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Finance Receivables
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Receivables [Abstract]  
Finance Receivables

4. Finance Receivables

Finance Receivables Portfolio

Finance receivables consist of Contracts and Direct Loans and are detailed as follows:

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

September 30,

2020

 

 

March 31,

2020

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

Finance receivables

 

$

198,168

 

 

$

219,366

 

 

$

222,320

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

2,817

 

 

 

3,164

 

 

 

3,046

 

Unearned dealer discounts

 

 

(7,411

)

 

 

(8,056

)

 

 

(8,995

)

Unearned insurance and fee commissions

 

 

(2,460

)

 

 

(2,616

)

 

 

(2,741

)

Purchase price discount

 

 

(610

)

 

 

(915

)

 

 

(676

)

Finance receivables, net of unearned

 

 

190,504

 

 

 

210,943

 

 

 

212,954

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(11,469

)

 

 

(11,162

)

 

 

(13,502

)

Finance receivables, net

 

$

179,035

 

 

$

199,781

 

 

$

199,452

 

 

Contracts and Direct Loans each comprise a portfolio segment. The following tables present selected information on the entire portfolio of the Company:

 

 

 

As of September 30,

 

Contract Portfolio

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Average APR

 

 

22.7

%

 

 

22.7

%

Average discount

 

 

7.6

%

 

 

7.7

%

Average term (months)

 

 

51

 

 

 

52

 

Number of active contracts

 

 

24,656

 

 

 

27,294

 

 

 

 

As of September 30,

 

Direct Loan Portfolio

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Average APR

 

 

27.7

%

 

 

26.5

%

Average term (months)

 

 

27

 

 

 

27

 

Number of active contracts

 

 

3,673

 

 

 

2,921

 

 

The Company purchases Contracts from automobile dealers at a negotiated price that is less than the original principal amount being financed by the purchaser of the automobile. The Contracts are predominantly for used vehicles. As of September 30, 2020, the average model year of vehicles collateralizing the portfolio was a 2011 vehicle.

Direct Loans are typically for amounts ranging from $500 to $11,000 and are generally secured by a lien on an automobile, watercraft or other permissible tangible personal property. The majority of Direct Loans are originated with current or former customers under the Company’s automobile financing program. The typical Direct Loan represents a better credit risk than the typical Contract due to the customer’s prior payment history with the Company; however, the underlying collateral is “typically” less valuable. In deciding whether to make a loan, the Company considers the individual’s credit history, job stability, income, and impressions created during a personal interview with a Company loan officer. Additionally, because most of the Direct Loans made by the Company to date have been made to current or former customers, the payment history of the borrower is a significant factor in making the loan decision. As of September 30, 2020, loans made by the Company pursuant to its Direct Loan program constituted approximately 6.4% of the aggregate principal amount of the Company’s loan portfolio. Changes in the allowance for credit losses for both Contracts and Direct Loans were driven primarily by consideration the composition of the portfolio, current economic conditions, the estimated net realizable value of the underlying collateral, historical loan loss experience, delinquency, non-performing assets, and bankrupt accounts when determining management’s estimate of probable credit losses and adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. If the allowance for credit losses is determined to be inadequate, then an additional charge to the provision would be recorded to maintain adequate reserves based on management’s evaluation of the risk inherent in the loan portfolio. Additionally, credit loss trends over several reporting periods are utilized in estimating future losses and overall portfolio performance. Conversely, the Company could identify abnormalities in the composition of the portfolio, which would indicate the calculation is overstated and management judgement may be required to determine the allowance of credit losses for both Contracts and Direct Loans.

Each portfolio segment consists of smaller balance homogeneous loans which are collectively evaluated for impairment.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the changes in the allowance for credit losses on Contracts and Direct Loans for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2020

 

 

Six months ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Direct Loans

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Direct Loans

 

 

Consolidated

 

Balance at beginning of

   period

 

$

10,651

 

 

$

597

 

 

$

11,248

 

 

$

10,433

 

 

$

729

 

 

$

11,162

 

Provision for credit losses

 

 

3,050

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

3,050

 

 

 

6,350

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

6,350

 

Charge-offs

 

 

(4,073

)

 

 

(142

)

 

 

(4,215

)

 

 

(8,407

)

 

 

(298

)

 

 

(8,705

)

Recoveries

 

 

1,349

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

1,386

 

 

 

2,601

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

2,662

 

Balance at September 30,

2020

 

$

10,977

 

 

$

492

 

 

$

11,469

 

 

$

10,977

 

 

$

492

 

 

$

11,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2019

 

 

Six months ended September 30, 2019

 

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Direct Loans

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Direct Loans

 

 

Consolidated

 

Balance at beginning of

   period

 

$

15,494

 

 

$

618

 

 

$

16,112

 

