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Loan Portfolio Indemnification Obligations | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Loan Portfolio Indemnification Obligations | Note 6 - Loan Portfolio Indemnification Obligations Under the Second Amended CAA, the Company indemnifies PCCU for up to 65% of default-related losses on PCCU’s CRB loan portfolio. The obligation is recognized as two independent, coexisting liabilities that do not offset each other: (i) a noncontingent stand-ready guarantee liability under ASC 460, measured at fair value at inception, and (ii) a contingent expected credit loss (benefit) liability under ASC 326-20, representing the Company’s up to 65% share of estimated lifetime expected credit losses (benefit) on the PCCU CRB portfolio. Each liability is recognized with a corresponding contract asset under ASC 340-40-25-2, as the indemnification costs are directly related to the Second Amended CAA and are expected to be recovered through the Company’s up to 65% share of loan program income. ASC 460 - Guarantee Liability The issuance of a guarantee imposes a noncontingent obligation to stand ready to perform and initial recognition is required at inception regardless of whether payment is probable. The stand-ready liability is recognized separately from the ASC 326 liability. The stand-ready liability is measured at fair value at inception under ASC 820-10 using a market-based insurance pricing approach that is classified as Level 3 due to the absence of observable market inputs for cannabis lending guarantees. The fair value of a guarantee at inception reflects the premium that a market participant (analogized to a specialty insurance carrier) would charge in an arm’s-length transaction to underwrite the same risk. Because no direct market comparable exist for cannabis CRB loan portfolio guarantees, management estimated the standalone selling price by constructing the premium components a specialty financial guarantor would require. The fair value incorporates three components: (a) the expected loss element, representing the probability-weighted losses the guarantor expects to absorb; (b) a stand-ready risk premium, representing the additional compensation a market participant would require for uncertainty, volatility, and the uncapped nature of the commitment beyond expected losses; and (c) a time value adjustment. Key Level 3 inputs as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows: Schedule of Significant Unobservable Input
Significant Unobservable Input |  | March 31, 2026 |  |  | December 31, 2025 |
Pooled Probability of Default or PD (Ratings 2-5) |  |  | 7.25 | % |  |  | 7.25 | %
Pooled Loss Given Default or LGD (inclusive of 17.5% and 16.6% cannabis qualitative premium as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively) |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | 35 | %
Tranche C PD (Rating 9, individually evaluated) |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | 35 | %
Tranche C LGD on uncollateralized gap |  |  | 50 | % |  |  | 50 | %
Stand-ready risk premium loading |  |  | 120% of expected loss |  |  |  | 120% of expected loss |
Discount rate |  |  | 4.35 | % |  |  | 4.0 | %
Weighted average pay out year - Tranche A |  |  | 3.8 years |  |  |  | 4 years |
Weighted average pay out year - Tranche B |  |  | 2.8 years |  |  |  | 3 years |
Weighted average pay out year - Tranche C |  |  | 1.8 years |  |  |  | 2 years |
Weighted average pay out year - Stand Ready Premium |  |  | 2.8 years |  |  |  | 3 years |
The maximum potential amount of future payments under the guarantee is approximately $33.5 million and $33.8 million, as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, representing 65% of the total outstanding CRB loan portfolio balance. The indemnification percentage is subject to reduction, at the discretion of management, under the Second Amended CAA’s listing-related adjustment clause. The stand-ready guarantee liability is reduced through amortization on a straight-line basis over three years, representing the weighted average life of the underlying loan portfolio at inception. The release period and pattern are reassessed at least annually and will be adjusted prospectively if material changes in portfolio composition, paydowns, or maturities indicate that the weighted average life assumption is no longer appropriate. The corresponding contract asset is amortized on the same basis as operating expense partially offset by the liability release to income each period. ASC 326-20 - Financial Indemnification Liability The financial indemnification liability is estimated using a probability of default (“PD”) × loss given default (“LGD”) framework, with the indemnified portfolio segmented by management’s internal risk rating scale into three tranches. Key assumptions are independently developed by management, incorporating cannabis industry-specific risk factors through a 17.5% qualitative LGD premium applied across all pooled tranches and individual evaluation of Tranche C loans. The indemnified portfolio is segmented into three tranches. Loans rated 9 or 10 are individually evaluated rather than included in the pooled analysis. The expected credit loss liability as of March 31, 2026 is as follows: Schedule of Expected Credit Loss Liability
