Section 404 compliance on an ongoing basis. It is difficult for us to predict how long it will take or costly it will be to complete the assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for each year and to remediate any deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we may not be able to complete the assessment and remediation process on a timely basis. In the event that our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer determines that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective as defined under Section 404, we cannot predict how regulators will react or how the market prices of our securities will be affected; however, we believe that there is a risk that investor confidence and the market value of our securities may be negatively affected.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer is the largest, but not a majority, stockholder. This concentration of stock could limit your ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.

 

As of March 28, 2019, Mr. Mathieson beneficially owned 6,900,000 shares of our common stock, which represents 40.1% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, Mr. Mathieson controls a substantial percentage of our voting power and therefore has substantial influence over all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval. Mr. Mathieson may have interests that differ from yours and may vote in a way with which you disagree and which may be adverse to your interests. This concentrated voting power may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of our company, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their capital stock as part of a sale of our company and might ultimately affect the market price of our common stock.

 

As a board member, Mr. Mathieson owes a fiduciary duty to our stockholders and must act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of our stockholders. As a stockholder, Mr. Mathieson is entitled to vote his shares in his own interest, which may not always be in the interests of our stockholders generally.

 

Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market.

 

From time to time, certain of our stockholders may be eligible to sell all or some of their shares of common stock by means of ordinary brokerage transactions in the open market pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, subject to certain limitations. In general, pursuant to Rule 144, non-affiliate stockholders may sell freely after six months, subject only to the current public information requirement. Affiliates may sell after six months, subject to the Rule 144 volume, manner of sale (for equity securities), current public information, and notice requirements. Of the approximately 17,226,283 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 28, 2019, approximately 10,324,283 shares are tradable without restriction. Given the limited trading of our common stock, resale of even a small number of shares of our common stock pursuant to Rule 144 or an effective registration statement may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

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Provisions of our amended and restated articles of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may delay or prevent a takeover which may not be in the best interests of our stockholders.

 

Provisions of our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws may be deemed to have anti-takeover effects, which include when and by whom special meetings of our stockholders may be called, and may delay, defer or prevent a takeover attempt. In addition, certain provisions of the Florida Business Corporations Act also may be deemed to have certain anti-takeover effects which include that control of shares acquired in excess of certain specified thresholds will not possess any voting rights unless these voting rights are approved by a majority of a corporation’s disinterested stockholders. Further, our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, authorize the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors in their sole discretion. Our board of directors may, without stockholder approval, issue series of preferred stock with dividends, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock.

 

As an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, we are permitted to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements.

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. For so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to:

 

  have an auditor report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
     
  comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the consolidated financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis);
     
  submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholder advisory votes, such as “say-on-pay” and “say-on-frequency”; and
     
  disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation.

 

In addition, Section 102 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our consolidated financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.

 

We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.

 

Until such time, however, we cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and the price of our securities may be more volatile.

 

GENERAL RISK STATEMENT

 

Based on all of the foregoing, we believe it is possible for future revenue, expenses and operating results to vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year. As a result, quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year comparisons of operating results are not necessarily meaningful or indicative of future performance. Furthermore, we believe that it is possible that in any given quarter or fiscal year our operating results could differ from the expectations of public market analysts or investors.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

Because we are a smaller reporting company, this Item is not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

Description of Property

 

Our executive office, which also serves as our centralized operational headquarters and Nevada branch, is located at 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 490, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169. This facility occupies a total of approximately 1,906 square feet under a lease that expires on September 30, 2020. Our annual rental cost for this facility is approximately $69,531, plus a proportionate share of operating expenses which are expected to be minimal as the space is 1.32% of the total building rentable space. We believe this facility is adequate for our current and near term future needs due to our online strategy and our ability to operate 7 days a week with unrestricted hours of operation from this location.

 

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are not presently a party to any material litigation, nor to the knowledge of management is any litigation threatened against us that may materially affect us.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Market Information

 

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink market tier of the OTC Markets Group under the symbol “MRAL.” Securities quoted on the OTC Pink trade via a dealer network, as opposed to trading on a centralized stock exchange, such as the NYSE. In order to have securities quoted on the OTC, a company must be current in its financial reporting, but it is not subject to any minimum financial requirements and listing standards, as is the case with the NYSE. Trading in OTC stocks can be volatile, sporadic and risky, as thinly traded stocks tend to move more rapidly in price than more liquid securities. Such trading may also depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our stockholders to resell their common stock.

 

The following table sets forth, as reported by the OTC, the per share high and low bid quotations for our common stock for each of the periods indicated. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. The data in the table below presents historical information only and is not intended to predict future sale prices of our common stock. Trading in securities, such as our common stock, on the OTC Markets may be volatile and thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices. See “Risk Factors—Trading on the OTC Markets is volatile and sporadic, which could depress the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for our security holders to resell their common stock.”

 

   High   Low 
2017        
Quarter Ended March 31, 2017   8.6000    1.0000 
Quarter Ended June 30, 2017   4.1900    0.5600 
Quarter Ended September 30, 2017   1.2000    0.1400 
Quarter Ended December 31, 2017   0.5600    0.1800 
           
2018          
Quarter Ended March 31, 2018   1.1900    0.2300 
Quarter Ended June 30, 2018   0.3100    0.2100 
Quarter Ended September 30, 2018   0.2965    0.1540 
Quarter Ended December 31, 2018   0.2213    0.0808 

 

On March 29, 2019, the closing price per share of our common stock as quoted on the OTC was $0.10.

 

Dividends

 

Prior to May 2017, we had not paid any cash dividends on our common stock. In May 2017, we announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the first quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on August 21, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2017. In August 2017, we announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the second quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on August 21, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 2017. On October 30, 2017, we declared a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the third quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on November 20, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 11, 2017. Future dividends, if any, will be determined and paid annually instead of quarterly going forward in November each year as the administrative and transfer agent costs and banking currency conversion fees for our predominately international shareholders results in quarterly dividend costs being prohibitive. Payment of future dividends on our common stock, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements and surplus, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. We may determine to retain future earnings, if any, for reinvestment in the development and expansion of our business.

 

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Holders of Common Stock

 

As of March 28, 2019, there were 580 record holders of our common stock. The number of record holders does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of banks, brokers, nominees or other fiduciaries.

 

We have no securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

On June 8, 2018, the Company issued 360,000 shares of the Company’s Series H preferred stock at a price of $1.00 per share to Investment Evolution Coin Ltd. (“IEC Ltd.”) for an aggregate purchase price of $360,000. IEC Ltd. is 100% owned by certain Company stockholders, including Paul Mathieson, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole director who is IEC Ltd.’s majority stockholder. No underwriter was involved in the Series H stock sale.

 

Stock Repurchases

 

The following table summarizes the information relating to our purchase of shares of our common stock in the three months ended December 31, 2018.

 

Period   Total number
of shares
purchased (1)
    Average price
paid per share
    Total number of
shares purchased
as part of publicly
announced plans
or programs
    Approximate dollar
value of shares
that may yet be
purchased

under the plans or
programs
 
October 1 – October 31, 2018           N/A           $ 1,656,558  
November 1 – November 30, 2018         $ N/A           $ 1,656,558  
December 1 – December 31, 2018         $ N/A           $ 1,656,558  
Total         $ N/A           $ 1,656,558 (1)

 

(1) On January 9, 2017, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the open market repurchase of up to $2,000,000 of its common stock. This share repurchase program expired on December 31, 2018. An aggregate of 696,139 shares were repurchased under this program. On April 1, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the open market repurchase of up to $2,000,000 of its common stock. This share repurchase program expires on December 31, 2019. Management does not intend to repurchase a significant number of shares pursuant to the stock repurchase program.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The selected financial data set forth below have been derived from the Company’s financial statements referred to under “Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules” of this annual report on Form 10-K, and previously published historical financial statements not included in this annual report on Form 10-K. The selected financial data set forth below should be read in connection with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Company’s financial statements, including the footnotes. Basic and diluted loss per share has been adjusted retroactively for the 1-for-100 reverse split that occurred on June 17, 2015 and for the net 1-for-10 reverse split that occurred on October 27, 2016.

 

   For the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 
   2018   2017   2016   2015   2014 
                     
Statements of Income Data:                         
Revenues  $1,356,962   $1,696,128   $2,135,046   $1,835,165   $529,225 
Operating expenses   3,720,251    6,420,388    6,876,194    7,012,609    5,381,671 
Loss from operations   (2,363,289)   (4,724,260)   (4,741,147)   (5,177,444)   (4,852,446)
Loss on sale of marketable securities  $(194)  $(153,514)  $-   $-   $- 
Legal settlements and related fees  $-   $(628,376)  $-   $-   $- 
Other income (expense)  $108   $431   $12,278   $(520,754)  $(549,308)
Net loss  $(2,363,375)  $(5,505,719)  $(4,728,869)  $(5,698,198)  $(5,401,754)
Dividends on preferred shares   -    -    (35,517)   (311,056)   (204,526)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders  $(2,363,375)  $(5,505,719)  $(4,764,386)  $(6,009,254)  $(5,606,280)
Net loss attributable to common stock per share, basic and diluted  $(0.14)  $(0.49)  $(0.60)  $(2.52)  $(4.20)

 

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   December 31, 
   2018   2017   2016   2015   2014 
Cash  $365,934   $704,006   $322,441   $485,559   $433,712 
Current Assets  $1,509,604   $2,086,636   $1,710,370   $1,689,063   $1,026,758 
Total Assets  $3,642,842   $5,750,922   $6,821,947   $7,758,149   $4,929,120 
Current Liabilities  $2,387   $51,053   $1,060   $107,963   $307,156 
Long-Term Liabilities  $-   $-   $-   $-   $2,230,000 
Accumulated Deficit  $(32,979,413)  $(30,616,038)  $(25,110,319)  $(20,381,450)  $(14,683,252)
Stockholders’ Equity  $3,642,842   $5,699,869   $6,820,887   $7,650,186   $2,391,964 

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this annual report on Form 10-K. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

We are a consumer finance company providing responsible online personal loan products under the brand name “Mr. Amazing Loans” to customers in 19 states via our website and online application portal. We provide unsecured personal consumer loans to individuals in amounts of $5,000 and $10,000. Each of our online personal loans carries a fixed APR in the range of 12.0% to 29.9%, is unsecured, and has a non-revolving term of five-years. We originate, process and service all of our personal loans centrally from our Las Vegas head office and have an 8.5-year track record of origination, underwriting and servicing personal loans to underbanked consumers. Our customers are primarily non-prime consumers who we believe have limited access to credit from banks and credit card companies. We leverage our experience and knowledge in the consumer finance industry to generate revenue from the interest earned on our portfolio of personal loans.

 

In this annual report on Form 10-K, we refer to Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation, collectively with its wholly owned subsidiaries, Investment Evolution Corporation (“IEC”), IEC SPV, LLC (“IEC SPV”) and MRAL Blockchain, LLC (“MRAL Blockchain”), as the “Company.” References to “we” and “our” mean the Company, including its wholly owned subsidiaries, and its predecessors, collectively, unless the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated.

