Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

The following table presents the changes in the Level 3 instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (in thousands):



	2014
Warrant liability balance at January 1	$	4,446
Change in fair value	6,632
Warrant liability balance at March 31	$	11,078

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 we did not hold any Level 3 instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Assets and Liabilities Disclosed at Fair Value

As loans are not measured at fair value, the following discussion relates to estimating the fair value disclosure under ASC Topic 825. The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity. The estimated market discount rates used for loans are our current offering rates for comparable loans with similar terms.

The carrying amounts of certain of our financial instruments, including loans and loans held for sale, approximate fair value due to their short-term nature and are considered Level 3. The carrying amount of our financing obligations, such as fixed-rate debt, approximates fair value, considering the borrowing rates currently available to us for financing obligations with similar terms and credit risks.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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