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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June  30, 2019

 

OR

 

 

 

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

For the transition period from __________________ to __________________

Commission File Number 001‑11981

MMA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

52‑1449733
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3600 O’Donnell Street, Suite 600

Baltimore, Maryland 21224 
(Address of principal executive offices,

including zip code)

 

(443) 263‑2900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of each class
Common Shares, no par value

Common Stock Purchase Rights

Trading Symbol(s)

MMAC

MMAC

Name of each exchange on which registered
Nasdaq Capital Market

Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has 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. Yes ☑   No ☐

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 ☑   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See 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

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

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 ☑

There were 5,886,724 shares of common shares outstanding at August 1, 2019.

 

 

 

 

MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

Table of Contents

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

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Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Consolidated Balance Sheets at June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June  30, 2019 and June  30, 2018

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June  30, 2019 and June  30, 2018

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Consolidated Statements of Equity for the six months ended June  30, 2019 and June  30, 2018

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

60

 

 

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

62

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES 

S-1

 

 

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the period ended June 30, 2019 (this “Report”) should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (“2018 Annual Report”), filed with the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), to which reference is hereby made. This Report contains forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Forward-looking statements often include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “would,” “could,” and similar words or expressions and are made in connection with discussions of future events and future operating or financial performance.

Forward-looking statements reflect our management’s expectations at the date of this Report regarding future conditions, events or results.  They are not guarantees of future performance.  By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from what is anticipated in the forward-looking statements.  There are many factors that could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Report.  Risks that could cause our actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, changes in market rates of return, additional competitors entering the marketplace (which would reduce nominal rates of return from competition for new borrowers), limits on access to investible capital that would limit new investments that could be made by the Company, changes in the law and the Company’s dependence on a small, specialized team of the External Manager for underwriting activities, as well as the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our 2018 Annual Report.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this Report or that we may make from time to time, and to consider carefully the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our 2018 Annual Report in evaluating these forward-looking statements.  We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by law.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

MMA Capital Holdings,  Inc.

Consolidated Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of and for the three months ended

(in thousands, except per common share data)

    

June 30, 2019

    

March 31, 2019

    

December 31, 2018

Selected income statement data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

2,630

 

$

1,679

 

$

2,260

Non-interest income

 

 

24,460

 

 

6,111

 

 

19,662

Other expenses

 

 

3,820

 

 

4,888

 

 

4,084

Net income before income taxes

 

 

23,270

 

 

2,902

 

 

17,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(50)

 

 

(13)

 

 

54

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

(1)

 

 

(7)

 

 

13,384

Net income

 

$

23,219

 

$

2,882

 

$

31,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income:  Basic

 

$

3.95

 

$

0.49

 

$

5.34

       Diluted

 

 

3.95

 

 

0.49

 

 

5.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average shares:   Basic

 

 

5,884

 

 

5,882

 

 

5,859

 Diluted

 

 

5,884

 

 

5,882

 

 

5,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market and per common share data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market capitalization

 

$

193,400

 

$

175,009

 

$

145,586

Common shares at period-end

 

 

5,887

 

 

5,884

 

 

5,882

Share price during period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High

 

 

35.50

 

 

33.88

 

 

27.45

Low

 

 

30.00

 

 

20.02

 

 

25.00

Closing price at period-end

 

 

33.47

 

 

30.29

 

 

25.20

Book value per common share:  Basic and Diluted

 

 

36.46

 

 

36.11

 

 

36.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected balance sheet data (period end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,590

 

$

28,773

 

$

28,243

Investments in debt securities

 

 

35,236

 

 

81,102

 

 

97,190

Investment in partnerships

 

 

185,679

 

 

159,145

 

 

155,079

Loans held for investment

 

 

80,878

 

 

67,299

 

 

67,299

All other assets

 

 

13,378

 

 

20,022

 

 

16,575

Total assets

 

$

325,761

 

$

356,341

 

$

364,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

$

107,868

 

$

140,239

 

$

149,187

All other liabilities

 

 

3,267

 

 

3,635

 

 

2,289

Total liabilities

 

 

111,135

 

 

143,874

 

 

151,476

Common shareholders' equity

 

$

214,626

 

$

212,467

 

$

212,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rollforward of common shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shareholders' equity - at beginning of period

 

$

212,467

 

$

212,910

 

$

193,547

Net income

 

 

23,219

 

 

2,882

 

 

31,276

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

(21,143)

 

 

(3,140)

 

 

(13,288)

Common share repurchases

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,810)

Common shares issued and options exercised

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,462

Cumulative change due to change in accounting principle

 

 

 —

 

 

(267)

 

 

 —

Other changes in common shareholders' equity

 

 

83

 

 

82

 

 

(2,277)

Common shareholders' equity - at end of period

 

$

214,626

 

$

212,467

 

$

212,910

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

INTRODUCTION


Overview

MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. invests in debt associated with renewable energy infrastructure and real estate. Unless the context otherwise requires, and when used in this Report, the “Company,” “MMA,” “we,” “our” or “us” refers to MMA Capital Holdings,  Inc. and its subsidiaries. We were originally organized as a Delaware limited liability company in 1996 and converted to a Delaware corporation on January 1, 2019. 

We focus on investments with attractive risk-adjusted returns that generate positive environmental or social impacts, with an emphasis on renewable energy debt investments. Our assets and liabilities are organized into two portfolios:

·

Energy Capital – This portfolio consists primarily of investments that we have made through joint ventures with an institutional capital partner in loans that finance renewable energy projects; and

·

Other Assets and Liabilities (“OA&L”) – This portfolio includes our investments in bonds, certain loan receivables, cash, real estate-related investments, subordinated debt and the balance of the Company’s assets and liabilities (investments in bonds and related financings, which were previously identified as their own portfolio in each Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that was filed in 2018, were reallocated to the OA&L portfolio as of December 31, 2018).

In emphasizing renewable energy debt investments, our objective is to grow the Company’s return on equity by recycling equity out of existing investments in the OA&L portfolio that are generating lower returns, into the Energy Capital portfolio, which we believe will generate higher returns. In this regard, we actively seek out ways to support additional growth in the Energy Capital portfolio by optimizing how the Company is capitalized, including, where appropriate, the efficient deployment of leverage.

We  are externally managed by Hunt Investment Management, LLC (our “External Manager”), an affiliate of Hunt Companies, Inc. (Hunt Companies, Inc. and its affiliates are hereinafter referred to as “Hunt”). Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 13, “Related Party Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates,” for additional information.

We operate as a single reporting segment.

Energy Capital Portfolio

Overview

In our Energy Capital portfolio, we invest in loans that finance renewable energy projects to enable developers, design and build contractors and system owners to develop, build and operate renewable energy systems throughout North America.  These loans include late-stage development, construction and permanent loans.  We typically invest in these loans directly through Renewable Energy Lending, LLC (“REL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, or with an institutional capital partner in multiple ventures that include: Solar Construction Lending, LLC (“SCL”); Solar Permanent Lending, LLC (“SPL”) and Solar Development Lending, LLC (“SDL”) (REL, SCL, SPL and SDL are collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Solar Ventures”).  The investment period with our institutional capital partner extends to July 15, 2023, for SDL, SCL and SPL, subject to certain buyout provisions. Carrying value and income-related information related to investments that we have made in, or related to, the Solar Ventures are further discussed below. 

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Lending Activities of the Solar Ventures

Our External Manager provides loan origination, servicing, asset management and other management services to the Solar Ventures, which typically  target loans that generate origination fees that range from 1.0% to 3.0% on committed capital and have fixed-rate coupons that range from 7.0% to 18.0%. Such loans also generally range in size from $2 million to over $50 million, have durations between three months and five years, and are underwritten to generate internal rates of return (“IRR”) ranging from 10% to 15%, before expenses.  Through June  30, 2019, the Solar Ventures made over 130 project-based loans that total $1.7 billion of debt commitments for the development of over 630 renewable energy project sites, which will generate over 4.8 gigawatts of renewable energy.

The Solar Ventures closed $246.3 million of loan commitments during the second quarter of 2019 and, at June 30, 2019, loans funded through the Solar Ventures had an aggregate unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of $273.8 million, a weighted-average remaining maturity of 10 months and a weighted-average coupon of 11.5%. The Solar Ventures had $296.0 million of unfunded loan commitments to borrowers at June 30, 2019.

Through June 30, 2019, 98 loans totaling $1.1 billion of commitments had been repaid, resulting in a weighted-average IRR (“WAIRR”) of 15.9% that was on average higher than originally underwritten. WAIRR is measured as the total return in dollars of all repaid loans divided by the total commitment amount associated with such loans, where (i) the total return for each repaid loan was calculated as the product of each loan’s IRR and its commitment amount and (ii) IRR for each repaid loan was established by solving for a discount rate that made the net present value of all loan cash flows equal zero. WAIRR is higher than the net return on the Company's investments in the Solar Ventures because it is a measure of gross returns earned by the Solar Ventures on repaid loans and does not include the effects of: (i) operating expenses of the Solar Ventures; (ii) the preferred return earned by the Company’s former investment partner in REL through the second quarter of 2018; (iii) the amortization of the purchase premium paid by the Company to buyout our former investment partner and (iv) the opportunity cost of idle capital. 

Investments Related to the Solar Ventures

At June 30, 2019, the Company held equity ownership interests in SCL, SPL and SDL, of 50%, 50% and 44.6%, respectively, and 100% of the equity interests in REL. During July 2019, the Company and its capital partner in SDL entered into an agreement whereby our capital partner contributed 98% of a $30.0 million capital call and the Company contributed the balance. As a consequence of these capital contributions, our ownership interest in SDL decreased in percentage terms. Further, under such agreement, the Company ceded all loan workout decision making control to its capital partner in SDL until such time that the Company and our capital partner return to equal ownership interests in SDL.

In addition to equity investments in the Solar Ventures, the Company paid $11.3 million to Hunt on April 1, 2019, in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Hunt’s 5.4%  ownership interest in SDL. However, because such transfer did not qualify as a purchase for reporting purposes, cash consideration paid by the Company was recognized as a loan receivable that is secured by the interest in SDL that Hunt conveyed to the Company. At June 30, 2019, this loan receivable had an effective interest rate of 17.3%. Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 13, “Related Party Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates,” for more information about this transaction.

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Table 1 provides financial information about the carrying value of MMA’s investments related to the Solar Ventures at June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Table 1:  Carrying Values of the Company’s Investments Related to the Solar Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

2019

 

2018

Equity investments in the Solar Ventures

$

156,950

 

$

126,339

Loan receivable

 

13,579

 

 

 ─

Total carrying value

$

170,529

 

$

126,339

 

The carrying value of the Company’s equity investments in the Solar Ventures increased $30.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019, as a result of $91.7 million of capital contributions and $8.2 million of equity in income earned, partially offset by $69.3 million of distributions received during the six months ended June  30, 2019. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 3, “Investments in Partnerships,” for additional information.

Investment Income

The Company applies the equity method of accounting to its equity investments in the Solar Ventures. Accordingly, the Company recognizes its allocable share of the Solar Venture’s net income. Separately, the Company recognizes interest income associated with its loan receivable from Hunt using the interest method.

Table 2 summarizes income recognized by the Company in connection with investments related to the Solar Ventures for the periods presented.

Table 2:  Income Recognized from Investments Related to the Solar Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

Equity in income from the Solar Ventures

 

$

4,529

 

$

1,556

 

$

8,249

 

$

1,972

Interest income from the Hunt loan receivable

 

 

426

 

 

 ─

 

 

426

 

 

 ─

Total investment income

 

$

4,955

 

$

1,556

 

$

8,675

 

$

1,972

 

Refer to the comparative discussion of our Consolidated Results of Operations for more information about income that was recognized in connection with the Company’s investments related to the Solar Ventures.

OA&L Portfolio

In our OA&L portfolio, we manage the Company’s cash, investments in bonds, loan receivables, real estate-related investments, subordinated debt and other assets and liabilities of the Company.  An overview of the primary assets and liabilities within this portfolio follows.

Investments in Bonds 

Our investments in bonds are tax-exempt, fixed rate, unrated and finance affordable housing and infrastructure in the U.S. Our affordable housing bonds are collateralized by affordable multifamily rental properties. Substantially all of the rental units in these multifamily properties, some of which may be subsidized by the government, have tenant income and rent restrictions. At June 30, 2019, we held four multifamily bond investments with a UPB and fair value of $8.0 million and $10.5 million, respectively. On July 23, 2019, our two remaining non-performing multifamily bond investments were fully

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redeemed. These bond investments had a UPB and fair value of $1.8 million and $2.1 million at June 30, 2019, respectively.

The Company also has one municipal bond that finances the development of infrastructure for a mixed-use town center development and is secured by incremental tax revenues generated from the development (this investment is hereinafter referred to as our “Infrastructure Bond”). At June 30, 2019, this bond investment has a stated fixed interest rate of 6.30% and had a UPB and fair value of $27.2 million and $24.8 million, respectively. 

Hunt Note

The Company has a secured loan receivable from Hunt (the “Hunt Note”) that had a carrying value of $67.0 million and bore interest at a rate of 5.0% per annum at June  30, 2019. The Hunt Note is prepayable at any time and will amortize in 20 equal quarterly payments of $3.35 million beginning on March 31, 2020.  

Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 13, “Related Party Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates,” for more information. 

Real Estate-Related Investments

At June  30, 2019, we were an equity partner in four real estate-related investments consisting of (i) an 80.00% ownership interest in a joint venture that owns a mixed-use town center development and undeveloped land parcels, whose incremental tax revenues secure our Infrastructure Bond and (ii) three limited partner interests in partnerships that own affordable housing and in which our ownership interest ranged from 74.25% to 74.92%. The carrying value of these four investments was $20.3 million at June  30, 2019.

At June  30, 2019, the Company maintained an 11.85% ownership interest in the South Africa Workforce Housing Fund (“SAWHF”).  SAWHF is a multi-investor fund that will mature in April 2020 and is currently in the process of exiting its investments.  The carrying value of the Company’s investment in SAWHF was $8.4 million at June  30, 2019.

At June  30, 2019, we owned one direct investment in real estate consisting of a parcel of land that is currently in the process of infrastructure development.  This real estate is located just outside the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company invested $4.4 million for land improvements and the carrying value of this investment was $8.4 million at June  30, 2019.

Deferred Tax Assets

Deferred taxes arise from differences between assets and liabilities measured for financial reporting versus income tax return purposes.  Deferred tax assets (“DTAs”) are recognized if we assess that it is more likely than not that tax benefits, including net operating losses (“NOLs”) and other tax attributes will be realized prior to their expiration.  

At December 31, 2018, the carrying value of our DTAs was $124.5 million although such assets were fully reserved at such reporting date because of management’s assessment that it was not more likely than not that the Company would realize its DTAs. We evaluate our DTAs for recoverability using a consistent approach that considers the relative impact of negative and positive evidence, including our historical profitability and projections of future taxable income. The Company’s DTAs remain fully reserved at June  30, 2019.