 

We have a history of reporting recurring losses and have not generated positive net cash flows from operations. During 2018 and 2017, we completed private placements of our preferred stock in exchange for which we received an aggregate of approximately $1.66 million, which we used to finance our operations and offer personal loans to our customers. We also received $3.4 million in connection with our tender offer to purchase shares of the common stock of OneMain Holdings, Inc. (“OneMain”) in June 2017 and the subsequent sale of the OneMain shares we acquired as a result of that tender offer.

 

As at December 31, 2018, we had 1,207 loans issued and outstanding to our customers, with an aggregate amount of $3,968,217. The table below sets forth the payment status of the loans in our portfolio as of December 31, 2018.

 

Portfolio Ledger Stratification as at December 31, 2018

 

    Current Unpaid
Principal Balance
    %  
0 - 30 days   $ 3,611,741       91.0 %
31 - 60 days     91,953       2.3 %
61 - 90 days     80,235       2.0 %
91 - 120 days     58,982       1.5 %
121 - 184 days     125,306       3.2 %
Total   $ 3,968,217       100.0 %

 

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At December 31, 2018, we had 41 loans delinquent or in default (defined as 91+ days past due) representing 3.4% of the number of loans in our active portfolio. Loans typically become eligible for the lender to take legal action at 60 days past due.

 

We operate in the consumer loans business segment.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to December 31, 2017

 

Interest Revenue

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, interest revenue decreased to $1,245,325, compared to $1,617,494 for the year ended December 31, 2017. This decrease was due to the decreased average interest-earning loan book size of consumer receivables during the period and a one-off reduction of revenue in the 2018 second quarter of $69,788 resulting from an adjustment of the interest rate on our book of loans. This decreased loan book size is primarily due to minimal advertising to new customers during the year ended December 31, 2018 resulting from a decrease in cash available to fund new loans during that period and leading to lower loans receivable originated as compared to loans receivable repaid during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Other Revenue

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, other revenue increased to $111,637, compared to $78,634 for the year ended December 31, 2017. Other revenue consisted of declined lead revenue, consisting of revenue from the sale of leads regarding potential customers whose loan applications did not meet our lending standards, and loan loss recovery. The increase was attributable to a significant increase in loan loss recovery revenue in 2018 due to the appointment of an external debt collection agency.

 

Salaries and Compensation Expenses

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, salaries and compensation expenses decreased to $1,432,081, compared to $1,494,637 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily attributable to the reduction in total 2018 compensation to our Chief Operating Officer due to termination of the role in September 2018.

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, other operating expenses increased to $468,172, compared to $395,352 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The increase was attributable to increased collection expenses from external debt collection agency and increased business licensing/compliance fees.

 

Provision for Credit Losses

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the provision for credit losses expense decreased to $556,759, compared to $1,494,843 for the year ended December 31, 2017. We carry a provision for credit losses which is estimated collectively based on our loan portfolio and general economic conditions. The decrease in provision for credit losses from the prior year period was due to the smaller loan portfolio and lower loan chargeoffs in the current period.

 

Advertising

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, advertising expenses decreased to $15,272, compared to $407,760 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease was attributable to the decrease in customer acquisition costs incurred mainly due to the absence of any direct mail advertising campaigns in the current period and a focus on refinancing existing customers.

 

Rent Expense

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, rent expense decreased to $65,033, compared to $66,331 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease was due to the decrease in rent costs from our new Las Vegas lease in 2018.

 

Public Company and Corporate Finance Expenses

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, public company and corporate finance expenses decreased to $1,177,412, compared to $2,555,519 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease was due to fewer one-off costs incurred related to the 2018 Lending Club Tender Offer compared to the one-off costs incurred related to the 2017 OneMain Tender Offer and the terminated tender offer for Lending Club shares launched by the Company in 2017. In addition, the Company incurred fewer investor relations costs in the year ended December 31, 2018 versus the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, depreciation and amortization marginally decreased to $5,522, compared to $5,946 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The minimal movement was in line with expectations.

 

Loss on Sale of Marketable Securities

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, loss on sale of marketable securities decreased to $194, compared to $153,514 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease was due to the loss on sale of 500 Lending Club shares acquired by an open market purchase in January 2018 and subsequently sold in March 2018 being substantially less than the loss on sale of OneMain shares in 2017.

 

Financial Position

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

We had cash and cash equivalents of $365,934 as of December 31, 2018, compared to $704,006 as of December 31, 2017. The decrease resulted from significant operating expenses in excess of net cash proceeds from financing and investing activities.

 

Loans Receivable

 

We had net loan receivables of $3,174,574 as of December 31, 2018, as compared to $4,928,704 as of December 31, 2017. The decrease was due to lower loan originations in the current period versus repayment and write-off of loan principal by customers. Net loan receivables are calculated by reducing our outstanding loans receivable balance by an allowance for credit losses.

 

Other Receivables

 

We had other receivables of $67,994 as of December 31, 2018, as compared to $75,364 as of December 31, 2017. Other receivables is comprised of outstanding invoices for declined lead revenue due from marketing partners and accrued interest receivable on our consumer loans at December 31, 2018. The decrease was due to a decline in accrued interest receivable due at December 31, 2018.

 

Property and Equipment

 

We had net property and equipment of $7,854 as of December 31, 2018 as compared to $13,376 as of December 31, 2017. The minimal movement was in line with expectations and a direct result of recording depreciation expense for the current period.

 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

We had accounts payable and accrued expenses of $2,387 as of December 31, 2018, compared to $51,053 as of December 31, 2017. The decrease was due to management’s decision to pay the majority of December expenses in full in the current period which meant that no accrual was required for those expenses.

 

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, we incurred operating expenses in excess of net revenue. However, anticipated cash flow from our existing loan receivable repayments plus net revenue, combined with current cash on hand, is expected to meet the needs of our budgeted cash operating expenses through March 2020. To expand operations significantly we will be required to draw down from our loan facility with IEC Ltd., a related party, until operating results improve.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We used cash in operations of $1,779,009 during the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $3,621,758 during the year December 31, 2017. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in tender offer and capital raising costs in 2018 compared to 2017.

 

The Company has historically financed its operations and loans made to its customers through placements of shares of the Company’s common stock and preferred stock, private credit facilities, and working capital loans. We also received $3.4 million in connection with our tender offer to purchase shares of the common stock of OneMain in June 2017 and the subsequent sale of the OneMain shares we acquired as a result of that tender offer. The Company intends to finance its operations and the planned expansion of its business through draw downs on its new $20 million loan facility with IEC, Ltd., a related party.

 

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The Company received net cash from investing activities of $1,136,975 during the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $3,172,485 received from investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease in cash provided by investing activities is primarily due to the sale of all OneMain shares acquired in the 2017 OneMain Tender Offer not being repeated in 2018.

 

We were provided $303,962 of net cash in financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $830,838 provided by financing activities during the same period in 2017. The decrease was attributable to less equity capital raised through Series H preferred shares in 2018 compared to 2017.

 

At December 31, 2018, we had cash on hand of $365,934, which we believe is sufficient to meet our operating needs for the next 12 months, when added to budgeted cash inflows from loans receivable repaid and budgeted cash inflows from revenues.

 

The principal conditions and events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to meet its obligations as they come due are:

 

(i) the Company has reported recurring losses, and

(ii) the Company has not yet generated positive net cash flows from operations.

 

Management has evaluated their plans for the next 12 months and as a result of the plans, the Company believes that it can meet all its obligations at least through March 2020. Management’s plans include a significant reduction in consulting and professional fees due to limited new capital raising costs expected over the next 12 months and a significant reduction in tender offer costs due to no planned future tender offers in the next 12 months. In addition, significant core operating costs have been cut from the Company starting in 2016. including reducing the number of employees from 12 to 3 due to increased automation of loan origination processes and reducing the number of office leases from 4 to 1 as old leases expired. Management has been utilizing the cash flow from loan repayments for working capital needs and plans to continue to do so, until funding under our new loan facility from a related party is received. See Note 5 for details. This will provide sufficient cash flow through at least March 2020. On April 1, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the open market repurchase of up to $2,000,000 of its common stock. This share repurchase program expires on December 31, 2019. Management does not intend to repurchase a significant number of shares pursuant to the stock repurchase program.

 

We previously had a credit facility in the form of a line of credit with BFG Investment Holdings, LLC (“BFG”), an unrelated third party, in the amount of $10,000,000 pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement, as amended (the “BFG Loan Agreement”), among BFG and certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries. In connection with the BFG Loan Agreement, IEC SPV and certain of our other wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a profit-sharing agreement with BFG pursuant to which IEC SPV is required to pay BFG 20% of its net profit (“Net Profit”) for a period beginning on June 11, 2012 and ending 10 years from the date the BFG Loan Agreement is repaid in full. Net Profit is defined in the profit sharing agreement as gross revenue less (i) interest paid on the loan, (ii) payments on any other debt incurred as a result of refinancing the loan through a third party, as provided in the BFG Loan Agreement, (iii) any costs, fees or commissions paid on account of the loan (including loan servicing fees of 0.5% on eligible consumer loans receivable), and (iv) charge-offs to bad debt resulting from consumer loans. All of IEC SPV’s loans receivable as of December 31, 2018, were pledged as collateral for fulfillment of the Net Profit interest due.

 

Effective as of July 15, 2015, BFG converted the credit facility from a revolving facility to a term loan and on August 21, 2015, we, through certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries, repaid the entire balance of principal and accrued interest under the BFG Loan Agreement. There is currently no outstanding balance under the BFG Loan Agreement, but IEC SPV will be required to pay 20% of its Net Profit to BFG until August 21, 2025 (10 years from August 21, 2015) or until we pay BFG $3,000,000 to terminate the profit-sharing agreement. Net Profit for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was calculated at $0 and $0, respectively.

 

On June 8, 2018, MRAL Blockchain entered into the IEC Ltd. Loan Agreement with IEC Ltd. Mr. Mathieson, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole director, is IEC Ltd.’s majority stockholder, Chief Executive Officer and sole director. IEC Ltd. is wholly owned by certain Company stockholders, including Mr. Mathieson. Pursuant to the IEC Ltd. Loan Agreement, IEC Ltd. agreed to loan to MRAL Blockchain up to $20,000,000, subject to certain conditions. Any amounts borrowed under the IEC Ltd. Loan Agreement are subject to a 12% per annum interest rate, and must be repaid by June 7, 2023. The current outstanding balance of the loan facility is $0.

 

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Dividend Policy

 

Prior to May 2017, we had not paid any cash dividends on our common stock. In May 2017, we announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the first quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on August 21, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2017. In August 2017, we announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the second quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on August 21, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 2017. On October 30, 2017, we declared a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the third quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on November 20, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 11, 2017. Future dividends, if any, will be determined and paid annually instead of quarterly going forward in November each year as the administrative and transfer agent costs and banking currency conversion fees for our predominately international shareholders results in quarterly dividend costs being prohibitive. Payment of future dividends on our common stock, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements and surplus, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. We may determine to retain future earnings, if any, for reinvestment in the development and expansion of our business.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of December 31, 2018, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term “off-balance sheet arrangement” generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with us is a party, under which we have any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest or a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets.