Tranche |  | Ratings |  |  | Loan Balance |  |  | Loss Method |  | Reserve |
Tranche A - Pass Rated |  |  | 2-5 |  |  | $ | 35,376,181 |  |  | Pooled; rates 0.5%-1.8% |  | $ | 404,218 |
Tranche B - Elevated Risk |  |  | 6-8 |  |  |  | 6,803,605 |  |  | Pooled; rates 3.2%-4.4% |  |  | 164,493 |
Tranche C - Specific Risk |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 9,346,394 |  |  | Individual evaluation |  |  | 389,402 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 51,526,180 |  |  |  |  | $ | 958,113 |
The expected credit loss liability as of December 31 2025 is as follows:
Tranche |  | Ratings |  |  | Loan Balance |  |  | Loss Method |  | Reserve |
Tranche A - Pass Rated |  |  | 2-5 |  |  | $ | 35,544,024 |  |  | Pooled; rates 0.5%-1.8% |  | $ | 406,066 |
Tranche B - Elevated Risk |  |  | 6-8 |  |  |  | 7,168,435 |  |  | Pooled; rates 3.2%-9.2% |  |  | 296,304 |
Tranche C - Specific Risk |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 9,346,394 |  |  | Individual evaluation |  |  | 389,402 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 52,058,853 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,091,772 |
There is a single loan in Tranche C that is individually evaluated due to its past-maturity status, as the original maturity date was in July 2024, and its commercial and industrial (C&I) structure, which is secured solely by a UCC filing on business assets and with certain personal guarantees. Management has assigned this exposure a risk rating of 9, indicating that full collection or liquidation is highly questionable and improbable. A probability of default (PD) of 35% and a loss given default (LGD) of 50% have been applied to the uncollateralized portion of approximately $3.4 million. Collection efforts have been escalated, including the initiation of foreclosure proceedings, with anticipated losses estimated to range from 20% to 50% of the outstanding balance. Interest income continues to be recognized on this loan, and there have been no defaults in scheduled repayments to date. Loans in the portfolio are secured primarily by real estate used for cannabis-specific purposes, including cultivation facilities, processing facilities, and retail dispensaries, and in certain cases by business assets under UCC filings. Because cannabis-use properties have limited alternative-use marketability under current federal law, management applies a two-step discount to collateral values: (i) elimination of the cannabis license premium (the “green tax”), reflecting that a non-cannabis buyer would not ascribe value to the cannabis operating license embedded in the appraised value; and (ii) a reduction to the remaining value to reflect proceeds realizable from a liquidation sale to a non-cannabis buyer. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, this methodology results in adjusted portfolio collateral of approximately $44.1 million and $44.1 million against a gross balance of $51.5 million and $52.1 million, respectively. The portfolio has experienced minimal credit losses since program inception. Management supplements this limited loss history with cannabis industry benchmarks and peer data. Cannabis industry-specific risk including 100% single-industry concentration, Schedule I federal status, and collateral marketability constraints is reflected through an embedded 17.5% and 16.6% qualitative LGD premium across all pooled tranches as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Expected credit losses are estimated using historical loss rates derived from a five-year lookback period, reflecting 2 restructured loans out of 28 over that period. Management determined that reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions beyond the historical loss experience could not be made for this portfolio given its limited loss history and the significant uncertainty surrounding the cannabis regulatory and legal environment. Accordingly, the historical loss rates are applied without forward-looking adjustment, with immediate reversion to historical rates. The financial indemnification liability is remeasured quarterly; changes are recognized as credit loss expense or income per ASC 326-20-35-8. The inception-date contract asset is reduced as underlying loans pay down or mature and is not subject to straight-line amortization. The 65% indemnification percentage is subject to reduction under the Second Amended CAA’s listing-related adjustment clause if the Company fails to maintain Nasdaq listing standards. A reduction would result in a partial release of the ASC 460 liability to income, a downward remeasurement of the financial indemnification liability, and an impairment assessment of the related contract assets. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized $0.2 million from the systematic amortization of its ASC 460 stand-ready guarantee liability, based on a weighted-average remaining term of three years for the covered CRB loan portfolio. Additionally, the Company recorded $0.1 million from the remeasurement of its ASC 326 financial indemnification liability, driven by changes in the underlying risk ratings of the CRB loan portfolio due to the upgrade of one loan. The following table summarizes the change of the contract asset for the three months ended March 31, 2026: Schedule of Contract Asset