Debt Obligations

The carrying value and weighted-average yield of the Company’s debt obligations was $107.9 million and 4.6%, respectively, at June 30, 2019. Refer to Table 8, “Asset Related Debt and Other Debt,” for more information.

During the second quarter of 2019, the Company terminated three total return swap agreements that financed the Company’s bond investments and derecognized $31.6 million of asset-related debt upon the settlement of such transactions.  At June 30, 2019, the Company had no asset-related debt outstanding that financed bond investments.

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Sources of Comprehensive Income from the OA&L Portfolio

 

The primary sources of comprehensive income associated with our OA&L portfolio include: interest income on loan receivables; interest expense associated with debt obligations; non-interest income from real estate-related investments, debt obligations and derivative instruments used for risk management purposes; and other expenses. Refer to “Consolidated Results of Operations,” for a comparative discussion of income and expenses recognized in connection with assets and liabilities of the OA&L portfolio.

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SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

 

Net Worth

Common shareholders’ equity increased $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2019 to $214.6 million at June  30, 2019.  This change was driven by $2.1 million of comprehensive income and $0.1 million of other increases in common shareholders’ equity.

Diluted common shareholders’ equity (“Book Value”) per share increased $0.35 in the second quarter of 2019 to $36.46 at June  30, 2019.

Comprehensive Income

We recognized comprehensive income of $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2019, which consisted of $23.2 million of net income and $21.1 million of other comprehensive loss.  In comparison, we recognized $6.8 million of comprehensive income in the second quarter of 2018, which consisted of $2.8 million of net income and $4.0 million of other comprehensive income.

Net income that we recognized in the second quarter of 2019 was primarily driven by net gains on bonds, equity in income from unconsolidated funds and ventures and net interest income.  Refer to “Consolidated Results of Operations,” for more information about changes in common shareholders’ equity attributable to net income.

Other comprehensive loss that we reported in the second quarter of 2019 was primarily attributable to the reclassification of fair value gains out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and into our Consolidated Statements of Operations due to the sale of certain bond investments during such reporting period.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

 

This section provides an overview of changes in our assets, liabilities and equity and should be read together with our consolidated financial statements, including the accompanying notes to the financial statements.

Table 3 provides Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods presented.  

Table 3:  Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

    

2019

    

2018

    

Change  

Assets  

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,590

 

$

28,243

 

$

(17,653)

Restricted cash

 

 

2,503

 

 

5,635

 

 

(3,132)

Investments in debt securities

 

 

35,236

 

 

97,190

 

 

(61,954)

Investments in partnerships

 

 

185,679

 

 

155,079

 

 

30,600

Loans held for investment

 

 

80,878

 

 

67,299

 

 

13,579

Other assets

 

 

10,875

 

 

10,940

 

 

(65)

Total assets

 

$

325,761

 

$

364,386

 

$

(38,625)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

$

107,868

 

$

149,187

 

$

(41,319)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

3,267

 

 

2,289

 

 

978

Other liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 ─

Total liabilities

 

$

111,135

 

$

151,476

 

$

(40,341)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Common Shareholders' Equity

 

$

214,626

 

$

212,910

 

$

1,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted common shares outstanding

 

 

5,887

 

 

5,882

 

 

 5

Basic and diluted common shareholders' equity per common share

 

$

36.46

 

$

36.20

 

$

0.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased primarily due to net cash used in connection with investments related to the Solar Ventures.  

Investments in debt securities decreased primarily as a result of transactions executed by the Company to sell certain bond investments and terminate all of the Company’s outstanding total return swap (“TRS”) agreements.

Investments in partnerships increased primarily as a result of net capital contributions of $22.4 million from the Company to the Solar Ventures and recognized $8.2 million of equity in income in such investees.

Loans held for investment increased primarily as a result of the Company’s acquisition of Hunt’s interest in SDL in the second quarter of 2019. The Company paid $11.3 million to Hunt in connection with this transaction, which was accounted for as a secured lending arrangement.

Debt decreased primarily as a result of the aforementioned termination of TRS agreements, which caused the derecognition of asset related debt that financed certain bond investments of the Company. 

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This section provides a comparative discussion of our Consolidated Results of Operations for the three and six months ended June  30, 2019, and June  30, 2018, and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, including the accompanying notes.  See “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates,” for more information concerning the most significant accounting policies and estimates applied in determining our results of operations.

Income (loss) that was attributable to businesses or assets that were conveyed by the Company in the Disposition were reclassified for all reporting periods and reported separately as “Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax.”

Net Income

Table 4 summarizes net income for the periods presented.

Table 4:  Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

(in thousands)

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Net interest income

 

$

2,630

 

$

2,959

 

$

(329)

 

$

4,309

 

$

5,625

 

$

(1,316)

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income from unconsolidated funds and ventures

 

 

5,643

 

 

1,555

 

 

4,088

 

 

9,619

 

 

2,382

 

 

7,237

Net gains on bonds, derivatives and extinguishment of liabilities

 

 

18,802

 

 

2,053

 

 

16,749

 

 

20,920

 

 

4,362

 

 

16,558

Other income

 

 

15

 

 

117

 

 

(102)

 

 

32

 

 

161

 

 

(129)

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other interest expense

 

 

(1,197)

 

 

(1,151)

 

 

(46)

 

 

(2,406)

 

 

(2,187)

 

 

(219)

Other expenses

 

 

(2,623)

 

 

(2,898)

 

 

275

 

 

(6,302)

 

 

(10,973)

 

 

4,671

Net income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

23,270

 

 

2,635

 

 

20,635

 

 

26,172

 

 

(630)

 

 

26,802

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(50)

 

 

(820)

 

 

770

 

 

(63)

 

 

36

 

 

(99)

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

(1)

 

 

947

 

 

(948)

 

 

(8)

 

 

21,696

 

 

(21,704)

Net income

 

$

23,219

 

$

2,762

 

$

20,457

 

$

26,101

 

$

21,102

 

$

4,999

 

Net Interest Income

Net interest income represents interest income earned on our investments in bonds, loans and other interest-earning assets less our cost of funding associated with short-term borrowings and long-term debt that we use to finance such assets.

Net interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, decreased compared to that reported for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to a decrease of $1.1 million and $2.6 million for the three and six months of 2019, respectively, related to the disposition of bond investments and termination of TRS agreements during the fourth quarter of 2018 and first six months of 2019. However, this reported decrease in interest related to our bond investments was partially offset by: (i) a decrease in bond related interest expense as the amount of the Company’s bond related debt outstanding declined upon the settlement of the aforementioned disposition and termination transactions;  (ii) the recognition of $0.4 million of interest income during the second quarter of 2019 associated with a loan receivable that was recognized in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Hunt’s ownership interest in SDL; and (iii) the recognition of additional interest income associated with the Hunt Note, the UPB of which increased $10.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2018.

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Equity in Income from Unconsolidated Funds and Ventures

Equity in income from unconsolidated funds and ventures includes our portion of the income associated with certain funds and ventures in which we have an equity interest.

Table 5 summarizes equity in income from unconsolidated funds and ventures for the periods presented.

Table 5:  Equity in Income from Unconsolidated Funds and Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

(in thousands)

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Solar Ventures

 

$

4,529

 

$

1,556

 

$

2,973

 

$

8,249

 

$

1,972

 

$

6,277

U.S. real estate partnerships

 

 

1,005

 

 

107

 

 

898

 

 

1,017

 

 

226

 

 

791

SAWHF

 

 

109

 

 

(108)

 

 

217

 

 

353

 

 

184

 

 

169

Equity in income from unconsolidated funds and ventures

 

$

5,643

 

$

1,555

 

$

4,088

 

$

9,619

 

$

2,382

 

$

7,237

 

Equity in income from the Solar Ventures increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to that reported for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily as a result of (i) an increase in loan origination activity at SDL resulting in a year-over-year increase in the Company’s allocable share of SDL’s net income and (ii) the elimination of the preferred return previously earned by a former investment partner prior to the Company’s buyout of such partner’s interest on June 1, 2018. The favorable impact of these factors was partially offset by the effect of amortization into earnings of the purchase premium paid by the Company to buy out our former investment partner, which was reported by the Company as a reduction to equity in income from the Solar Ventures.

Equity in income from U.S. real estate partnerships increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to that reported for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily as a result of gains associated with the sale of investment properties by real estate partnerships in which we maintained an ownership interest. 

Equity in income from the Company’s equity investment in SAWHF increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to that reported for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily as a result of an increase in the fair value of real estate-related investments held by SAWHF.

Net Gains Relating to Bonds, Derivatives and Extinguishment of Liabilities

Net gains may include net realized and unrealized gains or losses relating to bonds, derivatives, real estate and other investments and loans as well as gains or losses realized by the Company in connection with the extinguishment of its recognized debt obligations (collectively referred to as “Net Gains”).

Net Gains for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, increased compared to those reported for the three and six months ended June  30, 2018, primarily due to holding gains of $20.7 million and $24.3 million that were realized in connection with the sale of bond investments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.  The impact of such gains was partially offset by net fair value losses of $1.9 million and $3.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, associated with interest rate derivative instruments that are used by the Company to hedge interest rate risk associated with various debt obligations, compared to $2.1 million and $4.4 million of net fair value gains recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

Other Expenses

Other expenses include salaries and benefits, management fees and reimbursable expenses payable to our External Manager, general and administrative expense, professional fees and other miscellaneous expenses.

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Table 6 summarizes other expenses for the periods presented.

Table 6:  Other Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

(in thousands)

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Change

Salaries and benefits

 

$

 ─

 

$

209

 

$

(209)

 

$

 —

 

$

(1,095)

 

$

1,095

External management fees and reimbursable expenses

 

 

(2,128)

 

 

(2,184)

 

 

56

 

 

(4,396)

 

 

(4,703)

 

 

307

General and administrative

 

 

(304)

 

 

(356)

 

 

52

 

 

(618)

 

 

(704)

 

 

86

Professional fees

 

 

(251)

 

 

(587)

 

 

336

 

 

(1,218)

 

 

(3,801)

 

 

2,583

Other expenses

 

 

60

 

 

20

 

 

40

 

 

(70)

 

 

(670)

 

 

600

Total other expenses

 

$

(2,623)

 

$

(2,898)

 

$

275

 

$

(6,302)

 

$

(10,973)

 

$

4,671

 

Other expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2019, declined compared to that reported for the three months ended June  30, 2018, primarily due to (i) a reduction in nonrecurring professional fees that were incurred in the second quarter of 2018 in connection with the disposition of the Company’s interest in Morrison Grove Management (“MGM”) in the fourth quarter of 2018 and (ii) a decrease in salaries and benefits expense that was primarily driven by the exercise of all outstanding stock options by December 31, 2018, which resulted in no stock compensation-related expense being recognized by the Company in 2019.   

Other expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019, declined compared to that reported for the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to a reduction in: (i) nonrecurring professional fees that were incurred in the first quarter of 2018 in connection with the Disposition and our investment in SAWHF; (ii) stock compensation-related expense that resulted from the exercise of all stock options as of December 31, 2018; and (iii) nonrecurring impairment loss of $0.4 million on certain equity investments in the first quarter of 2018. 

Net (Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations primarily includes income and expenses associated with businesses and assets that were sold by the Company in connection with the Disposition.

Net income from discontinued operations decreased by $0.9 million for the three months ended June  30, 2019, compared to that reported for the three months ended June  30, 2018, primarily due to income from discontinued operations recognized in the second quarter of 2018 in connection with the Disposition.  

Furthermore, net income from discontinued operations decreased $21.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to that reported for the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to $20.4 million of nonrecurring net gains recognized in the first quarter of 2018 in connection with the Disposition. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 15, “Discontinued Operations,” for more information.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Liquidity

Our principal sources of liquidity include: (i) cash and cash equivalents; (ii) cash flows from operating activities; and (iii) cash flows from investing activities.

We believe that cash generated from operating and investing activities, along with available cash and cash equivalents has been, and will continue to be, sufficient to fund our normal operating needs and meet our obligations as they become due.

Summary of Cash Flows

Table 7 provides a consolidated view of the change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of the Company for the periods presented, though 2018 changes in such balances that were attributable to consolidated funds and ventures (“CFVs”) are separately identified in such tabular disclosure.  However, changes in net cash flows that are discussed in the narrative that follows Table 7 are exclusive of changes in cash of the CFVs. The Disposition resulted in the deconsolidation from the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in the first quarter of 2018 of all guaranteed Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) funds and derecognition of nearly all other CFVs that were recognized in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017. 

At  June  30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, $2.5 million and $15.9 million, respectively, of amounts presented below in Table 7 represented restricted cash.

Table 7:  Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

(in thousands)

    

June 30, 2019

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

  

$

33,878

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

4,605

Investing activities

 

 

(21,666)

Financing activities

 

 

(3,724)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(20,785)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

13,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30, 2018

(in thousands)

 

MMA

 

CFVs

 

Total

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

  

$

75,632

  

$

24,554

  

$

100,186

Net cash used in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

(9,162)

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,162)

Investing activities

 

 

(23,173)

 

 

(24,554)

 

 

(47,727)

Financing activities

 

 

(336)

 

 

 —

 

 

(336)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(32,671)

 

 

(24,554)

 

 

(57,225)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

42,961

 

$

 —

 

$

42,961

 

Operating Activities

Cash flows from operating activities include, but are not limited to, interest income on our investments, income distributions from our investments in unconsolidated funds and ventures and advances on loans held for sale.

 

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Net cash flows associated with operating activities increased by $13.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018. This net increase was primarily driven by: (i) the nonrecurring purchase of a $9.0 million senior loan during the first quarter of 2018 from a MGM affiliate that we designated as held for sale; (ii) a $3.8 million increase in distributions received from the Company’s investment in partnerships that primarily related to the Solar Ventures; and (iii) nonrecurring professional fees incurred in the first quarter of 2018 in connection with the Disposition. The effects of these items were partially offset by: (i) a decline in interest income on bonds that was due to disposition transactions and the termination of TRS agreements during the fourth quarter of 2018 and first six months of 2019; (ii) a decrease in asset management fees received as a result of the Disposition; and (iii) an increase in net cash flows used to pay external management fees and reimbursable expenses due to a provision in the management agreement with the External Manager that specifies that, effective July 1, 2018, the basis for calculating the base management fee converts from a fixed fee to a stated fixed percentage of the Company’s diluted common shareholders’ equity.

Investing Activities

Net cash flows associated with investing activities include, but are not limited to: principal payments, capital contributions and distributions, advance of loans held for investment, and sales proceeds from the sale of bonds, loans and real estate and other investments.

