UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[X]Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 20182019

 

or

 

[  ]Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Transition Period From                      to

 

Commission File Number 333-203707

 

SHEPHERD’S FINANCE, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified on its charter)

 

Delaware 36-4608739
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

 

12627 San Jose13241 Bartram Park Blvd., Suite 203,2401, Jacksonville, FL 32223Florida 32258

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

302-752-2688(302) 752-2688

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

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 [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 Large accelerated filer[  ]Accelerated filer[  ]
 Non-accelerated filer[  ]X]Smaller reporting company[X]
 Emerging growth company[X]  

 

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. [  ][X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
NoneNoneNone

 

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

SHEPHERD’S FINANCE, LLC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 Page
  
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements3
  
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION4
  
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONItem 1. Financial Statements4
  
Item 1. Financial Statements4
Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 20182019 (Unaudited) and December 31, 201720184
  
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 20182019 and 201720185
  
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members’ Capital (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended, March 31,2019 and 20186
  
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 20182019 and 201720187
  
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)8
  
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1819
  
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk3435
  
Item 4. Controls and Procedures3435
  
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION36
  
PART II. OTHER INFORMATIONItem 1. Legal Proceedings3536
  
Item 1A. Risk Factors36
  
Item 1. Legal Proceedings35
Item 1A. Risk Factors35
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds3536
  
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities3537
  
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures3537
  
Item 5. Other Information37
  
Item 5. Other Information35
Item 6. Exhibits3537

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements contained in this Form 10-Q of Shepherd’s Finance, LLC, other than historical facts, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “predict,” or other similar words identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this report, including without limitation, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and include statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectation about, among other things, trends affecting the markets in which we operate, our business, financial condition and growth strategies. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those predicted in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If any of the events described in “Risk Factors” occur, they could have an adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

 

When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep these risk factors, as well as the other cautionary statements in this report and in our 2017Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 in mind. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. We are not obligated to update forward-looking statements.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

  As of 
(in thousands of dollars) 

March 31,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

 
  (Unaudited)    
Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $380  $3,478 
Accrued interest receivable  966   720 
Loans receivable, net  39,692   30,043 
Foreclosed assets  1,079   1,036 
Property, plant and equipment, net  1,033   1,020 
Other assets  92   58 
         
Total assets $43,242  $36,355 
         
Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Equity and Members’ Capital        
         
Liabilities        
         
Customer interest escrow $786  $935 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  478   705 
Accrued interest payable  1,373   1,353 
Notes payable secured, net of deferred financing costs  17,554   11,644 
Notes payable unsecured, net of deferred financing costs  18,002   16,904 
Due to preferred equity member  31   31 
         
Total liabilities  38,224   31,572 
         
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 3 and 9)        
         
Redeemable Preferred Equity        
         
Series C preferred equity $1,130   $1,097 
         
Members’ Capital        
         
Series B preferred equity  1,240   1,240 
Class A common equity  2,648   2,446 
Members’ capital  3,888   3,686 
         
Total liabilities, redeemable preferred equity and members’ capital $43,242  $36,355 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited

For the Three Months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
(in thousands of dollars) 2018  2017 
Interest Income        
Interest and fee income on loans $1,827  $1,174 
Interest expense:        
Interest related to secured borrowings  411   179 
Interest related to unsecured borrowings  450   367 
Interest expense  861   546 
         
Net interest income  966   628 
Less: Loan loss provision  40   11 
         
Net interest income after loan loss provision  926   617 
         
Non-Interest Income        
Gain from foreclosure of assets  -   77 
         
Total non-interest income  -   77 
         
Income  926   694 
         
Non-Interest Expense        
Selling, general and administrative  617   448 
Depreciation and amortization  17   6 
Impairment loss on foreclosed assets  5   49 
         
Total non-interest expense  639   503 
         
Net Income $287  $191 
         
Earned distribution to preferred equity holders  63   31 
         
Net income attributable to common equity holders $224  $160 
(in thousands of dollars) 

March 31, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

 
  (Unaudited)    
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $1,912  $1,401 
Accrued interest receivable  697   568 
Loans receivable, net  49,991   46,490 
Foreclosed assets  6,069   5,973 
Premises and equipment  1,030   1,051 
Other assets  80   327 
Total assets $59,779  $55,810 
Liabilities and Members’ Capital        
Customer interest escrow $1,289  $939 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  581   724 
Accrued interest payable  2,098   2,140 
Notes payable secured, net of deferred financing costs  26,085   23,258 
Notes payable unsecured, net of deferred financing costs  23,231   22,635 
Due to preferred equity member  34   32 
Total liabilities $53,318  $49,728 
         
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)        
         
Redeemable Preferred Equity        
Series C preferred equity $2,457  $2,385 
         
Members’ Capital        
Series B preferred equity  1,380   1,320 
Class A common equity  2,624   2,377 
Members’ capital $4,004  $3,697 
         
Total liabilities, redeemable preferred equity and members’ capital $59,779  $55,810 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes In Members’ CapitalOperations - Unaudited

For the Three Months Endedended March 31, 2019 and 2018

 

(in thousands of dollars) 

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2018

 
    
Members’ capital, beginning balance $3,686 
Net income  287 
Earned distributions to preferred equity holders  (63)
Distributions to common equity holders  (22)
Members’ capital, ending balance $3,888 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
(in thousands of dollars) 2018  2017 
       
Cash flows from operations        
Net income $287  $191 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities        
Amortization of deferred financing costs  48   64 
Provision for loan losses  40   11 
Net loan origination fees deferred  85   198 
Change in deferred origination expense  (23)  (64)
Impairment of foreclosed assets  5   49 
Depreciation and amortization  17   6 
Gain from foreclosure of assets  -   (77)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Other assets  (39)  9 
Accrued interest receivable  (246)  (40)
Customer interest escrow  (149)  209 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (207)  119 
         
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  (182)  675 
         
Cash flows from investing activities        
Loan originations and principal collections, net  (9,751)  (4,221)
Investment in foreclosed assets  (48)  (145)
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets  -   1,890 
Property plant and equipment additions  (25)  (556)
         
Net cash used in investing activities  (9,824)  (3,032)
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Contributions from redeemable preferred equity  -   440 
Contributions from preferred equity holders  -   10 
Distributions to preferred equity holders  (30)  (28)
Distributions to common equity holders  (22)  (12)
Proceeds from secured note payable  7,581   2,001 
Repayments of secured note payable  (1,665)  (2,595)
Proceeds from unsecured notes payable  4,479   4,144 
Redemptions/repayments of unsecured notes payable  (3,400)  (2,573)
Deferred financing costs paid  (35)  (10)
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  6,908   1,377 
         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (3,098)   (980)
         
Cash and cash equivalents        
Beginning of period  3,478   1,566 
End of period $380  $586 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Cash paid for interest $813  $488 
         
Non-cash investing and financing activities        
Earned but not paid distribution of preferred equity holders $33  $31 
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
(in thousands of dollars) 2019  2018 
Interest Income        
Interest and fee income on loans $2,432  $1,707 
Interest expense:        
Interest related to secured borrowings  681   411 
Interest related to unsecured borrowings  625   450 
Interest expense  1,306   861 
         
Net interest income  1,126   846 
Less: Loan loss provision  47   40 
         
Net interest income after loan loss provision  1,079   806 
         
Non-Interest Income        
Gain from foreclosure of assets  -   - 
         
Total non-interest income  -   - 
         
Income  1,079   806 
         
Non-Interest Expense        
Selling, general and administrative  624   497 
Depreciation and amortization  23   17 
Impairment loss on foreclosed assets  80   5 
         
Total non-interest expense  727   519 
         
Net Income $352  $287 
         
Earned distribution to preferred equity holders  105   63 
         
Net income attributable to common equity holders $247  $224 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital - Unaudited

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(in thousands of dollars) 

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2019

  

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2018

 
       
Members’ capital, beginning balance $3,697  $3,686 
Net income  352   287 
Contributions from members (preferred)  60   - 
Earned distributions to preferred equity holders  (105)  (63)
Distributions to common equity holders  -   (22)
Members’ capital, ending balance $4,004  $3,888 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
(in thousands of dollars) 2019  2018 
       
Cash flows from operations        
Net income $352  $287 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities        
Amortization of deferred financing costs  65   48 
Provision for loan losses  47   40 
Net loan origination fees deferred  54   85 
Change in deferred origination expense  5   (23)
Impairment of foreclosed assets  80   5 
Depreciation and amortization  20   17 
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:        
Other assets  247   (39)
Accrued interest receivable  (129)  (246)
Customer interest escrow  350   (149)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (185)  (207)
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  906   (182)
         
Cash flows from investing activities        
Loan originations and principal collections, net  (3,606)  (9,751)
Investment in foreclosed assets  (176)  (48)
Property plant and equipment additions  -   (25)
         
Net cash used in investing activities  (3,782)  (9,824)
         
Cash flows from financing activities        
Contributions from preferred equity holders  60   - 
Distributions to preferred equity holders  (32)  (30)
Distributions to common equity holders  -   (22)
Proceeds from secured note payable  5,262   7,581 
Repayments of secured note payable  (2,459)  (1,665)
Proceeds from unsecured notes payable  3,925   4,479 
Redemptions/repayments of unsecured notes payable  (3,087)  (3,400)
Deferred financing costs paid  (282)  (35)
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  3,387   6,908 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  511   (3,098)
         
Cash and cash equivalents        
Beginning of period  1,401   3,478 
End of period $1,912  $380 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Cash paid for interest $1,348  $813 
         
Non-cash investing and financing activities        
Earned but not paid distribution of preferred B equity holders $34  $33 
Earned but not paid preferred C equity holders  72   33 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

Information presented throughout these notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) is in thousands of dollars.

 

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

 

Description of Business

 

Description of Business

Shepherd’s Finance, LLC and subsidiary (the “Company”, “we”, or “our”) was originally formed as a Pennsylvania limited liability company on May 10, 2007. We areThe Company is the sole member of a consolidating subsidiary, 84 REPA, LLC. The Company operatedoperates pursuant to an operating agreementits Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, as amended, by and among Daniel M. Wallach and the other members of the Company from its inception througheffective as of March 29, 2012, at which time it adopted an amended and restated operating agreement.16, 2017.

 

As of March 31, 2018,2019, the Company extends commercial loans to residential homebuilders (in 1721 states) to:

 

 construct single family homes,
 develop undeveloped land into residential building lots, and
 purchase and improve for sale older homes.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying (a) interim condensed consolidated balance sheet as of MarchDecember 31, 2018, which has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements, and (b) unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. While certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), management believes that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the unaudited interim condensed consolidated information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The consolidated results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.2019. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 20172018 consolidated financial statements and notes thereto (the “2018 Financial Statements”) included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 20172018 (the “2017 Statements”“2018 Form 10-K”). The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 2 -Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the 20172018 Financial Statements.

 

Accounting Standards Adopted in the Period

 

ASUAccounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01, “FinancialFinancial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (An Amendment of FASB ASC 825).IssuedThe Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-01 in January 2016, ASU 2016-01and it was intended to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with improved decision-making information. The amendments of ASU 2016-01 include: (i) requiring equity investments, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in the consolidation of an investee, to be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net income; (ii) requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values; and (iii) clarifying that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets.

 

ASU 2016-01 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2016-01 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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ASU 2014-09, “RevenueRevenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014-09 added FASB ASCAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and superseded revenue recognition requirements in FASB ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition,” and certain cost guidance in FASB ASC Topic 605-35, Revenue Recognition – Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue when (or as) an entity transfers control of goods or services to a customer at the amount to which the entity expects to be entitled. Depending on whether certain criteria are met, revenue should be recognized either over time, in a manner that depicts the entity’s performance, or at a point in time, when control of the goods or services is transferred to the customer.ASU 2014-09 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Revenue

On January 1, 2018, the Company implemented Accounting Standards UpdateASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, codified at ASC Topic 606. The Company adopted ASC Topic 606 using the modified retrospective transition method. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no uncompleted customer contracts and, as a result, no cumulative transition adjustment was made during the first quarter of 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018 are presented under ASC Topic 606, while prior period amounts continue to be reported under legacy U.S. GAAP.

 

The majority of the Company’s revenue is generated through interest earned on financial instruments, including loans, which falls outside the scope of ASC Topic 606. All of the Company’s revenue that is subject to ASC Topic 606 would be included in non-interest income; however, not all non-interest income is subject to ASC Topic 606. The Company had no contract liabilities or unsatisfied performance obligations with customers as of March 31, 2018.

2019.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with current period presentation.

 

2. Fair Value

 

There has beenThe Company had no change in ourfinancial instruments measured at fair value policy duringon a recurring basis as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

The following tables present the balances of non-financial instruments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017.2018.

