Liquidity and Capital Requirements |
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Mar. 31, 2026 | |
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| Liquidity and Capital Requirements | 13. Liquidity and Capital Requirements Compliance Requirements FAR As an issuer of HMBS, FAR is subject to minimum net worth, liquidity, and leverage requirements as well as minimum insurance coverage established by Ginnie Mae. The minimum net worth required is $5.0 million plus 1% of FAR’s outstanding HMBS and unused commitment authority from Ginnie Mae. The liquidity requirement is for 20% of FAR’s required net worth to be in the form of cash or cash equivalent assets. The leverage requirement is to maintain a ratio of net worth to total assets of at least 6%. As of March 31, 2026, FAR was in compliance with the minimum net worth, liquidity, capitalization levels, and insurance requirements of Ginnie Mae. The minimum net worth required of FAR by Ginnie Mae was $189.2 million as of March 31, 2026. FAR’s actual net worth calculated based on Ginnie Mae guidance was $558.2 million as of March 31, 2026. The minimum liquidity required of FAR by Ginnie Mae was $37.8 million as of March 31, 2026. FAR’s actual cash and cash equivalents were $71.4 million as of March 31, 2026. FAR’s actual ratio of net worth to total assets was below the Ginnie Mae requirement due to the Company’s determination that HECM loans transferred into HMBS as well as its HECM buyout and non-agency reverse mortgage loan securitizations do not meet the requirements of sale accounting and are not derecognized upon date of transfer. Based on this, FAR requested and received a waiver for the minimum outstanding capital requirements from Ginnie Mae. Therefore, FAR was in compliance with all Ginnie Mae requirements. In addition, FAR is required to maintain both fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance coverage at tiered levels based on the aggregate UPB of the loans serviced by FAR throughout the year. FAR is required to conduct compliance testing at least quarterly to ensure compliance with the foregoing requirements. As of March 31, 2026, FAR was in compliance with applicable requirements. FOA Securities Finance of America Securities LLC (“FOA Securities”), one of the operating service subsidiaries of Incenter, operates in a highly regulated environment and is subject to federal and state laws, SEC rules, and FINRA rules and guidance. Applicable laws and regulations restrict permissible activities and require compliance with a wide range of financial and customer-related protections. The consequences of noncompliance can include substantial monetary and nonmonetary sanctions. In addition, FOA Securities is subject to comprehensive examination by its regulators. These regulators have broad discretion to impose restrictions and limitations on the operations of the Company and to impose sanctions for noncompliance. FOA Securities is subject to the SEC’s Uniform Net Capital Rule (SEC Rule 15c3-1), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital. FOA Securities computes net capital under the alternative method. Under this method, the required minimum net capital is $250 thousand. As of March 31, 2026, FOA Securities was in compliance with the minimum net capital requirement. Additionally, FOA Securities claims the exemption provision of Footnote 74 of the SEC Release No. 34-70073 adopting amendments to 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5 because FOA Securities’ other business activities are limited to (1) proprietary trading; (2) receiving transaction-based compensation for referring securities transactions to other broker-dealers; and (3) participating in distributions of securities (other than firm commitment underwritings) in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs (a) or (b)(2) of Rule 15c2-4.
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