| LOANS RECEIVABLE |
LOANS RECEIVABLE The following is a summary of the Company's loans receivable, net: | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | September 30, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | Loans receivable, gross | $ | 95,084 | | | $ | 108,894 | | Unamortized fees | (3,207) | | | (928) | | Loans receivable, amortized cost | 91,877 | | | 107,966 | | Allowance for loan losses | (17,494) | | | (17,318) | | Loans receivable, net of allowances and unamortized fees1 | $ | 74,383 | | | $ | 90,648 | |
1 Loans receivable, net of allowances and unamortized fees attributable to Four was $68.1 million and $84.4 million as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Four extends or declines credit on an individual transaction basis using its proprietary decisioning platform, without using customer credit ratings. Four instead uses an internal model based on factors such as banking data and user history to generate internal proprietary risk scores. Four groups its internal risk scores into three categories that range from A to C, with an A rating representing the highest credit quality. Below is a summary of the credit quality of Four's loan portfolio as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 by proprietary risk category as determined at the time of loan origination: | | | | | | | | | | | | | September 30, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | Four - proprietary risk category: | | | | | Category A | 39.4 | % | | 19.6 | % | | Category B | 42.9 | % | | 48.5 | % | | Category C | 17.7 | % | | 31.9 | % |
The table below presents credit quality indicators of the amortized cost of the Company's loans receivable by origination year: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of September 30, 2026 (in thousands) | 2026 | | 2025 and Prior | | Total | Four - proprietary risk category: | | | | | | | Category A | $ | 32,930 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,930 | | | Category B | 35,928 | | | — | | | 35,928 | | | Category C | 14,799 | | | — | | | 14,799 | | Other strategic operations | 8,220 | | | — | | | 8,220 | | Total amortized cost | $ | 91,877 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 91,877 | | | | | | | | Gross charge-offs by origination year for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 | $ | 30,653 | | | $ | 19,318 | | | $ | 49,971 | |
Included in the table below is an aging of the loans receivable, gross balance: | | | | | | | | | | | | (dollar amounts in thousands) | | | | Aging category | September 30, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | 1-30 days past due | 13.3 | % | | 12.5 | % | 31-59 days past due | 8.3 | % | | 3.9 | % | 60 or more days past due | 6.3 | % | | 2.9 | % | Past due loans receivable | 27.9 | % | | 19.3 | % | Current loans receivable | 72.1 | % | | 80.7 | % | Balance of loans receivable 90 or more days past due and still accruing interest and fees | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
The table below presents the components of the allowance for loan losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended September 30, | | Nine months ended September 30, | (in thousands) | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | Beginning balance | $ | 18,649 | | | $ | 9,849 | | | $ | 17,318 | | | $ | 9,228 | | Provision for credit losses | 14,515 | | | 9,991 | | | 41,440 | | | 23,535 | | | Charge-offs | (18,785) | | | (11,332) | | | (49,971) | | | (26,105) | | | Recoveries | 3,115 | | | 1,404 | | | 8,707 | | | 3,254 | | Ending balance | $ | 17,494 | | | $ | 9,912 | | | $ | 17,494 | | | $ | 9,912 | |
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