|  | ASC460 |  |  | ASC 326 |  |  | Total |
|  | Stand-ready guarantee liability |  |  | Financial indemnification liability |  |  | Total |
Beginning, December 31, 2025 |  | $ | 2,049,599 |  |  | $ | 1,048,101 |  |  | $ | 3,097,700 |
Amortization |  |  | (85,401 | ) |  |  | (43,671 | ) |  |  | (129,072 | )
Balance, March 31, 2026 |  |  | 1,964,198 |  |  |  | 1,004,430 |  |  |  | 2,968,628 |
Less: current portion |  |  | (341,600 | ) |  |  | (174,683 | ) |  |  | (516,283 | )
Total non-current portion |  | $ | 1,622,598 |  |  | $ | 829,747 |  |  | $ | 2,452,345 |
The following table summarizes the changes of the contract asset for the year ended December 31, 2025:
|  | Stand-ready guarantee liability |  |  | Financial indemnification liability |  |  | Total |
Balance, December 31, 2024 |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Initial recognition as per Second Amended CAA |  |  | 2,135,000 |  |  |  | 1,091,772 |  |  |  | 3,226,772 |
Amortization |  |  | (85,401 | ) |  |  | (43,671 | ) |  |  | (129,072 | )
Balance, December 31, 2025 |  |  | 2,049,599 |  |  |  | 1,048,101 |  |  |  | 3,097,700 |
Less: current portion |  |  | (341,600 | ) |  |  | (174,683 | ) |  |  | (516,283 | )
Total non-current portion |  | $ | 1,707,999 |  |  | $ | 873,418 |  |  | $ | 2,581,417 |
The following table summarizes the changes of the liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Summary of Movement of Liabilities
|  | Stand-ready guarantee liability |  |  | Financial indemnification liability |  |  | Total |
Balance, December 31, 2025 |  | $ | 1,957,083 |  |  | $ | 1,091,772 |  |  | $ | 3,048,855 |
Benefit |  |  | (182,917 | ) |  |  | (133,659 | ) |  |  | (316,576 | )
Balance, March 31, 2026 |  |  | 1,774,166 |  |  |  | 958,113 |  |  |  | 2,732,279 |
Less: current portion |  |  | (709,667 | ) |  |  | (414,868 | ) |  |  | (1,124,535 | )
Total non-current portion |  | $ | 1,064,499 |  |  | $ | 543,245 |  |  | $ | 1,607,744 |
The following table summarizes the changes of the liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2025:
|  | Stand-ready guarantee liability |  |  | Financial indemnification liability |  |  | Total |
Balance, December 31, 2024 |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Initial recognition as per Second Amended CAA |  |  | 2,135,000 |  |  |  | 1,091,772 |  |  |  | 3,226,772 |
Benefit |  |  | (177,917 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (177,917 | )
Balance, December 31, 2025 |  |  | 1,957,083 |  |  |  | 1,091,772 |  |  |  | 3,048,855 |
Less: current portion |  |  | (711,667 | ) |  |  | (433,968 | ) |  |  | (1,145,635 | )
Total non-current portion |  | $ | 1,245,416 |  |  | $ | 657,804 |  |  | $ | 1,903,220 |
| Note 8 - Loan Portfolio Indemnification Obligations Under the Second Amended CAA, the Company indemnifies PCCU for up to 65% of Default-Related Losses on PCCU’s CRB loan portfolio. The Agreement has a stated effective date of October 1, 2025. The Company, and PCCU reached agreement on the material economic terms of the Second Amended CAA on or about October 1, 2025, following completion of the September 2025 Recapitalization. The written agreement was formally executed on February 4, 2026; the intervening period involved only procedural and documentation matters that did not affect the substance of the agreed terms. Accordingly, the Company has given effect to the Second Amended CAA from October 1, 2025, consistent with ASC 606 contract modification guidance. The obligation is recognized as two independent, coexisting liabilities that do not offset each other: (i) a noncontingent stand-ready guarantee liability under ASC 460, measured at fair value at inception, and (ii) a contingent expected credit loss liability under ASC 326-20, representing the Company’s up to 65% share of estimated lifetime expected credit losses on the PCCU CRB portfolio. Each liability is recognized with a corresponding contract asset under ASC 340-40-25-2, as the indemnification costs are directly related to the Agreement and are expected to be recovered through the Company’s up to 65% share of loan program income. The net Day 1 equity impact is zero. The following table summarizes the October 1, 2025, inception date, consolidated balance sheet impact of ASC 460 and ASC 326. Schedule of Balance Sheet Impact
|  | ASC 460 |  |  | ASC 326 |  |  | Total |
Contract asset |  | $ | 2,135,000 |  |  | $ | 1,091,772 |  |  | $ | 3,226,772 |
Financial indemnification liability |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,091,772 |  |  |  | 1,091,772 |
Stand-ready guarantee liability |  | $ | 2,135,000 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,135,000 |