 

        Quoted Prices       
        in Active
Markets for
  Significant
Other
  Significant 
  March 31, 2019  Identical  Observable  Unobservable 
  Carrying  Estimated  Assets  Inputs  Inputs 
  Amount  Fair Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
                
Foreclosed assets $6,069  $6,069  $  $  $6,069 
Impaired assets  2,617   2,617         2,617 
Total $8,686  $8,686  $  $  $8,686 

March 31, 2018

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        Quoted Prices       
        in Active  Significant    
        Markets for  Other  Significant 
  December 31, 2018  Identical  Observable  Unobservable 
  Carrying  Estimated  Assets  Inputs  Inputs 
  Amount  Fair Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
                
Foreclosed assets $5,973  $5,973  $  $  $5,973 
Impaired assets  2,503   2,503         2,503 
Total $8,476  $8,476  $  $  $8,476 

 

        Quoted       
        Prices       
        in Active       
        Markets  Significant    
        for  Other  Significant 
        Identical  Observable  Unobservable 
  Carrying  Estimated  Assets  Inputs  Inputs 
  Amount  Fair Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
                     
Foreclosed assets $1,079  $1,079  $  $  $1,079 

December 31, 2017

        Quoted       
        Prices       
        in Active       
        Markets  Significant    
        for  Other  Significant 
        Identical  Observable  Unobservable 
  Carrying  Estimated  Assets  Inputs  Inputs 
  Amount  Fair Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
                     
Foreclosed assets $1,036  $1,036  $  $  $1,036 

The table below is a summary of fair value estimates for financial instruments and the level of the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurements are categorized at the periods indicated:

 

March 31, 2018

        Quoted Prices       
        in Active  Significant    
        Markets for  Other  Significant 
  March 31, 2019  Identical  Observable  Unobservable 
  Carrying  Estimated  Assets  Inputs  Inputs 
  Amount  Fair Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Financial Assets                    
Cash and cash equivalents $1,912  $1,912  $1,912  $  $ 
Loans receivable, net  49,991   49,991         49,991 
Accrued interest on loans  697   697         697 
Financial Liabilities                    
Customer interest escrow  1,289   1,289         1,289 
Notes payable secured, net  26,085   26,085         26,085 
Notes payable unsecured, net  23,231   23,231         23,231 
Accrued interest payable  2,098   2,098         2,098 

 

        Quoted Prices       
        in Active  Significant    
        Markets for  Other  Significant 
        Identical  Observable  Unobservable 
  Carrying  Estimated  Assets  Inputs  Inputs 
  Amount  Fair Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Financial Assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents $380  $380  $380  $  $ 
Loans receivable, net  39,692   39,692         39,692 
Accrued interest receivable  966   966         966 
Financial Liabilities:                    
Customer interest escrow  786   786         786 
Notes payable related party  1,000   1,000         1,000 
Notes payable secured  16,554   16,554         16,554 
Notes payable unsecured, net  18,002   18,002         18,002 
Accrued interest payable  1,373   1,373         1,373 

December 31, 2017

      Quoted Prices            Quoted Prices      
      in Active            in Active Significant    
      

Markets

for

 Significant Other Significant       Markets for Other Significant 
      Identical Observable Unobservable  December 31, 2018  Identical  Observable  Unobservable 
 Carrying Estimated Assets Inputs Inputs  Carrying Estimated Assets Inputs Inputs 
 Amount Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3  Amount  Fair Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
Financial Assets:                    
Financial Assets                    
Cash and cash equivalents $3,478  $3,478  $3,478  $  $  $1,401  $1,401  $1,401  $  $ 
Loans receivable, net  30,043   30,043         30,043   46,490   46,490         46,490 
Accrued interest receivable  720   720         720 
Financial Liabilities:                    
Accrued interest on loans  568   568         568 
Financial Liabilities                    
Customer interest escrow  935   935         935   939   939         939 
Notes payable secured  11,644   11,644         11,644 
Notes payable secured, net  23,258   23,258         23,258 
Notes payable unsecured, net  16,904   16,904         16,904   22,635   22,635         22,635 
Accrued interest payable  1,353   1,353         1,353   2,140   2,140         2,140 

 

3. Financing Receivables

 

Financing receivables are comprised of the following as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017:2018:

 

 

March 31,

2018

 

December 31,

2017

  March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 
          
Loans receivable, gross $42,201  $32,375  $52,931  $49,127 
Less: Deferred loan fees  (932)  (847) (1,303) (1,249)
Less: Deposits  (1,573)  (1,497) (1,707) (1,510)
Plus: Deferred origination expense  133   109 
Plus: Deferred origination costs 303 308 
Less: Allowance for loan losses  (137)  (97)  (233)  (186)
             
Loans receivable, net $39,692  $30,043  $49,991 $46,490 

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Commercial Construction and Development Loans

 

Commercial Loans – Construction Loan Portfolio Summary

 

As of March 31, 2018, we have 642019, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 289 commercial construction and seven development loans with 75 borrowers all of whom, including our three development loan customers (the “Hoskins Group,” consisting of Benjamin Marcus Homes, LLC, Investor’s Mark Acquisitions, LLC, and Mark Hoskins, being the largest of the three), borrow money for the purpose of building new homes.in 21 states.

 

The following is a summary of ourthe loan portfolio to builders for home construction loans as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017:2018:

 

Year 

Number of

States

  

Number

of Borrowers

  

Number of

Loans

  Value of Collateral(1)  Commitment Amount  

Gross

Amount

Outstanding

 

Loan to Value

Ratio(2)

  Loan Fee   

Number of

States

 

Number of

Borrowers

 

Number of

Loans

  Value of Collateral(1)  Commitment Amount  

Gross

Amount

Outstanding

 

Loan to Value

Ratio(2)

  Loan Fee 
2019   21   75   289  $111,976  $75,343  $46,662   67%(3)  5%
2018  17   64   199  $84,753  $54,773  $36,959   65%(3)  5%   18   75   259   102,808   68,364   43,107   67%(3)  5%
2017  16   52   168   75,931   47,087   29,563   62%(3)  5%

 

(1)The value is determined by the appraised value.
  
(2)The loan to value ratio is calculated by taking the commitment amount and dividing by the appraised value.
  
(3)Represents the weighted average loan to value ratio of the loans.

 

Commercial Loans – Real Estate Development Loan Portfolio Summary

 

The following is a summary of our loan portfolio to builders for land development as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017:2018:

 

Year Number of States  Number of Borrowers  

Number

of Loans(4)

  Gross Value of Collateral(1)  Commitment Amount(3)  

Gross Amount

Outstanding

 

Loan to Value

Ratio(2)

  Loan Fee  Number of
States
 Number of
Borrowers
  

Number of
Loans

  

Gross

Value of
Collateral(1)

 Commitment Amount(2)  

Gross Amount

Outstanding

 

Loan to Value

Ratio(3)

  Loan Fee 
2019   3   3   7  $11,564  $8,010  $6,269   54% $1,000 
2018  3   3   6  $8,019  $6,362  $5,242   65% $1,000    3   4   9   10,134   7,456   6,020   59%  1,000 
2017  1   1   3   4,997   4,600   2,811   56%  1,000 

 

(1)The value is determined by the appraised value adjusted for remaining costs to be paid. PartA portion of this collateral is $1,240$1,380 and $1,320 as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018, respectively, of preferred equity in our Company. In the event of a foreclosure on the property securing these loans, the portion of our collateral that is preferred equity might be difficult to sell, which may impact our ability to eliminaterecover the loan balance. PartIn addition, a portion of the collateral value is estimated based on the selling prices anticipated for the homes.
 
(2)The commitment amount does not include letters of credit and cash bonds.
(3)The loan to value ratio is calculated by taking the outstanding amount and dividing by the appraised value calculated as described above.

(3)The commitment amount does not include letters of credit and cash bonds.
(4)As of December 31, 2017, our development loans consisted of borrowings which originated in December 2011 and to which we refer throughout this report as the “Pennsylvania Loans”. During the first quarter of 2018, we added one additional development loan to the Pennsylvania Loans.11

 

Credit Quality Information

 

The following table presentstables present credit-related information at the “class” level in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards CodificationFASB ASC 310-10-50,Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Finance Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. See our 2018 Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the SEC, for more information.

Gross finance receivables – By risk rating:

 

 

March 31,

2018

 

December 31,

2017

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
          
Pass $31,194  $25,656  $47,941  $43,402 
Special mention  7,231   6,719   2,373   3,222 
Classified – accruing  3,776          
Classified – nonaccrual        2,617   2,503 
        
Total $42,201  $32,375  $52,931  $49,127 

 

Gross finance receivables – Method of impairment calculation:

 

 

March 31,

2018

 

December 31,

2017

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
          
Performing loans evaluated individually $11,217  $14,992  $20,882  $19,037 
Performing loans evaluated collectively  27,208   17,383   29,432   27,587 
Non-performing loans without a specific reserve  3,776      2,311   2,204 
Non-performing loans with a specific reserve        306   299 
Total $42,201  $32,375 
        
Total evaluated collectively for loan losses $52,931  $49,127 

 

AtAs March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, there were no loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.

Impaired Loans

The following is a summary of our impaired nonaccrual commercial construction loans as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
       
Unpaid principal balance (contractual obligation from customer) $2,617  $2,503 
Charge-offs and payments applied  -   - 
Gross value before related allowance  2,617   2,503 
Related allowance  (29)  (20)
Value after allowance $2,588  $2,483 

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Concentrations

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of loans receivable. Our concentration risks for individual borrowersour top three customers listed by geographic real estate market are summarized in the table below:

 

 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
  Percent of   Percent of   Percent of   Percent of 
 Borrower Loan Borrower Loan  Borrower Loan Borrower Loan 
 City Commitments  City Commitments  City Commitments  City Commitments 
                  
Highest concentration risk Pittsburgh, PA  21% Pittsburgh, PA  22% Pittsburgh, PA  23% Pittsburgh, PA  23%
Second highest concentration risk Sarasota, FL  6% Sarasota, FL  7% Orlando, FL  13% Orlando, FL  13%
Third highest concentration risk Orlando, FL  5% Savannah, GA  5% Cape Coral, FL  4% Cape Coral, FL  4%

 

4. Foreclosed Assets

 

RollThe following table is a roll forward of foreclosed assets:

 

  

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2018

  

Year

Ended

December 31,

2017

  

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2017

 
          
Beginning balance $1,036  $2,798  $2,798 
Additions for construction/development  48   317   296 
Sale proceeds  -   (1,890)  (1,890)
Gain on sale  -   77   77 
Impairment loss on foreclosed assets  (5)  (266)  (202)
Ending balance $1,079  $1,036  $1,079 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2019

  

Year

Ended

December 31, 2018

  

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2018

 
          
Beginning balance $5,973  $1,036  $1,036 
Additions from loans  -   4,738   - 
Additions for construction/development  176   1,608   48 
Sale proceeds  -   (809)  - 
Gain on sale  -   -   - 
Loss on sale  -   (103)  - 
Gain on foreclosure  -   19   - 
Loss on foreclosure  -   (47)  - 
Impairment loss on foreclosed assets  (80)  (468)  (5)
Ending balance $6,069  $5,973  $1,079 

5. Borrowings

 

The following table displays our borrowings and a ranking of priority:

 

 Priority Rank  

March 31,

2018

 

December 31,

2017

  Priority Rank  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
Borrowing Source                       
Purchase and sale agreements and other secured borrowings  1  $16,559  $11,644  1  $25,382  $22,521 
Secured line of credit from affiliates  2   1,000    
Secured lines of credit from affiliates 2   758   816 
Unsecured line of credit (senior)  3   500     3   500   500 
Other unsecured debt (senior subordinated)  4   1,007   279  4   1,008   1,008 
Unsecured Notes through our public offering, gross  5   13,785   14,121 
Unsecured notes through our public offering, gross 5   18,831   17,348 
Other unsecured debt (subordinated)  5   2,387   2,617  5   2,756   3,401 
Other unsecured debt (junior subordinated)  6   590   173  6   590   590 
           
Total     $35,828  $28,834     $49,825  $46,184 

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The following table shows the maturity of outstanding debt as of March 31, 2018.2019:

 

Year Maturing 

Total

Amount

Maturing

  

Public

Offering

  Other Unsecured  

Purchase

and Sale

Agreements

and other secured borrowings

 
             
2018 $22,413   $3,547   $1,954  $16,912 
2019  4,876    4,029    833   14 
2020  2,269    2,154    100   15 
2021  3,904    3,889    -   15 
2022 and thereafter  2,366    166    1,597   603 
Total $35,828   $13,785   $4,484  $17,559 

Year Maturing 

Total Amount

Maturing

  

Public

Offering

  Other
Unsecured
  Secured
Borrowings
 
2019 $32,914  $5,521  $1,887  $25,506 
2020  5,073   4,006   1,052   15 
2021  7,202   7,187   -   15 
2022  3,841   2,079   1,746   16 
2023 and thereafter  795   38   169   588 
Total $49,825  $18,831  $4,854  $26,140 

Secured Borrowings

Purchase and Sale Agreements

In March 2018, we entered into the Seventh Amendment (the “Seventh Amendment”) to our Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “S.K. Funding LPSA”) with S.K. Funding, LLC (“S.K. Funding”).

The purpose of the Seventh Amendment was to allow S.K. Funding to purchase a portion of the Pennsylvania Loans for a purchase price of $649 under parameters different from those specified in the S.K. Funding LPSA.