Net cash flows used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019, decreased by $1.5 million as compared to amounts used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2018. This net decrease was primarily driven by: (i) a $43.5 million increase in capital distributions received from the Company’s investment in partnerships that primarily related to the Solar Ventures; (ii) a $17.3 million increase in principal payments and sales proceeds received on our bond-related investments; and (iii) the derecognition of $21.9 million of cash and restricted cash upon settlement of the Disposition during the first quarter of 2018. The effects of these items were partially offset by a $69.9 million increase in capital contributions to the Company’s investments in partnerships during the first six months of 2019 that primarily related to the Solar Ventures and an $11.3 million origination fee of a  loan held for investment.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019, increased by $3.4 million as compared to amounts used during the six months ended June 30, 2018. This increase was primarily attributable to no borrowing activity or common share issuances during the first six months of 2019, the impact of which was partially offset by a significant decrease during the first six months of 2019 in the amount of net cash flows used to repay borrowings and repurchase common shares.

Capital Resources

Our debt obligations primarily include liabilities that we recognized in connection with our subordinated debt and other notes payable.  At December 31, 2018, our debt obligations also included liabilities in connection with the execution of TRS agreements that were used to finance a portion of our investments in bonds.    The major types of debt obligations of the Company are further discussed below.

Table 8 summarizes the carrying values and weighted-average effective interest rates of the Company’s debt obligations that were outstanding at June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 6, “Debt,” for more information about these contractual commitments.

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Table 8:  Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

 

  

 

 

 

Wtd. Avg.

 

 

 

 

Wtd. Avg.

 

 

 

 

 

Effective 

 

 

 

 

Effective 

 

 

Carrying

 

Interest

 

Carrying

 

Interest

(dollars in thousands)

    

Value

    

Rate

 

Value

    

Rate

Subordinated debt

 

$

96,604

 

3.8

%

 

$

97,722

 

3.7

%

Notes payable and other debt

 

 

6,764

 

14.8

 

 

 

7,210

 

14.7

 

Asset related debt (1)

 

 

4,500

 

5.0

 

 

 

44,255

 

3.9

 

Total debt

 

$

107,868

 

4.6

%

 

$

149,187

 

4.3

%


(1)

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value of bond related debt was zero and $39.3 million, respectively. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value of non-bond related debt was $4.5 million and $5.0 million, respectively.

Subordinated Debt

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had subordinated debt obligations that had a total UPB of $88.9 million and $89.8 million, respectively. Such debt included four tranches that amortize over their contractual lives, are due to mature between March 2035 and July 2035 and require the Company to pay interest based upon 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a fixed spread of 2.0%. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 6, “Debt,” for more information.

Notes Payable and Other Debt

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had notes payable and other debt with a UPB of $6.9 million and $7.4 million, respectively. This debt, which is denominated in South African rand, was used to finance the Company’s 11.85% ownership interest in SAWHF. Such debt amortizes over its contractual life, is due to mature on September 8, 2020, and requires the Company to pay interest based upon the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate (“JIBAR”) plus a fixed spread of 5.15%. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 6, “Debt,” for more information.

Asset Related Debt

Bond Related Debt

At December 31, 2018, the Company had bond related debt obligations that had a total UPB of $38.8 million and a weighted-average effective interest rate of 3.7%. These debt obligations financed a portion of the Company’s investments in bonds. During the second quarter of 2019, all bond related debt obligations were fully redeemed. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 6, “Debt,” for more information.

Non-bond Related Debt

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had a debt obligation to MGM principals with a UPB of $4.5 million and $5.0 million, respectively. This debt bears interest at 5.0%, amortizes over its contractual life and is due to mature on January 1, 2026. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 6, “Debt,” for more information.

Covenant Compliance

At June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under its debt arrangements.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had no off-balance sheet arrangements. 

Other Contractual Commitments

The Company is committed to make additional capital contributions to certain of its investments in partnerships and ventures.  Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 3, “Investments in Partnerships,” for more information.

The Company had no unfunded loan commitments at June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 4, “Loans Held for Investment (“HFI”) and Loans Held for Sale (“HFS”),” for more information.

The Company uses derivative instruments for various purposes.  These instruments contingently obligate the Company in most cases to make payments to its counterparties.  Refer to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 7, “Derivative Instruments,” for more information about these instruments.

Other Capital Resources

Dividend Policy

The Board makes determinations regarding dividends based on our Manager’s recommendation, which is based on an evaluation of a number of factors, including our common shareholders’ equity, business prospects and available cash.  The Board does not believe paying a dividend is appropriate at the current time.

Tax Benefits Rights Agreement

Effective May 5, 2015, the Company adopted a Tax Benefits Rights Agreement (“Rights Plan”) designed to help preserve the Company’s NOLs.  In connection with adopting the Rights Plan, the Company declared a distribution of one right per common share to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2015.  The rights do not trade apart from the current common shares until the distribution date, as defined in the Rights Plan.  Under the Rights Plan, the acquisition by an investor (or group of related investors) of greater than a 4.9% stake in the Company, could result in all existing shareholders other than the new 4.9% holder having the right to acquire new shares for a nominal cost, thereby significantly diluting the ownership interest of the acquiring person.  The Rights Plan runs for five years, or until the Board determines the plan is no longer required, whichever comes first.

On January 3, 2018, the Board approved a waiver of the 4.9% ownership limitation with respect to Hunt, increasing such limitation to 9.9% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares in any rolling 12-month period without causing a triggering event.

At June  30, 2019, the Company had three shareholders, including one of its executive officers, Michael L. Falcone, who held greater than  a 4.9% interest in the Company.  In order to facilitate satisfaction of share purchase obligations related to his 2017 bonus award and permitting his stock option awards to be exercised, the Board of Directors named Mr. Falcone an exempt person in accordance with the Rights Plan but only to the extent of settling such share purchase obligations and options. Mr. Falcone satisfied his share purchase obligations and exercised all of his share purchase option awards as of December 31, 2018, and, due to the aforementioned action of the Board of Directors, there was no triggering event for purposes of the Rights Plan.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements is based on the application of generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”), which requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and classification of the amounts in our consolidated financial statements.  These estimates and assumptions require us to make difficult, complex and subjective judgments involving matters that are inherently uncertain.  We base our accounting estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on judgments that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances known to us at the time.  Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.  We applied our critical accounting policies and estimation methods consistently in all material respects and for all periods presented and have discussed those policies with our Audit Committee.

We evaluate our critical accounting estimates and judgments required by our policies on an ongoing basis and update them as necessary based on changing conditions.  Management has discussed any significant changes in judgments and assumptions in applying our critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.  See Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 2018 Annual Report for a discussion of the risks associated with the need for management to make judgments and estimates in applying our accounting policies and methods.  We have identified three of our accounting policies as critical because they involve significant judgments and assumptions about highly complex and inherently uncertain matters, and the use of reasonably different estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our reported results of operations or financial condition.  These policies govern:

·

fair value measurement of financial instruments;

·

consolidation; and

·

income taxes.

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our 2018 Annual Report for a discussion of these critical accounting policies and estimates.

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ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING DEVELOPMENTS

 

We identify and discuss the expected impact on our consolidated financial statements of recently issued accounting guidance in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

 

 

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Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,590

 

$

28,243

Restricted cash

 

 

2,503

 

 

5,635

Investments in debt securities (includes $85,347 pledged as collateral at December 31, 2018)

 

 

35,236

 

 

97,190

Investments in partnerships

 

 

185,679

 

 

155,079

Loans held for investment (includes $80,579 and $67,000 of related party loans at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

 

 

80,878

 

 

67,299

Other assets

 

 

10,875

 

 

10,940

Total assets

 

$

325,761

 

$

364,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

$

107,868

 

$

149,187

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

3,267

 

 

2,289

Total liabilities

 

 

111,135

 

 

151,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Common shares, no par value, 50,000,000 shares are authorized (5,778,294 and 5,777,216 shares issued and outstanding and 108,430 and 104,464 non-employee directors' deferred shares issued at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018)

 

 

201,212

 

 

175,213

Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") 

 

 

13,414

 

 

37,697

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

214,626

 

 

212,910

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

325,761

 

$

364,386

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

    

2019

    

 

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Interest income

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Interest on bonds

 

$

1,582

 

$

2,709

 

$

2,625

 

$

5,247

Interest on loans and short-term investments

 

 

1,295

 

 

923

 

 

2,230

 

 

1,662

Total interest income

 

 

2,877

 

 

3,632

 

 

4,855

 

 

6,909

Asset related interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond related debt

 

 

191

 

 

673

 

 

428

 

 

1,284

Non-bond related debt

 

 

56

 

 

 ─

 

 

118

 

 

 ─

Total interest expense

 

 

247

 

 

673

 

 

546

 

 

1,284

Net interest income

 

 

2,630

 

 

2,959

 

 

4,309

 

 

5,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income from unconsolidated funds and ventures

 

 

5,643

 

 

1,555

 

 

9,619

 

 

2,382

Net gains on bonds

 

 

20,693

 

 

 ─

 

 

24,264

 

 

 ─

Net (losses) gains on derivatives

 

 

(1,872)

 

 

2,053

 

 

(3,314)

 

 

4,362

Net losses on extinguishment of liabilities

 

 

(19)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(30)

 

 

 ─

Other income

 

 

15

 

 

117

 

 

32

 

 

161

Non-interest income

 

 

24,460

 

 

3,725

 

 

30,571

 

 

6,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

1,197

 

 

1,151

 

 

2,406

 

 

2,187

Salaries and benefits

 

 

 ─

 

 

(209)

 

 

 ─

 

 

1,095

External management fees and reimbursable expenses

 

 

2,128

 

 

2,184

 

 

4,396

 

 

4,703

General and administrative

 

 

304

 

 

356

 

 

618

 

 

704

Professional fees

 

 

251

 

 

587

 

 

1,218

 

 

3,801

Impairments

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

388

Other expenses

 

 

(60)

 

 

(20)

 

 

70

 

 

282

Total other expenses

 

 

3,820

 

 

4,049

 

 

8,708

 

 

13,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

23,270

 

 

2,635

 

 

26,172

 

 

(630)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

(50)

 

 

(820)

 

 

(63)

 

 

36

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

23,220

 

 

1,815

 

 

26,109

 

 

(594)

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

(1)

 

 

947

 

 

(8)

 

 

21,696

Net income

 

$

23,219

 

$

2,762

 

$

26,101

 

$

21,102

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – (continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Basic income per common share:

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

3.95

 

$

0.32

 

$

4.44

 

$

(0.10)

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 ─

 

 

0.16

 

 

 ─

 

 

3.82

Income per common share

 

$

3.95

 

$

0.48

 

$

4.44

 

$

3.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

3.95

 

$

0.26

 

$

4.44

 

$

(0.10)

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 ─

 

 

0.16

 

 

 ─

 

 

3.82

Income per common share

 

$

3.95

 

$

0.42

 

$

4.44

 

$

3.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

5,884

 

 

5,697

 

 

5,883

 

 

5,673

Diluted

 

 

5,884

 

 

6,074

 

 

5,883

 

 

5,673

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Net income

  

$

23,219

  

$

2,762

  

$

26,101

  

$

21,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond related changes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized (losses) gains

 

$

(370)

 

$

4,465

 

 

36

 

 

1,118

Reclassification of fair value gains on sold or redeemed bonds into the Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

(20,693)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(24,264)

 

 

 ─

Reclassification of credit-related gains to the Consolidated Statements of Operations related to bond investments assessed as other-than-temporary-impairment ("OTTI")

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

(135)

Reinstatement of fair value gains related to bond investments due to deconsolidation of consolidated property partnerships

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

9,415

Net change in other comprehensive (loss) income due to bonds

 

 

(21,063)

 

 

4,465

 

 

(24,228)

 

 

10,398

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

 ─

 

 

242

 

 

 ─

 

 

(14)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(80)

 

 

(660)

 

 

(55)

 

 

2,823

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

$

(21,143)

 

$

4,047

 

 

(24,283)

 

 

13,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

2,076

 

$

6,809

 

$

1,818

 

$

34,309

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common

 

 

Common Equity Before

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’

 

 

AOCI

 

AOCI

 

Equity

 

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

 

 

  

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2019

 

5,882

 

$

175,213

 

$

37,697

 

$

212,910

Net income

 

 ─

 

 

2,882

 

 

 ─

 

 

2,882

Other comprehensive loss

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

(3,140)

 

 

(3,140)

Common shares (restricted and deferred) issued under employee and non-employee director share plans

 

 2

 

 

82

 

 

 ─

 

 

82

Cumulative change due to change in accounting principle

 

 ─

 

 

(267)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(267)

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

5,884

 

 

177,910

 

 

34,557

 

 

212,467

Net income

 

 ─

 

 

23,219

 

 

 ─

 

 

23,219

Other comprehensive loss

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

(21,143)

 

 

(21,143)

Common shares (restricted and deferred) issued under employee and non-employee director share plans

 

 3

 

 

83

 

 

 ─

 

 

83

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

5,887

 

$

201,212

 

$

13,414

 

$

214,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common

 

Funds and

 

 

 

 

 

Common Equity Before

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’

 

Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

AOCI

 

AOCI

 

Equity

 

("CFVs")

 

Total Equity

 

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2018

 

5,617

 

$

96,420

 

$

41,153

 

$

137,573

 

$

89,529

 

$

227,102

Net income

 

 ─

 

 

18,340

 

 

 ─

 

 

18,340

 

 

 ─

 

 

18,340

Other comprehensive income

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

9,160

 

 

9,160

 

 

 ─

 

 

9,160

Purchase of shares in a subsidiary (including price adjustments on prior purchases)

 

 ─

 

 

(73)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(73)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(73)

Common shares (restricted and deferred) issued under employee and non-employee director share plans

 

 3

 

 

82

 

 

 ─

 

 

82

 

 

 ─

 

 

82

Net change due to deconsolidation

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

(89,529)

 

 

(89,529)

Cumulative change due to change in accounting principle

 

 ─

 

 

9,206

 

 

 ─

 

 

9,206

 

 

 ─

 

 

9,206

Common shares issued

 

125

 

 

4,125

 

 

 ─

 

 

4,125

 

 

 ─

 

 

4,125

Balance, March 31, 2018

 

5,745

 

 

128,100

 

 

50,313

 

 

178,413

 

 

 ─

 

 

178,413

Net income

 

 ─

 

 

2,762

 

 

 ─

 

 

2,762

 

 

 ─

 

 

2,762

Other comprehensive income

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

4,047

 

 

4,047

 

 

 ─

 

 

4,047

Options exercised

 

30

 

 

784

 

 

 ─

 

 

784

 

 

 ─

 

 

784

Common shares (restricted and deferred) issued under employee and non-employee director share plans

 

 3

 

 

82

 

 

 ─

 

 

82

 

 

 ─

 

 

82

Common shares issued

 

125

 

 

4,250

 

 

 ─

 

 

4,250

 

 

 ─

 

 

4,250

Options tendered for payment of withholding taxes

 

(13)

 

 

(315)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(315)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(315)

Common share repurchases

 

(121)

 

 

(3,341)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(3,341)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(3,341)

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

5,769

 

$

132,322

 

$

54,360

 

$

186,682

 

$

 ─

 

$

186,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

    

2019

    

2018

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  

 

 

  

 

 

Net income

 

$

26,101

 

$

21,102

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for credit losses and impairment

 

 

 ─

 

 