 

Basis of Accounting

 

These consolidated financial statements include the operations of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, IEC, IEC SPV and MRAL Blockchain. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company’s accounting and reporting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and conform to general practices within the consumer finance industry.

 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect any possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We have identified the following policies below as critical to our business and results of operations. Our reported results are impacted by the application of the following accounting policies, certain of which require management to make subjective or complex judgments. These judgments involve making estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may significantly impact quarterly or annual results of operations. For all of these policies, management cautions that future events rarely develop exactly as expected, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment. Specific risks associated with these critical accounting policies are described in the following paragraphs.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Management uses its historical records and knowledge of its business in making these estimates. Accordingly, actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Loans Receivable and Interest Income

 

The Company offers its loans at or below the prevailing statutory rates. Loans are carried at the unpaid principal amount outstanding, net of an allowance for credit losses.

 

The Company calculates interest revenue using the interest yield method. Charges for late payments are credited to income when collected.

 

Accrual of interest income on loans receivable is suspended when no payment has been received on account for 91 days or more on a contractual basis, at which time a loan is considered delinquent. Payments received on nonaccrual financing loans are first applied to the unpaid accrued interest and then principal. Loans are returned to active status and accrual of interest income is resumed when all of the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current; at which time management believes future payments are reasonably assured. At December 31, 2018, 41 loans, with a total balance of $184,288, were delinquent or in default.

 

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Allowance for Credit Losses

 

The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses due to the fact that it is probable that a portion of the loans receivable will not be collected. The allowance is estimated by management based on various factors, including specific circumstances of the individual loans, management’s knowledge of the industry, and the experience and trends of other companies in the same industry.

 

Our portfolio of loans receivable consists of a large number of relatively small, homogenous accounts. The allowance for credit losses is determined using a systematic methodology, based on a combination of historical bad debt of comparable companies. Impaired loans are considered separately and 100% charged off.

 

The allowance for credit losses is primarily based upon models that analyze specific portfolio statistics and also reflect management’s judgment regarding overall accuracy. We take into account several relevant internal and external factors that affect loan receivable collectivity, including the customer’s transaction history, specifically the timeliness of customer payments, the remaining contractual term of the loan, the outstanding balance of the loan, historical loan receivable charge-offs, our current collection patterns, and economic trends.

 

Impaired Loans

 

The Company assesses loans for impairment individually when a loan is 91 days past due. The Company defines impaired loans as bankrupt accounts and accounts that are 184 days or more past due. In accordance with the Company’s charge-off policy, once a loan is deemed uncollectible, 100% of the remaining balance is charged-off. Loans can also be charged off when deemed uncollectible due to consumer specific circumstances.

 

The Company does not accrue interest on impaired loans and any recoveries of impaired loans are recorded to other revenue. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying statement of operations.

 

Income Taxes

 

We account for income taxes using the liability method in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 “Income Taxes”. To date, no current income tax liability has been recorded due to our accumulated net losses. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and the amounts that are reported in the income tax returns. Our net deferred income tax assets have been fully reserved by a valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of our ability to realize future taxable income and to recover our net deferred income tax assets.

 

Earnings and Loss per Share

 

The Company computes net earnings (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260-10 that establishes standards for computing and presenting net earnings (loss) per shares. Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) attributed to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares, if any, had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for other receivables, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their immediate or short-term nature. The fair value of borrowings is not considered to be significantly different than its carrying amount because the stated rates for such debt reflect current market rates and conditions. Loans receivable are carried net of the allowance for credit losses and approximate their fair value.

 

Recently Issued or Newly Adopted Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard will eliminate the transaction and industry specific revenue recognition guidance under current GAAP and replace it with a principles based approach for determining revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. The revenue recognition standard is required to be applied retrospectively, including any combination of practical expedients as allowed in the standard. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends certain aspects of the Board’s new revenue standard, ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard should be adopted concurrently with adoption of ASU 2014-09 which is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. As we adopted these standards effective January 1, 2018, adoption of these changes has no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740). The amendments in ASU 2015-17 change the requirements for the classification of deferred taxes on the balance sheet. Currently, GAAP requires an entity to separate deferred income tax liabilities and assets into current and noncurrent amounts in a classified statement of financial position. To simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes, the amendments in this ASU require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The pronouncement became effective for the 2017 fiscal year. Adoption of these changes had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The update intends to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information and addresses certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The new standard affects all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of the adoption of these changes will have on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases in “Leases (Topic 840)” and generally requires all leases to be recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. The provisions of ASU 2016-02 are to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases. The amendments in this Update affect the amendments in Update 2016-02, which are not yet effective, but for which early adoption upon issuance is permitted. For entities that early adopted Topic 842, the amendments are effective upon issuance of this Update, and the transition requirements are the same as those in Topic 842. For entities that have not adopted Topic 842, the effective date and transition requirements will be the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 842. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We do not have any financial instruments that are exposed to significant market risk. We maintain our cash and cash equivalents in bank deposits and short-term, highly liquid money market investments. A hypothetical 100-basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of our cash equivalents securities, or our earnings on such cash equivalents.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

See Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules appearing on pages F-1 through F-7 of this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and that information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2018 pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be included in our periodic SEC filings is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.

 

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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for the preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related information. Management uses its best judgment to ensure that the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in material respects, our financial position and results of operations in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the reported financial information is presented fairly, that disclosures are adequate and that the judgments inherent in the preparation of financial statements are reasonable. There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal controls including the possibility of human error and overriding of controls. Consequently, an effective internal control system can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to reporting financial information.

 

Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to maintaining records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that the receipts and expenditures of company assets are made in accordance with our management and directors authorization; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention of or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

Under the supervision of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013 framework) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and subsequent guidance prepared by the Commission specifically for smaller public companies. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2018.

 

In the evaluation as of December 31, 2018, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, noted that there was no audit committee during 2018. The lack of an audit committee was a material weakness due to limited approval on related party transactions. As of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K, this material weakness has not been corrected and we do not anticipate that we will have an audit committee in the near future. Our sole director has discussed the material weakness with our independent registered public accounting firm.

 

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes made to our internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

The following table sets forth the names, positions and ages of our directors and executive officers as of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K. Our directors are elected by our stockholders at each annual meeting and serve for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. Officers are elected by our board of directors and their terms of office are at the discretion of our board.

 

Name   Age   Position(s)
Paul Mathieson   44   Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

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Biographical information concerning our sole executive officer and director listed above is set forth below.

 

Paul Mathieson. Mr. Mathieson has served as the Chief Executive Officer and member of our board of directors since 2012. In 2005, Mr. Mathieson founded IEG Holdings Limited in Sydney, Australia which launched the Amazing Loans business in Australia in 2005 and the Mr. Amazing Loans business in the United States through a subsidiary in 2010. In recognition of IEG Holdings Limited’s success, Mr. Mathieson was awarded Ernst & Young’s 2007 Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Eastern Region). Mr. Mathieson has over 24 years’ finance industry experience in lending, funds management, stock market research and investment banking. His career has included positions as Financial Analyst/Institutional Dealer with Daiwa Securities from 1995 to 1995, Head of Research for Hogan & Partners Stockbrokers from 1995 to 2000, and Investment Banking Associate with ING Barings from 2000 to 2001. In addition, from 2002 to 2010, Mr. Mathieson was the Founder and Managing Director of IE Portfolio Warrants, a funds management business that offered high return and leveraged structured equities products. Mr. Mathieson received a Bachelor of Commerce from Bond University, Queensland, Australia in 1994 and a Master’s Degree of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia in 2000.

 

Director Qualifications

 

Mr. Mathieson was appointed to our board in 2013 following the reverse merger with IEGC described in this annual report on Form 10-K. Given his role in the founding and/or operations of IEGC, we believe he remains a good fit for our current needs. Mr. Mathieson has significant operational experience in our industry and brings both a practical understanding of the industry and as well as hands-on experience in our business sector to our board and a greater understanding of certain of the challenges we face in executing our growth strategy.

 

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that applies to our board of directors, our executive officers and our employees. A copy of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is available on our corporate website at www.mramazingloans.com, and any amendments to the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct or any waivers of its requirement related to certain matters, will be disclosed on our website and reported to the SEC, as may be required.

 

Director Compensation

 

Mr. Mathieson does not receive any additional compensation for his services as a director.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

We did not have a compensation committee during the year ended December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2018, Mr. Mathieson, our sole director, conducted deliberations concerning executive officer compensation. No member of our board is, or was during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, an officer, former officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or a person having a relationship requiring disclosure by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K. No executive officer of the Company served as a member of (i) the compensation committee of another entity of which one of the executive officers of such entity served on the Company’s compensation committee or (ii) the board of directors of another entity of which one of the executive officers of such entity served on the Company’s Board, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the SEC initial statements of beneficial ownership, reports of changes in ownership and annual reports concerning their ownership of our common shares and other equity securities, on Forms 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by the SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representations that no other reports were required, and to the best of our knowledge, we believe that all of our officers, directors, and owners of 10% or more of our common stock filed all required Forms 3, 4, and 5.

 

Limitation on Liability

 

The Florida Business Corporation Act permits the indemnification of directors, employees, officers and agents of Florida corporations. Our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Florida Business Corporation Act.

 

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The provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act that authorize indemnification do not eliminate the duty of care of a director, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under Florida law. In addition, each director will continue to be subject to liability for:

 

violations of criminal laws, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful,
   
deriving an improper personal benefit from a transaction,
   
voting for or assenting to an unlawful distribution, and
   
willful misconduct or conscious disregard for our best interests in a proceeding by or in the right of a stockholder.

 

The statute does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other law, such as the Federal securities laws. The effect of the foregoing is to require our company to indemnify our officers and directors for any claim arising against such persons in their official capacities if such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 

Insofar as the limitation of, or indemnification for, liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such limitation or indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table summarizes all compensation recorded by us in the past two fiscal years for each of our executive officers. For definitional purposes, these individuals are sometimes referred to as the “named executive officers.”

 

2018 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name and Principal Position   Year     Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock Awards
($)
    Option Awards
($)
    Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
    Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
    All Other Compensation
($)
    Total
($)
 
                                                       
Paul Mathieson,     2018       1,050,000                                           1,050,000  
Chief Executive Officer     2017       600,000       400,000 (1)                                   1,000,000  
                                                                         
Carla Cholewinski,     2018       168,077                                           168,077  
Former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Credit Officer (2)     2017       230,000       13,000                                     243,000  

 

(1)The material factors considered by our board in awarding the bonus to Mr. Mathieson were the increase in new equity capital and core operational cost cuts in the relevant period.
(2)Ms. Cholewinski ceased to be an executive officer on September 13, 2018.

 

Employment Agreements

 

We are not currently a party to any employment agreements with any of our executive officers. However, on November 2, 2016, Investment Evolution Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“IEC”), and Mr. Mathieson entered into a professional consulting contract, effective January 1, 2017 (the “January 2017 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the January 2017 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by the Company and/or IEC. The January 2017 Consulting Contract has a term of one year and renews automatically for one year periods unless notice of termination is provided 30 days prior to the automatic renewal date. In exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson $1.00 annually and a discretionary bonus to be determined by the Company’s board of directors.

