Variable Interest Entities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Consolidated VIEs

The Company consolidates certain securitization trusts in which we have a variable interest and are deemed to be the primary beneficiary.

The VIEs are SPEs with portfolio loans securing debt obligations. The SPEs were created and designed to transfer credit and interest rate risk associated with consumer loans through the issuance of collateralized notes and trust certificates. The Company makes standard representations and warranties to repurchase or replace qualified portfolio loans. Aside from these representations, the holders of the asset-backed debt obligations have no recourse to the Company if the cash flows from the underlying portfolio loans securing such debt obligations are not sufficient to pay all principal and interest on the asset-backed debt obligations. We hold a significant interest in these financing transactions through our ownership of a portion of the residual interest in certain VIEs. In addition, in some cases, we invest in the debt obligations issued by the VIE. Our investments in consolidated VIEs eliminate in consolidation. The residual interest is the first VIE interest to absorb losses should the loans securing the debt obligations not provide adequate cash flows to satisfy more senior claims and is the interest that we expect to absorb the expected gains and losses of the VIE. The Company’s exposure to credit risk in sponsoring SPEs is limited to our investment in the VIE. VIE creditors have no recourse against our general credit.

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had 12 and 13 consolidated VIEs, respectively, on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table presents the assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs that were included in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The assets in the below table may only be used to settle

obligations of consolidated VIEs and were in excess of those obligations as of the dates presented. Additionally, the assets and liabilities in the table below exclude intercompany balances, which eliminate upon consolidation.


	June 30,		December 31,
	2022		2021
Assets:
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	$	32,449	$	53,161
Loans	598,998		808,904
Total assets	$	631,447	$	862,065
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities	$	314	$	388
Debt(1)	508,012		660,419
Residual interests classified as debt	54,436		93,682
Total liabilities	$	562,762	$	754,489

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(1)Debt is presented net of debt issuance costs and debt premiums (discounts).

Nonconsolidated VIEs

We have created and designed personal loan and student loan trusts to transfer associated credit and interest rate risk associated with the loans through the issuance of collateralized notes and residual certificates. We have a variable interest in the nonconsolidated loan trusts, as we own collateralized notes and residual certificates in the loan trusts that absorb variability. We also have continuing, non-controlling involvement with the trusts as the servicer. As servicer, we have the power to perform the activities which most impact the economic performance of the VIE, but since we hold an insignificant financial interest in the trusts, we are not the primary beneficiary. We define an insignificant financial interest as less than 10% of the expected gains and losses of the VIE. This financial interest represents the equity ownership interest in the loan trusts, wherein there is an obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from residual certificate ownership. The maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with the nonconsolidated VIEs is limited to our investment. There are no liquidity arrangements, guarantees or other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of our variable interests in nonconsolidated VIEs.

Personal Loans

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had investments in eight and nine nonconsolidated personal loan VIEs, respectively. We did not establish any personal loan trusts during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and established one personal loan trust during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

We did not provide financial support to any personal loan trusts beyond our initial equity investment and we did not deconsolidate any personal loan VIEs during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

Student Loans

As of each of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had investments in 24 nonconsolidated student loan VIEs. We did not establish any student loan trusts during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and established three student loan trusts during the six months ended June 30, 2021, which were not consolidated as of the balance sheet date.

We did not provide financial support to any student loan trusts beyond our initial equity investment during the periods presented. We deconsolidated one student loan VIE during the six months ended June 30, 2022. We did not deconsolidate any student loan VIEs during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

The following table presents the aggregate outstanding value of asset-backed bonds and residual interests owned by the Company in nonconsolidated VIEs as of the dates indicated:


	June 30,		December 31,
	2022		2021
Personal loans	$	42,238	$	62,925
Student loans	246,479		311,763
Securitization investments	$	288,717	$	374,688