Finance of America Companies Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)

 

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

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non-accelerated

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

12b-2

As of November 12, 2021, 58,936,744 of the registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts or statements of current conditions, but instead represent only management’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. It is possible that our actual results, financial condition and liquidity may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results, financial condition and liquidity in these forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this report. Results for any specified quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any future period. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties including, among others; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business; changes in prevailing interest rates or U.S. monetary policies that affect interest rates that may have a detrimental effect on our business; the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors in our markets; our ability to obtain sufficient capital to meet the financing requirements of our business; the use estimates in measuring or determining the fair value of the majority of our assets and liabilities; the possibility of disruption in the secondary home loan market, including the mortgage-backed securities market; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the SEC on May 25, 2021, as such factors may be further updated from time to time in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC.

The Company may use its website as a distribution channel of material company information. Financial and other important information regarding the Company is routinely posted on and accessible through the Company’s investor relations website at https://www.financeofamerica.com/investors. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about the Company when you enroll your email address by visiting “Email Alerts” under the “News & Events” tab of our investor relations website. Information on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference herein and is not a part of this Form 10-Q.

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the Company’s consolidated variable interest entities, which are included on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition above, and excludes intercompany balances, retained bonds and beneficial interests that eliminate in consolidation.

 

 

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		Class A Common Stock								Class B Common Stock																				Noncontrolling Interest
		Shares				Amount				Shares				Amount				Additional Paid-in Capital				Retained Earnings / Accumulated Deficit				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss				Class A LLC Units				Amount				Total Equity
Successor:
Balance   at   April   1,   2021			59,881,714			$	6				7			$	—			$	758,243			$	(71,813	)		$	—				131,318,286			$	1,658,545			$	2,344,981
Net (loss) income			—				—				—				—				—				2,265				—				—				(17,089	)			(14,824	)
Noncontrolling   interest contributions			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				24				24
Noncontrolling   interest distributions			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(137	)			(137	)
Equity   based compensation - Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)			—				—				—				—				49,278				—				—				—				—				49,278
Foreign currency translation adjustment			—				—				—				—				—				—				(27	)			—				—				(27	)
Balance   at   June   30,   2021			59,881,714			$	6				7			$	—			$	807,521			$	(69,548	)		$	(27	)			131,318,286			$	1,641,343			$	2,379,295
Net income			—				—				—				—				—				21,384				—				—				28,726				50,110
Noncontrolling   interest distributions			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(418	)			(418	)
Equity based compensation   -   RSUs			—				—				—				—				12,036				—				—				—				—				12,036
Net surrender to settle RSUs			(944,970	)			—				(1	)			—				1,759				—				—				(829,222	)			(10,543	)			(8,784	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			—				—				—				—				—				—				(65	)			—				—				(65	)
Balance at September 30, 2021			58,936,744			$	6				6			$	—			$	821,316			$	(48,164	)		$	(92	)			130,489,064			$	1,659,108			$	2,432,174

 

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Finance of America Companies Inc. (“FoA”, “Company”, or “Successor”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 9, 2020. FoA is a financial services holding company which, through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading originator and servicer of residential mortgage loans and provider of complementary financial services.

FoA has a controlling financial interest in Finance of America Equity Capital LLC (“FoA Equity” or “Predecessor”). FoA Equity owns all of the outstanding equity interests or has a controlling financial interest in Finance of America Funding LLC (“FOAF”). FOAF wholly owns Finance of America Holdings LLC (“FAH”) and Incenter LLC (“Incenter” and collectively, with FoA Equity, FOAF and FAH, known as “holding company subsidiaries”).

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The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of FoA and its controlled subsidiaries for the Successor three months ended September 30, 2021, the Successor period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021, and the financial statements of FoA Equity and its controlled subsidiaries for the Predecessor periods from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial

 

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statements of the Predecessor as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020. In the opinion of management, such financial information reflects all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for such interim periods in accordance with GAAP. Operating results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period or for the full year. The consolidated interim financial statements, including the significant accounting policies, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of FoA Equity and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020 (Predecessor).

“UP-C”

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Predecessor, prior to the Business Combination, which was determined to be FoA Equity, a limited liability company that was formed in July 2020. Prior to the Business Combination, FoA Equity was a wholly owned subsidiary of UFG Holdings LLC (“UFG”). FoA Equity owned all of the outstanding equity interests or had a controlling financial interest in FOAF. FAH and Incenter LLC were wholly owned subsidiaries of FOAF, and are included in the consolidated financial statements along with their consolidated operating lending subsidiaries and operating service subsidiaries. See Note 1 - Organization and Description of Business for additional information.

The significant accounting policies described below, together with the other notes that follow, are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its controlled subsidiaries and certain variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE when it has both (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, and (2) exposure to benefits and/or losses that could potentially be significant to the entity. Assets and liabilities of VIEs and their respective results of operations are consolidated from the date that the Company became the primary beneficiary through the date that the Company ceases to be the primary beneficiary.

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Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but is reviewed for impairment annually as of October 1 and monitored for interim triggering events on an ongoing basis. If triggering events occur, which indicate goodwill might be impaired between annual tests, goodwill will be tested when such events occur. In making this assessment, the Company considers a number of factors including, but not limited to, operating results, business plans, economic projections, and anticipated future cash flows. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of goodwill impairment. Changes in economic and operating conditions could result in goodwill impairment in future periods. In testing goodwill for impairment, the Company performs a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value including goodwill. If the qualitative assessment determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value including goodwill, the Company will compare the fair value of that reporting unit with its carrying value including goodwill. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is considered impaired with the impairment loss equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill.