The timing of the Company’s principal and interest payments to S.K. Funding under the Seventh Amendment, and S.K. Funding’s obligation to fund the Pennsylvania Loans, vary depending on the total principal amount of the Pennsylvania Loans outstanding at any time, as follows:

If the total principal amount exceeds $1,000, S.K. Funding must fund the amount between $1,000 and less than or equal to $3,500.
If the total principal amount is less than $4,500 the Company will also repay S.K. Funding’s principal as principal payments are received on the Pennsylvania Loans from the underlying borrowers in the amount by which the total principal amount is less than $4,500 until S.K. Funding’s principal has been repaid in full.
The interest rate accruing to S.K. Funding under the Seventh Amendment is 10.5% calculated on a 365/366-day basis.

The Seventh Amendment has a term of 24 months and will automatically renew for an additional six-month term unless either party gives written notice of its intent not to renew at least six months prior to the end of a term. S.K. Funding will have a priority position as compared to the Company in the case of a default by any of the borrowers.

 

Lines of Credit

 

During March  2018, we borrowed $1,000 against our line of credit with our Chief Executive Officer and his wife. Interest was $4 and $0 in the first quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The interest rate for this borrowing was 4.4% as of March 31, 2018.

During July 2017, we entered into a line of credit agreement (the “Shuman LOC Agreement”) with a group of lenders (collectively, “Shuman”). Pursuant to the Shuman LOC Agreement, Shuman provides us with a revolving line of credit (the “Shuman LOC”) with the following terms:

Principal not to exceed $1,325;
Secured with assignments of certain notes and mortgages;
Cost of funds to us of 10%; and
Due in July 2018 unless extended by Shuman for one or more additional 12-month periods.

The Shuman LOC was fully borrowed as of March 31, 2018

During October 2017, we entered into a line of credit agreement (the “Swanson LOC Agreement”) with Paul Swanson. Pursuant to the Swanson LOC Agreement, Mr. Swanson provides us with a revolving line of credit (the “Swanson LOC”) with the following terms:

Principal not to exceed $4,000;
Secured with assignments of certain notes and mortgages;
Cost of funds to us of 10%; and
Duein January 2019 unless extended by Mr. Swanson for one or more additional 15-month periods.

As of March 31, 2018, we2019, the Company had borrowed $758 on its lines of credit from affiliates, which have borrowed $3,851 under the Swanson LOC.a total limit of $2,500.

Mortgage Payable

During the first quarter of 2018, we entered into a commercial mortgage on our office building with the following terms:

Principal not to exceed $660;
Secured with assignments of certain notes and mortgages;
Interest rate at 5.07% per annum based on a year of 360 days; and
Due in January 2033.

SummaryDeferred Financing Cost

 

The Purchase and Sale Agreements and Linesfollowing is a roll forward of Creditsecured deferred financing costs:

  Three Months  Year  Three Months 
  Ended  Ended  Ended 
  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018  March 31, 2018 
          
Deferred financing costs, beginning balance $104  $  $ 
Additions     104   5 
Deferred financing costs, ending balance $104  $104  $5 
Less accumulated amortization  (50)  (25)   
Deferred financing costs, net $54  $79  $5 

Summary

Borrowings secured by loan assets are summarized below:

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
     Due from     Due from 
  

Book Value of

Loans which

  Shepherd’s
Finance to Loan
  

Book Value of

Loans which

  Shepherd’s
Finance to Loan
 
  Served as
Collateral
  

Purchaser or

Lender

  

Served as

Collateral

  

Purchaser or

Lender

 
Loan Purchaser                
Builder Finance, Inc. $9,578  $6,254  $8,742  $5,294 
S.K. Funding, LLC  12,693   6,907   11,788   6,408 
                 
Lender                
Stephen K. Shuman  1,855   1,325   2,051   1,325 
Paul Swanson  9,476   7,000   8,079   5,986 
                 
Total $33,602  $21,486  $30,660  $19,013 

 

  March 31, 2018  December 31, 2017 
     Due From     Due From 
  Book Value of  Shepherd’s  Book Value of  Shepherd’s 
  Loans which  Finance to Loan  Loans which  Finance to Loan 
  Served as
Collateral
  

Purchaser or

Lender

  

Served as

Collateral

  

Purchaser or

Lender

 
Loan Purchaser                
Builder Finance, Inc. $7,506  $4,262  $7,483  $4,089 
S.K. Funding  13,046   6,463   9,128   4,134 
                 
Lender                
Shuman  2,134   1,325   1,747   1,325 
Paul Swanson  5,147   3,851   2,518   2,096 
                 
Total $27,833  $15,901  $20,876  $11,644 
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Unsecured Borrowings

 

Other Unsecured Debts

Our other unsecured debts are detailed below:

       Principal Amount Outstanding
as of
 
  Maturity Interest  March 31,  December 31, 
Loan Date Rate(1)  2018  2017 
Unsecured Note with Seven Kings Holdings, Inc. August 2018  7.5%  500   500 
               
Unsecured Line of Credit from Builders Finance, Inc. January 2019  10.0%  500   - 
               
Unsecured Line of Credit from Paul Swanson June 2018(2)  10.0%  149   1,904 
               
Subordinated Promissory Note Demand(3)  7.5%  1,125   - 
               
Subordinated Promissory Note December 2019  10.5%  113   113 
               
Subordinated Promissory Note April 2020  10.0%  100   100 
               
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022(4)  10.0%  400   - 
               
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022  1.0%  728   - 
               
Junior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022  22.5%  417   - 
               
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note October 2022  1.0%  279   279 
               
Junior Subordinated Promissory Note October 2022  20.0%  173   173 
               
        $4,484  $3,069 

(1)Interest rate per annum, based upon actual days outstanding and a 365/366 day year.

(2)Due in June 2018 unless extended by Mr. Swanson for one or more additional 15-month periods.

(3)Principal due six months after lender gives notice. This note may be prepaid without fee, premium or penalty.

(4)This note may be prepaid upon lender's request at least 10 days prior to an interest payment and up to $20 of principal.

Unsecured Notes through the Public Offering (“Notes Program”)

 

On March 22, 2019, the Company terminated its second public offering and commenced its third public offering of fixed rate subordinated notes (the “Notes”). The effective interest rate on the Notes offered pursuant to theborrowings through our Notes Program at March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 was 9.16%10.09% and 9.21%10.07%, respectively, not including the amortization of deferred financing costs. There are limited rights of early redemption. We generally offer four durations at any given time, ranging from 12 to 48 months from the date of issuance. The following table shows the roll forward of our Notes Program:

  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2018
  Year Ended
December 31,
2017
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2017
 
          
Gross Notes outstanding, beginning of period $14,121  $11,221  $11,221 
Notes issued  1,309   8,375   4,144 
Note repayments / redemptions  (1,645)  (5,475)  (2,573)
             
Gross Notes outstanding, end of period $13,785  $14,121  $12,792 
             
Less deferred financing costs, net  267   286   357 
             
Notes outstanding, net $13,518  $13,835  $12,435 

  Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2019
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
  Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2018
 
          
Gross Notes outstanding, beginning of period $17,348  $14,121  $14,121 
Notes issued  3,532   9,645   1,309 
Note repayments / redemptions  (2,049)  (6,418)  (1,645)
             
Gross Notes outstanding, end of period $18,831  $17,348  $13,785 
             
Less deferred financing costs, net  454   212   267 
             
Notes outstanding, net $18,377  $17,136  $13,518 

 

The following is a roll forward of deferred financing costs:

 

 Three Months Year Three Months  Three Months Year Three Months 
 Ended Ended Ended  Ended Ended Ended 
 March 31,
2018
  December 31,
2017
  March 31,
2017
  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018  March 31, 2018 
              
Deferred financing costs, beginning balance $1,102  $1,014  $1,014  $1,212  $1,102  $1,102 
Additions  29   88   10   282   117   29 
Disposals     (7)   
Deferred financing costs, ending balance $1,131  $1,102  $1,024   1,494   1,212   1,131 
Less accumulated amortization  (864)  (816)  (667)  (1,040)  (1,000)  (864)
Deferred financing costs, net $267  $286  $357  $454  $212  $267 

 

The following is a roll forward of the accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs:

 

 Three Months Year Three Months  Three Months Year Three Months 
 Ended Ended Ended  Ended Ended Ended 
 March 31,
2018
  December 31,
2017
  March 31,
2017
  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018  March 31, 2018 
              
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance $816  $603  $603  $1,000  $816  $816 
Additions  48   213   64   40   184   48 
Accumulated amortization, ending balance $864  $816  $667  $1,040  $1,000  $864 

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Other Unsecured Debts

Our other unsecured debts are detailed below:

  Maturity Interest  Principal Amount Outstanding as of 
Loan Date Rate(1)  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
Unsecured Note with Seven Kings Holdings, Inc. Demand(2)  9.5% $500  $500 
Unsecured Line of Credit from Builder Finance, Inc. January 2020  10.0%  500   500 
Unsecured Line of Credit from Paul Swanson March 2019  10.0%  -   1,014 
Subordinated Promissory Note September 2019  9.5%  1,125   1,125 
Subordinated Promissory Note December 2019  10.5%  113   113 
Subordinated Promissory Note April 2020  10.0%  100   100 
Subordinated Promissory Notes October 2019  10.0%  150   150 
Subordinated Promissory Note August 2022  11.0%  200   - 
Subordinated Promissory Note September 2020(6)  11.0%  168   - 
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022(3)  10.0%  400   400 
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022(4)  1.0%  728   728 
Junior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022(4)  22.5%  417   417 
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note October 2020(5)  1.0%  279   279 
Junior Subordinated Promissory Note October 2020(5)  20.0%  173   173 
      $4,853  $5,499 

(1)Interest rate per annum, based upon actual days outstanding and a 365/366-day year.

(2)Due six months after lender gives notice.

(3)Lender may require us to repay $20 of principal and all unpaid interest with 10 days’ notice.

(4)These notes were issued to the same holder and, when calculated together, yield a blended return of 11% per annum.

(5)These notes were issued to the same holder and, when calculated together, yield a blended return of 10% per annum.

(6)Due one month after lender gives notice, which notice may not be given prior to August 1, 2020.

 

6. Redeemable Preferred Equity

 

The following is a roll forward of our of Series C cumulative preferred equity (“Series C Preferred Units”):

 

 

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2018

 

Year

Ended

December 31,

2017

 

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2017

  

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2019

 

Year

Ended

December 31, 2018

 

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2018

 
              
Beginning balance $1,097  $  $  $2,385  $1,097  $1,097 
Additions from new investment     1,004   440   -   2,300   - 
Redemptions  -   1,177   - 
Additions from reinvestment  33   93      72   165   33 
                        
Ending balance $1,130  $1,097  $440  $2,457  $2,385  $1,130 

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The following table shows the earliest redemption options for investors in our Series C Preferred Units as of March 31, 2018:2019:

 

Year Maturing Total Amount
Redeemable
 
    
2023 $1,130 
     
Total $1,130 
Year of Available Redemption Total Amount
Redeemable
 
    
2024 $2,457 
     
Total $2,457 

 

7. Members’ Capital

 

There are currently two classes of equity units outstanding:outstanding that the Company classifies as Members’ Capital: Class A common units (“Class A Common Units”) and Series B cumulative preferred units (“Series B Preferred Units”). TheAs of March 31, 2019, the Class A Common Units are held by nineeight members, all of whom have no personal liability. All Class A common members have voting rights in proportion to their capital account. There were 2,629 Class A Common Units outstanding at both March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017.2018.

 

The Series B Preferred Units were issued to the Hoskins Group through a reduction in a loan issued by the Hoskins Group to the Company. In January 2018, our Chief Financial OfficerDecember 2015, the Hoskins Group agreed to purchase 0.1 Series B Preferred Units for $10 at each closing of a lot to a third party in the Hamlet’s and Executive Vice PresidentTuscany subdivision. As of Operations purchased 2% and 1%March 31, 2019, the Hoskins Group owns a total of our outstanding Class A Common13.8 Series B Preferred Units, respectively, from our CEO. In March 2018, our Executive Vice Presidentwhich were issued for a total of Sales purchased 14.3% of our outstanding Class A Common Units from our CEO.$1,380.

 

8. Related Party Transactions

 

As of March 31, 2018, each2019, the Company had $1,108, $250, and $384 available to borrow against the line of our two independent managers own 1%credit from Daniel M. Wallach (our Chief Executive Officer and chairman of our Class A Common Units. Asthe board of March 31, 2018, our CFO,managers) and his wife, the line of credit from the 2007 Daniel M. Wallach Legacy Trust, and the line of credit from William Myrick (our Executive Vice President of Operations, and Executive Vice President of Sales each own 2%Sales), 2%, and 15.3% of our Class A Common Units, respectively.