ASC 460 - Guarantee Liability The issuance of a guarantee imposes a noncontingent obligation to stand ready to perform; initial recognition is required at inception regardless of whether payment is probable. The stand-ready liability is recognized separately from the ASC 326 liability. The stand-ready liability is measured at fair value at inception under ASC 820-10 using a market-based insurance pricing approach, classified as Level 3 due to the absence of observable market inputs for cannabis lending guarantees. The fair value of a guarantee at inception reflects the premium that a market participant (analogized to a specialty insurance carrier) would charge in an arm’s-length transaction to underwrite the same risk. Because no direct market comparable exist for cannabis CRB loan portfolio guarantees, management estimated the standalone selling price by constructing the premium components a specialty financial guarantor would require. The fair value incorporates three components: (a) the expected loss element, representing the probability-weighted losses the guarantor expects to absorb; (b) a stand-ready risk premium, representing the additional compensation a market participant would require for uncertainty, volatility, and the uncapped nature of the commitment beyond expected losses; and (c) a time value adjustment. Key Level 3 inputs are as follows: Schedule of Significant Unobservable Input
Significant Unobservable Input |  | Value |
Pooled Probability of Default or PD (Ratings 2-5) |  |  | 7.25 | %
Pooled Loss Given Default or LGD (inclusive of 13% cannabis qualitative premium) |  |  | 35 | %
Tranche C PD (Rating 9, individually evaluated) |  |  | 35 | %
Tranche C LGD on uncollateralized gap |  |  | 50 | %
Stand-ready risk premium loading |  |  | 120% of expected loss |
Discount rate |  |  | 4.0 | %
Weighted average pay out year - Tranche A |  |  | 4 years |
Weighted average pay out year - Tranche B |  |  | 3 years |
Weighted average pay out year - Tranche C |  |  | 2 years |
Weighted average pay out year - Stand Ready Premium |  |  | 3 years |
The maximum potential number of future payments under the guarantee is approximately $33.8 million, representing 65% of the total outstanding CRB loan portfolio balance. The indemnification percentage is subject to reduction under the Agreement’s Listing-Related Adjustment Clause. The stand-ready guarantee liability is reduced through amortization on a straight-line basis over three years, representing the weighted average life of the underlying loan portfolio at inception. The release period and pattern are reassessed at least annually and will be adjusted prospectively if material changes in portfolio composition, paydowns, or maturities indicate that the weighted average life assumption is no longer appropriate. The corresponding contract asset is amortized on the same basis as operating expense partially offset by the liability release to income each period. ASC 326-20 - Financial Indemnification Liability Financial indemnification liability are estimated using a PD × LGD framework segmented by PCCU’s internal risk rating scale. Management uses PCCU’s reserve methodology as a baseline and independently evaluates key assumptions, with adjustments where management’s estimates differ from PCCU’s. The cannabis industry specific risk is reflected through a 16.6% qualitative LGD premium and management’s independent assessment of Tranche C. The indemnified portfolio is segmented into three tranches. Loans rated 9 or 10 are individually evaluated rather than included in the pooled analysis: Schedule of Expected Credit Loss Liability
Tranche |  | Ratings |  | Loan Balance |  |  | Loss Method |  | Reserve |
Tranche A - Pass Rated |  | 2-5 |  | $ | 35,544,024 |  |  | Pooled; rates 0.453%-1.81% |  | $ | 406,066 |
Tranche B - Elevated Risk |  | 6-8 |  |  | 7,168,435 |  |  | Pooled; rates 3.17%-9.21% |  |  | 296,304 |
Tranche C - Specific Risk |  | 9 |  |  | 9,346,394 |  |  | Individual evaluation |  |  | 389,402 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 52,058,853 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,091,772 |
There is a single loan in Tranche C that is individually evaluated due to its past-maturity status (original maturity July 2024) and commercial and industrial or C&I structure secured solely by a UCC filing on business assets with certain personal guarantees. Management applied a 35% PD and 50% LGD on the uncollateralized gap of approximately $3.4 million. Loans in the portfolio are secured primarily by real estate used for cannabis-specific purposes, including cultivation facilities, processing facilities, and retail dispensaries, and in certain cases by business assets under UCC filings. Because cannabis-use properties have limited alternative-use marketability under current federal law, management applies a two-step discount to collateral values: (i) elimination of the cannabis license premium (the “green tax”), reflecting that a non-cannabis buyer would not ascribe value to the cannabis operating license embedded in the appraised value; and (ii) a reduction to the remaining value to reflect