 

On July 1, 2017, we and our Chief Executive Officer agreed to terminate, effective July 1, 2017, the January 2017 Consulting Contract Concurrently with the termination of the January 2017 Consulting Contract, IEC and our Chief Executive Officer entered into a new professional consulting contract, effective as of July 1, 2017 (the “July 2017 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the July 2017 Consulting Contract, our Chief Executive Officer agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by the Company and/or IEC. The July 2017 Consulting Contract has a term of 1.5 years and renews automatically for successive one-year periods unless notice of termination is provided 30 days prior to the automatic renewal date. In exchange for the services provided to the Company and/or IEC by our Chief Executive Officer, IEC agreed to pay him $1,200,000 annually in quarterly payments of $300,000 due in advance each quarter and to provide health insurance benefits, reimbursement for all reasonable expenses, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security, relocation and entertainment expenses, as well as a discretionary bonus to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, which consists solely of Mr. Mathieson. A bonus of $400,000 was approved by the Board and paid for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

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On March 22, 2018, we entered into a new professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson (the “2018 Consulting Contract”) and terminated the July 2017 Consulting Contract. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by us and/or IEC, including the hiring and compensation of IEC personnel, interaction with third party service providers and vendors and, as requested by us, other activities that are designed to assist IEC in conducting business. The term of the 2018 Consulting Contract begins as of July 1, 2018 continues indefinitely unless three months’ written notice of termination is provided by either party.

 

In exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, we agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson an annual base salary of $600,000, which represents a 50% reduction in Mr. Mathieson’s annual salary, as compared to his current annual salary of $1,200,000 payable under the July 2017 Consulting Contract. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, no bonus is to be paid to Mr. Mathieson by us. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, fees are to be paid quarterly in advance on July 1st, October 1st, January 1st and April 1st beginning on July 1, 2018. Unlike in prior years, we will not pay Mr. Mathieson’s health insurance premiums or any bonuses. Mr. Mathieson will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of IEC, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security and entertainment expenses.

 

On November 27, 2018, IEC entered into a professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson (the “November 2018 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the November 2018 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by Mr. Amazing Loans and/or IEC, including the hiring and compensation of IEC personnel, interaction with third party service providers and vendors and, as requested by Mr. Amazing Loans, other activities that are designed to assist IEC in conducting business. The term of the November 2018 Consulting Contract begins as of October 1, 2018 and continues indefinitely unless 12 months’ written notice of termination is provided by either party.

 

In exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, Mr. Amazing Loans agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson an annual base salary of $1,200,000, to be paid quarterly in advance. Pursuant to the terms of the November 2018 Consulting Contract, no bonus is to be paid to Mr. Mathieson by Mr. Amazing Loans. Mr. Mathieson will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of IEC, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security and entertainment expenses.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2018 Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table provides information concerning unexercised options, stock that has not vested and equity incentive plan awards for each named executive officer outstanding as of December 31, 2018:

 

OPTION AWARDS     STOCK AWARDS  
Name   Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable     Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable     Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options
(#)
    Option Exercise Price
($)
    Option Expiration Date     Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#)
    Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
($)
    Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested
(#)
    Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
(#)
 
Paul Mathieson     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
Carla Cholewinski (1)     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

 

(1)       Ms. Cholewinski ceased to be an executive officer on September 13, 2018.

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

At March 28, 2019, we had 17,226,283 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding. The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 27, 2019, and reflects:

 

  each of our executive officers,
     
  each of our directors,
     
  all of our directors and executive officers as a group, and
     
  each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock.

 

Information on beneficial ownership of securities is based upon a record list of our stockholders and we have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. We believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws, except as otherwise provided below.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed is in care of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation, 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 490, Las Vegas, NV 89169.

 

Name   Position   Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership     Percent of Class  
Named Executive Officers and Directors:                    
                     
Paul Mathieson   Chief Executive Officer and Director     6,900,000       40.1 %
                     
Carla Cholewinski (1)   Chief Operating Officer and Chief Credit Officer     2,000       *  
                     
All executive officers and directors as a group (1 person)         6,900,000       40.1 %

 

* Less than 1%.

 

(1)       Ms. Cholewinski ceased to be an executive officer on September 13, 2018.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

The following description of our capital stock is based upon our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, our amended and restated bylaws and applicable provisions of law, in each case as currently in effect. This discussion does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, copies of which are filed with the SEC as exhibits to the annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Authorized Capital Stock

 

As of March 28, 2019, our authorized capital stock consists of (i) 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. At March 28, 2019, we had 17,226,283 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. As of March 28, 2019, we had 360,000 shares of Series H preferred stock issued and outstanding. Effective June 17, 2015, the Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E preferred stock were cancelled. Effective January 1, 2016, the Series F and Series G preferred stock were entirely converted and/or redeemed. Effective March 31, 2016, the Series A preferred stock was entirely converted. Effective May 16, 2016, the Series A, Series F and Series G preferred stock were cancelled. As of December 31, 2017, all shares of Series H preferred stock have been converted. As of December 31, 2018, 360,000 shares of Series H preferred stock remain unconverted.

 

Common Stock

 

The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. There is no right to cumulate votes in the election of directors. The holders of common stock are entitled to any dividends that may be declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available for payment of dividends subject to the prior rights of holders of preferred stock and any contractual restrictions we have against the payment of dividends on common stock. In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights and have no right to convert their common stock into any other securities.

 

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Preferred Stock

 

The preferred stock is issuable in one or more series with such designations, voting powers, if any, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and such qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as are determined by resolution of our board of directors. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company without further action by stockholders and could adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of the holders of common stock.

 

Description of Series H Preferred Stock

 

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, authorize 10,000,000 shares of Series H preferred stock, of which 360,000 shares are outstanding as of December 31, 2018. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to our Series H preferred stock.

 

Ranking. The Series H preferred stock ranks pari passu with any other series of preferred stock subsequently designated by the Company and not designated as senior securities or subordinate to the Series H preferred stock.

 

Liquidation Preference. In the event of a liquidation or winding up of the Company, a holder of Series H preferred stock will be entitled to receive $1.00 per share of Series H preferred stock.

 

Dividends. The Series H Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive dividends.

 

Voting. The holders of the Series H preferred stock have 50 votes per share of Series H preferred stock held. The holders of Series H preferred stock vote together with the holders of the outstanding shares of all other capital stock of the Company, and not as a separate class, series or voting group.

 

Redemption and Call Rights. The Series H preferred stock have no redemption or call rights.

 

Conversion. Holders of Series H preferred stock have the following rights with respect to the conversion of Series H preferred stock into shares of the Company’s common stock:

 

At any time after June 6, 2018, and upon notice provided by the holder to the Company, a holder shall have the right to convert, at face value per share, all or any portion of their Series H preferred stock into shares of the Company’s common stock on the basis of 50 shares of common stock for each share of Series H preferred stock so converted (the “Conversion Ratio”).
   
If at any time after the date of issuance of the Series H preferred stock, in the event the Company shall (i) make or issue a dividend or other distribution payable in common stock (other than with respect to the Series H preferred stock); (ii) subdivide outstanding shares of common stock into a larger number of shares; or (iii) combine outstanding shares of common stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Ratio shall be adjusted appropriately by the Company’s Board of Directors.
   
If the common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series H preferred stock shall be changed into the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares or stock dividend provided for elsewhere in the certificate of designations), then in each such event, the holder of each share of Series H preferred stock shall have the right thereafter to convert such share into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such capital reorganization, reclassification or other change by holders of the number of shares of common stock into which such shares of Series H preferred stock might have been converted immediately prior to such capital reorganization, reclassification or other change.
   
In each case of an adjustment or readjustment of the conversion ratio, the Company, at its expense, will seek to furnish each holder of Series H preferred stock with a certificate, showing such adjustment or readjustment, and stating in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.
   
Promptly after the Company’s receipt of a conversion notice, and upon surrender of the Series H preferred stock certificate for cancellation, the Company shall deliver to the holder a certificate representing the number of the Company’s shares of common stock into which such Series H preferred stock is converted. No fractional shares shall be issued, and, in lieu of any such fractional securities, each holder of Series H preferred stock who will otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share upon surrender shall receive the next highest whole share.

 

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Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as Amended, and Our Amended and Restated Bylaws

 

Provisions of our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws could make it more difficult to acquire us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest, open market purchases, removal of incumbent directors and otherwise. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

 

Calling of Special Meetings of Stockholders. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the board of directors or by the president, and shall be called by the president or the secretary at the request in writing of record stockholders owning at least 10% of shares outstanding and entitled to vote.

 

Removal of Directors; Vacancies. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that a director may be removed from office with or without cause, at any time, by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote for the election of directors, at a special meeting of the stockholders called and held for that purpose. A vacancy on the board of directors may be filled only by stockholders at such meeting, or if the stockholders fail to fill such vacancy, by a majority of the directors then in office.

 

Amendment of Bylaws. Our amended and restated bylaws provide that our board of directors may amend or repeal the amended and restated bylaws, or new bylaws may be adopted by the board of directors, at any time without stockholder approval. Allowing the board to amend our amended and restated bylaws without stockholder approval enhances board control over our bylaws.

 

Preferred Stock. Our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, authorize the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors in their sole discretion. Our board of directors may, without stockholder approval, issue series of preferred stock with dividends, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock.

 

Transfer Agent

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is VStock Transfer, LLC, 18 Lafayette Place, Woodmere, NY 11598.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

The following table sets forth securities authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plans approved by our stockholders as well as any equity compensation plans not approved by our stockholders as of December 31, 2018.

 

Plan category     Number of
securities to be
issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights (a)
      Weighted
average exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
      Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future issuance
under equity
compensation
plans (excluding securities
reflected in
column (a))
 
Plans approved by our stockholders     -       -       -  
Plans not approved by stockholders     -       -       -  

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

We do not have a written policy for the review, approval or ratification of transactions with related parties or conflicted transactions. When such transactions arise, they are referred to our board of directors for its consideration.

 

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The Company has a professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the sole member of the Board of Directors, according to which the Company paid the Chief Executive Officer a total of $1,000,000 in cash and $0 in health insurance premiums and costs for the year ended December 31, 2017. On July 1, 2017, we and our Chief Executive Officer agreed to terminate, effective July 1, 2017, the consulting contract dated January 1, 2017 between our Chief Executive Officer and the Company pursuant to which the Company was required to pay Mr. Mathieson $1.00 annually in exchange for certain consulting services. Concurrently with the termination of that consulting contract, IEC and our Chief Executive Officer entered into a new professional consulting contract, effective as of July 1, 2017 (the “July 2017 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the July 2017 Consulting Contract, our Chief Executive Officer agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by the Company and/or IEC. The July 2017 Consulting Contract has a term of 1.5 years and renews automatically for successive one-year periods unless notice of termination is provided 30 days prior to the automatic renewal date. In exchange for the services provided to the Company and/or IEC by our Chief Executive Officer, IEC agreed to pay him $1,200,000 annually in quarterly payments of $300,000 due in advance each quarter and to provide health insurance benefits, reimbursement for all reasonable expenses, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security, relocation and entertainment expenses, as well as a discretionary bonus to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, which consists solely of Mr. Mathieson. A bonus of $400,000 was approved by the Board and paid for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

On March 22, 2018, we entered into a new professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson (the “2018 Consulting Contract”) and terminated the July 2017 Consulting Contract. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by us and/or IEC, including the hiring and compensation of IEC personnel, interaction with third party service providers and vendors and, as requested by us, other activities that are designed to assist IEC in conducting business. The term of the 2018 Consulting Contract begins as of July 1, 2018 continues indefinitely unless three months’ written notice of termination is provided by either party.

