Loans Held for Investment and Allowance for Loan Losses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Loans Held for Investment and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans Held for Investment and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans held for investment consisted of the following as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Term loans	$	815,043	$	864,066
Lines of credit	125,837		116,385
Total unpaid principal balance	940,880		980,451
Net deferred origination costs	16,323		19,994
Total loans held for investment	$	957,203	$	1,000,445

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we paid $13.7 million to purchase term loans that we previously sold to a third party which are included in the unpaid principal balance of loans held for investment.

We include both loans we originate and loans funded by our issuing bank partner and later purchased by us as part of our originations. During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we purchased such loans from our issuing bank partner in the amount of $101.6 million and $147.3 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we purchased such loans in the amount of $367.3 million and $381.0 million, respectively.

The activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	105,217		$	73,849		$	110,162		$	53,311
Provision for loan losses	39,582			36,586			118,495			94,294
Loans charged off	(45,257		)	(25,268		)	(135,958		)	(65,411		)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	5,330			2,201			12,173			5,174
Allowance for loan losses at end of period	$	104,872		$	87,368		$	104,872		$	87,368

When loans are charged-off, we may continue to attempt to recover amounts from the respective borrowers and guarantors, or pursue our rights through formal legal action. Alternatively, we may sell such previously charged-off loans to a third-party debt collector.  The proceeds from these sales are recorded as a component of the recoveries of loans previously charged off. For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, previously charged-off loans sold accounted for $2.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of recoveries of loans previously charged off. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, previously charged-off loans sold accounted for $6.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively, of recoveries of loans previously charged off.

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, our credit exposure related to the undrawn line of credit balances was $194.0 million and $164.5 million, respectively. The related reserve on unfunded loan commitments was $4.1 million and $3.9 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Net adjustments to the accrual for unfunded loan commitments are included in general and administrative expenses.

The following table contains information, on a combined basis, regarding the unpaid principal balance of loans we originated and the amortized cost of loans purchased from third parties other than our issuing bank partner related to non-delinquent, paying and non-paying delinquent loans as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Non-delinquent loans	$	835,320	$	890,297
Delinquent: paying (accrual status)	61,953		36,073
Delinquent: non-paying (non-accrual status)	43,607		54,081
Total	$	940,880	$	980,451

The portion of the allowance for loan losses attributable to non-delinquent loans was $60.6 million and $59.5 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, while the portion of the allowance for loan losses attributable to delinquent loans was $44.3 million and $50.7 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The following table shows an aging analysis of the unpaid principal balance related to loans held for investment by delinquency status as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
By delinquency status:
Non-delinquent loans	$	835,320	$	890,297
1-14 calendar days past due	34,724		25,899
15-29 calendar days past due	20,055		15,990
30-59 calendar days past due	20,975		22,677
60-89 calendar days past due	15,658		13,952
90 + calendar days past due	14,148		11,636
Total unpaid principal balance	$	940,880	$	980,451