388

Net equity in income from investments in partnerships

 

 

(9,619)

 

 

(2,382)

Net gains on bonds

 

 

(24,264)

 

 

 ─

Net gains on real estate and other investments

 

 

 ─

 

 

(63)

Gain on disposal of discontinued operations

 

 

 ─

 

 

(20,420)

Net losses (gains) on derivatives

 

 

4,791

 

 

(2,856)

Net losses on extinguishment of liabilities

 

 

30

 

 

 ─

Advances on, originations and purchases of loans held for sale

 

 

 ─

 

 

(9,000)

Distributions received from investments in partnerships

 

 

7,417

 

 

3,606

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(627)

 

 

(642)

Foreign currency gains

 

 

(84)

 

 

(35)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

165

 

 

1,128

Other, net

 

 

695

 

 

12

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

4,605

 

 

(9,162)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments and sales proceeds received on bonds and loans held for investment

 

 

24,197

 

 

6,885

Advances on and originations of loans held for investment

 

 

(11,279)

 

 

 ─

Investments in partnerships and real estate

 

 

(95,941)

 

 

(26,045)

Proceeds from the sale of real estate and other investments

 

 

 ─

 

 

63

Cash and restricted cash derecognized in the Disposition

 

 

 ─

 

 

(23,009)

Restricted cash related to deconsolidated guaranteed Low-Income Housing Tax Credit ("LIHTC") funds

 

 

 ─

 

 

(23,487)

Capital distributions received from investments in partnerships

 

 

61,357

 

 

17,866

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(21,666)

 

 

(47,727)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowing activity

 

 

 ─

 

 

12,189

Repayment of borrowings

 

 

(3,724)

 

 

(17,244)

Repurchase of common shares

 

 

 ─

 

 

(3,341)

Options tendered for payment of withholding taxes

 

 

 ─

 

 

(315)

Issuance of common shares

 

 

 ─

 

 

8,375

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(3,724)

 

 

(336)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(20,785)

 

 

(57,225)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

33,878

 

 

100,186

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

13,093

 

$

42,961

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – (continued)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

    

2019

    

2018

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

  

 

 

  

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

3,147

 

$

3,672

Income taxes paid

 

 

16

 

 

281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (losses) gains included in other comprehensive income

 

 

(24,283)

 

 

13,207

Debt and liabilities extinguished through sales and collections on bonds

 

 

37,606

 

 

419

Decrease in bonds and common shareholders' equity due to change in accounting principle

 

 

267

 

 

 ─

Increase in loans held for investment and decrease in investment in partnerships due to secured lending

 

 

1,873

 

 

 ─

Increase in common shareholders' equity and decrease in other liabilities due to change in accounting principle

 

 

 ─

 

 

9,206

Increase in loans from the Disposition

 

 

 ─

 

 

57,000

Increase in investments in debt securities from the Disposition

 

 

 ─

 

 

17,986

Increase in other assets from the Disposition

 

 

 ─

 

 

2,142

Increase in deferred revenue from the Disposition

 

 

 ─

 

 

(13,000)

Increase in accumulated other comprehensive income from the Disposition

 

 

 ─

 

 

(9,415)

Increase in loans held for investment, interest receivable and other liabilities and decrease in investment in partnerships

 

 

 ─

 

 

6,138

Increase in common shareholders' equity and decrease in other liabilities due to stock options exercised

 

 

 ─

 

 

784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in assets, liabilities and equity due to deconsolidation of guaranteed LIHTC funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in investment in partnerships

 

 

 ─

 

 

(98,760)

Decrease in other assets

 

 

 ─

 

 

(5,174)

Decrease in debt  

 

 

 ─

 

 

6,712

Decrease in unfunded equity commitments to lower tier property partnerships

 

 

 ─

 

 

8,003

Decrease in other liabilities

 

 

 ─

 

 

35,850

Decrease in noncontrolling interests

 

 

 ─

 

 

83,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

2019

 

2018

RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,590

 

$

27,045

Restricted cash

 

 

2,503

 

 

15,916

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in statement of cash flows

 

$

13,093

 

$

42,961

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1— Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. invests in debt associated with renewable energy infrastructure and real estate. Unless the context otherwise requires, and when used in these Notes, the “Company,” “MMA,” “we,” “our” or “us” refers to MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We were originally organized as a Delaware limited liability company in 1996 and converted to a Delaware corporation on January 1, 2019.

We focus on investments with attractive risk-adjusted returns that generate positive environmental or social impacts, with an emphasis on renewable energy debt investments. Our assets and liabilities are organized into two portfolios:

·

Energy Capital – This portfolio consists primarily of investments that we have made through joint ventures with an institutional capital partner in loans that finance renewable energy projects; and

·

Other Assets and Liabilities (“OA&L”) – This portfolio includes our investments in bonds, certain loan receivables, cash, real estate-related investments, subordinated debt and the balance of the Company’s assets and liabilities (investments in bonds and related financings, which were previously identified as their own portfolio in each Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that was filed in 2018, were reallocated to the OA&L portfolio as of December 31, 2018).

In emphasizing renewable energy debt investments, our objective is to grow the Company’s return on equity by recycling equity out of existing investments in the OA&L portfolio that are generating lower returns, into the Energy Capital portfolio, which we believe will generate higher returns. In this regard, we actively seek out ways to support additional growth in the Energy Capital portfolio by optimizing how the Company is capitalized, including, where appropriate, the efficient deployment of leverage.

We are externally managed by Hunt Investment Management, LLC (our “External Manager”), an affiliate of Hunt Companies, Inc. (Hunt Companies, Inc. and its affiliates are hereinafter referred to as “Hunt”).

We operate as a single reporting segment.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).

The Company evaluates subsequent events through the date of filing with the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Changes in Presentation

We have revised the presentation of our Consolidated Statements of Operations for all reporting periods presented by reclassifying “Equity in income from unconsolidated funds and ventures” and all net gains (losses) associated with the Company’s bonds, loans, derivatives, real estate, other investments and the extinguishment of debt obligations as a component of “Non-interest income.”

Additionally, the Company reclassified for all reporting periods certain discontinued operations that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2018 as a result of the assignment and settlement of certain agreements completing the Company’s

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disposition of its LIHTC related assets. Furthermore, we made certain reclassifications to prior year financial statements in order to enhance their comparability with current year financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, commitments and contingencies, and revenues and expenses. Management made estimates in certain areas, including the determination of fair values for bonds and derivative instruments. Management also made estimates in the determination and measurement of impairment of investments in bonds and real estate. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and of entities that are considered to be variable interest entities in which the Company is the primary beneficiary, as well as those entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest, including wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Equity investments in unconsolidated entities where the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operations of the entity, but is not considered the primary beneficiary, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

New Accounting Guidance

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Accounting for Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets

In February 2017, ASU No. 2017‑05, “Other Income – Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Topic 610‑20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets” was issued. This guidance clarifies that the derecognition of all businesses should be accounted for in accordance with the derecognition and deconsolidation guidance of Topic 810‑10 – Consolidations. In addition, this guidance eliminates the scope exception in authoritative literature that governs transfers of financial assets related to transfers of investments (including equity method investments) in real estate entities and supersedes guidance related to the exchange of a nonfinancial asset for a noncontrolling ownership interest as set forth in Topic 845 – Nonmonetary Transactions. The effective date of ASU 2017‑05 is aligned with Topic 606. We adopted ASU No. 2017‑05 in conjunction with our adoption of Topic 606 as of January 1, 2018 and we recognized a cumulative effect adjustment of $9.2 million to retained earnings on January 1, 2018.

Accounting for Financial Instruments

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825‑10):  Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”  This guidance amends the classification and measurement of financial instruments, including equity investments not accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Although this ASU retains many current requirements, it significantly revised an entity’s accounting related to (i) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (ii) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. Additionally, certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments were amended. We adopted this new guidance on its effective date of January 1, 2018. Upon adoption of this guidance, the Company assessed that certain of our equity investments did not have a readily determinable fair value, resulting in the Company electing the measurement alternative. As such, during the first quarter of 2018, the Company recognized a $0.4 million impairment within our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, “Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20):  Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” This guidance amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. We adopted this new guidance on its effective date of January 1, 2019. Upon adoption of this guidance, the Company assessed that certain of

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our bond investments were being held at a premium resulting in a change to the amortization period. As such, during the first quarter of 2019, the Company recognized a cumulative effect adjustment of $0.3 million to retained earnings.

Accounting for Income Taxes

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018‑02, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220):  Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.”  This new guidance permits companies to reclassify stranded tax effects caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) from AOCI to retained earnings and also requires new disclosures. We adopted this new guidance on its effective date of January 1, 2019. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Equity or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as of the adoption date.

Accounting for Stock Compensation

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑07,  “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718):  Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.”    This guidance expands the scope of ASC Topic 718 to include all share-based payment arrangements related to the acquisition of goods and services from both nonemployees and employees. We adopted this new guidance on its effective date of January 1, 2019. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Statements of Equity or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as of the adoption date.

Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Accounting for Financial Instruments – Credit Losses

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016‑13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):  Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments Improvements.”  This guidance is intended to reduce the complexity of United States (“U.S.”) GAAP by decreasing the number of credit impairment models that entities use to account for debt instruments. This guidance establishes an impairment methodology that reflects lifetime expected credit losses rather than incurred losses. This guidance requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. This new guidance is effective for us on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-04, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments.” This guidance is intended to clarify aspects of accounting for credit losses, hedging activities, and financial instruments. This new guidance is effective for us on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):  Targeted Transition Relief.” This guidance provides transition relief for entities adopting ASU 2016-13. This guidance allows entities to elect the fair value options on certain financial instruments. This new guidance is effective for us on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Accounting for Financial Instruments – Fair Value Measurement

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018‑13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):  Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.”  This guidance eliminates certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements, requires public entities to disclose certain new information and modifies some disclosure requirements. This new guidance is effective for us on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

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Note 2—Investments in Debt Securities

The Company’s investments in debt securities consist of multifamily tax-exempt bonds and other real estate-related bond investments. These investments are classified as available-for-sale for reporting purposes and are measured on a fair value basis in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Multifamily tax-exempt bonds are issued by state and local governments or their agencies or authorities to finance affordable multifamily rental housing. Generally, the only source of security on these bonds is either a first mortgage or a subordinate mortgage on the underlying properties.

The Company’s investment in other real estate-related bonds consists of a single tax-exempt bond at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, that financed the development of infrastructure for a mixed-use town center development and is secured by incremental tax revenues generated from the development and its landowners (this investment is hereinafter referred to as our “Infrastructure Bond”).

The weighted-average pay rate on the Company’s bond investments was 6.3% and 6.2% at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Weighted-average pay rate represents the cash interest payments collected on the bonds (excluding subordinated cash flow bonds) as a percentage of the bonds’ average unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) for the preceding 12 months for the population of bonds at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The following tables provide information about the UPB, amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and fair value (“FV”) associated with the Company’s investments in bonds that are classified as available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

  

 

  

 

  

Gross

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

FV as a %

(in thousands)

    

UPB

    

Cost (1)

    

Gains

 

FV

    

of UPB

Multifamily tax-exempt bonds

 

$

7,974

 

$

844

 

$

9,635

 

$

10,479

 

 

131%

Infrastructure Bond

 

 

27,170

 

 

20,995

 

 

3,762

 

 

24,757

 

 

91%

Total

 

$

35,144

 

$

21,839

 

$

13,397

 

$

35,236

 

 

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

  

 

  

 

  

Gross

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

FV as a %

(in thousands)

    

UPB

    

Cost (1)

    

Gains

    

FV

 

    

of UPB

Multifamily tax-exempt bonds

 

$

65,162

 

$

38,653

 

$

33,564

 

$

72,217

 

 

111%

Infrastructure Bond

 

 

27,170

 

 

20,912

 

 

4,061

 

 

24,973

 

 

92%

Total

 

$

92,332

 

$

59,565

 

$

37,625

 

$

97,190

 

 

105%

(1)

Amortized cost consists of the UPB, unamortized premiums, discounts and other cost basis adjustments, as well as net OTTI recognized in “Impairments” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

See Note 8, “Fair Value,” which describes factors that contributed to the $62.0 million decrease in the reported fair value of the Company’s investments in debt securities for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Maturity

Principal payments on the Company’s investments in bonds are based on contractual terms that are set forth in the contractual documents governing such investments. If principal payments are not required to be made prior to the contractual maturity of a bond, its UPB is required to be paid in a lump sum payment at contractual maturity or at such

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earlier time as may be provided under the governing documents. At June 30, 2019, three of the Company’s remaining five bond investments amortize on a scheduled basis and have stated maturity dates between August 2033 and December 2048. The Company’s remaining two bond investments are non-amortizing bonds with principal due in full on November 2044 and August 2048 (the total cost basis and fair value of these bonds were $0.6 million and $8.4 million, respectively, at June 30, 2019).

Investments in Debt Securities with Prepayment Features

The contractual terms of all of the Company’s investments in bonds include provisions that permit such instruments to be prepaid at par after a specified date that is prior to their stated maturity date. The following table provides information about the UPB, amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s investments in bonds that were prepayable at par at June 30, 2019, as well as stratifies such information for the remainder of the Company’s investments based upon the periods in which such instruments become prepayable at par:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

    

UPB

    

Amortized Cost

    

Fair Value

June 30, 2019

  

$

28,984

  

$

21,263

  

$

26,869

July 1 through December 31, 2019

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

2020

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

2021

 

 

6,160

 

 

576

 

 

8,367

2022

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

2023

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Thereafter

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Bonds that may not be prepaid

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Total 

 

$

35,144

 

$

21,839

 

$

35,236

 

The weighted-average expected maturity of the Company’s investments in bonds that were not currently prepayable at par at June 30, 2019 was 2.3 years.

Bond Aging Analysis

The following table provides information about the fair value of the Company’s investments in bonds that are classified as available-for-sale and that were current with respect to principal and interest payments, as well as information about the fair value of bonds that were past due with respect to principal or interest payments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

Total current

  

$

33,125

  

$

84,307

30-59 days past due

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

60-89 days past due

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

90 days or greater

 

 

2,111

 

 

12,883

Total

 

$

35,236

 

$

97,190

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings

The Company may periodically agree to modify the contractual terms of its investments in debt securities in the interest of attempting to obtain more cash or other value from a debtor than it otherwise would, or to increase the probability of receipt, by granting a concession to a borrower. If the Company makes an economic concession to a borrower that is experiencing financial difficulty, the Company will typically assess a modification or other form of concession to represent a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) for reporting purposes.

There were no TDRs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018.

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Nonaccrual Bonds

The fair value of the Company’s investments in bonds that were on nonaccrual status was $2.1 million and $12.9 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Interest income on bonds that was recognized on a cash basis for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was de minimis. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the three months ended June 30, 2018, interest income on bonds was $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Interest income not recognized on bonds that were on nonaccrual for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was de minimis. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2018, such interest income was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Bond Sales and Redemptions

The Company received cash proceeds in connection with the sale or redemption in full of investments in bonds of $15.5 million and $24.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.  There were no sales or full redemption of investments in bonds during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

On July 23, 2019, the Company’s two remaining non-performing multifamily bond investments were fully redeemed. These bond investments had a UPB and fair value of $1.8 million and $2.1 million at June 30, 2019, respectively.