 

In exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, we agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson an annual base salary of $600,000, which represents a 50% reduction in Mr. Mathieson’s annual salary, as compared to his then-current annual salary of $1,200,000 payable under the July 2017 Consulting Contract. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, no bonus is to be paid to Mr. Mathieson by us. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, fees are to be paid quarterly in advance on July 1st, October 1st, January 1st and April 1st beginning on July 1, 2018. Unlike in prior years, we will not pay Mr. Mathieson’s health insurance premiums or any bonuses. Mr. Mathieson will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of IEC, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security and entertainment expenses.

 

On November 27, 2018, IEC entered into a professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson (the “November 2018 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the November 2018 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by Mr. Amazing Loans and/or IEC, including the hiring and compensation of IEC personnel, interaction with third party service providers and vendors and, as requested by Mr. Amazing Loans, other activities that are designed to assist IEC in conducting business. The term of the November 2018 Consulting Contract begins as of October 1, 2018 and continues indefinitely unless 12 months’ written notice of termination is provided by either party.

 

In exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, Mr. Amazing Loans agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson an annual base salary of $1,200,000, to be paid quarterly in advance. Pursuant to the terms of the November 2018 Consulting Contract, no bonus is to be paid to Mr. Mathieson by Mr. Amazing Loans. Mr. Mathieson will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of IEC, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security and entertainment expenses.

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred compensation expense to our Chief Executive Officer under the Professional Consulting Contract and previously-terminated consulting contracts between the Company and the Chief Executive Officer of $1,050,000.

 

Chief Operating Officer

 

Compensation to our Chief Operating Officer totaled $168,077 for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

On September 11, 2018, our sole director terminated the engagement of Rose Snyder & Jacobs LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of September 5, 2018. September 25, 2018, our sole director appointed Berkower LLC (“Berkower”) as our new independent registered accounting firm. The following table shows the fees that were billed for the audit and other services provided by Berkower for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

   2018   2017 
Audit Fees  $42,500   $ 
Audit-Related Fees   0     
Tax Fees   0     
All Other Fees   0     
Total  $42,500   $ 

 

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Audit Fees - This category includes the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with engagements for those fiscal years. This category also includes advice on audit and accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements.

 

Audit-Related Fees - This category consists of assurance and related services by the independent registered public accounting firm that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported above under “Audit Fees.” The services for the fees disclosed under this category include consultation regarding our correspondence with the SEC, other accounting consulting and other audit services.

 

Tax Fees - This category consists of professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for tax compliance and tax advice. The services for the fees disclosed under this category include tax return preparation and technical tax advice.

 

All Other Fees - This category consists of fees for other miscellaneous items.

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)(1) Financial Statements

 

The consolidated financial statements and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are listed in the “Index to Financial Statements and Schedules on page F-1 and included on pages F-2 through F-7.

 

(2) Financial Statement Schedules

 

All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are either not required under the related instructions, are not applicable (and therefore have been omitted), or the required disclosures are contained in the financial statements included herein.

 

(3) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description of Document
     
2.1   Stock Exchange Agreement among Investment Evolution Global Corporation, IEG Holdings Limited and Ideal Accents, Inc. dated as of January 28, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
3.1   Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated February 22, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
3.2   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated March 20, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
3.3   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated October 27, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
3.4   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated April 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 8, 2015).
     
3.5   Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated June 17, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 18, 2015).
     
3.6   Articles of Amendment effective September 10, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 15, 2015).
     
3.7   Articles of Amendment effective December 1, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 4, 2015).

 

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Exhibit No.   Description of Document
     
3.8   Articles of Amendment effective January 8, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 14, 2016).
     
3.9   Articles of Amendment effective March 22, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 28, 2016).
     
3.10   Articles of Amendment effective April 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 23, 2016).
     
3.11   Articles of Amendment effective April 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 23, 2016).
     
3.12   Articles of Amendment effective May 16, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 20, 2016).
     
3.13   Articles of Amendment effective October 27, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on October 27, 2016).
     
3.14   Articles of Amendment effective October 27, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on October 27, 2016).
     
3.15   Articles of Amendment effective December 5, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 5, 2016).
     
3.16   Articles of Amendment filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida on June 20, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 21, 2017).
     
3.17   Articles of Amendment filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida on March 26, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.17 to the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 29, 2018).
     
3.18   Articles of amendment to articles of incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 13, 2018).
     
3.19   Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Amendment No. 2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on April 9, 2015).
     
4.1   Form of Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
10.1   Loan and Security Agreement between IEC SPV, LLC and BFG Loan Holdings, LLC dated June 11, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
10.2   Promissory Note by IEC SPV, LLC in favor of BFG Loan Holdings, LLC dated June 11, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
10.3   Amended and Restated Promissory Note by IEC SPV, LLC in favor of BFG Loan Holdings, LLC dated as of November 12, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
10.4   First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement between IEC SPV, LLC and BFG Loan Holdings, LLC dated November 12, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).

 

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Exhibit No.   Description of Document
     
10.5   Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and between BFG Investment Holdings, LLC, IEC SPV, LLC, Investment Evolution Global Corporation, Investment Evolution Corporation and Paul J. Mathieson dated as of June 30, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on December 12, 2014).
     
10.6   Services Agreement between CyberRidge, LLC and Investment Evolution Corporation dated as of March 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Amendment No. 2 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on April 9, 2015).
     
10.7+   Professional Consulting Contract effective January 1, 2017 between Investment Evolution Corporation and Paul Mathieson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 3, 2016).
     
10.8+   Professional Consulting Contract effective July 1, 2017 between Investment Evolution Corporation and Paul Mathieson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 3, 2017).
     
10.9   Statement of Work dated February 26, 2018 between Investment Evolution Crypto, LLC and Intellectsoft, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 5, 2018).
     
10.10+   Professional Consulting Contract effective July 1, 2018 between Investment Evolution Corporation and Paul Mathieson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 27, 2018).
     
10.11   Loan Agreement dated as of June 8, 2018 by and between MRAL Blockchain, LLC and Investment Evolution Coin Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 13, 2018).
     
10.12+   Professional Consulting Contract dated November 27, 2018 between Investment Evolution Corporation and Paul Mathieson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 30, 2018).
     
21.1   List of Subsidiaries.
     
101.INS   XBRL Instance
     
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
     
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
     
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
     
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels
     
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* Filed herewith.

 

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

 

None.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  MR. AMAZING LOANS CORPORATION
     
Date: April 1, 2019 By: /s/ Paul Mathieson
    Paul Mathieson
    President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
/s/ Paul Mathieson   President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director (principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting)   April 1, 2019
Paul Mathieson        

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

  Page
   
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 F-3
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 F-6
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7

 

 F-1 
 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Berkower LLC  
   
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.  
   
Iselin, New Jersey  
March 31, 2019  

 

Miami ● Los Angeles ● Cayman Islands

 

 F-2 
 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of IEG Holdings Corporation

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of IEG Holdings Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 2017 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP  
   
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2011.  
   
Encino, California  
   
March 28, 2018  

 

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MR. AMAZING LOANS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

   December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017 
ASSETS        
         
ASSETS          
Cash and cash equivalents  $365,934   $704,006 
Loans receivable, net, note 2   3,174,574    4,928,704 
Other receivables   67,994    75,364 
Prepaid expenses   15,252    18,238 
Property and equipment, net, note 3   7,854    13,376 
Security deposits   11,234    11,234 
           
TOTAL ASSETS  $3,642,842   $5,750,922 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
           
LIABILITIES          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $2,387   $51,053 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES  $2,387   $51,053 
           
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, note 8          
           
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 360,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at December 31,2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, note 5   360    - 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized, 17,226,283 and 17,463,449 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, note 5   2,240,694    2,240,931 
Additional paid-in capital   34,378,814    34,074,976 
Accumulated deficit   (32,979,413)   (30,616,038)
           
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   3,640,455    5,699,869 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $3,642,842   $5,750,922 

 

See report of independent registered public accounting firm and notes to consolidated Financial Statements

 

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MR. AMAZING LOANS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

 

   December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017 
REVENUES          
Interest revenue  $1,245,325   $1,617,494 
Other revenue   111,637    78,634 
           
TOTAL REVENUES   1,356,962    1,696,128 
           
OPERATING EXPENSES          
Salaries and compensation   1,432,081    1,494,637 
Other operating expenses   468,172    395,352 
Provision for credit losses   556,759    1,494,843 
Advertising   15,272    407,760 
Rent   65,033    66,331 
Public company and corporate finance expenses   1,177,412    2,555,519 
Depreciation and amortization   5,522    5,946 
           
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES   3,720,251    6,420,388 
           
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS   (2,363,289)   (4,724,260)
           
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)          
Loss on sale of marketable securities   (194)   (153,514)
Legal settlements and related fees   -    (628,376)
Miscellaneous income   108    431 
           
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)   (86)   (781,459)
           
NET LOSS  $(2,363,375)  $(5,505,719)
           
Net loss attributable to common stockholders   (2,363,375)   (5,505,719)
           
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)          
Unrealized loss on marketable securities   (194)   (153,514)
Less: Reclassified adjustment for losses included in net loss   194    153,514 
Comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders   (2,363,375)   (5,505,719)
           
Net loss attributable to common stock per share, basic and diluted  $(0.14)  $(0.49)
           
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted   17,401,071    11,276,456 

 

See report of independent registered public accounting firm and notes to consolidated Financial Statements

 

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MR. AMAZING LOANS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

 

                           Accumulated     
           Series H   Additional       Other     
   Common Stock   Preferred Stock   Paid-in   Accumulated   Comprehensive     
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Income   Total 
                                 
Balance, January 1, 2017   9,714,186   $2,233,182    -   $-   $29,698,025   $(25,110,319)  $-   $6,820,887 
                                         
Issuance of shares for OneMain tender offer   3,039,880    3,040              3,550,580              3,553,620 
                                         
Unrealized loss on marketable securities                                 (153,514)   (153,514)
                                         
Reclassified adjustment for loss on marketable securities to net loss                                 153,514    153,514 
                                         
Buyback of shares   (458,973)   (459)             (286,945)             (287,404)
                                         
Issuance of Preferred Shares   -    -    1,292,089    1,292    1,290,797              1,292,089 
                                         
Conversion of Preferred Shares to Common Shares   5,168,356    5,168    (1,292,089)   (1,292)   (3,876)             - 
                                         
Common Stock Dividends                       (173,605)             (173,605)
                                         
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    (5,505,719)   -    (5,505,719)
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2017   17,463,449   $2,240,931    -   $-   $34,074,976   $(30,616,038)  $-   $5,699,869 
                                         
Unrealized loss on marketable securities                                 (194)   (194)
                                         