In March 2018, we borrowed $1,000 against our line of credit with our CEO and his wife. A more detailed description is included in Note 5 above. This borrowing is included6 of our 2018 Financial Statements. These borrowings are in notes payable secured, net of deferred financing costs on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In February 2018, we issued a Subordinated Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1,125 to a trust affiliated with Seven Kings Holdings, Inc. One of our independent managers, Kenneth R. Summers, is the trustee of that trust. This borrowing is included in notes payable unsecured, net of deferred financing costs on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In March 2018, we issued a Senior Subordinated Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400 to family members of one of our CEO.This borrowing is included in the notes payable unsecured, net of deferred financing costs on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In March 2018, we issued a Senior Subordinated Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400 to family members of one of our CEO.

 

9. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Unfunded commitments to extend credit, which have similar collateral, credit risk, and market risk to our outstanding loans, were $18,935$30,422 and $19,312$25,258 at March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.

 

10. Selected Quarterly Condensed Consolidated Financial Data (Unaudited)

 

Summarized unaudited quarterly condensed consolidated financial data for the four quarters of each of2019 and 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

  

Quarter

1

  

Quarter

4

  

Quarter

3

  

Quarter

2

  

Quarter

1

 
  2018  2017  2017  2017  2017 
                
Net Interest Income after Loan Loss Provision $926  $802  $917  $725  $617 
Non-Interest Income              77 
SG&A expense  617   643   537   456   448 
Depreciation and Amortization  17            6 
Impairment loss on foreclosed assets  5   64   47   106   49 
Net Income $287  $95  $333  $163  $191 
  Quarter 1  Quarter 4  Quarter 3  Quarter 2  Quarter 1 
  2019  2018  2018  2018  2018 
                
Net interest income after loan loss provision $1,079  $914  $783  $876  $806 
Non-interest income     (1)  20       
SG&A expense  624   403   559   571   497 
Depreciation and amortization  23   21   23   21   17 
Loss on sale of foreclosed assets     100   3       
Impairment loss on foreclosed assets  80   379   51   80   5 
Net income $352  $10  $167  $204  $287 

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11. Non-Interest expense detail

 

The following table displays our selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

  

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
 2018 2017  2019  2018 
Selling, general and administrative expenses                
Legal and accounting $143  $96  $127  $143 
Salaries and related expenses  356   254   362   236 
Board related expenses  22   29   16   22 
Advertising  17   17   19   17 
Rent and utilities  10   5   9   10 
Loan and foreclosed asset expenses  8   7   20   8 
Travel  23   15   32   23 
Other  38   25   39   38 
Total SG&A $617  $448  $624  $497 

 

12. Subsequent Events

 

Management of the Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 10, 2018,9, 2019, the date these interim condensed consolidated financial statements were issued.

 

As described more fullyIn April 2019, the Company sold one loan to our Executive Vice President of Sales at its gross loans receivable balance of $214, and as such, no gain or loss was recognized on the sale. The purchase price was funded through a reduction in Note 5, in October 2017, we entered into the Swanson LOC Agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Swanson provided us with the Swanson LOC. We and Mr. Swanson entered into a Master Loan Modification Agreement which modified the Swanson LOC Agreement (the “Modification Agreement”) and is effective and enforceable by us as of April 13, 2018. The Modification Agreement increased the maximum borrowing amount under the Swanson LOC from $4,000 to $7,000. If Mr. Swanson elects not to renew the Modification Agreement, Mr. Swanson must give us written notice at least 120 days before the expiration dateprincipal balance of the then current term. If Mr. Swanson provides such written notice, we must repay $4,000line of the Swanson LOCcredit extended by the expiration date and must repayExecutive Vice President of Sales to the remaining balance on the Swanson LOC by 120 days after the expiration date. Our obligation to repay the Swanson LOC is evidenced by two Modified Promissory Notes from us, one dated April 12, 2018 and evidencing a promise to repay the secured portion of the Swanson LOC and the other dated April 13, 2018 and evidencing a promise to repay the unsecured portion of the Swanson LOC. The Modification Agreement did not affect the other terms of the Swanson LOC Agreement.Company.

 

In April 2018, we fully repaid our line of credit to our CEO and his wife, which had a $1,000 outstanding principal balance as of March 31, 2018.

In February 2016,2019, we entered into a construction loanline of credit agreement (the “Vista Loan Agreement”)Jeffrey Eppinger which provides us with Lex Partners II, LLC (“Lex Partners II”), pursuant to which we extended a construction loan (the “Vista Loan”) to Lex Partners II to be usedrevolving line of credit with the following terms:

Principal not to exceed $1,000;
Secured with assignments of certain notes and mortgages; and
Cost of funds to us of 10%.

In April 2019, the Company signed an unsecured promissory note for the refinance$500 at a rate of a parcel of land located at 1333 Vista Drive, Sarasota, Florida 34239 and the construction of a home thereon (the “Vista Property”). On June 30, 2016, Lex Partners II deeded the Vista Property to 1333 Vista Drive, LLC (the “Property Owner”), an unaffiliated third party, but Lex Partners II remained the borrower on the Vista Loan. As of April 24, 2018, the10% with Paul Swanson. The outstanding principal balance on the Vista Loan was approximately $3,776together with all accrued and the unpaid interest on the Vista Loan was approximately $243.

In February 2018, Lex Partners II defaulted under the Vista Loan by failing to make an interest payment that was due. Subsequently, on April 27, 2018, we and the Property Owner entered into an Agreement (the “Master Agreement”), which requires, among other things, that the Property Owner deed the Vista Property to usis due in lieu of foreclosure. When such deed in lieu of foreclosure is effective, the Master Agreement requires we pay the sum of $50 to the Property Owner. On April 27, 2018, we and the Property Owner executed a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Agreement (the “Deed Agreement”). As required by the Deed Agreement, on April 27, 2018, the Property Owner also executed a Warranty Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure in favor of the Company, pursuant to which the Property Owner deeded the Vista Property to us, and on May 3, 2018, we made the required payment of $50 to the Property Owner.

Pursuant to the Master Agreement, we may complete construction of the single family residence being built on the Vista Property, but we are not required to do so. When we sell the Vista Property, the Master Agreement requires that we pay the first $250 of profit (as defined in the Master Agreement) to the Property Owner, subject to certain limitations contained in the Master Agreement.July 2019.

 

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(All dollar [$] amounts shown in thousands.)

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should also be read in conjunction with our audited annual consolidated financial statements and related notes and other consolidated financial data (the “2018 Financial Statements”) included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018 (the “2018 Form 10-K”). See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” preceding Part I.

 

Overview

 

Net income for the first quarter of 2019 increased by $65 when compared to the same period of 2018. The increase in net income was mainly due to an increase in net interest income of $280, partially offset by increases in loan loss reserve and impairment of $82 and selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses of $127. As of March 31, 2019, we had a total of 19 employees compared to 17 at March 31, 2018.

We had $39,692$49,991 and $30,043$46,490 in loan assets as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. AsIn addition, as of March 31, 2018,2019, we have 199had 289 construction loans in 1721 states with 6475 borrowers and sixseven development loans in three states. As ofstates with three borrowers.

Cash provided by operations increased $1,088 for three months ended March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had four and three development loans, respectively, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Pennsylvania Loans”). In addition, we have various sources of capital, detailed below:

  

March 31,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

 
Capital Source        
Purchase and sale agreements and other secured borrowings $16,559  $11,644 
Secured line of credit from affiliates  1,000    
Unsecured senior line of credit from a bank  500    
Unsecured Notes through our Notes Program  13,785   14,121 
Other unsecured debt  3,984   3,069 
Preferred equity, Series B units  1,240   1,240 
Preferred equity, Series C units  1,130   1,097 
Common equity  2,648   2,446 
         
Total $40,846  $33,617 

Our net income increased for the first quarter of 20182019 as compared to the same period in 2017 due primarily to increased loan originations, which was partially offset by payroll cost increases due to an increase the number of employees, and an increase in our loan loss reserve.

Cash used in operations was $182 as of March 31, 2018 as compared to cash provided by operations of $675 for the same period of 2017.2018. Our decrease in operating cash flow in 2018 is mainly due to an increase in accrued interest receivable of $246 offset by a decrease in interest and other payables of $207. In 2017, our increase in operating cash flow aswas due primarily to higher loan originations.

Loan originations increased by $3,024 or 19% to $18,981 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 compared to net income, was due to an increase in accrued expensesthe same period of $119, an increase in interest escrow of $209, and an increase in interest and other payables of $119.2018.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

To assist in evaluating our interim condensed consolidated financial statements, we describe below the critical accounting estimates that we use. We consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: (1) the accounting estimate requires us to make assumptions about matters that were highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimate was made, and (2) changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, or use of different estimates that we reasonably could have used, would have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations. See our 2018 Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the SEC, for more information on our critical accounting estimates. No material changes to our critical accounting estimates have occurred since December 31, 20172018 unless listed below.

 

Loan Losses

 

Fair value of collateral has the potential to impact the calculation of the loan loss provision (the amount we have expensed over time in anticipation of loan losses we have not yet realized). Specifically, relevant to the allowance for loan loss reserve is the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the outstanding loan balances. Fair value measurements are an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Due to a rapidly changing economic market, an erratic housing market, the various methods that could be used to develop fair value estimates, and the various assumptions that could be used, determining the collateral’s fair value requires significant judgment.

 

 March 31, 2018  March 31, 2019 
 Loan Loss  Loan Loss 
 Provision  Provision 
Change in Fair Value Assumption Higher/(Lower)  Higher/(Lower) 
Increasing fair value of the real estate collateral by 35%* $  $- 
Decreasing fair value of the real estate collateral by 35%** $(1,908) $(1,881)

 

* Increases in the fair value of the real estate collateral do not impact the loan loss provision, as the value generally is not “written up.”

 

** Assumes the loans were nonperforming and a book amount of the loans outstanding of $39,692.$49,991.

 

Foreclosed Assets

 

The fair value of real estate will impact our foreclosed asset value, which is recorded at 100% of fair value (after selling costs are deducted).

 

 March 31, 2018  March 31, 2019 
 Foreclosed  Foreclosed 
 Assets  Assets 
Change in Fair Value Assumption Higher/(Lower)  Higher/(Lower) 
Increasing fair value of the foreclosed asset by 35%* $  $- 
Decreasing fair value of the foreclosed asset by 35% $(378)
Decreasing fair value of the foreclosed asset by 35%** $(2,124)

 

* Increases in the fair value of the foreclosed assets do not impact the carrying value, as the value generally is not “written up.” Those gains would be recognized at the sale of the asset.

** Assumes a book amount of the foreclosed assets of $6,069.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

 

Key financial and operating data for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 20172018 are set forth below. For a more complete understanding of our industry, the drivers of our business, and our current period results, this discussion should be read in conjunction with our interim condensed consolidated financial statements, including the related notes and the other information contained in this document.

 

 Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended 
 March 31,  March 31, 
 2018 2017  2019  2018 
Interest Income                
Interest and fee income on loans $1,827  $1,174  $2,432  $1,707 
Interest expense:                
Interest related to secured borrowings  411   179   681   411 
Interest related to unsecured borrowings  450   367   625   450 
Interest expense  861   546   1,306   861 
                
Net interest income  966   628   1,126   846 
Less: Loan loss provision  40   11   47   40 
                
Net interest income after loan loss provision  926   617   1,079   806 
                
Non-Interest Income                
Gain from foreclosure of assets  -   77   -   - 
                
Total non-interest income  -   77   -   - 
                
Income  926   694   1,079   806 
                
Non-Interest Expense                
Selling, general and administrative  617   448   624   497 
Depreciation and amortization  17   6   23   17 
Impairment loss on foreclosed assets  5   49   80   5 
                
Total non-interest expense  639   503   727   519 
                
Net Income $287  $191  $352  $287 
                
Earned distribution to preferred equity holders  63   31   105   63 
                
Net income attributable to common equity holders $224  $160  $247  $224 

 

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Interest Spread

 

The following table displays a comparison of our interest income, expense, fees, and spread:

 

 Three Months Ended  Three Months Ended 
 March 31,  March 31, 
 2018 2017  2019  2018 
Interest Income      *       *       *       * 
Interest income on loans $1,291   13% $780   13% $1,712   13% $1,291   14%
Fee income on loans  536   6%  394   7%  720   6%  416   4%
Interest and fee income on loans  1,827   19%  1,174   20%  2,432   19%  1,707   18%
Interest expense unsecured  402   4%  303   5%  585   5%  402   4%
Interest expense secured  411   4%  179   3%  681   5%  411   4%
Amortization of offering costs  48   1%  64   1%  40   -   48   1%
Interest expense  861   9%  546   9%  1,306   10%  861   9%
Net interest income (spread) $966   10% $628   11% $1,126   9% $846   9%
                                

Weighted average outstanding

loan asset balance

 $37,831      $23,756      $50,886      $37,831     

 

*annualized amount as percentage of weighted average outstanding gross loan balance

 

There are three main components that can impact our interest spread:

 

Difference between the interest rate received (on our loan assets) and the interest rate paid (on our borrowings). The loans we have originated have interest rates which are based on our cost of funds, with a minimum cost of funds of 5%7%. For most loans, the margin is fixed at 2%3%; however, for our development loans the margin is fixed at 7%. FutureLoans originated after June 30, 2018 are at an increase of 1% to approximately 3% margin, older loans are anticipated to be originated at approximately the samea 2% margin. This component is also impacted by the lending of money with no interest cost (our equity).