proceeds realizable from a liquidation sale to a non-cannabis buyer. This methodology results in adjusted portfolio collateral of approximately $44.1 million against a gross balance of $52.1 million. The portfolio has experienced zero credit losses since program inception. Management supplements this limited loss history with cannabis industry benchmarks and peer data. Cannabis industry-specific risk including 100% single-industry concentration, Schedule I federal status, and collateral marketability constraints is reflected through an embedded 16.6% qualitative LGD premium across all pooled tranches. Expected credit losses are estimated using historical loss rates derived from a five-year lookback period, reflecting 2 restructured loans out of 28 over that period. Management determined that reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions beyond the historical loss experience could not be made for this portfolio, given its limited loss history and the significant uncertainty surrounding the cannabis regulatory and legal environment. Accordingly, the historical loss rates are applied without forward-looking adjustment, with immediate reversion to historical rates. The financial indemnification liability is remeasured quarterly; changes are recognized as credit loss expense or income per ASC 326-20-35-8. The inception-date contract asset is reduced as underlying loans pay down or mature and is not subject to straight-line amortization. The 65% indemnification percentage is subject to reduction under the Agreement’s Listing-Related Adjustment Clause if the Company fails to maintain NASDAQ listing standards. A reduction would result in a partial release of the ASC 460 liability to income, a downward remeasurement of the financial indemnification liability, and an impairment assessment of the related contract assets. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized a reversal of provision of $0.2 million, representing the systematic release of the ASC 460 stand-ready guarantee liability computed over the weighted-average remaining life of three years of the covered CRB loan portfolio. As of December 31, 2025, the Company did not change its financial indemnification liability, as such there was no impact on the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2024, there was no financial indemnification liability as the Company ceased indemnifying the loan portfolio subject to the first amendment to the PCCU CAA. As of December 31, 2024, the Company favorably reversed a $1.4M indemnification liability. For the period between January 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025, the Company did not indemnify loan portfolio. The following table summarizes the changes of the contract asset for the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024: Schedule of Contract Asset
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2025 |  |  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
|  | ASC460 |  |  | ASC 326 |  |  | Total |  |  | ASC 460 |  |  | ASC 326 |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Initial recognition as per Second Amended CAA |  |  | 2,135,000 |  |  |  | 1,091,772 |  |  |  | 3,226,772 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Amortization |  |  | (85,401 | ) |  |  | (43,671 | ) |  |  | (129,072 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Ending balance |  |  | 2,049,599 |  |  |  | 1,048,101 |  |  |  | 3,097,700 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Less: current portion |  |  | (341,600 | ) |  |  | (174,683 | ) |  |  | (516,283 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total non-current portion |  | $ | 1,707,999 |  |  | $ | 873,418 |  |  | $ | 2,581,417 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
The following table summarizes the changes of the liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024: Summary of Movement of Liabilities
|  | ASC460 |  |  | ASC 326 |  |  | Total |  |  | ASC 460 |  |  | ASC 326 |  |  | Total |
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2025 |  |  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
|  | ASC460 |  |  | ASC 326 |  |  | Total |  |  | ASC 460 |  |  | ASC 326 |  |  | Total |
Beginning balance |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,393,131 |  |  | $ | 1,393,131 |
Initial recognition as per Second Amended CAA |  |  | 2,135,000 |  |  |  | 1,091,772 |  |  |  | 3,226,772 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Benefit |  |  | (177,917 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (177,917 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,393,131 | ) |  |  | (1,393,131 | )
Ending balance |  |  | 1,957,083 |  |  |  | 1,091,772 |  |  |  | 3,048,855 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Less: current portion |  |  | (711,667 | ) |  |  | (433,968 | ) |  |  | (1,145,635 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total non-current portion |  | $ | 1,245,416 |  |  | $ | 657,804 |  |  | $ | 1,903,220 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |

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