 

$

16,575

 

 

$

357

 

 

$

16,932

 

Provision for credit losses

 

 

3,600

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

7,580

 

 

 

805

 

 

 

8,385

 

Charge-offs

 

 

(8,140

)

 

 

(182

)

 

 

(8,322

)

 

 

(14,675

)

 

 

(339

)

 

 

(15,014

)

Recoveries

 

 

1,698

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

1,712

 

 

 

3,172

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

3,199

 

Balance at September 30,

2019

 

$

12,652

 

 

$

850

 

 

$

13,502

 

 

$

12,652

 

 

$

850

 

 

$

13,502

 

 

The Company uses the trailing six-month charge-offs, annualized, to calculate the allowance for credit losses. The Company’s allowance for credit losses also incorporates recent trends such as delinquency, non-performing assets, and bankruptcy. The Company believes that this approach reflects the current trends of incurred losses within the portfolio and aligns the allowance for credit losses with the portfolio’s performance indicators.

The following table is an assessment of the credit quality by creditworthiness:

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Direct Loans

 

 

Total

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Direct Loans

 

 

Total

 

Performing accounts

 

$

179,723

 

 

$

12,509

 

 

$

192,232

 

 

$

205,458

 

 

$

9,309

 

 

$

214,767

 

Non-performing accounts

 

 

5,564

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

5,775

 

 

 

6,938

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

7,109

 

Total

 

 

185,287

 

 

 

12,720

 

 

 

198,007

 

 

 

212,396

 

 

 

9,480

 

 

 

221,876

 

Chapter 13 bankruptcy

accounts

 

 

161

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

436

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

444

 

Finance receivables

 

$

185,448

 

 

$

12,720

 

 

$

198,168

 

 

$

212,832

 

 

$

9,488

 

 

$

222,320

 

 

A performing account is defined as an account that is less than 61 days past due. The Company defines an automobile contract as delinquent when more than 25% of a payment contractually due by a certain date has not been paid by the immediately following due date, which date may have been extended within limits specified in the servicing agreements or as a result of a deferral. The period of delinquency is based on the number of days payments are contractually past due, as extended where applicable.

 

In certain circumstances, the Company will grant obligors one-month payment extensions. The only modification of terms in those circumstances is to advance the obligor’s next due date by one month and extend the maturity date of the receivable. There are no other concessions, such as a reduction in interest rate, or forgiveness of principal or of accrued interest. Accordingly, the Company considers such extensions to be insignificant delays in payments rather than troubled debt restructurings.

A non-performing account is defined as an account that is contractually delinquent for 61 days or more or is a Chapter 13 bankruptcy account for which the accrual interest income has been suspended. The Company’s charge-off policy is to charge off an account in the month the contract becomes 121 days contractually delinquent.

In the event an account is dismissed from bankruptcy, the Company will decide, based on several factors, to begin repossession proceedings or to allow the customer to resume making regularly scheduled payments.

The Company does consider Chapter 13 bankruptcy accounts, for which the corresponding bankruptcy plan has not been confirmed as of the period end, to be troubled debt restructurings and included in the Company’s allowance for credit losses is a specific reserve of approximately $86,000 and $232,000 for these accounts as of September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively.

The following tables present certain information regarding the delinquency rates experienced by the Company with respect to Contracts and Direct Loans, excluding Chapter 13 bankruptcy accounts:

 

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

 

 

Balance

Outstanding

 

 

30 – 59

days

 

 

60 – 89

days

 

 

90 – 119

days

 

 

120+

 

 

Total

 

September 30, 2020

 

$

185,287

 

 

$

10,232

 

 

$

3,962

 

 

$

1,560

 

 

$

42

 

 

$

15,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.52

%

 

 

2.14

%

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

8.53

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

207,247

 

 

 

14,977

 

 

 

4,290

 

 

 

1,893

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

21,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.23

%

 

 

2.07

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

10.22

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

$

212,396

 

 

$

13,981

 

 

$

4,950

 

 

$

1,946

 

 

$

42

 

 

$

20,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.58

%

 

 

2.33

%

 

 

0.92

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

9.85

%

 

 

 

Direct Loans

 

 

 

Balance

Outstanding

 

 

30 – 59

days

 

 

60 – 89

days

 

 

90 – 119

days

 

 

120+

 

 

Total

 

September 30, 2020

 

$

12,720

 

 

$

349

 

 

$

159

 

 

$

52

 

 

$

 

 

$

560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.74

%

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

0.41

%

 

 

 

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

11,844

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.90

%

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

0.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

4.55

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

$

9,480

 

 

$

219

 

 

$

115

 

 

$

56

 

 

$

 

 

$

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.31

%

 

 

1.21

%

 

 

0.59

%

 

 

 

 

 

4.11

%