For both 2018 and 2017, ourthe period ended March 31, 2019, the interest income on loans decreased by 1% compared to the prior year’s same period due to foreclosed assets which we now own (and which are not paying interest) were performing loans in the same period last year. The difference between the interest incomerate received on our loans and the interest expensewe paid was 4%3%, as compared to 5%. The 3% is lower due to the dollar amount of loans that are not paying interest. The 5% from last year was higher than typical because of the dollar amount of loans we had paying default rate interest. Some of those loans have since paid off, and some have become foreclosed assets. While our stated margin is 3%, our actual is different because 1) some loans pay higher than the stated margin, 2) some loans are not paying interest, and 3) the dollar amount of loans may be different than the dollar amount of debt. Another factor that impacts this margin is the percentage of loans which are development loans paying the 7% margin.

We currently anticipate that the difference between our interest income and interest expense will continue to be 4%3% for the remainder of 2018.2019. With the increase in our pricing which started with loans created in the third quarter of 2018, we anticipate our standard margin to be 3% on all future construction loans and 7% on all development loans which yields a blended margin of approximately 3.4%. These factors should yield us a spread in the low 3%’s until the foreclosed asset balance is reduced significantly, and then in the low 4%’s thereafter, assuming no other significant changes to our business. Our largest foreclosed asset, a property in Sarasota, Florida, is completed and on the market.

 

Fee income. Fee income is displayed in the table above. Our construction loans have a 5% fee on the amount that we commit to lend, which is amortized over the expected life of each of those loans; however, we do not recognize a loan fee on our development loans. When loans terminate quicker than their expected life, the remaining unrecognized fee is recognized upon the termination of the loan. When loans exceed their expected life, no additionalOur fee income is recognized. In 2018increased due to a modification fee charged to our fee income decreased 1% due tolargest customer of $125, and an increase in loans that exceeded their expected life. our loan turns.

We currently anticipate that fee income will continue at the same 6% ratebe 5% for the remainder of 2018.2019.

 

Amount of nonperforming assets. Generally, we can have threetwo types of nonperforming assets that negatively affect interest spread: loans not paying interest and foreclosed assets,assets.

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As of March 31, 2019 and cash. We had no nonperforming2018, $2,617 and $3,776, respectively, of loans inwere not paying interest. Slightly more than half of the first quarter2019 amount is due to the death of 2018 and 2017. a customer.

Foreclosed assets do not provide a monthly interest return. The difference between our averageAs of March 31, 2019 and 2018, we had $6,069 and $1,079, respectively, in foreclosed asset balanceassets, which resulted in 2018 as compared to 2017 did not have a majornegative impact on our performance in the first quarter of 2018. interest spread.

The amount of nonperforming assets is expected to riseincrease over the next twelve months,quarter due to work expected onsome of the two lots we currently own, anticipated foreclosure ofnonperforming loans becoming foreclosed assets, and due to idle cash increases related to anticipated large borrowing inflows.will decrease as we sell some of those properties.

 

Non-Interest Income

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, we did not recognize non-interest income compared to the same period in 2017. In the first quarter of 2017, we sold a foreclosed asset and recognized a gain of $77.

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SG&A Expenses

 

The following table displays our SG&A expenses:

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended
March 31,

  

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
 2018  2017  2019  2018 
Selling, general and administrative expenses:        
Selling, general and administrative expenses        
Legal and accounting $143  $96  $127  $143 
Salaries and related expenses  356   254   362   236 
Board related expenses  22   29   16   22 
Advertising  17   17   19   17 
Rent and utilities  10   5   9   10 
Loan and foreclosed asset expenses  8   7   20   8 
Travel  23   15   32   23 
Other  38   25   39   38 
Total SG&A $617  $448  $624  $497 

 

Legal and accounting expensesOur SG&A expense increased $127 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 due to additional work performed relatedsignificantly to the growth of the Company. Payroll increased due to our hiring of nine new employees, which was partially offset by a reduction in our CEO’s salary.following:

Salaries and related expenses increased due to our hiring of additional employees; and
Loan and foreclosed asset expenses increased due to an increase in additional loan title and search fees related to higher originations and an increase in foreclosed asset expenses related to work performed to complete certain of our foreclosed assets.
These items were partially offset by a decrease in accounting expenses that resulted from changing audit firms based on a competitive proposal process.

 

Impairment Loss on Foreclosed Assets

 

We owned six and four foreclosed assets as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, compared to five foreclosed assets that we owned as of December 31, 2017. Tworespectively. Three of the foreclosed assets are lots under construction, one is a completed home, and the remaining two have completed homes on theare land lots. We do not anticipate losses on the sale of foreclosed assets in the future; however, this may be subject to change based on the final selling price of the foreclosed assets. We finished our largest foreclosed asset in Sarasota, Florida and recorded an impairment of $80 during the quarter on that property.

 

Loan Loss Provision

Our loan loss provision increased $29 to $40 duringby $7 for the first quarter of 2018ended March 31, 2019, compared to the same period in 2017of 2018. In both quarters we increased our loan loss percentage on the collective reserve, and the increase of $7 was due to an increase inthe larger loan balances and qualitative reserve percentagein 2019 as a result of the change in housing values.compared to 2018.

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Consolidated Financial Position

 

The following is a roll forward of deferred financing costs:

  Three Months  Year  Three Months 
  Ended  Ended  Ended 
  

March 31,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

  

March 31,

2017

 
          
Deferred financing costs, beginning balance $1,102  $1,014  $1,014 
Additions  29   88   10 
Deferred financing costs, ending balance $1,131  $1,102  $1,024 
Less accumulated amortization  (864)  (816)  (667)
Deferred financing costs, net $267  $286  $357 

The following is a roll forward of the accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs:

  Three Months  Year  Three Months 
  Ended  Ended  Ended 
  

March 31,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

  

March 31,

2017

 
          
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance $816  $603  $603 
Additions  48   213   64 
Accumulated amortization, ending balance $864  $816  $667 

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Loans Receivable

 

Commercial Loans – Construction Loan Portfolio Summary

 

We anticipate that the aggregate balance of our construction loan portfolio will increase as loans near maturity and due toas we have new loan originations.

 

The following is a summary of our loan portfolio to builders for home construction loans as of March 31, 2018.2019:

 

State Number of Borrowers  Number of Loans  Value of Collateral(1)  Commitment Amount  

Gross

Amount

Outstanding

 

Loan to Value

Ratio(2)

   

Loan

Fee

  

Number

of
Borrowers

 

Number

of
Loans

  Value of
Collateral(1)
  Commitment
Amount
  Amount
Outstanding
  Loan to
Value Ratio(2)
  Loan Fee 
Arizona  1   3  $1,830  $1,167  $393   64%  5%
Connecticut  1   1   340   204   44   60%  5%
Colorado  3   6  $3,225  $2,196  $1,244   68%   5%  2   4   2,549   1,739   1,576   68%  5%
Delaware  1   1   244   171   167   70%   5%
Florida  17   56   24,455   16,252   11,588   66%   5%  16   119   33,500   24,195   12,935   72%  5%
Georgia  7   13   9,253   6,038   4,695   65%   5%  6   9   7,233   4,749   3,770   66%  5%
Idaho  1   2   605   423   121   70%  5%
Indiana  2   2   640   448   241   70%   5%  1   2   717   502   312   70%  5%
Michigan  5   24   6,354   4,080   2,634   64%   5%  4   30   7,119   4,863   2,787   68%  5%
New Jersey  3   13   4,298   2,934   1,730   68%   5%  5   14   4,728   3,591   2,881   76%  5%
New York  1   7   2,491   1,444   1,393   58%   5%  2   3   1,175   823   586   70%  5%
North Carolina  3   6   1,650   1,155   809   70%   5%  4   14   3,685   2,538   1,365   69%  5%
North Dakota  1   1   375   263   108   70%   5%  1   1   375   263   242   70%  5%
Ohio  1   3   2,331   1,498   658   64%   5%  3   6   4,787   3,057   1,937   64%  5%
Oregon  1   1   607   425   169   70%   5%  1   3   1,704   1,193   354   70%  5%
Pennsylvania  3   22   16,688   9,434   7,230   57%   5%  3   33   25,543   14,900   10,960   58%  5%
South Carolina  10   29   7,595   5,224   2,990   69%   5%  13   25   9,027   6,296   3,739   70%  5%
Tennessee  1   3   1,120   795   449   71%   5%  2   3   1,120   784   381   70%  5%
Texas  2   3   535   374   143   70%  5%
Utah  1   1   400   280   207   70%   5%  3   7   3,072   2,105   1,141   69%  5%
Virginia  4   11   3,027   2,136   647   71%   5%  2   6   2,104   1,417   953   67%  5%
Wyoming  1   1   228   160   42   70%  5%
Total  64(4)  199  $84,753  $54,773  $36,959   65%(3)  5%  75   289  $111,976  $75,343  $46,662   67%(3)  5%

 

(1)The value is determined by the appraised value.
  
(2)The loan to value ratio is calculated by taking the commitment amount and dividing by the appraised value.
  
(3)Represents the weighted average loan to value ratio of the loans.

(4)One builder borrows in multiple states.23

 

The following is a summary of our loan portfolio to builders for home construction loans as of December 31, 2017:2018:

 

State 

Number

of
Borrowers

  Number of
Loans
  Value of
Collateral(1)
  Commitment
Amount
  Amount
Outstanding
  Loan to
Value Ratio(2)
   Loan
Fee
  

Number

of
Borrowers

 

Number

of
Loans

  Value of
Collateral(1)
  Commitment
Amount
  Amount
Outstanding
  Loan to
Value Ratio(2)
  Loan Fee 
Arizona  1   1  $1,140  $684  $214   60%  5%
Colorado  3   6  $3,224  $2,196  $925   68%   5%  2   4   2,549   1,739   1,433   68%  5%
Delaware  1   1   244   171   147   70%  5%
Florida  15   54   25,368   16,555   10,673   65%  5%  18   104   32,381   22,855   12,430   71%  5%
Georgia  7   13   8,932   5,415   3,535   61%  5%  5   6   5,868   3,744   2,861   64%  5%
Idaho  1   2   605   424   77   70%  5%
Indiana  2   2   895   566   356   63%  5%  2   5   1,567   1,097   790   70%  5%
Michigan  4   25   7,570   4,717   2,611   62%  5%  4   26   5,899   3,981   2,495   67%  5%
New Jersey  2   11   3,635   2,471   1,227   68%  5%  5   15   4,999   3,742   2,820   75%  5%
New York  1   5   1,756   929   863   53%  5%  2   4   1,555   1,089   738   70%  5%
North Carolina  3   6   1,650   1,155   567   70%  5%  5   12   3,748   2,580   1,712   69%  5%
North Dakota  1   1   375   263   227   70%  5%
Ohio  1   1   711   498   316   70%  5%  2   3   3,220   1,960   1,543   61%  5%
Oregon  1   1   607   425   76   70%  5%
Pennsylvania  2   20   15,023   7,649   5,834   51%  5%  3   34   24,808   14,441   10,087   58%  5%
South Carolina  7   18   4,501   3,058   1,445   68%  5%  15   29   9,702   6,738   4,015   69%  5%
Tennessee  1   2   690   494   494   72%  5%  1   2   750   525   347   70%  5%
Texas  1   1   179   125   26   70%  5%
Utah  1   2   790   553   344   70%  5%  4   4   1,788   1,206   486   67%  5%
Virginia  1   1   335   235   150   70%   5%  3   6   1,675   1,172   806   70%  5%
Total  52(4)  168  $75,931  $47,087  $29,563   62%(3)  5%  75   259  $102,808  $68,365  $43,107   67%(3)  5%

(1)The value is determined by the appraised value.
  
(2)The loan to value ratio is calculated by taking the commitment amount and dividing by the appraised value.
  
(3)Represents the weighted average loan to value ratio of the loans.
(4)We have one builder in two states.

 

Commercial Loans – Real Estate Development Loan Portfolio Summary

 

The following is a summary of our loan portfolio to builders for land development as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017.2018. A significant portion of our development loans consist of thethree development loans to a borrower in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Loans.(the “Pennsylvania Loans”). Our additional development loans are with borrowers in South Carolina and Florida.

 

Year 

Number of
States

  

Number of
Borrowers

  

Number of
Loans

  Value of
Collateral(1)
  Commitment
Amount
  

Gross
Amount
Outstanding

 

Loan to
Value
Ratio(2)

  Loan Fee  Number of
States
  Number
of
Borrowers
  

Number

of
Loans

  Gross Value
of
Collateral(1)
  Commitment Amount(3)  

Gross Amount

Outstanding

 

Loan to Value

Ratio(2)

  Loan Fee 
2019  3   3   7  $11,564  $8,010  $6,269   54% $1,000 
2018  3   3   6  $      8,019  $6,362(3) $5,242   65% $1,000   3   4   9   10,134   7,456   6,020   59%  1,000 
2017  1   1   3   4,997   4,600(3)  2,811   56%  1,000 

 

(1)The value is determined by the appraised value adjusted for remaining costs to be paid. PartA portion of this collateral is $1,240$1,380 and $1,320 as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018, respectively, of preferred equity in our Company. In the event of a foreclosure on the property securing these loans, the portion of our collateral that is preferred equity might be difficult to sell, which may impact our ability to eliminaterecover the loan balance. PartIn addition, a portion of the collateral value is estimated based on the selling prices anticipated for the homes. Appraised values will replace these estimates in the second quarter of 2018.
 