Reclassified adjustment for loss on marketable securities to net loss                                 194    194 
                                         
Issuance of Preferred Shares   -    -    360,000    360    359,640              360,000 
                                         
Buyback of shares   (237,166)   (237)             (55,801)             (56,038)
                                         
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    (2,363,375)   -    (2,363,375)
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2018   17,226,283   $2,240,694    360,000   $360   $34,378,814   $(32,979,413)  $-   $3,640,455 

 

See report of independent registered public accounting firm and notes to consolidated Financial Statements

 

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MR. AMAZING LOANS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

 

   December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net loss  $(2,363,375)  $(5,505,719)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Provision for credit losses   556,759    1,494,843 
Adjustment of interest rate on book of loans   60,201    - 
Depreciation and amortization   5,522    5,946 
Loss on marketable securities sold   194    153,514 
Changes in assets - (increase) decrease:          
Legal settlements and related fees   -    178,982 
Other receivables   7,370    9,487 
Prepaid expenses   2,986    (5,283)
Deposits   -    (3,764)
Changes in liabilities - increase (decrease):          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   (48,666)   50,236 
           
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES   (1,779,009)   (3,621,758)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Loans receivable originated   (845,000)   (2,105,000)
Loans receivable repaid   1,982,169    1,877,379 
Purchase of marketable securities   (2,092)   - 
Sale of marketable securities   1,898    3,400,106 
           
NET CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES   1,136,975    3,172,485 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Payments for buyback of common stock   (56,038)   (287,404)
Common stock dividends paid   -    (173,605)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock   360,000    1,291,847 
           
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES   303,962    830,838 
           
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   (338,072)   381,565 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR   704,006    322,441 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR  $365,934   $704,006 
           
Supplemental disclosures:          
Interest paid in cash  $-   $- 
Income taxes paid in cash  $-   $- 
Issuance of common stock for tender offer  $-   $3,553,620 

 

See report of independent registered public accounting firm and notes to consolidated Financial Statements

 

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MR. AMAZING LOANS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017

 

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Business

 

The principal business activity of the Company is providing unsecured online consumer loans under the brand name “Mr. Amazing Loans” via the Company’s website and online application portal at www.mramazingloans.com. The Company started its business and opened its first office in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2010. The Company currently offers $5,000 and $10,000 unsecured consumer loans that mature, unless prepaid, five years from the date they are issued. The Company is a direct lender with state licenses and/or certificates of authority in 19 states – Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The Company originates direct consumer loans to residents of these states through its online application portal, with all loans originated, processed and serviced out of its centralized Las Vegas head office. In addition, on March 19, 2018, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, MRAL Blockchain, LLC (“MRAL Blockchain”), to explore the potential application of blockchain technology to our core consumer lending business.

 

Basis of Accounting

 

These consolidated financial statements include the operations of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Investment Evolution Corporation (“IEC”) and IEC SPV, LLC (“IEC SPV”) and MRAL Blockchain and collectively with Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation, IEC, IEC SPV and MRAL Blockchain, the “Company”. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company’s accounting and reporting policies are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States (“GAAP”) and conform to industry standards within the consumer finance industry.

 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect any possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities.

 

Liquidity

 

The principal conditions and events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to meet its obligations as they come due are:

 

(i) the Company has reported recurring losses, and

(ii) the Company has not yet generated positive net cash flows from operations.

 

Management has evaluated their plans for the next 12 months and as a result of the plans, the Company believes that it can meet all its obligations at least through March 2020. Management’s plans include a significant reduction in consulting and professional fees due to limited new capital raising costs expected over the next 12 months and a significant reduction in tender offer costs due to no planned future tender offers in the next 12 months. In addition, significant core operating costs have been cut from the Company starting in 2016. including reducing the number of employees from 12 to 3 due to increased automation of loan origination processes and reducing the number of office leases from 4 to 1 as old leases expired. Management has been utilizing the cash flow from loan repayments for working capital needs and plans to continue to do so, until funding under our new loan facility from a related party is received. See Note 5 for details. This will provide sufficient cash flow through at least March 2020. On April 1, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the open market repurchase of up to $2,000,000 of its common stock. This share repurchase program expires on December 31, 2019. Management does not intend to repurchase a significant number of shares pursuant to the stock repurchase program.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Management uses its historical records and knowledge of its business in making these estimates. Accordingly, actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers cash equivalents to include short-term, highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

Loans Receivable and Interest Income

 

The Company offers its loans at or below the prevailing state interest rate limits. Loans are carried at the unpaid principal amount outstanding, net of an allowance for credit losses.

 

The Company calculates interest revenue using the interest yield method. Charges for late payments are credited to income when collected.

 

Accrual of interest income on loans receivable is suspended when no payment has been received on account for 91 days or more on a contractual basis, at which time a loan is considered delinquent. Payments received on nonaccrual financing loans are first applied to the unpaid accrued interest and then principal. Loans are returned to active status and accrual of interest income is resumed when all of the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current; at which time management believes future payments are reasonably assured. At December 31, 2018, 41 loans, with a total balance of $184,288, were delinquent or in default.

 

Allowance for Credit Losses

 

The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses due to the fact that it is probable that a portion of the loans receivable will not be collected. The allowance is estimated by management based on various factors, including specific circumstances of the individual loans, management’s knowledge of the industry, and the experience and trends of other companies in the same industry.

 

Our portfolio of loans receivable consists of a large number of relatively small, homogenous accounts. The allowance for credit losses is determined using a systematic methodology, based on a combination of historical bad debt of comparable companies. Impaired loans are considered separately and 100% charged off.

 

The allowance for credit losses is primarily based upon models that analyze specific portfolio statistics and also reflect, management’s judgment regarding overall accuracy. We take into account several relevant internal and external factors that affect loan receivable collectability, including the customer’s transaction history, specifically the timeliness of customer payments, the remaining contractual term of the loan, the outstanding balance of the loan, historical loan receivable charge-offs, our current collection patterns and economic trends.

 

Impaired Loans

 

The Company assesses loans for impairment individually when a loan is 91 days past due. The Company defines impaired loans as bankrupt accounts and accounts that are 184 days or more past due. In accordance with the Company’s charge-off policy, once a loan is deemed uncollectible, 100% of the remaining balance is charged-off. Loans can also be charged off when deemed uncollectible due to consumer specific circumstances.

 

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The Company does not accrue interest on impaired loans and any recoveries of impaired loans are recorded to other revenue. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded as operating expenses in the accompanying statement of operations.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are being provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

 

Classification   Life
Computer equipment   5 years
Furniture and fixtures   5-8 years

 

The Company amortizes its leasehold improvements over the shorter of their economic lives, which are generally five years, or the lease term that considers renewal periods that are reasonably assured. Expenses for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred, while renewals and betterments are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Operating Lease

 

The Company’s office lease for 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 490, Las Vegas, NV 89169 expires (unless renewed) on September 30, 2020.

 

Income Taxes

 

We account for income taxes using the liability method in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 “Income Taxes”. To date, no current income tax liability has been recorded due to our accumulated net losses. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and the amounts that are reported in the income tax returns. Our net deferred income tax assets have been fully reserved by a valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of our ability to realize future taxable income and to recover our net deferred income tax assets.

 

Earnings and Loss per Share

 

The Company computes net earnings (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260-10 that establishes standards for computing and presenting net earnings (loss) per shares. Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) attributed to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares, if any, had been issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company has adopted guidance issued by the FASB that defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with existing GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. The categories are as follows:

 

  Level I – Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets at the measurement date.

 

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  Level II – Inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level I that are observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.
     
  Level III – Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at December 31, 2018 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

   Level I   Level II   Level III   Total 
Cash  $365,934    -    -   $365,934 
Loans receivable, net  $-    -    3,174,574   $3,174,574 

 

The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at December 31, 2017 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

   Level I   Level II   Level III   Total 
Cash  $704,006    -    -   $704,006 
Loans receivable, net  $-    -    4,928,704   $4,928,704 

 

Loans receivable are carried net of the allowance for credit losses, which is estimated by applying historical loss rates of our portfolio and of other companies’ portfolios in the same industry with recent default trends to the gross loans receivable balance. The unobservable inputs used to calculate the fair value of these loans include historical loss rates, recent default trends and estimated remaining loan terms. Therefore, the carrying value of the loans receivable approximates the fair value.

 

Carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for other receivables, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their immediate or short-term nature. The fair value of borrowings is not considered to be significantly different than its carrying amount because the stated rates for such debt reflect current market rates and conditions.

 

Marketable Securities

 

On January 2, 2018, we purchased 500 shares of the common stock of Lending Club Corporation (“Lending Club”) for $2,092. The security was classified as available-for-sale and had an unrealized loss of $194 prior to the sale. On March 19, 2018, we sold 500 shares of Lending Club’s common stock for $1,898. At December 31, 2018 the marketable securities balance was $0.

 

On June 16, 2017, we closed our tender offer to purchase shares of the common stock of OneMain Holdings, Inc. (“OneMain”), pursuant to which we acquired 151,994 shares of the common stock of OneMain (the cost of which was valued at an aggregate of $3.55 million based on the closing price of the shares of OneMain’s common stock of $23.38 on June 15, 2017) in exchange for 3,039,880 shares of the Company’s common stock. The security was classified as available-for-sale and had an unrealized loss of $153,514 prior to the sale. On June 22, 2017, we sold 100% of the 151,994 shares of OneMain’s common stock in exchange for $3.4 million in cash.

 

Loss on Sale of Marketable Securities

 

The Company sold securities classified as available for sale for net proceeds of $1,898 resulting in a loss on sale totaling $194 during the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company sold securities classified as available for sale for net proceeds of $3,400,106 resulting in a loss on sale totaling $153,514 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017.