The following table provides information about gains or losses that were recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in connection with the Company’s investments in bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Gains recognized at time of sale or redemption

 

$

20,693

 

$

 ─

 

$

24,264

 

$

 ─

OTTI losses recognized on bonds held at each period-end

  

 

 ─

  

 

 ─

  

 

 ─

  

 

(6)

Total net gains (losses) on bonds

 

$

20,693

 

$

 ─

 

$

24,264

 

$

(6)

 

 

Note 3—Investments in Partnerships

The following table provides information about the carrying value of the Company’s investments in partnerships and ventures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

Investment in Solar Ventures

  

$

156,950

  

$

126,339

Investments in U.S. real estate partnerships (includes $921 and $898 related
to variable interest entities ("
VIEs")) (1)

 

 

20,298

 

 

19,961

Investment in South Africa Workforce Housing Fund ("SAWHF")

 

 

8,431

 

 

8,779

Total investments in partnerships

 

$

185,679

 

$

155,079


(1)

We do not consolidate any of the investees that were assessed to meet the definition of a VIE because the Company was deemed not to be the primary beneficiary.

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Investment in Solar Ventures

At June 30, 2019, the carrying value of the Company’s equity investments in Solar Construction Lending, LLC (“SCL”), Solar Permanent Lending, LLC (“SPL”) and Solar Development Lending, LLC (“SDL”) was $58.4 million, $2.5 million and $96.0 million, respectively. The Company held ownership interests of 50.0% in SCL and SPL, and 44.6% in SDL as of June 30, 2019. None of these investees were assessed to constitute VIEs and the Company accounts for all of these investments using the equity method of accounting.

During July 2019, the Company and its capital partner in SDL entered into an agreement whereby our capital partner contributed 98% of a $30.0 million capital call and the Company contributed the balance. As a consequence of these capital contributions, our ownership interest in SDL decreased in percentage terms. Further, under such agreement, the Company ceded all loan workout decision making control to its capital partner in SDL until such time that the Company and our capital partner return to equal ownership interests in SDL.

Prior to the Company’s buyout of a prior investment partner’s ownership interest in REL, which was effective June 1, 2018, the Company had accounted for its equity investment in Renewable Energy Lending, LLC (“REL”) pursuant to the equity method of accounting. However, subsequent to the buyout, the Company became the sole owner of REL and consolidated this entity for reporting purposes in all subsequent reporting periods. As a result, the Company’s equity investment in REL was eliminated for reporting purposes at each subsequent reporting period and REL’s equity investments in SCL and SPL are reported as direct investments of the Company at such reporting date. The $5.1 million purchase price paid by the Company to our prior investment partner on June 1, 2018, was allocated to the net assets acquired based upon their relative fair values. Such allocation resulted in a cumulative basis adjustment of $4.5 million being allocated to the Company’s investments in SCL and SPL, an adjustment which represented the difference between the Company’s acquisition cost basis of its investments and the historical cost basis of the investments at the partnership level. This basis difference is amortized over the remaining investment period of each respective partnership. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the amortization expense related to such basis difference was $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, the unamortized balance of the Company’s basis difference was $3.6 million.

On November 28, 2018, the Company, our remaining investment partner and Hunt entered into an agreement whereby Hunt was admitted as a member of SDL solely for the purpose of an investment in a specific loan. The maximum principal amount of the loan was $58.8 million with Hunt and the Company obligated to contribute 30% and 20%, respectively, and our investment partner was obligated to contribute the remaining 50% of the funding commitment of such loan.

On April 1, 2019, the Company acquired Hunt’s ownership in SDL. However, such transfer did not qualify as a purchase for reporting purposes and, as a result, cash consideration paid by the Company was reported as a loan receivable. See Note 13, “Related Party Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates” for more information. 

The following table provides information about the carrying amount of total assets and liabilities of all investees for which the Company had an equity method investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

(in thousands)

  

 

 

  

 

 

Total assets

 

$

360,056

 

$

279,960

Other liabilities

 

 

25,950

 

 

12,833

 

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The following table provides information about the gross revenue, operating expenses and net income of all investees for which the Company had an equity method investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Gross revenue

 

$

11,952

 

$

5,932

 

$

22,286

 

$

12,522

Operating expenses

 

 

1,648

 

 

1,479

 

 

3,543

 

 

2,817

Net income and net income attributable to the entity

 

 

10,318

 

 

5,136

 

 

18,809

 

 

10,219

 

Investments in U.S. Real Estate Partnerships

At June 30, 2019, $19.4 million of the reported carrying value of investments in U.S. real estate partnerships represented the Company’s 80% ownership interest in a joint venture that owns and operates a mixed-use town center and undeveloped land parcels. The Company has the right to a preferred return on its unreturned capital contributions, as well as the right to share in excess cash flows of the real estate venture. As of June 30, 2019, the Company held a 76.4% economic interest based upon the partnership’s distribution waterfall. This entity was determined not to be a VIE because decision-making rights are shared equally among its members. As such, the Company accounts for this investment using the equity method of accounting.

At June 30, 2019, $0.9 million of the reported carrying value of investments in U.S. real estate partnerships related to three limited partner interests in three affordable housing partnerships in which our ownership interest ranged from 74.25% to 74.92%. While these entities were deemed to be VIEs, the Company was not deemed to be their primary beneficiary. Therefore, the Company did not consolidate these entities and accounts for these investments using the equity method of accounting.

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, four of the U.S. real estate partnerships in which we have investments were determined to be VIEs. The carrying value of the equity investments in these partnerships was $0.9 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. For one of the Company’s VIEs, because the underlying real estate was sold during the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company does not expect to make additional contributions to that investment. Because we are unable to quantify the maximum amount of additional capital contributions that we may be required to fund in the future associated with our proportionate share of these investments, we measure our maximum exposure to loss based upon the carrying value of these investments. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, our maximum exposure to loss due to our involvement with these VIEs was $0.9 million.

The following table provides information about the total assets, debt and other liabilities of the U.S. real estate partnerships in which the Company held an equity investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

(in thousands)

  

 

 

  

 

 

Total assets

 

$

53,537

 

$

56,238

Debt

 

 

6,114

 

 

6,530

Other liabilities

 

 

31,732

 

 

32,165

 

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The following table provides information about the gross revenue, operating expenses and net income (loss) of U.S. real estate partnerships in which the Company had an equity investment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Gross revenue

 

$

632

 

$

694

 

$

1,296

 

$

1,417

Operating expenses

 

 

473

 

 

548

 

 

942

 

 

1,085

Net income (loss) and net income (loss) attributable to the entity

 

 

318

 

 

(367)

 

 

(561)

 

 

(676)

 

Investment in SAWHF

At June 30, 2019, the carrying value of the Company’s 11.85% equity investment in SAWHF was $8.4 million. As SAWHF was determined not to be a VIE, the Company accounts for this investment using the equity method of accounting.

The following table provides information about the carrying value of total assets and other liabilities of SAWHF:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

(in thousands)

  

 

 

  

 

 

Total assets

 

$

71,544

 

$

74,803

Other liabilities

 

 

165

 

 

496

 

The following table provides information about the gross revenue, operating expenses and net income (loss) of SAWHF:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Gross revenue

 

$

2,569

 

$

1,915

 

$

2,769

 

$

2,305

Operating expenses

 

 

156

 

 

613

 

 

487

 

 

1,551

Net income (loss) and net income (loss) attributable to the entity

 

 

749

 

 

(912)

 

 

2,783

 

 

1,567

 

 

Note 4—Loans Held for Investment (“HFI”) and Loans Held for Sale (“HFS”)

The following table provides information about the carrying value of the Company’s loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

Loans HFI

 

$

80,878

 

$

67,299

Loans HFS

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Total loans

 

$

80,878

 

$

67,299

 

Loans HFI

We report the carrying value of HFI loans at their UPB, net of unamortized premiums, discounts and other cost basis adjustments and related allowances for loan losses.

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The following table provides information about the UPB and cost basis adjustments that were recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets related to loans that it classified as HFI:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

UPB

 

$

81,629

 

$

68,050

Cost basis adjustments, net

 

 

(751)

 

 

(751)

Loans HFI, net

 

$

80,878

 

$

67,299

 

The following table provides information about the UPB and amortized cost of loans that are current with respect to principal and interest payments, as well as information about the UPB of loans that are past due with respect to principal or interest payments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

2018

 

    

UPB

    

Carrying value

    

UPB

    

Carrying value

Total current

  

$ 

80,579

  

$

80,579

  

$ 

67,000

  

$

67,000

30-59 days past due

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

60-89 days past due

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

90 days or greater

 

 

1,050

 

 

299

 

 

1,050

 

 

299

Total

 

$

81,629

 

$

80,878

 

$

68,050

 

$

67,299

 

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any loans for which it elected the fair value option (“FVO”).

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the UPB of HFI loans that were placed on nonaccrual status was $1.1 million, while the carrying value of these loans was $0.3 million as of such reporting dates.

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, no HFI loans that were 90 days or more past due in scheduled principal or interest payments were still accruing interest.

On April 1, 2019, the Company acquired Hunt’s 5.4% ownership interest in SDL for $11.3 million. Such transaction did not qualify as a purchase for reporting purposes and, as a result, the Company recognized $11.3 million as a loan receivable that is secured by Hunt’s interest in SDL. At June 30, 2019, the UPB and carrying value for this loan receivable was $13.6 million and had an effective interest rate of 17.3%. Refer to Note 13, “Related Party Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates,” for additional information.

Loans HFS

We report the carrying value of HFS loans at the lower of cost or fair value. In this regard, if a loan’s amortized cost exceeds its fair value at a reporting date, the Company will establish a valuation allowance and recognize a related provision for loan loss in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component of “Net gains (losses) on loans.”  Subsequent increases in the fair value of an HFS loan for which a valuation allowance was established will be recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as an increase (reduction) of “Net gains (losses) on loans” up to the amount of previously recognized losses.

At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the cost basis and carrying value of the Company’s HFS loans were $6.0 million and zero, respectively, as of such reporting dates.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company did not recognize any lower of cost or market adjustments associated with any HFS loans that were recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

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Unfunded Loan Commitments

The Company had no unfunded loan commitments at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Note 5—Other Assets

The following table provides information related to the carrying value of the Company’s other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate owned

 

$

8,369

 

$

3,769

Derivative assets

 

 

1,008

 

 

5,797

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

1,051

 

 

854

Other assets

 

 

447

 

 

520

Total other assets

 

$

10,875

 

$

10,940

 

Real Estate Owned (“REO”)

The following table provides information about the carrying value of the Company’s REO held for use, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

Building, furniture, fixtures and land improvement

 

$

5,750

 

$

1,150

Land

 

 

2,619

 

 

2,619

Total

 

$

8,369

 

$

3,769

 

Buildings are depreciated over a period of 40 years. Furniture and fixtures are depreciated over a period of six to seven years and land improvements are depreciated over a period of 15 years.

The Company’s OA&L portfolio includes the Company’s REO, which consists of a parcel of land that is currently in the process of being developed. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company invested $4.4 million for land improvement. As a result of the development activity, no depreciation expense was recognized in connection with this land investment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, nor were any impairment losses recognized by the Company during such reporting periods in connection with REO.

Derivative Assets

At June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company recognized $1.0 million and $5.8 million, respectively, of derivative assets. See Note 7, “Derivative Instruments,” for more information.    

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Note 6—Debt

The table below provides information about the carrying values and weighted-average effective interest rates of the Company’s debt obligations that were outstanding at June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

At

 

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Wtd. Avg.

 

 

 

 

Wtd. Avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Interest

 

 

Carrying

 

Interest

 

(dollars in thousands)

  

Value

  

Rate 

    

  

Value

  

Rate 

 

Other Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subordinated debt (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within one year

 

 

2,214

 

3.8

 

 

 

2,232

 

3.7

 

Due after one year

 

 

94,390

 

3.8

 

 

 

95,490

 

3.7

 

Notes payable and other debt (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within one year

 

 

 ─

 

 ─

 

 

 

 ─

 

 ─

 

Due after one year

 

 

6,764

 

14.8

 

 

 

7,210

 

14.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other debt

 

 

103,368

 

4.5

 

 

 

104,932

 

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Related Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Payable and Other Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond related debt (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within one year

 

$ 

 ─

 

 ─

%  

 

$ 

317

 

4.0

%

Due after one year

 

 

 ─

 

 ─

 

 

 

38,938

 

3.7

 

Non-bond related debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within one year

 

 

1,550

 

5.0

 

 

 

1,500

 

5.0

 

Due after one year

 

 

2,950

 

5.0

 

 

 

3,500

 

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total asset related debt

 

 

4,500

 

5.0

 

 

 

44,255

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

107,868

 

4.6

 

 

$

149,187

 

4.3

 


(1)

The subordinated debt balances include net cost basis adjustments of $7.7  million and $7.9 million at June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, that pertain to premiums and debt issuance costs.

(2)

Included in notes payable and other debt – other debt were unamortized debt issue costs of $0.2 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

(3)

Included in notes payable and other debt – bond related debt were unamortized debt issuance costs. The balance at December 31, 2018 was de minimis.

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Covenant Compliance and Debt Maturities

The following table provides information about scheduled principal payments associated with the Company’s debt agreements that were outstanding at June  30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Related Debt

(in thousands)

    

and Other Debt

2019

  

$

1,887

2020

 

 

9,335

2021

 

 

1,913

2022

 

 

1,879

2023

 

 

1,846

Thereafter

 

 

83,510

Net premium and debt issue costs

 

 

7,498

Total debt

 

$

107,868

 

At June  30, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under its debt obligations.

Other Debt

Other debt of the Company finances non-interest-bearing assets and other business activities of the Company. The interest expense associated with this debt is classified as “Interest expense” under “Other expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Subordinated Debt

The table below provides information about the key terms of the subordinated debt that was issued by MMA Financial Holdings, Inc. (“MFH”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, and that was outstanding at June 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Net Premium

 

 

 

 

Interim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Debt

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

Issuer

    

Principal

    

Issuance Costs

    

Carrying Value

    

Payments

    

Maturity Date

    

Coupon

MFH 

  

$

26,261

  

$

2,335

  

$

28,596

  

Amortizing

  

March 30, 2035

  

3-month LIBOR plus 2.0%

MFH

 

 

23,879

 

 

2,133

 

 

26,012

 

Amortizing

 

April 30, 2035

 

3-month LIBOR plus 2.0%

MFH

 

 

13,765

 

 

1,137

 

 

14,902

 

Amortizing

 

July 30, 2035

 

3-month LIBOR plus 2.0%

MFH

 

 

25,027

 

 

2,067

 

 

27,094

 

Amortizing

 

July 30, 2035

 

3-month LIBOR plus 2.0%

Total

 

$

88,932

 

$

7,672

 

$

96,604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Payable and Other Debt

At June 30, 2019, the UPB and carrying value of notes payable and other debt that was used to finance the Company’s 11.85% ownership interest in SAWHF was $6.9 million and $6.8 million, respectively. Such debt, which is denominated in South African rand, has a contractual maturity date of September 8, 2020, and requires the Company to pay its counterparty a rate that is based upon the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate (“JIBAR”) plus a fixed spread of 5.15%. At June 30, 2019, the JIBAR base rate was 7.06%, while the weighted-average effective interest rate of the Company’s debt obligation that was used to finance its ownership in SAWHF was 14.78%.