(2)The loan to value ratio is calculated by taking the outstanding amount and dividing by the appraised value calculated as described above.
 
(3)The commitment amount does not include letters of credit and cash bonds.

 

Combined Loan Portfolio Summary

 

Financing receivables are comprised of the following as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017:2018:

 

  

March 31,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

 
       
Loans receivable, gross $42,201  $32,375 
Deferred loan fees  (932)  (847)
Deposits  (1,573)  (1,497)
Deferred origination expense  133   109 
Allowance for loan losses  (137)  (97)
         
Loans receivable, net $39,692  $30,043 
  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
       
Loans receivable, gross $52,931  $49,127 
Less: Deferred loan fees  (1,303)  (1,249)
Less: Deposits  (1,707)  (1,510)
Plus: Deferred origination costs  303   308 
Less: Allowance for loan losses  (233)  (186)
         
Loans receivable, net $49,991  $46,490 

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The following is a roll forward of commercialcombined loans:

 

 

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2018

 

Year

Ended
December 31,

2017

 

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2017

  

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2019

 

Year

Ended
December 31,

2018

 

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2018

 
              
Beginning balance $30,043  $20,091  $20,091  $46,490  $30,043  $30,043 
Additions  14,476   33,451   7,461   13,403   54,145   14,476 
Payoffs/sales  (4,649)  (22,645)  (2,909)  (9,600)  (32,899)  (4,649)
Moved to foreclosed assets         
Transferred to foreclosed assets     (4,494)   
Change in deferred origination expense  23   55   64   (5)  199   23 
Change in builder deposit  (76)  (636)  (331)  (197)  (12)  (76)
Change in loan loss provision  (40)  (44)  (11)  (47)  (89)  (40)
New loan fees  (619)  (2,127)  (593)  (947)  (2,949)  (619)
Earned loan fees  534   1,898   395   894   2,546   534 
Ending balance $39,692  $30,043  $24,167  $49,991  $46,490  $39,692 

 

Finance Receivables – By risk rating:

 

 

March 31,

2018

 

December 31,

2017

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
          
Pass $31,194  $25,656  $47,941  $43,402 
Special mention  7,231   6,719   2,373   3,222 
Classified – accruing  3,776          
Classified – nonaccrual        2,617   2,503 
        
Total $42,201  $21,569  $52,931  $49,127 

Finance Receivables – Method of impairment calculation:

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
       
Performing loans evaluated individually $20,882  $19,037 
Performing loans evaluated collectively  29,432   27,587 
Non-performing loans without a specific reserve  2,311   2,204 
Non-performing loans with a specific reserve  306   299 
         
Total evaluated collectively for loan losses $52,931  $49,127 

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.

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Impaired Loans

The following is a summary of our impaired nonaccrual commercial construction loans as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
       
Unpaid principal balance (contractual obligation from customer) $2,617  $2,503 
Charge-offs and payments applied  -   - 
Gross value before related allowance  2,617   2,503 
Related allowance  (29)  (20)
Value after allowance $2,588  $2,483 

 

Below is an aging schedule of gross loans receivable as of March 31, 2019, on a recency basis:

  No.
Loans
  Unpaid
Balances
  % 
Current loans (current accounts and accounts on which more than 50% of an original contract payment was made in the last 59 days)  273  $50,314   95%
60-89 days  20   1,617   3%
90-179 days        %
180-269 days  3   1,000   2%
             
Subtotal  296  $52,931   100%
             
Interest only accounts (Accounts on which interest, deferment, extension and/or default charges were received in the last 60 days)    $   %
             
Partial Payment accounts (Accounts on which the total received in the last 60 days was less than 50% of the original contractual monthly payment. “Total received” to include interest on simple interest accounts, as well as late charges on deferment charges on pre-computed accounts.)    $   %
             
Total  296  $52,931   100%

Below is an aging schedule of loans receivable as of March 31, 2019, on a contractual basis:

  No.
Loans
  Unpaid
Balances
  % 
Contractual Terms - All current Direct Loans and Sales Finance Contracts with installments past due less than 60 days from due date.  273  $50,314   95%
60-89 days  20   1,617   3%
90-179 days        %
180-269 days  3   1,000   2%
             
Subtotal  296  $52,931   100%
             
Interest only accounts (Accounts on which interest, deferment, extension and/or default charges were received in the last 60 days)    $   %
             
Partial Payment accounts (Accounts on which the total received in the last 60 days was less than 50% of the original contractual monthly payment. “Total received” to include interest on simple interest accounts, as well as late charges on deferment charges on pre-computed accounts.)    $   %
             
Total  296  $52,931   100%

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Below is an aging schedule of loans receivable as of December 31, 2018, on a recency basis:

 

 No.
Accts.
 Unpaid
Balances
 %  No.
Loans
  Unpaid
Balances
  % 
Current loans (current accounts and accounts on which more than 50% of an original contract payment was made in the last 59 days)  204  $38,425   91%  265  $48,144   98%
60-89 days  1   3,776   9%        %
90-179 days        0%  1   299   1%
180-269 days        0%  2   684   1%
                        
Subtotal  205  $42,201   100%  268  $49,127   100%
                        
Interest only accounts (Accounts on which interest, deferment, extension and/or default charges were received in the last 60 days)    $   0%    $   %
                        
Partial Payment accounts (Accounts on which the total received in the last 60 days was less than 50% of the original contractual monthly payment. “Total received” to include interest on simple interest accounts, as well as late charges on deferment charges on pre-computed accounts.)    $   0%    $   %
                        
Total  205  $42,201   100%  268  $49,127   100%

Below is an aging schedule of gross loans receivable as of MarchDecember 31, 2018, on a contractual basis:

 

 No.
Accts.
 Unpaid
Balances
 %  No.
Loans
  Unpaid
Balances
  % 
Contractual Terms - All current Direct Loans and Sales Finance Contracts with installments past due less than 60 days from due date.  204  $38,425   91%  265  $48,144   98%
60-89 days  1   3,776   9%        %
90-179 days        0%  1   299   1%
180-269 days        0%  2   684   1%
                        
Subtotal  205  $42,201   100%  268  $49,127   100%
                        
Interest only accounts (Accounts on which interest, deferment, extension and/or default charges were received in the last 60 days)    $   0%    $   %
                        
Partial Payment accounts (Accounts on which the total received in the last 60 days was less than 50% of the original contractual monthly payment. “Total received” to include interest on simple interest accounts, as well as late charges on deferment charges on pre-computed accounts.)    $   0%    $   %
                        
Total  205  $42,201   100%  268  $49,127   100%

 

Below is an aging schedule of gross loans receivable as of December 31, 2017, on a recency basis:

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  No.
Accts.
  Unpaid
Balances
  % 
Current loans (current accounts and accounts on which more than 50% of an original contract payment was made in the last 59 days)  153  $26,421   82%
60-89 days  18   5,954   18%
90-179 days        0%
180-269 days        0%
             
Subtotal  171  $32,375   100%
             
Interest only accounts (Accounts on which interest, deferment, extension and/or default charges were received in the last 60 days)    $   0%
             
Partial Payment accounts (Accounts on which the total received in the last 60 days was less than 50% of the original contractual monthly payment. “Total received” to include interest on simple interest accounts, as well as late charges on deferment charges on pre-computed accounts.)    $   0%
             
Total  171  $32,375   100%

Below is an aging schedule of gross loans receivable as of December 31, 2017, on a contractual basis:

  No.
Accts.
  Unpaid
Balances
  % 
Contractual Terms - All current Direct Loans and Sales Finance Contracts with installments past due less than 60 days from due date.  153  $26,421   82%
60-89 days  18   5,954   18%
90-179 days        0%
180-269 days        0%
             
Subtotal  171  $32,375   100%
             
Interest only accounts (Accounts on which interest, deferment, extension and/or default charges were received in the last 60 days)    $   0%
             
Partial Payment accounts (Accounts on which the total received in the last 60 days was less than 50% of the original contractual monthly payment. “Total received” to include interest on simple interest accounts, as well as late charges on deferment charges on pre-computed accounts.)    $   0%
             
Total  171  $32,375   100%

 

Foreclosed Assets

 

Below is a roll forward of foreclosed assets:

 

 

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2018

 

Year

Ended
December 31,

2017

 

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2017

  

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2019

 

Year

Ended

December 31,

2018

 

Three Months

Ended

March 31,

2018

 
              
Beginning balance $1,036  $2,798  $2,798  $5,973  $1,036  $1,036 
Additions from loans  -   4,738   - 
Additions for construction/development  48   317   296   176   1,608   48 
Sale proceeds     (1,890)  (1,890)  -   (809)  - 
Gain on sale     77   77   -   -   - 
Loss on sale  -   (103)  - 
Gain on foreclosure  -   19   - 
Loss on foreclosure  -   (47)  - 
Impairment loss on foreclosed assets  (5)  (266)  (202)  (80)  (468)  (5)
Ending balance $1,079  $1,036  $1,079  $6,069  $5,973  $1,079 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we finished our largest foreclosed asset, a property in Sarasota, Florida, and listed it for sale. That property had an $80 impairment in the quarter. We also added $176 total for the construction/development of three properties: the Sarasota property and two homes we are building Georgia.

Customer Interest Escrow

 

Below is a roll forward of interest escrow:

 

 

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2018

 

Year Ended
December 31,

2017

 

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2017

  

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2019

 

Year Ended
December 31,

2018

 

Three Months

Ended
March 31,

2018

 
              
Beginning balance $935  $812  $812  $939  $935  $935 
Preferred equity dividends  30   115   28   33   125   30 
Additions from Pennsylvania Loans  -   480   51 
Additions from Pennsylvania loans  715   362   - 
Additions from other loans  102   1,163   629   108   1,214   102 
Interest, fees, principal or repaid to borrower  (281)  (1,635)  (499)  (506)  (1,697)  (281)
Ending balance $786  $935  $1,021  $1,289  $939  $786 

 

Related Party Borrowings

 

DuringAs of March 2018, we borrowed $1,000 under our31, 2019, the Company had $1,108, $250, and $384 available to borrow against the line of credit with our CEOfrom Daniel M. Wallach (our Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the board of managers) and his wife. We incurred $4wife, the line of credit from the 2007 Daniel M. Wallach Legacy Trust, and $0the line of interest expense duringcredit from William Myrick (our Executive Vice President of Sales), respectively. A more detailed description is included in Note 6 to the period ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The interest rate for this borrowing was 4.4% asFinancial Statements. These borrowings are in notes payable secured, net of March 31, 2018.deferred financing costs on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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Secured Borrowings

 

Purchase and Sale Agreements

In March 2018, we entered into the Seventh Amendment (the “Seventh Amendment”) to our Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “S.K. Funding LPSA”) with S.K. Funding, LLC (“S.K. Funding”).

The purpose of the Seventh Amendment was to allow S.K. Funding to purchase a portion of the Pennsylvania Loans for a purchase price of $649 under parameters different from those specified in the S.K. Funding LPSA.

The timing of the Company’s principal and interest payments to S.K. Funding under the Seventh Amendment, and S.K. Funding’s obligation to fund the Pennsylvania Loans, vary depending on the total principal amount of the Pennsylvania Loans outstanding at any time, as follows:

If the total principal amount exceeds $1,000, S.K. Funding must fund the amount between $1,000 and less than or equal to $3,500.
If the total principal amount is less than $4,500 the Company will also repay S.K. Funding’s principal as principal payments are received on the Pennsylvania Loans from the underlying borrowers in the amount by which the total principal amount is less than $4,500 until S.K. Funding’s principal has been repaid in full.
The interest rate accruing to S.K. Funding under the Seventh Amendment is 10.5% calculated on a 365/366-day basis.

The Seventh Amendment has a term of 24 months and will automatically renew for an additional six-month term unless either party gives written notice of its intent not to renew at least six months prior to the end of a term. S.K. Funding will have a priority position as compared to the Company in the case of a default by any of the borrowers.

Lines of Credit

During July 2017, we entered into a line of credit agreement (the “Shuman LOC Agreement”) with a group of lenders (collectively, “Shuman”). Pursuant to the Shuman LOC Agreement, Shuman provides us with a revolving line of credit (the “Shuman LOC”) with the following terms:

Principal not to exceed $1,325;
Secured with assignments of certain notes and mortgages;
Cost of funds to us of 10%; and
Due in July 2018 unless extended by Shuman for one or more additional 12-month periods.

