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| Operating Segments | Operating Segments: Operating segments are components of a business about which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance as prescribed under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 280 – Segment Reporting ("ASC 280"). ASC 280 requires entities to report certain financial information about operating segments in interim and annual financial statements. Management has determined that 1FFC has one reportable segment that encompasses its core consumer finance activities. As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, this reflects a change in the Company's reportable segment in prior reporting periods as decisions to allocate resources were historically primarily driven on a geographical basis in two reportable segments. The impact of the change in reportable segments is not material to the consolidated results of the Company and did not have a material impact on the decision making process to allocate resources. The Company's operations are divided among geographic regions through its branch network. Those regions have similar economic characteristics and products. The segment provides one primary product to our customer base which is delivered through a variety of channels including the Company's branch network, live checks, and the internet. Due to the nature of 1FFC's loan product offerings, there are no individually significant customers. The Company allocates resources and assesses operational and financial performance on a consolidated basis because its product offerings require similar marketing strategies, and do not significantly differ on the basis of geographic areas and/or related regulatory environments. The Company's Chief Operating Officer is the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") and is responsible for allocating resources and assessing financial performance. The CODM uses the net income results to assess performance and enable decision making when allocating resources. Total assets as presented on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position is used to measure segment assets. The CODM reviews significant expense categories that align with those presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Net income is also used to monitor budget versus actual results, assess internal forecasts, and benchmark performance.
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| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), further clarified by ASU No. 2025-01. The update requires disclosure of specified information about certain expenses, including: employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption. The update also requires disclosure of certain other expenses, gains and losses that are already required to be disclosed in the same disclosure as other disaggregation requirements. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. 1FFC is currently evaluating the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements. In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-08, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Purchased Loans. The update expands the population of acquired financial assets subject to the gross-up approach in Topic 326 to include acquired seasoned loans without credit deterioration (excluding credit cards). This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this update are to be applied prospectively to loans that are acquired on or after the initial application date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements. In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. The update provides a comprehensive list of interim disclosures that are required by GAAP to provide clarity about the current requirements. The update also includes a disclosure principle that requires entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. This guidance is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this update can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. 1FFC does not expect the new guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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| Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses | LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES The Company primarily makes consumer loans to individuals for personal or family needs, in relatively small amounts with maturities of approximately 2 years. The Company historically extended real estate loans. Beginning in 2024, 1FFC discontinued the origination of real estate loans, and the portfolio is currently in runoff. The Company also purchases sales finance contracts from various dealers. Loans and sales finance contracts are held for investment and recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position on an amortized cost basis. Discounts and premiums on purchased loans are accreted or amortized to interest income over the estimated life of the loans using methods that approximate the effective interest method. Insurance reserves and unearned premiums applicable to credit risks on consumer receivables are treated as a reduction of loans in the consolidated balance sheets as the payments on such policies are generally used to reduce outstanding balances. Interest income on loans is recognized as revenue on an accrual basis using the effective interest method. The net amount of nonrefundable origination fees, and certain direct costs associated with the lending process are deferred and amortized to interest income over the contractual life of the loan using methods that approximate the effective interest method. If a loan liquidates before amortization is complete, the Company applies any unamortized fees and origination costs to interest income at the date of liquidation. The Company recognizes late charges and prepayment penalties as revenue when received. Loan Renewals Loan renewals are an important part of 1FFC's business and are accounted for in accordance with the applicable guidance in ASC Topic 310-20 – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs. Our customers use renewals to extend and expand their lending relationships. The Company generally offers loan renewals to existing customers who have demonstrated an ability and willingness to repay amounts owed to us. Renewals typically refinance one or more of a customer’s loans into a single new loan, which in some cases will be for a larger principal balance than the customer’s original loan, though 1FFC permits renewals of existing loans at or below the original loan amount. In evaluating a loan for renewal, in addition to standard underwriting requirements, the Company will take into consideration the customer’s prior payment performance, which 1FFC believes to be an indicator of the customer’s future credit performance. When a renewal is generated, the original loan(s) are extinguished along with the associated unearned finance charges. Substantially all renewals include a non-cash component that represents the exchange of the original principal balance for the new principal balance and a cash component for the net proceeds distributed to the customer for the additional amount borrowed. Cash, unearned finance charges, origination fees, discounts, premiums, deferred fees, and, in the instance of a loan renewal, the net payoff of the renewed loan are included in the loan origination amount. The cash component of the loan origination is included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows from Investing Activities as Loans Originated or Purchased, while the non-cash component is presented as a non-cash investing activity. Loan Portfolio Performance The Company monitors and classifies delinquent accounts at the end of each month according to the number of installment payments past due. Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status after two missed payments. For loans placed on non-accrual status, the Company ceases accruing interest and finance charges and previously accrued interest is reversed against interest income. Finance charges are only recognized to the extent there is a loan payment received or when the account qualifies for return to accrual status. Loans generally return to accrual status when the outstanding balance is less than 2 payments (or less than 60 days) past due.
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| Fair Value | FAIR VALUE Fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability as outlined in FASB ASC Topic 820 – Fair Value Measurement. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, 1FFC uses a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy). The Company has processes in place to review the significant valuation inputs and to reassess how the instruments are classified in the valuation framework. Fair Value Hierarchy Level 1 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that 1FFC has the ability to access. Level 2 - Valuation is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liabilities (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption based on unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity's own assumptions, as there is little, if any related market activity. The Company is responsible for the valuation process and as part of this analysis may use data from outside sources to establish fair value. The Company performs due diligence to understand the inputs or how the data was calculated or derived. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value: Investment Securities: The fair values of investment securities available for sale are generally based on quoted market prices or observable market prices for similar instruments. Management utilizes a third-party pricing service to assist with determining the fair value of our securities portfolio. The pricing service uses observable inputs when available including benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids and offers. These values consider recent market activity as well as other market observable data such as interest rate, spread and prepayment information. When market observable data is not available, which generally occurs due to the lack of liquidity for certain securities, the valuation of the security is subjective and may involve substantial judgment by management. Quoted prices are subject to our internal price verification procedures. The fair values of common stocks and mutual funds are based on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets. We validate prices received using a variety of methods including, but not limited, to comparison to other pricing services or corroboration of pricing by reference to independent market data. There was no change in this methodology during any period reported.
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