Asset Related Debt

Asset related debt is debt that finances interest-bearing assets. The interest expense associated with this debt is included within “Net interest income” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Bond Related Debt

These debt obligations pertained to investments in bonds that were classified as available-for-sale and were recognized by the Company in connection with transfers of bond investments that did not qualify as sales for reporting purposes. In most of these cases, debt obligations were recognized when the Company sold bond investments for cash consideration and concurrently executed total return swap (“TRS”) agreements with the buyer, which enabled the Company to retain the economic risks and returns of such investments.

In cases where a TRS agreement was involved in a conveyance that was not accounted for as a sale, the Company’s counterparty was required to pay the Company an amount equal to the interest payments received on the underlying bonds and the Company was required to pay the counterparty a rate that was based upon the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association seven-day municipal swap rate (“SIFMA”) plus a spread. The Company used the pay rate on executed TRS agreements to accrue interest on its secured borrowing obligations to its counterparty.

During the second quarter of 2019, the Company terminated three TRS agreements that financed the Company’s bond investments and derecognized $31.6 million of asset-related debt. Consequently, at June 30, 2019, the Company had no asset-related debt outstanding that financed bond investments.

Non-bond Related Debt

This debt obligation bears interest at 5.0%, is payable quarterly in arrears and has a varying amortization schedule that fully amortizes the note by its maturity date of January 1, 2026. The UPB and carrying value of this debt obligation was $4.5 million at June  30, 2019. 

Letters of Credit

The Company had no letters of credit outstanding at June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Note 7—Derivative Instruments

The Company uses derivative instruments for various purposes. Pay-fixed interest rate swaps, interest rate basis swaps and interest rate caps are used to manage interest rate risk. Foreign currency forward exchange agreements are used to manage currency risk associated with the financing of our SAWHF equity investment. TRS agreements were used by the Company to obtain, or retain, the economic risks and rewards associated with tax exempt municipal bonds. During the second quarter of 2019, the Company terminated all remaining TRS agreements.

Derivative instruments that are recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are measured on a fair value basis. Because the Company does not designate any of its derivative instruments as fair value or cash flow hedges, changes in fair value of such instruments are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component of “Net (losses) gains on derivatives.”  Derivative assets are presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of “Other assets” and derivative liabilities are presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of “Other liabilities.”

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The following table provides information about the carrying value of the Company’s derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

December 31, 2018

(in thousands)

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

Total return swaps

 

$

 ─

 

$

 ─

 

$

1,130

 

$

 ─

Basis swaps

 

 

432

 

 

 ─

 

 

808

 

 

 ─

Interest rate caps

 

 

435

 

 

 ─

 

 

998

 

 

 ─

Interest rate swaps

 

 

133

 

 

 ─

 

 

2,674

 

 

 ─

Foreign currency forward exchange

 

 

 8

 

 

 ─

 

 

187

 

 

 ─

Total carrying value of derivative instruments

 

$

1,008

 

$

 ─

 

$

5,797

 

$

 ─

 

The following table provides information about the notional amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional Amounts

 

 

At

 

At

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

Total return swaps

 

$

 ─

 

$

18,278

Basis swaps

 

 

35,000

 

 

35,000

Interest rate caps

 

 

35,000

 

 

80,000

Interest rate swaps

 

 

35,000

 

 

65,000

Foreign currency forward exchange

 

 

4,659

 

 

4,331

Total notional amount of derivative instruments

 

$

109,659

 

$

202,609

 

During the six months ended June  30, 2019, the notional amount of interest rate derivative instruments and total return swaps significantly decreased. The following table attributes the decrease in the total notional amount of such instruments to contract expirations, contract terminations and net cash settlements that occurred during the six months ended June  30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional

 

 

Amounts

Balance, January 1, 2019

 

$

198,278

Impact from expirations

 

 

(46,714)

Impact from terminations

 

 

(46,528)

Impact from settlements

 

 

(36)

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

105,000

 

The following table provides information about the net (losses) gains that were recognized by the Company in connection with its derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Total return swaps (1) 

 

$

(38)

 

$

1,092

 

$

(42)

 

$

1,638

Basis swaps (2)

 

 

(180)

 

 

315

 

 

(253)

 

 

507

Interest rate caps

 

 

(86)

 

 

79

 

 

(563)

 

 

475

Interest rate swaps (3) 

 

 

(1,395)

 

 

(21)

 

 

(2,276)

 

 

1,395

Foreign currency forward exchange

 

 

(173)

 

 

588

 

 

(180)

 

 

347

Total net (losses) gains of derivative instruments

 

$

(1,872)

 

$

2,053

 

$

(3,314)

 

$

4,362


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(1)

The accrual of net interest payments that are made in connection with TRS agreements that are reported as derivative instruments are classified as a component of “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net cash received was de minimis for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Net cash received was $0.2 million and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2018, respectively.

(2)

The accrual of net interest payments that are made in connection with basis swaps is classified as a component of “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The net cash received was $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June  30, 2019, while the net cash paid was de minimis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

(3)

The accrual of net interest payments that are made in connection with interest rate swaps is classified as a component of “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net cash received was $0.1 million for the three months ended June  30, 2019, and June 30, 2018.  Net cash received was $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2018, respectively.

 

 

Note 8—Fair Value

We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis are presented in the first table below in this Note. From time to time, we may be required to measure at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis such as certain loans held for investment or investments in partnerships. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The Company measures the fair value of its assets and liabilities based upon their contractual terms and using relevant market information. A description of the methods used by the Company to measure fair value is provided below. Fair value measurements are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and often require the Company to make significant judgments. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the Company’s measurement of fair value.

GAAP establishes a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes inputs into the valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Fair value measurements associated with assets and liabilities are categorized into one of the following levels of the hierarchy based upon how observable the valuation inputs are that are used in such measurements.

·

Level 1:  Valuation is based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.

·

Level 2:  Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs or significant value drivers are observable in active markets.

·

Level 3:  Valuation is generated from techniques that use significant assumptions that are not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

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Recurring Changes in Fair Value

The following tables present the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by instrument type and based upon the level of the fair value hierarchy within which fair value measurements of such assets and liabilities are categorized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

Fair Value Measurements

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in debt securities

 

$

35,236

 

$

 ─

 

$

 ─

 

$

35,236

Derivative instruments

 

 

1,008

 

 

 ─

 

 

1,008

 

 

 ─

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

Fair Value Measurements

(in thousands)

    

2018

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in debt securities

 

$

97,190

 

$

 ─

 

$

 ─

 

$

97,190

Derivative instruments

 

 

5,797

 

 

 ─

 

 

4,667

 

 

1,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in Fair Value Levels

We monitor the availability of observable market data to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy and transfer between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 accordingly. Observable market data includes, but is not limited to, quoted prices and market transactions. Changes in economic conditions or market liquidity generally will drive changes in availability of observable market data. Changes in availability of observable market data, which also may result in changing the valuation technique used, are generally the cause of transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2018, there were no individually significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2, or between Levels 2 and 3.

Changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and that are categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy are attributed in the following table to identified activities that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in

 

Derivative

(in thousands)

    

Debt Securities

    

Assets

Balance, April 1, 2019

 

$

81,102

 

$

776

Net losses included in earnings

 

 

 ─

 

 

(42)

Net change in AOCI (1) 

 

 

(21,063)

 

 

 ─

Impact from sales/redemptions

 

 

(24,779)

 

 

 ─

Impact from settlements (2)

 

 

(24)

 

 

(734)

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

35,236

 

$

 ─


(1)

This amount includes the reclassification into the Consolidated Statements of Operations of $20.7 million of net fair value gains related to bonds that were sold or redeemed during this reporting period and $0.4 million of net unrealized losses recognized during this reporting period.

(2)

This impact considers the effect of principal payments received and amortization of cost basis adjustments.

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The following table provides information about the amount of realized and unrealized gains (losses) that were reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 related to activity presented in the preceding table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains on

 

Net gains on

(in thousands)

    

bonds (1)

    

derivatives (2)

Net change in unrealized losses related to assets and liabilities held at April 1, 2019 but settled during the second quarter of 2019

 

$

 ─

 

$

(42)

Additional realized gains recognized

 

 

20,693

 

 

 4

Total net gains (losses) reported in earnings

 

$

20,693

 

$

(38)


(1)

Amounts are classified as “Net gains on bonds” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2)

Amounts are classified as “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and that are categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy are attributed in the following table to identified activities that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Debt

 

Derivative

 

Derivative

(in thousands)

    

Securities

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

Balance, April 1, 2018

 

$

157,824

 

$

2,250

 

$

(48)

Net gains included in earnings

 

 

 ─

 

 

497

 

 

 4

Net change in AOCI (1) 

 

 

4,465

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Impact from settlements (2)

 

 

(28)

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

$

162,261

 

$

2,747

 

$

(44)


(1)

This amount represents $4.5 million of net unrealized holding gains recognized during the period.

(2)

This impact considers the effect of principal payments received and amortization of cost basis adjustments.

The following table provides information about the amount of realized and unrealized gains that were reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018, related to activity presented in the preceding table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net losses on

 

Net gains on

(in thousands)

    

bonds (1)

    

derivatives (2)

Change in unrealized gains related to assets and liabilities held at June 30, 2018

 

$

 ─

 

$

501

Additional realized gains recognized

 

 

 ─

 

 

591

Total net gains reported in earnings

 

$

 ─

 

$

1,092


(1)

Amounts are classified as “Impairments” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2)

Amounts are classified as “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and that are categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy are attributed in the following table to identified activities that occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Investments

    

 

 

 

 

in Debt

 

Derivative

(in thousands)

    

Securities

    

Assets

Balance, January 1, 2019

 

$

97,190

 

$

1,130

Net losses included in earnings

 

 

 ─

 

 

(195)

Net change in AOCI (1) 

 

 

(24,228)

 

 

 ─

Impact from sales/redemptions

 

 

(37,369)

 

 

 ─

Impact from settlements (2)

 

 

(357)

 

 

(935)

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

35,236

 

$

 ─


(1)

This amount includes the reclassification into the Consolidated Statements of Operations of $24.3 million of net fair value gains related to bonds that were sold or redeemed during this reporting period.

(2)

This impact considers the effect of principal payments received and amortization of cost basis adjustments.  Included in this amount is $0.3 million of cumulative transition adjustment to retained earnings that was recognized in connection with the Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2017-08, “Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-10):  Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” on January 1, 2019.

The following table provides information about the amount of realized and unrealized gains (losses) that were reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019, related to activity presented in the preceding table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Net gains on

    

Net losses on

(in thousands)

    

bonds (1)

    

derivatives (2)

Change in unrealized losses related to assets and liabilities held at January 1, 2019, but settled during 2019

 

$

 ─

 

$

(195)

Additional realized gains recognized

 

 

24,264

 

 

152

Total net gains (losses) reported in earnings

 

$

24,264

 

$

(43)


(1)

Amounts are classified as “Net gains on bonds” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2)

Amounts are classified as “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and that are categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy are attributed in the following table to identified activities that occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Investments

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

in Debt

 

Derivative

 

Derivative

(in thousands)

    

Securities

    

Assets

    

Liabilities

Balance, January 1, 2018

 

$

143,604

 

$

2,347

 

$

(46)

Net (losses) gains included in earnings

 

 

(6)

 

 

400

 

 

 2

Net change in AOCI (1) 

 

 

983

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Impact from deconsolidation

 

 

17,997

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Impact from settlements (2)

 

 

(317)

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

$

162,261

 

$

2,747

 

$

(44)


(1)

This amount represents $1.1 million of net unrealized holding gains recognized during the period, as well as the reclassification into the Consolidated Statements of Operations of $0.1 million of realized bond gains related to a bond that was OTTI.

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(2)

This impact considers the effect of principal payments received and amortization of cost basis adjustments.

The following table provides information about the amount of realized and unrealized (losses) gains that were reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018, related to activity presented in the preceding table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

 

Net losses on

 

Net gains on

(in thousands)

    

bonds (1)

    

derivatives (2)

Change in unrealized (losses) gains related to assets and liabilities held at June 30, 2018

 

$

(6)

 

$

402

Additional realized gains recognized

 

 

 ─

 

 

1,236

Total net (losses) gains reported in earnings

 

$

(6)

 

$

1,638


(1)

Amounts are classified as “Impairments” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(2)

Amounts are classified as “Net (losses) gains on derivatives” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Fair Value Measurements of Instruments That Are Classified as Level 3

We use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

For our Level 3 assets and liabilities, we generally use a discounted cash flow valuation technique to measure fair value. This type of valuation technique involves developing a projection of expected future cash flows of an instrument and then discounting such cash flows using discount factors that consider the relative risk of the cash flows and the time value of money. In applying this technique, the rate of return, or market yield, that is utilized for such purposes reflects specific characteristics of an instrument including, but not limited to the expected term of the instrument, its debt service coverage ratio or credit quality, geographic location, investment size and other attributes:

·

For performing multifamily bonds and TRS derivatives, the Company’s projection of expected future cash flows reflects cash flows that are contractually due over the life of an instrument. Such projected cash flows are discounted based upon the market yield of such instruments. For such instruments, the Company determines market yield by generally utilizing the AAA Municipal Market Data tax-exempt rate (“MMD”) for each instrument’s specific term and applies a market rate risk premium spread that reflects that instrument’s specific credit characteristics, such as size, debt service coverage, state or bond type.

·

For non-performing bonds and subordinate cash flow bonds, the Company’s projection of expected future cash flows reflects internally-generated projections over a 10‑year investment period of future net operating income (“NOI”) from the underlying properties that serve as collateral for our instruments. A terminal value, less estimated costs of sale, is then added to the projected discounted projection to reflect the remaining value that is expected to be generated at the end of the projection period. The Company utilizes geographic and sector specific discount rates that are published by an independent real estate research organization. For purposes of projecting expected future cash flows associated with non-performing bonds, the Company may also consider either quotes received from third parties or contract prices associated with a purchase and sale agreement related to underlying properties that serve as collateral for our instruments. In instances where the Company uses more than one valuation technique to measure the fair value of underlying properties, the results (respective indications of fair value) are evaluated and weighted, as appropriate, considering the reasonableness of the range indicated by those results.

