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Promissory Notes-Related Parties
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
PROMISSORY NOTES-RELATED PARTIES

6. PROMISSORY NOTES-RELATED PARTIES

 

January 2018 Notes - In January 2018, FlexShopper, LLC entered into letter agreement with NRNS Capital Holdings LLC (“NRNS”), the manager of which is the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, pursuant to which FlexShopper, LLC issued a subordinated promissory note to NRNS. The principal amount of the January 2018 Note is $1,750,000 as of September 30, 2021. Payments of principal and accrued interest are due and payable by FlexShopper, LLC upon 30 days’ prior written notice from the applicable noteholder and the Company can prepay principal and interest at any time without penalty. However, repayment is not permitted without the consent of the Credit Agreement lender. The Notes bear interest at a rate equal to five (5%) per annum in excess of the non-default rate of interest from time to time in effect under the Credit Agreement entered into on March 6, 2015 computed on the basis of a 360-day year, which equaled 16.25% at September 30, 2021.

 

NRNS amended and restated the Note such that the maturity date of the revised Note was extended to April 1, 2022. As of September 30, 2021, $1,770,338 of principal and accrued and unpaid interest was outstanding on NRNS’s Note.

 

January 2019 Note - On January 25, 2019, FlexShopper, LLC entered into a subordinated debt financing letter agreement with 122 Partners, LLC, as lender, pursuant to which FlexShopper, LLC issued a subordinated promissory note to 122 Partners, LLC (the “January Note”) in the principal amount of $1,000,000. H. Russell Heiser, Jr., FlexShopper’s Chief Financial Officer, is a member of 122 Partners, LLC. The Company paid a commitment fee of 2% to the lender totaling $20,000. Payment of the principal amount and accrued interest under the January 2019 Note was due and payable by FlexShopper, LLC on April 30, 2020 and FlexShopper, LLC can prepay principal and interest at any time without penalty. Amounts outstanding under the January Note bear interest at a rate equal to 5.00% per annum in excess of the non-default rate of interest from time to time in effect under the Credit Agreement, which equaled 16.25% at September 30, 2021. Obligations under the January Note are subordinated to obligations under the Credit Agreement. The January Note is subject to customary representations and warranties and events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, FlexShopper, LLC may be required to repay all amounts outstanding under the January Note. Obligations under the January Note are secured by essentially all of FlexShopper, LLC’s assets, subject to rights of the lenders under the Credit Agreement. On April 30, 2020, pursuant to an amendment to the subordinated debt financing letter agreement, FlexShopper, LLC and 122 Partners, LLC agreed to extend the maturity date of the January Note to April 30, 2021. On March 22, 2021, FlexShopper, LLC executed an amendment to the 122 Partners Note such that the maturity date of the January Note was set at April 1, 2022. No other changes were made to such Note. As of September 30, 2021, $1,011,615 of principal and accrued and unpaid interest was outstanding on the January Note.

 

February 2019 Note - On February 19, 2019, FlexShopper, LLC entered into a letter agreement with NRNS, the manager of which is the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, pursuant to which FlexShopper, LLC issued a subordinated promissory note to NRNS (the “February Note”) in the principal amount of $2,000,000. The Company paid a commitment fee of 2% to the lender totaling $40,000. Payment of principal and accrued interest under the February Note was due and payable by FlexShopper, LLC on June 30, 2021 and FlexShopper, LLC can prepay principal and interest at any time without penalty. Amounts outstanding under the February Note bear interest at a rate equal to five percent (5.00%) per annum in excess of the non-default rate of interest from time to time in effect under the Credit Agreement, which equaled 16.25% at September 30, 2021. Obligations under the February Note are subordinated to obligations under the Credit Agreement. The February Note is subject to customary representations and warranties and events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, FlexShopper, LLC may be required to repay all amounts outstanding under the February Note. Obligations under the February Note are secured by essentially all of FlexShopper, LLC’s assets, subject to rights of the lenders under the Credit Agreement. On March 22, 2021, FlexShopper, LLC executed an amendment to the NRNS and February Note such that the maturity date was set at April 1, 2022. No other changes were made to such Note. As of September 30, 2021, $2,023,243 of principal and accrued and unpaid interest was outstanding on the February Note.

Amounts payable under the promissory notes are as follows:

 

    Debt
Principal		   Interest 
2021   $
-
   $55,196 
2022   $4,750,000   $
-
 

 

Interest expense recognized under these notes amounted to $173,540 and $186,882 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively and $521,242 and $593,738 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.