The Shuman LOC was fully borrowed as of March 31, 2018

During October 2017, we entered into a line of credit agreement (the “Swanson LOC Agreement”) with Paul Swanson. Pursuant to the Swanson LOC Agreement, Mr. Swanson provides us with a revolving line of credit (the “Swanson LOC”) with the following terms:

Principal not to exceed $4,000;
Secured with assignments of certain notes and mortgages;
Cost of funds to us of 10%; and
Duein January 2019 unless extended by Mr. Swanson for one or more additional 15-month periods.

 

As of March 31, 2018, we2019 the Company had borrowed $758 on its lines of credit from affiliates, which have borrowed $3,851 undera total limit of $2,500.

None of our lines of credit have given us notice of nonrenewal, and the Swanson LOC.lines will continue to automatically renew unless notice is given by a lender.

Deferred Financing Costs

The following is a roll forward of deferred financing costs:

  Three Months  Year  Three Months 
  Ended  Ended  Ended 
  March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  March 31,
2018
 
          
Deferred financing costs, beginning balance $104  $  $ 
Additions     104   5 
Deferred financing costs, ending balance $104  $104  $5 
Less accumulated amortization  (50)  (25)   
Deferred financing costs, net $54  $79  $5 

Summary

 

The borrowings secured borrowingsby loan assets are detailedsummarized below:

 

 March 31, 2018  December 31, 2017 
    Due From     Due From 
 Book Value of Shepherd’s Book Value of Shepherd’s  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
 Loans which Finance to Loan Loans which Finance to Loan     Due from     Due from 
 Served as Purchaser or Served as Purchaser or  

Book Value of

Loans which

  Shepherd’s
Finance to Loan
  

Book Value of

Loans which

  Shepherd’s
Finance to Loan
 
 Collateral Lender Collateral Lender  Served as
Collateral
  

Purchaser or

Lender

 

Served as

Collateral

 

Purchaser or

Lender

 
Loan Purchaser                                
Builder Finance, Inc. $7,506  $4,262  $7,483  $4,089  $9,578  $6,254  $8,742  $5,294 
S.K. Funding, LLC  13,046   6,463   9,128   4,134   12,693   6,907   11,788   6,408 
                                
Lender                                
Shuman  2,134   1,325   1,747   1,325 
Stephen K. Shuman  1,855   1,325   2,051   1,325 
Paul Swanson  5,147   3,851   2,518   2,096   9,476   7,000   8,079   5,986 
                                
Total $27,833  $15,901  $20,876  $11,644  $33,602  $21,486  $30,660  $19,013 

 

     Typical
Current
Advance Rate
  Does Buyer Portion    
  Year Initiated  On New Loans  Have Priority?  Rate 
Loan Purchaser                
Builder Finance, Inc.  2014   70%  Yes   

The rate our customer

pays us

 
S.K. Funding, LLC  2015   55%  Varies   9–9.5% 
                 
Lender                
Shuman  2017   67%  Yes   10%
Paul Swanson  2017   67%  Yes   10%
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  Year Typical
Current
Advance Rate
  Does Buyer Portion    
  Initiated On New Loans  Have Priority?  Rate 
Loan Purchaser              
Builder Finance, Inc. 2014  75%  Yes   The rate our customer
pays us
 
S.K. Funding, LLC 2015  55%  Varies   9-10.5%
               
Lender              
Stephen K. Shuman 2017  67%  Yes   10%
Paul Swanson 2017  67%  Yes   10%

Unsecured Borrowings

 

Other Unsecured Debts

Our other unsecured debts are detailed below:

       Principal Amount Outstanding
as of
 
  Maturity Interest  March 31,  December 31, 
Loan Date Rate(1)  2018  2017 
Unsecured Note with Seven Kings Holdings, Inc. August 2018  7.5%  500   500 
               
Unsecured Line of Credit from Builders Finance, Inc. January 2019  10.0%  500   - 
               
Unsecured Line of Credit from Paul Swanson June 2018(2)  10.0%  149   1,904 
               
Subordinated Promissory Note Demand(3)  7.5%  1,125   - 
               
Subordinated Promissory Note December 2019  10.5%  113   113 
               
Subordinated Promissory Note April 2020  10.0%  100   100 
               
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022(4)  10.0%  400   - 
               
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022  1.0%  728   - 
               
Junior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022  22.5%  417   - 
               
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note October 2022  1.0%  279   279 
               
Junior Subordinated Promissory Note October 2022  20.0%  173   173 
               
        $4,484  $3,069 

(1)Interest rate per annum, based upon actual days outstanding and a 365/366 day year.

(2)Due in June 2018 unless extended by Mr. Swanson for one or more additional 15-month periods.

(3)Principal due six months after lender gives notice. This note may be prepaid without fee, premium or penalty.

(4)This note may be prepaid upon lender's request at least 10 days prior to an interest payment and up to $20 of principal.

Unsecured Notes through the Public Offering (“Notes Program”)

 

On March 22, 2019, the Company terminated its second public offering and commenced its third public third public offering of fixed rate subordinated notes (the “Notes”). The effective interest rate on the Notes offered pursuant toborrowings through our Notes Program at March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 was 9.16%10.09% and 9.21%10.07%, respectively, not including the amortization of deferred financing costs. There are limited rights of early redemption. We generally offer four durations at any given time, ranging from 12 to 48 months from the date of issuance. The following table shows the roll forward of our Notes program:Program:

 

  

Three Months
Ended
March 31,

2018

  

Year

Ended
December 31,

2017

  

Three Months
Ended
March 31,

2017

 
          
Gross Notes outstanding, beginning of period $14,121  $11,221  $11,221 
Notes issued  1,309   8,375   4,144 
Note repayments / redemptions  (1,645)  (5,475)  (2,573)
             
Gross Notes outstanding, end of period $13,785  $14,121  $12,792 
             
Less deferred financing costs, net  267   286   357 
             
Notes outstanding, net $13,518  $13,835  $12,435 

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  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2019
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2018
 
          
Gross Notes outstanding, beginning of period $17,348  $14,121  $14,121 
Notes issued  3,532   9,645   1,309 
Note repayments / redemptions  (2,049)  (6,418)  (1,645)
             
Gross Notes outstanding, end of period $18,831  $17,348  $13,785 
             
Less deferred financing costs, net  454   212   267 
             
Notes outstanding, net $18,377  $17,136  $13,518 

 

The following is a roll forward of deferred financing costs:

 

 Three Months Year Three Months  Three Months Year Three Months 
 Ended Ended Ended  Ended Ended Ended 
 

March 31,

2018

 

December 31,

2017

 

March 31,

2017

  March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  March 31,
2018
 
              
Deferred financing costs, beginning balance $1,102  $1,014  $1,014  $1,212  $1,102  $1,102 
Additions  29   88   10  $282  $117  $29 
Disposals     (7)   
Deferred financing costs, ending balance $1,131  $1,102  $1,024  $1,494  $1,212  $1,131 
Less accumulated amortization  (864)  (816)  (667)  (1,040)  (1,000)  (864)
Deferred financing costs, net $267  $286  $357  $454  $212  $267 

 

The following is a roll forward of the accumulated amortization of deferred financing costs:

 

 Three Months Year Three Months  Three Months Year Three Months 
 Ended Ended Ended  Ended Ended Ended 
 

March 31,

2018

 

December 31,

2017

 

March 31,

2017

  March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  March 31,
2018
 
              
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance $816  $603  $603  $1,000  $816  $816 
Additions  48   213   64   40   184   48 
Accumulated amortization, ending balance $864  $816  $667  $1,040  $1,000  $864 

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Other Unsecured Debts

Our other unsecured debts are detailed below:

  Maturity Interest  Principal Amount Outstanding as of 
Loan Date Rate(1)  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
Unsecured Note with Seven Kings Holdings, Inc. Demand(2)  9.5% $500  $500 
Unsecured Line of Credit from Builder Finance, Inc. January 2020  10.0%  500   500 
Unsecured Line of Credit from Paul Swanson March 2019  10.0%  -   1,014 
Subordinated Promissory Note September 2019  9.5%  1,125   1,125 
Subordinated Promissory Note December 2019  10.5%  113   113 
Subordinated Promissory Note April 2020  10.0%  100   100 
Subordinated Promissory Notes October 2019  10.0%  150   150 
Subordinated Promissory Note August 2022  11.0%  200   - 
Subordinated Promissory Note September 2020(6)  11.0%  169   - 
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022(3)  10.0%  400   400 
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022(4)  1.0%  728   728 
Junior Subordinated Promissory Note March 2022(4)  22.5%  417   417 
Senior Subordinated Promissory Note October 2020(5)  1.0%  279   279 
Junior Subordinated Promissory Note October 2020(5)  20.0%  173   173 
        $4,854  $5,499 

(1)Interest rate per annum, based upon actual days outstanding and a 365/366-day year.

(2)Due six months after lender gives notice.

(3)Lender may require us to repay $20 of principal and all unpaid interest with 10 days’ notice.

(4)These notes were issued to the same holder and, when calculated together, yield a blended return of 11% per annum.

(5)These notes were issued to the same holder and, when calculated together, yield a blended return of 10% per annum.

(6)Due one month after lender gives notice, which notice may not be given prior to August 1, 2020.

Redeemable Preferred Equity and Members’ Capital

 

We strive to maintain a reasonable (about 15%) balance between (1) redeemable preferred equity plus members’ capital and (2) total assets. The ratio of redeemable preferred equity plus members’ capital to assets was 13%11% as of March 31, 20182019 and 16%12% as of December 31, 2017.2018. We anticipate this ratio droppingfurther decreasing until more preferred equity is added. We are currently exploring potential increases in preferred equity.

 

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In January 2018, our Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Operations purchased 2% and 1% of our Class A common units; respectively, from our CEO. In March 2018, our Executive Vice President of Sales purchased 14.3% of our Class A common units from our CEO.

 

Priority of Borrowings

 

The following table displays our borrowings and a ranking of priority. The lower the number, the higher the priority.

 

 Priority Rank  

March 31,

2018

 

December 31,

2017

  Priority Rank  March 31, 2019  December 31, 2018 
Borrowing Source                       
Purchase and sale agreements and other secured borrowings  1  $16,559  $11,644   1  $25,382  $22,521 
Secured line of credit from affiliates  2   1,000    
Secured lines of credit from affiliates  2   758   816 
Unsecured line of credit (senior)  3   500      3   500   500 
Other unsecured debt (senior subordinated)  4   1,007   279   4   1,008   1,008 
Unsecured Notes through our Notes Program, gross  5   13,785   14,121 
Unsecured Notes through our public offering, gross  5   18,831   17,348 
Other unsecured debt (subordinated)  5   2,387   2,617   5   2,756   3,401 
Other unsecured debt (junior subordinated)  6   590   173   6   590   590 
            
Total    $35,828  $28,834      $49,825  $46,184 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s anticipatedOur primary sources of liquidity going forward,management objective is to meet expected cash flow needs while continuing to service our business and the amounts received from such sources ascustomers. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had 296 and 2017, are:268, respectively, in combined loans outstanding, which totaled $52,931 and $49,127, respectively, in gross loan receivables outstanding. Unfunded commitments to extend credit, which have similar collateral, credit and market risk to our outstanding loans, were $30,422 and $25,258 as March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. We anticipate a significant increase in our gross loan receivables over the 12 months subsequent to March 31, 2019 by directly increasing originations to new and existing customers.

 

Source of Liquidity 

Three Months

Ended
March 31, 2018

  

Three Months

Ended
March 31, 2017

  Comment and Future Outlook
Secured debt $7,581  $2,001  We increased our related party debt and added a mortgage on our office building. We will continue to increase funds through bank participation during 2018 as needed.
Unsecured debt  4,479   4,144  Our unsecured debt outside of our Notes Program increased during 2018. We plan to increase our unsecured borrowings as needed
Principal payments  4,649   2,909  Our loan volume increased in 2018 resulting in an increase in principal payments. We anticipate continued growth in payoffs as our volume increases.
Interest income  1,291   780  We anticipate interest income increasing as our loan balances grow. Our concentrations in large borrowers adds risk to this source of liquidity.
Funds from the sale of foreclosed assets       We anticipate selling more foreclosed assets in the future.

To fund our combined loans, we rely on secured debt, unsecured debt, and equity, which are described in the following table:

Source of Liquidity As of
March 31, 2019
  As of
December 31, 2018
 
Secured debt $26,085  $23,258 
Unsecured debt  23,231   22,635 
Equity  6,461   6,082 

 

The Company’s anticipated primary usesSecured debt, net of liquidity going forward, and the amounts expended on such uses as ofdeferred financing costs increased $2,827 during the three months ended March 31, 20182019, which consisted of an increase in borrowings secured by loans and 2017, are:foreclosed assets of $2,886 offset by a decrease in affiliate lines of $59. We anticipate increasing our secured debt by roughly half of the increase in loan asset balances over the 12 months subsequent to March 31, 2019 through our existing loan purchase and sale agreements and additional lines of credit.

