Debt Instrument Covenant Net Income For Past Two Quarters

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Debt financing close date

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Maximum hedging reserve

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Monthly Servicing Fee Per Financing

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- Definition

Net Book Value Of Loans Pledged As Collateral

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Number Warehouse Facilities

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Percentage of collections on contributed loans

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Percentage of net book value of loans, maximum.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Identification of the contractual issuer of the debt instrument (for example, a subsidiary of the reporting entity).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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- Definition

Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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