·

For our infrastructure bond investment, the Company determines market yield by generally utilizing the AAA MMD tax-exempt rate for each infrastructure bond’s specific term and applies a market rate risk premium spread that reflects the instrument’s specific credit characteristics. Contractually due cash flows are discounted based upon the market yield of such instruments as of such reporting date.

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Significant unobservable inputs presented in the tables that follow are those we consider significant to the fair value of the Level 3 asset or liability. We consider unobservable inputs to be significant if, by their exclusion, the fair value of the Level 3 asset or liability would be impacted by a predetermined percentage change, or based on qualitative factors, such as nature of the instrument, type of valuation technique used and the significance of the unobservable inputs relative to other inputs used within the valuation. Following is a description of the significant unobservable inputs that are referenced in the tables below:

·

Market yield – is a market rate of return used to calculate the present value of future expected cash flows to arrive at the fair value of an instrument. The market yield typically consists of a benchmark rate component and a risk premium component. The benchmark rate component, for example, MMD or SIFMA, is generally observable within the market and is necessary to appropriately reflect the time value of money. The risk premium component reflects the amount of compensation market participants require due to the uncertainty inherent in the instrument’s cash flows resulting from risks such as credit and liquidity. A significant decrease in this input in isolation would result in a significantly higher fair value measurement.

·

Capitalization rate – is calculated as the ratio between the NOI produced by a commercial real estate property and the price for such asset. A significant decrease in this input in isolation would result in a significantly higher fair value measurement.

·

NOI annual growth rate – is the amount of future growth in NOI that the Company projects each property to generate on an annual basis over the 10‑year projection period. These annual growth estimates take into account the Company’s expectation about the future increases, or decreases, in rental rates, vacancy rates, bad debt expense, concessions and operating expenses for each property. Generally, an increase in NOI will result in an increase to the fair value of the property.

·

Valuation technique weighting factors – represent factors that, in the aggregate, sum to 100% and that are individually applied to two or more indications of fair value considering the reasonableness of the range indicated by those results.

·

Contract price – represents a third-party sale agreement executed in connection with the pending sale of an affordable housing property that secures one of the Company’s non-performing bond investments.

The tables that follow provide quantitative information about the valuation techniques and the range and weighted-average of significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation of substantially all of our Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which we use an internal model to measure fair value. The significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets and liabilities that are valued using dealer pricing are not included in the table, as the specific inputs applied are not provided by the dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

(dollars in thousands)

Fair Value

    

Techniques

    

Inputs (1)

 

Range (1)

    

Average (2)

 

Recurring Fair Value Measurements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multifamily tax-exempt bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing

$

2,112

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Contract price

 

$

4,100

 

 

N/A

 

Subordinated cash flow

 

8,367

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Market yield

 

 

7.4

%

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalization rate

 

 

6.5

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOI annual growth rates

 

 

0.6-0.9

 

 

0.8

 

Infrastructure Bond

 

24,757

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Market yield

 

 

7.3

 

 

N/A

 


(1)

Unobservable inputs reflect information that is not based upon independent sources that are readily available. These inputs are based upon assumptions and internally generated data made by the Company, which may include significant judgment that has been developed based upon available information from third-party sources or dealers about what a market participant would use in valuing the asset.

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(2)

Weighted-averages are calculated using outstanding UPB for cash instruments, such as loans and securities, and notional amounts for derivative instruments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

(dollars in thousands)

Fair Value

    

Techniques

    

Inputs (1)

 

Range (1)

    

Average (2)

 

Recurring Fair Value Measurements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multifamily tax-exempt bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing

$

48,221

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Market yield

 

 

4.4 - 6.8

%

 

4.8

%

Non-performing

 

12,882

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Market yield

 

 

8.2

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalization rate

 

 

7.0

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation technique
weighting factors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•  NOI annual growth
rate (10% weighting
factor)

 

 

0.5

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•  Contract price
(90% weighting
factor)

 

$

13,500

 

 

N/A

 

Subordinated cash flow

 

11,114

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Market yield

 

 

7.4 - 7.6

%

 

7.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalization rate

 

 

6.2 - 6.5

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOI annual growth rates

 

 

0.6 - 0.7

 

 

0.7

 

Infrastructure Bond

 

24,973

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Market yield

 

 

7.2

 

 

N/A

 

Derivative instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return swaps

 

1,130

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Market yield

 

 

4.7 - 4.8

 

 

4.8

 


(1)

Unobservable inputs reflect information that is not based upon independent sources that are readily available. These inputs are based upon assumptions and internally generated data made by the Company, which may include significant judgment that has been developed based upon available information from third-party sources or dealers about what a market participant would use in valuing the asset.

(2)

Weighted-averages are calculated using outstanding UPB for cash instruments, such as loans and securities, and notional amounts for derivative instruments.

Nonrecurring Changes in Fair Value

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized $0.4 million of impairment losses associated with certain equity investments based upon the fair value of such instruments. Fair value measurements of these instruments, which were categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, were completed using a discounted cash flow methodology. There were no nonrecurring fair value adjustments recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

Additional Disclosures Related To The Fair Value of Financial Instruments That Are Not Carried On The Consolidated Balance Sheets at Fair Value

The tables that follow provide information about the carrying amounts and fair values of those financial instruments of the Company for which fair value is not measured on a recurring basis and organizes such information based upon the level

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of the fair value hierarchy within which fair value measurements are categorized. Assets and liabilities that do not represent financial instruments (e.g., premises and equipment) are excluded from these disclosures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

Carrying

 

Fair Value

(in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,590

 

$

10,590

 

$

 ─

 

$

 ─

Restricted cash

 

 

2,503

 

 

2,503

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Loans held for investment

 

 

80,878

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

81,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable and other debt - non-bond related

 

 

11,264

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

10,754

Subordinated debt issued by MFH 

 

 

96,604

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

48,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Carrying

 

Fair Value

(in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

28,243

 

$

28,243

 

$

 ─

 

$

 ─

Restricted cash

 

 

5,635

 

 

5,635

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Loans held for investment

 

 

67,299

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

66,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable and other debt - bond related

 

 

39,255

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

39,289

Notes payable and other debt - non-bond related

 

 

12,210

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

11,479

Subordinated debt issued by MFH 

 

 

97,722

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

46,778

 

Valuation Techniques

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash – The carrying value of these assets approximate fair value due to the short-term nature and negligible credit risk inherent in them.

Loans held for investment – Fair value is measured using a discounted cash flow methodology pursuant to which contractual payments are discounted based upon market yields for similar credit risks.

Notes payable and other debt – Fair value is measured by discounting contractual cash flows using a market rate of interest or by estimating the fair value of the collateral supporting the debt arrangement, taking into account credit risk.

Subordinated debt – The Company measures the fair value of the subordinated debt by discounting projected contractual interest payments and contractual principal payments using such instrument’s estimated market yield, which was 11.5% and 13.4% at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. As outlined in the table above, at June 30, 2019, the aggregate fair value was measured at $48.3 million. At June 30, 2019, the measured fair value of this debt would have been $58.4 million and $40.8 million had its market yield been 9.0% and 14.0%, respectively, as of such reporting date. The measured fair value of this debt is inherently judgmental and based on management’s assumption of market yields. There can be no assurance that the Company could repurchase the remaining subordinated debt at the measured fair values reflected in the table above or that the debt would trade at that price.

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Note 9—Collateral

Collateral and Restricted Assets

The following tables summarize assets that are either pledged or restricted for the Company’s use at June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Restricted

 

in Debt

 

Investments in

 

Assets

(in thousands)

    

Cash

    

Securities

    

Partnerships

    

Pledged

Debt and derivatives related to the Company's 11.85% ownership interest in SAWHF

 

$

1,356

 

$

 ─

 

$

8,431

 

$

9,787

Other  

 

 

1,147

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

1,147

Total

 

$

2,503

 

$

 ─

 

$

8,431

 

$

10,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Restricted

 

in Debt

 

Investments in

 

Assets

(in thousands)

    

Cash

    

Securities

    

Partnerships

    

Pledged

Debt and derivatives related to TRS agreements

 

$

4,287

 

$

85,347

 

$

 ─

 

$

89,634

Debt and derivatives related to the Company's 11.85% ownership interest in SAWHF

 

 

1,340

 

 

 ─

 

 

8,779

 

 

10,119

Other

 

 

 8

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 8

Total

 

$

5,635

 

$

85,347

 

$

8,779

 

$

99,761

 

 

Note 10—Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

During the first quarter of 2018, the Company conveyed all of its operating lease agreements to Hunt.  As a result, the Company had no future rental commitments at June  30, 2019.

Litigation and Other Legal Matters

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are named from time to time as defendants in various litigation matters or may have other claims made against them. Such legal proceedings may include claims for substantial or indeterminate compensatory, consequential or punitive damages, or for injunctive or declaratory relief.

The Company establishes reserves for litigation matters or other loss contingencies when a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Once established, reserves may be adjusted when new information is obtained. At June 30, 2019, we had no significant litigation matters and we were not aware of any other claims that we believe would have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Note 11—Equity

Preferred Share Information

On January 1, 2019, as part of the Company’s conversion to a corporation, the Company was authorized to issue 5,000,000 of preferred shares, in one or more series, with no par value. The Board of Directors has not authorized any of these shares to be issued and no rights have been established for any of these shares. 

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Common Share Information

The following table provides information about net income to common shareholders as well as provides information that pertains to weighted-average share counts that were used in per share calculations as presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

23,220

 

$

1,815

 

$

26,109

 

$

(594)

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations

 

 

(1)

 

 

947

 

 

(8)

 

 

21,696

Net income

 

$

23,219

 

$

2,762

 

$

26,101

 

$

21,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted-average shares (1)

 

 

5,884

 

 

5,697

 

 

5,883

 

 

5,673

Common stock equivalents (2)

 

 

 ─

 

 

377

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

Diluted weighted-average shares

 

 

5,884

 

 

6,074

 

 

5,883

 

 

5,673


(1)

Includes common shares issued and outstanding, as well as deferred shares of non-employee directors that have vested but are not issued and outstanding.

(2)

At June 30, 2018, 380,000 stock options were exercisable and in-the-money and had a potential dilutive share impact of 377,162 and 381,833 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. For the six months ended June  30, 2018, the Company had a net loss from continuing operations and thus, any incremental shares would be anti-dilutive. All stock options were exercised as of December 31, 2018.

Common Shares

On March 9, 2018, the Company issued 125,000 common shares to Hunt for $4.1 million, or $33.00 per share. On June 26, 2018, the Company issued an additional 125,000 shares to Hunt for $4.3 million, or $34.00 per share. 

Effective May 5, 2015, the Company adopted a Tax Benefits Rights Agreement (the “Rights Plan”) to help preserve the Company’s net operating losses (“NOLs”). In connection with adopting the Rights Plan, the Company declared a distribution of one right per common share to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2015. The rights do not trade apart from the current common shares until the distribution date, as defined in the Rights Plan. Under the Rights Plan, the acquisition by an investor (or group of related investors) of greater than a 4.9% stake in the Company, could result in all existing shareholders other than the new 4.9% holder having the right to acquire new shares for a nominal cost, thereby significantly diluting the ownership interest of the acquiring person. The Rights Plan will remain in effect until the earlier of (i) a period of five years or (ii) until the Board determines the plan is no longer required.

On January 3, 2018, the Board approved a waiver of the 4.9% ownership limitation for Hunt, increasing such limitation to the acquisition of 9.9% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares in any rolling 12‑month period without causing a triggering event.

At June  30, 2019, the Company had three shareholders, including one of its executive officers, Michael L. Falcone, who held greater than a 4.9% interest in the Company. In order to facilitate satisfaction of share purchase obligations related to his 2017 bonus award and permitting his stock option awards to be exercised, the Board of Directors named Mr. Falcone an exempt person in accordance with the Rights Plan but only to the extent of settling such share purchase obligations and options. Mr. Falcone satisfied his share purchase obligations and exercised all of his share purchase option awards as of December 31, 2018, and, due to the aforementioned action of the Board of Directors, there was no triggering event for purposes of the Rights Plan.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table provides information related to the net change in AOCI for the three months ended June  30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

in Debt

 

Currency

 

 

 

(in thousands)

    

Securities

    

Translation

    

AOCI

Balance, April 1, 2019

 

$

34,460

 

$

97

 

$

34,557

Net unrealized losses

 

 

(370)

 

 

(80)

 

 

(450)

Reclassification of realized gains on sold or redeemed bonds into the Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

(20,693)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(20,693)

Net change in AOCI

 

 

(21,063)

 

 

(80)

 

 

(21,143)

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

13,397

 

$

17

 

$

13,414

 

The following table provides information related to the net change in AOCI for the three months ended June 30, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

Tax

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

in Debt

 

(Expense)

 

Currency

 

 

 

(in thousands)

    

Securities

    

Benefit

 

Translation

    

AOCI

Balance, April 1, 2018

 

$

50,392

 

$

(256)

 

$

177

 

$

50,313

Net unrealized gains (losses)

 

 

4,465

 

 

 ─

 

 

(660)

 

 

3,805

Income tax benefit

 

 

 ─

 

 

242

 

 

 ─

 

 

242

Net change in AOCI

 

 

4,465

 

 

242

 

 

(660)

 

 

4,047

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

$

54,857

 

$

(14)

 

$

(483)

 

$

54,360

 

The following table provides information related to the net change in AOCI for the six months ended June  30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

in Debt

 

Currency

 

 

 

(in thousands)

    

Securities

    

Translation

    

AOCI

Balance, January 1, 2019

 

$

37,625

 

$

72

 

$

37,697

Net unrealized gains (losses)

 

 

36

 

 

(55)

 

 

(19)

Reclassification of fair value gains on sold or redeemed bonds into the Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

(24,264)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(24,264)

Net change in AOCI

 

 

(24,228)

 

 

(55)

 

 

(24,283)

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

13,397

 

$

17

 

$

13,414

 

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The following table provides information related to the net change in AOCI for the six months ended June  30, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

Income

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

in Debt

 

Tax

 

Currency

 

 

(in thousands)

    

Securities

    

Expense

    

Translation

 

AOCI

Balance, January 1, 2018

 

$

44,459

 

$

 ─

 

$

(3,306)

 

$

41,153

Net unrealized gains

 

 

1,118

 

 

 ─

 

 

2,823

 

 

3,941

Reclassification of credit-related gains to the Consolidated Statements of Operations related to bond investments assessed as OTTI

 

 

(135)

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

(135)

Reinstatement of fair value gains related to bond investments due to deconsolidation of consolidated property partnerships

 

 

9,415

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

9,415

Income tax expense

 

 

 ─

 

 

(14)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(14)

Net change in AOCI

 

 

10,398

 

 

(14)

 

 

2,823

 

 

13,207

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

$

54,857

 

$

(14)

 

$

(483)

 

$

54,360

 

 

Note 12—Stock-Based Compensation

On January 8, 2018, the Company engaged Hunt through the execution of a management agreement with the External Manager (the “Management Agreement”) to externally manage the Company’s operations. All employees of the Company were hired by the External Manager. The Company has stock-based compensation plans (“Plans”) for Non-employee Directors (“Non-employee Directors’ Stock-Based Compensation Plans”) and stock-based incentive compensation plans for employees (“Employees’ Stock-Based Compensation Plans”).