 

Use of Liquidity 

Three Months

Ended
March 31, 2018

  

Three Months

Ended

March 31, 2017

  Comment and Future Outlook
Unfunded and new loans $18,935  $15,257  We have loan commitments which are unfunded which will need to be funded as the collateral of these loans are built. As we create new loans, some portion of those will be funded at the initial creation of the loan and then the rest will be funded over time.
Payments on secured debt  1,665   2,595  These will continue to grow as loan payoffs continue to rise.
Payments on unsecured debt  3,400   2,573  Consists mostly of borrowings from our Notes program. We anticipate these payments to increase in 2018.
Interest expense  861   546  We anticipate interest expense increasing as we grow.
Distributions to owners  52   40  Distributions are based on income

To help manageWe anticipate that the other half of the loan asset growth will come from a combination of increases in our liquidity, we:unsecured debt and equity. Unsecured debt, net of deferred financing costs increased $596 during the three months ended March 31, 2019, unsecured debt, net of deferred financing costs changed due to an increase in our Notes program of $1,241, which was offset by a decrease in other unsecured debt of $645. The change in other unsecured debt was due to the elimination of the of unsecured portion of the line of credit from Paul Swanson of $1,014, which was off set by two new promissory notes of $369. We anticipate an increase in our unsecured debt through increased sales in the Notes Program to cover most of the increase in loan assets not covered by increases in our secured debt during the 12 months subsequent to March 31, 2019.

Equity increased $379 during the three months ended March 31, 2019, which consisted of an increase in Series C cumulative preferred units (“Series C Preferred Units”), Series B cumulative preferred units, and Class A common equity of $72, $60, and $247, respectively. We anticipate an increase in our equity during the 12 months subsequent to March 31, 2019, through the issuance of additional Series C Preferred Units. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we increased the amount of Series C Preferred Units outstanding by $1,288. If we are not able to increase our equity through the issuance of additional Series C Preferred Units, we will rely more heavily on raising additional funds through the Notes Program. If we anticipate the ability to not fund our projected increases in loan balances as discussed above, we may reduce new loan originations to reduce need for additional funds.

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Contractual Obligations

The following table shows the maturity of outstanding debt as of March 31, 2019:

Year Maturing Total Amount
Maturing
  Public
Offering
  Other
Unsecured
  Secured Borrowings 
2019 $32,914  $5,521  $1,887  $25,506 
2020  5,073   4,006   1,052   15 
2021  7,202   7,187   -   15 
2022  3,841   2,079   1,746   16 
2023 and thereafter  795   38   169   588 
Total $49,825  $18,831  $4,854  $26,140 

The total amount maturing through year ending December 31, 2019 is $32,914, which consists of secured borrowings of $25,506 and unsecured borrowings of $7,408.

Secured borrowings maturing through year ending December 31, 2019 significantly consists of loan purchase and sale agreements with two loan purchasers (Builder Finance, Inc. and S. K. Funding, LLC) and two lenders (Stephen K. Shuman and Paul Swanson). Our secured borrowings are mostly showing as due by 2019 because the related collateral is demand loans. The following lists our secured facilities with maturity and renewal dates:

 

 do not offer demand deposits (for instance, a checking account). We manage the duration of our Notes through the interest rates we offer at any time;
Swanson – $7,000 due April 2020, will automatically renew unless notice is given;
 fund loan requests with varying sources of capital, not just our Notes offering; and
Shuman – $1,325 due July 2019, will automatically renew unless notice is given;
 match our interest rate to our borrower to our costS. K. Funding, LLC – $3,500 of funds.the total due July 2019, will automatically renew unless notice is given;
S. K. Funding, LLC – $3,408 no expiration date;
BuilderFinance, Inc. – $6,254 no expiration date;
London Financial Company, LLC – $3,250 due September 2019, renewal available;
Wallach LOC – $142 no expiration date;
Myrick LOC – $616 no expiration date; and
Mortgage payable – $645.

Unsecured borrowings due on December 31, 2019 consist of Notes issued pursuant to the Notes Program and other unsecured debt of $5,521 and $1,887, respectively. To the extent that Notes issued pursuant to the Notes Program are not reinvested upon maturity, we will be required to fund the maturities, which we anticipate funding through the issuance of new Notes in our Notes Program. Historically, approximately 82% of our Note holders reinvest upon maturity. Our other unsecured debt has historically renewed. For more information on other unsecured borrowings, see Note 5 – Borrowings. If other unsecured borrowings are not renewed in the future, we anticipate funding such maturities through investments in our Notes Program.

Summary

We have the funding available to address the loans we have today, including our unfunded commitments. We anticipate growing our assets through the net sources and uses (12-month liquidity) listed above as well as future capital increases from debt, redeemable preferred equity, and regular equity. Although our secured debt is almost entirely listed as currently due because of the underlying collateral being demand notes, the vast majority of our secured debt is either contractually set to automatically renew unless notice is given or, in the case of purchase and sale agreements, has no end date as to when the purchasers will not purchase new loans (although they are never required to purchase additional loans).

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Inflation, Interest Rates, and Housing Starts

 

Since we are in the housing industry, we are affected by factors that impact that industry. Housing starts impact our customers’ ability to sell their homes. Faster sales generally mean higher effective interest rates for us, as the recognition of fees we charge is spread over a shorter period. Slower sales generally mean lower effective interest rates for us. Slower sales also are likely to increase the default rate we experience.

 

Housing inflation generally has a positive impact on our operations. When we lend initially, we are lending a percentage of a home’s expected value, based on historical sales. If those estimates prove to be low (in an inflationary market), the percentage we loaned of the value actually decreases, reducing potential losses on defaulted loans. The opposite is true in a deflationary housing price market. It is our opinion that values are average in many of the housing markets in the U.S. today, and our lending against these values is safer than loans made by financial institutions in 2006 to 2008.

 

Interest rates have several impacts on our business. First, rates affect housing (starts, home size, etc.). High long-termlong term interest rates may decrease housing starts, having the effects listed above. Higher interest rates will also affect our investors. We believe that there will be a spread between the rate our Notes yield to our investors and the rates the same investors could get on deposits at FDIC insured institutions. We also believe that the spread may need to widen if these rates rise. For instance, if we pay 7% above average CD rates when CDs are paying 0.5%, when CDs are paying 3%, we may have to have a larger than 7% difference. This may cause our lending rates, which are based on our cost of funds, to be uncompetitive. High interest rates may also increase builder defaults, as interest payments may become a higher portion of operating costs for the builder. Higher short-termshort term rates may increase the rates builders are charged by banks faster than our rates to the builder will grow, which might be a benefit for us. Below is a chart showing three-yearthree year U.S. treasury rates, which are being used by us here to approximate CD rates. Short term interest rates have risen slightly but are generally low historically.

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Housing prices are also generally correlated with housing starts, so that increases in housing starts usually coincide with increases in housing values, and the reverse is generally true. Below is a graph showing single family housing starts from 2000 through today.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

 

To date, changes in housing starts, CD rates, and inflation have not had a material impact on our business.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2018,2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, we had no off-balance sheet transactions, nor do we currently have any such arrangements or obligations.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, management including our CEOChief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and CFOChief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer) evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our CEO (our principal executive officer) and CFO (our principal financial officer) concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO (our principal executive officer) and CFO (our principal financial officer), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

During 2018, we hired a Vice President of Administrative Operations and Product Development to further implement segregation of duties. In addition, we placed into service an internally developed proprietary software system to assist in the management of our Notes Program, which replaced an electronic spreadsheet system. The development of the proprietary software system was designed in part to enhance the overall system of internal controls over financial reporting through further automation of various business processes. Except for the above-mentioned items thereThere has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 20182019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

 (a)

Reinvestments in Partial Series C Cumulative Preferred Units

 

Investors in the Series C cumulative preferred units (“Series C Preferred Units”) may elect to reinvest their distributions in additional Series C Preferred Units (the “Series C Reinvestment Program”). Pursuant to the Series C Reinvestment Program, on January 31, 2018, we issued approximately 0.0474022 of athe following Series C Preferred Unit to Margaret Rauscher IRA LLC in exchange for distribution proceeds of approximately $4,740.22, and approximately 0.0601630 of a Series C Preferred Unit to an IRA owned by William Myrick in exchange for distribution proceeds of approximately $6,016.30. On February 28, 2018, we issued approximately 0.0478762 of a Series C Preferred Unit to Margaret Rauscher IRA LLC in exchange for distribution proceeds of approximately $4,787.62, and approximately 0.0607647 of a Series C Preferred Unit to an IRA owned by William Myrick in exchange for distribution proceeds of approximately $6,076.47. OnUnits on March 31, 2018, we issued approximately 0.0478762 of a Series C Preferred Unit to Margaret Rauscher IRA LLC in exchange for distribution proceeds of approximately $4,787.62, and approximately 0.0613723 of a Series C Preferred Unit to an IRA owned by William Myrick in exchange for distribution proceeds of approximately $6,137.23. 2019:

Owner Units  Amount 
Daniel M. and Joyce S. Wallach  0.3821598  $38,215.98 
Gregory L. Sheldon  0.0630627   6,306.27 
BLDR, LLC  0.1236402   12,364.02 
Schultz Family Living Trust  0.0307570   3,075.70 
Jeffrey L. Eppinger  0.1230281   12,302.81 

The proceeds received from the sales of the partial Series C Preferred Units in thosethese transactions were used for the funding of construction loans.

The transactions in Series C Preferred Units described above were effected in private transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The transactions described above did not involve any public offering, were made without general solicitation or advertising, and the buyer represented to us that he/she/it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, with access to all relevant information necessary to evaluate the investment in the Series C Preferred Units.

Issuance of Partial Series B Cumulative Preferred Units

We previously entered into an agreement with the Hoskins Group (consisting of Benjamin Marcus Homes, LLC, Investor’s Mark Acquisitions, LLC, and Mark L. Hoskins) pursuant to which we sell the Hoskins Group 0.1 Series B cumulative preferred units (“Series B Preferred Units”) upon the closing of certain lots. We issued 0.5 Series B Preferred Units to the Hoskins Group on January 30, 2019 for $50,000, and 0.1 Series B Preferred Units to the Hoskins Group on January 31, 2019 for $10,000.

The proceeds received from the sales of the Series B Preferred Units in those transactions were used for the funding of construction loans. The transactions in Series B Preferred Units described above were effected in private transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The transactions described above did not involve any public offering, were made without general solicitation or advertising, and the buyers represented to us that they are an “accredited investor’’ within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, with access to all relevant information necessary to evaluate the investment in the Series CB Preferred Units.

   
 (b)We registered up to $70,000,000 in Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes (“Notes”) in our current public offering, which is our third public offering of Notes (SEC File No. 333-203707,333-224557, effective September 29, 2015)March 22, 2019). As of March 31, 2018,2019, we had issued $15,981,000$821,333 in Notes pursuant to thatour current public offering. From September 29, 2015March 22, 2019 through March 31, 2018,2019, we incurred expenses of $191,000$45,800 in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Notes in our current public offering, which were paid to third parties. These expenses were not for underwriters or discounts, but were for advertising, printing, and professional services. Net offering proceeds as of March 31, 20182019 were $15,790,000, 100%$775,533, all of which was used to increase loan balances.
Our prior public offering, which was our second public offering of Notes (SEC File No. 333-203707, effective September 29, 2015), terminated on March 22, 2019. As of March 22, 2019, we had issued $17,359,768 in Notes pursuant to our second public offering. From September 29, 2015 through March 22, 2019, we incurred expenses of $298,679 in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Notes in our second public offering, which were paid to third parties. These expenses were not for underwriters or discounts, but were for advertising, printing, and professional services. Net offering proceeds as of March 22, 2019 were $17,061,089 all of which was used to increase loan balances.
   
 (c)None.

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 (a)During the quarter ended March 31, 2018,2019, there was no information required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K which was not disclosed in a report on Form 8-K.
   
 (b)During the quarter ended March 31, 2018,2019, there were no material changes to the procedures by which members may recommend nominees to our board of managers.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The exhibits required to be filed with this report are set forth on the Exhibit Index hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The following exhibits are included in this report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 20182019 (and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

Exhibit

No.

 

 

Name of Exhibit
3.1 Certificate of Conversion, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on May 11, 2012, Commission File No. 333-181360
   
3.2 Certificate of Formation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on May 11, 2012, Commission File No. 333-181360
   
3.3 Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 2017, Commission File No. 333-203707
3.4*Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2019
   
4.1 Indenture Agreement (including Form of Note) dated September 29, 2015,March 22, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on September 29, 2015,March 22, 2019, Commission File No. 333-203707333-224557
10.1Twelfth Amendment to the Credit Agreement between Shepherd’s Finance, LLC, Benjamin Marcus Homes, L.L.C., and Investor’s Mark Acquisitions, LLC, dated as of January 5, 2018, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed on January 8, 2018, Commission File No. 333-203707
   
31.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2* Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1* Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.2* Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS** XBRL Instance Document
   
101.SCH** XBRL Schema Document
   
101.CAL** XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF** XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB** XBRL Labels Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE** XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* Filed herewith.

 

** Pursuant to Regulation 406T of Regulation S-T, these Interactive Data Files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purpose of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are otherwise not subject to liability.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

SHEPHERD’S FINANCE, LLC

(Registrant)

  
Dated: May 10, 20189, 2019By:/s/ Catherine Loftin
  Catherine Loftin
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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