Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Credit Loss [Abstract]

Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL)

Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL)

The CECL reserve reflects management’s current estimate of potential credit losses related to the receivable balances included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. See Note 3—“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for further discussion of the CECL reserve methodology.

As described in Note 1—“Organization and Basis of Presentation,” upon adoption of the new CECL guidance on January 1, 2020, the Company recognized an initial CECL reserve of approximately $1.9 million, of which, $1.1 million was in “Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net,” and $0.8 million was in “Accrued commissions and other receivables, net,” against its receivables portfolio with a corresponding charge to “Retained deficit” on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity. As of September 30, 2021, the Company reclassified $0.1 million of “Accrued commissions and other receivables, net,” from the initial CECL reserve as Assets held for sale.

As required, any subsequent changes to the CECL reserve are recognized in “Net income (loss) available to common stockholders” in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded an increase of $0.1 million and a decrease of $0.4 million, respectively, in the CECL reserve against the receivables portfolio. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded an increase of $0.1 million, which excludes $0.1 million reclassified as Assets held for sale, in the CECL reserve against the receivables portfolio. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded an increase of $0.9 million in the CECL reserve against the receivables portfolio.

The Company’s total CECL reserve as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $2.7 million, which excludes $0.1 million reclassified as Assets held for sale, and $2.6 million, respectively. This total CECL reserve is comprised of $1.5 million and $1.6 million for “Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net” as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The total CECL reserve is further comprised of $1.2 million, which excludes $0.1 million reclassified as Assets held for sale, and $1.0 million for “Accrued commissions and other receivables, net” as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

There was no change in the CECL reserve record pertaining to “Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net” for the three months ended September 30, 2021. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, there was a decrease of $0.7 million in the CECL reserve pertaining to “Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net” as a result of employee terminations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, there was a decrease of $0.1 million and an increase of $0.6 million, respectively, in the CECL reserve pertaining to “Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net” as a result of employee terminations, bringing the CECL reserve recorded pertaining to “Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net” to $1.5 million as of September 30, 2021.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, there was an increase of $0.1 million and $0.3 million in the CECL reserve against “Accrued commissions and other receivables, net,” which reflected the updated macroeconomic assumptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the downward credit rating migration of certain receivables in the portfolio. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, there was an increase of $0.2 million, which excludes $0.1 million reclassified as Assets held for sale, in the CECL reserve against “Accrued commissions and other receivables, net,” due to the updated macroeconomic assumptions resulting from COVID-19, and the downward credit rating migration of certain receivables in the portfolio, bringing the CECL reserve recorded pertaining to “Accrued commissions and other receivables, net” to $1.2 million as of September 30, 2021. There was an increase of $0.3 million in the CECL reserve recorded pertaining to “Accrued Commissions and other receivables, net” for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.