The following table provides information related to total compensation expense that was recorded for these Plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Employees’ Stock-Based Compensation Plans

 

$

 ─

 

$

(228)

 

$

 ─

 

$

964

Non-employee Directors’ Stock-Based Compensation Plans

 

 

164

 

 

164

 

 

328

 

 

328

Total 

 

$

164

 

$

(64)

 

$

328

 

$

1,292

 

Employees’ Stock-Based Compensation Plans

At June 30, 2019, there were 571,066 share awards available to be issued under Employees’ Stock-Based Compensation Plans. While each existing Employees’ Stock-Based Compensation Plan has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, not all of the Plans have been approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Plans that have not been approved by the Company’s shareholders are currently restricted to the issuance of only stock options. As a result, of the 571,066 shares available under the plans, 73,556 are available to be issued in the form of either stock options or shares, while the remaining 497,510 shares available for issuance must be issued in the form of stock options.

Employee Common Stock Options;

The Company measures the fair value of unvested options with time-based vesting and all vested options (both time-based and performance based) using a lattice model for purposes of recognizing compensation expense. Because options granted with stock price targets contain a “market condition” under FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, a Monte Carlo simulation is used to simulate future stock price movements for the Company.

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The following table provides information related to option activity under the Employees’ Stock-Based Compensation Plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average

 

Contractual

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Exercise Price

 

Life per option

 

Intrinsic

 

Period End

(in thousands, except per option data)

    

Options

    

per Option

    

(in years)

    

Value (1)

    

Liability (2)

Outstanding at January 1, 2018

  

 

410

  

$

1.56

  

  

3.4

  

$

9,322

  

$

9,342

Exercised in 2018 (3)

 

 

(410)

 

 

1.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2018 and June 30, 2019

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─


(1)

Intrinsic value is based on outstanding options.

(2)

Only options that were amortized based on a vesting schedule have a liability balance. There were 410,000 options at January 1, 2018, that fit this profile.

(3)

When exercised, stock options were net share settled. For the year ended December 31, 2018, 410,000 stock options were exercised, which resulted in a $9.3 million reduction to the Company’s reported “Other liabilities” within its Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018. Of the 410,000 stock options that were exercised, the Company issued 220,279 common shares for the year ended December 31, 2018, and 189,721 stock options were tendered to the Company by their holders for the payment of related withholding taxes and exercise price.

Non-Employee Directors’ Stock-Based Compensation Plans

The Non-employee Directors’ Stock-based Compensation Plans authorize a total of 1,130,000 shares for issuance, of which 388,532 were available to be issued at June  30, 2019. The Non-employee Directors’ Stock-based Compensation Plans provide for grants of non-qualified common stock options, common shares, restricted shares and deferred shares.

The Non-employee Directors’ Stock-based Compensation Plans provide for directors to be paid $120,000 per year for their services. In addition, the Chairman receives an additional $20,000 per year, the Audit Committee Chair receives an additional $15,000 per year and the other committee chairs receive an additional $10,000 per year. Under this plan, 50% of such compensation is paid in cash and the remaining sum through common share-based grants.

The table below summarizes non-employee director compensation, including cash, vested options and common and deferred shares, for services rendered for the six months ended June  30, 2019 and June  30, 2018. The directors are fully vested in the deferred shares at the grant date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Deferred

 

Weighted-average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Shares

 

Grant Date

 

Options

 

Directors' Fees

 

    

Cash

    

Granted

    

Granted

    

Share Price

    

Vested

    

Expense

June 30, 2019

  

$

163,750

  

 

1,078

  

 

3,966

  

$

32.46

  

  

 ─

  

$

327,500

June 30, 2018

 

 

163,750

 

 

 ─

 

 

6,025

 

 

27.18

 

 

 ─

 

 

327,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 13—Related Party Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates

Transactions with Hunt

External Management Fees and Expense Reimbursements

On January 8, 2018, the Company sold certain businesses and assets (the “Disposition”) and entered into the Management Agreement. At the time of the Disposition, all employees of the Company were hired by the External Manager. In consideration for the management services being provided by the External Manager, the Company pays the External

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Manager a base management fee, which is payable quarterly in arrears in an amount equal to (i) 0.50% of the Company’s first $500 million of common shareholders’ equity determined in accordance with GAAP in the U.S. on a fully diluted basis, adjusted to exclude the effect of (a) the value of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards, and (b) any gains or losses attributable to noncontrolling interests (“GAAP Common Shareholders’ Equity”); and (ii) 0.25% of the Company’s GAAP Common Shareholders’ Equity in excess of $500 million. Additionally, the Company agreed to pay the External Manager an incentive fee equal to 20% of the total annual return of diluted common shareholders’ equity per share in excess of 7%. The Company also agreed to reimburse the External Manager for certain allocable overhead costs including an allocable share of the costs of (i) noninvestment personnel of the External Manager and an affiliate thereof who spend all or a portion of their time managing the Company’s operations and reporting as a public company (based on their time spent on such matters) and (ii) the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) based on the percentage of their time spent managing the Company. Reimbursement of compensation-related expenses is, however, subject to an annual cap of $2.5 million through 2019 and $3.5 million thereafter, until the Company’s GAAP common shareholders’ equity exceeds $500 million.

The current term of the Management Agreement extends to December 31, 2022 and automatically renews thereafter for additional two-year terms. Either the Company or the External Manager may, upon written notice, decline to renew or terminate the Management Agreement without cause, effective at the end of the initial term or any renewal term. If the Company declines to renew or terminates the Management Agreement without cause or the External Manager terminates for cause, the Company is required to pay a termination fee to the External Manager equal to three times the sum of the average annual base and incentive management fees, plus one times the sum of the average Energy Capital business expense reimbursements and the employee cost reimbursement expense, in each case, during the prior two-year period. The Company may also terminate the Management Agreement for cause, including in the event of a payment default under the Hunt note which causes the Hunt note to become immediately due and payable. No termination fee is payable upon a termination by the Company for cause or upon a termination by the Manager without cause.

For the three and six months ended June  30, 2019 and June  30, 2018, no incentive fee was earned by our External Manager. During the three months ended June  30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company recognized $2.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively, and $4.4 million and $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively, of management fees and expense reimbursements payable to our External Manager in its Consolidated Statements of Operations. At June  30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, $2.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of management fees and expense reimbursements was payable to the External Manager.

Loans HFI

As consideration for the Disposition, Hunt agreed to pay the Company $57.0 million and to assume certain liabilities of the Company. The Company provided seller financing through a $57.0 million note receivable from Hunt that had an initial term of seven years, is prepayable at any time and bears interest at the rate of 5% per annum. On October 4, 2018, the Company’s receivable from Hunt increased to $67.0 million as part of Hunt’s election to take assignment of the Company’s agreements to acquire (i) the LIHTC business of Morrison Grove Management (“MGM”) and (ii) certain assets pertaining to a specific LIHTC property from affiliates of MGM (these agreements are collectively referred hereinafter to as the “MGM Agreements”). The UPB on the note will amortize in 20 equal quarterly payments of $3.35 million beginning on March 31, 2020.

During the three months ended June  30, 2019 and June  30, 2018, the Company recognized $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and $1.7 million and $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively, of interest income associated with this note receivable in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. At June  30, 2019, $0.8 million of accrued interest remains payable by Hunt.  There was no accrued interest payable by Hunt at December 31, 2018.

On November 28, 2018, the Company, our investment partner and Hunt entered into an agreement whereby Hunt was admitted as a partner of SDL solely for the purpose of a 30% investment in a specific loan.

On April 1, 2019, the Company purchased Hunt’s 30% ownership interest for $11.3 million, which represents the price that was projected to cause the Company and Hunt to achieve the same internal rate of return (“IRR”) on the amount of

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capital each had invested in the loan for the period of time that each party was invested in the loan. In this regard, upon full repayment of the loan, a post-purchase true-up payment may be required to be made by one party to the other depending upon the actual IRR achieved on the investment. Such transfer did not qualify as a purchase for reporting purposes and, as a result, cash consideration paid by the Company was reported as a loan receivable that is secured by the interest in SDL that Hunt conveyed to the Company. At June 30, 2019, the carrying value of this loan receivable was $13.6 million and had an effective interest rate of 17.3%. 

Investment in Debt Securities

On April 25, 2019, the Company received $13.1 million of net proceeds from the sale of an affordable housing property that secured one of the Company’s non-performing bond investments. Hunt, as bond servicing agent, waived $0.9 million of servicing fees that were otherwise due and payable in priority to the Company’s bond investment. As a result, the Company received $0.9 million of additional bond redemption proceeds that we otherwise would not have received.

Common Shares

In conjunction with the Disposition, the Company agreed to issue, and Hunt agreed to acquire, 250,000 of the Company’s common shares in a private placement at an average purchase price of $33.50 per share. On March 9, 2018, the Company issued 125,000 common shares to Hunt for $4.1 million, representing a price per share of $33.00. On June 26, 2018, the Company issued the remaining 125,000 shares to Hunt for $4.3 million, or $34.00 per share.

Note 14—Income Taxes

We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for future tax consequences arising from differences between the carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities under GAAP and their respective tax bases, and for net operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards. We evaluate the recoverability of our deferred tax assets (“DTAs”) as of the end of each quarter, weighing all positive and negative evidence, and are required to establish or maintain a valuation allowance for these assets if we determine that it is more likely than not that some or all of the DTAs will not be realized. The weight given to the evidence is commensurate with the extent to which the evidence can be objectively verified. If negative evidence exists, positive evidence is necessary to support a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not required.

Our framework for assessing the recoverability of DTAs requires us to weigh all available evidence, including: 

·

The sustainability of recent profitability required to realize our deferred tax assets;

 

·

The cumulative net income or losses in our Consolidated Statement of Operations in recent years;

 

·

Forecasts of future book and tax income;

 

·

Our access to capital; and   

 

·

The carryforward periods for net operating losses, capital losses and tax credits.

 

Our consideration of evidence requires significant judgment regarding estimates and assumptions that are inherently uncertain, particularly about our future business structure and financial results. Risks to our forward-looking estimates include, but are not limited to, changes in market rates of return, additional competitors entering the marketplace (which would reduce nominal rates of return from competition for new borrowers), limits on access to investible capital that would limit new investments that could be made by the Company, changes in the law and the Company’s dependence on a small, specialized team of the External Manager for underwriting activities. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, for more information about the risks to our business.

At June  30, 2019, the Company maintained a full valuation allowance against all of its DTAs, including federal and state net operating loss carryforwards. This treatment reflects the Company’s assessment that, in considering all available evidence, it was not more likely than not at such reporting date that its DTAs would be realized. However, the Company

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believes there is more than a  remote but less than likely chance that, within the next 12 months, the portion of DTAs for which a valuation allowance is maintained could materially change due to potential changes in the Company’s investment strategy and other factors. Should this occur, the release of a portion or all of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain net DTAs and a decrease to income tax expense during the reporting period in which the release is recorded. However, the exact timing and amount of any potential valuation allowance release is based upon future circumstances, such as the level of profitability that the Company objectively expects to achieve, and therefore cannot be predicted at this time.

Note 15—Discontinued Operations

As part of the Disposition, the Company sold the following to Hunt: (i) its LIHTC business; (ii) its international asset and investment management business; (iii) the loan origination, servicing and management components of its Energy Capital business; (iv) its bond servicing platform and (v) certain miscellaneous investments. This sale transaction also included certain management, expense reimbursement and other contractual rights held by the Company with respect to its Energy Capital, LIHTC and International Operations.

The table below provides information about income and expenses related to the Company’s discontinued operations reported in its Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Interest on bonds

  

$

 ─

  

$

 ─

  

$

 ─

  

$

 6

Interest on loans and short-term investments

 

 

 ─

 

 

250

 

 

 ─

 

 

485

Asset management fee and reimbursements

 

 

 ─

 

 

176

 

 

 ─

 

 

1,194

Equity in income from unconsolidated funds and ventures

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 1

Other income

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

53

Salaries and benefits

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

(53)

General and administrative

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

(68)

Professional fees

 

 

(1)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(8)

 

 

(20)

Other expenses

 

 

 ─

 

 

(164)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(361)

Gains on sales and operations of real estate, net

 

 

 ─

 

 

(2)

 

 

 ─

 

 

61

Income tax expense

 

 

 ─

 

 

619

 

 

 ─

 

 

(22)

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

(1)

 

 

879

 

 

(8)

 

 

1,276

Disposal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain on disposal of discontinued operations (1)

 

 

 ─

 

 

68

 

 

 ─

 

 

20,420

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations

 

$

(1)

 

$

947

 

$

(8)

 

$

21,696


(1)

Includes $3.4 million of cumulative translation adjustments reclassified out of AOCI and into earnings due to the sale of our international asset and investment management business as part of the Disposition for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

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The table below provides information about operating and investing cash flows related to the Company’s discontinued operations reported in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2019

    

2018

Depreciation and amortization

  

$

 ─

  

$

26

Capital expenditures

 

 

 ─

 

 

 ─

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in assets, liabilities and equity due to sale of business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in investments in debt securities related to CFVs

 

 

 ─

 

 

(5,450)

Decrease in loans

 

 

 ─

 

 

(231)

Decrease in other assets ($24,140 related to CFVs)

 

 

 ─

 

 

(35,715)

Decrease in debt ($6,144 related to CFVs)

 

 

 ─

 

 

8,308

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

 ─

 

 

7,201

Decrease in other liabilities ($480 related to CFVs)

 

 

 ─

 

 

5,333

Decrease in noncontrolling interests in CFVs

 

 

 ─

 

 

5,620

Increase in accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

 ─

 

 

(3,404)

 

Note 16—Segment Information

At June  30, 2019, the Company invests in debt associated with renewable energy infrastructure and real estate and operates as a single reporting segment. Therefore, all required segment information can be found in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings and submissions to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Such controls include those designed to ensure that information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

An evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the CEO and CFO, on the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a‑15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at June 30, 2019.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not, nor are any of our subsidiaries, a party to any material pending litigation or other legal proceedings. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, we are not party to any threatened litigation or legal proceedings, which, in the opinion of management, individually or in the aggregate, would be likely to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

For a discussion of the risk factors affecting the Company, see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the 2018 Annual Report.

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

None for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None for the three months ended June  30, 2019.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

    

Description

    

Incorporation by Reference

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

By-laws of MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMA CAPITAL HOLDINGS,  INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated:

August 9, 2019

By:

/s/ Michael L. Falcone

 

 

Name:

Michael L. Falcone

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive 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 date indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael L. Falcone

 

August 9, 2019

 

Name:

Michael L. Falcone

 

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David C. Bjarnason

 

August 9, 2019

 

Name:

David C. Bjarnason

 

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-1