 

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Other Comprehensive Income

 

The Company’s other comprehensive income consists of unrealized gains (losses) on securities classified as available for sale that are recorded as an element of shareholder’s equity but are excluded from net income.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Issued or Newly Adopted Accounting Standards

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard will eliminate the transaction and industry specific revenue recognition guidance under current GAAP and replace it with a principles based approach for determining revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. The revenue recognition standard is required to be applied retrospectively, including any combination of practical expedients as allowed in the standard. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends certain aspects of the Board’s new revenue standard, ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard should be adopted concurrently with adoption of ASU 2014-09 which is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. As we adopted these standards effective January 1, 2018, adoption of these changes has no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740). The amendments in ASU 2015-17 change the requirements for the classification of deferred taxes on the balance sheet. Currently, GAAP requires an entity to separate deferred income tax liabilities and assets into current and noncurrent amounts in a classified statement of financial position. To simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes, the amendments in this ASU require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The pronouncement became effective for the 2017 fiscal year. Adoption of these changes had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The update intends to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information and addresses certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The new standard affects all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of the adoption of these changes will have on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes existing guidance on accounting for leases in “Leases (Topic 840)” and generally requires all leases to be recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. The provisions of ASU 2016-02 are to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases. The amendments in this Update affect the amendments in Update 2016-02, which are not yet effective, but for which early adoption upon issuance is permitted. For entities that early adopted Topic 842, the amendments are effective upon issuance of this Update, and the transition requirements are the same as those in Topic 842. For entities that have not adopted Topic 842, the effective date and transition requirements will be the same as the effective date and transition requirements in Topic 842. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

 

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2. LOANS RECEIVABLE

 

Loans receivable consisted of the following at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

   December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017 
Loans receivable  $3,968,217   $6,160,881 
Allowance for credit losses  $(793,643)  $(1,232,177)
Loans receivable, net  $3,174,574   $4,928,704 

 

A reconciliation of the allowance for credit losses consist of the following at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

   December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017 
Beginning balance, January 1  $1,232,177   $1,212,441 
Provision for credit losses  $556,759   $1,494,843 
Loans charged off  $(995,293)  $(1,475,107)
Ending balance  $793,643   $1,232,177 
Basis of assessment:          
Collectively  $793,643   $1,232,177 

 

The following is an age analysis of past due receivables as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

  

31-60

Days Past

Due

  

61-90

Days Past Due

   Greater than 90 Days   Total Past Due   Current   Total Financing Receivables   Recorded Investment >90 Days and not Accruing 
December 31, 2018  $91,953   $80,235   $184,288   $356,476   $3,611,741   $3,968,217   $184,288 
December 31, 2017  $157,988   $84,640   $327,705   $570,334   $5,590,547   $6,160,881   $327,705 

 

The Company’s primary credit quality indicator is the customer’s Vantage model 1.0 credit score as determined by Experian on the date of loan origination. The Company does not update the customer’s credit profile during the contractual term of the loan.

 

The following is a breakdown of our cumulative loan origination amounts in each licensed state for our current active loan portfolio as at December 31, 2018:

 

State  Origination
Volume ($)
   Current
Principal ($)
   Number of
Loans
 
Alabama   95,000    72,981    17 
Arizona   311,000    136,755    53 
California   1,060,000    839,082    181 
Florida   800,000    348,289    147 
Georgia   573,006    293,135    106 
Illinois   813,000    498,823    151 
Kentucky   65,000    54,801    11 
Louisiana   35,000    32,609    5 
Maryland   15,000    12,831    3 
Missouri   266,000    178,834    48 
Nevada   662,000    427,708    121 
New Jersey   710,000    390,392    128 
New Mexico   30,000    22,922    5 
Ohio   0    0    0 
Oregon   155,000    102,850    29 
Pennsylvania   570,000    306,792    101 
Texas   420,000    185,857    71 
Utah   35,000    24,736    6 
Virginia   145,000    38,280    25 

 

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The following is a summary of the loan receivable balance as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 by credit quality indicator:

 

Credit Score  December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017 
550-575  $1,808   $12,911 
576-600  $48,816   $86,883 
601-650  $1,930,447   $2,992,076 
651-700  $1,508,443   $2,326,006 
701-750  $330,448   $543,433 
751-800  $101,695   $152,042 
801-850  $35,282   $34,607 
851-900  $11,167   $12,923 
   $3,968,216   $6,160,881 

 

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, property and equipment consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2018   December 31, 2017 
Computer equipment  $99,556   $99,556 
Furniture and fixtures   21,303    21,303 
Leasehold improvements   2,000    2,000 
   $122,859   $122,859 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization   115,005    109,483 
Total  $7,854   $13,376 

 

Depreciation of property and equipment amounted to $5,522 and $5,946 during the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Depreciation costs are included in the accompanying statements of operations in operating expenses.

 

4. SENIOR DEBT

 

We previously had a credit facility in the form of a line of credit with BFG Investment Holdings, LLC (“BFG”), an unrelated third party, in the amount of $10,000,000 pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement, as amended (the “BFG Loan Agreement”), among BFG and certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. In connection with the BFG Loan Agreement, IEC SPV and certain of our other wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a profit-sharing agreement with BFG pursuant to which IEC SPV is required to pay BFG 20% of its net profit (“Net Profit”) for a period beginning on June 11, 2012 and ending 10 years from the date the BFG Loan Agreement is repaid in full. Net Profit is defined in the profit sharing agreement as gross revenue less (i) interest paid on the loan, (ii) payments on any other debt incurred as a result of refinancing the loan through a third party, as provided in the BFG Loan Agreement, (iii) any costs, fees or commissions paid on account of the loan (including loan servicing fees of 0.5% on eligible consumer loans receivable), and (iv) charge-offs to bad debt resulting from consumer loans. All of IEC SPV’s loans receivable as of December 31, 2018 were pledged as collateral for fulfillment of the Net Profit interest due.

 

Effective as of July 15, 2015, BFG converted the credit facility from a revolving facility to a term loan and on August 21, 2015, we, through certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, repaid the entire balance of principal and accrued interest under the BFG Loan Agreement. There is currently no outstanding balance under the BFG Loan Agreement, but IEC SPV will be required to pay 20% of its Net Profit to BFG until August 21, 2025 (10 years from August 21, 2015) or until we pay BFG $3,000,000 to terminate the profit-sharing agreement. Net Profit for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was calculated at $0 and $0, respectively.

 

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On June 8, 2018, MRAL Blockchain, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan Agreement (the “IEC Ltd. Loan Agreement”) with Investment Evolution Coin Ltd. (“IEC Ltd.”). Mr. Mathieson, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole director, and a significant stockholder of the Company, is IEC Ltd.’s majority stockholder, Chief Executive Officer and sole director. IEC Ltd. is wholly owned by certain Company stockholders, including Mr. Mathieson. Pursuant to the IEC Ltd. Loan Agreement, IEC Ltd. agreed to loan to MRAL Blockchain up to $20,000,000, subject to certain conditions. Any amounts borrowed under the IEC Ltd. Loan Agreement are subject to a 12% per annum interest rate, and must be repaid by June 7, 2023. The outstanding balance of the loan facility at December 31, 2018 is $0.

 

5. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

On June 16, 2017, we closed our tender offer to purchase shares of the common stock of OneMain, pursuant to which we acquired 151,994 shares of the common stock of OneMain (valued at an aggregate of $3.55 million based on the closing price of the shares of OneMain’s common stock of $23.38 on June 15, 2017) in exchange for 3,039,880 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

On June 20, 2017, we filed articles of amendment (the “June 20 Amendment”) to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”) with the Florida Secretary of State. The June 20 Amendment has the effect of revising the terms of our Series H preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series H Preferred Stock”) to:

 

  (1) remove rights to receive dividends on our Series H preferred stock;
     
  (2) increase the conversion ratio of the Series H preferred stock from 0.2 shares of Common Stock per share of Series H preferred stock to 1 share of Common Stock per share of Series H preferred stock;
     
  (3) remove our right to redeem or call our Series H preferred stock;
     
  (4) provide for automatic conversion of Series H preferred stock into shares of our Common Stock on December 31, 2017; and
     
  (5) remove the voting rights for Series H preferred stock.

 

In addition, on July 26, 2017, we filed additional articles of amendment (the “July 26 Amendment”) to our Articles that had the effect of further revising the terms of the Series H Preferred Stock to increase the conversion ratio of the Series H Preferred Stock from one share of our common stock per share of the Series H Preferred Stock to four shares of our common stock per share of the Series H Preferred Stock, which may dilute the value of our common stock. The June 20 Amendment and the July 26 Amendment were approved by our Board of Directors on June 19, 2017 and July 26, 2017, respectively. As a result of the June 20 Amendment, beginning on June 20, 2017, the Series H preferred stock no longer accrued dividends.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the aggregate number of shares which the Company had the authority to issue is 350,000,000 shares, of which 300,000,000 shares are common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares are preferred stock, par value $0.001 per shares. At December 31, 2018, the Company had 17,226,283 shares of common stock and 360,000 shares of Series H preferred stock issued and outstanding. The Company’s Board of Directors is authorized at any time, and from time to time, to provide for the issuance of preferred stock in one or more series, and to determine the designations, preferences, limitations and relative or other rights of the preferred stock or any series thereof.

 

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In January 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase on the open market and at prevailing prices outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock with an aggregate value of up to $2,000,000. On October 30, 2017, our Board of Directors authorized the extension of the stock repurchase program from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018 under the same terms. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company purchased an aggregate of 237,166 shares under the stock repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price of $56,038 and cancelled the 237,166 shares. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company purchased an aggregate of 458,973 shares under the stock repurchase program for an aggregate purchase price of $287,404 and cancelled the 458,973 shares. On April 1, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the open market repurchase of up to $2,000,000 of its common stock. This share repurchase program expires on December 31, 2019. Management does not intend to repurchase a significant number of shares pursuant to the stock repurchase program.

 

Common Stock Dividends

 

Historically, prior to 2017, we have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock. In May 2017, we announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the first quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on August 21, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2017. In August 2017, we announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the second quarter of 2017. The dividend was paid on August 21, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 2017. In October 2017, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.005 per common share for the third quarter of 2017 payable on November 20, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 11, 2017. Future dividends, if any, will be determined and paid annually instead of quarterly going forward in November each year as the administrative and transfer agent costs and banking currency conversion fees for our predominately international shareholders results in quarterly dividend costs being prohibitive. Payment of future dividends on our common stock, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements and surplus, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. We may determine to retain future earnings, if any, for reinvestment in the development and expansion of our business.

 

Series H Preferred Stock

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company issued 360,000 and 1,292,089 of Series H convertible preferred stock, respectively, with a par value of $0.001 per share. At December 31, 2018, 360,000 shares of Series H convertible preferred stock were outstanding. On December 31, 2017, 1,292,089 Series H preferred shares outstanding on issue converted into 5,168,356 common shares.

 

Description of Series H Preferred Stock

 

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, authorize 10,000,000 shares of Series H preferred stock, of which 360,000 shares are outstanding as of December 31, 2018. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to our Series H preferred stock.

 

Ranking. The Series H preferred stock ranks pari passu with any other series of preferred stock subsequently designated by the Company and not designated as senior securities or subordinate to the Series H preferred stock.

 

Liquidation Preference. In the event of a liquidation or winding up of the Company, a holder of Series H preferred stock will be entitled to receive $1.00 per share of Series H preferred stock.

 

Dividends. The Series H Preferred Stock is not entitled to receive dividends.

 

Voting. The holders of the Series H preferred stock have 50 votes per share of Series H preferred stock held. The holders of Series H preferred stock vote together with the holders of the outstanding shares of all other capital stock of the Company, and not as a separate class, series or voting group.

 

Redemption and Call Rights. The Series H preferred stock have no redemption or call rights.

 

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Conversion. Holders of Series H preferred stock have the following rights with respect to the conversion of Series H preferred stock into shares of the Company’s common stock:

 

● At any time after June 6, 2018, and upon notice provided by the holder to the Company, a holder shall have the right to convert, at face value per share, all or any portion of their Series H preferred stock into shares of the Company’s common stock on the basis of 50 shares of common stock for each share of Series H preferred stock so converted (the “Conversion Ratio”).