The Company accounts for warrants for the Company’s Class A Common Stock at fair value within payables and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition because the warrants do not meet the criteria for classification within equity. The warrants are subject to remeasurement at each statement of financial condition date and any change in fair value is recognized within other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the warrants.

 

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In connection with the Business Combination, concurrently with the Closing, the Company entered into Tax Receivable Agreements (“TRA”) with certain owners of FoA Equity prior to the Business Combination (the “TRA Parties”). The TRAs generally provide for payment by the Company to the TRA Parties of 85% of the cash tax benefits, if any, that the Company is deemed to realize (calculated using certain simplifying assumptions) as a result of (i) tax basis adjustments as a result of sales and exchanges of units in connection with or following the Business Combination and certain distributions with respect to units, (ii) the Company’s utilization of certain tax attributes attributable to Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates - NQ L.L.C., a Delaware limited partnership, shareholders (“Blocker GP”), and (iii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the TRAs, including tax benefits attributable to making payments under the TRAs. These tax basis adjustments generated over time may increase (for tax purposes) the depreciation and amortization deductions available to the Company and, therefore, may reduce the amount of U.S. federal, state and local tax that the Company would otherwise be required to pay in the future, although the IRS may challenge all or part of the validity of that tax basis, and a court could sustain such challenge. The tax basis adjustments upon sales or exchanges of units for shares of Class A Common Stock and certain distributions with respect to Class A LLC Units may also decrease gains (or increase losses) on future dispositions of certain assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those assets. Actual tax benefits realized by the Company may differ from tax benefits calculated under the Tax Receivable Agreements as a result of the use of certain assumptions in the TRAs, including the use of an assumed weighted average state and local income tax rate to calculate tax benefits.

The payments that FoA may make under the TRAs are expected to be substantial. The payments under the TRAs are not conditioned upon continued ownership of FoA or FoA Equity by the Continuing Unitholders (as defined in Note 4 - Acquisitions).

The Company accounts for the effects of these increases in tax basis and associated payments under the TRAs arising from exchanges in connection with the Business Combination as follows:

 

 

 

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As of September 30, 2021 (Successor), the Company had a liability of $35.1million related to its projected obligations under the TRA, which is included in deferred purchase price liabilities within payables and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Prior to the Business Combination, a portion of FoA Equity’s earnings were subject to certain U.S. federal and foreign taxes. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the portion of earnings allocable to FoA is subject to corporate level tax rates at the federal, state and local levels. Therefore, the amount of income taxes recorded prior to the Business Combination are not representative of the expenses expected subsequent to the Business Combination.

 

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The benefit of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the Company’s income tax returns is recognized in the financial statements if such positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit recognized and measured pursuant to the interpretation are referred to as “unrecognized benefits.” A liability is recognized (or amount of net operating loss carryover or amount of tax refundable is reduced) for an unrecognized tax benefit because it represents a potential future obligation to the taxing authority for a tax position that was not recognized. Interest costs and related penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are required to be calculated, if applicable, and are recognized as general and administrative expenses.

The seller earnout is accounted for as contingent consideration and classified as equity. The seller earnout was measured at fair value upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the date of issuance, and will not be subsequently remeasured. The settlement of the seller earnout will be accounted for within equity, if and when, the First or Second Earnout Achievement Date occurs. See Note 22 - Incentive Compensation for additional information.

The Company classified the Sponsor Earnout Agreement as an equity transaction measured at fair value upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the date of issuance, and will not be subsequently remeasured. Additionally, the settlement of the Sponsor Earnout Agreement will be accounted for within equity, if and when the First or Second Sponsor Earnout Achievement Date occurs. See Note 29 - Sponsor Earnout for additional information.

Noncontrolling interest represents the Company’s noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries which are not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the controlling Class A Common Stock ownership of the Company. Net income (loss) is reduced by the portion of net income (loss) that is attributable to noncontrolling interests as well as special allocations related to the Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (“A&R MLTIP”) as defined in the FoA Equity LLC Agreement.

 

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Equity based compensation with service conditions made to employees is measured based on the grant date fair value of the awards and recognized as compensation expense over the period during which the recipient is required to perform services in exchange for the award (the requisite service period). The Company has elected to use a straight line attribution method for recognizing compensation costs relating to awards that have service conditions only. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.

For equity based compensation where there are market conditions as well as service conditions to vesting, the grant date fair value of the awards is recognized as compensation expense using the graded-vesting method over the requisite service period for each separately vesting tranche of the award as if they were multiple awards.

Basic net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding during the Successor periods. Diluted net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and the effect of all dilutive common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive share based compensation awards outstanding during the Successor periods.

For the Predecessor periods, FoA Equity’s capital structure consisted of a single class of outstanding membership units which were held by one member, UFG. Therefore, the Company omitted earnings per unit for the Predecessor periods presented due to the limited number of LLC unit holders.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions due to factors such as changes in the economy, interest rates, secondary market pricing, prepayment assumptions, home prices or discrete events affecting specific borrowers, and such differences could be material.

Certain amounts from the prior period consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial presentation.

 

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