 

● If at any time after the date of issuance of the Series H preferred stock, in the event the Company shall (i) make or issue a dividend or other distribution payable in common stock (other than with respect to the Series H preferred stock); (ii) subdivide outstanding shares of common stock into a larger number of shares; or (iii) combine outstanding shares of common stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Ratio shall be adjusted appropriately by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

● If the common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series H preferred stock shall be changed into the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares or stock dividend provided for elsewhere in the certificate of designations), then in each such event, the holder of each share of Series H preferred stock shall have the right thereafter to convert such share into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such capital reorganization, reclassification or other change by holders of the number of shares of common stock into which such shares of Series H preferred stock might have been converted immediately prior to such capital reorganization, reclassification or other change.

 

● In each case of an adjustment or readjustment of the conversion ratio, the Company, at its expense, will seek to furnish each holder of Series H preferred stock with a certificate, showing such adjustment or readjustment, and stating in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.

 

● Promptly after the Company’s receipt of a conversion notice, and upon surrender of the Series H preferred stock certificate for cancellation, the Company shall deliver to the holder a certificate representing the number of the Company’s shares of common stock into which such Series H preferred stock is converted. No fractional shares shall be issued, and, in lieu of any such fractional securities, each holder of Series H preferred stock who will otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share upon surrender shall receive the next highest whole share.

 

6. INCOME TAXES

 

The difference between income tax expense attributable to continuing operations and the amount of income tax expense that would result from applying domestic federal statutory rates to pre-tax income (loss) is mainly related to an increase in the valuation allowance. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Deferred income tax assets are mainly related to net operating loss carryforwards.

 

Management has chosen to take a 100% valuation allowance against the deferred income tax asset until such time as management believes that its projections of future profits make the realization of the deferred income tax assets more likely than not. Significant judgment is required in the evaluation of deferred income tax benefits and differences in future results from management’s estimates could result in material differences.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company has a net loss carryforward of approximately $26 million that may potentially be used to offset future Federal taxable income. This net loss carryforward will expire through 2038. In the event of statutory ownership changes, the amount of net operating loss carryforward that may be utilized in future years is subject to significant limitations.

 

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The Company has adopted guidance issued by the FASB that clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not and a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities. The Company’s policy is to include interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Interest and penalties totaled $0 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The Company files income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. All of the Company’s tax filings are still subject to examination. The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards are subject to IRS examination until they are fully utilized and such tax years are closed.

 

We utilize FASB ASC 740-10, “Income Taxes” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns.

 

Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The provision for income taxes represents the tax payable for the period and the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 

The components of the income tax provision for fiscal year 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

 

   2018   2017 
Current          
Federal  $0   $0 
State   0    0 
    0    0 
Deferred          
Federal   0    0 
State   0    0 
    0    0 
           
Total  $0   $0 

 

A reconciliation of the expected income tax (benefit) computed using the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows for fiscal year 2018 and 2017:

 

   2018   2017 
Income tax computed at federal statutory tax rate   21.0%   34.0%
State taxes, net   6.0%   5.5%
Non-deductible expenses   2.0%   2.0%
Change in Valuation allowance   -29.0%   -41.5%
Total   0%   0%

 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets relate primarily to net operating loss carryforward, which has been fully reserved. Net operating loss carryforward at December 31, 2018 is approximately $26 million.

 

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Tax Act). Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) requires that the company recognize the effects of changes in tax laws or tax rates in the financial statements for the period in which such changes were enacted. Among other things, changes in tax laws or tax rates can affect the amount of taxes payable for the current period, as well as the amount and timing of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets. The Company has elected to take advantage of the extended measurement period provided by SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, and will report the effect of the changes from the 2017 Tax Act when the calculations are complete, or reasonable estimates can be determined. The Company has begun the process of analysis of the 2017 Tax Act and will recognize the effect of the changes in tax laws or rates in the period that the process has been completed.

 

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7. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

The Company’s portfolio of finance receivables is with consumers living throughout Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia and consequently, such consumers’ ability to honor their installment contracts may be affected by economic conditions in these areas.

 

The Company maintains cash at financial institutions which may, at times, exceed federally insured limits.

 

At December 31, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents exceeding insured limits by $115,934.

 

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company entered into a new non-cancelable operating lease on August 1, 2017, with a term commencing on September 19, 2017 and expiring on September 30, 2020, for an office property located at 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas. The Company relocated its principal offices from the property located at 6160 West Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas office in September 2017. Monthly rental payments under the new operating lease are $5,794, and the Company is responsible for its pro rata shares of operating expenses and property taxes. Total rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $65,033 and $66,331 respectively.

 

Set forth below is information regarding the Company’s future minimum rental payment as of December 31, 2018. Such payments relate to the Company’s Las Vegas, NV lease.

 

12 Months Ending   12 Months Ending         
December 31, 2019   December 31, 2020   Thereafter   Total 
$69,528   $52,146   $-   $121,674 

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings. The Company incurred one-off legal settlements and related fees of $628,376 during the year ended December 31, 2017. Of this amount, $178,982 was in the form of reductions to outstanding loan principal. These settlements related to an action by the State of Virginia under the Virginia consumer lending program and a separate action by an individual customer. In addition, as part of the settlements, the annual interest rate on all loans originated in Virginia have been reduced to 12% APR. As of December 31, 2018, there are $38,280 in outstanding loans that originated in Virginia, which mature between May 2020 and February 2022. The Company is not involved in any material legal proceedings at the present time.

 

Professional Consulting Contract

 

On July 1, 2017, the Company and Mr. Mathieson, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole member of our Board of Directors, and a significant stockholder of the Company, agreed to terminate, effective July 1, 2017, the consulting contract dated January 1, 2017 between Mr. Mathieson and the Company (the “January 2017 Consulting Contract”) pursuant to which the Company was required to pay Mr. Mathieson $1 annually in exchange for certain consulting services. Concurrently with the termination of the January 2017 Consulting Contract, IEC and Mr. Mathieson entered into a new professional consulting contract, effective as of July 1, 2017 (the “July 2017 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the 2017 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by the Company and/or IEC. The July 2017 Consulting Contract had a term of 1.5 years and renewed automatically for successive one-year periods unless notice of termination was provided 30 days prior to the automatic renewal date. In exchange for the services provided to the Company and/or IEC by Mr. Mathieson, IEC agreed to pay him $1,200,000 annually in quarterly payments of $300,000 due in advance each quarter and to provide health insurance benefits as well as a discretionary bonus to be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, which consists solely of Mr. Mathieson.

 

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On March 22, 2018, we entered into a new professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson (the “2018 Consulting Contract”) and terminated the July 2017 Consulting Contract. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by the Company and/or IEC, including the hiring and compensation of IEC personnel, interaction with third party service providers and vendors and, as requested by the Company, other activities that are designed to assist IEC in conducting business. The term of the 2018 Consulting Contract began as of July 1, 2018 and continues indefinitely unless three months’ written notice of termination is provided by either party.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, in exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson an annual base salary of $600,000. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, no bonus is to be paid to Mr. Mathieson by the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Consulting Contract, fees are to be paid quarterly in advance on July 1st, October 1st, January 1st and April 1st beginning on July 1, 2018. Unlike in prior years, the Company will not pay Mr. Mathieson’s health insurance premiums or any bonuses. Mr. Mathieson will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of IEC, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security and entertainment expenses.

 

On November 27, 2018, IEC entered into a professional consulting contract with Mr. Mathieson (the “November 2018 Consulting Contract”). Pursuant to the terms of the November 2018 Consulting Contract, Mr. Mathieson agreed to provide regulatory and management consulting services as requested by Mr. Amazing Loans and/or IEC, including the hiring and compensation of IEC personnel, interaction with third party service providers and vendors and, as requested by Mr. Amazing Loans, other activities that are designed to assist IEC in conducting business. The term of the November 2018 Consulting Contract begins as of October 1, 2018 and continues indefinitely unless 12 months’ written notice of termination is provided by either party.

 

In exchange for Mr. Mathieson’s services, Mr. Amazing Loans agreed to pay Mr. Mathieson an annual base salary of $1,200,000, to be paid quarterly in advance. Pursuant to the terms of the November 2018 Consulting Contract, no bonus is to be paid to Mr. Mathieson by Mr. Amazing Loans. Mr. Mathieson will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred for the benefit of IEC, including but not limited to travel expenses for him and his entourage, hotel expenses, communication, security and entertainment expenses.

 

Regulatory Requirements

 

State statutes authorizing the Company’s products and services typically provide state agencies that regulate banks and financial institutions with significant regulatory powers to administer and enforce the law. Under statutory authority, state regulators have broad discretionary power and may impose new licensing requirements, interpret or enforce existing regulatory requirements in different ways, or issue new administrative rules. In addition, when the staff of state regulatory bodies change, it is possible that the interpretations of applicable laws and regulations may also change.

 

Net Profit Interest

 

The Company has a net profit interest agreement with a third party lender, under which the Company pays 20% of its subsidiary IEC SPV’s net profit to the lender (see note 4).

 

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9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company incurred compensation expense to Mr. Mathieson, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole director, and a significant stockholder of the Company under professional consulting contracts of $1,050,000 and $1,000,000 respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2017 the Company also paid in cash common share dividends in the amount of $103,500 to our Chief Executive Officer.

 

Chief Operating Officer

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company incurred compensation expense to our Chief Operating Officer of $168,077 and $243,000, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2017 the company also paid in cash common share dividends in the amount of $30 to our Chief Operating Officer.

 

Consulting Fees

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company incurred consulting fees totaling $153,333, to Sam Prasad and related entities. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred consulting fees totaling $30,000, to Sam Prasad and related entities. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company issued 30,000 Series H preferred shares to Sam Prasad for $30,000. Sam Prasad is a shareholder of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred consulting fees totaling $100,000 to Frank Wilkie and related entities. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company issued 334,589 Series H preferred shares to Frank Wilkie and related entities for $334,589, of which 75,000 shares were acquired for himself, and the remaining 259,589 shares were purchased on behalf of others, and transferred to other third parties. Frank Wilkie is a shareholder of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred consulting fees totaling $200,000, to Clem Tacca and related entities. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 Series H preferred shares to Clem Tacca for $500,000, of which 204,000 shares were acquired for themselves and their related entities, and the remaining 296,000 shares were purchased on behalf of others, and transferred to other third parties. Clem Tacca is a shareholder of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred consulting fees totaling $130,000, to Judith Willoughby and related entities. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company issued 100,000 Series H preferred shares to a related entity of Judith Willoughby for $100,000. Judith Willoughby is a shareholder of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred consulting fees totaling $50,000, to Worldwide Holdings LLC. Worldwide Holdings LLC is a shareholder of Mr. Amazing Loans Corporation.

 

Issuance of Series H Preferred Stock

 

On June 8, 2018, the Company issued 360,000 shares of the Company’s Series H preferred stock at a price of $1.00 per share to IEC Ltd. for an aggregate purchase price of $360,000. Mr. Mathieson, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and sole director, and a significant stockholder of the Company, is IEC Ltd.’s majority stockholder, Chief Executive Officer and sole director. IEC Ltd. is wholly owned by certain Company stockholders, including Mr. Mathieson.

 

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Withdrawal of Going Private Transaction

 

Mr. Mathieson, our sole director, determined that the Company would no longer seek to engage in the going private transaction. Accordingly, on March 20, 2019, we filed an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 in order to withdraw the Schedule 13E-3, and announced our intention to not proceed with the going private transaction.

 

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